48th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130312849 | PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE WITH PRESSURE CYCLING CONTROL - A spool valve includes a housing having a spring-enclosing portion and a spool-enclosing portion aligned along a longitudinal axis. A spool is mounted for reciprocal axial movement in the housing and a piston is fixed to one end of the spool. The spool-enclosing portion supports a stationary bushing having a bore receiving an opposite control end of the spool, the bushing formed with a first plurality of radially-oriented passages opening into an annular groove formed in the bore, the groove having sloped side edges. The spool supports plural ring-seals arranged to engage the sloped side edges of the annular groove and thereby seal off the radially-oriented passages when the spool is in a neutral position. Movement of the spool is adjustably limited in one direction and dampened in both axial directions. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312850 | ACTUATOR FOR OPERATING A VALVE IN A FLUID LINE - The present invention relates to an actuator ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130312851 | LOW PROFILE VALVES - Low profile valves are described. In an embodiment, a tubular member for fluid transport has a valve constructed within a wall of the tubular member for controlling a radial flow of fluid, such as water, oil, or gas, through the wall without impeding the flow of fluid or tools through the tubular member or near the exterior of the tubular member. The low profile valve may be used, for example, in the oil and gas industries as a pressure relief valve or check valve. When used as a pressure relief valve, a load member such as a spring, strap, or rocker arm maintains a backpressure on the valve. Example low profile valves can provide flow control from within a very thin annulus between other components. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312852 | Valve for Use in a Fuel Line of a Motor Vehicle - A valve for use in a fuel line of a motor vehicle, including a sealing seat, a valve body which closes the sealing seat and a spring device, which pre-tensions the valve body against the sealing seat. The side of the valve body facing the sealing seat has a contour for deflecting the volume flow over an angle of greater than 90° and the outer diameter of the contour is greater than the diameter of the sealing seat. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312853 | COMPACT CHECK VALVE FOR AIRCRAFT GALLEY PLUMBING SYSTEM - A check valve for an aircraft galley plumbing system comprises a valve body including an inlet for a potable water supply line, and first and second outlet ports leading to a distribution manifold. In a preferred embodiment, quick disconnects that include reverse flow inhibitors seal the valve's output ports. A vertical channel extends through the valve body for draining water through the valve, which is coupled to a pressure line connection port that exerts pressure from the aircraft's pressure system. A piston reciprocating across the vertical channel and biased by a spring is in fluid communication with the pressure line connection port, such that when a water pressure is introduced from a water pressure line to the pressure line connection port of sufficient to collapse said spring, the piston blocks said channel, and when the water pressure is insufficient to collapse said spring then the piston retracts to open said channel, allowing fluid to pass thereinthrough. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312854 | FLUID CONNECTOR FOR A COOLING SYSTEM - Embodiments of the disclosure may include a fluid connector. The fluid connector may include a holding portion including a housing defining a channel, a sleeve disposed in the channel and defining a passage, an adapter disposed in the passage of the sleeve, and a filter configured to prevent the flow of contaminants into the channel of the housing. The fluid connector may also include an insert portion configured to be inserted into the channel of the housing and secured to the holding portion. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312855 | Vessel with Filter - A vessel for conveying a precursor-containing fluid stream from a precursor material contained within the vessel, the vessel comprising: an interior volume defined by a top, one or more sidewalls, and a base; and at least one fluid outlet for vaporized precursor, and at least one particle barrier that defines at least one particle restricted space within the interior volume, wherein said particle barrier comprises at least one 3-dimensional filter. A method for using the apparatus is also disclosed. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312856 | MIXING VALVE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A TEMPERATURE DISPLAY - A mixing valve assembly including a valve cartridge is supported by a valve body housing within a shower wall. The valve cartridge includes a temperature sensor in thermal communication with water provided to an outlet port of the valve body. A temperature display is configured to provide a visual indication of water temperature detected by the temperature sensor. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312857 | SYSTEMS FOR MODIFYING A FLUID FLOW OF A VEHICLE - Drag experienced by a vehicle traveling through an environmental media, such as air or water, may be modified by one or more energy beams which may increase or decrease drag. A control system smay be used to actively modulate the drag of the vehicle by selectively transmitting energy beams. Energy beams may include electric pulse signals, pulsed air, piezoelectric, infrared, ultraviolet, laser, optical band, microwave, thermal other known acoustic, electric, optical, or other electromagnetic energy and any combination thereof. This could be a constant or pulsed energy beam and adjusted for the speed and/or vertical lift, frequency, density, angle, pulse and wavelengths experienced by the vehicle. Charged particles may be emitted from the vehicle itself and then utilized in front or behind the vehicle via electric current to improve the boundary layer, boundary flow. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312858 | FLOW CONTROL GRID - A flow control grid includes a plurality of channel assemblies connected to one another. Each of the plurality of channel assemblies defines a flow straightening section and a flow turning section. The flow turning section has an arcuate segment and a first substantially flat segment. The first substantially flat segment is positioned in the flow straightening section. The arcuate segment extends outwardly from the flow straightening section. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312859 | CLOSURE ELEMENT FOR INTERNALLY PRESSURISED BORES IN COMPONENTS - The closure element according to the invention is a tensioning pin ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130312860 | LINER ASSEMBLY FOR PIPELINE REPAIR AND METHODS OF INSTALLING SAME - A liner assembly for pipeline repair and methods of installing same. The liner assembly generally comprises an outer tubular liner, an inner malleable inflatable bladder positioned longitudinally within said liner, and a generally non-stretchable strap positioned longitudinally within the malleable inflatable bladder. The generally non-stretchable strap restricts longitudinal over-expansion during positioning and inflation of the liner assembly within a pipeline. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312861 | SELF-SEALING TUBE FOR A GAS TURBINE SECONDARY AIR SYSTEM - A self-sealing and self-centering tube made of metal, having a tube axis, and configured to form part of a secondary system in a gas turbine engine is disclosed herein. The self-sealing and self-centering tube includes a tube having a tube wall, an inward end, an outward end, a first seal section located towards the inward end, a second seal section towards the outward end, and an extension section located between the second seal section and the outward end. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312862 | SPOOLABLE PIPE WITH INCREASED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method to manufacture an armor layer of a spoolable pipe. The method includes forming one or more laminates and wrapping the one or more laminates onto an underlying layer of the pipe. At least one of the laminates is composed of at least one reinforcement tape and at least one fabric tape. The laminates may be bonded to an adjacent laminate, thereby forming a reinforcement stack. In another aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method to manufacture an armor layer of a spoolable pipe. The method includes providing a plurality of reinforcement tapes having fibers oriented in a first direction and disposing at least one fabric tape between at least two layers of the plurality of reinforcement tapes. The fibers of the at least one fabric tape may be oriented in at least a second direction. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312863 | ENVIRONMENTALLY PROTECTED TUBING AND METHOD OF MAKING IT - A highly corrosion and abrasion resistant coating combination for high precision metal tubing comprises a passivation layer applied to the tubing and a thermoplastic jacket extruded onto the passivated tubing. In an embodiment, the passivation layer is formed by electropolishing the exterior surface of the tube to remove impurities in an upper layer of the tube. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312864 | Banding System for Insulation - An insulation system has an insulation. A metal jacket is disposed about the insulation. The metal jacket has opposing free ends. A circumferential retaining band is disposed about the metal jacket and has a longitudinal length substantially less than a corresponding length of the metal jacket. The circumferential retaining band has a coupler joining a first end of the circumferential retaining band to an opposing second end of the circumferential retaining band and a clip spaced from the coupler along a radially inner surface of the retaining band. The clip is adapted to secure the opposing free ends of the metal jacket. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312865 | DOUBLE-WALL PIPE AND PRODUCTION PROCESS - A double-wall pipe for a transportation means which includes an outer pipe and an inner pipe extending therein. The outer pipe has two pipe segments which are formed like half-shells and are joined together to form the outer pipe along the longitudinal edges thereof. In this way, it is possible to make both the outer pipe and the inner pipe of metal, such that the wall thickness of the inner pipe can be relatively small. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312866 | DUCT BLANK SEAM AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A DUCT BLANK SEAM - A flanged duct blank has a male part defined by lead notches formed at each side of a leading end and has a female part defined by trail notches formed at each side of a trailing end. The male part includes a lock tab. The female part includes a leg part and a Z-bend. The Z-bend includes a leg part and a gap. The duct blank is repeatedly clamped and bent by a pivoting wiper to form a duct portion. The pivoting wiper includes a clench tool that has a retractable rib and a retractable roller. With the lock tab inserted into the Z-bend and the retractable rib engaged with the Z-bend, the retractable roller clenches the leg part over the lock tab to lock the male and female parts together in a duct seam. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312867 | SHED FORMING DEVICE AND WEAVING MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A DEVICE - This shed forming device for a weaving machine comprises at least one rotary electric actuator ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130312868 | Method and Device for Fast Dissolution of Solid Protein Composition - Provided are methods and devices for dissolving solid protein compositions, such as solid compositions comprising fibrinogen, in an aqueous solvent. The methods comprise use of a closed container containing a volume of solid fibrinogen composition and a head space wherein the pressure within the headspace is sub-atmospheric. Aqueous solvent is introduced into the container while maintain the sub-atmospheric pressure, and subsequent to addition of the solvent, the size of the headspace is decreased to bring the pressure to atmospheric pressure. The devices are suitable for use in the disclosed method. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312869 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FILLING AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - The invention relates to the filling of an electrochemical cell ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130312870 | COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS FUELING STATION - A compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station module is provided. The module includes a vault for below grade installation, the vault comprising a compressor for compressing natural gas, a storage tank for holding compressed natural gas, a dispenser for dispensing compressed natural gas, each of the compressor, the storage tank and the dispenser in fluid communication with each other. Secured to the vault is a canopy for above grade orientation, the canopy comprising a CNG fuel nozzle in fluid communication with the dispenser and an interface for allowance purchase of the CNG. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312871 | REFUELING PLATFORM FOR FILLING A VEHICLE TANK WITH LIQUID HYDROGEN - A refueling platform for filling a vehicle tank with liquid hydrogen comprises a base, a lifting device arranged on the base, a support device arranged on the base, which support device is liftable by way of the lifting device, a cryogenic hydrogen filling tank arranged on the support device, and a conveying device. The conveying device is connectable to a filler hose that is adapted for connecting to a vehicle tank. With said refueling platform a vehicle tank can be replenished that cannot be accessed at ground level, for example a hydrogen tank for operating a fuel cell, which hydrogen tank is arranged in the tail section of an aircraft. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312872 | REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE WITH FEATURES FOR ASSISTED DISPENSING - A refrigerator appliance is provided with a dispenser for directing a flow of ice and/or water to a dispenser recess of the dispenser. A camera is directed towards the dispenser recess, and a display is also provided for displaying an image from the camera. The image can assist a user in positioning a container within the dispenser recess. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312873 | PORTABLE BARRIER INSTALLATION SYSTEM AND RELEASE MECHANISM - A portable barrier installation system and release mechanism is provided. A support frame comprising a first support arch is coupled on each end to a first and second support base. A second support arch, parallel to the first support arch, is coupled on each end to the first and second support base. A hopper assembly is coupled to the support frame. Rotation of the hopper assembly causes the hopper assembly to be in a fill or storage position. A release mechanism facilitates the release and placement of filled bags. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312874 | VACUUM INFUSED REPAIR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TEAK DECKS ON BOATS, YACHTS AND SHIPS - A resin infusion repair device and method for repairing a wooden boat deck having a repair area that includes voids between the planking of the boat deck and the as built surface under the boat deck planking. A vacuum cover provides an airtight cover of the repair area. A vacuum suction line is inserted into the vacuum cover. A vacuum pump is connected to the vacuum suction line and provides vacuum suction at the repair area. A resin supply line is inserted through the vacuum cover. A resin supply source is connected to the resin supply line. The vacuum pump provides a vacuum suction that draws resin from resin supply source through the resin supply line and into the repair area so that the voids are all filled with the resin. In a preferred embodiment, the wooden boat deck is a teak boat deck. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312875 | Spray Quench Systems for Heat Treated Metal Products - A method of quenching a workpiece is provided with one or more spray quench rings that eject a controlled variable volume of spray quench onto a workpiece passing through the quench rings by dynamically adjusting the axially adjustable distance between the inner and outer ring elements of each quench ring while the workpiece passes through the quench rings in response to mass cooling requirements of the workpiece passing through the quench rings. The quench rings can also be axial adjusted relative to each other in response to the mass cooling requirements. Dynamically adjustable reflected spray guards can be provided to prevent quench spray pattern interference between adjacent quench rings. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312876 | Process for Producing an ALSCCA Alloy and also an AISCCA Alloy - A method for adding calcium to an aluminum-scandium alloy to produce an aluminum-scandium-calcium alloy involves combining aluminum, scandium, and calcium in a melt and the common melt is quenched at a high velocity. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312877 | ALUMINUM ALLOY PRODUCTS HAVING IMPROVED PROPERTY COMBINATIONS AND METHOD FOR ARTIFICIALLY AGING SAME - Aluminum alloy products, such as plate, forgings and extrusions, suitable for use in making aerospace structural components like integral wing spars, ribs and webs, comprises about: 6 to 10 wt. % Zn; 1.2 to 1.9 wt. % Mg; 1.2 to 2.2 wt. % Cu, with Mg≦(Cu+0.3); and 0.05 to 0.4 wt. % Zr, the balance Al, incidental elements and impurities. Preferably, the alloy contains about 6.9 to 8.5 wt. % Zn; 1.2 to 1.7 wt. % Mg; 1.3 to 2 wt. % Cu. This alloy provides improved combinations of strength and fracture toughness in thick gauges. When artificially aged per the 3-stage method of preferred embodiments, this alloy also achieves superior SCC performance, including under seacoast conditions. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312878 | CRYSTAL AND SUBSTRATE OF CONDUCTIVE GaAs, AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - An electrically conductive GaAs crystal has an atomic concentration of Si more than 1×10 | 2013-11-28 |
20130312879 | Spray Quench Systems for Heat Treated Metal Products - A spray quench system is provided with one or more spray quench rings that eject a controlled volume of quenchant spray onto a workpiece passing through the quench rings. Supply of the quenchant to the quench rings is coordinated with control of the quench rings to selectively change the pressure, quenchant spray exit velocity from the quench rings, flow rate or pattern of the quenchant spray onto the workpiece depending upon mass cooling requirements as the workpiece passes through the quench rings. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312880 | DUPLEX STAINLESS STEEL AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - Provided is a duplex stainless steel having a high strength and a high toughness. A stainless steel according to the present invention includes: a chemical composition containing, in mass percent, C: at most 0.030%, Si: 0.20 to 1.00%, Mn: at most 8.00%, P: at most 0.040%, S: at most 0.0100%, Cu: more than 2.00% and at most 4.00%, Ni: 4.00 to 8.00%, Cr: 20.0 to 30.0%, Mo: at least 0.50% and less than 2.00%, N: 0.100 to 0.350%, and sol. Al: at most 0.040%, the balance being Fe and impurities; and a structure, wherein a rate of ferrite in the structure is 30 to 70%, and a hardness of the ferrite in the structure is at least 300 Hv | 2013-11-28 |
20130312881 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A SHAPED AL ALLOY PANEL FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS - A method of producing a shaped aluminium alloy panel, preferably for aerospace or automotive applications, from 5000-series alloy sheet. The method includes: providing a sheet made of 5000-series alloy having a thickness of about 0.05 to 10 mm and a length in the longest dimension of at least 800 mm; and stretch forming the sheet at a forming temperature between −100° C. and −25° C., to obtain a shaped aluminium alloy panel. A shaped article formed by the above method is also provided. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312882 | PROTECTIVE BAG FOR LARGE OBJECTS - An openable/closable water-proof bag into which a motor vehicle, or other large object, may conveniently be moved and placed inside. The bag is formed of two sheets polyethylene plastic material, one atop the other, which are bonded and adhered at one end and on two vertical sides, leaving one end of the bag that is openable and closable. When the openable and closable end of the bag is closed, and the sides of the bag are folded upwardly and secured tightly around surfaces of the motor vehicle or other large object, the contents of the bag are protected from water and other harmful outside elements, thereby preserving intact electrical and mechanical components of the enclosed object from the effects of a flood and outside debris. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312883 | TIRE - A tire includes a carcass and a tread member. The carcass has a tread portion, two sidewalls on opposite sides of the tread portion, and two beads on distal ends of the sidewalls. The tread member has a tread protective layer provided on an outer side of the tread portion of the carcass and a skin layer provided on the tread protective layer. In an embodiment the tire further includes a sidewall protective layer and a bead protective layer to protect the sidewalls and the beads of the carcass. The tire may have a good airtight condition and a light weight. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312884 | CHAIN LINK WITH SPIKES FOR ANTISKID CHAINS, AND ANTISKID CHAIN COMPRISING SUCH CHAIN LINKS - A chain link for antiskid chains of vehicle tires, which is provided in order to improve the grip properties, in particular on a smooth underlying surface, with one or more spike(s) which project on one of its sides. Each spike has, perpendicular to its longitudinal extent, a cross-section whose outer edge has a corrugated peripheral contour of successive troughs and peaks. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312885 | DOUBLE TREAD - Embodiments of the invention are used to provide ways of tire tread molding and retreading with a double tread rubber body having a unitary structure that comprises two treads in order to remove the need for buffing an oxide layer typically associated with tread molding and curing. Embodiments of the double tread molding and retreading methods also remove the need for cementing the cured tread to prevent future oxidation buildup. Once the double tread is cured and cooled, it is cut along the centerline with a double tread separation apparatus to expose a soft non-oxidized inner rubber. The cutting is much less energy intensive when compared to buffing with an expendable wire brush. There is no risk of spots of oxidized rubber being missed as is the case with buffing. There is little or no dust created. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312886 | PNEUMATIC RADIAL TIRE - The present invention provides a pneumatic radial tire of the present invention is characterized in that: in a cross sectional view in the tire widthwise direction in the predetermined state thereof, provided that: i) H | 2013-11-28 |
20130312887 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire that achieves both dry performance and on-snow performance. A pneumatic tire is provided with a central land portion including the tire equator plane, intermediate land portions, and outer land portions. The central land portion is defined as a rib by a pair of central circumferential grooves and is provided with central sipes extending linearly in the tire width direction. Each intermediate land portion is divided into blocks by intermediate inclined grooves that extend obliquely with respect to the tire circumferential direction and provide communication between one of the central circumferential grooves and an outer circumferential groove, and each intermediate land portion is provided with intermediate sipes inclined at an angle of 0° to 30° with respect to the tire width direction. Each outer land portion is divided into blocks by outer inclined grooves that extend obliquely with respect to the tire circumferential direction and provide communication between an outer circumferential groove and a tread end, and each outer land portion is provided with outer sipes extending along the outer inclined grooves. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312888 | TIRE | 2013-11-28 |
