50th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140363220 | Connection Between Two Parts and Method for Connecting Two Parts - A connection between two components and a method for connecting two components. The two components have plug-together portions with profiles which can be plugged into one another, the plug-together portions of the two components being plugged into one another in an overlapping region, and a winding region of the two components which at least partially coincides with the overlapping region being wound around by a winding of fiber-reinforced plastic. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363221 | JOINING METHOD, JOINT STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A first joining object and a second joining object are joined to each other using an insert material. The first joining object and/or the second joining object has a first metal composed of Sn or an alloy containing Sn. The insert material contains, as a main component, a second metal which is an alloy containing at least one selected from among Ni, Mn, Al and Cr, and Cu, and is located between the first joining object and the second joining object. When subjected to heat treatment to produce an intermetallic compound of the first metal and the second metal, the first joining object and the second joining object are joined to each other. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363222 | VEHICLE EXPANSION RETAINER - A method and apparatus for retaining accessories to a vehicle. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363223 | ATTACHING AND DETACHING DEVICE AND ROBOT - An attaching and detaching device that detachably attaches two structures includes a base fixed to one structure of the two structures and formed in a tabular shape, one or more engaging members supported by the base movably along a surface direction of the base and configured to engage with the other structure, an urging member configured to urge the engaging member toward an engaging direction in which the engaging member engages with the other structure, and a releasing mechanism including an operation lever configured to perform operation for moving the engaging member in a direction opposite to the engaging direction and releasing an attached state in which the two structures are attached to each other. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363224 | CLIP - A clip may have a clip body configured to be attached to a rib formed in an attaching article and configured to be inserted into an attaching hole formed in an object panel. The clip body includes a clamping portion configured to be coupled to the rib via an engagement slot formed in the rib, and an engagement portion elastically engageable with the attaching hole. The engagement portion has a biasing body that is configured to elastically contact an outer surface of the rib when the engagement portion is deformed inwardly caused by an extraction load applied to the clip body. The biasing body is positioned so as to contact the outer surface of the rib in a position closer to a distal end of the rib than the engagement slot. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363225 | Preloaded Mooring Connector - The present invention relates to a subsea structural connector ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140363226 | COLLAPSIBLE TOLERANCE RINGS WITH WEAK POINTS - In certain embodiments, a method includes positioning a tolerance ring ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140363227 | Article, Interchangeable Component, And System - An article configured to secure an interchangeable component or components thereon, interchangeable components, and system for securing an interchangeable component or components to an article are disclosed. An embodiment of the system includes an article, locking unit, component support member, and interchangeable component. A tool-less attachment of the interchangeable component to the article enables the interchangeable component to be easily, quickly, and securely attached to an article, moved from one article to another, and replaced with another interchangeable component quickly. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363228 | LADDER RETAINING BRACKET - Ladder retaining brackets to attach two ladders together is provided. The ladder retaining brackets may include a base plate and at least two retainer plates forming channels within. The rails of a first ladder and a second ladder are secured within the channels of two retaining brackets. Therefore, the present invention may be used to attach to extendable ladders together to form one extendable A frame ladder. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363229 | VEHICLE BARRIER SYSTEM WITH ILLUMINATING GATE ARM AND METHOD - The present invention is directed to a vehicle barrier system and method of use. The vehicle barrier system includes a control system adapted to pivot a gate arm between a horizontal position and a vertical position to control the flow of vehicle or pedestrian traffic in control access areas such as parking lots, or parking garages. The gate arm includes inset channels that are disposed along the longitudinal axis of the gate arm and configured to each remove ably receive an array of light emitting diodes to increase visibility and alert drivers or pedestrians to the presence of a gate arm. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363230 | PAVING SCREED FOR A ROAD FINISHER - The disclosure relates to a paving screed to be employed on a road finisher. The paving screed according to the disclosure comprises a base screed, the operating width of which may be modified by protractable extending units and/or separate removable bolt-on extensions. The paving screed also includes a plurality of side plates, each being mountable on an outer end of the base screed or an extending unit or a bolt-on extension and which delimit the operating width. At least one reference element for determining the operating width is provided on one of the side plates, and that the at least one reference element is detectable by one or more sensor units when the side plates are each mounted on the outer ends of the base screed, an extending unit or a bolt-on extension. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363231 | PAVING MACHINE - A method of paving a roadway that includes a first lane and a second lane adjacent the first lane includes applying, a first asphalt layer over the first lane of the roadway. The first asphalt layer includes a first side edge defining a portion of a joint between the first asphalt layer and a second asphalt layer. The method also includes smoothing the first asphalt layer on the first lane of the roadway, applying an additive on the first side edge to soften the first side edge, and applying the second asphalt layer over the second lane of the roadway. The second asphalt layer includes a second side edge abutting the first side edge such that the second side edge mixes with the first side edge. The first side edge and the second side edge form the joint between the first asphalt layer and the second asphalt layer. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363232 | ROLLER PLOW ASSEMBLY FOR CONCRETE SCREEDING MACHINE - A screeding machine for screeding an uncured concrete surface includes a wheeled unit having a plurality of wheels for moving the wheeled unit over a support surface. A screed head assembly includes a grade setting device and a vibrating member and is movable over the concrete area via the wheeled unit. The grade setting device includes an at least partially cylindrical concrete engaging surface, such as a roller that is rotatably mounted at the screed head assembly and rotatably driven about its longitudinal axis. The screed head assembly may include a wiper element disposed along the roller and configured to wipe or remove excess concrete from the roller during rotation of the roller about its longitudinal axis. The grade setting device or roller plow assembly may be provided as an aftermarket kit for attachment at a screed head assembly of a screeding machine. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363233 | SELF-RAISING DRIVE-OVER ENTRANCEWAYS FOR CONTAINMENT BERMS - Self-raising drive-over entranceways for containment berms are disclosed. The entranceway includes a horizontal bottom panel and a collapsible sidewall that is held in a partially collapsed position forming a void between the bottom panel and sidewall. During a spill or the filling of the containment berm with a fluid, the void area between the partially collapsed sidewall and the horizontal bottom panel fills with the fluid and exerts hydrostatic pressure against the partially collapsed sidewall, forcing it to rotate upward. The higher the fluid level, the more hydrostatic pressure is applied against the sidewall, forcing it up higher until the sidewall obtains a vertical orientation. The sidewall may be restrained either by straps, braces or the like to prevent the fluid from escaping the containment area. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363234 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SOIL REMEDIATION - A remediation processor for extracting volatiles from contaminated material includes at least a first set of augers stacked above a second set of augers wherein each set of augers can include at least two counter-rotating side-by-side augers to upwardly churn contaminated material. A burner provides heated air that is forced along an airflow path over the sets of augers. The contaminated material is conveyed along the sets of augers flows in a direction counted to the airflow path of the heated air. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363235 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STRENGTHENING A SLOPED STRUCTURE - A system for strengthening a sloped structure comprises first and second opposing sides, a bottom side, fill material, a plurality of facing baskets adjacent the first side, a plurality of reinforcing members disposed within the fill material, and an impermeable membrane. The second side is adapted to be adjacent the sloped structure. The bottom side adjoins bottom edges of the first and second sides, thereby forming a cavity within the first, second, and bottom sides. The fill material is disposed within the cavity. The impermeable membrane encapsulates at least a portion of the fill material and one or more of the reinforcing members. The facing baskets and the reinforcing members are positioned in a plurality of layers, with each layer comprising one facing basket and one corresponding reinforcing member. The impermeable membrane is positioned to span two or more layers of the plurality of layers. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363236 | REINFORCED ARCH WITH FLOATING FOOTER AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING SAME - A reinforced soil arch having a floating footer is provided. The reinforced soil arch has an archway form, a plurality of layers of reinforcement material and compacted fill associated with the archway form, and a floating footer supporting the archway form. The archway form floats on a compressible squeeze block in the floating footer. Methods of constructing a reinforced soil arch are provided. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363237 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BURYING ELONGATE MEMBER - Apparatus and Method for Burying Elongate Member Apparatus for laying an elongate member in a trench, the apparatus comprises a main body portion; ground-contacting apparatus on which the main body portion is mounted and by which the apparatus may in use move over the ground; an elongate member moving device configured to move the elongate member from an initial position to a elongate member laying position; and a depressor attached to the main body portion and configured to guide the elongate member from its elongate member laying position to its in-trench location, the depressor having an elongate member entry portion and an elongate member exit portion, wherein the depressor is rotatable in use about an axis which is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the elongate member. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363238 | FOUNDATION EQUIPMENT FOR A POLE IN PARTICULAR FOR A LIGHTING POLE - Foundation equipment for a pole, in particular, or a lighting pole. The equipment includes
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20140363239 | ANCHOR ROD - An anchor rod is disclosed. The anchor rod includes an attachment region and an anchoring region which is insertable into a borehole and which has a profiled section. The profiled section interacts with a curable organic and/or inorganic mortar compound filled into the borehole. The profiled section includes a plurality of expansion sections disposed axially in a row which are conically shaped. For each of the plurality of expansion sections, a diameter of the expansion section increases in a direction toward a free front end of the anchor rod, a ratio of a distance of the expansion section to a mean borehole diameter is 0.40 to 0.60, a ratio of an outer diameter to a core diameter of the expansion section is 1.35 to 1.55, and a cone angle of the expansion section is 22.5° to 27.5°. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363240 | Method and Composition For Consolidating and Mechanically Strengthening Soil and/or Sand - A composition and method for consolidating and mechanically strengthening soil and/or sand, comprising: a) preparing a dry mixture, comprising: the soil and/or sand, CaCl | 2014-12-11 |
20140363241 | Pumpable Crib - A pumpable crib bag assembly includes a containment bag having a body and a supporting member. The containment bag is configured to contain a cementitious material therein and has a first end, a second end, and an outer surface. The pumpable crib bag assembly further includes a reinforcing layer positioned adjacent to the outer surface of the containment bag. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363242 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING HEAT STABILITY IN TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE GEOTECHNICAL APPLICATIONS - A geotechnical application including a geotechnical site having a process area sensitive to temperature. A geosynthetic sheet covers the site process area, wherein the geosynthetic sheet includes an ultraviolet (UV) light stabilizer, is substantially impervious to water, and is at least translucent to light. The geosynthetic sheet prevents heat loss to the air which helps to elevate and/or maintain the temperature of the process area. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363243 | CUTTING TOOL - A cutting tool including an annular cutter body having at least one V-shaped pocket formed therein and a cutting tool cartridge configured to be received in the at least one pocket of the cutter body. The cutting tool cartridge including a main body. The main body includes a cutting head having a cutting chip control portion and a pocket configured to receive a cutting insert. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363244 | STEP DRILL BIT - A drill bit includes a shank, a transition portion, and a body portion defining a plurality of axially stacked, progressively sized steps. The steps include a first step and a terminal step coupled to the transition portion. The first step defines two tip flutes each disposed at a tip flute angle. The body portion defines two body flutes each extending from the first step to the transition portion and disposed at a body flute angle different from the tip flute angle. The drill bit includes a bit tip disposed at the distal end of the body portion and having a chisel edge, a first chisel surface on one side of the chisel edge, and a second chisel surface on an opposite side of the chisel edge. The first chisel surface defines a first relief angle. The second chisel surface defines a second relief angle different from the first relief angle. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363245 | CAM LOCK FENCE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A cam lock connected with a fence assembly includes a handle portion, a top carrier and a bottom carrier connected by a threaded shaft. The handle portion and top carrier are positioned above the fence assembly and a work table or surface; wherein the bottom carrier is positioned below the fence assembly and work table or surface. The top carrier and bottom carrier both have a pair of alignment arms with a space positioned therebetween, the alignment arms of the top carrier nest with the alignment arms of the bottom carrier. The handle portion and top carrier both have cam surfaces that engage one another such that when the handle portion is rotated around the axis of the threaded shaft the handle portion is raised or lowered thereby raising or lowering the bottom carrier, thereby locking or unlocking the fence assembly in a quick, durable, easy and accurate manner. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363246 | TOOL FOR MACHINING A WALL OF A WORKPIECE, IN PARTICULAR MADE FROM A COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A tool for machining a wall of a workpiece, made from a composite material, that can cut a groove in the wall, the tool including a head mounted integrally with a rod having a longitudinal axis and capable of being driven in rotation about the longitudinal axis. The head includes at least one main protruding annular rib with an outer surface covered with abrasive grains of predetermined particle size and with a radial height corresponding to the depth of the groove to be cut, and at least one auxiliary protruding annular rib with an outer surface covered with abrasive grains of predetermined particle size and with a radial height less than the radial height of a main rib. The auxiliary rib includes two circular ridges separated by a ring band that is flat and that can be conical in shape. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363247 | POCKET HOLE DRILLING MACHINE - A pocket hole drilling machine is presented. The pocket hole drilling machine has a cabinet made of a molded unitary monolithic piece. A monolithic top plate is connected to the cabinet with an opening in the middle for an insert plate which is positioned therein. A handle extends above the top plated as does a clamping assembly however actuating mechanics of the device move within the cabinet, thereby improving safety by eliminating pinchpoints. An adjustable fence assembly having cam locks connected thereto is also connected to the top plate. This arrangement provides a low cost, safe and efficient pocket hole drilling machine. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363248 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATING AND DRILLING A HOLE IN A COMPOSITE - A body may be provided having first and second ends having threaded outer surfaces. A bore may extend between the first and second ends. A tool may be provided having a first outer mold-line surface, a second opposing surface, and a hole extending between the first and second opposing surfaces. The first end may be threadedly attached and sealed, at the second opposing surface, to an inner surface of the hole. A cap may be threadedly attached and sealed to the second end of the body. A composite may be consolidated against the first outer mold-line surface of the tool. The cap may be unthreadedly removed from the second end. A drill bit may be inserted into the bore, through the tool hole, and against the composite to drill a composite hole. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363249 | DRILL - A small diameter portion having an outside diameter smaller than a diameter of the drill is formed on a front end side of a body of the drill in which a cutting edge includes at least two portions, that is, a rotation center side cutting edge portion and an outer peripheral side cutting edge portion and point angles of the respective cutting edge portions reducing gradually from the rotation center side cutting edge portion to the outer peripheral side cutting edge portion. The cutting edge with the point angles varied is formed in the small diameter portion. A flat cutting edge having an inclination angle β of 30° or less with respect to a line perpendicular to an axis of the drill is provided in a step portion formed between the small diameter portion and a large diameter portion. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363250 | MULTI-TOOL MACHINING SYSTEM - A multi-tool system uses precision alignment features to align and attach a group of rotary end mill tools to a gantry. Once attached, a bed with similarly positioned alignment features can be used to align and a number of substantially identical work pieces for fabrication with substantially identical features. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363251 | BEVELING / CHAMFERING TOOL - ROUTER HEAD FOR METAL - The present invention provides a beveling tool including: a body with a shaft hole formed through the center; a plurality of cutter blades arranged at predetermined distances on the circumferential surface of the body, each having a radial primary blade with a radial primary relief angle ranging from about 10 to about 20 degrees and a radial secondary blade with a radial secondary relief angle ranging from about 25 to about 35 degrees (or about 35 to about 45 degrees); discharge grooves formed longitudinally between the cutter blades to discharge chips produced in beveling; and a shank inserted in the shaft hole of the body, in which the body and the shank are connected by brazing. With the beveling tool of the present invention, it is possible to smoothly discharge chips produced in beveling and to prevent damage to the cutter blades. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363252 | CLAMPING DEVICE - An apparatus for clamping a work piece is provided. The apparatus includes a base plate to support the work piece; at least one clamp body fixed to the base plate, each clamp body having a hole that receives a corresponding screw, wherein the hole passes through the clamp body such that as the clamp screw is inserted through the clamp body an end of a body of the screw moves horizontally towards the work piece supported by the base plate at a downward angle; fastener fixing the at least one clamp body to the base plate; and the at least one corresponding screw, each screw having a hollow point tip where outer and inner lateral surfaces of the hollow point tip join to define a sharp circular edge at an end of a body of the screw. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363253 | Sling It - The Sling It is a tie-down device with a center portion which can open up in accordion fashion to better conform to the material it is securing. When not in use, or the restrained item does not require use of the conforming central section of the Sling It, the center section collapses so that it can be easily stored, or used as a simple strap. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363254 | FASTENING DEVICE FOR WINDOW - A fastening assembly for a window of a pressurized fuselage of an aircraft includes a fastener received through a mounting hole defined in the window, an edge attachment member fixing the window to the fuselage, and a bushing assembly embedded in the mounting hole. The bushing assembly includes an inner sleeve bushing radially interposed between the fastener and the window and an outer sleeve bushing radially interposed between the inner sleeve bushing and the window. The inner sleeve bushing is formed from relatively less rigid metal compared with metal of the fastener and the outer sleeve bushing is formed from relatively rigid metal compared with material of the window and the metal of the inner sleeve bushing. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363255 | WHEEL MOUNTING BOLT AND WHEEL MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A wheel mounting bolt includes a male thread portion, a collar portion, an engagement portion, and a protruding shaft portion. The male thread portion has a first end portion and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion in an axial direction of the male thread portion to be threadedly engaged, from the first end portion, with a female thread portion of a hub. The collar portion is provided between the first end portion and the second end portion of the male thread portion to fit into a bolt insertion hole of a wheel. The engagement portion is provided at the second end portion of the male thread portion integrally with the male thread portion to be gripped by a fastening tool. The protruding shaft portion protrudes from the engagement portion toward a direction opposite to the first end portion and is provided with male threads. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363256 | WATERPROOF, DUSTPROOF, BREATHING BOLT - A waterproof, dustproof, breathing bolt includes a bolt body having a hollow shank with a breathing chamber and a cap member fixedly located at the top side of the hollow shank and defining therein an air passage in communication with the breathing chamber and one or a number of openings in communication between the air passage and the surroundings, and a waterproof breathing member made out of a metal material by powder metallurgy and set in between the breathing chamber and the air passage and having micro pores therein of size larger than air molecules but smaller than water molecules. Thus, the waterproof breathing member allows discharge of hot air out of the apparatus in which the waterproof, dustproof, breathing bolt is installed, but prohibits external water from entering the apparatus. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363257 | TAMPER-RESISTANT FASTENER - A tamper-resistant fastener includes a non-circular drive recess optionally with a non-circular center post. Preferably the recess and center post are at least partially ellipsoidal cylinders that are concentric and aligned (i.e. they share a common major axis direction). This configuration forms a slot having preferably a substantially uniform width into which an authorized driver is inserted. The length of the major maximum dimension of the post is selected so that a circular arc tangent to the maximum radius of the post will pass closely to or intersect the minimum radial dimension of the recess. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363258 | LOAD PORT UNIT AND EFEM SYSTEM - A load port unit can prevent or control leakage of inert gas from an EFEM system to the outside. The load port unit used in the EFEM system is provided with an air inlet that opens on a side facing a mini-environment between the upper end of an opener driving unit and the lower end of the pod. The width of the air inlet opening is larger than the width of the opening of the pod. With this arrangement, surplus gas is sucked from the pod when gas purging is performed on the pod. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363259 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HANDLING SAMPLE TUBES AND LABORATORY SYSTEM - An apparatus for handling sample tubes is presented. The apparatus comprises a sample tube tray, a sample tube individualizer, a first conveyor, a second conveyor, a sample tube buffer, and a sample tube rack inserter. The sample tube tray stores sample tubes in bulk commodity. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363260 | POSITIONING DEVICE FOR USE IN A TIRE BUILDING SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR POSITIONING A BEAD - The invention relates to a positioning device for use in a tire building system and a method for positioning a bead. The device includes a holding unit including a substantially planar holding surface having a first side, a transport unit movable parallel to the holding surface and including a gripper for gripping the bead and moving the gripped bead substantially along the holding surface, and a bead retainer arranged for at least temporarily retaining the bead in abutment against the holding surface at the first side thereof. The gripper is moveable between a first position in which the gripper projects at least partially out of the holding surface at the first side thereof for gripping the bead, and a second position, in which the gripper is completely arranged behind the holding surface, as viewed from the first side. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363261 | ASSEMBLY FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING SEMI-TRAILERS ON RAILWAY WAGONS - The invention relates to an assembly for loading and unloading a semi-trailer on a railway wagon, comprising a loading and unloading structure intended to receive the semi-trailer. The loading and unloading structure comprises a lower portion in the form of a support plate intended to carry the semi-trailer and an upper portion in the form of a handling frame intended to be handled and moved by a standard means for handling containers. To this end, the upper portion of the handling frame has a standard container interface intended to be handled and moved by a standard means for handling containers. The support plate and the handling frame are connected either by a fixed link or by a detachable link. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363262 | COTTON MODULE UNWRAPPING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method of and apparatus for, unwrapping a module of cotton or other fibrous material from a wrapping having at least one layer of plastics-sheet material, the method including the steps of: raising the module to a first, or elevated, position on a lift conveyor or vertically-movable support surface; advancing a plurality of gripper heads, mounted on a support frame, to an advanced position, into gripping engagement with the layer(s) of the sheet material wrapping; lowering the lift conveyor or vertically-movable support surface from the first position towards a second, or lowered, position; and retracting the plurality of gripper heads, to expand the wrapping to progressively release the cotton or other fibrous material from the lower portion to the upper portion of the module. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363263 | SPLIT TRAILER FOR COLLAPSIBLE PORTABLE SHELTER UNIT - A trailer with a split frame, for moving loads such as collapsible portable shelter Units (‘Units”), which are long, high and relatively narrow, or other loads having similar dimensions, the Units after being located between the legs of the trailer frame, when the crossbeams are removed, can be jacked up, the cross beams reinserted, and the Unit lowered to rest on the inserted crossbeams, allowing the Unit to now be carried by the trailer and transported without using cranes, forklifts or other heavy equipment. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363264 | GRIPPER ASSEMBLY FOR AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOTS - A gripper assembly is provided for use in an autonomous mobile robot for grabbing and holding an object to be transported by the robot. The gripper assembly includes two rotatable shafts and two counter-rotating flippers, each fixedly connected to a different one of the rotatable shafts for engaging the object on opposite sides thereof. The gripper assembly also includes two drive elements, each engaging a different one of the rotatable shafts. Two drive arms engage the two drive elements to transfer torque and rotation from each drive arm to a respective drive element and rotatable shaft to open or close a respective flipper around the object. Each drive element can be disengaged from a respective drive arm and then rotated in order to adjust a radial position of a respective rotatable shaft and flipper relative to the drive arm so that objects of different sizes can be accommodated. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363265 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet processing apparatus includes a controller configured to control operations of the pair of aligning members such that a sheet bundle disposed on a first stacking portion is aligned by the pair of aligning members of the pair of aligning members at a position shifted to a side of one aligning member in a width direction perpendicular to the discharge direction of a sheet with respect to a sheet discharge range in which a sheet is discharged at the time of discharging the sheet from a discharge portion, and, before the aligned sheet bundle is discharged to a second stacking portion by a bundle discharge portion, the other aligning member of the pair of aligning members is moved to the outside of the sheet discharge range in the width direction. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363266 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING STACKABLE ARTICLES - Systems and methods for processing stackable articles, such as, frozen hamburgers or compact disks, are provided. The systems include mechanisms for determining the number of articles in a stack of articles, a transfer device adapted to transfer the articles when the number of articles equals a predetermined number of articles, a gripping device adapted to receive the stacks of articles from the transfer device, an automated manipulator adapted to transfer the gripping device with the stacks of articles, and a mechanism for discharging the stacks of articles from the gripping device to, for example, a container. The systems and methods may also provide staging areas adapted to receive the stack of articles and then transfer the stack of articles to the gripping device. Though aspects of the invention may be uniquely adapted to handle food items, aspects of the invention may also be used for non-food items. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363267 | AUTOMATED SLING LOAD HANDLER FOR AN AIRCRAFT - A method and apparatus for handling cargo. A cargo handling system may be positioned relative to the cargo. The cargo handling system may comprise a frame structure and an engagement system. The frame structure may be configured to change in a number of dimensions to encompass the cargo. The engagement system may be configured to engage the cargo. The number of dimensions of the frame structure may be adjusted to encompass the cargo. The cargo may be engaged with the engagement system. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363268 | METHOD AND TURBINE FOR EXPANDING AN ORGANIC OPERATING FLUID IN A RANKINE CYCLE - It is described a method and a turbine for expanding an organic operating fluid in a Rankine cycle, the method comprising the step of feeding the operating fluid to a turbine provided with a plurality of arrays of stator blades (S | 2014-12-11 |
