52nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100329868 | PLANETARY GEAR TRANSMISSION UNIT WITH PLANET SHAFT LOCKING MECHANISM - A planetary gear transmission unit includes a planet carrier which supports and locates circumferentially spaced pairs of planet gears, and at least one planet shaft. The planetary gear transmission unit further includes a planet shaft locking mechanism between the at least one planet shaft and the planet carrier for preventing the at least one planet shaft from rotating around its own axis, the planet shaft locking mechanism being provided between an axial end face of the planet shaft and the planet carrier in a direction substantially parallel to the planet shaft. An advantage of the planetary gear transmission unit is that rotation of the planet shaft relative to its axis in the planet carrier is prevented. The unit results in a free of wear contact between planet shaft and planet carrier, thereby allowing all degrees of freedom of the planet shaft without disturbing the load distribution between the planet gears of a pair on one planet shaft. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329869 | WIND TURBINE GENERATOR - A wind turbine generator that is capable of completely eliminating heater heating of lubricating-oil piping or that is capable of reducing the number of heater heating locations to the minimum requirement is provided. A wind turbine generator is provided with a lubricating system that circulates lubricating oil (L) in a lubricating-oil storage tank through lubricating-oil piping connected to a lubricating-oil pump, to lubricate a main bearing connected to the lubricating-oil piping by supplying the lubricating oil (L) thereto. This lubricating system is provided with a lubricating-oil recovery line that is formed when the lubricating-oil pump is stopped and in which the lubricating oil (L) falls naturally and is recovered in the lubricating-oil storage tank. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329870 | SHROUDED TURBINE BLADE DESIGN - The use of a shroud to surround a set of turbine blades works best when the blades are shaped to maximize the unique distribution of velocity of such a shroud. Parameters for the construction of such blades for both water and wind turbines are presented. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329871 | HYBRID FLOW FAN APPARATUS - A fan assembly for directing fluid flow in a hybrid radial and axial direction includes a backplate having an inner diameter portion and a substantially frusto-conical outer diameter portion positioned about a center axis (CL), a plurality of blades extending from the backplate, and an annular fan shroud positioned adjacent to the plurality of blades and configured for co-rotation therewith. The backplate, the plurality of fan blades and the fan shroud form a fan subassembly, and an overall depth of the fan subassembly is approximately 20-35% of an overall fan subassembly diameter (øD | 2010-12-30 |
20100329872 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING ROTATING MACHINES - A method for assembling a rotating machine includes providing a rotating element. The method also includes forming a first dovetail slot having a first axial length within a portion of a rotating element. The first dovetail slot is substantially parallel to an axial centerline of the rotating element. The method further includes forming a second dovetail slot having a second axial length within a portion of the rotating element. The second dovetail slot is substantially parallel to the axial centerline of the rotating element. At least a portion of the second dovetail slot is radially outboard of at least a portion of the first dovetail slot. The first axial length is greater than the second axial length. The method also includes enclosing at least a portion of the rotating element within at least a portion of a casing. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329873 | RETAINING AND SEALING RING ASSEMBLY - A fan blade retaining and sealing ring assembly for an aft side of a bladed disk assembly is disclosed herein. The ring assembly includes an inner ring operable to prevent aft movement of a fan blade positioned in a slot formed in the blade disk. The ring assembly also includes an outer ring operable to seal against a platform of the fan blade. The inner ring and the outer ring are formed from different materials. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329874 | HP TURBINE BLADE AIRFOIL PROFILE - A two-stage high pressure turbine includes a second stage blade having an airfoil with a profile substantially in accordance with at least an intermediate portion of the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table 2. The X and Y values are distances, which when smoothly connected by an appropriate continuing curve, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z. The profile sections at each distance Z are joined smoothly to one another to form a complete airfoil shape. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329875 | ROTOR BLADE WITH REDUCED RUB LOADING - An airfoil for use in a rotor assembly is disclosed, the airfoil having a tip-cutter located on a sidewall near a tip portion, wherein the tip-cutter is capable of removing a portion of an abradable material during a tip rub. In another embodiment, an airfoil has a tip-grinder located on the tip portion, wherein the tip-grinder capable of removing a portion of an abradable material during a tip rub. In another embodiment, an airfoil has a tip-rake that facilitates reducing loading induced to said airfoil during tip rubs. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329876 | NICKEL-BASE SUPERALLOYS AND COMPONENTS FORMED THEREOF - Gamma prime nickel-base superalloy and components formed therefrom. The alloy contains, by weight, 11.3 to 13.3% cobalt, 12.4 to 15.2% chromium, 2.1 to 2.7% aluminum, 3.6 to 5.8% titanium, 3.5 to 4.5% tungsten, 3.1 to 3.8% molybdenum, 0.0 to 1.2% niobium, 0.0 to 2.3% tantalum, 0.0 to 0.5% hafnium, 0.040 to 0.100% carbon, 0.010 to 0.046% boron, 0.030 to 0.080% zirconium, the balance nickel and impurities, wherein the Nb+Ta content is 0.0-3.5%. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329877 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FORGING FROM A GAMMA TITANIUM ALUMINUM-BASED ALLOY - Method for producing a forging from a gamma titanium aluminum-based alloy. The method includes heating at least a portion of a cylindrical or rod-shaped starting or raw material to a temperature of more than 1150° C. over a cross section of the at least a portion. The at least a portion corresponds to points at which the forging to be shaped has volume concentrations. The method also includes deforming the at least a portion through an applied force to form a biscuit having different cross sectional areas over a longitudinal extension of the biscuit, and finishing the forging through a second heating to a deformation temperature and at least one subsequent step. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329878 | ADJUSTABLE CAMBER AEROFOIL - The present invention relates to an aerofoil ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100329879 | WIND TURBINE BLADES WITH MIXER LOBES - A horizontal axis wind turbine blade comprises a leading edge surface, a trailing edge surface, an upper camber surface extending between the leading edge surface and the trailing edge surface, and a lower camber surface extending between the leading edge surface and the trailing edge surface. Notably, the trailing edge surface includes a plurality of air flow mixing lobes. An ejector blade may be located above the upper camber surface and behind the trailing edge surface. The ejector blade may include an ejector blade trailing edge surface that includes a plurality of ejector blade mixing lobes. The ejector blade mixing lobes may include a plurality of ejector blade high energy mixing lobes and ejector blade low energy mixing lobes. Advantageously, the mixing lobes allow for a reduced wakes behind the HAWT and thus decrease the requisite separation distance between HAWTs in a wind farm. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329880 | HYBRID COMPOSITE FOR EROSION RESISTANT HELICOPTER BLADES - A protective hybrid composite for a rotor blade is based on the use of tape cast ceramic layers densified by pre-ceramic polymer infiltration methods and laminated together with polymer matrix composite prepregs, with or without an embedded metallic mesh, to form a conforming helicopter blade cladding that is laminated to the blade surface for added erosion protection. The hybrid composite is fabricated to net shape and laminated to the blade using either an adhesive or a polymer composite prepreg inner layer. Installation is accomplished by a standard composite fabrication method of vacuum bagging the blade while the system is laminated to its surface. Repair methods based on removal of ceramic tiles is facilitated by incorporation of a metallic mesh element laminated beneath the ceramic tiles that can be used to heat the tile and decrease its adhesion strength. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329881 | TRANSVERSAL CONDUCTION LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM - A lightning protection system for a wind turbine blade or aircraft wing includes a glass-reinforced fiber or carbon-reinforced wind turbine blade or aircraft wing having a tip region, a suction side, a pressure side, a leading edge and a trailing edge. A substantially planar sheet of conductive or semi-conductive material is disposed internal to the blade tip region or wing tip region and between the suction side and pressure side. The sheet operates during a lightning discharge to form an electric field control mechanism causing the lightning discharge to attach to the tip region. The sheet is in electrical communication or galvanic connection with a conductive or semi-conductive path such that the electric field control mechanism and the path together operate to protect the wind turbine blade or aircraft wing from damage caused by the lightning strike in the tip region of the wind turbine blade or aircraft wing by controlling an electric field in the tip region caused by the lightning strike. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329882 | Ceramic Heat-Insulating Layers Having Increased Corrosion Resistance to Contaminated Fuels - Ceramic coatings for a component that is subjected to high temperatures, especially for a turbine blade are provided. The ceramic coatings contain one or more compounds that are selected from alkaline earth silicates, ZrV | 2010-12-30 |
20100329883 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING AND REFINING FINAL GRAIN SIZE IN SUPERSOLVUS HEAT TREATED NICKEL-BASE SUPERALLOYS - A gamma prime precipitation-strengthened nickel-base superalloy and method of forging an article from the superalloy to promote a low cycle fatigue resistance and high temperature dwell behavior of the article. The superalloy has a composition of, by weight, 16.0-22.4% cobalt, 6.6-14.3% chromium, 2.6-4.8% aluminum, 2.4-4.6% titanium, 1.4-3.5% tantalum, 0.9-3.0% niobium, 1.9-4.0% tungsten, 1.9-3.9% molybdenum, 0.0-2.5% rhenium, greater than 0.05% carbon, at least 0.1% hafnium, 0.02-0.10% boron, 0.03-0.10% zirconium, the balance nickel and incidental impurities. A billet is formed of the superalloy and worked at a temperature below the gamma prime solvus temperature of the superalloy so as to form a worked article, which is then heat treated above the gamma prime solvus temperature of the superalloy to uniformly coarsen the grains of the article, after which the article is cooled to reprecipitate gamma prime. The article has an average grain size of not coarser than ASTM 7 and is substantially free of critical grain growth. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329884 | TURBINE ROTOR BLADE - A turbine rotor blade which is enhanced in erosion resistance and reduced in stress corrosion cracking sensitivity is provided. When a blade tip end of the turbine rotor blade is hardened by heat treatment, hardness at an outer circumferential side in a radial direction is made higher than hardness at an inner circumferential side, and thereby, enhancement in erosion resistance and reduction in stress corrosion cracking sensitivity are made compatible with each other all over in a blade length direction. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329885 | Ceiling fan - A ceiling fan comprising bracket components which are easily and conveniently attachable in a suitable position by one person thru simple operation and adjustment of mechanical parts. Attachment components are removably secured to a ceiling plate connected to a house circuit in an initial room then capable of easy removal therefrom and attachable to a ceiling plate installed in another room. A fan circuit is connectable to a house circuit by simple plug members and fan unit is quickly positionable into a secure position by position against and rotation of cooperable components with ceiling plate. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329886 | STOPPING STRUCTURE OF FAN - A stopping structure of a fan is described. An opening is opened on a surface of a frame, and a bearing support is disposed within the frame. A blade wheel is accommodated within the frame and pivoted to the bearing support. Then, a stopper is disposed at the frame corresponding to the opening, such that a distance between the stopper and the blade wheel is smaller than a distance between blades of the blade wheel and the frame. When the blade wheel moves outwards relative to the bearing support, the blade wheel is stopped by the stopper to prevent the blades from interfering with the frame, and a reactive force is generated at an axial center position of the blade wheel, so that an axle of the blade wheel is maintained on the same central axis as the bearing support when the axle restores an original position thereof. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329887 | COOLABLE GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENT - A gas turbine engine component coupled with a temperature member configured to assist in maintaining a temperature of the gas turbine engine component below a predetermined temperature. The temperature member can take the form of a phase changeable material that can change phase by melting or vaporization, among potential others. A variety of gas turbine engine components can be coupled with the temperature member. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329888 | TURBOMACHINERY BLADE HAVING A PLATFORM RELIEF HOLE, PLATFORM COOLING HOLES, AND TRAILING EDGE CUTBACK - A method is disclosed that includes providing a turbomachinery blade having an airfoil connected to a platform in a root region of the turbomachinery blade. The airfoil has a trailing edge extending from the root region to a tip distal from the root region. The method further includes forming a blind relief hole in the platform proximate the trailing edge of the airfoil, and forming a plurality of cooling holes in the platform. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329889 | SWITCH AND FLOAT ASSEMBLY FOR A PUMP - An assembly controls the liquid level in a vessel in which a submersible pump is disposed. The assembly has a switch housing and a float housing, arranged proximate to each other. A switch in the switch housing selectively energizes a motor associated with the pump. When a float disposed in the float housing moves in response to a change in the liquid level of the vessel, the movement is coupled to the switch by a pair of magnets arranged in attractive relationship to each other. One of the magnets is in the switch housing and the other is in the float housing. The magnets interact by providing force fields that acts through a wall that separates the switch housing and the float housing. A lever on which the switch housing magnet is positioned tilts the magnets away from alignment as they approach each other, reducing the increase in attractive force therebetween. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329890 | REACTOR COOLANT PUMP MOTOR LOAD-BEARING ASSEMBLY CONFIGURATION - A method of upgrading a 1,500 rpm reactor coolant pump motor having a vertically oriented rotor shaft supported by a lower guide bearing disposed in an oil reservoir. The method includes removing a lower guide bearing support to enhance circulation of the oil to facilitate cooling of the oil and operating the reactor coolant pump motor at 1,500 rpm without the lower guide bearing support or the oil baffle or flinger ring attached to the lower guide bearing support. The method further includes thickening a keeper to support the guide bearing. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329891 | COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM UTILIZING TWO-PHASE FLOW TO FACILITATE HEAT EXCHANGE - A compressed-air energy storage system according to embodiments of the present invention comprises a reversible mechanism to compress and expand air, one or more compressed air storage tanks, a control system, one or more heat exchangers, and, in certain embodiments of the invention, a motor-generator. The reversible air compressor-expander uses mechanical power to compress air (when it is acting as a compressor) and converts the energy stored in compressed air to mechanical power (when it is acting as an expander). In certain embodiments, the compressor-expander comprises one or more stages, each stage consisting of pressure vessel (the “pressure cell”) partially filled with water or other liquid. In some embodiments, the pressure vessel communicates with one or more cylinder devices to exchange air and liquid with the cylinder chamber(s) thereof. Suitable valving allows air to enter and leave the pressure cell and cylinder device, if present, under electronic control. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329892 | Hydraulic drive and control system for pumps - A pumping system is provided which is a mobile, vehicle-mounted pumping system, such as for water or fuels, which mounts on a vehicle and may be used for various applications. The pumping system operates a drive system and control system for liquid pumps almost exclusively by hydraulic fluid pressure. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329893 | External Oil Expansion Chamber for Seabed Boosting ESP Equipment - An expansion chamber to serve ESP equipment installed on the seabed located in either a caisson or a conduit on a skid. The expansion chamber provides an external reservoir for expansion and contraction of motor oil in the ESP equipment. During operation of an ESP, the heat generated in the motor raises the temperature of the motor oil, causing it to expand. The expansion chamber is connected to the ESP equipment via oil lines that allow oil to expand into the expansion chamber when the temperature of the motor oil increases. The expansion chamber has a movable barrier therein that defines primary and secondary chamber. Oil communicates with the primary chamber. Formation fluid within the conduit surrounding the motor communicates with the secondary chamber. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329894 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF DEVICES INTERNAL TO A HERMETIC COMPRESSOR - A system is provided for transmitting control signals to the internal devices of a compressor. The compressor includes a housing, a hermetic power terminal and a motor for powering the compressor. The system includes a frequency converter that is located external to the compressor housing and a frequency decoder that is positioned inside the compressor housing. The frequency converter can convert a control signal from a controller to a high frequency signal. The frequency decoder decodes and converts the high frequency signal to a control signal for an internal device of the compressor. An AC input power source provides electrical power to the motor, and power transmission lines connect the AC input power source to the hermetic power terminal. The frequency converter is electrically coupled to the frequency decoder by two power transmission lines. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329895 | MULTISTAGE COMPRESSOR INSTALLATION - A multistage compressor installation in which compression stages utilizing centrifugal compressors are independently driven by drivers that can be electric motors configured to be controlled by a speed controller. Intercoolers are located between stages to remove the heat of compression and the stages are connected such that outlets are located opposite to inlets of the compressors and conduits connecting the intercoolers to the stages are in an in-line relationship to inhibit the formation of pressure drops between stages. The conduits connecting the stages incorporate tapered transition sections configured such that flow velocity gradually decreases towards the intercooler and gradually increases from the intercooler to the next succeeding compression stage to further inhibit pressure drops. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329896 | MULTISTAGE PRESSURE CONDENSER - According to one embodiment, there is provided a multistage-pressure condenser, including a first condenser, a second condenser and a third condenser, which are arranged in increasing order of internal pressure, the first condenser and the second condenser each including a first partition in which perforations from which condensate obtained by condensing turbine steam by cooling water drops are formed on a cooling water inflow side of the condenser rather than at a central part thereof, and a second partition which partitions a reheating room for reheating condensate dropping from the perforations in a direction perpendicular to an inflow direction of the cooling water, and a heating-steam flow path which supplies heated steam from the third condenser to the reheating room partitioned by the first partition and the second partition. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329897 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING THE VALVE PLATE OF A RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR TO PREVENT THE SUCTION VALVES AND/OR THE DISCHARGE VALVE OF THE COMPRESSOR FROM STICKING ON THE VALVE PLATE AT THE PORTIONS ABUTTING THE VALVE PLATE, AND RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR - [Object of the Invention] An object of the present invention is to provide a method for processing the valve plate of a reciprocating compressor to prevent the suction valves and/or the discharge valves of the compressor from sticking on the valve plate at the portions abutting the valve plate, the productivity thereof being higher than that of the conventional method. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329898 | COMPRESSOR INLET GUIDE VANE CONTROL - A compressor airflow control assembly is operable to control airflow through a centrifugal compressor. The control assembly includes an air valve mounted in the airflow path to control airflow through the compressor. The control assembly also includes a controller operable to sense an airflow condition and control shifting of the air valve. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329899 | MULTI-FREQUENCY PULSATION ABSORBER AT CYLINDER VALVE CAP - A multi-chambered pulsation absorber for attachment over the valve cap opening of a compressor cylinder. Each chamber is in fluid communication with the valve cap opening (or cylinder internal gas passages) via an associated choke tube. Each pairing of a chamber with a choke tube is tuned, in the manner of a Helmholz resonator, to attenuate and nearly eliminate a different cylinder-related pulsation frequency, such as those resulting from internal cylinder pulsations or cylinder nozzle pulsations. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329900 | Pump for Pumping Fluids - A pump is disclosed which has a housing with a upper end and a lower end. A conduit is defined through the housing between the upper and the lower ends. The pump includes an impeller within the housing, an inlet from the conduit to the impeller and an outlet from the impeller. Portions of the impeller may be distributed around the conduit. The pump may also include a motor coupled to the impeller. Portions of motor may also be distributed around the conduit. The outlet from the impeller may be independent of the conduit. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329901 | Stator Device, Motor Constructed Thereby, and Heat-Dissipating Fan Including The Stator Device - A stator device includes a base having a shaft tube receiving a bearing. The shaft tube includes a top end having at least one groove. A stator unit is mounted around an outer periphery of the shaft tube. The stator unit includes at least one limiting member extending through the at least one groove into the shaft tube. The at least one limiting member prevents the bearing from disengaging from the shaft tube, enhancing assembling convenience. The stator can be coupled with a rotor to form a motor with enhanced assembling convenience and enhanced rotational stability. The base can be interconnected by connecting members to a housing having air inlet and outlet sides. Vanes can be formed on the hub of the rotor to form an impeller. Thus, a heat-dissipating fan can be formed from the stator device. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329902 | PNEUMATIC MOTORIZED MULTI-PUMP SYSTEM - Motorized single-machine multi-pump apparatus and closed-loop methodology interconnected with a gas pipeline at a natural gas production well, using pressurized gas flow and differential pressure to drive a pumping system regulated by pneumatic controls using self-generated clean, low-pressure instrument air. The apparatus is connected to the gas flow line and the outlet is connected back into the gas flow line at lower pressure, creating a differential pressure corresponding to the source of motive power for actuating a piston which is directly connected to a plurality of plungers. This plurality of plungers is alternately pushed into and pulled out of corresponding plunger-cylinders for creating an integral drive and pump system prerequisite for gas well site pumping operations. Instead of venting to the atmosphere, well gas is returned to the flow line whereupon only clean air from the self-generated instrument air circuit is vented into the atmosphere. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329903 | COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM UTILIZING TWO-PHASE FLOW TO FACILITATE HEAT EXCHANGE - A compressed-air energy storage system according to embodiments of the present invention comprises a reversible mechanism to compress and expand air, one or more compressed air storage tanks, a control system, one or more heat exchangers, and, in certain embodiments of the invention, a motor-generator. The reversible air compressor-expander uses mechanical power to compress air (when it is acting as a compressor) and converts the energy stored in compressed air to mechanical power (when it is acting as an expander). In certain embodiments, the compressor-expander comprises one or more stages, each stage consisting of pressure vessel (the “pressure cell”) partially filled with water or other liquid. In some embodiments, the pressure vessel communicates with one or more cylinder devices to exchange air and liquid with the cylinder chamber(s) thereof. Suitable valving allows air to enter and leave the pressure cell and cylinder device, if present, under electronic control. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329904 | Integrated Endshield and Pump Volute For An Electric Pump And Method of Forming An Electric Pump - An electric pump comprises a stator, a rotor, and an endshield. The interface plate is fixed to the stator and is configured to couple the electric motor to a pump. The pump volute is formed as an integral portion of the endshield, thereby minimizing the axial length of the electric pump. A drainage passageway is provided on the endshield to harmlessly drain away any fluid that seeps past the pump's seals. In one embodiment of the invention, the drainage passageway is a groove that faces the stator and is configured to facilitate the evaporation of and leak fluid by channeling the fluid near the stator, which warms the fluid and thereby increases the fluid's evaporation rate. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329905 | PERMANENT MAGNET DIRECT DRIVE MUD PUMP - A permanent magnet direct drive mud pump has a permanent magnet motor, a shaft connected to the permanent magnet motor, and a pump head connected to the end of the shaft opposite the permanent magnet motor. The permanent magnet motor has a housing, a stator positioned within the housing, and a rotor cooperative with the stator and positioned interior of the stator within the housing. The rotor is interconnectable with the shaft so that the rotational motion created by the permanent magnet motor can be directly imparted to the shaft and, accordingly, to the pump head without the use of a transmission. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329906 | MOTOR FOR COMPRESSOR AND HERMETIC COMPRESSOR HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a motor for a compressor and a hermetic compressor having the same. An aluminum coil cheaper than a copper coil is used in the motor for the compressor, a ratio between the aluminum coil and a stator core is set, and sectional areas of main and sub slot portions of the stator core and the numbers thereof are adjusted to be suitable for usage conditions, whereby fabricating costs of the motor for the compressor and the hermetic compressor can drastically be reduced and efficiencies thereof can be improved. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329907 | MOTOR FOR COMPRESSOR AND HERMETIC COMPRESSOR HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a motor for a compressor and a hermetic compressor having the same. An aluminum coil is used in the motor for the compressor, and sectional areas of main and sub slot portions and the numbers thereof are adjusted to be suitable for usage conditions, whereby fabricating costs of the motor for the compressor and the hermetic compressor can drastically be reduced. Also, as the aluminum coil of the motor for the compressor is coupled to a lead wire in a welding manner, the breaking of the aluminum coil, which may occur when coupling the aluminum coil to the lead wire can be prevented, resulting in improvement of assembly reliability of the reciprocating compressor. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329908 | HEAT EXCHANGER FOR ESP MOTOR - A heat exchanger to serve ESP equipment installed on the seabed located in either a caisson or skid. A hot oil line connects the base of the ESP motor with the externally located heat exchanger, allowing hot motor oil to be circulated through coils externally exposed to seawater. The heat from the oil is rejected to the seawater and the cooled oil is reintroduced to the motor via a cold oil line that communicates with the seal section. The heat exchanger arrangement reduces the temperature of an ESP motor, thus allowing the motor to operate longer and more reliably. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329909 | COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM UTILIZING TWO-PHASE FLOW TO FACILITATE HEAT EXCHANGE - A compressed-air energy storage system according to embodiments of the present invention comprises a reversible mechanism to compress and expand air, one or more compressed air storage tanks, a control system, one or more heat exchangers, and, in certain embodiments of the invention, a motor-generator. The reversible air compressor-expander uses mechanical power to compress air (when it is acting as a compressor) and converts the energy stored in compressed air to mechanical power (when it is acting as an expander). In certain embodiments, the compressor-expander comprises one or more stages, each stage consisting of pressure vessel (the “pressure cell”) partially filled with water or other liquid. In some embodiments, the pressure vessel communicates with one or more cylinder devices to exchange air and liquid with the cylinder chamber(s) thereof. Suitable valving allows air to enter and leave the pressure cell and cylinder device, if present, under electronic control. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329910 | Roller pump - The invention relates to a roller pump consisting of a stator with a pump bed formed therein and a rotor for acting on a hose inserted into the pump bed in arcuate form. In accordance with the invention, the ends of the tube guided out of the pump bed cross. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329911 | CHECK VALVE AND PISTON PUMP HAVING CHECK VALVE - A check valve for arranging between a first pressure chamber, in which a first pressure prevails, and a second pressure chamber in which a second pressure prevails. The valve comprises a valve housing on which a valve seat is formed, and comprises a blocking element which is designed in a blocking position, to close a valve opening in the region of the valve seat, in order to block a connection between the first and the second valve chambers, and is designed in an open position to release the valve opening in order to release the connection between the first and the second valve chambers. The valve seat is configured as an oblique surface, which relative to the flow direction is aligned at an angle which is greater than 15° and less than 80°. The blocking element comprises a planar blocking lobe made from an elastically deformable material which in the blocking position bears against the oblique surface, and in the open position lifts away from the oblique surface in order to release the connection. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329912 | Variable Capacity Vane Pump with Dual Control Chambers - A variable capacity vane pump is provided, the pump having a pump control ring which is moveable to alter the capacity of the pump and the pump can be operated at either of at least two selected equilibrium pressures. The pump ring is moved by at least first and second control chambers, the control chambers abutting the control ring such that pressurized fluid supplied to them acts on the pump control ring to move the pump control ring to reduce the volumetric capacity of the pump. When pressurized fluid is supplied to only one control chamber, the pump operates at a first equilibrium pressure and when pressurized fluid is also supplied to the second chamber, the pump operates at a second equilibrium pressure. If desired, pressurized fluid can also be supplied only to the second control chamber to operate the pump at a third equilibrium pressure and/or additional control chambers can be provided if required. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329913 | PROGRESSING CAVITY PUMP ADAPTED FOR PUMPING OF COMPRESSIBLE FLUIDS - A progressing cavity pump adapted for pumping of compressible fluids, comprising an inner rotor ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100329914 | COMPRESSOR - A compressor is configured to compress a refrigerant and use a lubricating oil. The compressor includes a compression mechanism configured to compress the refrigerant, a driving shaft configured to rotate about a rotation axis in order to drive the compression mechanism, a slide bearing slidably supporting the driving shaft, a first surface fixed to the driving shaft and intersecting with a line arranged in parallel to the rotation axis, a second surface facially abutted to the first surface, and a recovery space formed in the compressor. The recovery space is configured and arranged to recover the lubricating oil leaking out of bottom ends of sliding surfaces of the slide bearing and the driving shaft. The first surface and the second surface respectively continue to surfaces forming the recovery space. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329915 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR COMPRISING OIL SEPARATING DRIVING SHAFT - The present invention relates to a scroll compressor, with an oil-separating drive shaft, that comprises a housing a fixed scroll which is installed inside the housing, a orbiting scroll which orbits around the fixed scroll, and a drive shaft which drives the orbiting scroll. In the orbiting scroll, a discharge hole is formed. A discharge path is formed along the longitudinal direction of the drive shaft so that discharged coolant from the discharge hole flows therethrough. At least, a part of the discharge path is inclined forward from the rotary axis to the exterior. A lubrication hole is formed in the drive shaft that penetrates from the discharge path to the outer surface of the drive shaft. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329916 | OIL-COOLED TYPE SCREW COMPRESSOR - Provided is an oil-cooled type screw compressor having a compressor body for compressing a suction gas and discharging the compressed gas. The compressor body comprises rotor shafts mounted individually on screw rotors in a rotor casing and extending to the two sides of the screw rotors, disc-shaped thrust plates for rotating integrally with the rotor shafts, sealing members for sealing the thrust plates rotatably while spacing them from the screw rotors and for defining a first space and a second space on the two sides of the thrust plates, thrust bearings arranged individually in the first space and the second space, an oil feed passage communicating with such one of the first space and the second space as is located on the side to apply a force against the thrust force to the thrust plates when boosted, for establishing the communication between the space inside and an oil feed source, an oil discharge passage communicating with such one of the first space and the second space as is located on the side to apply a force against the anti-thrust force to the thrust plates when boosted, for establishing the communication between the space inside and an oil discharge target, and an oil distribution passage for distributing the oil between the first space and the second space. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329917 | VANE PUMP - In a vane pump, a communication groove that provides communication between a communication hole and a discharge port is formed in an outer side face of a rear housing. An opening of the communication groove is blocked by a fitting face of a control valve case. A back-pressure introduction passage that provides communication between the communication hole and an outlet is formed by the communication groove and the fitting face of the control valve case. The back-pressure introduction passage is formed between the rear housing and the control valve case, that is, on the outer side of the housing. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329918 | SCREW COMPRESSOR - A screw compressor includes a screw rotor, a gate rotor and an injection mechanism. The screw rotor is provided with multiple helical grooves. The gate rotor is provided with multiple gates meshing with the helical grooves to form at least one compression chamber between at least one of the helical grooves and at least one of the gates. The compression chamber is configured and arranged such that refrigerant taken-in from a starting-end side of the helical groove is compressed and discharged from a dead-end side of the helical groove. The injection mechanism is configured and arranged to inject oil or refrigerant from a discharge hole of the injection mechanism into the compression chamber such that rotational torque is imparted in a direction in which the screw rotor is rotated at a time of compression. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329919 | Titanium Alloy - A titanium base alloy powder having lesser amounts of aluminum and vanadium with an alkali or alkaline earth metal being present in an amount of less than about 200 ppm. The alloy powder is neither spherical nor angular and flake shaped. 6/4 alloy is specifically disclosed having a packing fraction or tap density between 4 and 11%, as is a method for making the various alloys. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329920 | COBALT-BASED JEWELRY ARTICLE - An article of jewelry and method of producing an article of jewelry, comprising providing a substrate made of a biocompatible medical grade cobalt-based alloy that includes cobalt, chromium and molybdenum. The cobalt-based alloy substrate is formed into a desired shape of the article of jewelry. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329921 | NICKEL BASE SUPERALLOY COMPOSITIONS AND SUPERALLOY ARTICLES - A superalloy composition comprising, in weight percent: about 6.2-6.6 Al, about 6.5-7.0 Ta, about 6.0-7.0 Cr, about 6.25-7.0 W, about 1.5-2.5 Mo, about 0.15-0.60 Hf, 0.0-1.0 Re, 6.5-9.0 Co, optionally, 0.03-0.06 C, optionally, up to about 0.004 B, optionally up to about 0.03 total of one or more rare earth elements selected from yttrium (Y), lanthanum (La), or cerium (Ce), balance nickel, such that the superalloy composition exhibits a stress rupture capability improvement of at least 15% over a base stress rupture capability of a base composition nominally comprising, in weight percent: 6.5 Al, 6.6 Ta, 6.0 Cr, 6.25 W, 1.5 Mo, 0.15 Hf, 0.0 Re, 7.5 Co. Articles incorporating the superalloy composition include a gas turbine engine component such as a high pressure turbine nozzle or nozzle segment. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329922 | INCREASING THE STRENGTH OF IRIDIUM, RHODIUM, AND ALLOYS THEREOF - The addition of 0.5 to 30 ppm boron and 0.5 to 20 ppm calcium to iridium and the Zr- and Hf-free alloys thereof and rhodium and the Zr- and Hf-free alloys thereof surprisingly increases the creep rupture strength at high temperatures, in particular around 1,800° C. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329923 | FORGED BERYLLIUM-COPPER BULK MATERIAL - The present invention provides a forged beryllium-copper bulk material, wherein the hardness of the central portion is 0 to 10% higher than that of the front surface, the Vickers hardness of the central portion is 240 or more, the tensile strength is 800 N/mm | 2010-12-30 |
