19th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090113791 | Compressed Coconut Coir Pith Granules and Methods for the Production and use Thereof - Compressed coconut coir pith granules having unique physical and horticultural characteristics are provided along with methods for producing such compressed products by subjecting coconut coir pith to compaction utilizing a roll compactor and subsequently granulating the compacted material. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113792 | Plant Protection Method and Use - A method for protecting trees or plants from consumption or damage by animals constitutes the use of sharp and physically agitating material over the trees or plants. In one example of the invention a sharp object like barbed wire is used to wrap around the plant where it is vulnerable. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113793 | CAPILLARY-CONTROLLED BUOYANT PLANTER - A buoyant planter and its use. In one embodiment, the invention is a buoyant planter comprising: a nonwoven matrix body comprising fibers; a plurality of buoyant foam units integrated into said nonwoven matrix to produce a buoyant mass, said buoyant foam units being comprised of an expanded, cured polymer resin that envelopes a portion of said fibers to produce foamed zones; and a hydrophilic growth medium that is supported by said nonwoven matrix body. In another embodiment, the invention is a buoyant planter comprising: a nonwoven matrix body comprising fibers; a plurality of substantially vertical capillary channels within said nonwoven matrix body, each of said substantially vertical capillary channels having an upper end; and a grass sod disposed on said nonwoven matrix body and in communication with said upper ends. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113794 | Corner planter - The corner planter is a receptacle having rear walls configured to neatly fit in a corner. Pockets are provided on the rear walls of the planter for housing structure to affix the planter to the walls of the corner. The pockets are designed to allow the planter to fit flush with the walls of the corner. Notches are formed in the top edges of the rear walls of the planters to aid in the location of affixing structure | 2009-05-07 |
20090113795 | HYDROGEN PRODUCING FUEL FOR POWER GENERATOR - A hydrogen producing fuel comprises a chemical hydride and metal hydride. In one embodiment the chemical hydride evolves hydrogen spontaneously upon exposure to water vapor, and the metal hydride reversibly absorbs/desorbs hydrogen based on temperature and pressure. The hydrogen producing substance may be formed in the shape of a pellet and may be contained within a hydrogen and water vapor permeable, liquid water impermeable membrane. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113796 | COMPACT, SPACE-SAVING ARRANGEMENT OF MICROCHANNEL STEAM REFORMING REACTORS WITH IMPROVED PERFORMANCE - A highly compact reforming system made up of arrangements of individual reactor panels interconnected by a joint piece. This arrangement allows for a compact reforming system to be created while still retaining the low pressure drop characteristic of the panel configuration of the steam reforming reactors. In addition, the performance of a series of reactors is improved by incorporating a mixing process into the joint pieces used between panels to form the structure. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113797 | Method and system of controlling a door drive - The present invention relates to a method of controlling a door drive, in particular of a roller door, wherein a capacitive sensor is used for the automatic recognition of obstructions in the region of the door closing path, wherein the recognition of obstructions on the closing of the door takes place by a comparison of the then current change in the capacity of the capacitive sensor with respect to a variable with a reference value or a reference curve. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113798 | SECURITY WINDOW - A security window for shielding a secured space against forceful attacks generally includes a lateral profile, a pane having outer and inner surfaces, a clamping assembly adapted to hold the pane, a column protruding from the lateral profile, and a first seal disposed longitudinally along the column. The clamping assembly is rotatably coupled to the lateral profile. In operation, the pane moves between closed and open positions upon rotation of the clamping assembly. The column spans longitudinally along the pane and the clamping assembly. The first seal is adapted to hinder fluid from passing through the pane and the clamping assembly and abuts the outer surface of the pane when the pane is located in the closed position. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113799 | Mobile Partition - Mobile partitioning wall with several wall elements displaceably suspended in running rails. The mobile partitioning wall have structural units that are technically simple to manufacture and to mount and are structured to be universally usable and can be easily and variably disposed at the edge sides of individual wall elements. The wall elements have mounting elements that are horizontally and/or vertically disposed at the edge sides. Modular structural units are laterally insertable into the mounting elements. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113800 | WINDOW LATCH - A latch for use in a window, the latch including a faceplate, a pair of opposed sidewalls, each sidewall defining a pawl mounting recess, a bottom wall extending between the sidewalls, an aperture defined by the faceplate that opens into a first cavity defined by the housing, and a pair of mounting arms disposed within the first cavity. Each mounting arm has a distal end extending both toward the face plate and inwardly toward a longitudinal center plane of the housing. A pawl is pivotably received in the first recess, the pawl including a top surface, an engagement surface, and a pair of mounting pins pivotally received in the pawl mounting recesses. The distal ends of the mounting arms engage the pawl adjacent a respective mounting pin such that the mounting pins are pivotably secured in the pawl mounting recesses. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113801 | SLIDE DOOR OPENING/CLOSING DEVICE OF MOTOR VEHICLE - A lower guide rail is mounted to a lower surface of a vehicle floor panel. Front and rear cable guides are provided on front and rear ends of the lower guide rail. A lower roller bracket fixed to a slide door is guided by the lower guide rail. An electric actuator unit is mounted to the lower surface of the floor panel. The electric actuator unit includes a cable wind/rewind drum. A watertight cover is mounted to the lower surface of the floor panel in a manner to cover the electric actuator unit. A first inner cable is guided by the front cable guide and has one end portion wound on the wind/rewind drum and the other end fixed to the lower roller bracket. A second inner cable is guided by the rear cable guide and has one end portion wound on the wind/rewind drum and the other end fixed to the lower roller bracket. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113802 | FLUSH DROP-GLASS WINDOW MODULE - A window assembly includes a stationary glazing panel, a moving glazing panel, and a drive mechanism to selectively move the moving glazing panel. A window frame supports the stationary glazing panel. A mounting frame is located at least partially below the moving glazing panel and is configured to capture any water entering the vehicle at the moving glazing panel and to direct the water to a drain. Outer surfaces of the glazing panels are flush to each other. In one disclosed embodiment, tops of the stationary glazing panel and the moving glazing panel are exposed. In another disclosed embodiment, the side and top of the stationary glazing panel are flush mounted. In another disclosed embodiment, the side and top of the stationary glazing panel is flush mounted and a trim member visually covers the top of the moving glazing panel when the moving glazing panel is in the closed position. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113803 | Drive device - Disclosed is a drive device for the automatic opening and closing of hinged lids, especially motor vehicle lids. The drive device includes a housing, a rotary drive installed in the housing, at least one spindle drive, which can be driven by the rotary drive and which comprises a threaded spindle and a spindle nut, a connecting device mounted on the spindle nut, and at least one actuating pull, comprising a cable and a sleeve, where one end of the cable is attached to the connecting device. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113804 | Barrier Release Mechanism - A barrier release mechanism ( | 2009-05-07 |
