12th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 2 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110067663 | METHOD OF OPERATING ETHANOL FUELLED ENGINES - A method of operating a compression ignition internal combustion engine which comprises supplying the engine with an aqueous ethanol fuel and lubricating the engine with a lubricating oil composition which mitigates problems of interaction between the oil composition and the fuel, the lubricating oil composition comprising a major amount of a base oil of lubricating viscosity and a minor amount of additives comprising one or more nitrogen-containing dispersant additives and one or more neutral or over-based, metal salt-containing detergent additives, the metal salt-containing detergent additives being present in the lubricating oil composition at a total metal salt concentration in the lubricating oil composition of greater than 0 and up to 1% by weight and the weight ratio of the total amount of nitrogen in the dispersant additives:the total amount of metal salt in the detergent additives being, at least 0.1:1. There is also provided such a lubricating oil composition having a total sulphur content of not greater than 0.44% by weight. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067664 | GAS CIRCULATION ENGINE - A gas circulation engine includes a combustion chamber to which high-pressure fuel in a first high-pressure fuel supply passage, an oxidant and working gas are supplied; a circulation path that connects an intake-side portion and an exhaust-side portion of the combustion chamber to each other; a fuel bleed-off tank into which the high-pressure fuel in the first high-pressure fuel supply passage is bled off; a fuel bleed-off valve that permits or shuts off communication between the first high-pressure fuel supply passage and the fuel bleed-off tank; and a fuel bleed-off control unit that permits communication between the first high-pressure fuel supply passage and the fuel bleed-off tank by opening the fuel bleed-off valve when the engine is stopped, the communication between the first high-pressure fuel supply passage and the fuel bleed-off tank being shut off during operation of the engine. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067665 | METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR STARTING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE COMPRISING A HEATING DEVICE FOR HEATING A COOLANT - In a method, the starting behaviour of an internal combustion engine ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110067666 | ENGINE BALANCER SYSTEM - An engine balancer system is provided in which a balancer housing ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110067667 | OIL SUPPLY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An oil supply device for a vehicle includes an oil pump driven by a rotation of an internal combustion engine, a hydraulic actuator to which oil is supplied from the oil pump, an engine lubricating system to which the oil is supplied from the oil pump, an oil supply adjusting valve adjusting a supply condition of the oil from the oil pump to the hydraulic actuator and the engine lubricating system, a first oil supply passage supplying the oil from the oil pump to the hydraulic actuator, and a second oil supply passage supplying the oil from the oil pump to the engine lubricating system, wherein the oil supply adjusting valve consistently distributes the oil to the first oil supply passage and the second oil supply passage. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067668 | OIL SUPPLY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An oil supply device for a vehicle includes an oil pump having a supply condition varying mechanism varying a supply condition of oil, a hydraulic actuator to which the oil is supplied from the oil pump, a lubricating system to which the oil is supplied from the oil pump, and an oil supply adjusting mechanism adjusting the supply condition of the oil from the oil pump to the hydraulic actuator and the lubricating system, wherein the supply condition of the oil to the supply condition varying mechanism and the oil supply adjusting mechanism is controlled by a single control valve. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067669 | LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR FOUR-STROKE ENGINE - A lubrication system for a four cycle engine lubricates the valve mechanism with the oil mist of the concentration lowered by the liquefying means. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067670 | Centralised lubrication of large diesel engines - There is described a centralised lubrication system and a method for lubricating the cylinder faces in large diesel engines, in particular marine engines. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067671 | Non-soot emitting fuel combustion chamber - An embodiment of the invention provides a combustion chamber for non-soot emitting fuel. The combustion chamber includes a piston bowl, and a fuel injector mounted through a cylinder wall of a cylinder with the piston bowl, wherein the fuel injector injects fuel against a wall of the piston bowl in at least a substantially tangential manner. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067672 | FUEL MIXTURE COMBUSTION CONTROL METHOD FOR A SPARK-IGNITION INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE, NOTABLY A SUPERCHARGED ENGINE - The present invention relates to a method of controlling the combustion of a spark-ignition internal-combustion engine, in particular a supercharged engine, wherein the engine comprises at least one cylinder ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110067673 | ENGINE BRAKING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES - An engine braking system for vehicles may include a rocker shaft having a lubricating oil passage and a braking oil passage, a valve unit selectively supplying part of the oil supplied to the lubricating oil passage, into the braking oil passage, and at least one exhaust rocker arm, into which the rocker shaft is inserted and pivotal about the rocker shaft, wherein the at least one exhaust rocker arm has, therein, a first connection passage communicating with the braking oil passage and a first recess, a stopper fixed above the first recess, and an actuator housed in the first recess and including a pressing piston, wherein the pressing piston moves to contact the stopper by hydraulic pressure of the oil supplied from the braking oil passage into the first recess and thus presses the at least one exhaust rocker arm in a downward direction. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067674 | SPARK IGNITION ENGINE THAT USES INTAKE PORT INJECTION OF ALCOHOL TO EXTEND KNOCK LIMITS - Internal combustion engine system. The system includes a source of gasoline for direct injection into cylinders of a spark ignition engine along with a source of an antiknock fuel for injection into the intake ports of the engine as needed to prevent knock. A preferred antiknock fuel is ethanol or an ethanol/gasoline blend having an ethanol content of 20% by volume or more. Other suitable antiknock fuels are methanol, a combination of ethanol and methanol, and a blend of gasoline with either ethanol, methanol, or an ethanol/methanol mixture. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067675 | FUEL INJECTION ASSEMBLY WITH OPTIMIZED HEAT COUPLING BETWEEN FUEL INJECTION DEVICE AND CYLINDER HEAD - A fuel injection assembly of an internal combustion engine, has an fuel injector for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of the engine. The fuel injector is built into a cylinder head of the engine and there is an annular gap provided between the fuel injector and the cylinder head, or its attached hood. According to the invention, the gap is filled at least partially, preferably entirely, with a heat-conducting liquid whose thermal conductivity is higher than that of air, or with an elastically deformable, heat-conducting component whose thermal conductivity is higher than that of air. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067676 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A TANK VENT VALVE - In a method for controlling a tank vent valve ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110067677 | Carburetor arrangement - A carburetor for a gas powered internal combustion engine having a plurality of pressure reducing stages for reducing the pressure of the gas phase in a liquified petroleum gas storage bottle prior to the mixing of the gas phase of the liquified petroleum gas with ambient air. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067678 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine has an air intake system with an air intake pipe and which communicates with a combustion chamber of a cylinder as a function of a switch position of a gas inlet valve. Furthermore, a compressor is disposed in the air intake system and is embodied for the purpose of compressing a mass air flow. Also, a throttle valve is disposed in the air intake system downstream of the compressor and by which the compressed mass air flow into the air intake pipe can be throttled. The internal combustion engine furthermore has a differential pressure sensor which is disposed in the air intake system and is embodied for the purpose of measuring a differential pressure between a charge pressure that prevails downstream of the compressor and upstream of the throttle valve and an ambient pressure that prevails outside of the air intake system. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067679 | SUPERCHARGED DIRECT-INJECTION ENGINE - Disclosed is a supercharged direct-injection engine, which comprises a supercharging device ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110067680 | Turbocharger and Air Induction System Incorporating the Same and Method of Making and Using the Same - A turbocharger for an internal combustion engine includes a turbine comprising a turbine wheel attached to a turbine shaft, the turbine wheel and shaft rotatably disposed in a turbine housing, the turbine housing comprising a turbine volute conduit, the turbine volute conduit having a turbine volute inlet and an EGR conduit inlet, the EGR conduit inlet radially spaced from the turbine volute inlet along the turbine volute conduit and opening into an EGR conduit that is joined to the turbine volute conduit. The turbine volute inlet is configured for fluid communication of an exhaust gas received from an engine to the turbine wheel, the EGR conduit configured for fluid communication of the exhaust gas to an engine intake conduit. The turbocharger also includes a compressor comprising a compressor wheel attached to the turbine shaft, the compressor wheel and turbine shaft rotatably disposed in compressor housing. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067681 | PAINTBALL LOADER REMOVABLE DRIVE SYSTEM - A loader for storing and delivering paintballs to a paintball marker comprising a removable drive unit. The drive unit is arranged within a cartridge configured to be received into a cavity provided within the body of the loader. This arrangement provides for the quick removal of the drive system from the loader, facilitating ease of repair, replacement, or upgrading of the drive unit. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067682 | ARCHERY BOW ACCESSORIES WITH A LINEAR SLIDE - Certain embodiments of the present invention include archery accessories which incorporate a linear slide which allows one portion of the accessory to linearly translate or reciprocate relative to another portion. In certain embodiments, a linear slide assembly is incorporated into an accessory such as an arrow rest or an archery sight assembly. In certain arrangements, the accessories incorporate a linear slide assembly having a slider piece on an elongated track rail with a slider which moves relative to and along the track rail by virtue of rolling elements such as ball bearings within self-lubricating recirculating tracks. The linear slide preferably allows highly precise adjustment of the linear movement of the accessory with high stability, minimizing wobble and allowing essentially frictionless travel of the slider on the rail without binding. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067683 | MACHINE FOR TRUING ABRASIVE WHEELS - A truing and dressing machine for profiling an abrasive wheel. The truing and dressing machine includes a truing wheel assembly for positioning the truing wheel relative to an abrasive wheel mounted on an abrasive wheel spindle. The truing wheel assembly includes a truing wheel swivel located between a truing wheel spindle housing and a reciprocation slide that is attached to an infeed slide. An infeed slide swivel is located between the infeed slide and a bottom support swivel plate which is rotatably connected to a base plate. Utilization of both an infeed slide swivel and a truing wheel swivel allows for dressing both sides and the face of the abrasive wheel without having to remove, flip, and reinsert the abrasive wheel into the machine. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067684 | COOKER - The present invention relates to a cooker. In the present invention, the exhaust gas of the upper cooking chamber flows into the upper duct and discharged to the outside of the cooker and the exhaust gas of the lower cooking chamber sequentially flows into the lower duct, the upper duct and discharged to the outside of the cooker, and the exhaust gas of the upper and lower cooking chamber is discharged to the outside of the cooker alone or in a mixed state thereof. Therefore, in the present invention, the exhaust gas generated during cooking foods in the upper cooking chamber and the lower chamber may be discharged by a simpler configuration. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067685 | Gas-Fueled Food Cooker with a Sealed Heating Conduit - A cooker for preparing food. In some embodiments, the cooker includes a cooking chamber and a heating conduit extending through the cooking chamber. The heating conduit has an enclosed combustion chamber. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067686 | GAS BURNER FOR OVENS OR GRILLS - Gas burner for oven, or grill, of the type comprising at least one Venturi tube ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110067687 | Tracking Fiber Optic Wafer Concentrator - A solar power system for supplying concentrated solar energy. The system includes a cylindrical absorber tube carrying the working fluid and a concentrator assembly, which includes an array of linear lenses such as Fresnel lenses. The concentrator assembly includes a planar optical wafer paired with each of the linear lenses to direct light, which the lenses focus on a first edge of the wafers, onto the collector via a second or output edge of the wafers. Each of the optical wafers is formed from a light transmissive material and acts as a light “pipe.” The lens array is spaced apart a distance from the first edges of the optical wafers. This distance or lens array height is periodically adjusted to account for seasonal changes in the Sun's position, such that the focal point of each linear lens remains upon the first edge of one of the optical wafers yearlong. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067688 | SOLAR CONCENTRATOR SYSTEM FOR SOLAR ENERGY PLANTS - Certain embodiments make use of an array of passive primary concentrators positioned on the ground that provide primary concentrated solar radiation from below to an array of tracking secondary concentrators. The secondary concentrators further concentrate the solar radiation to one or more centralized receivers. The solar concentrator system may include apparatus for collection of solar radiation, concentration, and the absorbance of the concentrated solar energy. Some embodiments of the solar concentrator system include a large field of passive horizontal primary concentrators, overhead tracking secondary concentrators, and one or more receivers, which convert solar radiation into usable products or energy, such as electricity. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067689 | PRIMARY CONCENTRATOR WITH ADJUSTED ETENDUE COMBINED WITH SECONDARIES ASSOCIATED TO MULTIPLE RECEIVERS AND WITH CONVECTION REDUCTION - The present invention relates to primary and secondary concentrators of solar radiation. New primary concentrators of adjusted etendue combined with secondary concentrators are presented, for single of multiple receivers, capable of attaining the maximum possible concentration. The present invention also refers to devices which reduce the thermal losses by convection of the receivers. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067690 | CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER SYSTEM RECEIVER - Systems and methods for concentrating and storing solar energy are provided. A solar energy receiver for use with the systems and methods may include a container for holding a solar absorption material, such as a phase change material, and a cooled cover disposed above the container for condensing and collecting vaporized phase change material collected along an underside of the cover. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067691 | MOUNTING SYSTEM SUPPORTING SLIDABLE INSTALLATION OF A PLURALITY OF SOLAR PANELS AS A UNIT - A solar panel mounting system that supports field installation of solar panels. The system comprises a carrier for holding a plurality of individual solar panels together as a unit and an attachment structure on the carrier for mounting the carrier to a support structure. The support structure may comprise a plurality of spaced parallel rails. The carrier can be slidably mounted to the spaced parallel rails using the attachment structure provided on the carrier. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067692 | SOLID CORE STRUCTURE PARABOLIC TROUGH SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTION SYSTEM - Foam backed solid support structure and trough solar energy collector. A support structure has foam or other polymeric material, a plurality of end arms, and a plurality of end caps secured to the formed foam material. The foam material is cut into a parabolic or semi-parabolic shape, and a reflective element may be placed onto the formed foam material and secured mechanically, with adhesion, and/or integrated with the surface. A solar energy collector formed using a polymeric core may have longitudinally-extending cowling, end caps, and end arms as described. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067693 | INTEGRATED MOUNT FOR SOLAR PANELS - Apparatus and methods are disclosed for reducing or eliminating the need for an intermediate supporting rack in a solar panel installation, which in turn may lower the cost of the installation. In one exemplary embodiment, a mount design is provided that includes a mounting flange attached to or integrally formed with a first side of a solar panel frame. This first side and flange operate together with a second side of the solar panel frame that is designed to engage with the mounting flange and first side of an adjacent solar panel. The geometry of the first and second sides may be such that they engage upon installation. The engagement may further include pins or similar components protruding from one side of one solar panel to fit into corresponding holes in a side of an adjacent panel. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067694 | Patio Heater Double Dome Infrared Heat Reflector/Converter - A Patio Heater Double Dome Infrared Heat Reflector/Converter is disclosed. The patio heater dome attachment is attachable to a conventional patio heater so that the dome attachment covers the heater's heat shield, while maintaining an air gap therebetween. There are preferably standoff ridges or other features built into the dome attachment to maintain this air gap and to prevent air from flowing freely between the heat shield and the dome attachment. The dome attachment embodies a very low heat load so that very little heat conduction occurs between the heat shield and the dome attachment, such that more of the heater's energy is reflected towards the usage area. Finally, the perimeter edge of the dome attachment extends downwardly at least until it is essentially horizontally planar with the perimeter edge of the patio heater heat shield. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067695 | SLAVE WHEEL COUNTER MECHANISM USEABLE WITH AN INHALER - A counter mechanism useable with a dry powder inhaler is disclosed. The mechanism features first and second indicator members rotatable about a central axis. The indicator members have counting indicia visible to indicate inhaler doses remaining or dispensed. A coupling transmits rotary motion from the inhaler to the second indicator member when the inhaler is charged with a dose. A slave wheel, rotatable about an axis offset from the central axis, has a drive transfer wheel on one face and a gear on an opposite face. The gear engages the second indicator member, the drive transfer wheel intermittently engages and rotates the first indicator member in response to rotary motion of the second indicator member. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067696 | POWDER INHALER - An object of the present invention is to provide a powder inhaler that does not require shaking, and that therefore can be operated in an efficient manner. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067697 | Method and Device for Administering Oxygen to a Patient and Monitoring the Patient - A method for administering a gas containing oxygen to a patient. The method includes: measuring an oxygen-dependent physiological parameter in the patient; determining an optimal gas delivery parameter based on the oxygen-dependent physiological parameter; and administering the gas to the patient in accordance with the optimal gas delivery parameter. In some embodiment of the invention, the method also includes monitoring the oxygen-dependent physiological parameter. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067698 | HANDHELD DEVICE FOR DELIVERING CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE - A hand held CPAP device for providing a continuous positive airway pressure where pressure is generated by a flow of gas from a demand valve by the interaction of an adjustable compression spring compressing the demand valve actuating diaphragm. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067699 | RESPIRATORY SECRETION RETENTION DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - An apparatus, system, and method for managing respiratory secretions and fluids in sections of artificial airways. In an embodiment of the invention, a respiratory secretion retention (RSR) device configured to fluidly connect to an artificial airway can be provided. The device can include a housing that defines a passageway for the flow of respiratory gases with at least two chambers coupled to the housing. The chambers are configured to retain exhaled respiratory particulate and liquid. The respiratory secretion retention device further includes a patient port coupled to the housing that is in fluid communication with the artificial airway and a repositionable barrier configured to isolate at least one of the two chambers from the passageway. In another embodiment, a secretion removal assembly can connect to a respiratory secretion retention device; the secretion removal assembly includes a connector configured for connecting to a port of the respiratory secretion retention device and a spike coupled to the connector. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067700 | FLAT-FOLD FILTERING FACE-PIECE RESPIRATOR HAVING STRUCTURAL WELD PATTERN - A flat-fold filtering face piece respirator | 2011-03-24 |
20110067701 | HORIZONTAL FLAT-FOLD FILTERING FACE-PIECE RESPIRATOR HAVING INDICIA OF SYMMETRY - A horizontal flat-fold, filtering face-piece respirator | 2011-03-24 |
