42nd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110252736 | SELF-CENTERING CEILING PANEL - A panel for a drop ceiling is made of a semi-rigid but resilient material such as spring steel and includes corner clips adapted to cooperate with the inverted T-shaped stringers of a drop ceiling support system so that the panel is self-centering between opposing stringers and is spring biased into a clamped relationship with horizontal flanges of the inverted T-shape stringers to prevent the panel from moving up and down. The corner clips are also designed to transfer any horizontal compressive shear force in the mounting system to vertical edges of the panel so as not to undesirably bow the flat base of the panel. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252737 | Insulated Metal Vertical Joint Insert - A composite panel assembly includes first and second panels. An edge of the first panel is positioned adjacent to an edge of the second panel to define a joint. The edge of the first panel and the edge of the second panel each define a recessed portion. An insert is positioned between the first and second panels at the joint. A portion of the insert is received within respective recessed portions of the first and second panels. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252738 | WIND TURBINE TOWER SUSPENSION MEANS - A method of mounting elements in a wind turbine tower, whereby the elements are partly or completely attached to the wind turbine tower by means of magnetic attraction forces. Wind turbine suspension units may be attached to the wind turbine tower, preferably completely or partly to the inner wall by means of magnetic attraction forces, which present structure-weakening attachments to the tower or part of the tower. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252739 | INSULATED BUILDING MATERIALS - The present invention provides several methods and materials for use in building construction that may require air and water barrier, and water vapor permeability along with thermal or acoustic insulation. Several embodiments provide materials for a variety of building construction needs that can help build next generation green buildings. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252740 | Stretched Cable Membrane Attachment System - The system and method of securing a single ply membrane to a roof deck or structure described utilizes sections of cable or reinforced membrane material that are completely protected or surrounded by the single ply membrane. A set of perimeter cables or interior cables secure the membrane to a roof decking by stretching the cables or reinforced membrane sections until taut. The cables are secured at their endpoints and additional fasteners may be provided along their lengths. Membrane material is used to weatherproof the fastening of the cables to the roof decking. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252741 | STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS - A structural system for use in areas in which space is valuable. The structural system has the ability to transform from a first object or shape into a self-contained meeting center. The structural system may be used for interior and exterior applications. The structural system may also include a mobile, micro-climate controlled chair system. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252742 | Composite Structures Having Reinforced Edge Bonded Joints and Method for Making the Same - A ceramic matrix composite structure has a reinforced core for carrying loads. The core includes a web connected between the facesheets by edge bonded joints for transmitting compressive, tensile and shear loads. The edge bonded joints are laterally reinforced by bridging members bonded to the facesheets, on opposite sides of the webs. The bridging members may comprise low density, high temperature rigid foam. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252743 | Bolted Steel Connections with 3-D Jacket plates and Tension Rods - This new versatile steel connection has three unique features: (1) utilizes three dimensional connection plates in a simple and consistent manner, and is suitable for all possible connection type that is made of steel W-sections; (2) uses through the depth steel rods, coupled with typical web stiffeners to transfer shear and bending moment across the connection. The shear transfer mechanism is similar to stirrups in reinforced concrete beams; (3) all components and parts can be prefabricated in shop, and conveniently bolted together at field. The merits of the connections include higher strength and ductility, stronger yet simpler connections, higher quality, small components for easy storage and transportation. In one word, it eliminates all of the inherent drawbacks and problems of conventional bolted and/or welded connections. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252744 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STAMPING PACKAGED GOODS IN THE NATURE OF CIGARETTES - A computer-implemented method for processing tobacco-oriented goods is disclosed. The method includes moving, in a consecutive sequence, a plurality of tobacco product containers across a path. The path takes them within range of a pushing mechanism. The consecutive sequence is determined based at least upon a picking support component that causes the plurality of tobacco product containers to interject tobacco product containers of a first order in between two different collections of tobacco product containers of a second order. The method also includes utilizing the pushing mechanism so as to remove the tobacco products of the second order from the consecutive sequence. This is done through activation of the pushing mechanism so as to route the tobacco products of the second order to a takeaway mechanism. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252745 | Multi-Layer, Ethylene Polymer-Based Films with High-Density Polyethylene Based Stiffening Layer - This invention discloses a multi-layer film for making pouches for containing flowable materials, said multi-layer film comprising generally five layers in order: inner sealant-layer, first interposed layer, the core layer, second interposed layer, and the outer sealant layer. All layers are ethylene-based. The combined thickness of the first and the second interposed layers is in the range of from about 10% to about 27% of the total thickness of said multi-layer film. Similarly, a combined thickness of the inner and the outer sealant-layers is in the range of from about 10% to about 27% of the total thickness of the multi-layer film. The interposed layers comprise high-density polyethylene that has a density of at least 0.950 g/cm | 2011-10-20 |
20110252746 | Multi-Layer, Ethylene Polymer-Based Films with Novel Polypropylene Blend-Based Stiffening Layer - This invention discloses a multi-layer film for making pouches for containing flowable materials, said multi-layer film comprising generally five layers in order: inner sealant-layer, first interposed layer, the core layer, second interposed layer, and the outer sealant layer. The sealant and core layers are ethylene-based, and the interposed layers are polypropylene-based. The multi-layer film thickness is in the range of from about 35 microns to about 66 microns. The interposed layers comprise a novel polypropylene blend with a major component polypropylene and a minor component polypropylene, wherein the minor component polypropylene is a heterogeneous polypropylene interpolymer with a density in the range of from about 0.875 to about 0.91 g/cm | 2011-10-20 |
20110252747 | Wrapping Material For Use With An Automated Packing Machine And Methods Of Manufacture And Use - In at least one embodiment, a wrapping material for use in covering an article on an automated packing machine includes an interconnected network of a plurality of machine-direction strands being integrally joined to a plurality of cross-direction strands to form a netting. A first film segment is situated overlapping and bonded to the netting to form a first machine-direction seal. A second film segment being spaced apart from the first film segment is situated overlapping and bonded to the netting to form a second machine-direction seal. The first or the second seal has a wave height maximum, crest-to-trough, of less than | 2011-10-20 |
