24th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110138713 | INSULATED ATTIC DOOR - The present application relates to an attic door assembly. The attic door assembly includes a jamb having an interior surface. The jamb is installed adjacent to a pull-down attic door. The attic door assembly also includes a rabbet disposed along a perimeter of the interior surface of the jamb and a door hingedly coupled to the jamb. The door includes a frame, a panel coupled to a first side of the frame, and a foam board coupled to a second side of the frame opposite the panel. The foam board, the panel, and the frame in combination define an interior space. An insulating material is disposed within the interior space. Finally, a flexible sealant is applied to the interior surface. The flexible sealant is operable to seal an interface of the rabbet, the jamb, and the door. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138714 | EXTERIOR STAINABLE VINYL DOOR OR WINDOW SYSTEM - The present invention is method and product for a door system or window system incorporating stainable vinyl components. The stainable vinyl may be result in a finish that is similar to that of stained wood. The effect may be that the stained vinyl has the same look as any stained wood component of a door system or window system to achieve an aesthetically pleasing effect. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138715 | MOLDED FIBERGLASS SIDELITE ASSEMBLY - A sidelite assembly including first and second panels with an opening for receiving a window or glazing is provided. The first and second panels include inner and out edge portions with ridges and/or channels that allow for the alignment and attachment of the first and second panels to one another. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138716 | TOOL HOLDER AND PLATE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING TOOL HOLDER AND PLATE ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to a clamping holder as well as to a pane assembly comprising such a clamping holder and to a method for producing such a pane assembly. Pane assemblies, which are injection molded on the edge side by a frame section, are known in the state of the art. In response to the production of the pane assembly, a retaining strip, which is embedded into the frame section through this after the injection molding process, is furthermore inserted into the injection molding tool. A retaining clamp, by means of which trim can be attached to the pane assembly in a clamping manner, must be attached to the retaining strip after the completion of the pane assembly. To avoid the requirement of subsequently attaching a retaining clamp, provision is made for a clamping holder comprising a connecting section and a clamp section, which is embodied such that connecting section and clamp section can together be inserted into an injection molding tool. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138717 | WINDOW REMEDIATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A window remediation system includes a sill member having a portion coupled to an exterior sheathing of a building adjacent a through-opening between the exterior sheathing and a siding panel, and another portion extending into and being coupled to a lower region of the opening. The system further includes a plurality of corner members each having a body configured to be coupled to the exterior sheathing between the exterior sheathing and a siding panel. The corner members include a return flange extending into the through-opening. The system includes a pair of side jambs each having a body configured to be coupled to the exterior sheathing and between the exterior sheathing and a siding panel, and a return flange extending into the through-opening. First and second portions of the side jambs toward longitudinal ends thereof overlap a portion of opposing corner members, respectively. The return flange of each corner member is positioned contiguous the return flange of the corresponding corner member. The system includes a head flashing member having an awning element, a first securing tab, and a second securing tab, the first securing tab configured to be coupled to the exterior sheathing between the exterior sheathing and a siding panel toward an upper region of the opening. The second securing tab is coupled or bonded toward the upper region of the through-opening. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138718 | Expandable Door Frame, Kit, and Method of Installation - An expandable frame for a storm door mounted onto the header and door jamb in an entrance, a frame kit, and method of installation. The expandable frame includes an expandable header assembly, an expandable lock-side assembly and a hinge-side piece. The header assembly includes a frame mount and a header stop mounted onto the underside of the header, the hinge-side piece is mounted vertically against the door jamb on one side of the entry, and the lock-side assembly includes a lock-side stop and a frame mount mounted vertically onto the door jamb opposite the hinge section. A user can adjust the position of the header assembly and lock-side assembly to accommodate a door having smaller dimensions than the height and width of the entrance. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138719 | TANGENTIAL NON-DIMENSIONAL INTERFACE MODULE - In general, implementations of the present invention include devices, systems, and components for attaching a modular element to a lateral surface at a variety of different angles. In particular, implementations of the present invention comprise a connector module having a modular element interface on one end and a lateral surface interface on an opposing end. A flexible tip seal is located at the lateral surface interface of the connector module. The flexible tip seal enables an assembler to attach a modular element to a desired lateral structure at a variety of different angles. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138720 | Grout Sleeve for Foundation Anchor Bolts and Method for Protection of Anchor Bolts for a Vertical Structure, Including Wind Turbines - A foundation for a tall vertical structure, such as a wind turbine installation, features anchor bolts having a grout cap slid over the anchor bolt, where the grout cap has a flared skirt which seals against the open annulus formed by the anchor bolt and its accompanying PVC sleeve, where the top of the PVC sleeve is generally flush with the bottom of the grout trough. The grout cap extends from its bottom which abuts the bottom of the grout trough, up and extending at least partially into a bolt hole in the tower flange. A method of protecting anchor bolts utilizing the grout cap is also described. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138721 | WIND TURBINE TOWER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A wind turbine tower assembly includes a tubular section having a first longitudinal axis and a base section assembly including a plurality of legs. The base section assembly is configured to be assembled into a base section having the legs coupled together at an interface such that the base section has a second longitudinal axis and such that the legs are obliquely oriented relative to the second longitudinal axis at the interface, wherein the base section is configured to support the tubular section on the legs and in substantially coaxial alignment with the base section. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138722 | FLOOR PANEL MADE OF PLASTIC HAVING MECHANICAL LOCKING EDGES - Floor panel ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110138723 | Stabilizing System For Deck Pedestals - A stabilizing system for a deck system has a plurality of pedestals, a plurality of connection locations on a periphery of the pedestals and a stabilizing bar secured between the pedestals. The stabilizing bar includes a first half, a second half, a fastener, and a first securing member. The first half and the second half connect to each other and are extendable between at least two of the pedestals. The second half is sized to receive the first half therein in a telescoping manner. The fastener connects the first half with the second half, while the first securing opening extends from a bottom surface and is located near a respective end face opposite a juncture between the halves. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138724 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR APPLICATION OF FOAM AND FOAM/LOOSEFILL INSULATION SYSTEMS - An insulated cavity is provided. The insulated cavity includes a layer of foam material positioned over cracks and around penetrations occurring in portions of the cavity. A layer of insulative material is positioned in contact with the layer of foam material. The layer of insulative material is a mixture of foam material and loosefill insulation material. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138725 | COMPOSITE PRE-FORMED CONSTRUCTION ARTICLES - A composite building panel that includes a central body, substantially parallelepipedic in shape, containing an expanded polymer matrix, having opposite faces, a top surface, and a bottom surface; at least one embedded framing stud longitudinally extending across the central body between the opposite faces, having a first end embedded in the expanded polymer matrix, a second end extending away from the bottom surface of the central body, and one or more expansion holes in the embedded studs between the first end of the embedded stud and bottom surface through which the polymer matrix expands. A concrete layer can optionally cover a portion of the top surface and/or bottom surface. The building panel can be positioned perpendicular to a structural wall and/or foundation to provide a floor panel. The second end of the framing studs can be embedded in a second central body to provide an insulated concrete form. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138726 | WALL SPACER FOR FALSE CEILINGS IN PLASTER WORK - The object of the request of patent is a wall spacer to use in the apllication of false ceilings in plaster work. it allows the creation of a “space” between the wall and the plaster work, with a longer space from the point of hookup, of 30 mms. or 50 mms., depending on the type of wall spacer used. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138727 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REFURBISHING AN EXISTING CURTAIN WALL - The system includes a plurality of mullion retrofit adaptors, each having a rear side configured and disposed to fit over the front side of at least some mullion of the existing supporting framework. It also includes a plurality of new mullions, each having a rear side configured and disposed to fit over at least some of the retrofit adaptors. A method for refurbishing an existing curtain wall attached to a base structure is also presented. This proposed concept can significantly reduce the time and costs for refurbishing an existing curtain wall. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138728 | Panel for decorating spaces - A panel for decorating spaces has a first structural element and a second structural element connected with one another, wherein the first structural element on lateral sides is provided with pins, while the second structural element on a back side is provided with shaped slots with a depression corresponding to the pin. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138729 | WIND TURBINE GENERATOR TOWER - A wind turbine generator tower is configured by arranging and connecting a plurality of approximately cylindrical tower sections in their axial direction. Each of the tower sections includes an approximately cylindrical tower section main body, and a plurality of approximately flat-plate protruding parts that are formed so as to protrude along the axial direction at at least an axis-wise end portion of the tower section main body on an outer circumferential surface and/or an inner circumferential surface of the tower section main body. The plurality of tower sections are connected when the protruding parts of one of the tower sections and the protruding parts of another one of the tower sections are friction-jointed with fastening means. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138730 | WIND TURBINE TOWER SEGMENT, WIND TURBINE AND METHOD FOR ERECTING A WIND TURBINE - A wind turbine tower segment for wind turbines is provided that includes a wind turbine tower segment body having a longitudinal axis; and a first and a second end; wherein the surface of at least one of the first and the second end is not perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the wind turbine tower segment. Further, a wind turbine having such a wind turbine tower segment is provided. The method includes providing a second wind turbine tower segment having a longitudinal axis and a first and a second end, wherein the surface of at least one of the first and the second end is not perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the wind turbine tower segment; and mounting the second wind turbine tower segment to a first wind turbine tower segment. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138731 | WIND TURBINE GENERATOR AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD FOR WIND TURBINE TOWER - Provided is a wind turbine generator having a tower structure that can cope with increases in the size and height thereof while avoiding the restrictions of transportation limits. In a wind turbine generator in which a nacelle is installed at a top portion of a monopole type wind turbine tower, in which tower shells having circular cylindrical shapes are connected together, to generate power, the tower is provided with a double-tube structure at least at the bottom end of the tower. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138732 | Structure of Modular Frame for Partitioning Wall - A modular frame structure ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110138733 | CONNECTOR FOR CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS AND METHOD OF CONNECTING - There is herein described a connector system. More particularly, there is herein described a connector ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110138734 | Angle Guide Plate and System for Securing a Rail - A rail securing system comprising at least one angle guide plate allows a perfect retention of the tension clamp in its pre-assembly position and facilitates final assembly. The angle guide plate has recess, which is designed as a seat for a free end section of a spring arm of a tension clamp to be mounted on the angle guide plate, wherein the recess engages around the end section by less than half of its circumference. The transition between the recess and the section of the angle guide plate which follows on from the recess in the direction of the rail is formed such as to be free of any abrupt change, so that the tension clamp can be pushed in a simple manner on the angle guide plate into its assembly position. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138735 | Connector system for securing an end portion of a steel structural member to a vertical cast concrete member - A steel structural member is secured to a vertical cast concrete member or wall by a connector system including a fabricated steel receiver embedded within the wall. Embedded anchors are attached to the receiver which has upper and lower front wall portions flush with the concrete wall and define a front opening. A support bracket has a horizontal plate attached to the beam and a vertical plate which fits through the front opening within the receiver. The bracket is attached to the beam which is then elevated, and the vertical plate is inserted through the opening into the receiver. The beam and vertical plate are then shifted downwardly until opposite upper and lower edge portions of the vertical plate are blocked by the front wall portions of the receiver. In the illustrated embodiment, the front opening and vertical plate are generally rectangular with the opening wider than the plate. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138736 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FOUNDATION SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus for foundation systems generally include a vertical support, a horizontal support configured to couple to the vertical support, and a composite material configured to couple to the horizontal support. The vertical support may be configured to resist fluctuation in soil elevation. The composite material may comprise a block material and a fibrous material. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138737 | FLOORING INSTALLATION TOOL WITH ADJUSTABLE SHOE - A flooring installation tool includes a base having a bottom surface configured to engage a top surface of a flooring material, and a shoe having a connection portion and a vertical surface engaging portion. The connection portion is movably connected to a gear housing supported by the base, and the vertical surface engaging portion is configured to engage a vertical surface of the flooring material. An adjuster is configured to selectively hold the shoe relative to the base in a first position or in a second position that is different from the first position. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138738 | Tool for cutting ceiling tile grid stock and method of cutting using the tool - A tool and a method for cutting an elongate runner piece used to support a ceiling tile and having an inverted T-shaped body and including: a) a crossbar having a downwardly facing surface with a width; and b) a stem. The method includes the steps of: providing a tool with a support assembly and cutting assembly; placing the runner piece in a cutting position upon the support assembly; with the rail piece in the cutting position, repositioning at least one cutting element on the cutting assembly to thereby cut into the crossbar on the body over substantially the full width of the downwardly facing surface of the crossbar at a first lengthwise location; and cutting the stem adjacent to the first lengthwise location. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138739 | Devices And Methods For Flangeless Installations - A flangeless mounting system, suitable for in-wall speakers and other components, includes a panel that is finished to provide at least a superficially continuous junction between the edges of the panel and the surrounding wall, ceiling, or other structure. A rim advantageously extends outwardly from a first surface of the panel by a small distance, which in currently preferred embodiments is about 1/16 | 2011-06-16 |
