42nd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140308080 | Arctic Telescoping Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit - A system and method of drilling oil and gas wells in arctic or other environments having adverse conditions. A marine hydrocarbon operations structure may comprise a caisson body having a top surface which defines an opening and a shaft positioned within the opening. The shaft has an engagement member positioned on the external surface of the shaft. A lower jack house system is constructed and arranged to change the vertical position of the shaft through interaction with the engagement member. An operations platform supported by the shaft. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308081 | TENSIONABLE ELONGATED BOLT DISPOSED WITH A SLEEVE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - An anchorable mine support for anchoring in a borehole with resin or grout. The anchorable mine support comprises a tensionable elongate metal member and a sleeve disposed on at least a portion of the tensionable elongate metal member. The sleeve has a thickness of less than about 1 mm. A method of reducing frictional resistance between a tensionable elongated bolt and a hardened resin nut in a borehole formed in a face of a mine passage. The method reduces the frictional resistance between a tensionable elongated bolt and a hardened resin nut, thus improving the ability to tension a tensionable elongated bolt and stabilize a rock formation or structural body. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308082 | HEAD REPLACEMENT-TYPE CUTTING TOOL - A head replacement-type cutting tool having a holder provided at the attachment hole with the fitting part formed in a tapered shape, and the leading end face is perpendicular to the central axis. The attachment part formed in a tapered shape protrudes on the cutting head from the rear end face perpendicular to the central axis of the cutting part. The cutting head is attached to the holder in such a manner that the attachment part is fitted into the fitting part by screwing the female thread part with the male thread part and the leading end face is in contact with the rear end face. The inner diameter to outer diameter ratio d/D1 which is a ratio of the inner diameter d of the fitting part before being fitted in relation to the outer diameter D1 of the leading end part of the holder is from 0.5 to 0.8. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308083 | COATED CUTTING TOOL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A coated cutting tool includes a substrate and a surface coating, wherein the coating is a Ti(C,N,O) layer comprising at least one columnar fine-grained MTCVD Ti(C,N) layer with an average grain width of 0.05-0.4 μm and an atomic ratio of carbon to the sum of carbon and nitrogen (C/(C+N)) contained in the MTCVD Ti(C,N) layer being on average 0.50-0.65. A method for manufacturing the coated cutting tool includes depositing the MTCVD Ti(C,N) layer. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308084 | DOOR HARDWARE OPENING ENLARGEMENT TOOL - The present invention provides an apparatus for facilitating enlargement of a circular opening in a door, the apparatus comprising a spacing means adapted to insert into the circular opening and contact the wall thereof, a guide means adapted to guide a bit portion of a hole saw, wherein the spacing means and guide means are arranged such that in use the guide means is capable of guiding the bit portion of the hole saw along the central longitudinal axis of the circular opening. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308085 | DRILL GUIDE FOR DRILLING TUBES OF DIFFERENT DIAMETERS - A drill guide for drilling tubes of a plurality of diameters, the guide comprising at least a first half-body and a second half-body each of which has a first face and a second face that are mutually opposite, which half-bodies are connected together by at least one hinge in such a manner that the two half-bodies can move relative to each other between a first closed position in which the first faces of the half-bodies face each other, and a second closed position in which the second faces of the half-bodies face each other in order to form housings suitable for receiving tubes of different diameters. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308086 | DRILL HEAD - A tool head includes a main body having a nominal diameter, a face end center formed on the main body, and at least two major cutting edges which each run radially outward from and adjoin the face end center. The face end center is formed by a cone of circular cross-sectional area, which cone extends from a cone apex through to a cone base. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308087 | MACHINE TOOL - A machine tool having a machine frame which has a stand and a machine sub-structure, a workpiece carrier arrangement which can be moved on linear guides, and a machining unit which is arranged on the stand. The machining unit can be moved along at least one coordinate axis and comprises an exchangeable cutting tool. The linear guides and the linear drives of the workpiece carrier Arrangement are covered by longitudinally continuous, stationary cover elements and are thus protected against chip deposits. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308088 | FASTENER WITH RADIAL LOADING - A fastener is provided including a bolt having at least one threaded end, a first sleeve configured to fit over the bolt, and a second sleeve configured to fit over the first sleeve. At least one nut is configured to cooperate with threads in the threaded ends of the bolt. The first and second sleeves are configured to impart an outwardly radial load when the nuts are tightened on the bolt. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308089 | RATCHET LOCKING MECHANISM FOR THREADED FASTENER - A fastening device including a fastener having a head portion and an elongated threaded body portion extending axially from the head portion. The threaded body portion includes opposing flat sections. A lock washer has a lower surface with an array of radially extending engagement teeth. The lock washer also defines an axial aperture for receiving the fastener. The axial aperture has two flat inner surfaces for cooperating with the two flat sections of the threaded body portion to prevent relative rotation of the washer and threaded body portion. A threaded lock nut mates with the threaded body portion. The lock nut has an upper surface with at least one cantilevered pawl members for ratcheted engagement with the array of radially extending engagement teeth of the lock washer. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308090 | BLIND RIVET NUT - Blind rivet nut with a rivet shank and method for forming blind rivet nut. The blind rivet nut includes a set head. a threaded section having a thread, and a deformation section arranged between the set head and the threaded section, having at least one reinforcement region. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308091 | LOCKING BOLT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - It is an object to provide a locking bolt, which is capable of tightly fixing a member or the like at an extremely high degree of firmness without being loosened even when vibrations are repeatedly applied thereto, and is manufactured in an extremely facilitated manner. The locking bolt includes: a shank section ( | 2014-10-16 |
20140308092 | FORM-ROLLING DIE STRUCTURE AND FORM-ROLLING METHOD FOR COMPOUND SCREW - [Problem] The present invention aims to provide, without an increase in cost, a directional indication structure for threaded bodies that enables the visual and tactile distinction between left-hand thread and right-hand thread threaded bodies, enables the identification, from the external appearance and the external surface, of which direction a threaded body should be rotated in order to be tightened or loosened, enables mass production and the like, has a good external appearance, and has form properties that do not impinge the properties inherent in the threaded body or the strength, etc. thereof | 2014-10-16 |
