Abstract: A method of forming a post sleeve within a post hole in the ground to include a post receiving cavity to insertably receive and support a post is provided. The method includes positioning a post sleeve core within the post hole with the aid of an elongate installation member and depositing uncured material into the post hole to at least partially surround the post sleeve core while the post sleeve core is attached to the elongate installation member. The method further includes allowing the uncured material to harden around the post sleeve core to form at least a portion of the post-receiving cavity of the post sleeve and removing the post sleeve core from the hardened material to expose the post receiving cavity to receive and support the post. Other related methods of forming post sleeves are also provided.

Abstract: A window assembly includes a transparent pane and an encapsulant bonded to the transparent pane, wherein the encapsulant is a copolymer of at least one amorphous thermoplastic polymer and at least one crystalline thermoplastic polymer, wherein the at least one amorphous thermoplastic polymer is at least one thermoplastic polyester, at least one thermoplastic polyether, or a copolymer of at least one thermoplastic polyester and at least one thermoplastic polyether. The at least one crystalline thermoplastic polymer may be a renewably-sourced thermoplastic polymer, wherein the total weight of the renewably-sourced thermoplastic polymer is at most 60 percent of the total weight of the copolymer.

Abstract: The present invention can be included in the technical field of moulds for precast concrete element production and relates to a mould for precast concrete element production wherein the relative position of the side walls that define the upper and lower flanks of the precast concrete element is defined by elements that are independent from the rest of the mould, as well as to the manufacturing process that uses the aforementioned mould for precast concrete element production, the precast concrete element thus obtained and a wind turbine comprising, in turn, at least one precast concrete element produced using said mould.

Abstract: The present invention relates to support beams in an insulated floor of a refrigerated trailer.

Abstract: An automatic system for replenishing display shelves in retail businesses. The display shelves each including a shelf board having a conveyor belt circulating around the respective shelf board. Each of the display shelves further including a stop bar and a removable fall-off guard at respective front and rear sides of the display shelves to prevent goods from falling off the display shelves and, wherein, the display shelf is designed to cooperate with a shelf-stocking vehicle such that the fall-off guard is automatically opened when the display shelves are refilled by the shelf-stocking vehicle.

Abstract: A mail piece insertion mechanism is provided and, more particularly, mail piece insertion mechanisms and methods used for inserting mail pieces such as, for example, residual mail, into individual mail piece folders or containers is provided. The method of inserting mail pieces into folders includes opening the folders and aligning a mechanism with the opened folders and inserting the mail pieces therein.

Abstract: In a method and apparatus for filling a gas in a gas compartment portion of a bag, a bag-conveying gripper (41) including a pair of gripping elements (45 and 46), and the inner surface (gripping surface) of the gripping element (45) being formed with a shallow groove (47). The bag-conveying gripper (41) grips the sealed portion (12) of the bag, and a neck section (16a) of the gas compartment portion (16) in the sealed portion is held at a groove formed in the gripping elements of the bag-conveying gripper. Compressed gas is ejected into the gas compartment portion through incision (17) formed in the neck section, inflating the gas compartment portion 16. The inflated shape of the neck section held by the bag-conveying gripper is restricted to a flat configuration by the inner surfaces of the bag-conveying gripper.

Abstract: The invention relates to a tray-sealing machine with a control unit and a matrix monitoring device for detecting a misalignment of a tray in a sealing tool bottom part and/or the presence of foreign matter between the sealing tool bottom part and a sealing tool upper part, and for distinguishing this from product projecting from the tray.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a packaging machine and a method, wherein one embodiment of a protective device comprises a protective hood and the protective hood is lifted around a shaft comprising two rolls, and is shifted by means of guides in the protective hood on the rolls.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of vacuum packaging and vacuum packaging techniques. Embodiments of the present invention include bales and packages comprising a sealed chamber having an internal volume at a pressure less than ambient atmospheric pressure. In alternate embodiments of the present invention, the internal volume of the package comprises a bulk material, a bulk fiber material, fibers or fibrous materials. Also disclosed are methods for packaging, packaging systems and apparatus for packaging.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an accumulating and strapping apparatus includes a first accumulation device configured to accumulate paper sheets, a second accumulation device, a strapping device configured to strap a bundle of the accumulated paper sheets by a tape, a base carrier provided movably up and down among a first position, a second position, and a third position, and a sheet carrier movable on the base carrier. The sheet carrier is configured to receive the accumulated paper sheets from the first accumulation device at the first position of the base carrier, move from a standby position to an advanced position at the third position of the base carrier to transfer the accumulated paper sheets to the strapping device, and move from the standby position to the advanced position at the second position of the base carrier to receive the accumulated paper sheets from the second accumulation device.

