50th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090301011 | REINFORCED CONCRETE CEILING AND PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A reinforced concrete ceiling is characterized by a combination of the following features:
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20090301012 | Metal "logs" buildings with rigidifying interior and exterior sheathing - A U-shaped rigidifying member cooperates with parallel metal “logs” each usually extending horizontally. A curved portion of the U wraps halfway around a first log, and first and second legs respectively descend in parallel from opposite sides of the curved portion. The legs are substantially tangent to a second log. This structure is repeated with the U-shaped members overlapping and inverted or otherwise oriented to shed rain, and forms all or part of a wall or sloping roof of a building. The U-shaped members are secured to each other and to the logs to form a continuous structural ensemble that is aesthetically pleasing, even without additional interior and exterior sheathing. It is moreover strong and highly resistant to an external force having a horizontal component parallel to the plane of the wall or roof. The rigidifying members can alternatively be J-shaped. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301013 | Molding to Join Boards, Especially Paper-Gypsum-Boards, at an Angle - The moulding has a back part ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090301014 | Low-Energy Buildings - The aim of the present invention is to create such construction of outer wall and ceiling, as is needed to lead the dry water steam (water gas) away from the room through the wall, according to the Fick law of concentration declivity and natural steam pressure flow diffusion, without the water steam being able to concentrate to the condensation water in the wall. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301015 | Metal siding construction - An improved article of manufacture for Metal Siding, which can be formed into or painted to have the texture and appearance of raised grain which has the colors and appearance of weathered, rough sawn, or hand hewn wood. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301016 | VAPOR BARRIER FOR USE IN BUILDINGS - A vapor barrier for use in buildings, in particular for use in facades and/or in the rehabilitation of building roofs, wherein the barrier has a water vapor diffusion resistance (s | 2009-12-10 |
20090301017 | Environmental Empty Fiber Cement Form - “Environmental Empty Fiber Cement Form” is a fiber cement form which includes two fiber cement panel and/or boards, rigid insulation (optional), vapor barriers, concrete adhesives, steel rebar (optional), cell spacers are made of the same fiber cement board or any compatible material like metal, plastics, etc. The cell spacers vary in depth, height and thickness. The forms have attached electrical connections (optional). The two exterior fiber cement boards are joined together using the appropriate adhesive/glue. The cell spacers are also joined to the exterior board/panel with adhesive/glue producing empty cells of different height and depth as needed for the chosen application. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301018 | Reduced friction fastening clip assembly for use with standing seam roof or wall panel systems - A roof or wall panel system that includes a first panel having a first longitudinal seam a second panel having a second longitudinal seam, and a clip assembly that includes a vertical web or webs having a first exterior side and a second exterior side. The vertical web or webs and is/are provided between the first and second longitudinal seams. Also included is at least one spacer element that is provided between the first and second longitudinal seams. The at least one spacer element has at least one portion having a thickness that is greater than a distance between the first exterior side and the second exterior side of the vertical web or webs. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301019 | BUILDING SYSTEM, BUILDING ELEMENT AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION - A building element ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090301020 | Unit for block walls and walls incorporating the unit - A unit for block walls and block walls assembled from said units. The units have top and bottom surfaces joined by spaced-apart planar abutment surfaces that form equal dihedral angles such that when two units are abutted at their base surfaces, they form in side view a hexagonal array that is self aligning and mutually supporting. Fractional units can be provided at ends of the wall which carry only a single abutment surface. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301021 | Interlocking panel system - A system is provided having a number of interlocking panels for constructing a building. Each of the panels has a linear concave member protruding from a first surface and a linear convex member protruding from a second surface. The convex member is configured to slide linearly into the concave member and become locked therein against separation in a direction perpendicular to the line of sliding. The convex member is positioned adjacent to a first edge of each panel and the concave member is positioned adjacent to a second edge of each panel in a manner that when assembled, a first assembled panel is offset from a second assembled panel, creating a lapped series. The panels additionally have holes for being fastened to a building frame. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301022 | Process for Manufacturing Insulated Siding - A siding panel assembly includes an ornamental facing and a first insulation layer made from fibrous insulating material. That fibrous insulating material includes polymer fibers and glass fibers, polymer fibers, natural fibers and mixtures thereof. A method for making the siding panel assembly includes the steps of cutting a groove in and molding a first surface of a sheet of the insulation layer to match in profile a concavity in the ornamental facing and assembling the insulation layer and the ornamental facing. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301023 | Process for the Production of Reinforced and Cast, Cellular or Foamed Concrete Bodies and Reinforcement Support Frame for the Use in Such a Process - The invention relates to a process for the production of cellular or foamed, cast concrete bodies that are reinforced with metallic reinforcements, and to a reinforcement support frame for use in the production of cellular or foamed, cast concrete bodies that are reinforced with metallic reinforcing bars. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301024 | Modular Decking System And An Improved Tread And Bearer Locating System Therefor - A tread and bearer member locating system for a modular decking system, the modular decking system including decking in the form of a plurality of treads, and the decking being carried by one or more bearer members. The treads are elongate and have a longitudinal axis, a topside, an underside and a lateral width. The tread and bearer member locating system includes treads and bearer members, wherein the underside of at least one tread includes, at or near each end thereof, a bearer member receiving area, at least one of the bearer member receiving areas being bound longitudinally between a pair of spaced apart, downwardly extending locating projections, and laterally between opposed coupling members capable of, in use, coupling with correspondingly shaped coupling members in adjacent treads. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301025 | Telescoping Chair For Supporting Bars - A chair for supporting bars is comprised of telescoping sections which lock in an extended position. The chair is intended for supporting the reinforcing bars utilized in reinforced concrete construction, but can also support other long bodies. The sections of the chair can be extended and locked individually, so the height of the chair is determined by which sections of the chair are extended and which sections are collapsed. Each section may have two or more different locking heights to increase the height adjustability of the chair. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301026 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING PERPENDICULARLY ORIENTED STRUCTURAL BUILDING MEMBERS - Methods and apparatus for perpendicular attachment of a first structural member to a second structural member, or of a first structural member between a pair of parallel structural members that uses a uniquely designed angled connector bracket that is formed with angled plates from which a plurality of teeth or nails extend. The teeth on one plate are intended to be driven into the end of the first structural member, and the teeth on the other plate are to be driven into an upper or outer surface of the second structural member to effect a generally perpendicular joint between such members. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301027 | Compositions and methods for sealing natural stone tiles and natural stone articles - The present invention relates to a method of sealing natural stone tiles and stone articles by applying and curing by UV radiation a liquid, solventless sealant onto natural stone tiles and articles to provide permanent protection, abrasion resistance, chemical and stain resistance and resistance to mold and other biological growth stains. The UV-curable solventless sealing composition comprises an effective amount of carboxyl functional, UV-curable reagent to provide for adhesion of the cured coating to the stone article. Additionally, the method describes the application of an optional liquid primer sealant comprising a UV-curable aqueous dispersion of an acrylate-functional resin. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301028 | Method for constructing cultured stone block buildings - A method for constructing a building made from site specific cultured stone blocks is disclosed. The site specific cultured stone blocks are created by placing an open form on prepared ground covered by plastic sheeting and pouring in concrete into the open form. The pressure of the concrete on the plastic sheeting imparts the contours and details of the ground onto the facing of the block, creating a non-uniform facing that corresponds to the features of the ground. In one embodiment the blocks also contain a tongue and groove configuration to aid alignment of the blocks and to give added stability, strength and general air tightness. Many types of buildings and structures can be constructed with these blocks. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301029 | APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING AND THEN FIXING FLOORBOARDS RELATIVE TO AN UNDERLYING SUBSTRATE - An apparatus ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090301030 | WALL CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM - A construction system utilizes a plurality of pre-manufactured units to form a concrete wall. Structurally, each pre-manufactured unit includes a wallboard mounted to an insulation board. Specifically, each wallboard has a first surface and an opposite second surface parallel thereto. For each wallboard, the insulation board is mounted to the second surface of the wallboard and extends to a face substantially parallel to the surfaces. In addition to the pre-manufactured units, the system comprises a temporary backing frame constructed from commercially-available aluminum forms which establish a wall. Also, the system includes a plurality of ties for supporting the units at a desired distance from the backing frame to establish a cavity for receiving concrete to form the concrete wall. After the concrete wall is formed, the backing frame is removed and the pre-manufactured units remain bonded to the wall. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301031 | Wrap Removal System - A wrap removal system for removing a film wrap from a load on a conveyor, the wrap removal system including an upright support member, a beam coupled to an upper extent of the support member for movement along a height of the support member, a gripper assembly coupled to the beam and operable to engage the film wrap to create a space between the load and the film wrap, and a cutter assembly. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301032 | CONTAINER, USE OF A CONTAINER, ADDITIVE CHAMBER, AND METHOD FOR FILLING A CONTAINER - A container has a product chamber for containing a product. The product chamber has a product opening that opens into the exterior. A closure member is releasably mounted on the product opening. The container further includes an additive chamber for containing an additive, and a pressure valve that connects the additive chamber and the product chamber with each other. The pressure valve has a closed position when the pressure inside the product chamber is higher than the pressure inside the additive chamber, and an open position for discharging additive from the additive chamber into the product chamber when the pressure inside the product chamber is lower than the pressure inside the additive chamber. The pressure inside the product chamber is higher than the ambient pressure and the pressure inside the additive chamber is both lower than the pressure inside the product chamber and higher than the ambient pressure. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301033 | METHOD OF PREPARING A PACKAGED ANTIMICROBIAL MEDICAL DEVICE - A method of making a packaged antimicrobial suture comprising the steps of providing a containment compartment that is substantially free of an antimicrobial agent; positioning a suture within the containment compartment, said suture comprising one or more surfaces having an antimicrobial agent disposed thereon, said antimicrobial agent being selected from the group consisting of halogenated hydroxyl ethers, acyloxydiphenyl ethers, and combinations thereof; placing the containment compartment having the suture in an outer package; and subjecting the outer package, the containment compartment and the suture to time, temperature and pressure conditions sufficient to vapor transfer an effective amount of the antimicrobial agent from the suture to the containment compartment, while retaining an effective amount of said antimicrobial agent on the suture, thereby substantially inhibiting bacterial colonization on the suture and the containment compartment. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301034 | SEALED CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - The present invention relates to sealed containers or pouches. More specifically, the present invention relates to containers, such as flexible packages or bags wherein the containers or pouch can be compressed or evacuated to remove excess air, fluid or other gaseous content and then sealed in such compressed or evacuated arrangement. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301035 | THERMOFOMABLE PACKAGING MATERIAL WITH SHRINK PROPERTIES - Sealable, thermoformable, heat-shrinkable multi-layer film having a symmetrical construction around a two-ply inner layer, and having a heat shrinkability in machine direction and in cross direction of in each case at least 20% at 93° C., the heat-shrinkability being substantially unaffected by thermoforming, and use thereof with specially equipped packaging machines. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301036 | UNITARY TRANSPORTER BASE AND SHAPER AND SLIP FRAME FORMER FOR FORMING A TRANSPORTABLE CONTAINER - The present invention relates to a method of producing a transportable container for bulk goods. A bag is placed through a former opening of a slip frame former which surrounds a portion of the bag. The bag receives the bulk goods from a feed source. A stretch wrap is disposed radially about a bottom support and a portion of the slip frame former to initially form the transportable container. At least one of the slip frame former and the bottom support moves relative to other in response to the fill level of the bulk goods in the bag. During filling, the slip frame former is maintained at a position surrounding the fill level of the bulk goods in the bag. As the fill level increases in the bag, previously disposed portions of stretch wrap are disengaged from the slip frame former to squeeze the filled portions of the bag and lock together the bulk goods as additional portions of stretch wrap are disposed around the slip frame former. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301037 | APPARATUS FOR PACKING GROUPS OF ITEMS - An apparatus ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090301038 | PACKAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH FREIGHT RATE ANALYSIS - A packaging method includes the step of comparing a total package weight to a freight rate schedule and thereby determining a normal freight rate. The total package weight includes the weight of a container ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090301039 | BLIND PACKAGING AND METHOD OF CUTTING BLINDS - The hardware for mounting the blinds is located in the head rail such that it does not interfere with the cutting operation but remains with the blind after the blind is cut-to-size. The hardware overlaps with a blind component and the hardware may include a mounting bracket that includes a notch for receiving the blind component. The ends of the blinds are aligned in a package by the manufacturer during the packaging process. The blinds are secured in the package such that the blind elements are properly aligned. The aligned blinds and the package are inserted into a cutting machine as a unit and the cutting machine cuts the blinds and the package simultaneously. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301040 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PLACING CONTAINERS OF COLLAPSIBLE TYPE IN A DISTRIBUTION UNIT - The device places filled and sealed collapsible containers. The device has a gripping unit with a number of finger pairs that correspond to the number of containers in a packing state. The gripping unit has a gripping state in which each finger is arranged to make a squeezing motion such that the contents of the container forms an inner counter-pressure structure to provide a well-defined grip. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301041 | DEVICE FOR PACKAGING ITEMS - The invention deals with a device for packaging items, in particular confectionery, such as for example lollipops, comprising a packaging conveyor having a series of holders rotating along a movement path for holding each item and its associated packaging sheet securely during conveying, a feed station for feeding the items and the packaging sheets to the packaging conveyor and a discharge station for discharging the items packaged on the conveyor, the packaging conveyor being provided with means for closing the packaging sheet on the respective item and with a series of heat-sealing means co-rotating with the holders for heat-sealing the closed packaging by supplying heat, each of the heat-sealing means comprising a sheet gripper which is provided with a heating body, the device furthermore comprising means for heating each heating body, the induction means comprise induction means for heating the heating body by means of induction, whereas the induction means are cooled at most by natural convection. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301042 | GRADIENT DENSITY ENGINE INTAKE FILTER MEDIA - A filter for internal combustion engine air intake comprised of a synthetic fiber media uniquely enhanced with a gradient density configuration. The media described in this application is a low restriction synthetic fiber media enhanced with gradient density configuration to greatly improve efficiency and dust holding capacity. The invention is for use and configuration for use in engine intake air filtration. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301043 | FILTER BAG - A filter bag includes a first filter material layer including an inflow opening, a second filter material layer having edges along which the second filter layer is joined to the first filter material layer to form an inside space; and a flat, multi-layer filter insert arranged in the inside space and having sections connected, respectively, to the first and second material layers. The filter insert has at least two outer layers defining an intermediate area there between. The intermediate area includes a center layer or an intermediate space for dust collection. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301044 | AIR FILTER FRAME - An improved air filter having a frame that permits collapse and compression of the entire filter to save costs associated with transportation and for other advantageous reasons. The ends of the filter frame open to permit collapse of the frame to reduce the volume thereof. The filter frame is made of frame members at opposing frame ends, and each frame member has web panels that open for collapse of the frame, and close for construction of the useful frame. The web panels have legs on opposite lateral edges to form a channel in which filtration media is inserted, and four frame members are attached at opposing ends to form a rectangular frame. The web panels open by removing a temporary fastener, such as adhesive, or by other means. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301045 | Seal Arrangement for Filter Element; Filter Element Assembly; and, Methods - A filter cartridge arrangement is provided which includes a media pack comprising Z-filter media, a preform and a housing seal member. Improvements in the preform and seal member are described which include: a single beveled surface of the seal member to facilitate installation; and, an inside region of the seal member having a tip adjacent in inwardly directed lip of the preform, to control flash during molding. A variety of media pack configurations and features are described. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301046 | FILTER ELEMENT WITH A 2-K FRAME - A filter element for use as an engine intake air filter, comprising a frame and a filter medium, wherein the frame at least partially surrounds the filter medium and wherein the frame comprises a sealing means that protrudes from the filter medium, is, with respect to the object of providing a filter element that exhibits a very high separation efficiency and is economically produced, characterized in that the frame is designed as a two-component part that comprises the sealing means and a seat for the filter medium. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301047 | METHOD FOR SELECTING A GAS FILTERING STRUCTURE - A method for selecting a filtering structure for a gas laden with particulates, said structure comprising a filtering part formed from a porous ceramic material and comprising at least one, and preferably a plurality, of porous walls, said method being characterized in that, starting from a first image of the surface of the wall, a processing operation is carried out on said first image comprising a morphological erosion by a structuring element in such a manner as to obtain a second characteristic image of the regularity and of the uniformity of the microstructure of said wall. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301048 | Filter for Removing Particles from a Gas Stream and Method for its Manufacture - A filter for removing particles from a gas stream has a filter pad with a coating which contains at least one of the following substances: (a) at least one aluminum oxide selected from alpha-, gamma-, delta- and theta-aluminum oxide, (b) hydrous aluminum oxide which is doped with silicon dioxide, at least one oxide of a metal of the 3 | 2009-12-10 |
