公开(公告)号：US20220381158A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-01

申请号：US17300366

申请日：2021-06-01

申请人： Thomas Edward Duffy

发明人： Thomas Edward Duffy

IPC分类号： F01K13/02 ,  F01K23/10 ,  F22B1/18

摘要： A fast HRSG starting method and apparatus for combined cycles requiring frequent cycling, baseload and backup power; preventing grid failure from variables of wind and solar power. A once-through HRSG, eliminating all except two hot thick wall components: the high pressure superheater and reheater headers. The method fills the high pressure superheater with boilerwater; whereby steam is generated in starting as thick header's and tube's ramp-up together at saturation temperatures as the gas turbine attains synchronous speed No-Load; reducing conventional thermal stress failures loss of availability and costly repairs. At gas turbine full power dry steam is generated by the high pressure superheater at low allowable temperature start and load the steam turbine and protect the reheater. The dryout zone in the high pressure superheater is controlled loading the steam turbine faster than conventional without problematic attemperators, thereby decreasing: thermal stresses, fuel, emissions and possible ingestion of spray-water.

公开(公告)号：US20080121634A2

公开(公告)日：2008-05-29

申请号：US11294477

申请日：2005-12-06

申请人： Richard Jibb ,  John Billingham ,  Edward Duffy ,  Noel O'Shaughnessy ,  Kevin McMahon ,  Peter Ferris

发明人： Richard Jibb ,  John Billingham ,  Edward Duffy ,  Noel O'Shaughnessy ,  Kevin McMahon ,  Peter Ferris

IPC分类号： H05B6/00

CPC分类号： H01L21/67109

摘要： A heat exchange system and processes for a magnetic annealing tool is provided. The system includes a process chamber housing workpieces to be processed; an element chamber partly surrounding the periphery of the process chamber, at least one means for drawing a vacuum in fluid communication with the process chamber and separately with the element chamber in order to apply a vacuum to either or both of the process and element chamber so as to promote radiation heating of the workpieces; at least one supply of fluid in communication with the process chamber and separately with the element chamber to supply a cooling gas so as to promote conductive cooling of the workpieces; a cooling chamber disposed to surround the element chamber; and means for generating a magnetic field disposed on the outer periphery of the cooling chamber.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于磁性退火工具的热交换系统和工艺。 该系统包括容纳要处理的工件的处理室; 元件室，其部分地围绕处理室的周边，至少一个装置，用于抽取与处理室流体连通并与元件室分离的真空，以便将过程元件室中的任一个或两者施加真空，因此 促进工件的辐射加热; 至少一个与所述处理室连通的流体供应源，并与所述元件室分开供应冷却气体，以促进所述工件的导电冷却; 设置成围绕所述元件室的冷却室; 以及用于产生设置在冷却室的外周上的磁场的装置。

公开(公告)号：US20070233825A1

公开(公告)日：2007-10-04

申请号：US11759078

申请日：2007-06-06

申请人： Vern BROWNELL ,  Pete MANCA ,  Ben SPRACHMAN ,  Paul CURTIS ,  Ewan MILNE ,  Max SMITH ,  Alan GREENSPAN ,  Scott GENG ,  Dan BUSBY ,  Edward DUFFY ,  Peter SCHULTER

发明人： Vern BROWNELL ,  Pete MANCA ,  Ben SPRACHMAN ,  Paul CURTIS ,  Ewan MILNE ,  Max SMITH ,  Alan GREENSPAN ,  Scott GENG ,  Dan BUSBY ,  Edward DUFFY ,  Peter SCHULTER

IPC分类号： G06F15/177

CPC分类号： H04L29/12009 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L49/351 ,  H04L49/352 ,  H04L49/354 ,  H04L49/356 ,  H04L49/557 ,  H04L49/70 ,  H04L61/00 ,  H04L67/1002 ,  H04L67/1034 ,  H04L67/1097 ,  H04L67/38 ,  H04L69/22 ,  H04L69/329

摘要： A platform and method of deploying virtual processing areas networks are described. A plurality of computer processors are connected to an internal communication network. At least one control node is in communication with an external communication network and an external storage network has an external storage address space. The at least one control node is connected to the internal network and thereby is in communication with the plurality of computer processors. Configuration logic defines and establishes a virtual processing area network having a corresponding set of computer processors from the plurality of processors, a virtual local area communication network providing communication among the set of computer processors, and a virtual storage space with a defined correspondence to the address space of the storage network.

