53rd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090324377 | APPARATUS FOR HANDLING LAYERS OF PALLETISED GOODS - An apparatus for handling layers of palletised goods, including a vertically displaceable lift head ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090324378 | Order-picking system having a rack transport unit and method for operating such a system - An order-picking system and method includes a pallet warehouse ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090324379 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION REACTOR - Embodiments of the invention generally relate to a levitating substrate carrier or support. In one embodiment, a substrate carrier for supporting and carrying at least one substrate or wafer is provided which includes a substrate carrier body containing an upper surface and a lower surface, and at least one indentation pocket disposed within the lower surface. In another embodiment, the substrate carrier includes at least open indentation area within the upper surface, and at least two indentation pockets disposed within the lower surface. Each indentation pocket may be rectangular and have four side walls extending substantially perpendicular to the lower surface. In another embodiment, a method for levitating substrates disposed on a substrate carrier is provided which includes exposing the lower surface of a substrate carrier to a gas stream, forming a gas cushion under the substrate carrier, levitating the substrate carrier within a processing chamber, and moving the substrate carrier along a path within the processing chamber. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324380 | Method for moving a wind turbine component, such as a wind turbine hub, from a transportation position to a wind turbine assembly position in or on the nacelle, the main shaft or the hub, a Handling unit, a Wind turbine hub and Use hereof - The invention relates to a method for moving a wind turbine component, such as a wind turbine hub, from a transportation position to a wind turbine assembly position. The method comprises the steps of: attaching a handling unit to a structural part of the wind turbine component, operatively connecting the handling unit to a wire of a crane system, lifting the wind turbine component with the crane system to an assembly position of the wind turbine, the handling unit and the wind turbine component being suspended from a wire of the crane system, and rotating the wind turbine component with the handling unit during the lifting of the wind turbine component in order to orientate the wind turbine component for assembly. The invention also relates to a handling unit and a wind turbine hub and use hereof. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324381 | AIR BEARING TURBO COOLING AIR FLOW REGULATING DEVICE - A cooling air flow regulating device for controlling the flow of cooling air to an air bearing may comprise a housing with a piston and a spring disposed within. When the pressure of the cooling air is high, the piston is forced out of the path of the cooling air and into an open position. As the pressure of the cooling air decreases, the spring forces the piston back into the path of the cooling air, effectively blocking the flow of cooling air to the air bearing. The cooling air flow regulating device of the present invention may be useful for controlling the cooling of air bearings in turbochargers of turbocharged engine, where at low engine speed, cooling air is not required for air bearings. Methods for using the cooling air flow regulating device of the present invention are also provided. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324382 | Torque-based sensor and control method for varying gas-liquid fractions of fluids for turbomachines - A torque-based sensor and control method for detecting varying gas-liquid fractions of a fluid entering a turbomachine that operates a fluid of varying liquid phases and compositions and using information about the actual gas-liquid fraction to set a control algorithm so that it can change the torque and therefore the rotation speed of the turbomachine to operate at safer conditions or conditions with higher efficiency or higher power output. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324383 | Wind compressor - A wind compressor system having one or more wind turbines and a plurality of wind compressors located proximate the one or more wind turbines. The wind compressors optimize the energy created by the wind turbines by redirecting and converging the wind from the wind compressor to the wind turbines. Each of the wind compressors comprises an obstruction having a size and shape adapted to converge the wind currents by means of a venturi effect toward the one or more turbines thereby increasing the velocity and force of the wind hitting the wind turbine. A plurality of transporters coupled to the wind compressors. The transporters configured to move at least one wind compressors to a location that maximizes the force of the wind encountered by the turbine. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324384 | GAS TURBINE HAVING A PERIPHERAL RING SEGMENT INCLUDING A RECIRCULATION CHANNEL - A gas turbine having at least one compressor, at least one combustion chamber, and at least one turbine, the or each compressor and/or the or each turbine having a rotor that includes rotor blades surrounded by a stationary housing, and a run-in coating being assigned to the housing is disclosed. The gas turbine includes at least one channel which is configured to apply a pressure prevailing on the high-pressure side of the blades of a rotor to a low-pressure side of the same in the area of a gap between the radially outer ends of the blades and the housing and thereby prevent a flow through the gap. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324385 | Airfoil for a gas turbine - An airfoil is provided for a gas turbine comprising an outer structure comprising a first wall, an inner structure comprising a second wall spaced relative to the first wall such that a cooling gap is defined between at least portions of the first and second walls, and seal structure provided within the cooling gap between the first and second walls for separating the cooling gap into first and second cooling fluid impingement gaps. An inner surface of the second wall may define an inner cavity. The inner structure may further comprise a separating member for separating the inner cavity of the inner structure into a cooling fluid supply cavity and a cooling fluid collector cavity. The second wall may comprise at least one first impingement passage, at least one second impingement passage, and at least one bleed passage. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324386 | GAS TURBINE - A gas turbine includes a shaft directional passage provided to a rotating member that rotates along a central axis of a rotor, which is a rotating axis of the rotating member, about the central axis, or a rotating axis of the rotating member, and in which cooling air flows along a direction of the rotating axis of the rotor, a plurality of radial directional passages provided in a circumferential direction of the rotating member, and compressing the cooling air by being provided outwardly from the center of the rotor, in which one end of each of the radial directional passages is communicated with the shaft directional passage and the other end is communicated with exterior of the rotating member. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324387 | Aft frame with oval-shaped cooling slots and related method - An aft frame adapted to interface between a combustor transition piece and a first stage turbine nozzle includes: a closed-periphery frame comprised of a top, bottom and pair of side walls. A plurality of cooling holes or apertures having elliptical or oval cross-sectional shapes are provided in one or more of the top, bottom and pair of side walls, extending axially through the closed-periphery frame. The cooling holes have major and minor axes arranged such that the major axes are substantially parallel with the top and bottom walls. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324388 | GAS TURBINE AND COOLING AIR SUPPLY STRUCTURE THEREOF - The present invention includes an introducing passage that is provided within a turbine stationary blade fixed within a turbine casing and that communicates an interior of the turbine casing with an exterior thereof; a nozzle that is provided in an inner circumference of the turbine stationary blade in a manner that the nozzle communicates with the introducing passage and that includes an outlet facing the opening of the rotor cavity and a swirler at the outlet; and a pressurizing passage that communicates a cooling passage with a rotor cavity. In this arrangement, the outlet of the nozzle and the connecting opening of the pressurizing passage are arranged so that distances of the outlet and of the connecting opening from the central axis line in the radial direction of the rotor are the same distance r. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324389 | Method, System and Controller for Establishing a Wheel Space Temperature Alarm in a Turbomachine - A method of establishing a wheel space temperature alarm in a turbomachine includes calculating an expected wheel space temperature based on operating conditions, measuring an actual wheel space temperature, and signaling an over temperature condition if the actual wheel space temperature exceeds the expected wheel space temperature. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324390 | Liner for a gas turbine engine casing - A turbofan gas turbine engine ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090324391 | Rotary separator and shaft coupler for compressors - A separator is for a turbomachine, preferably a compressor including a casing, a primary compressor shaft with an impeller disposed within the casing, and a drive shaft connectable with the compressor shaft. The separator includes a coupler having a central axis and being configured to connect the drive shaft with the compressor shaft such that the rotation of the driver shaft rotates the coupler and connected compressor shaft. A separation surface extends circumferentially about the axis so as to at least partially define a flow passage for a fluid stream, the separation surface being disposed either generally within or generally about the coupler. The separation surface is connected with the coupler such that rotation of at least one of the two shafts rotates the separation surface generally about the axis so that liquid within the fluid stream contacting the separation surface is separated from the fluid stream. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324392 | FRESH GAS SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a fresh gas system ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090324393 | Ceramic matrix composite turbine engine component - Aspects of the invention are directed to a gas turbine component such as a ring seal segment or combustor heat shield having a base and a plurality of walls defining a volume. The base and the walls are independently formed and are formed from ceramic matrix composite plates. The base and walls can have interconnection structures that allow for assembly. The base and walls can be coated or otherwise wrapped for connection. Locking mechanisms, such as self locking lugs, can be used for assembly. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324394 | Sealing arrangement in a gas turbine engine - A compressor of a gas turbine engine comprises blades | 2009-12-31 |
20090324395 | Method of repairing knife edge seals - A method of repairing a gas turbine knife edge seal assembly in which assembly is included a used honeycomb ring seal and a knife edge. The method includes removing the used honeycomb ring seal, removing material from the knife edge to a first knife edge radial height, installing a replacement honeycomb ring seal with a stock radial thickness, and removing material from the replacement honeycomb ring seal to a finished radial thickness for sealable engagement with the knife edge. The finished radial thickness of the replacement honeycomb ring seal establishes a first radial gap between an inner annular surface of the replacement honeycomb ring seal and the knife edge before the knife edge seal assembly begins rotating in the gas turbine. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324396 | ACCESSORY GEARBOX SYSTEM WITH COMPRESSOR DRIVEN SEAL AIR SUPPLY - An accessory gearbox system for a gas turbine engine includes a accessory compressor mounted to a gearbox housing. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324397 | Gas Turbine Engine With Insulated Cooling Circuit - A gas turbine engine is provided comprising a compressor with an insulated cooling circuit. The compressor comprises a compressor casing having a compression chamber and at least one stator and at least one rotor disposed in the compression chamber, the at least one stator comprising a stator body having a plurality of tubes for transporting cooling air through passages in the stator body into the compression chamber. The plurality of tubes are surrounded by an air gap for insulating the tubes from the stator body. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324398 | DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT AN INDUCTIVE LOW-FREQUENCY OR HIGH-FREQUENCY PRESSURE WELDING METHOD, COMPRISING AN INSULATOR LOCATED BETWEEN THE INDUCTOR AND THE COMPONENTS IN THE ZONE OF THE JOINT - A device for carrying out an inductive low-frequency or high-frequency pressure welding method for joining metallic components, in particular components of a gas turbine, having at least one generator and at least one inductor, wherein an insulator is situated at least partly between the inductor and the components, in the area of the sections that are to be joined of the components, the insulator being made of a material that, due to its specific properties, does not, or does not significantly, prevent the magnetic interaction between the inductor and the components that are to be joined, and the insulator being situated at a distance from the inductor and the components, and that the insulator is made of high-temperature-resistant quartz glass. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324399 | Reverse curved nozzle for radial inflow turbines - A nozzle for radial inflow turbines having an outer surface having a concave shape, and an inner surface having a non-concave, i.e. straight or convex, shape. Also a leading edge may have a hole that is capable of receiving a fastener to secure the nozzle vane to an assembly housing. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324400 | STRUT FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - The strut is for use in a gas turbine engine has body, typically having an airfoil shape, having a leading edge and a trailing edge. The leading edge has at least one gas inlet in direct fluid communication with at least one outlet located in the trailing edge through which gas may be redirected from the leading edge to the trailing edge through the strut for injection back into a wake region downstream of the strut. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324401 | ARTICLE HAVING A PROTECTIVE COATING AND METHODS - The article comprises a substrate having a first surface, a plurality of elements extending from the first surface, and a protective coating disposed between at least a portion of the plurality of elements, on at least a portion of the plurality of elements, or both. The plurality of elements are integral with the substrate. A method for applying a protective coating onto an article is also provided. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324402 | CENTRIFUGAL PUMP - An impeller plate of an impeller of a centrifugal pump, particularly a channel impeller pump, for pumping liquids with solid or gaseous admixtures, is provided with at least one wide vane that is displaced toward the impeller drive by a distance | 2009-12-31 |
