41st week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120257895 | FOUR-DIMENSIONAL OPTICAL MULTIBAND-OFDM FOR BEYOND 1.4TB/S SERIAL OPTICAL TRANSMISSION - Systems and methods are disclosed to perform four-dimensional optical multiband OFDM communication by organizing an N-dimensional (ND) signal constellation points as a signal matrix; performing 2D-inverse FFT and 2D-FFT to perform modulation and demodulation, respectively; and applying both orthogonal polarizations in the OFDM communication to deal with chromatic dispersion, PMD and PDL effects, and multidimensional signal constellation to improve optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) sensitivity. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257896 | CODED MULTIDIMENSIONAL PULSE AMPLITUDE MODULATION FOR ULTRA-HIGH-SPEED OPTICAL TRANSPORT - Systems and methods are disclosed to provide optical communication by using subcarriers as individual bases functions, obtaining signal constellation points of an N-dimensional pulse amplitude modulation (ND-PAM) constellation diagram as an N-dimensional Cartesian product of a one-dimensional PAM; and transmitting the N-dimensional signal constellation point over all N orthogonal subcarriers serving as individual bases functions. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257897 | Energy Efficient OFDM Transceiver - An energy efficient OFDM transceiver includes a transmitter using a decision processor to control first internal elements that can be operated in parallel and can be selectively powered off or hibernated, and a receiver using a processing decision element to control second internal elements that can be operated in parallel and can be selectively powered off or hibernated, wherein control of the first and second internal elements enables tracking status of network traffic, adjustment of OFDM bandwidth based on a traffic decision and selectively powering off or hibernating parallel ones of the first and second internal elements. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257898 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA BY USING VISIBLE LIGHT - Disclosed is an apparatus and a method for transmitting data by using visible light. The transmission apparatus includes: a Serial-to-Parallel (S/P) converter for performing a Serial-to-Parallel conversion on transmission data, and generating multiple parallel data; a modulation means for modulating the multiple parallel data generated by the S/P converter, and generating multiple modulation signals; an Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) means for performing an IFFT on the multiple modulation signals so that the multiple modulation signals are orthogonal to one another, and generating an IFFT signal; and a light-emitting means for causing a light source to emit light based on the IFFT signal generated by the IFFT means. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257899 | ORTHOGONAL BAND LAUNCH FOR REPEATERLESS SYSTEMS - Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a band of signal carriers is divided into a first band of carriers and a second band of carriers. The carriers in the first band comprise shorter wavelength carriers, and carriers in the second band comprise longer wavelength carriers. Each of the optical sources in the first and second bands of carriers are modulated with an input signal and coupled together via a polarization maintaining coupler. These signals are then combined via a polarization beam combiner wherein the first band has a polarization state that is orthogonal, or nearly orthogonal, to a polarization of the second state. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257900 | Timing Interface Module with Daughter Timing Reference Modules - A timing interface module installs within a rack to increase bandwidth. The timing interface module receives a reference timing signal and outputs the reference timing signal to an optical multiplexer. The optical multiplexer also receives multiple data streams of different formats, and the optical multiplexer synchronizes the multiple data streams to the reference timing signal. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257901 | Visible Light Communication Transmitter and Visible Light Communication System - Using a general-purpose cost-advantageous blue-light-excited-type white light emitting diode (LED), destruction of devices is prevented and visible light data communication is performed at a sufficient transmission rate. The blue-light-excited-type white LED is driven based on a driving current signal generated based on transmission data. While a visible light signal is outputted to a receiver, a multi-tone driving current signal is generated by a rising pulse and a falling pulse to a rising edge and a falling edge of the transmission data, respectively. Each of pulse widths of the rising pulse and the falling pulse is the same as a unit interval of the transmission data. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257902 | Device and Method for Optical Beam Combination - An optical apparatus includes a first beam combining device arranged to receive a first optical beam having a first wavelength at a first location and a second optical beam output having a second wavelength at a second location. The second optical beam has a polarization that is substantially orthogonal to a polarization of the first optical beam. The first beam combining device configured to output a first combined beam that comprises a combination of the first optical beam and the second optical beam. An optical element is arranged to receive the first combined beam and a second combined beam and to transmit an output beam that includes a combination of the first combined beam and the second combined beam. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257903 | OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION METHOD - An optical transmission apparatus includes an extractor that extracts information indicating port allocation to each slot of a reception signal; a comparator that based on the extracted information and for a given slot among the slots, obtains a count of the slots allocated the same port as the given slot and compares the obtained count of slots and an expected value for the given slot; and a memory that stores therein for each slot, an expected value for the count of slots allocated the same port as the slot. The comparator detects a mismatch concerning the given slot, when the obtained count of slots and the expected value for the given slot differ. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257904 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an image forming apparatus, guidance information is stored in advance for guiding an optimal operation procedure for execution of a job, and the guidance information is displayed on a display portion based on operation input that is input to an input portion in order to execute a job of image formation. For example, a device control portion compares operation input that is input to the input portion in order to execute the job of image formation to the guidance information corresponding to the job executed by the operation input, and causes the display portion to display the guidance information in a case where an actual frequency of operation input is greater than a frequency of operation input that is specified in an operation procedure of the guidance information. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257905 | DISCHARGER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A discharger includes a discharging member that faces a member to be charged and discharges electricity by applying voltage thereto; and a grid member that is disposed between the discharging member and the member to be charged and regulates electric discharge from the discharging member. The grid member has holes with a predetermined shape that extend therethrough from the discharging member toward the member to be charged, and has a first region with the holes arranged at a first inclination angle, a second region with the holes arranged at a second inclination angle, and a boundary between the first and second regions that extends in the direction of the discharging member. When the first region is symmetrically projected onto the second region with respect to the boundary, arrangement patterns of the holes in the first and second regions are positionally displaced relative to each other. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257906 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE - The present invention relates to a process cartridge, comprising a photosensitive drum driving component in conjunction with an image forming apparatus driving head, wherein said image forming apparatus driving head includes a twisted recess and said photosensitive drum driving component includes a drum gear provided at an end of a photosensitive drum and connected to the photosensitive drum, a drum shaft outwardly projected in an axis direction from an end of the drum gear for rotatably supporting said photosensitive drum during operation and a boss outwardly projected from an end surface of the drum shaft. A first teeth and a second teeth in a radial direction of the boss are provided on a side wall of said boss, wherein said first teeth is engaged with a twisted-section of the twisted recess in said image forming apparatus and said second teeth is engaged with an end surface edge of other twisted-sections of the twisted recess in said image forming apparatus. Thereby, the process cartridge according to this invention ensures an effectively and continuously transmitted driving force and contains a simple prepared photosensitive drum driving head, which will be less damaged even during long time operation. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257907 | PHTHALOCYANINE CRYSTAL, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE USING THE SAME - Provided is an excellent phthalocyanine crystal having high sensitivity and little fluctuation in sensitivity for a humidity change in a use environment and applicable to the martial for solar battery, electronic paper, electrophotographic photoreceptor, etc. Namely, phthalocyanine crystal obtained by bringing a phthalocyanine crystal precursor into contact with an aromatic aldehyde compound to convert the crystal form. Also, provided is an electrophotographic photoreceptor that not only exhibits high sensitivity but also has little fluctuation in sensitivity for a humidity change in a use environment. Further, provided is an electrophotographic photoreceptor cartridge and an image-forming device, both of which can produce a stable quality images for a humidity change in a use environment by using the electrophotographic photoreceptor. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257908 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CARTRIDGE - An image forming apparatus is provided for forming an image on a recording material. The apparatus includes a cartridge supporting member on which a plurality of cartridges is detachably mountable. The cartridge supporting member is movable between an inside position inside a main assembly of the image forming apparatus and an outside position outside the main assembly. A plurality of preventing members are provided movably in the main assembly, with each preventing member being movable between a first position in which each preventing member prevents movement of the cartridge supporting member from the outside position to the inside position by contacting the cartridge supporting member, and a second position, retracted from the first position, in which each preventing member permits the movement of the cartridge supporting member. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257909 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CARTRIDGE - An image forming apparatus is provided for forming an image on a recording material. The apparatus includes a plurality of cartridges, and a cartridge supporting member including a plurality of mounting portions in which the plurality of cartridges is detachably mountable. A plurality of preventing members are each provided movably in an associated cartridge, corresponding to the plurality of mounting portions. Each preventing member is movable between a first position in which each preventing member prevents movement of the cartridge supporting member from an outside position to an inside position by contacting the main assembly, and a second position, retracted from the first position, in which each preventing member permits the movement of the cartridge supporting member. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257910 | IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - An image-forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium includes an image carrier for carrying a toner image corresponding to an image to be formed on the recording medium, a cleaning device including a cleaning member for cleaning the image carrier by removing residual toner remaining on an image-carrying face, and a bias-applying unit for applying a first bias for removing residual toner charged to a first polarity by electrostatic force from the image carrier such that the cleaning member captures residual toner, and expelling the residual toner charged to a second polarity, which is an opposite polarity to the first polarity, by electrostatic force from the cleaning member toward the image carrier, between the image carrier and the cleaning member. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257911 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, DEVELOPER CARTRIDGE, AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING LENGTH OF THE DEVELOPER CARTRIDGE - According to one embodiment, there is provided an image forming apparatus in which a toner cartridge and a developer cartridge are interchanged, the toner cartridge including a toner storing section that stores a toner and the developer cartridge including a developer storing section that stores a developer, the apparatus including: the developer cartridge including a carrying section configured to carry the developer stored in the developer storing section and a power transmitting section configured to transmit power to the carrying section and enable length adjustment; a driving section configured to drive the power transmitting section of the developer cartridge; a developing device configured to store the developer carried by the carrying section; and a control section configured to control driving of the driving section. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257912 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, TONER SUPPLY MECHANISM, AND METHOD OF MOUNTING AND DEMOUNTING TONER CARTRIDGE - The image forming apparatus according to the embodiment includes a toner cartridge, a toner supply unit, and a developing device. The toner cartridge includes a toner discharge port configured to discharge stored toner, and a shutter configured to open and close the toner discharge port. The toner supply unit includes an engagement unit configured to engage with the shutter of the toner cartridge, a toner supply port configured to communicate with the toner discharge port and to receive the toner supplied from the discharge port when the shutter is open, an opening member configured to open the shutter and an elastic member configured to cause the opening member to move following the shutter by being in contact with the shutter until at least the engagement between the engagement unit and shutter is released during dismounting the toner cartridge from the apparatus. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257913 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS AND PRESSURE ROLLER USED FOR IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - A pressure roller forms a nip for contacting a heating member to pinch and convey a heat recording material. The roller includes a core metal and an elastic layer containing filler. The elastic layer containing the filler includes thermal conductive filler with a length of not less than 0.05 mm and not more than 1 mm with a thermal conductivity λ | 2012-10-11 |
20120257914 | FUSER MEMBER HAVING COMPOSITE OUTER LAYER - Exemplary embodiments provide composite materials used for fixing members that can include silsesquioxane-based particles and/or carbon nanotubes dispersed in a polymer matrix. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257915 | BELT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A belt member is supported by a plurality of rollers and moves in a predetermined moving direction. A detecting unit detects a displacement of the belt member in its width direction. A correcting unit moves a second end of a first roller from among the rollers in either one of a forward direction and a backward direction while fixing its first end based on a result of detecting the displacement of the belt member such that a tilt of a rotating shaft of the first roller is changed to correct a meandering of the belt member. An adjusting unit adjusts a fixing position of the first end. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257916 | SEPARATING DEVICE - The separating part of the separating device receives a reactive force that occurs on the outer peripheral surface of the photoreceptor drum, at the contact point where the separating part and the photoreceptor drum are in contact. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257917 | Print Quality Verification System - A method, programmed medium and system are disclosed which provide for an in-line scanner used to dynamically scan a document or image, real-time as it is being printed within a printer unit and before the printed document exits the printer. The scanned image is compared to a stored electronically-generated image of the file being printed. When the comparison is determinative that there is a printing problem, the printing operation may be stopped quickly before the partially printed document or image has exited the printer. An error message may then be displayed, and the user is enabled to take appropriate action. A resume function enables a user to resume a print job at exactly the place where it had left off before detecting a print problem. In another embodiment, when the system detects a problem with a print job, the entire print job of the remainder of the print job is sent from the faulting printer to another printer where either the remainder of the print job or the entire print job is completed. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257918 | MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS - A device for processing media may include a modular design configured with a consumable support assembly configured to load a consumable supply spool and a consumable take-up spool into a device. Embodiments may include a printhead assembly that is structured to be removably received into a printhead guide and movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The printhead assembly may include a cooling channel configured to receive a cooling air flow. The printhead assembly may be easily removed from a media processing device and, when installed, engaged with the platen in response to a lid of the media processing device being closed. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257919 | Lip balm strip - Lip balm strip is a sheet of material that conveniently dispenses a single application of lip balm. The lip balm strip consists of a pre-folded sheet of material that has been sealed shut with an adhesive. The lip balm strip contains lip balm on the top and bottom surface. A section of the lip balm strip is not covered in lip balm which provides a clean surface to hold the strip. The folded side of the lip balm strip is entered into the mouth and the lips are pressed down to apply the lip balm. The folded side of the lip balm strip provides a smooth edge to prevent injury to the mouth. The lip balm strip is individually wrapped to preserve the strip for use. The lip balm strip is a new, easy, efficient, sanitary and environmentally friendly way to use, carry and share lip balm. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257920 | ORAL CARE SYSTEM, KIT AND METHOD - An oral care dispenser and oral care system incorporating the system that includes a resilient applicator that optimizes application of the subject fluid to the desired oral surfaces. In one embodiment, the invention is a dispenser comprising a housing having an internal reservoir containing the fluid. The resilient applicator is coupled to the housing and comprises a dispensing orifice. The resilient applicator comprises a working surface that is oriented at an oblique angle to a longitudinal axis of the housing and is defined by a polygonal perimeter edge, the polygonal perimeter edge comprising a plurality of apex portions and a plurality of side portions, wherein one of the plurality of side portions forms a distal most-portion of the resilient applicator. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257921 | Liquid fluid applicator device - The liquid fluid applicator device described includes an applicator head and a container body. The applicator head is a separate piece defined by a support base that decreases gradually to form a tubular portion or collar, and gradually increases to define a distributor body base to which adheres at least one distributor body. The container body is defined by a tubular portion or neck which extends gradually and defines in the contour of its diameter a carrier base for holding the contour of the support head base. From the carrier base, the body extends to define the geometry of the container body. The applicator head is removable for individual use for diverse applications, such as in the cosmetic industry to release liquid soap, body lotion and even facials. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257922 | PIVOT PIN STRUCTURE - A pivot pin structure includes an assembling section formed on a surface of the pivot pin for assembling with at least one bridge member. The bridge member has a pivot section, which rotatably encloses the assembling section of the pivot pin. On the assembling section are disposed multiple ridge sections and valley sections non-parallel to the axis of the pivot pin. The ridge sections and valley sections are formed in a cross-sectional direction of the pivot pin normal to or approximately normal to the axis of the pivot pin and continuously arranged on the surface thereof. By means of the ridge sections and valley sections of the assembling section, the pivot pin can be assembled with the bridge member in an interference-fit manner to naturally provide a guide and restriction effect and lubricant-reserving effect. Therefore, the bridge member is restricted to only rotate around the pivot pin without axially displacing. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257923 | MODULAR TUBE ASSEMBLY - A modular tube assembly includes first and second upright tubes and at least one connecting rod unit. The at least one connecting rod unit includes a connecting rod and at least one spring-loaded pin. The connecting rod interconnects the first and second upright tubes, and has a first end corresponding in position to at least one engaging hole of the first upright tube, and a second end corresponding in position to at least one engaging hole of the second upright tube. The at least one spring-loaded pin has a securing portion secured to one of the first and second ends of the connecting rod, and a movable portion movable resiliently relative to the securing portion and engaging removably the at least one engaging hole of a respective one of the first and second upright tubes. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257924 | MOLDED ATTACHMENT CLIP - A molded attachment clip for securing a member to a body. The clip including a primary support and a pair of retention tabs extending from the primary support. The retention tabs extend away from the primary support member, each retention tab is biased toward a non-deflected position away from the primary support. A recess is formed at a terminal end of each retention tab, each recess defined by a bearing surface and an abutment surface. During insertion of the attachment clip into an aperture of the body, the retention tabs are deflected toward the primary support to a deflected position through contact with a surface defining the aperture. The bearing surface slidingly engages the surface defining the aperture and the abutment surface engages another surface of the body proximate the aperture as the retention tabs are biased to return toward their non-deflected position wherein the member is joined to the body. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257925 | BARRIER TYPE BOLLARD - A barrier type bollard includes: at least two blocks | 2012-10-11 |
20120257926 | PRODUCT HAVING A NET STRUCTURE, A PROCESS FOR REALIZING THE PRODUCT AND USE OF THE PRODUCT FOR GEOTECHNICAL APPLICATIONS - A reinforcing element for geo-technical applications may include a monolithic net structure made of a plastic material, having a plurality of first elements distanced from one another and having an elongate conformation in a respective prevalent development direction, a plurality of second elements distanced from one another and also having an elongate conformation, which develop substantially in a transversal direction to the first elements. The second elements are stretched along a development thereof, and the second elements are configured such that the net structure exhibits a substantially arched profile and forms a longitudinal seating having an axis of extension substantially parallel to the first elements. A process of manufacturing the reinforcing element and an artificial or partially artificial structure obtained by consolidating the terrain using the reinforcing element are also described. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257927 | SEALANT DISPENSER AND SPREADER - The present invention is directed to a combination sealant dispensing and spreading apparatus for selectively dispending and spreading sealant upon a paved surface, the apparatus comprising a moveable frame having a lower support, a sealant tank the lower support operably connected to a V-shaped spreading means for spreading sealant from the tank upon the paved surface. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257928 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF A BARRAGE UNIT AND A BARRAGE UNIT MANUFACTURED BY SUCH A METHOD - A method of manufacture of a barrage unit comprising providing a chamber having an outer wall having at least one aperture therein; providing a liner layer proximate to the aperture; blowing the fibres of a fibrous material into the chamber whilst providing an absorbent crystalline material to said chamber such that the two mix and exit the aperture onto the liner forming a pad; and, providing a further liner layer on the pad. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257929 | Methods for Inhibiting Hydrogen Sulfide Emissions from Waste Materials - Methods of remediating construction and demolition waste by collecting sulfur containing construction and demolition waste materials, adding a sulfur stabilizing agent to the construction and waste materials, admixing the sulfur containing construction and demolition waste materials and the sulfur stabilizing agent to form a sulfur stabilized construction and demolition waste material. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257930 | BENDING RESTRICTOR ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH A PIPELINE SECTION - A bending restrictor assembly for use with a pipeline section has a sleeve affixed to the pipeline section, an outer collar slidably positioned relative to and over the sleeve, and an inner collar slidably positioned relative to an interior of the outer collar. The inner collar in spaced longitudinal relation to an end of the sleeve. The inner and outer collars are slidable relative to a bending of the pipeline section. A series of holes and keyways are formed in the inner and outer collars. Pins are inserted into corresponding holes and keyways so as to correspond to a limit of the bending radius of the pipeline section. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257931 | METHODS OF REEL-LAYING A MECHANICALLY LINED PIPE - Methods of reel-laying a mechanically lined pipe (MLP) are described. These include the steps of: spooling the MLP ( | 2012-10-11 |
20120257932 | POLYAMIDE-SHEATHED STRUCTURAL STEEL TUBES FOR OFFSHORE STRUCTURES - The foundation structure of an offshore structure, for example of an offshore wind energy system, is composed of steel tubes sheathed by an extruded layer made of a polyamide moulding composition. This simultaneously ensures both good protection from corrosion and good protection from mechanical effects, giving the foundation structure markedly prolonged lifetime. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257933 | PRODUCT HAVING A NET STRUCTURE, A PROCESS FOR REALIZING THE PRODUCT AND USE OF THE PRODUCT FOR GEOTECHNICAL APPLICATIONS - A reinforcing element for geo-technical applications may include a monolithic net structure made of a plastic material, having a plurality of first elements distanced from one another and having an elongate conformation in a respective prevalent development direction, a plurality of second elements distanced from one another and also having an elongate conformation, which develop substantially in a transversal direction to the first elements. The second elements are stretched along a development thereof, and the second elements are configured such that the net structure exhibits a substantially arched profile and forms a longitudinal seating having an axis of extension substantially parallel to the first elements. A process of manufacturing the reinforcing element and an artificial or partially artificial structure obtained by consolidating the terrain using the reinforcing element are also described. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257934 | METERING SYSTEM, DENSE PHASE CONVEYING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING BULK MATERIAL IN POWDER FORM - The present invention relates to a metering system for the steady, continuous, dosed supply of a bulk material in powder form made of light, polydisperse particles from a supply device (B, SG) into a plurality of conveying tubes (FR | 2012-10-11 |
20120257935 | Milling tool, and milling insert kit - Milling tool and milling insert kit are provided for the gash milling of a workpiece. The tool comprises a tool body that defines a rotation axis and has a first end, an opposite second end, and a peripheral surface that extends around the rotation axis between the first end and the second end. A large number of separated seats, which are arranged one after the other in the tool body along a line and receive one each of corresponding number of replaceable milling inserts, comprise a primary main cutting edge and a secondary main cutting edge that converge to each other. The milling inserts comprise outer milling inserts, which project from the tool body by a first length from the rotation axis, and inner milling inserts, which project from the tool body by a second length from the rotation axis. The first length is considerably greater than the second length. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257936 | DEPTH STOP - A method for making a guide channel includes providing an auxiliary jig comprising a coupling structure and a corresponding coupling structure of a drilling jig so that the auxiliary jig and the drilling jig are arranged in a defined spatial position. An auxiliary bore is drilled into the auxiliary jig. An auxiliary bore sleeve comprising a reference ring plane is inserted into the auxiliary bore predefined by a target depth. The auxiliary jig is placed on the drilling jig in the defined spatial position. A guide bore is drilled into the drilling jig. A guide sleeve is inserted into the guide bore using a positioning tool so as to form the guide channel. The guide sleeve comprises a depth stop for the drill stop. The guide sleeve is inserted to an insertion depth defined by the reference ring plane and the reference device. The auxiliary jig is removed. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257937 | REPAIR DEVICE AND REPAIR METHOD - This repair device includes a casing, a slide shaft slidably arranged with respect to the casing, a turn table rotatably arranged with respect to the slide shaft, a cutting mechanism installed on the turn table and including a cutting tool, and an advancing and retracting mechanism that displaces a radius of rotation of the cutting mechanism with respect to rotations of the turn table forward and backward. In a state where the casing is centered and positioned with respect to the pipe, the turn table is rotationally displaced while the slide shaft slides in an axial direction, and the advancing and retracting mechanism displaces the cutting mechanism forward and backward. Accordingly, the cutting tool helically turns along an inner peripheral shape of the pipe to cut an inner periphery of the pipe. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257938 | Adjustable Doweling Jig - An adjustable doweling jig is provided. The adjustable doweling jig has a pair of bore guide carriers that are symmetrically and simultaneously adjustable relative to a base structure of the doweling jig. The bore guide carriers carry a plurality of bore guides such that dowel holes can be placed using the bore guides at a broad range of locations, limited only by the size of the jig. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257939 | REAMING TOOL AS WELL AS A HEAD AND A CUTTING INSERT THEREFOR - Reaming tool includes a head and one or more detachable cutting inserts fixed in seats. The seat includes radial, tangential and axial support surfaces, while the cutting insert has a mirror-symmetrical polyhedron shape comprising six limiting surfaces, viz. two chip surfaces and four clearance surfaces, a number of alternately usable identical cutting edges formed in the transitions between the chip and clearance surfaces. The cutting insert has a rhombic cross-sectional shape with four clearance surfaces, which meet each other in pairs at obtuse angles in two opposite corners, and which, along each individual chip surface, form two cutting edges alternately usable by indexing the cutting insert. The seat additionally includes a slope surface forming an obtuse angle with the radial support surface, suitably of the same magnitude as the obtuse angle between the clearance surfaces of the cutting insert. Tool head and reaming insert for the tool are disclosed. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257940 | CUTTER ASSEMBLY - The present disclosure provides a cutter assembly ( | 2012-10-11 |
