f Is a Beautiful Soul Necessary to Create Beautiful Art? By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 01:00:00 -0800 The provocative A Human Ounce at Central Works asks whether the creator can be separate from the creation. Central Works opens its 30th anniversary season with A Human Ounce, a new play by Nicole Parizeau that poses provocative questions. What is the value of great art, literature, music, commerce, scientific discovery — even Peet's coffee — when scandalous information about its creators or owners comes to light?… Full Article Arts Feature
f Female is Male, and Male is Female By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 01:00:00 -0800 Ubuntu's MacBeth plays with gender in a reimagination of Shakespeare's Scottish Play First, let it be known that Director Michael Socrates Moran's Macbeth is admirable for somewhat leveling the capsized ship of employment parity in theater. By hiring three women — Emilie Whelan, Lauren Spencer and Mia Tagano — to fill the cast, the point made is that these are gifted actors, not gifted women actors.… Full Article Arts Feature
f Oakland Roots Ready for Home Opener on Saturday By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 01:00:00 -0800 The Town’s soccer franchise returns to the pitch this weekend with a new head coach and other fresh faces, kicking off its second season in front of Oakland's loud, loyal fans at Laney College. Last year, professional soccer planted seeds in Oakland. This year, fans hope to see them bloom into something beautiful, preferably with lots of wins on the Laney College pitch.… Full Article The Oakland Zone
f Dispatches From Nowhere with Jeff Hull By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 01:00:00 -0800 The new AMC series Dispatches From Elsewhere was inspired by a massive art project created by the Oaklandish founder. Before it premiered last Sunday, months of promotional teasers for the AMC series Dispatches From Elsewhere intrigued viewers with scintillating visuals emerging from mundane settings, while only hinting at the show's quixotic premise. AMC describes its 10-hour series as the story of four people "brought together by chance — or perhaps it's by design — when they stumble onto a puzzle hiding just behind the veil of everyday life."… Full Article Arts Feature
f Full-Throated Sleep Apnea By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 01:00:00 -0800 Plus what should I do about my cast fetish? I'm a middle-aged gay man and I was recently diagnosed with sleep apnea. This is a disorder caused by the soft tissue in the throat collapsing during sleep.… Full Article Savage Love
f For the Week of March 25, 2020 By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 01:00:00 -0700 Be extra kind to kind people. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your oracle comes from Aries poet Octavio Paz: "The path the ancestors cleared is overgrown, unused. The other path, smooth and broad, is crowded with travelers.… Full Article Free Will Astrology
f Free Will Astrology Week of April 1 By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 01:00:00 -0700 ARIES March 21-April 19 “If all the world’s a stage, where the hell is the teleprompter?” asks aphorist Sami Feiring. In my astrological opinion, you Aries are the least likely of all the signs to identify with that perspective.… Full Article Free Will Astrology
f Rob Brezsny Free Will Astrology By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 01:00:00 -0700 Week of April 8 ARIES (March 21-April 19) Moses did forty years' worth of hard work in behalf of his people, delivering them out of slavery in Egypt.… Full Article Free Will Astrology
f Free Will Astrology By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 01:00:00 -0700 Week of April 15th rob brezsny free will astrology Week of April 15… Full Article Free Will Astrology
f Week of April 22 By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 01:00:00 -0700 ARIES (March 21-April 19) In the future, when the coronavirus crisis has a diminished power to disrupt our lives, I would love for you to have more of the money you need to finance interesting new experiences that help you learn and thrive.… Full Article Free Will Astrology
f Free Will Astrology By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 01:00:00 -0700 Week of April 29 ARIES (March 21-April 19) I always hesitate to advise Aries people to slow down, be more deliberate, and pay closer attention to boring details.… Full Article Free Will Astrology
f ENHANCEMENT OF SPIN TRANSFER TORQUE MAGNETORESISTIVE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY DEVICE USING HYDROGEN PLASMA By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A method of making a MRAM device includes forming a magnetic tunnel junction on an electrode, the magnetic tunnel junction comprising a reference layer positioned in contact with the electrode, a tunnel barrier layer arranged on the reference layer, and a free layer arranged on the tunnel barrier layer; and depositing an encapsulating layer on and along sidewalls of the magnetic tunnel junction; wherein the exposing of the magnetic tunnel junction to hydrogen plasma is performed at a temperature from about 150 to about 250° C. An MRAM device including an encapsulating layer comprising either silicon nitride or aluminum oxide is also provided. Full Article
f SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT The semiconductor device according to the present invention has an upper electrode, a first lower layer wiring that also functions as a lower electrode, an electrical resistance-changing film interposed between the upper electrode and the first lower layer wiring, a second lower layer wiring, and a contact plug, the contact plug connecting to the upper electrode and to the second lower layer wiring. The present invention yields a semiconductor device with which it is possible to dispose elements in high density while maintaining the reliability and manufacturing yield of the electrical resistance-changing element. Full Article
f ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT COMPOUND AND ORGANIC PHOTOELECTRIC APPARATUS THEREOF By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT The present disclosure provides a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound having general formula (I) and an organic photoelectric apparatus thereof. where A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, and A8 are independently selected from a hydrogen atom, at least one compound having the general formula (II) and at least one compound having the general formula (III), where Y1, Y2, and Y3 are independently selected from C and N; R3 and R4 are independently selected from C6-30 aromatic group and C2-30 heterocyclic aromatic group, wherein X is selected from any one of oxyl group (—O—), sulfhydryl group (—S—), substituted or non-substituted imino group, substituted or non-substituted methylene group, and substituted or non-substituted silicylene group; R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, and R12 are independently selected from hydrogen, deuterium, C1-30 alkyl group, C6-30 aromatic group, or C2-30 heterocyclic aromatic group. Full Article
f ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT COMPOUND AND ORGANIC PHOTOELECTRIC APPARATUS THEREOF By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT The present disclosure provides a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound having a general formula (I) and an organic photoelectric apparatus thereof. The compound of general formula (I) is: wherein A1, A2, A3, and A4 are independently selected from a hydrogen atom, a function group having a general formula (II); A1, A2, A3, and A4 include at least one function group having the general formula (II); R1 and R2 are independently selected from one of hydrogen, deuterium, C1-30 alkyl group, C6-30 aromatic group and C2-30 heterocyclic aromatic group; Y1 and Y2 are independently selected from substituted or non-substituted C and N,the general formula (II) being: wherein X is selected from one of oxyl group (—O—), sulfhydryl group (—S—), substituted or non-substituted imino group, substituted or non-substituted methylene group, and substituted or non-substituted silicylene group; and R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, and R10 are independently selected from one of hydrogen, deuterium, C1-30 alkyl group, C6-30 aromatic group, and C2-30 heterocyclic aromatic group. Full Article
f ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT COMPOUND AND ORGANIC PHOTOELECTRIC APPARATUS THEREOF By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT The present disclosure provides a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound having a general formula (I) and an organic photoelectric apparatus thereof. The general formula (I) is: wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9, and A10 are independently selected from a hydrogen atom, a nitrile group and a function group having a general formula (II), and A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9, and A10 include at least one nitrile group and at least one function group having the general formula (II),the general formula (II) being: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are independently selected from hydrogen atoms, deuterium atoms, C6-30 aromatic group and C2-30 heterocyclic aromatic group. Full Article
f ELECTROLUMINESCENT DIODE HAVING DELAYED FLORESCENCE QUANTUM DOT By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT The present invention relates to a delayed fluorescence-quantum dot (QD) electroluminescent diode, the delayed fluorescence-quantum dot electroluminescent diode includes an anode, a cathode, and a light emitting layer located between the anode and the cathode, and the light emitting layer includes a QD and a delayed fluorescence material which supplies energy to the QD. Full Article
f ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT An organic light emitting display (OLED) device can include a substrate on which first to third light emitting portions are defined, first electrodes respectively positioned on the first to third light emitting portions, a first stack formed on the first electrodes and including first, second and third light emitting layers corresponding to the first, second and third light emitting portions, respectively, an N-type charge generation layer (CGL) positioned on the first stack, a transition metal oxide layer positioned on the N-type CGL, a second stack positioned on the transition metal oxide layer and including fourth, fifth and sixth light emitting layers corresponding to the first, second and third light emitting portions, respectively, and a second electrode positioned on the second stack. Full Article
f LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A light emitting device and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. Herein, the light emitting device comprises: a substrate having a light emitting region and a sealing region surrounding the light emitting region; an OLED unit disposed over the light emitting region; a protection layer disposed over the OLED unit; a support unit disposed over the sealing region, wherein materials of the protection layer and the support unit are the same, and the support unit connects to the protection layer; and a cover disposed over the protection layer and the support unit; wherein a first height is between a surface of the support unit adjacent to the cover and a surface of the substrate, a second height is between a surface of the protection layer adjacent to the cover and the surface of the substrate, and the first height is larger than the second height. Full Article
f ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE (OLED) DISPLAY PANEL, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT The present disclosure provides an OLED display panel, an electronic device, and a manufacturing method. The OLED display panel comprises a substrate, a first electrode, a light-emitting function layer, and a second electrode including Ag or a metal alloy containing Ag. When the second electrode is made of the metal alloy containing Ag, a content of Ag in the second electrode is more than a sum of contents of all other elements in the second electrode. Full Article
f DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND FABRICATION METHOD, DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT The present disclosure provides a display substrate and fabricating method, a display panel, and a display apparatus. The display substrate includes a substrate including a sealing region and a driving wire on the substrate. At least a portion of the driving wire is in the sealing region. The portion of the driving wire includes: a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and sides there-between connecting to the first surface and the second surface. Each side has a projection width on the substrate of at least about 1 μm. Full Article
f ENCAPSULATION FILM By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT Provided are an encapsulation film, an organic electronic device including the same, and a method of manufacturing the organic electronic device. Therefore, provided is the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, which can form a structure capable of effectively blocking moisture or water entering the organic electronic device from the outside, and have excellent processability in a process of manufacturing a panel and excellent heat retention under a high-temperature and high-humidity condition. Full Article
f LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A light emitting device having a structure in which oxygen and moisture are prevented from reaching light emitting elements, and a method of manufacturing the same, are provided. Further, the light emitting elements are sealed by using a small number of process steps, without enclosing a drying agent. The present invention has a top surface emission structure. A substrate on which the light emitting elements are formed is bonded to a transparent sealing substrate. The structure is one in which a transparent second sealing material covers the entire surface of a pixel region when bonding the two substrates, and a first sealing material (having a higher viscosity than the second sealing material), which contains a gap material (filler, fine particles, or the like) for protecting a gap between the two substrates, surrounds the pixel region. The two substrates are sealed by the first sealing material and the second sealing material. Further, reaction between electrodes of the light emitting elements (cathodes or anodes) and the sealing materials can be prevented by covering the electrodes with a transparent protective layer, for example, CaF2, MgF2, or BaF2. Full Article
f DISPLAY APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A display apparatus including a substrate; a display unit disposed on the substrate; a sealing layer disposed on the display unit; a touch screen layer disposed on the sealing layer; and a buffer layer disposed between the sealing layer and the touch screen layer. The sealing layer includes n sealing units each including an organic layer and an inorganic layer, in which n is an integer of 1 or greater. The organic layer and the inorganic layer are sequentially stacked on the display unit. The organic layer includes a cured product for forming an organic layer including a first photocurable monomer. The buffer layer includes a cured product for forming a buffer layer including a second and third photocurable monomer. The first and second photocurable monomers include a photocurable functional group. The third photocurable monomer is represented by Formulae 1A to 1C. Full Article
f DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A DISPLAY DEVICE By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A display device, which includes a display region constituted by a plurality of pixels, includes a first substrate having a hygroscopic agent formed in a peripheral region outside the display region and a sealing film covering the hygroscopic agent, a second substrate disposed facing the first substrate, and an adhesive layer, at least a portion of which is disposed closer to the side of the display region than the hygroscopic agent, and which bonds the first substrate to the second substrate. Full Article
f LIGHT EMITTING DIODE, DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME, AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT The present application discloses a light emitting diode comprising a plurality of sub-pixels comprising a first electrode layer, wherein the first electrode layer is a reflective electrode layer; a second electrode layer; a light emitting layer between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer; a first microcavity tuning layer sandwiched by the first electrode layer and the light emitting layer within the plurality of sub-pixels; and a second microcavity tuning layer sandwiched by the first microcavity tuning layer and the light emitting layer within at least one of the plurality of sub-pixels, and the first microcavity tuning layer is sandwiched by the first electrode layer and the second microcavity tuning layer within the at least one of the plurality of sub-pixels. The first microcavity tuning layer is made of a material including a transparent conductive material in a first state and the second microcavity tuning layer is made of a material including a transparent conductive material in a second state, the first state and the second state are different states selected from a crystalline state and an amorphous state. Full Article