20140363269 | COMPRESSOR CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND COMPRESSOR SYSTEM - A compressor control device includes an inlet guide vane opening degree control unit configured to control an opening degree of an inlet guide vane. The inlet guide vane opening degree control unit includes an inlet guide vane opening degree command value calculation unit configured to calculate an inlet guide vane opening degree command value based on an outlet pressure detection value and a plurality of inlet guide vane opening degree correction units each configured to correct the inlet guide vane opening degree command value based on the post-merger pressure detection value and a corresponding inlet flow rate detection value for each of a plurality of upstream-most compressor bodies. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363270 | TURBINE CASING HAVING REINFORCEMENT ELEMENTS IN THE CONTAINMENT AREA - A turbine casing ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140363271 | ROTARY FEEDTHROUGH - A rotary feedthrough for a compressed air supply system is provided between a stator and a rotor rotating relative to this stator. A compressed air channel disposed in the stator is connected to a compressed air line and leads into an annular chamber formed in the rotor, from which at least one working channel leading to a consumer proceeds. The stator is connected in the region of the rotary feedthrough to a control line. A moment of friction occurring in the region of the rotary feedthrough resulting in premature wear is reduced by providing a switchable non-return valve in the annular chamber. Blocking elements which extend within the annular chamber concentrically to the rotational axis of the rotor are moveable into an open position by an actuating element, which is displaced from the stator in the direction of the blocking elements. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363272 | SERIAL AXIAL FAN - A fan includes a first motor portion, a first impeller fixed to a first rotating portion of the first motor portion, a second motor portion arranged along a central axis of the first motor portion, a second impeller fixed to a second rotating portion of the second motor portion, a tubular wind channel portion arranged to surround the first and second impellers, and support ribs arranged to join the wind channel portion to the first and second motor portions. The first impeller includes first blades arranged in a circumferential direction about the central axis and the second impeller includes second blades arranged in the circumferential direction, a rotation direction of the second impeller is opposite to a rotation direction of the first impeller. A surface of each first blade which faces the second impeller is concave. A surface of each second blade which faces the first impeller is concave. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363273 | PROPELLER PUMP AND PUMP STATION - According to a first aspect, the present invention relates to a propeller pump comprising a pump housing and a pump core that is arranged in the pump housing and has a propeller, which together delimit a channel, and which are connected by means of a guide vane. The propeller pump is characterized in that a cross-sectional area (A | 2014-12-11 |
20140363274 | BLADE TIP TIMING - A method of analysing blade tip timing data obtained from an array (P | 2014-12-11 |
20140363275 | FORCE GENERATING DEVICE - A force generating device, including: a cup member, fan blades, and a calculus member for calculating the pressure. The cup member includes a recess and a suction inlet. The suction inlet is disposed at the bottom surface of the cup member. The fan blades are disposed inside the recess of the cup member. Air is sucked into the recess from the suction inlet and produces a swirl therein by rotation of the fan blades. The calculus member calculates the pressure according to the equation: Pi(r)=½·ρ·r | 2014-12-11 |
20140363276 | ULTRA HIGH BYPASS RATIO TURBOFAN ENGINE - An ultra high bypass ratio turbofan engine includes a variable pitch fan, a low pressure turbine, a reduction gearbox, and a plurality of outlet guide vanes. The ultra high bypass ratio turbofan engine has a bypass ratio between about 18 and about 40. The variable pitch fan and the low pressure turbine are coupled together by the reduction gearbox. The reduction gearbox reduces the speed of the variable pitch fan relative to the low pressure turbine. The plurality of outlet guide vanes are spaced aft of the variable pitch fan and are axially swept. The variable pitch fan and the low pressure turbine are configured to generate a fan pressure ratio between about 1.15 and about 1.24. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363277 | ASSEMBLY FOR A FLUID FLOW MACHINE - A structural assembly for a fluid-flow machine includes a main flow path boundary, a row of relatively rotating blades with a gap existing between the blade ends and the main flow path boundary. A secondary flow duct is connected to the main flow path via the two openings spaced apart in the flow direction. A structural assembly has at least one support component and at least one replaceable plug connected directly or indirectly to the support component. The replaceable plug includes a part-section of a secondary flow duct, where the part-section complements at least one further part-section of the secondary flow duct extending outside the plug in the structural assembly to form a secondary flow duct which is continuous between its openings. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363278 | VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBOCHARGER CONTROL SYSTEM - The disclosure relates to a control system for a turbo-charged engine having a variable geometry turbine driving a compressor. An intake manifold temperature sensor senses an intake manifold temperature. An intake manifold pressure sensor senses an intake manifold pressure. A turbine inlet temperature sensor senses a turbine inlet temperature. A turbine inlet pressure sensor senses a turbine inlet pressure. A control unit generates a vane position control signal which is applied to a vane control input of the turbine. The control unit generates the vane position control signal as a function of turbine inlet temperature and turbine inlet pressure. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363279 | NON-INTEGRAL SEGMENTED ANGEL-WING SEAL - A cover plate adapted to axially overlie root or shank portions of one or more buckets or blades secured to a turbomachine wheel, includes an arcuate cover plate body adapted to be secured to the turbomachine wheel so as to cover a root portion of at least one of the turbine buckets or blades; and at least one arcuate angel-wing seal segment detachably secured to one side of the arcuate cover plate body. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363280 | METHOD OF REFURBISHING AN ENERGY CONVERSION FACILITY AND REFURBISHED ENERGY COVERSION FACILITY - This method can be used for refurbishing a facility for converting hydraulic energy into electrical or mechanical energy, and vice versa. The facility includes a Francis type pump-turbine. The pump-turbine includes a runner movable about an axis, a pre-distributor, including stay vanes defining between each pair of two adjacent stay vanes a first water passage channel and a distributor, including guide vanes arranged downstream of the stay vanes in the direction of water flow feeding the pump-turbine operating in turbine mode. The guide vanes define between each pair of two adjacent guide vanes a second water passage channel. This method includes steps of reducing the height, taken parallel to the axis of rotation of the runner, of the first water passage channels and reducing the height, taken parallel to the axis of rotation of the runner, of the second water passage channels. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363281 | PROCESS FOR REPLACING A BOLTED-ON NOZZLE BLOCK COUPLED TO A NOZZLE CHAMBER IN A STEAM TURBINE - A process is provided for replacing a first nozzle block coupled to a nozzle chamber with a second nozzle block. The process may comprise removing the first nozzle block from the nozzle chamber. The nozzle chamber may comprise a main body having at least one inlet, at least one passage and at least one exit. The process may further comprise coupling inner and outer retaining rings to the nozzle chamber main body; engaging a second nozzle block with the inner and outer retaining rings; forming a bore so as to extend partly in one of the inner and outer retaining rings and the second nozzle block; and locating an anti-rotation pin in the bore. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363282 | TURBINE HOUSING AND TURBOCHARGER - A turbine housing includes a scroll passage provided with a housing tongue. A groove portion (a notch) is formed in a wall surface on the scroll passage side of the housing tongue. The groove portion is located at a position close to an edge portion on the flange side of the wall surface. The groove portion extends from a tip end side of the housing tongue in an extending direction of the scroll passage. In a cross section orthogonal to the extending direction of the scroll passage, a curvature radius of the deepest part of the groove portion is smaller than a minimum curvature radius of the wall surface of the housing tongue. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363283 | SHROUD ARRANGEMENT FOR A FLUID FLOW MACHINE - A shroud arrangement for a fluid-flow machine includes a blade root connected to at least one blade/vane end of a row of rotor blades or stator vanes, or is connected to at least one such blade/vane end. A shroud is connected to the blade root on the side of the blade root facing away from the blades/vanes. The blade root on the side facing away from the blades/vanes has two blade root fingers extending substantially in the radial direction and axially spaced from one another, the blade root fingers forming between them a recess being continuous in the circumferential direction. An element or area of the shroud for fastening to the blade root is arranged in the recess. The shroud has two webs extending into the recess and enclosed by the blade root fingers, with the two webs forming substantially a V-shaped arrangement. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363284 | STATOR VANE SEGMENT OF A FLUID FLOW MACHINE AND TURBINE - A stator vane segment ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140363285 | EXHAUST-GAS TURBOCHARGER - An exhaust-gas turbocharger ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140363286 | FAN MODULE - A fan module includes an aerofoil fan and an air duct. The aerofoil fan includes a shell defining a vent extending through two opposite ends of the shell and a fan rotatably received in the vent. The air duct is mounted on an end of the shell aligning with the vent. The air duct includes a tapered pipe and a number of latching plates mounted on the pipe. A smaller end of the pipe is located adjacent to the vent of the shell. One end of each latching plate is mounted to a bigger end of the pipe, and the other end of each latching plate is mounted to the shell. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363287 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIND AND WATER POWER CONVERSION - The fundamental wind or water generator concept comprises one or more than one lift producing device(s), which, when subject to a wind or water current C, autonomously pivot(s) and translate(s) linearly while transmitting power to energy conversion unit (such as a pump or electric generator) by way of a flexible transmission member. The lift producing device(s) pivot(s) to a suitable angle, translate(s) a suitable distance, pivot(s) back to the original angle, and translate(s) back to its (their) starting position(s). This autonomous cycle continues indefinitely until the current's average velocity or direction changes substantially, at which point autonomous adjustments are made to accommodate the new conditions and, if possible, operation is resumed. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363288 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING IN ROTOR SPEED CONTROL - A method of assisting in rotor speed control in a rotorcraft can include measuring a rotor speed with a sensor; detecting a droop in the rotor speed beyond a lower droop limit; and commanding a decrease in collective in response to the rotor speed drooping beyond the lower droop limit. A system of assisting in rotor speed control in a rotorcraft, the system can include: a computer having a control law, the control law operable to generate an increase collective command to an actuator in response to a rotor speed decreasing below a lower droop limit; wherein the lower droop limit is below a normal lower rotor speed range. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363289 | Assembly For Fixing A Rotor Blade Of A Wind Power Plant - The invention relates to an assembly and a method of fixing a rotor blade of a wind power plant. The wind power plant comprises a rotor blade, a pitch adjustment means, a bearing for the rotor blade and a brake disk. There is an electro-mechanical brake configured to apply a controlled brake force to the brake disk that is a function of the pitch angle of the rotor blade | 2014-12-11 |
20140363290 | Method And System For Monitoring A Gearbox Of A Wind Energy Installation And Corresponding Wind Energy Installation - The invention relates to a method for monitoring a gearbox of a wind energy installation comprising. The invention further relates to a corresponding computer program product, a corresponding monitoring system for monitoring a gearbox of a wind energy installation and a corresponding wind energy installation. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363291 | METHOD FOR DE-ICING COMPOSITE MATERIAL STRUCTURES, PARTICULARLY BLADES OF A WIND TURBINE, SUITABLE COMPOSITION AND SUITABLE DEVICE - The method for de-icing composite material structures, particularly blades of a wind turbine made from composite materials, includes the following steps: disposing at least one layer of a formulation of conductive polymer on at least one portion of the surface of the structure, providing an appropriate electrical power supply for the structure, and connecting the layer of a formulation of conductive polymer to the electrical power supply in such a way as to cause the conductive layer of conductive polymer to heat up, controlling the electrical power supply depending on climatic conditions. The required composition and suitable device are also described. A specific application is the blades of wind turbines. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363292 | ESTIMATING AND CONTROLLING LOADING EXPERIENCED IN A STRUCTURE - A method of estimating an amount of undesired loading experienced by at least a portion of a structure ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140363293 | WIND TURBINE AND A METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE PRESENCE AND/OR THICKNESS OF AN ICE LAYER ON A BLADE BODY OF A WIND TURBINE - A wind turbine comprising an elongated blade body, a system for detecting an ice layer on the blade body, the system comprising a light source for emitting a light beam; a light splitting optical element optically connected to the light source so as to receive the light beam emitted from the light source, the optical element adapted to split the light beam received from the light source into a reference light beam and a detecting light beam, a boundary area which is arranged at the blade body so as to be exposed to the outer surroundings of the blade body and which is optically connected to the light splitting optical element such as to receive the detecting light beam and to reflect an internal reflected part of the detecting light beam at the boundary area and to transmit a transmitting part of the detecting light beam to the outer surroundings of the blade body through the boundary area and to allow an external reflected part of the transmitting part of the detecting light beam, which has been reflected from outside of the blade body, to be re-transmitted through the boundary area, a light measuring device optically connected to the light splitting optical element so as to receive the reference light beam, the internal reflected part of the detecting light beam and the external reflected part of the detecting light beam, wherein the light measuring device is configured to analyze the received light and to determine the presence and/or thickness of an ice layer on the blade body dependent on the analysis. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363294 | Thermographic Inspection System for Composite Wind Turbine Blade - The present application provides a method of inspecting a bond joint. The method may include the steps of applying an exothermic adhesive to a first shell and/or a second shell, attaching the first shell to the second shell via the exothermic adhesive to create the bond joint, allowing the exothermic adhesive to cure, and imaging the heat released by the exothermic adhesive along the bond joint. The bond joint may be a turbine blade bond joint. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363295 | ADJUSTABLE DOUBLE BLADED WATER PADDLE - A water paddle comprising a first shaft having and a second shaft, a first cog collar located on an exterior surface of first shaft and having a first set of teeth extending radially from a mating end of first cog collar, a second cog collar located on an exterior surface of second shaft and having a second set of teeth extending radially from a mating end of second cog collar, second set of teeth mateable with first set of teeth to prevent rotational movement between shafts, a ferrule extending from a free end of second shaft, a snap button-alignment tab assembly comprising a bushing, a wavy washer, and a snap button base located within ferrule and a snap button skirt connected to free end of ferrule and an alignment tab fixed within first paddle shaft downstream of a set of corresponding holes of first paddle. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363296 | FAN AND IMPELLER THEREOF - An impeller of a fan comprises a hub, a plurality of blades, a permeable shell and a permanent magnet. The hub includes a top portion and a side wall, and the inside of the top portion adjacent to the side wall includes a plurality of first balance rooms. The blades are disposed around the hub. The permeable shell is disposed within the hub. The permanent magnet is disposed within the permeable shell, and at least a portion of the first balance room is defined between the top portion and the permanent magnet. A fan is also disclosed. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363297 | Ni BASED FORGED ALLOY, AND TURBINE DISC, TURBINE SPACER AND GAS TURBINE EACH USING THE SAME - The Ni based forged alloy has a composition containing, on the basis of mass percent, Al: 0.5 to 1.0%, Cr: 17 to 21%, Fe: 17 to 19%, Nb: 4.5 to 5.5%, Ti: 0.8 to 1.3%, W: 3.0 to 6.0%, B: 0.001 to 0.03%, C: 0.001 to 0.015%, and Mo: 1.0% or less, the balance being Ni and inevitable impurities. The alloy includes carbide grains of the contained elements. The carbide grains have an average grain diameter of 20 μm or less. Thus, a Ni based forged alloy is provided which is excellent in high-temperature fatigue property and has a moderate macrosegregation property. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363298 | DIFFUSER-TYPE ENDPLATE PROPELLER - A diffuser-type endplate propeller for driving a hull is provided. The diffuser-type endplate propeller includes a propeller hub and a plurality of blades. The propeller hub is connected to a transmission shaft of the hull. Each of blades respectively has a blade-body and an endplate connected to each other, wherein each of the blade-bodies is connected to the propeller hub and extends outward from the propeller hub to the corresponding endplate, each the endplate bends from the corresponding blade-body to extend towards a stern of the hull, each of the endplates has a leading edge and a trailing edge, each the leading edge keeps a first distance from an axis of the propeller hub, each the trailing edge keeps a second distance from the axis of the propeller hub, and the first distance is less than the second distance. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363299 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL REINFORCING PART OF PI-SHAPED SECTION, IN PARTICULAR A PLATFORM FOR A TURBINE ENGINE FAN, AND ITS METHOD OF FABRICATION - A reinforcing part of π-shaped section made out of composite material, and a method of making the part, the method including: making a first set of layers of interlinked yarns by three-dimensional weaving to form a first fiber blank portion to form a base preform; making a second set of layers of interlinked yarns by three-dimensional weaving to form a second fiber blank portion to form a stiffener preform, yarns of the second set being interlinked with yarns of the first set by weaving over a central interlinked strip that flares towards side edges of the first fiber blank portion in a zone corresponding to the step of the base; shaping the two fiber blank portions to obtain a single-piece fiber preform having a portion forming a base preform and a portion forming a stiffener preform; and depositing a resin in the fiber preform to form a matrix. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363300 | CLOSURE BUCKET FOR TURBO-MACHINE - A closure bucket for a turbo-machine. In one embodiment, the turbine closure bucket includes a blade section, and a base section positioned adjacent the blade section. The base section of the turbine closure bucket can engage a dovetail slot of a rotor. The base section includes a body having a first end and a second end. The base section also includes an aperture extending through the body of the base section. Additionally, the base section includes an annularly open threaded opening extending along an outer surface of the body. The annularly open threaded opening of the base section is configured to engage a threaded fastener for securing the turbine closure bucket within the dovetail slot of the rotor. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363301 | Bell Turbine - Volumetric turbine blades are proposed that have the capacity to efficiently operate at low flow speeds and oriented in any direction to the incoming flow. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363302 | AIRFOIL FOR GAS TURBINE, BLADE AND VANE - The invention relates to an airfoil for a gas turbine, which comprises a compound fillet disposed between the airfoil and a platform. The compound fillet consists of a first arc and a second arc. A first end of the first arc tangentially adjoins an outer surface of the airfoil. A second end of the first arc tangentially adjoins a first end of the second arc. A second end of the second arc tangentially adjoins a surface of the platform, wherein the following equation is satisfied: 0.15≦R1/s≦0.45, and 0.09≦a/s≦0.27. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363303 | WIND TURBINE BLADE WITH BIPLANE SECTION - A hybrid turbine blade having a box beam assembly structure and method of designing such a hybrid turbine blade are disclosed. The box beam assembly provides the primary structure for supporting loads on the blade, and comprises oppositely positioned spar caps joined by oppositely positioned shear webs. For a portion of the blade, the box beam assembly further comprises a root buildup. In one embodiment, the shear webs comprise foam core sandwiched between two biaxial fiber-reinforced plastic laminates (FRP), the spar caps comprise uniaxial FRP laminates, and the root buildup comprises triaxial FRP laminates. The blades are designed using a novel inside-out method, wherein the box beam is first designed to support expected loads, and an aerodynamic surface is then designed to be supported by the box beam. The blade may be constructed in segments that are joined with connectors that engage the box beam structure. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363304 | ROTOR BLADE AND FAN - A rotor blade main body includes multiple first composite sheet groups and multiple second composite sheet groups which are provided in a blade thickness direction. Each first composite sheet group includes multiple composite sheets which are stacked one on another from a blade thickness center side toward a dorsal surface. Each second composite sheet group includes multiple composite sheets which are stacked one on another from the blade thickness center side toward a ventral surface. A composite direction of orientation directions of fibers in the multiple composite sheets in each of the sheet groups inclines by 20 degrees to 45 degrees from a span direction. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363305 | Hybrid Turbine Blade for Improved Engine Performance or Architecture - A method is provided for casting an article such as a blade having an attachment root and an airfoil, the airfoil having a proximal end and a distal end. The method comprises introducing a molten alloy into a mold; and varying a composition of the introduced alloy during the introduction so as to produce a compositional variation. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363306 | AXIAL-FLOW FAN - An axial-flow fan has a blade with a recessed part that is recessed toward a front edge formed in a rear edge of the blade. A rounded stress-relieving part is formed in a positive pressure surface side and a negative pressure surface side of a front-edge-side edge part of the recessed part as seen in a cross-sectional view of the blade. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363307 | ROTOR DISC WITH FLUID REMOVAL CHANNELS TO ENHANCE LIFE OF SPINDLE BOLT - A rotor disc configured to reduce the likelihood of fractures developing in spindle bolts in gas turbine engines is disclosed. The spindle bolts extend axially through the rotor disc to retain the rotor assembly in place in the gas turbine engine. The rotor disc may be formed from a rotor disc body having a plurality of circumferentially positioned spindle bolt holes sized to house a spindle bolts within each spindle bolt hole. One or more relief channels, which also may be referred to as scallops, may extend radially outward from one of the spindle bolt holes. The relief channels may foster removal of condensation and debris from the space between the spindle bolt and the surface forming the spindle bolt hole and may be configured to discourage the ingress of air through the relief channel and into space between the spindle bolt and the surface forming the spindle bolt hole. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363308 | Pumping System with Power Optimization - The present invention provides a pumping system for moving water of a swimming pool, including a water pump and a variable speed motor. In one example, a target volume amount of water and an operational time period is provided, and the operational time period is altered based upon a volume of water moved. In another example, operation of the motor is altered based upon the volume of water moved. In addition or alternatively, a target flow rate of water to be moved by the water pump is determined based upon the target volume amount and a time period. In addition or alternatively, a plurality of operations are performed on the water, and a total volume of water moved by the pump is determined. In addition or alternatively, an optimized flow rate value is determined based upon power consumption. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363309 | EMERGENCY MOLTEN METAL PUMP OUT - A molten metal pump comprised of a metal base defining a pumping chamber is provided. The pump further includes a motor mount adapted to receive a motor, at least one metal post extending between the base and the motor mount, and a metal shaft disposed between the motor and an impeller disposed in the pumping chamber. A bearing ring engages the impeller. The pumping chamber will include an inlet and an outlet. A steel riser tube in fluid communication the outlet is also provided. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363310 | WATER-INJECTED GAS COMPRESSOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE WATER SUPPLY - The invention relates to a method for controlling the water supply of a water-injected compressor, into the cooling water circuit of which is injected demineralized and non-demineralized water as fresh water. The method according to the invention is characterized in that the fresh water supplied is a mixture of demineralized and non-demineralized water, and the proportions of the demineralized and non-demineralized water in the fresh water are dependent on the conductivity of the demineralized and non-demineralized water. The invention also relates to a water-injected gas compressor that may be operated with such a method. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363311 | HERMETIC MOTOR COOLING AND CONTROL - An apparatus and method for cooling a compressor motor having a motor stator and rotor in a refrigerant system. The method cools the rotor and the stator, electromagnetic bearings located within a compressor housing providing refrigerant liquid to the stator internal channels, the channels being in fluid communication with a rotor passageway, and a flow-control device controlling refrigerant flow into the stator. A temperature monitoring device in communication with a controller monitors motor temperature. The controller evaluates the motor temperature and adjusts refrigerant flow through the flow control device, maintaining the motor within a predetermined temperature range. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363312 | Fluid Pumping System And Method - Fluid pumping system and method provide a pumping chamber with inlet and outlet ports. The pumping chamber is in thermal communication with a thermal system for alternating the gas temperature inside the pumping chamber between heated and cooled states. A first valve controls a first fluid communication between the pumping chamber and the external environment, and a second valve controls a second fluid communication between the pumping chamber and the fluid container. The pumping chamber and the valves cooperate to generate a vacuum and a negative potential pressure of the gas inside the pumping chamber by the effect of the gas temperature alternation when the gas passes from a heated state to a cooled state and by controlling the first and second fluid communications. The generated vacuum and negative potential pressure inside the pumping chamber enable pumping of the fluid from the fluid container inside the pumping chamber. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363313 | PUMPING SYSTEM - Provided is a pumping system that includes a parallel dual chamber pumping mechanism and an attachable disposable cassette. The disposable cassette includes a multi-laminate membrane which facilitates efficient, accurate and uniform delivery of fluids. The multi-laminate membrane is held in intimate contact with the pumping fingers of the pumping mechanism by electrostatic or magnetic attraction, thereby allowing the pump to pull a vacuum without the need for a preloaded elastomeric pumping segment. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363314 | Brushless Motor - A brushless motor includes a stator comprising a stator core with teeth protruding inwardly and windings wound on the teeth, and a rotor comprising a shaft, a rotor core fixed to the shaft, and a ring magnet fixed to the circumferential outer surface of the rotor core. The ring magnet includes a plurality of magnetic poles radially magnetized so that north poles and south poles are arranged alternately in the circumferential direction, boundary lines between adjacent magnetic poles being skewed by an angle α relative to an axis of the shaft. A plurality of grooves are formed in a circumferential outer surface of the rotor core. Each groove extends from one axial end to the other axial end of the rotor core, has a circumferential width smaller than each of the magnetic poles, and is covered by the ring magnet with a void formed between the groove and the ring magnet. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363315 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND AIR BLOWER - An electronic device includes a housing, and an air blower arranged in the housing. The air blower includes a base, which receives a fan and defines a number of through slots, and an air duct located on the base. The air duct includes an inner sidewall, an outer sidewall enclosing the inner sidewall, and two connecting plates closing the outer sidewall and the inner sidewall. The outer sidewall, the inner sidewall, and the connecting plates together form a frame-shaped air channel. The outer sidewall defines an inlet communicating with the base. A frame-shaped outlet portion is defined at an outer surface of the inner sidewall. The outlet portion defines an outlet channel communicating with the air channel. The outlet portion defines a frame-shaped outletinner sidewall communicating with the outlet channel. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363316 | Remanufactured Hydraulic Device, Housing And Remanufacturing Method - Remanufacturing a variable displacement swash plate-type hydraulic device includes receiving a body of a used hydraulic device defining first and second actuator guide bores, at least one of which is out of specifications for guiding a swash plate linear actuator. The method further includes removing material forming the first and second guide bores, and interference fitting first and second sleeves into the body in place of the removed material. Additional material is removed from the first and second sleeves to form new first and second actuator guide bores, each satisfying specifications for guiding a swash plate linear actuator. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363317 | PUMP - The invention relates to a pump. The pump has a pump housing comprising a first and second housing part ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140363318 | OIL CONTROLLER FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE EPUMP APPLICATIONS - In an electric motor-driven oil pump assembly for use with an engine in a vehicle, such as with an automatic engine-stop system in which an electric motor-driven oil pump is driven by an electric motor for hydraulic pressure supply to a transmission or engine of an automotive vehicle, at least in a stopped state of a mechanical oil pump driven by the engine, a controller for operating the motor for controlling the oil pump is provided in a housing proximal the flowing oil fluid such that the flowing oil fluid maintains the temperature of the controller below a predetermined temperature to avoid failure of the electronic components of the controller. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363319 | ROTARY VANE VACUUM PUMP - A rotary vane vacuum pump includes a pump casing having a gas inlet port and a gas outlet port, a stator provided within the pump casing and defining a cylindrical stator chamber and a cylindrical rotor eccentrically arranged in the stator chamber and equipped with radially movable radial vanes, the vanes cooperating with the inner wall of the stator chamber for pumping a gas from the gas inlet port to the gas outlet port, the pump casing being filled with such an amount of oil that the stator is immersed in an oil bath acting as cooling and lubricating fluid, wherein a motor for driving the pump is further provided, the motor being arranged in a motor casing that is in fluid communication with the pump casing, whereby the motor is immersed in the oil bath. | 2014-12-11 |