Abstract: An improved loader is described. The loader includes a frame having an upper surface, a pair of horns adjustably connected to the upper surface, each horn comprising an upper shoulder, a lower shoulder, and an air duct between the upper shoulder and the lower shoulder, a pair of air hoses connecting each air duet to a controller, the controller being connected to a pressurized air supply, and an alignment mechanism mounted, the alignment mechanism including an axle mounted to the frame, a first arm connected to a first panel, the first arm rotatably connected to the axle, a second arm connected to a second panel, the second arm rotatably connected to the axle, a gear mechanism connected to the axle and to the first arm and the second arm, the gear mechanism configured to rotate the second arm in a direction opposite to a direction of rotation of the first arm, and a dual-action cylinder connected to at least one of the first arm and the second arm.

Abstract: A processing device of sheet mediums, in particular, a full-automatic stacking and bundling device of notes and the like. The bundling device mainly comprises a sheet medium stacking mechanism (900, 902), a bundling mechanism (999) and a pinching mechanism (904), the bundling mechanism mainly comprising a paper belt looping mechanism (400), a hot-pressing and bonding mechanism (200) and a paper belt cutting-off mechanism. The paper belt looping mechanism comprises a guide groove for guiding the paper belt; the head and the tail of the guide groove are connected to form a conveying loop; an opening (4032) of the guide groove faces an inner side of the conveying loop; a bottom part (4031) of the guide groove is provided with a paper-belt inserting port and at least one paper-belt conveying wheel; and an opening end of a side wall of the guide groove is provided with an elastic guide piece (408) parallel to the bottom part of the guide groove.

Abstract: A filtration media pack is provided having a plurality of layers of single facer media. The layer of single facer media includes a fluted sheet, a facing sheet, and a plurality of flutes extending between the fluted sheet and the facing sheet and having a flute length extending from a first face to a second face of the filtration media pack. A first portion of the plurality of flutes are closed to unfiltered fluid flowing into the first portion of the plurality of flutes, and a second portion of the plurality of flutes are closed to unfiltered fluid flowing out of the second portion of the plurality of flutes so that fluid passing into one of the first face and the second face of the media pack and out the other face of the media pack passes through media to provide filtration of the fluid.

Abstract: A filtering net, in particular for a rotary separator, has a plurality of cells, which are substantially equal to one another and are defined by the replication of a base cell along two transversal directions of replication; the base cell comprises at least one intermediate filament and a first and a second end filament, arranged on opposite sides of the intermediate filament; the intermediate filament and the end filaments extend along respective longitudinal axes which are parallel; cross-sectioning the base cell with any plane orthogonal to the longitudinal axes of the filaments and joining, on said plane, the trace of each longitudinal axis with the trace of the adjacent longitudinal axis by a respective straight line, the two straight lines are incident at the trace of the longitudinal axis of the intermediate filament and form an incidence angle of between approximately 90° and 160°.

Abstract: A filtering body, in particular for a rotary separator, extends about an axis and has a two opposite axial faces, a radially outer surface and a radially inner surface; the filtering body comprises a filtering net constituted by filaments defining a plurality of pores between them; a frame, which is defined by non-porous solid elements, supports the filtering net and made in one piece with a filtering net; the frame has at least one element arranged in an intermediate radial position between the radially outer and inner surfaces.

