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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110044844 | HOT COMPACTION AND EXTRUSION OF L12 ALUMINUM ALLOYS A method and apparatus produces high strength aluminum alloys from a powder containing L12 intermetallic dispersoids. The powder is degassed, sealed under vacuum in a container, consolidated by vacuum hot pressing, and extruded into useful shapes.... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042018 | BLIND ADAPTED FOR USE IN DOUBLE GLAZING The present invention discloses a blind adapted to be used in a double glazing. The double glazing includes a magnet disposed in a lower supporting member of the double glazing. The blind comprises a weight bottom member, and magnetic members are disposed in the weight ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041963 | HEAT TREATABLE L12 ALUMINUM ALLOYS A method of forming high temperature heat treatable aluminum alloys that can be used at temperatures from about −420° F. (−251° C.) up to about 650° F. (343° C.) are described. The alloys are strengthened by dispersion of particles based on the L12 in... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110037069 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VISUALLY DETERMINING ETCH DEPTH Etch depth of a material in a semiconductor wafer may be determined by forming a production region and a test region of the wafer, the test region having a test pattern for determining etch depth on a the wafer. The semiconductor wafer is comprised of a base layer, an i... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036034 | INSULATION APPARATUS AND METHOD The apparatus for supporting insulation (5) comprising a base portion, at least one side wall (3′) and at least one supporting flange (2). In an in use position the at least one side wall is substantially perpendicular to the base portion and in a... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110033729 | Tempered plated wire The present invention is a method of manufacturing plated wire. The method includes drawing a feed stock to form drawn wire, tempering the drawn wire to form tempered wire and plating the tempered wire to form the plated wire. The plated wire exhibits a tensile strength... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032642 | COMMONLY-POLED PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE A system for poling piezoelectric devices comprises a plurality of thin-film components, a plurality of piezoelectric devices, a poling pad for poling the piezoelectric devices, a plurality of traces, and a plurality of current-limiting elements. The thin-film component... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032637 | EMBEDDED TRACK INFORMATION FOR PATTERNED MEDIA A bit-patterned magnetic media (BPM) includes with respect to each data track a first sub-track and a second sub-track, each sub-track comprised of a plurality of bit-islands. A transducer head placed over a data track generates a readback signal. Channel response circu... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031223 | INSERT WELD REPAIR A method of repairing an aperture and adjacent defect wherein one or more defects proximate an aperture are removed from the base material proximate the aperture in an arc shape. An insert containing a profile that corresponds to the arc shaped section of the base mater... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030671 | HEATER DEVICE A heater device for heating objects, including a compartment having a heat generating material and a second compartment having an activation material to generate heat upon mutual contact. The compartments are adapted to present a heating surface to the object to be heat... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030387 | MID-TURBINE FRAME TORQUE BOX HAVING A CONCAVE SURFACE A single point load structure transfers a first load from a first bearing cone and a second load from a second bearing cone of a gas turbine engine to a plurality of struts. The single point load structure includes a stem, a branch connected to the stem and a torque box... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030386 | MID-TURBINE FRAME A mid-turbine frame connected to at least one mount of a gas turbine engine transfers a first load from a first bearing and a second load from a second bearing to the mount. The mid-turbine frame includes a single point load shell structure and a plurality of struts. Th... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110029290 | DORMER CALCULATOR The present invention is a method for laying out a dormer that projects outward from a main roof and has a gable end and a dormer roof originating at a dormer point and terminating at an outer edge of the dormer roof near the gabled end. The dormer includes roof sheathi... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110029258 | PRESSURE MEASUREMENT FOR FLOW METERING DEVICE A flow metering device includes a flow tube, a motor for positioning the flow tube, an outlet nozzle in fluid communication with the flow tube, and an inlet nozzle in fluid communication with the flow tube. The outlet nozzle has an outlet pressure tap and the inlet nozz... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024803 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED CHANNEL STOP AND BODY CONTACT A channel stop is provided for a semiconductor device that includes at least one active region. The channel stop is configured to surround the semiconductor device, to abut the at least one active region at a periphery of the semiconductor device, and to share an electr... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024398 | INSERT WELD REPAIR A method of repairing an aperture and adjacent defect in a part which is started by removing one or more defects adjacent an aperture in a base material. The material is removed to create a weld seam that extends past an area of high stress concentration on the aperture... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023513 | EXPANSION VALVE FOR A REFRIGERANT SYSTEM A refrigerant expansion valve for a refrigerant system includes a main body, a motor and first and second members. The main body has a refrigerant flow passage that extends therethrough. The first and second members are connected together and are configured with threads... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023447 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE SYSTEM A cooling system for electronics in a gas turbine engine system comprises an electronic device cooled by a fluid recirculation loop. The fluid recirculation loop comprises a fluid line to carry coolant fluid, a heat pump on the fluid line for removing heat from the cool... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023444 | VARIABLE SPEED AND DISPLACEMENT ELECTRIC FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE A fluid delivery system in a gas turbine engine includes an electric motor, a first fluid pump system and a second fluid pump system. The electric motor operates at a variable speed. The first pump system includes a first pump driven by the motor to deliver a first flui... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110020156 | GASEOUS FLUID PUMP A gaseous fluid pump having at least one cylinder having a wall defining an inner volume and containing a central axis. First and second pistons that both move along the central axis, wherein the first piston and second piston have similar mass. The first and second pis... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110020143 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING GASEOUS FLUID PUMP A method of controlling a fluid pump. The pump has a plurality of oscillating pistons that travel along a central axis of a piston sleeve. A plurality of pistons is of similar mass within a piston sleeve are provided, and adjacent pistons are positioned to be 180 degree... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110019314 | MAGNETORESISTIVE DEVICE WITH ENHANCED PINNED LAYER A magnetoresistive device includes a free layer, a separating layer, a pinned layer, and a magnetic stabilizer in close proximity to the pinned layer, wherein the magnetic stabilizer may enhance the stability of the magnetization direction of the pinned layer.... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110019311 | TOP BOND DESIGN FOR PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT An assembly includes a slider having an air bearing surface and a slider mounting surface opposite the air bearing surface. The slider mounting surface includes first, second, third, and fourth slider pads. A first slider trace electrically shorts the first slider pad w... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017359 | HIGH STRENGTH L12 ALUMINUM ALLOYS High strength heat treatable aluminum alloys that can be used at temperatures from about −420° F. (−251° C.) up to about 650° F. (343° C.) are described. The alloys are strengthened by dispersion of particles based on the L12 intermetallic compound Al... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017216 | METHOD OF SEPARATING AND DISTRIBUTING OXYGEN Disclosed is a method of providing oxygen rich gas. Oxygen is separated from ambient air with an oxygen separator in discrete pulses, one pulse at a time. The start of the pulse is synchronized with the beginning of an inhalation of a person. The oxygen rich gas in each... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017063 | APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING OXYGEN FROM AMBIENT AIR An apparatus for separation of gases from ambient air that has at least one separation column with an inlet at a first end and an outlet at a second end, a buffer column having a single inlet at a first end, a vacuum pump, and a valve system that connects the vacuum pum... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110012592 | MAGNETIC FLUX OIL LEVEL SENSOR FOR USE IN AIRCRAFT LUBRICATION SYSTEMS A magnetic flux position sensor includes a primary coil, a secondary coil, and a magnetic flux conductor. The primary coil generates a magnetic flux and the secondary coil senses magnetic flux. The primary and secondary coils are substantially concentric and spaced apar... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011095 | WASHER WITH COOLING PASSAGE FOR A TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTOR A washer for a turbine engine combustor comprises a first surface, a second surface facing generally opposite from the first surface, a bore communicating through the first and second surfaces, and a cooling passage separate from the bore and communicating through the f... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110008125 | THREADED FLANGED BUSHING FOR FASTENING APPLICATIONS A fastening system includes a first material having a first hole, a second material having a second hole, a bushing, and a threaded bolt. The bushing is located in the second hole and has a first end abutting the first material and a flanged second for securing the bush... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110007944 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OCCUPANCY ESTIMATION A system generates occupancy estimates based on a Kinetic-Motion (KM)-based model that predicts the movements of occupants through a region divided into a plurality of segments. The system includes a controller for executing an algorithm representing the KM-based model.... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110007428 | WRITE POLE WITH A SYNTHESIZED LOW MAGNETIZATION SHIELD A magnetic writer comprises a surface, a write pole, a trailing shield and a gap. The write pole has a write pole tip proximate the surface. The trailing shield is proximate the surface and space away from the write pole. The gap is proximate the surface and located bet... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110007426 | TRAPEZOIDAL BACK BIAS AND TRILAYER READER GEOMETRY TO ENHANCE DEVICE PERFORMANCE A magnetoresistive sensor having a trilayer sensor stack with two ferromagnetic freelayers separated by a nonmagnetic spacer layer is disclosed. The sensor is biased with a back biasing magnet adjacent a back of the trilayer sensor. The back biasing magnet, the trilayer... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110006608 | METERING PUMP POWER SOURCE A power supply system includes an energy generator and an energy storage system, each electrically connected to a power bus. The power bus provides electrical power to a load. The energy generator includes a wind turbine and a solar panel. The energy storage system incl... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110005864 | RETRACTABLE LADDER The present invention discloses a retractable ladder which is a common climbing tool in daily life and engineering industry. The retractable ladder comprises a pedal operated unlock device, section-positioning lock devices and an accidental operation preventing device. ... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110005244 | TRANSCRITICAL FLUID COOLING FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS A cooling system includes a compressor for compressing a refrigerant from a subcritical state to a supercritical state, a cooler for transferring heat from the refrigerant, an expander for expanding the refrigerant in the supercritical state, an expansion valve for expa... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110005243 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR UTILIZING A MICRO-CHANNEL HEAT-EXCHANGER DEVICE IN A REFRIGERATION CIRCUIT A mini-channel heat-exchanger for a refrigeration circuit having an inlet manifold; a first return manifold; a first heat exchange pass in fluid communication between the inlet manifold and the first return manifold, the first heat exchange pass including a plurality of... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110005237 | OIL REMOVAL FROM A TURBINE OF AN ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE (ORC) SYSTEM A method and system for removing oil in an organic rankine cycle (ORC) system (10) is used to prevent failures in the ORC system (10), especially during startup. The ORC system (10) includes an evaporator, a turbine (18), a condenser and a pu... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110005231 | FUEL NOZZLE GUIDE PLATE MISTAKE PROOFING A fuel nozzle guide plate has mirror symmetry about a first plane perpendicular to the fuel nozzle guide plate and mirror symmetry about a second plane parallel to the fuel nozzle guide plate. The fuel nozzle guide plate is attached to an air swirler, which is mounted i... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110004388 | TURBOFAN TEMPERATURE CONTROL WITH VARIABLE AREA NOZZLE A control system for a turbofan comprises a variable area nozzle for regulating core flow through the turbofan, an actuator, a temperature sensor, a flight controller and a nozzle control. The actuator is coupled to the variable area nozzle to regulate the core flow by ... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110004295 | Implant valve for implantation in a blood vessel An implant valve for implantation in a blood vessel is comprised of a flexible tube and a hollow, substantially cylindrical support with a casing, expandable in diameter from an initial position to an implantation position. The support extends substantially coaxially ov... | 01/06/2011 |
