Abstract: A system is provided for coupling individual fenestration units together and sealing the gaps between them so as to form a sealed compound fenestration unit. The individual fenestration units include mating channels and tabs or other connectors that are attached to outside frame surfaces of the individual fenestration units. When the connectors are coupled together, they attach the frames of the individual fenestration units securely together in such a way that gaps are formed between the units along their joined frame surfaces. The gaps are sealed by resilient sealing strips that are configured to be inserted into the gaps, and that are formed with seals that bear against the walls of the gaps to form impervious moisture seals.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a window consisting of a window frame and a window wing the latter comprising a frame and a glazing which bears a static load, and where at least one seal being arranged between said window frame and said window wing. The characteristic of the invention lies in that the glazing of the window wing is held by means of a spacer in the outer side area thereof there is each time arranged a suitably U-shaped groove in which there is inserted a glass-panel.

Abstract: A building modular and panel system for construction using prefabricated modular panels. The system includes top and bottom plates connected to metal studs. A high rib metal lath with moisture barrier backing can be secured to and covers the metal studs. A light weight gas injected concrete/plaster seizer mix is sprayed over the metal lath to create the structural panel. The structured panel is preferably bolted to the slab. To provide further support, especially in a commercial setting, one or more lateral wall channel bracing can be attached to the metal studs.

Abstract: A wood concrete composite system (100, 200) has a wood construction component (110, 111, 112, 210, 211), an intermediate layer (140, 141, 142, 143, 230, 231, 232) and a concrete construction unit (150, 151, 152, 240, 241). The concrete construction unit (150, 151, 152, 240, 241) has at least one side which faces the wood construction component (110, 111, 112, 210, 211). Thus at least single intermediate layer (140, 141, 142, 143, 230, 231, 232) creates at least a partial separation between the wood and concrete.

Abstract: A system for dividing a workspace includes a wall designed to divide the workspace into a workspace and an area outside of the workspace. The wall includes a variety of features such as a seat back located in the workspace and positioned proximate to and spaced from the wall and configured to form a space between the seat back and the wall to accommodate an accessory device.

Abstract: Top-down construction techniques are disclosed for providing panelized building systems. The systems can include pre-manufactured floor and stem wall panels that can built to a desired specification, e.g., according to site-specific requirements. The floor panels can include height-adjustable members to raise/lower portions of one or more panels to a desired height relative to an underlying surface. The floor panels can be leveled, locked together, and then remaining portions of a building structure can be built around the floor panels in a top-down process. The height-adjustable members can include pier and jack system that includes a jack screw, a sleeve, and a pier. Related grout system are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention is an improved method of making cornice assemblies and other trim members utilizing the process of pultrusion. The cornice assemblies and the other trim members made by the method of the present invention exhibit superior strength to weight ratios, low expansion and contraction due to changes in temperature and humidity, as well being less labor intensive to install.

Abstract: A crown molding hanger aid is used to hold one end of crown molding during the installation process by a single craftsman. The unique tool formed of flat metal and coated with paint, powder coating or galvanized or of a plastic or polymer material, has four distinct portions; the pointed hook portion, the rear leg portion, the crown molding support portion and the front leg portion that are integrally formed as a single unit simplifying the manufacturing process. The pointed hook portion has been designed as a means to easily penetrate the conventional drywall surfaces in an area that is covered by the crown molding after the installation has been completed. The tool can be reused many times with no damage incurred during the installation process.

Abstract: An embodiment of a stucco wall device is configured to provide alignment in uneven wall joints, allow water to drain out of the wall, protect against water infiltration, and permit movement between the two sides of a joint. An embodiment includes two pieces which form a seal and a sloped screed with weep holes for directing water out of and away from the wall. A male leg of the second piece slides between the first piece and the wall, allowing the two pieces to move relative to each other while preserving a seal against water infiltration. Other embodiments include one-piece stucco wall devices which also allow movement between the joint members and are configured to protect against water infiltration into a wall. Portions of a wall device may be adjusted or bowed in order to assist in alignment at an uneven wall joint.

