Power plants inventions 05/07

20070119145 - Dirt separator for compressor diffuser in gas turbine engine: A compressor diffuser for a gas turbine engine is provided with a dirt separator. The dirt separator ensures the air having moved downstream of the compressor section, and moving toward the combustion section, is separated into a dirtier air flow path directly radially outwardly, and a cleaner airflow path directed... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/pratt & Whitney

20070119146 - Retarding and filter cleaning method and system: A filter cleaning system is provided for a gas turbine engine including a compressor section and a combustor section. A mechanism is operatively connected to the gas turbine engine and is configured to be driven by the gas turbine engine in a first mode and configured to drive the gas... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20070119147 - Active combustion control system for gas turbine engines: A system is disclosed for actively controlling combustion in a gas turbine engine, which includes a fuel injector for issuing fuel into a combustion chamber of the gas turbine engine. The fuel injector has a dynamic pressure sensor for measuring acoustic pressure within the combustion chamber and a flame sensor... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP (all Coodrich Entities)

20070119148 - Method and system for producing electricity: A method and system for producing electricity, and more particularly to a method of producing electricity by producing steam by directing Gamma rays generated by directing X-rays at a mass of Hafnium 178 onto a mass of water. The steam thereafter is channeled to a steam turbine generator to produce... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish

20070119149 - Hyperjet: The present invention provides a hypersonic jet engine able to start in air-breathing mode, on its own, from zero speed without a compressor. The hypersonic jet engine, known herein as the hyperjet is also able to fly an aircraft at and faster than Mach 6 without using the scramjet method... Agent: Raymond M. Galasso Galasso & Associates Lp

20070119150 - Turbofan gas turbine engine with variable fan outlet guide vanes: A turbofan gas turbine engine includes a forward fan section with a row of fan rotor blades, a core engine, and a fan bypass duct downstream of the forward fan section and radially outwardly of the core engine. The forward fan section has only a single stage of variable fan... Agent: Steven J. Rosen Patent Attorney

20070119151 - Nozzle assembly for rocket and ramjet applications: A nozzle assembly for thrust or thrust vector control of a rocket or ramjet, comprising an elongated nozzle housing and a pair of vane members mounted for pivotal movement within a central portion of the nozzle housing. The vane members extend vertically or transversely between the upper and lower portions... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070119152 - Exhaust-gas purification system with particulate filter and method of operation thereof with improved regeneration of the particulate filter: The present invention describes an exhaust-gas purification system for an internal combustion engine made of an oxidation catalyst arranged close to the engine, a subsequent hydrocarbon adsorber and a particulate filter arranged downstream thereof and provided with another oxidation catalyst. The oxidation catalyst ensures that emission limits with respect to... Agent: Kalow & Springut LLP

20070119154 - Procedure and device to heat a reducing agent generation system: The invention concerns a procedure to heat a reducing agent generation system of an exhaust gas aftertreatment system of an internal combustion engine by combustion of fuel, whereby the reducing agent is produced for the selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070119153 - Superheated urea injection for aftertreatment applications: An urea SCR system for enhancing internal combustion engine aftertreatment applications includes a supply tank containing aqueous urea, a delivery pump operatively connected to the supply tank and configured for elevating the pressure of aqueous urea drawn from said supply tank. The urea SCR system further includes a conduit arrangement... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20070119155 - Support structure for muffler: Concerned is a support structure for a muffler 11 with the particulate filter 6 stored inside, the muffler 11 being divided at positions in front of and behind the portion for storage of the filter into portions, the divided portions being detachably fastened together through flanges 12a, 13a and 14a.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070119156 - Exhaust gas treatment device with insulated housing construction: An exhaust gas treatment device for internal combustion engines and the like includes inlet and outlet end caps, two catalyst substrates, and a two-piece housing. A first, cylindrically-shaped housing member has a hollow interior in which one of the substrates is retained, a first end sealingly connected with the inlet... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20070119157 - Exhaust cooling system of an amphibious vehicle: An exhaust cooling system of an amphibious vehicle operable in land and marine modes comprises an exhaust system to be cooled, at least one air-liquid heat exchanger, and coolant liquid in thermal communication with the exhaust system to be cooled and the air-liquid heat exchanger(s) and heated by the exhaust... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20070119158 - Exhaust manifold: An exhaust manifold is provided with a plurality of branch pipe parts and a collecting pipe part. The plurality of branch pipe parts are respectively connected to a plurality of exhaust ports of a multicylinder internal combustion engine, The collecting pipe part is formed by merging the plurality of branch... Agent: Bourque & Associates Intellectual Property Attorneys, P.A.

20070119159 - Multi-actuator pressure-based flow control system: A hydraulic control system for a work machine is disclosed. The hydraulic control system has a fluid actuator, a supply of pressurized fluid, and a control valve movable to selectively pass pressurized fluid to the fluid actuator. The hydraulic control system also has a sensor configured to sense the pressure... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20070119160 - Unitized hydraulic system: A unitized hydraulic system comprises a tank for holding hydraulic fluid, a hydraulic pump powered by a pump motor for receiving hydraulic fluid from the tank and creating a high pressure stream of fluid, a control valve for receiving hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic pump and regulating movement of the... Agent: Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP

20070119161 - System for controlling a power output: A system for controlling a power output is disclosed. The system includes a hydraulic actuator configured to output a first torque and a source of pressurized fluid configured to supply a flow of pressurized fluid to the hydraulic actuator. The system further includes a controller configured to control the flow... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20070119162 - Hydrostatic drive system: A hydrostatic drive system has a consumer (7), in particular a hydraulic motor, located in the open circuit. Associated with the consumer (7) is at least one pressure limiting device (11a; 11b) that can be actuated in the braking phase for the generation of a braking pressure that is present... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070119163 - Travel control device for hydraulically driven vehicle and hydraulically driven vehicle: The present invention includes a hydraulic pump 10 driven by a prime mover 1, a traveling motor 12 driven with pressure oil delivered from the hydraulic pump 10, a control valve 11 for traveling that controls a flow rate of the pressure oil delivered from the hydraulic pump 10 to... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070119164 - Self assembling/quick assembly structure using shape memory alloy materials: A shape memory alloy material may be incorporated in an assembly structure.... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20070119165 - Shape memory alloy linear actuator: Linear actuators including coupled elongate members formed of shape memory alloys are provided. Members that lengthen when heated are coupled to members that shorten when heated such that stroke amplification gains are derived from each member. The members may be tubular and may be coaxially arranged for telescopic extension and... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070119166 - Method for assembling a pneumatic booster: A device (100) for assembling a pneumatic booster (200) wherein a cover (203) of the booster is housed in a support (101) and a cylindrical cap (104) whose internal volume (107) is greater than a volume of a cylinder (206) of the booster, covers the cylinder placed on the cover.... Agent: Leo H Mccormick Jr Roberts Bosch Corporation