20120257941 | RETRACTABLE SHANK FOR MACHINE TOOLS AND USE OF SAID RETRACTABLE SHANK IN MACHINE TOOLS - The present invention relates to a retractable shank for machine tools and use of said retractable shank in machine tools made up of a shank core, on which there is arranged at least one front unit formed by a rotating bush which is associated, by means of bearings, with respect to a fixed portion of the machine structure, this front unit being removable by means of outwards extraction or inwards movement, leaving a space in which the rear rotating shaft of the headstock can be housed. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257942 | TIE-DOWN ASSEMBLY - A tie-down assembly to be mounted in a deck portion to secure an object to the deck portion, including a frame and a pair of ratchet subassemblies. Each ratchet subassembly includes an elongate ratchet body to which a selected one of two straps is attachable, and a ratchet head secured to the ratchet body. Each of the ratchet bodies is mounted in the frame to permit rotation thereof in a predetermined rotary direction to tighten the selected one of the straps attached thereto, for securing the object to the deck portion. Each ratchet subassembly additionally includes a pawl, for preventing rotation of the ratchet head engageable therewith about the axis thereof in a direction opposite to the predetermined rotary direction. Each of the ratchet bodies is rotatable in the same predetermined rotary direction to tighten the selected one of the straps attached thereto respectively. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257943 | CARGO CONTROL SYSTEM ADAPTOR - An adaptor for cargo control systems is provided that can adjust to accommodate length, width, and height variances between parallel tracks in a cargo control system. The adaptor includes a crossbar, first and second length and height adjusting mechanisms, and first and second width adjusting mechanisms. The first and second length and height adjusting mechanisms are affixed to first and second ends of the crossbar, and the first and second width adjusting mechanisms are affixed to the crossbar along the length of the crossbar. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257944 | PLASTIC ANCHOR FOR DRYWALL, PLASTER, BRICK AND CONCRETE - An anchoring device for insertion in a hole provided in a structure such as a wall (hollow or solid) comprises proximal and distal sections. The proximal section includes a head defining an aperture for receiving a fastener, and the distal section includes a pair of expandable wings displaceable between collapsed and expanded positions. Each wing is biased towards its expanded position such that the wings can engage the structural material delimiting the hole or a distal surface of the structure. The distal section comprises, proximally of the wings, a variable-length flexible portion for allowing the wings to engage the distal surface of the structure for various structure thicknesses. The distal section comprises, distally of the wings, a tip section adapted to spread outwardly when engaged by the fastener. The proximal section comprises a pair of legs each having a toothed rack for engaging the structural material. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257945 | THREADED FASTENER - A threaded fastener having a threaded portion with a ratio of pitch diameter to minor diameter less than 1.28, and the threaded portion with a major diameter portion, a leading flank having a normal angle between 10° and 60°, a trailing flank having a normal angle between 1° and 30°, and a shank portion extending between the trailing flank and the leading flank of adjacent threads of a arcuate surface having a radius greater than the thread height. The arcuate surface forming the shank portion may have a radius between 1.2 and 1.8 times the thread height. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257946 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REMOVING AT LEAST ONE BOOK BLOCK FROM AND/OR SUPPLYING AT LEAST ONE BOOK TO A CONVEYING SECTION OF A BOOK PRODUCTION LINE - A method and device for the production of books, including: moving book blocks successively along a conveying section of a book production line; supplying a stack of book cases to the book production line; identifying a marking on each of the book blocks and the book cases; transmitting an identified marking on at least one book case to a machine control of the book production line; assigning a dataset stored in the machine control for a sequence of book cases to the supplied stack; determining a sequence in the machine control for book blocks positioned on the conveying section; comparing the dataset for the sequence of the book cases to the sequence of the book blocks; and removing and/or supplying at least one book block from or to the conveying section if the sequence of the book blocks deviates from the sequence of the book cases using the machine control. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257947 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A BOOK BLOCK - Device for producing a book block composed of layers of connected sheets that are creased along a crease line. A stack forming station having a stack forming area assembling creased sheets, provided with glue on their outside, to form a stack for forming a book block and an abutting means delimiting the stack forming area for holding the stack and a pressing device with at least one pressing means generating pressure on the top of the stack to press the stack against the abutting means. During the generation of pressure on the top of the stack, the pressing means moves along the top of the stack in the stack forming area, and the stack forming station has an alignment device aligning a creased sheet with its first outside provided with adhesive to the abutting means. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257948 | LOADING UNIT AND PROCESSING SYSTEM - There is provided a loading unit which can avoid the need to enhance the performance of a lifting elevator mechanism, thus preventing an increase in the cost of the lifting elevator mechanism. The loading unit is configured to vertically move a substrate holder | 2012-10-11 |
20120257949 | DEVICE FOR POSITIONING A MATERIAL BASKET - A method and device position a deflectable material basket at a charging opening of a furnace. The method and device reliably prevent a swinging or oscillating movement of the deflectable material basket that is moved by a crane, when approaching the furnace and when discharging the material. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257950 | PRODUCTION SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a production system having at least one machine tool and at least one pallet handling system for the automatic loading of at least one machine tool. The at least one pallet handling system has a storage unit associated with at least one machine tool and having one or more shelf modules. The storage unit additionally includes at least one rotatable storage tower. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257951 | MATERIAL HANDLING APPARATUS - A material handling apparatus for conveying an article having a ferromagnetic component includes a hopper, a discharge, and a magnet. The hopper has an inlet and outlet and defines a hopper volume for receiving a plurality of the articles to be conveyed. The discharge is spaced from and downstream of the hopper. The magnet is movable between an attracting position proximate the hopper and a discharge position proximate the discharge. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257952 | SUBSTRATE HANDLER - A loadport for handling film frames is disclosed. The loadport is modular and substantially compatible with applicable standards regarding modular equipment. In particular, the load port is substantially interchangeable with loadports not adapted for handling film frames. The loadport has a compact shuttle for moving film frames and flexible alignment mechanisms for aligning film frames and cassettes of different configurations. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257953 | Pipette Tip Stacking Tray - A stackable pipette tip tray is described. The pipette tip tray includes a deck having first and second opposing longitudinal side edges. A plurality of shaft apertures is arranged into a plurality of longitudinal rows on the deck. Each of the shaft apertures has a first size or shape configured to receive a shaft of a pipette tip. The deck also includes a plurality of tip apertures that is also arranged into a plurality of longitudinal rows such that at least one of the longitudinal rows of tip apertures is located between an adjacent pair of longitudinal rows of shaft apertures. Each of the plurality of tip apertures has a second size or shape, different from the first size or shape, and is configured to receive a distal tip end of a pipette tip when one tray of pipette tips is stacked above another tray of pipette tips. The plurality of longitudinal rows of shaft apertures is further arranged such that an outer one of the plurality of longitudinal row of shaft apertures adjacent the first side edge of the deck is positioned closer to the first side edge than an outer one of the plurality of longitudinal row of shaft apertures adjacent the second side edge of the deck is positioned relative to the second side edge. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257954 | METHOD FOR COOLING TURBINE STATORS AND COOLING SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING SAID METHOD - A method and system for cooling turbine engine turbines, the system includes: at least one pair of parts to be cooled, the pair including a stator upstream from the rotor valve, and a sealing ring mounting a downstream movable blade rotor that is adjacent to the stator; a turbine casing; and an outlet path. The system further includes: at least one opening in the casing facing at least one part to be cooled; and an air circuit producing a forced convection in connection with the parts and at least one downstream outlet in the path so as to draw in and transport an ambient air flow. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257955 | OFFSHORE HYDROELECTRIC TURBINE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - The invention is directed to a single moored offshore marine turbine assembly having a central control vessel which includes a main vessel tethered to a control buoy. The main vessel having a first cap, a corresponding second cap and a tubular shell positioned between both the first cap and second cap. The tubular shell contains one or more vertical partitions to assist in ballasting. The control buoy includes a compressor and an air conduit which forces air into the main vessel through a manifold. A hollow suction caisson affixes the central control vessel to the ocean floor. A taut line mooring secures the suction caisson to the main vessel. Electricity is generated via a turbine shroud assembly having a conical shroud and a hydro-turbine. By attaching a plurality of turbine shroud assemblies in series via cables, a horizontal turbine array is formed resulting in a simple, economical and safe layout. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257956 | Turbine Fuel Pump for Vehicle - Provided is a turbine fuel pump for a vehicle. More particularly, provided is a turbine fuel pump for a vehicle that can improve efficiency of the fuel pump and solve pressure instability caused by collision of fuel by forming a separate independent channel in a lower casing, an impeller, and an upper casing where channels of fuel are formed at the time of suctioning fuel from the fuel tank and supplying fuel to an engine of an internal combustion engine. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257957 | COUNTER-ROTATING AXIAL FLOW FAN - Provided here is a counter-rotating axial flow fan with improved air flow-static pressure characteristics and reduced power consumption and noise compared to the related art. A plurality of struts are disposed to be stationary between a front impeller and a rear impeller in an air channel. A plurality of front blades are each formed of a swept-back blade, and a plurality of rear blades are each formed of a forward-swept blade. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257958 | WINDAGE SHIELD - A windage shield | 2012-10-11 |
20120257959 | STEAM TURBINE IN A THREE-SHELLED DESIGN - A turbomachine including a rotor and an inner interior housing an outer interior housing and an exterior housing, wherein the turbomachine has a first flow and a second flow arranged opposite the first flow for a high-pressure blading or medium-pressure blading, wherein the inner interior housing is made of a higher quality material tan the outer interior housing and solely accommodates the high-pressure and medium-pressure inflow regions including the balance piston is provided. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257960 | Engine Bearing Support - A turbofan engine comprises an engine case. A gaspath extends through the engine case. A fan has a circumferential array of fan blades. A fan case encircles the fan blades radially outboard of the engine case. A plurality of fan case vanes extend outward from the engine case to the fan case. A front frame assembly includes a plurality of vanes extending radially across the gaspath. A transmission couples a shaft to a fan shaft to drive the fan. A bearing assembly couples the shaft to the front frame assembly. A bearing support extends aftward and radially inward from the front frame assembly to the bearing assembly. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257961 | MULTISTAGE VACUUM PUMP - A multistage vacuum pump has a pair of rotors disposed in each of pump chambers connected in stages. As the rotors rotate while intermeshing, a suctioned gas is compressed and discharged, angles of the rotors are adjusted so that a phase angle Δθ of the rotors of adjacent pump chambers relative to a rotation angle C of the rotors during a single cycle of the pump chambers from intake to discharge and the number of stages S of the rotors satisfies Δθ≦C/S. When a rotor angle is φ | 2012-10-11 |
20120257962 | POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMP - A positive displacement pump having a variable flow volume comprises a housing having an outer ring inserted in an internal space of the housing, the outer ring supporting a rotor set comprising a rotor, rotor elements and a cam ring. The rotor is surrounded by the cam ring. Working chambers are formed between the rotor and the cam ring, the volumes of the chambers being adjustable by varying the eccentricity between the rotor and the cam ring. Pressure chambers are formed between an outer peripheral surface of the cam ring and the outer ring. A control piston is connected to the pressure chambers by way of associated control bores which extend at least approximately axially in the cover plate radially inside a peripheral flange of the housing and extend through a face plate which is disposed on the inside axially in front of the rotor set into the pressure chambers. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257963 | INNER DIAMETER SHROUD ASSEMBLY FOR VARIABLE INLET GUIDE VANE STRUCTURE IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - An inner shroud assembly includes an aft core segment mountable to a forward core segment to support a multiple of vanes for rotational movement relative thereto. A shroud backing plate segment engageable with the aft core segment and at least one fastener which passes through the shroud backing plate, the aft core segment and the forward core segment. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257964 | STATOR VANE ASSEMBLY - There is disclosed a stator vane assembly comprising a support structure | 2012-10-11 |
20120257965 | COOLING FAN - A cooling fan, which may be installed on a corresponding position of the cooling fins of a CPU or a cooling hole-plate of a computer mainframe, includes: a fan body, a fan frame and a fan impeller. The fan frame is circular in shape. The fan body is arranged along the outer circumference of the fan frame. The fan impeller is installed in the fan frame. A rubber layer, which is formed by secondary injection molding, is arranged at the outer surface of the fan body and the contact parts between the cooling fins and the upper and lower edges of the fan frame, respectively. Through holes are provided at the upper and lower parts of four end corners of the fan body, respectively, and rubber layers are also provided at the inner walls of the through holes. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257966 | TURBOCHARGER HAVING A BEARING BLOCK DEVICE FOR A TURBOCHARGER HOUSING DIVIDED IN THE LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION - A turbocharger has a turbocharger housing. Wherein at least one section of the turbocharger housing is configured divided along a longitudinal axis into at least two housing halves. A bearing block device is provided in the turbocharger housing and receives a shaft and impellers of the turbocharger. The shaft with the impellers can be preassembled in the bearing block device and then inserted into the turbocharger housing. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257967 | METHOD AND CONTROLLER FOR GENERATING A BLADE PITCH ANGLE CONTROL SIGNAL AND WIND TURBINE COMPRISING THE CONTROLLER - A method for generating a blade pitch angle control signal for controlling a blade pitch angle of a rotating rotor blade for damping a rotor blade vibration, in particular an edgewise rotor blade vibration, of the rotating rotor blade is disclosed. The blade pitch angle control signal is generated such that it varies in accordance with a rotor blade vibration motion. A controller and a wind turbine are also disclosed. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257968 | WIND POWER PLANT CONTROLLER FOR AVOIDING COMMON CAUSE SHUTDOWN - A wind power plant comprising a plurality of wind turbines, the power plant further comprising: a power plant controller connected to at least a first and a second of the plurality of wind turbines; the power plant controller comprising means for detecting a shutdown of the first wind turbine in response to current wind conditions; the power plant controller further comprising means to control the second wind turbine such that an operating parameter of the second wind turbine is modified in response to a detection of a shutdown of the first wind turbine in response to current wind conditions. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257969 | WIND POWER GENERATING SYSTEM USING TURBINE BLADES RADIALLY ARRANGED ALONG A CIRCULAR STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a wind power generating system using turbine blades radially arranged along a ring structure. The technical features of the present invention are for a wind power generating system in which a plurality of blades for wind power generation are radially arranged on the interior and exterior of a circular or ring structure, thereby generating wind power in an effective manner even from a weak wind, without being restricted by the area, space or the like in which the wind power generating system is installed. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257970 | POWER GENERATING APPARATUS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY TYPE - A power generating apparatus of renewable energy type includes a tower, a nacelle which is supported rotatably by a tip portion of the tower; a main shaft rotatable with a blade; a hydraulic pump which is housed in the nacelle and is driven by rotation of the main shaft; a hydraulic motor which is driven by operating oil supplied from the hydraulic pump; a generator which is coupled to the hydraulic motor; an operating-oil line which is provided between the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic motor and through which the operating oil circulates; a cooling-medium line through which cooling medium for cooling the operating oil circulates via an intermediate heat exchanger; and a main heat exchanger which cools the cooling medium by heat exchange with cool water source around a base portion of the tower, and one of the operating-oil line. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257971 | WindJet .RTM. Turbine Ring - A series of rings in varying diameters, divided by sets of formed fins arranged in an offset pattern. The offset pattern was inspired by a non-wind apparatus namely a conventional hand cheese grater. Such a pattern has proven to create superior lift, torque, and thus rotation when applied to the Windjet® Turbine Ring. The WindJet® Turbine Ring experiences high revolutions which power hydraulic motors that transfer power into an electrical generation system found at the base of the tower. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257972 | Electrostatic charge de-ionizing lightning rod for protection of wind turbine generator blades and wind turbine generator with blades provide with electrostatic charge de-ionizing lightening rod - A lightning rod for blades of a wind turbine generator is attached to a corresponding blade, includes an exterior electrode of electric conductive material and mechanically resistant, preferably aluminium, separated by one or several isolating disks from an interior electrode, is connected through a mechanical or electric connector and the appropriate electric conductor to a conductor of the ground circuit, and is equipped with an LED battery and a probe for vibration control at the blade. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257973 | OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE HAVING A SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR INTERCHANGEABLE CONTAINERS, THE SUPPORT SYSTEM BEING COMBINED WITH A WAVE RUN-UP DEFLECTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - An offshore wind turbine comprising a tower, where said wind turbine at a level above sea level comprises at least one structure for storing at least one container, said container having the size and measures of a standard container, where said structure is arranged on the side of the tower, a method of manufacturing such a concrete structure for an offshore wind turbine. The structure for storing one or more containers includes a deck, and at least one bed for supporting at least one container along the containers lower surface and/or edges, where the structure is a concrete structure. By manufacturing the structure from concrete, a very robust and strong structure is achieved. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257974 | Wind Turbine - A wind turbine includes two sets of blades. A first set of blades is placed at a front location of the wind turbine. A second set of blades is placed behind the first set of blades. The first set of blades turns in an area within a first circumference. The second set of blades are mounted at a location sufficiently away from an axis of rotation of the wind turbine so that the second set of blades turns within an area that is within a second circumference and that is substantially outside the first circumference. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257975 | PROPELLER HUB HAVING A REINFORCED POLYGONAL RING AND TURBINE ENGINE PROVIDED WITH SUCH A HUB - A variable pitch blade propeller hub for a turbomachine with a longitudinal axis includes a polygonal ring supporting the blades, concentric with the longitudinal axis and including two spaced parallel annular end flanges between which are diametrically fastened, by root areas arising from the annular flanges, collars with cylindrical radial housings to receive the blades. The collars are equi-angularly distributed at the lateral periphery of the polygonal ring and separated from each other by intermediate areas with through-openings. The also includes connectors connecting the polygonal ring to a turbine rotor element of the turbomachine. The intermediate areas defined between two concentric collars and the annular end flanges include elements for reinforcing the collars that are arranged radially and/or tangentially and fastened at least to the lateral walls of two consecutive collars. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257976 | LOCKING DEVICE ARRANGEMENT FOR A ROTATING BLADED STAGE - A locking device arrangement for a rotating bladed stage is provided and includes a wheel formed to define a substantially circumferential slot and three slot sections, one of the slot sections including one radial slot and two lock slots to permit blade and blade lock installation along the circumferential slot, respectively, the other slot sections including a lock slot to permit blade lock installation along the circumferential slot, and the three slot sections being separated from one another with angular offsets such that the wheel is mass balanced substantially evenly about a desired center of rotation with the blade locks installed and to reduce accumulation of flowpath gaps. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257977 | VORTEX GENERATOR DEVICE WITH TAPERED SECTIONS - A vortex generator device ( | 2012-10-11 |
20120257978 | MOUNTING OF VORTEX GENERATOR DEVICES VIA MOUNTING PLATE - A method of retrofitting flow-altering devices to an outer surface of a wind turbine blade is disclosed. The flow-guiding devices are of the type having a base comprising an inner side for attaching onto the surface of the wind turbine blade, and an outer side with protruding flow-altering device parts. The method comprises the steps of: a) inserting the protruding flow-altering device parts into a mounting plate so that the inner side of the flow-guiding devices are exposed from a first side of the mounting plate, b) adhering the inner side of the flow-altering devices to the surface of the wind turbine blade by applying the first side of the mounting plate onto an area of application on the surface of the wind turbine blade, and c) removing the mounting plate from area of application on the surface of the wind turbine blade. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257979 | FLOW GUIDING DEVICE WITH BASE HAVING RECESS FOR ADHESIVE STRIP OR TAPE - A vortex generator device ( | 2012-10-11 |
20120257980 | IMPELLER OF FUEL PUMP FOR VEHICLE - Provided is an impeller of a fuel pump for a vehicle. More particularly, an impeller of a fuel pump for a vehicle, which can improve delivery pressure and a delivery speed of fuel by modifying a shape of an impeller blade that is provided between an upper casing and a lower casing of a fuel pump and is joined to a rotational shaft of a driving motor to deliver fuel by using rotational force at the time of suctioning fuel from a fuel tank and supplying fuel to an engine of an internal combustion engine. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257981 | RETENTION DEVICE FOR A COMPOSITE BLADE OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE | 2012-10-11 |