Abstract: The invention relates to a module which is used to form facing based on translucent elements, such as to facilitate the construction of partition walls or facing having said optical feature. The invention is characterised in that the module comprises a central high-strength body and at least one flat part which is made from translucent material and which is fixed to a flat base of the central body using an adhesive. In addition, the side faces of the central body are equipped with channels in which rods are fitted in order to ensure correct assembly.

Abstract: A building component having first and second high density foam panels and improved bridging members for connecting the panels that extend between and may be molded into the panels. The bridging members include a pair of elongated end plates oriented in a top to bottom direction of the panels, a pair of substantially identical web members joining the end plates and being substantially symmetrically disposed above and below a central horizontal axis of the bridging member, and a pair of strip members oriented in the top to bottom direction of the panels intersecting the web members. The web members have a unique configuration that maximizes load bearing capacity with a minimum amount of material. The strip members may abut against and be substantially flush with respective inner surfaces of the foam panels to assist in positioning and forming the panels during molding. Seating areas for positioning horizontally and/or vertically disposed rebar in predetermined positions are also provided.

Abstract: A fire protection mounting system that facilitates the installation of a fire protection system and a decorating feature such as a crown molding. In a two-piece embodiment one set of hanger elements secures the sprinkler pipe to the wall/ceiling junction, while the second hanger elements are secured to the crown molding. The two hanger elements have mutually engaging surfaces by which the crown molding is secured in place at the wall/ceiling junction. An alternative embodiment has a single hanger element having a surface to receive the inner surface of the crown molding and an opening to receive the sprinkler pipe. These three elements are mounted to the wall/ceiling junction to provide a decorative effect and to achieve some element of thermal protection for the pipe in the case of a fire occurrence.

Abstract: A self sealing spacer is disclosed for use within a hole drilled within the exterior side portion of a finished building's wall exposing a structural frame therein to provide an attachment point for a supporting structural member of an addition to the finished building with a screw comprising a) a socket portion having a peripheral sidewall having spaced sealant openings therearound, and a bottom side wall which seats on the structural frame of the finished building, said bottom sidewall having a central axial opening therethrough; and, b) a plug portion mated to fit within the socket portion, said plug portion also having an axial central opening therethrough.

Abstract: A tile having a self-interlocking mechanism urges rain water running on the surface of the tile to run downward thus making it for rain water to leak less through a joint. The tile includes a tile base, an underlap portion on each of an upper side area and one of a left-hand side area and a right-hand side area of the tile base, and an overlap portion on each of a lower side area and the other of the left-hand side area and the right-hand side area of the tile base. The tile may be arranged horizontally and vertically in a plain in a self-interlocking manner. The tile includes a tilt portion tapered thinner toward the lower end of the tile base.

Abstract: In various embodiments, panel forms can be used to control erosion or retain dirt walls. Each panel form can be comprised of a substantially rigid body that is adapted to be mounted to the ground and can include connectors configured to receive mounts which mount the panel form to the ground. A plurality of panel forms can be used to form a fence, or a retaining wall, where the connectors extending from each panel form can be configured to mate and connect the panel forms together. In various embodiments, the mounts can be inserted through apertures in the mating connectors to provide a pivot about which the adjacent panel forms may be hingedly connected. In various embodiments, each panel form may include a tab extending therefrom which is configured to be received in a corresponding slot in the adjacent panel to reduce, or even eliminate, gaps between adjacent panel forms.

Abstract: The Portable Nuclear Radioactive Fallout Protection Shelter & Preservation of Potable Water Storage System is comprised of self-supporting interlocking stackable radiation shielding watertight jugs having the dual purpose of being used to rapidly assemble fallout shelters and to store drinking water. The jugs are made of rigid neoprene, plastics, or similar substances that when filled with water and properly assembled omits radioactive gamma and X-rays. Wooden or metal support beams may be required when ceiling supports are necessary. The jugs may be filled using a common garden hose and be emptied by pouring water out of the water spouts that are also an integral part of the self supporting interlocking mechanisms and be drained by pouring water from the spouts or using a siphon hose or water pump. The system implements the construction of walls, modules, and complete protective shelters inside or outside of existing buildings.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for forming a structural member for use in forming a frame for an architectural structure comprising a first portion of a beam having a first longitudinal section with a first pair of legs extending to one side of the first longitudinal section and a second portion of a beam having a second longitudinal section with a second pair of legs extending to one side of the second longitudinal section. A fastener is placed within a pair of projections that extend from a beam fastener to enable one to fasten the first pair of legs of the first longitudinal section to the second pair of legs of the second longitudinal section, whereby the pair of projections of the beam fastener prevent the over-tightening of the fastener.

