04th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150020684 | Open top liquid/gas cyclone separator tube and process for same - Open top liquid/gas cyclone separator tube with a dual purpose single separator tube with both liquid and gas separation zones, an open top discharge vent to provide a for humid air to be discharged into the atmosphere, a means to prevent splashing out the open top of the separator tube, a means of the separation section to prevent turbulence while allowing the accumulation of used water in the bottom of the tube, a to provide gravity feeding of the water back to the scrubbing mechanism to be recycled for water preservation, a means of regulating the rate of water feed to the scrubbing mechanism, an open port means of the scrubbing mechanism to be used to add chemicals, gases or other elements to the gas stream that is discharged to the environment, and a for vertical discharge on the scrubbing mechanism to enhance entrainment of water droplets containing particles, bacteria and mold spores. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020685 | HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES AND METHODS FOR FORMING SAME - The invention provides improved hollow fiber membranes having at least two layers, and methods for forming the same. The methods include co-extruding a first composition, a second composition, and a third composition to form a dual layer hollow fiber membrane. The first composition includes a glassy polymer; the second composition includes a polysiloxane; and the third composition includes a bore fluid. The dual layer hollow fiber membranes include a first layer and a second layer, the first layer being a porous layer which includes the glassy polymer of the first composition, and the second layer being a polysiloxane layer which includes the polysiloxane of the second composition. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020686 | Heat Resistant Hydrogen Separation Membrane and Method for Manufacturing Same - The present invention relates to a hydrogen separation membrane which coats granular ceramic onto the surface of a porous metal support and which coats a hydrogen permeation metal thereon so as to inhibit diffusion between the support and a hydrogen separation layer, and to a method for manufacturing same. As a result, the metal support can be modularized with ease, the hydrogen permeation layer can be made thinner to increase the amount of hydrogen permeation, the use of a separation material can be minimized, and the hydrogen separation membrane can have higher competitiveness. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020687 | Device for Water Collection from Atmospheric Moisture - A device for collecting water from atmospheric moisture comprises water absorbing material, a protection wall and a water container. The protection wall is in a porous form. The water absorbing material is made of the temperature responsive polymer with a phase separation temperature, including Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM), Poly(vinylphosphonate) and etc. when its temperature is below phase separation temperature, the temperature responsive polymer is in a swollen hydrated state, forming hydrogen bond with water molecules; so as to absorb water from the air. When its temperature is above said phase separation temperature, the temperature responsive polymer is in a shrunken dehydrated state, forming hydrogen bond with other temperature responsive polymer molecules; so as to expel the water to the water container. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020688 | AIR FILTRATION DEVICE - An air filtration device is provided. The air filtration device includes a high-efficiency particulate air filter negative air machine and a cold air fogger. The negative air machine includes an intake and an output for airflow. The cold air fogger may include a tank for including the fogging liquid and a delivery nozzle directed towards the output of the airflow of the negative air machine. Therefore, infected air may travel through the negative air machine and out of the output where the airflow is treated by the cold air fogger. The present invention may treat air within contaminated rooms. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020689 | BEVERAGE CARTRIDGE - A beverage cartridge for use in a beverage dispensing system, comprising a housing, and located within the housing, a container for accommodating a beverage-related fluid substance and a pump; a drive port via which a driving torque may be delivered to the pump; and a fluid outlet port via which the fluid substance may be pumped from the cartridge; wherein the fluid outlet port and the drive port are located on the same side of the housing. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020690 | INFUSION/DISPERSION DEVICE - An infusion/dispersion device includes a handle, a tube, a rod, and a basket. The handle includes a first section and a second section. The first section is rotatable with respect to the second section. The tube is connected fast with the first section of the handle. The rod is received in the tube and is connected fast with the second section of the handle. The basket includes an outer shell and an inner shell that is receivable in the outer shell. The outer shell connects fast with the tube and the inner shell connects fast with the rod such that rotation of the first section of the handle with respect to the second section of the handle results in rotation of the inner shell with respect to the outer shell. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020691 | MILK HEATING AND DISPENSING AND FLAVOR DISPENSING SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS - The present disclosure includes a milk heating system, methods, and apparatus for combining milk, which is heated, ambient, or chilled, selectively with or without being infused with air, and selectively dispensed with or without flavorings. The apparatus and method disclosed includes structures for selectively combining milk with air and flavorings to dispense a selected combination of ingredients. The assembly includes a dispensing head assembly having a flavoring dispensing component and a milk dispensing component. The flavoring dispensing component can be coupled to the milk dispensing component for combining ingredients and dispensing into a container. The milk dispensing component includes a single path for the introduction of a flow of milk and a single path for the introduction of steam. The milk path and steam path are oriented to be fed into an intermediate passage which communicates with a swirl cavity defined by the mixing chamber. The introduction of milk and steam is controlled to provide a variety of selected conditions of the resulting combination. The flavor dispensing component introduces flavorings at least partially downstream from the mixing of the milk and steam to produce one or more flavorings with the milk component. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020692 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A GAS OVEN AND A GAS OVEN - In the method for operating a gas oven, this has a muffle with a lower gas burner and with an upper gas burner, wherein for its control, an electronic control unit is provided for actuating two gas valves and for igniting the gas burners and also for flame monitoring. For a combination operation with upper heat and lower heat in the muffle, the upper gas burner and the lower gas burner are operated alternately to each other in each case with heating phases. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020693 | COOKING SYSTEM - A cooking system includes a housing and a liner with a bottom heating element and a side circumferential heating element in a plurality of segments electrically connected. A control subsystem includes a selector for the user switchable between slow cook and stove top modes. Both the bottom heating element and the side circumferential heating element are energized and in the stove top mode. Only the side circumferential heating element is energized in the slow cook mode. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020694 | HEATING COOKER - A heating cooker includes an inner pot ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150020695 | TAPERED BARREL TWIN SHAFT PRECONDITIONER - An improved dual-shaft preconditioner ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150020696 | ROTARY SCREW BLANCHER - A food processing apparatus includes a tank defining an inner compartment having an inlet end for receiving food product and an outlet end for discharging food product, an open-top screen mounted within the compartment and positioned relative to the tank in a first position, and a rotatable auger mounted such that at least a portion of the auger is within the screen for advancing food product within the tank from the inlet end of the tank toward the outlet end. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020697 | Barbecue Support Assembly - A barbecue support assembly for supporting an elongate skewer at one or more preselected heights above a barbecue grill. The barbecue support assembly includes one or more body elements having one or more parts thereof positionable substantially at one of the preselected heights. Also the part includes one or more apertures in which an end of the skewer is receivable. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020698 | METHOD AND MEANS FOR EXTENDING THE SHELF LIFE OF FOOD PRODUCTS - A method and means is provided for extending the shelf life of a food product by successively subjecting the food product to UV germicidal irradiation and an ozone/water or ozone/air treatment. The UV unit and the ozone unit may be reversed so that the food product is first treated with the ozone and then subjected to the UV germicidal irradiation treatment. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020699 | Square Balers - A square baler having a display system for providing the operator with an indication of the weight of completed bales to enable the operator to modify a setting of the baler that affects crop density within the bale in order to achieve a uniform bale weight. In the invention, the display serves to indicate to the operator a rolling average of the weight of a predetermined number of bales last discharged from the baler. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020700 | ARRANGEMENT, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING NON-WOOD PLANT MATERIAL - A feeding arrangement ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150020701 | INCINERATION BYPRODUCT PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Methods and systems for processing incineration byproduct from waste incinerators, ash purification and recovery of materials and metals. High levels of aggregate and metals recovery and ash purification are achieved for residual ash with reduced environmental contaminants. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020702 | FOIL TRANSFER DEVICE - A foil transfer device includes an impression cylinder for transporting a printing substrate, a pressure cylinder for pressing a foil web against the printing substrate on the impression cylinder in a transfer nip jointly formed by the pressure cylinder and the impression cylinder, a blower device blowing into an exit region of the transfer nip, and a deflection element for deflecting the foil web. The deflection element is disposed in such a way that the foil web has a web section freely extending from the pressure cylinder to the deflection element. The blower device is disposed on the same side of the foil web as the impression cylinder. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020703 | WATER PRESSURE TRANSFER METHOD, A TRANSFER FILM FOR WATER PRESSURE TRANSFER AND A WATER PRESSURE TRANSFER ARTICLE - A transfer film | 2015-01-22 |
20150020704 | ENERGY EFFICIENT MULTI-SPECTRUM SCREEN EXPOSURE SYSTEM - A multi-spectrum screen exposure system for curing printing emulsions, including an enclosure with a platen that is transmissive to at least some ultraviolet wavelengths of light, a cover shiftable between an open orientation wherein the platen is accessible to an operator and a closed orientation wherein the platen is covered and inaccessible to the operator, a light emitting diode illumination (LED) light source assembly supported within the enclosure and oriented to direct illumination toward the platen, the light emitting diode illumination light source assembly emitting at least some light in the ultraviolet wavelengths, and a control unit operably coupled to the light emitting diode illumination light source assembly by which the light emitting diode illumination light source assembly can be operated in a controlled fashion. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020705 | APPARATUS FOR RELEASING FLUID TO THE ATMOSPHERE - An apparatus ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150020706 | HIGH VISIBILITY AMMUNITION CASINGS - Ammunition casings are described that include a base, a body coupled to the base, and one or more patterns on the body. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020707 | ONSITE STEEL RAIL LASER PROCESSING VEHICLE - The invention discloses an on-line laser processing vehicle for a rail, including a chassis, a vehicle body, a steer-control chamber and a container; the steer-control chamber includes a console, a CCD monitoring system and a drive-switching operating system; a dual driving system and switching mechanism, which with a process-operation driving system, a conventional operation driving system and a switching mechanism, is disposed in the container; the process-operation driving system operates to provide driving power for the laser processing vehicle during laser processing, and precisely controls moving speed and distance of the laser processing vehicle; the switching mechanism operates to implement switching between the conventional operation driving system and the process-operation driving system. The invention ensures accurate processing trajectories of the laser processing vehicle during laser processing; facilitates on-line laser processing of a variety of rails, such as the rails of main line, curved rails, guard rails, switch rails and so on, so that wear resistance of the processed rail is greatly improved, and meets requirements of high-speed and heavy haul trains for wear resistance of the rail. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020708 | RAILCAR BOGIE - A railcar bogie includes: a cross beam configured to support a carbody of a railcar; a pair of front and rear axles between which the cross beam is located and which are respectively arranged in front of and behind the cross beam in a railcar longitudinal direction so as to extend in a railcar width direction; bearings respectively provided at both railcar width direction sides of the axles and configured to rotatably support the axles; axle box main bodies configured to respectively accommodate the bearings; plate springs extending in the railcar longitudinal direction to respectively support both railcar width direction end portions of the cross beam, both longitudinal direction end portions of the plate springs being respectively arranged above the axle box main bodies to be respectively supported by the axle box main bodies. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020709 | ROLLING STOCK - Provided is rolling stock in which a center beam is formed of an upper plate part, a lower plate part, and a pair of side plate parts located on opposite sides of the upper plate part and the lower plate part into a rectangular tube cross-sectional shape. Each of the upper plate part and the lower plate part is formed by placing a plurality of plate members on each other, at least an outermost one of the plate members is formed in a flat plate shape, and a ridge portion projecting to a tube inner side is formed in a center portion, in the width direction, of the plate member located on an inner side such that the ridge portion is continuous in a longitudinal direction of the center beam, and which has an underframe capable of preventing the upper plate part and the lower plate part from buckling. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020710 | REFLECTIVE ASPHALT COMPOSITION - An asphalt composition comprises aggregate, binder coating the aggregate and reflective particles embedded in the binder. In various embodiments, the binder may comprise one or more of clear bitumen, bio-bitumen or a polymer modified bitumen for cold application. The binder may comprise a glare control additive. The reflective particles may be metal or metal oxide. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020711 | SEQUESTERING POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS IN ASPHALT - This invention is based upon the discovery that activated carbon can be used to sequester polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons that may be present in asphalt and creosote compositions. The treatment of asphalt and creosote compositions with activated carbon accordingly reduces the level of free polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in such compositions by sequestering them therein or removing them from the composition. After being sequestered the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons remain trapped in the asphalt or creosote composition, and are not available to the environment during normal processing into useful industrial products. This sequestration reduces the risk of exposing humans and the environment to the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons which would otherwise be free to migrate from the asphalt or creosote product during manufacturing and the service life of the product. In other words, the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are absorbed onto the activated carbon and are not available for bioaccumulation from the environment. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020712 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING AN EFFECT PIGMENT - The present invention relates to a process for preparing a coloured effect pigment, comprising the steps of (a) preparing in an aqueous coating medium at least one layer of a hydroxyl-containing metal oxide on a substrate, thereby obtaining in the aqueous coating medium a first coloured pigment material CPM1 comprising the substrate coated with the hydroxyl-containing metal oxide, wherein the substrate is made of aluminium or aluminium alloy which optionally comprises at least one passivating layer, and wherein the hydroxyl-containing metal oxide is a hydroxyl-containing iron oxide or a hydroxyl-containing titanium oxide or a mixture thereof, (b) providing the first coloured pigment material CPM1 in a liquid post-treatment medium comprising one or more high boiling organic liquids, and (c) heating the liquid post-treatment medium to a temperature of at least 90° C. so as to convert the first coloured pigment material CPM1 to a second coloured pigment material CPM2. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020713 | LIQUID COLOR COMPOSITION WITH COTTONSEED OIL BASE - A liquid colorant for use in molding or extruding plastic products comprises pigment dispersed in cottonseed oil. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020714 | HYDRAULIC COMPOSITION WITH LOW CLINKER CONTENT - A hydraulic binder including in parts by mass:
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20150020715 | TRAY TABLE WITH ARTICULATING SUPPORT - A tray table with an articulating support for portable electronic devices provides adjustable support for use of a portable electronic device at passenger seats of various forms of transportation, regardless of whether the tray table is in a stowed or service position. The articulating support comprises a plurality of rotating joints and rotating sections which combine to provide a plurality of refracted and extended positions, allowing a passenger to position his or her portable electronic device as desired. The articulating support secures the portable electronic device to prevent unwanted movement of the same, while also preserving unobstructed use of the top surface of the tray table when desired. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020716 | Foldable Table - A foldable table includes a first tabletop panel, a second tabletop panel, and a reinforcing frame which includes first through fourth reinforcing members mounted along longitudinal sides of the first and second tabletop panels respectively, a first transverse member transversely extended between outer end portions of the first and second reinforcing members at the first tabletop panel, and a second transverse member transversely extended between outer end portions of the third and fourth reinforcing members at the second tabletop panel. Two ends of the first transverse member are affixed to the first and second reinforcing members in a non-rotatably movable manner. Two ends of the second transverse member are affixed to the third and fourth reinforcing members in a non-rotatably movable manner. Therefore, the first and second transverse members enhance the rigidity of the reinforcement frame to support two transverse sides of the first and second tabletop panels respectively. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020717 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE OPERATION OF A GAS GENERATOR AND A GAS GENERATOR - A method for optimizing the operation of a gas generator having a housing part, at the upper end of which are elements for supplying fuel to a fuel compartment inside the housing part. The fuel descends by gravity onto a grate, a combustion zone being formed above the grate, with elements for supplying gasification gas thereto. The grate includes two concentrically arranged first and second grate parts, at least one of which grate part can be turned around an axis of rotation passing through a joint centre. The grate parts can be moved in the direction of the axis of rotation towards each other into their mutually interlocking position, and away from each other, into a position partly or completely out of the interlocking position. The grate parts move with respect to each other to regulate the flow of gases through the grate and/or the removal of ash. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020718 | FOLDING IMPLEMENT FOR THE PREPARATION OF SEED BEDS - A folding implement that facilitates planting operations and optimization of irrigation and drainage with efficient preparation, configuration, and planting of seed beds. A centrally located fixed drum roller supports a pair of hinged outboard drum roller wings that for maximum implement width are deployed in alignment with the main section during operation. The wings are hydraulically folded into a compact upright position for legal transport over public roads. The implement is constructed so as to provide strength and durability comparable to single-section furrow rollers. The wings include double sets of crumbler baskets for the preparation of seed beds, where the crumbler baskets are moved along with the folding wings. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020719 | Furrowing Device - A soil opener has a frog mount adapted to be coupled to a shank or other mounting member of a farm implement. A spreader is removably coupled to the frog mount and includes forward and rearward product delivery channels that are intended to be flow-coupled to product delivery tubes or hoses of the farm implement. A tip is removably coupled to the spreader. The leading edges of the frog mount, the spreader, and the tip, as well as the geometry between these components are such that draft is minimized even when the soil opener is pulled through the soil at higher speeds, e.g.. excess of 5 mph. The soil opener may be equipped with an optional soil gathering module. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020720 | Soil Opener - A soil opener has a frog mount adapted to be coupled to a shank or other mounting member of a farm implement. A spreader is removably coupled to the frog mount and includes forward and rearward product delivery channels that are intended to be flow-coupled to product delivery tubes or hoses of the farm implement. A tip is removably coupled to the spreader. The leading edges of the frog mount, the spreader, and the tip, as well as the geometry between these components are such that draft is minimized even when the soil opener is pulled through the soil at higher speeds, e.g., excess of 5 mph. The soil opener may be equipped with an optional soil gathering module. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020721 | PLANTER AND METHOD OF OPERATING A PLANTER WITH INDIVIDUAL METER CONTROL - A planter is described which utilizes individual seed meter motor drives at each row unit. motor controllers control each seed meter drive motor. Each individual row seed meter can be individually started, stopped and operated at a unique rate. Prior to planting, the meters can be operated to fill the meters and ensure that the meters are primed and ready to start dropping seed as soon as the planter begins operation to plant seed. When a seed delivery system is used with each meter to move seed from the meter to the soil, the delivery system is also primed with seed before operation of the planter. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020722 | FRAME FOR SEWING UPPER PILLOWS ON COVERING SHELLS FOR MATTRESSES - A frame for sewing upper pillows on covering shells for mattresses, which comprises four perimetric walls. Each wall is perpendicular to the two contiguous walls and comprises at least one laminar portion that constitutes a resting surface: at least one of the walls comprises at least one locking element for at least one component, selected from between an upper pillow and a covering shell, arranged on a respective laminar portion; at least one of the walls comprises at least two bands that are mutually aligned and can slide with respect to each other in order to vary the overall length of the wall; a linear actuator is interposed between the at least two bands of the wall, for the controlled mutual sliding of the bands; the actuator being adapted to be controlled by a respective control and management unit of a sewing machine that is functionally associatable with the frame. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020723 | WATERCRAFT WITH IMPROVED CHARACTERISTICS FOR TRAVEL IN ICE - The invention relates to a watercraft having improved characteristics for travel in ice, particularly an icebreaker, supply vessel, cargo vessel or corresponding, which watercraft has a hull, which has at the stem portion a propulsion and steering arrangement, which is mainly responsible for movement and steering of the watercraft and which includes at least one skeg-like projection, in which is located at least one propeller device. In accordance with the invention, said skeg-like projections comprise two units located on different sides of the centre line of the hull. Said propeller device is located at the stem end of the skeg-like projection. In addition, the skeg-like projection has between the propeller device and the hull of the watercraft, in the longitudinal direction on the skeg-like projection, one or more thruster devices to provide a water flow mainly transverse in relation to the hull. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020724 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A WATERJET-DRIVEN MARINE VESSEL - A system for controlling a marine vessel having first and second steering nozzles and corresponding first and second reversing buckets, comprises a processor configured to receive a first vessel control signal including at least a component corresponding to a translational thrust command in a port direction, and that is configured to provide a set of actuator control signals coupled to and control the first and second reversing buckets. The processor is configured to provide the set of actuator control signals so as to maintain the first reversing bucket substantially in a first discrete position and the second reversing bucket substantially in a second discrete position as long as the first vessel control signal includes a component corresponding to a translational thrust command in the port direction. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020725 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes first and second connectable parts. Each part has a respective structure, such as an aperture, arranged so that, when the two parts are brought together and appropriately aligned with each other, a locking member, such as a pin, may be engaged with the two structures to connect the two parts together. The two parts include respective mutually cooperating formations. These formations are arranged such that, as the two parts are brought together, any engagement between the formations causes the two parts to move relative to one another so that they align sufficiently to enable the locking member to be engaged with the respective structures. The connector is suitable for use as a subsea mooring connector. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020726 | LEAD-IN CABLE WITH A REPLACEABLE PORTION AND METHOD - A lead-in cable used to tow a streamer behind a vessel includes a replaceable portion removably connected between a portion of the lead-in cable attached to the vessel and the streamer. Alternatively a lead-in additional cable is inserted between a lead-in cable and a towed streamer. The replaceable portion or the lead-in additional cable covers a portion most likely to be damaged between the streamer and the towing vessel. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020727 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING GLOVE FAILURE - A system and method for identifying areas of a processing plant in which a glove is damaged. The system includes utilizing color-coded sets of gloves in different areas or processing steps within the plant. All the gloves used in a particular plant are provided with a unique identifier. If a piece of a glove is located in the product within the plant, the color of that piece indicates the area or process of the plant in which the glove was used. If a piece of a damaged glove is located in the product at a remote destination, the unique identifier in that piece is matched with a registry to determine the plant in which the glove was used. The color of the piece then helps the plant to identify where the damaged glove was used. The system and method are particularly helpful in the food processing industry, especially meat processing. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020728 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SILICON SINGLE CRYSTAL WAFER - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a silicon single crystal wafer, wherein, under a growth condition that V/G≧1.05×(V/G)crt is achieved where V is a growth rate in growth of the silicon single crystal ingot, G is a temperature gradient near a crystal growth interface, and (V/G)crt is a value of V/G when a dominant point defect changes from a vacancy to interstitial Si, a silicon single crystal ingot having oxygen concentration of 7×10 | 2015-01-22 |
20150020729 | GERMANIUM ENRICHED SILICON MATERIAL FOR MAKING SOLAR CELLS - Techniques for the formation of silicon ingots and crystals using silicon feedstock of various grades are described. A common feature is adding a predetermined amount of germanium to the melt and performing a crystallization to incorporate germanium into the silicon lattice of respective crystalline silicon materials. Such incorporated germanium results in improvements of respective silicon material characteristics, including increased material strength and improved electrical properties. This leads to positive effects at applying such materials in solar cell manufacturing and at making modules from those solar cells. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020730 | SEED CRYSTAL HOLDER, CRYSTAL GROWING DEVICE, AND CRYSTAL GROWING METHOD - A seed crystal holder according to the present invention for growing a crystal by a solution method, and that includes a seed crystal made of silicon carbide; a holding member above the seed crystal; a bonding agent configured to fix the seed crystal and the holding member; and a sheet member made of carbon which is interposed in the bonding agent in a thickness direction, and which has an outer periphery smaller than an outer periphery of the seed crystal in a plan view. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020731 | DEFECT REDUCTION IN SEEDED ALUMINUM NITRIDE CRYSTAL GROWTH - Bulk single crystal of aluminum nitride (AlN) having an areal planar defect density≦100 cm | 2015-01-22 |
