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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20070062177 | Apparatus for evaluating deterioration condition of catalyst of internal combustion engine To provide an apparatus for evaluating the deterioration condition of a catalyst of an internal combustion engine that can improve the accuracy of an evaluation of the deterioration condition of a catalyst and can suppress a worsening of emissions. The apparatus forcedl... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062178 | System and method for improved engine starting using heated intake air A system for an internal combustion engine, the engine having an intake and exhaust manifold, the system comprising of a heat exchanger configured to extract energy from engine exhaust gases; a catalyst coupled between said heat exchanger and the exhaust manifold of the... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062179 | System and method for reducing NOx emissions in an apparatus having a diesel engine In a mechanical apparatus having a diesel engine including a combustion chamber, the mechanical apparatus also having an aftertreatment device configured to treat emissions from the diesel engine, an intake valve for passing air into the combustion chamber, and an exhau... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062180 | Combustion engine including exhaust purification with on-board ammonia production Engines and methods of controlling an engine may include producing ammonia from exhaust gas and using the ammonia to reduce certain emission components of the exhaust. Timing of valve closing/opening and use of an air supply system may enable engine operation according ... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062181 | Diesel particulate filter (DPF) regeneration by electrical heating of resistive coatings An exhaust system that processes exhaust generated by an engine includes a diesel particulate filter (DPF) that is disposed downstream of the engine and that filters particulates from the exhaust. An electrical heater is integrally formed in an upstream end of the DPF a... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062182 | Controlling Exhaust Temperatures An exhaust manifold cooling jacket has internal passages for the circulation of liquid coolant and encloses an exhaust manifold such that a gap is created between the exhaust manifold and cooling jacket. Flowing coolant through the jacket regulates outer jacket temperat... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062183 | Pump device In a pump device applicable to a power steering apparatus, a pump element is housed within a pump housing and is configured to drain a working oil, an electric motor is configured to drive the pump element, a reservoir tank is installed on the housing and is configured ... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062184 | Frame Structure of a Vehicle A frame structure of a vehicle includes a flywheel housing, an intermediate housing and a transmission case that are connected to each other along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle to constitute a vehicle frame with an inner space for accommodating a running-power tran... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062185 | HYDRAULIC CONTROLLER FOR WORKING MACHINE There is provided a hydraulic controller for a working machine in which a pilot hydraulic pressure source is connected in common to a plurality of pilot-operated hydraulic devices each having a pilot pressure input unit, and a common pilot pressure input switching valve... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062186 | AUXILIARY PUMP FOR HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISSION An auxiliary pump assembly for a hydrostatic transmission that operates at a reduced pressure when the auxiliary circuit is not in use, and operates at an increased pressure when the auxiliary circuit is in use, thereby reducing the heat generated by the auxiliary pump.... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062187 | Turbocharged compression ignition engine A component for a turbocharger (12) includes a housing (14) defining a chamber (16) for a predetermined part of the turbocharger (12). A jacket (24) surrounds the housing (14) and is arranged in a spaced relationship relative to... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062188 | Automotive turbocharger systems A turbocharger system comprising first and second turbochargers, configured in series, where the turbochargers hand over control from one turbocharger to the other, which incorporates switching adjustment terms at the point of transition to ensure a smooth transition. ... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062189 | Method and apparatus for operating an internal combustion engine having exhaust gas turbocharging in a method for operating a supercharged internal combustion engine and an internal combustion engine including an exhaust gas treatment system which comprises a catalytic converter arranged close to the engine, an exhaust gas turbocharger which is arranged downstream o... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062190 | SUPERCHARGING DEVICE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND MOTOR VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH SUCH A DEVICE This device is of the type comprising a high-pressure turbine (20) and a low-pressure turbine (14) which are arranged in series, and a bypass pipe (32) for the high-pressure turbine (20) which connects a charging pipe (26) to an exhaus... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062191 | Method and apparatus for actively turbocharging an engine A system and method for monitoring at least one operating parameter indicative of an operating condition of an engine and controlling a turbocharger assist device to maintain desired operating conditions of the engine equipped with a turbocharger. In one embodiment, a c... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062192 | Air and fuel supply system for combustion engine A method of operating an internal combustion engine, including at least one cylinder and a piston slidable in the cylinder, may include supplying pressurized air from an intake manifold to an air intake port of a combustion chamber in the cylinder, selectively operating... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062193 | Combustion engine including fluidically-controlled engine valve actuator Engines and methods of controlling an engine may involve one or more fluidically controlled actuators associated with engine intake and/or exhaust valves. In some examples, the actuators may be used to hold valves open. Timing of valve closing/opening and possible use o... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062194 | Renewable energy credits A method is provided for creating renewable energy credits from a wind energy system. A wind energy system is provided with a plurality of direct compression wind turbine stations. Direct compression is direct rotational motion of a shaft or a rotor coupled to one or mo... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062195 | Solar heat engine system The invention includes a solar collector subsystem and a heat engine. The solar collector system uses heliostat mirrors, a parabolic mirror, and a convex concentrator lens or compound parabolic concentrator to gather a large amount of solar energy into a very intense be... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062196 | Method and apparatus to detect onset of combustor hardware damage A method for determining when a combustor is experiencing hardware damage includes sensing acoustic vibrations of a plurality of combustor cans, determining a center frequency for each acoustic tone of the sensed acoustic vibrations within a predetermined frequency rang... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062197 | Submerged combustion vaporizer with low NOx A submerged combustion vaporizer may include a premix burner with multiple integral mixers for forming premix and discharging the premix into the duct system that communicates the burner with the sparger tubes. The SCV may further include a NOx suppression system that i... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062198 | Combustion chamber The invention relates to a combustion chamber of a gas turbine, inside of which a supplied fuel is reacted with supplied combustion air in order to produce a working medium. The inside of the combustion chamber wall is provided with a lining formed from a number of heat... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062199 | Turbine engine nozzle A turbine engine nozzle assembly has an upstream flap assembly having a main flap and a liner, a cooling passageway formed between the main flap and liner. A downstream flap is pivotally coupled to the upstream flap assembly for relative rotation about a hinge axis. The... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062200 | Method of operating a thermal power plant, preferably a gas turbine power plant A method of operating a thermal power plant, such as a gas turbine power plant, in which a rotary unit, such as at least one gas turbine stage, is driven by burning gaseous fuel inside a combustion chamber, with hot gases being formed, the rotary energy of which rotary ... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062201 | Methods and apparatus for injecting cleaning fluids into combustors A method details injecting water into a gas turbine engine to facilitate cleaning an inner surface of a combustor. The method comprises removing an axial fuel injector from the combustor, wherein the fuel injector includes a nozzle stem, and inserting a spray nozzle ass... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062202 | Cooled support boss for a combustor in a gas turbine engine The support boss is used in a combustor of a gas turbine engine. It comprises a side wall defining an internal space. The side wall has at least one air inlet orifice. It also comprises a bottom wall closing one end of the internal space. The bottom wall has at least on... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062203 | Superconducting device having a cryogenic system and a superconducting switch The superconducting device has a cryogenic system to whose first refrigerant there is thermally coupled a superconducting unit and a superconducting switching path, which is electrically connected to said unit and is to be activated thermally by a heater, of a supercond... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062204 | Apparatus and methods for disinfecting components of an air conditioning system in a motor vehicle A device for disinfecting components of an air conditioning system in a motor vehicle is provided. The device includes an ozone generator arranged in close proximity to an evaporator in the air conditioning system. The device further includes an electronic control unit ... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062205 | Atomized Liquid Jet Refrigeration System A system for controlling temperature includes an atomizer that forms micron-sized hydrogen-bonded refrigerant droplets within a chamber. A vacuum pump is coupled to the chamber to lower its interior pressure. Under these conditions, the refrigerant droplets evaporate wh... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062206 | System and method for food safety inspection A system and a method for monitoring and inspecting food safety is disclosed. The system adopts insert and use concept that only requires an initial push on a button to begin its function. The system provides visual alert for different conditions if food products are in... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062207 | Heat source apparatus and method of starting the apparatus After a chiller unit is started, an opening command of 10 pulses is output to an electronic expansion valve, and after a predetermined period of time (at the time of starting with unload) elapses, an opening command of 100 to 150 pulses is output to open the electronic ... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062208 | Air conditioning unit for vehicles A first casing includes a first baffle plate, and a second casing includes a second baffle plate. The second baffle plate is contiguous to a guide rib, which is disposed underneath the second baffle plate, having a horizontal side wall and a slanted side wall. A slit is... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062209 | Display case for foods Display case (10) for foods comprising a display compartment (12) for a plurality of transparent containers (14) arranged inside a perimeter containing barrier (25) made with transparent panels (26a, 26b); the disp... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062210 | REFRIGERATED PRODUCT MERCHANDISING UNIT A refrigerated product merchandising unit for storing and displaying chilled products including a body member, a product holding container positionable within the body member, and a base member having a refrigeration unit associated therewith, the refrigeration unit bei... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062211 | Coil cleaner and method of operating a coil cleaner A coil cleaner for a condenser coil of a refrigeration system includes a sweeper assembly. The sweeper assembly has a pair of parallel brushes. Two motors, one located on either side of the sweeper assembly, are coupled to a first and second screw. The sweeper assembly ... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062212 | FOOD DISPENSING MACHINE A food dispensing machine includes a product chamber with a dispensing valve connected to the product chamber and having an outlet through which a product contained in the product chamber is dispensed. The product chamber has a cleaning solution inlet connectable to a c... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062213 | Storage container for a refrigerator A storage container for a refrigerator including a container box with a cut-out on a visible side of the container box when the container box is mounted in the refrigerator. The container box includes at least one rod mounted transversely through the cut-out. The rod en... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062214 | Accumulator of refrigeration cycle system The present invention relates to an accumulator installed between a compressor and an evaporator of a refrigeration cycle system. The accumulator of the present invention comprises an inlet pipe through which refrigerant is introduced from the evaporator, an outlet pipe... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062215 | Condenser A condenser includes a pair of tanks, at least one of the tanks having a communicating hole, a condenser core arranged between the tanks and having fins and tubes fluidically connected with the tanks, and a connector having a connecting hole. A peripheral portion of the... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062216 | Liquefied natural gas regasification configuration and method Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is heated in a plant by a heat source and the heated LNG is expanded to produce work. In particularly preferred plants, the heat source is a combined cycle power plant, and the work is used to recompress pipeline gas produced from the heated ... | 03/22/2007 |
