43rd week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080260482 | Method and Device for Controlling a Tool with Ultrasonic Waves - In a method for controlling a tool during machining a work piece using the tool, a first measuring arrangement which has a first ultrasonic probe for emitting ultrasonic waves is used, the first measuring arrangement being arranged ahead of the tool with respect to the relative tool movement direction and being moved relative to the work piece in the relative tool movement direction. The ultrasonic waves emitted by the first ultrasonic probe are transmitted to the work piece, and are transmitted back to the first ultrasonic probe, by a first column of liquid which is created by the first measuring arrangement and situated between the first ultrasonic probe and the work piece for measurement. The measurements are used for automatically adjusting the position of the tool relative to the work piece during machining the work piece. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260483 | Tool holder dampening system - A tool holder for use in a rotating spindle of a milling machine. The tool holder comprises a conically tapered shank portion for insertion into the spindle and a cutting tool mounting portion. Disposed between the shank and mounting portions is a flange portion. The flange portion includes a continuous channel formed therein which circumvents the shank portion and is adapted to accommodate a dampening member. The dampening member is compressable between the flange portion and the spindle when the tool holder is inserted into the spindle, and is adapted to eliminate harmonic resonance attributable to the use of the tool holder with a cutting tool. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260484 | Milling headstock for rivet stems - A milling headstock for rivet stems includes a mouth for the introduction of the stem. A milling machine can be displaced towards the mouth by a previously established length, in order to trim the stem of the different rivets made in a piece. The mouth has a dimension equal to or less than the head of the rivet so that, after introducing the stem via the mouth, the latter at all times rests on the surface of the head of that rivet in such manner that the milling machine is then displaced through the previously established length. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260485 | Machine Tool - The present invention describes a machine to that includes a casing and a toolholder spindle. The machine tool further includes a drive mechanism that drives the toolholder spindle. The drive mechanism includes first and second drive members. The first drive member rotates the spindle about its axis. The second drive member translates the spindle and is screwed onto the spindle in such a way that the spindle advances or reverses as a function of the relative speed of rotation between the first and second drive members. The machine tool also includes a first motor and a second motor. The first motor rotates the first drive member and the second motor rotates the second drive member. The machine too further includes a control unit that controls and adjusts the speed of rotation of the first motor and the second motor independently. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260486 | VEHICLE SLIDING FLOOR EXTENSION - An extendable vehicle cargo floor assembly that includes a semi-rigid material panel base and a slideable panel that slides between guides so as to provide easy access to cargo stored in the vehicle storage part. In another embodiment, the panels are segmented in parts and joined together at installation. In another embodiment, the base panel is not used and instead, a bedliner is configured to operate as the base panel. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260487 | Tie-down anchor system and method - A family of anchor devices that include a back plate mounted behind a mounting surface with a flange mounted in front of the mounting surface and generally a ring or hook carrier member that engages an anchor ring or a hook. In several embodiments the carrier can rotate without axles pins or the like allowing the load to align the device in a direction of maximum convenience and strength. A first embodiment provides a rotating ring in a recessed retaining cup that provides for maximum flexibility. A second embodiment provides a rotating ring in a clip carrier in a raised mounting flange. A third embodiment provides a swivel insert hook carrier that can rotate. A fourth embodiment includes a ring that engages a notch in a raised carrier. Fifth and sixth embodiments provide attachments for one or multiple hooks in a fixed-mounted, non-rotating flange. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260488 | PIN AND GROMMET FASTENER ASSEMBLY - A fastener assembly configured to secure a first panel to a second panel includes a pin and a grommet. The pin includes a shaft connected to a tip. The grommet is configured to snapably secure into a hole of a panel. The grommet includes a central passage. The shaft is adjustably secured within the central passage, such that the shaft is allowed to shift a fixed distance within the central passage in a first direction, but is locked in place in the central passage with respect to a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260489 | Captured nut assembly - A strip has a plurality of slots therein each which has a captured nut freely rotatable in the slot to be assembled to a work piece. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260490 | Sheet Metal Nut - Disclosed is a sheet metal nut comprising a cage part ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080260491 | Fall-Off Preventing Element and Loosening Preventing Nut - Provided is a fall-off preventing element and a loosening preventing nut, which, by a wire of a coil spring, with a free lower end, being fitted onto a thread groove of a bolt, can prevent fall-off of a nut or loosening of a nut. A fall-off preventing element is screwed onto a bolt and includes a coil spring portion and a cylindrical main body affixing an upper end of the coil spring portion and having an opening formed therein in which a lower end of the coil spring portion is latched. The coil spring portion is made smaller in its inner diameter than the outer diameter of a leg portion of the bolt. The lower end of the coil spring portion is latched in a diameter-expanded state to the cylindrical main body, and the lower end of the coil spring portion is enabled to move in a diameter-expanding direction. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260492 | Threaded fasteners with ribbed shanks - A metal bolt or cap screw fastener has a head, a shank of reduced cross section and a threaded portion, which fastener is configured to be manufactured using cold forming automatic bolt making machines of concurrent configuration. The reduced cross section shank provides additional elastic stretch and reduces stress throughout the fastener upon application of external joint parting loads, as compared to conventional fasteners with nominal diameter shanks. The inventive fastener has at least three straight longitudinal ribs along the length of the reduced cross section shank. The longitudinal ribs extend laterally outward from the surface of the shank a distance substantially corresponding to the fastener nominal diameter so as to center the fastener within round holes. During cold forming, the fastener shank diameter is made to the same or somewhat larger diameter than the not yet threaded part of the bolt. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260493 | Bolt and thread rolling die and the manufacture of the bolt - The object of the present invention is to provide a bolt that effectively prevents gouging, seizure and racing between the bolt and nut without the aid of a guide boss and is effective when combined with the case nut. The object can be attained by providing a bolt having a threaded shank portion wherein a plural number of notched faces slanting toward the end of the threaded shank portion at an angle ranging from ±15° to ±80° toward the axis of the threaded shank portion, are formed at the beginning of the thread part of the threaded shank portion. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260494 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COUPLING GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTS - A method facilitates assembling a gas turbine engine assembly including at least a first member and a second member. The method comprises inserting a threaded fastener through an opening formed in a flange, and providing at least one shank nut including a flanged mating end, an opposite non-mating end, and a body extending therebetween. The body includes an internal surface, an external surface, and a centerline extending between the body ends. The flanged mating end includes a substantially planar exterior surface that is aligned perpendicularly to the centerline and an annular groove that extends from the exterior surface at least partially towards the non-mating end. The method also comprises securing the assembly together such that the mating end is positioned flush against the flange and such that the threaded fastener extends at least partially into a bore extending through the shank nut and defined by the shank nut internal surface. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260495 | THREADED SCREW FASTENER WITH MULTIPLE CHARACTERISTIC THREADS - A fastener with multiple thread characteristics includes a shank and head. The shank has a penetrating tip distal most from the head. The shank includes a first, conventional thread formation formed therein adjacent the penetrating tip and a second, anti-back-out thread formation adjacent the conventional thread formation, between the conventional thread formation and the head. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260496 | Fastener With Visual Indicator - A fastener that includes a head portion and a body and is configured to be driven into material. The body is configured for engaging the material and the head portion is constructed to be engaged by a driver of a power nailer. A color coating is applied to a face of the head portion for visually locating fasteners engaged with the material | 2008-10-23 |
20080260497 | Method of producing perfect-bound printed products formed from several printed products and installation for producing perfect-bound printed products - A method of producing perfect-bound printed products formed from several printed products, includes feeding printed products, which are gathered to form loose book blocks, are fed by feeders, which are arranged along a conveying line and are driven at least approximately with synchronous timing, to a conveyance device that has receiving devices that follow one another at regular intervals, and are transferred by this conveyance device into a gluing machine. The gluing machine, which is arranged downstream of the conveyance device and also has a conveying function, is run until it is empty in the event of an interruption of a processing operation by discontinuing further feeding of printed products to the receiving devices of the conveyance device and further feeding of loose book blocks to the gluing machine while the gluing machine is emptying. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260498 | Atmosphere Purge-Port Connecting Device for Wafer Storage Container - A connecting device is provided to a wafer carrier for storing a wafer and connected to a purge port having a gas inlet into which a gas for purging an atmosphere in the wafer carrier flows. The connecting device includes, a base; a communication port formed in the base; and a close-contact mechanism that includes, a sealing ring, a groove, and a pressure-reducing passage that communicates with the groove. The pressure in a space defined by the groove and a peripheral edge of the gas inlet is reduced at a position where the base makes contact with the purge port, bringing the gas inlet into close contact with the communication port. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260499 | FACET ADAPTER FOR A WAFER HANDLER - A facet adapter permits flexible coupling of wafer handler ports to various combinations of process modules. In one embodiment, a facet adapter connects a port of a wafer handler to two process modules. The facet adapter may provide additional facets oriented, for example, at ninety degrees to one another. Facet adapters may be employed to flexibly accommodate various semiconductor fabrication system layouts, and in particular, to increase the number of process modules serviced by a single robotic wafer handler. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260500 | BATCH SUBSTRATE HANDLING - A substrate-handling vacuum robot includes a first robotic arm with a single-substrate end effector and a second robotic arm with a batch end effector. The single-substrate end effector permits single-substrate pick-and-place operations while the batch end effector permits batch handling of substrates within a vacuum environment. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260501 | Fabrication method for semiconductor device and manufacturing apparatus for the same - A shallow p-n junction diffusion layer having a high activation rate of implanted ions, low resistivity, and a controlled leakage current is formed through annealing. Annealing after impurities have been doped is carried out through light irradiation. Those impurities are activated by annealing at least twice through light irradiation after doping impurities to a semiconductor substrate | 2008-10-23 |
20080260502 | Substrate processing apparatus and semiconductor device manufacturing method - A substrate processing apparatus comprises a storage container for storing multiple substrates and whose substrate loading and unloading opening is sealed by a lid, a load port for placing the storage container, an attaching and detaching device for attaching and detaching the lid on the substrate loading and unloading opening in the load port, a first placement unit for mounting the storage container in the load port and moving away from and near the attaching and detaching device, and a second placement unit provided separately from the first placement unit, for mounting the storage container in the load port and moving up and down relative to the attaching and detaching device. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260503 | Transfer apparatus - A transfer apparatus includes a stationary base, a swivel supported by the stationary base to be rotatable about a vertical axis, a guide member mounted on the swivel, a linear movement mechanism supported by the swivel or the guide member, a hand supported by the linear movement mechanism and moved by the linear movement mechanism for carrying a work along a straight and horizontal travel stroke, a drive source disposed inside the stationary base, and a transmission shaft disposed along the vertical axis to transmit drive power from the drive source to the linear movement mechanism. The swivel includes an upper section and a lower section detachably connected with each other. The upper section has a connecting member supported by the upper section to be rotatable about the vertical axis. The connecting member has a detachable engagement member for engagement with the transmission shaft from the above. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260504 | OHT ACCESSIBLE HIGH DENSITY STOCKER AND METHOD - A storage system for items such as substrate carriers includes at least one stocker including a plurality of storage areas each adapted to store at least one storage device. At least one movable support is arranged on the at least one stocker. A control controls movement of the at least one movable support at least between a first position wherein the at least one movable support receives the at least one storage device outside one of the storage areas and a second position wherein the at least one movable support is arranged substantially within the one of the storage areas. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260505 | CARRIER FOR CARRYING A PACKAGED CHIP AND HANDLER EQUIPPED WITH THE CARRIER - A carrier for carrying a packaged chip includes a housing having a holding space and at least one guiding hole. A guiding block ascends and descends along the guiding hole. A latch moves backwards and forwards as the guiding block ascends and descends to move into and out of the holding space. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260506 | Device for unloading a container - A device for unloading a container having a removal opening has a rotatably mounted supporting surface mounted to turn around a first turning axis, a rotatably mounted retaining means, and a synchronizing means. The unloading device causes a container on the supporting surface to tilt so that the removal opening of the tilted container points obliquely or vertically downwards. The retaining means prevent an article inside the tilted container from moving linearly through the removal opening. The retaining means is mounted to turn around a second turning axis. The synchronizing means is configured for synchronizing turning of the supporting surface around the first turning axis, wherein the retaining means turns around the second turning axis. The synchronized turning of the supporting surface and retaining means causes the container standing on the supporting surface to tilt such that the removal opening of the tilted container points obliquely or vertically downwards. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260507 | MODULAR AND COLLAPSIBLE STORAGE AND/OR TRANSPORT CONTAINER APPARATUS AND METHOD AND UTILITY TRAILER SYSTEM INCORPORATING THE SAME - A modular and collapsible container, including a trailer system and method utilizing the same. In one aspect, the invention is a container kit having an assembled state and disassembled state comprising: a floor section comprising a floor panel and a first perimeter frame connected to the floor panel so as to form a ridge extending above a surface of the floor panel; a roof section comprising a roof panel and a second perimeter frame connected to the roof panel so as to form a ridge extending below a surface of the floor panel; a plurality of posts comprising a first end and a second end; a plurality of panels; at least one door having hinges; a plurality of wheels; wherein when the container kit is in the disassembled state, the roof section stacks atop the floor section forming a cavity between the floor panel and the roof panel, and the plurality of posts, the plurality of panels, the at least one door, and the plurality of wheels are positioned within the cavity; and wherein when the container kit is in the assembled state, the floor section, the roof section, the plurality of posts, the plurality of panels, the at least one door, and the plurality of wheels form a stand-alone container defining a substantially enclosed volume. In another aspect, the invention is a system for storing and/or transporting articles comprising the aforementioned container kit and a utility trailer. In yet another aspect, the invention can be a method of shipping the aforementioned container kit in the disassembled state. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260508 | Boat loading and unloading system - A system for loading, unloading and carrying a boat, upright with motor, on a vehicle includes a raised carrying rack positioned at an incline above the vehicle and a loading arm extending rearwardly from the back of the vehicle and supported in cantilever fashion by cables. A winch, cable and pulley system pulls the boat out of the water, onto the loading arm, up onto rollers at the rear of the carrying rack, and to the forward end of the carrying rack where it is secured. The loading arm may be folded upright after the boat is loaded on the carrying rack. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260509 | Apparatus and Method for Moving a Mine Conveyor Segment - The invention provides an apparatus for moving a mine conveyor segment ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080260510 | Manipulator-Type Robot - According to the manipulator-type robot of the present invention, a manipulator base contains a connection case for making cable connection to an external device. In the connection case, a signal-line connecting section for external connection is disposed on a predetermined signal line of a cable that is routed through the inside of the manipulator. Besides, the connection case contains, other than the aforementioned signal-line connecting section for making connection to outside, an additional signal-line connecting section. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260511 | Stacker - A stacker ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080260512 | Packaging System Including Pallet De-Layering System - A packaging system for handling palletized product arranged in multiple layers of product cases, a pallet de-layering system includes a gripper mechanism. The gripper mechanism is configured to clamp a layer of the multiple layers by applying a clamping force to one or more product cases of the layer such that the layer can be removed from an adjacent layer of product cases to a different location. The layer includes a void between adjacent product cases. The gripper mechanism includes a void filling member carried by the gripper mechanism. The void filling member is sized and located to be positioned within the void to limit movement of the adjacent product cases into the void during a clamping operation. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260513 | Apparatus and Method for Stacking Objects - An apparatus for stacking objects, provided with positioning means ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080260514 | Method for Damping Tower Vibrations in a Wind Turbine Installation - A method in connection with a wind turbine installation for damping tower vibrations, in particular a floating wind turbine installation comprising a floating cell, a tower arranged over the floating cell, a generator mounted on the tower that is rotatable in relation to the wind direction and fitted with a wind turbine, and an anchor line arrangement connected to anchors or foundations on the sea bed. The tower's eigenvibrations, ω | 2008-10-23 |