20140308093 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS - A sheet processing apparatus includes a processing table to which a printed sheet is transported, a positioning member that positions the sheet, a cutter that cuts the positioned sheet into a binding margin portion and an image portion, and a taping unit that joins the binding margin portion and the image portion together with a tape in a state in which a gap is formed therebetween. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308094 | UNIVERSAL PERFORATION SYSTEM FOR INSTALLATION ON A BINDING OR SPIRAL- BINDING MACHINE CAPABLE OF BINDING USING ANY BINDING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a novel industrial product which provides a novel system capable of performing a universal perforation for binding and spiral-binding machines, by means of oblong perforations that receive the rings, spirals or combs and folders with rings of multiple sizes, which is currently performed by machines that involve several steps. Oval perforation punches are installed. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308095 | SYSTEM WITH ONE OR PLURAL COVERS FOR BINDING A STACK OF SHEETS AND COVER, BINDING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BINDING THE STACK OF SHEETS - The invention relates to a cover for binding a stack of sheets provided with a cover back and cover sheets, wherein the cover back is provided on its inside with a melt glue strip, wherein the cover is provided with at least one identification element, in particular a transponder, in particular a RFID transponder, including an identification feature which is detectable by a reader touch free. The invention furthermore relates to an office binding apparatus with a reader for detecting the identification feature and a system including the cover and the office binding apparatus. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308096 | POST-PROCEESING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - The image forming system contains an image forming apparatus and a post-processing apparatus. The post-processing apparatus includes a flattening unit that flattens a back portion of a booklet, an elevating mechanism that moves the flattening unit operating together with a conveyance of the booklet and a post-processing control portion that controls the flattening unit to perform flattening processing which flattens the back portion of the booklet during the conveyance of the booklet by the elevating mechanism. The elevating mechanism elevates a booklet-holding mechanism including the flattening unit operating together with a conveyance of the booklet. The booklet-holding mechanism and the flattening unit moves up and down between cut-off processing portion and discharging portion operating together with the conveyance of the booklet. A square back roller reciprocatively moves along the back portion of the booklet together with the movement of roller moving mechanism. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308097 | FORKLIFT, AUTOMATIC WAREHOUSE USING SAME, AND CARGO HANDLING METHOD USING FORKLIFT - A forklift truck includes a lateral pair of side frames, a rear frame connecting rear end portions of the side frames, and a fork member disposed in a space between the pair of side frames in plan view so as to be lifted and lowered. The forklift truck includes a wheel unit provided in a leading end portion of each of the side frames and a central portion of the rear frame, the wheel unit including a steering motor, a running motor, and a driving wheel, and a battery provided in a central portion of each of the side frames. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308098 | AUTONOMOUS TRANSPORTS FOR STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS - An autonomous transport vehicle for transferring case units to and from predefined storage areas in an automated case unit storage system, the automated case unit storage system including an array of multilevel storage racks with picking aisles passing therebetween and at least one multilevel vertical conveyor having movable shelves, the autonomous transport vehicle including a frame configured to traverse the picking aisles and a transfer deck connecting the picking aisles to the at least one multilevel vertical conveyor for transferring case units between the predefined storage areas and the at least one multilevel vertical conveyor, and a controller connected to the frame, the controller being configured to effect movement of the autonomous transport vehicle through the picking aisles for accessing each storage area within a respective level of the array of multilevel storage racks and each shelf of the at least one multilevel vertical conveyor. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308099 | PILL PICKING APPARATUS - A pill picking apparatus includes a main arm, a picking device mounted to the main arm, and a transfer mechanism. The main arm is rotatable about a first axis and defines an opening. The picking device is adapted to pick a pill from a pill box. The transfer mechanism includes a transfer cam being rotatable about a second axis, and a driving wheel mounted to the transfer cam and received in the opening of the main arm. When the transfer cam rotates about the second axis, the driving wheel is rotated about the second axis by the transfer cam and presses an edge of the opening of the main arm, to drive the main arm to rotate about the first axis. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308100 | PILL PICKING APPARATUS - A pill picking apparatus which can pick up pills from a pill box includes a main arm and a linkage mechanism. The linkage mechanism has a first linkage arm, a second linkage arm, a third linkage arm, and a holder. The first linkage arm and the second linkage arm are pivotally mounted to the main arm. The third linkage arm has a first end mounted to the first linkage arm and a second end pivotally mounted to the second linkage arm. The holder is pivotally mounted to the second linkage arm and holds a picking device for picking a pill from a pill box. When the main arm rotates to a position where the first linkage arm abuts against a first blocking member, the first blocking member drives the first linkage arm to rotate relative to the main arm. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308101 | LIFT FOR A BICYCLE RACK OR LUGGAGE RACK - Lift for a bicycle rack or luggage rack, whereby this lift ( | 2014-10-16 |
20140308102 | TRAFFIC CONE DISPENSING AND RETRIEVING APPARATUS - Apparatus for dispensing cones onto a surface and for retrieving cones from the surface includes a cone transfer device having a tower with a platform moveable to and from a lower transfer position for dispensing and retrieving cones from the surface. The platform is movable in a vertical direction between the lower transfer position and an upper transfer position for receiving a stack of cones from a storage area and for returning a stack of cones to the storage area. The tower includes a device for holding one or more cones in an elevated position and for releasing cones onto and receiving cones from the platform in the elevated position. The apparatus may include a lamp transfer device for attaching a lamp unit to a cone when the cone is dispensed and for removing the lamp unit from the cone when the cone is retrieved. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308103 | Lazy Laura - Lazy Laura is a cargo handling device designed to move cargo front to rear or vice versa consisting of multiple free-floating panel's ( | 2014-10-16 |
20140308104 | TRANSPORT ASSEMBLY LOCKING SYSTEM - The present disclosure is directed to a system for controlling dispersal of a granular material from a transport assembly. In an implementation, a system includes a transport assembly including a transport storage receptacle configured to receive granular material, and a payload deposit assembly coupled to transport storage receptacle. The payload assembly configured to disperse the granular material. A location-determining device coupled to the transport assembly. The location-determining device is configured to determine a position of the transport assembly with respect to a storage receptacle. A control mechanism is coupled to the transport storage receptacle, and the control mechanism is configured to control dispersal of the granular material. An electronic device is operatively coupled to the control mechanism. The electronic device is configured to allow dispersal of the granular material from the transport storage receptacle when the transport assembly is correctly positioned with respect to the storage receptacle. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308105 | Method and an Apparatus for Rigging Up Intervention Equipment in a Lifting Arrangement Utilized on a Floating Vessel - A method and an apparatus for rigging up intervention equipment ( | 2014-10-16 |
