37th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130232952 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING INTERNAL EGR FOR AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM CONTROL - An internal combustion engine system includes: an engine with a plurality of pistons housed in respective ones of a plurality of cylinders; an air intake system to provide air to the plurality of cylinders through respective ones of a plurality of intake valves; an exhaust system to release exhaust gas from the plurality of cylinders through respective one of a plurality of exhaust valves; an aftertreatment system to treat exhaust emission from the engine; at least one sensor to provide a sensor signal corresponding to an efficiency of the aftertreatment system; and a controller coupled to the at least one sensor and operable to regulate an internal exhaust gas recirculation operation in the cylinders when the aftertreatment system operates at less than a desired efficiency. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232953 | EXHAUST-GAS AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXHAUST-GAS AFTERTREATMENT - An exhaust-gas aftertreatment system ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130232954 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A METERING APPARATUS, METERING APPARATUS AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A METERING APPARATUS - A method for operating a metering apparatus for reducing agent includes providing the metering apparatus with at least one movable pump element movable between upper and lower reversal points to convey reducing agent into an exhaust-gas treatment component, and at least one position transmitter for determining a pass of the movable pump element. In the method, a first detection of a position of the movable pump element is provided by the position encoder. Subsequently, the movable pump element is moved and reducing agent is metered into the exhaust-gas treatment component. Thereupon, a second detection of a position of the movable pump element is provided by the position encoder, and subsequently a first quantity of reducing agent which is metered between the first and second detections is determined. A metering apparatus and a motor vehicle having a metering apparatus are also provided. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232955 | Engine Exhaust Systems with Secondary Air Injection Systems - A variety of embodiments of exhaust systems for engines including small off-road engines, and related methods of operation, are disclosed. In at least some embodiments, the exhaust system includes a first conduit that receives exhaust emissions from a first engine cylinder, and a second conduit that communicates air to a first port on the first conduit. The air mixes with the exhaust emissions within the first conduit so as to produce a chemical reaction, and a level of at least one undesirable component of the exhaust emissions is reduced. Further, the exhaust system does not include any catalytic converter. In some embodiments, the exhaust system further comprises a crankcase ventilation system. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232956 | EXHAUST POST-TREATMENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A VEHICLE, WITH A REDUCTANT VAPORISING SURFACE BEING WARMED BY A PELTIER ELEMENT - An exhaust post-treatment device ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130232957 | DELIVERY UNIT FOR A LIQUID ADDITIVE, METHOD FOR OPERATING A DELIVERY UNIT AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A DELIVERY UNIT - A delivery unit for a liquid additive includes a first pump with a first suction port and a first pressure port, a second pump with a second suction port and a second pressure port, and a feed device. The feed device is connected to the first pressure port through a first line system and the first suction port is connected to a tank for the liquid additive through a second line system. The second pressure port is connected to the tank through a third line system and the second line system and the third line system are separated from one another. A method for operating a delivery unit and a motor vehicle having a delivery unit are also provided. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232958 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MANAGE SCR CATALYST NO2/NOX RATIO - Systems and methods are provided for determining and controlling an NO | 2013-09-12 |
20130232959 | EXHAUST MANIFOLD - An exhaust manifold includes a head flange member, a plurality of branch pipe parts and a collector pipe part. The head flange member has a flange main body portion and a cylinder head mounting surface configured and arranged to be attached to a cylinder head of an engine. Each of the branch pipe parts has an upstream end portion with respect to an exhaust gas flow fixed to one side of the head flange member that is opposite from the cylinder head mounting surface. The collector pipe part is connected to a downstream end portion with respect to the exhaust gas flow of each of the branch pipe parts. An area of the cylinder head mounting surface is smaller than a cross sectional area of the head flange main body portion taken along a plane substantially parallel to the cylinder head mounting surface. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232960 | DUAL PIPE EXHAUST MANIFOLD - A dual pipe exhaust manifold includes an inner pipe, an outer pipe and a plurality of spacers. The inner pipe includes a plurality of branch pipes and a plurality of collector pipes. The collector pipes are slidably connected to each other. One end of each of the branch pipe is fixed to a flange section configured and arranged to be attached to a cylinder head of an engine, and the other end of each of the branch pipe is slidably connected to a corresponding one of the collector pipes so that each of the collector pipes is connected to a plural number of the branch pipes. The outer pipe covers a circumference of the inner pipe. The spacers are disposed between the outer pipe and the inner pipe to form a gap therebetween. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232961 | ADAPTIVE VALVE SPRING RETAINER WITH VIBRATION DAMPING - An adaptive valve assembly includes a pipe defining a passageway for conducting engine exhaust gases, a pivot shaft supported by the pipe, and a valve body coupled to the pivot shaft. The valve body is moveable between an open position where exhaust gas flow through the passageway is increased and a closed position where exhaust gas flow through the passageway is reduced. A resilient member biases the valve body toward the closed position. A retainer assembly includes at least one damping feature that engages the resilient member to dampen vibrations. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232962 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL FOR A VEHICLE POWERTRAIN - A hydraulic control system and method for controlling a hydraulic system of a vehicle powertrain is provided, which includes an accumulator arranged to accumulate fluid when an engine is turned on, to retain fluid when the engine is turned off, and to discharge fluid to the transmission when the engine is restarted. The accumulator is actively filled through a controlled valve, and it may also be filled passively, for example, via ball check-valve. The method of controlling the hydraulic system includes providing a fluid line pressure to the transmission by opening a fluid passage when the engine is turned on; opening a valve to actively accumulate fluid from the fluid line pressure into an accumulator; closing the valve to retain the fluid in the accumulator; and discharging the fluid from the accumulator to the fluid passage when the engine is restarted. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232963 | DIGITAL HYDRAULIC TRANSFORMER AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING ENERGY AND LEVELING HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOADS - A hydraulic system that includes a rotating group with a plurality of fluid chambers and a plurality of valve sets that valve a corresponding one of the fluid chambers is disclosed. The hydraulic system may function as a hydraulic transformer. The hydraulic system may transfer energy between a high pressure fluid supply (e.g., from a pump), an accumulator, a hydraulic component (e.g., a hydraulic cylinder, a hydraulic motor, and/or a hydraulic pump-motor), and/or an input/output shaft. The hydraulic system may include a single rotating group with a common axis. Each of the valve sets may include a first valve that fluidly connects to the pump, a second valve that fluidly connects to a tank, a third valve that fluidly connects to the accumulator, and a fourth valve that fluidly connects to the hydraulic component. The valves may have a valving period set to less than half or one-third of a rotational period of the rotating group. The valves may have a frequency of greater than 100 Hertz and may be digitally controlled. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232964 | HYBRID POWER SYSTEM - A hybrid power source includes an electric power source, a first hydraulic pump powered by the electric power source, a hydrocarbon burning power source, and a second hydraulic pump powered by the hydrocarbon burning power source. A hydraulic fluid output is fed by a combined output from the first hydraulic pump and the second hydraulic pump. A controller is provided for dynamically calculating hydraulic fluid requirements at the hydraulic fluid output as work is performed. The hydraulic fluid requirements are primarily provided by the first hydraulic pump powered by the electric power source and supplemented, as directed by the controller, by the second hydraulic pump powered by the hydrocarbon burning power source. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232965 | ELECTRIC BRAKE ACTUATOR, AND VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - An electric brake actuator provided with a main reservoir attached to a vehicle frame, a first reservoir attached to an input device and coupled to the main reservoir via a pipe, and a second reservoir coupled to the main reservoir via another pipe and directly mounted to a motor cylinder, wherein the second reservoir is disposed below the main reservoir in the vertical up and down direction. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232966 | VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - An input device of a vehicle brake system integrally includes an integrally provided master cylinder and a stroke simulator which communicate via a hydraulic communication path. The stroke simulator is provided with a simulator piston accommodated within a simulator accommodation chamber. The simulator accommodation chamber has an opening portion enabling the insertion of the simulator piston into the simulator accommodation chamber from the side on which the brake pedal is disposed relative to the dashboard. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232967 | INPUT DEVICE OF VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - An input device of a vehicle brake system which is downsized and has an improved general versatility in comparison with conventional vehicle brake systems is provided. An input device | 2013-09-12 |
20130232968 | VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - There is provided a vehicle brake system to which an electric brake actuator constituting the vehicle brake system is stably attached and in which it is possible to dispose the electric brake actuator in a power plant storage chamber in a space-efficient manner. A vehicle brake system configured by disposing, on a vehicle, an input device to which the brake operation of an operator is inputted and a motor cylinder device for generating brake fluid pressure by driving a hydraulic pressure controlling piston stored in a cylindrical cylinder main body by means of an electric motor at least in accordance with the brake operation, wherein the motor cylinder device is attached in a manner such that at least a portion of the cylinder main body overlaps with a power plant in the vehicle up and down direction; and the electric motor is disposed below the cylinder main body. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232969 | EXHAUST GAS TURBOCHARGER MODULE AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OUTFITTED THEREWITH - An exhaust gas turbocharger module and internal combustion engine outfitted therewith are disclosed. The exhaust gas turbocharger modules have an individual turbocharging assembly with a low-pressure exhaust gas turbocharger with a low-pressure turbine and a low-pressure compressor which have a common first turbocharger axis. A high-pressure exhaust gas turbocharger is provided with a high-pressure turbine and a high-pressure compressor which have a common second turbocharger axis extending perpendicular to the first turbocharger axis. The low-pressure turbine is connected downstream of the high-pressure turbine via an exhaust gas connection line, and the high-pressure compressor is connected downstream of the low-pressure compressor via a charge air connection line. A housing receives the low-pressure turbine, the high-pressure turbine and the exhaust gas connection line. The low-pressure compressor, the high-pressure compressor, and the charge air connection line are arranged outside of the housing. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232970 | Linear Actuator for a Variable-Geometry Member of a Turbocharger, and a Turbocharger Incorporating Same - A linear actuator for a variable-geometry member of a turbocharger includes a piston/rod assembly that can axially translate and also pivot to a limited extent. A permanent magnet is mounted in a fixed position within the actuator. A non-magnetized flux carrier is mounted in the piston/rod assembly, and its movement alters the magnetic field of the magnet. A Halls effects sensor detects the magnetic field and the signals produced by the sensor are used for determining axial position of the piston/rod assembly. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232971 | TURBOCHARGER COMPRESSOR INLET FLOW CONTROL - Systems and methods for controlling compressor inlet flow in a turbocharger of an engine are described. In one example, a method for controlling a compressor inlet flow of an engine turbocharger system comprises: directing air from a high pressure source to an inlet upstream of a compressor wheel via a conduit coupled to the inlet and the high pressure source, where the conduit is obliquely coupled to the inlet. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232972 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an exhaust gas turbocharger system for charging an engine including a compressor arrangement at a charging fluid side LL and a turbine arrangement at an exhaust gas side AG, a further compressor which is driven by a separate controllable drive and whose primary side is connected to the charging fluid side LL while its secondary side is connected to the exhaust gas side is provided for compressing charge air taken from the charging fluid side and supply it to the exhaust gas side for assisting driving the exhaust gas turbines so as to maintain them at relatively high speeds in transition periods including engine idling. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232973 | Geothermal energy collection system - This invention provides a method of extracting geothermal energy, generally comprising the steps of: insertion of a thermal mass into a Heat Absorption Zone, absorbing heat in thermal mass, raising the thermal mass to a Heat Transfer Zone, and transferring the heat from the thermal mass. The acquired heat can be used to generate electricity or to drive an industrial process. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232974 | ADVANCED ADIABATIC COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - A compressed air energy storage (CAES) system is disclosed for the generation of power. The system may include a compressor configured to receive inlet air and output compressed air to an air storage during an off-peak period. During a peak load period, compressed air from the air storage may be released to generate power. A heat exchanger fluidly coupled to the air storage may receive the released compressed air and transfer heat to the compressed air. An air expander may receive the heated compressed air from the heat exchanger, expand the heated compressed air to generate a first power output, and output an exhaust. The system may further include a bypass line configured to circumvent compressed air around the air expander. A second power output may be generated through a turbine configured to receive the compressed air from the air storage and the exhaust from the air expander. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232975 | Compact energy cycle construction utilizing some combination of a scroll type expander, pump, and compressor for operating according to a rankine, an organic rankine, heat pump, or combined organic rankine and heat pump cycle - A compact energy cycle construction that operates as or in accordance with a Rankine, Organic Rankine, Heat Pump, or Combined Organic Rankine and Heat Pump Cycle, comprising a compact housing of a generally cylindrical form with some combination of a scroll type expander, pump, and compressor disposed therein to share a common shaft with a motor or generator and to form an integrated system, with the working fluid of the system circulating within the housing as a torus along the common shaft and toroidally within the housing as the system operates. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232976 | GAS TURBINE FUEL FLOW MEASUREMENT USING INERT GAS - The fuel flow rate to a gas turbine is measured using an inert gas. The inert gas is injected into the fuel flow and the concentration of the inert gas in the fuel/inert gas mixture is later measured. The concentration of the inert gas in the fuel/inert gas mixture is then used to calculate the mass flow rate of the fuel. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232977 | FUEL NOZZLE AND A COMBUSTOR FOR A GAS TURBINE - A fuel nozzle for a gas turbine includes an annular passage configured to flow a fuel and a disk concentric with and disposed at a second end of the annular passage. The disk extends radially outward from the second end. A plurality of passages extend through the disk and are configured to impart swirl to a working fluid flowing through the passages. A shroud including an upstream end axially separated from a downstream end surrounds the disk and extends downstream from the disk. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232978 | FUEL AIR PREMIXER FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A fuel-air premixer for a combustor of a turbine engine includes a central passage along an axis. The central passage is operable to communicate an unswirled airflow. An outer annular passage is located around the axis and includes a multiple of first swirl vanes that are operable to communicate a first swirled airflow in a first direction. An inner annular passage is located around the axis between the central passage and the outer annular passage. The inner annular passage includes a multiple of second swirl vanes that are operable to communicate a second swirled airflow in a second direction different than the first direction. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232979 | SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING MIXING IN A MULTI-TUBE FUEL NOZZLE - A system includes a multi-tube fuel nozzle including a fuel nozzle head and multiple tubes. The fuel nozzle head includes an outer wall surrounding a chamber, and the outer wall includes a downstream wall portion that faces a combustion region. The multiple tubes extend through the chamber to the downstream wall portion, and each tube includes an air inlet into the tube, a fuel inlet including a protrusion extending radially into the tube in a crosswise direction relative to a longitudinal axis of the tube, and an outlet from the tube. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232980 | SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING A WORKING FLUID TO A COMBUSTOR - A system for supplying a working fluid to a combustor includes a combustion chamber, a liner that circumferentially surrounds at least a portion of the combustion chamber, and a flow sleeve that circumferentially surrounds at least a portion of the liner. A tube provides fluid communication for the working fluid to flow through the flow sleeve and the liner and into the combustion chamber, and the tube spirals between the flow sleeve and the liner. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232981 | JET NOISE REDUCTION USING EDUCTION EFFECT - An exhaust duct through which an exhaust gas jet from a gas turbine engine flows comprises a duct wall, an inlet, an outlet and an eductor. The inlet, through which the exhaust gas jet enters the exhaust duct, is positioned at an upstream end of the exhaust duct. The outlet, through which the exhaust gas jet exits the exhaust duct, is positioned at a downstream end of the exhaust duct. The eductor is positioned proximate the downstream end. In one embodiment, the eductor comprises a perforated wall segment of the duct wall through which ambient air from outside of the duct wall is permitted to enter the exhaust duct. In yet another embodiment, the eductor is diverging. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232982 | GRADUAL OXIDATION AND AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE CONTROLS - Described herein are embodiments of systems and methods for oxidizing gases. In some embodiments, a reaction chamber is configured to receive a fuel gas and maintain the gas at a temperature within the reaction chamber that is above an autoignition temperature of the gas. The reaction chamber may also be configured to maintain a reaction temperature within the reaction chamber below a flameout temperature. In some embodiments, heat and product gases from the oxidation process can be used, for example, to drive a turbine, reciprocating engine, and injected back into the reaction chamber. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232983 | GRADUAL OXIDATION AND MULTIPLE FLOW PATHS - Described herein are embodiments of systems and methods for oxidizing gases. In some embodiments, a reaction chamber is configured to receive a fuel gas and maintain the gas at a temperature within the reaction chamber that is above an autoignition temperature of the gas. The reaction chamber may also be configured to maintain a reaction temperature within the reaction chamber below a flameout temperature. In some embodiments, heat and product gases from the oxidation process can be used, for example, to drive a turbine, reciprocating engine, and injected back into the reaction chamber. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232984 | GRADUAL OXIDATION WITH HEAT CONTROL - Described herein are embodiments of systems and methods for oxidizing gases. In some embodiments, a reaction chamber is configured to receive a fuel gas and maintain the gas at a temperature within the reaction chamber that is above an autoignition temperature of the gas. The reaction chamber may also be configured to maintain a reaction temperature within the reaction chamber below a flameout temperature. In some embodiments, heat and product gases from the oxidation process can be used, for example, to drive a turbine, reciprocating engine, and injected back into the reaction chamber. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232985 | GRADUAL OXIDATION WITH HEAT TRANSFER - Described herein are embodiments of systems and methods for oxidizing gases. In some embodiments, a reaction chamber is configured to receive a fuel gas and maintain the gas at a temperature within the reaction chamber that is above an autoignition temperature of the gas. The reaction chamber may also be configured to maintain a reaction temperature within the reaction chamber below a flameout temperature. In some embodiments, heat and product gases from the oxidation process can be used, for example, to drive a turbine, reciprocating engine, and injected back into the reaction chamber. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232986 | COMBUSTOR AND METHOD FOR REDUCING THERMAL STRESSES IN A COMBUSTOR - A combustor includes a combustion chamber and a casing that circumferentially surrounds the combustion chamber to at least partially define an annular passage between the casing and the combustion chamber. A fuel plenum extends radially through the casing to provide fluid communication through the casing to the annular passage, and a liner extends inside at least a portion of the fuel plenum to prevent fuel from directly impinging upon at least a portion of the fuel plenum. A method of reducing thermal stresses in a combustor includes flowing a fuel inside a fuel plenum that extends radially through a casing, shielding at least a portion of the fuel plenum from direct impingement by the fuel radially inward of the casing, and flowing the fuel from the fuel plenum into an annular passage between the casing and a combustion chamber. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232987 | GAS TURBINE FUEL INJECTOR WITH INSULATING AIR SHROUD - A fuel injector for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The fuel injector includes an injector housing extending from a first end to a second end along a longitudinal axis. The second end of the housing is fluidly coupled to a combustor of the turbine engine and the housing includes a liquid fuel gallery annularly disposed about the longitudinal axis. The fuel injector also includes a stem extending longitudinally from the first end of the housing to a third end. The stem includes a liquid tube configured to deliver liquid fuel to the fuel injector. The fuel injector also includes an annular shell extending along the longitudinal axis from the first end to the third end and circumferentially disposed about the stem. The fuel injector further includes an insulating air shroud formed inside the shell. The air shroud includes a layer of air between the shell and the stem. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232988 | BURNER FOR A GAS COMBUSTOR AND A METHOD OF OPERATING THE BURNER THEREOF - A burner for a gas combustor and a method of operating the burner are disclosed. The burner includes a front surface area divided into a plurality of subareas and inlets arranged on the front surface area such that each subarea is encircled by at least four inlets and such that during operation of the burner, a gas recirculation in the combustor is facilitated corresponding to each subarea. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232989 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE FUEL HEATING SYSTEM - A fuel heating system for a gas turbine engine comprises a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, a fuel pump and a valve. The first heat exchanger produces a heated air flow. The second heat exchanger receives the heated air flow from the first heat exchanger. The fuel pump provides a fuel flow. The valve is coupled to the fuel pump to intermittently include the second heat exchanger in the fuel flow based on a temperature of the fuel flow. A method of heating fuel in a gas turbine engine comprises providing fuel to a gas turbine engine with a fuel pump to sustain a combustion process, heating a flow of air with exhaust gas from the combustion process, and heating fuel from the fuel pump en route to the gas turbine engine with the flow of air based on a temperature of the fuel. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232990 | Apparatus for Releasing a Flow Cross Section of a Gas Line - An apparatus is described for the controlled release of a flow cross section of a gas line which is connected to a combustion chamber of a gas engine. The apparatus has a check valve and a flexible device. The flexible device is provided for absorbing a force occurring as a result of a thermal expansion of the check valve. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232991 | AIRFOIL WITH IMPROVED INTERNAL COOLING CHANNEL PEDESTALS - An airfoil for a turbine engine, the airfoil including a first side wall, a second side wall spaced apart from the first side wall, and an internal cooling channel formed between the first side wall and the second side wall. The internal cooling channel includes at least one pedestal having a first pedestal end connected to the first side wall and a second pedestal end connected to the second side wall. The internal cooling channel also includes a first fillet disposed around the periphery of the first pedestal end between the first side wall and the first pedestal end; and a second fillet disposed around the periphery of the second pedestal end between the second side wall and the second pedestal end. At least one of the first fillet and the second fillet includes a profile that is non-uniform around the periphery of the corresponding pedestal end. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232992 | NOVEL ICE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING ICE - A novel ice for beverages and methods of manufacturing thereof. The novel ice includes liquid and solid contents frozen together to provide ice with a cooling, flavor, and visual appeal effects. The ice may also be manufactured to be cooperatively used with water bottles and sports bottles that have limited-diameter openings. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232993 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND MAGNETIC REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a heat exchanger includes a container, and a plurality of heat exchange components. The container is fed with a heat transport medium. The plurality of heat exchange components is provided with a prescribed spacing inside the container. The plurality of heat exchange components is provided along a flowing direction of the heat transport medium so as not to overlap at least partly as viewed in the flowing direction of the heat transport medium. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232994 | MODULAR ICE STORAGE FOR UNINTERRUPTIBLE CHILLED WATER - A backup cooling storage system comprising at least one cooling and storage unit configured to cool a liquid supply using a quantity of cooled material when a main chiller of the liquid supply is not operational, and at least one chilling element configured to generate the quantity of cooled material for the at least one cooling and storage unit when the main chiller of the liquid supply is operational. Additional embodiments and methods are further disclosed. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232995 | Hybrid Heat Exchanger - A thermoelectric cooler assembly comprises a cold plate, a first thermoelectric cooler, and a second thermoelectric cooler. The cold plate has a first side and a second side. The first thermoelectric cooler is in thermal communication with the first side of the cold plate, and the second thermoelectric cooler is in thermal communication with the second side of the cold plate. A heat exchanger assembly is also disclosed. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232996 | CONTROL STRATEGY FOR A ZONAL HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE - A climate control system of a vehicle and a method of controlling the climate control system to minimize vehicle energy consumption and maximize occupant comfort. The climate control system includes a main HVAC system for conditioning a fluid discharged into a passenger compartment of the vehicle, an auxiliary HVAC system for conditioning a localized fluid of at least one HVAC zones of the passenger compartment, a seat system, and an HVAC controller. The HVAC controller controls the main HVAC system, the auxiliary HVAC system, and the seat system based upon at least one parameter and condition which pertains to at least one of electrical energy consumption of the vehicle and occupant comfort. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232997 | ECONOMIZER BIASING VALVE FOR CRYOGENIC FLUIDS - Described herein are systems and methods for cryogenic fluid delivery. The systems may include a pressure vessel containing a cryogenic fluid formed of liquid and vapor that is connected to a use device via a withdrawal line. The withdrawal line connects to the cryogenic fluid in the pressure vessel via two routes, a liquid tube and a vapor line. The vapor line may include a back-pressure regulator that opens the vapor line depending on pressure in the system. The withdrawal line may include a pressure relief valve that exerts pressure on the liquid tube. A bypass line may connect the withdrawal line to the liquid tube. The bypass line has a check valve that permits free flow of cryogen from the withdrawal line to the liquid tube via the bypass line while prohibiting cryogen flow from the pressure vessel through the bypass line. The methods employ the systems described herein. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232998 | VERTICAL STORAGE RACK FOR COLD STORAGE UNITS - A cold storage unit such as a cryogenic dewar includes a tank with an opening, a storage space communicating with the opening, and a pool for liquid nitrogen positioned adjacent the storage space. The storage space receives a plurality of storage racks, each including a rack body with a rear wall and first and second sidewalls extending from the rear wall. The storage rack also includes a plurality of shelves, each shelf defined by a first lip punched from the first sidewall and a second lip punched from the second sidewall, the first and second lips being bent towards one another and spaced from one another. The shelves minimize the material and weight used in manufacturing the storage rack. Additionally, the storage rack is assembled with minimal spot welding required. | 2013-09-12 |
