12th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120067010 | Expandable Pocket - The present invention relates to an expandable protective pocket arrangement comprising a back panel, two or more front side panels and at least one connecting member for connecting said front side panels, the connecting member or members being arranged to adjust the distance between the front side panels. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067011 | DEVICE FOR FILLING A THIN-WALLED TRANSPORT CONTAINER WITH SECURITIES - The invention relates to a device ( | 2012-03-22 |
20120067012 | System and Apparatus for Extracting Contaminants from Flue Gas - A particulate extraction system is disclosed, which passively removes particulates and some acids from a flue gas by forcing a series of volume and/or temperature changes on the flue gas. The system may have an interconnected series of chambers of varying cross-sectional sizes to effect the changes in volume. The system may also be uninsulated to allow the flue gas to be cooled as by radiation. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067013 | V-Shaped Filter and Fixture - A V-shaped filter includes a pair of filter media panel elements having respective root ends and diverging therefrom to distal ends in a V-shape. A single unitarily molded fixture is provided, securing the pair of filter media panel elements in the V-shape. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067014 | FILTER ELEMENT WITH FEATURES TO IMPROVE PRE-CLEANING PERFORMANCE, SEALING, AND STRUCTURAL SUPPORT - Disclosed are filter assembly systems that utilize replaceable filter elements. The filter elements may include a ramp or sleeve for redirecting air intake when the filter elements are installed in the filter assembly systems and air is drawn into the systems. The filter elements and assembly systems may utilize co-acting components that mate with each other to at least one of: a) orient and permit mounting of the filter element in the systems; and b) permit mounting of only an authorized filter element in the systems. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067015 | EXPANDED METAL FILTERS - Expanded metal sheets ( | 2012-03-22 |
20120067016 | AIR FILTER GROUP FOR MOTOR VEHICLES AND A FILTER ELEMENT - An air filter group for motor vehicles includes a box body, provided with at least an air inlet opening and an air outlet opening, and further includes a filter element configured to be located internally of the box body, in which the air outlet opening is configured such as to receive the filter element from the outside of the box body, and in that the filter element includes a seal on an end side thereof. The seal being provided with a border configured to be at least partially rested on the edge of the air outlet opening and being such as to enable fastening the filter element to the box body, the filter element being maintained in position by compression directly by the conveyor of the clean air outlet. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067017 | AIR CLEANER ARRANGEMENTS; COMPONENTS; AND, METHODS - An air cleaner assembly and components therefor are provided. Features are described providing for a cantilevered support of a filter cartridge contained therein, and also, in some examples anti-rotational support. Also, a supported housing seal is shown. A filter cartridge arrangement is described and shown. Methods of assembly and use are also described. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067018 | FRONT ATTACHMENT FOR SELF-PROPELLED HARVESTING MACHINE - A front attachment for harvesting stalk-type crop for a self-propelled harvesting machine has at least one cutting device for cutting the stalk-type crop, at least one transverse conveying device for conveying the cut crop to an intake device of the harvesting machine, wherein the at least one cutting device is at least one continuously circulating carrier element having a cylindrical cross section and including at least one cutting element having a coating containing hard-material elements, and at least one pair of guide elements which drive and guide the at least one cutting device. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067019 | MECHANISM FOR CONTROLLING POSITION OF DISCHARGE BLOCKING FLAP FOR ROTARY MOWING DECK - A push and release operator control for selectively opening or closing the discharge blocking flap of a lawnmower. The first portion of travel of the actuator raises the discharge blocking flap toward its balance point. As the blocking flap reaches the balance point the actuator is released which allows the blocking flaps momentum to carry it through the balance point where gravity takes over to finish the travel. The actuator is reset by the blocking flaps motion after passing the balance point. Once the actuator is reset by the blocking flaps travel the same push and release of the actuator will return the blocking flap to it original starting position. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067020 | COMPOSITE CABLE - A composite cable is provided with a primary strength member comprising wire lay synthetic fibers coaxially wound around a cable core and an outer jacket of wire lay steel wires coaxially wound over the primary strength member. The composite cable provides improved bend-over-sheave performance, and is configured to be suitable for used as a purchase cable in an aircraft arrestment system. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067021 | ELECTROLYZED HYDROGEN GAS ENHANCEMENT OF HYDROCARBON FUEL COMBUSTION - A system employs a closed electrolyzer vessel into which water is circulated, and an electrode plate assembly immersed in the vessel to dissociate water into hydrogen and oxygen gases. Only water is used as the electrolyte fluid without any additives. An air injector in the water return line injects air bubbling for enhanced dissociation of water. The electrode plate assembly is formed by one or more unit stacks of 7-plates each, including two outer cathode plates, a middle anode plate, and spaced inner plates. The generated gases are maintained in a stable condition by an electromagnetic coil assembly that separates the hydrogen gas from oxygen gas. The system can obtain 180% reduction in fuel usage in a vehicle engine, and 20 times reduction in carbon exhaust. It can obtain a 500% increase in fuel efficiency in an electrical power generator. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067022 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE FUEL CONTROL THRUST CONTROL OVERRIDE SYSTEM - A gas turbine engine fuel control system is provided that includes a fuel metering valve and a thrust control valve. The fuel metering valve includes a metering valve inlet and a metering valve outlet. The metering valve inlet is adapted to receive a flow of fuel, and is configured to control the flow of fuel through the metering valve outlet. The thrust control valve is adapted to receive thrust control valve override signals and is configured, in response thereto, to move from a first position, in which flow from the metering valve is not impacted, and a second position, in which flow from the metering valve is blocked while flow through a fixed-area orifice is allowed. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067023 | ROCKET ENGINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMBUSTION IN THE ROCKET ENGINE ITSELF - Supply of a liquid component in a combustion chamber of a rocket engine is controlled by a feed valve provided with an obturator mobile between a pen position and a closed position of at least one supply pipe, which has an inlet that communicates with a tank for containing the liquid component and an outlet that communicates with the combustion chamber; the displacement of the obturator from its closed position to its open position being triggered by a pressurized fluid supplied to the outlet of the supply pipe. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067024 | THRUST REVERSER FOR A DUAL-FLOW TURBINE ENGINE NACELLE - The invention relates to a thrust reverser ( | 2012-03-22 |
20120067025 | BLOOM MIXER FOR A TURBOFAN ENGINE - An adjustable bloom mixer for a turbofan engine for setting a mixing ratio, adapted to the respective flight condition, between cold airflow in the bypass duct and hot airflow in the core flow duct includes an air-guiding element ( | 2012-03-22 |
