Abstract: A framed mirror with means for attachment of personal items including a frame member comprised of an outer periphery disposed around a hollow interior. The hollow interior has a mirror portion disposed therein. The outer periphery has a plurality of apertures therein in a spaced relationship extending around an entirety of the outer periphery. A plurality of securement strips are provided with each being adapted for securement to the outer periphery of the frame member. The securement strips each have a front surface and a back surface. The back surface has at least one protrusion extending outwardly therefrom for being received within the apertures of the outer periphery of the frame member in an engaged orientation. The front surface has securement means thereon.

Abstract: An automatic safety device for the firing hammer of revolvers, which includes a safety bolt (22) arranged within the profile of the firing hammer, contained and sliding in a cavity (21) which is provided in the firing hammer proper, connected to the trigger in response to the movements of the firing hammer and of the trigger between an inactive position of noninterference with the movement of the firing hammer from the arming position to the position of percussion, and an active position of stopping the firing hammer to inhibit its percussion action.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved trigger return spring system via an interchangeable, replacement gun trigger return system mechanism for use in firearms, particularly a Beretta® Model 92/96 series firearm and similar firearms. The interchangeable, replacement gun trigger return system comprises a trigger return pin having a first end and a second end, a trigger return cam having a first cavity adapted to receive a trigger bar and a second cavity adapted to receive the second end of the return pin, and a spring. The invention includes methods of replacing the existing, factory installed spring, as well as using the present invention in originally manufactured firearms.

Abstract: An arm attachable device for catching spent shells including an arm brace adapted for positioning on a forearm of a shooter. An adjustable extension is secured to the arm brace and extends upwardly therefrom at an angle of about 130 degrees. An inverted U-shaped bag support is secured to the sliding arm of the adjustable extension. The bag support has a pair of pliable arms. A mesh bag is positionable within the inverted U-shaped bag support. The mesh bag has an open upper end that is engagable by the pair of pliable arms for positioning under a gun held by the shooter.

Abstract: A launching device for training dogs to retrieve comprising a plurality of projectiles arranged to be launched by the launching device of the type which can be retrieved by the dog, a projectile mount arranged to support the plurality of projectiles such that the plurality of projectiles can be positioned one at a time to be launched automatically, a gas chamber wherein the gas is arranged to produce a force to launch the projectile, an actuating arrangement to actuate the gas in the gas chamber, at least one gas supply container for supplying the gas to the chamber, a remote operating means to launch the projectiles from a distance and a valve arrangement for controlling the amount of gas entering the gas chamber. The projectile mount is on a shaft having an axis in which the projectile mount can rotate. A motor is arranged to drive the shaft about the axis. A disk is mounted at a respective end of the shaft arranged to rotate about the axis.

Abstract: The present invention 10 discloses a forearm support member or saddle 16 which is placed under the forearm of the user near the hand grip 18 whereby the user has better control of the fishing rod. The saddle member 16 is designed to relieve stress on the wrist of the user and to aid the user in fighting bigger fish. The saddle member 16 is also used to control the pressure on the rod from the underarm area of the user for use when the user is bottom fishing with the rod. Also shown is a rod member 12 having a longer rear portion 14 and a shorter front portion 20 having an angular hand grip 18 thereinbetween and further having a saddle member 16 mounted thereon. A locking member 34, 36, 38 is shown for placement of the fishing reel 26 onto the forward member 20. Also, the forward rod member 20 has an aperture 40 or other means for receiving the butt of a fishing rod or fishing rod blank.

Abstract: A fishing device for fishing without the need for a fishing pole and fishing reel. The fishing device includes a housing, which is elongate and has a first end, a second end and a peripheral wall extending therebetween. The housing is generally hollow. The second end is open. A covering member covers the second end of the housing. An arm for holding a fishing line has a distal portion and proximal portion. The distal portion is inserted through a bore formed in the covering member. The proximal portion forms a ring.

