Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120107085 | Housing and Mass Airflow Rate Control System for a Wind Turbine The present invention provides control for airflow to a wind turbine that allows a wind turbine to operate cost effectively and efficiently in a wide range of speeds and a variety of ambient conditions. A system has a housing, a wind turbine assembly located within an i... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120045316 | FAN ASSEMBLY A fan assembly for creating an air current includes an air outlet mounted on a stand. The stand includes a base and a body tiltable relative to the base. The fan assembly has a center of gravity located so that when the base is located on a substantially horizontal supp... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120045315 | FAN ASSEMBLY A fan assembly for creating an air current includes an air outlet mounted on a stand. The stand includes a base and a body tiltable relative to the base. The fan assembly has a center of gravity located so that when the base is located on a substantially horizontal supp... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120039705 | FAN ASSEMBLY A fan assembly for creating an air current includes an air outlet mounted on a stand. The stand includes a base and a body tiltable relative to the base. The fan assembly has a center of gravity located so that when the base is located on a substantially horizontal supp... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120012424 | Universal Fan Support Bracket and Fan Assemblies for Elevated Work Platforms An adjustable fan support frame for positioning an electric fan on a step ladder, scissor lift or other elevated working platform. The fan support frame may be configured for four-point attachments to be ladder or other elevated working platform. The fan may be attached... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110250054 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING MAINTENANCE ACTUATORS FOR THE COWLINGS OF A TURBOJET ENGINE NACELLE The invention relates to a device (9) for controlling the maintenance actuators (7a, 7b) of the cowlings of a turbojet engine nacelle of an aircraft, that comprises a first stage (12) to be connected to an electric power network... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110250055 | Ring diffusor for an axial turbomachine A ring diffuser for an axial turbomachine is provided. The ring diffuser includes an outer wall and an inner wall coaxial thereto, between which a diffuser channel extends in a ring shape along an axial extension from an inflow-side end diverging to an outflow-side end,... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110232282 | SIMPLIFIED VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBOCHARGER WITH VARIABLE NOZZLE The flow path of exhaust gas to the turbine wheel (70) of a twin volute turbocharger is influenced by the shape and size of the nozzle formed by the shape (22) of the divider wall (21) and the shape of the flow passage determined by the walls (85... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110229301 | ACTIVE TIP CLEARANCE CONTROL FOR SHROUDED GAS TURBINE BLADES AND RELATED METHOD A turbine bucket tip clearance control system includes a rotor assembly having a rotor supporting a plurality of axially spaced wheels, each wheel mounting an annular row of buckets, the annular row of buckets on at least one of the plurality of axially-spaced wheels ha... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110229309 | LIGHTWEIGHT STOW ABORT MECHANISM A ram air turbine (RAT) includes a movable turbine support structure that is prevented from moving to a stowed position by a stow abort mechanism when turbine blades are not locked in a desired position. The stow abort mechanism includes a pawl that is driven by a cam o... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110182713 | BLOWER FAN UNIT AND BLOWER FAN SYSTEM A blower fan unit includes a housing, a fan, a support unit to support the housing rotatably, and a exhaust tube projecting from the outlet, the exhaust tube producing a reaction force by guiding the airflow toward an upstream side of movement of the peripheral surface ... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110147533 | MORPHING DUCTED FAN FOR VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING VEHICLE A morphing duct of a ducted fan for a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicle is configured to change shape as function of the flight mode of the vehicle to improve the thrust per unit energy input for the ducted fan. Additionally, the morphing duct may be configur... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110129334 | WIND TURBINE HOLDING AND LIFTING SYSTEM AND MOVABLE OPERATING PLATFORM ABOVE WATER The present invention which relates to the field of offshore wind turbine installation technology, discloses a wind turbine holding and lifting system for a movable operating platform above water. The wind turbine holding and lifting system comprises a door-type install... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110116909 | Ventilator A fan (100) has a fan housing (110). The latter has an air entrance opening (120) and an air exit opening (130). It further has a swivel joint arrangement (180) having at least one swivel joint (145, 147, 155, 157, 165, 167, 175, 17... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110070070 | FAN APPARATUS A fan apparatus includes a blower defining an air outlet at a lateral side thereof, an annular guiding rail and a fastener connecting the blower with the guiding rail. The guiding rail defines an annular groove therein. One end of the fastener is received and slidable i... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20100290894 | BLOWER FAN UNIT A blower fan unit includes a housing, an impeller, an outlet, and a positioning mechanism. The impeller is mounted in the housing. The impeller rotates around a rotation center axis and generates an air current in a centrifugal direction from the rotation center axis. A... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100239419 | SLIDABLE COVER FOR CASING ACCESS PORT A closure device for a casing having at least one access opening wherein the closure device includes a cover member movably disposed within an interior chamber of the casing so as to be slidably displaceable along or in the direction of a casing central axis between an ... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100226753 | FAN ASSEMBLY A fan assembly includes a device for creating an air flow and an air outlet for emitting the air flow. The air outlet is mounted on a stand for conveying the air flow to the air outlet. The fan assembly also includes a tilt mechanism for tilting the air outlet relative ... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100221101 | SUPPORT OF FLOW DEFLECTION DEVICES IN WIND TURBINES Using flow deflection devices (FDD) or foils as part of wind and other turbines can add greatly to their performance, but designing the devices so that they fit together and on the turbines raises the need for new designs. This patent addresses the problem and describes... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100201132 | WIND-DRIVEN ELECTRIC PLANT A wind-driven electric plant comprises an inlet shell shaped as a circle and a circular outer shell. Inside the circular shell, provision is made of a coaxially arranged turbine. Kinematically coupled with the turbine is a mechanism for the conversion of mechanical ener... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100083668 | Hybrid propulsive engine including at least one independently rotatable compressor stator One aspect relates to a hybrid propulsive technique, comprising providing a flow of a working fluid through at least a portion of an at least one jet engine. The hybrid propulsive technique comprises extracting energy from the working fluid that is at least partially co... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100080691 | MAGNETIC ADJUSTMENT OF TURBOMACHINERY COMPONENTS Disclosed is a seal for a turbomachine including at least one fixed component located proximate to a rotating component of the turbomachine defining a clearance therebetween. At least one magnet is located at the at least one fixed component. The at least one magnet is,... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100054921 | TURBO ENGINE A turbine engine is disclosed. A blade ring is surrounded by a housing wall, the housing wall being configured as an outer ring, and delimits therewith a gap, the gap being adjustable by deformation of the outer ring. The outer ring is concentrically surrounded by an ad... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100054911 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING CLEARANCE IN A GAS TURBINE A system for adjusting a clearance in a gas turbine including a turbine rotor and a plurality of buckets is disclosed. The system includes: a shroud assembly including at least one shroud segment, the at least one shroud segment being disposed in an interior of a turbin... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100021286 | ACTUATED VARIABLE GEOMETRY MID-TURBINE FRAME DESIGN A mid-turbine frame assembly includes a mid-turbine frame, a ring structure and a plurality of actuated struts. The ring structure surrounds the mid-turbine frame, and has an interior surface and an exterior surface. The actuated struts connect the ring structure to the... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20100014959 | FAN HAVING ADJUSTMENT OF THE ORIENTATION AND FLOW RATE OF AN AIR FLOW An aerator includes a duct (50) defining a chamber in which a portion of the inner surface defines a spherical segment, a profiled body (60) with a holding device (62), and a ring (52) having an outer surface defining a portion of a sphere ha... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100008764 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH A VARIABLE EXIT AREA FAN NOZZLE, NACELLE ASSEMBLY OF SUCH A ENGINE, AND CORRESPONDING OPERATING METHOD A turbofan engine includes a fan variable area nozzle having a multiple of vents through a fan nacelle and a sleeve system movable relative to the vents by an actuator system. The fan variable area nozzle changes the effective area of the fan nozzle exit area to permit ... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20100003125 | Clearance arrangment With regard to gas turbine engines it is necessary to maintain clearance between a rotating blade assembly and a casing to maintain efficiency. Thermal expansion and other factors are transients mean it is advantageous to provide active adjustment. By utilisation of pie... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090053044 | Vtg Mechanism Assembly Using Wave Spring The present invention is a turbocharger unit (10) incorporating variable turbine geometry. The unit (10) has a turbine for receiving exhaust gases from an engine having a turbine wheel (14) located inside a turbine housing (12), and an interm... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20070098544 | Device for enhancing performance of a fan assembly A device for enhancing performance of a fan assembly includes a frame member, a joining part and a plurality of rectifying parts. The rectifying parts are disposed between and connecting with the frame member and the joining part and provide a first passage at a lateral... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20070084700 | Bulk material pump feeder with reduced disk jamming, compliant disks A bulk materials pump feeder having a housing and a rotating drive rotor for transferring material from an inlet to an outlet of the housing. The drive rotor has a hub. Drive disks extend away from the hub toward a housing inner wall and have a compliant edge configured... | 04/19/2007 |
| 20060157322 | Bulk material pump feeder with reduced disk jamming A bulk materials pump feeder having a housing and a rotating drive rotor for transferring material from an inlet to an outlet of the housing. The drive rotor has a hub. Drive disks extend away from the hub toward a housing inner wall. Three structural features of the fe... | 07/20/2006 |
| 20060127213 | Duct fan A duct fan comprises a housing (4) having substantially the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped and inside thereof an impeller (5) and a motor for rotation thereof. The fan has also a member for connecting an inlet side of the housing to an upstream duct... | 06/15/2006 |
| 20050201858 | Pump having an angle adjustable water outlet A pump includes a main body, a water outlet connector rotatably mounted on the main body, and a positioning bar detachably mounted on the main body and rested on the water outlet connector for locking the water outlet connector on the main body. Thus, the included angle... | 09/15/2005 |
| 20050019155 | Multi-directional air circulating fan A multi-directional air circulation device for use in a living space. The multi-directional air circulation device comprises a first housing having i) a first wall portion defining a first interior space, ii) a first air outlet, and iii) a first air directing grill adja... | 01/27/2005 |