Abstract: This disclosure proposes a new structure for pre-filter devices, and filtration systems in general, that facilitates tasks necessary to maintain performance of pre-filter banks in the filtration system. Embodiments of this structure allow the pre-filter devices to translate on corresponding structural members that make up the supporting structure of the pre-filter bank. When in position, the proposed pre-filter devices can mate with adjacent pre-filter devices to form a substantially unitary structure that prohibits fluid from flowing unfiltered to areas downstream of the filtration system.

Abstract: One embodiment of a stalk roll to be mounted upon a stalk roll drive shaft of a corn harvesting header comprises a cylindrical shell with a recess in the main cylinder, wherein reduced flutes are not present in the recess, but full flutes are present therein. This embodiment includes a stalk slot having a length equal to the length of the recess. Additionally, the flutes may be configured such that a stalk engagement gap is present at least once during a full revolution of two opposing stalk rolls.

Abstract: A device for mowing, comprising a rotatable shaft (6) and a plurality of supporting structures (7) arranged along the shaft (6), each of which structures supports a plurality of circumferentially arranged and radially extending blades (8), each of which blades exhibits a radially extending blade edge (9) which extends to the free blade end (10) and which, on rotation of the aforementioned shaft (6), are arranged for mowing. Each blade edge (9) is angled in relation to a blade plane extending perpendicularly in relation to the aforementioned shaft (6) at an angle (a) of less than 45°, and the free blade ends (10) of the blades (8) in each of the aforementioned supporting structures (7) are distributed between at least three blade positions (KP) that are mutually separated in the axial direction.

Abstract: An improved blade is disclosed. The blade has an elongated member having rotational symmetry about a center axis. The elongated member further has two ends each having a sharpened edge, wherein at least a portion of each sharpened edge comprises a slicing edge configured to intersect a stalk of grass in non-perpendicular relation. The blade is configured so that rotation of the blade causes the slicing edges to come into non-perpendicular contact with the grass, thereby slicing the grass to be mowed.

Abstract: Mowing device for plants, comprising at least one rotor with a rotor axis, in particular a vertical rotor axis or first rotation axis, and at least one blade which is driven in rotation by the rotor, in which the blade is attached to a blade holder, which is attached to the rotor so as to be rotatable about a second rotation axis which is situated at a radial distance from the rotor axis.

Abstract: A sickle cutting apparatus includes a plurality of triple finger knife guards which are arranged side by side along the cutter bar to cooperate with a reciprocating sickle bar carrying a row of double blade knife sections and a set of hold-down members carrying hold-down fingers. The hold-down members are arranged alternately as a single finger and double finger with each hold-down member being connected to the cutter bar in association with a respective triple guard. In this way the hold-down fingers are arranged at alternate guard fingers leaving the intervening guard fingers open. The system includes both pointed guards with no tang and stub guard so that the user can select either to be used with the hold-downs. The hold down fingers are all individually adjustable so that the double hold-down have two adjustment screws which can be individually operated causing flexing of the bridge between the double fingers.

Abstract: A mechanical harvester for harvesting produce with a core planted in a field is provided. The mechanical harvester includes a chassis, a positioning apparatus, a decoring device, and a transport assembly. The positioning apparatus is connected to the chassis and configured to position the produce in the ground for harvesting and decoring. The decoring device is connected to the positioning apparatus and configured to sever the core of the produce while the produce is in the ground. The transport assembly is connected to the chassis and configured to lift the cut produce from the ground and transport the cut produce to a processing unit or a storage container.

Abstract: The object of the invention is a traction sheave elevator and a rope that contains metal as a load-bearing material, such as the suspension rope of an elevator, which rope comprises at least one or more strands laid from metal wires and which rope is lubricated with a lubricant. Another object is the use of the aforementioned lubricant for lubricating the rope. The lubricant comprises at least oil and thickener, which thickener in the lubricant comprises at least 10% or more of the mass of the lubricant.

