17th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100101496 | WAFER CARRIER AND EPITAXY MACHINE USING THE SAME - A wafer carrier comprises a base and a shielding plate positioned on the top surface of the base in a disassembled manner. The top surface of the base is configured to retain a plurality of wafers, and the shielding plate has a plurality of openings exposing the wafers. In particular, the shielding plate shields one portion of the base other than the other portions occupied by the wafers to prevent the reaction gases from conducting the chemical reaction to generate the reactant directly on the surface of the base. Consequently, the base is isolated from the chemical reaction, and it is not necessary to replace the base before conducting the next fabrication process or to clean the reactants on the surface of the base by thermal baking or etching. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101497 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS - A substrate treatment apparatus includes a substrate holding unit, a gas ejection nozzle, and a gas supply unit. The substrate holding unit is configured to hold a substrate. The gas supply unit is configured to supply a gas to the gas ejection nozzle. The gas ejection nozzle is disposed to be positioned adjacent a center portion of the substrate held by the substrate holding unit. The gas ejection nozzle has a gas ejection port. The gas ejection nozzle is configured to eject the gas radially from the gas ejection port over the substrate held by the substrate holding unit to form a gas-flow for covering the substrate. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101498 | Dog feeder and dog waterer - A dog feeder and dog waterer is provided wherein the dog feeder and dog waterer may be moved individually from operative positions to stored positions and which may be detachably secured together when in their stored or transport positions to enable the feeder and waterer to be carried as a unit and to add stability of the same during transport or storage. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101499 | ANIMAL WATER BOWL - Disclosed is a water bowl for animals, particularly pets such as cats and dogs. The water comprises a reservoir wherein the basin for accessing the water is formed within the centre of the reservoir. Water flow from the reservoir to the basin is controlled by a valve assembly. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101500 | Universal Cell for Medical Imaging of a Small Animal Under Anesthesia - The invention relates to equipment for a small laboratory animal designed to keep it under volatile anesthesia then to insert it into an imaging system for medical imaging investigations. It makes sure the vigilant animal has pre-anesthesia by means of a direct induction device of anesthetizing gas, its anesthesia prolonged by means of the usable device for keeping it in the open or closed position. This device makes direct access possible by the blood or respiratory pathway. The temperature of the animal is controlled and modulated by means of a nonmagnetic heat exchanger. The invention takes into account the safety of the users in regard to their exposure to halogens thanks to the double sealing connection system and thanks to the induction device that does not impregnate the coat of the animal that they have to handle. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101501 | URBAN ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND - A recreational structure for providing a cat with adequate shelter and play area. The structure comprises a central main living unit that connects to a rectangular litter housing member by means of hollow tubes. A multi-tiered unit is disposed on top the main living unit. The top tier of this unit connects to the first tube by means of a slanted second tube. An entrance/exit member provides access to the structure. This member is connected to the bottom tier of the multi-tiered unit by a third tube. The tiers connect to one another by means of stairs. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101502 | Revolving bird feeding assembly - A revolving bird feeding assembly where bird food in a birdcage can be changed or added to without intrusion into the birdcage. This object is accomplished by the use of a bird feed cup mounted in a receptacle which is rotatably mounted in an opening of a side panel of the birdcage. The receptacle supports the bird feeding cup in the birdcage. When it is time to either change the bird food or add additional bird food to the bird feeding cup, a slide bolt is moved into a retracted position. In this position, the receptacle is allowed to rotate 180° so that the bird feeding cup is moved from a position inside of the birdcage to a position outside of the birdcage. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101503 | PORTABLE CORRAL GATE ASSEMBLY - Apparatus and method for confining livestock with a portable corral gate assembly comprising a bottom frame, a top frame, a plurality of vertical members releaseably interconnecting the bottom frame to the top frame, a plurality of first side members each pivotally attached to a first vertical member and a second end attached to and extending outwardly from a first flexible member attached to the top frame and extending downwardly therefrom, and a plurality of second side members each pivotally attached to a second vertical member and a second end attached to and extending outwardly from a second flexible member attached to the top frame and extending downwardly therefrom. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101504 | PET GROOMING TOOL - A grooming tool which includes a number of latex surgical tubing pieces generally arranged in parallel to one another, and anchored together at corresponding opposite ends. A handle provides for a user to draw the plurality of latex surgical tubing pieces across an animal for grooming. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101505 | TRANSITION ELEMENT FOR A PASSAGE IN A WATER HEATER - A water heater. The water heater includes a water tank adapted to contain water to be heated, a combustion chamber positioned proximate the water tank, a combustor positioned in the combustion chamber and operable to create products of combustion, a passage extending upwardly from the combustion chamber and through the water tank, the passage having an upper portion comprising an inner tube and an outer tube and a lower portion comprising an inner tube and an outer tube, and a transition element positioned in the passage and configured to direct supply air from the outer tube of the upper portion to the inner tube of the lower portion and deliver hot products of combustion from the outer tube of the lower portion to the inner tube of the upper portion, the transition element maintaining separation of the supply air and the products of combustion. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101506 | HEAT PUMP TYPE HOT WATER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND HEATING AND HOT WATER SUPPLY APPARATUS - A heat pump type hot water supply apparatus includes a heat pump unit | 2010-04-29 |
20100101507 | WATER HEATERS WITH FUEL LINE AND DOOR ASSEMBLY - A water heater includes a water container, a combustion chamber having an opening that may be covered by a door and located adjacent the water container, a burner associated with the combustion chamber and arranged to combust fuel to heat water in the water container, and a control valve for regulating fuel flow from an external fuel source. A fuel line extends between the control valve and the burner, the fuel line has a first substantially rigid portion connected to the control valve, a second interior portion extending from the door to the burner and a third flexible portion fixedly connected to both of the first and second portions. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101508 | WATER HEATERS WITH SEALED DOOR ASSEMBLY - A water heater door assembly includes a base plate sized and shaped to substantially sealingly cover an access opening in a water heater combustion chamber and has at least one opening through which a fuel supply line extends at least partly between a burner in the combustion chamber and a gas control valve, and a flexible seal positioned at least partly within the opening including an engaging portion substantially sealed to an edge portion of the opening, and a through hole that is shaped to receive the fuel supply and has a size slightly smaller than the size of an outer dimension of the fuel supply line such that the flexible seal and the fuel supply line are friction fit together to form a seal. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101509 | WATER HEATERS WITH SEALED DOOR ASSEMBLIES - A water heater door assembly includes a seal positioned over an access opening in a water heater combustion chamber and having at least one opening through which a fuel supply line extends at least partly between a burner in the combustion chamber and a gas control valve, the seal including a pair of complementary seal pieces adjacent each other in sealing contact with at least edge portions of the access opening and in sealing contact with the fuel supply line and a retainer affixed to edge portions of the combustion chamber adjacent the access opening which sealingly holds the seal pieces over the access opening. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101510 | WATER HEATERS WITH SEALED DOOR ASSEMBLY - A water heater door assembly includes a base plate sized and shaped to substantially sealingly cover an access opening in a water heater combustion chamber and having at least one opening through which a fuel supply line extends at least partly between a burner in the combustion chamber and a fuel control valve, and a seal positioned at least partly within the opening and having a through hole that is sized and shaped to receive the fuel supply line, the seal comprising a plurality of complementary deformed seal pieces sealed together, to the opening and to the fuel supply line by a deforming force. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101511 | TUBE SHIELD AND A METHOD FOR ATTACHING SUCH SHIELD TO A BOILER TUBE - A tube shield has a cylindrical shape and adapted to be attached with refractory cement (R) around an outer peripheral surface of a boiler tube (T). The tube shield has at least two tube shield parts for surrounding the boiler tube (T). The shield parts has complimentary parting surfaces for defining a gap between abutting complimentary parting surfaces of adjacent shield parts when the shield parts are attached with refractory cement (R) around the boiler tube (T). Each shield part encloses 140-220° of the total circumference of the boiler tube (T). Each complimentary parting surface is configured in a dovetail form such that one shield part is locking into the other shield part with dovetail protrusions (DP) located in dovetail slots (DS) in the other shield part. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101512 | Control Appliance For Using In The Engine Compartment Or In The Transmission Of A Motor Vehicle And Cooling System For Such A Control Appliance - A control device for use in the engine compartment or in the transmission of a motor vehicle. The control device has a housing comprising a housing section for a control unit. The housing also has a line section for the motor or transmission fluid. The line section is thermally coupled to the housing section for the control unit. Such a control device and a cooling arrangement therefore ensure that the electronic components in the control device are cooled such that a pre-determined temperature limit for the electronic components is not exceeded. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101513 | Radiator Apparatus For Vehicle - A radiator apparatus for a vehicle may include a power transmitting mechanism configured to receive rotational force of an engine pulley and rotating a cooling fan thereby, and a driving belt tension maintaining device disposed between the power transmitting mechanism and the engine pulley and adjusting a relative distance therebetween to maintain tension of a driving belt sufficiently enough to transfer the rotation force of the engine pulley to the power transmitting mechanism, wherein the driving belt couples the power transmitting mechanism and the engine pulley. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101514 | POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION SYSTEM, CYLINDER HEAD USED FOR POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION SYSTEM, INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE INCLUDING POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION SYSTEM, AND POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION METHOD - A blow-by gas collection passage ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100101515 | CAM DRIVE - The present invention relates to a cam drive ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100101516 | DEVICE FOR THE COMBINED LOCKING AND ROTATION ANGLE LIMITATION OF A CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER - A locking and rotation angle device for locking and setting maximum rotational adjustability of a drive part fixed to the crankshaft and a driven part fixed to the camshaft of a camshaft adjuster. The driven part is pivotably adjusted to the drive part, which has a locking bar received in the drive or driven part, a locking bar member formed in the respectively other part, and a rotation angle limiting member formed in the correspondingly other part. Limiting wall sections serve as stops for the locking bar for adjusting a maximum rotational adjustability. The locking bar member, rotation angle limiting member, and locking bar are disposed such that the locking bar is displaced via the displacement mechanism into a locking position, engaging into the locking bar member, and into an unlocking position, in which it is released by the locking bar member and engages in the rotation angle limiting member. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101517 | VALVE DRIVE OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A valve drive of an internal combustion engine, which has a reciprocating poppet valve and a spring element which impinges the closed reciprocating poppet valve with force against the action of a valve seat. The force characteristics are substantially independent of the lift characteristics of the reciprocating poppet valve. The spring element is part of a snap-in locking device, which is stationarily mounted in the engine and surrounds the valve stem of the reciprocating poppet valve. The snap-in locking device has snap-in elements arranged in the power flux between the spring element and reciprocating poppet valve. The snap-in elements are supported in the direction of closure of the reciprocating poppet valve on a snap-in surface of the valve stem when the reciprocating poppet valve is closed and on a snap-in surface of the snap-in locking device when the reciprocating poppet valve is open. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101518 | LUBRICANT FOR HYDROGEN-FUELED ENGINES - A lubricant composition of a synthetic oil of lubricating viscosity, 3 to 6 percent by weight of a nitrogen-containing dispersant, 1 to 2.5 weight percent of an overbased magnesium detergent, 1 to 5 weight percent of an antioxidant; and 0.25 to 1.5 weight percent of a friction modifier is useful for lubricating a hydrogen-fueled engine. The composition will typically contain less than 0.01 weight percent Ca, less than 0.01 weight percent Zn, less than 0.06 weight percent P, and will have a sulfated ash level of less than 1.2%. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101519 | Method of Friction Control - This invention relates to a method of lubricating an internal combustion engine comprising at least one of a crankcase, a gear and a wet-clutch, said method comprising supplying to said crankcase, gear, and wet-clutch a lubricating composition containing: (a) an oil of lubricating viscosity; (b) a boron containing compound; and (c) a friction modifier. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101520 | Spark plug boot - A spark plug boot has a hollow resilient body defining an interior configured to hold a spark plug. At least one sealing ring circumscribes the outer surface of the body and is configured for being closely received in a spark plug well of an engine block. The ring defines a constant diameter around a 360 degree circumference and a variable thickness in a dimension parallel to the axis of the ring. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101521 | SPARK PLUG AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A spark plug comprising a cylindrical portion which projects into a combustion chamber from an inner wall face of an engine head when the spark plug is fixed to the engine head, wherein the cylindrical portion has one or more ventilating portion comprised of a through hole or a notch in an outer circumferential face thereof. An igniting portion projecting into the combustion chamber improves ignitability. Further, because an air-fuel mixture fed from an inlet of the internal combustion engine flows to inside of the cylindrical portion through the ventilating portion, heat of an insulator is taken away and cooled down, whereby an occurrence of pre-ignition is prevented. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101522 | METHOD FOR POSITIONING A CRANKSHAFT OF A SHUT-DOWN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a method for positioning a crankshaft of a turned-off internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, wherein the crankshaft is rotated into a desired target position for the subsequent start of the internal combustion engine by means of an electric starter motor having a free wheel. The invention provides that at least one characteristic curve and/or characteristic value of a correlation between a covered rotational distance of the crankshaft and a position of the angle of rotation is determined at a standardized pulsed current duration of the starter motor for a defined operating case, that the current position of the angle of rotation of the crankshaft is determined, and that at least one estimated pulsed current duration is applied to the electric starter motor as a function of the determined position of the angle of rotation of the crankshaft and the target position and the characteristic curve/characteristic values. The invention further relates to a device for carrying out the method according to one or more of the preceding claims, comprising at least one electric starter motor having a free wheel, and a controller actuating the starter motor, and a sensor for detecting the current position of the angle of rotation of a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101523 | Method and Device for Priming a Fuel Metering Device - In a method for priming a fuel metering device for an internal combustion engine with a piston arranged in a combustion chamber and driving a crankshaft that is rotatably supported in a crankcase, with a fuel pump that conveys fuel from a fuel tank to a metering valve that opens into a metering chamber at alternating operating pressure, and with a control unit that calculates and controls timing for the metering valve for metering a fuel quantity corresponding to a load situation of the internal combustion engine, the metering valve is kept open, independent of the calculated timing for the metering valve, for a priming duration in a starting phase of the internal combustion engine when the alternating operating pressure of the metering chamber at the mouth of the metering valve is negative and when a fuel system pressure in the fuel metering device is below a target pressure. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101524 | Starter equipped with planetary speed reducer and shock absorber - A starter for an engine is equipped with a planetary gear speed reducer, a restraining mechanism, and a shock absorber which is made up of a rotary disc, a stationary disc, a case, and a load applying mechanism. The load applying mechanism applies a load to the stationary and rotary discs to develop a given degree of friction therebetween. When an excessive torque acts on the rotary disc through the internal gear, the shock absorber induces the rotary disc to rotate against the given degree of friction to absorb the torque to eliminate a physical impact to be exerted on the planetary gear speed reducer. The restraining mechanism restrains the load applying mechanism from moving in a radius direction of the internal thread to avoid undesirable engagement of the load applying mechanism with the internal thread, thereby ensuring the stability in applying the load to the stationary and rotary discs. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101525 | AIR HORN FOR EFFICIENT FLUID INTAKE - A method, device, and system for controlling a flow of a fluid moving through a pipe are presented. The device includes a truncated cone having a first diameter at an inlet and a second diameter at an outlet and a bracket attached to the truncated cone. The first diameter of the truncated cone is larger than the second diameter. The bracket is a curved sheet positioned around at least a part of the truncated cone and having an adjustable bracket diameter. The bracket diameter is measured from a center axis extending through a center of the truncated cone. Attaching the device to a fluid flow pipe reduces turbulence in the flow through the pipe, allowing a more streamlined fluid exit from the pipe. When used with an air intake pipe for an internal combustion engine, the device allows more horsepower and mileage to be extracted from the engine. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101526 | Method Of Preparing A Surface For Applying A Spray Coating - A method of preparing the surface of a substrate ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100101527 | LOAD-OPTIMIZED INTERIOR OF A PISTON - A piston of an internal combustion engine has a piston crown provided with a ring zone and adjoining a piston skirt encompassing a piston interior, the skirt having two load-bearing skirt wall segments and two pin bosses. Each pin boss encompassing a boss hole is connected to a boss base body by a boss support, the base body having ribs to increase stiffness, which are aligned to the extent possible in the direction of the boss holes continuously connecting the pin bosses. The curved or arched ribs thereby cover a pivoting range of a connecting rod. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101528 | ACOUSTIC BUMPERS WITH ENGINE FRONT COVER HIDDEN MOUNTING - The present invention provides novel acoustic bumpers that can dampen vibrations and control noise transmission from an engine front cover, or other component. In one embodiment, the front cover carries a water pump and internal water distribution passages and covers an overhead camshaft drive mechanism and an oil pump mounted on the engine block. Noise control of unsupported cover central portions is provided by acoustic bumpers carried on inside cover bosses and engaging surfaces in accessible locations on the engine block front face or on associated components. The acoustic bumpers may be doughnut shaped annular rings having identical coaxial locating recesses on opposite sides for error-free installation. A central web between the recesses includes an axially located retainer hole. Each bumper may be mounted on a pillar on the inside cover face that includes a fastener receiving blind hole centrally located on a raised circular boss. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101529 | ENGINE OUTPUT CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for an engine, comprising a cylinder located in the engine, a turbocharger coupled to the engine, a first injector for injecting a first fuel into said cylinder, wherein said first injector is a direct cylinder injector where said direct cylinder injector delivers a liquid including an alcohol, a second injector for injecting a second fuel into said cylinder, wherein said second injector is a port injector, where said port injector delivers a liquid including gasoline, a catalytic device configured to receive exhaust gases produced by at least the cylinder, and a controller configured to vary an amount of said first and second fuel injection during engine operation based on operating conditions, where amounts of variation of said first and second fuels are set to maintain a substantially stoichiometric mixture, the controller further configured to increase a relative amount of injection of the second injector in response to an indication of engine knock during a first operating condition, decrease engine boosting in response to the indication of engine knock during a second condition; and retard ignition timing in response the indication of engine knock during a third condition. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101530 | GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION ENGINE - A gasoline direct injection engine may include a combustion chamber, an intake port and an exhaust port, an intake valve and an exhaust valve that open and close the intake and exhaust ports, respectively, an injector injecting fuel into the combustion chamber through an injecting hole formed at an lateral portion of the combustion chamber, an injector mounting surface having a taper structure to receive the injector therein, a seal ring that is disposed between the injecting hole and the injector mounting surface and that fixes the injector such that the injector does not extrude from an inner wall of the combustion chamber by encompassing an exterior circumference of the injector, a slanted surface that is formed around an inner circumference of the injecting hole, and is slanted in an injecting direction of the injector with a predetermined angle, and an ignition plug igniting a mixture in the combustion chamber. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101531 | ENGINE BRAKE FOR VEHICLE - An engine brake system and a method for controlling the exhaust gas pressure of an exhaust system for a vehicle provided with an engine are provided. The system includes a main exhaust gas conduit connected to the turbine of a turbo arrangement and an Exhaust Pressure Governor (EPG) which is used to create a backpressure in the exhaust system so as to function as an engine brake. The turbo arrangement includes a Variable Geometry Turbine (VGT). The Exhaust Pressure Governor is located in a bypass conduit which is connected to the main exhaust conduit upstream the connection to the turbine of the turbo arrangement and the main exhaust conduit includes a valve arrangement downstream the bypass conduit connection for closing the main exhaust conduit. According to the method for controlling the system, the flow passage through the main conduit is open and the flow through the bypass conduit is closed in response to an output control indicating that no engine braking is desired. In case there is an output control indicating that engine braking is desired, the flow passage through the main conduit is closed and the flow through the bypass conduit is open whereby the EPG is controlled to provide a desired backpressure according to the control signals from the control system. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101532 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present invention relates to a control apparatus for an internal combustion engine. It is an object of the present invention to prevent an excessive reaction of a throttle valve when the throttle valve is driven on the basis of a throttle opening calculated from a plurality of required torques. Step | 2010-04-29 |
