18th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110100276 | Quilting machine hopping foot navigation system - A quilting machine sewing head navigator useful in generating directional travel in the sewing head of a quilting machine in relation to a stitchable material. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100277 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING THE TENSION OF YARN IN A TUFTING MACHINE - A tufting machine for forming tufted carpet having means for inserting loops of at least two different yarns into a backing material moving through the tufting machine and means for controlling the deviation of the ratio of different yarns projecting from a top surface of the backing material. It is contemplated that the tufting machine can be used to maintain the color of the tufted carpet at a desired color during the operation of the tufting machine. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100278 | Rapid Sailboat Mast Raising/Lowering Method - The present invention is an improvement in mast raising for a sailboat where a pivoting mast is raised or lowered rapidly by use of a pair of shroud struts, that are an integral part of the sailing rigging, all of which is done in a very stabilized manner. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100279 | HEAVE COMPENSATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A heave compensation system comprises a motor-generator to interact with a load and a control unit being arranged to control operation of the motor-generator. The control unit is arranged to: operate the motor-generator to drive the load in a first part of a wave motion cycle, and operate the motor-generator to regenerate in a second part of the wave motion cycle at least a part of the energy with which the load has been driven in the first part of the wave motion cycle. The heave compensation system comprises an electrical storage element to buffer at least part of the regenerated energy for powering the motor-generator in a following cycle of the wave motion. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100280 | DRAG-INDUCING STABILIZER PLATES WITH DAMPING APERTURES - A floating vessel is equipped with perforated plates which exhibit both an added-mass effect and a damping effect. The addition of porosity to an added mass plate phase-shifts the added mass force so that it becomes at least partially a damping force which does not depend on large velocities to develop a large damping force. Preferred porosity is in the range of about 5% to about 15% of total plate area. A semi-submersible drilling rig may have damper plates fitted between its surface-piercing columns and/or extending from the sides of its pontoons. A truss spar offshore platform may have damper plates installed within its truss structure intermediate its hull and ballast tank. Drill ships and similar vessels may be equipped with damper plates extending from the sides of their hulls to reduce both heave and roll. In certain embodiments, the damper plates are retractable so as not to interfere with docking and to reduce drag while the vessel is underway. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100281 | Boat hatch wind deflector system - A ventilator wind scoop system is disclosed for attachment to a boat deck hatch having a hinged hatch cover which opens to uncover the hatch opening whereby the scoop system communicates through such opening with the boat's below deck space. The scoop system has a deflector unit formed of wind-resistant fabric. The deflector, which is anchored to the inner face of the hatch cover and to supports inside the lower deck, is positioned as desired. The opposing portion of the deflector is anchored within the lower deck, preferably to the ceiling or sides to allow air flow to be forced to the front of the boat or in any direction needed. The wind scoop system is easily customized to fit a wide variety of hatch sizes and when not is use folds into a compact size for easy storage. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100282 | High performance human powered displacement boat including user articulating surface skimming outriggers (amaroas), and beaching, docking, heavy water capability - A high performance human powered boat is disclosed which centers around an articulating aiko and hand-actuated skimming planning outriggers. While the craft is in the static mode, flotation from amavons (combination of traditional ama and elevons) supply static buoyancy; while in interim speeds, amavons skim or plane across the water surface, In optimum performance, small retractable and variably applied skimmers or sweepers (similar to sweep stroke in rowing) control the roll of the craft on an as-needed basis. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100283 | KIT FOR RETRIEVING A FLUKE ANCHOR - A kit for retrieving a fluke anchor of the type having a stock, a pair of flukes coupled at their edges to the stock, a pair of oppositely disposed side walls and a pair of slotted crown plates oppositely disposed joining the top edges and bottom edges of the side walls, and a shank having an eye on a free end with an inner end pivotally connected to the stock between the side walls. The kit includes an adapter arm assembly. A mechanism is for attaching the adapter arm assembly onto the top slotted crown plate of the fluke anchor, so that the adapter arm assembly will extend away from the top slotted crown plate of the fluke anchor. A release line is connected between an end of the adapter arm assembly and up to a stern of a boat. When the release line is pulled the fluke anchor will be pulled from an opposite direction to release the pair of flukes from a sandy seabed bottom. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100284 | SPLIT-CONSTRUCTION WATERCRAFT - A foot-steered, split-construction watercraft adjustable to accommodate users of different heights and compactable into a transport configuration and having a reversible bow with different leading hull geometries for accommodating different water conditions. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100285 | WATERCRAFT WITH REMOVABLE HULLS - A method of preparing a boat for transportation or storage. The boat preferably has two hulls or pontoons. The two hulls can be removed and placed on the deck of the boat for storage. In addition, the roof of the boat can be lowered such that the boat occupies a minimal amount of space. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100286 | RETRACTABLE BOAT ROOF - A retractable roof assembly for a boat is provided which can be moved from a deployed position above the deck of the boat to a retracted position closer to the deck of the boat. Pivoting struts support the roof and are caused to move by a motor or pair of motors. Rollers on two of the struts move along a cam surface and the cam surface is designed such that during movement of the roof, the roof remains substantially horizontal. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100287 | Telescoping boat railing - A telescoping boat railing including a rod having a first end with a fastener and a second end that telescopes relative to an opening in a hollow top rail of a boat. The top rail is supported horizontally by one of a plurality of vertical support members of a railing for the boat, which railing defines an opening for accessing the boat. Across the railing opening from the fastener is a receptacle formed co-linearly with the fastener and extending from a horizontal portion of the top of the railing. The rod is pulled out of the opening in the top rail in the direction of the receptacle and is removably attached by connecting the fastener and the receptacle. To return the rod to its nested position, the fastener is disconnected from the receptacle, and the rod is telescoped back into its nesting position in the hollow of the top rail. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100288 | ULTRAVIOLET RISK INDICATOR - An ultraviolet risk indicator instrument comprising a dial and a shadow projection device on it, the dial having colored areas that indicate different UV risks, defined by lines of declination (solstices and equinoxes) and solar hour lines calculated based on the transformation of the Hour Coordinates of the Sun (Hour Angle and Declination) in a 3D Cartesian Coordinate System, whose origin is the tip of the shadow projection device (being a polar style parallel to the rotation axis of the Earth, or a straight style perpendicular to the dial plane) using matrix calculations to produce the necessary rotations of the system, taking into account the latitude of the place, the declination and inclination of the dial. The style may be a rod or a triangular shape. The tip of the style is the focus or point of view of a gnomonic projection, where the Sun is the “point” of space to be projected, the dial is the projection plane and the projected point is the shadow point, whose coordinates (x,y) in the dial plane are calculated. Hour lines for local solar time in the dial are calculated, converging to the intersection of a polar style with the dial, the lines of declination of solstices and equinoxes and the position on the dial plane of the shadow cast by the tip of the style. The shadow point moves according to the annual and diurnal variation of the altitude of the Sun crossing different sectors of the dial. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100289 | Location Indicator Device - There is provided a object locator device, convertible between an undeployed state and a deployed state, comprising an inflatable portion ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100290 | Meter system with indicator for vehicle - A meter system includes: an indicator including a pointer, a step motor, a stopper mechanism and a driving controller; and a flasher function unit including a flasher switch, a flasher and a flasher controller. The driving controller has: a stopper position detection operation executing element for executing a pointer moving away operation when a stopper position detection operation executing condition is satisfied and for executing a voltage detection type zero point stopper position detection operation when the executing condition is satisfied, and the flasher switch does not turn on and off, and a zero point return enforcement type zero point stopper position detection operation when the executing condition is satisfied, and the flasher switch turns on and off; a zero point setting element; and an applying element for applying the driving signal having the zero point. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100291 | PLANT AND METHOD FOR LARGE-SCALE AMMONOTHERMAL MANUFACTURING OF GALLIUM NITRIDE BOULES - A method of operating a high pressure system for growth of gallium nitride containing materials. The method comprises providing a high pressure apparatus comprising a growth region and feedstock region. The high pressure reactor comprises a high pressure enclosure and is configured within a primary containment structure. The method includes operating an exhaust system coupled to the primary containment structure. The exhaust system is configured to remove ammonia gas derived from at least 0.3 liters of ammonia liquid. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100292 | METHOD FOR GROWING GaN CRYSTAL - A method for growing a GaN crystal includes a step of preparing a substrate ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100293 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COATING MEDICAL DEVICES - A system and method for photo-grafting a coating polymer onto the surface of a medical device are provided. The system comprises a plurality of stations including a novel grafting station. The system and method of the invention are both time- and resource-efficient. The system includes several stations, each station including a dipping tank. The system allows for the automated, semi-automated, or manual dipping of medical devices into the dipping tanks in a specified order, as desired, wherein at least one of the stations is a grafting station for photo-grafting the coating polymer onto the surface of the medical device. The system is modular, which allows for modification of the process as required, depending on the needs of the user. The system may comprise stations for incorporating an antimicrobial agent into the coating, and/or for rendering the coating lubricious. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100294 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COATING MEDICAL DEVICES - A system and method for photo-grafting a coating polymer onto the surface of a medical device are provided. The system comprises a plurality of stations including a novel grafting station. The system and method of the invention are both time- and resource-efficient. The system includes several stations, each station including a dipping tank. The system allows for the automated, semi-automated, or manual dipping of medical devices into the dipping tanks in a specified order, as desired, wherein at least one of the stations is a grafting station for photo-grafting the coating polymer onto the surface of the medical device. The system is modular, which allows for modification of the process as required, depending on the needs of the user. The system may comprise stations for incorporating an antimicrobial agent into the coating, and/or for rendering the coating lubricious. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100295 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING AN INTEGRATED BARRIER LAYER - An apparatus for processing a substrate is provided. The apparatus includes a process chamber, and a dual-mode gas distribution plate disposed within the process chamber. The dual-mode gas distribution plate comprises a first gas distribution zone disposed in a center of the gas distribution plate, and a second gas distribution zone surrounding the first gas distribution zone, the second gas distribution zone being fluidly isolated from the first gas distribution zone, wherein the first gas distribution zone is coupled to a valve system to deliver sequential pulses of a first gas to the first gas distribution zone to perform a cyclical deposition process, and the second gas distribution zone is in communication with a flow controller to deliver a second gas to perform a chemical vapor deposition process. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100296 | FILM FORMATION APPARATUS - A film formation apparatus includes: a film forming chamber in which a desired film is formed on a substrate in a vacuum; a loading-ejecting chamber fixed to the film forming chamber with a first opening-closing section interposed therebetween, being capable of reducing a pressure inside the loading-ejecting chamber so as to form a vacuum atmosphere; a second opening-closing section provided at a face opposite to the face of the loading-ejecting chamber on which the first opening-closing section is provided; and a carrier holding the substrate so that a film formation face of the substrate is substantially parallel to a direction of gravitational force, wherein the carrier or the substrate passes through the second opening-closing section, and is transported to the loading-ejecting chamber and is transported from the loading-ejecting chamber; a plurality of carriers is disposed in the loading-ejecting chamber in parallel to each other; the plurality of carriers is transported in parallel between the loading-ejecting chamber and the film forming chamber; and a film is simultaneously formed on a plurality of substrates that is held by the plurality of carriers in the film forming chamber. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100297 | THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A thin-film solar cell manufacturing apparatus includes a film forming chamber that is evacuated to a reduced pressure and forms a film on a substrate using a CVD method; a loading-ejecting chamber that is connected to the film forming chamber via a first opening-closing part and that is switchable between atmospheric pressure and reduced pressure; transfer rail that is laid at the film forming chamber and the loading-ejecting chamber; a carrier that holds the substrate and moves along the transfer rail; and a carrier transfer mechanism that transfers the carrier, wherein, the carrier transfer mechanism is provided in the loading-ejecting chamber to transfer the carrier between the film forming chamber and the loading-ejecting chamber. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100298 | FLUORINATING APPARATUS - An apparatus for fluorinating a substrate. The apparatus includes a vacuum chamber and a means for generating a fluorine-containing plasma throughout the entire chamber. The apparatus includes a capacitively-coupled system within the chamber that has at least one electrode powered by an RF source and at least one grounded electrode substantially parallel to the powered electrode. The electrodes are separated by about 25 mm or less. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100299 | Removable and Reconfigurable Perch for Bird Feeder - The invention provides a user-configurable perch for a bird feeder. The perch comprises four generally “U”-shaped or “C”-shaped lobes arranged in a generally circular loop, where the loop provides the surface onto which the birds perch. The loop is coupled to a central plate by four support members, which serve to separate the center plate from the loop. The perch is coupled to the bird feeder with a fastener inserted through a hole in the center plate. The perch may be coupled to a bird feeder in one of two configurations. In a first configuration, the loop is positioned below the bottom surface of the bird feeder to accommodate larger birds. In a second configuration, the loop is positioned, above the bottom surface of the bird feeder to discourage larger birds and cater to smaller birds. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100300 | Top-fill hummingbird feeder - A liquid birdfeeder includes a generally upstanding container having a large opening at its top end and a bottleneck opening at its lower end. A quarter-turn removable cap is screw-threaded onto the top end to seal the top end opening. The lower bottleneck opening is screw-threaded into a central collar of a feeding basin having a plurality of feeding ports. An actuator rod extends longitudinally through the container and is operatively connected to a biased sealing mechanism which selectively seals or opens the bottleneck opening. When the removable cap is screw-threaded onto the top end opening, the cap depresses the actuator rod causing the biased sealing mechanism to move to an open position which allows liquid to flow out from the container into the feeding basin. When the removable cap is removed, the actuator rod can move upwardly under the force of the biased sealing mechanism, which moves the sealing mechanism to a closed position and prevents liquid in the container from flowing into the feeding basin. The container can then be filled through the top opening without flooding the feeding basin. In one preferred embodiment, the bird feeder includes a common functional feeding module connected within an outer decorative cladding by an interference fit. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100301 | PET LITTER BOX - A pet litter box ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100302 | PORTABLE AND COLLAPSABLE MODULAR CALF HOUSING SYSTEM - A portable and collapsible modular calf housing system featuring at least one pen comprising a front panel and two side panels and optionally a rear wall panel forming a pen The side panels include channels in which the front panel can slide vertically to adjust the height of a feed pail attached thereto The channels are disposed on either face of each side panel to enable a front panel from each one of adjacent pens to be joined to form a plurality of interconnected pens. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100303 | BECKKY-BOARD, THE WALK-OVER NAIL-FILING MAT FOR DOGS SYSTEM - A walk over nail filing mat for pets comprising: a filing layer comprising a fiberglass sanding screen for filing and trimming a pet's nails, a bamboo backing layer comprising ½″ wide slats, which allow the device to be easily rolled up for transport or storage, and a border made of fabric. The filing layer is attached to the backing layer and surrounded via the border made of fabric. The filing layer serves as a nail file to trim a pet's nails when a pet walks over the walk over nail filing mat for pets. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100304 | ANIMAL EXERCISE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - The present invention teaches an apparatus for exercising animals | 2011-05-05 |
20110100305 | OUTRIGGER - An outrigger, for carrying an electric wire at a distance outward from a support, comprises a first elongate arm ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100306 | Wander Restraint - Apparatus for a child or an animal, comprising: a wearable item configured to be secured around the body and arm limbs of a child or an animal. The wearable item comprises a pocket presenting a first aperture and a second aperture, and a leash having a first end secured within a housing and a second end secured to a handle. The housing is configured to be removably received within the pocket through the first aperture, and the handle is configured to be passed from within the pocket through the second aperture. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100307 | COOLING SYSTEMS - A cooling system for a vehicle having an internal combustion engine permits rapid warm-up of the engine by the use of two electrically-operated valves in addition to a conventional thermostat. A bypass valve and a heater valve both remain closed at low coolant temperatures and engine speeds, thereby inhibiting coolant flow through the engine. A control unit opens the bypass valve to prevent cavitation in the water pump if engine speed and/or load exceeds a certain value. The heater valve is opened when a threshold engine coolant temperature is reached permitting warming of the heater matrix. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100308 | Work apparatus with a combustion-air flow diverted from the cooling air flow - The invention relates to a portable, hand-held work apparatus such as a chain saw, a cut-off machine, a brush cutter or the like with an air cooled combustion engine. A cooling air blower ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100309 | Ultra-efficient hydraulic hybrid drivetrain and method of operation - Ultra efficient hydraulic hybrid drivetrain of vehicle with a single cylinder module of engine, air compressor, hydraulic pump and motor transmit power without crankshaft, pipes and hoses. The engine piston fastened to pump plunger located within rotor comprised two diametrically opposite axial rods associated with the plunger, compressor piston and swash plate. This plate turn and independently shift by digital control changes the engine piston stroke, changes the engine compression ratio for super efficient homogeneous charge compression ignition and either kind of fuel use. The hybrid by hydraulic accumulator provides start, idling and work mode of operation. Compressor's piston diameter greater than engine piston diameter and plunger pumping fluid and simultaneously driving additional plungers enables to provide more than 130 hp per liter engine displacement. Such unique features and energy recuperation enables to achieve 80 mile per gallon for the 1500 kg weight medium car in city conditions. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100310 | CONCENTRIC CAMSHAFT WITH VARYING WALL GEOMETRY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - A camshaft may include a first shaft, a first lobe member, and a second lobe member. The first shaft may include an annular wall defining a first bore. The wall may include a first portion having a first radial outer surface and a second portion having a second radial outer surface that is radially offset relative to the first radial outer surface. The first lobe member may define a second bore having the first portion of the first shaft located therein and frictionally engaged with the first shaft for rotation with the first shaft. The second lobe member may define a third bore having the second portion of the first shaft located therein. The second lobe member may be rotatably disposed on the second portion of the first shaft. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100311 | VARIABLE VALVE LIFT SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable valve lift system for an internal combustion engine includes a roller rocker lift mechanism and a driving mechanism. A cam ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100312 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VARIABLE VALVE TIMING APPARATUS - When a cam shaft phase is changed during engine operation is stopped, a power supply increase control to an electric motor is carried out, according to which a power-supply duty ratio to the electric motor is increased to a predetermined power increase value which is necessary for moving a VVT apparatus during the stop of the engine operation. Then, the power-supply duty ratio is feedback controlled so that an actual changing speed of the cam shaft phase becomes equal to a target changing speed. As a result, the cam shaft phase can be surely changed and operating sound can be reduced by preventing the changing speed of the cam shaft phase from becoming too fast. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100313 | REDUCTION OF WEAR IN COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE - The invention relates to a method of operating a compression ignition engine. According to the invention, the engine is operated with a Fischer-Tropsch derived fuel containing composition to reduce wearing of the engine cylinder walls compared to operating the engine with petroleum derived fuel. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100314 | DIRECT INJECTION EVENT-BASED ENGINE STARTING - A method for starting an internal combustion engine having direct fuel injection, comprising of adjusting a number of direct injections per combustion cycle based on a cylinder event number from a first cylinder event. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100315 | Intake manifold with integrated sound barrier - Disclosed is a molded plastic intake manifold having an integrated sound barrier configured to reduce noise radiation through the walls of the intake manifold. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100316 | Cylinder Head Assembly For An Internal Combustion Engine and Method of Manufacture - A cylinder head assembly for an internal combustion engine and its method of manufacture is disclosed. The cylinder head assembly includes a cylinder head having a combustion chamber and a port opening into the combustion chamber. An insert pocket is circumferentially disposed about the port and is configured to receive a valve seat therein and to define a seam therebetween. A seal, comprising displaced cylinder head material disposed across the seam, seals the seam against the ingress of contaminants. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100317 | Weight balanced internal combustion engine piston - A piston for an internal combustion engine includes a piston crown connected to and above a body portion of the piston. The body portion forms two pin bores and the piston crown defines an outer cylindrical wall. At least one piston ring seal groove is formed in the outer cylindrical wall and extends peripherally around the piston crown. A first oil collection groove is formed in the outer cylindrical wall below the piston ring seal groove. The first oil collection groove has a first width measured along a centerline of the piston. A second oil collection groove is formed in the outer cylindrical wall below the first oil collection groove, extends parallel to the first oil collection groove around the entire periphery of the piston, and has a width that is at least double the width of the first oil collection groove. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100318 | OIL RING AND PISTON FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An oil ring Ro for an internal combustion engine according to the present invention includes at least one selected from the group consisting of hard carbon, CrN and TiN that covers an outer periphery | 2011-05-05 |
20110100319 | LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR FUEL PUMP OF GDI ENGINE - A lubrication system for a fuel pump of an engine, may include at least one oil supply hole formed radially in a journal of a camshaft, an oil channel formed in a cam cap rotatably connected to the journal of the camshaft and selectively communicating with the at least one oil supply hole, a nozzle formed in the cam cap and being in fluid connection with the oil channel to inject oil to a contact portion between a pump-driving cam of the camshaft and an operational member of the fuel pump driven by the pump-driving cam, and a fluid communication control member selectively connecting the oil channel and the at least one oil supply hole in accordance with rotation of the camshaft. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100320 | ENGINE DUST AND DIRT SHIELD OR COVER - An engine cover system provides temporary reusable covers for engine blocks to protect against entry of foreign material into the engine when the head and manifolds are removed during repair, rebuild or transport both with used and new engine blocks. Manifold and head cover portions may be separately installed or installed in combination with clip members to attach the head and manifold cover portions to one another. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100321 | ROTARY POWER DEVICE - A rotary power device comprising: a toroidal cavity, an inclined power shaft, two rotors carrying pistons and two concentric Cardan joints. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100322 | DEVICE FOR IGNITING A FUEL/AIR MIXTURE - The invention relates to a device for igniting a fuel/air mixture in the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, comprising an electrode which is connected to a voltage source and extends into a precombustion chamber, wherein the precombustion chamber is separated at least in some regions from the combustion chamber by a wall, wherein a control device or a regulating device is provided which controls the voltage supply to the electrode such that a corona discharge is carried out in the precombustion chamber, wherein the wall has at least one opening for exchanging fluids between the combustion chamber and precombustion chamber, wherein a fluid inlet opens into the precombustion chamber. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100323 | DIMETHYL ETHER (DME) ENHANCED GASOLINE ENGINE - An engine having DME pilot ignition is disclosed. DME Pilot ignition creates far more energy than a conventional spark plug, thus minimizes the possibility of misfire in the engine map. DME injection can be used in a number of ways. In one embodiment, DME injection replaces the conventional spark plug in an Otto cycle engine. In another embodiment, DME injection is used in addition to spark ignition to minimize the use of DME. In this embodiment, DME injection is only used during those portions of the engine map where misfire may occur, or during those times when a misfire sensor detects misfire. DME injection can also be used in conjunction with alcohol boosting in other embodiments. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100324 | HIGH-TEMPERATURE-FLOW ENGINE BRAKE WITH VALVE ACTUATION - A control system and method for engine braking for a includes an engine braking control and at least one exhaust valve actuator responsive to demands from the braking control for causing the exhaust valve to open. The braking control is configured to command the exhaust valve actuator to substantially open and substantially close the exhaust valve at least twice during each engine cycle, a first event and a second event, when the pressure within the exhaust manifold is greater than the pressure in the cylinder. The braking control can also command the exhaust valve actuator to substantially open and substantially close during a third event between the first and second events. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100325 | THREE-WAY THROTTLE VALVE - A three-way throttle valve for an air intake system of an engine comprises an elongate-shaped valve plate, a positioning shaft, and an actuator. The elongate-shaped valve plate is disposed within an intake air portion of an air intake system. The elongate-shaped valve plate has a major axis and a minor axis. The positioning shaft connects to the elongate-shaped valve plate. The positioning shaft is disposed about the minor axis of the elongate-shaped valve plate. The actuator connects to the positioning shaft. The actuator has at least a first position setting, a second position setting, and a third position setting. At least a portion of the elongate-shaped valve plate contacts a portion of the intake air portion of the air intake system when the actuator is disposed in the first position setting. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100326 | Engine Control Unit - Provided is an engine control unit which is capable of determining whether or not a sudden change in ETC characteristic has occurred, timely learning the ETC characteristic, and thus suppressing excessive racing of an engine and enhancing torque realizing accuracy thereof, at a time other than the opportunity of a regular air quantity learning in a vehicle having no idle state or a less frequent opportunity of the idle state. The engine control unit performs automatic stop control and automatic starting control of an engine and includes: a characteristic storage means which stores therein a characteristic of an air flow rate with respect to a valve opening degree of an electronic throttle control valve; a characteristic change determination means | 2011-05-05 |
20110100327 | Control Apparatus for Engine - An engine control apparatus having a unit for calculating the mean value of the angular acceleration with respect to each cylinder; a unit for calculating the variance of the angular acceleration with respect to each cylinder; a unit for estimating the torque and the air/fuel ratio with respect to each cylinder on the basis of the mean value and the variance; and a unit for controlling at least one of the intake air amount, the fuel injection amount and the ignition timing with respect to each cylinder on the basis of the estimated torque and air/fuel ratio. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100328 | ELECTROLYSIS APPARATUS AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS - A cell for use in an electrolysis unit includes a back wall, a side wall extending upwardly from and around a periphery of the back wall to define an inner region of the cell, an electrode disposed on the back wall within the inner region to divide at least a portion of the inner region into first and second regions is disclosed. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100329 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A FUEL TEMPERATURE IN AN INJECTION SYSTEM - In a method for determining a fuel temperature in an injection system for an internal combustion engine, a modulus of elasticity of the fuel is determined on the basis of a measured parameter, and the fuel temperature is determined on the basis of the modulus of elasticity. In a method for determining a fuel temperature upstream of a forepump of an injection system for an internal combustion engine, the intake air temperature and a fuel pressure in the injection system are determined, and the fuel temperature is determined in accordance with the fuel pressure and the intake air temperature. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100330 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROL APPARATUS - A fuel injection control apparatus for controlling a fuel injection valve including an arithmetic processing section that determines whether a necessary fuel amount is injectable or not within a fuel injectable range from a first fuel injection start timing, computes a second fuel injection start timing in which the necessary fuel amount is injectable within the fuel injectable range in the case that it is not injectable, and controls the fuel injection valve at the computed second fuel injection start timing so as to start fuel injection. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100331 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROLLING SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel injection controlling system includes an accelerator manipulator. An accelerator manipulated variable detection sensor is configured to detect a manipulated variable of the accelerator manipulator. A rotation speed sensor is configured to detect a rotation speed of an engine. A throttle valve drive motor is configured to open and close the throttle valve in response to the manipulated variable. A controller is configured to control the throttle valve drive motor and to compute basic injection time (Ti) of fuel. A memory is configured to memorize, as a carbon adhesion judgment value (IXREF), a throttle opening degree (θTH) at a moment when a rotation speed (Ne) detected with the rotation speed sensor reaches a target idle rotation speed (NeIdle) by increasing the throttle opening degree (θTH). A corrector is configured to correct Ti with IXREF to correct an air-fuel ratio toward a leaner side as IXREF increases. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100332 | ELECTROMAGNETICALLY ACTUABLE VALVE - An electromagnetically actuable valve, e.g., a fuel injector for fuel-injection systems of internal combustion engines, includes an electromagnetically actuable actuating element having a solenoid coil, a fixed core, a valve jacket, and a movable armature for actuating a valve-closure element, which cooperates with a valve-seat surface provided on a valve-seat body. A sleeve-shaped guide element is introduced into an inner longitudinal bore of the armature and into an inner flow bore of the internal pole, the guide element being firmly fixed in place in the armature or the inner pole, and loosely guided in the respective other component. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100333 | Control Apparatus for Internal Combustion Engine - A fuel injection control apparatus for an internal combustion engine which can inject a fuel injection quantity to a fuel injector with accuracy even when the fuel injection quantity is reduced than before is provided. A fuel injection control apparatus of a direct cylinder injection type of internal combustion engine, including a fuel injector which performs fuel injection by supplying a drive current to a solenoid, a fuel pressure sensor which detects fuel pressure supplied to the fuel injector, and operation state detecting means which detects the operation state of the internal combustion engine, comprises current profile changing means | 2011-05-05 |
