18th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100107996 | WORK VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR WORK VEHICLE - A work vehicle is provided with an engine, a traveling device driven by driving force from the engine to cause the work vehicle to travel, a first hydraulic pump driven by the driving force from the engine to discharge hydraulic oil, and a cooling device having a cooling fan driven by the hydraulic oil supplied by the first hydraulic pump to cool the engine, and a control unit. The control unit performs a normal cooling control in which an upper limit fan speed is determined based on an engine speed, and a cooling suppression control in which the upper limit fan speed determined based on the engine speed is suppressed to be less than the upper limit fan speed during the normal cooling control when a predetermined operation required to increase the engine speed is performed. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107997 | Cooling device for vehicle - A cooling device for a vehicle is provided at a vehicle comprising an engine control unit which stops an engine due to establishment of engine stoppage conditions and restarts the engine due to establishment of engine restart conditions. The cooling device for a vehicle is able to cool a coolant within a heat exchanger for cooling by cooling wind, which is guided from an exterior of the vehicle, passing through the heat exchanger for cooling. Cooling by driving force of either one of an electric motor or the engine can be selected in accordance with preset conditions. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107998 | Multi-part piston for an internal combustion engine - A multi-part piston for an internal combustion engine has an upper piston part and a lower piston part. The upper piston part and the lower piston part each have an inner and an outer support element, which elements delimit an outer circumferential cooling channel and an inner cooling chamber, whose cooling chamber bottom has an opening. The opening is closed off with a separate closure element, which has at least one cooling oil opening | 2010-05-06 |
20100107999 | Multi-part piston for an internal combustion engine and method for its production - A multi-part piston for an internal combustion engine has an upper piston part with a piston crown, and a lower piston part with pin boss supports and pin bosses connected with the pin boss supports. The upper piston part and the lower piston part each have an inner and an outer support element, which elements delimit an outer circumferential cooling channel. The inner support elements delimit a cavity that is open toward the pin bosses. The cavity is provided with a separate cooling oil collector that has at least one cooling oil opening. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108000 | Multi-part piston for an internal combustion engine and method for its production - A multi-part piston for an internal combustion engine has an upper piston part having a piston crown, and a lower piston part. The lower piston part has pin boss supports and pin bosses connected with them and the upper piston part and the lower piston part each have an inner and an outer support element, which elements delimit an outer circumferential cooling channel. The inner support elements delimit a cavity that is open toward the pin bosses. The cavity has a separate cooling oil collector that has at least one cooling oil opening. The piston is produced by manufacturing the upper piston part and lower piston part, inserting the cooling oil collector into the upper piston part or lower piston part, and joining the upper and lower piston parts together by friction welding. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108001 | Multi-part piston for an internal combustion engine and method for its production - A multi-part piston for an internal combustion engine has an upper piston part having a piston crown, and a lower piston part having pin boss supports and pin bosses connected with them. The upper piston part and lower piston part each have an inner and an outer support element, which delimit an outer circumferential cooling channel. The inner support elements delimit a cavity that is open toward the pin bosses, and the cavity is provided with a separate cooling oil collector that has at least one cooling oil opening. In a method for producing a piston, the upper and lower piston parts are manufactured, the cooling oil collector is inserted into one of the upper and lower piston parts in a region of the cavity, and the upper and lower piston parts are connected together at their support elements. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108002 | MULTI-CAM ELECTRIC VALVE MECHANISM FOR ENGINE - A multi-cam electric valve mechanism for engine is disclosed, which comprises: a motor fixed on a cylinder; a motor shaft wherein one side of it connected to the motor and rotated accordingly and the other side of it symmetrically provided with a plurality of rotors whose shafts are perpendicular to the motor shaft; a ring-shaped cam with a plurality of wave-shaped grooves on the circumference thereof corresponding to the rotors and for setting same; a rotation-stopping lever connected to the cylinder and cam respectively to let the cam linearly move along with it; and a valve lever wherein one side of it connected to the cam and the other side of it connected to a valve. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108003 | Gas Exchange Valve For Internal Conbustion Engines - A gas exchange valve arrangement, especially for an internal combustion engine, with a valve head, which is mounted on a valve body. The valve body can be moved in a straight line in either of two opposite directions by an actuating element, which can be moved in either of the two directions of movement such that, as a result of a movement of the actuating element in at least one direction, the valve body is caused to move in the same direction. The actuating element comprises a piston, which can be moved relative to a space by a fluid medium. The space comprises a feed opening for the fluid medium, and the gas exchange valve arrangement includes a throttle device, which at least temporarily throttles the movement of the actuating element in at least one direction of its movement. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108004 | ADJUSTABLE CAMSHAFT - The present invention relates to an adjustable camshaft ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100108005 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine includes a control shaft, an actuator, and an oil accumulation portion. The control shaft is configured to vary a lift amount of an engine valve in accordance with a rotational position of the control shaft. The actuator is configured to drive the control shaft to make the lift amount of the engine valve to be a start lift amount before the engine is started. The actuator includes a worm wheel and a worm. The worm wheel is provided at the control shaft and is disposed in an engine body. The worm is disposed below the control shaft and engages with the worm wheel. The oil accumulation portion is provided at at least one of the control shaft and the worm wheel and is configured to drop oil onto the worm in accordance with the rotation of the control shaft when the engine is started. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108006 | CAMSHAFT FOR A VARIABLE LIFT VALVE TRAIN OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A camshaft ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100108007 | ROCKER SHAFT MOUNTED ENGINE BRAKE - A system for actuating an engine valve is disclosed. The system may include a lost motion housing having two spaced collars surrounding a rocker shaft. The lost motion housing may include an internal hydraulic circuit connecting a hydraulic fluid supply passage with an actuator piston. The system may include a means for securing the lost motion housing in a fixed position relative to the rocker shaft. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108008 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REMOTELY STARTING ENGINES OF VEHICLES - A method for remotely starting an engine of a vehicle includes the steps of transmitting a first plurality of engine start signals to the vehicle and transmitting a second plurality of engine start signals to the vehicle. Each of the first plurality of engine start signals having a first power level. Each of the second plurality of engine start signals having a second power level that is less than the first power level. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108009 | Method and Device for the Optimized Starting of an Internal Combustion Engine - A method and a device are for the optimized starting of an internal combustion engine using a starter, which is connected to a capacitor store, the capacitor store being connected via a DC/DC converter to a vehicle electrical system of a vehicle, and the vehicle electrical system including an energy store for supplying electrical energy having a nominal voltage, and the starter consuming a starting energy for starting the internal combustion engine, which is a function of a temperature of the internal combustion engine, the temperature of the internal combustion engine being measured by at least one temperature sensor and the capacitor store being charged to a setpoint voltage with the aid of a battery via another DC/DC converter, which connects the battery in parallel to the capacitor store parallel to a switch, the setpoint voltage being set by a control unit such that the electrical energy stored in the capacitor store charged to the setpoint voltage is greater than the starting energy ascertained on the basis of the measured temperature. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108010 | AIR-INTAKE DUCT AND AIR-INTAKE STRUCTURE - An air-intake duct of the present invention, configured to guide air to a throttle device coupled to an engine, includes a main wall forming a main passage; and a sub-wall provided outside the main wall to form a sub-passage; wherein the sub-wall has a height smaller than a height of the main wall; and wherein the sub-passage is defined by an inner wall surface of the sub-wall and an outer wall surface of the main wall and is disposed on one side in a direction substantially perpendicular to a passage axis of the main passage. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108011 | INTAKE DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - An intake device for internal combustion engines includes a casing, a shaft body rotatably supported on the casing, a valve element arranged in an intake passage of the casing, and an actuator that operatively turns the valve element through the shaft body. The shaft body includes plural outer peripheral surfaces, and is inserted through a hole in the valve element. A wall surface of the hole includes a first support region and a second support region supporting different outer peripheral surface portions of the shaft body. The first support region includes plural first wall surfaces, at least one of which is different in circumferential length than the remaining first wall surfaces. The second support region includes plural second wall surfaces, at least one of which is different in circumferential length than the remaining second wall surfaces. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108012 | MOVEABLE VALVE SEALING BODY EXPOSED TO HOT GASES - A moveable valve sealing body, especially a valve sealing body of a gas exchange valve of an internal combustion engine, exposed to hot gases and comprising a sealing area that can be applied to a valve seat ring, enabling good heat dissipation outside an oil-lubricated guiding means connected to the sealing body. For this purpose, such a sealing body is characterised in that at least one surface region of the sealing body, which region being exposed to the hot gases, up to maximally directly on the sealing region of this sealing body, is composed respectively of at least one first and one second material ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100108013 | Gasoline Direct Injection Engine - A gasoline direct injection engine may include: a piston; a combustion chamber interposed between a piston head and a cylinder; an ignition plug disposed at the top of the combustion chamber; at least one intake manifold disposed at an upper wall of the combustion chamber so that it is not interfered with by the ignition plug, and guiding intake air into the combustion chamber; an intake port disposed at an end of the intake manifold; an intake valve opening and closing the intake port; and an injector interposed between the intake port and another intake port below the intake port and injecting fuel into the combustion chamber. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108014 | SPRAY COATING, METHOD OF FORMING SAME, SPRAY MATERIAL WIRE, AND CYLINDER BLOCK - An arc spray coating that is superior in both wear resistance and machinability, method of forming same, an arc spray wire used to form such a coating, and a cylinder block on whose bore inner surface is formed such an arc spray coating are provided. To this end, the arc spray coating contains Fe as a main component, 0.01% to 0.15% by weight of C, and at least 0.12% by weight of N, and the arc spray wire (wire) contains Fe as a main component, 0.01% to 0.2% by weight of C, and 0.25% to 1.7% by weight of Si, and may further contain at least 11% by weight of Cr as another embodiment. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108015 | Multi-part piston for an internal combustion engine - A multi-part piston for an internal combustion engine has an upper piston part with a piston crown, and a lower piston part, each of the piston parts having an inner and an outer support element that delimit an outer circumferential cooling channel and an inner cooling chamber. The cooling chamber bottom has an opening. A holding element is disposed in the inner cooling chamber and extends from the underside of the piston crown vertically toward the opening. The holding element carries a closure element that closes the opening and has at least one cooling oil opening. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108016 | Multi-part piston for an internal combustion engine and method for its production - The present invention relates to a multi-part piston ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100108017 | Multi-part piston for an internal combustion engine and method for its production - A method for producing a multi-part piston for an internal combustion engine and the piston itself, which has an upper piston part and a lower piston part, each having an inner and an outer support element, which elements delimit an outer circumferential cooling channel and an inner cooling chamber. The inner support element of the upper piston part and/or the inner support element of the lower piston part have at least one recess on their surface. The upper piston part and the lower piston part are connected with one another by pressure welding. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108018 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADDING ONE OR MORE ADDITIVES TO AN ENGINE LUBRICANT - Apparatus and method for adding one or more additives to an engine lubricant, whilst the lubricant is circulating within an engine having an engine lubricant filter with a by-pass valve which opens when the pressure of the lubricant passing through the filter exceeds a pre-determined back-pressure value in which the apparatus further comprises an additive chamber containing one or more additives operably connected to the by-pass valve such that when the by-pass valve opens at the pre-determined back-pressure, at least some of the lubricant is caused to flow through the additive chamber and contact the one or more additives. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108019 | OIL SUMP FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An oil pan for an internal combustion engine, in which an oil suction space is formed by the arrangement of a baffle wall provided with several through-openings and at least one flap, where at least one retaining device, on which the flap is supported and/or fastened, is provided on the baffle wall, wherein several fastening openings of different cross sections are provided in the flap to attach the flap to the retaining device. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108020 | Connector apparatus and system for explosion proof engine - Explosion proof enclosures and explosion proof connectors and sensors are used to render a machine, intended to be operated in an explosive environment, explosion proof. An explosion proof connector includes an intermediate section having an input portion to receive a cable from a terminal external to an explosion proof enclosure and an output portion for passing the cable for connection to a terminal within an explosion proof enclosure. A sealing tube which extends between the input and output portions has a central opening for enabling a cable to be passed through. A sealant may be injected into the sealing tube to form an air tight connection between the cable and the inner walls of the sealing tube which inhibits a hazardous condition from passing through and around the sealing tube. An explosion proof sensor includes potting and encasing the sensor in its own explosion proof case. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108021 | ROTARY PISTON ENGINE - The invention relates to a rotary piston engine with a frame, a cylinder liner mounted rotatably in the frame, a rotor mounted coaxially in the cylinder liner and a gear mechanism connecting the frame, the cylinder liner and the rotor, where the gear mechanism is outside a working space arranged between cylinder liner and rotor and where the gear mechanism couples the cylinder liner and the rotor for a relative movement periodically oscillating between positive and negative rotational speed. In accordance with the invention, the gear mechanism and the cylinder liner form with the rotor a transmission with five rotational joints with a degree of freedom of 1 and one rotational/prismatic joint, where the gear mechanism has a rotational element mounted rotatably by means of a first rotational joint on the frame and a connecting rod connected rotatably by a second rotational joint to the rotational element and rotatably by a third rotational joint to the cylinder liner and by the rotational/prismatic joint to the rotor. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108022 | DIRECT FUEL-INJECTED ENGINE - In a cross section in which squish flow from an outer peripheral part of a piston ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100108023 | MULTIFUEL STORAGE, METERING AND IGNITION SYSTEM - A system for safe storage and efficient utilization of a variety of fuel selections that range in composition and phase from cryogenic mixtures of solids and liquids to elevated temperature gases is provided for unique applications with various types of heat engines and fuel cells including hybridized combinations. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108024 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROL APPARATUS AND FUEL INJECTION CONTROL METHOD - According to an internal combustion engine fuel injection control apparatus and control method, when an operating region of the engine shifts from a fuel cut region in which no fuel is injected to a low load region in which a small amount of fuel is injected, or visa versa, at least one pilot injection is executed ahead of a main injection in the low load region, and the number of pilot injections is determined according to the engine coolant temperature. This injection control makes it possible to ensure drivability while suppressing the amount of HC produced. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108025 | Diesel Engine - In a diesel engine | 2010-05-06 |
20100108026 | Bias System For Dedicated Engine Braking Rocker Arm In A Lost Motion System - A lost motion valve actuation system includes an engine brake housing and one or more hydraulic fluid supply passages extending through the housing. Master and slave pistons are slidably disposed corresponding bores in the housing. The master and slave pistons are used to provide selective actuation to one or more engine valves. An engine brake rocker arm disposed adjacent to the housing includes a master piston contact surface and a bias mechanism contact surface. A bias mechanism is disposed in the housing and includes a bias piston which extends from the housing. The bias piston biases the rocker arm out of contact with an engine cam during select engine operation modes, such as during a positive power mode of operation. The bias piston may be mechanically or hydraulically repositioned to permit the rocker arm to contact the engine cam during a second mode of engine operation, such as an engine braking mode. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108027 | VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a variable valve actuation system of an internal combustion engine employing a variable valve actuator capable of variably adjusting at least intake valve closure timing depending on engine operating conditions, a processor of a control unit is programmed to phase-advance the intake valve closure timing to a predetermined timing value after a piston top dead center position and before a piston bottom dead center position on intake stroke during at least one of an engine starting period and an engine stopping period. The variable valve actuator includes a biasing device by which the intake valve closure timing is permanently biased toward the predetermined timing value. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108028 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE TORQUE CONTROL - In a control device for an internal combustion engine including a throttle valve for adjusting the intake air amount that affects on the torque of the internal combustion engine, when a request for acceleration of the internal combustion engine is made, a torque gradient, which is a change in the torque of the internal combustion engine per unit time during the acceleration, is predicted based on an operating condition of the internal combustion engine before the acceleration, and the operation of the throttle valve is controlled based on the predicted torque gradient during the acceleration of the internal combustion engine. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108029 | FUEL SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS VIA FUEL PRESSURE SWITCH - An engine system for a vehicle and its method of operation are provided. In one embodiment, the engine system includes an internal combustion engine; a fuel passage for supplying fuel to the internal combustion engine; a fuel pump arranged along the fuel passage; a fuel filter downstream of the fuel pump; a fuel pressure switch arranged along the fuel passage downstream of the fuel filter, the fuel pressure switch configured to switch to a high pressure state in response to a higher fuel pressure within the fuel passage downstream of the fuel filter and switch to a low pressure state in response to a lower fuel pressure within the fuel passage downstream of the fuel filter; and a control system configured to indicate a clogging of the fuel filter based on a period of time that the fuel pressure switch remains in the low pressure state. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108030 | Electronic Control Governor - In an electronic control governor ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100108031 | ENGINE AND EXHAUST HEATING - A method for controlling a vehicle engine having a plurality of cylinders is provided. The method comprises: during engine idling, advancing spark timing of at least one cylinder to before a peak torque timing, and retarding spark timing from the advanced timing toward the peak torque timing in response to decreased engine speed to maintain idling speed. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108032 | ENGINE AND EXHAUST HEATING FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A method for controlling a vehicle engine having a plurality of cylinders and an electric motor configured to rotate the engine is provided. The method includes, during engine idling, advancing spark timing of at least one cylinder to substantially before a peak torque timing. The method further includes adjusting motor torque output of the electric motor to maintain engine idle speed. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108033 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE COMBUSTION OF A SPARK-IGNITION ENGINE USING COMBUSTION TIMING CONTROL - A method of controlling the combustion of a spark-ignition engine having application to gasoline engines is disclosed. An engine control system controls actuators so that the values of physical parameters linked with the combustion of a mixture of gas and fuel in a combustion chamber are equal to their setpoint values, to optimize the combustion. A setpoint value is determined for an ignition crank angle of the fuel mixture which is then corrected before the physical parameters reach their setpoint values. A correction to be applied to this ignition angle setpoint value is calculated so that the crank angle CA | 2010-05-06 |
