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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120125465 | Low Profile Conduit Extension for Downspouts A low profile downspout extension is formed in multiple segments including a flexible conduit component, a splash block component and an extension component. An adapter is selectively connectable to the inlet portion of the flexible conduit component to allow mounting t... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120080568 | Hose Trolley for Pneumatic Tool A hose trolley includes a support unit (3) and a connection unit (4) mounted on the support unit. The support unit includes a spool (30) and a hose (31) wound around the spool. The connection unit includes a control box (40) mounted on... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20110272032 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROTECTION FROM DESTRUCTIVE DYNAMIC VORTEX ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURES Various methods and systems for protecting humans as well as individual objects from tornadoes and other naturally occurring dynamic atmospheric vortex structures are described. Active protective systems interact with such vortex structures leading to destabilization an... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110203692 | Exhaust Gas Treatment Device The present invention relates to an exhaust gas treatment device for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, more preferably of a road vehicle with a housing, in which at least one exhaust gas treatment element is arranged and mounted by means of a bearing m... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110186167 | AERODYNAMIC LENS CAPABLE OF FOCUSING NANOPARTICLES IN A WIDE RANGE An aerodynamic lens includes a cylindrical hollow body having an inlet and an outlet, and first and second focusing parts formed in the body. The first focusing part includes a plurality of orifice lenses of which inner diameters (df) are gradually decreased in an advan... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110180170 | DIRECTIONAL FLOW-CONTROLLED AIR DUCT The invention relates to a directional flow-controlled air duct having a pliable wall and a plurality of openings for discharging air through the openings. The air duct is characterized in that a number of the plurality of openings are provided with a guiding portion fo... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110174407 | FLOW MIXER AND CONDITIONER A flow mixer and conditioner for use within a conduit conditions flowing media within the conduit to provide a swirl-free, symmetric, and reproducible velocity profile regardless of upstream flow distortions, disturbances, or anomalies. Tabs are cut from a single plate ... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110048564 | FLUID FLOW CONDITIONER A device and method for conditioning media flowing within a conduit enabling sensors placed within short straight run distances to measure media flow with improved accuracy employing a thermal flow instrument. A flow conditioner downstream of a media flow measuring tran... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110017333 | NEEDLE-TYPE STEPPED CYLINDRICAL STOPPER FOR AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF WATER CONSUMPTION IN PIPELINES The invention in question relates to a needle-type stepped cylindrical stopper for automatic control of water consumption in pipelines, of two types, each type having two sections for automatically controlling water consumption, irrespective of the water pressure in the... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20100307623 | Apparatus for Reducing Turbulence in a Fluid Stream A system for conveying fluid includes a conduit segment and a pump disposed downstream of and fluidicly coupled to the conduit segment. The conduit segment has an interior volume for conveying the fluid in a predetermined direction of flow and a plurality of elongate va... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100181517 | Helical Fluid Flow Conduit A conduit with helical fluid flow. The conduit has a generally cylindrical housing with a side wall coupled with opposing end walls. An inlet and an outlet are coupled with the side wall. At least a portion of the inlet, and preferably the outlet, is tangential to the s... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100154911 | Turning vane for air duct An air turning vane and rail assembly for promoting laminar air flow in an angled duct work section, including a pair of rails in parallel spaced apart relation, each of the rails having an elongated body part and a plurality of tabs spaced apart from each other punched... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20090218000 | Apparatus for Redirecting a Medium Flowing in a Pipeline An apparatus for redirecting a medium flowing in a pipeline. The apparatus includes a plurality of individual tubes and at least a first perforated plate and a second perforated plate having a plurality of perforations, wherein the first perforated plate is provided in ... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090201761 | Swirling flow producing apparatus, method of producing swirling flow, vapor phase generating apparatus, microbubble generating apparatus, fluid mixed and fluid injection nozzle There are provided a fluid injection nozzle, a fluid mixer, a microbubble generating apparatus, a vapor phase generating apparatus, a method of producing swirling flow, and a swirling flow producing apparatus that can be applied to any kind of fluid and can efficiently ... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090165879 | Fluid Flow Labyrinth A labyrinth channel for reducing pressure and/or flow rate in a liquid flowing in the channel, the labyrinth channel having a bottom surface and first and second opposing walls and comprising: a first array of spaced apart first baffle teeth that have non-parallel upstr... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090071561 | Method and system for improving gas flow in a duct or pipe A method for smoothing the gas flow profile in a duct or pipe in a system wherein the average gas velocity is greater than ten feet per second, comprising positioning within the duct or pipe and across the gas flow, a perforated plate wherein the openings thereof are he... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20080289714 | Flow Control Method and Apparatus An apparatus and method for redirecting fluid flow in a plenum provides flow performance (quality), structural, and economic advantages by using an array of flat blades that is mounted at an angle with respect to the inlet (upstream) fluid flow, such that the blades are... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080251150 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING RUNOFF WATER FROM A DOWN SPOUT OF A GUTTER SYSTEM An apparatus and method for connecting to the down spout of a gutter system to slow, disrupt, diffuse and absorb energy from runoff water to thereby eliminate erosion and destruction of surrounding landscaping is beneficial and desirable. The apparatus has an enclosure ... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080169035 | Fluid flow control device A flow control device having no moving parts that controls fluid flow along a fluid pathway in such a way that flow rate remains constant irregardless of environmental changes. The device achieves a constant flow rate by taking advantage of the properties of the fluid m... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080156385 | Baffle System For Use In An Air Conditioning Unit, In Particular An Aircraft Air Conditioning Unit A baffle system (14) for use in an air conditioning unit, in particular an aircraft air conditioning unit, comprises a baffle frame (22) that is attachable to an open end (12) of a pipeline (10) of the air conditioning unit and a baffle (1... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20080121301 | Externally Mounted Vortex Generators for Flow Duct Passage A high drag vortex generator for inhibiting the formation of boundary layer gas flow is mounted in a duct having a strong adverse pressure gradient with high speed gas flow over a primary aerodynamic. The vortex generator includes a mounting for supporting the high drag... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080103628 | Vibration reducing device A vibration reducing device that reduces the vibration of a control object includes a digital controller. A vibration state detection device detects the vibration of the control object and generates an analog signal of the vibration of the control object. An input-side ... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080029175 | Fluid calming member A fluid calming member (18, 118, 218) for use in a fluid carrying arrangement (10) is disclosed. The fluid calming member is formed of a material that includes a porous metallic material.... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20080017262 | Duct structure A duct structure, includes: a vessel forming therein a chamber, the vessel including: an inlet port, an outlet port, wherein the vessel is configured such that a fluid flows into the chamber through the inlet port and flows out of the chamber through the outlet port, an... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20070215226 | Pipe flow stabilizer A fluid flow stabilizer for use in a flow of fluid in a conduit between a source of turbulence and a fluid control device. The stabilizer comprises a fluid conduit section having a first end with a mounting arrangement for mounting the first end to the fluid conduit and... | 09/20/2007 |
| 20070177452 | Flow Homogenizer A flow homogeniser for insertion in a pipeline conveying a particulate material carried by a carrier fluid comprising a pipe having an inlet end and an outlet end and including a core defined by one or more core pipe sections connected in series between the inlet end an... | 08/02/2007 |
| 20070144599 | Fluid flow control device A flow control device having no moving parts that controls fluid flow along a fluid pathway in such a way that flow rate remains constant irregardless of environmental changes. The device achieves a constant flow rate by taking advantage of the properties of the fluid m... | 06/28/2007 |
| 20070034273 | Fluid flow devices The fluid flow device includes a first metal component having a hardened engaging surface or portion and a second metal component that is softer than the hardened portion. The second metal component is assembled with the first component such that the hardened surface en... | 02/15/2007 |
| 20070017588 | Flow channel for liquids The object of the present invention is to provide a flow channel for liquids or also gases, which is of such a design that the lowest possible losses occur in the flow, in particular low frictional losses. A further aim of the invention is to provide a flow channel for ... | 01/25/2007 |
| 20060243336 | Anti-cavitation system in pipelines which avoids that the fluid reaches its vapour pressure at the output of a given contraction using a device that connects the output section of the contraction with its downstream pressure A anticavitation system that has a pipeline piece (1) that has a contraction (3), as an example a valve. Upstream of the contraction (3) the fluid moves in a direction (2) with a P1, and downstream of the contraction (3) with a ... | 11/02/2006 |
| 20060219216 | Spark ignition engine and method of controlling combustion of the engine In warming up operation when the temperature of an engine is low, heat release in a combustion chamber is delayed by making ignition timing immediately before the top dead center of compression stroke or later. Hereby, exhaust gas including a large quantity of unburned ... | 10/05/2006 |
| 20060207672 | Method and a device for slowing down and disintegrating a plug of liquid plunging forward in a duct A device for slowing down and disintegrating a plug of liquid plunging forward in a duct includes a container having a bottom and an opposite inlet, which is connectable to the duct and through which the plug of liquid can be directed into a central, axial trajectory in... | 09/21/2006 |
| 20060130921 | Fluid transfer apparatus The fluid transfer apparatus has an outer composite body having end sealing lips that are adapted to sealingly engage the surface surrounding the spaced passages between which fluid is to be transferred. The transfer apparatus has a central member having a uniform cross... | 06/22/2006 |
| 20060048831 | Duct with spiral groove A duct (10) for transporting a two phase mixture has a length portion of circular cross-section (12) leading, via a transition zone (14) in which the duct cross-section changes from circular to lobed, to a zone in which its cross-section exhibits at... | 03/09/2006 |
| 20060032544 | OUTFLOW REGULATOR FOR A GRAVITY-FED LIQUID OUTLET An outflow regulator for a gravity-fed liquid outlet of a liquid reservoir comprising a restriction plate mountable within the liquid outlet for limiting a flow rate of an effluent. The restriction plate allows a lower passage for the effluent when a first level of liqu... | 02/16/2006 |
| 20060005892 | INTAKE TUBING FOR ENGINES An intake tubing includes a tubular member having a number of helical protuberances and a number of helical grooves formed in an inner peripheral surface, an inlet end for receiving fluid, and an outlet end for coupling to an engine. The helical protuberances and the he... | 01/12/2006 |
| 20050263199 | Flow laminarizing device Representative embodiments provide for a flow laminarizing device including a plurality of walls defining a plurality of passageways, each passageway defining a hexagonal cross-sectional area and configured to permit fluid flow there through, a casing configured to mech... | 12/01/2005 |
| 20050247361 | Airflow converger An airflow converger belonging to the field of auto parts, that was developed to improve air supply conditions and performance of internal combustion engines includes: a tubular body equipped at an upper end with an air inlet, having parallel fins that direct airflow li... | 11/10/2005 |
| 20050241605 | Fluid flow surface with indentations A tube or conduit for conducting a flow of fluid such as is used in connection with an engine, the tube or conduit having a flow surface with a plurality of indentations spaced apart from each other such that a fluid layer is formed across the surface, the fluid layer i... | 11/03/2005 |
| 20050109025 | Flow redirection member and method of manufacture Fluid transmission devices combine and separate fluid flowing therein, and are particularly useful in engine exhaust systems. Given the ever-increasing complexity of exhaust systems, there is a need to reduce construction costs, labor costs, and costs associated with ma... | 05/26/2005 |