f OLED DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT An OLED display panel with a method manufacturing the same includes: a substrate; an OLED display device, formed on the substrate; a cover plate, disposed on the substrate to seal the OLED display device; and a first resonant cavity layer, formed on the OLED display device and below the cover plate, configured to absorb blue light with wavelengths between 400 and 440 nm. By adjusting a resonant cavity length of the resonant cavity, the present disclosure changes a proportion of energy of blue light to a preset wavelength band in emitting light, significantly reduces a proportion of a spectrum below 435 nm to the preset wavelength band, and reduces material use of the resonant cavity layer, being conducive to improving device efficiency and reducing production cost, and being able to obtain eye-protecting effect at the same time. Full Article
f DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT Provided is a display device and a manufacturing method of the same. The display device includes: a base substrate having a top surface and a side surface, a display region over the top surface, a terminal over the top surface and between the display region and the side surface, the terminal being electrically connected to the display region, and an anisotropic conductive film over the terminal. An edge portion of the anisotropic conductive film is spaced from the side surface, and its distance is equal to or larger than 10 μm and equal to or smaller than 1 mm. Full Article
f STAGED FUEL AND AIR INJECTION IN COMBUSTION SYSTEMS OF GAS TURBINES By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A gas turbine that includes: a combustor coupled to a turbine that define a working fluid flowpath; a compressor discharge cavity; a staged injection system that includes the forward injector and a staged injector; a stator blade positioned extending across the working fluid flowpath between an inboard sidewall and an outboard sidewall. A one-way continuous coolant flowpath that includes: an intake section that comprises an upstream port connected to the compressor discharge cavity and a downstream port formed through one of the inboard and outboard sidewalls; an outtake section that comprises a downstream port connected to the staged injector and an upstream port formed through the same one of the inboard and outboard sidewalls; and a cooling circuit extending through an interior of the airfoil of the stator blade and connecting to the downstream port of the intake section and the upstream port of the outtake section. Full Article
f SLOTTED INJECTOR FOR AXIAL FUEL STAGING By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT An axial fuel staging injector for a gas turbine includes a body. The body includes an upstream end and a downstream end. The body defines a primary compressed air flow path through which compressed air flows from a compressed air source to a transition duct of a gas turbine combustor. The body includes a plurality of outlets disposed on an interior surface thereof. Each outlet of the plurality of outlets includes a secondary fuel conduit in fluid communication with a secondary fuel source, and includes a first wall that defines a secondary fuel path. The secondary compressed air conduit is in fluid communication with a compressed air source, and includes a second wall disposed about the first wall in a substantially coannular arrangement, wherein the first wall and the second wall define a secondary compressed air flow path. Each outlet is configured to inject a secondary fuel and compressed air into the primary compressed air flow path in a direction transverse to the primary compressed air flow path forming a fuel-air mixture. Full Article
f COMBUSTOR CAP MODULE AND RETENTION SYSTEM THEREFOR By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A combustor cap module is provided with a retention system to facilitate assembly and disassembly. The combustor cap module further includes a cap face assembly having a cooling plate; a cylindrical sleeve including a connecting surface for attaching the cap face assembly to the retention assembly; and a coupling member mounted in a downstream fuel nozzle opening in the cooling plate. The retention system includes a support plate having an inner panel that defines an upstream fuel nozzle opening. The coupling member extends through the upstream fuel nozzle opening, such that its upstream end extends upstream of the support plate. A retaining ring at least partially encircles the upstream end of the coupling member and is engaged by a spring plate that is removably secured to the support plate at multiple locations. A method for assembling a combustor cap module is also provided. Full Article
