Base Or Platform Patents (Class 248/678)
  • Patent number: 11635214
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) unit includes an HVAC unit enclosure having a base pan. The base pan is sloped from an inner portion of the enclosure to an outer lateral edge of the base pan such that the base pan is configured to direct flow of liquid toward and over the outer lateral edge to flow off the base pan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Curtis A. Trammell, Anthony J. Reardon, Hector I. Grajales Torres
  • Patent number: 11608726
    Abstract: A fracturing and power generation switchable apparatus, a well site, a control method of the well site, a control device, and a storage medium are provided. The fracturing and power generation switchable apparatus includes a power device, a speed transmission device, and a bearing base. The switchable apparatus is configured to switch between a first state and a second state, under the first state, the plunger pump is fixed on the bearing base and is connected with the speed transmission device, and the switchable apparatus is supplied as a fracturing apparatus, and under the second state, the electric generator is fixed on the bearing base and is connected with the speed transmission device, and the switchable apparatus is supplied as a power generation apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Yantai Jereh Petroleum Equipment & Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Peng Zhang, Liang Lv, Rikui Zhang, Zhuqing Mao, Jianwei Wang, Chunqiang Lan, Yipeng Wu, Xincheng Li
  • Patent number: 11603862
    Abstract: A frame for supporting a horizontal pumping system includes a base assembly and a motor support assembly connected to the base assembly. The motor support assembly includes an upper support plate having a top and a bottom, a first lower support plate connected to the upper support plate, and a second lower support plate connected to the upper support plate. The first and second lower support plates are connected to the upper plate with bolted and welded connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Baker Hughes ESP, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Michael Nelson, Johnathan Edward Peterson
  • Patent number: 11365845
    Abstract: A mounting pad system for securing equipment, such as an HVAC outdoor unit or a standby generator, is provided in the form of a lightweight fillable pad member having a plurality of receivers located on a top surface of the pad member. The receivers are associated with attachment points located on the equipment and are used to secure the equipment to the pad. The pad member contains a filling port on its top surface and is configured as a molded hollow shell containing a gelling material which, when mixed with water, provides support to reduce deflection of the pad member caused by the equipment secured to the pad, prevents damage to the pad that would otherwise be caused by the expansion of internal contents upon freezing and prevents leakage of internal contents of the fillable pad in the event of an unintended breach in the hollow shell. The pad member is provided with at least one through-hole that acts as a supporting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Mainstream Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew L. Carpenter, Robert P. Scaringe
  • Patent number: 11236987
    Abstract: A coordinate positioning apparatus having a load bearing structure. The load bearing structure has at least one elongate corner piece providing at least two bearing surfaces, one on each side of the corner, for a carriage moveable along the load bearing structure, and at least one piece of sheet material which extends along the at least one elongate corner piece and provides at least one load bearing facet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: RENISHAW PLC
    Inventors: Hugo George Derrick, Stephen Paul Hunter, David Andrew Larkham, David Roberts McMurtry
  • Patent number: 11130223
    Abstract: Techniques for installing a robotic arm, such as for use in a product packaging environment are described. In an example, a floor-supported plate may define a number of holes to allow connection of the plate to selected locations in the concrete floor. In an example, holes defined in the plate that are in undesirable locations in the concrete floor may not be used to bolt the plate to the floor. In contrast, holes that are in more favorable locations in the plate can be used to bolt the plate to the floor. The floor-supported plate may also be configured with alignment features that assist in connection of one or more supporting or related systems to the plate. Examples of the systems that may be connected to the plate, and/or aligned by contact with the plate, include conveyor systems, case-providing cassette(s), and pallet location and/or alignment guides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Pearson Packaging Systems
    Inventors: Joshua A. Burright, Derick Charles Baker, Shawn Lowell Cheney, Arie Edmund Nordwig
  • Patent number: 11118541
    Abstract: Systems are provided for a mounting assembly providing structural support to a pair of turbocharger and charge air coolers. In one example, the mounting assembly may include support brackets and pedestals for coupling the turbochargers and the charge air coolers to one structure. Separate channels for applying lubricant and coolant to the turbochargers and the charge air coolers may be coupled to the mounting assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: TRANSPORTATION IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Ganesasubramanian Murugesan, Akshay Kotecha, Kamala Hasan Pethuraj, Michael Mendoza, John Stephen Roth, Sandeep Kanzal Venkatesha
  • Patent number: 11072902
