| 02nd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
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| 20090007807 | Inspection System for a Sheet-Fed Recto-Verso Printing Press - There is described a sheet inspection system for a sheet-fed recto-verso printing press of the type comprising two printing cylinders ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007808 | SHEET-FED PRINTING PRESS - It is an object of the present invention to provide a sheet-fed printing press that prevents occurrence of troubles, such as damages of a surface treatment member such as a film for the surface treatment of, for example, a sheet of paper, by a simple structure. A gripping surface of a claw block provided in a cylinder of a treatment section is formed into an inclined surface that comes closer to the rotational axis as it advances downstream in a sheet conveying direction of the cylinder, so as not to have the gripper of the cylinder contacting the treatment means. A gripping surface of a claw block provided in a cylinder most adjacent to the treatment section, of plural cylinders, is formed into an inclined surface that, projects further through an outline of this cylinder as it advances downstream in the sheet conveying direction. A gripping surface of a claw block provided in the cylinder closest to a printing impression cylinder is formed into an inclined surface inclined at an angle smaller than the inclined angle of the gripping surface of the claw block of the cylinder provided in the treatment section. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007809 | RUBBER STAMP PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A simple and convenient apparatus and method for producing stamps using a photo polymer. A sandwich is constructed which includes a first ridged UV clear panel, a translucent sheet having a negative image, a first cover sheet, a pair of spacers framing the image, a quantity of liquid photo polymer filling the area over the image and between the spacers, a substrate film over the photo polymer filling, a second cover sheet, and a second ridged UV clear panel. The sandwich is held together by clamps and is placed over a raised UV window in a UV window box to selectively harden the photo polymer. Following initial hardening, excess photo polymer is washed away, the hardened photo polymer is immersed in an exposure mixture and placed over the UV window for final hardening. The raised UV window allows easy assembly of the sandwich and clearance for the clamps. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007810 | Washing Device for a Cylinder in a Printing Press - A washing device for a cylinder in a printing press includes a washing cloth for removing contaminants and ink, etc. from the surface of the cylinder and an ultrasonic source directing sound energy onto the surface of the cylinder to assist a washing operation. A focusing device disposed in front of the ultrasonic source concentrates the sound energy on a substantially linear focus region on the surface of the cylinder, extending parallel to the axis of the cylinder. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007811 | Method of printing panel material - The invention relates to a method of printing panel material ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007812 | PARACHUTE ROCKET, IN PARTICULAR A PARACHUTE SIGNALING ROCKET AND/OR A PARACHUTE FLARE ROCKET, AND METHOD FOR THEIR PRODUCTION - Parachute signaling rockets in which the parachute ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007813 | Hopper car gate with opposed double doors - A hopper car gate with opposed double doors for discharging cargo from a hopper car. The gate has joined side walls and end walls which present top and bottom openings. A flange joined to the walls adjacent the top opening is adapted to be joined to the hopper car. A rail extends between opposite walls adjacent the bottom opening. First and second doors are supported on the rail. The doors are moveable in opposite directions between a closed position which blocks the bottom opening and an open position which allows the cargo to exit through the opening. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007814 | COMPOSITE ELECTROLESS PLATING - This invention is directed to a process for electrolessly metallizing an article, as well as to a plating bath and the subsequent plated substrate. The process comprises contacting the surface of an article with an electroless metallizing bath which may be essentially free of toxic and/or heavy metals. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007815 | COMPOSITIONS HAVING MULTIPLE RESPONSES TO EXCITATION RADIATION AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - The present invention relates to a composition having a first response to a first electromagnetic radiation and, after intermediate exposure to a second electromagnetic radiation, a second response to the first electromagnetic radiation, different from the first response. In one aspect, the composition exhibits a regenerated first response to the first electromagnetic radiation after exposure to a third electromagnetic radiation. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007816 | Sulfonated or phosphonated latex polymers for ink-jet printing - The present invention is drawn to a latex particulate having a plurality of polymerized monomers and a dispersing agent incorporated therein. The dispersing agent can have the structure X—CH | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007817 | ARRANGEMENT AND SYSTEM FOR A DENTAL REPLACEMENT COMPONENT - A dental replacement component Is to be able to be produced with a color which better matches the area surrounding the component. The component has a reinforcing element ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007818 | Silanization of Wood Turnings and Fibers for Producing Wood-Plastic Composite Materials - The present invention relates to composite materials composed of lignocellulosic fibers, for example wood meal, and thermoplastic polymer. The inventive composite material has improved mechanical properties. According to the invention, it is envisaged that the lignocellulosic fibers, before mixing with the thermoplastic polymer, are treated with an aqueous mixture composed of organopolysiloxanes which contain aminoalkylalkoxysilanes. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007819 | AQUEOUS DISPERSION COMPRISING A BRANCHED TRIOL HAVING TRIMELLITIC ANHYDRIDE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - An aqueous dispersion comprising a reaction product of trimellitic anhydride and a polyol, wherein the molar ratio of trimellitic anhydride to polyol in the reaction product ranges from 1:2 to 1:4, and wherein the reaction product is further reacted with an anhydride to form another reaction product. A method of making a resin comprising the reaction product described above is also disclosed. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007820 | Processed Pigment and Use Thereof - A purpose of the present invention is to provide a treated pigment usable in fields where the pigment is required to give high transparency and a high contrast ratio in the case where an organic pigment is used as the pigment by treating primary particles of the pigment and making the particles finer and more uniform and dispersing the particles. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007821 | Functional material, dispersion containing the functional material, and process for producing the functional material - A functional material comprising fine coloring particles having an average primary particle diameter of 1 to 50 nm in a dried state, and having a BET specific surface area value of to 500 m | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007822 | Electrostatically-Applicable, Heat-Fusable Powder Coatings and Additives - Coatings for metal substrate surfaces comprise at least one film forming polymer is combined with microfine, substantially moisture-free cementitious particles. Preferred methods involve fusion bonded coating applications, wherein dry powder blends comprising polymer and the cementitious particles which preferably containing a corrosion inhibiting agent are electrostatically applied and heat-fused onto the metal. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007823 | Work table with leveling screws - A work table includes a housing for supporting a working machine and having four corner areas, four leveling screws adjustably threaded to the corner areas of the housing, four lock nuts engaged with the leveling screws for selectively securing the leveling screws to the housing, four foot members attached to the leveling screws for stably engaging with a supporting surface, and four wheel devices attached to each of the corner areas of the housing for selectively engaging with the supporting surface, either of the foot members may be adjusted higher or lower than the wheel devices for allowing the housing to be moved to any required positions or to be stably supported on the supporting surface. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007824 | Large Load Carrier - The invention relates to a heavy load support that is made of plastic and comprises at least a rectangular bottom part with a leg part into which the fork of a forklift engages and which is provided with props located at least in the four corner areas of the bottom part. Metallic U-shaped profiled rails that are open towards the outside are provided between the props along the bottom edge of the load support. The inventive heavy load support is characterized in that the props can be removably fixed to the bottom face of the bottom part of the load support and are provided with a support area for the corner areas of the bottom part of the load support as well as an edge which rises vertically from the support area and encloses the edges of the load support at a right angle, pegs being molded onto the free final leg surfaces of the edge in order to accommodate and fix the U-shaped profiled strips. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007825 | THERMAL POSTCOMBUSTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A thermal postcombustion device includes, in a conventional manner per se, a housing, having | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007826 | Environmentally Safe Charcoal-Based Heat Source - An environmentally-safe, disposable, and combustible charcoal-based portable heat source includes a first combustible, inner, vertical, upright chimney structure, and a second combustible, outer, vertical, upright wall structure surround said chimney structure and an inner chimney flue defined by said chimney structure for receiving air for igniting and burning said charcoal-based heat source. An outer chimney flue defined by the outer wall of said first combustible, inner, vertical, upright chimney structure and the inner wall of said second combustible, outer, vertical, upright, wall structure, said outer chimney for exhausting fumes from said heat source. A removable inner chimney insert provides structural support for the heat source. An ignition ring establishes a sustained ignition to uniformly ignite the charcoal-based fuel. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007827 | System and Method for Minimizing Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) Emissions in Cyclone Combustors - A combustion system equipped with one or more carbonaceous fuel burning combustors (e.g., slagging Cyclone combustor) and adapted to minimize nitrogen oxide (NO | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007828 | PLANTER WITH STRUCTURAL AIR MANIFOLD - A planter, in certain embodiments, includes a structural air manifold. The planter may include a hollow structural member configured to bear and/or distribute static and dynamic loads of the planter. The structural member may include a hollow interior having a first port and a second port. A plurality of individual planting units and a fan may be mounted to the structural member and coupled to the hollow interior at the first and second ports, respectively, via a conduit. The hollow interior may provide a path for forced airflow between the first and second ports to enable pneumatic operation of a feature of the agricultural seed planter. Further, each planting unit may include a seed meter pneumatically coupled to the fan. An orifice may be disposed in the first or second port to restrict the airflow through the port and to the seed meter. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007829 | Sewing machine and computer readable medium - A sewing machine includes a sewing machine motor that vertically drives a sewing needle via a main shaft; a sewing speed commander that produces a command sewing speed determined by rotational speed of the sewing machine motor; a stitch-pitch specifier that specifies a stitch pitch to be applied to manually fed sewing operation; a consumed thread amount detector that detects a consumed needle-thread amount in each ongoing sewing cycle; a sewing speed controller that controls sewing speed at the command sewing speed when the command sewing speed is equal to or less than a predetermined reference sewing speed, and that controls sewing speed at a target sewing speed calculated based on the consumed needle-thread amount and the stitch pitch when the command sewing speed is greater than the reference sewing speed. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007830 | Method and Sewing Machine for Forming Single-Thread Locked Handstitches - A sewing thread ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007831 | Removable Device with Foldable Floats for Transforming a Monohull Vessel into a Multihull Vessel and Vessel Comprising the Device - The invention relates to a device ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007832 | METHOD FOR CHANGING THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL OF A WATERCRAFT AND APPARATUS THEREFORE - An apparatus for retarding and/or changing the direction of travel of a sailing vessel is disclosed. The apparatus includes a watercraft ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007833 | Fitting for cleaning a through hull port from inside a marine vessel - A marine through hull fitting ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007834 | Controlled Deterioration of Non-Reinforced Concrete Anchors - A concrete formulation, which undergoes controlled deterioration in water, that can be used for making anchors for releasably tethering submarine devices at the seabed. The anchor may have handles for a device release mechanism or a central hole for a central device release mechanism. The formulation includes additives, which cause the cement to transform into non-binding Thaumasite over a pre-set period of time, leaving only natural material on the seafloor. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007835 | Systems and methods for tethering underwater vehicles - Systems for tethering an underwater vehicles using a low strength optical fiber tether. The tether system includes, a mechanical fuse that prevents a high load from acting on and severing the tether that is attached to the underwater vehicle, thus allowing use of far smaller cables than typically used. Upon separation of the fuse, a cable payout system pays out an optical fiber that keeps the underwater vehicle, typically a robotic craft, in communication with the surface vessel. The relatively light weight glass fiber may be reinforced and extended to lengths greater than 40 km allowing deep-sea exploration at depths up to 11,000 m. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007836 | Inflatable kayak - A selectively inflatable kayak that includes at least one elongated pneumatically inflatable flexible tube which when inflated defines a passenger compartment and relatively narrow bow and stem sections. A flexible cover extends over the elongated pneumatically inflatable tube extending between and at least partially encasing it to provide an open passenger compartment and floor for the kayak. Cylindrical sheaths are sized to fit over and be received by the elongated pneumatically inflatable tube along the sections of the tube defining the sides of the passenger compartment. Extensions to the flexible cover are also provided at the bow and stem sections of the passenger compartment to drape over and separate the elongated pneumatically inflatable tube from the passenger compartment at those locations. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007837 | Backbone - A stiffening spine for use in a selectively inflatable kayak. Inflatable kayaks are characterized as having an elongated pneumatically inflatable peripheral tubes which, when inflated, define a passenger compartment and relatively narrow bow and stem sections. A flexible cover extends between and at least partially encases the elongated pneumatically inflatable peripheral tubes to provide a floor for the kayak. A spine for stiffening the inflatable kayak is provided in the form of a relatively rigid longitudinal member and end caps fitted to both ends thereof. The longitudinal member is sized to be removably inserted within the flexible cover so that when installed, the end caps are positioned proximate the bow and stem sections of the inflatable kayak. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007838 | Flag Display Assembly - Disclosed is a flag display assembly capable of being secured to a trailer hitch receiver of a vehicle for the purpose of displaying flags. The flag display assembly comprises a center plate; a cross bar coupled to the center plate; a first flag staff engaging member and a second flag staff engaging member coupled to opposite end portions of the cross bar; a first flag staff removably engaged to the first flag staff engaging member; a second flag staff removably engaged to the second flag staff engaging member; and an engaging unit coupled to the center plate. The engaging unit capable of being received within the trailer hitch receiver of the vehicle, and secured therein, thereby engages the flag display assembly to the trailer hitch receiver for displaying a first flag and a second flag. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007839 | Method for Manufacturing Silicon Single Crystal Wafer - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a silicon single crystal wafer in which a silicon single crystal ingot is pulled by a CZ method, and a wafer sliced from the ingot is subjected to a rapid thermal annealing, wherein wafers sliced from the ingot which has been pulled while changing a pulling rate are subjected to rapid thermal annealings in various heat treatment temperatures, oxide dielectric breakdown voltage measurements are performed to get a relation between the pulling rate and the heat treatment temperatures, and a result of the oxide dielectric breakdown voltage measurements in advance, conditions of a pulling rate and a heat treatment temperature are determined based on the relation so that the whole area thereof in the radial direction may become N region after the rapid thermal annealing, and the pulling of the ingot and the rapid thermal annealing are performed to thereby manufacture the silicon single crystal wafer. As a result of this, a manufacturing method capable of efficiently and certainly manufacturing the silicon wafer in which a DZ layer can be secured in a wafer surface layer and an oxide precipitate can be formed in a bulk region of the wafer is provided. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007840 | Apparatus and Method for Growing a Crystal and Heating an Annular Channel Circumscribing the Crystal - An apparatus and method is provided for pulling a crystal seed from melt for growing a single crystal. The method includes the steps of providing a crucible and providing within the crucible an outer container, and providing coaxially within the outer container an inner container. A protruding portion of the inner container protrudes downward relative to the outer container for containing melt, the inner and outer containers defining an annular channel therebetween which has a bottom wall and contains introduced charge feed. The method further includes the steps of providing for allowing fluid communication between the annular channel and the inner container, delivering charge feed into the annular channel, and generating heat from within the annular channel for preventing the formation of a condensate of the charge feed within the annular channel. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007841 | VAPOR-PHASE GROWING APPARATUS AND VAPOR-PHASE GROWING METHOD - A vapor-phase growing apparatus and a vapor-phase growing method which reduce sticking of a wafer to a holder during vapor-phase growth are provided. In the vapor-phase growing apparatus, a holder arranged in a chamber includes a disk-like member having a recessed portion at the center of a holder or a ring-like member having a recessed portion at a center of a holder and having an opening in a bottom center of the holder. A first projecting portion is arranged on an inner circumference wall surface of the holder, and a second projecting portion is formed on a bottom surface of the recessed portion of the holder. In this manner, the holder can support a wafer with a small contact area. In vapor-phase growth, the wafer can be prevented from sticking to the holder. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007842 | Food breader - A breading machine for dispensing a coating material onto a food product includes a breading chamber, a continuous conveyor for transporting food products through the breading chamber, a hopper including at least one downspout and a sloped bottom for dispensing coating material onto the food products, a hopper conveyor positioned within the hopper. At least one of an angular position or a vertical position of the hopper conveyor is adjustable to accommodate a variety of free flowing and non-free flowing coating materials. One or more air knives may be positioned in the downspouts to fluidize the coating material to alleviate bridging and/or build-up of the coating material within the downspout. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007843 | Method and apparatus for applying electrode mixture paste - An electrode mixture paste ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007844 | PAINTING SYSTEM HAVING A WALL-MOUNTED ROBOT - A painting system having a painting robot with a stationary base mounted to a wall of a paint booth in cantilever fashion. A stand is mounted to the stationary base and is rotatable around a first axis that is disposed substantially horizontal. A first arm is rotatably mounted to the stand around a second axis, and a second arm is rotatably mounted to the first arm around a third axis. The second arm is operable to rotate around the third axis 180 degrees relative to the first arm. An end effector is connected between the second arm and a painting tool. The end effector is operable to orient the painting tool. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007845 | MOUNTING SYSTEMS FOR AN ADHESIVE APPLICATION SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR APPLYING ADHESIVE - An apparatus for use with an adhesive dispenser configured to apply an adhesive to an edge of a moving substrate. The mounting system includes a support post and a main body. The main body is configured to support the adhesive dispenser and is coupled to the support post, with the main body being configured to deflect the adhesive dispenser in a first direction and in a second direction transverse to the first direction upon contact of the substrate with the adhesive dispenser. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007846 | DIFFUSER GRAVITY SUPPORT - An apparatus and method for supporting a substantial center portion of a gas distribution plate is disclosed. At least one support member is capable of engaging and disengaging the diffuser with a mating connection without prohibiting flow of a gas or gases through the diffuser and is designed to provide vertical suspension to a diffuser that is supported at its perimeter, or capable of supporting the diffuser without a perimeter support. In one aspect, the at least one support member is a portion of a gas delivery conduit and in another embodiment is a plurality of support members separated from the gas delivery conduit. The at least one support member is capable of translating vertical lift, or vertical compression to a center area of the diffuser. A method and apparatus for controlling gas flow from the gas delivery conduit to the gas distribution plate is also disclosed. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007847 | Method of dynamic milking - In a method of dynamic milking, is performed a given modulating of values of airflow-forming pressures in a first working zone in a negative drive cycle and in a second working zone in a positive drive cycle of a cyclic drive unit, 0 for providing and energy-physiological optimization of given periodic dynamic in-phase vacuum and mechanical actions on a surface of a milking teat in a two-chamber teat cap with a hermetic chamber connected with a source of a chamber pressure, whose movable part of a wall realizes the mechanical actions only on a lateral surface of the teat without interrupting of a spatial channel for movement of milking milk between an open output of the milking channel of the teat and a constantly open milk output of the teat cup during a dynamic milking process. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007848 | Method and device for milking of animals with four teats - Apparatus and method for milking animals, comprising a control device ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007849 | Liner contact automatic teat dip applicator - A teat dip applicator and method direct a teat dip to a teat cup liner head that defines a chamber and nozzle through which teat dip flows to coat an animal teat prior to and during detachment of a milker unit from a dairy animal. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007850 | Milking Member for an Animal - The invention relates to a milking member for an animal. The milking member comprises a claw ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007851 | Drinking Trough Assembly - A drinking trough assembly comprising a trough, and at least one coupling device for coupling the trough to a support, wherein said at least one coupling device is removably connectable to the trough. Preferably said at least one coupling device is removably connectable to the trough adjacent the mouth of the trough. Removal of the coupling device from the trough permits the trough to be stacked in nesting relationship with other identical troughs. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007852 | Composite Absorbent Particles - Composite particles and methods for making the same. An absorbent material is formed into a particle. An optional performance-enhancing active is coupled to the absorbent material before, during, or after the particle-forming process, homogeneously and/or in layers. Additionally, the composite absorbent particle may include a core material. Preferred methods for creating the absorbent particles include a pan agglomeration process, a high shear agglomeration process, a low shear agglomeration process, a high pressure agglomeration process, a low pressure agglomeration process, a rotary drum agglomeration process, a mix muller process, a roll press compaction process, a pin mixer process, a batch tumble blending mixer process, an extrusion process, and a fluid bed process. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007853 | STACKABLE TRAY SYSTEM AND METHOD TO LOAD, TRANSPORT, STUN AND SINGULATE POULTRY - A system and method for handling poultry comprising a harvesting system, a loading system, a transport system, an unloading and storing system, a stunning system, and a singulate and hanging system. The system and method performs the steps of harvesting live poultry into stackable transport trays, stacking and loading the trays on a transport, unloading and temporarily storing the poultry for subsequent stunning and hanging. The stackable transport trays are well vented and easier for handling poultry. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007854 | Techniques for fabricating play toys for animals - A play toy for animals has strands of a webbing material braided together to form at least one braided body having a pre-selected cross-sectional shape and arranged in a pre-selected structural configuration. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007855 | Animal Harness - An improved animal harness including a body strap for extending around the body of an animal behind its front legs, the body strap having a plurality of body strap peripheral openings centered on the body strap. The body strap has a closing means for securing a first end of the body strap to a second end of the body strap. The body strap is secured by a fastening means to a chest strap for extending around the chest of the animal, the chest strap having a plurality of chest strap peripheral openings being spaced apart a sufficient distance on the chest strap to allow adjustability of the animal harness. An upper edge of the chest strap forms an inverted arch beginning at a left chest strap position and terminating at a right chest strap position to accommodate the natural curvature of the animal's chest. In addition, a leash attachment means is attached to the body strap. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007856 | Control Device for Vehicle, Control Method for Vehicle, and Method for Estimating Power Consumption of Cooling Fan - Along with a rotational speed sensor being fitted to the crank shaft of an engine, a rotational speed sensor is fitted to a cooling fan; and the energy consumption of the cooling fan is estimated by using a map based upon an engine rotational speed (a pulley rotational speed Np) and a fan rotational speed Nf which have been detected by these rotational speed sensors. By controlling the operation of the engine based upon the energy consumption of the cooling fan which has been estimated in this manner, it is possible to control the operation of the engine more appropriately. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007857 | Cooling system for a vehicle - The invention relates to a cooling system for an internal combustion engine ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007858 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM - An internal combustion engine has a crankcase, a crankshaft, a cylinder block, at least one piston, a cylinder head assembly, and a cooling system for cooling at least a portion of the engine. The cooling system has a first cooling jacket for cooling a first side of the cylinder block, a second cooling jacket for cooling a second side of the cylinder block, and a cylinder head cooling jacket for cooling the cylinder head assembly. A coolant inlet and a coolant outlet fluidly communicate with the first and second cooling jackets respectively. Coolant flowing in the cooling system flows from the coolant inlet to the first cooling jacket, then to the cylinder head cooling jacket, then to the second cooling jacket, and finally to the coolant outlet. A cylinder block, an engine cooling system, and a method of cooling an engine are also disclosed. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007859 | RECIPROCATING DEVICE WITH DUAL CHAMBERED CYLINDERS - A reciprocating device which may be operated either as a compressor or an engine. Each cylinder has a reciprocating piston connected to a piston rod. Dual cylinder chambers are located in each cylinder on opposite sides of the piston. The pistons are connected to a scotch yoke which translates the reciprocating motion of the pistons to rotary motion at a shaft in the engine mode. In the compressor mode, the shaft is connected to a power source. The engine components such as the pistons, rods, bushings and cylinder lines may be high quality steel or a ceramic. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007860 | HIGH-POWER ENGINE AND VEHICLE - A length of a partition of an intake port is set such that the ratio between the length of the partition and the distance between the centers of adjacent intake valves is not less than 0.45 nor more than 0.72. An injector is attached on the upper side of a throttle body. The angle Φ at which the injector is attached is set to be not less than 42 degrees nor more than 55 degrees. The injection starting timing of the injector is set within the periods in which the intake valves are closed. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007861 | Double Action Piston Assembly - The double action piston assembly is for an internal combustion engine and has a combustion chamber that has a double action piston connected to one end of a central power rod disposed within the combustion chamber. A first intake air port and a first exhaust port are located in the up side of the combustion chamber. A compression chamber is connected to the combustion chamber. A central power rod passes through the combustion chamber into the compression chamber and out the compression chamber. A fuel mixture is fed into the combustion chamber and ignition means adjacent to combustion chamber to ignite the fuel mixture. At the end of each stroke, the compression exhaust valves are opened and the intake ports and the exhaust ports are open to permit air from the compression chamber to pass through the conduits into the combustion chamber for full scavenging of the combustion chamber. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007862 | VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable valve actuating apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes an intake valve operating angle varying mechanism, and an intake valve timing varying mechanism. The intake valve timing varying mechanism includes a housing rotating in synchronization with a crankshaft, and a vane member coupled to a drive shaft for intake valve operation, and movably mounted in the housing. The vane member includes a vane defining first and second fluid pressure chambers on first and second opposite sides of the vane. A hydraulic circuit is arranged to rotate the vane member relative to the housing by supply and return of a brake fluid to and from the first and second fluid pressure chambers so as to change the intake valve maximum lift phase. Coil springs are arranged to bias the vane member relative to the housing in a direction to retard the intake valve maximum lift phase. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007863 | Motorcycle provided with valve-operating mechanism - The present invention provides a motorcycle having a valve-operating mechanism for actuating a valve which opens and closes a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine. The valve-operating mechanism includes a biasing means for biasing the valve toward a valve closing direction and a drive means for driving the valve toward the valve opening direction against the biasing means, the biasing means is a gas spring formed by filling a gas spring chamber with compressible gas, and a compressed-gas container for supplying the compressible gas is connected to the gas spring chamber, and the compressed-gas container is disposed in an outermost line of body components of the motorcycle except for the compressed-gas container when the motorcycle is viewed from above. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007864 | VVT Control Method During Lock Pin Disengagement - A control method for an internal combustion engine of a vehicle that is used with a variable valve timing (VVT) system to promote lock pin disengagement. The method establishes if the VVT is at a lock pin position, establishes if a lock pin is not disengaged out of an associated recess, and can control the rate of movement of the VVT away from the lock pin position so that the lock pin can be disengaged out of the recess. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007865 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE ROTATIONAL ANGLE POSITION OF THE CAMSHAFT OF A RECIPROCATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE IN RELATION TO THE CRANKSHAFT - A method for adjusting the rotational angle position of the camshaft ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007866 | Control apparatus for internal combustion engine and control method therefor - In control apparatus and method for an internal combustion engine, a first cylinder group in which both of intake and exhaust valves of each of engine cylinders thereof are controllably stopped is provided, second cylinder group in which a lift of the intake valve of each of the engine cylinders thereof is variably controlled is provided, and the lift of the intake valve of each of the engine cylinders of the second cylinder group is controlled n order for an engine torque when the intake and exhaust valves of each of the cylinders of the first cylinder group are controlled to be stopped to be approximately equal to the engine torque by means of the first cylinder group and the second cylinder group before the intake and exhaust valves of each of the cylinders of the first cylinder group are controlled to be stopped. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007867 | Variable valve train for an internal combustion engine - The invention provides a variable valve train for an internal combustion engine, in which attachment and detachment of a rotation drive source can be performed without an affect on a transmission mechanism and environment. The variable train system comprises a variable valve system that is fixed to a cylinder head and implements variable control on valve drive outputs according to displacement that is inputted to a control input member; a rotation drive source that outputs control rotation for setting valve properties from an output shaft; and a transmission mechanism that is located on the side of the variable valve system, receives the control rotation outputted from the output shaft with an input shaft, and transmits the control rotation to the control input member, wherein the rotation drive source is detachably fixed to an engine body; the output shaft of the rotation drive source is coupled to the input shaft by using a coupling that moves the output shaft toward the input shaft and disengageably couples the output shaft to the input shaft; and the coupling transmits the rotation of the output shaft to the input shaft while allowing misalignment between the output shaft and the input shaft. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007868 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CAM FOLLOWER ARRANGEMENT - An internal combustion engine has cylinder head assembly. First and second cams are disposed on a camshaft for rotation therewith. A first cam follower has a first end journaled on a cam follower shaft and a second end abutting an end of a first valve. A second cam follower has a first end journaled on the cam follower shaft and a second end abutting an end of a second valve. A spacer is disposed at least partially around the cam follower shaft. The spacer is disposed between the cam followers such that the first cam follower is disposed between the spacer and a camshaft support and the second cam follower is disposed between the spacer and another camshaft support. A cylinder head assembly, a method of accessing the valves, and embodiments providing for the supply of lubricant to the cam followers are also disclosed. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007869 | Rocker arm - A rocker arm includes a roller rotatably mounted between two sidewalls thereof. The roller is pressed by a cam. The rocker arm also includes two washers that reduce a wobbling motion of the roller with respect to the cam. The washers guiding mechanism the rocking movement of the rocker arm in the up-and-down direction, thereby reducing wobbling motion of the rocker arm when an engine runs. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007870 | SHEET STEEL ROCKER ARM - A rocker arm ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007871 | VALVE TRAIN OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A CYLINDRICAL VALVE TAPPET - The invention proposes a push-rod valve train having an adjustable valve tappet ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007872 | SWITCHABLE DUAL LIFTER - The switchable dual lifter has two hydraulic lash adjusters, one which is fixed within the common housing, and the other which is movable to allow for deactivation of one of the two valves acted on by the dual lifter. Using the dual lifter with a switchable hydraulic lash adjuster allows for closing of one of the adjacent valves while allowing the other of the adjacent valves to operate. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007873 | Compact Lash Adjuster Feed Channel Apparatus - The apparatus of the present invention provides a lash adjuster feed channel for an engine assembly. The engine assembly includes first and second sets of hydraulic lash adjusters responsive to a variation in hydraulic fluid pressure to cause a variation in lift of first and second sets of engine valves respectively operatively connected thereto. The cylinder head defines a first feed passage in fluid communication with the first set of hydraulic lash adjusters, and a second feed passage in fluid communication with the second set of hydraulic lash adjusters. The valve lift of the first set of engine valves is independently variable by controlling the transfer of hydraulic pressure in the first feed passage, and the valve lift of the second set of engine valves is independently variable by controlling the transfer of hydraulic pressure in the second feed passage. A corresponding method is also provided. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007874 | AIR INTAKE DEVICE FOR MULTI-CYLINDER INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An air intake device includes: a surge tank | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007875 | INTAKE CONTROLLER FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An intake controller includes a casing defining an intake passage that communicates with a combustion chamber of an engine, a valve received in the casing to open/close the passage, a rotational shaft that changes an opening degree of the valve, an actuator having a gear that drives the valve through the shaft, a gear retaining member retaining the gear, a sensor including a magnet that rotates according to rotation of the shaft and a magnetic detection element that detects magnetic flux generated from the magnet, and a sensor retaining member retaining the sensor. The sensor detects the opening degree of the valve based on a change of density of the magnetic flux passing through the element. One of the gear and the gear retaining member, and one of the sensor and the sensor retaining member are separately fixed on the shaft. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007876 | AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM WITH RESONATOR BYPASS VALVE - An air induction system for a vehicle is disclosed, wherein the air induction system includes a resonator bypass valve for control of an air flow to an engine and engine induction noise levels emitted therefrom. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007877 | Systems and Methods to Control Torsional Vibration in an Internal Combustion Engine with Cylinder Deactivation - The present disclosure utilizes deactivated cylinders in a variable displacement engine to control the torsional vibration of a crankshaft. In a deactivated mode, deactivated cylinders are compressed and expanded by a reciprocating piston, but they are doing no net work and still causing an oscillating torque on the crankshaft. The present disclosure utilizes this oscillating torque to counter torque from the active cylinders. This is done through controlling the gas pressure in the deactivated cylinders by using intake and exhaust values to equalize the pressure between the cylinder and ports. The optimum gas pressure in deactivated cylinders to minimize total torque fluctuations is approximately one-half that of the active cylinders. A closed control loop adjusts gas pressure in the deactivated cylinders to cancel out torque from the active cylinders. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007878 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD ASSEMBLY - An internal combustion engine has a cylinder head assembly having at least one intake valve and at least one exhaust valve, a pair of camshafts, cams disposed on the camshafts, and a pair of cam follower. Cam followers have a first end journaled on one of the cam follower shafts and a second end abutting an end of one of the at least one intake valve and the at least one exhaust valve. Spring bias the valves toward a closed position. A spark plug is also disposed in the cylinder head. A cylinder head assembly and a lubrication system of the cylinder head assembly are also disclosed. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007879 | Internal Combustion Engine - In an internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder, in which a combustion chamber is delimited between a piston and a cylinder head, a fuel injector, is arranged in the cylinder head and has an injection nozzle with a plurality of injection bores. A piston depression is arranged in the piston, and a compression projection, with a projection cone angle, is positioned opposite the injection nozzle in the piston depression. The injection bores are formed such that, during a fuel injection in a range from 20° C.A before top dead center to 35° C.A after top dead center, the fuel jets emerging from the injection bores with a fuel cone angle impinge on the piston depression and are guided by a piston depression surface. The injection bores and the compression projection are formed such that a generated ratio of fuel cone angle to projection cone angle is in a range between 0.95 and 1.36, so that the injected fuel mass is distributed uniformly within the piston depressions, and a mixture of fuel with combustion air is intensified. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007880 | Multi-Part Piston for an Internal Combustion Engine - A multipart piston for an internal combustion engine has a top piston part and a bottom piston part. The top piston part is provided with an externally threaded head at the end facing the bottom piston part while the bottom piston part is equipped with a support plate at the end facing the top piston part. The support plate encompasses a plate member and an internally threaded element into which the threaded head is screwed. The plate member is joined to the bottom piston part via a connection zone in such a way that the bottom end of the threaded element lies below the bottom end of the connection zone relative to the longitudinal axis of the piston. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007881 | Piston/Connecting Rod Assembly for an Internal Combustion Engine - A piston/connecting rod arrangement for an internal combustion engine has a piston upper part with hub supports which lie opposite one another and have hubs and hub holes which delimit a recess, in which the small connecting-rod eye of a connecting rod is arranged. A piston pin is mounted in the small connecting-rod eye and the hub holes. There is at least one oil-guiding face to be provided on that face of the hub support which faces the recess. At least one oil-guiding face opens into at least one oil-collecting space which is arranged in the hub hole, in such a way that the oil-guiding face guides oil into the oil-collecting space. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007882 | Compound cycle rotary engine - A compound cycle engine system has a rotary engine, which rotary engine generates exhaust gas. The system further has a compressor for increasing the pressure of inlet air to be supplied to the engine to a pressure in the range of from 3.0 to 5.0 atmospheres and an intercooler for providing the inlet air to the engine at a temperature in the range of from 150 to 250 degrees Fahrenheit. The system further has one or more turbines for extracting energy from the exhaust gas. The Miller Cycle is implemented in the rotary engine, enabling the compression ratio to be lower than the expansion ratio, allowing the overall cycle to be optimized for lowest weight and specific fuel consumption. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007883 | Throttle System and Sensor Unit - A sensor unit includes a unit main body mounted on a throttle device, and a pressure sensor chamber that is provided at the unit main body and that accommodates an intake pressure sensor to detect an intake pressure through an intake pipe. The pressure sensor chamber is divided by a partition into a pressure receiving area to receive a pressure in the intake pipe and a pressure detecting area to detect the pressure by the intake pressure sensor such that the pressure receiving area communicates with the pressure detecting area through a communication portion. A foreign substance is prevented from flowing into the intake pressure sensor when guiding an air in the intake pipe to the intake pressure sensor, thereby improving detection accuracy by the intake pressure sensor. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007884 | DUAL THROTTLE ASSEMBLY WITH ELECTRONIC OVERRIDE - An intake power control for an engine includes an electrically operable actuator coupled to a first throttle plate. Movement of the electrically operable actuator directly causes movement of the first throttle plate. A manually operable actuator is coupled to the electrically operable actuator, and movement of the manually operable actuator selectively causes movement of the first throttle plate. A linkage couples the first throttle plate to a second throttle plate of a second throttle body. The linkage is movable in response to movement of the first throttle plate to synchronize the movement of the second throttle plate with the movement of the first throttle plate. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007885 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE OVERPRESSURE IN A FUEL-SUPPLY SYSTEM OF A COMMON-RAIL TYPE - A method for controlling the overpressure in a fuel-supply system of a common-rail type for an internal-combustion engine provided with a number of cylinders; the method has the steps of supplying fuel under pressure to a common rail connected to a number of injectors by means of a high-pressure pump; detecting the effective value of the pressure of the fuel within the common rail; comparing the effective value of the pressure of the fuel within the common rail with a safety value; determining a condition of emergency if the effective value of the pressure of the fuel within the common rail is higher than the safety value; and driving, in the case of emergency, the injectors for discharging part of the fuel present in the common rail so as to contain the increase in pressure of the fuel within the common rail. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007886 | Electromagnetic fuel injection valve - In an electromagnetic fuel injection valve in which a first resin-molded layer that is made of a synthetic resin, covers a solenoid section, and forms a coupler main portion that defines a framework of a power-receiving coupler is covered by a second resin-molded layer made of a synthetic resin that is different from that of the first resin-molded layer so that an outer face of the coupler main portion is exposed from a middle part up to the extremity of the coupler main portion, an endless engagement groove ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007887 | FUEL INJECTION VALVE - A fuel injection valve is provided with a main body and a valve member. The main body has a fuel passage and a fuel injection opening formed at the downstream-end of the fuel passage. The valve member is provided in the fuel passage. The valve member is configured to move between a first position in which the valve member closes the fuel injection opening and a second position in which the valve member opens the fuel injection opening. A hardened layer is formed on abutment surfaces of the valve member and the main body that abut with each other. The hardness of this hardened layer is lower in its surface side than in its bottom side. According to this structure, the stress generated inside the hardened layer is suppressed, and breakage and detachment of the hardened layer are prevented. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007888 | Combustion Control System Based On In-Cylinder Condition - Combustion control of a diesel engine is achieved, such that the engine has a monotonic relation between intake manifold pressure and engine torque. For a given engine speed, fuel injection parameters are primarily determined by intake manifold pressure. However, the determination of the fuel injection parameters is also secondarily based on correction factors such as oxygen concentration, intake manifold temperature, and coolant temperature. In effect, the fuel injection parameters reflect the in-cylinder gas mass. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007889 | Three position fuel line check valve for relief of diurnal pressure - Prior art fuel line check valves remain closed after engine off and cool down. Diurnal heating and the resultant pressure increase in the fuel line causes fuel vapor emissions through small openings in the fuel line (e.g., at the injector tips). The invention provides a check valve for a vehicle fuel line which opens in response to engine cooling and remains open while the engine is off to relieve subsequent increasing pressure in the fuel line due to diurnal heating thereof. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007890 | Multi-Path Evaporative Purge System for Fuel Combusting Engine - As one embodiment, a method of operating the evaporative purge system for an engine of a vehicle propulsion system is provided. The method comprises during a first condition, loading at least a first fuel vapor storage canister with fuel vapors; during a second condition, purging fuel vapors stored by at least the first canister to the engine; during a third condition, loading a second fuel vapor storage canister with fuel vapors without loading the first canister with fuel vapors; and during a fourth condition, purging fuel vapors stored by the second canister to the engine without purging fuel vapors from the first canister. Evaporative purge systems are also provided that enable this method. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007891 | Device For Distributing Recirculated Gases, Device For Cooling Recirculated Gases And Method Of Recirculating Exhaust Gases - A device for distributing recirculated gases to a component of an exhaust gas recirculation system. The device includes an inlet and an outlet for recirculated gases, an inlet port and an outlet port to the component, and a mechanism to reverse the stream of recirculated gases flowing through the component. A device for cooling recirculated exhaust gases is equipped with a mechanism to reverse the stream of recirculated gases inside the exchanger. A method of recirculating exhaust gases includes cleaning the EGR system, which is triggered by an electronic unit, and which includes reversing the stream of EGR gases flowing through an EGR cooling device. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007892 | Liquid fuel system with anti-drainback valve and engine using same - An engine with a high pressure common rail fuel system includes a bleed line to tank to facilitate evacuation of air and vapor from the fuel lines to assist in priming the fuel system. An anti-drainback valve prevents fuel vapor from migrating in a reverse direction through the bleed line toward the fuel pump during long periods of engine shut down. The inclusion of the anti-drainback valves helps facilitate short cranking times on the order of three seconds or less during engine start up, even after prolonged periods of engine shut down. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007893 | PLASMA IGNITION SYSTEM - A plasma ignition system includes an ignition plug attached to an engine and having a center electrode, a ground electrode, and a discharge space, a discharge power source circuit, a plasma generation power source circuit, a resistance element between the discharge power source circuit and the center electrode, a rectifying device between the plasma generation power source circuit and the center electrode, and an element receiving portion in a periphery of the center electrode. The plug puts gas in the discharge space into a plasma state to ignite a fuel/air mixture in the engine, as a result of application of high voltage to the plug by the discharge power source circuit and supply of high current to the plug by the plasma generation power source circuit. The resistance element and the rectifying device are placed in the receiving portion. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007894 | Two-Cycle Engine - A stratified scavenging two-cycle engine includes: an air passage for delivering pure air to a scavenging passage; an air valve for opening and closing the air passage; and an auxiliary air passage for delivering the pare air to the scavenging passage when the air valve is completely closed. An amount of air for air-fuel mixture sucked in a crank chamber is reduced to increase the concentration of the air-fuel mixture, and air that supplements the reduced amount of the air for air-fuel mixture is fed into the scavenging passage through the auxiliary air passage, which enables the engine to be smoothly accelerated even when being suddenly accelerated from an idling state with an appropriate concentration of the air-fuel mixture sucked in a cylinder chamber during idling. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007895 | APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING SUBCALIBER PROJECTILES AT PROPELLANT OPERATING PRESSURES INCLUDING THE RANGE OF OPERATING PRESSURES THAT MAY BE SUPPLIED BY HUMAN BREATH - A blowgun for efficiently and accurately launching subcaliber projectiles comprises:
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| 20090007896 | Pneumatically and Manually Actuating Toy Gun Structure - A pneumatically and manually actuating toy gun structure includes a main body, a barrel, an energy source, a first control portion, and a second control portion. When the toy gun structure is driven by high-pressure gas, one can pulls the pivotally furnished connecting rod by pressing the trigger of the first control portion, and the meshing catch portion furnished beneath the connecting rod is capable of exactly driving the hook portion of the knock hammer making it generate a rotational power to hit the gas valve and letting the gas flow into the barrel through the sleeve barrel of the second control portion and shoot the plastic bullets. However, when the gas is used up, one can directly pull the handle of the piston of the second control portion making the piston move backward and letting a flange beneath the piston exactly catch an angle portion of a piston catch. As one presses the trigger by one's finger, the second salient pin furnished at the distal end of the connecting rod that interlocks with the trigger is capable of hitting the piston catch and making the piston catch generate rotational displacement and letting the angle portion of the piston catch separate from the flange of the piston. The piston exerted by the resilient force of the restoring spring moves forward and compresses the air within the cylinder instantly to shoot the plastic bullets and achieve the pneumatically and manually actuating function of toy gun structure of the invention. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007897 | HEATING APPARATUS WITH SLIDING MECHANISM - A heating apparatus ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007898 | STOVE TOP DEVICE - An improved gas burner system is disclosed. The burner system comprises a conventional household gas burner with a grill for supporting a cooking utensil, a head generating an annular flame and a device placed around the head and preferably extending to the grill. The device has a wall for containing the flame and the hot air from the head and has a diameter small enough to effectively contain the heat and large enough to allow effective air flow to the flame. The device includes a body forming the cylindrical surface and a support for variably positioning the body around the head. The support is made of an alloy that resists distortion and discoloration by the heat from the flame. The ring can be cylindrical member made of metal or a ceramic heat absorbing ring. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007899 | Wettable Heat Generating Composition Compressed Body, Heat Generating Body, and Process for Producing Wettable Heat Generating Composition Compressed Body - An object of the invention is to provide a wettable heat generating composition compressed body which has various shapes and various sizes, is wettable and is capable of generating heat upon contact with air. Another object of the invention is to provide a heat generating body having a structure in which the foregoing wettable heat generating composition compressed body is interposed between a substrate and a covering material and at least the periphery of the wettable heat generating composition compressed body is sealed and having an exothermic part having an air-permeable part. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007900 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ACTIVE THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - An active thermal energy storage system is disclosed which uses an energy storage material that is stable at atmospheric pressure and temperature and has a melting point higher than 32 degrees F. This energy storage material is held within a storage tank and used as an energy storage source, from which a heat transfer system (e.g., a heat pump) can draw to provide heating of residential or commercial buildings and associated hot water. The energy storage material may also accept waste heat from a conventional air conditioning loop, and may store such heat until needed. The system may be supplemented by a solar panel system that can be used to collect energy during daylight hours, storing the collected energy in the energy storage material. The stored energy may then be used during the evening hours to heat recirculation air for a building in which the system is installed. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007901 | SOLAR COLLECTOR SYSTEM FOR SOLAR THERMAL APPLICATIONS - A solar collector system includes a plurality of frames. Each frame includes at least a pair of spaced apart side members, a plurality of cross members connected to the side members, the cross members pivotally moveable from a shipping configuration to a deployed configuration wherein in the deployed configuration, each cross member is positioned relative to an adjacent cross member with a predetermined angle, and a plurality of stantions extending from the frames. The solar collector system further includes a plurality of heliostats, each heliostat mounted to one of the stantions, and a plurality of ballasts coupled to the frames, each ballast having a lower surface contacting the ground without substantially penetrating the ground to maintain a position of the frames on the ground. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007902 | PURIFICATION OF RAW JUICE FEATURING REDUCED LIME CONSUMPTION - The present invention relates to an improved method for the purification of crude sugar beet juice. The present invention relates moreover to methods for the manufacture of non-sucrose substance combinations from crude sugar beet juice, as well as two devices for the purification of crude sugar beet juice. The measures according to the invention allow a reduction of lime consumption during the purification. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007903 | Method for Producing a Powder Containing Xylitol Crystal Particles with Another Polyol - A method for producing a powder containing xylitol crystal particles and another polyol including a mixture containing a xylitol syrup and another polyol, whose dry material content is equal to or greater than 95% by weight, xylitol content ranges from 85 to 97.5% by weight and the other polyol content ranges at least from 15 to 2.5% by weight with respects to the dry material. The method includes: obtaining the mixture by simultaneously dispersing the xylitol and the other polyol syrup and xylitol-containing germs in an open rotating vessel containing xylitol-based granules, mixing the xylitol and the other polyol syrup and xylitol-containing germs on the surface of the xylitol-containing germs contained in the vessel, removing the xylitol-based granules and the other polyol from the vessel and crystallizing the xylitol and other polyol contained in the granules. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007904 | Device and Method for Generating an Aerosol From a Liquid Formulation and Ensuring Its Sterility - A drug delivery device containing a sterile multi dose reservoir. Said sterile reservoir can be used with many types of delivery including injectors or aerosol drug delivery systems. Elevated pressure surrounding the reservoir is used during storage to ensure sterility is maintained. Mechanisms to prevent delivery in the case of potential compromise of sterility are disclosed. A device using the pressure to meter formulation from the reservoir is disclosed. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007905 | Spacer/holding chamber for pressurized metered dose inhaler - A metered dosage inhaler device having a first member for receiving and dispensing inhalation medication which is hollow, and has an aerosol medication container insertion end and having a nozzle end for spraying medication into a mouth of a user, wherein the nozzle end has a defined length and has an orifice with a defined cross-sectional area outlet surfaces, inner surfaces and a defined outer perimeter at its termination. There is a second member, the second member which is a spacer fitted on the nozzle and adapted to move outwardly and inwardly relatively to the nozzle, the spacer being hollow and being located about either outer surfaces or within the inner surfaces of the nozzle, the spacer having a total length about equal to or less than the nozzle so as to preserve significant compactness when the spacer is moved inwardly relative to the nozzle. The spacer includes a plurality of movable segments such as telescopic ring segments. The first member has a tube with a reciprocal sleeve for holding a medication container and cooperates to permit full insertion of the segments into the first member. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007906 | Methods and Formulations for the Efficient Delivery of Drugs by Nebulizer - Formulations, methods and devices for producing formulations and methods for nebulizer delivery of formulations of water-insoluble drugs and drugs requiring storage in aqueous or other water-miscible pharmaceutically unacceptable vehicles for stability are provided. Also provided are methods for minimizing wastage of drugs administered by nebulizer, and for the achievement of quantitative dosing with diluent from a mass marketed formulations, which because of the mass market is much less costly per dose than formulations manufactured specifically for much lower volume medical use. | 2009-01-08 |
