09th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140053709 | Phase Coherent Playback in and Arbitrary Waveform Generator - An improved arbitrary waveform generator has a waveform memory for storing digitized waveforms, a waveform playout for playing out desired ones of the digitized waveforms as analog waveforms and a sequencer for controlling the waveform playout, the sequencer providing indications of the desired waveform for playout and a desired starting sample position for the desired waveform. The sequencer includes a tracking mechanism for the desired waveform so that the desired waveform is phase coherent when playout is interrupted and restarted later according to programming of the sequencer. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053710 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFORMING AN AUDIO INPUT TO A MUSICAL KEY - A system and method for conforming an audio input to a musical key. Audio input is received and the musical key is determined. Sequentially for each consecutive note, a pitch value for each note and an interval between each preceding and subsequent note is determined; alternative subsequent notes based on the musical key and the pitch value of the subsequent note are determined; each interval between each alternative subsequent note and each respective note of the alternative subsequent notes corresponding to the preceding note is scored based on the interval between the preceding note and the subsequent note of the audio input; and a best interval is selected for each alternative subsequent note. A best-match note is selected for each note of the audio input based on the best intervals of all the notes, and each audio input note is conformed to a frequency of the best-match note. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053711 | SYSTEM AND METHOD CREATING HARMONIZING TRACKS FOR AN AUDIO INPUT - A system and method of creating harmonizing tracks for an audio input. Audio input is received and a plurality of harmonizing tracks are created based on the received audio input. Each of the plurality of harmonizing tracks are transposed based on a transposition value for each respective track. Individual notes of the harmonizing tracks are manipulated based on a chord strictness threshold and an audio output is provided based on the audio input and the manipulated plurality of harmonizing tracks. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053712 | CHANNEL-MAPPED MIDI LEARN MODE - Embodiments of the invention include systems and methods for inferential generation of virtual sequencer controls in a MIDI sequencer to automate functionality of physical or virtual controls of MIDI instruments. MIDI source data from a song or a live feed is analyzed to determine a sequence of MIDI control commands from which a set of virtual sequencer controls can be automatically inferred without manual generation or configuration of the virtual control. The virtual sequencer controls are generated to automate a corresponding MIDI instrument control. Some embodiments provide functionality, including generation and handling of clone controls, use of virtual sequencer controls as slave and/or translation controls, and handling of after-click control information through a virtual synthesizers and the like. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053713 | Cymbal Transducer Using Electret Accelerometer - In one embodiment, a cymbal system includes a cymbal and a transducer couplable to the cymbal. The transducer has a sound pressure microphone, and a casing hermetically sealing the sound pressure microphone to prevent communication of air pressure differentials into the sound pressure microphone. The cymbal may be a perforated low volume cymbal. In one embodiment, a method for making a cymbal transducer includes sealing a sound pressure microphone in an airtight enclosure, and configuring the sealed sound pressure microphone for attachment to a cymbal. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053714 | ELECTRO-MECHANICALLY ASSISTED BASS DRUM PEDAL AND METHOD OF USE - An apparatus and method to assist a drummer playing a bass drum. The apparatus enables a drummer to combine force applied to a foot plate, frequency applied to a foot plate, and a selected algorithm to output a mechanical force to a bass drum beater. The apparatus provides drummers the ability to produce a variety of desired rhythmic patterns, to change the intensity of the stroke, to vary the tempi so that patterns will be consistent with the music being performed, and to produce a metronomic beat (tempo) when desired. Hence, drummer fatigue is reduced, the drummer can produce more complicated and varying patterns on the fly, and the drummer has the ability to change the stroke to accent beats. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053715 | COMPOSITE PERFORATION DEVICE WITH SCALLOPS ON THE INNER WALL - The present invention relates to a composite perforating device with scallops on its inner wall to improve the depth of penetration in the oil reservoir during perforation of oil and gas well. In one embodiment, the scallops on the inner wall of the gun body are located at a position corresponding to the open end of a perforating charge. In one embodiment, the scallop may have a stepped-cylindrical or truncated-conical inner peripheral surface and a conical or flat bottom surface. Alternatively, the scallop may have an inner conical surface. The scallops on the inner wall of the gun body increased the burst heights of the perforating charges such that the penetration depth of the perforating device is increased. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053716 | FIRE CONTROL FOR AUTO-LOADING SHOTGUN - An auto-loading firearm includes a bolt assembly that is both automatically operable and manually operable between a forward position closing the chamber of the firearm and a rearward position opening the chamber, and a fire control mechanism. The fire control mechanism comprises a trigger plate assembly operably located between the chamber and a magazine that is capable of housing one or more additional rounds of ammunition. The trigger plate assembly includes a latch release and a carrier that is operable to lift a round from the magazine to the chamber. The fire control mechanism further includes a feed latch that is operable to release of a round from the magazine onto the carrier when disengaged by the latch release. The trigger plate assembly and the feed latch are configurable to control the release of rounds of ammunition from the magazine during manual operation of the fire control. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053717 | Bullet Resistant Dry Erase Boards - The art for this invention is combining the previous arts of (1) dry erase boards and (2) bullet resistant materials into one art resulting in a bullet-resistant dry erase board that has a dual purpose of both academic learning and physical safety from a gunman's bullets. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053718 | BALLISTIC RESISTANT AND EXPLOSIVE CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS FOR AIRCRAFT - A ballistic resistant and explosive protective system for an aircraft. The ballistic resistant and explosive system includes a first composite panel. The first composite panel includes a first layer and second layer formed of a fiber-reinforced plastic material, and a ballistic resistant laminate core layer formed between the first layer and the second layer. The first composite panel is configured to be installed at an interior of the aircraft. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053719 | DUAL STAGE PILOTED FORCE REDUCTION VALVE - A pressurized fluid subassembly comprising: (a) a fluid driven actuator configured to utilize fluid at a high pressure to change an overall length of the fluid driven actuator; and, (b) a sequence valve interposing a low pressure line and a supply line conveying the fluid to the fluid driven actuator, the sequence valve including a first sequence configured to inhibit fluid communication between the supply line and the low pressure line when the fluid at the high pressure is actively supplied to the fluid driven actuator, the sequence valve including a second sequence configured to establish fluid communication between the supply line and the low pressure line when the fluid at the high pressure is not actively supplied to the fluid driven actuator, wherein the sequence valve includes a variable bias that changes depending upon whether the fluid at the high pressure is actively supplied to the fluid driven actuator. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053720 | RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR - A reciprocating compressor is provided. Bearing holes of a fluid bearing of the compressor may be positioned correspond to a full reciprocating region of a piston, to reduce/eliminate frictional loss and/or abrasion between a cylinder and the piston. The bearing holes may be concentrated at certain regions of the cylinder to stably support the piston through a full reciprocating range. Compression coil springs may maintain concentric alignment of the cylinder and the piston. Gas through holes may be radially formed at the piston to lower a pressure of a bearing space and allow refrigerant to be smoothly introduced into the bearing space through a gas pocket. A casing of the compressor may include an outer shell and an inner shell to attenuate vibration generated due to friction generated by operation of the reciprocating compressor. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053721 | MASTER CYLINDER - An input piston and an input rod of a master cylinder are connected such that a spherical tip portion of the input rod is integrally connected in an axial direction and tiltably connected in a radial direction to a concave portion in a bottom portion of a piston inner hole. A sphere diameter of the spherical tip portion is larger than the maximum diameter of a shaft portion in the input rod. The concave portion of the input piston has a conical bottom portion that receives the spherical tip portion and a cylindrical hole portion that can accommodate the spherical tip portion, and the concave portion is formed in the input piston itself. An opening-side end portion of the cylindrical hole portion is configured to be pressed and molded in the axial direction and an inner radial direction by use of a fixture to retain the spherical tip portion. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053722 | MACHINE TOOL MOUNTED MIST COLLECTOR WITH AUTOMATIC CONTROL - An automatic control for a system for removing cooling liquid from a mist. The automatic control includes a power input configured to receive electrical power and a power output configured to output electrical power to a mist collector. The automatic control also includes a sensor configured to determine whether a coolant pump is supplying cooling liquid and a switch configured to send electrical power to the mist collector via the power output when the coolant pump is supplying cooling liquid. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053723 | AIR DEHYDRATING BREATHER ASSEMBLY FOR PROVIDING DEHUMIDIFIED AIR TO ELECTRICAL DEVICES, AND RELATED METHOD - An air dehydrating breather assembly and method provide dehumidifying air suitable to be supplied into oil expansion vessels used in electrical devices. The air dehydrating breather assembly includes first and second air demoisturizer units respectively associated with two corresponding oil expansion vessels. The first air demoisturizer unit includes a first tank housing moisture absorber and a second tank housing moisture absorber alternatively providing dehumidified air. The second air demoisturizer unit includes a third tank housing moisture absorber providing dehumidified air. Sensors are associated with the first, second and third tanks to detect the level of saturation of their moisture absorbers. An electronic processing unit is operatively associated with the sensors for routing dehumidified air to the associated oil-expansion vessels from the tanks whose moisture absorbers are not saturated. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053724 | METHOD FOR SEPARATING OFF CARBON DIOXIDE IN BIOGAS PLANTS - A method for separating off carbon dioxide in biogas plants includes an adsorption phase and a regeneration phase. Crude biogas that is treated in the adsorption phase is passed at ambient pressure through an adsorber suitable for adsorption of carbon dioxide, and in the regeneration phase the adsorber is regenerated with a purge gas at the temperature between 20 and 100° C., and also ambient pressure. The crude biogas is treated upstream of the carbon dioxide separation method, and is desulphurized and dried and minor components can be removed. For avoiding impurities in the biogas, at the start of the adsorption phase a purge process is carried out on the adsorber with treated crude biogas, wherein the purge process is controlled with respect to time via a number of valves and a sensor. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053725 | Helium Junction with Replaceable Graphene Cartridges - A helium separation junction is provided for separating helium gases entrained in aqueous fluids. The junction includes a body, an inlet for receiving an aqueous feedstock having helium entrained therein, a helium outlet for allowing a helium gas stream, an aqueous fluid outlet for allowing a water stream having a reduced helium content relative to the feedstock, a helium filter cartridge that allows for the passage of helium while resisting the passage of water and an aqueous fluid filter cartridge that allows for the passage of water while resisting the passage of helium. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053726 | Aircraft Fuel Tank Flammability Reduction Method and System - An aircraft fuel tank flammability reduction method includes feeding pressurized air into an air separation module containing a carbon membrane, the air feed exhibiting a normal pressure of no more than 55 psig and the carbon membrane containing at least 95 weight percent carbon. The method includes producing nitrogen-enriched air from the air separation module as a result of removing oxygen from the air feed. An aircraft fuel tank flammability reduction system includes a source for pressurized air, an air separation module configured to receive air feed from the pressurized air source, and a carbon membrane containing at least 95 weight percent carbon. The carbon membrane is configured to permeate oxygen from the air feed through the carbon membrane at a temperature of at least 120° C. (248° F.) and to produce nitrogen-enriched air from the air separation module as a result of removing oxygen from the air feed. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053727 | STAGED ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR - A device includes a chamber having an air inlet and an air outlet. The device includes a plurality of stages including at least a first stage adjacent a second stage. The plurality of stages are disposed in the chamber and each stage has a plurality of discharge electrodes disposed in an interior region and is bounded by an upstream baffle on an end proximate the air inlet and bounded by a downstream baffle on an end proximate the air outlet. Each stage has at least one sidewall between the upstream baffle and the downstream baffle. The sidewall is configured as a collection electrode and has a plurality of apertures disposed along a length between the upstream baffle and the downstream baffle. The upstream baffle of the first stage is positioned in staggered alignment relative to the upstream baffle of the second stage and the downstream baffle of the first stage are positioned in staggered alignment relative to the downstream baffle of the second stage. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053728 | APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING OXYGEN FROM AMBIENT AIR - An apparatus for separation of gases from ambient air that has at least one separation column with an inlet at a first end and an outlet at a second end, a buffer column having a single inlet at a first end, a vacuum pump, and a valve system that connects the vacuum pump to the outlet at the first end of the separation column, and that connects the outlet at the second end of separation column to the single inlet at the first end of the buffer column. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053729 | System and Method for Collecting Carbon Dioxide Utilizing Dielectric Heating - A system for collecting carbon dioxide from a process gas including an adsorbent material for adsorbing carbon dioxide molecules from the process gas, a dielectric heater proximate the adsorbent material, and a vessel having an internal volume enclosing the adsorbent material and, optionally, the dielectric heater. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053730 | Hydrocarbon Removal from Gas Process Feed Streams by Regenerable Filters - A system and process for removing hydrocarbons from a gas process feed stream is presented. The treatment process may be, but is not limited to, glycol dehydration, amine sweetening, and MEG reclamation. As an example, a hydrocarbon removal bed containing a solid adsorbent material adsorbs the hydrocarbons in a rich MEG feed stream as it passes through the hydrocarbon removal bed. After the hydrocarbons have been removed, the feed stream flows through a flash separator and a distillation column to reclaim MEG. Alternatively, the hydrocarbon removal bed may be used after the MEG reclamation process to remove hydrocarbons in the distilled water from the distillation column. Spent solid adsorbent material may be regenerated in place. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053731 | 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. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053732 | CYCLIC ADSORPTION PROCESS USING CENTRIFUGAL MACHINES - A cyclic adsorption process is provided having pressurization and depressurization steps and driven by one or more centrifugal machines operating under acceleration and deceleration conditions wherein the deceleration rate of the machine is controlled to minimize power consumption and maximize the efficiency of the process. The operating speed of the centrifugal machine during deceleration is matched to the measured pressure ratio conditions so that the centrifugal machine arrives at its minimum operating speed near the point required to begin acceleration. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053733 | INTEGRATED HEATER FOR A BEVERAGE PREPARATION DEVICE - An in-line heater for a liquid food or beverage preparation machine, in which machine liquid is circulated through the heater and then guided into a brewing chamber for brewing a food or beverage ingredient supplied into said brewing chamber. The heater has a body incorporating an inlet, an outlet and a heating chamber extending therebetween, with the inlet, outlet and heating chamber forming together a rigid passage for guiding the liquid circulating through the body, and one or more electric components that are secured on or in the body and connected to a printed circuit board arranged to control the heater. The one or more electric components are rigidly connected to the printed circuit board. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053734 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING HOT BEVERAGES - The present invention relates to a device ( | 2014-02-27 |
