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Microreactors With Connectors Sealed Thereon; Their Manufacturing

Application Number: 20120040448
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Lobet, Olivier; Tanguy, Ronan; Gremetz, Sylvain Maxime F.; Jouanno, Jean-Marc Martin Gerard; Poissy, Stephane

The present invention deals with microfluidic devices (200) including a microreactor (20) and at least one connector (101) sealed thereon. It also deals with a method for manufacturing such microfluidic devices and to blocks of material suitable as ...

Fuel Container For Fuel Cell, Fuel Cell Using The Same, And Operation Method Of Fuel Cell

Application Number: 20120040257
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Kubo, Yoshimi; Nakamura, Shin; Sasaki, Hideaki; Sekino, Shoji

An object of the present invention is to downsize a fuel cell, and to stably supply fuel to a fuel electrode. According to the present invention, the above described object is attained by providing a vaporized fuel container 1518 communicated with a liquid fuel container 1517 via a gas liquid separating film 1519 in the fuel cell 1516, in which a liquid fuel 124 supplied to a fuel electrode 102 is ...

Method and apparatus for venting gas from liquid-conveying conduit

Application Number: 20120037834
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Lang, III, Rudolph J.; Witheridge, Anthony John

A valve-venting method increases the durability of flow restrictors within gas venting valves used on large diameter water and sewer pipelines such that transient high pressure conditions that can cause rapid adiabatic heating of the discharging gases are prevented from causing flow erosion and debris wear induced by the high velocities and thermal softening of the valve components. The method utilizes wear resistant orifice inserts that are more conductive than the valve component to better ...

Insertion Type Fluid Volume Meter and Control System

Application Number: 20120037729
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: LEE, Joseph C.; LEE, Timothy

An insertion type fluid volume meter and control system comprises a non-ferrous pipe, an electromagnet device, a pair of electrodes, a flow control valve, and a flow controller. The electromagnet device is for building up a pulsed square wave magnetic field across the conductive liquid flowing through the non-ferrous pipe. The pair of electrodes are disposed on outer surface of the non-ferrous pipe for detecting an electromotive force induced by Faraday's induction law. The flow control valve ...

TAPPING FITTING FOR A TRANSPORT AND STORAGE CONTAINER FOR LIQUIDS AND TRANSPORT AND STORAGE CONTAINER WITH SUCH TAPPING FITTING

Application Number: 20120037649
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: SCHÜTZ, Udo

A tapping fitting, particularly a flap or ball cock, with a fitting housing made from plastic for connection to a drain spigot of a plastic container for liquids, particularly an interior container of a transport and storage container, wherein the fitting housing is provided with a conductive device at least part of which is made from electrically conductive plastic for dissipating an electrostatic charge, wherein the conductive device is the conductive device has an integrally conformed ...

GAS SUPPLY MEMBER, PLASMA TREATMENT METHOD, AND METHOD OF FORMING YTTRIA-CONTAINING FILM

Application Number: 20120037596
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Ito, Sachiyo; ETO, Hideo; Ikariyama, Rikyu; Saito, Makoto

According to one embodiment, a gas supply member is provided with a gas supply passage including a gas flow channel with a first diameter, and an exhaust port connected to one end portion of the gas flow channel and provided to a surface of a downstream side of the gas supply member. An yttria-containing film is formed on a surface constituting the exhaust port and the surface of the downstream side of the gas supply member. At least a part of the surface constituting the exhaust port is formed ...

CONTAINER AND VENTING MECHANISM ASSEMBLY

Application Number: 20120037587
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: TIROSH, Tamir

A venting assembly for a closed container having a lid and a container portion with a neck and a rim. The assembly comprises a venting unit having a substantially rigid ring having a lid-interfacing surface; and a resilient annular valve member having a one-way valve disposed at the inner wall of the neck. The assembly further comprises at least one air passageway leading from the ambient atmosphere to the one-way valve member; and a fixing mechanism adapted to prevent planar movement between ...

Countercurrent chromatography rotor

Application Number: 20120037567
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Knight, Martha; Finn, Thomas

The present invention describes a method for constructing a spiral tube support apparatus used in countercurrent chromatography, improvements to countercurrent chromatography tube support design, and methods of using the improved countercurrent chromatography apparatus. The spiral tube support apparatus may be constructed by a shape forming process such as a three dimensional printing process that in turn uses a laser sintering technique, and can be made out of any easily formed material. Shape ...