20120067026 | Exhaust Gas Treatment System for an Internal Combustion Engine - An exhaust gas treatment system for an internal combustion engine comprises an oxidation catalyst device configured to oxidize the hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide in the exhaust gas. A first temperature sensor is located downstream of the oxidation catalyst device and has a temperature probe that is in fluid communication with the exhaust gas flow exiting the oxidation catalyst device. A second temperature sensor is located downstream of the oxidation catalyst device and has a temperature probe that is in fluid communication with the exhaust gas flow exiting the oxidation catalyst device. The temperature probe includes a catalyst compound coating disposed thereon and is operable to catalyze the oxidation of CO and HC, or a combination thereof, that exits the oxidation catalyst device. A controller is in signal communication with temperature sensors and is configured to monitor signals from temperature sensors to determine if the temperature differential exceeds a predetermined threshold. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067027 | Exhaust Injection Muffler - An internal combustion engine is coupled to an electric power generator. An exhaust manifold for the engine includes an exhaust gas conduit. A housing includes a catalyst in fluid communication with the conduit to receive exhaust produced by the engine. The catalyst is operable to reduce one or more constituents of the exhaust. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067028 | AFTERTREATMENT CATALYST DEGRADATION COMPENSATION - One embodiment is a method including providing an aftertreatment catalyst disposed in an exhaust stream of an internal combustion engine and a reductant that reacts with an amount of NOx in the exhaust stream in the presence of the aftertreatment catalyst. The method includes interpreting a catalyst degradation value corresponding to the aftertreatment catalyst, and interpreting a nominal reductant value. The method further includes determining an adjusted reductant value in response to the catalyst degradation value and the nominal reductant value, and injecting the reductant into the exhaust stream at a rate based on the adjusted reductant value. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067029 | Method for Operating an Internal Combustion Engine - In a method for operating an air-compressing fuel-injection internal combustion engine having an exhaust gas post-treatment system with a particle filter and a nitrogen oxide reduction catalytic converter, a plurality of internal combustion engine operating settings are provided, each having respective predefined values for predefined internal combustion engine operating parameters. A heating operating setting is set when the internal combustion engine is warming up, while a basic operating setting is set in the warmed-up state. When the temperature in the exhaust gas system exceeds a predefinable first value, the heating operating setting is changed over to the basic operating setting. In the warmed-up state, at least one further (third) operating setting, with an exhaust gas recirculation rate that is reduced compared to the basic operating setting, is provided in addition to the basic operating setting. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067030 | METHOD FOR PURIFYING THE EXHAUST GASES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A CATALYTIC CONVERTER - The present invention relates to a method for purifying the exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine having a catalytic converter which comprises oxygen storage components. The invention is concerned particularly with the restoration of the optimum filling degree of the oxygen storage components for regulated stoichiometric operation after the engine has been operated under lean conditions for a relatively short or relatively long period of time. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067031 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING A REDUCTANT INJECTION SYSTEM IN AN EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM - A reductant injector is configured to dispense a reductant into an exhaust gas feedstream of an internal combustion engine upstream of a selective catalytic reduction device. The reductant injector of a reductant injection system is monitored by generating injector pulsewidth commands corresponding to a prescribed reductant flowrate, monitoring the injector pulsewidth commands, verifying the prescribed reductant flowrate corresponds to the injector pulsewidth commands, monitoring a fluidic pressure in the reductant injection system, estimating a first injected quantity of the reductant corresponding to the injector pulsewidth commands, estimating a second injected quantity of the reductant corresponding to the fluidic pressure in the reductant injection system, and comparing the first and second injected quantities of reductant. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067032 | PARTICULATE FILTER REGENERATION - A power system, including a multi-cylinder air breathing, fuel consuming diesel engine having a manifold with a common inlet for distributing combustion air to a plurality of cylinders. A valve is positioned in the intake manifold to at least restrict air flow to a group of the cylinders of the engine less than the total number of cylinders so as to increase the load and increase the temperature of exhaust gas for facilitating regeneration of a particulate filter. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067033 | ON-BOARD WATER ADDITION FOR FUEL SEPARATION SYSTEM - A fuel delivery system for an internal combustion engine including a fuel tank, a membrane dividing the fuel tank into at least a first and second portion, the membrane preferentially diffusing a substance from a mixture, the substance having an increased knock suppression relative to the mixture, and a controller adjusting delivery of condensed water to the tank responsive to an operating condition. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067034 | Exhaust Aftertreatment System, And Engine Service Package Having Fuel Filtering Mechanism - An exhaust aftertreatment system includes a combustion head housing defining a plenum, and an air supply system including an air conduit fluidly connected with the plenum. The aftertreatment system further includes a fuel system having a fuel supply housing defining a fuel passage, a control valve positioned within the fuel passage and a fuel filtering mechanism having a filtering component positioned within the fuel passage fluidly between a fuel inlet and the control valve. A nozzle is mounted within the combustion head housing and defines a nozzle outlet, and a fuel conduit extends between the fuel supply housing and the combustion head housing. The control valve includes an open state in which the fuel system defines an unobstructed fuel flow path from the fuel inlet to the nozzle outlet. A non-serviceable fuel filtering mechanism is coupled with the combustion head housing, and a serviceable fuel filtering mechanism is reversibly coupled with the combustion head housing and positioned upstream the non-serviceable fuel filtering mechanism. In a related aspect, a diesel engine service package includes a fuel filtering mechanism having a threaded body component and a filtering component having a cup shape and being formed of a sintered metallic filter medium. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067035 | UNIVERSAL ORIENTATION ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR - An orientation-independent electro-hydraulic actuator that includes a housing having an interior space forming a fluid reservoir, a pump connected to the housing, an electric motor drivingly coupled to the pump; and a piston-cylinder assembly having a piston axially movable within a cylinder. The cylinder is in fluid communication with the pump to effect movement of the piston in response to fluid flow between the cylinder and the fluid reservoir. The pump has one or more inlet/outlet ports communicating with a volumetric centroid region of the fluid reservoir. The fluid reservoir includes a volume of hydraulic fluid such that when the piston is fully extended, the volume of fluid in the reservoir is at a minimum and at least one of the inlet/outlet ports is submerged in hydraulic fluid. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067036 | COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM UTILIZING TWO-PHASE FLOW TO FACILITATE HEAT EXCHANGE - A compressed-air energy storage system according to embodiments of the present invention comprises a reversible mechanism to compress and expand air, one or more compressed air storage tanks, a control system, one or more heat exchangers, and, in certain embodiments of the invention, a motor-generator. The reversible air compressor-expander uses mechanical power to compress air (when it is acting as a compressor) and converts the energy stored in compressed air to mechanical power (when it is acting as an expander). In certain embodiments, the compressor-expander comprises one or more stages, each stage consisting of pressure vessel (the “pressure cell”) partially filled with water or other liquid. In some embodiments, the pressure vessel communicates with one or more cylinder devices to exchange air and liquid with the cylinder chamber(s) thereof. Suitable valving allows air to enter and leave the pressure cell and cylinder device, if present, under electronic control. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067037 | Drive System For An Infeed Conveyor Of A Harvester - The invention relates to a drive system for an infeed conveyor ( | 2012-03-22 |