20100101533 | Method and system for igniting a lean fuel mixture in a main chamber of an internal combustion engine - A method and system for igniting a lean fuel mixture in a main chamber of an internal combustion engine by igniting a rich air-fuel mixture in a pre-combustion chamber which is fuelled using a controlled valve. For a stable and consistent ignition of the main chamber and simultaneous reduction of emission of the internal combustion engines a closed loop control adjusts the fuel amount and the fuelling time for the pre-combustion chamber in order to achieve a light off in an optimal time window and by sufficient ignition energy. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101534 | MULTIPLE-FUEL ROTARY ENGINE - A multiple-fuel rotary engine includes a cylinder seat, a cylinder body, pistons, an intake/exhaust regulation module, a cover, and a top lid. The cylinder body has bores receives the pistons therein and when the cylinder body carries the pistons to rotate, making gas holes thereof positioned under an intake channel, the gas holes are first set in communication with a first sub-channel of the intake channel and then the second sub-channel, whereby two fuel supply systems respectively and sequentially supply two different fuels into the same bore to complete an intake stroke of two different air-fuel mixtures. Combustion of the air-fuel mixtures in the bore provides explosion energy that drives the piston outward to complete the operation of the engine. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101535 | FUEL RAIL VENT SYSTEM - A fuel rail vent system for evacuating air from a fuel rail includes a first fuel reservoir and a first fuel line extending between the first fuel reservoir and the fuel rail. A fuel pump is configured in fluid communication with the first fuel reservoir to pump liquid fuel from the first fuel reservoir to the fuel rail through the first fuel line. A second fuel line separate from the first fuel line extends between the first fuel reservoir and the fuel rail. A primer system is configured for fluid communication with the first fuel reservoir to pump liquid fuel from the first fuel reservoir to the fuel rail through the second fuel line. A second fuel reservoir separate from the first fuel reservoir is configured for fluid communication with the fuel rail downstream of the fuel rail to receive any excess liquid fuel and/or fuel vapor upstream therefrom. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101536 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR IN-CYLINDER INJECTION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control device is for an in-cylinder injection engine that makes fuel have high pressure through a high pressure pump to supply fuel to an injector and then injects fuel directly into a cylinder from the injector. The control device includes a fuel pressure detecting device for detecting pressure of fuel supplied to the injector, a target fuel pressure setting device for setting a target fuel pressure according to an engine operating state, a fuel pressure control device for feedback-controlling a fuel discharge amount from the pump such that fuel pressure detected by the detecting device accords with the target fuel pressure, a stop predicting device for determining whether the engine is about to stop, and a target fuel pressure gradual change device for decreasing the target fuel pressure gradually to a final target fuel pressure lower than normal, when it is determined that the engine is about to stop. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101537 | Method Of Fuel Injection - A method of operating an internal combustion engine. With reference to FIG. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101538 | Low Noise Fuel Pump With Variable Pressure Regulation - An engine assembly may include an engine structure defining a combustion chamber, a fuel injector in fluid communication with the combustion chamber, a fuel supply and a fuel pump assembly. The fuel pump assembly may include a housing, a reciprocating member, and a solenoid valve assembly. The housing may define an inlet in fluid communication with the fuel supply, an outlet in fluid communication with the fuel injector, and a bypass passage. The reciprocating member may be located within the housing to define a compression chamber in fluid communication with the inlet, the outlet, and the bypass passage. The solenoid valve assembly may include a valve member located within the bypass passage and displaceable between open and closed positions to selectively provide fluid communication between the compression chamber and the fuel supply during a compression stroke of the reciprocating member. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101539 | HIGH-PRESSURE PUMP FOR DELIVERING FUEL COMPRISING A TORSION-DECOUPLED COMPRESSION SPRING ELEMENT IN THE PLUNGER UNIT - The invention relates to a high-pressure pump, especially for delivering fuel for a common rail fuel injection system. The pump includes at least one cam drive having a feeler element which can be set moving in direction of a stroke axis by a cam geometry introduced into the camshaft, the stroke movement being transmittable to a plunger unit. The plunger unit and the feeler element are impinged upon with a force by a compression spring element in the direction of the cam geometry and the plunger unit has at least one contact surface which adjoins the compression spring element. The at least one contact surface and/or the surface of the compression spring element adjoining the same has a friction-reduced surface coating to bring about a torsion decoupling of the compression spring element. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101540 | GAS ENGINE REGULATOR - A gas engine regulator includes a decompression chamber defined internally of the regulator and having a gas inlet through which liquefied gas fuel enters and a gas outlet through which the gas fuel exits. The gas inlet is provided at one end side of the decompression chamber while the gas outlet is provided at an opposite end side laterally spaced via a space from the one end side. The regulator also includes a partitioning wall disposed to surround the gas outlet and having a gas passage communicating with the gas outlet, the gas passage having a passage inlet disposed upwardly of the gas inlet. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101541 | Method for inspecting a tank ventilation device, control device, and internal combustion engine - A robust method, an accordingly designed control device, and an internal combustion engine, enables the proper performance of a tank ventilation device during the operation of the internal combustion engine. For this purpose, the position of a pressure switch of the tank ventilation device is detected, which indicates the pressure present in the tank ventilation device, a controllable tank ventilation valve, which is disposed in a connecting line between a fuel vapor accumulator and an intake pipe of the internal combustion engine, is opened at least partially during the operation of the internal combustion engine, the position of the pressure switch is again detected after opening of the tank ventilation valve, the proper performance of the tank ventilation device; is analyzed based on a comparison of the position of the pressure switch before opening the tank ventilation valve to the position of the pressure switch after opening the tank ventilation valve. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101542 | EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS FILTER - An evaporative emissions filter for an engine air induction system. The evaporative emissions filter includes a hydrocarbon vapor-adsorbent member disposed within the air induction system outside the direct air flow path. A mechanism is provided for mounting the evaporative emissions filter within the air induction system. Hydrocarbon vapors present in the air induction system after engine shut-down are substantially retained in the adsorbent member until air flows through the air induction system after the engine starts. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101543 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEATING A FUEL USING AN EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM - An embodiment of the present invention may take the form of a system that may use the heat removed from an exhaust stream during an exhaust gas recirculation process to heat the fuel consumed by a turbomachine. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101544 | Method and Device for Determining an Operating Characteristic of an Injection System - In a method and a device for determining an operating characteristic of an injection system, to determine an operating characteristic ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100101545 | INLET SYSTEM FOR AN EGR SYSTEM - An embodiment of the present invention takes the form of a system that may recirculate a portion of the exhaust of at least one turbomachine where it may be mixed with the inlet air and re-enter the turbomachine without affecting reliability and availability of the unit. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101546 | CRANKCASE VAPOR PURIFICATION DEVICE - A vapor purifier for oil recovery from and cleansing of deleterious matter carried by oil vapors in a crankcase of an internal combustion-type engine generally includes a coil member that can separate the oil from the vapors by passing the vapors over and/or through the coil member. As the vapors impinge upon the surface(s) of the coil member, oil in the blow-by vapors condenses thereon. The vapor purifier can include a flow equalization member to maintain a normal engine intake manifold pressure for driving modes of the engine. As a result, the vapor purifier of the present invention can maintain the air to fuel stoichiometric ratio of the engine system. Additional components, such as filters and/or disks can also be included in the vapor purifier to promote oil recovery and cleansing of deleterious matter from the vapors, which act as a host for the deleterious matter. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101547 | Fuel Tuned Variable Valve Timing - A system and method for fuel tuned variable valve timing is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of cylinders, each cylinder being further associated with at least two exhaust valves. A first exhaust valve operates according to a first valve lift curve that is tuned for combustion of gasoline. A second exhaust valve operates according to at least two different valve lift curves that are tuned for E85 fuel. The second lift curve is associated with high engine speeds and the modified second lift curve is associated with low engine speeds. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101548 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MULTI-FUEL ENGINE - A fuel injection control device for a multi-fuel engine includes a corrector and a reviewer. An alcohol concentration learning unit is provided to learn an alcohol concentration in an injected fuel based on an oxygen concentration detected in an exhaust gas. A fuel injection amount controller is provided to control a fuel injection amount based on a learning value corresponding to the oxygen concentration. The corrector is configured to reduce the fuel injection amount corresponding to the learning value for a predetermined time period when the learning value is higher than a threshold value when an engine is started. The reviewer is configured to review the learning value to provide a revised learning value based on the oxygen concentration while the corrector reduces the fuel injection amount. The fuel injection amount is controlled based on the revised learning value after the corrector reduces the fuel injection amount. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101549 | CABLE GUARD AND GUIDE FOR ARCHERY BOWS - An archery bow includes a cable guard and an optional cable guide that holds a cable of the bow away from a plane in which a bowstring of the bow moves. The cable guard can define a bore, through which the cable is positioned, extending generally parallel to the bowstring when the bowstring is in an undrawn state. The cable guard bore can include a rounded opening to minimize abrasion to the cable. The cable guide can include a ceramic element having a rounded surface to minimize abrasion to the cable. The ceramic element can be included in an immovable or stationary cable guide, as well as an alternative cable guide including moving components, to engage and hold the cable away from the bowstring, while minimizing abrasion and/or friction on the cable. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101550 | GAS OPERATED GUN MECHANISM - In a paintball gun mechanism compressed air is admitted through passages ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100101551 | PNEUMATICALLY OPERATED PROJECTILE LAUNCHING DEVICE - A paintball gun preferably includes an electro-pneumatic flow distribution mechanism such as a solenoid valve having a port connected to a pneumatic mechanism. For instance, the solenoid valve may include an input port receiving compressed gas from a compressed gas supply and an output port connected to the pneumatic mechanism. The solenoid valve can be enabled to direct compressed gas to and/or from the pneumatic mechanism to operate a bolt. The bolt may be coupled to the pneumatic mechanism. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101552 | STONE CUTTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A stone cutter | 2010-04-29 |
20100101553 | Temperature Sensor for Burner, and Burner - A temperature sensor for a burner comprises two metal wires implementing a thermocouple, a protection sheath receiving the two metal wires, and a head in metal material having a front side intended to be facing the environment, the temperature of which is intended to be measured, and a rear side opposite the front side, in which the two metal wires are connected in a thermal exchange relationship to the head rear side, and the head comprises a front portion connectable to a burner wall of the burner so that the thermocouple is connectable to the burner by means of said metal head. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101554 | BUILT-IN COOKING APPLIANCE - A built-in cooking appliance includes a top plate, a body frame provided under the top plate and receiving a heat source, a cabinet supporting the body frame and spaced apart from at least one side of the top plate, a support having a first side connected to the cabinet and a second side supporting a top surface of the top plate, a top frame covering a space between the top plate and the cabinet, and an airflow openings formed on the support and the top frame. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101555 | HEATING COOKER - A heating cooker comprising a body casing, a door openably fitted to the front panel of the body casing through hinges, and an annular packing ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100101556 | FOOD BAKING OVEN, WITH AIRFLOW CONTROL DEVICES OF THE HEAT DISPERSION FROM THE BAKING CHAMBER THROUGH THE ACCESS SPAN, AND WITH INTEGRATED VENTILATION SYSTEM FOR THE THERMAL INSULATION WITH THERMAL BARRIER OF THE ACCESS SPAN - Domestic use food baking oven to be embedded is provided with a ventilation system for the thermal insulation of the baking chamber, an airflow control device of the heat dispersion from the baking chamber, and integrated ventilation system for the thermal insulation of the baking chamber. At the baking chamber access span, and in an operative baking condition with the baking chamber access door in an open condition, the forced airflow is generated by the ventilation system for the thermal insulation of the baking chamber, which is in a diverted condition at the baking chamber access span. The airflow is diverted by a flow diverter, being of the type which can be shut down as soon as the access door of the oven, in a closed condition, is arranged in abutment with the flow diverter or with a part of it. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101557 | COOKING TOP - A cooking top, especially for household use, comprises an upward facing top cover and at least one first gas burner, the first gas burner in turn comprising: first flame divider means which puts the first burner in operative communication with the outside of the cover and comprises first flame outlets in turn comprising outlet sections facing at least partly upwards, said outlet sections defining a first crown and said first crown defining and at least partly surrounding a first portion of the cooking top; and a secondary air feed conduit which extends at least partially inside the cooking top between an inlet section and a discharge section through which the secondary air escapes to the outside environment, the discharge section being formed in the first portion. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101558 | HEAT DISTRIBUTING WAVE TRAY FOR A GRILL - A heat distributing tray for use in a barbecue grill includes a corrugated unitary body of heat conducting material having alternating solid and grated walls which define channels. More specifically, the body includes first and second side portions defined by both solid walls which extend at gradually decreasing angles with respect to a common horizontal plane and varying length grated walls interconnecting the solid walls. In use, the tray is placed over one or more heating elements in a barbecue housing, with radiant and convective heat from the heating element being optimally distributed throughout the entire interior portion of the barbecue grill due to the relative structure and configuration of the solid walls in relation to the grated walls. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101559 | BIAXIAL SOLAR TRACKER - The invention includes a fixed platform bearing a circular rail, supporting rolling elements to which is attached a mobile frame with a sloping structure which holds a number of solar panels, grouped in rows, the panels of each row being connected to corresponding support shafts, supported on the sloping structure, and a device for moving the frame and shafts in accordance with a predetermined configuration. The frame includes a base with attached thereto the rolling elements and the sloping structure is raised above the base, at a distance from the fixed platform and formed by two supporting beams that delimit an oblique plane and are separated from each other by a distance greater than the diameter of the rail. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101560 | Solar Reflector and Drive Control System - A planar reflector is supported on a ball-and-socket joint and can be independently pivoted about X and Y axes by magnetic drives that propel corresponding bail arms hingedly connected to the reflector. Control is achieved using the outputs of a multi-axis magnetic field sensor closely positioned adjacent a spherical magnet embedded in the ball of a ball-and-socket joint that supports the reflector for pivoting motion. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101561 | SOLAR PANELS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - According to various embodiments of the invention, systems and methods for attaching a solar panel to a roof are provided. A solar panel generally comprises a solar cell and a frame enclosing the solar cell. The frame may be configured to interface with a conventional roof shingle in an overlapping fashion. In some embodiments, the frame includes an integrated rain-rail configured to provide a conduit for rainwater and mate with a rain-rail on another solar panel providing a mechanical interconnection between the panels. The solar cell may also include a tack-down strip configured to connect the solar panel to a roof. This tack-down strip may be configured to overlap a shingle on a roof. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101562 | PORTABLE SOLAR-HEATING SYSTEM HAVING AN INFLATABLE SOLAR COLLECTOR - A solar-heating system having an inflatable solar collector connected to a housing that can be installed, e.g., in a sash window of a house. The housing has an air blower that draws air from the interior of the house and directs it into the inflatable solar collector, which is positioned outside the window. The collector has a flexible permeable membrane that serves as a transpired absorber of solar radiation. The air flowing through the collector is heated when it percolates through the membrane exposed to solar light. The heated air is returned back to the interior of the house, thereby providing space heating. In certain embodiments, in addition to serving as a transpired absorber, the membrane can also serve as an air filter that removes particles, odor-causing pollutants, and/or allergens from the drawn air. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101563 | ABSORBER FOR SOLAR HEATING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ABSORBER - The invention relates to an absorber ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100101564 | SHOP-ASSEMBLED SOLAR RECEIVER HEAT EXCHANGER - A shop-assembled solar receiver heat exchanger having an arrangement of heat transfer surfaces and a vertical steam/water separator structurally and fluidically interconnected thereto. A vertical support structure is provided to support the vertical separator and the heat transfer surfaces. The vertical support structure is bottom supported, while the vertical steam/water separator and heat exchanger heat transfer surfaces are top supported from the vertical support structure. The vertical support structure provides structural support and rigidity for the heat exchanger and a means by which the heat exchanger can be picked up and lifted for placement at a desired location. A fabrication/transport/lifting fixture is provided which facilitates fabrication, assembly, transportation and erection of the heat exchanger from the shop to the field. The fixture supports two trunnion shafts attached to the support structure of the receiver. Lifting lugs would be located on the top end of the support structure. Upon arrival at the job site in the field, a crane lifts the heat exchanger receiver to vertical, rotating about the trunnion shafts on the fixture, and then lifts the heat exchanger receiver for placement at a desired location. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101565 | Passive Solar Wire Screens for Buildings - Passive solar wire screens mount vertically on an edifice. The screens have rods vertically arranged parallel to one another and have wires horizontally arranged parallel to one another. The wires attach to the rods and have first surfaces facing away from the edifice in an upward direction from vertical. The wires also have second surfaces facing toward the edifice in a downward direction from vertical. When the sun has a summer elevation on the horizon, the first surfaces passively reflect solar energy incident thereto away from the wire screens. When the sun has a winter elevation on the horizon, however, the first surfaces passively reflect solar energy incident thereto toward the second surfaces, which in turn passively reflect the solar energy toward the edifice. A concave surface on the wires can also reflect thermal energy back to the edifice. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101566 | METERED-DOSE INHALER - An inhaler including a medicament-containing vessel; an actuator body for receiving the vessel and having a medicament delivery outlet, wherein the vessel is releasably attachable to the actuator body; a dose counter integrated into the actuator body; and a first indicium on the vessel and a second indicium on the actuator body, wherein the first indicium and the second indicium identify the vessel and the actuator body to be part of the same metered-dose inhaler. Also provided is a kit including the metered-dose inhaler and at least one pair of stickers and a method for manufacturing the metered-dose inhaler. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101567 | APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING A SURGICAL AIRWAY AND METHOD OF THE SAME - An apparatus for maintaining a surgical airway and method for the same includes an elongated body insertable orally into a patient. The elongated body defines leading and trailing ends. An opening is defined through the leading and trailing ends, such that surgical equipment may be insertable through the opening of the elongated body. A securing member is connected to the trailing end. The securing member holds the elongated body in a position such that an airway remains open to treat the patient, while supporting oxygen flow to the patient | 2010-04-29 |
