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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7021057 | Exhaust-gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine with variable turbine geometry In an exhaust gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine comprising a radial flow exhaust gas turbine and a compressor, which is connected to the turbine via a shaft, the turbine having a radial inflow duct and a radial inlet flow passage, which leads to the... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021058 | Supercharging air compressor for an internal combustion engine, internal combustion engine and method for that purpose A supercharging air compressor for an internal combustion engine, having a compressor wheel which is rotatably mounted in a compressor inlet duct, and to which combustion air can be fed via the compressor inlet duct. A partial stream of the compressed supercharging ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021059 | Heat exchange system A heat exchange system is provided in which low temperature water from a supply pump (15) is split and supplied to an auxiliary evaporator (17) provided so as to cover an exhaust port (16) extending from a combustion chamber of an internal combu... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021060 | Power cycle and system for utilizing moderate temperature heat sources A new thermodynamic cycle is disclosed for converting energy from a moderate temperature stream, external source into useable energy using a working fluid comprising of a mixture of a low boiling component and a higher boiling component and including a higher pressu... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021061 | Heat shield arrangement for a hot-gas conducting component, in particular for structural pieces of gas turbines and method for production of said arrangement The invention relates to a heat shield arrangement for a hot gas conducting structure, in particular a metal component of a gas turbine unit or combustion chamber, with the heat shield elements anchored adjacently on a support structure to cover a surface. Said heat... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021062 | Fuel control method and apparatus for combined plant In a fuel control method for a combined plant, when the combined plant is just started or during a rated operation, a clutch is completely disengaged or engaged, and therefore, fuel is controlled in the same manner as in the prior art. In the meantime, before and af... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021063 | Reheat heat exchanger power generation systems A reheat heat exchanger is provided particularly for use in Rankine cycle power generation systems. The reheat heat exchanger includes a high pressure path between a high pressure inlet and a high pressure outlet. The reheat heat exchanger also includes a low pressu... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021064 | Multi-compartment pack for cooling or heating of products The present invention relates to a mujlti-compartment pack for colling or heating products. The pack includes a first compartment with a solid matter or a liquid and a second compartment with a liquid wherein the first and second compartment are separated by a remov... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021065 | Special effects cloud generation system An effects generation system structured to produce a controlled special effects cloud and comprising a cryogenic fluid source including a container wherein a quantity of a cryogenic fluid is stored. The container includes a fluid outlet and a fluid inlet, the fluid ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021066 | Control method for refrigerator Disclosed is a control method for a refrigerator, in which cold air is rapidly supplied to an ice-making unit in a quick ice-making mode, thus shortening an ice-making time. The control method includes the steps of (a) quickly making ice from water by turning on the... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021067 | Dynamic thermal management spray system A dynamic thermal management spray system for efficiently thermally managing one or more electronic devices. The dynamic thermal management spray system includes one or more spray units having an adjustable spray characteristic. The spray characteristic of at least ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021068 | Refrigerator having power outage duration feature Methods and apparatus for monitoring power outages in a household appliance such as a refrigerator are disclosed. According to the method, a household appliance determines a prior occurrence of a power outage to the appliance. The household appliance then computes a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021069 | Multiple refrigerating device A multi-type refrigerator is capable of achieving a high coefficient of performance (COP) while using R32 as refrigerant and that takes account of energy saving and global warming. Refrigerating cycles are executed by circulation of R32 as refrigerant through a refr... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021070 | System and method for cooling air A system and method for cooling air includes using a refrigerant cooling system and further using a refrigerant liquefaction subsystem or method that includes using a heat sink cooler (“pre-cooler”) to cool the heat sink coolant before it is used to cool the ref... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021071 | Method and apparatus for controlling cooling fan of vehicle A driving load of a cooling fan unit is selectively determined from a plurality of predetermined loads corresponding to vehicle parameters including a coolant temperature and a vehicle speed. Also, on the basis of a plurality of coolant temperature ranges and a plur... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021072 | Current control loop for actuator and method Systems and methods for providing a current control loop for an actuator. A typical system includes a current command controller setting a command current, the current command controller being coupled to a drive circuit used to drive the actuator and a sampling modu... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021073 | Heat pump hot water supply system of hot water storage type When heating up the water in the lower inner part of a hot water tank by a heat pump unit, a control unit stops the heat-up operation while leaving the hot water in an amount corresponding to the residual water capacity in the hot water tank detected by water level ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021074 | Work vehicle A work vehicle includes a cabin, a driver's seat provided in the cabin, a step disposed downwardly of the cabin for providing access for a driver to the driver's seat and an air conditioner for conditioning air inside the cabin, the air conditioner having an air con... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021075 | Electric-powered compressor An electric-powered compressor comprised of a compression mechanism 110 for sucking in and compressing a refrigerant and an electric motor 120 for driving the compression mechanism formed integrally and provided at a refrigerant suction side of the com... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021076 | Unit type air conditioner Unit type air conditioner including a base plate forming a bottom part thereof, a barrier projected upward from a center part of the base plate, to divides the unit type air conditioner into an indoor part for mounting an indoor heat exchanger thereon and an outdoor... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021077 | Beverage dispensing with cold carbonation Methods and apparatus for cold carbonation are provided in which a carbonator (13) having one or more segments is provided. A sensor (14) is provided that can be accessed from a side of a dispenser (10). ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021078 | Evaporative cooler media housing A media cabinet for supporting a media pad in an evaporative cooler. The media cabinet being pivotally coupled to the evaporative cooler housing to permit the media pad to be removed either vertically or at an angle to the evaporative cooler housing. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021079 | Portable hockey puck freezer A portable hockey puck freezer consists of a freezable gel as is well known in the art of and is put in a freezer, along with pucks so that when taken out of the freezer, the pucks will stay frozen for several hours until they are needed for playing. | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021080 | Refrigerator A refrigerant circuit (10) is formed by connecting, in the order given, a compressor (11), a four-way selector valve (12), an outdoor heat exchanger (13), an expansion valve (14), and an indoor heat exchanger (15) by a gas s... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021081 | Dry ice block extruder A method and device for forming slabs of dry ice is shown. A dry ice extruding machine has been modified with a die that has a slot for extruding a slab of dry ice therethrough. The slot is blocked until a puck is formed in an end of a forming chamber of the dry ice... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021082 | Method and apparatus for suppressing oxygen bubble formation in glass melts In the method of making glass a glass melt is formed from starting materials in a melt apparatus, which includes at least one metal part having a metal surface in contact with the glass melt in a first region of the glass melt having a predetermined oxygen partial p... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021083 | Manufacture of high purity glass tubes A glass tube for use in an optical fiber preform is produced by applying a first soot on an end face of a starting member to form an elongated, porous cylindrical soot core having a first density, and applying a second soot including SiO2 on the periphery... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021084 | Insulation shielding for glass fiber making equipment An energy-efficient inductive heater operable to heat a rotary glass fiber discharging spinner. The heater includes shielding disposed between the induction coil and the metal guard plates of the heater. The shielding may comprise any electrically insulative or diel... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021085 | Concave and convex-patterned multi-colored fiber pile fabric The multi-colored fiber pile fabric of the present invention has at least one cut pile layer comprising a plurality of cut piles extending from at least one surface side of a knit or weave structure formed from organic fiber yarns, the cut pile layer comprises non-c... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021086 | Three-dimensional filet stitch fabric wall reinforcement The invention concerns a fabric made with biocompatible material filaments, shaped like an open-mesh unblocked weave forming, in the laps constituting, respectively the front (AV) and rear (AR) walls of the fabric, substantially polygonal cells providing the fabric ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021087 | Methods and apparatus for applying a treatment fluid to fabrics The present invention relates to methods and/or systems for applying treatment fluid to a plurality of fabric articles in a fabric treatment apparatus. The present invention is also directed to an apparatus capable of carrying out such methods and/or systems. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021088 | Combination drier and washer and aeration apparatus thereof An aeration apparatus for a combination drier and washer comprises an air circulation duct connected from one portion of a tub to the other portion for circulating air in the tub; an aeration tube connected from the air circulation duct to outside of the case for in... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021089 | Laundry appliance A laundry appliance such as a washing machine includes an outer housing and a drum rotatably mounted therein. The drum has an inner wall and an outer wall separate from the inner wall, the inner and outer walls being perforated to allow washing liquid to flow into a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021090 | Ringless meter lock A locking mechanism for securing the cover of a thin-walled box to the box frame. The locking mechanism includes a two-piece clip bracket having a stationary bracket member and a movable bracket member pivotally mounted to the stationary bracket member. The stationa... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021091 | Cable security system A security system for confining movement of an object to a predetermined area. The security system has a cable, with a length, and a housing. The housing is guidable slidingly along the length of the cable and capable of being fixed at a plurality of different locat... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021092 | Multiple function lock A lock having a body, an engaging element having a first end, a locking mechanism for securing the first end to the body, the locking mechanism adapted to selectively conceal or reveal a passage in the body, through translation of a sliding gate, through which the f... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021093 | Antitheft device for vehicle An antitheft system for a vehicle has an electrically-driven steering lock device. In the lock device, due to a lock arm, which is formed integrally with a helical gear, being driven to rotate by a motor, a lock stopper and a lock bar are moved toward a steering sha... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021095 | Apparatus and method for controlling access to stored keys A system and apparatus for controlling keys or other objects is provided. The key can only be removed when an access control key identifying the individual who is removing the key is inserted. The access control key cannot be removed until the key is returned. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021096 | Front gauge for a sheet bending brake A method, a front gauge and a sheet bending brake with a front gauge providing a scale for gauging a workpiece of sheet material, and optionally also for supporting the workpiece and/or squaring or angling the workpiece relative to a bending anvil of the brake. Moun... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021097 | Method for adjusting a head suspension parameter A method for adjusting the static attitude of a head suspension by scanning a region of the head suspension with a laser. A head suspension having a gimbal region is provided that permits a head slider attached thereto to gimbal about pitch and roll axes in response... | 04/04/2006 |