METHODS AND DEVICES USED FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING SPEED OF AN EXPANDER

Application Number: 20120037254
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: ROSSI, David

A method of decreasing a transition time through a speed range that is unsafe for an integrity of a first expander, by automatically biasing a speed of a second expander that receives a fluid flow output from the first expander is provided, when the current speed of the first expander is within a bias application range. The method includes setting the speed of the second expander to be larger than a current speed of the first expander when the current speed of the first expander increases and ...

Material Transfer System

Application Number: 20120037252
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: Stephan, Scott A.

A material transfer device for coupling the threaded pour spout of two containers to one another to permit transfer of liquid product from one container to the other. The basic coupling device comprises a tubular member having at least two different thread patterns at opposed ends, allowing the coupler to be used with containers of multiple differing thread patterns, i.e., diameter and/or thread pitch. The coupler also includes internal sealing flanges to prevent seepage of product from the ...

Fluidic System

Application Number: 20120037251
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: Ohmer, Michael

The invention relates to a fluidic system having a valve device for the fluid supply of fluidic loads, which has a plurality of valve modules (2); the valve modules (2) in each case comprise a channel element (11) and four 2/2-way valves (41, 42, 45, 46), which are interconnected in a full bridge arrangement and can be switched between a shut off position and an open position; and also having a control device (127) for the individual activation of the 2/2-way ...

Valve Device

Application Number: 20120037250
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Berner, Michael; Berger, Rolf

The invention relates to a valve device for the fluid supply of fluid consumers, comprising several valve modules (2) arranged next to each other in the direction of stacking (3). Said valve modules (2) respectively comprise a plate-shaped channel body (11) provided with a feed channel recess (35) and/or a venting channel recess (36) and four 2/2 distributing valves (41, 42, 45, 46) respectively having a first and a second fluidic connection ...

WATER TAP

Application Number: 20120037249
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: LIN, CHEN-CHANG

The water tap has a tap stand, an outlet section and a storage frame. The tap stand is hollow and has a bottom end, an inlet and a flowing channel. The inlet is formed through the bottom end of the tap stand. The flowing channel is formed through the tap stand and communicating with the inlet of the tap stand. The outlet section is mounted on the tap stand and has an outfall communicating with the flowing channels. The storage frame is mounted on the tap stand and has a storage plank and a ...

FLOW CHANNEL IN WHICH WATER IS CAUSED TO FLOW BY MEANS OF A DELIVERY DEVICE DISPOSED IN A CIRCULATION LINE

Application Number: 20120037248
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: HOF, Georg

A flow duct is provided in which water is caused to flow by way of a delivery device disposed in a circulation line. In order to be able to adapt the flow inside the duct to the particular requirements, and/or achieve a laminar flow over the entire flow region, a plurality of circulation lines is provided, each having a controllable delivery device, wherein the circulation lines lead into the flow duct separately from each other, and wherein the discharge openings of the circulation lines are ...

RAPID-CONNECT COUPLER

Application Number: 20120037247
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: Konishi, Howard M.

A rapid-connect gas coupler is shown and described herein. In an embodiment, the rapid-connect gas coupler includes a spring-loaded probe within a probe cavity, which is defined by a housing and one or more latch segment. The probe can engage with a gas connector, which causes the latch segment to engage and couple with the gas ...

TWIN POWER VALVE WITH INTEGRATED PRESSURE BALANCE

Application Number: 20120037246
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: Batchelor, Mark

A twin power valve assembly (10) for a hydraulic braking system having a single body (16) with twin power valve arrangements, each having a spool (36, 36′) with a longitudinally extending passageway (36D, 36D′) for providing a modulation of the pressure applied to the brakes, and an integral balance piston (60, 60′) contained within the body (10) that equalizes the pressure applied to the left and right hand brakes when both brakes are ...

SWIVEL CONNECTOR FOR A FLUID HANDLING SYSTEM

Application Number: 20120037245
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Eley, Craig D.; Schollmeyer, Darin

A swivel connector of the present technology includes a housing that is rotatably coupled with a rotor, whereby an open fluid pathway extends through the housing and rotor. A rotary union bushing is coaxially, rotatably coupled with an exterior surface of the rotor. A rotor cap is coaxially, rotatably coupled around a length of the rotor; whereby at least a portion of the rotary union bushing is disposed within an interior portion of the rotor cap. A bearing assembly is coupled with the ...