20130232999 | CRYOPUMP SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME, AND COMPRESSOR UNIT - A cryopump system includes a cryopump configured to perform a preparatory operation including a cooldown from a room temperature to a cryogenic temperature and to perform a vacuum pumping operation at the cryogenic temperature, a compressor unit of a working gas for the cryopump, a gas line connecting the cryopump and the compressor unit, a gas volume adjuster configured to increase a quantity of the working gas in the gas line during the vacuum pumping operation in comparison with that during the preparatory operation, and a control device configured to control the compressor unit so as to provide a pressure control for the gas line. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233000 | PERSONAL THERMAL REGULATION SYSTEM - A personal thermal regulation system includes a personal liquid cooling garment, wherein the personal liquid cooling garment is configured to circulate a working fluid therein, a membrane evaporator configured to receive circulated working fluid from the personal liquid cooling garment, wherein the membrane evaporator is further configured to evaporate a portion of the received circulated working fluid, and a chemical absorber in fluid communication with the membrane evaporator, wherein the chemical absorber is configured to receive a controlled flow of the evaporated portion of the received circulated working fluid from the membrane evaporator. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233001 | Method of Increasing Efficiency of a Refrigeration System - Operation of a refrigeration system can be improved by adding a novel refrigerant composition comprising a mixture of activated long chain fatty acids with a polar heat transfer fluid. Activation is preferably accomplished by blending a mixture of the oils and the heat transfer fluid in a vessel containing a catalyst. Contemplated improvements can include, among other things, a reduction in power consumption, a reduction in evaporator coil condensation, or a reduction in leakage of operating fluid. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233002 | ICE AIR CONDITIONER - A device includes a portable chest, a radiator in the chest, a liquid pump in the chest that moves liquid through the radiator, and a fan for providing an airflow across the radiator. The portable chest stores a quantity of chilled water that is pumped through the radiator by the liquid pump to chill the airflow provided by the fan. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233003 | RELIABLE COOLING SYSTEM FOR OPERATION WITH A TWO-PHASE REFRIGERANT - A cooling system, in particular for use on board an aircraft, includes a first cooling circuit allowing circulation of a two-phase refrigerant therethrough, a first evaporator disposed in the first cooling circuit, a first condenser disposed in the first cooling circuit, and a first heat sink adapted to provide cooling energy to the first condenser. The cooling system further includes a second cooling circuit allowing circulation of a two-phase refrigerant therethrough, a second evaporator disposed in the second cooling circuit, a second condenser disposed in the second cooling circuit, a second heat sink adapted to provide cooling energy to the second condenser, and a cooling energy transfer arrangement which is adapted to transfer cooling energy provided by the first heat sink and/or the first condenser to the second cooling circuit or to transfer cooling energy provided by the second heat sink and/or the second condenser to the first cooling circuit. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233004 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR OPERATION WITH A TWO-PHASE REFRIGERANT - A cooling system particularly suitable for use on board an aircraft includes a cooling circuit allowing circulation of a two-phase refrigerant therethrough. An evaporator in the cooling circuit has a refrigerant inlet and a refrigerant outlet. A condenser in the cooling circuit has a refrigerant inlet and a refrigerant outlet. A detection device is configured to output a signal indicative of the state of aggregation of the refrigerant in a connecting portion of the cooling circuit which connects the refrigerant outlet of the evaporator to the refrigerant inlet of the condenser. A control device is configured to control at least one of the temperature and the pressure of the refrigerant in the connecting portion of the cooling circuit in dependence on the signal output by the detection device such that the refrigerant in the connecting portion of the cooling circuit is maintained in its gaseous state of aggregation. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233005 | WETTING OF EVAPORATIVE COOLER PADS - A method of controlling the operation of an evaporative air cooler where the pads ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130233006 | AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air-conditioning apparatus that includes a refrigeration cycle in which a compressor, a heat-source side heat exchanger, an expansion unit, and a load-side heat exchanger are included and are connected with refrigerant pipes, includes cutoff units capable of flowing or cut off a refrigerant circulating in the refrigeration cycle; a detection unit detecting leaking of the refrigerant on the basis of a resistance that changes with densities of plural kinds of leaked refrigerants; a concentration calculation unit calculating a concentration of a refrigerant that has leaked, on the basis of the resistance of the detection unit; a concentration detection unit outputting a calculation result of the concentration calculation unit in order that the calculation result is used for controlling the cutoff units; and a cutoff control unit controlling the cutoff units on the basis of an output of the concentration detection unit. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233007 | DEVICE FOR MAKING ICE PIECES - A device for making ice pieces includes an ice piece producing unit, a collection container for receiving ice pieces produced in the ice piece producing unit and a detection device for monitoring a fill level of the collection container. The detection device includes a signal-emitting device and a signal receiving device, where the signal-emitting device is adjustable. Alternatively, the detection device includes a signal-emitting device, a reflector and a signal receiving device, where the reflector is adjustable. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233008 | AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air-conditioning apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit including a low-pressure shell structure compressor into which a refrigerant flowing through an injection pipe flows, a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, a first expansion device, a refrigerant flow switching device, and a second expansion device configured to allow the refrigerant which has passed through the first expansion device and flows from the second heat exchanger to the first heat exchanger to have an intermediate pressure, the compressor, the first heat exchanger, the second heat exchanger, the first expansion device, the refrigerant flow switching device, and the second expansion device being connected by pipes to constitute the refrigerant circuit, and further includes a controller that controls an amount of refrigerant flowing through the injection pipe into a compression chamber. A part of a high-pressure refrigerant flowing from the first heat exchanger to the second heat exchanger flows through the injection pipe. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233009 | CO2 REFRIGERATION SYSTEM FOR ICE-PLAYING SURFACE | 2013-09-12 |
20130233010 | DRIVING DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC ICE-MAKING MACHINE - Provided is a driving device for an automatic ice-making machine, the driving device including: a cam gear that rotates a tray; and an operating lever that organically operates along a cam plane for an ice-cube quantity detecting arm formed at the cam gear and allows the ice-cube quantity detecting arm to rotate downward into an ice-cube storage bin, wherein a cam groove for the ice-cube quantity detecting arm is formed in the cam plane for the ice-cube quantity detecting arm of the cam gear and allows the operating level to descend so that the ice-cube quantity detecting arm rotates downward into the ice-cube storage bin, and a protrusion is formed between the cam plane for the ice-cube quantity detecting arm and the cam groove for the ice-cube quantity detecting arm and allows the operating lever to ascend so that the ice-cube quantity detecting arm that rotates downward into the ice-cube storage bin rotates upward. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233011 | DEVICE FOR STORING BEVERAGES - A device capable of storing beverages is provided with a base and a lid. The base includes a central cavity capable of retaining beverage containers and a cooling component. The bottoms of beverage containers may rest in container-retaining pockets molded into the bottom of the base and the tops of beverage containers may rest in one or more pockets protruding from the lid. One advantage is that the beverage containers may come into direct contact with the cooling component located in the central cavity of the base of the device. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233012 | Refrigeration Systems - Refrigeration systems are configured to utilize an operating fluid comprising an activated oil blend. The activated oil blend can comprise one or more precursor oils that are blended in a closed vessel containing a catalyst. Preferred operating fluids also comprise a polar heat transfer fluid such as r-134a, wherein at least some of the polar heat transfer molecules are complexed to a component of the activated oil blend. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233013 | AIR CONDITIONER - To increase a heat exchange capacity of an indoor heat exchanger without increasing a pressure loss inside tubes of an outdoor heat exchanger. A heat exchanger is constituted by an indoor machine equipped with an indoor heat exchanger | 2013-09-12 |