20130312889 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire includes, on a tread surface ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130312890 | RUBBER LAMINATE, RUN-FLAT TIRE, AND PNEUMATIC TIRE - Provided are: a rubber laminate having high adhesion between a rubber member including a non-diene rubber and a rubber member including a diene rubber; a run-flat tire obtained by using the rubber laminate, having high adhesion between a side-reinforcing rubber layer and an inner liner, with excellent run-flat durability; and a pneumatic tire including a color layer having high adhesion force to a side rubber while being excellent in stain resistance. The rubber laminate is obtained by laminating a rubber member A including a non-diene rubber and a rubber member B including a diene rubber on each other, the rubber member A and the rubber member B containing a vulcanization accelerator of the same type. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312891 | TIRE CORD FABRIC AND PNEUMATIC TIRE - A cord fabric is structured by weaving a weft yarn into a large number of warp yarn ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130312892 | PNEUMATIC TIRE COMPRISING A TREAD SUBLAYER CONTAINING NITRILE RUBBER - Radial tire having:
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20130312893 | LABELER AND METHOD FOR LABELING - The invention relates to a labeler and a method for applying labels onto an article strip, wherein a transfer device is moved continuously when said labels are pressed on and a lifting device of said transfer device comprises a height-adjustable actuator. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312894 | Packaging Materials with Enhanced Thermal-Insulating Performance - A method for preparing a thermo-insulating packaging material including steps of providing a first paper-based substrate, applying a fluid thermal-insulating composition onto the first paper-based substrate, the thermal-insulating composition including a filler, an organic binder, a plasticizer, and water, applying a second paper-based substrate over the thermal-insulating composition such that the thermal-insulating composition is positioned between the first paper-based substrate and the second paper-based substrate to form a structure, and drying the structure. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312895 | SELF-PROPELLED AIRSHIP HULL REPAIR SYSTEM - An airship hull repair system. The system includes a drive subsystem configured to move the system across an airship hull, a damage detecting subsystem configured to detect damage to the airship hull, a hull repair subsystem configured to repair the detected damage to the airship hull, and a magnetic coupling. The drive subsystem, the damage detecting subsystem, and the hull repair subsystem are included in an interior piece of the system configured to move on an interior of the airship hull and an exterior piece of the system configured to move on an exterior of the airship hull. The magnetic coupling couples the interior piece and the exterior piece to move together. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312896 | LABELLING MACHINE AND METHOD - There is disclosed a labelling machine for applying sleeve labels on respective articles, comprising: a conveyor movable along a path comprising, in turn, a first inlet station for the articles still to be labelled and a second outlet station for the labelled articles; the conveyor comprises a handling device adapted to displace at least one first of the sleeve label and the article still to be labelled along a first segment of the path, so as to insert the article still to be labelled within the sleeve label; the conveyor also comprises a positioning device adapted to actively position a second of the sleeve label and the article in a desired position with respect to the first of the article and the sleeve label along a second segment of the path; the first segment is comprised within the second segment. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312897 | PROSTHETIC MENISCI AND METHOD OF IMPLANTING IN THE HUMAN KNEE JOINT - A method of making prosthetic knee menisci to be implanted in place of deteriorated or damaged native menisci, said prosthetic menisci being internally reinforced and sequentially moulded in open form from a suitable biocompatible elastomeric polymer material, said prosthetic menisci subsequently being transformed into closed, hollow forms; said hollow forms being sized for femoral and tibial condylar surfaces and filled or inflated after implantation by injection into them of a gel or settable polymer to shape them into congruence with the femoral and tibial condyles, the surfaces of said menisci being chemically and/or physically treated to improve the efficiency of lubrication by synovial fluid and to provide enhanced wear characteristics, and said prosthetic menisci being restricted in translation within the interarticular space by anchorage of their anterior and posterior horns to the tibia and by the provision of secondary locating elements. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312898 | MULTIPLE LAYER POLYMER INTERLAYERS HAVING A MELT FRACTURED SURFACE - The present invention provides multiple layer interlayers having a soft inner polymer layer and relatively stiff outer layers that can be laminated without unacceptable optical distortion and used in various multiple layer glass panel type applications. Multiple layer interlayers of the present invention have surface topography that is formed by controlling the melt fracture that occurs at the exposed surface of the interlayer, or individual layers of the multiple layer interlayer, during formation of the interlayer. By precisely controlling the surface topography of the interlayer, lamination of the interlayer with a rigid substrate does not lead to unacceptable optical distortion caused by the transfer of the surface topography through outer, stiffer layers into softer, internal layers of the interlayer. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312899 | METHOD OF CONNECTING MULTI-CORE FIBERS - A butting step S | 2013-11-28 |
20130312900 | METHOD FOR MAKING A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE HALF SHELL OR WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE AND PRODUCTION MOLD THEREFOR - A method for waking a wind turbine rotor blade half shell includes arranging a fibrous material in a mold, which has an inner side predetermining an aerodynamic surface of the half shell and has a pinching edge defining the profile of a trailing edge of the half shell. A liquid plastics material surrounding the fibrous material is cured. An insert is arranged in relation to the mold in a predetermined position, in which a surface of the insert and a bordering portion of the inner side of the mold conjointly define an acute angle tapering toward the pinching edge, so that a thinly tapering trailing edge of the half shell is formed between the surface of the insert and the bordering portion. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312901 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A printed circuit board and a manufacturing method of the same are disclosed. The method includes: preparing a carrier including a primer resin layer formed thereon; forming a circuit pattern on the primer resin layer; stacking the carrier onto an insulating layer such that the circuit pattern is buried in the insulating layer; removing the carrier; forming a via hole in the insulating layer on which the primer resin layer is stacked; and forming a conductive via in the via hole. The conductive via is formed by forming a plating layer in the via hole and on the primer resin layer and removing a portion of the plating layer formed over the primer resin layer. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312902 | METHOD OF SPLICING POLARIZED FILMS - The present invention discloses a method of splicing polarized films. The method includes steps of providing a substrate; attaching a first polarized film to the substrate; attaching a second polarized film to the substrate so that a side portion of the second polarized film is correspondingly overlapped with a side portion of the first polarized film; correspondingly cutting off the overlapped side portions of the first polarized film and the second polarized film; removing separated parts of the side portions from the first polarized film and the second polarized film; and performing a flatten treatment to the cut side portions of the first polarized film and the second polarized film. The method effectively reduces the interval between spliced polarized films so that the light leakage problem at the joint position is improved. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312903 | Curing Device for Sealant of LCD Panel and Method for Curing the Sealant - The present invention provides a curing device for sealant, and which includes an ultraviolet light source, and a waveguide. A light beam projected from the ultraviolet light source enters the waveguide. The waveguide includes multiple light emitting ports, and the light beam emits from the multiple light emitting ports after one or several total internal reflection. The multiple light emitting ports are arranged and distributed according to the positions of the sealant to be cured. The present invention further provides a method for curing the sealant. The curing device and the method for curing the sealant can readily increase the efficiency of utilization of the ultraviolet light source, while it can readily reduce the cost associated thereof. In addition, since the ultraviolet light beam is precisely directed to the area in which the sealant locates, the liquid crystal can be properly protected from pre-matured random alignment of the molecular of the liquid crystal resulted from exposure of the ultraviolet. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312904 | SEALANT ARTICLES AND COMPOSITIONS USEFUL THEREIN - A sealant article useful for sealing a substrate surface having a first surface and a second surface is provided. The first surface comprises a deformable composition that is capable of conforming to a substrate surface when subjected to heat and/or pressure. The second surface of the sealant article has been at least partially cured by exposing said surface to an amount of radiation effective to induce at least partial curing of the second surface of the sealant article. Prior to such curing, the second surface also is comprised of the deformable composition. Such at least partial curing is effective to render the second surface less deformable than the first surface. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312905 | WATERPROOF BREATHABLE FABRIC AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - In various embodiments, a waterproof breathable (WPB) fabric and method of producing the same are provided wherein a WPB membrane is laminated to a first side of a fabric, the laminated fabric is then treated with a treatment agent, and the treated fabric is cured. The treatment agent may include at least one of an oleophobic (oil repellent) compound and/or a hydrophobic (water repellent) compound. In some embodiments, the hydrophobic compound may be a durable water repellent (DWR) treatment. The treatment agent may provide protection for the fabric by repelling oil-based and/or water-based substances. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312906 | Surface-Mount Light Emitting Device - A surface-mount light emitting device is provided comprising a light emitting element ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130312907 | SUBSTRATE-BONDING APPARATUS FOR DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BONDED SUBSTRATE - A substrate-bonding apparatus for a display device, and which includes a chamber unit configured to bond a carrier substrate to a substrate for manufacturing the display device; a first surface plate provided inside the chamber unit and configured to support the substrate; a supporting unit provided inside the chamber unit and configured bring the carrier substrate into contact with the substrate supported by the first surface plate; and a pressure-adjusting unit communicating with the chamber unit and configured to change a vacuum pressure from a low vacuum pressure to a high pressure in multiple steps inside the chamber unit while the carrier substrate is brought into contact with the substrate to bond the carrier substrate to the substrate without adhesive material between the carrier substrate and the substrate. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312908 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MODULES - In order to produce photovoltaic modules or modules bearing functional coatings, a strand ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130312909 | ERGONOMIC HAND TOOL AND METHOD OF USE - A hand tool for press sealing roofing membranes by a roller mounted on one end of a bracket connected at a second hand to a handle. The handle and roller mounting bracket extend along first and second axes respectively, which axes form an included angle in the range of 50 degrees and 70 degrees. This angular relationship enables a user's wrist to be the natural wrist position when moving the roller along the membrane. The second axis of the roller mounting bracket preferably maintains an angle of between 20 degrees and 40 degrees with the roofing membranes as the roller is moved along the membrane. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312910 | Medical Surgical Navigation Sensor Mounting System - An engagement system for a surgical sensor assembly, formed of a sensing component in a fixed position and a lead wire in an electrical communication therewith. The engagement system employs a jacket of heat shrink polymeric material to hold the sensing component to the lead wire and eliminates the employment of soldering and welding and crimping which can damage such sensing components. The system is employed in combination with catheters having a lumen for control wires for surgical instruments. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312911 | WET-ETCHING EQUIPMENT AND ITS SUPPLYING DEVICE - A supplying device including a supplying part and an adjustment part is provided. The supplying part includes a run-through supplying path for transporting a fluid. The adjustment part includes a channel and one or more recovery paths adjacent to the channel. The supplying part is disposed in the channel to allow the fluid to flow out of the channel through the supplying part and to allow the recovery paths to suck a portion of the etching solution outputted from the channel in order to control the amount of output of the fluid. Wet-etching equipment including the supplying device is also provided. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312912 | Surface Treat and Survey Metallurgy Substrates Renewable Substances Food Starch, Sodium and Electrolyte Precision Media Systems - Surface Treat and Survey Metallurgy Substrates Renewable Substances Food Starch, Sodium and Electrolyte Precision Media Systems are a closed-type precision media system. The aqueous slurry type system pumps aqueous slurry Electrolyte from an aqueous slurry pump. The differential pressurized variable control regulation closed-type system utilizes negative pressurized air drawing media from a powerful control valve or control valve venturi and vacuum pump. The Surface Treat and Survey Metallurgy Substrates Renewable Substances Food Starch, Sodium and Electrolyte Precision Media Systems are light and easy to operate opening the door to whole new market of customers to safely perform paint stripping, substrate treatment, parts treatment and cleaning specifications. Efficiency of operation is acquired by way of diffusion, equal particle distribution, and the effective Surface Treat and Survey Metallurgy Substrates Renewable Substances Food Starch, Sodium and Electrolyte Precision Media Systems can compete against harmful paint thinners, petroleum distillates, and chemical cleaners. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312913 | ARRANGEMENT FOR DEPOSITING BEVEL PROTECTIVE FILM - An arrangement for depositing a film at a bevel edge of a substrate in a plasma chamber. The arrangement includes a gas delivery system for supplying gas into the chamber. The arrangement also includes a pair of electrodes including a movable electrode and a stationary electrode, wherein the substrate is disposed on one of the pair of electrodes. The arrangement further includes a gap controller module configured for adjusting an electrode gap between the pair of electrodes to a gap distance configured to prevent plasma formation over a center portion of the substrate. The gap distance is also dimensioned such that a plasma-sustainable condition around the bevel edge of the substrate is formed. The arrangement moreover includes a heater disposed below the substrate and powered by an RE source, wherein the heater is maintained at a chuck temperature conducive for facilitating film deposition on the bevel edge of the substrate. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312914 | LAMINATE ASSEMBLY SEALING METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT - An example laminate assembly pressurization arrangement includes a plurality of laminations arranged in a laminate stack. The plurality of laminations are movable between sealed positions and unsealed positions relative to each other. An end plate is adjacent the laminate stack. A housing is configured to establish a first volume together with the end plate. A first group of tie rods is directly secured to the end plate and is configured to move the end plate to a first position that holds the plurality of laminations in sealed positions. A second group of tie rods is directly secured to the housing. Pressurizing the first volume limits movement of the end plate away from the first position. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312915 | PIPE-JOINING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING UNDERWATER PIPELINES, AND UNDERWATER-PIPELINE-LAYING VESSEL COMPRISING SUCH AN APPARATUS - A method of joining pipes to produce underwater pipelines, wherein the facing free ends of two adjacent pipes, aligned along an axis, are welded to define a cutback; a protective sheet of plastic material is extruded close to the cutback; and the protective sheet is wound about the cutback. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312916 | ELECTRODE PRODUCTION SYSTEM - An electrode production system includes a kneading device to which replaceable cartridges that respectively contain electrode materials and a solvent can be fitted. A supply passage for supplying a kneaded material is provided between the kneading device and the coating device. This eliminates the possibility that impurities, such as dust, dirt, or moisture, may be mixed into the kneaded material. Therefore, electrodes with high quality can be produced. Furthermore, it is possible to continuously perform processes from kneading to coating, and there is no need of performing the kneading in a batch process. Thus, the operation can be easily performed. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312917 | Hand operated window cover systems - A spring drive system useful for window covers is disclosed, which comprises one or more coil spring drives or flat spring drives and the combination whose elements are selected from one or more of a group which includes (1) a band or cord transmission which provides varying ratio power transfer as the cover is opened and closed; (2) gear means comprising various gear sets which provide frictional holding force and fixed power transfer ratios; (3) a gear transmission which provides fixed ratio power transfer as the cover is opened or closed; (4) crank mechanisms; (5) brake mechanisms; and (6) recoiler mechanisms. The combination permits the spring drive force to be tailored to the weight and/or compression characteristics of an associated window cover such as a horizontal slat or pleated or box blind as the cover is opened and closed. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312918 | Safety Device - The present invention relates to a device for the protection of living beings and objects from being buried in bulk material, a method for assembling said device and uses employing this device. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312919 | SCROLLING UNIT FOR CORDLESS BLINDS - A scrolling unit for blinds includes a scrolling unit having a main wheel, at least one sub wheel and a scrolling spring. The main wheel has a spool and a cable is wrapped to the spool. The scrolling spring has an inner end and an outer end. The inner end is securely wrapped to the main wheel and the outer end is wrapped to the at least one sub wheel. The scrolling force of the inner end is larger than that of the outer end. The cable is wrapped to a mandrel unit in the head box. The cable extends through the head box and is connected to the bottom bar. The blinds are connected between the head box and the bottom bar to which the cable is fixed. The bottom bar is cooperated with the scrolling spring regardless the weight of the bottom bar. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312920 | MOTORIZED SHADE WITH THE TRANSMISSION WIRE PASSING THROUGH THE SUPPORT SHAFT - A roll shade system is disclosed. The roll shade system includes a motor configured to remain stationary during operation of the motor, a support shaft supporting the motor wherein the support shaft is configured to remain stationary during operation of the motor, and a roll shade tube configured to be rotatable about the motor and the support shaft during operation of the motor. The roll shade system further includes stationary components including a wiring connector, an input wiring system, a bearing, an antenna, a coaxial cable, a motor controller, a counterbalance spring. The roll shade system also includes rotatable components including a bearing housing and one or more O-rings. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312921 | CURTAIN CABLE POSITIOING DEVICE - A curtain cable positioning device is engaged with the hole in the head box and the underside of the curtain cable positioning device is in contact with the inside of the head box. The curtain cable positioning device includes a body with two recesses defined in two opposite sides thereof and two arms extend from the underside of the body. The two arms are engaged with the hole of the head box. A slot is defined between the two arms and two notches are respectively defined in two ends of the body. The cable passes through the notch and the slot, and is connected with the curtain. The cable is not loosened or hooked to other parts in the head box. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312922 | POLYESTER SURFACTANTS FOR DEINKING - The present invention relates to cost-effective and environmentally friendly polyester surfactants for use in flotation deinking. The improved ink collection of the present invention can result in deinked pulp of high quality and/or yields that has excellent brightness and effective residual ink concentration values. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312923 | Tissue Comprising Macroalgae - The disclosure provides tissue webs, and products incorporating the same, where the webs comprise macroalgae fibers. More specifically the disclosure provides soft and durable tissue webs comprising at least about 1 percent macroalgae fiber by weight of the web. In the tissue webs of the present disclosure, macroalgae fibers may preferably replace high average fiber length wood fibers, which increases the strength and durability of the web without negatively stiffness. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312924 | High Strength Macroalgae Pulps - Novel pulps comprising conventional papermaking and macroalgae fibers are provided. By combining conventional papermaking fibers with never-dried macroalgae fibers, rather than dried macroalgae fibers, the disclosure provides pulp sheets having improved characteristics such as tensile and burst strength, with minimal deterioration in freeness. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312925 | MANUFACTURE AND USE OF A COMPOSITE STRUCTURE CONTAINING PRECIPITATED CARBONATE - A precipitated carbonate polysaccharide structure which, when used as a filler, improves the structural strength of paper or board, or gypsum boards, plastics or gums, among others, as well as the stiffness level and optical properties (brightness and opacity) of the paper or board, together or separately with other fillers; carbonates, in particular. The invention further improves the setting of printing ink on the surface of the paper or board. The invention also includes the manufacturing method of the precipitated carbonate polysaccharide structure. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312926 | ROLL FOR A PAPERMAKING MACHINE - A roll for use in a papermaking machine has a circumferential surface formed of a polymeric material including a plurality of chemically reactive elastomer nano-particles and a resin. The polymeric material has a glassy transition temperature that is substantially the same as a glassy transition temperature of the resin alone. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312927 | Manufacturing Process for Matrix Drill Bits - A process for reducing inclusions during manufacturing of a matrix drill bit comprises placing at least a first layer of a first matrix material in a matrix bit body mold. At least a second layer of a second matrix material is placed in the mold. A binder material is placed in the mold with the binder material disposed proximate the second layer of matrix material and a metal a blank. A graphite lid is placed on the mold. The mold and the materials disposed therein are heated to a selected temperature to cause the binder material to melt and to allow the hot, liquid binder material to infiltrate the second matrix material and the first matrix material, with the second matrix material operable to improve infiltration of the first matrix material by the hot, liquid binder material without using a flux material. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312928 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES IN LAYERS - The invention concerns a method for manufacturing at least one thin-walled structure ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130312929 | ARCHITECTURAL HEAT AND MOISTURE EXCHANGE - An architectural heat and moisture exchanger. The exchanger defines an interior channel which is divided into a plurality of sub-channels by a membrane configured to allow passage of water vapor and to prevent substantial passage of air. In some embodiments, the exchanger includes an opaque housing configured to form a portion of a building enclosure, such as an exterior wall, an interior wall, a roof, a floor, or a foundation. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312930 | Coldplate for use with a Transformer in an Electric Vehicle (EV) or a Hybrid-Electric Vehicle (HEV) - A coldplate for use with a transformer in an electric vehicle (EV) or a hybrid-electric vehicle (HEV). The coldplate includes a main portion having a recess formed therein, the recess having a floor configured for contacting a bottom surface of a transformer for dissipating heat generated by the transformer. The main portion includes a raised feature configured for contacting a winding of the transformer for dissipating heat generated by the transformer. The coldplate also includes a bracket member for use in securing the transformer in the recess of the main portion, the bracket member configured for contacting the main portion and the transformer for dissipating heat generated by the transformer. The bracket member includes a contact surface for contacting a top surface of the transformer, the contact surface having an area sufficient to contact substantially all of the top surface of the transformer. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312931 | Coldplate for Use in an Electric Vehicle (EV) or a Hybrid-Electric Vehicle (HEV) - A coldplate for use with electronic components in an electric vehicle (EV) or a hybrid-electric vehicle (HEV). The coldplate includes a main portion having multiple raised features on a surface thereof. The raised features are configured for attaching the main portion to a printed circuit board having multiple electronic components attached thereto. The raised features are further configured for maintaining the printed circuit board in a spaced relation relative to the main portion to facilitate air flow between the printed circuit board and the main portion for dissipating heat generated by the plurality of electronic components. The coldplate also includes a protrusion extending from the surface of the main portion. The protrusion is configured for contacting one of the plurality of electronic components attached to the printed circuit board for dissipating heat generated by the electronic component. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312932 | MODULAR AIR COOLED CONDENSER APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a mechanical draft cooling tower that employs air cooled condenser modules. The aforementioned cooling tower operates by mechanical draft and achieves the exchange of heat between two fluids such as atmospheric air, ordinarily, and another fluid which is usually steam. The aforementioned cooling tower utilizes a modular air cooled condenser concept wherein the air cooled condensers utilize heat exchange deltas that use tube bundles that are manufactured and assembled prior to being shipped to the tower site. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312933 | Coldplate for Use in an Electric Vehicle (EV) or a Hybrid-Electric Vehicle (HEV) - A coldplate for use with electronic components in an electric vehicle (EV) or a hybrid-electric vehicle (HEV). The coldplate includes a first portion configured for attachment to a printed circuit board having a plurality of electronic components thereon, and a second portion configured for attachment to the first portion. The first and second portions are further configured to together define a manifold therebetween. The manifold has an inlet, an outlet and a substantially constant height to facilitate a substantially uniform flow of a coolant therethrough for use in dissipating heat generated by the electronic components. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312934 | LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC COMPONENT MOUNTED IN AIRCRAFT - To provide a liquid cooling system for an electric component mounted in an aircraft, in which a flow rate of a coolant fed to the electric component mounted in the aircraft is optimized by a simple method, a liquid cooling system | 2013-11-28 |
20130312935 | HEAT-ABSORBING DEVICE WITH PHASE-CHANGE MATERIAL - A heat absorbing device including a structure including plural individual cells delimited by an envelope made of a material that has good thermal conductivity and includes at least one phase-change material, the cells being stacked on top of one another from an end surface so that the structure extends in a direction of thermal flux, the flux being made up of two notable periodic thermal events, the structure including two different sizes of cells. The sizes of the cells are determined as a function of frequency of the thermal events of the thermal flux and a distribution of a number of cells of each size is determined as a function of amplitudes of each event. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312936 | HEAT DISSIPATING MEMBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides a heat dissipating member having excellent heat dissipation properties and suitable for use in an oil environment. The present invention is a heat dissipating member including: a porous base material containing a fluorine resin and a thermally-conductive filler; and an oil contained in pores of the porous base material. The fluorine resin contains polytetrafluoroethylene. The heat dissipating member can be produced, for example, by a method including the steps of: (1) stacking and rolling together a plurality of sheet-shaped formed bodies each containing a polytetrafluoroethylene-containing fluorine resin, a thermally-conductive filler, and a molding aid, so as to obtain a rolled laminated sheet; (2) removing the molding aid from the obtained rolled laminated sheet to obtain a porous base material; and (3) impregnating the obtained porous base material with an oil. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312937 | NATURAL CIRCULATION TYPE COOLING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a natural circulation type cooling apparatus includes a heat receiver with a heat receiving surface on which an exothermic body is mounted, and containing therein a coolant, a condenser on a horizontally lateral side of the heat receiver, a radiator on a horizontally lateral side of the heat receiver and on a vertically downward side of the condenser, a vapor conduit configured to feed vapor of the coolant to an inlet of the condenser, a condensed liquid conduit configured to feed a condensed coolant from an outlet of the condenser to an inlet of the heat receiver, a coolant conduit configured to feed the coolant to an inlet of the radiator, and a circulation conduit configured to feed the coolant from an outlet of the radiator to the inlet of the heat receiver. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312938 | HEAT PIPE WITH VAPORIZED WORKING FLUID FLOW ACCELERATOR - An exemplary heat pipe includes a hollow tube, a wick structure, a working fluid, and an accelerator. The tube includes an evaporator section and a condenser section along a longitudinal direction thereof. The wick structure is adhered on inner surfaces of the tube and inner surfaces of the wick structure surround an inner space therebetween. The working fluid is contained in the wick structure. The accelerator is received in the tube and edges thereof abut against the inner surfaces of the wick structure to divide the inner space to two parts. The working fluid in the wick structure of the evaporator section absorbs heat from a heat-generating component and is vaporized to vapor, and the vapor flows through the accelerator and moves faster and faster towards the condenser section. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312939 | COOLING DEVICE USING LOOP TYPE HEAT PIPE - A cooling device which is provided with an evaporator with a built-in wick, a condenser, and a loop type heat pipe which connects the evaporator and condenser in a loop and is provided with a liquid pipe and vapor pipe, wherein the evaporator is divided into a liquid-pipe-side case and a vapor-pipe-side case and wherein a plurality of discharge ports of working fluids and a wick in which the working fluid from the discharge ports is completely permeated are arranged between the two cases. The wick is provided with projecting parts which have recessed parts corresponding to the discharge ports, while the outer circumferential surfaces of the projecting parts are provided with grooves. The working fluid which permeates the wick is changed to a vapor inside the vapor-pipe-side case, collects in the evaporation chamber, and is discharged to the liquid pipe, and thus, dry out of the wick is prevented. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312940 | HEAT DISSIPATING DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A heat dissipating device disposed on a heat source and in a flow channel is disclosed. The heat dissipating device includes a first fin set, a second fin set, and a baffle. The first fin set is disposed at an entrance of the flow channel, and the second fin set is disposed at an exit of the flow channel. The baffle is disposed between the first fin set and the second fin set, and divides the flow channel into a first flow channel and a second flow channel. The sectional area of the entrance of the first flow channel is larger than that of the exit of the first flow channel. The sectional area of the entrance of the second flow channel is smaller than that of the exit of the second flow channel. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312941 | COMPONENTS WITH MICROCHANNEL COOLED PLATFORMS AND FILLETS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - A component includes a substrate that has outer and inner surfaces. The inner surface defines at least one hollow, interior space. The outer surface defines pressure and suction sidewalls that are joined together at leading and trailing edges of the component and together form an airfoil portion of the component. The outer substrate surface further defines at least one platform and at least one fillet that extends between and integrally connects the airfoil to the respective platform. The outer surface defines one or more grooves that extend at least partially along a respective fillet. Each groove is in fluid communication with a respective hollow, interior space. The component further includes a coating disposed over at least a portion of the outer substrate surface and including at least a structural coating that extends over the groove(s). The groove(s) and the structural coating together define channel(s) for cooling the respective fillet. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312942 | Heat Exchanger With Lateral Fluid Supply - A heat exchanger ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130312943 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AN INTEGRAL BOND - This application provides, inter alia, processes for producing an integral bond between a high-grade steel component and an aluminum or aluminum alloy component. In an exemplary embodiment, the process comprises coating the high-grade steel first with a nickel layer and second an aluminum layer, arranging the coated high-grade steel and the aluminum or aluminum alloy components in relation to one another in such a manner that partial regions of the first and of the second component are arranged parallel to one another and either bear areally against one another or are arranged with a gap of 0 mm to 5 mm in relation to one another, and integrally bonding the coated high-grade steel component to the aluminum or aluminum alloy component by using a cold metal transfer process. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312944 | REFRIGERANT DISTRIBUTING DEVICE AND HEAT EXCHANGER - A refrigerant-distributing device and a heat exchanger comprising the refrigerant-distributing device are provided. The refrigerant-distributing device comprises a distributing tube ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130312945 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING EFFICIENT HEAT - Disclosed is a method for providing heat that includes preheating an incoming air flow from outside an apparatus in a first channel of a heat exchanger by a flow in a second channel of the heat exchanger, transferring the flow from the second channel outside the apparatus through an exhaust channel, providing heat by the preheated incoming air flow in a heat pump, and transferring in a transfer channel a flue gas flow provided by a burner to the second channel. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312946 | Methods and Systems for Cooling Hot Particulates - Methods, systems, and apparatus for cooling particulates are provided. The method can include introducing particulates to a heat exchanger containing a tube bundle having a plurality of tubulars, introducing a coolant to the plurality of tubulars through a coolant inlet, flowing the particulates through the shell side of the heat exchanger, and contacting at least a portion of the particulates with the tube bundle. The method can also include recovering a heated coolant from the coolant outlet and recovering cooled particulates from the particulate outlet. The heat exchanger can include a vessel having an elongated shell having a first end, a second end, one or more sidewalls, a shell side particulate inlet disposed in the one or more sidewalls for receiving particulates, a shell side particulate outlet disposed adjacent the second end for discharging cooled particulates, and a tube bundle including a plurality of tubulars disposed within the vessel. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312947 | LI-ION BATTERY THERMAL RUNAWAY SUPPRESSION SYSTEM USING MICROCHANNEL COOLERS AND REFRIGERANT INJECTIONS - A battery management system with thermally integrated fire suppression includes a multiplicity of individual battery cells in a housing; a multiplicity of cooling passages in the housing within or between the multiplicity of individual battery cells; a multiplicity of sensors operably connected to the individual battery cells, the sensors adapted to detect a thermal runaway event related to one or more of the multiplicity of individual battery cells; and a management system adapted to inject coolant into at least one of the multiplicity of cooling passages upon the detection of the thermal runaway event by the any one of the multiplicity of sensors, so that the thermal runaway event is rapidly quenched. | 2013-11-28 |
20130312948 | EXPLOSION-PROOF ENCLOSURES WITH ACTIVE THERMAL MANAGEMENT USING SINTERED ELEMENTS - Enclosures for use in hazardous areas include sintered filters for thermal management. The enclosures include an opening to which a filter holder housing and sintered filter are coupled. The enclosures can also include a second opening to which a vent or a second filter holder housing and sintered filter are coupled. The internal temperature of the enclosures can be actively managed by such a system because air within the enclosure can be displaced to and from the atmosphere through the sintered filters. Air from the atmosphere enters the enclosure via the second opening and exits the enclosure via the first opening. | 2013-11-28 |