AIR PUMP FACILITATOR

Application Number: 20120037244
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: OSTROWIECKI, MORRIS

A nipple for connecting any conventional pipe to any conventional part.

Also disclosed is an air pump facilitator for facilitating the pumping of air into an air tire.

Also disclosed is an INLINE air pressure gauge for measuring the pressure being pumped through said air hose.

Also disclosed is an electronic INLINE air pressure gauge for measuring the pressure being pumped through said air ...

Pressure Equalization Assembly for a Storage Vessel

Application Number: 20120037243
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Taylor, Julian S.; Boyd, III, John Alan

Apparatus for equalizing pressure within a vapor space of a storage vessel. In accordance with various embodiments, a pressure equalization assembly has a base housing member adapted to be mounted to a tank adjacent a tank aperture in fluidic communication with a vapor space of the tank. A canister assembly is adapted for removable engagement with the housing member between a closed position and an open position. The closed position establishes a fluidic seal interface between the housing ...

APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING BENEFICIAL LIQUIDS AT STEADY RATE

Application Number: 20120037242
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Gordon, John Howard; Bhavaraju, Sai; Joshi, Ashok V.; Wold, Truman

An apparatus for delivering a beneficial agent is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including a water collection chamber. A water-transporting membrane is provided to communicate with the water collection chamber. An extraction chamber receives water through the water-transporting membrane, expanding the extraction chamber. A dispensing chamber, containing a beneficial agent, is configured to contract upon expanding the extraction chamber. This causes the dispensing chamber to ...

Multi-port shuttle valve method

Application Number: 20120037241
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: Baugh, Benton F.

The method of providing a shuttle valve which will accept 3 or more inputs, comprising providing a body having a bore and an outlet, providing two or more shuttles within the bore, providing an inlet in the body between each of the shuttles, and causing flow from an inlet to move the shuttles to positions appropriate to allow flow from the inlet into the shuttle valve and blocking flow out of the other of the ...

PROCESS, APPARATUS AND VESSEL FOR TRANSFERRING FLUIDS BETWEEN TWO STRUCTURES

Application Number: 20120037240
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Adkins, Jimmie Dean; Hartono, John S.; Danmeier, Donald G.

A process and apparatus are provided for transferring fluids such as, for example, liquefied natural gas between a source structure such as a floating storage vessel and a receiving structure such as a floating transport vessel utilizing a controllable deployment system to deploy a fluid conduit. The fluid conduit end is supported by a mooring device which is positioned by the controllable deployment system. A transfer vessel is also provided which utilizes the controllable deployment system to ...

W.A.I.T. washpipe assembly install tool

Application Number: 20120037239
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: Martin, William David

Apparatus and method for installing and removing washpipe assemblies from a stem of a swivel/top drilling apparatus, including an installing and removing tool with support arms and a support plate structured and connected together into a unitary structure to conform to washpipe assembly ...

FLUID OPERATED ACTUATOR INCLUDING A BLEED PORT

Application Number: 20120037238
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: Studer, Roger

A fluid operated actuator (100) is provided. The fluid operated actuator (100) includes a cylinder body (101) and a piston (102) movable within the cylinder body (101). The piston (102) defines a first chamber (105) and a second chamber (106). The fluid operated actuator (100) can include a fluid inlet (107) formed in the first chamber (105). A bleed port (110) can be formed to provide fluid communication ...

WATER DISTRIBUTION METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LIVESTOCK SHIPPING CONTAINERS ON A SHIPPING VESSEL

Application Number: 20120037237
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Moreno, Juan; Rosenstein, Maurice

Water distribution systems and methods for continuously supplying drinking water to one or more shipping containers holding livestock throughout the duration of a ...

MANIPULATION OF MAGNETIC PARTICLES IN CONDUITS FOR THE PROPAGATION OF DOMAIN WALLS

Application Number: 20120037236
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Bertacco, Ricardo; Cantoni, Matteo; Donolato, Marco; Gobbi, Marco; Brivio, Stefano; Vavassori, Paolo; Petti, Daniela

A system and a method for the controlled manipulation of any number of magnetic particles in solution are shown. The system and the method of the present invention are based on the employment of magnetic conduits properly structured in order to inject, move and annihilate with high precision magnetic domain walls and on the fact that said magnetic domain walls exert a high attraction force on magnetic particles. The injection, movement and annihilation of domain walls along said magnetic ...

