49th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100307099 | MOUNTING FOR PANELING ELEMENTS OR A SUB-STRUCTURE FOR PANELING ELEMENTS - The invention relates to a mounting for paneling elements or a sub-structure for paneling elements. Known mountings of this type have the disadvantage that quick, exact and simple adjustment is not possible. Said problem is solved by a mounting comprising an inner profile ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100307100 | WALL RESTORATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - One illustrative embodiment of a wall restoration system includes an air-handler and a wall structure assembly. The wall structure assembly can enclose a portion of a wet wall to form a passage through which air flows to dry the wall portion. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307101 | INSECTICIDE-EQUIPPED PARTICLES MADE OF EXPANDABLE POLYSTYRENE AND INSECTICIDE-EQUIPPED MOLDED PARTS WHICH CAN BE OBTAINED THEREFROM - Insecticide-modified bead material composed of expandable polystyrene (EPS) coated with
| 2010-12-09 |
20100307102 | EXPANSION JOINT CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM - The present invention relates generally to an improved expansion joint construction and a method for creating an expansion joint between adjacent roadway slabs. The invention relates specifically to the use of an epoxy blend having improved set times that can be applied in cold weather. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307103 | Screed Machine for Preparing a Stone Base - A screed machine is formed with a forwardly positioned screed assembly including a wedge portion and pivoted wing members. The frame is supported on two rollers spaced behind the screed assembly, which is mounted on a mast for vertical movement in conjunction with a laser receiver that provides a signal from a laser level indicating the final desired grade of the stone base. The machine can be turned at a corner by extension of a jack stand to elevate the machine for rotation about the axis defined by the centrally located jack stand so that the screed machine can be redirected into a different direction without disturbing the final grade of the stone base. The screed machine is manually moved along the stone base by an operator pulling on the handle pivotally connected to the frame. A sight line provides a monitor for the lateral orientation of the screed assembly. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307104 | Ceramic tile installation system - The ceramic tile installation system includes a plurality of shaped inserts adapted to be insertably mounted inside an opening or a shaped recess of predefined depth in a wall niche preform; the plurality of inserts having shapes configurable, alone or in combination, to conform to the shape of the recess; each insert having an enclosed sidewall of a given width, the sidewall width being larger than the depth of the of the preform recess to thereby provide a ledge for supporting tiles as the tiles are being installed around the shaped recess. The inserts may include reinforcing ribbing disposed along the interior of the sidewall. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307105 | INSERT HOLDING DOOR - The present invention is a door with a modular frame which can be installed and removed easily. In several embodiments the door is constructed to fit in a standard interior doorway without modifications to the existing door frame. In several embodiments the opening is constructed in the upper half of the door. In several embodiments the screen is constructed in a modular frame for easy replacement of the screen if damaged or if other material such a glass or acrylic glass is desired in the opening. In several embodiments the modular frame can be replaced without tools. In several embodiments the modular frame could hold a number a different inserts. In several embodiments the door has a regular door panel on one side and an opening with a modular frame on the other side. In several embodiments the door has a self supporting screen. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307106 | MACHINE FOR WRAPPING STICKS OF FOOD PRODUCTS - In a machine for wrapping sticks of chewing gum, sticks of substantially rectangular outline and relatively small thickness advance singly and in succession on a conveyor, arranged flat and spaced apart at a predetermined first pitch, toward a position where they are transferred to a spacing roller revolving tangentially to the conveyor and presenting peripheral seats spaced apart at a pitch greater than the first pitch; the sticks are taken up at the transfer position by a pick-up and transfer mechanism operating between the conveyor and the seats of the spacing roller, describing a trajectory that includes a movement perpendicular to the plane occupied by the sticks and producing a minimal displacement equating approximately to the thickness of a single stick. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307107 | DEVICE FOR INSERTING PRODUCTS INTO PACKAGING CONTAINERS - A device for inserting products into packaging containers in a packaging machine has a first continuously driven conveyor device, on which the products can be transported, and a second continuously driven conveyor device, on which the packaging containers can be transported. An insertion device is provided, which has a revolving insertion conveyor device and by which the products an be inserted into the packaging containers in the insertion direction. A pre-insertion unit has a cover device, which can be moved in the insertion direction, and which rests on the products during the insertion movement. The pre-insertion unit has a carriage, which can be moved back and forth using a first drive device along a first linear guide which runs in the movement direction of the first conveyor device. A second linear guide, which runs in the insertion direction and along which the cover device can be moved back and forth using a second drive device, is implemented on the carriage. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307108 | Devices for Capping Vials Useful in System and Method for Dispensing Prescriptions - An apparatus for facilitating the securing of a cap onto a cylindrical container includes a base and a plurality of blades, each of the blades including a sharp edge and being mounted to the base such that the sharp edge is exposed. The blades are mounted in a generally circular arrangement, with the sharp edges generally radiating from a central portion of the base, such that the sharp edges are positioned to engage a circumferential edge of a cap as it is being secured to the cylindrical container. In this configuration, the apparatus can firmly hold the cap as the cylindrical container (such as a pharmaceutical vial) is rotated to secure the cap onto the container. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307109 | APPARATUS FOR CLOSING BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL CONTAINERS - An apparatus for automatically closing test tubes containing biological material mounted to an automatic test tube conveyor is described, comprising a cap recruiting device ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100307110 | BEVERAGE BOTTLE CLOSING MACHINE BEING CONFIGURED AND DISPOSED TO CLOSE TOPS OF FILLED BEVERAGE BOTTLES WITH SCREW-TYPE AND OTHER CAPS - A beverage bottle closing machine being configured and disposed to close tops of filled beverage bottles with screw-type and other caps. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307111 | SUSPENSION PACKAGING ASSEMBLY - A packaging assembly includes a frame member and a retention member which is not permanently affixed to the frame member. The frame member can include a variety of features which allow the retention member to be tightened around an article to be packaged and thus protected from shocks and impacts during transport, display, and/or retail use. The retention member can be formed as a sleeve or with pockets for engaging the frame member. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307112 | FOUR-PIECE SPOUT ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to a four-piece spout assembly used in a packaging machine for packaging compressible objects. The four-piece spout assembly comprises four L-shaped profiles which can be unidirectional or bidirectional adjusted so as to accommodate different sizes of one or multiple compressible objects. The invention further relates to an adjustable pusher for directing the compressible object through the opening of four-piece spout assembly. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307113 | Container Device for Tobacco Articles - Some embodiments of a tobacco product package device can be used to enhance freshness and other characteristics of tobacco products or other products contained therein. Certain features can improve product freshness both during shelf life and during consumer use. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307114 | PACKAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PACKING STACKED SOFT HYGIENIC PRODUCTS INTO A PLASTIC BAG - A packaging device for packing stacked soft hygienic products, e.g. sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like, into a plastic bag made of an endless film, has specific forming shoulder ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100307115 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING AN AMOUNT OF FILM RELATIVE TO LOAD GIRTH - The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for dispensing a predetermined amount of pre-stretched film based upon load girth. A non-rotating ring carries a belt. A film dispenser is mounted on a rotating ring, and the rotating ring includes a pulley that connects to the belt. Based upon the girth of the load to be wrapped, an amount of pre-stretched film to be dispensed for at least a portion of a revolution made by the rotating ring is determined. Good wrapping performance in terms of load containment (wrap force) and optimum film use is obtained by dispensing a length of pre-stretched film that is between approximately 100% and approximately 130% of load girth. Once the amount of film to be dispensed per revolution is determined, a mechanical ratio of ring drive to final pre-stretch surface speed (i.e., number of pre-stretch roller revolution/ring rotation) can be set. Thus, for the at least a portion of a revolution of the rotating ring and dispenser, a predetermined amount of film is dispensed and wrapped around the load. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307116 | Multiple-Atmosphere, Nested Food Container - A multi-atmosphere, nested food container having an opaque, thermoformed top tray with a modified atmosphere other than air for storing unpackaged, perishable food items therein nested within a transparent, thermoformed bottom tray having a non-modified atmosphere for prepackaged food items. The top tray is sealed with a transparent common air impermeable flexible film to allow for viewing of the food items therethrough. The top tray nests inside of the bottom tray such that a bottom surface of the top tray is placed inside of an opening at the top surface of the bottom tray. This orientation allows for the top tray to remain in a relatively upright position such that the top surface of the top tray remains visible to consumers. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307117 | GAS FILTRATION STRUCTURE WITH CONCAVE OR CONVEX HEXAGONAL CHANNELS - The invention relates to a gas filter structure for filtering particulate-laden gases, of the honeycomb type and comprising an assembly of longitudinal adjacent channels of mutually parallel axes separated by porous filtering walls, in which: each outlet channel has a wall common to six inlet walls, each common wall constituting a side of said outlet channel; each outlet channel consists of six sides of approximately identical width a, so as to form a channel of approximately hexagonal and regular cross section; at least two adjacent sides of each inlet channel have a different width; at least two inlet channels sharing a wall with one and the same outlet channel share between them a common wall of width b; and in which the ratio of the widths b/a is equal to 1. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307118 | AIR FILTER - An air filter | 2010-12-09 |
20100307119 | MULTILAYER NANOFIBER FILTER - A method of making a multilayer filter and the multilayer filter made by the method. The method includes generally two steps. The first step is to coat a layer of nanofibers on a single side or both sides of a substrate medium to obtain a composite filter medium, and the second step is to fold the composite filter medium in a serpentine fashion to form a multilayer filter. The second step may alternatively be accomplished by stacking up a number of sheets of the composite filter medium to form a multilayer filter having a structure of two layers of nanofibers being sandwiched between two layers of said substrate medium. The resulting multilayer filter produced by either method contains at least one structural unit which has two layers of nanofibers being sandwiched between two layers of the substrate medium. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307120 | Harvester with heated duct - A seed cotton dryer comprises an array of electromagnetic wave energy generators in a cotton gin and a cotton picker/stripper. An appropriate amount of energy is used to evaporate a considerable amount of moisture in the seed cotton without producing enough energy to pop the cotton seeds. Seed cotton dried by wave energy is much easier to separate the cotton seeds and lint from leaves, stems and other plant parts. The seed cotton is preferably transported through the dryer in a conduit having flat sides which reflects the wave energy more efficiently than through a round conduit. Provisions are made to prevent arcing in the transport conduit when extraneous metal pieces are inadvertently mixed with the seed cotton. In some embodiments, heated air from a diesel engine is used to dry crops as they are being harvested. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307121 | SUGAR CANE HARVESTER - This invention relates to a sugar cane harvester ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100307122 | LAWNMOWER - A lawnmower including a cut grass storage container for storing cut grass. The lawnmower also includes a cutting blade, a downwardly-opening housing, and a cut grass conveyor passage. The cut grass storage container is provided to the cut grass conveyor passage. Grass that has been cut is delivered to the cut grass conveyor passage while revolving about a shaft inside the housing. A guide member is provided inside the housing. The guide member guides the revolving grass to the cut grass conveyor passage while guiding the grass to the outer periphery of the housing. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307123 | LAWNMOWER - A lawnmower capable of being switched between a bagging mode and a mulching mode is disclosed. The lawnmower includes a shutter mechanism provided on an internal peripheral surface of a housing which opens downward for storing a cutting blade. The shutter mechanism is switched, by the operation of the shutter mechanism, between a bagging mode for delivering cut grass from the housing to a cut grass storage container and a mulching mode for discharging the cut grass out below the housing. The shutter mechanism has a kicker on a shutter body positioned in the interior of the housing. The kicker guides the cut grass to the bottom of the housing during the mulching mode. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307124 | Wrapped yarns for use in ropes having predetermined surface characteristics - A rope comprising a plurality of yarns, where at least one of the plurality of yarns is a blended yarn comprising a plurality of first fibers and a plurality of second fibers. Aabrasion resistance properties of the second fibers are greater than abrasion resistance properties of the first fibers. A coefficient of friction of the second fibers is less than a coefficient of friction of the first fibers. The second fibers substantially define abrasion resistance and coefficient of friction characteristics of the at least one blended yarn. When the rope contacts a structural member, the first set of fibers of the at least one blended yarn substantially bear tension loads on the at least one blended yarn and at least a portion of the second fibers of the at least one blended yarn substantially lie between the set of first fibers and the structural member. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307125 | Fiber-twist-spinning - An open-end spinning system characterized by laying straightened fibers next to each other onto an endless member and moving these deposited fibers in a generally perpendicular direction to the fiber orientation into a twisting zone where they are twisted and compacted into a yarn. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307126 | TOOL FOR EXTRACTING AND INSERTING PINS OF ROLLER CHAINS - A tool for inserting and extracting pins of roller chains includes a body having a bridge adapted to engage a chain and a drive screw assembly coupled to the main body on a first side of the bridge. The drive screw assembly includes a drive screw which is rotatable to provide a force and a pin mounted concentrically within the drive screw. The drive screw assembly further includes an alignment sleeve that surrounds the pin mounted concentrically within the drive screw. The alignment sleeve guides and supports the pin up to a face of a roller chain. The tool further includes a rotatable backing wheel coupled to the main body on a second side of the bridge. The rotatable backing wheel includes multiple channels such that the multiple channels correspond to different roller chains having different sizes. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307127 | TRACK LINK FOR ANTI-SKID CHAIN - The present invention pertains to a chain link for an anti-skid chain, wherein the chain link is designed as a straight chain link with an essentially oval shape with an upper and a lower side wall. The outer cross-sectional area of the chain link has a half-round design and the inner cross-sectional area has an angular design. At the same time, the present invention pertains to an anti-skid chain with a chain mesh, which has chain links according to the present invention. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307128 | LINK CHAIN - A bush is pressed into a link plate in a turning link rank that turns relatively with a pin. The bush is molded into a seamless cylindrical shape by cold-forging and is coated with a metal carbide layer formed by cementation of chrome, vanadium and others and having Vickers hardness of 1300 Hv or more similarly to the pin. After that, the bush is treated by a quenching, tempering or isothermal transformation process. Thereby, wear resistance of the pins and the link plates of a silent (link) chain is improved, productivity is improved and the cost is cut. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307129 | Flywheel Engine - The present invention publishes a flywheel engine which contains the shell, ignition system, cranking system and fuel system. Install flywheel shaft on shell while at least install a flywheel on the flywheel shaft. Set up gas mixture room on flywheel and open air inlet louver at the middle part of the room. Install air cylinder at the peripheral region of flywheel and open jet exhaust at the peripheral region of gas mixture room. Set up admittance port at the bottom of the air cylinder; connect the admittance port and the jet exhaust. Install flame lighter in the air cylinder. The angle of the jet direction of chambers and the radius of flywheel is Φ1. The advantages of the present invention includes: Consumes less energy during the intermediate links, improve the energy usage ratio, burns the fuel more fully. It could discharge less harmful gases and could be more environmentally friendly. It improves the engine's power output incalculably and simplifies the structure of the engine greatly. It creates high temperature and high pressure environment which brings about conditions that could prepare all kinds of materials. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307130 | NON-HANDED THRUST REVERSER FOR INSTALLATION ON HANDED AIRCRAFT GAS TURBINE PROPULSION ENGINES - An assembly for an aircraft gas turbine propulsion engine includes an engine nacelle and a thrust reverser. The engine nacelle is configured to have at least a portion of an aircraft gas turbine propulsion engine mounted therein, and comprises an intake end, an exhaust end, and an outer surface that extends between the intake end and the exhaust end. At least the engine nacelle outer surface proximate the exhaust end has a semicircular section and a noncircular section. The thrust reverser includes a forward end, an aft end, and an outer surface that extends between the forward and aft ends. The thrust reverser forward end is coupled to the engine nacelle exhaust end. At least the thrust reverser outer surface proximate the forward end has an arc section and a noncircular section. The arc section subtends an angle greater than π radians. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307131 | Cartridge-Loaded Rocket Motor with Castellated Grain Segments - A solid fuel rocket motor, a castellated propellant cartridge and a method of controlling a pressure differential in a cartridge-loaded rocket motor are disclosed. The rocket motor may include a housing having an inside surface, a plurality of propellant cartridges disposed within the housing, an igniter disposed to ignite propellant material within the propellant cartridges, and a nozzle disposed to exhaust combustion gases out of the housing. At least some of the propellant cartridges may be castellated propellant cartridges. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307132 | NOx PURIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF NOx PURIFICATION SYSTEM - When the operating state of an internal combustion engine ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100307133 | EXHAUST GAS CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An exhaust gas control apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a NOx adsorbent that is provided in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine, and that adsorbs nitrogen monoxide; an active oxygen supply device that supplies active oxygen to an area upstream of the NOx adsorbent; and a control portion that performs a first control that does not cause the active oxygen supply device to supply the active oxygen while exhaust gas flows to the NOx adsorbent at a time of cold start of the internal combustion engine, whereby the nitrogen monoxide is adsorbed by the NOx adsorbent, wherein the control portion performs a second control that causes the active oxygen supply device to supply the active oxygen after the first control is finished, whereby the nitrogen monoxide adsorbed by the NOx adsorbent is converted to a nitrate or a nitrate ion on the NOx adsorbent. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307134 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE REDUCTION OF EMISSIONS - An emission reduction device which may be removably affixed to an engine's exhaust system. The device comprises a cylindrical carcass with a beveled opening in a diagonal line in its proximal part. A bobbin is affixed in the distal portion of the carcass. A cylindrical-shaped fibrous blanket may be inserted in the carcass and the fibrous blanket may be wrapped in a wire mesh. A second fiber mesh formed into a cone may be removably inserted in the cylindrical-shaped fibrous blanket with the larger diameter of the cone positioned proximally. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307135 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING CATALYST DETERIORATION - A catalyst deterioration diagnosing apparatus is provided with means for performing stoichiometric feedback control on the air-fuel ratio based on at least output from an upstream air-fuel ratio sensor provided upstream of a catalyst, means for measuring the oxygen storage capacity of the catalyst, and means for correcting the measured value of the oxygen storage capacity based on at least the output behavior of a downstream air-fuel ratio sensor provided downstream of the catalyst during the stoichiometric feedback control. The measured value of the oxygen storage capacity is corrected using the output behavior of the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor during stoichiometric feedback control. The diagnostic is performed after eliminating the effects from sulfur by correcting the measured value to a value corresponding to when low sulfur fuel is used, which makes it possible to prevent an erroneous diagnosis from being made. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307136 | Method For Determining The Instant At Which A Nitrogen Oxide Storage Catalyst Is Switched From The Storage Phase To The Regeneration Phase And For Diagnosing The Storage Properties Of This Catalyst - When a nitrogen oxide storage catalyst is being regenerated, the regeneration may be terminated for example as a result of a premature load change in the engine, which can lead to incomplete emptying of the storage catalyst. The residual filling level which remains in the catalyst following an incomplete regeneration of this nature is used as the starting value for calculation of the filling level during the next storage phase. After incomplete regeneration, the nitrogen oxide conversion rate is initially greater than would be expected, on account of the residual filling level. By taking this increased conversion rate into account when calculating the filling level during the storage phase, it is possible to further improve the accuracy of the calculation. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307137 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE OF THE EXHAUST GASES OF A THERMAL ENGINE - A method for controlling temperature of a gas post-treatment system in an exhaust circuit of a thermal engine having a more or less rich combustion mode, in which at least a post-treatment member is periodically submitted to regeneration phase at a set-point temperature. The duration of each regeneration phase is divided into a series of fractioned periods for tuning the engine alternatively according to two combustion modes each having a different richness, respectively a mode hotter than necessary for reaching the set-point temperature and a mode that is not so hot, the duration of each period being controlled so that excess energy introduced during a hotter mode period is compensated by the lack of energy in the following period with the less hot mode, and conversely, to maintain at the output of the post-treatment member a mean temperature corresponding to the set-point temperature. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307138 | DIESEL ENGINE EXHAUST PURIFIER - A diesel engine exhaust purifier includes a burner system having a metal barrel mounted in the exhaust pipe of a diesel vehicle and a flame thrower mounted in the metal barrel, pressure sensors mounted in the front and rear ends of the metal barrel, a precious metal catalyzer converter type filter system mounted in the metal barrel for removing solid matters from engine exhaust gas and a microcontroller electrically connected to the power supply system of the diesel vehicle for driving the pump-operated fuel tank of the flame thrower to deliver forced fuel out of a fuel nozzle and an auto igniter to ignite the mist of fuel discharged out of the fuel nozzle for burning out cumulated carbon subject to the detection of the pressure sensors. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307139 | REGENERATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PARTICULATE FILTERS USING VIRTUAL BRICK TEMPERATURE SENSORS - An exhaust control system includes a temperature sensor, a temperature estimation module, and an exhaust condition adjustment module. The temperature sensor measures an outlet temperature of an exhaust gas downstream from an emission reduction device. The temperature estimation module estimates a highest temperature of the emission reduction device. The exhaust condition adjustment module controls operation of the exhaust control system based on the highest temperature of the emission reduction device. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307140 | METHOD TO MONITOR HC-SCR CATALYST NOX REDUCTION PERFORMANCE FOR LEAN EXHAUST APPLICATIONS - A method for initiating a regeneration mode in selective catalytic reduction device utilizing hydrocarbons as a reductant includes monitoring a temperature within the aftertreatment system, monitoring a fuel dosing rate to the selective catalytic reduction device, monitoring an initial conversion efficiency, selecting a determined equation to estimate changes in a conversion efficiency of the selective catalytic reduction device based upon the monitored temperature and the monitored fuel dosing rate, estimating changes in the conversion efficiency based upon the determined equation and the initial conversion efficiency, and initiating a regeneration mode for the selective catalytic reduction device based upon the estimated changes in conversion efficiency. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307141 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION DEVICE AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A moisture adsorbent ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100307142 | SCR system and method for the purging thereof - SCR system for treating the exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine, this system comprising a line for feeding a urea solution into the exhaust gases and a pump capable both of feeding the urea solution into the exhaust gases and of purging at least one part of the line by sucking a gas therethrough by means of a suction device, this system also comprising a control unit capable of activating and/or deactivating the operation of the pump and that of the suction device in a sequential manner in the course of one and the same purge procedure. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307143 | IC power plant, and method of operation - An internal combustion (IC) power plant includes an IC engine and exhaust system in combination. The IC engine of the power plant produces considerably greater torque and horse power, reduced emissions, improved volumetric efficiency, compared to an identical IC engine not combined with the inventive exhaust system. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307144 | A NON-PLAIN CARBON STEEL HEADER FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger, such as an air-to-air after-cooler assembly, having reduced and/or eliminated leakage at the tube/header joint is provided. The assembly comprises a series of tubular members formed from a first metal, each of the tubular members including an end portion and a header formed from a second metal, wherein the first metal and the second metal have similar coefficients of thermal expansions. The header includes a plurality of openings extending therethrough and each of the end portions of the tubular members is mechanically secured within corresponding openings within the header to form an after-cooler assembly. A method for forming the air-to-air after-cooler assembly is also provided. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307145 | APPARATUS FOR REMOVING EXHAUST GAS PRESSURE AND PREVENTING BACKFLOW OF EXHAUST GAS - An apparatus for removing exhaust gas pressure and preventing backflow of exhaust gas is disclosed. The apparatus of the present invention includes a mounting pipe ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100307146 | Pressure Accumulator, in Particular Pulsation Damper - A pressure accumulator, in particular a pulsation damper, having an accumulator homing ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100307147 | Energy storage system - Energy can be stored by directing fluid into an expandable receptacle that has a relatively heavy mass above it. The fluid fills the receptacle such that it expands and lifts up the heavy mass above it. At a time when energy is needed, the fluid can be allowed to flow out of the receptacle and through a turbine or hydraulic motor to generate power or electricity. Intermittent or unreliable sources of power can be used to fill the receptacle, or power from a power grid can be used to fill the receptacle at times that are off-peak. During peak-load times, the potential energy of the fluid in the receptacle can be converted to power. The receptacle can also be used to control water flows and can provide a source of power and potable water to a community. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307148 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING KINETIC ENERGY CONTAINED IN HORIZONTAL FLOWS INTO USEFUL MECHANICAL ENERGY - In a method for converting kinetic energy contained in naturally occurring horizontal flows occuring in fluids accumulated above ground into useful mechanical energy, in which at least one circulating element guided in a closed cycle (U), arranged substantially horizontal above the ground is provided, to which at least one buoyancy body ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100307149 | HYDRODYNAMIC ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEM - An energy generation system comprising at least one shaft, buoyant means associated with, and movable relative to, said at least one shaft, wherein movement of the buoyant means relative to said at least one shaft causes rotation of the at least one shaft about a longitudinal axis, means for adding and/or removing a fluid to and/or from said buoyant means to cause movement of the buoyant means, and power generation means associated with said at least one shaft. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307150 | ELECTROTHERMAL MICROACTUATOR FOR LARGE VERTICAL DISPLACEMENT WITHOUT TILT OR LATERAL SHIFT - A microactuator for displacing a platform vertically with respect to a substrate includes a first rigid frame, a first flexible bimorph beam connecting the first frame to the substrate, a second rigid frame, a second flexible bimorph beam connecting the second frame to the first frame, and a third flexible bimorph beam connecting a platform to the second frame. Activation of the first, second, and third flexible bimorph beams allows vertical displacement of the platform with respect to the substrate, with negligible lateral shift. A microactuator assembly includes a substrate, a plurality of first rigid frames, a plurality of first flexible bimorph beams, a plurality of second rigid frames, a plurality of second flexible bimorph beams, a platform, and a plurality of third flexible bimorph beams. Activation of the first, second, and third bimorph beams allows vertical displacement of the platform with respect to the substrate, with negligible lateral shift. A further embodiment with four identical such microactuators oriented at four sides of the platform, can achieve 1D or 2D angular scanning of the mirror plate by the activation of 1 or 2 adjacent microactuators. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307151 | COMPRESSOR AND METHOD FOR SERVICING - A compressor has a diffuser section with one or more detachable wall portions that define a diffuser surface. The wall portions may be detachably connected to an intermediate portion of the compressor housing between the inlet and outlet and/or to the bearing housing of a turbocharger to which the compressor housing is connected. The diffuser wall portions can be easily detached once the compressor housing is removed so as to allow cleaning of deposits or simple replacement. This provides for easy servicing to avoid the compressor performance being compromised by a built up of deposits and particulates on the diffuser surfaces that is a particular problem in turbochargers that receive recirculated crank case ventilation gases from the engine. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307152 | PYROTECHNICAL ACTUATOR - The invention relates to an actuator with a housing ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100307153 | Steam Storage System For Artificial Solar Island | 2010-12-09 |
20100307154 | CLOSED THERMODYNAMIC SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING ELECTRIC POWER - A closed thermodynamic system for producing electricity, including a water pump ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100307155 | Waste Heat Utilization Device for Internal Combustion Engine - Control means ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100307156 | Systems and Methods for Improving Drivetrain Efficiency for Compressed Gas Energy Storage and Recovery Systems - The invention relates to power generation and energy storage and recovery. In particular, the invention relates to compressed gas energy storage and recovery systems using staged pneumatic conversion systems for providing narrow pressure ranges to a hydraulic motor. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307157 | METHODS RELATING TO TURBINE ENGINE CONTROL AND OPERATION - A method of controlling a combustion turbine engine, wherein the engine includes: a fuel line including a heat exchange portion; a heating value meter; a cold leg bypass comprising an alternate fuel line that bypasses the heat exchange portion, the cold leg bypass being connected to the fuel line at an upstream fork and at a fuel mixing junction, the fuel mixing junction being positioned such that a length of fuel line between it and the inlet to the combustor is short; and valves for controlling the amount of fuel being directed through the heat exchange portion; the method comprising: measuring the heating value of the fuel; determining a target fuel temperature range based on the heating value and a target Modified Wobbe Index range; and controlling the fuel that bypasses the heat exchange portion such that the temperature of the fuel is within the target temperature range. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307158 | SYSTEMS RELATING TO TURBINE ENGINE CONTROL AND OPERATION - A combustion turbine engine that includes: a compressor; a combustor that receives fuel from a fuel line; a turbine; a heat exchange portion comprising a portion of the fuel line in heat transfer relationship with a heat source for heating the fuel; a rapid heating value meter disposed to test the heating value of the fuel that is configured to provide heating value test results within approximately 1 minute; a cold leg bypass comprising a fuel line that bypasses the heat exchange portion, the cold leg bypass being connected to the fuel line at an upstream fork and at a fuel mixing junction; and valves for controlling the fuel being directed through the heat exchange portion and the fuel being direct through the cold leg bypass; wherein the length of fuel line between the fuel mixing junction and the combustor is less than 20 meters. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307159 | FUEL INJECTOR FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - An improved fuel spray nozzle for a gas turbine engine is proposed, in order to address problems associated with the nozzles being wetted with fuel purged from fuel lines upon engine shutdown. The nozzle has a heat shield provided around a fuel discharge orifice, the heat shield incorporating a sliding expansion joint and having a drip collar arranged to cover the expansion joint so as to protect it from being wetted by fuel ejected through the fuel discharge orifice and falling on the heat shield. The fuel spray nozzle is particularly suited to marine or industrial gas turbine engines having a plurality of radially oriented combustion chambers with respective fuel spray nozzles. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307160 | Convex Pilot Cone - A gas turbine combustor is provided. The gas turbine combustor has a pilot nozzle having a pilot fuel injection port at a downstream end, in terms of the direction flow of a fuel, and lies on the axial centreline of the gas turbine combustor. It also has a main combustion zone, downstream of the pilot nozzle, and a pilot cone projecting from the vicinity of the pilot fuel injection port and having a diverged end adjacent to the main combustion zone, wherein a half angle of the pilot cone is increasing in the downstream direction. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307161 | FLEXURE SEAL FOR FUEL INJECTION NOZZLE - A nozzle includes an inlet at an upstream end of the nozzle, a discharge outlet at a downstream end of the nozzle, and a fluid delivery passage extending between the inlet and the discharge outlet. Exterior and interior walls of the nozzle have downstream tip ends that are relatively longitudinally movable at one or more interfaces. An internal insulating gap is interposed between the interior and exterior walls to insulate fuel from ambient temperature conditions exterior to the nozzle. One or more flexible seal structures internal to the nozzle isolate a portion of the insulating gap from any ambient fluid entering into the gap through the one or more interfaces while providing relative movement between interior and exterior walls of the nozzle. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307162 | Heat shield element arrangement and method for installing a heat shield element - A heat shield element arrangement including a heat shield element for a heat shield arranged on a supporting structure is provided. On each of the two opposing sides running parallel to the installation grooves the heat shield element includes a continuous screw head opening which penetrates the cold side and the hot side of the heat shield element substantially vertically and through which the screw head of the respective screw is arranged to be accessible to the supporting structure, and a spring element may be arranged under the respective screw, which spring element may be extended along the hot side of the heat shield element and the parallel installation groove of the supporting structure. An outer end of the spring element is embodied as a clamping retaining hook which is provided for the purpose of engaging in the laterally recessed retaining groove of the heat shield element. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307163 | FIBER-BASED ABLATIVE AND HIGH TEMPERATURE PRE-PREG MATERIAL - A fabric-matrix composite structure [ | 2010-12-09 |
