41st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130266353 | FIXING APPARATUS - A relationship X2013-10-10 | |
20130266354 | FIXING PRESSURE MEMBER AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - The disclosed fixing pressure member has a simple structure, is produced through simplified production processes, causes no problem due to continued use thereof, and exhibits excellent durability. Also disclosed is a method for producing such. The fixing pressure member employed in a fixing unit of a fixing device includes a sliding sheet having a sliding surface which slides with respect to the inner peripheral surface of a belt of the fixing unit, and an elastic member provided inside the sliding sheet. The sliding sheet is formed of a resin fiber woven fabric, a resin fiber knitted fabric, a resin nonwoven fabric, or a resin film. The elastic member and sliding sheet are formed through integral molding such that the elastic member is bonded to at least the inner surface of the sliding sheet opposite the sliding surface. The sliding surface has thereon an embossment formed through an embossing process. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266355 | FIXING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing apparatus includes: a fixing belt; a pressurizing roller; a supporting member; a heating unit; a nip forming member; and a deform preventing unit. The fixing apparatus and an image forming apparatus including the fixing apparatus prevent a supporting member from deforming due to sliding of a fixing member, improving energy conservation and durability of parts and obtaining a good image. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266356 | FUSER MEMBER - The present teachings provide a fuser member. The fuser member includes a substrate layer comprising a polyimide polymer and a fluoro acid. A method of manufacturing a fuser member is also described. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266357 | RECORDING MEDIUM EJECTION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A job separator includes a conveyance port communicating with a paper conveyance path in a main body of an image forming apparatus, an exit port open toward a second exit tray, and a reversing port configured to switch back paper in forming images on both surfaces of the paper. A branch guide, which is configured to switch a paper conveyance direction between toward the exit port and toward the reversing port, is arranged upstream of the exit port and the reversing port in a paper ejection direction. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266358 | Media Feeding System for Cutting Dimensional Documents and Methods of Making and Using Same - A media feeding and cutting system is disclosed herein which comprises a media cutter including a cutting surface and a digital cutting device, a first feeder configured to automatically transport individual sheets of media from an in-feed receptacle toward the cutter, a positioner configured to position the medium on the cutting surface, a second feeder disposed adjacent to or connected to the cutting surface which is configured to automatically transport the cut medium from the cutter to an out-feed receptacle, and a processor configured to operate the cutter, first feeder, positioner and second feeder. Additional related systems and methods also are disclosed. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266359 | Recording Device, Control Method of a Recording Device, and Storage Medium - The cutting control unit | 2013-10-10 |
20130266360 | SELF-RETAINING WRITING INSTRUMENT - Self-retaining writing instruments include a bistable metal body that is selectively positionable and retainable in a coiled configuration and alternatively in an elongated configuration, and a writing element, such as a pencil, pen, marker, or stylus, disposed at a first end of the writing instrument. The coiled configuration may be suitable for coiling around an object and the elongated configuration may be suitable for use as a writing instrument. The bistable metal body may be configured to automatically assume the coiled configuration when flexed to a certain degree while in the elongated configuration. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266361 | Disposable Toothbrush Having an Internal Toothpaste Cartridge - A disposable toothbrush having a handle connected to a extendable support arm that is connected to a brush head. The brush head has bristles attached thereto and a delivery port formed within the brush head between an underside of the brush head and a top of the brush head adjacent a cavity holding the toothpaste gel. This toothpaste gel sitting atop a concavity on top of the brush head. A thin deformable plastic cap is attached to the brush head such that it surrounds the toothpaste gel. Further, the handle is hollow and permits the insertion of the support arm therein. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266362 | ELECTRICALLY POWERED NOVELTY ITEM WITH MOVABLE FLECKS - A writing instrument generally includes a barrel having a tip and an end distal from the tip. A housing is coupled to the distal end. Movable flecks are inside the housing. A blade is operable to move air and the flecks within the housing. A switch is electrically coupled to the blade. A power supply is electrically coupled to the blade and the switch. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266363 | HIGH DURABILITY JOINTS BETWEEN CERAMIC ARTICLES, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - Embodiments of the present invention provide high durability joints between ceramic articles, particularly between beta-silicon carbide (β-SiC) articles, and methods of making and using the same. In one embodiment, a joint between first and second articles each comprising a ceramic polymorph comprises a matrix comprising the ceramic polymorph and extending between the first and second articles; a plurality of inclusions comprising the ceramic polymorph and being distributed throughout the matrix; and a sealing layer comprising the ceramic polymorph and being respectively disposed on the first and second articles and the matrix. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266364 | Pole Adapter for Tool Heads - A pole adapter comprises a body comprising a generally cylindrical shape comprising a first end, a second end, a threaded portion being disposed proximate the first end, and an attachment portion being disposed proximate the second end. The threaded portion is configured for threadably joining to at least one of a plurality threaded tool heads. The attachment portion is configured for joining to a pole, in which a chosen tool head may be operated from a distal portion of the pole. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266365 | COUPLING RING , METHODS AND APPLICATIONS - A coupler for a able includes a body portion having integral first and second ends and an integral gate having a key entry region, wherein the body portion has a free space at least partially enclosed by an inner surface of the body portion and the gate. A complimentary coupling ring includes an integral perimetal body having a head section, a foot section, and two arm sections therebetween, wherein at least one of the arm sections has a key region, wherein the key region consists of a solid, integral portion of the at least one arm section. A coupler/coupling ring assembly comprises a coupler and a coupling ring that is removeably engageable with the coupler. The coupler/coupling ring assembly is suited for interconnecting lengths of cable, particularly suited for, but not limited to, undersea applications such as attaching a seismic data recording device to the coupler via the coupling ring. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266366 | COUPLER/ COUPLING RING ASSEMBLY, METHODS, AND APPLICATIONS - A coupler for a cable includes a body portion having integral first and second ends and an integral gate having a key entry region, wherein the body portion has a free space at least partially enclosed by an inner surface of the body portion and the gate. A complimentary coupling ring includes an integral perimetal body having a head section, a foot section, and two arm sections therebetween, wherein at least one of the arm sections has a key region, wherein the key region consists of a solid, integral portion of the at least one arm section. A coupler/coupling ring assembly comprises a coupler and a coupling ring that is removeably engageable with the coupler. The coupler/coupling ring assembly is suited for interconnecting lengths of cable, particularly suited for, but not limited to, undersea applications such as attaching a seismic data recording device to the coupler via the coupling ring. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266367 | MOUNTING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a mounting system for mounting a component on a support of a motor vehicle. The mounting system comprises a first fixing device for fixing the component without tools in a first region of the component and a second fixing device for fixing the component without tools in a second region of the component. The first fixing device includes a snap closure for fixing the first region of the component in three linearly independent directions, and the second fixing device includes a rail for fixing the second region of the component so as to be displaceable in one direction on the support. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266368 | HYDROMECHANICAL CLAMPING DEVICE - A clamping device includes a base body defining at least a portion of at least one pressure chamber, which has at least one opening oriented in a direction of action. A membrane is connected with the base body in a pressure-tight manner and seals the at least one opening in the direction of action. The membrane defines a first side wall section of the pressure chamber. A movable second side wall section partially delimits the pressure chamber and a constant amount of pressure fluid is sealed in the pressure chamber. At least one mechanical actuator displaces or deforms the second side wall section in order to cause the membrane to outwardly bulge. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266369 | ENERGY ABSORBING VEHICLE BARRIER - An energy absorbing vehicle barrier includes a frame defining a compartment. In one embodiment, the frame includes a nose. An energy absorbing cartridge is disposed within the compartment. A retaining device is coupled to the frame, with the retaining device disposed above and extending over at least a portion of an upper surface of the cartridge. The retaining device may contact and engage the upper surface of the cartridge when the barrier is impacted by a vehicle. In this way, the retaining device substantially prevents movement of the cartridge in at least a vertical direction during the impact. Methods of using and assembling the barrier are also provided. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266370 | MULTI-LAYERED CEMENT COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING PHOTOCATALYST PARTICLES AND METHOD FOR CREATING MULTI-LAYERED CEMENT COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING PHOTOCATALYST PARTICLES - A concrete slab construction is provided for use in both horizontal and vertical structures. The slab construction includes two layers. The first layer of concrete is a base layer comprised of traditional concrete materials. In addition, the concrete slab construction includes a second exterior layer of concrete which contains photocatalyst particles. Preferred photocatalytic materials include titanium dioxide in the anatase form. The concrete slab construction provides for reduction of green house gases and reduction in organic stains. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266371 | PRE-FABRICATED SIDEWALK BLOCK HAVING A HEATING WIRE - The present invention relates to a pre-fabricated sidewalk block having a heating wire, which may effectively transmit heat through the upper portion of the sidewalk block without losing heat radiated from the heating wire to the ground; which may be easily assembled; and which may absorb the impact of walking. The pre-fabricated sidewalk having the heating wire includes: a lower block having a plurality of first groove parts in the top surface thereof; a buffer plate having a plurality of second groove parts protruding downward so that the plurality of groove parts are inserted and coupled into the first groove parts of the lower block, and which has a first heating wire insertion groove in the length direction in the top surface between the second groove parts which are adjacent to each other; an upper block having a plurality of protrusion parts protruding downward so that the bottom surface thereof is inserted and coupled to the second groove parts of the buffer plate, and which has a second heating wire insertion groove corresponding to the first heating wire insertion groove in the bottom surface between the protrusions which are adjacent to each other; and a heating wire inserted between the first heating wire insertion groove and the second heating wire insertion groove. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266372 | Subsurface Insulation Product and Method for Installing Same - A subsurface thermal insulation product for reducing ground disturbance during a freeze-thaw cycle comprises: a plurality of thermal insulation panels each comprising: a foam board and a water wicking sheet attached to one of the top surface or the bottom surface of the foam board. Each foam board has a top surface and a bottom surface and four peripheral shiplap edges each with a notch that permits multiple thermal insulation panels to be placed in adjacent overlapping engagement. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266373 | SELF-PROPELLED COMPACTION ROLLER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SELF-PROPELLED COMPACTION ROLLER - A self-propelled compaction roller comprises a drive system having a drive assembly, a hydrostatic/mechanical transmission arrangement with a hydraulic pump, which can be driven by a primary drive of the drive assembly, and with a hydraulic motor, further having a supporting drive arrangement having a charging/driving unit and an energy storage unit, wherein the charging/driving unit can be operated in a charging mode for storing energy in the energy storage unit and can be operated in a supporting mode by withdrawing energy from the energy storage unit in order to provide a supporting torque, wherein the charging/driving unit is coupled to a power take-off of the drive assembly. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266374 | BITUMINOUS PAVING COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR BITUMINOUS PAVING - The invention provides a bituminous composition, a process for preparing a bituminous paving composition and process for bituminous paving having lower mixing, paving, and compaction temperatures than for conventional hot-mix paving while retaining sufficient performance characteristics of conventional hot-mix paving. The inventive paving process comprises the steps of injecting a foamable solution comprising a lubricating substance into a heated, asphalt binder to provide a heated, foamed mixture; adding the heated, foamed mixture to a suitable, heated aggregate; further mixing the heated, foamed mixture and heated aggregate to coat the heated aggregate with the heated, foamed, asphalt binder to form a heated paving material; supplying the heated paving material to a paving machine; applying the heated paving material by the paving machine to a surface to be paved; and compacting the applied paving material to form a paved surface. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266375 | METHOD OF REDUCING ALKALI-SILICA REACTION FOR EMBEDDING AGGREGATE IN CONCRETE AND MITIGATING DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS OF FREEZE-THAW IN CONCRETE - A method for forming a concrete slab at a location subject to freezing temperatures is disclosed. Additionally, a method for forming a concrete slab with aggregate embedded at the exposed surface of the concrete slab is disclosed. The method contemplates utilization of a waterproof concrete mix. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266376 | BUILDING MACHINE COMPRISING A SIGNALING DEVICE - A self propelled building machine includes a drive, a cover covering the drive, a control platform and a material hopper which includes a filling hole and that can be filled with material by an external supply unit. The building machine is further provided with a signaling device for signaling material filling parameters to the external supply unit. In addition, the building machine comprises at least one external mirror, wherein the at least one external mirror and the signaling device are attached to the building machine by means of a common holder. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266377 | WATERCRAFT LIFT AND AUTOMATIC WATER CRAFT COVER - A watercraft lift with hydraulically actuated arms which self-installs a fitted three-dimensional boat or other watercraft cover on a powerboat or other watercraft. Control logic allows for cover operation only when the lift is raised, and has a single control for both the lift and cover system. A spring-tensioned roller keeps the cover tight and self-rolls the cover on the roller when the actuated arms are pivoted forward. The roller is hidden behind the watercraft when in a “cover-on” position. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266378 | Intelligent Hydroelectric Dam With Power Storage - Dams are a useful source of energy. An embodiment of a dam according to the present invention includes precast segments configured to be coupled together to form a dam optionally used to generate energy. An embodiment includes encasing an existing dam structure using interconnected precast segments. An underpinning system may penetrate the existing dam structure and be employed to assist in maintaining position of the dam or segmental components. A further embodiment includes encasing a main energy generation component using interconnected precast segments formed from a composite material including electrically conducting fibers, an electric circuit configured to measure and report the electrical resistance using a transmitter or transceiver to a dam stress/strain monitoring server. The electrical circuit may be powered directly or indirectly by available power supplied by the main energy generation component. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266379 | Magnetic Wave Generator - Magnetic wave generator and use. The wave generator includes a driver portion with motor and rotating mount with a first magnet; and an actuator portion that includes a pivot mount and a pivoting arm coupled thereto, with a second magnet at one position on the pivoting arm, and a buoyant float member at another. During operation, the actuator portion is at least partially submerged in a fluid of a wave tank, with the driver portion just outside the wave tank. The driver portion rotates the rotating mount, repeatedly moving the first magnet near then away from the actuator portion. Accordingly, the pivot arm rotates away due to magnetic repulsion, pushing the float member down into the fluid, then buoyancy of the float member provides a restorative force that rotates the pivoting arm, allowing the float member to rise. The movement of the float member induces waves in the wave tank. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266380 | Systems and methods for off-shore energy production and CO2 sequestration - The present invention is directed to aquatic systems and methods for off-shore energy production, and particularly to systems and methods for generating large amounts of methane via anaerobic digestion, purifying the methane produced, and sequestering environmentally deleterious by-products such as carbon dioxide. The energy production systems contain one or more flexible, inflatable containers supported by water, at least one of which is an anaerobic digester containing bacteria which can produce energy sources such as methane or hydrogen from aquatic plants or animals. The containers of the present invention can be large enough to provide adequate amounts of energy to support off-shore activities yet are relatively easy to manufacture and ship to remote production sites. The systems can also be readily adapted to sequester carbon dioxide or recycle nutrients for growing feedstocks on site. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266381 | Transfer System - A transfer system is described comprising a subsea installation ( | 2013-10-10 |
20130266382 | APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PLASTICS MATERIAL CONTAINERS WITH FRICTION-REDUCING GUIDE DEVICES - An apparatus for the treatment of plastics material containers with a conveying device which conveys the containers along a pre-set conveying path and with a guide device which guides the containers at least locally during the movement thereof along the conveying path. The guide device is arranged such that the containers contact a guide face of the guide device at least for a time and move—in particular in a sliding manner—with respect to the guide face. The guide device has a plastics material at least on the guide face towards the containers, treated by radiation. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266383 | MATERIAL SURFACE DISTRESSING BLADE - A blade including a body has a front surface and a curved back cutting surface. The front surface has a mount angle relative to a material surface of a material facing the back cutting surface. The back cutting surface and the front surface define a blade angle. In response to at least one of the blade and the material surface being brought into cutting contact and moved relative to each other, a resulting portion of the material surface has a distressed appearance. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266384 | Left-Handed and Right-Handed Cutting Tool - In a cutting tool used for internal machining operations, a cutting insert with a single cutting portion is removably secured to an insert holder. The cutting insert has two opposing end surfaces, and an insert peripheral surface extending therebetween having three spaced apart abutment surfaces. The insert holder has a holder portion with a holder peripheral surface and an adjacent seating surface. At least one protuberance having four spaced apart reaction surfaces protrudes from the seating surface. The cutting insert is securable to the holding portion in left-hand and right-hand assembly positions, with the three abutment surfaces in clamping contact with three of the four reaction surfaces. In the left-hand assembly position, a first end surface is in clamping contact with the seating surface, and in the right-hand assembly position, a second end surface is in clamping contact with the seating surface. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266385 | Cutting Insert, a Tool Holder, and Tool for Forming Heavy Duty Threads - The invention relates to a cutting insert ( | 2013-10-10 |
20130266386 | DRILL BIT - An object is to provide a drill bit with improved strength of joint between a bit tip and a bit shaft without diminishing dust suction performance of the drill bit. A drill bit 1 includes: a bit tip | 2013-10-10 |
20130266387 | AUTOMATIC THREADING MACHINE - Described is an automatic threading machine comprising an electric motor ( | 2013-10-10 |