    Abstract: A form for constructing a foundation for anchoring a pole vault standard to a support structure adjacent to a landing pad includes a first frame and a first plurality of connectors defining a first connecting pattern for coupling to a corresponding connecting pattern of a base of the first pole vault standard. The form is installable in the support structure and operable for use in fixedly connecting the first base of the pole vault standard to the form. A pair of forms may be employed for constructing a pair of foundations for anchoring a pair of pole vault standards to a support structure adjacent to a landing pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: SPORTSFIELD INTELLECTUAL, LLC
    Inventors: Sean R. Clark, Andrew P. Hannigan
  • Patent number: 10962256
    Abstract: A nesting equipment support pad is disclosed, in particular an outdoor air conditioner compressor pad. The pad comprises a parallelogram upper surface which contacts the compressor and descending side walls from each edge of the parallelogram upper surface. Two side walls include a notch to accommodate a matching notch of another identical support pad when placed in a nesting arrangement. These notched corners are at diagonally opposing corners of each pad permitting the nesting arrangements. Additional, support rib members and protrusions are located within the cavity formed by the four side walls to provide strength and rigidity. These rib members and protrusions are placed in an offset manner to permit the nesting arrangement without interference with the mating pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Rectorseal, LLC
    Inventor: Zhengyi Xu
  • Patent number: 10941666
    Abstract: A multi-stage axial turbine (typically between 4 and 10 stages) designed to operate more efficiently with partial admission of low temperature steam in each stage except the last one or two stages. Each stage of the subject turbine operates efficiently with smaller pressure drops thereby maintaining much smaller reductions in fluid density per stage. Each stage has blisks built as a single piece and the steam passages built into the periphery of the blisks. Each subsequent stage then only requires a small increase in flow area that can be achieved by using only a small increase in admission and blade height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Intex Holdings Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Roger Davies
  • Patent number: 10378780
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for cleaning split system air conditioning units. The apparatus comprises a shield functioning as a moisture barrier that sits between the wall and the AC unit and which releasably receives a drain pan that interconnects with the bottom of the shield to form a water tight seal. A flexible tube connects the bottom of the drain pan to a collection receptacle. Water and chemical sprayed into the unit to clean the unit drain through the unit, into the drain pan, through the tubing, and are collected by and can be disposed of from the receptacle. After the AC unit is cleaned, the drain pan, tubing and collection receptacle are removed leaving the area clean and dry. Kits comprising the apparatus of the invention can be sold together with new AC units or purchased separately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: The Air Center LLC
    Inventor: Alan N. Kurosu
  • Patent number: 10215327
    Abstract: A genset chassis for mounting a genset includes an engine and generator thereon includes a pair of inner beams and an outer beam coupled to an outer sidewall of a corresponding inner beam. The outer beams are vertically offset from the corresponding inner beam such that at least a portion of the outer beams is higher than a corresponding inner beam. The outer beams are structured to be positioned on mounting members positioned on a surface so that a first distance between the at least a pair of inner beams and the surface is less than a second distance between the plurality of outer beams and the surface. The inner beams are structured to mount at least a portion of the genset thereon such that a part of the at least a portion of the genset is lower than the plurality of outer beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Cummins Power Generation Limited
    Inventors: Peter Goleczka, Tejaskumar Amin, Kent A. Lobsiger, Ramesh Timande
  • Patent number: 9969525
    Abstract: A stand is disclosed for supporting a moldboard and a drawbar of a grading machine. The stand may comprise a base frame and a component support unit. The said stand may be configured to support the moldboard, and the component support unit may be configured to support at least a portion of the drawbar. The base frame and the component support unit may be configured to: (a) support a substantial portion of the moldboard above the base frame; and (b) support a substantial portion of the drawbar above the base frame and the moldboard when the moldboard is supported on the stand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: FINNING INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventor: Stephen Longaphie
  • Patent number: 9884531
    Abstract: An automobile undercarriage component is provided with a web and a rib. The rib is configured so as to comprise a first section that is a section having the widest width and a second section that has a narrower width than the first section, and the second section having a narrower rib width than the first section as a result of an inner wall surface of the second section that is continuously formed from the web being provided so as to be adjacent to a facing outer surface wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Watanabe, Keita Okada, Hiroaki Hosoi
  • Patent number: 9777882