20110067702 | Looped Tether for Medical Ventilating and Aspirating Devices - There is provided a looped tether to prevent the over-withdrawal of a suction catheter from a connecting fitting in a closed suction catheter respiratory device. The looped tether is made from a single thread or strand that is looped or doubled in length with the two loose ends connected together to produce the loop. The looped tether provides better distribution of the forces at the ends of the device and is relatively simple to assemble. Also provided is a system for preventing the over-withdrawal of a suction catheter from a connecting fitting in a closed suction catheter respiratory device. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067703 | MEDICAL DEVICE WITH ANTIMICROBIAL LAYER - A medical device includes a conduit for a fluid. The conduit has a wall formed of a hydrophobic polymer with a hydrophilic polymer layer extruded over it, and an antimicrobial substantially dispersed within the hydrophilic polymer. The antimicrobial compound may be a predetermined amount of phosphorus-based glass having a predetermined quantity of a metal such as silver substantially dispersed therein. The medical device may be an endotracheal tube made by providing a hydrophobic polymer, a hydrophilic polymer and an antimicrobial compound, forming the hydrophobic polymer, the hydrophilic polymer and the antimicrobial compound into a conduit, and forming a cuff on an end of the conduit. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067704 | UNOBTRUSIVE INTERFACE SYSTEMS - An apparatus for delivering a flow of breathable gas to a patient for the treatment of Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) that is less obtrusive includes a nasal cannula, cannulae ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110067705 | FERTILITY REGULATOR INCORPORATING VAS DEFERENS IMPLANTED OPEN/CLOSE BYPASS IN COMBINATION WITH A HAND HELD CONTROLLER FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER - An on/off fertility regulator device in the form of a male vas deferens or female fallopian tube bypass mounted device incorporating an open/close valve actuator. A separate handheld controller is positioned above the skin and in proximity to the previously implanted regulating device. Wireless energy transfer receiver circuitry is built into the device and, upon receiving a electric generated signal the inductive circuit printed coil activates the actuator in order to actuate any of a clamp, ball, globe or flow interrupter associated with a bypass connection tube associated with each of the pair of vas deferens. As a result, passage of semen from the seminal vesticle (or alternatively eggs through the fallopian tube) can be instantly interrupted or permitted in on/off fashion as a viable alternative to the user undergoing an irreversible vasectomy operation. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067708 | NASAL DEVICES FOR USE WHILE SLEEPING - Described here are devices for altering the flow of air in a respiratory cavity such as the mouth and nostrils of the nose. These methods and devices may be useful for affecting a physiologic benefit in patients suffering from a variety of medical diseases, particularly those that may benefit from “pursed-lip” breathing and non-invasive ventilation, such as COPD, heart failure, sleep apnea, and other medical disorders. The devices are typically removable devices that may be placed over or in a respiratory cavity to increase resistance to airflow within the respiratory cavity. Resistance to expiration may be selectively increased relative to inspiration. Removable oral and removable nasal devices are described. Oral and nasal devices that filter inhaled airflow of debris and allergens are also provided. A nasal device that increases patency of the nares is also provided. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067709 | NASAL RESPIRATORY DEVICES - Described herein are nasal respiratory devices and methods for treating a variety of medical diseases including snoring and steep apnea through the use of such devices. In general, these devices include an airflow resistor, such as a flap valve and a holdfast for securing the device in communication with the subject's nasal cavity. The devices may be configured to include leak paths to regulate the expiratory pressure when worn by a subject. Methods for using these devices may include securing a device over or at least partially within (or both of) a subject's nasal cavities. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067710 | NIGHT TIME DENTAL PROTECTOR - A dental appliance for preventing the grinding of teeth associated with bruxism and including a bite tray that includes opposing first and second posterior sections for positioning between upper and lower posterior teeth of the wearer and anterior section disposed between the first posterior section and the second posterior section. The anterior section of the bite tray can have an arcuate curvature and a bite surface adapted to reflect the prevalent shape of a glenoid fossa. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067711 | NIGHT TIME DENTAL PROTECTOR - A dental appliance for preventing the teeth grinding associated with bruxism that includes a bite tray having opposing first and second posterior sections for positioning between upper and lower posterior teeth of the wearer and an anterior section disposed between the first and second posterior sections. The posterior sections can include a concave curvilinear surface, a convex curvilinear surface, and a tangential portion disposed between the concave curvilinear surface and the convex curvilinear surface that is adapted to reflect the curve of Wilson as found in a prevalent occlusal alignment. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067712 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEPLOYING A SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER - Methods and apparatus described herein may utilize activation of an SMP material to install medical devices with respect to a surgical site. Activation of the SMP material may be performed with the use of a triggering force and/or a constraint applied to the SMP material. Activation using a triggering force and/or a constraint may be used to create varied activation rates in an SMP material and may be combined with temperature or other activation stimuli to create the varied activation rates. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067713 | TWIN CHAMBER HUMIDIFYING TUBE - The present document describes a twin-chamber humidifying tube that permits an even spread of moisture on each side of a cigar for up to six months without drying out thanks to the twin chamber system in the tube. The present invention also allows the recovery of dried cigars. Apart from the humidifying role, the invention provides an advertising opportunity since cigars stored in it can be viewed from the outside. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067714 | Apparatus and method for post-threshing inspection and sorting of tobacco lamina - An apparatus and method for post-threshing inspection and sorting of tobacco lamina is described and which includes a separation conduit which receives a source of post-threshed tobacco lamina and other contaminants for inspection and sorting, and wherein a source of pressurized air causes the tobacco lamina to move along the separation conduit past an inspection station where it is optically inspected to identify undesirable tobacco lamina or other contaminants; and a downstream reject station is provided which responds to a sorting signal provided by the inspection station and which removes unwanted or undesirable tobacco lamina and other contaminants from an air stream so as to provide a resulting product which is substantially free from contaminants or other defects. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067715 | REDUCTION OF CONSTITUENTS IN TOBACCO - Methods of selectively reducing constituents in tobacco as well as the tobacco obtained by such methods are disclosed. Subcritical fluids, e.g., liquid carbon dioxide, serve as the reduction media. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067716 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DELAMINATING PARCELS OF TOBACCO - The apparatus and method for delaminating tobacco in the form of slices from a layered parcel comprise conveyor means for delivering a parcel of tobacco to a separating location and a rotatable tine assembly mounted on an axis extending at right angle to the conveyor means and parallel the layering of the parcel. The rotatable tine assembly includes a plurality of tines which are pointed and profiled to extend in the direction of rotation of the tine assembly and are driven at a speed greater than that of the conveyor means. The tines are adapted to enter the parcel at an entering location in a direction substantially parallel to the layering of the parcel and to accelerate a layer away from the parcel for effecting separation of the layer of tobacco from the parcel. The axis of the tine assembly is arranged at a distance above the parcel such that the line from the axis of the tine assembly to the entering location forms an angle between 14 and 24° with the horizontal and the peripheral speed of the tine assembly is about three to five times the linear speed of the conveyor means. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067717 | HAIR WASH AND RINSE BRUSH - A hair wash and rinse brush provides for a substantially flat brush structure that comprises a handle portion and a paddle, or “brush,” portion. The brush portion incorporates a plurality of apertures. Some of the apertures have hollow bristles disposed within them. In this fashion, water can be dispersed directly onto the hair of the user or the user's pet and directly onto the user's scalp or onto the pet's skin during washing and rinsing. The brush may also alternatively include an enclosure at the back of the brush, the enclosure having means for attaching the brush to a water supply. The enclosure can also be configured to be removably attachable to the back of the brush. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067718 | Sanitary Apparatus and Method for Sampling Cosmetics - A cosmetic patch for testing and evaluating a cosmetic product. The patch comprises a top surface colored and textured to match that of a user's features, preferably that of their lips. The reverse side of the patch comprises a weak adhesive surface to temporarily bond to the user's hand, forearm, or other object. When the user deposits a sample of the cosmetic product onto the textured surface of the patch, the user may then compare and evaluate the look of the cosmetic product on their particular features, for example their lips, without having to actually place the cosmetic product on their features and thus prevent the spread of contagious diseases and maintain costs at a minimum for the cosmetics vendor. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067719 | HAIR EXTENSION DEVICE - A hair extension device that allows a user to add supplemental, natural, human hair strands to the natural hair of the user. The hair extension device includes a filament formed into a circular or oval shape to encircle the head. Hair weft lengths are attached to the filament along an arcuate length of the filament. When the device is positioned on the head, the hair strands of the hair weft lengths extend down the sides and back of the user. The natural hair held beneath the filament is pulled up and forward, then backward over the filament, blending together the natural hair of the user and the supplemental hair strands. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067720 | Compositions for Imparting Hydrophobicity and Water Repellency to Hair - Compositions and methods are disclosed for imparting water repellency to the hair. The compositions generally comprise a first hydrophobic particulate material having a coefficient of dynamic friction of 0.5 or greater in combination with a second hydrophobic particulate material having a coefficient of dynamic friction less than 0.5. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067721 | HAIR STYLING METHOD - A hair styling method including:
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20110067722 | Thickened Hair Colourant and Bleaching Compositions - The present invention relates to hair colouring and hair bleaching compositions comprising at least one oxidizing agent, a specified gel network thickener system comprising a specified tertiary component system, and a polysaccharide and a polyol. The compositions surprisingly provide hair colourant and bleaching compositions which deliver lightening and colour which are easy to manufacture and improve adhesion of the composition to the hair roots. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067723 | Thickened Hair Colourant and Bleaching Compositions - The present invention relates to hair colouring and hair bleaching compositions comprising at least one oxidizing agent, a specified gel network thickener system comprising a specified tertiary system, a cationic polymer and a mica and or titanium oxide. The compositions surprisingly provide improved hair colourant and bleaching compositions which deliver lift, lightening and colour, whilst minimizing damage which are easy to manufacture and which improve adhesion of the composition to the hair roots. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067724 | Flexible Level System For A Comb - A comb system for creating or replicating a haircut. The comb system has a comb with level attachments and measuring devices that measure different angles of the comb with respect to an object, such as a head. The level attachments and measuring devices are removable and adjustable, allowing for flexibility and customization. In one embodiment, the comb system can measure the comb's roll, pitch, and yaw angles for any given orientation of the comb. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067725 | VARIABLE PITCH MASCARA BRUSH - A brush for applying mascara or the like, comprising an elongated core and a plurality of coating surfaces axially spaced along the elongated core, distributed around the core over a substantial portion of the length of the core extending from the distal end thereof. The coating surfaces are arranged in a plurality of rows forming turns of at least one helix extending lengthwise of the core and spaced laterally around the core periphery. The axial distance between consecutive rows of coating surfaces varies longitudinally along the core. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067726 | NARROWBAND DE-ICING AND ICE RELEASE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A way of using narrowband irradiation to de-ice or release ice from a surface is provided. The methodology can be applied to a range of different types of de-icing from windshield de-icing to aircraft wing de-icing to releasing ice from the ice tray of an ice making machine. While there are many different specific applications, the concept and methodologies taught remain similar across all of them. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067727 | BRUSH ALIGNMENT CONTROL MECHANISM - A method and apparatus for providing uniform pressure, friction and/or contact between a substrate and a cylindrical roller in a brush-type cleaning system is described. The apparatus includes an alignment member adapted to allow pivotal movement of the cylindrical roller based on the topography of a substrate and/or the outer surface of the cylindrical roller. The method includes positioning a substrate between two cylindrical rollers, moving each of the two cylindrical rollers to a position where at least a portion of an outer surface of each of the cylindrical rollers are in contact with the major surfaces of the substrate, and rotating one or both of the substrate and the two cylindrical rollers relative to each other while allowing a longitudinal axis of one or both of the two cylindrical rollers to pivot relative to a plane defined by one of the major surfaces of the substrate. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067728 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERSONAL HYGIENE - A method and an apparatus for cleaning of the perineal and the adjacent areas of a human body after using a toilet are disclosed. The method comprises cleaning the said areas with dilute soap solution delivered by gravity drainage, or a soap solution-air suspension delivered from a dispenser, and rinsing the cleaned areas with water delivered by gravity drainage or from a water dispenser. The apparatus comprises either reservoirs holding soap solution and rinse water that are hung from a decorative stand, or dispenser for soap solution-air or water-air suspension. Advantages over prior art include portability for indoor and outdoor use, compatibility with a western or a squat toilet, operability with atmospheric pressure water, affordability because of lower cost, acceptability because of easier installation and placement away from the toilet bowl, and comfortability of use by people suffering from itches, inflammation, or hemorrhoids. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067729 | DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FOR DUAL BRUSH ROBOTIC POOL CLEANERS - A self-propelled robotic pool cleaner ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110067730 | METHOD FOR CLEANING CONTAINERS AND CLEANING MACHINE - A method for cleaning containers, in particular bottles of glass or plastics, and a cleaning machine with at least one cleaning medium, with the containers cleaned at least in one station preferential for the cleaning result and/or in a procedure step with at least essentially chemical-free cleaning media. The cleaning medium is advantageously a granular material, in particular granular ice, carried under pressure with compressed air or compressed water. The cleaning machine suited for carrying out the method includes downstream of an unpacking and presoaking station, a pre-cleaning station with a high pressure water blasting pre-cleaning section, and subsequently an intensive cleaning station with at least one intensive cleaning section to which a pressure blasting system for chemical-free, granular material and a carrier medium are associated, and a disinfection station following the intensive cleaning station. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067731 | CLEANING DEVICE AND CLEANING METHOD - A cleaning device for removing a deposit adhering to an object to be cleaned is disclosed. The cleaning device includes a cleaning chamber forming a space for housing multiple cleaning media shaped like flakes; a circulating air-flow generating unit configured to generate a circulating air flow to cause the cleaning media to fly and repeatedly collide with the object in the cleaning chamber and thereby to remove the deposit adhering to the object; and a cleaning medium recycling unit configured to suction and remove the deposit adhering to the cleaning media that have collided with the object and thereby to recycle the cleaning media. The pencil hardness of the cleaning media is greater than the pencil hardness of the deposit. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067732 | IN-SITU CLEANING SYSTEM - In situ cleaning systems and methods of use are disclosed and provide cleaning use solutions with minimal chemical additives providing environmentally-friendly cleaning compositions. The in situ cleaning system provides one or more in situ cleaning components, including water treatment components, oxidizing agent generating component and/or alkalinity generating component, providing a cleaning use solution to a washing system. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067733 | METHOD FOR CLEANING WITH FLUORINE COMPOUND - To provide a cleaning method capable of favorably removing an object to be cleaned having a plasma polymer formed in a plasma etching step employing a fluorinated gas. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067734 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLEANING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE - A method of cleaning a semiconductor substrate includes cleaning a semiconductor substrate with a cleaning liquid, rinsing the semiconductor substrate with rinse water after the semiconductor substrate has been cleaned, and drying the semiconductor substrate after the semiconductor substrate has been rinsed. A temperature of the rinse water is set to 70° C. or above in the rinsing, and the rinse water is set so as to be acidic. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067735 | ACTIVE CONTAINING DELIVERY PARTICLE - The present invention relates to non-surfactant active containing delivery particles, cleaning compositions comprising said particles, and processes for making and using the aforementioned particles and cleaning compositions. When employed in cleaning compositions, such particles provide more uniform active delivery. Thus, resulting in improved cleaning performance without the increased cleaning negatives that may be associated with higher levels of certain active levels. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067736 | IMMERSION CLEANER FOR PRINT ROLLERS - What is contemplated is a printing cylinder washer having a removable or portable drive assembly, or a series of portable drive assemblies of different lengths to accommodate different sizes of print rollers. The drive assemblies have a drive mechanism enabled by a dynamic flow of cleaning solution within the washer reservoir. What is also contemplated is the use of an elevation system, an agitation platform, under-immersion spray bars, an ultrasonic wave cleaning system, and a hatch or door equipped with a thermal breaker in conjunction with the hydro-driven portable drive assembly. What is also contemplated is a method of washing printing rollers within the above-described printing cylinder washer by aligning a nozzle with the drive assembly. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067737 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING A FILM SEPERATING DEVICE - A method for cleaning a film separating device involves: a) performing positive-direction water cleaning when the ratio between the film filter resistance and the preliminary film filter resistance is less than 1.2; b) performing reverse water cleaning when the ratio between the film filter resistance and the preliminary film filter resistance is greater-than or equal-to 1.2; c) performing reverse chemical cleaning when the ratio between the film filter resistance and the preliminary film filter resistance is greater-than or equal-to 2; d) performing positive-direction chemical cleaning when the ratio between the film filter resistance and the preliminary film filter resistance is greater-than or equal-to 3. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067738 | CHEMICAL DELIVERY SYSTEM AND PLATFORM - A chemical delivery system capable of handling a variety of concentrated chemicals in such a manner as to reduce the amount of service required to maintain the system. The system should be able to accurately and consistently deliver an appropriate quantity of concentrated chemicals as needed by the application where the system is utilized. Additionally, the system is configured such that the system occupies as little space as necessary. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067739 | Multi-functional foldable frame - A multi-functional foldable frame is revealed. The multi-functional foldable frame includes two C-shaped frames, two H-shaped frames, and a flat rack. By the H-shaped frame pivoted to and located with each vertical segment of the two C-shaped frames and a demountable horizontal tube part of the other H-shaped frame, the frame is folded inward around an axis respectively located on a connection between the two C-shaped frames and the H-shaped frame. Thus the volume of the frame after being folded is reduced and this is beneficial to easy carrying and transportation. Moreover, the frame is applied to bath chairs, chamber pots, walking aids, shelves and so on. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067740 | WALKER | 2011-03-24 |