20100307164 | SYSTEM FOR CONDITIONING THE AIRFLOW ENTERING A TURBOMACHINE - An embodiment of the present invention provides an air conditioning system (ACS) for conditioning the airstream entering an air-breathing machine, such as, but not limiting of, a gas turbine. Conditioning may be considered a process that adjusts at least one physical property of the airstream. The physical property may comprise: a wet-bulb temperature, a dry-bulb temperature, relative humidity, density, or the like. In an embodiment of the present invention, the major components of the ACS may be located in a single structure, which may be considered a module. Depending on the application of the ACS, multiple modules may be physically and/or operationally integrated on the air-breathing machine. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307165 | Gas Turbine Engine Systems Involving I-Beam Struts - Gas turbine engine systems involving I-beam struts are provided. In this regard, a representative strut assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a first I-beam strut having first and second flanges spaced from each other and interconnected by a web, the first strut exhibiting a twist along a length of the web. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307166 | COMBUSTOR-TURBINE SEAL INTERFACE FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A combustor-turbine seal interface is provided for deployment within a gas turbine engine. In one embodiment, the combustor-turbine assembly a combustor, a turbine nozzle downstream of the combustor, and a first compliant dual seal assembly. The first compliant dual seal assembly includes a compliant seal wall sealingly coupled between the combustor and the turbine nozzle, a first compression seal sealingly disposed between the compliant seal wall and the turbine nozzle, and a first bearing seal generally defined by the compliant seal wall and the turbine nozzle. The first bearing seal is sealingly disposed in series with the first compression seal. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307167 | CENTRIFUGAL DE-OILER OF VARIABLE FLOW SECTION - A centrifugal de-oiler of variable flow section, the de-oiler including a hollow shaft that is movable in rotation. The shaft includes at least one air-passing orifice and a piston housed in the shaft so as to subdivide the inside of the shaft into two compartments that are sealed relative to each other. One compartment includes the air-passing orifice(s) being subjected to ambient pressure, and the other compartment is subjected to varying pressure in the air/oil enclosure. The piston is configured to move in translation inside the shaft between two extreme positions under effect of the pressure difference between the two compartments, the extreme position including a first position in which the air-passing orifice(s) is/are disengaged, and a second position in which the air-passing orifice(s) is/are partially obstructed by the piston. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307168 | THERMO-ELECTRIC COOLER - One or more piezoelectric devices cool or heat a thermally-conductive basin. The basin is sized, shaped and arranged to receive two or more food serving trays. In a preferred embodiment, the food serving trays are sized, shaped and arranged to provide an air gap between the tray and the thermally-conductive basin so that the tray is cooled by convection and radiation but not conduction. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307169 | TRIGENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A trigeneration system comprising a cooling loop and a heat/power loop connected by a heat exchanger. Energy available at the high side of the cooling loop is transferred from cooling loop to the heat/power loop by the heat exchanger. This energy is put to use by the heat/power loop to efficient produce heat and power. The system can be run transcritical and use environmentally friendly working fluid, such as carbon dioxide. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307170 | Cryogenically treated wooden baseball bat - A cryogenic treatment for wooden baseball bats to provide a new, cryogenically treated wooden baseball bat that has many of the advantages of the traditional and alternative material bats mentioned heretofore, but with a significant novel feature, that of having been cryogenically treated. The result is a new, cryogenically treated wooden baseball bat which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art, either alone or in combination thereof because cryogenic treatment is typically implemented upon metallic objects and not on wooden objects. The process relates to a process/method/system of manufacture wherein the same can be utilized for improving the strength of standard wooden baseball bats via cryogenic treatment, thereby reducing the occurrence of breakage of said bats. This is intended to increase the safety of players and fans through the reduced risk of being struck by sharply pointed projectiles/shrapnel that results when breakage does occur. The inventive process includes taking the standard produced wooden baseball bats and systematically and methodically processing said bat via a cryogenic process/treatment. Note that we are aware that a similar cryogenic process has been utilized with metallic baseball bats, but never, to our knowledge, has this process been attempted upon standard wooden baseball bats. The CK Process™ involves cryogenically treating (deep freezing) standard wooden baseball bats at a controlled time/temperature cycle, thereby altering the alignment of the internal molecular/crystalline lattice structure of the wood, thereby relieving the internal residual stresses of said wooden baseball bats, similar to the process of tempering metals. The CK Process™ in no way adversely alters the bat and the bat remains within the current regulations and specifications required under Major League Baseball RTM rule 1.10. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307171 | Cooling Infrastructure Leveraging a Combination of Free and Solar Cooling - Energy-efficient data center cooling techniques that utilize free cooling and/or solar cooling are provided. In one aspect, a cooling system is provided including a cooling tower; one or more modular refrigeration chiller units; and a water loop that can be selectively directed through the cooling tower, through one or more of the modular refrigeration chiller units or through a combination thereof. Another cooling system is provided including a solar cooling unit; one or more modular refrigeration chiller units; and a water loop that can be selectively directed through the solar cooling unit, through one or more of the modular refrigeration chiller units or through a combination thereof. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307172 | REFRIGERANT SYSTEM WITH REHEAT REFRIGERANT CIRCUIT - A refrigerant system is provided that includes a cooling refrigerant circuit, a reheat refrigerant circuit, an evaporator fan, and a controller. The evaporator fan forces indoor air in a first direction and a second direction. The indoor air passes across the evaporator before the reheat coil, in the first direction, but passes across the reheat coil before the evaporator, in the second direction. The controller, when in a conventional cooling mode, controls the reheat refrigerant circuit so that the reheat refrigerant circuit is not in fluid communication with the cooling refrigerant circuit and controls the evaporator fan to force the indoor air in the first direction. Conversely, the controller, when in a defrost mode, controls the reheat refrigerant circuit so that the reheat refrigerant circuit is in fluid communication with the cooling refrigerant circuit and controls the evaporator fan to force the indoor air in the second direction. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307173 | COMPRESSOR AND OIL-COOLING SYSTEM - An external heat exchanger is used to transfer heat from a compressor lubricant to an expanded working fluid, thereby cooling the lubricant. The heat exchanger may also be used to sub-cool condensed working fluid with the same flow of expanded working fluid. A horizontal scroll-type compressor includes an intermediate lubricant sump between a main bearing support and a scroll member. A counterweight on the crankshaft can travel through the lubricant in the intermediate sump to splash the lubricant around. A horizontal scroll-type compressor can include multiple machined surfaces that are utilized to precisely center and align components of the compressor. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307174 | Method and apparatus for controlling certain refrigeration system evaporator fan motors - A method and device for controlling certain two-speed ECMs (Electronically Commutated Motors) used in refrigeration evaporator coils. Said method and device monitors and responds to the status of the cooling system, causing the ECMs to operate at high speed when the cooling system is actively cooling, and at low speed when the cooling system is idle. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307175 | ENERGY RECOVERY ENHANCED CONDENSER REACTIVATED DESICCANT REFRIGERANT DEHUMIDIFIER - A method and apparatus for conditioning ambient air for use in an enclosure is disclosed which cools the ambient supply air stream in sensible energy recovery device or cools and dehumidifies the ambient supply air stream in an enthalpy energy recovery device. The thus cooled air is then cooled by a cooling coil of a refrigerant cooling system to reduce its temperature and humidity. The thus cooled and dehumidified air is then passed through a segment of a rotating desiccant wheel or through a different type of desiccant dehumidification device under conditions which reduce its moisture content and increases its temperature. The supply air is then delivered from the desiccant wheel to the enclosure. The desiccant wheel is regenerated by heating a separate regeneration air stream, provided by the exhaust air from the space and using the condensing coil of the refrigerant system to increase the regeneration air stream temperature. The thus heated regeneration air stream is then passed through another segment of the rotating desiccant wheel to regenerate the wheel and is exhausted to the atmosphere. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307176 | Water Cooled Condenser in a Vehicle HVAC System - An HVAC system for use in a vehicle. The HVAC system comprises an evaporator, a refrigerant compressor that receives a refrigerant from the evaporator and compresses the refrigerant, a condenser that receives the refrigerant from the compressor and has fins with air flowing through the fins to remove heat from a refrigerant flowing through the condenser, and an expansion device that receives the refrigerant from the condenser and directs the refrigerant to the evaporator. The HVAC system also comprises a water tank that receives and stores water, a water spray pump that receives water from the water tank, and a nozzle that receives water from the water spray pump and is located adjacent to the condenser, with the nozzle selectively spraying water on the fins of the condenser. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307177 | RAPID COMPRESSOR CYCLING - A single speed compressor is provided with a switching device and control for turning the compressor drive motor ON and OFF in repeated succession at a selected ON time/OFF time ratio within a selected cycle time interval. The ON/OFF ratio and cycle time interval are selected to maintain desired temperature and/or humidity control within a conditioned space. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307178 | MODULAR HEATING, VENTILATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A modular air conditioning (AC) system including one or more AC modules is provided. The AC modules may be adapted to function individually or cooperatively as part of a modular system. The AC modules may be further adapted to connect in a variety of advantageous ways to facilitate the supply of conditioned air to a variety of downstream applications. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307179 | Decorative and functional cabinet for through the wall air conditioners - A cabinet for covering an air conditioner mounted upon and extending through an opening in a wall separating an enclosed inside environment from an outside environment. The cabinet is readily opened to facilitate active air conditioner operation and readily closed to prevent communication of the outside environment with the inside environment when the air conditioner is inactive. The cabinet includes a planar top portion, a planar left side portion a planer bottom portion disposed opposite the planar top portion, a planar right side portion and an outer facing surface interconnected to form the cabinet structure. At least one angled cabinet-mounting member is attached to the planar top portion and configured to meet and cooperate with at least one angled wall-mounting member fixed to the wall, thereby securing the cabinet to the wall. At least one set of doors is attached to the outer facing surface and configured to be opened and closed. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307180 | Cold-storage heat exchanger - An outer surface of a cold-storage container (or a refrigerant tube) is provided with a plurality of protrusion portions or recess portions. A cooling air passage, in which air flows to cool a space to be cooled in a cold storage time and in a cold release time of the cold storage material, is provided to contact a surface of the refrigerant tube on a side opposite to the cold storage container bonded to the refrigerant tube. The refrigerant tubes and the cold storage container form therebetween a cold-storage side air passage by the protrusion portions or the recess portions, such that air flows in the cold-storage side air passage separated from the cooling air passage. For example, the cold-storage side air passage is provided with a slanting space that causes condensed water or ice generated in the cold storage time to be drained along the cold-storage side air passage. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307181 | ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE HARVESTING - The invention relates to atmospheric moisture harvesting. In particular, the invention capitalizes on the recognition that the air outside of a building usually has higher relative humidity than the air inside of the building. Therefore, the present invention relocates and/or modifies the configuration of an atmospheric moisture harvester such that more-moisture-laden, higher-relative-humidity outdoor air lows over the cooled water condensation surface of the atmospheric moisture harvester as the source for water to be delivered and consumed safely inside a dwelling or building. This increases the efficiency of atmospheric moisture harvesting and, at the same time, maintains the ability to access water obtained by the atmospheric moisture harvester from inside the building, thereby fostering ease of use. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307182 | PUMP MOTOR MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR ICE MAKING MACHINE - The object is to prevent decrease in efficiency in making ice, penetration of dust into an ice making chamber, and the like and also simplify operation of taking in and out an ice making water tank. A tank housing area | 2010-12-09 |
