03rd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150013540 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR TREATING AN ANAEROBICALLY-PROCESSED LIQUID - A system for treating an anaerobically-processed liquid, comprising: a solid-liquid separator provided with a filter submerged in the anaerobically-processed liquid; a gas-liquid separator retaining a filtrate passed through the filter, and having a gas-phase part which contains a gas and is positioned over the filtrate; a filtrate-flow passage connected to a filtrate discharge side of the filter and the gas-phase part of the gas-liquid separator; and a first gas-flow passage connected to the gas-phase part of the gas-liquid separator, and equipped with a depressurization means for depressurizing the gas-phase part. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013541 | Electrostatic Precipitation Air Filter - An improved collector electrode for an electrostatic precipitation air filter including a voltage source, an ion emitter, insulated drive electrodes, and attraction electrodes. The insulated drive electrodes include a multi-part structure having an electrically conductive material located between non-electrically conductive portions. The insulated drive electrodes allow an increased voltage potential between the attraction electrodes and the drive electrodes. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013542 | Air Filter Element and Air Filter - Disclosed are an air filter element, a filter housing, and an air filter in which the air filter elements have a high filtering capacity and a long service life by increasing the filter surface of an air filter element taking into account structural requirements for the air filter housing. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013543 | CO2 Separation Unit | 2015-01-15 |
20150013544 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING VOLATILE VAPORS FROM CONTAINERS - A system is configured to remove volatile organic compounds from a container. The system includes an enclosed contactor vessel having a first inlet to receive vapor containing volatile organic compounds from the container and a second inlet. The second inlet receives a vapor capture medium from a source. A contactor facilitates entrainment of the volatile organic compounds with the vapor capture medium while a first outlet recirculates treated vapor back to the container to effect a closed loop. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013545 | BEVERAGE VENDING MACHINE AND OUTFLOW MODULE FOR SUCH A BEVERAGE VENDING MACHINE - A beverage vending machine has a housing, in which first means for brewing and dispensing a coffee beverage prepared using freshly ground coffee are housed. Flexible configuration is made possible in that the first means have a modular construction and comprise at least one base module for brewing the coffee beverage and a separate outflow module for dispensing the coffee beverage, which are in fluid connection with one another by means of one or more fluid interfaces. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013546 | BEVERAGE MACHINE WITH CARAFE COMPATIBLE DRIP TRAY - A beverage forming method and system in which a carafe is positionable at a carafe receiving area of a beverage forming machine with a lid of the carafe in an open position or a closed position. The carafe may be positioned at the carafe receiving area in any one of multiple rotational positions within a range of 45 to 180 degrees, and the machine may detect whether the lid is open or not for any of the rotational positions. A drip tray may receive waste liquid into two different waste liquid receiving areas, and may detect the presence of liquid for different volumes received into the respective areas. Holes or other opening in the drip tray may be configured to receive liquid flowing down a side surface of a carafe when the liquid reaches a periphery of the carafe base. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013547 | DUAL-CHAMBER TEAPOT - A dual-chamber teapot configured for stovetop preparation. In one embodiment, the dual-chamber teapot includes an exterior body portion defining a cavity and an interior body portion housed in the cavity. The teapot also includes a spout projecting outward from the exterior body portion. An inner chamber is defined by the interior body portion and an outer chamber is defined between the exterior body portion and the interior body portion. The inner chamber is in fluid communication with the outer chamber and the outer chamber is in fluid communication with the spout. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013548 | DUAL-CHAMBER TEAPOT - A dual-chamber teapot configured for stovetop preparation. In one embodiment, the dual-chamber teapot includes an exterior body portion defining a cavity and an interior body portion housed in the cavity. The teapot also includes a spout projecting outward from the exterior body portion. An inner chamber is defined by the interior body portion and an outer chamber is defined between the exterior body portion and the interior body portion. The inner chamber is in fluid communication with the outer chamber and the outer chamber is in fluid communication with the spout. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013549 | Wireless Kitchen Appliance Operated on an Induction Heating Cooker - The present invention relates to a kitchen appliance ( | 2015-01-15 |
20150013550 | AUTOMATIC MEAL SERVING SYSTEM - An automatic meal serving system includes a conveyer module, a transporting module, a first food serving and heating module, and an ingredient serving module. The transporting module is located on the conveyer module for sequentially positioning a plurality of vessels on the conveyer module. The first food serving and heating module provides a variety of foods, heats one of the foods that is chosen, and feeds one of the vessels on the conveyer module with the heated food. The ingredient serving module is located beside the first food serving and heating module. The transporting module, the first food serving and heating module, and the ingredient serving module are sequentially located along the conveyer module. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013551 | FROTHING MACHINE FOR CONTROLLING FOAM VOLUME - The present invention relates to a milk frothing device that is capable of controlling foam volume, In particular, the milk frothing device includes a container with a cover, a stirrer disposed within the container, a motor for rotating the stirrer forward or backward, a set of rotation control elements for controlling the rotation direction of the motor and a base containing a heating element, a circuit board and a temperature sensor, the base attachable to the container. This invention discloses a device with a simple structure. The container does not contain any electric components and may be separated from the base which makes it easy and convenient for use and cleaning. This invention discloses a method for making foam with different volume through changing the rotating direction of the stirrer. Different foam volume may be generated to cater individuals' quest for texture and taste of drinks. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013552 | FROTHING MACHINE FOR CONTROLLING FOAM VOLUME - The present invention relates to a milk frothing device that is capable of controlling foam volume. In particular, the milk frothing device includes a container with a cover, a stirrer disposed within the container, a motor for rotating the stirrer forward or backward, a set of rotation control elements for controlling the rotation direction of the motor and a base containing a heating element, a circuit board and a temperature sensor, the base attachable to the container. This invention discloses a device with a simple structure. The container does not contain any electric components and may be separated from the base which makes it easy and convenient for use and cleaning. This invention discloses a method for making foam with different volume through changing the rotating direction of the stirrer. Different foam volume may be generated to cater individuals' quest for texture and taste of drinks. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013553 | WARMING CONTAINER HAVING HEATING MEMBER - Provided is a warming container having a heating member. The warming container having a heating member includes: a container including a first metal member that is thermally conductive and magnetic; and a heating member magnetically connected to the first metal member for transferring generated heat to the first metal member. Therefore, food can be maintained at an adequate temperature. Also, the container can be easily transported and stored. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013554 | STORING AND DISPENSING DEVICES AND METHODS - Devices and methods for storing and dispensing herbs can incorporate a container, a cap and an insert. The container has an opening extending from a proximal to an opposing distal end. An interior wall of the container is threaded at least a portion of its longitudinal length. The cap is releasably coupleable with the distal end. The insert, which is engaged with the proximal end, has a handle at one end and a head at an opposing end. The head of the insert is threadedly coupled to the interior wall of the container such that rotation of the handle results in movement longitudinally along the container. As a result, rotation of the handle when the head and the cap are coupled to the container results in compression of herbs or the like; and further rotation of the handle when the cap is removed results in the herb being forced out of the container. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013555 | BAND FASTENING TOOL - A band fastening tool in which a bearing of a main body is provided with a protrusion, the rotary shaft is provided with a cut-out engaged with the protrusion, a winding shaft of a rotary lever is formed into a cam shape having a base shaft portion and a projecting portion, the rotary lever is provided with an insertion hole wall in which a band insertion hole is formed, a bottom plate of the main body has an engagement claw, an upper wall of the rotary lever is provided with a claw receiver engaged with the engagement claw, as the rotary lever is rotated to a closing position, winding of the band along the base shaft portion and fixing of the band between the bottom plate of the main body and the projecting portion of the winding shaft are promoted. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013556 | Web Break Analysis System and Method and Corresponding Printing Press - A system for analyzing web breaks in a printing press is provided. The system includes sensing devices for monitoring the web, the printing press and detecting a web break. The system includes a database with predetermined web break causes, a real cause probability calculation algorithm for calculating the probability that the corresponding predetermined web break cause is the real cause of a detected web break as a function of the outputs of the sensing devices and a real web break cause determining processor for executing each real cause probability calculation algorithm. The predetermined web break causes are ranked according to the calculated real cause probabilities, and the web break cause among the predetermined web break causes with the highest real cause probability as the cause for the detected web break is identified. A web printing press and method are also provided. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013557 | Seat Belt Thermal Graphics Application Device - An apparatus and method for thermally applying and removing a graphic to and from seat-belt webbing, the apparatus comprising a housing with an engagement slot to receive the seat-belt webbing and a graphic thermal coupon. The apparatus and graphic coupon useable without removing the seat belt webbing from the vehicle. The apparatus further useable while an occupant is seated with the seat belt fully engaged to allow the graphic coupon to be optimally positioned on the seat belt. The thermal graphic coupon comprising three layers including a heat transfer layer, a graphic membrane layer and an adhesive protective layer. The graphic membrane layer includes a graphic image that is actively applied to the seat belt webbing at specified temperatures without compromising the integrity of the seat belt webbing. The graphic is removed by reversing the process using a release sheet that preferentially absorbs the graphic membrane when reheated. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013558 | TREATMENT OF PRINTS FOR IMPROVING OVERCOAT INTEGRITY - A printing system including an oil removal sub-system having an application device impregnated with an oil removal solution including a low carbon alcohol. The application device is operable downstream of a spreader of the printing system. The application device is adapted to contact a printed media after it contacts the spreader. The printing system results in oil-free prints suitable for subsequent finishing operations, in-line or off-line, such as overprint coating, lamination, and adhesive binding. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013559 | IMPRINT METHOD, IMPRINT APPARATUS, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - The imprint method includes changing the position of a detector that detects an alignment mark formed on a shot on a substrate; bringing a pattern formed on a mold into contact with an imprint material supplied on the shot on the substrate; and detecting the alignment mark using the detector after completion of the change in the position of the detector. Here, the contacting is started prior to completion of the change in the position of the detector. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013560 | ELECTRONIC DETONATOR - An electronic detonator ( | 2015-01-15 |
20150013561 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING A LINEAR DETONATING SHAPED CUTTING CHARGE, CHARGE OBTAINED BY SAID METHOD - The invention relates to a method for obtaining linear detonating shaped cutting charges ( | 2015-01-15 |
20150013562 | SMOKE GENERATOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A SMOKE GENERATION - The invention relates to a method of controlling a smoke generator. The smoke generator is adapted to be connected to a supply of a pressurized gas and a supply of a smoke fluid and further comprises a valve to regulate the pressure of the gas, a fluid driving means, a mixing unit for mixing the smoke fluid and the gas, and a heat exchanger heating the mixture of the pressurized gas and the smoke fluid to vaporize the smoke fluid and form a smoke upon ejection into surrounding air. The control method according to the invention then comprises the steps of receiving a smoke density parameter indicative of a desired amount of smoke to be generated by the smoke generator, measuring a gas pressure at a position between the valve and the heat exchanger, and using these parameters in controlling the valve. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013563 | OBTURATOR RING WITH INTERLOCKING SEGMENTS - An obturator can be secured to a projectile to be launched from within a launch tube. The obturator cooperates with the projectile to seal a pressurized gas within the launch tube during launch. The obturator has a plurality of segments that combine to form a ring. Each segment has connecting features that cooperate with corresponding connecting features of an adjacent segment to hold the segments together by restricting relative circumferential movement, without restricting radially outward movement of individual segments. Preferably, each segment is identical, making it easier to repair and assemble the obturator. Upon launch, the obturator segments can move radially outwardly to separate into relatively small, uniformly-sized pieces. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013564 | Radio Controlled Pulley - The Radio Controlled Pulley includes a support line, a platform suspended from the support line, a propulsion system configured to cause the platform to move along the support line the propulsion system affixed to said platform, and having an optional control system for commanding said propulsion system. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013565 | COMMUTER TRAIN AND RAILWAY CAR EXIT LADDER ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF STORAGE AND USE - Contemplated ladder assemblies include: a) at least two rails, b) at least one step, wherein each step is coupled to the at least two rails, such that the rails are relatively vertical and the steps are relatively horizontal, c) at least one grappling footing peg, wherein the peg is operationally coupled with a rail, d) at least one safety handle, wherein the handle is coupled with at least one rail, and e) at least one commuter train, passenger train or railway car coupling fixture, wherein the coupling fixture operationally engages with a mating fixture on the commuter train, passenger train or railway car. In addition, contemplated ladder assemblies for use with a commuter train, a passenger train or a railway car include: at least two rails, at least one step, wherein each step is coupled to the at least two rails, such that the rails are relatively vertical and the steps are relatively horizontal, at least one grappling footing peg, wherein the peg is operationally coupled with a rail, at least one safety handle, wherein the handle is coupled with at least one rail, and at least one commuter train, passenger train or railway car coupling fixture, wherein the coupling fixture operationally engages with the ladder assembly. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013566 | METAL MATERIAL WITH A BISMUTH FILM ATTACHED AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, SURFACE TREATMENT LIQUID USED IN SAID METHOD, AND CATIONIC ELECTRODEPOSITION COATED METAL MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A metal material is provided with a bismuth coating which enables the subsequent coating to be accomplished at a high throwing power, and has excellent corrosion resistance, coating adhesion and is able to be produced with reduced damage to the environment. The metal material has a surface and a bismuth-containing layer deposited on at least a part of the surface of the metal material, wherein the percentage of bismuth atoms in the number of atoms in the surface layer of the metal material with a bismuth coating is at least 10%. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013567 | Phase Change Ink Pigment Dispersion Process - A process for preparing a pigment dispersion including melting a phase change ink carrier and an optional dispersant at a temperature of from about 100° C. to about 170° C. in a jacketed vessel comprising a jacket surrounding an immersion mill or basket mill attachment and a dispersion blade attachment disposed within the jacketed vessel; mixing the melted phase change ink carrier and optional dispersant with a dispersion blade in the jacketed vessel; adding a pigment to the melted, mixed phase change ink carrier and optional dispersant in the jacketed vessel; wetting the pigment; after pigment wetting, reducing the pigment particle size using an immersion mill or basket mill attachment in the jacketed vessel; and discharging the pigment dispersion. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013568 | Glass Fillers Having Acid Resistance - A glass filler manufacturing process and product which enable the manufacture of dental composite and dental cement products having superior product stability and also having superior physical properties. The process makes use of barium glass filler and strontium glass filler, which have high-radiopacity properties but could not previously be used for dental composites and dental cement. By simply coating the surface of the barium glass or strontium glass filler with an oxide having acid-resistance properties, and then following with a heat-treatment process, a suitable dental composite can be produced. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013569 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MILK PROTEIN BASED PLASTIC MATERIAL (MP BASED PLASTIC MATERIAL) - The disclosure relates to a milk protein based plastic material produced according to a plastic material shaping method, known by a person skilled in the art and the literature, in which at least one protein, which is obtained from milk and which can be thermally plasticized, is plasticized using a plasticizing agent, such as for example water or glycerol at temperatures of between room temperature and 140° C., subjected to mechanical stress and subsequently retreated according to a production method, known to person skilled in the art and literature, to form moulded bodies. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013570 | METHOD OF PROCESSING PAINT SLUDGE - In a method of processing paint sludge, measured portions of the sludge are supplied into a heating chamber for pyrolysis at about 1500° F. to disintegrate into organic and inorganic portions, the organic portion in the form of syngas is then drawn out, cooled, and pressurized to be used in kilns or combustion chambers, whereas the inorganic portion in the form of ash is directed to a calciner, where it is heated at about 1500° F. in a controlled presence of oxygen and cooled to have it ready for the reuse in paint manufacturing. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013571 | USE OF POLYETHYLENIMINES AS ADDITIVE IN AQUEOUS SUSPENSIONS OF CALCIUM CARBONATE-COMPRISING MATERIALS - Use of at least one polyethylenimine as an additive in an aqueous suspension, containing from 25 to 62 vol. % of at least one calcium carbonate-comprising material, wherein the use provides improved stability with regard to the conductivity of the suspension. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013572 | Slidable Table for A Vehicle - The sliding table system, apparatus and methods relate to a sliding table assembly for a recreational vehicle. In certain implementations, the table assembly has a supporting cabinet and a table frame which is capable of horizontally sliding relative to the cabinet by way of one or more slots. In certain implementations, the table assembly is equipped with a lock mechanism such that when the lock mechanism is engaged the table is fixed in place, and when the lock mechanism is released, the table can be moved in a direction toward the front or rear of the vehicle. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013573 | PALLET AND BEAMS - A pallet for carrying load, comprising:
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20150013574 | AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE WITH EPP GUARD CAVE - The present invention relates to an automated teller machine having an EPP guard cave formed therein. More particularly, the present invention relates to an automated teller machine having an EPP guard cave formed therein, in which the EPP guard cave is recessively formed on the front surface of the automated teller machine toward the inside thereof and an encrypting pin pad (EPP) is installed inside the EPP guard cave formed as such, so that a user may conveniently use the automated teller machine without anxiety by effectively preventing the procedure of inputting personal information by the user from being exposed to surroundings or other people through a concaved structure without a separate structure such as an EPP guard plate since the user may put a hand into the EPP guard cave and input the personal information through the EPP when the user inputs the personal information through the EPP for a banking transaction. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013575 | INTEGRATED METHOD FOR GASIFICATION AND INDIRECT COMBUSTION OF SOLID HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCKS IN A CHEMICAL LOOP - The invention relates to an integrated method for gasification and indirect combustion of a solid hydrocarbon feedstock in a chemical loop, comprising:
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20150013576 | COKE TREATMENT PROCESS AND SYSTEM TO MINIMIZE NOX EMISSIONS AND MINIMIZE CATALYST VOLUME - A method and a process to treat coke generated from a process application. The method includes the steps of recovering a mixture of coke particles and water or steam removed from at least one process application vessel. The mixture is directed to a cyclonic separator utilizing centrifugal force and gravity. Water is separated from the mixture in the cyclonic separator. Coke particles are separated from the mixture in the cyclonic separator and are directed to a thermal oxidizer. Coke particles are oxidized and gasified in the thermal oxidizer to produce gas and reduced particulate matter. The gas and reduced particulate matter are thereafter directed to a burner in the process application vessel. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013577 | ANNULAR STRUCTURE HAVING EXCELLENT HEAT INSULATING AND HEAT RELEASING PROPERTIES - A structure of the present invention is the structure which is formed of a base made of a metal and an inorganic material surface layer made of crystalline and amorphous inorganic materials, wherein thermal conductivity of the inorganic material surface layer is lower than the thermal conductivity of the base, infrared emissivity of the inorganic material surface layer is higher than the infrared emissivity of the base, and the base is an annular body. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013578 | METHOD OF PESTICIDE TREATMENT OF SOIL ADJACENT STRUCTURES - A method of treating soil adjacent a structure generally includes positioning a base unit of a treatment apparatus at a location adjacent the structure. An application tool is positioned over a first injection site. The application tool includes at least one nozzle. The base unit is operated to supply pressurized treatment liquid to the application tool. The application tool is operated to inject the pressurized treatment liquid into the soil at the first injection site without prior disturbance of the soil. The application tool is moved to a second injection site and operated to inject pressurized treatment liquid into the soil at the second injection site without prior disturbance of the soil. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013579 | IMPLEMENT WEIGHT TRANSFER WITH FEEDBACK CONTROL - An implement weight transfer system having a feedback control system to vary the amount of weight transfer as product stored on the implement is used. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013580 | METHOD FOR INTERPLANTING ENERGY CROPS - In methods according to some embodiments of the present disclosure for interplanting a primary crop and an energy crop, the present disclosure includes methods for preparing a plantation site for planting the energy crop. Plantation sites according to the disclosure may include a primary crop planted in a first row and in a second row, the first row being separated by an intermediate area. The intermediate area is divided into a center portion and two side portions (a first side portion and a second side portion). Methods according to embodiments of the disclosure include lifting a soil and plantation debris mixture from the intermediate area, and redepositing a soil component of the soil and plantation debris mixture primarily in the intermediate area. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013581 | PLANTING UNIT FOR A SEEDING MACHINE HAVING A SEED METER AND SEED DELIVERY SYSTEM - A planting unit for a seeding machine is disclosed having a frame member and a seed meter mounted thereto. The seed meter has a housing and a metering member rotatably mounted therein. The metering member has a sidewall with an inner surface and an outer surface and a rim portion adjacent an outer edge of the sidewall. The inner surface of the side wall and the housing form a trough at a bottom portion of the metering member to hold a seed pool. A mechanical seed delivery system takes seed from the metering member and moves seed to a discharge location adjacent a seed furrow formed in soil beneath the seeding machine. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013582 | NEEDLE THREADER OF SEWING MACHINE AND SEWING MACHINE - A needle threader includes a needle bar supporter to which a needle bar holding a needle with a needle hole is attached, a threader shaft supported in a movable manner in a vertical direction and in a rotatable manner, a thread holding mechanism and a threader mechanism which is held by the threader shaft and which comprises a threader hook. The threader hook includes a capturing portion that captures the thread at a tip part of the capturing portion. The capturing portion includes a thread pathway and a thread capturing space. A width of a part where the thread pathway becomes the narrowest is formed so as to be narrower than a width of the thread capturing space. The thread enters or leaves the thread pathway in a tensioned condition, and the width of the part where the thread pathway becomes the narrowest is formed. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013583 | THREAD HOLDING MECHANISM OF SEWING MACHINE, NEEDLE THREADER THEREOF, AND SEWING MACHINE - A thread holding mechanism of a sewing machine which holds a thread supplied from a thread supply source includes a thread gripper unit that grips one end of a supplied thread, and a thread presser unit structured in a unified manner with the thread gripper unit and provided between the thread gripper unit and the thread supply source. Provided at the thread-supply-source side is a thread guide that guides another end of the thread, and when the thread gripper unit descends below the thread guide, the thread presser unit abuts the thread. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013584 | Floating Vessel for Servicing Air Diffusers - A catamaran type vessel for use in a wastewater facility for servicing submerged air diffusers is disclosed. The vessel has spaced apart pontoon having an A-frame spanning between the upper decks of the pontoon and connecting the pontoons. A hook connected to a winch is secured to a cross header above the space between the pontoons. The hook is lowered into water and lifts an air header, to which the air diffusers are connected. An air diffuser is then pulled on the pontoons and serviced. The vessel is then propelled to a position to service other air diffusers in the pontoon. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013585 | CUDDY CABIN VESSEL WITH SEPARATE PRIVACY ENCLOSURE - A privacy enclosure separate from the vessel hold and having at least one entranceway accessible from outside the hold of the vessel. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013586 | HIGH SPEED SURFACE CRAFT AND SUBMERSIBLE CRAFT - A marine vessel comprising:
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20150013587 | SAFETY PIN SYSTEM - A safety pin system for a product is provided and includes a safety pin disposable in a receiving element to disable the product, an obstruction disposable in a blocking position of a product disability indicator and a streamer configured to pass through an opening associated with the product and attached at opposite ends thereof to the safety pin and the obstruction. The opening and the obstruction are sized such that, when the obstruction is disposed in the blocking position with the streamer passed through the opening and the safety pin disposed in the receiving element, the obstruction is irremovable from the blocking position until the safety pin is removed from the receiving element. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013588 | CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESSING FOR SEMICONDUCTOR APPLICATIONS - A method and apparatus for forming a crystalline semiconductor layer on a substrate are provided. A semiconductor layer is formed by vapor deposition. A pulsed laser melt/recrystallization process is performed to convert the semiconductor layer to a crystalline layer. Laser, or other electromagnetic radiation, pulses are formed into a pulse train and uniformly distributed over a treatment zone, and successive neighboring treatment zones are exposed to the pulse train to progressively convert the deposited material to crystalline material. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013589 | METHOD OF MAKING QUANTUM DOTS - Quantum dots and methods of making quantum dots are provided. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013590 | SEED CRYSTAL HOLDING SHAFT FOR USE IN SINGLE CRYSTAL PRODUCTION DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SINGLE CRYSTAL - The aim of the present invention is to provide a seed crystal holding shaft that is used in a device for producing single crystals by a solution process that allows for faster growth of SiC single crystals than in the past, and a method for producing single crystals by the solution process. The seed crystal holding shaft used in a device for producing single crystals by the solution process is a seed crystal holding shaft wherein at least a portion of a side of the seed crystal holding shaft is covered by a reflectance member having a higher reflectance than the reflectance of the seed crystal holding shaft and the reflector member is disposed such that there is a space between the reflector member and the seed crystals held on the end face of the seed crystal holding shaft. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013591 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MANUFACTURING CAST SILICON FROM SEED CRYSTALS - Methods and apparatuses are provided for casting silicon for photovoltaic cells and other applications. With these methods, an ingot can be grown that is low in carbon and whose crystal growth is controlled to increase the cross-sectional area of seeded material during casting. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013592 | DEFECT REDUCTION IN SEEDED ALUMINUM NITRIDE CRYSTAL GROWTH - Bulk single crystal of aluminum nitride (AlN) having an areal planar defect density ≦100 cm | 2015-01-15 |
20150013593 | THIN FILM FORMATION - A method of forming a graphene film on a surface ( | 2015-01-15 |
20150013594 | VAPOR PHASE GROWTH APPARATUS AND VAPOR PHASE GROWTH METHOD - A vapor phase growth apparatus of an embodiment includes: a reaction chamber; a first gas supply path configured to supply a first process gas including organic metal and a carrier gas into the reaction chamber; a second gas supply path configured to supply a second process gas including ammonia into the reaction chamber; a first carrier gas supply path configured to supply a first carrier gas of a hydrogen or inert gas into the first gas supply path while being connected to the first gas supply path and including a first mass flow controller; and a second carrier gas supply path configured to supply a second carrier gas of a hydrogen or inert gas different from the first carrier gas into the first gas supply path while being connected to the first gas supply path and including a second mass flow controller. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013595 | SILICON CARBIDE CRYSTAL GROWTH IN A CVD REACTOR USING CHLORINATED CHEMISTRY - A silicon carbide growth method for growing a silicon carbide crystal on a substrate in a hot wall reaction chamber heated to a temperature between 1600° C. and 2000° C. Process gases enter the reaction chamber utilizing at least a primary gas flow, a secondary gas flow, and a shower gas flow. The shower gas flow is fed substantially perpendicularly to the primary and secondary gas flows and is directed towards the substrate. The primary and secondary gas flows are oriented substantially parallel to the surface of the substrate. A silicon precursor gas is entered by the primary gas flow. A hydrocarbon precursor gas is entered in at least one of the primary gas flow, the secondary gas flow, or the shower gas flow. Hydrogen is entered primarily in the secondary flow and the shower head flow. A CVD reactor chamber for use in processing the method. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013596 | CONDUCTIVE PASTE APPLYING MECHANISM AND CELL WIRING APPARATUS - A conductive paste applying mechanism | 2015-01-15 |
20150013597 | COATING DEVICE - A device for coating at least regions of a medical implant including a powder having at least one pharmaceutically active substance or one bone growth-promoting substance such that the powder can be transferred to the medical implant when the medical implant is contacted. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013598 | IMMERSION TREATMENT INSTALLATION - an immersion treatment installation, which includes at least one immersion tank in a way known per se. A conveying system brings the items to be treated up to the immersion tank, into the space inside the immersion tank, out of it and away from it. The conveying system includes at least one transporting carriage, which has a carrying platform, which is pivotable about a pivot axis and to which at least one item can be fastened with the aid of a connecting structure. This connecting structure is movable on its own to such an extent that, with increasing pivoting from the unimmersed position, the distance between the item and the pivot axis becomes increasingly greater under the influence of gravitational force. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013599 | APPARATUS FOR FIXING METAL MASK - An apparatus for fixing a metal mask includes a first substrate, a magnet array structure, a second substrate, and a metal mask. The magnet array structure includes a plurality of magnets. The magnet array structure is disposed on the first substrate. The plurality of magnets includes their respective magnetic axes. The magnetic axes cross each other. The second substrate is disposed on the magnet array structure. The metal mask is disposed on the second substrate. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013600 | Metal Mask - A metal mask is provided. The metal mask includes a mask portion and an end portion. The mask portion has a mask body and an outer frame surrounding and being connected to the mask body. The end portion connects one end of the mask portion. At least one of the mask portion and the end portion has at least one recessed portion located outside the mask body. The ratio of a total capacity of the at least one recessed portion to a total volume of the mask portion and the end portion is between 0.087 and 0.667. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013601 | MASK FRAME ASSEMBLY FOR THIN LAYER DEPOSITION AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE - A mask frame assembly for thin film deposition is disclosed. In one embodiment, the assembly includes: a frame, and a plurality of unit mask strips attached to the frame, wherein each of the unit mask strips includes a plurality of unit masking patterns which are spaced apart from each other. In one embodiment, each of the unit masking patterns includes: i) a plurality of stripe pattern slits and ii) a plurality of sets of dot pattern slits each set formed to be substantially parallel with the stripe pattern slits. Further, the stripe pattern slits and the sets of dot pattern slits are alternately formed with respect to each other, wherein each set of the dot pattern slits includes a plurality of dot pattern slits, and wherein the length of each stripe pattern slit is substantially the same as the length of each set of the dot pattern slits. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013602 | FILM FORMING SYSTEM - A film forming system includes a grinding apparatus that grinds a coating film on a front surface of a substrate, a cleaning apparatus that cleans the substrate from which the coating film has been ground, and a transfer apparatus that transfers the substrate. The cleaning apparatus includes a front surface cleaning unit that cleans the front surface of the substrate, and a rear surface cleaning unit that cleans a rear surface of the substrate. The transfer apparatus includes a first transfer arm that transfers the substrate before grinding of the coating film in the grinding apparatus or the substrate after cleaning in the cleaning apparatus, and a second transfer arm that transfers the substrate after grinding of the coating film in the grinding apparatus and before cleaning in the cleaning apparatus, or the substrate cleaned in either the front surface cleaning unit or the rear surface cleaning unit. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013603 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Each chemical processing section includes a chemical liquid bottle, a buffer tank, a pump, a filter, a discharge valve and a discharge nozzle. A chemical liquid stored in the chemical liquid bottle is led to the discharge nozzle and is discharged from the discharge nozzle to a substrate. A cleaning processing section includes a solvent bottle, a cleaning liquid bottle, the buffer tank and the pump. A solvent stored in the solvent bottle, a cleaning liquid stored in the cleaning liquid bottle and a gas supplied from a gas supply source are selectively led to the discharge nozzle in each chemical liquid processing section. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013604 | CHAMBER PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR NEAR ATMOSPHERIC EPITAXIAL GROWTH SYSTEM - The embodiments described herein generally relate to devices and systems for increased pressure control of near atmospheric deposition processes. Devices and systems disclosed herein generally include an exhaust apparatus for a processing chamber in connection with an automated valve which is positioned between the exhaust port and the abatement system. The processing chamber can generally be maintained at a pressure above atmospheric pressure while the automated valve controls the flow of gases leaving the chamber to keep the pressure constant in the chamber. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013605 | COATING DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED OPERATING METHOD - A coating device, e.g., for painting motor vehicle bodies, comprises a sprayer for applying a coating material by means of an application element and an internal color-changer valve assembly, said assembly having several color inlets for selecting coating materials of different colors. The internal color-changer valve assembly is integrated into the sprayer and is connected by its outlet to the application element, in order to feed the selected coating material to the application element. Further, an external color-changer valve assembly has several color inlets for selecting coating materials of different colors, said external color-changer assembly having a separate structure from the sprayer and being connected by its outlet to the application element, in order to feed the selected coating material to the application element. An operating method corresponds to the device. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013606 | FILM FORMING SYSTEM - A film forming system includes: a treatment station that performs a predetermined treatment on a substrate; and a transfer-in/out station configured to retain a plurality of substrates and transfer the substrates in/out from/to the treatment station. The treatment station includes: a coating apparatus that applies a coating solution onto a front surface of the substrate to form a containing film; a thermal treatment apparatus that thermally treats the substrate on which the coating film has been formed; a grinding apparatus that grinds the coating film on the front surface of the substrate which has been thermally treated; a cleaning apparatus that cleans the substrate whose coating film has been ground; and a transfer region for transferring the substrate. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013607 | IN-SITU DEPOSITION OF FILM STACKS - An apparatus for depositing film stacks in-situ (i.e., without a vacuum break or air exposure) are described. In one example, a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus configured to deposit a plurality of film layers on a substrate without exposing the substrate to a vacuum break between film deposition phases, is provided. The apparatus includes a process chamber, a plasma source and a controller configured to control the plasma source to generate reactant radicals using a particular reactant gas mixture during the particular deposition phase, and sustain the plasma during a transition from the particular reactant gas mixture supplied during the particular deposition phase to a different reactant gas mixture supplied during a different deposition phase. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013608 | CERAMIC HEATER - An electrically conductive ceramic heating element for use in a reactor for depositing a film of material onto a semiconductor wafer, said reactor comprising a reactor chamber, a radiative heating device disposed within the reactor chamber including the heating element and operative for heating said wafer to a temperature of greater than 1100 degrees C., a wafer carrier disposed within the reactor chamber and adjacent to the radiative heating device, the wafer carrier having at least one wafer cavity for supporting a semiconductor wafer for having a film of material be deposited thereon. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013609 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CAUSING, ENHANCING, AND/OR EXPEDITING BIODEGRADATION OF ARTICLES - Kits and assemblies for causing, enhancing, and/or expediting consumption of an article by at least one living organism are disclosed. Methods of producing and using same are also provided. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013610 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CAUSING, ENHANCING, AND/OR EXPEDITING BIODEGRADATION OF ARTICLES - Kits and assemblies for causing, enhancing, and/or expediting consumption of an article by at least one living organism are disclosed. Methods of producing and using same are also provided. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013611 | COMPOSITIONS AND KITS COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO ORGANISMS AND METHODS FOR CAUSING, ENHANCING, AND/OR EXPEDITING BIODEGRADATION OF ARTICLES USING SAME - Kits and assemblies for causing, enhancing, and/or expediting consumption of an article by at least one biodegradative living organism are disclosed. The kits and assemblies include at least one additional living organism that enhances and/or expedites consumption of the article by the at least one biodegradative living organism. Methods of producing and using same are also provided. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013612 | LIQUID RESERVOIR AND BIRD FEEDER INCORPORATING THE SAME - A nutrient dispensing apparatus for birds having a hanger and two interchangeable dispensers supported by the hanger. Each dispenser includes a bottle for holding liquid or solid nutrients, and at least one basin into which the liquid or solid nutrients, water and bird feed, for example, are made available to the birds. The user can change the configuration of the dispensers as desired to provide just liquid nutrients, just solid nutrients or both. The flow rates for dispensing of the nutrients are different for each nutrient alternative. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013613 | Feeding Nipple - A feeding nipple comprising a dome-shaped crown having a convex-shaped outer surface and a lower region which is concentrically formed with the convex-shaped outer surface and which extends therefrom to form a shelf, wherein the crown provides a surface whereby an animal may knead on the feeding nipple while the animal is feeding from the nipple. The crown comprises a diameter sufficiently sized so as to prevent the nipple from being inhaled by the animal. The feeding nipple further comprises a collar which is contiguously formed with the lower region and which is recessed relative thereto. A mount is contiguously and concentrically formed with the collar and comprises a diameter that assists in securing the feeding nipple to a fluid source. A transverse interior wall is transversely positioned within an opening centrally formed through lower region, wherein transverse interior wall assists in securing the feeding nipple to a fluid source. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013614 | Transport Container For Animals Having A Coat - A transport container, configured to be mountable in a vehicle, for animals having a coat, has two side walls | 2015-01-15 |