20100329924 | Sponge Sterilizer - A device for sterilizing and deodorizing sponges using a combination of ultraviolet light in conjunction with ozone. The device uses a container, comprising a casing and lid, having a UV-transmissive support structure disposed therein, the UV-transmissive support dividing the interior of the container into a sponge chamber and a lamp chamber, the sponge chamber dimensioned to receive a sponge, a source of ultraviolet light disposed within the lamp chamber, and wherein at least one interior surface of the sponge chamber is reflective to UV light. An ozone lamp is also provided which produces ozone that a) kills any mold on the sponge, and b) eliminates odor caused by contaminants on the sponge | 2010-12-30 |
20100329925 | Method and device for disinfecting a microtome cryostat - A device and a method for disinfecting a microtome cryostat with introduction of a disinfection agent ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100329926 | EXTRACORPOREAL FLUID CIRCUIT - An extracorporeal blood circuit defines a blood course comprising a first conduit ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100329927 | Pipelining Assembly For A Blood Analyzing Instrument - A pipelining assembly for use in a blood analyzing instrument, methods for performing parallel pipelining functions, and methods for processing a plurality of prepared blood samples through a blood analyzing instrument. The pipelining assembly presented generally includes a first sample preparation chamber, a first queuing chamber in fluid communication with the first sample preparation chamber, and a first control valve between the first sample preparation chamber and the first queuing chamber. The pipelining assembly further includes a second sample preparation chamber, a second queuing chamber in fluid communication with the second sample preparation chamber, and a second control valve between the second sample preparation chamber and the second queuing chamber. An analysis chamber is provided to receive first and second prepared blood samples from the in first and second queuing chambers. The presented methods include steps for repeated processing of prepared blood samples through the blood analyzing instrument. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329928 | Sensing device - To provide a sensing device using a piezoelectric sensor having an oscillation area for detection and an oscillation area for reference and capable of achieving a high measurement sensitivity by improving shapes of excitation electrodes. On a quartz-crystal piece | 2010-12-30 |
20100329929 | Methods and Compositions for Highly Sensitive Detection of Molecules - Disclosed are methods, kits, and compositions for the highly sensitive detection of molecules. The methods, kits, and compositions are useful in determining concentrations of molecules in samples to levels of 1 femtomolar, 1 attomolar, or lower. The methods, kits, and compositions also allow the determination of concentration over a wide range, e.g., 7-log range, without need for sample dilution. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329930 | STREPTAVIDIN MACROMOLECULAR ADAPTOR AND COMPLEXES THEREOF - A streptavidin macromolecular adaptor (SAMA) protein may be used for the controlled assembly of nanostructure building blocks and struts including streptavidin:SAMA complexes. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329931 | SENSING SWITCH AND DETECTING METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided are a sensing switch and a sensing method using the same. The sensing switch includes: a substrate; a supporter on the substrate; a sensing plate that is connected to a side of the supporter and is in parallel with the substrate by a predetermined distance; a receptor binding region on an upper surface of an end portion of the sensing plate; an electric or magnetic field generation device that induces deflection of the sensing plate when a receptor bound to the receptor binding region is selectively bound to an electrically or magnetically active ligand; and a pair of switching electrodes that are separated by a predetermined distance and is connected when the sensing plate contacts the substrate due to the deflection of the sensing plate. A target material need not be labelled, a signal processing of a fluorescent or electrical detection signal using an analysis apparatus is not required, and a signal can be directly decoded by confirming whether a current flows through the switch. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329932 | Sensing device - To provide a sensing device that measures a substance to be sensed while letting a sample solution flow and has improved accuracy in detecting the substance to be sensed. The sensing device includes: a channel forming member | 2010-12-30 |
20100329933 | Grating-based sensor combining label-free binding detection and fluorescence amplification and readout system for sensor - A grating-based sensor is disclosed that has a grating structure constructed and designed for both evanescent resonance (ER) fluorescence detection and label-free detection applications. Some embodiments are disclosed which are optimized for ER detection in an air mode, in which the sample is dry. Other embodiments are optimized for ER detection in liquid mode, in which the sample is suspended in liquid medium such as water. One and two-dimensional gratings are also disclosed, including gratings characterized by unit cells with central posts, central holes, and two-level, two-dimensional gratings. A readout system for such sensors is also disclosed. One embodiment includes a first light source optimized for collecting label-free detection data, a second light source optimized for collecting ER fluorescence amplification data, and at least one detector. In one embodiment, the detector is in the form of an imaging system and includes a CCD camera for collecting both ER and label-free data. In other embodiments, the at least one detector takes the form of a spectrometer for collection of label-free data and a photomultiplier for collecting ER data. In other embodiments, a single light source such as a tunable laser or broad band light source is used. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329934 | Slurry phase polymerisation process - A process comprising polymerising in a loop reactor an olefin monomer optionally together with an olefin commoner in the presence of a polymerisation catalyst in a diluent to produce a slurry comprising solid particulate olefin polymer and the diluent wherein the Fronde number is maintained at or below 20 is disclosed. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329935 | Apparatus for Separating Pitch from Slurry Hydrocracked Vacuum Gas Oil - An apparatus is disclosed for converting heavy hydrocarbon feed into lighter hydrocarbon products. The heavy hydrocarbon feed is slurried with a particulate solid material to form a heavy hydrocarbon slurry and hydrocracked in a slurry hydrocracking unit to produce vacuum gas oil (VGO) and pitch. A first vacuum column separates VGO from pitch, and a second vacuum column further separates VGO from pitch. As much as 15 wt-% of VGO can be recovered by the second vacuum column and recycled to the slurry hydrocracking unit. A pitch composition is obtained which can be made into particles and transported without sticking together. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329936 | APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATING SLURRY HYDROCRACKING AND DEASPHALTING - Solvent deasphalting (SDA) is used to prepare a heavy hydrocarbon feed for further upgrading. An overhead deasphalted oil (DAO) stream is prepared for catalytic upgrading and an asphaltene stream is prepared for slurry hydrocracking (SHC). SHC product can be further deasphalted and the DAO can be separated from solvent in an upstream extraction column. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329937 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS - An exhaust gas purification apparatus includes an oxidation catalyst provided in an exhaust gas passage through which exhaust gas flows, a SCR catalyst provided downstream of the oxidation catalyst, a urea water passage that is formed through a urea water pipe and provided in the oxidation catalyst and a urea water supply device provided outside the exhaust gas passage for supplying urea water to the urea water passage. The urea water passage is separated from the oxidation catalyst and led downstream of the oxidation catalyst. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329938 | BIOMASS AND WASTE PLASTICS TO NEODIESEL AND VALUABLE CHEMICALS VIA SUPERCRITICAL WATER - A supercritical fluid polymer depolymerization machine is disclosed herein, which machine is capable of converting a wide range of biomass and/or waste plastic materials into a plurality of reaction products (liquid and gaseous) including fermentable sugars, hydrocarbons, and various aromatic substances that, in turn, are readily convertible into liquid transportation fuel known as “neodiesel.” In one embodiment, a supercritical fluid reaction apparatus for transforming a selected polymeric material flowstream into a plurality of reaction products is disclosed and comprises, in fluidic series: an extruder; a supercritical fluid reaction zone fluidicly connected to the extruder, the supercritical fluid reaction zone being proximate to a circumferentially positioned heater, with the heater being configured to transfer heat to the selected polymeric material flowstream admixed together with water to supercritical conditions to thereby facilitate chemical reaction; and a reaction products separation chamber fluidicly connected to the supercritical fluid reaction zone. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329939 | Gas isolation valve - Provided is a gas isolation valve which separates reactive materials, principally gases, contained in a high temperature reactor from the surrounding atmosphere. The valve is of modular construction with each module having a gas providing section and a gas removal section. Any number of modules can be provided in series. A central chamber, open at each end gives unimpeded access to the high temperature reactor. It is through the central chamber that the product of the reactor is removed and harvested. In the case of Ilas invention the product is carbon nanotubes. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329940 | PLASMA REACTOR - A plasma reactor includes a reaction container having an inlet | 2010-12-30 |
20100329941 | OUTPUT CONTROL FOR OZONE GENERATORS - Systems, devices and methods for controlling ozone output are shown and described. In one example, the disclosure is directed to an ozone output system for supplying ozone to at least one of a plurality of devices that demand ozone. The system may comprise an ozone generator arranged to provide ozone to at least one device, a pulse density modulation output, an inverter-based power delivery (IBPD) circuit, and an output control circuit (OCC). | 2010-12-30 |
20100329942 | APPARATUS FOR MULTI-STAGED HYDROPROCESSING - Apparatuses for processing a hydrocarbonaceous feedstock flows are provided. In one aspect, the method includes providing two or more hydroprocessing stages disposed in sequence, each hydroprocessing stage having a hydroprocessing reaction zone with a hydrogen requirement and each stage in fluid communication with the preceding stage. A hydrogen source is provided substantially free of hydrogen from a hydrogen recycle compressor. The hydrocarbonaceous feedstock flow is separated into an portions of fresh feed for each hydroprocessing stage, and the first portion of fresh feed to the first hydroprocessing stage is heated. The heated first portion of fresh feed is supplied with hydrogen from the hydrogen source in an amount satisfying substantially all of the hydrogen requirements of the hydroprocessing stages to a first hydroprocessing zone. The unheated second portion of fresh feed is admixed with effluent from previous stage to quench the hot reactor effluent before entering a second stage. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329943 | DIGESTER WITH IMPROVED SPACE UTILIZATION AND/OR SAMPLE HOLDER - An apparatus is provided for digesting samples. The apparatus includes a vessel, a closure, and a fluid transporting system. The vessel has a digestion chamber therein that contains a sample holder, e.g., with a plurality of weights, the holder being accessible through a vessel opening. Typically, a vessel flange circumscribes the chamber at the chamber's opening, and the closure has a closure flange that may interface with the vessel flange to form a fluid-tight seal against a digestion pressure and temperature within the chamber. The fluid-transporting system may direct digestion fluid out of the digestion chamber through a submerged outlet port and back into the digestion chamber through an inlet port that traverses through the closure or the vessel flange. Such a fluid transporting system may be set up to allow the sample holder have a high volumetric capacity, e.g., at least 75% of the chamber. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329944 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF LIQUID PRODUCT FROM LIGHT GAS - A method for producing a product comprising at least one selected from C | 2010-12-30 |
20100329945 | ALKYLATION UNIT AND METHOD OF MODIFYING - One exemplary embodiment can be a method of modifying an alkylation unit to increase capacity. The method may include combining a first alkylation zone with a second alkylation zone. Generally, the first alkylation zone includes a first settler having a height and a width. Typically, the width is greater than the height. In addition, the second alkylation zone may have a second settler having a height and a width. Usually, the height is greater than the width. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329946 | ALKYLATION SYSTEM AND A PROCESS FOR COOLING A VENT STREAM - One exemplary embodiment can be a process for cooling a vent stream from a receiver. Generally, the process may include providing a refrigerant including at least one compound contained in the receiver so the refrigerant leaking into the receiver can be compatible with the process. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329947 | Chemical process accelerator systems utilizing taylor vortex flows - Chemical process accelerator systems comprising viscid fluid Taylor Vortex Flows ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100329948 | Stirring apparatus and method of use of said apparatus - The present invention provides an apparatus comprising a vessel having a conduit extending therefrom, and a stirrer, a section of which is adapted to be located within the conduit and a section of which is adapted to be located within the vessel, said stirrer being adapted such that, in use, material within the conduit is conveyed in a direction towards the vessel and/or in a direction away from the vessel. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329949 | RADIAL FLOW CONTINUOUS REACTION/REGENERATION APPARATUS - This specification discloses a radial flow continuous reaction/regeneration apparatus. Through employing a rotary device to individually and annularly distributing process fluid and regeneration fluid into a stationary segmented reaction/regeneration box and receiving effluents individually and annularly from the same stationary reaction/regeneration box, the mentioned radial flow continuous reaction/regeneration apparatus can be operated continuously and efficiently without the need for shutting down for regeneration. This radial flow continuous reaction/regeneration apparatus is not only used to separate components by adsorption, such as dehumidification, but also is used in chemical processes to carry out catalytic reaction, regenerate catalyst and used as filtration device to trap particles by changing the filler in the stationary reaction/regeneration box. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329950 | DISPOSABLE MEASURING DEVICE FOR UV RADIATION - A disposable device for measuring UV radiation comprising: a matrix, at least one photochrome compound provided to said matrix wherein said photochromic compound is capable of changing its color when exposed to UV radiation, color changing agent distributed within said matrix, wherein said color changing agent irreversibly changes the device's color as a function of the UV dose irradiated, whereby said device is not affected by ambient conditions and visible light. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329951 | Test Sensor Package - A fluid sensor comprises a formed plastic body and a reagent. The body has a top face with an integral first surface. The body also has a bottom face opposed to the first surface and a sidewall that extends from the periphery of the top face. The first surface is adapted to accept a fluid sample. The reagent is disposed on the integral first surface and causes a color change detectable on the bottom face when the reagent reacts with an analyte in the fluid sample. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329952 | REACTION DEVICE, HEAT-INSULATING CONTAINER, FUEL CELL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Disclosed is a reaction device that includes a reaction device main body that includes a first reaction unit and a second reaction unit, a container to house the reaction device main body and a first region that corresponds to at least the first reaction unit and a second region that corresponds to the second reaction unit, the first and second regions being provided to the container or internal side of the container. The first reaction unit is set to a temperature higher than that of the second reaction unit, and the first region has a higher reflectivity than that of the second region, with respect to a heat ray that is radiated from the reaction device main body. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329953 | ACID GAS SCRUBBING COMPOSITION - This invention provides novel compositions comprising substituted polyamines as acid gas scrubbing solutions and methods of using the compositions in an industrial system. The invention relates to the use of such polyamine compounds in industrial processes to remove acidic contaminants from natural and industrial fluid streams, such as natural gas, combustion gas, natural gas, synthesis gas, biogas, and other industrial fluid streams. The compositions and methods of the invention are useful for removal, absorption, or sequestration of acidic contaminants and sulfide contaminants including CO | 2010-12-30 |
20100329954 | HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA MIXED OXIDE OF CERIUM AND OF ANOTHER RARE EARTH, PREPARATION METHOD AND USE IN CATALYSIS - The mixed oxide of the invention mainly consists of cerium oxide and of at least one oxide of another rare earth. It has a specific surface area of at least 20 m | 2010-12-30 |
20100329955 | Wet scrubber additive for simultaneous removal of oxides and metals from a gas - A method for controlling multipollutant (e.g., SO | 2010-12-30 |
20100329956 | Exhaust gas treatment method and system - An exhaust gas treatment system treats exhaust gases collected from at least one PFC dealing device that deals with a PFC gas. The exhaust gas treatment system includes: an exhaust emission line through which the exhaust gases collected from the PFC dealing device; an external exhaust gas disposal device connected to the exhaust emission line so as to purify the exhaust gases for exhaust emission; a gas treatment device for eliminating the PFC gas from the exhaust gases; a gas treatment line branched from the exhaust emission line to supply the exhaust gases to the gas treatment device; and an intermediate line for discharge the treated exhaust gases from the gas treatment device to the external exhaust gas disposal device. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329957 | EXHAUST-GAS TREATMENT APPARATUS AND EXHAUST-GAS TREATMENT METHOD - An object is to provide an exhaust-gas treatment apparatus capable of realizing a dissolved-salt spray method easily and at low cost. An exhaust-gas treatment apparatus that removes SO | 2010-12-30 |
20100329958 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF PURIFIED SILICON - A standard temperature gradient (T | 2010-12-30 |
20100329959 | USE OF ACID WASHING TO PROVIDE PURIFIED SILICON CRYSTALS - A method for purifying silicon wherein silicon is crystallized from a solvent metal. The method comprises the steps of providing a molten liquid containing silicon, a solvent metal and impurities, cooling the molten liquid to form first silicon crystals and a first mother liquor, separating the first silicon crystals from the first mother liquor, contacting the first silicon crystals with compound which will dissolve the first mother liquor and separating the washed crystals from the wash solution. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329960 | COMPOSITION FOR GENERATING NITROGENOUS GAS AND INCLUDING AZODICARBONAMIDE, AND METHOD FOR GENERATING NITROGEN GAS BY DECOMPOSITION OF SAID COMPOSITION - A subject matter of the present invention is compositions which generate nitrogenous gas, with a low decomposition temperature, and processes for the generation of nitrogenous gas comprising the decomposition of such compositions. Said compositions comprise:
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20100329961 | DIAMOND MATERIAL - Starting from a diamond material which shows a difference in its absorption characteristics after exposure to radiation with an energy of at least 5.5 eV (typically UV radiation) and thermal treatment at 798K, controlled irradiation is applied so as to introduce defects in the diamond material. After the controlled irradiation the difference in the absorption characteristics after exposure to radiation with an energy of at least 5.5 eV and thermal treatment at 798K is reduced. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329962 | DIAMOND MATERIAL - A method of introducing NV centres in single crystal CVD diamond material is described. One step of the method comprises irradiating diamond material that contains single substitutional nitrogen to introduce isolated vacancies into the diamond material in a concentration of at least 0.05 ppm and at most 1 ppm. Another step of the method comprises annealing the irradiated diamond to form NV centres from at least some of the single substitutional nitrogen defects and the introduced isolated vacancies. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329963 | System and Method for Calcination/Carbonation Cycle Processing - A system and method for calcination/carbonation cycle processing. The system comprises a calciner reactor for receiving partially carbonated mineral sorbent granules; a heat exchange structure for transferring heat through a wall of the calciner reactor to a granular flow of the sorbent granules for facilitating a calcination reaction of the sorbent granules to regenerate the sorbent granules; a gas extraction unit for removing gas products from the calciner, wherein the gas products comprise carbon dioxide from the calcination reaction; a carbonator reactor for receiving the regenerated sorbent granules from the calciner reactor and for receiving a cold flue gas, such that the regenerated sorbent granules are partially carbonised while the flue gas is scrubbed and the partially carbonated sorbent granules and the scrubbed flue gas exit the carbonator reactor as respective hot materials; and a riser unit for cycling the partially carbonated sorbent granules from the carboπator reactor to the calciner reactor. | 2010-12-30 |
20100329964 | DEPOSIT AND ELECTRICAL DEVICES COMPRISING THE SAME - A deposit of material includes carbon nanobud molecules. The carbon nanobud molecules are bonded to each other via at least one fullerene group ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100329965 | DIAMOND MATERIAL - A method of making fancy pale blue or fancy pale blue/green CVD diamond material is described. The method comprises irradiating single crystal diamond material that has been grown by a CVD process with electrons to introduce isolated vacancies into the diamond material, the irradiated diamond material having (or after a further post-irradiation treatment having) a total vacancy concentration [V | 2010-12-30 |
20100329966 | FINE CARBON FIBER AGGREGATE MASS FOR REDISPERSION AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - The disclosed is a redispersible agglomerate of fine carbon fibers, which is obtained by adding the fine carbon fibers and a dispersing agent which shows solid state at least at ordinary temperature (20±10° C.) into an aqueous dispersion medium, and then removing the dispersion medium from a dispersion system where the carbon fibers are isolated individually and dispersed in the dispersion medium; and in which the carbon fibers are got together and solidified in the agglomerate while each carbon fiber maintains its isolated dispersibility;
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20100329967 | FABRICATION METHOD FOR CHALCOPYRITE POWDER - The invention provides a fabrication method for a chalcopyrite powder. The fabrication method includes: (a) mixing a Group IB compound and a Group IIIA compound in a solvent; (b) drying or precipitating the solution of step (a) to obtain a precursor containing Group IB and Group IIIA elements; (c) mixing a solution or powder containing a Group VIA compound with the precursor; and (d) heating the mixture of step (c) to obtain the chalcopyrite powder. | 2010-12-30 |