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Hybrid energy off highway vehicle electric power management system and method

An energy management system for use with a hybrid energy off highway vehicle. The off highway vehicle includes a primary energy source and a power converter driven by the primary energy source for providing primary electric power. A traction bus is coupled to the power converter and carries the primary electric power. A traction drive is connected to the traction bus. The traction drive has a motoring mode in which the traction drive is responsive to the primary electric power for propelling the off highway vehicle. The traction drive has a dynamic braking mode of operation wherein said traction drive generates dynamic braking electrical energy. The energy management system includes an energy management processor for determining a power storage parameter and a power transfer parameter. An energy storage system is connected to the traction bus and is responsive to the energy management processor. The energy storage system selectively stores electrical energy as a function of the power storage parameter and selectively supplying secondary electric power from the stored electrical energy to the traction bus as a function of the power transfer parameter.
Owner:GENERAL ELECTRIC CO

Vascular Occlusion Device With An Embolic Mesh Ribbon

A vascular occlusion device that includes a central support member that has at least one mesh embolic ribbon extending outwardly from the central support member in the generally radial direction is provided. The mesh embolic ribbon has a collapsed and an expanded configuration.
Owner:DEPUY SYNTHES PROD INC

Sidewall panel integrated with insulation and air ducts

A mobile platform interior panel is provided that includes a body formed by a low pressure injection process and at least one of a duct and a layer of insulation integrated with the body. The low pressure injection process allows the duct and insulation to be integrated with the body simultaneously with the forming of the panel. More specifically, the duct is integrated with the panel by forming at least one internal cavity within the panel as the panel is formed. Additionally, the insulation is integrated with the panel by forming the panel using a low pressure injection material having desired insulative properties.
Owner:THE BOEING CO

Hybrid Periodic Cellular Material Structures, Systems, and Methods For Blast and Ballistic Protection

Structures based upon periodic cellular materials that provide a potential for defeating combinations of both air blast loading and ballistic attack either sequentially or simultaneously, or combination of both. The cellular structures may also be configured to meet the stiffness and strength support requirements of particular vehicle or other applications, systems or structures. The armor is therefore potentially able to support normal service loads and defeat blast and ballistic threats when necessary. The structure provides for using efficient load support capabilities of the material (without a high armor protection level) in low threat conditions, as well as the ability to modify the system to increase its level protection to a desired or required level. This would reduce the weight of the protection system in normal (low threat) conditions which reduces vehicle wear and tear, as well as cost savings in fabrication of applicable structures or systems.
Owner:UNIV OF VIRGINIA ALUMNI PATENTS FOUND

Method and apparatus for a tubular skylight system

The present invention includes an improved tubular skylight system (10) having a clear acrylic outer dome (20), an aluminum flashing (40), an aluminum light tube (60), an aluminum ceiling plaster ring (80), and a prismatic diffuser (100). The outer dome (20) includes an aluminum ring (24) around the base (22) of the dome (20) which contains a circular channel (32) and holes (34). The aluminum ring (24) allows the outer acrylic dome (20) to be attached directly to the flashing (40) thereby substantially decreasing the risk of crack formation in the acrylic dome (20). Moreover, the surface of the acrylic dome (20) is imprinted to refract, a substantially increased amount of the natural light down into the light tube (60). The lower end (64) of the light tube (60) extends to the inside of the ceiling and sits on the plaster ring (80). The upper end (62) of the light tube (60) is reciprocally received in the flashing (40), but the outer dome (20) attaches directly to the flashing (40).
Owner:SOLATUBE INT INC

Pultruded panel

Pultruded panels having a first longitudinal edge profile and a second longitudinal edge profile may be used to form a floor assembly mounted on a railway car underframe. The pultruded panels may also be used to form walkways, bridges, piers and other structures. A bead may be placed on at least one of the longitudinal edge profiles to form a gap between an adjacent pultruded panel. An adhesive may be placed within the gap to couple or bond adjacent pultruded panels with each other. Void spaces may be formed within the pultruded panel and filled with foam to provide improved resistance to heat transfer through the respective panel. Respective coverings may be placed on opposite ends of each panel to block access to the associated void spaces.
Owner:TRINITY IND INC

Boattail plates with non-rectangular geometries for reducing aerodynamic base drag of a bluff body in ground effect

An apparatus for reducing the aerodynamic base drag of a bluff body having a leading end, a trailing end, a top surface, opposing left and right side surfaces, and a base surface at the trailing end substantially normal to a longitudinal centerline of the bluff body, with the base surface joined (1) to the left side surface at a left trailing edge, (2) to the right side surface at a right trailing edge, and (3) to the top surface at a top trailing edge. The apparatus includes left and right vertical boattail plates which are orthogonally attached to the base surface of the bluff body and inwardly offset from the left and right trailing edges, respectively. This produces left and right vertical channels which generate, in a flowstream substantially parallel to the longitudinal centerline, respective left and right vertically-aligned vortical structures, with the left and right vertical boattail plates each having a plate width defined by a rear edge of the plate spaced from the base surface. Each plate also has a peak plate width at a location between top and bottom ends of the plate corresponding to a peak vortex of the respective vertically-aligned vortical structures.
Owner:LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NAT SECURITY LLC