公开(公告)号：US20060138177A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-29

申请号：US10536974

申请日：2003-11-25

申请人： Albert Wauters ,  Ian Anderson ,  Edward Duffy

发明人： Albert Wauters ,  Ian Anderson ,  Edward Duffy

IPC分类号： B67D5/42

CPC分类号： B67D1/0431 ,  B67D1/0462

摘要： A home beer dispensing apparatus has a keg having a self-contained bag filled with a beer and a pressure system. The pressure system creates a pressurized air space between the keg inner walls and the bag to assist in the dispensing of the beer. The pressure system has a keg one-way air valve mounted to a top wall of the keg to permit entry of pressurized air into the keg. The pressure system has a pressure reservoir mounted in the dispensing apparatus outside the keg and in fluid flow communication with the keg one-way valve. The reservoir stores a charge of pressurized air and supplies at least a portion of this charge to the keg through the keg air valve when the dispensing apparatus is operated to dispense the beer. The reservoir provides a reserved charge of pressurized gas that is on hand to reduce dampening pressure fluctuations during beer dispensing which can result in beer frothing, especially during the early stages of beer dispensing when the air head space in the keg is small. Further, the apparatus may also have a pressure sensing system adapted to measure time rate of pressure change in the keg. The apparatus has a signaling device responsive to the time rate of pressure change in the keg to produce a signal related to volume of beer remaining in the bag. Preferably, the signal is displayed visually on the dispensing apparatus.

摘要翻译： 家用啤酒分配装置具有小桶，该桶具有装满啤酒和压力系统的独立袋。 压力系统在小桶内壁和袋之间形成加压空气空间，以帮助分配啤酒。 压力系统具有安装在小桶的顶壁上的小桶单向空气阀，以允许加压空气进入小桶。 压力系统具有安装在小桶外部的分配装置中并与小桶单向阀流体连通的压力容器。 储存器存储加压空气的装料，并且当分配装置操作以分配啤酒时，通过小桶空气阀向桶中供应至少一部分该装料。 储存器提供了预留的加压气体，其在手上以减少啤酒分配期间的阻尼压力波动，这可导致啤酒起泡，特别是在小桶中的空气头部空间较小时在啤酒分配的早期阶段。 此外，该装置还可以具有适于测量小桶中的压力变化的时间速率的压力感测系统。 该装置具有响应于小桶中的压力变化的时间速率的信号装置，以产生与袋中剩余的啤酒量相关的信号。 优选地，在分配装置上可视地显示信号。

公开(公告)号：US06971044B2

公开(公告)日：2005-11-29

申请号：US10038355

申请日：2002-01-04

申请人： Scott Geng ,  Pete Manca ,  Paul Curtis ,  Ewan Milne ,  Max Smith ,  Alan Greenspan ,  Edward Duffy ,  Peter Schulter

发明人： Scott Geng ,  Pete Manca ,  Paul Curtis ,  Ewan Milne ,  Max Smith ,  Alan Greenspan ,  Edward Duffy ,  Peter Schulter

IPC分类号： H04L12/18 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/56 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L29/12 ,  H04L29/14 ,  G06F11/00

CPC分类号： H04L12/28 ,  H04L29/12009 ,  H04L29/12018 ,  H04L49/351 ,  H04L49/354 ,  H04L49/557 ,  H04L61/10 ,  H04L67/1002 ,  H04L67/1008 ,  H04L67/1017 ,  H04L67/1097 ,  H04L67/38 ,  H04L69/22 ,  H04L69/40

摘要： A platform for and method of computer processing to support processor failover are disclosed. A plurality of computer processors are connected to an internal communication network. A virtual local area communication network over the internal network is defined and established. Each computer processor in the virtual local area communication network has a corresponding virtual MAC address and the virtual local area network provides communication among a set of computer processors but excludes the processors from the plurality not in the defined set. A virtual storage space is defined and established with a defined correspondence to the address space of the storage network. In response to a failure by a computer processor, a computer processor from the plurality is allocated to replace the failed processor. The MAC address of the failed processor is assigned to the processor that replaces the failed processor. The virtual storage space and defined correspondence of the failed processor is assigned to the processor that replaces the failed processor. The virtual local area network is reestablished to include the processor that replaces the failed processor and to exclude the failed processor.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于支持处理器故障转移的计算机处理的平台和方法。 多个计算机处理器连接到内部通信网络。 定义并建立内部网络上的虚拟局域网通信网络。 虚拟局域通信网络中的每个计算机处理器具有对应的虚拟MAC地址，并且虚拟局域网提供一组计算机处理器之间的通信，但不排除来自多个处理器的处理器。 以与存储网络的地址空间的定义的对应关系来定义和建立虚拟存储空间。 响应于计算机处理器的故障，分配来自多个的计算机处理器来替换故障处理器。 故障处理器的MAC地址被分配给替换故障处理器的处理器。 故障处理器的虚拟存储空间和定义的对应关系被分配给替换故障处理器的处理器。 重新建立虚拟局域网，以包括替换故障处理器并排除故障处理器的处理器。

