51st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130333389 | CROSS FIRE TUBE RETENTION SYSTEM FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A cross fire retention system for a gas turbine engine includes a retention system housing operably coupled to a radially outer surface of a flow sleeve surrounding a combustion chamber, wherein the retention system housing includes a central aperture relatively aligned with a flow sleeve channel and is configured to receive a cross fire tube. Also included is a locking element extending through a side aperture of the retention system housing and having a first end configured to fittingly engage a first portion of an outer surface of the cross fire tube. Further included is a resilient member disposed within the retention system housing and configured to engage a second portion of the outer surface of the cross fire tube. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333390 | Cooling air inlet, engine bleed air system and method for operating a cooling air inlet - A cooling air inlet which is particularly suitable for use in an engine bleed air system of an aircraft air conditioning system. The cooling air inlet comprises a cooling air inlet opening which opens into an inlet portion of a cooling air line. A cooling air inlet valve which is positionable in a first open position or a second open position is arranged in the inlet portion of the cooling air line. The cooling air inlet valve is adapted to effect the build-up of a first cooling air admission pressure in the inlet portion of the cooling air line in its first open position and the build-up of a second cooling air admission pressure in the inlet portion of the cooling air line in its second open position. The second cooling air admission pressure is greater than the first cooling air inlet pressure. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333391 | INTEGRATION OF PRESSURE SWING ADSORPTION WITH A POWER PLANT FOR CO2 CAPTURE/UTILIZATION AND N2 PRODUCTION - Systems and methods are provided for combined cycle power generation while reducing or mitigating emissions during power generation. Recycled exhaust gas from a power generation combustion reaction can be separated using a swing adsorption process so as to generate a high purity CO | 2013-12-19 |
20130333392 | TURBINE COMPRESSOR BLADE TIP RESISTANT TO METAL TRANSFER - A gas turbine engine having an engine casing extending circumferentially about an engine centerline axis; and a compressor section, a combustor section, and a turbine section within said engine casing. At least one of said compressor section and said turbine section includes at least one airfoil and at least one seal member adjacent to the at least one airfoil, wherein a tip of the at least one airfoil is metal having a thin film ceramic coating and the at least one seal member is coated with an abrasive. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333393 | GAS TURBINE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Methods and systems for controlling a gas turbine system are provided herein. In one embodiment, a method includes the steps of receiving at least one parameter of turbine inlet air and determining, based on the at least one parameter, an expected condensation level at an intercooler disposed downstream of an inlet air chilling system and in-line between a low pressure compressor and a high pressure compressor. The method further includes determining a desired temperature of the turbine inlet air corresponding to substantially no expected condensation at the intercooler and controlling the inlet air chilling system to chill the turbine inlet air to the desired temperature. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333394 | METHOD AND APPARUTUS FOR PERFORMANCE ENHANCING BODY COOLING WITH THERMOELECTRIC - Heat accumulated inside the human body can affect performance and may also lead to heat stroke, hyperthermia and even death. A method and system for performance enhancing body cooling with the use of thermoelectric cooling plate for performance enhancement and prevention of heat stress/heat stroke/hyperthermia is described. The system targets the glabrous skins in the palm for optimal heat extraction and the portable device allows continuous cooling for longer duration. A heavy-duty version of the device using multiple thermoelectric cooling plates for cooling of body under extreme heat conditions such as inside a tank or armored personnel vehicle (APV) for military applications is also described. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333395 | VEHICLE AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air conditioning apparatus cools air sent to a passenger compartment by using a cooling machine which is a vapor compression heat pump. Heating of the air may be implemented by utilizing the heat of an internal combustion engine or via a Peltier element. As the cooling machine, a cooling machine provided in a conventional air conditioning apparatus may be utilized, thus eliminating the need for significant modification of the structure of the air conditioning apparatus. The air sent to the passenger compartment can be heated with the Peltier element so that the passenger compartment can be air-conditioned (heated), even when it is difficult to utilize the internal combustion engine as a heat source for air-conditioning the passenger compartment, such as when the vehicle is travelling solely on the motor generator. Thus, the passenger compartment can be air-conditioned in vehicles in which it is difficult to utilize the internal combustion engine as a heat source for air-conditioning the passenger compartment, without requiring significant structural changes. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333396 | CRYOGENIC COOLING APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORT OF PERISHABLE GOODS - A portable cryogenic cooling apparatus includes a platform; a tank for storing a cryogen and mounted to the platform; a heat exchanger operatively associated with the platform and in fluid communication with the cryogen; at least one air circulation device operatively associated with the heat exchanger for moving atmosphere therethrough; a first exhaust pipe in communication with the heat exchanger for removing gaseous cryogen from the heat exchanger to a location external to the atmosphere; a power source mounted to the platform and connected to the at least one air circulation device for powering said device; a control valve operatively associated with the tank and the heat exchanger to adjust an amount of the cryogen provided to the heat exchanger; and a controller in communication with the heat exchanger and the control valve for generating a signal to the control valve for operation thereof. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333397 | Facilities for Offshore Liquefied Natural Gas Floating Storage with Jack-Up Platform Regasification Unit - Facilities for offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) floating storage with jack-up platform regasification unit, the facilities including: a jack-up unit comprising legs which have bottom part to be fixable to a sea bed and top part to be exposed to a surface of water, and a hull to be movable up and down with respect to the legs; a storage unit moored at the jack-up unit providing a space for storing LNG; a regasification unit as a module which regasifies the LNG supplied from the storage unit, installed on a top portion of the jack-up unit, separable from the jack-up unit; a utility unit comprising a power source and a sea water pump to supply power and sea water to the regasification unit; and a piping unit comprising unloading pipe for connecting the regasification unit and the storage unit and supplying pipe for carrying natural gas gasified by the regasification unit. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333398 | Cooling Device for Vehicles and Method for Controlling and/or Regulating a Cooling Device - A cooling device and to a method for controlling a cooling device for vehicles is provided, the cooling device including a refrigerant compressor, a condenser downstream of the refrigerant compressor in the flow direction of the refrigerant, a first evaporator downstream of the condenser for cooling air to be supplied to the passenger compartment, a second evaporator arranged parallel to the first evaporator for cooling an electric accumulator, and a control unit which is configured to control the refrigerant compressor as a function of the cooling demands for the passenger compartment and/or the electric accumulator on the basis of the higher cooling demand requirement. The cooling device may further include electric valves between the condenser and the first and second evaporators to control a cooling capacity of the first and/or second evaporator to meet the cooling demands of the passenger compartment and/or the electric accumulator. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333399 | Systems, methods, and devices for frozen sample distribution - A drilling system including a motor that produces a sonic, linear oscillatory motion is provided for removing a frozen biological sample from a stored frozen specimen and methods of use thereof without thawing the remainder of the specimen. The stator and slider assembly is operated by a servo controller which can communicate and be programmed through a port of a PC equipped with software. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333400 | PASSIVELY COOLED PROTECTIVE INSTRUMENT HOUSING - A passively cooled instrument protective housing has an internal heat exchanger, an external heat exchanger, and a storage tank for a cooling medium and disposed in a housing interior. A cooling unit having a cooling unit evaporator is disposed in the storage tank and in which a cooling unit coolant is evaporated with the use of heat from the storage tank cooling medium. A condenser or a liquefier is disposed outside the housing and in which the vaporous or gaseous cooling unit coolant emanating from the cooling unit evaporator is liquefied. A switching and/or shut-off device is provided, by which the cooling unit can be switched off and/or can be uncoupled from the passive cooling system formed by the internal and external heat exchangers and by the storage tank. In addition, a control and/or regulating device is provided, which same is operatively connected to the cooling unit. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333401 | COOLING UNIT AND METHOD - A cooling unit ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333402 | CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME - Climate control systems and methods of operating climate control systems for motor vehicles are provided herein. In one example, the method comprises the steps of expanding a condensed refrigerant stream with an expansion valve to form a partially expanded refrigerant stream. The partially expanded refrigerant stream comprises a refrigerant liquid phase and a refrigerant vapor phase. The partially expanded refrigerant stream is separated with a liquid-vapor separator into a refrigerant liquid stream and a refrigerant vapor stream. Heat is exchanged between air passing across or through an evaporator and the refrigerant liquid stream passing internally through and expanding in the evaporator to form a superheated refrigerant gas stream. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333403 | PROCESS FOR THROTTLING A COMPRESSED GAS FOR EVAPORATIVE COOLING - A system and method of cooling a compressed working fluid is disclosed. The method includes compressing the working fluid above its critical pressure point in a compression stage to generate a compressed working fluid at or about local ambient temperature. The compressed working fluid can be cooled to below ambient by throttling a portion of the compressed working fluid to its saturated liquid-vapor state to generate a recycle working fluid. The recycle working fluid may then be atomized using an atomizing nozzle whereby the recycle working fluid evaporates and cools working fluid entering a target compression stage. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333404 | SAFE AND COMPACT MACHINE FOR RAPIDLY PRODUCING FROZEN CONFECTIONS - The present invention safely freezes a confection very quickly, preferably in less than two minutes. The device includes an insulated refrigerant tank; one or more elevators; a mold; a mold holder mounted on the elevator; a refrigerant level monitoring subsystem capable of refilling the refrigerant tank; and, a user interface subsystem. The mold is preferably tapered with interior freezing surfaces such as tubes of refrigerant, which decrease the confection's freezing time. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333405 | WATER CONDENSATE CAPTURE FROM DATACENTER POWER GENERATION - Water condensate is captured from the exhaust of a generator utilized to provide power to a data center, and the captured water is then utilized for data center purposes such as adiabatic cooling. The exhaust of electrical power generators is passed through a condenser to obtain water condensate from such exhaust. The water condensate is stored in water storage units and is utilized to provide supplemental cooling to the data center. Sporadic usage of water can enable the water storage to be refilled between uses, since water condensate can be obtained from exhaust almost continuously. The level of water is monitored and the level of processing performed by the data center is adjusted to avoid emptying such water storage units. Historical climatological data is utilized to estimate the water required. Additionally, short and long-range weather forecasts can be optionally taken into account. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333406 | AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle air conditioner ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333407 | SUB-WET BULB EVAPORATIVE CHILLER SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE INTEGRATED SUBUNITS OR CHILLERS - A cooling system integrating a plurality of evaporative chillers, which each cool water to below ambient wet bulb temperature. In an air-to-air heat exchanger of each chiller, the incoming airstream used to evaporate water from the water stream is first cooled indirectly using the cooled air that is exhausted from a saturator of an adjacent chiller or subunit. By pre-chilling the air without adding moisture, each of the chillers of the cooling system is able to achieve water temperatures below the ambient wet bulb temperature. The system integrates or “daisy chains” multiple sub-wet bulb evaporative chillers or subunits such that the cool air output from one subunit is used to pre-cool the incoming air of another neighboring unit. To this end, adjacent units have their heat exchangers fluidically connected together (e.g., air flow output from each saturator is passed as cool return air through channels of an adjacent heat exchanger). | 2013-12-19 |
20130333408 | SYSTEM FOR DRYING AND/OR COOLING AN AIRFLOW - The invention relates to a system for drying and/or cooling an airflow, comprising: at least one cooling device for cooling an airflow, comprising:—at least one cooling channel with an inflow opening for the airflow for cooling and an outflow opening for the cooled airflow,—at least one evaporating channel separated from the cooling channel by a transfer wall and having an inflow opening which is connected for medium throughflow to the outflow opening of the cooling channel, and an outflow opening, and—means for wetting the side of the transfer wall directed toward the evaporating channel, and a drying device for drying the airflow, comprising:—a drying channel with an inflow opening for the airflow for drying and an outflow opening for the dried air-flow, wherein the outflow opening of the cooling channel of the or a cooling device and/or the outflow opening of the evaporating channel of the or a cooling device is connected for medium throughflow to the inflow opening of the drying device. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333409 | HEAT SOURCE UNIT - According to one embodiment, a heat source unit apparatus includes air heat exchangers, each includes a plurality of fins arranged at prescribed intervals, heat exchanging pipes penetrating the fins, and bent strips extending at sides and bent in the same direction, and a heat exchange module includes two air heat exchangers, each having the bent strips opposed to those of the other air heat exchanger, the air heat exchangers being inclined such that lower edges are close to each other and upper edges are spaced apart, whereby the heat exchange module is shaped like a letter V as seen from side. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333410 | AIR CONDITIONER - Provided is an air conditioner. The air conditioner includes a mechanical chamber receiving a compressor for compressing a refrigerant and a water-cooled heat exchanger for heat-exchanging water introduced from the outside and flowing along a water pipe with the refrigerant, an air-cooled heat exchanger disposed on a top surface of the mechanical chamber, the air-cooled heat exchanger being fluidly connected to the compressor, and a fan disposed above the air-cooled heat exchanger. A refrigerant pipe constituting the air-cooled heat exchanger is bent several times along an outer edge of the fan and has a polygonal pillar shape extending in a vertical direction. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333411 | PERMANENT MAGNET AIR HEATER - A permanent magnet air heater has a housing with an internal chamber accommodating an electric motor rotating a fan to move air through the housing. A non-ferrous member having bores for cylindrical magnets and a steel member with a copper plate secured to the steel member are rotated relative to each other by the motor whereby the magnetic field between the magnets and copper plate generates heat which is transferred to air in the housing moving through the housing by the fan. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333412 | CENTRAL COMPRESSOR VARIABLE REFRIGERANT FLOW AIR CONDITIONING SYSYTEM - An oil-free central compressor variable refrigerant flow air conditioning system structure and method is set out. The system may be a new installation, or retrofit. Refrigerant piping spans are not limited by considerations of entrained oil flow. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333413 | ROOFTOP UNIT - A rooftop air conditioning unit, including an air conditioner to produce conditioned air for a conditioned space within a building, the air conditioner having an evaporator, a compressor operably disposed downstream from the evaporator and a condenser operably interposed between the compressor and the evaporator, the rooftop air conditioning unit including a housing, disposed on a roof of the building to house the evaporator, the compressor and the condenser, the housing being formed to define a pathway from an inlet that is fed by exterior and/or interior air to an outlet leading to the conditioned space and a heat reclaim module disposed within the housing and operably coupled to the air conditioner to be receptive of heat produced in the air conditioner for heat exchange operations. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333414 | SYSTEM FOR COOLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A system for cooling an electronic device of the present invention cools air warmed by exhaust heat of an electronic device, and includes an evaporator, a condenser, a gas flow channel, and a liquid flow channel. The evaporator is provided in a direction in which air is blown out by the electronic device, and causes a liquid coolant to undergo a phase transition to a gaseous coolant by absorbing heat of the air blown out from the electronic device. The condenser causes the gaseous coolant to undergo a phase transition to a liquid coolant by releasing heat of the gaseous coolant. The gas flow channel flows the gaseous coolant undergone the phase transition by the evaporator, into the condenser. The liquid flow channel flows the liquid coolant undergone the phase transition by the condenser, into the evaporator. The condenser is arranged above the evaporator. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333415 | Natural Gas Liquefaction Process to Extend Lifetime of Gas Wells - A variable speed liquid LNG expander (X1) and a variable speed two-phase LNG expander (X2) in line, downstream from X1. The rotational speed of both expanders can be controlled and changed independent from each other. The speed of expander X1 and expander X2 is determined in such way that the amount of liquid LNG downstream from the PHS compared to the feed gas supply is maximized and the amount of vapor and boil-off downstream of X2 is minimized. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333416 | METHOD OF RECOVERY OF NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS FROM NATURAL GAS AT NGLS RECOVERY PLANTS - A method to recover natural gas liquids from natural gas streams at NGL recovery plants. The present invention relates to methods using liquid natural gas (LNG) as an external source of stored cold energy to reduce the energy and improve the operation of NGL distillation columns. More particularly, the present invention provides methods to efficiently and economically achieve higher recoveries of natural gas liquids at NGL recovery plants. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333417 | NGL Recovery Without Cryogenic Conditions, Membranes, and Carbon Dioxide Recovery Solvents - A method for recovering natural gas liquids without using cryogenic conditions, membranes, and carbon dioxide recovery solvents is provided. In one embodiment, a carbon dioxide recycle stream that comprises carbon dioxide and natural gas liquids is received. The carbon dioxide recycle stream is separated into a purified carbon dioxide recycle stream and a natural gas liquids stream. The purified carbon dioxide recycle stream comprises the carbon dioxide, and the natural gas liquids stream comprises the natural gas liquids. The carbon dioxide recycle stream, the purified carbon dioxide recycle stream, and the natural gas liquids are not subjected to cryogenic conditions, membranes, and carbon dioxide recovery solvents between being received and being separated into the purified carbon dioxide recycle stream and the natural gas liquids stream. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333418 | INTERCHANGEABLE JEWELRY SEGMENTS - Systems and methods include a first interchangeable segment having first and second ends separated by a first length. The first interchangeable segment may include a first connector at the first end and a second connector at the second end. A second interchangeable segment may have third and fourth ends separated by a second length. The second interchangeable segment may include a third connector at the third end and a fourth connector at the fourth end. The first and second interchangeable segments may connect to at least partially encircle a user. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333419 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POROUS GLASS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL ELEMENT - A method for manufacturing a porous glass includes: forming a phase-separated glass by heating at a temperature in a range of 300 to 500 degrees Celsius for 3 to 50 hours for phase separation of a glass body in which the concentration of SiO | 2013-12-19 |
20130333420 | INTEGRAL CAPSULE FOR BLISTER SUPPRESSION IN MOLTEN GLASS - A precious metal structure which has an internal gas permeable membrane is described herein for a glass manufacturing vessel configured to have molten glass flow therein. The internal gas permeable membrane can be supplied with an atmosphere of gas (or gases) to control the flux of hydrogen into our out of the molten glass or otherwise improve the production of the molten glass. In this manner, the undesirable detrimental reactions that can occur at the interface of the molten glass and precious metal interface which can cause defects in the molten glass such as bubbles or solid inclusions can be stopped or at least substantially reduced. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333421 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL FIBER AND PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL FIBER WORK USED FOR THE SAME - Provided is a process for producing an optical fiber including a processing process where an optical fiber work made of a glass is held by a processing apparatus for an optical fiber work to be heated and processed, wherein in the processing process, vibration caused by an abnormality of the optical fiber work in the heated state or vibration caused by an abnormality of a glass body which is a portion of the processing apparatus for an optical fiber work and is in the state where the glass body portion is heated due to the heating of the optical fiber work is detected by using an acoustic emission sensor. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333422 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING S-GLASS FIBERS IN A DIRECT MELT OPERATION AND PRODUCTS FORMED THEREFROM - A method of forming high strength glass fibers in a continuous system is provided. The method includes supplying a glass batch to a glass melting furnace lined with a material substantially free of noble metals. The glass batch comprises about 50-about 75 weight percent SiO | 2013-12-19 |
20130333423 | CIRCULAR HOSIERY KNITTING MACHINE OF THE SEAMLESS TYPE WITH HIGH STITCH FORMING PRECISION - A circular hosiery knitting machine of the seamless type, comprising a supporting structure and a needle cylinder provided with a plurality of axial slots, each of which accommodates a needle which can be actuated with a reciprocating motion along the corresponding axial slot; a sinker ring being arranged around the upper end of the needle cylinder being provided with a plurality of radial slots, each of which accommodates a sinker, which can move with a reciprocating motion along the corresponding radial slot, each sinker being provided with a heel which protrudes upward from the corresponding radial slot and can engage at least one path defined in a sinker cover which faces in an upper region the sinker ring, the needle cylinder being actuatable with a rotary motion about its own axis with respect to the supporting structure and to the sinker cover. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333424 | SMALL SIZE PULSATOR-TYPE AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINE - A small size pulsator-type automatic washing machine comprises a housing, a control panel seat mounted on the top of the housing, a pedestal mounted at the bottom of the housing, an outer tub and an inner tub mounted inside the housing. A direct driving motor and a bearing block are mounted at the bottom of the outer tub. The motor is mounted on the outer tub by fixing elements, and a motor shaft is coupled with a pulsator shaft inside the bearing block. A fastener strap fixes the motor and the bearing block together onto the outer tub of the washing machine, thus reducing occupied space of the washing machine while improving a variety of installation mechanism of conventional washing machine. An insulation unit is disposed in the joint between the motor shaft and the tub shaft, such that the two parts cannot be in direct contact. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333425 | DOUBLE LOCKING HANDCUFFS - A set of double locking handcuffs wherein a single cuff has a frame that is a solid member, having an ergonomic base and a single arcuate arm, to which an opposite-facing arcuate swing arm is pivotally affixed at the top of the arm that rotates parallel to the frame in a bypass manner without a mechanical union with the base of the frame. At the top of the swing arm at the pivot point is the housing, having the gear, pawl, and lock assembly disposed in its cavity. The gear's circumference has both ratcheting and smooth surfaces that cooperate with the pawl. The lock assembly comprises a keyway that is configured to cooperate with protrusions within the cavity to prevent defeat of the cuff. The housing of one cuff is at the opposite axial end of the housing of the adjoining cuff when the set is extended outward. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333426 | Rebound locking mechanism - A rebound locking mechanism ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333427 | Key Ring - A key ring is capable of removing a crown cap from a bottle. The crown cap has a rim and a top. The key ring can adroit and retain keys and comprises a closed loop including a first portion having a pair of elongated arms that extend in the same general direction (Y) and are spaced apart in an orthogonal direction (X) by a distance of 10 to 40 mm. The bottle can be opened by locating one of the arms under the rim of a crown cap while the other of the arms is located on the top of the crown cap and the key ring is twisted in the direction of arrow A, The length of the loop in the direction (Y) is at least 20 mm so that the loop includes a second portion that extends laterally beyond the crown cap by a distance that allows the key ring to be engaged by the user to twist the key ring and lever the cap off the bottle. A key on the key ring and/or an extension of the key ring loop in the X direction can assist in levering the cap off the bottle. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333428 | AGRICULTURAL BINDER SYSTEM, AGRICULTURAL BLEND, AND PROCESS OF FORMING AN AGRICULTURAL BLEND - The present disclosure describes an agricultural blend and a process of forming an agricultural blend. The agricultural blend includes a slag by-product from a process having a slag other than stainless steel slag or includes 11 atomic % silicon from a soluble compound and total silicon of less than about 30 atomic % silicon or greater than about 39 atomic % silicon. The process includes producing a slag by-product and blending the slag by-product with a liquid binder system to form the agricultural blend, the slag not being stainless steel slag. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333429 | PIPE END CORRECTION METHOD OF SEAMLESS PIPE MADE OF HIGH CR STAINLESS STEEL - The pipe end correction method for correcting an inner diameter of pipe end of a seamless pipe made of a high Cr stainless steel containing 8 to 35 mass % Cr, and 0.1 to 10 mass % Ni includes a pipe end correction step following hot tube-making and heat treatment, that forces a plug into the inside of pipe end portion for inner diameter correction so as to expand the pipe end portion while oxide scale, which is generated during tube-making or heat treatment, remains accumulated on an inner surface of the pipe end portion. A lubricant film forming step, prior to the pipe end correction step, applies lubricant at least either on the inner surface of the pipe end portion of the seamless pipe or on a surface of the plug. Seizure flaws can be prevented on the inner surface of the pipe end portion of the high Cr stainless steel. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333430 | NICKEL-TITANIUM CORE GUIDE WIRE - A guide wire for use in a medical procedure having a shapeable tip integral with and made from the distal end of a superelastic nitinol distal section of the guide wire, wherein the shapeable tip can be finger kinked. Such a guide wire includes an elongated core made from a superelastic nitinol alloy at the distal end, the distal end of the elongated core having a tapered section leading to a shapeable distal tip. The shapeable tip is an extension of the distal end of the nitinol distal section, and includes permanent strain hardening from at least two different radial directions imparting crystallographic texture in the radial directions that eliminate superelasticity so that permanent deformation can be achieved with finger pressure. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333431 | STRIP GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR MACHINES THAT FORM PIPES FROM CONTINUOUS PROFILED AND SPIRALLED STRIPS - “STRIP GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR MACHINES THAT FROM PIPES FROM CONTINUOUS PROFILED AND SPIRALLED STRIPS” for machines that produce spiraled tubes ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333432 | WINDING DEVICE AND WINDING METHOD FOR EDGEWISE COIL - A winding device includes a bending mechanism for bending a rectangular wire, a feed mechanism for feeding the rectangular wire, a coil guide for supporting an edgewise coil formed by alternately repeating the feeding of the rectangular wire by the feed mechanism and the bending of the rectangular wire by the bending mechanism, and a coil-guide moving mechanism for moving the coil guide while rotating the coil guide. The coil guide includes a guide column to be brought into engagement with an inner circumference of a first coil portion having a cylindrical shape, and a guide base on which a second coil portion is to be placed, the second coil portion having a cylindrical shape connected to the first coil portion through a connecting wire and having a center axis that is shifted in position from a center axis of the first coil portion to form a stepwise shape. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333433 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEAMLESS HOT-ROLLED PIPES IN CONTINUOUS PIPE ROLLING MILLS - In a method for producing seamless pipes, a hot hollow block created previously in a piercing mill is stretched by means of a continuous rolling mill on a mandrel bar to form a parent pipe and the parent pipe is fed directly to a stretch reducing mill or sizing mill as a finishing mill, while forgoing an extracting mill and a reheating furnace, and is rolled there to the required final pipe diameter. The hollow block is pre-dimensioned in its length in such a manner that only a single length is produced as the required parent pipe length during the stretching in the continuous rolling mill and the parent pipe is pulled off of the mandrel rod by the finishing rolling during the subsequent finishing rolling, wherein the rolling is performed using rolling mill components that are designed in the dimensions thereof for handling single lengths. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333434 | Wedge Driven Pipe Bending Machine - A pipe bending machine has a stiff-back which is driven by a pivoting wedge. A linkage applies force from the actuator to the wedge in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the stiff-back. The stiff-back pivots on a first fulcrum and the wedge slides on a bed which pivots on a second fulcrum. The actuator drives the wedge between the stiff-back and the bed to rotate the stiff-back at the first fulcrum and bend the pipe seated in the stiff-back against the pipe bending face of a die. The conversion of the longitudinal force applied to the wedge into a transverse force applied to the stiff-back provides a significant mechanical advantage which varies directionally as the stiff-back rotates about its fulcrum to maintain a constant force on the stiff-back. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333435 | Draw Die Set with Rolling Elements on Punch and Draw Die Cavity - A draw die set defines a die cavity. A die entry area is provided at the location where a blank is drawn into the die cavity. A plurality of rolling elements such as cylindrical rollers or spherical balls are retained in pockets formed at the die entry area. A punch may be provided with rolling elements that engage a blank on the opposite side from the rollers in the die entry area. The rollers in the die entry area and on the punch may be arranged in rows that form a tangent surface that engages the sheet metal blank as it is drawn into the die cavity. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333436 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WARM PRESSED-FORMED MEMBERS - The invention provides methods for manufacturing warm press-formed members which can ensure post-coating corrosion resistance. A method for manufacturing warm press-formed members includes heating a steel sheet to a temperature in the range from 200 to 800° C. and warm press-forming the steel sheet at a temperature in the above range of temperatures, the steel sheet having a Zn—Ni alloy coating layer on its surface, the coating layer including 10 to 25 mass % Ni and the balance being Zn and inevitable impurities and having a coating weight of 10 to 90 g/m | 2013-12-19 |
