CLASS 60, | POWER PLANTS |
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SECTION I - CLASS DEFINITION
This is the residual class concerned with the driving of a load by the conversion of heat, pressure, radiant, or gravitational energy into mechanical motion. It includes a motor in combination with its energy supply or its exhaust treatment. It also includes the motors, per se, combinations of motors, and elements specialized for use in such energy conversion that are not specifically provided for elsewhere.
(1) Note. The mere nominal inclusion with the motor of an element or machine driven by the motor is not generally considered sufficient to exclude the patent from the class. |
SECTION II - LINES WITH OTHER CLASSES AND WITHIN THIS CLASS
Unless specifically provided for elsewhere, a combination of plural motors of types that would, per se, be classified in different classes is classified in Class 60.
Combustion products generators in which steam or water are added to the combustion zone are classified in Class 60, Power Plants, where it is the sole disclosure that the products of combustion are to be used to produce useful work. See Class 110, Furnaces, and Class 431, Combustion, for combustion products generators of general utility where steam or water is supplied to the combustion zone. Combustion products generators, per se, using solid fuel, having high pressure generator structure peculiar to the generation of high pressure fluid for motive power, are classified herein. Combustion chamber structure of general utility, and structure for fuel preparation and fuel feeding to a conventional combustion chamber not provided for in other fuel preparation classes, as Class 241, Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration, are classified in Class 110, Furnaces.
Combustion product generators in which hazardous or toxic waste is used as the fuel to produce useful work. See Class 588, Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment, subclasses 300-415 and 249-260 for the processes of chemical destruction or containment of hazardous or toxic waste.
LINE WITH CLASS 91 AND CLASS 418
See (4) Note of the class definition of Class 91, for a statement of the line between Classes 60 and 91, the same line being maintained between Classes 60 and 418.
SECTION III - REFERENCES TO OTHER CLASSES
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73, | Measuring and Testing, appropriate subclass for a measuring and testing device in which the measuring or testing means uses pressurized motive fluid that drives an indicator. |
74, | Machine Element or Mechanism, subclass 16 for power tables or strands comprising portable power units. |
91, | Motors: Expansible Chamber Type, appropriate subclass for a fluid motor or a combination of such motors that has no more than a nominal pressure fluid source or nominal exhaust means. See (4) Note of the class definition of Class 91 for the line between Class 60 and Class 91. |
92, | Expansible Chamber Devices, appropriate subclass for an expansible chamber device or plural expansible chamber devices. See (4) Note of the class definition of Class 92 for the line between Classes 60 and 92. |
122, | Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers, for a liquid heater or vaporizer that generates hot fluid. The minimal inclusion of a motor as the source or utilizer of the treated fluid does not prevent classification in Class 122. |
123, | Internal-Combustion Engines, appropriate subclass, for an internal combustion engine, per se. A combination of internal combustion engines or an internal combustion engine with an exhaust treating or handling means is in Class 60. |
173, | Tool Driving or Impacting, appropriate subclass for subject matter directed to driving or impacting a tool when such subject matter includes combined features peculiar to tool driving, but which does not include features limiting the subject matter to a specific tool art, such as specific shape of the work contacting portion of a tool, related tools, or an opposed work support. A combination of plural motors of the same or different types, one of which causes or controls tool advance and the other drives or impacts a tool is classified in Class 173. |
185, | Motors: Spring, Weight, or Animal Powered, appropriate subclass for a spring, weight or animal powered motor and for plural or composite motor combinations consisting solely of arrangements of such motors. See the notes in the class definition of Class 185 for a statement of the line between Classes 60 and 185. |
237, | Heating Systems, appropriate subclass for a power plant combined with a heating system. |
252, | Compositions, appropriate subclasses particularly subclasses 67+ and 71+ for power transmission compositions. Patents are placed in Class 252, Compositions, (1) claiming admixtures of ingredients, or claiming an old compound, limited to use as a hydraulic or other type power transmission fluid, (2) processes of power generation claimed broadly and distinguished solely by the composition or compound used, and (3) power plant apparatus distinguished by the composition of compound therein, i.e., where characteristics of apparatus structure are not claimed. The preceding are placed in Class 252, Compositions, even though freezing or boiling points, temperatures of use, or amount of power transmitted are specified. |
290, | Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants, appropriate subclass for the combination of a motor and an electric generator in which is included (1) any detail of the generator; (2) any relationship between a generator part and a motor; and (3) any control of the motor by part of the electricity produced by the generator. A motor electric generator combination in combination in which the electric generator is merely a nominal load driven by the motor is not precluded from Class 60. |
303, | Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems, appropriate subclass, for the distribution of fluid to brake motors. See the notes to the definition of subclass 533 of Class 60 for a detailed statement of the line between Classes 60 and 303. |
310, | Electrical Generator or Motor Structure, appropriate subclass for an electric motor, per se. |
318, | Electricity: Motive Power Systems, appropriate subclass for a system of electrical supply or control for one or more electrical motors. A residual system comprising an electrical and a nonelectrical motor is in Class 60. |
374, | Thermal Measuring and Testing, subclasses 187+ for temperature measurement in which the expansion or contraction of a sensing material drives an indicator. |
415, | Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps, appropriate subclass for (1) a rotary kinetic energy motor, per se, or one with a merely nominal load, motive fluid supply, or exhaust structure; (2) for a plurality of such motors. See the detailed statement of the line between Classes 60 and 415 in the class definition of Class 415, particularly the search class notes to Class 60 in References to Other Classes. |
416, | Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers), appropriate subclass for a motor comprising an unconfined impeller driven by a flowing working fluid, e.g., windmill etc. |
418, | Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices, appropriate subclass for an expansible chamber fluid motor or a combination of such motors. See Lines With Other Classes and Within This Class, above, for the line between Class 418, Class 60, and an additional class. |
588, | Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment, subclasses 313 through 320for the destruction of hazardous or toxic waste by combustion in a power plant. Class 60 takes the use of hazardous or toxic waste as a useful fuel for power production. |
SUBCLASSES
39.01 | COMBUSTION PRODUCTS USED AS MOTIVE FLUID: | ||||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Plants or processes having means to generate combustion
products, either continuously or intermittently, whereby said products
are usable, at least in part, to perform useful work.
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39.08 | With lubricators: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Plants in combination with means to supply a lubricant to
movable parts thereof.
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39.091 | With safety device: | ||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Plants in combination with a safety device in the form of
means to prevent the creation of dangerous or objectionable operating
conditions, or to sense and to relieve such conditions.
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39.092 | Debris anti-ingestion preventer: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.091. Plants wherein the safety device comprises structure designed
to prevent the inflow of foreign material into the air intake or
other sensitive structure of the power plant.
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39.093 | Ice preventer or deicer: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.091. Plants wherein the safety device comprises structure designed to either prevent the formation or eliminate the accumulation of frozen water on components of the power plant. | |
39.094 | Fuel flusher or drainer: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.091. Plants wherein the safety device comprises structure designed to either purge a portion of the fuel system of the power plant or to remove areas of abnormally accumulated fuel in the power plant. | |
39.1 | Excess pressure relief: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.09. Plants in which the safety means senses an excess pressure
in the system, and relieves such excess pressure.
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39.11 | Flame screen: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.09. Plants in which the safety means includes screens or equivalent
means to prevent the flash-back of the flame.
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39.12 | With combustible gas generator: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Plants in combination with means, distinct from and independent
of the combustion products generator, to generate a combustible
gas that is delivered to the combustion products generator to be
burned.
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39.13 | Automatic starting and stopping of combustion products generator: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Plants including means to start and stop the operation of
the combustion products generator in response to pressure change
in a storage vessel.
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39.15 | Multiple fluid-operated motors: | ||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Plants having a plurality of distinct motors, at least two
of which are operated by a fluid under pressure.
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39.162 | Counter-rotatable: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 791. Plants in which two motors rotate in different directions. | |
39.163 | Selectively connectable: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 791. Plants having at least two motors which may be selectively interconnected to provide a common power output. | |
39.17 | With treatment between stages: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 791. Plants including means to treat the combustion products
between successive stages of expansion, as, for example, by heating,
cooling, or by the addition of fuel air, water, steam or more combustion
products.
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39.181 | Different fluids: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.15. Plants in which unlike motive fluids are utilized in the
several motors, at least one of such motive fluids being composed
of combustion products.
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39.182 | Steam and combustion products: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.181. Plants having at least one motor operating on steam and one motor operating on combustion products. | |
39.183 | Air and combustion products: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.181. Plants having at least one motor operating on air and one motor operating on combustion products. | |
39.19 | Different fluids: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Plants having a single motor in which two or more unlike
motive fluids are simultaneously employed without being mixed in
the motor, at least one of the motive fluids being composed of combustion
products.
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39.21 | Plural generators, selectively operable: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 793. Combinations in which the quantity of the motive fluid
is regulated by varying the number of combustion products generators
in operation, viz., by cutting in and out one or more, but not all,
of a plurality of combustion products generators.
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39.22 | Varying cycle frequency relative to prime mover speed: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 793. Combinations in which the quantity of the motive fluid
is regulated by varying the cycle frequency of operation of an intermittent
combustion type generator relative to the speed of the prime mover,
i.e., the power output motor.
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39.23 | With variable oxidizer control: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Plants having means to vary the rate of flow of oxidizer
to the combustor, either for regulating the combustion process or
for regulation of the engine power output.
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39.24 | Automatic: | ||||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 793. Combinations including means to sense a change in condition
of power plant operation, wherein the means to vary the rate of
power output is under the control of such sensing means.
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39.25 | Motive fluid to prime mover: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.24. Combinations wherein the means to vary the rate of power
output regulates the rate of flow of motive fluid to the prime mover,
i.e., external power output motor.
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39.26 | Oxidizer, fuel and water or steam: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.24. Combinations wherein the means to vary the rate of power output regulates the quantity of oxidizer, fuel and water or steam, comprising the ingredients to produce the motive fluid. | |
39.27 | Oxidizer and fuel: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.24. Combinations wherein the means to vary the rate of power
output regulates the quantity of oxidizer and fuel, separately or
as a fuel-oxidizer mixture, comprising the ingredients to produce
the motive fluid.
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39.281 | Fuel: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.24. Combinations wherein the means to vary the rate of power
output regulates the quantity of fuel comprising an ingredient to
produce the motive fluid.
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39.282 | Torque sensor: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.281. Combinations wherein the means to sense a change in condition of power plant operation is specially designed to sense the turning moment or turning force of a component of the power plant. | |
39.3 | Water or steam: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.24. Combinations wherein the means to vary the rate of power output regulates the quantity of water or steam comprising an ingredient to produce the motive fluid. | |
39.34 | Rotating combustion products generator and turbine: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Plants including one or more rotating combustion products
generators and a turbine. The combustion products generator or
generators may be an integral part of the turbine, or may form a
separate member rotatable in the same or opposite direction.
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39.35 | Continuous combustion type: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.34. Plants in which the combustion within the combustion products
generator or generators proceeds in an uninterrupted or continuous manner.
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39.37 | Plural combustion products generators in ring coaxial with turbine: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Plants in which a turbine is fed with combustion products
from a plurality of combustion products generators lying in a ring
whose axis is coaxial with the turbine shaft.
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39.38 | Intermittent combustion type: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.37. Plants in which the combustion products generators operate
in a cyclic manner to intermittently produce and discharge combustion products.
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39.39 | Common rotary distributing valve: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.38. Plants in which the inlet and/or discharge ports of
the combustion products generators are opened and closed by a common
rotary valve member.
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39.4 | Common cam member: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.38. Plants in which the inlet and/or discharge valves of the combustion products generators are actuated by a common cam member. | |
39.41 | With exhaust pump for combustion products generator: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Plants including a movable pumping means connected with
the combustion products generator to withdraw all or a part of the
combustion products. This pump may deliver the combustion products
at an increased pressure to a receiver or prime mover, or may serve
to scavenge the combustion products generator or to draw in a new
fuel charge or air.
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39.42 | With reversible turbine: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Plants having a single turbine rotor with blade structure
and flow passages whereby the turbine rotor may be selectively operable
in either direction, usually by providing separate forward and reverse
blading on the rotor.
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39.43 | With dual function turbine: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Plants wherein the turbine rotor, in addition to its usual
function as a power producing element, also serves, at the same
time, to compress an oxidizer, fuel, or a fuel charge, for use in
the power cycle.
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39.44 | With closed pocket turbine: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Plants including a turbine of the so-called "closed
pocket" type. The motive fluid, introduced into these
pockets, is trapped therein, and while so trapped is incapable of
exerting any useful energy release by expansion, impulse, or reaction.
Turbines of this type are considered to be inoperative to produce
useful power.
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39.45 | With gear, pressure exchanger, or screw-type compressor: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Plants including a compressor utilizing interengaging impellers,
a liquid or gas under pressure which directly contacts a gas to
be compressed, or a rotating helix or screw, to compress the air, fuel,
or fuel charge used in the plant.
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39.461 | Using special fuel or oxidizer: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Plants using other oxidizer or fuel than air, oil or gasoline,
in which parts of the plant are modified to utilize such other oxidizer
or fuel.
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39.462 | Monofuel type: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.461. Plants using a single component fuel which is decomposed into its constituents to form a high pressure working fluid. | |
39.463 | Plural distinct fuels: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.461. Plants which use two or more different fuels. | |
39.464 | Solid, slurry, emulsive or suspensive type fuel: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.461. Plants which use a fuel that is either: (a) a substance
or material having a definite volume and shape, i.e., a solid; (b)
a relatively dense mixture of a particulate solid and liquid, i.e.,
a slurry; (c) a mixture of liquids in which the liquids are indissolvable
in each other, i.e., an emulsion; or (d) a mixture of a particulate solid
dispersed in a liquid and in which the solid is indissolvable in
the liquid, i.e., suspension.
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39.465 | Gaseous fuel at standard temperature and pressure: | ||
Plants under 39.461 which use a fuel that is a gas at standard
temperature and pressure.
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39.47 | Solid fuel containing oxidizer: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.46. Plants in which the motive fluids or products of combustion
are produced by the combustion of a solid fuel which carries sufficient
oxidizer incorporated therein to provide at least the major portion
necessary to burn the fuel.
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39.48 | With fluid pressure feeding of oxidizer, fuel or water: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Plants including means to apply fluid pressure against oxidizer,
fuel, or water, in a receiver, either directly or through a separating
member, to forcibly feed a combustion products generator.
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39.49 | With air injection by fuel or steam jet: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Plants in which air is delivered to the combustion products
generator through a jet type pump, the motivating fluid for the
jet type pump being fuel or steam vaporized by the heat in the system.
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39.5 | With exhaust treatment: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Plants including means to act upon or re-use the motive
fluid after its discharge from the power elements, as, for example,
by cooling, compressing, mixing with another fluid, or recirculating
it in the power cycle.
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39.511 | Regenerator: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.5. Plants in which means are provided to transfer heat from
the exhausted motive fluid to the air prior to the delivery thereof
to the combustion products generator.
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39.512 | Rotary heat exchanger: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.511. Plants including rotatable heat exchange structure.
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39.52 | Exhaust gas recycling: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.5. Plants in which some or all of the exhaust gases are returned
to the circuit to form a portion of the motive fluid.
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39.53 | With addition of steam and/or water: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Plants including means to add water and/or steam
to the motive fluid before its discharge from the prime mover, or
to the oxidizer or fuel delivered to the combustion products generator,
which fuel and oxidizer are burned to form the motive fluid.
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39.54 | Added in prime mover: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.53. Plants in which the steam and/or water is added to
the motive fluid within the working space of the turbine or expansible
chamber motor.
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39.55 | Added in combustion products generator: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.53. Plants in which the steam and/or the water is added
to the products of combustion within the combustion chamber of the
combustion products generator.
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39.56 | Mixed in space above water: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.53. Plants in which the union of steam and/or water with products of combustion takes place in a zone above a standing body of water, the water being heated by the products of combustion. | |
39.57 | Combustion products pass through water: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.56. Plants in which the products of combustion are discharged
below the surface of the water in order that they may bubble through
the water to the mixing zone.
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39.58 | Added in mixing nozzle or in turbine nozzle: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.53. Plants in which the steam and/or water is united with the products of combustion in a mixing nozzle between the combustion products generator and motor or place of utilization, or is united in a turbine nozzle. | |
39.59 | Added in separate mixing chamber: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.53. Plants in which the combustion products and steam and/or
water are united in a receiver distinct from the boiler or combustion
chamber of the combustion products generator.
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39.6 | External-combustion engine type: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Plants including a prime mover comprising a motor of the
expansible chamber type, the motor being in communication with an
external-combustion products generator by means of a periodically
opened transfer valve or equivalent means, to admit products of
combustion into the working space on the power stroke of the motor
piston. In an intermittently fired combustion products generator,
ignition must be initiated prior to the opening of the transfer
valve or equivalent means.
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39.62 | With plurality of combustion products generator per cylinder: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.6. Plants in which a power cylinder receives combustion products alternately from two or more consecutively fired intermittent type combustion products generators. | |
39.63 | Continuous combustion: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.6. Plants in which the combustion within the combustion products
generator proceeds in an uninterrupted or continuous manner.
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39.64 | Alternate cycle: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Plants in which an intermittently actuated motive fluid
generator discharges combustion products, and alternately therewith,
in a regular cyclic manner, also discharges distinct volumes of
a different motive fluid, such as heated air or steam.
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39.76 | Intermittent combustion type: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 722. Combustion devices, having valves or equivalent means operating
in a cyclic manner to intermittently produce and discharge combustion
products.
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39.77 | Resonating: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.76. Combustion devices in which a resonating or pulsating condition within the combustion products generator, due to the cyclic combustion of a fuel charge, is utilized to effect the exhaust of the products of combustion and the suction and compression of air or a fuel charge. | |
39.78 | Rotating, oscillating, or reciprocating: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.76. Combustion devices in which rotating, revolving, reciprocating,
or oscillating combustion device cooperates with ports in a stationary
or relatively movable valve member to control the cyclic events
of the intermittent combustion cycle.
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39.79 | With fluid actuated valve: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.76. Combustion devices in which the combustion air, fuel charge, fuel feeding or exhaust valve is cyclically actuated by a fluid under pressure the application of such fluid under pressure being periodically controlled by a valve or similar means. | |
39.8 | With pressure actuated valve: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.76. Combustion devices in which the combustion air or fuel charge
inlet valve, or the combustion products outlet valve, is cyclically
actuated by the pressure at which the air, fuel charge or combustion
products are delivered to or discharged from the combustion products
generator.
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39.81 | With fuel metering valve: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.76. Combustion devices in which the fuel or fuel charge inlet valve is provided with means to cyclically feed a measured supply of fuel or fuel charge into the combustion device when actuated. | |
39.821 | With ignition device: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 722. Combustion devices in combination with an ignition device
in the form of means to provide a source of heat to initiate combustion
of a fuel charge or to maintain combustion within a combustion products
generator.
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39.822 | Catalytic type: |
Combustion devices under 39.821 wherein the ignition device comprises structure in the form of a substance that increases the rate of chemical reaction of reactants brought into physical contact with the structure. | |
39.823 | Pyrotechnic squib or charge type: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.821. Combustion devices wherein the ignition device comprises
structure composed of explosive-type materials but which has been modified
or designed to burn rather than to explode.
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39.824 | Hypergolic type: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.821. Combustion devices wherein the ignition device comprises structure designed to bring into contact fuel components which ignite spontaneously upon contact with each other. | |
39.825 | Single shot liquid type: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.821. Combustion devices wherein the ignition device comprises structure specially designed to deliver a discrete quantity of liquid fuel in to a combustion chamber during a specified time period. | |
39.826 | Pilot or torch type: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.821. Combustion devices wherein the ignition device comprises a small jet designed to continuously supply gaseous fuel which either remains constantly burning or is otherwise ignited when desired. | |
39.827 | Spark type: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.821. Combustion devices wherein the ignition device comprises structure designed to produce an electrical discharge through normally insulative material, e.g., through air or similar atmospheric substances. | |
39.828 | Incandescent type: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.821. Combustion devices wherein the ignition device comprises
structure which either, (a) is capable of being made incandescent
prior to and to produce initial combustion operation of the combustion
device, or (b) is capable of being raised to and maintained for
a sustained period of time in an incandescent state wherein the
ignition device is raised to this state during an uninterrupted
period of combustion of the combustion device.
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39.83 | Cooling of auxiliary components: | ||||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Plants having means to cool engine components other than
those specifically provided for in preceding subclasses.
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200.1 | REACTION MOTOR (E.G., MOTIVE FLUID GENERATOR AND REACTION NOZZLE, ETC.): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus or process for producing a useful thrust in one
direction by the expulsion of a motive fluid therefrom in a opposite
direction comprising a means for or step of producing said motive
fluid and a means for or step of ejecting said motive fluid.