20120257982 | BLADE FOR A WIND TURBINE ROTOR - Provided is a blade for a rotor of a wind turbine having a substantially horizontal rotor shaft, said rotor comprising a hub, from which the blade extends substantially radially when mounted, said blade having a chord plane extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge of said blade, a root area closest to the hub, an airfoil area furthest away from the hub, a transition area between the root area and the airfoil area, a first airfoil extending substantially along the entire airfoil area, and a second airfoil separately mounted to the blade, said second airfoil arranged at a mutual distance transverse to the chord plane and extending along the root area of the blades. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257983 | COMPONENT HAVING AN EROSION RESISTANT LAYER - A composite component such as a blade or vane of a gas turbine engine includes a body and an erosion-resistant layer. The body includes a fibre reinforcement in a resin matrix, and the erosion-resistant layer includes a 3-D woven fabric element which is also resin-impregnated. The woven fabric element is made from a thermoplastics material such as PEEK, and may be thicker at the leading edge of the component than at pressure and suction surfaces. The component may be manufactured in a laying-up process in which the woven fabric element of the erosion-resistant layer is placed in a mould with the resin-impregnated fibre reinforcement of the body so that the resin of the body migrates into the woven fabric element of the erosion-resistant layer. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257984 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A COMPOSITE SHELL STRUCTURE - A method of producing a composite shell structure in the form of a wind turbine blade shell part having a reinforced fibre material embedded in a cured resin includes: providing a mould part having a contour defining the outer surface of the composite shell structure; providing a preform forming part shaped complementary to the mould part moulding surface; forming a preform of dry fibre material on the surface of the preform forming part; arranging the mould part and the preform forming part in an assembled position with the mould part moulding surface facing the preform forming surface; releasing the preform from the preform forming surface so that it is received on the mould part moulding surface; removing the preform forming part from the mould part; forming a mould cavity by means of a second mould part arranged on the preform; providing resin in the mould cavity; and curing the resin. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257985 | Torque Transmitting Rings for Sleeves in Electrical Submersible Pumps - An electrical submersible pump assembly has a motor module coupled to a centrifugal pump module by a seal section module. A shaft assembly extends through each of the modules for causing the motor module to rotate the pump module. At least one of the modules has a sleeve extending around the shaft that is of a harder material than the shaft. A torque transmitting ring is deformed between an inner diameter of the sleeve and an exterior portion of the shaft. The inner diameter of the sleeve is a continuous cylindrical surface free of any torque transmitting shoulders. Friction created by the torque transmitting ring transmits the entire rotational force from the shaft to the sleeve. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257986 | ROTARY CAM ACTUATED LINEAR PERISTALTIC PUMP - A rotary cam actuated linear peristaltic pump includes a plurality of cams which actuate a plurality of pistons. The cams apply a force to the piston by way of a lifter for providing mechanical advantage so that a smaller motor may be used to rotate the cam. Each piston of a plurality of pistons is sequentially raised to the extended position to squeeze a tube so as to flow fluid through the tube. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257987 | COVER STRUCTURE FOR CRYOPUMP, CRYOPUMP, START-UP METHOD OF CRYOPUMP, AND STORAGE METHOD OF CRYOPUMP - A storage method of a cryopump is provided, the storage method including: closing, with a pump cover, a pump inlet in the cryopump for receiving gases to be pumped by the cryopump; and reducing a pressure in the cryopump through a fluid channel for communicating an interior of the cryopump to an exterior of the cryopump. A start-up method of a cryopump is also provided, the start-up method including releasing a negative pressure in the cryopump by removing a closing member from a cover main body of a pump cover mounted to the cryopump. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257988 | APPARATUS FOR MIXING AND PUMPING MANURE SLURRIES - An apparatus for mixing and pumping manure slurry from a manure pit comprises a pump unit having first and second mixing rotors and a pumping rotor. In operation, the first mixing rotor draws solids downwardly towards the pump unit while the second mixing rotor redirect a portion of the solids drawn by the first mixing rotor away from the pump unit, thereby allowing to control the ration of solid contents in the slurry pumped by the pumping rotor. A non-diverted flow distribution arrangement is also provided for selectively connecting the pump outlet in straight-through flow connection with either a drainage pipe or a re-circulation pipe. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257989 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF SUBMERSIBLE PUMP AND MOTOR PERFORMANCE TESTING - Submersible pump and motor performance testing. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: coupling a torque meter between an electric motor and a pump; and submersing the torque meter, electric motor, and pump in water. During periods of time when the torque meter, electric motor and pump are submerged in the water, the method comprises: operating the pump and the electric motor; measuring pump performance; and simultaneously measuring electric motor performance. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257990 | CONTROL OF SUBSEA COMPRESSORS - System for control of a subsea located compressor fluidly connected to receive an inlet flow of gas through an inlet line, said flow may include liquid in an amount that may vary. The control system comprises a sensor means for measuring and determining the liquid droplet size distribution and liquid volume fraction, operatively arranged to the inlet line, and a control means operatively connected to the sensor means for operation of the control means based on input from the sensor means. Method for control of a subsea located compressor. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257991 | PRESSURE EXCHANGER - A pressure exchanger for transferring pressure from a high pressure fluid to a low pressure fluid, including a housing and a rotor arranged for rotation within the housing, the rotor having at least one passage extending generally axially through the rotor, the passage having a first opening at one end and a second opening at another end, the openings being mutually spaced along the length of the rotor, the housing having a plurality of ports at one axial portion for communication with the first passage opening and a plurality of ports at another axial portion for communication with the second passage opening, wherein the first passage opening is directed substantially radially such that fluid is directed radially inwardly when entering the first passage opening and radially outwardly when exiting the first passage opening. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257992 | AIR COMPRESSOR - An air compressor is provided. The air compressor includes a compression mechanism including a cylinder to generate compressed air, a motor provided to drive the compression mechanism, an inverter board including an inverter to control a rotation of the motor, two elongated tanks provided to store the compressed air generated by the cylinder, and a fan rotated by the motor to supply cooling air. The tanks are arranged below the cylinder and the motor, and the inverter board is arranged between the cylinder and the tanks. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257993 | SEALED COMPRESSOR - A sealed compressor according to the present invention comprises an electric element; a compression element; a sealed container; and a suction pipe. The compression element includes a compression chamber, a piston provided inside of the compression chamber, and a suction muffler communicating with the inside of the sealed container and the compression chamber. The suction muffler is laid out such that an opening portion thereof at the sealed container side faces an opening portion of the suction pipe at the sealed container side. The suction muffler includes: a hood section provided in the vicinity of the opening portion of the suction muffler to extend toward the inside of the sealed container, the hood section being configured to collect cooling medium gas discharged from the suction pipe; and an auxiliary hood fastened to the hood section and formed in a manner to increase a collection area of the hood section. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257994 | POWER GENERATING APPARATUS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY TYPE AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING HYDRAULIC PUMP - It is intended to provide a power generating apparatus of renewable energy type which can transmit large torque and has a low-cost and readily processable structure of fixing a hydraulic pump to the main shaft and a method of mounting the hydraulic pump. A plurality of key slots | 2012-10-11 |