43rd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140314448 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A copier includes a developing unit, a toner container, a first movable unit, and a second movable unit. The first movable unit carries the developing unit and is movable between a close position where a developing roller of the developing unit is located close to a photosensitive drum and a distant position where the developing roller is located away from the photosensitive drum. The second movable unit carries the toner container and is configured to drag the first movable unit from the close position to the distant position. The copier is configured so that while the second movable unit is located at a standby position for the drag, a clearance is formed between the first and second movable units to avoid physical contact between the first and second movable units. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314449 | LIQUID ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC INKS - The present disclosure provides for a liquid electrophotographic (LEP) ink comprising a carrier fluid, a pigment, a high melt viscosity ethylene acrylic acid copolymer resin, and a high acid ethylene acrylic acid copolymer resin. The high acid ethylene acrylic acid copolymer resin can have an acid content of at least 15 wt % and a viscosity of at least 8,000 poise. Additionally, the LEP ink can have a total resin acidity of at least 15 wt % and a total resin melt viscosity of at least 20,000 poise. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314450 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A developing device includes a developing container, a first agitating/conveying member, a second agitating/conveying member, a developer supply member, a supply port, and a supply section. The developing container is separated into a developer supply passage, a first conveying chamber, and a second conveying chamber, which are arranged substantially parallel to one another. The supply section is disposed between the developer supply passage and the first conveying chamber, and through the supply section, the developer is supplied from the developer supply passage into the first conveying chamber. The supply section is disposed upstream from a downstream-side end portion of the developer supply passage but downstream from the supply port with respect to a developer-conveying direction of the developer supply passage, and via the supply section, the developer supply member supplies the developer into the first conveying chamber in a direction opposite to a developer-conveying direction of the first conveying chamber. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314451 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF EFFECTIVELY DEVELOPING IMAGES - An image forming apparatus, a process cartridge, and a developing unit includes a developer carrying member to carry developer, first and second rotary members arranged in parallel to each other and configured to rotate to agitate and convey the developer, and an enclosure having an inside space to contain the developer, the inside space being divided by a partition with communication openings formed therein at opposite ends thereof into a first chamber configured to maintain the developer above a first level and to hold the first rotary member therein which supplies the developer to the developer carrying member while agitating and conveying the developer, and a second chamber configured to communicate with the first chamber through the communication openings, to maintain the developer at a second level lower than the first level, and to hold the second rotary member therein which circulates the developer with the first chamber through the communication openings. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314452 | INTERVAL GUARANTEE MEMBER, DEVELOPING APPARATUS, PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An interval guarantee member including: a first image bearing member side sliding portion in sliding-contact with the image bearing member; a first developing side sliding portion in sliding-contact with the developer bearing member; a second image bearing member side sliding contact portion in sliding-contact with the image bearing member; and a second developing side sliding contact portion in sliding-contact with the developer bearing member, wherein the distance between the first image bearing member side sliding contact portion and the first developing side sliding contact portion is longer than that between the second image bearing member side sliding contact portion and the second developing side sliding contact portion, and the first image bearing member side sliding contact portion and the first developer side sliding contact portion come into contact with the image bearing member and the developer bearing member. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314453 | DEVELOPING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A developing unit and an image forming apparatus using the may include a photosensitive body having an electrostatic latent image formed thereon, a feed roller to supply a developing agent, a regulating member to regulate the amount of the developing agent transported to the developing member, and a protection member having a protection blade disposed at one side of the regulating member to be spaced apart from the regulating member to protect the regulating member. The regulating member may be prevented from being damaged or degraded and protected from an external environment. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314454 | FIXING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing unit includes a current detection portion configured to detect a drive current of a pump unit and determines whether a valve unit is in an abnormal state corresponding to the output of the current detection portion. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314455 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a heating source, a pressing member, a heating member, a nip pressure switching mechanism, a separating member and a restricting piece. The pressing member comes in pressure-contact with the heating member and forms a fixing nip. The nip pressure switching mechanism moves the pressing member between a first position and a second position. The separating member is movable between a separating position where the separating member is in contact with the heating member or faces the heating member and a cleaning position separated away from the heating member farther than the separating position. The restricting piece restricts the movement of the separating member under a state where the pressing member is at the first position and permits the movement of the separating member under a state where the pressing member is at the second position. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314456 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a fixing device includes an endless heat generating section including a conductive layer, an induction-current generating section configured to generate an induction current in the conductive layer, a temperature-sensitive magnetic body present in a position opposed to the induction-current generating section via the heat generating section, and a magnetic plate present in a position opposed to the heat generating section via the temperature-sensitive magnetic body. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314457 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a fixing device includes an endless heat generating section including a conductive layer, a magnetic-flux generating section configured to generate a magnetic flux and generate an induction current in the conduction layer, a first magnetic-flux regulating section having a first magnetic flux concentration force and configured to regulate the magnetic flux of the magnetic flux generating section, a second magnetic-flux regulating section arranged adjacent to the first magnetic-flux regulating section, having a second magnetic flux concentration force larger than the first magnetic flux concentration force, and configured to regulate the magnetic flux of the magnetic-flux generating section, and an auxiliary heat generating section including a magnetic body arranged in a position opposed to the magnetic-flux generating section via the heat generating section, the position being a region extending across the first magnetic-flux regulating section and the second magnetic-flux regulating section. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314458 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion; and a fixing portion. The fixing portion includes a cylindrical film, a nip-forming member and a roller including a shaft portion and an elastic layer. The elastic layer contacts an outer surface of the film except an end region of the film with respect to a generatrix direction. In the end region, the shaft portion and the outer surface of the film oppose each other with a spatial region with respect to a radial direction of the shaft portion. The image forming apparatus includes a spacer occupying at least a part of the spatial region. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314459 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device includes a first rotator, a second rotator pressed against the first rotator, and a heater to heat the first rotator. The heater includes an elongated substrate extending in an axial direction of the first rotator, a heat generator disposed on a surface of the substrate facing the first rotator, at a position downstream in a rotational direction of the first rotator, a plurality of first conduction paths connected to the heat generator and grounded downstream of the heat generator in the rotational direction of the first rotator, and a second conduction path on which the plurality of first conduction paths are grounded. The heat generator has a heat-generating area divided into a plurality of sub-heat-generating areas in the axial direction of the first rotator. The plurality of sub-heat-generating areas are grounded on the second conduction path via the plurality of first conduction paths. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314460 | SHEET PRESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet pressing device includes plurality of pressing members and a support member. The plurality of pressing members is provided on a downstream side in a discharging direction of fixing unit which carries out a fixing treatment over a sheet having an unfixed image transferred thereonto along the discharging direction. The plurality of pressing members presses both ends of the sheet in a direction along a surface of the sheet carried out the fixing treatment by the fixing unit and in a direction crossing the discharging direction. The support member supports the plurality of pressing members movably in such a direction as to approach or separate from the sheet when the sheet passes through the sheet pressing device. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314461 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a toner-image forming unit, a transfer unit, a cleaner, a plurality of cylindrical transport path forming members, a falling transport path forming member, and a discharge port. The falling transport path forming member has through holes in a side wall thereof. A second end of each of the transport path forming members is inserted into a corresponding one of the through holes. The falling transport path forming member forms a falling transport path that causes toner ejected from an ejection port disposed in the second end to fall. The discharge port is disposed in a lower part of the falling transport path forming member to discharge the toner to a discharge destination. The second ends of the transport path forming members are disposed offset from each other in a horizontal direction on the side wall of the falling transport path forming member. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314462 | POWER ASSIST SCISSOR LIFT - A scissor lift apparatus includes a sliding carriage member and a pivoting linkage added to a conventional scissor lift in order to lower the force required to lift a tray holding heavy media during the initial portion of the lifting action where the scissor lift is fully compressed. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314463 | MASCARA IN POWDER FORM - The subject of the invention is a novel form of mascara in powder form. It comprises at least a first polymer whose melting point is between 35° C. and 70° C., and a second polymer with a melting point of between 80° C. and 150° C. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314464 | Advance Feed Dispenser - Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide dispensing and/or application of product from a reservoir of an applicator device or dispenser. A feeder device disposed within the reservoir expels the product from the reservoir when the feeder device is advanced from a first position to a second position within the reservoir. An applicator may be coupled to the reservoir to apply product expelled from the reservoir. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314465 | COSMETIC UNIT WITH SWIVELING CLOSURE - The cosmetics unit comprises a storage container for accommodating a cosmetic substance, an applicator-handle part with an applicator that can be dipped into the cosmetic substance and a handle connected with the applicator, as well as a securing mechanism for detachably securing the applicator-handle part in a closed position in which the applicator is inserted into the storage container. The securing mechanism comprises a swiveling element that can be swiveled about a swiveling axis, which retains, in a final swiveling position, the applicator-handle part in the closed position. The swiveling element is mounted directly on the storage container or on a separate bearing mount attached to the storage container. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314466 | COSMETIC UNIT WITH SWIVELING CLOSURE - The cosmetics unit comprises a storage container for accommodating a cosmetic substance, an applicator-handle part with an applicator that can be dipped into the cosmetic substance and a handle connected with the applicator, as well as a securing mechanism for detachably securing the applicator-handle part in a closed position in which the applicator is inserted into the storage container. The securing mechanism comprises a swiveling element that can be swiveled about a swiveling axis, which retains, in a final swiveling position, the applicator-handle part in the closed position. The swiveling element is mounted directly on the storage container or on a separate bearing mount attached to the storage container. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314467 | 5 Degrees of Freedom Alignment-Correcting Preloaded Bearing Connection System - Exemplary embodiments provide a rotary misalignment-compensation bushing connection system that may be used in large-scale operations where several components are mounted in alignment on a single pin. For example, the misalignment-compensation system may be used in preloaded connection of a male lug rotatably mounted between a first lug and a second lug, on heavy equipment, for example, oil field exploration and production equipment. The misalignment-compensation system includes tapered cone bushings and surrounding counter-tapered cup bushings that expand in diameter and align the connection system as it is torqued together assembling the components to the pin. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314468 | LOWER CORNER CONNECTOR FOR MODULAR SPORTS GOAL - A lower corner connector for a modular sports goal comprises a first tube having a generally circular inner surface and a second tube extending substantially perpendicularly to the first tube. The first tube has an open end for receiving an upright and a base opposite the open end for resting on a surface. A retainer projects inwardly from the inner surface of the first tube for engaging and retaining the upright and permitting the upright to rock toward and away from the second tube within the first tube to assist in absorbing impact forces. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314469 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERCONNECTING STRUCTURAL PANELS - Building or structural panels may be joined, such as to form walls or floors. The panels may be connected in various orientations via one or more connectors. The connectors may mount to anchors associated with the panels. The panels may have outer skins located over an expanded core comprising a matrix of supporting elongate members and voids or openings, with the anchors located at edges of the panels. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314470 | CONNECTOR FOR A MODULAR RACK - A connector for a modular rack includes a base and a plurality of connecting members. The base includes a connecting pipe which has a circular inner passage, and the inner passage has a top open end and a lower open end larger in diameter than the top open end. The base includes a connecting platform, on which is formed a plurality of upward-extending stop pieces alternatively disposed with respect to the connecting portions, and between each of the stop pieces and the connecting pipe is defined an inserting slot. The connecting members each include an engaging portion and two lateral wing portions. The engaging portion is inserted in the connecting portions, the rear surface is abutted against the connecting pipe, and the two wing portions are inserted in the inserting slots, and between front and rear surfaces of the connecting members is formed an inserting hole. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314471 | HOLLOW PROFILE CONNECTION - GUSSET PLATE - A hollow profile connection to connect at least two hollow profiles via a gusset plate which makes contact with the end regions of the hollow profiles to be connected, in the outer region thereof. At least the end regions of the hollow profiles in cross-section have a profile formed by webs or ribs. The gusset plate is connected to the at least two hollow profiles via a friction-stir weld which run along the ribs or webs of the at least two hollow profiles. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314472 | HOLLOW PROFILE CONNECTION - GUSSET ELEMENT - A hollow profile connection to connect at least two hollow profiles. The connection includes a gusset part, the end pieces of which are insertable into the hollow profiles. At least the end pieces of the gusset part are assigned to the ends of the hollow profiles have a profile formed by webs or ribs. The gusset part and hollow profile are connected to each other by a friction-stir weld which run along the ribs or webs of the gusset part. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314473 | PROCESS FOR CONNECTING FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS TO A SHAFT - A method for connecting functional elements ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140314474 | FURNITURE UNIT - The invention relates to a furniture unit ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140314475 | CONNECTOR - A connector comprises a first coupling part having a flat surface with a shaft projecting therefrom; and a second coupling part having a corresponding flat surface and a hole, such that the flat surfaces may be in abutment when the shaft is inserted into the hole and the first coupling part is positioned transverse to the second coupling part. The first coupling part is movable relative to the second coupling part from a position in which the shaft is inserted into the hole to a position in which the coupling parts are held so as to be inseparable by the shaft being captured inside the hole. The first coupling part is rotatable relative to the second coupling part about the shaft when the first coupling part is in the position in which the coupling parts are held so as to be inseparable. The first coupling part and the second coupling part are provided with load transference surfaces arranged to transfer load forces between the coupling members when the first coupling part is rotated relative to the second coupling part to an engaged position. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314476 | CONNECTION ARRANGEMENT OF AT LEAST TWO BODIES, IN PARTICULAR AT LEAST TWO BODIES OF COMPONENTS OF A MECHANICAL AUTOMATION GROUP OF MOVEMENTS, WITH A REMOVABLE CONSTRAINING GROUP - A connection arrangement ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140314477 | CONNECTOR - A connector | 2014-10-23 |
20140314478 | Traction Sheave Clamping Device - A traction sheave clamping device for detachably fixing ropes to the traction sheave of a Koepe hoist, having at least one clamp crossbeam, at least two anchoring elements for engaging in wedge-shaped or hook-shaped grooves in the face sides of the traction sheave/cable chuck rim sheets, and stud bolts for connecting the anchoring elements to the clamp crossbeam, wherein the anchoring elements and the traction sheaves have corresponding torque support surfaces extending substantially in the pull direction of the stud bolts, wherein the extension of the torque support surfaces in the pull direction of the stud bolts is a multiple of the distance between the stud bolt centre axis and the anchoring point. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314479 | BARRIER SYSTEM AND CONNECTOR - A barrier system includes a plurality of elongated barriers each having longitudinally spaced ends, each configured with a connector having a pair of laterally spaced openings. The barriers are arranged in an end-to-end configuration, wherein at least two adjacent barriers are arranged with both of the pairs of openings of adjacent connectors being aligned. In one embodiment, at least two other adjacent barriers may be arranged with only one of the openings in each pair of adjacent connectors being aligned. A barrier and methods of assembling a barrier system are also provided. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314480 | Security Barrier Apparatus - The invention relates to a security barrier apparatus ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140314481 | METHOD OF MILLING ASPHALT - A method of milling asphalt is disclosed. The result of a survey of the unmilled asphalt pavement surface adjacent to the area to be milled is received. The result of the survey is stored in a computer memory. A map of the design surface specifying the design elevation of the milled surface over the area to be milled is stored in the computer memory. The relative elevation of the unmilled asphalt pavement surface adjacent to the area to be milled with respect to the machine body and rotatable milling drum of an asphalt milling machine is sensed. The elevation of the bottom surface of the rotatable milling drum is determined using a computer processor. The elevation of the milling machine body and the rotatable milling drum is automatically adjusted such that the milling drum mills the asphalt surface to the design elevation over the area to be milled. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314482 | FORMS AND SCREED FOR PAVING MATERIALS - An apparatus for installation of paving materials has a screed that is configured to extend across a gap between first and second forms, wherein the first and second forms are piecewise parallel with respect to each other. The screed has at least a first section that is coupled to a second section. The screed has a first height adjusting member with a first seat surface for slidable contact along the first form and a second height adjusting member with a second seat surface for slidable contact along the second form. The first and second height adjusting members are adjustable to set the height and angle of the at least first and second sections of the screed within the gap. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314483 | Hay Bale Restoration - One (1) or more cylindrical units of bound and compressed vegetative matter (round hay bales) are aligned along shorelines which are subject to erosion and/or to an influx of petroleum-based pollutants as are released/discharged into waterways following an oil spill. As deployed, these units dissipate wave energy and capture sediment and/or pollutants. Specific embodiments are enumerated. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314484 | WAVE SUPPRESSOR AND SEDIMENT COLLECTION SYSTEM FOR USE IN SHALLOW AND DEEPER WATER ENVIRONMENTS - A transportable wave suppressor and sediment collection (WSSC) system positionable in deep water along a coastline of a body of water, having a plurality of sections, each section further including a base portion having an upper floor portion, a forward wall, rear wall and two sidewalls and an open bottom end portion for being positioned on a floor of the body of water; at least a pair of raised elongated members positioned on the upper surface of the upper floor of the base; an upper portion to be secured to the base portion, the upper section having a angulated front wall to receive the flow of water through a plurality of flow pipes as the water engages each section; at least a pair of elongated openings in the upper portion for receiving the raised elongated members positioned on the upper surface of the upper wall of the base to define a means for securing the base to the upper portion. There is further provided a one way valving element positioned on the rear end of each flow pipe, for allowing water containing sediments to exit the pipe at the rear wall, but preventing the water and sediments from returning through the flow pipe; and a spacer portion to be positioned intermediate the base portion and upper portion, the spacer portion including a plurality of flow pipes to allow water carrying sediment to the rear of the section. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314485 | WATER DRAIN RESERVOIR - The invention relates to a water drain reservoir comprising a coherent man-made vitreous fibre substrate (MMVF substrate) and a conduit having two open ends, wherein the MMVF substrate comprises man-made vitreous fibres bonded with a cured binder composition, wherein a first open end of the conduit is in fluid communication with the MMVF substrate. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314486 | BARRIER FOR PREVENTING OIL CONTAMINATION FROM WELL CELLARS - A barrier for preventing contamination of oil from a well cellar is provided. The barrier includes a bottom ring and a top ring. The bottom ring may include a vertical arm and a horizontal arm. The vertical arm is attached to a top rim of a well cellar and the horizontal arm is extending inward towards the center of the well cellar. The top rim of the well cellar may abut at the inner corner of the bottom ring. A sheet of plastic may cover the bottom ring and the opening to the well cellar. A top ring may align with and may be secured to the bottom ring, thereby sandwiching the plastic sheet in between the bottom ring and the top ring. A hole may be cut in the plastic sheet at the opening of the well cellar. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314487 | ATTENUATING ELEMENT - Attenuating element consisting of a head part, neck part and base part. The neck part is narrower compared to the head part and neck parts of adjacent attenuating elements form a continuous channel. Via the head parts, this channel is connected so that the cross-sectional area of the head parts is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the base parts. In this way, a water-control structure, sound-attenuating wall and the like can be provided. Such attenuating elements can be produced in a very simple manner by dividing them vertically and producing each of the vertical parts from concrete in a mould. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314488 | BRIDGE SYSTEM AND METHOD INCLUDING FOUR SIDED CONCRETE BRIDGE UNITS ADAPTED FOR PROMOTING SEDIMENTATION - A system providing environmentally friendly pathway tunnel utilizes bridge units having a bottom configuration with multiple elongated beams and slots. One or more of the beams includes upstanding sedimentation members that are spaced apart along a span of the tunnel. The system interacts with the flowing water and earthen material in the flowing water such that capture and settling of the earthen material at locations along the tunnel occurs to produce a more natural water flow pathway along the tunnel. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314489 | GROUND COVER FOR CONTAINMENT BARRIERS - A ground cover for use as a containment barrier including a geomembrane sheet and a geotextile sheet bonded together by an adhesive layer positioned therebetween. The adhesive layer does not fully cure, remains tacky and has an adhesive strength sufficient to maintain a bond between the geomembrane sheet and the geotextile sheet under normal foot traffic and a release point allowing separation of the geomembrane sheet and the geotextile sheet under shear forces generated by heavier traffic. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314490 | PUMPABLE MINE VENTILATION STRUCTURE - A pumpable mine ventilation stopping wall structure comprised of a pumpable bag having spaced walls of generally parallel nonporous and flexible sheets with the sheets retained in spaced relationship with spaced flexible cross ties. The perimeter of the spaced walls are closed off with a permeable mesh having a mesh size which will permit restricted flow of cementitious grout therethrough for sealing the wall structure to surrounding rough mine faces. The bag is provided with at least one grout fill port for filling the bag by pumping cementitious grout into the bag. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314491 | MAINTENANCE METHODS USING MOTORIZED DILFLOATS ON SEISMIC STREAMERS - Methods and systems allow for performing maintenance on a deployed portion of a seismic streamer. A method for raising and lowering a portion of a spread associated with a seismic streamer which is towed by a mother ship, the method including: configuring a device to be movable, wherein the device includes at least two buoyant structures connected by a platform, further wherein the platform includes a winch, a motor and controls associated with the winch and the motor; deploying the device from the mother ship overtop of the portion of the spread to be raised; lowering a line from the device via a winch to a position proximate the portion of the spread to be raised; connecting the line to the portion of the spread; and raising the line and the portion of the spread via the winch to a surface of a body of water. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314492 | Systems And Apparatus For Inhibiting A Compressed Pipe Liner From Retreating Into A Host Pipe - A lock block for attaching to a diameter-reduced pipe liner pulled through a host pipe which braces the pipe liner and inhibits it from fully retreating into the host pipe when longitudinal tension is reduced and the pipe liner experiences length reduction. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314493 | METHOD FOR INSTALLING A SELF-SUPPORTING TOWER FOR EXTRACTING HYDROCARBONS - A method for installing a self-supporting tower at a sea bed. An anchoring mechanism ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140314494 | Polymer grouting method for constructing vertical supporting system - A polymer grouting method for constructing a vertical supporting system, includes following steps of: (1) structuring an integrated polymer water-blocking panel; (2) constructing a polymer coping of a polymer vertical supporting system; (3) constructing polymer anchors on the integrated polymer water-blocking panel; (4) processing constructing connection of the polymer anchors; and (5) excavating vertically by layer in turn, wherein step (3) and step (4) is repeated until a construction of the polymer vertical supporting system reaches a projected depth, and then the construction of the polymer vertical supporting system is completed. The polymer vertical supporting system constructed according to the present invention has advantages, such as convenience, lightness, high tenacity, economy, and lasting long. The slots of foundation pits, side slopes, municipal pipelines, etc. can be excavated vertically fast by adopting the present invention. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314495 | PILE DRIVER SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF INSTALLING FOUNDATION ELEMENTS IN A SUBSEA GROUND FORMATION - A pile driver system for installing or removing foundation elements, such as piles, anchors, and conductors, in a subsea ground formation, includes a closed housing defining a cavity, an impact weight accommodated inside the housing, a hydraulic circuit for reciprocating the impact weight, which circuit comprises one or more valves, a cylinder, and a piston accommodated in the cylinder and connected to the impact weight, a pump for withdrawing water from the surroundings of the pile driver and providing pressurized water to the hydraulic circuit, and at least one outlet for returning water to the surroundings. The exhaust of the hydraulic circuit communicates with the cavity and the outlet is located in the wall of the housing. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314496 | Polymer grouting method for constructing multi-wing pile - A polymer grouting method for constructing multi-wing pile, includes steps of: (1) arranging the positions of piles; (2) producing multi-wing drilling tool and locating holes; (3) installing grouting pipes; (4) polymer lifting grouting; (5) forming polymer multi-wing piles. According to the geologic characteristics, the three-wing drilling tool or the four-wing drilling tool are produced through pressing the drilling tool into each location of pile by a static pressure equipment to form the multi-wing holes, and injecting two-component expansive polymer materials to the holes, wherein the polymers expand and solidify after reacting for filling the holes and the gaps in the soil of slope to be fully integrated with the surrounding soil and form the polymer multi-wing piles. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314497 | Polymer grouting method for constructing gravel pile - A polymer grouting method for constructing gravel pile for reinforcing the soft and special soil foundation includes steps of: (1) pile-position-pore-forming; (2) installing a grouting pipe; (3) putting graded stones; (4) polymer lifting grouting; and (5) pile-forming. By pile-position-pore-forming, putting graded stones, polymer lifting grouting in the reinforcement site and other steps, the injected two-component expansive polymer material expands rapidly after a chemical reaction, and then is solidified with the graded stones for filling in the pile hole from below to above, the blast hole wall rock-soil is expansive compacted and fully integrating with the surrounding rock-soil, thus forming the polymer gravel pile. The present invention can rapidly reinforce the soft and special soil foundation, thereby providing an advanced, highly efficient, safe and practical method for reinforcing the soft and special soil foundation. It has great economic and social benefits and broad development prospects. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314498 | Polymer grouting method for constructing ultra-thin anti-seepage wall - A polymer grouting method for constructing an ultra-thin anti-seepage wall meeting requirements of anti-seepage designs of dams, includes the following steps of: forming continuous slots on a body of the dam and the foundation which need seepage-proofing and reinforcing; and injecting two-component expansive polymer grouting materials to the slots through grouting pipes, a volume rapidly expands after the polymer grouting materials reacts and the slots are filled to form a polymer ultra-thin body, the polymer ultra-thin bodies which are adjacent are cemented together to form a continuous, uniform, and regular cementing ultra-thin polymer anti-seepage wall; this invention is different from the conventional anti-seepage wall technology whatever through the material, the mechanism or the construction methods, which has the advantages such as speediness, ultra-thinness, minimally invasive, lightness, high toughness, economy, and durability, applied in reinforcement projects of a number of the dams and dikes. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314499 | COMPOSITION FOR CONTROLLING PRESENCE OF WATER ON AN OUTER SURFACE - The present invention has as its purpose a composition ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140314500 | SHORING BOX & RELATED METHODS - A shoring box having frame supports coupled to lateral spreader bars. The shoring box is configured to accept exterior panels in a manner capable of providing vertical translation about an exterior surface of the shoring box. The shoring box is further configured to accept a plurality of interior panels in a manner capable of providing customizable shoring above and below utility lines, pipes, duct banks, and the like. In this regard, the shoring box is adapted to shore around one or more obstructions within an excavation, trench, or hole. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314501 | MECHANICALLY STABILIZED EARTH RETAINING WALL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A retaining wall system is provided for mechanically stabilizing an earthen wall. The system comprises anchor receiving channels, anchoring tie back strips, and a plurality of connecting anchors. A face panel comprises at least one fastener receiving channel and a prefabricated wall fascia panel. Tie back members extend from the wall panels and are to be embedded within the earthen soil or backfill material thereby securing the tie backs and the wall panels in a fixed assembled, position. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314502 | Polymer grouting method for uplifting ballastless track of high-speed rail - A polymer grouting method for uplifting a ballastless track of a high-speed rail includes following steps of: (1) drilling grouting holes; (2) manufacturing geo-textile bags and binding the grouting pipes up with the geo-textile bags; (3) tying up the geo-textile bags; (4) displacing the geo-textile bags; (5) grouting two-component expansive polymer materials into the geo-textile bags; (6) uplifting the track; (7) grouting two-component expansive polymer materials for filling; and (8) monitoring amount of the uplifting, wherein a vertically uplifting height is monitored in real time by a laser level, and the grouting is quit if the vertically uplifting height meets uplifting requirements. The present invention has advantages of fast, small disturbance, lightweight, high toughness, economical and durable, is capable of achieving uplifting ballastless track of high-speed rail, and has provided an advanced, efficient, economical and practical new-type method for restoring the subgrade settlement in high-speed rails. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314503 | Grouting method for anchoring with polymer - A grouting method for anchoring with polymer is provided, wherein the method includes steps of: a) rod body processing; b) tying up a geotextile bag and grouting tubes on the anchoring rod body; c) hole drilling; d) polymer grouting: I. hole sealing grouting; II. anchoring grouting. The present invention has advantages of a sufficient adaptability, non-water reaction, convenient and fast construction, being economic, a high strength and a high durability. An expansive polymer material has an obvious compacting effect on soil, and is capable of increasing a friction force between a grout and a base; the water-proofing polymer material is an impermeable material for a steel rod body, and is of benefit to anti-corrosion and durability of the rod body; a solidifying time of the polymer material is short and no maintenance is needed in such a manner that construction periods are shortened. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314504 | POWER SKIVING TOOL FOR POWER SKIVING GEAR TEETH ON A CROWN WHEEL WORKPIECE - A power skiving tool for producing multiple tooth gaps by means of a power skiving method on a ring-shaped or disk-shaped workpiece, which has a workpiece axis of rotation is provided. The power skiving tool includes a tool axis of rotation, a skiving conical body, which is in the form of a hyperboloid or truncated cone, and which is arranged rotationally-symmetrically to the tool axis of rotation, and multiple cutting teeth, which protrude essentially radially out of a lateral surface of the skiving conical body. Each of the cutting teeth has a rake face and at least one cutting edge, and all rake faces have a cutting surface normal, which encloses an acute angle, which is less than 40°, with the tool axis of rotation, and wherein the power skiving tool is designed for axially-offset power skiving of the workpiece. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314505 | MULTI-POSITION HOLE SAW ASSEMBLY WITH PLUG EJECTOR - A hole saw assembly including an elongated arbor, a mounting piece arranged around the arbor and rotationally locked to the arbor but slidable over the arbor, a circular saw blade mounted on the mounting piece, the rotational axis of the circular saw blade coinciding with the longitudinal axis of the arbor, a central drill extending along the rotational axis of the circular saw blade and being rotationally and axially fixed to the arbor, means for releasably fixating the mounting piece in relation to the arbor at one or more positions along the arbor and a plug ejector for ejecting a plug of sawn material from the interior of the circular saw blade by sliding the mounting piece and the circular saw blade in relation to the central drill and for working as a stop for the sliding of the mounting piece towards the tool end of the arbor. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314506 | ACCESSIBLE TEMPORARY MAGNET CONTROL FOR MAGNETIC DRILL PRESS - A drill press includes a main housing, a base coupled to the main housing and having an electromagnet, a drill unit supported by the main housing for relative movement therewith, a first switch selectively electrically connecting the electromagnet to a power source to energize the electromagnet, and a second switch for selectively interrupting power to the electromagnet. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314507 | MAGNETIC DRILL PRESS - A magnetic drill press includes a main housing, a drill unit supported by the main housing for relative movement therewith in a direction of a rotational axis of the drill unit, and a base coupled to the main housing for selectively magnetically latching to a ferromagnetic workpiece. The base includes a magnet holder, a fixed magnet assembly supported within the magnet holder, a rotatable magnet assembly supported within the magnet holder, and a transmission. The transmission includes an input, an output coupled to the rotatable magnet assembly for rotating the rotatable magnet assembly relative to the fixed magnet assembly through a predetermined rotation angle, and a gear train positioned between the output and the input. The gear train is configured to provide a variable gear ratio between the output and the input during at least a portion of the predetermined rotation angle. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314508 | KEY COPYING - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to producing a physical copy of a key from a digital image of a key. A software program receives a digital image of a key. Based on physical ratios of the key, the software program can determine a key blank corresponding to the key. After determining the key blank, the software program can determine a key code of the key, which may then be used to produce a physical copy of the key. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314509 | CUTTING INSERT, CUTTING TOOL, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING MACHINED PRODUCT USING THE SAME - A cutting insert comprises an upper surface including a first corner, and a second and third corner, respectively, adjacent to both sides of the first corner. The upper surface sequentially includes a rake surface along an upper cutting edge, inclined toward a lower surface, going inward from the upper cutting edge at a rake angle on a basis of a perpendicular plane perpendicular to a central axis extending between the upper and lower surfaces, and a connection surface more inward than the rake surface, inclined toward the lower surface, going inward at a connection angle on the basis of the perpendicular plane. An intersecting part of the rake surface and the connection surface includes a highest position in a portion of the intersecting part corresponding to a minor rake surface. A cutting tool with cutting insert, and a method of producing a machined product using the cutting tool are provided. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314510 | TABLE TOP FOR MATERIAL SHAPING MACHINE AND METHOD OF MOUNTING THEREOF - A material shaping machine and a method of mounting a table top to the material shaping machine is disclosed. The machine includes first and second support members extending generally in a vertical direction. A bridge longitudinally extends between the first and the second support members. A carriage is configured to move longitudinally along the bridge. A rotary cutting tool is mounted on the carriage. A work table including a table top having a silicon/epoxy combination material supports a workpiece to be cut by the cutting tool. An actuator moves the rotary cutting tool toward and away from the workpiece positioned on or above the table top and a motor provides rotational motion to the rotary cutting tool. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314511 | INTERCONNECTOR FOR FREIGHT CONTAINERS - An interconnector for coupling together an adjacent pair of freight containers ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140314512 | Cargo Securing Device for Securing Cargo - A cargo securing device for securing cargo is provided. The device includes an attachment means having a first and a second end portion; a peripherally rotatable storage spool onto which the first end portion of the attachment means is fastened and is spoolable upon; a lockable and releasable tightening device connected to the attachment means for the tightening thereof; and a common support structure for supporting said storage spool and tightening device. The support structure is provided with at least one fastening device to be fixed to an external anchor object. The storage spool and the tightening device are arranged separate from one another; wherein the tightening device is adapted for free passage of the attachment means via the tightening device; and wherein the second and free end portion of the attachment means is conducted from the storage spool via the tightening device. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314513 | BLIND RIVET WITH A PLASTIC RIVET BODY - A blind rivet having a hollow rivet body made of plastic, an elongated shank with a bore, a head at one end of the shank and a foot end on the opposite end of the shank, and having, in the bore, a mandrel that has a mandrel shank with a drawing end and a mandrel head that acts on the foot end, the shank has a first region located between the head and the foot end, and has a second region with reduced cross-section and reduced wall thickness as compared to the first region. The regions arranged such that, as a result of a process in which the head is pressed against one side of a workpiece and the foot end is simultaneously drawn toward the other side of the workpiece with the aid of the mandrel, the wall of the shank forms a roll fold with an annular bead. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314514 | Reverse Wedgelock Device - A reverse wedgelock device with multiple draw blocks disposed about a lead screw passing through the draw blocks, wherein the draw blocks may be compressed together and caused to displace about respective wedge surfaces upon tightening of the screw. Compression and displacement of the draw blocks can function to draw anchors associated with the draw blocks inward, which, when engaged with opposing objects, functions to draw the objects together. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314515 | Threaded Component Locking Mechanism - A threaded fastening device is provided which utilizes a plurality of retractable pawls ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140314516 | FASTENER FOR SECURING TOGETHER TWO PANELS - A fastener is provided for securing a first panel to a second panel. The fastener includes a stud insertable through apertures in the first and second panels. The fastener further includes a pivoting handle assembly with a handle operatively connected to a stud head and pivotal between an upright position generally perpendicular to the first panel, and a folded position generally parallel to the first panel. A biasing mechanism is connected to the stud head and the handle that biases the handle outward relative to the stud head. A locking pin is connected to the stud head and the handle and is in connection with the biasing mechanism to hold the handle in the upright position or the folded. position. A fastener is also provided for securing together the first and second panels, including a grommet, a receptacle and an insert in threaded engagement with an interior of the receptacle. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314517 | CONNECTOR - Disclosed is a connector assembly, which includes a metal base which defines a housing cavity arranged to receive the end of a male connector, a resilient interface element inside the housing cavity, and a metal clip inside the housing cavity by the resilient interface element. The metal clip engages removably with the end of the male connector inserted into the housing cavity to connect the metal base to the male connector. Also disclosed is a resilient interface element providing an interface between a male connector and a metal base defining a housing cavity to receive the end of a male connector, as well as a kit of parts. Such kit contains a metal base defining a housing cavity receiving the end of a male connector, a metal clip arranged to be capable of engaging removably with the end of the end of the male connector, and a resilient interface element. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314518 | FIXING DEVICE AND PLATE ASSEMBLY USING THE SAME - An exemplary fixing device includes an elastically deformable sleeve and a screw extendable through the sleeve. The sleeve includes a hollow column and multiple flanges extending outwardly from an outer circumferential face of the column. A plate assembly incorporating the fixing device is also provided. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314519 | SEIZURE PREVENTION BOLT - There is provided a seizure prevention bolt capable of preventing seizure caused by oblique insertion as well as seizure caused by invasion of a foreign matter such as a spatter. An incomplete screw portion | 2014-10-23 |
