09th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110048269 | Rifle Cartridge - A rifle cartridge is formed to have an overall length of about 2.800 inches, or 71.12 millimeters. The shell case has a case length between 1.900 inches and 1.950 inches and a neck forming a mouth for a standard .270 caliber bullet. The shoulder adjoining the neck widens from the neck to a diameter of between 0.445 inches to 0.465 inches, and preferably 0.450 inches. The adjoining shell body forms the main powder chamber for receiving an explosive charge. A head adjoins the shell body and forms a base of the shell case. The head has a primer pocket formed therein communicating with the main powder chamber through a vent hole formed between the primer pocket and the main powder chamber. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048270 | SHELL DESIGNED FOR QUICK AND EASY ASSEMBLY - The present invention relates to a shell ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110048271 | Military Device Simulator - An explosive device simulator system has a housing in the shape of an explosive device. The simulator includes a sound producing system inside the housing. A light producing system inside the housing receives an actuation signal from a trigger system. The trigger system may include a microcontroller, which can be used to include a delay between a trigger event and the actuation signal. The simulator may include a smoke producing system that includes a powder that is dispersed by a gas generator. The powder exits the housing through a number of vents. A cordite odor substance may be included in the powder to provide a realistic smell of an exploded device. A light producing system provides the flash of a real explosive device and is connected to the microcontroller. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048272 | GAS CHECK WITH SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED LOADING AND RETENTION IN BORE OF MUZZLELOADING FIREARMS - A muzzle loading bullet gas check has external recess and ridge system, and/or an internal locking ridge system. The preferred gas check has an opening or recess on its front end for receiving and frictionally engaging a rearwardly extending post of the bullet, the opening also preferably including an internal radial ridge for gripping the post and/or locking with an indent on the post. The barrel-interacting part of the gas check has one or more external recesses and adjacent radial ridges/edges protruding relative to the recesses, which serves to reduce the total surface area of the gas check contacting the bore. The recesses do not touch the bore of the firearm, resulting in less friction and easier loading, while the outer ends/surfaces of the ridges/edges do touch the bore to retain the bullet in the bore during handling and hunting and to effectively capture gasses after the firing explosion. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048273 | Non-Pyrotechnic Explosive Device Simulator - An explosive device simulator system has a housing in the shape of an explosive device. The simulator includes a sound producing system inside the housing. A light producing system inside the housing receives an actuation signal from a trigger system. The trigger system may include a microcontroller, which can be used to include a delay between a trigger event and the actuation signal. The simulator may include a smoke producing system that includes a powder that is dispersed by a gas generator. The powder exits the housing through a number of vents. A cordite odor substance may be included in the powder to provide a realistic smell of an exploded device. A light producing system provides the flash of a real explosive device and is connected to the microcontroller. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048274 | ROLLERCOASTER AMUSEMENT DEVICE - A rollercoaster amusement device adapted to provide for the passengers a ride wherein the passengers experience at least a portion of the ride in a racing position, the amusement device wherein an endless guide structure at least including multiple curves, one or more carriages displaceable along the guide structure, a passenger assembly associated with a carriage, said passenger assembly being adapted to accommodate at least one passenger such that said passenger experiences at least a portion of the ride in a racing position, a station along said guide structure allowing the passenger to board the passenger assembly. The passenger assembly includes a frame that is connected to the carriage, the frame at least being provided with: a chest support, a back restraining member, and a leg restraining device for each leg, such that in the racing position: the passenger's head is directed forward, the passenger's trunk is resting with its chest side on the chest support, the back restraining member restrains motion of the passenger away from the chest support, the leg restraining devices each hold the respective leg such that the upper leg is angled downward with respect to the trunk and the leg is bend at the knee so that the lower leg is angled rearward with respect to the upper leg. A leg restraining device for restraining a leg includes an upper leg retention member adapted to engage at least the front side of the upper leg, a lower leg retention member adapted to engage at least the front side of the lower leg, so that the upper and lower leg retention members retain the leg while bend at the knee. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048275 | ANTI-CORROSIVE PARTICLES - The present invention relates to dispersion of surface modified inorganic particles including (a) fluid comprising a complexing agent, and (b) the surface modified inorganic particles comprising polyvalent metal ions. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048276 | THIN, PLATELET-SHAPED IRON PIGMENTS, PRODUCTION THEREOF AND USE THEREOF - Iron effect pigments having a thickness distribution, determined via thickness counting by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), as a cumulative undersize distribution with:
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20110048277 | SOLVENT-BASED AND WATER-BASED CARBON NANOTUBE INKS WITH REMOVABLE ADDITIVES - In accordance with some embodiments, compositions and methods for forming solvent-based and water-based carbon nanotubes inks with removable additives are provided. In some embodiments, the ink composition comprises one or more carbon nanotubes, a solvent, and a removable additive, which may function as a stabilizing agent, a viscosity adjustment agent, or any suitable combination thereof. The removable additive may be removed from articles derived from the ink composition by means of thermal annealing. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048278 | INKJET AQUEOUS INK - According to one embodiment, an inkjet aqueous ink includes water, a pigment, a water-soluble organic solvent, a poorly water-soluble compound, a solubilizer that solubilizes the poorly water-soluble compound in water, and an acetylene glycol-based surfactant. The poorly water-soluble compound is 2,5,8,11-tetramethyl-6-dodecene-5,8-diol. The solubilizer is selected from polyoxyethylene anionic surfactants and non-ionic surfactants. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048279 | Anti-Veining Agent for Metal Casting - Additives to foundry sand cores are provided for reducing or eliminating surface defects in metal castings. The additives general comprise an iron oxide component and a glass component which is preferably free of lithium oxide. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048280 | Stable Acid Denatured Soy/Urea Adhesives and Methods of Making Same - The present invention provides an improved method of producing a stable acid denatured soy/urea adhesive having improved wet and dry strengths, with more efficient production and lower production costs. The method comprises combining urea with soy flour that has been acid treated until denatured and substantially free from urease activity. The soy flour is preferably lowered to a pH of 2.0 to 4.0 for at least 1 minute. Optionally, the method may also include adding a crosslinking agent, diluent or both to the soy flour/urea adhesive and/or adding an emulsified or dispersed polymer. Adhesives and dispersions prepared according to the methods of this invention offer increased stability and strength properties. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048281 | FILM COATING COMPOSITION FROM SOLID POWDER HYDROPHOBIC COMPOUNDS - The present invention relates to a film coating composition used for film coating pharmaceutical tablets, nutritional supplements, confectionary forms and the like. The film coating composition comprises a water soluble film former such as hydroxypropylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, starches, modified starches and the like and one or more hydrophobic compounds, such as metal salt of higher fatty acids, higher fatty alcohol, natural wax either from vegetable, animal origin or synthetic wax. Optionally, the film coating composition may include plasticizers, colorants, such as pigments and/or flow aids. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048282 | HYBRID NANOPARTICLES WITH CONTROLLED MORPHOLOGY AND THEIR USE IN THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER MATRIX NANOCOMPOSITES - Nanoparticles with controlled and highly monodispersed morphology made using a modified Stöber sol-gel process. The hybrid silica nanoparticles with controlled morphology having uniform size, shape or both, and contain an aliphatic amine of 2-20 carbon atom, or an alkoxide compound selected from the group consisting of siliceous alkoxide (R′ | 2011-03-03 |