20140308106 | VOID PROTECTION SYSTEM - A void protection system for a mining shovel having an operator input device includes an independent metering valve assembly including one or more fluid source-cylinder valves for fluidly connecting the fluid source to the hydraulic cylinder. The system also includes a sensor assembly for monitoring the fluid pressure within the rod end and the head end of the hydraulic cylinder, and a control module. The control module is configured to monitor movement of the operator input device, monitor pressure within the hydraulic cylinder, increase the opening of the corresponding fluid source-cylinder valve and increase fluid flow from the fluid source to fill corresponding end of the hydraulic cylinder until pressure in the corresponding end of the hydraulic cylinder is above a first threshold pressure. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308107 | Last-in, first-out bottom-loading, bottom-deloading vertical storage and retrieval system and method of manufacture - A last-in, first-out bottom-loading, bottom-deloading vertical storage and retrieval system comprising a raising and lowering means such as a jack or a leveraged arm, a frame with a pawl or pawls for supporting a tray, a plurality of trays, and a deloading means for disengaging the pawl or pawls that support a tray in the frame. A method of manufacture of the same. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308108 | SYSTEM FOR SEPARATELY HANDLING DIFFERENT SIZE FOUPS - A system for separately handling different size FOUPs includes an end effector having a surface thereon for supporting a FOUP. The end effector and surface is configured to support different size FOUPs. A fixture or means for engaging and maintaining a FOUP, of different size FOUPs, included to position and maintain each of a different size FOUP on the end effector during transport thereof. A shelf is configured to receive each of said different size FOUPs. The end effector is thus capable of transporting either a first size FOUP or a second, smaller size FOUP. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308109 | Methods of Storing and Moving Proppant at Location Adjacent Rail Line - A method of delivering proppant to a well site has the steps of transporting a load of proppant in a vessel to a desired location, moving the load of proppant from the vessel into a container so as to create a proppant-loaded container, unloading the proppant-loaded container into a pneumatic bulk trailer, and transporting the unloaded proppant in the pneumatic bulk trailer to well site. The container is placed onto a bed of a truck and moved in proximity to the vessel. The proppant-loaded container is placed onto a tilting mechanism and then tilted so that the proppant is discharged through a flow gate of a container into a hopper. The proppant in the hopper can then be conveyed to the pneumatic bulk trailer. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308110 | ADJUSTABLE COMPRESSOR TRIM - An assembly can include a compressor housing, an adjustable wall disposed within the compressor housing that defines an air inlet to an inducer portion of a compressor wheel, and an adjustment mechanism to adjust the wall and thereby adjust at least a diameter of the air inlet. Various other examples of devices, assemblies, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308111 | Vortex Energy Recovery Turbine - A free stream fluid kinetic energy conversion device combines a large diameter freewheeling primary rotor with small diameter secondary power takeoff rotors placed within the lift induced blade tip vortices of the primary rotor. This enables use of high rotational speed generating units and avoids diseconomy of scale in gearbox expense. The device partially recovers otherwise lost blade tip vortex energy. The freewheeling primary rotor transmits no reaction torque to the support structure. Resilient buoyant tether deployment accommodates transient eddy induced structural loads. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308112 | SLIDE RING SEAL ARRANGEMENT WITH TESLA PUMP - The present invention refers to a mechanical seal assembly, comprising at least one mechanical seal ( | 2014-10-16 |
20140308113 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING COMPLIANCE AND SEALING BETWEEN CERAMIC AND METALLIC STRUCTURES - A structure providing compliance and sealing between ceramic or ceramic composite (CMC) part and a metallic part has an interface component for centering the CMC part in the metallic part, thus reducing thermal stress motion of the CMC component. In gas turbine engine applications, the structure comprises a CMC blade track inserted in a clip placed within a metallic hanger. The clip provides for radial compliance and secures controlled leakage of cooling air required to ensure that acceptable temperatures are maintained for the metallic structures. A washer is positioned adjacent to the clip provide for axial orientation of the blade track. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308114 | DUST-PROOF FAN - An exemplary dust-proof fan includes a frame, a stator mounted in the frame and a rotor received in the frame. The rotor includes a bracket and multiple blades pivotably mounted to the bracket. The bracket includes an inner ring and an outer ring surrounding the inner ring. Each blade has an inner pole inserted into the inner ring and an outer pole inserted into the outer ring. The blades are spaced from each other to form multiple airflow passages therebetween when the dust-proof fan is in use. The blades are overlapped with each other to close the airflow passages when the dust-proof fan is not in use. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308115 | CONTROLLABLE COOLANT PUMP WITH AN ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC BAFFLE PLATE ADJUSTMENT - A controllable coolant pump of a cooling circuit for an internal combustion engine, having a pump housing, in which a pump shaft with associated impeller is rotatably arranged. The impeller conveys a coolant as a volume flow via an intake connection in a pressure or spiral channel of the coolant pump. The volume flow can be influenced by a baffle plate which encloses the outside of the impeller, the push rod of the baffle plate being guided in the pump shaft. In connection with an actuator the baffle plate can be continuously adjusted between two limit positions against the force of a spring. A control element, which has an electro-hydraulic action and which is integrated into the pump shaft, serves as an actuator, wherein the pressurized coolant in the coolant pump is provided as a hydraulic fluid. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308116 | GAS TURBINE THERMAL SHROUD WITH IMPROVED DURABILITY - Shroud device thermally protecting a gas turbine blade, having a ceramic layer and a metallic layer, the metallic layer being thermally protected by the ceramic layer, the ceramic layer being mechanically joined to the metallic layer by a fixation device having a plurality of protrusions located in the metallic layer designed so as to engage with a plurality of cavities located in the ceramic layer, such that there exists a gap between the cavities and the protrusions at ambient temperature, the gap disappearing at high temperature operation of the gas turbine, the protrusions being then locked into the cavities. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308117 | Armoring Sealing Fins of TiAl Vanes by Induction Brazing Hard-Material Particles - A method for armoring TiAl vanes of turbomachines is disclosed. A TiAl vane is provided onto which a mixture of at least one hard material and at least one braze material is applied so that subsequently the mixture can be brazed on the TiAl vane by an inductive heating process. A TiAl vane for a turbomachine, in particular for an aircraft engine, is also disclosed. The TiAl vane includes a TiAl main part and an armor which consists of a mixture of hard materials and braze material. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308118 | CENTRIFUGAL FAN AND IMPELLER THEREOF - A centrifugal fan includes an impeller. The impeller includes a hub, a plurality of connecting structures, an annular structure and a plurality of blades. The hub includes a circumferential surface. The connecting structures are disposed on the circumferential surface of the hub at intervals. Any adjacent two of the connecting structures define a first minimum distance on the circumferential surface. At least two first minimum distances are not equal. The annular structure is connected to the connecting structures. The blades are disposed on the annular structure at intervals. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308119 | HYDRAULIC MACHINERY - A hydraulic machinery | 2014-10-16 |
