| 14th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 2 |
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| 20130081289 | SHAVING RAZOR HANDLE FOR BIASING A SHAVING CARTRIDGE - A cartridge biasing handle having an elongated body, a head at a first end of the body, a pair of integral resilient arms extending outward from the head to a distal end, and a slot between the head and each integral resilient arm. Each integral resilient arm has a rest position with a slot width and pivot position with a slot width. The integral resilient arms flex inwardly and the slot width of the rest position is greater than the slot width of the pivot position. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081290 | RAZOR HANDLE WITH A ROTATABLE PORTION - A handle for a razor, the handle having a fixed portion including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and a rotatable portion coupled to the second end. The rotatable portion is configured to rotate relative to the fixed portion. The rotatable portion includes a first material and a second material such that the first material is different from the second material. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081291 | BIASING SHAVING RAZORS - A shaving razor includes a handle having a body with a head and a pair of integral resilient arms extending outward from the head to a distal end. Each integral resilient arm defines a slot having a slot width. A cartridge is mounted to the handle. The cartridge has a top surface and an opposing bottom surface. The top surface has a guard, a cap, at least one blade between the cap and the guard. The bottom surface has a pair of cam faces each slidingly engaging one of the integral resilient arms. The cartridge has a rest position and a pivot position wherein each of the cam faces forces the respective integral resilient arm inward toward the opposing integral resilient arm biasing the cartridge from the pivot position back to the rest position. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081292 | Peep Sight Assembly with Removable Inserts for Archery Bows - A peep sight assembly for an archery bow includes a peep sight housing adapted for connection to a bow string of an archery bow and a plurality of interchangeable peep sight inserts for installation in the peep sight housing. Each peep sight insert has a different aperture size and/or color for accommodating different users and/or shooting conditions. Mutually engageable sloped surfaces on the peep sight housing and the peep sight inserts provide a large contact area for frictionally holding the inserts within the housing. Outer flanges on the peep sight also assist to hold the inserts within the housing. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081293 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A POSITION CHANGE OF A TOOL AND THE TOOL AND THE TOOL CONTROL UNIT - A method for determining a position change of a handheld tool in space includes: alignment of an initial tool position with a reference position to determine at least a first position vector of the tool, at least one component of the first position vector being determined by measurement of a component of the gravitational acceleration in the direction of a predetermined axis of the tool; | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081294 | Laser beam delivery in a spatial measuring device - A coordinate measuring robotic device includes a housing movably supported on a base and mounting a vertical pillar along which rides a carriage engaged by a horizontally translating arm carrying a probe. The movement of the housing, carriage, and probe can be drive by motors in the housing transmitted by a cable and pulley assembly. Tools such as a laser beam emitter can be located on the arm and supplied with laser light by a plurality of mirrors positioned on the device. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081295 | BOTTLE DRYER - A bottle dryer is provided for drying beer bottles and includes a flat plane of notched bottle drying holes into which 12 oz, 22 oz, and/or Grolsch type beer bottles can be inserted top down. In some embodiments, a first angled plane of notched bottle drying holes is deposed to one side of said flat plane into which 12 oz, 22 oz, and/or Grolsch type beer bottles can be inserted top down at an angle from the flat plane. The bottle dryer can further include a second angled plane of notched bottle drying holes deposed to another side of said flat plane opposite the side to which the first angled plane of notched bottle drying holes is attached, and angled at a mirror image angle to said first angled plane of notched bottle drying holes, such that when bottle are inserted in each of the bottle drying holes in said flat plane and in said first and second angled planes, the bottles are displayed in a fan arrangement and do not contact each other. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081296 | BLOWER FOR A LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE - A blower for supplying and exiting the air to and from a treating chamber of a clothes dryer. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081297 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided is substrate processing apparatus including processing chamber that dries substrate W using high temperature and high pressure fluid, raw material accommodating unit that accommodates raw material in liquid state, and supplying unit that supplies the high temperature and high pressure fluid to the processing chamber. The supplying unit includes sealable outer vessel connected to the processing chamber and the raw material accommodating unit, and inner vessel provided within the outer vessel and configured to receive the raw material. The inner vessel is provided with opened holes portions configured to drop down the raw material toward a portion of the outer vessel to be heated. After the raw material is accommodated in the inner vessel, the raw material is contacted with the portion to be heated and then heated. A high temperature and high pressure fluid is then obtained and supplied to the processing chamber. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081298 | Depositing and Farming Methods for Drying Oil Sand Mature Fine Tailings - Methods for drying oil sand fine tailings treated to comprise flocculated fine tailings, by deposition and farming techniques, are provided. A deposition cell is provided with a sloped bottom surface and the flocculated fine tailings are deposited to undergo channelless advancement in the cell while allowing drainage of release water. When the deposit is uneven, the deposit may be plowed while wet for spreading and ensuring water release conditioning is imparted thereto, while avoiding over-shearing, and maintaining sufficient shear strength to allow standing. Once a dried upper crust forms, the deposit may be harrowed to break up the crust, expose wet regions there-beneath and create furrows in the standing deposit. The methods improve the dewatering and drying of mature fine tailings in oil sands. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081299 | DRYER SHEET HOLDER - Implementations of the present invention relate to systems, methods, and apparatus for storing dryer sheets at a location convenient to the user. Particularly, at least one implementation includes a dryer sheet holder that can couple to a desired support surface. Such dryer sheet holder also can allow the user to access dryer sheets at the more convenient location and can, thereby, reduce time of the drying process. Moreover, the dryer sheet holder may improve the dying process by reducing the number of unintentional omissions of dryer sheet from drying laundry loads. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081300 | VACUUM CYCLING DRYING - The invention generally relates to methods and systems of drying objects containing interior surfaces. In particular, the present invention provides a method which alternates vacuum and pressure with heated gases to enhance interior drying of parts. More particularly, the method cycles the chamber through a vacuum phase that rapidly removes vapor from the object both convectively and through boiling followed by a pressure phase that delivers heat and fresh gases to difficult regions of the objects to be dried. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081301 | Stiction-free drying of high aspect ratio devices - A method of removing a water-comprising rinse/cleaning material from the surface of a device which includes high aspect ratio features (an aspect ratio of 5 or greater) where sidewalls of the feature are separated by 50 nm or less without causing stiction between the feature sidewall surfaces. The method relies on the use of a low surface tension drying liquid which also exhibits a high evaporation rate. The method also relies on a technique by which the drying liquid is applied. Increasing the evaporation rate of the drying liquid and application of the drying liquid in the form of a vapor helps to eliminate stiction. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081302 | PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHODS - The invention relates to processing apparatus and methods and in particular, but not exclusively, to an apparatus that may be used to process a wide variety of feed materials by one or more of milling or grinding, mixing, blending, separation, drying and sterilisation. In a preferred embodiment there is provided a feed material processing apparatus ( | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081303 | ORTHOPEDIC CUSHIONING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a shoe-cover system. The shoe-cover system includes a flexible shoe cover sized to substantially envelope an outside shoe and a cushion member disposed within, and along a bottom aspect of, the shoe cover. The cushion member is sized to receive the outside shoe. The shoe cover secures the cushion member to the outside shoe and the cushion member is isolated from contaminants by the shoe cover. The cushion member reduces discomfort in a wearer's feet. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081304 | SOLE CONSTRUCTION FOR ENERGY STORAGE AND REBOUND - A sole construction for supporting at least a portion of a foot and for providing energy storage and return is provided. The sole construction includes a generally horizontal layer of stretchable material, at least one chamber positioned adjacent a first side of the layer and at least one actuator positioned adjacent a second side of the layer vertically aligned with a corresponding chamber. The sole when compressed causes the actuator to push against the layer and move the layer at least partially into the corresponding chamber. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081305 | Footwear With Elastic Footbed Cover And Soft Foam Footbed - An article of footwear has a molded outsole which contains a resilient midsole located in the cavity of the outsole and a footbed cover which has a stretch material layer affixed to the outsole and provides a stretch zone. The stretch zone allows the footbed cover to work in conjunction with the resilient midsole to absorb shock upon heel strike or other compression of the midsole to increase comfort. Preferably, the midsole has sections of different hardness in the heel area and the forefoot area. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081306 | INSOLE FOR A SHOE - The present invention relates to an insole installed inside a shoe to contact each foot sole portion of the human forefoot (A), midfoot (C) and rearfoot (B), which is made of a plurality of materials having varying degrees of hardness depending on the insole region, wherein the respective materials are combined to form a single layer. Preferably, the insole for a shoe comprises: a base plate with any one of a forefoot hole, a midfoot hole and a rearfoot hole formed therein corresponding to one of respective foot regions (A), (B) and (C); and an inner plate including one or more of a forefoot support, midfoot support and rearfoot support to be inserted into one of the holes, and, respectively, wherein the base plate and the inner plate are manufactured with materials having varying degrees of hardness relative to one another. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081307 | FOOTWEAR HAVING A WOVEN PORTION - An article of footwear is constructed from moldable foam and includes a sole portion and an upper. The upper includes a woven portion that is constructed by interweaving a number of vertical bands with a number of horizontal bands. The vertical bands can have beveled edges to reduce a bulging effect resulting from the interwoven bands. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081308 | INDUSTRIAL SHOE PROTECTOR - An industrial shoe protector includes a tongue portion, and a canopy lace and canopy portion connected to said tongue portion. The industrial shoe protector protects laces and stitching of an industrial shoe from sparks caused by welding, high speed cutting and other similar activities. The canopy portion has two lace securing slits. The industrial shoe protector is configured to secure to an industrial shoe by inserting laces of the industrial shoe through the slits in the canopy portion with the tongue portion deposed behind the laces above an ankle of the industrial shoe. The canopy portion is configured to cover the laces of the industrial shoe below the ankle of the industrial shoe when the industrial shoe protector is secured to the industrial shoe. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081309 | BLADE FOR REMOVING SNOW - A blade for removing snow from a road surface comprising a shield oriented to deflect the snow, a cutting edge carried on the bottom part of the shield and adjacent to a road surface when in use, and at least one fluid circuit comprising a nozzle for spreading a de-icing liquid, wherein at least the nozzle is carried by the shield or by the cutting edge to spread at least part of the de-icing liquid on the snow in an area in front of and/or beneath said cutting edge while said cutting edge compresses a layer of snow that remains on the road surface during its passage. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081310 | Detachable Finishing Blade For A Loading Bucket - A detachable finishing blade for a loading bucket comprising: a front finishing plate positioned below a bottom edge of the loading bucket, where the front finishing plate includes a connection edge at a top portion and a finishing edge along a bottom portion; a pair of side plates attached to the lateral portions of the connection edge of the front finishing plate, where the pair of side plates include a top edge, a bottom edge, an inner edge and an outer edge; one or more attachment means to secure the front finishing plate to the pair of side plates; and a pair of angle irons to fasten the pair of side plates to the lateral edges of the loading bucket, where when the detachable finishing blade is fastened to the loading bucket the front finishing plate engages the ground to level and flatten the ground surface. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081311 | Modular Display System - A modular product display system comprising a first horizontal shelf having opposing ends; two or more display panels disposed on a top surface of said first horizontal shelf; one or more side walls, each having a height and supporting each opposing end of said shelf; wherein said display panels are modular and each comprise a rear panel perpendicularly disposed to a bottom panel suitable for product placement. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081312 | SPORTS FAN FOAM HAND DISPLAY - A sports fan foam hand display combines a foam hand with a three-dimensional message to the sports team or player. The sports fan foam hand display can include a base member having cuts to form a fence shape. The letter “D” can be superimposed on the fence-shaped base member to create the message “D-fence” or defense. A slot can be provided to permit the user to wear the foam hand display on their hand. A region can be provided for the sport team's name and the entire foam hand display can be colored in various colors, such as the sport team's colors. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081313 | PHOTO FRAME APPARATUS - The invention is a photo frame apparatus which can display more than one photo or picture. The invention comprises an album or book of photos mounted in a frame. The book of photos comprises a book binder, spine or hinge. The photo frame of the invention simultaneously displays upper and lower photographs or pictures. Upon opening the frame the upper and lower photographs can be flipped like pages in a book thus making it easy to change and display different pairs of photographs. Upon closing the frame the upper and lower photographs are displayed through a frame mat. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081314 | MAGAZINE ASSEMBLY FOR A FIREARM - A magazine assembly ( | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081315 | Systems and Methods for Releasing Detachable Firearm Magazines - The present invention provides a firearm bullet button magazine release tool assembly with a tool tip and a stabilizing base. The tool tip is configured to activate a firearm magazine release assembly thereby releasing a detachable magazine. The stabilizing base increases stability, and secures the tool tip to the magazine body. The magazine release assembly also includes a threaded rod to provide mechanical stiffness to the tool tip, and is coupled to a magazine body or a magazine attachment. The tool tip can be rounded and tapered to aid insertion into and withdrawal from the magazine release assembly of the firearm. The magazine release assembly can also include a buffer to provide flexibility for absorbing impact forces without permanent damage. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081316 | STOCK MOUNTING DEVICE FOR A SMALL ARM - The invention relates to a stock mounting device for fixing a stock on a receiver of a small arm that includes a clamping pin, and a clamping cam cooperating with the clamping pin, by which the shank can be mounted on the receiver by generating an axial force. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081317 | Rear Rifle Stabilizer - The invention relates generally to stabilizers for rifles. More specifically, the invention is a rear rifle stabilizer (RRS) designed to replace the current methods of stabilizing a rifle for accurate fire. The RRS comprises a base block having a recess at the top thereof such as a curved U-shaped or V-shaped recess. Lining the recess is an air bladder operatively connected to a hand operated air pump and release valve capable of very minor movement. The purpose of the air bladder is to give the shooter the ability to make very small adjustments in elevation without taking his/her eye away from the sights of the rifle or make any major body movements. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081318 | FIREARM DISASSEMBLY TONGS - Firearm disassembly tongs having a generally U-shaped body having two arms joined at one end by a bottom portion, the arms having a free end portion having a flat interior surface portion with a slot therein. Each of the arms may have a textured exterior surface portion. Each of the arms may have a concave interior surface portion below the flat interior surface portion. Each of the concave interior surface portions may define a stop surface that limits upward motion of the tongs when the stop surfaces are engaged with a firearm. The stop surfaces may locate the slots in each flat interior surface portion to receive a slide lock of a firearm when the stop surfaces are engaged with the firearm. The stop surfaces may be curved radiused shapes that engage a radiused underside portion of a firearm frame above a trigger area defined by a trigger guard. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081319 | Fish Lure - Fish lure includes a flexible body having a forward body having maximum width and weight tapering to an aft body having reduced width and height; and a swimming tail portion flexibly connected to the aft body, wherein the swimming tail is flared, wherein the tail increases in width and height toward a tail tip as compared with the aft body portion, and a central channel groove generally parallel to a long axis of the lure, the long axis being normal to both width and height of the lure, the channel groove extending to the tail tip and maintaining a smaller width dimension as compared to adjacent flared portions of the tail, wherein water flow across the tail is guided through the channel groove and across the flared portions of the tail to provide vertically-balanced water flow across the tail and to produce a uniform horizontal swimming movement of the tail. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081320 | FISHING LURE - The invention provides a fishing lure comprising a body ( | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081321 | FLEXIBLE FISHING JIG - A fishing jig with a flexible shank allows a minnow on the fishing jig to swim free. This natural movement of the minnow entices a predator to feed while foraging. Predators not foraging are enticed into a reaction strike with the use of various types of terminal tackle, such as colored beads, blade spinners, turbo spinners and the like. The fish hooks and the jig head can be matched to meet the fishing conditions and type of fish being targeted. For example, a heavier jig head can be used with a smaller fishing hook for fishing smaller fish in deep water. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081322 | HUMANE ANIMAL TRAP - The humane animal trap has a circular base and a plurality of arcuate ribs extending upward and inward therefrom to form a generally hemispherical frame. A hollow central column extends upward from the center of the base. A drop weight is installed within the column. A collapsible net is placed about the base when the trap is set, the weight being connected to the net by tensile members. A mechanically or remotely actuated trigger and actuating mechanism is connected to a weight release mechanism at the top of the column. When an animal enters the open volume defined by the hemispherical frame and trips the mechanism or the trapper actuates the mechanism remotely, the mechanism causes the weight to release mechanism to release the drop weight, thereby pulling the net upward and over the arcuate ribs to enclose the hemispherical volume at the lower portion of the trap. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081323 | HUMANE ANIMAL TRAP - The humane animal trap has a circular base and a plurality of arcuate ribs extending upward and inward therefrom to form a generally hemispherical frame. A hollow central column extends upward from the center of the base. A drop weight is installed within the column. A collapsible net is placed about the base when the trap is set, the weight being connected to the net by tensile members. A mechanically or remotely actuated trigger and actuating mechanism is connected to a weight release mechanism at the top of the column. When an animal enters the open volume defined by the hemispherical frame and trips the mechanism or the trapper actuates the mechanism remotely, the mechanism causes the weight to release mechanism to release the drop weight, thereby pulling the net upward and over the arcuate ribs to enclose the hemispherical volume at the lower portion of the trap. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081324 | Fly Attractant System with Toxicant-Treated Cords - Systems, devices, apparatus and methods of attracting and capturing flies with toxicant treated darkened cords and printed or painted strips on sidewalls of housings. The darkened cords and strips black to confuse flies into believing they are cracks and crevices. Flies feed off the insecticide treated strips and are killed over time. At least one black line over a blue background can simulate a harborage to attract flying insects. At least one black line over a sticky surface card can be used. Geometrical housing shapes can include triangular, pentagon, cylindrical, rectangular, square, cube and/or other geometrical shapes. Housings can be tied off to be suspended. Second housings can be suspended beneath a main housing by attaching strips to the lower suspended housing. The housings can also work in an unassembled state where planar type sheets can be mounted on a wall. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081325 | SOLVENT DE-ASPHALTING WITH CYCLONIC SEPARATION - The present invention relates to a method of improving a heavy hydrocarbon, such as bitumen, to a lighter more fluid product and, more specifically, to a final hydrocarbon product that is refinery-ready and meets pipeline transport criteria without the addition of diluent. A solid asphaltene by-product is created for easy handling and further processing. The invention is targeted to enhance Canadian bitumen, but has general application in improving any heavy hydrocarbon. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081326 | Modular Concrete Planter Box System - A Modular Concrete Interlocking Box System and method for constructing the same, comprising at least two rectangular caps having two short sides, two long sides, and a consistent thickness from a first cap overhang to a second cap overhang, including at least two notches located adjacent to each overhang along one long side of the cap, and at least two rectangular panels having two short sides, two long sides, and a consistent thickness from a first panel overhang to a second panel overhang, including at least two notches adjacent to each overhang along both long sides of the panel, such that the notches and the overhangs are constructed and arranged to fittingly interlock the caps with the panels such that a four sided box is formed having the overhangs provide an external leverage grip to easily align the courses and square the internal corners of the four sided box. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081327 | MECHANISM FOR AERATION AND HYDROPONIC GROWTH OF PLANT APPLICATIONS - A method for hydroponical aeration of plants may include supplying, via an air pump, oxygenated air to a plant within a section of a plant vase that is part of a plant vessel. The section includes roots of the plant submerged in water. The method may further include evenly distributing, via an air diffuser, the oxygenated air to the roots of the plant to facilitate hydroponic growth of the plant. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081328 | PROCESS FOR PROVIDING A LOW-CARBON FUEL FOR REFINING OPERATIONS - An integrated process provides a low-carbon fuel gas for use in refinery equipment such as heaters and boilers. The process utilizes a hydrogen separation membrane to separate a refinery fuel gas into a first hydrogen-enriched stream and a hydrogen-depleted stream containing methane. The hydrogen-depleted stream is subjected to reforming and water gas shift, and the resulting shifted gas mixture containing hydrogen and carbon dioxide is subjected to separation into a second hydrogen-enriched stream and a carbon dioxide stream. The first and second hydrogen-enriched streams are combined and utilized as low-carbon fuel gas containing at least about 50 mol % hydrogen. Sweep gas is provided across the permeate side of the hydrogen separation membrane to improve the performance of the membrane unit. The sweep gas can be taken from the exhaust of the refinery equipment, from an air separation unit and/or from a carbon dioxide-depleted stream generated in the reforming process. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081329 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CLOSING A GARAGE DOOR - Systems and methods for automatically closing a garage door can include one or more door open sensors, one or more motion sensors, one or more timers, and a door close activator. In certain embodiments, the one or more door open sensors are configured to detect whether a garage door is completely open. In various embodiments, the one or more motion sensors are configured to detect motion. In certain embodiments, the one or more timers are configured to delay for at least one predetermined time period after motion is no longer detected. In various embodiments, the door close activator is configured to close the garage door after the delay of the predetermined period of time. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081330 | AIRCRAFT INTERIOR DOOR ASSEMBLY - An aircraft interior door assembly, such as for a lavatory, including a door panel configured to simultaneously pivot and translate within its opening, a first pair of linear door guides running parallel to the door opening for guiding pivoting and translational movement of the door panel, the door panel pivotally attached to the first pair of linear door guides mid-span along its length, and a second pair of linear door guides running along an adjacent wall at an angle to the door opening for guiding an attached side of the door panel along the adjacent wall. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081331 | HINGED-LATCH - Described herein is a hinge and latch system that can be employed as a hinge, a latch, or both a hinge and a latch. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081332 | PREHUNG DOOR UNIT STRUCTURE - The subject of the present disclosure is a prehung door unit structure intended to close an opening, more particularly of rectangular shape, made in a stonework construction such as a wall, rising substantially vertically and separating or demarcating two spaces within a building and, more particularly, within a high-security building, including a prehung door unit made up of at least one door leaf mounted so that it can pivot and of a fixed frame intended to be fitted into said opening. Such a structure further comprises a fixed-frame pre-frame that can be mounted in the recess of the opening and constitutes a support for attaching the prehung door unit so that the prehung door unit can be fixed removably into the opening using rigid and removable connecting means. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081333 | STRIKERS, MOVABLE PARTITION SYSTEMS INCLUDING SUCH STRIKERS, AND RELATED METHODS - Movable partition systems comprise a movable partition comprising at least one sheet of hingedly interconnected panels connectable to a lead post at an end of the movable partition. A striker configured to be disposed in a recess having a width formed in a wall toward which the movable partition is extendable comprises two sidewalls and a rear wall directly connected to the sidewalls defining a cavity having another, smaller width configured to receive the lead post at least partially therein. Such a striker may also include two flanges, each flange connected one of the two sidewalls and extending away from the cavity for a length greater than a difference in distance between the width of the cavity at its widest point and the width of the recess. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081334 | BONDED ABRASIVES FORMED BY UNIAXIAL HOT PRESSING - A particular method includes uniaxially hot pressing a preform that includes abrasive particles in a bonding material to form a bonded abrasive body. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081335 | GRAPHITE COATED METAL NANOPARTICLES FOR POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND COMPACT SYNTHESIS - A method of forming polycrystalline diamond includes forming metal nanoparticles having a carbon coating from an organometallic material; combining a diamond material with the metal nanoparticles having the carbon coating; and processing the diamond material and the metal nanoparticles having the carbon coating to form the polycrystalline diamond. Processing includes catalyzing formation of the polycrystalline diamond by the metal nanoparticles; and forming interparticle bonds that bridge the diamond material by carbon from the carbon coating. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081336 | BED LIFT - A lifting system can be used to move an item between a use position and a stowed position in a structure such as a vehicle or home. The item may be an article of furniture, an appliance, a storage unit, a platform, workbench, or the like. The lifting system may be motorized and/or utilize a flexible drive to move the item. The lifting system may be used to reciprocally move the item between the use position and the stowed position in the structure. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081338 | CONNECTION DEVICE FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING SAME - A connecting device for photovoltaic-capable insulating glass comprises at least one retaining device laterally attached to the photovoltaic-capable insulating glass. In its installed state, the retaining device is open on at least one side which faces the intermediate space so that at least one ribbon is insertable into a clamping device inserted in the retaining device, and wherein the ribbon establishes an electrical contact for a photovoltaic device accommodated in the at least one intermediate space, and wherein the clamping device is provided with an electrical supply line such that the clamping device establishes an electrical clamping contact between the at least one ribbon and the electrical supply line. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081339 | Threshold Mat - Disclosed is a threshold mat that provides a covering over the sill or threshold of an entryway. The device comprises a thickened interior layer sandwiched between an upper and lower covering, whereby the device is positioned over a threshold and connected to the ground surface and the threshold itself using a line of connection along the underside ends of the mat. This secures the mat against the threshold to prevent a tripping hazard, while providing a padded surface for children to crawl over the threshold. An embodiment of the mat contemplates the ability to size the mat to a particular threshold width by detaching removable outer portions that remove excess material. The mat construction is one of a thickened interior layer sandwiched between water proof outer material for exterior door use. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081340 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECORATING STAIRCASES - Methods and apparatuses for changing the appearance of a staircase by draping, dressing, or covering the staircase or parts thereof with fabric are provided. A fabric is attached to a staircase to conceal a plurality of balusters of the staircase when viewed from at least a first direction. The fabric extends at least the entire length of the balusters. In some embodiments, the fabric conceals at least a part of a handrail of the staircase when viewed from the first direction. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081341 | COMPRESSION MOUNTED WINDOW ASSEMBLY - A compression mounted window assembly is disclosed that includes a circular window having opposed front and rear planar surfaces and an outer periphery having forward and rearward chamfered edge surfaces, a compressible gasket circumscribing the outer periphery of the window, a housing with a portal having an annular seat for accommodating the window circumscribed by the gasket, wherein the annular seat has a first chamfered abutment surface corresponding to the forward chamfered edge surface of the window, an annular bezel operatively associated with the housing for compressively retaining the window assembly within the annular seat of the portal, and structure for securing the bezel to the housing, wherein the bezel has a second chamfered abutment surface corresponding to the rearward chamfered edge surface of the window. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081342 | WIND TURBINE TOWER - A wind turbine tower is made of reinforced concrete with fibre rovings as reinforcements. The fibre rovings may include, for example, glass fibre rovings, or armid fibre rovings, or carbon fibre rovings. The fibre rovings may comprise, for example, a bundle of multiple parallel oriented fibers forming a thin rope. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081343 | TECHNIQUES FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION USING FABRICATED TIMBERS - Techniques for building construction using fabricated timbers. In one example, such timbers are fabricated using conventional 2× (two-by) lumber to produce a square log appearance. These fabricated timbers are stacked to form outside and/or inside walls. The fabricated timbers and walls are configured to sustain desired vertical and lateral loads anticipated of a building such as a cabin, home, garage, barn, office building, or the like. A building constructed using such timbers appears to be built of square logs. Fabricated timber construction, as compared to conventional log or stick-frame construction, provides the appearance of high-quality log construction at a far lower cost, with higher R-values and appraised values, and is also far lower in cost and much simpler than conventional stick-frame construction. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081344 | Mini-wall parapet for roof edging or coping - Mini-wall parapet structures are disclosed. The structures are of one piece sheet metal with four sided, longitudinal members. A cleat extends downwardly from a lower corner of the structure. The cleat may be a single layer of sheet metal or a folded over layer. The cleat engages a coping member at final installation, and provides an additional attachment for the structure. A folded over primary attachment layer extends from the other lower corner of the structure. The attachment layer is of variable width so that different roof surfaces can be accommodated. The cross section of the structure is either square, or rectangular with longer vertical walls. Rectangular structures are used with thicker insulation. A facade extension may be used with rectangular structures. The top wall includes a gravel guard. The hollow void may be further filled with insulation. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081345 | CONCRETE/PLASTIC WALL PANEL AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING - A method for forming a variably sized wall panel by supplying a face panel of a first material, the face panel having a front face and a back face, the back face having a plurality of crosspieces extending therefrom. The face panel is placed in a mold such that the front face of the face panel abuts a bottom of the mold and the back face of the face panel faces away from the bottom of the mold. A flowable second material is layered on top of the face panel and the flowable second material is allowed to harden such that the back face of the face panel and the crosspieces are frictionally bound to the hardened second material. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081346 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SEALING A WALL - Embodiments of the invention provide apparatus and methods for insulating a structure. A method for insulating a structure may include providing a frame that comprises a plurality of frame members coupled together. Sheathing panels may be coupled to the frame members such that adjacent sheathing panels abut and directly contact each other at an interface to form a wall having a front surface and a rear surface. A spray insulation material may be applied to the front surface of the wall such that the insulation material forms a substantially continuous insulation layer atop the front surface and such that the insulation material directly contacts the interface between adjacent sheathing panels to restrict passage of air between the adjacent panels to at or below 0.2 L/m2/s at a differential pressure across the wall of 75 Pa. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081347 | BRIDGE COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL PANEL - A composite structural panel is provided. The panel comprises a top reinforced fibre layer, a top infusion medium layer, a core, a bottom infusion medium layer, and a bottom reinforced fibre layer. The composite structural panel is infused with a potting material, preferably an epoxy resin, that extends throughout the composite structural panel to provide composite action. The wood core comprises wood beam elements aligned in the longitudinal direction relative to the steel beams or girders of a supporting frame. Mechanical and chemical means are utilized to connect the composite structural panel to the supporting frame. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081348 | PLASTIC BARRIERS - A temporary plastic barrier section includes a plastic shell having first and second plastic connection portions integrally formed on opposite ends thereof; and a rigid straight elongate member, wherein the rigid straight elongate member lies substantially adjacent to at least a portion of each of the first and second connection portions, and wherein the rigid straight elongate member includes connection points at the distal ends thereof which are configured to align substantially with the first and second connection portions. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081349 | MECHANICAL LOCKING OF FLOOR PANELS WITH A FLEXIBLE TONGUE - Floor panels which are provided with a mechanical locking system including an extruded flexible tongue in a sidewardly open groove which during a vertical folding motion is bent horizontally. A tongue adapted for being received in a sidewardly open groove of a floor panel, wherein the tongue, which is an elongated extruded section, when received in the groove is bendable in a plane substantially parallel with a front face of the floor panel, such that the tongue is at least partially resiliently displaceable inside said sidewardly open groove in said plane during locking of the floor panel with another floor panel and wherein a vertical protrusion, serving as a friction connection between the tongue and the groove, is arranged at an upper or lower part of the tongue, wherein the tongue has a length in the longitudinal direction of the tongue and a total width perpendicular to the length, and the total width varies in the longitudinal direction of the tongue. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081350 | Tower Comprising an Adapter Piece and Method for Producing a Tower Comprising an Adapter Piece - The invention relates to a tower ( | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081351 | Tower Reinforcement Apparatus and Method - A method and apparatus for creating a reinforced vertical multi-sided monopole tower for supporting equipment including a multi-sided monopole, a plurality of holes on three equally spaced sides of the multi-sided monopole tower and tower reinforcement apparatus mounted to the holes. The tower reinforcement apparatus includes bolts supporting a first flat bar and a second flat bar on each side of the tower. The upper end of the first flat bar abuts a lower end of the second bar and a plate is bolted over adjacent ends connecting the first and second flat bar such that the first and second flat bars are sandwiched between the plate and a side of the perimeter of the monopole. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081352 | FREESTANDING ELEVATOR PLATFORM SYSTEM - A system useful for dressing out or performing maintenance or other work on a structure in a vertical position includes an elevator system emplaced around the perimeter of the structure, the elevator system including at least three elevators, each having an elevator mast and an elevator cab, the elevator masts interconnected such that the elevator system is freestanding; a control station for controlling and maintaining the elevation of the elevator cabs; a scaffolding/platform system attached to the elevator cabs and providing a work surface that may travel to an elevation proximate an upper portion of the structure, the elevation of work surface controllable using the control station and determined by the elevation of the elevator cabs; the elevator cabs being positionable at various elevations to allow for work to be performed on the structure. The systems may be used for construction, modification, and repair of various vertical structures. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081353 | WALL ASSEMBLY METHOD - A method of assembling a two-sided wall on, through and around a preinstalled structural grid, the method including the assembly of planar wall units, each having an outer side and an inner side, the inner side opposing an inner side of at least one other planar wall unit on an opposite side of the structural grid. Interlocking features extend through a space in the structural grid and span from at least an inner side of one planar wall unit to the inner side of another planar wall unit on a same course level so as to support and gauge opposing planar wall units with respect to the structural grid. When installed in courses around the structural grid, the wall units and the interlocking elements create a continuous void between planar wall units to enable structural fill material to be poured therein filling the continuous void from the top of the wall to its base. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081354 | METHOD FOR DEVELOPING LAND - Provided is a method for developing land through the workings of nature. An island ( | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081355 | Flexible Multi-Panel Sterilization Assembly With Side Tabs - A multi-panel sterilization assembly that includes a barrier panel formed of permeable material having barrier properties, side tabs that include grip portions for folding or unfolding the barrier panel; and a fold protection panel. The barrier panel has a first end and a second end opposite the first end, a first edge and a third edge, each such edge being generally perpendicular to the first end, and a midpoint to generally delineate the barrier panel into a content receiving region extending from approximately the first end to the midpoint and a content covering region extending from the midpoint to approximately the second end. The side tabs are located between the first end and the midpoint of the barrier panel and at or near the first edge and the third edge. The fold protection panel is in juxtaposed communication with the barrier panel such that after folding the content covering region and the first and third edges over the content receiving region, the fold protection panel covers them | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081356 | Combination of closing and suspension device for sausage-type packaging units - The invention relates to a combination consisting of a closing device ( | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081357 | CAN WITH BISPHENOL A CAPTURE SYSTEM - The present technology provides a bisphenol A capture system for food and beverage containers which include BPA-containing coatings. The capture system is made of one or more materials which bind any BPA eluting from the BPA-containing coating. The present capture system therefore reduces or prevents BPA from migrating from the can coating into the food or beverages stored in the can. The present technology further provides methods of manufacturing and using such coatings. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081358 | Tight sealing of filled medicament capsules - The present invention relates to a method, a device, and a control program for the fluid-tight sealing of capsules containing medicaments, wherein the capsules consist of at least one capsule body and a capsule cap which are set one into the other telescopically and provided with a tight band in the abutment region on the exterior side of the capsule, wherein the capsule components are filled with gas which has a changed temperature and/or a changed pressure in relation to the environment, and wherein a reduction of the difference in pressure in the capsule to occurs via gaps between capsule body and capsule cap after the capsule components have been placed one inside the other. The capsules produced via the method according to the invention are disposable capsules and preferably contain a single dose of an orally administered pharmaceutical formulation in the form of a powder or a liquid. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081359 | SHIPPING CONTAINER FOR CARDED PACKAGES - Specially designed shipping containers and a method of packing the containers are disclosed which orient carded packages having a bottom portion substantially larger than a top portion in alignment to facilitate efficient packing with reduced empty space in the containers for shipping of the carded packages and facilitate easy removal of the carded packages from the shipping container for display. The shipping containers use less packing material per carded package the resulting lighter smaller containers require less fuel to ship and producing less waste resulting in a “Green” shipping container. A method of packing such shipping containers is disclosed. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081360 | CORNER PROTECTOR PLACEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD AND RELATED PALLET WRAPPING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A stretch film wrapping system for wrapping film about palletized loads includes a wrapping station for wrapping stretch film about a palletized load. A corner protector placement station is located upstream of the wrapping station along a path of a conveying system leading from the corner protector placement station to the wrapping station. Corner protectors are applied to the corner edges of a palletized load at the corner protector placement station, prior to delivering the palletized load to the wrapping station. The corner protector placement station may include a pair of robotic arms that pick corner protectors, position them for application of an adhesive and then apply the protectors to the corner edges of the palletized load. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081361 | FOOD CONTAINER - A lunch box assembly having a main housing having a lid rotatably, hingedly attached to a base to provide access to an opened interior of one or more compartments is disclosed. The lid can have ferrously magnetic material and recesses to accept magnets. The magnets can be shaped to fit the recesses. The base can have compartments aligned with corresponding compartments in the lid. The base and the lid can form one or more closed food storage compartments that separate the contents from the neighboring compartments. A latch on the base and lid can produce a clamping force on a small lidded container or containers placed in one or more of the compartments. The clamping force can clamp the lidded container closed and prevent leakage of fluids in the container. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081362 | MEDICINE PACKING APPARATUS - A device for individually packaging medication comprises: a conveyance member for conveying a long packaging sheet, said packaging sheet being folded in two along the longitudinal direction thereof with a fold line disposed on the lower side; and a sealing member for sealing the packaging sheet. The sealing member is configured by integrating longitudinal and lateral sealing units. The longitudinal sealing unit being adapted to seal the edge of the packaging sheet, located on an opposite side of the fold line, and the lateral sealing unit being adapted to seal the packaging sheet at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction. The device further comprises: a support member for supporting the sealing member; and a control unit causing the sealing member to rotate idle while separating the longitudinal sealing unit from the packaging sheet and thereafter causing said longitudinal sealing unit to come into contact again with said packaging sheet. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081363 | PACKAGING DESIGNED TO BE A FUEL COMPONENT AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - Containers for disposal of waste materials, used or unused having desired burn properties. The containers have tailored or engineered properties based on material construction so that they are burnable and alter burn properties of the source materials, used or unused, contained therein. The containers may also include cavities into which accelerants, retarders, combustion aids, fuel value enhancing agents, additives to change an ash composition, other additives or the like are added. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081364 | Container Assembly - A container assembly has: a container body having a mouth; and a container closure member having a mounting portion mounted to the body. The closure member mounting portion has a lower portion ( | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081365 | Saddle for horses - A saddle for horses which is adapted to the body of the equine by means of a set of pads comprising a structured filling with a spongy material of fibers and a layer of a neoprene material, where such set of pads homogeneously distribute strains and temperatures which are generated on the back of them, preventing possible fatigues and chronic pains caused by the weight of the horseman during and after a physical effort. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081366 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION SYSTEM - An exhaust gas purification system with which diesel particulate filter (“DPF”) regeneration can be continued even when deceleration occurs during the DPF regeneration. The system includes a regeneration deceleration period intake/exhaust control unit that, when a vehicle decelerates during the DPF regeneration, increases an exhaust gas flow rate through an exhaust pipe by controlling respective openings of an exhaust gas recirculation (“EGR”) device and an intake throttle and adjusting a turbocharging amount of a high pressure stage turbocharger. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081367 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION SYSTEM - A diesel particulate defuser (DPD) for collecting particulate matter (PM) in exhaust gas is connected to an exhaust pipe of a diesel engine, and when the amount of PM in the DPD becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, the exhaust gas temperature of the diesel engine is increased by performing exhaust pipe injection and DPD is automatically regenerated. In such an exhaust gas purification system, an exhaust gas temperature during DPD regeneration in automatic regeneration is detected, a difference between the detected exhaust gas temperature and a target regeneration temperature is determined, and in a case where an exhaust pipe injection amount is PID controlled based on the difference, when a transition is made from the traveling automatic regeneration to the idle automatic regeneration conducted during a stop, an integral control term in the PID control is reset to zero to control the exhaust pipe injection amount. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081368 | SWIRL HELICAL ELEMENTS FOR A VISCOUS IMPINGEMENT PARTICLE COLLECTION AND HYDRAULIC REMOVAL SYSTEM - A system and methods for separating liquids, aerosols, and solids from a flowing gas stream whereby gas flows through a helical path formed in a separator element. Partially separated gas exits the bottom of the separator element at a generally conical cavity. Clean gas exits through an inner tube that is axially aligned beneath the helical path. Separated materials exit through an annular space between the inner tube and an outer tube. Separation occurs in the helical channels which include radially diverging walls to provide an aerodynamically efficient flow, in a region of high swirl created in a generally conical cavity beneath the separator element, and in a toroidal vortex ring created in the annular space. The area and geometry of the helical path, the conical cavity, and the inner and outer tubes is optimized to provide efficient separation at varying gas flow rates and at varying liquid loads. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081369 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL CORN HARVESTER - The invention relates to a multifunctional corn harvester which comprises a vehicle, a longitudinal lift conveyer and a cutting platform. The longitudinal lift conveyer is installed on the vehicle with the cutting platform in front. The cutting platform is composed of an upper layer & a lower layer within a reel assembly device and a transverse corn conveying device as well on the upper. On the other hand, the lower layer cutting platform adopts a stalk collecting and conveying device, which comprises a root and stem cutter, a stalk conveying device, an auger and a stalk conveyor. This type ear corn harvester can realize not only the corn ear cutting but also diversified demands of stalk treatment. The compacted configuration adopts double-layer cutting platform combined with a corn ear picking function on the upper layer and stalk cutting & conveying functions on the lower layer. The alternative function is provided for stalk crushing device for cleaning & crushing. The machine utilizing a cutter type crusher can realize ensilage cutting function. When the plate at the bottom of the stalk conveying device is opened, the stalk laying function is plus as requested. Both ear and stem can be harvested accordingly by the machine with less grain discharging and diversified treatment of stalk simultaneously. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081370 | Retracting Guard for a Cutter - An improved blade guard for a land clearing device such as a lawn mower or brush cutter. The land clearing device generally comprises a blade assembly having a plurality of spinning cutters covered by a housing. A guard having a closed position and an open position is pivotally combined with the front of the housing. In its closed position, the guard covers a portion of the blade assembly. In its open position a portion of the blade assembly is exposed to allow the cutters to perform land clearing operations. The guard is pivoted from its closed position to its open position using a linkage assembly which moves the guard to its open position when the front of the guard is pushed against a solid object. The guard falls back to its closed position when force is no longer present between it and the solid object. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081371 | Mowing Finger Arrangement - A mowing finger arrangement has a lower element and an upper element connected to each other and forms two mowing fingers. A space is formed to accommodate a cutting device between the lower element and the upper element. The two mowing fingers are connected to each other via, respectively, a connection web on the upper element and on the lower element on a rear end of the mowing finger, when viewed in working direction. At least one of the connection webs has, at least portion wise, an off-set to provide an enlarged distance between the connection webs. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081372 | LINKAGE ASSEMBLY - A device for recovery of physical objects includes a chain having two ends and a retriever attached to one of the ends. The retriever is configured to locate the object to be recovered and to grasp and retrieve that object once located. The retriever includes transducers that detect acoustic frequencies propagating in a fluid medium. Independent transponders, which can be deployed from the retriever; are provided for deployment in an area to be searched. Each transponder emits a predetermined acoustic frequency that is detectable by the transducers. The transducers signal movement of the recovery device for retrieval of the object. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081373 | POWER PLANT - A power plant is provided and includes components for generating power from fluids at high and intermediate pressures, a pathway defined between the components along which a heated fluid flows to the one of the components for generating power from fluids at intermediate pressures and a circuit fluidly coupled to the pathway to cool a portion of the heated fluid prior to the portion of the heated fluid reaching the one of the components for generating power from fluids at intermediate pressures. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081374 | COUNTER-ROTATABLE FAN GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH AXIAL FLOW POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT WORM GAS GENERATOR - A counter-rotatable fan turbine engine includes a counter-rotatable fan section, a worm gas generator, and a low pressure turbine to power the counter-rotatable fan section. The low pressure turbine maybe counter-rotatable or have a single direction of rotation in which case it powers the counter-rotatable fan section through a gearbox. The gas generator has inner and outer bodies having offset inner and outer axes extending through first, second, and third sections of a core assembly. At least one of the bodies is rotatable about its axis. The inner and outer bodies have intermeshed inner and outer helical blades wound about the inner and outer axes and extending radially outwardly and inwardly respectively. The helical blades have first, second, and third twist slopes in the first, second, and third sections respectively. A combustor section extends through at least a portion of the second section. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081375 | CONFORMAL INLET APPARATUS FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - An inlet apparatus for a gas turbine engine includes: a fan duct adapted to surround at least one row of rotating fan blades, the fan duct having a circular frontal area, and defining a first inlet plane; and an outer duct surrounding the fan duct, the outer duct including: a first frontal area shape at the first inlet plane which defines, cooperatively with an exterior of the fan duct, at least one lobe through which air can pass; and a second frontal area shape at a second inlet plane located axially downstream from the forward end which is circular, and which defines, cooperatively with an exterior of the fan duct, an annulus through which air can pass. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081376 | Pulse Detonation Engine with Variable Control Piezoelectric Fuel Injector - A pulse detonation engine including one or more fuel injectors comprising one or more piezoelectric driving stacks wherein a flow control member of each injector is driven directly by the one or more piezoelectric stacks without additional amplification means or interposing elements while a flow area of the nozzle is variably adjustable to deliver controlled flow rates in a desired flow profile to improve engine performance and reduce emissions. The pulse detonation engine configured to support variable mission and operational requirements including delivery of required thrust using specific fuel types and with power and performance of the pulse detonation engine variably adaptable. The fuel injectors associated with the pulse detonation engine configure to deliver specified flow rates with minimal linear movement of the flow control member. The injector and drive electronics configured to deliver higher frequency operation and response with increased operational stability. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081377 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR METERING A LIQUID INTO THE EXHAUST TRACT OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The invention relates to a device and method for metering a liquid, in particular a fuel, into an exhaust gas tract of an internal combustion engine, wherein the device comprises at least one injection valve that can be closed by a closing member and that has cooling circuit for regulating the temperature in the injection valve, and wherein a throttle element is connected upstream of the injection valve to control, by closed loop or open loop, the quantity of a volume flow of the liquid through the injection valve, in particular through the cooling circuit of the injection valve, wherein the injection valve opens when the throttle element de-throttles the volume flow of the liquid to the injection valve. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081378 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Inside of an engine exhaust passage, in order from an upstream side, a hydrocarbon feed valve oxidation catalyst exhaust purification catalyst, and NO | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081379 | EXHAUST PIPE INJECTION CONTROL DEVICE - An exhaust pipe injection control device for controlling an appropriate fuel injection amount regardless of engine rotation speed. The exhaust pipe injection control device includes: a target injection amount setting unit which sets, according to an engine rotation speed and an exhaust gas flow rate, a target injection amount that is injected in a single injection from an exhaust pipe injector; a base pulse width (“BPW”) map in which a fuel injection time of the exhaust pipe injector is set so that, with respect to the target injection amount and an exhaust pipe injection fuel pressure, fuel in the target injection amount is injected; and an exhaust pipe injection executing unit which performs injection from the exhaust pipe injector by referring to the BPW map based on the target injection amount and the exhaust pipe injection fuel pressure. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081380 | SYSTEM FOR INJECTING FUEL INTO EXHAUST PIPE - In a system for injecting fuel into an exhaust pipe, an exhaust pipe is connected to an engine via an exhaust adaptor and the fuel is injected directly into the exhaust pipe through a fuel injection valve provided in the exhaust adaptor. A front end of the fuel injection valve is provided in an inner wall of an exhaust path located inside the exhaust adaptor. The inner wall provided with the front end of the fuel injection valve protrudes from the exhaust path of the exhaust adaptor in a direction in which the diameter of the inner wall expands. A coolant passage for cooling the periphery of the front end of the fuel injection valve is provided within the exhaust adaptor. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081381 | POWER DEVICE USING GAS TO DRIVE LIQUID - A power device using a gas to drive a liquid includes a container, a specific quantity of liquid, a driving mechanism, a specific quantity of gas and a power generator, and the container has a first chamber, a second chamber, and a communicating hole formed between the first and second chambers; the specific quantity of liquid is filled into the first and second chambers; the driving mechanism includes a moving object contained in the first chamber; the specific quantity of gas is filled into first chamber and situated between the moving object and a liquid surface of the specific quantity of liquid; the power generator is installed in the container and at a position corresponding to the communicating hole; and the moving object increases and decreases the pressure of the specific quantity of gas to drive the power generator to generate and output power. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081382 | REGENERATION CONFIGURATION FOR CLOSED-LOOP HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS - A hydraulic system is disclosed. The hydraulic system may have a pump, and a hydraulic actuator having a first chamber and a second chamber. The hydraulic system may also have a first pump passage fluidly communicating the pump with the first chamber, a second pump passage connected to the pump, and a regeneration valve. The regeneration valve may be movable from a first position at which the second pump passage is connected to the second chamber and the second chamber is isolated from the first chamber, to a second position at which the second pump passage is blocked and the second chamber is connected to the first chamber. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081383 | CLOSED-LOOP HYDRAULIC SYSTEM HAVING ENERGY RECOVERY - A hydraulic system is disclosed. The hydraulic system may have a pump with variable-displacement, a first linear actuator, and a second linear actuator coupled to the first linear actuator to operate in tandem. The first and second linear actuators may be connected to the pump in closed-loop manner, and each of the first and second linear actuators may have a first chamber and a second chamber separated by a piston. The hydraulic system may also have an accumulator in fluid communication with the second chamber of only the second linear actuator. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081384 | METERLESS HYDRAULIC SYSTEM HAVING PUMP PROTECTION - A hydraulic system is disclosed. The hydraulic system may have an over-center, variable-displacement pump, an actuator, and first and second passages that create a closed-loop circuit. The hydraulic system may also have first and second check valves disposed in the first and second passages, respectively, to allow flow only from the pump to the actuator. The hydraulic system may further have a first bypass line connecting the first passage at a location between the actuator and the first check valve to the first passage at a location between the first check valve and the pump, and a second bypass line connecting the second passage at a location between the actuator and the second check valve to the second passage at a location between the second check valve and the pump. The hydraulic system may additionally have a valve configured to control flow through the first and second bypass lines. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081385 | METERLESS HYDRAULIC SYSTEM HAVING MULTI-ACTUATOR CIRCUIT - A hydraulic system is disclosed. The hydraulic system may have a pump, a rotary actuator, a linear actuator, and a closed-loop circuit fluidly connecting the pump to the rotary and linear actuators. The hydraulic system may also have at least one valve configured to switch fluid flow direction from the pump through the linear actuator during fluid flow in a single direction through the rotary actuator. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081386 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CHARGING OF AN ACCUMULATOR IN AN ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC SYSTEM - A novel energy saving mode of charging an accumulator in an electro-hydraulic system is disclosed involving toggling the position of a fan isolation valve from the flow-passing position, where the flow is driving a fan motor thereby maintaining a fan in an on position, to the flow-blocking position where the flow is inhibited from driving the fan motor thereby causing the fan to turn off, when the time to charge an accumulator is less than the period of time that the fan may be off and still allow for the cooling requirements of the engine to be satisfied. By diverting fluid flow from driving the fan motor to charging the accumulator, the disclosed energy saving mode allows for a greater flow of fluid to be delivered to the accumulator for charging, making it possible to charge the accumulators quicker and more efficiently while maintaining the cooling requirements of the engine. The energy saving mode of operation may illustratively be used in a hystat fan and hybrid system. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081387 | FLUID COOLING DEVICE - The invention relates to a fluid cooling device ( | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081388 | WAVE POWERED BUOYANCY CONTROL SYSTEM FOR FLOATING WAVE POWER PLANTS - A system for controlling the submersion of a floating section/body of a wave power plant includes a pump connected to a compressible fluid accumulator and a ballast chamber. The pump is arranged to pump compressible fluid from the ballast chamber to the accumulator. The system further includes an opening in a wall of the ballast chamber that enables the ballast chamber to let in seawater. Furthermore, the pump is powered by wave energy. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081389 | Composite Bi-Stable Device - A deformable bi-stable device includes an elastically deformable member having at least two stable configurations and capable of being deformed from a first stable configuration to a second stable configuration, the element passing through an unstable configuration as it is deformed from the first stable configuration to the second stable configuration, and a shape memory polymer layer on or in the elastically deformable member. A method of using this device includes heating the shape memory polymer to a temperature sufficient to reduce the modulus of the shape memory polymer, deforming the deformable member to move from one of the first and second stable configurations to another of the first and second stable configurations, and cooling the device to a temperature sufficient to increase the modulus of the shape memory polymer. | 2013-04-04 |