20070119167 - Master cylinder: A master cylinder comprising: a cylinder body having a tubular shape with a closed end; a piston having one side thereof slidably inserted into the cylinder body and another side thereof projecting from the cylinder body, the piston and the cylinder body defining a pressure chamber for generating hydraulic pressure;... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070119170 - Non-rotating turbocharger waste gate valve: A non-rotating turbocharger waste gate valve (130) for use in gasoline, diesel or other internal combustion engines. The cross section of the shaft (120) of valve (130) is oblong or otherwise non-circular, thus preventing rotation of valve (130) even under high load conditions. The elimination of valve rotation greatly reduces... Agent: Honeywell Turbo Technologies

20070119169 - Turbo-lag compensation system having an ejector: A boost system for an engine, comprising an engine having at least a cylinder with an intake valve configured to cover and uncover an intake opening into the cylinder, the cylinder coupled to an intake manifold; a compression device coupled to said engine; and an air delivery nozzle configured to... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20070119168 - Turbocharged internal combustion engine: A turbocharged internal combustion engine comprising: a turbocharger (15) actuators for opening and closing the exhaust valves (a, b) and an electronic controller which controls operation of the actuators to thereby control opening and closing of the exhaust valves (a, b). The exhaust valves comprise a first exhaust valve (a)... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20070119171 - Turbocharged engine system and method of operation: A system is provided. The system includes an internal combustion engine having an intake manifold and an exhaust manifold. The system also includes a high pressure turbocharger having a variable geometry high pressure turbine drivingly coupled to a high pressure compressor, wherein the variable geometry high pressure turbine is driven... Agent: Patrick S. Yoder Fletcher Yoder

20070119172 - System and method for diagnostic of low pressure exhaust gas recirculation system and adapting of measurement devices: A system for a diesel engine having an intake manifold and an exhaust manifold, comprises a turbocharger between the intake and exhaust manifolds of the engine; a low pressure exhaust gas recirculation system with a first end coupled to the exhaust manifold downstream of the turbocharger and a second end... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20070119173 - Pyrotechnic actuator: The invention relates to an actuator comprising an actuator element movably supported at an actuator housing, a pyrotechnic pressure element to move the actuator element and a control means to control a force exerted onto the actuator element by the pressure element to move the actuator element.... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070119174 - Adjustable support bar for steam turbine diaphragms: The present invention provides a steam turbine that has upper and lower halves of diaphragm. The steam turbine of the present invention also provides an adjustable support bar attached to at least the upper half or the lower half of the diaphragm. The adjustable support bar of the present invention... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20070119175 - Power generation methods and systems: A closed loop system for generating mechanical energy at high efficiencies from hydrogen, fossil fuels, bio-fuels, solar or other renewable and recoverable energy sources. The system can have a heating source, a superheater, an expander, a receiver, a condenser, vacuum pump, or absorber, a desorber, and regenerator with pumps and... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP Attn: Stefan V. Stein/IPDept.

20070119176 - Method and apparatus for augmented heat up of a unit: A system and a method of augmenting the heat up of a unit using a compressed, heated gas that contains moisture such as steam or vaporized water such that the specific heat of the gas is increased. In a preferred embodiment, steam in compressed inert gas such as nitrogen is... Agent: Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP

20070119177 - Turbine engine fuel nozzles and methods of assembling the same: A method for assembling a fuel nozzle for a turbine engine is provided. The method includes coupling a one-piece housing to a one-piece venturi wherein the housing defines an annular fuel nozzle tip and the venturi defines a fuel chamber within the fuel nozzle tip. The method further includes coupling... Agent: John S. Beulick (12729) C/o Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070119178 - Method and device for compensating variations in fuel composition in a gas turbine system: The invention relates to a method for compensating variations in fuel composition in a gas turbine system consisting of at least two parallel-operated burner stages, wherein the fuel supply to at least two of the burner stages is adjusted in response to variations in fuel composition, wherein the fuel split... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070119179 - Opposed flow combustor: In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention a combustor is provided. The combustor includes a combustion chamber having a first inlet adapted to provide a first air flow to the combustion chamber in a first direction, a fuel controller adapted to provide a fuel flow to the combustion... Agent: Patrick S. Yoder Fletcher Yoder

20070119180 - Methods and apparatuses for assembling a gas turbine engine: A method for assembling a gas turbine engine includes coupling an axisymmetric structure within the gas turbine engine, wherein the axisymmetric structure includes a plurality of mounting bushings extending from a radially outer surface of the axisymmetric structure, inserting a first quantity of fixed pins at least partially into a... Agent: John S. Beulick (12729) C/o Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070119181 - Methods and apparatuses for assembling a gas turbine engine: A method for assembling a gas turbine engine includes coupling an axisymmetric structure within the gas turbine engine, wherein the axisymmetric structure includes at least one mounting bushing extending from a radially outer surface of the axisymmetric structure, and inserting a pin having a crowned surface at least partially into... Agent: John S. Beulick (12729) C/o Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070119182 - Methods and apparatuses for assembling a gas turbine engine: A method for assembling a gas turbine engine includes coupling a first structure within the gas turbine engine, wherein the first structure includes a plurality of sockets extending from a radially outer surface of the first structure, and coupling a second structure to the first structure by inserting a radial... Agent: John S. Beulick (12729) C/o Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070119183 - Gas turbine engine combustor: A gas turbine engine combustor includes a gas-turbine-engine-combustor outer annular case and a gas-turbine-engine-combustor premixer tube. The outer annular case has a longitudinal axis. The premixer tube has an entrance, an exit, and a centerline. The premixer tube is adapted to receive fuel-injector-discharged fuel. The entrance is adapted to receive... Agent: General Electric Company

