06th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090031964 | Combined furniture and animal housing - A combination article of furniture and housing for an animal is provided. Openings may be covered with multiple breathable layers to allow airflow and visibility into and out of a recess in the article of furniture. A slidable tray may be disposed within the recess. The slidable tray may slide in and out of the recess on a track A standard pet crate or a set of removable slides or dividers may allow customization of the interior volume of the recess. The removable slides or dividers may be secured within the housing by grooves. | 2009-02-05 |
20090031965 | Apparatus for the Passive Application of Liquid Pesticides to Cattle - A device is described for the passive application of liquid pesticides to cattle, utilizing a heavy structural steel channel for strength and simplicity as the main body and reservoir of the unit, mounted horizontally with a length of heavy structural steel angle welded and braced in a perpendicular manner to each end as mounting brackets. Ropes are fitted through a series of linearly aligned holes with each length of rope being looped through each pair of holes and held securely in position by the use a crimped metal sleeve. Liquid pesticide is poured into the channel to be absorbed by the ropes and the liquid is transferred to the coat of livestock as contact is made with the ropes. | 2009-02-05 |
20090031966 | TRAINING GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR CANINES, FELINES, OR OTHER ANIMALS - A computer-aided training and management system that uses a computer or other processor in wireless communication with an instrumented dog collar and/or optionally, one or more dog interaction devices, such as, for example, video monitors, loudspeakers, video cameras, training toys (e.g., ball, bone, moving toy, etc.), an animatronics “trainer,” a treat dispenser, a food dispensing and monitoring device, a water dispensing and monitoring device, tracking devices, a dog door, dog-monitoring doghouse, a dog-monitoring dog toilet, is described. In one embodiment, the instrumented dog collar is in two-way communication with a central computer system. | 2009-02-05 |
20090031967 | INTEGRAL WATERWALL EXTERNAL HEAT EXCHANGERS - A combustion system having a combustor that includes tubing for carrying boiler water, a cyclone to recover solids from exhaust of the combustor and an external heat exchanger to recover heat from the solids, includes: a bypass for providing boiler water from the combustor to tube bundles of the external heat exchanger and a boiler water return for providing boiler water from the tube bundles to waterwall tubing of the combustor. A method and an external heat exchanger are also provided. | 2009-02-05 |
20090031968 | PROCESS FOR OPERATING A COMPRESSION IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE IN COMBINATION WITH A CATALYTIC REFORMER - A process for operating a compression ignition internal combustion engine ( | 2009-02-05 |
20090031969 | FREELY ROTATABLE HYDRAULIC PIVOT ELEMENT - The freely rotatable hydraulic pivot element for an internal combustion engine has four oil inlets which are in fluid communication with the lash adjusting element inside the pivot element and in fluid communication with the oil gallery by using four more equally spaced oil inlets in the outer housing of the cylinder head while still in fluid communication therein. The use of four or more oil inlets are in the same radial plane of the outside cylindrical housing of the pivot element. | 2009-02-05 |
20090031970 | SWITCHABLE VALVETRAIN SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A switchable valvetrain system is provided having a control unit and a pressure regulator valve responsive to control signals from the control unit. A pressurized fluid source is provided in communication with the pressure regulator valve. A switchable valvetrain component having a latching mechanism and lubrication circuit in selective communication with the pressurized fluid source through the pressure regulator valve is also provided. The pressure regulator valve is operable to selectively and variably communicate fluid pressure from the pressurized fluid source to the latching mechanism and the lubrication circuit in response to control signals from the control unit. A method of operating the switchable valvetrain system is also provided. | 2009-02-05 |
20090031971 | CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE LIFT APPARATUS - A continuous variable valve lift apparatus includes an input cam disposed on an input shaft, a valve opening/closing portion, and a rocker arm rotating shaft. A rocker arm rotates around the rocker arm rotating shaft corresponding to a rotation of the input cam. An output cam is disposed at an end of the rocker arm, and opens and closes the valve opening/closing portion. A control portion controls a position of the rocker arm rotating shaft. | 2009-02-05 |
20090031972 | Variable Valve Train Apparatus for Internal Combustion Engine - A variable valve train apparatus ( | 2009-02-05 |
20090031973 | Engine equipped with adjustable valve timing mechanism - An engine equipped with an adjustable valve timing mechanism includes: an inlet valve opening term varying mechanism, which is included in the adjustable valve timing mechanism, varying an opening term of an inlet valve; and an inlet valve opening term controller controlling the inlet valve opening term varying mechanism according to a running state of the engine, the inlet valve opening term varying mechanism setting the opening term of the inlet valve to an first inlet term while the engine runs at relatively high load and relatively high speed, the inlet valve opening term varying mechanism also setting the opening term of the inlet valve to a second inlet term, termination timing of the inlet valve opening of which is retarded compared to the termination timing of the inlet valve opening in the first inlet term, while the engine runs at relatively low load and relatively low speed. | 2009-02-05 |
20090031974 | Electromechanical camshaft phaser having a worm gear drive with a hypoid gear actuator - An electromechanical camshaft phasing system comprising a first pinion gear mounted on the end of an engine camshaft and engaged by a worm gear mounted on a transverse shaft extending from and journalled by bearings in a phaser drive sprocket to cause the camshaft to rotate in response to the engine crankshaft. The first pinion gear is surrounded by a ring gear having a hub keyed to an armature or stator shaft of a motor mounted on the engine coaxially of the camshaft and first pinion gear. A second pinion gear mounted on the worm gear shaft engages the ring gear such that motor rotation of the ring gear about the first pinion gear causes rotation of the second pinion gear, worm gear, first pinion gear, and thus the camshaft with respect to the sprocket, thus varying the phase of the camshaft with respect to the crankshaft. | 2009-02-05 |
20090031975 | INNER LEVER FOR A SWITCHABLE FINGER LEVER OF A VALVE TRAIN OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An inner lever ( | 2009-02-05 |
20090031976 | Hydraulic Lash Compensation Device With Mechanical Lift Loss Feature - A hydraulic lash compensation device for an engine includes a plunger assembly slidingly received within a body bore to define a high pressure chamber. The plunger assembly includes a lower pressure chamber, an upper plunger element, and a lower plunger element. A mechanical lift loss feature includes a generally annular lift stop member retained to the upper plunger element by an adjustment member that extends through the lift stop member and is adjustably received in upper plunger element. The lift stop member is biased away from upper plunger element by a spring. When the upper plunger element is received into the body, the upper plunger element is offset a predetermined distance from the lower plunger element by virtue of the lift stop member's engagement with the lower plunger element. The offset is adjustable based on the position of the lift stop member relative to the upper plunger element. | 2009-02-05 |
20090031977 | LOW PROFILE VALVE LIFTER ASSEMBLY - The low profile valve lifter assembly has flats inside the bore of the outer housing and walls are formed and extended down from the plate of the guide such that the walls align with the flats of the bore to prevent rotation of the lifter with the guide. A groove and protuberance are provided in the flats and on the side wall of the guide in order to properly orient the lifter with the guide. The flats can be connected to form a pocket and the walls of the guide can be connected to form a sleeve that mates with the pocket. | 2009-02-05 |
