16th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150101494 | Portable Food Dehydrator - A portable food dehydrator having a warm vessel, a warm vessel lid having a guide opening and an assembly opening, a cover defining a cover cavity, the cover having openings and a chamber divider capable of sectioning the cover chamber into an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber, a fan assembly, a cool vessel, a sealing member, and a heating element. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101495 | DEVICES AND METHODS TO DISINTEGRATE FOODS - The subject application is directed to a food processing device to extract juice. The device includes an inlet coupled to a disintegrator. The inlet is configured to accept food items and the disintegrator configured to disintegrate food items passed through the inlet. The device further includes a separator that accepts the disintegrated food items and separates out the liquid components from the food item. The device further includes a reservoir that is coupled to the separator for accepting and holding the liquid components. The reservoir includes a translucent member for viewing of liquid levels within the reservoir, and a valved outlet. The valved outlet is configured to allow or prevent the flow of liquid from the reservoir through the valved outlet. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101496 | GRAVITY WHEEL DE-STEMMER - A produce de-stemmer for generally symmetrical produce such as pepper pods that supports an item of produce in a propped orientation within a canister, a number of which are connected to a moving endless chain so that the canisters are cyclically inverted. A fixed support track resides below the moving canisters to support the item of produce so that a portion of the item is exposed during the canister travel. The exposed portion of the produce item is propelled into a cutting means which removes a desired portion of the produce item. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101497 | PRESS FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND THE RELATING PRESSING METHOD - The present invention relates to a press for fruit and vegetable products including at least one column that includes a feed element and several pressing stages. Each stage of pressing includes an essentially cylindrical outer shell which is internally associated with a pressure-deformable impermeable membrane which lines a respective pressing chamber in each stage. At least one perforated collector tube is positioned along the column inside each pressing chamber and coaxially to each outer shell. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101498 | Combination Cooler and Can Crusher - A combination cooler and can crusher is an apparatus assembly that allows a user to compact empty aluminium beverage cans for facilitated transport. The apparatus combines a cooler with an integrated wheel assembly with a can crushing mechanism. The integrated wheel allows a user to transport a large quantity of food and beverage items to an event. The can crushing mechanism provides the user with a means to compact emptied aluminium beverages cans for facilitated transport upon leaving said event. The apparatus accomplishes both functions in a compact design by integrating the can crushing mechanism with the elongated handle of the cooler with integrated wheel assembly. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101499 | Trash Compactor - The Trash Compactor comprising: a frame, a cavity, a trash receptacle, a platen movable to compress trash collected in the trash receptacle, a set of linkages and a drive mechanism configured to drive said platen up and down, said drive mechanism further configured as one of said link elements, and a platen guide mechanism configured to restrict the motion of said platen in an up and down manner. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101500 | COMPOSITE STENCILS, METHODS OF MAKING, AND METHODS OF DECORATING WITH COMPOSITE STENCILS - A composite stencil for applying designs to walls and other surfaces is disclosed. The stencil includes a porous textile support layer to which a flexible stencil mask is bonded by an adhesion layer. The support layer supports unconnected parts of the stencil mask without bridges common with traditional stencils. Further, the textile support layer in the open areas of the stencil can be colored with a sublimation dye to suggest to a user the colors that should be applied in the various areas of the stencil. A pressure sensitive adhesive is applied to the back of the stencil. In use, the stencil is removably adhered to a surface by the pressure sensitive adhesive, whereupon paint or other pigment is applied through the textile support layer to the surface. The lack of bridges permits the entire design to be applied with a single stencil in a single session. The stencil is cleanable and reusable to apply additional designs. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101501 | BEADED PARTIALLY COATED ANTI-MARKING JACKETS - A removable flexible jacket for use in a printing press having a transfer cylinder for transferring a freshly printed substrate comprises a sheet of woven fabric, a beaded film sheet coupled to the sheet of woven fabric, and an image disposed between the sheet of woven fabric and the beaded film sheet. The image is visible through the beaded film sheet, and wherein the image divides at least a portion of a surface of the beaded film sheet into a plurality of zones. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101502 | VARIABLE DATA LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM FOR APPLYING MULTI-COMPONENT IMAGES AND SYSTEMS THEREFOR - A reimageable layer of an imaging member is provided with a dampening fluid layer. The reimageable layer has specific properties such as composition, surface profile, and so on so as to be well suited for receipt and carrying the dampening fluid layer. An optical patterning subsystem such as a scanned modulated laser patterns the dampening fluid layer. Ink having a first set of properties such as color, composition, etc., is applied at an inking subsystem such that it selectively resides in voids formed by the patterning subsystem in the dampening fluid layer to thereby form an inked latent image. The inked latent image is then transferred to a substrate, and the reimageable surface cleaned. The process is repeated for a second ink having properties different than the first. Each ink image may successively be applied to the substrate, or a composite image may be formed then applied to the substrate. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101503 | MESH NETWORK CONTROLLER - A mesh network controller for remote control of devices such as remote firing devices. The controller includes remote firing devices which have a relay capability that allow a controller to communicate with remote firing devices beyond the range of its direct communication. This is accomplished by a signal being relayed from RFDs to RFDs with the signal going in two directions. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101504 | TIE PLUGGING MACHINE AND METHOD - A railroad tie maintenance vehicle is configured to seal spike holes in a railroad tie formed by the removal of railroad spikes. The vehicle includes a chassis with an integrated operator work station. The vehicle may move along railroad tracks with a plurality of wheels that support the chassis and that are configured to engage at least one railroad track. A motive power source, supported on the chassis, may be controlled by an operator within the operator work station to propel the vehicle along the railroad tracks. At least one storage vessel on the chassis contains a chemical solution used to fill the spike holes. At least two injection devices on the chassis are remotely controlled by the single operator, possibly by the operation of a single controller such as a joystick, to move into alignment with respective spike holes and to fill the spike holes with the chemical solution. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101505 | Apparatus for Covering a Connection Between Railcars - An apparatus comprises an interior panel being configured to at least cover a portion of a side of a gangway between at least a first passenger car and a second passenger car. Reel mechanisms are in engagement with the interior panel. The reel mechanisms are operable to curl portions of sides of the interior panel to accommodate a change in distance between the passenger cars. Curling devices are in engagement with the reel mechanisms and are configured to urge the reel mechanisms to curl sides of the interior panel. At least one connection rod mechanism is in engagement with the reel mechanisms and is configured to be operable to support a middle portion of the interior panel. Connection fixing devices are configured to join the reel mechanisms to the passenger cars. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101506 | OFFSET PRINTING INK OR OFFSET PRINTING VARNISH - The present invention relates to an offset printing ink or offset printing varnish that is suitable for direct contact with foods, comprising at least one binder and where appropriate at least one colorant, wherein all the components of the offset printing ink or offset printing varnish are either food as defined in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council or food additives as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101507 | PHASE CHANGE INKS COMPRISING NOVEL CRYSTALLINE COMPOUNDS - A phase change ink composition suitable for ink jet printing, including robust printing on coated paper substrates. In embodiments, the phase change ink composition comprises both a crystalline compound and an amorphous compound which are derived from bio-renewable materials. In particular, the present embodiments provide novel crystalline compounds with at least two aromatic moieties for use in the phase change inks. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101508 | BIO-RENEWABLE PHASE CHANGE INKS - A phase change ink composition suitable for ink jet printing, including printing on coated paper substrates. In embodiments, the phase change ink composition comprises a bio-renewable crystalline component and amorphous component which provides for a robust ink composition. In embodiments, the amorphous component is derived from low cost, stable and bio-renewable materials comprising aromatic rosin esters. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101509 | Method of Manufacturing a Stiff Engineered Composite - The method of making a compressed biocomposite body includes compressing a mass of biocomposite material comprised of discrete particles and a network of interconnected glucan-containing mycelia cells in the presence of heat and moisture into a compressed body having a density in excess of 18 pcf. Compression may take place batch wise in a press or continuously in a path of narrowing cross-section defined by a series of heated rollers. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101510 | METHODS OF CEMENT ADDITIVE ADDITION - The invention provides methods and compositions for producing and grinding cement. The method makes use of combining an additive with one or more components selected from a list of gypsum, hemihydrate, anhydrite, calcium sulfate to form a mixture then blending the mixture with clinker, and finally grinding the mixture and clinker to form cement. By adding the additives before grinding the amount of water and energy needed for mixing is reduced. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101511 | LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS FERMENTATION PROCESS CO-PRODUCT FUEL FOR CEMENT KILN - A fuel made from co-products derived from a lignocellulosic biomass fermentation process is used to fuel a cement production process. Filter cake and syrup co-products are mixed and dried, then burned in a cement kiln to create the temperatures needed for cement production. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101512 | LACTATE ACTIVATED CEMENT AND ACTIVATOR COMPOSITIONS - Cementitious compositions in which the cementitious properties of fly ash are carefully controlled are described. The cementitious compositions may be substantially free harsh acids and bases such as citric acids (≈pH 2.2) and alkali metal activators including alkali hydroxides (≈pH 12-14) and metal carbonates (≈pH 11.6). The use of these harsh chemicals creates acid base reactions during use of the products. Instead of these harsh chemicals, a lactic acid salt based activator is be used as a reaction accelerator. Boric compounds may be used as a retarder in the compositions. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101513 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF CEMEMT, MORTARS, CONCRETE COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING A CALCIUM CARBONATE - BASED FILLER TREATED WITH AN ULTRAFINE FILLER AND A SUPERPLASTIFIER, COMPOSITIONS AND CEMENT PRODUCTS OBTAINED AND THEIR APPLICATIONS - Process for the preparation of cement/mortar/concrete compositions or systems, (for simplicity hereafter “cement” compositions or systems or even “cements”), of a generally known type containing low or medium (standard) “filler(s)”, and/or optionally HP filler(s), as carbonate-based filler(s), namely coarse low or medium calcium carbonate(s), namely coarse marble(s); Product comprising, or consisting of, the pre-blend (A) of coarse, low or medium (or optionally HP) “calcium carbonate-based filler” pre-blended with at least an UF; Aqueous compositions (B) obtained by mixing the above pre-blend (A) of coarse filler(s) with UF(s) with an aqueous system such as mix water, aqueous mix fluid; Product (C) consisting of, or comprising, the pre-blend (A) or the compositions (B), treated or pretreated with at least one superplastifier or aqueous system containing superplastifier(s); Cement and Use of cement. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101514 | TABLE SYSTEM - A table system that includes at least first and second table assemblies. The first table assembly includes a horizontally oriented first table member having a first upright member extending downwardly therefrom and a top surface and a bottom surface, a first flap member hingedly connected to the first table member and movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The first flap member has a top surface and a bottom surface. The second table assembly includes a horizontally oriented second table member having a first upright member extending downwardly therefrom and a top surface and a bottom surface. A first top surface horizontal distance is defined between the top surfaces of the first and second table members. The top surface of the first flap member defines a first top surface width dimension. The first top surface horizontal distance and the first top surface width dimension are approximately the same. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101515 | FRAME FOR A FOLDING TABLE - A foldable table may include a table top and legs movable between an extended position and a collapsed position. A first portion of a side rail may be connected to a first table top section and a second portion of the first side rail may be connected to a second table top section. An engaging portion of the first portion of the side rail may be at least partially disposed in a receiving portion of the second portion of the side rail when the table top is in the folded position and an engaging portion of the second portion of the side rail may be at least partially disposed in a receiving portion of the first portion of the side rail when the table top is in the folded position | 2015-04-16 |
20150101516 | SAFE STORAGE PANELS - Safes and related storage panels for safes, such as gun safes. Some embodiments may comprise a safe door and an interior storage panel configured to be positioned between a closed position and an open position by rotating the interior storage panel. The interior storage panel may be configured so as to be positioned within the safe in the closed position such that the safe door can be closed in the closed position, and so as to be positioned at least partially outside of the safe in the open position when the safe door is open. In some embodiments, the interior storage panel may be configured so as to extend along and be positioned at least substantially parallel to the safe door in the closed position with the safe door closed. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101517 | HILL-COMPENSATING PLANTER AND METHOD - A seed planting device operable on ground includes a main frame, having wheels, configured to be moved in a planting direction on the ground, a seed hopper, attached to the frame, having a discharge, and a cup-type seed dispenser, having a dispenser axis, disposed adjacent to the discharge of the hopper. The seed dispenser is configured to controllably receive and dispense individual seeds from the hopper and drop the seeds from a seed discharge below the frame. The seed hopper and seed dispenser are pivotally attached to the main frame and configured to rotate about a generally horizontal axis to maintain the dispenser axis in a substantially upright orientation relative to an uphill or downhill planting direction. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101518 | SEEDING MACHINE AND SEEDING METHOD - The invention relates to a seeding machine ( | 2015-04-16 |