    Abstract: A compressor system is disclosed with a skeleton base structure configured to support a compressor. The skeleton base includes a first portion and a second portion configured to support the compressor system. The first portion includes a lower elongate support leg extending along a longitudinal direction, a support platform spaced above the lower support leg, and an open space formed between the lower support leg and the support platform. The second portion includes an extension beam projecting along the longitudinal direction from the first portion and a cross member support positioned transversely across the extension beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventor: Ritesh Kumar Mistry
  • Patent number: 9780824
    Abstract: A case for a portable electronic device includes a back wall with front face, a rear face and an outer edge. A containment wall extends forward from the front face around at least a portion of the outer edge of the back wall and is configured to hold the portable electronic device within the case by friction. The containment wall includes an unobscuring free end such that an entire front surface of the portable electronic device is unobscured from view when held within the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Inventor: Benjamin Saks
  • Patent number: 9327325
    Abstract: A portable resonance induction cleaning method for cleaning a process tubular, heat exchanger, or both can include providing a liquid and air to a portable resonance induction cleaning apparatus, and regulating flow of the liquid therein using the air; thereby providing pressurized pulses of the liquid having a resonance. The method can include engaging a hose assembly or hydraulic ram with the portable resonance induction cleaning apparatus, and engaging the hose assembly with the process tubular or sealing the hydraulic ram to the heat exchanger. The method can include continually expelling the pressurized pulses of the liquid into the process tubular or heat exchanger until a standing column of the liquid is formed. The standing column of the liquid can receive the resonance and transmit the resonance through the process tubular or heat exchanger for removing fouling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: AIMM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Brooks Bradford, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9101257
    Abstract: The present subject matter provides a base element for an appliance. The base element includes a projected portion and an inset portion. The inset portion has a different height than the projected portion such that the inset portion is configured for receipt of flooring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Joel Charles Boyer
  • Publication number: 20150145392
    Abstract: Different embodiments of a Folding Appliance Pedestal are disclosed. The most differentiating feature of the current invention disclosure is that it collapses for easy shipping. The collapsible feature of the current invention and its many embodiments are achieved by the used of hinges, rivets, and welded rings. In addition, a few of the embodiments can be used as a drying pedestal with the installation of the pedestal-to-dryer adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventor: Naumaan Khan
  • Publication number: 20150136714
    Abstract: A storage system for mounting equipment includes a plurality of vertical structural side members positioned at corners of the storage system. A plurality of horizontal structural members are coupled to the plurality of vertical structural side members. Specifically, each of the horizontal structural members has a plurality of corners, and each corner of each horizontal structural member is coupled to one of the vertical structural side members. Each vertical structural side member is an extrusion having a length selected to accommodate a desired height in a facility in which the storage system is installed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Ultraframe Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Barrett W. Franklin
  • Patent number: 9016653
    Abstract: A molded equipment pad having a top deck, side walls, underlying reinforcing radial ribs, and underlying reinforcing arc-shaped ribs. The arc-shaped ribs may include a series of concentric arc-shaped ribs that are centered on the center of the equipment pad and that extend toward the side walls of the pad and a number of distributed circular hubs. Alternatively, the arc-shaped ribs may include a series of concentric arc-shaped ribs that are centered on the center of the equipment pad that end short of the side walls, a series of opposing arc-shaped ribs that are centered on the corners of the equipment pad, and a number of distributed circular hubs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Diversitech Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Walter Cox, Jr., Keith Platt, Jonathan Sada
  • Patent number: 9016061
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pipe arrangement (1) comprising a pipe element (2) that is used to connect, in particular fluidically connect, a turbine outlet of one turbocharger (15) to a turbine inlet of another turbocharger (17). The pipe arrangement is characterized in that a first pipe section (8) of the pipe element (2) includes a first fastening device (14) for attaching a first turbocharger (15) as well as a second fastening device (20) for attaching the pipe element (2) to a first support element (21) of an internal combustion engine. Furthermore, a second pipe section (9) includes a third fastening device (16) for attaching a second turbocharger (17) as well as a fourth fastening device (24) for attaching the pipe element (2) to a second support element (25) of an internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf Gunkel, Jörg Andre Reitz
  • Patent number: 9010553