20150020732 | POWDER COATING SYSTEM HAVING POWDER RECOVERY CYCLONE WITH HINGED LOWER SECTION - A cyclone comprises a second or lower portion that is pivotable with respect to a first or upper portion about an articulation between a first position and a second position; the second portion being aligned with the first portion along a first or vertical axis when the second portion is in the first position, and the second portion being aligned on a second axis that is different from the first axis when the second portion is moved from the first position to the second position. In various additional embodiments, the second axis may be normal to the first axis, for example, in the first position the lower portion is horizontal and in the first position the lower portion is vertical and aligned with the upper portion. The second position may be used as a cleaning position. When the lower portion is pivoted away from the upper portion, the vortex is interrupted. In the second position, the lower portion may also interface with a suction mechanism. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020733 | DAMPENING UNIT COMPRISING A ROTATING BRUSH, AND CONTAINER-HANDLING MACHINE - A dampening unit that sprays viscous application liquid to a treatment surface includes a rotating brush driven to rotate around the axis, a liquid applicator that supplies the liquid to the brush, and a brush chamber to accommodate the brush. The brush chamber includes a wall that surrounds the brush. The wall defines an ejection window for discharging viscous application liquid that is either sprayed or spun away from the brush. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020734 | STRUCTURE FOR IMPROVED GAS ACTIVATION FOR CROSS-FLOW TYPE THERMAL CVD CHAMBER - Embodiments described herein generally relate to a processing apparatus having a preheat ring for preheating the process gas. The preheat ring is disposed on a ring support. The preheat ring may have a segment adjacent a process gas inlet. The segment includes a top surface, and the top surface includes features to increase the surface area. In one embodiment, the feature is a plurality of protrusions. In another embodiment, the feature is a plurality of linear fins. In another embodiment, the preheat ring includes a first sub ring and a second sub ring disposed on the first sub ring, wherein the features are located on one segment of the second sub ring. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020735 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PLASMA DEPOSITION AND TREATMENT - This application is directed to an apparatus for creating microwave radiation patterns for an object detection system. The apparatus includes a waveguide conduit having first slots at one side of the conduit and corresponding second slots at an opposite side of the conduit. The waveguide conduit is coupled to a microwave source for transmitting microwaves from the microwave source through the plurality of first slots. A plunger is moveably positioned in the waveguide conduit from one end thereof. The plunger allows the waveguide conduit to be tuned to generally optimize the power of the microwaves exiting the first slots. Secondary plungers are each fitted in one of the second slots to independently tune or detune microwave emittance through a corresponding first slot. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020736 | SUBSTRATE SUPPORT RING FOR MORE UNIFORM LAYER THICKNESS - Embodiments of substrate support rings providing more uniform thickness of layers deposited or grown on a substrate are provided herein. In some embodiments, a substrate support ring includes: an inner ring with a centrally located support surface to support a substrate; and an outer ring extending radially outward from the support surface, wherein the outer ring comprises a reaction surface area disposed above and generally parallel to a support plane of the support surface, and wherein the reaction surface extends beyond the support surface by about 24 mm to about 45 mm. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020737 | Atomic Layer Deposition Using Radicals Of Gas Mixture - Performing atomic layer deposition (ALD) using radicals of a mixture of nitrogen compounds to increase the deposition rate of a layer deposited on a substrate. A mixture of nitrogen compound gases is injected into a radical reactor. Plasma of the compound gas is generated by applying voltage across two electrodes in the radical reactor to generate radicals of the nitrogen compound gases. The radicals are injected onto the surface of a substrate previously injected with source precursor. The radicals function as a reactant precursor and deposit a layer of material on the substrate. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020738 | Space Divider of a Milking Parlor Arrangement, and Milking Parlor Arrangement - A space divider ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150020739 | MILKING PARLOR ARRANGEMENT WITH AN INNER ROBOT DEVICE - The invention relates to a milking parlor arrangement ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150020740 | Livestock Feeder - A livestock feeder assembly is provided that comprises an outer frame having an open interior, whereby the feeder is adapted to support hay bales in an elevated condition and above the ground for livestock to feed upon. Within the interior of the outer frame is a plurality of inwardly directed support bar members, wherein the members are secured together by way of a chain or tether at their inner distal ends. The support bar members support one or more bales of hay above the ground, whereby the height of the bales can be adjusted by updating the distance from the inner distal ends of the members. Overall, the assembly supports hay above the ground to reduce premature decomposition, and provides openings in the frame for livestock to access the hay for consumption. Different sizes, shapes and configurations of the outer frame are contemplated. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020741 | ANIMAL FEEDING APPARATUS - Animal feeding apparatuses that include a plurality of protrusions extending into a feeding well. The protrusions clean the teeth or gums of an animal as it feeds from the feeding well. Also described herein are methods of cleaning an animal's teeth with such a bowl and animals that feed from such a bowl. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020742 | NECTAR FEEDER HAVING A FLOAT WITH ROUNDED BOTTOM - A nectar feeder for hummingbirds is disclosed. The feeder includes a container configured and arranged to store nectar feed. A spout depends from the bottom end of the container with an exit port defined thereon. A base tray positioned below the container and contains nectar feed. A vertical member extends from the base tray. A float engages at least one vertical member to prevent substantial independent lateral movement of the float within the base tray. The float also includes a rounded bottom surface to further help stabilize it on the liquid feed to prevent leaking The float has a stopper therein positioned below the spout. In operation, the nectar feed flows through the container and into the base tray until the float rises to a level where the stopper engages the exit port on the spout to prevent fluid from flowing into the base tray. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020743 | PET LITTER BOX - The invention is directed to a pet litter box that has a lower portion shell assembly and an upper portion shell. The upper portion shell assembly includes an opening onto a grate floor which a pet has to walk across to gain access to the litter below in the lower portion shell. The grate floor and an associated dividing wall are couple directly to and with the upper portion shell such that when the upper portion is removed from the lower portion shell, the grate floor and dividing wall are removed with it giving full access to the litter below. The grate floor is typically comprised of an expanded metal grate. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020744 | Aquarium - The invention relates to an aquarium with a pressure-tight aquarium tank, which during operation is filled with a liquid, and with a pressure-resistant rising pipe, which opens out into the aquarium tank and is intended for producing an increased hydrostatic pressure in the aquarium tank by a liquid column located in the rising pipe. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020745 | COVER MEMBER FOR EXHIBIT ITEM OR DISPLAY - Provided is a cover member for an exhibit or display element which makes an exhibit or display element visible as if nothing existed between the exhibit or display element and the viewer and can protect the exhibit or display element. The cover member ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150020746 | Support Arrangement For Soft Sided Aquarium - An aquarium with a flexible side wall includes a support arrangement. The support arrangement can include a lower support that serves as a base and an upper support capturing an upper edge of the flexible side wall to distribute forces applied to the upper edge of flexible side wall so that a force applied to a discrete location to the side wall is distributed across a relatively larger portion of the side wall than at the discrete location for preventing localized buckling of the side wall preventing spilling. The support arrangement includes an upper support formed of a ring and a ring-shaped insert received in a cavity of the ring providing opposing support surfaces engaging an upper portion of the flexible side wall. In a preferred embodiment, the ring and ring-shaped insert nest to clamp part of the side wall therebetween. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020747 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GROOMING-RELATED FARM DECISION SUPPORT - A method and system providing farm decision support relating to individual animals in a herd in a farm environment includes a brush station having a reader configured to remotely register, via identification devices, an identity of each animal visiting the brush station responsive to a detection unit detecting a repositioning of the brush from a neutral position resulting from an animal pushing against the brush. The reader unit has a detection range within which identity data can be read out from the identification device of each animal. In response to a detected repositioning of the brush, the reader unit registers the identity data from a first detected identification device within the detection range, and forwards the identity data to a processing unit via an output interface. The processing unit stores registered data representing animal visits to the brush station as decision support data. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020748 | ERRATIC BOUNCE AND ROLL TOY - A pet toy includes a structural configuration in which a center of gravity is displaced from a geometric center of the toy so as to provide erratic kinetic movement. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020749 | System and Method for Treating Pets - A system and method for treating pets, the system comprising: a content provider to provide video and audio content adapted for treating a pet; a video and audio output device for playing the video and audio content; and a feedback interface for providing indications to the content provider about behavior of the pet, wherein the content provider is to adapt the provided content according to the received indications. The method comprising playing video and audio content by a video and audio out-put device, the content comprising: an image adapted for treating a pet; and a sound adapted for treating a pet; receiving indications about behavior of the pet; and adapting the played content according to the received indications. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020750 | PET RESTRAINT SYSTEM - In various embodiments, a method of controlling a position of an animal includes tracking a position of the animal using a positioning system, such as a global positioning system. A time-varying position of a base object is also tracked using the positioning system, and a relative position of the animal with respect to the base object is determined, based on the positions of the animal and the base object. When the relative position exceeds a minimum value, a stimulus is provided to the animal to encourage the animal to reduce the relative position. A user of the system may define a region for the animal using a map of the surrounding territory. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020751 | RESTRAINING DEVICE - A restraining device for an animal or a child that has a restraint( | 2015-01-22 |
20150020752 | Hip Lift Harness Device and Method - An animal lifting device and method is provided. In particular, a hip member and a chest member are provided that have handles thereon. The chest member and the hip member may be selectively interconnected to each other with an interconnection member. The chest member may include an upper portion, shoulder pads, a chest pad, a center cross member, and an adjustable strap. The hip member may include an upper portion, an adjustable sling, and adjustable straps. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020753 | Multiple Animal Leash System with Internal Handholds - A multiple animal leash system with internal handholds includes two strips of flexible material, bound together; the ends having hold loops and a attachment clasps; two binding sections near the ends of the leash each having bindings joining the strips with a first, small interval between each binding to provide attachment apertures adapted to be retained by the attachment clasps; and a binding section at and around the center of the leash having a second plurality of bindings joining the strips of flexible material, having a second interval between each binding to provide hand-hold apertures adapted to be retained by a user's hand. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020754 | Pet Bathing Systems - A system for improved pet bathing of quadruped animals including feline species possessing claws and an aversion to water. More particularly, this invention relates to providing a system for restraining feline pets during bathing in a manner that is safe for both the owner and the animal. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020755 | Anxiety Reducing Animal Garment - Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an animal garment for relieving anxiety of a quadruped. The garment can include a neck portion forming a first terminal end of the garment, a hind portion forming a second terminal end of the garment, and a continuously formed torso portion having a surface extending between the neck portion and the hind portion. The surface of the torso portion includes a third terminal end and a fourth terminal end of the garment such that the neck portion, hind portion, third terminal end, and fourth terminal end define a perimeter of the garment. Exemplary embodiments of the garment can be formed to have a step-in construction with a pair of openings formed in the surface of the torso portion and disposed proximate to the neck portion. The pair openings can being configured to receive the front legs of the quadruped when the garment is in an open position. The third and fourth terminal ends are configured to be selectively fastened to each other in an overlapping arrangement along a back of the quadruped to position the garment in a closed position to secure the quadruped within the garment, and apply pressure to a torso of the quadruped. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020756 | HEATING DEVICE - A device for heating a flowing medium (e.g., water), wherein the device comprises a heating module and a heat exchanger enclosed by an insulating material comprising a vacuum-packed core material. The heating module and the heat exchanger may further be received in a housing having a number of walls, wherein the vacuum-packed core material is arranged between one of the walls and the heating module and/or the heat exchanger. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020757 | ENGINE WITH CYLINDER LINER WITH BONDING LAYER - A cylinder liner for an engine block assembly of an internal combustion engine is provided. The cylinder liner includes a liner member formed of cast iron and presenting an outer surface. A first portion of the outer surface of the liner member is machined to a reduced outside diameter. An aluminum-based material is then thermally sprayed onto the machined first portion, while a second portion of the outer surface remains uncoated. The coated cylinder liner is then placed in a mold, and another aluminum-based material is cast around the coated cylinder liner to form the engine block assembly. During the casting process, the two aluminum-based materials form a strong intermetallic bond between the liner member and the engine block. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020758 | SHUTTER DEVICE - Provided is a shutter device having a fail-safe function to prevent occurrence of overheating even when an actuator becomes inoperable. The shutter device includes a shutter valve ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150020759 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT PUMP - A variable displacement pump includes an urging mechanism to urge a cam ring in an eccentric direction and to increase the urging force when an eccentricity is decreased, a first control chamber to apply a force to the cam ring in a direction decreasing the eccentricity, and a second control chamber to apply a force, to the cam ring, in a direction increasing the eccentricity. The variable displacement pump further includes a thermosensitive mechanism to control the supply and drain of a discharge pressure supplied into the second control chamber, and a control valve to be operated by the discharge pressure and to decrease the pressure in the second control chamber when the discharge pressure increases. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020760 | Four-cycle Internal Combustion Engine - A four-cycle engine has an engine block having a cylindrical bore and an enclosed oil reservoir. Lubrication oil is inhaled from the oil reservoir and splashed to lubricate inner parts of the engine. The engine is provided with a cylinder head assembly having a pair of overhead intake and exhaust valves. Reciprocating intermediate lifters are provided between push rod and cam flowers to actuate the valve train. A push rod chamber communicated with the valve chamber is partitioned from the cam chamber and flowing of excess oil from the cam chamber into the valve chamber is prevented. Length of valve train push is shortened and it makes design of high speed engine properly. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020761 | ENGINE STARTUP DEVICE - An engine startup device is provided having a helical-spline-engaging part where an output shaft ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150020762 | SOUND GENERATOR FOR AN ANTI-NOISE SYSTEM FOR INFLUENCING EXHAUST NOISE AND/OR INTAKE NOISE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A sound generator | 2015-01-22 |
20150020763 | METHOD FOR REMOVING TRACE LEVELS OF OXYGEN FROM DIRECT COMBUSTION DEVICE COMBUSTION PRODUCTS - A method for removing trace levels of oxygen from combustions products. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020764 | IGNITION SYSTEM FOR LOW GRADE SYNTHESIS GAS AT HIGH COMPRESSION - An igniter system for a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine having one or more cylinders including at least one igniter per cylinder is disclosed. The igniter system can comprise: a combustion chamber connected to a main cylinder of the engine by a restricted diameter bore, wherein a lean burn fuel mixture is introduced into the combustion chamber by the normal compression stroke of the engine; a hydrogen valve that injects a hydrogen rich gas into the combustion chamber forming a mixture of hydrogen and air having a hydrogen concentration above the stoichiometric ratio for hydrogen and air in the combustion chamber; and a spark ignition source that injects hot unburned hydrogen into the main cylinder, thereby initiating ignition. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020765 | COMBUSTION BOWL OF PISTON - A piston for a compression ignition internal combustion engine includes a piston body having an outer cylindrical surface defined along a longitudinal piston axis. A piston includes a combustion face defining a combustion bowl including an inner bowl surface, an inner rim portion and an outer rim portion. The combustion face includes a cross-sectional profile of rotation about the longitudinal piston axis. A first profile of the profile of rotation includes a convex curve segment, a linear segment outboard the convex curve segments and a first set of concave curve segments outboard the linear segment. The first set of concave curve segments defines a first radius of curvature. A second profile is provided outboard the first profile and includes a second set of concave curve segments. The second set of concave curve segments defines a second radius of curvature greater than the first radius of curvature. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020766 | PRECHAMBER DEVICE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The disclosure is directed to an internal combustion engine having an improved prechamber device. The prechamber device includes features that provide improved mixing of fuel and air, specifically, a plurality of ribs positioned in a cavity of the prechamber device. The improved mixing of fuel and air yields improved uniformity of combustion in an associated combustion chamber. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020767 | Piston, Engine And Operating Method For Reduced Production Of Particulate Matter - A piston for reduced production of particulate matter during combustion of a fuel directly injected after a top dead center position includes a piston body defining a piston body diameter of about 263 mm, and a combustion face upon the first axial body end. The combustion face includes a combustion bowl, and an annular piston rim extending circumferentially around the combustion bowl. Inner and outer rim surfaces together comprise a horizontal width of the rim in a ratio of about 1:1 to about 2:1. The inner rim surface includes a chamfer sloping from about 9° to about 11°, such that a profile of the rim is relieved to limit deflection by the piston of the directly injected fuel toward a cylinder wall. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020768 | FUEL INJECTOR SPRAY PATTERN - A fuel injector having an injector axis, comprising a first nozzle aiming in a first radial direction; a first nozzle pair aiming in radial directions each equally angled relative to the first direction, closest to the first radial direction, and having a longest radial offset; a nozzle second pair in radial directions each equally angled relative to the first direction; and another nozzle aiming opposite the first radial direction and having a shortest radial offset. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020769 | Apparatus And Method For Igniting A Gaseous Fuel In A Direct Injection Internal Combustion Engine - An apparatus and method for igniting a gaseous fuel directly introduced into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine comprises steps of heating a space near a fuel injector nozzle; introducing a pilot amount of the gaseous fuel in the combustion chamber during a first stage injection event; controlling residency of the pilot amount in the space such that a temperature of the pilot amount increases to an auto-ignition temperature of the gaseous fuel whereby ignition occurs; introducing a main amount of the gaseous fuel during a second stage injection event after the first stage injection event; and using heat from combustion of the pilot amount to ignite the main amount. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020770 | FUEL MIXTURE SYSTEM AND ASSEMBLY - A system and attendant structural assembly operative to establish a coordinated mixture of gaseous and distillate fuels for an engine including an electronic control unit (ECU) operative to monitor predetermined engine data determinative of engine fuel requirements and structured to regulate ratios of the gaseous and distillate fuel of an operative fuel mixture for the engine. The system and assembly includes at least one mixing assembly comprising an integrated throttle body and air gas mixer directly connected to one another, wherein the throttle body is disposed in fluid communication with a pressurized gaseous fuel supply and the air gas mixer is disposed in fluid communication with a flow of intake air to a combustion section of the engine. In use, the throttle body is structured to direct a variable gaseous fuel flow directly to the air gas mixer for dispensing into the intake air flow to the combustion section. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020771 | FUEL MIXTURE SYSTEM AND ASSEMBLY - A system and attendant structural assembly operative to establish a coordinated mixture of gaseous and distillate fuels for an engine including an electronic control unit (ECU) operative to monitor predetermined engine data determinative of engine fuel requirements and structured to regulate ratios of the gaseous and distillate fuel of an operative fuel mixture for the engine. The system and assembly includes at least one mixing assembly comprising an integrated throttle body and air gas mixer directly connected to one another, wherein the throttle body is disposed in fluid communication with a pressurized gaseous fuel supply and the air gas mixer is disposed in fluid communication with a flow of intake air to a combustion section of the engine. In use, the throttle body is structured to direct a variable gaseous fuel flow directly to the air gas mixer for dispensing into the intake air flow to the combustion section. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020772 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine has an intake channel which opens via a first valve into a crankcase of the engine. The first valve opens at a first frequency (f | 2015-01-22 |