20150101519 | AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR AG BASED OPERATIONS - The use of self-powered, autonomous vehicles in agricultural and other domestic applications is provided. The vehicles include a self-propelled drive system, tracks or wheels operatively connected to the drive system, a power supply operatively connected to the drive system, an attachment mechanism for attaching equipment to the vehicle, and an intelligent control operatively connected to the drive system, power supply, and attachment mechanism. The vehicle is configured to connect to the equipment to perform agricultural operations based upon the equipment. Multiple vehicles can be used in a field at the same time. Furthermore, the invention includes the ability to move one or more of the autonomous vehicles from field to field, home to field, or from generally any first location to a second location. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101520 | QUILTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Apparatuses, systems and methods for quilting are provided. In an illustrative embodiment, a quilt support includes a platform adapted to support an embroidery machine capable of quilting a quilt sandwich. A first support arm is coupled to the platform. The first support arm is adapted to support a portion of the quilt sandwich. A second support arm is coupled to the platform. The second support arm is offset from the first support arm and adapted to support a portion of the quilt sandwich. Apparatuses, systems and methods are provided. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101522 | Arctic Rapid Disconnect and Reconnect Floating Driller - A system, including: a floating drilling unit; a buoyancy hull plug releasably connected to the floating drilling unit; mooring lines with first ends secured to a seafloor and second ends secured to the buoyancy hull plug; and a riser that is collapsible through a water column, wherein the buoyancy hull plug supports the riser and the mooring lines while disconnected from the floating drilling unit. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101523 | Wake-Modifying Device for a Boat - A recreational sport boat includes a hull, having starboard and port sides and a transom, and a pair of wake-modifying devices positioned aft of the transom. One of the wake-modifying devices is positioned on a port side of the boat's centerline and another of the wake-modifying devices is positioned on a starboard side of the boat's centerline. Each wake-modifying device includes a plate-like member and at least one downturned surface at a trailing portion of the plate-like member. Each wake-modifying device is pivotable between a non-deployed position and a deployed position about a pivot axis that is horizontal or inclined no more than about 35° from horizontal. When a wake-modifying device is in the deployed position, the downturned surface is lower than it is in the non-deployed position so as to be able to modify the boat's wake. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101524 | Boat anchors - The invention provides boat anchors wherein lightweight working parts such as trowels or plows are affixed to heavier, usually metallic frame components that provide desired weight to the composite anchors. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101525 | Water Sports Equipment Storage Rack for a Boat - A rack for holding water sports equipment includes a substantially upright surface, an arm, a pedal, and a linkage between the pedal and the arm. The arm is configured to hold a piece of water sports equipment between the arm and the substantially upright surface. The arm is movable away from the substantially upright surface, against a force biasing the arm toward the substantially upright surface, to allow the piece of water sports equipment to be inserted or removed from between the arm and the substantially upright surface. The pedal is positioned and configured to be moved from a closed position to an open position by a force applied by a human foot and to return to the closed position when that force is removed. The pedal is directly or indirectly connected to the arm in order to move the arm away from the substantially upright surface when the pedal is moved from the closed position to the open position. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101526 | METHOD FOR TAILORING THE DOPANT PROFILE IN A LASER CRYSTAL USING ZONE PROCESSING - A lasing medium having a tailored dopant concentration and a method of fabrication thereof is disclosed. The lasing medium has a single crystal having a continuous body having a selected length, wherein the crystal comprises dopant distributed along the length of the body to define a dopant concentration profile. In one embodiment, the dopant concentration profile results in a uniform heating profile. A method of fabricating a laser crystal having a tailored dopant concentration profile includes arranging a plurality of polycrystalline segments together to form an ingot, the polycrystalline segments each having dopant distributed, providing a crystal seed at a first end of the ingot, and moving a heating element along the ingot starting from the first end to a second end of the ingot, the moving heating element creating a moving molten region within the ingot while passing therealong. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101527 | DUPLEX PARTIALLY CUTTING APPARATUS - A duplex partially cutting apparatus, for cutting partially a panel from above and below, includes a frame, a panel fastening unit, a first partial cutting unit, a second partial cutting unit, and a plurality of electrostatic fans. The panel fastening unit is disposed on the frame to fix the panel. The first partial cutting unit is disposed on the frame and above the panel fastening unit to cut partially the panel from above. The second partial cutting unit is disposed on the frame and below the panel fastening unit to cut partially the panel from below. The electrostatic fans are disposed on the frame and correspond in position to a point of partial cut performed by the first partial cutting unit and the second partial cutting unit cut panel. The duplex partially cutting apparatus is advantageously conducive to reducing instances of alignment, alignment-induced errors, and manufacturing process duration. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101528 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING MATERIALS WITH COMPOSITIONS - An apparatus and method for treating subject materials with compositions includes a material treatment section for treating a subject material with a composition of a silane-containing material and a hydrocarbon solvent to form a treated material, and a neutralizing section for neutralizing the treated material such that the treated material has a pH in a range of approximately 7 to approximately 8. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101529 | APPARATUS FOR COATING A STENT - An apparatus for coating a stent can comprises a support element, spray nozzle, and a shuttle sheath. A method of coating a stent comprises contacting a first axial portion of a stent with the support element, such that a second axial portion does not contact the support element or any other support element, applying a coating material to the second axial portion, and inhibiting or preventing application of the coating material on the first axial portion. The shuttle sheath can be used to push the stent off the support element. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101530 | METHOD OF RECYCLING SOLUTION, SOLAR CELL INCLUDING BUFFER LAYER FORMED BY THE METHOD, AND DEPOSITION APPARATUS - A method of recycling a solution, the method including: filtering a solution used in chemical bath deposition; reinflowing the filtered solution to a bath; and inflowing an alkali solution to the bath to maintain a concentration of an alkaline material in the filtered solution in a range of about 1.0 M to about 3.5 M, is disclosed. A solar cell formed by the method and a deposition apparatus are also disclosed. By the method of recycling a solution, a solar cell including a buffer layer formed with a solution which has been used multiple times may be formed to have an efficiency almost the same as that of a solar cell including a buffer layer formed with a solution provided for the first time before filtering. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101531 | POWDER COATING SYSTEM - A powder coating system which is provided with a rotating stage which makes a metal cylindrical member rotate while holding its internal circumferential surface, a first booth which covers part of the metal cylindrical member which is held by the rotating stage, and a second booth which holds the first booth. A powder coating introduction nozzle which is provided with a filling port of powder coating and a plurality of powder coating spray ports is provided so that a filling port is positioned at the outside of the second booth and so that the plurality of spray ports can be changed in position in the first booth to face surface parts of the metal cylindrical member. The sprayed powder coating is collected inside the second booth by a flow of air from a blow device and is removed by being sucked up by a powder collector. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101532 | APPARATUS FOR FORMING SILICON-CONTAINING THIN FILM - Provided is an apparatus for forming a silicon-containing thin film, the apparatus including a controller which is configured to control a process gas supplying mechanism, a heating device, and an exhauster to perform: forming a first seed layer on a base by adsorbing at least silicon included in an aminosilane-based gas on the base, using the aminosilane-based gas; forming a second seed layer on the first seed layer by depositing at least silicon included in a higher-order silane-based gas having an order that is equal to or higher than disilane, using the higher-order silane-based gas having an order that is equal to or higher than the disilane, wherein the first seed layer and the second seed layer form a dual seed layer; and forming the silicon-containing thin film on the dual seed layer. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101533 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device capable of forming a nitride layer having high resistance to hydrogen fluoride at low temperatures. The method includes forming a nitride film on a substrate by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including supplying a source gas to the substrate, supplying a plasma-excited hydrogen-containing gas to the substrate, supplying a plasma-excited or thermally excited nitriding gas to the substrate, and supplying at least one of a plasma-excited nitrogen gas and a plasma-excited rare gas to the substrate. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101534 | Vapor Deposition Equipment for Fabricating CIGS Film - The present invention relates to a vapor deposition equipment for fabricating CIGS film, in which a Se vapor deposition module, a In/Ga/In linear vapor deposition module and a Cu linear vapor deposition module are integrated in an identical vacuum chamber, used for fabricating the CIGS absorber layers on a flexible solar cell substrate by an automatic manufacturing process in accordance with an unwinding module, a heating device, a heat reducing device, a speed-controlling roller module, a cooling module, and a winding module. Moreover, in the present invention, a film thickness measuring module is used for measures the thickness of the CIGS chalcopyrite crystalline film on the flexible solar cell substrate, and the thickness data of the CIGS chalcopyrite crystalline film would be transmitted to the electromechanical control module for being references of the parameter modulation of following fabricating process, and such way is so-called APC (Advanced Process Control) system. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101535 | VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS - A vapor deposition apparatus includes a substrate mount unit on which a substrate is mounted, a plurality of first nozzle units which injects a first raw material in a direction of the substrate mount unit, a plurality of second nozzle units which is alternately disposed with the plurality of first nozzle units and injects a second raw material in the direction of the substrate mount unit, and a plasma module unit which supplies the second raw material to the plurality of second nozzle units. The second raw material is a radical, and the substrate mount unit includes an electrostatic generation part. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101536 | MASK ASSEMBLY AND DEPOSITION APPARATUS USING THE SAME FOR FLAT PANEL DISPLAY - A mask assembly includes a mask frame including an opening and a frame enclosing the opening, a pattern mask including a pattern part in which at least one pattern is disposed thereon and a coupling part coupled to the frame, a supporter crossing the opening and coupled to the pattern mask, and a fixing pin coupling the pattern mask and the supporter to each other. At least one of the pattern mask and the supporter has a fixing part including a plurality of holes, and the fixing pin is disposed in the fixing part and at least one end of the fixing pin has a “T” shape to fix the pattern mask and the supporter to each other. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101537 | HOOD FOR METAL-OXIDE VAPOR COATING GLASS CONTAINERS - An apparatus for coating glass articles with a chemical compound includes a coating hood section defining an interior chamber having an inlet and an outlet, the outlet being positioned adjacent the glass articles. A blower is positioned in the interior chamber to carry air from the inlet towards the outlet. An injector is configured to deliver the chemical compound into the interior chamber, the injector being positioned in the interior chamber at a location that is downstream of the blower. The injector extends into the interior chamber by a pre-determined distance that is selected to prevent premature vaporization of the chemical compound. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101538 | Modular Rigid Small Animal Cage Liner - A modular bedding system for small animal cages, comprising a plurality of typically washable, absorbent, rigid panels that are safe and appealing to the animal while insulating it from absorbed liquids. Each panel comprises a washable and soft outer layer, an absorbent inner layer, and a rigid central insert. In the preferred embodiment, the panel is symmetrical in that the absorbent inner layer is present on both sides of the rigid insert. The outer layer and the inner absorbent layer(s) can be taken apart and washed separately. The panels may be moved around or flipped, depending on the animal's toilet habits and/or the owner's decor and cage maintenance preferences. The panels may also comprise other features that may be pleasant to an animal, such as extra bedding, a hill, a pocket for burrowing, or other features. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101539 | Nutrient Capture System - An apparatus includes a tank having a body of water, the tank having a submerged plant material zone having plant material submerged within the body of water. The apparatus also includes an irrigated plant material platform, including additional plant material which is separated from the submerged plant material. The apparatus further includes an animal raising zone in fluid communication with at least a portion of the body of water, the animal raising zone separated from the submerged plant material zone by a porous filter. The apparatus includes a tank influent stream for passing water through the plant material zone and subsequently through the animal raising zone. The system includes a recycle loop having a pump disposed within the animal raising zone for pumping a waste product from the animal raising zone to the irrigated plant material platform. The animal raising zone may be a fish raising zone. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101540 | FISH TANK - An apparatus includes a housing having a first surface having a first contour and arranged to contain a quantity of water. The apparatus further includes a base structure positioned adjacent the housing and including a second surface having a second contour that closely matches the first contour. The housing is positioned such that the first surface and the second surface are disposed immediately adjacent one another. The apparatus further includes a lighting element supported by the base and positioned to selectively illuminate the housing. The apparatus further includes a storage compartment having an open cavity for receiving and holding an object and a third surface having a third contour that closely matches the first contour, the storage compartment supported by the base structure such that the first surface and the third surface are disposed immediately adjacent one another. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101541 | METHODS OF PRODUCING NEW TYPES OF HYBRID SILK AND HEMP FIBERS - A method of producing new types of hybrid silk and hemp fibers is described, comprising the steps of inserting hemp genes into mulberry DNA within mulberry cells, and vice versa, to form genetically-altered mulberry and hemp cells; growing the genetically altered cells into a plant; feeding the genetically altered plant to silkworms; and the silkworms producing silk, wherein the silk has hemp characteristics. Another method of producing new types of hybrid silk and hemp fibers is described, comprising the steps of creating a bioreactor containing man-made silkworms, wherein the silkworms imitate the process of spinning a cocoon; artificially feeding the silkworms a hemp food source; and allowing the silkworms to produce silk, wherein the silk has hemp characteristics. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101542 | Transport Device Having Liquid Resistance Apparatus - A transport device structured to carry an animal includes a first component having a handle and a second component having a base and at least a first wall. The first component is structured to be located on the second component to form an enclosed region situated generally between the first and second components. The transport device also includes a cushion apparatus situated adjacent at least one of the base and the at least a first wall and a liquid resistance apparatus located on the second component and that is structured to resist penetration of a liquid from an interior region of the transport device to an exterior region of the transport device. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101543 | PROTECTED PET FEED STATION - The present invention relates to articles comprising pet feeding enclosures adapted to protect the feeding animals from other pets. The present invention also relates to kits adapted to assemble such enclosures. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101544 | Brush to Simulate Natural Grooming - A brush adapted for pet grooming consisting of one or more simulated cat tongues mounted on a hand graspable assembly and may further include a sound/vibration producing module for replicating the presence of a live animal during the grooming process. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101545 | Portable pet grooming aid device and pet carrier - Disclosed is a portable pet grooming aid device comprising a substantially rectangular piece of flexible fabric comprising four sides, two sides joined creating a tubular flexible body having a top face, an inner face, a head end and a tail end, the ends comprising a seam, an elastic cord threaded inside of the seam, two apertures on the top face, the apertures affording a user's hands access to the interior of the device to handle an animal inside of the device during a grooming process, the animal's head exposed outside of the device at the head end, the elastic cord securely tied around the animal's neck. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101546 | PET TOY WITH TREAT HOLDING RECEPTACLES - A pet toy with one or more treat holding receptacles is provided. A receptacle generally conforms to the outer surface or shape of the pet toy, and extends into the interior of the pet toy for holding a primary treat. The receptacle has a plurality of interior engaging surfaces that frictionally hold the primary treat in a desired orientation. An opening is formed through the receptacle for loading secondary treats into an interior of the pet toy. The primary treat has an exposed portion shaped and sized to provide a desired degree of difficulty for an animal to remove the primary treat from the corresponding receptacle. The portion of the primary treat in contact with the engaging surfaces of the receptacle forms a cap or closure, and when all or part of the primary treat is removed, the secondary treats may be dispensed through the opening of the receptacle. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101547 | INSECT REPELLANT DEVICE - An insect repellent device having a top section and a bottom section can be attached via a fastening mechanism near the facial area of a user. The top section and the bottom section are rotatably joined to form a single unit and an insect repellent compound is contained internally. A plurality of slits in each of the top section and the bottom section enable air to pass through the device and intermix with the insect repellent compound. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101548 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AN ANIMAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM - An animal restraint system adapted for use on an animal having a neck and shoulders comprising a leash having a first end and a second end spaced apart from the first end, a fastener disposed near the first end of the leash and adapted to be fastened to a collar worn by the animal, a handle disposed near the second end of the leash and adapted to be held by a user, a braking mechanism disposed near the handle, a first ring disposed between the first end and the second end of the leash and having a first ring opening adapted to allow a portion of the leash to pass therethrough, and a second ring disposed near the handle and having a second ring opening adapted to allow a portion of the leash to pass therethrough. A method comprising applying a pulling force to the handle and/or the handling loop. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101549 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A cooling system for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The cooling system includes a radiator for exchanging heat between a coolant and ambient air, and a coolant pump for circulating the coolant. The coolant system further includes a first set of fluid connection branches between the coolant pump and the engine block, the cylinder head and the exhaust manifold and a second set of fluid connection branches between the engine block, cylinder head and exhaust manifold and the radiator and/or the coolant pump. A first controlled valve intercepts the coolant towards the radiator so that the coolant is recirculated towards the coolant pump. A second controlled valve intercepts the coolant from the cylinder block. A third controlled valve intercepts the coolant from the integrated exhaust manifold. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101550 | AIR DUCT AND COOLING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - An air duct for a vehicle may include a front duct formed forward to take in an exterior air in front of the vehicle, a rear duct formed relatively rearward from the front duct such that the exterior air flowing via the front duct passes therein, and a duct outlet flowing out the exterior air flowed via the rear duct, wherein the air duct may be disposed at both sides of an exterior air intake port taking in the exterior air in front of the vehicle into an engine compartment, and wherein both front ducts may be formed to be bent such that extension lines thereof form a streamlined shape in front of the vehicle. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101551 | LASER WELDING METHOD AND ENGINE COOLING STRUCTURE - A cylinder block ( | 2015-04-16 |
20150101552 | CONNECTING STRUCTURE OF MULTIPLE VARIABLE VALVE LIFT APPARATUS - A variable valve lift apparatus that has a simplified configuration is provided. The apparatus includes a camshaft and first and second cam forming portions inserted with the cam shaft to rotate together with the camshaft and be movable in a shaft direction of the camshaft, and includes an upper cam and a lower cam. A valve opening/closing device is actuated by the upper cam or the lower cam. First and second moving units are inserted with the camshaft and are movable together with the cam forming portions. First and second actuating units selectively move the moving units in the shaft direction of the camshaft and are mounted on a mounting portion. A positioning unit is connected with the moving units, and has first and second grooves. A stopper unit is mounted on the mounting portion, and is selectively inserted into the grooves to align the cam forming portions. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101553 | ENGINE HAVING CONTINUOUS VARIABLE TIMING DEVICE - A control method of an engine having a variable valve timing may include selecting one of a first mode and a second mode as a driving mode, retarding an intake cam to a first predetermined angle range in the first mode, and advancing an intake cam to a second predetermined angle range in the second mode. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101554 | ENGINE OF VARIABLE STROKE TYPE - An engine of a variable stroke type may include a camshaft that a first cam and a second cam which may be adjacent to each other may be formed on the camshaft, a valve that may be disposed to be moved by the first cam or the second cam, and a tappet that may be engaged to the valve and disposed between the first and second cam and the valve to make the first cam move the valve or to make the second cam move the valve, wherein the second cam has a rotational phase difference with the first cam in a rotating direction of the camshaft. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101555 | MULTI-VALVE ACTUATING VALVE BRIDGE - A multi-valve actuating valve bridge for an engine is provided. The valve bridge includes a rocker arm engaging tappet head and at least two arms extending transversely of the rocker arm and engaging the tappet head. The valve bridge further includes a valve stem guide pocket provided on each of the arms. The valve stem guide pocket includes a valve stem contact face and a tapered surface extending from the valve stem contact face towards an opening of the valve stem guide pocket. The tapered surface defines an inverted frusto-conical cavity. A first inner diameter of the valve stem guide pocket at the valve stem contact face is greater than a second inner diameter of the valve stem guide pocket at the opening. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101556 | GLOW TIME CONTROL DEVICE - The present invention relates to a glow time control device ( | 2015-04-16 |
