40th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 48 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090245937 | Break-away material retainer for paving vehicles - A material anti-segregation device is for a paving vehicle including a tractor, a screed for forming a mat of paving material on a base surface, and an auger. The anti-segregation device includes a plurality of flexible, elongated barrier members each coupled with the tractor and collectively defining a curtain. The curtain is configured to generally retain paving material between the curtain and the screed. A plurality of couplers are each configured to connect at least a portion of a separate one of the barrier members with the tractor. Each coupler alternatively disconnects the barrier member or portion from the tractor when tension in the connected member exceeds a predetermined value so as to prevent damage to the tractor. As each barrier member is connected with either a portion or component of the tractor, the predetermined tension value is less than a failure limit of the tractor portion or component. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245938 | Fitting - A fitting comprising at least one inlet and at least one outlet, a body disposed between said at least one inlet and at least one outlet wherein the body defines at least one flowpath through the fitting, the body further comprising one or more apertures located intermediate said at least one inlet and said at least one outlet, and two or more flanges extending outwardly from the body and spaced apart from one another, and wherein the one or more apertures are located intermediate the two or more flanges. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245939 | DUAL-USE MICRO ENCAPSULATION COMPOSITION FOR HYDROCARBONS AND DETOXIFICATION OF HIGHLY HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS AND SUBSTANCES - A two-component, water based micro encapsulation composition and method for the cleanup of hydrocarbon spills or contaminates on various surfaces and media. The two-part formulation includes a first solution including water in a predetermined ratio of a water soluble alkaline silicate solution having at least one alkali metal and a predetermined ratio of at least one water soluble surfactant; and a second solution including water, a predetermined ratio of water soluble acid, a predetermined ratio of water dispersible polymer, a predetermined ratio of water soluble hydrotrope, and a predetermined ratio of at least one water soluble flocculating agent. A method of using the two-part formulation includes preparing the two-part formulation, allowing the first solution to contact the hydrocarbon or chemical contaminate; allowing the second solution to contact the first solution and contaminate to form a homogeneous mixture; and removing the homogeneous mixture. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245940 | ROTATABLE MULTI-JOINT INSTALLATION - The invention relates to a multi-joint installation configured to join two or more pipe sections. The multi-joint installation is rotatable about an axis of rotation between a substantially horizontal and a substantially vertical position. The multi-joint installation includes two or more holding devices for holding two or more pipe sections, and at least one joining device for joining the two or more pipe sections to each other. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245941 | SELF-LUBRICATING ROPES USEFUL IN THE ISOLATION SECTIONS OF OCEAN-BOTTOM CABLES AND A METHOD FOR MAKING SUCH ROPES - A rope having an outer jacket made of braided fibers surrounding a PTFE core and a method for making the rope. The rope is useful in high-tension, high-friction applications, such as serving as a stress member in an isolation section of an instrumented ocean-bottom cable. The PTFE core, which may consist of one or more strings of PTFE valve packing material, squeezes through the braided jacket as the rope is deformed in high-stress regions such as around a bollard. The PTFE material squeezed through the outer jacket lubricates the outside of the rope in the high-stress region to lower the friction. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245942 | Apparatus for lifting heavy structures - An apparatus for lifting, stabilizing or enhancing load capacity of heavy objects, such as a building foundation and the like, is disclosed in which a bracket attaches to the object to be lifted and the bracket is then lifted using the apparatus which is supported by a pier or pile on an object or surface suitable for withstanding the weight of the object being lifted. The bracket includes side plates with interlocking side track pieces fitted therein to provide adequate support when under strain and also to assist in guiding the bracket in close cooperation with the pier during the lifting process. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245943 | HIGH FACE-AREA LOW-VOLUME CONCRETE WALL BLOCK, FORM AND METHOD - A retaining wall block and method of forming a retaining wall block are provided. The block includes front, back, top, bottom and side surfaces. The top surface of the retaining wall block includes a set of protrusions and the bottom surface includes a channel for engaging with the protrusions of adjacent blocks. Side surfaces of the block are tapered from the front surface to the back surface. A block form and a method of securing a stabilizing sheet to a block are also provided. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245944 | LOW PROFILE MINE ROOF SUPPORT - A low-profile mine roof support device comprises a roof plate and a barrel. The barrel includes a nose portion, a shoulder portion, and a tapered bore for receiving a cable to secure the roof plate to the mine roof. The shoulder portion of the barrel comprises a convex surface that seats against the plate. So configured, a majority of the barrel, which includes the nose portion and the tapered bore, passes through the plate and into a drilled hole formed in the mine roof, thereby advantageously minimizing the extent to which the support device extends into the workspace of the mine without sacrificing the length of the barrel. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245945 | SMALL GLASS CUTTING WHEEL - The invention relates to a small glass cutting wheel for producing a scribed predetermined breaking line, wherein the cutting wheel has a radial peripheral line which defines an outer periphery of the wheel and which lies in a main plane of the wheel and at least partially forms a cutting edge. The cutting edge includes cutting teeth ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090245946 | CUBIC BORON NITRIDE RADIUS END MILL - A cubic boron nitride radius end mill includes a sintered cubic boron nitride compact bonded to an end of a main body, and a cutting edge provided on the sintered cubic boron nitride compact. The wedge angle θt of the cutting edge is constant over the entire region of the cutting edge. A negative rake face is disposed on a face so as to extend over the entire region of the cutting edge, and the rake angle θn of the negative rake face satisfies the relationship −30°≦θn≦−50°. A joint cutting edge is disposed between an end cutting edge and a radius cutting edge in the cutting edge, the joint cutting edge having a concave angle γ0 which is smaller than the concave angle γ1 of the end cutting edge and which satisfies the relationship 0.5°≦γ0 ≦2°. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245947 | UNIVERSAL ROTARY CUTTER HEAD WITH BACK CLAMPING SYSTEM AND CONSTANT CUTTING DIMENSIONS AND CONSTANT WEIGHT REGRIDABLE INSERTS - A rotary cutting tool has a cutting insert clamped from behind by a backing clamp against a frontal abutment defined in the body of the rotary cutter head. The clamp backs the cutting insert against the cutting pressure during operation and provides for the use of a same rotary cutter with different profiles of cutting inserts. Plugs of predetermined weight can be inserted in pre-formed holes in the cutting insert to permit recalibration of the insert after a sharpening operation. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245948 | CUTTING TOOL - A cutting tool, for cutting a workpiece of a non-ferrous metal with hard particles dispersed therein, includes a rake face, a relief face, and a cutting edge formed at the intersection of the rake face and the relief face. A distal end portion of the cutting tool including the cutting edge is composed of a diamond tip. The relief face is divided into a first relief face and a second relief face with a curved boundary ridge therebetween. The first relief face intersects the cutting edge, and the second relief face extends from the boundary ridge away from the cutting edge. A first relief angle, that is an angle between the first relief face and the rake face of the cutting tool, is larger than a second relief angle that is an angle between the plane of the second relief face and the rake face. The boundary ridge is formed on the diamond tip. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245949 | INSERT FOR DRILL AND INDEXABLE INSERT DRILL - An insert for a drill in which one of the cutting edges respectively formed at four side ridge portions of a rake face of a square flat plate-shaped insert body is made to protrude toward the tip of the drill body of the indexable insert drill while being detachably attached is provided. Each of the cutting edges has a corner cutting edge located at a corner of the rake face, and a major cutting edge and a wiper edge which extend substantially toward one peripheral direction of the rake face from a corner cutting edge. The major cutting edge has a first major cutting edge portion which has a convexly curved shape and extends from the corner cutting edge, and a second major cutting edge portion which smoothly touches the first major cutting edge portion and extends linearly, as seen from a direction facing the rake face. The wiper edge has a straight shape intersecting the second major cutting edge portion at an obtuse angle. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245950 | INDEXABLE INSERT WITH NICK - An indexable insert with nicks for a rotary tool includes plurality of nicks are provided in an upper surface serving as a flank face. The nicks have their ends in the upper surface. The nicks divide a ridge line serving as a main cutting edge in a longitudinal direction. Each nick has a width gradually increasing toward the end. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245951 | INSERT CLAMPING WEDGE AND INSERT-DETACHABLE TYPE CUTTER - An insert clamping wedge for clamp-fixing a cutting insert, seated in an insert attachment seat formed in a cutter body, to a recessed portion formed in the insert attachment seat is provided, the insert clamping wedge including: a wedge body, wherein the insert clamping wedge is pressed into the cutter body, wherein the wedge body includes a clamp surface which comes into close contact with the cutting insert and a wedge surface of which a gap between itself and the clamp surface becomes smaller in a press-insertion direction of the wedge body, and wherein the section perpendicular to the press-insertion direction of the wedge body from the wedge surface to the clamp surface being formed in a bell shape. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245952 | BIT WITH A CUSHION CORE - A bit includes a body, a cutting edge, and a shim. The body has a shank end and a cutting end, and the shank end is arranged to be held by a drill or router. The cutting edge is positioned at the cutting end of the body. The shim is between the cutting end of the body and the cutting edge, and the shim is arranged to absorb forces so as to protect the cutting edge. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245953 | Indexable Cutting Tool Insert For Cutting Tools - An insert is disclosed for use in cutting tool applications having two major faces and at least two cutting edges. The insert is indexable by repositioning the cutting insert from one face to the other face. The inserts may be mounted in a seat formed in a fixed cutting tool. The seat has a major seating surface for mounting the insert and for receiving a retainer at a predetermined angle. In one form, the seat may also have dovetail walls oriented to engage side walls of the insert and to reduce the shear force against the retainer during contact between the insert and a rotating workpiece. The fixed tool has reliefs and a tip pocket to protect an unused cutting edge on the insert. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245954 | Apparatus for Drilling Colinear Holes Through Concentric Pipes - Apparatus for drilling holes through concentric pipes is provided. The apparatus clamps on the exterior pipe and contains drilling assemblies that may be used for drilling sequentially or simultaneously two colinear holes. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245955 | Processing Machine Having Positive Feed and Processing Method - This machine includes a casing ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090245956 | DRILL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD TO REDUCE DRILL BIT PLUNGE - A drill assembly and method for reducing plunge of a drill bit upon breaking through a workpiece. The drill assembly contains a motor to advance and retract the drill bit, the motor is controlled by a control unit in a feedback loop to achieve a desired stiffness. The control unit determines when the drill bit breaks through the workpiece and stops or retracts the movement of the drill bit. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245957 | Automated Roofing Material Removal Machine and Method - A roofing material removal machine and method for removing roofing materials on a roof surface wherein cutting hammers carried by the machine are operated to lift the roofing materials and a cutter bar operates to sever the roofing materials after which the removed materials are conveyed to a collection receptacle. A remote control device may be used to control power to and movement of the machine. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245958 | POWER TOOL - An electric drill has a handle, a body and a drill chuck. The handle is provided with a battery and a switch. The body comprising a shell, a motor fixed in the shell and an impeller fixed to an axle or shaft of the motor. The shell is provided with a plurality of air outlets at a position corresponding to the impeller, the impeller being able to rotate with the axle of the motor to produce an air current to cool the motor. An enclosure of the battery is provided with a plurality of through holes. An air current channel is formed inside the handle and the body and connected to the environment via the through holes of the battery enclosure. A heat dissipating device is located in the air current channel and contacts the switch. A part of the cooling air current passes through the air current channel to cool the battery before getting to the motor. Thus, a part of the cooling air current can cool the battery and the switch before cooling the motor, so as to prevent the battery and the switch from overheating and shortening their service life. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245959 | Method and tooling for machining the annulus of gas-turbine rotor provided with integrally formed-on blades - With an integrally bladed rotor, material removal is performed from the annulus ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090245960 | Method for removing chips on cutting machine and apparatus therefor - The present invention relates to a method for removing chips on a cutting machine. The method includes: a first step in which an air supplied from an air supply source is introduced to a first opening and is ejected from the first opening, so that an airflow having a predetermined chip blowing force is blown onto a first region among surfaces of respective parts of the cutting machine and respective parts of a work; and a second step in which a moving member having a communication path extending from an air inlet port to a second opening is moved to a position at which the air inlet port is communicated with the first opening, so that the air is ejected from the second opening and thus an airflow having a predetermined chip blowing force is blown onto a second region among the surfaces of the respective parts of the cutting machine and the respective parts of the work. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245961 | MACHINING APPARATUS - A machining apparatus includes a support frame, first and second workbenches, and a tool-mounting unit. The support frame includes a first horizontal frame part, and a second horizontal frame part disposed above the first horizontal frame part. The first and second workbenches are mounted slidably on the first horizontal frame part of the support frame, and is slidable relative to the support frame in a first horizontal direction. The tool-mounting unit is mounted slidably on the second horizontal frame part of the support frame, and is slidable relative to the support frame in a second horizontal direction transverse to the first horizontal direction. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245962 | CHOCK STRAP RETAINER FOR AUTO-RACK RAILROAD CAR VEHICLE WHEEL CHOCK - A vehicle wheel chock strap retainer that provides that different straps of different dimensions will remain securely affixed to a torque tube of a wheel chock when the chock strap retainer is inserted into the torque tube. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245963 | SEAT STRAP - Embodiments of a seat strap configured to secure objects disposed on a seat of a vehicle are provided. The seat strap may be an integral part of the vehicle seat, or an accessory. In one embodiment, a vehicle seat is provided that includes an object restraining seat strap. The vehicle seat has a substantially vertical section and a substantially horizontal section meeting at an interface. The seat strap has an elastic elongated body passing through the interface and over a front face of the vehicle seat. The body has a first end and a second end, wherein the first and second ends comprise mating portions of a retaining feature. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245964 | Metal Coil Securing Apparatus and Method - A metal coil securing device is disclosed including a coil cover adapted to encompass a metal coil and a plurality of tie down straps affixed to the coil cover, with each tie down secured along a portion of its length to the coil cover such that each tie down has two free ends extending outward from the periphery of the coil cover. In one embodiment, the tie down straps are secured to a circular coil cover to intersect at an approximate center of the coil cover and extend radially outward therefrom. A method of securing a metal coil to a transport trailer is also disclosed generally including associating and securing the coil cover with the metal coil, loading the metal coil with the secured coil cover onto the transport trailer, and using the free ends of the tie down straps to secure the metal coil to the transport trailer. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245965 | TORQUE LIMITING DEVICE FOR INSULATED PLUG - The present invention includes an insulated plug for use in a high voltage device including a torque limiting bolt, including a first hex element, a second hex element, and a shearable shaft element. Alternatively, the invention provides an insulated plug assembly for use in a high voltage device including an insulated plug having a torque limiting bolt, where the torque limiting bolt includes a first hex element attached to the insulated plug and a second hex element attached to the first bolt head via a shearable connector, the assembly further including a separate BIP cap. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245966 | CATEGORIZING FASTENERS AND CONSTRUCTION CONNECTORS USING VISUAL IDENTIFIERS - A method of categorizing fasteners and construction connectors by size and type using a color coding system. Each fastener receives a designated and distinct color contained on the surface that is exposed before and after installation. The colors are preselected to define one or more physical properties of the fasteners. A color key is provided to determine the physical properties of the fasteners based on the coloring of exposed portions of the inserted fasteners. Similarly, construction connectors receive a designated and distinct color contained on the surface that is exposed before and after installation. The color represented on the surface of the construction connector is such that the corresponding fastener is the same color. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245967 | CAGE NUT ASSEMBLY - A cage nut assembly includes a cage, a nut and a heat sensitive adhesive. The cage includes a plurality of walls defining an internal chamber and an open end. An opening is formed through one of the walls. The nut is secured to the cage within the internal chamber. The nut includes a threaded channel exposed through the opening. The heat sensitive adhesive adhesively secures the nut to the cage within the internal chamber. The nut breaks away from the cage within the internal chamber when heat is applied to the heat sensitive adhesive. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245968 | NUT ATTACHING AN AIRCRAFT WINDSHIELD AND DEVICE FOR ATTACHING AN AIRCRAFT WINDSHIELD INCORPORATING SAID NUT - A nut for the attachment of an aircraft windshield interposed between two elements kept assembled by at least one connecting element that includes a screw and the nut includes two parts, a first part called a body that has a threaded bore for the threaded stem of the screw, and a second part called a base that can be integrated with one of the windshield holding elements. The body and the base have cooperating shapes to prevent the body from rotating relative to the base along the axis of the bore of the body. The body, at one of its ends, includes a surface that can be in contact with the base, whereby the surface has at least one protuberance that projects relative to the surface in the direction of the axis of the bore that can work with a pattern that is provided at the base. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245969 | AXLE SPINDLE NUT ASSEMBLY FOR HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES - An axle spindle nut assembly secures a wheel end assembly on an axle spindle. The wheel end assembly includes outboard and inboard outboard bearings that are immovably mounted on the axle spindle, and a wheel hub which is rotatably mounting on the bearings. The spindle nut assembly includes a nut that threads onto an outboard end of the axle spindle, and is tightened against the outboard bearing to a selected torque level. The nut includes an outboard surface that is formed with a plurality of features. A washer is formed with a tab that engages a keyway of the axle spindle outboardly of the nut, and with a plurality of mating features that mechanically engage the features formed in the outboard surface of the nut to prevent substantial rotation of the nut after the nut has been tightened to the selected torque level. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245970 | Flush Captive Screw with Retractable Knurled Knob - A mounting device for a screw including a head and a tip, the mounting device comprising a body and a plunger. The body is attachable to the head of the screw, and the plunger is adapted to extend from within the body upon receiving a downward force. Additionally, the plunger includes a plurality of knurls adapted to transfer torque to the tip of the screw. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245971 | COUPLING MEMBER AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A coupling member is employed to couple components of a plasma processing apparatus which processes a substrate by using a plasma. The coupling member includes a threaded rod portion which passes through one component and is screwed and fixed to another component, a head portion which supports the one component and has a diameter larger than that of the threaded rod portion, and an elastic portion which is interposed between the threaded rod portion and the head portion, wherein the elastic portion has a larger strain to an external force than those of the threaded rod portion and the head portion. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245972 | FASTENER WITH MULTIPLE THREADED SECTIONS - The present invention pertains to a triangular shank with multiple threaded sections essentially including a head, a shank and a drilling portion. Wherein the shank has two opposite threaded sections formed in triangular and a third threaded section spiraling on the drilling portion. The third threaded section with a planar flank assists in enlarging the drilling track and providing guidance for those two threaded sections to easily enter into the object so as to efficiently extrude the debris out of the object and retain remaining debris for a better fastening effect. Further the triangular configuration results in the less contact between the screw and the object in time of screwing, thus reducing the frictional resistance and obtaining high screwing speed. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245973 | Screw for composite/plastic materials - A fastener for composite or plastic material having a dense composition employs a head which has a socket and a recessed underside and a lower rim. In one embodiment, the shank has an upper portion with an enlarged diameter and a left hand thread while the lower portion has a tri-lobed configuration and is traversed by a right hand thread. The right hand thread may have a plurality of notches which, in one embodiment, are arranged in a spiral array. One embodiment of a fastener has longitudinally spaced rings which project from an enlarged diameter portion of the shank. The lower portion of the shank has a thread with a plurality of notches. The rings have a major diameter and spacing greater than the major diameter and spacing of the thread. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245974 | Plate-shaped fastener device - A fastener device includes a fastener member having a planar element and having a cutting member for engaging into a plasterboard, and one or more teeth formed on the planar element, one or more reinforcing ribs extended from the planar element for reinforcing the planar element, and a head formed on top of the planar element for being engaged with driving tools and for limiting the engagement of the fastener member into the plasterboard. The planar element may include two longitudinal members secured together and having an identical shape. The head may include a board and two panels secured to the board for forming a two-layer structure. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245975 | BOOKBINDING APPARATUS AND BOOKBINDING SYSTEM - A bookbinding apparatus comprises
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20090245976 | Bale mover - A bale mover is disclosed which includes a frame having a hitch mounted thereon which may be attached to the three-point hitch of the tractor or to the front end of a front-end loader mounted on the tractor. The frame includes a transversely extending tool bar or main frame member having first and second upstanding posts secured to the outer ends thereof. A pair of tooth supports are vertically slidably mounted on the first and second posts respectively with chains being attached thereto which limit the downward movement of the teeth supports but which permit the tooth supports to float upwardly on the posts as required. The bale mover permits a pair of bales to be loaded, transported and unloaded without the necessity of pushing one of the bales along the ground during the loading or unloading process of the other bale thereby preventing damage to the wrap net material on the bales. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245977 | PILE TRANSLATING AND LAUNCHING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The disclosure provides an efficient system to obtain a pile from a storage location on a vessel and shift the pile across the vessel without significant rotation of the pile. The pile can be transferred into an assembly that can lower the pile and launch the pile. The disclosure provides a method of translating and launching a pile for a marine application, comprising: storing at least a first pile on a rack located on a vessel; transporting the pile to an installation site; lifting the pile from the rack with a cart; supporting the pile on the cart; shifting the cart and the pile to a launch arm assembly; transferring the pile from the cart to a first portion of the launch arm assembly adjacent a side of the vessel; lowering the first portion with the pile; and releasing the pile from the first portion into a marine environment. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245978 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPENING/CLOSING LID OF CLOSED CONTAINER, GAS REPLACEMENT APPARATUS USING SAME, AND LOAD PORT APPARATUS - The invention provides a purge apparatus that purges the gas in the interior of a FOUP with a high purging efficiency and an apparatus for opening/closing the lid of a FOUP for use in the purge apparatus. The purge apparatus has a cabinet having an opening portion through with the lid of the FOUP can pass, a door that can close the opening portion and hold the lid, and a gas supply nozzle provide in the cabinet. In this apparatus, a seal member is provided in such a way as to surround an element that is provided on the surface of the door and adapted to actuate a latch mechanism of the lid. The seal member spatially separates the element that is adapted to actuate the latch mechanism from the external space in a state in which the door is holding the lid. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245979 | Carrier Supporting Apparatus - A carrier supporting apparatus ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090245980 | Stage device - The vibrations of a second table supported on a first table that is movable in one horizontal direction can be controlled. A stage device includes an XY axis table movable in the X-direction, a Z-axis table supported by a support portion on the XY axis table, a pair of scales that are arranged apart from each other in the X-direction and detect the Z-direction velocity on the Z-axis table, a pair of motors that are arranged apart from each other in the X-direction and drive the Z-axis table in a vertical direction on the Z-axis-table, and a controller controls the drives of the motors based on the Z-direction velocity detected, in which the behavior of pitching vibrations in the Z-axis table is determined by detecting the Z-direction velocity with the scales, and the motors are driven and then the Z-axis table is rotated in a pitching direction so that the pitching vibrations are cancelled. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245981 | CLOSED CONTAINER, LID OPENING AND CLOSING SYSTEM FOR CLOSED CONTAINER, WAFER TRANSFER SYSTEM, AND LID CLOSING METHOD FOR CLOSED CONTAINER - A plurality of detection marks that can be detected from outside are provided on a lid of a pod. Whether the lid is appropriately fixed on the pod main body is determined by detecting the presence of the marks at predetermined positions. Thus, whether the lid is appropriately fixed on the pod is detected in the operation of closing the pod opening with the lid in a FIMS system. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245982 | UNIT FOR OPENING INSERT FOR TEST TRAY AND METHOD OF MOUNTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME - A unit for opening an insert of a test tray which comprises an accommodating space for accommodating a semiconductor device and a support for supporting the semiconductor device accommodated in the accommodating space, the unit includes a body, a pair of opening devices provided in the body to open the insert, and a positioning guide unit protruding to be inserted into an accommodating space for a semiconductor device when opening the insert and supporting the semiconductor device that is transferred into the accommodating space to be spaced upward apart from a support provided in the accommodating space. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245983 | CLAM SHELL TWO-PIN WAFER HOLDER FOR METAL PLATING - A clam shell wafer holder includes a base and a lid pivotally connected with the base by an integral hinge. The base includes a rotatable wafer support, and the lid includes a universal frame and a pin holder attachment spaced inwardly from the frame. Only two contact pins are formed in a wafer-facing surface of the pin holder attachment. The contact pins are manually aligned with and contact two points on a wafer when the lid is closed against the base. A method for holding a wafer for plating is provided using the disclosed holder apparatus. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245984 | HIGH THROUGHPUT CLEANER CHAMBER - A wafer cleaning chamber comprising a plurality of carrier arms each having concentrically-mounted midpoints between opposing ends of the carrier arms with a wafer carrier mounted on each of the opposing ends of the carrier arms. A hub includes a plurality of concentrically mounted drives where each of the plurality of drives is coupled near the midpoint of a respective one of the plurality of carrier arms. Each of the plurality of drives is configured to be controlled independently of the remaining plurality of concentrically-mounted drives. A respective motor is coupled to each of the concentrically mounted drives and is configured to move the coupled carrier arm in a rotary manner under control of a program containing a velocity profile. At least one cleaning chemical-supply head is positioned proximate to a path of the wafer carriers. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245985 | AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING CLEAN ENVIRONMENT IN THE AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE - A measuring unit arranged to measure a clean environment is placed on a cell by a retrieval and storage apparatus to measure clean environment of the cell. Based on a measurement result, a fan filter unit or an exhaust vent is controlled to maintain the clean environment of the cell at a predetermined level or more. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245986 | CLIMATE CONTROLLED CABINET WITH MOVABLE CARRIER - A climate-controlled cabinet that includes a climate-controlled chamber for receiving a storage system, a carrier arranged in said chamber, and at least one storage tower arranged in said chamber and mounted to the carrier. The storage tower includes a plurality of locations for objects to be stored. A transport device is included for automatically transporting objects between the storage tower and an external system, and a shaker for automatically shaking the carrier. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245987 | UNLOADING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUSLY MOVING RAPID DISCHARGE RAILCARS - An unloading station and method for unloading bulk material from a moving railcar with a bottom discharge while the railcar is moving includes a track with a pair of rails. A synchronized parallel conveyor is oriented parallel with the pair of rails and forms a movable platform capable of receiving the bulk material in a pile extending into the railcar and drawing the pile along in synchronization with the railcar as the railcar moves. A hopper is disposed below a break in or end of the parallel conveyor to receive the bulk material. A lateral conveyor disposed under the hopper to convey the bulk material away from the hopper. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245988 | TRAILER AND PLATFORM UNIT - A trailer and platform unit of the type having a trailer defining a rear-end opening from the ground up through which an enclosure is accessed, with the platform adapted to support material and being loaded onto the trailer through the rear-end opening by the trailer backing into the platform whereby the platform engages and is supported by rails on opposed sides of the enclosure. The platform comprises a support surface to support material and lateral edge surfaces defining a periphery of the platform. Stabilizer devices each have a support arm with a first end connected to the platform, a second end projecting laterally away from one of the lateral edge surfaces of the platform, a base plate at the second end of the support arm. Adjustment mechanisms for each stabilizer device sets the vertical position of the base plate with respect to the platform so as to increase the footing of the platform on the ground. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245989 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTION WASTE REMOVAL - Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to construction waste removal and provide a method, system and apparatus for construction waste removal. In one embodiment of the invention, a construction waste removal system can be provided. The system can include an assembled waste chute, the assembled waste chute comprising a set of waste chute sections that are joined together in an end-to-end matter and a collapsible waste container configured to receive waste from a downstream end of the assembled waste chute. The system further can include a waste transport vehicle including a main frame disposed along the longitudinal axis of the waste transport vehicle, a grasping mechanism configurable for removing waste from the collapsible waste container and disposed adjacent to an operator cab, and a waste-receiving vehicle bed coupled to the main frame. The system yet further can include a pair of extension flaps rotatably connected to a pair of sidewalls and configured to retain the construction waste in the waste-receiving vehicle bed while the construction waste is being compacted. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245990 | Distribution system - A distribution system ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090245991 | Transport Trailer and Method | 2009-10-01 |
20090245992 | Suspension type robot whose robot body runs along traveling rail - A suspension type robot comprises posts, support arms having apical ends, a traveling rail mounted between the apical ends of the support arms and robot body. Each of the support arms has at the apical end a U-shape-cut portion providing a U-shape opening and a U-shape upper surface surrounding the U-shape opening. The traveling rail has an attachment portion comprising a first cylinder portion and a second cylinder portion. The first cylinder portion is inserted into the U-shape-cut portion. The second cylinder portion is disposed on the first cylinder portion, engaged with the U-shape upper surface, and is larger in diameter than the first cylinder portion. The first cylinder portion is inserted deep into the U-shape-cut portion, and both sides of the U-shape opening of the U-shape-cut portion are extended from the plane of projection of the second cylinder portion. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245993 | MANIPULATOR - An exemplary manipulator includes a main body, a plurality of holding devices, and a supporting arm. The main body includes four connecting surfaces. The holding devices are connected to the connecting surfaces of the main body. The holding devices are configured to seize and release grasping members. Each of the grasping members defines four latching holes. The holding devices are capable of abutting inner surfaces of the latching holes. The supporting arm is fixed to the main body, and configured to rotate with the main body. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245994 | MEMBER TILTING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to removing and/or replacing elongate generally vertical members, such as utility poles, trees, etc., and, include a tilting apparatus having a lower support member pivotally coupled to a lower support member, two or more elongate member couplers positioned to secure the elongate member to the upper and lower support members, and an actuator coupled to the upper and lower support members to control pivotal movement of the upper support member relative to the lower support member and tilt the upper portion of the elongate member. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245995 | GAME SKID - A method and apparatus for transporting a game animal a hunter has killed or other large animal body is provided. The apparatus has a hitch bar attachable to a hitch receiver on a vehicle. A platform is connected to the hitch bar so that when the hitch bar is connected to a vehicle, the hitch bar alone supports the platform above the ground. For transporting an animal a hunter has killed, the head of the animal is secured onto the platform with the body of the animal extended behind the platform and lying on the ground. The animal can then be pulled by the vehicle, with the head supported above the ground by the platform and the body being pulled behind the platform along the ground. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245996 | STAND COMPENSATOR - Methods and apparatus for connecting a tubular to a tubular string are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus suitable for engaging, compensating, and connecting a tubular includes one or more compensating pistons, an engaging assembly for engaging a tubular, and a connector for connecting the engaging assembly to the one or more compensating pistons while allowing for rotation of the tubular relative to the compensation pistons. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245997 | METHOD AND DEVICE TO AVOID TURBO INSTABILITY IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE | 2009-10-01 |