20090031978 | HEAT ACCUMULATOR AND ENGINE - A heat accumulator ( | 2009-02-05 |
20090031979 | Oscillating Piston Machine - An oscillating piston engine comprises a housing in which at least one piston is arranged which can revolve in the housing about an axis of rotation which is fixed in relation to the housing, and which performs when revolving about the axis of rotation reciprocating pivoting movements about pivot axis extending perpendicularly to the axis of rotation between a first end position and a second end position, the at least one piston having a running element which runs, as the piston revolves about the axis of rotation, along at least one control cam which is configured in such a way that the pivoting movements of the at least one piston are derived from the revolving movement of the running element along the control cam. A second running element mounted to the piston and/or a negative-pressure source applying a negative pressure to the backside of the piston are provided for assisting the return of the piston from the first end position to the second end position of the pivoting movement of the piston. | 2009-02-05 |
20090031980 | AIR CLEANER INTAKE DUCT - An air cleaner intake duct includes a first pipe for receiving intake air and a second pipe that encloses the first pipe. A space is defined between the first pipe and the second pipe. The duct also includes a diffuser connected to the first pipe and configured to be connected to an air cleaner. | 2009-02-05 |
20090031981 | Intake system - An intake system supplies intake air to a combustion chamber of an engine. The system includes a thin film part and a wall portion. The thin film part divides a surge tank from a resonance chamber and is configured to promote the supply of intake air to the combustion chamber by resonating with a suction pulse, which is generated as a result of the supply of intake air to the combustion chamber. The wall portion is different from the thin film part and has an opening, through which the surge tank communicates with the resonance chamber. | 2009-02-05 |
20090031982 | OIL COMMUNICATION MANIFOLD FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A cylinder head assembly for an internal combustion engine is provided having a cylinder head adapted to contain at least one switchable valvetrain element operable to selectively deactivate at least one intake valve and at least one other switchable valvetrain element operable to selectively deactivate at least one exhaust valve. The cylinder head defines at least one feed passage operable to selectively communicate fluid pressure to the at least one switchable valvetrain element to selectively deactivate the at least one intake valve. The cylinder head defines at least one other feed passage operable to selectively communicate fluid pressure to the at least one other switchable valvetrain element to selectively deactivate the at least one exhaust valve. An oil communication manifold is mounted to the head and defines at least one communication passage operable to enable communication of fluid pressure between the at least one feed passage and the at least one other feed passage. | 2009-02-05 |
20090031983 | Air Filter for an Air Intake System of a Multi-Cylinder Internal Combustion Engine - An air filter for an air intake system of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine has a housing with a first housing part and a second housing part. A filter element is arranged between the housing parts. An untreated air side of the air filter is formed in the first housing part and a clean air side of the air filter is formed in the second housing part. The first housing part has a housing opening for conducting untreated air into the housing and the second housing part has a housing opening for discharging clean air out of the housing. Further, the housing has a third housing opening for conducting untreated air into the housing, with the housing holding a switchable flap arrangement for opening and closing the third housing opening. The flap arrangement can be activated as a function of operating states of the internal combustion engine. This allows variable, in particular large air masses to be passed through an air filter on account of the further housing opening. | 2009-02-05 |
20090031984 | NON-EQUILIBRIUM PLASMA DISCHARGE TYPE IGNITION DEVICE - An ignition device which performs a spark ignition of a fuel mixture in a combustion chamber ( | 2009-02-05 |
20090031985 | Premixed Compression Ignition Type Engine and Method of Controlling Intake Air Thereof - An intake passage ( | 2009-02-05 |
20090031986 | Intake Control Device For Vehicle Engine - An intake control device for a vehicle engine includes: a throttle body; a main throttle valve configured to be opened or closed in response to an operation applied to a throttle grip, the main throttle valve being rotatably supported by the throttle body; a sub-throttle valve configured to be opened or closed under control of an actuator, the sub-throttle valve being rotatably supported by the throttle body; an intake air path formed in the throttle body and provided with the main throttle valve and the sub-throttle valve so as to open or close the intake air path; and a bypass air path that is different from the intake air path and provided with an idle speed control (ISC) valve that is controlled so as to open or close the bypass air path in conjunction with the sub-throttle valve. | 2009-02-05 |
20090031987 | IMPROPER FUEL MIXING DETERMINING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - If improper fuel (light oil or kerosene) is mixed into fuel (gasoline) supplied to the engine, a knock limit of an ignition timing is retarded. Based on such a characteristic, every when knocking is detected based on a detection signal from a knock sensor, the ignition timing is stored as the knock occurring ignition timing and the ignition timing is retarded by a predetermined amount. After repeating the above processes, it is determined whether the knock occurring ignition timing is retarded more than a determination value (for example, a retarded limit value of the knock occurring ignition timing in a case that proper gasoline is served). When the knock occurring ignition timing is retarded more than the determination value, it is determined that the improper fuel is mixed in the fuel. | 2009-02-05 |
20090031988 | NON-EQUILIBRIUM PLASMA DISCHARGE TYPE IGNITION DEVICE - An ignition device performs spark ignition to a fuel mixture in a combustion chamber ( | 2009-02-05 |
20090031989 | IGNITION TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS AND IGNITION TIMING CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an ignition timing control apparatus for an engine, a KCS learning value learned when the engine is in a given operating state is used in an ignition timing control executed when the engine is in the other operating state. An estimated knocking occurrence ignition timing is set based on a most retarded ignition timing using the KCS learning value. A final ignition timing is set by changing a KCS feedback correction value based on whether knocking occurs when ignition is performed at the estimated knocking occurrence ignition timing. When a point indicating the engine operating state moves into a region where it is difficult to set the estimated knocking occurrence ignition timing, the KCS feedback correction value is changed to retard the final ignition timing, and the final ignition timing is set using the KCS learning value and the changed KCS feedback correction value. | 2009-02-05 |
20090031990 | FUEL METERING SYSTEM WITH MINIMAL HEAT INPUT - A fuel metering system for supplying fuel to a plurality of loads includes a variable displacement piston pump having an adjustable hanger that is movable to a plurality of positions. The variable displacement piston pump is configured to receive a drive torque and, upon receipt of the drive torque, to supply fuel to the plurality of loads at a flow rate dependent on the position of the adjustable hanger. A hanger actuator is coupled to receive hanger position commands and is operable, in response thereto, to move the adjustable hanger to the commanded position. A pump control mechanism is coupled to receive the fuel flow commands supplied by the gas turbine engine controller and is operable, in response thereto, to supply the hanger position commands. | 2009-02-05 |