Abstract: A cable protection and guide device is provided, which prevents abrasion of the cable skin of a cable or the like and holds the position of a multi-joint link with high precision. The cable protection and guide device is characterized in that the multi-joint link includes a link member and a pair of holding members attached to the link member for holding the cable. A flexional inner side holding member has an inner side base part and an inner side holding part that are integrally formed. A flexional outer side holding member has an outer side base part and an outer side holding part that are integrally formed, and the outer side holding part cooperates with the inner side holding part to hold the cable.

Abstract: The Maphbe Turbine is a system of nozzles, rotors, and energy storage devices used to generate consistent power from intermittent energy sources specifically wind. It uses sails, cables, and poles as a way to form large nozzles and rotors for power generation, these systems can be paired with other renewable sources for co-generation, and can be used for powering pumped storage hydro stations, excess energy can be stored in multi-layer carbon nanotube capacitors. Another application for the invention is offshore floating wind farms to make giant collapsible nozzles and turbines paired with solar, and or wave energy devices.

Abstract: A gas turbine propulsion system includes a system which utilizes a cryogenic liquid fuel for a non-combustion function.

Abstract: In an aspect of the invention, a system for rocket propulsion includes a heater operable to generate thermal energy from energy supplied from a non-chemical energy source, and to supply the thermal energy to a non-cryogenic fuel to thermally decompose the fuel into components that include at least a first component and a second component. The rocket propulsion system also includes a combustion chamber and a nozzle. The combustion chamber is operable to receive an oxidizer and at least a portion of the thermally decomposed fuel, and allow the two to combust. The nozzle generates thrust by directing the products of the combustion out of the system.

Abstract: A system and method of operating a waste heat recovery system for a vehicle is provided. The system includes an expander/compressor portion mechanically linked to wheels of the vehicle, the expander/compressor portion including an inlet valve and an exhaust valve. A combustion engine is provided having an exhaust portion. A working fluid path is thermally coupled between the combustion engine and a working fluid, the working fluid path being fluidly coupled to the expander/compressor portion. A boiler portion is fluidly coupled to the working fluid path, the boiler portion further being thermally coupled to the exhaust portion. An accumulator tank portion having a cavity is operative to receive and store the working fluid, the accumulator tank portion fluidly coupled to the inlet valve and the exhaust valve. A condenser is fluidly coupled to the working fluid path and the exhaust valve.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include methods of removing carbon dioxide from combustion gas from an engine of a vehicle, systems for removing carbon dioxide from combustion gas from an engine of a vehicle, vehicles, methods of managing carbon dioxide emissions from an engine of a vehicle, and computer software program products for managing carbon dioxide emissions from an engine of a vehicle.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include methods of removing carbon dioxide from combustion gas from an engine of a vehicle, systems for removing carbon dioxide from combustion gas from an engine of a vehicle, vehicles, methods of managing carbon dioxide emissions from an engine of a vehicle, and computer software program products for managing carbon dioxide emissions from an engine of a vehicle.

Abstract: A method is provided for controlling a urea injection amount of a vehicle that controls urea ejection in consideration of a difference between an internal temperature change rate and a regeneration temperature of an SCR integral diesel particulate filter.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling a urea injection amount of a vehicle provides precision improvement of urea injection by determining a urea injection amount according to a collection amount of soot that is collected at an SCR integral diesel particulate filter and an accumulation amount of ash. The method includes: detecting a collection amount of soot that is collected at the SCR integral diesel particulate filter and calculating an effective volume of the SCR integral diesel particulate filter according to enlargement of an accumulation amount of ash; calculating an NH3 target storage amount by reflecting the soot collection amount and an effective volume decrement according to ash accumulation; and providing urea injection by determining an NH3 storage control amount and determining a urea necessary injection amount according to the NH3 target storage amount.