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to shelving systems and methods that are adaptable to a number of applications, including building heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (“HVAC”) systems, shelving units for holding children's games and toys, closet organizers with hangers and shelves, storage systems in a garage or workshop, storage shelves over a garage door, and as a shelving unit for audio and visual equipment. The shelving unit includes a means for attachment to an overhead member, such as a steel beam, wood rafter, wood joist, wood beam, or ceiling, a generally J or L shaped bar, the ability to raise or lower the J or L shaped bar to provide for storage at different heights, an extension member removably coupled to the J or L bar, and wherein the extension member has a length that provides for storage space of different widths. In another aspect, an inverted shelving stand is provided. In still a further aspect, a U shaped swiveling hanging unit is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Quick-Sling, LLC
    Inventor: William J. Crowley
  • Publication number: 20150101275
    Abstract: A temporary radiotherapy facility for use during renovation, upgrading, and/or modernization of an existing facility. The radiotherapy facility is integrated with radiation producing equipment and radiation shielding vaults. The structural elements and their arrangement enable compliance with applicable codes for this type of facility and provide an ability to maintain radiotherapy treatment continuity during equipment transition. The treatment room of the facility is constructed from a vault module comprising a freestanding outer frame assembly that is placed on the supporting foundation. The vault module includes a base frame adjustably mounted within the outer frame assembly for supporting the radiotherapy device and a plurality of adjustable supports for leveling the base frame independently from the outer frame assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: John J. Lefkus, III, Cheri A. Oquist
  • Publication number: 20150096161
    Abstract: A kit for modifying a vending machine having a plurality of interactive features includes a first riser and second riser having a predetermined height selected to raise the vending machine, a first connector shaped to concurrently engage a first opening of the first riser and a first portion of the vending machine, and a second connector shaped to concurrently engage a second opening of the second riser and a second portion of the vending machine. There is also a first plate having a shape and size to match an opening behind a first of the interactive features and a second plate having an opening matching outside dimensions of the first feature. Also, a cable is included having a first end matching a first complementary electrical connector of the first of the interactive features and a second end matching a second complementary electrical connector of control circuitry of the vending machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventor: Kevin C. Segebarth
  • Publication number: 20150083888
    Abstract: An aircraft-transportable platform component for supporting a drilling rig includes a buoyant body supported by a frame and lifting members coupled to the frame for engagement by an aircraft. A portion of the frame protrudes from an underside surface of the frame for anchoring the platform component in unstable ground. The buoyant body maintains a top surface of the aircraft-transportable platform component above the unstable ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Alan Krawchuk, Dustin Jack
  • Patent number: 8967586
    Abstract: A supporting apparatus, configured to support a heat dissipating device, includes a bracket, two adjusting structures, and two mounting portions. Each of the two mounting portions defines a mounting hole. Each of the two adjusting structures is engaged in each of the mounting holes and includes an adjusting member and an installation member engaged with the adjusting member. Each of the adjusting members defines a through hole. The two adjusting members are rotatable relative to the two mounting portions from a first position to a second position. When the adjusting members are in the first position, a first line is running through the two through holes. When the adjusting members are in the second position, a second line is running through the two through holes, and a length of the first line is less than a length of the second line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (WuHan) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chao-Jun Zhu, Jin-Biao Ji, Zhi-Jiang Yao
  • Publication number: 20150053843
    Abstract: A retention system includes a base supporting a wing spar and a post extending through the base from a first side of the base to a second side of the base. The post inserts through an aperture in the spar. A stop is selectively securable to the post over the second side of the base. A locking member engages the post on the first side of the base. The locking member is configured to selectively move the post from an unlocked position to a locked position in which the post is withdrawn toward the first side relative to the unlocked position. A biasing member encircles the post and is positioned between the stop and the second side. When the locking member is in a closed position the biasing member expands to engage the aperture and resist movement of the wing spar. A plurality of cradles may support the wing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: Becklin Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Adrian P. Tayne
  • Publication number: 20150053842
