15th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100089296 | Sowing Device For Lawns - The invention pertains to a device for sowing new grass seed, fertilizer or other products in an existing lawn. The device comprises a chassis ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100089297 | Embroidery Using Soluble Thread - A manufacturing process and resultant medical devices and components thereof wherein one or more individual laces ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100089298 | Method and System of Manufacturing A Mattress and Components Thereof | 2010-04-15 |
20100089299 | DEVICE AND METHOD TO ALIGN THE EDGE SURROUNDING AN END OF A TUBULAR KNITTED ARTICLE - The device comprises a tubular member ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100089300 | ACTUATION GROUP FOR A PORTHOLE, PORTHOLE PROVIDED WITH SUCH A GROUP AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE OPENING AND CLOSING OF SUCH A PORTHOLE - An automated actuation group ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100089301 | Elastic anchor rope - An anchor rope provided with an elastic core to retract an unloaded watercraft from a beach. The elastic core extends along a major portion of the anchor rope and is attached at its ends to the rope by cords each of which terminates externally of the anchor rope in knotted securement thereto. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089302 | LOWERABLE PLATFORM WITH FLOAT FOR A WATERCRAFT - The invention relates to a lowerable platform ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100089303 | Open sea hydrofoil craft - An open sea hydrofoil craft comprising a hull (A) with lateral vertically oriented blades (B | 2010-04-15 |
20100089304 | LIFEBOAT SUSPENSION SYSTEMS - A suspension system for a lifeboat comprises a pair of hook assemblies ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100089305 | Flag restraint - An apparatus for the prevention of flag entanglement upon a flagstaff that is comprised of a specifically milled wood block which acts as an attaching mechanism to the flagstaff and is the hinge point for a metal rod that is attached to the flag. The hinge point of the block allows the rod to swing in a 180 degree arc from the 90 degrees to 270 degrees. The length of the rod being equal to or greater than the width of the flag in conjunction with the hinge block action prevents the flag from flipping over and tangling on the staff. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089306 | PORTABLE FUEL GAUGE FOR FUEL TANK - A fuel gauge is adapted to extend into a fuel tank to enclose liquid fuel in the fuel tank and to sense the level of liquid fuel in the fuel tank. The fuel gauge includes a fuel-level indicator having a needle and a buoyant float exposed to the liquid fuel in the fuel tank. The needle moves in response to changes in the level of liquid fuel in the fuel tank sensed by the buoyant float. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089307 | SOUND SYNTHESIZER SYSTEM FOR USE IN A VEHICLE HAVING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - With reference to FIG. ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100089308 | SILICA GLASS CRUCIBLE AND METHOD FOR PULLING SINGLE-CRYSTAL SILICON - A silica glass crucible used for pulling single-crystal silicon, which includes a cylindrical straight body part, a bottom part and a curved part located between the straight body part and the bottom part, wherein the curvature radius of the inner wall surface of the curved part is 100 to 240 mm. Variation of the wall thickness W of the curved part is preferably 0.1 to 1.4 mm/cm. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089309 | METHOD FOR PULLING SILICON SINGLE CRYSTAL - The invention is a method for pulling a silicon single crystal, which is a Czochralski method for growing the silicon single crystal by contacting a seed crystal with a melt and by pulling up, including the steps of: contacting the seed crystal with the melt; forming a necking portion under the seed crystal; and forming the silicon single crystal under the necking portion by increasing a diameter, wherein a pulling rate during forming the necking portion is 2 mm/min or less, and the silicon single crystal with the increased diameter is a boron-doped silicon single crystal having a resistivity of 1.5 mΩ·cm or less at a shoulder portion. Therefore, there can be provided a method of pulling a silicon single crystal without generating defects such as scratches at a wafer surface in the case of processing a boron-doped silicon single crystal ingot with a low resistivity produced by CZ method into a wafer. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089310 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SELF-SUSTAINED PLATES OF SILICON OR OTHER CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS - The device for producing a sheet of crystalline material by directional solidification of a material in liquid phase composed of a crucible provided with a bottom, side walls and at least one horizontal outlet slot arranged on a bottom part of a side wall. On its external surface in immediate proximity to the slot, the crucible presents electromagnetic means for creating magnetic repulsion forces on the material in liquid phase, at least at the level of the slot. An alternating current with a frequency comprised between 10 kHz and 300 kHz flows through the electromagnetic means. To foster stirring of the material in liquid phase, a low frequency can be used in addition to the above frequencies. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089311 | Seed crystal consisting of silicon carbide single crystal and method for producing ingot using the same - The present invention relates to a seed crystal consisting of a silicon carbide single crystal suitable for producing a substrate (wafer) for an electric power device, a high-frequency device or the like, and a method for producing an ingot using the same. A single crystal growing face of a seed crystal consisting of a silicon carbide single crystal is inclined at an angle ranging from 3 degrees or more to 60 degrees or less with respect to the (11-20) face to a direction inclined at an angle ranging from −45 degrees or more to 45 degrees or less from a <0001> direction to the [1-100] direction. By performing crystal growth using such a seed crystal, a high quality silicon carbide single crystal ingot can be obtained. According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain material consisting of a silicon carbide single crystal of favorable quality, which has few crystal defects such as micropipe defects and stacking faults, and the diameter is suitable for practical application. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089312 | CRYSTAL GROWER WITH INTEGRATED LITZ COIL - An apparatus and method of manufacturing a crystal grower is disclosed. The crystal growing apparatus includes a receptacle constructed to receive a material selected to grow a crystal and an induction heater constructed to heat the material, with the induction heater comprising a Litz coil and a hose constructed to receive the Litz coil therein. The hose further comprises an inner liner formed of an electrically non-conductive material, a reinforcement layer surrounding the inner liner to provide structural reinforcement thereto, and an outer liner applied about the reinforcement layer to form an exterior of the hose. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089313 | Rod Cradle, Instert to be Used in a Rod Cradle, and Method for Inserting a Rod in a Rod Cradle - A rod cradle for a film, coating, or dam rod includes a frame profile ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100089314 | SUBSTRATE SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR REDUCED AUTODOPING AND BACKSIDE DEPOSITION - A substrate support system comprises a substrate holder having a plurality of passages extending between top and bottom surfaces thereof. The substrate holder supports a peripheral portion of the substrate backside so that a thin gap is formed between the substrate and the substrate holder. A hollow support member provides support to an underside of, and is configured to convey gas upward into one or more of the passages of, the substrate holder. The upwardly conveyed gas flows into the gap between the substrate and the substrate holder. Depending upon the embodiment, the gas then flows either outward and upward around the substrate edge (to inhibit backside deposition of reactant gases above the substrate) or downward through passages of the substrate holder, if any, that do not lead back into the hollow support member (to inhibit autodoping by sweeping out-diffused dopant atoms away from the substrate backside). | 2010-04-15 |
20100089315 | SHUTTER DISK FOR PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION CHAMBER - A shutter disk suitable for shield a substrate support in a physical vapor deposition chamber is provided. In one embodiment, the shutter disk includes a disk-shaped body having an outer diameter disposed between a top surface and a bottom surface. The disk-shape body includes a double step connecting the bottom surface to the outer diameter. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089316 | Plasma treatment apparatus and plasma treatment method - A plasma treatment apparatus includes a susceptor, a silica cover covering a plasma generating area above the susceptor, a chamber housing the susceptor and the silica cover, a gas inlet introducing conditioning gas into the chamber, a plasma generator generating a plasma of the conditioning gas configured to perform conditioning of the silica cover, an analyzing unit configured to monitor changes in a nitride layer on the surface of the silica cover, and a control unit connected to the analyzing unit configured to determine completion of the conditioning based on the change in the nitride layer. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089317 | APPARATUS FOR COATING LENSES - [Problem] To provide a coating apparatus capable of automatically executing a series of steps of measuring the shape of a lens and applying a primer solution thereon, drying the primer solution and applying a photochromic coating solution thereon, and curing the coated solutions by the UV irradiation, liberating the operator from the work of setting the lenses piece by piece. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089318 | Remote Plasma Apparatus for Manufacturing Solar Cells - A continuous thin film deposition apparatus that includes a remote plasma source. The source forms a plasma from a precursor and delivers a modified form of the plasma as a charge-depleted deposition medium to a deposition apparatus for formation of a thin film material. The thin film may be formed on a continuous web or other moving substrate. The charge-depleted deposition medium may be formed within the remote plasma source and delivered to an operatively coupled deposition apparatus or the charge-depleted deposition medium may form as the plasma exits the remote plasma source. The initial plasma is formed within the remote plasma source and includes a distribution of charged species (electrons and ions). The charge-depleted deposition medium contains a reduced concentration of the charged species and permits deposition of thin film materials having lower defect concentration. In one embodiment, the thin film material is a solar material and the lower defect concentration provides a higher solar conversion efficiency. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089319 | RF RETURN PATH FOR LARGE PLASMA PROCESSING CHAMBER - A method and apparatus having a RF return path with low impedance coupling a substrate support to a chamber wall in a plasma processing system is provided. In one embodiment, a processing chamber includes a chamber body having a chamber sidewall, a bottom and a lid assembly supported by the chamber sidewall defining a processing region, a substrate support disposed in the processing region of the chamber body, a shadow frame disposed on an edge of the substrate support assembly, and a RF return path having a first end coupled to the shadow frame and a second end coupled to the chamber sidewall. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089320 | PLASMA PROCESSING MEMBER, DEPOSITION APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND DEPOSITING METHOD USING THE SAME - A deposition apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of reaction spaces, a plurality of plasma electrodes respectively disposed in the reaction spaces, a first plasma processor connected to at least two plasma electrodes, and a first plasma power source connected to the first plasma processor. The first plasma processor may include a plasma distributor or a plasma splitter. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089321 | GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF A FLUORINE GAS - Molecular fluorine may be generated and distributed on-site at a fabrication facility. A molecular fluorine generator may come in a variety of sizes to fit better the needs of the particular fabrication facility. The generator may service one process tool, a plurality of process tool along a process bay, the entire fabrication facility, or nearly any other configuration within the facility. The process can obviate the need and inherent risks with transporting or handling gas cylinders. The process can be used in conjunction with a cleaning or fabrication operation used in the electronics fabrication industry. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089322 | PLASMA COATING SYSTEM FOR ACCOMMODATING SUBSTRATES OF DIFFERENT SHAPES - A plasma coating system includes at least one coating station with a first side and a second side defining a pathway with at least one bend. The coating station also includes a first plasma arc that provides a plasma jet directed towards a substrate. The first plasma arc is positioned on either the first side or the second side of the bend. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089323 | METHOD FOR COATING INTERNAL MEMBER HAVING HOLES IN VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS AND THE INTERNAL MEMBER HAVING HOLES COATED BY USING THE COATING METHOD - A coating method for a internal member having holes in a vacuum processing apparatus is provided. The method includes a process (A) of filling small holes | 2010-04-15 |