Abstract: There is provided a system for storing and injecting an additive into exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine, the system comprising a tank for storing the additive, an injector, and a pump for driving the additive from the tank to the injector via an injection channel, the system also comprising a purge device mounted between the pump and the injection channel. The purge device comprises a chamber and piston moving equipment slidably mounted in the chamber, the purge device being designed so that: movement of the moving equipment in one of its sliding directions causes a passage to open into the chamber for passing the additive to the injection channel; and movement of the moving equipment in its other sliding direction creates suction within the chamber, which causes at least some of the additive contained in the injection channel to return into the chamber.

Abstract: A temperature of a heated component is determined for control and monitoring. The heater driver, upon receipt of a turn-on signal, generates a current within a component of an electronic catalyst or exhaust after-treatment component, wherein the current through the component generates an appropriate loss to generate heat for facilitation of an exhaust after-treatment process. The heater driver regulates the energy to the heated component based on the electrical resistance of that component as a function of temperature and a predetermined reference value for that temperature.

Abstract: A system and method for calculating quantity of ammonia stored on an SCR catalyst at various times during an interval of time by processing certain data, including the aggregate quantity of ammonia introduced into an exhaust flow during the interval of time, calculating the efficiency of catalytic conversion of NOx to N2 and H2O by ammonia at each of the various times by processing certain data, including NOx measurements obtained from upstream and downstream NOx sensors, and establishing a correlation between efficiency of catalytic conversion of NOx to N2 and H2O by ammonia and quantity of ammonia stored on the SCR catalyst over the interval of time which comprises calculated efficiency of catalytic conversion of NOx and calculated quantity of ammonia stored on the SCR catalyst at each of the various times.

Abstract: A control portion sets a total injection amount of a urea water injected from an injector to an exhaust gas, and controls to open or close the injector based on the injection amount. An injection-amount correcting portion estimates an injection characteristic of the injector from an injection-amount difference between the total injection amount and a decreased amount of the urea water in a tank, and corrects a command value of a control signal outputted to the injector based on the injection characteristic. Therefore, the injection amount is corrected by considering the individual differences or the age-related deterioration.

Abstract: A catalyst can of exhaust gas can include a catalyst embedded substantially in the center of an inner space of the catalyst can, and an inflow space and a discharge space partitioned in an upper part and a lower part of the catalyst can, respectively. The catalyst can also includes an inflow-side partition vertically cutting and dividing the inflow space into a plurality of partial inflow spaces, and an inlet formed for each partial inflow space.

Abstract: An exhaust system of a vehicle used for a parallel multiple cylinder engine in which a plurality of cylinders are aligned in vehicle width directions, at least comprising: an exhaust manifold that is connected to a plurality of exhaust ports formed in a front face of a cylinder head of the engine with respect to a vehicle traveling direction and that extends approximately horizontally in vehicle width directions along a front face of the cylinder head; and an exhaust pipe connected to an exhaust downstream end of the exhaust manifold.

Abstract: An electro-hydraulic steering system for an articulated machine includes an electrical circuit and a hydraulic circuit. The electrical circuit includes a controller, an electro-hydraulic valve assembly, and a spool position system. The hydraulic circuit includes a pump, at least one cylinder in selective fluid communication with the pump, and the valve assembly. The controller includes a computer-readable storage medium storing a steering system monitoring application which performs several steps. A desired flow of pressurized fluid to each cylinder and a desired spool position for the spool of the electro-hydraulic valve assembly, based upon the desired flow of pressurized fluid, are determined. The desired spool position and an actual spool position are compared to determine a spool-based flow error, which is summed over a period of time to determine a cumulative spool-based flow error. An event warning is issued when the cumulative spool-based flow error exceeds a threshold.

Abstract: An apparatus and method is provided for generating net energy by converting the natural pressure of atmospheric air into kinetic energy, which is then converted to mechanical energy by a turbine, which can then be converted to electric energy through a generator. The method relies on natural physical phenomena such as Entrainment, Inducement and the Venturi Effect to increase the mass and velocity of air flowing through an enclosed chamber without increasing the amount of energy consumed to increase the air flow mass and velocity. A turbine-generator apparatus connected to the chamber is driven by the air flow to generate electric power which is greater than the power consumed to generate the initial air flow. Power is generated through extraction of kinetic energy from natural atmospheric air pressure energy.

