45th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090274506 | Slitting And Cutting Mechanism - A slitting mechanism for a roll media printer is provided. The slitting mechanism has a rotatable carousel of rotatable slitting shafts which extend across the width of a media web arranged to pass the slitting shafts along a path. Each slitting shaft has at least one slitter misaligned with at least one of the slitters of the other slitting shafts. Each slitter has a cutting edge. The slitting mechanism is selectively movable and the carousel is selectively rotatable to a plurality of cutting positions within the path. Each cutting position results in a different width of roll media being output from the printer. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274507 | Cosmetic application device - A cosmetic application device includes the application stick and the application portion having the brush fixedly mounted at the end of the application stick by the cylindrical capsule, wherein corner portions of the inner surface and the outer surface of the capsule are chamfered so as not to leave sharp edges. Also, the thin and soft protection tube is disposed between the brush and the capsule with the end of the tube extending slightly beyond the end of the capsule, thereby preventing the brush from being bent at an acute angle to avoid broken hair of the brush. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274508 | RING BINDER MECHANISM - A ring mechanism for retaining loose-leaf pages comprises a housing, hinge plates, and ring members mounted on the hinge plates for retaining pages on the mechanism. An actuating lever is pivotally mounted on the housing for engaging the hinge plates and pivoting them to selectively move the ring members between an open position and a closed position. A travel bar is operatively connected to the lever for selective movement between a position in which locking elements of the travel bar block the pivoting movement of the hinge plates and a position in which the travel bar allows the hinge plates to pivot. The lever is configured to deform when pivoting the hinge plates to close the ring members to delay movement of the travel bar and locking elements to the blocking position from the onset of pivoting motion of the hinge plates. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274509 | RING BINDER MECHANISM WITH SLIDING HINGE PLATE - A ring binder mechanism includes a housing and first and second hinge plates supported by the housing for pivoting movement relative thereto. A first ring member is mounted on the first hinge plate and moveable with the pivoting motion of the first hinge plate relative to a second ring member between a closed position and an opened position. An interlocking formation locks the first ring member and second ring member in the closed position. An actuator is mounted on the housing for movement relative to the housing. The actuator is adapted to pivot the first and second hinge plates and to translate the first hinge plate relative to the second hinge plate in a direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the housing. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274510 | System for tightly covering a supporting element in the area of a recess - The invention relates to a system for tightly covering a supporting element ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090274511 | Telescopic tube and cam connecting and locking mechanism - A telescopic tube and cam connecting and locking mechanism includes a first bushing having a first diameter, a second bushing having a second diameter which is larger than the first diameter, an expandable cam bushing received in the second bushing and fixed against rotation relative to the second bushing, and a camshaft having a first portion received in the first bushing and a second portion received in the cam bushing. The first portion is fixed against rotation relative to the first bushing, and the second portion is rotatable relative to the cam bushing to expand the cam bushing against the second bushing and lock the first and second bushings against relative movement. A clamp bushing received on the first bushing and engaging the second bushing has an inner diameter that is smaller than the outer diameter of the cam bushing. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274512 | CONNECTOR PROFILE UNIT FOR PANELS - A connector profile unit for connecting a panel to another panel or to any other element, wherein the profile unit includes a first end segment, a second end segment and a middle segment in between attached to both end segments, and wherein each of the two end segments has a mouth in the shape of an open channel, each mouth having a pair of lips, the inner faces of the lips are smooth along the channel. The lips are made of a flexible plastic material and at least the two end segments are made of at least a semi-rigid plastic material, all three segments and the lips being co-extruded as a single, integral unit. Of the two end segment channels one is sized for receiving a first enclosure panel and the other is sized for receiving a second enclosure or any other element. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274513 | GRASS PAVER - The invention relates to a grass paver with a rectangular lattice-like body which is formed by intersecting transverse struts and longitudinal struts which form at least one grid opening, wherein the transverse struts project beyond the longitudinal struts and the longitudinal struts project beyond the transverse struts, wherein corners of the grass paver are each formed by a leg of one of the transverse struts and a leg of one of the longitudinal struts. Here, at least one transverse strut and/or at least one longitudinal strut has a zigzag-shaped and/or wavy profile when seen in plan view. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274514 | PAVING STONE - The invention relates to a grass paver with a grid-type body which is formed by intersecting transverse portions and longitudinal portions, said portions forming at least one grid opening, wherein the transverse portions project beyond the longitudinal portions, and the longitudinal portions project beyond the transverse portions, wherein corners of the grass paver are each formed by a limb of one of the transverse portions and a limb of one of the longitudinal portions, and wherein the grass paver has a flat upper face. In this case, the longitudinal portions and the transverse portions have different heights and the lower surfaces of said portions define at least one lower contact plane and at least one upper contact plane on an underside of the grass paver. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274515 | ROAD PATCHER SYSTEM - A road patching vehicle for patching damaged areas or potholes of various sizes and shapes on a roadway includes a boom assembly pivotally mounted at or on the forward end of the vehicle with a nozzle mounted at or toward the forward end of the boom. Various hoses connect the nozzle to a source of pressurized air, a source of patching emulsion (such as an asphalt emulsion), and a source of a rock aggregate with the vehicle operator controlling the flows individually or in various combinations thereof to prepare and then fill the pothole or other road defect to effect a patch. The nozzle is mounted on a pivot or journal to allow controlled pivoting or tilting of the nozzle under control of the operator in at least one degree of freedom. In a variant of the preferred form, the nozzle is mounted for control pivoting or tilting under the control of the operator in at least two degrees of freedom. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274516 | Geotextile applicator device and method - An improved device for simultaneously unrolling geotextile fabric and dispensing an aggregate layer for road construction comprises a hanger bar coupled to a vehicle frame. The hanger bar supports a roller bar adapted to carry a fabric roll. A dragger couples the hanger bar and arranges to present a dead-weight member on top of the fabric. An improved method using the improved device drags the chain on top of the fabric as it unrolls, thus holding the fabric in place. At the same time, a conveyered aggregate delivery system dispenses gravel on top of the fabric. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274517 | Method and apparatus for finishing concrete - A power trowel is provided for finishing concrete. The trowel can be used to finish concrete at different stages of hardening. The handle of the trowel is rotated both to adjust the speed of rotation of the trowel blades and to administer a spray solution to the surface of concrete being finished with the trowel. The trowel includes dual rotating hubs with blades attached to and extending outwardly from each hub. The surface areas covered by the blades on one hub overlaps the surface area covered by the blades on the other hub. Each hub rotates in the same direction and non-synchronously with the other hub. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274518 | Method for Post-Installation In-Situ Barrier Creation - The present invention relates to a method for post-installation in-situ barrier creation by application of a multi-layered device. A multi-layered device provides a medium for of remedial substances such as waterproofing resins or cements, insecticides, mold preventatives, rust retardants and the like. The multi-layer device preferably consists of three conjoined layers: first layer, intermediate layer, and second layer, and at least one piping. The first layer is preferably semi-permeable; the second layer is a non-permeable layer; the intermediate layer is a void-inducing layer. The second layer, intermediate layer, and first layer are fixedly attached, with the intermediate layer interposed between the second layer and the first layer. The multi-layered device is fixedly attached to shoring system exterior surface. At least one piping is engagedly attached to a panel of the multi-layered device. A structural construction material is constructed exterior the multi-layer device. Thereafter, a free flowing substance can be pumped to the multi-layered device. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274519 | Flood control device and method of using same - A water-fillable flood control device is provided that consists of a waterproof bag with a friction causing outer surface and having a mouth that can be closed with a waterproof seal after filling the bag with water. The bag can be filled by one person at a flood site using a filling/form sleeve and locally-available water. It is not necessary to fill the bag with sand, or add chemicals. The friction causing surface may be achieved by any means or method so long as the purpose is to hold the device in place for facilitating the stacking of a plurality of devices on top of each other to form a stable water control structure without the need for external supports. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274520 | UNDERWATER TRENCHING APPARATUS - An underwater trenching system is mountable on a side of a barge to be propelled by the barge along a waterway, the bed of which contains a trench with a laid pipeline. To remove the excess sediment from the trench the trenching unit delivers pressurized water and air to the trench. A sparge assembly with jet nozzles directs jets of water, breaking up the formation that has built up around the pipeline. The airlift assembly creates a turbulent flow to lift the disturbed sediment and remove it from the created trench. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274521 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTION OF SUPPRESSION DEVICES - method for determining a vortex induced vibration (VIV) suppression device configuration for a structure, comprising determining one or more technical parameters of the structure; determining VIV suppression performance for at least 2 different VIV suppression devices; determining installation and manufacturing or purchase costs of the at least 2 different VIV suppression devices; determining future costs for the at least 2 different VIV suppression devices; calculating total costs for the at least 2 different VIV suppression devices; and selecting a device with the lowest total costs that meets a desired level of VIV suppression for the technical parameters. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274522 | PILING MACHINE WITH HIGH-PRESSURE JET SPIRAL BIT AND ITS PILING METHOD - A piling machine with high-pressure jet spiral bit, including an underpan, a pile frame, a drill pipe, a drill bit having an upper leaf helix, a lower leaf helix and a middle leaf helix, a power system, a high-pressure concrete casting system and a high-pressure jet grouting system. The drill bit is disposed at the head of the drill pipe and has multiple nozzles disposed thereon, a diameter of the middle leaf helix is constant from the top to the bottom thereof, a diameter of each of the upper leaf helix and the lower leaf helix decreases from the top to the bottom thereof so that the drill bit with upper and lower tines is formed, the drill bit is spiral, the high-pressure jet grouting system is disposed in the drill bit, and the nozzles are disposed on the drill bit. A piling method is also taught herein. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274523 | PNEUMATIC CARD TRANSPORT SYSTEM - A pneumatic card transport system is disclosed. The system is configured to use pressurized air to transport a card inserted to a conveying duct inside a card passageway assembly from a first end to a second end. Air nozzles are configured to release the pressurized airstreams at an angle relative to the conveying duct so that the card is essentially floating when traveling along the conveying duct. Hence, the card makes zero or minimum contact with the inner surface of the conveying duct. This will not only reduce the wear and tear of the card, but also reduces the traveling time inside the conveying duct. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274524 | Milling tool - A milling tool includes a cylindrical base and a plurality of abrasive grain clusters. The cylindrical base is centrally formed with a through-hole, and has an annular surface extending around the through-hole, a peripheral surface extending perpendicularly to the annular surface, and an inclined or rounded surface connecting the annular and peripheral surfaces. The annular surface is formed with a circular recess groove coaxially with the through-hole for separating the annular surface into first and second planar areas that respectively are closer to and farther from the peripheral surface. The second planar area is higher than the first planar area. Abrasive grains are brazed on the annular surface. The abrasive grain clusters are brazed on the inclined surface at predetermined intervals, each cluster including a predetermined number of abrasive grains having substantially the same diameter, each cluster being positioned substantially on a circumference almost equidistant from one another. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274525 | INDEXABLE INSERT - An indexable insert ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090274526 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING FAILED FASTENERS - A system for removing failed fasteners from structures removes the head of the fastener in a controlled manner with precise support and alignment for the cutting tool. A drill guide, drill bushings and the cutting tool mount virtually anywhere on an underlying structure using existing fasteners and receptacles formed in the structure. This design permits the drill guide to be rigidly attached to the structure so that the cutting tool can be positioned and supported directly over the failed fastener. After the drill guide is mounted, a drill bit is extended through the drill bushing to drill a pilot hole in the failed fastener. The cutting tool is used through the drill bushing to cut off the head of the failed fastener without contacting the surrounding structure. All operations required to remove the failed fastener are accomplished through the drill bushings contained in the mounted drill guide. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274527 | Drilling Templates - A drilling template for use in jointing workpieces, the template consisting of a substantially rectilinear bar with through holes through which holes can be drilled in the workpieces to effect said jointing, a locating device for locating the template relative to the workpieces when the though holes are being drilled, and spacers for spacing the locating device from the bar to enable the position of the through holes to be adjusted relative to the workpiece. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274528 | Drill - A drill achieves a long tool life while improving a property for discharging chips. The drill includes: a columnar body which is rotated about an axis; a plurality of cutting edges each being formed at a tip end portion of the body; and a plurality of thinning edges each being formed in conjunction with the cutting edge nearer the axis by providing thinnings at the tip end portion of the body. At least one of the plurality of thinning edges is provided with a concave portion that is formed by cutting the thinning edge to be recessed in a semicircular shape toward the rear side in the rotational direction, and a center of the semicircular-shaped concave portion is provided on a line extended from the tip end portion of the thinning edge when viewed from a tip end direction of the body. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274529 | Blade transportation - Transportation tooling of the type that borders the blade at its root and at an intermediate point. This tooling is used in combination with platforms placed on the transportation elements and said platforms can move transversely and turn or rotate with respect to the means of transportation without affecting blade integrity. A method for blade transportation with the point of one blade facing the point of the adjacent blade so as to use the minimum space on the means of transportation. The rail tooling takes into account the maximum corner radius that the train will encounter while absorbing the bending and torsion stress acting on the blades. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274530 | LOAD TIE DOWN EXTENSION ARM - A tie down positioning extension arm | 2009-11-05 |
20090274531 | Universal Cargo Rail Clamp - An adjustable clamp assembly for attaching an accessory to a vehicle having a cargo rail. The assembly includes a rail clamp member attachable to the cargo rail and an adjustable clasp catcher operatively attached to the rail clamp member. A clasp is configured to selectively interface with one of at least two attachment features on the adjustable clasp catcher. An accessory fitting configured to accept attachment of the vehicle accessory is connected with respect to the clasp such that the accessory fitting is selectively attachable to the adjustable clasp catcher, thereby capable of attaching the accessory to the vehicle through the cargo rail. A locking member may be operatively attached to the clasp and configured to selectively exert a locking force between the clasp and adjustable clasp catcher. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274532 | CARGO RESTRAINT TIE DOWN - A tie down for securing objects in an aircraft having a roller tray can comprise a tie-fitting, a carriage, and protruding elements. A carriage can include at least one side wall with protruding elements extending from the side wall of a carriage to cooperate with a roller tray. The protruding elements removably secure the tie down to a selected location along the roller tray. A restraint extending from an object can be removably secured to a tie down. The tie down being vertically insertable and removable by hand operation and without the use if tools or mechanical fasteners. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274533 | Cover plate anchor with cover plate engagement structure - In an anchor for the attachment to flat building components including two cover plates and an intermediate support core layer wherein the anchor comprises an expansion body and a wedge body which is inserted into the expansion body and includes an opening for inserting a mounting means, the installed anchor is disposed in an opening of the building component which extends through one cover plate and the intermediate support core plate and into a dead end bore of the other cover plate. The expansion body has spreadable engagement elements, wherein, with the anchor installed, one cylinder zone is in contact with the bore wall of the first cover plate, and a wedging zone spreads out the expansion body in the intermediate support core and in the dead end bore of the second cover plate. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274534 | Anchor for cover plate engaement - In an anchor for the attachment to flat building panels including two cover plates and an intermediate support core layer wherein the anchor comprises an expansion body and a wedge body the installed anchor is disposed in an opening of the building component which extends through one of the cover plates and the intermediate support core plate and into a dead end bore formed in the other cover plate. The expansion body includes spreadable clamping elements, wherein, with the anchor installed, the support zone of the expansion body is disposed in radially clamping engagement in the one cover plate and in the dead end bore of the other cover plate. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274535 | THREADED ELEMENT - A threaded element ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090274536 | PERFECT BINDER FOR PROCESSING BOOK BLOCKS AND PERFECT BINDING METHOD - A perfect binder for processing book blocks, including: a conveying device adapted to convey the book blocks along a closed circulating path, the conveying device including a plurality of clamping devices each adapted to convey a book block; and a plurality of processing stations arranged successively along the closed circulating path. One of the processing stations includes a spine-processing station, and another one of the processing stations includes an end sheet feed station following the spine-processing station. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274537 | Suspension apparatus and exposure apparatus - A suspension apparatus includes a linking component which is used to suspend and support an object. The linking component has a first member which is connected to the object, and a second member which is linked to the first member, and the first member and the second member are linked together such that a relative position of each in a first direction is regulated, while relative movement between the first member and the second member in a second direction which is different from the first direction is possible. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274538 | RECEPTACLE ASSEMBLY FOR TRANSPORTING MULTI-SIZE BEVERAGE CONTAINERS - A receptacle assembly for receiving and holding in place flexible containers in the upright position while the flexible containers are being transported on a conveyor. The receptacle assembly includes a guide supporting two supports, an adjustment mechanism, and a plurality of transport receptacles. Each transport receptacle includes two side supports, each of which are mounted on one of the supports. The supports are capable of being selectively displaced with respect to each other by operation of the adjustment mechanism, which allows the transport receptacle to be adjusted to receive and hold flexible containers of various sizes and configurations. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274539 | Load sweep - The invention is a tool used for aiding in the removal of material from the forks of a forklift to the overhead rack system of a pickup truck. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274540 | Filament drive mechanism for use in extrusion-based digital manufacturing systems - A filament drive mechanism comprising a rotatable component comprising a central hole defined at least in part by an internally-threaded surface, and is configured to receive a filament strand through the central hole to engage the internally-threaded surface with the filament strand. The filament drive mechanism further comprises at least one rotation mechanism configured to rotate the rotatable component, thereby allowing the engaged internally-threaded surface to drive the filament strand through the central hole of the rotatable component. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274541 | Safety cone placing device and method - Automatic placement of safety cones from a moving vehicle is provided. The preferred safety cone would have a flexible cone part. A receptacle holds a plurality of safety cones either with the flexible cone part in non-compressed position or in spring-loaded position. The receptacle is removably attached to the vehicle. A releasing means that is attached to the receptacle is controlled and advances the safety cones in an automatic and controlled fashion, one-by-one, to different locations on a ground surface from a moving vehicle. The advantage is that it automatically handles the placement of a plurality of safety cones while driving. There would be no more need for a person to manually place the safety cones. It provides for increased road safety since it decreases or even eliminates the number of fatal or non-fatal accidents as well as chronic injuries of road-workers that are involved in placing safety cones. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274542 | AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE HAVING A POWER-ACTUATED RAMP - An automotive vehicle having a power-actuated ramp including a vehicle body having a roof, front portion and a rear portion. The vehicle body further includes opposed side portions and a floor that cooperate with the roof, front portion and rear portion to define a passenger area. The vehicle body further includes at least one door to provide boarding and alighting relative to the passenger area. The automotive vehicle further includes a ramp cartridge operatively supported relative to the vehicle's floor. The ramp cartridge includes a frame assembly having a main deck and a ramp assembly having a ramp that is adapted to be retained in a stored position below the main deck. The ramp cartridge further includes a drive assembly adapted to actuate the ramp between a stored position and a first ramp position and between the stored position and a second ramp position. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274543 | Tool manipulator especially for onshore and offshore drilling platforms - A manipulator apparatus carries tools for connecting drillpipes to the drillstring in a wellbore on a drilling platform. A telescopically extendable horizontal work arm is carried on a telescopically extendable vertical column, and the tools are to be mounted on a free end of the work arm. The column is manually rotatable about a vertical axis. The column and the work arm are each respectively formed of a fixed element and a telescopically extendable element. The fixed element is preferably formed of two U-profile members arranged back-to-back, and the extendable element includes an H-profile member with its web received between the webs of the two U-profile members. This forms a telescopic slide bearing of the H-profile member sliding along the two U-profile members. The hydraulic cylinders are received in the recessed spaces of the profile members. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274544 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR WEDGE LOCK PREVENTION - In one embodiment, a tubular handling apparatus is provided with a wedge lock release mechanism that creates a clearance to allow movement by the mandrel having mating wedge surfaces relative to the tubular to release the wedge slips. In another embodiment, a tubular handling apparatus for handling a tubular includes a mandrel; a carrier coupled to the mandrel; a gripping element for engaging the tubular; an engagement member coupled to the carrier for engaging an upper portion of the tubular; and an abutment device adapted to engage the engagement member, wherein a length of the abutment device is adjustable to allow movement of the engagement member. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274545 | Tubular Handling Apparatus - In one embodiment, a tubular gripping assembly for use with a top drive to handle a tubular includes a tubular gripping tool having a mandrel and gripping elements operatively coupled to the mandrel; and a link assembly attached to the mandrel, wherein a load of the link assembly is transferred to the mandrel. In another embodiment, the tubular gripping assembly includes a swivel having selectively actuatable seals. In yet another embodiment, the tubular gripping assembly includes a thread compensator to facilitate tubular make-up. In yet another embodiment, the tubular gripping assembly includes a wedge lock release apparatus to facilitate the release of gripping elements from the tubular. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274546 | Hay bale accumulating method and device - A bale accumulator and method in which a plurality of hay bales can be accumulated and arranged into a cluster of ten bales (a “ten stack”). The accumulator first collects a bale in each of two angled bale receivers at the rear of the accumulator. These remain in position as four columns having two bales each are collected in a more forward collection. The result is two angled bales being dragged to the rear of a conventional “eight stack.” As the device releases all ten bales, gate mechanisms rotate the two rear bales 90 degrees so that they lie transverse to the eight bales comprising the “eight stack.” The two rear bales are pressed against the rear of the eight stack in order to form a ten stack. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274547 | Rotating unit for an axial-flow compressor - An axial-flow compressor has at least one stator vane row. At least one blade ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090274548 | CONTAMINANT-DEFLECTOR LABYRINTH SEAL AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A seal assembly for deflecting contaminated fluid flowing through the seal assembly from an upstream space to a downstream space includes an annular housing, at least one vent hole peripherally disposed on the annular housing, a first set of seals disposed within the annular housing adjacent to the downstream space, the first set of seals having an inclined surface to deflect the flow of contaminated fluid through the at least one vent hole, and a second set of seals mounted on the shaft, disposed within the annular housing, adjacent to the first set of seals and adjacent to the upstream space. The second set of seals may have larger inside diameter than the first set of seals. The seal assembly may prevent contaminated fluid from entering an air bearing cooling circuit, thereby preventing bearing wear, erosion and failure. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274549 | WALL COOLING ARRANGEMENT - A wall cooling arrangement comprising on one side of a wall a multiplicity of cooling fluid inlet apertures and on the opposite of the wall a multiplicity of cooling fluid exit apertures, and in the body of the wall linking said inlet and exit apertures a network of multiply branched cooling passages. Flow of cooling fluid through a network is controlled by a throat positioned either at or close to the inlet to the passage network or at a location part way through the network, in which case there may be a plurality of inlet apertures feeding through a single throat to a plurality of outlet apertures. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274550 | GAS TURBINE COMPONENTS AND METHOD FOR MACHINING GAS TURBINE COMPONENTS - The present technology relates to the problem that during diverse machining steps of application to the production or reconditioning of internally cooled gas turbine blades, an undesired effect may be had on sections of the gas turbine blades and proposes, as an improvement, to inject the cavity of the gas turbine blades before the machining steps with a plastic material which can be removed without trace, such as polystyrene, which can be subsequently removed again, in particular by heat. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274551 | Air Distribution Blower Housing with Adjustable Restriction - An air distribution blower housing has an adjustable restriction in the interior of the blower housing. The adjustable restriction has the configuration of a rectangular plate. One edge of the plate is connected by a pivoting connection to an interior wall of the blower housing in the air flow path from the blower housing. The plate can be pivoted about the pivot connection through a plurality of adjusted angular positions of the plate in the air flow path. In each adjusted position of the plate, the length of the plate extends from the pivot connection in the air flow direction. A sliding connection is provided between the plate and at least one side wall of the blower housing. The sliding connection selectively holds the plate in its adjusted angular position and also provides a visual indication on the exterior of the blower housing of the adjusted angular position of the plate inside the blower housing. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274552 | TURBO MACHINE AND GAS TURBINE - A gas turbine ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090274553 | REPAIRED INTERNAL HOLDING STRUCTURES FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE CASES AND METHOD OF REPAIRING THE SAME - A method of repairing a case for a gas turbine engine includes identifying areas of damage on its internal holding structures in a gas turbine case, and utilizing cold metal transfer to deposit weld material to the internal holding structures. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274554 | Fluid flow machine including rotors with small rotor exit angles - A fluid flow machine includes at least one rotor blade row designed for high work coefficients, which—in its center section and/or averaged over the blade height—provides for an essentially swirl-free relative outflow. The respective rotor, in its trailing edge area, is essentially orientated in meridional direction, which essentially corresponds to the meridional flow direction. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274555 | Multiple-stage centrifugal pump of inline design - The present invention relates to a multiple-stage centrifugal pump of inline design, comprising a connection housing ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090274556 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE CASE WITH REPLACED FLANGE AND METHOD OF REPAIRING THE SAME USING COLD METAL TRANSFER - A method of repairing an engine case for a gas turbine engine includes the steps of identifying a damaged flange on an engine case, removing the damaged flange down to a surface of the engine case to receive a replacement flange. The replacement flange is placed on the surface, and welded to the surface utilizing cold metal transfer. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274557 | Propeller with Flexible Variable Blades - The proposed propeller consists of the rotor disc assembly | 2009-11-05 |
20090274558 | HP TURBINE BLADE AIRFOIL PROFILE - A single stage high pressure turbine blade includes an airfoil having a profile substantially in accordance with at least an intermediate portion of the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table 2. The X and Y values are distances, which when smoothly connected by an appropriate continuing curve, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z. The profile sections at each distance Z are joined smoothly to one another to form a complete airfoil shape. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274559 | ROTOR BLADE OF A WIND ENERGY UNIT - The invention relates to a rotor blade ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090274560 | COMPRESSOR IMPELLER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A compressor impeller and a method of manufacturing the compressor impeller. The magnesium alloy compressor impeller as a die-cast part comprises a hub shaft part, a hub disk part having a hub surface extending from the hub shaft part in the radial direction, and a plurality of vane parts disposed on the hub surface. The impeller can be manufactured by a die-cast method in which a magnesium alloy heated to a liquidus temperature or higher is supplied into molds with cavities corresponding to the shape of the impeller for a filling time of 1 sec. or shorter, a pressure of 20 MPa or higher is applied to the magnesium alloy in the cavities, and the pressurized state is maintained for a time of 1 sec. or longer. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274561 | WIND COLLECTOR DEVICE FOR GENERATION OF ENERGY - A wind collector device for energy production comprising a fixed external structure formed by a vertical cylinder having two bases, the upper and the lower, of variable height and diameter, with vertical dividing walls distributed circumferentially and equidistantly, which form nozzles that concentrate and channel the wind; wherein inside the structure is arranged in concentric form at least one turbine, including a rotation shaft sustained between the bases and associated to an upper and a lower bearing, to which multiple radial vanes are fixed, to transmit this movement to complementary transmission means supported by at least a power generator. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274562 | Coated turbine-stage nozzle segments - A method for coating a nozzle segment, the method comprising separating an outer shroud and an inner platform of the nozzle segment along pathways that bisect a first stator vane and a second stator vane of the of the nozzle segment, coating the first stator vane and the second stator vane after separating the outer shroud and the inner platform, and rejoining the separated outer shroud and the separated inner platform after coating the first stator vane and the second stator vane. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274563 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATIC ROTATION DIRECTION DETERMINATION OF ELECTRONICALLY COMMUTATED MOTOR - A method for determining a direction of rotation for an electronically commutated motor (ECM) is described. The motor is configured to rotate a blower and the method comprises rotating the blower using the ECM and determining if the resulting blower rotation is indicative of the desired direction of rotation for the blower. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274564 | Floating cup pump having swashplate mounted cup elements - A floating cup pump assembly incorporating a tilted swashplate structure with cup elements projecting away from either side of the swashplate structure. The swashplate structure is positioned between a first group of matedly engaged piston elements and a second group of matedly engaged piston elements. The piston elements rotate around a first axis and the cup elements rotate around a different axis causing the cups to reciprocate relative to the piston elements. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274565 | Continuing compressor operation through redundant algorithms - A method of operating a compressor of a compressor system is disclosed. The method uses three models. Each model of the three models describes a surge line of the compressor as a function of any two of three operating parameters of the compressor. The three operating parameters include head H, flow Q, and speed N. The method includes measuring operating characteristics of the compressor system using sensors, and determining a current value of the three operating parameters based on at least some of the measured operating characteristics. The method also includes locating operating points of the compressor on each of the three models based on the current value of the operating parameters, and identifying a sensor fault that affects the determination of at least one of the operating parameters. The method further includes avoiding surge of the compressor using one model of the three models. The one model being a model that is a function of two operating parameters unaffected by the sensor fault. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274566 | CHECK VALVE WITH PLASTIC LIP SEAL - A check valve is provided having a seat and a poppet. The seat is made of a plastic material, has an aperture for enabling fluid to flow through the seat, and also has one end portion that has a circumferential edge with a thin sealing lip. The poppet is slidably arranged in the aperture of the seat and has an elastic member. The poppet is configured for opening to enable fluid to flow in one direction when fluid pressure is detected. The elastic member is configured for ensuring sealing between an outer surface of the poppet and the thin sealing lip of the seat when there is no fluid flow in the one direction so as to substantially prevent fluid flow in the opposite direction. According to some embodiments of the present invention, the thin plastic sealing lip may have a thickness of about 0.01″ Embodiments are also envisioned where the thickness may be in a range of 0.003″-0.03″. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274567 | TUBING MISLOAD DETECTION MECHANISM FOR AN INFUSION PUMP - A an infusion tube misfitting detection device for an infusion pump, which can be implemented at a low cost while maintaining safety. When a door unit is to be closed with respect to a pump body in a misloaded state of an infusion tube, a mislead detection inner door is pressed by the infusion tube to operate on a handle lock part provided to a handle. Accordingly, a claw portion of the handle lock part is pushed up, so that the door unit cannot be locked with the pump body | 2009-11-05 |
20090274568 | PISTON PUMP - A piston pump, having a pump housing in which a pump piston is guided in an axially moving fashion so that when the pump piston is actuated, a fluid is conveyed from a suction side to a pressure side via a pumping chamber that adjoins the pump piston; a region for guiding the pump piston in the pump housing includes a guide ring, which is provided with a sealing section and is affixed to the pump housing. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274569 | Piston compressor - A piston compressor with at least one compression cylinder having a piston, and with one suction port and one pressure port is described. The suction port and the pressure port are arranged at one end face of the compression cylinder. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274570 | SELF-ALIGNING DYNAMIC CLEARANCE SEALS AND FLUID-MOVING DEVICES UTILIZING SUCH SEALS - A self-aligning dynamic clearance seal assembly is disclosed. The assembly comprises a stationary casing, a moving member, a housing member circumferentially disposed between the stationary casing and the moving member, a sealing member circumferentially disposed between the housing member and the moving member, and two elastomeric seals. The first elastomeric seal prevents the flow of a fluid into a gap between the sealing member and the stationary casing. The second elastomeric seal, when compressed, prevents the housing member from biasing against the sealing member. The sealing member and the moving member define a continuous and uniform gap having a size that allows the fluid to fill the gap but prevents the fluid from flowing through the gap from the first side to the second side of the opening under an operating pressure differential between the first and the second side. A pump utilizing the self-aligning seal assembly is also provided. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274571 | Nd-Fe-B Permanent Magnetic Material - Permanent magnetic materials comprising an Nd—Fe—B alloy and an additive comprising at least one boride are disclosed. The boride may be a lanthanide boride being about 0.01% to about 5% of the alloy by weight. In some instances, the lanthanide boride may be at least one of DyB | 2009-11-05 |
20090274572 | High-Strength Pearlitic Steel Rail Having Excellent Delayed Fracture Properties - The invention provides a high-strength pearlitic steel rail, which is inexpensive, and has a tensile strength of 1200 MPa or more, and is excellent in delayed fracture properties. Specifically, the rail contains, in mass percent, C of 0.6 to 1.0%, Si of 0.1 to 1.5%, Mn of 0.4 to 2.0%, P of 0.035% or less, S of 0.0005 to 0.010%, and the remainder is Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein tensile strength is 1200 MPa or more, and size of a long side of an A type inclusion is 250 mm or less in at least a cross-section in a longitudinal direction of a rail head, and the number of A type inclusions, each having a size of a long side of 1 mm to 250 mm, is less than 25 per observed area of 1 mm | 2009-11-05 |
20090274573 | Machine Structural Steel Excellent in Machinability and Strength Properties - The invention provides a machine structural steel excellent in machinability and strength properties that has good machinability over a broad range of machining speeds and also has high impact properties and high yield ratio, which machine structural steel comprises, in mass %, C: 0.1 to 0.85%, Si: 0.01 to 1.5%, Mn: 0.05 to 2.0%, P: 0.005 to 0.2%, S: 0.001 to 0.15%, total Al: greater than 0.05% and not greater than 0.3%, Sb: less than 0.0150% (including 0%), and total N: 0.0035 to 0.020%, solute N being limited to 0.0020% or less, and a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274574 | FORGING STEEL AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND FORGED PARTS - A forging steel has a dissolved Mg concentration within the range of 0.04-5 ppm by mass and a dissolved Al concentration within the range of 50-500 ppm. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274575 | PRECISION ALLOY - A precision alloy for die-casting contains aluminum, silicon and zinc, wherein on the basis of the overall mass, the content of aluminum is 40% by mass or more and 45% by mass or less, and the content of silicon is 2% by mass or more and 8% by mass or less. Also other solving means will be described. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274576 | System and method for container sterilization using UV light source - Packaging materials and containers may be treated with sterilization dosages internally and externally using monochromatic, continuous wave, high-intensity, incoherent light in single and/or multiple light source configurations. The treatment systems and methods preserve physical and performance properties of the packaging/container while achieving a desired level of sterilization. The sterilized materials may be adapted for extended shelf life (ESL) products. The disclosed treatment systems and methods may also be used for sterilization of food and beverage products (either prepackaged or post packaged), medicines, pharmaceuticals, vitamins, infusion products, clinical and/or non-clinical solutions and systems, enteral and/or parenteral solutions and systems, and the like. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274577 | STERILIZATION BY TREATMENT WITH REDUCTANT AND OXIDANT - The present invention relates to the field of sterilization of items that are sensitive to e.g. temperature, pH, positive or negative pressure, radiation or oxidation. More particularly, the invention concerns a method, the use of this method and an apparatus for sterilization or disinfection, comprising the steps of contacting one or more item or part of an item with a water-based fluid comprising at least one reductant, followed by the step of contacting with a gas having oxidative properties in a substantially water-free environment. According to the invention, items can be sterilized that are otherwise impaired by conventional sterilization procedures, such as laboratory items, medical items, dental items, military items, biological items, and food processing-related items. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274578 | METHOD OF MONITORING CORROSION POTENTIAL OF ENGINEERING ALLOYS IN AQUEOUS SYSTEMS - An apparatus and method for measuring and monitoring the corrosion potential of engineering alloys used in aqueous systems is disclosed and claimed. The method is applicable for a variety of alloys including, but not limited to, copper-based, iron-based, nickel-based, other metallic-based alloys, and their combinations. The corrosion potential is typically determined by measuring a voltage between a specific material in the described oxidation-reduction potential measuring device and a reference electrode. Corrosion potentials for specific materials of construction may be used for diagnostic or control purposes. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274579 | Methods and devices for controlled monolayer formation - Disclosed herein are methods and devices for the formation of a monolayers comprising, for example, one or several phospholipids or cholesterol-conjugated nucleic acids. The monolayers are on or associated, for example, with a surface comprising a hydrophobic material. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274580 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF A LIQUID ON A NANOSTRUCTURED OR MICROSTRUCTURE SURFACE - A method and apparatus is disclosed wherein the movement of a droplet disposed on a nanostructured or microstructured surface is determined by at least one characteristic of the nanostructure feature pattern or at least one characteristic of the droplet. In one embodiment, the movement of the droplet is laterally determined by at least one characteristic of the nanostructure feature pattern such that the droplet moves in a desired direction along a nanostructured feature pattern. In another embodiment, the movement of the droplet is determined by either at least one characteristic of the nanostructure feature pattern or at least one characteristic of the droplet in a way such that the droplet penetrates the feature pattern at a desired area and becomes substantially immobile. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274581 | MICRO FLUID SYSTEM SUPPORT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A support unit for a microfluidic system includes a first support; a first adhesive layer provided on a surface of the first support; and a hollow filament laid on a surface of the first adhesive layer to have an arbitrary shape and functioning as a flow channel layer of the microfluidic system. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274582 | MICRO FLUID SYSTEM SUPPORT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A support unit for a microfluidic system includes a first support; a first adhesive layer provided on a surface of the first support; and a hollow filament laid on a surface of the first adhesive layer to have an arbitrary shape and functioning as a flow channel layer of the microfluidic system. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274583 | MICRO FLUID SYSTEM SUPPORT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A support unit for a microfluidic system includes a first support; a first adhesive layer provided on a surface of the first support; and a hollow filament laid on a surface of the first adhesive layer to have an arbitrary shape and functioning as a flow channel layer of the microfluidic system. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274584 | MICRO FLUID SYSTEM SUPPORT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A support unit for a microfluidic system includes a first support; a first adhesive layer provided on a surface of the first support; and a hollow filament laid on a surface of the first adhesive layer to have an arbitrary shape and functioning as a flow channel layer of the microfluidic system. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274585 | MICRO FLUID SYSTEM SUPPORT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A support unit for a microfluidic system includes a first support; a first adhesive layer provided on a surface of the first support; and a hollow filament laid on a surface of the first adhesive layer to have an arbitrary shape and functioning as a flow channel layer of the microfluidic system. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274586 | MICRO FLUID SYSTEM SUPPORT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A support unit for a microfluidic system includes a first support; a first adhesive layer provided on a surface of the first support; and a hollow filament laid on a surface of the first adhesive layer to have an arbitrary shape and functioning as a flow channel layer of the microfluidic system. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274587 | MULTI-CHANNEL PIPETTOR WITH REPOSITIONABLE TIPS - A hand-held, multi-channel pipettor has an electronically controlled motor to reposition pipette tips for different center to center spacing. Each repositionable tip fitting assembly has a cam following pin that is driven by cam tracks in a motor driven roller drum. Stationary ports for the multiple aspiration cylinders are strategically placed to simplify management of flexible tubes leading to the repositionable pipette tip fitting assemblies. The pipettor has a user interface that can be operated conveniently by one hand to reposition pipette tips. It has a pipette tip ejection mechanism with a sinusoidal stripper bar. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274588 | Fixture for dispersion of aromatic vapors - A dispenser fixture for dispersing aromatic vapors into a facility includes an elongated dispenser chamber bounded by end walls, one containing a motor driven fan and the other wall containing fixtures for supplying and controlling electrical current for powering the fan motor. The chamber, containing trays supporting a replaceable supply of aromatic material, presents the aromatic material to an air flow passing into apertures positioned near or in the other wall such that a carrier arm supporting the fixture orientates the fan motor to discharge air enriched with aromatic vapors in a horizontal direction into the facility. The fixture includes upstanding side walls joining the end walls, a floor wall joining the side walls and the end walls, and a top wall overlying the side and end walls for enclosing the aromatic materials in the chamber. The dispenser fixture may be made of a hard plastic or metal. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274589 | PROCESS AND PLANT FOR PRODUCING METAL OXIDE FROM METAL COMPOUNDS - A plant for producing metal oxide from metal compounds includes a fluidized-bed reactor in which the metal compounds are heated by a combustion of a fuel to produce metal oxide. The fluidized-bed-reactor reactor includes at least one gas supply tube at least partly surrounded by an annular chamber in which a stationary annular fluidized bed is disposed, and a mixing chamber disposed above an orifice region of the gas supply tube. A gas flowing through the gas supply tube entrains solids from the stationary annular fluidized bed when passing through the orifice region. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274590 | PLASMA REACTOR ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK HAVING A COAXIAL RF FEED AND MULTIZONE AC HEATER POWER TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE COAXIAL FEED - A workpiece support pedestal includes an insulating puck having a workpiece support surface, a conductive plate underlying the puck, the puck containing electrical utilities and thermal media channels, and an axially translatable coaxial RF path assembly underlying the conductive plate. The coaxial RF path assembly includes a center conductor, a grounded outer conductor and a tubular insulator separating the center and outer conductors, whereby the puck, plate and coaxial RF path assembly comprise a movable assembly whose axial movement is controlled by a lift servo. Plural conduits extend axially through the center conductor and are coupled to the thermal media utilities. Plural electrical conductors extend axially through the tubular insulator and are connected to the electrical utilities. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274591 | APPARATUS FOR CATALYTIC THERMOPHYSICAL SCISSION OF LIQUID AMMONIA IN GASEOUS NITROGEN AND HYDROGEN - A compact apparatus for the thermophysical catalytic resolution of liquid ammonia (pressure 10 bar) to produce hydrogen and nitrogen at the gas state. The apparatus uses three reactors placed in cascade, the first two reactors carrying out a thermocatalytic resolution, and the third reactor being a microwave resonator. Hydrogen adapted to supply alkaline fuel cells is obtained after crossing a scrubber. The equipment on board of the vehicles allows the generation of electric energy for car drive with a yield of 12,000 kJ/kg NH | 2009-11-05 |