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201 | Rotating or cyclic movement during axial thrust: | ||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 200.1. Apparatus or process arranged so as to turn about an axis
or having any kind of cyclic movement while producing a coaxial
thrust component when in operation.
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202 | Ion motor: | ||||||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 200.1. Apparatus or process in which charged particles are ejected
by application of an electrical force, e.g., an electromagnetic
force.
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203.1 | Electric, nuclear, or radiated energy fluid heating means: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 200. Apparatus or process in which the motive fluid is heated
directly or indirectly, through a heat transfer medium, by electrical
energy, by radioactive decay, or by radiated energy (e.g., solar
radiated energy, radio wave energy, etc.).
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This subclass is indented under subclass 200.1. Processes.
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This subclass is indented under subclass 204. Processes directed to producing thrust in a reaction motor
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BIPROPELLANT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
A reaction motor propellant consisting of two separate substances (usually liquid) fed into the reaction zone separately. One of the substances is a fuel (e.g., hydrazine); while the other is an oxidizer (e.g., fluorine). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The transformation of the molecules of one or more substances into other kinds of molecules. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
FUEL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
A single substance or a mixture of substances which react with another substance (called the oxidizer) to form at least one new substance in which at least a portion of the fuel forms at least a portion of the more positive (electron donor) portion of the new substance. e.g. H2 + Cl2→ 2HCl Hydrogen is considered the fuel. CH4 2O2→ CO2 + 2H2O Methane is the fuel and oxygen in the oxidizer. BE + F2→ BeF2 Beryllium is the fuel and fluorine in the oxidizer. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A substance (fuel or oxidizer) which ignites spontaneously on contact with the other member of a hypergolic mixture. For example: aniline is hypergolic with nitric acid. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
INJECTING | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Forcing into the reaction zone one or more streams of material which enter into the action which produces thrust. Extruding a solid or semi-solid into the reaction zone, spraying a stream of finely divided particles into the reaction zone and jetting a liquid or gas into the reaction zone are illustrative but nonlimiting examples of the scope of the term. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
METAL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
The term includes a free metallic element (e.g., lithium), an alloy of two or more metals (e.g., 25% Na 75% K), and intermetallic compound (e.g., A1Ni) or a mere mixture of particles of two or more metals. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A material which contains within itself all of the components which enter into the chemical change which occurs in producing thrust in a chemical reaction motor. A monopropellant may be a pure compound, such as hydrazine, or a mixture of two or more substances which react under the conditions of the reaction chamber. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
MOTIVE FLUID | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Used in this definition this term means a stream of moving particles, either gaseous or liquid, as it exists in the area in the motor where it is accelerated, pressurized or otherwise caused to become unstable up to and including the point where it exits the end of the ejecting means, e.g., nozzle, through which it is ejected into the ambient to cause thrust. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A substance (element or compound) which reacts with another substance to produce at least one new substance in which at least a portion of the oxidizer furnishes at least part of the more negative (electron acceptor) portion of the new substances. e.g. BH3 + NH3 → BN + 3H2 ammonia is considered the oxidizer 2LiH + F2 → 2LiF + 2HF fluorine is considered the oxidizer CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O oxygen is the oxidizer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The generic term for any or all of the components of the supply of materials which may be converted (by expansion, combustion or other means) into motive fluid. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The space in which the propellant material undergoes chemical change to produce new substances and heat which heat raises the temperature of the new substances. The ejection of these heated substances from the reaction motor produces thrust or propulsive force. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
206 | Utilizing indirect heat exchange: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 205. Process directed to utilizing indirect heat exchange within
the system.
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207 | Utilizing plural reaction zones within a system: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 205. Process directed to utilizing a plurality of chemical reaction
zones in the system.
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208 | Injecting air into the reaction zone: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 205. Process directed to injecting atmospheric air into the reaction
zone of the reaction motor.
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209 | Including using additive material: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 208. Process directed to using an additive material other than
air and fuel.
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210 | Injected separately: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 209. Process directed to injecting the additive material into
the reaction zone as a separate stream.
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211 | Injecting separate streams of fuel and oxidizer (e.g., hypergole, etc.) into the reaction zone: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 205. Process directed to injecting into the reaction zone separate
streams of fuel and oxidizer.
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212 | Using igniter aid: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 211. Process directed to utilizing an extraneous material to
aid the ignition of the fuel and oxidizer mixture in the reaction
zone.
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213 | Injected separately: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 212. Process directed to injecting the igniter aid into the reaction
zone as a separate stream.
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214 | Oxidizer in the form of a mixture: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 211. Process directed to injecting into the reaction zone a plurality
of oxidizing substances in the form of a mixture.
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215 | Fuel in the form of a mixture: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 211. Process directed to utilizing a fuel which is composed of
a plurality of materials.
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216 | One component free metal: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 215. Process in which the fuel contains a free metal.
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217 | Injecting mixture of fuel and oxidizer into the reaction zone: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 205. Process directed to injecting into the reaction zone a stream
composed of the fuel and the oxidizer.
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218 | Decomposing a compound in the reaction zone: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 205. Process directed to decomposing a single compound in the
reaction zone.
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219 | Using solid material in reaction zone: | ||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 205. Process directed to reacting solid material in the reaction
zone.
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220 | Including injecting modifying fluid: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 219. Process directed to injecting a modifying fluid into the
reaction zone.
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221 | Motive fluid principally liquid: | ||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 200.1. Apparatus wherein the motive fluid, as it leaves the ejecting
means, substantially consists of a liquid.
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222 | Plural discharge outlets: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 221. Apparatus having more than one means through which motive
fluid from a common source may be ejected.
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223 | With destruction sensing and preventing means: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 200.1. Apparatus having means sensing an abnormal condition which
might destroy the apparatus and functioning to take corrective action against
the destructive condition.
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224 | Interrelated reaction motors: | ||||||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 200.1. A plurality of apparatuses, each, interrelated (1) by a
single means to which two or more responds, or (2) by a means or
condition in one of the apparatuses upon which another apparatus
is dependent for its operation.
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225 | Sequentially operated: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 224. Apparatus wherein one of the apparatuses is started after
another one of the apparatuses.
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226.1 | Air and diverse fluid discharge from separate discharge outlets (e.g., fan jet, etc.): |
This subclass is indented under subclass 224. Apparatus wherein at least one of the motive fluids is air. | |
226.2 | Having thrust reverser: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 226.1. Apparatus in which the air discharge outlet is supplied pressurized airflow from an fan, and in which a device or mechanism is provided for at least partially reversing the flow direction of the fan airflow to thereby reduce or reverse the thrust of the apparatus. | |
226.3 | Having means to effect a variable bypass ratio: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 226.1. Apparatus in which the air discharge outlet is supplied pressurized airflow from a fan, and wherein a device or mechanism is provided to change the relative flow ratio between the air discharge outlet and the diverse fluid discharge outlet. | |
227 | Motive fluid principally steam: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 200.1. Apparatus including means for producing a motive fluid which
substantially consists of steam to be ejected from the apparatus.
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228 | With thrust direction modifying means: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 200.1. Apparatus having means which may so direct all or a portion
of the motive fluid that the direction of thrust produced by the
motor is altered.
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229 | With plural selectively usable motive fluid ejecting means: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 228. Apparatus having means whereby motive fluid from a common
source may be selectively exhausted through one or more of several
ejecting means so that a variation in the direction of the resultant
thrust component may be effected.
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230 | Jet stream deflecting means: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 228. Apparatus having a means which causes the motive fluid to
change direction of flow relative to the ejecting means thereby
to cause a change in direction in the resultant thrust of the motor.
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231 | By secondary fluid injection: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 230. Apparatus having means whereby a fluid is injected into
the motive fluid stream to change the direction of flow of said
motive fluid.
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232 | Motive fluid outlet movable relative to motor part: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 228. Apparatus having means whereby the motive fluid ejecting
means, per se, may be moved to modify the direction of the entire
discharge stream which passes through the ejecting means.
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233 | Condition responsive thrust varying means: | ||||||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 200.1. Apparatus in which the thrust of the apparatus during operation
may be varied by means which senses a change in (1) the static condition
of the ambient or in the relationship between the apparatus and
an ambient condition, or (2) a condition of an apparatus part, motive
fluid or propellant of the apparatus being controlled, or (3) a
condition of a motor other than a reaction motor the output of which is
itself controlled responsive to a sensed change in the condition
of the ambient or an internal condition.
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234 | Solid propellant depletion control: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 233. Apparatus having a solid propellant and means to initiate or terminate the consumption thereof responsive to the condition sensing means. | |
235 | Motive fluid outlet area and fuel flow control: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 233. Apparatus in which the condition sensing means controls
both the rate of fuel flow to combustion chamber means in the apparatus and the cross sectional area of a motive
fluid ejecting means.
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236 | Plural spool motor-compressors: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 235. Apparatus having more than one unit each of which consists of a rotary compressor means for pressurizing the motive fluid, turbine means actuated by the motive fluid and shaft means by which the turbine means may drive the compressor means, wherein the shaft means for at least two of the units are concentrically arranged. | |
237 | Outlet area sensed to control fuel or oxidizer flow: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 235. Apparatus having means to sense the area of the motive fluid ejecting means, and in response thereto, control the fuel or oxidizer flow rate for the motor. | |
238 | Motive fluid temperature sensed to control fuel flow or outlet area: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 235. Apparatus in which either the fuel flow to combustion chamber
means in the apparatus, or the area of the motive fluid ejecting
means, or both of these together, are varied in response to a sensed
change in the motive fluid temperature.
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239 | Compressor or turbine speed sensed to control fuel flow or outlet area: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 235. Apparatus in which the apparatus includes a combustion chamber,
a turbine and a compressor driven thereby and either the fuel flow
to the combustion chamber, or the area of the motive fluid ejecting
means, or both of these together, are varied as a result of a sensed change
in the compressor or turbine speed.
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240 | Oxidizer and fuel flow control: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 233. Apparatus in which the condition sensing means characteristic
of the apparatus including means, responsive to a sensed condition change,
to control both the flow of a fuel and a combustion supporting oxidizer
(e.g., air).
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241 | Plural burners in series: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 233. Apparatus having more than one fuel burning means arranged
in the motive fluid stream so that one of the fuel burning means
reheats the motive fluid stream issuing from another of the means
and the fuel flow to a plurality of said burning means is controlled
in response to a sensed condition.
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242 | Outlet area control: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 233. Apparatus having means to vary the thrust characteristic
of the apparatus during operation by varying the area of the opening
through which the motive fluid may be ejected in response to a sensed
condition.
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243 | Fuel flow control: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 233. Apparatus in which the condition sensing means acts to vary the thrust of the apparatus by controlling the fuel flow. | |
244 | Motive fluid from diverse generators alternatively ejected through outlet: | ||||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 200.1. Apparatus (A) which by relative rearrangement or adjustment
of its parts or by the addition or omission of a part is so changed
as to become (1) basic subject matter of this class as defined in
subclass 200.1 of a different character or having a different mode
of operation or (2) basic subject matter of another class, or (B)
in which the apparatus as defined in subclass 200.1 is combined
with means, which means if claimed, per se, would be classified
in another class and which is not merely a part or subcombination
of the apparatus.
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245 | Propellant supply used in one operation reduced before starting another: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 244. Apparatus having means to initiate the production of motive
fluid by one means after the propellant supply usable by a diverse
motive fluid producing means has been reduced to a predetermined
level.
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246 | Turborocket: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 200.1. Apparatus in which the means placing the motive fluid under
pressure comprises a compressor driven by a turbine which is driven
by combustion products egressing from a non-air breathing combustion
chamber.
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247 | Intermittent combustion: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 200.1. Apparatus in which the means for producing the motive fluid
comprises an intermittently operating combustion chamber having
means permitting unidirectional flow of oxidizer or fuel to said
chamber.
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248 | Air bypass passage: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 247. Apparatus having conduit means by which ambient air may
flow exteriorly of and from a point before to a point after the
combustion chamber.
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249 | Aerodynamic valve: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 247. Apparatus in which the unidirectional flow permitting means
comprises a passage means which prevents flow of combustion products therethrough
from said chamber in a reverse direction due to its designed configuration
and without a physical valve.
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250 | Plural propellants to burn sequentially: | ||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 200.1. Apparatus having two or more separately contained propellants
or two or more solid propellant charges having the same or distinct burning
characteristics arranged so that one of said propellants may be
partially or completely consumed prior to another during the operation of
the reaction apparatus.
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251 | Solid and fluid propellant: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 200.1. Apparatus in which the motive fluid is produced by the combustion
of a solid propellant and a fluid propellant.
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252 | Gel propellant: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 200.1. Apparatus wherein the propellant from which the motive fluid
is produced is a gelatinous precipitate.
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253 | Solid propellant: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 200.1. Apparatus in which the propellant from which the motive fluid is produced is a solid. | |
254 | Including means to terminate or regulate motive fluid production: | ||||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 253. Apparatus having means to control the consumption of the
propellant.
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255 | Including propellant support means: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 253. Apparatus having means to position, hold or support the
propellant.
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256 | Including ignition means: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 253. Apparatus having means to initiate propellant combustion.
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257 | Liquid oxidizer: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 200.1. Apparatus in which thrust is produced by the combustion
of (1) a monopropellant or (2) an oxidizer and a fuel, the oxidizer
being supplied to the combustion zone in a liquid state.
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258 | Including injector means: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 257. Apparatus having means to inject the oxidizer into the combustion zone where it is to be consumed during the combustion process. | |
259 | Including pressurizing means: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 257. Apparatus having means to increase the pressure of the oxidizer or monopropellant so that it may be introduced into the motive fluid producing area (e.g., burner). | |
260 | Including heating means: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 257. Apparatus having means by which a liquid oxidizer or monopropellant
may be heated before it is introduced into the motive fluid producing means.
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262 | Air passage bypasses combustion chamber: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 200.1. Apparatus in which an air stream is compressed and led into
a combustion chamber in which motive fluid is produced, comprising
a passage for causing a portion of the air, after it has been compressed,
to avoid entry into the combustion chamber and be led back into
the stream of motive fluid from the combustion chamber before it
is ejected into the ambient.
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263 | Plural motive fluid generating means or plural outlets: | ||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 200.1. Apparatus having (1) two or more motive fluid producing
means, means to combine the motive fluid issuing from said producing means,
and either single or plural ejecting means through which said combined
motive fluid may pass or (2) two or more motive fluid ejecting means
receiving motive fluid from a single motive fluid producing means.
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264 | Including motive fluid treating means: | ||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 200.1. Apparatus having means whereby a physical characteristic
of a stream of pressurized motive fluid may be changed by the introduction
of a substance into said stream to react or mix therewith.
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265 | Means to flow film on surface: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 200.1. Apparatus having means by which a fluid film, other than
air, may be caused to sweep a surface of the apparatus between said
surface and the motive fluid presented to said surface.
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266 | Including heat exchange means: | ||||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 200.1. Apparatus having means to enhance the transfer of heat between
a solid body and a fluid flowing in contact therewith.
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267 | For a liquid: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 266. Apparatus wherein said fluid is a liquid. | |
268 | Including counter rotating rotors: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 200.1. Apparatus having a plurality of rotary means two or more
of which rotate in opposite directions, each rotary means having
a means to compress a propellant and a means driving said rotary
means.
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269 | Including mechanical air compressor or air flow inducing means: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 200.1. Apparatus wherein the pressure of air is increased by mechanical
means or by means of a pressurized fluid, said air being used as
a propellant or as the motive fluid.
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272 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH TREATMENT OR HANDLING OF EXHAUST GAS: | ||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter having an engine in which fuel is burned
in an expansible chamber to produce work and in which at least some
of the combusted material going to discharge is handled or treated
after it reaches a point where the handling or treatment is more
than that necessary to remove the material from the chamber.
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273 | Methods: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 272. Processes of treating or handling the materials discharging
to atmosphere or to an external device from the combustion chamber
of an internal combustion engine.
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274 | Anti-pollution: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 273. Processes in which the handling or treatment serves to remove or destroy harmful materials in the exhaust gas. | |
275 | By electrolysis, electrical discharge, electrical field, or vibration generator: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 272. Apparatus in which the exhaust gas is treated by a sonic
or super-sonic vibration generator, an electrical field device,
electrolysis, or by an electrical discharge.
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276 | Having means analyzing composition of exhaust gas: | ||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 272. Apparatus including structure analyzing the chemical composition
of the exhaust gas and exerting a control responsive to the determined value
or giving an indication of the determined value.
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277 | Having sensor or indicator of malfunction, unsafeness, or disarray of treater (e.g., fusible link, etc.): | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 272. Apparatus, with means (1) that prevents operation if a necessary
state or condition is not sensed or indicated (2) that stops operation
if a malfunction or dangerous condition is sensed (3) that takes
protective action to protect a system element responsive to a sensed
malfunction or dangerous condition (4) or that acts to inform the
operator of a dangerous state or malfunction.
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278 | Material from exhaust structure fed to engine intake: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 272. Apparatus having (1) structure by which a part of the gas
discharged from the combustion chamber is returned to become a constituent
of the engine feed and another part is handled or treated as it
is discharged as exhaust gas or (2) structure by which the combustion
chamber discharge gas is cooled, purified or separated; and a part
of the cooled, purified or separated engine discharge is returned
as engine feed and another part is discharged as exhaust gas.
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279 | Separated reactive constituent of exhaust fed to engine: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 278. Apparatus in which the combustion chamber discharge is separated into two streams, one richer in reactive material than the other, the enriched part of the separated combustion chamber discharge being returned to the engine and the stream reduced in reactive components being discharged as exhaust gas. | |
280 | Having auxiliary device mechanically driven by exhaust gas: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 272. Apparatus including a mechanism or structure driven by the
flow of the engine exhaust gas serving to perfect the operation
of the engine.
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281 | Having exhaust gas collection and storage, or use as a pressure fluid source: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 272. Apparatus in which the handling means includes a collection
and storage reservoir, or a flow line maintaining the exhaust pressure
and connected to a point using exhaust gases as a pressurized motive
fluid.
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282 | By means producing a chemical reaction of a component of the exhaust gas: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 272. Apparatus having means for chemically reacting at least
one of the constituent materials of the combustion products to produce
a substance less harmful to living organisms.
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283 | With means handling crankcase, carburetor, or gas tank vapor: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 282. Apparatus with structure by which the fumes from the crankcase of the engine, or fuel vapors from the carburetor or fuel tank are handled or treated in conduction with the engine exhaust gas. | |
284 | Automatic or timed reactor purge or heat-up in engine starting operation: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 282. Apparatus in which there is a sequence by which the engine is brought into full operation after start initiation without manual intervention; the sequence including a purge period or operation on the reactor, or a special operation to bring the reactor to an effective reacting temperature. | |
285 | Engine fuel, air, or ignition controlled by sensor of reactor condition: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 282. Apparatus including a means that senses a condition of the reactor and actuates a device controlling the feed to, or ignition of the engine. | |
286 | Condition responsive control of heater, cooler, igniter, or fuel supply of reactor: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 282. Apparatus including a condition responsive device controlling
a means heating the reactor, a means igniting the exhaust gas in
the reactor, a means cooling the reactor, or a means supplying fuel
to the reactor.
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287 | Condition responsive control of reactor feed, pressure, or by-pass: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 282. Apparatus including a means sensing a condition of the apparatus
and exerting a control on a means feeding a fluid to the reactor,
of the pressure of the reactor, or on a means by-passing the reactor.
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288 | Exhaust gas diverted from reactor or treating agent mixer: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 287. Apparatus in which the condition responsive means control structure selectively directing exhaust from the engine through the reaction device or a device by which oxidizer is entrained for reaction; or through a branch or bypass avoiding such device. | |
289 | Air feed to reactor modulated or diverted by control: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 287. Apparatus controlling the delivery of reactive air to the reactor. | |
290 | Responsive to engine speed or intake manifold pressure: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 289. Apparatus in which the feed of reactive is controlled by a means responsive to the speed of the engine or to the pressure in the intake manifold of the engine. | |
291 | Of or by pressure in reactor or of engine exhaust: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 287. Apparatus in which there is (1) a means controlling the pressure in the reactor or in the exhaust gas being fed to the reactor; or (2) a means sensing the pressure in the reactor or of the exhaust gas being fed to the reactor and controlling an element of the apparatus. | |
292 | Valve at reactor outlet controlled: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 291. Apparatus in which a valve controlling the discharge from the reactor to the atmosphere is actuated by a means sensing the pressure in the reactor. | |
293 | Check valve feeds air to exhaust system: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 291. Apparatus in which a valve responsive to the difference in pressure between that of the reactor and the atmosphere open to feed reactive air to the reactor when the pressure in the reactor is below atmospheric pressure. | |
294 | Reactor control correlated with cyclic or external engine control: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 282. Apparatus in which a control means that affects operation of the reactor is mechanically connected to the throttle of the engine or to a cyclically controlled element of the engine to be moved along with the throttle or element. | |
295 | Having means for regenerating, replacing, or feeding liquid or solid reagent or catalyst: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 282. Apparatus with structure for cleaning, regenerating, replacing or otherwise restoring used, contaminated, or consumed catalytic material or other solid or liquid treating agent or reactant. | |
296 | Flow reversing structure: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 295. Apparatus in which cleaning or regenerating is accomplished by reversing the flow of fluid through the agent, reactant or catalytic material. | |
297 | Reactor plus a washer, sorber or mechanical separator: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 282. Apparatus having, in addition to the reactor, means to mechanically remove, solid or liquid particles from the exhaust gas; to wash the exhaust gas; or to absorb or adsorb material from the exhaust gas. | |
298 | With means cooling reactor or reactor feed: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 282. Apparatus having structure by which heat is removed from the reactor or from the feed to the reactor, generally to prevent overheating of the reactor. | |
299 | Using a catalyst: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 282. Apparatus in which the exhaust gas is passed over or through
catalytic material to produce the reaction.