20140053735 | DISPOSABLE PACKAGE AND SYSTEM FOR PREPARATION OF A LIQUID PRODUCT - A disposable package having a reservoir filled with an ingredient to be combined with a base liquid. The package has a moulded plastic body with a bottom and a circumferential wall. The package is sealed by a top sealing film. The body has a column at its lower end integral with the centre of the bottom. The top sealing film is such that a base liquid feed lance can passed through the film and engage with the upper end of the column to dispense base liquid into the channel of the column. The column has apertures. The bottom has a multitude of filter holes or discharge openings, and a flexible portion around the column. A bottom sealing film is provided which breaks upon relative motion of the column to the lower operative position, creating one or more outflow openings in the film for outflow of the product from the package. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053736 | SINGLE SERVING BEVERAGE INFUSER AND METHOD OF PRETREATING THE SAME - A single serving beverage infuser and method of pretreating the same is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the beverage infuser comprises a receptacle for receiving a charge of beverage infusing material and a tether attached to a top end of the receptacle for suspending the receptacle, the tether being configured such that at least a portion of the tether is capable of hooking onto at least a portion of a beverage container wherein a beverage is to be infused. Preferably, the infuser is made from natural bamboo fibers and, accordingly, the method of pretreating the beverage infuser removes the undesirable woody and bitter taste present in the bamboo fibers. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053737 | BEVERAGE INFUSER - A single serving beverage infuser and method of pretreating the same is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the beverage infuser comprises a receptacle pattern sheet foldable into a receptacle for receiving a charge of beverage infusing material, two permeable regions through which liquid is permitted to freely flow between the regions lying inside and outside of the receptacle, two interlocking regions for maintaining the receptacle pattern sheet in the folded configuration, and two support hangers for securing the receptacle, when the receptacle pattern sheet is folded into a receptacle, onto the rim of a beverage container. Preferably, the infuser is made from wood veneer due as it is a renewable and biodegradable resource. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053738 | Slow Cooking Appliance with Latching Arrangement - A slow cooker appliance includes a lid, cooking vessel, housing and at least one but preferably two latching arrangements for securing the lid. Each latching arrangement includes a lid mount mounted on opposing sides of the periphery of the lid, a U-shaped member pivotally attached to the lid mount, and a rotating member rotatably connected to a housing mount disposed on a sidewall of the slow cooker housing, A U-shaped member is looped around the rotating member and a cammed surface on the rotating member urges against the end of the U-shaped member as the rotating member is rotated clockwise or counter-clockwise from an unlatched position to one of two possible latched positions. This creates a force in the U-shaped member that is transmitted to the lid mount. The lid mount urges the lid against a rim of the cooking vessel thereby securing the lid and the container to the housing. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053739 | ROTATING GRILL PLATFORM WITH BLADE TILTING MECHANISM UTILIZING HEAT ENERGY GENERATED BY THE GRILL SOURCE OF HEAT - A rotating grill platform functional as an independent grill unit or placeable on a grill and that incorporates a stationary lower grill platform with a rotator Fan attached to it in a manner to draw air comprised of smoke and cooking vapors from the grilling chamber and to recirculate the air back to the grilling surface to provide substantially uniform heat distribution for the food being cooked, with the blade tilting mechanism designed to increase or decrease the grill platform rotational speed as per user preferences and the cooking requirements. The grill platform is compact, lightweight, versatile and does not require gas or any Electric power, but can operate in a self sustaining manner. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053740 | TUNNEL FOR CONDITIONING OF PRODUCTS, ESPECIALLY FOR STERILIZATION OF FOOD IN PREPACKAGED CONTAINERS - A tunnel is provided for conditioning of food products, especially for sterilization of food in containers or vessels of the heat-sealed type, in which the conditioning unit has: 1) an active pressure control system corresponding to at least one heating stage, which provides for balancing of the pressure within the heat-sealed vessels or containers; and 2) a conveyor which conveys the heat-sealed vessels or containers through the stages along the conditioning unit which contains mechanisms that move the conveyor outside of the conditioning tunnel, and 3) doors operating like check valves that separate the stages of the conditioning unit; and 4) a cross section of the tunnel of the polygonal type; and 5) the conditioning unit including inlets for introduction of washing liquids with a corresponding discharge outlet. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053741 | JUICER - The present invention provides a juicer comprising a base with a transmission structure, a juicing device located above the base and an upper case disposed above the juicing device, wherein the juicing device comprises: a separator configured to drain the juice and the residue of the juiced food respectively; a filter configured to filter the residue of the juiced food; a rotating head configured to spirally extrude the juiced food, a side wall of the separator is provided with a juice exit, a bottom of the separator is provided with a residue exit, a bottom of the filter is provided with a residue draining hole actively communicated with the residue exit, the rotating head is provided with a spiral sheet, the rotating head is disposed in the separator, the filter is sleeved between the rotating head and the separator, a first driving end of the transmission structure of the base is connected with a center of a lower end of the rotating head, the rotating head rotates reversely relative to the filter. The reduce of the parts may decrease the cost. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053742 | BALING PRESSES - A baling press includes a support unit on which first and second strapping mechanisms are mounted, and the support unit is rotatable between a first position in which the first strapping mechanism is operational and a second position in which the second strapping mechanism is operational. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053743 | MASK HOLDER - There are provided an operating knob | 2014-02-27 |
20140053744 | ADJUSTABLE FORM ROLL APPARATUS - An apparatus for adjustably positioning a form roll having a form roll axis against at least two different sized plate cylinders in a variable cutoff printing unit is provided. The apparatus includes a plate cylinder support for interchangeably supporting the at least two different sized plate cylinders, the plate cylinder support including a plate cylinder axis at least two different sized plate cylinder cams. The at least two different sized plate cylinder cams are interchangeably removably connectable to the plate cylinder support and include a smaller plate cylinder cam and a larger plate cylinder cam that are removably connectable to the plate cylinder support as alternatives of each other. The apparatus also includes a form roll hanger for supporting the form roll that is configured for contacting the smaller plate cylinder cam if the smaller plate cylinder cam is coupled to the plate cylinder support to set a smaller distance between the plate cylinder axis and the form roll axis. The form roll hanger is also configured for contacting the larger plate cylinder cam if the larger plate cylinder cam is coupled to the plate cylinder support to set a larger distance between the plate cylinder axis and the form roll axis. A method of adjustably positioning a form roll and a variable cutoff printing press are also provided. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053745 | STRAIN CONTROLLED INFEED - Method and apparatuses for measuring and regulating the strain of a material web is disclosed. A material web is passed through a first and second non-slip roller pair. The first and second roller pair form a predefined span. In some embodiments, the angular positions of the first and second roller pair are monitored, and the phase angle between the roller pairs is calculated. The phase angle is directly related to the level of strain in the web, and the velocity of the web is controlled to maintain a phase angle which corresponds with the desired strain level. This maintains a constant strain level in the predefined span. In one embodiment, the strain entering a non-slip roll pair is controlled to be zero. The roll pair then introduces a predefined strain to the span entering subsequent processes. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053746 | FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING USING FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING ROLL CONFIGURATIONS - In a flexographic printing system, the both the process parameters and equipment setup and configuration may play a role in producing the desired printed pattern. One component of the equipment setup is the printer roller assembly which may comprise a roller and a flexoplate as well as tape. The properties of the flexoplate and the tape as well as the relative dimensions of each in the assembly may affect the geometry and quality of the transferred pattern, as well as the ability of the system to produce a pattern on a repeatable, consistent basis. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053747 | Printing Assembly - A printing assembly including a clamping annulus having a tiered circumferential end, an axial end and an oppositely axial end, the clamping annulus's axial and oppositely axial ends having outside diameters, the axial end outside diameter having with respect to said oppositely axial end outside diameter an excess dimension defining a guide sleeve receiving space within the clamping annulus; a matching cylinder annularly overlying the clamping annulus; a plurality of magnet recesses, each recess among the plurality of magnet recesses extending radially into the cylinder, and each recess among the plurality of magnet receiving recesses opening radially outwardly from the cylinder's outer surface; and a multiplicity of magnets, each magnet among the multiplicity of magnets being embedded within one of the recesses among the plurality of magnet receiving recesses. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053748 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING THE EFFECTS OF A DEVIATION OF THE POSITION OF A MOVABLE CAMERA IN A POSITIONING APPARATUS FOR THE POSITIONING OF FLEXIBLE PRINTING PLATES ON A CARRIER - The invention relates to a correction device for correcting the consequences of a deviation in the position of a movable camera which is placed in a positioning device for flexible printing plates, wherein the camera is configured to detect at least the carrier and the device comprises display means for displaying the image detected by the camera, wherein the correction device is provided with a position reference member detectable by the camera, with position signal generating means for generating a signal representing the actual position of the camera from the signal detected by the camera, with comparing means for comparing the signal representing the actual position of the camera to the signal representing the target position of the camera and generating a correction signal, and with image correction means for correcting the image displayed by the display means using the correction signal. Positioning errors in the display of the image recorded by the camera are hereby avoided. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053749 | Digital Printing Device for the Dynamic Printing of a Statically Printed Substrate Web and Reel-Fed Printing Press - A digital printing device for the dynamic printing of a substrate web statically printed in a reel-fed printing press is disclosed. The digital printing device includes a position sensor which measures the substrate web for regulating a print position for the dynamic printing. The digital printing device is provided with a signal from a signal source of the reel-fed printing press. A position sensor control generates a synchronization signal and provides the synchronization signal to a digital printing head control. A speed signal transformer generates a feed signal and provides the feed signal to the digital printing head control. The digital printing head control activates the digital printing head dependent on the synchronization signal and the feed signal. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053750 | WIRELESS DETONATORS WITH STATE SENSING, AND THEIR USE - Wireless detonator systems present opportunities for controlled blasting of rock without the encumbrances of physical wired connections at the blast site. Disclosed herein are wireless detonator assemblies, which sense the state of environmental condition(s) of their immediate vicinity, and which are active to receive and/or process a command signal to FIRE only if the environmental condition(s) are deemed suitable or appropriate according to predetermined parameters. Also disclosed are improved methods of blasting involving such wireless detonator assemblies, as well as corresponding wireless electronic primers. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053751 | Automatic Device for the Change of Rail - An automatic device for the change of rail ( | 2014-02-27 |
20140053752 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELEVATED RAIL SEGMENTS AND ELEVATED RAIL SYSTEM INCLUDING THOSE RAIL SEGMENTS - The invention is a method of manufacturing elevated rail segments and an elevated rail system including those rail segments. Features of the elevated rail system include pivot points between the track and vertical supports elevating the rail system, eccentric bolt and washer assemblies that allow precise vertical and horizontal adjustment of the vertical supports and threaded bolts that allow precise micro-adjustment of height of the track above the concrete foundations. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053753 | ACTIVE ENERGY BEAM-CURABLE INKJET INK COMPOSITION - The present invention provides an ink composition for use in active energy beam-curable inkjet printing, wherein the ink composition has low viscosity yet exhibits superior curability and superior adhesion to many different substrates, and also exhibits excellent storage stability. An active energy beam-curable inkjet ink composition containing at least polymerizable monomers (A) and a stabilizer (B), and containing essentially no water, the inkjet ink composition containing, as the polymerizable monomers (A), at least a polymerizable monomer (A-1) containing a vinyl ether group and an acryloyl group, and a polymerizable monomer (A-2) containing 2 or more acryloyl groups. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053754 | CURABLE COMPOSITIONS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING - Curable, phase-change compositions and inks used for printing three-dimensional objects including a curable monomer, a photoinitiator, a wax and a gellant, where the composition of the cured formulation has a room temperature modulus of from about 0.01 to about 5 Gpa. The curable monomer includes acrylic monomer, polybutadiene adducted with maleic anhydride, aliphatic urethane acrylate, polyester acrylate, 3-acryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, or acryloxypropyl t-structured siloxane. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053755 | Cellulose Acylate Film, Retardation Film, Polarizer and Liquid Crystal Display Device - A cellulose acylate film comprising a cellulose acylate resin satisfying the formulae (i)-(iii) and a compound capable of forming a hydrogen bond satisfying conditions (A)-(C):
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20140053756 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CELLULOSE-CONTAINING MASS FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITE MATERIAL - The invention relates to a method for producing a cellulose-containing mass for forming a cellulose-containing composite material comprising following steps: (a) providing an input material comprising at least one cellulose-containing raw material and a liquid content; (b) macerating the cellulose-containing raw material in the input material; and (c) homogenizing the input material to obtain the cellulose-containing mass for forming cellulose-containing composite material by using an apparatus selected from a homogenizer, a refiner and a wet-milling apparatus. According to a further embodiment of the present invention cellulose of different types is added to the input. Moreover a method for producing a composite material that is based on said cellulose-containing mass is disclosed as well as a product produced of said composite material. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053757 | ALKALINE EARTH METAL CARBONATE MICROPOWDER - Dispersibility of an alkaline earth metal carbonate micropowder in a polymer resin or in an organic solvent is improved by treating the surface of the alkaline earth metal micropowder with a surfactant having hydrophilic groups and hydrophobic groups and groups that form anions in water. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053758 | RESTORATIVE MATERIALS - The present invention relates to restorative materials, in particular to glass-ionomer cements. More particularly, the present invention relates to glass-ionomer cements having particular utility in the repair of human hard tissue, in particular as dental restorative materials and in orthopaedic surgery. We describe a composition comprising a mixture of a glass ionomer cement and zinc phosphate. Preferably, the composition comprise from 40 to 95% by weight of glass ionomer cement and from to 60% by weight of zinc phosphate. The present invention also provides a powdered composition comprising a fluorosilicate glass and deactivated zinc oxide. Such that the zinc phosphate is formed in sith by reaction between the zinc oxide and phosphoric acid. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053759 | PULL-OUT POWER AND DATA TRAY, WORKSURFACE ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR THE USE THEREOF - A pull-out tray assembly includes a pull-out tray moveable between a closed position and an open position. A front of the tray moves downwardly and a rear of the tray moves upwardly as the tray is moved from the closed to the open position. Likewise, a front cavity is opened and a rear cavity is closed as the pull-out tray is moved from the closed position to the open position. In one embodiment, the pull-out tray assembly includes a slide mechanism pivotally supporting the pull-out tray at a first location on the tray and a track guiding the tray at a second location on the tray. In various embodiments, at least one of a power outlet and communication port is coupled to the pull-out tray. A worksurface assembly incorporating the pull-out tray is also provided, together with a method of using the pull-out tray. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053760 | REDUCING SULFUR GAS EMISSIONS RESULTING FROM THE BURNING OF CARBONACEOUS FUELS - A method of reducing sulfur emissions by applying remediation materials in a powder sorbent onto coal and combusting the coal with the materials applied. The powder sorbent contain sources of silicon, aluminum, calcium, iron, and magnesium, and ash from combustion contains the captured sulfur. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053761 | Dual Stream System and Method for Producing Carbon Dioxide - A system for producing carbon dioxide from a process gas that includes a hydrocarbon, the system including a combustion subsystem configured to combust the hydrocarbon and output a combustion effluent, wherein the combustion effluent includes carbon dioxide and water, a first separation subsystem configured to separate a first quantity of carbon dioxide from the combustion effluent, and a second separation subsystem configured to separate a second quantity of carbon dioxide from the combustion effluent. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053762 | ROW TREATING UNIT FOR AGRICULTURE IMPLEMENT - This disclosure is directed to the field of agricultural machinery and relates to preplanting tillage implements generally used in combination with a seed planting device, or other multi-row implement. Specifically, the disclosure relates to row treating units incorporating a row clearance arrangement or a combination of tools that includes a row cleaning device and a soil penetrating coulter device. The units are designed to be attached to the front of a multi-row implement. The deployment of and down force exerted by the row cleaner is independently adjustable and controlled using pneumatic air bag operators. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053763 | SOIL OPENER - A soil opener comprises a tip attached to or integral with a body. The tip includes furrowing prow for cutting a furrow in the soil surface, a trenching means for cutting a trench within the furrow, and a seed distributor for depositing seeds within the furrow in laterally displaced seed rows. The body includes a seed passage for directing a seed stream to the seed distributor, a primary fertilizer passage for depositing a primary fertilizer stream, and a secondary fertilizer passage for depositing a secondary fertilizer. As the soil opener is moved across the soil surface, the body opener deposits primary fertilizer in the vicinity of the seed rows, and secondary fertilizer between the seed rows in a trench slightly below the surface of the seeds. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053764 | STEERING DEVICE FOR A SURFBOARD - A steering device for a surfboard includes a steering unit, a driving unit and a transmitting unit. The steering unit is operable for controlling a movement of the surfboard. The driving unit includes a base seat secured to a board body of the surfboard, a rotatable linking member disposed in the base seat, and a drive arm mounted with a handle. The drive arm is rotatable and substantially untwistable, is connected to the linking member, and extends outwardly of the base seat. Rotation of the drive arm drives the linking member to rotate, thereby driving operation of the steering unit via the transmitting unit. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053765 | Quick release kayak anchor for shallow water - Apparatus and system are disclosed for anchoring the kayak to the bottom of a body of shallow water. The apparatus includes a receiver tube attached to the kayak into which a guide sleeve and stake are held vertically. A tether line is attached to the stake at one end and to the kayak at the other locking it in the up position for paddling. The stake drops to anchor the kayak by releasing the tether line using an attachment device at a contact point proximate the seat. Pulling the tether line and re-attaching the attachment device retrieves the anchor and returns it to the locked up position for resuming paddling. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053766 | Arrangment for Dynamic Control of Running Trim and List of a Boat - An arrangement for dynamic control of running trim, list and/or yaw of a boat, having a housing member comprising a front plate a and rear plate, an interceptor member, an actuating means, a drive unit, and a guiding arrangement, arranged to guide said interceptor member between a first position and a second end position, said actuating means being arranged to displace said interceptor member in a movement between said first and second positions in relation to said housing member wherein said guiding arrangement has a first guiding member and a second guiding member arranged to interact with each other to provide a parallel movement of said interceptor member in relation to said housing member, said first guiding member being a torque transferring, rotatable element having a base body arranged to extend transverse to the direction of displacement of said interceptor member. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053767 | ANCHOR ASSEMBLY - An anchor assembly ( | 2014-02-27 |
20140053768 | AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE FOR MARINE SEISMIC SURVEYS - An autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for recording seismic signals during a marine seismic survey. The AUV includes a body extending along an axis X and having a head portion, a middle portion, and a tail portion, wherein the middle portion is sandwiched between the head portion and the tail portion along the X axis; a cross-section of the middle portion, substantially perpendicular on the X axis, having a triangular-like shape; the head portion including a base portion having the triangular-like shape and configured to match the middle portion; the head portion having a tip that, when projected along the X axis on the base portion, substantially coincides with a centroid of the base portion having the triangular-like shape; and a seismic payload located within the body and configured to record seismic signals. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053769 | HOT TUB BOAT AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING AND USING SAME - A maneuverable, rigid-hulled, water vessel having a hot tub recessed into or otherwise installed into a rigid boat hull. The vessel, which takes the form of a “hot tub boat,” can float on a body of water, be maneuverable while being propelled on the water, may be towed on the water, and may be moored at a dock. Since the vessel is a hot tub within a rigid boat hull, the vessel may be propelled through water with an inboard or outboard motor. In one embodiment, the vessel may be piloted while the pilot relaxes in the hot tub or while lounging on a deck of the hot tub boat. The deck of the hot tub boat may have a reverse camber to help direct heated water back into the hot tub. A temperature of the water in the hot tub may be maintained by onboard water heating and circulation systems such that the hot tub boat may be taken out on the water for several hours or more. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053770 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTAINERIZED TRANSPORT OF LIQUIDS BY MARINE VESSEL - A specialized vessel, of either ship or barge form, that is capable of holding a large number of ISO-sized intermodal LNG tanks and is configured to have the characteristics of both a tanker vessel (e.g., a gas carrier) and a container vessel. The intermodal LNG tanks connect to a piping system of the marine vessel and are thereby interconnected so as to allow the interconnected intermodal LNG tanks to behave as if they constitute a typical LNG vessel bulk liquid tank to facilitate efficient loading at a typical marine LNG terminal. The containerized intermodal LNG tanks are capable of discharging liquids to a marine terminal as if in a bulk mode, or of being disconnected from the common interconnection system to allow lift-off discharge of the intermodal LNG tanks at a typical cargo container port so that the intermodal LNG tanks can enter the existing intermodal transportation system. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053771 | Generating a Homogeneous Magnetic Field While Pulling a Single Crystal from Molten Semiconductor Material - A single-crystal pulling device includes vertically tilted magnetic coils between the walls of a cooling vessel. The inside and outside walls of the cooling vessel are coaxially aligned about a central axis. The inside wall of the cooling vessel is coaxially disposed around a cylindrical crucible that holds molten semiconductor material. A mid line passes through the middle point of a first coil, the central axis and the middle point of a second coil. The first coil is wound in a first plane, and the second coil is wound in a second plane. The first plane and the second plane both intersect the central axis at the same point. The first plane intersects the central axis at an angle between 5 and 15 degrees. In one embodiment, the first plane intersects the central axis below the crucible. In another embodiment, the first plane intersects the central axis above the crucible. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053772 | SINGLE-CRYSTAL SILICON PULLING SILICA CONTAINER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a single-crystal silicon pulling silica container including an outer layer made of opaque silica glass containing gaseous bubbles and an inner layer made of transparent silica glass that does not substantially contain the gaseous bubbles; the container also including: a bottom portion, a curved portion, and a straight body portion, wherein continuous grooves are formed on a surface of the inner layer from at least part of the bottom portion to at least part of the straight body portion through the curved portion. As a result, there are provided the single-crystal silicon pulling silica container that can reduce defects called voids or pinholes in the pulled single-crystal silicon and a method for manufacturing such a silica container. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053773 | GLUING DEVICE FOR ASSEMBLING LENS MODULE - A gluing device includes a supporting member, a gluing syringe, a first air compressor, and a second air compressor. The supporting member includes a loading surface. The gluing syringe is positioned above the loading surface and includes a main portion and a glue outlet portion. The main portion contains glue. Glue is expelled from the outlet portion. The first air compressor compresses the glue out of the main portion through the glue outlet portion. The second air compressor vaporizes the expelled glue through the glue outlet. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053774 | SURFACE TREATING APPARATUS - A tank body | 2014-02-27 |
20140053775 | Chemical-Vapor-Deposition Repair Apparatus - Embodiments of the present invention provide a CVD repair apparatus, in which an auxiliary gas is ejected from a gas-storage module, impinging upon a substrate, and bounced back to a pressure-sensitive sensor provided on a lower surface of a gas-ejection device, so that the gas pressure is detected, and based on the detected gas pressure, the distance between the substrate and the gas-ejection device is determined; when the distance between the substrate and the gas-ejection device is less than a preset lower-limit value, by increasing the auxiliary-gas amount ejected from the gas-storage module to lift up the gas-ejection device, or by preventing the gas-ejection device from moving parallel to the substrate, the substrate is avoided an inadvertent scratch during the movement of the gas-ejection device. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053776 | GAS LINE WELDMENT DESIGN AND PROCESS FOR CVD ALUMINUM - A system of gas lines for a processing chamber and a method of forming a gas line system for a processing chamber are provided. The system of gas lines includes electropolished multi-way valves that connect electropolished linear gas lines. By using multi-way valves rather than tee-fittings and electropolishing the linear gas lines, the nucleation of contaminating particles in the system of gas lines may be reduced. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053777 | VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS - A vapor deposition apparatus that includes a first region having a first injecting unit for injecting a first raw material and a second region having a second injecting unit for injecting a second raw material, wherein the second injecting unit comprises a plasma generation unit, wherein the plasma generation unit comprises a plasma generator, a corresponding surface surrounding the plasma generator, and a plasma generation space formed between the plasma generator and the corresponding surface, and wherein distances between the plasma generator and the corresponding surface periodically vary along an outer circumference of the plasma generator. In the vapor deposition apparatus, the quality of thin film is increased by forming stable volume plasma through set positions where the plasma is generated in the plasma generation space. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053778 | ION IMPLANTATION APPARATUS - A hybrid ion implantation apparatus that is equipped with shaping masks that shape the two edges of a ribbon-like ion beam IB in the short-side direction, a profiler that measures the current distribution in the long-side direction of the ion beam IB shaped by the shaping masks, and an electron beam supply unit that supplies an electron beam EB across the entire region in the long-side direction of the ion beam IB prior to its shaping by the shaping masks, wherein the electron beam supply unit varies the supply dose of the electron beam EB at each location in the long-side direction of the ion beam IB according to results of measurements by the profiler. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053779 | MICRO-BALANCE SENSOR INTEGRATED WITH ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION CHAMBER - The invention is directed to QCM measurements in monitoring ALD processes. Previously, significant barriers remain in the ALD processes and accurate execution. To turn this exclusively dedicated in situ technique into a routine characterization method, an integral QCM fixture was developed. This new design is easily implemented on a variety of ALD tools, allows rapid sample exchange, prevents backside deposition, and minimizes both the footprint and flow disturbance. Unlike previous QCM designs, the fast thermal equilibration enables tasks such as temperature-dependent studies and ex situ sample exchange, further highlighting the feasibility of this QCM design for day-to-day use. Finally, the in situ mapping of thin film growth rates across the ALD reactor was demonstrated in a popular commercial tool operating in both continuous and quasi-static ALD modes. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053780 | Plasma Polymerization for Encapsulating Particles - The present invention includes systems, methods and compositions for the encapsulation of particles. In one form, the system comprises one or more particles, a rotatable reaction chamber in a plasma enhanced chemical reactor to accept one or more particles, and at least one carbonaceous compound to be used in the rotatable reaction chamber, wherein the carbonaceous compound is polymerized onto a surface of one or more particles forming a polymer film encapsulating one or more particles. Using systems, methods, and compositions of the present invention, any particle encapsulated with a degradable or nondegradable polymer film may be introduced and/or released into an environment. The polymer film as well as introduction of encapsulated particles and release therefrom into an environment are controlled by the present invention. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053781 | PET WATER FOUNTAIN - The present invention is a pet water fountain that includes a solar panel with a rechargeable battery, a quantity of water consumed by a pet that is heated by the solar panel to prevent bacteria and algae growth, a plurality of water spouts and valves that disperse the water heated, a filter and pump that includes a central filter and a water pump system and a reservoir area that includes a warming element. The pet water fountain also includes a water bottle that contains water that is treated by the filter and pump, a stainless steel bowl that contains the dispersed water, a plurality of rubber feet that are evenly positioned underneath the stainless steel bowl and a j-shaped cleaning tool utilized to clean the pet water fountain. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053782 | AUTO-FRESHENING WATER DISPENSER - An automatic freshening water dispenser includes a bottom and is defined by a sidewall engaging the bottom and rising to a top edge. The sidewall having a first height between the bottom and the top edge and includes a recessed portion having a lower height. Three water inputs are positioned in the bowl Two water inputs positioned adjacent to the bottom of the bowl to eject water in a direction away from the recessed portion. A third water input is positioned in the sidewall at a location in the bowl opposing the recessed portion to eject water in a direction toward the recessed portion. A conduit couples the first, second and third water inputs to a water source connection. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053783 | LITTER MAT - One embodiment of a litter mat comprises a first surface for receiving a litter box, a second surface opposite the first surface, a plurality of protrusions extending from the first surface and defining a plurality of recesses therebetween, and a channel formed into the first surface, the channel and the plurality of recesses for capturing litter tracked from a litter box. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053784 | PET LITTER CONTAINMENT CONSTRUCTION - A pet litter containment construction includes a lower compartment and an upper compartment. A litter box is located in an upper compartment. A ramp leads up to the upper compartment from the lower compartment. The ramp comprises a covering that encourages a separation of litter from claw, feet and/or legs of the pet. An entrance is positioned such that the animal traverses under the litter box to the ramp, up the ramp and into the litter box. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053785 | Holder for Flexible Sheet Material - A holder for storing and securing flexible sheet materials is provided. The holder includes a base member surrounded by a vertical wall forming a reservoir. The base member has at least one attachment structure for receiving and retaining a plurality of liquid absorptive sheets that are stacked one on top of another. The attachment structure includes a plurality of slits that can be deflected to receive the sheet material. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053786 | CAT ATTRACTION TOY - A cat toy having a hollow shell, a top and a bottom and a power source retained therein. A motor is also contained within the hollow shell powered by the power source and having a drive pulley emanating from it to selectively rotate a disk at its geometric center. A string-like element is appended to the selectively rotatable disk radially offset from its geometric center. The pet toy is provided with a support for hanging it from a projection such as a door knob and when in use, the string-like element is caused to move haphazardly to attract a pet cat. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053787 | PET TOY HAVING HEMISPHERICAL ENDS - An improved pet toy is elongated and has resilient hemispherical ends. The pet toy additionally has fabric cover portion that extends generally between the ends, and further has a resilient core that is enclosed by the ends and the cover portion. The resilient and hemispherical nature of the ends enables the pet toy to bounce and tumble in a seemingly unpredictable fashion when it strikes a surface, which increases interest in the pet toy by an animal. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053788 | ELECTRIC DETERRENT DEVICE - A deterrent device for delivering an electric shock to an animal, pest or bird to be deterred, having the typical components of a non-conductive base to which the electrically conductive elements are attached. Instead of the typically-used copper wire, however, the braided elements comprise smaller strands of a conductive material, such as copper, aluminum or stainless steel wire, is used and is mechanically attached to the non-conductive base. The braided elements can be mechanically attached using a simple sewing operation in which the braid is sewn to the base. Because of the mechanical attachment and the ability of the braided elements to flex in both contraction and extension, the device of this invention can be used in tight corners and other contorted locations without having the wires of the typical prior art device pull free of the base. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053789 | Stroll Along - The present invention, provides a comfortable harness comprising brief-like shorts on which integrated strap handles are integrally attached. These straps serve as handles that are controlled by an adult user as a means of aiding and assisting the wearer of the device when first learning to walk, enabling the adult to stand upright comfortably behind the child as they toddle along. Stroll Along is comprised of a lightweight and comfortable harness that is worn by the child and on which elongated strap handles are integrally attached. These handles are utilized by a parent as a means of supporting the child while they take their first steps. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053790 | All-in-one Pet Garment - An integrated pet outfit that combines pet clothing with pet shoes and provides protection against inclement weather and outdoor elements as well as reducing the transmission of dirt and grime from outdoors into the owners home. The integration of the body covering, leggings and shoes minimizes exposure to the elements and prevents the loss or accidental removal of individual shoes. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053791 | Downfired High Efficiency Gas-Fired Water Heater - A high efficiency downfired gas water heater is provided which has a tank for storing water to be heated, a combustion chamber extending downwardly through a top end of the tank, and a gas burner operative to create hot combustion products within the combustion chamber. At the bottom end of the tank is a transfer chamber coupled to an external discharge conduit and to a single pass heat exchanger, in the form of multiple flue tubes. extending vertically through the tank and connected to the combustion chamber. In one embodiment of the water heater the burner is a power burner which forces the combustion products sequentially through the combustion chamber, heat exchanger, transfer chamber and discharge conduit. In another embodiment of the water heater a draft inducer fan is used to draw the combustion products through this path from the combustion chamber. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053792 | FLUIDIZED BED HEAT EXCHANGE APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING HEAT OF FLUE GAS FOR PRODUCING HIGH TEMPERATURE WATER - A fluidized bed heat exchange apparatus of a flue gas heat recovery type for producing high temperature water. The fluidized bed heat exchange apparatus passes a waste heat of a combustion flue gas containing a high temperature water vapor emitted from a combustion apparatus subsequently through a water fluidized bed and a heat medium fluidized bed such that a hot water at a saturation temperature of a wet air produced from a latent heat of the combustion flue gas at the water fluidized bed is again heated at the heat medium fluidized bed which does not have a vapor condensation phenomenon, thereby producing a hot water at a temperature higher than the saturation temperature of the wet air. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053793 | ROTATING SCREEN FOR CENTRIFUGAL FAN - A rotating screen, for use with a centrifugal fan of an engine, includes a hub having a rotational axis and a plurality of blades extending radially outwardly from the hub. Each of the blades includes a root adjacent the hub, a tip, a leading edge extending between the root and the tip, and a trailing edge extending between the root and the tip. The blades also include an airfoil shape. The rotating screen also includes a band concentric with the hub and interconnecting the tips of the respective blades. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053794 | CENTRIFUGAL FAN - A centrifugal fan for use with an engine includes a hub defining a rotational axis, a plurality of blades arranged about the rotational axis, and a screen coupled to the hub and blades for co-rotation therewith. The hub, the blades, and the screen are integrally formed as a single piece. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053795 | HEATER AND GLOW PLUG PROVIDED WITH SAME - A heater includes: a resistor including a heat-generating portion; a lead joined to an end portion of the resistor; and an insulating base covering the resistor and the lead. At a junction between the resistor and the lead, the lead has a shape thicker than the resistor and is connected to the resistor such that the end portion of the resistor is inserted into a front end portion of the lead, a recess is provided on an end surface of the resistor, and a portion of the lead is inserted into the recess. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053796 | CYCLONIC AIR CLEANER - An air cleaner device for filtering intake air including a housing defining a chamber, a filter element disposed within the chamber, and a duct element having a passageway in fluid communication with the chamber. Further, the duct element extends along and downwardly from about a portion of the housing and further includes an inlet for drawing intake air into the chamber. The air cleaner having a base member in fluid communication with the chamber and an outlet, where the air drawn into the chamber is filtered by first and second filtering operations to obtain filtered air, with the first and the second filtering operations accomplished at least in part due to a cyclonic motion of the air and passage of the air through the filter element, respectively; and where the filtered air from the chamber of the housing is released through the outlet in the base member. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053797 | LUBRICATING STRUCTURE OF MULTI-LINK PISTON-CRANK MECHANISM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A lubricating mechanism of a multilink, piston-crank mechanism for an internal combustion engine is provided. At a predetermined crank angle at which the crank pin oil passage and the lower link oil passage are communicative, viewed in the direction of the crankshaft, along a straight line connecting the center of rotation of the crank shaft and the end of the lower link oil passage at the side opposed to the pin boss opposing surface, the pin boss portion is disposed as the lubricating object. On the axial side of the pin boss portion, a recess portion is provided. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053798 | BOLTED JOINT INNER THREAD COATING AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING - A device and corresponding methods for applying a coating material are disclosed. The method may include applying a first coating material on a threaded region of an opening in a multi-piece assembly, and inserting at least one fastener to the threaded region. The fastener may include a mating thread selectively secured to the threaded region of the opening to create a first friction interface between the fastener and the multi-piece assembly. The method may further include tensioning the fastener between a load surface of the multi-piece assembly and the mating thread. In one example, the load surface may define in part a second friction interface between the fastener and the multi-piece assembly that is spaced away from the threaded region such that the first coating material does not influence the second friction interface. In another example, the first coating material may be applied in a substantially uniform thickness. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053799 | PRE-CHAMBER - A pre-chamber is provided. In one embodiment, the pre-chamber is part of a two-stroke combustion engine having a cylinder head with a sparkplug receptacle that has a generally frustoconical shape, and the pre-chamber is coupled to the sparkplug receptacle. The pre-chamber may include a cooling jacket with a generally frustoconical shape and a combustion chamber having an upper zone and a lower zone, which may be narrower than the upper zone. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053800 | Dual Fuel System Diagnostics For Dual Fuel Engine And Machine Using Same - A machine includes a machine body and a dual fuel compression ignition engine attached to the machine body. A dual fuel system is operably coupled to supply the engine with liquid diesel fuel and natural gas fuel directly into respective cylinders of the engine. The fuel system includes an insulated tank for storing the natural gas fuel, a pressure sensor positioned to measure fluid pressure within the tank, and a pump for drawing the natural gas fuel from the tank. An electronic controller is in communication with the pressure sensor and has a cryogenic system diagnostics algorithm executable thereon that is configured to receive a pressure signal from the pressure sensor, detect a cryogenic system fault based on the signal, and generate a notification signal based on the fault. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053801 | Autoadaptive Engine Idle Speed Control - A machine engine idle speed control system may include an automated autoadaptive mode to supplement typical economy and normal power modes. The autoadaptive mode may afford an operator with an automated option to optimize fuel economy and lower engine/machine noise. The autoadaptive mode may initially default to a typical lower engine idle speed of the economy mode. However, as the machine workload rises, demands on the engine may become greater, and at a predetermined threshold of engine workload the engine idle speed may be automatically increased to a higher set point. The engine control may then remain at the higher idle speed until engine load is reduced to some predetermined target, and/or after a certain time period has elapsed. The time period may be controlled by a configurable delay timer to avoid unnecessary/undesirable cycling between modes. In addition, an operator may always intervene to increase or decrease engine idle speed. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053802 | CYLINDER DEACTIVATION PATTERN MATCHING - A cylinder control module: selects one of N predetermined cylinder activation/deactivation patterns as a desired cylinder activation/deactivation pattern for cylinders of an engine, wherein N is an integer greater than two; and activates and deactivates opening of intake and exhaust valves of first and second ones of the cylinders that are to be activated based on the desired cylinder activation/deactivation pattern, respectively. A fuel control module provides fuel to the first ones of the cylinders and disables fueling to the second ones of the cylinders. The cylinder control module further: determines M possible ones of the N cylinder activation/deactivation patterns, wherein M is an integer greater than or equal to one; selectively compares the M possible cylinder activation/deactivation patterns with the desired cylinder activation/deactivation pattern; and selectively updates the desired cylinder activation/deactivation pattern to one of the M possible cylinder activation/deactivation patterns. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053803 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEACTIVATING A CYLINDER OF AN ENGINE AND REACTIVATING THE CYLINDER BASED ON AN ESTIMATED TRAPPED AIR MASS - A system according to the principles of the present disclosure includes a cylinder activation module and a spark control module. The cylinder activation module selectively deactivates and reactivates a cylinder of an engine. The cylinder activation module deactivates the cylinder after intake air is drawn into the cylinder and before fuel is injected into the cylinder or spark is generated in the cylinder. When the cylinder is reactivated, the spark control module selectively controls a spark plug to generate spark in the cylinder before an intake valve or an exhaust valve of the cylinder is opened. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053804 | CYLINDER ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATION CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A ranking module determines N ranking values for N predetermined cylinder activation/deactivation sequences of an engine, respectively. N is an integer greater than or equal to two. A cylinder control module, based on the N ranking values, selects one of the N predetermined cylinder activation/deactivation sequences as a desired cylinder activation/deactivation sequence for cylinders of the engine. The cylinder control module also: activates opening of intake and exhaust valves of first ones of the cylinders that are to be activated based on the desired cylinder activation/deactivation sequence; and deactivates opening of intake and exhaust valves of second ones of the cylinders that are to be deactivated based on the desired cylinder activation/deactivation sequence. A fuel control module provides fuel to the first ones of the cylinders and disables fueling to the second ones of the cylinders. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053805 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SPARK TIMING WHEN CYLINDERS OF AN ENGINE ARE DEACTIVATED TO REDUCE NOISE AND VIBRATION - A system according to the principles of the present disclosure includes a cylinder activation module and a spark timing module. The cylinder activation module selectively deactivates and reactivates a cylinder of an engine based on a driver torque request. When the cylinder is deactivated, the spark timing module selectively increases an amount by which spark timing of at least one active cylinder of the engine is retarded based on noise and vibration generated by the engine when the cylinder is deactivated. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053806 | FOUR-CYLINDER IN-LINE ENGINE WITH PARTIAL SHUTDOWN AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A FOUR-CYLINDER IN-LINE ENGINE - An engine method, comprising turning off a second cylinder group in response to engine load falling below a first threshold, the second cylinder group including a first outer most cylinder and its immediately adjacent cylinder and turning on the second cylinder group in response to engine load raising above a second threshold and operating a first cylinder group constantly throughout engine operation; the first cylinder group including a second outer most cylinder and its immediately adjacent cylinder. By this method, engine efficiency may increase during partial load operating conditions from low engine loads. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053807 | MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE - A motor control device includes a drive circuit to drive an H-bridge circuit to control a current fed to a motor, a drive command signal generator to generate a drive command signal including a pulse signal having predetermined drive frequency and duty for sending a command to drive the motor, a current detection circuit operable to output a comparison output signal based on comparison between a current detection signal of a motor current and a target value signal, a latch circuit to hold a current detection result based on an ON signal of the drive command signal and the comparison output signal, a gate circuit to drive the drive circuit based on the ON signal of the drive command signal and a latch output signal from the latch circuit, and a control unit that changes the duty of the drive command signal based on the current detection result. | 2014-02-27 |
20140053808 | SPARK IGNITION TYPE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In the present spark ignition internal combustion engine, a shortest self-ignition delay time τmin for a maximum cylinder internal pressure Pmax and a maximum cylinder internal temperature Tmax when equivolume combustion is realized is calculated by using a calculation formula which uses a cylinder internal pressure and a cylinder internal temperature to calculate an self-ignition delay time, and a knock limit ignition timing ITA is determined by the calculated shortest self-ignition delay time as the basis to determine. | 2014-02-27 |