45th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100281792 | Method and structure for protection of a habitable area from tornado - An artificial hill is disclosed protecting a habitable area from tornados, having a predetermined height and slope angles. The hill is capable of dispersing tornados and protecting the area therefrom. The hill comprises a top portion having a predetermined height and including solid bodies, a footing portion having a predetermined height, and a means for heating the solid bodies. Preferable configurations and locations of the hill, sizes of the heights and slope angles, and weights of the solid bodies are specified. Preferable materials for building the hill are described, including rocks, concrete slabs, used auto tires and auto bodies, etc. Preferable types of the heating means are discussed. A method for constructing the hill is included. Various objects can be built on or in the hill, including windmills, antennas, solar panels, recreation zones, as well as agricultural, entertainment, storage, and industrial facilities, which increases economical effectiveness of the structure. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281793 | MODULE ATTACHMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - Exemplary systems and methods described herein can be used to secure a rail to a module or the rail to a support using a nut that can be inserted at a desired point of mounting. Another exemplary system describes a flashing to be inserted under a roof shingle, wherein the flashing is secured to a support for a rail or module. Yet another exemplary system describes a clamp that secures a rail or module and is adjustable along the length of a post. Spacers can be added to the post to extend the adjustment range of the clamp. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281794 | DEVICE FOR HOLDING PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS ON A ROOF, INCLUDING HOLDING MEANS ALLOWING AN AIR FLOW BETWEEN A BASE PLANE AND THE PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL - The invention relates to a device for holding at least one photovoltaic panel on a roof, characterised in that it comprises: a base plane extending between two fixation wings; holding means for said photovoltaic panel(s) extending vertically relative to said base plane in order to define an air volume between said base plane and said photovoltaic panel(s), said holding means including air inlet/outlet means that permit air circulation in said air volume. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281795 | ASSEMBLY SYSTEM FOR INSULATING FLOORS - The invention relates to an assembly system used to form insulating floors, in which two types of elements are coupled to one another, namely: hollow prismatic floor modules ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100281796 | STRUCTURAL MEMBER AND A STEPPED STRUCTURE - A structural member ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100281797 | DOUBLE WINDOW HAVING VENTILATION FUNCTION - The present invention relates to a double layered window having indoor and outdoor windows. There is provided a double layered window in which a ventilation device or a ventilation hole is formed in window frame to control temperature and moisture of an intermediate layer, thereby preventing dew condensation, and in a case where the double layered window is installed to an outer wall of a high-story building, the intermediate layer between the indoor and outdoor windows is used as an air pressure buffering space, thereby preventing a problem caused by an air pressure difference. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281798 | Reversible baseboard for covering a flooring border - The baseboard has a side with a first contour and an opposite side with a second contour. In order to be able to mount the baseboard in either of two 180°-rotated positions, the baseboard has a longitudinally extending axis of symmetry. The first contour in a first edge region, rotated through 180° about the axis of symmetry, corresponds to the second contour in a second edge region. Moreover, the second contour in the first edge region, rotated through 180° about the axis of symmetry, corresponds to the first contour in the second edge region. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281799 | Foundation for metalog buildings - A foundation for a building superstructure has a number of hollow foundation tubes laid horizontally on the ground and susceptible to degradation over time by contact with the ground. Each tube is protected by one or both of the following: (1) a reinforcement housed within the tube, shaped conformably to the interior of the tube, and resistant to degradation by contact with the ground; and (2) a membrane surrounding the tube, shaped conformably to the exterior of the tube, and resistant to degradation by contact with the ground. The tubes are arranged to form the footprint of a small building. In completing the building superstructure, other tubes, which need not have the same protection, are stacked on the foundation tubes. Degradation of the foundation tubes over time because of their contact with the ground is rendered inconsequential by the reinforcement or prevented by the membrane. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281800 | WATERPROOF CEILING WITH MULTIPLE TYPES OF STRUCTURES - Disclosed herein is a waterproof ceiling with multiple types of structures. The waterproof ceiling includes a hanger unit secured at an upper end thereof to a ceiling wall or the waterproof ceiling and placed perpendicularly to a ground to support load on a lower end. A carrying channel is connected to the lower end of the hanger unit and placed parallel to the ground so as to be at right angles with the hanger unit. A drain module bar is connected and secured to a predetermined portion on the carrying channel and forms a predetermined angle with the ground to create a flow passage for leaked water. A waterproof panel is fitted to each of both sides of the drain module bar, thus closing a space between drain module bars. A water collecting pipe is provided vertically on an end of the drain module bar, thus collecting the leaked water and discharging the water to the outside. The hanger unit is connected to the lower end of the drain module bar to support an additional load. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281801 | Foamed Building Panel, Clip and System for Installation - A building panel has a unitary foamed core, and a unitary cover layer of resinous polymeric material covering the core and covering a bottom edge or drip edge and an upper edge of the panel. A system for installation of adjacent panels includes the adjacent panels having vertical clip-receiving grooves slidably receiving narrow edges of a clip. The clip holds adjacent panels in coplanar abutting relationship to minimize movement while installed on a wall of a building. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281802 | TRANSLUCENT BUILDING BLOCK AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The invention relates to a translucent building block ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100281803 | FLOOR PANEL - Floor panel, with a horizontally and vertically active locking system allowing that two of such floor panels can be connected to each other at said sides by providing one of these floor panels, by means of a downward movement, in the other floor panel; wherein the vertically active locking system includes a locking element in the form of an insert; wherein this locking element includes at least a pivotable lock-up body. The pivotable lock-up body includes a support portion which is rotatable against a support surface pertaining to the floor panel concerned, and more particularly in a seat. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281804 | PERIMETER INSULATION STRIPS - A perimeter insulation strip for use when laying laminate or parquet floors is described. The perimeter insulation strips comprises a vapor barrier film including a perimeter insulation strip bonded on a front side and at least one adhesive layer arranged behind the perimeter insulation strip on a back side. The vapor barrier film has at least one overlapping section starting from the perimeter insulation strip to connect with a vapor barrier film below a floor covering to be laid. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281805 | FIRE RESISTANT COMPOSITE DOOR ASSEMBLY - A fire resistant door assembly is disclosed comprising a pair of horizontal rails, a pair of vertical stiles, first and second door skins, and a foam core. The first and second door skins are made from a molded fiberglass material that includes aluminum trihydroxide, which provides a degree of ultraviolet light resistance as well as fire resistance. The foam core is made from a polyurethane foam qualified to ASTM E84, Class I, while the stiles and rails are made from a polyvinylchloride material. The resulting door assembly is made from 100% composite material, provide a high degree of durability, while resulting in a door that maintains its structural integrity and resistance to smoke and fire in accordance with state and local building codes. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281806 | HEAT INSULATING PANEL AND HEAT INSULATING STRUCTURE - A heat insulation panel includes a plate-shaped vacuum heat-insulation material embedded in a board-shaped resin foam. When the heat insulation panel is brought into abutment with another heat insulation panel of same dimensions and structure at proximal edges thereof, the vacuum heat-insulation materials in the respective heat insulation panels are in a relationship that the vacuum heat-insulation materials overlap with each other at their proximal end portions as viewed in a thickness direction of the heat insulation panels. The heat insulation panel is economical and is excellent in heat insulating properties, handling, installation and the like. A heat insulation structure making use of a plurality of such heat insulation panels is also provided. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281807 | EXPANSION JOINT SYSTEM USING FLEXIBLE MOMENT CONNECTION AND FRICTION SPRINGS - An expansion joint system for bridging a gap that is located between spaced-apart structural members. The expansion joint system may be utilized, for example, in roadway, bridge and tunnel constructions where gaps are formed between spaced-apart, adjacent concrete sections. The expansion joint system includes flexible moment connections for connecting vehicle load bearing members to the support member. In certain embodiments, the expansion joint system includes flexible moment connections and friction springs. The expansion joint system may be utilized where it is desirable to absorb loads applied to the expansion joint systems, and to accommodate movements that occur in the vicinity of the expansion joint gap in response to temperature changes, seismic cycling and deflections caused by vehicular loads. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281808 | EXPANSION JOINT SYSTEM OF CONCRETE SLAB ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to an expansion joint system of a concrete slab arrangement, comprising an expansion joint reinforcement to be arranged between a first and a second concrete slab, the expansion joint reinforcement comprising at least one local or continuous dowel arranged to transfer loads which are perpendicular to the slab plane. A shear reinforcement or a location for attaching the shear reinforcement has been arranged in advance in the expansion joint reinforcement. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281809 | WALL BLOCK - A method of making a wall block and a mold box therefore. The wall block design maximizes the use of the mold box. The method produces wall blocks having a large surface area front face compared to the front face size of prior art blocks. The blocks have about one third more front surface area. This results in faster construction of walls and a faster construction sequence. The method of making the blocks makes efficient use of mold space and material, resulting in higher production yields and/or higher total daily production square footage. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281810 | Overlap System For A Flooring System - A flooring system employing an improved overlap system for floating installation of flooring panels. Each floor panel having a floor panel body, L-shaped panel sections and L-shaped panel receiving sections. The floor panel body is a multilayered composite structure having a bottom layer. The L-shaped panel sections are prepared on adjacent sides of the floor panel body and include a base section, a vertical support and a cut out section which is formed between the vertical support and the floor panel body. The L-shaped panel receiving sections are prepared on opposite sides of the L-shaped panel sections. The bottom layer of the floor panel has a thickness that is equal to or greater than a height of the L-shaped panel sections and depth of the L-shaped panel receiving sections. Each L-shaped panel receiving section includes a downward facing protrusion and a vertical support receiving passageway, which may engage a cut out section and receive a vertical support from another floor panel respectively. An adhesive is also applied to inner surfaces of the cut out section and vertical support receiving passageway. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281811 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING REINFORCED PLASTIC PROFILES HAVING IMPROVED THERMAL INSULATION FOR WINDOW CONSTRUCTION - The present invention relates to a method for producing plastic profiles having a foam core in a coextrusion method, a material which can be foamed being co-extruded into the cavity of a plastic hollow profile, in particular in the solid state, and foamed therein. The method according to the invention is suitable in particular for the production of sash and frame profiles of windows. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281812 | Connecting device for a separation element and separation element - A connecting device, which is provided for a separation element with a panel, in particular a glass panel, comprises at least one profile strip, which comprises a back element and a first and second side element, which define a mounting channel, within which the edge of the panel is held by means of an adhesive. According to the invention the profile strip comprises an anchor channel, which is connected by a through slot to the mounting channel, within which a separation profile which is provided with window openings, through which adhesive applied to the panel can penetrate into the anchor channel, separates with a middle part the back element and with a first and a second side part the first or second side element respectively of the profile strip from the panel. The profile strips mounted according to the invention, which preferably form a frame, can be connected to further profiles, e.g. a holding grip, or to at least one guide device, in particular to a carriage guided in a rail. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281813 | GRATING SYSTEM FORVEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC - A grating system typically includes longitudinal deep bars, axial crossbars, longitudinal filler bars seated on the crossbars between the deep bars and axial joining bars which join the deep bars and filler bars to one another. The crossbars are inserted lengthwise through slots formed in the deep bars. The joining bars are inserted lengthwise into holes formed in the deep bars and filler bars. The joining bars are typically above and aligned with the crossbars. The upper surfaces of the crossbars and filler bars are substantially flush with one another to form most of the upper surface of the grating system on which vehicular and pedestrian traffic typically travel | 2010-11-11 |