20100089324 | MEHTOD FOR COLLECTING MILK IN A MILK TANK, MILKING SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS - The invention relates to a method for collecting milk in a milk tank. The method comprises the steps of: milking a milking animal of a herd of milking animals by means of a milking station; establishing a quality parameter for the milk obtained from the milking animal during the milking; estimating a quality level of the total amount of milk in a milk tank connected to the milking station, wherein the estimation is based at least on the quality parameter; and collecting, in the milk tank, the milk obtained from the step of milking if the result from the estimation indicates that the quality of the total amount of milk in the milk tank would then result in a desired quality level. The invention also relates to computer program products and a milking system. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089325 | MILK TUBE FOR A MILKING UNIT - The invention relates to a milk tube for a milking unit, comprising two end regions lying opposite one another and an intermediate region, all regions being interconnected to form one piece. The intermediate region is composed of a soft material and at least one end region is composed of at least one hard material. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089326 | TEATCUP LINER - A teatcup liner adapted to be mounted in a shell to form a teatcup to be applied to a teat of an animal, and a method of mounting a teatcup liner. The liner defines an inner space for receiving the teat and a longitudinal centre axis. The liner has a head portion, a tubular barrel portion and, a tubular lower portion defining a milk channel having a cross-section area perpendicular to the centre axis. The tubular lower portion has a primary engagement member to be engaged by a secondary engagement member of the shell. The liner includes a grip member extending from the tubular lower portion to be gripped by an operator when the liner is to be mounted. The grip member defines a force application zone on which a pulling force is to be applied and which seen along the centre axis is located within the cross-section area. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089327 | DISPENSER FOR THE PREFERABLY AUTOMATIC TRAINING OF ANIMALS, ESPECIALLY WHILE USING A TREAT DISPENSER FASTENED ON THE ANIMAL - The invention relates to various devices which allow dogs to be temporarily occupied automatically when the owner is absent. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089328 | BIRD FEEDER - A miniature size bird feeder that includes a feed holder; a cap or cover over the feed holder; means for releasably attaching the cap or cover to the feed holder and an attachment means for supporting the feed holder. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089329 | Selective Pet Feeding System - A selective pet feeding system comprising a gas or air blowing device that discourages a pet that should not eat at that station by gently blowing a stream of gas or air at the face of said pet. The pets are identified through the commonly understood technology of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and where a RFID fob attached to their body programmed with a code that is read by the selective feeding station. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089330 | Disposable wild bird feeder - The present invention is a disposable wild bird feeder with the features that make it safe and easy to use but protected from being reused. A transparent reservoir containing bird seed is connected with a feeding base. The feeding base is threaded to an adaptor portion of the reservoir. A locking means between the internal threads of the adaptor portion and the external threads of the feeding base discourages the assembled wild bird feeder from being taken apart and refilled. The wild bird feeder converts from a first storage and shipping configuration to a second feeding configuration by partially unthreading the feeding base from the adaptor so bird seed is supplied to the bottom portion of the feeding base. A plurality of perches are supported by the feeding base. The perches are moved from a stored position to approximately a horizontal deployed position when the second feeding configuration is realized. A removable label is placed on the reservoir to provide a logo, directions for safe use and bird seed data. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089331 | Livestock feeder with breakaway capability - A livestock feeder is provided wherein the seams of the feeder are detachable/re-attachable so as to break away from the livestock in case of entanglement. The break away feature may be applied to various configurations of livestock feeders. The breakaway feature is provided so as to avoid injury to the livestock and also make the livestock feeders easier to clean. Seam attachment means include, but are not limited to, hook and loop fasteners, adhesives, zippers, snaps or buttons. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089332 | Bird bath - A bird bath has an outer bowl with a reservoir for holding water and an inner bowl floating on the water in the reservoir and supplied with water from the reservoir for bird drinking and bathing. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089333 | METHODS AND CAGES FOR SCREENING FOR INFECTIOUS AGENT IN LABORATORY ANIMALS - The present invention relates to a method of determining the presence of an infectious agent in one or more test animals. The method includes providing a cage housing a sentinel animal, the cage including a plurality of inlets to allow flow of air into the cage through each of the inlets; providing a plurality of cages each housing a test animal, each cage including an outlet to allow air to flow from the cage; connecting the plurality of cages each housing a test animal to the cage housing a sentinel animal so as to allow air to flow via the outlet of each cage housing a test animal into the cage housing a sentinel animal via an inlet on the cage housing a sentinel animal; and screening the sentinel animal for infection by the infectious agent after a period of time sufficient for the sentinel animal to be infected from one of the test animals, wherein infection of the sentinel animal is indicative of the presence of the infectious agent in one or more of the test animals. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089334 | METHOD FOR ENHANCING POULTRY PRODUCTION - A method and apparatus is provided for raising poultry, such as chickens, for food production. In a first embodiment, the method includes the steps of: providing a facility for housing the poultry, providing at least one light-absorbing ventilation fan associated with the facility for ventilating the facility, exposing an interior of the facility to natural light cycles of an outside environment for a first period and regulating light cycles of the interior for a second period, thereby mimicking daylight duration variation representative of seasonal changes for stimulating sexual development of the poultry. In a second embodiment, the method includes the steps of: providing a facility for housing the poultry, providing at least one light-absorbing ventilation fan associated with the facility for ventilating the facility, limiting exposure of an interior of the facility to light to produce a brown-out effect therein for enhancing physical development of the poultry. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089335 | Pet carrier - The present invention relates to a carrier for pets, namely a carrier having flexible side walls and a bottom having a padded insert for receiving the pet and comfortably transporting it in a soft, darkened space. The inventive container has two straps that serve to stabilize the carrier and permit the individual carrying the animal to easily strap the container over its shoulder or grip the straps in its hand. Inside the carrier, the padded insert is removably secured to the bottom and the side walls flexibly lift up from the bottom, enclosing the animal within the walls and safely in the cushioned insert. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089336 | Breakable down folding pet crate - A pet crate having a top, a bottom, and a cage between the top and bottom. The cage can be engaged to and disengaged from each of the top and bottom. When engaged to the top and bottom, or when disengaged from either one or both of the top and bottom, the cage is endless and can safely hold a pet therein. When disengaged from the top and bottom, the cage is foldable into a closed, endless and flat configuration such that the cage can be stored between the top and bottom such that the crate as a whole in such stored configuration is generally flat. When disengaged from the top and bottom, the cage is foldable out into a fence configuration by disconnecting two ends of the cage. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089337 | Limiting Device For A Lying Box In A Loose House - A limiting device ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100089338 | Child safety tether - Child safety tether with a care giver vest, a child vest, a care giver tether attachment member, a child tether attachment member, a care giver tether attachment member track, a child tether attachment member track, a tether, a tether spring reel, a plurality of track to vest attachment members and a track attachment buckle. Each tether track is fixed to each vest. The tether spring reel is attached to the care giver tether attachment member. The care giver tether attachment member is slidably fixed within the care giver tether attachment track. The tether is attached at one end to the spring reel and at the other end to the child slidable tether attachment member so that when either the child or the care giver turns or rotates in place, the tether attachment members will slide within the tether attachment member tracks thereby reducing the possibility of tether entanglement. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089339 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PUMP IN A RECIRCULATING HOT WATER SYSTEM - A system and a method for controlling a pump in a recirculating hot water system is provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a method for controlling a temperature of water in a recirculating hot water system including a storage tank for storing heated water, a recirculation conduit including a supply conduit for supplying the heated water to users via a plurality of outlets having a first outlet and a last outlet and a return conduit for returning an unused portion the heated water to the storage tank, a pump for circulating the heated water, the pump disposed along the return conduit, the method including measuring, at a point along the recirculation conduit, a temperature of the heated water provided from the storage tank, and controlling a speed of the pump, disposed along the return conduit, based on the measured temperature. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089340 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING PORTABLE ELECTRICAL, HYDRAULIC AND AIR PRESSURE UTILITIES FOR ON-SITE TOOL APPLICATIONS - Improvements in the device and method of providing portable electrical, hydraulic and compressed air power to a variety of job site applications requiring the use of hand held industrial tools. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089341 | Hydrogen Reactor and Injection System for Augmenting Crankcase Ventilation in an Internal Combustion Engine - A hydrogen augmented crankcase ventilation system includes hydrogen injection to facilitate the combustion of crankcase fumes, for example blow-by, in the engine. The system preferably includes a hydrogen generation system as a hydrogen source and introduces the hydrogen into the engine through the engine's fuel injection system. A fumes hose connects the crankcase to the air intake, and a clean air hose connects a clean air source to the crankcase. An orifice or a vacuum regulator cooperates with the fumes hose and may be included to regulate crankcase vacuum. A filter resides inline with the fumes hose to capture solids or liquids which enter the fumes hose from the crankcase, and a drain hose drains captured liquid back into the engine. A back flow preventor may be included to cooperate with the clean air hose to prevent a back flow of crankcase fumes through the clean air hose. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089342 | CHARGE-AIR COOLING DEVICE, SYSTEM FOR TURBOCHARGING AND/OR CHARGE-AIR COOLING, METHOD FOR CHARGE-AIR COOLING - An apparatus for charge air cooling for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, comprising a first heat exchanger for charge air high-pressure cooling, and at least one second heat exchanger for charge air low-pressure cooling, and at least one first connecting element for connecting a first heat exchanger and the at least one second heat exchanger together, at least one coolant supply conduit for supplying at least one heat exchanger with coolant, at least one coolant discharge conduit for the discharge of coolant from at least one of the heat exchangers, wherein the at least one coolant supply conduit and the at least one coolant discharge conduit are arranged substantially completely in the at least one first connecting element. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089343 | MULTIPLE CYLINDER ENGINE COOLING APPARATUS - A multiple cylinder engine cooling apparatus includes a bottom wall of a cylinder head, a lower end of a spark plug inserting cylindrical wall, a lower end of an inlet port, an exhaust port, and a water jacket. A plurality of combustion chamber forming recesses are formed in the cylinder head to line up in a longitudinal direction parallel to an axial direction of a crank shaft. The spark plug inserting cylindrical wall extends from each recess upward in a direction opposite to a combustion chamber. The inlet port extends from each recess laterally in one direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The exhaust port extends from each recess laterally in the other direction. The water jacket is formed in the cylinder head to cool the bottom wall of the cylinder head, the lower end of the spark plug inserting cylindrical wall, the lower end of the inlet port, and the exhaust port. The water jacket includes a first water jacket portion and a second water jacket portion. Cooling water flows in the first water jacket portion in the lateral direction for each cylinder. The second water jacket portion is connected to the first water jacket portion through a narrow channel and guides the cooling water from an interior of the first water jacket portion upward along the exhaust port. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089344 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH CYLINDER HEAD - An internal combustion engine comprises a cylinder head with at least one ignition device and one injection device per cylinder, at least one cooling jacket arranged in the cylinder head, with at least one cooling channel being arranged per cylinder between the ignition device and the injection device. In order to improve cooling in the region of the injection nozzles of the injection device it is provided that each cooling channel opens into a collecting channel arranged in the cylinder head. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089345 | HIGH VACUUM CRANKCASE VENTILATION - A combustion engine is configured to substantially reduced pressure in the crankcase relative to atmospheric conditions. Under the conditions of reduced pressure, removal of contaminants present in the lubricating oil present is effected, which may provide one or more benefits including extended service intervals, reduced volumes of motor oils used, and lessened wear of internal engine components. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089346 | SWITCHABLE SUPPORT ELEMENT FOR A VALVE TRAIN OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A switchable support element ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100089347 | DUAL VARIABLE VALVE SOLENOID MODULE - A solenoid valve module includes a first solenoid valve having a first solenoid portion and a first valve body and a second solenoid valve having a second solenoid portion and a second valve body. The first valve body and the second valve body are integrally formed by a solenoid housing. The solenoid valve module is secured to a surface of an engine to provide hydraulic control for an engine component. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089348 | Variable Valve Apparatus | 2010-04-15 |
