52nd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140377047 | WHEELCHAIR LIFT - A wheelchair lift ( | 2014-12-25 |
20140377048 | FEEDER FOR FLAT OBJECTS, PARTICULARLY SUPPLEMENT FEEDER - A feeder for flat objects, particularly a supplement feeder for supplements, having a stack compartment for receiving objects in the form of a stack and a takeoff device for taking individual objects off the stack along a takeoff direction, wherein the takeoff device includes a conveying element and a gate, through which the objects taken off the stack are led individually by the conveying element. In order to be able to process different objects with properties differing from one another, particularly objects of different type and thickness, with the feeder in continuous operation without problems and without congestion and to provide a feeder for different objects that is as flexible as possible and that is capable of processing both thick and thin objects without lasting deformations while largely avoiding takeoff errors, the gate has a first gate device and a second gate device. Thereby an object taken off the stack can be brought into engagement either with the first gate device or with the second gate device and led through the gate. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377049 | ROBOTIC CONTAINER REORGANIZER - A robotic container reorganizer has a robot arm that holds a robotic tool. The robotic tool can reconfigure a plurality of articles from a first configuration to a second configuration. The robotic arm may pick up a collection of articles in a first configuration with the robotic tool, and may reconfigure the articles with the robotic tool into a second configuration. The second configuration of articles may be set down after reconfiguration. The first configuration of articles has a first width and a first length, and the second configuration has a second length and a second width. The first width and the first length of the first configuration differ from the second width and the second length of the second configuration. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377050 | METHOD FOR RETRIEVING MEDICATION PACKAGES - The present invention relates to a method for retrieving medication packages from a pharmacy order-picking device. In the method according to the invention, an operating device is displaced in a displacement position to a predetermined shelf position, at least one medication package on a shelf belonging to the shelf position is moved with a gripping device in the direction of a support and it is then checked whether the at least one medication package has moved fully onto the support. If the check has a negative outcome, an edge of the shelf on which the at least one medication package is stored is detected with a sensor of the operating device and said operating device is displaced to a corresponding shelf position, the gripping device having been brought into the displacement position before displacement. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377051 | TURBOCHARGER - Systems and methods are disclosed for a turbocharger compressor, the system comprising: an actuatable annular disk comprising choke slots therein; an outer annular disk comprising choke slots therein; and an actuator to rotate the actuatable annular disk relative to the outer annular disk to vary alignment of the choke slots of the actuatable annular disk and the outer annular disk. The actuator may be controlled by an engine controller responsive to operating conditions of the compressor and actuated to align choke slots. Alignment of the choke slots allows air to be drawn into the impeller effectively expanding the compressor flow capacity to prevent compressor choke. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377052 | Device For Converting Wave Energy Into Mechanical Energy - A wave power plant for extracting energy from the wave movement of a water surface area, which wave power plant comprises a frame construction ( | 2014-12-25 |
20140377053 | CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR - The centrifugal compressor ( | 2014-12-25 |
20140377054 | NOZZLE FILM COOLING WITH ALTERNATING COMPOUND ANGLES - A nozzle segment for a nozzle ring of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The nozzle segment includes a first endwall, a second endwall, and an airfoil extending between the first endwall and the second endwall. The airfoil includes a multiple groups of cooling apertures spaced apart and alternating in directionality such that a first grouping of cooling apertures is angled toward the first endwall, a second grouping of cooling apertures is angled toward the second endwall and spaced apart from the first grouping of cooling apertures, and a third grouping of cooling apertures are angled toward the first endwall and spaced apart from the second grouping of cooling apertures. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377055 | Cutter System for Pump Suction - A centrifugal pump with a cutter mechanism has a toothed cutter auger affixed to an impeller, and a toothed cutter stator affixed to the volute casing. The auger is a rotor cutter preferably profiled radially to match the inlet geometry of the impeller vanes while extending along its central axis towards the pump suction. The auger is preferably radially concentric to the impeller and includes vanes numbered preferably to match the number of vanes on the impeller. The auger is affixed to the impeller, preferably with a lockscrew threaded into a common pump shaft. The radial profile of the auger essentially makes a continuous vane with the impeller, and prevents solids from hanging on the inlet vane tip or center void while providing a smooth flow transition into the impeller. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377056 | FAN ASSEMBLY AND AIR SHIELD APPARATUS - An air shield apparatus includes a bracket, a number of baffles, and a connecting member. The bracket includes two opposite side plates. Each baffle includes a blocking piece placed between the side plates of the bracket, and a shaft located at a first side of the blocking piece. The shafts are rotatably connected to the side plates of the bracket. The connecting member includes a connecting pole and a number of pivot portions pivotably connected to the baffles. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377057 | SEALING DEVICE - A sealing device in which coming off from the housing is suppressed with a simple structure even when the housing is made of resin. A case | 2014-12-25 |
20140377058 | TURBINE GUIDE VANE WITH A THROTTLE ELEMENT - A turbine guide vane having an aerodynamically bent vane airfoil with a channel system equipped with a throttle element is provided herein. The channel system includes channel sections for the guidance of coolant. In order to provide an alternative turbine guide vane by means of which both a partial coolant flow flowing in the interior and a partial coolant flow guided out of the turbine guide vane are adjustable; therefore, in an embodiment, the throttle element is designed for the removal of coolant. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377059 | INTRODUCTION OF EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION AT A COMPRESSOR BLADE TRAILING EDGE - Methods and systems are provided for injecting exhaust gases from an exhaust gas recirculation system proximate to a trailing edge of a compressor wheel of a compressor. In one example, a compressor of a turbocharger may include an exhaust gas recirculation inlet volute within a casting of the compressor. The exhaust gas recirculation inlet volute may include an injection port positioned downstream of the trailing edge of the compressor wheel for injecting exhaust gases into intake air flow. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377060 | OFFSHORE WIND FARM ILLUMINATION - Method for operating an offshore wind farm with at least one wind turbine system and a navigation device, which is operated in a normal mode, wherein a hazard signal is received by a receiving device, the received hazard signal is supplied to a control device that switches the navigation device from the normal mode to a an emergency lighting mode. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377061 | ACTIVE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING ULTRASONIC SOUND EMISSIONS FROM WIND TURBINES - Methods for producing ultrasonic sound emissions from wind turbines, active systems for emitting ultrasonic sounds from wind turbines, and wind turbines are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes operating the wind turbine with an ultrasonic sound emitting device mounted on or within a component of the wind turbine, and receiving in a controller at least one indicator. The method further includes determining if an operating condition exists based on the at least one indicator, and supplying a fluid flow through an outlet of the ultrasonic sound emitting device such that an ultrasonic sound emission is produced by the ultrasonic sound emitting device if the operating condition exists. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377062 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ROTATING A ROTOR OF A WIND TURBINE - The invention relates to a device for rotating a rotor of a wind turbine. Here, the wind turbine has the rotor, a tower, a nacelle with a machine frame, and a hub on which at least one rotor blade can be mounted. The rotor is arranged so as to be rotatable relative to the nacelle about an axis of rotation. The wind turbine furthermore has a locking device for blocking a rotational movement of the rotor about the axis of rotation. The device has at least one first displacement unit which is fastened to the machine frame. The first displacement unit also has a fastening device by means of which the first displacement unit can be detachably fastened to the rotor. Finally, the fastening device is actuable, in particular electrically and/or hydraulically actuable. The invention furthermore relates to a system for rotating one rotor of the wind turbine. The invention finally relates to a method for rotating the rotor of the wind turbine by means of the device or by means of the system. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377063 | WIND POWER PLANT HAVING A SLIDING BEARING - A wind power plant having a sliding bearing with a first and second bearing component which are arranged to rotate relative to one another about a common rotational axis is provided. The sliding bearing has at least one sliding lining arranged between the first and second bearing component and has a contact face with a lubricant. The contact face has a sliding lining duct opening to a sliding lining duct, wherein the sliding lining duct crosses the sliding lining and feeds lubricant into a region between the first and second bearing component. The sliding lining has a groove on the contact face, surrounding the sliding lining duct opening. An operation of the wind power plant to generate electric current is also provided. The sliding bearing operates hydrostatically during a startup phase of the rotational movement and/or operates hydrodynamically during a phase of the rotational movement with a constant rotational speed. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377064 | CONTROL METHOD FOR A WIND TURBINE, AND WIND TURBINE - The invention relates to a method of controlling a wind turbine comprising one or more blades attached to a rotor hub, the one or more blades being arranged to pitch relative to the hub, the method comprising the steps of obtaining a blade load signal comprising data on an absolute load on the one or more blades; processing the blade load data to detect a high thrust wind event, and generating a control signal comprising a pitch contribution for affecting the blades to pitch out of the wind in response to the detected wind event. The invention also relates to a wind turbine, a control system for a wind turbine and a computer program product being adapted to enable a computer system to perform the method of the invention. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377065 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A WIND TURBINE - Method for controlling a wind turbine, comprising the steps of determining a boundary layer profile of the wind coming towards the wind turbine, determining the wind velocity at a predetermined height based on the boundary layer profile, and operating the wind turbine to maintain the emitted noise below a predetermined noise level when the wind velocity at the predetermined height is below a predetermined value. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377066 | Portable Self-Inflating Airborne Wind Turbine System - A portable airborne wind-energy power conversion system, alone or in a modular array, wherein each portable airborne system comprises tethered airship, hydrogen generation system, hydrogen recovery system, and control system, wherein the tethered airship comprises a self-inflating horizontal-axis wind turbine rotor, an electrical generator, a self-inflating aerodynamic shroud surrounding the wind turbine rotor, and stabilizing fins, wherein the aerodynamic shroud has the geometry of a wind concentrator and diffuser in fluid communication with the wind turbine rotor that is located in the narrowest section of the shroud between the concentrator and diffuser sections of said shroud, wherein the airship is additionally self-deflating and the entire system is collapsible into a volume less than one tenth of its original size, so that the portable airborne system can be easily transported, stored, or relocated, wherein the system can continue to produce usable power, even during the process of self-deflation. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377067 | ROTOR SYSTEM OF A ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT - A rotor system of a rotary wing aircraft, e.g. a helicopter with a rotor mast, a rotor hub ( | 2014-12-25 |
20140377068 | ROTOR BLADE CONTROL DEVICE - Rotor blade control device for a helicopter, consisting of a swash plate disk, the swash plate disk consisting of a non-rotating part of the swash plate disk, which is stationary stationarily coupled to the helicopter, a rotating part of the swash plate disk, at least three actuators which are arranged around a rotor shaft axis of the helicopter, a coupling element between actuator and the non-rotating part of the swash plate disk. The coupling element can be adjusted in its tilt, in order to change the position of the crosspoint at the non-rotating part of the swash plate disk alongside the rotor shaft axis by means of the actuator through a control shaft, in order to adjust the rotor blades. Here, the coupling element is made up in a rigid way, and the actuators are arranged onto the stationary component being able to pivot around a respective swivel axis. Further, the first crosspoint has a radial distance to the swivel axis, whereby the control axis and the swivel axis are arranged in such a way toward each other, that the radial distance of the first crosspoint to rotor shaft axis changes with the swivel movement of actuator around swivel axis. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377069 | PITCH BEARING ASSEMBLY WITH STIFFENER - A pitch bearing assembly for a wind turbine having a stiffener is disclosed. The pitch bearing assembly may include an outer race and an inner race rotatable relative to the outer race. The inner race may define a mounting surface and an inner circumference. The mounting surface may extend generally perpendicular to the inner circumference. In addition, the stiffener may include a body and a mounting flange. The body may extend axially within a volume defined by the inner circumference of the inner race. Further, the mounting flange of the stiffener may be coupled to the mounting surface of the inner race. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377070 | Axial Turbomachine Compressor Drum with Dual Means of Blade Fixing - The present application relates to a rotor drum of a low-pressure compressor of an axial turbomachine. The drum includes a wall generally symmetrical in revolution about an axis and following a generally curved profile. The wall is configured to support a plurality of blade rows. A first blade row is formed by an annular platform integrally formed with the wall at the peak of its profile in relation to the axis; and a second blade row directly downstream of the first; and a third blade row directly upstream of the first; are formed by one or more blade-retaining grooves formed on the wall. The first blade row and the drum form an integral assembly, eliminating certain vibrations. Anchoring the blades is hybrid or mixed. The rotor may be mounted in a housing with ring-shaped stators. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377071 | Washing Machine - A washing machine having a centrifugal fan which may increase a discharge flow rate. The washing machine includes a centrifugal fan adapted to cool a motor, wherein the centrifugal fan comprises a circular plate connected to a shaft of the motor, and a plurality of blades radially arranged around a center of the circular plate, each of the blade includes an inlet portion extending to form an inlet for external air passing therethrough, and a guide bent and inclined from the inlet portion, and an outlet portion bent from the guide to form an outlet for the external air. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377072 | ROOT STIFFENER FOR A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE - In one aspect, a rotor blade for a wind turbine includes a body extending between a root end and a tip end. The body may include a root portion extending from the root end. The root portion may include an inner surface defining an inner circumference. In addition, the rotor blade may include a root stiffener disposed at least partially within the root portion of the body. The root stiffener may include a plurality of arms extending radially from the inner surface and may be configured to extend circumferentially around only a portion of the inner circumference of the root portion. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377073 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BLADE ATTACHMENT - Systems and methods for blade attachment are proved. The systems and methods include an aircraft system having a rotor hub including a blade connector and a composite blade including a lug fitting assembly. The lug fitting assembly includes a fitting core including a lug fitting aperture, a lug bushing coupled within the lug fitting aperture, and an outer fitting substantially surrounding the fitting core. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377074 | FAN BLADE AND ATTACHING MEANS THEREFOR - In order to disclose attaching means ( | 2014-12-25 |