20090031991 | Method And System For Controlling A Free-Piston Energy Converter - A method and system for controlling a free-piston energy converter is disclosed in which effects of events, like combustion events, in at least one of at least two cylinders, are decoupled from each other by predicting forces acting on the moving mass of the converter during a stroke of the moving mass and by evaluating or estimating a value representing a force which is exerted onto the moving mass, so that the moving mass reaches a desired reference condition or state, like a desired reference kinetic energy, at a certain position along the stroke. | 2009-02-05 |
20090031992 | FUEL INJECTOR MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM - A fuel injector mounting assembly is configured to limit or constrain movement of a fuel injector relative to a corresponding cylinder assembly. For example, the fuel injector mounting assembly includes a base that is secured to a cylinder assembly's housing and a fuel conduit. The fuel conduit includes a first fuel conduit portion which operates in conjunction with a cylinder assembly's fuel manifold to capture a fuel injector between the fuel injector mounting assembly and the cylinder assembly's fuel manifold. The fuel conduit also includes a second fuel conduit portion which is secured to a compliant fuel line. With such a configuration of the fuel injector mounting assembly, both ends of the fuel injector are secured to the cylinder assembly to minimize any relative motion in the fuel injector's seals relative to either the cylinder assembly's fuel manifold or to the compliant fuel line. | 2009-02-05 |
20090031993 | FUEL INJECTION VALVE ATTACHING STRUCTURE IN ENGINE FOR SMALL-SIZED VEHICLE - A fuel injection valve attaching structure is provided in an engine for a small-sized vehicle. The vehicle includes a vehicle body frame, an engine mounted on the vehicle body frame, a crankshaft extending in a widthwise direction of the vehicle body frame, and a storage compartment positioned above the engine and supported by the vehicle body frame. The vehicle includes an intake device forming an intake path having a U-like shape in side view in cooperation with an intake port provided for a cylinder head as a part of the engine, connected above the cylinder head, and disposed between the engine and the storage compartment so as to extend rearward from the cylinder head. The vehicle includes a fuel injection valve attached to the cylinder head and having an axis tilted forward and outward of the vehicle body frame. | 2009-02-05 |
20090031994 | MULTI LINK TYPE PISTON-CRANK MECHANISM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A multi link type piston-crank mechanism comprises an upper link that has one end pivotally connected to a piston of the engine through a piston pin, a lower link that is pivotally connected to the other end of the upper link through an upper pin and rotatably disposed on a crank pin of a crankshaft of the engine; and a control link that has a base end part swingably held by a body of the engine and a leading end pivotally connected to the lower link through a control pin. An axis of the piston pin is offset relative to an axis of the piston in thrust and counter thrust directions. When the piston comes to BDC, a part of the piston takes a position below a lower edge of a corresponding cylinder of the engine and the upper pin is offset relative to the axis of the piston pin in the same direction as a pin offset direction in which the axis of the piston pin is offset in the thrust and counter thrust directions relative to the axis of the piston. | 2009-02-05 |
20090031995 | Fuel supply apparatus - A fuel supply apparatus arranged to control supply of fuel includes a motor-driven fuel pump to be placed in a fuel tank, a mounting plate for closing a mounting hole of the fuel tank, a reserve cup that houses the fuel pump, and a pump controller adapted to control power supply to the fuel pump, and the pump controller is placed below the mounting plate and above the fuel pump. | 2009-02-05 |
20090031996 | EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A MICROCONDENSER DEVICE - A canisterless evaporative emission control system for an internal combustion engine includes a fuel tank for the internal combustion engine wherein vaporized fuel is generated and a microcondenser device for processing the vaporized fuel received from the fuel tank. An inlet passageway establishes fluid communication between the fuel tank and the microcondenser device for delivering the vaporized fuel from the fuel tank to the microcondenser device. | 2009-02-05 |
20090031997 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING INTERNAL PRESSURE OF FUEL TANK - An adsorption/desorption device is communicated with an upper space of a fuel tank via a vapor passage. The adsorption/desorption device is configured to selectively adsorb or desorb air components contained in vapor. The adsorption/desorption device and the vapor passage are not communicated to the external atmosphere. The fuel tank is provided with a pressure detecting device for detecting the internal pressure of the fuel tank. A pressure regulating device is provided to the vapor passage for controlling and maintaining the pressure applied to the adsorption/desorption device. When the internal pressure of the fuel tank is higher than the atmospheric pressure, the internal pressure of the fuel tank is pressure-fed to the side of the adsorption/desorption device via the pressure regulating device until the internal pressure of the fuel tank becomes in equilibrium with the atmospheric pressure. When the internal pressure of the fuel tank is lower than the atmospheric pressure, vapor is pressure-fed to the side of the fuel tank via the pressure regulating device until the internal pressure of the fuel tank becomes in equilibrium with the atmospheric pressure. | 2009-02-05 |
20090031998 | Air super charger - Disclosed herein is an air supercharger for vehicle engines. The air supercharger includes a cylindrical housing. Support ribs extend from the inner circumference of the housing to the center thereof. A shaft support pipe is provided at a predetermined position on the support ribs. A locking surface is provided on an upper end of the inner circumference of the housing. A stationary blade body is inserted into the housing and held between the locking surface and a stop surface of the housing. The stationary blade body includes support rims, stationary blades, and elastic parts. A rotating shaft is installed in the shaft support pipe. A rotary blade body is inserted into the stationary blade body and coupled to the rotating shaft. The rotary blade body includes a blade support pipe and rotary blades. Locking rings are provided on upper and lower ends of an outer circumference of the housing. | 2009-02-05 |
20090031999 | Charge air chiller - A system for chilling the pressurized charge air to a reciprocating engine is disclosed wherein the chilling is provided by a thermally activated refrigeration cycle powered by waste heat from the engine system. This reduces the required compression power, and also retards knock, making higher compression ratios possible. The chilling system is designed to minimize the amount of chilling required, and also to enable use of compression heat to power the chiller. The disclosed improvement also accommodates exhaust gas recirculation, plus providing activation heat from the exhaust gas, plus Miller cycle timing of the intake valves. Referring to FIG. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032000 | Hydrated EGR system, method and apparatus for reducing harmful exhaust emissions and improving fuel economy - A hydrated EGR system, method and apparatus for a vehicle, in which heat from an exhaust pipe is used to heat an aqueous fluid solution in a water tank. A portion of the hot exhaust gas is diverted from the main exhaust flow, and the diverted portion is bubbled through the heated aqueous fluid solution to form a hydrated EGR mixture containing water vapor. The hydrated EGR mixture is then fed back to an intake portion of the engine, is mixed with an incoming fuel/air mixture, and is burned with the fuel air mixture inside the engine. The use of the hydrated EGR mixture, including heated water vapor, as part of the intake charge simultaneously reduces harmful exhaust emissions, improves engine performance, and improves fuel economy of the vehicle. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032001 | Nitrous-Oxide System - A nitrous-oxide system for an engine includes a nozzle coupled to a nitrous-oxide bottle by a nitrous-oxide line. A nitrous-oxide valve is coupled to the nitrous-oxide line between the nitrous-oxide bottle and the nozzle. A control switch, operatively coupled to the nitrous-oxide valve. A pressure regulator, coupled to the nitrous-oxide line between the nitrous-oxide bottle and the nozzle, and is capable of regulating pressure of the nitrous-oxide to lower than 500 psi. The nozzle can be positioned adjacent a carburetor inlet to force nitrous-oxide into a carburetor throat. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032002 | DEVICE FOR PROPELLING A PROJECTILE - An archery or similar projectile launching device having a spring assembly to energize the device and a release mechanism to transmit energy stored within a torsion or alternative spring to the bowstring, so as to accelerate an arrow nocked to the bowstring once the trigger is released. In one embodiment, conjoined cranks wind a torsion spring within a spring motor affixed along the riser of the bow while the bowstring and arrow are concurrently brought into the discharge position. A mechanical advantage may be achieved with the cranking mechanism to reduce the effort exerted by the archer and thereby increase accuracy, velocity and ease of use. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032003 | COMPRESSED GAS-POWERED PROJECTILE ACCELERATOR - A pneumatic assembly for a paintball gun is provided. The pneumatic assembly includes a valve stem, and a bolt slidably mounted on the valve stem. The bolt includes at least one bolt port arranged through a sidewall of the bolt. A sealing member is provided on the valve stem in communication with an inner surface of the bolt. The bolt slides from a rearward position to a forward position along the valve stem. Compressed gas flows through the bolt port and through the bolt aperture to fire a projectile when the bolt is in the forward position. A paintball gun incorporating the pneumatic assembly is also provided. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032004 | SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING ARCHERY BOW AND ARROWS - A system for adjusting archery bows and arrows allows for easy adjustment thereof. The system allows an archery bow to be setup to provide for linear motion of the arrow in exiting the bow and provides for accurate shooting thereof. The system accommodates the natural shooting posture of the shooter. The system may also be used to verify the squareness and accuracy of arrow tips and inserts to ensure that arrow heads are attached squarely to the arrow. The system thus allows the accuracy of the arrow construction to be verified. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032005 | Limb Dampeners - Disclosed is a device made of a soft, flexible elastomer with freely movable members for use as a vibration dampener on an archery bow limb. Upon release of an arrow from an archery bow, the damper members reactively contact and rebound against the bow limb. The device can be installed on a mount to attach to both solid limb and split limb bows at the same general location on both the top and bottom limbs to greatly reduce the duration of vibration, the amount of hand shock and perceived noise generated upon release of an arrow from an archery bow. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032006 | Wire saw process - This invention provides a method for increasing the cutting performance of a wire saw, in cutting a substrate, by increasing the association of the abrasive particles in the cutting slurry and the cutting wire, the enhancement being caused by the use of thickening agents in the cutting slurry or by increasing the attraction of the abrasive particles to the cutting wire. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032007 | HEATING COOKER - A heating cooker includes a top panel for placing a load thereon and touch operation parts for allowing the user to operate the heating of the heater to heat the load. The operation display parts of the touch operation parts each include display characters disposed under the top panel and a backlight which emits light through the top panel so as to display the display characters in lighting. When not displayed, the operation display parts including the display characters are entirely unlit and made inoperable. This provides a user-friendly heating cooker. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032008 | Pyrolysis Appliance - A pyrolysis device having at least one muffle defining a cooking space and is formed with a has a muffle opening, at least one door for closing the muffle opening, and at least one drive motor for moving the door, and a self-locking gear operatively associated with the drive motor. Preferably the gear is a self-locking screw gear. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032009 | Grill With Improved-Configuration Grease Collecting Box - A grill with improved-configuration grease collecting box comprising feet, a pan mounted on the feet and a heating device on the backside of the pan, the feet form an opening to contain the grease collecting box, both sides of the opening have supports, the opening mounted a grease collecting box inside, and the grease collecting box mounted on the supports, said pan has grease outlet orifices on the top of grease collecting box. The grease collecting box of the present invention located below the pan, it does not occupy the additional space and uneasy to be turn overed by incaution, which add the security; Mounting the grease collecting box on the feet does not need any additional fitting device, and the simple configuration is advantageous to be carried; The grease collecting box being hidden in the feet make the appearance of the grill to be more aesthetic. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032010 | Domestic Appliance Door and Pertaining Operational Module - An operational module for a domestic appliance door including at least one operational control received therein, wherein the operational module is configured for at least partial insertion into a recess of the domestic appliance door from the exterior. An operational module for a domestic appliance door, including at least two operational controls received therein, wherein the operational module is configured for at least partial insertion into a recess of the domestic appliance door. A domestic appliance door, especially an oven door, comprises at least one recess for at least partially accommodating at least one of the operational modules. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032011 | CONTROL OF EXHAUST SYSTEMS - Exhaust capture and containment are enhanced by means of automatic or manual side skirts, a sensitive breach detector based on interference effects, a combination of vertical and horizontal edge jets, and/or corner jets that are directed to the center diagonally from corners. Associated control functions are described. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032012 | Radiant Gas Burner Unit - An improved radiant gas burner unit is provided having a shallow base with long walls and shorter walls. The shallow base supports a radiant gas burner plate or plates having openings therethrough, and forming an external surface of the base for emitting high temperature gas radiation. At least three mixing tubes are provided aligned with the shorter wall, and having two open ends. The first open end is positioned within the base and the second open end is positioned adjacent corresponding openings formed through the long wall of the base. A gas supply line extends along the long wall and has gas outlets for ejecting gas across an open air gap positioned intermediate the gas outlet and the second open end of the mixing tubes. The ejected gas is mixed with air as it crosses the air gap, and is provided to the openings of the radiant gas burner plate for combustion which produces high temperature radiation on the radiant gas burner plate and external surface of the base. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032013 | Preformed fireplace capable of venting vertically or horizontally - A gas fireplace is provided including a first housing having a first upper wall, and a second housing within the first housing having a second upper wall spaced apart from the first upper wall and defining a space there between. A combustion chamber is defined within said second housing. The fireplace further includes an elbow flue for the exhaust of gases generated in the fireplace. The elbow flue is coupled to the second upper wall and extends within the space. The elbow flue is rotatable relative to the upper walls about a vertical axis. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032014 | VARIABLE TILT TRACKER FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS - A solar tracking system is disclosed. The tracking system includes a tube rotatable around its end-to-end axis. A first support is coupled to the tube at a first location of the tube, and is coupled with a first base. A second support is coupled to the tube at a second location of the tube, and is coupled with a second base. A translation mechanism is coupled with the tube and provided to change the position of the first support relative to the second support. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032015 | DEPOLYMERIZATION METHOD - The invention relates to a method for depolymerizing starch comprising mixing a starch material with an ionic liquid solvent to dissolve the starch, and then treating the dissolved starch by agitating at a temperature and for a period for time to effect depolymerization of the starch into desired depolymerization products. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032016 | AIRWAY INTUBATION DEVICE - An airway intubation device having a one-piece molded body of biocompatible material with an ergonomically designed hand piece for left hand manipulation. The body includes a cap piece and linear-curved-linear insertion piece having a channel in one side thereof for insertion of an endotracheal tube. The channel has a wide entry portal disposed ahead of the hand piece so that a clinician may load the channel with a tube while the insertion piece is in the mouth of the patient without having to view the entry portal. The device includes illumination means and viewing means comprising an eye piece or a video display unit mounted to the cap piece so that a clinician can view the insertion of the tube between the vocal cords of a patient without contact. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032017 | SUPPORT HEADBAND FOR OXYGEN SUPPLY TO NOSE - A personal oxygen supply tubing management system includes a headband for positioning and grasping the tubing. The headband includes a rear tubing entry point, a curved path for grasping the tubing to prevent sliding, and an exit over a patient's ears. The curved path is created by a flap which resides over the tubing and obstructions between the flap and the headband which prevents the tubing from assuming a straight path. For example, the obstructions may be four mutually offset snaps forcing the tubing to assume a curved path to navigate past the snaps. The headband may be worn as a headband alone or may be a headband of a cap or hat. Integrating the oxygen supply tubing management system into a cap, for example a common base ball cap, provides a degree of concealment and reduces or eliminates the embarrassment a patient may experience when wearing an oxygen supply. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032018 | System Adapted to Provide a Flow of Gas to an Airway of a Patient - A system adapted to provide a flow of gas to an airway of a patient. The system comprises a first conduit, a second conduit, an interface appliance, and a retention assembly. The first conduit has a proximal end and a distal end. The second conduit has a proximal end and a distal end. The interface appliance has an inlet opening, an outlet opening, and one or more airway openings. The inlet opening is engaged with the proximal end of the first conduit such that the flow of gas is provided from the first conduit to the interface appliance at the engagement between the inlet opening and the proximal end of the first conduit. The one or more airway openings are adapted to deliver a portion of the flow of gas to the airway of the patient. The outlet opening is engaged with the proximal end of the second conduit such that a portion of the flow of gas is released from the interface appliance into the second conduit at the engagement between the outlet opening and the proximal end of the second conduit. The retention assembly retains the interface appliance in position with respect to the airway of the patient by engaging the first and second conduits such that if the interface appliance is in position with respect to the airway of the patient the first conduit and the second conduit run laterally across the patient's face on each side of the interface appliance underneath the eyes of the patient. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032019 | ONE-PIECE, FOLDABLE MASK AND HOLDING CHAMBER FOR USE WITH AEROSOLIZED MEDICATIONS - A one-piece, foldable mask and holding chamber for use with aerosolized medications includes a single flat patterned sheet of formable material that can be bent and folded to form a holding chamber, an integrated respiration mask, a one-way mask inlet valve having an attached valve membrane, and a one-way exhalation outlet valve having an attached valve membrane. The apparatus is configured to form a substantial seal around the nose and mouth of a patient such that the patient can inhale an aerosolized medication that has been introduced into the holding chamber by drawing the medication from the holding chamber, through the inlet valve to the interior of the mask, and into the lungs of the patient. The apparatus is formed by folding a series of segments of the flat pattern along various crease lines to create the holding chamber and mask, and then securing the segments in place with a series of retention tabs and tab engagement slots. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032020 | Gas Pressure Intensifier System for use with a Ventilator or Resuscitator - The present invention is directed to a system for supplying gas to a pneumatic logic controlled system such as ventilator or resuscitator. The system produces a high pressure gas stream and a low pressure gas stream from an intermediate gas pressure source. The intermediate pressure source could be any oxygen supply including a chemical oxygen generator or compressor. The high pressure gas stream has the water removed from the gas stream. The high pressure gas provides an energy source to the pneumatic logic of the ventilator or a resuscitator. The output flow of the pneumatic logic is used to control the flow of the low pressure gas by means of a proportional flow control valve. The proportional flow control valve combines the signal gas flow from the pneumatic control logic and the low pressure gas. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032021 | Jet-Endoscope - In a jet endoscope ( | 2009-02-05 |
20090032022 | Pressure Reducing Valve With Flexible Cuff - A pressure reducing valve for use in a system adapted to deliver a breathing gas to a patient. The pressure reducing valve is structured to communicate a flow of breathing gas to such a patient's airway during an inspiratory phase. The pressure reducing valve is structured to discharge the flow of breathing gas and a flow of exhaled gas to atmosphere during the expiratory phase. The flow of breathing gas and flow of exhaled gas are discharged to atmosphere through a number of exhaust ports. Because the flow of breathing gas and flow of exhalation gas are discharged through the exhaust ports, less effort is required by a patient during the expiratory phase. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032023 | CLOSED REVERSIBLE BREATHING APPARATUS HAVING A METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK - The present invention relates to methods for removing carbon dioxide and, if appropriate, water from breathing air in closed or partially closed systems using a porous metal-organic framework material, such systems having at least one breathing apparatus and also their use and methods for regenerating the porous metal-organic framework material. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032024 | Respiratory Mask and Method for Manufacturing a Respiratory Mask - A respiratory mask, a mould for a respiratory mask, as well as to a method for producing a respiratory mask are disclosed, in which manufacturability and usability of respiratory masks are improved. A respiratory mask is disclosed for administering a breathable gas to a patient, the respiratory mask comprising a first component formed from a flexible material and a second component formed from a material that is more rigid than the flexible material, wherein the first component is formed onto the second component by an overmoulding process. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032025 | Adjustable Gas Delivery Mask Having a Flexible Gasket - In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, an adjustable gas delivery system is provided. The system may include a face mask, an arm apparatus, and a gasket. The face mask may be configured to deliver gas to a subject, and may include a flexible cushion portion configured to interface with the subject's face and a rigid base portion configured to support the cushion portion, the rigid base portion including a gas inlet. The arm apparatus may be configured to deliver gas to the face mask. The arm apparatus may include a gas outlet having a cross-sectional area smaller than a cross-sectional area of the gas inlet of the base portion of the face mask. The gasket may couple the gas outlet of the arm apparatus with the gas inlet of the face mask. The gasket may be flexible such that the orientation of the face mask relative to the arm apparatus is adjustable. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032026 | Mask - A mask for delivery of respiratory therapy to a patient may include one or more of the following improvements: rigidizer provided to headgear strap, locking clip/clip receptacle headgear connection, keyed headgear buckles, lotion dispenser on frame, rotatable prongs to adjust orientation, alignment indicators provided to prong, cushion and/or frame, chin flap with bellows arrangement, vent holes positioned away from gas entry port, and vent holes to direct washout gas at an angle. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032027 | Multiple balloon endotracheal tube cuff - An airway ventilation device for insertion in a body cavity is provided. The airway ventilation device includes an endotracheal tube having multiple inflation cuffs. Adjacent inflation cuffs form indentation areas whereby bacterial secretions are removed through various liquid stabilizing means. An individual inflation cuff may optionally exhibit a twist in the opposite directions of an adjacent inflation cuff. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032028 | TRACHEOSTOMY VALVES AND RELATED METHODS - The embodiments of the present tracheostomy valves include a flexible diaphragm abutting a rib shaped substantially as a flat plate. Opposite the rib, the diaphragm abuts a boss and forms an uninterrupted seal therewith. As the tracheostomized patient inhales, the diaphragm bends about the rib, interrupting the seal and allowing air to flow smoothly into the valve. The features of the various embodiments contribute to a positive seal at all times except during inhalation, and low resistance to airflow through the valve during inhalation. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032030 | APPARATUS FOR TREATMENT OF SLEEP APNEA - A dental aligner can be placed between the patient's upper and lower teeth to help maintain proper positioning of the mandible for treatment of sleep apnea and sleep disorders. The aligner has an upper section to receive the upper teeth, a lower section to receive the lower teeth, and an adjustment mechanism to removably secure the upper section to the lower section and provide a degree of adjustability along an anterior-posterior axis. The upper and lower sections of the aligner have polymeric bodies that extend on the occlusal and labial-buccal aspects, but not on the lingual aspects of the patient's teeth. Labial-buccal archwires are embedded in the polymeric bodies of the upper and lower sections of the aligner for structural reinforcement. Bone screws or buttons on the upper and lower sections of the aligner can provide attachment points for elastics to assist in moving the mandible forward. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032031 | Special custom and ready made earplug devices for domestic animals - A unique safety device used as an Earplug for Domestic Animals. Particularly this new Special earplug device for Pets is related to devices and methods to protect the ears during grooming from exposure to liquids and high sound levels. This Special earplug device for Pets is a new combination of existing materials configured with unique features that provide an effective, practical and economical way to protect the ear canals of animals. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032032 | Slip-Stop Device for Continuous Passive Motion Machines - An article and method for preventing a continuous passive motion (CPM) device from moving out of position or alignment that include a holding member adapted to pass around a portion of the CPM device and an anchoring member coupled with the holding member for retaining the CPM device holding member in position. The anchoring member is adapted to be placed under the user of the device and held fast by the weight of the user, thereby assuring secure control of the CPM device position by the user. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032033 | Apparatus and Method for Producing Paper Tubes for Cigarette Filters - An method and apparatus for producing cigarette filter tubes are disclosed. According to the disclosed method and apparatus, a filter segment is supplied to a rotating delivery drum and a paper wrapper is supplied to the delivery drum and partially wrapped around said the filter segment. Thereafter, the paper wrapper and filter segment are transferred together from the delivery drum to a rotating wrapping drum. Folding arms on the wrapping drum subsequently fold down flaps of the paper wrapper to complete the formation of a filter tube. Wrapping assist members may be inserted into the paper wrapper as the flaps are folded down to ensure that the tube is sufficiently round in shape. Additionally, the wrapping assist members and folding arms may be heated in order to promote faster curing of glue surfaces on the paper wrapper. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032034 | Vaporization pipe with flame filter - A vaporizer device that uses a flame for vaporizing flavor and psychoactive compounds from smoking materials such as tobacco. The present device has a filter unit | 2009-02-05 |
20090032035 | CLIP - A clip for holding an object on a supporting member comprises a holding clamp and an attaching clamp. The holding clamp has a pair of clamping members with oppositely bowed gripping portions and inwardly arched handles. The oppositely bowed gripping portions form together, when engaged, jaws for holding an object such as a cigar. The jaws are connected together for pivotal movement to cooperate with each other for clamping action upon actuation of their handles. At the juncture point of the jaws with the handles, the clamping members are provided with aligned, apertured supports for receipt of an axial binding post or rivet that extends through the apertures and for holding the clamping members together and in axial alignment. A spring, normally biasing the clamping members towards a closed position is looped around the post with its ends locked against the handles. At the ends of the handles, in the flat portions thereof, the two clamping members are riveted together, and in such manner that the clamping members can rotate 360 degrees in a circle relative to one another. In this way the clamping members can be positioned in straight-line fashion, or rotated at any angle relative to one another. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032036 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A FLAVOR FOR EXPANDED TOBACCO MATERIAL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME - An apparatus for producing a flavor for expanded tobacco material has an extraction vessel ( | 2009-02-05 |
20090032037 | DEGRADABLE CIGARETTE FILTERS - Biodegradable cigarette filters comprise shaped fiber of PHBV. Included among these fiber shapes in cross section are Y, V, C, Triad, 4-DG and JC shapes. The shaped fibers may include micro cavities with adsorbents and/or flavorants in the cavities. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032038 | METHOD OF TREATING TOBACCO MAINSTREAM SMOKE AND SMOKING TOOL - There is provided a smoking tool that is capable of selectively removing carbon monoxide in tobacco mainstream smoke. The smoking tool includes a catalyst packed section packed with an oxidation catalyst capable of selectively removing carbon monoxide relative to nicotine among components of the tobacco mainstream smoke, into which tobacco mainstream smoke is introduced, and a heater heating the catalyst packed section. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032039 | Prefabricated tobacco strand for self-made cigarette and tobacco product consisting of such tobacco strand - A prefabricated tobacco strand for self-made cigarette comprises a tubular tobacco core containing fine cut tobacco, and a tubular wrapper surrounding the tobacco core and retaining the tubular shape of the tobacco strand. The tobacco strand cannot be smoked by itself, but can be smoked when inserted into a paper tube adapted for cigarettes. The wrapper is made of a porous paper with high air permeability. The outer surface of the wrapper is formed so that the frictional coefficient between said outer surface and the inner surface of the paper tube are adapted to permit insertion of the tobacco strand into the paper tube substantially without deformation. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032040 | Porous plastic smokeless tobacco substitutes - Systems and methods for providing synthetic substitutes for smokeless tobacco are provided. In one form, the application relates to systems for cessation of smokeless tobacco use and methods for making and using same. More particularly, but not exclusively, the application relates to the use of a plurality of porous plastic dispensing members sized and structured to imitate a quantity of smokeless tobacco, such as chewing tobacco. The porous plastic members define a matrix including an internal network of passages in communication with pores on the exterior of the dispensing members. Residing within the matrix is a dispensate imitative of one or more characteristics of smokeless tobacco which is extractable from the matrix upon exposure to a fluid. In one form, the dispensate may be a tobacco derivative including one or more of nicotine, tobacco flavoring, menthol, vitamins, minerals, therapeutic agents, and/or additional flavoring. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032041 | Hair Weft for Hair Extension and Thickening - A hair weft ( | 2009-02-05 |