20150101557 | ROTARY PISTON INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine, and more particularly a rotary internal combustion engine, is provided with said engine having multiple combustion chambers delimited by piston heads and an engine housing wall that defines at least a section of a torus. Additionally, a method for operating the internal combustion engine is described. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101558 | AIR INTAKE SYSTEM OF SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE - An air intake system for a saddle-ride vehicle for facilitating the intake of fresh air and for enabling a discharge of excess pressure in an air cleaner box. The system includes an air cleaner box with an air cleaner element housed in an air cleaner case and an intake duct connected to the air cleaner box with an intake port open toward a vehicle front side, in which the intake duct has a duct opening oriented outward of the duct between the intake port and the air cleaner box. The air cleaner box includes parts for connecting the intake duct, a connecting tube and also case openings oriented outward of the case. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101559 | BUTTON FOR ROCKER ARM ASSEMBLY - The present disclosure provides a button for a rocker arm assembly. The button includes a head portion. The button includes a shank extending from the head portion along a longitudinal axis. The button further includes a base portion extending from the shank. The base portion has a bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface has a substantially concave profile. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101560 | PISTON OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A piston of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The piston may have a piston skirt having a central axis. The piston may also have a piston crown delimiting the piston skirt with a diameter D adjacent a top of the piston skirt. The piston crown may have an edge of the piston crown of width b and a piston crown recess of depth t. The piston crown recess may have a piston recess wall with an opening cross section of diameter d. At least one groove with an internal diameter dn may be provided within the edge of the piston crown. The at least one groove may run in a circumferential direction relative to the central axis. The internal diameter dn may be larger than the diameter d. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101561 | AIR CLEANER IN VEHICLE - An air cleaner apparatus mounted in a vehicle having an engine room encapsulation structure formed to surround an upper side, a lower side, lateral sides, and a rear side of an engine in an engine room, may include a filter provided at a side of the engine room encapsulation structure to receive air from an outside of the engine room encapsulation structure, and remove foreign matter from the air, a housing enclosing the filter and receiving the air passed through the filter, and an air intake hose connected to an end of the housing and configured for supplying the air passed through the housing to the engine as intake air. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101562 | CDA DEVICE - A CDA device includes: an outer body that moves up/down in contact with a cam and has an oil input hole at one side and latching pin chambers; an upper seat disposed inside the outer body; an inner body disposed slidably inside the outer body, has a latching pin hole, and is combined with a valve; a lost motion spring that elastically supports the outer body in a lost motion between the inner body and the outer body; latching pins that are slidably disposed in the latching pin chambers and inserted in the latching pin holes; and latching pin springs that push the latching pins into the latching pin hole, in which hydraulic pressure selectively transmitted from the oil input hole pushes the latching pins and the latching pins are separated from the latching pin holes. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101563 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEQUENTIAL CONTROL OF AIR INTAKE COMPONENTS OF A GAS-FUELED COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE - A method of controlling components in an air intake system for an internal combustion engine ( | 2015-04-16 |
20150101564 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AN INTAKE OXYGEN SENSOR - Methods and systems are provided for correcting an EGR rate determined based on an intake manifold oxygen sensor based on an air-fuel ratio of EGR. The output of the sensor is corrected to compensate for extra fuel in rich EGR or extra air in lean EGR and used to reliably estimate the EGR rate. One or more engine operating parameters are adjusted based on an uncorrected output of the sensor. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101565 | Internal Combustion Engine with a First and a Second Injecter - An internal combustion engine includes a first injector and a second injector for injecting fuel directly into a combustion chamber in a cylinder in a crank case of the internal combustion engine. The combustion chamber is delimited at one side by a piston which is arranged in the cylinder so as to carry out a stroke and at the other side by a cylinder head. At least one gas exchange inlet valve and a gas exchange outlet valve are provided in the cylinder head for a charge exchange. The first injector is largely oriented in the direction of a cylinder axis, and the second injector is oriented at an angle to the cylinder axis. Maximally 80% of a full-load fuel quantity required by the internal combustion engine for a full load can be introduced into the cylinder using the first injector and maximally 50% using the second injector. The injectors can be configured for smaller fuel flow rates using the internal combustion engine design and operating method, whereby the precision of the injection is improved. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101566 | USAGE STRATEGY FOR MIXED GASOLINE AND CNG FUELED VEHICLES - A method for an engine, comprising: responsive to a pressure in a fuel tank being below a pressure threshold, injecting only a liquid fuel into an engine cylinder, the fuel tank storing the liquid fuel and a pressurized gaseous fuel partially dissolved in the liquid fuel. In this way, the pressurized gaseous fuel may be conserved, thus maintaining a pressure gradient within the fuel system and allowing for judicious use of the pressurized gaseous fuel, for example during cold start conditions. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101567 | INTEGRATED ENGINE BRAKE - An integrated engine brake assembly may include a valve that forces oil circulating through an engine to flow to an exhaust rocker arm when an engine brake lever is operated, a bridge that forms an interval with a pair of first and second exhaust valves installed on a combustion chamber, an internal oil flow path which supplies the oil flowing toward the exhaust rocker arm to the bridge through an internal space of the exhaust rocker arm, and along which the oil is supplied to the bridge and brings the bridge into contact with the pair of first and second exhaust valves under pressure, and a protrusion lifting up the exhaust rocker arm at a compression top dead center so that the pair of first and second exhaust valves are pressed and opened forcibly by the bridge, and the bridge is pressed by seesaw movement of the exhaust rocker arm. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101568 | EXHAUST BREAK FOR HIGH TORQUE VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A control method of the exhaust brake for a high torque vehicle may include an exhaust pressure keeping logic which (a) detects the exhaust pressure within the exhaust pipe which is the exhaust gas discharge path of the engine, (b) divides the detected exhaust pressure size value into exhaust pressure Y1, exhaust pressure Y2, and exhaust pressure Y3, (c) classifies the high pressure air injection quantity into high pressure air injection quantity 1, high pressure air injection quantity 2, and high pressure air injection quantity 3 to meet the exhaust pressure divided into the exhaust pressure size value, (d) injects the classified high pressure air injection quantity into the inner space of the exhaust pipe, and (e) re-calculates the high pressure air injection quantity after the high pressure air injection. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101569 | CONTROLLER FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - An object of this invention is, with respect to a torque-demand-control type controller that subjects two kinds of actuators provided upstream and downstream in an intake passage to coordinated operations based on a requested torque for an internal combustion engine, to enable realization of a pulse-like torque change in a torque decreasing direction that is requested, for example, when performing an upshift operation in an electronically controlled automatic transmission. To achieve this object, according to a controller for an internal combustion engine of this invention, when a pulse component in a torque decreasing direction is included in a requested torque, a second requested torque that does not include the pulse component is generated. In this case, a first actuator provided on the downstream side in the intake passage is operated based on the requested torque. On the other hand, although a second actuator provided on the upstream side in the intake passage is operated based on the requested torque when there is not a valid value of the second requested torque, the second actuator is operated based on the second requested torque when there is a valid value of the second requested torque. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101570 | ELECTRICAL LEAD FRAME WITH PROTECTIVE COATING AND METHOD OF APPLYING SAME - Electrical component assemblies and other electrical connectors are provided having protective coatings that allow for use in high temperature and highly corrosive environments. Methods for applying protective coatings are also provided. In one embodiment, a connector is provided and includes a protective coating that encapsulates at least a portion thereof. The connector can be, for example, an electrical lead frame, or a connector having a distal side and a proximal side that is disposed in an automotive fuel system such that the distal side is sealed from the proximal side. Methods for coating connectors are also provided. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101571 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine is provided which can accurately correct a valve timing deviation of an intake valve caused by a variable operating angle mechanism or variable phase mechanism. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101572 | Fluid Injection Assembly For A Combustion Engine - A fluid injection assembly for a combustion engine includes an injector body having a notch, an injector cup, which radially encloses an axial end of the injector body and has a projecting part, and a spring clip arranged between the injector body and the injector cup. The spring clip includes a ground plate, at least one spring element, and at least one holding element engaging behind the projecting part of the injector cup. The ground plate is arranged in the notch of the injector body. The injector body and the injector cup are coupled together by the spring clip by mechanical interaction via the projecting part and the notch, respectively. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101573 | Fluid Injection Assembly - A fuel injector assembly with a fuel injector and a coupling device is disclosed. The coupling device includes a fuel injector cup, a plate element, one or more screws and a wing clip. The plate element includes at least one through-hole for fixedly coupling the fuel injector cup with the plate element by the screw or screws respectively, so that the fuel injector cup, the plate element and the screw(s) are positionally fixed with respect to each other. The wing clip is arranged at least partly around the fuel injector and extends outward in a radial direction such that the screw or screws, respectively, are operable to block a movement of the fuel injector relative to the plate element in a first direction of the central longitudinal axis by mechanical interaction with the wing clip. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101574 | VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO ENGINE - A variable compression ratio engine includes a variable chamber housing communicating with a combustion chamber of the variable compression ratio engine. A variable chamber piston is slidably disposed within the variable chamber housing and forms a variable chamber together with the variable chamber housing. A connecting shaft is connected to the variable chamber piston. A hydraulic pressure plunger is connected with the connecting shaft and slidably disposed within the variable chamber housing. A hydraulic pressure chamber is formed, with which oil for absorbing impact is filled together with the variable chamber housing. An oil supplier supplies the oil to the hydraulic pressure chamber. A compression ratio controller is connected to the connecting shaft and controls a relative position of the variable chamber piston. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101575 | Method and Computer Program for Actuating a Fuel Injector - A method actuates a fuel injector having a coil drive with a solenoid and a magnet armature. The magnet armature can be moved along a longitudinal axis by a magnetic field generated by the solenoid. In the method, an amplification voltage is applied to the solenoid at a predefined point in time to move the magnet armature from a closed position into an open position. The amplification voltage is made available by a voltage-regulated direct voltage transformer from a supply voltage. The direct voltage transformer has a storage capacitor for supporting the voltage made available at the output of the direct voltage transformer. The storage capacitor is charged to a pilot control voltage by the amplification voltage before the given point in time, with the result that the voltage present at the solenoid is higher than the amplification voltage at the predefined point in time. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101576 | SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE - A saddle-ride type vehicle includes a frame, an engine, a starter motor, a predetermined component, and a coupling member. The engine is supported by the frame. The starter motor is attached to the engine. The predetermined component is disposed adjacent to the starter motor. The coupling member couples the predetermined component to the starter motor. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101577 | LATCHING CANISTER VENT VALVE - A purge vapor system, which includes a fuel tank, a fuel tank isolation valve in fluid communication with the fuel tank, and a carbon canister in fluid communication with the fuel tank isolation valve. The purge vapor system also includes a canister vent valve in fluid communication with the carbon canister, an air filter in fluid communication with the canister vent valve, and a latching mechanism for changing the canister vent valve between an open position and a closed position, where the latching mechanism is part of the canister vent valve. The latching mechanism is energized as the latching mechanism changes the canister vent valve between the open position and the closed position, and the latching mechanism is de-energized as the canister vent valve is held in the open position or the closed position. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101578 | METHOD OF ESTIMATING THE BOOST CAPABILITY OF A TURBOCHARGED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method of estimating a boost pressure of a turbocharger is disclosed. A throttle body temperature is estimated as a function of engine operating parameters. An intake air mass flow and an exhaust mass flow are estimated as a function of the throttle body temperature. A turbine inlet pressure and a turbine outlet pressure are estimated as a function of engine operating parameters. A turbine speed is estimated as a function of the intake air mass flow, exhaust mass flow and turbine inlet and outlet pressure. The boost pressure is estimated as a function of the turbine speed. Estimation of the maximum boost pressure of a turbocharged internal combustion engine is performed method cyclically as follows: estimating a throttle temperature, estimating an air mass flow and an exhaust mass flow, estimating a turbine inlet pressure and a turbine outlet pressure, estimating a turbine speed, and estimating the maximum boost pressure. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101579 | FLUID CIRCULATION VALVE, NOTABLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND THERMAL CONDITIONING DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH A VALVE - The invention relates to a fluid circulation valve, notably for a motor vehicle, comprising a body ( | 2015-04-16 |
20150101580 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) UTILIZING PROCESS TEMPERATURES - A system includes a reciprocating internal combustion engine with one or more reaction zones configured to receive a charge flow that is configured to react within the one or more reaction zones, thereby forming an exhaust gas flow, and a controller. The charge flow includes an oxidant flow, a fuel flow, and a recirculated portion of the exhaust gas flow. The controller is configured to control a ratio of the recirculated portion of the exhaust gas flow to a fuel mixture. The controller controls the ratio based at least in part on a first temperature, a second temperature of the charge flow, and a third temperature of the recirculated portion of the exhaust gas flow. The fuel mixture includes the oxidant flow and the fuel flow. The first temperature includes one or any combination of a sensed temperature of the oxidant flow, the fuel flow, or the fuel mixture. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101581 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE PRESSURE OF A TURBOCHARGER - A method and apparatus for controlling a boost pressure of a turbocharger is provided. The turbocharger includes a waste gate valve and a waste gate actuator. When the internal combustion engine operates under cold temperature conditions, a steady state temperature of the waste gate actuator is determined and a corrected temperature of the waste gate actuator is estimated as a function of the thermal convection between ambient air and the waste gate actuator. A corrected value of the duty cycle of a pulse width modulated signal is estimated as a function of said corrected temperature and the duty cycle corrected value is used to control the boost pressure of the turbocharger. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101582 | NON-INTRUSIVE EXHAUST GAS SENSOR MONITORING - A method for monitoring an exhaust gas sensor coupled in an engine exhaust is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises indicating exhaust gas sensor degradation based on a time delay and line length of each sample of a set of exhaust gas sensor responses collected during a commanded change in air-fuel ratio. In this way, the exhaust gas sensor may be monitored utilizing robust parameters in a non-intrusive manner. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101583 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN EXHAUST RECIRCULATION GAS SYSTEM - A method of controlling an exhaust gas recirculation system of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The engine includes a compressor, an intake manifold, an after-treatment system, a low pressure EGR system and a high pressure EGR system. The method temporarily adjusts a low pressure EGR ratio, keeping constant a total EGR rate, after verifying at least one among compressor parameters, after-treatment system parameters or intake manifold parameter. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101584 | Indexing Pneumatic Launcher for Multiple Toy Rocket Projectiles - A toy launching assembly for pneumatically launching toy projectiles. The toy launching assembly has a base structure that contains an open port. A tube carousel rotates atop the base structure. The tube carousel holds a plurality of launching tubes. A pulse of air is generated by rapidly compressing an air bladder. The pulse of air travels through an air hose to the base structure. Within the base structure, the pulse of air directed to the open port under the tube carousel. An indexing mechanism is used to rotates the tube carousel and sequentially positions one of the launching tubes over the open port each time the air bladder is sufficiently compressed. Once positioned over the open port, the pulse of air generated by the air bladder travels through the launching tube and displaced a toy projectile from the launching tube. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101585 | CAMPFIRE COOKING ASSEMBLY - A campfire cooking assembly for placement over a campfire that includes: a first vertical post and a second vertical post. The vertical posts are mounted on each side of an open campfire and include adjustable brackets on each post. The brackets may be adjustable vertically along the posts and receive a cooking mechanism between the brackets. Each post further includes a stake at the bottom that is used to drive the posts into the ground. Bolts may be provided on each bracket as a means to adjust the height of the bracket and in one particular, a rotating motor is provided on one vertical post. The brackets are adapted to receive a cooking mechanism such as a rotisserie rod or a cooking plate that may be inserted into the brackets for cooking purposes. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101586 | EXPANDING OVEN GASKET FOR AN OVEN APPLIANCE - An oven gasket is provided for improved sealing between the door and oven body of an oven appliance as the oven is heated. The oven gasket expands when heated so as to help improve sealing. The expansion of the gasket provides additional compression of the gasket and closes gaps that might otherwise form due to expansion of the oven door as the oven heats. The gasket can be effective even at high temperature oven operation such as e.g., during a cleaning cycle. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101587 | DECORATIVE APPLIANCE DOOR - A transparent glass appliance door is provided with a reflective coating in the shape of a frame, resembling the conventional metal frame which usually surrounds and supports the glass. The reflective frame leaves a clear area through which the interior of the appliance can be viewed. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101588 | GREASE FILTER, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND COOKING DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A grease filter, which includes a first channel having an inlet portion through which oil particles flow in, and a first guide unit configured to guide the oil particles flowing in through the inlet portion, and a second channel having an outlet portion through which the oil particles and air current flowing in through the inlet portion is discharged into the outside, and at least one second guide unit configured to guide the oil particles and air current to be discharged through the outlet portion. Here, the first channel and the second channel are detachably provided. The grease filter can be easily repaired and maintained, and collection efficiency can be improved due to such a configuration. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101589 | COOKING EXHAUST FILTER SYSTEM - A cooking exhaust filter system | 2015-04-16 |
20150101590 | SPRING LOADED SHELF FOR AN OVEN APPLIANCE - A shelf assembly is provided with a spring-assisted shelf for an oven appliance. A spring is placed into tension as the oven door is closed and the oven shelf is slid towards the rear of the oven cavity. As the door is opened, the spring retracts so as to cause the oven shelf to slide forward at least partially out of the oven cavity. The shelf assembly is vertically adjustable and can be removed from the oven cavity for repositioning at another height therein. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101591 | GAS FIRED INFRARED BURNER WITH AUXILIARY FLAME ARRANGEMENT - A gas fired infrared burner includes a burner body with a primary inlet for gaseous fuel and air, the burner body defining a primary premixing chamber for receiving gaseous fuel and air from the primary inlet. An emitter arrangement is configured and positioned such that gaseous fuel and air flows through the emitter arrangement to be combusted at an external surface of the emitter arrangement. The burner body includes an auxiliary inlet for gaseous fuel and air, and the burner body defines an auxiliary premixing chamber for receiving gaseous fuel and air from the auxiliary inlet. The emitter arrangement includes an auxiliary emitter segment that receives gaseous fuel and air from the auxiliary premixing chamber such that combustible gases emitted from the auxiliary emitter segment can be ignited even when no combustible gases are being emitted from portions of the emitter arrangement that are fed from the primary premixing chamber. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101592 | DOUBLE OVEN APPLIANCE - Double oven appliances are provided. In one embodiment, a double oven appliance includes a cabinet that extends between a top portion and a bottom portion along a vertical direction, an upper cooking chamber defined adjacent the top portion of the cabinet, the upper cooking chamber including a top wall and a bottom wall spaced apart along the vertical direction, and a lower cooking chamber defined adjacent the bottom portion of the cabinet, the lower cooking chamber including a top wall and a bottom wall spaced apart along the vertical direction. The double oven appliance further includes a baking gas burner disposed adjacent the bottom wall of the upper cooking chamber and configured to heat the upper cooking chamber, at least a portion of the baking gas burner spaced from a center point of the upper cooking chamber along a lateral direction. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101593 | BROIL BAFFLE FOR AN OVEN - A broil baffle for an oven may be provided. The oven may include a broil burner configured to distribute heat. The baffle may be positioned such that the broil burner distributes heat toward the baffle. The baffle may include a plurality of dimples configured to disperse infrared radiation from the distributed heat in multiple directions away from the baffle toward a broiling surface of the oven. | 2015-04-16 |
20150101594 | COLD JUICE CLARIFICATION PROCESS - A process for cold clarification of juice is described. A sugar cane or beet juice clarification process to clarify raw juice by means of aeration of fresh raw juice, addition of milk or lime, anionic and/or cationic flocculants, particularly together with a carbonating process, addition of phosphoric acid and then passing the juice through activated carbon bed is described. The process eliminates the need to heat the juice at any stage thus making it more cost effective, energy saving and gives better yield in terms of quality and quantity both. The recycling of defecated, carbonated and phosphated filtered juice and carbonated and phosphated mud that reduces the consumption of lime, CO | 2015-04-16 |