13th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110076118 | SUBSTRATE TRANSFER ROBOT WITH CHAMBER AND SUBSTRATE MONITORING CAPABILITY - A method and apparatus for a transfer robot that having at least one image sensor disposed thereon is provided. The transfer robot includes a lift assembly having a first drive assembly for moving a first platform relative to a second platform in a first linear direction, an end effector assembly disposed on the second platform and movable in a second linear direction by a second drive assembly, the second linear direction being orthogonal to the first linear direction, at least one image sensor, and a lighting device associated with the at least one image sensor. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076119 | VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS - An object is to provide a vacuum processing apparatus that is capable of suppressing the costs and making control easy. Provided is a vacuum processing apparatus that includes a vacuum section ( | 2011-03-31 |
20110076120 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TRANSFER METHOD - A substrate processing apparatus includes a loading/unloading unit including a mounting table on which a storage container accommodating a target substrate is mounted; a processing unit set including a plurality of processing units that perform a process on the target substrate; a plurality of transit units that transit the target substrate between the loading/unloading unit and the processing unit set; a selection unit that receives input for selecting a storage container for loading, a storage container for unloading, and a processing unit to be used for processing the target substrate; and a transfer recipe creating unit that automatically selects a transit unit to be used among the plurality of transit units based on the storage container for loading, the storage container for unloading, and the processing unit selected through the selection unit, automatically generates a transfer route of the target substrate, and creates a transfer recipe. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076121 | APPARATUS FOR MOVING A WHEELCHAIR INTO AND OUT OF A VEHICLE - Apparatus for moving a wheelchair into and out of a vehicle, said apparatus including: —an anchorage configured to be secured to the floor of a vehicle and to provide a pivotal mounting for said apparatus; —the first portion and a second portion; —the first portion being configured to move in a substantially horizontal plane; —the first portion including a main support member which is pivoted at one end to the anchorage and which carries the second portion at the other end; —the second portion being configured to move in a substantially vertical plane; —the second portion carrying means for securing a wheelchair thereto; —first moving means for moving the first portion relative to the anchorage; —second moving means for moving the second portion; —wherein the apparatus is dimensioned and configured such that a wheelchair secured’ to the second portion is movable between a first, fully stored position in a luggage compartment of a vehicle and a second position in which a wheelchair is at a specified position relative to the vehicle; —and wherein said means for securing a wheelchair are such that in the fully stored position, the or each wheelchair axle is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076122 | Demountable Vehicle Body System - This invention relates to a demountable vehicle body system, in which a variety of different body types can be mounted and demounted from a vehicle chassis or trailer to enable a single vehicle chassis or trailer to be utilised for a variety of different purposes. In particular, the present invention relates to a demountable vehicle body system for motor vehicles and trailers which provides for a convenient and cost effective use of a variety of vehicle body types. Advantageously, the present invention provides a demountable vehicle body system that is capable of safely mounting or demounting a wide variety of vehicle body types, including fully-loaded heavy bodies, in a smooth and efficient manner. The vehicle body system described herein can be mounted or demounted in a matter of minutes by a single operator. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076123 | Bulk seed handling and dispensing system - A bulk seed handler and dispenser or seed tender is provided for transporting bulk seed containers and for dispensing the seed within the containers into planting equipment. The bulk seed handling and dispenser of this invention is comprised of a trailer having a plurality of bulk seed containers mounted thereon, each of which is in communication with seed inlet openings formed in the deck of the trailer. Means is provided for simultaneously clamping the opposite sides of the containers to the deck. When the seed containers are placed on the deck, the doors which provide access to the slide gates thereof are on the driver's side of the trailer. A pair of hydraulic cylinders pivotally interconnect the upper auger conveyor section to the lower auger conveyor section for pivotally moving the upper auger conveyor section between a stowed position and an operative position. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076124 | PICK-AND-PLACE APPARATUS - An apparatus for performing pick-and-place operations is disclosed, which comprises: a power source; a transmission set, driven by the power source; a mobile seat, capable of being moved by the transmission set; and a retrieval head, coupled to the mobile seat; wherein the transmission set is configured with a driving shaft and a driven shaft as the two shafts are parallel-disposed while enabling the driving shaft to be driven by the power source; and the driving shaft has an active eccentric axle extruding from an end opposite to the power source, and the driven shaft has an passive eccentric axle extruding from an end opposite to the power source; and the active eccentric axle and the passive eccentric axle is coupled to the mobile seat for forming a four-bar linkage mechanism for maintaining the verticality and levelness of the mobile seat while being driven to move in an arc path. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076125 | SINGLE-BRIDGE MANIPULATOR MANEUVERING SYSTEM - In one aspect, the invention is directed to a load maneuvering system that includes a pair of runway rails, a bridge that is movable on the runway rails and that includes a single bridge rail, a carriage that is movable on the single bridge rail, and a manipulator supported by the carriage. The bridge rail is configured to support the assembly of the carriage and manipulator when a load is carried by the manipulator and a resultant moment is imposed on the bridge rail. The moment may be imposed in a direction about the bridge axis, in a direction about the runway axis, or a combination of the two. By providing a single bridge rail with an enclosed member as part of (or the entirety of) the bridge rail, the overall system is lighter and requires less power for movement of the bridge on the runway rails, and requires less power to move the carriage on the bridge. Additionally, the assembly is simplified relative to some load maneuvering systems of the prior art thereby making it less expensive to manufacture. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076126 | Device and Method for Palletizing Items - An improved apparatus and method for palletizing bagged and other items that are susceptible to being damaged or degraded by the sliding friction caused by apron removal includes a center-opening apron assembly having a left and right side apron consisting of a roller curtain floor and belt. Each roller curtain floor follows a generally L-shaped path by means of roller chains guided through a plurality of sprockets. A single apron motor simultaneously operates both the left side and right side roller curtain by means of a cross-linked synchronization chain. Each roller curtain includes a belt having opposed stationary ends whereby opening of the roller curtain floor results in opposite direction rotation of the belt. This enables bagged items to by palletized in a single layer without causing bunching or tearing of the bagged items as the roller curtain floor retracts. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076127 | PRESSWARE STACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING SAME - A pressware stacking assembly and method for using the same are provided. The stacking assembly may include a stacking surface for supporting a plurality of pressware products and at least one shaped wheel at least partially disposed through the stacking surface. The shaped wheel may include a body having at least three sides disposed about a perimeter thereof and at least one transition section disposed between adjoining sides, wherein each transition section is adapted to lift at least a portion of the pressware products off the stacking surface. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076128 | PALLETIZING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A first layer of items is assembled on a movable conveyor belt on a support platform, and the conveyor belt advances to position the first layer of items above and in registration with a pallet while a second layer of items is assembled behind the first layer. The conveyor belt then stops, and part of the support platform and an associated portion of the conveyor belt retract from beneath the first layer of items, depositing the first layer of items on the pallet, after which the pallet is indexed downward. The retractable portion of the support platform and the associated portion of the conveyor belt then extend to the position above and in registration with the pallet, and the conveyor belt advances during this extension to position the second layer of items above and in registration with the pallet. Apparatus for placing slip sheets onto pallets is also described. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076129 | Method of transferring a wafer - A method of transferring a wafer is disclosed. The method comprises providing a pedestal and at least one spray orifice extending through the pedestal; disposing a wafer above the pedestal using a first robot, wherein the wafer has a first surface and a second surface, the first surface faces the pedestal, a fluid is sprayed onto the first surface simultaneously to avoid a contact of the first surface with the pedestal, and the fluid contains a charge-forming chemical substance dissolved therein; and taking the wafer using a robot for delivery. Due to the charge-forming chemical substance dissolved in the fluid, the waterfall effect to cause discharge damage on the wafer is avoided in the spraying of the fluid. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076130 | Dynamic Protective Envelope for Crane Suspended Loads - A system and method for using a gantry crane to efficiently and safely transport loads such as containers and ship hatch covers from one location to another along a known path while avoiding collisions between the loads and obstructing objects which may be situated in the known path. A transceiver emitting laser beams may be used to establish both the position of the spreader and its load and the profile of the known path. Continuous comparisons are made by computer between the location of a dynamic digital protective envelope constructed around the crane spreader and its load, if any, and a digital representation of the profile of the known path to be traveled by the spreader and its load, if any. In the event, the comparison indicates intersection of the protective envelope and the path profile, a speed limit is imposed on the motor controlling the movement in the X axis of the trolley or in the Z axis of the spreader, as required to prevent a collision. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076131 | METHOD FOR DETECTING ROTATING STALL IN A COMPRESSOR - A system and method is provided for detecting and controlling rotating stall in the diffuser region of a compressor. A pressure transducer is placed in the gas flow path downstream of the impeller, preferably in the compressor discharge passage or the diffuser, to measure the sound or acoustic pressure phenomenon. Next, the signal from the pressure transducer is processed either using analog or digital techniques to determine the presence of rotating stall. Rotating stall is detected by comparing the detected energy amount, which detected energy amount is based on the measured acoustic pressure, with a predetermined threshold amount corresponding to the presence of rotating stall. Finally, an appropriate corrective action is taken to change the operation of the compressor in response to the detection of rotating stall. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076132 | CONTAINMENT CASING FOR AN AERO ENGINE - A containment assembly for a turbo fan engine, has a casing arranged in use around a rotatable fan, to form a duct for the fan and a liner element disposed on an interior surface between the casing and blades of a rotatable fan. The liner element includes a body portion mounted in a recess in the casing and a wall portion arranged to form part of an inner wall of the duct. The wall portion and the body portion being attached and defining a containment cavity therebetween for containment of a detached fan blade fragment in use, wherein the wall portion has a moveable portion movable between a first configuration in which it lies substantially flush with the inner wall of the duct, and a second configuration in which it provides an opening through which a fan blade fragment can enter the containment cavity. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076133 | TURBOMACHINE COMPRESSOR WITH AN AIR INJECTION SYSTEM - A turbomachine or high pressure compressor including a stator casing housing a plurality of compression stages that are spaced apart in an axial direction along the central axis of the turbomachine, each compression stage including a row of rotor blades followed by a row of stator vanes. The compressor further includes an air injection system including at least one air injection passage through the casing and including an outlet segment that opens out in an inclined manner upstream from and directed towards a row of rotor blades into a set-back zone of the inside face of the casing. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076134 | PLUG ASSEMBLY - A plug assembly is disclosed herein for a borescope inspection path defined through apertures in spaced walls. The plug assembly includes a first plug operable to at least partially close a first aperture in an inner wall. The plug assembly also includes a second plug operable to at least partially close a second aperture in an outer wall. The plug assembly also includes a member extending along an axis and connecting the first and second plugs together in spaced relation to one another along the axis. The member is operable to elastically buckle. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076135 | HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE OF A TURBOMACHINE WITH IMPROVED ASSEMBLY OF THE MOBILE BLADE RADIAL CLEARANCE CONTROL BOX - A high pressure turbine of a turbomachine such as a turbojet, in which a control box of radial clearances of rotating blades are provided. An annular element including a determined flexibility has one end fixed to an annular support and the other end supported by a simple axial bearing with a given pressure on the upstream side of the control box. Thus, disturbing vibration loads are prevented at the attachment points of the control box with the external casing of turbines, thereby also eliminating the risk of cracks occurring. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076136 | GAS COMPRESSOR MAGNETIC COUPLER - Provided in some embodiments is a gas compression system that includes a gas compressor having a drive shaft, an impeller drive shaft magnetically coupled to the drive shaft, and a shroud disposed between the drive shaft and the impeller drive shaft. In other embodiments provided is method that includes magnetically coupling a first drive shaft to a second drive shaft, receiving a rotational torque at the first drive shaft, transmitting the rotational torque from the first drive shaft to the second drive shaft via the magnetic coupling, and rotating a gas compressor impeller coupled to the second drive shaft. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076137 | CASING COMPONENT - A casing component ( | 2011-03-31 |
20110076138 | Aspirator Insert for a Boundary Layer in a Fluid, a Wall and a Compressor Equipped with Said Insert - A passive leakage device for an axial turbomachine, more particularly for a low-pressure compressor of an axial turbomachine, is adapted to reduce and/or eliminate the surging phenomenon within the machine. The passive leakage device includes an insert having a general cylindrical shape with a flange at one end and a bottom or membrane at the other end. The membrane comprises two cross-shaped notches, the notches being adapted to enable a deformation of the membrane under a pressure exceeding a predetermined threshold, so as to allow a leakage to go through the membrane. Several inserts are arranged through the wall of a compressor casing, distributed over one or several circumferences of the casing, facing one or several rows of rotor blades. In the case of a double-flow turbomachine, such as a jet engine, the beak for separating the primary and secondary flows is used to form a chamber for communication between the inserts and for compensation with the pressure present in the secondary flow. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076139 | VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBINE - A variable geometry turbine comprises a turbine wheel ( | 2011-03-31 |
20110076140 | HOUSING FOR THE NACELLE OF A WIND TURBINE - Disclosed is a housing for the nacelle of a wind turbine, comprising a support structure ( | 2011-03-31 |
