NOVELTY - The safety-valve structure has fluororesin fine powder (26) interposed in between the contact surfaces of the valve cylinder (21) and the valve (22).    USE - For closed type battery.    ADVANTAGE - Enables to maintain the internal pressure of the battery safely for a long period of time and discharge hydrogen gas accurately. Improves operational reliability and safety of the valve by preventing the penetration of sulfuric acid in between the valve seat and the valve.
NOVELTY - A gasification reactor comprises a reduction reaction chamber comprising a feed stock inlet, a gas outlet, a body extending from the feed stock inlet to the gas outlet, and gas inlet disposed along side the body; and oxidation reaction chamber disposed orthogonal to the reduction reaction chamber. The oxidation reaction chamber comprises a gas inlet and a gas outlet that is in communication with the gas inlet of the reduction reaction chamber.    USE - The reactor is used for reforming carbonaceous matter, and used in a system for driving a fuel cell (all claimed). It can be used to gasify wastes into syngas.    ADVANTAGE - The reactor can gasify carbonaceous waste without secondary pollutants formed from oxidation.
NOVELTY - A mechanism comprising a rotary actuator (5) with lifting arms (7,8) is arranged in a frame (1), to adjust the tilt of a belt section (2) in the horizontal direction. The rotary actuator has a support arm (6) that is arranged to rest against the frame so that the angle of the lifting arms are changed with respect to the frame when the rotary actuator works.    USE - In gyms and at homes for keeping fit and for exercises related to top athletics.    ADVANTAGE - Enables to do running exercises with some other activity, such as watching television in indoor. The treadmill is of simple structure and reduced weight, also the treadmill is easy to move and handle.
NOVELTY - The wave power assembly includes a linear electric generator provided with an electromechanical dampening mechanism which has a stator that includes a multiphase stator winding which comprises a fractional slot winding. The poles of a rotor and/or the winding slots (12) of the stator are oriented obliquely in relation to a plane perpendicular to the direction of motion of the rotor    USE - Wave power assembly for wave power plant (claimed) for generating electric power.    ADVANTAGE - Reduces disturbances caused by axial pulsating forces applied to rotor, thus reducing the risk of mechanical problems of generator. Allows electromagnetic transformation of energy to be more favorable to achieve a higher efficiency. Provides fractional slot winding which has a winding factor that is less than 1, thus facilitating having less distance between poles.
NOVELTY - The wave power assembly includes a linear electric generator provided with an electromechanical dampening mechanism which has a stator that includes a multiphase stator winding which comprises a fractional slot winding. The poles of a rotor and/or the winding slots (12) of the stator are oriented obliquely in relation to a plane perpendicular to the direction of motion of the rotor    USE - Wave power assembly for wave power plant (claimed) for generating electric power.    ADVANTAGE - Reduces disturbances caused by axial pulsating forces applied to rotor, thus reducing the risk of mechanical problems of generator. Allows electromagnetic transformation of energy to be more favorable to achieve a higher efficiency. Provides fractional slot winding which has a winding factor that is less than 1, thus facilitating having less distance between poles.
NOVELTY - The production installation includes number of production units (4) attached directly or indirectly to the bottom of water basin at an intermediate water region. The production units are totally submerged under the water surface. A transfer equipment for the energy of the production units or for an intermediate substance is connected in series or parallel in relation to the production units.    USE - For wave power plant.    ADVANTAGE - Enables recovering kinetic energy of waves with high efficiency regardless of wind conditions. Minimizes wave energy variations caused by prevailing weather conditions above water surface. Minimizes exposure of production installation to damage caused by weather conditions and to rotating movement of water mass. Enables anchoring production installation in water bottom to generate large amount of energy.
NOVELTY - The positive electrode (11) of alkaline storage battery (10) contains positive electrode active material having nickel hydroxide as main component, and having coating layer of cobalt compound, to which niobium, titanium, tungsten and/or molybdenum compounds, is added. An additional amount of niobium, titanium, tungsten and/or molybdenum compounds, is added to positive electrode (11-2) arranged in inner side of electrode group.    USE - For nickel hydrogen storage battery and nickel cadmium storage battery for electric or hybrid vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Alkaline storage battery with excellent high temperature cycle characteristics, is provided.
NOVELTY - The fermentation assembly, for the simultaneous fermenting of a base substrate (8) e.g. of liquid manure, and at least one co-substrate (1) e.g. maize, rape, silage, etc., has a fermentation vessel (5) and a generally enclosed co-substrate channel (15) with a screw conveyor (3). At least one mixing unit (4) with a stirrer (16) is in or at the co-substrate channel to mix the substrates together. The screw conveyor and the mixer have a common drive through a drive shaft (14).    USE - The fermentation assembly is for the production of a gas with a methane content from liquid manure and the like.    ADVANTAGE - The structure ensures that both substrates are mixed thoroughly together.
NOVELTY - A gasification reactor comprises a reduction reaction chamber comprising a feed stock inlet, a gas outlet, a body extending from the feed stock inlet to the gas outlet, and gas inlet disposed along side the body; and oxidation reaction chamber disposed orthogonal to the reduction reaction chamber. The oxidation reaction chamber comprises a gas inlet and a gas outlet that is in communication with the gas inlet of the reduction reaction chamber.    USE - The reactor is used for reforming carbonaceous matter, and used in a system for driving a fuel cell (all claimed). It can be used to gasify wastes into syngas.    ADVANTAGE - The reactor can gasify carbonaceous waste without secondary pollutants formed from oxidation.
NOVELTY - The quench gasifier has a combustion chamber for partially oxidizing carbon in the feedstocks and a quench chamber adjacent to the combustion chamber. A quench chamber has a throat region for directing gases from combustion chamber to the quench chamber. The throat has an inlet adjacent to the combustion chamber and an outlet adjacent to the quench chamber such that the inlet diameter is greater than the outlet diameter. An electrical resistor is present between the inner and outer surfaces between the inlet and outlet.    USE - For use in gasifying ash containing hydrocarbon feedstocks such as residual oil, waste lubrication oil, petroleum coke and coal, to provide syngas (hydrogen and carbon monoxide).    ADVANTAGE - The new, reliable design of the throat region controls the temperature limit of amount 3500 degreesF, increasing the gasifier carbon combustion, reducing the steam consumption or feedstock consumption and frequent damages to the refractories in the throat region.