20130333437 | Drawing Press With Dynamically Optimized Blank Holding - The drawing press ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333438 | Wedge Driven Pipe Bending Machine - A pipe bending machine has a stiff-back which is driven by a pivoting wedge. A linkage applies force from the actuator to the wedge in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the stiff-back. The stiff-back pivots on a first fulcrum and the wedge slides on a bed which pivots on a second fulcrum. The actuator drives the wedge between the stiff-back and the bed to rotate the stiff-back at the first fulcrum and bend the pipe seated in the stiff-back against the pipe bending face of a die. The conversion of the longitudinal force applied to the wedge into a transverse force applied to the stiff-back provides a significant mechanical advantage which varies directionally as the stiff-back rotates about its fulcrum to maintain a constant force on the stiff-back. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333439 | VISE APPARATUS WITH A BENDING FIXTURE - A vise apparatus with a bending fixture is disclosed in which the bending fixture includes a collection of projections on an operative and substantially vertical front face of a holding arrangement of the vise apparatus. The bending fixture supports and enables gravity assisted bending of a workpiece. The vise apparatus promotes bending workpieces with reduced effort and minimizes manufacturing costs. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333440 | DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER WITH PRESSURE SENSOR - A process variable transmitter for measuring a pressure of a process fluid includes a first inlet configured to couple to a first process pressure and a second inlet configured to couple to a second process pressure. A differential pressure sensor couples to the first and second inlets and provides an output related to a differential pressure between the first pressure and the second pressure. A first pressure sensor couples to the first inlet and provides an output related to the first pressure. Transmitter circuitry provides a transmitter output based upon the output from the differential pressure sensor and further provides enhanced functionality based upon the output from the first pressure sensor. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333441 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CORRECTING FOR TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS IN ULTRASONIC TESTING SYSTEMS - A method and system for correcting for temperature variation in ultrasonic testing systems is disclosed. In one embodiment, an offset is determined for correcting a time of flight measurement, wherein the offset is based on the pulse delays at first and second calibration temperatures. In another embodiment, a factor is determined for correcting a time of flight measurement, wherein the factor is based on clock signal errors at first and second calibration temperatures. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333442 | TEST SPECIMEN WITH IMPACT DETECTION MEANS - The present invention relates to a test specimen for visualizing mechanical impact in a mass production process, wherein the specimen comprises of a body, at least one impact detection means at least partially covering a carrier structure of the body and adapted to visualize mechanical impact impinging on the body. A protective coating or layer covers the impact detection means entirely. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333443 | HYDROGEN FLAME IONIZATION TYPE EXHAUST GAS ANALYZER - The present invention is intended to be able to determine an appropriate purge time in a hydrogen flame ionization type exhaust gas analyzer and a system incorporating the analyzer which includes: a collector electrode for capturing ions generated from exhaust gas by hydrogen flame; an acquisition circuit adapted to acquire ion current caused by the ions captured by the collector electrode; and an abnormality determining part for determining an abnormality in the case where a difference between a first output value of the acquisition circuit in the case where there flows no ion current caused by the exhaust gas to the collector electrode and a second output value of the acquisition circuit in the case where zero gas is introduced into the hydrogen flame is equal to a predetermined value. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333444 | Plate-Type Column, Temperature Regulation System and Gas Chromatograph System - Provided is a plate-type column which allows the temperature of its inner passage to be rapidly increased or decreased while ensuring the correctness of an analysis or other operations. A plate-type column | 2013-12-19 |
20130333445 | ANALYZER FOR FLUIDS CONTAINING AN INFLAMMABLE SUBSTANCE AND CORRESPONDING METHOD - An analyzer analyzing a fluid containing at least one substance to be analyzed and at least one inflammable substance containing a source of gas to provide a flux of diluent gas, an injecting nozzle for introducing samples of the fluid into the flux of diluent gas and for producing a gaseous flux, and a detector for analyzing the gaseous flux, where the source of gas is intended to deliver a flux of diluent gas containing a material capable of supporting the combustion of the inflammable substance, preferably to deliver a flux of air, the injection nozzle is configured so as to introduce into the diluent gas samples of the fluid such that the average volume fraction of the fluid in the gaseous flux is less than 1/2,000 and preferably less than 1120,000, and the detector contains at least one microsensor for detecting the substance to be analyzed. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333446 | Gas Sensitive Materials for Gas Detection and Methods of Making - A gas sensitive material comprising SnO | 2013-12-19 |
20130333447 | LEAKAGE DETECTION - A leak detector includes a fabric having a conductor. The fabric has an electric property between the conductor and a reference. The electric property has a first value in response to the fabric being in a non-wetted state with regard to a working fluid and the electrical property has a second value different than the first value in response to the fabric being in a wetted state with regard to the working fluid. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333448 | CARTRIDGE DEVICE FOR A MEASURING SYSTEM FOR MEASURING VISCOELASTIC CHARACTERISTICS OF A SAMPLE LIQUID, A CORRESPONDING MEASURING SYSTEM, AND A CORRESPONDING METHOD - The present invention is directed to a cartridge device for a measuring system for measuring viscoelastic characteristics of a sample liquid, in particular a blood sample, comprising a cartridge body having at least one measurement cavity formed therein and having at least one probe element arranged in said at least one measurement cavity for performing a test on said sample liquid; and a cover being attachable on said cartridge body; wherein said cover covers at least partially said at least one measurement cavity and forms a retaining element for retaining said probe element in a predetermined position within said at least one measurement cavity. The invention is directed to a measurement system and a method for measuring viscoelastic characteristics of a sample liquid. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333449 | FILTRATION PARTICLE QUANTIFIER - A particle quantifier includes a filter with a predetermined number of pores of a first predetermined size, a pump, and a fluid path from the pump to the filter. A pressure sensor is responsive to fluid pressure in the fluid path, and a processing module is responsive to the pressure sensor. The pressure increase of a sample fluid in the fluid path is determined as it is pumped through the filter and particles in the fluid are trapped by the filter. This pressure increase is compared with calibration data and an estimate is made concerning the concentration of particles greater than a second predetermined size present in the sample. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333450 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING A SOLID-LIQUID INTERFACE - Systems and methods are provided for monitoring a solid-liquid interface during a casting process. The systems and methods enable determination of the location of a solid-liquid interface during the casting process. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333451 | GAS DELIVERY SYSTEM TO PROVIDE INDUCED PARTIAL SATURATION THROUGH SOLUTE TRANSPORT AND REACTIVITY FOR LIQUEFACTION MITIGATION - A system and method for providing a partial level of saturation to a mass of sand, through generation of gas bubbles, as a way to prevent liquefaction during earthquakes. The system includes a solution that is operable to generate gas bubbles and a solution generator that prepares the solution. A conduit delivers the solution to the sand, so that the solution generates the gas bubbles during and after being delivered to the sand. A probe may be used to determine whether the sand is susceptible to liquefaction before the solution is delivered and to assess a change in degree of partial saturation after the solution has been delivered. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333452 | LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPH, SAMPLE INTRODUCTION DEVICE FOR LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPH, AND METHOD FOR CLEANING SAMPLE INTRODUCTION DEVICE FOR LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPH - Disclosed is a liquid chromatograph provided with: a first flow path switching means which switches between connection of a sample storage loop to a mobile phase flow path and separation of the sample storage loop from the mobile phase flow path; a needle which suctions and discharges a sample; a weighing means which performs suction and discharge of the sample to the needle while weighing the sample; a cleaning solution feeding means which feeds a cleaning solution; a second flow path switching means which switches between at least two types of cleaning solutions; a third flow path switching means which switches between connection of the needle and the weighing means and connection of the needle and the cleaning solution feeding means; and a control means which controls operation of the first flow path switching means, the weighing means, the cleaning solution feeding means, the second flow path switching means, and the third flow path switching means, wherein the total amount of the sample is injected into the sample storage loop and the cleaning solution is injected into a flow path from the sample storage loop to a sample inlet. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333453 | PERMEABLE MEASURING CELL - A flow-through measuring cell having one inlet opening for entry of the fluid, and one outlet opening for exit of the fluid. A single measurement space is located between the inlet opening and outlet opening. A radiation measurement region is provided for measuring the interaction of the fluid in the measuring cell with electromagnetic radiation from outside the measuring cell. The radiation measurement region is bordered by two opposite windows of which one is intended for inlet and the other for exit of the electromagnetic radiation. The measuring cell has a positioning range with several operating positions with a different distance A, A′ between the windows into which the measuring cell can be set without rotation. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333454 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF THE HARDNESS AND FOR THE SELECTION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - Method for measuring the hardness of agricultural products includes: implementing a test program suitable for identifying and selecting one or more indices (S3, S4) which can be measured with a non-destructive test on a respective product/fruit, correlated with the hardness (Du) of the same product/fruit, measured by a respective penetration test; and calculating the coefficients that define the straight line representative of the linear correlation between said indices and the hardness for the respective product. The method is implemented with the operations of: applying on the product a dynamic force, preferably of impulsive type; detecting the mechanical reaction through at least a piezoelectric transducer capable of generating an electric signal based on the application or transmission of said dynamic force through the respective kiwi fruit; and analyzing said electric signal relative to the fruit. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333455 | Method For Monitoring The State Of A Piezoelectric Injector Of A Fuel Injection System - A method is disclosed for monitoring the state of a piezoelectric injector of the fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine, the piezoelectric injector having a piezoelectric actuator and a nozzle needle that can be moved by said piezoelectric actuator. The piezoelectric injector can be operated in a partial-stroke mode and a full-stroke mode. In the partial-stroke mode, the curve of an electrical parameter over time is recorded, the maximum value of the curve is determined, a constant parameter value that arises after the presence of the maximum value is determined, the duration between the presence of the maximum value and the reaching of the constant parameter value is determined, the difference between the maximum value and the constant parameter value is determined, and conclusions about the state of the piezoelectric injector are drawn on the basis of the determined duration and the determined difference. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333456 | COMBUSTION PRESSURE SENSOR - A combustion pressure sensor ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333457 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC PRESSURE LOSS AND VALVE SEAL-TIGHTNESS TESTING ON A FOUR-STROKE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An engine testing device for dynamic pressure loss and valve seal-tightness testing of a running four-stroke engine includes: a first pressure gauge detecting a pressure value in an air intake line to a cylinder of the engine and outputting a first output signal indicative of the pressure value detected; a second pressure gauge detecting a pressure value in an exhaust line of the engine and outputting a second output signal indicative of the pressure value detected; a trigger device detecting an electrical signal indicative of when a selected cylinder of the engine is the particular active cylinder; and a measured value detection device detecting the output signals of the first and second pressure gauges and an output signal of the trigger device, such that an association between points in time of the pressure measurements and the particular active cylinder is enabled. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333458 | OPTIMAL TIRE PERFORMANCE INDICATOR - A tire performance indicator for a tire includes at least one tread wear indicator region structured and arranged in a tread region of the tire and at least one performance symbol guide structured and arranged approximate a sidewall region of the tire. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333459 | VALVE STEM FOR A WIRELESS TIRE PRESSURE DETECTOR - A valve stem for a wireless tire pressure detector has a tube and a hollow and elastic mounting barrel. The tube has an inflating end, a connecting end, a lower flange, an upper flange and an annular groove. The lower flange is formed on and protrudes from the tube near the connecting end. The upper flange is formed on and protrudes from the tube near the inflating end. The annular groove is formed around the tube between the flanges. The mounting barrel is securely mounted around the tube between the flanges and has an engaging segment, a mounting segment, a mounting hole and an annular protrusion. The engaging segment abuts against the lower flange. The mounting segment is formed with the engaging segment and abuts against the upper flange. The annular protrusion is formed on and protrudes from an internal surface of the mounting barrel and engages the annular groove. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333460 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING THE COMPOSITION OF A MULTIPHASE WELL SAMPLE - The accuracy of a measurement of the composition of a multiphase sample containing crude oil and water is improved by pouring the sample into a bottle shaped container ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333461 | Hydraulic Test Device For Head Loss Of Strainer And Test Method Thereof - Provided is a hydraulic test device for head loss of a strainer and a test method thereof, wherein the hydraulic test device comprises a circulation pipe; an inflow container; a container; a debris interceptor; sensors; a circulation pump; a flow meter; a circulation heating heater; and a data acquisition part which stores data sensed by each sensor, flow rate data. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333462 | RELATIVE WIND DISPLAY AND LANDING AID - A system for displaying information obtained along the direction of flight of an aircraft is provided. The system includes a vane assembly pivotally mounted to the aircraft having a sensor mounted thereto. The vane comprises a pointing axis configured to continuously align with the direction of the flight path of the aircraft. A display device is operatively connected to the output of the sensor for providing a display along the actual flight path of the aircraft. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333463 | AUTOMATIC HYDROLOGIC PARAMETER MEASURING SYSTEM FOR RIVER FLOW AND THE METHOD USING THE SAME - An automatic hydrologic parameter measuring system for a river flow comprises a supporting installed below a bridge surface; a waterproof box connected to a steel rope for suspending a weight; another end of the rope extending downwards out of the waterproof box for retaining the weight; a waterproof electric wire winding around the steel rope for transferring signals to the signal processor; a water pressure meter installed in a hollow space of the weight; when the weight being in water, the water pressure meter starts the measuring process; after the weight reaches to the riverbed, the water pressure is unchangeable; and a water pressure meter installed in a hollow space of the weight; when the weight being in water, the water pressure meter starts the measuring process; after the weight reaches to the riverbed, the water pressure is unchangeable. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333464 | CONTINUOUS PISTON FLOW METER - According to the present invention a flow meter is provided for measuring a fluid, comprising a measuring tube with a measuring piston movably arranged in said measuring tube, and elements for changing the direction of movement of the measuring piston in said measuring tube, wherein said measuring piston, when measuring, is designed to be moved in said measuring tube under the influence of said fluid. Sensor elements detect movement of the piston and the direction of movement in said measuring tube, and sensor elements detect when the piston is situated in at least one of its reversing areas before the measuring piston has reached the extreme point of the reversing area, so as to afford a substantially continuous flow detection for said fluid. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333465 | PULSED LEVEL GAUGE SYSTEM WITH ADAPTIVE TRANSCEIVER CONTROL - The method comprises the steps of generating a transmission signal; propagating the transmission signal towards the product; receiving a reflected signal; providing a reference signal exhibiting a time-varying phase difference in relation to the transmission signal; forming a measurement signal; and determining the filling level based on the measurement signal. The method further comprises the steps of: determining a reduced time period comprising a time when the time-varying phase difference corresponds to an anticipated filling level, the reduced time period being shorter than the measurement sweep time period; controlling the level gauge system to change from a low-power state to a high-power state at a start of the reduced time period; and controlling the level gauge system to change back from the high-power state to the low-power state at an end of the reduced time period. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333466 | Probe Unit - A probe unit comprising a probe housing, an at least sectionally rod-shaped, probe electrode, a supplemental electrode, which surrounds the probe electrode at least sectionally coaxially and is isolated from the probe electrode by an electrical insulation. A first securement means, by means of which the supplemental electrode is secured in the probe housing is included, and a contacting module, which is mountable on a rod-shaped section of the probe electrode arranged in the probe housing, and which has a flexible circuit board having at least one first conductive trace for electrically contacting the probe electrode and at least one second conductive trace for electrically contacting the supplemental electrode, and a second securement means for securing the contacting module on the probe electrode are provided. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333467 | Measuring Fluid Density - An apparatus includes a vibration element defining a fluidic passageway; an excitation element for exciting vibration of the vibration element; a detector for providing a signal representative of the frequency excited; and control electronics configured to determine a density of a fluid flowing through the fluidic passageway based, at least in part, on the signal provided by the detector. The vibration element is configured such that Coriolis force induced twisting of the vibration element is substantially inhibited. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333468 | Balance Test Indexing Tool for Balance-Testing a Rotor - A balance test indexing tool for use in a balance testing machine to assist a user in testing unbalance in a rotor. The tool includes a rotor mount face disposed on the rotor being tested. The rotor mount face may be machined in a surface of the rotor or provided in a separate rotor mount temporarily fixed to the rotor. The tool also includes a rotor mount receiver configured to receive the rotor mount face in the balance testing machine. The rotor mount face and rotor mount receiver are configured to provide an indexing coupling that allows the rotor to be readily indexed to any of a plurality of index positions for unbalance testing in the testing machine. The tool allows multiple balancing runs to be made with relatively little effort needed to re-index the rotor. In some embodiments the tool includes a kinematic coupling that provides highly accurate and repeatable indexing. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333469 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AND/OR FOR MEASURING A MICROMECHANICAL DEVICE, AND MICROMECHANICAL DEVICE - A method for operating and/or measuring a micromechanical device. The device has a first and second seismic mass which are movable by oscillation relative to a substrate; a first drive device for deflecting the first seismic mass and a second drive device for deflecting the second seismic mass, parallel to a drive direction in a first orientation; a third drive device for deflecting the first seismic mass, and a fourth drive device for deflecting the second seismic mass in parallel to the drive direction and according to a second orientation opposite from the first orientation; a first detection device for detecting drive motion of the first seismic mass; and a second detection device for detecting drive motion of the second seismic mass. A first and a second detection signal are generated by the first and second detection devices, the first detection signal being evaluated separately from the second detection signal. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333470 | PLANAR CORIOLIS GYROSCOPE - A planar Coriolis gyroscope comprising at least two counter oscillating masses attached to a common rigid frame by means of a first plurality of elastic members and constituting an excitation axis, said frame is attached to a support region by means of a second plurality of elastic members which together with the masses constitute at least one Coriolis resonator. Said Coriolis resonator responds to inertial rotation of the gyroscope and in conjunction with a position pickoff provides a signal indicative on the gyroscope inertial rotation | 2013-12-19 |
20130333471 | Teeter-Totter Type MEMS Accelerometer with Electrodes on Circuit Wafer - In a teeter-totter type MEMS accelerometer, the teeter-totter proof mass and the bottom set of electrodes (i.e., underlying the proof mass) are formed on a device wafer, while the top set of electrodes (i.e., overlying the teeter-totter proof mass) are formed on a circuit wafer that is bonded to the device wafer such that the top set of electrodes overlie the teeter-totter proof mass. The electrodes formed on the circuit wafer may be formed from an upper metallization layer on the circuit wafer, which also may be used to form various electrical connections and/or bond pads. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333472 | Ultrasound Inspection System of Limited Access Composite Structures - A method for and apparatus for inspecting a location on a test object with a number of obstructions to reaching the location. An elongate optical fiber carrier holding a number of optical fibers is moved to the location on the test object with the number of obstructions to reaching the location. A pattern of light is transmitted from the number of optical fibers onto a surface of the test object at the location. The pattern of the light is configured to cause sound waves in the test object when the pattern of the light encounters the surface of the test object. A response is detected to the sound waves using the number of optical fibers. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333473 | Arrangement for Measuring Physical Parameters in Continuous Casting Moulds - Continuous casting moulds used in automated installations casting metal melts into strands require comprehensive, reliable real-time monitoring. Currently used systems are susceptible to damage and limited to just a few sensors, as arrangements involving a higher number of sensors have proven impractical due to the substantial effort they cause when exchanging a mould. To overcome this obstacle it is suggested to use wirelessly interrogable passive surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensors for monitoring of physical parameters in continuous casting moulds, and install at least one wireless link section in the signal path between SAW sensors and their reader devices. Continuous casting moulds thus become easily exchangeable with their sensors installed, making it industrially practicable to equip continuous casting moulds with a significantly higher number of sensors than previously feasible. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333474 | Conduit Monitoring - The present invention relates to a method of monitoring a fluid carrying conduit, comprising interrogating an optic fibre positioned along the path of said conduit to provide distributed acoustic sensing, measuring by distributed acoustic sensing the acoustic signal at each of a plurality of discrete longitudinal sensing portions along the length of the optic fibre, to monitor the optic fibre for the presence of a first characteristic signal, the first characteristic signal being indicative of ground heave the vicinity of the optic fibre, and determining that a failure has occurred in said conduit when a first characteristic signal is measured in the distributed acoustic sensing. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333475 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PICKLING AND SIMULTANEOUSLY CHECKING A PART BY ACOUSTIC MEANS - A device for implementing a method for pickling/stripping and for simultaneously non-destructively checking a part ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333476 | METHOD OF MEASURING ACOUSTIC DISTRIBUTION AND DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSOR - Optical pulses are output from a light source to an optical fiber at one selected emission wavelength, a reflection light reflected at a fiber Bragg grating at the optical fiber is received at an optical receiver and is converted to a reflection signal by an optical to electrical conversion, a fiber Bragg grating which reflects the reflection light is identified by the signal processing unit when an intensity of the reflection signal obtained by the optical receiver is over a predetermined threshold value, and a measurement step that calculates acoustic frequencies at the fiber Bragg grating based on a temporal change of the intensity of the reflection signal at the fiber Bragg grating is repeated more than two times while changing an emission wavelength of the light source. The acoustic frequency at each fiber Bragg grating is calculated to determine an acoustic distribution along a longitudinal direction of the fiber. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333477 | MEASURING SYSTEM - A measuring system for measuring a physical quantity related to one of an electromagnetic wave and a magnetic field includes a vibration-type actuator, a waveform generating unit configured to generate a driving waveform signal of the vibration-type actuator, an optical transmitter unit configured to receive the driving waveform signal and convert the driving waveform signal into an optical signal, an optical receiver unit configured to receive the optical signal and convert the optical signal into an alternating-current voltage signal, and a drive circuit configured to receive the alternating-current voltage signal and apply the alternating-current voltage signal to the vibration-type actuator. The waveform generating unit and the optical transmitter unit are disposed outside a magnetic shield room. The optical receiver unit, the drive circuit, and the vibration-type actuator are disposed inside the magnetic shield room, and the optical signal is transmitted between the optical transmitter unit and the optical receiver unit. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333478 | NACELLE TEST APPARATUS - A nacelle test apparatus for testing a wind turbine nacelle is provided. The test apparatus includes a physical tower model apparatus realised to model the behaviour of a wind turbine tower and/or a physical rotor model apparatus realised to model the behaviour of a wind turbine rotor, and an exciter apparatus for exciting a physical model apparatus. Also provided is a method of testing a wind turbine nacelle, which method includes mounting the nacelle onto a physical tower model apparatus of a nacelle test apparatus, which physical tower model apparatus is realised to model the behaviour of a wind turbine tower, and/or mounting a physical rotor model apparatus of the nacelle test apparatus to a hub of the nacelle, which physical rotor model apparatus is realised to model the behaviour of a wind turbine rotor, and exciting the physical tower model apparatus and/or the physical rotor model apparatus. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333479 | FLANGE FOR PRESSURE MEASUREMENT CELLS OR PRESSURE TRANSFER MEANS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE OF SUCH FLANGES - A flange for a corrosion resistant and nevertheless low cost flange for pressure measurement cells, or pressure transfer means, is composed essentially of a metal foundation of a standard material and is protected on the side facing a process medium by a there applied layer of a highly alloyed, special material. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333480 | TEST APPARATUS, COMPLIANCE MECHANISM, AND RELATED METHOD - A test apparatus configured to test connectors is provided. The test apparatus may include a fixture that holds a first connector and an actuator that holds a mating second connector. The actuator may axially displace the second connector in and out of engagement with the first connector. A compliance mechanism, which may be coupled to the fixture or the actuator, may provide one of the connectors with compliance in order to facilitate alignment of the connectors during engagement and disengagement thereof. The compliance mechanism may allow movement of one of the connectors perpendicularly to the actuation axis and/or angular movement about the actuation axis while preventing axial movement within the compliance mechanism. Accordingly, forces associated with engagement and disengagement of the connectors measured by a load cell may more closely resemble actual forces experienced by a user during use of the connectors. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333481 | METHOD OF DETERMINING FATIGUE CRACK LIFETIME IN HIGH-PRESSURE HYDROGEN ENVIRONMENT - In a method of determining a fatigue crack lifetime of a low-alloy steel material coming in contact with high-pressure hydrogen in a high-pressure hydrogen environment, estimate a fatigue crack acceleration starting point K | 2013-12-19 |
20130333482 | Compression Testing Device - A compression testing device includes a receiving unit and a pressing unit movable relative to the receiving unit. The receiving unit includes an outer housing, a sleeve inserted removably into the outer housing, and a liquid supplying mechanism. The liquid supplying mechanism is operable to force a culture medium to flow through the outer housing and the sleeve. A specimen unit is disposed removably within the outer housing. Due to the design of the liquid supplying mechanism, a compression test can be performed on the specimen unit, and cells can be cultured on the specimen unit. In this manner, relationship and change between the specimen unit and the cells can be observed in a real life simulating condition. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333483 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION OF FLUID INTERFACE FLUCTUATIONS - Dynamic characteristics of a liquid surface ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333484 | DRIVE TECHNIQUES FOR A DIGITAL FLOWMETER - Drive techniques for a digital flowmeter are described. The drive techniques account for delays caused during digital signal processing of sensor signals that correspond to a motion of a flowtube, as well as drive signals that impart motion to the flowtube. Such delays may be caused by a variety of factors, including delays associated with analog/digital conversion of the signals and/or filtering of the signals. The techniques include open-loop techniques and closed-loop techniques, which can be used separately or together during the start-up and operation of the digital flowmeter. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333485 | Embedded Data Acquisition - Embodiments are generally directed to methods and apparatuses having electronic device cover glass that includes embedded sensors. In particular, one embodiment may take the form of a device having a device housing and a cover glass coupled to the device housing. The device includes a plurality of sensors coupled to the cover glass and configured to acquire data related to stress and strain experienced by the cover glass. The plurality of sensors is embedded within the cover glass. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333486 | WARM-UP OPERATION DISPLAY DEVICE OF CHASSIS DYNAMOMETER SYSTEM - When a warm-up operation at a set speed is carried out to measure a mechanical loss that is generated during warm-up operation, a device to display setting of operation time, vehicle speed, etc. and the operation status on a single window is demanded. An operation display portion on a top display screen provided on a control terminal includes a menu function block having a warm-up window calling section for calling a warm-up operation window function block. The warm-up operation window function block includes a warm-up condition setting section configured to set a warm-up operation condition, a measurement flow indicating block configured to indicate a warm-up operation by a pattern, a trend indicating section configured to indicate a braking force that is generated upon the warm-up operation in time sequence, and a measurement status indicating block comprising a judgment indicating section configured to indicate measurement results. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333487 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERNALLY DETERMINING A LOAD APPLIED BY A JACK - An embodiment of the subject invention is directed to a jack incorporating one or more strain gauges. The one or more strain gauges can be positioned on, within, or integral to the jack. When a load or force is applied by the jack, one or more materials within the jack are deformed or displaced as a result of the applied load. The one or more strain gauges are used to measure the deformation or displacement and thus measure the strain. The measured strain can be used to determine the magnitude of the load applied by the jack. In an embodiment, a plurality of strain gauges are used and the resulting strain measurements can be combined to determine the applied load. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333488 | FOREIGN MATTER DETECTION SENSOR - A foreign matter detection sensor includes a sensor section, power supply members, a sealing member, and includes an elastic elongated hollow insulating body with separated electrode wires inside the insulating body. The sensor section includes a first end and a second end and detects foreign matter by receiving external force from the foreign matter and being elastically deformed. The power supply members are electrically connected to the electrode wires at the second end of the sensor section via electrode connecting portions. Each power supply member includes a direction changing section, extending from an associated electrode connecting portion in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the sensor section and further extends in a direction toward the first end of the sensor section. The sealing member on the second end of the sensor section seals the electrode connecting portions, the direction changing sections, and one end of the hollow body. | 2013-12-19 |