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300 | Having a means for heating the catalyst: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 299. Apparatus with an external means for supplying heat to the catalyst to raise it to an operative temperature. | |
301 | Reducing type catalyst: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 299. Apparatus in which the reaction assisted by the catalyst is of the reduction type, i.e., the removal of oxygen from the substance being treated. | |
302 | Catalyst in engine manifold or at exhaust port: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 299. Apparatus in which the catalyst is positioned directly in the exhaust manifold or between the manifold and the combustion chamber of the engine. | |
303 | Having heater, igniter, or fuel supply for reactor: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 282. Apparatus in which the reaction of the exhaust gas is initiated or maintained by a heater, an igniter, or a supplemental feed of fuel. | |
304 | Oxidizer feed passage at engine exhaust valve, manifold or port: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 282. Apparatus including structure by which air is fed to the exhaust gas at a region immediately associated with an engine exhaust valve or port, whereby the high temperature produced by combustion in the engine produces the reaction. | |
305 | Distributed to plural individual ports or valves: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 304. Apparatus in which oxidizer from a common supply structure is fed separately to the exhaust valves or ports of spaced engine combustion chambers. | |
306 | To port zone and downstream of port: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 304. Apparatus in which oxidizer is fed both to a region of reaction adjacent the combustion chamber and to a reactor downstream of and spaced from the port region. | |
307 | Pressurizing means feeds reactive air to reactor: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 282. Apparatus having a pump or other fluid impelling structure feeding air into the combustion products from the engine to react chemically therewith. | |
308 | Exhaust actuated air aspirator: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 307. Apparatus in which the air is caused to flow by an aspirating
effect of the exhaust gas.
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309 | Having retainer or flow director for exhaust gas condensate: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 272. Apparatus with structure for receiving or handling liquid
condensed from the exhaust gases.
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310 | Treated by washing, or having liquid contact structure: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 272. Apparatus in which the exhaust gas is treated by being washed
by liquid, or is handled by structure within which it comes into
contact with liquid.
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311 | By sorber or mechanical separator: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 272. Apparatus treating the exhaust gases by absorbing or adsorbing
one of the liquid or gaseous components; or by separating a liquid
or solid component by a filter, a centrifugal device, or a gravitational
device.
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312 | Pulsed, timed, tuned or resonating exhaust: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 272. Apparatus correlating, or correlated with the pressure waves
or pulses produced by the regular, intermittent discharge from an
engine"s exhaust port or ports.
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313 | Correlated exhausts from plural cylinders: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 312. Apparatus receiving pressure pulses from successively firing cylinders. | |
314 | Two-cycle engine: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 312. Apparatus in which the waves or pulses aid in the scavenging or charging of a combustion chamber of a two-cycle engine. | |
315 | Pump draws exhaust gas from engine: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 272. Apparatus receiving exhaust gas from the engine and forcibly
moving it toward discharge.
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316 | Fluid jet or stream aspirates exhaust gas: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 315. Apparatus, in which exhaust gases are moved toward discharge entrainment in a separately supplied rapidly moving fluid stream. | |
317 | Exhaust and external fluid mingling structure: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 272. Apparatus having structure in which the engine discharge
is mixed with a second fluid prior to emission into the atmosphere.
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318 | External fluid is steam: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 317. Apparatus, in which the material mixed with the exhaust gas is water in the vaporous state. | |
319 | Exhaust aspirates external fluid: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 317. Apparatus in which exhaust gas flowing in the structure
entrains and carries along the external fluid.
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320 | Exhaust gas or exhaust system element heated, cooled, or used as a heat source: | ||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 272. Apparatus having structure for the transfer of heat to or
from exhaust gas or to or from exhaust gas handling structure.
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321 | Cooled manifold: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 320. Apparatus in which an element collecting exhaust gas from a plurality of cylinders is cooled. | |
322 | Having vibration attenuating, or expansion and contraction relieving structure: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 272. Apparatus with provision for dimension variation produced by temperature change or having means absorbing, preventing, or limiting the transmission of vibration. | |
323 | Common receiver having inlets from plural cylinder (i.e., exhaust manifold): |
This subclass is indented under subclass 272. Apparatus comprising a chamber or flow line fed by branch inlets from a plurality of distinct combustion chambers. | |
324 | Divider, collector, valve means, or boundary layer device controlling exhaust gas flow: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 272. Apparatus having distinct structure dividing, modulating,
or providing for nonturbulent flow of exhaust gas.
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325 | PRESSURE FLUID SOURCE AND MOTOR: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus having a means or source capable of flowing or
pressurizing a liquid or gaseous motive fluid, and motor means responsive
to the pressure of the flow or of the fluid to convert such pressure
or flow to useful mechanical work, said motive fluid being capable
of transmitting energy from said source to said motor.
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MOTIVE FLUID | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Includes expansible or nonexpansible fluids, entrained in a system including a pump and motor, or fluents whose characteristics permit a transmission of energy or flow between a pump and motor which is not inconsistent with that of the fluents. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MOTIVE FLUID RESPONSIVE MEANS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprises means actuated by the flow or pressure of the fluid or by the absence of such flow or pressure between the pump and the motor. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WORKING MEMBER POSITION RESPONSIVE MEANS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprises means positively actuated by the motor working member when it attains a given predetermined position in the working chamber. Such position includes a position of the working member attained after a predetermined number of strokes or revolutions of the working member. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT PUMP OR MOTOR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Includes an expansible chamber and means to vary the volume of fluid admitted to or discharged from the chamber. The means which varies the volume of fluid will be generally either (1) means which physically displaces either the piston or working member or the cylinder or housing of the expansible chamber to vary the effective stroke of the piston or working member, or (2) means which alters the timing of the inlet or exhaust valve with respect to the piston or working member timing to vary the effective stroke of the piston or working member. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
326 | Utilizing a mixture, suspension, semisolid or electro-conductive liquid as motive fluid: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus in which the fluid medium used to transmit energy from the pump to the motor means is (1) composed of two or more substances which do not dissolve one in the other or otherwise chemically react with each other but which together flow as a fluid, e.g., oil and air, oil and iron particles, etc., or (2) a liquid having a normally high degree of viscosity or electroconductivity such as mercury. | |
327 | Methods of operation: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Methods. | |
328 | Having a signal, indicator or inspection means: | ||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus having (1) signals, indicator, registers, recorders,
or gauges for indicating a condition or the position of a motor
or pump part such as a piston, control member, valve etc., such
devices consisting of a relatively movable, changeable or audible
information giving parts, or (2) transparent viewing means whereby
the motor or pump operation or the condition of some part thereof
may be observed.
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329 | Condition responsive control means responsive to, or compensating for, motive fluid compressibility, temperature variation or viscosity variation driven master: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus having means by which the motive fluid or the
apparatus may be controlled or adjusted responsive to a change in
the compressibility, temperature or viscosity of said motive fluid
to maintain a desired output work rate or to avoid apparatus failure.
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330 | Coaxial impeller and turbine unit: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus comprising means for transmitting torque from
a first rotating shaft to a second coaxial rotatable shaft, to which
shafts are secured shroud elements, each of which is generally concave
(e.g., hemispherical or hemitoroidal) and provided with generally
radial vanes secured within the concavity, the elements being capable
of forming a spheroidal toroidal enclosure for a mass of liquid
material, in which device rotation of the first shaft (and of the
vanes carried thereby, i.e., impeller) causes particles of the liquid
mass or working fluid to circulate in a small circle that lies in
a plane coincident with (or parallel to) the axis of rotation of
the shafts and simultaneously circulate in a larger circle that
lies in a plane at right angles to said axis, which circulation
of the mass causes rotation of the second shaft and the vanes i.e.,
turbine carried thereby are moved by the fluid.
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331 | Reversible turbine or turbine system: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 330. Apparatus wherein turbine means is provided with means by which it may be rotated so that the driven member may be rotated in either clockwise or counter-clockwise direction with respect to the direction of rotation of the driving member. | |
332 | Having pitch control or motive fluid flow guide or reaction blade means: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 331. Apparatus wherein rotational direction of the turbine means
may be controlled because of the ability to change the pitch of
the vanes associated with either or all of the impeller means, turbine
means or guide means in the motive fluid circuit.
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333 | Having means to brake or free flow guide means: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 331. Apparatus wherein rotational direction of a turbine means
may be altered by either releasing for free rotation or braking
or otherwise securing against rotation certain vane means which may
rotate about the axis of the unit and which is effective in the
motive fluid path.
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334 | Having means to remove or insert flow guide means from or into motive fluid flow path: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 331. Apparatus having vane means which may be inserted into or
removed from the motive fluid circuit to effectively change the
direction of the motive fluid flow and thus the rotational direction
of the turbine means.
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335 | Having plural individually actuatable units: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 331. Apparatus having plural hydrokinetic units with means whereby
one or another of the units may be activated and thus establish
the rotational direction of the driven member.
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336 | Having filtering, de-aerating, cleaning or bleeding structure: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 330. Apparatus having means by which air or other foreign matter may be removed from the working fluid. | |
337 | Having heating or cooling means: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 330. Apparatus including means whereby the temperature of any
of the components of the apparatus may be changed other than as
a result of the normal functioning of any of said components.
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338 | Having shock, vibration or surge control structure: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 330. Apparatus having means to dampen, attenuate or otherwise control any shock surge or vibration which may develop in the transmission unit or its supporting means as a result of starting, stopping or continuous operation. | |
339 | Having lubricating means: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 330. Apparatus having means by which any part of said transmission unit may be lubricated. | |
340 | Plural turbines drive relatively movable output members: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 330. Apparatus wherein a plurality of turbines are provided in a system which may comprise a plurality of separate or separable motive fluid circuits, and wherein the turbines of each of the units are adapted to be connected to separate output members, which members may be driven at different speeds. | |
341 | Having brake or clutch controlling movement of a flow guide located in the impeller-turbine flow path: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 330. Apparatus having guide vane means, other than the impeller
or turbine vane means, located in the circulatory flow path of the
fluid to give a certain direction of flow to said fluid, being axially
rotatable with and independently of the impeller and or turbine,
and having brake or clutch means whereby said guide vane means may
be held against relative rotation with respect to the turbine, impeller
or a stationery member.
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342 | With means adjusting blade orientation or blade exposure in flow path: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 341. Apparatus having additional means to vary the pitch or otherwise
vary the exposure of one or more of the members to flow of the motive fluid
in its flow path.
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343 | Speed or fluid condition responsive brake or manually adjustable brake: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 341. Apparatus having a condition responsive or manual means operable to adjust the clutch or brake means. | |
344 | Braked casing: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 343. Apparatus in which at least part of the casing, which houses the members in the motive fluid flow path or which is integral with one or more of said members, may be held against rotation in order to alter a characteristic of the flow of the motive fluid. | |
345 | One-way clutch between the movable guide, an impeller, turbine or a second movable guide: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 341. Apparatus having a clutch means which permits relative rotation in one direction only between any two or more of the rotatable members which are in the operative path of the motive fluid. | |
346 | Plural movable guides, one having a one-way clutch to frame: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 341. Apparatus having a plurality of rotatable guide members in the operative path or the motive fluid and which are not impeller or turbine members, and having clutch means to permit rotation thereof in one direction only relative to the casing or frame means. | |
347 | Having condition responsive or manually settable control means to regulate unit output: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 330. Apparatus having manual means or means actuated in response to a condition to actively regulate or control the output of the unit. | |
348 | Distributes motive fluid between plural units, stages or guides: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 347. Apparatus in which a plurality of hydrokinetic units are axially spaced from each other, wherein the rotating members of the units rotate about the same axis and have means to selectively control the flow of motive fluid to the units. | |
349 | Adjusts impeller or turbine axially: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 347. Apparatus wherein the output of the unit is controlled by adjusting the turbine or impeller means or both relative to one another in a direction parallel to or coaxial with the axis of rotation of the turbine. | |
350 | Variable face clearance: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 349. Apparatus wherein the output of the unit is controlled by moving the turbine and/or impeller unit relative to one another in a direction of the axis of rotation to thereby vary the axial spacing between the turbine and the impeller members. | |
351 | Controls scoop operation for removing liquid from rotating casing: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 347. Apparatus having means which may be moved into or out of
contact with the working fluid through which means the quantity
of said working fluid circulating in the unit between the impeller
and turbine members may be varied.
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352 | Of means within an impulse, reaction or energy transfer flow path being adjustable to modify flow of motive fluid: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 347. Apparatus wherein the output of the unit is controlled or regulated by means placed in the motive fluid circuit to alter the flow, either in rate or direction, which said motive fluid would otherwise assume. | |
353 | Motive fluid guide vane transferable axially into or out of motive fluid flow path: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 352. Apparatus wherein at least one guide vane designed to act
upon the motive fluid to change its normal direction of flow in
the motive fluid circuit may be moved axially of the impeller and
turbine units to a position wherein the effectiveness of said guide
vane on said motive fluid is reduced or eliminated.
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354 | Pitch or orientation of flow directing guide or blade controlled: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 347. Apparatus wherein the pitch of any or all of the vanes associated
with the impeller, guide or turbine means of the transmission unit
may be changed to alter the angle of incidence between said fluid
and said vanes to vary the power output of said unit.
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355 | Speed responsive: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 354. Apparatus having means which will, in response to sensed speed of a component of the transmission unit, set the pitch of said vane means. | |
356 | Motive fluid pressure responsive: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 354. Apparatus having means which will, in response to sensed pressure of said motive fluid of the transmission unit, set the pitch of said vane means. | |
357 | Of means adjusting the mass of level of motive fluid at the impeller energy transfer zone: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 347. Apparatus having means whereby the quantity of motive fluid
employed in quantity the fluid transmission may be varied.
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358 | Including continuously driven auxiliary pump: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 357. Apparatus including a pump means which is in continuous operation to pressurize a fluid, not for the purpose of transmitting power to the work output member, but instead to pressurize said fluid to the point where it may be added to or subtracted from the fluid employed as the motive fluid in a fluid transmission unit and thereby control the power transferred through said unit. | |
359 | Exhaust valve: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 357. Apparatus having valve means whereby a quantity of motive fluid may be extracted from the transmission to reduce the quantity employed thereby and thus reduce the power output from the transmission. | |
360 | Motive fluid pressure responsive: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 359. Apparatus having means to control the valve means in response to a sensed fluid pressure. | |
361 | Having separate guide or reaction means in circuit including impeller and turbine: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 330. Apparatus having other vane or vane like means located in the circulatory flow path of the motive fluid to give a certain direction of flow to said fluid, and wherein said other vane means is disassociated from said impeller and or turbine and act independently therefrom. | |
362 | Rotatable guide or reaction means coaxial with the impeller: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 361. Apparatus wherein said other vane means may rotate independently of said impeller or turbine but coaxially therewith. | |
363 | Plural impeller-turbine units: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 330. Apparatus having plural distinct fluid transmission units
interconnected to output torque to a single output shaft.
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364 | Impeller or turbine integral with unit housing: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 330. Apparatus wherein either the turbine or the impeller component of the fluid transmission unit is an integral part of the housing enclosing the components which react within the motive fluid circulatory path. | |
365 | Fluid deflecting means: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 364. Apparatus having means associated with any component of the unit and being designed to react in a special way with the motive fluid to give it a distinct flow direction. | |
366 | Toroidal impeller and turbine: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 364. Apparatus wherein the impeller and turbine components of the fluid transmission unit are shaped so that the motive fluid will assume a toroidal flow path in its operation. | |
367 | Having core or ring member at interface: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 366. Apparatus wherein both the turbine and impeller components are provided with motive fluid flow confining means cooperating at the interface of the two components which creates a core or void in the circulating path of said fluid which lies in a plane at right angles to the axis of rotation of the transmission unit. | |
368 | Control by independently operated punch card, tape, digital computer, counter, template, or programmer cyclic control: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus including means separate from the motor or pump
to cause or permit the pump or motor to operate or not to operate
for a period of time and then act to start, stop or change the mode
of operation of the motor or pump; or, cause the motor or pump to
operate through a given cycle of operation, the operation of said means
being independent of and not controlled by the operation of the
motor or pump or a pressure or flow condition of the motive fluid supplied
to or exhausted from the motor or pump and not requiring the intervention
of a human operator.
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369 | Cyclically operable reciprocating or oscillating motor or output stroke device: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus having a pump or other means, not otherwise provided for, to place a gaseous or liquid motive fluid in a condition so that subsequently it may be expanded or contracted or otherwise cause the activation of a transducer or motor means having (1) a cyclically operable oscillatable or linearly reciprocable work output member and (2) means to control the flow of said motive fluid to cause said work output member to do work cyclically. | |
370 | Pneumatic motor: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 369. Apparatus wherein a gaseous working fluid is employed for
at least a portion of the cyclic movement of the motor means.
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371 | Having means to store and release energy usable to energize motor work output means: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 369. Apparatus comprising means to store some of the energy available to activate or output from the motor means during part of the time while the motor working member is in motion whereby said stored energy may be released to motivate the working member during another part of the time when it is in motion. | |
372 | Pneumatic counter-balance of gravity load on motor (e.g., deep well pump rod, etc.): |
This subclass is indented under subclass 371. Apparatus wherein the energy resulting from the gravitational force on the load is stored during a part of the cycle of operation of the motor means for release to aid in the activation of the working member during another part of the cycle of operation of the motor. | |
373 | Progressive change of stroke length in successive strokes: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 369. Apparatus having means controlling a pump and/or a motor means whereby the stroke of a motor working member is caused to change in length from one stroke to another. | |
374 | Correlated independently movable output members: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 369. Apparatus having a plurality of fluid motor output means
wherein the cyclic movement of one is coordinated with the cyclic
movement of another.
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375 | Correlated power input pumps and/or pressurized fluid sources: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 369. Apparatus having a plurality of motive fluid pressurizing means operable in concert or individually to motivate the output means of a fluid motor. | |
376 | Motor control means having timer or time delay means: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 369. Apparatus having means to cause the speed of the working member of the output motor means to cyclically vary in its cycle of operation either before or after it has begun to do work but subsequent to the activation of the means provided to initiate operation of the apparatus in the first instance. | |
377 | Provides dwell or press period at end of stroke: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 376. Apparatus wherein the output motor delay is caused to occur at that point in the cycle of its operation between the point where the work stroke of the motor working members has been completed and the return stroke of the working member is begun. | |
378 | Having purging, surge accommodating, or leaking handling or replenishing structure: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 369. Apparatus having means accommodating the motive fluid required for efficient operation of the apparatus such as, means to purge the motive fluid of excess fluid air or other ingredients, means to attenuate shocks or surges in the motive fluid, or means to manage from the motive fluid system of motive fluid in system. | |
379 | Having condition responsive cycle abort means or means for manual control of motor output: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 369. Apparatus wherein control of the motive fluid may be usurped
from the motive fluid control means which causes the motor means
to operate cyclically by a means either responsive to a predetermined
condition being sensed or by means for manual take-over of the cyclic
or other motive fluid control means to actively control the motor
actuation.
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380 | With means to shut down system after a complete to and fro cycle of the motor means: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 369. Apparatus in which a working member of the motor means operates
from a given position through a forward stroke and a return stroke
to the starting position, the motor having control means which when
operated causes the working member to move through the forward and return
stroke and then stop even though the control means is maintained
in the operated position.
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381 | Having condition responsive control of variable displacement pump: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 369. Apparatus wherein the motive fluid is pressurized by a variable displacement pump means which is controlled in response to a sensed condition of the motive fluid or to the position of the motor means activated by said motive fluid. | |
382 | Cam or gear carried by stroke device varies displacement pump: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 381. Apparatus wherein the pump displacement is controlled through a cam or gear means actuated by the end directly and responsive to the position of the motor means. | |
383 | Automatic or cyclic means provided plural distinct motor speeds in cycle: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 369. Apparatus having means either in the form of pump control
means, motive fluid flow control means to the motor, motor exhaust
control or other means to cause the output speed of the motor to
be varied during its normal cyclic operation.
