51st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130333289 | CAUSTIC SCRUBBER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BIOGAS TREATMENT - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for the treatment of process gas from an anaerobic digestion system or a landfill gas system. In one embodiment, the system comprises a caustic scrubber including a vertical column having a top and a bottom and including a counter current flow system, wherein a process gas stream flows up vertically through the column in counter current flow to a caustic liquid solution that flows downward through the column. The caustic liquid solution removes at least one acid from the process gas stream, wherein treated gas that is substantially free of acids bubbles out through an opening at the top of the vertical column | 2013-12-19 |
20130333290 | VEHICLE DOOR OPENING DEVICE - A vehicle door opening device comprises a drive unit, an opening cable and a closing cable. The drive unit comprises a housing, a motor mounted to the housing and having armature, and a drum rotated by the motor. At a vertex of the housing, an exterior angle was approximately right angles. The axis of the armature is perpendicular to a side of the housing having the vertex at the end. The drive unit can be made smaller. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333291 | ACTUATING DRIVE FOR MOVING A FURNITURE FLAP - The invention relates to an actuating drive for moving a flap of a piece of furniture, comprising: at least one pivotably supported actuating arm for moving the flap, a spring device for applying a pivoting torque to the actuating arm in the opening direction, and an adjusting device having an adjusting screw, which has a thread, wherein the pivoting torque of the spring device acting on the actuating arm can be adjusted by means of a rotational motion of the adjusting screw, wherein the adjusting screw has a screw shaft, wherein a screw nut is supported in such a way that said nut can be moved along the screw shaft by means of a rotational motion of the adjusting screw, wherein the adjusting screw has a blocking device separate from the thread, which blocking device prevents an unintentional rotational motion of the adjusting screw. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333292 | SLIDING DOOR - In a sliding door with a door panel supported by a carriage disposed on a guide rail so as to foe movable between spaced door stops, the door stops include shock absorbers and the carriage has contact elements for contact with the shock absorbers. The shock absorbers further include return springs which are compressed by the engagement of the sliding door panel, the sliding door panel being lockable in its end positions by a locking arrangement for retaining it in an end position. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333293 | Side Load Constant Force Counterbalance System - A side load constant force window balance assembly is disclosed. The balance assembly has a spring member, a spring housing, and a carrier module. The spring housing and carrier module are coupled to the spring member. The carrier module is configured to support a portion of a window sash and has an engagement feature configured to selectively engage the window frame. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333294 | REMOVABLE WINDOW DRAFT BLOCKER - A window draft blocker uses resilient elements held in spaced parallel relationship within a rectangular envelope and also has at least one impervious sleeve surrounding one of the resilient bodies protecting it from the elements. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333295 | Attachment Structure for Window Glass - In a structure for attaching a window glass to a window frame portion of a vehicle, an adhesive-flow-blocking member is provided between a resin mold attached to an end edge portion of the window glass, and an adhesive that bonds the window glass to a body of the vehicle. Moreover, the resin mold and the window glass are fixed to each other through an elastic sheet. This structure can prevent a damage of the resin mold. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333296 | ADJUSTABLE TEMPLATE AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING THE TEMPLATE - An adjustable template for defining outer peripheral dimensions of a door comprises first and second side elements ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333297 | HIGH TOUGHNESS THERMALLY STABLE POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND - A mixture for fabricating a cutting table, the cutting table, and a method of fabricating the cutting table. The mixture includes a cutting table powder and a binder. The binder includes at least one carbide formed from an element selected from at least one of Groups IV, V, and VI of the Periodic Table. The carbide is in its non-stoichiometric and/or stoichiometric form. The binder can include the element. In certain embodiments, the binder includes one or more of the cutting table powder and a catalyst. The cutting table is formed by sintering the mixture using a solid phase sintering process or a near solid phase sintering process. When forming or coupling the cutting table to a substrate, a divider is positioned and coupled therebetween to ensure that the sintering process that forms the cutting table occurs using the solid phase sintering process or the near solid phase sintering process. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333298 | ABRASIVE AGENT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ABRASIVE AGENTS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for producing abrasive agents includes: adding a silica to a manganese compound; heat-treating the manganese compound to which the silica has been added; forming abrasive grains by milling the manganese compound to which the silica has been added and which has been heat-treated; and adding a solvent to the abrasive grains. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333299 | ABRASIVE RECOVERY METHOD AND ABRASIVE RECOVERY DEVICE - There is provided an abrasive recovery device and an abrasive recovery method capable of recovering a slurry which is condensed until a concentration of its abrasive becomes high while suppressing an increase in pressure loss and a great decrease in a recovery ratio ascribable to membrane clogging. The abrasive recovery device is a device | 2013-12-19 |
20130333300 | POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND MATERIAL - A polycrystalline diamond material comprises a mass of diamond particles or grains exhibiting inter-granular bonding and a binder material comprising a non-metallic catalyst material for diamond, the non-metallic catalyst material for diamond being a metal oxoanion, the oxoanion being selected from the group comprising molybdates, tungstates, vanadates, phosphates and mixtures thereof. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333301 | SUPERHARD STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A superhard structure comprises a body of polycrystalline superhard material comprising a first region and a second region. The second region is adjacent an exposed surface of the superhard structure and comprises a diamond material or cubic boron nitride with a density greater than 3.4×103 kilograms per cubic metre when the second region comprises diamond material. The material(s) forming the first and second regions have a difference in coefficient of thermal expansion, the first and second regions being arranged such that this difference induces compression in the second region adjacent the exposed surface. The first/a further region has the highest coefficient of thermal expansion of the polycrystalline body and is separated in part from a peripheral free surface of the body by the second region or one or more further regions formed of a material(s) of a lower coefficient of thermal expansion. The regions comprise a plurality of grains of polycrystalline superhard material. The second region is peripherally discontinuous with a gap therein through which a portion of the region formed of the material of highest coefficient of thermal expansion extends to the free surface of the superhard structure. There is also disclosed a method for making such a structure. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333302 | MOBILE ARCHED TELESCOPIC DEPLOYABLE STAGE SYSTEM - A mobile arched telescopic deployable stage system. The system has a stage portion, with a main stage portion and a plurality of extension stage portions. The extension stage portions are hinged to the main stage portion and deployable from an undeployed, folded state to a deployed, flat state. Deployable legs extend under the stage portion. The system has an arched frame portion with a right side section and a left side section, each having a lower arched portion and an upper arched portion. In a shorter, undeployed state, the upper arched portion is unextended from the lower arched portion. In longer, deployed state the upper arched portion extends from the lower arched portion. Terminal ends of the upper arched portions are pivotally attached to each other, and each of the lower arched portions being pivotally attachable at lower ends thereof to the stage portion. Raising devices raise the arched frame portion from the stage portion. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333303 | Modular roofing system - A modular roofing system includes a lower set of co-adjacent rectangular panels locked together by an upper set of co-adjacent hexagonal tiles made from a light-weight rigid urethane foam material coated with a durable outer layer of non-foam polyurethane plastic. The tiles can carry photovoltaic cells that interconnect at opposite ends to adjacent tiles. The cells can be replaced on the existing installed tiles using an aligned locking structure for aligning electrical contacts and sealing the cells. Length adjustable modular gutter tiles terminate an array of tiles along a lower roof edge. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333304 | WATER FLOW APPARATUS - A guttering system for water drainage of roofs and buildings. The gutter system comprising a first elongate covered channel member capable of carrying water flow in a first direction and at least a second elongate covered channel positioned above or below said first elongate covered channel, capable of transporting water in a same said direction of water flow. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333305 | SNOW FENCE FOR A SOLAR PANEL - A roof mount apparatus for mounting on a roof surface includes a first solar panel having a first frame secured to the roof surface, a second solar panel having a second frame secured to the roof surface, the second solar panel spaced from the first solar panel and defining a slot between the first and second frames, and a snow fence secured to the first and second frames. The snow fence includes a bracket positioned adjacent to a top of the first and second frames, the bracket protruding from the first and second frames to inhibit sliding of snow along at least one of the first and second solar panels, and a coupling device including an elongated portion positioned in the slot and extending substantially perpendicular to the roof surface and a wide portion positioned within a channel to couple the bracket to the first and second frames. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333306 | TERMINATION POCKET FOR DECK - The present invention relates to flashing systems used to control and redirect water and, more specifically, to flashing systems used to control and redirect water from the junction of a deck with a wall or post. The present invention utilizes a se of flashing members and an upward facing pocket to create a system that drains water away from the decking assembly, including the support structure and decking. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333307 | AWNING BRACKETS AND PANEL - An apparatus and system to removably install, or replace, an awning panel. The awning panel is mounted on a wall or structure or similar vertical surface by insertion into a pair of mounting brackets that have been affixed to the wall. The mounting brackets may be mounted at any distance apart, and thus may accommodate awnings of different sizes. The mounting brackets comprise a right and left bracket, each comprising an angled support art, a holding member, a vertical support member, and a top support member. Supporting members along the sides of the awning panel slide into the space or slot formed by the angled support arm and the holding piece, and is further supported by the angled support arm extending along the underside of the supporting members. The angled support arm may be fixed at a set angle, or may be adjusted to different angles. A cover panel may be used to shield the awning panel, with the cover panel mounted on separate brackets or on the same brackets with the awning panel. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333308 | Fabricated Stone Apparatus and Method of Constructing the Same - A fabricated stone apparatus is provided. A plurality of stone sheets are affixed together to form a fabricated stone structure having a substantially hollow interior portion, wherein each of the plurality of stone sheets is substantially planar, and wherein a side edge of one of the plurality of stone sheets engages with a side edge of another of the plurality of stone sheets. A cover plate is positioned at an end of the fabricated stone structure, wherein the cover plate is connected to a top edge of at least a portion of the plurality of stone sheets, wherein the top edge is positioned substantially perpendicular to at least one of the side edges. At least one fastener is connected between at least two of the plurality of stone sheets, wherein the at least one fastener is positioned remotely from the cover plate. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333309 | In-Ground Storm Shelter - In areas with propensity for tornados, for example in the central part of the country, the plain states, the mid-west, and also in Florida, it is customary to have some form of storm shelter in which the occupants of commercial and residential buildings can seek refuge in the event of a tornado. The safest type of storm shelter is a so-called in-ground storm shelter. The embodiments of the In-Ground Storm Shelter are comprised of a bottom, a left side and a right side. The In-Ground Storm Shelter is further comprised of a front side and a back side, and a top side. The top side is further comprised of a removable back door, a sliding door, a top left shoulder and a top right shoulder. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333310 | Modular Structure, Modular Panel To Make Said Modular Structure And Corresponding Method To Make Said Modular Structure - Structure, such as a roof or a wall, comprising a plurality of modular panels ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333311 | SYNTHETIC FLOORING WITH AREA ELASTIC PROPERTIES - In accordance with a representative embodiment broadly described herein, the present invention provides for a resilient athletic surface. The surface includes a resilient base layer, an intermediate layer, and a clear polymer wear layer. The athletic surface is configured such that it is area elastic. In one embodiment, the athletic surface can have a visual appearance of being a wood surface or varnished wood surface. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333312 | SKYLIGHT DOME - A dome for a skylight; said dome formed of light transmitting material; at least an internal surface of said dome provided with prismatic structures arranged so as to direct incident light from without said dome to points below a lower periphery of said dome; said prismatic structures formed as adjoining facets of a plurality of curved ridges; each of said curved ridges extending from a first upper end to a second lower end. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333313 | MASONRY BUILDING BLOCK AND INTERLOCKING WALL SYSTEM INCORPORATING SUCH BLOCKS - A rectangular shaped interlocking building block comprises a pair of exterior sides and an upper and a lower longitudinally extending horizontal faces and a pair of opposite vertical ends and wherein said building blocks include a pair of side members and wherein each of said side members includes a vertically extending exterior rib on an inner side thereof; a generally rectangular intermediate section is disposed between said side members in an abutting relationship and wherein the intermediate section defines a rectangular shaped vertical recess between the side members and a recess that extends between a bottom of one of said side members and the top of an adjacent block. The rectangular rib and vertical recesses are constructed and dimensioned so that one rib fits loosely but closely within the recess and the intermediate section includes a pair of elliptical shaped vertical passageways. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333314 | FORM ASSEMBLY FOR CONCRETE SLABS AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING SAME - A form assembly includes an outer frame having a predefined shape. The frame includes at least two segments that are coupled together at a coupling portion. Each segment includes a first flange and a second flange positioned a predefined distance from the first flange. The first flange includes openings that extend substantially therethrough and the second flange includes openings that extend substantially therethrough and that are substantially concentrically aligned with the first flange openings. A lifting apparatus is positioned in a location that is bounded by the frame. Rebar members are coupled to the frame such that at least a portion of one of the rebar members is positioned within one first and second flange openings. At least four rebar segments are coupled to the lifting apparatus such that the rebar segments define an X-shape within the form assembly to facilitate maintaining the frame in the predefined shape. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333315 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FUNCTIONAL LAYER OF A BUILDING SHELL, AND BUILDING SHELL AND FUNCTIONAL LAYER - A functional layer for a building shell, a method for production of the functional layer, and a building shell with the functional layer applied thereto. The building shell has a sheathing on its inside and a large number of rafters with roof bays provided between the rafters and the sheathing. The functional layer is applied at least in some places by painting and/or spraying on the outside of the sheathing, and an air-tight and/or water-tight foil, made especially as a vapor barrier, forms after application. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333316 | Form System With Lath Covering - Provided is a concrete form system that may include a first panel, a first connection assembly, a first retaining member, and a lath. The first panel may include a first plurality of apertures. The first connection assembly may include a first bearing structure on a first side of the first panel and a first plurality of cross members penetrating the first plurality of apertures. The first plurality of cross members may include a first plurality of retaining portions exposed on a second side of the first panel. The first retaining member may extend through the first plurality of retaining portions and the lath may be between the first retaining member and the first bearing structure. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333317 | SERPENTINE INSERT FOR OPEN WEB GRID - A grid runner and method of its manufacture that saves material content with use of a serpentine sheet metal web configured to be essentially scrapless and that results in a parallel chord truss-like construction with open spaces between an upper reinforcing bulb and a lower flange. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333318 | REINFORCED MASONRY PANEL STRUCTURES - A mounting arrangement | 2013-12-19 |
20130333319 | STACKABLE SURFACE MODULE FOR A WALL SURFACE - A stackable surface module is provided for a wall surface that can be both erected and dismantled. The stackable surface module is especially useful in certain applications, such as for earthquake-resistant walls, a cupola, a bridge, a site fence, a noise protection wall, an upwind power station, a heat exchanger or a coastal protection wall. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333320 | SPACE FRAMES AND CONNECTION NODE ARRANGEMENT FOR THEM - In a double layer grid-type of space frame, certain framing members are connected at their opposite ends to separate node connectors carried by chords of the frame. The node connectors have spaced apart opposing surfaces that receive the framing members. A shear pin passage is formed through each framing member and through the opposing surfaces of the node connector. The shear pin connects the framing member to the node connector. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333321 | Outer Rail For Wall Plate Covering - The outer rail retains two lateral screw webs of an intermediate rail to construct a base for wall plate covering. Two retention devices are disposed oppositely on respective inner sides of each retention web for retaining a respective screw web of the intermediate rail. Each retention device including an abutment part, which extends inwards from the inner side of the retention web such as to form an abutment surface for the respective screw web when the latter is positioned to be retained in the retention device, and extends from the abutment part into a locking part, which extends at an angle to the abutment part and at a distance from the respective retention web. Each locking part comprising a first resilient locking pin adapted to lock a first screw web configuration and a second, separate resilient locking pin adapted to lock a second screw web configuration, the first and second screw web configurations being pre-defined and different from each other. Hereby, different screw web configurations can be attached to the same retention web. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333322 | Counteracting uplift in building superstructures - An assembly comprises a first connector attached to a first hollow metal log of a building superstructure; a latch; and a second connector attached to a second hollow metal log of the superstructure. The first connector comprises a slot for receiving a projecting flange of the latch, and the second connector comprises an opening adapted to receive a cam portion of the latch. The projecting flange can be pre-engaged with the slot to form a preassembly. The engagement of the cam with the opening formed in the second connector then forms a final assembly wherein the first connector, the latch, and the second connector are latched together so that the first and second logs are interconnected and made resistant to wind uplift. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333323 | ANTI-MICROBIAL PAPER SUBSTRATES USEFUL IN WALLBOARD TAPE APPLICATIONS - This invention relates to paper products and/or substrates suitable for being made into wallboard tape (also may be known as joint tape and/or drywall tape) and having improved reduction or inhibition in the growth of microbes, mold and/or fungus. The paper substrate is characterized by its excellent physical properties including cross direction (CD) tensile, machine (MD) tensile, internal bond, wet tensile, hygroexpansivity, curl, bonding properties, bonding of joint tape to joint compound, etc. The paper product of the invention contains a sizing agent and an antimicrobial compound as well as other optional components including without limitation a binder. The paper product of the invention may be produced by contacting the plurality of cellulose fibers with each of the sizing agent, antimicrobial compound, and optional components at any point in the papermaking process, converting process, and/or post-converting process. Finally, the invention relates to methods of using the paper substrate. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333324 | Apparatus and Method for Protecting In-Ground Wood - An apparatus and method for decreasing rot and insect damage to in-ground wood increases the effective life of the wood. A waterproof collar has an upper margin that defines a seal against the wood and the collar surrounds the wood from a point above the ground level to a predetermined location below the ground level. The collar defines a barrier that prevents microbes and insects from gaining access to the wood over the most important portion of the wood in terms of structural integrity, the critical decay zone. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333325 | CLOSER FOR CONTAINERS - A closer for containers, in particular bottles, with a closing head acting in a clean room and with an electric motor comprising at least one rotor and at least one stator, with the closing head connected with the rotor, and an element for clean room separation is formed between the rotor and the stator. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333326 | TRANSPORTATION BASE LOAD UNITIZER - A transportation base load unitizer ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333327 | Sustainable Wipes Products And Methods Of Forming Same - A wipes product includes a wipes container filled with at least one wipe substrate. The wipes container is formed at least partially from a first polymer and the first polymer is synthetic and at least partially derived from a renewable resource via a first intermediate monomeric compound. The wipes container includes a lid and a base such that at least one of the lid and the base comprises a bio-based content of about 10% to about 100% using ASTM D6866-10, method B. Methods of forming a wipes product are also provided. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333328 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPACTING SOLID MEDICAL WASTE - A system for collecting and compressing waste collected in a medical or surgical procedure. The system includes a bag for collecting the waste that is seated on a mobile cart. Once the waste is collected the bag is closed and, while on the cart, transported to a compactor. While on the cart, the bag is compacted. Air in the bag is discharged through a one-way valve fitted to the bag. The one way valve may be attached to a cartridge that is inserted into the bag opening. The air discharged from the bag is filtered prior to discharge into the ambient environment. The filter may be built into the one-way valve. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333329 | METHOD FOR PORTIONING HIGH RADIATION INTENSITY WASTE AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - The present invention is directed to a method for portioning high radiation intensity waste and an apparatus thereof. A hanging mechanism hangs both a manual lifting mechanism and a lead shield, wherein the manual lifting mechanism is provided with a net basket hanging chain extending downwards, wherein the net basket hanging chain can be manipulated to be lifted or lowered. The net basket hanging chain is secured to a net basket containing the high radiation intensity waste. The lead shield is arranged under the hanging mechanism and in a path, along which the net basket is lifted or lowered, wherein the lead shield is provided with a space having an opening facing down. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333330 | FILLING STATION AND METHOD OF FILLING AN ENVELOPE - A filling station for filling an envelope is configured to receive a filling material and an envelope. The filling station includes a filling area including at least one filling aid, an envelope feeder configured to receive an envelope and to hold the envelope at least partly at a position outside the filling area, and a transport device configured to move an envelope, which is arranged in the envelope feeder, to the filling aid. The envelope feeder is configured to receive a further envelope during a movement of the preceding envelope from the envelope feeder to the filling aid and/or during filling of the preceding envelope. The transport device is configured to move the further envelope from the envelope feeder to the filling aid once filling of the preceding envelope has been completed and before transporting of the filled envelope out of the filling station has been completed. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333331 | METHOD OF PACKING EDIBLES - This invention relates to the use of a non-hygroscopic adhesive in packing and an improved method of packing edibles using non-hygroscopic adhesive which is applied on the entire length of both the margins of the packaging material till the end, wherein the breadth of the adhesive is usually around 1 cm. The edibles are wrapped by closely apposing the margins without any open surface. For additional safety, a paper packing of the edible can be made first before final packaging. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333332 | AUTOMATED PACKAGING SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS - An automated method for forming a packaged good article includes establishing a continuous path of travel for a mandrel. The mandrel defines an open interior between a package side and a loading side. With the mandrel at a first angle, a packaging material is wrapped about the mandrel at a first station along the path of travel to define a partial package. Product is dispensed into the partial package at a second station. With the mandrel at the second angle, the partial package and the mandrel are separated from one another at a third station. The first angle of the mandrel (at the first station) differs from the second angle of the mandrel (at the third station). The partial package is closed to form a packaged good article. In some embodiments, the mandrel is horizontal at the first station and is vertical at the third station. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333333 | FILLING STATION AND METHOD OF FILLING AN ENVELOPE - A filling station for filling an envelope with a filling material includes a filling area, a holder configured to hold an envelope to be filled in the filling area while it is being filled and to release the filled envelope once it has been filled, at least one opener configured to open the envelope to be filled, an inserter configured to insert a filling material into the opened envelope to be filled, and a transport unit configured to move a subsequent envelope into the filling area while the envelope to be filled is being filled, the opener being configured to open the subsequent envelope before the filled envelope has completely left the filling area. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333334 | EMULSION DISINFECTING, SANITIZING, AND CLEANING COMPOSITIONS MADE WITH HYDROPHOBIC ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS - Antimicrobial emulsions having hydrophobic antimicrobial agents, surfactants, solubilizing agents, metal chelators and optionally thickening agents. The emulsions have a small particle size and high zeta potential. The emulsions are effective in cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting surfaces and are effective in killing a variety of organisms. The emulsions are stable and have a long shelf life. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333335 | VENT OPENING MECHANISM - An improved drink can is disclosed wherein the drink can has a drink opening and a vent opening which are positioned opposite from each other with respect to a central portion of a top end of a drink can. The tab is attached to the central portion and can be pulled upward to open the drink opening then pushed back downward to open the vent opening. To aid in opening the vent opening with the tab, the vent opening may have a ridge to provide additional leverage when the tab pushes downward on a score line that defines the vent opening. The tab may be enlarged so that upon breakage of the score line to the vent opening, the tab contacts the top end of the can and does not allow the user's finger to proceed into the vent opening and possibly cut the user's finger. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333336 | Heat Sealer with Algorithm for Regulating Sealing Temperature - A vacuum and sealing appliance comprises a heat sealing element for sealing a container during a sealing cycle. A controller controls the temperature of the heat sealing element during the sealing cycle based on a signal from a temperature sensor that senses the real-time temperature of the heat sealing element. A seal indicator light is provided which is lighted during the sealing cycle and extinguished at its completion. The signal from the controller energizes the heating element for a time to heat the sealing element to a pre-determined temperature for sealing the container and initiates a dwell time corresponding to cooling the heating element after sealing the container. Values of the real-time temperatures of the heat sealing element and values of the sealing times and the dwell times that correspond to the values of the real-time temperatures of the heat sealing element are stored in a look-up table. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333337 | Installation for Grouping Containers Which Have a Circular or Ovoid Cross-Section and are in the Form of Packs - The invention relates to an installation for grouping containers ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333338 | APPARATUS FOR PACKING STACKS OF FOLDED TISSUE PRODUCTS AND THE LIKE WITH FILM - An apparatus for packaging stacks of folded tissue products or the like with blanks of plastic film is disclosed. The apparatus comprises at least one pocket comprising a plurality of side walls disposed within a drum having a longitudinal axis, a plurality of adjacent grooves disposed upon the side walls within the pocket, insertion means for inserting a single stack in the pocket, along an insertion direction, with the interposition and consequent folding of a corresponding blank, and control means adapted to drive the stop means along the insertion direction in a coordinated manner with respect to the operation of the insertion means. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333339 | Equine Eyewear - Equine protective eyewear, including UV rays protection lens, is dimensionally optimized for equine or animals baring similar facial structure. The lens provided in the eyewear range from clear to a variety of colors also having UV rays protection. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333340 | COOLING AIR CLEANER OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present invention relates to an air cleaner for the removal of pollutants from an air flow by a filter module, the filter module of which includes at least one permeable filter layer for the accumulation of pollutants on the filter layer. A bypass channel will be provided and established such that part of the unfiltered air flow may bypass any filter layer. Such a bypass channel does not compromise the cleaning effect of the filter module, at least as long as the filter layer has not yet been clogged with pollutants since in this case the biggest part of the air flow will take the major path through the filter layer due to lack of resistance. Only if the filter layer is clogged and if resistance for the air flow increases, air will obviously flow through the mentioned bypass channel. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333341 | FLUTABLE FIBER WEBS WITH HIGH DUST HOLDING CAPACITY - The fiber webs described herein may be incorporated into filter media and filter elements. The fiber webs may exhibit a high dust holding capacity. The fiber webs may also exhibit a low thickness. The fiber webs may be sufficiently flexible and/or deformable so that they may be processed to include a series of waves (also known as flutes) that extend along the cross-machine direction. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333342 | LAWN MAINTENANCE METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - A method, system and apparatus for a lawn or turf care maintenance machine, including at least one of fully electric operation; multi-purpose operation; and overnight, silent operation. The machine can be configured for at least one of golf course maintenance, turf care, landscaping, outdoor work, and transportation. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333343 | Swather with Floating Header - A tractor has hydraulically driven wheels at a cab end and castor wheels at an engine end. It can be driven cab forward in a working mode with a header on the forward end. It is rotated to engine forward in the transport position for more stable higher speed travel. There is provided a float module with adjustable and calibrated springs on the header which allows the header to float relative to the lift system on the tractor. The float force is adjusted by raising and lowering the lift system in dependence on an angle measurement of the lift position. The lift system includes a lift cylinder and tilt cylinder controlled to change cutter angle while maintaining a sight line to the cutter bar for the operator. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333344 | ROTARY LAWN MOWER CUTTING BLADE - A rotary lawn mower cutting blade with reduced drag and improved cutting ability includes a central mounting section, intermediate sections, and outboard sections along a common longitudinal axis and disposed about a common center of rotation. The outboard sections include downward and inward projecting sections. The cutting blade also preferably includes cutting edges on the full extent of the leading edge of the outboard section including the downward and inward projecting sections. Additionally, the outer section can be twisted slightly to enhance airflow upward. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333345 | Harvesting device for picking up plants - A harvesting device for harvesting and/or picking up crop such as plants or plant parts located on the field is configured with a pick-up unit with a working width oriented transversely to the direction of travel (F), for picking up the crop. The pick-up unit has a multiplicity of pick-up elements, each of which can move at least partially in the vertical direction and are disposed along the working width. Outer ends of the movable pick-up elements form envelope curves during operation. A conveyor unit for further conveying the picked-up crop is provided downstream of the pick-up unit in the direction of the crop flow. The harvesting device so arranged improves the pick-up or intake of crop because the conveyor unit at least partially overhangs the envelope curves of the pick-up elements in the direction of travel (F). | 2013-12-19 |
20130333346 | Synthetic Rope Formed of Blend Fibers - A rope structure of the present invention comprises a plurality of first yarns and a plurality of second yarns. The first yarns are formed of at least one material selected from the group of materials comprising HMPE, LCP, Aramids, and PBO, have a breaking elongation of approximately 2%-5%, and have a tenacity of approximately 25-45 gpd. The second yarns are formed of at least one material selected from the group of materials comprising polyolefin, polyethylene, polypropylene, and blends or copolymers of the two, have a breaking elongation of approximately 2%-12%, and have a tenacity of approximately 6-22 gpd. The first and second yarns are combined to form rope sub-components. The rope sub-components comprise approximately 20-80% by weight of the first yarns. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333347 | Air Jet Spinning Machine and Method of Operation Thereof - The invention relates to a method of operation for an air jet spinning machine, which is characterized in that the spinning process is interrupted when a yarn fault ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333348 | CHAIN CONSISTING OF OVAL PROFILE CHAIN LINKS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CHAIN OF THIS TYPE - A chain has alternating vertical and horizontal chain links and with each link having an oval profile. The vertical links having an end web supporting surface formed on its inside that engages with a complementary bearing surface on the end web of adjacent horizontal link. The supporting surfaces and the bearing surfaces of all end webs are widened beyond two lateral surfaces of the respective end web, and supporting surfaces and bearing surfaces associated with one another are formed in each case as complementary cylindrical surfaces extending between longitudinal limbs. A method for producing such, closed profile chain links are hooked into open profile chain links and then the latter are closed by welding. And wherein, all supporting surfaces and bearing surfaces associated with one another are formed in each case as cylindrical surfaces that complement one another. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333349 | TURBINE EXHAUST DUCT DESIGN FOR AIR COOLED CONDENSERS - A double turbine exhaust duct design and an inline V turbine exhaust duct design that both eliminate the need for the standard T-piece in a turbine exhaust duct assembly, substantially reducing the steam-side pressure drop, minimizing the sub-cooling in the steam cycle (the temperature difference between ACC condensate temperature out and turbine steam temperature), thus improving the overall efficiency of the steam cycle plant heat rate. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333350 | AIRFOIL INCLUDING ADHESIVELY BONDED SHROUD - An airfoil includes an airfoil body that extends between a leading edge and a trailing edge, a suction side and a pressure side, and a first end and a second end. At least one fitting is located on at least one of the first end and the second end. The fitting includes at least one mounting lug. At least one shroud is adhesively bonded to the at least one fitting. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333351 | FILTER REGENERATION USING FILTER TEMPERATURE MODULATION - According to one embodiment, an apparatus for controlling the regeneration of a particulate filter of an internal combustion engine system includes an operating conditions module that is configured to monitor at least one engine system condition. The apparatus also includes a regeneration module that is configured to trigger a regeneration event if the at least one engine system condition meets a threshold. Further, the apparatus includes a thermal management module that is configured to operate the internal combustion engine system in a thermal management mode for a first time period while a regeneration event is triggered by the regeneration module. Also, the apparatus includes a high NO | 2013-12-19 |
20130333352 | Flow Distributor For Engine Exhaust Aftertreatment Component - An engine exhaust aftertreatment component includes a housing defining an exhaust flow from an exhaust inlet to an exhaust outlet. An exhaust aftertreatment substrate is positioned within the housing between the exhaust inlet and the exhaust outlet and has an upstream face, which includes an inner region surrounded by an outer region. A flow distributor is positioned in the housing upstream from the exhaust aftertreatment substrate and divides the exhaust flow into a first portion directed toward the inner region through a first set of perforations and a second portion directed toward the outer region serially through a second set of perforations and a third set of perforations. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333353 | CONTROL OF AFTERTREATMENT REGENERATION IN A HYBRID POWERED VEHICLE - A method for controlling aftertreatment regeneration for a system having a hybrid powertrain is described. The method includes determining that an engine aftertreatment regeneration is indicated when a regeneration request index exceeds a first threshold. The method includes determining an acceptable battery usage amount based on a current battery state of charge (SOC) and a minimum battery SOC. The method further includes determining a battery usage amount for an engine aftertreatment regeneration operation. The method includes initiating an engine aftertreatment regeneration when the battery usage amount is less than or equal to the acceptable battery usage amount. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333354 | MEMBRANE SEPARATION METHOD AND SYSTEM UTILIZING WASTE HEAT FOR ON-BOARD RECOVERY AND STORAGE OF CO2 FROM MOTOR VEHICLE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE EXHAUST GASES - A method and system are described for on-board treatment of an exhaust stream containing CO | 2013-12-19 |