20140377075 | METHOD FOR REPAIRING A BLADE - A method for repairing a blade in a gas turbine engine comprises the steps of: isolating the damage on the airfoil of the blade; forming a cut back in the shape of elongated “D” shaped recess with a pair of fillets, a depth and a longitudinal axis of the “D” shaped recess having a length along the leading or trailing edge of the airfoil; and the fillets having a respective radius. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377076 | JOINT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF FORMING THEREOF - A joint assembly is provided. The joint assembly includes a first component formed from a first material and a second component including a portion that extends at least partially into the first component and that has an uneven outer profile. The first material is configured to form the first component into a shape that is substantially complementary to a shape of the portion to facilitate restricting movement of the second component in an axial direction. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377077 | NOISE ATTENUATION IN ROTATING BLADES - A blade for a rotating machine, particularly for a gas turbine engine, has a leading edge and a trailing edge joined by pressure and suction surfaces. The trailing edge has a serrated form including a first periodic variation and a second periodic variation of higher frequency and lower amplitude than the first periodic variation. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377078 | ROOT STIFFENER FOR A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE - A rotor blade for a wind turbine may include a body extending between a root end and a tip end. The body may include a root portion extending from the root end. The root portion may include an inner surface defining an inner circumference. The rotor blade may also include a root stiffener disposed within the root portion of the body. The root stiffener may be substantially ring-shaped and may extend around the inner circumference of the root portion. The root stiffener may define a plurality of radially oriented openings configured to receive fasteners for coupling the root stiffener to the root portion. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377079 | PROPELLER ROTOR AND ENGINE OVERSPEED CONTROL - An electromagnetic device for overspeed control of a propeller driven by an engine shaft comprises a clutch, an eddy-current coupler, and an electromagnetic brake. The clutch is disposed to mechanically decouple the propeller from the engine shaft. The eddy current coupler is disposed to electromagnetically couple the propeller to the engine shaft when the clutch mechanically decouples the propeller from the engine shaft. The electronic brake is disposed to artificially load the engine shaft when the propeller load on the engine shaft is reduced by mechanically decoupling the propeller from the engine shaft. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377080 | INTEGRATED PUMP AND COMPRESSOR AND METHOD OF PRODUCING MULTIPHASE WELL FLUID DOWNHOLE AND AT SURFACE - An integrated system is disclosed to handle production of multiphase fluid consisting of oil, gas and water. The production stream is first separated into two streams: a liquid dominated stream (GVF<5% for example) and a gas dominated stream (GVF>95% for example). The separation can be done through shrouds, cylindrical cyclonic, gravity, in-line or the like separation techniques. The two streams are then routed separately to pumps which pump dissimilar fluids, such as a liquid pump and a gas compressor, and subsequently recombined. Both pumps are driven by a single motor shaft which includes an internal passageway associated with one of the pumps for reception of the fluid from the other pump, thereby providing better cooling and greater overall efficiency of all systems associated therewith. A method for providing artificial lift or pressure boosting of multiphase fluid is also disclosed. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377081 | RECIPROCATING COMPRESSORS HAVING TIMING VALVES AND RELATED METHODS - A reciprocating compressor for the oil and gas industry, the reciprocating compressor has a chamber, a timing valve, an actuator and a controller. A fluid entering the chamber via a suction valve is compressed inside the chamber, and evacuated from the chamber via a discharge valve. The timing valve is located between the chamber and a fluid volume at a relief pressure that is lower than a pressure in the chamber when the timing valve is opened. The actuator is configured to actuate the timing valve. The controller is configured to control the actuator such that to open the timing valve during an expansion phase of the compression cycle, and to close the timing valve when the relief pressure becomes equal to the pressure in the chamber or when the suction valve is opened. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377082 | SEMI-COMMANDED VALVE SYSTEM APPLIED TO COMPRESSOR AND METHOD FOR MODULATING THE CAPACITY OF A COMPRESSOR PROVIDED WITH A SEMI-COMMANDED VALVE SYSTEM - Semi-commanded valve system applied to an alternative-type compressor, wherein said compressor comprises at least a cylinder ( | 2014-12-25 |
20140377083 | COMPRESSOR SYSTEM FOR NATURAL GAS, METHOD OF COMPRESSING NATURAL GAS AND PLANT USING THEM - A compressor system including a driver machine, for example a motor or a turbine, an epicyclic gearbox, and a centrifugal compressor, wherein the driver machine, the epicyclic gearbox, and the centrifugal compressor are connected in train configuration, i.e. the output rotary member of the driver machine is coupled to the input rotary member of the epicyclic gearbox and the output rotary member of the epicyclic gearbox is coupled to the input rotary member of the centrifugal compressor. The gear ratio of the epicyclic gearbox is greater than one, typically much more than one, thus increasing the rotation speed from input to output. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377084 | Liquid Ring Vacuum Pump with Cavitation Regulation - A method for operating a liquid ring vacuum pump employs taking vibration measurements of the pump and comparing the measurements with a prescribed cavitation threshold. In addition, a measurement representing the liquid content in the gas to be conveyed is taken. This measurement is compared with a prescribed threshold. The rotational speed of the liquid ring vacuum pump is reduced if the prescribed cavitation threshold has been exceeded and the liquid content is less than the prescribed threshold. The rotational speed is increased if the prescribed cavitation threshold has been exceeded and the liquid content is greater than the prescribed threshold. A liquid ring vacuum pump is designed for implementing the method. Due to the regulation depending on the oscillations of the pump, the pump can be operated near the cavitation boundary without any risk of damage. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377085 | PUMP UNIT - A pump assembly with an electric drive motor and with an electronics housing ( | 2014-12-25 |