20110138740 | TRANSPORT SECTION FOR CONVEYING CAPS OR SIMILAR CLOSURES FOR CLOSING BOTTLES OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS - On a transport or conveyor section for conveying caps or similar closures ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110138741 | DISPENSING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A CARTRIDGE WITH BAG - The dispensing assembly comprises a double cartridge having two storage containers with bags placed therein, a mixer that is connectable to the cartridge, and an opening means acting upon the bag. The opening means is arranged on the mixer housing and rotatable with respect to the cartridge and in one exemplary embodiment has a cutting member with two knife-edges that are arranged essentially parallelly to and spaced apart from the longitudinal axis and provided with cutting edges. Thanks to the rotatable knife-edges, such a cutting member allows a clean and predetermined opening of the bags and a dispensing operation with minimum pressure losses and lost volumes. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138742 | Multi-Purpose Covering And Method Of Hygienically Covering A Container Top - A covering substrate which is inexpensive to manufacture and adhere to a container yet provides a hygienic environment at a top portion of the container as well as provides multiple promotional or advertising surfaces. A covering substrate capable of being bonded to a rim of a container, the container including a top wall and the rim extending beyond the top wall defining a top portion of the container, the covering providing a hygienic environment at the top portion of the container, including a substrate, a heat seal coating laminated to the substrate and disposed for bonding the substrate to the container substantially along the perimeter of the rim, and a bondable material layered in part to the substrate opposite the heat seal coating, a portion of the bondable material defining a tab therein substantially contained within the perimeter of the substrate. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138743 | PNEUMATIC CONTAINER TRANSPORT SYSTEM - A pneumatic container transport system conveys specialized, cylindrical containers between stations within an automated container filling system. Low-pressure, high-velocity air moving through plastic tubing propels the containers through switching gates, air impellers and deceleration devices from one station to another. Annular ridges around the circumference of the containers minimize contact with the inside tube walls and deter scuffing of paper labels which carry machine-readable indicia upon which the container filling system relies for directing the containers. The air impellers include pressure relief means for adjusting the air pressure and velocity. Actuator-operated gates in the tubing system respond to control signals from management software to direct each container to its next station. At selected stations, decelerators slow the containers upon arrival to cushion their impact upon arrival and to protect the contents from damage due to jarring. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138744 | EVACUATABLE CONTAINER | 2011-06-16 |
20110138745 | DEAERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLEXIBLE PACKAGES - System for allowing removal of air from the interior of flexible packages, in which material can be found, including a conveyor transporting and supporting the bottom of the flexible packages or package, a second sub-system holding the top part of the package and an air extraction system. The package is raised vertically while being displaced along the conveyor. Removing the air from the packages before closing them results in a flat and straight flap, while reducing the distance between the product and the sealed or sewn joint. The process is accomplished through a continuous displacement of the package. These advantages result in packing material savings. A method for allowing removal of air is also disclosed. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138746 | V-Pack - The present invention provides an improved packaging method and apparatus. An item enclosed in the V-Pack is shipped or stored in such a way that there is no extra space inside. This is accomplished by specially formulated foam included in each box. In this manner, internal damage to goods is rendered impossible. In addition, an extra layer of foam protects the item or items from damage by external elements, such as moisture and extreme cold or warm temperatures. Any excess air inside the chamber where the items are located, is removed by an external pump, creating a vacuum effect, which provides for the item's safe storage conditions. To facilitate the vacuum action, a valve is provided in two sections on the packaging box. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138747 | BAG SEALING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for sealing thermoplastic film includes one or more bag sealing units, each comprising a lower vacuum platen and a vacuum chamber cover adapted for sealing engagement on the platen to form a vacuum chamber. A sealing bar assembly includes a sealing bar designed for constant heated operation and a pair of cooling plates which function as heat sinks. The sealing bar assembly is pneumatically reciprocated between a raised, disengaged position and a lowered position with the sealing bar engaging the neck of a bag for hermetically sealing same. The cooling plates clamp the bag neck against a sealing support assembly. A method of sealing a thermoplastic film bag includes the steps of placing a packaging object in a thermoplastic bag and placing the bag on a cradle with the bag neck extending over a bag support assembly. A. vacuum chamber cover is placed on the platen and evacuated to form a vacuum chamber. A sealing bar assembly melds the thermoplastic to form a sealed area across the bag neck. A cutoff knife blade severs the end of the bag beyond a sealed area, which extends across its neck. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138748 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A HYDROGEN TANK WITH METAL HYDRIDES - A method for manufacturing a tank for storing hydrogen in metal hydride powder comprising a closed enclosure divided into closed elementary cells ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110138749 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TUBULAR CONTAINER WITH OPENING AND CLOSING MEANS - According to various embodiments of the invention, systems and methods are provided for manufacturing a tubular container with a seal and release mechanism. Specifically, in accordance with one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a tubular container is provided, comprising: creating a tube having a first end and a second end, wherein the first and second ends are open; sealing the first end of the tube; scoring the tube at a predetermined location such that the tube at the predetermined position is made easier to break relative to other locations along the tube; loading the tube into a collection unit such that the second end is positioned for filling; filling the tube with a predetermined amount of a selected liquid; and filling the tube with a liquid blocker after filling the selected liquid, wherein the liquid blocker inhibits the flow of the selected liquid and seals the selected liquid inside the tube. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138750 | Convertible Pizza Box - A container for pizza formable into a smaller, space saving box useful as, for example, refrigerator containers for pizza slices. Also disclosed are easily environmentally friendly disposable pizza boxes. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138751 | Bag Filling and Packaging Method and Bag Filling and Packaging Apparatus - In a bag filling and packaging method and apparatus, first and second bag pressing members being provided a specific distance apart in the lengthwise direction of a bag and respectively having pressing components that extend in the width direction of the bag. The bag pressing members are moved toward a rear plate which is provided on the rear side of the bag, so that the pressing component of the first bag pressing member and an end face of the rear plates hold the bag, and the pressing component of the second pressing member pushes a position of the bag above a receiving face of the rear plate, allowing the bag face including the print part to be taut along the receiving face of the rear plate, and printing or print inspection is performed in this configuration. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138752 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ALIGNING ITEMS ON A CONVEYOR - A packaging system and method is disclosed for use with a conveyance system. The package assembly provides protrusions which keep the assembly properly oriented on a conveyor system. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138753 | Container with Repulpable Moisture Resistant Barrier - This present invention is directed to a container adapted to hold and store moisture sensitive material such as for example, paper or electronic device. The container comprises a top wall, a bottom wall, and a plurality of side walls. Each of the top wall, bottom wall, and a plurality of side walls comprise a corrugated linerboard having an inner surface and an outer surface. At least one of the top wall, bottom wall, and side walls further comprises a coating applied to the linerboard. The coating is positioned at an inner surface of the linerboard to form a coated corrugated linerboard that is a moisture-resistant and resists penetration of water, water vapor or moisture into the container from ambient atmosphere thereby increasing the strength and shelf-life of the container under conditions of cyclic changes in ambient temperature and in ambient humidity. The coating has a coat weight from 1-10 wet #'s total per MSF (thousand square feet). | 2011-06-16 |
20110138754 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING END SEALS ON VERTICAL STAND-UP PACKAGES - An apparatus for providing end seals on vertical stand-up packages that prevents pleat formation and gusset variation. A clamping device is mounted below sealing jaws. A bottom end seal is made by the sealing jaws to form an open-ended tube. The open-ended tube is moved downward. The clamping device engages the tube to prevent twisting when product is placed into the tube. Product then enters an open-ended tube of flexible film packaging and the top seal is made. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138755 | Belt Driven Clamping Arrangement For Gripping And Advancing Web Material In A Packaging Machine - A packaging machine includes a clamping arrangement, composed of a series of clamps designed to grip and release a web of flexible material, and which are coupled to a belt that is advanced along a predetermined path to advance the web of flexible through the machine. The belt is made up of side-by-side belt portions that are spliced together in axially spaced locations by the clamps, to withstand the forces and stresses placed thereon as the web material is advanced. Each clamp is formed of an upper jaw member and a lower jaw member that are pivotably interconnected together, in combination with a guide member the guides movement of the belt through the machine. The belts are independently driven by operation of a pair of motors, which are synchronously operated in order to advance the opposite edges of the web material at the same rate of speed through the machine. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138756 | Gas Filter System - The invention relates to a gas filter system having a plurality of tubes being suspended at one end at a carrier plate in a filter chamber that is flowed through by gas, said tubes having a lateral surface made from a filter material, said tubes being flowed through radially from the outside to the inside by a gas to be filtered, and guiding the gas filtered in this manner to a collecting space formed above the carrier plate, wherein openings formed by the tube ends for accommodating the carrier plate are disposed in a circular surface of the carrier plate. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138757 | Air separator and purifier device - An air separator and purifier device, structured to mainly include a main air extractor installed within a cylindrical housing, an air inlet and an air vent are provided in the upper and lower ends of the housing respectively to form a filter passageway, and filtering equipment is installed in the filter passageway. The air separator and purifier device is characterized in that: the housing includes an upper cylindrical body and a lower cylindrical body; a partition plate is located between the upper and lower cylindrical bodies; a round hole defined in the center of the partition plate connects with an air suction port of the main air extractor installed within the lower cylindrical body; and a preseparation structure and an air filter screen are installed within the upper cylindrical body and the lower cylindrical body respectively. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138758 | CONDUIT PIECE FOR THE ABSORPTION OF FOREIGN BODIES - A conduit piece for the absorption of foreign bodies in an air distribution conduit of an air-conditioning installation, with a bent portion, the inner wall (I) of which has a large bend radius (Rg) and a small bend radius (Rk). To avoid flow noises according to the invention, an interception device ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110138759 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TREATING POLLUTED GASES - The present invention relates to a method and a system for treating polluted gases prior to their emission into the atmosphere. The system comprises a treatment chamber having an inlet for receiving polluted gas and an outlet for expelling treated gas, the treatment chamber including at least one treatment cell having a filtering layer for treating the polluted gas when the polluted gas comes in contact with the filtering layer. The system also contains a powder container connected to the treatment chamber such that air laden with the powder can flow to the treatment chamber to form a filtering layer on the at least one treatment cell. The system contains an air flow generator connected to the outlet of the treatment chamber and to the container which is connected to the treatment chamber, for causing air flow to the container, to the treatment chamber and in the environment. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138760 | SELF-SUPPORTING PLEATED FILTER MEDIA - The present invention is a filter that includes a length of filter media and a continuous, substantially nonlinear adhesive strand. The filter media has a front face and a rear face. The filter media has a plurality of pleats defined by a plurality of fold lines, each fold line being intermediate oppositely sloping first and second wall surfaces. The plurality of fold lines comprise a first plurality of pleat tips and a second plurality of pleat valleys. The adhesive strand is provided on the front face of the filter media in discontinuous contact with the filter media. The adhesive strand contacts the filter media at a pleat tip and contacts the filter media at a portion of a first wall surface and contacts the filter media at a portion of a second wall surface. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138761 | Filter Unit - The invention relates to a filter unit which comprises at least one housing and at least one filter element the front faces of which allow a liquid to axially flow through. Said filter unit is inserted across at least part of its length into a tubular filter protection element ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110138762 | Vent Filter and Method for Manufacturing the Same - An object is to provide a vent filter in which a vent film is less likely to be broken when cut and a measure to shrinkage is taken while the characteristics and functions both inherent to the vent film are being kept. The vent filter includes a frame-shaped adhesive layer | 2011-06-16 |