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384 | Expansible chamber type volumetric responsive measuring device in series with or driven by output motor operates the motor controller: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus including a source of pressurized motive fluid
for driving an output motor and having a distinct expansible chamber
device: (1) in series with the output motor actuating a control
terminating the flow of motive fluid when it has passed a selected
volume of fluid; (2) in series with the output motor establishing the
rate of flow through the motor by externally operating the displacement
device to pass fluid at a selected rate; or (3) connected to be
driven by the output motor to measure the movement of the motor,
the displaced liquid actuating a means controlling operation of
the motor.
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385 | Manual pump pressurizes fluid to position output motor motive fluid control valve: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus including a source of motive fluid, an output motor, a reversible servo-motor controlling the flow of motive fluid to the output motor and a reversible manually operated pump that supplies actuating fluid to drive the servo-motor. | |
386 | Manual pump supplies motive fluid to output motor when power motive fluid pump is inactive: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 385. Apparatus in which the output of the manually operated pump is supplied to and drives the output motor in the absence of input from the source of motive fluid. | |
387 | Distinct structure metering and dispensing a stroke length determining volume of motive fluid to the motor: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus having means whereby the motive fluid may be pressurized or transmitted to or admitted to the motor means in volumetrically definable charges which may be varied in magnitude at will to produce a predetermined increment of movement of the motor output member. | |
388 | Full range correspondence of position of external manipulator and motor positioned member effected by feedback linkage: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus having output motor; an externally operated manipulator
means movable over a range for causing the motor to position an
output member in a corresponding position along a selected path
or in a selected area; and an electrical or mechanical connection
between the output member and the manipulator correcting any discrepancy
between the position assigned by the manipulator and that attained by
the output.
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389 | Positioned member is displacement controller of second motor pump: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 388. Apparatus in which the manipulated output motor is an auxiliary that positions a displacement adjustor of a main pump or motor. | |
390 | Electrical feedback means: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 388. Apparatus in which electrical means are used in the discrepancy sensing linkage. | |
391 | Feedback linkage controls variable displacement pump: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 388. Apparatus in which movement of the manipulator initiates the delivery of motive fluid to the output motor from a variable displacement pump by changing the displacement from zero, the linkage from the output member returning the displacement to zero upon the attainment of the selected position. | |
392 | Feedback includes plural movable valve parts: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 388. Apparatus in which movement of the manipulator moves one
surface of a valving means to initiate flow of motive fluid to the
output motor, the movement of the output motor to its selected position
moving or carrying the other surface of the valving means to a position
stopping the flow of motive fluid.
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393 | Manipulator for motive fluid control valve having load feel or motor pressure feedback: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus including an attendant actuated controller biased
in one direction and having structure by which a force indicative
of a motor condition or motor pressure reacts on the controller
usually to give the operator a feel of the load on the apparatus.
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394 | Having apparatus control by timer or delay means: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus whereby the time in which, or length of time taken
to perform an operation is controlled.
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395 | Control relative to independently driven oscillator, speed standard or pacer device: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus in which the difference between (A) criteria or condition of a motor, pump, motor-pump system, or another self-sufficient device, a condition of a motive fluid in said motor, pump or motor-pump system, or a means driven by said motor, and (B) the criteria or condition of a comparable functional counterpart of a separate motor, pump, motor-pump system or separate self-sufficient device, its output or motive fluid, is continuously or intermittently detected whereby a means responsive to the detected difference acts to control the motor, pump, etc., in a sense or direction to decrease the difference. | |
396 | Utilizing lubricant, starter motor, cooling fluid, or fluid used for combustion in an internal combustion engine: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus having an internal combustion engine as a part of the pressure fluid source and which uses in its operation the lubricant, cooling fluid, or combustion air of the engine or which drives the system pump by the starter motor of the engine. | |
397 | Vacuum generated by internal combustion engine intake manifold powers motor: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 396. Apparatus in which air is withdrawn from the output motor
by the suction of the intake manifold of the engine.
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398 | Utilizing natural energy or having a geographic feature: | ||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 327. Apparatus physically related to some feature of the earth
or in which pressure or kinetic energy of nature energizes motive
fluid.
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399 | Unsafeness, unreadiness or disarray prevent manual change or operative state: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus in which a precedent condition must be sensed
or indicated as satisfied to permit the operator to change the operative
state of the system.
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400 | Selective or simultaneous power and manual energy inputs: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus having a manual energy input and a nonmanual energy
input.
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401 | Fluid motor and directs manual drive of output device: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 400. Apparatus having structure by which the manual energy means
may be mechanically linked to the output member to move it by direct mechanical
action.
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402 | Separate manual and motor driven pumps supply motive fluid to output motor: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 400. Apparatus in which the output means is moved by a motor
supplied with motive fluid from a manually driven pump and from
a separate power driven pump.
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403 | Apparatus having means responsive to or ameliorating the effects of breakage, plugging, mechanical failure or power failure: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus with (1) means that reacts to a condition of the
system produced by breakage, plugging, or mechanical failure of
an element; or to power failure, and exerts a control that tends
to lessen an undesirable effect of the malfunction or power failure;
or (2) distinct, normally inactive means operable to lessen harmful
effects of malfunction.
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404 | Stand-by stored energy means activated responsive to malfunction or power failure: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 403. Apparatus including structure holding a standby reserve
of energy that is released upon sensed malfunction of the normal
energy supply means.
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405 | Second motive fluid supply means takes load responsive to failure of first: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 403. Apparatus comprising (1) an output motor, (2) one source
of motive fluid for normally driving the motor, (3) a second source
of motive fluid; and (4) a means responsive to a failure of the first
source of motive fluid feeding motive fluid from the second source
to the motor.
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406 | Output means locked, positioned or released on failure of motive fluid supply means: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 403. Apparatus in which an output means is locked, braked, released
or moved to and retained in a desired position responsive to power
failure, or loss of motive fluid supply or pressure.
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407 | Pneumatic motor with gas supply or removal device: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus in which a gas is the motive fluid driving the
motor and in which the gas is supplied to or removed from the motor
by a pump or some other structure that is more than a mere feed
or discharge line.
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408 | Convertible motor-pump device selectively charges and is driven by gas from storage vessel: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 407. Apparatus having a storage vessel serving as the gas supply or removal device and a unit usable as either a motor or as a pump, the unit at one time serving to charge the vessel and, at another time being driven as a motor by gas from the charged storage vessel. | |
409 | Having automatic control: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 407. Apparatus with structure sensing an external condition or a condition of the apparatus and controlling the apparatus. | |
410 | Responsive to condition in gas storage vessel: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 409. Apparatus in which an element of the apparatus is actuated responsive to a change in a condition in or of a vessel in which a store of gas under pressure or vacuum is selectively accumulated or released. | |
411 | Suction pressure on motor regulated: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 409. Apparatus in which the suction on one side of a motor element having atmospheric pressure on the other is controlled in response to a sensed condition. | |
412 | Having pump device: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 407. Apparatus in which the gas supply or removal device is a pump. | |
413 | With control means for structure storing work driving energy (e.g., accumulator, etc.): | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus including structure that stores energy to be used
to move the load and a manual or condition responsive means (1)
controlling the input of energy to the storage means or (2) controlling
the discharge of energy from the storage structure to the output
motor of the apparatus.
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414 | Energy of braking or of reversed load on motor stored: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 413. Apparatus so arranged that energy taken from the output
in reducing its speed, lowering its load or resisting over-run is
controllably stored for future use.
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415 | Accumulator pressurized by gas pump or external gas supply: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 413. Apparatus in which a store of compressed gas is produced by a pump acting on the gas or in which the storage vessel is charged with compressed gas from an external source. | |
416 | Plural accumulators: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 413. Apparatus having more than one accumulator. | |
417 | Stroke device driven by successively operated energy input structure and stored energy structure: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 413. Apparatus including a storage vessel for compressed gas and a motive liquid pump both arranged to deliver motive liquid to an output motor; and a manual or automatic controller that selects the energizer or combination of energizers to produce both a rapid and a slow movement in a stroke operation such as a slow press and rapid retraction or a rapid advance to contact the work and a slow press. | |
418 | Control by sensor of accumulator condition: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 413. Apparatus including a means sensing a condition of an accumulator or of a fluid in the accumulator and exerting a control. | |
419 | Motor driven by motive fluid of system drives pump pressurizing motive fluid of system: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus in which a pump that furnishes pressurized fluid to an output motor is driven at least in part by a motor operated by pressurized fluid of the system. | |
420 | Having condition responsive control in a system of distinct or separately operable outputs or output drive units: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus having a plurality of separately operable motors,
motor pistons, motor rotors or means delivering energy externally
of the apparatus and including a control for the apparatus responsive
to a condition of the system or to an external condition.
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421 | With plural pump or motive fluid source relationships selected by multiway valve: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 420. Apparatus including plural motive fluid generating pumps and plural output motors and in which an externally operated multiway valve or a valve network controlling motive fluid flow provides for different interconnections of the pumps and motors. | |
422 | Independently actuatable outputs with condition responsive means insuring sufficiency of feed of motive fluid: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 420. Apparatus with selectively operable motors and including means responsive to a condition of the apparatus that insures that the demand for motive fluid of a favored one of or group of motors of the plurality of motors is satisfied before any of the motive fluid from the generator is fed to any less favored motor. | |
423 | Including means for controlling or for reversing input pump drive: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 420. Apparatus including manually or automatically operable structure for controlling or providing for the reversing operation of a motor driving a power input pump. | |
424 | Serially connected motors controlled to establish parallel operation or to by-pass a motor means of the series: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 420. Apparatus in which motor means are connected in series in one condition of operation and in which the control means is effective to open a by-pass around one of the motor means or to cause one of the motors to be connected in parallel with another to serve as a by-pass for the other. | |
425 | Condition responsive means establishes number of motor sections driving a common output: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 420. Apparatus having an output member, a plurality of motors or motor sections and a condition responsive means that in response to the sensed condition, makes all or less than all of the motor or motor sections effective in driving the output member. | |
426 | Speed of, pressure in, or position of one output motor or motor section controls another: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 420. Apparatus in which one motor or motor section is modulated
or actuated separately from a second motor or motor section by a
means sensing the speed, pressure in, or position of the second motor
or motor section, or the relative condition of the sections.
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427 | With manual control or selection of motor, motor speed or motor load: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 420. Apparatus including an external control means for selecting or controlling one or several of the plurality of motors separately from others of the plurality. | |
428 | Having condition responsive control in a system of separately operable power input pumps, pump motors, pump cylinders or pressure fluid sources: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus including plural motive fluid pressurizing structures
or pressure fluid sources including one, the delivery or output
of which may be varied relative to that of another; the apparatus
including a means responsive to a condition of the apparatus or
to an external condition.
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429 | With externally operated multiway valve changing the relationships of the motive fluid pressurizing or supplying means: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 428. Apparatus including a multiway valve that is externally manipulated to provide different operative relationships of the pressurizing means or pressure sources. | |
430 | Pressure or volume responsive means shifts the relationship: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 428. Apparatus in which the relationship of the plural pump or source means to each other is changed by a means sensing a change in pressure or volume in a part of the apparatus. | |
431 | Condition responsive control of or by input to input pump drive means: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus including a prime mover driving a motive fluid
pump, there being a control in the apparatus (1) responding to a
change in a condition of energization of, or of the feed to the prime
mover; or (2) effecting a control of the feed to or energization
of the prime mover.
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432 | Pump drive means deactivated responsive to position of output stroke device: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 431. Apparatus in which energy input to a motive fluid energizing pump is initiated by an externally operated means and terminated by a means sensing that the stroke device has reached a selected position in its stroke. | |
433 | Having correlated or joint actuation of controller of input to motive fluid pressurizer and of controller of motive fluid floow: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus including means for pressurizing motive fluid the arrangement having structure interlinking or correlating the actuation of a motive fluid flow control element and a controller of the pressurizing means. | |
434 | Interlinked pump drive controller and manipulator of stroke device: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 433. Apparatus in which the control means for a motor driving a motive fluid generating pump is connected for actuation along with a motive fluid flow controller that positions a stroke device. | |
435 | Having a mechanical clutch or brake device in the power train: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus including a releasable device for mechanically
securing together or resisting relative movement of two parts of
the power train of the apparatus or for mechanically connecting
an output member to an input member for direct drive of the output.
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436 | Correlated control of device and motive fluid flow controller: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 435. Apparatus including structure by which an actuator controlling
the device and structure controlling motive fluid flow are caused
to move together or in a fixed relationship.
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437 | Selective fluid and mechanical drive of output from input: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 435. Apparatus in which the device includes means by which an
input drive member may be directly connected to mechanically drive
the output structure.
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438 | Condition responsive selection: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 437. Apparatus in which the direct connection is made responsive to a condition of operation without manual intervention. | |
439 | Device acts on intermediate reactive rotor to modify speed ratio or direction: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 435. Apparatus including a motive fluid control member in the
assembly that can rotate independently of the pump or motor of the
system and its rotation being controlled by a clutch or brake device
attached to the frame to permit or prevent rotation, the release
or immobilization of the member being effective to change the speed
ratio of the pump to the motor or to reverse the direction of the
motor.
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440 | Condition or direction responsive device: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 439. Apparatus in which the device controlling the rotation of
the independently rotatable member is controlled by a condition
sensor or comprises a one way brake or clutch.
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441 | Condition or direction responsive device: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 435. Apparatus in which the device is actuated by structure responsive to an external condition, a condition of the system or a position of an element of the system. | |
442 | Device holds output in adjusted position: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 435. Apparatus in which the device secures an output device against
movement.
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443 | Servo-motor having externally operated control valve sets motor or pump displacement: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus in which the displacement of the input pump or
output motor of a pressure fluid source-motor system is adjusted
by an externally operated servo-motor.
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444 | Having auxiliary pump or external source of motive fluid supplying servo motor: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 443. Apparatus in which the servo-motor has an external source of operating fluid or an auxiliary pump so that it is independent of the operation of the controlled pump or motor. | |
445 | Condition responsive control of pump or motor displacement; | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus having means by which the amount of motive fluid
displaced for each stroke or revolution of a pump or motor device
can be adjusted and having structure sensing a condition or position
controlling the adjusting means.
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446 | Pump displacement varied responsive to position of motor or output device: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 445. Apparatus in which the displacement adjusted is that of
the pump and the adjustment means is responsive to the position
of a motor element or of an output member.
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447 | Control actuated by a servo-motor fed by a speed indicating auxiliary pump: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 445. Apparatus in which the displacement controller of the motive
fluid pump or motor is driven by an adjunctive fluid motor receiving
its pressurized fluid from an adjunctive constant displacement pump,
the output of which is directly proportional to its speed.
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448 | By means sensing rotational speed of output motor: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 445. Apparatus in which the controlling structure is actuated by a sensor measuring the rotary speed of a rotary output motor. | |
449 | By means sensing rotational speed of prime mover or pump: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 445. Apparatus in which the controlling structure is actuated by a sensor measuring the rotary speed of a rotary input pump or of an input prime mover driving the input pump. | |
450 | Choke in motor feed or discharge line establishes displacement control pressure (e.g., rate of flow responsive, etc.): |
This subclass is indented under subclass 445. Apparatus in which a pressure actuated displacement controller responds to a pressure directly established by a means restricting the flow of motive fluid in a motor feed or discharge line. | |
451 | Controlled by torque of motor or motor discharge pressure: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 445. Apparatus in which the displacement varying structure responds to changes in the twisting force of the motor or to pressure of motive fluid being removed from the motor. | |
452 | Pump displacement controlled by pump discharge or motor feed pressure: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 445. Apparatus including a variable displacement pump the displacement
of which is controlled by structure responsive to the pump discharge pressure.
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453 | With means purging, cleaning or separating undesirables from motive fluid: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus including structure for the separation or absorption
of entrained impurities from the motive fluid; for discharging such
impurities from the system; or for cleaning a part of the system.
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454 | Solids from liquid separator: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 453. Apparatus in which the structure separates a solid impurity from a motive liquid. | |
455 | Having leakage collecting structure: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus including structure for collecting motive fluid
leaking or escaping through a seal or passing through an intended
fluid retaining part of the apparatus.
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456 | Having distinct cooling or lubricating structure: | ||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus with (1) distinct structure for lubricating a
part of the apparatus; or (2) distinct structure for cooling motive
fluid or a part of the apparatus.
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457 | Collapsible joined device having fluid trapping valve in joint: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus that is foldable to a collapsed position and having
valving means in the joints used in folding the device that are
closed by the folding to hold the motive liquid in place in the collapsed
apparatus.
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458 | Having assembly or repair structure: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus having means designed to facilitate the removal, replacement or repair of a part of the apparatus. | |
459 | Condition responsive control of motive fluid flow: | ||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus having structure sensing a condition of the apparatus
or an external condition and effecting a control of a flow or condition
of the motive fluid of the apparatus.
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460 | Holding or braking valve in motor exhaust line controlled by pressure in motorfeed line: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 459. Apparatus that controls a valve restricting or preventing
exhaust from a motor and said valve being responsive to the pressure
of motive fluid being fed to the motor.
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461 | Discharge from contracting cylinder of double-acting motor controlled: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 459. Apparatus including a flow directing or modulating means
controlling the flow of motive fluid being removed from an expansible
chamber of a stroke device during its contraction; said means being
responsive to a condition of the apparatus.
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462 | With externally operable multiwasy valve means directing flow to a stroke device: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 459. Apparatus including a stroke type motor having an externally
operated multiway valve for manipulating the device, and a device
controlling flow of motive fluid in the apparatus responsive to
a condition of the apparatus resulting from an external adjustment
of the valve.
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463 | Sensor of external condition controls valve: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 462. Apparatus in which the externally operated multiway valve is actuated by a means sensing a condition of a substance or structure that is not a part of the means supplying motive fluid of the motor, or of the interconnecting lines. | |
464 | Of motive fluid transfer between a reservoir and a recirculating path of a pump motor loop: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 459. Apparatus in which condition responsive structure controls the supply of motive fluid to or its discharge from a recirculating system made up of a pump, a motor and interconnecting flow lines; the transferred motive fluid being taken from or supplied to a reservoir out of the recirculating path. | |
465 | Having externally operable means for setting motor or pump displacement or direction of rotation: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 459. Apparatus in which the displacement of a variable displacement
pump or motor is set by external means and flow of motive fluid
in the apparatus is controlled by a means sensing a condition of
the apparatus resulting from the external adjustment of the displacement.
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466 | Of braking or holding valve in motor discharge line: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 459. Apparatus having a means sensing the pressure or rate of
flow of motive fluid in a motor discharge line and effective to
shut-off or restrict the discharge of the fluid from the motor.
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467 | Stroke cylinder open to exhaust responsive to position of output member: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 459. Apparatus including a motor moving an output device along
a path, there being structure that diverts the motive fluid driving
the motor back to a container from which the motive fluid pressurizer
is supplied upon the output device reaching a selected point in
its path.
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468 | Of by-pass of motor, pump or flow control element: | ||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 459. Apparatus in which the flow of motive fluid through a passage
by-passing a motor, pump or restriction in a motor feed or discharge
line is controlled by a condition responsive means.
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469 | Having means controlling or attenuating shock vibration, sticking or chattering: | ||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus with a structure (1) ameliorating or suppressing
the efforts of shock or vibration, (2) preventing sudden movement
or release of pressure or load or (3) controlling noise or sticking.
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470 | Externally operated multiway valve or interconnected control elements control motive fluid for a limited stroke to-and-fro device: | ||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus including structure controlling flow of motive
fluid between a pressure fluid source and an output device to move
the output member between plural positions, the structure comprising
a multiway valve or a system of valves mechanically or electrically
interlinked for correlated action under the control of an operator.
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471 | Having plural distinct or separately operable output means: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 470. Apparatus including (1) two outputs one of which may operate
separately from the other or in a diverse manner; or (2) two distinctly
identifiable outputs.
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472 | Flow to opposed expansible chambers having a common output reversed: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 470. Apparatus in which the output member is carried by two opposed
expansible chamber devices mechanically connected thereto; the connection
being such that an increase in pressure in one chamber moves the
output member in the opposite direction from that caused by an increase
of pressure in the other chamber and the control structure acting
to select the chamber to which pressure fluid is supplied.
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473 | Pump means moves motive fluid from one chamber to an opposite chamber of opposed expansible chambers having a common output: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus including a single to and fro output member driven
by opposed expansible chambers and a pump for transferring motive
fluid from one chamber to the other, to drive the output.
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474 | Valve or restriction controls gravity or spring return of output: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 437. Apparatus in which the pump moves the piston in one direction
only, its return being produced by gravity or stored energy and
controlled by a valve or restriction means adjusting the rate of flow
of motive fluid between the chambers.