Insulated cargo container and methods for manufacturing same using vacuum insulated panels and foam insulated liners

An insulated cargo container is composed of an underframe, a floor, a first side wall, a second side wall, a roof, and at least one door being connected together to form an enclosure. At least one insulating liner is mounted to the interior surfaces and exterior surfaces of the enclosure in an amount sufficient to achieve a UA rating of less than about 300 for the cargo container.
Owner:MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS

Insulative panels for a railway boxcar

Insulative panels mountable to the exterior of a railway boxcar, and railway boxcars having exterior insulative panels are disclosed. Each disclosed insulative panel may have first and second skins of fiber-reinforced plastic spaced apart from each other with foam or other insulative material interposed into the space therebetween. The disclosed insulative panels can be attached to the exterior of an existing, non-insulated boxcar to retrofit it as an insulated boxcar. In addition, thermally insulative material may be positioned vertically above a door opening for additional insulation.
Owner:GUNDERSON

Shock absorber

The invention relates to a shock absorber (100), in particular for use as an additional irreversible shock-absorbing stage together with a component for transferring force. In order to achieve the reliable dissipating of high impact energies, a shock absorber (100) comprising the following is indicated in accordance with the invention: a base plate (1); a force-transferring element (3) having a tensioning element (4); an energy-absorbing element in the form of a deformation tube (5) which is connected by a first end section to the base plate (1); and a connecting element (6) for the disengageable connecting of the force-transferring element (3) to a second end section of the deformation tube (5), wherein the connecting element (6) is pressed against the tensioning element (4) such that the deformation tube (5) is braced between the tensioning element (4) and the base plate (1) without play.
Owner:VOITH PATENT GMBH

Modular offset aisle overhead crew rest

A mobile platform crew rest system includes a mobile platform having a plurality of frames and a longitudinal centerline. A plurality of bunk modules each have longitudinal module walls joined to a closed end wall. Each bunk module is individually supported by the frames. The bunk modules are configured in at least one of a first group of athwartship oriented modules and a second group of fore-aft oriented modules. A passageway is supported from the bunk modules. The passageway includes at least one segment and a passageway centerline longitudinally offset from the mobile platform longitudinal centerline.
Owner:THE BOEING CO

Battery-Powered All-Electric and/or Hybrid Locomotive and Related Locomotive and Train Configurations

Designs for a battery-powered, all-electric locomotive and related locomotive and train configurations are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, a locomotive may be driven by a plurality of traction motors powered exclusively by a battery assembly which preferably comprises rechargeable batteries or other energy storage means. The locomotive carries no internal combustion engine on board and receives no power during operation from any power source external to the locomotive. A battery management system monitors and equalizes the batteries to maintain a desired state of charge (SOC) and depth of discharge (DOD) for each battery. A brake system may be configured to prioritize a regenerative braking mechanism over an air braking mechanism so that substantial brake energy can be recovered to recharge the battery assembly. Many locomotive or train configurations involving battery-powered or battery-toting locomotive(s) may be implemented. In one embodiment, a battery-toting locomotive is directly coupled with and positioned between two diesel-electric locomotives, wherein the batteries recover energy from regenerative braking and / or supply power to drive traction motors.
Owner:NORFOLK SOUTHERN

Fire retardant panel apparatus and method of making and using same

ActiveUS7897235B1Improved thermal insulation and resistance to sound transmissionImprove flame retardant performanceLighting and heating apparatusElectric heating systemEngineeringFire retardant
A flame retardant panel apparatus, and method, utilize a flame retardant panel, having an exterior and an interior face thereof, with the panel including a panel structure having a primary core encapsulated within a panel frame of reinforced phenolic material, and a layer of flame retardant material attached to the panel structure and extending outwardly therefrom to at least partially define an exterior face of the flame retardant panel. The flame retardant panel is suitable for use in mass transit conveyances, such as subway cars, high speed cars, rail cars, buses, rapid response vehicles, marine vessels, and elevators.
Owner:MILWAUKEE COMPOSITES INC

Method of making an electrostatic actuator

A method of fabricating an electrostatic actuator with an intrinsic stress gradient is provided. An electrode is formed on a substrate and a support layer is formed over the electrode. A metal layer is deposited onto the support layer via a deposition process. Deposition process conditions are varied in order to induce a stress gradient into the metal layer. The intrinsic stress in the metal layer increases in the direction from the bottom to the top of the metal layer. The support layer under the electrode is removed to release the electrostatic actuator.
Owner:SUPERCONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES INC