    Abstract: A retention system includes a base supporting a wing spar and a post extending through the base from a first side of the base to a second side of the base. The post inserts through an aperture in the spar. A stop is selectively securable to the post over the second side of the base. A locking member engages the post on the first side of the base. The locking member is configured to selectively move the post from an unlocked position to a locked position in which the post is withdrawn toward the first side relative to the unlocked position. A biasing member encircles the post and is positioned between the stop and the second side. When the locking member is in a closed position the biasing member expands to engage the aperture and resist movement of the wing spar. A plurality of cradles may support the wing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: Becklin Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew P. Phelan, Adrian P. Tayne
  • Patent number: 8960187
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to concentrating sunlight. In some implementations, a concentrator includes a plurality of reflector support structures and a plurality of reflector segments associated with each reflector support structure. Each reflector support structure formed to include a curved surface that receives an associated reflector segment and a bottom portion that distributes the weight of the reflector segment along a surface area. Each reflector segment includes a reflecting surface adjacent a flexible element such that the reflecting surface reflects incident sunlight light. In some examples, the reflector support structures may comprise a light weight material such as a polyurethane and/or the reflecting surface may be 5 mils or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Stellar Generation, LLC
    Inventor: Jerome Lee Elkind
  • Patent number: 8960620
    Abstract: An adjustable air conditioner curb includes a curb base having reinforcement members connected thereto and a curb frame adjustably positionable relative to the curb base and positionable between the curb base and the reinforcement members and connected thereto to maintain the curb frame in fixed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Uni-Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Ray Merideth
  • Patent number: 8955812
    Abstract: A composite shipping base for supporting an appliance such as a washing machine is provided having a detachable sub-structure that can be added during the washing machine assembly to restrict the vertical and lateral movement of a centralized load of the washing machine during assembly, shipping and handling. A rigid bottom frame allows for the composite shipping base and appliance to move down virtually any form of conveyance and to be lifted or turned during the course of conveyance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew Marrow
  • Publication number: 20150027815
    Abstract: A traction machine base includes a top member, a bottom member, a bottom member, first bolts, and second bolts. The top member is intended for supporting a traction machine. A plurality of attachment holes for fixing the top member are formed in the bottom member. A plurality of attachment holes for fixing the top member are formed in the bottom member. The first bolts pass through the attachment holes and fix the top member to the bottom member. The second bolts pass through the attachment holes and fix the top member to the bottom member. The top member is fixed to the bottom member using a smaller number of the first bolts than the number of the attachment holes. The top member is fixed to the bottom member using a smaller number of the second bolts than the number of the attachment holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ryoji Tanaka, Hideki Nakamura, Shigeki Mizuno
  • Patent number: 8939426
    Abstract: A vehicle carrier having a bottom frame which is composed of a left beam, a right beam and a bridging beam, characterized in that: the vehicle carrier further has an accessorial frame. A first vehicle plate is laid between the accessorial frame and the left beam, while a second vehicle plate is laid between the accessorial frame and the right beam. Compared with the prior art, in the present invention, the accessorial frame is disposed on the bottom frame, and the span length of the vehicle plate is smaller, so the material used for manufacturing the vehicle plate can be thin. Therefore, in the present invention, the materials can be significantly saved and the cost can be reduced, moreover, it can avoid the vehicles shifting on the direction when the vehicles enter into the vehicle carrier to ensure that the vehicles park in the right position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Ningbo Bangda Intelligent Parking System Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jianhua Zhu
  • Publication number: 20150014511
    Abstract: The stand base is for a surgical microscope. The stand base is for setting up on a floor configured as a planar surface and includes at least a first weight module; a base body defining an underside and accommodating the first weight module; a support arrangement connected to the base body and supporting the stand base with at least three support points in contact engagement with the floor to permit setting up the stand base; the support points conjointly defining a support plane whereat the support points are in contact engagement with the floor; the underside of the base body facing toward the support plane; an ancillary body; the base body having a receiving arrangement in the underside for releasably accommodating the ancillary body; and, the underside of the base body and the support plane conjointly defining a smallest spacing therebetween which is greater than 10 cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Hanna Beutelspacher, Frank Koenig
  • Patent number: 8910917