20130266388 | Anchor Installation Tool - An anchor installation tool has an elongated driving member with a body portion and a head portion. A retaining mechanism retains the anchor installation to the drill bit. The mechanism has a housing on the body portion with a pair of bias lugs that project through the body portion to contact the drill bit. An anchor guide slides on the body and head portion and has a holding member to hold an anchor. The anchor is held in the anchor guide and a drill bit is inserted into the driving member. Axial movement of the drill bit is transferred into axial movement of the driving member. The movement strikes the anchor and ejects the anchor from the anchor guide into a surface. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266389 | Cutting Tool and Cutting Head With a Resilient Coupling Portion - A cutting head having a cutting end and an opposite coupling end along a longitudinal cutting head axis; having a cutting head length; and including two major surfaces and a peripheral surface. A male coupling portion extends rearwards from the coupling end, between a base portion and a rear surface, with a circumferential peripheral surface, having a coupling length. A flexibility slot extends from the rear surface opening to the major surfaces, along the cutting head axis, having a slot length and a head slot length. The coupling length is equal to or less than half the head slot length, and the slot length is equal to or greater than half the cutting head length. The cutting head is self-clamped into a tool shank with female coupling portion, by a friction fit between the male and female portion peripheral surfaces, causing the cutting head to elastically deform. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266390 | Cutting Head Having Resilient Male Coupling Member for Cutting Tool and Method of Assembly Thereof - A cutting head has a resilient male coupling member. The cutting head has a central resilience slit that extends between two major surfaces and opens out to the male coupling member and at least one lateral resilience slit that extends between the two major surfaces and opens out to a base surface. The central resilience slit and the at least one lateral resilience slit each have forwardmost points, located forward of the base surface. Also, a cutting tool that has a tool holder with the cutting head secured thereto. The tool holder has an insert pocket that includes a forward facing holder base abutment surface that has a female coupling member. In a locked position, the male coupling member is resiliently retained in the female coupling member. All points on the male coupling member are under deflection. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266391 | METHOD FOR MACHINING A WORKPIECE AND MACHINE TOOL DESIGNED THEREFOR - In a method for the machining of a workpiece ( | 2013-10-10 |
20130266392 | PIN MILLER INSERTS AND A CUTTER USING SAME - An indexable hexahedral cutting insert has opposing top and bottom abutting faces, opposing rake faces connecting to opposing side faces, and a central hole passing through the abutting faces. Each rake face is wider in the top-to-bottom direction at a different one of the side faces. Arcuate corner portions with one-directional curvature are formed along intersecting portions between the abutting faces and the side faces. Each abutting face has first and second wedge-shaped inclined planes adjoining and inclining toward corresponding first and second rake faces. Each inclined plane has a base side at a cutting edge formed at the border with one of the rake faces, and a width which gradually increases from one corner portion to the opposite corner portion along the abutting face. Each corner portion has an associated inclined arcuate surface adjacent to the wide end of the wedge-shaped inclined planes. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266393 | ADJUSTABLE DECKING SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING FREIGHT - An adjustable decking system for use in supporting freight is provided. The system includes a pair of tracks configured to be vertically mounted upon opposite walls of a freight container, configured with a plurality of evenly spaced recesses disposed along the length thereof. A bracket is slidably mounted upon the pair of tracks and a lock is pivotably mounted to the bracket and an end of the channel unit. The lock includes first, second, and third fingers extending therefrom which are normally received within three of the plurality of spaced recesses disposed along the track. The lock is being pivotably mounted to the bracket such that the first, second, and third fingers may be withdrawn from the three of the plurality of spaced recesses to allow the position of the channel unit to be vertically adjusted along the one of the pair of tracks. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266394 | QUICKIE STUD ASSEMBLY - A stud assembly may be used to secure one item, such as a panel, to a second item, such as a second panel. The stud assembly may include a fastener, a first clip having a fastener portion and a retaining portion, the retaining portion having at least one aperture, where the first clip is attached to the fastener at the fastener portion, and a second clip attached to the fastener and spaced from the fastener portion of the first clip, the second clip having at least one tab, where the tab engages the aperture to secure the first clip to the second clip. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266395 | LOCKNUT WITH SEGMENTED RING - A locknut and ring assembly has a locknut including a body having an internal bore having threads therein and the threads extend between the first and second opposed outer ends of the locknut. A groove is formed in the internal bore at one of at least several positions spaced from the first and second opposed ends. A segmented locking insert is inserted into the groove. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266396 | FASTENER AND FASTENER ASSEMBLY HAVING IMPROVED VIBRATIONAL AND TIGHTENING CHARACTERISTICS - A fastener assembly is provided. The fastener assembly includes a nut having an internally threaded portion and an annulus extending from the nut and configured for receiving the shank of an elongate fastener. A compression collar is configured for deflecting the annulus into at least one of fixed engagement with the shank or to impart a spring bias of the annulus against the compression collar upon tightening of the nut about a working surface. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266397 | CONNECTING MEMBER AND CONNECTING STRUCTURE - It is possible to compensate for waterproof with a simple structure, and to achieve a reduction in the number of parts and a reduction in the connecting operation time. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266398 | FASTENER, INSTALLATION TOOL AND RELATED METHOD OF USE - A fastener including a chisel point that pre-bores a hole in a work piece to prevent damage to the work piece as the fastener advances. The fastener can include a head, a shaft and a chisel brake point formed at an end of the shaft. The chisel brake point can include first and second opposing inclined surfaces disposed at an angle of about 80° to about 150° relative to one another. A thread can begin adjacent the chisel brake point and form an extension of an inclined surface and/or a chisel edge. The chisel brake point can scrape material from a work piece while pre-boring a hole. The material can be transferred to the thread, and subsequently fed up the thread, out of the pre-bored hole. The chisel brake point can also selectively retard advancement of the fastener into the work piece. Methods of installing the fastener also are provided. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266399 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A mounting structure includes a resin member that includes a mounting portion having a mounting hole, and a reinforcing member that has a insertion hole through which a fastening member is inserted for mounting the resin member on a bearing surface of a mounting target member. A mounting surface of the resin member is inclined so that the axis direction of the insertion hole of the reinforcing member coincides with a fastening direction of the fastening member to the mounting target member. The mounting hole of the mounting portion has a polygonal shape. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266400 | BOOK FORMING AND PRESSING MACHINE - A book forming and pressing machine includes a reshaping device to perform a shaping operation on a book block, a pressing device having a number of spaced-apart pressing plates and burn-in rails to press the book block during the shaping operation, and a loading device that includes a loading table. The loading table includes a book block back support arrangement to support the book block back during the shaping operation. The latter arrangement includes at least one pair of prism plates having shaped upper edges and arranged spaced-apart, extending parallel or quasi-parallel to each other to support a correspondingly shaped book block back during the shaping operation and. The arrangement further includes at least one feed element operatively connected with each prism plate and adjustable to a position to support a differently shaped book block back in place of the shaped upper edges of the prism plates. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266401 | BOOK FORMING AND PRESSING MACHINE - A book forming and pressing machine includes a pressing device that has a number of spaced-apart pressing plates, joint-burn-in rails and at least one station for accommodating a book block. A loading device has a loading table. A reshaping device includes a mechanism to shape a front cut of a book block. The mechanism includes a tool carrier having a shaping tool to shape the front cut. Tool carrier and/or the shaping tool executes a series of movements in one plane or in three-dimensional space, relative to the front cut to be shaped, while the book block is held in the pressing device. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266402 | APPARATUS FOR BINDING STACKS OF FLAT PARTS - An apparatus for binding stacks of flat parts comprising a fixing unit for fixing a stack consisting of a plurality of flat parts, a binder application device for applying liquid binder along a narrow face of the stack, and an irradiating unit for curing the binder by irradiating the binder on the narrow face of the stack, a light-emitting diode unit being used for irradiation. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266403 | Spring Loaded Corrugated Stitcher Head and Method of Stitching - A stitching head is provided for stitching books or printed products. The stitching head includes a supporter and a driver. The supporter has a corrugated supporter surface including first ridges and first grooves. The driver interacts with the supporter and has a channel and a corrugated driver surface which includes second ridges and second grooves. The first grooves and first ridges of the supporter mesh with the second ridges and second grooves of driver and the channel supports stitching material between the corrugated supporter surface and the corrugated driver surface. A method is also provided. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266404 | Pipe handling apparatus - Pipe handling apparatus and methods intended to facilitate the transportation of pipe between a rig floor and a rack of pipe. The pipe handling apparatus comprise in general a loading mechanism, which transports pipe between the pipe handler and a rig, and a racking mechanism, which transport pipe between a rack and the loader. The racking mechanism is adapted to selectively transport pipe from and deliver it to various levels in a rack of pipe. The racker comprises a pair of elevators, each of which has a pipe rest which is moveable between a hold position, in which pipe may be received therein and is restricted from rolling out of the pipe rest, and a release position, in which release position pipe may roll out of the pipe rest. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266405 | WORK PIECE TRANSFER MECHANISMS - A work piece transfer mechanism for use in a chamber has at least one port through which a work piece may be passed along a linear work piece transfer path between a retracted location inside the chamber and an extended location outside the chamber. The chamber has a predetermined internal dimension of given axial extent in the direction of the transfer path, and the transfer mechanism includes a work piece support movable with a linear stroke. The work piece support is driven along the linear stroke by a drive lever pivotally attached to the work piece support by a pivot, and the drive lever is drivable such that the pivot is driven along a linear path to move the work piece support along the linear work piece transfer path. The linear work piece transfer path includes a portion beyond the port of axial extent greater than predetermined internal dimension. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266406 | FEED MECHANISM - A feed mechanism ( | 2013-10-10 |
20130266407 | Front-Loadable Refuse Container Having Side-Loading Robotic Arm With Motors And Other Mass Mounted At Rear Of Container And Use Of Same With Front-Loading Waste-Hauling Vehicle Having Hydraulic Front Forks Or Other Retractably Engageable Lift Means - A front-loading, refuse collecting vehicle is provided with a low-profile, front-loadable waste bin (intermediate container) and one or more, side-loading robotic arms. To reduce mechanical stresses along couplings between the vehicle and the combination of the intermediate container and the robotic arm(s), a major portion of the mass of the robotic arm mechanism is situated to the rear of the intermediate container. The intermediate container has a door (e.g. facing the front) and has a section opposite to the door (e.g. between the container and the vehicle), wherein the robotic arm mechanism may be operatively joined to the section so that refuse may be deposited into the intermediate container both through its door and by the robotic arm mechanism. The container also has one or more pockets and/or indents for receiving one or more retractably engageable lift members of a lift mechanism operable to lift the container. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266408 | ON BOARD ROCK DUSTER SCOOP BUCKET - A scoop bucket for mining and dispensing rock dust and method for using the same, The scoop bucket includes a body with a first end and second end. The first end has an edge for scooping mined material therein and the second end has a wall for containing the scooped mined material. The second end also has a compartment for containing a rock duster system therein. The rock duster system includes a tank containing rock dust material and a blower for dispersing the rock dust material from the tank through a dispenser hose that extends from the compartment. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266409 | PORTABLE PAD FOR CONTAINER - A pad includes a pad top surface, a pad bottom surface, and an inset defined in the pad top surface. The inset is sized and shaped for accommodating a can. A depth of the inset relative to the pad top surface is defined for allowing a can bottom surface to be seated in the inset and below the pad top surface. The inset is recessed to a sufficient depth to reduce a probability of the can, when empty, from tipping in winds. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266410 | PINE CONE COLLECTION DEVICE - A rolling collection tool allows for retrieval of ground objects including pine cones by a user while standing erect. A method for construction of the device is provided in which a plurality of wires are formed into a generally oval shaped chamber and covered in a flexible covering in sets of two or more wires. The chamber is connected to a bail and handle and rolls to pick up and store objects in the chamber until emptied. The objects enter the chamber as the device rolls by temporary separation of the covered wires for the object, and the device retains the objects by resilient return movement of the covered wires to their original position. The flexible covering on the wires rotates around sets of the wires as the device retrieves objects. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266411 | TRAILER HAVING AN ENCLOSED TANK AREA WITH INTEGRAL TOOLBOX - A trailer having an enclosed area with an integral toolbox is presented. The trailer includes a bulk tank with at least a first hopper and a second hopper. The first hopper has a first discharge port and the second hopper has a second discharge port. A discharge pipe is connected to the first and second discharge ports. A storage box is formed between and integral with the first hopper and the second hopper to define a storage chamber. A door is mounted on the storage box having open and close positions for respectively providing access to and blocking access to the storage chamber. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266412 | REMOVABLE MODULAR CARGO LOADING AND UNLOADING DEVICE FOR VEHICLES - A modular loading and unloading device for vehicles includes a main body having a plurality of surfaces defining a cavernous interior space, a plurality of roller caddies disposed within the cavernous space for positioning a pair of elongated rollers thereon. Each of the elongated rollers including a top portion protruding through openings disposed within the top surface of the main body in order to load and unload cargo within the bed of a truck or van. The device further including a plurality of connectors for joining multiple devices within the bed of a truck or van. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266413 | DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTING A STACK FORMED BY OPEN EGG CARTONS, SEPARATING DEVICE FOR THE EGG CARTONS AND STACKING DEVICE FOR THE EMPTIED EGG CARTONS - The invention relates to a device for transporting a stack formed of a plurality of open egg cartons, which are arranged on top of one another and filled with fresh eggs, to a separating device for the egg cartons and to a stacking device for the emptied egg cartons, wherein said transport device is to be designed such that the stacks formed of the egg cartons can be transported without damaging fresh eggs, regardless of the nature of the stacks, and moreover de-stacking can be carried out without manual activities. According to the invention, the stacks formed by egg cartons arranged on top of one another are transported on platforms ( | 2013-10-10 |
20130266414 | Pan Stacker | 2013-10-10 |
20130266415 | Vehicle Supporting Device - A vehicle supporting device ( | 2013-10-10 |
20130266416 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR A TURBINE VANE - A cooling system for a gas turbine engine includes a first plenum, a first cooling flow passageway, and a second cooling flow passageway. The first cooling flow passageway is in fluid communication with the first plenum and with a first airfoil cooling channel within an airfoil of the stator vane. The first airfoil cooling channel is for cooling a leading edge of the airfoil. The second cooling flow passageway is in fluid communication with the first plenum and with a platform cooling channel within an outer diameter platform of the stator vane. The first cooling flow passageway and the second cooling flow passageway are disposed within a mounting hook. The first cooling flow passageway and the second cooling flow passageway are not in fluid communication with each other. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266417 | BEARING COOLING SYSTEM FOR FLEXIBLE SHAFT TURBOMACHINE - A turbomachine having gas cooled bearings may include an axially-oriented, cooling-gas passageway interconnecting first and second bearing chambers. The passageway may include grooves formed at an interface between an aerodynamic component of the turbomachine (e.g., a wheel or impeller) and a portion of a shaft assembly of the turbomachine. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266418 | CLEARANCE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A GAS TURBINE - A system adapted for clearance control for a gas turbine including an outer turbine casing, an inner turbine casing and a plenum defined between the inner and outer turbine casings is disclosed. The clearance control system may include an impingement box disposed within the plenum. The impingement box may define a plurality of impingement holes. In addition, the clearance control system may include a first conduit in flow communication with the interior of the impingement box and a second conduit in flow communication with the plenum at a location exterior to the impingement box. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266419 | ACTIVE FLOW CONTROL INTAKE FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - Intakes of gas turbine engines are subject to cross winds and high incidence cross flows which can affect the stability of air to the propulsive fan. An active flow control arrangement for an intake comprises a compressed gas supply pipe, a valve arrangement, a controller, and a compressed gas distribution pipe. The supply pipe is fluidly connects between a compressed gas source and the valve arrangement. The distribution pipe fluidly connects between the valve arrangement and intake surface for supply of compressed gas thereto. The active flow control arrangement is operable to supply compressed gas to the intake surface to prevent separation of a main air flow passing through the intake from the inlet surface thereby maintaining stability of the intake air flow to the fan. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266420 | OPTICAL WEAR MONITORING - A gas turbine includes first and second parts having outer surfaces located adjacent to each other to create an interface where wear occurs. A wear probe is provided for monitoring wear of the outer surface of the first part, and includes an optical guide having first and second ends, wherein the first end is configured to be located flush with the outer surface of the first part. A fiber bundle includes first and second ends, the first end being located proximate to the second end of the optical guide. The fiber bundle includes a transmit fiber bundle comprising a first plurality of optical fibers coupled to a light source, and a receive fiber bundle coupled to a light detector and configured to detect reflected light. A processor is configured to determine a length of the optical guide based on the detected reflected light. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266421 | TIE SHAFT ARRANGEMENT FOR TURBOMACHINE - A turbomachine includes a tie shaft extending along an axis. Multiple rotors are mounted on the tie shaft. First and second clamping members are secured to the tie shaft and exert a clamping load between the rotors and clamping members at multiple interfaces. The clamping load at one of the interfaces includes a radial clamping load of greater than 5% of a total design clamping load at the one interface. In one example, one of the clamping members is provided by a hub including a first leg extending between first and second opposing ends. The first end provides a flange configured to be supported by the tie shaft. The second end includes first and second hub surfaces respectively extending in radial and axial directions. The first leg is inclined between 15° and 75° relative to the axial direction. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266422 | INTEGRATED CLUTCH SUPERCHARGER - A clutch assembly configured for use with a supercharger includes a first shaft supported for rotation within a clutch housing. A pulley is mounted on the first shaft. A clutch rotor is also mounted on the first shaft at a location that is axially spaced from the pulley. A clutch coil is supported within the clutch housing and positioned adjacent to a first face of the clutch rotor. A second shaft is supported for rotation relative to the first shaft and is coaxially aligned with the first shaft. A clutch armature is mounted on the second shaft and positioned adjacent to a second face of the clutch rotor. A supercharger system including the clutch assembly is also provided. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266423 | SELF-MOUNTED CASCADE FOR A THRUST REVERSER - The present disclosure relates to a self-mounted cascade for a thrust reverser of an airplane jet engine nacelle. The cascade includes an upstream portion and an opposite downstream portion, along with respective connection means so that two adjacent cascades are directly connected to one another only in the respective downstream portions by downstream connection means thereof. The downstream portion corresponds to an area extending from a downstream side edge over a length less than or equal to N times the length of the last cavity located along said downstream side edge, where N is less than 3. The present disclosure is of use in the field of airplane jet engine nacelles. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266424 | STATOR VANE ADJUSTING DEVICE OF A GAS TURBINE - The present invention relates to a stator vane adjusting device of a gas turbine having a plurality of stator vanes each swivellable about a radial axis and arranged in at least two radial planes, as well as at least two stator vane adjusting rings connected to the respective stator vanes and rotatable in the circumferential direction by at least one actuating device, characterized in that the actuating device is connected to the stator vane adjusting rings by means of a first transmission device and that a second transmission device, which is not coupled to the actuating device, is arranged essentially opposite to the first transmission device, with the second transmission device being connected to the stator vane adjusting rings. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266425 | EXHAUST GAS TURBOCHARGER - An exhaust gas turbocharger ( | 2013-10-10 |