20090113805 | OPENING AND CLOSING SUPPORT MECHANISM AND APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An opening and closing support mechanism includes: a main body; an opening and closing member; and a support member includes: a first joint support portion that curves to deform when the opening and closing member is closed, and extends straight when the opening and closing member is opened; and a projection portion that projects to an opposite side of a curving side of the first joint support portion at a side of either one end portion or the other end portion of first joint support portion when the opening and closing member is closed, and is elastically deformed in a direction of approaching the first joint support portion while pressed against a portion of the main body or opening and closing member when the opening and closing member is opened, and the support member being fitted between the main body and the opening and closing member. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113806 | Pesticide dust port - A device for providing closeable access through a ceiling, wall or floor and into an adjacent space, such as a crawl space or attic, includes a base flange surrounding an open portal and a cover plate attachable to the base flange for closing the open portal. The base flange mounts to the ceiling or wall with the open portal axially aligned with an opening previously formed through the ceiling or wall, wherein movement of the cover plate from the closed position permits access through the open portal and into the adjacent space. In a preferred embodiment, the cover plate is hingedly attached to the base flange to permit swinging movement between the closed and open positions. A pesticide dust can be conveniently applied to the adjacent space by inserting the wand end of a duster blower machine through the open portal. An angled adaptor, attachable to the wand end, allows 360° dispersal of the blown pesticide dust within the adjacent space. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113807 | DEVICE FOR GUIDING A DROP WINDOW - A device for guiding a drop window on a guide rail is provided that is inclined relative to the vertical line and a horizontal shaft rail. The device includes, but is not limited to a deflector that is fixed on the guide rail and includes, butt is not limited to a vertical edge. The vertical edge extends up to the shaft rail. The deflector prevents the admission of dirt and noises between the shaft rail and the guide rail. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113808 | SECURITY WINDOW - A security window for shielding a secured space from forceful attacks includes a fixed lateral profile, a pane, a pane profile movably mounted on the fixed lateral profile, and a locking mechanism is configured to secure the pane profile to the fixed lateral profile. The pane profile supports the pane and is adapted to move the pane between open and closed positions. The locking mechanism has locked and unlocked positions and includes a movable profile adapted to slide longitudinally and transversely with respect to the fixed lateral profile. The movable profile is positioned between the fixed lateral profile and the pane profile when the locking mechanism is in the locked position. When the locking mechanism is in the unlocked position, the movable profile is located inside the pane profile. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113809 | FINE PARTICLES OF OXIDE CRYSTAL AND SLURRY FOR POLISHING WHICH CONTAINS THE FINE PARTICLES - To provide a slurry for polishing which is excellent in polishing properties, can suppress scratches and is appropriate for accurate polishing in semiconductor production steps, and fine particles of oxide crystal for it. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113810 | Method for Making Cemented Carbide Products - Methods are disclosed for dispersing a powder mixture of at least one metal carbide powder and at least one cobalt powder in at least one apolar medium with at least one dispersant and, optionally, at least one wetting agent. According to the invention, the dispersant is an effective dispersant for both cobalt and metal carbide surfaces. The invention is particularly useful for powder mixtures with a fine grained cobalt powder and a relatively high cobalt content. The dispersant used is an amphiphilic compound with a branched copolymer structure. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113811 | ABRASIVE WEAR-RESISTANT MATERIALS, METHODS FOR APPLYING SUCH MATERIALS TO EARTH-BORING TOOLS, AND METHODS FOR SECURING CUTTING ELEMENTS TO EARTH-BORING TOOLS - An abrasive wear-resistant material includes a matrix and sintered and cast tungsten carbide pellets. A device for use in drilling subterranean formations includes a first structure secured to a second structure with bonding material. An abrasive wear-resistant material covers the bonding material. The first structure may include a drill bit body and the second structure may include a cutting element. A method for applying an abrasive wear-resistant material to a drill bit includes providing a bit, mixing sintered and cast tungsten carbide pellets in a matrix material to provide a pre-application material, heating the pre-application material to melt the matrix material, applying the pre-application material to the bit, and solidifying the material. A method for securing a cutting element to a bit body includes providing an abrasive wear-resistant material to a surface of a drill bit that covers a brazing alloy disposed between the cutting element and the bit body. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113812 | Storm proof aluma-foam housing unit - An aluminum-foam structural housing unit that is storm-proof, self-contained, and built to withstand natural disaster conditions resulting from hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, and fire, and then assist its inhabitants immediately thereafter when interruptions in public utility system service can be experienced. The combined use of aluminum alloy and foam as its building materials gives the unit its great strength, as well as the versatility needed to face natural disaster conditions while providing absolute resistance to heavy winds, flooding, earthquake and fire. Since the unit is buoyant, during flooding conditions it lifts from the ground and is guided by vertical poles to maintain a horizontal orientation. The unit also automatically disconnects from public utility systems as lifting occurs, and it then provides its inhabitants with self-contained sources of water, electrical energy, and sewage management. Thus, the unit is designed to adjust to the flow of nature, instead of working against it. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113813 | Supply Device - A supply device, in particular for work rooms such as classrooms, includes a profiled body for providing at least one lighting member and/or at least one user connection, which can be connected with an external media line. At least one mounting device is provided for mounting the profiled body. In order to improve room acoustics in a classroom, for example, the supply device also has at least one acoustic surface with a sound-absorbing surface and/or a sound-reflecting surface. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113814 | MONOLITHIC MODULE STRUCTURE TO BUILD CONSTRUCTIONS AND METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE - A new monolithic module structure for construction and its manufacture method to build monolithic constructions. The monolithic modules can be easily-transported and easily arranged on the conceived site for the construction of the edification. The method comprises the stages of: a) manufacture of the necessary number of harnesses for the fabrication of modules and panels; b) manufacture of modules, where the foundations are fabricated over which the module exterior walls will be manufactured; c) manufacture of panels and flat roofs and of interior panels, if required, simultaneously to the modules; d) integration of interior panels into the modules; e) assembly of the flat roof over the module walls; f) transport and storage of the already assembled module for its commercialization and distribution. The method permits to obtain construction modules at high volumes to be used for diverse constructions. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113815 | Tapered Hexagon Building Block - A tapered hexagon building block and a method for building spherical and hemispherical structures from the building block disclosed. The building block can have both a male and a female element for use as an interlocking mechanism for added strength and fitting guidance during construction. The block can be sized for use both as a toy and for use in building temporary or permanent spherical and hemispherical structures. The blocks can be composed of any suitable building material such as the group composed of glass, wood, metal, plastic, quartz, sand, ceramic, clay, brick, concrete, carbon, compressed soot, or any other such building material suitable for the use of the specific structure. The block can be solid or hollow and can be made of any clear material with thin walls to promote the passage of light or solid and opaque to block the passage of light. The block can be sized to accommodate the size of the spherical, or hemispherical structure desired, and the structures formed with the blocks can be assembled with or without permanent bonding agents or other connecting devices. Due to the nature of the tapered hexagon shape of the block, the structure formed becomes stronger with each successive layer of blocks added as a result of compression strength. When the blocks are made with a semisolid or malleable material, the blocks within the structure meld together under pressure from the structure mass to form a single solid spherical or hemispherical component. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113816 | ARCHITECTURAL SYSTEM USING A RETRACTABLE STRUT ALIGNED IN A BASE PLANE AND AN EXTENSION STRUT PROTRUDING ACUTELY FROM THE BASE PLANE - In an architectural system, a triangular base engages an extension. The base includes three complete struts substantially aligned along their respective axes. These axes each intersect each other to form a triangle contained in a base plane. The triangle's vertices each correspond to a respective nucleus of nodes called A, B and C. This forms three base angles. The first angle has a positive value about equal to [j×20.9°+k×31.7°+m×36°+n×37.4°], where j, k, m and n are each an integer less than three. The second angle also has a positive value about equal to [q×20.9°+r×31.7°+s×36°+t×37.4°], where q, r, s and t are each an integer less than three. The third node engages the second and third complete struts and must be large enough to maintain the third base angle at a positive value less than 60°. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113817 | Vented Eaves Closure - A method is provided for installing a ventilated eaves closure and tile support apparatus along the eaves of a roof. A vented eaves closure apparatus is disposed along the eaves to support the first course of roof tiles at a desired pitch. The apparatus provides support, ventilation, and drainage, while also providing a barrier to wind-driven precipitation, bird nesting, and animal invasion. The apparatus includes an array of openings configured to allow drainage and facilitate the flow of air beneath the tiles and throughout the air space between the roof deck and the tiles. The method and apparatus can be adapted to fit a variety of roof types and roof tiles having different sizes, shapes, and profiles. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113818 | Fence post anchor and method of installation - A fence post anchor that is easily integrally fabricated and attachable onto any type of fence post of choice. The anchor includes a bottom section that functions as a platform and an outwardly projecting spade section that provides strength and stability for the post. The anchor is pivot able between an installed position and an uninstalled position. Most importantly, the anchor automatically self-sets upon installation. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113819 | Support frame unit for swimming pool assembly - Disclosed is a support frame unit for a swimming pool assembly, which stably withstands hydraulic pressure, transmitted from a wall of the swimming pool assembly. The support frame unit for a swimming pool assembly, in which a plurality of support frame units is disposed along the periphery of a surrounding wall of a pool body of the swimming pool assembly filled with water so as to prevent the surrounding wall from being sunken due to hydraulic pressure, includes first and second vertical rods having a rectilinear shape, upper ends of which are detachably attached to horizontal rods maintaining the shape of the upper end of the surrounding wall; a prop pipe including a central part inserted into a loop part formed on the bottom of the pool body, and first and second branch parts bent from both sides of the central part in the same direction; and first and second shoes respectively formed in single pieces having inclined holes, into which lower ends of the first and second vertical rods are respectively inserted, formed in upper surfaces thereof, and horizontal holes, into which the first and second branch parts of the prop pipe are respectively detachably inserted, formed in side surfaces thereof. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113820 | PREFABRICATED WALL PANEL SYSTEM - A prefabricated wall system used in constructing a structure, the system including a wall segment configured to be lightweight and easily handled manually while constructing the structure, and a securing system configured to secure the wall segment in place on the structure. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113821 | Multi-Floor Building - A multi-floor building comprising a floor garden unit, set on every floor of all floors or every floor of continuous multiple floors, wherein the floor garden unit has a height of two or more floors and is open to outside. A plane projection of two adjacent floor garden units is non-overlapping. A bottom space of an upper floor garden unit and a upper space of an adjacent lower floor garden unit are at a same floor and partially run through. At least two of the floor garden units are in a superposed state to form a set of superposing garden arrangement. The bottom plate of the upper floor garden unit is a roof plate of the adjacent lower floor garden unit. Every two of the floor garden units run through each other in turn to form a stereo-terraced garden. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113822 | Photovoltaic Membrane System - A photovoltaic membrane system is provided for use on a building and, optionally, incorporated into the building envelope. One or more photovoltaic cells are provided at an upper layer of the system. A thermal barrier is disposed between the one or more photovoltaic cells and the building, isolating the two from one another. The thermal barrier may be provided as a series of wedges that are shaped and oriented to optimize electrical performance of the photovoltaic cells. An air channel assembly may be provided to ventilate heated air from beneath the one or more photovoltaic modules away from the system and the building. The system may be integrally associated with the building or removably coupled therewith. Components may be provided for assembly during installation or preassembled modules may be provided for installation. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113823 | OFF-RIDGE ROOF VENT - An off-ridge vent for a roof may comprise a longitudinally-extending main body having an arcuate lateral cross-sectional shape with two ends, a front flange extending from one lateral side of the main body, and a rear flange extending the other lateral side of the main body; two end caps, each end cap attached to and closing one of the ends of the main body, each end cap including a face portion which attaches to the main body and a side flange extending from the face portion; wherein, at least one of the end caps comprises a vented portion. The rear flange of the main body and the side flanges of the end caps may comprise return flanges that assist in redirecting any water that contacts the flange. The vent may overlay an aperture in the roof such that air may flow through the aperture and out the axial vent ends. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113824 | SKYLIGHT TUBE WITH REFLECTIVE FILM AND SURFACE IRREGULARITIES - A skylight shaft is coated with a highly reflective film to maximize the amount of light transmitted from the top of the skylight to a room below the skylight. Surface irregularities are formed in the shaft or adhesive that holds the film onto the shaft to diffuse the light and thereby prevent the formation of focal “hot spots” in the room below. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113825 | ANTI-EFFRACTION SAFETY SYSTEM FOR DOOR AND WINDOW FRAMES - An anti-effraction safety system for a door or window frame comprising a fixed frame and a mobile frame, in which the mobile frame comprises at least one sectional element with a longitudinal groove with two undercut portions set on opposite sides of a longitudinal central opening and in which at least one transmission rod slidably engages said groove and can be displaced in a longitudinal direction by means of a control handle. Fixed to the transmission rod is at least one closing element co-operating with a complementary detent fixed to the fixed frame. The transmission rod has two through openings both open on respective longitudinal edges of the rod. The closing element comprises two separate complementary parts fixed to one another, in which each of said separate parts engages a respective through opening of the transmission rod and has a respective tenon that slidably engages in a longitudinal direction a respective undercut portion of the groove. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113826 | GLAZING SYSTEM - The current invention relates to a unique and compact self-lock glazing mechanism for heavy glazing needs, composed of two aluminum extrusion profiles—a male profile and a female profile—designed in such a way to self-lock glass panels using rubber beading; the said glazing system functions when glass panel is placed on the setting blocks over the upper leg of the said female profile with a pair of spacers between the vertical tip of the said female profile and the said glass panel, and then the horizontal leg of the said male profile is inserted with its locking tip facing upward into the gap between the lower and upper legs of the said female profile; the locking tips of both the male and female profiles are then engaged by tilting the said male profile on its built-in fulcrum by pulling the vertical leg outward and introducing a pair of wedges into the space so created between the said glass panel and the said vertical tip of the male profile to keep the lock engaged and the said profiles get arrested; eventually the said glass panel is locked in the said glazing system; and the said mechanism further tightens its grip on the edges of the locked glass panel when the spacers and wedges are replaced by grooved rubber beadings of appropriate resilience which enables the said glass panel to remain in equilibrium throughout the life of the rubber beading; the introduction of the rubber beadings into the system lends a unique dynamism to the mechanism due to the built in fulcrum built in the said male profile, the inherent resilience of rubber causes a mating action in the said locking chamber and the resulting equal and opposite reaction keep the glass panel in an equilibrium; this balancing act of forces remains in the locking system throughout the life of the rubber beading as a dynamic phenomenon. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113827 | Metal construction member - A metal construction member is disclosed in which the main body is fabricated from a high yield steel sheet which has a thickness dimension of about 0.015 inches to about 0.045 inches, and a yield strength of about 57 ksi to about 65 ksi, and has a cross sectional shape which imparts increased strength to the metal construction member. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113828 | GALVANNEALED STEEL FORMS - A form for receiving a filler material to create an island is provided. The form is made essentially entirely out of galvannealed steel that is easily paintable. The form has a substantially continuous wall having an outer surface and an inner surface. The wall is made out of a plurality of galvannealed steel wall sections. The wall has a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The inner surface forms an enclosed chamber for receiving the filler material. A first support made out of galvannealed steel is attached to the inner surface of the first side of the wall and a second support made out of galvannealed steel is attached to the inner surface of the second side of the wall. A brace made out of galvannealed steel is disposed between the supports, wherein the brace removably engages the supports. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113829 | THREE DIMENSIONAL BUILDING ELEMENT - Disclosed is a three dimensional building element having outer shells formed from cementitious compositions having different densities. The outer shell forming the exterior portion of the building element has a density greater than the interior shell to provide structure strength. The interior shell is formed from a lower density cementitious compound to provide an interior wall portion of a structure with a smooth finished appearance. The lower density of the interior cementitious compound enables the interior shell to obtain a smooth finished appearance without the need to apply various secondary coatings such as plaster or drywall. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113830 | Composite garage doors and processes for making such doors - Metal doors may be more cost-efficient than wood to manufacture and maintain, but may not be as aesthetically pleasing to the consumer. For example, metal garage doors may only be available in limited color lines and often do not simulate a natural wood grain in a very realistic manner. Also, metal garage doors may be limited in design, in that it may be difficult to add three dimensional shaping, such as trim or paneling, to the outer surface of a metal door. For example, some manufacturers apply extrusive plastic panels to the face of a metal garage door to add a design to the face of the door. The plastic and metal components, however, may exhibit different physical properties in response to changes in temperature and humidity and thus, the door may exhibit warping or other types of deformation upon exposure to weather. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113831 | STRUCTURAL INSULATION SHEATHING - Structural insulation sheathing (SIS), preferably in the form of a panel, comprises a structural member and an insulation member. The structural member and insulation members are in intimate, planar contact with one another, and the SIS structure meets both the structural (that is, AC 269) and insulation (R>2) requirements for the North American residential market. The structural 23 member of the SIS structure is multi-layer laminated paperboard. The insulation member of the SIS is a foamed sheet of a thermoplastic material such as polyisocyanurate. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113832 | Color, sheen and/or finish selector for coatings and other characteristics of surfaces - A grout selector composed of a flat substrate, a coating on the substrate for simulating the color and/or finish of one of a plurality of grouts and fold lines for enabling the substrate to be folded and placed between adjacent bricks, tiles or other coverings to simulate the presence of grout. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113833 | ROOF ASSEMBLY AND CLEAT APPARATUS - A metal roof assembly comprising at least two interlocking elongated sheet metal roofing panels, each roofing panel having a top lock portion, a bottom lock portion, a middle portion between the top lock portion and the bottom lock portion, and having a left side and a right side; a cleat having a flat portion and an inverted substantially-V-shaped portion, the inverted substantially-V-shaped portion being in communication with the flat portion, the cleat in the roof assembly interposed between the top lock portion of a first interlocking elongated sheet metal roofing panels and the bottom lock portion of a second interlocking elongated sheet metal roofing panel; wherein a portion of the bottom lock portion of the second elongated sheet metal roofing panel accepts a portion of the top lock portion of the first elongated sheet metal roofing panel. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113834 | CONSTRUCTIVE DISPOSAL IN SOCKET OF FLOOR - Constructive disposal in socket of floor, or more particularly the present Utility Model, which includes technical and functional improvement specially developed for characterizing a system of socket of floors, shaped by a laminate part ( | 2009-05-07 |
20090113835 | Interlocking Masonry Blocks - The present invention provides a block useful in the construction of walls and structures that is shaped in the general form of a rectangular solid. A horizontal channel extends along the entire length dimension of the block, open coincident with the top of the block. An open vertical channel associated with each end faces outwards toward an adjacent masonry block end. A protruding portion extends from the flat bottom with the same width of the open channel on the top, so that an interlocking connection is formed. A protruding rectangular portion is optionally incorporated into the front face portion, and also optionally into the rear face portion, leaving a recess along one end, and along the top, so that when assembled into a wall, the recessed parts of the face portion give the appearance of mortar joints. Vertical and horizontal rebar may be set within the aligned channels of the blocks when assembled into a wall. The blocks do not require excessive lifting when assembled to a wall or structure to clear vertically aligned set rebar. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113836 | Building Block - The invention includes a generally parallelepiped-shaped building block which has at least one male engaging formation defined on a first side thereof and at least one complimentary shaped female engaging formation defined on an opposed second side thereof, the engaging formations are shaped and configured to permit at least a portion of the, or each, male engaging formation of a similar building block to be received within the, or each, female engaging formation, thereby aligning and leveling the blocks relative to each other. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113837 | Artificial stone siding product - An artificial stone siding product for use as siding for homes, commercial buildings, and other structures, as well as for hearths, mantles, and other similar indoor structures, is provided. The artificial stone siding product includes a stone body cast of a cement aggregate and having an outer visible surface area shaped and colored to resemble real stone. An integral mounting support extends from at least one edge of the stone body. The mounting support allows the attachment of the artificial stone siding product to a surface of a wall using fasteners inserted through apertures defined by the support. The artificial stone siding product may be used to quickly and easily construct a stone wall by mounting a plurality of the artificial stone siding products to the exterior of a wall in much the same way as standard siding. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113838 | Structural boards having integrated water drainage channels - A water resistant structural board suitable for use in a wall system is disclosed. The structural board has water drainage channels on at least one of its surfaces to drain any water trapped behind the sealed wall system. The water drainage channels may be imparted into the structural board during or applied subsequent to a board production process, and the produced board is shipped to the construction site for a wall installation. When desired, the channeled surface of the structural board may be laminated, coated, or sprayed with a water resistant layer to further enhance the water resistant property of the board. A wall system including the disclosed structural board does not require a layer-by-layer installation of a component having water resistant property and a component having water drainage channel structure at a work site; therefore, labor cost and installation time may be reduced significantly. Examples of structural boards are oriented strand board, plywood, particle board, oriented strand lumber, dimensional lumber, fiberboard, wafer board, chipboard, laminated veneer lumber, and any substantially equivalent wood composite board known in art. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113839 | ADJUSTABLE JOIST HANGER - An adjustable bracket for supporting a first building member extending in a first direction relative to a second building member extending in a second direction, the bracket including a pair of bracket portions, each bracket portion having an attachment flange oriented in a first plane, a side support oriented in a second plane and a base wall oriented in a third plane, wherein the separation distance between the side supports of the respective bracket portions is adjustable to accommodate different thickness of first building members therebetween. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113840 | Cove base corner cover - Two integrally formed multipurpose devices with the resemblance of an aesthetic pillar hollowed out incorporating a cove element at the lower portion that is preformed to fit over and cover intersecting comers of previously installed cove base used in the flooring industry. The Cove base corner cover provides a unified junction between the two adjacent sides of a corner. This invention also provides an inexpensive, simplistic and productive procedure for installations of inside and outside corners. Precision cuts along with most all of the numerous steps currently being utilized to navigate into or from and around intersecting comers is eliminated. The problems such as, the cove element collapsing into itself as well as the popping of the upper edge associated with wrapping cove base around a corner, is also eliminated and for the most part, frustration and aggravation incurred while facilitating installations at the corners is significantly reduced. Repairs of damaged, cracked and split corners of already existing wall coverings are easily achieved with the use of the Cove base corner cover along with adapting the purpose as a corner protector while ultimately providing a final presentation of a well-designed and high-quality end result. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113841 | Roof/wall structure - A roof/wall structure includes a substantially rigid substrate and a waterproof membrane adhesively joined to an outer surface of the substrate. The membrane includes a layer of thermoplastic or elastomeric waterproof material, a layer of cushion material bound to an inner surface of the layer of waterproof material, and a pressure sensitive adhesive bound to a side of the layer of cushion material remote from the layer of waterproof material and bound to the substrate. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113842 | METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION FOR A GRAIN BIN FLOOR SUPPORT - A method of constructing a grain bin floor support system having a plurality of interconnected support members. The support members are constructed from a monolithic sheet of structural metal stamped and formed having upper and lower horizontal rails spanning across and integrally connected by a plurality of transverse support columns. The rails include a longitudinally extending center segment and a stabilizing portion adjacent each end thereof. The stabilizing portions are configured to be folded out in opposite directions forming a non-planar self-supporting structure. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113843 | BROADBAND PASSIVE DISTRIBUTED TUNED VIBRATION AND ACOUSTIC ABSORBER FOR MODALLY DENSE STRUCTURES - A passive distributed vibration absorber that utilizes multiple discrete mass elements and a viscoelastic layer and that effectively attenuates vibration in modally dense structures excited by a broadband input noise excitation and is tunable to multiple natural frequencies in such modally dense vibrating structures including low frequencies | 2009-05-07 |
20090113844 | Access floor grounding fastener - A fastener for Connecting a panel to a support, comprising at least one projection for penetrating said panel surface upon fastenings of panel to said support and make electrical contact thereto | 2009-05-07 |
20090113845 | Sheet metal section for dry construction - The invention relates to a sheet metal section for dry construction, including two limb portions and a base portion that connects the limb portions, in addition to at least one reinforcement strip that is situated on one of the limb portions. The sheet metal section is characterized in that it is equipped with a device for fixing the reinforcement strip to the limb portion. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113846 | Sheet metal section for dry construction - The invention relates to a sheet metal section for dry construction, including two limb portions and a base portion that connects said limb portions. According to the invention, at least one of the limb portions is equipped with a bent supporting edge that extends in the longitudinal direction of the section, the bent supporting edge being provided with a reinforcement strip. The section is characterised in that the reinforcement strip extends over the entire width of the bent supporting edge. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113847 | Apparatus For Packing Articles, In Particular Stickpacks, In Relative Cartons - An apparatus is situated downstream of a stickpack manufacturing machine with multiple dropping channels for forming a same number of stickpacks, which are distanced from one another by an interaxial measurement which is more than twice the width of the stickpacks. The apparatus comprises a ring-wound conveyor line, in which two batteries of walled compartments are provided, which batteries are driven independently from each other so that each battery is alternately situated either upstream or downstream; the number of compartments of each is a multiple of the number of dropping channels; the compartments are distanced by a step which is equal to half the interaxial measurement. A robotic handler is provided upstream of the conveyor line, which handler collects the stickpacks exiting from the machine and piles the stickpacks in the compartments of the battery waiting there; first the compartments in odd order, i.e. first, third and so on are filled, then the battery is made to advance by a step in order to fill the compartments in even order, i.e. second, fourth and so on, until all the compartments of the battery have been filled. In a phase relation with a return upstream of the remaining battery, the battery with filled compartments is transferred to a downstream cartoning machine, where a pusher acting transversely to the line transfers at least one pile of stickpacks of a compartment to an adjacent carton, which is carried in synchrony of position and advancement by a relative supply line which is partially flanking the conveyor line. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113848 | Folding unit for pourable food product packaging machines - A folding unit for producing packages of pourable food products from sealed packs having at least one projecting foldable end tab. At least one conveying member cyclically receives a relative pack, by the end corresponding to the tab, and feeds the pack along a forming path crosswise in the axis of the pack. A folding mechanism having an impact surface receives each pack by the end corresponding to the tab, and is carried by the conveying member to move between a first operating position, in which the impact surface forms, with the feed direction of the relative pack, an angle of over 90° and open in the direction of the forming path, to fold the relative tab, upon impact, onto the pack in the traveling direction of the pack, and a second operating position, in which the impact surface is rotated towards and cooperates with the pack. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113849 | Machine and Method for Packaging Groups of Products - To orient groups of products to be packaged in a plastic film the groups (G) are wrapped in lengths of film and fed between two series of opposite conveyor belts ( | 2009-05-07 |
20090113850 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING FLEXIBLE BAGS - A method for treating flexible bags, comprising transporting, opening, filling and closing the bags in subsequent treatment stations in which the bags are transported in holding devices on several tracks from one treatment station to the next. In one embodiment of the present invention, the bags are transported in a continuous motion; during treatment, the respective treatment station is moved from its initial position synchronously with the motion of the bags; and after treatment, the respective treatment station is returned to its initial position. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113851 | Packaging seal plate having a shaped face - A seal plate for use in sealing ophthalmic lens blister packages having a laminate foil cover and plastic shell for containing an ophthalmic lens and lens solution therein, the seal plate including a heated plate body and sealing face. The sealing face protrudes from the plate body and has an irregular shape. The sealing face further engages the laminate foil cover and displaces moisture present between the foil cover and plastic bowl body to induce a heat seal therebetween. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113852 | Product in seal deflection device - A device for deflecting a loose fill product from the seal zone of a bag and sealing the bag is provided. The device includes a product stopper. The product stopper is adjacent to the sealing element of a bagging machine. The product stopper includes a mount that mounts the product stopper to a bagging machine and a pinching element that pinches a bag proximal to a sealing zone before the bag is sealed by the sealing element at the sealing zone. In one embodiment, the pincher includes a spring loaded mechanism for pinching the bag proximal to the sealing zone. In another embodiment, the pincher includes an air assist mechanism for pinching the bag proximal to the sealing zone. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113853 | PACKAGE UNBUNDLING SYSTEM - A package unbundling station receives bundles of articles to be unwrapped. The station includes a clamp for holding a bundle in a fixed position and a pair of spaced-apart movable cutter assemblies which cut at least one of wrapping and banding on at least two sides of the bundle, resulting in an “open envelope” which is transferred to a work station for easy removal of the articles which are then conveyed for subsequent sorting. In one embodiment, an unbundling station is coupled with a package sorting system and receives banded and/or wrapped bundles of articles and includes at least a pair of spaced-apart movable cutter assemblies which cut at least one of the banding and/or wrapping materials of the bundle and subsequently outputs the opened bundle to an output station for subsequent processing. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113854 | Device For Sub-Dividing Tubular Packaging Into Packaging Units - The invention relates to an apparatus for subdividing a fed tubular packaging sleeve into packaging units, having two displacer groups which are intended for constricting the tubular packaging sleeve, it being possible for the rear displacer group, as seen in respect of the movement of the tubular packaging sleeve, to be moved in the longitudinal direction of the tubular packaging sleeve, and the apparatus comprises a supporting element which is connected to the rear displacer group and is intended for supporting the tubular packaging sleeve. The supporting element allows the tubular packaging sleeve to be transported away reliably. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113855 | Object Conveyor and Bagger with Sonic Welded Bag Seams - A bagging conveyor quickly positions two-dimensional arrayed layers of objects inside a sealed, flexible bag prior to the layers of objects being delivered by the bagging conveyor to a palletizer. The bagging conveyor receives continuous films of packaging material from below and above the conveying surface of the bagging conveyor and positions the films of packaging material below and above the layer of objects being conveyed by the conveyor. The bagging conveyor then forms seams along the laterally opposite side edges of the packing material films at the sides of the conveyed layer of objects and forms seams laterally across the upper and lower films of packaging material in front of and behind the conveyed layer of objects, thereby quickly enclosing the conveyed layer of objects in a sealed bag as they are conveyed through the bagging conveyor. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113856 | High Efficiency Dust Separation System For Mobile Sweeper Vehicles - An improved regenerative flow sweeping system for road and pavement sweeper vehicles includes first and second filter compartments as part of the recirculation loop in which the debris-entrained air is conducted from the intake hood into an initial separation compartment where some of the debris is removed from the air flow with the remaining air flow directed alternatively through one or the other of the first and second filter compartments for a selected period of time during which time finer particulates accumulate on the surface of the filter media. Thereafter, the air flow is redirected to the other filter compartment while pneumatic valves in the first filter compartment are selectively actuated to direct one or more pulses of compressed air into the filter media of the first filter compartment to remove accumulated particles on the filter media and effective “reverse flush” or purge the filter media. The first and second filter compartments are alternately place in and out of the air flow to filter particulates therefrom with the filter compartment that is taken out of the air flow subjected to the “reverse flush” to remove accumulate particulates therefrom. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113857 | LOW MAINTENANCE AIR CLEANING SYSTEM FOR WELDING CHAMBERS - The present invention relates to a novel enclosure and air filtration design for use with robotic welding stations. It includes a novel frame design, novel air cleaning systems and systems for reducing the frequency of cleaning the air cleaning system. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113858 | Filtration - A filtration unit having an inlet to, and outlet from, a filtration zone in which one or more filter elements are located, the filtration zone being located above a collection zone, the collection zone comprising powered movement means operable to cause particulate matter contacting such movement means to be urged towards storage means. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113859 | Multi-cyclone dust separating apparatus of vacuum cleaner - The multi-cyclone dust separating apparatus includes a first cyclone unit including a first outer tub with a first air inlet and a cylindrical element with a first air outlet, and whirling air from the first air inlet to separate dust therefrom, the cylindrical element being disposed in the first outer tub to form a first cyclone chamber, along with the first outer tub; a second cyclone unit including a plurality of cyclones, each having a second air inlet for drawing in dust-laden air from the first cyclone chamber, to provide a second dust separation; and a dust bin including a first dust collecting chamber for collecting the dust separated by the first cyclone unit and a plurality of second dust collecting chambers for collecting the dust separated by the second cyclone unit. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113860 | LOW MAINTENANCE AIR CLEANING SYSTEM FOR WELDING CHAMBERS - The present invention relates to a novel enclosure and air filtration design for use with robotic welding stations. It includes a novel frame design, novel air cleaning systems and systems for reducing the frequency of cleaning the air cleaning system. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113861 | Vacuum cleaner - A multi-cyclone dust-collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner mounted in a main cleaner body to separate dust from air flowing from a suction port body and collect the dust separated from the air, the apparatus including a dust-separating unit including a primary cyclone unit to separate large dust particles contained in the air flowing from the suction port body, and a secondary cyclone unit that is disposed inside the primary cyclone unit and that tapers downwards; and a dust-collecting unit detachably mounted in a lower portion of the dust-separating unit, the dust-collecting unit including a first dust-collecting chamber to collect the large dust particles discharged from the primary cyclone unit, and a second dust-collecting chamber disposed inside the first dust-collecting chamber to collect fine dust particles discharged from the secondary cyclone unit. The first dust-collecting chamber may be greater in volume than the second dust-collecting chamber. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113862 | Volume-Efficient Filter - A filter includes a housing with multiple flow passages and filter elements providing volume-efficient bottom-in, top-out flow or top-in, bottom-out flow. In another embodiment, parallel filtering flow paths are provided with multiple filter elements having respective overlapped sections axially aligned, with at least one filter element having a radial extension section non-axially aligned with another of the filter elements. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113863 | Low Expansion Cement Compositions for Ceramic Monoliths - Disclosed are cement compositions for applying to honeycomb substrates. The cement compositions contain an inorganic powder batch composition; a binder; a liquid vehicle; and an elastic modulus reducing additive. The elastic modulus reducing additive can contain a ceramic fiber or a monohydrated alumina. The cement compositions are well suited for forming ceramic diesel particulate wall flow filters. Also disclosed herein are end plugged wall flow filters that include the disclosed cement compositions and methods for the manufacture thereof. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113864 | Adjustable striping roller for lawn mower - A lawn mower has a striping roller assembly rotatably attaching a striping roller to a mower deck of the lawnmower. The striping roller assembly includes a mounting bracket connected to the mower deck, the bracket having a top arm that extends from the mower deck in a generally horizontal direction. A roller arm is pivotally mounted on the bracket at a pivot connection. A height adjusting rod attaches to the pivoting roller arm to permit the operator to select different height settings for the striping roller assembly, wherein the height adjusting rod passes through an opening in the top arm of the bracket and is slidable relative to the bracket. A U-shaped connection member having upper and lower legs is positioned such that the upper leg is above and the lower leg is below the top arm of the bracket. A spring biases the U-shaped connection member so that the upper leg is forced toward or against the upper surface of the top arm of the bracket. The assembly further includes a collar on the upper leg, wherein an upper end of the height adjusting rod has a plurality of height-adjustment holes passing through the rod and the collar also has a hole, wherein one of the holes in the rod is aligned with the hole in the collar and a pin is inserted through the holes to fix the collar to the height adjusting rod. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113865 | Method and Apparatus for Removing a Drive Belt in Confined Spaces - An apparatus and method are disclosed for efficiently removing a belt from a drive assembly of an agricultural implement in which a flywheel and a header framework cooperatively define a gap therebetween which is smaller than a cross-sectional dimension of the belt and thereby prevent the belt from being simply passed through the gap and removed from the remaining components of the drive assembly. A radially inwardly extending notch in the periphery of the flywheel is configured and dimensioned to allow a portion of the belt to be received within the notch. The notched flywheel, with the portion of the belt received in the notch, is rotatable such that the portion of the belt is moveable past the gap to thereby permit the belt to be removed from the remaining components of the drive assembly in the distal direction without requiring the removal of either the flywheel or the framework. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113866 | Harvester having an adjustable transfer means - A harvester ( | 2009-05-07 |
20090113867 | AIR MOVEMENT UNIT FOR BIOMASS CONVEYANCE, SEPARATION, OR COMBINE PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT - A harvesting machine includes a self-propelled vehicle adapted for separating grain from non-grain material, a cleaning shoe and a fan for controlling air flow. The fan is positioned downstream of the cleaning shoe and the fan having an air inlet for providing air to the fan and an aspiration outlet for providing air from the fan. The fan assists in reducing static air pressure within the harvesting machine. The fan may be a centrifugal fan. The harvesting machine may further include a chopper operatively connected to the vehicle and adapted for receiving the non-grain material and chopping the non-grain material and a blower adapted for assisting in conveying the non-grain material from the chopper such as for collection in a collection container. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113868 | Harvester having a transfer means - A harvester ( | 2009-05-07 |
20090113869 | CORN STALK ROLL, CORN STALK HEAD AND RELATIVE CORN STALK MACHINE - A corn stalk roll, a corn stalk head and a corn stalk machine suitable for harvesting cobs and separating the stalk or stem of the cob plant. The machine of the present invention requires low cutting power and is not susceptible to jamming. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113870 | STRAP WITH ARTICULATED LINKS - Said strap with articulated links, in particular for a watch, comprises at least three adjacent rows of links offset from one adjacent row to another, in which at least one friction surface ( | 2009-05-07 |
20090113871 | ROTORCRAFT FITTED WITH TURBINE ENGINES - The invention relates to a rotorcraft ( | 2009-05-07 |
20090113872 | Electrospray source - An electrospray source useful for a variety of applications and including an emitter with a porous media flow distributor having a surface forming multiple Taylor cones. A casing about the porous media flow distributor controls the direction of a working fluid through the porous media. An extractor is at a potential different than the emitter for forming the Taylor cones. A guard electrode is disposed between the emitter and the extractor and is at or above the potential of the emitter for shaping the electric field formed between the emitter and the extractor. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113873 | Continously air breathing assisted jet engine linear aerospkie rocket - A linear aerospike rocket engine receives continuous air breathing assistance from an oxygen turbopump powered axial flow air compressor and side mounted integrated adjustable ramp shape ramjets. The preferred embodiment receives all its thrust from air breathing during the start to about 1.95 kilometers per second (4300 mph) up to 20 miles altitude. It uses about 50% of the thrust from air breathing from 1.95-3 klm/second (4300-6700 mph). It uses about 10% of the thrust from air breathing engines at 30 miles altitude. It uses rocket turbines for powering the air compressor or the liquid oxygen pump, but not simultaneously. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113874 | System and method for electrically regenerating a particulate filter assembly of a generator set - A method of operating a generator set includes steps of operating an internal combustion engine of the generator set and driving an electrical generator of the generator set with the internal combustion engine. The method also includes a step of determining if an excess amount of electrical power is sufficient to regenerate a particulate filter assembly positioned downstream of the internal combustion engine. The excess electrical power includes a difference between electrical power produced by the electrical generator and electrical power requested by a load requestor. The particulate filter assembly is regenerated if it is determined that the excess electrical power is sufficient for regeneration by energizing at least one electrical heating element using the excess electrical energy. The regeneration is delayed if a predetermined criteria is satisfied. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113875 | Exhaust Gas Purifying Apparatus for Internal Combustion Engine - An exhaust gas purifying apparatus for an internal combustion engine is provided. The apparatus includes a recoverable type exhaust gas purifying device provided in an exhaust passage, a reducing agent addition device for adding a reducing agent into the exhaust passage upstream of the exhaust gas purifying device, an operation control device for controlling operation of the reducing agent addition device such that the reducing agent is added into the exhaust passage in a recovering process of the exhaust gas purifying device, a pressure obtaining device for obtaining pressure in the exhaust passage downstream from the reducing agent addition device and upstream from the exhaust gas purifying device; and a diagnosing device for diagnosing the reducing agent addition device based on the pressure obtained by the pressure obtaining device at an estimate arrival-time when the reducing agent added from the reducing agent addition device is estimated to arrive at the exhaust gas purifying device in a case the operation of the reducing agent addition device is controlled by the operation control device such that the reducing agent is added into the exhaust passage. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113876 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE EXHAUST GAS SYSTEM - An internal combustion engine exhaust gas system includes an EGR arrangement adapted to lead a first flow of exhaust gas, the EGR flow, from an outlet side of the engine to an inlet side of the engine, an exhaust gas conduit adapted to lead away a second flow of exhaust gas, the exhaust flow, from the outlet side of the engine, and an energy recovering unit, such as a turbo, associated with the exhaust gas conduit. The unit is adapted to recover exhaust gas energy from the exhaust flow. The system includes a heat exchanger adapted to allow heat exchange between at least a part of the EGR flow and at least a part of the exhaust flow, the heat exchanger being associated with the exhaust gas conduit at a position downstream the energy recovering unit. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113877 | Reductant Injection System Diagnostics - A method is described for controlling operation of a reductant injection system having a pump, injector, and pressure sensor located upstream of the injector in the reductant injection system. The method includes, under engine starting conditions: disabling the pump; and opening the injector. The method further includes indicating degradation of the sensor when the sensor output, during the disabled pump operation and opened injector, disagrees with exhaust pressure. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113878 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING REGENERATION OF A DIESEL ENGINE PARTICULATE FILTER - The invention concerns a system for assisting regeneration of a particulate filter ( | 2009-05-07 |
20090113879 | Exhaust gas purification apparatus - An exhaust gas purification apparatus | 2009-05-07 |
20090113880 | DIESEL ENGINE - An engine ( | 2009-05-07 |
20090113881 | WET TYPE SCRUBBER FOR EXHAUST GAS AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A wet type scrubber for exhaust gas includes a wet scrubbing chamber which is disposed such that the exhaust gas introduced through an inlet flows horizontally toward an outlet and includes an overflow opening formed at a position in a side surface thereof spaced apart by a certain distance upwardly from the bottom thereof an eliminator which is disposed within the wet scrubbing chamber and installed such that the bottom thereof is positioned below the overflow opening, and includes a plurality of bent blades arranged to form a passage for the exhaust gas; an oil/water separation tank for scrubbing liquid received from the overflow opening by sequentially passing the liquid through a plurality of reservoirs, and a spray nozzle installed to spray the liquid into an inlet-side space of the wet scrubbing chamber. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113882 | Aspirator Support Structure - An aspirator includes converging and diverging cones, and singular support tube structure concentrically surrounding and mounting both the converging cone and the diverging cone and maintaining predetermined axial spacing and alignment of the cones in a cost-effective manufacturing assembly. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113883 | VARIABLE POWER DISTRIBUTION FOR ZONED REGENERATION OF AN ELECTRICALLY HEATED PARTICULATE FILTER - A system includes a particulate matter (PM) filter with multiple zones, an electric heater and a control module. The electrical heater includes heater segments, which each correspond with a respective one of the zones. The electrical heater is arranged upstream from and is proximate with the PM filter. The control module selectively applies a first energy level to a first one of the zones via a first one of the heater segments to initiate regeneration in the first zone. The control module also selectively applies a second energy level that is less than the first energy level to a second one of the zones via a second one of the heater segments to initiate regeneration in the second zone. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113884 | EXHAUST PIPE BULKHEAD ASSEMBLY - An assembly for establishing a water-tight seal for a conduit passing through a wall or other structure wherein the conduit conveys heated fluid, such as exhaust gasses. The assembly is adapted to minimize the heat transferred to the wall or other structure by creating a circuitous heat transfer path in conjunction with thermally insulating materials. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113885 | Integrated torque converters and assemblies - More efficient, economic vehicular torque converters comprising novel integrated one-piece turbine/impeller blade-core assemblies with innovative fluid coupling means for greater torque capacities. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113886 | HYDRODYNAMIC MACHINE - The present invention relates to a hydrodynamic machine, especially a hydrodynamic retarder, including a bladed primary wheel and a bladed secondary wheel which are arranged opposite of each other axially with respect to their blade configurations such that they jointly form a working chamber. The working chamber can be filled with a working medium for one operating state in order to transmit torque from the primary wheel to the secondary wheel by means of a circulatory flow of the working medium. The working chamber can be emptied of the working medium for a non-operating state in order to prevent a transmission of torque from the primary wheel to the secondary wheel. A suction apparatus is connected with a fluidic connection to the working chamber in order to suck off working medium and/or air from the working chamber for forming a negative pressure in the working chamber in the non-operating state. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113887 | Hydraulic Drive Device - To permit driving a tilt cylinder and an angle cylinder at relatively low speed and also to permit driving an additional actuator at high speed. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113888 | CHARGED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM - In open-circuit hydraulic systems ( | 2009-05-07 |
20090113889 | Catalytic burner for stirling engine - The invention provides a method for transferring heat by conduction to the internal heat acceptor of an external combustion engine. Fuel and air are introduced and mixed to form an air/fuel mixture. The air/fuel mixture is directed into a catalytic reactor that is positioned substantially adjacent to the heater head. Heat is transferred via conduction from the catalytic reactor to the heater head and the catalytic reaction products are exhausted. | 2009-05-07 |
20090113890 | Motor Vehicle Braking System with Spring Adjusted Brake Pedal Feel - A compliance spring is disposed between the brake pedal and the primary piston of a master cylinder, preferably between the push rod and the primary piston of the master cylinder. Selection of the initial spring compression load of the compliance spring, its permitted spring compression travel and its spring constant, allow for both a simplified and fine adjustment of the brake pedal feel per a brake feel index. | 2009-05-07 |