公开(公告)号：US08820078B1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-02

申请号：US13987540

申请日：2013-08-06

申请人： Thomas Edward Duffy

发明人： Thomas Edward Duffy

IPC分类号： F01K13/02 ,  F01K7/34 ,  F01K19/00 ,  F01K7/22 ,  F22B1/00

CPC分类号： F22B1/00 ,  F01K13/02 ,  F01K23/101 ,  Y02E20/16

摘要： A once-through high pressure steam generator and reheater configured to eliminate the majority of components limiting cyclical life of fast start conventional HRSGs. Two remaining problematic components in conventional designs the final superheater and reheater tubes overheat while their headers remain colder in fast starts. In this inventive HRSG the critical components are arranged and started by a method that limits these damaging temperature differentials. At ignition when exhaust gas surges into a wet superheater steam flow starts minutes before conventional systems. This early steam flow cools the tubes while heating the headers, thereby reducing life damaging stresses. Steam temperature is controlled through the start and warms the rest of the plant earlier without attemperators with their problematic thermal stress history. Faster starts than conventional result without damaging fatigue life depletion with this low cost innovation.

摘要翻译： 一个一次通过的高压蒸汽发生器和再加热器被配置为消除大多数部件限制快速启动常规HRSG的循环寿命。 传统设计中的两个剩余的问题组件是最终的过热器和再热器管过热，而它们的头部在快速启动时保持较冷。 在本发明的HRSG中，通过限制这些有害温度差的方法来布置和启动关键部件。 当点火时，当废气涌入潮湿的过热器时，蒸汽流在常规系统之前开始分钟。 这种早期的蒸汽流在加热集管时冷却管，从而减少寿命损坏的应力。 蒸汽温度通过启动进行控制，并且在没有调温器的情况下加热其他工厂的其余部分，并且遇到有问题的热应力历史。 通过这种低成本创新，比传统结果更快地启动，而不会损坏疲劳寿命。

公开(公告)号：US20130069204A1

公开(公告)日：2013-03-21

申请号：US13696730

申请日：2011-05-11

申请人： Edward Duffy ,  Laurent Clochard

发明人： Edward Duffy ,  Laurent Clochard

IPC分类号： H01L21/306 ,  C23F1/08 ,  H01L29/06

CPC分类号： H01L21/67069 ,  H01L31/0236 ,  H01L31/02363 ,  H01L31/1804 ,  Y02E10/547 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： A method and apparatus to modify the surface structure of a silicon substrate or deposited silicon layer in a controllable manner using gas only in an atmospheric environment, suitable for making photovoltaic (PV) wafer based devices. The method and apparatus comprising the steps of disposing the substrate or deposited layer on a moveable carrier; pre-heating the substrate or deposited layer; and moving the substrate or deposited layer for etching through an atmospheric reactor; under an etchant delivering module inside the reactor and applying at least one etchant in gas form at a controlled flow rate and angle to the substrate or deposited layer in the reactor, wherein the at least one etchant gas is selected from the group comprising fluoride-containing gases and chlorine-based compounds. The technical problem that has been solved is the provision of a high throughput dry etching method at atmospheric pressure. This apparatus does not require plasma to aid the etching process using fluoride-containing gases and chlorine-based compounds and is performed at open atmospheric pressure. The use of elemental fluorine, which has a significantly lower bonding energy than any of the other etchants used to date, allows for the use of much lower power energy source to crack the elemental fluorine in to its etching radicals. The apparatus enables the delivery of a predetermined texture finish by controlling the flow rate of the gasses which are bombarded on the surface of the substrate.

摘要翻译： 一种以可控的方式使用仅在大气环境中使用气体的硅衬底或沉积硅层的表面结构的方法和装置，其适用于制造基于光伏（PV）晶圆的器件。 该方法和装置包括以下步骤：将衬底或沉积层设置在可移动的载体上; 预热衬底或沉积层; 并移动用于刻蚀的衬底或沉积层通过大气反应器; 在所述反应器内部的蚀刻剂输送模块下方，并以与所述反应器中的所述基底或沉积层受控的流速和角度施加气体形式的至少一种蚀刻剂，其中所述至少一种蚀刻剂气体选自含氟化物 气体和氯基化合物。 已经解决的技术问题是在大气压下提供高通量干蚀刻方法。 该装置不需要等离子体来辅助使用含氟气体和氯系化合物的蚀刻工艺，并且在开放的大气压下进行。 与迄今为止使用的任何其它蚀刻剂相比，具有明显降低的键合能量的元素氟使得能够使用更低功率的能量来将元素氟裂解成其蚀刻自由基。 该装置能够通过控制被轰击在基板的表面上的气体的流速来传送预定的纹理完成。