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475 | With means compensating for charge leakage or volume difference between discharging and receiving chambers: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 437. Apparatus in which fluid is moved between two cylinders,
one of which is increased in size while the other is decreased in
the to and fro operation of an output member, the system having
a structure that compensates for the difference in volume of the
two cylinders or which corrects for any unbalance caused by leakage
between parts of the system.
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476 | Reversible delivery from pump means: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 437. Apparatus with means by which the pump or its delivery may
be reversed to reverse the direction of movement of the to and fro
device.
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477 | Ram driven by fluid pumped from reservoir: | ||||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus comprising an output motor of the piston-cylinder
type, the motor being caused to produce a pull or thrust by pumping
motive liquid from a reservoir into or from the cylinder.
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478 | Having means pressurizing, vacuumizing or venting reservoir: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 477. Apparatus having structure by which motive liquid in the
reservoir is kept at a pressure above or below atmosphere or has
distinct structure providing for the flow of air into or out of
the reservoir as the volume of liquid in the reservoir varies.
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479 | Having selective or variable pump displacement or pump drive leverage: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 477. Apparatus with structure by which the amount of motive fluid discharged from a pump means toward the ram for each revolution of the pump or for each equal length stroke of a pump handle may be selected or adjusted. | |
480 | Telescopic ram: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 477. Apparatus in which the ram is made up of concentric cylinders that move axially relative to each other under the pressure of the pumped fluid. | |
481 | Having fluid trapping means with a manual release or by-pass holding ram: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 477. Apparatus in which the fluid pump into the ram is retained therein by structure that must be released or by-passed manually for retraction of the ram. | |
482 | Release valve and pump actuated by a common handle: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 481. Apparatus having a common handle for actuating the pump and the ram release structure. | |
483 | Having selecting means distributing motive fluid between plural motors or cylinders rotatating a common output shaft: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus in which a plurality of motors, motive sections
or motor cylinders are arranged to rotate a common shaft, and having manually
operable means to modify the relative operation of the motors, motive
sections, or motor cylinders relative to each other.
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484 | Having plural energy outputs (e.g., plural motors, etc.): | ||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus which the energy put into apparatus from the pressure
fluid source is discharged from the system by more than one means;
e.g., plural motors, a motor and a pressure line, etc.
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485 | Unit having coaxial rotary output shafts and pump means in a common housing (e.g., automobile differential, etc.): |
This subclass is indented under subclass 484. Apparatus having a pump as the pressure fluid source and two rotary motors, the motors being coaxial and the pump and two motors being in the form of a compact unitary assembly. | |
486 | Having plural energy input means, pumps or diverse pump outlets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus in which (1) there are plural pressure sources,
(2) in which the pressure source includes separately operable pump
means; or (3) a pump means driven by separately operable energy
input devices.
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487 | Input pump and rotary output motor system having displacement varying type of direction or speed selector: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus comprising a pump feeding a rotary motor, either
the pump or motor including externally settable internal structure
by which the amount of motive fluid moved therethrough on each cycle
or revolution may be selected or by which the direction of flow
therethrough may be reversed.
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488 | Including auxiliary system feed pump: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 487. Apparatus having an additional pump that delivers motive
fluid from a reservoir to replenish or augment the motive fluid
being circulated between the energy input pump and the motor.
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489 | Having valve means controlling flow between pump and motor: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 487. Apparatus having in addition to the displacement varying structure an adjustable flow controlling means in a flow line of the circuit including the rotary pump and motor. | |
490 | Both motor and pump have displacement adjustment means: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 487. Apparatus in which the displacements of both the motor and pump are variable. | |
491 | Having common or intercontrolled adjuster actuating means: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 490. Apparatus including a mechanism that simultaneously or in a desired sequence adjusts the displacements of both the pump and the motor. | |
492 | Motor swash plate and pump swash plate intercontrolled: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 491. Apparatus in which both the pump and motor are of the swash plate type. | |
493 | Valve means reverses flow from pump to reversible rotary motor: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus including a pump supplying motive fluid to a rotary
motor and having valve structure between the pump and motor to change
the direction of flow through the motor to reverse its direction
of rotation.
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494 | Including by-pass or restrictor controlling flow circuit: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus with structure by which the flow of motive fluid
may be adjustably retarded or be apportioned between branches.
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495 | MOTOR HAVING A BUOYANT WORKING MEMBER: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus having a working member which may be made buoyant
or which is buoyant in a fluid and which may be caused to be moved
by the fluid, because of the difference in specific gravity between
the member and the fluid, to have a vertical component of motion and
thereby adapted to do work, through a mechanical output means, either
(1) because of a means which may make said buoyant member more or
less buoyant so that it may be moved either against or by the pull
of gravity in said fluid, or (2) though its specific gravity remains
constant, the buoyant member may be given a vertical component of
motion as a result of the rise and fall of the surface of said fluid.
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496 | With means to vary buoyancy of working member: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 495. Apparatus wherein the working member may be actuated in a buoying fluid by either adding to or withdrawing a substance from the confines of said working member to change its specific gravity relative to the fluid. | |
497 | Working member actuated by the rise and fall of a surface of a body of fluid: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 495. Apparatus having a buoyant working member which is actuated by the vertical rise and fall of the surface of a body of fluid. | |
498 | Having tide responsive working member positioning means: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 497. Apparatus operable in a body of fluid whose surface rises and falls both in cycles of short periods, e.g., ocean waves, and in cycles of long periods, e.g., oceanic tides, said device having separate means responsive to each of said cyclic movements to cause said working member to move. | |
499 | Having means responsive to lateral impulse of fluid: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 497. Apparatus having means whereby mechanical work also may be produced from the lateral movement of a flowing fluid or the lateral movement of a wave on the surface of a body of fluid. | |
500 | Having articulated buoyant members: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 497. Apparatus having at least two buoyant working members adapted
to be moved relative to one another by the vertical movement of
the surface of a body of fluid and said members being pivotally
interconnected to each other whereby mechanical work may be performed
as a result of the relative movement of said members only.
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501 | Motor is free floating unit: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 497. Apparatus having a unitary buoyant member having means actuated
in response to the relative movement between said member and a means
supported entirely by said member.
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502 | Having fluid flow or wave controlling, confining or directing means: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 497. Apparatus together with at least one surface means which is designed to (1) restrain, direct, or control the flow of a body of fluid or a portion thereof or restrain or direct the movement of waves traveling on the surface of said body of fluid, or (2) confine a portion or all of a body of fluid so that the surface of said fluid may change its vertical position. | |
503 | In which the control means is variable: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 502. Apparatus having means whereby the fluid flow, the surface wave movement or amplitude, or the volume of confined fluid may be variably controlled. | |
504 | Having flexible strand working member motion transmitting means: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 497. Apparatus having a flexible means which engages or is engaged by the buoyant member to transmit motion of said member. | |
505 | Having relatively movable working members: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 497. Apparatus having a means supporting a plurality of buoyant
working members so that they may move relative to each other and
to the supporting means.
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506 | Working member pivotally supported: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 497. Apparatus wherein the buoyant working member is supported
to pivot about an axis.
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507 | Having one-way clutch power transmission means, e.g., ratchet, etc.: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 497. Apparatus having means to transmit movement of the buoyant working member as it moves in one vertical direction and permit the member to move free of the transmitting means as it moves in another direction. | |
508 | FLUID WITHIN EXPANSIBLE CHAMBER HEATED OR COOLED: | ||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising a motor having a working chamber and
a working member therein with means affecting the temperature and
thus the pressure of fluid after being supplied to and isolated
within the working chamber to actuate the working member.
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509 | Special motive fluid: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 508. Apparatus of a motor whose working member is actuated after the introduction of unburned vapors, of liquids other than water, into the working chamber and the change in temperature and therefore pressure of said vapors caused by vapor heating or cooling means within said chamber. | |
510 | Air rarefied by combustion: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 508. Apparatus of a motor in which air and burning gases are
admitted into the working chamber wherein the combustible components
of the air are consumed or the hot products of combustion cooled
so that a vacuum is produced within the working chamber by the resultant rarefied
gases and the working member is actuated.
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511 | Fluid mingling (e.g., condensation): | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 508. Apparatus of a motor comprising a working member and a working
chamber having a first fluid therein and means to introduce a second fluid
into said first fluid to produce a change in pressure of said first
fluid whereby the change in pressure actuates the working member.
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512 | Having means within the working chamber to effect the pressure of fluid therein: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 508. Apparatus of a motor with means located within the working chamber to change the temperature of the working fluid subsequent to isolation therein to affect the pressure of the fluid therein so that the change in pressure produced thereby is utilized to actuate the working member. | |
513 | Electric heating means: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 512. Apparatus wherein the means within the working chamber is
a resistance element heated by the passage of an electric current
therethrough to heat the working fluid therein and thus increase
the pressure of the working fluid.
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514 | Concurrent fluid supply and vaporization: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 508. Apparatus of a motor comprising a working member and a working
chamber having liquid supplied thereto with means to vaporize the
liquid concurrently with its introduction into the working chamber
whereby the pressure produced actuates the working member.
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515 | Having control means for heating or cooling means: | ||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 508. Apparatus of a working chamber having means exterior of
working chamber heat exchange therebetween and means to control
the rate of BTU transfer to the chamber.
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516 | MOTOR OPERATED BY EXPANSION AND/OR CONTRACTION OF A UNIT OF MASS OF MOTIVATING MEDIUM: | ||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus having means which may heat, cool or otherwise
cause a defined unit of matter as a working medium in the gaseous
liquid, or solid state to expand and contract cyclically to do useful
work.
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517 | Unit of mass is a gas which is heated or cooled in one of a plurality of constantly communicating expansible chambers and freely transferable therebetween: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 516. Apparatus in which the unit or working medium is a gas which
is confined to circulation between two communicating expansible chambers,
one of said expansible chambers is a working chamber wherein said
gas expands or contracts to energize a working member to do useful
work, and the other of the expansible chambers acts as a displacer
or transmitting means for said working medium.
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518 | Having means to change operational phase relationship of working member and displacer: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 517. Apparatus having means to change the cyclic phase relationship between the power or working member and the displacer mechanism. | |
519 | Expansible chamber having rotatable or oscillatory displacer: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 517. Apparatus in which at least one of said expansible chambers is provided with a member which either rotates or oscillates about an axis so that said chamber either expands or contracts as a result of motion of said member. | |
520 | Having free floating displacer or transfer piston: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 517. Apparatus wherein at least one of said expansible chambers is provided with a piston which is freely movable therein, and without connection to any other means, having the function to cause the working medium to flow from that chamber to another of the expansible chambers. | |
521 | Having means to increase or diminish quantity of motivating mass: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 516. Apparatus having a particular means whereby gas may be added to or withdrawn from the unit of gas employed as the working medium. | |
522 | Having means to control rate of flow of mass between chambers: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 517. Apparatus provided with means adapted to control the rate of flow of said gas from one to another of the expansible chambers. | |
523 | Having electrical heating means for mass: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 517. Apparatus wherein heat is supplied to one of said expansible chambers as a result of the conversion of electric current to heat. | |
524 | Having means to control temperature of heating or cooling chamber: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 517. Apparatus having condition responsive or manually controlled means to vary the temperature of a chamber in which the working gas is heated or cooled. | |
525 | Motor having plural working members: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 517. Apparatus having more than one chamber in which expansion or contraction of said gas is converted into useful work. | |
526 | Motor having regenerator for mass: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 517. Apparatus having means in the path of flow of said working
gas as it passes back and forth from a cooling chamber to a heating
chamber whereby heat is removed from said gas as it passes therethrough
in one direction and then returns said heat to said gas as it passes
back through said means in the opposite direction.
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527 | Mass is a solid: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 516. Apparatus which the unit of matter is a solid.
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528 | Mass heated because of resistance to flow of electric current: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 527. Apparatus wherein the solid is arranged to conduct an electrical
current whereby said solid may be made to expand or contract in
proportion to the current flow therethrough.
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529 | Mass is bimetallic: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 527. Apparatus in which the mass consists of at least two interrelated
pieces of material each characterized by a different coefficient
of expansion.
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530 | Mass is a liquid: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 516. Apparatus in which the working medium is a liquid during
at least a portion of a complete cycle of the operation of the motor.
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531 | Liquid is vaporized: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 530. Apparatus having means whereby said unit of matter is a fluid which is vaporized so that through the device, work may be accomplished. | |
532 | Shock or resonant wave type of energy transmission: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Subject matter in which the input energy is transmitted
to an output through a mass of fluid in the form of a compressional
wave or a series of such waves moving at the speed of sound.
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533 | Pulsator: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 325. Apparatus comprising (1) a system including structure to
trap a definite volume of motive fluid between two expansible chamber
devices for movement back and forth, one expansible chamber device
functioning as a transmitter or master to pressurize the fluid and
the other as a receiver or slave actuatable in response to the pressurization
of such fluid, wherein any movement of a working member of one device results
in movement of the working member of the second device and the systems
provides (a) at least two different cross-sectional areas through
which the pressurized fluid must pass or (b) the volumetric displacement
of the master and slave are unequal; or (2) subcombinations specialized
to such system not specifically classified elsewhere.
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MASTER | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
An expansible chamber device which provides a contracting volume to expel fluid from the chamber or to place the fluid therein under pressure. All valve means or chamber means associated with the expansible chamber device are included under this definition. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MASTER CYLINDER | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
An art term applied to a unitary assembly of a master and its associated holder of a reserve supply of make-up fluid. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MOTIVE FLUID | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fluid that acts to drive a motor. The term is generic to "pulse" fluid and "power" fluid. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OUTPUT MEMBER | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
An element of the system by which driving or loading force is delivered for utilization by means other than the system itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
POWER FLUID | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
An externally energized fluid that powers a pulsator system. Pulsator circuit: The combination of elements in which the pulse fluid is trapped. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PULSATOR SYSTEM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
An organization of which a pulsator circuit is merely a part. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PULSE FLUID | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The definite volume of fluid trapped in the pulsator. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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An expansible chamber device which provides an expanding volume to receive pressurized fluid or a pressure transmitted through a passage connecting the slave to the master transmitter. The slave includes all valve means or chamber means associated therewith. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
534 | Having signal, indicator or recorder of apparatus condition: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 533. Apparatus including (1) as indicating, registering, signalling
or claim means for conveying information about a condition of the
apparatus or (2) means that permits an inspection of normally hidden
parts or operating fluid of the apparatus.
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535 | Responsive to leakage of pulse fluid: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 534. Apparatus including a signal or alarm responsive to means sensing a loss or insufficiency of pulse fluid. | |
536 | Plural correlated pulsators transmitting unlimited rotary input to unlimited rotary output: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 533. Apparatus in which a plurality of noncommunicating master-slave units have their input members interconnected to be driven by a common rotating device and their outputs interconnected to drive a common rotary device, the arrangement being such that both devices are capable of continuous rotation in one direction. | |
537 | Programmed, self-cycled or self-pulsed: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 533. Apparatus including means (1) to cause the apparatus to
operate through a given cycle of diverse operations repetitiously;
(2) operative upon initiation to perform a series of diverse operations
and return to a starting position; or (3) continuously oscillate
an output means.
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538 | Including electrical control or actuation: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 537. Apparatus in which the apparatus or its control has an electrically operated element. | |
539 | Cam drive of plural masters: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 537. Apparatus in which a plurality of pulsator pumps are operated in a program or cycle by cam means. | |
540 | Including timer or time delay means the cycle: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 537. Apparatus in which a step in the cycle is controlled by a period establishing device or a time of day clock. | |
541 | Having means terminating cycle at parking or holding position: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 537. Apparatus including structure effective to bring the apparatus to rest at a fixed standby position upon a shutdown of operation of termination of the cycle. | |
542 | Pneumatic device having pulse air bleed or supply means: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 537. Apparatus in which the pulsator fluid is air and having
structure by which air is fed to or removed from the system.
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543 | Self-operated pulse fluid purge or quantity adjustment structure: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 537. Apparatus including structure by which fluid is transferred
automatically during the cycling of the apparatus into or out of
a master-slave unit or between two master-slave units.
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544 | Continuously acting self-pulsing master with manually settable slave release or output control valve: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 537. Apparatus including a continuously reciprocating master pump connected to feed a slave unit, there being (1) a manually settable means to inactivate the slave while the pump continues to reciprocate; or (2) a settable valve in the pulsator fluid to control the output of the slave. | |
545 | Having electricity or magnetically operated structure: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 533. Apparatus utilizing an electrical or magnetic element as
a part of the apparatus, as a part of the power source driving the
apparatus, or as a part of a circuit controlling the apparatus.
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546 | Pulsator synchronizes movement of plural outputs: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 533. Apparatus having two distinct output members each having an expansible chamber driving or being driven by its output member, the two chambers being connected to form a pulsator that serves to enforce a definite relative movement of the two outputs. | |
547.1 | With control of or by a separate power fluid, etc.: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 533. Apparatus in which a motor driving the working member of
a master is operated by a power fluid separate from the pulse fluid,
the apparatus including structure controlling flow of the power
fluid or responsive to a condition of the power fluid.
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547.2 | By pressure responsive valve dividing flow between motor and an auxiliary load: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 547.1. Apparatus in which the structure controlling flow of the power fluid or responsive to a power fluid condition includes a valve having a face exposed to fluid pressure, the valve being movable in response to pressure variation for dividing power fluid flow between motor driving the working member and a separate motor driving an auxiliary load (e.g., power steering, etc.). | |
547.3 | By manually operated valve dividing flow between motor and an auxiliary load: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 547.1. Apparatus in which the structure controlling flow of the power fluid or responsive to a power fluid condition comprises a valve which is manually moved for dividing power fluid flow between the motor driving the working member and a separate motor driving an auxiliary load (e.g., power steering, etc.). | |
548 | Flow in recirculating circuit controlled: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 547. Apparatus in which fluid in the power circuit is constantly moved during standby through a closed recirculating system and the master is driven by the diversion or restriction of the circulating fluid. | |
549 | Master structure provides non-overlapping periods of pressurization of diverse pressure ranges in distinct pulsator circuits: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 547. Apparatus in which the system is provided with structure providing for pressurization of distinct output circuits such that (1) there are periods when only one of the circuits is being pressurized or (2) the pressures in the distinct circuits vary in relative magnitude. | |
550 | Master driven by manual power control lever on power failure and having means adjusting lever throw or master resistance responsive to failure of power fluid supply: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 547. Apparatus, including structure effective upon a sensed failure of the power driven motor or of the motor energy supply to increase the leverage of the operator driven means, to lengthen the stroke of such means, to disconnect the motor, or in some other manner reduce the effort required in the use of the manual operating member. | |
551 | Manual master and controller of motor driven master actuated by separate linkages to a common operating lever: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 547. Apparatus in which the manual and power energy input means are controlled or actuated by a single lever; there being separate mechanical connections from the lever to a manually driven pulsator pump and to a power energy controller. | |
552 | Mechanical feedback to manual control controls power fluid to establish position of working member of master: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 547. Apparatus with a manual controller for the feed of power
fluid to the motor there being structure moved or carried by the
working member of the master to discontinue the feed of power fluid
upon a movement of the working member proportional to the movement
of the manual controller.
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553 | With distinct piston or diaphragm exposed to pulsator pressure imparting feel to manual control: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 552. Apparatus including a piston or diaphragm structure by which the pressure produced in the pulsator fluid by the actuation of the motor is directly imposed on a means opposing movement of the motor controller in a pressure increasing direction; whereby a "feel" of the condition of the pulsator liquid is conveyed to the operator of the device. | |
554 | Having load deformable means between master working member and motor thrust means adjusting bias of manual control: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 552. Apparatus including a load deformable means transmitting the thrust of the motor to the piston of the master, the deformation of the means under load serving to modify a bias means opposing the loading motion of the manual actuator whereby an indication of the load on the master is given to the operator of the device. | |
555 | Master movement of master produces a pressure that controls the power fluid: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 547. Apparatus including a manual actuator that moves either a power master or a separate master and in which the increase in pressure produced by such movement controls the supply of power fluid to the power driven master. | |
556 | Power fluid input controller operated by piston or diaphragm acted on one side by pressure of a manual master and on the other by pressure of a power driven master: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 555. Apparatus with a separate manual master and including a piston or diaphragm by which pressure from the power master is imposed on the manual master whereby a "feel" of the condition of the power pulse fluid is conveyed to the operator of the device. | |
557 | Pressurized fluid from manual master charges slave and controls power fluid to separate master: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 555. Apparatus including a manually operated master and a separate downstream motor driven master, the arrangement being such that fluid delivered from the manual master charges the pulsator with motive fluid, takes up slack and starts the motor of the motor driven master. | |
558 | Fluid from the manual master fed to slave through a passage in the working member of the power master: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 557. Apparatus in which the pressurized fluid from the manual master flows longitudinally through the working member of the motor operated master. | |
559 | Passage extends across the expansible chamber of the motor of the power master: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 558. Apparatus wherein the pressurized fluid from the manual master flows longitudinally through the motor piston, traversing the motor cylinder and passing into the expansible chamber of the motor driven master. | |
560 | Power fluid also fed into a separate expansible chamber directly driving output means: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 547. Apparatus including a distinct expansible chamber motor means arranged to drive the output driven by the slave, the external power fluid being admitted directly into the chamber of said motor. | |
561 | Pressure balancing free piston or diaphragm between parallel pulsators: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 533. Apparatus including two pulsators having means by which they are simultaneously pressurized and having a diaphragm or floating piston acted upon on one side by the fluid of a first pulsator and, upon the other side, by the fluid of a second pulsator, the piston or diaphragm acting to establish a relationship between the pressures of the two pulsators. | |
562 | Master piston of one pulsator circuit drives master piston of a parallel circuit through a resilient, fluid or lost motion connection: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 533. Apparatus in which two separately movable pistons pressurize fluid diversely for independent delivery to separate output slaves, one of the pistons being driven by the second piston mechanically through a resilient or lost motion connection or by the fluid pressure generated by the second piston. | |
563 | Expansible chamber of output pressurized directly by motive fluid and indirectly by a master driven by the motive fluid: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 533. Apparatus including an expansible chamber motor and means
by which pressure fluid from a source is at one time fed directly
into the expansible chamber and at another time into the motor of
a master fluid drives the expansible chamber motor as its slave.