20140377086 | AIR-DRIVEN PUMP SYSTEM - An air-driven pump system comprising: a directional unit that defines a directional air chamber and comprises a directional piston, a first process air intake, and a second process air intake; two pump units each including a liquid chamber, an air chamber, and a piston; a shaft affixed to the pistons; an efficiency valve system comprising an efficiency piston, wherein the efficiency unit is configured to divide inlet air entering the air-driven piston pump into control air, first process air, and second process air, and wherein the efficiency piston is in communication with the control air, first process air, and second process air before the air is distributed to the directional unit; and a second shaft which is in communication with the efficiency piston. The efficiency valve system is to prevent overfilling of the air chambers. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377087 | Variable Displacement Compressor - Variable displacement compressor, with center bore | 2014-12-25 |
20140377088 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT SWASH PLATE TYPE COMPRESSOR - A variable displacement swash plate type compressor having high controllability and capable of exhibiting high mounting performance and securing sufficient compression capacity is provided. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377089 | CAPACITY MODULATION SYSTEM FOR COMPRESSOR AND METHOD - A compressor is provided and may include a first compression mechanism, a first valve plate including a first port, and a first manifold including a first cylinder having a first piston disposed therein. The first piston may be movable between a first position opening the first port and a second position closing the first port. The compressor may additionally include a second compression mechanism, a second valve plate including a second port, and a second manifold including a second cylinder having a second piston disposed therein. The second piston may be movable between a first position opening the second port and a second position closing the second port. A valve assembly may move one of the first and second pistons into the first position while maintaining the other of the first and second pistons in the second position. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377090 | SWITCHABLE MECHANICAL COOLANT PUMP - A coolant pump includes a rotatable rotor shaft, a pulley wheel which co-rotates with and is supported by the rotor shaft, a pump wheel rotatably supported at the rotor shaft, and an electrically switched wedge-coupled wet friction clutch. The wedge-coupled wet friction clutch comprises a clutch support fixed to the rotor shaft, a clutch ring arranged at a proximal side of the pump wheel, a clutch disk comprising a ferromagnetic element, a static electromagnet which axially pulls the clutch disk to the clutch support into a disengaged position when the static electromagnet is energized, and a wedge coupling mechanism. The wedge coupling mechanism comprises a wedge element and a counter-wedge element which are configured to generate an axial wedge force which axially pushes the clutch disk into an engaged position against the clutch ring when the static electromagnet is not energized and the rotor shaft rotates. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377091 | PUMP FOR INJECTING A FLUID, AND IN PARTICULAR A MICROPUMP FOR USE DELIVERING A DETERMINED DOSE - A pump devoid of mobile mechanical parts and including a tank with a sleeve for dispensing fluid that remains fully open, but of which an inside capillary is too thin to allow for dispensing of fluid when idle. Recourse is therefore made to a resonator device with a piezoelectric exciter, that produces vibrations, in particular bending, of the sleeve to oblige the fluid to flow through it at a determined flow rate that depends on characteristics of the pump and of excitation. The assembly can be miniaturized and used as an implantable device, for example for treatment of hearing pathologies, to deliver a drug, or, in certain embodiments, also take samples of ambient fluid. A remote energy supply is possible. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377092 | APPARATUS FOR DRAINAGE BY WELL POINTS - Apparatus for drainage by well points, including a piston pump and a drive motor coupled to the piston pump by means of a transmission and provided with a drive shaft, which transmission is received in a housing and includes at least one crankshaft and a drive rod coupled thereto, the drive rod is coupled by means of a cross-head to a piston rod of the piston pump and the housing forms an oil sump and the transmission further includes an assembly of a worm and a worm wheel co-acting therewith and mounted on the crankshaft and the worm is provided on a worm shaft extending transversely relative to the crankshaft and vertically in operating mode of the apparatus for drainage by well points. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377093 | Cooling Fan - A cooling fan includes a fan frame, a stator unit and an impeller. The fan frame includes a balancing member having a shaft-coupling portion. A lateral wall portion is formed on the balancing member and includes an air inlet and an air outlet. The stator unit has a base plate and a coil unit. The impeller has a permanent magnet and a shaft rotatably coupled with the shaft-coupling portion. An air gap is formed between the permanent magnet and the coil unit. A first annular reference plane extends through the outer annular face of the permanent magnet, and a second annular reference plane extends through the inner annular face of the permanent magnet. A magnetic attraction range is formed between the balancing member, the permanent magnet and the first and second annular reference planes. The balancing member is at least partially shaded from the permanent magnet by the base plate. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377094 | MOTOR-DRIVEN COMPRESSOR - A motor-driven compressor that includes a compression unit adapted to compress refrigerant, an electric motor adapted to drive the compression unit, and a housing that accommodates the compression unit and the electric motor and includes a coupling member. A motor driving circuit drives the electric motor. The motor driving circuit includes a circuit board and a capacitor, which is electrically connected to the circuit board. A capacitor holder holds the capacitor and is coupled to the coupling member. One of the capacitor holder and the coupling member includes a projection, and the other one of the capacitor holder and the coupling member includes an engagement portion that engages with the projection. Engagement between the projection and the engagement portion positions the capacitor holder relative to the coupling member. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377095 | MOTOR-DRIVEN COMPRESSOR - A motor-driven compressor includes a motor driving circuit including a capacitor electrically connected through a lead to a circuit board, and a capacitor holder that is made of a plastic and holds the capacitor. The capacitor holder includes a side wall, which covers a side surface of the capacitor. The lead protrudes from the side surface. The side wall includes a through-hole, which opens through each of a first end surface of the side wall facing the circuit board and a second end surface of the side wall opposite to the circuit board and guides the lead to a portion of the circuit board to which the lead is to be connected. The side wall includes a wall surface facing the capacitor. The wall surface includes a slit, which is continuous with the through-hole and opens opposite to the circuit board. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377096 | MOTOR-DRIVEN COMPRESSOR - A motor-driven compressor includes a motor driving circuit, which includes a capacitor electrically connected to a circuit board, and a capacitor holder, which holds the capacitor. The capacitor holder includes a side wall body, which covers a side surface of the capacitor, a first retainer, which extends from the side wall body to the circuit board and engages with a first end surface of the capacitor, and a second retainer, which extends from the side wall body in a direction away from the circuit board and holds the second end surface of the capacitor. The length of the second retainer in the extending direction of the second retainer is greater than the length of the first retainer in the extending direction of the first retainer. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377097 | MOTOR-DRIVEN COMPRESSOR - A motor-driven compressor that includes a compression unit adapted to compress refrigerant, an electric motor adapted to drive the compression unit, and a housing that accommodates the compression unit and the electric motor. The housing includes a coupling member. A motor driving circuit is adapted to drive the electric motor. The motor driving circuit includes a circuit board and a capacitor, which is electrically connected to the circuit board. The capacitor includes a side surface and an end surface that faces the coupling member. A resin material is located between the coupling member and the capacitor. The coupling member includes a facing surface that faces the capacitor. The facing surface includes a recess extending away from the capacitor. The recess receives some of the resin material. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377098 | MICRO PUMP DEVICE - There is provided a micro pump device including a micro pump, and a housing receiving the micro pump and provided with a pipe connection port. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377099 | MICRO-GAS PRESSURE DRIVING APPARATUS - A micro-gas pressure driving apparatus includes a miniature gas transportation module and a miniature valve module. The miniature gas transportation module includes a gas inlet plate, a fluid channel plate, a resonance membrane and a piezoelectric actuator. A first chamber is defined between the resonance membrane and the piezoelectric actuator. After the piezoelectric actuator is activated to feed a gas through the gas inlet plate, the gas is transferred to the first chamber through the fluid channel plate and the resonance membrane and then transferred downwardly. Consequently, a pressure gradient is generated to continuously push the gas. The miniature valve module includes a gas collecting plate, a valve membrane and a gas outlet plate. After the gas is transferred from the miniature gas transportation module to the gas-collecting chamber, the gas is transferred in one direction, so that a pressure-collecting operation or a pressure-releasing operation is selectively performed. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377100 | BEARING AND SHAFT ASSEMBLY FOR JET ASSEMBLIES - An improved bearing and shaft assembly for jet assemblies is disclosed. The improved bearing and shaft assembly includes a bearing assembly having an outer bearing member and an inner bearing member, and a shaft assembly having a shaft member, a shaft protection member, and a locking mechanism. Also, a jet assembly that includes the improved bearing and shaft assembly is disclosed. The jet assembly may be coupled to a motor assembly. The jet assembly further includes the housing that includes at least one inlet aperture and at least one outlet aperture, and an impeller positioned within a cavity of the housing. In addition, a pump comprising a motor assembly and a jet assembly that includes the improved bearing and shaft assembly is disclosed. Furthermore, a method for displacing a fluid using the improved bearing and shaft assembly is disclosed. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377101 | WET ROTOR PUMP COMPRISING A PLAIN BEARING - A wet rotor pump with an axial flux motor that includes a stator and a rotor. The stator is arranged in a dry zone while the rotor on an impeller is arranged in a wet zone. The wet rotor pump further has an inlet line for a fluid to be pumped by the impeller, and a bearing for the impeller. Said bearing is arranged at one end of the inlet line and supports the impeller in such a way that the impeller has an axial degree of freedom. The inlet line extends through the stator and the bearing in the axial direction. The bearing is a plain bearing which is used to radially support the impeller and axially support the impeller in one direction as an abutment for the magnetic force of attraction that the stator exerts on the impeller. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377102 | COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY HAVING ELECTRONICS COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system, compressor, and method that cools an electronics module with a low-pressure refrigerant. The system, compressor, and method utilize a temperature sensor that detects a temperature of the low pressure refrigerant and communicates with the electronics module. Based on the temperature detected by the temperature sensor, the electronics module controls a liquid dry out point of the refrigerant that is used to cool the electronics module. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377103 | PUMP UNIT - A pump assembly with a stator housing ( | 2014-12-25 |
20140377104 | PUMP ASSEMBLY - A pump assembly has an electric drive motor which is designed as a canned motor which has a bearing ( | 2014-12-25 |
20140377105 | PUMP UNIT - A pump assembly includes a pump housing ( | 2014-12-25 |
20140377106 | SENSORLESS MAGNETIC LEVITATION VACUUM PUMP AND SENSORLESS MAGNETIC LEVITATION DEVICE - An electromagnet has a core with a pair of magnetic poles, a primary coil wound around the core, and a series circuit of a first auxiliary coil wound around the first magnetic pole of the core, a second auxiliary coil wound around the second magnetic pole of the core, and capacitors, and is connected in parallel to the primary coil and the series circuit. The first and the second magnetic poles are each divided into a plurality of split magnetic poles. The first auxiliary coil is composed of a plurality of split auxiliary coils wound around the respective pole in the plurality of split magnetic poles of the first magnetic pole so that the mutual inductance with the primary coil becomes zero. The second auxiliary coil is composed of a plurality of split auxiliary coils wound around the respective pole in a plurality of split magnetic poles of the second magnetic pole so that the mutual inductance with the primary coil becomes zero. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377107 | HERMETIC COMPRESSOR WITH DISCHARGE PULSATION REDUCING MEMBER MOUNTED THEREON - The present disclosure relates to a hermetic compressor with a discharge pulsation reducing member mounted therein, the hermetic compressor including a case; a cylinder block disposed in the case; a discharge muffler disposed on the upper portion of the cylinder block and having a first chamber and a separate second chamber to reduce the pulsating components of the discharged refrigerant, the first chamber and the second chamber being connected to each other by a connection passage inside the discharge muffler; and the discharge pulsation reducing member fixed in the connection passage and having a pulsation reducing passage formed along the outer peripheral surface thereof. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377108 | PISTON SEAL - A piston head for a syringe pump comprises a barrier portion ( | 2014-12-25 |
20140377109 | HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL SUPPLY PUMP INCLUDING AN ELECTROMAGNETICALLY DRIVEN INTAKE VALVE - A high-pressure fuel supply pump including an electromagnetically driven intake valve is configured such that a pressure equalizing hole is provided in the valve stopper positioned between the valve and a pressurizing chamber. The pressure equalization hole connects a spring storage space, provided between a valve and a valve stopper, with a surrounding fluid passage. The high-pressure fuel supply pump is further configured such that an opening of the pressure equalizing hole at the spring storage chamber side is open at a position at the inner side of a diameter of the spring. Since the pressure in the pressurizing chamber can be introduced into the inner side of the spring without traversing the spring, the unstable behavior of the spring or the valve due to the introduced pressure eliminated. Since the force applied to the valve when the valve closes is stabilized, the closing timing of the valve is stable. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377110 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ACTUATING VALVES - Apparatuses and methods overcoming the technical challenges in actuating valves of reciprocating compressors used in oil and gas industry are provided. A valve assembly includes an actuator, a shaft, a collar and a thrust bushing. The actuator is configured to generate a displacement. The shaft configured to receive a rotating motion caused by the displacement and to penetrate inside a compressor body of the reciprocating compressor. The collar is located close to a location where the shaft penetrates inside the compressor body. The thrust bushing is located between the collar and the compressor body. The rotating motion actuates a valve closing member of a valve inside the compressor body. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377111 | TRANSLO-ROTATING ACTUATED ROTARY VALVES FOR RECIPROCATING COMPRESSORS AND RELATED METHODS - An actuated rotary valves for reciprocating compressors used in oil and gas industry, the valve including a stator with a stator opening, a rotor with a rotor opening, and an actuation mechanism. The actuation mechanism is configured to receive a rotation motion and to actuate the rotor to perform first an axial translation moving away from the stator and then a rotation. The actuation mechanism includes an outer shaft configured to receive the rotation motion, and an inner shaft inside the outer shaft and configured to rotate the rotor. The outer shaft is configured to rotate a predetermined angular displacement while pushing the rotor away from the stator before engaging the inner shaft to rotate together with the rotor. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377112 | NITROGEN- AND CERAMIC-SURFACE-TREATED COMPONENTS FOR DOWNHOLE MOTORS AND RELATED METHODS - Downhole motors include a stator, which may be formed from a steel material and comprise a bore. At least one surface of the stator may be treated with a surface treatment. The surface treatment includes a nitrided region comprising nitrogen diffused into the steel material and a ceramic material adjacent to the nitrided region; the ceramic material defining an interior surface of the stator defining the bore. Methods of making downhole motors may include exposing a stator to an elevated temperature to heat the stator in a nitrogen-rich environment. Nitrogen may be diffused into a steel material of the stator and a nitrided region may be formed at one or more surfaces of the stator. The stator may be cooled. The stator may be removed from the nitrogen-rich environment. A ceramic material may be coated on the nitrided region of the stator. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377113 | Pump and/or Compressor Arrangement Including Mating, Oscillatable Vane Members for the Simultaneous Admission and Discharge of Fluid - The present invention relates to an apparatus for pumping or compressing a fluid, the apparatus characterised by a compression chamber including an inlet and outlet, opposed front and rear vane members disposed inside said compression chamber, each vane member including at least one axially extending vane segment and at least one radially disposed open segment adapted to receive a vane segment of the opposed vane member, wherein adjacent vane segments of mating vane members form radial compartments there between. The assembly further includes a swing arm assembly for effecting equal and opposite rotational oscillation of the front and rear vane members such that adjacent vane segments oscillate toward and away from one another simultaneously, thereby creating a bellowing effect which draws fluid into the chamber via the inlet and discharges fluid out of the chamber via the outlet. The invention further relates to an assembly for translating rotational motion of an input shaft to oscillatory motion of the vane members. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377114 | Internal Gear Pump - An internal gear pump for a hydraulic vehicle brake system comprises a pump shaft, a pinion positioned on the pump shaft, an annulus configured to mesh with the pinion, a shaft bearing positioned on one side of the pinion, and an axial disk. The pinion is configured to conjointly rotate with the pump shaft. The pump shaft is rotatable mounted in the shaft bearing. The axial disk is positioned between the shaft bearing on one end side, and the pinion and the annulus on an opposite end side, and bears sealingly against the pinion and the annulus. The shaft bearing is configured to center the axial disk. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377115 | Internal Gear Pump - An internal gear pump comprises an internal gear, a pinion eccentrically positioned in the internal gear and configured to mesh with the internal gear, a cover configured to close an installation space of the internal gear pump, and positioned on end sides of the pinion and the internal gear, a pump outlet leading through the cover, and a non-return valve positioned in the pump outlet in the cover and configured to open to allow flow out of the internal gear pump, and further configured to shut to disallow a return flow through the pump outlet into the internal gear pump. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377116 | VARIABLE VANE PUMP WITH COMMUNICATION GROOVE IN THE CAM RING - A vane pump in which oil is drawn from at least one side, in an axial direction, of a cam ring and is discharged from at least the one side, in the axial direction, of the cam ring, the vane pump including: a portion defined by a groove formed on an inner circumference surface of the cam ring, the groove extending along a circumferential direction of the inner circumference surface and arranged in a position including a middle of an axial direction width on the inner circumference surface in an oil suction section or an oil discharge section of the cam ring, the groove being formed so that a depth of the groove is constantly shallower from a mid-point, in the circumferential direction, of the groove to both ends of the groove. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377117 | POWDER APPLICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING A POWDER APPLICATION APPARATUS - A powder application apparatus is provided for use in a device for manufacturing work pieces by exposing powder layers to electromagnetic radiation or particle radiation. The powder application apparatus comprises a first powder storage provided in a first part of the powder application apparatus and configured to receive and store raw material powder. The powder application apparatus further comprises a first powder supply channel provided in a second part of the powder application apparatus and configured to discharge raw material powder from the first powder storage onto a carrier located below the apparatus. A first channel opening/closing element is configured to be moved between a first position to allow the discharge of raw material powder from the first powder storage onto the carrier, and a second position in which the discharge of raw material powder from the first powder storage onto the carrier is presented. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377118 | POWDER METAL ULTRASONIC WELDING TOOL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - An ultrasonic welding tool fabricated of powder metal material includes a body and a welding tip extending axially from the body to a working end. The powder metal material can be ferrous-based and admixed with additives, such as alumina, carbide, ferro-molybdenum, ferro-nickel, chrome or tribaloy. An exposed surface of the welding tip can comprise Fe | 2014-12-25 |
20140377119 | Oxygen-Enriched TI-6AI-4V Alloy and Process for Manufacture - A titanium alloy comprising an elevated level of oxygen is disclosed. The alloy may have 5.5 to 6.75 weight percent of aluminum, 3.5 to 4.5 weight percent of vanadium, 0.21 to 0.30 weight percent of oxygen, and up to 0.40% of weight percent of iron. The alloy may also have a minimum ultimate tensile strength of 130,000 psi, a minimum tensile yield strength of 120,000 psi, and a minimum ductility of 10% elongation. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing components having the aforementioned alloy. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377120 | FORMATION OF P-TYPE FILLED SKUTTERUDITE BY BALL-MILLING AND THERMO-MECHANICAL PROCESSING - A method of manufacturing a thermoelectric material comprising: ball-milling a compound comprising a plurality of components, the first component M comprising at least one of a rare earth metal, an actinide, an alkaline-earth metal, and an alkali metal, the second component T comprising a metal of subgroup VIII, and the third component X comprises a pnictogen atom. The compound may be ball-milled for up to 5 hours, and then thermo-mechanically processed by, for example, hot pressing the compound for less than two hours. Subsequent to the thermo-mechanical processing, the compound comprises a single filled skutterudite phase with a dimensionless figure of merit (ZT) above 1.0 and the compound has a composition following a formula of MT | 2014-12-25 |
20140377121 | IRON COATED CHROMIUM POWDER AND SOFC IC MADE THEREFROM - A component, such as a SOFC interconnect, and methods of making the component are provided using various chromium powders, including powder particles with a chromium core covered with an iron shell, a pre-alloyed Cr—Fe powder or a chromium powder produced by hydrogen reduction with hydrogen. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377122 | CAST IRON MATERIAL AND MOTOR VEHICLE PART MADE OF THE CAST IRON MATERIAL - The invention relates to a cast iron material with lamellar graphite formation. It further relates to a motor vehicle part made of the cast iron material. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377123 | WELD METAL HAVING EXCELLENT RESISTANCE TO HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT - The present invention is a weld metal formed by gas shielded arc welding using a flux cored wire, the welded metal having a predetermined chemical composition, residual austenite particles being present in an amount of at least 2500 particles/mm | 2014-12-25 |
