01st week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090000202 | Window Lift System and Method for Fitting a Window Pane - A window lift system, especially for the side window of a motor vehicle, includes (i) a pulling device and (ii) a catch for a window pane, which can be moved up and down using the pulling device. The catch has a first fastening point for an upward pulling end of the pulling device and a second fastening point for a downward pulling end of the pulling device, which point is horizontally off-set from the first fastening point in the window pane plane when the window pane is fitted. The window lift system also includes (iii) an arrangement positioning and fixating the catch in terms of at least three degrees of freedom so that the catch can be maintained in a position that is defined in terms of the degrees of freedom even when the window pane is not yet fitted. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000203 | Universal cable window regulator assembly for vehicles - A cable window regulator ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090000204 | Roller assembly for a frameless sliding glass door - A roller assembly for a frameless sliding glass door has a bracket, a roller and at least one fastening device. The bracket is attached to the frameless sliding glass door and a track and has at least one elongated hole, an adjustment hole and a set screw. The at least one elongated hole is formed through the bracket near the lower end. The adjustment hole is formed through the lower edge of the bracket and communicates with the elongated hole in the lower end of the bracket. The set screw is threaded and corresponds with the adjustment hole. The roller is rotatable connected to the rear surface of the bracket in the upper end and mounted on the track. The fastening device is connected to the bracket and the frameless sliding glass door through the elongated hole and the corresponding through hole. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000205 | Reinforced Sealing, Trimming or Guiding Strips - A join-free sealing strip | 2009-01-01 |
20090000206 | Weather strip for motor vehicle - A door weather strip which is difficult to come off a door frame and can be readily manufactured. A vertical side member of the door weather strip has an upper vertical member for attachment to an upper part of a vertical side of the door frame, and a lower vertical member for attachment to a lower part of a vertical side of an outer periphery of a door, the upper vertical member and the lower vertical member are joined to each other via a vertical joint member. A base portion of the upper vertical member is retained with a retainer, and the lower vertical member is retained with clips or double-sided adhesive tapes. The vertical joint member has a core drawing slit in a base portion thereof from the position lower than a joint end of the upper vertical member to the position in the vicinity of a joint end of the lower vertical member such that the core drawing slit is not closed by bonding. And one of side end edges of the base portion of the vertical joint member is formed to protrude by a width less than that of the other side end edge thereof. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000207 | High performance security inspection system with physically isolated detection sensors - A sealing mechanism for sealing an entrance aperture includes a flange with an interface defining an entrance aperture. A first drive shaft and a second drive shaft are coupled to a first drive element. A first linear rail is positioned on a first side of the entrance aperture. A first door linkage is pivotally coupled to a door, and coupled to the first linear rail and to the first drive element. A first pivoting cam is coupled to the first door linkage. A first cam latch is positioned on the first side of the entrance aperture and sized to receive the first pivoting cam. Contact between the first cam latch and the first cam urges the door inwardly at an angle relative to a direction of movement of the door to urge the door to contact an outer edge of the interface defining the entrance aperture. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000208 | Composite Material - A composite material comprises a plurality of cores of material selected from the group comprising carbides, nitrides, carbonitrides, cemented carbides, cemented nitrides, cemented carbonitrides and mixtures thereof, dispersed in a matrix. The matrix comprises the components for making an ultra-hard material, such as diamond or cBN abrasive particles, and a suitable binder. The ultra-hard material is polycrystalline in nature and is typically PCD or PcBN. The cores are typically provided as individual particles or in the form of granules. The granules may be further coated with a second coating, which may be a similar material to that of the cores or of an ultra-hard material of a different grade to that of the first coating. The composite material typically takes on a honeycomb structure of a hard material and cores within the pores of the honeycomb structure bonded to the honeycomb structure. The pores of the honeycomb structure may be ordered or random. A method of producing the composite material and a method of producing a tool component incorporating such a material are also provided. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000209 | RAIN GUTTER PROTECTING DEVICE WITH ROOF-MATCHING COATING - A device for covering and protecting a rain gutter to prevent debris, vermin and other material from entering the gutter and accumulating therein. The device includes an elongated body having an apertured trough oriented downwardly into a rain gutter, and a roof-matching coating on an upper surface of the body. The coating comprises granules embedded in a substrate secured to the body. A clear top coat can overlap the roof-matching coating. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000210 | WATER FLOW CONTROLLER AND DEBRIS SEPARATOR FOR ROOF VALLEYS - Apparatus and method for controlling flow of water from a roof valley into guttering comprising: a generally rectangular, generally planar piece of stock material having two substantially parallel side edges, a back end edge and a right-angle V-shaped front edge, an area of the material that is perforated with a plurality of open slots for allowing rainwater but not debris therethrough; and a front wall that extends downward at the front edge. Sidewalls with vertical slits extend downward at the side edges for raising the stock material above the roof surfaces. Pleats in the front wall enable a preferred installation method that laterally curves the stock material, depressing a longitudinal centerline below the side edges. The method further includes trimming the sidewalls to decrease in height front to back to allow inserting the back end under singles, and securing the front wall within an outward wall of the guttering. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000211 | Apparatus and method for securing a roof assembly during a severe wind storm - A strapping system includes a roof assembly including a plurality of receiving channels; each of the plurality of receiving channels is fastened to interconnected roof materials connected to a roof structure. The roof assembly also includes a plurality of roof channels that are connected by the plurality of receiving channels and fastened to the interconnected roof materials, such that a row of interconnected roof channels and receiving channels is placed over the interconnected roof materials along a length of a roof structure. The strapping assembly also includes a plurality of straps for tying down the roof assembly to a corresponding plurality of anchors, each of the plurality of anchors being secured at predetermined distances at opposite sides of a foundation of a building. The strapping assembly further includes a plurality of tensioning devices mounted, at predetermined distances, on the roof materials between rows of interconnected roof channels and receiving channels, the plurality of tensioning devices being for eliminating vertical displacement of the fastened straps. Each of the plurality of straps is placed at a predetermined distance along the length of the roof structure over rows of interconnected roof channels and receiving channels and is threaded in a corresponding tensioning device that is lined up with a corresponding anchor at the foundation of the building. On opposite sides of the building, each of the plurality of straps is fastened to a corresponding ratchet assembly attached to a corresponding anchor of the plurality of anchors, thereby transferring load from the roof assembly to the foundation of the structure during a high wind storm such as a, hurricane, typhoon, cyclone or a tornado. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000212 | Fire Components - A surround for a fire comprises a body fabricated at least in part from a relatively low density material to which is secured a relatively high density fascia material. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000213 | House, More Particularly an Emergency House - House, more particularly a dismountable house or emergency house, characterised in that it mainly consists of a container ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090000214 | Integrated, high strength, lightweight, energy efficient building structures - An integrated, high strength, lightweight building structure that withstands seismic, flooding, and 250 mph wind loads and is resistant to wood destroying organisms, mildew, mold, rot, and water damage. The structural system incorporates watertight seals between the walls and flooring system, the joints in the walls, and around the doors and windows. The eaves and roof incorporate a novel design that distributes to the structural members the uplift forces caused by extreme wind loading events. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000215 | Article for Providing a Barrier - An article ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090000216 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR PEST EXCLUSION - The composite for pest control and deterrence comprises a mixture of metal and/or nonmetal fibers. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000217 | LIGHTING DEVICE WITH ANTI BIRD-PERCH SYSTEM - An anti bird-perch lighting system for use with a facility that includes a plurality of dome-shaped light collectors disposed on a rooftop of the facility, with a projection extending from an apex of the light collector, and at least one filament extending from substantially all of the projections so that each projection is connected to two or more of the other projections to define a filament network disposed above the roof and proximate a top of the plurality of light collectors. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000218 | Land rig - A land rig including a mast, a substructure beneath the mast, the substructure having a top part, movement apparatus connected to the substructure, the movement apparatus connected to the mast, the movement apparatus for moving the mast and for moving the top part of the substructure. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims, 37 CFR 1.72(b). | 2009-01-01 |
20090000219 | Acoustic reflective panel assembly - A portable acoustic reflective panel assembly used as a background for outdoor performances has an upright frame surrounding a sound reflecting sheet member. A plurality of elastic cords secure the sheet member to the frame. Braces connected to the frame and anchored to the ground maintain the frame and sheet member in upright positions on the ground. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000220 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE MOUNTING CLIP WITH INTEGRAL GROUNDING - An electrically conductive mounting/grounding clip, usable with a photovoltaic (PV) assembly of the type having an electrically conductive frame, comprises an electrically conductive body. The body has a central portion and first and second spaced-apart arms extending from the central portion. Each arm has first and second outer portions with frame surface-disrupting element at the outer portions. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000221 | Photovoltaic Devices Including Cover Elements, and Photovoltaic Systems, Arrays, Roofs and Methods Using Them - The present invention provides a photovoltaic device having an active face, an active area on the active face and an operating wavelength range; and a cover element attached to the photovoltaic device and disposed over the active area of the active face of the photovoltaic element, the cover element having an opacity of at least about 25%. The present invention also provides photovoltaic systems, arrays, roofs and methods using such photovoltaic devices. In one embodiment of the invention, the photovoltaic device is a photovoltaic roofing element in which a photovoltaic element is integrated with a roofing substrate. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000222 | Photovoltaic Roofing Tiles And Methods For Making Them - The present invention relates to photovoltaic roofing tiles and methods of manufacturing them. One aspect of the present invention is a photovoltaic roofing tile comprising: a polymeric carrier tile having a top surface and a bottom surface; and a photovoltaic element affixed to the polymeric carrier tile, the photovoltaic element having a bottom surface and a top surface having an active area. Another aspect of the invention is a method of making a photovoltaic roofing tile comprising inserting into a compression mold a polymeric tile preform having a top surface and a bottom surface, and a photovoltaic element, a surface of the photovoltaic element being disposed adjacent to a surface of the polymeric tile preform; compression molding the polymeric tile preform and the photovoltaic element together to form an unfinished photovoltaic roofing tile; and finishing the unfinished photovoltaic roofing tile to provide the photovoltaic roofing tile. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000223 | Ventilator with Condensed Water Drain - The invention related to the condensate drain on an adjustable-angle roof ventilator of the cover/coupling type. The duct passing through the roof from below terminates in the lower section of the space enclosed by the coupling. A connector surface extends from the lower piece of the inside of the coupling innards to the outer surface of said duct. At the lowest lying contact patch of said connector surface with the coupling surface, the coupling surface is pierced by an outlet opening. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000224 | Pultruded door frame - A fiber-reinforced pultruded polymeric door frame has side and header jamb assemblies which are essentially devoid of wood and other materials which are susceptible to being damaged by the affects of weather. Such jamb assembly generally includes a pultruded jamb which has a rearwardly- and/or downwardly opening cavity. Inserts are received in the jamb cavities and extend downwardly and/or rearwardly from the pultruded jambs. The inserts can receive nails or screws, whereby the door frame can be mounted to building framing members at the doorway rough opening. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000225 | INTEGRATED WINDOW ASSEMBLY AND COMPONENTS - Various embodiments of the invention provide an integrated window assembly that includes a mullion, a window frame to be secured relative to the mullion, a reinforcement member positioned within the mullion, sashes on each side of the mullion, and an integrally formed connector positioned between the reinforcement member within the mullion, the window frame, and the sashes. In various embodiments, the integrally formed connector and the reinforcement member provide improved wind resistance for the window assembly, according to various embodiments of the invention. For example, in a particular embodiment, the window assembly can withstand about 75 lbs. per square foot of pressure with no permanent deflection in excess of about 0.4%. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000226 | SYSTEM FOR STORING WATER - A system for storing water in or under a concrete slab of the type in which one or more void forming elements are used to form one or more voids in the concrete slab. The system comprises one or more water storage means, such as pipes ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090000227 | WIND ENERGY PLANT TOWER - A wind energy plant tower with a tower portion made of a concrete material and a steel-made tubular tower segment, which has on its foot a plurality of connection bores for the connection to the tower portion made of the concrete material, wherein the tower portion made of the concrete material has a head portion with a plurality of openings and a plurality of anchor bolts are provided, which can be fastened after the completion of the tower portion made of the concrete material each at a time in or on one of the connection bores on the foot of the steel-made tower segment and one of the openings in the head portion. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000228 | Learning Environment - A learning environment having a plurality of tables and a plurality of technology display devices distributed about the environment for use by occupants of the learning environment, the environment including a central area, the learning environment comprising at least first, second and third technology display devices that include first, second and third substantially flat display surfaces, respectively, for displaying information to occupants in the environment, the first, second and third displays supported in spaced radial relationship about the environment with the flat display surfaces substantially facing the central area, and at least first, second and third elongated tables that have first, second and third elongation axis, respectively, the tables arranged in spaced radial orientations around the environment with the elongation axis substantially extending toward the central area and so that open spaces are formed between adjacent tables for standing occupants, wherein the second and third elongation axis form angles with the second and third display surfaces in the range between seventy-five and ninety degrees. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000229 | Modular frame system using light-gage metal in building construction - Embodiments of the present invention provide a modular frame system for building construction using prefabricated frame components that can be assembled at the construction site easily and quickly. A number of connection mechanisms or joints are employed to connect the beams, columns, trusses, bases and the like. More specifically, they include connections for column to base, column to beam, truss/beam to column, truss to column, and truss to beam. In accordance with an aspect of the invention, a modular frame apparatus for building construction comprises a column; a plurality of prefabricated, modular structural components to be connected to the column; and a plurality of connecting mechanisms each configured and prefabricated to connect one or more of the plurality of modular structural components to the column in a modular manner to form a building module for a building. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000230 | High Intensity Bamboo Wood Laminated Flooring - The present invention relates to a kind of high intensity bamboo wood laminated flooring which fully utilizes bamboo and wood. The structure includes a filling layer made from bamboo wood veneer and other bamboo wood materials, a groove at one side of the filling layer, a flange at the other side of the filling layer, and an exterior decorative layer above the filling layer. The product takes full advantage of bamboo and wood as raw materials. This premium product possesses nature texture, color and luster of timber, and its mechanical performance and decorative effect are equivalent to or even exceeding solid wood flooring, which means it has enormous economic and social value. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000231 | Sealing System for Suspended Ceilings - A seal for a suspension ceiling. The seal has a bottom leg is for attaching to a flange of a ceiling beam and top leg for engaging a ceiling panel and compressing between the ceiling panel and the bottom leg. The top leg is resiliently biased away from the bottom leg to form a V-shape when the seal is in an uncompressed state. The top leg of the seal may have one or more slits, cuts, or weakened areas that separate a plurality of segments of the top leg. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000232 | Floor Covering, Floor Panel and Method For Manufacturing Floor Panels - Floor covering, consisting of floor panels ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090000233 | WALL BLOCK AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - According to one aspect, the present disclosure concerns embodiments of an apparatus and method for making a wall block, such as for constructing retaining walls or fences, that has at least one surface formed with a pattern resembling the faces of multiple blocks. In particular embodiments, the surface of the wall block has a plurality of discrete surface portions that are separated by one or more vertically elongated recessed surface portions or scores such that each surface portion resembles the face of a separate block. At least one surface portion of a block is offset from another surface portion of the block in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the wall. The surface portions can be provided with roughened surface textures resembling the surface of a split block, which can be formed by roughening or texturing the uncured block as it is removed from a mold. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000234 | CONCRETE BLOCKS WITH NON-GEOMETRIC FACE SURFACES - Concrete blocks having face surfaces embossed with non-geometric patterns. The blocks may be of various sizes with some having faces surfaces with lengths and heights that are multiples other blocks. The blocks may have multiple sizes, colors or combinations of colors, face surface patterns, and set back configurations. Also, walls formed from such blocks and mold boxes usable in the formation of the blocks are included. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000235 | ARCHITECTURAL CONNECTORS FOR MODULAR FRAMING SYSTEMS - Connectors for modular framing systems having T-shaped slots are disclosed. The connectors connect framing members to each other or connect floor panels to framing members. Architectural structures and modular framing systems containing the connectors are also disclosed. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000236 | KEEPER DEVICE FOR PERPENDICULARLY POSITIONING A TIE ROD RELATIVE TO A PANEL FORM WALL - The present invention is a keeper device for securely and horizontally positioning a tie rod or snap tie within a receiving through hole of a panel wall. By positioning a plurality of tie rods in a horizontal (i.e. perpendicular) relationship to a first panel wall, a second panel wall with corresponding receiving though holes may be conveniently and readily positioned into its proper working relationship: construction of bracing forms for a concrete or cement form wall assembly. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000237 | Trim assembly - A furniture arrangement is formed of vertical panels and a horizontal furniture panel which are joined together. The vertical panel comprises a main panel body having the opposite vertical edges thereof enclosed by vertical trim elements, and the horizontal top edge enclosed by a horizontal trim element. For decorative purposes, an additional decorative inlay is provided adjacent and parallel to the trim elements, which inlay is formed of a second, aesthetically different inlay material, such as extruded aluminum or other metal. The horizontal furniture panel may include similar trim elements which further include additional decorative inlays. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000238 | Stretched cable membrane attachment system - In standard single ply membrane roofing, there is a great number of fasteners used. If the roof deck does not accept standard mechanical fasteners, the workload required to mechanically fasten a roof becomes quite immense. The stretched cable membrane attachment system is designed to improve efficiency in installing single ply roofing membrane, as well as improve wind uplift resistance for the roofing system. It consists of a cable that is attached at both ends to the roof substrate or decking and is then sealed from the elements by means of placing additional membrane over it and adhering it to the already installed membrane. One embodiment of the device has the means of installing a turn buckle to increase the cable tension or has the turn buckle as part of its integral design. In another embodiment, the cable can have multiple mechanical fastening points on the interior of its structure in addition to the endpoints. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000239 | Single piece membrane flashing and fastening device and method - The purpose of this invention is to decrease labor involved in waterproofing via flashing and termination of a pliable membrane roofing system at its perimeters and vertical junctures. As opposed to a standard two piece membrane flashing, the invention provides for a single piece of membrane to be used. The single piece of membrane would be taken from that which has already been installed on the flat portion of the roof. The loose section would be folded and the folded section would be anchored to the roof or vertical junctures. The piece now left loose would be folded over the anchoring device and terminated on the roof or vertical juncture. There are 3 devices disclosed which are intended to serve the purpose of anchoring the folded portion of roof. Elimination of the two piece flashing will greatly decrease the labor involved in roof installation with no loss in roof performance. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000240 | Method and system for modular building construction - A method and interlocking building system for construction of buildings capable of multiple stories from a variety of standard size panels and a variety of connectors for interlocking the panels. The panels may be horizontally disposed to form floors, ceilings or roofs or may be vertically disposed to form walls. The panels are formed of a plastic shell and contain a plurality of metal strips spaced therein and received within internal guide tracks or integral internal vertically-oriented trussing. The metal strips or trussing have interlocking tooth profiles which project beyond the plastic panel shell. When the panels are used as wall panels, the panels are preferably disposed so that the frame members are vertical. Panels may be interlocked, one vertically above the other, to form multiple stories, with the frame members of all stacked wall panels being in horizontal alignment to form generally continuous vertical strength members. Panels can also be interlocked side by side with integral mate and female sides to form continuous walls in a horizontal direction. A variety of 2-way, 3-way and 4-way connectors with male and/or female receptacles allow the panels to be interconnected in virtually unlimited ways to allow interconnection of both vertical and horizontal panels. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000241 | Method of Fabricating Integrally Insulated Concrete Wall or Wall Components - A method for forming integrally insulated concrete sandwich walls or wall components is disclosed. The walls are fabricated by casting the walls vertically and pumping the concrete from the bottom of the form or from sides near the base. Walls fabricated thus can be used in commercial, industrial, residential, and agricultural buildings. These walls can be cast on-site or in a manufacturing plant. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000242 | WALL FORMING APPARATUS AND METHODS - A wall forming apparatus and methods having a series of walls that are movable to form molding compartments into which fluid concrete can be poured and allowed to harden to form a cement wall. Spacer members determine the width of the compartments and, accordingly, the thickness of the manufactured wall. Steel cables under tension maintain the integrity of the shape of the compartments when they are subjected to the pressure applied against the walls by the fluid concrete. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000243 | Data center - This application relates to improvements to data centers, including protection from: (1) vandalism, (2) high winds, (3) earthquake, (4) storms, (5) water used for cooling or fire suppression, and (6) explosions emanating from inside or outside of the building. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000244 | FASTENER GUIDE FOR SIDING - A system for attaching a siding panel to a wall uses tubular fastener guide pins supported in spaced relationship by a fastener guide strip. The guide pins extend from the guide strip and through elongate slots in the securement flange of the siding panel. The spacing of the guide pins corresponds to the spacing of centers of elongate slots in the siding panel such that fasteners driven through the tubular guide pins are evenly spaced and allow the panel to slide relative to the guide pins. A layer of insulating foam may be positioned behind the siding panel and with pins sized to extend through the siding panel and foam. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000245 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING ACOUSTICAL SOUND PROOFING MATERIAL - A manufacturing process appropriate for use in constructing laminated structures for use in building construction such that the laminating steps to not require elevated drying temperatures or an extended dwell time at any point. This is accomplished using a specially formulated viscoelastic glue and ambient temperature drying apparatus. As a result, the production capacity of the manufacturing process is greatly improved over existing methods. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000246 | Corrugated board structure - A corrugated board includes a first board part, and a second board part; the second board part has several propping plates on one side thereof; the first board part is securely joined to the propping plates of the second board part with a space existing between the first and the second board parts so as to allow heat dissipation by convection in the corrugated board. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000247 | Glass Wall - Glass wall ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090000248 | Canopy system - A canopy system for use in the interior building environment. The canopy system of the invention meets seismic code requirements and includes a means for mechanically aligning and registering canopy modules relative one another. The system requires a minimum number of attachment points to the overhead building structure. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000249 | Automated system for in-field storage, traceability and unloading of harvest products of harvested material from a harvesting machine - A system for collecting a harvested product is provided. The system may include a continuously constructed flexible container for collecting the harvested product. For instance, the continuously constructed flexible container is a continuous sheet of flexible material such as plastic. A sealing device may be included within the system which is operationally coupled to the continuously constructed flexible container to allow the container to be sealed in discrete increments. Further, the system includes a traceability device operationally coupled to each of the discrete increments of the continuously flexible container to allow the harvested product included within each increment to be tracked. The use of the continuously constructed flexible container allows the harvested product to be collected continuously. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000250 | System and Method for Producing a Packaging Laminate and Packages Made from the Packaging Laminate - A system and a method for production of a packaging laminate that comprises a layer containing magnetizable particles. The method involves marking faults, such as single spot defects and splices, on the packaging laminate by the application of a magnetic field to make a magnetic mark on the packaging laminate. A packaging device is arranged to sense the presence of the magnetic mark related to a package made from the packaging laminate. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000251 | Wrapper with decorative extension and method - A wrapper for wrapping a flower pot and/or floral grouping. The wrapper is constructed of a sheet of material having an extension attached to a portion of the sheet of material. Preferably the extension has a lace pattern thereon. When the wrapper is formed about a flower pot to form a decorative cover, upper edges of the sheet of material and extension cooperate to form a skirt portion preferably having at least two separate edges providing a “two-sheet” effect in the decorative cover. The wrapper may have extensions on opposing ends of the sheet of material and may having one or more additional overlapping extensions. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000252 | Packaging Machine For Producing Shrinkable Packages - The invention relates to a packaging machine comprising a device for producing a deep-drawn plastic packaging tray and a welding device for welding a top foil to a packaging tray, wherein at least the packaging tray is made from a shrinkable plastic foil. A method for producing packages with the aid of at least one shrinkable foil is also disclosed. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000253 | Flexible Storage Bag - The flexible storage bag includes overlaying first and second sidewalls defining an internal volume that can be accessed from an open top edge. To evacuate air from the internal volume after the open top edge has been closed, the bag includes a one-way valve element attached to the first sidewall and communicating with the internal volume. To prevent the one-way valve element from becoming clogged by the opposing second sidewall, the bag also includes a textured portion that maintains at least a partial clearance between the first and second sidewalls proximate the valve element. To prevent contamination of the valve element, the textured portion can also be configured to facilitate removal of liquids and juices from air exhausting from the storage bag. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000254 | Method for Automatically Providing Covers for Compact Items, in Particular Documents, and Device Therefor - A method and apparatus for inserting an object into an envelope in which the envelopes are stacked in a stacker. An envelope flap of the envelope is grasped by a lip on a rotary cam to open the envelope. The envelope flap of the envelope is brought into and maintained in contact with a surface of the rotary cam. The envelope is then pulled, via the envelope flap, so as to place and maintain the envelope in contact with the surface of the rotary cam. The rotary cam reverses the envelope to move the envelope into an inserting area where the envelope is detached from the surface of the rotary cam. An object is then inserted into the envelope and the envelope is then removed from the inserting area. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000255 | Method and apparatus for separating foil layers as well as line for insert welding - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for separating foil layers in a foil processing line, the foil layers being caused to move relative to each other, and to a method and an apparatus for further processing the separated foils for manufacturing a product in which an insert is interposed between two foils. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000256 | Filter Bag for Filtering Fine Particles from a Gas - The invention relates to a filter bag for filtering fine particles from a gas, having a filter coating at least of a certain coating thickness, and at least one filter layer of a certain layer thickness that disposed downstream of the filter coating in the direction of the gas flow. The invention is based on the task of providing a filter bag having a low tendency to clog, thus improving the service life of the dust filter bag, particularly upon the filtering of fine dusts. The task is solved in that the coating thickness of the filter coating ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090000257 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING POLLUTANTS FROM A ROADWAY - Systems and methods for capturing pollutants from braking mechanisms are provided. The systems can include a pollution trap attached to a brake assembly, where the pollution trap can comprise an absorbent pad, filter, or membrane. The pollution trap can be positioned near a braking mechanism, for example, between a portion of the braking mechanism and a portion of a wheel, to collect pollutants including brake dust. The pollution trap can also be positioned on the wheel in various embodiments. The material used in the pollution trap can also be used to form gloves, cloths, sponges or wipes for cleaning brake dust. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000258 | Centrifugal Separator - In a centrifugal separator for cleaning a gas comprising liquid impurities, a stationary casing encloses a separation space having an inner wall surface. The separator comprises an inlet for the gas. A rotating member rotates around and brings the gas to rotation for separation of at least a main part of the liquid impurities from the gas. A gas outlet is provided downstream the rotating member for discharge of the cleaned gas. A first liquid outlet discharges the liquid impurities and comprises an outlet hole. An annular surface extends inwardly from the wall surface and is located downstream the outlet hole. The first liquid outlet comprises an annular shield element extending from the annular surface at a distance and radially inside the outlet hole. The shield element and the annular surface form an annular groove radially inside the outlet hole. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000259 | Portable apparatus for cleaning air filters - A portable apparatus for cleaning an elongated air filter includes housing, a generally closed chamber which is formed within the housing and which has an irregular inner wall surface capable of providing resistance to a fluid flow discharged into the chamber and a hollow shaft mounted for rotation within the housing and extending through the chamber. One end of the shaft is connected to a source of fluid under pressure. A plurality of nozzles are secured to the elongated shaft and positioned within the chamber and a plurality of orifices are radially formed through a wall of the hollow shaft. Fluid which is supplied under pressure to the shaft exits through the plurality of jets forming the fluid flow that causes rotation of the shaft and exits the plurality of orifices toward an inner surface of a filtering medium of such air filter causing contaminants to exit such air filtering medium. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000260 | Fibrous Cordierite Materials - A method of manufacturing a fibrous material includes mixing at least two cordierite precursor materials to form a mixture. One or more of the at least two cordierite precursor materials is in a form of a fiber and the mixture includes about 43% to about 51% by weight SiO | 2009-01-01 |
20090000261 | HIGH SPEED COTTON PICKER DRUM - To reduce destructive effects of cotton picker high speed drum rotation, rearward spindle tip motion is adjusted in part by angularly positioning the spindles in the picking zone with an improved cam track arrangement. The cam rotates the picker bar about the upright axis of the bar to vary the speed of the spindle tip in the picking zone and allow a higher drum speed. In a first portion of the picking zone the spindle tips are closer together than the spindle bases at the picker bar. The spindle tip spacing in a second portion of the picking zone is approximately equal to spindle base spacing in the extremities. The resulting spindle tip movement facilitates higher cotton picker vehicle ground speed without picking efficiency loss or additional damage to the cotton plants. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000262 | TWO POSITION BALE FORMING ROLL - A roll mounting apparatus for the lower bale forming roll of a round baler enabling the roll to be selectively installed in one of two positions using common mounting components. The normal roll mounting aperture in the side wall allowing the roll shaft ends to extend therethrough is elongated to permit limited radial movement of the shaft. A reversible adapter connected to the main frame (one on each main frame side wall) at each end of the shaft covers a portion of the elongated aperture and provides a mounting connector (threaded hole) to replace a fastener receptacle eliminated by elongation of the aperture. By repositioning the adapter, the shaft may be displaced radially to one of two positions, thereby allowing the roll to be installed in an optimum location for the crop material or to enable manufacturing flexibility. The roll can easily be relocated to the other position, as necessary, using bolted connections securing the adapter to the side walls and the roll shaft bearing to the frame and adapter. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000263 | Harvesting and Threshing System - A harvesting device for harvesting agricultural crops being adapted to harvest an agricultural crops, to compress the agricultural crop into bales, and to strip loose material from at least a portion of the surface region of a bale of the agricultural crop. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000264 | Process and Apparatus for Producing Yarn and Gland Packing - A yarn production process for enabling a yarn formed by filling the interior of a tubular member configured by knitting or braiding a fibrous material with expanded graphite as a base material, to be produced in a state of a high productivity in order to enable the yarn to be actually used in an economical manner. The process of producing a yarn formed by filling the interior of a tubular member configured by knitting or braiding a fibrous material with expanded graphite, the process has: a fine cutting step of successively cutting an expanded graphite sheet which is continuously supplied in a state where the sheet has a predetermined width, to a small width along the width direction of the sheet; and a supplying and filling step of guiding and supplying a strip-like expanded graphite material which is produced by the fine cutting step, into the tubular member to be filled into the tubular member. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000265 | Gas Turbines with Multiple Gas Flow Paths - An representative gas turbine includes: a first annular gas flow path; a second annular gas flow path located radially outwardly from the first gas flow path; in series order, a multi-stage fan, radially inboard portions of a first set of high pressure compressor blades, a second set of high pressure compressor blades, a combustion section and a high pressure turbine, positioned along the first gas flow path; and in series order, the multi-stage fan and radially outboard portions of the first set of high pressure compressor blades, positioned along the second gas flow path such that the inboard portions of the first set of high pressure compressor blades, the second set of high pressure compressor blades, the combustion section and the high pressure turbine are not positioned along the second gas flow path. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000266 | Pneumatic Operating Driving Device - A pneumatic operating driving device, comprising at least one rotor ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090000267 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATORS HOT PURGING - A method for operating an energy system includes calculating an auto-ignition temperature of a fuel in use with the energy system, storing the auto-ignition temperature in a system memory, unloading a gas turbine associated with the energy system to a pre-determined range of operations, controlling a temperature of the exhaust flow discharged from the gas turbine, opening an exhaust bypass damper to a pre-determined position to enable a pre-determined volume of air to enter an exhaust flow path defined within the energy system, and releasing the energy system for normal operation after a pre-determined amount of time has elapsed. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000268 | THERMONUCLEAR PLASMA REACTOR FOR ROCKET THRUST AND ELECTRICAL GENERATION - A reactor system produces plasma rocket thrust using alpha-initiated atomic fuel pellets without the need for a critical mass of fissionable material. The fuel pellets include an outer layer reactive material to alpha particles to generate neutrons (e.g., porous lead or beryllium), an under-layer of fissionable material (e.g., thorium or enriched uranium), and an optional inner core of fusion material (e.g., heavy water ice, boron hydride). The pellets are injected one at a time into a charged reaction chamber containing a set of alpha beam channels, possibly doubling as ion accelerators, all directed toward a common point. Alpha particles converging on each successive pellet initiate an atomic reaction in the fissionable under-layer, via a neutron cascade from the pellet outer layer, producing plasma that is confined within the chamber. This may be enhanced by atomic fusion of the optional inner core. The resulting high-energy plasma creates electrostatic pressure on the chamber and is allowed to exit the chamber through a port. An ion accelerator at the exhaust port of the chamber accelerates outgoing plasma ions, possibly with added reaction mass, to generate the rocket thrust. An electric circuit that includes the charged chamber may collect the electrons in the plasma to help power the ion accelerator(s). | 2009-01-01 |
20090000269 | Water rocket engine with a two-phase nozzle - The water rocket engine with a two-phase nozzle includes a water rocket propulsion system having a reservoir, and a nozzle assembly disposed along a central longitudinal axis therein, the nozzle assembly comprising an inverted cup shaped fluid capture vessel having a substantially concave sidewall and extending away from an elongated tube. Open lower portion of the fluid capture vessel forms a fluid inlet. The elongated tube has a concave shaped side wall that forms a nozzle gas inlet at an upper portion of the tube, a nozzle outlet at a lower portion of the tube, and a passageway disposed between the tube upper portion and the tube lower portion. Within the confines of the capture vessel, fluid injection holes are disposed in the tube sidewall to provide fluid intake into the nozzle passageway where fluid and gas combine to form a two phase propellant. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000270 | Gas Turbines with Multiple Gas Flow Paths - A representative gas turbine includes: a high pressure spool; a high pressure compressor; a high pressure turbine mechanically coupled to the high pressure spool; a lower pressure spool; a lower pressure turbine mechanically coupled to the lower pressure spool; a fan having a first set of fan blades and a second set of fan blades, the second set of fan blades being located downstream of the first set of fan blades and being operative to rotate at a rotational speed corresponding to a rotational speed of the lower pressure spool; and a gear assembly mechanically coupled to the lower pressure spool and engaging the first set of fan blades such that rotation of the lower pressure spool rotates the first set of fan blades at a lower rotational speed than the rotational speed of the second set of fan blades. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000271 | Gas Turbines with Multiple Gas Flow Paths - Gas turbines with multiple gas flow paths are provided. In this regard, a representative gas turbine includes: a spool; a compressor; a turbine mechanically coupled to the spool; the compressor having a first set of blades and a second set of blades, the second set of blades being located downstream of the first set of blades, the first set of blades and the second set of blades being driven by the spool; and means for enabling the first set of blades to rotate at a lower rotational speed than the second set of blades. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000272 | TANGENTIAL ANTI-SWIRL AIR SUPPLY - A turbofan flow delivery system includes a fan case housing a fan. Flow exit guide vanes are arranged downstream from the fan and extend radially inwardly from the fan case toward a bypass flow path. A supply passage includes an opening provided in the fan case between the fan and flow exit guide vanes configured to selectively provide pressurized air to a component using air from the bypass flow path. Swirling air from the bypass flow path enters the supply passage and is converted to a static pressure. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000273 | TWIN FAN TURBOMACHINE - A twin fan turbomachine with two contrarotating fans, one upstream and one downstream, driven by two contrarotating coaxial shafts each of which connects one fan impeller to at least one low-pressure turbine impeller located downstream, the downstream fan impeller being connected by its downstream part to its drive shaft. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000274 | CONTROL ORIENTED MODEL FOR LNT REGENERATION - A method of determining an amount of nitrogen oxides (NOx) stored in a NOx trap of an engine exhaust assembly may include determining a mass flow rate of NOx into the NOx trap, determining an efficiency of storing of the NOx within the trap, and calculating the amount of NOx stored in the NOx trap based on the determined mass flow rate and the determined efficiency. The method may further include determining a mass flow rate of a reductant entering the NOx trap, determining a relationship between the determined reductant mass flow rate and the NOx removed from the NOx trap, and calculating the amount of NOx removed from the NOx trap based on the determined mass flow rate and the determined relationship. The calculated amount of NOx stored may be adjusted by subsequent amounts of calculated NOx stored and subsequent amounts of NOx removed from the NOx trap. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000275 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING COMPRESSOR WITH FIRST AND SECOND TRIBUTARY INLETS - An internal combustion engine ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090000276 | Internal Combustion Engine and Method of Controlling the Same - Cylinders of an internal combustion engine are divided into at least two cylinder groups. First air-fuel ratio sensors are disposed in each exhaust branch pipe connected to the cylinder groups, and a second air-fuel ratio sensor is disposed in a common exhaust pipe upstream from the catalyst. When a vapor amount introduced into an intake passage during purge control is determined, the vapor amount is determined during normal operation using output values from the first air-fuel ratio sensors and the vapor amount value learned during normal operation. During rich-lean operation, the vapor amount is determined using the output value from the second air-fuel ratio sensor and the vapor amount value learned during rich-lean operation. Thereby, the vapor amount introduced into the intake passage when a switch is made from normal to rich-lean operation of the internal combustion engine is accurately determined. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000277 | Exhaust Gas Purification Apparatus For Internal Combustion Engine - A fuel addition valve that adds fuel into the exhaust gas passage of the engine in the form of fine fuel droplets, an upstream NOx adsorption-reduction catalyst, and a downstream NOx adsorption-reduction catalyst are arranged in this order. Platinum Pt and palladium Pd, as noble metal, are supported on the downstream NOx adsorption-reduction NOx catalyst such that the ratio of the mole number of the platinum Pt to the sum of the mole numbers of the platinum Pt and the palladium Pd is approx. 50% to approx. 80%. Only platinum Pt is supported on the upstream NOx adsorption-reduction catalyst. According to this structure, even when liquid fuel is supplied into exhaust gas, NOx can be effectively released from the NOx adsorption-reduction catalyst, and further the amount of NOx that the NOx adsorption-reduction catalyst can adsorb at a low temperature increases. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000278 | ADDITION-AMOUNT CONTROLLER FOR EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING AGENT AND EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM - In an addition-amount controller for an exhaust gas purifying agent to be used for an exhaust emission control system of an engine, one mode is executed based on satisfaction of an execution condition for each mode, from among a plurality of control modes. The control modes includes a purification control mode in which an addition amount of NH | 2009-01-01 |
20090000279 | ADDITION-AMOUNT CONTROLLER FOR EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING AGENT AND EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM - In an addition-amount controller for an exhaust gas purifying agent to be used for an exhaust emission control system of an engine, one mode is executed based on satisfaction of an execution condition for each mode, from among a plurality of control modes. The control modes includes a purification control mode in which an addition amount of NH | 2009-01-01 |
20090000280 | ADDITION-AMOUNT CONTROLLER FOR EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING AGENT AND EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM - In an addition-amount controller for an exhaust gas purifying agent to be used for an exhaust emission control system, a catalyst has properties of storing NH | 2009-01-01 |
20090000281 | Method for Catalytic Reduction of Nitrogen Oxides - A method which comprises subjecting fuel to combustion while the combustion atmosphere of the fuel is oscillated periodically and alternately between rich and lean conditions, leading the exhaust gas formed to a catalytic reactor, and bringing the exhaust gas into contact with a catalyst in the catalytic reactor to conduct catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides contained in the exhaust gas, wherein the catalyst comprises as catalyst components:
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20090000282 | PERFORMANCE EXHAUST SYSTEM - An exhaust system for a motorcycle engine including a header having an upstream end adjacent a combustion chamber of the engine and having a downstream end opposite the upstream end. The exhaust system includes a catalytic converter positioned downstream of the combustion chamber and configured to improve the emissions quality of exhaust gases discharged from the combustion chamber. The exhaust system further includes a perforated section at least partially defining an exhaust passageway, the perforated section disposed adjacent the downstream end of the header. A resonator chamber is in fluid communication with the perforated section. The resonator chamber is configured to allow expansion of the exhaust gases in the exhaust passageway through the perforated section. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000283 | EGR equipped engine having condensation dispersion device - A condensation dispersion device for use with a power source having an exhaust recirculation system is disclosed. The condensation dispersion device may have a housing with an inlet configured to receive exhaust, and an outlet configured to discharge exhaust. The condensation dispersion device may also have a first static mixing device disposed within the housing and being configured to redirect condensate from an internal wall of the housing into the exhaust. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000284 | Ash reduction system using electrically heated particulate matter filter - A control system for reducing ash comprises a temperature estimator module that estimates a temperature of an electrically heated particulate matter (PM) filter. A temperature and position estimator module estimates a position and temperature of an oxidation wave within the electrically heated PM filter. An ash reduction control module adjusts at least one of exhaust flow, fuel and oxygen levels in the electrically heated PM filter to adjust a position of the oxidation wave within the electrically heated PM filter based on the oxidation wave temperature and position. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000285 | Exhaust heat recovery device - An exhaust heat recovery device includes an evaporator disposed to evaporate a working fluid by exchanging heat between a heating fluid and the working fluid, a condenser disposed to cool and condense the working fluid by exchanging heat between a fluid to be heated and the working fluid evaporated by the evaporator, an evaporation side connection portion for guiding the working fluid evaporated by the evaporator to the condenser, and a condensation side connection portion for guiding the working fluid condensed by the condenser to the evaporator. Furthermore, at least one of the evaporation side connection portion and the condensation side connection portion has a curved portion. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000286 | ASSEMBLY FOR FITTING TOGETHER EXHAUST PIPES IN MULTI-CYLINDER ENGINE - An assembly in which a plurality of exhaust pipes in a multi-cylinder engine is fitted together in a single unit and in which exhaust gases do not create eddy currents or turbulence in the areas where the pipes are fitted together. The configuration is designed such that, to prevent pockets from forming between a skirt and a plurality of sockets formed in a perforated cap, parts of each of the sockets and part of the skirt are arranged linearly relative to each other so as not to form an eddy current. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000287 | Exhaust Gas Flow Device - A flow device for an exhaust treatment system includes a base and at least one flow deflector tube secured to the base. The flow deflector tube includes a flow inlet, a flow outlet, and a passage that extends through the flow deflector tube from the flow inlet to the flow outlet. The flow outlet is at an angled orientation to the flow inlet. A method of mixing reactants and exhaust in an exhaust treatment system includes the steps of injecting reactants into exhaust gases flowing through an exhaust conduit used to convey the exhaust gases from an engine. Bent tubes are disposed in the exhaust conduit and used to mix the exhaust gases and the reactants. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000288 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING KINETIC ENERGY FROM BROWNIAN MOTION OF GASES OR LIQUIDS TO USEFUL ENERGY, FORCE AND WORK - A system for producing energy includes a solvent chamber, a pressure chamber and a semi-permeable barrier separating the solvent chamber from the pressure chamber. The solvent chamber for holds a solvent, and the pressure chamber hold a solute solution comprising a solute dissolved in a solvent. The semi-permeable barrier is permeable to solvent molecules and impermeable to solute molecules. Solvent molecules effuse across the semi-permeable barrier into the solute solution of the closed pressure chamber to increase the pressure of the pressure chamber, thereby generating energy in the form of hydrostatic pressure. A conversion device may convert the increased pressure in the pressure chamber to energy. The solute solution may be expelled and recycled after use. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000289 | Torque converter having weld free blades - A torque converter structure having a plurality of high efficiency secure weld free connections between blades and the shells of the pump and turbine that reduces flow between the blades and the shells. At least one blade within the torque converter is securely mechanically attached to the shell of the pump or turbine in the absence of welding by providing a tab on the blade that is bent on a portion that passes through a slit in the shell to secure the blade to the shell and by inserting a major part (greater than 50%) of a portion of an edge of the blade, that runs coextensively with a surface of the shell into a depression in that shell until the edge of the blade diverges from the shell. The invention also includes the unique blade and shell and a method for using them to make a torque converter of the invention. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000290 | Energy recovery system - An energy recovery system for a machine is disclosed. The energy recovery system may have a pump configured to provide a flow of pressurized fluid. The energy recovery system may also have a first fluid actuator with a first chamber and a second chamber and being configured to receive the pressurized fluid, a second fluid actuator with a third chamber and a fourth chamber and being configured to receive the pressurized fluid, and a first valve fluidly connected between the pump and the first and second actuators. The energy recovery system may additionally include an isolation unit with a first selectively restrictable passageway fluidly connecting the first chamber, the third chamber, and a first outlet of the first valve, and a second selectively restrictable passageway fluidly connecting the second chamber, the fourth chamber, and a second outlet of the first valve, as well as an energy recovery unit in fluid communication with the isolation unit. The isolation unit may be configured to direct a flow of pressurized fluid from the second actuator to the energy recovery unit. The energy recovery unit may be configured to convert the flow of pressurized fluid to a first mechanical power output. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000291 | Arrangement and Method for Delivering Hydraulic Fluid in a Work Vehicle - An arrangement for delivering hydraulic fluid to at least one hydraulic actuator of a work vehicle for moving a work implement and/or steering the vehicle includes at least two pumps which are adapted to be operatively driven by a power source and adapted to operatively drive said at least one hydraulic actuator via hydraulic fluid. A first pump is operated with a phase shift relative to a second pump. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000292 | Method for derating a power source to limit damage - A method for derating a power source to limit damage to a drive train of a machine including determining a first operational parameter associated with a power conversion unit and a second operational parameter associated with the power source, selecting, based on the first operational parameter associated with the power conversion unit and the second operational parameter associated with the power source, a power source derate value, and reducing an available power output associated with the power source according to the derate value. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000293 | Power Plant - A power plant produces power by using high pressure gas to push a piston. The power plant uses a supply device to provide the high pressure gas to a cylinder and controls an admission valve and an exhaust valve to admit and exhaust the high pressure gas for pushing the piston and rotating a crank member to produce power. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000294 | Power Plant with Heat Transformation - A power plant with heat transfer, in which power is generated by an arbitrary number of heat engines, described above and illustrated in FIGS. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000295 | PRESS-DRIVEN TOOL ACTUATION SYSTEM - A hydraulically-operated press-driven tool actuation system includes a press-driven hydraulic power device and/or a hydraulically-powered tool actuator. In the tool actuator, at least two pistons are carried by a housing, and at least one return device is carried by the housing laterally inboard of the pistons. In the power device, a pump includes a piston disposed in a pump cylinder for pressurizing hydraulic fluid therein. An accumulator is in fluid communication with the pump cylinder, and includes a piston disposed in an accumulator cylinder that houses hydraulic fluid on one side of the piston. A body supports the pump and accumulator thereon and is in fluid communication between the pump and accumulator cylinders. The body includes a pressure relief valve downstream of the pump cylinder and upstream of the accumulator cylinder, and a check valve downstream of the accumulator cylinder and upstream of the pump cylinder. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000296 | Turbocharger having divided housing with integral valve - A turbocharger is provided having a turbine wheel and a housing configured to at least partially enclose the turbine wheel. The housing may have a first turbine volute including a first inlet and a second turbine volute having a second inlet. The first and second volutes may be configured to communicate a first and second fluid flow with the turbine wheel. The housing may also have a wall member axially separating the first and second turbine volutes. In addition, the housing may have a valve configured to selectively allow fluid in the first inlet to communicate with fluid in the second inlet. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000297 | Re-Introduction Unit for Lp-Egr Condensate At/Before the Compressor - The present invention is an exhaust gas recirculation system for a motor vehicle, having a turbocharger unit ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090000298 | Method of Operating an Electrically Assisted Turbocharger and a Boosting Device - A method of operating a turbocharger is provided, wherein the turbocharger comprises a compressor for compressing inlet air to be supplied to an internal combustion engine and an exhaust gas turbine for driving said compressor. The turbocharger further comprises an electric motor for driving said compressor operable by an electric supply system including an alternator and an electric energy storage device. A connection between said alternator and said electric energy storage device is disconnectable by a switch. According to the present invention, the method comprises the following steps: | 2009-01-01 |
20090000299 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING WASTE HEAT - A waste heat recovery system includes at least two integrated rankine cycle systems coupled to at least two separate heat sources having different temperatures. The first rankine cycle system is coupled to a first heat source and configured to circulate a first working fluid. The second rankine cycle system is coupled to at least one second heat source and configured to circulate a second working fluid. The at least one second heat source includes a lower temperature heat source than the first heat source. The first and second working fluid are circulatable in heat exchange relationship through a cascading heat exchange unit for condensation of the first working fluid in the first rankine cycle system and evaporation of the second working fluid in the second rankine cycle system. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000300 | Compressor in the Intake Tract of an Internal Combustion Engine - A compressor in the intake tractate of an internal combustion engine has a compressor chamber and a compressor wheel arranged in the compressor chamber. A drive unit with shaft is provided, wherein the compressor wheel is coupled to the shaft. An intermediate chamber separate from the compressor chamber is provided. A centrifugal separator is arranged in the intermediate chamber and coupled to the shaft. The intermediate chamber has an inlet for supplying separator gases and also has at least one connecting opening that connects the intermediate chamber to the compressor chamber. | 2009-01-01 |
20090000301 | Ceramic intermittently sealable refractory tile and controlled air continuous gasifiers - High temperature intermittently sealable refractory tile and controlled air continuous gasifiers (rotary kilns) that are manufactured using such refractory tile, waste to energy systems that have such gasifiers as part of the system, and processes in which such waste to energy systems are used, for example, co-generation steam and power plants using biomass as the fuel for the process. | 2009-01-01 |