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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120130550 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR USE IN CONFIGURING A BATHING UNIT CONTROLLER A controller for a bathing unit system comprising a memory unit for storing program instructions, an interface for establishing a communication link with an external memory medium and a processing unit. The controller is operative for controlling a set of bathing unit c... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130549 | PLANT FOR STORING AND SUPPLYING COMPRESSED GAS A plant for storing and supplying compressed gas comprises a storage tank (1) for gas, at least one pressurization tank (2) for gas and a buffer tank (3) for a pressure support fluid to be filled into or evacuated from lower portions of the storage ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130551 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING A PIPE NETWORK A method for the automated control of a pipe network, in particular a brewing plant, for transporting flow media, where the pipe network provides a plurality of transport paths between a source and a target, and where the pipe network comprises a plurality of line secti... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120083928 | Method for Controlling a Digital Hydraulic Controller A digital hydraulic controller has a feed line, a drain line, an output line and a plurality of individually switchable on/off valves which selectively connect the feed line to the output line or which connect the output line to the drain line. A controlled quantity is ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120072034 | Automatic hatch closer for marine vessels and recreational vehicles An automatic hatch system is disclosed. The system includes a hatch frame and a hatch cover connected thereto. A pneumatic actuator assembly is connected to the hatch frame and the hatch cover. The system also includes an automated member for controlling the pneumatic a... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120053737 | HOME ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INCORPORATING A POOL PUMP An energy management system for a home network is provided. The energy management system includes one or more power consuming devices, including at least a pool pump system having a motor and a filter with a filtration cycle, a central controller operatively connected t... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120048467 | COMPONENT TEMPERATURE CONTROL BY COOLANT FLOW CONTROL AND HEATER DUTY CYCLE CONTROL Methods and systems for controlling temperatures in plasma processing chamber for a wide range of setpoint temperatures and reduced energy consumption. Temperature control is coordinated between a coolant liquid loop and a heat source by a control algorithm implemented ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120046793 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PULSE-MODULATED FEEDBACK CONTROL A PM system for overcoming friction stickiness and which also remains stable is described.... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120035773 | EFFICIENT COMPUTER COOLING METHODS AND APPARATUS Methods and apparatus control the temperature of an electronic component of a computer. A temperature sensor is read that measures a temperature of an electronic component of a computer. The speed of a compressor is adjusted based on the read temperature to maintain a p... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120035745 | PROCESSING INFORMATION ACQUISITION SYSTEM IN PROCESSING MACHINE SUPPLYING PROCESSING POINT WITH ENERGY OR MATERIAL A processing information acquisition system in a processing machine which feeds a processing point energy or material, the processing information acquisition system provided with a position information acquisition unit which acquires position information of a feed unit ... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120025996 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING WASTEWATER TREATMENT INSTALLATION Apparatus for managing a residential wastewater treatment system includes an in situ control unit that monitors an individual system. The control unit provides local control and alarms, and also sends status reports and/or alarms to a remote monitoring center via a tele... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120029707 | SUPPLY WATER TEMPERATURE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF A heat source device control apparatus (a supply water temperature control apparatus) periodically collects and accumulates, during the operation of a heat source device, the actual values of the amount of energy used by the heat source device, the amount of energy used... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120029706 | Simulation-Supported Method for Controlling and Regulating Compressed Air Stations The invention relates to a method for controlling and/or regulating a compressed air station comprising at least one plurality of interconnected compressors, optionally having different technical specifications, and further optional compressed air system devices, which ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120029705 | HOME ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INCORPORATING A POOL PUMP An energy management system for a home network comprising a plurality of power consuming devices including a pool pump is provided. The system comprises a central controller operatively connected to the power consuming devices and configured to receive and process a sig... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120029775 | HYDRAULIC TOOL CONTROL THAT SWITCHES OUTPUT The present disclosure provides embodiments directed towards a system for the control of hydraulic output by a hydraulic power source. In one embodiment, a system is provided. The system includes a hydraulic supply system having a drive, a hydraulic pump coupled to the ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120022704 | Electrohydraulic pressure control arrangement and method for pressure control The invention relates to an electrohydraulic pressure control arrangement (1) for controlling the pressure of a pressure medium, and to a method for pressure control. The electrohydraulic pressure control arrangement comprises a proportional pressure valve (3<... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120022693 | MULTI-CHANNEL CHEMICAL TRANSPORT BUS PROVIDING SHORT-DURATION BURST TRANSPORT FOR MICROFLUIDIC AND OTHER APPLICATIONS A controllable multiple-channel chemical transport bus providing routing and transport of fluids, gasses, aerosols, slurries and the like within a larger system. The system and methods are applicable for use in Lab-on-a-Chip (LoC) technology, and can be useful in the im... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120022706 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A REFRIGERATION SYSTEM A method and system for operating a CO2 refrigeration system is provided. Two pressures are controlled by two controllers through two valves in this system. A first valve is actuated by a first controller using a first transfer function in response to the first measured... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120022705 | MULTI-CHANNEL CHEMICAL TRANSPORT BUS WITH BUS-ASSOCIATED SENSORS FOR MICROFLUIDIC AND OTHER APPLICATIONS A controllable multiple-channel chemical transport bus routes and transports fluids, gasses, aerosols, slurries and the like within a larger system. The system and methods are applicable for use in Lab-on-a-Chip (LoC) technology, and can be useful in the implementation ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120016527 | GAS SHUTOFF DEVICE An object of the present invention is to make a function of limiting the use time appropriate by appropriately registering flow rates of appliances. A gas shutoff device includes a flow rate detecting unit 10 for measuring a flow rat... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120011857 | High-Flow-Capacity Centrifugal Hydrogen Gas Compression Systems, Methods and Components Therefor Hydrogen gas compression systems that each include a multistage centrifugal compressor in which each stage has an inlet-to-outlet pressure rise ratio of about 1.20 or greater. In one embodiment, the multistage compressor includes six high-speed centrifugal compressors d... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120010754 | ADAPTIVE COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD Embodiments of the invention include an adaptive system and method for cooling a computer system. A plurality of interchangeable fans may be provided for cooling the computer system. Each fan may have different operational limits, but with a minimum fan speed selected s... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120004755 | CONTROLLING THE COOLING OF FERMENTERS OF A BIOFUEL PRODUCTION PLANT According to various embodiments, a biofuel production system includes a plurality of parallel-operated fermenters, a cooling tower water system configured to supply cooling water to the plurality of parallel-operated fermenters, a chiller water system configured to sup... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120004778 | Vacation Faucet Apparatus and Method A system and method for preventing damage and undesirable situations/conditions from occurring in point of use (POU) or point of entry (POE) water systems that are not in regular use. This invention may be implemented in residential, non-residential situations or constr... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120004779 | Aliquot Correction for Feeding Set Degradation A peristaltic pump is able to deliver accurate volumes over the life of a pump set that is operated on by the pump to drive the flow of fluid. The pump delivers fluid in small volumes or aliquots. In order to deliver fluid at any particular selected flow rate, the pump ... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110320030 | Thermal Control of a Proximity Mask and Wafer During Ion Implantation An improved method of processing substrates, such as to create solar cells, is disclosed. The use of shadow masks may cause alignment errors associated with the differing thermal expansion characteristics of the shadow mask and the substrate. To counteract this error, m... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110320047 | DESIGN AND CONTROL OF MULTIPLE TUBING STRING WELL SYSTEMS Design and control of well systems with multiple tubing strings is described. An example system models multiple tubing strings in wellbores as segments, with multiple control points selectively located among the segments. Each segment is modeled as one or more equations... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110315396 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VALVES OF A SUBSEA OIL SPILL CONTAINMENT ASSEMBLY A method and apparatus are described for controlling valves of a subsea oil spill containment assembly. In one embodiment, a control unit is configured to control at least one reinforcement material input valve of the subsea oil spill containment assembly. In another em... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110320048 | Intergrated monitoring and control apparatus and method for heat tracing system using Zigbee communication A sensing and control system using ZigBee communication includes a power control radio node (PCRN) for transmitting, through ZigBee communication, sensing data generated by sensors connected to various fluid pipes and containers, or receiving a prescribed control comman... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110313575 | Down Pressure Adjustment Device And Method For Use With A Disc Opener Assembly Of An Agricultural Implement A disc opener unit for an agricultural implement has a down pressure adjustment device that automatically adjusts the amount of down pressure applied on a furrowing disc based on strain measurements taken by a strain gauge or load cell. The strain gauge, which may be mo... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110313576 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLOWING FLUIDS THROUGH ELECTRONIC CHASSIS MODULES An electronic chassis distributes fluids to adjacent chassis and electronic modules housed within the chassis. Provision is made for the detection, containment, and removal of liquid spilled within the chassis. The fluids may be used as coolants, and provision is made f... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110307105 | Custom clamps for deep-sea oil containment A custom-manufactured clamshell plumbing fixture, or clamp, is provided, which precisely fits the irregular surface of a damaged oil-well riser pipe, or the surface of a blow-out-preventer, so as to tightly seal oil leaks. Using an optional gasket, the fixture functions... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110307106 | Methods and Systems for Monitoring, Controlling, and Recording Performance of a Storm Water Runoff Network A method for monitoring, controlling, and recording performance of a storm water runoff network includes receiving, by a storm water management component, environmental data associated with a storage node. The method includes analyzing, by the storm water management com... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110307104 | Adaptive On-Tool Mass Flow Controller Tuning One embodiment comprises a method of providing accurate mass flow controller flow rate data for a non-manufacturing-tuning-gas. The mass flow controller may be operated at a setpoint greater than 50%. Data may be recorded to a mass flow controller memory. The setpoint m... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110307102 | Modular System For Data Center A modular computing system for a data center includes one or more data center modules including rack-mounted computer systems. An electrical module is coupled to the data center modules and provides electrical power to computer systems in the data center modules. One or... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110301766 | Device and Method for Optimization of Chilled Water Plant System Operation A demand flow device configured to interface with a chilled water plant controller to optimize performance of one or more chilled water plant components over a range of demand conditions is disclosed. The demand flow device includes a communication device configured to ... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110301765 | Integrated Micromachining Proximity Switch Sensors in Air/Oil Lubricators An apparatus integrated with micromachined (a.k.a. MEMS, Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) silicon thermal sensor as a proximity switch sensor in air/oil Lubricators is disclosed in the present invention. The present invention relates to mass flow sensing and measuremen... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110295433 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING POWER TO A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM A method for providing power to a hydraulic system is disclosed. The method includes determining a hydraulic system power demand, determining an energy storage device power demand, and determining a desired parameter of a primary power source based on the hydraulic syst... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110289947 | Temperature-controlled beverage dispenser A temperature-controlled beverage dispenser is disclosed, which provides a cold plate having disposed therein beverage lines and refrigerant lines. The refrigerant lines may be connected to a cooling system, such as a heat exchanger, which is configured to remove heat f... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110288899 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM A control system for remotely controlling the operation of a water distribution system is disclosed. The control system comprises a communication interface to enable communication between the control system and the water distribution system such that communication inclu... | 11/24/2011 |