20140308120 | AIR-CHANNELED WIND TURBINE FOR LOW-WIND ENVIRONMENTS - An inventive wind turbine configuration including a means for increasing wind speed through the body of the turbine and means for directing the fluid air into a discrete portion of the turbine generator is provided. Such a device allows for the capture of wind from any environment, low speed or otherwise, in order to subsequently efficiently increase the overall wind speed thereof for further introduction within the turbine portion. The overall device thus includes a properly configured air intake component portion with a conical component to direct the captured wind directly to a portion of the turbine as well as suitable means to reduce back pressures of the introduced fluid stream. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308121 | FAN HAVING POWER CONNECTOR - A fan includes a main body, an end wall connected an end of the main body, and a power connector. The main body defines a receiving space extending through the end wall in a bottom. The receiving space includes two sidewalls defining two slide slots. The power connector includes a first end surface forming a pole, and a second end surface forming a connecting portion. Opposite ends of the pole are engaged in the slide slots. When the power connector is received in the receiving space, the connecting portion is perpendicular to the end wall and faces downward. When the power connector is moved out of the receiving space, the power connector can be pivoted to be fixed to the end wall, to allow the connecting portion to be parallel to and face away from the end wall. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308122 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ICE ON A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE - A system and method for detecting ice on a rotor blade of a wind turbine are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method may include releasing a pitch brake of a pitch adjustment mechanism associated with the rotor blade, controlling the pitch adjustment mechanism so as to maintain the rotor blade at a fixed pitch angle, monitoring a pitch-related parameter of the wind turbine while the rotor blade is maintained at the fixed pitch angle, and analyzing the monitored pitch-related parameter to determine whether ice is present on the rotor blade. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308123 | BEARING FOR ROTOR BLADE - A rotor blade assembly includes one or more flex-beam members and a torque tube surrounding the one or more flex-beam members and extending at least partially along a rotor blade assembly length. A pitch bearing assembly is supportive of the torque tube relative to the one or more flex-beam members and includes at least two outer bearing members secured to the torque tube and an inner bearing member positioned at least partially within the at least two inner bearing members and secured to the one or more flex beam members. A change in a stiffness of the inner bearing member changes one or more dynamic characteristics of the rotor blade assembly. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308124 | OPTIMIZATION OF DOWNSTREAM OPEN FAN PROPELLER POSITION AND PLACEMENT OF ACOUSTIC SENSORS - A method and apparatus for controlling a propeller of a contra-rotation open fan (CROF) engine of an aircraft is provided. A diameter of the propeller is set to be at a first diameter during at least a portion of a first flight condition of the aircraft. The diameter of the propeller is set to be at a second diameter, different from the first diameter, during at least a portion of a second flight condition of the aircraft. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308125 | WIND TURBINE - A wind turbine for power generation is provided. The wind turbine includes a power generating unit and a rotor having a plurality of blades. To control power output of the wind turbine, the blades are capable of being pitched by a blade pitch adjusting device. The wind turbine also includes a pitch control unit for controlling the blade pitch adjusting device. Furthermore, the wind turbine includes a load determining device for determining the blade load from the pitch activity of the blades. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308126 | METHOD OF OPERATING A WIND TURBINE - Method of operating a wind turbine in response to a wind speed, the wind turbine having at least a rotor with a plurality of blades and a generator comprising a generator rotor and a generator stator, the method comprising, at wind speeds above a first wind speed, increasing the pitch angle of the blades and reducing the rotor speed with increasing wind speed, said first wind speed being superior to the nominal wind speed; wherein at a second wind speed, the speed of the generator rotor is equal to the synchronous generator rotor speed, said second wind speed being superior to said first wind speed; and wherein at wind speeds superior to said second wind speed, the speed of the generator rotor is lower than the synchronous generator rotor speed. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308127 | Airfoil blades with self-alignment mechanisms for cross-flow turbines - This invention proposes a cross-flow turbine design with airfoil blades and self-alignment mechanisms. The airfoil blade self-alignment mechanisms rotate the airfoil blades at half of the turbine main shaft's speed and dynamically flip the blades after reaching the windward position to realign the airfoil blades or reset the attack angle of each airfoil blade so that the airfoil blade feathers the fluid flow at the windward position, generates maximum drag force at or near the leeward position, and produces both maximum lift and drag forces in between. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308128 | FAN SYSTEM - A fan system suitable for an electronic device is provided. The fan system includes a fan module and a fan protecting module. The fan module includes a base and a fan blade assembly. The base is disposed at the electronic device and has a chamber. The fan blade assembly includes a fan blade and a shaft portion. The fan blade is fixed on the shaft portion. The shaft portion is rotatably contained in the chamber. The fan protecting module includes an electromagnetic component and an accelerometer. The electromagnetic component is disposed at a position adjacent to the shaft portion. The accelerometer is disposed in the electronic device and coupled to the electromagnetic component. When an acceleration of the electronic device detected by the accelerometer is greater than a threshold value, the electromagnetic component applies magnetic force to the shaft portion to prevent the shaft portion from overly shifting or deflecting. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308129 | Wind Power Generation System - Provided is a wind power generation system that is less likely to change its cooling performance depending on the wind direction. In order to solve the above problem, the wind power generation system of the invention includes blades adapted to rotate upon receiving wind, a generator for performing a power generating operation by rotating a rotor together with rotation of the blades, a nacelle for supporting the blades via a main shaft, a tower for rotatably supporting the nacelle, a power conditioning system or transformer accommodated in the tower, and a plurality of radiators disposed on an outer peripheral side of the tower for cooling the power conditioning system or the transformer. The radiators positioned substantially at the same height are arranged at substantially equal intervals in a circumferential direction of the tower. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308130 | FLUID DYNAMIC MACHINE WITH ONE OR MORE IMPELLERS WITH RESTRAINED CONTROL MOBILE BLADES - A turbomachine, comprising a housing, at least two blade wheels rotatably accommodated by the housing, at least two rotatably arranged blades, which are evenly distributed along a circle of the at least two blade wheels and mounted with an axle parallel to the axis of the corresponding blade wheel. According to the invention, each blade axle is connected to an adjusting element, which can be displaced relative to the shaft of the second blade wheel via a four bar link, which lies in a plane perpendicular to the blade axle and consists mainly of a square arm that is fixed to the axle of the blades, wherein a square arm is articulated to the bottom of the blade wheel, whereas the other end is connected to the end of the first square arm via a connecting axle. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308131 | WIND TURBINE ROTOR - Wind turbine rotor comprising a hub, a plurality of blades and at least one pitch system for rotating a blade substantially along its longitudinal axis, the pitch system comprising a bearing, a motor and a gear system, said gear system comprising a driving pinion operationally connected with the motor, an annular gear arranged to mesh with the driving pinion, and additional gear teeth, the additional gear teeth being arranged to mesh with other parts of the gear system at least in a predefined blade position for wind speeds at or below nominal wind speed, and arranged such that upon movement from said predefined blade position, the additional gear teeth come into contact with said other parts of the gear system before the driving pinion comes into contact with the annular gear. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308132 | SHROUD IMPELLER OF CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed are a shroud impeller of a centrifugal compressor and a method of manufacturing the same where the shroud impeller includes a rotary hub connected to a driving shaft, a plurality of blades radially provided about a rotational axis of the rotary hub, and an integral shroud bonded onto top ends of the blades. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308133 | ROTOR WHEEL FOR A TURBINE ENGINE - A rotor wheel for a turbine engine, such as an airplane turboprop or turbojet, the rotor wheel including a rotor disk including teeth at its outer periphery defining slots for axially mounting and radially retaining blade roots. An annular lip includes an annular rim extending axially downstream from and radially towards an inside of a radial retaining mechanism formed to project axially from an upstream face of the disk, and a sealing mechanism is arranged radially inside the annular lip and upstream ends of platforms of the blades. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308134 | TURBOMACHINE VANE COOPERATING WITH A VANE RETENTION DISK - A turbomachine vane for cooperating with a vane retention disk including a plurality of peripheral teeth, the vane including a shank including a neck and a bulb for cooperating with a socket of the disk so as to radially hold the shank in the socket, the socket being a space bounded by two successive teeth of the disk, a pole on top of the neck, including two side walls facing the active surface side of the vane and two side walls facing the passive surface side of the vane, each wall having a rib at a lower end of the pole, the rib extending in the direction of the side wall facing the wall and providing a function of holding the vane when the vane is retained in the disk. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308135 | METHOD OF THROUGH-THICKNESS REINFORCING A LAMINATED MATERIAL - A method of providing through-thickness reinforcement of a laminated material which includes a matrix material including a step of creating a locally heated zone in the laminated material so as to locally soften the matrix material by focussing a set of at least two energy beams at a location where through-thickness reinforcement is required and a step of inserting a reinforcement element through the thickness of the laminated material at the location of the locally heated zone to through-thickness reinforce the laminated material. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308136 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE MATERIAL INCLUDING A THERMOPLASTIC COATED REINFORCING ELEMENT - A method of through-thickness reinforcing a laminated material is disclosed, in which a reinforcing element is coated with a thermoplastic layer. The reinforcing element is inserted into a base material, and a matrix material, such as a polymeric, is included in the base material. The combination is then cured, or heated, such that the thermoplastic layer and the matrix material diffuse into each other, thereby forming an interphase region around the reinforcing element. This interphase region helps to prevent cracks from propagating from the reinforcing element. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308137 | FLOW ROTOR, IN PARTICULAR TURBINE WHEEL - A flow rotor ( | 2014-10-16 |
20140308138 | COMPRESSOR WITH FLOODED START CONTROL - A system and method for flooded start control of a compressor for a refrigeration system is provided. A temperature sensor generates temperature data corresponding to at least one of a compressor temperature and an ambient temperature. A control module receives the temperature data, determines an off-time period since the compressor was last on, determines an amount of liquid present in the compressor based on the temperature data and the off-time period, compares the amount of liquid with a predetermined threshold, and, when the amount of liquid is greater than the predetermined threshold, operates the compressor according to at least one cycle including a first time period during which the compressor is on and a second time period during which the compressor is off. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308139 | DOUBLE SWASH PLATE PUMP WITH ADJUSTABLE VALVE RING CONCEPT - Large size pumps have limited dynamics as compared to small pumps. The use of large size pumps is restricted by relatively low working pressure and low driving speed. A Large size pump has large bearing and frictional surfaces, so the increased working pressure reduces the service life of the pump. A large size pump comprises large pistons, so with the high driving speed, pistons may detach from the piston shoes due to its inertia. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308140 | HERMETIC COMPRESSOR - A hermetic compressor includes a closed vessel for storing lubricating oil, an electric-driving element, and a compressing element driven by the electric-driving element. The compressing element includes a cylinder block forming a compression chamber, a piton that reciprocates inside the compression chamber, and an oiling device for supplying the lubricating oil to an outer circumference of the piston. A first oil groove is concavely formed on the outer circumference of the piston, and a second oil groove is concavely formed on a side opposite to the compression chamber relative to the first oil groove. The second oil groove has a spatial volume same or greater than that of the first oil groove. An expanded clearance portion is provided such that a clearance between the piston and the cylindrical hole portion broadens from a top dead point to a bottom dead point. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308141 | SEALED COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERATOR INCLUDING SEALED COMPRESSOR - A sealed compressor ( | 2014-10-16 |
20140308142 | PUMP FOR PUMPING LIQUID COMPRISING SOLID MATTER - The invention relates to a pump for pumping contaminated liquid comprising solid matter, the pump comprising a hydraulic unit ( | 2014-10-16 |