20090245998 | Fluid Flow Machine with Multi-Flow Rotor Arrangement - A fluid flow machine includes at least one casing 1 and at least one rotor drum 3 rotatable about a machine axis 4, with stator vanes 8 and rotor blades 7 being arranged in an annulus duct 2 formed between the casing 1 and the rotor drum 3 The annulus duct 2 is divided into an outer annular duct 5 and an inner annular duct 6 by at least one annular flow divider 11, in each of which rotor blades 7 and stator vanes 8 are arranged Outer rotor blades 7 | 2009-10-01 |
20090245999 | HYBRID IMPINGEMENT COOLED AIRFOIL - A turbine nozzle for a gas turbine engine includes: (a) spaced-apart arcuate inner and outer bands; (b) a hollow, airfoil-shaped turbine vane extending between the inner and outer bands, the interior of the vane defining at least a forward cavity and a mid-cavity positioned aft of the forward cavity; (c) a hollow impingement insert received inside the mid-cavity, the impingement insert having walls which are pierced with at least one impingement cooling hole; (d) a passage in the turbine vane at a radially outer end of the forward cavity adapted to be coupled to a source of cooling air; and (e) a passage in the inner band in fluid communication with a radially inner end of the forward cavity and a radially inner end of the impingement insert. | 2009-10-01 |
20090246000 | Method for determining the total pressure distribution across a fan entry plane - A method for determining total pressure distribution across a fan entry plane of a fan situated within a fan casing provided with struts which are positioned upstream of the fan, with respect to the normal air flow direction through the fan. The method comprises the steps of measuring static pressure at first measurement points on the leading edges of at least some of the struts; deriving local angularity values at each measurement point from the respective static pressure measurements; deriving, from the local angularity values, the total pressure loss at first derived points in the fan entry plane which correspond to the first measurement points; measuring static pressure at second measurement points around the intersection between the fan entry plane and the fan casing; deriving, from the static pressure measurements at the second measurement points, the total pressure loss at each second measurement point, and interpolating between total pressure loss values at the first derived points and the second measurement points to determine total pressure distribution across the fan entry plane. | 2009-10-01 |
20090246001 | ENHANCED AXIAL AIR MOVER SYSTEM WITH GRILL - Implementations of an enhanced axial air mover system address various issues such as drying performance, transportability, storage, use, and assembly. Some implementations include ergonomic positioning of a carrying handle relative to positioning of a fan-assembly to make the system easier to carry. Enclosures with variable diameter profiles increase air flow performance. A floor edge allows for flush positioning of the air mover's outlet to improve flow of air. Various supports and engagement members allow for horizontal and/or vertical engagement of a plurality of the air movers for storage or increased air moving capacity for a given application. An alignment guide assists with positioning of the air mover with respect to a room wall to enhance air flow within the room. A cord retaining system provides an enhanced approach for securing the air mover's electrical cord. Grill guards have slotted ends to assist with assembly of the air mover. | 2009-10-01 |
20090246002 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME - A method of reducing gas turbine engine distortion includes coupling a core gas turbine engine to a power turbine, coupling the power turbine to a thrust bearing support assembly through a frusto-conically shaped structural support such that the net axial thrust of the coupled core gas turbine engine and power turbine reacts through the thrust bearing support assembly at engine centerline to facilitate minimizing distortion of the core gas turbine engine casing, and supporting the thrust bearing support assembly such that all of the remaining thrust generated by the core gas turbine engine and the power turbine is reacted to ground. | 2009-10-01 |
20090246003 | TURBOCHARGER WITH SLIDING PISTON, AND HAVING VANES AND LEAKAGE DAMS - A turbocharger having a sliding piston for regulating exhaust gas flow into the turbine wheel includes a set of first vanes mounted on a fixed first wall of the turbine nozzle and projecting axially toward an opposite second wall of the nozzle, and/or a set of second vanes mounted on the end of the piston and projecting in an opposite axial direction toward the first wall of the nozzle. For the/each set of vanes, there are leakage dams formed on the wall that is adjacent the vane tips when the piston is closed. The leakage dams are closely adjacent the vane tips and discourage exhaust gas from leaking in a generally radial direction past the vane tips as the piston just begins to open from its fully closed position. | 2009-10-01 |
20090246004 | Recovery of Expander-Booster Leak Gas - A seal gas recovery method including introducing a first seal gas stream to a first mechanically coupled booster/expander assembly, where the first booster/expander assembly includes a first booster, a first expander, a first shaft that mechanically couples the first booster and the first expander, and a first seal on the first shaft. The method further includes removing at least a portion of a first recoverable gas stream from the first seal, where the first recoverable gas stream includes at least a portion of a first process leak gas stream and at least a portion of a first seal gas vent stream. The method further includes introducing a second seal gas stream to a second expander assembly, where the expander assembly includes a second expander, a second shaft, and a second seal on the second shaft. The method further includes removing at least a portion of a second recoverable gas stream from the second seal, where the second recoverable gas stream includes at least a portion of a second process leak gas stream. The method further includes combining at least a portion of the first recoverable gas stream and at least a portion of the second recoverable gas stream to form a third recoverable gas stream. The method further includes introducing at least a portion of the third recoverable gas stream into the second expander. | 2009-10-01 |
20090246005 | EXHAUST GAS TURBOCHARGER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to an exhaust gas turbocharger for a motor vehicle, comprising a turbine housing having a first area in which exhaust is carried to a turbine wheel and in which the turbine wheel is essentially situated and having a second area connected axially to the first area, such that the first area and the second area are essentially separated from one another by a separating element. It is provided that for thermal insulation, the separating element ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090246006 | Mechanically Affixed Turbine Shroud Plug - A sealing interface for a component in a turbine machine, wherein a plug is mechanically affixed within an entrance passage of an aperture. The plug is secured in place within the entrance passage through deformation of an inner end of the plug to cause the plug to mechanically engage a groove formed adjacent the entrance passage. | 2009-10-01 |
20090246007 | Casing treatment for axial compressors in a hub area - A fluid flow machine includes a flow path formed by a casing | 2009-10-01 |