Abstract: A Christmas tree watering apparatus which allows the tree to be watered without crawling under the tree. The apparatus includes a funnel, an upspout, two lengths of pipe, and a downspout, all supported by a stand which rests on the floor and has a loop which fits around one of the pipes to hold the apparatus in position.

Abstract: A decorative wrapper for a floral grouping or flower pot wherein a sheet of material having embossed and printed patterns thereon is wrapped about at least a portion of the floral grouping or flower pot. The printed pattern may be in or out of register with the embossed pattern, or a portion of the printed and embossed patterns may be in register with one another and a portion of the printed and embossed patterns may be out of register with one another. The sheet of material may be provided in the form of a pad containing a plurality of sheets of material or in the form of a roll wherein the sheets of material are separable from the roll of material.

Abstract: A plant packaging system comprising a combination of a protective sleeve portion and a decorative cover portion having a base and skirt for packaging a potted plant. The protective sleeve can be detached from the decorative portion of the package system once the protective function of the sleeve has been completed, thereby exposing the decorative cover and allowing the skirt portion to extend angularly from the base. The protective sleeve and decorative cover components may comprise a unitary construction or may comprise separate components which are attached together by various bonding materials.

Abstract: A safety device for accurately preventing the catching of a hand or neck of a passenger of a vehicle between a windowpane and a window sash uses a potentiosensor 20 for detecting the rotational angular position of an output shaft adapted to rotate at a slower speed by reducing the speed of a rotating shaft of a driving motor 9 for opening and closing a windowpane of a vehicle with a speed reducing mechanism 10. This potentiosensor 20 comprises a resistance track plate 21 on which circular resistance track 25a and conductor tracks 25b, 25c are formed, and a rotating plate 23 having conductive brushes 24a, 24b adapted to slide over the resistance track plate 21. The windowpane position is detected based on a resistance value outputted when the conductive brushes 24a, 24b are rotationally moved on the resistance track 25a in response to the rotating position of the rotating plate 23.

Abstract: A child safety barrier for positioning across an opening includes a frame and a gate which is hinged to the frame and can be swung from a closed position where the gate lies in the plane of the frame to an open position out of the plane, a corner of the barrier including a closing mechanism for engagement with a side of the opening, an upper rod of the gate being connected to a pillar of the frame by a hinge assembly which includes a first hinge part connected to the pillar, a second hinge part connected to the end of upper rod and a pivot pin extending therebetween. The end surface of the second hinge part has an upper flat portion and a lower curved portion, the upper flat portion abutting the pillar when the gate is closed and the lower curved portion allowing opening of the gate when lifted and swung around the pivot pin.

Abstract: A ventilating unit for mounting in the top wall of a vehicle that includes a frame and a panel movable between an open and a closed position in the frame. An operating mechanism is provided which includes linkages connected to opposite sides of the panel, and two electric motors connected to the linkages and independently operable to selectively raise either one, or both of the sides of the panel. At least one latching member may be included in the operating mechanism to assist in maintaining the panel in its closed position.

Abstract: An assist for use with a motorized door operating device to assist in the opening of a door during its movement from the closed position to an ajar position, and to assist in the closing of the door during its movement from the ajar position to the closed position. The device includes a connector mounted on one of the door and the wall and a motorized catch on the other of the door and wall for engaging and releasing the connector. During a door closing cycle, the assist remains inactive until the catch engages the connector, after which the motorized catch is moved in a first direction to move the door from the ajar position to the closed position. Upon the commencement of a door opening cycle, and upon completion of any unlatching cycle whereby any door latch retaining the door is released, the catch is moved in a second direction for moving the door from the closed position to the ajar position.

Abstract: Apparatus for controlling the opening of a door that is held in its closed position in a partition by door-blocking. The apparatus comprises a section bar support of length at least substantially equal to the height of the door, and fixed to the door or to the partition in a position such that it has a first end located at one of the top and bottom ends of the door or of the partition. The support is fitted with power supply and with data transmission comprising at least two conductors which extend substantially to said first end so as to be connected to conductors situated in the vicinity of the end of the door or the partition at which said first end is located.