20110048283 | LOW-VOLATILITY COMPOUNDS FOR USE IN FORMING DEPOSITED LAYERS - The present invention relates to the use of low-volatility compounds in forming deposited layers and to methods for accomplishing such deposition. Particular applicability is in the field of depositing layers for semiconductor devices. A solution made up of low vapor pressure solutes (source materials) and solvents, wherein the solvents have a vapor pressure several orders of magnitude lower than that of the solute is described. The solutions are introduced to a vaporization apparatus configured to enable rapid and efficient vaporization of the solute with minimum evaporation of solvent and minimum decomposition of solute. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048284 | Manufacturing method of modified powder - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing modified powder, particularly to a method for dry manufacturing of modified powder comprising the steps of: a) dry mixing powder having hydroxyl group (—OH) at the end and lauroyl lysine in a reactor equipped with an agitator; and, b) agitating the reactor to coat lauroyl lysine on the surface of the powder. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048285 | PRE-BLEND CEMENT COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING PULVERIZED FLY ASH OR BOTTOM ASH - The present invention relates to the field of settable compositions for general purpose concrete mixes, and more particularly to settable compositions containing pulverized fly ash and/or bottom ash for improved final and early strength. The fly ash and/or bottom ash is pulverized to a Blaine fineness of | 2011-03-03 |
20110048286 | CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING FELDSPAR AND POZZOLANIC PARTICULATE MATERIAL, AND METHOD OF MAKING SAID COMPOSITION - A method of making a cementitious composition comprises (a) selecting at least one pozzolanic particulate material; (b) selecting and grinding at least one feldspar material to a fineness of at least 3000 Blaine; (c) mixing calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide with gypsum; (d) mixing the ground feldspar with the lime-gypsum mixture to produce an activator; (e) conditioning the pozzolanic particulate material with an aqueous solution; (f) adding the activator to the conditioned material to produce a slurry; and (g) curing the slurry in a sealed container. The pozzolanic particulate material can be slag, fly ash, or siliceous rock. A cementitious composition of the invention comprises a pozzolanic particulate material, a ground feldspar material, a lime compound and gypsum, and uses readily available materials, as an economic replacement for Portland cement, fly ash or other materials in filling, backfilling and paving, particularly for backfilling or stabilizing mine sites. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048287 | CEMENT/AGGREGATE COMPOSITION, CONCRETE PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR MAKING A CONCRETE PRODUCT - A concrete product is produced by providing red dune sand having a particle size of 45 microns or less and mixing the red dune sand with hydraulic cement in a ratio of about 30% of the cement being replaced by the red dune sand. The cement and red dune sand are then mixed with fine and course aggregate, water and a superplasticizer and cast after pouring into a mold cavity. Then within 24 hours of casting, the cast article is steam cured for 12 hours under atmospheric pressure, demolded and placed in an auto clave at 100% humidity. The temperature in the auto clave is raised to 180° C. within one to two hours and maintained at that temperature for 4 to 5 hours. The temperature also increases the pressure to about 10 bars. The pressure is released to reach atmospheric pressure within 20-30 minutes and the temperature reduced gradually, so that the article can be removed. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048288 | PORTABLE OUTDOOR UTILITY TABLE - A portable outdoor utility table has stable folding supports that allow the surface to be easily transported to locations of various outdoor activities. The surface can be stabilized by support structures that contain two legs in a fixed arrangement that limits the independent movement of the legs. The portable outdoor surface can have with a water delivery system and/or one or more electrical receptacles. Additionally, the portable outdoor utility table can have a plurality of accessory receptacles for installing various accessories that allow a user to customize the surface for a particular use. Accessories may be provided for mounting, storage, waste disposal, lighting, cooking and/or to aid in specific tasks such as fish cleaning or oyster shucking. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048289 | Office System for Motor Vehicle Passenger Compartment - A work surface/storage system can be attached to a motor vehicle which has a passenger compartment with a driver seat, a passenger seat, a passenger restraint belt, and a dash panel in front of the passenger seat. A main body section of the system includes at least one flat surface for providing a writing support for a person in the driver seat, at least one storage bin, and a bottom surface for positioning on the passenger seat. A belt receptacle is located at a rearward end of the main body for capturing the passenger restraint belt so that tension in the passenger restraint belt loads the rearward end against the passenger seat. A front wing section extends forward and upward from the main body section to a distal end. The distal end includes an attachment tab. A bay is provided in the dash panel including a holder for capturing the attachment tab. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048290 | Novel Surface Coverings - The present invention is directed to a non-adhesive covering for a shelf. In one embodiment, it includes a substantially incompressible polymer-based material with an upper surface comprising an embossed pattern, lays flat upon a shelf surface, has a thickness of 4 gauge or above, and has a PHR in a range of 28 to 42. In another embodiment, it includes a substantially incompressible polymer-based material, lays flat upon a shelf surface, has a thickness of 2.8 gauge or above, and has a PHR in a range of 28 to 42. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048291 | COUNTERBALANCE APPARATUS - A counterbalance apparatus for use in a workstation to raise and lower a work surface of the workstation. The counterbalance apparatus compensates for the load on the work surface. The counterbalance apparatus includes an inner column telescopingly mounted in an outer column. A base member is positioned at one end of the outer column. A grooved member positioned between the inner column and the base member and a force mechanism between the grooved member and the inner column or the work surface. The grooved member moves in and out of the inner column and base member to raise and lower the work surface. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048292 | BALLISTIC PANEL - An apparatus for protecting a building opening, comprising, a first panel, having a first end and a second end, pivotably coupled to the building at the first end; at least one second panel, having a first end and a second end; a first hinge, coupled to the second end of the first panel and the first end of the at least one second panel, configured for folding the first panel parallel to the second panel; and at least one attachment means. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048293 | NOZZLE FOR FEEDING COMBUSTION MEDIA INTO A FURNACE - In a boiler furnace having nozzles for introducing combustion media such as air and coal, nozzle tip walls that have the greatest exposure to radiant heat and hot gases are provided with arrays of air holes that allow air to flow to the exposed sides of the walls from the opposite sides in order to reduce the temperature difference between the two sides and thereby reduce thermal distortion and damage resulting from oxidation. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048294 | Particulate Deflagration Enhanced Firebox - A particulate deflagration enhanced firebox for burning particulate fuel either alone or in combination with other fuels and the associated method. The firebox may be employed in association with a power plant where the heat from the firebox is used to generate electricity. Fine fuel particles are fed to a mixing drum or box by a pre-measured auger system where the fuel is mixed with dried, compressed combustion air in a desire fuel to air ratio. The fuel mixture enters the combustion firebox or boiler either alone or in association with other fuels where it is ignited. The hot combustion gases leave the firebox and are vented through the firebox's normal route which generally includes passing through a precipitator for remove particulates before exiting to atmosphere via a chimney stack. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048295 | METHOD AND FACILITY FOR FEEDING CARBON DIOXIDE TO OXYFUEL COMBUSTION BOILER - Provided are fuel feed means | 2011-03-03 |