Abstract: A folding frame element includes a first hub element having a first end and a second end, a second hub element having a first end and a second end, a first strut pivotably attached at a first end and a second end to the first ends of the first hub element and the second hub element, respectively, a second strut pivotably attached at a first end and a second end to the second ends of the first hub element and the second hub element, respectively, and a diagonal member extending between the first end of the first hub element and the second end of the second hub element.

Abstract: A foldable wall frame is disclosed and includes first and second track members spaced from each other, each track member having a center web and a pair of opposite side flanges. A plurality of spaced stud elements are positioned between and substantially perpendicular to the track members with each stud element having a first and a second end portion. A first attachment element is provided for pivotally securing the first end portion of each said stud element to the first track member. A second attachment element is also provided for pivotally securing the second end portion of each stud element to the second track member. The first and second pivotal attachment elements enable the first track member to be folded down proximate the second track member for storage and transportation, and to be unfolded at a construction site for installation into a building structure.

Abstract: A door skin adapted for construction of a door assembly is provided. The door skin is embodied as a rectangular solid sheet having interior and exterior opposing surfaces. The solid sheet contains a polymeric material and a nanocomponent. Also provided are door assemblies, and related methods.

Abstract: A method for making the core of a door of autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC). A billet of AAC is provided from which slabs are cut to the approximate dimensions of the door core. A reinforcing band is secured about the perimeter of a slab or a pair of slabs sandwiching a reinforcing panel. The thickness of the slab, or the pair of slabs and reinforcing panel, is then sized for the door core as by sanding. The door is finished by applying skins to the core surfaces and trim to the reinforcing band.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a holder; a first motor operatively secured to holder; a transporting assembly including a second motor and a slide; a heating unit; a controller; and a housing for enclosing the transporting assembly and the heating unit; A thermally contractible film is put on a closed cryovial containing biological specimens. The cryovial is secured to the holder such that activating the second motor to move the first motor and the holder from an original position to a heating position, stopping the second motor and activating the first motor to turn the holder about a length axis of the cryovial, activating the heating unit to heat the thermally contractible film and contracting same onto the cryovial, and activating the second motor again to move the first motor and the holder from the heating position to the original position will produce a sealed cryovial.

Abstract: A multipurpose packing machine having an input portion and an output portion, and wherein the input portion has a first packing module for forming a succession of rigid first packages about respective packed groups of cigarettes, to produce a succession of first packets; and the output portion has at least a further packing module similar to the first packing module and for forming a succession of rigid further packages, each housing at least one respective first packet.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for a cartoning machine for transferring an leaflet from a first transportation device to an leaflet holder comprised in a second transportation device. The machine comprises a transferring device which is arranged to straighten up and position the leaflets in such a way that the leaflet holders can take hold of the leaflets without them ending up askew. The transferring device has a base surface with one or more carriers placed in a line at right angles to the direction of transportation, so that the leaflet, as a result of being able to slide against the base surface, is pressed back against the carriers as a result of air resistance, friction against an adjacent cover plate and/or centripetal forces. The base surface of the transferring device is preferably provided with several lines of carriers which are adjusted to match the distance between the leaflet holders on the second transportation device.

Abstract: A cover-foil strip is pressed by a sealing roller over blisters of a blister-foil strip passing over a pocket roller having an array of pockets corresponding generally to the blisters. A drive rotates the rollers to draw the strips in a transport direction. A sensor capable of detecting the blisters thereof is connected to a controller also connected to the drive for adjusting a rotation rate of the rollers in accordance with the detected positions of the blisters relative to the rollers. A pair of grippers upstream in the direction from the rollers are each engageable in a closed position with a respective edge of the blister-foil strip. A second drive connected with the grippers can shift the grippers between the closed positions and open positions and can reciprocate the grippers in the transport direction when in the closed positions for advancement of the blister-foil strip in the direction.