20100281814 | REBAR POSITIONER - A rebar positioner configured for being placed in a diagonal orientation within a cell of a masonry block including first and second end sections oriented in a first plane, a center S-shaped section in a second plane parallel to the first, laterally offset linear sections oriented in the second plane, and first and second vertical sections interconnecting the first and second end sections with the first and second linear sections, wherein the second end section terminates in a telltale extending away from the center section. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281815 | DEVICE FOR LAYING FLOATING FLAGSTONES AND INSTALLATION SYSTEM THEREOF - A device to be placed in floating floor slabs and the installation system thereof, the device comprising a cube having a pair of tubes on each side thereof, parallel with the base, with facing sides in identical position; within said sides a section designed for placing rods on which the different layers of the rebar mesh are supported and a system for fitting the mesh on the rods, and also the securing of the corners of the different levels of the rebar mesh by means of linking of the cubes using the rods. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281816 | Anchorage system for guardrail - An anchorage system is provided for fixing the guardrail tubes for the building works. The anchorage system includes a body member having a recess, an end portion being formed thereof locations allowing to receive screws fitting therewith for be fixed in a wood casing before that the concrete be poured therein and that the casing be removed thereof, a cavity, and grooves. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281817 | Anchor with structured clamping section - In an anchor for installation into a lightweight construction panel including at least a cover plate, wherein the anchor includes a radial clamping section for firm engagement with the cover plate when installed in a bore formed into the construction panel, the radial clamping section comprises an upper zone provided with axial grooves and a lower zone having transversely extending grooves both in engagement with the walls of the bore in the area of the cover plate. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281818 | METHOD FOR BUILDING WIND TURBINE TOWER - A method for erecting a tower includes the steps of providing a first pre-cast section of concrete and positioning it atop a foundation. A radially-inwardly extending ledge is attached to an interior wall of the first pre-cast section and a plurality of jacks is positioned below the ledge in circumferentially spaced apart relation to one another. The ledge and the first pre-cast section are raised to a first height by operating jacks in an ascending mode. A second pre-cast section is positioned beneath the first pre-cast section after the first pre-cast section has been lifted to the first height. The first pre-cast section is lowered onto the second pre-cast section by operating the jacks in a descending mode or the second pre-cast section is lifted by operating the jacks in ascending mode. An assembly building that surrounds a base of the tower protects workers from inclement weather. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281819 | Slip Formed Concrete Wind Turbine Tower - A wind turbine is formed of a concrete tower which is erected by slip forming. A primary lifting device is erected onto the tower by being lifted together with the slip form and being subsequently transferred onto the tower from the slip form after the tower has been formed. The nacelle, generator, and rotor of the turbine are then lifted onto the tower using the primary lifting device. A secondary lifting device supported on the tower is used to lower the primary lifting device to the ground after the nacelle, generator and rotor are assembled. The height of the tower is therefore not limited by the availability of suitable cranes so that a greater height of tower can be erected to take advantage of winds at greater elevation. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281820 | METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A WIND TURBINE ON A SITE, TRANSPORT OF A WIND TURBINE TOWER, WIND TURBINE TOWER AND VESSEL SUITABLE FOR TRANSPORTING A WIND TURBINE TOWER - Method for establishing a wind turbine ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100281821 | NON LOAD-BEARING METAL WALL STUD HAVING INCREASED STRENGTH - A non load-bearing metal wall stud has a sheet metal body with a web, a pair of flanges extending at right angles to the web, a pair of lips, each extending at a right angle from a straight edge of one of the flanges and a pair of skirts each extending at an angle from the straight edge of one of the lips. Knurled channels in the flanges and in the web stiffen the stud further. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281822 | LOAD SMART SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUS LOADING OF A PUCH INTO A FILL-SEAL MACHINE - A load smart system for continuously loading preformed pouches into a fill-seal machine is provided. A plurality of pouches are disposed within a pouch delivery device, each of the pouches having an upper edge and an indicia. The fill-seal machine includes a rotating turret having a plurality of radially extending grippers. The rotating turret rotates the plurality of gripper pairs between a loading station, an opening station, a filling station, a sealing station, and an unloading station. A robotic transfer device is positioned between the pouch delivery device and the loading station of the fill-seal machine. The robotic transfer device includes an optical sensor positioned on a gripper member. During operation, the optical sensor scans the indicia to determine the pouch characteristics and a controlling station controls the gripper member to deposits the pouch within the gripper pairs at the loading station a predetermined distance from the upper edge of the pouch. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281823 | CONTINUOUS MOTION INLINE FEEDER - An inline product feeder for a packaging line and related methods are disclosed. In one example, an inline product feeder includes a product input line configured to receive a contiguous supply of products and configured to guide the products in continuous motion along a path of travel. The inline product feeder also includes a packaging line configured to receive separated groups of the products from the product input line. The inline feeder further includes a feeder unit configured to separate groups of products from the contiguous supply of products in the product input line and move the group of products into the packaging line, each of the separated groups of products including a predetermined number of products from the product input line. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281824 | MACHINE FOR FILLING CAPSULES WITH PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS - In a machine for filling capsules, each of which defined by a bottom and a cap, with pharmaceutical products, the bottoms and the caps of the capsules are moved forward in sequence about a plurality of wheels provided with at least two actuating members movable under the control of respective tappets engaged in respective cams to open and close the capsules themselves, respectively; the cams being obtained on the outer surface of a drum mounted to rotate about a rotation axis parallel to the rotation axes of the wheels. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281825 | Capping Head - A capping head ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100281826 | Bottle Supporting Means with Clutch - A bottle support with clutch includes a tray ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100281827 | METHOD OF PROVIDING A DECORATIVE COVER FOR A FLOWER POT FORMED OF A HEAT SHRINKABLE MATERIAL - The presently disclosed and claimed inventive concept(s) relates to methods for providing decorative covers, decorative collars and decorative cover-collar combinations for covering a flower pot. The decorative covers and/or collars are formed from a variety of configurations of heat shrinkable sheet of material placed over all or a portion of a peripheral surface of the flower pot and then heated to shrink the sheet of material into a pressing engagement against the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281828 | WEB AND METHOD FOR FLUID FILLED UNITS - A preformed web and a method of producing dunnage units from the preformed web. The web is an elongate flattened thermoplastic tube having an inflation edge and an opposite edge. The tube includes spaced transverse seals that define sides of pouches. In one embodiment, the web is configured such that a gap forms between each pair of adjacent pouches when the pouches are inflated. In one embodiment, an inflation edge of the web comprises a frangible connection that allows the inflation edge to be broken by an unsharpened object. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281829 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPENSING PHARMACEUTICAL/MEDICAL PRODUCT AND BRANDING PHARMACEUTICAL/MEDICAL CONTAINERS - In some embodiments, containers can be, for example, labeled with a uniquely identifiable customer label. The labeled containers can be loaded into a carrier that caries containers. The carrier can be transported to and from various stations by a transport system. The container carrier can travel through, for example, a solid pharmaceutical dispensing system where all or some of the containers in the carrier can be filled with a specific quantity of pharmaceutical product. The carrier can be transported to a capping and branding station where the containers can be capped and branded. The caps can be pre-branded, blank, or a combination of pre-branded and blank. Where at least some of the containers are branded with blank caps, a carrier and/or container can be transported to a branding station that can brand caps with cap labeling information (e.g., logos, graphics, artwork, text, etc.) that can be specific to each cap. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281830 | MACHINE FOR AUTOMATIC PLACEMENT OF SLIDERS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - The invention concerns a machine ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100281831 | Inflatable mailer, apparatus, and method for making the same - The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to an apparatus and method for inflating and sealing a mailer comprising an inner inflatable liner having at least one inflation means through which a portion of gas can be introduced into the liner. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281832 | Method For Sealing A Continuous Tubular package And A Group Actuating The Method - A method is described for sealing a continuous tubular packaging ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100281833 | METHOD OF USING TEMPORARY DECORATION TO MASS CUSTOMIZE REFILLABLE GLASS VESSELS - The present invention relates to a method of using a combination permanent partial decoration and temporary decoration to mass customize refillable glass vessels. The method comprising: decorating a glass vessel with a permanent partial decoration, receiving the glass vessel at a filling facility, washing the glass vessel in caustic solution to remove presence of a temporary decoration, filling the glass vessel with a product contents, printing the temporary decoration on the glass vessel, distributing the glass vessel to a marketplace for use by a consumer, receiving the consumer used glass vessel at the filling facility, and recycling the glass vessel by returning to the step of washing. Other embodiments include not using the permanent partial decoration and printing the temporary decoration on the glass vessel, wherein at least some of the temporary decoration is printed on top of a background region to increase the luminance qualities of the temporary decoration. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281834 | Filtration heat transfer system - A filter cooling construction includes a mass of filtration material held in a filter body and a cooling member extending in the mass of filtration material. A manifold communicates with the cooling member for channeling a cooling fluid to the cooling member. In another embodiment, a heat transfer construction is provided so that a temperature control fluid can flow to the heat transfer member thereby selectively heating and cooling the mass of filtration material. Once use for such constructions is in air filters. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281835 | Harvester Head With Adhesive Attached Back Sheet - A harvester head ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100281836 | METHOD FOR HARVESTING ALGAE OR PLANTS AND DEVICE USED THEREBY - Method for harvesting algae and/or plants in an open and continuous system whereby the algae and/or plants are grown on a submersed substratum, wherein the substratum is moved during growing of the algae or plants. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281837 | COMBINE HEADER WITH GAUGE WHEELS TO CONTROL CUT HEIGHT - A header assembly for a combine harvester includes a header carried by an adapter on the feeder house of the combine and on a pair of gauge wheel which can be adjusted from inside the cab to change height of the cutter bar from the ground. This is used in combination with an Automatic Header Height Control so that the main suspension is adjusted to carry approximately 90% of the header weight, the header is dropped on the ground until the gauge wheels contact the ground, and causes the header to “float” with respect to the main carrier frame and the AHHC is set so that the combine feeder house stops lowering when a pre-set amount of header to adapter separation (float) is achieved with the AHHC operating to maintain this set amount by controlling the height of the feeder house. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281838 | COMBINATION GRASS DISCHARGE AND MULCH PLUG INSERT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A LAWNMOWER - A combination grass discharge and mulch plug insert apparatus and method are provided where the insert can include a first end configured for communication with a discharge opening of a lawnmower and a second end also configured for communication with the discharge opening. The first end can be configured for preventing discharge of grass clippings from the lawnmower, whereas the second end can be configured for allowing discharge of grass clippings through the second end. Further, the insert can be reversible such that it can be oriented in either a first position in which the first end is inserted into the discharge opening or a second position in which the second end is attached to the discharge opening. As a result, the lawnmower can be easily converted between mulching and side- or rear-discharge modes of operation. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281839 | Comminution device comprising at least one rotor and at least one counter-blade for the comminution of organic materials - The invention relates to a comminution device comprising at least one rotor and at least one counter-blade for the comminution of organic materials, earths, plant cultures or similar, wherein the organic material may be comminuted and transported to a trap device by means of the at least one rotor. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281840 | EXTRUDED BAT FOR THE REEL OF A CROP HARVESTING HEADER - A removable bat attachment to be applied when required over the tine tubes and fingers of reel of a harvesting machine is formed by an elongate flexible plastic extruded member having a first wall lying against the leading face of the plurality of fingers, a second wall at the inner edge of the first wall wrapping around the tine tube to define a generally cylindrical channel shaped receptacle to receive the tine tube therein and a third wall at the outer edge. In one arrangement the outer edge wraps around an outer end of the fingers and is snap fit onto the outer ends of the fingers and on to the tine tube so as to be held in place thereon by the snap fit. In another arrangement the outer edge has an end wall with a series of holes one for each finger so that the fingers project outwardly from the outer edge. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281841 | Method of Picking Product with a Mechanized Harvester - A harvesting device for mechanical harvesting of vegetables and the like. A pair of circular supports rotates on an axle disposed and are disposed in a housing. The circular supports are positioned on opposite sides of a picking path defined by a void in the housing and through which the vegetables pass as the harvester moves. Each circular support having at least one picking element extended into the picking path. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281842 | ELASTIC COMPOSITE YARNS AND WOVEN FABRICS MADE THEREFROM, AND METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Composite yarns have a filamentary core provided with at least one elastic performance filament and at least one inelastic control filament. A fibrous sheath, preferably formed from spun staple fibers, surrounds the filamentary core, preferably substantially along the entire length thereof. The at least one elastic performance filament most preferably includes a spandex and/or a lastol filament. The at least one inelastic control filament is most preferably formed of a textured polymer or copolymer of a polyamide, a polyester, a polyolefin and mixtures thereof. Preferably, the fibrous sheath is formed of synthetic and/or natural staple fibers, most preferably staple cotton fibers. The elastic composite fibers find particular utility as a component part of a woven textile fabric, especially as a stretch denim fabric, which exhibits advantageous elastic recovery of at least about 95.0% (ASTM D3107). | 2010-11-11 |