20130333355 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVE REVENERATION OF A DPF OF A CONSTRUCTION MACHINE HAVING AN ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC PUMP - An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a system for active regeneration of a DPF of a diesel engine, and more particularly, to a system and a method for active regeneration of a DPF including an electro-hydraulic pump, in which a non-work load is arbitrarily provided to the diesel engine to quickly perform active regeneration of the DPF even in a state in which substantial work of the construction machine having an electro-hydraulic pump is stopped, and to this end, provides a system and a method for active regeneration of a DPF of a construction machine in that, when performing the active regeneration of the DPF, a center bypass cut valve is driven to convert a hydraulic system of the construction machine to an open state, a predetermined flow rate of working fluid is discharged from the electro-hydraulic pump using an adjustor such as an electromagnetic proportional control valve (EPPR), and the working fluid is collected in to a tank through an opened center bypass line, thus allowing the working fluid to flow without driving a working machine to produce a so-called non-work load, and the engine is overheated by the load, and the temperature of the exhaust gas is raised to a predetermined temperature so as to satisfy a temperature condition required for the active regeneration of the DPF. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333356 | WORKING GAS CIRCULATION ENGINE - In a working gas circulation engine, water vapor contained in exhaust gas after combustion is separated and removed at higher efficiency as compared with the conventional technology, the influence of remaining water vapor is prevented from reducing the ratio of specific heats of working gas and deteriorating the thermal efficiency of the engine. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333357 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING DEVICE - An exhaust gas purifying device includes a cylindrical shell, a flow channel pipe, and a lid member. The pipe is connected to the shell along a radial direction of the shell. The shell is a member that is formed in a cylindrical shape having a pair of open ends, and in which exhaust gases flow. The shell has at least one shell-side fitting groove that is formed at one of the ends, and in which the pipe is fittable. The lid member is a member that closes the one of the pair of ends of the shell, and has at least one lid-side fitting groove that is formed at a position facing the at least one shell-side fitting groove, and in which the pipe is fittable. The at least one shell-side fitting groove and the at least one lid-side fitting groove fit the pipe therein by holding the pipe therebetween. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333358 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine determines, based on an output value of the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor, an air-fuel ratio of a gas flowing into the catalyst that is set to either a “target rich ratio” or a “target lean ratio”, and determines a fuel injection amount. Disclosed is an evaporated fuel purge section for introducing an evaporated fuel generated in a fuel tank into an intake passage. The purge section starts the purge when the target air-fuel ratio is set to the target rich ratio at a purge execution condition satisfied time point at which a state has changed from a state in which the purge execution condition is unsatisfied to a state in which it is satisfied, and does not start the purge when the target air-fuel ratio is set to the target lean air-fuel ratio at the purge execution condition satisfied time point. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333359 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger is provided for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine. The exchanger has a thermoelectric generator which comprises a hot side and a cold side with a heating pipe arranged on one hot side of the thermoelectric generator, and with a cooling pipe arranged on one cold side of the thermoelectric generator. The thermoelectric generator the heating pipe, and the cooling pipe are stacked in a stack direction on top of one another and form a pipe stack, in which the respective thermoelectric generator, heating pipe and cold pipe extend parallel to one another in a longitudinal direction of the pipe stack. An increased energetic efficiency is obtained. A heat transfer structure has a heat transfer capability favouring a heat transfer between the respective pipe and the respective media conducted therein. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333360 | SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM - A secondary air injection system supplying some of air introduced into an intake manifold to an exhaust manifold may include: an electric supercharger compressing air introduced through an air duct; throttle valves installed at an upstream of the intake manifold and controlling the amount of air introduced into the intake manifold by controlling the amount of air passing through the electric supercharger; secondary air valves installed on branching paths branched from intake, lines that link the electric supercharger and the throttle vales and controlling the amount of air for secondary air injection; and an injector that post-combusts exhaust gas discharged from an engine by injecting secondary air passing through the secondary air valve to a runner of the manifold. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333361 | COKING RESISTANT AFTERTREATMENT DOSING VALUE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A dosing valve for administering a reducing agent into an exhaust stream within an exhaust manifold of an internal combustion engine. The dosing valve includes a valve needle internally coaxial to a valve body and held in a closed position by a force of compressed spring acting axially and held in relation to the valve needle and valve body. The negative impact of varnish and dehydrogenated compounds, or coking products, of hydrocarbon based reducing agents, is substantially reduced or eliminated. Additionally, this includes decreased sensitivity to the negative impact of the precipitates and crystals that come out of the solution due to temperature change with urea-based reducing agents. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333362 | CATALYST COMPOSITION - A catalyst composition comprises a mixed metal catalyst which comprises unalloyed palladium and palladium-gold alloy disposed on a support, wherein the palladium-gold alloy is enriched in gold and at least one promoter in which said promoter comprises at least one reducible metal oxide. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333363 | REDUCTANT DECOMPOSITION AND MIXING SYSTEM - A selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system includes a mixer that has a plurality of blades spaced about a central tube. The mixer can be configured to receive a reductant and exhaust gas mixture. The SCR system also includes a closed-end tube that is downstream of the mixer and configured to receive the reductant and exhaust gas mixture from the mixer. The closed-end tube includes a closed end opposing an open end. The closed end is substantially perpendicular to an exhaust flow direction. The closed-end tube further includes a sidewall that extends between the open and closed end. The sidewall can include a plurality of perforations. The flange plate of the SCR system includes an annular disk that has a plurality of openings through which reductant and exhaust gas mixture received from the closed-end tube is flowable. The flange plate is coupled to and supports in place the closed-end tube. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333364 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AN EXCAVATOR - A control for an excavator of the type having a plurality of hydraulic cylinders for moving excavator components such that digging is accomplished at a worksite with an excavator bucket or other excavator implement, includes a plurality of hydraulic control valves, each of which is associated with a respective one of the hydraulic cylinders for controlling the application of hydraulic fluid pressure to the respective one of the hydraulic cylinders, and a plurality of manually actuated joystick valves for supplying hydraulic fluid pressure to the respective hydraulic control valves to control the movement of the hydraulic cylinders. The control includes a sensor arrangement for sensing the position of one or more excavator components. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333365 | CONTROLLING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPRESSED AIR SUPPLY TO A PNEUMATIC NETWORK, IN PARTICULAR IN AN AIRCRAFT - A system for supplying compressed air to a pneumatic network includes a load compressor, an air supply and a power shaft driving the load compressor. The system also includes in an air outlet of such load compressor, a connecting channel connected, on the one side, with a channel connected with the pneumatic network and, on the other side, with an air discharge conduct towards an exhaust nozzle. Air flow rate bleed valves are controlled by a processing unit via servo-loops as a function of the pressure sensors and the speed sensor. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333366 | HYDRAULIC DEVICE FOR ACTUATING A CLUTCH - A hydraulic device, in particular for actuating a clutch, including a hydraulic working cylinder, which is arranged near the clutch and which is connected to a volumetric flow source via a hydraulic line. The volumetric flow rate of the volumetric flow source can be influenced by a control unit according to signals of the sensors associated with the hydraulic device. The volumetric flow source is formed by a combination of an electric motor and a pump arranged in a common housing. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333367 | HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT FOR PIPE LAYER - Disclosed is a hydraulic circuit for a pipe layer, in which the generation of hydraulic shock in equipment is prevented when an operating device or a moving device is finely operated during combined work in a pipe-laying operation mode. The hydraulic circuit for a pipe layer according to the present invention comprises a main control valve having a straight traveling valve and controls a discharged flow of a hydraulic pump by a negative flow control system, wherein the hydraulic circuit comprises: an unloading valve which linearly controls the closing of a passage of a flow that flows to a hydraulic tank from a center bypass passage of a hydraulic pump when an operating device or a moving device is finely operated during combined work; a pilot valve which is linked with a straight traveling valve, and supplies signal pressure corresponding to an operation signal of the moving device or the operating device to the unloading valve; and an operation mode switch valve which is switched during the combined work, and respectively supplies pilot signal pressure to the straight traveling valve, the pilot valve, and a valve spool which is installed on a downstream side of the center bypass passage of the hydraulic pump. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333368 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COMPRESSED FLUIDS - The invention herein described consists of a single-cylinder free-piston engine system comprising a combustion cylinder, a compression cylinder, a seal between the two cylinders and a piston assembly, capable of being produced in a miniature scale (e.g., less than 10 cubic centimeters volume). The combustion cylinder consists of a holding chamber wherein fuel enters through a fuel inlet port before combustion, a combustion chamber wherein combustion occurs according to an HCCI process, after which the excess fuel and exhaust leaves the engine system through a port for exhaust, and a port extending from the holding chamber to the combustion chamber. The compression cylinder comprises a compression chamber wherein a compressible a compressible fluid enters through an inlet port, is compressed by the single-cylinder engine system, and the compressed fluid exits through an outlet port, and a rebound chamber wherein energy from the combustion process is conserved by a rebound element. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333369 | HYDROSTATIC PISTON ENGINE HAVING A BRAKE DEVICE - A hydrostatic piston engine includes an actuating element configured to actuate a brake device to produce a braking force on a rotor of the piston engine. The actuating element is configured to release the brake device when a hydraulic force acts on the actuating element. The hydraulic force prevails in a pressure chamber which is connected to a pressure medium source via a first throttle point. The pressure chamber is also configured to be connected to a pressure medium sink. The hydrostatic piston engine also includes a pressure retention valve device configured to open in a direction of the pressure medium sink. The pressure retention valve device is disposed between the pressure chamber and the pressure medium sink. The opening pressure of the pressure retention valve device is at least equal to the pressure in the pressure chamber which is necessary to release the brake device. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333370 | Method and Apparatus for Energy Generation - A system for the generation of energy from the flow of water in a body of water is provided, the system comprising a support assembly extending across at least a portion of the body of water; a generator assembly mounted in the support assembly, the generator assembly comprising a first rotor assembly and a second rotor assembly, each rotor assembly comprising a vertical hub rotatable about a vertical axis and a plurality of vertical blades extending radially from the hub, the first and second rotor assemblies being arranged such that the volume swept by the blades of the first rotor assembly overlaps the volume swept by the blades of the second rotor assembly. The system may be used to generate energy, for example electricity. In addition, the system may be used to control the level of water on the upstream side of the installation, for example in the cases of flooding. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333371 | POWER GENERATING EQUIPMENT - Power generating equipment comprises a support structure adapted to be disposed on the bed of a body of water, a buoyant power generating apparatus having a centre of buoyancy, a winching device releasably engageable with the power generating apparatus, and operable to pay out and to retract a flexible winch tether. The flexible winch tether has first and second portions releasably connectable to one another, the first portion being connectable at one end thereof to the support structure and at a second end thereof to the second portion, and the second portion being attached at one end thereof to the winching device, and being connectable at a second end thereof to the first portion. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333372 | HIGH-EFFICIENCY WIND POWER GENERATORS USED AS HYDROKINETIC ENERGY CONVERTERS ON BRIDGE AND OTHER STRUCTURES - In this invention, high-efficiency wind power generators are mounted on floats that are attached to bridge and other structures for generating electricity from hydrokinetic energy in water waves, currents and tides without submerging the wind power generators in the water. The use of bridge and other dual-use structures substantially reduces the capital cost necessary for installing this system to generate electricity in small as well as large amounts. Today, the systems for converting wind energy to electricity are far more advanced and efficient than existing systems for converting hydrokinetic energy. This invention could produce energy for water-transport vessels as well as for electric utilities. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333373 | COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM UTILIZING TWO-PHASE FLOW TO FACILITATE HEAT EXCHANGE - A compressed-air energy storage system according to embodiments of the present invention comprises a reversible mechanism to compress and expand air, one or more compressed air storage tanks, a control system, one or more heat exchangers, and, in certain embodiments of the invention, a motor-generator. The reversible air compressor-expander uses mechanical power to compress air (when it is acting as a compressor) and converts the energy stored in compressed air to mechanical power (when it is acting as an expander). In certain embodiments, the compressor-expander comprises one or more stages, each stage consisting of pressure vessel (the “pressure cell”) partially filled with water or other liquid. In some embodiments, the pressure vessel communicates with one or more cylinder devices to exchange air and liquid with the cylinder chamber(s) thereof. Suitable valving allows air to enter and leave the pressure cell and cylinder device, if present, under electronic control. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333374 | ELECTROSTRICTIVE COMPOSITE AND ELECTROSTRICTIVE ELEMENT USING THE SAME - An electrostrictive composite includes a flexible polymer matrix and a carbon nanotube film structure. The carbon nanotube film structure is at least partially embedded into the flexible polymer matrix through a first surface. The carbon nanotube film structure includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes combined by van der Waals attractive force therebetween. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333375 | VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - The following are provided: an input device via which an operator inputs brake operations; a motor cylinder device that generates hydraulic brake pressure on the basis of electric signals based on said brake operations; and a VSA device that assists in stabilizing the behavior of the vehicle on the basis of the aforementioned hydraulic brake pressure generated by the motor cylinder device. Said input device, motor cylinder device, and VSA device are disposed, separated from each other, in an engine compartment partitioned off forwards of a dashboard. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333376 | VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a vehicle brake system having a high degree of mounting freedom. The present vehicle brake system is configured in such a manner that an input device into which braking operation of the operator is inputted and a motor cylinder device which generates hydraulic brake pressure on the basis of an electric signal according to at least the braking operation are disposed so as to be separated from each other in the engine room partitioned in front of the dashboard. The vehicle brake system is characterized in that the input device is disposed behind a power device in such a manner that at least a part of the input device overlaps the power device in the front-rear direction. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333377 | ELECTROMECHANICAL BRAKE BOOSTER WITH ADJUSTABLE NON-LINEAR ASSISTANCE FORCE - The present invention relates to an electromechanical brake booster with adjustable non-linear assistance force, comprising a brake booster piston ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333378 | Hydraulic System and Control Logic for Collection and Recovery of Energy in a Double Actuator Arrangement - Hydraulic unit adapted for connection to master and slave actuator system includes three valves, the first configured for selective fluid passage between the cap ends, the second configured for selective fluid passage between the slave cap end and an accumulator, and the third fluidly coupled for selective fluid passage between each of a single pump and the accumulator, and the slave cap end. During actuator retraction, the valves permit pressurized fluid in the slave cap end to be delivered to accumulator for storage; during extension, the valves permit pressurized fluid from pump and accumulator to be delivered to the slave cap end. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333379 | ACTUATING DEVICE FOR AN EXHAUST FLAP - An actuating device includes an exhaust flap of a supercharging pressure control of turbocharged internal combustion engines. The exhaust flap is arranged pivotably in an exhaust pipe, in particular in the housing of a turbine of an exhaust-gas turbocharger, and controls in dependence on the compressor-side supercharging pressure the opening cross section of a bypass line which circumvents the turbine. The exhaust flap is arranged on an actuator arm which is fastened on a shaft mounted rotatably in the exhaust pipe and adjustable from outside the exhaust pipe via an adjustment lever and a control rod which is articulated thereto and via a linear control motor. In order to avoid vibration-induced buzzing noise in the actuating device, a friction damper is connected into the force flow between the shaft and the control rod, in particular for system damping in the region of the exhaust flap. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333380 | ARRANGEMENT FOR CONVERTING THERMAL ENERGY TO MECHANICAL ENERGY IN A VEHICLE - An arrangement for converting thermal energy to mechanical energy in a vehicle ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333381 | INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE ASSOCIATED WITHA RANKINE CYCLE CLOSED LOOP AND WITH A CIRCUIT FOR WATER INJECTION INTO THE ENGINE INTAKE SYSTEM - The present invention is an internal-combustion engine, for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one cylinder ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333382 | Power Source Machinery - The present invention is a power source machinery. The power source machinery has following functions. Firstly, a slow cyclic flow is generated in a first period, and a quick and slow cyclic flow is generated in a second period. Secondly, a first huge generator drives a cylinder to rotate slowly from beginning to end, and outputs a lot of electric energy. Thirdly, supply of rotary power to a second generator and a third generator is stopped, and the rotary power is transferred to a gas pump and a water pump, which are rotating to finish the quick cyclic flow. In every period, the quick flow raise liquid in a single water-caltrop-shaped element in a lower portion to a single water-caltrop-shaped element in a higher portion, which has a function of lever, in such a manner that the power source machinery rotates continuously for a long period. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333383 | PASSIVE HEAT EXTRACTION AND ELECTRICITY GENERATION - A closed-loop heat exchange system and related methods for harnessing subterranean heat energy from a subterranean zone having a passive heat transfer device with multiple operational modes for targeting hotspots within the subterranean zone and adjusting the rate of energy harnessed according to consumption demands. The system can also have at least one enhanced surface section for increasing the heat exchange efficiency and/or a variable pump for controlling the rate at which the working fluid travels through the passive heat transfer device. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333384 | SOLAR POWER SYSTEM AND SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTION DEVICE THEREOF - A solar energy connection device is provided, including a C-shaped reflecting plate, a heat pipe and a wing-shaped structure. The C-shaped reflecting plate includes a parabolic surface defining a symmetrical axis and a focusing axis. The heat pipe is disposed on the focusing axis of the parabolic surface with a working fluid flowing therein. The wing-shaped structure connects to the heat pipe and extends outwardly from the heat pipe, wherein the extension direction of the wing-shaped structure is parallel to the symmetrical axis. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333385 | Supercritical Fluids, Systems and Methods for Use - A supercritical fluid comprises carbon dioxide and at least one disorder-inducing species. The proportion of carbon dioxide to the at least one disorder-inducing species in the supercritical fluid may be sufficient to induce disorder in the fluid. Power generation systems and thermal energy storage systems configured to use the supercritical fluid are described. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333386 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MOISTURE SEPARATOR REHEATER - A system and a method are provided that may be used to control the temperature of steam being reheated by a moisture separator reheater (MSR). One embodiment provides a system including a steam turbine, a moisture separator reheater coupled to the steam turbine, and a controller programmed to control a temperature of steam leaving the moisture separator reheater based at least in part on sensor feedback. The controller is programmed to facilitate substantially smooth linear temperature ramping. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333387 | ANNULAR COMBUSTION CHAMBER FOR A TURBINE ENGINE INCLUDING IMPROVED DILUTION OPENINGS - An annular wall for an annular turbine engine combustion chamber, including one annular row of dilution orifices including larger area orifices and smaller area orifices, and a multi-perforation formed from micro-perforations distributed as an upstream row, a downstream row, and at least one intermediate row interrupted by the orifices, a geometric ratio being defined as the quotient obtained by dividing the maximum spacing L between any two points on the edge of the orifice measured along a direction parallel to an axis of the wall by the maximum spacing 1 between any two points on the edge of this orifice measured along a direction perpendicular to the axis, the geometric ratio of the larger area orifices being greater than or equal to 1, and the geometric ratio of the smaller area orifices being greater than the geometric ratio of the larger area orifices. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333388 | COMBUSTOR LINER COOLING ASSEMBLY FOR A GAS TURBINE SYSTEM - A combustor liner cooling assembly for a gas turbine system includes a combustor liner defining a combustor chamber. Also included is a flow sleeve surrounding at least a portion of the combustor liner, wherein the flow sleeve includes at least one aperture row comprising a plurality of apertures, each of the plurality of apertures impinging a cooling flow jet onto the combustor liner. Further included is a plurality of flow redirecting components disposed proximate an aft end of the flow sleeve, wherein the plurality of flow redirecting components divert an impingement cross-flow flowing relatively perpendicular to the cooling flow jet, thereby providing the cooling flow jet an undisturbed flow path to the combustor liner. | 2013-12-19 |