20110067741 | PORTABLE CONTAINMENT UNIT - A portable containment unit including an enclosure, a base supporting the enclosure, the base having wheels attached thereto for moving the containment unit, an extension platform selectively coupled to the base and having wheels attached thereto, and an air machine on the extension platform. The containment unit may also include an auxiliary portion selectively coupled to the base for providing support to additional items, wherein the auxiliary portion is designed to be stored under the base. The enclosure may include a frame, a resilient tarp attached to the frame, and a portion that can be selectively opened. A shroud surrounds the portion that can be opened. The shroud includes an edge connector for coupling the portable containment unit to another portable containment unit. The enclosure can include a transparent portion. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067742 | THERMOELECTRIC-BASED POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Some embodiments provide a waste heat recovery apparatus including an exhaust tube having a cylindrical outer shell configured to contain a flow of exhaust fluid; a first heat exchanger extending through a first region of the exhaust tube, the first heat exchanger in thermal communication with the cylindrical outer shell; a second region of the exhaust tube extending through the exhaust tube, the second region having a low exhaust fluid pressure drop; an exhaust valve operatively disposed within the second region and configured to allow exhaust fluid to flow through the second region only when a flow rate of the exhaust fluid becomes great enough to result in back pressure beyond an allowable limit; and a plurality of thermoelectric elements in thermal communication with an outer surface of the outer shell. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067743 | Intelligent Solar Panel Array - An intelligent solar panel array is disclosed. The array comprises a master panel and a plurality of client panels connected by a predetermined scheme. All panels further comprise a plurality of solar energy collection modules, a supporting, pivoting and tilting mechanism, a controller and a short range communication unit. The communication units of panels form an ad hoc communication network. The master panel further comprises another communication unit for communicating with a server through an existing communication network such as the Internet. At a moment of operation, the optimized position of the master panel towards the sun is determined by measuring current-voltage curve at multiple positions. The optimized position is transmitted to all client panels through the ad hoc communication network. All panels therefore generate electrical power based upon the optimized positions towards the sun. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067744 | DC Power System Using HCPV and BIPV Modules - A direct current (DC) power system uses High Concentration Photovoltaic (HCPV) modules and Building-Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) module. Power outputs of the HCPV/BIPV modules are mixed to improve utilization of generated power. Thus, solar power is used through best power control and energy conservation. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067745 | Highly Efficient Solar Power Systems - Different systems to achieve solar power conversion are provided in at least three different general aspects, with circuitry that can be used to harvest maximum power from a solar source ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110067746 | INTERCONNECTOR - Provided is an interconnector capable of reducing stress that is generated between a first electronic device element and a first connection portion and between a second electronic device element and a second connection portion without needing a larger space for attachment. An interconnector ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110067747 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE AND POWER MODULE - A concentrated photovoltaic module includes a carrier, a plurality of side plates coupled to the carrier and having a plurality of openings, and a light-collecting unit having a lens assembly disposed above the carrier and a solar cell assembly disposed below the carrier. A receiving space is defined and formed by the carrier, the side plates, and the light-collecting unit. Water vapor, which might otherwise adversely affect photoelectric conversion taking place in the solar cell assembly when trapped inside the receiving space, is discharged from the receiving space through the openings, thereby reducing the possibility of damaging the solar cell assembly and prolonging the service life the photovoltaic module. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067748 | SOLAR SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a solar system comprising a plurality of solar modules, particularly photovoltaic modules, characterized in that the solar modules are arranged at least two different angles of inclination relative to a flat, particularly horizontal, base area, for instance a flat roof. According to a variant the present invention further relates to a solar system having a plurality of solar modules, wherein a reflecting element is arranged between two solar modules. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067749 | SOLAR ARRAY SUPPORT STRUCTURE - Disclosed herein is a solar array support structure that includes a mounting structure extending a length and configured to receive a solar array. The solar array support structure further includes a support column extending from the mounting structure into a ground. Moreover, the solar array support structure includes a lateral force resistance component in communication with the support column in the ground, the lateral force resistance component being dimensioned to reduce pressure on the ground from a force transmitted by the support column in a first direction and a second opposite direction more so than any other two opposite directions located in the same plane as the first and second opposite directions. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067750 | TRACKING SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM, AND TRACKING CONTROL METHOD AND TRACKING SHIFT CORRECTION METHOD FOR TRACKING SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a tracking drive solar photovoltaic power generator ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110067751 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES MANUFACTURED USING MONOLITHIC MODULE ASSEMBLY TECHNIQUES - Photovoltaic modules comprising back-contact solar cells manufactured using monolithic module assembly techniques comprising a flexible circuit comprising a back sheet and a patterned metallization. The module may comprise busses in electrical contact with the patterned metallization to extract the current. The module may alternatively comprise multilevel metallizations. Interlayer dielectric comprising islands or dots relieves stresses due to thermal mismatch. The use of multiple cord plates enables flexible circuit layouts, thus optimizing the module. The modules preferably comprise a thermoplastic encapsulant and/or hybrid adhesive/solder materials. An ultrathin moisture barrier enables roll-to-roll processing. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067752 | SOLAR CELL WITH EPITAXIALLY GROWN QUANTUM DOT MATERIAL - A monolithic semiconductor photovoltaic solar cell comprising a plurality of subcells disposed in series on an electrically conductive substrate. At least one subcell of the plurality of subcells includes an epitaxially grown self-assembled quantum dot material. The subcells are electrically connected via tunnel junctions. Each of the subcells has an effective bandgap energy. The subcells are disposed in order of increasing effective bangap energy, with the subcell having the lowest effective bandgap energy being closest to the substrate. In certain cases, each subcell is designed to absorb a substantially same amount of solar photons. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067753 | COMPOSITIONALLY-GRADED AND STRUCTURALLY-GRADED PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF FABRICATING SUCH DEVICES - A semiconductor structure is described, including a semiconductor substrate and a semiconductor layer disposed on the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor layer is both compositionally graded and structurally graded. Specifically, the semiconductor layer is compositionally graded through its thickness from substantially intrinsic at the interface with the substrate to substantially doped at an opposite surface. Further, the semiconductor layer is structurally graded through its thickness from substantially crystalline at the interface with the substrate to substantially amorphous at the opposite surface. Related methods are also described. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067754 | Substrate structures for integrated series connected photovoltaic arrays and process of manufacture of such arrays - This invention comprises manufacture of photovoltaic cells by deposition of thin film photovoltaic junctions on metal foil substrates. The photovoltaic junctions may be heat treated if appropriate following deposition in a continuous fashion without deterioration of the metal support structure. In a separate operation, an interconnection substrate structure is provided, optionally in a continuous fashion. Multiple photovoltaic cells are then laminated to the interconnection substrate structure and conductive joining methods are employed to complete the array. In this way the interconnection substrate structure can be uniquely formulated from polymer-based materials employing optimal processing unique to polymeric materials. Furthermore, the photovoltaic junction and its metal foil support can be produced in bulk without the need to use the expensive and intricate material removal operations currently taught in the art to achieve series interconnections. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067755 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CIS-BASED THIN FILM SOLAR CELL - A method of manufacturing a CIS-based thin film solar cell that achieves high photoelectric conversion efficiency comprises: forming a backside electrode layer on a substrate; forming a p-type CIS-based light absorbing layer thereon; and further forming an n-type transparent and electrically conductive film. The above-mentioned forming a p-type CIS-based light absorbing layer comprises: forming a metal precursor film ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110067756 | THIN FILM SOLAR CELL - A thin film solar cell includes; a first electrode, a first active layer disposed on the first electrode, a porous intermediate layer disposed on the first active layer, a second active layer disposed on the intermediate layer and a second electrode disposed on the second active layer. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067757 | COPPER INDIUM GALLIUM SELENIDE (CIGS) THIN FILMS WITH COMPOSITION CONTROLLED BY CO-SPUTTERING - A method and apparatus for forming a thin film of a copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS)-type material are disclosed. The method includes providing first and second targets in a common sputtering chamber. The first target includes a source of CIGS material, such as an approximately stoichiometric polycrystalline CIGS material, and the second target includes a chalcogen, such as selenium, sulfur, tellurium, or a combination of these elements. The second target provides an excess of chalcogen in the chamber. This can compensate, at least in part, for the loss of chalcogen from the CIGS-source in the first target, resulting in a thin film with a controlled stoichiometry which provides effective light absorption when used in a solar cell. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067758 | PHOTOVOLTAIC CONCENTRATOR ASSEMBLY WITH OPTICALLY ACTIVE COVER - A photovoltaic concentrator assembly that includes a housing that defines an internal volume and includes a rim, wherein the rim defines an opening into the internal volume, a photovoltaic cell positioned in the internal volume, and an optical element that includes an optically active body and a flange extending outward from the body, wherein the flange is sealingly engaged with the rim of the housing to enclose the internal volume. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067759 | SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A solar cell includes; a substrate; a first electrode disposed on the substrate, and including a first groove formed therein, a semiconductor layer disposed on the first electrode, and including a second groove formed therein, and a second electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer and connected to the first electrode via the second groove, wherein a third groove passing through the first electrode, the semiconductor layer, and the second electrode is formed in a first region, a fourth groove passing through only the semiconductor layer and the second electrode is formed in a second region, and the first region and the second region are alternately disposed along a direction of extension of the third groove. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067760 | AROMATIC POLYIMIDE FILM, LAMINATE AND SOLAR CELL - Disclosed is a polyimide film prepared from an aromatic tetracarboxylic acid component and an aromatic diamine component, which has a dimensional change from 25° C. to 500° C. within a range of from −0.3% to +0.6% based on the initial dimension at 25° C. The polyimide film may be used as a substrate for a CIS solar cell. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067761 | Storage Tank Containment Apparatus - A secondary containment apparatus for storage tanks has a floor, and side walls sealed to the floor to form a containment structure configured to be placed on a transport vehicle for transport along a public road as a single unit so further assembly at the work site is not required. The floor and the side walls are configured to support the side walls in an upright orientation, and lifting lugs are configured for connection to a crane for lifting the apparatus. A wall port can be provided in a lower portion of the side wall to facilitate connection of the storage tank inside the structure to a conduit outside the structure. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067762 | Automatic flush actuation apparatus - An automatic flush actuation apparatus, which is incorporated with a flushing system having a water inlet, a water outlet, and a water chamber communicating therebetween, that includes a valve member being moved by a flush lever for releasing the water pressure within the water chamber to allow the water passing from the water inlet to the water outlet, and a sensor-operated powering assembly including a relief valve provided at the valve member for controlling the water flowing to the water outlet and an actuator arranged in such a manner that while sensing a presence of a user of the flushing to system, the actuator is driven to move the relief valve to an opened position for releasing the water pressure within the water chamber to allow the water passing to said water outlet. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067763 | CONFIGURABLE ACTIVE JERK CONTROL - A method of limiting jerk in a hydraulic system of a machine includes defining a maximum pressure rate. An output pressure of a hydraulic fluid is continuously measured over time from a work port of a hydraulic valve to determine an output pressure rate. The measured output pressure rate is compared to the maximum pressure rate. A requested flow rate is adjusted when the measured output pressure rate is greater than the maximum pressure rate to decrease the pressure differential generated in response to changing the flow rate of the hydraulic fluid through the valve, which thereby limits a change in acceleration or deceleration of the hydraulic system to limit felt jerk in the machine. | 2011-03-24 |
20110067764 | FLUID SYSTEM COMPRISING A SAFETY DEVICE - A fluid system that includes a flow system for a liquid having an inlet, an outlet, at least one fluid line extending from the inlet to the outlet and an electrically activatable melting device, wherein activation of the melting device causes melting, which interrupts, stops or diverts a flow of the fluid through the flow system. In one embodiment, the fluid system may be used in a device for measuring blood sugar. | 2011-03-24 |