48th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080289272 | FLAT ROOF TILE WITH INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE - A roofing module provides weather protection generates electrical power. The module includes an injection molded base having a size, a shape and an appearance of a conventional flat concrete roofing tile with a top surface having a slate-like striated texture. The base is made from lightweight plastic material. The base includes a depressed portion in an upper surface. A photovoltaic panel assembly is positioned in the depressed portion with electrical conductors from the photovoltaic panel passing through an opening in the depressed portion. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289273 | Strengthened assembly enclosed in construction - A system of construction using a mechanical device ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080289274 | Half panel - The present invention provides a half panel having on its back ribs defining symmetrically complimentary closed wall open faced cells and ribs having spaces there between. The half panel may be placed in back to back relationship and rotated through a required degree of rotation so that the open faced closed wall cells and ribs having spaces there between interlock so the open faced closed wall cells have at least one diagonal cross member. This provides a rigid panel suitable for a number of applications including forms for pouring concrete. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289275 | Construction blocking bracket - A bracket for use with metal construction framing which is a generally planar construct having a first outer flange and a second outer flange, configured to form a recess between such flanges suitable to engage at least one face of a metal construction stud and to interlock with the stud via at least two non-longitudinal tabs. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289276 | Cementitious composition - The invention is an improved cementitious mixture used to form structural components that are strong, lightweight, heat and fire resistant, and very economical to produce. The material includes a mixture of cement, water, ribbon-like virgin polyethylene strips and aggregate materials. The aggregate preferably includes recycled industrial waste products. Examples of these industrial wastes include shredded tires, wood by-products, waste coal combustion by-products, recycled waste gypsum products, recycled industrial foundry sand, and waste foam products such a Styrofoam. This new cementitious material is strong and lightweight. It has a lower thermal conductivity than conventional concrete and therefore improved insulative properties. The use of industrial recyclables not only enhances the performance characteristics of the components made from this material but aids in maintaining the environment by providing a practical use for industrial waste. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289277 | FLOOR MEMBER - The floor member is a laminated structure in the form a floor tile or a floor plank. A bottom portion of the floor member is formed with a plurality of moisture dispersal pathways that lead toward peripheral side edges of the bottom portion. The moisture dispersal pathways permit any moisture that develops between a floor base and the bottom portion of the floor member that is installed on the floor base to flow in the moisture dispersal pathways toward at least one of the peripheral side edges of the bottom portion, for passage beyond the one peripheral side edge of the bottom portion. Adjacent tiles of a floor tile installation have communicable moisture dispersal pathways such that moisture is not entrapped below the floor member and can migrate through the communicable pathways to an outermost peripheral side edge of the floor tile installation for dissipation of moisture into the ambient air. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289278 | Framing system for mounting flexible sheets - A framing system for mounting flexible sheets of material, such as screening in an opening in a wall or porch includes U-shaped channels, or lineals, having at least one external built-in groove for receiving a spline strip for holding an edge of the sheet in place in the groove. Four lineals define a rectangular opening over which the sheet is stretched and then secured in place by jamming its edges into the external spline grooves of the surrounding four lineals with the spline strips to hold the sheet in place. Universal fasteners hold the lineals to the porch walls. The universal fasteners also have alignment grooves on their upper surface, lower surface or both of these surfaces that are useful for receiving an alignment string or wire to align a series of the fasteners across a surface so that they are in line to receive and accurately align a single lineal or multiple lineals arranged end to end. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289279 | Sheathing/Weather Resistive Barrier Method and System - A sheathing product having a structural substrate with two or more edges. The sheathing product also having a weather resistive barrier attached to the structural substrate prior to securing the structural substrate to a frame of a building. A part of the weather resistive barrier extends beyond an edge of the structural substrate to create a flap that allows the weather resistive barrier to be attached to an abutting sheathing product. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289280 | SINGLE WEB GRID WITH REINFORCED BULB - Manufacture of roll formed one piece sheet metal grid tees that affords different load ratings with the same gauge and quality of sheet stock and the same overall cross-section dimensions by varying the width of the strip used to make the tees and disposing material added for increased load rating at the area of the hollow reinforcing bulb of the tees. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289281 | Lining of an in Particular Flat Surface with a Flexible Covering Material, Particularly Textile Material as Well as Lining Method - The present invention relates to a method for lining an in particular flat surface with a flexible covering material, particularly textile material, in which the surface is lined with one or more flexible covering material pieces and in which the material piece or pieces are stretched. The method is inventively characterized in that for stretching a material piece at least one stretching rail with a holding side and an assembly side is used, that the stretching rail is brought into pivotable engagement on the holding side with a holding rail provided on the flat side, that a first side of the material piece is brought into tensile loadable engagement with the assembly side of the stretching rail, that second side of the material piece is directly or indirectly connected to the flat surface and that the stretching rail is pivoted for stretching the flexible covering material and fixed in a stretching position. The invention also relates to a lining for an in particular flat surface. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289282 | WALL BLOCK AND WALL BLOCK SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTING WALLS - Wall blocks and methods of constructing walls from the wall blocks which have a side connection system interlocking adjacent blocks whereby a side of the block is provided with a channel or slot that is configured to engage a corresponding projection on the adjacent block. The side connection system may alternatively have a connection receiving cavity formed by channels or slots on the sides of the blocks which are configured to align with a channel or slot from adjacent blocks where a connector may be received to interlock the blocks. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289283 | Segmental retaining wall system incorporating the extruded polymer strip as a reinforcement - A segmental retaining wall system utilizing extruded strips for soil reinforcement. The retaining wall is composed of a plurality of wall blocks that are stacked securely using interlocking pins and an extruded strip. The wall can be built such that it has vertical or battered angle dependant on the orientation of the interlocking pins. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289284 | PROCESS CHAMBER AND LOAD-LOCK SPLIT FRAME CONSTRUCTION - The present invention generally relates to a split frame assembly for supporting a chamber in a processing system. In order to adequately fit into the body of an airplane for transport, the frame may be split into two pieces. Once split, each piece may individually be loaded onto the airplane. The upper piece may comprise all of the various components necessary to operate the chamber including gas panels, control panels, or other panels. The lower piece may support the upper piece. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289285 | WEATHER STRIP STRUCTURE - A weather strip includes a bottom wall that faces or is in contact with an end face of a fixed window glass that closes a window opening of a side door. An outer wall extends from the bottom wall on an outer side of the vehicle body with respect to the fixed window glass, and an inner wall extends from the bottom wall on an inner side of the vehicle body with respect to the fixed window glass so that the inner wall and the outer wall sandwich a peripheral portion of the fixed window glass in a thickness direction. The inner wall is provided with a spacing groove for creating a space between the fixed window glass and the inner wall. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289286 | Method of constructing foundation substructure and a building - The present invention provides a method of constructing a foundation substructure and a building involving pouring concrete between resilient sheets of insulating material, preferably polystyrene, so as to form a complete concrete shell. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289287 | BUILDING MANUFACTURING FACILITY WITH ROTATABLE SUBASSEMBLY AREAS - The present invention relates to a facility for manufacturing non-roadable buildings. The facility includes an enclosed area having a roof, a plurality of bays for positioning the non-roadable buildings therein, each of the plurality of bays configured to have one non-roadable building positioned therein, a plurality of movable manufacturing areas configured to manufacture elements for manufacturing and a lifting device positioned within the enclosed area and configured to move the elements for manufacturing of the non-roadable building through the facility, including movement of the elements from each of the plurality of movable manufacturing areas to each of the plurality of bays. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289288 | AUTOMATED PANEL PRESSING CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM - An automated method of building construction utilizes a horizontal force to extrude a structural member formed from a plurality of elongate joists, upper panels, and lower panels. A framing machine includes an upper panel bay and feeder, a joist array and feeder, and a lower panel bay and feeder. The machine installs a plurality of pegs into each joist and positions each joist into a forward installation position and a rear installation position. Panel press means press the upper and lower panels onto the pegs of each joist. Joist positioning means move successive joists into the installation positions, and push the structural member being formed outwards. Additional means for insulating the structural member, installing pipes and wires, and an exterior finish may also be provided. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289289 | Skid Resistant Surfaces - Pedestrian trafficable skid-resistant flexible articles ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080289290 | Roofing System for Buildings - A roofing system for buildings includes a plurality of rafters spaced apart across an area to be roofed, each having an upper surface adapted with keying formations and two longitudinal sides from the bottom of each of which a lateral ledge extends. A plurality of infil units are positioned, one between each two adjacent rafters. Each unit is formed from an insulated panel of similar depth to the depth of a rafter and a support layer secured together. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289291 | Shingle installation device - A shingle installation device comprises a body that maintains an alignment stop and a positioning stop that are parallely spaced by a predetermined distance to provide suitable overlap of successively installed shingles. The body also maintains a retainer that forms a gap that is configured to receive and retain the position of a shingle that is being installed. Thus, when the installation device is positioned such that the alignment stop rests against an edge of an installed shingle, an edge of the shingle to be installed is placed within the gap where it is retained in its correct position until the shingle is fastened to the surface being covered. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289292 | CORRUGATED DECKING FLOORING SYSTEM - The invention includes a corrugated decking flooring system. The corrugated decking flooring system can include a corrugated deck having at least two flutes and a trough between the flutes. A sound insulation layer generally conformal with both the flutes and the troughs of the corrugated deck can be provided. An underlayment layer can be provided over the sound insulation layer. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289293 | Device and Method for Fastening, Clamping, or Adjusting Two Components to One Another - A device and a method for fastening, clamping, or adjusting a molding part to a body-mounted part are provided. To allow the absorption of large tensile forces, a tensioning element designed as a tension strut is provided, which includes at least one oblong element made of fiber-reinforced plastic. The length of the tensioning element is adjustable between two end positions via a bracing device. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289294 | Hand Rail with Light Source Inside the Mounting Bracket and Back Up Power Supply - There is provided a hand rail comprising a balustrade defining a hollow tubular cavity; and plural mounting brackets for mounting said balustrade to a support surface of a building. At least one of said plural mounting brackets is provided with at least one light source for emitting guide light therefrom and wherein, a back up power supply for said at least one light source is provided within said hollow tubular cavity. The hand rail is suitable for use in providing emergency lighting for stairways and/or corridors of buildings. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289295 | CLADDING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF CLADDING POSTS - A cladding assembly comprises first and second cladding panels, each having top and bottom edge portions and a pair of lateral sides, and a corner connection element disposed to couple a pair of adjacent lateral sides of the first and second cladding panels together. The corner connection element includes top and bottom edge portions and a pair of lateral sides, wherein the corner connection element comprises a pair of female connectors disposed at its lateral sides and the pair of adjacent lateral sides of the first and second cladding panels comprises a pair of male connectors for mating with the female connectors, or wherein the corner connection element comprises a pair of male connectors disposed at its lateral sides and the pair of adjacent lateral sides of the first and second cladding panels comprises a pair of female connectors for mating with the male connectors of the corner connection element. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289296 | Safety bar systems and methods - Safety bar systems are disclosed comprising a first bar and a second bar selectively lockable to the first bar at a desired height and angle. The second bar may be selectively locked into one of a plurality of positions with respect to the bar or into one of a continuous plurality of positions with respect to the bar, based on the coupling mechanism coupling the second bar to the first bar. Several coupling mechanisms are disclosed. The safety bar system may be connected to a wall adjacent to a bathtub to facilitate a user entering and exiting the bathtub. The safety bar system may be used in other locations, as well. Methods are also disclosed. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289297 | Interactive toy package - A battery-operated mobile toy vehicle is mounted for movement within a compartment of an interactive package. A switch having a depressable portion extends through a cover of the package. A flexible conductor connected to the switch and to the toy vehicle is operative for conducting electrical energy between the switch and the toy vehicle and for causing the toy vehicle to move within the compartment when the depressable portion is depressed. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289298 | Wrapping Machine with Rotating Table - A wrapping machine ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080289299 | Method and an Apparatus for Filling of Packages - A method of reducing the proportion of oxygen in an at least partly formed package before product is filled into the package in a filling station in a filling machine, where the package comprises a tube-shaped blank of packaging material, the blank being closed in a first end and open in a second end. The method involves, during transport of the package to the filling station from an immediately preceding station in the filling machine, passing the package beneath a supply means for inert gas, and when the package passes the supply means generating a gas pulse in a direction down into the package. An apparatus is provided for reducing the method into practice. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289300 | PACKAGING SYSTEM - A packaging system for hydrating sterile devices without comprising the integrity of the sterilization. The packaging system may include an enclosure for enclosing a device requiring hydration, a container containing a hydrate, a base located within the interior of the enclosure and an activating member located within the interior of the enclosure. The container and the device may be located within a receptacle. The receptacle may rest on the base and the activating member may be affixed on top of the receptacle. A force may be exerted on an exterior portion of the enclosure such that the activating member pushes on the receptacle and crushes or ruptures the container. The hydrate located within the container is then released to the device, thereby hydrating the device without breaking the seal of the enclosure. The sterilized environment is therefore maintained and the device is hydrated. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289301 | Coupon insertion apparatus and method - An apparatus in one embodiment has: a positioning functionality that sequentially locates, at a predefined bight, coupons of a continuous web of coupons; a burst functionality whereby a foremost coupon is separated at the predefined bight from a next coupon of the continuous web of coupons; a staging functionality whereby the separated foremost coupon is moved to a staging position; and an insertion functionality whereby the first coupon is inserted into a container. In another embodiment the first coupon is inserted into a container only after the next coupon is separated from the continuous web. In another embodiment after the second coupon is sensed, the first coupon is burst and inserted into a container. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289302 | PACKAGING COMPRESSION WRAP - A packaging device is provided for an item of three-dimensional shape comprising a non-porous deformable outer wrap characterized in being deformable in three dimensions to at least partially surround the item of three-dimensional shape therein. The device includes a mass of loose fill elements disposed within the outer wrap and can occupy a first volume in a first storage state sufficient to permit the packaging device to be stored. The device further provides that the mass of elements disposed within the outer wrap can occupy a second volume in a second use state to shape about the item of three dimensional shape and to permit the elements to deform within the outer wrap to accommodate the three-dimensional shape of the item. The outer wrap and the elements disposed within the outer wrap are biodegradable. The elements are adapted to change from the first storage state of unpopped corn kernels to the second use state of popped popcorn kernels. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289303 | Sealing Device for Producing Sealed Packages of a Pourable Food Product - A sealing device producing sealed packages filled with pourable food product from sheet packaging material comprises a supporting frame, a forming mechanism movable with respect to the frame along a path to fold the sheet packaging material, a sealing arrangement carried by the forming mechanism to seal the sheet packaging material and form the packages, and an electromagnetic power device supplying electric energy to the sealing arrangement. The power device comprises at least one primary winding fixed to the frame and connectable to an electric energy source, and a secondary winding movable along the path, powering the sealing arrangement, and receiving electric energy by electromagnetic induction from the primary winding as the secondary winding travels past the primary winding. When interconnected by electromagnetic induction, the primary and secondary windings are so arranged as to have respective adjacent portions interjacent in a first direction crosswise to the forming mechanism movement path. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289304 | MACHINE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BAGS MADE OF HEAT-SEALED ALVEOLAR OR FOAMED THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL - A machine for the production of bags made of alveolar or foamed plastic material starting from at least one continuous web with superimposed flaps fed continuously to a heat-sealing assembly. The heat-sealing assembly is actuated according to a pendular motion in synchronism with continuous advance of the web, and is pre-arranged for carrying out, at the same time as heat-sealing, half-cuts on the web, which is then folded in concertina fashion by means of a lapper assembly at output from the machine. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289305 | Filtering System for the Air Directed Towards an Internal Combustion Engine Intake - A filtering system for the air directed towards an internal combustion engine intake, comprising a feed conduit ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080289306 | Cyclone dust-separating unit for use in vacuum cleaner - A cyclone dust-separating unit is provided that includes a whirling current generating unit to rotate air drawn in through a suction nozzle, and a dust collecting bin having opened and closed ends to collect and store dust separated by a whirling current. The generating unit and the bin are separate tube members, and the generating unit includes a cyclone body having a first end with an air inlet and a second end with an air outlet, a spiral guide member on the first end to guide air flowed in through the air inlet in a spiral shape, an outflow pipe on the second end to extend to the outside of the cyclone body while penetrating through the air outlet, and a dust guide to connect a dust discharging opening with the opened end and to guide dust or dirt discharged through the dust discharging opening, to the opened end. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289307 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE, AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING APPARATUS - A honeycomb structure includes a plurality of cells, an inorganic fiber, and an inorganic matter. The plurality of cells are disposed substantially in parallel with one another in a longitudinal direction with a cell wall therebetween. The inorganic matter forms a fixed portion in which said inorganic fibers are fixed to one another, part of the fixed portion having a fissure. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289308 | Automatic steering correction of an agricultural harvester using integration of harvester header row sensors and harvester auto guidance system - A method and system for automatically correcting a steering command from an auto guidance system to adjust for misalignments between the crop rows and the header due to errors which may include, but are not limited to a stack up of errors from the remote positioning system information translation, planter and harvester machine centerline differences, harvesting and planting pattern differences, and the like, that integrates row sensor information into the auto guidance system. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289309 | Mower with Hybrid Prime Mover Having Fuel Cell, Brushless Electric Motors for Driving Cutting Units, and Electric/Hydraulic Actuator for Lift and Lower System - This invention relates to a hybrid lawn mower powered by a fuel cell and an electrical storage system, both of which supply electric power to the drive wheels and cutting units of the mower. The electrical storage system comprises an ultracapacitor pack or a battery pack. The electric motor driving each cutting unit comprises a brushless motor having an integrated gear reduction stage. In addition, the motor includes an integrated electronics housing in which the electronics for controlling and powering the motor are packaged. The cutting units are lifted out of engagement with the ground by a lift and lower system comprising an electric/hydraulic actuator that is driven only during lifting of the cutting units. The cutting units are lowered by releasing fluid pressure in the lift and lower system and permitting the force of gravity to lower the cutting units. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289310 | Lawn Mower With Grass Striping Mechanism - The lawn mower includes a vehicle body supporting front and rear wheels and a mower unit suspended from the vehicle body between the front and rear wheels by front and rear links. The links are movable to raise and lower the mower unit. A grass striping mechanism is associated with the vehicle body. The mechanism includes a stay arm connected to the mower unit and a roller support member movably connected to the stay arm so that the member is capable of movement in a vertical direction. A grass striping roller is rotationally supported by the roller support arm. A lift link is pivotally connected to the vehicle body and is associated with the roller support member. The lift link interfaces with the rear link such that upward movement of the rear link imparts movement to the lift link and roller support arm to lift the roller from the ground. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289311 | Multi-purpose maintenance machine - A multi-purpose maintenance machine having interchangeable units to perform different maintenance functions such as: lawn mowing; lawn aerating; dethatching; lawn seeding and/or fertilizing; salt spreading; and snow blowing/throwing. The machine has a frame on four wheels and an exchangeable maintenance component has arms which are slidably received in slots. Different maintenance components perform different maintenance functions. A drive shaft is inserted in an axial bore of the component to engage the component and a sun gear so that rotates the component. The sun gear is rotated by an electric motor. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289312 | Composite Yarn and Cut-Resistant Glove Using the Yarn - A composite yarn is provided which comprises a core and a covering layer formed by wrapping a covering fiber around the core, the core being composed of a metal thin wire and an attending yarn comprising a filament yarn, wherein the attending yarn is wound around the metal thin wire at 5 to 60 turns per meter of the metal thin wire. A cut-resistant glove formed of the composite yarn is also provided. The composite yarn of the present invention is preferably usable for protective products such as protective fabrics, protective clothes, protective aprons and protective gloves used for protecting workers and a cut-resistant glove formed of the composite fiber is excellent not only in moisture absorption property, but also in putting-on-feeling, use feeling and workability in the state of being put on. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289313 | DIRECT HEATING ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE - The present invention provides an organic Rankine cycle power system, which comprises means for superheating vaporized organic motive fluid, an organic turbine module coupled to a generator, and a first pipe through which superheated organic motive fluid is supplied to the turbine, wherein the superheating means is a set of coils through which the vaporized organic motive fluid flows and which is in direct heat exchanger relation with waste heat gases. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289314 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING GAS TURBINE ENGINES - A fuel delivery system for a gas turbine engine includes one or more subsets of combustors, and at least two fuel manifolds including a fuel manifold coupled to each combustor subset and configured to deliver fuel to only the subset of combustors during a predetermined gas turbine engine operating mode. A gas turbine engine assembly including a fuel delivery system and a method of operating a gas turbine engine is also described herein. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289315 | SYSTEM FOR DISSIPATING ENERGY IN THE EVENT OF A TURBINE SHAFT BREAKING IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - The present invention relates to a device for, in a gas turbine engine, braking a turbine comprising a rotor, having at least one disk ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080289316 | COMBINED-CYCLE POWER PLANT AND STEAM THERMAL POWER PLANT - A combined-cycle power plant, a steam thermal power plant, and a method for operating the power plant, which are capable of effectively utilizing raw fuel produced from medium- or small-scaled gas fields and oil fields. Raw fuel produced from a gas field is separated into a gas component and a liquid component by a separator. The gas component is burnt in a combustor of a gas turbine, and resulting motive power is converted to electricity by a power generator. The liquid component separated by the separator is burnt in a steam generator to generate steam that is supplied to a steam turbine. Resulting motive power of the steam turbine is converted to electricity by a power generator. Since the electricity generated by the power generators is AC power, the AC power is converted by a converter to DC power that is transferred from the vicinity of the gas field to a consuming area via a cable. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289317 | Control Method For Actuating a Thrust Reverser - The invention relates to a control method for opening or closing a turbojet engine thrust reverser ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080289318 | Low Temperature Emission Control - A method of controlling an engine having a lean NOx trap in the exhaust is described. The method comprises during a first mode, at a first temperature, storing NOx at a lean condition and then purging stored NOx from the NOx trap at a rich condition without concurrently supplying oxygen to the trap during the purging and during a second mode, at a second, lower temperature, storing NOx at a lean condition and then purging stored NOx from the NOx, where an exothermic reaction is generated to temporarily raise the temperature of the trap by supplying oxygen and reductants with an overall rich mixture to the trap during the purging. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289319 | System and method for removing carbon dioxide from an atmosphere and global thermostat using the same - A system for removing carbon dioxide from an atmosphere to reduce global warming including an air extraction system that collects carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through a medium and removes carbon dioxide from the medium; a sequestration system that isolates the removed carbon dioxide to a location for at least one of storage and generation of a renewable carbon fuel; and one or more power supplying units that supply heat to the air extraction system to remove the carbon dioxide from the medium, at least one of the one or more power supplying units being a fossil fuel plant. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289320 | SUBSTANCE DISPENSER FOR TREATING EXHAUST GAS AND METHOD - A reservoir ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080289321 | EXHAUST AFTER-TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH FLOW CONTROL FOR OPTIMUM TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS - A diesel engine exhaust treatment system has both a NOx reduction device and a diesel particulate filter. The system is designed to ensure that the NOx reduction device operates within its optimal temperature conditions. Using exhaust flow control valves, the exhaust flow can be directed into either the NOx reduction device first or into the diesel particulate filter first, and then into the other device, before exiting out the tailpipe. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289322 | Exhaust purification device for internal combustion engine, and exhaust control device and exhaust control method for internal combustion engine - An exhaust purification device includes a front catalyst arranged in an exhaust system of the internal combustion engine that is longitudinally mounted in a vehicle, a rear catalyst arranged in the exhaust system downstream of the front catalyst, and a bypass pipe that communicates with the exhaust passage of the exhaust system upstream of the front catalyst, communicates with the exhaust passage between the front catalyst and the rear catalyst, and is arranged at a position that is spaced apart in a direction perpendicular to the vibration direction of the exhaust system. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289323 | Exhaust Gas System - An exhaust gas system for an internal combustion engine, in particular a motor vehicle engine, is provided having, in one form, two cylinder banks arranged at an acute angle to one anther and each having at least one exhaust gas outlet, a so-called V-engine, having exhaust gas guide elements arranged in the region of the inner angle, including a housing surrounding the exhaust gas outlets of both cylinder banks in a gas tight manner and having at least one exhaust gas outlet opening is characterized in that the housing is made in two parts, with a first part which is connected to the one cylinder bank and surrounds its exhaust gas outlets and with a second part which is connected to the other cylinder bank and surrounds its exhaust gas outlets; in that the two parts each have a side facing the other part and having at least one housing opening via which the two parts communicate with one another; and in that an expansion compensation element is arranged between the two parts and surrounds the housing opening of the two parts in a gas tight manner. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289324 | Clean energy generator - An affordable system for the production of clean energy comprises a plurality of tubular columns, each sealed at the bottom, to contain water in most of its inner volume. A buoy having an opening at the very bottom and a mechanical valve at its top thereby becomes inflatable and deflatable at preset times in a cycle. Once made buoyant by letting air in the bottom opening—forcing most of the water out of the buoy—it thereby elevates to the very top of the column until it reached the top of the column where the column lid depresses the valve stem deflating the buoy thus lowering the buoy to the bottom to begin the cycle again. A chain and gears engage with a rotary alternator for the generation of electricity. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289325 | Traveling device for crawler type heavy equipment - A traveling device for crawler type heavy equipment is provided, which can improve the manipulability by preventing an abrupt decrease/increase of a traveling speed of the equipment when a combined operation, in which a left/right traveling device and a working device are simultaneously driven, is performed. The traveling device for crawler type heavy equipment includes first and second variable displacement hydraulic pumps, switching valves for left and right traveling motors and working devices, a straight traveling valve shifted to supply hydraulic fluid to the switching valves for the left and right traveling motors and to the switching valves for the working devices in response to a signal pressure in a combined working mode, a variable orifice shifted to intercept the supply of the hydraulic fluid toward the traveling device in response to the signal pressure in the combined working mode if a load pressure of the working device is relatively higher than that of the traveling device, a mode selection device for selecting a working mode, and a controller for outputting control signals to electro proportional valves and to electric control valves so as to control discharged flow rates of the first and second hydraulic pumps in accordance with the selected working mode. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289326 | Pump Unit - The present invention provides a pump unit including at least one hydraulic pump with inlet and outlet ports, a pump case for accommodating the hydraulic pump having an opening through which the hydraulic pump is insertable, and a lid, called a center section, closing the pump case. The center section forms a pair of inlet/outlet passages communicating an end with the inlet and outlet ports of the hydraulic pump and an end opening through a pump case abutting surface of the center section, and a first charging passage by which hydraulic fluid is fed through the pump case abutting surface of the center section. At least one of the pump case and the center section communicates the first charging passage with the pair of inlet/outlet passages via a first hydraulic fluid feeding valve preventing the reverse flow into said first charging passage. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289327 | Linear Drive - The invention relates to a fluid linear drive having a cylinder ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080289328 | Power Piston Sealing Assembly - A power piston sealing assembly in conjunction with a Stirling engine is disclosed. The power piston sealing assembly consists of one or several sealing retainers with threads alternatively using fasteners within the power piston. Said power piston sealing assembly comprises of a power piston, displacer rod seal(s), displacer seal spring(s) and sealing retainer(s) all concentrically mounted within the power piston. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289329 | MASTER CYLINDER COMPRISING A RESUPPLY-PROMOTING SEAL - Brake master cylinder ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080289330 | MASTER CYLINDER COMPRISING A SEAL AND AN ASSOCIATED GROOVE PROMOTING RESUPPLY - Brake master cylinder ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080289331 | MASTER CYLINDER COMPRISING A HELICAL RESUPPLY GROOVE - Brake master cylinder ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080289332 | TURBOCHARGER INCLUDING CAST TITANIUM COMPRESSOR WHEEL - An air boost device such as a turbocharger, wherein the compressor wheel thereof is re-designed to permit die inserts ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080289333 | Turbo Charger - A turbocharger includes a turbine wheel, a compressor wheel connected thereto, an electric motor situated on the side of the compressor wheel which is distant to the turbine wheel, and a rotor connected to the compressor wheel in a rotationally fixed manner and designed in a freely projecting manner. A drive system for motor vehicles includes a turbocharger. The turbocharger is characterised by a very spontaneous response behaviour, as well as the possibility for energy recovery. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289334 | SOLAR COLLECTION AND CONVERSION SYSTEM AND METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL THEREOF - Systems and methods for collecting solar energy and converting it to heat, mechanical work, or electricity on a small scale and utilizing one or more system components originally adapted for use in a non-solar-power-generation application are described. Solar energy is used to heat a fluid that is part of a solar energy collector. This fluid transfers heat to the working fluid of thermodynamic engine, which converts some of the heat into mechanical work or electricity. One or more system parameters are monitored and controlled to enable improved efficiency under variable environmental conditions. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289335 | Methods and Apparatus for Power Generation - A refrigeration apparatus ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080289336 | Apparatus and Method for Converting Heat Energy to Mechanical Energy - The invention relates to a method for converting heat energy to mechanical energy by expanding an evaporated working fluid with an expansion device ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080289337 | COMBINED-CYCLE POWER PLANT AND STEAM THERMAL POWER PLANT - A combined-cycle power plant, a steam thermal power plant, and a method for operating the power plant, which are capable of effectively utilizing raw fuel produced from medium- or small-scaled gas fields and oil fields. Raw fuel produced from a gas field is separated into a gas component and a liquid component by a separator. The gas component is burnt in a combustor of a gas turbine, and resulting motive power is converted to electricity by a power generator. The liquid component separated by the separator is burnt in a steam generator to generate steam that is supplied to a steam turbine. Resulting motive power of the steam turbine is converted to electricity by a power generator. Since the electricity generated by the power generators is AC power, the AC power is converted by a converter to DC power that is transferred from the vicinity of the gas field to a consuming area via a cable. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289338 | High Efficiency 2-Stage Fuel Pump and Control Scheme for Gas Turbines - A two-stage system for delivering fuel to a gas turbine including a first stage variable pump for serving as a primary source of fuel, a second stage fixed pump for selectively supplementing the variable pump, a bypass valve connected to the fixed pump for loading and unloading the fixed pump and a regulator valve assembly connected to the variable pump and the bypass valve for controlling operation of the variable pump and the bypass valve. Preferably, the two-stage system also includes a control valve connected to the regulator valve assembly for setting a pressure differential across the regulator valve assembly and, thereby, loading and unloading the fixed pump. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289339 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE COMBUSTION IN A GAS TURBINE - A method and apparatus are described for controlling the combustion in a gas turbine. The method includes measuring, by means of one or two calorimeters, the temperature, calorific value and relative density of a gaseous fuel in order to determine the Wobbe index, comparing the Wobbe index value measured with a predefined Wobbe index value for the gaseous fuel and regulating the temperature of the gaseous fuel by means of at least one heat exchanger in order to reach the predefined Wobbe index value. The method may also include using a second gaseous fuel, having a different Wobbe index from the gaseous fuel, or a fuel obtained by mixing the gaseous fuel and the second gaseous fuel, according to arbitrary proportions and variable with time. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289340 | Combustor of a gas turbine engine - The present invention provides a combustor of a gas turbine engine, including: a fuel spray portion configured to spray a fuel so as to create a diffusion combustion region in a combustion chamber; a pre-mixture supply portion configured to supply a pre-mixture gas including the fuel and an air so as to create a pre-mixture combustion region in the combustion chamber, the pre-mixture supply portion being positioned concentrically with the fuel spray portion so as to surround the fuel spray portion; and an annular separation portion disposed between a downstream end of the fuel spray portion and a downstream end of the pre-mixture supply portion so as to separate the diffusion combustion region and the pre-mixture combustion region from each other. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289341 | Combustor of Gas Turbine - A combustor | 2008-11-27 |
20080289342 | Method and Apparatus for Spectroscopic Measurements in the Combustion Zone of a Gas Turbine Engine - A method for measuring combustion parameters within a combustion zone of a gas turbine engine, the combustion zone being defined between an inner and outer casing. The method comprises transmitting a beam from a transmit optic optically coupled to a bore in the outer casing off a portion of the inner casing and receiving a portion of the beam reflected off the inner casing with a receiving optic optically coupled to a bore in the outer casing. An apparatus for practicing the method comprises a laser generating a beam and a transmitting/receiving optics pair, the transmitting/receiving optics pair being configured for operative association with a port in an outer casing of a gas turbine engine, whereby the transmitting/receiving optics are in optical communication by reflecting the beam off a portion of an inner casing. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289343 | Universal coupling device - A coupling in accordance with the present invention may be used to join devices together without the need for conduits or other intermediaries. A nut may be used to couple the coupling to a first device via a first thread portion and to a second device via a second thread portion. In some embodiments, the coupling may be affixed to one of the first or second devices. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289344 | Transcritical Cooling Systems - The present invention concerns a method for improving the efficiency of a transcritical cooling installation and the installation itself. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289345 | A Heat Extraction Machine and a Method of Operating a Heat Extraction Machine - The invention relates to a refrigeration machine, particularly a heat pump, comprising a closed circuit, which contains a coolant and in which an evaporator, a compressor, a condenser and an, in particular, electrically operated expansion valve are arranged one after the other. The refrigeration machine also comprises an overheating control unit for at least intermittently regulating the temperature of the coolant in the area of the compressor, particularly the compression final temperature. The invention also relates to a method for operating a refrigeration machine of the aforementioned type. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289346 | Refrigeration Circuit and Method of Operating a Refrigeration Circuit - The invention relates to a refrigeration circuit having a mono- or multi-component refrigerant circulating therein, said refrigeration circuit comprising at least one expansion device. According to the invention, the expansion device is provided in the form of at least two valves (a, b, c, d) connected in parallel. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method of operating such a refrigeration circuit. Said method is characterized in that, in case of a defect of one of the valves (a, b, c, d) connected in parallel, said defective valve is taken out of operation and the or at least one of the additional valves ensures the control operation of the refrigeration circuit. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289347 | Control method for a variable displacement refrigerant compressor in a high-efficiency AC system - A high efficiency air conditioning system includes a pneumatically-controlled variable displacement compressor and a compressor clutch that is selectively cycled on and off to minimize series re-heating of conditioned air. Conditioned air is discharged after passing through an evaporator core, and a target value for the evaporator outlet air temperature is determined based on the desired air discharge temperature. The compressor clutch is cycled off when the evaporator outlet air temperature falls below the target value by at least a calibrated amount, and is thereafter cycled on again when the evaporator outlet air temperature rises above the target value. The target value is preferably biased to prevent compressor operation when the desired air discharge temperature exceeds outside air temperature by at least a calibrated amount and to prevent the relative humidity in the air-conditioned space from rising above a desired level. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289348 | Refrigeration cycle system - A refrigeration cycle system is disclosed. A compression unit | 2008-11-27 |