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564 | Delivery pressure of master lower than pressure driving master: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 563. Apparatus in which the master includes a piston or diaphragm means forming an expansible chamber motor and expansible chamber pump, and in which the effective area of the pump working member is larger than that of the motor. | |
565 | Master and diverse non-pulsator drive of output member or members: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 533. Apparatus providing for the driving of an output or outputs
by a pulsator and also in some other way.
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566 | Manual master and alternate nonmanual pressure fluid source feed output motor: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 565. Apparatus in which a single output member is driven at one
time by a motor serving as a slave of a manually operated master
and at another time by the same motor supplied from another source
of pressurized fluid.
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567 | Including plural separately operable master actuators or master units driving a common slave: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 533. Apparatus in which pulse fluid fed to a slave is supplied
from separately operable masters.
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568 | Having distinct means for holding a pulsator element in set position: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 533. Apparatus including (1) means for mechanically securing a movable element of the system against movement or (2) a distinct valve sealing pulse fluid in an element to prevent its movement. | |
569 | Distinct externally operable valve sealing pulse fluid in slave: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 568. Apparatus in which the securing means is a separate externally
operable valve that prevents flow into or out of the slave.
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570 | Mechanical latch, brake or detent: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 568. Apparatus including a mechanical means that engages and prevents movement of a pulsator element. | |
571 | Double-acting slave unit or opposed slaves having a single output: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 533. Apparatus including (1) a motor piston in a cylinder and a first master feeding pressure fluid to one side and a second master feeding pressure fluid to the other side of the piston, the piston moving a single device; or (2) two separate expansible chamber slave motors driven by separate master units, the separate system being so interconnected that one expansible chamber expands and the other contracts in positioning a common device. | |
572 | Having pulse fluid pressure or quantity compensating or adjusting means: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 571. Apparatus including structure (1) by which the apparatus may be adjusted to obtain a desired pressure or quantity of fluid in a part of the pulsator system; or (2) by which a compensation for a change in volume or quantity of pulsator fluid in a part of the system is made. | |
573 | Self-acting phase balancing means acting at midpoint or end of stroke: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 572. Apparatus in which the pulsator fluid in the opposed pulsators
is automatically adjusted between the two during the operation of
the device to cause the driving and driven members of the apparatus
to stay in phase, such adjustment being accomplished by means associated
with the driving or driven member that is effective as the means
passes a center position or reaches the end of its stroke.
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574 | Automatic control of plural stage pressure generation or utilization: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 533. Apparatus comprising structure of the master or slave that,
responsive to the position of an element or condition of the fluid
provides a shift in the rate of movement of the actuator driving
the master or of the output member of the slave relative to the
rate of displacement of pulse fluid.
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575 | Automatic trapping of fluid back of delivery piston forms temporary pulsator driving piston during one stage: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 574. Apparatus in which for one stage of operation a body of liquid is trapped back of a master piston feeding the output slave, the trapped body of liquid forming with the piston an ancillary pulsator of which the piston is the slave. | |
576 | Of separate movement of plural delivery pistons: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 574. Apparatus in which relative movement of two pistons or fluid displacers that deliver fluid toward a slave produce the staged pressure generation. | |
577 | Central externally driven piston drives surrounding piston means through a load responsive connector: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 576. Apparatus including a central piston and a second displacer unit in the form of a sleeve about the piston, the sleeve being moved by the piston through a resilient load responsive connecting means. | |
578 | Unitarily movable displacer delivers fluid from two delivery chambers, one chamber being ineffective under high pressure delivery: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 574. Apparatus in which a single movable element forms a piston means that displaces fluid from two chambers toward the slave initially and later displaced it toward the slave from only one of the chambers. | |
579 | Slave of first master drives master of another slave: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 533. Apparatus including a piston or diaphragm, fluid from a
master pump acting on one side of the piston or diaphragm to move
it to pressurize a separate body of pulsator fluid on the other
side.
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580 | Parallel masters driven by first pulsator: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 579. Apparatus including parallel diaphragms or pistons receiving pressure fluid from a common master and supplying pressure toward distinct slave units. | |
581 | Plural structurally related master pistons, cylinders or pulsator circuits: | ||||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 533. Apparatus comprising interrelated master-slave systems or
a plurality of interconnected master cylinder devices.
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582 | Having safety standby structure becoming operative upon apparatus malfunction: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 533. Apparatus comprising normally inactive means that becomes
effective upon the occurrence of a malfunction of a pulsator to
ameliorate the effect of the malfunction.
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583 | Pulse fluid vessel embracing output piston and fluid displacing element: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 533. Apparatus in which a master device and a slave device are incorporated in a unitary structure. | |
584 | Having separately and manually operated structure for charging, discharging bleeding, or adjusting pulsator volume: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 533. Apparatus with distinct separately and externally operated
structure used in preparing, adjusting or maintaining the apparatus,
such structure charging the pulsator with fluid; purging the pulsator;
or removing fluid from the pulsator.
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585 | Holder for reserve liquid feeds master: | ||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 533. Apparatus comprising a piston cylinder liquid pressurizing
device having communicating with its inlet a means holding a reserve
supply of motive liquid.
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586 | Having means to establish holding pressure in pulse liquid: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 585. Apparatus in which the master cylinder device or the reserve liquid holder includes a valve, diaphragm or piston by which pressure of the liquid in the line to the slave is kept at a pressure above atmospheric even while the pressurizing structure is in its nonoperating or stand-by position whereby slack in the slave device is taken up and leakage of air into the pulsator is prevented. | |
587 | Pressure maintained through inlet or piston cylinder of master: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 586. Apparatus in which the above atmospheric pressure is maintained at least up to the passage by which the liquid from the reservoir is fed to the master cylinder. | |
588 | Master piston traps liquid on advance across a feed port in cylinder wall: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 585. Apparatus in which on inlet to the pulse volume of liquid from the reserve liquid holder is a part in the cylinder wall that connects the reserve liquid and the pulse liquid when the piston of the master is in its nonpressurizing position and which is traversed by the piston during its initial advance so that the port is on one side of the piston and the pulse liquid on the other during pressurization. | |
589 | Master piston or its actuator mechanically operates valve between holder and master cylinder: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 585. Apparatus with a cut-off valve controlling flow between the reserve supply holder and the cylinder of the master that is mechanically opened or closed by the movement of the working member of the master or by a connection to the means driving the working member. | |
590 | Condition responsive device limits return flow from biased slave: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 533. Apparatus including structure between the master and slave
that (1) stops flow from slave toward the master after a measured
quantity has been forced from the slave by the bias or (2) stops
flow from the slave when the discharge pressure produced by the
bias has dropped to a predetermined value.
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591 | Having valve, director, or restrictor in pulse fluid flow path: | ||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 533. Apparatus with distinct valve or restrictor structure in
the flow path between the master and slave controlling the rate
of flow of the pulse fluid or controlling flow between passages
in the flow path to establish a rate of movement of the slave or
to control or relieve pressure in the apparatus.
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592 | Having, surge chamber, fluid supply means, or means compensating for fluid expansion, contraction or leakage: | ||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 533. Apparatus (1) with structure by which a change in volume
of the pulsator fluid is accommodated by addition of fluid, by relieving
or absorbing expansion, by means following contraction; (2) with
a reservoir for receiving fluid from or supplying it to a pulsator;
or (3) having a fluid supply structure.
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593 | Having fluid motor driving piston of master unit: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 533. Apparatus wherein a master cylinder working member is actuated
by a rotary motor or an expansible chamber driven by a fluid.
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594 | Having cam, or lever system driving master: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 533. Apparatus in which the piston of a master cylinder is driven
through a mechanical linkage or lever system, or by a cam.
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595 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION TYPE FREE PISTON DEVICE SUPPLIES MOTIVE FLUID TO MOTOR: | ||
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising an internal combustion free piston
device that produces pressurized fluid and a fluid motor operated
by the pressurized fluid.
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596 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION TYPE FREE PISTON DEVICE WITH PRESSURE FLUID STARTING MEANS: | ||
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising a device operable as a free piston
internal combustion device having provision by which it may be driven
by compressed elastic fluid for starting it in operation.
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597 | FLUID MOTOR MEANS DRIVEN BY WASTE HEAT OR BY EXHAUST ENERGY FROM INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE: | ||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising the combustion of (1) an internal combustion
engine of the type where fuel is burned in an expansible working chamber
means, said engine may or may not do work other than to produce
combustion products; and (2) a fluid actuated motor means actuated
in whole or in part by (a) motive fluid comprising said combustion
products, or (b) motive fluid generated by said combustion products
or by other energy which is unused to do work but which is exhausted
or otherwise lost by said engine.
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598 | With supercharging means for engine: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 597. Apparatus, having means to pressurize the oxidant charge
for the internal combustion engine prior to its introduction into
the combustion chamber of said engine.
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599 | With means to change temperature of supercharged flow: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 598. Apparatus, having heat exchange structure or control means therefor to vary the temperature of the pressurizing oxidant supply for the internal combustion engine. | |
600 | With condition responsive valve means to control supercharged flow and exhaust products: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 598. Apparatus, wherein the internal combustion engine oxidant
pressurizing means is driven by a fluid motor activated by the exhaust
from an internal combustion engine, and wherein condition responsive
valve means are provided to control both the exhaust flow from the
internal combustion engine and the pressurized oxidant flow.
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601 | With coordinated engine fuel control: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 600. Apparatus, wherein a fuel control means other than the cyclic
control means for the internal combustion engine is coordinated
with the means to control the oxidant flow and/or the internal
combustion engine exhaust flow.
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602 | Having condition responsive valve controlling engine exhaust flow: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 598. Apparatus, having condition responsive valve control means
to control the flow of exhaust combustion products between the internal
combustion engine means and the fluid motor.
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603 | With coordinated fuel control means for engine: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 602. Apparatus, with condition responsive means for noncyclic
control of the fuel flow for the internal combustion engine.
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604 | With heat exchanger to transfer energy from engine exhaust to motive fluid for motor: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 598. Apparatus, wherein a motive fluid, not the engine exhaust,
that drives the supercharger is generated in a device employing
the heat energy of the exhaust from engine as its source of energy.
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605.1 | Supercharging means driven by engine exhaust actuated motor: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 598. Apparatus wherein the means pressurizing the oxidant for
the internal combustion engine is driven at least in part by a motor
which employs, as motive fluid, the exhaust from the internal combustion
engine.
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605.2 | With exhaust gas recirculation: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 605.1. Apparatus in which part of the combustion products exhausted
from the engine are returned to the engine combustion chamber for subsequent
reburning.
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605.3 | With motor bearing lubrication or cooling: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 605.1. Apparatus in which a cooling or lubricating fluid is supplied to the motor bearings. | |
606 | With means to provide additional motive fluid for motor: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 605. Apparatus, in which a nonexhaust fluid is supplied separately or mixed with the exhaust products to a motor driving a supercharger. | |
607 | With additional drive means for supercharging means: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 605. Apparatus, in which a single unitary oxidant pressurizing pump is driven by a motor of one type operated by the exhaust of the engine and by (1) a second motor of another type; (2) a second motor of the same type operated by a different fluid or energy or energy source; or (3) by a mechanical drive from the engine. | |
608 | With condition responsive drive means control: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 607. Apparatus, wherein the internal combustion engine exhaust
driven fluid motor may assume a larger proportion of the load of
the means pressurizing said oxidant than the diverse drive means
actuating the oxidant pressurizing means in response to a second
condition.
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609 | Fluid motor and engine each drive at least one means to supercharge the engine: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 605. Apparatus, having one oxidant pressuring means driven mechanically or directly by the internal combustion engine being supplied the pressurized oxidant, and another oxidant pressurizing means actuated by a fluid motor motivated by the exhaust from said internal combustion engine. | |
610 | Supercharging means convertible from series to parallel: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 609. Apparatus, wherein at least two of the plural pressurizing means are arranged either in series or in parallel one with the other and have means whereby they may be rearranged from their original relationship to cooperate in another of said arrangements. | |
611 | Having condition responsive means to control supercharged flow to engine: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 605. Apparatus , having means to control the quantitative flow
of the pressurized oxidant in response to a sensed condition.
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612 | Plural superchargers: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 605. Apparatus, wherein more than a single unitary means is provided to pressurize the oxidant charge for the internal combustion engine, at least one of said means being motivated by exhaust energy from the internal combustion engine. | |
613 | With means to store combustion products prior to entry into fluid motor means: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 597. Apparatus, wherein an a accumulator is utilized to temporarily
store the combustion products discharged from the internal combustion engine,
before said products enter said motor means.
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614 | Having fluid motor motive fluid treating, controlling or conditioning means: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 597. Apparatus, with structure by which motive fluid for the
motor is generated, cleaned, mixed, separated, heated, cooled, controlled
or electrically treated.
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615 | Having condition responsive control of motive fluid: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 614. Apparatus wherein the flow rate, pressure, temperature or composition of the motive fluid for the fluid motor means is changed in response to some sensed condition. | |
616 | Having means to transfer heat energy between engine exhaust and motive fluid for fluid motor: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 614. Apparatus, wherein the motive fluid for the fluid motor
is generated, heated, or cooled in a heat exchange which employs,
as its source of energy, the exhaust energy from the associated internal
combustion engine or other waste heat from the engine.
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617 | And having means to add fluid to motive fluid: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 616. Apparatus, having additional means by which a gas, liquid
or vaporized liquid is added to the motive fluid for the fluid motor
prior to its admission into the fluid motor.
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618 | Motive fluid is vaporized liquid: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 616. Apparatus, wherein the motive fluid for the fluid motor is a vapor from a liquid. | |
619 | Having means to add a diverse fluid to combustion products: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 614. Apparatus, having means by which a fluid which is unlike
the combustion products is mixed with the combustion products prior
to entry into the fluid motor, said fluid, where mixed, not acting
as fuel or oxidizer.
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620 | Fluid motor means is expansible chamber type with movable parts of motor and engine being interconnected: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 597. Apparatus, wherein the internal combustion engine, and the other of said motor means each has at least one working member and the working members of the diverse motors are mechanically interconnected. | |
621 | Movable wall portions are rigidly interconnected: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 620. Apparatus, in which the mechanically interconnected working members comprise rigidly interconnected pistons or diaphragms. | |
622 | Expansible chamber of fluid motor means receives exhaust alternately from two or more expansible chambers of engine means: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 620. Apparatus, wherein the pressurized fluid actuated motor is charged with pressurized combustion products successively from a plurality of internal combustion engines, combustion chambers, (e.g.), the exhaust from each cylinder of an ICE is fed directly to the fluid motor. | |
623 | Fluid motor is rotary type: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 620. Apparatus, wherein the fluid actuated motor is of the rotary expansible chamber type. | |
624 | Fluid motor means is a turbine with output means mechanically interconnected with internal combustion engine output: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 597. Apparatus, in which the fluid motor is an impulse type motor actuated by the impact of the motive fluid against a working member which is mechanically interconnected with the output means of the internal combustion engine. | |
625 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH STRUCTURE ROTATING OR STARTING IT BY PRESSURE FLUID: | ||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus comprising an internal combustion engine with
ancillary structure for supplying pressure fluid other than the combustible
charge to the expansible chamber of the engine to bring the engine
from rest to a speed at which it operates as an internal combustion
engine or with an ancillary fluid motor that functions to bring
the engine from rest up to operating speed.
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626 | Having means for compressing, generating or storing pressure fluid: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 625. Apparatus, including a motive fluid compressor, generator, or storage vessel. | |
627 | Having condition responsive control of means: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 626. Apparatus, in which structure by which fluid for use in the motor is energized or collected, the condition sensor controlling the storage or energization means. | |
628 | Storage vessel charged by internal combustion engine acting as a pump: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 626. Apparatus, including a vessel for receiving and storing
motive fluid from an internal combustion engine cylinder converted
to act as a pump.
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629 | Pressure fluid motor convertible to pressure fluid pump: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 626. Apparatus, including an internal combustion device and a
separate expansible chamber device by which it can be set to operate
as an expansible chamber motor to drive the output of the apparatus
or as a compressor driven by the internal combustion elements of
the apparatus.
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630 | Having manual selector of engine valve settings or of fluid flow branches: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 625. Apparatus, having manually settable valve means for the control of the flow of either the fuel and/or pressurized fluid to the working chamber means for the rotation of the working member means. | |
631 | Including means selecting direction of engine rotation: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 630. Apparatus, in which the valve means can be selectively set to provide for clockwise or counterclockwise rotation of the motor shaft. | |
632 | ONE SHOT EXPLOSION ACTUATED EXPANSIBLE CHAMBER TYPE MOTOR: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Noncyclic motor in which pressure fluid resulting from an
explosion of a fuel charge within or in direct communication with
the working chamber of an expansible chamber type motor during the
explosion produces a single power stroke of the output member of the
motor.
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633 | Having means for feeding fluid fuel: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 632. Apparatus, with structure by which fluid to form the explosive charge is fed to a combustion chamber of the apparatus. | |
634 | Having plural charge holding means: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 632. Apparatus, including means to hold plural separately explodable fuel charges in exploding positions, or which includes means to hold plural unit fuel charges and to move them successively into exploding position. | |
635 | Having mechanical means securing working member in fired position: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 632. Apparatus, having structure with which the working member of the motor becomes engaged when it reaches its fired position and which holds the working member in its fired position. | |
636 | Having latch, rupture or safety means resisting movement of working member or firing means from unfired position: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 632. Apparatus, with means positively preventing movement of the working member of the motor or of the firing mechanism, the member being movable only after the deformation or rupture of a destructible element, the release of a latch or the deactivation of a safety device. | |
637 | Having orifice or conduit restricting flow of combustion products from combustion zone to motor chamber: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 632. Apparatus, in which the charge burns in a zone separated from the expansible chamber of the motor, the combustion products flowing through a restricted conduit or orifice from the zone to the chamber. | |
638 | Having shock absorbing, damping or slow down means for working member: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 632. Apparatus, with a structure (1) ameliorating or suppressing the effects of shock or vibration (2) damping the movement of the working member or (3) providing a cushioned slowdown of the working member. | |
639 | MOTOR ACTUATED BY ACCUMULATING AND DUMPING LIQUID OR FLUENT MATERIAL: | ||||
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus wherein the motor comprises movable means for
accumulating and discharging a quantity of fluent material or a
volume of liquid material from a flowing stream of the material
which means moves under the influence of gravity in response to
a predetermined accumulation of material from a first accumulating
position to a second discharge position to provide power and in
which a surface of such accumulation is open to the atmosphere during movement
of the movable means.
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640 | Rocking member having opposite accumulating means: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 639. Apparatus, in which the movable means comprises a pivoted
member supporting a pair of accumulating means spaced on opposite
sides of the point about which the member pivots and each such means
is supplied with the material independently of the other.
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641.1 | UTILIZING NATURAL HEAT: | ||||||||||
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter operating by means of heat evolved from natural
sources, such as from the sun, air, water, earth, etc.