Abstract: The present invention relates to building structures that are floatable so that damage is reduced in the event of a flood. A sealed floor structure is described such that the entire superstructure can float under the influence of flood waters. The floor structure is supported above grade upon corbels and thence by a series of columns disposed around the perimeter of the building. The perimeter columns generally lie outside the superstructure envelope and continue up to or beyond the eaves level of the structure. As the building floats vertically these columns, via a sleeve mechanism, act to limit any horizontal movement of the structure. Mechanisms incorporated within the columns and floor structure limit the upward travel of the structure under the influence of flood waters.

Abstract: A cross-arm for a utility pole, the cross-arm includes an elongated, hollow bar member molded from synthetic material, such as a sheet-molding compound of polyester glass-reinforced plastic. The elongated bar member has a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a plurality of through-holes for mounting the cross-arm to a utility pole with fasteners and for mounting electrical line support insulators. A groove extends from the first end to the second end of the elongated bar member, for receiving a wire or cable. A recess is provided in a wall of the elongated, hollow bar member which substantially conforms a section of the wall to the utility pole.

Abstract: A foundation column is provided far supporting an associated housing structure relative to an associated foundation base. The foundation column includes a vertical elongate main body member, a substantially flat cap plate member disposed on the upper end of the main body member, and a pair of spaced apart wall members carried by the cap plate member on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis defined by the main body member. The pair of wall members are selectively movable relative to the cap plate member to receive associated housing structures of various sizes in the space formed between the pair of wall members. Two such foundation columns are combined together with a pair of lateral attachment members to form a corner anchor system. The first and second foundation columns are connected to the first and second lateral attachment members using first and second diagonal strut members, respectively.

Abstract: An airlock extension made of a plasticized material of an accordion type structure which is secured between a clean room and an autoclavable container to overcome the need for an accurate alignment. The airlock extension has a vinyl sheet which extends across the extension to form two separate areas. The vinyl sheet is secured in place by a hook and loop connection which permits easy placement of the vinyl sheet to form two separate areas. The hook and loop strips are provided with parallel spaced rows of loops or hooks and include a compressible gasket between the rows which form a good seal when the hooks and loops are pressed together. The strips of hooks and loops form an easy way of securing the airlock extension the vinyl clean room and a container.

Abstract: The invention relates in particular to a separable fastener system for fixing together an element, e.g. a vehicle window, and at least one other member, such as a brake light. The system includes an intermediate structure such as a gasket made of elastically deformable material; intermediate fixing means; a positioning surface; and a stud with an expansion space around the stud, and an orifice associated with a housing for holding captive a shank without injuring the orifice.

Abstract: A combined window shelf and sill component is formed by extrusion of plastics material and has a top wall and a bottom wall connected by webs to form ducts therethrough and providing a window shelf end, a sill end and an intermediate portion for siting a window frame thereon.

Abstract: A support apparatus for use with a raised floor system including a plurality of support pedestals and floor panels, includes a support bracket having first and second end portions being configured and dimensioned to rest upon a portion of a support pedestal. An intermediate portion extends between the first and second end portions, and an article support member depends from the intermediate portion to support articles thereon a distance below the raised floor panels and a distance above a base.

Abstract: An exterior building member includes an outer shell that is extruded slightly oversize out of a plastic compound such as polystyrene containing wood fill. The shell is filled with a rigid plastic foam such as rigid high density, low pressure polyurethane foam, after which material is removed from the exterior profile of the shell to bring the exterior profile to within a desired dimensional tolerance.

Abstract: Two generally co-planar panels (4) are supported almost edge-to-edge by an intermediate beam (1). A coupling member (2) is captive to the beam (1) by interengaging longitudinal formations (6,11) and provides an interlocking engagement (12,18) for the edges of the panels (4). Opposite the coupling member (2) the beam (1) is proud of the panels (4) and receives and retains a cap (3) which seals against the panels (4). An assembly for attaching such beams and panels to a wall (30) to project therefrom is described.