20100108034 | Rotary Engine - A rotary engine ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100108035 | ADDRESSING FUEL PRESSURE UNCERTAINTY DURING STARTUP OF A DIRECT INJECTION ENGINE - An engine system and a method of starting an internal combustion engine of the engine system are described. In one embodiment, the method includes adjusting a fuel pressure within a fuel rail to a first value; after the fuel pressure within the fuel rail attains the first value, initiating delivery of fuel to the internal combustion engine from the fuel rail by successively injecting fuel directly into combustion chambers of the internal combustion engine; and after at least a first fuel injection event, reducing the fuel pressure within the fuel rail from the first value to a second value over subsequent successive fuel injection events by adjusting an operating parameter of the high pressure fuel pump. The method may optionally include increasing an air-fuel ratio over subsequent successive fuel injection events after fuel delivery is initiated by varying an amount of fuel that is directly injected into the combustion chambers. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108036 | COMMON RAIL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COMMON RAIL - To provide a common rail that can prevent stress concentration from arising locally with respect to intersecting portions between a flow path and branching paths and can prevent damage such as cracks. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108037 | PRESSURIZED AIR VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO ENGINE SYSTEM - A system for controlling a variable compression ratio in an engine is provided The system includes a cylinder, an outer piston located inside the cylinder, the cylinder and the outer piston collectively defining a combustion chamber, an inner piston, variably positioned inside the outer piston, the outer piston and the inner piston collectively defining an auxiliary chamber, a connecting rod including an air duct in fluid communication with the auxiliary chamber, and a crankshaft including an air passage in fluid communication with the air duct of the connecting rod during at least a portion of an engine cycle. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108038 | Fuel Feeding Control Device of Compressed Natural Gas Engine - A fuel feeding control device of a compressed natural gas engine, may include a plurality of storage containers storing compressed natural gas (CNG) and respectively having a fuel inlet and a fuel outlet, a plurality of safety valves respectively connected to the fuel outlet of each storage container, a first line connecting each safety valve to the engine and guiding a flow of the CNG supplied from the respective storage container to the engine, a first valve located adjacent to the storage containers in the first line and controlling a supply of the CNG to the engine, a key switch unit detecting key-on/key-off states, and a controller generating opening/closing signals of the first valve according to the key-on/key-off states, wherein the storage containers are arranged so that the safety valves disposed at each fuel outlet of adjacent storage containers are positioned in opposite locations each other. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108039 | Intercooler System for Engine Air Charger - An intercooler system and method of operation for use with an air charging system for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The intercooler system may comprise an intercooler pump for pumping a coolant through the intercooler system, a first heat exchanger that transfers heat from charged intake air to the coolant, a second heat exchanger that transfers heat from the coolant to outside air, and an intercooler coolant reservoir that contains the coolant therein. Coolant lines direct a flow of the coolant through the intercooler pump, the first heat exchanger, the second heat exchanger and the intercooler coolant reservoir. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108040 | SUPERCHARGER SYSTEM FOR MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND RELATED TRANSPORTATION - A supercharger system is disclosed herein having a front end, a rear end, an inlet and an outlet, the system contained within a housing, wherein the supercharger system includes a rotor assembly, and a plurality of intake runners that comprise an interlaced cross-runner pattern, wherein the supercharger system comprises a front drive, front inlet configuration and an inverted orientation. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108041 | VALVE ARRANGEMENT FOR AN EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION DEVICE - The invention relates to a valve arrangement ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100108042 | HEAT EXCHANGER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND EGR SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a heat exchanger including a partitioning plate and flow channels of at least two systems which are partitioned by the partitioning plate, in which the partitioning plate is made of a clad sheet having a base material made of stainless steel or a nickel-based alloy, and a clad layer having brazing properties and corrosion resistance to a corrosive fluid, an entire surface of the base material which is exposed to the flow channel of at least one system being coated by the clad layer. According to the present invention, the heat exchanger, in which the corrosive fluid flows, can be reduced in size, and the performance thereof can be enhanced. Furthermore, it is possible to simplify the manufacturing process of the heat exchanger. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108043 | IGNITION APPARATUS - Ignition apparatus includes high tension ignition cable. The cable is of low electrical resistance per unit length. A central core of the cable is formed of carbon fibre filaments. An insulating layer is provided around the core. A semiconductor layer is provided around the insulating layer. Another insulating layer is provided around the semiconductor layer. A layer of yarn around the other insulating layer forms a protecting layer. A protective layer of a flame retardant material forms an outer layer of the cable. The ignition apparatus also includes one or more of: a field stabilizer device for stabilizing and regulating high tension voltage in the cable; resistor spark plugs; connectors fitted to ends of the cable that include resistors therein, such as resistor spark plug boots. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108044 | Combustion Chamber with Double Convex Surfaces and Double Concave Surfaces - A combustion chamber bowl is defined in a crown of a piston for use in a cylinder of a diesel engine. The combustion chamber bowl includes a center convex spherical portion, first and second annular concave portions and an annular convex portion. The center convex spherical portion is elevated relative to a bottom plane of the combustion chamber bowl and smoothly transitions into the first concave annular portion which transitions smoothly into the second concave annular portion. The second concave annular portion smoothly transitions into the convex annular portion which smoothly transitions into the top surface of the piston crown. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108045 | ENGINE CONTROLLER - An electronic control unit | 2010-05-06 |
