26th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130160376 | SEALING MECHANISM OF AUTOMOBILE DOOR - A sealing mechanism of an automobile door including a sliding window pane configured to be raised or lowered to/from the door window part and a side panel, includes: a retainer fixed to the side panel; and a glass run held by the retainer. The glass run includes a hollow seal part, and the base of the seal part has a slit. A pair of engagement parts of the retainer is engaged with both sides of the base of the seal part. A ridge located between the engagement parts of the retainer is fitted in the slit of the base. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160377 | Agent Dispersing Method - The method includes dispersing copper or other material ions through the water receiving area of a gutter guard for the prevention of moss or mold growth. The method includes the utilization of thread(s) sewn into or embroidered onto or otherwised affixed to or immediately preceding the water receiving areas of a gutter guard, such thread(s) being comprised of moss killing materials. The thread(s) comprise only a portion of the water receiving area, so if corrosive elements form and wash over the water receiving area, they will be in sufficient amounts to kill moss but not in so great an amount as to clog any water receiving apertures. The method includes the utilization of staples or other objects comprised of copper or other moss killing materials fastened to or adhered or welded to the body or water receiving areas of a gutter guard or areas immediately preceding such. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160378 | Optionally Heated Moss Inhibitive Gutter Guard - The system includes a substantially corrugated rigid screen body providing underlying support for a heating element. The body includes a heating wire or other heat source coupled with the body formed of heat conducting material. The body is configured with downward extending protrusions, that may be L-shaped or otherwise shaped, forming flexible heat element receiving channels that are open faced toward the front end of a rain gutter for easy insertion of the heating element during installation of the corrugated rigid body. The gutter guard also employs an ultra-slick coating, tape, or intrinsic material on portions of the gutter guard to prevent or limit ice or ice cycle formation. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160379 | Methods of Constructing Buildings Using Steel Containers - A building is provided, comprising at least two shipping containers, said containers comprising a top wall, a bottom wall, and two opposed side walls, said containers being mounted to a foundation in a spaced-apart, parallel manner, wherein portions of the adjacent inner side walls of said containers are removed, and further wherein a roof is attached to the top walls of said containers. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160380 | HELICAL POLE SUPPORT BRACKET AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A POLE - A method of installing a support structure is provided for use in soft or unstable soil. The method forms a hole in the earth to a depth sufficient to support the structure, such as a utility pole or post. A pole support is placed in the hole and driven downward into the earth to form a supporting base at the bottom of the hole. The pole support in one embodiment has a helical screw at a bottom end and a flat supporting plate at the top end. The pole support is rotated by a drive member into the earth to position the support plate at the bottom of the hole. The support plate can have a hole in the top face to receive the drive member for rotating the support member to drive the screw into the earth. The drive member is then separated and lifted from the hole. The pole or post is positioned on the support plate and the hole is back-filled. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160381 | REMOTE PET LITTER BOX ENCLOSURE - In one embodiment, a remote pet litter box enclosure has a cabinet, box or other enclosure containing a pet litter box or other pet waste disposal device, which can be accessed by a pet through a tunnel or hole, the entry and exit point of which originates in another room within a home or dwelling. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160382 | ROOF PANEL FOR SUPPORTING PV MODULES | 2013-06-27 |
20130160383 | SHUTTER | 2013-06-27 |
20130160384 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE ENCLOSURE - An electronic device enclosure includes a chassis and a cover. The chassis includes a fixing post and defines a receiving space configured to receive a storage device. The cover defines a latching hole. The fixing post is engaged in the latching hole to engage the cover with the chassis and cover the receiving space when no storage device is in the receiving space. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160385 | Lightweight Slab Or Similar Structural Element Which Can Receive Equipment That Is Accessible And That Can Extend Through The Slab - A lightweight slab including two main parallel reticular reinforcements ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130160386 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING USE OF THIN FLEXIBLE SCRIMS IN A GRID-TYPE SUSPENDED CEILING - Ceiling panels for use in a grid-type suspended ceiling ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130160387 | Composite Exterior Siding Panel With Interlock - Disclosed herein is an interlocking siding panel system for securing to the side of a structure with planar surfaces. When the panel is secured to the structure through the nail strip a full contact strip opposite the nail strip lays flat against the structure causing the panel portion below an point of inflection in the panel to raise up off of the structure creating a gap to facilitate movement of moisture past a locking leg that integrates with the panel below. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160388 | Quick Slate Installation System - A roofing tile installation system includes spaced rows of installation strips each having an elongated base to which is attached a plurality of spaced apart hooks. The hooks are formed with a profile that engages and presses on underlying tiles and that grips and hooks around the lower edge of an overlying tile. Each tile is positioned and held laterally between a pair of hooks and held vertically on the slope of a roof by a single hook. An improved weatherproofing system includes a second layer of water resistive material which protects an underlying layer of plastic weatherproofing material against exposure to sunlight and erosion from wind and rain. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160389 | ROOFING SHINGLE SYSTEM AND SHINGLES FOR USE THEREIN - A roofing shingle is disclosed comprising a headlap portion with a non-straight longitudinal edge and a buttlap portion with a plurality of tabs with a non-straight longitudinal edge and spaced apart by openings, wherein the non-straight longitudinal edges do not shadow each other laterally across the shingle. A roofing system is disclosed wherein at least a portion of the headlap portion of such shingle from a subsequently installed course overlaps at least a portion of the headlap portion of a shingle from a previously installed course. The maximum headlap overlap dimension is beneath the subsequently installed shingle laterally proximate the openings in the buttlap portion of the subsequently installed shingle. A method for making the shingle is disclosed comprising cutting a sheet of roofing material longitudinally along non-straight lines wherein at least a portion of each formed shingle has a width of about twelve inches. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160390 | System of at Least Two Panels - The invention concerns a system comprising at least two panels, particularly floor panels for forming a covering. The panels have first and second lateral edges, which can be connected by a movement substantially perpendicular to the covering. The first lateral edge has a locking member coupled to a spring so that an inner position exerts a restoring force on the locking member in the direction of the outer position. The second lateral edge has a locking element that cooperates with the locking member. The locking member and locking element each have a locking face. To withstand higher vertical extraction forces, the first and second lateral edges are designed to connect by a movement directed from top to bottom of the second lateral edge, and the locking faces, when connected, lock the second lateral edge against upward lifting, while the locking member is supported with respect to the panel. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160391 | MECHANICAL LOCKING OF FLOOR PANELS WITH VERTICAL SNAP FOLDING - Floor panels are shown, which are provided with a mechanical locking system on long and short edges allowing installation with vertical snap folding that could be accomplished automatically without tools and where the short edge locking system has a tongue made in one piece with the panel. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160392 | HALF PRECAST SLAB AND METHOD FOR STRUCTURING HALF PRECAST SLAB - Providing a half precast slab even in a case where the thickness of the slab in the site condition is too thick to apply conventional precast construction techniques. A half precast slab including a plurality of floor concrete form members and, each floor concrete form member being provided with: a bottom slab of a long length, in response to the floor concrete form member; a pair of side walls installed upright along each longitudinal edge of the bottom slab, in response to the floor concrete form member; thereby, each floor concrete form member is arranged so as to be parallel to each other and be tightly connected to the adjacent floor concrete form member, along the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of each floor concrete form member; the height of the side walls other than the side walls on the most outer edge sides of the whole floor concrete form members is set at a common height that is smaller than the height of the side walls on the most outer edge sides. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160393 | CLIP ANCHOR CONNECTOR - A system for attaching a facing product to a concrete substrate includes (a) a facing product having a front face and a back surface, the facing product being configured for attachment with a clip connector; and (b) at least one clip anchor connector having an anchoring portion for embedding in the concrete substrate, a spine, and a head portion configured and dimensioned to engage a convexity, recess or opening in the facing product. The spine is longitudinal and has a first end and opposite thereto a second end. The anchoring portion of the clip is positioned at one of said first and second ends. The engagement portion is positioned at the end of the spine opposite that of the anchoring portion and has at least one laterally extending wing configured to engage a convexity, recess or opening in the facing product member. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160394 | DEVICE FOR INTRODUCING A FORCE INTO TENSION MEMBERS MADE OF FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC FLAT STRIP LAMELLAS - The disclosure relates to a device and method for introducing a force into tension members made of fiber-reinforced plastic flat strip lamella. The device can include at least one clamping element, which is arranged on the tension member and has at least one contact face with the tension member. At least one rigid sleeve can be arranged around the at least one clamping element and the tension member and thereby exerts a clamping pressure on the tension member via the clamping element. The clamping element can be formed of plastic material having a modulus of elasticity ranging between 1000 and 5000 MPa, bending tensile strength of ≧25 MPa and pressure resistance of ≧25 MPa. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160395 | UNIVERSAL FENESTRATION CAP SYSTEM AND METHOD - In an exemplary embodiment, a window sill comprises a structural base having a first side and a second side, a fenestration cap attached to the structural base, a window frame mounted on the fenestration cap and finish elements applied to the structural base and adjacent to the fenestration cap. The window frame may be removed from the fenestration cap without disturbing the finish elements. Alternatively, a method of installing a window in a window opening comprises providing a window opening and preparing the window opening for receiving a fenestration cap, installing a fenestration cap by placement within and attachment to the window opening in a primary step, and installing a window within the window opening by placement within and attachment to the fenestration cap in a secondary step. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160396 | Roof Truss Compatible for Solar Panels - A roof truss compatible for solar energy panels, and a method for installing the roof trusses, incorporates a non-structural top chord that may have a removable portion removed and replaced by a solar assembly. The truss is structurally designed to support the solar assembly without the presence of the non-structural top chord. A desired length of the non-structural top chord may be omitted or removed during manufacture of the truss, or may be removed at a future time for installation of solar panel assemblies. A solar assembly for inserting into the solar roof truss may include a panel enclosure which has a channel for holding a solar panel, where the panel is installed approximately flush with the roof line. The panel enclosure may have an air space underneath the solar panel, to allow for cooling air flow and water drainage. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160397 | PROCEDURE FOR MANUFACTURING PIECES FOR THE FORMATION OF A REMOVABLE FLOOR COVERING - Procedure for the manufacturing of pieces for the formation of a removable floor covering and the covering obtained includes obtaining by molding a joint made of a polymer material ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130160398 | COMPOSITE I-BEAM MEMBER - A composite steel I-beam member. The member includes confined top and bottom flanges, and a composite laminated web. The confined flange comprises a wooden core and a metal jacket wrapped around an outer perimeter of the wooden core. The overall load carrying capacity of the composite I-beam is significantly increased through a list of composite actions occurring in the individual components and their connections. Most importantly, a two-way lateral interaction can be normal to the interface between the metal jacket and the wooden core and provide an amount of compressive support to the top flange surpassing the sum of amount of support provided by the metal jacket and the wooden core when being used separately. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160399 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING OF THIN BODY CONTAINERS, AND LOADING GROUP OF SAID CONTAINERS - A device for packaging thin body containers comprises transport means, a tip-up unit ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130160400 | ASEPTIC FILLING MACHINE - An aseptic filling machine of envelope-type bags provided with a filling mouth closed by a removable cap, comprising an empty bag supply device, a discharge device configured to discharge full bags, a carousel device on which at least two filling stations are located; each filling station comprising a sterile chamber; a raising device configured to raise the mouth of the empty bag internally of the sterile chamber; an overpressure device configured to place the chamber in slight overpressure; a removal device configured to remove the cap and positioning it by a side of the mouth; and a dispenser-batcher device that is vertically slidable and configured to engage with the mouth. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160401 | BAG NECK SEALER - A bag neck sealer includes a base. The base includes an installation wheel, a rotary wheel, a press plate, a movable blade unit and a fixed blade unit. The fixed blade unit has a seat. The seat includes a fixed blade and a protective piece thereon. The protective piece is connected with an elastic member to be against one side of the fixed blade opposite to the seat to shield the edge of the fixed blade. Therefore, when the user operates the bag neck sealer, the user's fingers can be protected from the fixed blade through the protective piece, preventing the fingers from being hurt so as to enhance the safety of the bag neck sealer. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160402 | Equipment for Continuously Feeding Boxes or Containers Stacked in a Flat Tubular Configuration to a Packaging Machine Which Also Operates Continuously - Equipment for continuously feeding boxes or containers stacked in a flat tubular configuration to a packaging machine which also operates continuously, the equipment being of the type comprising a magazine (M) containing the stacked containers (A), the store being downwardly open and located in the initial part of the cellular conveyor (T) of the packaging machine, and comprising a carousel device for collecting the containers, one at a time, from the base of the store and for inserting them into the cells of the conveyor at the correct time, preferably by means of interaction with opening means for inserting the container in an open condition into the corresponding cell. The magazine is positioned with its lower end at a level which may be slightly above that of the conveyor and suitably upstream thereof, in that a carousel ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130160403 | PALLETIZER, PALLETIZING METHOD, AND TRANSFER OF A LAYER OF OBJECTS BY PALLETIZER FROM A CONVEYOR TO A LAYER DEPOSITING TOOL - Palletizer for depositing a preformed layer ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130160404 | SOLVENT BARRIER FOR GELCOAT COMPOSITIONS - A method to prevent gelation of an uncured gelcoat composition during storage is described. The method includes applying a gelation inhibitor to the surface of a gelcoat composition in the container to prevent premature gelation. The gelation inhibitor additionally prevents the formation of a crust on the inner surface of storage container lids. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160405 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TREATING CONTAINERS - A method for treating containers in which, at a treatment station, the containers are provided on container outer surfaces thereof with a print that including a colorant. The colorant can be dye or ink. The method includes, at a treatment station, processing the colorant by irradiating the containers with non-thermal energy radiation. Processing the colorant includes drying or curing it. The method also includes decontaminating a region of the containers with the same radiation, either by disinfecting or sterilizing it. The region includes either or both a container opening and a container inner surface. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160406 | CONTAINER WITH CRIMPED TAMPER-EVIDENT LOCKING MEANS - A packaging container has an upper top member and a lower bottom member, and at least one cooperating locking means. Each locking means comprises an upstanding post and a cooperating opening or recess formed in extending lips of the top and bottom members. A weakened fault zone is formed in the immediate region of each post, or of each cooperating opening or recess, and circumscribes the same. The packaging container is locked in its closed position after it has been filled, by crimping the end of each post in an axial direction so as to mechanically deform the post. Any attempt to disengage a crimped post will result in failure of the respective weakened fault zone and may be construed as tampering, and thus the damaged material of the package in the region of the failed fault zone is evidence of tampering. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160407 | SPECIALLY SHAPED CARTON FOR VANITY SINK - A sink assembly is provided. The sink assembly can comprise a container having a generally trapezoidal shaped cross section. The container can be closed about a sink within the container. The sink can be supported in the container by at least one support element, for example a corner support, a top support having a generally triangular shape, and a drain support. Multiple sink assemblies can be efficiently stacked next to one another for shipping and/or storage. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160408 | Blister Pack and Method - The blister pack is composed of two sheets bonded together at least one sheet being made of plastic film and forming receptacles around a plurality of tablets or other objects to be stored and dispensed. The objects are arranged in rows and columns. An imperforate tear line is provided along a linear path traversing each of the objects in each column so that one or more objects can be freed with one pull along the tear line. Preferably, the imperforate tear line is formed by orienting the plastic material and/or forming shallow grooves or score lines in the film sheet. Both sheets can be made of plastic film, and both can have imperforate tear lines. The tear lines preferably are positioned so that only a small portion of the tablet is exposed by the tear [so that the tablet will tend to be retained in the receptacle until it is deliberately removed]. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160409 | ANIMAL HALTER - The animal halter comprises a nose band sized to encircle the nose of the animal. The band has a top that aligns with the bridge of the nose of the animal, a bottom under the chin of the animal, and a left and right side. The nose band has one or more pressure protrusions. A crown-throat loop has one or more pressure protrusions and an optional brow band. The brow band may also have one or more pressure protrusions. The crown-throat loop has a top that aligns with the poll of the head of the animal, a bottom and a left and right side. A right cheek strap and a left cheek strap connect the sides of the nose band and the crown-throat loop. A chin-throat connecting piece connects the bottoms of the nose band and the crown-throat loop. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160410 | AIR FILTER MOUNTING/DEMOUNTING APPARATUS FOR OVER-THE-RANGE MICROWAVE OVEN - An air filter mounting/demounting apparatus for a microwave oven having easy mounting and demounting of the air filter is provided. The apparatus includes a base plate having an inlet port through which air is admitted to serve as a hood, an air filter installed at a position corresponding to the inlet port and configured to filter foreign substances being admitted through the inlet port, an air filter bracket coupled to the base plate, an air filter holder at which the air filter is assembled coupled to the air filter bracket to enable a sliding movement along the guide rail, a latch unit configured to be coupled to the base plate to maintain and release engagement of the air filter holder aged, and a spring installed at an inside the latch unit to deliver an elastic force to the air filter holder. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160411 | Gas Turbine Engine Particle Separator - Embodiments of the present invention provide an inlet particle separator for a gas turbine engine having an inlet flow path, a scavenge flow path, a core flow path, and a flow splitter disposed between the scavenge and core flow paths. A plurality of grooves may be disposed about an inner surface of a wall of the separator within the inlet flow path. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160412 | PERMEABLE MATERIAL, ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - The invention is directed to a honeycomb comprising cordierite and β-spudomene, the honeycomb having a having total porosity of greater than 30% and a mean pore diameter of less than 5 μm. The honeycomb is made from a mixture of activated kaolin and a mineral selected from the group consisting of lithium fluorhectorite, lithium hydroxyhectorite and mixtures thereof. In one embodiment up to 20 wt % weight SiO | 2013-06-27 |