f Improved Accumulator Circuit for Towed Implements By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT An apparatus and a system directed to an improved hydraulic circuit for use on implements powered by separate motorized vehicle such as a tractor. The apparatus and system include an implement, such as a bale processing or stacking device, configured with wheels to be a towed vehicle, with the towed vehicle configured to be conveyed by a tow vehicle. Additionally, a hydraulic pump on the tow vehicle is coupled to one or more accumulators on the towed device to provide hydraulic power at varying rates as needed by one or more mechanical operations of the implement vehicle. A hydraulic circuit including check and block valves in concert with a pressure switch on the implement device obtains hydraulic power from the tow vehicle from a hydraulic pump located on the tow vehicle via one or more hydraulic transfer lines from the tow vehicle to the implement. Full Article
f GASIFICATION UNIT, INTEGRATED GASIFICATION COMBINED CYCLE FACILITY, AND METHOD FOR STARTING GASIFICATION UNIT By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT There is provided coal gasification unit including: a coal gasifier; a char recovery unit; flare equipment; an air flow rate adjustment valve and an oxygen supply flow passage that supply oxygen-containing gas to the coal gasifier; an inert gas supply flow passage that supplies nitrogen gas to an upstream side of the char recovery unit; and a control unit that controls a supply amount of the oxygen-containing gas and a supply amount of the nitrogen gas, in which the coal gasifier has a starting burner, and in which the control unit controls the supply amount of the nitrogen gas prior to starting combustion of starting fuel by the starting burner so that an oxygen concentration of mixed gas in which combustion gas generated by combustion of the oxygen-containing gas and the starting fuel has been mixed with the nitrogen gas becomes not more than an ignition concentration. Full Article
f GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENT WITH COMPOUND CUSP COOLING CONFIGURATION By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A component for a gas turbine engine including a gas path wall having a first surface and a second surface. A cooling hole extends through the gas path wall from an inlet in the first surface through a transition to an outlet in the second surface. Cusps are formed on the transition. Full Article
f DUAL VOLUTE TURBOCHARGER TO OPTIMIZE PULSE ENERGY SEPARATION FOR FUEL ECONOMY AND EGR UTILIZATION VIA ASYMMETRIC DUAL VOLUTES By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A product for use in a turbocharger system. A turbine housing may define a center core that is circular in shape with a circumference. The turbine housing may define a first volute that extends for a length around only a part of the circumference of the center core, and a second volute that may be positioned radially outside the first volute and that may extend entirely around the circumference of the center core. The first volute and the second volute may define first and second exhaust gas passages through the turbine housing that may be asymmetric. All points of the second volute may be radially outside the first volute from the center core over the entire length of the first volute. Full Article
f Gas Separation Process Using Membranes with Permeate Sweep to Remove CO2 from Combustion Exhaust By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A gas separation process for treating exhaust gases from combustion processes. The invention involves routing a first portion of the exhaust stream to a carbon dioxide capture step, while simultaneously flowing a second portion of the exhaust gas stream across the feed side of a membrane, flowing a sweep gas stream, usually air, across the permeate side, then passing the permeate/sweep gas back to the combustor. Full Article
f METHOD OF IMPROVING EXHAUST EMISSION OF A COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND COMBUSTION ENGINE By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT In a method of reducing pollutants of a combustion engine, exhaust gas, generated by a cylinder of the combustion engine, is fed to an exhaust gas aftertreatment system as a function of a predefined condition solely via a first exhaust channel which communicates with a first one of first and second exhaust valves of the cylinder. The first exhaust channel is hereby coated, at least in part, by a thermally insulating layer selected such that a heat input is transmitted to the exhaust gas aftertreatment system which heat input is greater than a heat input in a second exhaust channel communicating with a second one of the first and second exhaust valves. The predefined condition is defined as a function of a coolant temperature of the combustion engine. Full Article
f SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PURIFICATION OF AN EXHAUST STREAM BY USE OF TWO REDUCTION CATALYSTS By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT An exhaust treatment system comprising a first oxidation catalyst to oxidise nitrogen and/or carbon compounds in an exhaust stream and a first dosage device downstream of said first oxidation catalyst to supply a first additive. A first reduction catalyst device is arranged downstream of said first dosage device for reduction of nitrogen oxides using said first additive, and for the generation of heat, through at least one exothermal reaction with said exhaust stream. A particulate filter arranged downstream of said first reduction catalyst device to catch soot particles and a second dosage device, arranged downstream of said particulate filter to supply a second additive. A second reduction catalyst device is arranged downstream of said second dosage device for reduction of nitrogen oxides in said exhaust stream, through the use of at least one of said first and said second additive. Full Article
f EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR DIESEL ENGINE By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT An exhaust apparatus for a diesel engine rapidly burns an unburned deposit in an upstream exhaust catalyst with heat of a heater. The exhaust apparatus includes a downstream exhaust cleaner, an upstream exhaust catalyst provided in an exhaust passage, upstream of the downstream exhaust cleaner, a heater disposed at an exhaust inlet of the upstream exhaust catalyst, and an engine starter apparatus. A control unit controls the power supply to the heater and an engine start process is performed by the engine starter apparatus. A start command unit is connected to the control unit. When the engine has been stopped and then the start command unit gives the control unit a start command, the control unit powers the heater without performing an engine start process, thereby keeping the engine stopped for a predetermined period of time after the start command has been given, and subsequently performing the engine start process. Full Article
f STORAGE TANK FOR AQUEOUS UREA SOLUTION IN A MOTOR VEHICLE By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT The invention relates to a storage tank (1) in a motor vehicle for receiving an aqueous urea solution for the SCR of nitrogen oxide in the exhaust gas. The storage tank (1) comprises a tank body which forms a storage volume (2) for the urea solution. The storage tank (1) furthermore comprises a filling pipe for filling the storage volume (2) and means for venting the storage volume (2) during the refuelling, wherein the filling pipe (3) has a filling head (9) at a remote end, and the filling head (9) forms an orifice stub (10). The orifice stub (10) defines an orifice (11) for receiving a fuel pump nozzle. Said orifice stub furthermore has an external thread for receiving a complementary union thread of a refuelling cylinder for refuelling by the gas displacement method. The orifice stub forms at least one secondary air opening when the refuelling cylinder is attached, and therefore, when a refuelling cylinder is attached, a sealing seat is bridged by the refuelling cylinder and refuelling by the gas displacement method is possible even if counterflow venting through the filling tube (3) does not take place. Full Article
f CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND EXHAUST-GAS AFTERTREATMENT ARRANGEMENT By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A catalytic converter for an internal combustion engine includes a tubular member which defines a volume within which a catalytic converter substrate is located, the volume communicates with an inlet portion for receiving exhaust gas emissions and with a first outlet portion for discharging emissions after catalytic conversion. The catalytic converter may also include a pipe member within the tubular member, which connects the inlet portion with the volume and guides emissions from the inlet portion in a first direction. The pipe member opens into a deflector member which deflects emissions into the volume in a second direction, and the catalytic converter includes a second outlet portion connected to the deflector member and a valve to control gas flow through the second outlet portion to guide emissions away from the pipe member and out of the catalytic converter prior to reaching the catalytic converter substrate when the valve is open. Full Article
f SENSOR TABLE FOR SINGLE UNIT AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A sensor mounting table for mounting sensors to an aftertreatment system may include a sensor mounting plate having a substantially flat mounting surface for mounting one or more sensors associated with the aftertreatment system. The substantially flat mounting surface may be offset from a heat shield of the aftertreatment system. The sensor mounting table may further include an insulative material disposed between at least a portion of the substantially flat mounting surface of the sensor mounting plate and the heat shield. The sensor mounting plate may be configured to be attached to the aftertreatment system to secure the insulative material between the substantially flat mounting surface of the sensor mounting plate and the heat shield. Full Article
f Heat Shield Assembly For An Exhaust System By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT The heat shield assembly includes an inner-most layer that is directly engagable with an exhaust component and is of a non-ceramic material with a first heat capacity and a first thermal conductivity. The heat shield assembly additionally includes an insulating layer that surrounds the inner-most layer and is of a material that has a second heat capacity which is lower than the first heat capacity and has a second thermal conductivity which is lower than the first thermal conductivity. The direct engagement of the inner-most layer with the exhaust component allows heat to be easily transferred between the exhaust component and the inner-most layer. Full Article
f CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A controller is provided, which detects operating conditions of an internal combustion engine on the basis of detection results from a group of sensors and drives an actuator that modifies an opening position of a wastegate valve on the basis of the operating conditions. When driving the wastegate valve to a fully closed opening, the controller initially drives the actuator toward a preset provisional fully closed position, and after determining on the basis of a detection result from a position sensor that an actual opening of the wastegate valve has reached the provisional fully closed opening, switches a target opening to the fully closed opening and drives the actuator accordingly. Full Article
f CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A required opening correction amount is calculated based on a target supercharging pressure and an actual supercharging pressure, a target opening is calculated based on a required opening and the required opening correction amount, an actual operating position of a wastegate valve is determined to correspond to a fully closed position when the wastegate valve is in a fully closed condition, an actual opening of the wastegate valve is calculated based on the fully closed position and the actual operating position, an operation amount of an actuator for aligning the target opening with the actual opening is calculated based on the target opening and the actual opening, and when the target opening corresponds to the fully closed condition and the actual operating position is not decreased at or above a prescribed rate, the fully closed position is updated to the actual operating position. Full Article
f METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IN-LINE DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A gas turbine engine system and method of operating gas turbine engines are provided. The gas turbine engine assembly includes a gas turbine engine includes a power shaft configured to rotate about an axis of rotation. The gas turbine engine assembly also includes a first fan and a second fan coupled to the power shaft coaxially with the gas turbine engine. The gas turbine engine assembly also includes a first fan duct configured to direct a first stream of air to the first fan. The gas turbine engine assembly also includes a second fan duct configured to direct a second stream of air to the second fan. The gas turbine engine assembly also includes an exhaust duct configured to direct a stream of exhaust gases of the gas turbine engine in a direction of the axis of rotation. Full Article
f SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OXIDANT COMPRESSION IN A STOICHIOMETRIC EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION GAS TURBINE SYSTEM By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A system includes a gas turbine system having a turbine combustor, a turbine driven by combustion products from the turbine combustor, and an exhaust gas compressor driven by the turbine. The exhaust gas compressor is configured to compress and supply an exhaust gas to the turbine combustor. The gas turbine system also has an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system. The EGR system is configured to recirculate the exhaust gas along an exhaust recirculation path from the turbine to the exhaust gas compressor. The system further includes a main oxidant compression system having one or more oxidant compressors. The one or more oxidant compressors are separate from the exhaust gas compressor, and the one or more oxidant compressors are configured to supply all compressed oxidant utilized by the turbine combustor in generating the combustion products. Full Article
f Mobile Multi-Mode Power Generation System with Mode Based Adjustable Drag Configuration By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT Various embodiments of the invention can include a portable power system with multiple power generation modes and mode based adjustable drag configuration. Embodiments of the invention include a system with an adjustable inlet ram air inlet, a ram air powered section (e.g. a ram air powered turbine with an adjustable ram air inlet), a fuel powered section, e.g., jet fuel powered auxiliary power unit, which is used when insufficient ram air is present or a power surge requires augmented power generation, and a generator section selectively coupled with the ram air powered section and the fuel powered section. Full Article
f METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMBINATION HEAT EXCHANGER By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT The heat exchanger system includes a first heat exchanger assembly including a plurality of airfoil members circumferentially spaced in a flow stream of an annular duct. Each airfoil member including a radially inner end and a radially outer end and a first internal flowpath configured to channel a flow of cooled fluid therethrough. The heat exchanger assembly includes a second heat exchanger assembly including a plurality of fin members extending proximate the flow stream and a second internal flowpath configured to channel a flow of cooled fluid therethrough. The heat exchanger assembly includes a header system including a conduit path configured to couple the first heat exchanger assembly and the second heat exchanger assembly in flow communication. The header system includes an inlet connection configured to receive a flow of hot fluid from thermal loads and an outlet connection configured to direct cooled fluid to thermal loads. Full Article
f SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SOAKBACK MITIGATION THROUGH PASSIVE COOLING By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A gas turbine engine cooling system includes a gas turbine engine. The gas turbine engine includes a core engine, a cold sink, a core undercowl space, and a core cowl at least partially surrounding the core engine and defining a radially outer wall of the core undercowl space. The gas turbine engine cooling system includes an undercowl component positioned in the core undercowl space. The gas turbine engine cooling system also includes a heat pipe including a first end, a second end, and a conduit extending therebetween. The first end is thermally coupled to the undercowl component, and the second end is thermally coupled to the cold sink. The heat pipe facilitates transfer of a quantity of heat from the undercowl component to the cold sink. Full Article