Abstract: A wall repair system for repairing holes in drywall panels without furring strips or screws. The wall repair system includes a patch assembly adapted for fitting through a small hole in a dry wall panel, the patch assembly having a front surface with a perimeter edge, the front surface being adapted for coupling to a back surface of a drywall panel after the patch member is fitted through the hole, and a handle member which is couplable to a central portion of the patch assembly for facilitating insertion of the patch assembly through the hole in the drywall panel and subsequent coupling of the perimeter edge of the front surface of the patch assembly to the back surface of the drywall panel.

Abstract: Although hitherto known machine frameworks of O-form are sufficiently stable, they can only be installed subsequently in an assembly station if a conveying belt is disengaged, a belt section is removed, a framework is assembled with the removed belt section, and the two are reintroduced together into the assembly station. Although the machine framework of C-form construction can subsequently be pushed onto the transporting system formed of the conveying belts, it is necessary, for stability reasons, for them to be made of considerably thicker material than the O-frameworks. The intention is therefore to specify a process, for constructing an assembly installation, for which a machine framework of O-form is sufficient and which nevertheless contains the subsequent-fitting advantages exhibited by the C-form. For this purpose, transverse struts of the machine framework are removed. They are fastened on the underside of a conveying-belt section.

Abstract: A wrapping machine for a paper roll having a first wrapping head including at least one supply of a first wrapping material. A first movement device moves the first wrapping head in a first predetermined direction. The wrapping machine further has a second head including at least one supply of a second wrapping material. A second movement device moves the second wrapping head in a second predetermined direction. The wrapping machine assembles a wrapped paper roll including a paper roll, at least one first layer of plastic material positioned adjacent to the paper roll, at least one intermediate layer of cushioning material positioned adjacent the first layer of plastic material and a second layer of plastic material positioned adjacent to the intermediate layer of cushioning material.

Abstract: An integrated and compact bag filling machine comprising a material dispensing spout, a slip tube suspended in substantially vertical alignment with the spout, and a bag sealing apparatus comprising a pair of opposable forming bars and a pair of independently actuable and opposable sealing bars is herein disclosed. The bag filling machine is capable of bottom filling and sealing both paper and plastic bags having gusseted or flat sides with little or no modification.

Abstract: A bale wrapper includes a frame with a leading end having steerable wheels and a transport pole connected to the steerable wheels, a trailing end with braked wheels, and a central portion. A bale-loading deck adjacent the leading end including spaced-apart guide rails, tubular supports between the spaced-apart guide rails which define a standard path and an elevated path, and a hydraulically powered pushbar for translating a bale. A single centrally located hoop assembly, has two opposed rolls of plastic film and is carried and supported by and between a first idler assembly mounted on one side of the frame and a second idler assembly mounted on the opposite side of the frame, the hoop assembly having an inner edge and a powered rubber wheel bearing against the inner edge. The bale wrapper includes a power source.

Abstract: A bridle bit is useful for training an animal, for example, a horse. This bit comprises a bar or bars to be received in the mouth of an animal, the bars having internally disposed therein, one or a plurality of bushings providing mouthpiece rotational movement, and cheek pieces providing traditional rein and headstall ring members for bridle assembly attachment. The invention may be used, for example, for the pinch and/or pain free training, control or correction of horses.

Abstract: A cutter assembly positioning mechanism provides an improved positioning mechanism and control for a riding lawn mower. Specifically, the mechanism optimizes the speed and accuracy of positioning the cutter assembly in the desired position and allows the operator to raise and lower the cutter assembly without sacrificing control of the mower. The lawn mower has a frame including an actuator adapted to be coupled to the frame, a cutter assembly adapted to be movable relative to the frame for adjusting a cutting height and a first flexible member interconnecting the actuator and the cutter assembly. The actuator is operable to extend and retract thereby raising and lowering the cutter assembly.

