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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6282879 | Shackle (clevis) for hooking onto a chain A shackle or clevis for hooking to the link of a chain, of the type comprising an external support half-ring formed by an arch of the half-ring and by two legs of the half-ring which originate from the opposite ends of said arch, each of the two legs havi... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282880 | Method of utilizing purge gas from ammonia synthesis The invention provides an improved ammonium synthesis process. A synthesis gas is separated with a membrane into a hydrogen-rich gas and a hydrogen-depleted gas. The hydrogen rich gas is shifted with steam to convert carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide and ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282881 | Cooling system for a turbomachine speed reducer A system for cooling the lubricant of the speed reducer of an aircraft turboshaft-engine during high-speed flight and during low-speed taxying. The cooling system includes a radiator through which the lubricant flows. An air supply duct delivers cooling a... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282882 | Turbine engine control system providing electronic power turbine governor and temperature/torque limiting A turbine engine (49) fuel delivery system of the type including a pneumatic governor has an electronic governor and an engine excess stress avoidance feature which disable the pneumatic governor (70) so long as the engine speed exceeds a prescribed value... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282883 | Hydrogen burning turbine plant Easy plant starting is provided in a hydrogen burning turbine plant for burning hydrogen and oxygen to generate high temperature steam for driving a turbine. There is constructed a semi-closed cycle such that low temperature steam from compressor 1 enters... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282884 | Mode blending and tuning system for turbine engines A control unit in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a multiplicity of regulators (Ki) and generates an output corresponding to blended and tuned actuator values. More particularly, and in the exemplary em... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282885 | Gas turbine engine Is disclosed a gas-turbine engine capable of changing two different fuel-combustion stages from diffuse combustion to premixed combustion and reverse without variation in its rotation speed, in which a first stage of supplying a specified flow of fuel for... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282886 | Gas turbine combustor In a central portion of inner tube 28 of combustor 20, pilot fuel nozzle 22 and pilot cone 33 are arranged and main fuel nozzles 21 and main swirlers 32 therearound. Air intake portion (X-1) is provided with rectifier tube 11 for making air intake uniform... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282887 | Bellows units for a chamber of a liquid-propellant rocket engine with afterburning A device comprises a bellows with protective rings arranged between corrugations of the bellows. Support rings are connected in a sealed manner to a gas line and a combustion chamber. A gimbal ring is positioned outside the bellows and via hinges is conne... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282888 | Method and system for compensating for degraded pre-catalyst oxygen sensor in a two-bank exhaust system A method and system for controlling the air/fuel ratio in an internal combustion engine having first and second groups of cylinders coupled to first and second exhaust banks, respectively. Each exhaust bank has a catalyst, a pre-catalyst oxygen sensor and... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282889 | Air/fuel ration control system of internal combustion engine In an automotive vehicle with at least one catalyst located in an exhaust passage for adsorbing oxygen contained within exhaust gases entering the catalyst, and an air/fuel ratio sensor located in the exhaust passage upstream of the catalyst for detecting... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282890 | Hydraulic circuit for construction machines The invention provides a hydraulic circuit for construction machines, capable of obtaining a satisfactory suspending capability during load suspending work, and having an improved operation efficiency with a decrease in the working speed of a load suspend... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282891 | Method and system for controlling fluid flow in an electrohydraulic system having multiple hydraulic circuits A method and system for controlling fluid flow from a hydraulic fluid supply via a single hydraulic pump in an electrohydraulic system having multiple hydraulic cylinders connected to the hydraulic pump and corresponding work implements includes input dev... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282892 | Pump controller for construction machine The invention provides a pump controller for a construction machine that allows an operator to set the maximum speed of a specific actuator arbitrarily without altering the negative control and acquire a smooth operation. The pump controller comprises a p... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282893 | Self-contained actuator A hydraulic cylinder in which the cylinder head contains a motor-driven fluid pump, fluid reservoir, and a main control valve for the cylinder. The cylinder includes a transfer tube that extends through the center of the cylinder's piston and terminates w... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282894 | Engines driven by laser kinetic cooling A confined gaseous mixture of carbon dioxide and nitrogen is irradiated with a carbon dioxide laser which excites a significant portion of the gas to vibrational energy levels, thereby reducing the translational energy and therefore the temperature of the... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282895 | Heat engine heater head assembly A heater head assembly for a multi-cylinder heat engine the stirling engine, such as a multi-cylinder Stirling engine, having a plurality of regenerators and cylinders. Each regenerator has a regenerator manifold and each cylinder has a cylinder manifold.... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282896 | Idle stroke shortening device in brake system A brake system 1 of the invention comprises a brake pedal 2, a booster 3 which boosts the input force applied by the brake pedal 2 and outputs the boosted force, a travel amplifying mechanism 4 which amplifies the travel of an output shaft of the booster ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282897 | Advanced thermo-electronic systems for hybrid electric vehicles A hybrid propulsion system for vehicles having an electronic storage and drive system for driving a vehicle and a thermal engine for charging and energizing the electrical storage and drive system, the thermal engine having a thermal energy source with a ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282898 | Operation of forced induction internal combustion engines A spark ignition internal combustion engine having at least one combustion chamber and an operating cycle with induction, compression, power and exhaust phases, said engine having a forced induction system including an intake air compressor supplying inta... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282899 | Scrolless compressor housing A turbocharger for an internal combustion engine is described. Compressor wheels for first and second compression stages are disposed in box-like enclosures. Turbines, connected by shafts to the compressor wheels, are disposed outside the enclosures. Inle... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282900 | Calcium carbide power system with waste energy recovery A calcium carbide based power system for stationary and mobile power plants. The carbide is reacted with water to create heat and acetylene, with the acetylene then being burned to heat a boiler for providing steam to a steam expander. The exhaust of the ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282901 | Integrated air separation process An integrated air separation process produces an O2 -enriched gas stream and an N2 -enriched gas stream in an air separation unit. The N2 -enriched gas stream is heated in a first heat exchanger associated with a first boi... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282902 | Waste processing system and fuel reformer used in the waste processing system A waste-to-energy incineration system, in which the amount and heat value of exhaust gas largely changes in long and short periods, comprises an incinerator for burning waste, a boiler in the incinerator for generating steam with exhaust heat generated by... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282903 | Condenser augmentation device for a steam-powered system A condenser augmentation device for a steam-powered system is described. The system includes a steam boiler that has a condensate inlet and a steam outlet. The steam outlet is connected to an inlet of a steam-powered device. The steam-powered device has a... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282904 | Full ring fuel distribution system for a gas turbine combustor A fuel nozzle system for use in a combustor utilized in a combustion turbine for reducing nitrogen oxides and other pollutants including an annular fuel distribution manifold separately mounted away from a diffusion nozzle, said annular manifold having a ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282906 | Mobile vehicle temperature controlled compartment A temperature controlled mobile vehicle compartment for providing a convenient article storage having a heat exchanger thermally connected to a thermoelectric device controlling thermal energy flow to and from the compartment. An air duct assembly coopera... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282907 | Thermoelectric cooling apparatus and method for maximizing energy transport Apparatus and method for sub-ambient cooling using thermoelectric dynamics in conjunction with novel configuration schemes to maximize energy transport to thereby increase the efficiency of thermoelectric cooling. In one form, a junction maximizes energy ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282909 | Ice making system, method, and component apparatus An ice making machine controller system includes methods and components for making commercial quantities of ice pieces includes adaptive controls responsive to input sensors, output actuators, adaptive ice making control algorithms, adaptive ice harvestin... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282910 | Indoor blower variable speed drive for reduced airflow An air-handler includes an AC induction motor that drives a blower to move air across a heat exchanger. A switch system selectively determines whether the blower motor operates at its rated full speed or at a reduced speed. For full speed operation, the s... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282911 | Air conditioning system for automotive vehicle An air conditioning system for an automotive vehicle having a sunroof, a sunshade comprising a number of louvers and installed in a ceiling opening located below the sunroof, and a roof air path formed between the sunroof and sunshade so as to be in commu... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282912 | Air conditioner unit for mounting within or on the roof of a vehicle The present invention provides for an air conditioning unit for mounting within or on the roof of a vehicle which has a passenger compartment and air delivery ducts, the unit being adapted for conditioning of air with the passenger compartment of the bus.... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282913 | Water vaporization type cooling apparatus for heat-generating unit A water vaporization type cooling apparatus for cooling a heat-generating unit comprises a container which is made of a good thermal conductive material and has an opening, a selective water vapor permeable membrane which is mounted to the container so as... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282914 | Under counter refrigeration unit An under the counter refrigeration unit (20), having a support frame (24), refrigerator cabinet (26), automatically opening lid (28), slide mechanism (32), and anti-racking assembly (86), is utilized to provide controlled temperature storage without occup... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282915 | Evaporative cooler An evaporative cooler including a cross-flow plate heat exchanger formed by a plurality of stacked, fluted plates. The evaporative cooler may be operated in an indirect evaporative cooling process, or in a combined direct and indirect mode. The heat excha... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282916 | Cooling apparatus A cooling apparatus, such as a consumer display unit (400), comprises a covered tray (403) or other compartment for accommodating consumer product to be kept cool, and a housing (420) for accommodating a replaceable charge of dry ice out of contact with t... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282917 | Heat exchange method and apparatus A heat exchanging method and apparatus for improving heat transfer in a cooling system. Specifically, the heat exchanging method and apparatus is an absorption chiller that comprises a heat transfer device having one heat pipe partially disposed within a ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282918 | Absorption refrigerating apparatus constituted to prevent corrosion inside it In an absorption refrigerating apparatus (18) the pump pipe (42) is made of a material, which is more corrosion resistant to the working medium than the material of the rest of the apparatus. In order to prevent galvanic corrosion in the boiler the pump p... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282920 | Apparatus and method for producing polarized vapor-phase helium-3, particularly for NMR imaging The present invention relates to an apparatus for producing polarized high-pressure vapor-phase helium-3, particularly for NMR imaging. The apparatus comprises a means for injecting helium-3 or a mixture of isotopes into an optical pumping cell (2), a mea... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282921 | Ear decoration The ear decoration includes a supporting portion, a securing portion and a generally U-shaped connecting portion connected between the supporting portion and securing portion to grip an ear therebetween. A bracing portion spaced apart from the securing po... | 09/04/2001 |