20100281843 | MULTI-STAGE COMPRESSOR FAULT DETECTION AND PROTECTION - In certain embodiments, a system includes a controller configured to obtain an inter-stage pressure measurement between stages of a multi-stage compressor. The controller is also configured to identify actual damage in the multi-stage compressor based at least in part on the inter-stage pressure measurement. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281844 | STEAM TURBINE POWER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A method of assembling a steam turbine power system with a coolant source is provided. The method includes providing a first steam turbine train including a first high pressure turbine assembly, a first low pressure turbine assembly coupled in flow communication with the first high pressure turbine assembly, and a first condenser coupled in flow communication with the first low pressure turbine assembly. The method also includes providing a second steam turbine train including a second high pressure turbine assembly, a second low pressure turbine assembly coupled in flow communication with the second high pressure turbine assembly, and a second condenser coupled in flow communication with the second low pressure turbine assembly. The method further includes coupling cooling tubes to the first condenser and the second condenser, the cooling tubes configured to deliver coolant from the coolant source through the first condenser, from the first condenser through the second condenser, and from the second condenser back to the coolant source. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281845 | Jet fuel compositions and methods of making and using same - Provided herein are, among other things, jet fuel compositions and methods of making and using the same. In some embodiments, the fuel compositions comprise at least a fuel component readily and efficiently produced, at least in part, from a microorganism. In certain embodiments, the fuel compositions provided herein comprise a high concentration of at least a bioengineered fuel component. In further embodiments, the fuel compositions provided herein comprise a C | 2010-11-11 |
20100281846 | Jet fuel compositions and methods of making and using same - Provided herein are, among other things, jet fuel compositions and methods of making and using the same. In some embodiments, the fuel compositions comprise at least a fuel component readily and efficiently produced, at least in part, from a microorganism. In certain embodiments, the fuel compositions provided herein comprise a high concentration of at least a bioengineered fuel component. In further embodiments, the fuel compositions provided herein comprise limonane. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281847 | Mixed fuel coal burner for gas turbines - As shown schematically in FIG. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281848 | Three-point fixing arrangement of ignition electrodes of a burner - A burner having two ignition electrodes and a bracket is provided. The bracket is arranged on the outer surface of the burner and the ignition electrodes are held, at in each case three points of their periphery, in a fixed position using the bracket. A gas turbine with the burner is also provided. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281849 | DOOR-TYPE THRUST REVERSER FOR A JET ENGINE - This thrust reverser comprises at least two doors ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100281850 | Buried radial flow stereolithographic rocket motor - A hybrid rocket motor is manufactured by photopolymerizing the solid fuel grain in a stereolithography method, wherein fuel grains in a plastic matrix are deposited in layers for building a solid fuel rocket body in three dimensions for improved performance and for a compact design, the hybrid rocket motor including buried radial channels for defining a desired burn profile including the oxidizer to fuel burn ratio. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281851 | EXHAUST GAS EMISSIONS REACTOR AND METHOD OF TREATING EXHAUST GAS - An exhaust gas emissions reactor and method of treating exhaust gas. The reactor has a housing for receiving exhaust gas from an engine. An oxidation catalyst is disposed in the housing for receiving exhaust gas from an inlet, and at least one mixing duct in the housing receives exhaust gas from the oxidation catalyst. An injector introduces reduction agent into the exhaust gas in the mixing duct, and at least one mixer effects mixing of exhaust gas and reduction agent. Disposed in the mixing duct downstream of the injector is an SCR catalyst for receiving exhaust gas/reduction agent mixture therethrough. Treated exhaust gas is conveyed to an outlet of the housing. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281852 | Filter Regeneration System and Method - A filter regeneration system for an internal combustion engine operable at an engine speed and having: a gas exhaust system for fluidly expelling exhaust gas at an exhaust gas temperature; and at least one filter arrangement in fluid communication with the gas exhaust system and configured to capture particulate in the exhaust gas. The regeneration system includes: a load generating arrangement in operable communication with the internal combustion engine and configured to modify the mechanical load on the internal combustion engine, thereby changing the exhaust gas temperature; and at least one controller in electrical communication with at least a portion of the load generating arrangement and configured to control at least one operating parameter of the load generating arrangement. A method of regenerating a filter arrangement is also disclosed. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281853 | METHOD OF ESTIMATING QUANTITY OF N2O PRODUCED IN AMMONIA OXIDATION CATALYST AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An object of the invention is to estimate the quantity of N | 2010-11-11 |
20100281854 | FAULT ANALYSIS METHOD FOR A LAMBDA PROBE - A fault analysis method for a lambda probe of an internal combustion engine, in particular for detecting a heater input, has the following steps: measurement of an air ratio in the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine by a lambda probe, control of the air ratio in the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine by a lambda probe by a lambda controller intervention in accordance with the measured air ratio, and evaluation of the lambda controller intervention in order to detect a fault. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281855 | MODEL BASED METHOD FOR SELECTIVE CATALYST REDUCER UREA DOSING STRATEGY - A method to control NO | 2010-11-11 |
20100281856 | DEVICE FOR PURIFICATION OF EXHAUST GAS - A device for purification of exhaust gas including: an exhaust gas passage | 2010-11-11 |