20110076141 | COMPRESSOR COVER FOR TURBINE ENGINE HAVING AXIAL ABUTMENT - A centrifugal compressor for a turbine engine, including a cover with an upstream end and a downstream end; a casing presenting an upstream edge and a downstream edge; and a bladed impeller mounted to rotate in the casing. The cover covers the blades of the impeller to define an outside surface of a gas-flow passage extending between the upstream and downstream edges of the casing, while being fastened to the upstream edge of the casing via its upstream end while its downstream end remains free. The cover further includes an abutment limiting axial movement of its downstream end relative to the downstream edge of the casing while the compressor is in operation. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076142 | METHOD FOR REDUCING VIBRATIONS IN WIND TURBINES AND WIND TURBINE IMPLEMENTING SAID METHOD - A method is presented that reduces vibrations of a wind turbine in a situation where yawing of a wind rotor of said wind turbine is at least temporarily not possible. The method includes adjusting a first pitch angle of a first rotor blade and a second pitch angle of a second rotor blade such that the first and second pitch angles differ by at least 30 degrees. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076143 | SIMPLIFIED SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING PROPELLER BLADE PITCH IN AN AIRCRAFT TURBOSHAFT ENGINE - A system for controlling pitch of a propeller blade of a turboshank engine, including two automatic locking members making it possible, depending on their controlled position, to lock rotation of a blade root in both directions of rotation, or to allow the rotation of the blade root support in either of the two directions. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076144 | Fluid Interacting Device - A rotary turbine including at least one blade is disclosed. The rotary turbine includes a blade arrangement in which the orientation of the at least one blade movably changes relative to the fluid flow and also changes relative to an orbital path taken by the rotary turbine thereby increasing flow area usage and minimizing friction. Certain embodiments of the present disclosure include a rotary turbine with blade orientations that are linearly coupled to the orbital orientation of the turbine. Other embodiments of the present disclosure include a rotary turbine with blade orientations that are non-linearly coupled to the orbital orientation of the turbine. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076145 | HIGH EFFICIENT COMPOUNDED WIND POWER SYSTEM - A high efficient compounded wind power system comprises a wind power unit including a wind hood, a plurality of fan blades installed externally to said wind hood, a wind power unit driving main transmission shaft installed behind said wind hood, a driving gear installed on said main transmission shaft to form a separation with said wind hood, and a compound unit installed on said main transmission shaft locating behind said wind hood for mutual driving and mutual power transmission with said wind power unit to include a gravity wheel, a plurality of gravity shaft arms installed externally to said gravity wheel, and a plurality of swingable gravity wheels which are connected respectively with each gravity shaft arm at the end whereof. As such, high efficient wind power is produced to allow the present wind power generation equipments to operate eternally and continuously with a better energy economic effectiveness. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076146 | Wind turbine electrical generating system with combined structural support members and straightening vanes - A wind turbine electrical-generating system with air-directing vanes in the forms of sheaths over structural members crossing the sir discharge opening of the wind turbines. The turbines also have associated shroud assemblies which support the structural members and which cooperate with the vanes to provide superior performance. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076147 | Multiple Alloy Turbine Rotor Section, Welded Turbine Rotor Incorporating the Same and Methods of Their Manufacture - A method of making a multiple alloy, multi-section welded turbine rotor includes providing a forged multiple alloy rotor section having an integral microstructure, the rotor section comprising a first alloy having a first alloy composition and second alloy having a second alloy composition, a first weld face comprising the first alloy on a first end and an a second weld face comprising the second alloy on an opposed second end. The method also includes providing a first rotor section comprising the first alloy composition and a second rotor section comprising the second alloy composition. The method also includes welding the first rotor section to the first weld face and welding the second rotor section to the second weld face. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076148 | FAN - A fan is disclosed herein. The fan includes a hub portion operable to rotate about an axis. The hub portion extends along the axis between forward and aft ends. The fan also includes at least one platform operably fixed with the hub portion. The at least one platform at least partially encircles the axis. The fan also includes at least one airfoil extending from the at least one platform radially outward relative to the axis between a base and a tip. The at least one platform terminates at forward and aft circumferential edges spaced from one another along the axis. At least one of the forward and aft circumferential edges extends about the axis and along the axis. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076149 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING A ROTOR BLADE EXTENSION FOR USE IN A WIND TURBINE - A method of assembling a blade extension assembly for use with a wind turbine. The method includes removing a tip end of a tip portion of a rotor blade and coupling a tip wall to the tip portion. The tip wall extends between a first sidewall and a second sidewall and includes a plurality of slots defined therein. A blade extension assembly is coupled to the tip portion. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076150 | AIRFOIL SHAPE - An article of manufacture having a nominal profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in a table. The table selected from the TABLE. Wherein X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z in inches. The profile sections at the Z distances being joined smoothly with one another to form a complete airfoil shape. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076151 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FOCUSED ENERGY BRAZING - A method and system that includes generation of an energy beam. The energy beam may be generated from a focused energy source. Additionally, the energy beam may be directed towards a pre-sintered preform. The pre-sintered preform may be made of a braze material and may seal a hole that may be located in a turbine component. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076152 | VENTILATOR WHEEL OR FAN WHEEL WITH ANTIBACTERIAL COATING - The present invention relates to a ventilator wheel or fan wheel composed of a hub and blades which are fastened in said hub. The hub and/or the blades are at least partially provided, on the surface thereof, with an antibacterial agent. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076153 | STEAM TURBINE ROTOR AND STEAM TURBINE USING THE SAME - To provide a steam turbine rotor and a steam turbine which are highly reliable. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076154 | SUPPORT FOR A LARGE VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE - A support for a large vertical axis wind turbine including a tower frame, a platform, a vertical central axis, and a vertical axis windmill including a plurality of blades and supporting arms. The platform is disposed on the tower frame for installing and fixing a generator. The vertical central axis and the vertical axis windmill are supported by the tower frame. The tower frame is a truss structure and includes at least three sub-tower frames which are in parallel with each other and form a regular polygon from top view. The sub-tower frames are a hollow truss structure. The ratio of a diameter of the vertical axis windmill to a distance between two adjacent sub-tower frames is between 2.5 and 6. The ratio of the diameter of the vertical axis windmill to a height of the tower frame is between 3 and 0.5. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076155 | GUIDE BLADE FOR A GAS TURBINE - A guide blade for a gas turbine includes an inner and an outer platform, an airfoil extending in a radial direction between the inner and the outer platforms and having a height in the radial direction, and at least one cooling channel disposed in an interior of the airfoil and configured to receive a cooling medium flowing through the at least one cooling channel configured to cool the guide blade, wherein a cross-sectional area of a blade material of the airfoil varies over the height. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076156 | Flow Control - A pumping system for moving water of a swimming pool includes a water pump and a variable speed motor. The pumping system further includes means for determining a first motor speed of the motor, means for determining first and second performance values of the pumping system, and means for comparing the first and second performance values. The pumping system further includes means for determining an adjustment value based upon the comparison, means for determining a second motor speed based upon the adjustment value, and means for controlling the motor in response to the second motor speed. In one example, the pumping system includes means for determining a value indicative of a flow rate of water moved by the pump. In addition or alternatively, the pumping system includes a filter arrangement. A method of controlling the pumping system for moving the water of the swimming pool is also disclosed. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076157 | CENTRIFUGAL PUMP UNIT - The invention relates to a centrifugal pump assembly with an electric drive motor and with a control device having a frequency converter, for the control of the rotational speed of the drive motor, wherein the control device is designed in a manner such that in at least one control region, a field weakening is produced in the drive motor, by way of which the rotational speed of the drive motor is increased. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076158 | METHOD OF OPERATING ADAPTIVE CORE ENGINES - A method of operating a compressor in an adaptive core engine is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of operating a front block compressor to increase pressure of a fluid to a first pressure ratio in a high-power mode operation; operating a rear block compressor coupled to the front block compressor such that the front block compressor and the rear block compressor operate at the same physical speed; closing a rear block stator vane located axially forward from the rear block compressor such that the flow of the fluid into the rear block compressor is substantially cut off; and keeping a blocker door opened such that substantially all of the fluid pressurized by the front block compressor flows through a bypass passage during the high-power mode operation. The operation may be transitioned from the high-power mode to a low-power mode by opening a rear block stator such that the rear block compressor receives at least a portion of the fluid flowing from the front block compressor and maintains an overall engine pressure ratio. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076159 | DENSE PHASE PUMP FOR DRY PARTICULATE MATERIAL - A dense phase pump for particulate material includes a pump chamber wherein material flows into the pump chamber under negative pressure and flows out of the pump chamber under positive pressure. A plurality of pinch valves are provided to control flow of material into and out of the pump chamber. The pinch valves are operated independent of each other and of the pump cycle rate. A modular design of the pump is provided. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076160 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR A HYDRAULIC PISTON MACHINE WITH A VARIABLE FLOW RATE - A control device for a hydraulic piston machine with a variable flow rate averaged over time has a plurality of pistons each defining a working chamber with a changeable value and connectable to high-pressure and low-pressure line via first and second valves actuable in an electric fashion, and an electronic control unit operating the valves in several modes, so that the valves can be operatable only in the partial stroke mode, or in the partial stroke mode and in the idle stroke mode, or in the partial stroke mode and in the full stroke mode, or in the way that all three modes are used on a limited number of working chambers and only the idle stroke and the full stroke modes are used on the remaining working chambers. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076161 | Displacement Control System for Variable Displacement Compressor - A displacement control system (B) for a variable displacement compressor has an electromagnetic clutch ( | 2011-03-31 |
20110076162 | COMPRESSOR PLUG ASSEMBLY - A compressor including a shell, a compression mechanism disposed within the shell, a motor actuating the compression mechanism, and a terminal body secured to the shell, may further include at least one conductor pin extending through the terminal body and a fence disposed around the terminal body and secured to the shell. A plug assembly having an inner core surrounded by an outer body includes at least one electrical receptacle housed by the inner core for selective electrical communication with the at least one conductor pin. A seal may be integrally formed with the outer body and may engage the fence when the at least one electrical receptacle is in electrical communication with the at least one conductor pin. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076163 | METHOD AND APPARATUS IN CONNECTION WITH PUMP DRIVE - A method in connection with a pump drive connected to a container or the like, wherein a frequency converter is arranged to supply power to a pump in such a manner that a pump flow (Q | 2011-03-31 |
20110076164 | Air compressor having tilted piston - An air compressor includes a cylinder housing having an outlet tube and an inner peripheral surface, a piston slidably received in the cylinder housing and having a piston rod, the piston is tilted relative to a longitudinal or lateral axis T of the piston rod, and a motor is coupled to the piston for moving the piston relative to the cylinder housing in a reciprocating action in order to generate pressurized air. The piston rod is tilted relative to the longitudinal axis Z of the cylinder housing, and the piston is arranged to be perpendicular to the longitudinal axis Z and the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder housing when the piston is moved toward the outlet tube in a pumping stroke for effectively compressing and pumping the air in the cylinder housing. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076165 | DRIVE DEVICE - A drive device in which a driving force transfer mechanism is accommodated in a case that includes a main body portion having an opening portion and a cover portion attached to the opening portion, and the cover portion is provided with an oil pump. The drive device is configured with a pump cover attached to a case inner surface of the cover portion, which forms an inner surface of the case, such that the pump cover is accommodated in a case internal space surrounded by the main body portion and the cover portion. A pump chamber of the oil pump is formed by a recess that is formed in at least one of a mating surface of the cover portion and a mating surface of the pump cover in a bonding portion between the cover portion and the pump cover. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076166 | Turbo Charger II - A turbocharger includes a compressor arrangement for compressing fresh air for internal combustion engines, containing a compressor wheel as well as an electric motor with a rotor and stator. A rotor magnet of the rotor is designed such that it is partially or completely integrated into the compressor wheel, and the smallest diameter of the stator is 1.5- to 8-times the size of the largest outer diameter of the rotor. The turbocharger has a very spontaneous response behaviour in the transient range, as well as the possibility of an exact real-time regulation of the mass flow. It furthermore renders possible the energy recovery and this contributes to increasing the total efficiency. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076167 | Electric Motor II - An electric motor conveys media and includes a stator, a rotor with a rotor magnet, and a media throughput opening between the stator and rotor. An operationally reliable delivery of media at low cost and with low maintenance is achieved with the electric motor. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076168 | PORTABLE INLINE PUMP KIT - A portable inline pump kit is provided featuring a pump having a fluid output port configured to pump fluid, and having a quick disconnect power input connection to couple the pump to a source of power; a portable battery or battery pack having a power connection to be coupled by wiring to the pump; a connector having a bullet connector to couple to the quick connect power input connection of the pump, and having another bullet connector to couple to the power connection of the portable battery or battery pack; an alligator style battery connector having a bullet connector to couple to the input connection of the pump, and having a pair of alligator style battery clips to couple to terminals of a battery, including a car or boat battery; a cigarette lighter connector having a bullet connector to couple to the power input connection of the pump, and having a cigarette lighter power adapter to be coupled to a remote cigarette lighter in, e.g. a boat, a car; and a carrying case having a top case portion hingeably coupled to a bottom case portion, wherein one case portion is configured to receive, frictionally engage and store one or more of the pump, the portable battery or battery pack, the connector, the alligator style battery connector or the cigarette lighter connector, and wherein the other case portion is configured to receive, frictionally engage and store the one or more of the pump, the portable battery or battery pack, the connector, the alligator style battery connector or the cigarette lighter connector not being stored in the one case portion. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076169 | ROTARY COMPRESSOR - The eccentric on the crankshaft of a rotary compressor, as well as the roller that surrounds the crankshaft, is replaced by an elliptical cam that acts as a double eccentric. In this manner, the elliptical cam provides for proper balancing of the crankshaft and other components of the compressor, while eliminating the need to use counterweights. Specifically, the elliptical cam is symmetrical, resulting in equal forces acting on opposing sides of the elliptical cam. This allows the elliptical cam to maintain its balance throughout its rotation, even when operating at a high rate of revolution. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076170 | PIEZOELECTRIC MICRO-BLOWER - A piezoelectric micro-blower includes an inner case to which a peripheral portion of a vibrating plate including a piezoelectric element is fixed such that a blower chamber is defined between the inner case and the vibrating plate and an outer case arranged to cover an outer periphery of the inner case with a gap therebetween. The inner case is elastically retained in the outer case by a plurality of connecting portions. A first opening is provided in a top plate portion of the inner case that faces a central portion of the vibrating plate, and a second opening is provided in a top plate portion of the outer case that faces the first opening. A central space is provided between the top plate portions, and fluid introduced from the outside is guided to the central space through the gap between the inner and outer cases. The vibrating plate is driven in a bending mode so that air is sucked into the central space and is discharged through the second opening. The connecting portions prevent leakage of vibration of the vibrating plate from the inner case to the outer case, thereby reducing energy loss. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076171 | SUCTION VALVE OF VARIABLE CAPACITY COMPRESSOR FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed is a suction valve of a variable capacity compressor for vehicle including: a valve sheet, a valve case, a spool valve, and a resilient member, wherein the valve case includes a first coolant discharging port and a pair of second coolant discharging ports, each second coolant discharging port being smaller in size than the first coolant discharging port, and wherein the spool valve includes a plurality of first grooves and two pairs of second grooves which are formed on the first grooves so that the second grooves in each pair face each other and a coolant may be introduced from the bottom surface of the valve case, and wherein when the spool valve is initially opened, the coolant is introduced through the first and second grooves. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076172 | SCROLL PUMP WITH ISOLATION BARRIER - Scroll pumping apparatus includes a first scroll element and a second scroll element; a drive mechanism operatively coupled to the second scroll element for producing orbiting motion of the second scroll element relative to the first scroll element, the drive mechanism having an axis of rotation; and an isolation element to isolate a first volume and a second volume in the scroll pumping apparatus. The isolation element includes a first resilient annular member coupled, directly or indirectly, to the first scroll element, a second resilient annular member coupled, directly or indirectly, to the second scroll element, and a tubular member coupled between the first and second annular members. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076173 | ROTARY COMPRESSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - There is disclosed a rotary compressor which delays a pressure rise on a high pressure chamber side in a cylinder of a rotary compression element to decrease a high pressure load applied to a roller and a rotary shaft, thereby improving performance. In the rotary compressor including a sealed container in which an electromotive element (a driving element) and first and second rotary compression elements driven by a rotary shaft of the electromotive element are included, each of the rotary compression elements being constituted of a cylinder, a roller fitted into an eccentric portion formed on the rotary shaft to eccentrically rotate in the cylinder, and a vane which abuts on the roller to partition the inside of the cylinder into a low pressure chamber side and a high pressure chamber side, the inner diameter of a suction passage formed in each cylinder is 59% or more and 70% or less of the thickness of the cylinder. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076174 | SCREW COMPRESSION APPARATUS - A screw compression apparatus ( | 2011-03-31 |
20110076175 | Punch die for powder compacting, powder compacting equipment equipped with punch die, and forming method with an equipment - In a punch die for powder compacting, a powder compacting equipment equipped with the punch die, and a forming method with the equipment, for suppressing the occurrence of stress concentration in the die without changing a shape of a powder compacting body, the punch die is used to form a cylindrical member by powder compacting, which has a substantially cylindrical shape and has a protrusion portion formed on the inner peripheral side thereof to protrude in the axial direction or a stepped portion or a concave portion formed on the inner peripheral side thereof in the radial direction. The punch die has a substantially cylindrical shape, and has a protrusion portion formed on at least a part of the inner peripheral surface or the outer peripheral surface thereof to protrude toward the center axis. The punch die is divided into two upper and lower parts at a surface forming the same surface as a lower surface of the protrusion portion, and the division surfaces are mechanically connected to each other or adhered to each other by adhesive. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076176 | CAST COMPRESSOR ARTICLES AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME - Methods of forming a compressor article such as a cast airfoil, a stator, a blade, a gas turbine, and a gas turbine shell via casting are presented. The methods include: preparing an iron-manganese-aluminum-silicon-carbon (Fe—Mn—Al—Si—C) based alloy; casting the Fe—Mn—Al—Si—C based alloy, wherein a cast has a shape of the compressor article; and performing post-casting finishing thereby forming the compressor article. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076177 | HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL SHEET FOR CANS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A steel sheet for cans that has a yield stress of at least 500 Mpa after coating and baking and a method for manufacturing the steel sheet for cans are provided. The steel sheet for cans contains, on the basis of mass percent, C: more than 0.02% but 0.10% or less, Si: 0.10% or less, Mn: 1.5% or less, P: 0.20% or less, S: 0.20% or less, Al: 0.10% or less, N: 0.0120% to 0.0250%, dissolved N being 0.0100% or more, and a remainder of Fe and incidental impurities. A high-strength material can be obtained by maintaining the absolute quantity of dissolved N at a certain value or more and performing hardening by quench aging and strain aging, for example, in a printing process, a film lamination process, or a drying and baking process performed before can manufacturing. In the manufacture, hot rolling is performed at a slab extraction temperature of 1200° C. or more and a finish rolling temperature of (Ar3 transformation temperature—30)° C. or more, and coiling is performed at 650° C. or less. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076178 | Mg-BASED ALLOY - An Mg-base alloy shows that an Mg-base alloy, which is added Zn and Al to magnesium, has a composition represented by (100-a-b) wt % Mg-a wt % Al-b wt % Zn, and satisfying 0.5≦b/a. The alloy can reduce yield anisotropy, which is a serious problem for the wrought magnesium alloy, while maintaining a high strength property. The alloy is produced by additive elements, such as Zn and Al, which are easily obtained in place of rare earth elements. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076179 | SUPER OXIDATION AND CYCLIC DAMAGE RESISTANT NICKEL-BASE SUPERALLOY AND ARTICLES FORMED THEREFROM - A nickel-base superalloy composition including (measured in % by weight) from about 6.8 to about 7.5% aluminum, from about 4 to about 8% tantalum, from about 4 to about 10% chromium, from about 2 to about 7% tungsten, from 0 to about 6% rhenium, from 0 to about 5% cobalt, from 0 to about 0.2% silicon, optionally, from about 0.15 to about 0.7% hafnium, from 0 to about 0.5% titanium, from 0 to about 4% molybdenum, from 0 to about 0.005% boron, from 0 to about 0.06% carbon, from 0 to about 0.03% of a rare earth addition selected from the group consisting of yttrium, lanthanum, cesium, and combinations thereof, balance nickel and incidental impurities. The nickel-base superalloy composition may be used in single-crystal or directionally solidified superalloy articles such as high pressure turbine blades for a gas turbine engine. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076180 | Nickel-Based Superalloys and Articles - Rhenium-free nickel based alloys are provided. More particularly, the alloys comprise preferred levels and ratios of elements so as to achieve good high temperature strength of both gamma matrix phase and gamma prime precipitates, as well as good environmental resistance, without using rhenium. When cast and directionally solidified into single crystal form, the alloys exhibit creep and oxidation resistance substantially equivalent to or better than rhenium-bearing single-crystal alloys. Further, the alloys can be processed by directional solidification into articles in single crystal form or columnar structure comprising fine dendrite arm spacing, e.g., less than 400 μm, if need be, so that further improvements in mechanical properties in the articles can be seen. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076181 | Nickel-Based Superalloys and Articles - Rhenium-free nickel based alloys are provided. More particularly, the alloys comprise preferred levels and ratios of elements so as to achieve good high temperature strength of both gamma matrix phase and gamma prime precipitates, as well as good environmental resistance, without using rhenium. When cast and directionally solidified into single crystal form, the alloys exhibit oxidation resistance better than or comparable to rhenium-bearing single-crystal alloys, and creep rupture life comparable to rhenium-bearing single-crystal alloys. Further, the alloys can be processed by directional solidification into articles in single crystal form or columnar structure comprising fine dendrite arm spacing, e.g., less than 400 μm, if need be, so that further improvements in mechanical properties in the articles can be seen. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076182 | Nickel-Based Superalloys and Articles - Rhenium-free nickel based alloys are provided. More particularly, the alloys comprise preferred levels and ratios of elements so as to achieve good high temperature strength of both gamma matrix phase and gamma prime precipitates, as well as good environmental resistance, without using rhenium. When cast and directionally solidified into single crystal form, the alloys exhibit creep resistance substantially equivalent to rhenium-bearing single-crystal alloys. Further, the alloys can be processed by directional solidification into articles in single crystal form or columnar structure comprising fine dendrite arm spacing, e.g., less than 400 μm, if need be, so that further improvements in mechanical properties in the articles can be seen. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076183 | Au-Ga-In Brazing Material - A brazing material which can be melted at a suitable temperature at which damage is not given to a device inside a package upon sealing, and besides the brazing material is not remelted, e.g., upon mounting to a board, and which has a low temperature difference between a liquid and a solid. The brazing material is made of a Au—Ga—In ternary alloy, wherein weight concentrations of the elements lie within a region of a polygon with a point A (Au: 90%. Ga: 10%, In: 0%), a point B (Au: 70%, Ga: 30%, In: 0%), a point C (Au: 60%. Ga: 0%. In: 40%) and a point D (Au: 80%, Ga: 0%. In: 20%) as vertexes. excluding lines on which In and Ga become 0%, in a Au—Ga—In ternary phase diagram. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076184 | NOVEL ALUMINUM ALLOY AND PRODUTS THEREOF - The present invention provides a high corrosion resistant aluminum alloy consisting essentially of (by weight %): 0.30-1.25% Mn, 0.10-1.20% Si, 0.05-0.25% Cr, 0.05-0.2% Zr, 0.08-0.30% Ti, less than 0.03% Zn, less than 0.03% Cu, and up to 0.20% Fe, balance aluminum and inevitable impurities. The present invention also relates to articles made of the alloy. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076185 | Dispenser - The invention provides an air treatment device comprising: an airborne agent detector comprising a plurality of airborne agent sensors, wherein the airborne agent detector comprises means to detect a threshold level or concentration of an airborne agent; a means to mount a source of air treatment agent to the device; and a means to expel a portion of air treatment agent from a mounted source of agent, upon detection of an airborne agent by the detector. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076186 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING AIR - The invention provides an apparatus and method for treating indoor air, utilizing a container suitable for holding a brine solution thereinside, a porous medium rotatably mounted on, or in, said container such that a section thereof is capable of being immersed in the brine solution held inside it, rotating means mechanically coupled to said porous medium, and air streaming means capable of directing a stream of air to a surface area of said porous medium. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076187 | Device for Sterilizing Containers by Way of Charge Carriers - A device for sterilizing containers may include a treatment head having an outlet window for the passing of charge carriers therethrough, a charge carrier generation source for generating charge carriers, an acceleration device disposed above the outlet window, and a cooling device for cooling the outlet window. The acceleration device accelerates the charge carriers in the direction of the outlet window. The cooling device includes a feed opening for a gaseous medium. The feed opening is disposed beneath the outlet window and directs the gaseous medium at least partially from below to the outlet window. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076188 | IN-LINE UV-GERMICIDAL DEVICE FOR FLUID MEDIA - The invention relates to a device for the sterilization of ballast water on ships by means of UV radiation, with a pump line by means of which ballast water can be taken up and discharged, wherein the pump line is passed through by a number of UV-transparent sheath pipes arranged one behind another in the direction of the pump line and in which UV radiators are arranged for the emission of UV radiation into the pump line and sheath pipes arranged one behind another in the circumferential direction of the pump line are offset by an angle α in relation to one another. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076189 | FEED BACK AND DOSE CONTROL OF DISTRIBUTED DECONTAMINATION SYSTEMS - A sterilization system includes a plurality of vaporizers that are controlled by a network of interconnected controllers. The network includes a plurality of control units with each control unit controlling an associated vaporizer to adjust independently the rate at which the associated vaporizer injects vaporized sterilant into the different regions of an enclosure. The network also includes a master control unit configured to control each control unit over the network to coordinate the aggregate injection of sterilant vapor. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076190 | HEAT PUMP TYPE HOT-WATER SUPPLY DEVICE AND HOT WATER STERILIZATION METHOD - A heat pump type hot-water supply device including a hot water storage tank and a hot water circulation circuit is provided with a bactericidal component generator, such as a discharge device for generating a streamer discharge, in order to prevent development of bacteria, such as | 2011-03-31 |
