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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7527663 | Ventilation system providing NBC protection A ventilation system providing NBC protection for at least one closed security space and/or protection space with constant slight excess pressure, the ventilation system substantially having an air inlet and air outlet, an explosion protection valve, a prefilter, a ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7523011 | Method for analyzing signal waveform and analyzing vehicle dynamic characteristic A signal waveform analysis method includes: determining a trend component of an object signal by applying a zero-phase filter to the object signal; determining an oscillatory component of the object signal by removing the trend component from the object signal; dete... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7522693 | Passive safety-grade decay-heat removal method and decay-heat removal system for LMR with pool direct heat cooling process A direct pool cooling type passive safety grade decay heat removal method and system for removing core decay heat in a pool type liquid metal reactor when a normal heat removal system breaks down. In the liquid metal reactor comprising a reactor vessel, the interior... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7520312 | Investment casting An investment casting pattern component has a spine and a number of tines extending from the spine. ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7514022 | Composite plated product and method for producing same There is provided a composite plated product which has a large content of carbon and a large quantity of carbon particles on the surface thereof and which has an excellent wear resistance, by sufficiently dispersing carbon particles in a silver plating solution with... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513904 | Surgical thread and cosmetic surgery method A surgical thread is made of a metal, polymer or biological material embodied in the form of a spiral whose diameter ranges from 0.5 to 5 mm. The thread has a diameter ranging from 0.1 to 1 mm and exhibits the properties of a compression or extension spring obtainab... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513745 | Advanced turbulator arrangements for microcircuits A passageway is provided through which a cooling fluid flows in a first direction. The passageway has a plurality of trip strips positioned within the passageway. Adjacent one of the trip strips are oriented to converge towards each other at a first end to form an a... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513744 | Microcircuit cooling and tip blowing A turbine engine component has an airfoil portion having a pressure side, a suction side, a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a tip. The component further has a first cooling microcircuit embedded in a pressure side wall, a second cooling microcircuit embedded in a... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513120 | Electrically coupled supercharger for a gas turbine engine A gas turbine engine, in particular a turboshaft engine, includes a spool having a turbine and a gas generator compressor mounted thereto, a source of heat positioned between the turbine and the compressor, a first shaft and a free turbine mounted to the first shaft... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513040 | Manufacturable and inspectable cooling microcircuits for blade-outer-air-seals A method for manufacturing a cooling microcircuit in a blade-outer-air-seal is provided. The method broadly comprises the steps of forming a first section of the blade-outer-air-seal having a first exposed internal wall, forming a second section of the blade-outer-a... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7511967 | Avionics enclosure An enclosure for compact computer boards is described that allows a user to easily configure, or reconfigure, a microserver stack using an interchangeable common bus as a data and power backbone. One application requiring robust and rigorous design constraints is us... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7511316 | Semiconductor device resistive to high voltage and capable of controlling leakage current A semiconductor device is provided which comprises a periphery region 23a extending downward from a third semiconducting region 23, enveloping an outer surfaces 21a and 22b of first and second semiconducting regions | 03/31/2009 |
| 7510866 | Hybrid bioreactor for cell culture A hybrid bioreactor for cell culture is disclosed. To simultaneously apply compressive strain for cell differentiation and shear strain for cell proliferation to cells, the hybrid bioreactor includes a plurality of reactor tube assemblies (100), a compressive... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7510742 | Multilayered boron nitride/silicon nitride fiber coatings A composite is described which has particular utility in the formation of components for gas turbine engines. The composite broadly comprises a substrate having a surface and at least one layer of a BN/Si3N4 coating on the substrate surface. Th... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7510372 | Wedge repair of mechanically retained vanes A method for repairing or replacing a mechanically retained vane is provided. The method comprises the steps of forming an oversized cavity in a support structure, inserting a flared end of a vane in the oversized cavity, and inserting a wedge for mechanically retai... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509811 | Multi-point staging strategy for low emission and stable combustion The present invention relates to an improved multi-point injector for use in a gas turbine engine or other types of combustors. The multi-point fuel injector has a plurality of nozzles arranged in at least two arrays such as concentric rings. The injector further ha... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509734 | Repairing turbine element Ion-enhanced physical vapor deposition is utilized to deposit repair material on Ti alloy turbine parts. Pulse modulation may be used to control a bias voltage and an ionization. ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7508737 | Ultrasound receive beamformer In an ultrasound receive beamformer signals from two or more aperture elements are multiplexed at the input of each beamformer channel, stored in different portions of a delay memory, delayed and apodized in a time-multiplexed fashion, demultiplexed at the output of... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7507927 | Battery grip A battery grip for diagnostic units comprises a grip sleeve for accommodating batteries, at the upper end of which a metal sleeve for accommodating a consumer load, such as an electric bulb, is mounted, a guide opening formed in the wall of the grip sleeve, a switch... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7507494 | Extended catalyzed layer for minimizing cross-over oxygen and consuming peroxide A membrane electrode assembly includes an anode, a cathode, a membrane disposed between the anode and the cathode, and an extended catalyzed layer between the cathode and the membrane, the extended catalyzed layer being adapted to consume oxygen and decompose hydrog... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506514 | Augmentor fuel conduit bushing A gas turbine engine augmentor has a centerbody within a gas flowpath from upstream to downstream. A plurality of vanes are positioned in the gas flowpath outboard of the centerbody. An augmenter fuel conduit extends through a first of the vanes to deliver fuel to t... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7503680 | Striplight and system with high-power light-emitting diodes for an automatic fault detection system Process for lighting in cold light of a scrolling product for the acquisition of images by linear digital cameras for a fault detection system, by a device comprising a light source constituted by high-power light-emitting diodes. According to this process, the ligh... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7503546 | Light weight strap winder A strap winder includes a base having a first strap end connecting structure; a ratchet wheel rotatably mounted in the base and having a second strap end connecting structure; and a handle pivotably mounted to the base and preferably engaging the ratchet member so t... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7503359 | Harvester for a forestry machine A harvester for a forestry machine comprises grapples, a cutting device, trimming devices, and advancement devices for grasping, cutting, trimming, and advancement in the axial direction, respectively of a tree stem. Further, the harvester includes a measurement dev... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7503183 | Two phase or subcooling reheat system A method for removing humidity from air comprising the steps of providing an air conditioning system comprising a continuous circuit through which a refrigerant flows from a compressor, through a condenser, through a heat exchanger, through an evaporator, and return... | 03/17/2009 |
| D588466 | Bottle | 03/17/2009 |
| 7502694 | Sonic exciter An apparatus for sonic excitation of a surface includes a transparent pane. A sidewall structure cooperates with the pane to define an open cavity facing the surface. At least one speaker is positioned to introduce sound to the cavity. Sound cancellation may be prov... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7501659 | LED device and optical detector therewith for bill validator An LED device is provided which comprises a plastic encapsulant 7 formed with an integrated cylindrical lens 8 disposed opposite to an LED chip 5 to provide light from LED chip 5 with the wider directivity angular range in the vertical Y ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7501374 | Oxygen-containing diesel fuel, process and catalyst for producing same A process for upgrading a diesel fuel, includes the steps of providing a diesel fuel feedstock; hydrogenating the feedstock at a pressure of less than about 600 psig so as to provide a hydrogenated product wherein a portion of the feedstock is converted to alkyl-nap... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7501054 | Oxygen-containing diesel fuel, process and catalyst for producing same A process for upgrading a diesel fuel, includes the steps of providing a diesel fuel feedstock; hydrogenating the feedstock at a pressure of less than about 600 psig so as to provide a hydrogenated product wherein a portion of the feedstock is converted to alkyl-nap... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7500348 | Pulse combustion device A pulse combustion device has a number of combustors with upstream bodies and downstream nozzles. Coupling conduits provide communication between the combustors. For each given combustor this includes a first communication between a first location upstream of the no... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7493991 | Electromagnetic/ultrasonic roll-calling/answering (EURA) system for elevator positioning A positioning system for an elevator cab (37) includes transponder modules (10) having a unique ID for receiving a signal (39) and emitting an ultrasonic signal when the signal is equivalent to the unique ID with a determination of position base... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7491029 | Active clearance control system for gas turbine engines A gas turbine engine generally includes a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine. The turbine can include an integrated manifold comprising a plenum defined by a manifold disposed in connection with a divider plate and opposite a shielding plate comprising a plurali... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7485380 | Fuel cell power plant used as reformate generator A method for operating a fuel cell power plant to provide end-use electricity, end-use heat and end-use reformate includes the steps of providing a fuel cell power plant that consumes reformate to provide electricity and heat, said fuel cell power plant having a nom... | 02/03/2009 |
| D586006 | Pole attachment | 02/03/2009 |
| 7484435 | Single- or multi-stage epicyclic transmission In the case of a transmission, in particular a single- or multi-stage epicyclic transmission, with a drive shaft/hub mounted in a core housing of a core transmission and a single- or multi-stage transmission stage(s) adjoining thereto, it is intended that a housing ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7461432 | Door hinge with arrester for motor vehicle doors The invention relates to a door hinge with a holder for motor vehicle doors, wherein the door hinge comprises a pillar bracket attachable at a motor vehicle and a door bracket connectable with the motor vehicle door, said door bracket being connected with said pilla... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7464337 | Multimedia communication method using virtual world interface in mobile personal computers A method for communication of multimedia data using virtual world interface in a mobile personal computers is disclosed. The method comprises logging in to the server; displaying an initial menu picture on a screen of the mobile personal computer, the initial menu p... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7461990 | Applicator device An applicator device comprising a storage space for a product to be applied comprising a front portion having a holder for rotatably holding a ball communicating with the storage space through an opening provided between the ball and the holder, wherein at least the... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462301 | Silver powder There is provided a method for producing a silver powder having excellent dispersibility and capable of forming a paste which do not form suspended matters by phase separation and which is printed on a substrate to form a film having a uniform thickness. In this met... | 12/09/2008 |