20100101568 | Inhalation Anesthetic Device - The present invention relates to an inhalation anesthetic device whereby a patient inhales an anesthetic gas and is smoothly anesthetized. The present invention provides an inhalation anesthetic device that includes an inflatable member that inflates when a gas flows therein, an inhaling pipe through which the gas passes and that is connected to the inflatable member, and a gas container that contains an anesthetic gas and is connected to the inhaling pipe. According to the present invention, a patient is smoothly anesthetized while inflating an inflatable member. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101569 | AUTOMATIC VIDEO INSTILLATOR - An automatic video instillator that can accurately and easily administer inhalation into an airway of an animal by providing images of a throat is provided. An automatic video instillator includes a case defining a space, a guide unit that protrudes frontward from the case to secure an airway of an animal by being inserted through a throat of the animal, an image pickup unit that is installed on a front end of the guide unit to capture images of portions in front of the guide unit, an administration unit that is installed through the case and the guide unit to administer an inhalation, an administration switch for adjusting administration of a predetermined amount of the inhalation directed to the administration unit into the airway of the animal, and an image display unit that is connected to the image pickup unit to allow a user to see the images captured by the image pickup unit. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101570 | MODULAR AEROSOL DELIVERY SYSTEM - In a modular medicament delivery system, a dispenser housing has a support block with a well and an orifice communicating with the well. A first container assembly includes a valve stem shaped to be received by the well in the support block. The first container assembly has a first exterior shape. A second container assembly includes a valve stem shaped to be received by the well in the support block. The second container assembly has a second exterior shape that is different than the first exterior shape. An insert member is adapted for mounting to the dispenser housing in the cavity and defines an interior space shaped to receive the second exterior shape of the second container. Methods of assembling the system, a system kit and a device are also provided. A medication delivery device includes first and second end pieces and a collapsible chamber disposed therebetween. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101571 | ANESTHESIA SYSTEM AND METHOD - An anesthesia system is disclosed herein. The anesthesia system includes a sensor configured to measure an anesthetic agent concentration, and a processor connected to the sensor. The processor is configured to generate an exponential agent model based on the measured anesthetic agent concentration. The exponential agent model represents a plurality of future anesthetic agent concentrations. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101572 | METERED DOSE INHALER FOR AEROSOL - A metered dose inhaler for aerosol comprises an actuator ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100101573 | OSCILLATING POSITIVE EXPIRATORY PRESSURE DEVICE - An oscillating positive expiratory pressure apparatus having a housing defining a chamber, a chamber inlet, a chamber outlet, a deformable restrictor member positioned in an exhalation flow path between the chamber inlet and the chamber outlet, and an oscillation member disposed within the chamber. The deformable restrictor member and the oscillation member are moveable between an engaged position, where the oscillation member is in contact with the deformable restrictor member and an disengaged position, where the oscillation member is not in contact with the deformable restrictor member. The deformable restrictor member and the oscillation member move from the engaged position to the disengaged position in response to a first exhalation pressure at the chamber inlet, and move from the disengaged position to an engaged position in response to a second exhalation pressure at the chamber inlet. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101574 | DETERMINATION OF LEAK DURING CPAP TREATMENT - In a CPAP or positive pressure ventilation system, leak is determined at each instant by a lookback for a time as long as single breath to establish the start of an averaging window over which low-pass filtered values used in the determination of a parameter of a leak model are averaged. A jamming index indicates whether the leak is rapidly changing. To the extent that jamming is high, the leak estimate used progressively changes from that using sliding breath-window averaging to a more robust and faster responding low-pass filter method, and adjustment of ventilatory support based on measures employing estimated respiratory flow is slowed down or stopped. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101575 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VENTILATION ASSISTANCE - A mask interface device is provided for a protective mask of the type having a mask filter and a mask expiratory port, the mask expiratory port having an expiratory port valve of the type that is normally closed and openable upon expiration, the mask filter having an inspiratory air inlet, the mask interface device comprising: a mask interface assembly mountable to the mask and having a mounting interface for mounting an air pressure generator in fluid communication with the inspiratory inlet of the mask filter; and an expiratory port interface assembly mountable to the mask expiratory port and comprising at least one opening for venting expired gas to atmosphere and a one-way valve that is positioned to control the flow of expired gas out through the at least one opening, and wherein the one-way valve is set to an opening pressure that provides positive end expiratory pressure or PEEP. Optionally, this opening pressure is between 2.5 and 20 cm H2O. Optionally, the mask interface device interface directly with the mask filter. In one embodiment of the invention, this interface does not require the filter to have a mating connection and is therefore is universal for a broad class of filters, for example cylindrical filters that project from the mask. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101576 | DETERMINATION OF LEAK AND RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW - Methods and apparatus for determining leak and respiratory airflow are disclosed. A pressure sensor ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100101577 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EVALUATION OF SPIROGRAPHIC AND GAS EXCHANGE DATA - The invention provides a method for obtaining and evaluating spirographic and gas exchange data, comprising measuring a concentration of a breathing gas gc(Vx) for a plurality of volumes Vx of breathing gas mix, wherein the measuring is performed on inhaled breathing gas mix, further comprising determining an apparatus dead space ApDS, of breathing gas mix in the apparatus not taking part in gas exchange, by evaluating the measured concentrations gc(Vx) as a function of the volume V of the inhaled breathing gas mix. The use of inhaled breathing gas mix allows to determine the apparatus dead space, which is an important parameter when evaluating ventilation efficiency and the like. Furthermore, the invention provides a method in which inhalation and exhalation parts of a spirogram are synchronised, by matching features thereof, in order to further improve the accuracy of gas exchange volumes and derived data. Finally, the invention provides a spirographic device and a patient ventilation apparatus, incorporating the present method. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101578 | ONE-WAY AIR FLOW VALVE USING ROTARY SPRING - A one-way air flow valve includes one-way inspiration and expiration valve assemblies which have a same structure, are connected to each other in parallel, and are arranged opposite to each other, so that valve plates provided in the one-way inspiration and expiration valve assemblies, respectively, are open in directions opposite to each other, and a connection part including a mouthpiece provided at one side of the inspiration and expiration valve assemblies to allow an examinee to inhale or exhale air. One end of the inspiration valve assembly is connected with a gas tank, one end of the expiration valve assembly is connected with a gas density analyzer, and the inspiration and expiration valve assemblies include a valve and suction and discharging tubes coupled with one side and an opposite side of the valve, respectively. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101579 | Portable Medical Gas Delivery System - An apparatus and method for delivery of medical grade CO2 liquid to CO2 gas in a safe and consistent manner for delivery to a selected reservoir. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101580 | SECUREMENT DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE APPARATUS - Disclosed is a securement device for securing a nasal pillow of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) apparatus to a user. The securement device includes an adjustable elongated band and a set of grommets. The adjustable elongated band has a first end portion and a second end portion. The adjustable elongated band is adapted to assume a looped position by disposing the first end portion and the second end portion adjacent to each other. Each of the first end portion and the second end portion includes an aperture configured therein. The set of grommets is disposed on the aperture in the first end portion and the second end portion. The set of grommets is adapted to secure the nasal pillow between the first end portion and the second end portion of the adjustable elongated band in the looped position thereof. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101581 | HOLLOW STRUCTURE AND METHOD/TOOL FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A method for producing a filled hollow structure includes producing an open hollow structure of a first material, positioning the open hollow structure on a tool adapted to hold the open hollow structure, filling the open hollow structure with a filler medium, and closing the filled open hollow structure with a second material. A hollow structure may be produced by such method, and a tool may be structured to perform such method. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101582 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING AND RETAINING MEDICAL APPLIANCES | 2010-04-29 |
