48th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140345229 | Work Platform System Including Suspended Paneled Portion and Method of Implementing Same - A work platform system for implementation in relation to a structure, as well as subsystems and components thereof and methods of implementation and use relating thereto, are disclosed herein. In at least one embodiment, the work platform system includes a first pair of flexible elements and a second pair of flexible elements, where a respective first end of each of the flexible elements is coupled at least indirectly to a first support component and a respective second end of each of the flexible elements is coupled at least indirectly to a second support component. The work platform system can further include a plurality of panel structures supported upon the flexible elements, a suspension component, and a clamp structure coupled to at least one of the first pair of flexible elements and the second pair of flexible elements. The work platform system can include one or more support extension. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345230 | SINGLE PLY ROOFING MEMBRANES WITH MULTIFUNCTIONAL BIODEGRADABLE RELEASE LINER - A roofing laminate includes a roofing membrane, preferably a white roofing membrane, which is covered with a protective sheet. The protective sheet is tinted so that it has a coloration distinguishable from the roofing. The roofing laminate is applied to a roof surface and the release liner protects the outer surface of the membrane from scrapes and dirt during installation. Once the roof is installed the protective sheets are removed from all of the membrane sheets, exposing a clean surface. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345231 | Bricklaying Assistive Device - A bricklaying assistive device for positioning bricks in a straight and level manner with a dead man pole is provided. The bricklaying assistive device comprises a brick leveler arm and a gripping area formed in the brick leveler arm. The gripping area is sized and shaped for receiving at least a portion of the dead man pole. A securing mechanism releasably secures the dead man pole within the gripping area. Upon securing the dead man pole within the gripping area, bricks are positionable against the brick leveler arm allowing positioning of the bricks in a straight and level manner. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345232 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PACKAGE THAT INCLUDES EDIBLE SUBSTANCES - An apparatus may manufacture a package that includes edible substances. The apparatus may include a first provider for providing a first edible substance into a first space and include a second provider for providing a second edible substance into a second space, at least one of the two edible substances including ready-to-eat cereal. The apparatus further includes a partition mechanism for implement a partition for separating the two edible substances. The apparatus further includes a sealing mechanism for sealing a container that encloses the first space and/or the second space. The apparatus further includes a tube-handling mechanism for combining a tube with the container for forming a combination, an internal width of the tube being larger than an average unit width of units of the ready-to-eat cereal, wherein the package comprises the combination. The apparatus further includes a controller for controlling at least one of the above-mentioned members. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345233 | ASEPTIC FILLER FOR FLOWABLE PRODUCTS - An aseptic filler apparatus ( | 2014-11-27 |
20140345234 | Method for Preparing a Nutritional Supplement for a Woman - An ingestible nutritional substance (supplement and the like) including vitamins, minerals and other ingredients beneficial to a woman and/or her child that a woman may take at a time of her life surrounding pregnancy. This includes by ingesting determined and suited types and amounts of ingredients, including at selected times, to best assist the woman and/or infant's needs at the respective times. The ingestible supplement can be formulated for drinking with appropriate nutritional and health benefits as well as with desired lifestyle and taste and aesthetic attributes. The dosing and packaging of the supplement to best suit a specific class of woman's and baby's needs are also described. Other aspects are directed to the preservation, storage and dispensation of one or more ingredients that may not be stable with one another during storage. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345235 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASSEMBLING HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE BOX - A base sheet and a cover sheet are supplied, the height of at least one product which is placed on the base sheet is measured, and second fold lines are formed on the base sheet and the cover sheet such that the second fold lines are spaced from respective first fold lines formed on the respective side portions of the base sheet and the cover sheet and such that the space between each of the first fold lines and the corresponding one of the second fold lines is adjusted based on the value of the measured height of the product. The base sheet is folded, the base sheet and the cover sheet are arranged so that the base sheet crosses the cover sheet, the cover sheet is placed on the base sheet, and the cover sheet is folded to bond the cover sheet to the bottom sheet. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345236 | Dual Heat Strip And Removable Tray For A Vacuum Sealing Machine - A vacuum sealing machine includes a base assembly having an upper base portion removably secured to a lower base portion and displacing relative to the lower base portion from a closed position to an open position. Two or more heating strips are disposed on the lower base portion, and each of the heating strips is adapted to seal a portion of an open end of a sealable bag disposed between the lower and upper base portions. At least one securement feature is disposed on the upper base portion and is adapted to apply pressure to a portion of the open end of the inserted sealable bag when the sealable bag is sealed by at least one of the heating strips. In addition, A control unit including at least one microprocessor and a memory unit is in communication with each of the two or more heating strips. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345237 | PACKAGING MACHINE - A product packaging machine comprises a conveyor ( | 2014-11-27 |
20140345238 | Air Filtration and Visual Barrier for Enclosure with Front-To-Back Airflow - An enclosure has a perforated front door with a replaceable filter, and a perforated rear side allowing air to flow through the enclosure. The enclosure also has mounting brackets for heat generating elements, such as line cards or other rack mounted electronics. A fan draws air through the perforated front door, though the filter, and across the heat generating elements. Side brushes are disposed on a side wall near the front of the enclosure, which allow any cables attached to the heat generating elements to exit the enclosure. The front door is removable, opening up one side of the side brushes and allowing the cables to slide in the side brushes while still connected to the heat generating elements. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345239 | Pivoting Action Low Profile Sickle Drive - The pivoting action sickle drive has a low profile allowing incorporation in or below a floor of a header of a plant cutting machine to allow passage of cut plant material thereabout. The drive includes a substantially flat rotatable input element, and a drive arm connected eccentric thereto for eccentric rotation along an epicyclical path. The arm extends to a connection with a pivot arm of a pivot element that connects to a knife arm that drives a sickle knife assembly, such that the pivot element, knife arm and knife assembly will be reciprocatingly driven by the eccentric rotation of the drive arm. A second drive can oppositely drive a second sickle knife assembly, such that opposite forces generated by the drives will cancel. The drives can be packaged in a forwardly tapered or curved enclosure, and the pivot elements can be correspondingly shaped to streamline the drives. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345240 | ZERO-TURN LAWNMOWER WITH IMPROVED CONTROL HANDLES - A lawnmower includes a chassis; a seat supported on the chassis for permitting an operator to sit or stand on the chassis; a pair of drive wheels for supporting the chassis above a ground surface; an engine and a pair of transmissions for driving the drive wheels; and a pair of manually-moveable handle assemblies for controlling the transmissions. Each handle assembly includes a substantially vertically-extending control handle, wherein the control handles are mounted outboard of opposite sides of the seat so as not to block the operator's ingress or egress from the seat. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345241 | BRUSH HARVESTERS OPERABLE BY HAND AND BY A VEHICLE - There is disclosed a brush harvester including ground-engaging wheels so as to be operable in a walk-behind manner and/or by being pushed or pulled along the ground by a person walking on the ground. There is also disclosed a brush harvester unit mounted to a vehicle such as an ATV, so as to be operable by driving or riding the vehicle. There is additionally disclosed a brush harvester unit configurable for either of these modes of operation. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345242 | CUTTER APPARATUS - A cutter apparatus comprising a frame having a mounting member connectable to a piece of prime mover equipment; a cutter assembly connected to the frame, the cutter assembly comprising a support member having a first end; a drive shaft having a first end journaled to the first end of the support member; and a plurality of discrete cutter members stacked on the drive shaft so as to be engaged with an adjacent one of the cutter members, each of the cutter members having at least one cutting edge; and a drive assembly connected to the drive shaft in a way that activation of the drive assembly causes the drive shaft to rotate and thereby rotate the cutter members. The frame may have a base and an extension arm pivotally connected to the base. The support member may be pivotally connected to the extension arm. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345243 | CUTTING EQUIPMENT FOR PLANT ROWS - A pruning system ( | 2014-11-27 |
20140345244 | ACCUMULATION WINDGUARD - In an example embodiment, an accumulation windguard includes non-porous sidewalls and a porous cover that extend about an accumulation area of a baler. The sidewalls deflect transverse airflow across the accumulation area and the cover allow for longitudinal airflow. Openings in the cover may be sized to deflect crop material to the accumulation area during the passage of airflow therethrough. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345245 | CABLE ASSEMBLY CURVATURE LIMITER - The present invention concerns a cable assembly curvature limiter for limiting the curvature of a cable assembly in a transition from a vertical direction to a horizontal direction. The invention further concerns an offshore facility comprising the cable assembly curvature limiter and a method of suspending the cable assembly from an upper level of an offshore facility. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345246 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE SUMP PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM - A sump pressurization system for a gas turbine engine comprises a first hollow shaft and a second hollow shaft disposed within the first hollow shaft and defining a cavity therebetween. Each of the first and second hollow shafts has a common axis of rotation. Also included is a source of pressurized air to pressurize the cavity and a plurality of hollow tubes disposed in the cavity. The tubes are oriented perpendicular to the axis of rotation and are connected to and rotatable with the first hollow shaft. A plurality of apertures in the second hollow shaft are in fluid communication with the tubes, such that pressurized air flowing through the tubes passes through the apertures into the interior of the second hollow shaft. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345247 | Tank and Method for Manufacturing Same - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a tank ( | 2014-11-27 |
20140345248 | COMPACT GASIFIER-GENSET ARCHITECTURE - A compact biomass gasification-based power generation system that converts carbonaceous material into electrical power, including an enclosure that encases: a gasifier including a pyrolysis module coaxially arranged above a reactor module, a generator including an engine and an alternator, and a hopper. The generator system additionally includes a first heat exchanger fluidly connected to an outlet of the reactor module and thermally connected to the drying module, a second heat exchanger fluidly connected to an outlet of the engine and thermally connected to the pyrolysis module, and a third heat exchanger fluidly connected between the outlet of the reactor module and the first heat exchanger, the third heat exchanger thermally connected to an air inlet of the reactor module. The system can additionally include a central wiring conduit electrically connected to the pyrolysis module, reactor module, and engine, and a control panel connected to the conduit that enables single-side operation. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345249 | Regenerative Gas Turbine Combustor - A regenerative gas turbine combustor is provided that enable to reduce an amount of leakage of compressed air before preheating to compressed air after the preheating. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345250 | IGNITER FOR A GAS TURBINE - A gas turbine igniter includes an igniter rod disposed within a guide tube configured for travel between a hot-end region and a cold-end region and a cap connected to the guide tube, the cap defining an access passageway for the igniter rod. An attachment structure is provided for reducing the moment loading at the cold end of the igniter rod. The attachment structure has threaded outer surface configured to engage in a threaded connection with a threaded inner surface of the cap in an end portion of the cap that is proximate to the cold-end region, whereby the attachment structure is attachable to the end portion of the cap via the threaded connection. An inner surface of the attachment structure forms a guide surface for the igniter rod, at a reduced radial clearance with the igniter rod in comparison to the cap, proximate to the cold-end region. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345251 | Efficient Electromagnetic Propulsion System With Communications Capability - An electronic propulsion engine that creates a propulsive force or thrust using electromagnetic forces or electrostatic forces, with an effect that is similar to the thrust of a jet or rocket engine. Forces are generated using electromagnets or capacitor plates that are separated by dielectric spacer cores and are operated with two modulated currents. The two modulated currents are synchronized, but with a relative phase such that the forces on the two magnets or capacitor plates are not balanced. Included are techniques to reduce circuit impedance and control electric-magnetic field dispersion, such as tuned LCR circuits, dielectric core materials between the magnets or capacitor plates, and RF superconductors result in high propulsion efficiencies. The system operates at RF frequencies and can also be used as a communication device. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345252 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR A VIRTUAL BLOCKER - A virtual blocker door for use in an aircraft thrust reverser is provided. The virtual blocker door may be capable of creating a wall of air to inhibit fan air flow through a fan air duct. The wall of air may direct the fan air flow through a cascade to provide a reverse thrust. Moreover, the virtual blocker door provides for improved aerodynamic efficiency in the fan air duct by replacing traditional brackets, drag links, and doors with a wall of air. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345253 | MULTI-NOZZLE FLOW DIVERTER FOR JET ENGINE - An exhaust system for a variable cycle aircraft engine. The exhaust system comprises a core exhaust for bypass air and hot gases of combustion. The core exhaust includes a convergent-divergent nozzle. The convergent-divergent nozzle is formed from a plurality of flaps and seals. The exhaust system comprises a third air duct for a third stream of air. The third stream of air is selectively exhausted from the third duct through a secondary nozzle or divergent slots in the convergent-divergent nozzle, or both depending upon the flight mode. A diverter valve is positioned in the third stream duct to selectively control the flow of third stream air through the secondary nozzle, the divergent slots and combinations thereof. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345254 | SECONDARY NOZZLE FOR JET ENGINE - A third stream duct producing a third air stream at reduced pressure that is exhausted through a separate nozzle that is concentric with the main or primary engine nozzle. The third stream exhaust air from the separate concentric nozzle is exhausted to a location at which pressure is ambient or sub-ambient. The location at which the third stream air is exhausted contributes to the thrust of the aircraft. The airstream from the third air duct is exhausted through an exhaust nozzle of the third duct that is positioned at the interface between the aft of the airframe and the leading edge of the engine outer flaps. This location is a low pressure region that has a recirculation zone. The exhaust of third stream air to this low pressure region substantially reduces or eliminates this recirculation zone and associated boat tail drag, thereby improving the efficiency of the engine. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345255 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO OPERATE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE EMPLOYING AN INTAKE AIR COMPRESSOR - A method for controlling intake airflow in an internal combustion engine including an intake air compressor includes determining a first compressor boost signal based upon a predetermined intake manifold pressure command, determining a second compressor boost signal based upon a predetermined exhaust pressure limit, determining a compressor boost control command based upon the first compressor boost signal and a limit comprising one of a maximum boost setting and said second compressor boost signal, and controlling the intake air compressor in response to the compressor boost control command. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345256 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND CONTROL UNIT SET UP FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - The invention relates to a method for operating an internal combustion engine. According to the method, an exhaust gas produced by the internal combustion engine is conducted across a 3-way catalytic converter arranged in the exhaust duct. A lambda probe detects a value characteristic of an exhaust-gas lambda number upstream of the 3-way catalytic converter, and transmits said value to an engine control unit with an integrated PI or PID regulator. By means of the PI or PID regulator of the engine control unit, through the specification of a setpoint value, a substantially stoichiometric exhaust-gas lambda number is set, and the exhaust-gas lambda number is, with predefined periodic setpoint value variation, deflected alternately in the direction of a lean lambda number and a rich lambda number (lambda modulation). At the start of each setpoint value variation, a pilot-controlled P component with subsequent I component is predefined up to a time t2, wherein the time t2 is defined by means of stored parameters, which characterize a section time behaviour, such that the probe signal or a value derived therefrom would have had to have reached the setpoint value specification at said time t2. From the time t2 onwards, for a predefinable time period until the end of the respective setpoint value variation, a switch is made to a regulating algorithm which is based on a difference between an actual value and the setpoint value of the lambda probe or a value derived therefrom. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345257 | MIXING SYSTEM - A mixing system is provided. The mixing system includes a housing defining a boundary of a mixing conduit including an expansion section with an injector mount and a reductant diverter extending into the conduit upstream of the injector mount in the expansion section. The mixing system further includes an atomizer with openings positioned in the housing and a helical mixing element positioned in the housing. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345258 | ENGINE EXHAUST GAS ADDITIVE STORAGE SYSTEM - System for storing an internal combustion engine exhaust gas liquid additive, the said system comprising a tank for storing the additive and an “immersed” baseplate ( | 2014-11-27 |
20140345259 | STRADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE - An engine of a straddle-type vehicle includes first, second, and third cylinders arranged, in this order, from right to left in a front view of the vehicle; first, second, and third intake pipes in communication with the first, second, and third cylinders, respectively; and first, second, and third exhaust pipes in communication with the first, second, and third cylinders, respectively. The first, second, and third exhaust pipes have different lengths and the first, second, and third intake pipes have different lengths. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345260 | Exhaust Manifold Air Injection Device | 2014-11-27 |
20140345261 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A CLUTCH TRANSMISSION, CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - According to a method for operating a clutch transmission, especially a dual clutch transmission, which includes a hydraulic circuit having at least one pump for delivering hydraulic medium and at least one pressure accumulator for accommodating and making available a hydraulic medium under pressure, the pump associated with an electric motor is operated depending on a charge requirement of the pressure accumulator. To determine the charge requirement, the pump is driven by the electric motor, and the current consumed by the electric motor in the process is detected to determine the charge requirement. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345262 | METHOD AND A WAVE-POWER AGGREGATE TO EXTRACT ENERGY FROM WAVE MOTION IN A FLUID AND THE USE OF A WAVE-POWER AGGREGATE - The present invention relates to a wave-power aggregate and a method of extracting energy from wave motion in a liquid by means of a wave-power aggregate. The wave-power aggregate comprises a container which is situated at least partially in the liquid and also comprises an inflow and an outflow. The container is arranged to, under the influence of said wave motion, to let a first part of the container arrange itself in a first position and a second part of the container in a second position, where the first and second position corresponds to different potential energy states. The method comprises the steps of:
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20140345263 | HYDRAULIC HYBRID DRIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A HYDRAULIC HYBRID DRIVE SYSTEM - The invention relates to a hydraulic hybrid drive system ( | 2014-11-27 |
20140345264 | BALL ROTARY ENGINE - A rotary engine system powered by pressurized air where the system includes: a pressure chamber, where pressure chamber includes a furnace beneath the pressure chamber; a rotary engine, where the rotary engine receives pressurized air from the pressure chamber; a rotary compressor, where the rotary engine and rotary compressor share a drive shaft, the rotary compressor creates compressed air that is transmitted to the pressure chamber; a buffer chamber, where the buffer chamber receives the compressed air prior to transfer into the pressure chamber; and a control the control module, where module controls functions related to the rotary engine, pressure chamber and buffer chamber. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345265 | HYDRAULIC DRIVE SYSTEM - An operating state determining unit determines whether a hydraulic cylinder is in operation or not in operation. A discharge pressure reducing unit reduces the discharge pressure of a charge pump. A discharge pressure control unit controls the discharge pressure reducing unit when the hydraulic cylinder in not in operation to reduce the discharge pressure of the charge pump to a low pressure lower than a normal pressure. The normal pressure is the discharge pressure of the charge pump when the hydraulic cylinder is in operation. An accumulator is connected to a charge flowpath. A one-way valve is disposed between the accumulator and the charge pump. The one-way valve allows the flow of hydraulic fluid from the charge pump to the accumulator and prohibits the flow of hydraulic fluid from the accumulator to the charge pump. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345266 | HYDRAULIC STEERING DEVICE - A hydraulic steering device is provided comprising a supply port arrangement having a supply port (P) and a return port (T), a working port arrangement having two working ports (L, R), direction valve means ( | 2014-11-27 |
20140345267 | FLUID VALVE ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A BISTABLE FLUID VALVE - The invention relates to a fluid valve arrangement having a bistable fluid valve for at least one fluid line with a valve body which can be moved into two positions for two switching states, a pressure pulse generator being provided for valve switchover in the feed line for switching over a feed line and a return line between two flow lines, and the fluid valve comprising a reversing unit which has two chambers which are separated from one another by a bistable surface element, the two chambers being connected to the two flow lines and the bistable surface element being operatively coupled to the valve body in order to actuate it. As a result, a bistable fluid valve is provided which can be reversed by way of pressure pulses or pressure flanks and otherwise has no energy requirement. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345268 | TRAVEL CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY - A travel control system is disclosed for preventing off-course travel of equipment due to the overloading of a working piece such as a boom during a complex operation involving vehicle travel and simultaneous driving of the working piece. The travel control system according to the present invention comprises: a left-side travel motor and first working piece coupled to a first hydraulic pump; a plurality of change-over valves for respectively controlling operating fluid supplied from the first hydraulic pump to the left-side travel motor and first working piece; a right-side travel motor and second working piece coupled to a second hydraulic pump; a plurality of change-over valves for controlling operating fluid supplied from the second hydraulic pump to the right-side travel motor and second working piece; a straight-ahead travel valve for supplying the operating fluid of the first hydraulic pump to the left-side and right-side travel motors and supplying the operating fluid of the second hydraulic pump to the first and second working pieces; and a control valve for blocking the supply of operating fluid from the second hydraulic pump, via the straight-ahead travel valve, to the left-side travel motor and right-side travel motor during complex operation involving travel and the working piece. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345269 | FLUID EXPANSION ENGINE - A hot fluid expansion engine has a plurality of actuator modules arranged in a star configuration around a central shaft. Each module includes a drive piston defining a working chamber of variable volume in the first enclosure; a movable displacement piston subdividing a second enclosure into a low temperature chamber of variable volume and a high temperature chamber of variable volume with the high temperature chamber communicating with a unit of a fluid heater device and the low temperature chamber communicating with the working chamber; and a fluid circulation circuit extending between the fluid heater device and the working chamber. The drive piston and the displacement piston of each actuator module are connected to the central shaft via respective first and second eccentric transmission devices suitable for imparting reciprocating motion in translation to each of the pistons with a phase lag of 90°. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345270 | BRAKE BOOSTER DEVICE FOR A BRAKING SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BRAKE BOOSTER DEVICE FOR A BRAKING SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE - A brake booster device for a braking system of a vehicle includes: a booster body to which a brake-boosting force is exertable by an actuator device; a first piston rod component to which the brake-boosting force is at least partially transmittable via a first contact with the booster body, the first piston rod component contacting the booster body at a first contact surface such that the first piston rod component is at least partially adjustable; and a second piston rod component to which the brake-boosting force is at least partially transmittable via a second contact with the booster body, the second piston rod component contacting the booster body at a second contact surface such that the second piston rod component is adjustable together with the first piston rod component. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345271 | HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM - A hydraulic brake system for braking a vehicle, including a master cylinder device having a fluid-flow permission mechanism that permits a flow of a working fluid between an inter-piston chamber and a low-pressure source, wherein, when a pressure of the working fluid to be supplied to a brake device exceeds a set pressure upon advancing in association with an advancing movement of a brake operation member, a closing and opening mechanism for hermetically closing the inter-piston chamber and opening an opposing chamber to the low-pressure source is controlled so as to hermetically close the inter-piston chamber, while, when the pressure of the working fluid becomes lower than a set pressure upon retracting in association with a retracting movement of the brake operation member, the fluid-flow permission mechanism is controlled so as to permit the flow of the working fluid between the inter-piston chamber and the low-pressure source. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345272 | Master brake cylinder system and brake system for a vehicle - A master brake cylinder system having a master brake cylinder housing having at least one first pressure chamber and a second pressure chamber, a rod piston at least partially displaceable into the first pressure chamber, a floating piston situated between the first pressure chamber and second pressure chamber, and a simulator device having a simulator piston, which is at least partially displaceable into the simulator chamber counter to a spring force of at least one simulator spring present in a simulator chamber, the simulator piston of the simulator device being situated as to the second pressure chamber so that the simulator piston is displaceable at least partially into the simulator chamber, using a pressure present in the second pressure chamber against the spring force of the at least one simulator spring. In addition, also described is a brake system for a vehicle having a master brake cylinder system. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345273 | WASTEGATE VALVE AND EXHAUST GAS TURBOCHARGER EQUIPPED WITH WASTEGATE VALVE - It is intended to provide a wastegate valve which can achieve even and stable seating of the valving element on the valve seat and which can suppress vibration of the valving element, as well as a exhaust gas turbocharger equipped with such wastegate valve. A valving element | 2014-11-27 |
20140345274 | WASTE HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM - A waste heat recovery system includes a Rankine cycle (RC) circuit having a pump, a boiler, an energy converter, and a condenser fluidly coupled via conduits in that order, to provide additional work. The additional work is fed to an input of a gearbox assembly including a capacity for oil by mechanically coupling to the energy converter to a gear assembly. An interface is positioned between the RC circuit and the gearbox assembly to partially restrict movement of oil present in the gear assembly into the RC circuit and partially restrict movement of working fluid present in the RC circuit into the gear assembly. An oil return line is fluidly connected to at least one of the conduits fluidly coupling the RC components to one another and is operable to return to the gear assembly oil that has moved across the interface from the gear assembly to the RC circuit. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345275 | RANKINE CYCLE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A Rankine cycle waste heat recovery system uses a receiver with a maximum liquid working fluid level lower than the minimum liquid working fluid level of a sub-cooler of the waste heat recovery system. The receiver may have a position that is physically lower than the sub-cooler's position. A valve controls transfer of fluid between several of the components in the waste heat recovery system, especially from the receiver to the sub-cooler. The system may also have an associated control module. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345276 | ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE FOR CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER SYSTEM WITH SATURATED LIQUID STORAGE AND METHOD - A closed loop system for producing energy using an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) and an ORC fluid, comprising a first solar power source ( | 2014-11-27 |
20140345277 | DISC-TYPE CONCENTRATOR AND SOLAR THERMAL POWER GENERATION SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME - A disc-type concentrator comprises a disc rack vertical post, a disc rack, a rotating shaft, a rotating reflection mirror, a power driving device, and a control system. The rotating shaft is arranged on the disc rack and rotatably connected with the disc rack. The rotating reflection mirror is arranged on a side of the rotating shaft and fixedly connected with the rotating shaft. The power driving device is arranged on the disc rack or on the back surface of the rotating reflection mirror and driving the rotating reflection mirror to rotate. The control system is connected with the power driving device and controlling the working state of the power driving device. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345278 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A GAS AND STEAM TURBINE INSTALLATION FOR FREQUENCY SUPPORT - A method for operating a gas and steam turbine system having a gas turbine, a steam turbine and a waste heat steam generator is provided herein, wherein steam for the steam turbine can be generated in the exchange of heat with exhaust gas from the gas turbine. Absorption capacity of the steam turbine can be increased and pressure in the waste heat steam generator can be lowered to utilize storage reserves in the waste heat steam generator for increased generation of steam to assist the frequency in the power system starting from a steady-state operating mode. Thermal energy is fed to the waste heat steam generator wherein a power profile of the gas and steam turbine system is greater than or equal to a preceding power level of the steady-state operating mode to increase the absorption capacity of the steam turbine and reduce pressure in the waste heat steam generator. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345279 | Thermal Energy Conversion Method - A method for converting thermal energy into mechanical energy in a thermodynamic cycle includes placing a thermal energy source in thermal communication with a heat exchanger arranged in a working fluid circuit containing a working fluid (e.g., sc-CO2) and having a high pressure side and a low pressure side. The method also includes regulating an amount of working fluid within the working fluid circuit via a mass management system having a working fluid vessel, pumping the working fluid through the working fluid circuit, and expanding the working fluid to generate mechanical energy. The method further includes directing the working fluid away from the expander through the working fluid circuit, controlling a flow of the working fluid in a supercritical state from the high pressure side to the working fluid vessel, and controlling a flow of the working fluid from the working fluid vessel to the low pressure side. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345280 | WASTE HEAT RECOVERY DEVICE FOR A MARINE VESSEL - A waste heat recovery device for a marine vessel is disclosed. According to the embodiments of the present invention, the waste heat recovery device for a marine vessel includes: a heat exchanger, which recovers heat from the exhaust fumes discharged from the engine, to heat a first refrigerant under uniform pressure; a turbine which is driven by adiabatically expanding the first refrigerant heated under uniform pressure; a condenser which condenses the adiabatically expanded first refrigerant; and a heat exchanging pump which compresses the condensed first refrigerant so as to re-circulate the compressed first refrigerant to the heat exchanger. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345281 | HYBRID RADIANT ENERGY AIRCRAFT ENGINE - Hybrid aircraft propulsion systems are disclosed comprising an electrically driven ducted fan, a peripheral duct or enclosure, a combustion-produced source of radiant energy, radiant energy receivers or cold mirrors, and thermophotovoltaic or thermoelectric cell energy converters. An electric motor drives a partially or completely duct enclosed fan. Downstream and within the duct enclosure, radiant energy emitters irradiated receiver fins and thermophotovoltaic cells or thermoelectric cells. The receiver fins heat and expand the fan air, and the thermophotovoltaic cells or thermoelectric cells convert the radiant energy into electrical energy which is available to charge batteries and energize the fan motor. Thrust is provided via the acceleration of air by the fan and by the acceleration of air due to heat driven expansion. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345282 | COMBUSTION CHAMBER FOR A GAS TURBINE PLANT - A combustion chamber (1) for a gas turbine plant having a combustion chamber wall (10), through which combustion gases (G) flow in the direction of a downstream gas turbine, wherein the combustion chamber wall (10) has a dampening device (20) for dampening thermoacoustic vibrations caused by the combustion gases (G) and wherein the dampening device (20) comprises at least one Helmholtz resonator. The resonator volume (21) opens into the combustion chamber (1) with the resonator tube opening (M) in the combustion chamber. At least one supply opening (23) with which sealing air (S) for sealing the resonator tube opening (M) is introduced into the combustion chamber (1) via the resonator volume (21) and an at least one resonator tube (22, 22′, 22″) from a compressor plenum (2). The at least one resonator tube (22, 22′, 22″) from a compressor plenum (2). The at least one resonator tube (22′, 22″) has a tube axis (A) in the combustion chamber wall and the axis (A) lies outside of a surface normal (N) of the combustion chamber wall (10) at the site of the resonator tube opening (M). | 2014-11-27 |
20140345283 | COMBUSTION CHAMBER FOR A GAS TURBINE PLANT - A combustion chamber ( | 2014-11-27 |
20140345284 | DAMPER FOR GAS TURBINE - The invention relates to a damper for reducing pulsations in a gas turbine, which includes an enclosure, a main neck extending from the enclosure, a spacer plate disposed in the enclosure to separate the enclosure into a first cavity and a second cavity and an inner neck with a first end and a second end, extending through the spacer plate to interconnect the first cavity and the second cavity. The first end of the inner neck remains in the first cavity and the second end remains in the second cavity. A flow deflecting member is disposed proximate the second end of the inner neck to deflect a flow passing through the inner neck. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345285 | DAMPER FOR GAS TURBINES - The invention relates to a damper for reducing the pulsations in a combustion chamber of a gas turbine. The damper includes a resonator cavity with an inlet and a neck tube in flow communication with the interior of the combustion chamber and resonator cavity, and a compensation assembly pivotably connected with the neck tube. The compensation assembly is inserted between the resonator cavity and the combustion chamber to permit relative rotation between the combustion chamber and the resonator cavity. With the damper according to the present invention, by way of providing the compensation assembly, it is assured the relative rotation between the combustion chamber and the resonator cavity is compensated, hence operation life is elongated. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345286 | GAS TURBINE ENGINES WITH FUEL INJECTOR ASSEMBLIES - In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a fuel injector assembly is provided for a gas turbine engine with a compressor section and a combustion section. The fuel injector assembly includes a stem defining a fuel path for fuel and a flow guide coupled to and extending along the stem. The flow guide receives an air flow. The assembly further includes a swirler apparatus coupled to the stem and configured to receive the fuel. The swirler apparatus is further coupled to the flow guide and configured to receive the air flow. The swirler apparatus is configured to mix the fuel and the air flow and direct the mixture into a combustor of the combustor assembly. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345287 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMBUSTION CONTROL BETWEEN MULTIPLE COMBUSTORS OF GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A system includes a first combustor having a first combustion chamber, a first head end with a first plurality of fuel nozzles, and a first effusion plate. The first effusion plate has a first plurality of openings for the first plurality of fuel nozzles, and the first effusion plate has a first plurality of openings configured to enable air flow into the first combustion chamber. The system includes a second combustor having a second combustion chamber, a second head end with a second plurality of fuel nozzles, and a second effusion plate. The second effusion plate comprises a second plurality of air ports configured to enable air flow into the second combustion chamber, such that the first plurality of air ports in the first effusion plate have differences relative to the second plurality of air ports in the second effusion plate. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345288 | TURBOMACHINE ASSEMBLY FOR RECOVERING WASTE HEAT AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A turbomachine assembly for recovering waste heat generally has a compressor section that is configured to generate a compressed fluid flow and to channel the compressed fluid flow within the turbomachine assembly. A turbine section is coupled to the compressor section via a rotating member such that portions of the rotating member are located within the compressor section and the turbine section, respectively. The turbine section is in flow communication with the compressor section such that the compressed fluid flow is received by the turbine section. At least one heat exchanger is positioned at least partly within the turbine section where the heat exchanger receives waste heat energy. The heat exchanger transfers energy from the waste heat into the compressed fluid flow to increase at least one parameter of the compressed fluid flow contributing to the generation of a power output. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345289 | GAS TURBOMACHINE COMBUSTOR ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A LIQUID FUEL START-UP SYSTEM - A turbomachine combustor assembly includes a combustor body, a combustion chamber defined within the combustor body, one or more combustion nozzles positioned to direct a combustible fluid into the combustion chamber, and a fuel start-up system fluidly connected to the combustion chamber. The fuel start-up system is configured and disposed to combine a liquid fuel and a combustible gas to form an ignition fuel. A pilot nozzle is fluidly connected to the fuel start-up system. The pilot nozzle is configured and disposed to deliver an atomized cloud of the ignition fuel toward the combustion chamber. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345290 | METHOD FOR STABILIZING A GRID FREQUENCY WITH A GAS TURBINE IN MIXED FUEL OPERATION - A method for stabilising a network frequency with a gas turbine that can be operated using syngas and an additional fuel is provided. The mass-flow of the additional fuel, supplied to operate the gas turbine, can be increased more quickly than that of the syngas and, in order to stabilise a network frequency, a ratio of the mass-flow of syngas to that of the additional fuel, for operating said gas turbine, is modified by the mass-flow of said additional fuel being modified while the mass-flow of the syngas remains the same. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345291 | Toroidal Combustion Chamber - A device comprising a combustion toroid for receiving combustion-induced centrifugal forces therein to continuously combust fluids located therein and an outlet for exhaust from said combustion toroid. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345292 | RETURN FLUID AIR COOLER SYSTEM FOR TURBINE COOLING WITH OPTIONAL POWER EXTRACTION - In an aircraft including a gas turbine engine, a system for cooling the gas turbine engine includes a tank provided in a wing of the aircraft, the tank being configured to store a cooling fluid supply; and a heat exchanger provided in the gas turbine engine configured to exchange heat from the compressor discharge air to the cooling fluid. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345293 | High Performance Energy Storage System Using Carbon Dioxide - Disclosed is a system suitable for both of the production of electricity, and the utilization of electricity, comprising: electricity transformator, rectifyer, an oxygen storage and drawer unit, a hydrogen gas transmission unit, a reactor for the production of methanol, to which a carbon dioxide container and a carbon dioxide compression and pre-heating unit is linked at the input side, and a methanol-water rectifying unit is linked at the output side, the water leaving said rectifying unit is transferred to the fresh water inlet, and the separated methanol is transferred to the methanol storage tank, which is optionally linked to an equipment suitable for the combustion of methanol, preferably gas turbine. A process for storing electricity using the system is also disclosed. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345294 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH BLEED DUCT FOR MINIMUM REDUCTION OF BLEED FLOW AND MINIMUM REJECTION OF HAIL DURING HAIL INGESTION EVENTS - A gas turbine engine includes a bleed structure which includes a forward wall and a rear structural wall to define a deposit space downstream of the bleed structure for a hail event of a predetermined duration. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345295 | FLUID SUPERCHARGING DEVICE AND TURBINE ENGINE - A fluid supercharging device ( | 2014-11-27 |
20140345296 | MODULE FOR WARMING AND, ALTERNATELY, FOR COOLING - A module for warming and, alternately, for cooling, this module comprising an electrocaloric capacitor, an electrical energy storage device and a controllable circuit for transferring electrical energy between the electrocaloric capacitor and the energy storage device. The controllable circuit comprising an inductor connected between the electrocaloric capacitor and the storage device and at least one controllable switch. There is further included a unit programmed to control the switch so as to cause the transfer circuit to toggle successively into the following states and in the following order: an energy recovery state, a disabled state in which it electrically isolates the electrocaloric capacitor and the energy storage device, an energy release state and the disabled state, and each time to maintain the transfer circuit in the disabled state for a duration greater than a predetermined threshold. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345297 | OPTICAL MODULE WITH ENHANCED HEAT DISSIPATING FUNCTION - An optical module to enhance the heat dissipating function is disclosed. The optical module includes an optical assembly, a heat spreader, and a holder. The optical assembly emits light and dissipates heat in directions opposite to each other. The heat spreader is attached to the bottom of the optical assembly to conduct heat from the optical assembly effective to the outside. The holder securely holds the intermediate assembly of the optical assembly and the heat spreader. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345298 | LIQUID NITROGEN COOLING SENSOR DEVICE CONTAINER AND LIQUID NITROGEN COOLING SENSOR DEVICE - The invention relates to a liquid nitrogen cooling sensor device container and liquid nitrogen cooling sensor equipment, and effectively reduces low-frequency noise while maintaining the ease with which a probe can be inserted in and removed from liquid nitrogen. Said invention comprises: a liquid nitrogen containing insulating container that contains liquid nitrogen; a sensor fixing member which has a distal end portion to which a sensor operating at a temperature of the liquid nitrogen is attached; and a fixing buffer member which is for fixing the sensor fixing member to the liquid nitrogen containing insulating container, wherein the fixing buffer member exerts a buffering effect in the liquid nitrogen. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345299 | METHOD OF MARINE TRANSPORTATION OF UNSWEETENED NATURAL GAS - Marine transportation of natural gas is disclosed, including: a) removing a free water stream and a condensate stream from the source of raw natural gas to produce a dew-pointed unsweetened natural gas stream at an offshore supply location; b) subjecting the dew-pointed unsweetened natural gas stream to a selected level of dehydration to produce a partially dehydrated unsweetened natural gas stream at the offshore supply location; and c) transporting at least a portion of the partially dehydrated unsweetened natural gas stream in a gas containment system onboard a gas carrier vessel from the offshore supply location as a feed source of natural gas to an acid gas removal facility or an LNG production facility located at an offloading location. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345300 | CRYOPUMP AND VACUUM PUMPING METHOD - A cryopump includes an adsorption cryopanel including a front surface configured to receive incidence of a non-condensable gas and a back surface having an adsorption region of the non-condensable gas, and a reflection cryopanel including a reflection surface of the non-condensable gas facing the back surface. The adsorption cryopanel may have a multitude of through holes penetrating from the front surface to the back surface. The adsorption cryopanel has a passage probability of the non-condensable gas selected from a range of 10% to 70%. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345301 | Transport Refrigeration System With Engine Shaft Horsepower Augmentation - Shaft horsepower output associated with a prime mover for driving a component of a transport refrigeration system may be selectively augmented through an auxiliary power apparatus. In an embodiment, a compressed air engine is provided and selectively operable to augment the shaft horsepower output for driving the component. At least one storage tank is provided for storing compressor air and at least one air compressor is provided for generating and supplying compressed air to the at least one compressed air storage tank. In an embodiment, the prime mover is a fuel combustion engine and the compressed air is heated by exhaust gas from the fuel combustion engine. The driven component may be a refrigerant compressor. The driven component may be an electric generator. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345302 | MEAT CONDITIONER - A method and an apparatus for conditioning meat wherein further processing is optimized wherein the meat with a first temperature between −35 to −18° C. is introduced into a conditioner. Inside the conditioner a gas is circulated and by means of said gas the temperature is raised in the meat to a second temperature between −8 and −1.5° C., more preferred −5 and −1.5° C., with the meat being conveyed by the conveyor arranged inside the conditioner. At the second temperature the meat is transported out of the conditioner, wherein the meat is portioned, sliced, formed and/or cut at said second temperature, after which the processed meat is brought to a third temperature different from said second temperature. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345303 | RACK-AISLE FREEZING SYSTEM FOR PALLETIZED PRODUCT - An installation and method for freezing and cold storage of palletized product. A chiller is provided in the interior of a cold storage warehouse space that maintains the temperature of ambient air within the space below freezing. A plurality of racking structures each define an air flow chamber having air intake openings on opposite sides thereof and an air outlet to enable freezing air to be drawn into the chamber through the intake openings and exhausting into the warehouse space. Pallets on pallet guides are pressed against the intake openings such that freezing air is drawn through the palletized product to thereby quickly freeze the product. The pallet structure and air flow chambers are arranged in spaced-apart rows to enable a forklift to pass down the aisles so as to place and remove the palletized product. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345304 | Mobile Apparatus And Method For Rapidly Pre-Cooling Produce - An integrated mobile apparatus pre-cools produce prior to shipment, for example, to purchasers or to a cold storage facility. The apparatus comprises a preparation chamber for receiving and arranging produce on a movable carrier, a cooling chamber for receiving the produce from the preparation chamber, and a shipping chamber for receiving the produce from the cooling chamber. The chambers are preferably housed in a single enclosure and are arranged linearly, with the cooling chamber interposed between the preparation chamber and the shipping chamber. A method for pre-cooling produce prior to shipment comprises (a) arranging the produce on a movable carrier located within the preparation chamber, (b) conveying the carrier from the preparation chamber to the cooling chamber, (c) cooling the produce in the cooling chamber, (d) conveying the cooled produce to the shipping chamber, and (e) unloading the produce from the shipping chamber on to a vehicle. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345305 | AIRCRAFT COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AIRCRAFT COOLING SYSTEM - An aircraft cooling system comprising a refrigerating device and a heat exchanger thermally coupled to the refrigerating device. A ram air duct of the aircraft cooling system is adapted to supply cooling air to the heat exchanger, in order to remove waste heat generated in the operation of the refrigerating device from the heat exchanger to the aircraft surroundings. A connecting element comprises a first end connected to the ram air duct and a second end connectable to a device for providing conditioned air and is adapted to supply conditioned air to the ram air duct, at least in certain operating phases of the aircraft cooling system. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345306 | Anti-Icing System and Method for a Refrigeration Cooling Apparatus - An anti-icing system for use with a refrigerator that defines an interior area includes a cooling apparatus mounted in the interior area of the refrigerator and having a condenser portion and a plurality of spaced apart fins operably coupled to the condenser portion and extending away therefrom. The anti-icing system includes a first fan situated in a fan housing having opposed front and rear walls, the front wall defining an aperture. The first fan is situated in the fan housing so as to transmit air through the aperture when energized. The heat exchange unit is configured to be mounted in the refrigerator interior area such that the plurality of evaporator fins extends outwardly. The fan housing is configured to be mounted in the refrigerator interior area perpendicular to the plurality of evaporator fins such that air is transmitted across the fins to reduce or eliminate icing. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345307 | ENERGY EFFICIENT DEHUMIDIFYING REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - An evaporator setpoint temperature for a refrigeration system is adjusted by an electronic control module to maximize a ratio of volume of condensate produced per unit of electricity consumed. When the control module detects a change in the relative humidity of air entering an evaporator in the refrigeration system, the module determines the new dew point for the air, compensates the dew point value by a predetermined offset value, and changes the setpoint for refrigerant temperature in the evaporator to the compensated dew point value. The control module operates the refrigeration system to drive the evaporator temperature to the compensated dew point value. Refrigeration system parameters measured and modified by the control module include operating speed of compressors, number of operating compressors, refrigerant flow through an expansion valve, compressor suction pressure, and fan speeds for the condenser and evaporator. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345308 | TANDEM COMPRESSOR REFRIGERATION SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A refrigeration system including a first compressor and a second compressor, operating in tandem, wherein the first compressor includes a compression capacity different than the compression capacity of the second compressor. A method for operating a refrigeration system including a first compressor and a second compressor operating in tandem; wherein the first compressor comprises a first compression capacity and the second compressor comprises a second compression capacity larger than the first compression capacity the method comprising the steps of: determining a cooling demand; operating the first compressor in a first stage of cooling; operating the second compressor in a second stage of cooling; and operating the first compressor and the second compressor in a third stage of cooling. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345309 | REFRIGERATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - A refrigerating and air-conditioning apparatus performs, even during a heating operation under air conditions leading to formation of frost, a defrosting operation while simultaneously continuing a heating operation and that improves comfort through heating by ensuring an appropriate amount of ventilation. A plurality of refrigeration cycles that are capable of independently performing a heating operation and a defrosting operation, are provided. A ventilation damper of an indoor unit in which a refrigeration cycle that performs a defrosting operation is installed is closed during a defrosting operation, and a ventilation damper of an indoor unit in which a refrigeration cycle that performs a heating operation is installed is controlled to achieve a required amount of ventilation corresponding to the indoor ventilation state. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345310 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS - The volume ratio of a hot-water-supply-side liquid extension pipe to a water heat exchanger is set to be equal to or more than the minimum volume ratio, which is the volume ratio of the hot-water-supply-side liquid extension pipe to the water heat exchanger when the required refrigerant amount during a cooling and hot water supply simultaneous operation in which an indoor-side heat exchanger serves as an evaporator, the water heat exchanger serves as a condenser, cooling energy is supplied from the indoor-side heat exchanger, and heating energy is supplied from the water heat exchanger is equal to the required refrigerant amount during a heating operation in which a heat-source-side heat exchanger serves as an evaporator, the indoor-side heat exchanger serves as a condenser, and heating energy is supplied from the indoor-side heat exchanger. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345311 | MOTOR COOLING AND SUB-COOLING CIRCUITS FOR COMPRESSOR - An example of the disclosed refrigerant system includes a compressor having a motor that is cooled by motor cooling fluid provided to the motor from the main refrigerant loop by a motor cooling circuit. The example system further includes a sub-cooling circuit to cool the motor cooling fluid. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345312 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND HEAT PUMP CYCLE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A heat exchanger includes a refrigerant tube through which a refrigerant for absorbing heat from air flows, and a defrosting medium tube through which a coolant for supplying heat for defrosting flows. Two fins disposed on both sides of the refrigerant tube include a protrusion protruding toward an upstream side of the flow of air with respect to the refrigerant tube. The protrusion is provided with a clearance that allows melt water generated in the defrosting to flow on the upstream side of the refrigerant tube. The refrigerant tubes and the defrosting medium tubes can be alternately arranged in the upstream line. The protrusion protrudes such that the air can be introduced into an air passage from the side portion of the protrusion even when an end facing the upstream side of the flow of the air is closed with the core of frost. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345313 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes a body, a storage compartment provided in the body, a door to open and close the storage compartment, an icemaker provided to one side of the storage compartment, an ice bucket provided under the icemaker, and a crusher provided to the rear surface of the door and having an inlet disposed under the outlet of the ice bucket when the door is closed. The crusher may be provided separately from the ice bucket and may independently mounted and detached to and from the rear surface of the door. The ice bucket may have a slimmer design. The space utilization and usability of the storage compartments and the rear surface of the doors may be enhanced. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345314 | DEVICE PROVIDING HOT AND COLD STORAGE AND TRANSPORT FOR FOOD AND THE LIKE - A food storage system allows at least one warm item and one cool item, especially foods to be stored and transported together. A housing with a closable internal volume receives at least one container for the cool items and one container form the warm items. In each of these containers, cool items and warm items are paired with a appropriate phase change material that either absorbs heat or emits heat. The items and the phase change materials can be separately contained. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345315 | REFRIGERATING ASSEMBLY - There is provided a refrigerating assembly for temporarily storing an item at a first temperature lower than an ambient temperature. The refrigerating assembly comprises a container for receiving the item and a shell adapted for removably receiving the container therein. The container comprises a sidewall having therein defined a cavity containing an amount of a refrigerant medium having a second temperature lower than the ambient temperature for temporarily maintaining the item received in the container at the first temperature. The shell has an outer surface which is at the ambient temperature and an inner surface which has a layer of thermally insulating material mounted thereon for thermally insulating the shell from the container, thereby maintaining the outer surface at the ambient temperature. There is further provided a method for temporarily storing an item at a first temperature lower than an ambient temperature. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345316 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MODULAR COOLER ASSEMBLY - A modular cooler assembly is disclosed herein. According to an embodiment, the modular cooler assembly may be configured to house one or more beverage containers therein. In some instances, the modular cooler assembly may include a number of panels. The panels may be interconnected by way of a number of joints. In certain embodiments, at least one of the panels may be configured to be opened and closed. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345317 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL APPARATUS, PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD - A temperature control apparatus ( | 2014-11-27 |
20140345318 | EJECTOR-TYPE REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE - An ejector-type refrigeration cycle device is provided with a first ejector ( | 2014-11-27 |
20140345319 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING NITROGEN FROM A CRYOGENIC HYDROCARBON COMPOSITION - Nitrogen is removed from a cryogenic hydrocarbon composition. A least a first portion of the cryogenic hydrocarbon composition is fed to a nitrogen stripper column. The nitrogen stripper column operates at a stripping pressure. A stripping vapour is passed into the nitrogen stripper column, comprising at least a stripping portion of a compressed process vapour that has been produced from the nitrogen-stripped liquid which has been depressurized after drawing it from the nitrogen stripper column. Reflux is generated involving partially condensing overhead vapour of the nitrogen stripper column by passing heat from the overhead vapour to an auxiliary refrigerant stream at a cooling duty. An off gas consisting of a, non-condensed, vapour fraction from the overhead vapour is discharged. The cooling duty is adjusted to regulate a heating value of the vapour fraction being discharged. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345320 | WATER REMOVAL AND HEAVY-HYDROCARBON REMOVAL PROCESS IN LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION FROM MIXED GAS RICH IN METHANE - A process for dehydrating and removing heavy hydrocarbons in the production of liquefied natural gas from a methane-rich gas mixture is disclosed, wherein the methane-rich gas mixture subjected to deacidification treatment is divided into two streams, i.e. the first stream and the second stream, wherein the first stream used as a system process gas is introduced into a drying procedure, and the second stream used as regenerating gas is introduced into a regenerating procedure; the first stream is subjected to a drying treatment, and the moisture and the heavy hydrocarbons are simultaneously removed from the first stream in a composite adsorbent bed(s) of a drying tower, wherein the moisture is removed such that the dew point at normal pressure is ≦−76° C. and the heavy hydrocarbon components of C6 and higher are removed such that the content of these components is ≦217 ppm; and the second stream is used as a regenerating gas in the regenerating procedure of the above-mentioned drying tower, subjected to a regenerating process, and then returned as a part of the system process gas. Comparing to those conventional processes, the present invention can achieve good purifying effect, lower equipment investment and late-stage energy consumption of the system, increase utilization ratio of feed gas, and the operation target of each unit becomes more clear and easy to control. The present invention further relates to an apparatus for carrying out the process. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345321 | Biocompatible Sintered Diamond Jewelry - An article of jewelry for wearing on the body may comprise a sintered polycrystalline diamond compact with substantially no metal catalyst. As many of the metal catalysts commonly used in the art are known to cause skin irritation, such a sintered compact with substantially no metal catalyst may be more biocompatible than previously known. A method for forming such a biocompatible sintered polycrystalline diamond compact comprises mixing diamond powder and metal catalyst powder into a mixture and sintering the mixture under elevated temperature and pressure conditions to form a sintered compact. The sintered compact may then be leached in an acid or other solution to substantially remove the metal catalyst from the sintered compact. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345322 | Multi-Piece Jewelry Set - A multi- piece jewelry is disclosed where the jewelry is formed of interlockable and interchangeable circular elements. The multi-piece jewelry of this disclosure allows the user to easily assemble the elements of the jewelry in various designs without any tools. A kit comprising the elements is also disclosed to combine the elements in different ways to form a number of different designs. The jewelry of this invention may be a bracelet or ring. The kit may also comprise pendants, earrings, hair accessories or other jewelry. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345323 | ITEM OF JEWELLERY OR CLOTHING ACCESSORY HAVING A MECHANISM FOR MOVING THE STONE - The invention relates to an aesthetic or clothing accessory ( | 2014-11-27 |
20140345324 | Multiple piece jewelry piece and method of manufacture - A piece of jewelry comprising a base having within it a number of diamonds, other precious stones, or costume jewelry within it, and the method of manufacturing the same. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345325 | DOUBLE ION EXCHANGE PROCESS - A method for optimizing ion exchange of glass. The glass is ion exchanged in a series of two ion exchange baths. The first ion exchange bath contains an amount of a poisoning ion or salt and the second ion exchange bath contains an amount of the poisoning ion or salt that is less than that in the first bath. When the concentration of the poisoning ion/salt in the first bath reaches a maximum value, the first bath is discarded and replaced by the second bath and a third bath that initially does not contain the poisoning cation/salt replaces the second ion exchange bath. This cycling of baths may be repeated to produce a plurality of glass articles, each having a surface layer under a compressive stress and depth of layer that are within predetermined limits. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345326 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING LEAD-CONTAINING GLASS - Systems and methods for processing lead-containing glass are generally described. In certain embodiments, at least a portion of the lead within the bulk of the lead-containing glass is removed from the lead-containing glass and transferred to a liquid leaching medium. Removal of lead from the bulk of the lead-containing glass, as opposed to the surface and areas closely adjacent to the surface of the lead-containing glass, can allow for the production of recycled glass that includes substantially no lead within its boundaries. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345327 | PLATE GLASS PRODUCTION DEVICE, AND PLATE GLASS PRODUCTION METHOD - Provided is an apparatus for producing a sheet glass, including: a forming device that forms a glass ribbon by allowing molten glass continuously supplied onto molten metal in a bath to flow on the molten metal; a rotary roll disposed in an outer vicinity of the bath and configured to draw the glass ribbon obliquely upward from the molten metal; and a supporting device supporting the rotary roll from below. | 2014-11-27 |
20140345328 | METHOD OF PRODUCING GLASS-CERAMIC - A method of producing glass-ceramic includes providing a glass made from a glass composition comprising LiO | 2014-11-27 |