Apparatus for reducing drag on vehicles with planar rear surfaces

Vanes are used for reducing drag on a moving vehicle having a substantially planar rear surface. The vanes are mounted to the vehicle using pliant material which creates no work for the driver of the vehicle during loading or unloading activities. The apparatus is extremely light weight, and includes a rigid vane of length L having a leading edge, a trailing edge, and an aerodynamic center positioned at a distance of between 0.15 L and 0.5 L from the leading edge. The vane has an inner surface facing the vehicle and an outer surface. Multiple pliant attachment devices connect the vane to the vehicle. The vane helps prevent or reduce formation of a zone of turbulent air behind the vehicle. The apparatus allows substantial reductions in fuel consumption and truck CO2 emissions during use.
Owner:SKOPIC JOSEPH

Mathematically optimized family of ultra low distortion bellow fold patterns

An improved mathematically modeled family of bellow fold patterns, useful for making bellows from stiff but foldable materials, which forms a corner of a bellow consisting of a series of several single inversion fold patterns, each having a characteristic design angle which is mathematically computed to provide a desired initial wall angle for the bellow and to minimize wall tilting over a predetermined extension angle range, thereby allowing low cost bellows to be made which can extend long distances while using a minimal amount of stiff but foldable material. In addition, each characteristic design angle can be computed to provide exactly zero tilting of the bellow walls at one or more non-zero extension lengths specified by a designer, thus allowing, unlike all other prior art folds, a structurally stiff, long extending bellow to be formed in an extended state using fast production techniques such as vacuum forming, blow molding or injection molding, while also allowing the bellow to be free of distortion in the compressed state.
Owner:KANE NATHAN R

Moving blade and gas turbine using the same

In a gas turbine having a plurality of moving blades provided on a rotary shaft in a circumferentially adjoining condition, a seal pin is provided in a spacing between the shanks of the adjacent moving blades for preventing leakage of cooling air from a blade root portion side to an airfoil side; an arcuately depressed portion is formed on the shank of each of the moving blades; and vibration of each of the moving blades is suppressed in such a manner that the seal pin serves as a spring system while the airfoil portion, the platform, the shank, and the blade root portion serve as a mass system.
Owner:MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD

Flame retardant epoxy prepreg composite material and its preparing method and its use

The present invention relates to a flame retardant epoxy prepreg composite material and its preparation method and its use, the composite material contains 20 to 70% of epoxy resin matrix and 30-80% of fiber reinforced materials; wherein the epoxy resin matrix comprises the following components by mass part: 100 parts of an F type epoxy resin, 10-50 parts of an E type epoxy resin, 5-40 parts of tetrabromobisphenol A, 5-20 parts of a curing agent, 1-10 parts of a curing accelerator, 5-25 parts of a toughening agent, 1-10 parts of antimonous oxide and 20-80 parts of an organic solvent. According to the invention, F46 type epoxy resin containing a rigid frame structure is taken as a main component, the flame retarding and toughening modification are carried out on the resin matrix by a combination technology, the epoxy composite material with high toughness, high flame retardancy and good overlaying manufacturability can be realized, the flue gas density is obviously decreased when the flame is carried out, and the epoxy prepreg composite material possesses important popularization and application prospects in the fields of large aircraft, ships, high-speed rails and the like.
Owner:AEROSPACE RES INST OF MATERIAL & PROCESSING TECH +1

Expandable Vascular Occlusion Device

ActiveUS20080097508A1Good coagulationAssist in effectDiagnosticsDilatorsSurgeryBlood vessel
A vascular occlusion device that includes an inner embolic member at least partially covered by an expandable generally tubular mesh. The expandable tubular mesh typically comprises a unitary wall with apertures through the wall to assist in the expansion of the generally tubular mesh.
Owner:DEPUY SYNTHES PROD INC

Sound absorbing structure

A sound absorbing structure includes a housing having a front face, and a side face which is provided perpendicularly around at least a part of an edge portion of the front face; a gas adsorption material for physically adsorbing gas in an interior space delimited by the front face and the side face of the housing, which gas adsorption material is placed in the interior space; sealing element for sealing the gas adsorption material from outside thereof; and an acoustic connection section for functioning as an acoustic mass so as to acoustically connect an exterior space and the interior space of the housing, which acoustic connection section is provided in at least one of the front face and the side face.
Owner:PANASONIC CORP

Attached logic module technique for control and maintenance in a distributed and networked control system

A local area network based control system for model railroad layout control that may be readily modified, upgraded, dynamically reconfigured or expanded with minimum physical or functional interruption to the operation of the model railroad layout. This allows for the expansion and improvements to the layout control system to be effected with least effort, time and risk of failure.
Owner:IRELAND ANTHONY JOHN
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