| 06th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
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| 20150033930 | KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT - The Invention relates to a keyboard instrument with a keyboard and a sound board including a front edge which runs substantially parallel to the keyboard. The sound board further includes a first lateral edge which forms a first angle (A) with the front edge, and a second lateral edge which forms a second angle (B) with the front edge. Strings are provided which are induced to vibrate by respective keys of the keyboard. There is also at least one sound bridge which is secured to the sound board and on which the other end of the strings which faces away from the keys is supported. The first angle (A) is >90°. The sound bridge extends at a right angle on the sound board approximately as far as a line that runs rearwards from the intersection of the front edge of the sound board and the first lateral edge. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033931 | ACOUSTIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - An acoustic musical instrument includes a main body defining a resonance chamber, and a magnetic device mounted to the main body. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033932 | MUSIC GENERATOR - Techniques are disclosed relating to generating music content. In one embodiment, a method includes determining one or more musical attributes based on external data and generating music content based on the one or more musical attributes. Generating the music content may include selecting from stored sound loops or tracks and/or generating new tracks based on the musical attributes. Selected or generated sound loops or tracks may be layered to generate the music content. Musical attributes may be determined in some embodiments based on user input (e.g., indicating a desired energy level), environment information, and/or user behavior information. Artists may upload tracks, in some embodiments, and be compensated based on usage of their tracks in generating music content. In some embodiments, a method includes generating sound and/or light control information based on the musical attributes. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033933 | BRAIDED WIRE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND BRAIDED WIRE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - Provide is a braided wire manufacturing method and a braided wire manufacturing apparatus which can produce a braided wire accurately braided without distortion. In a braided wire manufacturing apparatus, a plurality of conductive wires fed from a wire feeding mechanism are braided into a braided wire from a convergence position after passing through a mesh hole die, and the braided wire after passing along a guide roller is wound up using a capstan unit. The guide roller has a guide width for horizontal direction restriction so that movement of the braided wire in the horizontal direction falls within a predetermined restriction width from an ideal center position. The guide roller is provided at a height of a braid pitch of the braided wire in the perpendicular direction from the convergence position as a second feature. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033934 | BLANK CHAMBER AND HOUSING - A blank handling device is provided for receiving and firing a blank cartridge for use in a non-gun. The handling device includes a housing having a blank receiving chamber sized and configured for holding the blank during firing. The blank receiving chamber includes a first axis and a first diameter. A gas discharging passageway capable of being coupled to a barrel of a non-gun, is provided that has a second axis and a second diameter. A gas flow passageway is fluidly coupled to and extends between the blank receiving chamber and the gas flow passageway for conducting gasses discharged by the firing of the blank cartridge between the blank receiving chamber and the gas discharging passageway. The gas flow passageway has a third axis and a third diameter. The third diameter is less than the first diameter for preventing the passage through the gas flow passageway of a projectile discharged in the blank receiving chamber. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033935 | BALLISTIC COMPOSITE CONTAINING A THERMOPLASTIC OVERLAY - Ballistic composite articles comprising a fabric section, an overlay section disposed on the strikeface of the composite article and comprising a thermoplastic resin, and optionally an adhesive layer disposed between the fabric section and the overlay section are described. The ballistic composite articles can provide comparable or improved protection against projectile threats relative to conventional ballistic composites consisting only of a same-type fabric section having comparable area density, as evidenced by comparable V50 values and/lower backface deformation values when tested under the same conditions. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033936 | COMPOSITE PANEL - Composite panel comprising at least one layer containing at least one tape comprising a thermoplastic polymer selected from the group consisting of polyolefins, polyesters, polyvinyl alcohols, polyacrylonitriles, polyamides or polyketone, wherein the tape has a tensile strength of at least 1.2 GPa and an areal density of between 5 and 150 g/m | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033937 | CONTINUOUS BORON NITRIDE NANOTUBE YARNS AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION - A method and apparatus for producing boron nitride nanotubes and continuous boron nitride nanotube yarn or tapes is provided. The apparatus includes rotating reaction tubes that allow for continuous chemical vapor deposition of boron nitride nanotubes. The rotation of the reaction tubes allows the boron nitride nanotubes to be spun into yarns or made into tapes, without post process or external rotation or spinning of the gathered nanotubes. Boron nitride nanotube yarns or tapes of great length can be produced as a result, thereby providing industry with a readily useable format for this type of material. Dopants such as carbon can be added to engineer the band gap of the nanotubes. Catalysts may be formed outside or inside the reactor. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033938 | COMBINED ELECTRIC AND HYDRAULIC MOTOR - The invention is a combined motor that combines or integrates electric and hydraulic power producing technologies into a single compact motor by means of common or shared rotor and stator elements. The invention allows optimized power, torque, performance and energy usage in electric and electric-hybrid vehicles and offers reduced weight and lower production costs due the use of common or shared components. The combined motor's electric and hydraulic power producing elements are preferably coaxial and coplanar, permitting axial compactness and enabling efficient space utilization in the vehicle. In typical electric vehicle drive cycles disproportionately large energy losses occur during the launch acceleration and brake energy recovery modes of vehicle torque demand. The combined motor increases overall efficiency by substituting high-efficiency hydraulic torque for low-efficiency electric torque during these modes. These peak efficiency substitutions conserve battery energy during launch acceleration, maximizing the state of charge to extend driving range or runtime. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033939 | HYDROSTATIC RADIAL PISTON MACHINE AND PISTON FOR A HYDROSTATIC RADIAL PISTON MACHINE - A radial piston machine and a piston for a radial piston machine include pistons that are movable in the radial direction and are guided along a lifting surface of a cam ring by a roller. The roller is hydrostatically supported by a pressure groove in a sliding bearing surface of a roller cage. The geometry of the pressure groove is configured such that both the leakage is reduced and the lateral support is improved by enlarging hydrostatic and hydrodynamic surface sections. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033940 | SWASH PLATE - The outer periphery of the outer part of a substrate is a chamfer, and the outer part of the substrate is covered by a resin film layer. The thickness of the resin film layer at the chamfer is thicker than the locations radially further inwards from said chamfer. The surface of the resin film layer on the outer peripheral edge of the outer part is coplanar with the surface of the resin film layer further inwards. These locations act as the sliding surface the surface of the swash plate) that slides on a shoe, and compared with conventional techniques, because the resin film layer in the outer peripheral edge is thick, attrition of the portion being pressed against the shoe is suppressed. For that reason, the outer peripheral edge of the substrate and the vicinity thereof are prevented from being exposed, and seizure of the swash plate can be prevented. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033941 | LINEAR ACTUATOR AND VACUUM CONTROL DEVICE - A linear actuator is used with a vacuum chamber in which plasma is generated. The linear actuator comprises a moving member extending between the exterior and the interior of the vacuum chamber through an opening provided in the vacuum chamber so as to be rectilinearly reciprocated, a drive section configured to reciprocate the moving member, a cover that covers the moving member, and a slide seal section that provides a seal between the interior and the exterior of the vacuum chamber while allowing the cover to slide thereon. The cover covers a range of the moving member which is moved into both of the interior and the exterior of the vacuum chamber while the moving member is reciprocated by the drive section, and an outer surface of the cover is smaller in the amount of gas adsorption per unit area than an outer surface of the moving member. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033942 | REGENERATIVE AIR PURIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for regenerative air purification technology use in residential or commercial HVAC systems that includes a set of gas sensors and processor, a set of filters including the pre-particles filter; HEAP particles filters and the adsorption gas filters with TiO | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033943 | REGENERATION OF DIESEL PARTICLE FILTER - Regeneration of a diesel particle filter of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle is controlled according to soot mass loading and the vehicle operating condition. Regeneration modes include active regeneration and forced passive regeneration, and operating conditions include highway, town and off-road driving. One strategy may determine initiation of regeneration, and another may determine cessation. Regeneration mode may change in real time. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033944 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR WASTE-GAS PURIFICATION IN VACUUM STEEL TREATMENT PROCESSES - A method for waste gas purification in dust separation plants making use of a device ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033945 | GAS-SEPARATION MEMBRANE - A novel gas separation membrane having excellent gas permeability and gas separation performance, particularly carbon dioxide (CO | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033946 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING PARTICULATE MATTER FROM A GAS STREAM - Horizontal duct scrubbing systems for removing particulate matter from a gas are disclosed. The horizontal scrubbing systems may receive a particulate-containing gas stream (e.g., containing PM10 and/or PM2.5 particulate matter), and remove at least some of such particulates by spraying liquid droplets co-current to the flow of the gas stream, where the liquid droplets have a volume median droplet diameter (DV0.5) of from 240 microns to 600 microns, The scrubbing system may be substantially free of flow deflection members between a liquid inlet manifold and a demister. The system may be remove at least 50 wt. % PM10 and/or PM2.5 particulate matter from the gas stream. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033947 | APPLIANCE WHICH IS SUITABLE TO BE USED FOR MAKING A BEVERAGE IN AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT WAYS - An appliance ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033948 | Automated Hot Beverage Brewing Machine - The present invention relates to an apparatus for brewing hot beverages, and more particularly to an apparatus for automated brewing of coffee or tea. The apparatus for automated brewing of coffee comprises a frame structure defining an interior space, wherein the interior space houses a ground coffee feed system, a carousel assembly, a water system, a waste system and a coffee storage and dispensing system. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033949 | TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT IN A COOKING VESSEL - By performing a method for transmitting to a reading device data of a sensor that is allocated to an inductively heated cooking vessel, a high frequency control voltage is generated from a mains alternating voltage by means of a converter, wherein the high frequency control voltage is applied to an oscillator circuit having an induction heating coil in order to generate a high frequency magnetic alternating field for heating the cooking vessel. The method includes the steps: interrupting the applying of the high frequency control voltage to the oscillator circuit during a predefined first time region covering a zero crossing point of the mains alternating voltage in order to cause a self-resonant oscillation of the oscillator circuit; changing an impedance of an antenna that is inductively coupled to the induction heating coil, which antenna is allocated to the cooking vessel, in dependence upon the data of the sensor, which data is to be transmitted, during a second time region that lies within the first time region; and decoding the transmitted data of the sensor in the reading device, in that a resonant frequency, in particular a resonant frequency change, of the self-resonant oscillation of the oscillator circuit is evaluated. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033950 | COOKING CHAMBER FRAME FOR A COOKING APPLIANCE - A cooking appliance includes an upper housing, a lower housing operatively connected to the upper housing, and a removable baking attachment received on the lower housing. The baking attachment has a bottom surface, a substantially open top and peripheral sidewalls defining a baking cavity. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033951 | Auto Stir Cooking Appliance - A slow cooker including a housing with a heating element positioned therein, a cooking vessel configured to be positioned within the housing for heating via the heating element and a lid configured to be positioned on the cooking vessel to substantially close a generally pen end thereof. The lid has a releasable handle assembly wherein a motor handle or a non-motor handle may be attached thereto. The motor handle may be configured to selectively activate the motor in a pre-determined interval sequence wherein at the beginning of each interval the motor is activated for a given time and then the motor is deactivated until the beginning of the next interval Lid clips may be pivotally connected to the lid to releasably engage a rim of the cooking vessel. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033952 | SMOKE EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR A COOKING APPLIANCE - A cooking appliance includes a lower housing having a lower heating surface, an upper housing operatively connected to the lower housing and having an upper heating surface, and a smoke exhaust system. The smoke exhaust system includes an air inlet in a lower surface of the upper housing adjacent to the upper heating surface, an exhaust vent formed in the upper housing, and a fan disposed in the upper housing. The fan is configured to draw air through the inlet, into the upper housing, and expel the air through the exhaust vent. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033953 | GRILL PLATE AND HINGE STRUCTURES - A cooking appliance includes a lower housing having a first heating plate, a pair of opposed frame members operatively connected to the lower housing, the frame members including a guide track formed therein, and an upper housing having a second heating plate and a guiding wheel on opposed sides of the upper housing. The guiding wheel is received in the guide track such that the upper housing is selectively movable along the guide track. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033954 | SMOKE REDUCTION SYSTEM FOR A COOKING APPLIANCE - A cooking appliance includes an upper housing having a first heating surface and a lower housing operatively connected to the upper housing. The lower housing has a second heating surface having a plurality of apertures therethrough for facilitating the egress of cooking juices from the second heating surface. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033955 | FOOD MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR A COOKING APPLIANCE - A cooking appliance includes a lower housing having a lower heating element, an upper housing having an upper heating element, opposed frame members disposed between the upper housing and the lower housing and operatively connecting the lower housing to the upper housing. The cooking appliance further includes a food mounting assembly. The food mounting assembly includes a bracket extending between the opposed frame members for retaining a means for supporting food items over the lower heating element. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033956 | SPLASH GUARD FOR A COOKING APPLIANCE - A cooking appliance includes an upper housing having a first heating surface, a lower housing operatively connected to the upper housing, the lower housing having a second heating surface, and a splash guard having a plurality of peripheral sidewalls. The splash guard is nestable within the lower housing and extendable therefrom to a position wherein the splash guard substantially surrounds the second heating surface. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033957 | SMOKE FILTER SYSTEM FOR A COOKING APPLIANCE - A cooking appliance includes a lower housing having a lower heating surface and an upper housing operatively connected to the lower housing. The upper housing has an upper heating surface and an air inlet at least partially surrounding the upper heating surface. The cooking appliance further includes a filter disposed in the air inlet. The filter is configured to remove particulates from air passing through the air inlet. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033958 | JUICER - A juicer includes a linkage assembly operated with a pusher and a trigger assembly for allowing power to be supplied to motor. The linkage assembly includes a pressure component set in the end of the opening of feed tube. The pressure component is connected with a follower lever, the follower lever installed in the inside of the feed tube an be moved up and down. The trigger assembly includes some signal generators installed in the bottom of the follower lever and some inductors installed in juicer base are corresponded to the signal generators. The inductors are connected electrically with motors control circuit. The present invention avoids trouble from lengthy wires in circuit connection and shortens running length of the trigger assembly and lowers cost and machining accuracy. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033959 | STRAPPING APPARATUS - In order, in the case of a strapping apparatus for strapping articles with a strapping band, having a base plate which is provided with a base surface for arranging on an article, having a tensioning device with which a band tension can be applied to the strapping band, the tensioning device being provided for this purpose with an actuable tensioning tool which can be brought into and out of contact with the band, having a sealing device with which, by contact with the band, two band layers can be permanently connected to each other by forming a seal between the two band layers, the sealing device being provided in this case with a counter-holder surface for bearing against one side of the band and a sealing head for bearing against another side of the band while a seal is produced, and being provided with means for clamping the band in the strapping apparatus, to enable the strapping band to be able to be removed more easily from the strapping apparatus after strapping is produced, means of the strapping apparatus for producing a twisting of the band in a band section adjoining the sealing device, at least during the production of the seal and with respect to a longitudinal direction of the band, are proposed. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033960 | COMPACTING APPARATUS FOR COMPACTING RECEPTACLES - A compacting apparatus (1) for compacting receptacles has at least one advancing device (2) for conveying a receptacle (G) in a conveying direction (E) to an exit opening (6) of the compacting apparatus (1). The at least one advancing device (2) is configured to act on the receptacle (G) for compacting during conveying. A flap device (5) has an adjustable retaining flap (50) that closes the exit opening (6) in a closed position so that a receptacle (G) conveyed against the retaining flap (50) by the at least one advancing device (2) is retained on the retaining flap (50). The retaining flap (50) is adjustable out of the closed position to release the exit opening (6). | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033961 | COMPACTING DEVICE FOR COMPACTING CONTAINER - A compacting apparatus ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033962 | EJECTOR TRACK FOR REFUSE VEHICLE - An ejector for a refuse vehicle including a structural frame, a first shoe, and a second shoe. The structural frame includes a first side plate offset from a second side plate, and the distance between the first side plate and the second side plate defines a side plate spacing. The first shoe is coupled to the first side plate and includes a first surface configured to interface with a first ejector track. The second shoe is coupled to the second side plate and includes a second surface configured to interface with the second ejector track. A lateral spacing between the first surface and the second surface is less than or equal to the side plate spacing such that loading imparted on the structural frame is transmitted directly into the first ejector track and the second ejector track. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033963 | MACHINE PRESS - The hydraulic drive system of a machine press comprises at least two independent hydraulic drive units. In each of said hydraulic drive units at least one hydraulic cylinder, which is connected via valves and a main pressure line under supply pressure to a pump driven by a motor, raises and lowers the upper tool carrier. The rotational speed of the motor is adjustable via the numeric machine control, in which a rotational speed profile defined across the work cycle is stored. Furthermore, a pressure-limiting unit limiting the level of the supply pressure is provided, which at least during a part of the work cycle 1 limits the supply pressure to the lower pressure of a pressure profile defined across the work cycle and stored in the numeric machine control and the actual load pressure increased by an extra amount at the at least one hydraulic cylinder. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033964 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE SURFACE TREATMENT OF OBJECTS - An apparatus ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033965 | PRINTING MACHINE WITH PRINT HEAD CONTROL - A printing machine for printing onto containers, such as bottles, having at least a conveyor and a printing unit with a print head module, with at least one print head, a movement system for adjusting the position of the print head module, a measuring system for determining the position of the print head module and a control unit for controlling the movement system, where the movement system comprises a radial module for adjusting the position of the print head module in the radial direction and a height module for adjusting the height of the print head module in the vertical direction. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033966 | SCREEN PRINTER, AND METHOD OF CLEANING A STENCIL OF A SCREEN PRINTER - An SMT screen printer 100 is disclosed herein. In a described embodiment, the screen printer | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033967 | INTAGLIO PRINTING PLATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND USE THEREOF - There is described an intaglio printing plate ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033968 | OPTICAL ALIGNMENT OF MULTI-STATION FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING SYSTEM USING MOIRE INTERFERENCE - A method of aligning a multi-station flexographic printing system using Moiré interference includes printing, using a first flexographic printing station, at least one Moiré interference pattern in a unique location on a first side of a substrate for each of at least one subsequent flexographic printing stations of the system. For each of the at least one subsequent flexographic printing stations, at least one inverted Moiré interference pattern is printed on either side of the substrate in a location corresponding to that station's unique location on the substrate. An alignment of at least one of the at least one subsequent flexographic printing stations is adjusted when at least one Moiré interference pattern interferes with a corresponding at least one inverted Moiré interference pattern. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033969 | MODIFIED BLASTING AGENT - The present invention relates generally to an explosive composition comprising an aqueous emulsion of: an oxidizer component, a hydrocarbon fuel component containing emulsifier, and a bulking agent being a fuel-type waste material in a solid particulate form substantially lacking rough surfaces and sharp edges. Preferably the composition is of an ammonium nitrate based emulsion and a pelletised bulking agent. It also involves a method of providing an explosive composition to a blast site using a conventional mobile processing unit (MPU), being a truck having separate compartments adapted for holding fuel oil, dry ammonium nitrate prill, and ammonium nitrate based emulsion, where a compartment instead holds particulate waste material. It also concerns a method of blasting soft and wet ground, which comprises injecting into one or more blast holes in the soft and wet ground a sufficient quantity of the composition, and then setting off the composition. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033970 | ENGINEERED NECK ANGLE AMMUNITION CASING - Polymeric ammunition casings having engineered neck geometries, and methods of forming such ammunition are provided. In particular embodiments, both the internal and external neck geometries are engineered to provide even greater improvement of the accuracy and consistency of the ammunition. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033971 | WARHEAD HAVING SELECTABLE AXIAL EFFECTS - A cylindrical warhead is divided into a conical central segment and peripheral segments. The central segment has a disk-shaped liner bounding a cavity with high explosive and forming a penetrating projectile. The peripheral segments are hingedly attached to the central segment and have outer segment faces bounding respective cavities with high explosive, the segment faces forming sidewalls of the warhead in a closed position. The peripheral segments can be released to an open position in which the segment faces point in the forward direction for detonation. The warhead may be used in the closed position for single hardened targets such as armored vehicles and in the open position for area targets such as lighter vehicles and personnel. Opening of the warhead may be enabled at a time of launch of the warhead, or at a time of target acquisition after launch. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033972 | Disk-shaped Bullet, Bullet Case and Firearm with Rectangular Barrel for Disk-shaped Bullet - A firearm is provided that includes a receiver, a stock, an elongated barrel and a muzzle. The barrel extends from the receiver to the muzzle and has a rectangular internal bore extending from the receiver to the muzzle. The internal bore has two short sides and two long sides. A plurality of teeth extends along one of the short sides within the internal bore. A disk-shaped bullet fitting within the internal bore may be fired from the firearm. A bullet case having a rectangular orifice is provided to chamber the disk-shaped bullet for propulsion through the rectangular internal bore of the firearm. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033973 | IDENTIFIABLE PROJECTILES AND METHODS TO MAKE IDENTIFIABLE PROJECTILES FOR FIREARMS - The current invention is directed to a cost effective method of manufacturing bullets or projectiles for firearms which are identifiable after firing and undergoing damage. The mass production of low cost ammunition makes adoption of a requirement that projectiles be so identifiable unlikely unless manufacturing methods and costs are not substantially disrupted. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033974 | HEATED INFLATION SYSTEM - A heated inflation system for an inflatable device on an aircraft is provided. The heated inflation system includes an inflation cylinder configured to hold a gas mixture under pressure, a heating element configured to selectively heat the gas mixture, and a temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature of the gas mixture. The heated inflation system also includes a control module coupled to the heating element and the temperature sensor. The control module is configured to regulate heat applied by the heating element to the gas mixture based on a sensed temperature from the temperature sensor. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033975 | ADZER MACHINE HAVING FAILSAFE HEAD ASSEMBLY - A head assembly is provided for use with adzer machine. The head assembly may have a lift frame, and a cutting head rotationally connected to the lift frame. The head assembly may also have a skid, and a single-acting hydraulic cylinder connecting the skid to the lift frame. The head assembly may further have a spring connecting the skid to the lift frame. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033976 | DEVICE TO MAINTAIN A TRAJECTORY OF A GUIDED VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF DERAILMENT AND/OR FAILURE OF GUIDANCE. - A device to be fitted to a guided vehicle moving on a track having a guide rail and two side rails parallel to and on each side of the guide rail maintains a trajectory of the vehicle upon derailment. The vehicle includes a guidance unit having guide wheels to be supported on the guide rail. The device includes a bar to be fixed to the guidance unit transverse to the track. The bar has a length L between a distance D mutually separating the side rails minus the width C of the head of the guide rail and the distance D mutually separating side rails, i.e. D−C| 2015-02-05 | |
| 20150033977 | SERVICE VEHICLE FOR REPLACING IDLERS OF A BELT CONVEYOR - A track displaceable service vehicle replaces individual worn or damaged idlers with new idlers in the upper run and lower run of a belt conveyor with rising or falling conveying route, in which there is little space for the use of the service vehicle for replacing the idlers. The service vehicle accommodates a magazine for new and worn idlers and auxiliary devices for lifting the belt and removing old and for installing new idlers. A platform carries service personnel, and can be brought into a horizontal position in case of an inclined travel route of the service vehicle. The replacing of worn or defective idlers takes place in certain cycles in which the entire segment of the belt conveyor is removed and all worn and defective idlers are replaced. The service vehicle has a drive and is suitable for long tunnel sections (conveying routes which extend over several kilometers). | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033978 | ROLLING STOCK - A rolling stock includes: a pair of left and right post members provided upright on inner sides of left and right end portions of an end beam of an underframe, the end beam joined to a lower portion of a cab end structure; a recess portion open frontward, the recess portion formed in a front portion of the end beam between the pair of post members; and an impact absorbing member disposed between a bottom face of the recess portion and an inner face of the outside plate. The recess portion has such a size that the impact absorbing member is accommodated within the recess portion after being compressively deformed. Since the impact absorbing member is disposed on an inner side of the outside plate, the impact absorbing member is not exposed to the outside of the car body, and thus does not impair the design of the car body. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033979 | RAIL CARRIAGE GROUP - A rail carriage group ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033980 | METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR ANCHORING GAPFILL METALS - One aspect of the present invention includes a method of fabricating an electronic device. According to one embodiment, the method comprises providing a substrate having dielectric oxide surface areas adjacent to electrically conductive surface areas, chemically bonding an anchor compound with the dielectric oxide surface areas so as to form an anchor layer, initiating the growth of a metal using the electrically conductive surface areas and growing the metal so that the anchor layer also bonds with the metal. The anchor compound has at least one functional group capable of forming a chemical bond with the oxide surface and has at least one functional group capable of forming a chemical bond with the metal. Another aspect of the present invention is an electronic device. A third aspect of the present invention is a solution comprising the anchor compound. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033981 | BIO-BASED BINDERS FOR INSULATION AND NON-WOVEN MATS - An aqueous binder composition is provided that includes a carbohydrate and a crosslinking agent. In exemplary embodiments, the carbohydrate-based binder composition may also include a catalyst, a coupling agent, a process aid, a crosslinking density enhancer, an extender, a moisture resistant agent, a dedusting oil, a colorant, a corrosion inhibitor, a surfactant, a pH adjuster, and combinations thereof. The carbohydrate may be natural in origin and derived from renewable resources. Additionally, the carbohydrate polymer may have a dextrose equivalent (DE) number from 2 to 20. In at least one exemplary embodiment, the carbohydrate is a water-soluble polysaccharide such as dextrin or maltodextrin and the crosslinking agent is citric acid. Advantageously, the carbohydrates have a low viscosity and cure at moderate temperatures. The environmentally friendly, formaldehyde-free binder may be used in the formation of insulation materials and non-woven chopped strand mats. A method of making fibrous insulation products is also provided. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033982 | MIXING DEVICE, MIXING BLADES AND METHOD FOR MIXING CALCIUM ALUMINATE-CONTAINING SLURRIES - A mixing device having a mixing container and has a single-shaft agitator that extends into the mixing container. At the end of the drive shaft, a rotor body is arranged slightly above the bottom of the mixing container. The rotor body comprises a plurality of mixing blades, wherein the blades are, in one example, star-shaped and fixed in position to each other. A first end of the drive shaft is coupled to a motor and a second end of the drive shaft is configured to extend into the mixing vessel, wherein the blades are attached onto the second end of the drive shaft. The blades in one example include at least two coincidental knife-edged blades such that at least one of the knife-edged blades is facing upward. The mixing device in one example is used to mix calcium aluminate-containing slurries. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033983 | COMPOSITE BUILDING PRODUCTS BOUND WITH CELLULOSE NANOFIBERS - Building materials are generated by the simple mixing of cellulose nanofiber (CNF) slurry with typical wood-derived material such as wood meal, optionally with mineral particulate materials, and dried. Particle boards are made with wood meal particulates; wallboards are made with wood particulates and mineral particulates; paints are made with pigment particulates; and cement is made with aggregate particulates. The particle board samples were tested for fracture toughness. The fracture toughness was found to be from 20% higher up to ten times higher than the typical value for similar board, depending on the formulation. For cases of 20% by weight cellulose nanofibers and 80% wood, the fracture toughness was more than double that of typical particle board. The process sequesters carbon and oxygen into the building product for its lifespan—typically decades—and avoid releasing CO | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033984 | CELLULOSE ACYLATE FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF POLARIZING PLATE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided a cellulose acylate film comprising a plasticizer and two or more kinds of ultraviolet absorbents specific in structure and has a moisture permeability of 1,000 to 1,700 g/m | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033985 | COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING TETRAHYDROFURFURYL AND/OR ALKYL-SUBSTITUTED TETRAHYDROFURFURYL ESTERS OF CITRIC ACID - Compositions containing tetrahydrofurfuryl and/or alkyl-substituted tetrahydrofurfuryl esters of citric acid are provided. These esters of citric acid can be formed from renewable materials and can be used, for example, as plasticizers for various polymeric materials. The tetrahydrofurfuryl and/or alkyl-substituted tetrahydrofurfuryl esters of citric acid typically have a low odor, have good compatibility with a variety of polymeric materials, and can be used at temperatures often encountered during hot melt processing of polymeric materials. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033986 | INORGANIC FIBROUS REGULARLY SHAPED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING HARDNESS THEREOF - An inorganic fibrous shaped product including organic fiber that includes at least biosoluble inorganic fiber having the following composition and an organic thickener, and including no colloidal silica: [Composition] SiO | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033987 | THIN ALUMINUM FLAKES - Described are thin plane-parallel aluminum flakes illustrated in FIG. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033988 | NON-COLOR SHIFTING MULTILAYER STRUCTURES AND PROTECTIVE COATINGS THEREON - An omnidirectional structural color pigment having a protective coating. The pigment has a first layer of a first material and a second layer of a second material, the second layer extending across the first layer. In addition, the pigment reflects a band of electromagnetic radiation having a predetermined full width at half maximum (FWHM) of less than 300 nm and a predetermined color shift of less than 30° when the pigment is exposed to broadband electromagnetic radiation and viewed from angles between 0 and 45°. The pigment has a weather resistant coating that covers an outer surface thereof and reduces a relative photocatalytic activity of the pigment by at least 50%. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033989 | Fast Setting Portland Cement Compositions With Alkali Metal Citrates And Phosphates With High Early-Age Compressive Strength and Reduced Shrinkage - A method of making a rapid setting composition for cement boards is disclosed. Compositions including a hydraulic cement preferably portland cement, an alkali metal citrate such as tripotassium citrate, and a phosphate such as sodium trimetaphosphate, with optional gypsum, and no alkanolamine accelerant, and no fly ash based cement. An interaction between the alkali metal citrate and the phosphate increases the effectiveness of accelerating reactions of the portland cement without need for an alkanolamine accelerant, even in the presence of gypsum. This allows unexpected quick setting and increased early-age compressive strength without shrinkage in the cement board compositions. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033990 | PROTECTIVE STUDENT DESK - A protective student desk may include a set of base elements, a set of legs attached to the set of base elements, a desktop pivotably attached to the set of legs, and a panel connected to the set of base elements and attached to the set of legs. The protective student desk may provide a full body protective shield and be bullet resistant. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033991 | PALLET BASE AND PALLET PROVIDED WITH SAID BASE - Pallet (P) base ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033992 | CONCRETE SAW RACK HAVING SLOT TO ACCOMMODATE BLADE - A transportation system for a concrete saw includes an opening in a support surface for the concrete saw. The opening in the support surface is positioned and sized to receive the saw blade while the concrete saw is supported by the support surface. The transportation system is adapted to be loaded on a transporter for transportation of the construction equipment. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033993 | PERIMETER TRACK LAZY SUSAN - A track system comprises a plurality of track components. Each of the plurality of track components has a substantially coplanar and substantially continuous pair of tracks extending about an upper surface of a platform. At least one carrier has a plurality of rolling surfaces having a first and a second rolling surface coupled by a body to engage the continuous pair of tracks. A loading portion may be removeably coupled to the platform for loading carriers to the track. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033994 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONCEALING AND ACCESSING OBJECTS BEHIND A SURFACE - A system is provided for concealing and accessing objects behind an interior surface of a room. The system includes an opening defined by the interior surface and a mount in which valuables are secured and positioned in a cavity behind the interior surface of the room. The system further includes a décor element positioned at the opening. The system further includes an actuator assembly positioned in the cavity and operatively coupled to the mount and décor element to move the décor element from the opening and to move the mount to the opening to access the valuables. A method is also provided for concealing and accessing objects behind an interior surface of a room. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033995 | PIVOTALLY RETRACTABLE SEED PLANTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A pivotally retractable seed planting apparatus that comprises a main frame assembly, a pivoting transverse member, a pivotally retractable transverse member, a lift system, a set of retractable wheels, a plurality of set of transverse member wheels, a hitching pole member, a central transverse member and a set of frame wheels. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033996 | APPARATUS FOR STITCHING VEHICLE INTERIOR COMPONENTS - An apparatus for stitching a component is provided. The apparatus includes an awl bar assembly coupled to a first drive device. The awl bar assembly is moved from a first position to a second position along the stitch path with an external drive device. A second drive device is coupled to the first drive device. A needle bar assembly is provided having a needle. The needle moves between an inserted and a withdrawn position, the needle bar assembly being pivotally coupled to the second drive device, the needle bar assembly moves from the first position to the second position with the same external drive device driving the awl bar assembly. A biasing member is coupled to the needle bar assembly, the biasing member being arranged to pivot and align the needle bar assembly in the second position in response to the needle bar being moved to the withdrawn position. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033997 | Multipurpose Stabilized Water Board for Recreational Use - This invention provides for a new design of recreational water boards that are significantly more stable than traditional boards in the class of standup paddle boards, windsurfing boards, and surf boards. Higher stability is achieved by shifting the primary buoyancy of the board to the “rail hulls” located on each side of the board deck creating a tunnel-hull effect. This provides a unique ability to make the board more stable for the average or beginner rider. This new design is intended to be a multipurpose platform allowing the rider to use as a standup paddle board, windsurf board, and surf board. In addition because the design is very stable it can be configured with a removable seat to allow the rider to paddle while seated. The increased stability provided by the tunnel hull effect also eliminates the need for a fixed rudder or fin to generate directional stability. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033998 | VESSEL WITH A RIGID WINGSAIL INSTALLATION - A vessel provided with at least one rigid wingsail installation with a mast structure and a rigid wingsail. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033999 | MAST STABILIZING DEVICE - Some implementations feature a mast stabilizing device that includes a mast comprising a first portion and a second portion, a sensor coupled to the first portion of the mast, and a pivot structure coupled to the mast. The pivot structure is configured to allow the mast to pivot in the mast stabilizing device. The mast is coupled to the pivot structure so as to pivot along a pivot portion of the mast. The mast stabilizing device also includes a mass coupled to the second portion of the mast. The mass is configured to counteract a force applied to the first portion of the mast. The mast stabilizing device further includes a platform coupled to the pivot structure, the platform configured to operate on a body of water. In some implementations, the pivot structure is a gimbal device. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034000 | Twin Arm Gin Pole - A twin arm gin pole is an apparatus that is used for leverage when raising or lowering a deck stepped mast on a sail boat. The apparatus includes a first arm, a second arm, a first lifeline stanchion coupler, a second lifeline stanchion coupler, a winch, and a halyard connector. The first arm and the second arm are connected in a V-shaped structural body. Each of the distal ends for the V-shaped structural body is hingedly connected to the boat by one of the lifeline stanchion coupler. The winch is connected adjacent to the vertex of the V-shaped structural body, and the halyard connector is connected adjacent to the V-shaped structural body, opposite the winch. The winch is cranked to either pull the V-shaped structural body towards or away from the deck of the boat. A halyard line is tethered between the halyard connector and the top of the mast. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034001 | STEERING SYSTEM FOR A MARINE VESSEL - A steering system for a marine vessel comprises a helm, a control head, and a joystick. The helm and control head may respectively provide user inputted steering commands and user inputted shift and throttle commands on a first CAN network. The joystick and the control head may respectively provide user inputted steering commands and user inputted shift and throttle commands on a second CAN network. The helm may provide user inputted steering commands on the first CAN network. The control head may provide user inputted shift and throttle commands on the second CAN network. The joystick may provide user inputted steering commands and user inputted shift and throttle commands on either the first CAN network or the second CAN network. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034002 | DISCONNECTABLE TURRET MOORING SYSTEM - Turret mooring system for receiving a mooring buoy, includes a turret mooring structure, and a buoy locking system for locking the mooring buoy, whereby the turret mooring system includes an intermediate connection member, which includes the buoy locking system. The intermediate connection member is rotatably suspended from the turret mooring structure. A method of mooring a vessel, including a turret mooring system, is described whereby the turret mooring system is arranged to receive the mooring buoy. The turret mooring system includes a turret mooring structure that is rotatably suspended from the vessel and an intermediate connection member that is rotatably suspended from the turret mooring structure. The method includes the steps of receiving the mooring buoy into the turret mooring system, locking the mooring buoy to the intermediate connection member, and rotating the intermediate connection member and the turret mooring structure with respect to each other. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034003 | IMPACT INDICATOR - An impact indicator for impact detection and indication includes: a housing; and a detection assembly configured to detect receipt by the housing of an acceleration event. The detection assembly comprises first and second indicias displayable thereby, wherein the first indicia is displayed in an unactivated state of the impact indicator, and wherein in response to detecting the acceleration event, the second indicia is displayed, the second indicia further comprising an indication of a direction of the acceleration event. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034004 | Double Beam for Sink Roll - The present invention relates to an installation for the hot-dip coating of a metal strip ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034005 | MASK FOR DEPOSITION, MASK ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME AND METHOD OF FORMING THE MASK ASSEMBLY - A mask for deposition includes a mask main body extended in a first direction and having a first thickness, and including ends opposite to each other in the first direction and supported by a frame while a tensile force is applied to the mask in the first direction; and a plurality of active patterns separated from each other in the first direction in a center area of the mask main body, and having a second thickness less than the first thickness. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034006 | MASKING STRIP - A masking strip for masking the interior surfaces of a gap ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034007 | COMPACT APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT BY HARDENING A PHOTOCURING MATERIAL - An apparatus for producing a three-dimensional object by hardening a photocuring material includes a radiation source unit having a radiation source for emitting light, a receiving device having a receiving surface for receiving the photocuring material in liquid form, a carrier plate for receiving the photocuring material in a cured form, said carrier plate being movable relative to the receiving device, and a deflection device for deflecting the light emerging from the radiation source onto the carrier plate. The deflection device has at least one totally reflecting optical element, wherein the light emerging from the radiation source unit is totally reflected at least twice overall by the at least one optical element. A compact configuration of the apparatus can be achieved as a result. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034008 | VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS - Provided is a vapor deposition apparatus including a deposition unit including a plurality of deposition modules disposed parallel to each other and a substrate mounting unit located below the deposition unit, on which a substrate is mounted. In this case, each of the plurality of deposition modules includes a nozzle configured to selectively inject a raw gas and a purge gas toward the substrate mounting unit, and the nozzle injects the raw gas while the substrate mounting unit is being located below the nozzle. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034009 | DRAWING DEVICE - A drawing device includes a drawing device main body which has a cartridge setting unit in which a drawing liquid cartridge is set in a detachable manner, and discharges a supplied drawing liquid from the drawing head to perform a drawing process, a chamber room which accommodates the drawing device main body, a booth opening which is provided in the chamber room and causes a drawing liquid cartridge to be received in the chamber room, a transport unit which transports the drawing liquid cartridge between the receiving area and the relay area, and a transfer unit which transfers the drawing liquid cartridge between the relay area and the cartridge setting unit. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034010 | SUSCEPTOR AND APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A film deposition apparatus includes a chamber, at least one susceptor disposed inside the chamber and including a seating part, and at least three protrusion parts disposed on the seating part. The seating part is configured to have a wafer seated thereon. The film deposition apparatus further includes a heat source configured to supply heat to the at least one susceptor. The at least three protrusion parts are spaced a distance apart from a center of the at least one susceptor, and the distance is greater than or equal to one third (⅓) of a radius of the wafer seated on the at least one susceptor or greater than or equal to one third (⅓) of a radius of the at least one susceptor. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034011 | CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS - A chemical vapor deposition apparatus and a method for forming a parylene film are provided. The chemical vapor deposition apparatus includes a buffer chamber, a deposition chamber, a pyrolysis chamber, an evaporator, and a sorter. The buffer chamber has a first valve, a second valve, and a carrying apparatus. The evaporator is connected with the second valve. The pyrolysis chamber is connected with the evaporator through a first pipe, wherein the first pipe has a third valve. The deposition chamber is connected with the pyrolysis chamber. The sorter is connected with the buffer chamber through the first valve. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034012 | ANIMAL FEEDER - An animal feeder for facilitating oral hygiene includes a body having a support wall for supporting food for an animal. A plurality of tongue scraping formations project away from the support wall for scraping a tongue of the animal when the animal licks the tongue scraping formations on the support wall. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034013 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FEEDING AN ANIMAL A CONSUMABLE FEED PRODUCT AND VEGETATION FROM A CONTAINER - Consumable feed products and vegetation are delivered to animals using a single container in which the container holds the feed product and is used to deliver the feed and which includes ungerminated seeds embedded in the container body. The seeds are caused to germinate and produce vegetation from the container body, and the germinated seeds and/or vegetation is fed to the animal. Multiple containers may be used simultaneously so that while the consumable feed product from one container is used to feed an animal, another container may be used to grow vegetation or deliver vegetation to the animal. Confined birds such as poultry and chicks may benefit from ingesting feed and vegetation produced from such containers. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034014 | FEED CONTROL SYSTEM, FEEDING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FEEDING ANIMALS - A feed control system, a feeding system and a method for feeding animals comprises an autonomous feed displacer which displaces animal feed and subsequently measures the height of the displaced animal feed using a feed level meter. Since the displaced, pushed back animal feed results in heaps of surprisingly constant shape, it is possible to obtain a reliable indication of the quantity using only the feed level. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034015 | INDEXED FEED DISPENSING MECHANISM - An improved livestock feeder provided with an adjustable feed dispensing mechanism including control levers which are operatively connected to the feed metering gates to control the flow of feed to livestock. The dispensing mechanism features a control lever which engage an array of indexing holes formed in the feeder to position the feed gate within the opening to adjust the amount of feed dispensed from the hopper. The dispensing mechanism includes a graduated scale corresponding to each of the index holes to provide a standard setting for the feeder which can be utilized by an animal producer to supply of feed flow at a given stage in the animal's life cycle to obtain a desired growth rate. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034016 | Cable Screen For Fish Protection Purposes - An apparatus for holding back, and diverting, fish in bodies of water by the arrangement of parallel cables (S) braced between two or more abutments (W), wherein the distance between the cables is small enough to prevent fish from swimming through the apparatus. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034017 | WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An enclosure for retaining animals within a closure wall. The enclosure includes a false floor panel having a multiplicity of orifices formed therethrough. The panel has a generally horizontal surface on which the animals can be supported. A subfloor includes a surface which is angled downwardly relative to the horizontal surface of the false floor. A plurality of generally vertical stem walls engage an underside of the false floor panel to support the panel. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034018 | ANIMAL ENCLOSURE - An animal enclosure includes an inner wall defining an enclosure space for an animal and an outer wall at least partially surrounding the inner wall. A gap is defined between the inner and outer walls. The gap is filled with a gas such as air in some embodiments. In other embodiments, the gap is filled with a filler material such as foam or polymer material. The animal enclosure includes an upper housing member and a lower housing member in some embodiments. The upper and lower housing members may be secured together using one or more fasteners to form the animal enclosure. Each of the upper and lower housing members is rotational molded in some embodiments. Each of the upper and lower housing members includes an outer wall and an inner wall, each separated by a gap, in some embodiments. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034019 | ELECTRIFIED BIRD DETERRENT DEVICE WITH CAVITY - An animal deterrent device includes an elongated carrier having an internal cavity. A conductive trace can be coupled to the carrier by a first fastener that extends from the conductive trace to the cavity, which prevents water from contacting the fastener and shorting the conductive trace. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034020 | Animal Restraint System for a Moving Vehicle - A buckle assembly | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034021 | Veterinary Covering Support for Incision or Wound Site - A veterinary harness is provided that provides a body covering over a wound site, incision, or injury that prevents the animal from licking or otherwise inspecting the area. The harness comprises a body portion having a covering and a padded offset member that is positioned over a wounded area, wherein the offset member maintains a gap between the covering and the wound. The covering includes a breathable construction, which combined with the offset allows ready airflow through the device and to the wound site. The body portion includes elongated straps that secure around the animal torso, while a forward strap assembly secures around the shoulders of the animal to maintain the body portion position. The device is ideally suited for covering open wounds and surgical dressings on animals without utilizing an Elizabethan collar to prevent access thereto. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034022 | Safety collar with clamping closure mechanism - A collar useful in animal care, which includes a closure connector and a flexible belt having a free end and distal therefrom a thickened knob. Anchored within the connector's frame, the knob is disposed contiguous with a narrow slot formed therein through which all of the belt, except the knob, is initially threaded. Once looped back around the connector's frame, the free end is pushed through the frame until it re-emerges therefrom. With the collar adjusted to provide a snug fit, one can then activate a closure mechanism, in which the foot of an arm pivotally connected to the frame clamps a short portion of the belt, across its entire transverse width, against the frame. When the belt is so clamped, pulling on it increases forces pressing the foot against the belt. Cast from a silicon rubber/phosphorescent additive mixture, the belt exhibits luminescent properties, making it visible in the dark. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034023 | Dog Excrement Collector - A dog excrement collector includes a wearable toilet adapted for being worn by a dog, and a pouch including a bag body detachably held by said wearable toile. The wearable toilet has a pad through window arranged for being aligned with an anus of the dog when the dog wears the wearable toilet. The bag body has an inlet aligned with the pad through window for receiving and collecting dog's droppings in the bag body by gravity. Therefore, after the dog's droppings are collected, the bag body is detached from the wearable toilet and is sealed at the inlet. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034024 | RADIANT TO CONVECTION TRANSITION FOR FIRED EQUIPMENT - Modern steam generators typically include a radiant section and a convection section. Due to differing performance requirements of the radiant and convection sections, the radiant section often has a round cross-section, while the convection section often has a rectangular cross-section. Previous designs utilized a target wall to effect the transition. An angled transition section is disclosed herein that substantially eliminates the target wall and/or the reverse target and provides a corresponding improvement in steam generator efficiency. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034025 | FLEXIBLE FUEL GENERATOR AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - A portable flexible fuel generator, having an engine, includes: a cylinder and a spark plug in the cylinder, a primary fuel tank fluidly connected to the cylinder, an air intake path fluidly connecting atmosphere to the cylinder, a start module including a starting fuel tank holder and a starting fuel line, where the starting fuel line is fluidly connected to the air intake path, a coolant path which provide a flow path for coolant to cool the cylinder, and a thermal controller along the coolant path. Furthermore, the engine has full cylinder cooling. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034026 | Internal Combustion Engine of an Automotive Vehicle with a Heat Storage Device that Provides Reusable Heat - A heat storage device keeps engine coolant hot during operating pauses of the engine allowing quick heating during a cold start of the engine. The capacity of the heat storage device for coolant is twice as large as the capacity for coolant of the coolant circulation system and the engine. An inflow line, an outflow line and a ventilation line pass through the bottom of the heat storage device and are heat insulated on the inside of the heat storage device. Hot coolant from the heat storage device is transferred in two portions into the cold engine. The second portion is transferred when the rising temperature of the metal motor mass has come close to the falling temperature of the first portion of coolant that was circulating in the engine. The heat storage device includes outer and inner containers with a high vacuum in the insulating space between the containers. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034027 | HYBRID ELECTROMECHANICAL COOLANT PUMP - The invention relates to a coolant pump having an impeller which is arranged on a pump impeller shaft and having a drive device for the impeller, which drive device has a mechanical drive and an electric-motor drive. The impeller shaft is divided into a driving section and a driven section, and an openable and closable clutch is arranged between the driving section and the driven section. Operation of the coolant pump by either the mechanical drive or the electric-motor drive can be dependent upon a predetermined speed of threshold of rotation of the impeller, and/or upon a predetermined power usage threshold. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034028 | Targeted Cooling With Individualized Feeding Ports To Cylinders - A cooling system for an engine having a plurality of piston cylinders. The cooling system can include a liquid coolant source having liquid coolant and a cylinder cooling passage network having an inlet and an outlet for receiving and transmitting the liquid coolant. The cylinder cooling passage network having a plurality of individual upstream fluidic passages each being fluidly coupled to the inlet to directly receive the liquid coolant from the liquid coolant source in parallel flow. The cylinder cooling passage network further having a plurality of cylinder jacket passages each extending about at least a portion of a corresponding one of the plurality of piston cylinders and being positioned immediately adjacent thereto. The cylinder jacket passages are fluidly coupled directly to a corresponding one of the plurality of individual upstream fluidic passages to receive the liquid coolant and transmit the liquid coolant to the outlet for improved cooling performance. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034029 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING AT LEAST ONE CYLINDER - An internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder with a reciprocating piston, and in which the cylinder head and the cylinder block are integrally arranged as a head-block unit, having at least one exhaust-gas turbocharger. | 2015-02-05 |