20120067038 | HYDRAULIC FITTING FOR PIPES - A hydraulic fast fitting for hydraulic pipes, including a first fitting element ( | 2012-03-22 |
20120067039 | INDUSTRIAL MACHINE - A three-dimensional measuring machine (industrial machine) includes an air supplier supplying air; a drive mechanism driven by the air supplied from the air supplier; an electromagnetic valve provided inside an air regulator set to open and close an air supply passage inside the air regulator set, the air regulator set introducing the air from the air supplier to the drive mechanism; and a motion controller controlling the electromagnetic valve to block the air supply passage when a time since the drive mechanism stopped operation reaches a preset time. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067040 | Maximized Thermal Efficiency Engines - This disclosure provides a method for efficiently converting heat energy to readily usable energy with maximized thermal efficiency. Maximized thermal efficiency is obtained by the use of heat regeneration and working gas processing steps that optimize the heat regeneration, so that any heat that is supplied to the working gas from the external heat sourse is supplied at the maximum temperature, and any heat that is rejected from the working gas to an external heat sinks is rejected at the minimum temperature, given the constraints of the the heat source and heat sink temperatures. Two basic designs of engines are proposed. One of the basic designs uses pairs of heat regenerators, and would be suitable for stationary power generation applications. The other basic design uses single heat regenerators and would be suited for motive power applications. Both piston cylinder and turbocompressor driven engine applications can be used in each of the two basic designs of engines. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067041 | Heat Engine - A heat engine comprises a first displacing piston and a second displacing piston, wherein a surface of the first displacing piston and a surface of the second displacing piston that face each other limit a working space that is filled with a working gas. The two heat exchanger arrangements are arranged in the working space between the first displacing piston and the second displacing piston, each heat exchanger arrangement comprising a heat source and a heat sink. The working gas flows through or circulates around each of the two heat exchanger arrangements. The first displacing piston, and the second displacing piston, and/or the heat exchanger arrangements are rotatably mounted with respect to an axis. Measures are provided for counteracting against a circular motion of the working gas around the axis relative to the heat exchanger arrangements. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067042 | TEMPERATURE ACTIVATABLE ACTUATOR - An actuator is provided having a temperature activatable actuating member comprising an inductively couplable material. The actuator has an electrical heating element for electrically heating the actuating member. The heating element is configured to inductively couple with said material when an AC current is passed through the heating element such that an opposing electromotive force is induced in the heating element. A detector is provided for detecting activation of the actuating member by sensing a change in the AC impedance of the heating element. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067043 | PUMP BODY FOR GOVERNING HYDRAULIC ACTUATORS OF DISK BRAKES FOR BICYCLES AND MOTORCYCLES - A pump body for governing hydraulic actuators ( | 2012-03-22 |
20120067044 | Method and Apparatus for Regulating a Charge Air Pressure of an Internal Combustion Engine of a Vehicle - A method is provided for regulating a charge air pressure of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle having an exhaust gas supercharger, a fresh gas supply device, a vehicle air system having an air treatment system and a compressor chargeable by the exhaust gas supercharger, and an engine controller. The method detects a torque requirement on the internal combustion engine; determines a current charge air pressure and a current pressure of the vehicle air system; compares the current charge air pressure to a target charge air pressure corresponding to the torque requirement and compares the determined current pressure of the vehicle air system to a target operating pressure of the vehicle air system, and regulates the charge air pressure by suppressing a supply of compressed air, supplied by the exhaust gas supercharger, to the compressor when the determined current charge air pressure is less than the corresponding target charge air pressure and the current pressure of the vehicle air system is greater than or equal to the target operating pressure of the vehicle air system. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067045 | CALCULATION METHOD OF MOISTURE LOSS IN STEAM TURBINE - In one embodiment, a calculation method of moisture loss in a steam turbine calculates first a wetness fraction at the inlet and outlet of each of stationary blade cascades and rotor blade cascades. Subsequently, the moisture loss is classified into (1) supersaturation loss, (2) condensation loss, (3) acceleration loss, (4) braking loss, (5) capture loss and (6) pumping loss, and a loss for calculation of the moisture loss is selected from the above losses (1) to (6) according to the wetness fraction of steam at the inlet and outlet of each blade cascade. An amount of each selected loss is calculated, and an amount of moisture loss at each blade cascade is calculated. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067046 | POWER PLANT WITH CO2 CAPTURE AND WATER TREATMENT PLANT - A power plant for the generation of electrical energy comprises steam and/or gas turbines ( | 2012-03-22 |
20120067047 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING ENERGY AND PURIFYING FLUID - Embodiments of a system for storing and providing electrical energy are disclosed. Also disclosed are embodiments of a system for purifying fluid, as well as embodiments of a system in which energy storage and fluid purification are combined. One disclosed embodiment of the system comprises a latent heat storage device, a sensible heat storage device, a vapor expander/compressor device mechanically coupled to a motor/generator device, a heat-exchanger, and a liquid pressurization and depressurization device. The devices are fluidly coupled in a closed-loop system, and a two-phase working fluid circulates therein. Embodiments of a method for operating the system to store and generate energy also are disclosed. Embodiments of a method for operating the system to purify fluid, as well as embodiments of a method for operating a combined energy storage and fluid purification system are disclosed. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067048 | Multipurpose Thermal Power Plant System - To provide a multipurpose thermal power plant system capable of capturing moisture and carbon dioxide in large quantities at a low cost from exhaust gas of an oxygen combustion boiler. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067049 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER GENERATION FROM MULTIPLE HEAT SOURCES USING CUSTOMIZED WORKING FLUIDS - A power generating system in one embodiment employs a Rankine Cycle system that is coupled to multiple heat sources. The Rankine cycle system includes a customized working fluid that comprises a mixture of a plurality of constituent fluids, the selection of which causes the mixture to exhibit a working fluid profile. In one embodiment, the working fluid profile includes a temperature glide portion selected and optimized based on operating conditions of the heat sources, wherein the temperature glide portion includes a constituent phase point at which one of the constituent fluids undergoes a phase change before the other constituent fluids of the mixture. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067050 | COMPOSITE MAGNETIC RING AND ENERGY CONVERTER - A composite magnetic ring has a plurality of permanent magnets arranged in a ring shape at a prescribed spacing, and low-temperature Curie point magnetic substances sandwiched between each adjacent permanent magnets. An energy converter, that converts exhaust heat energy or sunlight heat energy to mechanical or electrical energy by alteration of the magnetic permeability of low-temperature Curie point magnetic substances in the composite magnetic ring near their Curie point, includes a composite magnetic ring and a rotor situated inside the composite magnetic ring and having a plurality of magnetic poles, at least one of the low-temperature Curie point magnetic substances in the composite magnetic ring being heated to a temperature near its Curie point and a magnetic field being generated in the vicinity of the heated low-temperature Curie point magnetic substance, to rotate the rotor. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067051 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND COMBUSTOR - The present invention provides in one embodiment a unique gas turbine engine. Another embodiment is a unique gas turbine engine combustion system. Still another embodiment is a unique gas turbine engine combustor. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for gas turbine engines and gas turbine engine combustion systems and combustors. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067052 | DEPLOYABLE DIVERGENT NOZZLE FOR A PROPULSIVE UNIT - The present invention relates to a deployable diverging bell ( | 2012-03-22 |
20120067053 | COMBUSTOR SYSTEM - A gas turbine engine having a ramburner is disclosed. The ramburner is disposed downstream of a gas turbine engine combustor and receives an engine exhaust flow from the gas turbine engine combustor. The ramburner also accepts a bypass air. Fuel is injected into the ramburner and a combustion reaction is auto-initiated based upon local gas temperatures. No mechanical flame holders need be used. A slidable valve may be used to vary the amount of bypass air into the ramburner. A movable cowl and a plug nozzle form an exit flow path of the gas turbine engine. The movable cowl can be positioned to vary a throat area and exit area of the gas turbine engine based upon the operation of the ramburner, which may be influenced by the amount of bypass air entering the ramburner. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067054 | HIGH EFFICIENCY POWER PRODUCTION METHODS, ASSEMBLIES, AND SYSTEMS - The present disclosure provides methods, assemblies, and systems for power production that can allow for increased efficiency and lower cost components arising from the control, reduction, or elimination of turbine blade mechanical erosion by particulates or chemical erosion by gases in a combustion product flow. The methods, assemblies, and systems can include the use of turbine blades that operate with a blade velocity that is significantly reduced in relation to conventional turbines used in typical power production systems. The methods and systems also can make use of a recycled circulating fluid for transpiration protection of the turbine and/or other components. Further, recycled circulating fluid may be employed to provide cleaning materials to the turbine. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067055 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING THERMAL ISSUES IN GAS TURBINE ENGINES - The present invention generally relates to a system that enables one to address various thermal management issues in advanced gas turbine engines. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method to extract heat from an air stream, utilize a significant fraction for on-board power generation, and reject a small quantity of heat to the fuel stream safely at, for example, a lower temperature. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to a method to extract heat from an air stream, utilize a significant fraction for on-board power generation, and reject a small quantity of heat to the fuel stream safely at, for example, a lower temperature with no potential air/fuel contact is disclosed. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067056 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY POWER GENERATION USING A NITROGEN GAS WORKING FLUID - A method of power production using a high pressure/low pressure ratio Brayton Power cycle with predominantly N | 2012-03-22 |
20120067057 | Intake air temperature control device and a method for operating an intake air temperature control device - An intake air temperature control device including a heat exchanger is provided. The heat exchanger is connected at one side into an intake air line and is connected at the other side into a circuit of an intake air preheating system, wherein a store for a fluid for heat transfer may be thermally connected to the circuit. A method for operating an intake air temperature control device is also provided. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067058 | Process And Apparatus For Co-Production Of Olefins And Electric Power - A method and system are disclosed for co-production of olefins and electric power. The method includes determining a separation level, separating a hydrocarbon feed into a light fraction stream and a heavy fraction stream based on the determined separation level; generating electric power from the heavy fraction stream; and cracking the light fraction stream in a pyrolysis unit to produce an effluent comprising olefins. The separation level may be based on olefin production requirements and electric power requirements or specific split of the hydrocarbon feed to be utilized for power generation and olefin production. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067059 | PROCESS FOR RECOVERY OF CARBON DIOXIDE FROM A FLUID STREAM, IN PARTICULAR FROM SYNGAS - A process for removing carbon dioxide from a fluid comprises the steps of: (a) treating the fluid by bringing it into countercurrent contact with a liquid absorbent in a first absorption zone and thereafter in a second absorption zone to absorb at least part of the carbon dioxide contained in the fluid into the absorbent; (b) depressurizing the loaded absorbent to release a first stream of carbon dioxide and yield a partially regenerated absorbent; (c) recycling a first stream of the partially regenerated absorbent into the first absorption zone; (d) heating a second stream of the partially regenerated absorbent to release a second stream of carbon dioxide and yield a regenerated absorbent; (e) recycling the regenerated absorbent into the second absorption zone; (f) condensing water vapour entrained in the second stream of carbon dioxide by cooling the second stream of carbon dioxide and transferring at least part of the heat recovered to the partially regenerated absorbent by indirect heat exchange. The invention provides a two-stage carbon dioxide recovery process wherein the overall energy required for carbon dioxide recovery is reduced and/or wherein at least part of the carbon dioxide is recovered at a pressure higher than atmospheric pressure so as to reduce the energy required for compression of the carbon dioxide, e.g., for sequestration. Also disclosed is a plant for removing carbon dioxide from a fluid. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067060 | PROCESS FOR CO-PRODUCING SYNTHESIS GAS AND POWER - A process for co-producing synthesis gas and power includes producing a synthesis gas comprising at least CO and H | 2012-03-22 |
