Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| 20120109610 | METHODS AND APPARATI FOR PREDICTING AND QUANTIFYING THREAT BEING EXPERIENCED BY A MODELED SYSTEM A method predicts and quantifies the threat posed to a human-operated device based on an optimal device trajectory through a constraint-bounded corridor. A model of the device together with a model of anticipated hazards and the current state of both the device and the ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120072194 | Methods and Systems for Modeling Turbine Operation Methods and systems for modeling turbine operation are disclosed. In one embodiment a method for modeling turbine operation may include: determining current performance parameters of a turbine; providing at least one external factor for current or future operation of th... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070233 | FOUNDATION FOR WIND TURBINE GENERATOR A base for holding a wind turbine tower is disclosed. The base includes individual shaft piles, a base cap and anchoring units. The base cap includes reinforcement inserts and is connected to each of the individual shaft piles. The anchoring units are embedded in the ba... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120024066 | MICROMECHANICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BUILDING A MICROMECHANICAL SYSTEM A micromechanical system with a system that can vibrate, has a seismic mass and at least two spring elements. The spring elements are respectively fastened on one side externally to the seismic mass and on the other side to fixed anchor points of the micromechanical sys... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120029892 | CONDITION MONITORING OF WINDTURBINES A method for monitoring a wind turbine is provided. The method includes defining at least one subsystem of the wind turbine and providing a simulation model for the at least one subsystem. During normal operation of the wind turbine at least an input parameter of the at... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120007869 | Distributed physics based training system and methods A distributed simulation system is composed of simulator stations linked over a network that each renders real-time video imagery for its user from scene data stored in its data storage. The simulation stations are each connected with a physics farm that manages the vir... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110320181 | TURBOMACHINE AIRFOIL LIFE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD A system for creating a risk analysis for at least one turbomachine includes a database storing characteristics of one or more turbomachines and a processing module coupled to the database that receives the characteristics from the database and creates the risk analysis... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110314875 | METHOD AND CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR DETERMINING THE LOAD AND/OR UNBALANCE OF A LAUNDRY DRUM OF A WASHING MACHINE In a method for determining a load and/or an unbalance of a laundry drum of a washing machine driven by an electric motor having a stator with at least one winding coupled to a power inverter controlled by a control unit, the laundry drum is accelerated to a predetermin... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110301929 | Systems and Methods Of Performing Vibro-acoustic Analysis Of A Structure Methods and systems for simulating acoustic field resulted from particular excitations by performing vibro-acoustic analysis of a structure are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, vibro-acoustic analysis of a structure is performed in two stages... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110295568 | Method for determining a vortex geometry The invention relates to a method for determining a vortex geometry change of rotor vortices which are formed on a rotor which comprises a plurality of rotor blades. A dynamic lift distribution on the rotor plane is determined as a function of a lift change, which is co... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110280104 | Dual top drive systems and methods for wellbore operations Systems and methods for wellbore operations using a dual top drive system with two top drives.... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110266056 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PLANNING AND DYNAMICALLY UPDATING SAMPLING OPERATIONS WHILE DRILLING IN A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION Methods and apparatus for planning and dynamically updating sampling operations while drilling in a subterranean formation are described. An example method of planning a sampling while drilling operation for a subterranean formation includes identifying a plurality of p... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110246159 | Method and Apparatus to Build a Three-Dimensional Mechanical Earth Model A technique includes inverting seismic data acquired for a subsurface region to determine dynamic elastic properties and converting the dynamic elastic properties to static elastic properties and rock strength properties. The technique includes generating a three-dimens... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110246147 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING FACILITY POWER AND COOLING Systems and methods are provided for determining data center cooling and power requirements and for monitoring performance of cooling and power systems in data centers. At least one aspect provides a system and method that enables a data center operator to determine ava... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110231171 | ROTATING BLADE ANALYSIS Methods are provided for: (i) measuring the position of the blade stagger angle axis for one or more blades of a row of blades attached to a rotor, (ii) measuring the blade tip stagger angle for one or more such blades, and (iii) measuring the blade tip axial displaceme... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110231016 | TEMPORAL TRACKING ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM A temporal controller for mobile robot path planning includes a sensor module for receiving data corresponding to spatial locations of at least one object, and a temporal control module operatively coupled to the sensor module, the temporal control module configured to ... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110224959 | GAS TURBINE MODEL AND A METHOD FOR THE MODELING OF A GAS TURBINE Numerical gas turbine models permit transient modeling with high precision and at the same time numerically efficient processes for modeling a gas turbine. A gas turbine model includes a plurality of sub models. These sub models are either purely dynamic or static, whic... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110213599 | Method of Sizing Actuators for a Biomimetic Mechanical Joint A method of configuring a biomimetic mechanical joint for the efficient movement of a support member about a pivot device. The method includes providing a first fractional actuator and a second fractional actuator being operable with the support member and the pivot dev... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110213598 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL COMPLETE TOOTH MODELING A system and method for modeling of complete tooth, including root and crown, of a patient to facilitate orthodontic treatment are provided, wherein a generic tooth modeling is combined with a tooth crown modeling for a patient to yield a complete tooth modeling. In acc... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110196526 | Method and Assembly for Determining and/or Producing a Drive or Parts for a Drive and Interface and Method for Determining an Operational Reliability Factor Sb An interface and method for determining an operational reliability factor SB for a drive, including gear unit and motor, provided for a load, an operational reliability factor SB is determined for the drive or its gear unit from a load collective t... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110172803 | FORMING SIMULATION METHOD, FORMING SIMULATOR, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM THEREFOR, AND SIMULATION-BASED FORMING METHOD A forming simulation method of an elastic-plastic material, which includes: calculating an element equivalent nodal force vector from stress tensor using a finite element method for one or a plurality of finite elements of a target configuration of the elastic-plastic m... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110172980 | Method of Modeling Steam Generator and Processing Steam Generator Tube Data of Nuclear Power Plant An improved method of inspecting the tubes of a steam generator of a nuclear reactor involves modeling the steam generator and comparing signals of a tube from an eddy current sensor with aspects of the model to determine whether further analysis is required. The model ... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110166837 | Reamer and Bit Interaction Model System and Method Teachings of the disclosure are directed to a reamer and/or bit interaction model system and method. The method may include receiving performance data regarding a cutting structure, and calculating a characteristic curve, using the performance data. The characteristic c... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110153295 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MODELING THE PERFORMANCE OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE A method for modeling the performance of a gas turbine engine is provided. The method includes the steps of: 1) providing a processor; 2) inputting flight condition parameter data and engine output parameter data into a gas turbine engine model operating on the processo... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110153296 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME WELLBORE STABILITY SERVICE Apparatus and method of conducting a drilling operation are provided. One embodiment of the method includes drilling a borehole, predicting a value of a first parameter relating to the drilling of the borehole using a geomechanical model, estimating a value of a second ... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110153297 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE COMPUTER-ASSISTED GENERATION OF A MANIPULATOR PATH In a method, device and in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for computer-assisted generation of a manipulator path of a computer-controlled manipulator, a processor is loaded with a virtual tool and generates a virtual tool path based in a virtual compo... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110139509 | PRESSURE AND FLOW CONTROL IN DRILLING OPERATIONS A method of maintaining a desired downhole pressure during a drilling operation can include measuring a parameter with a sensor, communicating actual parameter values from the sensor to a predictive device, training the predictive device to output predicted parameter va... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110137621 | Non-Iterative Mapping of Fan Noise Across a Hydraulic Plane In embodiments of the present invention a method and computer program product is presented to map noise levels onto a fan's hydraulic operating plane. In another embodiment this methodology allows for the comparison of a first fan configuration to a second fan configura... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110125474 | TENSILE SUPPORT STRENGTH MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD A method and system determines probable strength degradation in a tensile support in an elevator system by monitoring an electrical characteristic of the tensile support as a whole, such as the total electrical resistance of the tensile support, that varies as the remai... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110125475 | Prediction of Relubrication Interval The invention relates to a method of predicting when a grease in a grease-lubricated rolling element bearing (10) will reach an unacceptable condition. According to the invention, a time series of a parameter is measured and recorded, whereby the parameter is dir... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110106513 | Computer Based Models for Disposable Articles, Disposable Article Material, and/or Disposable Article Converting Machines Computer based CAE models for simulating the physical behavior of disposable articles during manufacturing processes.... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110106680 | TURBINE OPERATION DEGRADATION DETERMINATION SYSTEM AND METHOD A system for creating a financial risk model for at least one turbine includes a database storing operational characteristics of one or more turbines and a processing module coupled to the database that receives information from the database and creates the financial ri... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110098989 | Systems and methods for predicting heat transfer coefficients during quenching A method to predict heat transfer coefficients for metal castings during quenching and/or cooling is provided. First, an initial set of HTC data are obtained from the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation based on the metal casting geometry, initial metal castin... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110093250 | Gyrocompass modeling and simulation system (GMSS) and method thereof A Modeling, Design, Analysis, Simulation, and Evaluation (MDASE) aspects of gyrocompassing in relation to Far-Target Location (FTL) systems include a Gyrocompass Modeling and Simulation System (GMSS). The GMSS is a modularized software system which has four major compon... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110087419 | CYLINDER PRESSURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD An engine control system includes a piston movement modeling module, a cylinder volume determination module, and a cylinder pressure estimation module. The piston movement modeling module models movement of a piston within a corresponding cylinder based on angular chang... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110087517 | Targeted Equipment Monitoring System and Method for Optimizing Equipment Reliability An operating strategy for effectively operating a system, such as a boiler system, is provided by quantifying operation of the system based on failure characteristics modeled in a computer processor performing failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) to forecast damage ... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110087464 | Fixed Bladed Drill Bit Force Balanced by Blade Spacing In one aspect of the present invention a force balanced drill bit may comprise a bit body comprising a plurality of fixed blades, each blade comprising cutters defining a cutter profile. Junk slots may be disposed between the blades and define the blade boundaries. The ... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110087474 | SIMULATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD A simulating system comprises an input device, intended to be operated by an operator, a simulator arrangement, and a display. The simulator arrangement is configured to read a signal representing an operation of the input device, and to simulate equipment using said in... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110077875 | SUMP MONITORING METHOD AND APPARATUS A method of monitoring one or more sumps in order to predict an overflow condition comprising: pumping, using at least one pump (14), liquid from the or each sump (16); monitoring the liquid level in the or each sump (16) using a level monitoring me... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110037339 | CONCENTRATED WINDING MACHINES WITH REDUCED TORQUE RIPPLE AND METHODS FOR DESIGNING THE SAME Systems and methods are provided for a motor having a concentrated winding construction with reduced torque ripple. A motor comprises a stator including a plurality of tooth segments disposed circumferentially to establish a hollow core and a rotor rotatably disposed in... | 02/17/2011 |