20140377124 | Non-Oriented Electrical Steel Plate and Manufacturing Process Therefor - Disclosed are a non-oriented electrical steel plate with low iron loss and high magnetic conductivity and a manufacturing process therefor. The casting blank of the steel plate comprises the following components: Si: 0.1-2.0 wt %, Al: 0.1-1.0 wt %, Mn: 0.10-1.0 wt %, C: ≦0.005 wt %, P: ≦0.2 wt %, S: ≦0.005 wt %, N: ≦0.005 wt %, the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. The magnetic conductivity of the steel plate meets the following relationship formula: μ | 2014-12-25 |
20140377125 | NICKEL-BASED SUPERALLOY AND ARTICLES - A nickel-based superalloy composition includes from about 5 to about 7 wt % aluminum, from about 4 to about 8 wt % tantalum, from about 3 to about 8 wt % chromium, from about 3 to about 7 wt % tungsten, from 1 to about 5 wt % molybdenum, from 1.5 to about 5 wt % rhenium, from 5 to about 14 wt % cobalt, from about 0 to about 1 wt % hafnium, from about 0.01 to about 0.03 wt % carbon, from about 0.002 to about 0.006 wt % boron, and balance nickel and incidental impurities. The composition may exhibit a sustained peak low cycle fatigue life at 1800° F./45 ksi of at least about 4000 cycles. The nickel-based superalloy composition may be used in single-crystal or directionally solidified superalloy articles, such as a blade, nozzle, a shroud, a splash plate, and a combustor of a gas turbine engine. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377126 | RUTHENIUM NANOPARTICLES WITH ESSENTIALLY FACE-CENTERED CUBIC STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Disclosed are ruthenium nanoparticles having an essentially face-centered cubic structure. Disclosed is a method for producing ruthenium nanoparticles having an essentially face-centered cubic structure. This production method includes a step (i) of maintaining a solution containing ruthenium (III) acetylacetonate, polyvinylpyrrolidone, and triethylene glycol at a temperature of 180° C. or higher. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377127 | COPPER ALLOY - The invention relates to a copper alloy that has been subjected to a thermo-mechanical treatment, composed of (in wt %) 15.5 to 36.0% Zn, 0.3 to 3.0% Sn, 0.1 to 1.5% Fe, optionally also 0.001 to 0.4% P, optionally also 0.01 to 0.1% Al, optionally also 0.01 to 0.03% Ag, Mg, Zr, In, Co, Cr, Ti, Mn, optionally also 0.05 to 0.5% Ni, the remainder copper and unavoidable contaminants, wherein the microstructure of the alloy is characterized in that the proportions of the main texture layers are at least 10 vl % copper layer, at least 10 vl % S/R layer, at least 5 vl % brass layer, at least 2 vl % Goss layer, at least 2 vl % 22RD-cube layer, at least 0.5 vl % cube layer, and finely distributed iron-containing particles are contained in the alloy matrix. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377128 | ALUMINUM ALLOY COMPOSITION WITH IMPROVED ELEVATED TEMPERATURE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES - An aluminum alloy includes, in weight percent, 0.50-1.30% Si, 0.2-0.60% Fe, 0.15% max Cu, 0.5-0.90% Mn, 0.6-1.0% Mg, and 0.20% max Cr, the balance being aluminum and unavoidable impurities. The alloy may include excess Mg over the amount that can be occupied by Mg—Si precipitates. The alloy may be utilized as a matrix material for a composite that includes a filler material dispersed in the matrix material. One such composite may include boron carbide as a filler material, and the resultant composite may be used for neutron shielding applications. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377129 | Palladium Alloy for Electric and Electronic Appliances - In materials using an Ag—Pd—Cu alloy for electric and electronic appliances, an improvement in weakness (fragility) to bending attained by adding Pt has been proposed since a material excellent in bending workability has been in demand. On the other hand, the proposal has entailed a problem of a considerable reduction in hardness though it depends on the added Pt amount. Also, there has been a problem that a material cost is increased by the addition of Pt. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377130 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND ARTICLES TO PROVIDE OLFACTORY SENSATIONS - A scent release system includes scent cartridges containing temperature activated scent media. The scent cartridges may bear machine-readable identification that specifies which scent media are carried by the cartridge. The scent release system can be controlled by a timer to initiate a phase change of the scent media to selectively release one or more scents, followed by a reverse phase change to selectively stop release of the respective scents. A scent release system in conjunction with a mobile electronic device, such as a smart phone, allows sending and receiving scent messages. The scent release system can be built into a case for the mobile electronic device, eliminating the need for a separate unit. A private scent delivery device in the form of a headset can be worn by users of a scent release system or by scent message recipients. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377131 | METHODS AND STABILIZED COMPOSITIONS FOR REDUCING DEPOSITS IN WATER SYSTEMS - A stabilized mixed oxidant solution may be produced by flowing a starting solution (e.g., salt brine, hypochlorous acid, and/or sodium hypochlorite) through a flow-through electrochemical module including first and second passages separated by an ion permeable membrane while electric power is applied between an anode and cathode in electrical communication with the first and second passages, respectively. An initially acidic anolyte solution received from the first (anode) passage is stabilized by elevating pH to yield a stabilized mixed oxidant solution. Methods of using the mixed oxidant solution are further provided. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377132 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - An automatic analyzer includes a sample dispensing unit that dispenses a sample into a reaction vessel, a reagent dispensing unit that dispenses a reagent, a sample nozzle cleaning tank that cleans a nozzle of the sample dispensing unit, a reagent nozzle cleaning tank that cleans a nozzle of the reagent dispensing unit, a compressor that supplies compressed air, and cleaning water supply means that supplies cleaning water. The tanks each have an upper vent that allows a nozzle to have access for cleaning, a lower vent that drains the cleaning water, a cleaning water jet port that sprays the cleaning water to the nozzle, and a compressed air jet port that removes residual cleaning water left on the nozzle. The lower vent has an opening area wider than that of the upper vent. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377133 | FLUID ANALYSIS CARTRIDGE - Provided is a fluid analysis cartridge that performs a test on a fluid sample. The fluid analysis cartridge includes: a testing part configured to receive a fluid sample and configured to perform a test on the fluid sample; a housing including at least one supply hole configured to supply the fluid sample to the testing part; a filtering part that is disposed between the at least one supply hole and the testing part and is configured to filter a particular material included in the fluid sample; and at least one stepped part provided on a surface of the housing facing the filtering part and that forms a gap between the filtering part and the surface of the housing. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377134 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AND OPTIMIZING REACTIONS IN SOLID PHASE SYNTHESIS OF SMALL MOLECULES - A instrument for performing synthesis of small molecules such as Oligos and Peptides when using solid phase synthesis techniques to synthesize small molecules. The system and methods include a mechanism for controlling the pressure differential across the reaction vessels that contain the solid support used in solid phase synthesis. Reaction vessels are held in a holder that provides a sealable chamber at the outlet ends of the reaction vessels. The rotor containing the reaction vessels is placed within a sealable chamber. The sealable chamber is fitted with a means for engaging the rotor and draining the reaction vessels to waste. The sealable chamber is also fitted with a means for engaging the rotor to drain the reaction vessels at a slower, variable rate. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377135 | FILTER SYSTEMS INCLUDING PATTERNED OPTICAL ANALYTE SENSORS AND OPTICAL READERS - A filter system includes a housing, a filter medium disposed within the housing, an optical analyte sensor, and an optical reader. The optical analyte sensor is characterized by a first region that exhibit a first response to an analyte of interest and a second region that exhibit a second, different, response to an analyte of interest. The optical analyte sensor includes a detection medium and is disposed within the housing such that the detection medium is in fluid communication with the filter medium. The optical reader includes at least one light source and at least one detector. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377136 | FILTERING ASSEMBLY AND FILTERING METHOD FOR AIR AND GASEOUS FLUIDS IN GENERAL - A filtering assembly for air and gaseous fluids in general is provided comprising a duct, which can be crossed by a gaseous fluid carrying pollutants. The filtering assembly comprises: at least one filtering station to remove toxic gases and solid particle pollutants of dimensions preferably greater than 50 μm; at least one conductive grille, having at least one hole which faces and is proximate to at least one conductive filament being kept at a negative electric potential for the emission of electrons, which can be paired with pollutants of the solid particles and micro-organisms type of dimensions preferably between 10 nm and 50 μm, at least one accumulation plate downstream of the grille, maintained at a positive electrical potential for the stable collection of pollutants paired with the electrons at least one emission source of ions, for the restoration of electric charge of the gaseous fluid, flowing over the source. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377137 | SYSTEM FOR RECYCLING PRODUCT STREAMS SEPARATED FROM A HYDROCARBON-CONTAINING FEED STREAM - The present invention relates to a process for recycling product streams that have been separated from a hydrocarbon-containing feed stream comprising olefin monomer, olefin co-monomer, hydrocarbon diluent and components such as H | 2014-12-25 |
20140377138 | Method and Device for Producing Polyphosphoric Acid - A method and device for producing polyphosphoric acid burns a fuel in combustion air in a combustion chamber, sprays a spray fluid comprising substantially pure orthophosphoric acid and undertakes polymerization-condensation of the pure orthophosphoric acid. A polyphosphoric acid in the form of an acid mist accompanied by formation of gases which mix with combustion gases resulting from burning of the fuel is formed to reach a predetermined temperature, wherein the mixture causes sudden lowering of combustion gas temperature. The acid mix is separated from the gas mixture and the polyphosphoric acid is collected at a bottom of the combustion chamber and the gas mixture is outputted via a lower part of the combustion chamber separate from the collection of polyphosphoric acid. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377139 | MIXING DEVICE FOR MIXING RAW MATERIAL AND CATALYST IN FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING DEVICE - A mixing device used in a fluidized catalytic cracking apparatus which mixes feed and a catalyst includes a cylindrical reaction container which supplies a catalyst in a vertical direction; a plurality of feed injection nozzles arranged along an outer circumference of the reaction container; and a catalyst flow regulator which is provided in the reaction container and regulates a flow of the catalyst in the vicinity of the feed injection nozzles. The catalyst flow regulator has no feed supply function and forms a catalyst moving bed having a hollow tubular shape which is coaxial with the reaction container in the vicinity of the feed injection nozzles. The catalyst flow regulator can effectively prevent backward flow of injected fuel. Although the mixing device has a simple structure, it has a high cracking rate and maintenance of the fluidized catalytic cracking apparatus can be performed easier. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377140 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING DIESEL FROM A HYDROCARBON STREAM - A process and apparatus are disclosed for hydrotreating a hydrocarbon feed in a hydrotreating unit and hydrocracking a liquid hydrotreating effluent stream in a hydrocracking unit. A hot separator separates the diesel in a liquid hot hydrotreating effluent stream that serves as feed to the hydrocracking unit. Low sulfur diesel product can be saturated to further upgrade its cetane rating. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377141 | METHOD OF FIXING CARBON DIOXIDE - A method and system of fixing carbon dioxide is provided. After metal ion components are extracted from, e.g., natural mineral or steel slag through acid treatment, carbon dioxide is injected to fix carbon dioxide by carbonating the same. Since the procedure of pH adjustment is unnecessary, the reaction is carried out effectively and a continuous process is enabled. Accordingly, the disclosed method of fixing carbon dioxide enables effective removal of carbon dioxide produced from the steelmaking industry, thereby significantly reducing greenhouse gas emission and allowing recycling of the discarded steel slag. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377142 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON OIL AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON OIL - Hydrocarbon oil obtained by Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction using a slurry bed reactor holding a slurry of a liquid hydrocarbon in which a catalyst is suspended; the hydrocarbon oil is fractionated into a distilled oil and a column bottom oil containing the catalyst fine powder by a rectifying column; at least part of the column bottom oil is transferred to a storage tank, and the catalyst fine powder is sedimented to the bottom of the storage tank to capture the catalyst fine powder; a residue of the column bottom oil is transferred from the rectifying column to a hydrocracker, and/or the supernatant of the column bottom oil from which the catalyst fine powder is captured by the storage tank is transferred from the storage tank to the hydrocracker; and using the hydrocracker, the residue of the column bottom oil and/or the supernatant of the column bottom oil is hydrocracked. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377143 | FILTER ELEMENT FOR DISC DRIVE ENCLOSURE - A recirculation filter element for a disc drive enclosure. The filter element has a body having a surface area to volume ratio of at least 100/m and a self-assembled monolayer. The self-assembled monolayer may adsorb volatile contaminants from the enclosure or may have a chemical affinity to particulates, to accumulate and sequester particles on the body. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377144 | In Situ Mixing in Microchannels - The present invention provides methods, systems and apparatus in which one fluid passes through an orifice or orifices and mixes with another fluid as it flows through a microchannel. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377145 | MICROFLUIDIC MIXING DEVICE - A microfluidic mixing device comprises a main channel and a number of secondary channels extending from a portion of the main channel and entering another portion of the main channel. A number of actuators are located in the secondary channels to pump fluids through the secondary channels. A microfluidic mixing system comprises a microfluidic mixing device. The microfluidic mixing device comprises a main fluid mixing channel, a number of main channel actuators to pump fluid through the main fluid mixing channel, a number of secondary channels fluidly coupled to the main fluid mixing channel, and a number of secondary channel actuators to pump fluids through the secondary channels. The microfluidic mixing device also comprises a fluid source, and a control device to provide fluids from the fluid source to the microfluidic mixing device and activate the main channel actuators and secondary channel actuators. | 2014-12-25 |
20140377146 | Microfluidic Assay Operating System and Methods of Use - A pneumatically driven portable assay cartridge having analyte capture regions associated with microfluidic channels within its interior, the portable cartridge having pneumatic ports clampable against pneumatic ports of an operating instrument for controlled application of positive pressure and vacuum to pneumatic operating channels within the cartridge, the cartridge having a well for receiving sample from a user and microfluidic channels that include pneumatically operated pistons and valves controllable by the pneumatic operating channels to cause all flows of the assay from the reservoirs through reaction regions within the cartridge to on-board waste reservoir during conduct of the assay. | 2014-12-25 |