20100281857 | System and Method of Maintaining Pressure of a Hydraulic Motor - A system and method of maintaining pressure of a hydraulic motor is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of pistons disposed about a periphery of a flywheel, wherein each piston is compressed by a roller during each revolution of the flywheel. As each piston is engaged and pushes against the roller, the piston is forced inward and forces hydraulic fluid out of the cylinder adding pressure to the system to run the hydraulic motor. In addition, the piston pushing against the roller causes the flywheel to continue to rotate. As the force acting on the piston causes the flywheel to rotate, the next piston starts to approach the position of the prior piston. This action continues as long as the fluid is under pressure when it enters each cylinder. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281858 | REGENERATIVE SUSPENSION WITH ACCUMULATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In exemplary embodiments, a regenerative suspension system replaces or complements a standard shock absorber on a vehicle. A pump attaches via a hose to a central accumulator cylinder that is mounted on a vehicle. Pressurized fluid, air, or other material charges the accumulator. The Pressurized fluid, air, or other material is controllably released via a valve in order to perform work. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281859 | OIL PRESSURE SYSTEM AND VALVE ASSEMBLY USED IN OIL PRESSURE SYSTEM - In the oil pressure system, a control unit sets a flow passage changeover valve to be in a merging state, and sets a relief pressure to a low relief pressure via a relief pressure changeover unit in the case that the rotational speed of the engine is lower than a predetermined threshold level. Also, the control unit sets the flow passage changeover valve to be in a branching state, and sets the relief pressure to a high relief pressure via the relief pressure changeover unit in the case that the rotational speed of the engine is the predetermined threshold level or higher. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281860 | Hydraulic circuit with selectively actuated motor - A hydraulic circuit for a vehicle having at least one selectively actuated hydraulic assist motor. The hydraulic circuit includes a first loop that includes, in serial order, a first hydraulic pump, a first hydraulic line, at least one hydraulic motor and a second hydraulic line. A second hydraulic pump and a third valve is used to control the flow of low pressure fluid from the second pump to the hydraulic motor casing. The low pressure fluid through the third valve maintains the motor pistons retracted when the motor is not being used. For actuating the motor, the third valve is actuated for disconnecting the second pump and relieving pressure from the motor casing. Low pressure is then provided to the first and second lines for extending the motor pistons. The first and second valves are then actuated for isolating the first and second lines from one another, and the first pump is used to power the motor. The first, second and third valves are advantageously solenoid cartridge valves. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281861 | LINEAR ROLLER BEARING ASSEMBLY AND SUB-ASSEMBLY AND RECIPROCATING MACHINERY INCORPORATING THE SAME - Linear roller bearing assemblies can include a hub, a collar around the hub and roller bearing sub-assemblies disposed in a radial pattern around the hub. The roller bearing sub-assemblies can guide linear movement of the hub relative to the collar along a selected direction. Each roller bearing sub-assembly can include a roller and straps wrapped partially around the roller. Each strap is connected to at least one of the hub and the collar. And at least one of the straps can be connected to the roller while at least one of the straps can be circumferentially free of the roller. The hub and collar are moveable relative to each other along the selected direction for a distance that is approximately half of a circumference of the roller. Methods of forming linear roller bearing assemblies are also disclosed, as are multi-cylinder Stirling engines and a thermal energy recovery system. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281862 | MARINE DIESEL ENGINE - In a marine diesel engine equipped with a plurality of turbochargers, when the turbochargers are switched from single operation to parallel operation or from parallel operation to single operation, surging in the turbocharger to be started or stopped is prevented. The marine diesel engine includes an exhaust pipe (L | 2010-11-11 |
20100281863 | TURBOCHARGER DEVICE - The rotation speed of a hybrid exhaust turbine turbocharger is controlled by a simple configuration without having to use an expensive controller that instantaneously performs complicated calculations, so that surging of the hybrid exhaust turbine turbocharger is prevented. Provided are at least one exhaust turbine turbocharger ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100281864 | ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE SYSTEM AND METHOD - An ORC system configured to limit temperature of a working fluid below a threshold temperature is provided. The ORC system includes a heat source configured to provide waste heat fluid. The ORC system also includes a heat exchanger coupled to the heat source, wherein the heat exchanger includes multiple external or internal enhancement features. The external enhancement features are configured to reduce a first heat transfer coefficient between the working fluid and the waste heat fluid from the heat source, external to the heat exchanger. The internal enhancement features are configured to increase a second heat transfer coefficient between the working fluid and the waste heat fluid from a heat source, internal to the heat exchanger. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281865 | ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE SYSTEM AND METHOD - An ORC system configured to limit temperature of a working fluid below a threshold temperature is provided. The ORC system includes a heat source configured to convey a waste heat fluid. The ORC system also includes a heat exchanger coupled to the heat source. The heat exchanger includes an evaporator configured to receive the waste heat fluid from the heat source and vaporize the working fluid, wherein the evaporator is further configured to allow heat exchange between the waste heat fluid and the vaporized working fluid at an elevated temperature and further produce an evaporator outlet flow including a lower temperature waste heat fluid. The heat exchanger also includes a superheater configured to receive the lower temperature waste heat fluid from the evaporator, wherein the superheater is further configured to allow heat exchange between the lower temperature waste heat fluid and a relatively higher temperature working fluid contained in the superheater and further produce a superheater outlet flow comprising an elevated temperature waste heat fluid. The heat exchanger further includes a preheater configured to receive the elevated temperature waste heat fluid from the superheater and allow heat exchange with a relatively lower temperature working fluid in a liquid state contained in the preheater. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281866 | EXHAUST GAS BYPASS VALVE CONTROL FOR THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR - A method of controlling engine exhaust flow through at least one of an exhaust bypass and a thermoelectric device via a bypass valve is provided. The method includes: determining a mass flow of exhaust exiting an engine; determining a desired exhaust pressure based on the mass flow of exhaust; comparing the desired exhaust pressure to a determined exhaust pressure; and determining a bypass valve control value based on the comparing, wherein the bypass valve control value is used to control the bypass valve. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281867 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING ENERGY FROM DRIVING ENGINES - Method for recovering energy from engines ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100281868 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTER - A combustor for a gas turbine engine, and including an integrated dome and deflector having a conical shape optimized for each individual combustor cup in an array of combustor cups, as determined by CFD analysis for eliminating combustor air recirculation zones and swirling. A related method is also disclosed. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281869 | Airblown Syngas Fuel Nozzle With Diluent Openings - A fuel nozzle tip for use with a combustor and a method of assembling the fuel nozzle tip are provided. The fuel nozzle tip includes a fuel tube and an air collar coupled to the fuel tube. The fuel tube includes a first plurality of circumferentially-spaced fuel openings and a second plurality of circumferentially-spaced fuel openings. The fuel tube is configured to channel fuel into a mixing zone defined within the combustor. The air collar includes a plurality of circumferentially-spaced air openings configured to discharge air into the mixing zone. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281870 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEATING FUEL FOR A GAS TURBINE - In certain embodiments, a system includes a fuel heater. The fuel heater includes a first heat exchanger configured to receive compressed air from a compressor and to transfer heat from the compressed air to feedwater. The fuel heater also includes a second heat exchanger configured to receive heated feedwater from the first heat exchanger and to transfer heat from the heated feedwater to a fuel. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281871 | Airblown Syngas Fuel Nozzle with Diluent Openings - A fuel nozzle tip for use with a combustor and a method of assembling the fuel nozzle tip are provided. The fuel nozzle tip includes a fuel tube and an air collar coupled to the fuel tube. The fuel tube includes a first plurality of circumferentially-spaced fuel openings and a second plurality of circumferentially-spaced fuel openings. The fuel tube is configured to channel fuel into a mixing zone defined within the combustor. The air collar includes a plurality of circumferentially-spaced air openings configured to discharge air into the mixing zone. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281872 | Airblown Syngas Fuel Nozzle With Diluent Openings - A fuel nozzle tip for use with a combustor and a method of assembling the fuel nozzle tip are provided. The fuel nozzle tip includes a fuel tube and an air collar coupled to the fuel tube. The fuel tube includes a first plurality of circumferentially-spaced fuel openings and a second plurality of circumferentially-spaced fuel openings. The fuel tube is configured to channel fuel into a mixing zone defined within the combustor. The air collar includes a plurality of circumferentially-spaced air openings configured to discharge air into the mixing zone. At least one of the plurality of air openings is oriented to facilitate generating a swirl number of greater than 0.6 within the mixing zone. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281873 | Variable Supersonic Mach Number Air Heater Utilizing Supersonic Combustion - A supersonic combustion apparatus including a fixed geometric nozzle having a converging area, throat, and a diverging area, at least one movable combination of a fuel injector and an oxygen injector where the combined fuel injector and the oxygen injector is located within the divergent area of the fixed geometric nozzle, and an exit plane adjacent and downstream to the diverging area. The exit plane Mach speed is varied by heat addition in the diverging area by introduction of a combustible fuel through the fuel injector and oxygen through the oxygen injector and then axially aligning and positioning the combination of the fuel injector and the oxygen injector along the length of the diverging area to obtain a stabilized flame at the exit plane. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281874 | Airflow vectoring member - One embodiment is an apparatus comprising an aircraft airflow duct, and a rotatable member disposed within the duct. The rotatable member is rotatable to vector airflow and is capable of being spun in different directions at a variety of rotational rates. Some embodiments include stationary rotatable members. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281875 | Dynamic control of a gas turbine engine compressor during rapid transients - A gas turbine engine is disclosed that has with two or more compressors. A first one of the compressors include a compressor variable geometry mechanism that may be in the form of adjustable vanes, bleed valves, or the like. A first one of the compressors is turned at a first speed and the second one of the compressors is turned at a second speed. The first speed is maintained approximately constant while the second speed varies and position of the compressor variable geometry mechanism is modulated in accordance with the second speed of the second one of the compressors to regulate surge margin for the first one of the compressors. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281876 | FUEL BLANKETING BY INERT GAS OR LESS REACTIVE FUEL LAYER TO PREVENT FLAME HOLDING IN PREMIXERS - A premixer for a gas turbine combustor includes a first passage configured to inject a highly reactive fuel; and a second passage configured to inject an inert gas or a less reactive fuel or a mixture of both. The second passage is configured to form a layer of the inert gas or less reactive fuel or the mixture of both that blankets a layer of the highly reactive fuel. Another premixer includes a plurality of nozzles, each nozzle including a pair of concentric tubes, the pair of concentric tubes including a first tube configured to inject a highly reactive fuel and a second tube surrounding the first tube and configured to dispense an inert gas or a less reactive fuel or a mixture of both that blankets the highly reactive fuel. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281877 | SINGLE SHAFT COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT START-UP METHOD AN SINGLE SHAFT COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT - In a start-up method of a single shaft combined cycle power plant, during a time period from when the gas turbine is started up to when rotation speed of the gas turbine reaches a rotation speed allowing self-sustained operation using the combustion gas, auxiliary steam from the start-up boiler is fed to the low-pressure steam turbine via the low-pressure turbine steam supply pipe by controlling valve opening degree of the auxiliary steam flow control valve. The low-pressure steam turbine generates a drive force. Speed-up control is performed in a unified manner for the gas turbine, the high-pressure steam turbine, the low-pressure steam turbine, and the power generator. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281878 | MILD GASIFICATION COMBINED-CYCLE POWERPLANT - The invention provides a hybrid integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plant for carbon dioxide emission reduction and increased efficiency where the syngas is maintained as a temperature above a tar condensation temperature of a volatile matter in the syngas. The invention also provides methods and equipment for retrofitting existing IGCC plants to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, increase efficiency, reduce equipment size and/or decrease the use of water, coal or other resources. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281879 | MULTI-SOURCE GAS TURBINE COOLING - A cooling arrangement for a gas turbine engine includes: (a) a turbine nozzle having: (i) spaced-apart arcuate inner and outer bands; and (ii) a hollow, airfoil-shaped turbine vane extending between the inner and outer bands, the vane disposed in a primary flowpath of the engine; (b) a supporting structure coupled to the outer band such that an outer band cavity is defined between the outer band and the stationary structure; (c) a first conduit passing through the outer band cavity and communicating with the interior of the vane, the first conduit coupled to a first source of cooling air within the engine; and (d) a second conduit communicating with the outer band cavity, the second conduit coupled to a second source of cooling air within the engine. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281880 | AIRCRAFT PROPULSION ASSEMBLY COMPRISING HOT AIR BLEED SYSTEMS - An aircraft propulsion unit includes a nacelle ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100281881 | GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR AND FUEL MANIFOLD MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT - A mounting system for locating a combustor and a fuel manifold of a gas turbine engine within a gas generator casing thereof is described. The mounting system comprises at least three support pin assemblies which extend radially inwardly from the gas generator casing. The support pin assemblies support both the fuel manifold and at least an upstream end of the combustor and maintaining engagement between the fuel manifold and the combustor during operation of the gas turbine engine. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281882 | REFRIGERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REFRIGERATING - A Refrigerating system ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100281883 | Self-contained heating or cooling suit - The inventive concept involves a garment or full body suit that covers the entire body of a wearer including the hands, the feet and the head. The garment can be used in either a cold or a hot environment. The heating or cooling system is controlled by a microprocessor that operates on a mini pump that pumps a heating or cooling liquid through tubes that are imbedded throughout the suit. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281884 | Thermoelectric Management Unit - Embodiments of the invention provide a thermal management unit including a housing, at least one fan, a plurality of thermoelectric modules, at least one heat sink assembly coupled to the plurality of thermoelectric modules, and controller providing power to the plurality of thermoelectric modules. The thermal management unit also includes a printed circuit board incorporating the plurality of thermoelectric modules and electrically connecting the plurality of thermoelectric modules to the controller. The printed circuit board separates an ambient side of the thermal management unit and an enclosure side of the thermal management unit. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281885 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR CRYOGENIC REFRIGERATION - Cryogenic refrigeration employs a pulse tube cryo-cooler and a dilution refrigerator to provide very low temperature cooling, for example, to cool superconducting processors. Continuous cryogenic cycle refrigeration may be achieved using multiple adsorption pumps. Various improvements may include multiple distinct thermal-linking points, evaporation pots with cooling structures, and/or one or more gas-gap heat switches which may be integral to an adsorption pump. A reservoir volume may provide pressure relief when the system is warmed above cryogenic temperature, reducing the mass of the system. Additional heat exchangers and/or separate paths for condensation and evaporation may be provided. Multi-channel connectors may be used, and/or connectors formed of a regenerative material with a high specific heat capacity at cryogenic temperature. Flexible PCBs may provide thermal links to components that embody temperature gradients. Various components may be pre-cooled, for example via a switchable thermalization system. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281886 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FREEZING AND THAWING BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS - There are provided a system and a method for cryopreserving a liquid biological material disposed in a bag having a longitudinal axis. The system comprises a bag holder for holding the bag, so that the biological material therein has a surface area S, and a volume V, a tank containing a cryogenic fluid, a mechanism for the immersion of the bag holder into the tank along the longitudinal axis, an opening in the tank for insertion therethrough of the bag holder, and a guide member extending from the opening into the tank. There are further provided a system and a method for warming a cryopreserved liquid biological material disposed in a bag. The system comprises a heat source, a warming device having a space for placing the bag therein, connected to the heat source and adapted to transfer heat from the heat source to the bag, and means for maintaining the heat source in heat transfer contact with a cryogenically preserved portion of the material to allow receiving the heat by said cryogenically preserved portion. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281887 | ANTI-SLOSHING STRUCTURE FOR LNG CARGO TANK - The present invention relates to anti-sloshing LNG cargo tanks to mitigate a sloshing phenomenon. The anti-sloshing LNG cargo tank having a first barrier for preventing leakage of a cryogenic LNG, a second barrier and an insulation pad provided to supplement the first barrier, includes: an anti-sloshing bulkhead for partitioning a space in the LNG cargo tank into a plurality of spaces to reduce a sloshing phenomenon of the LNG that moves in the LNG cargo tank; and a stool part united at a first surface thereof to an inner wall of an LNG carrier body and united at a second surface thereof to the anti-sloshing bulkhead to fasten the anti-sloshing bulkhead to the inner wall of the LNG cargo tank. The stool part is coupled to the first barrier and the second barrier and having the insulation pad therein, thus preventing the cryogenic LNG from leaking towards the inner wall of the LNG carrier body or from exchanging heat with the inner wall of the LNG carrier body. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281888 | METHOD FOR COOLING SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS - The invention describes a method for cooling at least one super-conducting magnet. According to the invention, the cooling of the super-conducting magnet(s) takes place exclusively by means of one or more helium flows which are at at least two temperature levels. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281889 | METHOD OF CONTROL OF THERMAL ENERGY MODULE BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION - A control system measures the pressure/temperature of the refrigerant within a Thermal Energy Module having a heat exchanger and calculates the thickness of ice within the Thermal Energy Module. A controller calculates an integral starting from the moment when ice accumulation begins: I(t)=∫Tr(τ)*dτ where Tr is the refrigerant saturation temperature changing with time t. The thickness of the ice on one side of the heat exchanger can be calculated using the following formula: X=√(2*I*K*Ui/ρi/ci) where Ui is the thermal conductance of ice ρi is the density of the ice Ci is the latent heat of the ice K is a correction coefficient associated with the type of the heat exchanger. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281890 | Refrigerant Charging System and Method for Using Vapor-Phase Refrigerant - A refrigerant charging system and method for charging a refrigeration system with a vapor-phase refrigerant includes a refrigerant source, an input line, a sensor and a pressure regulator. The input line connects the refrigerant source to the refrigeration system. One or more valves are disposed between the refrigerant source and refrigeration system to regulate the pressure of the refrigerant being introduced into the refrigeration system, and the sensor measures the pressure of the refrigerant entering the refrigeration system. A pressure regulator can also be used to regulate the flow of refrigerant. Once the pressure of the refrigerant reaches a predetermined pressure, the refrigeration system is fully charged, and the transfer of refrigerant to the refrigeration system is stopped. The system and method are used to charge the refrigeration system of, e.g., an automotive vehicle, and the refrigeration is carbon dioxide. | 2010-11-11 |
20100281891 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRYING FLUIDS CONDUCTED IN CLOSED CIRCUITS - A device for drying fluids conducted in a closed circuit provides a bypass line which can be switched in parallel to a pipe of the closed circuit that conducts a fluid via a first valve and a second valve. A first demoisturizer may be disposed in the bypass line. A method for drying fluids conducted in closed circuits is also provided. Part of the fluid may be directed from the pipe of the closed circuit into the bypass line connected in parallel to the pipe of the closed circuit and dried using the device according to the system described herein. | 2010-11-11 |