20100089349 | Valve Timing Adjusting Device - A valve timing adjusting device includes a first rotor rotating integrally with a crankshaft; a second rotor secured integrally with an intake or exhaust camshaft; a first hole formed passing through radially to a shoe formed inside the first rotor; a second hole formed through the shoe, intersecting the first hole; a coil spring pressing a lock pin received in the first hole to thereby engage the lock pin into a concavity formed on the outer peripheral surface of the second rotor; and a shaft inserted into the second hole in order to prevent the coil spring from dashing out. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089350 | CAMSHAFT PHASER FOR THE INNER CAMSHAFT OF A CONCENTRIC CAMSHAFT ASSEMBLY - A camshaft phaser assembly for a concentric camshaft that adjusts the relative rotational position of the inner camshaft relative to the outer camshaft and the crankshaft of an internal combustion engine is provided. The phaser has an inner rotor with radially outwardly extending vanes which is attached to the inner camshaft. The rotor is surrounded by a stator having radially inwardly directed projections which contact the outer surface of the rotor and form working spaces into which the vanes extend. The vanes divide the working spaces into first and second sets of pressure chambers which can be pressurized with a hydraulic medium in order to rotate the rotor in an advancing or retarding direction. Front and rear covers are attached to the stator and define the front and rear sides of the pressure chambers. The timing gear or timing belt pulley is connected to the stator. The rear cover includes a splined opening. The front end of the outer camshaft includes a splined connection complementary to the splined opening in order to provide a positive fit connection between the outer camshaft and the rear cover for direct transfer of the timing chain or belt loads into the outer camshaft. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089351 | CAMSHAFT PHASER FOR A CONCENTRIC CAMSHAFT - A camshaft adjuster for a concentric camshaft assembly of an internal combustion engine is provided. The adjuster includes a stator that is connected to the timing gear, a rotor located within the stator and connected to the outer camshaft. The rotor includes a plurality of vanes that extend into spaces created between inwardly directed projections of the stator to define first and second sets of chambers on each side of the vanes. Front and rear sidewalls are connected to the stator and form the front and rear walls of the chambers. An outer cover connects to the stator to the inner camshaft. Radial loads acting on the timing gear are transmitted from the stator to the rotor and into the outer camshaft. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089352 | CAMSHAFT PHASER AND DRIVE ADAPTER FOR A CONCENTRIC CAMSHAFT - A camshaft adjuster for a concentric camshaft assembly of an internal combustion engine is provided. The adjuster includes a stator that is connected to the timing gear, and a rotor located within the stator having a plurality of vanes that extend into spaces created between inwardly directed projections of the stator to define chambers on each side of the vanes. Front and rear sidewalls are connected to the stator and form the front and rear walls of the chambers. An outer cover connects to the stator to the inner camshaft via a drive adapter, and the rotor is connected to the outer camshaft. Radial loads acting on the timing gear are transmitted from the stator to the rotor and into the outer camshaft. The drive adapter includes an open cylindrical body having first and second ends. The first end includes a slot or recesses in which a timing feature of the cover engages. The second end has a keyed portion configured to matingly engage a corresponding portion of the inner camshaft. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089353 | CAMSHAFT PHASER FOR A CONCENTRIC CAMSHAFT - A camshaft adjuster for a concentric camshaft of an internal combustion engine is provided. The adjuster includes a stator that is connected to the timing gear, and a rotor located within the stator and connected to the outer camshaft. The rotor includes a plurality of vanes that extend into spaces created between inwardly directed projections of the stator that slidingly engage the outer surface of the rotor to define first and second sets of chambers on each side of the vanes. Front and rear sidewalls are connected to the stator and form the front and rear walls of the chambers. An outer cover is connected to the stator via axially extending fasteners and is adapted to be connected to the inner camshaft. Radial loads acting on the timing gear are transmitted from the stator to the rotor and into the outer camshaft. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089354 | STARTER FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING AN ELECTRICALLY INSULATING INSULATING PART, INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A STARTER, RETAINING FLANGE - A starter for an internal combustion engine, particularly for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, having a housing, on which a mounting flange is developed that can be associated with the internal combustion engine, at least one insulating part being associated with the mounting flange, such that no electrical connection exists between the starter and the internal combustion engine. An internal combustion engine, particularly for a motor vehicle, has a starter as described above. A retaining flange for an electric motor, particularly for a starter of a motor vehicle, the retaining flange being developed as an insulating part, and is made up at least partially of an electrically insulating material and/or has at least one electrically insulating insulating element situated on the retaining flange. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089355 | AIR INTAKE SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING SOUND EMISSION - An air intake system for a vehicle is disclosed. The air intake system may include a first plenum housing having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet and a fluid directing member which receives air from the fluid inlet of the plenum housing and directs the air away from the fluid outlet of the plenum housing. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089356 | NOISE ATTENUATION FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A component, such as an intake manifold or a throttle body, has an air passage. A structure may extend into the air passage so that the structure intersects a part of a total air-flow passing through the air passage. The structure may have a first through-hole and a second through-hole. Each of the through-holes define a cross-sectional area that may tapers in a direction of air-flow that is passing through the air passage so that a cross-sectional area of an entrance of the respective through-hole is greater than a cross-sectional area of an exit of the respective through-hole. The structure helps attenuate acoustic noise that may occur in the component due to the air-flow. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089357 | NOISE ATTENUATION FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A component, such as an intake manifold or a throttle body, has an air passage. A structure may extend into the air passage so that the structure intersects a part of a total air-flow passing through the air passage. The structure may have a first through-hole and a second through-hole. Each of the through-holes define a cross-sectional area that may taper in a direction of air-flow that is passing through the air passage so that a cross-sectional area of an entrance of the respective through-hole is greater than a cross-sectional area of an exit of the respective through-hole. The structure helps attenuate acoustic noise that may occur in the component due to the air-flow. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089358 | PISTON WITH IMPROVED SIDE LOADING RESISTANCE - A piston including a crown and a skirt extending generally axially away from the crown. The skirt includes a pair of opposed skirt panel portions and a band spaced away from the crown and extending generally around a perimeter of the piston. The piston further includes a pair of strut assemblies, each strut assembly including a pair of struts which converge in a radially outward direction. Each strut terminates at or adjacent to one of the panel portions. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089359 | CAM COVER - Cam covers including a shell of the plastic material reinforced with a support structure and one or more end caps and methods for making cam covers incorporating a plastic shell and a metal or plastic support structure and one or more end caps are described herein. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089360 | SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATION OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present invention provides an air supply assembly for providing air to a combustion engine, the air supply assembly comprising an air inlet opening; an air outlet opening; and a metal element positioned in an air flow path between the air inlet opening and air outlet opening, wherein, when air which flowed through the metal element is used for combustion in the combustion engine, the fuel consumption of the combustion engine is reduced and/or the air pollution created by the combustion engine is reduced. The present invention also provides a method for reducing fuel consumption of a combustion engine and a method for reducing air pollution created by a combustion engine, the method comprising passing air through a metal element; and using the air for combustion in the combustion engine | 2010-04-15 |
20100089361 | INTERNAL-COMBUSTION-ENGINE COMBUSTION CONDITION DETECTION APPARATUS AND COMBUSTION CONDITION DETECTION METHOD - An internal-combustion-engine combustion condition detection apparatus is provided with an ignition means that makes an ignition plug ignite a fuel; an ignition control means that controls the operation of the ignition means; an ion-current detection means that detects an ion current generated; an ion current detection range setting means that sets an ion-current detection range; a preignition detection means that detects preignition within a detection range to be set; a leakage current detection range setting means that sets a leakage-current detection range; and a leakage current determination means that determines whether or not a smolder exists, based on a current detected, within a detection range to be set, by the ion-current detection means. The ignition control means includes a non-combustion-stroke ignition control means; the leakage-current detection range set by the leakage current detection range setting means is set within the non-combustion stroke. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089362 | METHOD TO CONTROL FUEL INJECTOR PULSEWIDTH IN A COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINE - A direct-injection, compression-ignition internal combustion engine control adapts nominal minimum pulsewidth parameters controlling the fuel injectors to minimize pilot fuel delivered to the cylinders required to initiate a preliminary combustion event. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089363 | CONTROL APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100089364 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC PRESSURE BALANCING OF INDUSTRIAL LARGE-BORE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - A method and apparatus for providing automatic pressure balancing of an internal combustion engine. The engine includes cylinders, fuel injector valves provided to selectively deliver fuel directly into the cylinders, fuel-balancing valves each fluidly connected to the fuel injector valves for controlling the fuel delivered to the fuel injector valves and cylinder pressure sensors each mounted to one of the cylinders. The method comprises an automatic pressure balancing procedure including the steps of monitoring a cylinder pressure in each of the cylinders, determining a peak combustion pressure produced in each of the cylinders, calculating a mean peak pressure produced in all of the cylinders, calculating a pressure difference between the mean and the peak pressure and incrementally adjusting the fuel delivered by one of the fuel-balancing valves to the corresponding fuel injector valve mounted to the cylinder having the pressure difference larger than a predetermined pressure value. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089365 | VARIABLE RATE PUSH/PULL TWIST THROTTLE - A variable rate throttle for controlling a vehicle carburetor having control cables. The variable rate throttle includes a housing surrounding a cavity, a plurality of interchangeable throttle reels, each throttle reel having a different track radius, where a particular one of the throttle reels is positioned at a time in the cavity of the housing and which engages the control cables. A throttle handle engages the interchangeable throttle reel so that rotation of the handle causes rotation of the throttle reel and thus moves the control cables of the vehicle carburetor. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089366 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROL DEVICE - A high-pressure pump section pumps fuel in a fuel tank into a delivery pipe. An injector injects the fuel in the delivery pipe directly into a combustion chamber of an engine. An ECU calculates fuel injection quantity based on an operation state of the engine and calculates fuel injection time based on the fuel injection quantity and pressure of the fuel in the delivery pipe. The ECU calculates fuel injection start timing based on the operation state of the engine. The ECU sets the fuel injection time and the fuel injection start timing as a base injection period. When a fuel inflow period, in which the high-pressure fuel flows into the delivery pipe with the fuel pumping by the high-pressure pump section, overlaps with the base injection period, the ECU changes the base injection period to eliminate or reduce the overlap. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089367 | FUEL NOZZLE ASSEMBLY - A fuel nozzle assembly is provided. The assembly includes an outer nozzle body having a first end and a second end and at least one inner nozzle tube having a first end and a second end. One of the nozzle body or nozzle tube includes a fuel plenum and a fuel passage extending therefrom, while the other of the nozzle body or nozzle tube includes a fuel injection hole slidably aligned with the fuel passage to form a fuel flow path therebetween at an interface between the body and the tube. The nozzle body and the nozzle tube are fixed against relative movement at the first ends of the nozzle body and nozzle tube, enabling the fuel flow path to close at the interface due to thermal growth after a flame enters the nozzle tube. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089368 | AIR DUCT FOR ENGINE - An air duct | 2010-04-15 |