20110252748 | PACKAGE OF FREEZE STORAGE CONTAINER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A package for a cryopreservation container including at least an adhesive fluoropolymer film. The package for a cryopreservation container makes it possible to store blood, rare cells and vital tissues in a very low temperature environment without any damage to the container. Further, the sealing strength resulting from heat sealing after placing a cryopreservation container in the packages is very good. Therefore, liquid nitrogen can be inhibited from entering the inside and thus contamination with bacteria, viruses or the like contained in liquid nitrogen can be avoided and the package can be prevented from being broken by expansion of intruder liquid nitrogen on the occasion of thawing. Also disclosed is a method for packaging a cryopreservation container and a method of producing a package for a cryopreservation container. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252749 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WRAPPING A SHIPMENT - Embodiments of the invention relate to a cover, a method of covering, and a cover system to be used with shipments of products transported by air with ULDs. The dimensions of the cover system can vary depending on the ULD they are designed to be used with. The cover system can also be adapted to any individual skid such as wooden or plastic pallets used for smaller loads used in air transport or any other mode of transportation. The cover system can include one or multiple parts that wrap the shipment. Each part of the cover system can be made of one or more layers. Each layer can be made of a single material or a combination of different materials, and different layers can incorporate different materials. The different parts of the cover can be made of different materials or different combination of materials. In specific embodiments, materials used for the cover system are Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) friendly. The cover system provides thermal protection to temperature-sensitive products in or on the ULD. The cover system maintains the proper relative humidity level and gas concentrations (oxygen, carbon dioxide and ethylene) for horticultural product loads. The cover system can also have antimicrobial properties. In addition, the cover system decreases the amount of water vapor released in the cargo holds which is known to affect the reliability of the aircraft smoke detection system and to cause false fire alarms. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252750 | MEDICINE PACKING UNIT AND PACKING CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A medicament-packing unit contains a sheet feeder, a medicament-feeding hopper and a heat-sealing section. The sheet feeder feeds a packing sheet, folded into two in a longitudinal direction, to the heat-sealing section. The medicament-feeding hopper provides a medicament on the packing sheet fed by the sheet feeder. The heat-sealing section seals the packing sheet to pack the medicament provided on the packing sheet. The heat-sealing section contains a horizontal sealing roller, a first drive motor, a vertical sealing roller, a second drive motor, and a motor controller. The horizontal sealing roller seals the packing sheet in a horizontal direction. The first drive motor drives the horizontal sealing roller. The vertical sealing roller seals the packing sheet in a vertical direction. The second drive motor drives the vertical sealing roller. The motor controller controls the first drive motor and the second drive motor. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252751 | HORSE HALTER APPARATUS - A horse halter apparatus includes top nose portion with a curved rigid nose bar, a separate left chin portion with a first rigid chin bar, and a separate right chin portion with a second rigid chin bar. Soft, pliable covers enclose each rigid bar and hide the bars from view while protecting the horse's face from scratches or marks. A user holding a leash may apply pressure, via the rigid bars, in three different directions: downward, left and right. Each of the nose portion and chin portions may be adjustable in length. The rigid bars may be removable from the covers. The rigid bars may come in different configurations with varying profiles such as circular or rectangular, and may be formed with protuberances directed towards the horse's face. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252752 | TREELESS WESTERN SADDLE - A treeless western saddle comprising a flexible base coupled to an underside of a flexible substrate. A seat section is integrally formed in the flexible substrate. A pommel section is integrally formed in the flexible substrate. The flexible base has an upper stirrup aperture and a lower stirrup aperture formed in a lateral side of the flexible base. The underside of the flexible substrate has a cavity formed in a lateral side of the underside of the flexible substrate, the cavity to extend from the upper stirrup aperture to at least the lower stirrup aperture. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252753 | HORSEBACK RIDING SPUR MECHANISM - A spur attachable to a boot is provided. The spur includes a body comprising a first arm, a second arm, a third arm, a fourth arm, and a neck with a head disposed on the distal end of each arm. The first arm, the second arm, the third arm, and the fourth arm are configured to be forward relative to a heel of the boot and the neck is configured to be rearward relative to the heel of the boot, and the third arm and fourth arm are configured to tighten a single strap attached to the head disposed on the distal end of each arm when the neck drops relative to the boot. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252754 | HORSEBACK RIDING SPUR MECHANISM - A spur attachable to a boot is provided. The spur includes a body having a first arm, a second arm, and a neck. A first bar having eyelets is attached to a distal end of the first arm and a second bar having eyelets is attached to a distal end of the second arm. The first arm and the second arm are configured to be forward relative to a heel of the boot and the neck is configured to be rearward relative to the heel of the boot. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252755 | AIR PURIFYING DEVCE WITH MULTIFUNCTION FOR ERRADICATING HOUSE DUST MITES AND HEATING THE AIR - A multifunction air purifying device which has functions for eradicating house dust mites, collecting dust and producing warm, cleaning air comprises of a main body ( | 2011-10-20 |
20110252756 | Tractor Cab Air Filter Housings - A generally rectangular tractor cab air filter housing arrangement ( | 2011-10-20 |
20110252757 | HELICAL STRAPPING METHOD FOR HIGH TEMP PLEATED FILTERS - A filter cartridge that includes a filter media. The media is pleated and the pleats are arranged into a tube about an axis with a first pleat proximate a last pleat. The filter cartridge includes a strap that has first and second end portions and that extends at least one revolution around the pleated media tube in a helix such that the first and second end portions of the strap are axially displaced from each other. The first and last pleats of the media are attached to each other and the first and second end portions of the strap are attached to the media. The filter cartridge may be made by an associated method. In one specific example, a stitching attaches the strap to the media. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252758 | AIR FILTER CARTRIDGE - Filters capable of dissipating static charges. One example includes a filter media pack comprising fluted media secured to facing media; the fluted media having cellulose fibers; and the fluted media including an amount of carbon black sufficient to impart a static charge dissipative property thereto. One example includes an air filter cartridge having a filter media pack comprising fluted media secured to facing media; the fluted media comprising cellulose fibers; the fluted media having at least one side coated with a static charge dissipative amount of a metallic coating. These filters are useable in, for example, dust collectors. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252759 | FILTER - A filter assembly includes a frame for mounting the filter assembly. The frame defines a rectangular opening. A channel is disposed about at least a portion of the periphery of the rectangular opening. Filter media pleat pack is disposed in the channel in the frame. The filter media pleat pack extends across the entire rectangular opening in the frame. The filter media pleat pack separates particles from a gas flowing through the filter media in a first direction. Support structure is connectable with the frame. The support structure engages the filter media pleat pack to limit movement of the filter media pleat pack when gas flows in the first direction through the filter media. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252760 | MACHINE FOR AUTOMATICALLY HARVESTING FRUIT CULTIVATED IN ROWS - The invention relates to a machine for the automatic harvesting of fruits cultivated in rows, comprising an autonomous vehicle, with a tubular structure ( | 2011-10-20 |