20100307183 | Device for the Cooling of Articles and its use - The device according to the invention for the cooling of articles, comprising at least one channel which can be connected to a first coolant source such that a first stream of a first coolant can flow through the channel, the articles to be cooled being introducible into the stream, is distinguished in that at least one cross-sectional stabilizer for stabilizing the cross section of the at least one channel is formed. The device according to the invention advantageously allows the defined cooling of articles, in particular the freezing of drops of a liquid or pasty material, in particular of liquid or pasty foods. In particular, a deformation, such as warping, of the channels on account of pronounced temperature gradients and/or temperature transients is effectively reduced. Thus, even after cooling-down operations, uniform cooling conditions can be ensured. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307184 | DISPENSER AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME - A dispenser and a refrigerator with the same are provided, the dispenser comprising a dispenser housing with an accommodating space therein, and a water supply unit disposed in the accommodating space, and implemented to adjust at least one of height and direction thereof, whereby the position of water outlet can be varied so as to facilitate a water reception. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307185 | APPLIANCE WITH DISPENSER - An appliance including a housing and a cylindrical dispenser supported by the housing, the cylindrical dispenser including a body which defines an opening and a plurality of outlets arranged around a bottom portion of the body and around the opening. The appliance includes a water supply apparatus supported by the housing and in fluid communication with the cylindrical dispenser, a container holder supported by the housing and configured to removably hold a plurality of containers, and a plurality of pumps supported by the housing and configured to operate with the water supply apparatus and the containers held by the container holder. The appliance also includes a user beverage requester supported by the housing and a computer supported by the housing, the computer connected to the user beverage requester and configured to control the plurality of pumps to cause the dispensing of a beverage. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307186 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes a cold air generator configured to generate cold air. The refrigerator also includes a storage chamber configured to receive the cold air generated by the cold air generator, and store at least one food and ice stuffs. Further, the refrigerator includes a storage chamber door configured to open and close an access point to the storage chamber. In addition, the refrigerator includes an inner frame coupled to the storage chamber and configured to move at least a part of the storage chamber in forward and backward directions. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307187 | REFRIGERATOR - The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a cold air generator configured to generate cold air. The refrigerator also includes a first storage chamber configured to receive the cold air generated by the cold air generator. The refrigerator further includes a first storage chamber door configured to open and close an access point to the first storage chamber and configured to store at least one of food and ice stuffs. In addition, the refrigerator includes a second storage chamber, having a container and positioned on the first storage chamber, wherein the second storage chamber is configured to be movable in front and rear directions. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307188 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator is disclosed. The refrigerator includes a cabinet configured to define an exterior boundary of the refrigerator. The refrigerator also includes a first storage chamber defined by interior walls of the cabinet and configured to store food stuffs. The refrigerator further includes a first door configured to open and close the first storage chamber by rotating about a rotational axis. In addition, the refrigerator includes a second storage chamber that is smaller than the first storage chamber defined at a side of the first door, and that is configured to enable access to food stuffs while the first door remains closed and a second door, located in a predetermined portion of the first door, configured to open and close the second storage chamber by rotating the rotational axis, wherein a rotation direction of the second door is identical to the rotation direction of the first door. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307189 | REFRIGERATION DEVICE COMPRISING A DOOR-OPENING AID - A refrigeration device is provided that includes two housing parts in the form of a body and a door that together delimit an interior. A seal is fastened to one of the housing parts and sealingly contacts the other housing part when the door is closed and a drive element is arranged to drive the door from the closed position into an open position. A sensor detects a movement of the door and a control circuit coupled to the sensor activates the drive element when a movement of the door is detected. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307190 | REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a refrigeration system comprising a refrigerant circuit provided with a plurality of evaporator paths and a distributor ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100307191 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ROTOR COOLING - A motor coolant method and system is used to cool a compressor motor ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100307192 | CONDENSATION PROCESS AND CONTAINMENT VESSEL - A condenser and a containment vessel adapted to efficiently condense a gas out of a mixture of condensing and non-condensing gases. In condensers, the fraction of gas within a condenser made up of non-condensing gases can be significantly reduced by withdrawing gas from localised regions of relatively low temperature where the mass fraction of non-condensing gases will be relatively high. In containment vessels, pressures can be reduced by providing a large surface area of the liquid into which the condensing gas condenses in a relatively cool region of the containment vessel. Both these effects result from an appreciation of the manner in which non-condensing gases tend to accumulate in regions which are relatively cold. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307193 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING AND SEPARATING A HYDROCARBON STREAM - A method and apparatus for cooling and separating a hydrocarbon stream such as natural gas. The method comprises
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20100307194 | JEWELRY SETTING - A jewelry setting for gemstones, including cabochons, faceted stones, or other stones, pearls, wood cabochons, or other decorative objects, having a mounting ring and multiple rear-mounted retaining arms is disclosed. A method for assembling a jewelry setting is also disclosed. The decorative object may be inserted through the rear of the mounting ring. The mounting ring has a diameter that is slightly smaller than a diameter of the decorative object, thus preventing the decorative object from passing completely through the mounting ring. The retaining arms may be bent inward and tightened against the decorative object, thus securing the decorative object within the setting. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307195 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATES HAVING LARGE SURFACE AREAS - A device for processing a usable surface extending on a usable side of a substrate ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100307196 | BURNER INJECTION SYSTEM FOR GLASS MELTING - A burner for melting glass forming batch material includes a burner assembly constructed and arranged with a first passage for providing a fuel stream and a second passage for providing an oxidant stream, the first and second streams coacting to produce a supersonic combustion jet flame penetrable into glass melt. A method for melting glass forming batch material is also provided and includes providing a fuel stream; providing an oxidant stream; mixing the fuel and oxidant streams with sufficient force for providing a supersonic combustion jet flame; directing the supersonic combustion jet flame to contact the glass forming batch material; and penetrating the glass forming batch material to a select depth with the supersonic combustion jet flame. | 2010-12-09 |
20100307197 | Method for producing a cylinder from synthetic quartz glass - A known method for producing synthetic quartz glass comprises the method steps: (a) forming a cylindrical SiO | 2010-12-09 |
20100307198 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING FIBROUS MATERIAL - It is an object of the present invention to uniformly disperse fibrous material such as short glass fibers so as to be distributed on a collection conveyor, without using compressed air for dispersion of the fibrous material. | 2010-12-09 |