Surface Disruptor for Laminar Jet Fountain

Application Number: 20120037235
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: Hagaman, John T.

A fluid handling device, for example, a laminar jet fountain, includes a jet emanating a first stream of substantially laminar fluid. The jet fountain also includes a surface disruptor that includes a body, a water inlet, a valve, a fluid outlet, and a trajectory adjuster emanating a second stream of fluid from the fluid outlet. The second stream of fluid may be positioned to intersect the first stream of fluid and perturb its laminarity. By adjusting a valve controlling the force and volume of ...

GREY WATER RECYCLING APPARATUS AND METHODS

Application Number: 20120037234
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: Eckman, Noadiah S.

A water recycling system that can be used for reclaiming and recycling water, waste water, or grey water, for providing landscape irrigation, or for recycling uses such as for sanitary facilities, as well as for pre-heating clean water to save energy. A water recycling system may include a sealable tank, an influx pipe, a self-clearing filter disposed within the tank, a pump, and an effluent ...

DIRECT FREE COOLING

Application Number: 20120037233
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: Seeliger, Renee

The invention relates to a mixing box for regulating temperature, having a base body through which at least one air stream can be conducted and in which there is arranged at least one filter device, through which the air stream can be conducted. The air stream is guided by a flap valve assembly having at least one flap valve which, with regard to good regulation of temperature with low energy consumption, is configured and developed in such a way that the flap valve assembly comprises at least ...

MICROCHANNEL DOUBLE PIPE DEVICE AND USAGE THEREOF

Application Number: 20120037232
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Chu, Guangwen; Shen, Zhigang; Chen, Jianfeng; Yun, Jimmy Sunglai

A microchannel double pipe device comprises a channel for inner nozzle (4), a channel for outer nozzle (5) and a mechanical probe (8). The channel for outer nozzle (5) concentrically surrounds the channel for inner nozzle (4), and the channel for inner nozzle (4) concentrically surrounds the mechanical probe (8). Constricted at the outlet of the channel for inner nozzle (4), the channel for inner nozzle (4) extends to form an inner ...

CEMENTIOUS WASHOUT CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR SAME

Application Number: 20120037231
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Janson, Steven; Luhman, Scott; Nielsen, Mark

A cementious washout container includes a container body having a container reservoir. A hinged chute assembly is rotatably coupled with an upper portion of the container body. The hinged chute assembly includes a chute panel, and a hopper screen coupled with the chute panel. The hopper screen includes perforations overlying the container body. A container drain is positioned at a lower end of the container body, and a container valve is movably coupled over the container drain. The cementious ...

AUXILIARY POWER UNIT WITH MULTIPLE FUEL SOURCES

Application Number: 20120036866
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: Finney, Adam M.

A system and method are disclosed for supplying fuel to an auxiliary power unit of an aircraft. The system includes a primary fuel source, a secondary fuel source, and a secondary valve. The primary fuel source is in fluid communication with the auxiliary power unit to provide a primary fuel thereto. Similarly, the secondary fuel source is in fluid communication with the auxiliary power unit to provide a secondary fuel thereto. The secondary valve regulates flow of the secondary fuel from the ...

EXTRUSION MATERIAL SUPPLY DEVICE AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION BODY MANUFACTURING METHOD USING THE SAME

Application Number: 20120034374
Publication Date: 2012-02-09
Inventors: Koike, Yasuhiro; Okamoto, Tazuru; Yoshida, Hirotsugu

The invention provides an extrusion material supply device suitable for use in melt extrusion molding, and a method for manufacturing an optical transmission body, in which a deterioration of an optical signal transmission loss is extremely small, and productivity intrinsic to an extrusion molding method is provided in combination. An extrusion material supply device 1 includes: a vertical hopper 2, which has a cooling unit 3 and a heat melting unit 4 continuous with ...

Suspended Mass Transfer and Reaction Tower

Application Number: 20120034139
Publication Date: 2012-02-09
Inventor: Alvarado, Carlos

A suspended mass transfer and reaction tower system used for the scrubbing, stripping or chemical reaction between gases and liquids. The system comprises a top head having a suspension means, a bottom head, and a shell capable of retaining and supporting a suspended packing bundle. The shell is capable of securely and removably attaching to the top head and bottom head, thereby creating a single tower capable of being suspended by the suspension means in the top head. Various embodiments of ...