20110100334 | FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - An engine includes a first piston with surfaces that define a substantially cylindrical chamber inside the first piston and a passage into the substantially cylindrical chamber. One or more second pistons are arranged to reciprocate inside the substantially cylindrical chamber and to define, in cooperation with the substantially cylindrical chamber, a combustion chamber. A fuel injector extends at least partially through the passage in the first piston to inject fuel into the combustion chamber. The first piston is arranged to move in a reciprocating manner relative to the fuel injector. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100335 | FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM - A method and system for fuel delivery. The method and system may include one or more fuel storage tanks housing propane, one or more regulators through which fuel may flow and one or more fuel metering devices or systems. The flow of fuel from a fuel storage tank to an engine may be such that the engine runs in a clean and efficient manner. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100336 | VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM HAVING VACUUM BREAK FITTING WITH FLOW RESTRICTOR - A vapor recovery system between a fuel tank and an engine intake manifold includes a T-fitting to provide a vacuum break. The first and second ends of the T-fitting are connected in line with a vapor recovery hose, and the third end draws outside air into the T-fitting and may have a filter attached thereto. A flow restrictor also is provided in the first end of the T-fitting, to limit the flow of vapor from the fuel tank and maintain adequate vapor space in the tank. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100337 | HIGH EFFICIENCY VAPOR SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - A high efficiency vapor system for an internal combustion engine of a lawn mower includes a vapor tank assembly which maintains a specific amount of fuel therein. An air inlet line is coupled to bottom of the vapor tank assembly and wrapped around a muffler for heating up the air inside. A vapor outlet line is coupled between top of the vapor tank assembly and the internal combustion engine. A mechanism within bottom of the vapor tank assembly is for vaporizing the fuel with heated air that enters from the air inlet line. The vapor outlet line will transport vaporized fuel into the internal combustion engine of the lawn mower, to enhance engine performance with less fuel consumption and significantly lower exhaust emissions. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100338 | Fuel injector - The invention is for an apparatus and method for a fuel injector enabling improved combustion in automotive engines. In one embodiment of the invention, fuel is preheated for greatly improved atomization and evaporation, especially during cold engine start. As a result, harmful pollution is greatly reduced pollution. In addition, alcohol-based automotive fuel may be used in cold ambient conditions. The invention overcomes the limitations of current electrically heated injectors and fuel rails having large thermal inertia and long preheat times. In another embodiment of the invention, optically-driven acoustic waves assist in atomization of injected fuel, thus resulting in reduced engine emissions and improved efficiency. Other applications include production of finely atomized fluid sprays for the manufacture of substrates for industry, applications of coatings, formation of uniform-sized particles for the production of pharmaceutical products, and thin-film deposition techniques for forming resistors, capacitors and other components. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100339 | Compound Turbocharger System Having a Connectable Compressor - The invention relates to an internal combustion engine having a turbocompound system. The turbocompound system encompasses an exhaust-gas turbocharger, a turbo intercooler, and a power turbine. The power turbine is connectable, via a transmission with clutch, to the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine. A connectable compressor, which is couplable either to the power turbine or to the internal combustion engine, is received in a multiple-flow intake pipe. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100340 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ENGINE TEMPERATURE OF AN ENGINE - A method for controlling engine temperature of an engine with a wide dynamic range is disclosed. In one example, the derivative of an engine temperature is assessed by a controller. The controller may adjust engine actuators to limit engine temperature in response to the derivative. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100341 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR EXHAUST-GAS RECIRCULATION IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A system and method are disclosed for providing exhaust-gas recirculation in an internal combustion engine that has an exhaust-gas turbocharger. The exhaust gas to be recirculated is collected from the exhaust line downstream of a turbine of the turbocharger, passed through a condensate separator, and supplied into the intake line upstream of the compressor. The condensate is filtered, collected in a reservoir, and pumped to an injection device coupled to the engine intake at a location downstream of the compressor. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100342 | FORCED CONVECTION EGR COOLING SYSTEM - A method of cooling recirculated exhaust gas from an exhaust manifold ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100343 | EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN ENGINE HAVING A TWO-STAGE TURBOCHARGER - While an engine ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100344 | VEHICLE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - An engine ECU calculates a rotational variation based on a required rotation time when a complete misfire occurs in a cylinder, a required rotation time when complete combustion occurs in the cylinder, and a required rotation time during the current combustion stroke, and integrates the calculated rotational variation. If it is determined that the number of times the rotational variation has been integrated has reached a predetermined number, the engine ECU calculates an amount of learning value deviation from the integrated rotational variation. If the amount of learning value deviation is equal to or greater than a certain amount, the engine ECU corrects a learning value of a sub-feedback control with respect to the air-fuel ratio. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100345 | CLAY BIRD THROWER - A hand held disk thrower consisting of a pivoting extended arm and launching head connected to a gripping handle that allows a wide ratios secondary action. The throwing head and arm section are designed to grip the clay target in a semicircular channeled head that offers some resistance to releasing. The arm is lengthened and arched to create both drag and centrifugal force. The launch head and arm section are attached to the handle by a pivoting joint that allows for free or flopping movement of head arm section. The combination head and launch arm and handle are constructed of a semi-ridged plastic. The thrower is designed to release a spinning disk when swung in an arc by the person grasping the handle. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100346 | ABRASIVE GRAIN POWDER - Abrasive grain powder, in particular intended for machining silicon ingots, such that the granulometric fraction D | 2011-05-05 |
