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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7944079 | Systems and methods for assembling a gearbox handling assembly for use in a wind turbine A method of assembling a gearbox handling assembly to facilitate removal of a gearbox from a wind turbine uptower from the wind turbine. The wind turbine includes a rotor rotatably coupled to the gearbox with a rotor shaft. The gearbox and the rotor shaft are suppor... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7943219 | Films and articles with reversible opacity change upon stretching, and methods of making and using same A composition which exhibits a reversible non-linear reduction in opacity as the composition is stretched from a first length to a second length is disclosed. One embodiment is a film comprising an elastomeric polymer medium and regions having crystalline properties... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7943108 | Processes for purification of silicon tetrafluoride Processes for purifying silicon tetrafluoride source gas by subjecting the source gas to one or more purification processes including: contacting the silicon tetrafluoride source gas with an ion exchange resin to remove acidic contaminants, contacting the silicon te... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942948 | Filter element including a composite filter media A filter element includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a first end cap, a second end cap, and a composite filter media structure. The composite filter media structure includes a base substrate that includes a nonwoven synthetic fabric formed from a plurality of bico... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942640 | Method and apparatus for use in protecting wind turbine blades from lightning damage A method and apparatus to facilitate protecting wind turbine blades from lightning damage include a turbine blade for use with a wind turbine, wherein the turbine blade includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall. The second sidewall is coupled to the first side... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942639 | Hybrid bucket dovetail pocket design for mechanical retainment A method for mechanically attaching a composite or polymeric material to a bucket in a radial airfoil includes creating at least one dovetail shape pocket in the bucket having inclined interfaces with respect to the radial airfoil, and filling the pocket with the co... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942637 | Sparcap for wind turbine rotor blade and method of fabricating wind turbine rotor blade A sparcap for a wind turbine rotor blade. The sparcap includes a first carbon material layer coupled to an inner surface of the wind turbine rotor blade. The first carbon material layer extends along at least a portion of a length of the wind turbine rotor blade. A ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942631 | Method and apparatus for powering a pitch control system A pitch control system for a wind turbine having a motor including an armature, a winding, and a plurality of switching components configured to control a first current through the armature independently of a second current through the winding. ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942284 | Apparatus for removing tamper-evident seals from containers An apparatus removes a tamper-evident seal from a mouth of a container and retains the tamper-evident seal to prevent any of the seal from falling into the container. The apparatus includes a body having a top surface and a bottom surface. A sidewall circumscribes t... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942275 | Expanded PFTE membrane and method of making A method of making a porous membrane includes, in an exemplary embodiment, mixing together a first fine powder PTFE resin and a second fine powder PTFE resin to form a PTFE resin mixture. The first PTFE resin having a characteristic of forming more and longer fibril... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942014 | Reduced energy refrigerator defrost method and apparatus A method for defrosting an evaporator of a refrigeration sealed system, the system including at least one refrigeration compartment and a controller operatively coupled to a compressor, an evaporator, an evaporator fan and a condenser fan, wherein the method include... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942008 | Method and system for reducing power plant emissions A method for operating a power plant to facilitate reducing emissions, wherein the power plant includes a gas turbine engine assembly and a carbon dioxide (CO2) separator. The method includes increasing an operating pressure of exhaust gas discharged from... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7941917 | Methods of assembling cable seals A method of sealing a cable penetration includes assembling a cable seal and inserting the cable seal into a cable penetration. Assembling the cable seal includes adhering at least a portion of a heat-shrinkable tubing to at least a portion of a cable outer jacket, ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7532748 | Methods and apparatus for selecting and/or labeling vessel branches A method for selecting and/or labeling a vessel image includes operating an imaging system to obtain reconstructed image data including a volume having vessels therein. A bone removal routine is then applied to the reconstructed image data to produce a bone-free ima... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7531153 | Methods and apparatus for removing mercury from combustion flue gas A method for reducing an amount of mercury in flue gases generated by the combustion of coal is provided. The method includes combusting a quantity of coal and a quantity of air within a primary combustion area such that a fly ash containing carbon and elemental mer... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530892 | Valued end bonus event for gaming machine The game bonus can be initiated by a reel symbol combination; an example is the initiator symbol that occurs on the base game. In the preferred implementation, the bonus initiator will be a scatter pay on a video slot. Upon hitting the initiator, the game random num... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7529340 | Systems and methods for identifying a substance A method for iteratively identifying a substance is described. The method includes determining whether a function of a difference between an updated diffraction profile and an original diffraction profile of the substance exceeds a parameter. ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7528611 | Methods and system for detecting winding faults in a generator with parallel windings A method for detecting stator ground faults in a generator is described. The method includes receiving a neutral voltage signal from a neutral point of a stator, receiving a plurality of terminal voltage and current signals from the stator, deriving a magnitude of a... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7527674 | Apparatus for filtering gas turbine inlet air An inlet air treatment system for a gas turbine includes, in an exemplary embodiment, an air plenum, and a moisture removal system, and an air filtration system located downstream from the moisture removal system. The moisture removal system includes a plurality of ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7527477 | Rotor blade and method of fabricating same A method for fabricating a rotor blade is provided. The method includes providing a rotor blade that includes a tip shroud having a portion of increased cross-sectional thickness relative to adjacent portions of the tip shroud. The increased cross-sectional thicknes... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7527471 | Stator vane and gas turbine engine assembly including same A method for manufacturing a turbine stator vane includes coupling an airfoil to a vane stem wherein the airfoil includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall and wherein the first and second sidewalls are joined at a leading edge and at an axially-spaced trailing... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526971 | Abrasion-resistant pig, and materials and methods for making same A pig for determining characteristics of a pipeline wall through which the pig passes has a sensor body that includes wear-resistant parts. The wear resistant parts contain polyurethane and have surfaces that are configured to contact the pipeline wall. At least one... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526913 | Gas turbine engine assembly and methods of assembling same A method for assembling a gas turbine engine includes coupling a low-pressure turbine to a core turbine engine, coupling a gearbox including an input, a first output, and a second output, to the low-pressure turbine, coupling a first fan assembly to the gearbox firs... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526442 | Cross correlation tool for automated portfolio descriptive statistics The cross correlation tool is used to quickly understand and describe the composition of an asset portfolio and the response of a user selected variable versus other variables in the portfolio. The tool is also used to quickly identify unexpectedly high or low corre... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7526434 | Network based system and method for marketing management A marketing management method and a system to manage interactions, develop base line for the current performance, analyzing various marketing strategies and selecting a desirable marketing strategy for implementation are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7525041 | Method and apparatus for resonance frequency response attenuation A method for attenuating resonance frequency responses includes encasing at least one conducting element within a protective sheath and disposing a damping element about the at least one conducting element. The damping element is fixedly secured to the at least one ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7524195 | Conductive hook and loop printed circuit board attachment The present disclosure is directed to conductive connector attachments for use in electrically connecting printed circuit boards to absorbent products such as diapers, training pants, incontinence products, feminine hygiene products, and the like. Specifically, vari... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523616 | Methods and apparatuses for assembling a gas turbine engine A method for assembling a gas turbine engine includes coupling an axisymmetric structure within the gas turbine engine, wherein the axisymmetric structure includes a plurality of mounting bushings extending from a radially outer surface of the axisymmetric structure... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523615 | Telemetry system A method for predicting bearing failure of a differential bearing including an inner race, an outer race, and a plurality of rolling elements positioned between the inner and outer race, the method includes coupling a measuring apparatus comprising at least one of a... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523001 | Method and apparatus for operating wind turbine generators A method of operating a wind farm that includes a plurality of wind turbine generators (WTGs) includes generating wind turbine generator (WTG) availability data for each WTG. The method also includes generating wide-area meteorological data for a first geographical ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7522697 | X-ray CT apparatus The present invention is to easily associate X-ray projection data and scanning table z-direction coordinate information with each other. Using set parameters of the operations of a scanning gantry and a scanning table, the association of the X-ray projection data a... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7522695 | X-ray CT apparatus A data acquisition device, which has an X-ray detector including a plurality of channel widths at which channels at its central portion are fine and channels at its peripheral portions are coarse or rough, and a plurality of data acquisition ranges including a data ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7521382 | High resistivity silicon structure and a process for the preparation thereof The present invention generally relates to a high resistivity CZ silicon wafer, or a high resistivity silicon structure derived therefrom, and a process for the preparation thereof. In particular, the high resistivity silicon structure comprises a large diameter CZ ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7520134 | Methods and apparatus for injecting fluids into a turbine engine A method of operating a gas turbine engine is provided. The method includes discharging pilot fuel into a combustion chamber from a nozzle through at least one pilot fuel outlet defined in a tip of the nozzle, discharging steam from the nozzle through a plurality of... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7519225 | Image processing method and apparatus for extracting an image An object of the present invention is to extract an image closest to a reference image from among a plurality of candidate images. A plurality of candidate images similar to the reference image are extracted from a plurality of images by utilizing granulometry. The ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7519154 | Systems and methods for using a crystallinity of a substance to identify the substance A method for naming a substance is described. The method includes using a crystallinity of the substance to name the substance. ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7519144 | Multi-positional CT image producing method and X-ray CT apparatus A method of producing CT images at a plurality of positions in phase, wherein data are collected by an axial or helical scan using a multi-row detector, and a plurality of CT images at different slice positions are produced from the data collected by one axial or he... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7518541 | Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and A-D conversion device With the aim of reducing noise due to a digital signal in an A-D conversion unit, the following is implemented: an input unit is provided with four A-D converters and a gray code conversion unit. An analog NMR signal corresponding to each channel is inputted to each... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7518280 | Method and system for selectively operating an electric motor A method for selectively operating an electric motor in one of a first pole configuration and a second pole configuration is provided. The first pole configuration has a first phase winding structure, a second phase winding structure and a third phase winding struct... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7517582 | Supersaturated solutions using crystallization enthalpy to impart temperature change to wet wipes Personal care products comprising supersaturated solutions and core compositions comprising activation means are disclosed. In one embodiment, a core composition comprising the activation means is surrounded by an encapsulation layer. The core composition comprising... | 04/14/2009 |