20150020773 | STOP CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A stop control apparatus ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150020774 | GOVERNOR SYSTEM ASSEMBLY - A governor system assembly and related method for assembling the same. The assembly may include a governor gear, a weight, and a locking pin pivotably coupling the weight to the governor gear along a pivot axis. The locking pin includes a locking segment rotatable into engagement with the gear about the pivot axis for securing the pin to the gear. In one assembly, the locking pin is rotatable between an unlocked position in which the locking pin is axially removable from the gear and a locked position in which a locking pin is not axially removable when the locking segment engages the gear. The locking pin may be L-shaped in some assemblies. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020775 | ENHANCED TRACTIVE POWER AT LOW SPEEDS - A method is disclosed for operating an internal combustion engine in which a coolant temperature of an engine coolant of the internal combustion engine is determined and is compared with a predetermined threshold temperature. If the coolant temperature is higher than the predetermined threshold temperature, a thermal input into the engine coolant is reduced by changing at least one operating parameter of the internal combustion engine. This can be done, for example, by raising a charging pressure of the internal combustion engine. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020776 | FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM CONTAINING HIGH PRESSURE PUMP WITH ISOLATION VALVES - A fuel delivery system including a high pressure fuel pump assembly. The assembly includes first and second output fuel paths each in communication with a fuel pump chamber. A main pressure relief fuel path is in communication with the fuel pump chamber and includes a pressure relief valve. A first relief fuel path is in communication with both the first output fuel path and the main pressure relief fuel path. A second relief fuel path is in communication with both the second output fuel path and the main pressure relief fuel path. The first and the second relief fuel paths are configured to restrict fuel flow therethrough between the first and the second output fuel paths. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020777 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL LEAKAGE IN A COMMON RAIL FUEL SYSTEM - A system and method for measuring fuel pressure decreases in a fuel accumulator of an internal combustion engine is provided. The system includes the ability to stop a fuel flow to a fuel accumulator of the engine. Pressure signals are transmitted to a control system of the engine until the fuel pressure in the fuel accumulator drops by a predetermined amount, at which time fuel flow is re-enabled. The pressure signals are then analyzed to determine the amount or quantity of fuel delivered by each fuel injector. The system and method maintain engine and emissions performance by limiting the amount of fuel pressure decrease in the fuel accumulator. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020778 | FUEL INJECTOR NOZZLE - A fuel injector includes a needle moveable along a central axis to initiate and terminate an injection event, and a nozzle body that receives the needle. The nozzle body includes a needle seat, a nozzle sac, and a passageway between the needle seat and the nozzle sac. The passageway defines a passageway inner surface. The nozzle sac has a curved, non-spherical profile and defines a sac inner surface that extends away from a distal end of the passageway inner surface. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020779 | FUEL TANK PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE CLEANING - Methods and systems for cleaning a pressure relieve valve for a fuel tank are disclosed. In one example approach a method for cleaning a pressure relief valve that is normally activated at a preset negative pressure in a fuel system comprises, during a test cycle, reducing fuel system pressure to a predetermined pressure which is higher than the preset pressure, and measuring pressure changes in the fuel system; and when not in the test cycle, periodically reducing the fuel system pressure to a third pressure which is less than said preset pressure. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020780 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING EVAPORATED FUEL PROCESSING DEVICE - An evaporated fuel processing apparatus includes a blocking valve configured to selectively allow and shut off communication between a canister and a fuel tank, and adsorbs evaporated fuel by the canister by opening the blocking valve during fuel filling, wherein the evaporated fuel occurs in the fuel tank, and performs a purge operation of introducing purge gas into an intake air line of an internal combustion engine with the blocking valve closed while the internal combustion engine is operating, wherein the purge gas contains a fuel component released from the canister. A diagnostic apparatus is configured to diagnose whether or not the blocking valve is abnormal, based on sensing of evaporated fuel flowing through the blocking valve while the purge operation is being performed. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020781 | Engine Inlet For EGR-Air Flow Distribution - An intake manifold having an EGR-air flow distributor for distributing the desired air flow and EGR-air mixture through the intake manifold to each cylinder is disclosed. The EGR-air flow distributor includes a set of guide vanes defining plural flow channels in a plenum region of the inlet manifold. The EGR-air flow distributor also includes an EGR tube partially extending into the inlet manifold and having a slot formed therein for introducing EGR into the plenum region at a single location between the engine throttle and the guide vanes. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020782 | TURBO PUMP - An exhaust turbo pump of an internal combustion engine has multiple pairs of turbine and compressor wheels rotatable about a common axis, an inner pair of wheels being connected by a tubular shaft rotatable relative to a spindle connecting an outer pair of wheels. One pair of wheels comprises a turbocharger for inlet air, and another pair of wheels comprises a low pressure EGR pump. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020783 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A second recirculation passage recirculates blow-by gas at an upstream section, which is upstream of an impeller of a turbocharger in an intake passage. A first passage branches and extends from a downstream section, which is downstream of the impeller in the intake passage. A second passage that forms part of the second recirculation passage connects the first passage and the upstream section to each other. A third passage, which is provided separately from the second passage, connects the first passage and the upstream section to each other. A change mechanism changes, in different manners, the flow rate of compressed gas recirculating to the upstream section through the second passage, and the flow rate of compressed gas recirculating to the upstream section through the third passage. | 2015-01-22 |