| 01st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
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| 20130000604 | Common Rail Fuel Pump Control System - A fuel pump manifold pressure control system may be effective to provide a compact and more effective fuel pump mechanism for compression ignition engines, such as diesel and some natural gas engines. The fuel pump manifold pressure control system includes a fuel pump manifold, at least one fuel injection accumulator adapted for supplying pressurized fuel to at least one fuel injector, a pressure control valve, a pressure sensor, and a pressure relief valve, all contained within a compact fuel pump housing. The pressure control valve and pressure sensor are each adapted for signal communication with electronic controller, and for fuel communication with the fuel pump manifold. The pressure relief valve is adapted for fuel communication with the fuel pump manifold. Each of the control valve, sensor, and relief valve are fixedly mounted to and internally contained within the housing. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000605 | MOUNT STRUCTURE OF FUEL INJECTION VALVE AND FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - A fuel injection system, and a structure for mounting a fuel injection valve to an internal combustion engine, that includes: a combustion chamber formed at an end surface of a piston that reciprocates in a cylinder; an intake port through which intake air drawn into the combustion chamber flows; and an intake valve that opens and closes a connection between the intake port and the combustion chamber, the fuel injection valve being placed to inject fuel into intake air in the intake port, wherein an end portion of the fuel injection valve located on a combustion chamber side thereof is placed at a location that overlaps with an imaginary plane perpendicular to a center axis of the cylinder and extends along a portion of a wall surface of the intake port where the intake valve protrudes, or is projected out from the imaginary plane toward the combustion chamber. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000606 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel injection control system for an internal combustion engine is provided which is designed to perform pilot injection of fuel into the engine through a fuel injector prior to main injection. The system monitors a combustion state parameter representing a combustion state of the fuel within a combustion chamber of the engine which has been sprayed in the event of the pilot injection. When the combustion state parameter is determined as lying out of a stable combustion range where the fuel is to burn stably, the system changes the number of pilot injections to be executed prior to the main injection and/or the quantity of the fuel to be sprayed in each pilot injection, thereby enhancing the ignitability of the fuel in the pilot injection. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000607 | FUEL SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel supply apparatus applied to an internal combustion engine ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000608 | RESERVOIR FOR FUEL TANK - Provided is a reservoir for a fuel tank not including a pump and capable of allowing fuel to be smoothly transferred by effectively blocking a solidification material when solidification occurs in the fuel in a low temperature environment. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000609 | FUEL VAPOR PROCESSING APPARATUS - A fuel vapor processing apparatus includes a case defining therein a flow passage including an adsorption chamber, an adsorption material disposed in the adsorption chamber; and a density gradient filter disposed in the flow passage at a position on an upstream side of the adsorption material with respect to a direction of flow of purge air for desorbing fuel vapor from the adsorption material. The density gradient filter includes a first portion having a first density, a second portion having a second density, and a third portion having a third density. The third portion is positioned on a downstream side of the first portion with respect to the direction of flow of the purge air and the second portion is positioned between the first portion and the third portion. Each of the first density and the third density is higher than the second density. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000610 | FUEL VAPOR PROCESSING APPARATUS - A fuel vapor processing apparatus may include a case defining therein a first adsorption chamber, a second adsorption chamber and a non-adsorption chamber communicating between the first adsorption chamber and the second adsorption chamber. The cross sectional flow area of the first adsorption chamber may be smaller than the cross sectional flow area of the second adsorption chamber. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000611 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH CHARGE-AIR COOLER - An example method for operating an internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder, at least one intake line for supplying charge air to the at least one cylinder, and a device for controlling charge-air flows conducted via a charge-air cooler and via a bypass line around the charge-air cooler, comprises controlling the charge-air flows using the device, the device including a two-stage switchable shut-off element and a continuously adjustable shut-off element, wherein the two-stage switchable shut-off element, which is arranged parallel to the bypass line in the at least one intake line, is switched between an open position and a closed position, and the bypass line is opened up or shut off to a greater or lesser extent by the shut-off element which is continuously adjustable between an open position and a closed position. In this way, shuddering of the engine during shut down is prevented. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000612 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH CHARGE-AIR COOLER - An example method for operating an internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder, at least one intake line for supplying charge air to the at least one cylinder, and a device for controlling charge-air flows conducted via a charge-air cooler and via a bypass line around the charge-air cooler, comprises controlling the charge-air flows using the device, the device including a two-stage switchable shut-off element and a continuously adjustable shut-off element, wherein the two-stage switchable shut-off element, which is arranged parallel to the bypass line in the at least one intake line, is switched between an open position and a closed position, and the bypass line is opened up or shut off to a greater or lesser extent by the shut-off element which is continuously adjustable between an open position and a closed position. In this way, shuddering of the engine during shut down is prevented. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000613 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for operating an internal combustion engine is provided. The method includes ascertaining an actual value of an operating temperature of the internal combustion engine. An electrically driven compressor located in an intake pipe of the internal combustion engine is activated if the actual value of the operating temperature of the internal combustion engine is below a threshold value thereof | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000614 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION - Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) systems and methods are provided. In one embodiment, a method for controlling an engine includes providing a first EGR gas flow to an intake manifold of the engine by closing a first EGR valve or a second EGR valve and at least partially opening the other of the first EGR valve and the second EGR valve, wherein the first and second EGR valves are respectively positioned in first and second EGR passages respectively coupled between first and second donor cylinder groups and an intake manifold, and providing a second EGR gas flow that is higher than the first EGR gas flow to the intake manifold by fully opening the first EGR valve or the second EGR valve and at least partially opening the other of the first EGR valve and the second EGR valve. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000615 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN EGR CIRCUIT IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE - The invention relates to a method for controlling an exhaust gas recirculation circuit for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle. The engine is linked to an air intake circuit and to a gas exhaust circuit linked to the air intake circuit by the recirculation circuit. A first valve controls the flow of air upstream from the recirculation circuit, and a second valve controls the flow of exhaust gases that are recirculated within the recirculation circuit. The method comprises the following steps: a) the first valve is closed, and the second valve is gradually opened; b) if the second valve is opened at an angle greater than a value between 25° and 35°, the first valve is gradually opened concomitantly to the opening of the second valve. As a result of the invention, the EGR rate is easily controllable. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000616 | PASSIVE RE-INDUCTION APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR RECIRCULATING EXHAUST GAS IN GASOLINE AND DIESEL ENGINES - An exhaust gas re-induction apparatus and system. The exhaust gas re-induction apparatus is coupled to an exhaust system or catalytic converter of an engine. The exhaust gas re-induction apparatus includes an oxygen sensor substitute apparatus having an exhaust gas diffusion chamber disposed therein, and an exhaust gas interface housing to receive the oxygen sensor substitute apparatus. A recirculation conduit connects the exhaust gas re-induction apparatus to an air inlet of an engine. The oxygen sensor substitute apparatus includes a coupling section to attach the oxygen sensor substitute apparatus in place of an oxygen sensor apparatus. The oxygen sensor substitute apparatus also includes an exhaust gas dispersion section having a plurality of orifices for dispersing exhaust gas. The exhaust gas re-induction apparatus and the recirculation conduit have always-open passages in which the exhaust gas is recirculated to the engine at different rates depending essentially on the operating speed of the engine. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000617 | MIXING SYSTEM FOR ENGINE WITH EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION - An air exhaust mixer assembly includes an upstream intake section with an upstream elbow and a downstream elbow. A mixing tube is configured to introduce exhaust gas into the upstream intake section at a location upstream of the downstream elbow. An internal combustion engine utilizing the air exhaust mixer assembly is also provided. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000618 | Method for Operating an Internal Combustion Engine - A method for operating an internal combustion engine includes providing at least one gas exchange valve that is used by at least one of the working cylinders of the internal combustion engine as an exhaust-gas recirculation valve. In a predetermined operating state of the internal combustion engine, the exhaust-gas recirculation valve is opened at least twice within a working cycle of 720 degrees of the crankshaft, wherein an opening duration of the first opening of the exhaust-gas recirculation valve at least overlaps in time with an opening of the outlet valve during the exhaust stroke and wherein an opening duration of the second opening of the exhaust-gas recirculation valve at least overlaps in time with an opening duration of the inlet valve during the intake stroke, wherein the exhaust-gas recirculation valve is closed between the first opening and the second opening. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000619 | EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION COOLER - An exhaust gas recirculation assembly for an engine is disclosed in which an EGR cooler and a bypass passage are combined in a single housing. Two EGR valves are used to control exhaust gas flow through the EGR cooler and the bypass passage respectively. By using two EGR valves, the disclosure obviates bypass baffles or flaps which can suffer from leakage problems. The arrangement of the EGR valves permits the use of un-cooled EGR valves and the EGR valves can be used to control not only the flow of exhaust gas through the EGR cooler or bypass passage, but also the EGR flow for the engine. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000620 | Internal Exhaust Gas Recirculation for Stoichiometric Operation of Diesel Engine - A method of stoichiometrically operating a diesel-fueled internal combustion engine. A control unit is provide with stored data representing, within a range of exhaust valve timing or event modifications, an amount of fresh air flow and exhaust gas residuals resulting from each modification. During operation of the engine, the control unit is used to determining a desired amount of exhaust gas residuals for a given engine load; accessing the stored data to determine a modification that will provide the desired amount of exhaust gas residuals; and generating a control signal that will result in the desired modification. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000621 | CAM ADJUSTMENT MODULE FOR COMPOUND ARCHERY BOW - A cam system for an archery bow including a module that is readily attached to and detached from a cam while leaving the cam on the bow. The module can include a draw stop selectively moveable relative to the module, even while the module is joined with the cam, to adjust the draw stop to specific locations corresponding to different draw lengths and/or draw stop walls of the bow. The module can include a recess that surrounds only part of an axle joining the cam and bow so the entire module is removable from the cam without removing the axle. The cam system can include indexing features that precisely and consistently align features of the cam and module. These features can include first and second indexing posts, and corresponding indexing holes, that register with one another to precisely align the cam and module when joined. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000622 | Scope Mount For Archery Bow - A scope mount for an archery bow comprising an elongated arm that extends horizontally between a bow end and a string end, where the bow end is closest to the archery bow and the string end is closest to a string of the archery bow; a securing means at the string end of the arm, where the securing means attaches a scope to the arm to enable a user to better view a target while using the archery bow; a pair of receiving holes at the bow end of the arm; a bracket with a pair of lateral ends, where the pair lateral ends attaches to the pair of receiving holes, where a bow riser of the archery bow is positioned between the bracket and the arm, and where a central portion of the bracket is attached to the bow riser. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000623 | BLOCK SPLITTING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A masonry block that is produced from a workpiece that is split in a block splitting assembly which uses any of a variety of projections to supplement or replace the action of the splitting blade in splitting and dressing the workpiece. The resulting masonry block has features that provide the masonry block with a weathered appearance. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000624 | Regulation Valve - A regulation valve having a valve body with a gas inlet. Housed within the valve body is a rotary regulatory body having a first inlet orifice corresponding to a first minimum flow of a first type of gas and a second inlet orifice corresponding to a second minimum flow of a second type of gas. The first and second inlet orifices are angularly displaced so that when the regulatory body assumes a first angular position within the regulatory body the first inlet orifice faces the gas inlet and so that when the regulatory body assumes a second angular position within the regulatory body the second inlet orifice faces the gas inlet. The regulation valve includes first and second sets of cooperating features that are capable of limiting rotation of the regulatory body to the first and second angular positions, respectively. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000625 | Heating Apparatus Provided with Combustion Control - The invention relates to a solid-fuel heating apparatus that includes a combustion chamber ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000626 | OVEN DOOR WITH A PLASTIC DOOR COLUMN AND A METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SAID PLASTIC DOOR COLUMN - The present invention relates to an oven door with at least one elongated plastic door column and at least one corresponding door hinge. The door hinge includes an elongated door part and an oven part. The plastic door column includes an elongated channel for receiving the door part. The channel extends from one end of the plastic door column parallel to the longitudinal axis of said plastic door column. The door part is detachably mountable within the channel. A leaf spring for clamping the door part is durably fixed within the channel. A section of the leaf spring is complementary with a corresponding section of the door part. Further, the present invention relates to a corresponding plastic door column and a method for assembling said plastic door column. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000627 | HEATABLE GARMENT - A heatable garment includes a front and back panel having an opening there between for receiving a wearer's head. The front and back panels include a first and second layer of material. A plurality of sealed enclosures is formed between the first and second layers. At least one of the plurality of enclosures is disposed on the front panel and the back panels. The plurality of enclosures each includes a heating device having a source of energy for producing heat. The enclosures are sealed to retain the heating devices therein. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000628 | SELF-CLEANING OVEN - A conveyor oven having a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation is provided. The conveyor oven generally includes an oven chamber in which food is cooked, a conveyor moveable to convey the food through the oven chamber, a burner to generate heat for the oven chamber, the burner having a combustion airflow rate, at least one blower to circulate air within the oven chamber, and a controller. The blower operates at a first speed during the first mode of operation and at a second speed that is faster than the first speed during the second mode of operation. The controller is responsive to at least one of a burner output and an internal temperature of the oven chamber, and adjusts the combustion airflow rate based in part on at least one of the burner output and the internal temperature of the oven chamber. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000629 | ROTISSERIE BARBECUE GRILL - A unitary barbecue heat source bed and fluid removal channel combination, comprising a plurality of heat source beds, an inclined channel for removing fluid, the heat source beds being adjacent to the channel, wherein the heat source beds and channel are unitary and preferably made from a single sheet of metal. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000630 | GAS COOKING APPLIANCE - A gas cooking appliance ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000631 | Screen For A Heating Device - A screen for use with a heating device having a heat source, the screen comprising a panel having a first surface and a second surface, the panel being positionable relative to the heating device such the first surface faces outwardly from the heat source and the second surface faces towards the heat source, and the panel defining an aperture through a depth of the panel. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000632 | Sun tracking solar power collection system - This invention presents a unique design for a sun tracking, solar panel mounting system that is intended to be mounted onto utility light poles, wind turbine poles, and other pole type structures. Rings are clamped around the pole and form a structural interface to support the tracking mount assembly and allow it to rotate around the centerline of the pole. An actuator powers the tracking structure rotate right or left around the centerline of the pole. A secondary structure in the mount assembly supports solar panels on either side of the vertical mounting poll and an optional second actuator tilts the elevation solar panels up and down. A control system reads the position of each actuator and periodically adjusts them to track the motion of the sun and optimize the solar energy collection efficiency. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000633 | SOLAR RECEIVER DIAPHRAGM - A receiver used in a solar collection assembly includes a tube adapted to carry a heat transfer medium therethrough. An envelope surrounds the tube and has opposed ends and a diaphragm is interposed between each end and the tube to support the tube from the envelope. The diaphragm comprises radially oriented convolutions which minimizes the axial length of the diaphragm and hence reduces shading of the absorber tube. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000634 | DEVICE FOR INTRANASAL ADMINISTRATION - Disclosed herein are devices and processes for preparing a vial for an intranasal administration of a medicament where the vial comprises reduced oxygen content. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000635 | TRACHEAL STOMA DILATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A tracheal dilator system and method of manufacture are provided, suitable for dilating a passageway into a patient airway. In one embodiment, a tracheal tube is provided. The tracheal tube includes a dilator retrieval tip disposed on a distal end of a tracheal tube cannula. The dilator retrieval tip is configured to retrieve a tracheal dilator configured to enter through the distal end of the tracheal tube and exit through a proximal end of the tracheal tube. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000636 | FLUID DISPENSER DEVICE - A fluid dispenser device comprising: a body ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000637 | RESPIRATION SYSTEM FOR AN ANESTHESIA APPARATUS - A respiration system includes a patient connection ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000638 | ALUMINUM CYLINDER FOR NO/NITROGEN GAS MIXTURE AND USE THEREOF IN THE TREATMENT OF PULMONARY VASOCONSTRICTIONS - The invention relates to a container for packaging NO/N2 mixtures, such as a gas cylinder, comprising a main body ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000639 | DRUG PRODUCTS, DRY POWDER INHALERS AND POLYFLUX COLLIDER ARRANGEMENTS - This invention relates to dry powder inhalers and drug products and, more particularly to polyflux colliders useful for de-agglomerating dry powder in dry powder dispensers. Various embodiments provide drug products, dry powder inhalers and polyflux collider arrangement. With various embodiments of the present invention, a polyflux collider is provided which utilizes colliding streams of dry powder to provide desirable de-agglomerating capability for dry powder dispensers. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000640 | DRY POWDER NEBULIZER - A dry powder delivery device may be configured to provide micronized dry powder particles to airways of a user. The device may include a cylindrical container delimiting a chamber containing at least one magnetically-responsive object, a motor external to said chamber, a magnet external to the chamber and rotatably coupled with the motor, and an outflow member configured to direct airflow to a user. The magnetically-responsive object may be coated with micronized dry powder particles, and the motor may be operable to rotate the magnet about an axis. Rotation of the magnet creates a magnetic field that causes the magnetically-responsive object to move in response to the magnetic field and collide with a side wall of the container to deaggregate the dry powder particles and aerosolize the dry powder in the chamber. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000641 | VENTILATION CIRCUIT ADAPTOR AND PROXIMAL AEROSOL DELIVERY SYSTEM - An adaptor for delivering an aerosolized active agent to a patient with concomitant positive pressure ventilation includes an aerosol flow channel having an aerosol inlet port and a patient interface port, and defining an aerosol flow path from the aerosol inlet port to and through the patient interface port; and a ventilation gas flow channel in fluid communication with the aerosol flow channel and having a gas inlet port and a gas outlet port, and defining a ventilation gas flow path from the gas inlet port to and through the gas outlet port, wherein the ventilation gas flow path is at least partially offset from the aerosol flow path and at least partially encircles the aerosol flow path. Systems and methods for delivering an aerosolized active agent to a patient with concomitant positive pressure ventilation incorporate the adaptor. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000642 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR COOLING SPECIFIC TISSUE - The present disclosure provides, among other things, a system for providing therapeutic cooling or hypothermia to localized areas of the body such as the brain. A source of compressed gas such as a medical-use oxygen canister is connected via a delivery tube to a mask fitted to a patient. The gas undergoes adiabatic cooling as it enters the delivery tube, and is provide to the patient in such cooled state. The system may be provided as a portable or ambulatory device or kit, with the delivery tube or other part easily disconnected from one compressed gas source and connected to another, for continued therapy even during transportation. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000643 | Gas Delivery Device And System - A gas delivery system including a gas delivery device ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000644 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING VENTILATION BASED ON PATIENT NEED - A ventilation system includes a controller and an alarm module in communication with the controller. The alarm module includes an alarm and an alarm emitter indicating activation of the alarm, wherein the alarm may be one or more of the following alarms: low pressure, low volume, low respiration rate, low minute volume, disconnect condition, and apnea. When the controller is in a first mode setting, the alarm emitter is activated in response to a triggering event, and when the controller is in a second mode setting, the alarm emitter is not activated in response to the triggering event. The ventilation system may include a breathing circuit, an airflow generator for delivering a ventilation airflow to the breathing circuit, and a sensor for sensing an increase in at least one of an air flow or an air pressure within the breathing circuit, thus triggering airflow. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000645 | MASK WITH PORT AND METHOD FOR USING SAME - Embodiments of a face mask with a port configured to allow flow through the face mask at least in a direction towards a user, generally defined as an adhesive side or user side of the mask are provided, along with methods for using the same. In one embodiment, a face mask includes a breathable, flexible sheet having a first side and a second side, an adhesive disposed on a perimeter of the second side, the adhesive circumscribing a center region of the sheet and a port comprising a center region of the sheet. The port is configured to allow flow through the face mask at least in a direction towards a user without removal from the user. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000646 | PATIENT INTERFACE DEVICE WIHT DYNAMIC MASK ADJUSTMENT - A patient interface device ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000647 | RESPIRATORY RESISTANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A patient interface includes a mask configured to communicate with at least one airway of a patient, the mask including at least one aperture ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000648 | HOLDING DEVICE FOR A RESPIRATORY MASK - A holding arrangement for a respiratory mask includes a strap portion having at least a portion providing a multi-layered construction including a rigid or semi-rigid material enclosed by a softer, patient contacting material. The rigid or semi-rigid material includes a flat plastic layer and the softer, patient contacting material includes a fabric layer provided between the flat plastic layer and the patient's skin and adapted to contact the patient's skin. Lateral edges of the multi-layered construction are fixed by stitching. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000649 | TRACHEAL TUBE WITH CONTROLLED-PROFILE CUFF - The present disclosure describes systems and methods that utilize a tracheal tube with a reduced profile. An inflatable balloon cuff may be positioned within a recessed portion of an outer wall of the tracheal tube to reduce the overall profile of the tracheal tube. In this manner, protrusion of the inflatable balloon cuff from the tube is minimized, which protects the cuff from damage (e.g., snagging) and eases intubation. In addition, in certain embodiments, the recessed portion may change the outer wall diameter of the tube wall without affecting the inner wall diameter so that the work of breathing for the patient is not increased. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000650 | ENDOTRACHEAL CUFF AND TECHNIQUE FOR USING THE SAME - An inflatable balloon cuff may be adapted to seal a patient's trachea when associated with an endotracheal tube. Configurations of these cuffs that include tapered regions with certain characteristics, such as angle of taper, cuff diameter, and cuff wall thickness, may provide improved sealing of the trachea. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000651 | DEVICE FOR REVERSING SYMPTOMATIC HEMORRHOIDS - The invention relates to a therapeutic device which reverses symptomatic hemorrhoids. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000652 | ORAL ORTHOSIS - An oral orthosis includes a holder in the shape of a mouthpiece, including a curved arcuate trough-like upper section which receives a formable material. The formable material does not occupy the entire trough but rather includes voids between the formable material and the inner surfaces of trough of the holder to allow expansion of the formable material into the voids during the molding process when tooth pressure is placed on the formable material. This design results in elimination of the excess formable material which otherwise would require removal by trimming. Additionally, the formable material is placed in the trough in a configuration which includes indexing indentations along the centerline of the material, such that, during the molding process, the mouthpiece containing the formable material is easily centered along the edges of the user's teeth to provide a precise fitting. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000653 | Arm Movement Restraining and Permission Cord for Patients Receiving Cardiac Pacemakers and Similar Implants - An arm movement restraining and permission cord apparatus is disclosed for patients receiving cardiac pacemakers and similar implants to prevent patients for arm movements that may result in health risk due to leads being pulled out from the heart muscle. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000654 | FILTER - The invention relates to filtering systems having high adsorbent and filtering properties. A filter comprising an adsorbent powder placed in a nonwoven material, wherein an adsorbent powder of 0.01-10 μm, or 0.01-40 μm, or 0.01-100 μm, or 40-100 μm, or 40-500 μm, or 40-1000 μm, or 100-500 μm, or 100-1000 μm, or 100-2000 μm, or 1000-2000 μm particles size is placed in a nonwoven filtering material with a density of 50-1500 kg/m | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000655 | Ninja Pick Device - The Ninja Pick Device of the present invention comprises of a glove, a detachable pick, and a detachable finger strap. The Ninja Pick Device is a device that adds flexibility to hair grooming processes. The Ninja Pick Devise is easily maneuverable, easily transportable, inexpensive to manufacture, and lightweight. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000656 | Multi Task Hair Grooming Pick - A multi-task hair grooming pick that utilizes a hair pick to perform myriad hair grooming procedures such as combing, parting, flipping, braiding, separating, or any other creative manipulation of hair. The hair pick is detachable; so many different varieties of hair picks may be utilized with this invention. The hair grooming device is efficacious in providing a tightly controlled, efficient manipulation of hair because it is attached to a glove worn by the user. The hair grooming device also provides illumination from an attachable light source. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000657 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING AN EQUAL LENGTH FOR SIDEBURNS - A sideburn guard device for maintaining a substantially equal length for each sideburn of a user. The device comprising a support member that may be mounted on the head of a user. The support member may engage with two housings, which may adjusted up and down so as to cover an optimum amount of each sideburn. At their ends, the housings may have sideburn covering members. The housings may also have windows capable of indicating the various lengths that the sideburn covering members may be adjusted to cover the sideburns. The support member may have setting indictors visible from the front end of the sideburn guard device. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000658 | Combination Toothbrush, Floss Dispenser and Tongue Scraper - A combination toothbrush, floss dispenser and tongue scraper apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises an elongated member having a first end with a brush head and having an opposite second end with a tongue scraper and having an inner cavity with a floss dispenser disposed within the member between the brush head and the tongue scraper. A lid is hinged at a substantially central section of the elongated member for enclosing or providing access to the inner cavity by movement between open and closed positions relative to the inner cavity. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000659 | TOOTHBRUSH/TOOTHPASTE FLUORIDE DOSING TOOTHBRUSH, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A toothbrush, system and method for use of same are provided to enable a user to deliver a consistent volume of toothpaste to deliver a correct dosage of fluoride to children to avoid fluorosis. It is particularly advantageous to employ the toothbrush which indicates a predetermined length of toothpaste to be applied matched to a dispenser having an orifice of a predetermined diameter so the diameter of the toothpaste applied to the predetermined length results in the correct fluoride dosage. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000660 | Body Cleansing Apparatus - A body cleansing apparatus including a base member having one or more contoured profiles that conform to a user's body part, and multiple cleansing members is provided. The cleansing members are positioned and attached at multiple locations on the contoured profiles of the base member. Each of one or more of the cleansing members includes a stem and a cluster of flexible bristles. The stem is attached to and extends outwardly from the base member. The flexible bristles curvedly branch outwards from an upper end of the stem and define a reservoir within each cluster for storing, retaining, and releasing a cleansing agent along the flexible bristles when the user's body part contacts and applies pressure on the stem, thereby allowing the user to cleanse the body part. In an embodiment, the cleansing members also include single elongated flexible bristles attached to and extending outwardly from the base member. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000661 | METHOD FOR TREATING HAIR FIBERS - A hair fiber treating method not containing a fixing step, comprising, applying to the hair fibers at least one reducing composition, free of ceramide, comprising at least one reducing agent; and raising the temperature of the hair fibers using a heating iron at temperature of at least 60° C., wherein the temperature of the hair fibers are raised before or after the hair fiber are optionally rinsed. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000662 | THICKENED OXIDATION PREPARATIONS - Thickened oxidative preparations are provided herein. In one embodiment, a cosmetic agent for changing the color of keratinic fibers is provided. The cosmetic agent includes a preparation (M1) containing a color-changing component and an oxidizing agent preparation (M2) containing in an aqueous, cosmetic carrier at least hydrogen peroxide as a chemical oxidizing agent and an anionic, polymeric thickener selected from crosslinked or uncrosslinked polyacrylic acid polymers. The cosmetic agent has a viscosity of about 5 to about 100 Pa s. The cosmetic agent is prepared directly before use by blending preparation (M1) with oxidizing agent preparation (M2). | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000663 | Branched Applicator Tines and An Applicator Brush Head Incorporating Branched Tines - A cosmetic applicator brush head has a plurality of molded tines, each with a main shaft and a first and a second branch extending from the shaft. The first branch extends at a point between the base of the shaft and the free end of the shaft. The second branch extends from the shaft at a point between the base of the shaft and the first branch. The first and second branches extend in a radial direction from the shaft at an angle of 5° to 90° relative to a longitudinal axis of the shaft. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000664 | Hair Grooming Tool - A hair grooming tool that is comprised of a pick shaped housing that houses a light source cartridge. The pick shaped housing is attached to a finger hair stabilizer, A user inserts one of his or her fingers in the pick hair stabilizer when the hair grooming tool is used, | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000665 | NAIL ART TOOL - Disclosed herein is a nail art tool, which includes a finger insertion portion having a through hole to permit the insertion of a finger, and a blade portion and a stamp provided on a first side and a second side of a body portion, thus enabling the nail art tool to be inserted into the finger and conveniently used. The tool includes a finger insertion portion having a through hole to permit insertion of a finger therein, a narrow and straight blade portion trimming a surface to place a nail polish on a pattern of an image plate, a stamp dabbed with the nail polish and stamping the nail polish onto a nail of the finger, and a body portion surrounding the finger insertion portion. The blade portion is integrated with the first side of the body portion, and the stamp is coupled to the second side of the body portion. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000666 | Multi-Function Teeth Cleaning Device - Present invention teaches to modular and removable/attachable teeth cleaning device, wherein an electro-magnetic driver pump or a motor piston pump on the handle will actuate the mechanism on the nozzle, shooting water jet blocks out the tapered tip, and also a length of a floss string to oscillate in and out of the tapered nozzle tip. Other alternative implementations of removable module can be interchangeably selected for attaching to the handle of said invention, for added convenience and functionality. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000667 | HOUSING BASE AND ASSOCIATED HOUSING AND ASSEMBLY METHOD - The invention relates to a housing base suitable for containing a cosmetic product and comprises a compartment, a part, a first hollow element, a second protruding element, a third hollow element and a fourth protruding element. The compartment comprises a bottom and a lateral wall. The part for containing a cosmetic product is embedded in the compartment and comprises a bottom and a lateral wall. The first hollow element is fitted with a second protruding element and the hollow element is fitted with a fourth protruding element. One of the first or second elements is fitted into the lateral wall of the compartment and the other is fitted into the lateral wall of the part. One of the third or fourth elements is fitted into the bottom of the compartment and the other being fitted into the bottom of the part. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000668 | DENTAL INTERPROXIMAL CLEANING DEVICE - By the invention a dental interproximal cleaning device is provided including a handle and a holder, the handle having a proximal end and a distal end, the holder having a base joined to the distal end and a bifurcation forming two branches and a cleaning element extending between the branches of the bifurcation. The cleaning element has a thread element and a brush element, the thread element having a length corresponding at least to the transversal dimension of a tooth or to the transversal dimension of a contact surface between said tooth and an adjacent tooth, and the brush element having a length at least corresponding to one half of the length of the thread element. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000669 | RHEOLOGICAL FLUIDS FOR PARTICLE REMOVAL - Methods and apparatus for cleaning a substrate (e.g., wafer) in the fabrication of semiconductor devices utilizing electrorheological (ER) and magnetorheological (MR) fluids to remove contaminant residual particles from the substrate surface are provided. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000670 | TOOTHBRUSH FOR PROVIDING SUBSTANTIALLY INSTANT FEEDBACK - A toothbrush containing a handle, a neck, a brush head region extending from the neck and including cleaning elements extending from a base thereof, a motion sensor for acquiring data indicative of motion of the toothbrush along at least one direction thereof concurrent with brushing, a microprocessor for analyzing the data indicative of motion of the toothbrush concurrent with brushing; and means to provide feedback to a user of the toothbrush, wherein the motion sensor, the microprocessor and the feedback means cooperate to provide the user substantially instant feedback, such that the user may adjust brushing motion while brushing teeth, and methods of providing substantially instant feedback to the user of the toothbrush. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000671 | SUBSTRATE CLEANING METHOD - A substrate cleaning method is provided, which can clean a surface of a substrate with a roll cleaning member more uniformly over the entire surface even when a point (area) exists in the cleaning area of the surface of the substrate at which the relative speed between the rotational speed of the substrate and the rotational speed of the roll cleaning member is zero. The substrate cleaning method for scrubbing a surface of a substrate with a roll cleaning member, extending along the diametrical direction of the substrate, by rotating the substrate and the roll cleaning member while keeping the roll cleaning member in contact with the surface of the substrate, includes changing a rotational speed of at least one of the substrate and the roll cleaning member or a direction of rotation of the substrate during the scrub cleaning of the surface of the substrate. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000672 | CLEANING TOOL FOR POLYSILICON REACTOR - Systems and methods are provided for cleaning an interior surface of a chemical vapor deposition reactor bell used in the production of polysilicon. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000673 | METHOD OF OPERATING A DISHWASHER - A method of operating a dishwasher includes storing wash liquid in a portion of the spray system of the dishwasher for subsequent reuse. The spray system can include one or more supply conduits, and wash liquid can be alternatively supplied to the supply conduits to store the wash liquid in at least one of the supply conduits. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000674 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN APPLIANCE WITH A POWER SAVING MODE - A dishwasher configured to perform a physical cycle of operation and having a power savings mode during which the dishwasher periodically monitors a key press by a user to determine if the dishwasher should be taken out of the power savings mode. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000675 | ROBOT CLEANER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A robot cleaner which does not stop to change a traveling direction thereof, and a control method thereof includes setting a territory about which cleaning will be performed based on position data acquired during traveling about a cleaning area, predetermining a cleaning path to clean the territory about which cleaning will be performed, and if the cleaning path includes a zigzag traveling path, changing the traveling direction of the robot cleaner by executing curved traveling of the robot cleaner during traveling along the zigzag traveling path, thus decreasing the time required to clean an area during a change of the traveling direction of the robot cleaner. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000676 | Semiconductor stocker systems and methods - In an embodiment, the present invention discloses cleaned storage processes and systems for high level cleanliness articles, such as extreme ultraviolet (EUV) reticle carriers. A decontamination chamber can be used to clean the stored workpieces. A purge gas system can be used to prevent contamination of the articles stored within the workpieces. A robot can be used to detect the condition of the storage compartment before delivering the workpiece. A monitor device can be used to monitor the conditions of the stocker. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000677 | Pool Cleaning Device With Adjustable Buoyant Element - A pool cleaner has a plurality of components, some having a density greater than water, giving the cleaner an overall negative buoyancy. The cleaner has a buoyant element which is adjustable in position relative to the center of gravity of the cleaner. Adjusting the position of the buoyant element changes the probable motion path of the cleaner on the pool floor and walls, allowing the cleaner to execute a variety of motion paths to clean various parts of the pool. The adjustable element may be slidably positioned by a handle extending through a slot in the housing or be slidable on a slide band attached to the housing, which may be pivotable, translatable and rotatable, providing an additional range of position alternatives. A detent or other holding mechanism holds a selected position. The adjustable element permits the cleaner to be adapted to clean various pool shapes and surfaces. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000678 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTAMINATION REMOVAL FROM A PARTICULATE MATTER SENSOR - A method and system is described for removing contamination from a conductive particulate matter sensor. The sensor has a substrate with two electrodes on the substrate configured to collect particulate matter between the electrodes, thereby establishing an electrically conductive path through collected particulate matter between the electrodes that can be detected by measuring electrical resistance between the electrodes. The method includes heating the sensor to a first temperature for a first duration of time, wherein the first temperature and first time are sufficient to remove collected particulate matter from the sensor. The method further includes heating the sensor to a second temperature for a second duration of time, wherein the second temperature is higher than the first temperature, to remove contaminants that cannot be removed by heating to the first temperature for the first duration of time. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000679 | MULTI-CHANNEL DE-APPLICATOR - An apparatus to clean an electronic device may include a head structure having a first surface adapted to face a body to be cleaned, and a plurality of supply openings and return openings on the first surface. At least a portion of the supply openings and return openings are positioned as alternating rows of supply openings and return openings. The supply openings are larger in area than the return openings in at least a majority of the alternating rows. The supply openings and the return openings are adapted to transmit at least one of a gas and a liquid therethrough. The head structure is adapted to permit the transmission of at least one of a gas and a liquid through the supply openings and at the same time the head structure is also adapted to permit the transmission of at least one of a gas and a liquid through the return openings. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000680 | CLEARING DRAIN PIPES - Described is a kit for clearing drain pipes. The kit may include a bottle having a reservoir containing drain-clearing composition and a neck extending from the reservoir. The neck may have a first engagement member. The kit also may include a drain-clearing tool formed of plastic and having a handle at one end, a flexible shaft extending from the handle for placement into a drain pipe, a ribbed surface extending along a length of the shaft for scouring a surface, and a plurality of longitudinally-spaced barbs covering a substantial portion of the length of the shaft. The bottle and drain-clearing tool may be assembled together, using a package, into a kit. The package may define an interior space to house the drain-clearing tool and/or a neck-receiving portion having a second engagement member that may complement the first engagement member of the neck of the bottle. Methods of using such kits are also disclosed. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000681 | METHOD OF CLEANING BEER KEGS, BREWERY, WINERY AND DAIRY PROCESS EQUIPMENT - A method for cleaning used storage or processing liquid containers employing an aqueous solution of phosphoric acid, nitric acid and one or more surfactants, e.g., a detergent and/or wetting agent. Preferably, the aqueous cleaning solution has a total nitric acid content of | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000682 | ACID TREATMENT STRATEGIES USEFUL TO FABRICATE MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES AND PRECURSORS THEREOF - A method of treating one or more wafers is provided. The method comprises the steps of:
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| 20130000683 | Method for High-Pressure Liquid Jet Deburring and Corresponding Industrial Installation - A method and an installation for high-pressure liquid jet deburring are proposed, in which a machined workpiece ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000684 | CLEANING METHOD AND CLEANING APPARATUS - A cleaning method of cleaning a joint surface of a processing target substrate separated from a superposed substrate, while the processing target substrate is placed inside an annular frame and held by a tape bonded to a surface of the frame and a non-joint surface of the processing target substrate, the cleaning method including: a placement step of placing a cleaning jig to face the processing target substrate such that a supply surface of the cleaning jig for supplying a solvent for the adhesive onto the joint surface of the processing target substrate covers the joint surface and a distance between the supply surface and the joint surface is a predetermined distance; and a cleaning step of then supplying the solvent between the supply surface and the joint surface and diffusing the supplied solvent over the joint surface by a surface tension. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000685 | Method and apparatus for flushing of pipes - A flushing device for a pipeline, conduit of the like. The flushing device comprises a substantially elongate body having a proximal end adapted for connection to a source of fluid pressure, and having a distal end, and further having an aperture in a sidewall of said elongate body. The elongate body is adapted to have its distal end inserted into a pipe fitting such that said aperture is oriented in the direction of fluid flow through a pipe; such that fluid pressure introduced into said proximal end is directed into said pipe, thereby flushing said pipe. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000686 | PARASOL - The present invention relates to a parasol which provides shade from the sun to protect the body of a user, particularly, the face of the user, and which solves the problem of having to manually fold or unfold the outer ribs of a parasol rib assembly one by one, thereby ensuring convenience of use. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000687 | HAND-OPERATED STICK DEVICE AND THE SHAFT THEREOF - A hand-operated stick device includes a gripping portion, a working member and an elongated shaft with opposite ends connecting the gripping portion and the working member. The shaft has a wall thickness and at least three ribs projected from an inner side of the shaft. The ribs extend from an end of the shaft adjacent to the gripping portion to the other end adjacent to the working member. The ribs have a width and a height both of which are greater than or equal to the wall thickness. Therefore, it may increase the strength of structure and provide a safe use. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000688 | THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE - A thermoelectric device ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000689 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE SUPPORT ASSEMBLY WITH STANDOFF CLAMPS - Apparatus and techniques for mounting frameless photovoltaic modules to eliminate obstruction of corner and edge-mounted module components with longitudinally-oriented mounted rails. Mounting clamps and rail/clamp spacing configured to relieve module stress by reducing or eliminating module sag are used. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000690 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, DEVICE AND ARRAY DEVICE - A photoelectric conversion device including a transparent substrate, a first electrode, at least a photoelectric conversion layer and a second electrode is provided. The first electrode is located on the transparent substrate. The transparent substrate means that at least some parts of the substrate area are transparent. At least a photoelectric conversion layer is located on the first electrode, wherein the optical light transmittance of the photoelectric conversion layer in at least a portion of the visible spectrum is higher than 20%. The second electrode is located on the photoelectric conversion layer. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000691 | APPARATUS FOR CONCENTRATING SOLAR ENERGY - A solar radiation concentrating apparatus including one or more solar energy cells for converting radiation to another form of energy; two planar mirror elements, oriented to reflect solar radiation and to concentrate the radiation onto the solar energy cell. The mirror elements are oriented substantially orthogonally to each other and to the solar cell. The two planar mirror elements and solar energy cell are arranged in a configuration of three mutually perpendicular joined surfaces. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000692 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HELIOSTAT MIRROR WITH SUPPORTING TILE ELEMENTS - A mirror module may include a front plate, a rear plate and a support structure between the front plate and the rear plate. The support structure includes a carrier mesh and multiple tile elements secured to the carrier mesh. The carrier mesh is prefabricated to mount tile elements. During the fabrication of the mirror module, the carrier mesh with tile elements is secured onto the front or rear plate and then secured to the other remaining plate. The mirror module is shaped by assembling the plates and the carrier mesh on a shaping tool or placing the assembled mirror module on a shaping tool. The tile elements may be made of the same material as the front plate or the rear plate to reduce stress on the front plate or rear plate due to temperature fluctuation. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000693 | Solar Positioning System and Method - An apparatus for positioning an object, for example, a solar energy capture device, can include a frame, the object, a joint, and at least two linear actuators. The joint connects the object to the frame and allows the object to rotate relative to the frame. The first and second linear actuators are coupled to the object. When the first and second actuators are actuated in combination, the object rotates about a pitch axis. When the first and second actuators are actuated differentially, the object rotates about a roll axis. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000694 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND LAMINATE - A photovoltaic module is disclosed. The photovoltaic module has a first side directed toward the sun during normal operation and a second, lower side. The photovoltaic module comprises a perimeter frame and a photovoltaic laminate at least partially enclosed by and supported by the perimeter frame. The photovoltaic laminate comprises a transparent cover layer positioned toward the first side of the photovoltaic module, an upper encapsulant layer beneath and adhering to the cover layer, a plurality of photovoltaic solar cells beneath the upper encapsulant layer, the photovoltaic solar cells electrically interconnected, a lower encapsulant layer beneath the plurality of photovoltaic solar cells, the upper and lower encapsulant layers enclosing the plurality of photovoltaic solar cells, and a homogenous rear environmental protection layer, the rear environmental protection layer adhering to the lower encapsulant layer, the rear environmental protection layer exposed to the ambient environment on the second side of the photovoltaic module. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000695 | LIGHT HARVESTING IN PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS - This disclosure provides methods and apparatus for increasing the efficiency of a photovoltaic module. In one aspect, an apparatus includes an array of photovoltaic cells. One or more reflective surfaces can be provided along the edges of the array, between the edges of the array and the frame. The reflective surfaces can extend in a direction from the back of the array toward the front of the array so as to reflect light exiting the first and second edges of the array back into the array through the first and second edges. The reflective surface can be convex and/or can be disposed at one or more angles with respect to the array. The angles can be selected based on a selected geographical latitude and a corresponding selected orientation of the array relative to the sun. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000696 | PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS - This disclosure provides methods and apparatus for increasing the efficiency of a photovoltaic module. In one aspect, the position of a photovoltaic panel can be updated throughout the day based on whether the solar angle of incidence on the panel falls within a cone of at least 10° about a normal of the panel. For example, the panel can remain stationary when the solar angle of incidence falls within the cone, but when the solar angle of incidence falls outside the cone, the panel can be moved so that the solar angle of incidence falls within the cone. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000697 | SOLAR CELL MODULE AND SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE - A solar cell module ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000698 | LIGHT CONVERGENCE DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND SOLAR BATTERY SYSTEM - A light convergence device, a manufacturing method thereof and a solar battery system are provided. The light convergence device ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000699 | ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEM - An energy generation system comprises: (i) a first system comprising an electrical generator for converting at least a portion of solar energy into electrical energy; and (ii) a second system, in thermal contact with said first system by means of a device for transferring heat energy from said first system to said second system. The second system comprises a device for converting at least a portion of heat energy from said second system, into electrical energy. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000700 | SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - Disclosed are a solar cell and a manufacturing method of the same. The solar cell includes a substrate; a back electrode layer on the substrate; a light absorbing layer including a second perforation hole on the back electrode layer; a window layer on the light absorbing layer; and a barrier layer between the substrate and the back electrode layer. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000701 | CURVED MODULE CONTAINING PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS - A module made of transparent polymer material in which rectangular photovoltaic cells are embedded. The sides of the photovoltaic cells are of length l | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000702 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE WITH RESISTIVE CIGS LAYER AT THE BACK CONTACT - A photovoltaic device including a substrate, a first electrode layer over the substrate and a resistive p-type semiconductor layer over the first electrode layer. The device also includes a p-type absorber layer over the resistive p-type semiconductor layer, an n-type semiconductor layer over the p-type absorber layer and a second electrode layer over the n-type semiconductor layer. Additionally, a resistivity of the resistive p-type semiconductor layer is greater than a resistivity of the p-type absorber layer. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000703 | COMPLEX DYE-SENSITIZED PHOTOVOLTAIC APPARATUS - An embodiment of the invention provides a complex dye-sensitized photovoltaic apparatus including a conductive substrate, a counter electrode, a partition member, a photoelectric conversion layer, a first electrolyte, and a charge storage device or an electrochromic solution. A space is provided between the counter electrode and the conductive substrate. The partition member is disposed in the space, dividing the space into a first chamber and a second chamber. The photoelectric conversion layer is disposed on the conductive substrate in the first chamber filled with the first electrolyte, wherein the photoelectric conversion layer includes a porous semiconductor film and a dye absorbed on the porous semiconductor film. The photoelectric conversion layer and the conductive substrate form a working electrode. The charge storage device or the electrochromic solution is disposed in the second chamber. | 2013-01-03 |