20100108046 | AIR-FUEL RATIO CONTROL DEVICE AND AIR-FUEL RATIO CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An air-fuel ratio control device includes an air-fuel ratio sensor provided upstream from a three-way catalyst, and an oxygen sensor provided downstream from the three-way catalyst. The air-fuel ratio control device controls the fuel supply amount based on the output from the air-fuel ratio sensor, and compensates for errors in the air-fuel ratio sensor by correcting the fuel supply amount based on the output from the oxygen sensor. The fuel supply correction amount is calculated based on an integral term that integrates the deviation between the output from the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor and the target air-fuel ratio. When a fuel supply adjustment control is executed, the value of the integral term in the sub-feedback control is not updated for a predetermined period after the fuel supply adjustment control ends. The actual air-fuel ratio is thus brought to the target air-fuel ratio in an appropriate manner. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108047 | ARCHERY RELEASE - An archery release including a release body having a longitudinal axis, a fixed jaw having a bowstring facing surface and a movable jaw. The movable jaw can define a bowstring notch. The fixed jaw bowstring facing surface can define a fixed jaw bowstring notch. The fixed jaw bowstring notch and movable jaw bowstring notch can cooperate so that a bowstring held by the release is disposed at least partially in the fixed jaw notch and at least partially in the movable jaw notch. A method also is provided for drawing and releasing a bowstring with the assistance of the release. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108048 | Archery bow having improved design to absorb shock and reduce vibration - The present invention generally relates to an improved archery bow having a greatly enhanced ability to absorb shock, vibration and sound. In order to achieve improved sound and vibration dampening, the bow riser, and optionally the bow limbs are coated with an energy absorbing and/or dampening coating. The coating is permanently attached to the riser and/or the limbs of the bow and greatly reduces undesired vibrations and/or noise generated by and during the archery bows use, without interfering with the performance of the bow. The invention also relates to treestands and archery accessories having a low noise profile. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108049 | VARIABLE PNEUMATIC SEAR FOR PAINTBALL GUN - An improved paintball gun uses a pneumatic sear to hold the firing valve closed against the high pressure gas occupying the other side of the valve. In this manner, only one operation is required between depressing the trigger and the firing of the paintball gun because a double-acting cylinder is not required as an interface between the trigger depression and actuation of the valve. The paintball gun is also substantially faster than existing electro-pneumatic paintball guns because it uses a blow forward bolt, in which higher-pressure gas is held directly behind the bolt and has only one direction to travel during the firing of the paintball gun. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108050 | BOW STRING SUPPRESSOR - A noise reducing bowstring suppression device consisting of an individual length of pliable material supported between dual support members mounted on a bow, a bowstring on the bow contacting the pliable material when the bow is shot. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108051 | STOVE - The stove has a fuel reservoir formed by a cylindrical canister. A stop valve is mounted at a top of the canister for regulating supply of fuel gas from the canister through a fuel passage to a burner head mounted on top of the stop valve. The fuel passage has an inlet in the canister and an outlet at the burner head and extends through the stop valve which is mounted in the fuel passage. The stop valve is a rotary valve controlled by a hand wheel which can be rotated by a user to move the stop valve between open and closed positions. An emergency shut-off valve is mounted at the inlet to the fuel passage and is operable when the stove is knocked over. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108052 | CEILING SUPPORT BOX WITH OUTSIDE AIR INLET - A ceiling support box is an interface for coupling two sections of pipe as part of a venting apparatus for a heating appliance. Dual functionality is provided in a single integrated device by having a vent path for exhausting combustion by-products, and a separate air inlet path to draw in combustion air for use by the heating appliance. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108053 | HEATING COOKING APPLIANCE - A heating cooking appliance is provided. The heating cooking appliance includes a case, a plate covering a top of the case, a burner system generating heat by combusting mixture gas in the case, a control unit controlling operation of the burner system, and a temperature increase preventing unit preventing a temperature of the control unit from increasing by the heat generated from the burner system. The temperature increase preventing unit is installed on the case. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108054 | OPTICALLY EFFICIENT AND THERMALLY PROTECTED SOLAR HEATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An optically efficient and thermally stable solar heating apparatus and method provide efficient heating by using a solar collector having a transparent tube containing a porous absorbent material or structure that permits liquid or aerosol to percolate through the transparent tube. Thermal protection against overheating is provided when the system is drained by a transparent top with a bottom surface that, when in contact with another liquid medium filling the collector, permits incident light to enter and be collected, but when the liquid medium that normally contacts the bottom surface of the top is absent when the system is drained, incident light is reflected. The collector, top and transparent tubes may be extruded and made from the same recyclable plastic material, making the assembly lightweight for installation and ease of structural integration, while facilitating recyclability of the entire collector. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108055 | SOLAR COLLECTOR - A solar collector comprises a solar absorbing tube | 2010-05-06 |
20100108056 | SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTING MODULE - A solar energy collecting system includes a substrate and at least one solar chip. The substrate includes a first surface, a second surface and a plurality of lateral surfaces, wherein the first surface faces the second surface, the lateral surfaces are adjacent to the first and second surfaces, and a first micro structure is formed on the first or the second surface. The solar chip is near one of the lateral surfaces. Solar light penetrates the first and the second surface and is refracted or reflected by the first micro structure to leave the substrate via the lateral surface and be absorbed by the solar chip. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108057 | Inflatable solar concentrator balloon method and apparatus - Embodiments of the present invention relate to concentrating solar radiation using an assembly of at least one clear and one reflective film that inflates into a shape reflecting parallel rays of light to a concentrated focus in the interior or immediate proximity of the assembly. Embodiments of the present invention can be assembled in a substantially flat stack with bonds or welds between the films, compatible with conventional high-throughput film manufacturing processes. Embodiments in accordance with the present invention may employ external circumferential rings or a “harness” assembly to support and point the balloon against wind forces and the like without severe stress localization. Embodiments in accordance with the present invention may also employ film attachments to facilitate feedthroughs, reduce stress concentrations, and modify the inflated shape. Embodiments in accordance with the present invention may also employ film modifiers, including laminated films, adhesives, printing, etc. to facilitate installation, feedthroughs, and other functions. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108058 | POWDER DISPERSION APPARATUS, METHOD OF MAKING AND USING THE APPARATUS, AND COMPONENTS THAT CAN BE USED ON THE APPARATUS AND OTHER DEVICES - Methods and apparatuses for the pulmonary delivery of a composition, such as methods and apparatuses for dispersing dry powder medicaments for inhalation by a patient. Elements or aspects of the apparatuses, including receptacle puncturing mechanisms, deoccluding devices, receptacle impacting devices, and receptacle lock devices or systems. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108059 | DIRECTIONAL USE - The invention is directed to a method for oral administration of a liquid containing an active substance to a subject for improved absorption into the subject's bloodstream includes the steps of providing a delivery device containing the liquid and having a mouthpiece for directing the liquid in a defined direction during delivery; directing the mouthpiece toward a localized area of the subject's mouth being especially suitable for increased uptake and faster onset of action of the active substance relative to other areas of and/or the whole mouth; and delivering a measured amount of the liquid directly to the localized area using the delivery device, and a spray device for administering an active substance to the oral cavity of a subject that includes a container capable of holding a liquid containing an active substance, and a mouthpiece being constructed to dispense the liquid containing the substance in a defined direction and directly to a localized area of a subject's mouth, the localized area being the oral vestibule. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108060 | HAND OPERATED ARTICULATED INTUBATION STYLET - Hand operated articulated intubation stylet including an articulated stylet member with a link at its distal end, a L-shaped lever with a downward depending handle for tautening a flexible wire for flexing the link into a flexed positioned to form a hook-like configuration in the stylet member's side view, and a stopper mechanism mounted on the stylet member for stopping insertion of the stylet member into an endotracheal tube at a suitable position depending on the endotracheal tube's length. The handle and the link are on opposite sides of the stylet member such that a user conveniently operates the stylet with his fingers stretched out to grip the stylet member and his palm depressing the handle towards the stylet member to flex the stylet member's link into its flexed position for manipulating an endotracheal tube's outboard end for insertion into a patient's trachea. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108061 | EVAPORATOR DEVICE TO ASSIST BREATHING - The present invention relates to an evaporator device to assist breathing comprising a low profile body adapted to house heating means ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100108062 | MEDICATION INHALER - A medication inhaler comprising an inhaler body, having a medication container chamber for receiving a medication container and an air passage coupling the medication container chamber with exterior air, and a mouthpiece axially engageable with the inhaler body. The mouthpiece has a mouthpiece chamber and a medication delivery needle communicating with the mouthpiece chamber. The needle extends toward the medication container chamber and has an opening for supplying exterior air and medication from an interior cavity of the medication container, accommodated within the medication container chamber, through the needle and to mouthpiece chamber. In the first position, the mouthpiece engages with the inhaler body with such that the needle is spaced from the medication container, and, in the second position, the needle axially traverses the medication container so that the opening in the needle communicates with the air passage and the interior cavity of the medication container to deliver the medication to the patient. The medication inhaler also includes an air bypass which bypasses the needle and supplies supplemental exterior air to the mouthpiece chamber to increase airflow through the medication inhaler. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108063 | RESPIRATOR WITH A CIRCUIT FOR BREATHING GAS - A gas mask and breathing equipment is provided with a circuit for breathing gas and with a heat exchanger ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100108064 | SYSTEMS AND/OR METHODS FOR GUIDING TRANSITIONS BETWEEN THERAPY MODES IN CONNECTION WITH TREATMENT AND/OR DIAGNOSIS OF SLEEP-DISORDERED BREATHING - In certain example embodiments, a system and/or method of guiding transitions between therapy modes in connection with the treatment and/or diagnosis of a patient for a respiratory disorder is/are provided. Respiratory disorder treatment according to a first therapy mode is provided. Input indicating a second therapy mode to be transitioned to following provision of the first therapy mode is received, with the second therapy mode being different from the first therapy mode. At least one default treatment parameter suitable for the second therapy mode is assigned or calculated. Each default treatment parameter of the second therapy mode is presented, with each default treatment parameter being adjustable by an operator during the presenting. Transitioning from the first therapy mode to the second therapy mode is performed by providing respiratory disorder treatment in accordance with the second therapy mode and each default treatment parameter and any adjustments made thereto prior to the transitioning. Advantageously, the chances of a patient being disturbed by transitioning from mode-to-mode are reduced. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108065 | ACOUSTIC SENSOR FOR USE IN BREATHING MASKS - A breathing mask adapted to be placed over a wearer's face, comprises a mask body including a gas inlet port to be disposed in flow communication with the wearer's breathing passage for flow of a gas in a predetermined flow stream there through upon inhalation by the wearer; a communications microphone ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100108066 | Methods, systems and apparatus for paced breathing - Methods, systems and/or apparatus for slowing a patient's breathing by using positive pressure therapy. In certain embodiments, a current interim breathing rate target is set, and periodically the magnitude of a variable pressure waveform that is scaled to the current interim breathing rate target is increased if the patient's breathing rate is greater than the interim breathing rate target in order to lengthen the patient's breath duration. The magnitude of the pressure increase may be a function of the difference between the interim breathing rate target and the patient's breathing rate. The interim breathing rate target may be periodically reduced in response to the patient's breathing rate slowing down toward the current interim breathing rate target. The variable pressure waveform cycles from an inhalation phase to an exhalation phase when the patient airflow decreases to a cycle threshold, the cycle threshold being a function of flow versus time within a breath and generally increasing with time. Different interim breathing rate targets have different cycle threshold functions, and the cycle threshold functions allow easier cycling as the interim breathing rate targets decrease. Similarly, the variable pressure waveform triggers from an exhalation phase to an inhalation phase when the patient airflow increases to a trigger threshold, the trigger threshold being a function of flow versus time within a breath and generally decreasing with time. Different interim breathing rate targets have different trigger threshold functions, and the trigger threshold functions allow easier triggering as the interim breathing rate targets decrease. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108067 | RESPIRATOR FLOW CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - A respirator has a shell that defines a breathable air zone for a user wearing the respirator. An air flow control system for the respirator has an air delivery conduit within the shell of the respirator, a valve member moveable relative to the air delivery conduit and within the shell to vary the amount of air flow through the air delivery conduit, and a valve actuator outside of the shell of the respirator. The valve actuator is manipulatable by a user of the respirator while wearing the respirator to control movement of the valve member. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108068 | HYBRID ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC CONSERVER FOR OXYGEN CONSERVING REGULATOR - A gas regulator includes a slave valve assembly for receiving and controlling the flow of gas to a desired destination. A timing chamber is positioned adjacent to the slave valve assembly. The timing chamber has an inlet for also receiving the gas. An electronically operated pilot valve assembly is in communication with the timing chamber for operating the slave valve assembly. When the pilot valve assembly is closed, gas pressure within the timing chamber acting on the slave valve assembly closes the slave valve assembly. When the pilot valve assembly is open, gas exits the timing chamber and reduces the gas pressure in the timing chamber, thereby allowing the slave valve assembly to open and deliver the gas to the desired destination. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108069 | RESPIRATION MASK ASSEMBLY - A respiration mask assembly including: a mask body having a front part that defines a front opening adapted to communicate fluidly with a gas supply, and a rear part that defines a rear opening opposite to the front opening in a horizontal direction; a forehead support beam extending outwardly from and pivoted to the front part of the mask body so as to rotate relative to the mask body about a first axis transverse to the horizontal direction; and a worm pivoted to the front part of the mask body. The forehead support beam has a toothed pivot end engaging the worm such that rotation of the worm about a second axis transverse to the first axis results in rotation of the forehead support beam about the first axis. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108070 | VENTILATOR MASK AND SYSTEM - A continuous positive air pressure (“CPAP”) or ventilator system includes a mask and an air flow generator. The air flow generator is mounted or provided to the mask's wearer. In one embodiment, air flow generator is mounted on the mask. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108071 | APPARATUSES TO FILTER AIR - Apparatuses for personal air filtering. In one aspect, a personal air filtering system includes nasal plugs to be inserted into the nostrils and a main body worn between the nose and mouth. In another aspect, the personal air filtering system has a housing that prevents exhaled air from entering the air filter disposed in the housing. In a further aspect, the personal air filtering system has separate vents for inhalation and exhalation. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108072 | Cushion to frame assembly mechanism - A full-face mask assembly includes a frame and a cushion provided to the frame. The cushion is adapted to form a seal around the patient's nose and mouth. A flexible lip is provided to an interior wall of the cushion. The flexible lip is adapted to engage the frame to provide a seal in use. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108073 | NASAL INTERFACE PRONG DEVICE - An infant nasal interface prong device for use with an nCPAP system. The device includes first and second nasal prongs and a base. Each prong includes a bellows segment, a tip, and a lumen. The tip extends from the bellows segment to a tip end and is adapted for insertion with an infant's naris. The lumen extends through the tip and the bellows segment. In an undeflected state, a central axis of the lumen along the bellows segment is transversely offset from the lumen axis at the tip end. The base is connected to each of the nasal prongs and is adapted for coupling to a CPAP generator. The bellows segment renders the corresponding prong highly flexible relative to the base. The offset positioning of the tip end promotes desired positioning of the base/CPAP generator, relative to the patient and more closely conforms to the expected nasal anatomy. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108074 | Medical tube assemblies - A tracheostomy assembly has an outer tube and an inner cannula, the outer tube having a lip at its patient end to limit insertion of the inner cannula. The lip is formed with a recess or gap on the outside of the curve of the tube. This enables a suction catheter or similar device to be slid along the tube, after removal of the inner cannula, without the risk of catching on the lip. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108075 | Tracheal or Tracheostomy Tubular Arrangement - The present invention provides a tracheal or tracheostomy tubular arrangement | 2010-05-06 |
20100108076 | Tracheostomy Tube with a Swiveled Connector - A tracheostomy tube has an inserting portion and a connecting portion. The inserting portion has an air way tube, an inflatable cuff and an inflating tube. The connecting portion is connected to the air way tube and has a resilient connector and a connecting sleeve. The resilient connector has a connecting ring connected to the air way tube. The connecting sleeve is mounted around the resilient connector and has a tubular body, a pressing flange formed on the tubular body and at least one slit defined longitudinally in the tubular body and extends through the pressing flange. Movement and vibrations of a patient circuit connected to the tracheostomy tube are not translated into a patient trachea thereby greatly improving patient comfort, safety and quality of life. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108077 | IMPLANT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA - A method of treating obstructive sleep apnea includes providing an elongated element having a central buttress area and first and second arms extending from opposite ends of the central buttress area. The method includes implanting the central buttress area in a tongue so that a longitudinal axis of the central buttress area intersects an anterior-posterior axis of the tongue. The first and second arms are advanced through the tongue until the first and second arms engage inframandibular musculature. Tension is applied to the first and second arms for pulling the central buttress area toward the inframandibular musculature for moving a posterior surface of the tongue away from an opposing surface of a pharyngeal wall. The first and second arms are anchored to the inframandibular musculature for maintaining a space between the posterior surface of the tongue and the opposing surface of the pharyngeal wall. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108078 | Mouth Guard - Mouth guards of varying designs. The mouth guard is generally moldable and has non-planar biting surfaces. In other embodiments, the mouth guard has base members or flanges that have means for retaining medicaments and the like. Other versions have thermochromic elements selected to allow color changes at desired temperatures. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108079 | WIRELESSLY DETECTABLE OBJECTS FOR USE IN MEDICAL PROCEDURES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Various embodiments of a wirelessly detectable object to be used in medical procedures are provided. The object may include a piece of absorbent material, a transponder to wirelessly receive and transmit signals, and a cover. The cover is attached directly to the piece of absorbent material to retain the transponder. Methods of manufacturing wirelessly detectable objects are also provided. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108080 | Device To Light And Extinguish A Cigarette With Recovery Of The Cigarette - The device consists of a first container body ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100108081 | FILTERED CIGARETTE WITH FLAVORED TIPPING MATERIAL - A filtered cigarette includes a smokable rod and a filter element. The smokable rod is secured to the filter element using tipping material. The tipping material includes at least one flavorant providing a sensory characteristic. The cigarette may include more than one layer of tipping material. An outer layer of tipping material can overlie at least a portion of an underlying inner layer of tipping material, and during use by the smoker, the outer layer can be removed from the cigarette. Thus, it is possible for a cigarette manufacturer to provide a cigarette that can be used as such by the smoker, or that can be adapted by the smoker to provide a different sensory experience (e.g., the visual, organoleptic, trigeminal, aromatic, and tactile characteristics of the cigarette can be altered by removal of the outer tipping material, and or by provision of a tipping material layer that is treated with a flavorant and/or provides a desirable diffusivity). The use of the outer layer of tipping material can be used to improve the physical integrity of the cigarette. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108082 | PROCESS AND DEVICE - A device and a process for forming and cutting portions of tobacco from a strand of tobacco is provided with an element for feeding the strand of tobacco, such as at least one belt or roll, as well as a cutting element, such as a knife. The device may have additional feeder bands for advancing the strand of tobacco to the position for cutting, and may be under the control of a computerized control system. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108083 | USE OF MEANS FOR TRAPPING CO2 IN A FILTER FOR PREVENTING INFLAMMATION, CANCER AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES IN A SUBJECT EXPOSED TO TOBACCO SMOKE - The invention comprises the use of means for trapping CO | 2010-05-06 |
