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Patents Published on 01/20/2009


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7478518Yield monitor system
In a parallelepiped agricultural baler flake transfer events are sensed e.g. by the activation of a pre-compression chamber switch or other means indicating that the pre-compression chamber is full and a signal is sent to the baler control logic. The baler logic rec...
01/20/2009
7478519Mounting rotary cutting deck to lift arm
A mounting device to connect a rotary cutting deck to a lift arm includes a bracket having a first pivoting connection and a second pivoting connection parallel to the first pivoting connection. The first pivoting connection is connected to the lift arm and the seco...
01/20/2009
7478520Machine for harvesting stalk-like plants with a stripper
A machine for the harvest of stalk-like plants is provided. The machine has a frame, two conveying elements supported on the frame and arranged one above the other with recesses distributed around their circumference for taking up and conveying a flow of crop that i...
01/20/2009
7478521Flexible cutting platform to follow ground contour in an agricultural harvesting machine
A cutting platform for use with an agricultural harvesting machine includes a plurality of platform sections positioned in end-to-end juxtaposed relation to each other. At least one platform section includes a frame, a plurality of float arms movably coupled with th...
01/20/2009
7478522Reciprocating knife cutter system
A reciprocating knife cutter system for an agricultural cutting platform has reciprocating knife cutters having cutter bars with adjacent ends that are coupled together by a coupler that maintains the adjacent ends of the cutter bars in a predetermined relative posi...
01/20/2009
7478523Pickup guard mounting arrangement
A pickup for an agricultural harvester that employees C-shaped tine guards with a generally planar tine guide, the tine guide having a slot-like hook at the lower end thereof that fits into a slot on the tine guard and held in place by bolts in the upper end of the ...
01/20/2009
7478524Coal fired power generation plant
A power generation plant includes a conventional steam turbo train, a high temperature turbo train, and a coal fired boiler (1) with a fluidized bed combustor. The high temperature turbo train is particularly arranged vertically and in parallel with the coal ...
01/20/2009
7478525System and method for controlling the temperature and infrared signature of an engine
A system and method for cooling at least a portion of an engine are provided. The engine is cooled using a fuel, such as a high heat sink fuel, that is subsequently used for combustion in the engine. The fuel can be used to cool one or more of the gases and/or compo...
01/20/2009
7478526Speed control apparatus for a rotary sprinkler
A turbine for a sprinkler is disclosed for self-governing its rotational velocity. As a rate of fluid through the sprinkler increases, particularly when air is used to flush the sprinkler system, a portion of the turbine shifts outwardly so as to decrease alignment ...
01/20/2009
7478527Apparatus, system, and method for estimating particulate production
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for estimating particulate production from a diesel engine. Engine conditions such as fuel rate, exhaust gas recirculation, and fuel injection timing are determined. Based on empirical evidence or theoretical calculatio...
01/20/2009
7478528Oxygen based particulate filter regeneration strategy
A particulate filter regeneration method for an internal combustion engine system is provided. The method includes: receiving an outlet temperature signal corresponding to a temperature at an outlet of a particulate filter; receiving an oxygen signal corresponding t...
01/20/2009
7478529Hydrodynamic clutch and method for influencing the torque that can be picked up by the hydrodynamic clutch
The invention relates to a hydrodynamic clutch which comprises a primary impeller and a secondary impeller which together define a working chamber. The clutch also comprises means for influencing the transmission behavior of the hydrodynamic clutch, especially for i...
01/20/2009
7478530Hydraulic circuit for working machine
A hydraulic circuit for a working machine includes hydraulic actuators which respectively drive a plurality of kinds of working devices and which are driven by a drive circuit having circuit states that correspond to the working devices, a directional control valve ...
01/20/2009
7478531Hydraulic circuit for heavy construction equipment
A hydraulic circuit for heavy construction equipment to reduce a speed of a swing apparatus while a working apparatus such as a boom is concurrently operated has a work control valve which controls a working apparatus cylinder; a confluence valve which combines a hy...
01/20/2009
7478532Turbocharger containment shield
A turbocharger includes a compressor housing and a turbine housing wherein at least one of the compressor housing and the turbine housing includes an anti-ballistic material such as, for example, aramid fibers, S glass fibers and/or carbon fibers. A turbocharger sys...
01/20/2009
7478533Engine system with a supercharger
An engine system includes a compressor system which is at least partially driven by an electric motor, and a turbine system. The system includes a detector for detecting an actual supercharging pressure. A target supercharging pressure is determined based on operati...
01/20/2009
7478534Arrangement with a twist-lock coupling for a turbomachine combustion chamber
The invention relates to an arrangement for a turbomachine combustion chamber, the arrangement comprising a chamber end wall pierced by at least one opening, an injector system, and a deflector mounted on the downstream side of the chamber end wall in the opening by...
01/20/2009
7478535System, and associated method, for recovering water from air
A system for condensing water from air includes a column having a substantially non-reflective surface effective for absorbing heat energy from the sun and transferring the heat to air in the interior of the column. A condenser is secured within the column, and incl...
01/20/2009
7478536Floating hydrocarbon treating plant
A floating hydrocarbon treating plant containing a vessel having a hull and a deck and having tanks located below the deck for storing hydrocarbons, and a plant for treating hydrocarbons located at the deck of the vessel is provided. The plant for treating hydrocarb...
01/20/2009
7478537Method of controlling vehicular air-conditioner
A vehicular air-conditioner includes a compressor to be driven by an engine. The vehicular air-conditioner includes a controller configured to reduce a load on the compressor in response to a braking condition of a vehicle. ...