20080260515 | Pump - A pump includes a pumping unit including therein an impeller for sucking and discharging a liquid; and a pump case accommodating therein the pumping unit and provided with an inlet for sucking the liquid into the pump and an outlet for discharging the liquid out of the pump. The impeller has an inlet mouth portion of a cylindrical shape that projects towards the pump case, and the pump case has a case inlet portion and an annular recess portion which the inlet mouth portion of the impeller is movably inserted in and is formed at the vicinity of the case inlet portion. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260516 | METHOD FOR MODIFYING A MULTISTAGE COMPRESSOR - A method for modifying a multistage compressor ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080260517 | FAN APPARATUS - A fan apparatus includes a casing and a fan unit. The casing is a hollow member having an inlet and an outlet. The fan unit has an inlet and an outlet, and includes a plurality of axial fans. The fan unit is disposed on the inside of the casing, and the inlet of the fan unit is disposed in the vicinity of the inlet of the casing. The position of the fan unit within the casing can be varied in order to alter the air flow and static pressure of the air discharged by the fan apparatus. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260518 | Holweck Vacuum Pump - A Holweck vacuum pump includes a pump rotor ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080260519 | SURGE DETECTION IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A method for detecting a surge condition during operation of a gas turbine engine includes detecting a change of pressure differential between fuel flows in a fuel system of the engine during engine operation. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260520 | Turbocharger and Variable-Nozzle Cartridge Therefor - A variable-nozzle turbocharger includes a cartridge containing a variable vane mechanism connected between the center housing and the turbine housing. The cartridge comprises an annular nozzle ring supporting an array of rotatable vanes, an insert having a tubular portion sealingly received into the bore of the turbine housing and having a nozzle portion extending radially out from one end of the tubular portion and being axially spaced from the nozzle ring with the vanes therebetween, a plurality of spacers connected between the nozzle portion of the insert and the nozzle ring, and an annular retainer ring fastened to the center housing so as to capture the nozzle ring between the retainer ring and the center housing. The retainer ring is formed as a separate part from the insert ring and is mechanically and thermally decoupled from the insert. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260521 | Sealing arrangement - A sealing assembly comprises a bore in a housing, a plurality of seal rings and a shaft. The bore comprises a plurality of seats disposed at different seat radius for the seal rings. The bore comprises for each pair of adjacent seats axially inward of an inner end of the outward seat and proximate to the inward seat a chamfer extending radially inwardly over an inward axial distance. The chamfer between each pair of seats allows for the radial contraction of the seal rings upon assembly. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260522 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH INTEGRATED ABRADABLE SEAL AND MOUNT PLATE - An abradable sealing land for a gas turbine engine includes a mount plate and an open cell portion which is to be abraded. Both portions are formed integrally from a single piece of material. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260523 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH INTEGRATED ABRADABLE SEAL - An abradable land assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a mount portion and an open cell portion which is to be abraded. Both portions are formed integrally from a single piece of material. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260524 | HEAT SHIELD FOR SEALING A FLOW CHANNEL OF A TURBINE ENGINE - A heat shield arrangement for local separation of a flow channel within a turbine engine, with respect to a stator housing radially surrounding the flow channel is provided. The heat shield includes two axially opposite joining contours which are each engageable with two components which are axially adjacent along the flow channel. Each provides a complementary reception contour for the joining contours. At least one of the reception contours has an axial clearance, in which the associated joining contour is axially displaceably mounted. At least one seal is provided between the axially displaceable joining contour and the reception contour. The seal is mounted movably within the reception contour or the joining contour in such a way that the seal is deflectable against a surface region of the reception contour or of the joining contour. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260525 | Device For Supplying Pulse Width-Modulated Output Pulses For the Motor of a Fan - A device for supplying pulse width-modulated output pulses for the motor of a fan has an arithmetic unit and at least one final output stage. The arithmetic unit and the final output stage are disposed in a rod-shaped housing. A fan encompasses a device that is located in a rod-shaped housing and is used for supplying pulse width-modulated output pulses. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260526 | COUNTER-ROTATING AXIAL-FLOW FAN - A counter-rotating axial-flow fan includes a housing that is constituted from a first divided housing unit and a second divided housing unit. Engaging members and first stopper portions are integrally formed with a first flange portion of the first divided housing unit. The first stopper portions are arranged adjacent to the engaging members. Engaged members and second stopper portions are integrally formed with a second flange portion of the second divided housing unit. The second stopper portions are arranged adjacent to the engaged members. The second stopper portions have leading ends that are abutted onto leading ends of the first stopper portions when the engaging members are completely engaged with the engaged members. Thus, damage of the first and second divided housing units is prevented when the first and second divided housing units are coupled. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260527 | Fan assembly - A centrifugal fan assembly has a fan with a number of vanes at a peripheral edge of a rotor, a motor, arranged coaxially to the inside of the rotor, that rotates the fan, and a casing that houses the fan and the motor. The casing has an air inlet in the direction of a rotating shaft of the fan, and an air outlet in a radial direction. A first part of the casing near the air inlet is arranged relatively towards a center of the casing as compared to the other part of the casing. The motor is mounted on the first part. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260528 | Turbocharger - The invention relates to a turbocharger comprising a turbine casing ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080260529 | Turbine Nozzle Support Device and Steam Turbine - A steam turbine includes a turbine casing, a turbine rotor disposed in the turbine casing, a plurality of turbine stages, a cylinder substantially coaxial with the turbine casing, and a fixing partition plate having an outer edge fixed to the turbine casing and an inner edge fixed to an outer circumferential portion of the cylinder. In a turbine nozzle support holder of such the steam turbine, the turbine stages each includes turbine movable blades disposed circumferentially around the turbine rotor and turbine nozzles paired with the turbine movable blades and disposed upstream of the turbine movable blades. The turbine nozzles of the turbine stages are arranged inside the cylinder in an axial direction and are engaged with and fixed to the cylinder. The fixing partition plate is disposed downstream of the center of the cylinder in the axial direction to separate an upstream atmosphere and a downstream atmosphere. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260530 | COUNTER-ROTATING AXIAL-FLOW FAX - A support frame portion is divided into a first support-frame half-portion and a second support-frame half-portion along a virtual reference dividing plane. A raised portion is integrally formed with each of side walls in a pair of the first web half-portion, projecting toward the second web half-portion beyond the virtual reference dividing plane. A raised portion is integrally formed with each of side walls in a pair of the second web half-portion, projecting toward the first web half-portion beyond the virtual reference dividing plane. A recessed portion is formed in each of the side walls in the pair of the first web half-portion, and is fitted with the raised portion corresponding thereto of the second web half-portion. A recessed portion is formed in each of the side walls in the pair of the second web half-portion, and is fitted with the raised portion corresponding thereto of the first web half-portion. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260531 | Method for Regulating a Wind Energy Installation - The invention relates to a method for operating installations ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080260532 | Vertical Axis Turbine - A turbine with a vertical axis of rotation is described, with particular reference to a wind powered embodiment. It is advantageous to ensure that a turbine rotates at a substantially constant speed despite variations in the driving force and to ensure that the turbine is not damaged when the driving force is excessive. The turbine includes a plurality of turbine blades arranged about a central axis, with each turbine blade being pivotally mounted towards its outer periphery about an axis substantially parallel to the central axis. A biasing element biases the inner periphery of the turbine blades towards the central axis. As the speed of rotation of the turbine increases, the blades swing out of the wind and there center of gravity moves away from the central axis, tending to slow the speed of rotation. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260533 | VANE AND/OR BLADE FOR NOISE CONTROL - Exemplary turbine blade outer edges, exemplary vane inner edges, exemplary systems and exemplary methods are disclosed that help to reduce noise in variable geometry turbines and optionally other turbines wherein a turbine blade interacts with an object. Other exemplary turbine-related technologies are also disclosed. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260534 | BLADE/DISK DOVETAIL BACKCUT FOR BLADE/DISK STRESS REDUCTION (7FA+E, STAGE 1) - Blade load path on a gas turbine disk can be diverted to provide a significant disk fatigue life benefit. A plurality of gas turbine blades are attachable to a gas turbine disk, where each of the gas turbine blades includes a blade dovetail engageable in a correspondingly-shaped dovetail slot in the gas turbine disk. In order to reduce gas turbine disk stress, an optimal material removal area is defined according to blade and/or disk geometry to maximize a balance between stress reduction on the gas turbine disk, a useful life of the gas turbine blade, and maintaining or improving the aeromechanical behavior of the gas turbine blade. Removing material from the material removal area effects the maximized balance. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260535 | BLADE/DISK DOVETAIL BACKCUT FOR BLADE/DISK STRESS REDUCTION (6FA+E, STAGE2) - Blade load path on a gas turbine disk can be diverted to provide a significant disk fatigue life benefit. A plurality of gas turbine blades are attachable to a gas turbine disk, where each of the gas turbine blades includes a blade dovetail engageable in a correspondingly-shaped dovetail slot in the gas turbine disk. In order to reduce gas turbine disk stress, an optimal material removal area is defined according to blade and/or disk geometry to maximize a balance between stress reduction on the gas turbine disk, a useful life of the gas turbine blade, and maintaining or improving the aeromechanical behavior of the gas turbine blade. Removing material from the material removal area effects the maximized balance. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260536 | BLADE ARRANGEMENT - A blade assembly for a rotary component comprises an aerofoil member and a displacement apparatus on the aerofoil member for displacing a detached first portion of the aerofoil member in a rearward direction relative to a second portion of the aerofoil member. On failure of the aerofoil member, the displacement apparatus displaces the first portion from the second portion in the rearward direction. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260537 | Turbine Blade with an Impingement Cooling Insert - The invention relates to a turbine blade, particularly a guide blade for a gas turbine, respectively comprising a blade leg, a platform area and a hollow blade for receiving a metal plate-type impact cooling insert which consists of at least two sections which overlap in an overlap area. The aim of the invention is to provide a turbine blade wherein les coolant is required. The two sections thus have a wave-shaped cross-section in the overlap area in order to seal said overlap area. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260538 | Spar and shell constructed turbine blade - A blade for a rotor of a gas turbine engine is constructed with a spar and shell configuration. The spar is constructed in an integral unit or multi-portions and includes a first wall adjacent to the pressure side and a second wall adjacent to the suction side, a tip portion extending in the spanwise direction and extending beyond the first wall and the second wall and a root portion extending longitudinally, an attachment portion having a central opening for receiving the foot portion and a platform portion. The root portion fits into the central opening and is secured therein by a pin extending transversely through the attachment and the foot portion. The shell fits over the spar and is supported thereto by a plurality of complementary hooks extending from the spar and, shell. The ends of the shell fit into grooves formed on the tip .portion and the platform, The shell is made from a high temperature resistant material, such as Molybdenum or Niobium, and is formed from a wife EDM process. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260539 | Apparatus and Method For Controlling Supply of Barrier Gas in a Compressor Module - An apparatus for controlling the supply of barrier gas to a compressor module includes a pressure housing containing an electric motor which via a shaft is drivably connected to a compressor. The shaft is supported by magnetic bearings and at least one axial seal around the shaft which divides the pressure housing into first and second compartments including the motor and compressor, respectively. The second compartment has fluid inlet and outlet. A line is fluid-connected to the first compartment for barrier gas from a reservoir, with a flow restriction element between the reservoir and first compartment. The apparatus facilitates a method for controlling the supply of barrier gas based on gas velocity through the seal and pressure in the second compartment. An overpressure can be set in the reservoir. A controlled supply of barrier gas to at least the first compartment is effected via flow restriction in the feed pipe. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260540 | Pump controller system and method - A method and apparatus for a pump control system. One or more embodiments of the invention include a pump controller that can perform a self-calibrating procedure, can provide precise motor speed control, can provide a limp mode before shutting down the motor when system parameters are exceeded and/or fault conditions occur, can detect fault conditions, and can store fault conditions for later retrieval. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260541 | Induction Motor Control - The operation of an AC induction motor | 2008-10-23 |