20100108084 | FILTERED CIGARETTE WITH DIFFUSE TIPPING MATERIAL - A filtered cigarette includes a smokable rod and a filter element. The smokable rod is secured to the filter element using tipping material. The tipping material includes at least one flavorant providing a sensory characteristic. The cigarette may include more than one layer of tipping material. An outer layer of tipping material can overlie at least a portion of an underlying inner layer of tipping material, and during use by the smoker, the outer layer can be removed from the cigarette. Thus, it is possible for a cigarette manufacturer to provide a cigarette that can be used as such by the smoker, or that can be adapted by the smoker to provide a different sensory experience (e.g., the visual, organoleptic, trigeminal, aromatic, and tactile characteristics of the cigarette can be altered by removal of the outer tipping material, and or by provision of a tipping material layer that is treated with a flavorant and/or provides a desirable diffusivity). The use of the outer layer of tipping material can be used to improve the physical integrity of the cigarette. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108085 | Smoking Article Filter - A filter for a smoking article comprising first and second sections, the first section being at the mouth end of the filter and comprising a cylindrical element circumscribed by a wrapper and having a hollow portion extending therethrough, and the second section being longitudinally aligned with and adjacent to the first section and comprising a filtration material. The second section comprises a particulate material in a circumferential region and extending to the end of the second section immediately adjacent the first section. Also provided is a smoking article incorporating a filter according to the invention. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108086 | TOBACCO AND TOBACCO PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR PREVENTING OR REDUCING TOBACCO-ASSOCIATED INJURY IN THE AERODIGESTIVE TRACT OF A SUBJECT - Articles of manufacturing for preventing or reducing tobacco smoke- and smokeless-tobacco associated injury in the aerodigestive tract of a subject are disclosed, which comprise at least one agent capable of reducing or preventing tobacco associated loss of peroxidase activity in said aerodigestive tract, said at least one agent being selected from the group consisting of a cyanide chelator and an iron chelator. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108087 | Grooming Station - A hand grooming station, specifically for nails, which permits a user to paint, polish or otherwise groom his or her fingernails in a comfortable and unobtrusive manner via an elevated ramp while care products are easily recognizable and organized. In addition, the base is formed with a curvature and structural support to provide stability while a lip relates to a raised edge to contain spillage. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108088 | COVER FOR PONYTAILS - Presented is a hair restraint which is placed on a user's ponytail to assist in keeping the ponytail tangle free during sleep. The device includes a drawstring, a drawstring lock, and may be utilized with a headband which gathers the hair and holds it into a ponytail while the device is attached. The ponytail can be formed in the back of the users head or more towards the top of the user's head to provide less of an obstruction while the user is sleeping. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108089 | Ponytail clip - An assemblage of components for decoratively retaining ones hair bundled together in a pony tail. The assemblage includes an elastically stretchable band for tightly circumscribing the bundled collection of hair and a decorative clip that detachably anchors it to the ponytail at a position in overlying relation with respect to the elastic band. The clip is an elongate elastically stretchable unit terminating at opposite ends in a respective one of a pair of connecting clasp portions. The clip has a decorative outer face and an inner face on the opposite side. A pin secured to the unit projects at a selected angle from the inner face and projects into the ponytail at a position above the elastic band extending there through and thereby securely retains the clip on the ponytail. The pin preferably has an enlargement such as a spherical ball thereon. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108090 | HAIR GRIP WITH A CONNECTION WORKING IN ELONGATION - Hair grip comprising two jaws ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100108091 | ADJUSTABLE BARRETTE - A base member and a retainer member adjustably coupled to the base. The retainer and base define a receptacle for holding a bundle of hair. The retainer has at least one freeable end that can be moved between an open position separated from the base and a series of closed positions attached to the base. When the retainer is in the first closed position, the receptacle is generally flat and wide. When the retainer is in the last closed position, the receptacle is generally tall and narrow, thereby providing a more volumized look to the hair. And when the retainer is in an intermediate closed position, the receptacle has an intermediate flatness and wideness. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108092 | Ultrasonic powered sugarbeet and cut sugar cane cleaning method using a stainless steel flume - An improved method of cleaning topped/scalped sugar beets and field chopped sugar cane cuttings using ultrasonic energy by the utilization of water used to transport and clean the topped/scalped sugar beets, beet pieces, beet slices, beet noodles, and chopped sugar cane using a plurality of ultrasonic emitters lining the walls and floor of its entire length for its entire length. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108093 | ACOUSTIC ASSISTED SINGLE WAFER WET CLEAN FOR SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER PROCESS - A method for cleaning a substrate is provided that includes applying a liquid medium to a surface of the substrate such that the liquid medium substantially covers a portion of the substrate that is being cleaned. One or more transducers are used to generate acoustic energy. The generated acoustic energy is applied to the substrate and the liquid medium meniscus such that the applied acoustic energy to the liquid medium prevents cavitation within the liquid medium. The acoustic energy applied to the substrate provides maximum acoustic wave displacement to acoustic waves introduced into the liquid medium. The acoustic energy introduced into the substrate and the liquid medium enables dislodging of the particle contaminant from the surface of the substrate. The dislodged particle contaminants become entrapped within the liquid medium and are carried away from the surface of the substrate by the liquid medium. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108094 | Solvent Composition for Removing Radioactive Substance and Removing Material, and Method for Removing Radioactive Substance - The present invention relates to a solvent composition for removing radioactive substance, characterized by comprising at least one selected from hydrofluorocarbon, hydrofluoroether, and perfluoroketone as a medium for transporting the radioactive substance, and a method for removing a radioactive substance characterized by using the solvent composition for removing. | 2010-05-06 |
20100108095 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE CLEANING METHOD - Disclosed are a substrate processing apparatus and a substrate cleaning method to satisfactorily clean the entire circumferential periphery of a substrate, including an upper surface circumferential periphery, an end, and a lower surface circumferential periphery of the substrate. The substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate supporter to support the substrate, a first cleaner to clean the upper surface circumferential periphery of the substrate with a pressurized cleaning liquid, and a second cleaner to clean the end and the lower surface circumferential periphery of the substrate while contacting the end and the lower surface circumferential periphery of the substrate with a cleaning member. The first cleaner cleans the upper surface circumferential periphery of the substrate, and the second cleaner cleans the end and the lower surface circumferential periphery of the substrate. | 2010-05-06 |