| 06th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
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| 20110030616 | PRESSURE-ACTUATED MEMBER, IN PARTICULAR PAINT PRESSURE CONTROLLER OR COATING AGENT VALVE - A pressure-actuated member, for example a paint pressure controller or a coating agent valve, for influencing a mean coating agent pressure of a coating agent to be applied in a painting system, is disclosed. An exemplary pressure-actuated member may comprise a component, which is subjected directly to the coating agent during operation and is mobile and/or can be deformed to influence the pressure. Examplary components subjected to the coating agent may at least partially comprise a ceramic material in order to achieve a longer service life. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030617 | PLASMA SYSTEM - System and technique for plasma enhanced chemical deposition (PECVD) wherein selective surfaces of tubular substrates may be treated to deposit thin films of a desired matter, wherein one of the electrodes employed in the plasma system is conformed by the substrate or workpiece without the need of bulky plasma reactors. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030618 | BIRD FEEDING APPARATUS - A bird feeding apparatus for providing nutritious feed material to birds includes a first member and a second member pivotally coupled with the first member. The second member includes a base member and a lip member. The lip member extends upwardly from a first set of edges of the base member. The lip member is circumscribingly received around the first member, when the first member and the second member align with each other. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030619 | Litter Apparatus And Training Method - An apparatus for receiving waste of domesticated animals is provided that includes a floor that is joined to four walls to define an area of floor space within the apparatus. An opening in one of the walls includes a door for selectively providing access to the apparatus. The apparatus includes a litter box for receiving waste of domesticated animals. The litter box is removable from the enclosure and occupies approximately one-third of the available floor space. A lid is joined to one of the walls and provides for placement and removal of the litter box within the apparatus. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030620 | ACCESSORY FOR SUCTION DEVICE PROVIDED WITH COMB AND HAIR-CLEARING MEMBER, AND SUCTION ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME - An accessory ( | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030621 | ELECTRIFIED BIRD REPELLENT TRACK - An animal deterring device has a carrier with first and second conductive traces that are separated by an arc suppressor. Most typically, the arc suppressor is configured to eliminate short circuiting of the device when exposed to fog, dew, rain, or animal excrements while at the same time to allow an animal to contact both conductive traces at the same time. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030622 | ANIMAL TRAINING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A spray deterrent application type animal training apparatus and its control method is disclosed. The apparatus affixed to the collar of a dog provides a vibration stimulus, stimulus to olfactory sense and visual sense. The transparent spray deterrent reservoir case of the apparatus allows a trainer or an animal owner to simply identify level of spray substance. A light emitting diode (LED) is secured to the vicinity of a spraying nozzle of the spray unit and indicates a spray path by flashing a light on the spray path. Also, an animal is trained using stronger stimulus for a rapid learning at the beginning of training and is warned against an undesired behavior of an animal using light stimulus after being well trained. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030623 | PROTECTIVE PETWEAR - A protective petwear collar ( | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030624 | STEAM GENERATOR - A steam generator with a heating gas duct which in an approximately horizontal heating gas direction is exposed to throughflow of a heating medium is provided to ensure a reliable absorption of the mentioned loads, especially of the additional loads which are produced as a result of the design dependent internal pressure of the heating gas. The heating gas duct is enclosed by a plurality of support frames which are arranged one behind the other in the heating gas direction, wherein at least two of the support frames are interconnected via a plurality of horizontal batten plates. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030625 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR THE PRODUCTION OF OZONE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An apparatus for the production of ozone for an internal combustion engine comprising a non-conductive shell having a first and second opening which allows air to flow therethrough and first and second electrodes disposed inside the shell. The first electrode is spaced a distance from the second electrode, the first electrode having a smaller diameter than, and being aligned axially within the second electrode. The first electrode permits air to flow therethrough. A high voltage source is connected to the first and second electrode, the high voltage source capable of producing a voltage differential on the first and second electrodes sufficient to cause the production of ozone. A change from oxygen to ozone occurs in the air flowing through the apparatus. The shell is preferably cylindrical. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030626 | ENGINE CRANKCASE FIRING DECK HAVING ANTI-DISTORTION PROJECTIONS - A firing deck ( | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030627 | CYLINDER CRANK CASE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The invention relates to a cylinder crankcase ( | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030628 | TWO-CYCLE DRY-SUMP FUEL-INJECTED ENGINE - A two-cycle dry-sump fuel-injected engine includes a cylinder block with piston bores that step up substantially in diameter between the top of each cylinder and the bottom. A matching piston similarly steps in its outside diameter with a larger diameter lower skirt having an oil seal ring. A narrower diameter of the piston involves the top better part of its length. A jacket chamber all around the piston changes in volume as the piston travels. A combustion chamber has an exhaust valve and a fuel injector. The jacket chamber provides a pump for an oil mist and air lubrication system. Fresh air is drawn into the crankcase. When the piston moves all the way down, the fresh air is compressed by the larger displacement volume of the larger diameter piston skirt and transferred through to a smaller displacement volume of the upper piston to completely scavenge the exhaust. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030629 | Separator for a Crankcase Ventilation of an Internal Combustion Engine - The invention relates to a separator ( | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030630 | PNEUMATIC SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE VALVES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGIN - Pneumatic system for controlling the valves, of an internal combustion engine; the pneumatic system is provided with: a pneumatic accumulator containing pressurized air; a pneumatic manifold; a control device to connect the pneumatic manifold alternatively to the pneumatic accumulator with the internal combustion engine in the high rpm range and to the atmosphere with the internal combustion engine in the low rpm range; a plurality of pneumatic springs, each of which has a variable volume actuating chamber and a piston mounted slidingly inside the actuating chamber; a plurality of connecting conduits, each of which connects the actuating chamber of a respective pneumatic spring to the pneumatic manifold; and a plurality of calibrated cross-sectional portions, each of which has a reduced cross-sectional area and is arranged along a respective connecting conduit. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030631 | Harmonic Drive Camshaft Phaser with Bias Spring - An eVCP camshaft phaser comprising a harmonic gear drive unit having a circular spline and a dynamic spline linked by a common flexspline, and a single wave generator disposed within the flexspline. The circular spline is connectable to either of a crankshaft-connectable sprocket or an engine camshaft, the dynamic spline being connectable to the other thereof. The wave generator is driven selectively by an eMotor to cause the dynamic spline to rotate past the circular spline, thereby changing the phase relationship between the crankshaft and the camshaft. A coaxial coil spring is connected to the sprocket and to the phaser hub and is positioned and tensioned to bias the phaser and camshaft to a stop position wherein the engine can run or be restarted after the eMotor is de-energized. Preferably, the spring comprises a spring cassette for easy assembly into the eVCP. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030632 | Harmonic Drive Camshaft Phaser with Improved Radial Stability - Improved stiffening and minimized distortion of a housing for an eVCP achieved by forming a plurality of radial housing stiffeners into the housing around the motor mount end and into the eVCP's hub. A back plate is press fit into the rear of the housing, and a straight axial knurl is applied to the surface of the back plate or housing, which knurl permits a larger tolerance-higher press fit class to be used without resulting in significant deformation of the housing. The knurled back plate is harder than the housing, causing the high points of the knurl to plastically deform or plow the housing material during assembly, resulting in less radial deformation of the bore and the journal bearing. An interface between the housing and the hub provides a journal bearing interface to improve axial stability between the hub and housing. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030633 | VALVE TIMING ADJUSTER - A valve timing adjuster includes a first rotor, a second rotor, a control valve, and a lock mechanism. The lock mechanism includes a retard limitation pin and an advance limitation pin, each of which is provided to the second rotor. The lock mechanism includes a retard limitation groove and an advance limitation groove, each of which is formed to the first rotor. The retard limitation groove and the advance limitation groove are designed to limit the displacement of the retard limitation pin in the retard direction and simultaneously limit the displacement of the advance limitation pin in the advance direction in order to lock the first rotor and the second rotor. The valve timing adjuster alternately increases the oil pressure in the retard chamber and the oil pressure in the advance chamber when the lock of the first and second rotors is released. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030634 | BRIDGE AND PIVOT FOOT ARRANGEMENT FOR OPERATING ENGINE CYLINDER VALVES - An internal combustion engine has one or more engine cylinders ( | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030635 | FUEL INJECTOR NOZZLE FOR REDUCED COKING - The present invention modifies the outlet holes of a fuel injector for injecting fuel into a cylinder of an internal combustion engine. In the present invention, the outside opening of the outlet holes are modified in a manner that increases the outside opening, making the outside opening larger than the inside opening and creating an intermediate opening, which is recessed with the needle housing. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030636 | Fuel Line Ionizer - The fuel conditioner ionizer, interposed in a fuel line leading to an engine or a furnace, includes a housing, an inlet sealed to the fuel supply line and an outlet sealed to the fuel line leading to the engine or furnace. A plurality of metal wire strands from the plurality of different metals is disposed in the housing. Angular and directional fuel flow is generated by a fluid mixing device mounted in the housing. The mixer is a stationary turbine with a plurality of radially extending blades, circumferentially disposed in the housing. Improvements include an annular ring holding the blades, a central hub in the ring and additional or secondary flow directing blades. A cone or frustoconical segment may be attached or be part of the forward end of the hub to direct the fuel radially outward. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030637 | Lubricant Additive Composition Suitable for Lubricating Two-Stroke Engines Fueled with Heavy Fuels - A lubricant suitable for lubricating a two-stroke cycle engine which is fueled with a liquid fuel having a volatility less than that of gasoline comprises an oleaginous synthetic ester, a normally liquid solvent having a kinematic viscosity of less than about 5 or 2 mm | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030638 | Vehicle Having Remote Start and Garage Door Control - The subject of the present invention is a method for remote starting an internal combustion engine of a vehicle. The method includes detecting a wireless remote start signal; after detecting the wireless remote start signal, communicating with a garage door opener to determine if a garage door is closed; remote starting the engine if no closed garage door indication is received; transmitting a wireless garage door open signal and remote starting the engine if a closed garage door indication is received; monitoring a time since remote starting the engine; monitoring for vehicle operator interaction with the vehicle; and if no vehicle operator interaction with the vehicle is detected before the monitored time reaches a predetermined amount of time and the wireless garage door open signal was transmitted when the engine was remote started, automatically transmitting a wireless garage door close signal and automatically turning off the engine. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030639 | Vehicle Having Remote Start and Carbon Monoxide Detection - The subject of the present invention is a method for remote starting an internal combustion engine of a vehicle that may include: detecting a wireless remote start signal; after detecting the wireless remote start signal, activating a carbon monoxide detector to detect a level of carbon monoxide adjacent to the vehicle; remote starting the internal combustion engine if the detected level of carbon monoxide is less than a predetermined first CO limit; disabling remote start of the internal combustion engine if the level of carbon monoxide is not less than the predetermined first CO limit; and automatically transmitting an emergency aid signal if the level of carbon monoxide is not less than the predetermined first CO limit. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030640 | CHOKE AND PRIMING SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine that includes a carburetor having a choke valve and an actuator configured to move the choke valve between a closed choke position and an open choke position. A passageway is configured to direct a pressure pulse from the engine into a fuel chamber of the carburetor. The engine further includes a priming valve at least partially located within the passageway. The priming valve is configured to move between an open primer position that allows the pressure pulse to enter the fuel chamber through the passageway and a closed primer position that substantially restricts the pressure pulse from entering the fuel chamber through the passageway. The priming valve is configured to move between the open primer position and the closed primer position by the actuator when the actuator moves the choke valve between the closed choke position and the open choke position, respectively. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030641 | THROTTLE LOSS RECOVERY AND SUPERCHARGING SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - A system and method of creating sub-atmospheric and super-atmospheric pressure in an intake manifold ( | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030642 | INLET VALVE, INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND TRANSPORTATION APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An inlet valve includes a valve head including a valve surface located at a circumferential edge portion, and a single annular circumferential edge groove disposed radially inside and close to the valve surface in the circumferential edge portion. When intake air (an airflow) proceeds along a surface of the valve head and reaches the circumferential edge portion, only a portion thereof (a partial airflow) enters the circumferential edge groove and the remaining thereof (remaining partial airflow) passes by the circumferential edge groove. As the intake air (the partial airflow) having entered the circumferential edge groove forms a turbulent flow, the intake air surrounds the circumferential edge portion of the valve head and reaches below the circumferential edge portion of the valve head, thereby achieving an increase in volume of air taken into a combustion chamber. Further, because only a portion of intake air enters the circumferential edge groove, it is possible to suppress and minimize flow resistance applied to air taken into the combustion chamber from an inlet port. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030643 | MASS BALANCING MECHANISM - A mass balancing mechanism of an internal combustion engine, in which the mechanism includes a compensation shaft ( | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030644 | FLOW-OPTIMIZED CYLINDER DRUM FOR HYDROSTATIC PISTON ENGINES - The invention relates to a cylinder drum ( | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030645 | LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY PISTON AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF - A piston and method of construction are provided. The piston includes an upper crown having a combustion surface with an upper land depending therefrom and a lower crown having a pair of pin bosses that depend to a pair of laterally spaced, axially aligned pin bores. The upper crown is constructed as a monolithic piece of a first material having a thermal conductivity within a range of about 7 to 25 W/m-K. The lower crown is constructed from a low grade steel material having a thermal conductivity higher than the upper crown. The upper crown is joined directly to the lower crown, wherein the upper crown acts as a barrier to thermal conductivity and thus, the heat within a combustion chamber housing the piston for reciprocation therein is maintained and maximized. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030646 | JET EXHAUST PISTON ENGINE - This invention is a piston in cylinder engine using water injection into a relative vacuum heated to steam by expanding in the cylinder and by an electric arc or other heat source. The resulting steam explosion applies a work force on the piston. The piston has jet nozzles uncovered at the end of its work stroke to jet the piston to help propel it during the return stroke and to form a vacuum in place of the usual compression stroke. The piston has a cover plate with tapered pins depending into jet nozzles through the piston to block the jet nozzles during the main work stroke. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030647 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine includes a crankcase unit forming a crank chamber, a cylinder having a cylinder bore and a projecting portion extending toward the crankcase unit so as to be coupled thereto, a piston that reciprocates in the cylinder bore of the cylinder provided with the projecting portion. The crankcase unit has a wall section and a space is formed between the projecting portion of the cylinder and the wall section of the crankcase unit when the crank case unit and cylinder having the projecting portion is coupled, and the space formed between the projecting portion of the cylinder and the wall section of the crankcase unit and an outside space of the crank chamber are communicated by a communicating groove which is provided to at least either one of the cylinder and the crankcase unit. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030648 | Marine Diesel Cylinder Lubricants for Fuel Efficiency - A lubricant composition comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity and 0.01 to 5 percent by weight of an organic friction modifier, said lubricant composition being substantially free from molybdenum compounds, is suitable for lubricating an internal combustion engine operating at above 150° C. at the cylinder liner, for example, a marine diesel engine. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030649 | LUBRICANT SUPPLY DEVICE FOR AUXILIARY MACHINE OF ENGINE - An example lubricant supply device for an auxiliary machine of an engine includes a cam formed at one end of a cam shaft rotatably supported by a cylinder head. The lubricant supply device further includes a housing, for storing the auxiliary machine, attached to an attaching surface formed at an end of the cylinder head. The housing may hold a driven member driven by the cam. The lubricant supply device may further include a lubricant hole formed on the attaching surface through which lubricant is supplied from a lubricant passage formed in the cylinder head to the cam storage space. The lubricant supply device may further include a metal gasket positioned between the attaching surface and the housing to seal the cam storage space and outside. The metal gasket has a hole for communicating with the lubricant hole and a slit communicating between the hole and the cam storage space. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030650 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH VARIABLE EFFECTIVE LENGTH CONNECTING ROD - An internal combustion engine may include a cylinder block defining a cylinder, and a crankshaft defining a crankpin, wherein the crankshaft is rotatably received by the cylinder block and rotates about a longitudinal axis. The internal combustion engine may further include a piston configured to reciprocate within the cylinder, and a connecting rod operably coupled to the piston and the crankpin. The connecting rod may include a first rod element having a first distal end and a first proximate end, wherein the first distal end is operably coupled to the piston. The connecting rod may further include a second rod element having a second distal end operably coupled to the first proximate end of the first rod element, and a second proximate end operably coupled to the crankpin, wherein the first rod element and the second rod element are pivotally coupled to one another. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030651 | DUAL CRANKSHAFT INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A dual crankshaft internal combustion engine having two rotating offset crankshafts respectively attached to connecting rods. Each of the connecting rods, in turn, are pivotally attached to piston rods, which are located an equidistance between the crankshafts. The piston rods are attached to a piston reciprocally disposed in a cylinder. The crankshafts are aligned in parallel and are geared together, either directly or indirectly, thus causing the crankshafts to rotate in the same or opposite directions, depending upon the linkage gear configuration. The dual crankshaft internal combustion engine utilizes leverage from the wedge-effect of the offset crankshafts to provide increased torque, power duration and fuel efficiency. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030652 | Inertial Rotation Internal Combustion Engine - This invention called the IRICE uses rotational pistons (cystons). The IRICE is more efficient than a conventional piston engine by negating loses caused by reversal of the pistons in the engine bore. The IRICE contains two or more adjacent cystons with at least one head per cyston separating chambers contained in the housing between adjacent cyston heads. Cystons alternate their motions via a fluid or gas, called the pf, under pressure in relation to the pressure in adjacent chambers. The cyston(s) currently in motion, called the MOP cyston(s), contacts part of the IRICE, called the pushcan, producing torque. The cyston(s) static in relation to MOP(s) are called the SIP cyston(s). SIP's contacts a section of the IRICE called the clampcan that restricts it's motion allowing pf pressure in the chamber between the two aforementioned cyston's heads to exhort force moving the MOP cyston(s) and the pushcan to do work. Pf is moved through the IRICE chambers via inlets and outlets. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030653 | FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR VARIABLE ETHANOL OCTANE ENHANCEMENT OF GASOLINE ENGINES - Fuel management system for efficient operation of a spark ignition gasoline engine. Injectors inject an anti-knock agent such as ethanol directly into a cylinder of the engine. A fuel management microprocessor system controls injection of the anti-knock agent so as to control knock and minimize that amount of the anti-knock agent that is used in a drive cycle. It is preferred that the anti-knock agent is ethanol. The use of ethanol can be further minimized by injection in a non-uniform manner within a cylinder. The ethanol injection suppresses knock so that higher compression ratio and/or engine downsizing from increased turbocharging or supercharging can be used to increase the efficiency of the engine. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030654 | Two-Stroke Uniflow Turbo-Compound Internal Combustion Engine - A reciprocating two-stroke uniflow internal combustion (IC) cylinder and multiple cylinder engine, the cylinder having a cylinder wall and a cylinder head, the cylinder head having an exhaust port, a fuel injector, and a spark means disposed through the cylinder head, a piston reciprocally mounted in the cylinder for movement alternately through compression and power strokes, and a scroll plenum extending unidirectional around the outside of the cylinder wall and having an inlet and a plurality of swirl ports disposed through the cylinder wall providing fluid communication from the scroll plenum into the cylinder chamber, wherein the plurality of swirl ports enter the cylinder chamber tangentially with respect to the axial centerline of the cylinder, and wherein the plurality of swirl ports are subject to opening and closing in response to movement of said piston. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030655 | INJECTION ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD AND COMMON RAIL FUEL INJECTION CONTROL SYSTEM - To reliably detect, without adding new parts, injection abnormality not only when fuel injection is not performed but also including fuel injection in a state where the injection quantity has fallen abnormally low. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030656 | Fuel Injector to Fuel Rail Coupling - A threaded fastener having a conical seat is provided to mechanically couple a fuel injector assembly to a fuel rail assembly. By mating the conical seat with a spherical collar integral with the fuel injector assembly, an injector coupling is provided that mechanically supports loads from relatively high fuel pressure and combustion pressure while allowing the injector assembly to pivot relative to the fuel rail assembly. A biasing member is provided to pre-load the spherical collar against the mating conical seat. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030657 | SKIP FIRE ENGINE CONTROL - A variety of methods and arrangements for controlling the operation of an internal combustion engine in a skip fire variable displacement mode are described. Generally, an engine is controlled to operate in a skip fire variable displacement mode. In the variable displacement mode, selected combustion events are skipped so that other working cycles can operate at better thermodynamic efficiency. More specifically, selected “skipped” working cycles are not fired while other “active” working cycles are fired. Typically, fuel is not delivered to the working chambers during skipped working cycles. In one aspect of the invention, a firing pattern is determined that is not fixed but the active working cycles are selected to favor the firing of working chambers that have recently been fired at least in part to reduce wall wetting losses. In another aspect of the invention, when an active working cycle follows a skipped working cycle in the same working chamber, the quanta of fuel injected for delivery to the working chamber is increased relative to the quanta of fuel that would be delivered to the working chamber when the active working cycle follows another active working cycle in the same working chamber in order to compensate for wall wetting losses that occur during skipped working cycles. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030658 | POSITIVE-PRESSURE CRANKCASE VENTILATION - A method for combusting a vapor of a fuel accumulated in a crankcase of an engine, the engine disposed in a vehicle having a fuel tank and an adsorbent canister coupled to the fuel tank. The method comprises flowing compressed air from a first air source through the crankcase to yield a crankcase effluent enriched in gasses leaked from the combustion chamber, which include the fuel vapor. The method further comprises combining the crankcase effluent with an effluent from the adsorbent canister, also enriched in the vapor, and, flowing the combined crankcase and adsorbent-canister effluent to an intake of the engine via a conduit. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030659 | BIDIRECTIONAL ADSORBENT-CANISTER PURGING - A method for combusting a vapor of a fuel accumulated in an adsorbent canister in a vehicle, the vehicle having an engine and a fuel tank coupled to the adsorbent canister. The method comprises, during a first operating condition including a higher availability of compressed air, metering the compressed air from a first air source, and flowing the metered, compressed air through the adsorbent canister along a first flow path. The method further comprises, during a second operating condition including a lower availability of compressed air, flowing air from a second air source through the adsorbent canister, and, during the first and second operating conditions, venting the fuel tank to an intake of the engine and flowing effluent enriched in the vapor from the adsorbent canister to the intake of the engine. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030660 | MULTIPLE DISCHARGE PLASMA APPARATUS - A multiple discharge plasma apparatus is provided with a plurality of discharge devices, each with an electrode exposed to the combustion chamber and installed in at least one of members constituting the combustion chamber; an antenna installed in at least one of the members constituting the combustion chamber so as to radiate electromagnetic waves to the combustion chamber; an electromagnetic wave transmission line installed in at least one of the members constituting the combustion chamber, with one end connected to the antenna and the other end covered with an insulator or dielectric and extending to a portion, of at least one of the members constituting the combustion chamber, distant from the combustion chamber; and an electromagnetic wave generator for feeding electromagnetic waves into the electromagnetic wave transmission line; wherein the multiple discharge plasma apparatus is configured such that discharge is generated by the electrodes of a plurality of discharge devices and the electromagnetic waves fed from the electromagnetic wave generator through the electromagnetic wave transmission line is radiated from antenna, during the compression stroke. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030661 | STRATEGY FOR ENABLING INTAKE AIR HEATER TO CLEAN UP WHITE SMOKE DURING WARM ENGINE RE-START IN COLD WEATHER - A motor vehicle has an engine compartment ( | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030662 | Gas guide system for a combustion engine, a combustion engine and a method for operating the engine - In a gas guide system, a combustion engine and a method for operating the engine comprising a gas supply arrangement for supplying gas to the engine, a gas discharge system including an exhaust gas treatment unit for releasing gas from the engine, the gas guide system including a first partial gas discharge line for discharging a first partial gas stream from a first fired cylinder group via the exhaust gas treatment unit and a second gas discharge line for discharging a second partial gas stream from a second unfired cylinder group separately from the hot gas stream directed through the exhaust gas treatment unit to keep it at operating temperatures. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030663 | METHOD FOR PREPARING A SURFACE FOR APPLYING A THERMALLY SPRAYED LAYER - A method for preparing a surface, previously roughed in a mechanical manner and comprising sharp-edged ridges and recesses, on metal workpieces for applying a thermally sprayed layer. The roughened layer is machined by hammer or percussion brushes with a rapidly rotating hammer or percussion brush having a plurality of resilient percussion wires that are oriented in a radially outward manner, such that the edges of the ridges are broken in order to improve the adhesion of the subsequently applied thermally sprayed layer or are at least curved forming rear sections. The brush rotates at a high rotational speed of approximately 3000-6000 rotations per minute and is displaced laterally with its rotational axis being at a parallel distance that remains constant in relation to the surface of the workpiece such that percussion wires distributed on the periphery of the brush impact with the ends thereof of the surface areas adjacent to the workpiece at an oblique angle that is less than 90° in rapid succession. The brush consists of an essentially cylindrical rotationally symmetrical brush body having a plurality of support bars that are parallel to the axis, that are mounted on the periphery of the brush between front-sided brush disks. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030664 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE COMPOSITION OF A FUEL MIXTURE - The invention relates to a method and device for determining the composition of a fuel mixture made of one first fuel and at least one second fuel for operating an internal combustion engine, wherein said internal combustion engine has a fuel metering apparatus and at least one exhaust gas probe in an exhaust gas channel. According to the method of the invention, it is provided that the fuel mixture is at least temporarily supplied to the exhaust gas probe at least partially uncombusted, and the composition of the fuel mixture is determined from an output signal of the exhaust gas probe. According to the device of the invention, it is provided that the exhaust gas probe is situated proximal to the motor in the direction of the exhaust gas flow before a first catalytic converter, and the fuel mixture can be supplied at least partially uncombusted to the exhaust gas probe at least temporarily. The method allows the precise and reliable determination of the composition of a fuel mixture in internal combustion engines operated in flex fuel operation existing components. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030665 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING THE CONDITION OF AN ENGINE FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM - A method for diagnosing a condition of a system for supplying fuel to a fuel injected controlled-ignition internal combustion engine, of a type including an electric control device that makes use of an oxygen probe for closed-loop regulation of a value of an air/fuel ratio admitted to the combustion chambers of the engine, and according to which a signal delivered by the oxygen probe is analyzed, the method a) deducing from the signal a change in injection time correction factor ALPHACL_MEAN making it possible to regulate richness of exhaust gases leaving the engine; b) comparing ALPHACL_MEAN against predetermined minimum and maximum threshold values THRESHOLD_MIN and THRESHOLD_MAX; c) diagnosing a defective condition when ALPHACL_MEAN is outside of a window included between THRESHOLD_MIN and THRESHOLD_MAX. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030666 | COMPOUND ARCHERY CROSSBOW - The invention is directed to a compound archery crossbow wherein the power cables and the bowstring remain substantially parallel allowing the bowstring to be positioned for increased power and accuracy of an arrow and/or wherein the power stroke has been extended by positioning the bowstring farther from the string catch. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030667 | AUTO-LOADING BULLET MAGAZINE FOR TOY GUN - An auto-loading bullet magazine includes a magazine unit defining therein a bullet chamber and a bullet-loading passage; a bullet loading unit, which has a bullet-shifting wheel mounted near the inlet of the bullet-loading passage for shifting bullets from the bullet chamber into the bullet-loading passage, a ratchet wheel and a first spiral spring that is coupled between the bullet-shifting wheel and the ratchet wheel for enabling the ratchet wheel to rotate the bullet-shifting wheel; and a power input unit, which includes a reel for rotating the ratchet wheel in one single direction, a pull rope for a user to pull to rotate the reel and a second spiral spring coupled to the reel for reversing the reel. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030668 | ARCHERY BOW QUIVER - An archery bow quiver for holding arrows for quick retrieval to be shot by the bow includes an integral bow hook and tree screw. The quiver, which quickly attaches and detaches to the riser of a bow, includes an elongate frame with a top end for a hood to protect the arrow tips or broadheads and a bottom end where at is suitably an elastomeric arrow shaft rack. In the central region of the elongate frame is a first cutout into which a pivotal collar or bushing is secured for acceptance of a journaled shaft further extending into a tree screw or spike. The journaled shaft is threaded into a bow hook end which extends in opposite direction from the tree screw. The bow hook and integral tree screw readily pivot within the cutout space to rotate transversely with respect to the elongate frame for rotation of the bow hook to screw the tree screw into suitably a tree. The bow hook suitably has a detent at its end for releasable locking engagement with a detent pin within the elongate frame suitably at a second cut out. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030669 | COOKING HOB WITH ONCE-PIECE FASTENING ELEMENTS AND A ONE-PIECE FASTENING ELEMENT FOR A COOKING HOB - The present invention relates to a cooking hob ( | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030670 | PORTABLE ANTI-SCORCHING ROASTING CAN - A portable anti-scorching roasting can includes a can body, at least one segregating cage, a cover, a pivoting element, a combining element, and a handle. The can body has an open end and a containing space. The segregating cage has a plurality of openings. The segregating cage located in the containing space is used to contain the foodstuff. The pivoting element is located between the cover and the can body. By using the pivoting element, user can open or close the cover at the open end of the can body. The combining element is located between the pivoting element and the can body. By using the combining element, the pivoting element, which is connected to the cover, is combined into the can body. The handle has a connecting portion which is connected with the cover, and has a handle grip which is made of thermal insulating material. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030671 | HEATER DEVICE - A heater device for heating objects, including a compartment having a heat generating material and a second compartment having an activation material to generate heat upon mutual contact. The compartments are adapted to present a heating surface to the object to be heated. A divider is positioned in the compartments forming a barrier to maintain separation between reaction components until opened by an opening member positioned in alignment with the divider. An access element is movable into contact with the barrier to permit a heat generating reaction there between. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030672 | Solar Collection Apparatus and Methods Using Accelerometers and Magnetics Sensors - A mirror or other reflecting surface is used for collecting and reflecting incident solar radiation. The mirror is supported for independent motion about a pair of axes. An accelerometer generates signals representative of an amount and direction of motion of the mirror about each of the axes. Motors or other drive mechanisms independently drive the mirror about each of the axes. A tracking device provides information about the current position of the Sun. A control is connected to the accelerometer, the motors and the tracking device for maintaining a predetermined optimum orientation of the mirror as the Sun moves across the sky. Position sensors that sense the position of the mirror relative to the earth's magnetic field may also be employed. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030673 | HOT WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM - In a hot water supply system having a solar heater that heats a heating medium with absorbed solar heat, a cogeneration unit that heats the medium by heat exhausted from an engine, a hot water supply unit with a heat exchanger for heat-exchanging between the medium and water supplied from a water supply source to generate the hot water, a medium circulator that circulates the medium among the solar heater, cogeneration unit and heat exchanger, an electric heater that heats the hot water with the power generated by the generator, a heat absorption amount to be adsorbed by the solar heater is estimated and operations of the cogeneration unit and the electric heater are controlled based on the estimated heat absorption amount, thereby enabling to improve energy efficiency of the entire system. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030674 | ENERGY GENERATING ROOF SYSTEM - An energy generating system comprising a conduit comprising an energy collection portion and a heat exchange portion, wherein the energy collection portion of the conduit is located within an air filled space or a sewer gas exhaust pipe or a ventilation duct, wherein the conduit is adapted to transport a first fluid, wherein the first fluid is adapted to absorb thermal energy when passing through the energy collection portion of the conduit and a first heat exchanger adapted to exchange heat with the first fluid passing through the heat exchange portion of the conduit. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030675 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF GENERATING ENERGY FROM SOLAR RADIATION - A solar reflector assembly is provided for generating energy from solar radiation. The solar reflector assembly is configured to be deployed on a supporting body of liquid and to reflect solar radiation to a solar collector. A solar reflector assembly comprises an inflatable elongated tube having an upper portion formed at least partially of flexible material and a lower ballast portion formed at least partially of flexible material. A reflective sheet is coupled to a wall of the tube to reflect solar radiation. The elongated tube has an axis of rotation oriented generally parallel to a surface of a supporting body of liquid. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030676 | DEVICE FOR A WATER TANK WITH INTEGRATED SOLAR COLLECTOR - A tank for holding water and incorporated into the tank, in at least one wall of the tank, are a plurality of undulating ridges that act as a solar collector. The tank/collector combination is housed in an insulated container with a glass top double glazed for insulation to prevent heat loss from the tank/collector at night, while not interfering with the radiated solar energy reaching the solar collector of the tank/collector. The material of the tank/collector could be a metal, glass, a type of plastic, transparent material or a combination of more than one material. Option to have a plurality of semi-spherical transparent bodies instead of undulating ridges. Option to have more than one tank/collector connected by a metal pipe that is a good heat conductor. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030677 | Thermal Absorber With Gravity Counterflow Regeneration For Solar AMTEC Power Systems - A thermal absorber including a light-transparent reservoir having an alkali metal received therein, a housing sealingly coupled to the reservoir to define an enclosed volume, the housing including a thermal barrier wall that divides the volume into a cold chamber and a hot chamber, the cold chamber including a sump having a drain hole in fluid communication with the hot chamber, and at least one AMTEC cell supported by the cell supporting surface, the AMTEC cell extending through the cold chamber and the hot chamber. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030678 | INSUFFLATION SYSTEM - An aerosol generator | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030679 | PACKAGING AND DELIVERY OF PHARMACEUTICALS AND DRUGS - A blister pack for use with inhalation therapy inhalers comprises an elongate bottom element having an overlying top element defining a plurality of spaced top crowned areas containing powder or liquid medications or drugs. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030680 | TRACHEAL TUBE WITH DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - According to various embodiments, a tracheal tube may include a drug delivery system for nebulizing drug to droplets within a particular drop size range. The drug delivery system may include an integral nebulizer located towards a distal end of the tracheal tube. The nebulizer may comprise a micropump and may be in fluid communication with a drug delivery lumen, which in turn may be coupled to a system for monitoring the delivery of drug to the nebulizer. The nebulizer may be sized and shaped to be accommodated within a lumen that runs alongside a main respiratory lumen of the tracheal tube. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030681 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - A dispenser for administering a pharmaceutical substance in the form of a plurality of separate unit doses of the substance, comprising a housing, an actuator, a delivery outlet for administering at least one unit dose at a time, a transport mechanism for bringing the unit doses sequentially in operative association with the delivery outlet and a delaying arrangement to impose a lockout interval between administering sequential doses | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030682 | DEVICE FOR FLOW RATE LIMITATION AT LOW DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURES - The invention relates to a device for the flow rate limitation at low differential pressures, in particular for the limitation of the inhalation volume flow during the inhalation of therapeutic aerosols, comprising a housing with at least an inlet opening, at least an outlet opening and a flow channel arranged therebetween, wherein the flow channel is restricted by a flexible wall extending along the flow channel, characterised in that the flexible wall has a control area of less than 100 mm | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030683 | INHALER - An inhaler is disclosed. It comprises a housing to receive a strip having a plurality of blisters, each blister having a breachable lid and containing a dose of medicament for inhalation by a user, an indexing wheel mounted in the housing rotatable to drive a strip to sequentially move blisters into alignment with a blister piercing member, a control element pivotally mounted to the housing and a drive mechanism configured to couple the control element to the indexing wheel during part of the rotation of the control element by a user so that the indexing wheel rotates together with the control element. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030684 | OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR APPARATUS AND METHOD HAVING FLOW RESTRICTED COUPLING OF THE CANISTERS - An oxygen concentrator may rely on a pressure swing adsorption process to produce an oxygen enriched gas stream from canisters filled with granules capable of separation of oxygen from an air stream. The adsorption process uses a cyclical pressurization and venting of the canisters to generate an oxygen enriched gas stream. The oxygen concentrator system may include one or more flow restrictors to allow controlled release of oxygen enriched gas between the canisters. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030685 | OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DELIVERING PULSES OF OXYGEN - An oxygen concentrator may rely on a pressure swing adsorption process to produce an oxygen enriched gas stream from canisters filled with granules capable of separation of oxygen from an air stream. The adsorption process uses a cyclical pressurization and venting of the canisters to generate an oxygen enriched gas stream. The oxygen concentrator system may deliver oxygen as one or more pulses of oxygen per breath. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030686 | OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR APPARATUS AND METHOD HAVING VARIABLE OPERATION MODES - An oxygen concentrator may rely on a pressure swing adsorption process to produce an oxygen enriched gas stream from canisters filled with granules capable of separation of oxygen from an air stream. The adsorption process uses a cyclical pressurization and venting of the canisters to generate an oxygen enriched gas stream. The oxygen concentrator system may operate in multiple modes, automatically determined or selected by the user, to take into account the different activity levels of the user. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030687 | OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH AN OXYGEN ASSISTED VENTING SYSTEM - An oxygen concentrator may rely on a pressure swing adsorption process to produce an oxygen enriched gas stream from canisters filled with granules capable of separation of oxygen from an air stream. The adsorption process uses a cyclical pressurization and venting of the canisters to generate an oxygen enriched gas stream. During venting of the canisters, use of oxygen as a purge gas may improve the efficiency and lifetime of the oxygen concentrator. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030688 | Breathing System - Provided is a breathing system comprising a flexible reservoir bag ( | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030689 | OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR APPARATUS AND METHOD HAVING AN ULTRASONIC DETECTOR - An oxygen concentrator may rely on a pressure swing adsorption process to produce an oxygen enriched gas stream from canisters filled with granules capable of separation of oxygen from an air stream. The adsorption process uses a cyclical pressurization and venting of the canisters to generate an oxygen enriched gas stream. Coupling an oxygen concentration sensor to the generated oxygen enriched gas stream may allow monitoring of the purity of the produced gas. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030690 | Water absorbing face mask - The present invention is a mask coated with water absorbing material for preventing or reducing the transmission of infections such as flu, viral and bacterial pathogens which can be transmitted from human to human or animal to human or human to animal through saliva, nasal fluid or inhalation. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030691 | AIR FILTRATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An air filtration apparatus is disclosed. During inhale response, user's breath opens a first air valve causing air flow through replaceable filter through a chamber to a mouth piece disposed in a user's mouth. During exhale response, user's breath closes first valve causing one or more exhaust valves to open. In one embodiment, inhale and exhale responses are displaced from one another to provide better isolation of replaceable filter. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030692 | Mask system - A mask system for treating sleep disordered breathing, comprising headgear, a shell/cushion including a channel adjacent a front aperture, a frame, an elbow including at least one undercut on a proximal end, a retaining ring including a rear flange adapted to be retainably insertable in the channel of the shell/cushion, and a front flange adapted to retainably engage with the at least one undercut of the elbow. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030693 | Oxygen mask - The present invention discloses a structural improvement of an oxygen mask which covers a nose without covering a mouth, is small in size, has a lower cost and facilitates an oral treatment to a patient. In addition, a respiration tube of the oxygen mask faces upward to facilitate a physical examination to the patient. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030694 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGING ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE PLACEMENT AND MEASURING AIRWAY OCCLUSION CUFF PRESSURE - Described herein is an apparatus that includes an endotracheal tube or airway device having a proximal end and a distal end and an occlusion cuff. The occlusion cuff includes a sensor for helping determine proper endotracheal or airway device placement. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030696 | CONTRACEPTIVE TRANSCERVICAL FALLOPIAN TUBE OCCLUSION DEVICES AND METHODS - The invention provides intrafallopian devices and non-surgical methods for their placement to prevent conception. The efficacy of the device is enhanced by forming the structure at least in part from copper or copper alloy. The device is anchored within the fallopian tube by a lumen-traversing region of the resilient structure which has helical outer surface, together with a portion of the resilient structure which is biased to form a bent secondary shape, the secondary shape having a larger cross-section than the fallopian tube. The resilient structure is restrained in a straight configuration and transcervically inserted within the fallopian tube, where it is released. Optionally, permanent sterilization s effected by passing a current through there resilient structure to the tubal walls. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030698 | MRI COMPATIBLE KNEE POSITIONING DEVICE - A device for positioning a subject's knee during an MRI scan. The device includes foot, knee, and thigh positioning apparatuses. Each of the positioning apparatuses can be translated and/or rotated to allow correct and consistent position of the subject's knee within the MRI magnetic bore. The device includes a user control to facilitate repeat measurements of knee characteristics with reduced intra- and inter-technologist variability. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030699 | Orthotic Device For Preventing And/Or Correcting Deformational Posterior Plagiocephaly - The present invention is a simple, adaptable orthotic device that can correct and/or prevent deformational posterior plagiocephaly, especially if used before the infant is 4 months of age. The manufactured article provides an anatomically correcting, adjustable, concave-shaped resting surface for an infant's head in a manner that effectively eliminates uneven pressure on the infant's occiput. The orthotic device has a modular design which permits easy adjustments of the devices' head cavity to accommodate differences in individual infant head size and shape, thereby providing the infant's head with a custom fit. Also, as the infant continues to grow in size, the adjustable head cavity and torso recess features of the orthotic device allow the contoured spatial volume and dimensions of the molded supporting surfaces to expand as the infant's calvaria grow; and thereby facilitate a progressive, normalization and rounding of the infant's occiput. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030700 | Snoring Treatment and Associated Apparatus, System and Method - Apparatus, systems and methods effective in treating snoring behavior are provided. The treatment apparatus include a mouthpiece, a first chamber in communication with the mouthpiece, a displaceable member mounted with respect to the first chamber for applying a resistive force as gas is withdrawn from the first chamber, and an independent source of negative pressure acting upon the displaceable member. The evacuation force is increased due to the force required to displace the displaceable member positioned within the disclosed treatment apparatus. The independent source of negative pressure, e.g., a vacuum pump, increases the resistive force applied by the displaceable member. The displaceable member may take the form of a flexible membrane, piston or diaphragm that is mounted with respect to the inner wall of the first chamber or the second chamber. Use of the treatment apparatus is effective in reducing and/or eliminating snoring behavior for extended periods. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030701 | Device for preventing leakage from the mouth - The present invention relates to a device for avoiding leakage from the mouth when nasally supplying a respiratory gas on a pressure level lying above ambient pressure. The device comprises a base body made from an elastomeric material and comprises an inner edge portion and an outer ring edge portion, wherein the two ring edge portions are coupled with each other via a web portion, and wherein furthermore the base body, in combination with the two ring edge portions and the web portion, is configured in such a manner that in the application position of the base body the latter defines a lip receiving area for receiving the lips of the user. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030702 | MEDICAL DRAPE - A medical drape is disclosed. The drape comprises a base drape portion and an insert drape portion removably attached to the base drape portion. A plurality of independently configured insert drape portions may be used, each insert being configured differently for a different procedure. The base drape portion may be made of environmentally friendly biodegradable material. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030703 | Stockinette Having Folded Structure for Simplified Application - A stockinette ( | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030704 | Method and apparatus for protecting teeth, preventing the effects of bruxism and protecting oral structures from sports injuries - A comfortable multiple layer mouth protector is provided for strength and ease of fit to minimize if not completely and gradually eliminate bruxism, with spring biasing keeping the maxillary and mandibular mouth protector arches in place and apart, eliminating snoring and permitting easy breathing. In addition, this Mouth protector protects oral structures from sports injuries. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030705 | Smoking Article and Manufacturing Method for a Smoking Article - This invention relates to a smoking article ( | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030706 | Vaporizer System For Delivery of Inhalable Substances - A vaporizer system that supplies clean, heated air to vaporizable material by directing ambient air from an area surrounding the vaporizer system through a secure air passageway that leads the air through a pump, a heat source, and then onto the vaporizable material. The air passageway prevents the interaction of the air with possibly emissive components. The heated air drives out active ingredients from the vaporizable material, which may be subsequently captured in a removable container or inhaled directly. The vaporizer system includes an air chamber surrounding the receptacle for receiving the material to be vaporized which isolates the material from environmental disturbances. The removable container attaches to a valve, which attaches to the top of the vaporizer system. The valve is configured to be operable between three positions with the use of only one finger and a thumb of one hand. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030707 | METHOD FOR DRYING MOLDED PRODUCT FOR NON-COMBUSTIBLE SMOKING ARTICLE AND DRYING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a method for drying a molded product for a non-combustible smoking article, including preparing a molded product for a non-combustible smoking article corresponding to two non-combustible smoking articles includes an aerosol generating section which generates aerosol when heated and carbonaceous heat sources fitted to both ends of the aerosol generating section, covering the aerosol generating section with a far infrared reflective cover, and irradiating the carbonaceous heat sources with far infrared radiation from a far infrared heater. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030708 | Absorptive Polymer, Compound Fiber and Cigarette Filter Rod Made of Compound Fiber - An absorptive polymer, which is an aqueous emulsion made from copolymerization of neutral unsaturated monomers, unsaturated lipophilic monomers and unsaturated hydrophilic monomers, in the proportion of 50:26-37:14-25 in weight. A compound fiber comprising cigarette filter rod fiber as core and surface layer absorptive polymer; the cigarette filter rod fiber is polypropylene fiber or cellulose acetate fiber; lipophilic groups of the absorptive polymer are attached to polypropylene fiber of cigarette filter rod. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030709 | Materials, Equipment, and Methods for Manufacturing Cigarettes - Cigarettes are manufactured using modified automated cigarette making apparatus. Those cigarettes possess smokable rods having wrapping paper having additive materials applied thereto as patterns. The additive materials, which can include a starch and/or a polymer, are applied to a continuous paper web either online or offline the cigarette making apparatus. The formulation can be applied to the paper web using application apparatus possessing a series of rollers. In particular, a wrapping paper for a smokable rod can include a pattern of bands having a water-insoluble material comprising a starch ester, a starch-coated inorganic filler, and/or a thermoplastic polymer in an amount such that the material is sufficiently deformable so as to (a) reduce an amount of pressure to apply the bands, (b) decrease paper diffusivity, and (c) maintain paper opacity at a level acceptable for commercial production of the smokable rods. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030710 | ROLLING PAPER STRUCTURES FOR CREATING SMOKING ARTICLES AND ADHESIVES COMPRISING HEMP ADDITIVE FOR SAME - Aspects of the invention generally provide structures for rolling paper structures for an end user to create a cigar or cigarette. In one aspect, a rolling paper structure is provided including a first paper section having a first height, a second paper section coupled to the first paper section and the second paper section having a second height longer than the first height, and an optional adhesive disposed on the second paper section. The rolling paper structure may be folded between the first paper section and the second paper section having a portion extending beyond the first paper section. An adhesive comprising a hemp additive for rolling paper structures is also provided. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030711 | Artificial nail and method of forming same - An injection molded artificial nail is formed by forming a first section using a runner system method, forming a second section using a runner system method and forming a third section by a hot tip gate process. The second and third sections are disposed under the first section. The second section has a second section end and the third section has a third section end adjoining the second section end. The first section forms a top surface of the artificial nail extending from a front distal tip of the artificial nail to a back proximal end of the artificial nail and completely covers the second section and the third section. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030712 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR APPLYING SOLID NAIL COATING TO MAMMALIAN AND ARTIFICIAL NAILS - Devices, methods, and kits for making and using a graphic film laminate to decorate fingernail and/or toenail are provided. In one aspect, a thermally-curable vinyl-based pressure-sensitive self-adhesive nail cover/coating laminate is provided. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030713 | VIBRATING DEVICE FOR APPLYING MAKEUP - The present invention concerns an applicator for applying a makeup composition. The applicator includes an applicator element configured to apply the makeup composition to one of nails, eyelashes, eyebrows, skin and lips, and a vibration source causing the applicator element to vibrate. The applicator is configured to be fastened onto a receptacle containing the composition to be applied, and/or further comprises a reservoir containing the composition to be applied. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030714 | CANDLE FOR MASSAGE, METHOD FOR OBTAINING MASSAGE OIL, AND MASSAGE METHOD - Disclosed is a candle for massage that can obtain massage oil having a proper temperature. The candle for massage comprises a container ( | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030715 | Curl activator hair steamer - This invention seeks use to steam to make hair curlier or wavier. The steam is used as a direct agent to get the hair curlier or wavier. No hair rollers, rods, or other separate accessories are needed. Thus invention is intended to be used by people who already have a natural curl or wave to their hair. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030716 | ELECTRICAL MASCARA BRUSH STRUCTURE WITH VARIABLE SPEEDS - An electrical mascara brush structure includes a brush body having a chamber to hold an electrical motion component at one end and a brush rod with a brush at the other end. The electrical motion component includes a first shell and a second shell fully enclosing a power supply, a motor with a rotating shaft, and a circuit board. The circuit board includes a power control element and a variable speed control element. The electrical motion component is connected with a rotary unit disposed at the external of the first shell and the second shell. The rotary unit includes external teeth which matches with receiving teeth disposed at an interior of a handle, which can activate the electrical motion component and adjust the speed of the motor. | 2011-02-10 |
| 20110030717 | Multi-Lobe, Grooved Cosmetic Applicator Brush - A cosmetic applicator brush with a core and bristles retained by the core to form a brush head. The brush head has a cross section with first and second lobes separated by first and second feed grooves. Each feed groove has first and second legs that terminate in a base portion, and each lobe has a first and second application surfaces formed in part by legs of adjacent feed grooves and an arcuate peripheral application surface between and contiguous with the first and second application surfaces. The application surfaces of the lobes can be arcuate, and the surfaces can cooperate to define a smooth bulbous surface. The lobes can have widths of approximately 65 percent of the effective diameter between central portions of the peripheral application surfaces, and the feed grooves can be separated by a distance approximately 10.5 percent of the effective diameter of the brush head. | 2011-02-10 |