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641.11 | With elevated structure: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 641.8. Apparatus in which the motor or power plant operates at least in part by energy derived either from a substance confined or constrained to move in a desired path by a significant vertically extending man-made structure (e.g., house, chimney, etc.) or from a solar heat receptor mounted on such structure. | |
641.12 | Air is working fluid: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 641.11. Apparatus wherein the substance is air. | |
641.13 | With single state working substance: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 641.8. Apparatus wherein the heat heats a substance (solid or liquid) for producing work, the substance remaining in its solid or fluid state at all times. | |
641.14 | Gaseous: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 641.13. Apparatus wherein the substance is either air or gas. | |
641.15 | With solar concentration: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 641.8. Apparatus provided with significant solar ray focusing means. | |
641.2 | Geothermal: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 641.1. Apparatus wherein the heat is evolved from the earth"s interior. | |
641.3 | With direct fluid contact: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 641.2. Apparatus wherein the heat of geothermal fluid is transferred to a working fluid by the physical contact of the two fluids (e.g., direct contact heat exchange). | |
641.4 | With deep well turbopump: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 641.2. Apparatus wherein the heat is delivered to the earth"s surface by a subsurface turbine-driven pumping unit. | |
641.5 | With fluid flashing: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 641.2. Apparatus in which a controlled, pressurized fluid having heat is at least partially vaporized (flashed) upon a controlled reduction of pressure at the earth"s surface. | |
641.6 | With natural temperature differential: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 641.1. Apparatus in which power is generated as a result of a variance
in temperature occurring naturally from two distinct geographical
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641.7 | Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC): |
This subclass is indented under subclass 641.6. Apparatus wherein the geographical location is a large (e.g., sea, ocean) body of water. | |
641.8 | Solar: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 641.1. Apparatus wherein the source of heat is the sun. | |
641.9 | With distillation: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 641.8. Apparatus wherein solar heat is used to heat a mixture for separating a more volatile part from at least one other part. | |
642 | MOTIVE STEAM GENERATED FROM HOT WATER CHARGE BY REDUCING PRESSURE ABOVE CHARGE: | ||
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter operated by steam from a receptacle charged
with hot water under pressure, as distinguished from those in which pressure
is generated within a boiler by the application of heat.
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643 | MOTIVE FLUID ENERGIZED BY EXTERNALLY APPLIED HEAT: | ||||
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter comprising (1) apparatus having (a) means
to cause motive fluid to be increased in energy by the indirect
addition of heat thereto and (b) a motor which is actuated by said
motive fluid; and (2) a method of operating such apparatus.
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644.1 | Heating motive fluid by nuclear energy: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 643. Subject matter in which externally applied heat is obtained
from a radioactive decay or indirectly from a nuclear reactor.
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645 | Process of power production or system operation: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 643. Process, involving steps performed in operating a power plant having motive fluid energized by indirectly applied heat. | |
646 | Including start up, shut down, cleaning, protective or maintenance procedure: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 645. Process, including a manipulation that (1) puts a nonoperating
power producer into operation; (2) that takes an operating power
producer out of operation; (3) maintains a power producer in a nonoperating
state but in condition for a rapid start; (4) protects the apparatus
from damage; or (5) maintains it in operating condition as by cleaning
or purging.
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647 | Including operating at or above critical pressure: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 645. Process, in which motive fluid in the course of power production reaches a pressure at or above that at which its vapor and liquid have the same density (i.e., critical pressure). | |
648 | Including production of withdrawable product or steam for external use: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 645. Process, including a step of withdrawing steam or other product for delivery out of the plant to external use or preparing it for such use. | |
649 | Including mixing or separating materials of different chemical compositions in a motive fluid flow path: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 645. Process, in which the motive fluid material of the plant
comprises two materials of different chemical composition that are
brought together or separated in the apparatus.
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650 | Producing power by heating and cooling a single phase fluid: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 645. Process, in which a liquid or gas has its pressure or volume
increased by the addition of heat and reduced by the removal of
heat, the pressure or volume increment being used to produce mechanical
work and the gas or liquid remaining as such throughout the procedure.
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651 | Including vaporizing a motive fluid other than water: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 645. Process, in which a motive fluid other than water or steam
is changed from a liquid to a vapor in the power producing operation.
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652 | Of accommodating, fluctuating or peak loads: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 645. Process, including a procedure (1) by which the system may
be temporarily made to produce power at a rate above its normal
capacity; (2) by which a temporary excess of energy is stored for
subsequent release; or (3) by which the operation of the system
is varied as the load fluctuates to accommodate it to the load.
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653 | Including superheating, desuperheating, or reheating: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 645. Process, in which heat is added to or removed from motive fluid after it has been generated or partially expanded to condition it for feed to a motor or motor stage. | |
654 | Including mingling motor exhaust steam with boiler feed water: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 645. Process, including a power producing procedure in which the motive vapor exhausting from a motor is mingled with a stream of water being advanced toward the vapor generator. | |
655 | Noncommunicating heat transferring motive fluid system (e.g., cascade, etc.): | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 643. Apparatus, in which one motor is supplied with motive fluid
energized by a second hot motive fluid driving a second motor, the
motive fluids of the two motors being held separate at all times.
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656 | Having ancillary structure for starting: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 643. Apparatus, having structure the sole function of which is
to start operation of the system.
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657 | Having apparatus cleaning, sealing, lubricating, purging, standby, or protecting feature: | ||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 643. Apparatus, having as perfecting features structure by which
(1) the apparatus is cleaned, (2) unwanted fluids are discharged
from the system (3) the system is lubricated (4) the apparatus is
held on standby for ease of restarting; or (5) the apparatus is
protected from damage.
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658 | Damage to heat receiving element prevented by automatic means maintaining minimum flow: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 657. Apparatus, in which damage to an element exposed to a high temperature heat source is prevented by condition responsive means that insures a sufficient flow of heat removing fluid through the element. | |
659 | Including heat, steam, or compressed gas storage means: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 643. Apparatus, having structure by which motive fluid heat to
be supplied to the motive fluid, or compressed gas is temporarily
collected and stored for later use.
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660 | Having condition responsive control: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 643. Apparatus, including a means sensing an external condition
or a condition of the system and controlling the system.
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661 | Of or by heat rejecting means or its bypass: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 660. Apparatus, in which the control is by a means (1) sensing
the condition of the fluid by which heat is removed from the system,
(2) of a means controlling the flow of the fluid or (3) of a by-pass
modifying the amount of heat transferred to the fluid.
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662 | Involving feed from source means to separate motor stages or utilizing means: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 660. Apparatus, including two motors or motor stages and in which motive fluid is fed from the same source or separate sources of energized fluid separately to the two motors or motor stages. | |
663 | Of branched feed to, condition of, or heating means for motive fluid between motor stages: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 661. Apparatus, including a means treating fluid discharged from
one motor and flowing to another; the control being of a reheater
the heat condition of or of the addition of a quantity of fluid
to the stream of motive fluid discharged from a first motor flowing
toward a second motor.
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664 | Of or by heat source material or element: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 660. Apparatus, in which (1) a control element of the heat input
is actuated by response to a change of a sensed condition, (2) the
condition of a heat source material is controlled or (3) a means
sensing a condition of the heat source or heat source material controls
the apparatus.
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665 | And of or by boiler liquid level or feed: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 664. Apparatus, including means varying or modifying the action
of heat supply structure and also means regulating the supply of
motive liquid to or quantity of liquid and vaporizing structure.
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666 | Of bypass of superheater or desuperheater: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 660. Apparatus, in which the condition responsive control is
of a flow of vapor through a passage by passing a heat exchanger
in which the temperature of previously generated vapor is raised or
lowered.
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667 | Of means controlling boiler or its feed: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 660. Apparatus, in which the condition or flow of liquid being
fed to the boiler or the quantity or condition of the liquid in
the boiler is controlled by a condition responsive means.
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668 | Power system physically related to vehicle structure: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 643. Apparatus, in which the power plant with means generating
hot motive fluid includes means dependent on vehicle motion, a vehicle traction
feature or vehicle body structure not classified elsewhere.
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669 | Motor mounted in or on boiler: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 643. Apparatus, in which a structure in which motive fluid is generated serves as a support or mount for a motor driven by the motive fluid, e.g., unitary motor-boiler assembly etc. | |
670 | Power system involving change of state: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 643. Apparatus, in which vapor is generated from a liquid and
utilized as motive fluid to actuate a motor.
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671 | Motive fluid comprises a material other than steam or water: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 670. Apparatus, in which a claim includes a recitation of (1)
the material which comprises the fluid which is energized to motivate
the motor means; or (2) a material, other than fuel or substance
which is burned to give off heat, which is mixed with a motive fluid
for energization thereof to motivate a motor means.
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672 | Motor exhaust used in combustion zone: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 671. Apparatus, in which the fluid motivating the motor is a reactive material that is fed to a combustion device after its expansion in the motor. | |
673 | One fluid absorbs or reacts with another: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 671. Apparatus, in which two distinct fluids come in contact with each other in the apparatus for reaction or absorption. | |
674 | Air and steam supplied to motor: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 671. Apparatus, including structure by which air and steam or water are intermingled. | |
675 | Gravity motor actuated by weight of condensed vapor: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 670. Apparatus, in which generated vapor is condensed and collected
at an elevated location and a work output is obtained from the movement
of the condensate collector, downwardly under the influence of gravity.
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676 | Including plural distinct boilers, heat supplies or external sources of vapor: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 670. Apparatus, (1) in which a second vapor generator or an external source of vapor furnishes a supplemental quantity of motive fluid to a power system including a first vapor generator or (2) having more than one distinct means supplying heat to the apparatus. | |
677 | Serially connected motor with intermotor supply or withdrawal of motive fluid: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 670. Apparatus, in which the vapor is fed to serially connected motors or stages and a branch stream of vapor is fed to or withdrawn from the interstage flow. | |
678 | Withdrawn fluid heats boiler feed indirectly: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 677. Apparatus, in which the vapor withdrawn from between the motor stages is passed in indirect heat exchange with liquid supplied to the vapor generator. | |
679 | Having motive fluid reheater between serially connected motors: | ||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 670. Apparatus, comprising a first motor exhausting fluid from
a working chamber with means to heat the exhausted fluid indirectly
the heated exhaust fluid being then supplied as motive fluid to
actuate a second motor or motor stage.
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680 | Motive fluid bypassing upstream motor heats reheater: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 679. Apparatus, with fluid passage means branching from a motor supply conduit and conducting hot motive fluid to reheat the motor exhaust. | |
681 | Motor exhaust mixes with combustion products of boiler heater: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 670. Apparatus, in which the vapor generator is heated by a burner
and the exhaust of the burner is mixed with the exhaust of a motor driven
by the vapor.
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682 | Single state motive fluid energized by indirect heat transfer: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 643. Apparatus, in which a heat energized motive fluid used in
a device producing mechanical output does not change state during
the operation of the system.
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683 | Motor exhaust fed into combustion device: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 682. Apparatus, in which the motive fluid after discharge from
a motor is discharged into a combustion zone.
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684 | Including interstage reheat means: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 682. Apparatus, including serially connected motors or motor
stages and in which motive fluid passing between the motors or stages
is indirectly heated.
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685 | MOTOR HAVING EXHAUST FLUID TREATING OR HANDLING MEANS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus of a motor and exhaust system with means affecting
the fluid after its exhaust from the motor.
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686 | Having condition responsive control of exhaust structure or by exhaust condition: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 685. Apparatus having (1) control structure responding to a condition of the exhaust or (2) a condition responsive structure controlling flow or, or a condition of the exhaust. | |
687 | Motor-exhaust assembly with stress relieving or absorbing structure: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 685. Apparatus, with means to take up or absorb stresses in the exhaust system which arise due to the difference of expansion and contraction of the components of the exhaust system. | |
688 | Water mingled with exhaust steam: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 685. Apparatus, in which fluid exhausted from a steam engine
is mingled with external water or separated condensate.
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689 | Exhaust fluid mingled with non-exhaust fluid: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 685. Apparatus, in which motor exhaust fluid is mingled with
a fluid supplied from a source different from the source of motive
fluid.
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690 | Motor and indirect heat exchanger: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 685. Apparatus, including means for passing the exhaust fluid
through a heat exchanger in which it is cooled indirectly.
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691 | Boiler feed water heated by exhaust: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 690. Apparatus, in which the heat exchange is between motor exhaust
steam and water being prepared for introduction into a boiler that feeds
steam to the motor.
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692 | Having condensate pump: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 690. Apparatus, in which the heat exchanger is a condenser and has a pump for removing liquid condensate from in the condenser. | |
693 | Plural heat exchangers: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 690. Apparatus, including plural physically distinct surface type heat exchangers. | |
694 | Including exhaust flow directing or dividing device: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 685. Apparatus, including a manually settable means in a structure
receiving a stream of exhaust fluid from a motor and dividing the stream
or directing its flow.
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695 | Device directs exhaust of air motor into atmosphere: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 694. Apparatus, which directs the discharge of a pneumatic motor
into the surrounding air.
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696 | Device is draft structure of hydraulic motor: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 694. Apparatus, forming the flow path carrying the liquid away from a water driven motor. | |
697 | Turbine discharge directed to flow line: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 694. Apparatus, including flow directing structure steering fluid
discharged from the rotor of a turbine.
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698 | SYSTEM HAVING PLURAL MOTORS OR HAVING DIVERSE TYPES OF ENERGY INPUT: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus including (1) a device having a mechanical output
operable selectively or simultaneously from diverse inputs; (2)
a device or assembly including plural motors at least one of which
may be separately supplied with motive fluid or may be operated
while another is not producing power; or (3) methods of operating
such devices.
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699 | Spring type motor and internal combustion engine motor: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 698. Apparatus, including a spring type motor combined with an
internal combustion engine.
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700 | Motors intercontrolled responsive to angular speed differential of rotatable output shafts: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 698. Apparatus, wherein the relative rotational speed or angular
position of the output shafts of a plurality of independently operable
motors or devices is continually or intermittently sensed, said
sensed differential effecting a control to maintain a predetermined
operating relationship of the motors.
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701 | Hydraulic or pneumatic intercontrol system: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 700. Apparatus, in which the intercontrol system includes hydraulically or pneumatically operated control elements. | |
702 | Electrical intercontrol system: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 700. Apparatus, including electrical elements.
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703 | Control including pacer, oscillator, punch card, template or tape: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 698. Apparatus, in which at least one motor is controlled (1)
by a punch card, template or tape; or (2) by an externally actuated
standard means such as an oscillator or a motor not effected by the
operation of the controlled device and that has no external output
but merely sets a speed standard.
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704 | Control including clock, retarder or programmer: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 698. Apparatus, controlled (1) by a time measuring or period
establishing device or (2) by a device providing a sequence of events
set to occur at predetermined intervals or terminating a single operation
in a fixed position to restart an additional cycle, which cycle
is more complex than a mere starting or stopping of a single device.
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705 | Signal, indicator or inspection means: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 698. Apparatus, including structure signalling or giving an indication of a condition of operation of the plural motor apparatus or providing for inspection of a part of the apparatus. | |
706 | Having condition responsive control: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 698. Apparatus, including structure sensing a condition of the apparatus or an external condition and effecting a control of the plural motors. | |
707 | Of branched flow of motive fluid through serially connected motors: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 706. Apparatus, including two expansible chamber motors having
flow lines interconnecting them so that under one condition of operation
at least some of the fluid passes first through one and then through
another motor; the condition responsive control effecting an addition
to or removal of motive fluid from the fluid stream of the two motors.
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708 | Of or by motor cooling, ventilation, or brake system: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 706. Apparatus, in which the condition sensor effects a control of a cooling ventilating or braking element of the apparatus. | |
709 | Of or by disconnect or load release means to output means or between motors: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 706. Apparatus, in which the condition sensor actuates a means connecting or disconnecting one of the plural motors to an output device or to another motor. | |
710 | Intercontrol of internal combustion engines responsive to relative fuel or manifold conditions: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 706. Apparatus, in which the condition sensed is the difference between the fuel or manifold conditions of a pair of internal combustion engines, and one of the engines is controlled in response to the sensed difference. | |
711 | First motor load share adjusted relative to the load share of a second motor driving a common load, responsive to a condition of the second motor or of the load: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 706. Apparatus, in which the control (1) determines the amount
of the common output load carried by each motor responsive to a
condition of the load; or (2) the input to one of two motors driving
a common load by a means sensing a condition of the other motor.
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712 | Engine apparatus or system actuatable selectively or simultaneously by internal combustion of fuel and by expansion of motive fluid: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 698. Apparatus, having structure by which the motor apparatus
can be energized both by the internal combustion of fuel and by
the expansion of pressurized motive fluid.
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713 | Plural motors having brake means for motor or output means: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 698. Apparatus, with additional adjustable or positionable structure provided to act in opposition to one of the motors to inhibit or prevent motion of the motor or of its output. | |
714 | Plural motors having supply or control of cooling, lubricating, or scavenging fluid: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 698. Apparatus, having means handling a fluid that cools, lubricates
or flushes an element of the apparatus.
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715 | Plural motors, connected for serial flow of motive fluid: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 698. Apparatus, wherein the exhaust for one of the motor means
is the motive fluid for a second motor.
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716 | System of plural motors having a common output structure: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 698. Apparatus, having means by which the motors are interconnected to drive one output means. | |
717 | And another output: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 716. Apparatus, including a means by which power is delivered by an output member separate from the common output. | |
718 | Having disconnect means between a motor and the output: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 716. Apparatus, wherein a motor means is selectively engageable
with the output means so that the motor may actuate the output individually or
in concert.
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719 | Interrelated or group control operating means for plural motors or outputs: | ||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 698. Apparatus, with manual control means for the apparatus including
(1) structure by which the operations of the individual control
means for the separate motors or outputs are interlocked or correlated;
or (2) separate controllers grouped at a single point for selective
operation.
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720 | Unitary support for plural motors: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 698. Apparatus, in which plural motors are mounted on a common supporting structure. | |
721 | MISCELLANEOUS: |
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter not provided for in other subclasses. | |
722 | Combustion products generator: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Plants having a combustion device for producing products
of combustion and associated parts such as valves, outlet nozzles,
inlet diffusers, air compressors, air receivers, fuel pumps, fuel
vaporizer, fuel injectors, igniting devices, or expansible or other
chambers wherein a fuel and an oxidizer are burned in a combustion
zone, and wherein the resulting products of combustion are disclosed
solely for utilization in a prime mover for furnishing useful external
power.
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723 | Having catalyst in combustion zone: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 722. Device having a zone wherein fuel is burned and having a
catalyst in said zone to directly affect the burning reaction.
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724 | Plural with intercycling by pressure fluctuations: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 722. Device wherein at least two of the devices are of the intermittent
combustion type and are related by interconnecting means so that
cyclic events such as fuel or oxidizer inlet, fuel injection scavenging,
ignition, or exhaust in one combustion device are influenced directly
by pressure changes due to cyclic events in the other combustion
device.
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725 | Having noise reduction means: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 722. Device having means to reduce or suppress acoustic propagations
from or within the combustion device.
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726 | With means to pressurize oxidizer for combustion or other purposes: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 722. Device having specific means to place under pressure either
(a) the oxidizer to be employed in the combustion process, or (b)
an oxidizer to be used as a pressurized fluid for a noncombustion
supportive purpose.
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727 | With oxidizer accumulator: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 726. Device having means located within the oxidizer flow path between a compressor and the combustion zone of the combustion device for storing a mass of said oxidizer for subsequent use. | |
728 | Having oxidizer cooling means: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 726. Device having a means to cool at least a portion of the
oxidizer prior to its use in the combustion zone or prior to its
use for some other purpose in the combustion device.
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729 | Reciprocating positive displacement type: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 726. Device wherein the means placing the oxidizer under pressure comprises a contractible chamber formed by the reciprocation of a portion of said chamber relative to another portion of said chamber. | |
730 | With liquid heat exchanger: | ||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 722. Device having means to transfer heat to a coolant supplied
for such purpose in the liquid state.
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731 | With combustion products accumulator: | ||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 722. Device and one or more storage vessel means for receiving
all or a portion of the products of combustion from one or more
combustion devices for subsequent use by a prime mover.
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732 | Having initial fuel-rich combustion zone: | ||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 722. Device having a plurality of combustion zones distinguished
by the fuel-oxidizer ratio supplied to each zone for combustion
therein, and wherein an amount of fuel in excess of that required
for stoichiometric combustion is supplied to a first fuel-rich zone
for combustion, and to the product of that combustion, and downstream
of the first zone, additional fuel or air is added for combustion
at one or more locations in what is considered an additional zone
or zones whereby the total combustion process of the device is staged.
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733 | Separate fuel injectors for plural zones: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 732. Separate fuel injectors for plural zones: Device having
fuel injector means for the fuel-rich zone and additional fuel injector
means disposed downstream of said fuel-rich zone to supply fuel
to the combustion products discharged from the fuel-rich zone.
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734 | Having fuel supply system: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 722. Device having means to supply fuel to the device or to inject fuel into the zone therein where the fuel is combusted. | |
735 | Fuel injected into turbine: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 734. Device in combination with a turbine having an impeller
element and including means to inject fuel into said element.
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736 | Fuel preheated upstream of injector: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 734. Device having means to heat the fuel prior to the point
where it exits the injector and enters the combustion zone.
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737 | Fuel and air premixed prior to combustion: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 734. Device having means whereby fuel and air may be mixed prior
to the point where combustion occurs.