Shutoff Valves for Fluid Conduit Connectors

Application Number: 20120031515
Publication Date: 2012-02-09
Inventor: Whitaker, Carl T.

A shutoff valve for a fluid conduit connector has a housing and an integrally formed shutoff valve located within the housing. The integrally formed shutoff valve has a spring region that defines a lumen and a sealing feature on one or both ends. The spring region defines one or more fluid pathways between an outer surface and an inner surface of the integrally formed shutoff valve. The spring region may be a formed as a helical coil or a fenestrated tube. The sealing feature provides a ...

Automatic water distributor

Application Number: 20120031514
Publication Date: 2012-02-09
Inventors: Liu, Zhibin; Qiu, Weidong

An automatic water distributor contains a body including a first outflow cavity, a second outflow cavity, at least one first and second inlets; the first inlet communicating with the first outflow cavity through a hole in the body; the body including a spaced fringe with a through aperture to space the first and the second inlets; a valve core inserting through the hole and the through aperture and including a first segment and a second segment; a water plug sliding on the valve core; a first ...

FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE WITH FLOW RATE CONTROL

Application Number: 20120031513
Publication Date: 2012-02-09
Inventor: Gordon, John Howard

A device for delivering a fluid to a target site is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including means for generating a first fluid stream having a first flow rate; means for smoothing out irregularities in the first flow rate, and thereby generate a second fluid stream having a second flow rate substantially more uniform than the first flow rate; means for measuring the second flow rate; means for comparing the second flow rate to a target flow rate; and means for substantially ...

COMBINED PUMP AND FILTER MODULE

Application Number: 20120031512
Publication Date: 2012-02-09
Inventors: Schick, Albert; Hesse, Gernot; Kress, Achim; Kuhn, Harald; Müller, Florian

A pump and filter module for wind power plants may include a module housing having a receptacle for a pump and a filter device, wherein a plurality of associated lines may be integrated in the module ...

Transverse Mounted In-Line Shower Filter

Application Number: 20120031511
Publication Date: 2012-02-09
Inventor: Farley, David Aaron

A shower filter/diverter assembly is provided for selectively outputting filtered water to one of a plurality of output ports. The assembly comprises a shower filter/diverter body having an input port for receiving unfiltered water, a plurality of output ports for outputting filtered water, a first end for receiving a shower filter and a second end for communicating the filtered water to one of the plurality of body output ports. A diverter control assembly is engageable to the filter/diverter ...

Pump Cart For A Biological Liquid Treatment Installation

Application Number: 20120031510
Publication Date: 2012-02-09
Inventors: Buisson, Virginie; Reinbigler, Rene; Weissenbach, Jean-Louis; Cirou, Sebastien; Abouayad El Idrissi, Christine

The invention concerns a pump cart for a biological liquid treatment installation, having a first lateral face (40), and a second lateral face (41) by which it is configured to be juxtaposed against a conveying network cart (1) of the installation and a front face (42) meeting the lateral faces (40, 41), and comprising at least one pump (414), a pump support (50) on which is mounted said pump (414), and a guide member for making said pump ...

FAN ASSEMBLY

Application Number: 20120031509
Publication Date: 2012-02-09
Inventors: WALLACE, John David; Choong, Chang Hin

A fan assembly includes a motor-driven impeller for creating an air flow, at least one heater for heating a first portion of the air flow, means for diverting a second portion of the air flow away from said at least one heater, and a casing comprising at least one first air outlet for emitting the first portion of the air flow and at least one second air outlet from emitting the second portion of the air flow. To cool an external surface of the casing, at least one second air outlet is arranged ...

Apparatus for capturing fuel spillage and nozzle drip during refueling of a vehicle

Application Number: 20120031508
Publication Date: 2012-02-09
Inventor: Schmidt, Robert W.

A refueling nozzle is inserted into a fuel filler tube of the vehicle, refueling is carried out in the normal manner. However, during retraction of the nozzle, when the nozzle is prone to drip, a specially designed valve is caused to open and a vacuum canister draws in a rush of air and captures the dripping gas. During normal vehicle operation, the captured fuel in the vacuum canister is drawn into the engine intake manifold to be burned through the engine and the vacuum in the canister is ...

ELEVATING FIRE HYDRANT ASSEMBLY

Application Number: 20120031507
Publication Date: 2012-02-09
Inventor: One, Syeng Yen

The present invention relates to an elevating fire hydrant assembly in which an elevating pipe automatically projects from the ground by means of water pressure when a fire hydrant is to be used, and the speed for lowering the elevating pipe projecting from the ground after use is adjustable. The elevating fire hydrant assembly comprises: a water pipe (10) which supplies firefighting water in accordance with the open/shut operation of a water control valve (70) buried underground; ...