01/20/2009
7478538Refrigerant containment vessel with thermal inertia and method of use
A vapor compression system including a closed fluid circuit having operably coupled thereto, in serial order, a compressor, a first heat exchanger, an expansion device, a second heat exchanger and a fluid vessel. The refrigerant is compressed in the compressor and c...
01/20/2009
7478539Two-stage linear compressor
A refrigeration system includes a two-stage linear compressor having a first piston disposed in a first cylinder and a second piston disposed in a second cylinder. The linear compressor is operable in an economizer cycle wherein the first piston operates as a first ...
01/20/2009
7478540Methods of freezeout prevention and temperature control for very low temperature mixed refrigerant systems
Refrigerant freezeout is prevented, and temperature is controlled, by the use of a controlled bypass flow that causes a warming of the lowest temperature refrigerant in a refrigeration system that achieves very low temperatures by using a mixture of refrigerants com...
01/20/2009
7478541Compact refrigeration system for providing multiple levels of cooling
A refrigeration system for use in cooling electronic equipment includes a closed vapor compression circuit having operably disposed therein a compressor, a condenser, a first expansion device, a second expansion device, and a two-part evaporator. A first part of the...
01/20/2009
7478542System for use of land fills and recyclable materials
Gases are vented from a waste site such as a landfill, and the gases are separated into at least three streams comprising a hydrocarbon stream, a carbon dioxide stream, and residue stream. At least a portion of the carbon dioxide stream and hydrocarbon stream are li...
01/20/2009
7478543Jewelry item with a novel setting for precious stones
A ring or other similar jewelry item includes a base, a plurality of platforms arranged on the base and a plurality of prongs, each prong being disposed on a platform. The prongs extend above the platforms and are arranged to form settings for precious or semi-preci...
01/20/2009
7478544Method and apparatus for lubricating molten glass forming molds
A surface mixing burner (16) is positioned in alignment with a mold of a glass container forming machine of the I.S. type to produce a supply of soot to lubricate an inner surface of the mold, the soot being produced by combustion of a rich, combustible suppl...
01/20/2009
7478545Spherical crocheted object
A spherical crocheted object includes a portion that contains high quality embroidery and is made beginning with a fabric piece called an initial disc. By initially knitting the spherical crocheted object into a flat, round disc of specific and limited dimensions, t...
01/20/2009
7478546Drum type washing machine
Drum type washing machine including a tub of plastic having a wall for holding washing water therein and mounting a driving part thereon, a drum rotatably arranged inside of the tub, a shaft passed through the tub and connected to the drum for transmission of a driv...
01/20/2009
7478547Drum washing machine
A drum washing machine including a cylindrical drum, a DC brushless motor directly connected to the drum, a current detector detecting current flowing through the motor, a torque control vector-controlling the motor on the basis of the current detected by the curren...
01/20/2009
7478548Reaming apparatus
Tubing reaming apparatus comprises a housing adapted to be mounted to tubing to be reamed. The housing provides mounting for a reamer shaft adapted to mount a cutter within the tubing. The housing also provides mounting for a drive arrangement. A gear arrangement is...
01/20/2009
7478549Surface treatment apparatus for planishing metal surfaces
A surface treatment apparatus (100) comprises a transporting device (20), a planishing device (30) and a driving device (10). The transporting device comprises a base (21). The base comprises a front portion (212), a rear po...
01/20/2009
7478550Shell press and method for forming a shell
The invention generally relates to an apparatus for forming a shell. The apparatus has a die center and a panel punch located in opposed relation to the die center. A panel punch piston is coupled to the panel punch. The panel punch piston has an upper end and a spa...
01/20/2009
7478551Modular calibration weight
A calibration weight 100 for a gravimetric measuring instrument includes a calibration weight base module 101 which is equipped with at least one attachment area 106. The calibration weight 100 further has at least one positioning means
01/20/2009
7478552Optical detection alignment/tracking method and apparatus
A method of operating a probe based instrument includes a light source that generates and directs a beam of light towards a probe of the instrument to detect a property of probe deflection. The method automatically adjusts the position of the light beam on the probe...
01/20/2009
7478553Method for detecting excessive burn
In an excessive burn detection method for detecting an excessive burn during a regeneration process, in which particulates accumulated in a particulate filter arranged in an exhaust passage of a diesel engine are burned and removed for regenerating the particulate f...
01/20/2009
7478554Rim mounted tire pressure monitoring system
A tire and wheel rim assembly includes a tire supporting rim having an outward facing mounting surface and at least one tire body mounted to the rim and positioning an internal tire cavity over the rim mounting surface. A tire pressure monitoring module assembly mou...
01/20/2009
7478555Technique and apparatus for use in well testing
A technique that is usable with a well includes communicating fluid from the well into a downhole chamber in connection with a well testing operation. The technique includes monitoring a downhole parameter that is responsive to the communication to determine when to...
01/20/2009
7478556Apparatus for the rapid measurement of temperatures in a hot gas flow
An apparatus for a rapid measurement of temperatures in a hot gas flow, in particular in a gas turbine. The apparatus includes a sensor having two two-dimensional, electrically conductive heating elements, which are attached to the surface of a common, electrically ...
01/20/2009
7478557Common centroid micromachine driver
A drive arrangement for a micromachine includes a plurality of fixed electrodes arranged so as to have a common centroid. ...
01/20/2009
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