20130160413 | REEL GANG MOWER HAVING DIFFERENT WIDTH FRONT AND REAR CUTTING UNITS - A reel gang mower has a plurality of front reel cutting units and at least trailing one rear reel cutting unit. Each rear reel cutting unit is centered on a gap between a pair of adjacent front cutting units to cover the gap. Each rear reel cutting unit has a cutting width that is wider than a common cutting width of the front reel cutting units by an amount which is sufficient to maintain positive overlap between the front and rear reel cutting units while mowing when turning or in sidehill mowing such that substantially no uncut strips of grass are left in a cut grass swath provided by the mower. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160414 | Rotary Cutter-Style Crop Conditioning Header Having End-Mounted Rotary Shear - A rotary conditioning header has upright end panels that project forwardly from opposite ends of the rotary cutter bar. A top panel structure spans the end panels across their upper ends to define a crop receiving space between the end panels and beneath the top panel structure that is open at the front to define a mouth into the header. An upright rotary shear on at least one of the ends panels is located within the crop receiving space at the edge of the mouth but is exposed at the front such that its forwardmost cutting extremity is generally aligned with but underneath a transverse lean bar across the front edge of the top panel structure. The rotary shear severs and separates tangled crop stalks in the vicinity of the end panel to enable the stalks to be properly acted upon by the lean bar and received into the mouth. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160415 | Vacuum collector assembly for lawn tractors - A vacuum collector assembly comprises a mountable hitch having support posts connected to one another by horizontal supports and a hinge mechanism for connecting to a trailing carriage. The trailing carriage includes a lift assembly and an engine support frame for mounting thereon an engine operating conjunctively with an impeller assembly for developing negative pressure within a blower housing that is connected in between a receptacle hood and a lawn cutting deck. The engine support frame generally extends outwardly from a pair of vertical columns each having ends connected to support runners for situating atop thereof a pair of receptacles holders suited for receiving receptacle bins utilized in storing collected debris. The lift assembly comprises side arms functioning with a trailer jack having internal gearing made operable by an extension rod and handle assembly to facilitate rotation thereof that effects lifting and lowering of the trailing carriage apart and away from the mountable hitch to allow for wheeled transport and storage of the vacuum collector assembly. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160416 | TRASH FINGER - A corn head includes a frame, an auger, and a finger. The frame includes a feeder house opening and a trough located in front of the feeder house opening. The auger is rotatably mounted in the trough and includes flighting for directing material into the feeder house opening. The finger is attached to the auger and extends radially outward from the auger. The finger is flexible and rotates along with the auger. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160417 | FLEXIBLE DRAPER HEAD PROVIDING REDUCED CROP RESIDUE ACCUMULATION - A harvesting header includes a header frame, a flexible cutterbar assembly, and a draper assembly. The cutterbar assembly is mounted to the header frame and includes a plurality of skids. The draper assembly includes a draper belt with upper and lower runs, and a run support panel is provided below the lower run. The run support panel is spaced from the skids to define a residue opening therebetween through which any crop residue falling onto the skids is permitted to pass. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160418 | Support for Reel or Auger with Single Piece Tube - A reel may be disclosed. The reel may comprise a bearing mount, a bearing, and a reel tube. The bearing mount may be connected to the bearing. The reel tube may comprise a midpoint. The reel tube may also be a continuous piece and may be supported proximate the midpoint by the bearing. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160419 | ATTACHMENT FOR CROP LIFTER - A crop lifter apparatus is provided that is adapted for attachment to a cutting header. The apparatus can have a guard member having a slot passing through it, a latch member pivotally attached at a first end to the guard member and having an aperture for receiving a guard bolt on the cutting header, the aperture passing through a side edge of the latch member, a ski member operatively attached to the guard member, and a lifting arm attached to the ski member. To attach the crop lifter apparatus to a cutting header, the crop lifter can be positioned on the guard bolt with the guard bolt extending into the slot in the guard member. The latch can then be pivoted so that the aperture in the latch is positioned on the guard bolt or spool. This can attach the crop lifter apparatus securely to the cutting header. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160420 | Tine Adjustment for a Header - An apparatus for adjusting tines of a header may be disclosed. The apparatus may comprise a reel lift arm, a reel comprising a plurality of tines, a tine adjustment ring, and an actuator. The reel may be operatively connected to the reel lift arm. The tine adjustment ring may be operatively connected to the reel and the plurality of tines. The actuator may be operatively connected to the reel lift arm and the tine adjustment ring. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160421 | SIDE-DELIVERY RAKE - A side-delivery rake comprising a frame provided with at least a supporting arm to which a plurality of stellar wheels are associated. The supporting arm is pivoted to the frame so as to assume, by means of rotation around a pivoting element, at least a first working operating condition in which the stellar wheels carry out a gathering action, and a second transport operating condition, in which the stellar wheels are in a raised condition. Stop means are provided to determine the position of the supporting arms in the first operating condition. The stop means comprise an adjustment device which can be selectively associated with the frame in a finite plurality of predetermined discrete positions in order to define an adjustment of the position assumed by the supporting arm in the first operating condition. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160422 | CHAIN HOOK - The present invention provides a chain hook which reduces the risk of disengagement of one or more chains connected thereto. The chain hook comprises an elongate body, a first hook at a first end of the elongate body for connection to a load and a second hook at a second end of the elongate body for connection to at least one chain, wherein the first and second hooks are in different planes. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160423 | CAN ANNULAR COMBUSTION ARRANGEMENT WITH FLOW TRIPPING DEVICE - A can annular combustion arrangement ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130160424 | Method for Operating a Combined Cycle Power Plant - In a method for operating a combined cycle power plant ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130160425 | VARIABLE AREA FAN NOZZLE WITH DRIVE SYSTEM HEALTH MONITORING - A nacelle for a turbofan engine includes a variable area fan nozzle (VAFN) and a proximity sensor that is attached to a nacelle forward portion to sense the presence of the VAFN when stowed. The proximity sensor is not attached to the VAFN, thereby enabling the use of a proximity sensor such as linear variable displacement transformer having a relatively compact operational stroke. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160426 | ROCKET ENGINE INJECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH CRYOGENIC CAVITY INSULATION - An injector assembly for a rocket engine includes a thermal insulating layer adjacent to an oxidizer cavity. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160427 | COOLING DEVICE FOR COOLING COMBUSTION GASES FROM RECOILLESS ANTI-TANK WEAPONS - The present invention relates to a cooling device ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130160428 | ENGINE WITH EXHAUST TREATMENT DEVICE AND ATTACHMENT METHOD FOR EXHAUST TREATMENT DEVICE - An engine with an exhaust treatment device ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130160429 | LIMITING NOX EMISSIONS - A method for controlling an internal combustion engine limits emission of undesirable compounds of nitrogen and oxygen and provides increased transient power. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160430 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING MAXIMUM HYDROCARBON INJECTION FOR DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER REGENERATION - A method of providing hydrocarbons to an engine exhaust for regenerating a diesel particulate filter within an exhaust system of a diesel engine. A mass flow rate of exhaust gas within an exhaust system is determined. A mass flow rate of oxygen within the exhaust gas entering the diesel oxidation catalyst is determined. A set point indicative of an allowable mass flow rate of oxygen within the exhaust gas exiting the diesel oxidation catalyst is received. A hydrocarbon threshold that may be injected into the exhaust system is calculated. Hydrocarbons are injected into the exhaust system upstream of the diesel oxidation catalyst, wherein the injected hydrocarbons do not exceed the calculated threshold amount of hydrocarbons. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160431 | METHOD FOR WARMING AFTER-TREATMENT BURNER SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method for warming an after-treatment system in which a burner | 2013-06-27 |
20130160432 | LIMITING NOX EMISSIONS - Apparatus for controlling an internal combustion engine limits emission of undesirable compounds of nitrogen and oxygen and provides increased transient power. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160433 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING THE FILLING LEVEL OF A UREA CONTAINER HAVING AN ULTRASOUND SENSOR AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A UREA CONTAINER - An apparatus for measuring a filling level of a urea container by determining distance using sound waves (ultrasound) emitted by a sensor and echoes thereof, includes a urea container bottom and a sump with an overall height. The sump is adjacent the urea container bottom and located below the level of the urea container bottom. The sump is connected in an open manner to the urea container and bounded at the bottom by a sump bottom. The sensor is accommodated in the vicinity of the sump and, with a sound-emitting surface for emitting sound waves and receiving echoes of the sound waves, is fitted in the urea container with the sound-emitting surface of the sensor at most adjacent the level of the urea container bottom. A motor vehicle having the urea container is also provided. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160434 | THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR OF VEHICLE - A thermoelectric generator of a vehicle converts thermal energy of exhaust gas of an engine into electric energy by using a thermoelectric phenomenon, and may include: a high-temperature part heated by exchange heat and a plurality of pairs of heat transfer plates mounted on an outer peripheral surface of an exhaust pipe at a predetermined interval; pairs of thermoelectric modules acquired by bonding a P-type semiconductor and an N-type semiconductor, interposed between the pairs of heat transfer plates to generate electricity, and electrically connected to each other; and a low-temperature part interposed between the pairs of thermoelectric modules and cooling inner surfaces of the pairs of thermoelectric modules. The plurality of thermoelectric modules generates electricity by a difference in temperature between heated outer surfaces and cooled inner surfaces. Thermoelectric efficiency is improved and a small-sized thermoelectric generator of a vehicle may be implemented. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160435 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDRAULIC ENERGY AND PRODUCTION OF POTABLE WATER BY DIRECT OSMOSIS - The present invention relates to a process for the production of hydraulic energy by direct osmosis from two saline solutions having different concentrations made to pass through one or more modules of semipermeable membranes having a double inlet and outlet port, originally designed to execute the process of inverse osmosis, without a requirement to realise any technical modification to said modules of membranes. In this manner, an osmotic potential is produced in the membranes creating a current of solution having a pressure sufficient to produce hydraulic energy. A further object of the present invention is the installation designed to produce hydraulic energy according to the stated procedure and the use thereof, together with a desalination plant and a tertiary waste water treatment plant comprising the installation to produce hydraulic energy. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160436 | ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC TRACTION SUPPORT - A traction control system comprises a wheel hydraulic motor and pump assembly selectively connectable to a wheel for a vehicle to provide drive to the wheel. An electronic control unit is connected to a main hydraulic control valve to control fluid flow from the main hydraulic motor and pump assembly to the wheel motor and pump assembly. A high pressure accumulator and reservoir are fluidly connected to the main hydraulic motor and pump assembly to provide pressurized fluid to the system. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160437 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENT PUMPING OF HIGH-PRESSURE FLUIDS FOR ENERGY STORAGE AND RECOVERY - In various embodiments, a mechanical assembly and/or storage vessel is fluidly coupled to a circulation apparatus for receiving pressurized heat-transfer fluid from an outlet at a first elevated pressure, boosting a pressure of the heat-transfer fluid to a second pressure larger than the first pressure, and returning heat-transfer fluid to an inlet at a third pressure. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160438 | EXTENDED TURBINE BLADE - A torque converter, including: an impeller and a turbine with: a shell; and at least one blade including: a blade body with a first edge connected to the shell; and a portion extending from the blade body. The torque converter includes a stator including: a stator body, and at least one stator blade axially disposed between the impeller and the turbine and connected to the stator body. A circumferential space is formed between the turbine shell and the stator body. At least a portion of the circumferential space is radially aligned with the portion of the at least one blade. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160439 | FLOW RATE CONTROL DEVICE FOR VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT TYPE HYDRAULIC PUMP FOR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT - The present invention pertains to a hydraulic pressure control device of a variable displacement type hydraulic pump for construction equipment, wherein operable sections of operation systems are formed in a wide manner while the hydraulic pump discharges a relatively small flow rate compared with the operation amount of the respective operation systems in the case of complex operations, so as to improve the pressure loss and the fuel ratio of the hydraulic pump. The device includes a flow rate controller, which is preferably connected to an operation amount detecting means and a swash plate control device, and receives operation signals from the operation system of a control device that are detected by the operation amount detecting means so as to control the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump. In the case of the complex operations, the flow rate controller pre-determines the required flow rate of an actuator for the respective operation systems via the operation signals of the operation systems and subsequently operates the square root of the sum of the squares of the respective required flow rates so as to determine the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump, thereby controlling the swash plate control device. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160440 | Hydraulic System with Pilot Circuit Power Reclamation - A hydraulic system includes a fluid source, a metering valve, an actuator, and a power reclamation assembly. The metering valve includes a standby position, and an actuation position different than the standby position. The metering valve fluidly connects the actuator to the fluid source when in the actuation position. The metering valve fluidly connects the power reclamation assembly to the fluid source when the metering valve is in the standby position. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160441 | QUICK COUPLER CIRCUIT FOR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT | 2013-06-27 |