20090301049 | RETENTION DEVICE FOR SEPARATING COMBINE AUGER FINGER MATERIALS AND AGRICULTURAL MATERIAL ENGAGEMENT METHOD - A finger for a crop gathering auger for an agricultural combine, including an elastomeric tethering outrigger which arches a failure region of the finger and will retain a free end of the finger in connection with a mounting end thereof when the failure region is broken. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301050 | LAWN MOWER ATTACHMENT AND METHOD - The present invention is directed to a lawn mower attachment for controlling lateral discharge of clippings expelled from a discharge chute of a mover. The attachment includes a flap pivotally connected to an exterior surface of a lawn mower proximate a discharge chute thereof. A support strut and a control bracket spaced therefore are connected to the exterior surface of the lawn mower. A shaft extends between the control bracket and the support strut. A linkage having a first end pivotally coupled to the shaft proximate the support strut and a second end pivotally coupled to the flap is provided. A distal edge of the flap is pivoted away from the discharge chute upon rotational movement about a longitudinal axis of the shaft in a first direction, and pivoted toward the discharge chute upon rotational movement in an opposite second direction. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301051 | LAWN MAINTENANCE DEVICE HAVING WEDGE-SHAPED FRONT SECTION - An exemplary lawn maintenance device for the collection of leaves or other debris on a grassed surface, comprises a substantially flat, planar device having a top surface, a lower surface, and a wedge-shaped front section affixed thereto, wherein the top surface of the device is substantially flat and planar, and has a transverse groove or slot therein for receiving the blade of a push shovel. Additionally, the wedge-shaped front section has a series of vertical tines forming a comb-like structure at the leading edge of the device, wherein the comb-like structure consists of a series of extending tine portions, separated by open areas cut within the leading surface of the device. The lower surface comprises a series of ridges and grooves. This configuration allows the device to be fitted to the blade of a push shovel, and the combination can be pushed across the surface of a lawn in order to collect leaves and other debris from the lawn | 2009-12-10 |
20090301052 | SYNTHETIC ROPE FORMED OF BLEND FIBERS - A rope structure comprising a plurality of rope subcomponents, a plurality of bundles combined to form the rope subcomponents, a plurality of first yarns and a plurality of second yarns combined to form the bundles. In one embodiment, the first yarns have a tenacity of approximately 25-45 gpd and the second yarns have a tenacity of approximately 6-22 gpd. In another embodiment, the first yarns have a breaking elongation of approximately 2%-5% and the second yarns have a breaking elongation of approximately 2%-12%. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301053 | Gas Turbine and Method of Operating a Gas Turbine - A gas turbine including at least one compressor, one combustion chamber, and at least one turbine including at least one rotor and at least one generator coupled to the at least one rotor is provided. The at least one turbine is coupled to the at least one compressor. Once the gas turbine is shut down, the at least one generator can be used as a motor in order to drive the at least one rotor for a predetermined time period following shutdown of the gas turbine and thereby effect a uniform cooling of the rotor. A method of operating a gas turbine is also provided. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301054 | TURBINE SYSTEM HAVING EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION AND REHEAT - While the invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the disclosed embodiment, but on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301055 | Gas Turbine Engine Systems and Methods Involving Vibration Monitoring - Gas turbine engine systems and methods involving vibration monitoring are provided. In this regard, a representative vibration monitoring method for a gas turbine engine includes: receiving information corresponding to detected vibrations of a gas turbine engine; isolating vibrations attributable to rotating blades of the gas turbine engine from the detected vibrations; and comparing the isolated vibrations to information corresponding to predicted vibrations of the rotating blades. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301056 | AIRCRAFT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER - A power unit for providing propulsive thrust includes an efflux duct defining a first fluid flow path along which gaseous fluid travels for discharge from a first fluid exit opening to provide propulsive thrust. The power unit also has a thrust reversing structure which, when in a deployed position, redirects the flow of gaseous fluid along a second fluid flow path to discharge from a second fluid exit opening to provide reverse thrust. The thrust reversing structure includes longitudinally translating cowl portions, which are moveable from a stowed position to the deployed position where the translating cowl portions block a major portion of the first fluid exit opening to cause gaseous fluid to efflux from the second fluid exit opening. The translating cowl portions move in a generally longitudinal direction towards the deployed position along a path which is inclined to the power unit axis. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301057 | TURBOREACTOR FOR AIRCRAFT - The invention concerns a turbojet for aircraft including engine located in nacelle, and thermal exchanger intended to cool a fluid participating in the engine propulsive system, characterized in that said thermal exchanger is located on engine external wall, an interstitial space within which air can circulate being arranged between the engine external wall and a lower wall of said thermal exchanger. The invention also concerns an aircraft provided with at least one such turbojet. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301058 | PARTICULATE MATTER SENSOR - Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate methods and devices for measuring flow rate of particulate matter within an exhaust gas stream. In one particular exemplary embodiment, a sensor for detecting and monitoring particulate matter within an exhaust flow path of an engine is provided. The sensor includes a housing having an attachment for mounting the sensor. The sensor also includes a sensing rod supported by an insulating base. The sensing rod is attached to the housing and includes a probe adapted to be placed within the exhaust flow path. The probe includes a section having an increased surface area per unit length as compared to at least one other section of the probe. The sensing rod is configured to detect particulate matter flowing through the exhaust component and generates a signal based thereupon. The sensor further includes an electrical connector in communication with the sensing rod. The electrical connector is configured to transmit the signal generated by the sensing rod to a controller. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301059 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an internal combustion engine, an NO | 2009-12-10 |
20090301060 | METHOD OF ESTIMATING CATALYST TEMPERATURE OF A MULTI-DISPLACEMENT INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method of estimating temperature of a catalyst associated with a cylinder bank of a multi-displacement internal combustion engine having multiple cylinder banks associated with multiple catalysts. A temperature estimate of the catalysts associated with the multiple cylinder banks is set substantially equal to a base model temperature. Deactivation of a cylinder bank of the multiple cylinder banks is determined, and a catalyst cooldown correction is identified for the catalyst associated with the deactivated cylinder bank from a catalyst cooldown model including time elapsed since deactivation of the cylinder bank. The catalyst cooldown correction is applied to the temperature estimate of the catalyst associated with the deactivated cylinder bank to update the temperature estimate of the catalyst. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301061 | LIMITING TRANSMISSION FUNCTION WHILE IN REGENERATION MODE FOR A DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER - System and method for regenerating a diesel particulate filter in the exhaust system of an internal combustion engine driven vehicle that is equipped with an automatic mechanical transmission. The particulate load in the diesel particulate filter is determined to exceed a minimum predetermined threshold amount which is sufficiently high to warrant regeneration of the filter. Current vehicle conditions are determined to exist that permit the establishment of appropriate conditions in the exhaust system to affect regeneration of the particulate loaded filter by appropriately configuring the AMT. The immediate future driving conditions are analyzed to assure they permit operation of the combustion engine under sufficient load and at sufficiently low speeds to maintain a sufficiently high regeneration temperature and exhaust flow in the exhaust system under the control of the AMT to affect regeneration of the diesel particulate filter. Finally, successful regeneration of the filter is executed by appropriately configuring the AMT to cause the combustion engine to run in a manner that establishes a sufficiently high regeneration temperature and exhaust flow in the exhaust system and that is maintained for a prescribed period of time. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301062 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust emission control device for an internal combustion engine includes a capturing device that is disposed in an exhaust passage of the engine and that captures particulate matter in exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust passage, a sensor that is disposed in the exhaust passage on a downstream side of the capturing device in a flow direction of exhaust gas and that measures an amount of soot in the particulate matter, a control unit for increasing the particulate matter that flows into the capturing device, and a determination device for determining whether the capturing device is at fault based on the amount of soot measured by the sensor after increasing the particulate matter that flows into the capturing device through the control unit. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301063 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION DEVICE - An ECU corrects a fuel addition interval, based on an amount of change between an exhaust gas temperature at present and a basic exhaust gas temperature obtained when a basic addition interval is set, to reduce the fuel addition interval with an increase in the amount of change in the exhaust gas temperature (steps ST | 2009-12-10 |
20090301064 | UREA PUMP ASSEMBLY FOR AN EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT SYSTEM - Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are directed towards improved systems and methods for the delivery of urea to an exhaust gas treatment system. In one exemplary embodiment, a urea pump assembly for an exhaust treatment system is provided. The pump assembly includes a housing comprising: a housing chamber, a first fluid inlet and a first fluid outlet, the first fluid inlet being in fluid communication with the first fluid outlet through a first conduit. The housing also comprises a second fluid inlet and a second fluid outlet, the second fluid inlet being in fluid communication with the second fluid outlet through a second flexible conduit. The second flexible conduit is located within a portion of the housing chamber and in thermal communication with the first conduit. The pump assembly also includes a pump located within the housing chamber, the pump being engaged with the second conduit and configured to move fluid between the second fluid inlet and the second fluid outlet. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301065 | Exhaust system having exhaust system segment with improved catalyst distribution and method - An exhaust system for an internal combustion engine includes an upstream segment and a downstream segment connecting with the upstream segment. The downstream segment is a NOx reducing segment having an exhaust gas outlet and a reductant inlet disposed between the exhaust gas outlet and an exhaust gas inlet for the downstream segment. The upstream segment further includes a coating having a catalyst configured to increase a ratio of NO | 2009-12-10 |
20090301066 | CONTROL OF SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION - A method of controlling a rate of introduction of a NO | 2009-12-10 |
20090301067 | REAGENT DOSING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DOSING REAGENT - A method of dosing a reagent into an exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine having an SCR catalyst, the method comprising injecting reagent from a reagent tank into the exhaust gas stream at a position upstream of the SCR catalyst using a reagent injector in accordance with a first dosing schedule in order to remediate a predetermined proportion of NOx in the exhaust gas stream, the first dosing schedule being associated with a first range of engine operating conditions; and injecting reagent from the reagent tank into the exhaust gas stream at a position upstream of the SCR catalyst using a reagent injector in accordance with a second dosing schedule in order to enable heat transfer between the reagent injector and said injected reagent, the second dosing schedule being associated with a second range of engine operating conditions. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301068 | EXHAUST-GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PURIFYING EXHAUST GAS - A NOx catalyst is provided in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine for selectively purifying NOx in exhaust gas with a reducing agent. A charging unit charges the reducing agent at an upstream of the NOx catalyst. A pressurizing unit supplies the reducing agent to the charging unit. An obtaining unit detects or estimates catalyst temperature of the NOx catalyst or temperature information, which is correlated with the catalyst temperature. A particle size control unit changes reducing-agent pressure of reducing agent, which is pressurized by the pressurizing unit and supplied to the charging unit, to control an atomized particle size of the reducing agent, which is atomized from the charging unit and charged into exhaust gas, based on the catalyst temperature or the temperature information. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301069 | Exhaust Gas Cleaning Component for Cleaning an Internal Combustion Engine Exhaust Gas - A component for cleaning the exhaust gas in an internal combustion engine has a carrier body with a plurality of flow ducts for the exhaust gas. At least some of the walls ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090301070 | VAPORIZATION DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE EXHAUST SYSTEM, EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A VAPORIZATION DEVICE - A vaporization device for a motor vehicle exhaust system vaporizes an oxidizable liquid and introduces a vapor produced from the oxidizable liquid into an exhaust gas flow of the motor vehicle exhaust system. The vaporization device includes a heating element that is arranged in a housing, and which has the form of a glowing filament. The housing has an inlet for the liquid, at least one vaporization chamber, and an outlet for the vapor. The glowing filament is embedded in a glow tube surrounding the glowing filament. The glowing filament and the glow tube constitute a prefabricated unit which is fastened on a side of the housing by the glow tube being mounted directly to the housing. Furthermore, an exhaust system having a vaporization device, and a method of producing a vaporization device are described. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301071 | LOW RESTRICTION HYDROCARBON TRAP ASSEMBLY - A hydrocarbon adsorption assembly for an air induction system is disclosed. The hydrocarbon adsorption assembly includes a fluid conduit having an outer surface and a spaced apart inner surface to form a fluid path therein, the conduit including a recessed area formed in the inner surface thereof. A hydrocarbon trap is disposed in the recessed area of the fluid conduit to adsorb hydrocarbons passing through the conduit. The recessed area and the hydrocarbon trap cooperate to cause a portion of an air flowing through the flow path of the conduit to flow through the hydrocarbon trap to facilitate a purging thereof. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301072 | Automatic Choke System - In at least some embodiments, the present invention relates to an automatic choke system for use in an engine having a muffler and a choking mechanism that are located remotely apart from one another. The system includes a thermally responsive device, at least one component that serves to connect, at least in part, the device to the choking mechanism, and a further mechanism for conveying heat from the muffler to the device. Additionally, the system in at least one embodiment includes at least one of: (a) a pipe for conveying a fluid from a first location proximate the muffler to a second location proximate the device, the pipe being comprised within the further mechanism; and (b) a rotatable axle that spans a majority of a distance between the first location and a third location that is proximate the choking mechanism, the axle being comprised within the at least one component. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301073 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENERGY RECOVERY - An apparatus for energy recovery is provided. The apparatus comprises a hydrostatic machine and at least one hydraulic storage component. The hydraulic storage component is connected to the hydrostatic machine via a working line. A valve device is provided for influencing the volumetric flow in the working line between the hydraulic storage component and the hydrostatic machine. The valve device comprises a brake pressure regulating valve unit with a valve and a pilot valve unit which acts on the valve with a control pressure. The invention also relates to a method for controlling the apparatus for energy recovery. In order to store released energy, a required braking torque is determined by a control electronics system. The volume from the hydrostatic piston machine into the working line is increased and the pilot valve is actuated by the control electronics system such that the valve is moved towards its open position. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301074 | HYDRODYNAMIC ASSEMBLY WITH A RETARDER AND A HYDRODYNAMIC CLUTCH - The invention relates to a hydrodynamic assembly
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20090301075 | Control Apparatus for Work Machine - A speed of a hydraulic actuator is matched with that of an electric actuator when the hydraulic actuator and the electric actuator are concurrently actuated. When determination units ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090301076 | Vehicle Transaxle System - A vehicle transaxle system includes a pair of right and left transaxle units equipped on a vehicle. The right transaxle unit supports a single right axle, and the left transaxle unit supports a single left axle. A variable displacement hydraulic pump is disposed in each of the right and left transaxle units so as to be driven by power from a prime mover of the vehicle. A variable displacement hydraulic motor is disposed in each of the right and left transaxle units and is fluidly connected to the corresponding hydraulic pump so as to drive the corresponding right or left axle. A movable motor displacement control member is provided in each of the transaxle unit so as to be moved to change the displacement of the corresponding hydraulic motor. An interlocking connection means is connected to both the movable motor displacement control members of the respective hydraulic motors. The vehicle is provided with a first manipulator for changing displacements of the hydraulic pumps, and is provided with a second manipulator for operating the interlocking connection means. The interlocking connection means is operated by operating the second manipulator so as to synchronously move both the movable motor displacement control members. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301077 | SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ACTUATOR SYSTEM - A resistance feedback circuit has a storage section which stores a feedback gain calculated in advance, a resistance value obtained from a detection section, and a time at which the resistance value is obtained. A computing section has a gain setting section which calculates an amount of change in a resistance value in a predetermined time from the resistance value and the time stored in the storage section, and calculates the feedback gain based on the change in the resistance value calculated, and replaces the feedback gain which is calculated in advance. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301078 | SYSTEM FOR RECOVERING THE WASTE HEAT GENERATED BY AN AUXILIARY SYSTEM OF A TURBOMACHINE - A system increasing the efficiency of a powerplant by recovering the waste generated by an auxiliary cooling system is provided. The system may include a condensate loop and a heat recovery loop. These loops may integrate the auxiliary cooling systems of a gas turbine with the heat recovery steam generator of the powerplant. The integration may allow a smaller economizer section, which may increase the efficiency of the powerplant. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301079 | SUPERCHARGING SYSTEM - A supercharging system ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090301080 | Bypass valve for internal combustion engines - A bypass valve for internal combustion engines for connecting the pressure side to the intake side of a supercharging device. The bypass valve includes an electromagnetic actuator and a valve housing in which a closing component is movably accommodated. The closing component has a valve body, acted upon by pressure and movable in a flow channel, and a switchable sealing element. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301081 | AMBIENT-AIR PULSED VALVE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES EQUIPPED WITH A TURBOCHARGER - The invention relates to an air control valve for internal combustion engines comprising a turbocharger, the air control valve being placed inside a bypass channel between a pressure side and an intake side of a boost pressure pump of the turbocharger, a housing which comprises an electromagnetic drive unit and a valve unit movable in said housing, said valve unit essentially comprising a valve rod and a valve closing body attached thereto and having a circular sealing element, wherein means are provided that keep the moving valve unit in a closed position when no current is supplied to said valve unit, wherein at least one pressure compensation opening is provided at the moving valve unit, wherein the valve closing body has a cylindrical lateral surface which cooperates with means in such a manner that a housing interior is sealed towards the pressure side or the intake side. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301082 | TURBOCHARGER HAVING PISTON-TYPE VARIABLE NOZZLE WITH INTEGRATED ACTUATION SYSTEM - A turbocharger ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090301083 | VNT FLOW CALIBRATION ADJUSTMENT - An exemplary variable geometry turbine includes a turbine wheel; a variable geometry assembly that includes a rotatable control ring that has a slot and a plurality of vanes where each vane has a post pivotably controlled by rotation of the control ring and where adjacent vanes define nozzles to direct exhaust gas to the turbine wheel; a crankshaft that has a pin for receipt by the slot of the control ring where rotation of the crankshaft rotates the control ring; and a center housing that includes a rotatable stop fixed to the crankshaft and having a close stop surface, a secure component and a translatable shaft where the translatable shaft comprises an engagement mechanism to engage the rotatable stop; where translation of the shaft causes rotation of the crankshaft and where the close stop surface establishes a contact with the secure component to limit rotation of the crankshaft and to establish a closed limit for the vanes. Various other exemplary methods, devices, systems, etc., are also disclosed. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301084 | Air Control System for Charge Control of Engine and Method Thereof - An air control system for charge control of an engine and a method thereof. An air cut-off valve is installed between an air tank supplying compressed air and a wastegate control valve adjusting an opening degree of a wastegate valve. The air cut-off valve is configured to cut off a channel when an idle validation switch signal is inputted into an engine control unit. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301085 | Turbocharger for an internal combustion engine - A turbocharger for an internal combustion engine comprising: a turbine driven by exhaust gas from the engine; a compressor for supplying compressed air to the engine, the compressor including an impeller driven by the turbine; an arrangement upstream of the impeller suitable for directing air such that it is swirling in a rotational sense on reaching the impeller; and control means arranged to control said arrangement such that as the speed of the impeller approaches a predetermined maximum speed limit the arrangement directs air such that it is swirling in the opposite rotational sense to that in which the impeller is being driven by the turbine. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301086 | Selective Compound Engine - The fuel efficiency of an internal combustion reciprocating piston engine may be increased through selective secondary expansion of exhaust gas in the engine cylinders in order to recover exhaust gas energy which is otherwise wasted by cylinder blow-down at the end of the power stroke. Exhaust valve cam switching, intake valve deactivation, multiple exhaust valves, a specialized exhaust manifold arrangement and an exhaust gas diverter valve can be configured to enable a reciprocating engine to selectively operate in efficient eight stroke cycle compound mode when moderate engine power is demanded, then revert to conventional four stroke cycle non-compound mode operation when high engine power is demanded, without stopping the engine. For a road vehicle application, the benefit is substantially reduced highway cruising fuel consumption, while incurring minimal impact on engine weight, minimal impact on engine manufacturing cost, and no adverse impact on vehicle acceleration performance, hill climbing performance or trailer towing performance. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301087 | System and method for producing power from thermal energy stored in a fluid produced during heavy oil extraction - A system and method is disclosed for generating power from thermal energy stored in a fluid extracted during the recovery of heavy oil. The method includes the steps of vaporizing a working fluid in a binary cycle using thermal energy stored in the extracted fluid, converting the vaporized working fluid total energy into mechanical power using a positive displacement expander, and condensing the vaporized working fluid back to a liquid phase. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301088 | Wave Elimination System for Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Assembly - An ocean thermal energy conversion assembly includes a ship having support tubes connected between a lower part and a top deck of the ship so as to define an open space. A passage is defined through the lower part and an annular connector is connected to a lower end of the passage. A plurality of rods extend from a top of the annular connector and are pivotably connected to the annular connection portion. A transmission pipe is connected to an underside of the annular connector. A hollow damper is connected to an outer periphery of the annular connector and an outer periphery of the hollow damper is engaged with an inner periphery of a bottom opening in a lower end of the passage. A top cover seals a top opening of the passage and has a wave-elimination way which communicates with holes in the top cover. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301089 | System and Method for Rapid Isothermal Gas Expansion and Compression for Energy Storage - The invention relates to systems and methods for rapidly and isothermally expanding gas in a cylinder. The cylinder is used in a staged hydraulic-pneumatic energy conversion system and includes a gas chamber (pneumatic side) and a fluid chamber (hydraulic side) and a piston or other mechanism that separates the gas chamber and fluid chamber while allowing the transfer of force/pressure between each opposing chamber. The gas chamber of the cylinder includes ports that are coupled to a heat transfer subassembly that circulates gas from the pneumatic side and exchanges its heat with a counter flow of ambient temperature fluid from a reservoir or other source. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301090 | WORKING MEDIUM FOR HEAT CYCLE - To provide a working medium for heat cycle less influential to environment and excellent in heat cycle characteristics, and a Rankine cycle system, a heat pump cycle system and a refrigerating cycle system having high capacity and efficiency. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301091 | COMPRESSOR-LESS MICRO GAS TURBINE POWER GENERATING SYSTEM - A compressor-less micro gas turbine has a compressed working medium container for maintaining a gas turbine under pressure. A combustion chamber is in fluid communication with the compressed gas container for receiving a gas from the gas container and heating the gas within the combustion chamber to create an expanded gas. A heater heats the combustion chamber to expand the working gas therein. A turbine in fluid communication with the combustion chamber for receiving the expanded gas. The expanded gas drives the turbine. A generator is operatively coupled to the turbine. The turbine provides a mechanical input to the generator causing the generator to produce electricity. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301092 | Burners for a gas turbine engine - A burner for a gas-turbine engine including a swirler and a combustion chamber is provided. The swirler includes a plurality of vanes arranged in a circle, each adjacent pair of vanes defining a flow slot for the flow of air and fuel into the swirler, the air and fuel is mixed and supplied in swirling form to the combustion chamber. The swirler can also include a partitioning device which divides the flow of air along each flow slot into two air flows. One side of the partitioning device has a fuel-supply port for supplying fuel to one of the two air flows. The relevant air flow causes fuel supplied to the fuel-supply port to form a film of fuel over the relevant side of the partitioning device. The film leaves the relevant side of the partitioning device in a region of high shear between adjacent flows in the burner. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301093 | SLIDEABLE LINER ANCHORING ASSEMBLY - An example gas turbine engine includes an engine casing and an engine liner within the engine casing. One of the engine casing or the engine liner includes a first attachment structure. The other of the engine casing or the engine liner defines a track guide. A slideable member is moveable within the track guide between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The slideable member includes a second attachment structure engageable with the first attachment structure to secure the engine liner relative the engine casing when the slideable member is in the engaged position. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301094 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE EXHAUST NOZZLE HAVING A COMPOSITE ARTICLE HAVING A SHAPE MEMORY MATERIAL MEMBER - A composite article includes a composite member, a flexible member and at least one shape memory material member. The composite member has longitudinally extending fibres in a matrix material. The at least one shape memory material member extends substantially parallel to the composite member and the flexible member is positioned between the composite member and the at least one shape memory material member to bond the at least one shape memory material member to the composite member. The composite article is particularly suitable for use as a tab for an exhaust nozzle of a turbofan gas turbine engine. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301095 | PASSIVE BOUNDARY LAYER BLEED SYSTEM FOR NACELLE INLET AIRFLOW CONTROL - A gas turbine engine system includes a nacelle having a pressure side and a suction side. A passage extends between the pressure side and the suction side that permits airflow from the pressure side to the suction side. The passage receives turbulent airflow over the nacelle to produce a laminar airflow over the nacelle aft of the passage to thereby reduce drag on the nacelle. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301096 | Gas Turbine Engine and Method for Reducing Turbine Engine Combustor Gaseous Emission - The invention relates to turbine engines used in aeronautics, but also for industrial and marine turbine engines. To reduce turbine engine combustor gaseous emissions at given combustor sizes or to reduce combustor sizes at given combustor gaseous emissions, the invention proposes the injection of hydrogen into the combustor in response to a power output level. According to a preferred embodiment, gaseous hydrogen is always injected at low-power operations and switched off at mid-power and high-power operations. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301097 | Method and Device for Regulating the Operating Line of a Gas Turbine Combustion Chamber - A regulating device for regulating the course of a gas turbine plant has at least one sensor for sensing a measurement variable and for outputting a measurement signal which represents the measurement variable; at least one adjusting system for influencing air and/or fuel supply to a combustion chamber of the gas turbine plant on the basis of a correcting variable; and a regulator connected to the at least one sensor so as to receive the measurement variable and to the at least one adjusting system for outputting the correcting variable, the regulator being designed to determine the correcting variable on the basis of the measurement variable received and its deviation from a pilot variable. At least one sensor is designed to sense the variation in time of at least one burner or combustion chamber parameter as measurement variable. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301098 | Method, device and system for efficeint energy transformation - Method for efficient energy transformation by means of a gaseous medium comprising steam, said steam being produced from a first fluid medium, energy for heating the first fluid medium being provided by burning a fuel, comprising the steps of: mixing the steam with exhaust gas from combustion of said fuel; introducing said mixture into a cavity; and bringing said steam and exhaust gas mixture into contact with a cold second fluid medium within said cavity such that a supersonic shock wave is created. The invention also relates to a device and a system for efficient energy transformation by means of a gaseous medium comprising steam. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301099 | Power Generation - A method and an apparatus for generating power via a gas turbine are disclosed. Coal bed methane and/or natural gas, air or oxygen-enriched air, and steam are supplied to a combustor of the gas turbine. Coal bed methane and/or natural gas is combusted and resultant combustion products and a flue gas drive the gas turbine and generate electricity. A hot flue gas stream from the gas turbine is supplied to a heat recovery steam generator (“HRSG”) and the generator produces high pressure steam and low pressure steam. High pressure steam is supplied to the combustor of the gas turbine. CO | 2009-12-10 |
20090301100 | Power Generation - A method and an apparatus for generating power in a power plant with no CO | 2009-12-10 |
20090301101 | Heat exchanger, propulsion unit and aircraft provided therewith - A heat exchanger provided with a heat exchanger housing for circulating a cooling air flow and a hot air flow therein including a hot air input channel placed on the housing rear side for supplying the hot air flow to the heat exchanger housing and a cooling air discharge channel arranged on the rear side of said heat exchanger housing for exhausting the cooling air flow therefrom, wherein the channels are concentrically shaped. The disclosed embodiments also relate to a propulsion unit provided with the inventive heat exchanger, wherein the cooling air discharge channel arranged in the rear part of the housing crosses the strut in such a way that the cooling air flow is exhausted behind a jet engine. An aircraft provided with at least one inventive propulsion unit is also disclosed. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301102 | Gas-turbine compressor with bleed-air tapping - A gas-turbine compressor has a casing | 2009-12-10 |
20090301103 | THERMOELECTRIC HEAT PUMP - In certain embodiments, a thermoelectric heat pump includes a heat transfer region having an array of thermoelectric modules, a waste channel in substantial thermal communication with a high temperature portion of the heat transfer region, and a main channel in substantial thermal communication with a low temperature portion of the heat transfer region. An enclosure wall provides a barrier between fluid in the waste channel and fluid in the main channel throughout the interior of the thermoelectric heat pump. In some embodiments, the waste fluid channel and the main fluid channel are positioned and shaped such that differences in temperature between fluids disposed near opposite sides of the enclosure wall are substantially decreased or minimized at corresponding positions along the channels. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301104 | CONTAINER FOR CRYOGENIC LIQUIDS - A container for cryogenic liquids, comprising an evacuable outer container, wherein the outer container has a substantially flat base wall, a substantially flat ceiling wall and side walls. A support is arranged between inner containers, wherein the support is larger in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the inner container than in the direction between the inner containers and at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the inner container. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301105 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AN ICE SURFACE FOR ICE RINKS - A method for producing an ice surface for an ice rink by freezing water to which an inorganic substance is added is characterized in that the inorganic substance is ammonia, an alkali hydroxide or alkaline earth hydroxide, a hydrogen halide, nitric acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, an alkali salt, alkaline earth salt or ammonium salt of said acids, or ammonium-bicarbonate, or a mixture of several of said substances. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301106 | BEVERAGE DISPENSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BEVERAGE DISPENSING - A method of regulating the refrigerant temperature for a beverage machine, including a refrigeration system for producing a frozen beverage, operating at least one compressor at a speed to flow the refrigerant through the refrigeration system of the beverage machine and cooling the refrigerant with at least one condenser. The method may also include controllably varying the flow of air across the at least one condenser or the speed of the at least one compressor. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301107 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SLUSH FOR SURGICAL USE - Methods and apparatus for producing saline slush for surgical applications. Producing surgical saline slush in a slush bottle that is a rigid or semi-rigid, high integrity, sturdy container that resists punctures and leaks to better maintain a sterile barrier and does not rely on having an external object placed in the fluid to mix the slush. Slush is agitated by rotating the slush bottle within a slush bottle carriage around an axis of rotation. Agitation of the slush may be increased by including an agitation feature such as at least one fin in one or more sidewalls of the slush bottle. The rotating slush bottle is chilled. One variation is to keep the sterile saline in a flexible container and tumble the flexible container in a rotating slush bottle. Other variations are suggested. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301108 | MULTI-REFRIGERANT COOLING SYSTEM WITH PROVISIONS FOR ADJUSTMENT OF REFRIGERANT COMPOSITION - A multi-refrigerant cooling system comprising a cooling circuit ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090301109 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL OF CARBON DIOXIDE GAS COOLER PRESSURE BY USE OF A TWO-STAGE COMPRESSOR - A transcritical vapor compression system includes a fluid circuit circulating a refrigerant in a closed loop. The fluid circuit has operably disposed therein, in serial order, a first compressor, an intercooler, a second compressor with a variable capacity, a first heat exchanger, an expansion device and a second heat exchanger. The first compressor compresses the refrigerant from a low pressure to an intermediate pressure. The second compressor compresses the refrigerant from the intermediate pressure to a supercritical pressure. The first heat exchanger is positioned in a high pressure side of the fluid circuit. The second heat exchanger is positioned in a low pressure side of the fluid circuit. The expansion device reduces the pressure of the refrigerant from a supercritical pressure to a relatively lower pressure. Cooling means cools the refrigerant within one of the compressors. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301110 | Air-Conditioning System For Aircraft - Air-conditioning system ( | 2009-12-10 |