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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171108 | System and method for providing remote forensics capability A system and method for performing a forensic analysis of a subject computer having a non-volatile memory with a second computer is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes executing on the subject computer a first code segment configured to provide communic... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169756 | Fault current limiting An alternating current system 10 has a primary circuit 11 which forms a primary winding 18 on a core 16. A secondary winding 24 is connected with a current source 26 or, alternatively, with an impedance 60. The core | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166747 | Gas turbine engine A steam injection gas turbine engine having a once-through steam generator (OTSG). A condenser is provided downstream of the OTSG to capture water and is protected from hot flue gasses during startup by a bypass circuit. Optionally, heating the exhaust downstream of... | 05/01/2012 |
| D657729 | Vessel/boat bow | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152934 | Aeroengine washing system and method An adjustable nozzle dispenser and a multi-nozzle dispenser are disclosed for washing an aerofoil of a gas turbine engine. The dispensers are characterized by their nozzle arrangements being capable of washing at least two different parts of the aerofoil. A system a... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151960 | Method and device for torque transmission The present invention relates to a method for moment transmission, preferably torque transmission, between a first object (4) and a second object (5) that are separated by a gap (g), the method comprising the arranging in said gap (g) of a force-transm... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151680 | Band saw apparatus A band saw includes a drive wheel and a fixed, curved band saw guide surface having one or more tracks for one or more band saw continuous strips. The one or more tracks contains lubricant openings which are accessed from a source of lubricant under pressure to redu... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8146842 | Method and plant for drying and comminution of moist, mineral, raw materials Provided is a method for drying and comminution of moist, mineral raw materials, including at least one of chalk, marl or clay. The moist, mineral raw material is dried and comminuted in a drier crusher while simultaneously supplying hot gases from a kiln system to ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142165 | Aerofoil An aerofoil 31, 43, 56 is provided by layers of material with at least one layer of the material being relatively stiff while other layers of material are less dense but are subject to less stress within the aerofoil. Thus, by judicious positioning of the sti... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141603 | Variable guide for a gang saw A guide arm for a gang sawmill is provided adjacent to an inlet of a gang saw and is movable about a pivot pin depending on the actual curvature of a cant to adjust (continuously or fixed) the position of an incoming cant to maximize the yield of usable boards produ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8100690 | Method and cooler for cooling hot particulate material Described is a method as well as a cooler (1) for cooling hot particulate material which has been the subject of heat treatment in an industrial furnace, such as a rotary kiln (3) for manufacturing cement clinker, by which method the hot material from ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8069972 | Board lumber positioning fence Provided is a positioning fence for use in lumber sawmills that facilitates automated positioning of lumber for cutting and a method of positioning lumber for cutting. A continuous moving track loop has a plurality of paddles laterally positionable across the width ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8048276 | Electrolysis apparatus Solid oxide stacks used as fuel cells generate electricity from hydrogen or other sources. By an electrolysis process such standard fuel cells can be operated in order to create hydrogen or other electro chemical by-products. Unfortunately stacks generally operate a... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8043576 | Reformer module A reformer module (10) comprises a hollow support member (12) having at least one passage (14) extending longitudinally therethrough. The hollow support member (14) has an external surface (20), a barrier layer (22) arranged... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8043045 | Actuator Actuators utilising shape memory alloy materials are known with regard to gas turbine engines. Such shape memory alloys have been used with respect to deformation provided in vanes and blades as well as nozzle elements in order that variations can be made in engine ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8039824 | Canister for final repository of spent nuclear fuel The invention relates to a canister (1) for final repository of spent fuel elements from a nuclear reactor, comprising an insert (2) that contains said spent fuel elements, an inner copper casing (4a, 4b, 4c) t... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8038408 | Composite aerofoil A composite blade (26) comprises a three-dimensional arrangement of reinforcing fibres (58) and a matrix material (60) infiltrated around the three-dimensional arrangement of woven reinforcing fibres (60). The three-dimensional arrangemen... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8037695 | Fault current limiter A fault current limiter comprising: an input node; an output node; a variable impedance element coupled between the input node and the output node; a closed loop cryocooler circuit, comprising a first cryocooler for cooling the variable impedance element and a secon... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8034381 | Method for producing ultrafine submicronic suspensions The invention concerns a method for producing ultrafine suspensions, characterized in that a substance in the form of a solid product at 20° C. is dissolved in a solvent, in that the solvent is very rapidly substantially drawn from said solution, in that the powder... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8033789 | Apparatus for preventing ice accretion Aerofoils (22) of a gas turbine engine are provided with a coating (34) or filler (44) of viscoelastic material. As ice accretes on the aerofoils (22) during operation, the resulting aerodynamic stability imbalance induces vibration in th... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8033755 | Safety device, diving equipment and safety method for scuba diving The present invention relates to a method in connection with SCUBA diving to control a diver's buoyancy, in which method the diver (11) is equipped with diving equipment comprising at least one air pressure tank (1), a valve device (2) connected... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8024933 | Wall elements for gas turbine engine combustors The invention relates to a wall element for a wall structure of a gas turbine engine combustor. The wall element has an inner, in use, hot surface, and an outer, in use, cooler surface. A plurality of projections is provided on the outer surface to facilitate heat t... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8011904 | Gas feed assembly A gas feed assembly (30) comprises a compressor arrangement (32) comprising first and second compressor (34, 36). The gas feed assembly includes an outlet (42) for gas for the first and second compressors (34, 36). The gas feed ass... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8006380 | Method of replacing damaged aerofoil A method of replacing a damaged blade (12A) of an integrally bladed rotor assembly (10) including a disc (14) and a plurality of blades (12) extending outwardly from the disc (14) includes the steps of; removing the damaged blade (... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7998344 | Methods and apparatuses for filtering water from oil and gas wells The invention relates to a method and apparatus for filtering contaminated water from an oil or gas well. ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7997386 | Apparatus and a method of applying a dry film lubricant to a rotor slot An apparatus (60) for applying a dry film lubricant comprises a tool (62) and a pad (64). The tool (62) includes a handle (66), a cranked member (68) and a supporting member (70). The pad (64) is removably loca... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7976916 | Refrigerated display case having a transparent insulating glazing unit A refrigerated display case having a transparent insulating glazing unit for displaying cold or frozen products. The glazing unit has an antifrosting absorbent layer that inhibits the formation of visible condensation or frost. ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7972116 | Blade for a gas turbine engine A blade for a gas turbine engine includes an aerofoil portion and a root portion defined by concave and convex walls having opposing inner surfaces. A reinforcing member is located between the concave and convex walls and is bonded to the inner surfaces of the conca... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7971438 | Gas turbine engine having a heat exchanger arrangement for exhaust gas flows Environmental concerns have resulted in consideration of the effects of condensation trails from gas turbine engines. By provision of a condensation stage in a heat exchanger arrangement for a gas turbine engine the level of condensation within a final exhaust gas f... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7963048 | Dual path kiln An dual path kiln is provided that includes a kiln having one or more chambers and at least two lumber charge paths adapted to convey lumber through the kiln in opposite directions. ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7953543 | Device and method for communication between a control system for small internal combustion engines and an external computer By incorporating digital control systems for ignition of, and to some extent for fuel injection in, small internal combustion engines, opportunities have been created for the connection of external computers, in order thereby to be able to change the characteristics... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7946808 | Seal between rotor blade platforms and stator vane platforms, a rotor blade and a stator vane A rotor and a stator assembly, wherein the rotor (30) comprises at least one stage of rotor blades (32) and the stator (34) comprises at least one stage of turbine stator vanes (36). The rotor blades (32) have aerofoils and platfor... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7941993 | Engine cooling Cavities 4 are defined within an engine nacelle 1 with an inner surface 2 and an outer surface 3. Within these cavities 4, an evaporatable liquid 5 is arranged such that a proportion of the liquid 5 is in a gaseous ph... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7923657 | Method and apparatus for electrode dressing An electric discharge machine template fixture (40) suitable for EDM redressing operations, the fixture (40) comprising a body (42) capable of holding a template (50) and capable of rotating the template (50) about its central axis... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7918268 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger (10) comprises a first sheet (12), a second sheet (14) and an additional sheet (30). The first and second sheets (12,14) are wound around an axis (X), each sheet (12,14) has hot and cold edges at the hot and... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7917988 | Apparatus and a method of applying a dry film lubricant to a rotor slot An apparatus (60) for applying a dry film lubricant comprises a tool (62) and a pad (64). The tool (62) includes a handle (66), a cranked member (68) and a supporting member (70). The pad (64) is removably loca... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7914240 | Cutting tool A cutting tool (10) comprises a shank (12) for receiving a cutting insert (14) and a block (16) for delivering a flow of fluid to the cutting insert (14). Fluid is delivered to the cutting insert (14) through a fluid passage... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7909580 | Vanes for exposure to vibratory loading Disclosed are methods for designing vanes that, in use, are expected to be exposed to vibratory loading, in particular rotor or stator vanes for aero engines or turbomachinery. A quantitative characteristic (modeshape) is used which is a measure of correlation betwe... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7895848 | Vacuum storage apparatus with sliding drawers Provided is a modular vacuum storage apparatus and method for storing, dispensing, preserving and shipping perishable items. ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7892805 | Method of enhancing enzyme activity and enzyme solution having enhanced activity A method of enhancing the intrinsic activity of an enzyme in a raw enzyme solution, the method comprising treating the raw enzyme solution with an effective amount of a purifying agent, most preferably, activated carbon, to effect the enhancement and provide an enzy... | 02/22/2011 |