20150013615 | LABORATORY ANIMAL STIMULATORY ENRICHMENT PRODUCT - A puck formed from compressed paper strips is provided that has utility as an animal entertainment device and nest building material. The paper strips include at least one ply of fibrous material, and may be treated with adjuvants illustratively including flavorants, fragrances, dyes, and odor suppressants. The unfolding and deconstruction of the puck into constituent paper strips by an animal provides the animal with a degree of mental stimulation and nest construction for thermal regulation, and it is noted that animal food consumption and health are generally improved by alleviating behaviors associated with cage confinement. The pre-measured quantum of material in an inventive puck affords a benefit to the caregiver in that the product is simply placed in the cage without resort to measuring and thereby saving time and precluding spillage of separated materials. The puck is particularly beneficial to rodents and especially mice. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013616 | Molded or Extruded Catnip Composite and Method of Manufacturing Catnip Pet Toys and Pet Toys Made from the Same - A domestic pet toy is provided having a housing element formed of a moldable or extrudable catnip composite made of a solid catnip attractant, a lignocellulose cork agglomerate filler material, and an FDA approved binding agent adhesive. The housing material provides sufficient delivery aromatic olfactory attractant to be effective in having an interactive response with a domestic feline. A sound chip assembly can also be positioned in a retention cavity and emits a prerecorded sound as an audible attractant in response to one or both of commencement and continuation of movement the pet toy. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013617 | PEST BARRIER - A pest barrier comprises a back plate having a top and bottom ends and a channel formed by front and rear walls with a bottom arcuate base therebetween. The pest barrier further includes an arcuate top cap extending between the top of the back plate and the front wall such that the rear wall of the channel is located between and spaced apart from the back plate and the front wall of the channel. The rear wall includes a free distal end spaced apart from the arcuate top cap back plate to provide a gap therebetween. A kit for forming a pest barrier comprises at least two pest barrier members and a connector for securing the at least two pest barrier members to each other. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013618 | Compliant Squeeze Chute Mechanism - An improved squeeze chute provides compliance between the side gates or side panels of the squeeze chute. Squeeze chutes generally include pivoting side panels that move between an open position and a closed position. A hydraulically driven rock shaft assembly is rotated by an actuator and is connected by linkages to the upper ends of the pivoting side panels. Compliance in the closing action of the panels is provided by interposing a compliant torsion assembly between the actuator and the rock shaft. The compliant torsion assembly has a first portion that surrounds the rock shaft and a second portion which surrounds the first portion. Elastic elements are interposed between the first portion and the second portion. A tab extends from the second portion to which one end of the actuator is attached. The other end of the actuator is attached to the frame of the squeeze chute. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013619 | PET LEASH BELT DEVICE - The pet leash belt system leash providing a waist belt worn by pet owners and featuring a sliding ring mechanism on which the wearer secures a standard pet leash, thus affording the wearer a hands-free means of walking their animal while also affording the animal freedom of movement about their owner. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013620 | Anchor system - An anchor in including a cylindrical member having a helical thread which can be advanced into an anchoring material and a tether restraint element having a configuration adapted to guide movement of a tether end movably coupled to said tether restraint toward a position on said tether restraint which directs forces transmitted to the tether restraint element from said tether end in a direction capable of rotationally advancing the elongate cylindrical member into the anchoring material. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013621 | COMBINED DOG TRAINING COLLAR AND LEASH - A combined training collar leash for walking, training and otherwise providing the ability to restrain the movement of a dog having an elongated leash with a identical, minor image handle mechanisms disposed at each end of the leash and a locking tab which can slide along the length of the leash and over the handle mechanism and lock in place disposed thereon. When the combined training collar leash is in use, one of the handle mechanisms is placed over a dog's head and around the dog's neck, and then the locking tab is slid over the circular collar to reduce where the circumference of the circular collar to fit snug around the dog's neck. The circular collar of the opposing handle mechanism can be grasped by the user to serve as a handle for the combined training collar leash. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013622 | WATER HEATER APPLIANCE AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A water heater appliance and a method for operating the same are provided. The method includes receiving a first temperature measurement from a temperature sensor of the water heater appliance, receiving a second temperature measurement from the temperature sensor of the water heater appliance, and establishing if water is flowing through a conduit of the water heater appliance based at least in part on the first and second temperature measurements. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013623 | BOILER - A boiler is provided with: a boiler body in which the water level inside water pipes when combustion by a burner is stopped is lower than the upper ends of the water pipes; water supply means; control means which controls the water supply means depending on the water level in the boiler body; header water level detection means which detects a water level existing inside an upper header; and a downcast pipe. The control means performs first control for controlling the water supply means so as to lower a boiler body water level when the water level detected by the header water level detection means reaches a header set water level and second control for controlling the water supply means so as to raise the boiler body water level when the amount of drop in the boiler body water level reaches a predetermined amount after the first control. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013624 | Engine Crankcase Breather With Mesh Filter - An engine crankcase breather includes a housing having a lower end including an inlet opening and an upper end including an outlet opening. The inlet opening lies in a horizontal plane and the outlet opening lies in a vertical plane. A mesh filter is positioned within the housing and includes opposing inlet and outlet faces defining a mesh filter thickness. The inlet and outlet faces are parallel to the inlet opening and are positioned below a central axis through the outlet opening. A bottom wall of the housing defines a portion of the lower end and includes a downward slope toward a lip defining the inlet opening. The mesh filter is spaced above the bottom wall. The engine crankcase breather also includes a plurality of oil return openings through the lip. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013625 | REMOVING OF BLOW-BY GAS OUT OF CRANKCASE WITHOUT AUXILIARY DRIVE - The present disclosure refers to a blow-by gas removing device for an internal combustion engine having a crankcase. The blow-by removing device may comprise an engine component rotatably driven about a longitudinal axis. A fan wheel may be fixed to the engine component such that the fan wheel rotates together with the engine component. A housing may cover at least partially the fan wheel. The housing may be provided with an outlet configured to be connected to an oil separating device. The fan wheel and the housing may be configured in a manner that blow-by gas saturated with oil is being sucked off from the crankcase and discharged through the outlet. Further, the present disclosure refers to a method for removing blow-by gas of an internal combustion engine without an auxiliary drive for a fan. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013626 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Intermediate position feedback control is executed when valve timing of an intake valve is at an intermediate lock position, an intermediate lock is needed, and an engine revolution speed is greater than a first engine revolution speed R1. Forced lock control is executed when the valve timing of the intake valve is at the intermediate lock position, the intermediate lock is needed, the engine revolution speed is less than the first engine revolution speed R1, and the intermediate position feedback control is not being executed. As a result, even when the engine revolution speed increases in the presence of a demand that the valve timing needs to be in the intermediate lock position, it is possible to maintain the valve timing at the intermediate lock position. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013627 | ENGINE VALVE CONTROL MECHANISM - A valve control mechanism is configured that is capable of optimally controlling an engine by lifting an intake valve only by the necessary amount, while suppressing noise at the time of operation. This valve control mechanism includes a control member that rotates around a control axis due to a driving force of an actuator, and a base end portion of a rocker arm is pivotably supported around a pivot axis by an eccentric support portion of the control member. The rocker arm is pivoted by a cam portion of a camshaft abutting against an intermediate roller of the rocker arm, and an operation of opening the intake valve is performed due to a pressure force from the pivot end. The rocker arm is shifted in the longitudinal direction due to an operation of the actuator, and control for changing the lift amount of the intake valve is performed. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013628 | MOTOR VEHICLE VALVEE TRAIN ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - In a motor vehicle valve train adjustment device comprising at least one camshaft with at least two axially displaceable cam elements wherein at least one cam element has a cam track with a valve lift and a cam track with zero valve lift for a deactivation of at least one cylinder, and at least one other cam element of the at least two axially displaceable cam elements has a cam track with a first valve lift and a cam track with a second valve lift by which a cylinder which remains fueled during a partial cylinder deactivation is adapted to the at least one cylinder deactivation by special valve lift characteristics. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013629 | ADJUSTMENT SHAFT ACTIVATION OF A VALVE OPERATION FOR COMBUSTION ENGINES FOR OPERATING GAS EXCHANGE VALVES - An adjusting shaft actuating device of a valve train for internal combustion engines includes a cam unit with first and second cams rigidly connected thereto. The second cam is spaced apart from the first cam in axial and peripheral directions. The device also includes a lever unit non-rotatably arranged on an adjusting shaft with first and second lever arms rigidly connected thereto. The second lever arm is spaced apart from the first lever arm in axial and peripheral directions. The first and second cams are configured to be brought into respective operative connections with the first and second lever arms by an axial alignment between the cam unit and lever unit. The first and second cams and the first and second lever arms are arranged such that the first operative connection and the second operative connection are produced during a rotation of the adjusting shaft in a temporally consecutive manner. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013630 | DEVICE FOR THE VARIABLE CONTROL OF AT LEAST ONE VALVE, FOR EXAMPLE FOR A RECIPROCATING ENGINE - A device for controlling at least one valve, the device comprising a body having a non-deformable cavity communicating exclusively with the outside via at least four rectilinear cylinders that are closed respectively by an opening piston (P | 2015-01-15 |
20150013631 | Low Molecular Weight Fuel Additive - The invention includes a method of improving the combustion efficiency of a fuel-burning device. The method includes the steps of adding a low molecular weight polymer to the fuel of the fuel-burning device and burning the fuel with the polymer in the fuel-burning device. The invention also includes fuel compositions containing such polymers. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013632 | Device for Preheating a Fluid, Notably a Combustion Engine Coolant Fluid - The invention relates to a device for heating a fluid, essentially comprising a heating body with a solid element and one or more electric resistors of rectangular section of the PTC type which are arranged in grooves on the exterior surface of the solid element. The latter comprises a U-shaped passage for fluid. The invention also relates to a vehicle engine fitted with such a device for preheating or heating the coolant. The invention also relates to a method for preheating or heating using such a device. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013633 | PRESSURE MEASURING GLOW PLUG - A pressure measuring glow plug includes: a housing in which a heating pin for igniting a combustion mixture of an internal combustion engine and a pressure measuring unit for recording a combustion chamber pressure of the internal combustion engine are situated. The heating pin has a glow current contact for an electric heating element. At the end of the heating pin facing away from the combustion chamber, a pressure transmitting element is fastened, which transmits the combustion chamber pressure acting on the heating pin to the pressure measuring unit. The pressure transmitting element is sleeve-shaped and forms an accommodation space for the glow current contact of the heating element. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013634 | WELDED ENGINE BLOCK FOR SMALL INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - A small air-cooled internal combustion engine includes an aluminum cylinder block and an aluminum cylinder head welded to the aluminum cylinder block. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013635 | Engine Combustion System - An engine combustion system includes a power cylinder and a gear assembly, the piston having respective intake and exhaust valves. The power cylinder includes a connecting rod pivotally attached to a bottom of the piston and extends vertically downwardly in vertical alignment with a gear assembly. A movable rack gear is coupled to the connecting rod and in communication with a rotatably mounted central gear. When an air/fuel mixture is ignited within the power cylinder fuel chamber, the connecting rod is urged downward causing linear movement of the rack gear in operative communication with the rotatably mounted central gear such that the power generated thereby is translated to a vehicle transmission or power train without angular inefficiency of a traditional crankshaft system. | 2015-01-15 |
20150013636 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER AND STATOR COVER UNIT FOR AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF A LOCKING DEVICE - A stator-cover unit ( | 2015-01-15 |
20150013637 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH SUPERCHARGER - An internal combustion engine ( | 2015-01-15 |
20150013638 | DUAL-FUEL DIESEL ENGINE AND OPERATION METHOD OF THE SAME - When shifting to the single combustion mode, an electromagnetic opening-and-closing valve V | 2015-01-15 |
20150013639 | VALVE DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A valve device for a motor vehicle includes a housing, a flow channel located in the housing, and a flap arranged in the flow channel for closing the flow channel. The flap has regions in which a shaft penetrating the flap is fastened, and the shaft is rotatably supported in the housing. The flap has a spherical elevation at least on one side. | 2015-01-15 |