20110252761 | DIVIDER SUPPORT APPARATUS WITH INTEGRAL ADJUSTABLE TORSIONAL PRELOAD MECHANISM AND VIBRATION DAMPER - A divider support apparatus with integral adjustable torsional preload mechanism for connecting a divider to a header frame. The mechanism includes a first element for carrying the divider and a second element configured for connection to the frame, and at least one resilient biasing element disposed between the first element and the second element and biasable by generation of a torsional loading condition between the first and second elements for applying a preload force therebetween. A preload adjusting mechanism in connection with at least one of the first element and the second element is operable for selectably adjusting the biasing of the at least one resilient biasing element in a manner for adjusting the preload force. The preload mechanism is also operable for damping vibrations emanating from the divider. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252762 | LYOCELL FILAMENT FIBERS AND TIRE CORD USING THE SAME - The present invention is relates to lyocell filament fibers having fatigue resistance and durability, of which the dimensional stability at high temperature and the high speed driving performance are good, and a tire cord prepared therefrom. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252763 | Turbine Inlet Heat Transfer System - A heat transfer system is provided for a filter house. The filter house is configured to channel air into a turbine engine. The heat transfer system includes at least one of an expansion device and a compressor, a circuit coupled to at least one of the expansion device and the compressor, at least one sensor that detects a parameter of at least one of air channeled through a filter house and the fluid channeled through the circuit, and a controller coupled to the at least one sensor. The controller is configured to selectively control flow of fluid through the circuit to change the parameter of air channeled through the filter house based on the parameter detected by the sensor. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252764 | Systems and methods for thermal management in a gas turbine powerplant - A thermal management system for a gas turbine powerplant with an engine oil line and an engine fuel line incorporates a heat transfer control module that includes a reversible heat pump with a heat pump compressor for circulating working fluid in forward and reverse directions through a working fluid line of the heat pump. The heat control module also includes a first heat exchanger having a heat exchange path for the working fluid between the compressor and a heat pump expansion valve and another heat exchange path for the engine oil. A second heat exchanger has a heat exchange path for the working fluid between the compressor and the expansion valve and another heat exchange path for the engine fuel. The heat pump can be operated in forward or reverse directions depending on whether heat is to be transferred from the engine oil or the fuel to the heat pump working fluid. In another embodiment an engine oil reservoir located between the first heat exchanger and the engine collects the oil before it is introduced to the engine and thus acts as a heat capacitor for the system. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252765 | EXHAUST THROTTLE VALVE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER REGENERATION - An exhaust gas aftertreatment system ( | 2011-10-20 |
20110252766 | METHOD OF PRODUCING AMMONIA EFFECTIVE TO CONTROL AFTERTREATMENT CONDITIONS OF NOx EMISSIONS - A method for reducing NOx molecules in an exhaust flow within an exhaust aftertreatment system of an internal combustion engine includes storing NOx from the exhaust flow on a NOx storage component within an aftertreatment device exposed to the exhaust flow. When the exhaust flow includes molecular hydrogen, he stored NOx is released to create ammonia in the exhaust flow. In a selective catalytic reduction device that is downstream of the aftertreatment device, the created ammonia is utilized to reduce NOx in the exhaust flow. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252767 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO DIAGNOSE A NOX SENSOR - A method includes raising a temperature of an SCR catalyst for a predetermined time period while dosing urea. The method further includes maintaining the temperature of the SCR catalyst without dosing urea for a second predetermined time period. The method further includes filtering out at least low frequency data from a first NO | 2011-10-20 |
20110252768 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE SELF-DIAGNOSIS OF AN EXHAUST GAS PROBE - A method for the self-diagnosis of an exhaust gas probe ( | 2011-10-20 |
20110252769 | DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER OVERSTRESS MITIGATION - Methods and systems for reducing overstress of a DPF are provided herein. One example of such a method is based on a radial temperature gradient near the exit face of the diesel particulate filter. In this way, it becomes possible to more closely correlate radial stresses to actual risk of DPF fracture. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252770 | Regeneration Method For Ceramic Honeycomb Structures - A method for regenerating a diesel particulate filter includes elevating a temperature of a gas stream flowing into an inlet of the diesel particulate filter to greater than or equal to 450° of the inlet of the diesel particulate filter, wherein the gas stream at the inlet of the diesel particulate filter contains an amount of NOx of equal to or greater than 300 ppm, and an amount of O | 2011-10-20 |
20110252771 | FLUE GAS PURIFYING DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a flue gas purifying device that can suppress leakage of ammonia and can efficiently decrease nitrogen oxides in flue gas. The object is achieved by including: an exhaust pipe that guides flue gas discharged from an internal combustion engine; a urea-water injecting unit that injects urea water into the exhaust pipe; a catalyst unit that includes a urea SCR catalyst that promotes a reaction between ammonia produced from injected urea water and nitrogen oxides and a support mechanism arranged inside of the exhaust pipe on a downstream side to a position where urea water is injected in a flow direction of the flue gas to support the urea SCR catalyst; an ammonia-concentration measuring unit that measures an ammonia concentration in flue gas at a measurement position in a region where the SCR catalyst is arranged; and an injection control unit that controls injection of urea water based on a measurement result acquired by the ammonia-concentration measuring unit. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252772 | DEVICE FOR PURIFYING EXHAUST GAS OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - To homogeneously diffuse, in the exhaust gas, an additive that is fed into a device for purifying exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine. An upstream device for purifying exhaust gas and a downstream device for purifying exhaust gas are connected together through an exhaust pipe having a sectional area smaller than that of the upstream device for purifying exhaust gas and that of the downstream device for purifying exhaust gas, a connection passage portion is provided to connect the exhaust outlet of a catalyst in the upstream device for purifying exhaust gas to the exhaust pipe, the connection passage portion being so formed that the center axis of the upstream device for purifying exhaust gas in the direction in which the exhaust gas flows is not aligned with the center axis of the exhaust pipe in the direction in which the exhaust gas flows, injection means is arranged in the connection passage portion to inject the additive into the exhaust passage so that the additive arrives at the opposing wall surface of the connection passage portion. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252773 | Gasoline Engine Emissions Treatment Systems Having Particulate Filters - Provided are exhaust systems and components suitable for use in conjunction with gasoline engines to capture particulates in addition to reducing gaseous emission such as hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, and carbon monoxides. Exhaust treatment systems comprising a three-way conversion (TWC) catalyst located on a particulate filters are provided. Coated particle filters having washcoat loadings in the range of 1 to 4 g/ft | 2011-10-20 |