20100101583 | ORAL APPLIANCE WITH AUTO NEGATIVE PRESSURE CONTROL AND METHOD THEREOF - A method for automatically controlling negative pressure supplied in oral cavity, for relieving sleep apnea and snoring is provided. The method includes: sensing a physiological signal from the user and outputting the sensed physiological signal; extracting a physiological status based on said sensed physiological signal; and automatically controlling said negative pressure provided to the user's oral cavity based on said physiological status. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101584 | REUSABLE POROUS FILTRATION MASK WITH CONCEALED RESPIRATORY FILTER AND EXHALATION VALVES - A reusable, porous mask with a concealed respiratory filter and exhalation valves is provided. The mask comprises a flexible porous outer frame, a detachable semi-rigid respiratory filter that nests within the outer frame, and one or more exhalation valves attached to the respiratory filter so they are concealed behind the outer frame. The mask is flexible enough to be folded to fit inside a pocket or purse. The mask has the capability of enhancing the lives of people with respiratory disorders, people who wish to minimize their exposure to chemicals, particles and germs, and professionals who require respiratory protection. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101585 | COMFORT BRA LINER - A foldable one-piece insert worn between the bra and the body having irritation reducing and/or absorbent material portions which line the bra cup and that lie under the supported breast, and portions which extends toward the torso rear under the bra side straps and a portion extending below the bra line along the torso. The invention further includes a material tab disposed between the material portions lining the bra cups, which can optionally be worn up to bridge the area between the bra cups for added protection, comfort and absorption of perspiration, or be folded down and out of sight when worn with lower cut neckline outer garments. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101586 | Comfort Bra Liner - A foldable one-piece insert (i.e., bra liner) worn between the bra and the body having irritation reducing and/or absorbent material portions which line the bra cup and that lie under the supported breast, and portions which extends toward the torso rear under the bra side straps and a portion extending below the bra line along the torso. The invention further includes a material tab disposed between the material portions lining the bra cups, which can optionally be worn up to bridge the area between the bra cups for added protection, comfort and absorption of perspiration, or be folded down and out of sight when worn with lower cut neckline outer garments. A braless liner may also be used without a bra. The braless liner may be fastened to the female torso at the rear of the female torso with attachment mechanisms. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101587 | COSMETIC PROSTHESIS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - A cosmetic prosthesis designed to provide non-invasive, removable enhancement of upper and lower lip, being intended to contour and push the facial skin around the mouth and jaw outward, reducing the appearance of wrinkles or aging lines. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101588 | MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING POUCHES OF COHESIONLESS MATERIAL - A machine manufacturing pouches of a smokeless tobacco product, or other similarly cohesionless material, comprises a feed system ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100101589 | APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING A FILTER COMPONENT OF A SMOKING ARTICLE, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - An apparatus and method for manufacturing a rod member for a cigarette filter element is provided. Each rod member defines a longitudinal axis and includes a generally longitudinally-extending filter material. A rod-forming unit is configured to form a continuous supply of a filter material into a continuous cylindrical rod member. An object insertion unit is configured to introduce a plurality of objects into engagement with the rod member along the longitudinal axis. A dispensing device is configured to selectively dispense a liquid substance into the filter material, substantially commensurately with the introduction of the plurality of objects into engagement with the rod member, wherein the liquid substance is configured to affect an attribute associated with the objects. A rod-dividing unit is configured to divide the rod member into a plurality of rod portions such that each rod portion includes at least one object and a portion of the liquid substance. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101590 | HOOKAH TOBACCO PORTION - The invention relates to a cartridge ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100101591 | Pipe Bowl Ash and Tobacco Compactor - A pipe bowl tobacco and ash compacter, operationally configured to receive a base of a lighter and which facilitates tobacco and ash compaction. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101592 | FLUSHING DEVICE IN MACHINES FOR MANUFACTURING SINGLE POUCHES OF COHESIONLESS MATERIAL AND IN SYSTEMS FOR PORTIONING AND PACKAGING TOBACCO MOLASSES - Machines manufacturing pouches of a smokeless tobacco product or other cohesionless material, and systems for portioning and packaging tobamel type smoking mixtures, can be fitted with a flushing device that uses a number of spray nozzles ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100101593 | NAIL PACK - Disclosed is a nail pack, and more particularly, for alleviating a damage of a nail by being adhered to the surface of a nail such as a fingernail or toenail and supplying nutrition and moisture to the nail, and for providing easiness in removal in spite of excellent adhesion strength, a nail pack including a base sheet having elasticity or flexibility to be adhered to and cover a surface of a fingernail or a toenail, and a moisturizing agent or nutrient applied to one side or both sides of the base sheet, in which a flap may be formed at a circumferential edge of the base sheet, and in this case, a boundary between the base sheet and the flap is in the shape of zigzag or wave when viewed from top or the outer ring of the flap is in the shape of zigzag or wave when viewed from side, a plurality of air holes are bored in the base sheet, and the base sheet is rounded to protrude upward in a convex shape. | 2010-04-29 |
20100101594 | HAIR CARE DEVICE - A hair care device for use in untangling hair comprising a body portion ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100101595 | Hair Treatment Application Device - A hair treatment application device is provided herein, comprising a first plate and a second plate positionable in a juxtaposed relationship when said hair treatment application device is in a closed state. The hair treatment application device is characterized by having a fluid containment means, which extends from the internal surface of said first plate upwards to provide an internal surface and an external surface of said fluid containment means, whereby said internal surface of said fluid containment means and said internal surface of said first plate define a fluid containment zone for accommodating a hair treatment composition. The hair treatment application device comprises a fluid control means, which extends upward from the internal surface of said second plate. The fluid control means of said second plate surrounds said fluid containment means of said first plate when said hair treatment application device is in a closed state. | 2010-04-29 |