20140314520 | Watercraft locking assembly - A detachable fin is secured to a socket imbedded into the bottom layer of a watercraft such as a surfboard, wind surf board, standup paddle board, or kayak for example, by a mechanism including a screw whose head which is captured into a slot in the socket, and which passes through a hole in a spur projecting from the portion of the fin inserted into the slot. Two pivotally joined arms engaged over the screw astride a nut and forming a surrounding sleeve. The arms are locked in place by a padlock hasp, preventing the unauthorized extraction of the fin and a situs for locking to a cable or chain for securing the board. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314521 | FASTENING SYSTEM - A fastening system for fastening an add-on part on a setting object comprises a setting bolt having a first end and a second end, comprising a fastening section and a load application section, a sealing element with an opening for sealing the setting bolt inserted into the setting object when the setting bolt is arranged within the opening, and the add-on part being fastened on the load application section of the setting bolt. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314522 | Screw - A screw includes a shank and at least one end cutting groove. The shank includes a lower section disposed near an insertion end thereof and an upper section disposed near a head end thereof. The lower section has triangular transverse cross sections, and the upper section has circular transverse cross sections. A first thread is disposed on the lower section of the shank, and a second thread is disposed on the upper section of the shank. A non-threaded section is disposed between the lower section and the upper section of the shank. An outer diameter of the non-threaded section is larger than an outer diameter of the upper section. The end cutting groove is formed in the lower section of the shank, and an included angle between 3 and 9 degrees is formed between an extending direction of the end cutting groove and a longitudinal axis of the shank. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314523 | Screw - A screw includes a shank, at least one end cutting groove, a first thread, and a second thread. The shank includes a lower section disposed near an insertion end thereof and an upper section disposed near a head end thereof. The lower section has triangular transverse cross sections, and the upper section has circular transverse cross sections. The end cutting groove is formed in the lower section of the shank, and an included angle between 3 and 9 degrees is formed between an extending direction of the end cutting groove and a longitudinal axis of the shank. The first thread is disposed on the lower section of the shank and includes a plurality of asymmetrical thread convolutions. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314524 | Height-Adjustable Round Rod Guide - A round rod guide ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140314525 | RIVETING ELEMENT - A riveting element is disclosed. The riveting element includes a main body, a riveting portion, and a riveting platform. The main body includes a second end. The riveting portion includes a clinch portion and a bottom plate, wherein the clinch portion and the bottom plate cooperatively define a groove. The riveting platform includes a first plane and second plane, wherein the first plane is connected with the second end of the main body and the second plane is connected with the clinch portion. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314526 | CONTAINER PROCESSING DEVICE - A heating device ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140314527 | DISCHARGE METHOD AND DISCHARGE DEVICE FOR DISCHARGING AN AT LEAST PARTIALLY FLEXIBLE CONTAINER WITHOUT CONTAMINATION - The invention relates to a discharge method for discharging an at least partially flexible container without contamination, in which method the container ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140314528 | CAR DUMPER DUST COLLECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS - An apparatus for rotary dumping of rail cars, including a material receiving pit. A rotary rail car dumper includes a rotational frame supporting at least one baffle. The rotational frame is configured to dump a load from a rail car during rotational motion of the rotational frame between an upright position wherein the entire load is in the rail car and a dumping position wherein the load can exit the rail car. A backside airflow diverter is located beneath the rotational frame and includes a curved upper surface. A lower margin of the at least one baffle contacts the curved upper surface during at least part of the rotational motion of the rotational frame. A backside hood is located beneath the backside airflow diverter on the back side of the pit. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314529 | METHODS FOR POSITIONING A LARGE LOAD INTO A TRANSPORT POSITION AND FOR POSITIONING A LARGE LOAD INTO A STORAGE POSITION, TRAILER AND/OR LORRY - A method for positioning a large load into a transport position is provided. According to the method, the load is placed upon a frame structure with a substantially horizontal extension. The raising device is placed transport plane underneath the frame structure. The raising device is then extended in a vertical extension reaching between the transport plane and the frame structure so that the frame structure and the load are raised above the transport plane and are held in position by the raising device. Subsequently, the vertical extension of the raising device is decreased into the transport position. Further, a method for positioning a large load into a storage position and a transport system for such methods are also provided. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314530 | Commercial Waste Container Systems and Methods - The present disclosure includes a commercial waste system including a commercial waste container and a commercial waste vehicle. The waste container includes an interior volume that may be divided by a container divider into at least two container chambers, to collect waste and/or other multiple types of recoverable (recyclable) materials without comingling. Additionally, the rear loading waste vehicle includes a hopper divider and a storage divider, such that collection of the multiple types of waste from the divided container does not comingle the collected materials. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314531 | Variable Pitch Equipment Cart With Roller Bed - The present device provides a device for transporting a load along a level or canted surface such as a rooftop. The device comprises a frame having a bed, and a plurality of movement facilitating components. The transported load rests atop a bed comprised of a plurality of freely-rotatable cylindrical tubes, along which the load may be manually moved rectilinearally in the course of loading the equipment onto or offloading the equipment from the present device. Each movement facilitating component is comprised of a chassis having a plurality of belted wheels. The chassis is articulatably connectable to height adjusting components. The assembled device has height adjusting components connected to the frame. When the present device moves along a surface, the belted wheels may orient to align with the surface contours and with the direction of movement of the present device. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314532 | Van slideout and lift - A system and method for loading and unloading a large or small van. The method includes providing two or three support units in the form of a generally upsidedown U-shape. The top of each support includes a tube with a slot in the bottom thereof. Inside this tube is another tube which carries a hoist. The second tube is pushed out via an electric actuator so that a load may be picked up by the hoist and loaded into a van. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314533 | UTILITY TERRAIN VEHICLE MOUNTED CRANE - A crane includes: a base for being disposed in or on a cargo box of a utility terrain vehicle (UTV) and for fastening to a bed of the cargo box; a boom rotatable relative to the base between a deployed position and a stowed position; a boom hoist operable to swing the boom between the positions; and a load hoist operable to lift cargo located adjacent to a rear end of the UTV when the boom is in the deployed position and operable to carry the cargo toward the UTV as the boom is swung to the stowed position, thereby loading the cargo into the cargo box. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314534 | LIFT GATE LOAD ELEVATOR WITH COLUMNAR POWER ASSEMBLIES - A lifting system includes a vertically extending parallel pair of fixedly spaced apart guide surfaces, a linear actuator suspended vertically between said pair of guide surfaces, a vertically elongate runner member having a pivotal connection to a lower end of said linear actuator to be vertically reciprocated by said actuator, a load bearing member at a lower end of said runner member at a location spaced downwardly from said pivotal connection and a vertically spaced apart pair of sliding contact members on said runner member for relatively slidable contact with said pair of guide surfaces during vertical reciprocation of said runner member by said actuator. Each of said contact members comprises a projecting contact pad having a concave surface for slidable contact with one of said guide surfaces. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314535 | SUBSTRATE HANDLER - A loadport for handling film frames is disclosed. The loadport is modular and substantially compatible with applicable standards regarding modular equipment. In particular, the load port is substantially interchangeable with loadports not adapted for handling film frames. The loadport has a compact shuttle for moving film frames and flexible alignment mechanisms for aligning film frames and cassettes of different configurations. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314536 | HANDLING DEVICE AND METHODS - An article handling apparatus including a frame adapted to receive the article on a support means; a plurality of wheels attached to said frame for movement of said frame over a substrate surface; and retaining arms operatively coupled to the frame and adapted to releasably secure the article to the frame. The secured article is movable in a controlled manner with respect to the frame by movement of the support means and the retaining arms. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314537 | REMOVABLE LINER ASSEMBLY FOR A DIPPER - A mining shovel includes a dipper having an inner surface, and a removable liner assembly coupled to the dipper and adjacent to the inner surface of the dipper. The removable liner assembly includes a first rail coupled to the dipper, a first liner segment disposed on the first rail and covering at least a portion of the first rail, and a second liner segment removably coupled to the first rail and covering at least one of a portion of the first liner segment and a portion of the first rail. The first rail is substantially covered by at least one of the first and second liner segments. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314538 | SUPPORT ARM SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT - A support arm for a medical device includes a column and a boom rotatably coupled to the column for rotation relative to a first axis. An arm is coupled to the boom for rotation relative to a second axis. A link mount is coupled to the arm and rotatable relative to the arm about a third axis. A device mount is supported by a linkage having link members arranged such that rotation of said first link member relative to the link mount about a fourth axis rotates the medical device about a fifth axis. The device mount is rotatable relative to the linkage about a sixth axis. The third, fifth and sixth axes extend through the center of mass of a medical instrument supported by the device mount. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314539 | NON-CONTACT SUBSTRATE TRANSFER TURNER - Disclosed herein is a non-contact substrate transfer turner capable of performing a transfer and a turn-over of a substrate in a non-contact state. The non-contact substrate transfer turner includes a transfer member moving along a guide rail; a substrate supporting member installed at the transfer member and non-contact supporting a substrate by drag force and lift force; and a power transmitting member providing power to the substrate supporting member to rotate the substrate supporting member. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314540 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE SYNCHRONIZATION RING - A synchronization ring for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a synchronization ring for a variable vane assembly. A plurality of rollers are attached to the synchronization ring for engaging a case on the gas turbine engine. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314541 | TURBOMACHINE THRUST BALANCING SYSTEM - An example turbomachine thrust balancing system includes a member coupled in rotation with a turbine for transferring rotational power therefrom. A load carrying device rotatably supports the member. The load carrying device is configured to counteract substantially all of the thrust load generated by the turbine. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314542 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE EXHAUST DIFFUSER WITH MOVABLE STRUTS - An exhaust diffuser for a gas turbine engine gas turbine engine includes a multiple of circumferentially spaced struts that extend between an inner gaspath wall and an outer gaspath wall, at least one of the multiple of circumferentially spaced struts movable about a strut axis. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314543 | COMPRESSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided is a compressor system including: a guide vane; a compressor compressing a fluid flowing from the guide vane; a drive unit connected to the compressor and driving the compressor; a guide flow path connecting the compressor and an external device; a branch flow path branching off from the guide flow path; a flow control valve opening and closing the branch flow path; a sensor unit measuring a current of the drive unit and a pressure of the guide flow path; and a control unit controlling at least one of the guide vane, the drive unit, and the flow control valve, calculating an operation point of the compressor, comparing the operation point of the compressor with a greater one of a first anti-surge control line and a second anti-surge control line and controlling the flow control valve according to the comparison. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314544 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR REDUCING NOISE IN A BLOWER HOUSING - Devices and methods for reducing noise of a blower reduce and/or substantially block the exchange of gas within the blower housing from an area of a generally high-velocity flow of gas to an area of a comparatively lower-velocity flow of gas, for example near the outlet of the blower housing. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314545 | SHAFT SEALING SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH SEAL OIL RECUPERATOR SYSTEM - A system and method for sealing a shaft disposed for rotation within a casing, where two axially-spaced seal rings of an oil film seal extend around the shaft and define a clearance therebetween. Oil is pumped into the clearance from an oil reservoir and a portion of the oil is received in an annular port defined in the casing between an outer labyrinth seal and one of the axially-spaced seal rings. The oil mixes with a process gas to for an oil and gas mixture. A blower is in fluid communication with the annular port and circulates the oil and gas mixture to a trap where the oil is separated from the process gas and a separated process gas is returned back to the annular port. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314546 | TURBINE ENGINE GEARBOX MOUNT WITH MULTIPLE FUSE JOINTS - A turbine engine assembly includes a turbine engine case, a gearbox and a plurality of mounts connecting the gearbox to the case. Each of the mounts includes a linkage and a fuse joint. The linkage extends towards the case substantially in a first direction. The fuse joint is configured to substantially prevent movement between the gearbox and the case when the fuse joint is subject to loading less than a threshold, and to permit a constrained movement between the gearbox and the case when the loading is greater than the threshold. The fuse joint of a first of the mounts has a different configuration than the fuse joint of a second of the mounts. | 2014-10-23 |
20140314547 | ATTACHMENT APPARATUS FOR CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE MATERIALS - A first ceramic matrix composite structure having a first flange with a first aperture, and a second structure having a second flange with a second aperture are clamped together by a fastener and spring assembly. The second flange is in contact with the first flange and the apertures of the first and second flanges align with each other. A threaded fastener having a thermal expansion rate that is different than the thermal expansion rate of at least one of the first ceramic matrix composite structure and second structure extends through the aligned apertures. The fastener includes a bolt, a nut, and a spring assembly that maintains a constant clamping pressure irrespective of the thermal expansion differences between the bolt and the first ceramic matrix composite structure and second structure. | 2014-10-23 |