20120067061 | BLEED VALVE - A bleed valve having an inlet port and an outlet port. The bleed valve comprises mutually perpendicular radial, longitudinal and tangential axes arranged such that the outlet port is substantially in a plane defined by the longitudinal and tangential axes. The bleed valve also comprises at least one vane spanning the outlet port and having a first side and a second side, the first side being closer to the inlet port than the second side. The at least one vane defining a vector from its first to its second side that has non-zero radial, longitudinal and tangential components. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067062 | TURBINE STARTER VALVE - A turbine starter including a valve to modulate an amount of air permitted to flow to a turbine section, a sensor to detect a characteristic of the air at locations defined between the valve and the turbine section and downstream from the turbine section and an electrically powered motor coupled to the valve and the sensor to control the valve to modulate the amount of the air permitted to flow to the turbine section in accordance with the detected characteristic. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067063 | ROTOR ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN TURBINE ENGINES AND METHODS FOR ASSEMBLING SAME - A rotor assembly for use with a turbine engine. The rotor assembly includes at least one rotor disk that includes an inner surface that defines a dovetail groove. At least one turbine bucket is coupled to the rotor disk. The turbine bucket includes an airfoil that extends outwardly from a dovetail. The dovetail is inserted at least partially within the dovetail groove. A tang assembly extends from one of the inner surface of the rotor disk and the dovetail. the tang assembly minimizes a rotation of the turbine bucket with respect to the rotor disk. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067064 | THERMO-ELECTRIC STRUCTURE - The invention is a split-thermo-electric structure for cooling, heating, or stabilizing the temperature of an object or for electric power generation. The structure of the invention is comprised of one or more legs comprised of two or more layers of thermo-electric material and a connection layer ( | 2012-03-22 |
20120067065 | Cryopump system and method for controlling the cryopump system - A cryopump system includes: a plurality of cryopumps; a plurality of compressor units arranged to operate in parallel in accordance with a control output, respectively, to supply refrigerant gas to the plurality of cryopumps; and a cryopump controller operative to determine the control output for each of the plurality of compressor units. The cryopump controller adjusts a preset value for at least one of the compressor units, the preset value being utilized to determine the control output, so that operation statuses of the respective compressor units are substantially equalized. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067066 | FREEZE TUNNEL AND METHODS OF USE - A freeze tunnel can have a conveyor configured to move food product from a first end to a second end. At least one first cooling unit and at least one first fan can be positioned on the first side of the conveyor, and at least one second cooling unit and at least one second fan can be positioned on the second side of the conveyor. The fans can cooperate to circulate air inside the freeze tunnel in two opposite rotational directions. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067067 | INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COLD AND/OR HEAT - An installation for the production of cold and/or heat has a driving and a receiving machine. The driving machine has means for circulating a working fluid G | 2012-03-22 |
20120067068 | Receiver fill valve and control method - A heat pump includes a valve system that connects a receiver tank in fluid communication with an indoor heat exchanger, wherein the valve system, operating under a novel control scheme, works in conjunction with the receiver to control the heat pump's effective refrigerant charge. To avoid suction or discharge pressure faults and to help prevent slugs of liquid refrigerant from entering the heat pump's compressor as the heat pump switches between heating and cooling modes or switches between heating and defrost modes, the control scheme provides momentary periods of transition between those modes of operation. In some embodiments, the valve system comprises a check valve connected in parallel flow relationship with a two-position receiver valve, wherein the check valve has an appreciably higher flow coefficient than that of the receiver valve. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067069 | Closed circuit food dehydrating process - The present invention discloses the special and unique process for a Closed Circuit Food Dehydration Process wherein the uniqueness of the present invention lies in the combination of chilling recirculating air within an enclosed chamber containing the food to be dehydrated to extract and remove latent moisture from within the recirculating air and subsequently heating the selfsame recirculating air to increase the dehydrating efficiency of the Closed Circuit Food Dehydrating Process. An additional feature of the present invention is the recirculation of the air within the enclosed chamber without the communication of air from without the enclosed chamber during the dehydration process. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067070 | LOW TEMPERATURE HEAT PUMP - A reverse cycle heat pump system having an indoor heat exchange coil, an outdoor heat exchange coil, a compressor, and a compressor discharge line, and operable in an indoor heating mode and an indoor cooling mode. The outdoor coil is substantially larger than the indoor coil, and the compressor is a variable capacity compressor. The system also includes a sensor for determining one or more characteristics of the refrigerant in the compressor discharge line when the system is operating in its indoor heating mode, and a controller that adjusts the capacity of the compressor to maintain a sensor output value within a desired range of values when the system is operating in its indoor heating mode. The variable capacity compressor may be continuously variable, and may use a piston pump. The sensor determines one or more physical parameters of the refrigerant, such as pressure, temperature or density. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067071 | GAS PROCESSING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a gas processing apparatus which can be operated independently of the feed flow rate of a process gas. The gas processing apparatus comprises a compressor ( | 2012-03-22 |
20120067072 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING ANTI-SWEAT HEATERS - The various embodiments disclosed herein relate to anti-sweat heater systems for refrigeration units. More specifically, certain embodiments relate to anti-sweat heater control systems having one or more controllers that operate anti-sweat heaters independently of each other. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067073 | ENERGY-SAVING AIR CONDITIONER AND ILLUMINATION CONTROLLER - An energy-saving air conditioner and illumination controller is applied to an interior space to regulate the air conditioner fan and the illumination device in the space according to the detected interior temperature, brightness, and status of users in the space. Therefore, a manual operation for regulate temperature and brightness is avoided. Automatically powering off the air conditioner fan and the illumination device is also achieved while no one is in the interior space so that a prevention of energy waste is ensured. A simple installation of the energy-saving air conditioner and illumination controller can be applied to existing air conditioner and illumination equipment without complicated assembly and configuration. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067074 | SEPARABLE HEAT PUMP AND WATER HEATER - A water heater device with an integrated modular heat pump is described. The water heater device has an insulated glass-lined casing for storing water to be heated. One or more resistive heating elements are provided in the casing for heating water. A cold water conduit introduces water in a lower portion of the casing and a hot water conduit extracts hot water from an upper portion of the casing. Detachable supports are provided to support the modular heat pump in close proximity to the water heater. The refrigeration system of the heat pump has a condensation coil having a refrigerant conduit in heat exchange relationship with a water circulation conduit to heat water in the water circulation conduit pumped from the lower portion of the casing through a supply conduit and returned to the casing by a return conduit. Detachable couplings are provided to easily detach the cold water conduit, the hot water conduit and the supply conduit and return conduit when repair and maintenance require it. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067075 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes a refrigerator main body having a storage space to store foods and a machine room to accommodate a part of a refrigerant compression cycle apparatus, a condenser disposed between a bottom surface of the refrigerator main body and a lower surface of the storage space, at least one compressor disposed within the machine room, and a blow fan to form an air passage through which external air passed through the condenser is supplied into the compressor and discharged out of the machine room. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067076 | TABLE TOP WATER DISPENSER HAVING A REFRIGERATOR-COOLED COLD PLATE - Applicants provide a portable, modular table top system for dispensing chilled carbonated water, chilled non-carbonated water, and ambient (non-chilled) non-carbonated water therefrom. The table top water dispenser includes a cold plate that is chilled by evaporation of a refrigerant, which is part of a cold plate cooling circuit, which includes a compressor and a condenser. A pump and a motor move non-carbonated water through the cold plate to a dispensing valve engaged therewith. The same motor and pump typically drive non-carbonated water through the cold plate, through the carbonator where it becomes carbonated, and through the cold plate again, and out a second dispensing valve. A third dispensing valve is engaged to the remote source of pressurized water and bypasses the cold plate and, also, typically the pump for dispensing from a third dispensing valve. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067077 | Torque estimating divice for compressor - A torque estimating device of a compressor for an ejector-type refrigerant cycle device includes a high pressure detector disposed to detect a physical amount having a relation with a high-pressure side refrigerant pressure of a refrigerant cycle, an evaporation pressure detector disposed to detect a physical amount having a relation with a refrigerant evaporation pressure in a suction side evaporator, a pressurizing estimating portion for estimating a pressurizing amount in a pressure increasing portion of an ejector to be increased in accordance with an increase of a pressure difference between the high-pressure side refrigerant pressure and the refrigerant evaporation pressure, and a suction pressure estimating portion for estimating a suction refrigerant pressure of the compressor by using the pressurizing amount estimated by the pressurizing estimating portion. Thus, a drive torque of the compressor can be accurately estimated in the ejector-type refrigerant cycle device. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067078 | CRYOGENIC COOLING SYSTEM - An apparatus according to various embodiments can be configured to use a cryogen for cooling articles, particularly having applications for chilling extrusions. The apparatus removes thermal energy from an article by conductive and convective heat transfer. The apparatus allows for heat transfer from an outer surface of an article, and from an inner surface of the article. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067079 | NITROGEN REJECTION AND LIQUIFIER SYSTEM FOR LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION - A method for recovering liquefied natural gas from a gas mixture containing natural gas and impurities by subjecting the natural gas to a series of steps beginning with feeding a natural gas stream containing impurities to a nitrogen rejection unit; feeding the purified natural gas stream to a liquefier heat exchanger; expanding the liquefied natural gas and feeding the expanded liquefied natural gas to a flash vessel; flashing the liquid natural gas and separating the liquefied natural gas from the flash gas; and feeding the liquefied natural gas to storage and the flash gas to the nitrogen rejection unit. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067080 | Mixed Refrigerant Compression Circuit - A refrigerant circuit includes a first compression stage for compressing a mixed refrigerant gas, the first compression stage including at least a first compressor body and a second parallel compressor body, each compressor body including a suction inlet and an outlet, a first distribution means for splitting the flow of refrigerant gas to the first stage of compression across the at least two parallel compressor bodies, such that a first stream of refrigerant gas is fed to the suction inlet of the first compressor body and a second stream of refrigerant gas is fed to the suction inlet of the second compressor body, a second compression stage for compressing the mixed refrigerant gas, and a first merging means for recombining the first stream of refrigerant gas with the second stream of refrigerant gas downstream of the first compression stage for delivery to the second compression stage. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067081 | Process And Plant For Recovering Argon In A Separation Unit For A Purge Gas Used In The Synthesis Of Ammonia - A plant for producing an argon-rich stream from a mixture formed by a purge fluid in an ammonia production plant comprises: at least one phase separator; a methane scrubbing column; a methane separation column; a nitrogen/argon separation column; a line for sending the mixture into at least one phase separator, to produce at least a hydrogen-enriched gas and a hydrogen-depleted liquid; a line for sending at least a portion of the hydrogen-depleted liquid into the bottom of the methane scrubbing column, to form an overhead gas and a bottoms liquid; a line for sending at least a portion of the bottoms liquid from the methane scrubbing column to the methane separation column, to produce a methane-enriched bottoms liquid and a methane-depleted overhead gas; a line for sending at least a portion of the methane-depleted overhead gas to the nitrogen/argon separation column, to form a nitrogen-enriched fluid as overhead of said column; a line for withdrawing an argon-rich liquid as bottoms of said column, serving as product; and a line for sending at least a portion of the methane-enriched bottoms liquid to the top of the methane scrubbing column. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067082 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING AT LEAST ONE ARGON-ENRICHED FLUID AND AT LEAST ONE OXYGEN-ENRICHED FLUID FROM A RESIDUAL FLUID - The invention relates to a method for producing an argon-enriched fluid and an oxygen-enriched fluid from a fluid resulting from a method for purifying of oxy-fuel combustion fumes, wherein said method comprises purifying the residual gas by a purification method in order to produce a gas enriched with carbon dioxide and a residual gas lean in carbon dioxide, pre-treating the residual gas lean in carbon dioxide in order to obtain a flow enriched with carbon dioxide and a flow lean in carbon dioxide, treating the flow lean in carbon dioxide by a cryogenic technique so as to extract at least an argon-enriched fraction, an oxygen-enriched fraction, and a fraction lean in argon and/or oxygen. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067083 | JEWELRY ITEM FOR SELECTIVE DISPLAY OF COLORED REGIONS HIDDEN BENEATH A GEMSTONE - A jewelry item including a gemstone mounted to a gemstone setting having a plurality of reflective surfaces that selectively display colors from a region hidden beneath the gemstone while preventing viewing of the colored region through the gemstone itself. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067084 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EMBEDDING ORNAMENTAL OBJECTS INTO SHEET MATERIAL - A method and apparatus is provided for mounting deep-profile gemstones and crystals to a sheet of material. The method and apparatus may set a single stone or multiple stones simultaneously, either manually or in an automated process. A slit is formed in the material to receive the stone. A setting is positioned on the back side of the material with prongs extending through holes in the material, with the prongs being bent into engagement with the stone to retain the stone in the material, without the use of adhesives or thread. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067085 | Method of manufacturing light-emitting device - A method of manufacturing a light-emitting device including a light-emitting element mounted on a substrate and sealed with a glass. The method includes heating the glass by a first mold that is heated to a temperature higher than a yield point of the glass, the glass contacting the first mold, and pressing the glass against the light-emitting element mounted on the substrate supported by a second mold to seal the light-emitting element with the glass. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067086 | SINTERED PRODUCT BASED ON CHROMIUM OXIDE - A sintered product presenting a mean chemical composition such that, in percentages by weight based on the oxides:
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20120067087 | Method for manufacturing a tubular knitted article - Manufacturing a tubular knitted article on a flat knitting machine includes using at least two diametrically opposed needle beds, which has plain stitches and purl stitches in each stitch row, wherein purl stitches follow the plain stitches of a stitch row in a subsequent stitch row, and plain stitches follow the purl stitches of the stitch row in the subsequent stitch row. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067088 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING LAUNDRY - Provided is a laundry treating apparatus including a drum, a circular guide, and a panel. The drum holds laundry, has a front side and a rear side opened, and has a cross-section of a noncircular looped curve in which a distance from a rotation center is not uniform. The circular guide rotatably supports a portion of the drum in which a section curvature is uniform. The panel is provided on a front side or a rear side of the drum and supports the circular guide such that the circular guide is rotatable. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067089 | Washing Machine With An Improved Washing/Rinsing-Liquid Inlet Circuit - A washing machine ( | 2012-03-22 |
20120067090 | CABINET SECURITY SYSTEM - A cabinet security system in accordance with the present disclosure includes a retractable latch associated with a cabinet drawer or door and a latch blocker coupled to a cabinet frame. A magnet is used to retract the latch to unlock the drawer for movement relative to the frame. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067091 | ROTATING DISK LOCK MECHANISM - A rotating disk lock mechanism that includes a lock housing containing a plurality of rotatable disks. Each disk having a central aperture and being positioned in a stack such that the central apertures form a keyway. At least one of the disks includes a reduced central aperture with a diameter that is substantially less than a diameter of at least another one of the central apertures. The combination of the lock mechanism is determined in part by the number of disks with reduced central apertures and their placement in the stack. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067092 | RAPID ACCESS KEY ENTRY TO BYPASS A LOCK - A lock bumping tool includes a key portion. The key portion has a cut length of a maximum depth at the key distal end and a strike portion that surrounds a proximal end of the key. The strike portion extends outwardly in the same plane as the key. When the key portion is placed in a keyway and the strike portion is activated by a planar force, the key portion creates a gap between an upper pin and a lower pin in the keyway allowing for a lock to be turned. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067093 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS TO DETECT ILLICIT USES OF FERTILIZERS - Fertilizers may include one or more additives that render the fertilizer more resistant to further processing such as thermal processing and/or aqueous-based processing that may otherwise be employed in the attempt to produce explosive materials from the fertilizer. The one or more additives may include materials that increase the chances of detection by providing a visual or olfactory indication of further processing. The one or more additives may include materials that make further processing more difficult or dangerous. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067094 | UREA FERTILIZER CONTAINING CENTRAL VOLATILIZATION INHIBITOR PARTICLES TO REDUCE RELEASE OF AMMONIA AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING SAME - A urea fertilizer having reduced ammonia volatilization upon application to soil including a central particle having an outer surface and comprising ammonia volatilization inhibiting compounds containing one or more of boron and iodine, and a coating of urea on the outer surface of the central particle, and further a process of making the fertilizer including the steps of: granulating ammonia volatilization inhibiting compounds containing one or more of boron and iodine, with a binder to produce volatilization inhibitor particles; screening the inhibitor particles to a preselected particle size; spraying melted urea onto the surface of the inhibitor particles to produce a coating on the inhibitor particles; granulating the coated inhibitor particles with sprayed melted urea to produce granules of urea coated central volatilization particles; and cooling the granules. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067095 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PREPARING HOT-ROLLING STOCK - A method and a device have high energy efficiency and high descaling performance, with which high-quality rolling stock can be produced. In a method in which the rolling stock is heated in an induction furnace and subsequently descaled, before the rolling stock is rolled in a rolling stand or rolling relay, the heated rolling stock is descaled by at least one rotating water jet from a rotary descaler; then at least one temperature of the descaled rolling stock is respectively recorded by a temperature measuring instrument and delivered to a controller; and the controller determines at least one control parameter with the aid of a control rule and by taking into account a setpoint temperature, and delivers it to a control component, at least one inductor of the induction furnace being driven so that the temperature of the descaled rolling stock corresponds as far as possible to the setpoint temperature. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067096 | Method And System For Vibration Damping and Shape Control Of A Suspended Metal Strip - A method for vibration damping and shape control of a suspended metal strip is provided. The method includes the steps of: measuring distance to the metal strip by a plurality of non-contact sensors, providing distance measurements; generating a deflection profile based on the distance measurements; decomposing the deflection profile to a number of base shapes; and controlling the deflection profile by a plurality of non-contact actuators. The step of controlling includes providing for each of the base shapes a corresponding combination of force profiles. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067097 | METHOD FOR MONITORING THE WEAR OF MANUAL PLIERS AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A method and apparatus for monitoring the wear of manual pliers. The principles focus on manual pliers, in which press elements can be pressed onto a workpiece and the degree of pressing that can be achieved by actuating the manual pliers can be adjusted with a presetting device. A reference position of the presetting device is measured prior to a first use of the manual pliers, this measurement involving actuating the manual pliers. By an adjustment of the presetting device, the press elements are brought into a position with a reference degree of pressing. Next, after use, the wear position of the presetting device is measured in the same manner, to bring the press elements into a position with the degree of pressing. A message is output when the degree of the wear position deviates from the degree of the reference position by more than the degree of wear permissible. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067098 | Method for Forming High-Strength Steel into a C-shape - The method is performed by a power press machine composed of a concave die, a convex die with two shoulders and two depressors separately beside the convex die, and includes the steps of: a) placing the high-strength steel (HSS) on the convex die and under the concave die; b) moving the depressors to have two opposite side portions of the HSS clamped between the concave die and the depressors; c) moving the convex die to press the HSS and keeping the side portions immovable; d) forming two steps adjacent to the side portions by the shoulders; and e) cutting off the steps with the side portions. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067099 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A RING-SHAPED OR PLATE-LIKE ELEMENT - The invention relates to a method for producing a ring-shaped or plate-like element, in particular for a metal-sealing material-feedthrough, in particular for devices which are subjected to high pressures, preferably igniters for airbags or belt tensioning devices, whereby a blank, especially in the embodiment of a wire-shaped material is provided and the blank is subjected to processing so that a feedthrough-opening can be incorporated into a ring-shaped or plate-like element created from the blank. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067100 | Elevated Temperature Forming Methods for Metallic Materials - A method of forming a metallic article includes directly and/or indirectly inductively heating a localized region of a metallic article to a forming temperature. The metallic article may comprise materials selected from titanium alloys, nickel-base alloys, and specialty steels, e.g., stainless steel, high-strength low-alloy steel, armor steel alloys, and the like. The forming temperature may be in a forming temperature range of 0.2 to 0.5 of a melting temperature of a metallic material comprising the article. The metallic article is formed in the localized region. Devices for indirectly and directly inductively heating a localized region of a metallic article are disclosed. Articles including metallic articles processed according to the methods and/or devices taught herein also are disclosed. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067101 | FORGING TOOL - A forging tool for precision forging of components of intermetallic or high-temperature stable phases with high yield stresses and shapeable at temperatures up to 1400° C. is made of graphite with a low-melting metal or a low-melting metal alloy infiltrated into its open-pored cavities, where metal carbides are created by heat treatment and form with the graphite a two-phase material hardened by subsequent quenching. The tool features high strength thanks to the yield stress increasing as the temperature increases at forging temperatures up to 1400° C., and is oxidation-resistant. It is electrically conductive, and has a low heat capacity, so that rapid inductive heating of the tool involving only low energy expenditure, short forging cycles and an inexpensive isothermic shaping process are possible. It has good lubrication properties, low wear and low manufacturing costs. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067102 | Method and apparatus for forming a can shell - Can shells are produced with tooling installed on a mechanical press, and the tooling includes an upper retainer supporting a blank and draw die enclosing an outer pressure sleeve and an inner pressure sleeve surrounding a die center punch, all having pistons. An air chamber is connected by air spring passages to the inner pressure sleeve piston, and the outer pressure sleeve receives the same air as the air chamber or lower pressure air. The die center punch has an insert which initiates the drawing of a cup, and the inner pressure sleeve and die center punch have contoured surfaces which mate with opposing surfaces on a die core ring to form and clamp the chuckwall of the shell during downstroke of the press. A panel punch has peripheral surfaces which form the panel wall and countersink of the shell during upstroke of the press. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067103 | Method of Forming a Drug-Eluting Medical Device - A method of forming a stent includes the steps of forming a composite member into a stent pattern, forming openings through an outer member of the composite member, processing the composite member to remove a portion of the composite member without adversely affecting the outer member, and swaging the outer member to create a plurality of lumens. The composite member may be formed of an outer member with an hourglass-shaped inner member, wherein the processing step removes the inner member and the swaging step forms two lumens from the hourglass shaped cavity. The composite member may be formed of an outer member, an inner member, and an intermediate member, wherein the processing step removes the intermediate member and the swaging step presses portions of the outer member into contact with the inner member to form two lumens separated by the inner member. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067104 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAL PARTS - An apparatus, system and method for manufacturing metal parts, where input material is received from several material sources, multiple metal parts are produced at the same time, and the multiple metal parts may be provided to a downstream operation for subsequent processing. According to an exemplary embodiment, unwinding apparatuses unwind metal coils and provide three separate metal strips to coil-fed metal forming press. The coil-fed metal forming press then creates three separate blanks or metal parts at the same time. Next, a part transfer apparatus retrieves the three metal parts from an output side of coil-fed metal forming press, and presents them to part assembly apparatus, which may include a laser welder or other piece of equipment. Once the metal parts are properly positioned, part assembly apparatus can create a metal part assembly from the three individual blanks | 2012-03-22 |
20120067105 | PRESS WORKING DIE ASSEMBLY - A press working die assembly includes a pad secured to an upper die holder so as to be movable upward and downward, a machining slide cam slidable laterally along a cam surface and having a bending edge at one end thereof, a rotatable rotary cam having a bending portion for forming a negative angle portion of a work, and a reciprocal driving apparatus configured to rotate the rotary cam to a work machining position, and the reciprocal driving apparatus includes a slide block having a cam surface for rotating the rotary cam in a predetermined direction on an front end side and a rotation impelling surface configured to rotate the rotary cam back to its original position, and a restoring action block configured to come into abutment with the rotation impelling surface of the slide block when the slide block retracts to restore the rotary cam to its original position. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067106 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CORRECTING THE ACTUAL LIMIT VALUE OF A SENSOR - A controlling unit and a method of correcting an actual limit value of a sensor signal is described, wherein above or below the limit value a specific state of the sensor is recognized, the method comprises the steps of determining a new limit value of the sensor, determining a stability criteria to decide whether the actual limit value is corrected with said new limit value and approaching the actual limit value to the new limit value when the conditions are fulfilled to correct the actual limit value for said sensor. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067107 | WIRELESS INTERFACE FOR AUDIOMETERS - An interface adapted for use with an audiometer, including a digital wireless interface supported by a base unit and a remote unit wherein the base unit receives signals from the audiometer and provides the signals to the remote unit via the digital wireless interface. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067108 | METHOD OF GRADING MICROFIBER CLEANING CLOTHS - A method of grading a microfiber cleaning cloth is provided. The method includes determining a basis weight of the microfiber cleaning cloth; assigning the microfiber cleaning cloth a heavy-duty grade if the basis weight is greater than 400 g/m | 2012-03-22 |
20120067109 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUSLY MONITORING INTERSTITIAL REGIONS IN GASOLINE STORAGE FACILITIES AND PIPELINES - An underground storage system includes a primary containment unit and a secondary containment unit. The underground storage system further includes a leak detection system which is fluidly connected to the secondary containment system, and which is adapted to detect fluid leaks in the primary containment system and the secondary containment system. | 2012-03-22 |