    Abstract: A motor support has a slidable carriage that includes a pair of elongated tubes slidably encompassing parallel elongated fixed cylindrical rails on a stationary base bed with bearing sleeves press fitted in the end portions of the glider tubes. The bearing sleeves support the guide tubes on the rails and transfer the motor load on the glider tubes to the rails with a reservoir of a viscous lubricant within the center portions of the glider tubes. A spring commands the strength of the movement of the slidable carriage and is sealed in a spring housing using one or more gusset plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: The Overly Hautz Motor Base Company
    Inventor: Edward John Bees
  • Publication number: 20140353463
    Abstract: A module for an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) project is described. The module comprises machinery disposed on a baseplate. The baseplate is coupled with a support structure via adjustable, self-leveling chocks. The chocks maintain a level baseplate surface regardless of whether or not the underside of the baseplate and the support structure are parallel. The chocks reduce and/or eliminate the transfer of the deflection forces from the support structure to the baseplate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventor: Neetin Ghaisas
  • Patent number: 8898991
    Abstract: A tower base ring assembly is provided for securing a wind turbine tower to a foundation. A top ring is configured for securing to a wind turbine tower. A bottom ring has an open center and a plurality of radially oriented troughs spaced circumferentially about the open center, with each trough having an outer end. The top ring and the bottom ring are detachable from one another, and the tower base ring assembly is connectable to the foundation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ying Xia Cai, William Francis Gevers, Roman Kolar
  • Publication number: 20140319314
    Abstract: A base of a vending machine for holding a main body of the vending machine includes first holding poles, second holding poles perpendicularly connected to the first holding poles, and installation members secured in right corners between the first holding poles and the second holdings poles. The installation member includes an elastic installation portion and sidewalls. The second holding pole defines an installation hole, and the elastic installation portion is received in the installation hole. The sidewalls connect the first holding poles to the second holding poles to prevent the right corners from deforming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (WUHAN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: TING-TING HE, ZHI-PING WU, CHAO LIU
  • Publication number: 20140319315
    Abstract: A stabilizer pad and handle apparatus is provided having a substantially C-shaped handle, or U-shaped handle with ends of the handle inserted into seating holes extending inwardly from the side walls of the pad. An anchor hole and anchors may be provided extending downward through and perpendicular to the seating holes and through the handle. The pad may be rectangular or square shape or substantially circular in shape. A substantially trapezoidal recess is provided in the circular pad into which the seating holes are provided, and may be angled inwardly away from the side walls, with the handle provided in the recess. At least a portion of the top surface of the handle may be aligned with the outer circumference formed by the circular shape of the pad. The circular pad may be rolled on its side wall edge. Multiple handle means may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Richard and Carolyn Koberg Living Trust
    Inventor: Richard Koberg
  • Patent number: 8857781
    Abstract: A modular skid base is provided for supporting, for example, a power generation system that includes a prime mover (e.g., an engine) and a driven machine (e.g., an alternator; a generator; a compressor; a pump; a gear drive for, for example, heavy industrial applications; or any other type of load device). The modular skid base includes a pair of first support skid rails and a pair of second support skid rails. The modular skid base also includes an overlapping section that includes a portion of the second support skid rails overlapping a portion of the first support skid rails along a length direction of the modular skid base. The overlapping section can provide stiffness where required without adding height and mass to the entire modular skid base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Cummins Power Generation, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Wang, Brian D. Tjenstrom, Gregory P. Peterson, Steve N. Seidlitz, Gary Sandlass
  • Patent number: 8851863
    Abstract: An improved booster for use in piped fluid systems includes a motor, a fan wheel and a hermetically sealed tank assembly. Fluids enter the tank assembly through an inlet and are compressed within the tank assembly by a rotating fan wheel, before leaving the tank assembly through an outlet, which may be aligned in a plurality of angular configurations. The motor is powered by a versatile electrical connection which enters the tank assembly through a connector that maintains the hermetically sealed condition in the tank assembly, and can accommodate power of any voltage or frequency. The incremental pressure gain provided by the booster may be controlled by modifying the speed of the rotating fan wheel, and a sled assembly provides structural support and positional alignment for portions of the tank assembly when the booster system is opened for access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Etter Engineering Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Etter, Jon G. Moore, Patrick M. Hale
  • Publication number: 20140284448
    Abstract: A portable pumping unit base for receiving and anchoring a pumping unit thereto is disclosed herein. The disclosed base generally comprises a body made of a rigid polyurethane foam system, said rigid polyurethane foam system comprising an isocyanate component and a polyol resin component. Additionally, the disclosed base made of said rigid polyurethane foam system may be encapsulated in a polyurea coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventor: Roger D. Bundy