20070119184 - Gas turbine: A compressor compresses air to produce compressed air. A mixture of fuel and the compressed air is combusted in a combustor to produce combustion gas. The combustion gas is supplied to a turbine to obtain rotational power. High-temperature gas accumulated in a space partitioned by an exhaust-side bearing portion that... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070113535 - Dual-plasma-fusion jet thrusters using dc turbo-contacting generator as its electrical power source: New [GerTh-DawShien. V] dual-plasma flying object and [GerTh-DawShien. VI] dual-plasma-fusion flying object provide the electric start system to start their warm-up process to their steady-states, automatically. After their warm-up processes done and the operation conditions reached, the [Thruster V] & [Thruster VI] will run themselves, independently by continuously supplying fuel,... Agent: Patent, Copyright & Trademark Law Group

20070113536 - Piezo actuator comprising means for compensating thermal length modifications and fuel injection valve comprising a piezo actuator: In an actuator unit, the piezo actuator (1) is located inside a tubular spring (3) under pre-stress. To compensate the thermal length modifications of the piezo actuator (1) in relation to the actuator housing (4, 3, 6, 5), the compensation element is configured as an aluminium compensation cylinder (2) that... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20070113537 - Thrust termination device for solid rocket motor: Disclosed is a thrust termination device for a solid rocket motor, which terminates the net thrust by the reverse thrust of the rocket motor produced from the emission of the combustion gas in the reverse direction, when the stage separation signal is transferred at the normal thrust state of the... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070113538 - Exhaust gas purifying system and abnormality determining method therefor: An exhaust gas purifying system includes a catalyst arranged on an exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine; a sensor detecting a state of the exhaust gas passed through the catalyst; and an ECU functioning as an abnormality determining apparatus determining abnormality by monitoring an output of said sensor in... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070113539 - Heater control device for gas sensor: An oxygen concentration sensor including the sensor element for detecting oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas and the heater for heating the sensor element is installed at the location downstream of a DPF. An ECU controls power supply to the heater to make the sensor element at a predetermined active... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070113540 - Catalyst body and an exhaust system for a small-size engine and a method for producing the catalyst body: The invention relates to a radial-flow annular catalyst body for installation in a muffler housing of a small-size engine, an exhaust system for a small-size engine and a method for producing the catalyst body. The catalyst body consists of a perforated metal foil. In a preferred embodiment, the perforations of... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20070113541 - Internal combustion engine with multiple combustion modes and fuel vapor purging: An internal combustion engine having a plurality of combustion cylinders and a fuel delivery system. The plurality of combustion cylinders are configured to receive a mixture of gasoline and air and combust such mixture, where some of the combustion cylinders are configured to operate in a spark ignition mode, with... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20070113543 - Marine emissions control: A marine engine has an exhaust system including a catalyst cooled by a flow of coolant, a coolant injector that injects coolant into the flow of exhaust at a point downstream of the catalyst, and a sensor arranged to sense a characteristic of the flow of exhaust, such as oxygen... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070113542 - Method to reduce engine emissions for an engine capable of multi-stroke operation and having a catalyst: A method to control valves in a cylinder operating in a multi-stroke cylinder mode. Valves are controlled to improve engine emissions as operating conditions vary.... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20070113544 - Engine exhaust emission control device and exhaust emission control method: An engine C/U 51 detects an abnormality which has occurred in an engine, and outputs a signal that indicates the occurrence of this abnormality to an SCR-C/U 61. The SCR-C/U 61 increases and decreases the urea water injection quantity corresponding to the abnormality which has occurred. On the other hand,... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070113545 - System for purging sulfate from a nox trap: This system in which the NOx trap (1) is associated with catalyst-forming means (2) integrated in an exhaust line (3) of a vehicle engine (4), and in which the engine is associated with common manifold or “rail” fuel feeder means (7, 8) for feeding it with fuel and adapted, by... Agent: Nicolas E. Seckel Patent Attorney

20070113546 - Gasoline internal combustion engine with dynamic combustion mode allocation: An internal combustion engine having combustion cylinders capable of running on gasoline in either a spark ignition mode or in a homogenous charge compression mode. The allocation of cylinders in each mode is dynamic and may be dynamically controlled and varied during operating of the engine. Also, the engine may... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20070113547 - Exhaust treatment device with condensate gate: A method and apparatus for treating fluid are provided. The fluid treatment device may include a housing having a fluid treatment element therein. The device may further include at least one of (i) an inlet channel coupled to the housing and configured to direct fluid toward the fluid treatment element... Agent: Caterpillar Inc. 100 N.e. Adams Street

20070113548 - Reduced stall capacity torque converter: The apparatus of the present invention provides a torque converter that is looser at stall than it is at 0.8 speed ratio. The torque converter includes a stator having a plurality of stator blades. The stator blades each define a primary leading edge, a trailing edge, and preferably include a... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070113549 - Hydrostatic drive system with division of the quantity of hydraulic fluid at the pump: A hydrostatic drive system consists of at least one hydraulic pump (100) and at least two hydraulic motors (104, 109, 125, 128, 131, 134, 137, 140). Said hydraulic pump (100) divides up its overall flow of hydraulic fluid over at least two partial flows of hydraulic fluid which are each... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20070113551 - Inlet duct for rearward-facing compressor wheel, and turbocharger incorporating same: A turbocharger includes a compressor wheel having back-to-back impellers (i.e., a forward-facing impeller and a rearward-facing impeller) mounted on the same shaft. The two impellers are independently supplied with inlet air via separate inlet ducts and discharge pressurized air to a common volute. The inlet duct for the rearward-facing impeller... Agent: Honeywell Turbo Technologies

20070113550 - Turbocharger with a thin-walled turbine housing having a floating flange attachment to the centre housing: A turbocharger has a center housing (1) and a thin-walled exhaust housing (13). Both housings are connected to each other at cylindrical end portions (28, 27) thereof by use of a floating flange ring (16) having a clamping surface (26b) which upon applying an axial load exerts at least an... Agent: Honeywell Turbo Technologies