20110252774 | HEAT TRANSFER DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - The present invention relates to a heat transfer device, more preferably for an exhaust system of a combustion engine, preferentially of a motor vehicle, with at least one warm tube for conducting a fluid emitting heat, with at least one cold tube for conducting a fluid absorbing heat and with at least one thermoelectric generator for generating electric energy from a temperature difference, wherein a thermoelectric generator each is arranged between a warm tube and a cold tube. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252775 | EXHAUST FLOW INSULATOR FOR AN EXHAUST SYSTEM DEVICE - An exhaust system device comprising a liquid-cooled non-ferrous housing including a liquid cooling passage and defining a path for exhaust gas, and an exhaust flow insulator carried in the exhaust gas path of the housing to convey exhaust gas through the housing to limit heat transfer from exhaust gas to the housing. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252776 | Exhaust Gas Treatment Device - The present invention relates to an exhaust gas treatment device for an exhaust system of a combustion engine, more preferably of a motor vehicle with a housing comprising a jacket and an outlet funnel, with at least one exhaust gas treatment element which is arranged in the jacket and which via a support ring is axially supported on the housing, wherein the outlet funnel comprises an outer funnel and an inner funnel. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252777 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING DRIVETRAIN EFFICIENCY FOR COMPRESSED GAS ENERGY STORAGE - Generally, the invention relates to power generation and energy storage. In particular, to systems and methods for providing constant power from hydraulic inputs having widely-varying pressures. More particularly, the invention relates to hydraulic-pneumatic energy storage and recovery systems that include either a fixed or variable displacement hydraulic motor and control systems that allow a user to maintain constant power from the fixed or variable displacement hydraulic motor. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252778 | HYDRAULIC SYSTEM - For controlling supply priorities, a hydraulic system includes several loads, a pump, and a tank. One load has a first-level supply priority, and optionally a second load has a second-level supply priority subordinate to the first level. A third load has a third-level supply priority subordinate to the second level. Each load can be connected to the pump by a separate supply line. The supply lines for the first and the optional second load are connected to the pump by a common load-pressure-controlled priority valve and the supply line for the third load is connected to the pump by an additional load-pressure-controlled priority valve. A first load-pressure line leading to the pump is connected to a load-pressure line of the third hydraulic load and to a second load-pressure line. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252779 | ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM WITH DUPLEX RADIAL FLOW TURBINE - An energy conversion system, including a wave chamber, and a turbine wheel coupled to a shaft and fluidly coupled with the wave chamber. The energy conversion system may also include a first radial flow passage fluidly coupled with the wave chamber and the turbine wheel, and first vanes disposed at least partially in the first radial flow passage, each of the first vanes being compliantly mounted and pivotal between first and second positions, the first vanes being configured to allow a motive fluid to flow in a first radial direction through the first radial flow passage when the first vanes are in the first position, and the first vanes being configured to substantially prevent the motive fluid from flowing through the first radial flow passage in a second radial direction when the second vanes are in the second position. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252780 | HEAT ENGINE - A heat engine includes: a high-temperature space portion and a low-temperature space portion, each of which has a working gas with a different temperature range from each other; a regenerator provided between both of the space portions; a first piston configured to cause volumetric changes of the working gases in the space portions and transmit motive energy on receipt of pressure changes of the working gases; and a second piston and a third piston provided in the space portions, respectively, the second piston and the third piston configured to transfer the working gases between both of the space portions and move with a 180° phase difference from each other with respect to the regenerator. The second piston is slidably housed in a cylinder portion included in the first piston. The first piston, and the second piston and the third piston are configured to move with a phase difference smaller than 180°. Heat and motive energy are exchanged by using the volumetric changes in both of the space portions, as well as by using the transfer of the working gases. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252781 | Prevention, Actuation and Control of Deployment of Memory-Shape Polymer Foam-Based Expandables - Actuation and control of the deployment of a polymeric memory-shape material on a wellbore device on a downhole tool may be accomplished by treating a compacted or compressed polymeric memory-shape material with a deployment fluid to lower its T | 2011-10-20 |
20110252782 | DRIVE MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A drive module includes: a cylindrical or columnar driven body | 2011-10-20 |
20110252783 | ENERGY CELL - The present invention relates to an energy cell ( | 2011-10-20 |
20110252784 | Fresh Gas Supply Device for an Internal Combustion Engine Having an Exhaust Gas Turbocharger, and Method for the Control Thereof - A fresh gas supply device is provided for an internal combustion engine having a turbocharger. The device includes a charge-air inlet for taking in charge-air from the exhaust gas turbocharger, a compressed air inlet for taking in compressed air, an outlet connectable to the charge-air inlet via a flap element and to the compressed air inlet via a flow regulating device, and a control unit for controlling the flap element and the flow regulating device. The flow regulating device has at least one valve for opening and closing the compressed air inlet and a proportional valve connected downstream in the direction of flow for setting a pressure in the outlet. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252785 | Stored Compressed Air Management for Improved Engine Performance - A method for providing air to a combustion chamber of an engine, the engine including a compressor and a boost tank selectably coupled to an intake manifold. The method includes varying a relative amount of engine exhaust in air pressurized in the boost tank based on engine operating conditions, and discharging the air pressurized in the boost tank to the intake manifold. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252786 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - There is provided a control device for an internal combustion engine capable of suppressing trouble such that the gas having an EGR ratio higher than necessary is sucked with the opening of an intake air bypass passage. A supercharger having a compressor is provided in an intake air passage of an internal combustion engine. An EGR passage and an EGR valve are provided. The intake air bypass passage connects the upstream side of the compressor in the intake air passage to the downstream side of the compressor in the intake air passage. The intake air bypass passage is provided with an air bypass valve (ABV). The EGR valve is closed simultaneously with the operation of the ABV. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252787 | GAS SEALING ARRANGEMENT FOR A VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBOCHARGER - A piston ring for sealing gas flow past a sliding cylinder is provided at the interface of the turbine and bearing housings, and is axially close to the turbine inlet. A V-band or similar connection joins the turbine and bearing housings but it is axially further away from the turbine inlet. The piston ring is provided with a spacer element between it and the bearing housing that is at least partially thermally decoupled from the bearing housing. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252788 | Bypass Fluid System For Exhaust Aftertreatment - An exhaust treatment system for a vehicle includes an intake conduit adapted to receive pressurized intake air provided from a turbocharger compressor and supply the pressurized intake air to an internal combustion engine. An uninterrupted bypass conduit bypasses the internal combustion engine and includes upstream and downstream ends. The upstream end branches from the intake conduit. An exhaust conduit includes an upstream end adapted to receive exhaust from the internal combustion engine. An upstream end of a mixing tube is fixed to and in fluid communication with a downstream end of the exhaust conduit and the downstream end of the bypass conduit at a tubular joint, wherein the exhaust and the pressurized intake air are mixed within the mixing tube. An exhaust treatment device is in fluid communication with a downstream end of the mixing tube. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252789 | High diffusion turbine wheel with hub bulb - A turbocharger including a turbine wheel having a hub-to-tip ratio of no more than 60% and blades with a high turning angle, a turbine housing forming an inwardly spiraling primary-scroll passageway that significantly converges to produce highly accelerated airflow into the turbine at high circumferential angles, and a two-sided parallel compressor. The compressor and turbine each produce substantially no axial force, allowing the use of minimal axial thrust bearings. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252790 | Axial Turbine - A turbocharger including a turbine wheel having a hub-to-tip ratio of no more than 60% and blades with a high turning angle, a turbine housing forming an inwardly spiraling primary-scroll passageway that significantly converges to produce highly accelerated airflow into the turbine at high circumferential angles, and a two-sided parallel compressor. The compressor and turbine each produce substantially no axial force, allowing the use of minimal axial thrust bearings. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252791 | Axial turbine with parallel flow compressor - A turbocharger including a turbine wheel having a hub-to-tip ratio of no more than 60% and blades with a high turning angle, a turbine housing forming an inwardly spiraling primary-scroll passageway that significantly converges to produce highly accelerated airflow into the turbine at high circumferential angles, and a two-sided parallel compressor. The compressor and turbine each produce substantially no axial force, allowing the use of minimal axial thrust bearings. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252792 | Axial turbine wheel - A turbocharger including a turbine wheel having a hub-to-tip ratio of no more than 60% and blades with a high turning angle, a turbine housing forming an inwardly spiraling primary-scroll passageway that significantly converges to produce highly accelerated airflow into the turbine at high circumferential angles, and a two-sided parallel compressor. The compressor and turbine each produce substantially no axial force, allowing the use of minimal axial thrust bearings. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252793 | DEVICE FOR TURBOCHARGING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR TURBOCHARGING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A device for turbocharging an internal combustion engine that includes, but is not limited to a compressor, which is situated in a fresh air line, a turbine, which is situated in an exhaust line and drives the compressor, and a catalytic converter, which is situated after the turbine in the intake line in the flow direction of the exhaust gas. Furthermore, the device includes, but is not limited to a cooling air line, which is diverted from the fresh air line between the compressor and the internal combustion engine, the cooling air line discharging into the exhaust line between the internal combustion engine and the catalytic converter and an expansion valve being connected in the cooling air line. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252794 | EXHAUST TREATMENT SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Systems and methods are provided for operating an engine exhaust system. In one example, a system comprises a first valve, and a second valve coupled to the first valve via a shaft. A first position of the shaft situates the first valve closed and the second valve open, a second position situates the second valve closed and the first valve open by a first amount, and a third position situates the second valve closed and the first valve open by a second, larger amount. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252795 | TWO-STAGE TURBOCHARGER ASSEMBLY - A two-stage turbocharger assembly for an internal combustion engine is provided. The assembly has a low pressure turbocharger, and more than two high pressure turbochargers arranged in parallel with each other. The compressor outlet of the low pressure turbocharger is operatively connected to the compressor inlets of the high pressure turbochargers. The turbine outlets of the high pressure turbochargers are operatively connected to the turbine inlet of the low pressure turbocharger. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252796 | ULTRA-HIGH-EFFICIENCY ENGINES AND CORRESPONDING THERMODYNAMIC SYSTEM - A thermodynamic system and method of producing useful work includes providing a working fluid and a fluid pump, or compressor, for pumping the working fluid in a cycle. A thermal input is provided for supplying heat to the working fluid. An expansion device downstream of the thermal input converts motion of the working fluid to useful work. A heat pump is provided. A number of different means of implementing the heat pump are presented, including direct transfer of working fluid mass flow. The heat pump pumps heat from one portion of the working fluid to another portion of the working fluid. For some applications, a regenerator, or recuperator, may be used to transfer heat from a high temperature portion of the working fluid to a lower temperature portion. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252797 | GAS TURBINE PLANT, HEAT RECEIVER, POWER GENERATING DEVICE, AND SUNLIGHT COLLECTING SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH SOLAR THERMAL ELECTRIC GENERATION SYSTEM - A gas turbine plant associated with a solar thermal electric generation system has a heat receiver which receives heat from the sun, a gas turbine having a compressor and a turbine which operates with an operating fluid compressed by the compressor and heated by the heat receiver, a temperature sensor which detects heat from the sun, an auxiliary driving device which is driven based on the temperature of the heat detected by the temperature sensor, and which starts the gas turbine, and a generator which converts kinetic energy generated as a result of the rotation of the turbine into electric energy. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252798 | Systems and Methods for Enhancing Energy Storage in Quantum Thermodynamic Systems - In some embodiments, a device for harvesting energy from an environment energy system comprises a pump, and a coherence capacitor of metamaterial configured to store of coherence in interactions between elements of the metamaterial, a carrier fluid of particles that flushes coherence from the metamaterial and carries the coherence to a quantum heat engine via a circuit at a rate determined by a pump. The quantum heat engine is configured to harvest heat energy from the environment and use the heat energy to output useful energy while expelling waste heat back into the same environment. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252799 | CONDENSER TUBE HAVING INCREASED HYDROPHOBICITY, PRODUCTION METHOD AND USE THEREOF - A condenser tube has a superhydrophobic surface. The superhydrophobic surface is produced on steam condenser tubes to achieve an improved runoff of condensation drops. These condenser tubes may be used in steam power generation. The surface of the condenser tube is textured so that the drops of condensation formed can run off well. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252800 | ALUMINIUM COMBUSTION POWER SYSTEM - An engine that oxidizes aluminum with water to produce electrical and/or mechanical power. The engine can include a fuel made at least partly from aluminum powder that flows like liquid under high pressure. The engine can also include a steam supply system, a combustor, a fuel feed system, a fuel injection system, and a water supply system. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252801 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING Z-1,2-DIFLUOROETHYLENE AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to compositions for use in refrigeration, air-conditioning, and heat pump systems wherein the composition comprises Z-1,2-difluoroethylene (Z-HFO-1132a). The compositions of the present invention are useful in processes for producing cooling or heat, as heat transfer fluids, foam blowing agents, aerosol propellants, and power cycle working fluids. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252802 | COANNULAR OIL INJECTION NOZZLE - A premixer is provided and includes a peripheral wall defining a mixing chamber therein through which a flow path for a fluid is defined, a nozzle including an annular splitter plate disposed in the flow path within the mixing chamber, the splitter plate including a trailing edge defined in relation to a predominant direction of fluid flow along the flow path and being formed to define a fuel line therein, which is receptive of oil fuel and an annular array of fuel injectors disposed at the trailing edge, which are each fluidly communicative with the fuel line and configured to inject at least the oil fuel into the flow path with the oil fuel being substantially atomized upon injection or substantially immediately after the injection by interaction with the fluid flowing along the flow path. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252803 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A FUEL NOZZLE - A fuel nozzle includes a fuel plenum, an outer body surrounding the fuel plenum, and bore holes that extend longitudinally through the outer body. The fuel nozzle also includes means for fixedly attaching the fuel plenum to the outer body and passages that provide fluid communication between the fuel plenum and the bore holes. A method for manufacturing a fuel nozzle includes drilling bore holes longitudinally through an outer body and drilling passages in the outer body to the bore holes. The method further includes inserting a fuel plenum into the outer body, wherein the passages provide a fluid communication between the bore holes and the fuel plenum, and attaching the fuel plenum to the outer body. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252804 | Method And System For Providing A Splitter To Improve The Recovery Of Compressor Discharge Casing - A splitter is provided for improving a pressure recovery of a compressor discharge casing (CDC) by substantially aligning a fluid vortex about a longitudinal axis of a gas turbine engine. The CDC includes an annular wall that extends generally axially along at least a portion of the CDC. The CDC is configured to house a first combustor and a second combustor. The splitter extends from the annular wall between the first and second combustors. The splitter includes a first surface that is configured to direct fluid towards the first combustor and a second surface that is configured to direct fluid towards the second combustor. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252805 | COMBUSTOR LINER COOLING AT TRANSITION DUCT INTERFACE AND RELATED METHOD - A combustor assembly for a turbine includes a combustor and a combustor liner; a first flow sleeve surrounding the combustor liner forming a first substantially axially-extending flow annulus radially therebetween. The first flow sleeve has a first plurality of apertures formed about a circumference thereof for directing compressor discharge air as cooling air radially into said first flow annulus. A transition piece is connected to the combustor liner, the transition piece adapted to carry hot combustion gases to the turbine, and a second flow sleeve surrounds the transition piece forming a second substantially axially-extending flow annulus radially therebetween. The second flow sleeve has a second plurality of apertures for directing compressor discharge air as cooling air radially into the second flow annulus, the first substantially axially-extending flow annulus connecting with the second substantially axially-extending flow annulus. A resilient annular seal structure is disposed radially between an aft end portion of the combustor liner and a forward end portion of said transition piece, the resilient annular seal structure configured to form a first annular cavity radially between the forward end portion of the transition piece and the aft end portion of said combustor liner. At least one transfer tube radially extends from the second flow sleeve through the second flow annulus to the transition piece, and is arranged to supply compressor discharge cooling air radially from an area outside the first and second substantially axially extending flow annuli directly to the resilient annular seal structure and to the aft end of the combustor liner. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252806 | METHODS FOR OPERATING A GAS TURBINE ENGINE APPARATUS AND ASSEMBLING SAME - A method for operating a gas turbine engine including a combustor assembly includes channeling a first fluid through a plurality of first nozzles into the combustor and igniting the first fluid downstream from the first nozzles. The method also includes increasing the operating speed of the engine and attaining a first predetermined percentage of a baseload by channeling the first fluid only through the first nozzles and then channeling a second fluid through a second nozzle into the combustor. The method also includes igniting the second fluid within the combustor downstream from the second nozzle. The method further includes channeling the second fluid to the first nozzles when the engine attains a second predetermined percentage of the baseload. The second predetermined percentage of the baseload is greater than the first predetermined percentage of the baseload. The method also includes terminating a flow of the first fluid through the first nozzles. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252807 | ACCESSORY GEARBOX WITH A STARTER/GENERATOR - An assembly for a gas turbine engine comprising an accessory gearbox comprising a drive gear and a starter/generator mechanically mounted to the accessory gearbox. The starter/generator comprising a rotatable shaft, a pinion gear carried by the shaft, a main machine carried by the shaft, a permanent magnet generator (PMG) carried by the shaft and an exciter carried by the shaft. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252808 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND FRAME - One embodiment of the present invention is a unique gas turbine engine. Another embodiment is a unique frame for a gas turbine engine. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for gas turbine engines and gas turbine engine frames. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application shall become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252809 | STANDING WAVE THERMOACOUSTIC PIEZOELECTRIC SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL ENERGY FROM HEAT ENERGY - A standing wave thermoacoustic piezoelectric apparatus capable of generating electrical energy from heat energy is provided. The standing wave thermoacoustic piezoelectric apparatus includes a housing, a porous stack and a piezoelectric bimorph. The housing comprises a compressible fluid and has a first portion and a second portion. The second portion receives the heat energy from a heat source for creating a temperature gradient between the first portion and the second portion. A cold heat exchanger within the first portion is positioned at one end of the porous stack. The compressible fluid traverses between the first portion and the second portion through the porous stack to generate standing acoustic waves for generating acoustic energy. The piezoelectric bimorph positioned at an end of the first portion opposite to an end of the first portion having the cold heat exchanger, oscillates based on the acoustic energy for generating the electrical energy. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252810 | STANDING WAVE THERMOACOUSTIC PIEZOELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR - A standing wave thermoacoustic piezoelectric refrigerator is provided. The standing wave thermoacoustic piezoelectric refrigerator includes a housing, a porous stack, and a piezoelectric bimorph. The housing comprises a compressible fluid and has a first portion and a second portion. The porous stack is positioned between a hot heat exchanger and a cold heat exchanger within the housing, at an end of the first portion of the housing opposite to an end of the first portion having the porous stack and is capable of oscillating to generate acoustic energy upon receiving energy from an external energy source. The oscillation of the piezoelectric bimorph compresses and expands the compressible fluid within the housing. Whereby, the compressible fluid traverses between the first portion and the second portion through the porous stack to generate standing acoustic waves enabling the compressible fluid to transfer heat from the cold heat exchanger to the hot heat exchanger. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252811 | TRAVELLING WAVE THERMOACOUSTIC PIEZOELECTRIC SYSTEM FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL ENERGY FROM HEAT ENERGY - A travelling wave thermoacoustic piezoelectric apparatus capable of generating electrical energy from heat energy is provided. The travelling wave thermoacoustic piezoelectric apparatus includes a hosing with two ends connected by an inertance component, a porous stack, a resonator, and a piezoelectric bimorph. The housing comprises a compressible fluid and has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion receives heat energy from a heat source for creating a temperature gradient between the first portion and the second portion. A cold heat exchanger within the second portion is positioned at one end of the porous stack. The compressible fluid traverses between the first portion and the second portion through the porous stack and the inertance component to generate travelling acoustic waves. The travelling acoustic waves resonate with the resonator for generating acoustic energy. The piezoelectric bimorph positioned at an end of the resonator opposite to an end of the resonator connected to the second portion, oscillates based on the acoustic energy for generating the electrical energy. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252812 | TRAVELLING WAVE THERMOACOUSTIC PIEZOELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR - A travelling wave thermoacoustic piezoelectric refrigerator is provided. The travelling wave thermoacoustic piezoelectric refrigerator includes a housing with two ends connected by an inertance component, a porous stack, a resonator, and a piezoelectric bimorph. The housing comprises a compressible fluid and includes a first portion and a second portion. The porous stack is positioned between the first portion and the second portion. A hot heat exchanger is configured within the second portion near an end of the porous stack opposite to an end of the porous stack near to a cold exchanger configured within first portion. Further, the piezoelectric bimorph is positioned at an end of the resonator opposite to an end of the resonator connected to the second portion. The piezoelectric bimorph oscillates to resonate with the resonator to generate acoustic energy. The acoustic energy triggers travelling acoustic waves within the housing. The travelling acoustic waves traverse between the first portion and the second portion through the porous stack and the inertance component to enable the compressible fluid to transfer heat from the cold heat exchanger to the hot heat exchanger. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252813 | Point-of-Use Holding Cabinet - A point-of-use food holding cabinet keeps food products cold using a conventional refrigeration device or a semiconductor solid state heat sink. In one embodiment, one compartment can be kept cold or refrigerated while an adjacent compartment can be kept warm or hot. Solid state heat pumps such as Peltier devices absorb heat on one side and emit heat on the other. By configuring the solid state heat sinks appropriately, one compartment or shelf of a holding cabinet can be refrigerated while an adjacent compartment can be kept warm. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252814 | Thermal insulator for construction using thermoelectric module - The present invention provides a thermal insulator for construction including: a thermoelectric module inserted in a wall or floor of a building and including a plurality of thermoelectric elements; a power supply module for supplying power to the thermoelectric module; and a power control module for controlling size and polarity of the power supplied to the thermoelectric module from the power supply module. This thermal insulator for construction can provide much better thermal insulation performance in comparison with a conventional thermal insulator, and it is possible to reduce thickness of the wall or floor in comparison with when using the conventional thermal insulator since the thermoelectric element has very small size. Further, it is possible to implement a cooling or heating effect only by changing polarity and size of applied current. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252815 | VORTEX TUBE ENCLOSURE COOLER WITH WATER BARRIER - An apparatus for cooling an enclosure provided. The enclosure has at least one opening for receiving cool air and discharging heated air. The apparatus includes a vortex tube with a first end for discharging warm air and a second end for discharging cool air. The apparatus further includes an inlet between the ends of the vortex tube for directing compressed air tangentially into the interior of the vortex tube. A first housing covers the first end of the vortex tube and creates a space through which warm air is channelled to the exterior. The vortex tube is connected by an attachment to the opening of the enclosure so that the vortex tube can discharge cool air into the interior of the enclosure. The apparatus further includes an air outlet conduit at an end of the attachment to facilitate discharge of heated air for the enclosure. Also, the apparatus includes at least one barrier that permits the outflow of warm air from the first housing and heated air from the air outlet conduit while blocking the inflow of moisture and other substances. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252816 | REFRIGERATOR ICEMAKER MOISTURE REMOVAL AND DEFROST ASSEMBLY - An icemaker moisture removal and defrost assembly is provided in a refrigerator. Cooled refrigerant is provided to a refrigerant loop within an icemaker to cool an ice making cavity and a moisture removal portion of the icemaker. Moisture laden air from a refrigerator compartment is directed through airflow channels defined by a plurality of fins extending from the moisture removal portion of the icemaker, whereby moisture condenses on the fins in the form of ice. Dry air exiting the airflow channels is directed across an evaporator and back into the refrigerator compartment. During a defrost event, a heater within the icemaker is used to melt the ice formed on the fins. Alternatively, hot gas from a compressor is used to heat a refrigerant line flowing through the evaporator and/or the icemaker to melt ice formed on the evaporator and/or the icemaker during a defrost event. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252817 | AIR FLOW SYSTEM FOR APPLIANCES - A refrigerator includes a body defining a refrigerated compartment and an air duct, and an airflow system configured to circulate air between the refrigerated compartment and the air duct. The air flow system includes a fan configured to move air between the refrigerated compartment and the air duct, an evaporator configured to cool air passing through the air duct, and an air diverter assembly. The air diverter assembly includes a diverter provided at least partially within the air duct and configured to divert at least a portion of the air within the air duct into the refrigerated compartment, and a baffle provided at least partially within the refrigerated compartment and configured to direct air upward within the refrigerated compartment. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252818 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air conditioning apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit, a refrigerant heating unit and a stop signal controller. The refrigerant circuit includes a compressor, an indoor heat exchanger, a pressure reducing mechanism, and an outdoor heat exchanger. The refrigerant heating unit heats refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant circuit. The stop signal controller, in a case of causing the compressor to stop at a time when the compressor and the refrigerant heating unit are both operating, executes first stop control in which a stop signal is issued in order to stop the refrigerant heating unit, and then a stop signal is issued in order to stop the compressor after elapse of a first amount of time. A method of controlling an air conditioning apparatus having the refrigerant circuit and the refrigerant heating unit includes executing the first stop control. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252819 | Continuously variable transmission apparatus and air conditioning system having the same - An output-side swing arm is adapted to be swung about a swing axis thereof when the output-side swing arm is urged by a corresponding part of an input-side swing arm, which is driven by a force transmitted from an input shaft. An adjusting mechanism adjusts an amount of swing of the output-side swing arm by changing a location of a point of action of the input-side swing arm relative to the output-side swing arm in a radial direction of the swing axis of the input-side swing arm. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252820 | Heat Pump Water Heater - A heat pump water heater includes a heat pump which generates a hot refrigerant and a water tank for water to be heated. The water tank includes a surrounding wall which is preferably cylindrical and a bottom portion. An inner sleeve is located in the bottom portion of the water tank, and is spaced from the bottom portion and an adjacent portion of the surrounding wall of the water tank, whereby a passageway is provided about the inner sleeve. The inner sleeve also includes an opening at a bottom thereof. A circulation system puts the heated refrigerant in a heat exchange relationship with the water in the passageway, causing heating of the water therein and, due to natural convection, movement of the heated water to a higher position in the water tank and a resultant flow of cooler water into the passageway through the bottom opening of the inner sleeve. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252821 | MODULAR CHILLER UNIT WITH DEDICATED COOLING AND HEATING FLUID CIRCUITS AND SYSTEM COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SUCH UNITS - A modular heating and cooling unit comprising an independent set of headers for each of the heating a cooling loads and the source. A bank of these modular units provides a system that is capable of incremental simultaneous heating and cooling and redundancy. Valves in the internal piping of the unit eliminate the need for valves in the headers between units. This substantially reduces the overall footprint of the unit. Because of the parallel flow between the heat exchangers and the heating and cooling load, the modules can be operated in cooling mode and heating mode in any order. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252822 | COOLING PLATFORM - A cooling platform for cooling an object is provided. The cooling platform comprises a temperature regulation, a support layer, and a channeled covering layer. The temperature regulation layer is adapted to hold a composition. The temperature regulation layer has a plurality of angled segments, wherein angled segments within a sealed perimeter of the temperature regulation layer are formed by a top side and a bottom side at a predefined distance, and channels, wherein the channels substantially form sides by contacting the top side with the bottom side at a distance lesser than the predefined distance. The support layer is substantially bonded to the bottom side of the temperature regulation layer and is comprised of material sufficiently pliable to deform and sufficiently rigid to withstand collapse in response to the weight of the object. The channeled covering layer encompasses the support and temperature regulation layers. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252823 | VARIABLE TURBINE NOZZLE AND VALVE - An air cycle machine includes a turbine wheel, a turbine inlet nozzle, a valve body, and a poppet member. The turbine wheel is mounted to rotate within the air cycle machine and the turbine inlet nozzle is positioned to direct airflow thereto. The poppet member selectively extends into the turbine inlet nozzle and the valve body controls a pressure on the poppet member to move the poppet member relative to the turbine inlet nozzle to vary the size of the turbine nozzle directing airflow to the turbine wheel. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252824 | Geometrically Optimized Beverage Cooler - The present invention is a geometrically optimized beverage cooler, which positions fluid-filled containers (bottles, cans, vials, syringes, etc.) in an angled, upright, and evenly spaced position for serving and display. The device uniformly distributes ice and cold water around each bottle to maximize the effective cooling capacity of a given quantity of ice, thus reducing the amount of ice needed and the weight of the device during transport. Various embodiments of the apparatus include an ergonomically and structurally reinforced handle and an insulating lid having complementary contours. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252825 | REFRIGERATING-MACHINE OIL COMPOSITION, AND COMPRESSOR FOR REFRIGERATING MACHINE AND REFRIGERATING APPARATUS EACH EMPLOYING THE SAME - The present invention provides a refrigerator oil composition which satisfies both sludge dispersibility and prevention of wear and seizing of sliding parts made of aluminum and/or iron, and a compressor and a refrigeration apparatus using the refrigerator oil composition. The refrigerator oil composition is characterized by comprising a base oil which is at least one member selected from mineral oils and synthetic oils, and at least one polyamide compound having two or more amide groups in the molecule and being present in an amount of 0.01 to 5% by mass based on the total amount of the refrigerator oil composition. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252826 | CASCADING ENERGY SYSTEM - An energy system for a processing or manufacturing facility is considered a cascading system, as it sequentially utilizes the output product or waste of higher energy processes as at least part of the input energy for lower energy processes. Multiple absorption chillers are incorporated throughout the system along the cascading process stages to step-down the energy in the output product of one stage to at or near the appropriate input energy level for a subsequent stage. Cooling capacity is created by the absorption chillers during each step-down phase for use elsewhere in the facility. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252827 | CO2 Recovery And Cold Water Production Method - The present invention relates to a method of capturing carbon dioxide in a fluid comprising at least one compound more volatile than carbon dioxide CO2, for example methane CH4, oxygen O2, argon Ar, nitrogen N2, carbon monoxide CO, helium He and/or hydrogen H2. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252828 | Carbon Dioxide Recovery Method Using Cryo-Condensation - The present invention relates to a method of capturing carbon dioxide in a fluid comprising at least one compound more volatile than carbon dioxide CO2, for example methane CH4, oxygen O2, argon Ar, nitrogen N2, carbon monoxide CO, helium He and/or hydrogen H2. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252829 | JEWELRY ARTICLES HAVING A SOLITAIRE CUT APPEARANCE AND A METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - An article of jewelry according to one embodiment includes a base structure that has a hollow channel formed therein and has a plurality of prongs that extend outwardly therefrom. The jewelry article has a gemstone arrangement securely attached to and held in place relative to the base structure. The gemstone arrangement includes a first gemstone that is supported from below by walls of the hollow channel and concurrently supported from the top by a plurality of second gemstones such that a portion of each second gemstone at least partially overlaps the first gemstone. Each of the overlying second gemstones directly engages and is held in place by the prongs. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252830 | INVISIBLE SETTING FOR GEMSTONES - A gemstone comprising:
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20110252831 | Lithium Silicate Materials - Lithium silicate materials are described which can be easily processed by machining to dental products without undue wear of the tools and which subsequently can be converted into lithium silicate products showing high strength. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252832 | FLOAT BATH FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS, FLOAT GLASS FORMING METHOD UTILIZING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING BARRIERS TO THE FLOAT BATH - A float bath for manufacturing glass includes a slot formed in a bottom block of the float bath in which a molten metal is to be filled, a barrier member capable of being inserted into the slot, a receiving portion formed in at least one side block that connects with the bottom block so as to communicate with the slot, and a placing member placed in the receiving portion to be connected to one end of the barrier member. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252833 | FILMED METAL MEMBER FOR FLOAT GLASS MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT AND FLOAT GLASS MANUFACTURING METHOD - The present invention provides a metal member that is used so that there is a portion that is exposed to the atmosphere in a float bath, and with which diffusion of Fe into the float bath is inhibited and thereby preventing the defect from being generated on the surface of a plate glass. The present invention relates to a metal member with a film for a float glass manufacturing equipment that has a portion exposed to the atmosphere in a float bath in which the film has a mean thickness of from 50 to 500 μm and contains Ni and/or Co, Cr and Al | 2011-10-20 |
20110252834 | WAVE PLATE AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - A wave plate is disclosed which includes a glass plate having a thickness of at least 0.1 mm and at most 5 mm. The glass plate has a plurality of strip-shaped birefringent regions substantially in parallel with a surface of the glass plate. The axial directions of the strip-shaped birefringent regions are the same with one another, and substantially in parallel with the surface of the glass plate. The wave plate has a retardation value of from 80 to 450 nm as measured with incident light having a wavelength of 540 nm. | 2011-10-20 |
20110252835 | HEAT PUMP (SERVER) COUPLED WASHER AND DRYER PAIR - An appliance system that includes an appliance group containing at least two appliances, a first appliance designed to perform a first consumer function related to the first appliance and a second appliance that is separate from the first appliance and designed to perform a second consumer function related to the second appliance. The appliance system also includes a thermal energy generator, typically a heat pump, where the thermal energy heats at least one thermal energy bearing fluid and is operably connected to the first and second appliances to deliver thermal energy to the first and second appliances simultaneously or at different times via one or more of the thermal energy bearing fluids. | 2011-10-20 |