20110048296 | PROCESS FOR USING A FACILITY FOR COMBUSTING CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS - A process for using a facility having a first reactor ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110048297 | DISC PLANTER FOR APPLYING FERTILISERS AND SEEDS TO SOIL - A disc planter ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110048298 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING THE SOIL STRUCTURE OF LAND - A method of enhancing the soil structure of land having a topsoil layer and a subsoil layer beneath the topsoil layer includes providing at least one subsoil tiller blade having a tilling surface and a bottom end, and a channel positioned behind the tilling surface of the subsoil tiller blade for injecting nutrients toward the bottom end of the subsoil tiller blade. The subsoil tiller blade is inserted into the land such that the bottom end extends into the subsoil layer. The subsoil tiller blade is driven through the land such that the tilling surface loosens the subsoil layer while the channel deposits nutrients into the subsoil layer. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048299 | SEWING MACHINE AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING SEWING MACHINE CONTROL PROGRAM - A sewing machine that is included in a sewing system includes a transfer device, a sewing device, an image capture device, a condition acquisition device, a data acquisition device, a computation device, a correction device, and a sewing control device. The data acquisition device acquires pattern data based on a pattern condition acquired by the condition acquisition device. The computation device computes, as a positioning condition, at least one of a reference position and a reference angle of at least one marker in relation to the carriage based on image data generated by the image capture device. The correction device sets a position and an angle of the partial pattern in relation to the carriage and corrects the pattern data. The sewing control device performs sewing of the partial pattern by controlling the transfer device and the sewing device in accordance with the corrected pattern data. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048300 | SEWING MACHINE AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING SEWING MACHINE CONTROL PROGRAM - A sewing machine that is included in a sewing system includes a transfer device, a sewing device, an image capture device, a communication device, a data computation device, a first control device, a marker data acquisition device, a sewing condition acquisition device, a condition computation device, a correction device, and a sewing control device. The data computation device computes first marker data, and the first control device transmits the first marker data, through the communication device, to another sewing machine. The marker data acquisition device acquires, as second marker data, the first marker data. The sewing condition acquisition device acquires a sewing condition, and the pattern data acquisition device acquires pattern data. The condition computation device computes a correction condition. The correction device corrects the pattern data. The sewing control device performs the sewing in accordance with the corrected pattern data. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048301 | SEWING MACHINE AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING SEWING MACHINE CONTROL PROGRAM - A sewing machine includes a transfer device that includes a carriage to which an embroidery frame can be attached under a plurality of attaching conditions and that is adapted to transfer the carriage, a sewing device that moves a needle bar up and down, a specification device that specifies an embroidery pattern to be sewn, an allocation device that allocates pattern data to one of the plurality of attaching conditions, a data acquisition device that acquires pattern data allocated to a current condition, an image capture device that is adapted to capture an image of at least one marker, a computation device that computes a difference as a correcting condition based on image data, a correction device that corrects the pattern data, and a sewing control device that performs sewing of the partial pattern by controlling the transfer device and the sewing device in accordance with the pattern data. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048302 | SEWING MACHINE PROVIDED WITH AUXILIARY TABLE - A sewing machine includes a sewing machine bed, a flat-plate-shaped auxiliary table detachably attachable to the sewing machine bed, a guide member mounted on the bed and guiding the auxiliary table between a first position set at a rear side of the bed and where the auxiliary table is held in parallel to an upper surface of the bed and a second position set at a front side of the bed and where the auxiliary table is attached to and detached from the bed, and an engaging member mounted on the auxiliary table so as to movably engage the guide member. The guide member and the engaging member are engaged with each other, so that the inclination of the auxiliary table relative to the upper surface of the bed is limited in a predetermined angle range when the auxiliary table is positioned between the first and second positions. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048303 | AUXILIARY TABLE FOR SEWING MACHINE - An auxiliary table for a sewing machine includes a table body formed into a flat plate shape in a planar view and including one or a plurality of rectangular portions, the table body having a plurality of corners, an upper surface at an upper side in a direction of gravitational force and an underside at a lower side in the direction of gravitational force, a cloth-receiving member which is disposed on at least one of the corners of the table body so as to be located lower than the upper surface of the table body and supports the workpiece cloth placed on the upper surface side of the table body and hanging downward from the table body, and a supporting member which supports the cloth-receiving member so that an amount of protrusion of the cloth-receiving member from an outer edge of the table body is changeable. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048304 | SEWING MACHINE SYSTEM AND THREAD SPOOL STORAGE DEVICE - A sewing machine system is disclosed that is configured by a sewing machine and a thread spool storage device communicably connected by way of a communication element. The sewing machine is provided with a compartment identifier that searches and finds thread color information pertaining to thread color data contained in the pattern data when a selection of pattern data is validated by a pattern selection validator. The compartment identifier transmits the compartment identification for identifying a location of the compartment of the thread spool storage device that is mapped to the found thread color information. Based on the compartment identification, the thread spool storage indicates the location of the compartment identified by the compartment identification. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048305 | INTEGRATED MOTOR DRIVE SYSTEM FOR MOTOR DRIVEN YARN FEED ATTACHMENTS - A yarn feed system, enabling the control of individual yarns to the needles of a tufting machine, and which system can be manufactured as a substantially standardized unit or attachment that can be removably mounted to a tufting machine. The yarn feed unit includes a series of yarn feed devices each including a drive motor for feeding one or more selected yarns to the needles of the tufting machine, and a series of yarn feed controllers integrated with each yarn feed drive motor for monitoring and controlling the operation of the yarn feed devices to control the feeding of the yarns to the needles according to programmed pattern instructions. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048306 | Hydrofoil stabilizer of list, pitch and roll for sail vessels - A sailboat having a hull, a sail assembly and a keel is additionally equipped with an assembly of stationary or pivoted hydrofoils—the object of the present invention. The foils are mounted on both sides of the hull and placed above and below center of mass (C.G.) of a sailboat in a biplane manner that allows efficiently compensating yacht's roll. The assembly of stationary hydrofoils of the present invention, which upper foils can go out of water when a yacht is heeling over also develop momentums efficiently compensating wind list. Another embodiment of the present invention, which comprises hydrofoils assembled in a triplane manner, allows efficiently compensating wind list at low sailboat speed. Biplane assembly of pivoted hydrofoils of the present invention allows compensation all adverse momentum affecting a sailing vessel. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048307 | Tunnel Rigging - A self-supporting rotary rigging and, more specifically, a rigging that has a circular platform adjacent to the deck of the vessel, which makes it posible to control the rotation of the rigging and to install rotary stays and shrouds, which assists in stabilizing the rigging. The rigging is characterized by the existence of a small common boom securely joined to the base platform and to which are fastened the backstay and forestay, all the aforesaid making the rigging very secure and enabling the backstay and forestay to be capable of downward movement. There is a base crosstree, likewise securely connected to the platform, perpendicular to the stays, and to the end thereof are fastened the shrouds, enabling the later to work at a suitable angle. In addition, there is a tunnel across the lower part of the mast, which allows passage from one side of the rigging to the other. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048308 | AUTONOMOUS DYNAMIC SAILING HULL - This invention concerns a general principle for ship hulls known as “Autonomous Dynamic Sailing Hull”, built in whole or in part to contain, in the depth of its structure inside with compartments that are separated and sized for this purpose, in the space delimited by a double hull or within a portion of hull or adapted to the internal spaces of the ship, in a globally controlled system, one or two different types of gas and for some seawater compartments to be able to, on the one hand, produce by electrolysis, through one or more integrated fuel cell modules known as PEMFC, energy resources (electricity) required for the operation of propulsion and its equipment according to expected usage, on the other hand, modulating its mass and thus its navigation through ingestion or ejection of seawater. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048309 | Apparatus and Method for Inhibiting Fouling of an Underwater Surface - An apparatus for inhibiting and removing marine deposits from a submerged portion of a boat or yacht include a submersible stainless steel frame having a plurality of sections extending longitudinally and transversely under the submerged portions of a watercraft and a plurality of nozzles disposed on said sections of the frame to direct a stream of air bubbles toward and against the submerged portion of the watercraft. The apparatus also includes an air compressor, a battery and a solar source of energy for charging the battery to power the air compressor. A plurality of valves and hoses are also provided for connecting each of the nozzles to the air compressor through one of the valves to thereby control the flow of air to each of said nozzles on each of said sections of the frame. A mechanism for positioning the frame and nozzles at about 40 cm away from the lowest point of a watercraft is provided as well as a timer for periodically starting and stopping the flow of air to the nozzles. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048310 | OFFSHORE DRILLING VESSEL - A monohull offshore drilling vessel comprising: a hull having a moonpool; —a multiple firing line hoist system mounted on the hull at said moonpool, the multiple firing line hoist system comprising: —a mast having a top side and a base connected to the hull of the drilling vessel, wherein the mast has a hollow construction with a first side and an opposed second side, —a first hoisting device supported by the mast and having load attachment means displaceable along a first firing line, which extends on the outside of and adjacent to the first side of the mast; —a second hoisting device supported by the mast and having load attachment means displaceable along a second firing line, which on the outside of and adjacent to the second side of the mast; wherein the first and second hoisting devices each include one or more cables and one or more associated winches, the winches preferably disposed in the hollow construction of the mast, to manipulate the position of each of the load attachment devices relative to the mast. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048311 | PERSONAL WATERCRAFT TRANSPORT - An apparatus for towing a personal watercraft includes a pair of wheels, each rotatably mounted to one end of a respective arm. The arms are pivotally mounted by clamps to a crossmember which extends through a clamp mounted on the topside of the watercraft for movement between stowed positions and ground-engaging positions. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048312 | Label Configured To Indicate An Object Reaching A Predetermined Temperature - An apparatus indicates a temperature of an object. The apparatus includes a porous substrate, a mirror image of a first image pattern printed with a first phase-change ink having a first phase change temperature on a first side of the porous substrate, and an adhesive layer applied to the first side of the porous substrate to enable the porous substrate to be affixed to an object. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048313 | INDICATING THERMAL DOSAGE EXPOSURE OF ELECTRIC LAMPS - A thermal dosage indicator for an electric lamp provides real time indication of time and temperature exposure of the lamp. In one version, a coating on a designated portion of the lamp changes color upon exposure to different combinations of time and temperature. In another version, a semiconductor is mounted on the surface at a designated location on the lamp and the electrical properties of the semi conductor monitored to give an indication of thermal dosage exposure. In another version, a carbon cell of predetermined dimension is mounted on the lamp surface and is monitored at specified intervals to determine dimensional changes from thermal sublimation to give an indication of thermal dosage. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048314 | Thermally-Responsive Materials and Devices Comprising Such Materials - Devices are described that include a component comprised of a material having a structure of R | 2011-03-03 |
20110048315 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VENTING GAS BETWEEN A CRUCIBLE AND A SUSCEPTOR - During a CZ or similar process, a silica crucible is held in a graphite or similar susceptor while being heated to above between about 1580 and 1620 degrees C. Vents or grooves formed in at least one of the outer surface of the crucible and the inner surface of the susceptor permit gasses to vent upwardly and out from between the crucible and susceptor. This permits gas evolved from the crucible as a result of the heat to be vented rather than expanding between the crucible and susceptor thereby deforming the crucible. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048316 | High-Temperature Process Improvements Using Helium Under Regulated Pressure - A method for minimizing unwanted ancillary reactions in a vacuum furnace used to process a material, such as growing a crystal. The process is conducted in a furnace chamber environment in which helium is admitted to the furnace chamber at a flow rate to flush out impurities and at a predetermined pressure to achieve thermal stability in a heat zone, to minimize heat flow variations and to minimize temperature gradients in the heat zone. During cooldown helium pressure is used to reduce thermal gradients in order to increase cooldown rates. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048317 | Portable, compact, food seasoning replenishment system - A portable seasonings replenishment system delivers, in a dust free manner, food seasonings in powder-like state from a replenishment seasonings supply residing in a hermetically sealable chamber. Portions of the supply are ablated from the main body of seasonings through impingement of air thereon emanating from a foraminous member supporting the seasoning supply. As needed, the ablated seasoning portions are dispensed through a conduit to a reception location at a food processing seasoning station. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048318 | Apparatus for Coating Web-Shaped Materials - The invention relates to an apparatus ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110048319 | SUBSTRATE TRANSFER PROCESSING APPARATUS - A substrate transfer processing apparatus capable of processing a substrate at high speed is provided. A mounting table on which a substrate is mounted includes a plate-shaped main body and a recessed part formed in a rear surface of the plate-shaped main body. Since the mounting table is lightweight as compared to the mounting table before the recessed part is formed therein, the load on a motor is small and the running cost is low even when the mounting table is moved at high speed. Because the plate-shaped main body is made of granite, the mounting surface can be made flat and smooth by polishing. Since the mounting surface is flat and smooth, the accuracy in positioning the substrate is high. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048320 | THIN FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS - A thin film deposition apparatus that forms a thin film on a substrate includes: a deposition source that discharges a deposition material; a deposition source nozzle unit that is disposed at a side of the deposition source and includes a plurality of deposition source nozzles; a patterning slit sheet that is disposed opposite to the deposition source nozzle unit and includes a plurality of patterning slits; and a blocking member that is disposed between the substrate and the deposition source, wherein the thin film deposition apparatus is separated from the substrate by a predetermined distance, the substrate is moved relative to the thin film deposition apparatus, and the blocking member is moved along with the substrate to screen at least one portion of the substrate. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048321 | COATING APPARATUS - A coating apparatus includes a first coating element, a second coating element, an isolating element, at least one isolating block, and at least one linear driving element. The isolating element includes a main chamber and at least one secondary chamber communicating with the main chamber. The first coating element is connected to one end of the isolating element, and the second coating element is connected to an opposite end of the isolating element. Each of the at least one isolating block is received in one of the at least one secondary chamber. Each of the at least one linear driving element is mounted in one of the at least one secondary chamber and connected to one of the at least one isolating block. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048322 | Methods and Systems for Abrasive Cleaning and Barrier Coating/Sealing of Pipes - Methods and systems for abrasive cleaning, deburring pipes, providing barrier coatings and sealing leaks in existing pipes, in a single operation. A piping system can be cleaned in one pass set up by intermittent bursts of dry particulates that are forced and pulled by air throughout the piping system by a generator and a vacuum. Pipes can be protected from the effects of water corrosion, erosion corrosion and electrolysis, extending the life of piping systems such as copper, steel, lead, brass, cast iron piping and composite materials. Cleaning and barrier coating techniques described are efficient in pipes up to 2 inches in diameter, so that entire piping systems can be abrasive cleaned, coated and sealed. The leak sealant of at least approximately 4 mils thick can cover the cover insides of pipes. Piping systems can be returned to service within less than approximately 24 to 96 hours. The novel steps of cleaning out pipe systems can include generating pressurized gas into one end of a piping system having pipes, intermittently injecting bursts of abrasive particles into the pressurized gas into the end of the piping system, cleaning interior wall surfaces of the pipes with the intermittent bursts of the abrasive particles, reducing burrs, interior lips and excess seam joint edges in the interior wall surfaces of the pipes, and generating a vacuum suction at another end of the piping system to remove the abrasive particles and debris caused by the cleaning of the interior walls of the pipes. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048323 | FILM FORMING DEVICE - There is provided a film-forming device capable of advantageously superimposing and securing a substrate, a weight member, and/or a magnetic body while maintaining the precisely aligned substrate and mask in a superimposed state. The film-forming device is provided with a film-forming mask | 2011-03-03 |
20110048324 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus includes: a curable solution layer forming device that forms a curable solution layer by supplying a curable solution to a recording member or an intermediate member, the curable solution including at least a curable material to be cured by an external stimulus, and a water-absorbing component; an ink applying device that applies an ink to the curable solution layer; a stimulus supplying device that supplies the stimulus for curing the curable solution layer, to the curable solution layer; and a water-absorption controlling component-contact device that brings a liquid, including a component that controls water-absorption by the water-absorbing component, into contact with the curable solution layer, before or after the ink is applied to the curable solution layer by the ink applying device. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048325 | Gas Distribution Apparatus and Substrate Processing Apparatus Having the Same - Provided are a gas distribution apparatus and a substrate treating apparatus including the same. The substrate treating apparatus includes a chamber comprising a reaction space, a substrate seat unit disposed in the reaction space of the chamber to radially seat a plurality of substrates with respect to a center thereof, and a gas distribution device comprising a first gas distribution part configured to eject at least two source materials onto a substrate through routes different from each other and a second gas distribution part configured to eject a source material having a decomposition temperature greater than an average of decomposition temperatures of the at least two source materials onto the substrate. The first gas distribution part is divided into at least two sections and disposed such that the second gas distribution part is positioned therebetween; and couplable and separable to/from one another. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048326 | FILM FORMATION APPARATUS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS - A film formation apparatus for a semiconductor process for forming a thin film on a target object by use of first and second reactive gases includes a vacuum container, an exhaust system, a rotary table configured to place the target object thereon, a rotating mechanism configured to rotate the rotary table, and a temperature adjusting mechanism configured to set the target object to a temperature at which the first reactive gas is condensed. Inside the vacuum container, a first reactive gas supply section configured to adsorb a condensed substance of the first reactive gas onto the target object, a vaporizing section configured to partly vaporize the condensed substance, and a second reactive gas supply section configured to cause the second reactive gas to react with the condensed substance are disposed in this order in a rotational direction of the rotary table. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048327 | FILM CASSETTE FOR GASEOUS VAPOR DEPOSITION - A cassette for supporting a film during a gaseous vapor deposition process includes a central shaft having first and second end plates. A rib on each end plate forms a spiral groove able to accept an edge of a film. Each rib has a cross sectional configuration having substantially linear major edges, a predetermined width dimension and a predetermined average thickness dimension, and a width-to-thickness aspect ratio of at least 2:1. The rib could be substantially rectangular with an optional flow spoiler at the free end or substantially wedge-shaped. The interspoke spacing between end plates is at least three hundred millimeters (300 mm) and is also greater than the width dimension of a film substrate at a gaseous deposition temperature. The width dimension of each rib is between about 0.5% to about 2.0% of the interspoke spacing. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048328 | APPARATUS FOR GASEOUS VAPOR DEPOSITION - A vapor deposition apparatus includes an insert within which a material is deposited on the surface of a film. A cassette includes end plates each having a rib that edgewise receive a spiral wrapping of a film at least 300 mm wide. Spaces between turns of the wrapping define a gas flow channel and spaces between adjacent turns of one rib define inlet openings that communicate with the channel. Each rib has a predetermined width dimension, a predetermined average thickness dimension, and a width-to-thickness aspect ratio of at least 2:1. The spacing between end plates is at least 300 mm and is also greater than the film width at deposition temperature. The width dimension of each rib is between about 0.5% to about 2.0% of the end plate spacing. A diverging flow director contacts one end plate to directing gaseous fluid toward the inlet openings in that end plate. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048329 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A MILKING IMPLEMENT, A SOFTWARE PROGRAM FOR AND AN IMPLEMENT PERFORMING THE METHOD - Method of controlling a milking implement for automatically milking a dairy animal with an udder, such as a cow, which milking implement comprises a camera and a teat cup, which method comprises the following steps:
