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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110044762 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MOVING A WORKING MEANS IN THE GROUND In a method and a device for moving a working means in the ground, a coupling means rotatable about an axis of rotation for establishing a drive connection between a push-pull unit and a rod assembly having at least one projection and/or at least one recess is engaged w... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044001 | COOLING DEVICE FOR A PLURALITY OF POWER MODULES The invention relates to a cooling device for a plurality of power modules (16), comprising a heat-conducting body (15) through which a coolant flows. Said cooling device comprises external cooling ribs (14) on a first housing shell of the body thro... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043199 | SENSOR ASSEMBLY The invention relates to a means of enabling inspection of engineering components, such as rails used in the railway industry. A rail inspection device comprises a sensor (24) and a compliant spacer (26). The compliant spacer ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041539 | DEHUMIDIFIER A method for dehumidifying a refrigeration system especially to dehumidify a refrigerated transporting container is disclosed. The refrigeration system comprises a refrigeration circuit including an evaporator, a compressor, an expansion valve and a condenser. The refri... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110040581 | LIFE SPAN SOLUTION-BASED MODELING A computer-implemented simulation calculates financial consequences and likelihoods for a large number of potential real life events based on demographic data and based on an individual's responses to a questionnaire, in order to predict which types of financial product... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110040474 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROL DEVICE OF ENGINE Increase in combustion noise and deterioration of exhaust gas performance caused by inter-cylinder correction are prevented, and decrease in temperature rise performance of a diesel particulate removal device caused by inter-cylinder correction is prevented. A fuel inje... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110039840 | SPIROCYCLIC DERIVATIVES AS HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITORS This invention is related to new histone deacetylase inhibitors according to the general formula (I) wherein: the dotted line is an optional additional bond; n is zero or an integer from 1 to 4; R1 is hydrogen; C1-C6 alkyl, optionally su... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038731 | ROTOR ASSEMBLY FOR A GAS TURBINE A rotor assembly, for a gas turbine, has a plurality of rotor discs interconnected by an axially extending rim. The outside of the rim has a circumferential array of dovetail slots and the underside of the rim has a circumferential channel which extends radially part wa... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036135 | ROTARY STAMPER A rotary stamper includes an upper die plate assembly, a lower die plate assembly, and a support frame having a drive assembly that moves the upper die plate horizontally and vertically along a generally circular pathway while moving the lower die plate along a linear h... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110035988 | ENCLOSURE CHAMBER FOR DETERRING RODENTS A rodent barrier in the form of an enclosure housing is provided for an automotive engine compartment, the enclosure housing having an inner compartment for holding a deterrent to discourage nesting by rodents. The enclosure housing includes at least one vent for diffus... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110035982 | REVOLVER FOR FIRING HIGH VELOCITY AMMUNITION A revolver for firing high velocity ammunition includes a frame, a cylinder, a barrel, and a firing mechanism. The revolver may include one or more of the following, each of which is especially adapted for use in the context of firing high velocity ammunition: spacers f... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110031450 | CONDUCTIVE NANOCOMPLEX AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Provided is a nanocomplex comprising a core consisting of a metal; and a periphery being formed on a surface of the core to surround the core and consisting of an inorganic substance and a conductive polymer... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030446 | APPARATUS FOR FORMING A DUCT An apparatus for forming a duct includes a bending apparatus and a support apparatus. The bending apparatus includes a table, a cut off beam, and a leaf hinged to a forward edge of the table. The cut off beam is movable toward and away from the table to clamp or release... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030378 | COMBUSTOR TILE MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT A tile is provided for lining the hot side of a wall of a combustor. The tile has a tile body with one or more bosses protruding from the cold side thereof. The or each boss extends, in use, through the wall of the combustor and has a threaded recess formed therein for ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110027614 | CORROSION RESISTANT OBJECT WITH ALLOYING ZONE This invention relates to objects having a corrosion resistant surface improving the overall corrosion resistance of the object relative to the core material, preferably being titanium or titanium based. The surface layer preferably contains at least 80% of a refractory... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110027608 | OBJECT HAVING A DUCTILE AND CORROSION RESISTANT SURFACE LAYER This invention relates to an object having a corrosion resistant surface that is also sufficiently ductile to let the surface, or the whole object, be mechanically modified without creating cracks or other weaknesses undermining or damaging the corrosion resistance. The... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110025371 | METHOD FOR DETECTING A FAULT IN AN INDUCTION MACHINE The invention concerns a method for detecting a fault in a rotating field machine, in which current components are analysed in a flux-based, particularly rotor-flux-based, coordinate system a flux-forming current component being subjected to a frequency analysis in the ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110025157 | SYSTEM OF ELECTRICAL GENERATION FOR COUNTER-ROTATING OPEN-ROTOR BLADE DEVICE A counter-rotating open-rotor blade aircraft propulsion system includes a structure supporting a plurality of blades. A rotor is drivingly coupled to the structure supporting the plurality of blades. The rotor includes a rotating coil disposed in the structure supportin... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024567 | ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION APPARATUS FOR CONTRA-ROTATING OPEN-ROTOR AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM An electrical power generation apparatus is embedded in a contra-rotating propulsion system that includes overlapping first and second shafts operatively connected for counter-rotation about a common axis. The electrical power generation apparatus includes a winding mou... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023496 | RELIEF SLOT FOR COMBUSTION LINER A combustion liner has an aft seal ring defines a relief slot in a wall of the combustion liner. The relief slot defined in the wall includes a first slot portion extending from a first end of the wall to a termination point. An arcuate slot portion intersects the termi... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023369 | AUTOMATIC OPENING AND CLOSING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE A speed reducer (32) including a gear case (33) is attached in an electric motor, and a pinion is provided to an output shaft (35) protruding from the gear case (33). A base portion (33a) protruding in a diametrical direction is... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023346 | FIREARM HAVING NONMETALLIC COMPONENTS AND AN AMBIDEXTROUS CYLINDER RELEASE LEVER A polymeric revolver including a frame, a cylinder mounted in a rectangular aperture in the frame, a cylinder retaining mechanism and a cylinder releasing mechanism is provided. The cylinder retaining mechanism includes two assemblies: (1) an extractor, locking b... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110021089 | ELECTRICAL CONTACT An electrical contact having a conductor connecting portion and a contact portion at each end, respectively, includes contact leaves arranged side by side and connected together at common edges thereof via a resilient connecting portion; engaging grooves formed on the c... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110020159 | FLUID WORKING MACHINE In usual hydraulic pumps, a separate assembly opening is provided for every valve of the hydraulic pump. This design causes sealing problems. It is proposed, that the fluid inlet valve (67) and the fluid outlet valve (74) can be assembled through a common ... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110018385 | MOTOR A motor 10 includes: a yoke on whose inner surface a four-pole magnet is attached; a gear case 15 jointed to an opening portion of the yoke and storing a speed-reduction mechanism; a brush holder 30 stored in an opening portion 15a of ... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110018312 | UNIFOLDABLE RECLINING CHAIR A unifoldable reclining chair design has a collapsible articulated frame and includes a pair of opposing side assemblies having longitudinally elongated pivotally connected side frame members that are maintained in opposing transversally spaced relation by front and rea... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110018273 | STARTER/GENERATOR INTEGRATED INTO COMPRESSOR OF TURBINE ENGINE A turbine engine compressor has a rotor including rotating compressor discs. Magnets are positioned on the rotating compressor discs. Electrical coils are positioned in a stationary guide vane internal ring so as to create an electric machine providing starting torque t... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110018261 | CONNECTOR Clamp portions (24) are provided on two sides in a vertical direction of each of flanges (21) and (22) of a filter (10) which is a fluid apparatus having a directionality, and guide grooves (28) and (29) are formed mutually diff... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017808 | METHOD FOR THE LOW-TEMPERATURE PRESSURE SINTERING A method for the low-temperature pressure sintering of at least one electronic unit to be contacted thermally, firmly connected mechanically, and located on a substrate, comprising the following steps: pressing the electronic unit using a mold enveloping matrix while sp... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017438 | MULTI-CHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER WITH IMPROVED UNIFORMITY OF REFRIGERANT FLUID DISTRIBUTION A micro-channel heat exchanger includes an inlet manifold fluidly connected with an outlet manifold by a plurality of generally parallel tubes, further defining a plurality of generally parallel micro-channels therethrough. Refrigerant is introduced to the heat exchange... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017127 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING EPITAXIAL LAYERS An apparatus and process for plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition with an inductively coupled plasma with ion densities above 1010 cm−3 and energies below 20 eV at the substrate enables epitaxial deposition of group IV and compound semicondu... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110015743 | MULTI-DENSITY POLYMERIC INTERBODY SPACER A multi-density polymeric interbody spacer formed from biocompatible material for osteoconductivity includes multiple density regions of different porosity to provide both strength and osteoconductivity. An interface region is formed between the density regions to provi... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110012721 | CONTROL OF A PERSONAL TRANSPORTER BASED ON USER POSITION An apparatus controller for prompting a rider to be positioned on a vehicle in such a manner as to reduce lateral instability due to lateral acceleration of the vehicle. The apparatus has an input for receiving specification from the rider of a desired direction of trav... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110012280 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING A MULTI-DENSITY POLYMERIC INTERBODY SPACER A multi-density polymeric interbody spacer formed from biocompatible material for osteoconductivity includes multiple density regions of different porosity to provide both strength and osteoconductivity. An interface region is formed between the density regions to provi... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011305 | PIGMENT PARTICLE COMPOSITION, ITS METHOD OF MANUFACTURE AND ITS USE A pigment particle composition which comprises calcium carbonate particles and pigment particles, its method of manufacture and its use. According to the present invention, the calcium carbonate particles are carbonated so that they bind to each other, in which case cal... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110010125 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A REACTION SIGNAL FOR A SELECTED LOCATION IN AN INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM FOLLOWING THE EFFECT OF AT LEAST ONE INPUT SIGNAL A method and a device for determining a reaction signal for a selected location in an information processing system (2) following the effect of at least one input signal (XIn) on the information processing system (2) over an application period T... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110005952 | STORAGE CONTAINER FOR PAINT ROLLER COVERS The invention discloses a storage container for a roller cover usable in conjunction with a roller frame for painting. It comprises a housing configured in a first state to receive the roller cover within a cavity. In a second state, the housing allows a movement of the... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110005477 | WASTE HEAT RECOVERING DEVICE The present invention provides a waste heat recovering device capable of recovering waste heat with good efficiency from various heat sources in an internal combustion engine. The waste heat recovering device for driving an expander 14 by evaporating a working fl... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110005116 | MUZZLE LOADING RIFLE WITH BREECH PLUG HAVING GAS SEAL FACILITY A muzzle loading firearm has a barrel with a bore on a bore axis, and the barrel has a muzzle end and a breech end. A frame is connected to the barrel, and has a breech face. The frame moves between an open position in which the breech face is away from the breech end o... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110002817 | FUEL COMPOSITION ON H2O2-BASIS, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A FUEL COMPOSITION AND DEVICES FOR ITS UTILIZATION Described is a colloidal fluid composition, comprising H2O2, hydrocarbon(s) and at least one additive, in particular at least a colloid fluid stabilizing agent. The composition can be made using aqueous H2O2 solutions comprisi... | 01/06/2011 |