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738 | Premix tube within combustion zone: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 737. Device wherein at least a portion of the air and fuel are mixed downstream of the injector, and prior to combustion, within a conduit means which is itself within the combustion zone whereby the fluids being mixed may be heated but not caused to combust by the gases in the combustion zone. | |
739 | With fuel supply manifold for separate injectors: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 734. Device having conduit means for delivering fuel from a source
to a plurality of separate and spaced fuel injectors.
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740 | With fuel injector: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 734. Combustion devices in combination with means to inject fuel
into the combustion device wherein significance is attributed to
(a) the injector structure, (b) the relationship of the injector
in the combustion device, (c) the modification of the structure
of the combustion device to accommodate or to cooperate with the
injector, or (d) the modification of the operation of the injector
in view of its environment.
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741 | Fuel control valve integral with injector: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 740. Device having a valve means disposed as a part of the injector
structure to control the flow of fuel therethrough.
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742 | Unitary injector having plural fuel flow paths: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 740. Device having a plurality of structurally interconnected
fuel injectors or discharge means, forming a unitary structure,
from which fuel may flow in a plurality of paths to be injected as
such into a combustion zone.
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743 | Surface film injector: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 740. Device including a surface means onto which fuel is deposited
to become a thin film thereon so that it may be burned, mixed with
other fluent material, or vaporized for subsequent burning.
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744 | Rotary fuel injector: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 740. Device wherein the injector is provided with a rotating
fuel impelling means.
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745 | Slinger type: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 744. Device wherein the injector is connected to or forms a part
of a rotatable shaft of a work producing motor means, said injector
having a fuel dispensing opening spaced radially from the axis of
said shaft, so that when the shaft is rotated, fuel is forced out
of said opening by centrifugal force.
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746 | Plural distinct injectors: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 740. Device wherein a plurality of injector units, each physically
spaced from the other, are provided in a combustion device.
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747 | Injectors in distinct radially spaced parallel flow combustion products generators arranged to combine discharge: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 746. Device having at least one injector in each of a plurality of combustion devices, that are at least in part physically separated along a radial line from the center of a grouping, so that their flow paths are parallel and the discharge of each of the combustion devices is combined to form a single path discharge of combustion products. | |
748 | With attendant coaxial air swirler: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 740. Device having a means to discharge air so that it swirls
in a coaxial relationship with the fuel discharged by the injector.
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749 | Having bluff flame stabilization means: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 734. Device having means positioned to stabilize the flame as
it flows in a combustion zone by creating therein a zone of decreased
linear flow velocity, said means being (a) aerodynamically designed
to cause the formation of eddies, vortices, etc., or (b) aerodynamically
smooth with means for selective modification thereof to create a
stabilization zone as by the use of fluid injected into the surrounding
flow to create flow separation.
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750 | Having means to recycle combustion products internally of the combustion zone: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 722. Device having means to recirculate the combustion products
from a downstream zone or the downstream portion of a single zone
back to an upstream zone or the upstream portion of a single zone.
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751 | Having diffuser for air inlet: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 722. Device having means upstream of the combustion zone adapted to increase the static pressure of the incoming air for combustion by reducing its kinetic energy. | |
752 | Combustor liner: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 722. Device having specific means directly engaging and enclosing
the flame in the combustion zone.
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753 | Ceramic: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 752. Device wherein at least a portion of the flame enclosing means is formed of a nonmetallic mineral. | |
754 | Porous: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 752. Device wherein the flame enclosing means is formed at least
in part with minute regular or irregular openings for the passage
of air.
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755 | Having means to direct flow along inner surface of liner: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 752. Device having means to direct incoming air so that it has a flow component parallel with a wall of the flame enclosing means. | |
756 | Air directed to flow along inner surface or liner dome: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 755. Device wherein the flame enclosing means is provided with means enclosing the upstream end thereof and is provided with means to cause all or a position of the incoming air to flow tangentially with said end enclosing means. | |
757 | In an axial direction: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 755. Device wherein the flame enclosing means has an axis which extends fore and aft thereof or in an upstream-downstream direction, and the incoming air is directed along a surface of said enclosing means substantially parallel with said axis. | |
758 | Air introduced into liner counter to flow of combustion products: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 752. Device having means to inject air into the flame enclosing means with a flow component at the point of injection in a direction opposite the flow of combustion products therein to promote fluid mixing or flame stabilization. | |
759 | Air scoop extends into air flowing outside liner: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 752. Device wherein the exterior of the flame enclosing means is provided with means to capture air flowing exteriorly of and directing it through openings in said enclosing means, said capturing means thereby altering either the speed or direction of the captured air. | |
760 | Air outside liner flows counter to combustion products flow within liner: | ||
Device under 752 wherein the incoming air is caused to flow
exteriorly of the flame enclosing means at least in part in a direction
counter the direction of flow of the combustion products within
the enclosing means.
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761 | Having afterburner: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 200.1. Apparatus including an auxiliary combustion chamber, hereinafter "afterburner",
having means to inject fuel into the motive fluid consisting of
a previously formed combustion product to ignite the fuel and intended
to provide extra thrust.
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762 | Having oxidizer bypassed to afterburner feature: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 761. Apparatus including means to channel a substance (e.g., oxygen, etc.) used to generate the motive fluid by supporting burning of fuel to the auxiliary combustion chamber. | |
763 | Movable flame holder: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 761. Apparatus wherein the afterburner has means to shield the ignited fuel within the motive fluid can be moved (e.g., retractable, pivotable, etc.). | |
764 | Fuel flow control: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 761. Apparatus wherein the means to inject fuel regulates movement or rate (e.g., valve, etc.) of a substance used to produce heat or power by burning. | |
765 | Particular flame holder structure: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 761. Apparatus wherein the afterburner has means to shield
the ignited fuel within the motive fluid has specific construction.
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766 | Particular liner or casing structure: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 761. Apparatus wherein the afterburner or component of it has
a protective covering specifically constructed to function as an
inside or outside surface.
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767 | Air supplied by ram effect (e.g., ramjet, etc.): | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 200.1. Apparatus wherein the thrust produced by the reaction
motor compresses atmosphere into the reaction motor where it is
heated to produce the motive fluid.
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768 | Supersonic speed therethrough (e.g., scramjet, etc.): | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 767. Apparatus wherein the air flows through the reaction motor
and is heated at a velocity above the speed of sound in air.
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769 | Solid fuel: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 767. Apparatus wherein the air is heated by a material used to produce heat or power by burning having other than a fluid form to produce the motive fluid. | |
770 | Particular exhaust nozzle feature: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 200.1. Apparatus wherein the reaction motor produces useful thrust
in one direction by ejecting the motive fluid through specific means
intended to accelerate or direct the flow of the motive fluid.
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771 | Having variable area: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 770. Apparatus includes an exit opening whose size can be adjusted. | |
772 | Process: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Method for generating the combustion products and then
using the products as motive fluid for the motor.
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773 | Having power output control: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 772. Method including regulating a time rate at which work
is produced or delivered by the power plant.
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774 | Multiple expansion: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 772. Method wherein the step of using the motive fluid for
the motor where the motive fluid has its volume increased and where
the motor exhausts the volume increased motive fluid into another
motor that again increases the volume of the motive fluid.
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775 | Introducing water or steam: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 772. Method including adding liquid H2O,
or its vaporized form, into a fuel or an oxidizer burned by the
combustion product generator to produce the motive fluid or into
the motive fluid before it is exhausted by the motor.
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776 | Ignition or fuel injection after starting: | ||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 772. Method wherein the step of generating combustion products
initiates burning of combustible material within or sprays combustible material
into the combustion products generator following initiation of the
combustion process.
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777 | Catalyst: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 776. Method wherein the step of igniting the combustible material is accomplished by a substance that notably affects the rate of a chemical reaction without itself being consumed or essentially altered. | |
778 | Having particular starting: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 772. Method including a specific step of initializing the power
plant movement or operation.
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779 | Having particular safety: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 772. Method including a specific step of protecting the power plant against failure (e.g., backup system, etc.), breakage (e.g., anti-icing, foreign matter ejection, dampening etc.) or an accident (e.g., shut off, etc.). | |
780 | Having fuel conversion (e.g., reforming, etc.): |
This subclass is indented under subclass 772. Method including a step of chemically altering a combustible material (e.g., coal, bitumen, petroleum, natural gas, etc.) into a product (e.g., hydrogen, methane, etc.) having a higher heating value or lighter than the combustible material, which is burned to generate the combustion products. | |
781 | Solid fuel: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 780. Method wherein the step of fuel conversion the combustible material (e.g., coal, etc.) has a form other than a liquid or gas. | |
782 | Having bleed air to cool or heat motor or component thereof (e.g., active clearance control, etc.): | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 772. Method including a step of using compressed atmosphere
from a stage of the power plant to raise or lower the power plant
or an element of the power plant temperature.
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783 | Combined with diverse nominal process: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 772. Method including a step (e.g., recovery, providing a product,
etc.) in name only that is different from a method of using the
power plant.
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784 | For nominal other than power plant output feature: | ||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Apparatus including means in name only intended to provide
power, hereinafter "feature", (e.g., combustion
products, compressed air, etc.) for use in means (e.g., steam generation,
auxiliary turbine, accessories, chemical recovery, etc.) other than
the mechanical motion produced by the motor.
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785 | Air bleed: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 784. Apparatus wherein the feature is compressed atmospheric
fluid from a stage of the power plant intended for use in a means
(e.g., engine start system, environmental control system, canopy
de-fog, rain removal system, canopy seal, anti-g suit, external
fuel tank pressurization, etc.) other than the mechanical motion produced
by the power plant.
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786 | Combined with starting feature: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Apparatus combined with means to initialize operation
of the power plant, or means to facilitate the initial operation
of the power plant by conditioning or modifying the normal operating
cycle of the power plant.
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787 | Separate device or motive fluid source: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 786. Apparatus wherein the starting feature is distinct and (1) an element, component, tool, equipment or mechanism used to start the power plant, or (2) a source of liquid or gas, other than a main source of liquid or gas used to keep the power plant in normal operation, used to start the power plant. | |
788 | Starter motor mechanically coupled to power plant: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 787. Apparatus wherein the starting feature is a machine that converts energy into mechanical motion and uses a physical connection to transfer this motion to initiate the operation of the motor. | |
789 | Solid propellant charge initiates starting (e.g., cartridge starter, etc.): |
This subclass is indented under subclass 787. Apparatus wherein the starting feature is a quantity of fuel and oxidizer in other than gas or liquid form ignited to create a motive fluid used to initiate the operation of the power plant. | |
790 | Having condition responsive fuel control: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 786. Apparatus including means to sense a state or change in state of the power plant to effect a change in regulation of a substance used to produce heat or power by burning to start the power plant. | |
791 | Re-expansion: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.15. Apparatus wherein the motive fluid passes through and
is expanded by each of two or more distinct motors fluidly connected
in series to perform useful work.
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792 | Multi-spool turbocompressor: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 791. Apparatus wherein the two or more motors drive at least two or more separate pumps fluidly connected in series to raise gas or air pressure in stages. | |
793 | Combined with regulation of power output feature: | ||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Apparatus combined with means (e.g., speed of motor, combustion
products temperature or quantity, duration of events during an intermittent
cycle, etc.) to govern capacity to perform useful work produced
by the power plant.
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794 | Oxidizer: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.24. Apparatus wherein the sensing means controls a substance
(e.g., oxygen, etc.) used to support burning of fuel to regulate
the power plant output.
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795 | Bleed: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 794. Apparatus wherein the oxidizer is channeled away before reaching the combustion products generator. | |
796 | Having mounting or supporting structure: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Apparatus including means constructed to attach, fix
or hold the power plant to another physcial entitly, hereinafter "mounting
or supporting structure" (e.g., base, foundation, vehicle,
aircraft, etc.) or parts of the power plant to each other.
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797 | For motor: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 796. Apparatus wherein the mounting or supporting structure is for a machine that converts the motive fluid into mechanical motion. | |
798 | Having ease of assembly or disassembly feature: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 796. Apparatus including means to facilitate putting together or taking apart parts of the power plant. | |
799 | Having expansible connection: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Apparatus including means joining two or more parts, and
permitting an increase in size of a part of the power plant.
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800 | Combustor or fuel system: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 799. Apparatus wherein the expansible connection joins the means to generate combustion products or one of a group of interacting parts that function to deliver a substance used to produce heat or power by burning to another part. | |
801 | Convertible or combined with feature other than combustion products generator or motor: | ||||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Apparatus including means (1) to modify the power plant
to operate on a different motive fluid or different cycle, or change
the function of the motor; or (2) includes means other than a motive
fluid generator or the machine that converts the motive fluid into
mechanical motion together with means having a different proximate
function, effect or product (i.e., subject matter of another class),
or a perfecting means.
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802 | Motor driven accessory: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 801. Apparatus wherein the means is powered (e.g., bleed air, belts, gears, vacuum, etc.) by the machine that converts the motive fluid into mechanical motion either to perform an additional function or to enhance performance of the power plant. | |
803 | Motor condition sensing feature: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 801. Apparatus wherein the means detects and identifies a state or change in state of the machine that converts the motive fluid into mechanical motion. | |
804 | Coaxial combustion products generator and turbine: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.01. Apparatus including motive fluid generating means having
an axis in common with a rotational axis of a bladed rotor used
by a machine to convert the motive fluid acting upon blades of the
rotor into rotary mechanical motion.
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805 | Having turbine: | ||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 722. Apparatus including a machine where the products of combustion
drive a bladed rotor that convert the products of combustion into
rotary mechanical motion.
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806 | And cooling: |
This subclass is indented under subclass 805. Apparatus and means to reduce the temperature of the combustion products or a component of the power plant. | |
CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS
900 | EXCESS AIR TO INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE TO ASSIST EXHAUST TREATMENT: |
This subclass is indented under the class definition. A cross-reference collection based on a manner of operating an engine to control pollution by adjustably setting the air feed to the engine. Much of the art is from Class 123, Internal-Combustion Engines; subclasses 568.11+, charge forming devices having exhaust gas used with the combustible mixture. See also Class 60 for the control of the air, fuel, or ignition of an engine, responsive to the condition of an exhaust treating reactor. | |
901 | EXHAUST TREATMENT SPECIAL TO ROTARY INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE: |
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Cross-reference collection disclosing a treatment or handling of exhaust from a rotary internal combustion engine. | |
902 | ROTARY REACTOR SEPARATOR, OR TREATER OF EXHAUST OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE: |
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Cross-reference collection disclosing a rotary device in the exhaust gas. | |
903 | CLOSURE OPERATORS: |
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Systems that are disclosed as operating doors, windows, gates etc. | |
904 | PROPELLER OR AIRPLANE SYSTEM: |
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Systems that are disclosed as controlling the pitch of a propeller or as operating an element of an airplane. | |
905 | WINDING AND REELING: |
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Systems disclosed as operating a reel or winding a rope or strand. | |
906 | ENGINE SPEED RESPONSIVE THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM: |
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Systems disclosed as receiving a signal indicative of the speed of an engine and controlling the throttle of the engine. | |
907 | WORKING MEMBER POSITIONED AGAINST COUNTERFORCE BY CONSTANTLY APPLIED MOTIVE FLUID: |
This subclass is indented under the class definition. System in which a constantly maintained, though variable, pressure positions a member against bias or maintains substantially constant pull or thrust. | |
908 | WASHING MACHINE SYSTEM: |
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Systems disclosed as operating a clothes washing machine. | |
909 | REACTION MOTOR OR COMPONENT COMPOSED OF SPECIFIC MATERIAL: |
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Cross-reference collection of art disclosing reaction motors or components thereof which are composed of specific materials. | |
910 | FREE PISTON: |
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Cross-reference collection of art disclosing free piston arrangements in power plants. | |
911 | FLUID MOTOR SYSTEM INCORPORATING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: |
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Cross-reference collection of art disclosing fluid motor systems provided with or incorporating an electrical system. | |
912 | COOLING MEANS: |
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Cross-reference collection of art disclosing power plants provided with special cooling devices or structures. | |
913 | COLLECTION OF REGGIO PATENTS: |
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Cross-reference collection of art drawn to those patents granted to Reggio and related to turbo or super-charging devices. | |
914 | EXPLOSIVE: |
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Cross-reference collection of art disclosing power plants utilizing explosives. | |
915 | COLLECTION OF GODDARD PATENTS: |
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Cross-reference collection of art drawn to patents granted to Robert Goddard and related to early developments in liquid fuel rocketry. | |
916 | UNITARY CONSTRUCTION: |
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Cross-reference collection of art disclosing power plants or their components constructed a single member or structure. | |
917 | SOLID FUEL RAMJET USING PULVERIZED FUEL: |
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Cross-reference collection of art disclosing power plants for producing a useful thrust in one direction in an opposite direction comprising a means for or step of producing said motive fluid and a means for or step of ejecting said motive fluid in which the means for producing motive fluid includes a combustion or heating chamber and air is supplied to said chamber due only to the forward motion of the apparatus and further wherein the fuel to produce the motive fluid is pulverized fuel. | |
The definitions below correspond to the abolished subclasses from which these collections were formed. See the Foreign Art Collection schedule of this class for spe correspondences. [Note: The titles and definitions for indented art collections include all the details of the one(s) that are hierarchically superior.] | |||
FOR 100 | Including afterburner: | ||
Foreign art collection for apparatus having means to oxidize fuel in an atmosphere of motive fluid comprising previ formed combustion products. | |||
FOR 101 | Air supplied by ram effect: | ||
Foreign art collection for apparatus in which the means for producing motive fluid includes a combustion or heating chamber and air is supplied to said chamber due only to the forward motion of the appara. | |||
FOR 102 | Motive fluid outlet means: | ||
Foreign art collection for apparatus having a specifically
claimed open by means of which motive fluid is ejected from the
apparatus.
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FOR 103 | Processes: | ||
Foreign art collection for producing motive fluids composed of products of combustion or for operating plants utilizing such motive fluids. | |||
FOR 104 | Regulation of power output: | ||
Foreign art collection involving the variation of the quan or temperature of the motive fluid composed of products of combustion, or the available energy of a plant utilizing such motive fluid. | |||
FOR 105 | Multiple expansion: | ||
Foreign art collection involving the generation of motive fluid composed of products of combustion used in, or the use of such motive fluid in, plants having multiple expansion motors. | |||
FOR 106 | Addition of steam and/or water: | ||
Foreign art collection involving the addition of steam and/ or water to the ingredients utilized to generate the motive fluid, or to the motive fluid, prior to its discharge from the motor. | |||
FOR 107 | Ignition and/or fuel injection: | ||
Foreign art collection involving the initiation of the com of the fuel charge and/or the injection of the fuel within a combustion products gener. | |||
FOR 108 | With nonmotor output: | ||
Foreign art collection for Plants in combination with means whereby the device, in addition to providing useful power for external use, also serves as a source of heat or pressure fluid, such as steam, combustion products, or compressed air, for use in another art device. | |||
FOR 109 | With starting device: | ||
Foreign art collection for Plants in combination with means to initially place the plant in operation, or to condition the plant or to modify the normal operating cycle, in order to facilitate the initial operation thereof. | |||
FOR 110 | Separate starting device or motive fluid source: | ||
Foreign art collection for Plants having either (1) a motor dis from a plant wherein the motor is used to place the plant in operation, or (2) a separate source of working fluid distinct from a main source of working fluid normally used to drive the plant wherein this separate source of fluid is used to place the plant in operation. | |||
FOR 111 | Re-expansion: | ||
Foreign art collection for Plants in which the motive fluid passes through two or more motors in series. | |||
FOR 112 | With regulation of power output: | ||
Foreign art collection for Plants in combination
with means to vary the rate of power output, as by varying the speed
of the power output motor, or by controlling the temperature and/or
quantity of the motive fluid, or by varying the duration of the
events, during each cycle, of an intermittent combus type generator.
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FOR 113 | Oxidizer: | ||
Foreign art collection for combinations wherein the means to vary the rate of power output regulates the quantity of oxidizer comprising an ingredient to produce the motive fluid. | |||
FOR 114 | With mounting or supporting structure: | ||
Foreign art collection for devices wherein means
are provided for fixing or holding said device relative to some
frame of reference.
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FOR 115 | With expansible connections: | ||
Foreign art collection for devices wherein means are provided to permit relative movement between parts to compen for expansion and contraction. | |||
FOR 116 | Convertible and combined: | ||
Foreign art collection for plants including means
whereby the plant may be selectively or automatically modified to
operate on a different motive fluid or different cycle, or the function
of the motor may be changed. Also, plants under subclass 39.01
in combination with features other than combus products generators
and motors, and not provided for in the preceding subclasses.
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FOR 117 | Coaxial combustion products generator and combined: | ||
Foreign art collection for plants comprising a turbine and a single com products generator, the axis of the com products generator being coaxial with the turbine shaft. | |||
FOR 118 | With turbine: | ||
Foreign art collection for devices, comprising a generator of combustion products and a turbine receiving and driven by such products. | |||