20100089369 | Crankcase Vapor Management System - An engine assembly includes a vapor canister in selective fluid communication with a crankcase to store alcohol vapor when the temperature inside the crankcase causes alcohol accumulated in the crankcase to boil. The vapor canister is in selective fluid communication with an air induction system to recirculate the alcohol vapor through the engine in a metered fashion. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089370 | EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM - An actuator includes an electric motor and a drive force transmitting mechanism. The drive force transmitting mechanism includes a rotary gear and a rotary cam. The rotary gear transmits a drive force of the electric motor to an EGR valve to drive the same. The rotary cam transmits the drive force of the electric motor to a mode change valve to drive the same. The rotary cam is releasably linkable to the rotary gear to receive the drive force of the electric motor through the rotary gear. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089371 | FORCED AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSIS METHOD FOR SAME SYSTEM - A forced air induction system for an internal combustion engine ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100089372 | SLEEVE HYDROCARBON TRAP - A sleeve hydrocarbon trap is provided. In some examples, the sleeve hydrocarbon trap includes a hydrocarbon adsorbing sleeve, the sleeve adapted to be positioned in a sensor bore and the sleeve including one or more hydrocarbon adsorbing layers, and a cage adapted to retain the hydrocarbon adsorbing sleeve in the sensor bore. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089373 | Nitrous Oxide Injection System - A nitrous oxide system for an internal combustion engine includes a bottle containing pressurized nitrous oxide coupled to a nitrous oxide flow line, which is in fluid communication with an injection nozzle operatively coupled to the engine intake. A control valve is fluidly coupled to the nitrous oxide flow line between the nitrous oxide bottle and the injection nozzle, and is operable to control the flow of nitrous oxide through the nitrous oxide flow line to the engine intake. A supplemental fuel line in fluid communication with a secondary source of fuel with respect to the primary fuel line, and a supplemental fuel valve is fluidly coupled to the supplemental fuel line and operably coupled to the nitrous oxide flow line, such that a flow of pressurized nitrous oxide through the nitrous oxide flow line opens the supplemental fuel valve to allow a secondary flow of fuel to the engine intake. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089374 | Nitrous-Oxide System with a Pair of Solenoids in Series - A nitrous-oxide system for an internal combustion engine includes a nitrous-oxide bottle containing nitrous-oxide coupled to a nitrous-oxide line. A nozzle can be coupled to the nitrous-oxide line, and operatively coupled to an engine intake. A pair of solenoids is operably coupled in series to the nitrous-oxide line between the nitrous-oxide bottle and the nozzle. The solenoids can be operable to control the flow of nitrous oxide through the nitrous oxide line to an engine intake. A control switch is operatively coupled to the pair of solenoids to selectively activate at least one of the pair of solenoids to close the at least one solenoid and stop nitrous oxide from flowing through the nitrous oxide line. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089375 | Archery Bow With Force Vectoring Anchor - In some embodiments, an archery bow comprises a rotatable member configured for rotation about a first rotatable member axis. A cable anchor is attached to the rotatable member and rotatable with respect to the rotatable member about an anchor axis. The anchor axis is offset from the rotatable member axis. The bow can further comprise a power cable anchored to said cable anchor. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089376 | BOW PRESS WITH SYNCHRONOUSLY SCREW DRIVEN/PIVOTING OUTER BOW LIMB SUPPORT ARMS AND MOUNTED IN FREE SLIDING FASHION UPON A SUPPORT RAIL - A bow press for quickly collapsing a compound bow includes a frame with a horizontally extending rail. First and second bow support arms are pivotally secured to rail supported subassemblies, of first of which is fixed and a second slidable along the rail. The support arms and associated subassemblies each grip first and second spaced apart and opposite surface locations of a selected bow limb. The support arms are simultaneously pivotally actuated by fluid cylinders incorporated into the subassemblies, in either of a bow limb compressing or bow limb relaxing direction. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089377 | SLICING METHOD AND WIRE SAW APPARATUS - The invention is directed to a method for slicing an ingot in the form of a wafer by winding a wire around a plurality of grooved rollers and pressing the wire against the ingot while making the wire travel and supplying slicing slurry to the grooved rollers, in which when the ingot is sliced, an amount of displacement of the ingot changing in an axial direction is measured and an amount of axial displacement of the grooved rollers is controlled so as to correspond to the measured amount of axial displacement of the ingot, and thereby, the ingot is sliced while controlling a relative position of the wire relative to an entire length of the ingot changing in the axial direction. As a result, a slicing method and a wire saw apparatus are provided that can perform slicing in such a way that a Bow or a Warp in a wafer obtained by slicing can be reduced, for example, by controlling a slicing path built into an ingot so that, in particular, the slicing path becomes flattened. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089378 | Mobile Kitchen - A mobile kitchen comprises a housing disposed atop one or more wheel axles and a plurality of appliances disposed within the housing. Each appliance is heated by combustion of a distillate fuel. One or more air channels are disposed about each of the appliances, such that each air channel substantially isolates excess heat from combustion of the distillate fuel from a workspace within the housing. One or more first air blowers are associated with the air channels, and each is adapted to force air through the air channels and vent the excess heat to the exterior of the housing. One or more second air blowers are coupled to the housing, and each second air blower is adapted to vent a predetermined volume of air from within the workspace at least once per minute. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089379 | Grill - A grill comprising a base, an upper shell, an upper pan located in the upper shell and an lower pan located in the base, the upper shell has a left lever and a right lever in the two sides respectively, one end of each lever pivotally connecting to the back portion of the two sides of the base respectively, the lower pan pivotally connecting to at least a lever via a sleeve, wherein there is a sliding block in the sleeve which can slide towards the axis direction of the sleeve; the side of the sliding block has a position protrusion, the pivotal connection portion of the lower pan has a corresponding position groove for the position protrusion sliding towards the axis direction, the pivotal connection portion of the said lever has a corresponding arc-limiting groove for the position protrusion rotating limitedly, said sleeve has a corresponding position opening to the position groove. The upper pan and lower pan of the grill of the present invention can be opened to about 105 degrees and about 180 degrees or forms a “V”-shape just by the simple structure composed of a sleeve, sliding block, spring and button, so it is simple, reliable and lower-cost. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089380 | Ash bin and chimney device - An ash bin and chimney system comprising: an open topside and at least one side wall forming a device cavity, and the device further comprises at least one screen and a movable flap situated within the device cavity, the flap further comprises a leg, and the leg is in an extended position when the flap is in a generally perpendicular position relative to the screen during a chimney function, and the leg is in a folded position when the flap is in a generally parallel position relative to the screen, and the leg in its extended position prevents the device from being inserted within the internal cavity of the base. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089381 | PORTABLE FLAMELESS HEAT PACK - A user-activatable, flexible heat pack ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100089382 | BICENTRIC DIRECT VENT TERMINAL - A combined air intake and combustion gas vent terminal is provided for engagement with at least one of a pair of pipes extending horizontally and being spaced apart to accommodate the inward flow of combustion air and the outwardly flow of exhaust air from a furnace. The terminal assembly is installed entirely outside of the building and has a stepped structure for engaging the pipes such that it can accommodate different sized pipes. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089383 | Submergible Combustion Burner - A burner apparatus includes a first tube having a first longitudinal bore and a second tube having a second longitudinal bore. The second tube is disposed within the first longitudinal bore such that an annular space is defined between the second tube and the first tube. The burner apparatus further includes a nozzle formed at a tip of the second tube. A plurality of side holes are formed in the nozzle. The side holes are slanted relative to a longitudinal axis of the nozzle and are in communication with the second longitudinal bore. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089384 | MODULAR BURNER WITH AN OPTIMIZED SUPPLY FOR A HOB - Modular burner for a hob of a cooking appliance, characterised in that it comprises a base body ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100089385 | Rotary Valve Arranged in Multi-Gas Cooker - Cooking appliance ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100089386 | MULTI-GAS COOKER, WITH A ROTARY VALVE PROVIDED WITH INTERCHANGEABLE REGULATING MEANS - The cooking appliance ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100089387 | Attic ventilation and heat recovery device for warming swimming pools - A machine that improves the management of thermal energy for a residence or other building by serving as both a swimming pool | 2010-04-15 |
20100089388 | APERTURE CLOSURE APPARATUS - Apparatus in the form of a sash window has sashes ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100089389 | Solar Array Mounting System with Universal Clamp - A mounting system for photovoltaic solar panels providing support for different sized panels, and/or panels having mounting holes located in different locations. A universal panel clamp includes at least one elongated hole or slot to attach to a mounting hole on a solar panel frame. A clamp is attached to an upper hole, and a second clamp is attached to a lower mounting hole. The upper clamps are attached to an upper lateral support member, and the lower clamps are attached to a lower lateral support member. This assembly may be supported by A-shaped support members having adjustable tilt arms, or posts with specially configured brackets. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089390 | SOLAR ARRAY MOUNTING SYSTEM - A solar array mounting system having unique installation and grounding features, and which is adaptable for mounting solar panels having mounting holes located in different locations. The solar array mounting system includes tilt brackets and longitudinal links forming columns. A tilt bracket includes a tilt arm for supporting an upper spar of one row, and a pivot block for supporting a lower spar of a next row. The spars may be made from extruded aluminum or from steel, wherein the steel spars include an exposed metal channel to provide a common electrical equipment ground. Panel clamps are used to clamp the solar panel frames to the spars, allowing for variations in mounting hole locations. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089391 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR USING SOLAR RADIATION TO PRODUCE ELECTRICITY - A system for capturing solar radiation at a variable rate and providing heat at a constant rate to an electrical generating station is described. The system uses a thermal storage component that includes two or more thermal storage zones to coordinate the rate and quantity of heat delivered to the generating station. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089392 | DELIVERY OF HIGH CONCENTRATION NITRIC OXIDE - A method and device can alternately deliver high concentration of nitric oxide and oxygen-enriched air. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089393 | LARYNGEAL MASK AIRWAY DEVICE WITH DRUG DELIVERY MEANS - The invention relates to a laryngeal mask airway device to facilitate lung ventilation in a patient comprising an airway tube extending from a proximal end to a distal end and opening, at the distal end, into the interior of a hollow mask portion shaped to fit readily in use into the actual and potential space behind the larynx and to seal around the circumference of the laryngeal inlet without penetrating into the interior of the larynx, wherein the device comprises a conduit adapted to direct a liquid substance through the glottic opening. The invention further relates to a kit comprising the laryngeal mask airway device and a method for using the laryngeal mask airway device. | 2010-04-15 |
20100089394 | INHALER AND DRIVING METHOD FOR SAME - The present invention provides an inhaler capable of measuring lung function, feeding back the measurements, and administering medicine suitable for a lung condition in a single use. The inhaler | 2010-04-15 |
20100089395 | SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN DELIVERY SYSTEM - A supplemental oxygen delivery system is described in which Aerosol is delivered into a housing | 2010-04-15 |