Abstract: A mower includes a propelling vehicle and a mower deck having at least one mower blade and positioned adjacent the front end of the vehicle. A lift shaft is rotatably supported by the mower deck and extends transversely across the deck. At least one hitch arm is fixedly coupled on one end to the lift shaft and attached to the front end of the propelling vehicle on its other end. A rotatable joint is located adjacent the lift shaft and allows the deck to be rotated from a horizontal position to a raised position to allow access to the mower blade.

Abstract: A vehicle with a working device, especially a chopping device, with a drive element, which is connected to an output shaft of the vehicle, whereby the transmission element can be moved on bearings and the working device can change position with respect to the vehicle.

Abstract: A two-for-one twisting machine is provided and includes includes a spindle having a yarn brake. The yarn brake includes a brake housing, a brake cartridge having opposed ends, first and second brake rings disposed within the brake housing, a guide conduit and a yarn intake tube extending within the guide conduit. A brake cartridge of the yarn brake has a first tube section, a second tube section, and a third tube section disposed axially intermediate the first tube section and the second tube section. The tube sections are all arranged in resiliently biased telescoping manner within one another such that the second tube section is resiliently biased in one axial direction outwardly from the third tube section and the first tube section is resiliently biased outwardly from the third tube section in an opposite axial direction opposite to the one axial direction.

Abstract: A draw-off nozzle in an open-end spinning machine is provided with grabbing notches, each of which has an entry wall on the entry side that is less steeply inclined than an impingement wall on the other side of the root of the notch. The notch wall can be straight, concave or convex, and preferably has a tangential transition to the lead-in wall, with an angle between the impingement wall and the perpendicular of between ten and thirty degrees and an angle between the entry-side wall of the notch and the perpendicular of between fifty and sixty degrees. Preferably an odd number of grabbing notches, with a notch positioning angle of thirty degrees to the perpendicular, are provided, uniformly disposed around the circumference of the lead-in funnel. The notch root itself may also be given a convex configuration.

Abstract: A novel, improved method and apparatus for generation of mechanical and electrical power. Thrust module(s) is(are) provided on a low aerodynamic drag rotor. The rotor is affixed at a central hub to a shaft, and rotates about an axis defined by the shaft. The rotor acts as a structural member which transmits the thrust generated by the thrust module(s) onto the central power output shaft. In the preferred embodiment the thrust modules are ramjet engines, and the ramjet inlet captures and compresses an impinging inlet air stream. The compressed air stream thus provides oxygen for mixing with a fuel which is supplied to the ramjet thrust modules from a convenient fuel source such as natural gas. The fuel is oxidized in the thrust module(s) to produce combustion gases. The gases expand, and the exhaust flow creates thrust. The thrust motivates the ramjet engine to rotate at supersonic velocities, producing shaft energy.

Abstract: The present invention contemplates an apparatus for supporting an annular combustor liner in a gas turbine engine. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a plurality of radial lugs extending outwardly from an outer surface of the combustor liner and being spaced circumferentially and uniformly about a periphery of the combustor liner. A band is disposed about the outer surface of the combustor liner and coupled to the radial lugs. The radial lugs each include a radially extending slot having opposing circumferentially facing radial surfaces. The band includes a plurality of pins, each pin being disposed within a respective one of the slots. The pin is configured to bear against at least one of the radial surfaces to provide circumferential support to the combustor liner by substantially preventing relative circumferential movement between the combustor liner and the band. The pin is slidable between the radial surfaces to allow relative radial movement between the combustor liner and the band.