  • Publication number: 20140254306
    Abstract: A device for enhancing the mobility of a standard mixer, the device including a housing attached to a mixer, the housing having at least one shoulder attached thereto, the at least one shoulder having at least one nodule jutting out therefrom, a lever pivotally connected to the housing, a rod pivotally connected to the lever, a plate mounted to the rod, the plate having at least one finger that protrudes therefrom and a retractable member having at least one transfer ball attached thereto for rolling on a surface, the retractable member slidably engaged to the at least one finger, the retractable member having at least one groove thereon for fitting the at least one finger therein, the at least one groove having at least one bar fitted therein for permitting the first side of the at least one finger to slide over the at least one bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: Rex DeWald
  • Patent number: 8827233
    Abstract: A modular a bracket which forms a cavity such that the bracket surrounds and supports an actuator. In one embodiment, the bracket is made of multiple pieces and also connects together without the use of fasteners. The pieces are connected together through the use of several attachment features, with a portion of each of the attachment features integrally formed as part of each half. The bracket also includes a plurality of alignment features integrally formed as part of the bracket. The alignment features support and properly position the actuator within the cavity. The design of the bracket reduces and simplifies design and tooling, and also has minimal components and fasteners, which also simplifies and reduces labor time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Magna International Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Crane, Thomas Edwin Cobb, Anthony J. Povinelli, James J. Kowalski, Steven R. Roddy
  • Patent number: 8813500
    Abstract: A heat engine system is disclosed and includes first and second condensers fluidly and structurally coupled to first and second recuperators. An expansion device is coupled to the condensers at a drive end and suspended from the recuperators at a non-drive end. The recuperators can be printed circuit heat exchangers which provide superior heat transfer capabilities but are also robust enough to support the expansion device, and thereby form an integral part of a structural baseplate for mounting and aligning various components of the heat engine system. Exhaust conduits extending between the expansion device and the recuperators also provide added structural support for the expansion device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Dresser-Rand Company
    Inventor: William C. Maier
  • Patent number: 8814120
    Abstract: A fuel tank support system for providing a lightweight yet strong structure for supporting propane tanks above a ground surface. The tank support generally includes an elongated support pad having a platform, a base plate connected to the support pad, and a plurality of internal supports connected between the support pad and the base plate. A plurality of pairs of upper retainer rings extends from an underside of the platform to define upper receiver slots, and a plurality of pairs of lower retainer rings extends from an upper side of the base plate to define lower receiver slots. An upper end of each of the internal supports is received by the upper receiver slots and a lower end of each of the internal supports is received by the lower receiver slots. Handles, bottom grooves, and internal ribbing are also used with the tank support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Inventor: Bruce Kleespie
  • Patent number: 8807515
    Abstract: A platform that includes a vibration sensor located within an inner core of a table. The table may have a first plate that supports a vibration-sensitive payload. The first plate may be separated from a second plate by the inner core. The sensor can be located within the core directly below the device. The sensor can be connected to an electrical connector attached to an external surface of the table. A monitor can be readily plugged into the electrical connector to obtain vibration data from the sensor. The platform may also include a damper located within the inner core to reduce vibration of the table. The damper may be an active device that is connected to control circuits located within, or outside, the inner core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Newport Corporation
    Inventors: Vyacheslav M. Ryaboy, Warren Booth
  • Patent number: 8757918
    Abstract: A quick-connect mounting apparatus used to join a drive mechanism to a driven mechanism permits rotatable members of the drive mechanism and driven mechanism to be aligned and joined together for proper operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Inventors: David R. Ramnarain, Brian D. Ramnarain, Pamela Ramnarain, Christopher D. Ramnarain
  • Patent number: 8739763
    Abstract: A fuel injector assembly for use with an engine block of a direct injection engine. The fuel injector assembly includes an elongated tubular fuel rail which is fluidly connected to a high pressure fuel source. At least two fuel cups are attached to and extend downwardly from the fuel rail and each fuel cup is adapted to receive one fuel injector. First fasteners attach a bracket to the engine block while second fasteners attach the bracket to the fuel rail. These second fasteners, furthermore, are positioned so that the second fasteners are coplanar with a plane extending through a longitudinal axis of each fuel injector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas Inc.
    Inventors: William T. Harvey, Steven J. Miller, Hiroaki Saeki