Abstract: A method for treating a package. In the method a first plastic film sack (14) is provided, that has a flexible wall (18) comprising a plastic film (3), the wall (18) having an outer surface (5). A second plastic film sack is provided. A product of powder form is provided that has an upper size limit which is the particle size smaller than 1 mass-percent of the particles of the product of powder form, which upper size limit is at most 5000 microns and a lower size limit which is the particle size bigger than 1 mass-percent of the particles of the product of powder form. The product of powder form is packed in the first plastic film sack (14), and the first plastic film sack is, at least partly, placed upon the second plastic film sack.

Abstract: An apparatus for transverse sealing of a packaging tube, filled with products, in order to form bag packages, has a delivery conveyor for delivering the packaging tube, a removal conveyor for carrying the bag packages away and a transverse sealing unit engaging an interstice between these two conveyors. Means is provided for supporting the bag packages at least in part at the transition through this interstice. This means for supporting the bag packages is a supporting base, which reaches beneath the bag packages from two diametrically opposed sides and both supports the bag packages and transports them onward.

Abstract: Tires are packaged in a stack by positioning the tires on a packaging device having a set of parallel alignment rollers such that the rollers contact the treads of the tires to orient the tires as a stable stack, with the respective center axes of the tires being substantially parallel to the axes of the rollers. At least one of the rollers is rotated to rotate all of the tires in the stack about their respective center axes to align the center axes of all of the tires with a longitudinal axis of a cylinder defined by the stack. After stopping the rotation, the stack is compressed in the axial direction while the alignment of the tire axes with the cylinder axis is maintained. One or more bands are then wrapped around the stack while maintaining the compression. Then the compression is released to release the stack which remains restrained by the bands.

Abstract: A spur for equitation includes a substantially arcuate body and an end piece for contacting a portion of a body of an animal being ridden, the end piece being removably attached to the spur. The end piece may include a first and a second portion and a cooperating connector for removably connecting the two portions with a portion of the spur captured therebetween, whereby the cooperating connector defines an axis about which the end piece is rotatable. The end piece may be removably attached to a shank extending from the body. The shank may include a flattened portion defining a plane which is substantially coplanar with a plane defined by the spur body. The rotatable end piece first and second portions attach to the shank whereby the axis defined by the cooperating connector is substantially perpendicular to the plane defined by the spur body and shank flattened portion.

Abstract: A filter element comprises a filter medium (1) with an inflow and an outflow side wherein at least one channel (2) which is variable in its dimensions is associated to the filter medium (1). An arrangement comprises a filter element and a flow channel, wherein the flow channel can be at least partially closed and opened by means of the filter element. Such a filter element and such an arrangement solve the objective to realize a filter system which ensures an engine-friendly operation mode and a long service life of the filter element.

Abstract: A portable dust collection system for a wood shop or other dust producing environment is employed with a sander, power saw, router or other dust-producing tool such as a woodworking tool. A movable platform has a vertical intake pipe supporting a head portion formed with a shroud. A centrifugal impeller drives the intake air stream plus any entrained particles into one or more cyclonic separators, which deposit the dust in a respective drum supported on the platform beneath the cyclone. The air inlet from the tool enters the vertical pipe at a point partway up the pipe, so that large particles drop to the bottom end of the pipe, where a clean-out door is provided. The exhaust or discharge air from the cyclonic separator(s) passes out through a filter cartridge to the ambient. A deflector plate prevents the dust from eddying back into the separator.

Abstract: A dust bag positioning cylindrical member for a two-stage dust collecting machine is a cylindrical shape with an open upper end and an open lower end with a diameter a little less than that of a bag cylinder so that the dust bag positioning cylindrical member may be placed in and stabilize a dust bag previously placed in the bag cylinder. Thus the dust bag may not be blown to stick at the mouth of a first air exit during a second stage of dust collecting operation of the machine.

Abstract: A filter cartridge, a safety element and fluid cleaner assembly are described. The fluid cleaner assembly generally includes a housing having a cover and a primary fluid cleaner section. The filter cartridge generally comprises z-filter media, arranged in a straight through configuration. Preferred cartridges include a seal gasket positioned to extend continuously around at outer perimeter of the straight through flow construction. The fluid cleaner assembly can have a precleaner positioned therein. Preferred features are described. Methods of assembly and use are also provided.