Abstract: A pulsed detonation engine having an initiator tube fueled with an enhanced fuel mixture is configured in fluid communication with a detonation chamber via a divergent inflow transition section. The divergent inflow transition section has a diverging contoured shape having a rate of divergence continuously dependent upon the diameter of the tube, the critical diameter of the enhanced fuel mixture within the tube and the cross-sectional area of the detonation chamber. The inflow transition section, which may have a stair-step configuration, includes a plurality of fuel and/or air ports to permit the fuel and air to be injected through the transition section and into the detonation chamber. The pulsed detonation engine includes a volume of ejector/bypass air surrounding the detonation chamber, which captures the detonation engine exhaust and mixes the exhaust with the ejector air, and a back pressure device for feeding dynamic pressure ejector air to the interior of the detonation chamber near its outlet end.

Abstract: A nozzle for a gas turbine engine is provided which includes an outer casing, a convergent section, a divergent section, an external fairing, and a collapsible seal member. The divergent section has an aft end and a forward end, and the forward end of the divergent section is pivotally attached to the convergent section. The external fairing has an aft end and a forward end. The forward end of the external fairing is pivotally attached to the outer casing and the aft end of the external fairing is pivotally attached to the aft end of the divergent section. The external fairing is disposed radially outside of the divergent section. The collapsible seal member extends between the outer casing and the divergent section, circumferentially around and outside of the divergent section.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purification system for a lean burn engine includes a thermal mass unit and a NOx conversion catalyst unit downstream of the thermal mass unit. The NOx conversion catalyst unit includes at least one catalyst section. Each catalyst section includes a catalytic layer for converting NOx coupled to a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger portion of the catalyst section acts to maintain the catalytic layer substantially at a desired temperature and cools the exhaust gas flowing from the catalytic layer into the next catalytic section in the series. In a further aspect of the invention, the exhaust gas purification system includes a dual length exhaust pipe upstream of the NOx conversion catalyst unit. The dual length exhaust pipe includes a second heat exchanger which functions to maintain the temperature of the exhaust gas flowing into the thermal mass downstream near a desired average temperature.

Abstract: An adaptive control method for managing a LNT purge cycle includes a model for predicting the feedgas NOx and CO emissions for both stratified and homogeneous engine operating conditions where the parameters of the model are updated based on real-time HEGO sensor measurements in order to adjust the model to ensure robustness of performance in determining the entry and exit condition for purge operation to thereby reduces HC/CO breakthrough, and to improve purge efficiency and fuel economy.

Abstract: In a method for regenerating a NOx storage catalytic converter disposed in an engine exhaust operating with air excess, in operating ranges, the improvement includes storing NOx in the exhaust gas in the converter in a storage phase and catalytically converting the stored NOx in a regeneration phase. The signal of the NOx sensor disposed downstream of the converter is detected in the operating range of the overrun fuel cut-off and an average/minimum value is formed from the individual measured values. The average/minimum value is stored as an offset value of the sensor signal. In operating ranges beyond the engine overrun fuel cut-off, the signal of the NOx sensor is detected and the offset value is taken into account when the signal is processed further, in that the offset-corrected signal is compared with a threshold value. In the event that the threshold value is exceeded, a regeneration phase of the converter is initiated.

Abstract: In an engine having first and second cylinder groups, a first sensor senses an air-fuel ratio of an exhaust gas mixture into a first catalytic converter for the first cylinder group, a second sensor senses an air-fuel ratio of an exhaust gas mixture into a second catalytic converter for the second cylinder group. A controller normally controls the air fuel ratios of the first and second cylinder groups independently by using first and second air-fuel ratio feedback correction coefficients.

Abstract: The invention relates to a drive device for a hydraulic elevator, the device comprising an actuator (1) whose pressure chamber (1a) is connected to a pump (11) via a down duct (15) and via an up duct (16). A pressure accumulator (4) is connected to the down and up ducts (15, 16) via parallel ducts (15a, 16a), each duct having an electrically controlled valve (2, 2a; 6, 6a). While the elevator is moving downwards, hydraulic fluid is transferred from the pressure chamber (1a) to the accumulator (4) via the down duct (15) and the parallel duct (16a). While the elevator is moving upwards, hydraulic fluid is transferred from the accumulator (4) to the pressure chamber (1a).