20110138763 | CONDITIONER ROLLS HAVING TREAD PATTERN COORDINATED WITH CUTTERBAR CROP DISCHARGE PATTERN - A conditioner roll tread pattern comprising a plurality of equally circumferentially spaced ribs separated by grooves extending across the axial length of the conditioner roll. The ribs are angled relative to the axial centerline, either with a fixed positive/negative angle or a continuously varying angle alternating between positive and negative extremes. The conditioner roll is configured to work in conjunction with a paralley disposed roll of similar tread pattern configuration, reversed end-for-end so that the ribs of one roll intermesh with the grooves of the adjacent roll. The location of the transition points at which the angle reverses along the axial length are coordinated with the transverse locations of converging and diverging crop flows being discharged from a forwardly disposed rotary disc cutterbar in a manner that results in a crop mat having more uniform thickness being discharged from the conditioner. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138764 | Crop lifter pans - A seed pan apparatus for attachment to a cutting header having a knife and cooperating knife guards mounted along a lower front edge thereof includes a seed pan adapted at a front portion thereof for attachment to a guard finger such that when attached, the seed pan extends upward and rearward from a front portion of the seed pan forward of the guard finger over the guard finger and knife to a rear end thereof located rearward of the knife. Side walls extend upward from side edges of the seed pan, and side edges of the seed pan diverge from a front end to the rear end. The seed pan is configured such that when the seed pan is attached to the guard finger, side edges of the seed pan are located between the attached guard finger and an adjacent guard finger on each side. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138765 | MAGNETIC ADVANCED GENERATION JET ELECTRIC TURBINE - Supersonic Magnetic Advanced Generation Jet Electric Turbine (S-MAGJET) described herein, and a subsonic derivative, MAGJET, integrate a gas power turbine, superconducting electric power and propulsion generation, and magnetic power flux field systems along with an ion plasma annular injection combustor which utilizes alternative petroleum-based fuel and combustion cycles to create a hybrid turbine turbomachine for aerospace propulsion. The propulsion unit is able to achieve a dramatic increase in horsepower, combustion and propulsion efficiency, and weight reduction. In addition, the turbomachinery structures may be disposed within an exo-skeleton architecture that achieves an increase in thrust to weight ratio with a concomitant increase in fuel efficiency and power generation over traditional gas turbine technology today. The engine continuously adjusts the temperature, pressure and mass airflow requirements using an electromagnetic power management system architecture. Engine performance may be controlled across the entire desired flight envelope, whether subsonic, transonic or supersonic flight conditions. With bypass fan(s), compressor stages and turbine segments controlled electrically in a shaftless turbine design, the S-MAGJET maximizes the propulsion efficiencies over a broader range of operating conditions compared to current art of turbine technology and at much higher thermodynamic and aerodynamic efficiencies. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138766 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IMPROVING EMISSION PERFORMANCE OF A GAS TURBINE - A method of improving emission performance of a gas turbine is provided. The method includes recirculating a portion of an exhaust gas stream to a compressor of the gas turbine via an exhaust gas recirculating system, to reduce concentration of oxygen in a high pressure feed oxidant stream into a combustor of the gas turbine. The method further includes adding diluent to at least one of a fuel stream directed to the combustor or a low pressure feed oxidant stream directed to the compressor, to reduce concentration of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and increase concentration of carbon dioxide in a resultant exhaust gas stream. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138767 | INLET SYSTEM FOR AN EGR SYSTEM - An embodiment of the present invention takes the form of a system that may recirculate a portion of the exhaust of at least one turbomachine where it may be mixed with the inlet air and re-enter the turbomachine without affecting reliability and availability of the unit. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138768 | INLET SYSTEM FOR AN EGR SYSTEM - An embodiment of the present invention takes the form of a system that may recirculate a portion of the exhaust of at least one turbomachine where it may be mixed with the inlet air and re-enter the turbomachine without affecting reliability and availability of the unit. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138769 | FAN CONTAINMENT CASE - A fan section of a gas turbine engine having an axially extending centerline is provided. The fan section includes a fan assembly, a fan containment case, and a plurality of structural exit guide vanes. The fan assembly includes a fan rotor hub centered on and rotatable about the centerline, and a plurality of fan blades that are attached to and extend radially out from the fan rotor hub. The fan containment case is disposed radially outside of and circumferentially around the fan assembly. The fan containment case includes a shell and an integral flange ring that extends around the circumference of the shell, a circumferentially extending blade outer air seal disposed between the fan blades and the shell. The structural exit guide vanes are mechanically attached to the fan containment case at a position aligned with the integral flange ring. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138770 | ANTI-ICING SYSTEM USING RADIANT INFRARED ENERGY FROM TURBINE EXHAUST FLUES - An exhaust flue is provided for use with a gas turbine engine. The exhaust flue is oriented to channel exhaust gases from a core engine of the gas turbine engine. The exhaust flue includes a radiating portion positioned within an air inlet of the gas turbine engine. The radiating portion is oriented to emit infrared radiation towards an air filter assembly within the air inlet. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138771 | Method of Operating a Gas Turbine Power Plant with Auxiliary Power to Reduce Emissions - A method of operating a gas turbine power plant including an auxiliary power output for reducing power plant emissions. A heat recovery steam generator receives an expanded working medium from a gas turbine and removes heat from the expanded working medium to form a reduced temperature exhaust gas and to generate steam from the heat removed from the expanded working medium. A steam turbine and generator assembly operates on the steam to produce an auxiliary plant output. A selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system is provided for receiving the reduced temperature exhaust gas; and an auxiliary fan is powered by the auxiliary plant output to supply dilution air for further reducing the temperature of the exhaust gas to prior to passing the exhaust gas through the SCR system. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138772 | TURBINE DETUNER FOR RECOVERING KINETIC ENERGY FROM GAS TURBINE ENGINE EXHAUST GASES - A gas turbine engine test cell has a turbine detuner capable of recovering kinetic energy from exhaust gases emitted by a gas turbine engine while also detuning the exhaust flow to reduce unwanted infrasound. The gas turbine engine test cell includes a test cell building, a thrust frame for mounting the gas turbine engine, and the turbine detuner disposed downstream of the thrust frame for extracting energy from the exhaust gases of the gas turbine engine when in operation. The turbine detuner has an inlet for receiving the exhaust gases, a kinetic energy recovery mechanism (e.g. stator and rotor) for converting the kinetic energy of the exhaust gases into rotary power, and an outlet through which de-energized exhaust gases are emitted after being de-energized by the kinetic energy recovery mechanism. By eliminating the augmentor, the test cell is more compact. The turbine detuner not only reduces infrasound but also recovers otherwise wasted energy. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138773 | DEVICE FOR MOUNTING A FLAME-HOLDER ARM ON AN AFTERBURNER CASING - A flame-holder device for an afterburner of a turbofan, the turbofan including a first inner annular casing and a second inner annular casing, these defining a passage for a primary flow, and an outer annular casing defining with the first inner annular casing a passage for a secondary flow, including at least one arm-support made of metallic material configured to be fixed to the outer casing by an upper plate and at least one flame-holder arm of a one-piece structure of composite material including two mutually attached walls arranged to define a groove whose profile is approximately a V. The walls support, on their upper part situated in the secondary flow, a fixing mechanism for fixing to the arm-support. The upper parts are approximately planar and are positioned facing each other. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138774 | INTAKE AIR HEATING AND EXHAUST COOLING - Intake air heating and exhaust cooling is provided by a double wall exhaust system serving as an exhaust-to-air heat exchanger, sourcing hot air to the intake manifold for intake stroke pumping benefit and cooling the exhaust system during high load operation by routing excess boost air through an interstitial space of the double wall. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138775 | "CONTROL OF THE REGENERATION OF A PARTICULATE FILTER" - A method for inducing the regeneration of a particulate filter associated with an exhaust gas emitting tinning engine while being operated in a vehicle in variable driving conditions. The method includes turning on, for a time period, a heating device substantially in punctual contact with the filter at its gas entrance. The turning on of the heating device is subject to the following conditions: i) an average pressure of the exhaust gas at the entrance of the filter is greater than a predetermined value; and ii) an instantaneous pressure of the exhaust gas at the entrance of the filter is at a high improbable value. The time period for such heating device to stay turned on is sufficiently long to reach the particulate ignition temperature and for such instantaneous pressure to get from such high improbable value to a significantly lower value. The avenge pressure is obtained by averaging a plurality of pressure data sensed at the entrance of the filter. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138776 | DIESEL ENGINE EXHAUST TREATMENT SYSTEM - A diesel engine exhaust treatment system is provided which includes a diesel oxidation catalyst and a diesel particulate filter, where a first SCR catalyst is positioned at the inlet of the diesel particulate filter, and a second SCR catalyst is coated on the filter. The first and second SCR catalysts each have a low loading, such that a lower backpressure is achieved over the use of a single SCR-coated diesel particulate filter at higher catalyst loadings. The exhaust treatment system also provides effective catalyst efficiency for removal of NO | 2011-06-16 |
20110138777 | DIESEL ENGINE EXHAUST TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD INCLUDING A PLATINUM GROUP METAL TRAPPING DEVICE - A diesel engine exhaust treatment system and method is provided which includes a platinum group metal trapping device positioned between a diesel oxidation catalyst and an SCR catalyst. The platinum group metal trapping device traps trace amounts of platinum group metals which may be released from the diesel oxidation catalyst during engine operation and prevents them from accumulating on the SCR catalyst, preventing potential contamination of the SCR catalyst as well as ensuring that the performance of the SCR catalyst is uninhibited. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138778 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a method that is intended for operating an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle and that flushes the temporarily unused injection valves with fuel for the purpose of preventing and/or removing deposits. In order to make possible in a simple way a complete conversion of the undesired exhaust gas constituents in a catalytic converter of an exhaust gas aftertreatment system of the internal combustion engine when the internal combustion engine is running, the invention proposes flushing the temporarily unused injection valves with fuel during an overrun mode of the internal combustion engine. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138779 | Determination of the Linear Correlation Between Signals, Which are Determined by Means of NOx Sensors, in an SCR Exhaust Gas Aftertreatment System - A measurement method is provided for an SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment system of a vehicle, where the SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment system includes a first NO | 2011-06-16 |
20110138780 | METHOD OF TREATING POLLUTANTS CONTAINED IN EXHAUST GASES, NOTABLY OF AN INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND SYSTEM USING SAME - The present invention relates to a method of treating exhaust gas pollutants, notably of an internal-combustion engine, with a system comprising an exhaust line (L) with selective catalytic reduction catalysis means ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110138781 | METHOD FOR REMOVING COMPOUNDS CONTAINING SULFUR FROM FUELS - The present invention relates to a process for removing sulfur-comprising compounds from fuels, wherein a sulfur-comprising fuel is brought into contact with copper-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid MOF. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138782 | Particle Filter Arrangement - A particle filter arrangement for filtering exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine such as a diesel internal combustion engine, includes an inlet and an outlet and at least one particle filter arranged in the flow path of the exhaust gases between the inlet and outlet. The exhaust gases are conducted in a line, with the line having a first segment in which the exhaust gases are conducted substantially in the direction of the outlet. The line has a second segment in which the exhaust gases are conducted substantially in the direction of the inlet. An operating temperature of the arrangement sufficiently high to prevent full loading of the filter is generated particularly quickly in that the line also includes a third segment in which the exhaust gases are conducted substantially in the direction of the outlet. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138783 | EXHAUST PURIFYING SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An object is to provide an exhaust purifying system for an internal combustion engine having an NSR catalyst, which can inhibit emissions from being aggravated by blow-by of NOx. An exhaust purifying system for an internal combustion engine capable of a lean burn operation is provided. The exhaust purifying system includes: an NSR catalyst disposed in an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine; an SCR disposed downstream of the NSR catalyst; a NOx sensor disposed downstream of the SCR, the NOx sensor producing an output according to an NH | 2011-06-16 |
20110138784 | IC ENGINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN IC ENGINE - A method is provided for operating an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle. The method includes, but is not limited to storing exhaust gas while the engine is working, and supplying the stored exhaust gas into at least an engine cylinder during a subsequent start phase of the engine. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138785 | THERMAL ENHANCER AND HYDROCARBON DOSER - A catalyst is positioned downstream of a thermal enhancer, such as a fuel-fired burner for example. A doser injects hydrocarbons into the thermal enhancer to maintain exhaust gas temperatures such that the catalyst is in an active condition and to raise exhaust gas temperatures to a level such that a diesel particulate filter can be regenerated. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138786 | Exhaust-Cleaning Device For Internal Combustion Engines Besides a Vehicle Comprising Such an Exhaust-Cleaning Device and an Extension for Exhaust-Cleaning Devices - An exhaust-cleaning device for internal combustion engines having varying exhaust amount, which is intended to constitute a part of an exhaust system co-operating with an engine includes a main converter and a pre-converter located upstream the main converter, seen in the direction that exhaust fumes are intended to pass the exhaust-cleaning device. The exhaust-cleaning device is distinguished by a bypass arranged in the area of the pre-converter. The bypass includes a first opening upstream the pre-converter, and a second opening downstream the pre-converter and upstream the main converter, so that at least a part of the exhaust fumes passes past the pre-converter without passing therethrough. An extension for an exhaust-cleaning device and a vehicle including such an exhaust-cleaning device are disclosed. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138787 | LIQUID REDUCTANT DOSING RESERVOIR AND METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE - A liquid reductant dosing reservoir for a combustion exhaust treatment system is disclosed comprising:
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20110138788 | Exhaust Gas Purifier - It is intend to provide at low cost an exhaust gas purifier capable of in an internal combustion engine or other combustion instrument mainly driven under excess air conditions, efficiently removing nitrogen oxides from exhaust gas. A nitrogen oxide adsorbent ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110138789 | CAPTURE OF VOLATILIZED VANADIUM AND TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS IN A SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for treating diesel exhaust gases are described. The system consists of two functionalities, the first being a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst system and the second being a capture material for capturing catalyst components that have appreciable volatility under extreme exposure conditions. The SCR catalyst component is typically based on a majority phase of titania, with added minority-phase catalyst components comprising of one or more of the oxides of vanadium, silicon, tungsten, molybdenum, iron, cerium, phosphorous, copper and/or manganese vanadia. The capture material typically comprises a majority phase of high surface area oxides such as silica-stabilized titania, alumina, or stabilized alumina, for example, wherein the capture material maintains a low total fractional monolayer coverage of minority phase oxides for the duration of the extreme exposure. The method involves treatment of hot exhaust streams by both the catalyst material and capture material, wherein the capture material can be in a mixture with the catalyst material, or can be located downstream thereof, or both, but still be maintained at the extreme temperatures. Volatile catalyst components such as vanadia are thus removed from the vapor phase of the exhaust gas. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138790 | Urea Delivery Tank Module - A liquid reductant dosing module for a combustion exhaust treatment system is disclosed comprising:
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20110138791 | Liquid Reductant Dosing Module with Heating Device - A liquid reductant dosing module for a combustion exhaust system is disclosed comprising an enclosed reservoir comprising a top, a bottom, one or more sides, an inlet, and an outlet. A resistive wire rod heater is disposed in that reservoir, comprising a hollow member extending along a first axis between the bottom of the reservoir and the top of the reservoir. Along that member there is disposed resistive metal wire such that when electric current is applied to the resistive metal wire, a greater portion of electric power is distributed as heat proximate to the bottom of the reservoir than is distributed as heat proximate to the top of the reservoir. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138792 | DEVICE FOR METERING FUEL - The invention relates to a metering device for fuel upstream of an oxidation catalytic converter in the exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine. A closing valve and/or a metering valve and an injection valve are integrated downstream of a supply device for fuel into a line leading to a metering unit. A return having a first overflow valve branches off upstream of the metering unit. A further return having a second overflow valve influencing a mean pressure level of the metering unit is disposed between the closing valve and the metering valve. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138793 | Internal combustion engine having a water injection system effective for improving fuel usage - The present invention relates to an internal combustion engine and, more particularly, an internal combustion engine having a new and novel water injection system for improving the efficiency of the engine. In a preferred embodiment the water injection system comprises a condenser for cooling the exhaust exiting the engine sufficiently to condense any water vapor and/or fuel vapor to form a liquid mixture or water and fuel, collecting the liquid mixture, and mixing the liquid mixture with fuel being directed into the engine. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138794 | Exhaust Gas Purifying Device - An exhaust gas purifying device includes: a first case housing a soot filter for purifying exhaust gas; second and third cases that are respectively placed on an upstream side and a downstream side of the first case in an exhaust gas flowing direction; and a differential pressure sensor that detects pressure difference between the upstream side and the downstream side of the soot filter, in which pipes are respectively attached to the first case and one of the second and third cases placed on the upstream side or the downstream side of the first case, the pipes introducing pressures inside the first case and the one of the second and third cases to the differential pressure sensor. For instance, with the pipes having different dimensions, when the first case is erroneously oriented for assembly, the dimensions of the pipes are too short or too long. Accordingly, such an erroneous connection can be avoided. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138795 | EXHAUST GAS COOLER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An exhaust-gas cooler for a motor vehicle is provided that includes a flow path which can be traversed by exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine and which has an inlet region and an outlet region for the exhaust gas, a housing which surrounds the flow path and which has at least one inlet and at least one outlet for a liquid coolant of a coolant circuit, wherein the coolant can flow around the flow path in order to cool the exhaust gas, and wherein the coolant circuit is formed as a main cooling circuit of the internal combustion engine of the motor vehicle, wherein the exhaust-gas cooler is arranged in the main cooling circuit in series with the internal combustion engine. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138796 | Method of activating a mountable hydraulic appliance, and such mountable hydraulic appliance, in particular for demolition, comminution or recycling - The invention relates to a method of activating a mountable hydraulic appliance, and to such mountable hydraulic appliance for the shearing or crushing of structures, in particular for demolition, comminution or recycling, said appliance having an upper jaw and a lower jaw at least one of which is pivotally hinged on a bearing axis arranged on the housing, the hinged jaw being activated by a first hydraulic cylinder and by at least one further hydraulic cylinder acting thereon so as to be moved from an open position to a cutting position and/or a closed position and vice versa, the hydraulic cylinders which act upon the hinged jaw being either pressurised simultaneously, or the initiation of a closing movement of the at least one hinged jaw from an open position being such that initially only one hydraulic cylinder is pressurised and, as the required compression force increases during the closing movement, the at least one further hydraulic cylinder is equally pressurised. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138797 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING DRIVETRAIN EFFICIENCY FOR COMPRESSED GAS ENERGY STORAGE AND RECOVERY SYSTEMS - The invention relates to power generation and energy storage and recovery. In particular, the invention relates to compressed gas energy storage and recovery systems using staged pneumatic conversion systems for providing narrow pressure ranges to a hydraulic motor. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138798 | Multiple Cell Horizontal Liquid Turbine Engine - A multiple cell horizontal turbine type engine that is capable of developing high speed (RPM) and high torque (Ft-Lbs) capacity that can be used widely in automotive industries and other types of applications that require movement. The engine does not require gasoline or any type of fuel to operate, it uses re-circulating high pressure liquid (mixture of water and anti-freeze solution) to turn the turbine. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138799 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR SWASHPLATE PUMP - A control system for a swashplate pump is disclosed. The control system may have a tiltable swashplate, at least one actuator movable to tilt the swashplate, a supply of pressurized fluid, and a drain. The control system may also have a first circuit connectable to the supply of pressurized fluid and to the drain and configured to control operation of the at least one actuator, and a second circuit connectable to the supply of pressurized fluid and to the drain and configured to control operation of the at least one actuator. The control system may further have a failsafe valve configured to connect the first circuit to at least one of the supply and the drain only during a normal operating condition, and to connect the second circuit to the supply and to the drain only during a failsafe condition. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138800 | Electricity-Generating Heat Conversion Device and System - A heat conversion device configured for generating electricity and converting thermal energy includes a heat engine configured for converting thermal energy to mechanical energy. The heat engine includes a pseudoplastically pre-strained shape-memory alloy having a crystallographic phase changeable between austenite and martensite in response to thermal energy from a temperature difference between fluids of less than or equal to about 300° C. The heat engine also includes a generator driven by the heat engine and configured for converting mechanical energy to electricity. A heat conversion system configured for generating electricity and converting thermal energy includes a source of thermal energy provided by a temperature difference of less than or equal to about 300° C. between a primary fluid having a first temperature and a secondary fluid having a second temperature that is different from the first temperature, and the heat conversion device. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138801 | Operating mechanism for a furniture part including a shape memory element - In an operating mechanism for a moving a furniture part via a drive arrangement including a shape memory element, the shape memory element is connected between a stationary support point and a part to be moved via a force- or form-locking coupling structure having a limited holding force to prevent over-stressing the shape memory element. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138802 | ELECTRIC BOOSTER - Provided is an electric booster capable of suppressing a fluctuation in pushing force on a brake pedal. The electric booster includes a first offset spring and a second offset spring, which have a non-linear characteristic increasing with an increase in advancing amount (amount of forward movement of a booster piston with respect to an input piston) as the booster piston of a master cylinder is moved in a pressure-intensifying direction. An electric actuator is controlled (advancement control is performed) so as to increase the advancing amount as the booster piston of the master cylinder is moved in the pressure-intensifying direction to perform a pressure reduction operation associated with regenerative cooperative control at the time of advancement control. Therefore, even when a pressure reduction associated with the regenerative cooperative control is performed at the time of a low hydraulic pressure or a high hydraulic pressure, a reaction force to the pedal can have the same value or approximately the same value before and after the pressure reduction. Specifically, the pressure reduction operation associated with the regenerative cooperative control can be realized without causing a great fluctuation in pushing force on the brake pedal at the time of the low hydraulic pressure or the high hydraulic pressure, and in turn, over a wide range of hydraulic pressure region. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138803 | System of Transferring and Storing Energy and Method of Use Thereof - A system of transferring energy and a method of use thereof, wherein the system and method utilize an energy source, a motor and a plurality of hydraulic networks of varying lengths to transfer energy to an energy output device, and wherein the energy transferred to the energy output device is selectively transferred to an external load, and wherein electromechanical interference is obviated. The system further provides for differing sizes of input hydraulic and output hydraulic networks to facilitate conformance to size constraints. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138804 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ENGINE TO ADJUST TURBOCHARGER PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS - A method to operate an electronically controlled internal combustion engine having an electronic central unit with memory a turbocharger and exhaust gas recirculation valve to determine performance characteristics of said variable geometric turbocharger. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138805 | CONJUGATE CURVE PROFILES FOR VANE ARMS, MAIN-ARMS, AND UNISON RINGS - A turbocharger assembly comprises a variable-vane assembly. The variable-vane assembly includes a unison ring with vane arms and/or a main-arm which adjust the setting angle of vanes. Vane arm-engaging elements and main-arm-engaging elements in the unison ring engage ends of the vane arms and the main-arm, respectively. Each vane arm-engaging element comprises an inner contact surface that engages an outer contact surface of the respective vane arm. The main-arm-engaging element comprises an inner actuation surface that engages an outer actuation surface of the main-arm. The inner contact surface and the outer contact surface and/or the inner actuation surface and the outer actuation surface may comprise conjugate curve profiles, such as involute curve profiles based on the involute of a circle. Use of conjugate curve profiles may result in rolling movement between the unison ring and vane arms and/or main arm, which may reduce friction occurring during pivoting of the vanes. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138806 | Engine | 2011-06-16 |
20110138807 | EXHAUST HEAT RECOVERY FOR ENGINE HEATING AND EXHAUST COOLING - Various systems and method for heating an engine in a vehicle are described. In one example, intake air flowing in a first direction may be heated via a gas-to-gas heat exchange with exhaust gases. The heated intake air may then be used in a subsequent gas-to-liquid heat exchange to heat a fluid circulating through the engine. In another example, intake air flowing in a second direction may be heated via a heat exchange with exhaust gases in order to cool an exhaust catalyst. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138808 | NEW ENHANCED SUPERCHARGING SYSTEM AND AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING SUCH A SYSTEM - The invention refers to a supercharging system ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110138809 | OPERATING A SUB-SEA ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE (ORC) SYSTEM USING INDIVIDUAL PRESSURE VESSELS - A method and system for generating electrical power for sub-sea applications includes assembling each of the main components ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110138810 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING POWER USING GEOTHERMAL LIQUID - Apparatus for producing power using geothermal liquid includes a geothermal power plant for producing power using heat contained in geothermal liquid supplied thereto; and heating means apparatus for heating a solution and producing a heated solution for use in a hydrogen producing unit with heat from heat depleted geothermal liquid exiting a vaporizer of the geothermal power plant, wherein the hydrogen producing unit produces hydrogen for use in producing power. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138811 | SOLAR RECEIVER AND SOLAR POWER SYSTEM HAVING COATED CONDUIT - A solar receiver device includes a metal conduit and a glass container disposed around the metal conduit such that there is a space between the glass container and the conduit. A coating is disposed on the metal conduit and has a composition that includes at least one element from silicon, titanium, aluminum, barium, and samarium. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138812 | Resonator System for Turbine Engines - A resonator system for a turbine engine can improve acoustic performance and cooling effectiveness. During engine operation, a combustor liner exhibits alternating hot and cold regions in the circumferential direction corresponding to the non-uniform temperature distribution of the combustion flame. Accordingly, high flow resonators are formed with the liner in substantial alignment with the hot regions of the fluid flow within the liner, and low flow resonators are formed with the liner in substantial alignment with cold regions of the fluid flow within the liner. As a result, appropriate amounts of cooling can be provided to the liner so that cooling air usage is optimized. Alternatively or in addition, the liner can include two or more rows of resonators, which can provide an enhanced acoustic damping response. The resonators in the first row can be aligned with or offset from the resonators in the second row. | 2011-06-16 |