Abstract: A shovel includes a plurality of hydraulic actuators including a first hydraulic actuator and a second hydraulic actuator, a main pump, a hydraulic pump-motor configured to function as a hydraulic motor by using hydraulic oil flowing out of the first hydraulic actuator and configured to function as a hydraulic pump, a control valve configured to control a flow of the hydraulic oil in the plurality of hydraulic actuators, a first oil passage to connect the main pump with the second hydraulic actuator through the control valve, and a second oil passage to connect the hydraulic pump-motor with the second hydraulic actuator. The second oil passage meets the first oil passage between the control valve and the second actuator.

Abstract: A parallel cycle process of extracting energy from the rise and fall of the ocean tides utilizes a marine enclosure capable of supporting a differential head, equipment capable of using a differential fluid head to generate electricity and equipment capable of pumping against a differential head to generate power from the rise and fall of ocean tides in a manner that preserves and maintains sensitive intertidal zones.

Abstract: A rotating wave energy machine includes at least one rotor that revolves in a synchronous manner for utilizing an orbital flow of an undulating body of water that circulates over the rotor. An output power is tapped at a rotor shaft and the power (in the power flow) is converted by at least one lift device of the rotor. A cross-section of the lift device includes at least one curve or angle that is shaped depending on a curve of a total flow. The at least one angle or curve is configured such that the influence of the relative flow on the total flow is taken into account. When the rotating wave energy machine is operational, the relative flow is superposed on the circulating orbital flow that acts on the lift device from outside, and a total flow is produced which is curved about the rotor shaft.

Abstract: A piston rod seal unit. The piston rod seal unit includes a housing, a cylinder gland, and at least one floating rod seal assembly mounted in the cylinder gland, the floating rod seal assembly comprising at least one rod seal mounted onto the floating rod seal assembly.

Abstract: A hydraulic-pressure generator including: primary and secondary pistons displaced corresponding to displacement of a brake pedal; a first pressure chamber communicating with a first hollow in the primary piston and generating in brake fluid hydraulic pressure corresponding to the displacement of the primary piston; a second pressure chamber communicating with a second hollow in the secondary piston and generating in the brake fluid hydraulic pressure corresponding to the displacement of the secondary piston; one or more first communication openings formed in a peripheral wall surrounding the first hollow; and second communication openings formed in a peripheral wall surrounding the second hollow. The flow rate of the brake fluid through the one or more first communication openings is different from the flow rate of the brake fluid through the second communication openings.

Abstract: A turbocharger is mounted on a diesel engine (e.g., a marine diesel engine), with the turbocharger's turbine axis transverse to a crankshaft axis of the engine.

Abstract: A charge air cooler cover includes a nozzle configured for connection to an outlet of a compressor for receiving charge air, a tray configured for connection to an inlet of a charge air cooler, and a plenum leading from the nozzle to a plurality of passages defined by a plurality of ribs. The plurality of passages connects the plenum to the tray. The ribs and the tray are arranged to achieve substantially uniform charge air velocity across the inlet of the charge air cooler, in at least one mode of operation.

Abstract: A turbocharger system for a vehicle may include a turbocharger, a tank for compressed gas and an exhaust manifold conduit in fluid communication with an inlet of the turbocharger. The tank is in fluid communication with the manifold conduit and is arranged to push compressed gas into the manifold conduit during a predetermined pulse duration time period for initial compressor spin up in the turbocharger.

Abstract: A turbocharger system includes a compressor that is connected with a turbine operated by an exhaust gas by a rotary shaft and compresses and supplies external gas to a combustion chamber of an engine, an intercooler and a throttle valve disposed in an intake line connecting the compressor with the combustion chamber of the engine, a branch line connecting an intake line between the compressor and the intercooler with an intake line between the intercooler and the throttle valve, a shutoff valve disposed in the branch line to selectively open/close the branch line, and an engine control unit controlling the operation of the shutoff valve