20070113552 - Turbocharger: A turbocharger comprises a shaft connecting a turbine wheel, which is disposed in a turbine housing, to an impeller wheel. Between the two is a bearing system having a bearing housing and bearings for the shaft disposed therein. The shaft is fitted with at least one heat insulation between the... Agent: Clark & Brody

20070113553 - Device and process for overfeeding compressed gas to an intake pipe of a turbocharged engine: Method and device (1) for boosting an intake pipe (4) of a turbocharged engine (5) with compressed gas. The method includes storing gases in a vessel (12) at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure and, afterwards in injecting the gases into the intake pipe (4) in order to temporarily increase... Agent: Novak Druce & Quigg, LLP (volvo Prosecution)

20070113554 - Fuel supply system: A fuel supply system for a gas turbine engine comprises a first positive displacement pump (16), a second positive displacement pump (27), said first and second positive displacement pumps (16, 27) being operable simultaneously for the supply of fuel from a low pressure source, and switching valve means (14) downstream... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20070113555 - Mixer assembly: A mixer assembly and a method for forming a fuel-air mixture is combinable with a burner system of a heat engine, especially a gas turbine plant. A flow-through component (1) provides a flow deflecting region (8) which provides at least two air inlet openings (2, 3, 4) to which is... Agent: Cermak & Kenealy LLP

20070113556 - Combustion chamber end wall with ventilation: The invention relates to the field of combustion chambers for aviation turbomachines. It relates to a combustion chamber having a chamber end wall that presents a plurality of air and fuel injector devices, each of the devices comprising a bowl and a deflector mounted on a main axis forming a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070113557 - System for coupling flow from a centrifugal compressor to an axial combustor for gas turbines: A system is provided for aerodynamically coupling air flow from a centrifugal compressor to an axial combustor. The system includes a diffuser, a deswirl assembly, combustor inner and outer annular liners, a combustor dome, and a curved annular plate. The diffuser has an inlet that communicates with the centrifugal compressor,... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070113558 - Combustion liner for gas turbine formed of cast nickel-based superalloy and method: A combustion liner for a gas turbine combustion system is provided. The combustion liner comprises a combustion zone between an inlet end and an exhaust end. The combustion liner comprises a one-piece casting construction. The combustion liner is formed from a nickel-based superalloy having strength characteristics.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070113560 - Methods and apparatus for operating gas turbine engine systems: Methods and systems for operating a gas turbine engine system include an electrical generator configured to provide electrical energy to a load, a gas turbine engine including at least one combustor that includes a plurality of fuel injection points configured to inject a fuel into the combustor at a plurality... Agent: John S. Beulick (17851)

20070113559 - Overspeed limiter for turboshaft engines: The subject invention is directed to a control system for a turboshaft engine utilized in a helicopter which includes means for providing minimum fuel flow to the engine when an overspeed condition is detected at a relatively low altitude (e.g., below 10,000 feet), and means for shutting off fuel flow... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070113561 - Method and apparatus for achieving power augmentation in gas turbines using wet compression: A gas turbine unit and method of operation thereof are disclosed. A very quick and easily controllable augmentation or reduction of shaft power produced by the gas turbine unit, in particular of large gas turbine units exhibiting a pressure ratio larger than 15 bar, is achieved by providing at least... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20070113562 - Methods and apparatus for starting up combined cycle power systems: Methods and apparatus for fast starting and loading a combined cycle power system are described. In one example embodiment, the method includes loading the gas turbine at up to it's maximum rate, and loading the steam turbine at its maximum rate with excess steam bypassed to the condenser while maintaining... Agent: John S. Beulick (17851)

20070113563 - System and method for lean blowout protection in turbine engines: A lean blowout protection system and method is provided that facilitates improved lean blowout protection while providing effective control of turbine engine speed. The lean blowout protection system and method selectively and gradually biases the lean blowout (LBO) schedule based on current engine data. This facilitates improved lean blowout protection... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070107413 - Method and apparatus for gas turbine dry low nox combustor corrected parameter control: A method for controlling a combustor of an engine, the combustor having a fuel to oxidant ratio, the fuel to oxidant ratio being defined as a ratio of an amount of fuel supplied to the combustor divided by an amount of oxygen in an oxidant stream supplied to the combustor... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070107414 - Jet engine noise suppressor: An embodiment of the invention is a technique to suppress noise in a jet engine. A substantially annular fan nozzle is attached to a pylon and discharges a fan stream into atmosphere from an aft end thereof. A core nozzle discharges core stream into the atmosphere. The core nozzle has... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070107415 - Method for operating a power plant and power plant: A method for operating a power plant is disclosed. The power plant comprises a power machine and a flue gas flow path following downstream of the power machine. A flue gas flow path is scavenged with fresh air before the flue gas flow path is acted upon with flue gas.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070107416 - Controller for internal combustion engine: A start-up assisting degree by a motor is set at an appropriate level on the basis of a catalyst condition represented by a catalyst temperature, an oxygen storage (degree) in the catalyst, a change in combustion control represented by an air-fuel ratio for combustion, an ignition timing, or an engine... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070107417 - Emission control device: Various systems and methods are disclosed for carrying out combustion in a fuel-cut operation in some or all of the engine cylinders of a vehicle. Further, various subsystems are considered, such as fuel vapor purging, air-fuel ratio control, engine torque control, catalyst design, and exhaust system design.... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20070107418 - System for providing assistance in regenerating depollution means integrated in a vehicle exhaust line: The system for assisting the regeneration of depollution means (4) associated with oxidation catalyst-forming means (3) integrated in an exhaust line (2) of a motor vehicle diesel engine (1) in which the engine (1) is associated with common manifold means (5) for feeding fuel to its cylinders, the system being... Agent: Nicolas E. Seckel Patent Attorney

20070107419 - Exhaust system for motorcycle: In an exhaust system for a motorcycle in which an engine main body of a multi-cylinder engine has an oil pan on a lower portion thereof, and is mounted on a vehicle body with a plurality of expansion chambers being connected to a downstream side of an assembled portion of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070107420 - Hydraulic control system for mobile equipment: What is disclosed is a hydraulic control system for a mobile equipment, in particular for a wheel or backhoe loader, wherein a shovel is linked to a boom. The angular position of the shovel may be kept constant through the intermediary of an orientation control device during a pivoting movement... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070107421 - Dual pump dual pressure hydraulic circuit: A hydraulic system is provided for an engine driven vehicle. The hydraulic system includes a higher pressure engine driven pump for supplying pressurized fluid to a higher pressure circuit via a first supply line. The system also includes a lower pressure engine driven pump for supplying lower pressure fluid to... Agent: Deere & Company