20090324403 | Impeller with Hybrid Blades for Blowers - An impeller with hybrid blades can be used in any blowers, which are applied in many fields such as cooling computers and HVAC. The impeller increases air flow as well as pressure. Each hybrid blade extends from the impeller hub with the shape of an axial fan blade and smoothly transforms at a proper radius of the impeller to the shape of a centrifugal blower blade. In addition, a dual-tunnel blower with multiple outlets is also presented. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324404 | Shear ring casing coupler device - A coupler device is for connecting first and second casings to form a casing assembly with a central axis, each casing having an inner end disposed against the inner end of the other casing such that the casings are spaced along the axis. The coupler device includes at least one generally arcuate connector having a first portion engageable with the first casing and a second portion engageable with the second casing so as to connect the two casings, the connector extending at least partially circumferentially about the casing axis. A retainer is disposeable either generally within or generally about the at least one connector and is configured to prevent radial displacement of the connector with respect to the axis so as to maintain engagement of the connector with the first and second casings. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324405 | METHOD FOR FORMING CORROSION-RESISTANT PLATING LAYER AND ROTARY MACHINE - An object is to provide a method for forming a superior corrosion-resistant plating layer by sealing penetrating pinholes formed in an electroless plating layer. There are provided a first plating step of performing electroless Ni—P plating on a base material ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090324406 | BLADE FOR REDUCING THE DRAG MOVEMENTS OF SAID BLADE, AND A METHOD OF REDUCING SUCH A DRAG MOVEMENT | 2009-12-31 |
20090324407 | BLADE PROVIDED WITH A RESONATOR TO REDUCE THE DRAG MOVEMENTS OF SAID BLADE, AND A METHOD IMPLEMENTED BY SAID BLADE - Described is a blade ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090324408 | COOLING FAN - A cooling fan includes a frame, a stator, a rotor and a display panel. The frame includes a base. The stator is mounted on a bottom surface of the base. The rotor is rotatably installed on the stator and received in the frame. The display panel is attached to a top surface of the base and electrically connected to the stator. The display panel can show a lot of useful information such as a logo of the cooling fan, a rotating speed of the cooling fan and an environment temperature. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324409 | ROTOR BLADE MONITORING - A method of monitoring mechanical characteristics of helicopter rotor blades | 2009-12-31 |
20090324410 | Roller bearing, retainer segment of roller bearing for supporting main shaft of wind-power generator, and main shaft support structure of wind-power generator - A tapered roller bearing ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090324411 | BLOWER FAN FOR LOW PROFILE ENVIRONMENT - According to some embodiments, a method and system are provided to receive an airflow at a blower fan via an axial fan, and expel the airflow via a blower fan. The blower fan comprises a hub associated with an axis of rotation, and the axial fan comprises the hub. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324412 | Rotor for use in a wind turbine, and method for making the rotor - The invention relates to a rotor for use in a wind turbine with two or more fibre-reinforced plastic vanes and a hub which can rotate about an axis of rotation, the rotatable hub and the plastic vanes being combined to form a component which is composed of walls made from fibre-reinforced plastic. It is preferable for the walls, in any cross section, to be provided with uninterrupted, continuous reinforcing fibres. The invention also comprises a method for making the rotor. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324413 | FAN BLADE - The present invention relates to a fan blade for axial fans with a blade body comprising an inner inlaid part and an outer blade shaped part partially enclosing said inner inlaid part. The outer blade is made of a material of lower rigidity than the inlaid part. The inlaid part is constructed as a substantially flat metal part adapted to the shape of the blade body and in the fan blade base region has an unencapsulated smooth fixing section. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324414 | BLADE FASTENING MEANS OF A TURBINE - A turbine-blade locking device having a wedge movable in an axial direction is disclosed. The wedge is movable in the axial direction by a tensioning device, as a result of which a force is produced in the axial direction. The force in the axial direction causes the turbine blade to be pressed against the blade holder. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324415 | AIRFOIL CORE SHAPE FOR A TURBINE NOZZLE - An article of manufacture includes an object having an airfoil core shape. The airfoil core shape has a nominal profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z set forth in TABLE 1 where X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z in inches. The profile sections at the Z distances are joined smoothly with one another to form a complete airfoil core shape. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324416 | WIND TURBINE BLADES WITH MULTIPLE CURVATURES - A blade for a wind turbine includes a chord plane having one spanwise portion with a first curvature and another spanwise portion with a second curvature that is different from the first curvature. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324417 | BLADE INSERT - Blade insert arranged inside the blade walls so that the joint between the insert and composite ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090324418 | Structural and acoustical vibration dampener for a rotatable blade - A structural and acoustical vibration dampener for a rotatable blade comprises a layer of structural/acoustic damping material coupled to at least a portion of the blade. A fan blade comprises a structural layer and a layer of damping material coupled to at least a portion of the structural layer. A method of applying a structural and acoustical vibration dampener to a fan blade comprises identifying a region on the fan blade and securing the structural/acoustical vibration dampener to the fan blade over at least a portion of the region. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324419 | HIGHLY CORROSION-RESISTANT MOVABLE BLADE ASSEMBLY FOR A STEAM TURBINE, IN PARTICULAR A GEOTHERMAL IMPULSE TURBINE - A highly corrosion-resistant movable blade assembly ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090324420 | BLADE INSERT - Blade insert connected in the lamination of a blade determining a double shear joint between insert and lamination. The insert is made up of two defined parts, head ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090324421 | Turbine Blade - A turbine blade is provided. The turbine blade includes a support structure and a shell which surrounds the support structure and which is connected to and at a distance from the support structure by at least one spacing element. For example the spacing element can be a solder globule in order to form a space through which a cooling medium can flow between the support structure and the shell. A method for the production of a turbine blade having a support structure and a shell which surrounds the support structure and which is connected to and at a distance from the support structure is also provided. The shell is soldered to the support structure in at least at one place of the support structure in order to connect the shell to and at a distance from the support structure. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324422 | Cascade tip baffle airfoil - A turbine blade includes an airfoil tip with first and second ribs extending along the opposite pressure and suction sides. The ribs extend outwardly from a tip floor and are joined together at opposite leading and trailing edges. A cascade tip baffle transversely bridges the two ribs above the tip floor forward of the maximum width of the tip to partition the tip chordally into corresponding tip pockets on opposite sides of the baffle. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324423 | TURBINE AIRFOIL WITH CONTROLLED AREA COOLING ARRANGEMENT - A gas turbine airfoil ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090324424 | AIR COOLED BUCKET FOR A TURBINE - A bucket for a turbine is provided. The bucket includes an airfoil having a root portion, a tip portion, an airfoil shape, and a nominal profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z set forth in Table I, wherein Z is a distance from a platform on which the airfoil extends outwardly from, and X and Y are coordinates defining the profile at each distance Z from the platform. The bucket also includes a plurality of cooling passages extending between the root portion and tip portion of the airfoil, each of the plurality of cooling passages exiting at the tip portion, the plurality of cooling passages positioned in a camber line pattern. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324425 | PARTICLE RESISTANT IN-WALL COOLING PASSAGE INLET - A cooling microcircuit for a turbine engine component has a first cooling passage which has at least one inlet oriented in a radially outward direction for preventing particles from entering the cooling passage and for dislodging particles which may become lodged in the at least one inlet. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324426 | COMPRESSOR SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR BEARING RELIABILITY - A system and method is provided for controlling the speed of the compressor to ensure adequate lubrication oil is provided to the components of the compressor. During operation of a capacity control program for the compressor, a preselected operating parameter of the compressor or motor drive is measured. The measured preselected operating parameter is compared to a preselected range for the operating parameter. If the measured preselected operating parameter is not within the preselected range, the output frequency of the capacity control program can be increased to provide proper lubrication for the components of the compressor. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324427 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STARTING A COMPRESSOR - A system and method for starting a compressor is provided. An amount of liquid refrigerant that is located in an oil sump of the compressor is determined. Using the determined amount of liquid refrigerant, a starting algorithm for the compressor is selected. The selected starting algorithm is configured to remove the determined amount of liquid refrigerant from the oil sump before the compressor reaches a preselected operating speed. The selected starting algorithm is then executed to start the compressor. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324428 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A FAULT CONDITION IN A COMPRESSOR - A system and method for determining a fault condition in a compressor is provided. The current of a motor drive powering the compressor and the outdoor ambient temperature are measured and used to determine if a fault condition or a potential fault condition is present in the compressor. If a fault condition is determined to be present, the compressor can be shutdown to avoid damage to the compressor. If a potential fault condition is determined, remedial action can be taken to attempt to prevent the fault condition from occurring and shutting down the compressor. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324429 | Static fluid mixing pump device - A static fluid mixing pump device comprises a flow tube encasing a liner perforated with fluid jets for the introduction of a transport fluid at or in the vicinity of a transition section within the device. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324430 | COMPRESSORS UNITS - The invention relates to improvements in compressor units, and in particular to a modular compressor unit which has separate sections for the compressor, the controls and the air intake. The modular compressor unit comprises three separate adjoining sections, being an intake section, a compression section and a control section. The intake section comprises air intake means which provide an inlet for ambient air to be compressed and for cooling the compressor motor and comprise filters to filter air entering the intake means, noise attenuation means provided in the air intake means, and means for directing air to components in the compression section. The compression section comprises a compressor, a motor arranged to drive all compressor and all components within the unit required to cool compressed air, the motor and to remove heat from the compression section. The control section houses all the control means for operating the compressor unit. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324431 | APPARATUS FOR PUMPING A FLUID - An electrochemically actuated pump and an electrochemical actuator for use with a pump. The pump includes one of various stroke volume multiplier configuration with the pressure of a pumping fluid assisting actuation of a driving fluid bellows. The electrochemical actuator has at least one electrode fluidically coupled to the driving fluid chamber of the first pump housing and at least one electrode fluidically coupled to the driving fluid chamber of the second pump housing. Accordingly, the electrochemical actuator selectively pressurized hydrogen gas within a driving fluid chamber. The actuator may include a membrane electrode assembly including an ion exchange membrane with first and second catalyzed electrodes in contact with opposing sides of the membrane, first and second current collectors in contact with the respective first and second catalyzed electrodes, a first hydrogen gas chamber in fluid communication with the first electrode, and a second hydrogen gas chamber in fluid communication with the second electrode. A controller may reverse the polarity of a voltage source electrically coupled to the current collectors, wherein a first polarity simultaneously decreases the hydrogen gas pressure in the first hydrogen gas chamber and increases the hydrogen gas pressure in the second hydrogen gas chamber, wherein a second polarity simultaneously increases the hydrogen gas pressure in the first hydrogen gas chamber and decreases the hydrogen gas pressure in the second hydrogen gas chamber. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324432 | Gerotor apparatus for a quasi-isothermal brayton cycle engine - According to one embodiment of the invention, an engine system comprises a housing, an outer gerotor, an inner gerotor, a tip inlet port, a face inlet port, and a tip outlet port. The housing has a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a first endwall, and a second endwall. The outer gerotor is at least partially disposed in the housing and at least partially defines an outer gerotor chamber. The inner gerotor is at least partially disposed within the outer gerotor chamber. The tip inlet port is formed in the first sidewall and allows fluid to enter the outer gerotor chamber. The face inlet port is formed in the first endwall and allows fluid to enter the outer gerotor chamber. The tip outlet port is formed in the second sidewall and allows fluid to exit the outer gerotor chamber. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324433 | ROTATING-SLIDE VACUUM PUMP OR COMPRESSOR OF BLOCK DESIGN HAVING A DISC-ROTOR SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR WHICH IS MOUNTED ON FLYING BEARINGS - In a rotating-slide vacuum pump or compressor having a rotor ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090324434 | WASHER PUMP - An enhanced pump assembly includes an impeller and volute casing designed to provide high operating pressures (“P”) and flow rates (“Q”) with low energy usage. The impeller has a central shaft carrying radially projecting curved primary vanes, and each primary vane also has a twist in the radial direction. Secondary impeller vanes define triangular connecting fillet-like wall segments connecting each primary vane to the impeller shaft. The casing of the pump has a slight spiral deviation so that the pump chamber's radial sidewall flares away from the swept area of the impeller's vanes to define a fluid outlet that contributes to higher P-Q performance, especially when pumping colder fluids. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324435 | INSULATOR FOR STATOR ASSEMBLY OF BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR - An insulator for a stator assembly includes at least a first insulator adapted to be mounted to the stator core and structured to insulate the stator core from the coils. The at least one insulator includes structure to perform at least one additional function. For example, the structure may include a support member to support and/or locate the PCBA on the stator core, a wire guide to guide cross-over wires that form a connection between coils, and/or positioning structure to precisely position the PCBA with respect to the coils. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324436 | MOTOR CENTRIFUGAL PUMP HAVING COOLANT PUMP - The invention relates to a motor centrifugal pump, particularly as an immersion pump, having a coolant pump that is driven by the electric motor, the pump circulating the coolant of the electric motor and the impeller thereof being driven by the electric motor, wherein the impeller shaft of the coolant pump is connected to the motor shaft via a transmission. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324437 | PUMP - The invention concerns a pump comprising a housing; a working chamber located in the housing for delivery of a fluid; a suction channel which is in flow connection with the working chamber for guiding the fluid into the working chamber; a valve unit disposed in the suction channel, the valve unit comprising a guide body, a limiting element which is guided for displacement in the guide body and comprises at least one displacement stop for limitation of displacement, a valve which is movable between an open position and a sealing position for controlling the flow of the fluid into the suction channel, wherein the valve is guided for displacement, and a pressure element which presses the limiting element in the direction of the sealing position of the valve; as well as a pressure channel which is in flow connection with the working chamber for guiding the fluid out of the working chamber. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324438 | Variable flow pumping system - A variable displacement pump and pump control system therefor to pump a fluid at selected pump output flow rates having a variable displacement pump and a fluid volume displacement selection controller to select a volume of fluid to be forced from the pump inlet to the pump outlet by the rotating member during a rotation thereof. A movable lead screw is coupled to the displacement selection controller so as to be capable of altering the position thereof, and a lead screw positioner is provided for selectively moving, or preventing the moving of, the movable lead screw by extending and retracting the lead screw through a threaded opening. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324439 | Powder Metallurgy Sputtering Targets and Methods Of Producing Same - A method of forming a sputtering target and other metal articles having controlled oxygen and nitrogen content levels and the articles so formed are described. The method includes surface-nitriding a deoxidized metal powder and further includes consolidating the powder by a powder metallurgy technique. Preferred metal powders include, but are not limited to, valve metals, including tantalum, niobium, and alloys thereof. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324440 | Reduction Processing of Metal-Containing Ores in The Presence of Microwave and RF Energy - A process for reducing a metal-containing material, the process comprising: providing a metal-containing material ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090324441 | AUSTENITIC STAINLESS CAST STEEL PART, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF - A rustproof austenitic cast steel part having tensile strength greater than 550 MPA and elongation at break over 30%, is characterised in that the cast steel having an aluminium content of 0 to 4% and a silicon content of 1 to 4% is within an alloying range that is determined by the coordinates of four points (Cr | 2009-12-31 |
20090324442 | Method for fabricating a biocompatible material having a high carbide phase and such material - A method of fabricating a material having a high concentration of a carbide constituent. The method may comprise adding a carbide source to a biocompatible material in which a weight of the carbide source is at least approximately 10% of the total weight, heating the carbide source and the biocompatible material to a predetermined temperature to melt the biocompatible material and allow the carbide source to go into solution to form a molten homogeneous solution, and impinging the molten homogeneous solution with a high pressure fluid to form spray atomized powder having carbide particles. The size of a particle of carbide in the atomized powder may be approximately 900 nanometers or less. The biocompatible material may be cobalt chrome, the carbide source may be graphite, and the fluid may be a gas or a liquid. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324443 | GAS TREATMENT - In one aspect, the invention provides a gas treatment apparatus ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090324444 | DOOR OPENING SYSTEM - The invention relates generally to the field of hand sanitation, and particularly to a door opening system that restricts the movement of people through a doorway or threshold to those that have activated a hand sanitizer dispensing unit. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324445 | STERILIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD AND ORIFICE INLET CONTROL APPARATUS THEREFOR - A chemical vapor sterilization process is enhanced by concentrating a germicide via exploitation of the difference between the vapor pressures of the germicide and its solvent. A diffusion restriction can be placed into the diffusion path to assist this process and the path then opened to provide rapid diffusion of the thus concentrated germicide. The path through the diffusion restriction can be closed to allow the pressure in a sterilization chamber to be lowered prior to receiving the concentrated germicide. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324446 | APPARATUS FOR SENSING NITROAROMATICS - The subject invention pertains to a method and apparatus for sensing nitroaromatics. The subject invention can utilize luminescent, for example fluorescent and/or electroluminescent, aryl substituted polyacetylenes and/or other substituted polyacetylenes which are luminescent for sensing nitroaromatics. In a specific embodiment, the subject invention can utilize thin films of fluorescent and/or electroluminescent aryl substituted polyacetylenes and/or other substituted polyacetylenes which are fluorescent and/or electroluminescent. In a specific embodiment, the fluorescence from thin films of fluorescent, substituted polyacetylene, such as—poly-[1-phenyl-2-(4-trimethylsilylphenyl)ethyne] (PTMSDPA) is strongly quenched by the vapors of a variety of nitroaromatic compounds present at levels ranging from parts-per-million to parts-per-billion in air. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324447 | MULTI COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for chromatographically analyzing each of a plurality of samples in detector, comprising an autosampler to contain a plurality of samples for chromatographic analysis and a pluraltity of chromatographic systems, each system comprising one or more pumps and one or more chromatographic columns. A detector is included for detecting compounds in the samples from each of the chromatography systems along with a valve positioned between the detector and the plurality of chromatography systems, the valve permitting each sample to reach the detector in sequence. A computer control device is included which adjusts the introduction of samples from the autosampler into the plurality of chromatography systems as well as the position of the valve to sequentially separate and deliver compounds within the samples to the detector. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324448 | CASSETTE AND MEASURING APPARATUS - An object of the invention is to provide a cassette and a measuring apparatus that can filter a sample for the optical measurement of an optically active substance and clean a sample flow channel by using a simple configuration. More specifically, the invention is directed to a cassette which includes a filter for filtering out a measurement interfering component from a sample, a container containing the filter, a cleaning liquid or cleaning agent for cleaning a sample flow channel, and a storage tank for storing the cleaning liquid or cleaning agent, and to a measuring apparatus having such a cassette. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324449 | Gas Detection Apparatus - A gas detection apparatus A comprises a signal processing circuit | 2009-12-31 |
20090324450 | Nanometer Scale Instrument for Biochemically, Chemically, or Catalytically Interacting with a Sample Material - An instrument includes a probe having a porous tip, a tip positioning apparatus to position the tip with respect to a sample material, a probe positioning apparatus to position the probe and sample material with respect to each other, and a controller. The controller controls the probe positioning apparatus in positioning the probe over the sample and controls the tip positioning apparatus in lowering the tip into the sample material to produce an interaction between the porous tip and the sample material. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324451 | MAGNETIC MICROPLATE ASSEMBLY - Magnetic microplate assemblies are disclosed for assaying of biological activated magnetic particles from a supernatant. The assemblies include a magnetic microplate holder and a microplate including a plurality of wells for retaining the magnetic particles. The microplate holder includes a plurality of magnets for attracting the magnetic particles to the wells and a plurality of detents for securing the microplate in the holder. The detents allow the microplate to be tightly retained in the holder when the assembly is turned over to discard supernatant and wash buffer applied to rinse supernatant from the magnetic particles. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324452 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR - An apparatus and method apply water to a hydrogen-containing composition, such as a hydride, in the presence of a catalyst that promotes hydrolysis to generate hydrogen in a controlled manner. The amount of catalyst used can be carefully tailored so that the reaction rate is limited by the amount of catalyst present (passive control) or it can be sufficiently large so that the reaction is controlled by the rate of water addition (active control). | 2009-12-31 |
20090324453 | Catalytic Devices for Converting Urea to Ammonia - Disclosed are apparatuses, systems, and methods for treating exhaust. The disclosed apparatus and systems typically include a catalytic device for converting aqueous urea to ammonia. The catalytic device may include a pyrolysis catalyst and a hydrolysis catalyst for converting aqueous urea to ammonia. The catalytic device typically includes an upstream face that is positioned at an angle relative to exhaust flow when the device is positioned in a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324454 | PURIFICATION CATALYST FOR REFLOW FURNACE GAS, METHOD FOR PREVENTING CONTAMINATION OF REFLOW FURNACE, AND REFLOW FURNACE - A purification catalyst which prevents contamination within a reflow furnace, including flux components, while suppressing the generation of CO is provided. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324455 | HONEYCOMB FILTER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A honeycomb filter including a catalyst-carrying article, and an outer peripheral coat layer disposed on an outer peripheral face of the catalyst carrying article, wherein an amount of the catalyst loaded in the outer peripheral coat layer at a position 50 μm or more apart from a boundary face between the catalyst-carrying article and the outer peripheral coat layer is 5 mass % or less when a measurement piece having a cross section where a boundary portion between the catalyst-carrying article and the outer peripheral coat layer can be observed and being obtained by embedding a resin in the boundary portion in the cross section is measured by an energy dispersive fluorescent X-ray analysis using a scanning electron microscope. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324456 | Linear allignment chamber for carbon dioxide large volume disposal - An invention for linear orientation of electron depleted ionic gaseous streams required for outer shell covalent bonding of carbon dioxide molecular particles and clarified nitrogen gas removed from the combustion products of coal fired furnaces using calcium metal components of electrolytic fuel cell alkaline spent electrolyte or other sources in the intermediate synthesis of calcium cyanamide and in subsequent process synthesis for ammonia and a large variety of cyanagenic chemicals. A new method of generating actinic radiation in the terahertz frequency range is presented. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324457 | Apparatus for Separating Para-Xylene From a Mixture of C8 and C9 Aromatic Hydrocarbons - The apparatus includes at least two adsorptive separation zones to separate para-xylene from a feed stream comprising C8 aromatic hydrocarbons and at least one C9 aromatic hydrocarbon component. The first adsorptive separation zone delivers a raffinate stream to a raffinate distillation zone and an extract stream to an extract distillation zone. The raffinate distillation zone delivers a stream to the second adsorptive separation zone and at least one of the extract distillation zone and raffinate distillation zone delivers a recycle stream to the first adsorptive separation zone. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324458 | Two-Train Catalytic Gasification Systems - Systems for converting a carbonaceous feedstock into a plurality of gaseous products are described. The systems include, among other units, two separate gasification reactors to convert a carbonaceous feedstock in the presence of an alkali metal catalyst into the plurality of gaseous products including at least methane. Each of the gasification reactors may be supplied with the feedstock from a single or separate catalyst loading and/or feedstock preparation unit operations. Similarly, the hot gas streams from each gasification reactor may be purified via their combination at a heat exchanger, acid gas removal, or methane removal unit operations. Product purification may comprise trace contaminant removal units, ammonia removal and recovery units, and sour shift units. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324459 | Three-Train Catalytic Gasification Systems - Systems to convert a carbonaceous feedstock into a plurality of gaseous products are described. The systems include, among other units, three separate gasification reactors for the gasification of a carbonaceous feedstock in the presence of an alkali metal catalyst into the plurality of gaseous products including at least methane. Each of the gasification reactors may be supplied with the feedstock from a single or separate catalyst loading and/or feedstock preparation unit operations. Similarly, the hot gas streams from each gasification reactor may be purified via their combination at a heat exchanger, acid gas removal or methane removal unit operations. Product purification may comprise trace contaminant removal units, ammonia removal and recovery units, and sour shift units. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324460 | Four-Train Catalytic Gasification Systems - Systems to convert a carbonaceous feedstock into a plurality of gaseous products are described. The systems include, among other units, four separate gasification reactors for the gasification of a carbonaceous feedstock in the presence of an alkali metal catalyst into the plurality of gaseous products including at least methane. Each of the gasification reactors may be supplied with the feedstock from a single or separate catalyst loading and/or feedstock preparation unit operations. Similarly, the hot gas streams from each gasification reactor may be purified via their combination at a heat exchanger, acid gas removal, or methane removal unit operations. Product purification may comprise trace contaminant removal units, ammonia removal and recovery units, and sour shift units. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324461 | Four-Train Catalytic Gasification Systems - Systems to convert a carbonaceous feedstock into a plurality of gaseous products are described. The systems include, among other units, four separate gasification reactors for the gasification of a carbonaceous feedstock in the presence of an alkali metal catalyst into the plurality of gaseous products including at least methane. Each of the gasification reactors may be supplied with the feedstock from a single or separate catalyst loading and/or feedstock preparation unit operations. Similarly, the hot gas streams from each gasification reactor may be purified via their combination at a heat exchanger, acid gas removal, or methane removal unit operations. Product purification may comprise trace contaminant removal units, ammonia removal and recovery units, and sour shift units. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324462 | Four-Train Catalytic Gasification Systems - Systems to convert a carbonaceous feedstock into a plurality of gaseous products are described. The systems include, among other units, four separate gasification reactors for the gasification of a carbonaceous feedstock in the presence of an alkali metal catalyst into the plurality of gaseous products including at least methane. Each of the gasification reactors may be supplied with the feedstock from a single or separate catalyst loading and/or feedstock preparation unit operations. Similarly, the hot gas streams from each gasification reactor may be purified via their combination at a heat exchanger, acid gas removal, or methane removal unit operations. Product purification may comprise trace contaminant removal units, ammonia removal and recovery units, and sour shift units. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324463 | Reactor System With Interstage Product Removal - The present invention provides a reactor system having: (1) a plurality of reactors connected in fluid flow communication and having at least one pair of reactors separated by an interstage position; (2) a line for supplying a reactant feed stream separately to an inlet of more than one of the plurality of reactors; and (3) a diverter in fluid communication with the interstage position and capable of directing a first portion of a product stream exiting one reactor in said pair of reactors to a first location and a second portion of the product flow stream to an inlet of another reactor in said pair of reactors. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324464 | Liquid Redistribution Device For Multibed Reactors - A liquid distribution device is presented for the collection and distribution of liquid between reactor or adsorbent beds. The device includes a liquid collection tray, a mixing chamber in fluid communication with the liquid collection tray, a rough distribution tray in fluid communication with the mixing chamber, a liquid distribution tray in fluid communication with the rough distribution tray, and a plurality of vapor pipes. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324465 | Reactor Design for Smaller Batch Transfers of Catalyst - A moving bed of catalyst loses activity as it moves through the reactor. Creating multiple passes for the process fluid moving across a catalyst bed, increases the utilization of the catalyst and creates a pseudo-counter current flow of catalyst and process fluid. The flow improves the temperature profile of the bed and allows higher temperature fluid contacting the less active catalyst. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324466 | Lens care methods and kits - The present invention provides a lens care kit for disinfecting and cleaning contact lenses. The lens care kit of the invention allows customers to visually identify when their lenses are disinfected, clean, and ready to wear. The invention is relied on color change to indicate the readiness of disinfection and cleaning of contact lenses. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324467 | MAGNETIC CHEMICAL ABSORBENT, PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR THE SAME AND RECYCLING METHOD FOR THE SAME, AS WELL AS WASTE-LIQUID TREATING METHOD - A magnetic chemical absorbent according to the present invention is provided with a composite, which is constituted of a core substance comprising magnetite fine particles and schwertmannite being precipitated around the core substance to chemically bond therewith. This magnetic chemical absorbent can be produced in a hydrolysis reaction step, in which crystal of schwertmannite is precipitated by means of hydrolysis reaction by heating a solution of ferric salt and thereafter adding a reactive substance thereto, by means of adding magnetite fine particles into the solution after the solution is heated and before the precipitation of the crystal begins. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324468 | Zero platinum group metal catalysts - The present invention pertains to catalyst systems for nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbon, and sulfur reactions that are free or substantially free of platinum group metals. The catalyst system of the present invention comprise a substrate and a washcoat, wherein the washcoat comprises at least one oxide solid, wherein the oxide solid comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of a carrier material oxide, a catalyst, and mixtures thereof. The catalyst system may optionally have an overcoat, wherein the overcoat comprises at least one oxide solid, wherein the oxide solid comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of a carrier material oxide, a catalyst, and mixtures thereof. The catalyst comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of a ZPGM transition metal catalyst, a mixed metal oxide catalyst, a zeolite catalysts, or mixtures thereof. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324469 | Zero platinum group metal catalysts - The present invention relates improving the performance of nitrogen oxide reduction by exposing rich exhaust to catalysts systems comprising a catalyst, wherein the catalyst systems are free of platinum group metals. The present invention also relates to improving reduction of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon in exhaust by introducing air into a portion of the exhaust between a first catalyst system and a second catalyst system. The present invention also relates to improving nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon reduction by (1) exposing rich exhaust to a first catalysts system, wherein the exhaust has an R value of greater than 1.0 and the first catalyst system comprises a catalyst and is free of platinum group metals and (2) introducing air into a portion of the exhaust in between the first catalyst system and a second catalyst system, wherein the second catalyst system is free of platinum group metals. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324470 | Process for Optimizing the Catalytic Activity of a Perovskite-Based Catalyst - The present invention relates to a process for producing an activated perovskite-based washcoat formulation suitable for reduction of carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, particulate matter, and nitrogen oxides emissions from an exhaust gas stream. The process includes the steps of high energy ball milling a fully synthesized perovskite structure to provide an activated nanocrystalline perovskite powder of a given surface area; mixing the activated nanocrystalline perovskite powder with dispersing media and grinding the mixture; removing partially or totally the dispersing media to obtain an activated perovskite-based catalyst washcoat formulation wherein the activated perovskite in the formulation has a specific surface area greater than that of the activated nanocrystalline perovskite powder. The process may further include a step of applying the formulation on a substrate to obtain a catalytic converter. The invention also relates to the activated nanocrystalline perovskite, the activated perovskite-based catalyst washcoat formulation, and the catalytic converter obtained thereby. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324471 | MULTIPLE STAGE METHOD OF REFORMING A GAS CONTAINING TARRY IMPURITIES EMPLOYING A ZIRCONIUM-BASED CATALYST - The invention relates to a method of reforming a gas containing tarry impurities, such as the gasification gas obtained by gasifying a fuel. In the method, oxygen or an oxygenous gas ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090324472 | NANOCOMPOSITE PARTICLE AND PROCESS OF PREPARING THE SAME - A nanocomposite particle, its use as a catalyst, and a method of making it are disclosed. The nanocomposite particle comprises titanium dioxide nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles, and a surface stabilizer. The metal oxide nanoparticles are formed hydrothermally in the presence of the titanium dioxide nanoparticles. The nanocomposite particle is an effective catalyst support, particularly for DeNO | 2009-12-31 |
20090324473 | PROCESS FOR DISPOSAL OF MERCAPTANS - The invention provides a process for disposal of mercaptans, the process comprising the steps of: (a) contacting a feed gas stream comprising mercaptans with liquid sulphur in a sulphide producing zone at elevated pressure and at a temperature in the range of from 300 to 450° C. to obtain a liquid stream comprising sulphur and sulphide compounds; (b) optionally separating the liquid stream obtained in step (a) into a first liquid phase enriched in liquid sulphur and a second liquid phase enriched in sulphide compounds; (c) combusting at least part of the sulphide compounds at elevated temperature in the presence of an oxygen-containing gas in a sulphur dioxide generation zone using a sulphide burner to which burner oxygen-containing gas is supplied, whereby at least part of the sulphide compounds is converted to sulphur dioxide to obtain a gas stream comprising sulphur dioxide. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324474 | COMPOUND OXIDE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A compound oxide manufacturing method includes: dispersing micelles, in each of which an aqueous phase is formed, in an oil phase; producing primary particles of a precursor of compound oxide in the aqueous phases in the micelles; synthesizing secondary particles by causing the primary particles to aggregate; and causing the secondary particles to aggregate by breaking the dispersion state of the micelles, or by causing the micelles to coalesce. In particular, polarization is produced in each of the micelles with the use of a cation having an ionic radius larger than that of a metal ion at least when the secondary particles are synthesized in the micelles. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324475 | Superhard dielectric compounds and methods of preparation - Novel superhard dielectric compounds useful as gate dielectrics in microelectronic devices have been discovered. Low temperature methods for making thin films of the compounds on substrate silicon are provided. The methods comprise the step of contacting a precursor having the formula H | 2009-12-31 |
20090324476 | HIGHLY CONDENSED MESOPOROUS SILICATE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - A mesoporous silicate is prepared by a method that includes combining a silicate precursor, a bifunctional catalyst, and a structure-directing surfactant in an aqueous medium having a pH of about 4 to about 10. A mesoporous silicate forms as an aqueous suspension and can then be isolated. The mesoporous silicate can be formed under mild conditions of temperature and pH, and it exhibits a surprisingly high degree of network condensation. | 2009-12-31 |