ENDOSCOPE CLEANING/DISINFECTING APPARATUS CONNECTOR AND ENDOSCOPE CLEANING/DISINFECTING APPARATUS

Application Number: 20120031506
Publication Date: 2012-02-09
Inventors: KOMIYA, Takaaki; AONO, Masayoshi

An endoscope cleaning/disinfecting apparatus connector according to the present invention includes a cleaning/disinfecting apparatus connection section, a circulating section and a discharge section, wherein the discharge section communicates with the circulating section and includes a first channel that discharges a fluid R that passes through the circulating section into a pipe sleeve, a second channel that branches from the first channel and discharges the fluid R to the periphery of the ...

IRRIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

Application Number: 20120031505
Publication Date: 2012-02-09
Inventor: Jensen, Jarl

Systems and methods for providing irrigation to plants are provided. The system generally includes a fluid distribution structure having a barrier layer and a hydrophilic layer. The fluid distribution structure can additionally include a plurality of channels. Each channel can be associated with a non-woven material or other volume providing element overlayed by a filter layer. A fluid supply tube may be provided at a first end of the fluid distribution structure, and a drainage tube may be ...

Head for Air Pump

Application Number: 20120031504
Publication Date: 2012-02-09
Inventor: Wu, Scott

A head for an air pump includes a housing, a nozzle, an urging mechanism, and an end cap. The housing includes a first compartment defined therein and including a first end defining an opening port and a second end enclosed by an end wall. The housing further includes a hole extending therethrough and into the first compartment. The nozzle device is disposed within the first compartment. The urging mechanism includes a cam, an axle and a pivoting member. The cam is disposed in the first ...

FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE WITH FLOW RATE CONTROL

Application Number: 20120031503
Publication Date: 2012-02-09
Inventor: Gordon, John Howard

A device for delivering a fluid to a target site is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including a pump, a flow modulator, a flow meter, and a controller. The pump may generate a fluid stream characterized by a flow rate. The flow modulator may smooth out irregularities in the flow rate, thereby generating a second fluid stream having a second flow rate that is substantially more uniform than the first flow rate. The flow meter may measure the flow rate of the second fluid stream. ...

DIALYSIS SERVICE BOX

Application Number: 20120031502
Publication Date: 2012-02-09
Inventors: Randall, Jeff; DeWitt, Bryan; DeWitt, Peter; Garcia, Rick; Gustafson, Don

A dialysis service box for centralized control and plumbing arrangement of a dialysis machine is disclosed. The dialysis service box includes a plumbing arrangement having a supply inlet for supplying a fluid to the dialysis machine, a backflow preventer for preventing retrograde flow through the plumbing arrangement, a trap primer for maintaining a trap seal designed to prevent waste gases from flowing into the dialysis service box and a waste connection for allowing waste from the dialysis ...

Aviation engine inlet with tangential blowing for buzz saw noise control

Application Number: 20120031501
Publication Date: 2012-02-09
Inventor: Tuan, Yen

The present patent disclosure presents a class of patent aviation engine inlets using tangential blowing airflow grazing over buzz saw lining surface to prevent buzz saw noise from propagation out of the engine inlet, to alleviate airport noise problem and to reduce airplane cabin noise level for passenger comfort. The robustness of the concept of tangential blowing in the improvement of the attenuation of buzz saw tones by buss saw lining is that, practically, the significant buzz saw tones ...

FLUID CONTROL APPARATUS

Application Number: 20120031500
Publication Date: 2012-02-09
Inventors: Hirose, Jun; Tezuka, Kazuyuki; Dohi, Ryousuke; Nishino, Kouji; Ikeda, Nobukazu; Uchida, Yohei; Koyonogi, Mutsunori; Matsuda, Takahiro

To provide a fluid control apparatus capable of reducing the space, while reducing the cost.

A fluid control apparatus 1 has a fluid controlling unit 2 and a fluid introducing unit 3. The fluid introducing unit 3 is divided into three parts: a first and a second inlet-side shutoff/open parts 5, 6 disposed on the inlet side, each made up of 2×N/2 on-off valves 23, and a fluid controlling unit-side shutoff/open part 7 ...