20130266426 | SEALING SYSTEM FOR A TURBOMACHINE - Disclosed is a sealing system for a turbomachine, in particular for a gas turbine, the sealing system being formed in an annular space between a flow-limiting wall of the turbomachine and at least one rotor blade tip of a rotor blade or an outer shroud arranged on the rotor blade tip, and comprising at least one sealing point. The sealing point comprises at least one run-in coating arranged on the rotor blade tip or on the outer shroud in the direction of the flow-limiting wall of the turbomachine. The invention furthermore encompasses a gas turbine comprising the sealing system. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266427 | SEALING SYSTEM FOR A TURBOMACHINE - A sealing system for a turbomachine, in particular, for a gas turbine, having an annular space between a flow-restricting wall and at least one series of rotor blades including a plurality of rotor blades. The sealing system comprises at least one first sealing fin disposed on an end of the rotor blade facing the wall, at least one second abradable lining disposed following the first sealing fin in the flow direction on the end of the rotor blade facing the wall, at least one first abradable lining disposed on the inside of the wall and opposite the first sealing fin, and at least one second sealing fin disposed in the flow direction following the first abradable lining on the inside of the wall and opposite the second abradable lining. The invention furthermore relates to a gas turbine comprising at least one sealing system. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266428 | AXIAL TURBINE WITH CONTAINMENT SHROUD - Various methods and systems are provided for an axial turbine including a containment shroud. In one example, an axial turbine for use in an engine system comprises a turbine disc/blisk and a shroud housing the turbine disc/blisk, the shroud including a first region, a second region, and a third region. A thickness of the second region is dependent on a length between the first region and the third region, and the third region has a burst strength that under a burst condition retains one or more fragments of the turbine disc/blisk. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266429 | SPLIT VENTURI RING MAGLEV GENERATOR TURBINE - The present invention is concerned with an improved hydro/aero turbine with a split venturi effect shroud that accelerates the fluid stream through it and boosts the power output, providing a location for energy transfer around its perimeter either by mechanical or electrical means or may have a magnetic ring generator/bearing and other distinctive features that simplify manufacture, assembly, transport, installation and service with the latest technology in direct drive permanent magnet generator. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266430 | AIR TURBINE HANDPIECE - An air turbine handpiece having: a head portion with built-in free turbine blade, a neck portion installed consecutively with the head portion and grasped by an operator, a grip portion installed consecutively with the neck portion, an air supply duct for driving the turbine blade, and an exhaust duct for exhausting the air. The exhaust duct is provided with a reflux duct, open at one end to the exhaust duct, and open at the other end to the turbine room as the exhaust exit, a value in which an aperture at the reflux exit of the reflux duct is divided by an aperture in the air supply port of the air supply duct, becomes one or less, and the reflux exit of the reflux duct is opened to the turbine room near the air supply port between the air supply port and the exhaust exit. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266431 | METHOD OF FORMING A COMPOSITE STRUCTURE COMPRISING A FLANGE - Method forming a composite structure ( | 2013-10-10 |
20130266432 | SCROLL STRUCTURE OF CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR - A scroll structure of a centrifugal compressor | 2013-10-10 |
20130266433 | TURBINE SCROLL PART STRUCTURE - In a turbine scroll part structure of a radial turbine, a flow passage | 2013-10-10 |
20130266434 | Impeller and Regenerative Blower - A regenerative blower is disclosed with a rotating impeller that includes a hub that includes a main body and a tapered outer periphery or volute that extends around the main body of the hub. The volute has a wide base that extends to a tapered volute tip. A plurality of vanes are spaced apart along the main body of the hub and intersect the volute. Each vane has a base coupled to or integral with the main body of the hub and a distal end extending radially away from the hub. Each vane has a downstream side and an upstream side. The downstream sides are concave and the upstream sides are convex. Each vane may also include a pair of side edges that are beveled inwardly towards the volute as the side edges extend from the downstream side of the vane to the upstream side of the vane. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266435 | TURBINE SHROUD ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF FORMING - A turbine shroud assembly includes an inner shroud portion comprising a body portion having a first circumferential edge, and a discourager extending circumferentially past the first circumferential edge of the body portion, wherein the discourager is integrally formed with the inner shroud portion. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266436 | HOUSING STRUCTURE OF EXHAUST GAS TURBOCHARGER - A casing treatment | 2013-10-10 |
20130266437 | COMPRESSOR GUIDE-VANE STAGE FOR A TURBINE ENGINE - A compressor guide-vane stage for a turbine engine, the stage comprising two coaxial shrouds, respectively an inner shroud ( | 2013-10-10 |
20130266438 | RING AIRFOIL WITH PARALLEL INNER AND OUTER SURFACES - A ring airfoil with a voluminous leading edge region, an intermediate region, a trailing edge region including a flap. The ringed structural leading edge region combined with a rigid trailing edge region having intermediate discrete support portions extending therebetween provides sufficient rigidity to support the flap on the trailing edge region while using a membrane intermediate surface to form a portion of the intermediate region of the airfoil. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266439 | FLUID TURBINE WITH VORTEX GENERATORS - The present disclosure relates to fluid turbines having a turbine shroud assembly formed with mixing elements (e.g., both inwardly and outwardly curving elements) having airfoil cross sections. These airfoils form ringed airfoil shapes that provide a means of controlling the flow of fluid over the rotor assembly or over portions of the rotor assembly. The fluid dynamic performance of the ringed airfoils directly affects the performance of the turbine rotor assembly. The mass and surface area of the shrouds result in load forces on support structures. By delaying or eliminating the separation of the boundary layer over the ringed airfoils, boundary layer energizing members (e.g., vortex generators, flow control ports) on the ringed airfoils increase the power output of the fluid turbine system and allow for relatively shorter chord-length airfoil cross sections and therefore reduced mass and surface area of the shroud assemblies. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266440 | COMPRESSOR, ASSEMBLING AND DIASSEMBLING DEVICE THEREFOR, AND ASSEMBLING AND DIASSEMBLING METHOD THEREFOR - This assembling and disassembling device for a compressor has a substantially cylindrical bundle that is received insertably and removably on an inner circumferential surface of a substantially tubular compressor casing that is mounted horizontally and further includes: a plate-like member that is provided on an axial end portion of the bundle at an opposite side of an insertion direction so as to protrude outward in the radial direction of the bundle and a threaded-rod member that inserts and removes the bundle connected to the plate-like member into and from the compressor casing by being screwed into a threaded hole provided in the plate-like member and being rotated. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266441 | FLEXIBLE FLAP ARRANGEMENT FOR A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE - A flap arrangement for a wind turbine rotor blade, which includes a leading edge, a trailing edge and a chord line between the leading edge and the trailing edge, is described. The flap arrangement includes a support portion and a flap portion which is passively moveable with respect to an angle between a surface normal of a surface of the flap portion and the chord line. The support portion and the flap portion are positioned relatively to each other such that the support portion provides a limit to the movement of the flap portion. Also described are a wind turbine rotor blade including the flap arrangement and a method of enhancing the aerodynamic performance of a blade. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266442 | PADDLE - A paddle has a first shaft portion with a handle and a second shaft portion with a blade. The first and second shaft portions are telescopically engageable to provide a variable length paddle shaft. The shaft portions include engager connection features and engageable connection features that cooperate for selectively securing the handle and the blade in at least two different rotational orientations. The shaft portions also include two 90-degree offset locking cams that rotate between locked and unlocked conditions. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266443 | CEILING MOUNTED VENTILATION FAN WITH ILLUMINATION - A ceiling mounted ventilation fan with illumination capable of suppressing conduction of noise to inside of a room is provided. In the fan, a restriction member is provided for restricting passage of air between a lighting cover and a periphery of a lighting part, the lighting cover having a reflecting surface for reflecting light from the lighting part to lead the light to the inside of the room. A gap for air intake is formed between a lower end of the lighting cover and an edge of the indoor-side opening. Thus, air introduced into the main housing through the gap is discharged into the duct by the fan unit and conduction of noises produced by the fan unit to the room inside with the noise directivity enhanced in the lighting cover can be suppressed by the restriction member, so that conduction of noise to the room inside can be suppressed. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266444 | AERODYNAMIC BODY WITH AN ANCILLARY FLAP - An aerodynamic body, with at least one ancillary flap arranged such that it can be moved on the aerodynamic body with the aid of a guide mechanism, and with a drive device for purposes of actuating the ancillary flap, the guide mechanism having a pivotal articulation, by which the ancillary flap is articulated on the aerodynamic body such that it can be extended, and which is arranged in a rear region of the ancillary flap as viewed in the flow direction. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266445 | Francis-Type Pump for a Hydroelectric Power Plant - The invention relates to a Francis-type pump, comprising the following features:
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20130266446 | RINGED AIRFOIL WITH MIXING ELEMENTS - A shrouded fluid turbine includes a ringed airfoil having a leading edge, a trailing edge, an outer surface, an inner surface, and a body extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge. The shrouded turbine further includes a rotor surrounded by the ringed airfoil. The rotor is disposed downstream of the leading edge and about a central axis of the fluid turbine. The shrouded turbine further includes an aperture extending through the body of the ringed airfoil between the outer surface and the inner surface. The aperture is configured to mix a first fluid flow adjacent to the outer surface of the ringed airfoil and a second fluid flow downstream of the rotor. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266447 | ANNULUS FILLER - A rotor assembly for a gas turbine engine, the rotor assembly has a disc supporting a plurality of radially extending blades. The blades define passages therebetween and each passage has an annulus filler assembly. The annulus filler assembly includes at least two bodies and a brace, each of the bodies being arranged to abut respective adjacent blades and the brace is arranged to occupy a position centrally of the two bodies. The brace is mounted to the disc and each body and the brace are arranged to engage one another to form an airwash surface. The airwash surface improves aerodynamic flow of air entering the gas turbine engine. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266448 | AERODYNAMIC ELEMENT FOR AN AIRCRAFT NACELLE - An aerodynamic element for an aircraft nacelle is provided that includes a fixed shroud and an intake lip axially movable relative to the shroud. The aerodynamic element is flexible and has a substantially cylindrical general shape and defines an upstream portion attached to the inner wall of the intake lip of the nacelle, and a downstream portion bearing radially against an inner face of the shroud. The downstream portion of the element includes a ring shaped bead protruding towards an outside of the aerodynamic element and an end blade which, at rest, is tilted towards the outside of the aerodynamic element in a direction of its free end. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266449 | Method of Using a Formable Core Block for a Resin Impregnation Process - A use of a core block for an impregnation process as well as a composite structure comprising such a core block is described. The core block has a first surface and a second surface, and a number of first grooves is formed in the first surface of the core. Furthermore, a number of second grooves is formed in the second surface of the core. The first grooves have a first height (h | 2013-10-10 |
20130266450 | CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR - Provided is a centrifugal compressor including a first splitter blade | 2013-10-10 |
20130266451 | TURBINE ENGINE BLADE HAVING IMPROVED STACKING LAW - A turbine engine blade, including an airfoil which extends radially between a blade root and an airfoil tip, axially between a leading edge and a trailing edge, and tangentially between a pressure side and a suction side, the profile of the blade having a series of basic profiles, in a form of a vane section, stacked on one another along a stacking line connecting the center of gravity of all the vane sections. The projection of the stacking line of the airfoil on at least one plane extending radially from the blade root includes a double tangential inversion of the direction of the curvature thereof, located in the last thirty percent of the height of the airfoil, the projection plane being positioned substantially perpendicular to the chord of the blade. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266452 | PROPELLER BLADE WITH REINFORCED SPAR CORE - A propeller blade spar core includes a leading edge spar foam section surrounded by a first structural layer, a trailing edge spar foam surrounded by a second structural layer, and a third structural layer surrounding both the first and second structural layers. | 2013-10-10 |