20130160442 | ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR WITH AN INTEGRATED BRAKE - An electro-hydraulic actuator has a master cylinder, an electric motor and an electro-mechanical brake. The master cylinder has a hydraulic cylinder and an actuation piston slidably received within the hydraulic cylinder to vary pressure within a hydraulic circuit. The electric motor is adapted to drive the actuation piston into the hydraulic cylinder. The motor has a stator and a rotor. The electro-mechanical brake is arranged to selectively and releasably hold the rotor with respect to the stator to prevent relative rotational motion there between. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160443 | HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WITH FLUID FLOW SUMMATION CONTROL OF A VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT PUMP AND PRIORITY ALLOCATION OF FLUID FLOW - A system has a variable displacement pump that supplies pressurized fluid to power a plurality of hydraulic functions. Each hydraulic function has a control valve with a variable source orifice controlling fluid flow between the pump and a flow summation node, and a variable metering orifice controlling fluid flow between the flow summation node and a hydraulic actuator. Variable bypass orifices in the control valves are connected in series between the flow summation node and a tank. As the metering orifice in a control valve enlarges, the source orifice enlarges and the bypass orifice shrinks. This alters pressure at the flow summation node, which is used to control the output of the pump. Components are provided to give selected hydraulic functions different levels of priority with respect to consuming fluid flow from the pump. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160444 | Reaction Body for Wave Energy Apparatus - A subsurface reaction body arranged for use in apparatus for converting wave motion in a body of water to useful energy is provided. The subsurface reaction body is arranged to be selectively filled with air to a maximum buoyancy configuration and to be filled with water to a minimum buoyancy configuration. The subsurface reaction body has an arrangement of chambers therein to inhibit free flow of water through the reaction body and to define at least one further preset buoyancy configuration between the respective maximum and minimum configuration. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160445 | SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ACTUATOR - A device or actuator includes a first component made of Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) that applies force to a second component of the device to provide a controllable actuator. The SMA component is selectively energized by using active electric current through it. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160446 | Thermal Energy Conversion Plant - A thermal energy conversion plant, wherein a pressurized liquefied working fluid gasifies in an evaporator unit located at the lower level of the closed-loop thermodynamic circuit, from where ascends through a widening ascending conduit, under constant temperature, to a condenser unit located at the upper level of said thermodynamic circuit, where condenses, and from where falls because gravity powering a power extraction apparatus, before entering back into the evaporator, and restarting the cycle. A much lighter pressuring gas could be optionally set in the widening ascending conduit. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160447 | USE OF COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING E-1,1,1,4,4,5,5,5-OCTAFLUORO-2-PENTENE AND OPTIONALLY, 1,1,1,2,3-PENTAFLUOROPROPANE IN POWER CYCLES - A method for converting heat from a heat source to mechanical energy is provided. The method comprises heating a working fluid E-1,1,1,4,4,5,5,5-octafluoro-2-pentene (E-HFO-1438mzz) and optionally 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245eb) using heat supplied from the heat source; and expanding the heated working fluid to lower the pressure of the working fluid and generate mechanical energy as the pressure of the working fluid is lowered. Additionally, a power cycle apparatus containing a working fluid to convert heat to mechanical energy is provided. The apparatus contains a working fluid comprising E-HFO-1438mzz and optionally HFC-245eb. A working fluid is provided comprising E-HFO-1438mzz and HFC-245eb. The working fluid (i) has a temperature of at least about 150° C.; (ii) further comprises Z-HFO-1438mzz; or both (i) and (ii). | 2013-06-27 |
20130160448 | ORC PLANT WITH A SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING THE HEAT EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE SOURCE OF HOT FLUID AND THE WORKING FLUID - The invention concerns an ORC plant (Organic Rankine Cycle) for a conversion of thermal energy into electric energy, that comprises a heat exchange group for the exchange of heat between the thermal carrier fluid and a working fluid destined to feed at least one expander connected to an electric generator. The heat exchanger group comprises in succession at least one primary heater and a primary evaporator respectively for preheating and evaporation of the working fluid. According to the invention, on the side of the heat Exchange group, downstream of the primary heater, are present at least an auxiliary evaporator to evaporate a part of the working fluid by means of a heat exchanger with the fluid source coming from the output of said primary evaporator, a device for diverting said part of the working fluid flow from the outlet of said primary preheater towards the auxiliary evaporator, and a compressor designed to receive the working fluid from the auxiliary evaporator and to increase the pressure up to a level corresponding to a preset pressure level for the induction of the work fluid into the expander. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160449 | CASCADED ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE SYSTEM - A cascaded Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) system includes a bottoming cycle working fluid is first evaporated and then superheated and a topping cycle working fluid is first desuperheated and then condensed such that a percentage of total heat transfer from the topping cycle fluid that occurs during a saturated condensation is equal to or less than a percentage of total heat transfer to the bottoming cycle fluid that occurs during a saturated evaporation. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160450 | HEMETIC MOTOR COOLING FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE SYSTEM - An Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) system includes a rotor volume at sub-atmospheric pressure, a working fluid sprayed into the rotor volume. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160451 | STIRLING ENGINE FOR AN EMISSION-FREE AIRCRAFT - Aircraft with an emission-free drive and method for emission-free driving of an aircraft. The aircraft includes a drive device structured and arranged to generate thrust, a lift device structured and arranged to generate lift, and a heat engine structured and arranged to convert thermal energy into kinetic energy to drive the drive device. The heat engine includes at least one flat-plate Stirling engine drivable by solar thermal radiation. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160452 | AERODYNAMIC SHROUD FOR THE BACK OF A COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF A TURBOMACHINE - An annular shroud has an internal face intended to cover the back end wall of an annular combustion chamber of a turbomachine fitted with a centrifugal compressor, together with an external face opposite the internal face. The shroud includes multiple apertures intended to allow fuel injectors supported by the back end wall to pass through. The shroud includes multiple bosses which extend as projections on the external face radially towards the interior respectively from the respective radially internal edges of the apertures. Each of the bosses delimits an extension of the corresponding aperture open radially towards the exterior so as to form an air intake scoop. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160453 | COMBUSTOR AND GAS TURBINE - A combustor includes a combustion chamber and an acoustic liner, wherein through-holes through are formed in a wall of the combustion chamber, a plurality of rows of the through-holes is arranged in a lengthwise direction of the combustor, the through-holes of a first through-hole row are shifted with respect to the through-holes of a second through-hole row so that centers of the through-holes of the first and second through-hole rows adjacent each other are staggered in the circumferential direction, cooling grooves are formed so as to avoid the through-holes inside that is sandwiched between the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface of the combustion chamber, and the cooling grooves include transverse cooling grooves extending in the circumferential direction between rows of the through-holes, and longitudinal cooling grooves extending in the lengthwise direction between the through-holes and connecting the transverse cooling grooves adjacent to each other. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160454 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH SUPERSONIC COMPRESSOR - A gas turbine engine having a compressor section using blades on a rotor to deliver a gas at supersonic conditions to a stator. The stator includes one or more of aerodynamic ducts that have converging and diverging portions for deceleration of the gas to subsonic conditions and to deliver a high pressure gas to combustors. The aerodynamic ducts include structures for changing the effective contraction ratio to enable starting even when designed for high pressure ratios, and structures for boundary layer control. In an embodiment, aerodynamic ducts are provided having an aspect ratio of two to one (2:1) or more, when viewed in cross-section orthogonal to flow direction at an entrance to the aerodynamic duct. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160455 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF EXPANDING A FLUID IN A HERMETICALLY-SEALED CASING - An expander-generator is disclosed. The expander-generator is disposed within a hermetically-sealed housing and includes a high-pressure expander stage and a low-pressure expander stage. A working fluid, such as ammonia, is introduced into the high and low pressure expander stages and expanded therein so as to provide rotational torque to a shaft. A generator, such as a motor, pump, or compressor, may be coupled to a free end of the shaft such that rotation of the shaft will provide useful work for the generator. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160456 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OXYGEN EMISSIONS FROM A GAS TURBINE - A system for controlling oxygen emissions from a gas turbine includes a combustor, a plenum downstream from the combustor, and a turbine downstream from the plenum that produces an exhaust. A compressor downstream from the turbine receives the exhaust and produces a compressed exhaust. A compressed exhaust plenum downstream from the compressor provides fluid communication to the combustor and the plenum. A method for controlling oxygen emissions from a gas turbine includes flowing an exhaust from a turbine and increasing the pressure of the exhaust to produce a compressed exhaust. The method further includes flowing a first portion of the compressed exhaust to an inlet of a combustor and flowing a second portion of the compressed exhaust to a plenum between the turbine and the combustor. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160457 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED COMBUSTOR TEMPERATURE UNIFORMITY - A combustor and a method for reducing a temperature gradient of a combustor component are provided. The combustor includes a coating applied to at least a portion thereof with the coating serving to alter the emissivity of the at least a portion to which it is applied. The method includes applying a coating on at least one of a combustor liner and a flow sleeve, wherein the coating alters the emissivity exhibited where applied. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160458 | ELECTRICAL RAFT ASSEMBLY - An electrical raft assembly for a gas turbine engine is provided. The raft assembly comprises a rigid electrical raft formed of a rigid material that includes an electrical system comprising electrical conductors embedded in the rigid material. The raft assembly further comprises an engine component that is mounted to the electrical raft. The electrical raft includes one or more integral cooling passages which guide a coolant fluid through the raft to cool the engine component | 2013-06-27 |
20130160459 | ACCESSORY MOUNTING FOR A GAS TURBINE - Accessories are mounted to a gas turbine engine from a frame attached to a pylon which is used to mount the engine to an airframe. The frame independently mounts the accessories so that engine vibrations are not transmitted to the accessories. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160460 | RIGID RAFT - The present invention provides a rigid raft formed of rigid composite material. The raft has an electrical system and/or a fluid system embedded therein. The raft further has a tank for containing liquid integrally formed therewith. The tank can be formed of the rigid composite material. The tank can be for a gas turbine engine. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160461 | ELECTRONIC UNIT MOUNTING - An electrical assembly | 2013-06-27 |
20130160462 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE PART - The present invention provides a gas turbine engine part which has a primary purpose in the engine which is structural and/or aerodynamic. The part is formed of rigid composite material, and has an electrical system comprising electrical conductors permanently embedded in the composite material. This provides advantages in terms of weight, complexity, and build time. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160463 | RAFT ASSEMBLY - A raft assembly for a gas turbine engine is provided. The raft assembly includes a rigid raft formed of a rigid material that has an electrical system and/or a fluid system embedded therein. The raft assembly further includes one or more clamps for mounting tubular members to the raft. The or each clamp has a first clamp block and a second clamp block which, in use, clamp together to grip a tubular member between the blocks. The first block is fixed to the raft. The or each clamp further has a fastener operatively extending between the blocks. The fastener is tightenable to apply a clamping load between the blocks, and releasable to remove the clamping load such that the second block can be moved relative to the first block to allow the tubular member to be received between or removed from between the blocks | 2013-06-27 |
20130160464 | ANTI-VIBRATION MOUNT - An anti-vibration mount is provided for mounting a first component to a second component. The mount has an elastomeric body which provides a recess into which the first component is received. The mount further has pair of brackets which fit to opposing sides of the elastomeric body sandwiching the first component received in the recess therebetween. At least one of the brackets is arranged to connect the anti-vibration mount and second component together. The mount further has a clamping arrangement which applies clamping pressure across the brackets and thereby compresses the elastomeric body to secure the first component in the recess. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160465 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE SYSTEMS - A gas turbine engine | 2013-06-27 |