20110076191 | Ozone Based Method and System for Tool Sterilization - A method and system for sterilizing an item using ozone and a secondary molecule is provided. The secondary molecule comprises hydrogen for conversion to a hydroxyl radical. The item and secondary molecular are inserted into a container, and a gaseous mixture containing ozone can be inserted into the container by way of a filling station having an ozone source and a vacuum pump to remove air from the container. Sterilization occurs within the container such that the container can be removed from the filling station. A preferred secondary molecule is an alcohol, such as isopropyl alcohol. Prior to insertion of the item into the container, the item can be soaked in a nutrient rich hot water bath at or near boiling and optionally at a pressure above atmospheric to assist in sterilization. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076192 | STERILIZATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method of sterilizing an article by sequentially exposing the article to hydrogen peroxide and ozone is disclosed. The article is exposed under vacuum first to an evaporated aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide and subsequently to an ozone containing gas. The exposure is carried out without reducing the water vapor content of the sterilization atmosphere, the water vapor content being derived from the aqueous solvent of the hydrogen peroxide solution and from the decomposition of the hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen. The complete sterilization process is carried out while the chamber remains sealed and without removal of any component of the sterilization atmosphere. For this purpose, the chamber is initially evacuated to a first vacuum pressure sufficient to cause evaporation of the aqueous hydrogen peroxide at the temperature of the chamber atmosphere. The chamber is then sealed for the remainder of the sterilization process and during all sterilant injection cycles. Keeping the chamber sealed and maintaining the hydrogen peroxide and its decomposition products in the chamber for the subsequent ozone sterilization step results in a synergistic increase in the sterilization efficiency and allows for the use of much lower sterilant amounts and sterilization cycle times than would be expected from using hydrogen peroxide and ozone in combination. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076193 | RACK TRANSPORTING APPARATUS AND SAMPLE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A rack transporting apparatus including: a first transport path for transporting a sample rack to the sample processing unit; a second transport path for transporting the sample rack, without passing through the sample processing unit, in the same direction as a transport direction of the sample rack by the first transport path; a third transport path for transporting the sample rack in the opposite direction of the transport direction by the first transport path and the second transport path; a first rack transferring mechanism for transferring the sample rack from the second transport path to the first transport path through a first holding region being capable of holding the sample rack; and a second rack transferring mechanism for transferring the sample rack from the first transport path to the second transport path or the third transport path through a second holding region being capable of holding the sample rack. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076194 | RACK COLLECTING UNIT AND SAMPLE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A rack collecting unit including: a transport path capable of transporting a sample rack in a first direction; a transport path capable of transporting the sample rack in a second direction opposite to the first direction; a storing section for storing therein the sample rack; and a transferring section for transferring the sample rack carried onto the transport paths to the storing section. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076195 | Hydrodynamic Isolation Method and Apparatus - The present invention is a flow cell and method for use in microfluidic analyses that presents highly discrete and small volumes of fluid to isolated locations on a two-dimensional surface contained within an open fluidic chamber defined by the flow cell that has physical dimensions such that laminar style flow occurs for fluids flowing through the chamber. This process of location specific fluid addressing within the flow cell is facilitated by combining components of hydrodynamic focusing with site specific cell evacuation. The process does not require the use of physical barriers within the flow cell or mechanical valves to control the paths of fluid movement. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076196 | PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTOR, LUMINESCENT SCREEN AND PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a photochemical reactor ( | 2011-03-31 |
20110076197 | NANO-FIBERED MEMBRANE FOR WESTERN BLOT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - The present invention relates to a membrane for Western blotting which has a three-dimensional open pore structure, an average pore diameter of 0.1-1.0 μm and a thickness of 30-200 μm, wherein the membrane for Western blotting is manufactured by subjecting nanofibers having an average fiber diameter of 50-1000 nm, obtained by electrospinning, to a hot-plate calendering process, and a method for manufacturing the same. The method comprises the steps of: dissolving a hydrophobic material in a solvent to prepare a spinning solution; subjecting the spinning solution to a spinning process to obtain a hydrophobic polymer nanofiber web; and calendering the obtained nanofiber web to obtain a membrane for Western blotting. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076198 | Apparatus for determining content of at least one oxidizable constituent of an aqueous sample - An apparatus for determining the content of at least one oxidizable constituent of an aqueous, liquid sample, comprising a high temperature reactor for decomposing the liquid sample and forming a gaseous mixture, which contains at least the constituent as a gaseous oxide, wherein the high temperature reactor has a liquid inlet for delivery of the liquid sample and a gas inlet for delivery of a carrier gas, and is connected via a gas discharge with an analysis chamber, wherein a condensing unit is placed in front of the analysis chamber for condensing water from the gas mixture, wherein, during operation of the apparatus, a gas stream of the carrier gas with the gas mixture of the high temperature reactor passes via the gas discharge and the condensing unit into the analysis chamber, and wherein, between the gas discharge and the condensing unit, a heatable filter unit is interposed for removal of salts and/or metal oxides from the gas mixture, and the gas discharge, the filter unit and optionally connecting elements arranged between gas discharge and filter unit are thermally insulated and/or equipped with heating elements in such a manner that their temperature during operation of the apparatus is settable to more than 100° C. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076199 | DEVICE FOR THE PHOTOMETRIC EXAMINATION OF SAMPLES - A device for the photometric examination of samples has a sample-holder apparatus for at least two sample vessels, and a measuring apparatus and a moveable apparatus. The sample-holder apparatus is designed to be stationary, and the measuring apparatus is arranged on the moveable apparatus such that it can be displaced by means of the moveable apparatus. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076200 | CHEMICAL PLANT - It is made possible to scale up the throughput of a chemical plant using microreactors. The chemical plant has a liquid sending line communicating with a raw material tank at a bifurcation of raw material and a means for detecting the flow of raw material and a control valve for adjusting the flow located in the line. In each branch line to each of the multiple microreactors connected in parallel, there are provided a means for monitoring the flow rate of raw material and a means for adjusting this flow rate. A control apparatus monitors the flow rate in each liquid sending line and adjusts the quantity of liquid sent from each control valve and each pump to avoid the influence of an air bubble or deposit in each line. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076201 | Overhung Axial Flow Compressor, Reactor and Method - Overhung axial compressor, chemical reactor and method for compressing a fluid. The overhung axial compressor includes a casing configured to be vertically split along a vertical axis for access to an inside of the casing and a removable cartridge. The removable cartridge is configured to fit inside the casing and to be detachably attached to the casing. The removable cartridge includes a shaft disposed along a horizontal axis, the shaft being configured to rotate about the horizontal axis, a bearing system attached to the removable cartridge and configured to rotationally support a first end of the shaft, and plural blades disposed toward a second end of the shaft such that the second end is overhung inside the casing. The compressor also includes a guide vane mechanism configured to connect to the removable cartridge, the guide vane mechanism being configured to adjust a flow of a fluid to the plural blades. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076202 | PARTICULATE COMBUSTION CATALYST, PARTICULATE FILTER AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING APPARATUS - Provided is a particulate combustion catalyst including a carrier formed of monoclinic zirconium oxide particles, and metallic Ag or Ag oxide, which serves as a catalyst component and is supported on the carrier, wherein the amount of the catalyst component is 0.5 to 10 mass %, as reduced to metallic Ag, on the basis of the mass of the carrier, and preferably, the catalyst has a BET specific surface area of 8 to 21 m | 2011-03-31 |