20080289349 | REFRIGERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING MULTIPLE VARIABLE CAPACITY DEVICES - A system and method of controlling a compressor rack having a plurality of variable capacity components is provided. A variable capacity component is selected from the plurality of variable capacity components as a designated variable capacity component. The designated variable capacity component is operated by varying a capacity of the designated variable capacity component. Each variable capacity component of the plurality of variable capacity components, except for the designated variable capacity component, is operated at a fixed capacity corresponding to one of a maximum and a minimum capacity of the variable capacity component. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289350 | TWO STAGE TRANSCRITICAL REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - The invention provides a refrigeration system including a plurality of refrigerated display cases. Each display case has a dedicated evaporator assembly that cools return air by evaporating a refrigerant, and a first stage compressor assembly that is in fluid communication with the respective evaporator assembly to compress the refrigerant to a first pressure corresponding to a first temperature of the refrigerant prior to discharge of the compressed refrigerant. The refrigeration system also includes a second stage compressor assembly that is in fluid communication with the first stage compressor assemblies to compress the refrigerant to a second pressure that is higher than the first pressure, and that corresponds to a second temperature of the refrigerant. The refrigeration system further includes a heat exchanger that is in fluid communication with the second stage compressor assembly to receive the refrigerant from the second stage compressor assembly to reject heat from the refrigerant. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289351 | Body Cooling Device - A cooling device for cooling a portion of a body. The device includes a curved bias member disposed in a bias member chamber, and a plurality of elongated liquid permeable containers comprising a plurality of elongated chambers, wherein each have a plurality of liquid absorbent particles disposed therein. The elongated chambers are in fluid communication with a plurality of compartments, and configured to redistribute the particles in the containers. The particles have a thermal conductivity constant less than that of ice; and the particles expand into a gel and occupy a volume of the containers when the device is immersed into a liquid. In other embodiments, the bias member has a pair of end portions extending outwardly therefrom in a substantially orthogonal orientation, forming an omega shaped bias member. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289352 | Machine for Producing Water form Wind Energy - A wind machine for producing water by condensation, includes a wind rotor, an air-dehumidifying unit and at least one electric power generation unit, these being supported by a tower anchored in the ground, the dehumidifying unit including at least one refrigeration compressor, at least one condenser and at least one evaporator that are connected together by a refrigerant fluid circuit, incorporating a member for expanding the fluid, the machine furthermore including elements for recovering and storing condensed water vapour. The at least one electric power generation unit is mechanically coupled directly to the wind rotor via its rotation shaft. The wind machine includes a device for storing and recovering the electric power thus generated and a device for automatically controlling and regulating the dehumidifying unit. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289353 | Refrigerant service port valve for air conditioners - The refrigerant service port valve for air conditioners has a valve body defining a main fluid conduit adapted for insertion into a coolant line using compression fittings at opposite ends of the conduit. A pedestal is mounted on the exterior conduit wall. The pedestal has a bore therethrough forming a lower service passage that enters the main fluid conduit, and an internally threaded blind bore parallel to the lower service passage. A slider is mounted on the pedestal, the slider having a male quick connect fitting defining an upper service passage. The upper service passage may be aligned with the lower service passage in an open position to service the system, or the slider may be moved to align the upper service passage with the blind bore to access a setscrew, which is raised partially into the upper service passage to lock the valve in a closed position. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289354 | Method for Controlling Temperature in Multiple Compartments for Refrigerated Transport - A refrigerated transport system includes a prioritizing algorithm to limit the maximum amount of refrigerant flow available to at least one limited cooling compartment by holding a delta T (difference between the supply air temperature and return air temperature) instead of a setpoint temperature in the at least one limited cooling compartment when the available cooling capacity is insufficient to hold a substantially constant temperature in all compartments. A method for creating multiple refrigerated compartment spaces having precision temperature control includes the steps of: prioritizing the compartments by identifying at least one priority compartment to be held at a setpoint temperature; and limiting refrigerant flow to all but the priority compartment when there is insufficient cooling capacity to maintain all compartments at their respective setpoint temperatures. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289355 | Ice-Making Device for Refrigerator and Refrigerator Having the Same - The present invention relates to an ice-making device for a refrigerator and a refrigerator having the same. The ice-making device of the present invention comprises a water tank detachably mounted to a rear surface of a refrigerator door, an ice-making housing detachably mounted to the rear surface of the door below the water tank and provided with a predetermined installation space therein, an ice tray mounted into the installation space and provided with an ice-making groove in which water supplied from the water tank is frozen into ice, and an ice bank for storing ice made in the ice tray, wherein the ice bank can be received in or withdrawn from the installation space. According to the present invention, there are advantages in that ice-making water can be prevented from running down from the ice tray, ice made in the ice tray can be prevented from being impregnated with odor of other foods, the ice can be more easily withdrawn while the loss of cold air is minimized, and the ice can be prevented from being impregnated with odor of the other foods. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289356 | Apparatus for Producing Ice Vessel - The invention is an apparatus for producing an ice vessel, in which the lumps of ice spread uniformly so that each portion of the vessel can be molded uniformly. The invention includes a main body ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080289357 | LIQUID NITROGEN COOLED BEVERAGE DISPENSER - Liquids to be dispensed as “frozen” or “slush” beverages are rapidly cooled to a suitable target viscosity or percentage of frozen, by maintaining a flow of liquid nitrogen through one or more heat exchangers, counterflowing the beverage to be cooled from a reservoir to a dispenser, and controlling the flow of liquid nitrogen to achieve the target viscosity or percentage of frozen of the beverage to be dispensed. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289358 | Outside Airflow Circulation to Cool Condenser for Integrated Transport Refrigeration Unit - A refrigeration unit includes an external housing and an internal housing supported by a vehicle roof. The external housing is located primarily outside of a vehicle compartment, and the internal housing is located primarily inside of the vehicle compartment. External air enters the refrigeration unit through a first opening located between the vehicle roof and the external housing and exits through a second opening in the external housing. The external air is heated by a condenser and a compressor and exits the refrigeration unit through the second opening. A fan is located within the second opening to control the airflow through the refrigeration unit. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289359 | Food serving tray with cooling chamber - A food serving tray including a base which includes a substantially flat serving area, wherein the serving area is bounded by a raised perimeter arranged about the serving area, a cooling chamber located directly below the serving area, wherein the cooling chamber is operatively arranged for holding water to be frozen into ice for cooling an item placed on the serving area, a cover operatively arranged to engage over the raised perimeter about the base, and a fill hole for filling the cooling chamber with water. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289360 | Refrigerant Circuit - The present invention relates to a refrigerant circuit ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080289361 | Method and System for Treating an Oxygen-Rich Liquid Bath Collected at the Foot of a Cryogenic Distillation Column - Methods and apparatus for treating a liquid bath of oxygen. A liquid bath of at least 70 mol % of oxygen is located at the base of a cryogenic distillation column. The bath is continuously boiled by an aluminum reboiler. A portion of the liquid bath is purged to prevent a build up of inflammable impurities in the bath. A portion of the purge is sent to a second reboiler, which is less inflammable than the first reboiler. Oxygen boiled by the second reboiler is sent back to the column, and a portion of the oxygen rich liquid bath treated by the second reboiler is also purged. The invention also relates to an apparatus of carrying out this method. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289362 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR LOW-TEMPERATURE AIR FRACTIONATION - The process and the apparatus are used for low-temperature air fractionation. Input air ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080289363 | SELECTABLE COMPONENT JEWELRY SYSTEM - A selectable component jewelry system comprises a wearable jewelry base such as a finger band, pendant, or bracelet having a post for receiving interchangeable components concentrically thereon and secured thereto by an ornamental threaded cap enabling persons to create and wear unique pieces or jewelry. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289364 | Method and system for preheating glass batch or ingredient(s) - The invention includes a method and system for heating one or more ingredients of a glass batch or the entire glass batch that is then used to make molten glass using waste hot gases from a system for generating electricity using a drive for an electrical generator that is powered by a heat engine that exhaust waste hot gases having a temperature of at least about 200 degrees C. At least a portion of the electricity generated can be used to power manufacturing plant equipment and the waste hot exhaust gases exhausted by the heat engine, such as a gas turbine, is used in a static or dynamic heat exchanger to heat the entire glass batch or one or more of the ingredients of the glass batch, prior to feeding the glass batch into a glass melting furnace. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289365 | Method for manufacturing glass-ceramics - Glass-ceramics includes Li | 2008-11-27 |
20080289366 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE - A production method of an optical waveguide includes: preparing a laminated body that includes a first clad layer and at least a core layer laminated on the first clad layer; forming a light propagating optical waveguide core by cutting the core layer by use of a dicing saw from a side where the core layer is laminated while intruding an edge of a blade portion of the dicing saw into the first clad layer so as to partially cut the first clad layer; and embedding at least a cut portion of the laminated body with a second clad layer. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289367 | Automatic threading device - A strand forming and chopping apparatus includes a bushing for forming a continuous strand, a size applicator for applying a size to the strand, a chopping device for chopping the strand into individual segments and a thread-up apparatus for directing the strand into the chopping device. The thread-up apparatus includes a cot incorporating a cot shoe and a strand guide displaceable between a rest position and a thread-up position where the strand guide holds the strand in a feed position from which the strand is engaged by the cot shoe and delivered to the chopping device. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289368 | CLOTHES WASHING MACHINE - The present invention relates to a clothes washing machine of the top loading type having a base structure provided with at least one opening for housing other elements of the washing machine and a tub coupled with the base structure. The base structure and tub are aesthetically matched and when coupled, form an exterior of the washing machine, thereby eliminating the need for a cabinet enclosing the base structure and tub. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289369 | Washing Machine - A washing machine which needs almost no space around a housing and which can be improved in workability for putting in and out washing loads. In a housing ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080289370 | Washing machine fitting multiple motors and tub thereof - A tub of a washing machine capable of being commonly used for motors mounted on different positions and a washing machine including the tub are disclosed. The washing machine includes a tub which includes a first motor mounting portion to mount a direct connection-type motor thereon and a second motor mounting portion to mount a direct connection-type motor thereon, a rotary drum rotatably installed in the tub, and a motor mounted on one of the first motor mounting portion and the second motor mounting portion to drive the rotary drum. The first motor mounting portion and the second motor mounting portion are integrally formed as one body with the tub when the tub is manufactured. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289371 | Water softener and washing machine having the same - A water softener which uses ion exchange resins to soften water and a washing machine having the same are disclosed. The water softener and the washing machine having the same include an ion exchange unit including ion exchange resins therein, the ion exchange unit including a first ion exchange unit and a second ion exchange unit which alternately perform softening of water and regeneration of the ion exchange resins. Since any one of the first ion exchange unit and the second ion exchange unit performs softening of water and the other one thereof performs regeneration of the ion exchange resins, it is possible to continuously supply soft water. | 2008-11-27 |