20090032042 | Hair volumizing device - A hair volumizing device for creating the appearance of added volume to the user's hair that is worn under a section of the hair so it cannot be seen by others. The hair volumizing device of the present invention provides a style “bump” in the hair that is desired by many. The hair volumizing device comprises an elongated member having a center section, a first end and a second end. In a preferred embodiment, the elongated member is generally arcuately-shaped to conform to the shape of the user's head. One or more lengths of a textured material or other hair engaging mechanism keeps the hair in place over the device so that it will not be seen. One or more openings in the center section reduces weight, improves appearance and lowers the cost of the device. A hair extension component can be attached to the device for increased hair length. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032043 | Hair cutting comb with T-top member - A hair tool is provided that includes a first member for housing at least one razor and a second member formed generally in the shape of the letter “T”. The second member may be configured for matable attachment to the first member to resist ejection of the at least one razor from the first member. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032044 | HAIR BOW SYSTEM - A hair bow system and a method for creating a decorative hair bow. The hair bow system includes an attachment device that include a fastener element disposed on the attachment device. A first hair bow also including a fastener element can be removably fastened to the attachment device. A second hair bow can then be removably fastened to the first hair bow by attaching the second hair bow to the first hair bow. Additional hair bows can be attached, such as by being disposed between the first hair bow and the second hair bow. In this manner, a variety of appearances can be achieved by mixing and matching hair bows of different shapes, sizes, colors or decorative patterns. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032045 | Hair volumizing device - A hair volumizing device for creating the appearance of added volume to the user's hair that is worn under the hair so it cannot be seen by others. The hair volumizing device comprises a plurality of elongated members, each having a first proximal end and a second distal end, and a flexing mechanism generally at the first ends of the elongated members. In a preferred embodiment, the elongated members are formed in pairs of members each having a first and second elongated member that cooperatively engage each other. The flexing mechanism biases the elongated members together in a closed position and is operated by the user to separate the elongated members to the open position. A textured material or other hair engaging mechanism can help keep the hair in place over the device and a hair extension component can be attached to the device for increased hair length. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032046 | APPLICATOR FOR APPLYING A COMPOSITION TO KERATINOUS MATERIALS AND INCLUDING A SOURCE OF VIBRATION - The present invention relates to an applicator for applying a cosmetic composition to human keratinous materials or for adding finishing touches to makeup, the applicator comprising: a vibration source including a vibration generator that vibrates at a frequency lying in the range 1 Hz to 500 Hz, a handle, a stem carried by the handle and an applicator or finishing member for coming into contact with keratinous materials. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032047 | UNITARY HAIR CLIP AND METHOD OF USE - This invention provides a unitary hair clip. More specifically, provided is an elastic midsection with a first portion extending from the midsection, the first portion having a first width. A second portion extends from the midsection opposite from the first portion. The second portion provides an aperture having a second width greater than the first width. The aperture is adapted to receive the first portion. The first portion, the second portion and the elastic midsection are formed as a contiguous seamless structure. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032048 | HAIR IRON - A hair iron | 2009-02-05 |
20090032049 | Ventilated Device for Delivery of Agents to and through the Human Scalp - A method and device for administering minoxidil and other topical solutions to the scalp. The method entails administering a minoxidil preparation through a manifold that fits over the scalp of a patient, and placing a moisture barrier over the scalp for a period of time effective to enhance absorption of the minoxidil preparation by the scalp. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032050 | HEADBAND WITH PLIABLE ENDS - This invention provides a headband with pliable ends. More specifically, the headband with pliable ends has a curvilinear body integrally formed from an arcuate midsection and two pliable end sections. Each pliable end section extends from opposite ends of the midsection. The arcuate midsection structured and arranged to conform to a generalized top of head shape. The pliable end sections are each structured and arranged to be selectively deformable to conform to a user's side of head shape. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032051 | FLEXIBLE SEAMLESS HAIR CLAMP - This invention provides a flexible seamless hair clamp. More specifically, the flexible seamless hair clamp has a contiguous body portion. The contiguous body portion has a first leg member having a unitary first distal end and opposite thereto a first lever region, and a second leg member having a unitary second distal end and opposite thereto a second lever region. A curved bridging portion is disposed between and formed integrally with the first and second leg members proximate to the first and second lever regions. The bridging portion connects the first and second leg members in a manner such that each is oppositely juxtaposed with respect to each other and arranged to bias the distal ends into proximate contact with one another. Collectively, the first leg member, curved bridging portion and second leg member define a continuous concave surface within the contiguous body. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032052 | Cosmetics Vessel - A cosmetic case is provided. The cosmetic case includes: a first casing having a first container; a second casing which is connected with the first casing in a sliding manner, opens and closes the first container, and has a second container; and a third casing which is connected with the second casing, and opens and closes the second container, wherein, when the first container is open by sliding the second casing with respect to the first casing, the third casing is lifted at the same time, thereby opening the second container. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032053 | Cosmetic Applicator and Method of Making - A cosmetic applicator and method of manufacturing same, wherein the cosmetic applicator is formed of a substrate and an application element comprising one or more application areas that are cohesively maintained on the substrate in a gapless, side-by-side formation in the presence of wet and/or dry binders. The substrate is subjected to a wetting agent that provides a better bind for the cosmetic slurries as they are printed onto their respective application area. The cosmetic compositions of each cosmetic application area may be different. Various cosmetic effects may be provided to end-users in a portable application. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032054 | Cosmetic applicator and method of making - A method of manufacturing a cosmetic applicator formed of a substrate and an application element comprising one or more application areas that are cohesively maintained on the substrate in a gapless, side-by-side formation in the presence of wet and/or dry binders. The substrate is subjected to a wetting agent that provides a better bind for the cosmetic slurries as they are printed onto their respective application area. The cosmetic compositions of each cosmetic application area may be different. Various cosmetic effects may be provided to end-users in a portable application. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032055 | Method and Apparatus for Cleaning Tire Vulcanization Mold - A tire vulcanization mold cleaning method for cleaning a molding surface of a sector of the tire vulcanization mold for molding a tread portion of a pneumatic tire by using plasma created in an atmosphere of a reaction gas which chemically reacts with dirt attached to the molding surface of the sector. The method comprises the steps of placing the sector on a electrode table in a cleaning tank with the molding surface of the sector facing a discharge electrode, supplying the reaction gas to the cleaning tank while pressure in the cleaning tank is reduced, supplying a high-frequency power to the discharge electrode to create the plasma between the discharge electrode and the molding surface of the sector, and applying to the electrode table a high-frequency voltage having a frequency lower than a high frequency wave supplied to the discharge electrode to make the electrode table generate a negative self-bias. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032056 | CONTAMINANT REMOVING METHOD, CONTAMINANT REMOVING MECHANISM, AND VACUUM THIN FILM FORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A contaminant removing method of this invention has a step of emitting, in a vacuum, a directional beam to at least one of the lower surface edge and circumferential surface of a substrate to be processed having a thin film formed on its upper surface. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032057 | ACID INHIBITOR COMPOSITIONS FOR METAL CLEANING AND/OR PICKLING - An acid inhibitor concentrate is provided which contains water, at least one polyamino-aldehyde resin such as a quaternized polyethylenepolyamine-glyoxal resin, and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of acetylenic alcohols, ethoxylated fatty amines, ethoxylated fatty amine salts, and aldehyde-releasing compounds (such as hexamethylenetetramine). Such concentrates form useful metal cleaning and pickling solutions when combined with aqueous acid, wherein such solutions, when contacted with a metal surface, are effective in removing scale, smut and other deposits from the metal surface but exhibit a reduced tendency for the aqueous acid to attack or etch the metal itself. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032058 | Biodegradable detergent concentrate for medical instruments and equipment - An aqueous, concentrated neutral detergent composition for use in cleaning medical instruments and metal components (parts, tools, utensils, vessels, equipment, and surfaces) having scale control and corrosion inhibition properties when diluted to about 1/40 ounce per gallon to about 1/10 ounce per gallon in potable water. In addition, the concentrate may be applied directly to metal surfaces, such as stainless steel, to remove rust and other stains, without causing any additional corrosion or other damage to the metal surface. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032059 | CLEANING MATERIAL AND METHOD OF CLEANING A SURFACE - A cleaning material, a cleaning tool and a method of cleaning a surface is disclosed. In one embodiment, a cleaning material comprises a backing including a first surface and a second surface, and an array of 20 to 1000 upstanding stems per square centimeter projecting from the first surface of the backing. Each stem has a height from 0.2 and 2.0 millimeters and a shore hardness less than 105 A. In one embodiment, the method of cleaning a surface comprises providing a cleaning material having an array of 20 to 1000 upstanding stems per square centimeter, wherein each stem has a height from 0.2 and 2.0 millimeters and a shore hardness less than 105 A, wiping the cleaning material over a surface to be cleaned, and capturing debris between the stems of the cleaning material. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032060 | BERNOULLI BLADE - An end effector for a transport robot arm for a wafer wet cleaning system has an arm with a chuck at an end of the arm to support a wafer. The chuck also includes a cavity to spray a bottom surface of the wafer with a cleaning fluid. At least two branches extend from the chuck away from the arm with a roller at the end of each branch to hold the wafer. A spray bar is coupled to the arm. The spray bar is configured to hold and spray a top surface of the wafer with the cleaning fluid. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032061 | Dishwasher featuring alternating pump operation - A method is provided that allows a dishwasher to be run economically such that the washing residues that accumulate during the washing phases are removed from the washing liquid early on while the dishwasher filter systems are automatically cleaned. The re-circulation pump and the lye pump are at least temporarily operated in an alternating manner during a partial step of a program such that the dishwasher filter systems are automatically cleaned and the accumulated washing residues are conveyed away from the dishwasher at an early stage. The method makes it possible to improve the washing performance of the dishwasher and decrease the total operating time of the washing program, resulting in a reduction of the energy required for operating the dishwasher. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032062 | Method for precision cleaning and drying flat objects - Cleaning and drying of semiconductor wafers is carried out in a single-chamber type cleaning/drying apparatus for flat objects such as semiconductor wafer, where cleaning is carried out by impinging both sides of the wafer which rotates at a relatively low speed with jets of a washing liquid and where subsequent drying is carried out in the same chamber by increasing the rotation speed of the wafer and supplying an isopropyl-alcohol (IPA) mist onto the wafer from the top of the chamber. After the IPA forms a solution with the residue of water on the wafer, the drying process is accelerated by supplying gaseous nitrogen through nozzles arranged on both side of the coaxial with the wafer center. As a result, the IPA-water solution quickly evaporates without leaving traces of water drops on the dried surface. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032063 | Solid cleaning composition and method of use - This invention relates to solid cleaning compositions and the method for using the solid compositions to clean appliances and other soiled surfaces. The solid cleaning composition is generally comprised of a majority by weight of a cleaning active system; ingredients for forming the cleaning active system into a solid form; and optionally, a fragrance. The solid cleaning composition is ideally suited for reducing and/or eliminating microbial growth, including biofilm growth, contained within and/or on appliances, particularly those appliances that have water contact surfaces such as washing machines and dishwashers. The solid cleaning composition further provides reduction and/or elimination of undesirable odor and staining typically associated with such microbial growth. | 2009-02-05 |
20090032064 | PLATE WASHING SYSTEM WITH ULTRASONIC CLEANING OF PIPES AND A CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An automated method of cleaning the pipes of a plate washing system is provided. The plate washing system includes at least one manifold having a plurality of pipes configured to be provided within wells of a plate in order to wash the wells, an ultrasonic transducer mounted to a tank, and a control system. The plate washing system also includes sensors to sense the position of the pipes relative to plate and the tank, and the fluid level within the wells of the plate. The method includes dispensing fluid to the tank, submerging the tips of the pipes within the fluid, activating the ultrasonic transducer in order to vibrate the fluid, and aspirating the fluid from the tank. The control system may initiate a cleaning operation at the request of the user, at a scheduled interval, or when the level sensing system detects a decrease in instrument function. | 2009-02-05 |