公开(公告)号：US20060131325A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-22

申请号：US10536973

申请日：2003-11-25

申请人： Albert Wauters ,  Hans Donker ,  Ian Anderson ,  Edward Duffy ,  Andrew Halket

发明人： Albert Wauters ,  Hans Donker ,  Ian Anderson ,  Edward Duffy ,  Andrew Halket

IPC分类号： B67D5/08

CPC分类号： B67D1/0462 ,  B67D1/0857 ,  B67D1/0861 ,  F25D31/006 ,  F25D2331/802 ,  F25D2700/16

摘要： A beer or like alcohol beverage dispensing apparatus has a keg for containing the beverage. A keg dispensing device is connected through a top portion of the keg and extends to a bottom portion of the keg to draw the beverage from the keg adjacent the bottom portion. The apparatus has a cooling plate in heat transfer contacting relation with the bottom of the keg and also has a Peltier thermoelectric device connected to the cooling plate so as to extract heat from the cooling plate and thereby extract heat from the keg. The cooling apparatus has a first temperature sensor, mounted in heat sensing relation with a bottom portion of the keg and a second temperature sensor mounted in heat sensing relation with an upper portion of the keg. A controller controls the cooling apparatus in response to the first and second temperature sensors so as to control the operation of the cooling apparatus to extract heat from the bottom portion of the keg to lower and maintain the temperature of the beverage contained in the keg to a desired beverage serving temperature. The keg may comprise either steel, stainless steel or copper so as to provide a stratified cooling effect or may comprise aluminum so as to initially cool the beverage in the container in a more homogeneous manner.

摘要翻译： 啤酒或类似酒精饮料分配装置具有用于容纳饮料的小桶。 小桶分配装置通过小桶的顶部连接并延伸到小桶的底部，以从邻近底部的小桶抽取饮料。 该装置具有与小桶的底部传热接触的冷却板，并且还具有连接到冷却板的珀尔帖热电装置，以从冷却板中提取热量，从而从小桶中提取热量。 所述冷却装置具有第一温度传感器，其与所述小桶的底部热传感关系安装，所述第二温度传感器与所述小桶的上部热传感地安装。 控制器响应于第一温度传感器和第二温度传感器控制冷却装置，以便控制冷却装置的操作以从小桶的底部提取热量来降低，并且将包含在小桶中的饮料的温度保持为 所需饮料服务温度。 小桶可以包括钢，不锈钢或铜，以提供分层的冷却效果，或者可以包括铝，以便以更均匀的方式最初冷却容器中的饮料。

公开(公告)号：US3991776A

公开(公告)日：1976-11-16

申请号：US638592

申请日：1975-12-08

申请人： Lawrence Edward Duffy

发明人： Lawrence Edward Duffy

IPC分类号： A45D44/18 ,  A46B7/02

CPC分类号： A45D44/18 ,  A46B7/02

摘要： A toothbrush comprising a handle unit and a detachable brush. The handle contains a manually controlled, spring latching mechanism for retaining and ejecting the brush. The handle also contains a detachable storage section for capsules or other forms of toothpaste, toothpowder, etc.

公开(公告)号：US08198570B2

公开(公告)日：2012-06-12

申请号：US12330060

申请日：2008-12-08

申请人： Richard John Jibb ,  John Fredric Billingham ,  Edward Duffy ,  Noel O'Shaughnessy ,  Kevin McMahon ,  Peter Ferris

发明人： Richard John Jibb ,  John Fredric Billingham ,  Edward Duffy ,  Noel O'Shaughnessy ,  Kevin McMahon ,  Peter Ferris

IPC分类号： H05B6/10 ,  H05B6/00

CPC分类号： H01L21/67109

摘要： A heat exchange system and processes for a magnetic annealing tool is provided. The system includes a process chamber housing workpieces to be processed; an element chamber partly surrounding the periphery of the process chamber, at least one means for drawing a vacuum in fluid communication with the process chamber and separately with the element chamber in order to apply a vacuum to either or both of the process and element chamber so as to promote radiation heating of the workpieces; at least one supply of fluid in communication with the process chamber and separately with the element chamber to supply a cooling gas so as to promote conductive cooling of the workpieces; a cooling chamber disposed to surround the element chamber; and means for generating a magnetic field disposed on the outer periphery of the cooling chamber.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于磁性退火工具的热交换系统和工艺。 该系统包括容纳要处理的工件的处理室; 元件室，其部分地围绕处理室的周边，至少一个装置，用于抽取与处理室流体连通并与元件室分离的真空，以便将过程元件室中的任一个或两者施加真空，因此 促进工件的辐射加热; 至少一个与所述处理室连通的流体供应源，并与所述元件室分开供应冷却气体，以促进所述工件的导电冷却; 设置成围绕所述元件室的冷却室; 以及用于产生设置在冷却室的外周上的磁场的装置。