Abstract: An electrohydraulic pressure supply unit involving the joint operation of two energy converters, which can be adjusted independent of each other, including an electric motor with speed control that drives a variable displacement pump with a variable displacement volume. The electric motor converts electrical output (loss-encumbered), into mechanical output, meaning into speed n and torque T. The pump then converts this mechanical output (also loss-encumbered) into hydraulic output. The hydraulic output is determined by the pressure difference &Dgr;p across the pump and the volume flow Q. The pressure difference &Dgr;p generally is impressed by the consumer or load on the system. The volume flow Q is the result of the displacement volume V and the motor speed n. The torque T, which must be generated by the motor, is derived from the displacement volume V and the pressure differential &Dgr;p.

Abstract: A hydraulic circuit with one or more electrically operated hydraulic distributors is provided for an agricultural or earthmoving machine. A pump unit supplies pressurized fluid to the hydraulic distributors which, in turn, supply the pressurized fluid, on command, to the hydraulic power take-offs of the hydraulic circuit. An electronic central control unit controls the electrically operated valves of the hydraulic distributors to regulate supply of the pressurized fluid to the hydraulic power take-offs. The hydraulic circuit also includes a self-calibrating device for determining, on command, the position, in a reference plane, of the response curves of individual electrically operated valves, so that the pressurized fluid supply set by the driver of the vehicle for any one hydraulic power take-off always corresponds exactly with the amount actually supplied by the take-off.

Abstract: A pedal simulator utilizing springs to provide a brake pedal with a non-linear, progressively increasing response characteristic for pedal travel versus force exerted on the brake pedal similar to a conventional hydraulic braking system. In a preferred embodiment, the pedal simulator is integrated into the housing of an associated master cylinder. The non-linear, progressively increasing response characteristic is provided in one embodiment by a conical spring having a non-uniform helix angle. In second and third embodiments, the non-linear, progressively increasing response characteristic is provided by a plurality of cylindrical coil springs.

Abstract: A system and method for measuring the flow rate of recirculated exhaust gas in a compression ignition engine including a plurality of engine sensors having outputs indicative of current engine conditions and a turbocharger. The system includes an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve mounted in the exhaust pipe upstream of the turbocharger for diverting a selectable portion of the exhaust gas for recirculation and combination with the charge air, one or more sensors for sensing current conditions of the recirculated exhaust gas, including temperature and pressure, one or more sensors for sensing current conditions of the intake air, and control logic for determining the flow rate of the recirculated exhaust gas as a function of the sensed conditions.

Abstract: A method is provided for implementing a thermodynamic cycle with district water heating capabilities that combines a simplified Kalina bottoming cycle with a district water heating plant. The preferred method includes pressurizing, vaporizing and superheating a mixture working fluid (e.g., H2O/NH3) using gas turbine exhaust energy in a heat recovery vapor generator, expanding the working fluid in a turbine to produce power, and then transferring the working fluid thermal energy to the district water by condensing the working fluid in a single stage condenser. The method can also include systems that efficiently use excess thermal energy only when the district water heating demand is low, e.g., during summer months.

Abstract: The invention provides a temperature control device with excellent temperature uniformity and thermal response, which can be manufactured easily, and a manufacturing method for the same. A thermoelectric device 21 is arranged between a substrate mounting plate 1 and a cooling plate 3. Copper foil electrodes 5, 5, . . . on the upper side of the thermoelectric device 21 are adhered to a lower surface of the substrate mounting plate 1 with an adhesive sheet 17 covering substantially the entire lower surface of the substrate mounting plate 1, and copper foil electrodes 7, 7, . . . on the lower side of the thermoelectric device 21 are adhered to an upper surface of the cooling plate 3 with an adhesive sheet 19 covering substantially the entire upper surface of the substrate mounting plate 1.