20080260542 | Electroosmotic Pump System and Electroosmotic Pump - A projection is formed on a pump body of an electroosmotic flow pump so as to face a communication hole of a micro fluid chip. When the projection and the communication hole are fitted together, a first flow path of the pump and a second flow path of the micro fluid chip are communicated and the pump is fixed to the micro fluid chip. At the same time, the connection between the first flow path and the second flow path is sealed to prevent leakage of liquid gas, etc. to the outside. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260543 | LIQUID RING COMPRESSOR - Liquid ring compressor, characterized by an eccentric inner rotor ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080260544 | Clamping Sleeve for an Ejector, and Mounting Procedure - An ejector which is operative for generating a sub-pressure, has a rotationally symmetric ejector body arranged to be mounted in the mouth of a seat having a circular internal section, whereby in a mounted position an inlet end of the ejector body is inserted in the seat and an outlet end thereof projects outside the mouth of the seat. The ejector body has on its exterior a region of defined axial length with a radius that is growing towards the inlet end, the region being situated between inlet and outlet ends, as well as a shoulder having an abutment surface facing the region, the shoulder being arranged on the ejector body near the outlet end thereof. The ejector is arranged for supporting a cylindrical clamping sleeve for a limited axial displacement about the ejector body, between the shoulder and the region. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260545 | Variable Capacity Oil Pump - The invention relates to a wind turbine being provided with a fluid displacement means for ensuring a certain increased pumping capacity at a certain reduced rotational speed of the main shaft of the rotor and thus of a drive shaft from a gear box of the wind turbine. The invention also relates to a wind turbine being provided with fluid displacement means for ensuring a certain increased pumping capacity at a certain increased rotational speed of the main shaft of the rotor and thus of a drive shaft from a gear box of the wind turbine. The means may be mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic or electrical. Additionally, the invention relates to a method for operating a wind turbine being provided with such fluid displacement means. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260546 | Compressor Sound Suppression - A compressor apparatus having a check valve ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080260547 | COMPRESSOR SOUND SUPPRESSION - A compressor includes a housing and one or more working elements. A muffler is located downstream of the discharge plenum and a helmholtz resonator is located in the discharge plenum upstream of the muffler. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260548 | Wave energy converter - A stationary structure is mounted on the floor of an ocean or other body of water subject to wave motion. The structure provides a floatation body that moves with the waves and is able to drive a sealing plate in a compression chamber. When the water level changes, or wave action magnitude changes, a second sealing plate is able to move automatically to maintain a constant size of the compression chamber. Air compressed in the chamber is let into a tank to maintain a constant elevated pressure in the tank and the air pressure is used to power a turbine to generate electricity. In an alternate embodiment, a mechanical linkage drives the turbine directly. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260549 | CHEMICAL LIQUID SUPPLYING APPARATUS - A chemical liquid supplying apparatus which can discharge chemical liquid with high accuracy is provided. The apparatus is used to discharge the chemical liquid in a chemical liquid tank from an application nozzle. The apparatus has a combined member formed integrally with a pump case and a cylinder, and a flexible tube serving as a pump member is provided in the pump case, wherein its inside is a pump chamber and its outside is a pump-side driving chamber. A piston is assembled to the cylinder and when the piston is reciprocated by a motor, the pump chamber is expanded and contracted. A gap between the piston and the cylinder is covered with a diaphragm, and an interior of the diaphragm is a seal space. Therefore, an incompressible medium having leaked from the gap between the piston and the cylinder enters into the seal space and does not leak to the outside. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260550 | Deep Well Irrigation Pump - Provided herein are exemplary embodiments of an efficient pump apparatus. In one embodiment the pump apparatus comprises a piston assembly loosely disposed within a cylinder. The piston assembly includes a driving cable connecting a top leaky piston and a bottom leaky piston having a check valve connected thereto. The cylinder includes an outlet pipe at an upper portion thereof and a check valve located at a lower end of the cylinder. The pistons move in the cylinder at a velocity relative to the conduit such that as the pistons move along the cylinder they create a substantial tortuous leak path forming a hydrodynamic seal between the pistons and the cylinder. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260551 | ROLLING DIAPHRAGM PUMP - A rolling diaphragm pump includes a housing, a rolling seal diaphragm disposed in the housing, a piston for driving the diaphragm, and a valve for regulating the flow of working fluid in a portion of the housing. A constant differential pressure is maintained across the diaphragm independent of discharge pressure of the pump. A method of pumping a viscous medium includes pumping the viscous medium by maintaining a constant differential pressure across a rolling seal diaphragm independent of discharge pressure of the viscous medium, with the diaphragm disposed between the viscous medium and a working medium and being driven by a piston. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260552 | MEMBRANE PUMP - A membrane pump powered by an activating element includes a chamber body. The interior of the chamber body is provided with a first chamber and a second chamber that are in fluid communication with each other. One side or both sides of the chamber body are provided with an inlet pipeline and an outlet pipeline that are in fluid communication with the first chamber and second chamber, respectively. Valves are provided on the inner wall face of same side of the first chamber and the second chamber, thereby preventing the working fluid from generating a backflow phenomenon. Furthermore, the top surface of the chamber body is provided with a membrane. An activating element abuts on the membrane for driving the membrane to swing up and down, thereby pressing the working fluid within the first chamber to circulatively flow in one direction. Via this arrangement, in addition to miniaturize the pump structure to a further extent, the working performance of the pump and the flowing amount of the working fluid are also increased. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260553 | MEMBRANE PUMP DEVICE - A membrane pump device powered by an activating element includes a chamber body and a second chamber body. The interior of the chamber body is provided with a chamber. Both sides of the chamber body are provided with an inlet pipeline and an outlet pipeline that are in fluid communication with the aforementioned chamber, respectively. A valve is provided on the inner wall face of the chamber, thereby preventing the working fluid from generating a backflow phenomenon. Furthermore, the top surface of the chamber body is provided with a membrane. An activating element abuts on the membrane for driving the membrane to swing up and down, thereby pressing the working fluid within the chamber to circulatively flow in one direction. Finally, the second chamber body is in fluid communication with the chamber body. The interior of the second chamber body is provided with another valve. Via this arrangement, in addition to miniaturize the pump structure to a further extent, the working performance of the pump and the flowing amount of the working fluid are also increased. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260554 | Fan with attachment hooks - A device for cooling a pet includes a fan with a housing. A motor coupled with a blade positioned in the housing. The motor is electrically coupled with a power source to energize the motor to rotate the blade. At least one member is coupled with the housing. The at least one member includes a cut-out to couple the member with an animal crate to mount the fan on the crate for cooling a pet inside of the crate. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260555 | WASHER FLUID PUMP - In a washer fluid pump ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080260556 | Integrated pump and motor - An integrated motor pump for use in medical devices and the like. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260557 | FLOATING PUMP FOR IRRIGATION AND OTHER APPLICATIONS - A submersible pump for irrigation and other purposes is enclosed within a floating housing including a buoyant top portion, such that the housing remains substantially vertical during use. A spacer bracket is used to keep the pump away from the inner walls of the housing, and, in the preferred embodiment, the bottom portion of the housing is pointed for additional stability. Handles are provided on the outside of the housing for transport purposes. In the preferred embodiment, a pair of floating inlet assemblies are provided, which attach by hoses through opposing sides of the pump housing. The openings through the walls of the housing are preferably at different heights for the two inlet assemblies, so that one of the inlets will function as a backup if the other fails. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260558 | Device and Methods of Measuring Pressure - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to method and devices for measuring the pressure of a pump chamber in which no internal opening or connections are needed. One embodiment of the present invention is directed to an apparatus for pumping fluid. The apparatus comprises at least one housing having a transducer surface. The transducer surface has a thickness exhibiting measurable deformation upon the chamber holding a fluid under pressure such that the transducer surface has a first position at which the chamber is at one pressure and a second position at which the chamber is at a second pressure. A strain sensor is affixed to the transducer surface producing; at least one signal upon the transducer surface assuming the first position and at least one signal upon the transducer surface assuming the second position to function as an integrated pressure transducer. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260559 | Harmonic Motion Pumping Tube - A pump comprises a vertical pumping tube fitted with a check valve supported against gravity and held in tension by extension springs; a lower spring stretched between the pumping tube and a dead weight; an upper spring stretched between the pumping tube and a rigid frame; a scotch yoke, escapement, or other device that imparts motion to the pumping tube to cause filling, lifting, and draining of the pumping tube so as to pump water or other fluids from a well or body of water. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260560 | Piston Pump for Thick Materials - The invention relates to a multi-cylinder thick matter pump ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080260561 | Hermetic Compressor With Internal Thermal Insulation - A hermetic compressor with internal thermal insulation, comprising: a compression cylinder having one end closed by a valve plate provided with a discharge orifice and having a front face against which is mounted a cylinder cover internally defining a discharge chamber; and a spacing duct having one inlet end hermetically mounted to the front face of the valve plate and open to the discharge orifice and an outlet end hermetically mounted to the cylinder cover and open to the interior of the discharge chamber, said spacing duct defining a hermetic fluid communication between the interior of the compression cylinder and the discharge chamber maintaining the cylinder cover spaced from the valve plate and defining, with the latter, an annular plenum around said spacing duct. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260562 | Water-Injected Screw Compressor Element - Improved water-injected screw compressor element which mainly consists of a housing ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080260563 | Pumps - A pump, in particular a sliding-vane pump, a roller cell pump, or a gear pump includes a rotating assembly, with, amongst other things, a rotor with radially-sliding vanes, rollers or gears and a drive shaft is provided. The rotor or a gearwheel is connected to the drive shaft by a toothing on the drive shaft and on the rotor gearwheel for rotational drive. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260564 | COMPACTED MAGNETIC CORE, PRODUCTION METHOD OF THE SAME, AND MOTOR FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A manufacturing method of a magnetic core includes a first step of applying a treatment liquid for forming an insulating film to iron powder; a second step of heat-treating the iron powder to which the treatment liquid has been applied, at a temperature higher than 350 degrees; a third step of compacting the heat-treated iron powder to form a magnetic core; and a forth step of heat-treating the magnetic core at a temperature ranging from 600 degrees to 800 degrees. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260565 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CONCENTRIC-CIRCULAR-GRADIENT FUNCTIONAL MATERIAL FOR BIOGENIC USE AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A concentric-circular-gradient functional material for biogenic use is produced using first, second, third and forth cylindrical partitions, and a cylindrical dice which are concentrically stood on a supporting stand. Ti powder (A) fills the first cylindrical partition. A first mixed powder including Ti powder (A) and biogenic material powder (B) fills between the first and second cylindrical partitions. A second mixed powder including a smaller amount of Ti powder (A) than the first mixed powder fills between the second and third cylindrical partitions. A third mixed powder including a smaller amount of Ti powder (A) than the second mixed powder fills between the third and fourth cylindrical partitions. The biogenic material powder (B) fills between the fourth cylindrical partition and the dice. The first to fourth partitions are pulled out. The dice is capped using a punch. The powders are sintered using a discharge plasma sintering machine. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260566 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A METALLIC ARTICLE HAVING A GRADED COMPOSITION, WITHOUT MELTING - A method for preparing a metallic article made of metallic constituent elements includes furnishing a chemically reduced initial metallic material formed from chemically reducing a mixture of nonmetallic precursor compounds of the metallic constituent elements, without melting the initial metallic material, and consolidating the initial metallic material to produce a consolidated metallic article, without melting the initial metallic material and without melting the consolidated metallic article. A net macroscopic composition of the consolidated metallic article varies spatially according to a pre-selected pattern | 2008-10-23 |