Abstract: In an agricultural working vehicle, such as a combine, an air filter for an internal combustion engine includes a generally tubular rotating filter element, an inlet, an outlet, and an aspiration port. The inlet is positioned outside the tubular filter element near a top of the air filter. An aspiration port is positioned outside the tubular filter element near a bottom of the air filter. The aspiration port leads to an ambient environment. The outlet is in communication with an inside of the tubular filter element.

Abstract: A detachable dustproof filtering device for network chassis is disclosed. The detachable dustproof filtering device includes a detachable filter cover and a filter. The filter cover is a sheet that breaths and its shape is designed according to the shape of the air inlet of the network chassis. By a connecting member, the filter cover is covered on outside of the air inlet while the filter is disposed on inner surface of the detachable filter cover, covering the air inlet completely. Air drawn by a fan passes through the filter first and then enters inner space of the chassis so that space inside the chassis keeps clean even being used for quite a long time.

Abstract: A nestable frame for planar air filters or other screen-like planar structures. The nestable frame provides all of the following desirable properties at once: 1. Simple manufacturing and assembly process, 2. Simple design, 3. Enhanced structural rigidity, 4. Significant space-savings during storage and transport, and 5. Simple handling. The filter frame comprises an upper and a lower frame portion with a first leg each, where the peripheral edge of the filter media is clampingly engaged between the first leg of the upper frame portion and the first leg of the lower frame portion. From the first leg, both frame portions extend outwardly with a second leg at an obtuse angle. The frame portions are connected at the outer ends of their second legs with a connecting leg. Alternative embodiments contain straight connection legs at different angles, curved connection legs or a multitude of connection legs, oriented to the outside of the frame or collapsed inwardly into the frame, for various purposes.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a filter element for use in connection with e.g.

Abstract: A rotary platform is provided for the harvest of specialty crops such as grass seed. In particular the conditioning rolls are removed from the header to reduce seed shatter and converging elements are added inside the conditioner opening on both sides and to the rear of the cutterbar to feed the crop around the conditioner opening corner and to the rear of the platform. Additional converging elements are provided behind the first converging elements at a angle less then 90 DEG. to the ground so as to form the top of the windrow so that there is minimal seed loss. The converging elements may or may not be powered and the angle of the second converging element can be adjustable. The rotary knives perform the cutting function more efficiently than a sickle cutterbar, and the converging elements move the crop toward the center to form a windrow with less disturbance.

Abstract: The invention relates to vibrating tongs, including two opposing jaws in which the closing or opening movements are achieved through one or several hydraulic jacks, referred to as clamping jacks. These tongs are especially remarkable in that the oil intake chamber or pressure chamber of the clamping jacks that control the closing motion of the jaw or jaws, is linked to a mechanism fitted to detect any pressure rise inside the chamber that occurs when the tong jaws come into contact with the trunk of a tree. Blocking devices are controlled by the detection mechanism, and any increase in the pressure of the jaws on the trunk is opposed as soon as such a pressure rise occurs in the oil intake chamber.

Abstract: A method for assembling a chain having a plurality of chain links, wherein adjacent chain links are hingedly connected together via their link plates by means of chain pins held in corresponding openings of the link plates. Every chain pin is affixed to the an associated opening of at least one link plate by an interference fit, so that a defined interference fit is provided between the chain pin and the opening of the link plate. In a chain having a plurality of chain links, each of which includes a plurality of link plates that have corresponding openings in which chain pins are held in order to hingedly connect adjacent chain links together, every chain pin is affixed to the opening of at least one associated link plate by an interference fit.

Abstract: A method for fastening connecting plates of a chain with connecting links that are fabricated from an antifriction bearing steel 100Cr6. At least part of the connecting link is heated and is acted upon by a predetermined shaping force to attach a chain pin to the connection plate. The tool is in the form of a rotatable hard metal pin that is pressed with a predetermined pressing force against the connecting pin to be attached to the connecting plate.