20110076203 | HYDROGEN SUPPLY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a hydrogen supply device which supplies hydrogen by selectively permitting permeation of hydrogen contained in a hydrogen containing gas (G | 2011-03-31 |
20110076204 | PINCH VALVE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A pinch valve, a chip including a pinch valve of this type, a peristaltic pump including a pinch valve of this type and a method for manufacturing same. The pinch valve includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a third substrate, the third substrate being farmed from an elastic material and situated between the first and second substrates, the first substrate adjoining the third substrate and having at least one first recess on the side adjacent to the third substrate, the second substrate adjoining the third substrate and having at least one second recess on the side adjacent to the third substrate, the first recess and the second recess being situated at least partially opposite each other. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076205 | Pipette Tip Mounting Shaft - A pipette tip mounting shaft includes outwardly circumferentially extending locking lobes over which the pipette tip collar is mounted. The locking lobes preferably include an inclining ramp portion that gently flexes and distorts the pipette tip collar out-of-round as the mounting shaft is inserted into the pipette tip, rather than the stretching tip collar. Each locking lobe also includes a declining ramp portion which extends upward along the mounting shaft. The peak of the lobes is preferably curved. When the pipette tip is fully mounted on the mounting shaft, a locking ring on the inside surface of the tip collar engages the declining ramp of the lobes to provide an over-center engagement, however, the required ejection force is small. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076206 | Reagent containers for compact test devices - Embodiments disclosed herein relate to reagent containers configured to allow for different liquid and solid reagents to be mixed in situ prior to the measurement. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076207 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING AND MONITORING THE KINETIC PERFORMANCE OF AN ESTERIFICATION CATALYST MATERIAL - A process for monitoring the condition of a guard bed catalyst material used in an adiabatic reactor to thereby protect a primary reaction catalyst and, in particular, the present invention is intended to be applied to a guard bed used prior to the heterogeneous catalyzed esterification of free fatty acids with low molecular weight monohydric alcohols, especially methanol, to produce fatty acid alkyl esters for biodiesel production. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076208 | Method of Extracting Te and Bismuth Oxide and Recovering Byproducts - A method of extracting Te and bismuth oxide and recovering byproduct comprises: leaching raw materials with a Te content of ≧1.8% by utilizing a leaching system containing H | 2011-03-31 |
20110076209 | REDUCING ALUMINOSILICATE SCALE IN THE BAYER PROCESS - The invention provides a method of inhibiting the accumulation of DSP scale in the liquor circuit of Bayer process equipment. The method includes adding one or more particular silane based small molecules to the liquor fluid circuit. These scale inhibitors reduce DSP scale formation and thereby increase fluid throughput, increase the amount of time Bayer process equipment can be operational and reduce the need for expensive and dangerous acid washes of Bayer process equipment. As a result, the invention provides a significant reduction in the total cost of operating a Bayer process. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076210 | SORBENT FORMULATION FOR REMOVAL OF MERCURY FROM FLUE GAS - Methods and systems for reducing mercury emissions from fluid streams having a high concentration of sulfur oxide species are provided herein. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076211 | Reactive Gas Control - Aspects include a valve comprising a flowing liquid, operable to control a flow of gas through a port. Certain aspects include reaction chambers operable to react gases, and in some aspects gases are substantially contained within an envelope comprised of a flowing liquid. Certain embodiments control gas entrance into a chamber with a valve comprised of a flowing liquid controlling gas flow through a port. Various gas scrubbing systems are described, including systems comprising reaction chambers operable to react gases that yield substantial amounts of solid reaction products. Methods for controlling gas flow are disclosed. Systems and methods include sequential steps of wet-scrubbing, reacting and further wet-scrubbing a gas stream. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076212 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OXIDIZING NITRIC OXIDE IN A GAS STREAM - An after-treatment system architecture and method for oxidizing the nitric oxide component of a gas stream. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076213 | Use of Impure Inert Gases in the Controlled Heating and Cooling of Mixed Conducting Metal Oxide Materials - Method for processing an article comprising mixed conducting metal oxide material. The method comprises contacting the article with an oxygen-containing gas and either reducing the temperature of the oxygen-containing gas during a cooling period or increasing the temperature of the oxygen-containing gas during a heating period; during the cooling period, reducing the oxygen activity in the oxygen-containing gas during at least a portion of the cooling period and increasing the rate at which the temperature of the oxygen-containing gas is reduced during at least a portion of the cooling period; and during the heating period, increasing the oxygen activity in the oxygen-containing gas during at least a portion of the heating period and decreasing the rate at which the temperature of the oxygen-containing gas is increased during at least a portion of the heating period. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076214 | Reversible Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids - One aspect of the present invention relates to salts that are room-temperature ionic liquids (RTILs), methods of making them, and methods of using them in connection with temporary or permanent gas sequestration. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a class of solvents which can be transformed into RTILs by exposure to a gas, and methods of using them in connection with temporary or permanent gas sequestration. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076215 | INTEGRATED BOILER AND AIR POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEMS - An air pollution control system includes an emission treatment system configured to receive flue gas, to reduce at least one pollutant therefrom, and to output emission treated flue gas. A first air heater in fluid communication with the emission treatment system includes a heat exchanger for heating forced air introduced thereto above a base temperature and thereby cooling emission treated flue gas from the emission treatment system to a stack discharge temperature. A second air heater in fluid communication with the first air heater to receive heated forced air therefrom includes a heat exchanger for heating forced air introduced thereto to a preheat temperature for combustion in a boiler and thereby cooling flue gas introduced from a boiler to the second air heater to an emission treatment temperature. The second air heater is in fluid communication with the emission treatment system to introduce cooled flue gas thereto. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076216 | Carbon Dioxide Capture Power Generation System - The present invention discloses a carbon dioxide capture power generation system provided with a boiler to combust a fuel in the oxygen atmosphere, a carbon dioxide capture equipment to remove carbon dioxide in the wake flow of the boiler, a piping branching from the wake flow of the boiler to recycle the combustion exhaust gas to the boiler, and a desulfurization equipment to remove sulfur oxides and a sulfuric acid removal equipment to remove a sulfuric acid gas in the upstream of carbon dioxide capture equipment and in the wake flow of the boiler. | 2011-03-31 |
20110076217 | PROCESS FOR GROWING RARE EARTH ALUMINUM OR GALLIUM GARNET CRYSTALS FROM A FLUORIDE-CONTAINING MELT AND OPTICAL ELEMENTS AND SCINTILLATION MADE THEREFROM - The process for growing a rare earth aluminum or gallium garnet crystal from a melt includes melting an aluminum or gallium garnet of at least one rare earth, preferably Lu or Y, or a mixture of oxides of formula Me | 2011-03-31 |