20090246008 | Layer System - Thermal barrier coating layer systems, in addition to good thermal barrier properties, also have to have a long service life of the thermal barrier coating. The layer system according to the invention comprises a specially adapted layer sequence of metallic bonding layer, inner ceramic layer and outer ceramic layer. | 2009-10-01 |
20090246009 | COMPRESSOR SCROLLS FOR AUXILIARY POWER UNITS - A compressor scroll is provided for redirecting an airflow from a compressor. The compressor scroll includes a spiral-shaped body; a radial inlet formed in the body for receiving the airflow from the compressor as inlet airflow; and an outlet formed in the body such that inlet airflow flows through the body and exits the outlet as outlet airflow, with at least a portion of the outlet airflow crossing at least a portion of the inlet airflow. | 2009-10-01 |
20090246010 | Gas turbine arrangement - A gas turbine arrangement comprising: a passage, annular in cross section, for conveying combustion gases; located in the passage, turbine blading to be driven by the combustion gases; a diffuser, annular in form, for diffusing the combustion gases following their passage through the turbine blading; and a collector for collecting the combustion gases diffused by the diffuser, the collector comprising an annular main part, and, located at a position around the annular main part, a neck exit, in use of the gas turbine arrangement, combustion gases collected by the collector being conveyed around the annular main part of the collector in opposite senses so as to arrive at the neck exit of the collector travelling in opposed directions, wherein the neck exit of the collector includes a partition device whereby the opposed direction flows at the neck exit are kept substantially separate. | 2009-10-01 |
20090246011 | FILM COOLING OF TURBINE COMPONENTS - A turbine component includes a flow path surface and a trench disposed in the flow path surface. At least one cooling through hole is located in the trench and is capable of injecting a cooling flow onto the flow path surface of the turbine component. The cooling flow forms a cooling film on the flow path surface. A method of cooling a turbine component includes injecting a cooling flow onto a flow path surface of the turbine component through at least one cooling through hole disposed in a trench in the turbine component. A cooling film is formed by the cooling flow between the flow path surface and a hot gas flow. | 2009-10-01 |
20090246012 | TURBINE STATOR MOUNT - A reaction mount system that provides support for the stator vane for a gas turbine engine is described comprising a stator hanger located on an outer band at a first location and a stator stopper located at a second location that is located circumferentially apart from the first location. A stator assembly for a gas turbine engine is described, the stator assembly comprising a stator vane having an airfoil, an outer band located on a radially outer end of the airfoil, a shroud hanger located axially adjacent to the outer band, the shroud hanger comprising a post wherein at least a portion of the post extends in an axial direction over a portion of the outer band, and a reaction mount system located on the outer band wherein the reaction mount system engages with the post to provide support for the stator vane. | 2009-10-01 |
20090246013 | Compact Low Noise Efficient Blower for Cpap Devices - A blower for providing a supply of air at positive pressure in the range of approximately 2 cm H | 2009-10-01 |
20090246014 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING STATOR COMPONENTS - A method and system of supporting removable static components in a turbine engine stator assembly is described. The method comprises the steps of engaging a stator hanger located at a first location on a first static component with a post located on a first static structure whereby the post supports at least a part of the weight of the first static component, engaging a stator stopper located at a second location on the first static component that is located circumferentially apart from the first location with the stator hanger that is located on a second static component, and engaging a hook located at a third location on the first static component with a second static structure whereby the second static structure supports at least a part of the weight of the first static component. | 2009-10-01 |
20090246015 | Stack of fan case - A stack of fan case in accordance with the present invention includes a first casing and a second casing stacked on the first casing. The first casing has a first surface, a second surface and a locking surface opposite to the second surface. An insertion bore formed on the second surface penetrates the second surface and the locking surface and has an alignment bore, a fastening bore communicating to the alignment bore and a limit bump formed at the fastening bore. The second casing has a third surface, a fourth surface and at least one fastening member protruding on the fourth surface. The fastening member includes a stick-like portion and a limit clasp portion formed at one end of the stick-like portion. The fastening member of the second casing is inserted into the alignment bore of the insertion bore that allows the limit clasp portion of the fastening member to protrude on the locking surface of the first casing, and then the first and second casings are turned to make the stick-like portion of the fastening member pass through the limit bump and be accommodated within the fastening bore, in which the stick-like portion of the fastening member is limited by the limit bump within the fastening bore and the limit clasp portion protrudes on and contacts against the locking surface of the first casing. | 2009-10-01 |
20090246016 | FAN FRAME AND HEAT DISSIPATION FAN INCORPORATING THE FAN FRAME - A fan frame ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090246017 | FAN AND FAN FRAME THEREOF - A fan includes an impeller, a motor and a fan frame. The motor is coupled to the impeller and drives the impeller to rotate. The impeller and the motor are accommodated in the fan frame. The fan frame has a main body, an inner circular portion formed with a passage, a guiding portion forming an outlet of the fan, a motor base and a plurality of supporting elements. The guiding portion is connected to the inner circular portion. The motor base is disposed in the center of the passage on the main body. The supporting elements are connected between the main body and the motor base, and each of the supporting elements has a suspended portion which is not connected to the guiding portion. | 2009-10-01 |
20090246018 | BEARING SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND GAS TURBINE - To provide a bearing support structure and a gas turbine that prevent damage of device induced by a rotor shaft when the rotor shaft is unbalanced, the bearing support structure and the gas turbine includes: a casing ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090246019 | WIND TURBINE MONITORING - A method of detecting the formation of ice on the blades of a wind turbine | 2009-10-01 |
20090246020 | Method For Damping Edgewise Oscillations In One Or More Blades Of A Wind Turbine, An Active Stall Controlled Wind Turbine And Use Hereof - A method for damping edgewise oscillations in one or more blades of a wind turbine includes the steps of detecting if one or more of the blades oscillates edgewise during operation of the wind turbine, and substantially cyclically generating a pitch angle difference between at least two of the blades. Further provided is an active stall controlled wind turbine and use hereof. | 2009-10-01 |
20090246021 | PULSED TORQUE CONTROL OF WIND TURBINE PITCH SYSTEMS - A wind turbine pitch control system is disclosed that provides a pulsed torque to the blade pitch actuator if continuous torque fails to adjust the blade pitch angle to a commanded pitch angle. This invention provides a cost-effective way to increase peak torque capability for existing wind turbines that have problems, under certain operating conditions, moving blades per the control command. | 2009-10-01 |