20140308143 | PLUNGER PUMP - A plunger pump is provided which comprises: a pump body having a cylinder hole with an expanded diameter section; a plunger defining, together with the lid member, a pump chamber; and a coiled spring disposed within the expanded diameter section. The coiled spring includes: an effective winding section; a lid-side seat winding section; and a plunger-side seat winding section. The lid-side seat winding section has an outer diameter larger than an outer diameter of the effective winding section, and the plunger-side seat winding section has an outer diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the plunger. With this configuration, the coiled spring within the pump chamber can have increased stability, and can be located in the center of the pump chamber. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308144 | Pump - A manually operated pump for supplying air to a bicycle comprises an outer tube with one end closed and the other end open; a core tube which can slide in the outer tube and is provided with a piston assembly on one end; and a hose which can slide in the core tube. One end of the hose is connected with an air needle, and the other end is connected with an air nozzle assembly. The piston assembly comprises a piston, a piston ring, and a one-way valve communicating with the core tube and the outer tube. An end socket is provided on the other end of the core tube. A narrowing port is formed in the end socket of the core tube. A foot stand is hinged on outer side of the end socket of the core tube. The air needle has a head matching the narrowing port. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308145 | PROGRESSING CAVITY STATOR - Progressing cavity devices and systems are provided. In one embodiment, a system includes a metal stator of a progressing cavity device. The metal stator includes metal plates with apertures that are rotationally offset to form a winding rotor cavity. At least one of the apertures that form the winding rotor cavity has an elongated profile with enlarged ends having widths greater than that across the middle of the at least one aperture. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308146 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR - In a stepped scroll compressor, inclined surfaces ( | 2014-10-16 |
20140308147 | GEROTOR APPARATUS FOR A QUASI-ISOTHERMAL BRAYTON CYCLE ENGINE - According to one embodiment of the invention, a gerotor apparatus includes an outer gerotor having an outer gerotor chamber, an inner gerotor, at least a portion of which is disposed within the outer gerotor chamber, and a synchronizing apparatus operable to control the rotation of the inner gerotor relative to the outer gerotor. The inner gerotor includes one or more entrance passages operable to communicate a lubricant into the outer gerotor chamber. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308148 | Water Lubricated Screw Compressor - In a water-supply line for performing water-supply to the rotors and the mechanical seal of a compressor, or in a condensed-water collection line for collecting condensed water of a dryer into the inlet port of the compressor, a water reservoir is provided at a position higher than the water-supply unit of the compressor. Moreover, there are provided a start-time water-supply line and a solenoid valve set up therein. Here, the start-time water-supply line establishes the connection between the lower portion of the water reservoir, and the inlet port of the compressor and the water-supply unit of the mechanical seal. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308149 | Long Reach Spindle Drive Systems and Method | 2014-10-16 |
20140308150 | GEAR PUMP HAVING GROOVED MOUNTING ADAPTER - A mounting adapter is disclosed for use with a gear pump. The mounting adapter may have a generally plate-like base member, and inlet and outlet ports both formed in the base member. The mounting adapter may also have a first bearing bore formed in the base member between the inlet port and the outlet port and configured to receive a first gear shaft, and a first bleed groove formed in the base member adjacent the outlet port. The first bleed groove may be generally concentric with the first bearing bore. The mounting adapter may further have a second bearing bore formed in the base member between the inlet port and the outlet port and configured to receive a second gear shaft, and a second bleed groove formed in the base member adjacent the outlet port. The second bleed groove may be generally concentric with the second bearing bore. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308151 | FEED UNIT - Feed units are already known which have a first toothing part and a second toothing part which each interact with one another via a toothing and the axes of which are set obliquely with respect to one another, wherein the first toothing part engages around the second toothing part with a collar portion and wherein working spaces are formed between the toothing of the first toothing part and the toothing of the second toothing part, which working spaces can be filled via an inlet and can be emptied via an outlet. In the case of the feed unit according to the invention, an alternative filling and emptying is achieved. According to the invention, the collar portion ( | 2014-10-16 |
20140308152 | R-T-B BASED ALLOY STRIP, AND R-T-B BASED SINTERED MAGNET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - An R-T-B based alloy strip including columnar crystals of an R | 2014-10-16 |
20140308153 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING DEFECTS IN FREEFORM FABRICATION - A method for detecting defects in three-dimensional articles. Providing a model of said article. Providing a first powder layer on a substrate, directing an energy beam over said substrate causing said first powder layer to fuse in selected locations forming a first cross section of said three-dimensional article, providing a second powder layer on said substrate, directing the energy beam over said substrate causing said second powder layer to fuse in selected locations to form a second cross section of said three-dimensional article. A first and second image of a first and second fusion zone of said first powder layer respectively is captured. Comparing said first and second images with corresponding layers in said model. Detecting a defect in the three-dimensional article if a deviation in said first image with respect to said model is at least partially overlapping a deviation in said second image with respect to said model. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308154 | FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL - The invention provides ferritic stainless steels exhibiting good weldability and excellent corrosion resistance even under such welding conditions that sensitization is induced. The ferritic stainless steel includes, by mass %, C: 0.001 to 0.030%, Si: more than 0.3 to 0.55%, Mn: 0.05 to 0.50%, P: not more than 0.05%, S: not more than 0.01%, Cr: 19.0 to 28.0%, Ni: 0.01 to less than 0.30%, Mo: 0.2 to 3.0%, Al: more than 0.08 to 1.2%, V: 0.02 to 0.50%, Cu: less than 0.1%, Nb: 0.005 to 0.50%, Ti: 0.05 to 0.50%, and N: 0.001 to 0.030%, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, the ferritic stainless steel satisfying Equations (1) and (2). | 2014-10-16 |
20140308155 | METHOD FOR POLISHING ALLOY MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALLOY MATERIAL - An efficient polishing method for polishing an alloy material to have an excellent mirror surface is provided. The alloy material contains a main component and 0.1% by mass or more of an element that has a Vickers hardness (HV) different from the Vickers hardness of the main component by 5 or more. A polishing composition used in the polishing method contains abrasive grains and an oxidant. The alloy material is preferably an aluminum alloy, a titanium alloy, a stainless steel, a nickel alloy, or a copper alloy. It is also preferable that the alloy material is subjected to preliminary polishing before being subjected to polishing in which the polishing composition is used. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308156 | STEEL SHEET FOR WARM PRESS FORMING, WARM-PRESSED MEMBER, AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF - Provided are a steel sheet for warm press forming that can have high strength, good elongation, and thus improved crashworthiness after being warm pressed, and a warm-pressed member formed of the steel sheet, and manufacturing methods thereof. The steel sheet for warm press forming includes, by weight %, C: 0.01% to 0.5%, Si: 3.0% or less (excluding 0%), Mn: 3% to 15%, P: 0.0001% to 0.1%, S: 0.0001% to 0.03%, Al: 3.0% or less (excluding 0%), N: 0.03% or less (excluding 0%), and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308157 | MAGNESIUM ALLOY MATERIAL - A magnesium alloy material having high corrosion resistance is provided. The magnesium alloy material contains a magnesium alloy containing 7.3% to 16% by mass Al, wherein a region having an Al content of 0.8x % by mass or more and 1.2x % by mass or less occupies 50% by area or more, a region having an Al content of 1.4x % by mass or more occupies 17.5% by area or less, wherein x % by mass denotes the Al content of the entire magnesium alloy material, and there is substantially no region having an Al content of 4.2% by mass or less. The magnesium alloy material has small variations in Al concentration and includes a few regions having a very low Al content, thereby effectively preventing and retarding local corrosion. Thus, the magnesium alloy material has higher corrosion resistance than die-cast components having the same Al content. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308158 | SOLID METAL ALLOY - The present invention addresses the problem of providing a novel, sold metal alloy. Provided is a metal alloy containing two or more types of metal, wherein an equilibrium diagram of the metal alloy shows the two or more types of metal in a finely mixed state at the nanolevel in a specific region where the two types of metal are unevenly distributed. This metal alloy has a substitutional solid solution of the two or more types of metal as the principal constituent thereof. This metal alloy is preferably one obtained by precipitation after mixing ions of two or more types of metal and a reducing agent in a thin-film fluid formed between processing surfaces, at least one of which rotates relative to the other, which are arranged so as to face one another and are capable of approaching and separating from one another. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308159 | WHITE-COLORED COPPER ALLOY WITH REDUCED NICKEL CONTENT - Disclosed is a white-colored copper alloy comprising by weight up to 30% zinc, up to 20% manganese, up to 5% nickel with the balance copper. This alloy may have from 6% to 25% zinc, from 4% to 17% manganese, from 0.1% to 3.5% nickel and the balance copper. The balance copper in the alloy may further contain at least one of: up to 0.5% of at least one of the group which consists of Sn, Si, Co, Ti, Cr, Fe, Mg, Zr, and Ag; and up to 0.1% of at least one of the group which consists of P, B, Ca, Ge, Se, Te. It may also contain up to 0.3% Zr by weight. The alloy may have an electrical conductivity greater than 2.5% IACS at eddy current gauge exciting frequencies between 60 kHz and 480 kHz. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308160 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING, IN PARTICULAR CASTING, A MATERIAL, CASTING MOLD FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD AND ARTICLES PRODUCED BY THE METHOD OR IN THE CASTING MOLD - A method for producing articles in a mold includes bringing a material into a free-flowing state, introducing the material into the mold via a bottom-casting principle, and solidifying being carried out according to a top-casting principle. The material, viewed in a flow direction of the material, is first introduced into a pouring basin of a runner, then flows through the runner, thereafter through a storage space that is located upstream from a cavity and that is arranged underneath the cavity, and from there into the cavity. Thereafter the mold including the sub-parts of the mold is pivoted so that the storage space takes over the function of a feeder or riser. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308161 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VOLUMETRIC REDUCTION OF MEDICAL TEXTILE AND WASTE MATERIAL - Embodiments of system and method of sanitizing medical waste are described. In one embodiment, there is a the method including, introducing the medical waste into a heating zone, heating the medical waste to a sanitizing temperature thereby melting a majority of the medial waste, moving the medical waste via gravity into a cooling receiver, cooling the medical waste by cooling the cooling receiver; and removing the medical waste from the cooling receiver. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308162 | PEROXYCARBOXYLIC ACID BASED SANITIZING RINSE ADDITIVES FOR USE IN WARE WASHING - A concentrated liquid sanitizing and rinse composition containing peroxycarboxylic acid(s) and compatible rinse aid surfactants is disclosed. The sanitizing and rinsing compositions are formulated in a single liquid concentrate, replacing a traditional dual product of a sanitizer and rinse aid. The sanitizing and rinsing chemistries are particularly effective at neutral pHs against gram negative organisms at elevated temperatures. Methods of using the concentrated liquid sanitizing and rinse composition are also disclosed. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308163 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR SELECTING A TARGET ANALYTE - This disclosure is directed to a device and a system for picking a target analyte of a suspension. A picker introduces at least one force, such as by a magnetic gradient and/or by a pressure gradient, to extract the target analyte from a specimen. The magnetic gradient may be introduced by a magnet, such as a permanent magnet or an electromagnet, and the pressure gradient may be introduced by a pump which moves within a fluid-primed cannula to create the pressure gradient, thereby drawing the target analyte into the cannula. The picker may also expel the target analyte onto or into a substrate, such as a well plate, after the target analyte has been drawn into the picker by reversing the pressure gradient or removing the magnetic gradient. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308164 | Biological Fluid Transfer Device and Biological Fluid Sampling System - A biological fluid sampling transfer device adapted to receive a multi-component blood sample is disclosed. After collecting the blood sample, the biological fluid sampling transfer device is able to separate a plasma portion from a cellular portion. After separation, the biological fluid sampling transfer device is able to transfer the plasma portion of the blood sample to a point-of-care testing device. The biological fluid sampling transfer device also provides a closed sampling and transfer system that reduces the exposure of a blood sample and provides fast mixing of a blood sample with a sample stabilizer. The biological fluid sampling transfer device is engageable with a blood testing device for closed transfer of a portion of the plasma portion from the biological fluid sampling transfer device to the blood testing device. The blood testing device is adapted to receive the plasma portion to analyze the blood sample and obtain test results. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308165 | Biological Fluid Collection Device and Biological Fluid Separation and Testing System - A biological fluid collection device that is adapted to receive a multi-component blood sample having a cellular portion and a plasma portion is disclosed. After collecting the blood sample, the biological fluid collection device is able to separate the plasma portion from the cellular portion. After separation, the biological fluid collection device is able to transfer the plasma portion of the blood sample to a point-of-care testing device. The biological fluid collection device also provides a closed sampling and transfer system that reduces the exposure of a blood sample and provides fast mixing of a blood sample with an anticoagulant. The biological fluid collection device is engageable with a testing device for closed transfer of a portion of the plasma portion from the biological fluid collection device to the testing device. The testing device is adapted to receive the plasma portion to analyze the blood sample and obtain test results. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308166 | Blood Sampling Transfer Device and Blood Separation and Testing System - A blood sampling transfer device that is adapted to receive a blood sample having a cellular portion and a plasma portion is disclosed. The blood sampling transfer device is able to separate the plasma portion from the cellular portion. After separation, the blood sampling transfer device is able to transfer the plasma portion of the blood sample to a point-of-care testing device. The blood sampling transfer device also provides a closed sampling and transfer system that reduces the exposure of a blood sample and provides fast mixing of a blood sample with a sample stabilizer. The blood sampling transfer device is engageable with a blood testing device for closed transfer of a portion of the plasma portion from the blood sampling transfer device to the blood testing device. The blood testing device is adapted to receive the plasma portion to analyze the blood sample and obtain test results. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308167 | Biological Fluid Sampling Transfer Device and Biological Fluid Separation and Testing System - A biological fluid sampling transfer device that is adapted to receive and separate a multi-component blood sample is disclosed. After separation, the biological fluid sampling transfer device is able to transfer a plasma portion of the blood sample to a point-of-care testing device. The biological fluid sampling transfer device of the present disclosure also provides a closed sampling and transfer system that reduces the exposure of a blood sample and provides fast mixing of a blood sample with an anticoagulant. The biological fluid sampling transfer device is engageable with a blood testing device for closed transfer of a portion of the plasma portion from the biological fluid sampling transfer device to the blood testing device. The blood testing device is adapted to receive the plasma portion to analyze the blood sample and obtain test results. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308168 | STRUCTURES FOR CONTROLLING LIGHT INTERACTION WITH MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES - Systems and methods for improved measurement of absorbance/transmission through fluidic systems are described. Specifically, in one set of embodiments, optical elements are fabricated on one side of a transparent fluidic device opposite a series of fluidic channels. The optical elements may guide incident light passing through the device such that most of the light is dispersed away from specific areas of the device, such as intervening portions between the fluidic channels. By decreasing the amount of light incident upon these intervening portions, the amount of noise in the detection signal can be decreased when using certain optical detection systems. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308169 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MICROLABORATORY - A micro-laboratory system for performing chemical, mechanical and electrical experiments includes a set of experiment chips and a test system. Each experiment chip includes chemical, mechanical, or electrical experiments and the test system is configured to receive the experiment chips and to perform the chemical, mechanical, or electrical experiments comprised in the experiment chips. The system also includes fluidic and electrical interfaces connecting the experiment chips and the test system. A computing unit connects and communicates with the test system, and runs applications that provide instructions for selecting, designing and performing experiments, analyzing experimental results and explaining relevant principles of the experiments. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308170 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR ENGINE - An exhaust gas purification system of engine configured to classify a PM accumulation state of DPF into multiple evaluation stages based on a plurality of evaluation indices, and to repeatedly perform determination of the current evaluation stage by the current stage determination part and determination of whether to move up the current evaluation stage to the evaluation stage of the next rank by the evaluation stage determination part, wherein upon a defect of a sensor among different types of sensors being detected by the defect detection part, the current evaluation stage is newly redetermined by the current stage redetermination part as substituted for the current evaluation stage determined by the current stage determination part. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308171 | OZONE CONVERTER WITH REPLACEABLE CORE - An ozone converter includes an inlet housing having an inlet at a first end and an inlet housing flange at a second end and an outlet housing having outlet housing flange at a first end and an outlet at a second end. The ozone converter also includes a removable coupling holding the inlet housing and the outlet housing in a fixed relationship to one another and a core disposed at least partially within one of the inlet housing flange and outlet housing flange. The core includes a core flange disposed at least partially between the inlet housing flange and outlet housing flange such that core is held in a fixed position relative to one or both of the inlet and outlet housings. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308172 | Producing Hydrocarbons From Catalytic Fischer-Tropsch Reactor - An integrated plant for the conversion of a hydrocarbon gas such as natural gas to useful hydrocarbon liquid fuels and feed-stocks comprises an H2+CO syngas generation system which provides feed gas to a Fischer-Tropsch catalytic hydrocarbon synthesis system with an associated power and heat energy system. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308173 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING OFF-GASSED OZONE - Systems and methods for producing an ozone destructor are disclosed herein. Generally, these systems and methods include an ozone destructor that has a housing defining an air passage duct. In some cases, this air passage duct includes a first chamber and a second chamber that are arranged so that air is able to flow into the first chamber, through the second chamber, and out of the destructor. In some cases, an air drying mechanism is disposed in the first and/or the second chamber. Additionally, in some cases, the ozone destructor further includes multiple mechanisms that reduce ozone to oxygen. In light of these features, the ozone destructor is capable of incrementally drying and reducing air and ozone, respectively, as they pass through the first chamber and the second chamber. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308174 | CATALYTIC COMBUSTOR IN GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A catalytic combustor ( | 2014-10-16 |
20140308175 | CATALYTIC COMBUSTOR IN GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A catalytic combustor ( | 2014-10-16 |
20140308176 | Removal Of Hydrogen And Carbon Monoxide Impurities From Gas Streams - Hydrogen and carbon monoxide impurities are removed from a dry gas comprising the impurities, wherein the dry gas is at least substantially free of carbon dioxide, by passing the dry gas with sufficient residence time, e.g. at least 1.5 s, through a layer of catalyst comprising a mixture of manganese oxide and copper oxide. The use of expensive noble metal catalysts to remove hydrogen may thereby be avoided. In addition, regeneration of the catalyst using oxygen-containing regeneration gas does not reduce the effectiveness of the catalyst. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308177 | HYDROGEN SEPARATION MEMBRANE AND DEVICE INCLUDING HYDROGEN SEPARATION MEMBRANE - A hydrogen separation membrane including: a metal layer including the at least one Group 5 element; and a transition metal catalyst layer on the metal layer, the transition metal catalyst layer including at least one transition metal and at least one of phosphorus (P) or boron (B). | 2014-10-16 |
20140308178 | Microfluidic Mixing and Reaction Systems for High Efficiency Screening - Microfluidic devices are described that include a rigid base layer, and an elastomeric layer on the base layer. The elastomeric layer may include at least part of a fluid channel for transporting a liquid reagent, and a vent channel that accepts gas diffusing through the elastomeric layer from the flow channel and vents it out of the elastomeric layer. The devices may also include a mixing chamber fluidly connected to the fluid channel, and a control channel overlapping with a deflectable membrane that defines a portion of the flow channel, where the control channel may be operable to change a rate at which the liquid reagent flows through the fluid channel. The devices may further include a rigid plastic layer on the elastomeric layer. | 2014-10-16 |
20140308179 | Biological Fluid Separation Device and Biological Fluid Separation and Testing System - A biological fluid separation device that is adapted to receive a multi-component blood sample is disclosed. After collecting the blood sample, the biological fluid separation device is able to separate a plasma portion from a cellular portion. After separation, the biological fluid separation device is able to transfer the plasma portion of the blood sample to a point-of-care testing device. The biological fluid separation device of the present disclosure also provides a closed separation and transfer system that reduces the exposure of a blood sample and provides fast mixing of a blood sample with a sample stabilizer. The biological fluid separation device is engageable with a blood testing device for closed transfer of a portion of the plasma portion from the biological fluid separation device to the blood testing device. The blood testing device is adapted to receive the plasma portion to analyze the blood sample and obtain test results. | 2014-10-16 |