20070107422 - Working vehicle comprising a hydrostatic transmission: A flywheel housing is partitioned by a partition wall disposed at an intermediate position in the lengthwise direction thereof to form a pair of housing portions in which a flywheel is accommodated in one housing portion, and an HST unit that receives power from the flywheel is installed in the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070107423 - Hydrostatic drive system: A hydrostatic drive system has a pump (1) and at least one consumer (5) controlled by a control valve (4) that can be actuated by control signals. A precharge device (10) that generates a precharge pressure is located in a reservoir line (7) that leads from the control valve (4)... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070107424 - V-engine having at least one turbocharger: The present invention relates to a V-engine (1) having at least one turbocharger (2) and at least two cylinders (4), which is constructed as a diesel engine and as an outboard motor for aquatic vehicles and wherein an exhaust gas system (6) leading from the minimum of two cylinders (4)... Agent: Michael M. Zadrozny Shlesinger, Arkwright & Garvey LLP

20070107425 - Charge air cooler drain system: A charge air cooler drain system is provided for an engine system having a turbo-compressor and a charge air cooler for cooling air compressed by the turbo-compressor. The drain system includes a reservoir for storing condensation and having a reservoir inlet and a reservoir outlet. A check valve is connected... Agent: Deere & Company

20070107426 - Cambered vane for use in turbochargers: Cambered vanes of this invention are constructed for use within a vaned turbocharger and comprise an inner airfoil surface oriented adjacent a turbine wheel, and an outer airfoil surface oriented opposite the inner airfoil surface. The inner and outer airfoil surfaces define a vane airfoil thickness. A cambered vane leading... Agent: Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro, LLP

20070107427 - Method and control device for controlling a turbocharger having a controllable turbine flow cross-section: A method is introduced for controlling a turbocharger that generates a variable charging pressure for an internal-combustion engine by using a controllable turbine flow cross-section and whose turbine flow cross-section, when an increased charging pressure is demanded, is temporarily reduced and increased again. A measure for an exhaust gas mass... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070107428 - Method and control device for controlling a turbocharger having a turbine-side charging pressure control and a circulating-air valve: A method is introduced for controlling a turbocharger that generates a charging pressure in an intake plenum. The charging pressure is controlled on the turbine side, and the turbocharger has a circulating-air valve that temporarily opens a flow-cross section between the intake plenum and a suction side of the turbocharger... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070107429 - Turbo system and method of installing: A turbocharger system for a combustion engine and method of installing a turbocharger system includes a turbocharger having an oil inlet configured for being coupled to a pressure side of an oiling system and an oil outlet, an exhaust inlet and outlet and an air charge inlet and outlet. An... Agent: Morriss O'bryant Compagni, P.C.

20070107430 - Internal combustion engine having two exhaust gas turbocharger: In an internal combustion engine provided with two exhaust gas turbochargers which each comprise a turbine in an exhaust line and one compressor in an intake section of the engine, two exhaust lines are provided which are each assigned to at least one of the exhaust gas turbines, an exhaust... Agent: Klaus J. Bach

20070107431 - System and method for conveying thermal energy: A system and method for conveying thermal energy using thermally conductive solid objects within a closed circuit.... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20070107432 - Packaged system for the production of chemical compounds from renewable energy resources: A packaged system for the production of ammonia from renewable energy resources may include a first component, a second component and a third component. The first component may be operative for storing and distributing a source of input energy. The second component may be coupled to the first component and... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070107433 - Hybrid electric steam turbine automotive engine: The Hybrid Electric Steam Turbine Automotive Engine is a new and useful type of engine which does not require the internal combustion of Petroleum-Based fuels. This engine will offer the opportunity to eliminate dependence upon petroleum-based fuel and will reduce environmental impacts. This invention ushers in a new type of... Agent: Benny Lee Berry

20070107434 - Reduced thermal stress assembly and process of making same: An assembly that includes two components joined by a pre-compressed braze where the compression in the braze is progressively relieved upon relative thermal expansion of the two components. Also disclosed is a process for producing a pre-compressed braze.... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP (pwc)

20070107435 - Fuel system: A method of operating a fuel system to determine the extent of internal wear of a fuel pump thereof comprises driving the fuel pump, moving a metering valve member to a closed position in which it bears against a resilient stop, increasing the operating speed of the fuel pump to... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20070107437 - Low emission combustion and method of operation: A combustor is provided. The combustor includes a combustor liner and a swirl premixer disposed on a head end of the combustor liner and configured to provide a fuel-air mixture to the combustor. The combustor also includes a plurality of tangentially staged injectors disposed downstream of the swirl premixer on... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070107436 - Premixing device for low emission combustion process: A premixing device is provided. The premixing device includes an air inlet configured to introduce compressed air into a mixing chamber of the premixing device and a fuel plenum configured to provide a fuel to the mixing chamber via a circumferential slot and over a pre-determined profile adjacent the fuel... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070107438 - Control apparatus for gas turbine: An exhaust-side bearing rotatably supports a rotor of a turbine. A seal air-pipe and a first air-supply pipe supply compressed air extracted from a compressor of the turbine to the exhaust-side bearing. A second air-supply pipe supplies compressed air from a supplementary air-source to the exhaust-side bearing. A control apparatus... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070107439 - Fastening a combustion chamber inside its casing: A combustion chamber module comprising a combustion chamber attached to a casing. According to the invention, the downstream end of the outer wall of the combustion chamber is secured to an annular connection part having fastener tabs directed in an upstream direction, each tab end being engaged in a hook-forming... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070101695 - Highly supercharged regenerative gas turbine: The present invention comprises a highly supercharged, regenerative gas-turbine system. The gas turbine comprises a compressor, a regenerator, a combustor, and an expander. A pre-compressor pressurizes air going into the compressor section of the gas turbine. A cooler lowers the temperature of the air going into the compressor. The compressor... Agent: Elmore Patent Law Group, PC