20090246022 | FIRE FIGHTING PUMP AND ITS OPERATING METHODS - A fire fighting pump and operation thereof and a fire fighting system and a fire engine, wherein the pump includes a housing, a motor mounted inside the housing and two or more stages of series-connected impeller assemblies. A water inlet is provided on the housing between the motor and the impeller assemblies. The impeller assemblies are mounted on the impeller shaft coaxially and in series with each other. The impeller shaft is fixed on the motor shaft or is coaxial with the latter. The impeller assembly includes a thruster, an impeller, an end cover and a retaining ring on the periphery of the thruster and the impeller, and those four elements are installed in turn. Several first blades are provided in the thruster and several second blades which correspond with the first blades in amount and location are provided in the impeller. | 2009-10-01 |
20090246023 | CHAMBERED AIRFOIL COOLING - An airfoil assembly includes an airfoil with at least one cavity that is in communication with a source of cooling air. A baffle is disposed within that cavity and includes a plurality of openings for directing cooling air against the hot wall. A plurality of dividers extends between the baffle walls and the internal cavity to direct cooling air toward one of a leading edge chamber and a trailing edge chamber. | 2009-10-01 |
20090246024 | FAN AND IMPELLER THEREOF - A fan includes an impeller and a fan frame. The impeller is accommodated within the fan frame. The impeller has a hub and a plurality of blades disposed around the hub. The hub has a top portion and a side wall connected with the top portion. The hub further has a plurality of flexible portions disposed and located on the side wall. The blades are connected with the flexible portions, respectively, so that the blades are connected to the hub. | 2009-10-01 |
20090246025 | WIND TURBINE PROTECTION - A lightning protection system for a wind turbine blade of a wind turbine includes a conductive lightning receptor for mounting at the surface of a turbine blade such that a portion of the lightning receptor projects beyond a trailing edge of the turbine blade when mounted at the surface. Another lightning protection system includes a lightning receptor that has a generally elongated shape and that is configured to be mounted such that the greatest dimension of the lightning receptor lies generally parallel to the direction in which the turbine blade is designed to move. | 2009-10-01 |
20090246026 | Reinforced Impeller and Method - An impeller is provided having a first plate, a second plate, a plurality of blades being positioned between and connected to the first and second plates, and at least one brace member having first and second planes positioned between and connected to two blades such that the brace extends generally perpendicular from the first blade and extends from the second blade at an angle. | 2009-10-01 |
20090246027 | WIND/FLUID TURBINE - A wind turbine is provided which comprises a plurality of blades and a single venturi disposed at a central area of the plurality of blades. The single venturi redirects the wind from a concave side of an active blade to the concave sides of the other blades. Also, the single venturi reduces turbulent flow of air out of the venturi and redirects the flow of air against the adjacent blades. | 2009-10-01 |
20090246028 | FAN BLADE IRON ISOLATION - A ceiling fan is disclosed having an electric motor ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090246029 | TURBINE ROTOR BLADE, TURBINE ROTOR AND STEAM TURBINE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - A turbine rotor blade according to the present invention includes a cover provided at the top of an effective blade portion and a blade-fitting portion provided at the bottom of the effective blade portion. A turbine wheel is provided with a turbine-wheel engagement portion to which the blade-fitting portion is fittable. The turbine rotor blade is a portion of a blade array structure formed by arranging the cover and a neighboring cover in contact with each other. The blade-fitting portion is provided with an anti-twist segment, and the turbine-wheel engagement portion is provided with an untwist restraining segment engageable to the anti-twist segment. | 2009-10-01 |
20090246030 | IMPELLER - To provide a can manufacturing pump impeller in which a stress of a base portion of a blade is prevented from increasing while improving the strength of a joint portion of a hub and a boss. In order to reinforce a joint portion of a hub and a boss, a plate is jointed to the inside of an impeller. In order not to overlap a base portion of a blade and the plate with each other on the hub, an opening portion is provided in the plate around the base portion of the blade on the hub. As a shape of the opening portion, a semicircular shape, a semielliptical shape, a rectangular shape, or a trapezoidal shape can be selected. Further, as a plate shape, a flat plate structure, a shell structure, or a curved structure can be selected. | 2009-10-01 |
20090246031 | METHOD OF RESTORING AN AIRFOIL BLADE - A method of repairing an airfoil blade involves the steps of providing an airfoil blade have a leading edge, a trailing edge, a tip and a base. A length of the airfoil blade is defined by the tip and the base and a width of the airfoil blade is defined by the leading edge and the trailing edge. A weld is made along a first direction of the length of the airfoil blade and then made in a second direction along the width of the airfoil blade to form a first weld layer. The first weld layer has a first portion extending across the length of the airfoil blade and a second portion extending across its width. A second weld layer is welded onto the first layer such that an end wall of the second weld layer abuts the second portion of the first weld layer. | 2009-10-01 |
20090246032 | METHOD OF MACHINING AIRFOIL ROOT FILLETS - An airfoil root fillet having a predetermined compound curve profile can be flank milled with a single flank milling cutter having a generally conical flank milling portion and a rounded tip portion defining a compound curve. | 2009-10-01 |
20090246033 | WIND TURBINE BLADE - There is provided a wind turbine blade at least 50% of the surface of which is covered with a self-adhesive thermoplastic film. By applying a self-adhesive thermoplastic film to the blade, the need for a gelcoat or the paint is eliminated. It is estimated that the thermoplastic film will take a similar time to apply as the gelcoat and/or paint. However, it does not require any further treatment once it has been applied thereby reducing significantly the work involved in finishing the blade. Also, the thickness of the film is precisely controlled in advance of its application to the blade ensuring that a surface with a uniform thickness is produced. | 2009-10-01 |
20090246034 | Electric motor in an overflow capture vessel in a tank - A hydraulic assembly has a pressure medium container which at least partially encloses an electric motor, and a hydraulic pump which is driven by the electric motor using a simple, compact, and quiet design in a manner such that the electric motor is situated in the pressure medium container and is cooled by pressure medium without using the electric motor fan, in that the pressure medium container includes a partition which subdivides a pressure medium container interior at least partially into an intake region and a return region, and which maintains a certain level of pressure medium in the return region, and the electric motor is located in the return region of the pressure medium container. | 2009-10-01 |
20090246035 | Pump Module Fluidically Isolated Displacement Device - A pump module for use in a medical fluid dispensing system is provided that includes a pump body having first and second portions where at least one of the first and second portions includes first and second fluid chambers. The module further includes at least one membrane operably associated with the fluid chambers, and first and second actuators operably associated with this membrane for the purpose of displacing the membrane and further for displacing fluid from the first and second chambers. | 2009-10-01 |
20090246036 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A COMPRESSED AIR UNIT AND A CONTROLLER AND COMPRESSED AIR UNIT FOR APPLYING SUCH A METHOD - Method for controlling a compressed air unit ( | 2009-10-01 |