20080260567 | Powder Compaction Press for Capacitor Anodes - A powder compaction press having opposed rib and channel punches which are interleaved and a production method are used to produce capacitor elements having a uniform compaction density and which are free of surface imperfections. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260568 | High Silicon Niobium Casting Alloy and Process for Producing the Same - An iron-based high-silicon alloy contains (in weight percent) 2.6-3.5% carbon, 3.7-4.9% silicon, 0.45-1.0% niobium, up to 0.6% manganese, up to 0.02% sulfur, up to 0.02% phosphorus, up to 0.5% nickel, up to 1.0% chromium, up to 0.1% magnesium, and the balance iron and up to 0.2% of other elements. The alloy is heat resistant and is suitable for use in producing, among other things, turbochargers, center housings, back plates, exhaust manifolds, and integrated turbo manifolds that are used in the automotive and truck manufacturing industries. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260569 | Non-Oriented Electrical Steel Sheets with Improved Magnetic Property and Method for Manufacturing the Same - The invention relates to a non-oriented electrical steel sheet, widely used as an iron core in electric devices, and to a method of manufacturing the same. The non-oriented electrical sheet includes 0.004 wt. % or less C; 1.0-3.5 wt. % Si; 0.02 wt. % or less P; 0.001 wt. % or less S; 0.2˜2.5 wt. % Al; 0.003 wt. % or less N; 0.004 wt. % or less Ti; Mn, in which the amount thereof is represented by the following formula (1): | 2008-10-23 |
20080260570 | Heat-Resistant Superalloy - Disclosed is a novel heat-resistant superalloy for turbine disks having a chemical composition consisting of, in mass %, 19.5-55% of cobalt, 2-25% of chromium, 0.2-7% of aluminum, 3-15% of titanium and the balance of nickel and inevitable impurities. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260571 | Oxidation resistant superalloy - A nickel-based superalloy that forms a chromia scale in an oxidizing environment is disclosed. The alloy provides good oxidation resistance at temperatures below 900° C. in a dry or moist atmosphere. The superalloy is well-suited for components of gas or steam turbine engines including blades and vanes. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260572 | Corrosion and oxidation resistant directionally solidified superalloy - A nickel-based superalloy having a good balance between corrosion and oxidation resistance. The alloy provides good mechanical properties. The superalloy is suited for directional solidification casting but can also be used for conventional or single crystal casting techniques. The superalloy is well suited for the hot section components such as blades, vanes and ring segments for gas turbine engines. The superalloys can be used with various thermal barrier coatings | 2008-10-23 |
20080260573 | Ternary Ti-Ni-Cu Shape Memory Alloy and Process for Producing Same - An amorphous Ti—Ni—Cu alloy comprising from 44 to 49 atomic % of Ti, from 20 to 30 atomic % of Cu, and the balance being Ni and unavoidable elements is heated at | 2008-10-23 |
20080260574 | Filtration and Purification Systems - An air conditioning system ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080260575 | TWO-STAGE CATOX APPARATUS AND PROCESS - Apparatus and methods for the production of a secure supply of breathable air are important under conditions where threats from chemical and biological weapons may be present. A catalytic oxidation (CATOX) system may include of at least two primary elements: (1) a catalyst to destroy toxic chemicals by oxidation, and (2) a post treatment filter (PTF, also known as a post treatment adsorbent (PTA)) to remove acidic gases that may be produced by reaction over the catalyst and also remove acidic gases that can not be oxidized. Biological materials may be destroyed by sterilization at the CATOX normal operating temperatures. The catalyst and the post treatment filter may be operated in a two-stage manner, each operating at an independent temperature. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260577 | CHEMILUMINESCENT DETECTION SYSTEM - Throughput is improved by increasing the number of micro-reaction chambers. There is provided a chemiluminescent detection system that has a so-called plate on which many reaction chambers are one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally arranged, characterized in that optical detection is performed using a line or area sensor having many detection pixels, the spacing of the optical detection pixels substantially matches the spacing of the reaction chambers on the plate, and the micro-reaction chambers and the pixels are made to correspond one-to-one with each other so that light from the reaction chambers on the plate enters the detection pixels most efficiently and does not scatter to other pixels. To make the micro-reaction chambers arrayed on the plate and the pixels of the image pickup element plate correspond one-to-one with each other, light-emitting substances or reflectors or photoabsorption substances are placed so as to serve as alignment marks. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260578 | Device for Treating Goods with the Aid of an Electric Discharge - The invention relates to a device ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080260579 | Sheet-like material with hydrophilic and hydrophobic egions and their production - Sheet-like material in particular for use in biosensors and diagnostic strips composed of a substrate material on whose upper side at least one hydrophilic region and at least one hydrophobic region are present and arranged alongside one another, where
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20080260580 | Method and System for Radiopharmaceutical Kit Preparation - An automated system for remotely drawing and dispensing eluate in preparing kits of radioactive pharmaceuticals. The system includes cradles for holding shielded vials containing eluate or the final kit from cold kit vials. The present invention also provides methods and apparati directed to the withdrawal and dispensing of eluate while reducing waste and exposure to operators. | 2008-10-23 |
20080260581 | Sampling and Assay Device - A sampling and assay device comprises at least three chamber portions ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080260582 | Method for Displacing Small Amounts of Fluids in Micro Channels by Means of Acoustical Waves - A method is provided for displacing small amounts of fluids in micro channels, in which an amount of fluid is introduced into a channel system which has at least one area which corresponds in a topological manner to a ring, such that a closed path of the fluid is possible, and acoustic waves, which have at least one asymmetrical component on the plane of the channel system, are radiated into the fluid, this component defining the direction of displacement of the fluid. A micro channel system for carrying out the method is also provided. | 2008-10-23 |