20070101696 - Gas turbine engine with power transfer and method: The gas turbine engine comprises at least one electrical generator and an electrical heater associated with a gas path of the engine. The heater is powered by the generator to selectively add heat to the gas turbine cycle.... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP (pwc)

20070101697 - Exhaust emission control device for internal combustion engine: A method is disclosed for estimating an amount of deposited particulates (PM) in a collector of an internal combustion engine. The method includes estimating the amount of inflow of PM into the collector and estimating a basic amount of decreased PM that flows into the collector and is burned and... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070101698 - Method and system for controlling catalyst temperature: A method for controlling temperature of a catalyst. The method includes monitoring temperature of the catalyst and determining that the catalyst is outside of a catalyst operating temperature window. If the catalyst temperature is high enough for exothermic reaction to occur, reformate is injected into the catalyst. If the catalyst... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070101699 - Three sensor comparison rationality test: Testing of temperature sensors (28, 30, 32) in an emission control system, such as in an exhaust system (10) of a diesel engine, serves to condition further component and/or system testing by determining that sufficient sensor cooling has occurred and that no sensor is “stuck within range” using a strategy... Agent: International Engine Intellectual Property Company

20070101703 - Exhaust emission purifying apparatus for engine: An exhaust emission purifying apparatus has a NOx reduction catalytic converter in an exhaust passage of an engine, for purifying nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas by reduction with urea aqueous solution; an injection nozzle injecting the urea solution toward an exhaust upstream side of the converter in the exhaust... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070101700 - Exhaust gas purification apparatus of engine: For preventing clogging in an injection nozzle for supplying a reducing agent to exhaust gas flow on an upstream side of a reducing catalyst and for improving the efficiency of NOx purification processing, the injection nozzle 14 has a tip end portion 18 provided with a ring shaped protruding ridge... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070101702 - Exhaust purification apparatus: An exhaust purification apparatus has an engine controller with a storage device that stores information regarding when it is time for regeneration of the filter. The exhaust purification apparatus carries out a regeneration process of the filter based on the information stored in the storage device when the time for... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070101701 - Method and arrangement for purifying exhaust gas in an internal combustion engine: The invention relates to a method for purifying exhaust gas in an internal combustion engine provided with an LNT (and a particulate matter filter arranged in an exhaust gas conduit of said engine, comprising de-sulfurisation of said LNT and regeneration of said particulate matter filter. The invention comprises the following... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

20070101705 - Particulate loading monitoring system: A particulate trap regeneration system is provided, which may include a particulate trap having a filter medium configured to remove one or more types of particulate matter from an exhaust flow of an engine and a regeneration device configured to reduce an amount of particulate matter in the particulate trap,... Agent: Caterpillar Inc. 100 N.e. Adams Street

20070101704 - Vehicle exhaust aftertreatment system: A vehicle exhaust aftertreatment system for controlling emissions from an engine includes, in serial order: an exhaust outlet from the engine, an exhaust catalyst assembly that is in fluid communication with the exhaust outlet and includes a first NOx component coupled with a downstream oxidation catalyst, and a second NOx... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070101706 - Side branch absorber for exhaust manifold of two-stroke internal combustion engine: A method of improving scavenging operation of a two-stroke internal combustion engine. The exhaust pressure of the engine is analyzed to determine if there is a pulsation frequency. Acoustic modeling is used to design an absorber. An appropriately designed side branch absorber may be attached to the exhaust manifold.... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20070101707 - Dual motorcycle exhaust system: An exhaust system for an internal combustion engine having a first cylinder and a second cylinder from which pulses of exhaust gas exit and are routed along separate paths towards the exhaust mufflers. The exhaust system independently routes the pulses of exhaust gas from the two cylinders. The exhaust gases... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070101708 - Device and method of controlling hydraulic drive of construction machinery: In construction machinery, control is conducted to keep a work machine to operate at a constant speed regardless of the operation thereof. Different engine output lines T0-T3 and pump torque lines M1-M4 are defined for different operation types. All the matching points of the engine output lines T0-T3 and pump... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070101709 - Apparatus, system, and method for controlling a desired torque output: Apparatus, system, and method for controlling a desired torque output on a hydromechanical transmission. Controlling torque output of a hydromechanical transmission provides improved operator feel and control. A control module determines a desired torque output and determines a pressure necessary to influence the displacement of the variable displacement pump to... Agent: Caterpillar Inc. 100 N.e. Adams Street

20070101710 - Hydraulic system for utility vehicles, in particular agricultural tractors: Disclosed is a hydraulic system for utility vehicles, in particular agricultural tractors, for supplying primary and/or auxiliary pressure medium consumers (6, 11, 12) with pressure medium, comprising a pump (1), whose pressure and flow are controlled as a function of the load pressure of the pressure medium consumers by a... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20070101711 - Servo-motor controlled hydraulic press, hydraulic actuator, and methods of positioning various devices: A hydraulic system that includes an actuator, a pump, a servo-motor, and (optionally) an actuator position sensor, an actuator hydraulic pressure sensor, a comparator, a servo-valve, and a hydraulic fluid filter. The pump communicates with the actuator and provides hydraulic fluid to the actuator to control it. Also, the pump... Agent: Thompson Coburn, LLP

20070101712 - Engine with an active mono-energy and/or bi-energy chamber with compressed air and/or additional energy and thermodynamic cycle thereof: An engine uses a top dead center piston stop device. It is fed by compressed air, via a working capacity, which, in the bi-energy version, includes a device for heating the air supplied by additional energy. The active expansion chamber consists of a variable volume or charge piston sliding in... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070101714 - Exhaust gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine and method of operating an exhaust gas turbocharger: In an exhaust gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine comprising a compressor and a turbine interconnected by a shaft in a rotationally fixed manner, and an electric machine which can be connected to the exhaust gas turbocharger via a clutch, the exhaust gas turbocharger can be driven at least... Agent: Klaus J. Bach

20070101713 - Turbocharger support: An exhaust-gas turbocharger with a compressor casing, turbine housing and bearing housing is supported on a base in the area of the bearing housing by means of a first support and in the area of the turbine housing by means of a second support. The second support is made in... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070101715 - Turbocharger 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 system optionally includes a temperature controller that controls temperature in... Agent: Honeywell Turbo Technologies

20070101716 - Energy recovery system in an engine: Energy recovery system and method of using the same. The system is configured to capture the dissipated waste heat by an internal combustion engine and convert the same into electrical energy.... Agent: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

20070101717 - Energy recuperation machine system for power plant and the like: A heat energy reclaim system and method for providing output power from input latent heat energy of a hot source fluid and including means for capturing the latent heat energy from the hot source fluid, that includes an input distribution pipe network for distributing the hot source fluid along a... Agent: Franz Bonsang C/o Protections Equinox Int'l Inc.