20110100347 | Wire and Methodology for Cutting Materials With Wire - Wire for cutting feedstock and a method for cutting feedstock with the wire. The wire may include an iron based alloy comprising at least 35 at % iron, nickel and/or cobalt in the range of about 7 to 50 at %, at least one non-metal or metalloid selected from the group consisting of boron, carbon, silicon, phosphorus, and/or nitrogen present in the range of about 1 to 35 at %, and one metal selected from the group consisting of copper, titanium, molybdenum, aluminum, and/or chromium present in the range of about 0 to 25 at %, wherein the wire has an aspect ratio of greater than one and exhibits metallic and/or crystalline phases of less than 500 nm in size. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100348 | Mounting Plate For A Wire Sawing Device, Wire Sawing Device Comprising The Same, And Wire Sawing Process Carried Out By The Device - The device ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100349 | Modulating Gas Furnace - A method controls a modulating gas furnace by monitoring a differential pressure associated with the modulating gas furnace, learning an intermediate value associated with an intermediate capacity between a minimum output capacity of the gas furnace and a maximum output capacity of the gas furnace, learning one of a high value associated with the maximum output capacity and a low value associated with a minimum output capacity, establishing an estimated operating curve using either the intermediate value and the low value or using the intermediate value and the high value, and operating the gas furnace in accordance with the estimated operating curve. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100350 | ONE-PIECE FASTENING ELEMENT FOR A COOKING HOB AND A COOKING HOB WITH ONE-PIECE FASTENING ELEMENTS - The present invention relates to a one-piece fastening element ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100351 | PORTABLE COOKING APPARATUS - A portable cooking apparatus which is designed for sport fishermen. The apparatus enables sport fishermen to cook food anywhere along a shoreline instead of in a predesignated area. The portable cooking apparatus comprises: a fire ring; a wind screen which is operationally attached to the top of the fire ring; a charcoal pan which is operationally attached to the bottom of the fire ring; a grill which is operationally attached to the fire ring above the charcoal pan; means to use gas; and a plurality of support legs operationally attached to the bottom of the fire ring. A separate embodiment further comprises a case for carrying the portable cooking apparatus. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100352 | MODULAR HOB - A modular hob of the type having at least two modules, each of which comprises a body to be laid onto a top, with which body a cooking device is associated, such as a gas burner, an electric plate or the like, wherein the body can be pivoted about an axis between an operating condition in which it rests on the top and an idle condition in which it is separated from said top. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100353 | COOKTOP ASSEMBLY COMPRISING FLUSH-MOUNTED COOKTOP PANEL - The invention relates to an adjusting device ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100354 | NON-ELECTRICALLY-POWERED SUN-TRACKING SOLAR SYSTEM - A non-electrically-powered sun-tracking solar system has a shaft, a solar panel, two roll drivers, a roll transmitter, two pitch drivers and a pitch transmitter. The shaft has a lower shank and an upper shank pivotally mounted upon the lower shank. The solar panel is pivotally mounted on the upper shank. The two roll drivers are ecliptically and bilaterally attached to the solar panel. The roll transmitter pivotally connects the upper shank and the solar panel and communicates with the two roll drivers. The two pitch drivers are meridionally and bilaterally attached to the solar panel. The pitch transmitter pivotally connects the lower shank and the upper shank and communicates with the two pitch drivers. Uneven heating by sunlight activates the roll drivers to change pitch and roll of the solar panel with the roll transmitter and the pitch transmitter for improved efficiency. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100355 | TROUGH COLLECTOR FOR A SOLAR POWER PLANT - The invention relates to a trough collector ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100356 | Reversible hydride thermal energy storage cell optimized for solar applications - A solar energy collection and storage system and a method of collecting and storing solar energy. The system includes a device for focusing solar energy onto a reaction chamber for the conversion of metal hydride to liquid metal and hydrogen, a metal/metal hydride chamber containing a metal/metal hydride mixture, a hydrogen storage system using hydrides and a thermo-cline for recovering the thermal energy from the hydrogen when it is cooled from 2000 F to ambient conditions for storage. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100357 | SOLAR HEATED FLUID RECIRCULATION DEVICE - A system for the sequential application of thermal energy subterranean of a structure The system includes a solar thermal collector, fluid for passing through the solar thermal collector for receiving thermal energy therefrom and a pump for passing the fluid through the solar thermal collector and selectively into a plurality of heat exchangers. Each of the heat exchangers is positioned at different levels subterranean and beneath the structure whereby the fluid is selectively introduced to one of the plurality of heat exchangers depending upon a predetermined time of year. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100358 | Low Cost Fixed Focal Point Parabolic Trough - In accordance with one embodiment, a parabolic trough system is disclosed to capture solar heat. It has low mass, high rigidity and precise robust rotational control. The trough does not require massive supports, since it use a “sandwich structure” where the core is lightweight urethane foam and the skin is made of aluminum sheet. The inside skin also functions as the parabolic reflector. The shape minimizes wind loads by centering the receiver in the parabola and by making the center of focus the center of rotation. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100359 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FRACTIONATION OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS - Methods and systems for fractionating lignocellulosic biomass including hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin, including exploding the biomass cells to devolatilize the biomass, hydrolyzing the hemicellulose to produce a liquid component including hemicellulosic sugars and a solid component including less than 10% hemicellulose, separating the liquid and solid components, vaporizing the cellulose in the solid component, and condensing the cellulosic sugar vapors. The methods and systems may vaporize the cellulose in a continuous steam reactor at a temperature of about 400-550° C. and a pressure of about 1-3 bara. Electromagnetic and/or electroaccoustic treatment such as ultrasound and/or microwave treatment may be applied to the biomass immediately before or during cellulose hydrolysis. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100360 | COMPOSITE LUNG THERAPY DEVICE AND METHOD - A system, device, and method of providing concurrent or contiguous breathing treatments for the purposes of clearing secretions from the lungs, expanding the airways, and delivering medicated aerosol is provided. In one embodiment, a device is provided for administering medicated aerosol delivery, lung expansion therapy, and/or secretion clearance therapy either concurrently or contiguously. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100361 | PRESSURISED METERED DOSE INHALERS (MDI) - The invention relates to pressurized metered dose inhalers (MDIs) in which all or part of the internal surface is lined with an inert organic coating and which contain a formulation which comprises TA 2005. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100362 | Pneumatic Shunt Resistance and Gas Mixer - This invention relates to pneumatic shunt resistance, comprising a block ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100363 | HUMIDIFIER FOR A BREATHING SYSTEM - A breathing system ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100364 | MULTIPLE CONDUIT CONNECTOR APPARATUS AND METHOD - A multiple-conduit connector includes a first coupling part that includes multiple first connectors associated with a corresponding conduit and a second coupling part that includes multiple second connectors associated with a corresponding conduit. Each conduit of the second coupling part communicates with a corresponding conduit of the first coupling part when the first coupling part and the second coupling part are detachably connected together. The multiple-conduit connector includes a guide projection located on one coupling part and a guide recess to receive the guide projection and disposed at a corresponding location in the other coupling part. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100365 | Respiratory device and method for controlling a respiratory device - The invention relates to a respiratory device comprising a respiratory gas source ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100366 | EXTENDABLE AIR DELIVERY SYSTEM AND AIR DELIVERY METHOD - An extendable air delivery system and a method for deciding a delivery mode therein are provided. The extendable air delivery system includes a PAP device supply a breathable pressured air to a patient and a sensing device to acquire physiological information from the patient by at least a sensor. The method includes steps of initiating the PAP device, detecting if the sensing device is connected with the PAP device, and if negative, the PAP device enters a preset independent operation mode and performs a preloaded first air delivery behavior for providing the breathable air to the patient, or if positive, the PAP device enters a common operation mode. During the common operation mode, based on the acquired physiological information, the sensing device generates a signal/data for sending to the PAP device, and the signal/data involves in deciding a second air delivery behavior for providing the patient the breathable air. And, the above steps are repeated during the air delivery. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100367 | METHOD OF SUPPLYING A BREATHING GAS TO AN AIRCREW IN AN AIRCRAFT - A method of operating an aircraft which includes a cabin for the aircrew which is pressurised in normal flight, and a deployment door which is opened in high altitude flight when the cabin will be depressurised, to enable a passenger and/or a load to be deployed from the depressurised cabin of the aircraft to the ground, the aircraft including an installed breathing gas system for providing a limited capacity supply of breathing gas to the aircrew in the cabin in the event of an emergency cabin de-compression, the installed breathing gas system including a source of breathing gas being substantially pure oxygen, and a line from the source to a face mask for delivering the breathing gas to an aircrew member, the method including prior to take-off on a mission according to a mission plan, determining whether the mission plan includes depressurising the cabin and opening the deployment door at high altitude, and where the cabin is planned to be depressurised at high altitude, prior to take-off on the mission, loading onto the aircraft an auxiliary breathing gas supply system for supplying breathing gas to the aircrew both during a preparation period prior to the planned cabin depressurisation when the cabin is pressurised, to prepare the aircrew for the planned cabin depressurisation, and during the planned cabin depressurisation. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100368 | Face mask for endoscopy - A face mask assembly according to the present invention, includes a mask body. The inside of the mask body is of a size and shape to substantially conformally fit over the oral and nasal region of a patient's face. The mask body forms a receptacle and an opening above the receptacle. The face mask assembly also includes an inlet connection device connected to the receptacle and a hose connected to the inlet connection device. The hose is in open communication with the inside of the mask body to supply gas, normally oxygen. The opening formed above the receptacle is of sufficient size and shape to allow use of a medical scope such as an endoscope or a bronchoscope or a transesophogeal echocardiography scope or similar device. A closure flap substantially closes the opening when the opening is not being used for a medical scope. A port, also connected to the receptacle, is used to sample end of tidal carbon dioxide. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100369 | Nasal Device for Obesity Prevention and Treatment - A nasal device ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100370 | Overmolding buckles at the same time as overmolding a lens respirator - A respirator mask and a method of making the respirator mask that includes a lens member and a plurality of buckle members spaced around the lens member. A flange member is overmolded to the lens member and to the spaced buckle members at the same time by the following method. A mold member is provided to have individual mold supports to individually receive and support the lens member and to individually receive and support the buckle members at the spaced positions around the lens member. The mold member forms a flange cavity around the lens member and extending to the buckle members. The lens member is positioned within its individual mold support and the buckle members are positioned within their individual mold supports at the spaced positions around the lens member. The molding material is then injected into the flange cavity to form a flange that overmolds to the lens member while at the same time overmolds to the buckle members to form the respirator mask. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100371 | ANTI-VIRAL PROPERTIES OF ZOSTERIC ACID AND RELATED MOLECULES - The invention relates chemical compound entry inhibitors and methods of determining such inhibitors that interact with regions of viruses, such as the dengue virus, as candidates for in vivo anti-viral compounds. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100372 | RESPIRATOR ATTACHMENT COMPONENT WITH MOLDED THERMOSET ELASTOMERIC SEAL - Respirator attachment components are described and include a polymeric rigid respirator attachment body portion having a first surface and a second surface and a silicone sealing element chemically bonded to the first or second surface. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100373 | METHOD OF DETECTING ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE MISPLACEMENT - A method of intubating a subject is disclosed. The method comprises inserting an endotracheal tube into the tracheal airway of the subject; inflating a cuff associated with the endotracheal tube within the airway below the vocal cords; measuring a level of at least one measure being indicative of leakage of secretion past the cuff to the lungs; comparing the level of the measure with an optimal level of the measure; and adjusting inflation of the cuff based on the comparison so as to generally minimize leakage of secretion from above the cuff to the lungs, while minimizing pressure associated damages to the airway. The measure(s) can be carbon dioxide concentration, a proxy measure from which such concentration can be inferred, or the level of one or more additives delivered to a subject during intubation. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100374 | Limb supporting apparatus - The present invention relates to an arm protection apparatus, and particularly an apparatus for protecting an arm from pressure injury. The apparatus comprises a pliant material having receiving portions for the upper arm and lower arm and releasable straps for the upper and lower arm. Wherein, in use, the channel and straps surround the arm so as to distribute pressure on the arm and reduce the likelihood of pressure injury. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100375 | LimbAlign Single - A foam positioner device utilized for maintaining resting limb positioning, hand shape and strength therapies, and other modality therapies. Said device, by means of an integrated strap slot base, incorporates a generic strap which wraps around furnishings such as pillows, recliner footrests, beds, chairs, and various medical apparatus exclusively and does not attach to the person. | 2011-05-05 |