20130233014 | HEAT EXCHANGER - The disclosure relates to a heat exchanger including an evaporator with a pair of base plates, each base plate having a first surface with channels extending from a manifold at a first end of the evaporator to a manifold at a second end of the evaporator, some of the channels are embedded into the base plate and some of the channels are arranged outside of base plate, a condenser with channels extending from a manifold at a first end of the condenser to a manifold at a second end of the condenser, at least one riser pipe and at least one return pipe. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233015 | CARBON DIOXIDE RECOVERY APPARATUS AND CARBON DIOXIDE RECOVERY METHOD - In one embodiment, a carbon dioxide recovery apparatus includes a heat exchanger which heats a first rich liquid, a flow divider which divides the first rich liquid heated by the heat exchanger into a second rich liquid and a third rich liquid, a first release device which heats the second rich liquid and discharges a first semi-lean liquid, a second release device which heats the third rich liquid and discharges a second semi-lean liquid, and a regeneration tower which heats the first and second semi-lean liquids to generate a lean liquid. The first release device heats the second rich liquid, using the lean liquid. The second release device heats the third rich liquid, using a carbon dioxide-containing steam discharged at the regeneration tower. The heat exchanger heats the first rich liquid, using the lean liquid which has passed through the first release device. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233016 | Structured Packing - An apparatus for a heat transfer or mass transfer process, comprising a column or divided column having at least one pair of converging walls or wall portions and, within at least a region of the column or divided column bounded by at least one pair of converging walls or wall portions, a structured packing having a corrugation angle of at least about 50°; a method of heat and/or mass transfer applicable to the apparatus; and a method of installation of structured packing into a relevant apparatus. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233017 | Detachable Attachment Device for Jewelry - This invention relates to interchangeable jewelry, wherein items of jewelry such as pendants and rings may be easily and securely interchanged with other pieces of jewelry. The invention provides a mechanism that allows individual items of jewelry to be attached to each other in a removable manner while providing security while attached. The invention also provides a mechanisms comprises a screw arrangement along with a ball and spring arrangement that provides additional steadfastness to the items that are being connected. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233018 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POROUS GLASS - To provide a method of manufacturing a porous glass in which the porosity decreases as a function of the distance from the surface in the direction of depth. A method of manufacturing a porous glass includes a step of bringing one or more than one ion species selected from silver ion, potassium ion and lithium ion into contact with a matrix glass containing borosilicate glass as main ingredient and heating the matrix glass to form a glass body having an ion concentration distribution with a concentration of the one or more than one ion species decreasing as a function of a distance from a surface in a direction of depth, a step of heating and phase-separating the glass body to form a phase-separated glass, and a step of etching the phase-separated glass to form a porous glass having a porosity decreasing as the function of the distance from the surface in the direction of depth. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233019 | METHODS FOR REDUCING ZIRCONIA DEFECTS IN GLASS SHEETS - Methods are disclosed for treating zircon-containing forming structures, e.g., zircon isopipes, with one or more treatment glass compositions in which defect-causing reactions between the zircon of the forming structure and molten glass are suppressed at the delivery temperature of the treatment glass. The treatment compositions can be used during start-up of a forming structure, between runs of the same production glass on a given forming structure, and/or when transitioning between runs of two production glasses on a given forming structure. The treatment compositions can be used with production glasses that are ion-exchangeable. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233020 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING ION-EXCHANGEABLE GLASSES - Computer-implemented methods and apparatus are provided for predicting/estimating chemical depth of layer (DOL) and maximum surface compressive stress (CS) of glass articles after ion-exchange. The methods and apparatus can, for example, be used to select glass compositions, salt bath temperatures, and/or ion-exchange times which provide desired DOL and/or CS values. One or more manufacturing constraints, e.g., constraints on liquidus viscosity, zircon breakdown viscosity, and the like, can be applied to the process of predicting/estimating DOL and/or CS values so that glass compositions selected based on DOL and/or CS values can, for example, be manufactured commercially by a fusion or float process. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233021 | VIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A method for producing a vial with low alkali elution by removing a deteriorated region caused by processing on an internal surface of a vial is disclosed. The method involves forming vials from borosilicate glass tubes including a first step of forming a borosilicate glass tube into a cup-shaped body by formation of a bottom of a vial, and a second step of forming the cup-shaped body into the vial by formation of a mouth of the cup-shaped body. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233022 | VIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A method for producing a vial with low alkali elution by removing a deteriorated region caused by processing on an internal surface of a vial is disclosed. The method is for forming vials from borosilicate glass tubes, which includes a first step of forming a mouth of the vial; a second step of forming the borosilicate glass tube into a cup-shaped body to form a bottom of a vial; and a third step of fire-blasting an internal surface of the cup-shaped body with a flame. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233023 | VACUUM DEGASSING APPARATUS AND VACUUM DEGASSING METHOD FOR MOLTEN GLASS - A vacuum degassing apparatus for molten glass is comprised of an uprising pipe, a vacuum degassing vessel, a downfalling pipe, an upstream side pit that supplies molten glass to the uprising pipe, and a downstream side pit that receives molten glass from the downfalling pipe. The vacuum degassing apparatus for molten glass is further comprised of a separating mechanism that separates a part of molten glass moving from the downfalling pipe to the downstream side pit, and a returning pipe that returns separated molten glass to the upstream side pit. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233024 | DOUBLE-CYLINDER CIRCULAR MACHINE, PARTICULARLY FOR KNITTING HOSIERY ITEMS OR THE LIKE, WITH SIMPLIFIED ACTUATION MECHANISM - A double-cylinder circular machine, particularly for knitting hosiery items, with simplified actuation mechanism, comprising a supporting structure which comprises a footing, which supports a lower needle cylinder, and a column which extends substantially vertically, protrudes upwardly from the footing and supports an upper needle cylinder, which is arranged above and coaxially with respect to the lower needle cylinder, and further comprising elements for the actuation of the lower needle cylinder and of the upper needle cylinder with a rotary motion about a common axis, the actuation elements comprising an electric motor which is connected kinematically to the lower needle cylinder and to the upper needle cylinder and is accommodated inside the column. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233025 | SOCK - A sock includes a knitted fabric covering at least from a toe portion to a heel portion of a wearer. The knitted fabric, which is arranged in a first region covering at least sections, in a sole, corresponding to phalanges and metatarsal heads of the wearer, is formed by stitches that are knitted only by means of a covering yarn, which is a winding yarn wrapped around a core yarn. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233026 | MOTOR AND WASHING MACHINE HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a washing machine having an improved structure that maintains efficiency over a certain level both in washing and dehydration. The washing machine includes a body, a tub disposed within the body, a drum rotatably disposed within the tub, and a motor coupled to a rear surface of the tub to drive the drum. The motor includes a stator including a plurality of stator cores and a plurality of magnets arranged between the stator cores, and a rotor rotatably disposed at an inner side or outer side of the stator. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233027 | WASHING MACHINE WITH DETECTION OF VIBRATIONS OF THE WASHING TUB OR CHAMBER - The machine (M) comprises a support structure (S), inside which there is suspended a washing chamber or tub (T) wherein there is rotatably mounted a basket (B) for clothes and the like, and a pressure transducing device ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130233028 | BALANCE RING FOR AN APPLIANCE - A balance ring for an appliance, such as e.g., a washing machine, is provided. The balance ring can reduce or eliminate features such as sink marks that might otherwise impede the movement of counterweights in the balance ring. The counterweights are used to stabilize a rotating element of the appliance. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233029 | LAUNDRY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a laundry device including: i) a flexible waterproof housing for housing a textile item, water and cleaning material; ii) an opening in the housing for inserting or removing the textile item; and iii) a seal for sealing the opening; wherein an inner surface of the housing includes a frictional washing surface against which the textile item is rubbed to effect cleaning by gripping or pressing on an outer surface of the housing to press and rub the textile item against the frictional washing surface. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233030 | ULTRASONIC WASHER - An ultrasonic washing machine is disclosed. The ultrasonic washing machine can have a machine body and a drum housed within the machine body, the drum having an opening for loading and unloading laundry. The ultrasonic washing machine can include a front door attached to the machine body and covering the opening. The ultrasonic transducers can be placed on an interior surface of the front door so as to be in direct contact with washing fluid when the washing machine is in operation. A control unit coupled to the one or more ultrasonic transducers. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233031 | DISENGAGEABLE LOCK - The invention relates to a lock ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130233032 | ANTI-THEFT APPARATUS - Embodiments of an anti-theft apparatus for deterring theft of an article is disclosed. In one embodiment, an anti-theft apparatus comprises a post and a cage removably lockable to and cantileverly extendable from the post for removably enclosing at least a portion of the article to be protected from theft. The cage comprises a top portion formed from a plurality of top members and a plurality of side members extending downwardly from respective outer ends of the top members, and a plurality of spaced apart bands oriented approximately perpendicularly and connected to respective side members of the top portion. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233033 | LOCKING MECHANISM WITH INTEGRAL EGRESS RELEASE - A locking mechanism for a door includes an outside actuator, an inside actuator, and a housing removably fixed to the door. A locking bar is selectively engageable with the housing. A first cam member is operable to move the locking bar from an unlocked position wherein the locking bar is released from the housing and a locked position wherein the locking bar is fixedly coupled to the housing. A spindle is rotatably coupled to the inside actuator and selectively coupled to the outside actuator. A second cam member is coupled to the first cam member and to the spindle and operable to move the locking bar from the locked position to the unlocked position in response to rotation of the inside actuator from a neutral position to one of a first clockwise position and a second counterclockwise position. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233034 | OPENING/CLOSING OPERATION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE OPEN/CLOSE DOOR - In an opening/closing operation device for a vehicle open/close door, a handle and a lever for transmitting an unlock operation force to a latch mechanism are turnably supported by an open/close door, and one end portion of the lever is brought into contact with a contact surface formed in the handle. In the contact surface, at least a portion to be in contact with the one end portion of the lever at an initial stage of the manipulation of the handle is formed in an inclined manner or curvedly: in a way that makes the portion situated more forward in a movement direction, in which the contact surface moves in response to the turn of the handle, as the portion comes closer to a rotary fulcrum of the lever in a direction along a plane orthogonal to the movement direction such that the portion intersects the plane. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233035 | TAMPER EVIDENT CARGO CONTAINER SEAL BOLT LOCK - Systems and methods for a tamper-evident cargo container seal bolt lock are disclosed herein. The device can include a bolt member having a conductive medium running the axial length of the bolt, and a receiving member for locking the bolt into place. A battery-driven sensory circuit including a memory means, a processor, and a timing circuit can be disposed within the receiving member such that a continuous circuit is formed from one circuit pin over the conductive medium through the length of the bolt and back to a second pin. The sensory circuit is configured to sense whether the circuit has been interrupted (e.g., if the bolt has been cut). In the event of an interruption, the circuit can record the time and/or date in memory. This information can then be transmitted to an RFID reader/interrogator if a dispute arises as to when the lock had been broken. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233036 | MINERAL-RELEASING COMPOST AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME FOR SOIL REMEDIATION - Described herein is a mineral-releasing compost prepared by combining a prebiotic material, a probiotic material, and one or more mineral gluconate salts to form a composting mixture, controlling composting conditions to allow for the composting mixture to decompose, and allowing the composting mixture to fully stabilize and mature, wherein the compost includes one or more minerals as digested products of the respective mineral gluconate salts. The mineral-releasing compost is particularly suitable for remediation of soil contaminated with heavy metals and for amendment of soil deficient of certain minerals. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233037 | LIGNIN-BASED MULTIPURPOSE FERTILIZERS - Methods for converting waste streams from the wood pulping industry to high-value fertilizers are described. For example, isolated lignin and lignosulfonate or waste streams containing lignin and lignosulfonate can be converted to methylol derivatives and treated with further reagents to produce controlled release fertilizers, hydrogel fertilizers, and soil stabilizers. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233038 | BIOCHAR PRODUCTION METHOD AND COMPOSITION THEREFROM - The invention is directed to a method for producing an oxygenated biochar material possessing a cation-exchanging property, wherein a biochar source is reacted with one or more oxygenating compounds in such a manner that the biochar source homogeneously acquires oxygen-containing cation-exchanging groups in an incomplete combustion process. The invention is also directed to oxygenated biochar compositions and soil formulations containing the oxygenated biochar material. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233039 | PRE-ROUNDING ELEMENT ON A ROUNDING APPARATUS - A pre-rounding element ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130233040 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NON-CONTACT SURFACE ENHANCEMENT - Systems and methods to generate beneficial residual stresses in a material, clean, strip coatings from, or roughen surfaces by generating cavitation shock waves without damaging the surface of the material. Shock waves emanate through the target material from collapsing cavitation voids in and around a liquid jet to generate residual stresses without impinging the jet against the material, or by impinging the material at shallow angles, and without significantly damaging or deforming the surface of the target material. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233041 | Stamp for Ground Bonding Strap - A system and method forming a ground bonding strap. A length of cable is measured to determine a segment of cable to stamp to form a pair of connectors. The segment is heated. The segment is stamped to form the pair of connectors. The pair of connectors defining an indentation and a pair of receptacles disposed through the cable. The pair of receptacles being each adjacent to and separated by an indentation. The indentations being positioned to allow a user to cut between the pair of connectors to form a ground bonding strap of a length selected by the user. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233042 | FOIL CONFIGURATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A device for configuring foil as it is dispensed comprising a first section comprising a first configuration; a second section comprising a second configuration; the foil dispenser adapted to dispense foil between the first and second sections, the first and second sections imparting a grill-like configuration to the foil as the foil exits the dispensing device. A method of creating a cross sectional configuration in foil comprising: passing the foil through an opening; the opening having first and second sections which impart a configuration to the foil; the first and second sections being configured to create a grill-like configuration along the longitudinal axis of the foil. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233043 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING CALIBRATION CYCLES BASED ON ACTUAL TOOL USE FOR TOOLING AND INSTRUMENTS REQUIRING PERIODIC CALIBRATION - A method and apparatus for verifying calibration of a tool used in a repetitive applications, the tool having at least one part that moves with respect to another part of the tool during each repetitive application. An electronic sensor and a microcontroller operatively coupled to the tool detects and counts each repetitive application. A motion sensor provides an indication to the microcontroller of each repetitive application. The microcontroller stores a continuous count of the number of repetitive applications and compares that count to a predetermined maximum number of counts allowed during a calibration cycle, and provides a signal indicating when the stored continuous count reaches the predetermined maximum count. The signal may be a local visual indicator and a transmitted signal to a remote location to indicate that the tool is in need of re-calibration. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233044 | SENSOR ARRANGEMENT FOR DETECTING A SAFE INSTALLATION STATE OF AN INSTALLATION OPERATED IN AN AUTOMATED MANNER - A sensor arrangement for detecting a safe installation state of an automated installation has an input circuit designed to receive a first input signal and at least one further input signal. The first input signal depends on the safe installation state to be detected. The further input signal depends on a further operational state. The sensor arrangement also has a first output and at least one second output and an evaluation unit for outputting a first output signal and a second output signal at the first and second outputs, respectively. The evaluation unit is designed to evaluate the first input signal in a failsafe manner and on the basis thereof produce a redundant signal pair at the first and second outputs to signal a safe installation state, and to evaluate the further input signal and on the basis thereof generate non-redundant output signals different from the redundant signal pair. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233045 | FORCE-TRANSMITTING MECHANISM WITH A CALIBRATION WEIGHT THAT CAN BE COUPLED AND UNCOUPLED - A force-transmitting mechanism ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130233046 | INERTIAL FORCE SENSOR - An inertial force sensor of the present invention includes a detection element, a detection circuit for detecting the amount of inertia corresponding to the inertial force applied to the detection element; a first low-pass filter connected to the output side of the detection circuit; and a correction circuit for correcting the output of the first low-pass filter. The correction circuit includes a correction amount generation unit connected to the output side of the first low-pass filter; a correction amount storage unit connected to the output side of the correction amount generation unit; and a correction unit to connected to the output side of the first low-pass filter and to the output side of the correction amount storage unit. The correction unit corrects an output value of the first low-pass filter based on a correction amount stored in the correction amount storage unit. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233047 | LIQUID CONSUMPTION DEVICE AND LIQUID RESIDUAL DETERMINATION METHOD - A liquid consumption device includes a replaceable liquid container, a sensor, a fault finding section, an estimation section and a determination section. The sensor detects whether or not liquid has reached a predetermined amount. The fault finding section finds whether there is a fault in the sensor. The estimation section calculates an estimated value of a consumption amount of the liquid. The determination section carries out determination based on the estimated value of the liquid container and a threshold value which is specified based on threshold value information when a fault in the sensor has been found. The determination section carries out the determination based on the sensor when a fault in the sensor has not been found and to calculate the threshold value information based on the estimation value when the sensor detects that the liquid has reached the predetermined amount. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233048 | GYROSCOPE SELF TEST BY APPLYING ROTATION ON CORIOLIS SENSE MASS - A self-test method by rotating the proof mass at a high frequency enables testing the functionality of both the drive and sense systems at the same time. In this method, the proof mass is rotated at a drive frequency. An input force which is substantially two times the drive frequency is applied to the actuation structures to rotate the proof mass of the gyroscope around the sensitive axis orthogonal to the drive axis. An output response of the gyroscope at the drive frequency is detected by a circuitry and a self-test response is obtained. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233049 | METHOD FOR ASSESSMENT OF FRICTION PROPERTIES OF FIBERS OR SUBSTRATES UPON MECHANICAL TREATMENT - Method for assessment of friction properties of fibers or substrate. The method is useful for assessing the degree of damage of hair fibers, for demonstrating the efficacy of a composition for minimizing the friction properties of fibers or substrate and/or for supporting advertising claims. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233050 | SEAT BELT TEST APPARATUS - A test apparatus collects performance data for a seat belt system having components providing operating stages of pre-tensioning, locking, and load limiting of the seat belt. A bench plate mounts the components of the seat belt system and includes first and second pulleys spaced apart on the bench plate and having the seat belt extending horizontally therebetween. At least one load sensor senses the load experienced by the seat belt. A resistor engages the seat belt between the first and second pulleys and pulls downwardly to introduce slack in the seat belt. An impactor mass is suspended above the seat belt and is released to free-fall onto the seat belt and impose a load on the seat belt simulating the load of a seated occupant being imposed on the seat belt. A control module energizes the pre-tensioning stage and a plotter records force versus time performance data. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233051 | PARTICULATE MATTER SENSOR AND SYSTEMS - A system including a channel; a particulate matter sensor disposed in fluid communication with the channel, the particulate matter sensor having a sensitivity that increases in response to exposure to particulate matter; and a controller coupled to the particulate matter sensor and configured to monitor the channel in response to the sensitivity of the particular matter sensor. | 2013-09-12 |