20070101718 - Method of efficiency and emissions performance improvement for the simple steam cycle: A method for improvement of a fossil fuel energy conversion into electrical energy for the simple sub—and supercritical steam cycle is disclosed through introduction of additional regenerative cycle duties to improve the evaporation rate per unit of fuel burned, thus minimizing condenser heat loss of the working media. The additional... Agent: Nicholas J. Dubois, Esq. C/o Jonathan D. Bick, Esq.

20070101719 - Steam turbine and hydrophilic coating material used therefor: A steam turbine includes a bucket implanted in a turbine rotor and a nozzle disposed on an upstream side of the bucket and supported by a turbine casing, in which a plurality of stages, each including the bucket and the nozzle, are arranged axially in the turbine so as to... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070101720 - Methods and apparatus for a combustion turbine fuel recirculation system and nitrogen purge system: A method of operating a fuel system is provided. The method includes removing fuel from at least a portion of the fuel system using a gravity drain process. The method also includes channeling nitrogen into at least a portion of the fuel system to facilitate removing air and residual fuel... Agent: John S. Beulick (17851)

20070101721 - Method and system for taxiing an aircraft: The system is used for taxiing an aircraft and comprises at least one multi-spool gas turbine engine, the engine having an electrical motor in a torque-driving engagement with a low pressure spool of the engine. The low pressure spool has a propulsor connected thereon to generate thrust when rotated. A... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP (pwc)

20070101723 - Methods and apparatus for a combustion turbine nitrogen purge system: A method of operating a fuel system is provided. The method includes removing fuel from at least a portion of the fuel system using a gravity drain process The method also includes channeling nitrogen into at least a portion of the fuel system to facilitate removing air and residual fuel... Agent: John S. Beulick (17851)

20070101722 - Open cooled component for a gas turbine, combustion chamber, and gas turbine: In order to specify a component for a gas turbine with which flashback and spontaneous ignition during feeding of fuel into the cooling air can be reduced, it is proposed that the second cavity be formed by supply passages (9, 13) which are provided in the outer wall (20) and... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070101724 - Fuel control for starting a gas turbine engine: A method of controlling fuel flow to a combustor (18) of a gas turbine engine (10) during startup of the engine includes determining a relationship between Cv and valve position for a flow control valve (e.g., 24) in a fuel supply (20) to the combustor as a function of at... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070101726 - Methods and apparatus for injecting fluids into a turbine engine: A method facilitates operating a gas turbine engine. The method comprises supplying steam to a nozzle, supplying primary fuel to the nozzle, discharging the steam into a combustor from a plurality of circumferentially-spaced steam outlets defined in a tip of the nozzle, and discharging the primary fuel into the combustor... Agent: John S. Beulick (12729) C/o Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070101725 - Methods and apparatus for injecting fluids into turbine engines: A method facilitates operating a gas turbine engine. The method comprises supplying steam and primary fuel to a chamber within a nozzle, mixing the primary fuel and steam within the chamber, and discharging the mixture into a combustor from a plurality of circumferentially spaced mixture outlets.... Agent: John S. Beulick (12729) C/o Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070101727 - Helical channel for distributor and method: A method of distributing fuel in a fuel nozzle comprises: providing at least two helical channels in the fuel nozzle, each having a channel exit port, providing a fuel inlet cavity in fluid communication with the helical channels, and flowing fuel in the fuel inlet cavity, the helical channels and... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP (pwc)

20070095046 - Methods and systems for gasification system waste gas decomposition: Methods and systems for decomposing ammonia in a gasifier are provided. The system includes a gasifier including a pressure vessel and an injection nozzle extending through the pressure vessel and including a nozzle tip at a distal end of the injection nozzle, the injection nozzle further includes a passage configured... Agent: John S. Beulick (17851)

20070095047 - Fuel ignition system for jet engine staring: Fuel ignition system for jet engine starting contains pyrocartridges, connected by tubes to nozzles. The nozzles enter in a heat pipe so that the plumes hot pyrogases are in a zone of backflows of composite fuel. The pyrocartridges are connected to the electronic unit, control pyrocartridges and fuel supply.... Agent: Simyon Rozenberg

20070095048 - Propulsion device with enclosed plenum: A propulsion device contains a working mass within an enclosed plenum, where the working mass is recirculated through the plenum to produce a net force vector. The working mass is accelerated around a first bend or change in direction within the plenum by a working mass driver. The temperature of... Agent: VistaIPLaw Group LLP

20070095049 - Synchronized motor thrust reverser actuation system: A thrust reverser actuation system is provided that includes a synchronization system that synchronizes the actuation of at least two actuators coupled to at least two power drive units. The synchronization system includes a first synchronization shaft coupling the first power drive unit to the second power drive unit and... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070095050 - Apparatus and method for diagnosing deterioration of catalyst, and catalytic converter apparatus for exhaust emission of engine: An apparatus for diagnosing deterioration of a catalyst for an internal combustion engine, having a first catalyst and a second catalyst and provided with sensors for detecting a particular exhaust component before and after the first catalyst, wherein a relationship between a deterioration property involved in clarification of an exhaust... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070095051 - Control apparatus and method for internal combustion engine: A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine has an oxygen storage volume computing unit for computing an oxygen storage volume of a catalyst by using a real air/fuel ratio detected by an air/fuel ratio sensor installed on the upstream side of a catalyst, a center air/fuel ratio representing a... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070095052 - Exhaust system of an internal combustion engine: An exhaust system of the internal combustion engine comprises upstream main paths for cylinders that are attached to a side of a cylinder head and extend towards a side of the engine, and are connected to the respective cylinders; a downstream main path in which the upstream main paths join... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070095053 - Method and apparatus for emissions trap regeneration: An apparatus comprises an emissions trap and a trap regenerator fluidly coupled to the emissions trap to advance a regenerative agent thereto to regenerate the emissions trap. The trap regenerator is configured to change a concentration of the regenerative agent advanced to the emissions trap from a first trap-regenerating level... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070095054 - Dual walled particular filter for transporting filtered exhaust to a compressor of a diesel engine turbocharger: An internal combustion engine exhaust gas recirculation system. A turbine section of a turbocharger is coupled to an exhaust manifold of the engine. A compressor section has an output coupled to an intake manifold of the engine. The exhaust gas aftertreatment system is coupled to an output of the turbine... Agent: Richard M. Sharkansky