20090274592 | PLASMA-BASED AIR PURIFICATION DEVICE INCLUDING CARBON PRE-FILTER AND/OR SELF-CLEANING ELECTRODES - In one aspect of the invention, a plasma reactor is arranged to treat aerosol particulates in a fluid stream passing through the reactor. The plasma reactor includes a plasma chamber having a self-cleaning electrode. The self-cleaning electrode is configured to clean various residues from the electrode without need to open or otherwise service the unit. In another aspect, the invention comprises a carbon-based pre-filter arranged to filter in flowing air to reduce the amount of silicone-based contaminant in the air flow before the air reaches the ionization chamber. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274593 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION EXCHANGER-REACTOR FOR FIXED BED ENDOTHERMIC REACTION - The invention concerns an exchanger-reactor ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090274594 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FEED INJECTOR MULTI-COOLING CHANNEL - Methods and systems for a feed injector are provided. The feed injector includes a conduit including a flow passage extending along a longitudinal axis of the conduit to a distal end opening and a cooling passage integral to the conduit circumscribing the distal end opening. The cooling passage is configured to channel a flow of coolant circumferentially about the distal end opening wherein the cooling passage comprising a plurality of axially-spaced flow chambers. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274595 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR - A hydrogen gas generator generates hydrogen gas by mixing two reactants. The generator has a reaction chamber for receiving a solid reactant. The chamber has a reaction product separator impermeable to the solid reactant and a biasing means for biasing reactant products against the separator. The generator also has a liquid reactant dispenser for storing a liquid reactant and is fluidly coupled to the reaction chamber, such that dispensed liquid reactant reacts with the solid reactant in the reaction chamber to produce hydrogen gas and a waste product that are substantially permeable through the separator. The generator also has a product collector coupled to the reaction chamber for collecting hydrogen gas and waste product that have passed through the separator. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274596 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SILICON PARTICLES - Silicon particles in waste liquid can be highly efficiently separated with inexpensive equipment to be reused as raw material for production of a single-crystal silicon ingot. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274597 | Method and device for catchment of platinum group metals in a gas stream - This invention relates to a method and device for catchment of platinum group metals (PGM) in a gaseous stream, where the method comprises using a catalyst comprising a porous ceramic body in which at least a part of the surface area is covered by one or more PGM-catching metal(s)/alloy(s), and where the device comprises the porous ceramic body in which at least a part of the surface area is covered by one or more PGM-catching metal(s)/alloy(s). In a further aspect, the invention also relates to a method for producing the inventive device. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274598 | Process for Recovering Molybdate or Tungstate from Aqueous Solutions - Process for recovering molybdate or tungstate from an aqueous solution, in which molybdate or tungstate is bound to a water-insoluble, cationized inorganic carrier material from the aqueous solution at a pH in the range from 2 to 6, the laden carrier material is separated off and the bound molybdate or tungstate is liberated once again into aqueous solution at a pH in the range from 6 to 14. The process is suitable for recovering molybdate or tungstate in the delignification of pulp with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of molybdate or tungstate as catalyst. The recovered molybdate or tungstate can be recycled to the delignification. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274599 | CATALYTIC COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THE OXIDES OF ZIRCONIUM, CERIUM, YTTRIUM, LANTHANUM AND OTHER RARE EARTHS - Catalytic compositions useful, e.g., for the treatment of internal combustion engine exhaust gases, are based on zirconium oxide in a weight proportion of at least 25%, from 15% to 60% of cerium oxide, from 10% to 25% of yttrium oxide, from 2% to 10% of lanthanum oxide and from 2% to 15% of another rare earth oxide, have a specific surface of at least 15 m | 2009-11-05 |
20090274600 | PROCESS FOR GAS PURIFICATION - The present invention provides for a process for purifying carbon monoxide-containing gas streams that contain impurities such as hydrocarbons by using a cryogenic adsorption process. Preferably this process is a temperature swing adsorption process at cryogenic temperatures below −75° C. Alternatively, the carbon monoxide-containing gas streams may be purified using the cryogenic adsorption process with membrane separation units or vacuum swing adsorption units or cryogenic distillation. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274601 | Method of reducing nitrogen oxides in a gas stream with vaporized ammonia - The present invention is a method for selective reduction of nitrogen oxides in a gas stream with ammonia wherein the ammonia is vaporized prior to contacting it with the carrying fluid. The present invention also comprises a reducing agent dispersion system for use in substantially uniformly mixing a reducing agent with nitrogen oxides in a flue gas stream comprising a header and a plurality of lances. Further, the present invention comprises a novel reactor design for use in selective reduction of nitrogen oxides in a gas stream. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274602 | Nonwoven Composites and Related Products and Methods - The present invention in certain embodiments is directed to a catalytic substrate suitable for use in a number of applications, including as a substrate in a catalytic converter or a particulate filter. Another aspect of the present invention is a filtering substrate suitable for use in a number of applications, including as a substrate in a particulate filter, such as a diesel particulate filter (DPF), or diesel particulate trap (DPT). The invention also provides an improved substrate for removing and/or eliminating pollutants from the exhaust of combustion engines. The catalytic substrate and filtering substrate provide, in certain embodiments, improvements in removing pollutants from an exhaust gas. The improvements include one or more of the following: faster light-off period, depth filtration of PM, less backpressure, lower probability of clogging, ability to be placed in multiple locations in the exhaust system including the manifold or the head itself, high probability of catalytic reaction, high conversion ratios of NOx, HC, and CO, a faster burnoff of PM, minimization of catalyst material use, and the like. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274603 | NON-AQUEOUS EXTRACTION OF [18F] FLUORIDE FROM CYCLOTRON TARGETS - The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for extracting an isotope from a gas. More specifically, the present invention depicts a system that has been devised which provides [ | 2009-11-05 |
20090274604 | Production Method of High Purity Silver Tetrafluoroborate - A production method of high purity silver tetrafluoroborate, capable of producing silver tetrafluoroborate (AgBF | 2009-11-05 |
20090274605 | CONTINUOUS SILAZANE CLEAVAGE METHOD - The invention relates to a continuous silazane cleavage method, especially for use in the production of molecular precursors for non-oxidic inorganic ceramics. | 2009-11-05 |