20130160466 | Nickel Based Forged Alloy, Gas Turbine Member Using Said Alloy and Gas Turbine Using Said Member - It is an objective of the invention to provide an Ni-based forged alloy having good large ingot formability and good hot formability as well as high mechanical strength at high temperature. There is provided an Ni-based forged alloy comprising: 0.001 to 0.1 mass % of C; 0.001 to 0.01 mass % of B; 16 to 22 mass % of Cr; 0.5 to 1.5 mass % of Al; 0.1 to 6.0 mass % of W; 3.5 to 5.5 mass % of Nb; 0.8 to 3.0 mass % of Ti; 16 to 20 mass % of Fe; 2.0 mass % or less of Mo; and the balance including Ni and unavoidable impurities, in which: a segregation parameter Ps defined by a formula of “Ps (mass %)=1.05[Al concentration (mass %)]+0.6[Ti concentration (mass %)]−0.8[Nb concentration (mass %)]−0.3[Mo concentration (mass %)]” satisfies a relationship of “Ps≧−3.0 mass %”; and total amount of W and Mo is 1.75 atomic % or less. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160467 | REFRIGERATION DEVICE WITH A REGION FOR STORING FOOD ITEMS IN A GENERATED FIELD - Provided is a refrigeration device for storing food within an electric field. The refrigeration device includes a fresh food compartment and a freezer compartment vertically below an elevation of the fresh food compartment. A storage compartment in which a desired temperature for storing food is selectable by a user independently of a target temperature of at least one of the fresh food compartment and the freezer compartment. A refrigeration system provides a cooling effect to the fresh food compartment, the freezer compartment and the storage compartment, and a conductor is arranged within close physical proximity to a bottom surface of the storage compartment. A control system controls delivery of an alternating electric signal to the conductor for generating an electric field that extends into the storage compartment, wherein the alternating electric signal comprises a frequency less than 1 kHz and a voltage greater than or equal to 1 kV. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160468 | CRYOPUMP SYSTEM, CRYOGENIC SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING COMPRESSOR UNIT - A compressor controller includes: a control amount calculation unit configured to calculate at least two control amounts including a first control amount for controlling a first control object that relates to a gas amount for cooling a cryogenic apparatus, and a second control amount for controlling a second control object that relates to the refrigerant gas amount and that is different from the first control object, the second control amount being common with the first control amount; and a selection unit configured to select a control object to be controlled from at least two control objects including the first control object and the second control object on the basis of a comparison between the at least two common control amounts. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160469 | USE OF E-1,1,1,4,4,5,5,5-OCTAFLUORO-2-PENTENE AND OPTIONALLY 1,1,1,2,3-PENTAFLUOROPROPANE IN CHILLERS - This invention relates to method for producing cooling in a chiller having an evaporator wherein a refrigerant composition is evaporated to cool a heat transfer medium and the cooled heat transfer medium is transported out of the evaporator to a body to be cooled, wherein said chiller is a centrifugal chiller. The method comprises evaporating a composition comprising E-HFO-1438mzz and optionally HFC-245eb as a refrigerant composition in the evaporator. This invention also relates to a composition comprising: (1) a refrigerant component consisting essentially of HFC-245eb and E-HFO-1438mzz; and (2) a lubricant suitable for use in a chiller; wherein the E-HFO-1438mzz in the refrigerant is at least 1 weight percent. This invention also relates to a centrifugal chiller apparatus containing a refrigerant composition, characterized by said refrigerant comprising E-HFO-1438mzz and optionally HFC-245eb. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160470 | Air Conditioner Self-Charging And Charge Monitoring System - A method for determining a level of refrigerant charge in a vapor compression system having a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device and an evaporator operatively connected in serial relationship in a refrigerant flow circuit having a refrigerant, includes receiving information indicative of at least one of a compressor torque or compressor current; and determining whether the refrigerant charge is within a defined tolerance or whether the refrigerant is to be added or recovered in response to the receiving of the information. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160471 | REFRIGERATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - Methods and apparatus for an energy efficient freezer or cooler defrost, which are particularly suited for an automated system, include procedures utilized for this purpose. The procedures are included in the firmware of an embedded controller and operate the cooler or freezer defrost cycle when required for increased energy efficiency. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160472 | AIRCRAFT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM COMPRISING A SEPARATE REFRIGERATION CYCLE - An air-conditioning system for an aircraft includes a compressed air branch for conveying externally supplied and pressurized air, preferably bleed air. Furthermore, a cooling circuit for conveying preferably liquid refrigerant is provided and extends through a ram air duct. The system also includes a first heat exchanger for the heat transfer between the compressed air branch and the cooling circuit, a compressed air turbine arranged in the compressed air branch and a cooling circuit compressor arranged in the cooling circuit and mechanically coupled to the compressed air turbine. The system can have a modular design and be positioned at optimal locations in the aircraft due to the separation of the compressed air branch and the cooling circuit. In this way, the length of hot compressed air ducts can be shortened. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160473 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator may have a refrigerator body having a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber, an evaporator located at the first storage chamber, a cooling fan disposed at one side of the evaporator, a circulation path formed to include the evaporator and the cooling fan, the circulation path having a plurality of openings at upper and lower parts of the first storage chamber, an upper communication portion arranged to connect upper regions of each of the first and second storage chambers, a lower communication portion arranged to connect lower regions of each of the first and second storage chambers, a temperature sensor unit configured to sense inner temperatures of the second storage chamber and a controller being configured to control a rotation direction of the cooling fan based on the detected temperatures of the temperature sensor unit. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160474 | METHOD TO CONTROL ELECTRONIC EXPANSION VALVE - A vapor compression refrigeration cycle system includes a compressor and an electronic expansion valve connected between first and second refrigerant ports of a compressor. An expansion valve controller is configured to control a flow of refrigerant through the expansion valve in response to a superheat temperature of the refrigerant. The controller is configured to execute a first control algorithm until a local maximum of the superheat temperature occurs, and then to execute a second control algorithm. | 2013-06-27 |
20130160475 | Refrigerated Case Defrost Water Drain - A refrigerated case ( | 2013-06-27 |