20070095055 - Secondary air supply system for internal combustion engine: A secondary air supply system for an internal combustion engine includes: a cylinder head of the internal combustion engine having a plurality of exhaust holes and a plurality of supply holes formed thereon; a supply path communicating the exhaust holes and the supply holes so as to supply secondary air... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20070095056 - Exhaust extractor manifold improvements: The invention relates to an extractor manifold for an internal combustion engine including a pipe having a portion with a locally reduced internal diameter so as to thereby form a venturi, and a portion that is adapted to promote swirling of exhaust gas passing there through.... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070095057 - Dynamic exhaust tip: An exhaust tip assembly including a cylindrical collar adapted to be secured to the distal end of a vehicular exhaust pipe and to extend beyond the distal end of the exhaust pipe. A rigid support structure is secured inside the collar and a turbine is rotatably coupled on the distal... Agent: Streets & Steele

20070095058 - Hydraulic power unit and springs (coil) combined into a metal hydraulic oil tank to become an energy power unit: This apparatus has the ability to transport energy to propel a generator. This invention uses coil springs as a way to store energy. A hydraulic pump is used to force hydraulic oil into a hydraulic tank with up to 3,500 pounds of pressure per square inch. The hydraulic oil with... Agent: Thomas Gesuale

20070095059 - Hydraulic system having pressure compensated bypass: The present disclosure is directed to a hydraulic system. The system includes a first source of pressurized fluid and at least one fluid actuator. The system also includes a first valve disposed between the first source and the at least one fluid actuator being configured to selectively communicate pressurized fluid... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20070095060 - Hydraulic pressure supply unit and electrohydraulic work unit: In order to provide, with a simple setup and the highest possible level of flexibility in terms of the configuration of the system, a large quantity of hydraulic medium for both working directions until a pressure level that can be preset is reached and, following the reaching of this pressure... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20070095061 - Tidal power station device: A tidal power station device (1) in which at least one submerged sail (14, 14′) is displaceable between two magazines (18, 20).... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070095062 - Capacitive position sensor and sensing methodology: A simple and robust variable coaxial capacitive sensor and detection method for monitoring the position of a rapidly reciprocating member such as a piston or displacer in a free piston Stirling engine. The coaxial capacitor of the present invention in a preferred embodiment thereof is configured to modulate capacitive electrode... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi

20070095063 - Apparatus and method for avoidance of turbocharger surge on locomotive diesel engines: A method for preventing a surge event prior to a first surge event occurring in an engine system including a turbocharger and a diesel engine operable at a plurality of discrete speeds, the method comprising sensing an operating parameter of the engine system that determines a surge margin, determining whether... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P.A.

20070095064 - Externally heated engine: An externally heated engine is provided which has at least two pistons. The first piston has a first side (working side) and a second side opposite the first side. The first side of the first piston and the first cylinder define a first working chamber containing working fluid. The second... Agent: Neal L. Slifkin

20070095065 - Method and system for producing power from a source of steam: The present invention provides a power plant system for producing power using a source of steam, comprising a vaporizer into which steam from a source of steam is supplied, for vaporizing organic working fluid flowing through the vaporizer; at least one turbine wherein one of the turbines is an organic... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070095066 - Method and system for producing power from a source of steam: The present invention provides a power plant system for producing power using a source of steam, comprising: a vaporizer into which steam from a source of steam is supplied, for vaporizing organic working fluid flowing through the vaporizer; at least one turbine wherein one of the turbines is an organic... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070095067 - Aerodynamic trip to improve acoustic transmission loss and reduce noise level for gas turbine engine: A method and device for decoupling combustor attenuation and pressure fluctuation from turbine attenuation and pressure fluctuation in a gas turbine engine. The engine has: a compressor; a combustor; and a turbine, that generate a flow of hot gas from the combustor to the turbine. An aerodynamic trip is disposed... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP (pwc)

20070095068 - Methods and apparatus for operating gas turbine engines: A method for operating a gas turbine engine including a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine, coupled together in serial flow arrangement, and a fuel system including a heat exchanger and an economizer. The method includes channeling fuel through the heat exchanger, channeling a working fluid through the the exchanger... Agent: John S. Beulick (12729) C/o Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070095069 - Power generation systems and method of operating same: A method for operating a power generation system including a wind turbine and a turbine assembly. The method includes operating the wind turbine, storing the energy generated by the wind turbine as compressed air, and channeling the compressed air to the turbine assembly when needed.... Agent: John S. Beulick (12729) C/o Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070095070 - Control logic for fuel controls on apus: Conventional auxiliary power units (APUs) may experience over-temperature shutdowns when attempting to start them at high altitudes. Further, such conventional APUs may also experience overspeed conditions when a generator load is removed during on-speed operations. A fuel control logic that controls the fuel flow cutback below the minimum blowout fuel... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070095071 - Apparatus for assembling gas turbine engine combustors: A method for assembling a gas turbine engine combustor facilitates reducing costs and time required for assembly. The combustor includes a spectacle plate, a plurality of swirlers, and a plurality of deflector plates. The method includes coupling an assembly fixture to at least one swirler, coupling the assembly fixture to... Agent: John S. Beulick (12729) C/o Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070095072 - Gas turbine with cooling air: A gas turbine includes a compressor for compressing the combustion air, at least one combustion chamber, in which a fuel is burned while compressed combustion air is supplied, and at least one first turbine arranged downstream of the combustion chamber and in which the hot combustion gases from the combustion... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.