| 41st week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
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| 20080244998 | Reinforced structure apparatus - An apparatus for manufacturing reinforced structures wherein a hardened steel shell is constructed to desired specifications and anchored to a structure's foundation. The remainder of the structure is constructed around the hardened steel shell, thereby incorporating the steel shell as an integrated room or section of the structure. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244999 | Frame, in Particular for Window, Door or Facade Elements - The invention concerns a frame for use in wall openings of rooms, in particular for doors, windows or other facade elements, comprising a profiled frame section | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245000 | ACCESSORY FOR PROFILES FOR SLIDING WINDOWS OR DOORS - An accessory for profiles used for making frames for sliding windows or doors comprising, amongst other things, a fixed frame formed by two crosspieces and two stiles; the profile forming the first lower crosspiece comprises two sliding tracks, parallel with one another, presented by a lower base body, and heat insulation elements; this profile having an element for connecting and joining two halves of the profile, transversally separate relative to the length of the tracks and together forming the whole of the lower crosspiece; this connecting and joining element also has heat insulation properties. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245001 | Window Cladding Device, Method and System - A strip of cladding covering an exterior window frame or mullion and joints between the frame or mullion and the surfaces of the adjacent window panes. The strip has a cover with first and second longitudinal opposing sides for placement over the frame or mullion and at least one joint. The first side has a first seal running substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cover for sealing the cover to the exterior surface of a window pane. The second side has a second seal running substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cover for sealing the cover to the frame or another window pane. The cover is attachable to the frame or mullion for sealing the frame and adjacent joint or mullion and adjacent joints between the first seal and the second seal, in a substantially water resistant manner. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245002 | Device and Method for Fixing Glass Windows to an Outer Wall Construction - The invention relates to a profile for fixing a glass window comprising an inner pane and an outer pane to an outer wall construction, wherein the inner pane and the outer pane are separated by an insulating cavity, wherein the profile comprises a spacing profile which is adapted to extend between the inner pane and the outer pane of the window on the periphery of the window, a fixing profile which is adapted for connection to at least one of the panes of the window and to the outer wall construction, wherein the spacing profile and the fixing profile are combined into a unitary profile comprising a spacing part and a fixing part. This measure results in a considerable cost reduction, particularly in respect of the mounting, since only one profile need after all be placed. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245003 | HURRICANE DOOR LITE ASSEMBLY, DOOR, AND RELATED METHODS - Provided is a door lite assembled with an associated frame, and a door designed to meet certain building codes and standards which were promulgated with the intent to provide protection against the effects of certain hurricane force winds, as well as related methods of making such invention. The door lite assembly includes a translucent panel, a high-impact plastic frame, and a chemical sealant. The frame extends along the periphery of the translucent panel and includes panel support portions having panel support lips facing the opposite sides of the translucent panel. The frame further includes door receiving portions having door body receiving lips spaced apart from one another to permit receipt of a door body. The chemical sealant is applied to establish a weather-tight seal between the panel supporting lips and the translucent panel, wherein the high-impact plastic frame, translucent panel and the sealant establish a structure capable of withstanding the effects of certain hurricane conditions as measured by successful passing of Testing Application Standard 201-94 (TAS 201) based on a missile velocity of 35 miles per hour and Testing Application Standard 203-94 (TAS 203) based on a 9000-cycle regime applied consecutively. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245004 | AUTOMATIC TAKE-UP DEVICE AND IN-LINE COUPLER - A tension connection for a building includes a first elongated tension member having proximal and distal ends, the first elongated tension member being anchored at its distal end, a second elongated tension member having proximal and distal ends, the second elongated tension member being anchored at its distal end, and the proximal ends of the first and second elongated tension members being disposed in close proximity and connected by a coupler, having a surrounding sleeve, the coupler being formed with a connection end and a take-up end, and a central bore wherein at least a portion of the central bore is formed as a substantially cylindrical inner surface and wherein at least a portion of the cylindrical inner surface is formed with a thread, the coupler also being formed with a first rotational member, having a distal end and a proximal end, the rotational member being received in the central bore of the surrounding sleeve and operatively connected to the surrounding sleeve, the first rotational member having a cylindrical outer surface formed with a thread that mates with the thread of the cylindrical inner surface of the surrounding sleeve and is connected to the surrounding sleeve only by the mating attachment of the thread on the cylindrical outer surface with the thread of the surrounding sleeve, such that the rotational member can rotate in relation to the surrounding sleeve, and a torsion spring connects the first rotational member and the surrounding sleeve, the torsion spring biasing the first rotational member and the surrounding sleeve in opposite rotational directions such that the first rotational member can be drawn into the surrounding sleeve. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245005 | Reusable Modular Block Wall Assembly System - A reusable modular block system includes a lightweight structural block having a top, a bottom, a first block end, a second block end, an insulating core, an inside facing and an outside facing wherein the structural block is configured to create internal vertical and horizontal raceways between adjacent blocks, a gasketing system connected to the structural block along a portion of the periphery of the structural block, and a fastening system within and that extends horizontally and vertically through the insulating core where the structural block, the gasketing system and the fastening system form a single, integral block component. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245006 | COVE MOLDING - A cove molding of tri-planar design comprising a floor mounted base leg, a wall mounted vertical leg and a sloping transition leg integrally connected between the two. A cap anchor is provided along with inside and outside corner transition pieces to provide a smooth flush continuum of cove molding in virtually any structural layout. The cove molding can also be used as a flashing member. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245007 | GYPSUM WOOD FIBER STRUCTURAL INSULATED PANEL ARRANGEMENT - A generally planar, structural insulated panel for building construction includes a pair of outer facings disposed on opposed surfaces of a plastic foam core. Both of the outer facings are gypsum cellulose fiber board such as gypsum wood fiber board. Disposed on the exterior surface of the gypsum wood fiber board on the exterior surface and between another expanded polystyrene insulation panel is a weather resistant barrier that is fastened to the gypsum wood fiber board. The exterior surface of the second insulation panel is fastened to the gypsum wood fiber board by mechanical fasteners. The insulation panels are then coated with a basecoat which has an embedded mesh reinforcement and then a finishing coat is applied to the base coating. Vinyl or aluminum metal siding can be fastened to the structural assembly by G screw fasteners or other mechanical fasteners. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245008 | Magnetic Health-Care Laminated Wooden Floor, Method for Preparation and Use of the Same - The present invention relates to a magnetic health-care laminated wooden floor, which comprises, connected in sequence, an abrasion-resistant layer | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245009 | HORIZONTAL FIRE BARRIER SYSTEM - A modular fire barrier and method for use. The fire barrier includes numerous modules that are oriented horizontally, made up of a frame and numerous fire-resistant panels. By making the frame from tubular-shaped members, the barrier enjoys increased load-bearing ability under high temperature conditions that may compromise less robust frames. By arranging the modules to be substantially in a horizontal orientation, the frames provide sufficient support to the panels, thereby avoiding the need for additional support, such as from girts. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245010 | DEVICE AND METHOD TO PROVIDE AIR CIRCULATION SPACE PROXIMATE TO INSULATION MATERIAL - Insulation spacer devices, methods and related construction techniques are provided. An exemplary device may include a body having a plurality of openings defining an openwork, to allow the passage of air therethrough when placed in contact with insulation material. The device may further include a plurality of spacer struts and/or spacing depressions fixedly attached to the body. The struts may be configured to maintain a predetermined distance between a first side of the insulation material and a building surface. The body and struts act together to define and maintain a space between the first side of the insulation material and the building surface, for example, for ventilation. The building surface can be the bottom face of a roof, an insulated attic floor, wall sheathing or a soundproofed demising wall, for example. The spacer device can be capable of being transported and stored together with, or as a separate item from, the insulation material, and can also be stored in nested layers. The device can also be stored in rolled form. The openwork of the device can additionally or alternatively include a sheet of Entangled net filaments or other similar material. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245011 | Vacuum insulated glass building component and method and apparatus for its manufacture - In a vacuum-insulated glass building component comprising first and second glass panes which are supported with respect to each other by spacers and are closed along their edges by a vacuum-tight edge connection so as to enclose between them a thin evacuated intermediate space, the edge connection is formed by first and second metal foil strips which are connected to the edge areas of the first and, respectively, second glass panes in a vacuum tight manner and the areas of the first and second metal foil strips projecting beyond the edges of the respective glass panes are welded together to join the glass panes. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245012 | Superhydrophobic gypsum boards and process for making same - A gypsum board which has a gypsum core having a first side and a second side and a facing sheet disposed on the first side, wherein the facing sheet is made of a sheet material and said sheet material has at least one surfactant, filler particles and at least one polymeric binder. Also, a process of making a gypsum board. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245013 | Building Formwork Module for Use in a Modular Concrete Formwork System - There is provided a building formwork module ( | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245014 | Sealed decking porch system - A decking and system that utilizes gap seals to seal spaces between flooring components. The gap seals are shaped to match the shapes of the spaces between the flooring components. As a result, when the seals are placed in the spaces, a sealed, continuous, uninterrupted decking surface is created. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245015 | Bahama-Style Shutter with Improved Strength and Fabricability - A Bahama-style storm shutter design with improved impact resistance includes shutter blades which span the width of the shutter, supported at each end by an end cap locked within side rails and supported in the middle by a center mullion having slots machined to approximately matching the blade cross section. The storm shutter design eliminates the need for extra structure to attach shutter blades to the side rails, thereby eliminating cost and fabrication complexity. The pass-through center mullion provides structural support to the shutter blades, enabling the use of full width shutter blades and eliminating center blade attachment structure. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245016 | Wall cladding system with adhesive ribbons and trowel and push box for making ribbons - A drainage wall cladding system including a substrate backing assembly, an insulation layer, and elongated adhesive ribbons compressed between the substrate backing assembly and the insulation layer. Prior to compression, the ribbons have a base portion and a top portion formed on the base portion. After compression, the top portion is substantially compressed and the base portion is minimally compressed, wherein the adhesive ribbons are formed such that formation of cavities is minimized. Preferably, the base and top portions are trapezoidal in cross-sectional shape. A trowel or push box may be used to form the adhesive ribbons. An edge of such trowel and a blade of such push box define one or more notches to create ribbons with a trapezoidal base portion and a smaller trapezoidal top portion. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245017 | MODULAR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING STRUCTURES WITH IMPROVED RESISTANCE TO EXTREME ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND COMPONENTS THEREOF - Modular structural components and structural connections including chords and forming strips, double chord beams, double beam connectors and modular structural assemblies constructed of double beam chords and connectors and forming modular wall, floor/ceiling and roof assemblies. Each chord has a generally elongated square main body of four main walls surrounding a central bore and having a T-slot structure adapted to accept a bolt type fastener extending along each exterior main surface. Each forming strip is an elongated plate formed into strip segments oriented at right angles to each other and forming a W-shaped corner region, a face region with a bolt hole and an attachment region, each region forming a mating bearing surface with a surface of a chord. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245018 | Beam for a drywall ceiling soffit - A straight rollformed beam made for use in a suspended horizontal drywall ceiling is modified so that it can be used in a drywall ceiling underhang known as a drywall ceiling soffit. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245019 | Assembly system for floor and/or wall tiles - Includes anchoring means between tiles arranged in a coplanar plane. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245020 | Panel for Mechanical Connection with a Further Panel by Means of Pivoting - The invention relates to a panel designed for mechanical connection with at least one further, identical panel by means of pivoting, with a tongue and groove profile ( | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245021 | Rotational apparatus for welding beam-mount structure to the side(s) of a column - Apparatus for precision deploy-attaching beam-mount structure to the outside of an elongate column at plural, defined attachment sites that are distributed and spaced along the length of the column. During use, a column support jig with plural openable/closeable yokes in the apparatus supports a column horizontally for selective rotation about its long axis. A carriage in the apparatus, which holds beam-mount structures to be attached to a supported column, is selectively moveable and position-lockable in defined locations distributed along the supported column between yokes in a pair of spaced yokes to enable precision weld-attaching of the mounts to sides of the column. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245022 | Framework System For Truss Deck Using Construction Mold Assembly - The present invention relates to a truss framework system for slabs constructed of iron-bar framework having an improved construction property and construction molds, and the truss framework system for slabs using the mold assembly of the present invention comprises a framework of a two or three dimensional shape, comprised of at least two lower and upper main iron-bars maintaining the interval there-between corresponding to a thickness of the slab to be constructed, and lattice iron-bars for maintaining the interval and reinforcing the main iron-bars; a mold assembly including a panel formed with a plurality of insert holes spaced with predetermined interval and positioned below the framework, a wedge portion formed with a slit having an extension portion adjoining the lowest point and a narrow portion extending from the lowest point to the highest point and communicating with the extension portion, and arranged at the respective position of the insert holes of the panel, a sliding plate having a contacting portion formed with the wedge portion, and sliding means for slidably attaching the sliding plate to the panel; and connecting means for connecting the framework and the panel, and including an engaging portion connected to the framework, and an exposure portion having an extension portion connected to the engaging portion and is constructed that the upward and downward movement thereof is restricted by the engagement with the narrow portion of the slit caused by the movement of the sliding plate after extending to the extension portion of the slit of the sliding plate via the insert hole of the panel of the mold assembly. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245023 | Building frame structure - A family of beam cross-connections, including column/beam and beam/beam connections, between beams and columns in a building frame. Each connection within a cross-connection features (a) a pair of parallel-spaced, upright, planar plate components operatively associated with either a side of a column or a side of a beam, (b) an elongate, generally horizontal cross-connection beam including a generally upright, planar central web with an end which, with respect to a pair of such plate components, extends into the space that exists between those components, and (c) a structural relationship involving the plate components in a pair which accommodates (1) vertical-motion placement of a web end between the components, with (2) the automatic establishment thereby of correct relative, spatial, three-dimensional relationships and dispositions of the specific, associated column and/or beam elements so connected. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245024 | Colonial Storm Shutter with Improved Strength and Fabricability - A colonial storm shutter assembly with improved impact resistance includes shutter blade elements having a corrugated configuration that exhibits superior structural strength and bending resistance while providing an attractive face. Triple, double and single shutter blade elements overlap to provide enhanced structural strength and simplify assembly. Side frame structures include a reinforcing portion on the outside wall which provides increased strength particularly in the miter joint with top and bottom frame structures. A storm bar includes a center storm bar clip which bolts to the side frames of two shutter panels when in the closed configuration to provide enhanced structural rigidity. Center fastening angles are bolted to the side and top/bottom frames at both the top and bottom where the two shutter panels meet in the closed configuration to provide further structural strength and resistance to opening. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245025 | BUILDING SYSTEM - A building system is provided such that a building designer, given the various loads a structure must bear, can determine and configure the components of the structure, such as walls, floors and roof trusses, and fabricate those components from chords and clips. The chords and clips are designed in such a way as to permit location of the clips at the desired locations within the chords as required to bear the load. Chords and clips with varying characteristics are provided for assembly of components with varying requirements. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245026 | JOINT CEMENT-FREE DRYWALL JOINT CONSTRUCTION AND METHOD - A drywall joint construction and method consisting essentially of abutting drywall boards having a lengthwise crack therebetween and a joint finishing system formed within the crack to complete the drywall joint construction such that a flexible layer defines the joint's center-line surface. Where the drywall boards are non-tapered, the resulting crack therebetween may be filled with a flexible compound that also forms the flexible layer and flushes the joint finishing system with the drywall boards. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245027 | PROFILE FOR SLIDING WINDOWS OR DOORS, METHOD FOR MAKING THE PROFILE, AND WINDOW OR DOOR OBTAINED WITH THE PROFILE - A profile for making frames for sliding windows or doors comprising, amongst other things, at least one fixed frame formed by two crosspieces and two stiles; a profile, forming at least a first lower crosspiece, comprises two sliding tracks, parallel with one another, and made from a lower base body; the profile forming the lower crosspiece is divided, transversally, into two halves substantially equal and associated, at respective ends, with a matching element for connecting and joining the halves; the connecting and joining element therefore forming the central portion of the lower crosspiece and having heat insulation properties; the present invention also relates to a method for making the profile and a sliding window or door obtained with the profile. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245028 | Thermoforming, with applied pressure and dimensional re-shaping, layered, composite-material structural panel - A method utilizing elevated temperature and applied pressure to form a layered, composite-material structural panel including (a) establishing a layer-stack assembly in the form of a pre-consolidation expanse having everywhere an independent, location-specific, pre-consolidation local thickness T, and including at least a pair of confronting, thermoformable polypropylene-based layers, (b) heating the assembly to a thermoform temperature, (c) compressing the heated assembly to create a thermal bond between the two layers, and to consolidate the assembly into a post-consolidation expanse having everywhere an independent, location-specific, post-consolidation, local thickness t which is less than the respective, associated, pre-consolidation local thickness T, and (d) cooling the consolidated assembly to a sub-thermoform temperature to stabilize it in its consolidated condition. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245030 | Building Wall Structure - A building wall structure in which pre-hung wall parts ( | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245031 | Machine For Sealing Containers By Applying a Covering Film - A machine for sealing containers by applying a covering film or a lid, which is located downstream of an infeed system for feeding containers to be sealed, the infeed system including an accumulation unit driven by motor means and located downstream relative to a feeder unit driven by motor means, the feeder unit feeding containers to the accumulation unit. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245032 | Rotational control assembly in packaging machines - The present invention provides an assembly for controlling the rotational movement of a die wheel in packaging machinery and includes a first component operationally interconnected to both the die wheel and camshaft, and a second component physically connected to both the first component and the framework of the packaging machine wherein the second component is detachably mounted to the framework. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245033 | Apparatus and Method For Cable Winding Apparatus - Apparatus and method, suitable for cable wrapping apparatus for securing the cable of a spooled or a coiled product and for packaging such products. Apparatus and method is also suitable for quick switchover from a finished cable product to a new cable product so that the productivity of the cable wrapping apparatus can be increased. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245034 | INVISIBLE PRINTED MARKING - An apparatus for the production of film tube, which can be filled with liquid, viscous or granular filling material, from a film strip. The apparatus comprises: a filling pipe connectable to a filling machine for the filling material, a shaping device surrounding the filling pipe for shaping the film strip into a film tube, a sealing device arranged downstream of the shaping device in the filling ejection direction for sealing longitudinal edges of the film strip, which are adjacent after the shaping operation, to form a film tube, an advance drive for the film tube, a writing device arranged upstream of the shaping device in the filling ejection direction for applying printed markings to the film strip, a first reading device arranged downstream of the shaping device in the filling ejection direction and a second reading device) arranged upstream of the shaping device in the filling ejection direction for reading printed markings applied to the film strip. The writing device is capable of applying to the film strip at least one printed marking whose electromagnetic spectrum is outside visible light and the first and the second reading devices are capable of detecting said printed markings. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245035 | Packaging System Having Loading Carousel - A packaging system utilizes two sides of a loading carousel, which reduces both the height and footprint of the packaging system. Mass and inertia are also reduced, allowing higher operational speeds. The loading carousel receives opened cartons on a first side and lowers them over product groups on a second side. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245036 | Systemization method for recycling plastic bags and other items - A recycling method whereby a plastic bag or other recyclable item that satisfies applicable manufacturing specifications and is part of a recycling program is marked with a logo and a recycling bag that is part of the same recycling program is marked with a matching logo. Consumers discard plastic bags or the other recyclable items bearing the logo by depositing them in recycling bags bearing the matching logo. The filled recycling bags are subsequently collected for recycling. The system enables consumers to identify qualifying plastic bags and other qualifying recyclables instantaneously and reliably and provides a simple and easily learnable method for their disposal. The system also keeps qualifying plastic bags and other qualifying recyclables segregated from the rest of the waste and recycling streams and protects them from becoming contaminated. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245037 | Aerosol Separator; and Method - Crankcase ventilation arrangements are shown. Preferred wet laid media materials, for use in such arrangements are described. Also described and shown are example crankcase ventilation components, parts for use with a preferred media described and characterized. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245038 | Plate-Shaped Filter Insert - A plate-shaped filter insert for, in particular, a gas filter with a seal which projects outward on a first of two opposite plate surfaces should be simple and inexpensive to produce with good durability. For this purpose, such a filter insert has the following features: —the filter material ( | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245039 | Exhaust Filter - An exhaust filter having a pleated filter media mounted between end caps is disclosed herein. The filter has a construction suitable for high temperature environments such as engine exhaust systems. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245040 | Diesel particulate filter and method for forming such filter - A method for forming a diesel particulate filter is presented. The method includes provided an extruder for receiving material to be extruded such extruder being configured to converting such material into a honeycomb structure having a lower portion and an upper portion. The lower portion has a bottom surface and a pair of vertically extending sidewalls terminating along outer edges of the bottom surface. The upper portion has a pair of opposing, pitched, sidewalls having lower edges terminating along upper edges of the vertically extending sidewalls and upper edges terminating along a common edge. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245041 | FILTER WITH EPTFE AND METHOD OF FORMING - A filter media product and method of making the same wherein the filter media is pleatable and has at least one support scrim comprised of a melt bonded non-woven material or a fuse bonded non-woven material bonded to a layer of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene. The filter media may have a single support scrim with one or more layers and optionally may have a support scrim on both an upstream and downstream surface where both or neither support scrim is multilayered. The filter media may have an efficiency greater than, equal to, or less than HEPA. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245042 | SELF-PROPELLED AGRICULTURAL HARVESTING MACHINE WITH CONTROLLABLE TRANSFER DEVICE - Vehicles, in particular self-propelled agricultural harvesting machines such as forage harvesters or combine harvesters designed to pick up and process crops, include transfer devices that transfer all of the harvested crop material to a hauling vehicle or an attached hauling container. The discharge device is equipped with a control device for performing automatic or manual adjustments, and the self-propelled agricultural harvesting machine is equipped with a navigation system for determining the positions of the vehicles involved. To transfer the crop material to the hauling vehicle without loss, the crop discharge flow is directed only to a defined permissible tolerance region on the hauling container. The tolerance region is located within the hauling container contour and is bounded by edge zones, which are “keep-out” zones for the transfer. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245043 | Rotary cutter device with integrated cooling system - A hydraulic cutter device incorporates a rotatable base including a plurality of spaced cutter teeth. A protective shield covers at least a portion of the base. A fluid cooler is located adjacent the protective shield, and defines a window for movement of ambient air from a relatively high-pressure area upstream of the fluid cooler to a relatively low-pressure area downstream of the fluid cooler. A hydraulic motor is adapted for rotating the base, and includes a plurality of hydraulic lines communicating with the fluid cooler. Rotation of the base creates a pressure reduction downstream of the fluid cooler causing ambient air flow into and through the fluid cooler to cool fluid moving into and from the hydraulic motor. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245044 | Mower apparatus - An underbelly mower has a cutting deck suspended beneath a frame by a height adjustment mechanism. The deck is adjusted between different cutting heights by extendable mechanical advantage device such as an electric screw and hydraulic ram operating in cooperation with the height adjustment mechanism. The mechanical advantage device also operably moves the deck between a cutting configuration and a maintenance configuration. A deck quick release and attachment mechanism, including hook members, operably allows a user to quickly and easily disconnect and reconnect a rear of deck to the frame when moving between cutting and maintenance configurations. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245045 | Mower quick release and attachment apparatus for mowing deck - An underbelly mower has a cutting deck suspended beneath a frame by a height adjustment mechanism. The deck is adjusted between different cutting heights by extendable mechanical advantage device such as an electric screw and hydraulic ram operating in cooperation with the height adjustment mechanism. The mechanical advantage device also operably moves the deck between a cutting configuration and a maintenance configuration. A deck quick release and attachment mechanism, including hook members, operably allows a user to quickly and easily disconnect and reconnect a rear of deck to the frame when moving between cutting and maintenance configurations. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245046 | Mowing Apparatus - A mowing apparatus for cutting vegetation is disclosed herein. The apparatus includes a reel mechanism and a cutting mechanism. The reel mechanism includes a plurality of reel bars. The reel mechanism rotates about a first central axis in a first direction. The cutting mechanism includes a plurality of cutting blades. The cutting mechanism rotates about a second central axis in a second direction opposite of the rotation of the first direction. The cutting mechanism is positioned eccentric to the reel mechanism wherein the first central axis is offset from the second central axis by a distance less than 10% of the diameter of a reel diameter. Each of the plurality of cutting blades is straight and each of the plurality of reel bars is helical. The reel mechanism and the cutting mechanism are configured to have at least one cutting blade of the plurality of cutting blades contact at least one reel bar of the plurality of reel bars during the rotation of the cutting mechanism about the second central axis such that vegetation is cut at a section of a rotary path of the reel mechanism that is greater than 10% of a circumference of the rotary path. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245047 | Shredder head, and mobile silvicultural vehicle including the same - A shredder head for passing over a terrain containing vegetation and rocks so as to silviculturally process said terrain. The shredder head includes an elongated support shaft, a rotor, and a plurality of first and second sections provided longitudinally along a peripheral support surface area of the rotor. The second sections are each disposed between pairs of first sections so as to have an alternation of first and second sections longitudinally along the rotor. Each section includes at least one supporting element for supporting at least one processing tool configured for cooperating with the terrain via a rotation of the rotor for processing the terrain and corresponding vegetation and rocks present therein. First longitudinal gaps are defined between pairs of adjacent first sections, and second longitudinal gaps are defined between pairs of adjacent second sections, and the supporting elements and corresponding processing tools of these sections are shaped, positioned and sized within their respective sections so that the longitudinal gaps are smaller than longitudinal thicknesses of the corresponding processing tools so that rocks present in the terrain to be processed by the shredder head are impacted either by processing tools of adjacent sections or by processing tools of a same given section, so as to decrease average impact forces of the rocks per processing tool of the shredder head. The shredder head is also advantageous in that it is configured to be able to change the nature of the processing tools used therewith, without having to change the rotor or the corresponding supports of the processing tools. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245048 | Life-link - This invention consists of a user customizable jewelry link, having a solid square top, two sides extended downward overturned towards the underside, and having a central opening. This link element, having a unique visual property, was designed to be worn in conjunction with, as a personalized customized addition to, a rubber bracelet. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245049 | Coupling element for a shackle - A coupling element of a shackle for load-carrying elements, such as chains, hooks, or the like, is disclosed. The coupling element has two substantially parallel legs, whose free ends each have a bore for the accommodation of a connecting bolt, by means of which the coupling element can be linked to another coupling element of the same design to form the shackle, the coupling elements being held together only by the connecting bolt, which bores extend in the same direction relatively to each other, wherein the bores are out-of-line and extend at an angle to a longitudinal center line of the coupling element. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245050 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING GAS TURBINE ENGINES - A method facilitates assembling a gas turbine engine assembly. The method comprises providing at least one propelling gas turbine engine that includes a core engine including at least one turbine, coupling an auxiliary engine to the propelling gas turbine engine such that during operation of the propelling gas turbine engine, such that at least a portion of the airflow entering the propelling gas turbine engine is extracted from the propelling gas and channeled to the auxiliary engine for generating power, and coupling a modulating valve in flow communication to the propelling gas turbine engine to control the flow of airflow from the propelling gas turbine engine to the auxiliary engine, wherein the modulating valve is selectively operable to control an extraction point of airflow from the propelling gas turbine engine. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245051 | Means for cooling a bearing assembly - Means for cooling a bearing assembly supporting a rotor stage of a gas turbine engine after engine shutdown. The engine comprises a combustion section, a compressor for the delivery of air to the combustion section, and a bearing assembly supporting a rotor stage. The means for cooling a bearing assembly comprises a means operable to generate a signal representative of turbine duct temperature immediately prior to engine shutdown, a means for determining the duration for cooling after engine shutdown as a function of the signal representative of turbine duct temperature, and the compressor operable as a cooling means to deliver cooling air to the rotor stage after engine shutdown. Thereby the amount of heat conducted to the bearing assembly is limited such that the temperature of the bearing assembly is limited to below a predetermined temperature. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245052 | Integrated Biomass Energy System - An indirect-fired biomass-fueled gas turbine system with a combustor for combustion of biomass particles to produce a combustion gas, a heat exchanger providing a heat exchange relationship between combustion gas from the combustor and compressed air, and a gas turbine. The combustor may be a cyclonic combustor with a combustion liner forming a combustion chamber, a biomass feed inlet at one end of the combustion chamber formed through the combustion liner for receiving the biomass particles from a fuel feed system, wherein the biomass feed inlet is formed so that the biomass particles are introduced into the combustion chamber with a tangential component, and a plurality of air tuyeres formed through the combustion liner for receiving air, wherein at least one of the air tuyeres is arranged to introduce the air into the combustion chamber with a tangential component. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245053 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE DIFFUSER AND COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPRISING SAME - The present invention relates to a gas turbine engine diffuser ( | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245054 | Cooling System for an Aircraft, Aircraft Comprising the Cooling System and Cooling Method - A cooling system for an aircraft includes a cooling circuit for transporting a coolant, with the cooling circuit running to a component in the aircraft that is heated up during flying in order to take up heat from the heated-up component via the coolant. The cooling circuit runs to a jet engine for propulsion of the aircraft in order to release heat to a flow of gas in the jet engine via the coolant. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245055 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN EMISSION ABATEMENT SYSTEM - A method of operating an emission abatement system includes advancing a liquid agent to an atomizing nozzle and advancing pressurized air to the atomizing nozzle. The method further includes impinging the pressurized air on the liquid agent at a tip of the atomizing nozzle to shear liquid agent particles from the liquid agent. The method further includes advancing the liquid agent particles through the atomizing nozzle to an emission abatement device. An emission abatement system and atomizer apparatus are also disclosed herein. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245056 | SYSTEM OPERABLE TO CONTROL EXHAUST GAS EMISSION OF ENGINE - A system operable to control an exhaust gas omission of an engine, includes a catalytic converter; a fuel cutter, a change executor, a correlation value provider, an adjuster, and a controller. The change executor is operable to execute changing of an air-fuel ratio of the engine to a rich after the fuel supply is once stopped by the fuel cutter and then resumed. The correlation value provider is operable to provide a correlation value correlated to a change amount of the air-fuel ratio caused by the change executor based on a driving condition of the engine. The adjuster is operable to adjust the correlation value based on a parameter indicative of a capability of the catalytic converter. The controller is operable to cause the change executor to execute the changing based on the adjusted correlation value. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245057 | Method for the diagnosis of a three-way-catalytic converter for an internal combustion engine - A method for the diagnosis of a three-way catalytic converter for an internal combustion engine using the voltage signal of a downstream binary lambda sensor proposes that with a changeover of the air/fuel ratio λ that is fed to the internal combustion engine from high to low, the voltage signal U | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245058 | Closed loop control of exhaust system fluid dosing - An exhaust line fuel injection system and associated methods of operation and control are disclosed. The fuel passes through a regulating valve connected to a pressurized fuel source and an outlet connected to an exhaust system fuel supply line. The exhaust system fuel supply line is connected to a nozzle, which generally comprises a check-valve and is configured to inject the fuel into the exhaust line. Using a pressure measuring device, an indication of the exhaust system fuel supply line pressure is obtained. A controller provides control over the flow regulating valve using feedback from the pressure indication and a predetermined relationship between the flow rate through the nozzle and one of the exhaust system fuel supply line pressure and the pressure drop across the nozzle. The method can be implemented with a single pressure measuring device. The same pressure measurements, especially their frequency spectrum, can be used to detect system faults. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245059 | Method For Operation of an Internal Combustion Engine and Device For Carrying Out the Method - A method for operation of an internal combustion engine, comprising an exhaust treatment device in the exhaust system thereof, with application of a reagent under given operating conditions of the internal combustion engine and/or the exhaust treatment device and a device for carrying out the method are disclosed, wherein a correction parameter is determined for a reagent signal, describing the amount of reagent to be introduced into the exhaust system and the correction parameter is determined by means of a comparison of a measure of the actual amount of the reagent in the exhaust system, which should be introduced based on a measure of a pre-determined set amount and the measure of the set amount. The above method permits a particularly exact maintenance of the amount of reagent introduced into the exhaust system in accordance with the pre-determined measure for the set amount. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245060 | Particle Filter Arrangement - A particle filter arrangement for filtering exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine such as a diesel internal combustion engine, includes an inlet and an outlet and at least one particle filter arranged in the flow path of the exhaust gases between the inlet and outlet. The exhaust gases are conducted in a line, with the line having a first segment in which the exhaust gases are conducted substantially in the direction of the outlet. The line has a second segment in which the exhaust gases are conducted substantially in the direction of the inlet. An operating temperature of the arrangement sufficiently high to prevent full loading of the filter is generated particularly quickly in that the line also includes a third segment in which the exhaust gases are conducted substantially in the direction of the outlet. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245061 | INFRARED SUPPRESSION SYSTEM - An InfraRed Suppression System (IRSS) vectors engine exhaust flow away from the exhaust manifold plane, the high aspect ratio exhaust duct defined as a ratio of a maximum nozzle length to a maximum nozzle width, the ratio greater than 2:1. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245062 | PASSIVE COOLING SYSTEM FOR AUXILIARY POWER UNIT INSTALLATION - A passive cooling system for an auxiliary power unit (APU) installation on an aircraft is provided. The system is for an auxiliary power unit having at least a compressor portion of a gas turbine engine and an oil cooler contained separately within a nacelle. The system includes the auxiliary power unit housed within the nacelle of the aircraft, an engine exhaust opening defined in the aft portion of the nacelle and communicating with the gas turbine engine, at least a first air inlet duct communicating with a second opening defined in said nacelle and with said compressor portion and the oil cooler is located within a second duct communicating with an opening other than the engine exhaust opening of said nacelle and with the engine exhaust opening. Exterior cooling air and engine exhaust ejected through said engine exhaust opening entrain cooling air through said second duct to said oil cooler, and thus provide engine oil cooling. An exhaust eductor is also provided. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245063 | SNAP-ACTION VALVE FOR EXHAUST SYSTEM - A passive, exhaust pressure actuated valve assembly for placement inside a tubular exhaust conduit is pivotally mounted to an off-center axle for rotation between fully closed and fully opened positions. A bias element forces the valve flap toward the fully closed position. The valve flap is shaped in a manner enabling use of the interior surface of the exhaust conduit to define stops at the full closed and full opened positions. The valve flap shape, in conjunction with the bias element arrangement, enables the flap to lie substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the conduit in the fully opened position, which provides for minimum back pressure in the conduit. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245064 | Anti-Saturation Valve Assembly for Load Sensing Hydraulic System - An anti-saturation valve assembly ( | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245065 | Control System for Hydraulic Construction Machine - A computing section computes a reference revolution-speed decrease modification amount DNLR; and multiplies an engine revolution speed modification gain KNL by a reference revolution-speed decrease modification amount DNL and then DNLR, to thereby compute an engine revolution-speed decrease modification amount DND based on input change of an operation pilot pressure, which is modified in accordance with DNLR. At the time when a lever operation input from an operation command unit is changed from full stroke to half stroke, if a pump delivery pressure is in a pressure range of a pump absorption torque control region Y where the pump delivery pressure is lower than that in a region X, the reference revolution-speed decrease modification amount computing section | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245066 | HYDRAULIC APPARATUS RETURN TO NEUTRAL MECHANISM - A return to neutral mechanism to bias the trunnion of a hydraulic apparatus into the neutral position is provided. The trunnion is rotationally coupled to a bracket which is coupled to a glide member that is positioned between, and biased to a predetermined position by, a pair of compression springs. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245067 | HYDROPNEUMATIC PRESSURE TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A hydropneumatic pressure transmission device having a working piston and a transmitter piston for pressure transmission to the working piston is proposed, with the working piston being guided in a housing space in such a way that, coupled to the movement of the working piston, hydraulic fluid must flow from a first region via a first connecting section into a second region. According to the invention, a switchable second connecting section is provided so as to be connected parallel to the first connecting section. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245068 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENERGY HARVESTING THROUGH PHASE-CHANGE INDUCED PRESSURE RISE UNDER COOLING CONDITIONS - A method and apparatus for generating power which includes a phase-change media (PCM) that expands upon cooling contained within an expandable capsule if the phase change involves solidification (if phase change is solid-solid, then capsules are not needed), a carrier liquid that does not freeze in the operating temperature range, a heat exchanger, and an engine. Alternatively, the method and apparatus can include a PCM contained within a layer next to the walls of a constant volume container, a working liquid within the container that does not freeze in the operating temperature range, a heat exchanger, and an engine. In both cases, the engine denotes a device that converts the energy in the high-pressure liquid into electrical or mechanical power. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245069 | PUMP OF ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED BRAKE SYSTEM - A pump of an electronically controlled brake system. The pump includes a bore formed in a modulator block and connected with a suction port and a discharge port, a piston installed in the bore in a reciprocating movable manner and defining an inlet path therein, an inlet valve to open or close an exit-side end of the inlet path according to a position of the piston, and an outlet valve provided at one side of the bore, operations of the inlet and outlet valves being contrary to each other. The outlet valve includes a valve seat, a sleeve to surround the valve seat, an outlet ball interposed between the sleeve and the valve seat and used to open or close a path defined in the valve seat, and a valve cap provided at one side of the sleeve to isolate an interior from an exterior of the bore. One or more of the valve sheet, sleeve, and valve cap are formed by press-forming, to achieve improved assembly efficiency and reduced manufacturing costs. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245070 | Method and system to operate diesel engine using real time six dimensional empirical diesel exhaust pressure model - A method to estimate real-time exhaust pressure in a compression ignition engine with variable geometry turbocharger and an EGR by adding the turbocharger RPM, the engine RPM, EGR value position and intake manifold pressure to determine a final turbocharger turbine inlet pressure to control NOx emissions. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245071 | THERMAL POWER PLANT - By improving a turbine efficiency, a power generation efficiency can be easily improved. The thermal power plant of the present invention comprises, for example: a boiler | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245072 | Damping of Vibration of a Combustion Chamber By Resonators - Device for damping oscillations of a combustion chamber that includes at least one resonator connected to a pre-chamber in a vibration-damping manner. The pre-chamber is connected to a combustion chamber in a vibration-damping manner via at least one passage channel. This abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245073 | Gas turbine engine - A gas turbine engine is provided comprising a compressor, a fuel supply apparatus, a combustor, and a turbine. The fuel supply apparatus comprises a fuel source, a cooling apparatus including a heat exchanger and structure for defining a first path for fuel to travel from the fuel source to the heat exchanger and a second path for fuel to travel away from the heat exchanger. The combustor functions to receive the compressed air from the compressor and the fuel from the heat exchanger, combine the air and fuel to create an air/fuel mixture and ignite the air/fuel mixture to create combustion products. The cooling apparatus further comprises structure coupled to and extending between the heat exchanger and at least one of a plurality vanes in the turbine for circulating a coolant fluid through at least one vane and the heat exchanger. In another embodiment, pipe supply structure extends from a fuel source through an end section of a turbine casing. In a further embodiment, a heat exchanger of a heat recovery steam generator is provided in a turbine casing end section. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245074 | Combustor of a gas turbine engine - The present combustor of gas turbine engine includes: a fuel injection unit including a fuel spray part to spray a fuel so that a diffusion combustion region is formed in a combustion chamber, and a pre-mixture supply part to supply a pre-mixture of a fuel and an air so that a pre-mixture combustion region is formed in the combustion chamber; and a fuel supply unit to supply the fuel to the fuel spray part and pre-mixture supply part. The fuel supply unit includes: a pilot fuel passage and a main fuel passage to supply the fuel to the fuel spray part and the pre-mixture supply part, respectively; an assembled fuel passage to supply the fuel to the pilot and main fuel passages; and a fuel distributor disposed at a branch point where the assembled fuel passage is connected to both the pilot and main fuel passages. The fuel distributor is configured to automatically control amounts of the fuel to be distributed to the pilot fuel passage and to the main fuel passage in accordance with the fuel pressure. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245075 | HOODED AIR/FUEL SWIRLER FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A gas turbine engine pilot assembly includes a swirler having high and low pressure sides. A hood at least partially encloses the swirler on the high pressure side. The hood is secured over the swirler, in one example. The hood includes an aperture creating a tortuous path from the high pressure side to the low pressure side through the swirler. The hood reduces the differential pressure across the swirler by reducing the velocity and pressure of the air before entering the swirler. In one example, the hood includes first and second spaced apart walls interconnected by a perimeter wall. The walls form a generally annular structure, in one example. At least one of the walls includes an array of apertures communicating with a cavity interiorly arranged within the walls upstream from the swirler. Air from the high pressure side flows through the apertures and is slowed before passing through the swirler and into a combustion chamber. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245076 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING PULVERIZED COAL USED TO PRODUCE SYNTHESIS GAS - A method and apparatus for preparing pulverized coal used in the production of synthesis gas combusted in gas turbines used in integrated gasification combined cycle power plants uses gas turbine exhaust gas to dry and convey pulverized coal from a pulverizer to a coal/gas separation device. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245077 | Multiple Rotary Valve For Pulse Tube Refrigerator - A rotary disc valve unit and refrigerators containing a rotary disc valve unit that has multiple valves, in which at least one rotary valve has ports connecting to the regenerator and at least one rotary valve has ports connecting to the warm ends of one or more pulse tubes where the rotary valve with ports for the regenerator has lighter contact than the rotary valve with ports for the pulse tubes. The valve face is divided into an inner area with ports for the pulse tubes and an outer area with ports for the regenerator, the inner area having a greater sealing pressure than the outer area. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245078 | Tray-based continuous throughput blast freezer - A high capacity, continuous production blast freezer includes an insulated enclosure, a refrigeration system supplying cold air to the enclosure and a plurality of trays containing comestibles to be frozen. A tray advancement or pusher mechanism advances a first tray into the enclosure and then advances a second tray into the enclosure, pushing the first tray further into the enclosure. Gradually a first level of the enclosure is filled with trays. An elevator mechanism at both ends of the enclosure allows the trays reaching the end of the enclosure to advance to a second level, and the tray advancement mechanism advances the tray out of the elevator onto the second level. Eventually, as additional trays are pushed into the enclosure, the second level and then optionally further levels of the enclosure are filled with trays. After the enclosure is completely filled with trays, for every tray entering the enclosure a tray exits carrying frozen comestibles, resulting in continuous production of frozen comestibles. The trays travel back and forth through the insulated enclosure on a passive tray guide in the form of rails, rollers or other device, preferably without requiring a conveyor or other active electro-mechanical tray transport system inside the enclosure. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245079 | Method and apparatus maintaining liquid beverages in a supercooled state - Disclosed herein is a refrigerator including a device to restrain the freezing of liquid-phase beverages, thereby stably maintaining the supercooled state of the liquid-phase beverages. The refrigerator includes a main body, a supercooling chamber disposed in the main body such that cool air is supplied to the supercooling chamber, a microwave generator to oscillate microwaves to the supercooling chamber, and a control unit to control the magnitude of the microwaves oscillated from the microwave generator. The present invention has the effect of restraining the freezing of the liquid-phase beverages, thereby stably maintaining the supercooled state of the liquid-phase beverages, and therefore, increasing the supercooled degree of the liquid-phase beverages. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245080 | Method for reducing the moisture content of air of a defined space - Method for reducing the moisture content of air of a first defined space in communication with, via an entrance to said first defined space, at least one second defined space, the air of first defined space having lower moisture content than that of said at least one second defined space, whereby the reduction of the air moisture content is achieved by at least one means for dehumidified air. The reduction of the air moisture content is achieved by dividing said at least one second defined space into two compartments arranged in series and communicating with each other via partition means, taking wholly or partially air having higher moisture content from the compartment of the second defined space located longest from the first defined space, dehumidifying said air, and feeding said dehumidified air wholly or partially to the compartment of the second defined space located closest to the first defined space. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245081 | Refrigerator and method to control the same - A refrigerator and a method to control the same are provided. The refrigerator includes a body having a supercooling compartment, a cooling unit to provide cool air to the supercooling compartment, an electromagnetic radiation sensor to detect electromagnetic radiation emitted when a food placed in the supercooling compartment begins to freeze, an energy supply to apply energy to the food placed in the supercooling compartment to prevent freezing of the food, and a controller to receive a detection signal from the electromagnetic radiation and then to activate the energy supply. Electromagnetic radiation emitted from each beverage in a supercooled state when the beverage begins to freeze is detected and energy is applied to the beverage according to the detection. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245082 | Lubrication System for Touchdown Bearings of a Magnetic Bearing Compressor - A vapor compression system includes a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device and an evaporator. Refrigerant circulates though the closed circuit vapor compression system. Touchdown bearings protect a rotor during power shutdown of the compressor. Liquid refrigerant from the condenser flows along a supply line and lubricates the touchdown bearings. The refrigerant from the touchdown bearings is discharged through an outlet and flows along a discharge line to the evaporator. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245083 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING - A method of calculating net sensible cooling capacity of a cooling unit includes measuring a discharge pressure from of fluid from a compressor and a suction pressure from an evaporator, calculating a condensing temperature of fluid flowing from the compressor and an evaporating temperature of fluid flowing from the evaporator, calculating a mass flow rate of fluid flowing from the compressor, calculating enthalpy of fluid flowing from the compressor, of fluid flowing from the thermal expansion valve, and of fluid flowing from the evaporator, calculating a mass flow rate of fluid flowing through the hot gas bypass valve, and calculating net sensible cooling capacity. Embodiments of cooling units and other methods are further disclosed. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245084 | Apparatus and method for controlling stop operation of air conditioner - An apparatus for controlling a stop operation of an air conditioner includes: a compressor for compressing a refrigerant; an indoor heat exchanger for heat-exchanging between the refrigerant and indoor air; an indoor fan for blowing the heat-exchanged indoor air to indoors; and a controller. The controller controls, in response to an operation stop signal in operation, an operation of the indoor fan based on whether or not an operation of the compressor has completely stopped. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245085 | COOLING APPARATUS WITH EVAPORATOR - A cooling apparatus for objects such as convenience foods and beverages has an enclosure and a vapour cycle refrigeration system. The refrigeration system includes a compressor, a condenser, a metering device and an evaporator, all connected in a circuit. Fans force air across the evaporator coils during operation of the compressor. When the compressor is ‘off’, or dormant, the evaporator fans are operated in a partial or reduced duty cycle in which the overall power draw and average power consumption is less than it would be if the evaporator fans were run continuously. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245086 | Multi-zone low temperature freezer - A freezer provides multiple zones of temperature for preserving a frozen product at an ultra-low temperature. At least one first housing provides a first interior space at a first predetermined temperature. A first compressor, condenser and metering device supply a first refrigerant to a first evaporator for lowering the temperature in the first interior space to the first predetermined temperature. At least one second housing is mounted totally within the first interior space and provides a second interior space for defining a second freezing zone at a second predetermined temperature. The second predetermined temperature is lower relative to the first predetermined temperature. A second compressor, condenser and metering device supply a second refrigerant to a second evaporator for freezing the second housing to the second predetermined temperature. The second compressor, condenser and metering device are disposed within the first interior space to the first evaporator. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245087 | System for controlled fluid heating using air conditioning waste heat - A system is disclosed which utilizes air conditioning waste to heat a second fluid such as swimming pool water. The second condenser for pool water heating is connected in parallel with the air conditioning condenser. An accumulator is connected between the condensers and the expansion valve to absorb fluctuations in refrigerant level due to different operating conditions caused by the pool water heating, thereby ensuring that liquid refrigerant is always supplied to the expansion valve. A controller reads the ambient air temperature at the air conditioning condenser and reads the air conditioning system condensing pressure and uses an algorithm to compute ambient air fan speed at the air conditioning condenser based on these two inputs to maintain a consistent heated pool water temperature. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245088 | Air conditioner - In an air conditioner for a vehicle, a blower of a blower unit includes a double-axial motor having a rotation axis positioned approximately in a vehicle top-bottom direction, a pair of centrifugal fans located at two sides of the double-axial motor in an axial direction, and a pair of scroll casings in which the centrifugal fans are accommodated, respectively. The two air outlet portions are arranged in the vehicle top-bottom direction, and are adjacent to be joined to an air inlet portion of the air conditioning unit, substantially as a single air outlet. Furthermore, the two air outlet portions are located approximately at the same height position as that of the air passing portion of the cooling heat exchanger, and have a height dimension (H | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245089 | Evaporative cooler - A refrigeration assembly includes a pair of refrigerated chambers defined within a working chamber. The refrigerated chambers include channel walls extending parallel to one another and spaced apart, and first and second panels extending channel walls to define a working channel for separating the working chamber into sub-chambers. Apertures defined in the panels allow airflow from the sub-chambers into the working channel, and a supply of water wets the panels and a first section of the refrigerated chambers. Air enters the sub-chambers and flows over the first sections of the refrigerated chambers for direct evaporative cooling. A portion of the air bleeds through the apertures and evaporates water from the panels prior to flowing over the second sections of the refrigerated chambers for indirect evaporative cooling. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245090 | Device for Generating Water by Condensation of Ambient Moisture - The invention relates to a device for generating water by condensation of the ambient moisture contained in the ambient air surrounding a thermally insulated sealed case housing a means for maintaining a low temperature. The invention also comprises a coil means which is divided into numerous segments, of which some pass through the interior of the sealed case and others extend externally around all sides thereof, such as to form a closed circuit with a receptacle containing an anti-freeze heat-transfer liquid. The invention further comprises a pulse pump which is disposed in the circuit, a cooler which cools the interior of the sealed case when the internal temperature rises and a turbine for driving air into the case. The assembly is enclosed in an external casing and is equipped with a tray for collecting the condensed water. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245091 | Plumbing control unit drainage device - The present invention is a drain system for use with a manifold plumbing control unit (MPCU) including a drain pan having a sloping bottom surface with a peripheral wall forming a reservoir. The peripheral wall may include upwardly extending sidewalls, and upwardly extending endwalls secured to the edges of the sloped bottom surface. One or more attachment brackets may extend from the wall to facilitate attachment to one or more wall studs under the MPCU. The drain pan has a unique drain hole assembly in the bottom surface for attachment of a drainage line, that prevents the line from protruding upward to prevent blockage of the drain. A separate access opening is provided in the bottom surface to allow for passage of a water supply line to the MPCU. In alternative embodiments, splash shields may be provided to surround the MPCU to help contain and drain off any spraying or leaking liquid into the drain pan. Methods of installation are also provided. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245092 | PORTABLE, POTABLE WATER RECOVERY AND DISPENSING APPARATUS - A portable, potable-water generator for producing high-purity liquid water by condensation of water vapor from ambient air. The generator employs an air filter to remove particulates and aerosols from the incoming air. An enclosed heat absorber cools the filtered air to its dew point and collects droplets of condensate into a condensate collector. Before discharge, the collected dew is treated in a bacteriostat loop to destroy adventitious living organisms and to filter out undesirable and dangerous contaminants. A recirculation loop provides the ability to recirculate stored condensate, including during periods of inactivity. Further, quick disconnect fittings and variable length flexible tubing allows use of the invention to serve remote dispensers and/or appliances and allow use of municipal water treated through the apparatus in low condensate situations. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245093 | Apparatus for refrigeration - A refrigerator including a blowing unit optimized for a bottom type condenser. The refrigerator includes a main body having a storage compartment defined therein, a condenser mounted at the bottom of the main body, and a blowing unit to blow air that has already passed through the condenser. The blowing unit includes a centrifugal fan mounted in a machine compartment and a blowing guide member to guide air blown by the centrifugal fan to the front of the main body. Consequently, it is possible to discharge the air that has already passed through the bottom type condenser, to the front of the main body, thereby accomplishing the smooth discharge of air and reducing the power consumption necessary to blow the air. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245094 | Refrigeration Compressor with Flexible Discharge Conduit - A refrigeration compressor includes a housing having a suction gases inlet and a compressed gases outlet. A linear compressor is supported for operation within the housing. A compressed gases discharge conduit extends from the linear compressor to the housing to connect with the outlet. The conduit is formed of a material of lower heat conductivity than the housing. The conduit passes through the wall of the housing at the compressed gases outlet. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245095 | PORTABLE COOLERS - A portable cooler includes storage compartments for separately storing items in the cooler. A first compartment is generally formed at least partly by walls of the cooler. A second compartment is formed at least partly within the first compartment such that the second compartment extends at least partly into the first compartment. The second compartment is formed by at least one wall that also forms part of the first compartment. Items in the first and second compartments may be stored separately from each other and are accessible through separate openings in the cooler. In addition, the second compartment may be sealed from the first compartment so as to inhibit the ingress of liquid into the second compartment from the first compartment. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245096 | FOLD-UP INSULATED CONTAINER - A cooler having two compartments connected together along a common edge. The cooler is configurable between an open configuration and a closed configuration by rotating the compartments about the edge. The cooler may include a handle connected to each compartment near the edge, and the two compartments may be secured to one another by a zipper or other fastener. A cooler is also provided having a bag with a zipper with sets of teeth extending along portions of the top edge of the bag. The cooler may be closed by closing the zipper and folding the bag in a manner so as to create flaps that can be folded downwards and secured to the bag. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245097 | TWO STAGE RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME - A two stage reciprocating compressor includes a casing. A first compressing unit is disposed in the casing and includes a first piston and a first cylinder, the first compressing unit being driven by a reciprocating motor to linearly reciprocate the first piston in the first cylinder to suck in and compress gas. A second compressing unit is disposed in the casing and includes a second piston and a second cylinder, the second compressing unit being driven by vibration of the first compressing unit to linearly reciprocate the second piston in the second cylinder to suck in and compress gas. A vibration transfer member transfers the vibration from the first compressing unit to the second compressing unit. The first and second compressing units extend in parallel and face toward each other. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245098 | Refrigerant cycle device - A refrigerant cycle device capable of preventing inflow of a liquid refrigerant into a compressor and having a compact structure is disclosed. The refrigerant cycle device includes a compressor, a gas cooler, a pressure reducing device, an evaporator, and a heat exchanger to heat-exchange a refrigerant discharged from the gas cooler and a refrigerant discharged from the evaporator. The heat exchanger includes a first passage connected to an outlet of the gas cooler and a second passage connected to an outlet of the evaporator. The refrigerant in the first passage flows downward, and the refrigerant in the second passage flows upward. | 2008-10-09 |