Abstract: A method of making a composite horseshoe to a bespoke design for a specified hoof of a specified horse, comprises providing a template horseshoe adapted to fit the specified horse's hoof. The template horseshoe is made by providing a conventional horseshoe (at step 50), and refining the design of it in situ to fit the unique shape and requirements of the specified horse's hoof (at step 52). A mould of the template horseshoe is then constructed (at step 54), and the composite horseshoe is made by filling the mould with plastics material mixed with wear-resistant particles (at step 56).

Abstract: A chain link (10) for a haulage chain capable of hauling cables and hoses, the chain link (10) including a housing body (30) having opposed side walls (34) extending between opposed top (31) and bottom (32) walls, a pair of chain link transmission members (18), a first of the chain link transmission members (18) being connected to a first of the opposed side wails (34) and a second of the chain link transmission members (18) being connected to a second of the opposed side walls (34), the first and second chain link transmission members (18) each being adapted for pivotal connection to respective first and second chain link transmission members (18) of adjacent chain links (10) to define a chain, the top wall (31) and an upper portion of each of the opposed side walls (34) defining a first housing shell (14) and the bottom wall (32) and a lower portion of each of the opposed side walls (34) defining a second housing shell (16), the first (14) and second (16) housing shells being separable from one another and

Abstract: New fuels and fuel components comprising starch are provided, as well as novel methods for operating a combustor such as a boiler or an internal combustion engine by feeding a starch fuel to the combustor.

Abstract: An inlet assembly for an aircraft engine nacelle includes an inner barrel, an outer barrel radially spaced from the inner barrel, and a rear support for supporting the outer barrel relative to the inner barrel. The rear support includes at least one radially extending stiffener and at least one energy absorber defining a zone of deformation adjacent the inner barrel. The rear support is deformable in the zone of deformation in response to forces applied during a fan blade-out event to prevent fracture of the rear support.

Abstract: A heat exchange system for use in lubricating systems for aircraft turbofan engine equipment in which a lubricant is provided under pressure to spaces bounded at least in part by surfaces moving relative to one another, the heat exchange system for providing air and lubricant heat exchanges to cool the lubricant at selectively variable rates in the engine fan airstreams. A heat exchanger core is provided in a controlled air flow duct system opening at its plural entrances to the engine fan airstreams and having its outlet end opening about at the end of the fan duct nozzle.

Abstract: A rocket engine combustion chamber wall operates as a heat exchange section through which the fuel passes in a heat exchange relationship. By first passing the fuel through a deoxygenator system fuel stabilization unit (FSU), oxygen is selectively removed such that the heat sink capacity of the fuel is increased which translates into an increased impulse power rocket engine.

Abstract: An exhaust catalyst is charged with oxygen until saturated. A given first rich air/fuel ratio is set in a combustion chamber of a cylinder. A first oxygen storage capacity value is determined depending on the measured signals from first and second exhaust probes. The exhaust catalyst is charged with oxygen until saturated. A given second rich air/fuel ratio is set in the combustion chamber of the cylinder. A second oxygen storage capacity value is determined depending on the measured signal from the first and second exhaust probe. A corrected oxygen storage capacity value is determined depending on the first and second oxygen storage capacity values.

Abstract: An exhaust system of an internal combustion engine includes a first filter device and a second filter device located downstream of the first. Both filter devices filter soot particles out of the exhaust gas. At least the first filter device has a catalytic material, which promotes an exothermic soot burnoff in such a way that as a result of the corresponding heating up of the exhaust gas, the soot burnoff in the second filter device is set in motion. The materials of the two filter devices are selected such that the soot burnoff in the first filter device ensues at a lower temperature and/or at a similar temperature is stronger than in the second filter device.

Abstract: One concept relates to power generation system, comprising a diesel engine, an exhaust manifold, a turbocharger, and an exhaust line in which are configured a fuel reformer and a LNT. A fuel injector is configured to inject fuel into the manifold upstream of the turbine. The high temperatures upstream of the turbine cause the fuel to crack into smaller molecules, releasing heat and providing a boost to the turbocharger. The fuel injected into the manifold also undergoes intense mixing as it passes through the turbocharger. Injecting fuel in this manner provides several benefits for reformer operation. Another concept relates to a manifold fuel injector used to provide fuel for heating a DPF.