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20110048330 | Odor free kitty litter with vented enclosure - An easily installed economical device to control in residence kitty litter odor can be constructed using an existing dryer vent system. When the cat enters the litter box enclosure, a sensor detects the cat's presence. The detector control circuits turn on a small fan to vent the obnoxious odor out through the dryer vent. The vent fan continues to operate for an adjustable set time period to insure all the odor is vented. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048331 | AQUACULTURE NET WITH DIFFERENT DENSITIES OF WEIGHT - The invention relates to an aquaculture net ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110048332 | Aquarium Backlight - This invention is an illumination apparatus for an aquarium. In particular, the invention illuminates the back wall of the aquarium where the wall has a decorative panel of scenery. The illumination apparatus may be used in aquariums, terrariums, or similar enclosures. The illumination apparatus of the present invention allows for the use of filtration systems and other caretaking systems on the same wall as the illumination apparatus. The present invention uniformly illuminates the decorative panel and the aquarium, providing a pleasing effect. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048333 | CLIMATE CONTROLLED PET SHELTER - An apparatus and method for moderating the environment of a pet shelter is provided. The apparatus may include a climate control device which may be attached to the pet shelter in order to regulate the temperature and environment within the pet shelter. The apparatus may also include a photoelectric control element electrically connected to the climate control device and operable based on the ambient light input from outside the pet shelter. The apparatus may regulate the environment of the pet shelter based on the ambient light outside of the pet shelter. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048334 | Pet Carrier Access Portal - An access portal for a pet carrier allows a pet owner to insert a hand into the pet carrier but prevents the animal contained therein from escaping through the access portal. The access portal may be blocked by an elastic barrier with an aperture that stretches to allow the pet owner to gain access to the interior of the pet carrier. Doors covering the access portal on the inside and/or the outside of the carrier may also be used instead of, or in conjunction with the elastic barrier. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048335 | Mobile pet bed/carrier - The present invention relates to a mobile pet bed wherein the top and bottom units of the mobile pet bed are reversibly attached to each other. When the top unit is removed from the bottom unit the mobile pet bed functions similarly to a traditional pet bed. When the top unit is attached to the bottom unit the mobile pet bed functions as a pet carrier. Additionally, the top unit of the mobile pet bed has a door portion that can be opened and closed to permit pet ingress and egress as well as permitting easy loading of the mobile pet bed with the animal without necessitating the removal of the top unit from the bottom unit. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048336 | Pet Brush - The present invention provides a pet brush including a handle, a hub, a ring, and a bristle member. The bristle member is detachably connected to the handle. The hub is provided at a connecting portion of the bristle member and the handle so that the ring may be rotated. The ring may be shifted between a first position and a second position. The bristle member is secured to the handle when the ring is moved to the first position, and the bristle member is free to be inserted into and drawn out of the handle when the ring is moved to the second position. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048337 | Pet Toy - A pet toy may include an outer covering and a bladder assembly. The bladder assembly may include a bladder and a squeaker assembly. The squeaker assembly may include one or more ribs. The bladder may include a body and a neck. The neck may have one or more grooves. A rib may engage a groove. The engagement of the rib with the groove may prevent the squeaker assembly from exiting the opening of the bladder when the bladder is compressed. The body of the bladder may have a shape which allows the body to return to the uncompressed state after the body has been compressed. The body may be made of a material which allows the body to return to the uncompressed state after the body has been compressed. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048338 | Pet Toy - A pet toy may include an outer covering and a bladder assembly. The bladder assembly may include a bladder and a squeaker assembly. The squeaker assembly may include one or more ribs. The bladder may include a body and a neck. The neck may have one or more grooves. A rib may engage a groove. The engagement of the rib with the groove may prevent the squeaker assembly from exiting the opening of the bladder when the bladder is compressed. The body of the bladder may have a shape which allows the body to return to the uncompressed state after the body has been compressed. The body may be made of a material which allows the body to return to the uncompressed state after the body has been compressed. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048339 | Non-Slip Disposable Pet Boot - The present invention relates to a non-slip disposable pet boot designed primarily for indoor use to help dogs and other pets walk on tile, laminate, wood, or other slippery surfaces. The pet boot of the present invention may be slipped over a cast or bandage and is especially useful for pets that have spinal injuries, arthritis, orthopedic surgery, and the like, to help them walk more securely. The pet boot is made of an open weave, breathable, polymer coated polyester textile. The boot is secured on the pet's foot by a reusable Velcro strap which is wrapped around the upper portion of the boot and the pet's leg to ensure a secure fit, but does not constrict the pet's leg as do ties or elastic bands. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048340 | HEAT BALANCING SYSTEM - A heat balancing system for a natural draft gas burning appliance having a flue. When the appliance is in a standby mode, a main burner is shut off and the pilot light remains on. Temperature in the heat exchanger (e.g., temperature of water in a heater tank) may be decreased or increased, respectively, by opening or closing a damper in a flue as needed. If opening the damper does not sufficiently reduce the temperature of the heat exchanger, then the pilot light may be shut off to further reduce the temperature. The pilot light may be turned on again to bring up the temperature. There may be a control or controller to operate the damper to maintain the temperature of the exchanger within a certain range. Electrical power may be provided for the system from a power line, a storage device, or other source. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048341 | VAPOR CHAMBER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A vapor chamber includes a container, a wick structure attached to an inner surface of the container, and a supporting structure received in the container and abutting against opposite sidewalls of the container. The supporting structure is generally in the form of a metallic sheet and comprises a plurality of supporting members extending upwardly from thereof. A through hole is defined in the supporting member from top to bottom. An opening is defined between the adjoining supporting members. Opposite ends of the supporting members abut against the wick structure located at the opposite sidewalls of the container. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048342 | HEAT EXCHANGER WATER HEATING SYSTEM FOR COMMERCIAL DISHWASHER - A multi-chamber conveyor type dishwasher uses a heat recovery unit (HRU) to heat water for a final rinse chamber during a preheat and/or dishwashing phase. The HRU heats water supplied by a low temperature water source using the dishwasher's hot vapor exhaust. An input supply of water for a downstream booster heater is varied based on a sensed temperature of the HRU's output water. If the temperature is acceptable, the HRU supplies input water to the booster heater for the rinse chamber. When the temperature drops below a threshold, the controller temporarily bypasses the HRU and supplies water to the booster heater from a high temperature water source. The HRU may be primed during a preheat phase using water from the high temperature water source. An amount of fan force used to pull the hot exhaust vapors through the HRU may vary based on the status of the dishwasher. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048343 | STEAM BOILER EQUIPPED WITH COOLING DEVICE - The steam boiler has a circulation system for boiler water that has water pipes arranged to circulate boiler water and steam through the water pipes with a cooled device arranged to cool a selected, exposed part of the steam boiler. The cooled device has an outer tube and an inner tube arranged in the outer tube. The outer tube, at an upper end thereof, has an open connection to one of the water pipes in which water pipe a flow is established. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048344 | WATER HEATING APPARATUS - A water heating apparatus includes: an exhaust gas passage through which an exhaust gas from a burner flows; a water flow passage through which water flows; a first heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between sensible heat contained in the exhaust gas and water flowing through a heat exchanger tube, and arranged at upstream side of the exhaust gas passage and downstream side of the water flow passage; a second heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between latent heat contained in the exhaust gas and water flowing through a heat exchanger tube, and arranged at downstream side of the exhaust gas passage and upstream side of the water flow passage; and a bypass pipe arranged in the water flow passage in such a position as to bypass the second heat exchanger and designed to allow a at least the predetermined minimum amount of water required for a burner combustion operation to flow therethrough into the first heat exchanger. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048345 | EXPANSION TANK FOR VEHICLE COOLING SYSTEM - An expansion tank ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110048346 | Engine with Hydraulic Variable Valve Timing - In one example, a method is described for an engine with a hydraulically actuated phaser for adjusting cam timing. The phaser is controlled by a hydraulic spool valve, for example, having a de-energized position that results in hydraulic force urging the phaser to a base timing. When it is desired to operate the cam timing at base timing, rather then leave the spool valve in a de-energized position that can generate leakage, the spool valve is adjusted to near a null position to reduce the hydraulic pressure drop across the cam journal and thus reduce oil leakage. In this way, it is possible to maintain base timing, while also reducing leakage. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048347 | COMBUSTION CHAMBER DEACTIVATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an internal combustion engine comprising: a plurality of combustion chambers ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110048348 | SOLENOID VALVE FOR VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL DEVICES, AND VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL SYSTEM - A solenoid valve 30 includes a spool | 2011-03-03 |
20110048349 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CONTROL DEVICE - A variable valve mechanism provided on a exhaust side of an internal combustion engine, in which a most advanced state is set as an initial state, operating condition detecting means for detecting operating conditions, variable valve control means for controlling an operation of the variable valve mechanism in accordance with the operating conditions, engine condition determining means for determining whether the internal combustion engine is in a cold state or a warm state, and stop request determining means for determining whether or not a stop request has been issued in relation to the internal combustion engine are provided. When a stop request is issued in the cold state, the internal combustion engine is stopped after returning the variable valve mechanism to the initial state. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048350 | VARIABLE FORCE SOLENOID WITH INTEGRATED POSITION SENSOR - A phaser for an engine having at least one camshaft comprising a housing, a rotor, a control valve, an actuator, and a pulse wheel. The rotor connects to a camshaft coaxially located within the housing. The housing and the rotor define at least one vane separating a chamber in the housing. The vane is capable of rotation to shift the relative angular position of the housing and the rotor. The control valve is received by the rotor and directs fluid to the chambers of the phaser. The actuator positions the control valve and has at least one integrated position sensor, such that electrical connections for the actuator and the integrated position sensor are made through one connection, decreasing leakage of fluid from the phaser. A pulse wheel is mounted on the phaser for rotation therewith and in alignment with the integrated position sensor of the actuator. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048351 | ADJUSTABLE CAMSHAFT SPROCKET ASSEMBLY AND TOOL FOR SAME - An adjustable camshaft sprocket assembly includes a hub and a sprocket body secured to the hub. A stud-receiving opening is defined in one of the hub flange and the sprocket body, and a tool-receiving opening is defined in the other of the hub flange and the sprocket body. The tool-receiving opening is aligned with the stud-receiving opening and is adapted to receive a body portion of an adjustment tool, and the stud-receiving opening is adapted to receive an eccentric stud of the adjustment tool. Either the stud-receiving opening or the tool-receiving opening is elongated. Rotation of the adjustment tool when its body is located in the tool-receiving opening and its eccentric stud is located in the stud-receiving opening causes relative angular movement between the hub and the sprocket body. One or more fasteners are used to immovably secure the sprocket body to the hub after adjustment. A tool includes cylindrical base, a driving head, and an eccentric stud. The stud comprises a spring pin press-fit into a bore. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048352 | Compact Switchable Hydraulic Lash Adjuster with Hydraulic Lost Motion Assist - An improved deactivation hydraulic lash adjuster wherein the prior art lost motion spring or springs formerly located within the body of the DHLA and below the pin housing are either omitted completely or are reduced in length, spring force, and/or number and are augmented hydraulically, allowing a shorter, more compact lifter body and reduced overall lifter length. The prior art lost motion spring chamber becomes a hydraulic chamber connected to a new pressurized oil supply gallery containing an accumulator in the engine. An embodiment having no lost motion spring and solely hydraulic lost motion return can be even shorter than a spring-hydraulic hybrid because the potential hydraulic pressure to be brought against the pin housing is not a function of the length of the lost motion chamber, which length is limited only by the required displacement of the pin housing. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048353 | Engine with Integrated Mixing Technology - The present disclosure generally relates to an engine with an integrated mixing of fluids device and associated technology for improvement of the efficiency of the engine, and more specifically to an engine equipped with a fuel mixing device for improvement of the overall properties by inline oxygenation of the liquid, a change in property of the liquid such as cooling form improved combustion, or the use of re-circulation of exhaust from the engine to further improve engine efficiency and reduce unwanted emissions. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048354 | Quaternary Salts for Use as Surfactants in Dispersions - The invention provides a composition comprising a dispersion comprising (a) an inorganic metal compound, (b) a quaternary salt surfactant and (c) an organic medium, wherein the metal compounds are uniformly dispersed in the organic medium. The invention also provides fuel compositions comprising said dispersion and methods of operating internal combustion engines and open flame burners utilizing said dispersion. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048355 | OPTIMIZATION OF THE EXCITATION FREQUENCY OF A RADIOFREQUENCY PLUG - A device for generating a radiofrequency plasma, which includes a supply module applying, on an output interface, an excitation signal at a setpoint frequency, adapted for generating a spark at the output of a plasma-generation resonator connected to the output interface of the power module, and a control module supplying the setpoint frequency to the power module upon a command for generating the radiofrequency plasma. The control module is configured to determine an optimal excitation frequency, to adapt the setpoint frequency to the resonance conditions of the device after formation of the spark. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048356 | Glow plug for use in an internal combustion engine - A glow plug, in particular for use in an internal combustion engine. The glow plug includes at least one heating body and at least one housing. The heating body has at least one first terminal contact extending from a base body of the heating body into a housing. The glow plug also has a second terminal contact extending at least partially within the housing. At least one contacting element having at least one opening is provided inside the housing, the first terminal contact and the second terminal contact being introduced into the opening from opposite sides and being electrically connected. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048357 | Parallel Starter System - A parallel starter system for starting an internal combustion engine has at least two parallel-connected starters and a thermal switch associated with each of the starters, which thermal switch interrupts operation of the respective starter in the event of a response. The thermal switches are connected in series so that in the event of tripping of one of these thermal switches, the operation of all starters is interrupted. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048358 | Disengageable Module for a System for Transmitting a Starting Torque to an Internal Combustion Engine - The disengageable module for a system for transmitting a starting torque to an internal combustion engine, of the type comprising a ring gear connected to the crankshaft of the combustion engine, comprises an inner ring ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110048359 | STARTING DEVICE FOR COMBUSTION ENGINE - In order to create a starting device for at least one combustion engine, more preferably cable-operated starting device for at least one two-stroke or four-stroke engine with at least one cable disc or cable drum rotatably mounted in a housing, which for generating a drive rotational moment for an engine shaft which by means of at least one starting handle or pulling handle via at least one force transmission means more preferably via a starting cable or pulling cable can be rotated and via at least one elastic coupling link is connected with at least one driving link more preferably with at least one pawl driver by means of which the drive rotational moment can be transmitted to the engine shaft, the coupling link has two ends, wherein an end is engaged with the driver link and another end with the cable disc or the cable drum, it is proposed through direct operational connection of force transmission means and elastic link/coupling link to configure preferably easily that another end of the coupling link is engaged with the cable disc or the cable drum and the force transmission means. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048360 | STARTING DEVICE FOR COMBUSTION ENGINE - In order to design a starting device for at least one combustion engine, more preferably cable-operated starting device for at least one two-stroke or four-stroke engine with at least one cable disc or cable drum rotatably mounted in a housing, which for generating a drive rotational moment for an engine shaft can be rotated by means of at least one starting handle or pulling handle, via at least one force transmission means, more preferably via a starting cable or pulling cable and which is connected via at least one elastic coupling link with at least one driver link, more preferably with at least one pawl driver, by means of which the drive rotational moment can be transmitted onto the engine shaft, the coupling link has two ends, wherein an end is engaged with the driver link, as light as possible through direct operational connection of force transmission means and elastic link/coupling link it is proposed that another end of the coupling link is engaged with the cable disc or the cable drum and the force transmission means. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048361 | Recoil Starter - One of the embodiments provides a starter including: a starter case; a rotational torque applying unit; a torque-accumulation spring; a rotating member; a driving pulley; and a rotation regulating mechanism including: a regulating ratchet provided on the driving pulley or the rotating member at a position shifted from a rotation center thereof; and a pressing unit provided on the starter case and urged by a given resilient pressing force to be engaged with the regulating ratchet, wherein, when the rotational torque accumulated in the torque-accumulation spring exceeds the given resilient pressing force, the driving pulley or the rotating member urges back the pressing unit via the regulating ratchet so that the regulating ratchet is disengaged from the pressing unit, to thereby release the rotational torque. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048362 | Internal conbustion engine - An internal-combustion engine comprised of a cylinder with at least one piston which is moving to and fro in it, and a piston rod ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110048363 | CYLINDER - The invention relates to a cylinder having a piston ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110048364 | COMBUSTION CHAMBER FOR A SUPERCHARGED DIRECT-INJECTION COMBUSTION ENGINE - A piston for an internal combustion engine, for example a diesel engine, including a body delimited laterally by a skirt and configured to collaborate with walls of a cylinder of axis of revolution C in which the piston can slide along the axis C, the piston including a transverse face that includes a central pip, a peripheral ring, and a bowl of axis of revolution B that extends from the central pip towards the peripheral ring to which it connects at a lip of thickness Ep. The bowl includes, in substantial vertical alignment with the lip, a torus in profile, for example of a dome-shaped, of maximum radius Rt capable of guiding fuel injected under the lip in a region of a re-entrant zone R towards the central pip. The tip of the pip lying on the axis of revolution B of the bowl rises to a height that is a distance Dt of between 5.4 mm and 8 mm, or substantially equal to 7.2 mm, below the level of the peripheral ring. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048365 | MONOBLOC PISTON WITH A LOW FRICTION SKIRT - A piston for an internal combustion engine has an upper crown portion with a pair of pin bosses depending therefrom, wherein the pin bosses have pin bores axially aligned along a central pin bore axis. A pair of laterally spaced skirt portions are fixedly attached to the pin bosses and depend to a lowermost free edge. At least one of the skirt portions has a recess extending upwardly from the lowermost free edge beyond the central axis of the pin bores. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048366 | ENGINE AND PISTON - There is provided an engine in which sliding surfaces of a cylinder and a piston do not tend to seize and the ratio of a lubricating oil to a composite fuel can be reduced. There is also provided a piston that allows the lubricating oil to be intentionally supplied to the surface of the piston that slides along the cylinder or a cylinder liner. In an aspect of the present invention, an engine in which an air-fuel mixture containing a lubricating oil is supplied into a combustion chamber includes supply means for supplying the air-fuel mixture to the interface between an inner wall of a cylinder or a cylinder liner and a tubular portion of a piston (portion between piston rings and/or piston ring portion). The supply means is, for example, through holes passing through the tubular portion of the piston and groove portions. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048367 | CRANKCASE AND MAIN BEARING CAP CONSTRUCTION - A method for manufacturing an engine includes the steps of: casting a side skirt having first and second opposing sidewalls and casting a transverse wall of the cast material connecting the sidewalls. The transverse wall will form a bulkhead and a main bearing cap. A first void and a second void are cast into the transverse wall on opposite lateral sides of a main bearing journal location, each void adjacent to one of the sidewalls. A main bearing journal hole is then machined into the transverse wall. Cast material is removed along a first removal path from the edge of the transverse wall and ending into the first void, and along a second removal path from the edge of the transverse wall and ending into the second void. A tool exerts an opening force within the circular bore to fracture the cast material along the first and second fracture planes to separate the main bearing cap from the bulkhead. Before fracturing the cast material along the first and second fracture planes, main bearing bolt holes and cross bolt holes can be machined into the bulkhead and the bearing cap. A spacer piece can be fit into the removal paths when reassembling the bearing cap to the bulkhead. | 2011-03-03 |
20110048368 | RAINCAP PRECLEANER, MOTOR VECHILE HAVING A RAINCAP PRECLEANER, AND METHOD FOR PRECLEANING AIR - A raincap precleaner is provided according to the present invention. The raincap precleaner includes a sleeve, a cover, and a precleaner assembly. The sleeve is constructed for mounting on an air intake stack and has an air intake flow region for delivering intake air to the air intake stack. The cover includes a top portion having an annular circumference and a depending flange portion extending from the annular circumference of the top portion. The cover is arranged relative to the sleeve to provide a precleaner area and a precleaned air chamber. The precleaner assembly is provided extending around a periphery of the sleeve and in the precleaner area so that environmental air flows through the precleaner assembly and into the precleaned air chamber, and from the precleaned air chamber into the air intake flow region. The precleaner assembly comprises a plurality of inertial separators. A method for precleaning air and a motor vehicle are provided. | 2011-03-03 |