| 19th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
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| 20140123860 | DISTRIBUTING HEAD FOR A BEVERAGE MAKER - The invention relates to a distributing head, which is used to distribute a hot liquid over an infusion material in a beverage maker. The distributing head has a housing ( | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123861 | ADJUSTABLE COOKING DEVICE - A cooking apparatus facilitates efficient, consistent cooking of superior food products, while also being modular and flexible for use in a wide variety of kitchen arrangements and cooking scenarios. The cooking apparatus may include a variety of features and enhancements to further these goals, including: a steam barrier which prevents the escape of steam from the cooking surfaces during cooking; adjustable cooking surface spacers that ensure desired spacing between the cooking surfaces; a vertically adjustable upper platen that facilitates efficient use and placement of the cooking apparatus; and discrete lower platen cooking surfaces which facilitate multiple cooking processes depending on the needs of the user. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123862 | CONTINUOUS SQUARE BALER - An improved baler designed in such a way as to allow for the continuous compression of foraged material and the ability to tie off rectangular bales without stopping a continuous compression mechanism within the baler. The baler includes a semi cylinder that moves up and down to compress the foraged material in the compression area while at the same time more material is added by a feeding apparatus above and below the semi cylinder during the down and up motions of the cylinder. The baler also includes a separate area for storing uncompressed material while other material is being compressed and tied off. A computer is included to monitor and control the process. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123863 | PRESSING APPARATUS - The embodiment of present invention discloses a pressing apparatus comprising: a static pressing plate; a movable pressing plate opposing the static pressing plate and comprising a plurality of movable press-blocks; a pressure sensor provided in each respective movable press-blocks; a plurality of drive units provided corresponding to the plurality of movable press-blocks, each drive unit being connected with one movable press-block for driving the corresponding movable press-block; a control unit electrically connected with each drive unit and each pressure sensor, the control unit being configured to compare the detected pressure value from each pressure sensor with a predefined pressure value, and adjust the pressure value between the corresponding movable press-block and the static pressing plate by means of the corresponding drive unit based on the comparison result. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123864 | PRINTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY FOR A PRINTING MACHINE - A printing cylinder assembly for a printing machine having a sleeve cylinder which can be simply coupled to and decoupled from a rotating shaft and which can be exchanged easily. The sleeve cylinder is mounted to fit on the rotating shaft so that it can be fitted on, and be extracted from, the rotating shaft, constituting a printing cylinder. The rotating shaft is provided with a cam shaft and a coupling member that constitutes a coupling mechanism. In a coupling and a decoupling state which the coupling mechanism comes into, rotations of the cam shaft cause the coupling member to couple and decouple the sleeve cylinder to and from the rotating shaft when the coupling member is diametrically urged against, and parted from, the inner diametric surface of the sleeve cylinder, respectively. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123865 | METHOD FOR COATING SHEETS WITH A FILM IN A PRINTING PRESS - A method for coating sheets with a film in a printing press includes, in a first step, creating the film in a liquid state on a first cylinder, in a second step, pressing a web of foil onto the film, thus forming a surface of the film, and simultaneously curing the film by irradiation and, in a third step, using the first cylinder to roll the film in a cured state onto a sheet that is transported by a second cylinder during the process. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123866 | ELECTRONIC DETONATOR SYSTEM - A detonator includes a high voltage switch, an initiator and an initiating pellet. The detonator also includes a low voltage to high voltage firing set coupled to the switch and initiator such that the detonator includes a high voltage power source and initiator in an integrated package. The detonator may also include inductive powering and communications, a microprocessor, tracking and/or locating technologies, such as RFID, GPS, etc., and either a single or combination explosive output pellet. The combination explosive pellet has a first explosive having a first shock energy and a high brisance secondary explosive in the output pellet having a second shock energy greater than the shock energy of the first explosive. Systems are also provided for facilitating fast and easy deployment of one or more detonators in the field. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123867 | DETONATING PYROTECHNIC RUPTURE PIECE - An expansion tube of a detonating pyrotechnic rupture piece is open next to pre-established rupture zones and, inside said open expansion tube there is disposed a sealed bladder which contains a pyrotechnic fuse. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123868 | GAS GENERATOR - A gas generator includes a cylindrical ignition device chamber, a cylindrical pressurized gas chamber, a closing member having a fragile portion, a multifunctional member inside the ignition device chamber, and having a base plate portion with a first through-hole and a cylindrical wall portion with a second through-hole, an opening portion of the cylindrical wall portion abutting against the fragile portion, first and second plenum chambers, a discharge port in the ignition device chamber housing facing the second plenum chamber, and the multifunctional member movable in the axial direction to rupture the closing member. Gas passing through the first through-hole, the first plenum chamber, the second through-hole and the second plenum chamber is discharged from the gas discharge port. Gas inside the pressurized gas chamber housing entering the first plenum chamber, passes through the second through-hole and the second plenum chamber and is discharged from the gas discharge port. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123869 | GAS GENERATOR FOR RESTRAINING DEVICE - A gas generator includes, a housing, an ignition device chamber, a combustion chamber, a filter facing a top plate of the housing, and a retainer supporting the filter and having first and second retainers. The first retainer includes a filter support abutting a lower surface of the filter, an annular wall positioned at outer circumference of the filter support, a plate portion extending outward from the annular wall, and a tubular wall extending axially from the plate portion, and the second retainer includes a support surface supporting the outer circumferential surface, and a support bottom extending inward from the support surface. The support bottom is positioned between the plate portion and the lower surface and that an inner circumferential edge of the support bottom abuts the annular wall surface. At least a part of the lower surface and the outer circumferential surface is supported by the first and second retainers. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123870 | RAILCAR BOGIE - A plate spring bogie includes: a cross beam supporting a carbody of a railcar; a pair of front and rear axles sandwiching and respectively arranged in front of and behind the cross beam in a railcar longitudinal direction to extend in a railcar width direction; bearings respectively provided at both railcar width direction sides of each of the axles and rotatably supporting the axles; axle boxes respectively accommodating the bearings; plate springs extending in the railcar longitudinal direction to respectively support both railcar width direction end portions of the cross beam and each including both railcar longitudinal direction end portions respectively supported by the axle boxes; and an auxiliary supporting mechanism supporting the railcar width direction end portion of the cross beam in a case where the railcar width direction end portion of the cross beam is displaced downward beyond a predetermined elastic deformation range of the plate spring. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123871 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND RAILWAY CARRIAGE FOR THE RAIL-BOUND TRANSPORTATION OF OBJECTS - The invention relates to a system and method for the rail-bound transportation of objects, e.g. for delivering or collecting material to and/or from railway working vehicles, comprising several interconnected railway carriages ( | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123872 | RAILROAD CAR FOR CARRYING MOTOR VEHICLES - A fully protective railroad freight car for carrying motor vehicles in a selected one of a bi-level or a tri-level configuration, with the lowest level including a depressed longitudinally central portion between body bolsters of the underbody, which may be a low-level flat car. A pair of vehicle-carrying decks are adjustable in height to provide for either one or two vehicle-carrying levels above the lowest level, while also providing at least a prescribed amount of vertical clearance above each vehicle-carrying deck. Ramps may be provided on the lowest level at an end of the car to provide a wheel-supporting surface having a prescribed minimum height. A roof structure is light in weight, and the car has an overall height not exceeding a prescribed limit for operation on most rail lines. The ends of the car are equipped with three-panel folding doors. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123873 | CURABLE SOLID INKS CONTAINING CYCLOHEXYL-BASED CRYSTALLINE GELLANTS - Disclosed herein are curable solid inks which are solid at room temperature and molten at an elevated temperature at which the molten ink is applied to a substrate. In particular, the curable solid ink of the present embodiments comprises a cyclohexyl-based crystalline gellant that impart self-leveling capabilities to the inks, where the cyclohexyl-based crystalline gellant have a structure of Formula I: | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123874 | White Ink-Jet Inks - A white ink jet ink includes high index of refraction particles having an index of refraction greater than 1.6 and a diameter of less than 100 nanometers and low index of refraction particles having an index of refraction of less than 1.5 and a diameter of between 100 and 1000 nanometers | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123875 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COLD ASPHALT, AND PRODUCT-BY-PROCESS FOR SAME - A heatless method of manufacturing cold asphalt, such as for road repair and construction, that may be easily produced at or near a job site. The method includes the introduction of RAP (recycled asphalt and a small amount of new asphalt), additive oil, and optional sand (silicates and/or sieved RAP) and lime (limestone powder) into mixing apparatus. The mixing apparatus includes two hoppers: one hopper for RAP and a second hopper for RAP or sand; a live feed for additive oil; and another for optional lime; conveyors; and a controller that is programmed to determine the correct proportion of RAP, optional sand, oil, and optional lime. The invention also includes a product-by-process in which cold asphalt mix is produced. The end product is essentially non-toxic with little to no VOCs and HAPs, has long shelf-life, and is produced, stored, used, and compacted at ambient temperature. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123876 | HYDROXY COMPOUNDS OBTAINED FROM 2,2,3,3-TETRAFLUOROOXETHANE AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF - The invention relates to a hydroxy compound of formula (I) wherein n is an integer equal to or higher than 1 as an intermediate for the preparation of compounds of formulae (IIa) and (IIIb) as defined in the specification that can be used as water and oil resistance agents. The invention further relates to water and oil resistance compositions containing compounds (IIa) and (IIb). | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123877 | VOC FREE PRODUCT - A VOC free cross linking product for waterborn coatings is described. The crosslinking product comprises at least one cross linking agent and at least one viscosity reducing compound. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123878 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BINDERS - The invention relates to a process for the production of binders by calcinating mineral raw material mixtures. In order to improve the process and the quality of the binders, it is proposed that oil shale and/or oil sand fills are converted by targeted agglomeration into particles of a certain size and consistency, wherein the water content for the mechanical stabilization of the agglomerate is adjusted to less than 25 percent and the agglomerates are calcinated to form binders at temperatures between 800 and 1500° C. under reductive conditions over the entire process with a Lambda value <1 in a vertical shaft furnace with updraft gasification. The binding properties are adjusted by the targeted addition of CaO-containing substances and/or existing sulfur fractions of the oil sands and/or oil shales are bound by means of the CaO that is present in the starting material and/or added. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123879 | Settable Compositions Comprising Interground Perlite and Hydraulic Cement - Methods and compositions are disclosed that comprise interground perlite and hydraulic cement. An embodiment provides a composition comprising interground perlite and hydraulic cement. Another embodiment provides a composition comprising: interground unexpanded perlite and Portland cement, the interground having a mean particle size of about 0.5 microns to about 10 microns; and water. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123880 | COMPOSITION FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS MANUFACTURING AND THE METHOD OF ITS PRODUCTION - Disclosed is a system or method for efficiently manufacturing construction materials using carbon nanomaterials. In one or more embodiments, the method comprises creating a blend of carbon nanomaterials, wherein the blend of the carbon nanomaterials includes at least one of a carbon nanofiber, a carbon nanotube, a graphite nanoparticle and an amorphous carbon. The method also includes dispersing the carbon nanomaterials and adding a plasticizer and a sand to the dispersed mixture within 3 minutes. The method also includes adding at least one of water and a cement binding agent to the dispersed mixture after the plasticizer and the sand have been added. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123881 | VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE PLATFORM SYSTEM - A vertically adjustable platform system includes a lifting tower with a lifting mechanism. A first scissors mechanism is adjacent one face of the tower and a second scissors mechanism is adjacent the other face of the tower. A first platform is disposed on the upper end of the first scissors mechanism and a second platform is disposed on an upper end of the second scissors mechanism. A lifting mechanism has a first lifting element interconnected with the first scissors mechanism or the first platform for moving the first platform vertically. The lifting mechanism has a second lifting element interconnected with the second scissors mechanism or the second platform for moving the second platform vertically. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123882 | MODULAR DESK SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A modular desk system may include, a plurality of configurable components including a top panel, an all-purpose hook, a cup hook, a storage shelf, a connecting shelf, a connecting planter box, a connecting divider, a connecting platform, a desktop organization member, a channel, a kickstand base, a support frame, and methods of forming configuration assemblies from such components. The configuration assemblies of the modular desk system may be paired with and coupled to other desk units and/or furniture. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123883 | ERGONOMIC DSK - An ergonomic desk includes adjustable legs for supporting a primary desk section, which in turn has a primary desk surface. A second desk section includes a second desk surface for supporting an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse. In addition, the ergonomic desk includes arm support sections. The ergonomic desk supports the weight of the user's arms while correctly positioning the user to relax nerve bundles in the neck and upper back area. In addition, the ergonomic desk may be adjusted and sized to people of varying proportions. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123884 | Injection Apparatus For Injecting Pesticide - An injection apparatus for treating soil adjacent a structure has a handle and a manifold head attached to the handle. The manifold head has at least one inlet and at least one internal passage in fluid communication with the at least one inlet. A high pressure nozzle is in fluid communication with the at least one internal passage in the manifold head and is adapted for emitting a discharge stream of pesticide for subsurface injection of the pesticide. A low pressure nozzle is provided for applying a pesticide to the surface. The manifold head has a substantially planar contact member having a contact surface for contact with the surface beneath which the pesticide is applied. The contact member has a first opening in the contact surface in fluid communication with the high pressure nozzle and a second opening in the contact surface in fluid communication with the low pressure nozzle. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123885 | TILLAGE SYSTEM - An add-on tillage system is adapted to be mounted on an agricultural device to enhance tilling ability. The add-on tillage system includes a tilling unit with a common tool bar having attached thereto a first set of a plurality of tilling tines or coulters adapted to produce deep grooves in a tilled field. Means are provided for adjusting spacing between the tines or coulters, tilling tines or coulters up and down as a group being loaded by spring force, compressed air pistons or hydraulically actuated rams. A first mount is adapted to receive a tongue with hydraulic operations for mounting to a tractor. A second mount is adapted to receive a tongue with hydraulic mount to an agricultural device adapted to be pulled by the tractor. The add-on tillage system tills surface soil for a clean appearance, providing improved rain/irrigation water absorption, eliminating water run-off and erosion. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123886 | Ground Opener Unit For Agricultural Planter - A ground opener unit for a seeding or planting unit includes an accessory mount attachable to an implement frame and a disc rotatably mounted to the accessory mount for forming a furrow in the ground. A scraper assembly includes a scraper plate defining a scraper edge for contacting and scraping a surface of the disc. The scraper plate is mounted to the arm by a pivot pin whose length defines a pivot axis about which the scraper plate may pivot in response to deflection of the disc. A spring is generally held in compression to bias the scraper plate against the disc. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123887 | CRUISE SHIP - The present invention relates to a cruise ship having a body on which rooms are formed and a stadium having stands and a ground formed thereon. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123888 | Barrier System for Inhibiting Marine Growth on Submerged Component of Boat - A barrier system for inhibiting marine growth on a submerged component of a boat operates on the principle that limiting the availability of nutrients that marine organisms need to survive and thrive will inhibit the growth of marine organisms. The barrier system, by restricting the exchange of water between the body of water enclosed within the barrier system and the body of water outside of the barrier system, creates and maintains a body of stagnant water which surrounds the submerged component targeted for protection from fouling growth. The submerged component may be a mounting bracket for an outboard engine and the barrier element may be resiliently adjustable in response to the act of tilting the outboard engine. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123889 | TURRET DEVICE - Disclosed is a turret device. The turret device according to one embodiment of the present invention includes an upper turret installed in a vertical opening which penetrates a hull; and a lower turret which is coupled to the bottom of the upper turret and has a lower bearing assembly which supports the hull to allow rotation, wherein a lower bearing is arranged on the outer surface of the lower turret; and an independent sliding pad is coupled to the inner surface of the hull forming the vertical opening, and slidably contacts the lower bearing in the shape of a plate. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123890 | SINGLE-CRYSTAL WELDING OF DIRECTIONALLY COMPACTED MATERIALS - A process for welding directionally solidified metallic materials is presented. Process parameters are targeted selected with respect to laser welding, advancement, laser power beam diameter and powder mass flow. The temperature gradient, which is fundamentally decisive for the single-crystal growth during laser cladding, may be set in a targeted manner. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123891 | GROWTH DETERMINATION IN THE SOLIDIFICATION OF A CRYSTALLINE MATERIAL - A method for producing a crystalline material in a crucible in a crystal growth apparatus is disclosed. The method comprises, in part, the step of determining the amount of solidified material present in a partially solidified melt produced during the growth phase using at least one laser positioned at a height above the crucible. A crystal growth apparatus comprising the laser is also disclosed. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123892 | ARRANGEMENT FOR MANUFACTURING CRYSTALLINE SILICON INGOTS - The present invention relates to an arrangement for manufacturing crystalline silicon ingots by directional solidification, where the melt and carbonaceous structural parts of the crystallisation furnace is protected from the fumes of the melt by applying a gas conduit which leads the fumes directly out of the directional solidification compartment of the furnace. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123893 | CONTINUOUS ANALYTE SENSORS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Described here are embodiments of processes and systems for the continuous manufacturing of implantable continuous analyte sensors. In some embodiments, a method is provided for sequentially advancing an elongated conductive body through a plurality of stations, each configured to treat the elongated conductive body. In some of these embodiments, one or more of the stations is configured to coat the elongated conductive body using a meniscus coating process, whereby a solution formed of a polymer and a solvent is prepared, the solution is continuously circulated to provide a meniscus on a top portion of a vessel holding the solution, and the elongated conductive body is advanced through the meniscus. The method may also comprise the step of removing excess coating material from the elongated conductive body by advancing the elongated conductive body through a die orifice. For example, a provided elongated conductive body | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123894 | PAINTING PLANT - The present invention relates to painting plant, the individual apparatus of which, which are required for different process steps, are accommodated in individual detachable modules, thus considerably simplifying the installation of the painting plant as well as the maintenance and servicing thereof. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123895 | PLASMA PROCESS APPARATUS AND PLASMA GENERATING DEVICE - A plasma process apparatus includes a vacuum chamber; a substrate holder configured to hold a substrate; a gas supplying part configured to supply a plasma generating gas into the vacuum chamber; an antenna configured to be supplied with a high-frequency power and generate an electromagnetic field for generating plasma of the plasma generating gas; a Faraday shield disposed between the antenna and an area where the plasma is generated and composed of a conductive plate where a plurality of slits, which extend in a direction that intersects with an extending direction in which the antenna extends and are arranged in the extending direction of the antenna, are formed to block an electric field in the electromagnetic field and to allow a magnetic field in the electromagnetic field to pass therethrough; and an adjusting part composed of a conductive material and configured to adjust an opening area of the slits. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123896 | PROBE ASSEMBLY FOR A FLUID BED REACTOR - Embodiments of a probe assembly for a fluid bed reactor are disclosed. The probe assembly includes a fluid bed reactor (FBR) member, and a pressure tap comprising a wall defining a passageway within which the FBR member is located. Exemplary FBR members include, but are not limited to, a thermocouple, a seed pipe, a particle sampling line, a gas sampling line, a gas feed line, a heater, a second pressure tap, or a combination thereof. Disclosed embodiments of the probe assembly reduce or eliminate the need for support rods and rings within the fluid bed reactor, reduce component fouling within the reactor, and/or reduce product contamination. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123897 | PLASMA GENERATION APPARATUS, CVD APPARATUS, AND PLASMA-TREATED PARTICLE GENERATION APPARATUS - The present invention provides a plasma generation apparatus that, even when a source gas is supplied into a housing where an electrode cell is arranged, does not cause a problem of corrosion of a power feed part and an electrode surface arranged in the housing and a problem of deposition of a metal in a place within the housing other than a discharge part of the electrode cell. A plasma generation apparatus ( | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123898 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE - A charged particle beam device includes: a sample stage ( | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123899 | VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS - A vapor deposition apparatus including a first region including a first injection unit configured to inject a first raw material, and a second region including a second injection unit configured to inject a second raw material, wherein the second injection unit includes a plasma generation unit, wherein the plasma generation unit includes a plasma generator, a corresponding surface surrounding the plasma generator, and a plasma generation space between the plasma generator and the corresponding surface, and wherein the plasma generator has a groove in a lengthwise direction of the plasma generator. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123900 | GAS SHOWER DEVICE HAVING GAS CURTAIN AND APPARATUS FOR DEPOSITING FILM USING THE SAME - A gas shower device having gas curtain comprises a first gas shower unit for injecting a reaction gas, thereby forming a reaction gas region, and a second gas shower unit. The second gas shower unit arranged around a periphery of the first gas shower unit comprises a buffer gas chamber for providing a buffer gas, and a curtain distribution plate. The curtain distribution plate further comprises a plurality through holes for injecting the buffer gas, thereby forming a gas curtain around a periphery of the reaction gas region. In another embodiment, an apparatus for depositing film is provided by utilizing the gas shower device having gas curtain, wherein the gas curtain prevents the reaction gas in the reaction gas region from being affected directly by a vacuum pressure so that a residence time of reaction gas can be extended thereby increasing the utilization of reaction gas and film-forming efficiency. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123901 | SILICON CARBIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A silicon carbide single crystal manufacturing apparatus includes a vacuum chamber, a pedestal on which a seed crystal is disposed, an inlet of source gas, a reaction chamber extending from a bottom surface of the vacuum chamber toward the pedestal, a first heating device disposed around an outer periphery of the reaction chamber, a second heating device disposed around an outer periphery of the pedestal, and an outlet disposed outside the first and second heating devices in the vacuum chamber. After the source gas supplied from the reaction chamber is supplied toward the pedestal, the source gas is let flow outward in a radial direction of the silicon carbide single crystal between the reaction chamber and the silicon carbide single crystal and is discharged through the outlet. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123902 | ORGANIC FERTILIZER PRODUCTION SYSTEM - [Problem] To provide an efficient system for manufacturing an organic fertilizer base material that reduces the manual labor involved in treating livestock manure using | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123903 | LOW-SLIP HIGH-CAPACITY TEAT CUP LINER - A milking teat cup liner including a rigid shell comprising a head portion having a skirt and a barrel housed within a shell. A shell liner with an oval tapered barrel and sidewalls having thinner longer axes and thicker shorter axes adapted to collapse inwardly along a minor axis from an open position while maintaining adjacent openings in the vacuum channel. The barrel has two locking wedges mounted to its outer surface to lock the liner in position. The liner has a short milk tube with a series of compression ribs running down its length, allowing it to compress without collapsing and to distort into an oval cross-section without closing the open internal tube. There are at least two notches between the compression ribs to allow the short milk tube to bend approximately 90 degrees relative to the liner without restricting milk flow to a milk claw. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123904 | JELLYFISH AQUARIUM - An aquarium suitable for displaying jellyfish includes a chamber having interior walls that divide the chamber into a series of compartments. The first compartment is the viewing area having openings in the side walls that permit water to flow out of the viewing area while retaining jellyfish and flow into viewing area in a manner that keeps jellyfish suspended. A spillover riser is located between the first and second compartment that defines a channel through which the first and second compartment communicate. The second compartment has an air inlet providing the motive force to circulate water throughout the aquarium and introduce air bubbles to operate a foam fractionating device the inside the aquarium. The third compartment provides an area for placement of filter media and other necessary devices to keep jellyfish alive. The channel below the viewing area provides communication between the second and third compartment. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123905 | Push Window Aquarium - The present invention is an aquarium system in which the interior of the aquarium may be accessed through a push window. The aquarium window allows for expeditious access to the interior of the aquarium without the burden of dealing with an aquarium lid or cover. To expose the interior of the aquarium, the user pushes the top portion of the from panel and then lifts the bottom portion of the front panel. Users may access the aquarium interior without removing, and temporarily storing, a heavy and burdensome aquarium lid or cover. This less arduous system provides access to the aquarium's interior allowing for faster cleaning and feeding of aquatic life. The aquarium system also fosters increased humidity to encourage tropical plant growth within the aquarium system and provides natural pond like views to observers. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123906 | RODENT CONTAINMENT CAGE MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHODS - Methods, apparatuses and systems for convenient management of animals within a rodent containment cage system that includes labeling components, receiving data, associating the data, reporting the data and/or associations and locating components within the cage system. The management of the system may be self-contained, networked through a controller, local server and/or main server. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123907 | Interchangeable Paneled Birdhouses - A decorative birdhouse device is disclosed that provides birds with shelter from the elements and enables users to easily change the birdhouse design. The decorative birdhouse device comprises a base component, multiple channel sections, at least one side panel component, and a roof secured together. The base component comprises a bottom section, with the channel sections being secured to the bottom section of the base component. Furthermore, the channel sections comprise one or more channels sized to accept a side panel component. A plurality of side panel components are disposed in the one or more channels to form a front, a rear, and two side walls on the base component. The side panel components can also comprise at least one continuous opening for allowing a bird to enter the interior cavity of the birdhouse device. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123908 | SOUND-PRODUCING PET TOY - A pet toy makes a sound when bitten or squeezed by an animal. The toy contains a resilient shell that substantially surrounds the sound-producing material. The toy also contains a core constructed of an elastic material located beneath the sound-producing material. The sound-producing material is a plastic material such as polyethylene terephthalate, which deforms when external pressure is applied to it, creating sound and vibration. In an embodiment of the invention, air permeates the sound-producing material, the core is hollow, and acoustic ports are located at each end of the toy, all to enhance its sound generating characteristics. In another embodiment, a strand is attached to or passes through the core of the pet toy. In another embodiment, an elastic outer sleeve is attached to the sound-producing material at various locations between their surfaces, to reposition the sound-producing material to its original orientation after an external pressure of force is released. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123909 | VIBRATORY TOY THAT DETERS TIPPING OVER YET SELF-RIGHTS ITSELF WITHIN A CONTAINER - A vibratory activity toy that includes a unit with a housing having an underside and a topside. A vibratory motor is accommodated by the housing and is operative to impart vibratory forces to the housing so as to effect vibration that urges the housing to move about on a flat surface in an upright position with the topside being at a higher elevation than the underside. Tipping of the unit on the flat surface is prevented during the vibration by a widened locomotion bar piece. The unit self-rights itself to the upright position on the flat surface due to the configuration of the housing that include three spaced apart rounded surfaces that protrude from the topside of the housing. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123910 | Folding Pet Ramp and Steps Device With Telescoping Handle - Exemplary embodiments are directed to pet ramp/step devices and associated methods, including a frame supporting at least one platform member. The at least one platform member includes a riser and a runner which are movable between a ramp mode configuration and a step mode configuration. The frame further includes a telescoping handle which is extendable relative to the frame based on a height of the supporting structure against which the telescoping handle is positioned. The frame includes a frame hinge for folding the frame into a folded position and a frame locking mechanism for locking the frame in the folded position. The riser fixedly supports the runner against a pair of riser supports of the frame when positioned in the step mode. The runner is further supported by the pair of riser supports when positioned in the ramp mode. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123911 | STRUCTURAL ARRANGEMENT FOR POST-SURGERY GARMENT FOR DOMESTIC ANIMALS AND THE LIKE - Structural arrangement for post-surgery garment for domestic animals and the like, more specifically a garment ( | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123912 | Pet Animal Collar for Health & Vital Signs Monitoring, Alert and Diagnosis - A system for monitoring vital signs of a pet animal comprises an annular band, an accelerometer configured to measure at least one of resting patterns, activity patterns, movement patterns, position patterns relating to, for example the pet animal relieving itself, lameness and scratching, and a non-accelerometer sensor configured to measure at least one of the following non-accelerometer-measured bioparameters of the pet animal: temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate. One or more processors are configured to receive sensor output data and reference data concerning the measured bioparameters of the pet animal or of a population of the pet animal, and determine a suspicion of a specific medical condition by: (i) scoring at least two bioparameters and comparing a cumulative score to a threshold cumulative score or to a threshold cumulative range; or (ii) identifying an abnormal pattern. The processor(s) may send an alert if at least one specific medical condition is suspected. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123913 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE FOR PET - An absorbent article for pets includes a top surface layer, a back surface layer, and an absorbent body, and is formed in a rectangular shape having opposing first and second end portions, and a pair of opposing side portions that are perpendicular to the first and second end portions, The top surface layer side of the first end portion is arranged on the body of the pet, and the top surface layer side of the second end portion is detachably attached to the back surface layer side of the first end portion when worn. The absorbent article includes a rectangular engaging member arranged on the back surface layer side of the first end portion; and a pair of folding line portions formed on the first end portion and constituting a point where the pair of opposing side portions begin to curve towards the front surface layer side. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123914 | ONCE-THROUGH STEAM GENERATOR - A once-through steam generator comprises a duct having an inlet end in communication with a source of a hot gas; and a tube bundle installed in the duct and comprising multiple heat transfer tubes. The tube bundle has an economizer section, an evaporator section, and a superheater section. A steam separating device may be positioned between the evaporator section and the superheater section, wherein, as part of a wet start-up, hot water collected by the steam separating device is delivered from the steam separating device to mix with cold feedwater before it is introduced into the economizer section. A start-up module may be positioned in the duct near the inlet end, wherein, as part of a dry start-up, cold feedwater is delivered into the start-up module to generate hot water that is then mixed into the feedwater stream before it is introduced into the economizer section. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123915 | ECONOMIZER ARRANGEMENT FOR STEAM GENERATOR - An economizer arrangement particularly suitable for new or retrofit application to existing steam generators provides a water cooled stringer support tube system which can accommodate firing a wide range of fuels with varying characteristics in the steam generator. The economizer arrangement according to the present invention is particularly suited for retrofit applications to large supercritical steam generators. The use of water cooled stringer tube supports allows for higher flue gas temperatures in comparison to conventional non-cooled mechanical economizer supports. These features are provided in a design which fits within the existing economizer envelope of the steam generator. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123916 | Utilizing Locomotive Electrical Locker to Warm Liquid Natural Gas - A system for the exchange of thermal energy generated by electrical components in an electrical locker to a flow of a liquefied gas is provided. The system includes a storage container for cryogenically storing the liquefied gas at low pressure, a heat exchanger configured into the electrical locker, and a cryogenic pump in fluid communication with the storage container. The cryogenic pump pressurizes the liquefied gas received from the storage container to a higher pressure and pumps the pressurized liquefied gas to a location where vaporization of the liquefied gas into a gaseous form is performed using the thermal energy drawn from the electrical locker by the heat exchanger. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123917 | ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN ENGINE - Various embodiments for a thermal management system are provided. In one example, a thermal management system includes a coolant pump that provides coolant to a first cooling circuit and a second cooling circuit in parallel. The first cooling circuit includes an air-to-coolant radiator system and the second cooling circuit includes an engine coolant jacket. The thermal management system further comprises a fan and a cooling shutter for controlling a flow of air through the air-to-coolant radiator system. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123918 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO DIAGNOSE THERMOSTAT FAILURE IN ENGINE WITH ONBOARD DIAGNOSTICS - A system includes an internal combustion engine having a thermostat provided to selectively allow coolant flow through the engine, and a coolant temperature determination device that provides a coolant temperature value. The system further includes a controller structured to functionally execute operations to diagnose the thermostat. The controller determines whether the engine is providing a high output operation. When the engine is providing a high output operation, the controller determines the thermostat is passed in response to the coolant temperature value exceeding a first threshold temperature value. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123919 | Cooling Device of V-Type Engine - A cooling device is incorporated into a V-type engine E in which a front cylinder and a rear cylinder are arranged in V-shape and a rear exhaust pipe is placed at a right side of a vehicle body. The cooling device 1 includes an intake duct and a fan. The intake duct has a suction port which opens toward the rear exhaust pipe. The fan suctions the air into the interior of the intake duct through the suction port and exhausts the suctioned air to a location distant from the exhaust pipe. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123920 | CAMSHAFT PHASER WITH CENTRALLY LOCATED LOCK PIN VALVE SPOOL - A camshaft phaser includes a stator having lobes and a rotor disposed within the stator having vanes interspersed with the lobes. A lock pin disposed within one of the rotor and the stator selectively engages a seat for preventing relative rotation between the rotor and the stator when the lock pin is engaged with the seat. A bolt extends coaxially through the rotor and the stator to attach the camshaft phaser to a camshaft. A valve spool in the bolt controls the flow of oil to and from the lock pin. The bolt includes a supply drilling extending therethrough to supply pressurized oil to the valve spool. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123921 | VARIABLE CAM TIMING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for operation of an engine is provided. The method includes operating an engine with independent variable intake and exhaust valve timing with an intake valve timing actuator and an exhaust valve timing actuator, locking both the intake and exhaust valve timing actuators in a mid-lock position, and unlocking both the intake and exhaust valve timing actuators via a common locking-control valve. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123922 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a valve timing control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, a plurality of projection sections projected toward a cover member are integrally mounted on a bearing member configured to rotatably journalize a camshaft and a plurality of positioning pins are mounted across (or extended over) the cover member and the respective projection sections. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123923 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRANSDUCING ENERGY FROM HYDROGEN - A method of transducing energy from hydrogen, the method comprising: providing a chamber; maintaining a pressure of 75 psi to 30 in. vacuum within the chamber; injecting fuel into the chamber, where the fuel is hydrogen or a mix of hydrogen and oxygen; and igniting the fuel within the chamber. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123924 | FUEL INJECTION SYSTEMS WITH ENHANCED CORONA BURST - Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for injecting and igniting a fuel using corona discharge for combustion. In one aspect, a method to ignite a fuel in an engine includes injecting ionized fuel particles into a combustion chamber of an engine, and generating one or more corona discharges at a particular location within the combustion chamber to ignite the ionized fuel particles, in which the generating includes applying an electric field at electrodes configured at a port of the combustion chamber, the electric field applied at a frequency that does not produce an ion current or spark on or between the electrodes. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123925 | CORONA IGNITION DEVICE - The invention relates to a corona ignition device for igniting fuel in a combustion chamber of an engine by means of a corona discharge, comprising an insulator, which has a continuous channel, a central electrode, which plugs into the channel of the insulator and leads to at least one ignition tip, a glass seal, which seals in the channel a gap between the central electrode and the insulator, and a housing, into which the insulator plugs. In accordance with the invention, the central electrode has a sealing face, which, together with a sealing face of the insulator, forms a seat, and an annular air gap that is open towards the ignition tip is provided in an end portion of the channel, facing the ignition tip, between the central electrode and the insulator. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123926 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR FUEL INJECTION VALVE - In a fuel injection valve support structure, a pair of contact surfaces are formed on an intermediate portion of the valve so as to be opposite to each other with a plane therebetween, the plane including a center axis of the valve and a center line of a coupler, the elastic support member includes a base plate placed on a second load receiving portion, an elastic piece extending from the base plate, coming into pressure contact with a fuel supply cap elastically, and biasing the valve against an engine by a reaction force resulting from the contact, and a pair of rotation locking pieces extending from the base plate and coming into contact with the respective contact surfaces to restrict rotation of the valve about the axis, and at least one of the contact surfaces has a positioning groove for elastically engaging corresponding one of the rotation locking pieces. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123927 | INTAKE PLENUM PRESSURE RELEASE VALVE - A pressure release valve configured to vent excess pressure from an intake manifold. The pressure release valve includes a sealing surface on the intake manifold, a top plate coupled to and spaced from the sealing surface, and a seal plate slidably disposed between the top plate and the sealing surface. The seal plate is configured to move between a closed position and an open position when subject to a pressure exceeding a threshold pressure. The pressure release valve also includes at least one resilient member disposed between the sealing surface and the top plate. The at least one resilient member is adapted to bias the seal plate into the closed position. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123928 | BALANCER DEVICE FOR PARALLEL TWIN CYLINDER INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A device is provided for reducing first cylinder vibratory force F | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123929 | DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A drive system for a vehicle has an internal combustion engine and a torsional vibration damping arrangement. The internal combustion engine is switchable between operating modes of different performance. The torsional vibration damping arrangement includes an input region, which can be driven in rotation, and an output region. A first torque transmission path is provided between the input region and output region, and a second torque transmission path is provided parallel thereto. A coupling arrangement superposes the torques transmitted via the torque transmission paths, and a phase shifter arrangement is provided in at least one torque transmission path for generating a phase shift of rotational irregularities transmitted via the one torque transmission path in relation to the rotational irregularities transmitted via the other torque transmission path. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123930 | Piston With a Cooling Gallery Partially Filled With a Thermally Conductive Metal-Containing Composition - A piston for an internal combustion engine comprises a sealed cooling gallery extending circumferentially around a center axis beneath a bowl rim of an upper crown. A metal-containing composition having a high thermal conductivity fills a portion of the sealed cooling gallery to dissipate heat. The metal-containing composition includes a base material having a melting temperature less than 181° C. and a plurality of metal particles having a thermal conductivity greater than the thermal conductivity of the base material. For example, the metal-containing composition can comprise copper particles dispersed in silicone oil, or copper particles dispersed in a mixture of alkali metals. During high temperature operation, as the piston reciprocates in the cylinder bore, the base material is liquid and flows throughout the cooling gallery to dissipate heat away from the upper and lower crowns. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123931 | HALF CRANK ENGINE - Various embodiments include a two-stroke engine having mist lubrication system, particularly for use with portable all attitude two-stroke engines using gaseous fuel, such as hydrogen, methane, liquid petroleum gas, pure propane, butane, and liquid fuel. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123932 | CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DUAL INJECTOR OF ENGINE - It is possible to improve fuel efficiency with improved combustion performance of an engine by increase volatility of fuel supplied to a combustion chamber as much as possible and can reduce toxic exhaust substances, by appropriately controlling injection of two injectors in an engine with a dual injector. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123933 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF DIRECT FUEL INJECTION VALVE - In a support structure of a direct fuel injection valve capable of supporting a fuel injection valve stably for a long period of time, a valve housing is made of a metal and is provided with a first load bearing portion which is to be supported by an engine in an axial direction of the valve housing, a rear end portion of the fixed core is provided with a second load bearing portion which is to be supported by a resilient holding member in the axial direction, and the first and second load bearing portions are held between the engine and the resilient holding members with a forward set load applied to the resilient holding member by a fuel distribution pipe fitted to a fuel inlet tube and fixed to the engine. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123934 | FUEL-STRATIFIED COMBUSTION CHAMBER IN A DIRECT-INJECTED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A combustion chamber is provided within an internal combustion engine, the chamber bounded by a cylinder bore, a primary end, and a secondary end. The secondary end reciprocates between a TDC position nearest the primary end and a BDC position. Induction and exhaust ports are timed to open and close to transfer air into, and gasses from, the chamber. The chamber becomes fuel stratified when the secondary end is positioned within a stratified distance of the primary end. When stratified, the chamber is comprised of a central region, a perimeter region, and a transfer passageway between regions. A fuel injector at the primary end injects fuel only into the central region and only prior to ignition. The perimeter region pumps air into the central region prior to ignition, creating tumble turbulence. Combustion is initiated near TDC in the central region and concluded near TDC in the transfer passageway. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123935 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROL DEVICE AND FUEL INJECTION CONTROL METHOD - A fuel injection control device of an in-cylinder direct injection spark ignition-type internal combustion engine | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123936 | Debris Robust Fuel Injector With Co-Axial Control Valve Members And Fuel System Using Same - A dual fuel injector utilizes first and second control valves to open and close first and second nozzle outlet sets to inject a first fuel and a second fuel, respectively. The first and second control valves have concentric lines of action, and include a self alignment feature with respect to a flat seat. The two fuels may differ in at least one of chemical identity, matter phase and pressure. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123937 | Dual Fuel Injection Valve - A dual fuel injection valve with concentric needles comprises an inner needle and an outer needle surrounding the inner needle, both needles being located inside the injection valve body. The valve is provided with a first set and a second set of orifices for separately injecting two different fuels directly into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine. The outer needle is fixed against rotation with respect to the injection valve body such that an interlace angle between the centerlines of the first series of orifices and second series of orifices is set at different predetermined angles to reduce methane emissions. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123938 | THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING INDUCTION NOISE - A throttle control system includes a target pressure module, a torque determination module, and a target opening module. The target pressure module determines an induction noise value based on an engine operating parameter and determines a target pressure downstream of a throttle valve of an engine based on a pressure at an inlet of the throttle valve and the induction noise value. The torque determination module determines a torque request for the engine based on the target pressure. The target opening module determines a target opening for the throttle valve based on the torque request and selectively adjusts opening of the throttle valve based on the target opening. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123939 | SUPERCHARGER WITH CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE DRIVE SYSTEM - A combustion system comprises a supercharger with an operating range from an idled condition up to a maximum rotations per minute (RPM) of its drive shaft. An engine in the system has an engine operating range from an idled condition up to a maximum RPM of its crank shaft, the engine having at least one airflow demand for each RPM in the engine operating range for providing peak torque output. A continuously variable transmission (CVT) is connected to the drive shaft for transmitting a variable amount of rotational energy to operate the supercharger. The control system controls the transmitting of the CVT based on the at least one airflow demand for each RPM in the engine operating range such that the supercharger variably pumps air across the operating range as the engine operates across the engine operating range. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123940 | DIAGNOSTIC FOR ENGINE CAM PROFILE SWITCHING SYSTEM - A momentary diagnostic for determining correct operation of a cam profile switching system of an internal combustion engine by calculation of changes in cylinder bank to bank air mass flow ratios: operating said engine in one condition of the cam profile switching system; providing for a first cylinder subset the inlet fuel flow and the corresponding oxygen content of the exhaust flow, and calculating the mass of air passing through the first cylinder subset in a defined time period; providing for a second cylinder subset the inlet fuel flow and the corresponding oxygen content of the exhaust flow; calculating the mass of air passing through the second cylinder subset in said defined time period; comparing the mass air flow the oxygen content for the first and second cylinder subsets to give a standard ratio; momentarily forcing the cam profile switching system of one of said cylinder subsets to an alternative condition; re-calculating providing the corresponding mass of air oxygen content passing through the first and second cylinder subsets; and comparing said recalculated air flows oxygen contents to give a revised ratio; and comparing said standard ratio and revised ratio. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123941 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VACUUM GENERATION - Methods and systems are provided for improving the vacuum generation efficiency of an ejector coupled to in an engine system. Vacuum is generated at the ejector at a faster rate but to a lower level by opening a throttle upstream of the ejector. Vacuum is then raised to a higher level but at a slower rate by closing the throttle upstream of the ejector. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123942 | ENGINE UNIT OF MOTORCYCLE - A plurality of cylinders are disposed in parallel in a vehicle width direction, a clutch chamber is disposed in either one of the right and the left in the vehicle width direction, an intake manifold, a fuel injection device, a throttle body, and an intake pipe are disposed between a cylinder assembly and an air cleaner in an upper part of a crankcase assembly. The throttle body is disposed on an opposite side in the vehicle width direction of the clutch chamber. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123943 | ENGINE AIR TO FUEL RATIO CYLINDER IMBALANCE DIAGNOSTIC - A diagnostic for identifying cylinder to cylinder air/fuel ratio faults of an engine having closed loop fuel control. Air mass flow is accumulated for a plurality of load bands on the engine load/speed map, and for each load band a rich/lean air fuel ratio is determined at a mass threshold. This threshold data is processed and compared with fixed data to determine whether any cylinder of an engine is experiencing an air/fuel ratio fault which is substantially different to the remainder. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123944 | HYBRID CARBURETOR AND FUEL INJECTION ASSEMBLY FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A hybrid fuel injection and carburetor assembly for delivering a fuel and air mixture into an intake manifold of an engine is provided. The assembly includes a housing and a plurality of inserts with Venturi-shaped bores to establish low pressure regions in the flow of air. The housing and inserts cooperate with one another to present cavities, and the inserts include apertures extending between the cavities and the low-pressure regions. The assembly also includes fuel injectors in fluid communication with the cavities. In operation, fuel is injected at a high pressure into the cavities to the point, and the pressurized fuel is delivered into the low pressure air via the apertures. Because of the large pressure difference between the pressurized fuel in the cavities and the low pressure air, the fuel becomes very atomized. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123945 | FUEL DISTRIBUTOR - A fuel distributor which is used particularly for fuel injection systems of mixture-compressing, spark ignition internal combustion engines, includes a first half shell and a second half shell. A fuel chamber is embodied between the half shells. A plurality of cups is embodied on the first half shell and/or on the second half shell. The first half shell and the second half shell are connected to each other in a continuous material manner. Such a fuel distributor is especially suitable for medium pressure, particularly between 5 MPa and 7 MPa. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123946 | Injector For Injecting Fluid - An injector for injecting fluid includes a valve needle axially moveable with respect to a valve body and operable to prevent a fluid injection in a closing position and to permit the fluid injection in an open position, an armature for moving the valve needle in a first direction from the closing position towards the open position, a needle retainer fixed to the valve needle, and an armature holder fixed to the armature, wherein the needle retainer and the armature holder are releasably coupleable such that when the armature moves in the first direction the needle is moved in the first direction by the movement of the armature holder and the needle retainer. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123947 | LPG DIRECT INJECTION SYSTEM - An LPG direct injection system may include an engine receiving liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) into a combustion chamber thereof, an injector adapted to inject the LPG into the combustion chamber of the engine, a high pressure fuel pump supplying high pressured LPG to the injector, a fuel tank storing the LPG for supplying to the engine, a regulator apparatus receiving the LPG from the fuel tank, controlling pressure of the received LPG, and delivering a controlled LPG to the high pressure fuel pump, a fuel supply line sequentially connecting the fuel tank, the regulator apparatus, the high pressure fuel pump, and the injector so as to supply the LPG stored in the fuel tank to the engine, and a fuel return line returning an LPG that remains in the high pressure fuel pump after pumping thereof to the fuel tank. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123948 | Compression Ignition Dual Fuel Engine And Fuel Injector For Same - A compression ignition dual fuel engine utilizes individual fuel injectors to inject both gaseous and liquid fuels into each engine cylinder. Each of the fuel injectors includes two electrical actuators that control pressure in a respective liquid control chamber and gaseous control chamber to control the opening movement of check valves to facilitate liquid and gaseous fuel injection events, respectfully. The control fluid for liquid injection events is liquid, whereas the control fluid for the gaseous injection event is gaseous. The used liquid fuel drained from each fuel injector is returned for recirculation and subsequent injection, whereas the used gaseous fuel that drains from the fuel injector is supplied to the intake manifold for burning as circumstances permit. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123949 | DELIVERY PIPE, PIPE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING DELIVERY PIPE - A delivery pipe includes a pipe integrally including at least one cylindrical tube section and at least one flat tube section, and a valve attachment including a hollow cylindrical portion and a connection portion having a planar shape. The flat tube section includes a planar attachment portion having a distribution hole extending through the planar attachment portion in a thickness direction thereof. The hollow cylindrical portion has a closed end closed by the connection portion and is configured to be attached to a fuel injection valve. The connection portion has an introduction hole that extends through the connection portion in a thickness direction thereof and communicates with the distribution hole of the planar attachment portion. The valve attachment is connected to the planar attachment portion at a position adjacent to one of edges of the planar attachment portion. The edges extend along an axial direction of the pipe. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123950 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AND REGULATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Proposed is a method for controlling and regulating an internal combustion engine ( | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123951 | FUEL-PIPING ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE - A fuel-piping attachment structure includes a fuel piping, at least one fastening portion, and a protective member. The at least one fastening portion is to be joined to an internal combustion engine main body to support the fuel piping with respect to the internal combustion engine main body. The protective member includes at least one base portion to be joined to the internal combustion engine main body. All of the at least one fastening portion are disposed on a first side in a Z direction with respect to the axis of the fuel piping. All of the at least one base portion are disposed on a second side in the Z direction with respect to the axis of the fuel piping. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123952 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR FUEL INJECTION VALVE - In a fuel injection valve support structure which can apply a substantially constant set load, the fuel injection valve has first and second load receiving portions, the first load receiving portion being supported on the engine, the second load receiving portion being supported on an elastic support member which receives a set load from a fuel supply cap. The elastic support member includes a base plate placed on the second load receiving portion, and an elastic piece curving rearward from one end toward the other end of the base plate, with an apex portion in pressure contact with the cap, the base plate has a portion overhanging from the second load receiving portion and supporting a tip end portion of the elastic piece. The overhang portion starts bending when a load the overhang portion receives from the cap through the elastic piece reaches or exceeds a predetermined value. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123953 | FUEL INJECTION SYSTEMS WITH ENHANCED THRUST - Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for injecting a fuel using Lorentz forces. In one aspect, a method to inject a fuel includes distributing a fuel between electrodes configured at a port of a chamber, generating an ion current of ionized fuel particles by applying an electric field between the electrodes to ionize at least some of the fuel, and producing a Lorentz force to accelerate the ionized fuel particles into the chamber. In some implementations of the method, the accelerated ionized fuel particles into the chamber initiate a combustion process with oxidant compounds present in the chamber. In some implementations, the method further comprises applying an electric potential on an antenna electrode interfaced at the port to induce a corona discharge into the chamber, in which the corona discharge ignites the ionized fuel particles within the chamber. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123954 | FUEL AMOUNT DISTRIBUTION METHOD FOR ENGINE WITH DUAL INJECTOR AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - It is possible to improve volatility of fuel in a fuel-gas mixture and improve the combustion performance of an engine by appropriately distributing the amount of fuel that is injected from two injectors disposed in two intake port, in a dual injector engine. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123955 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel injection control system for an internal combustion engine in which a driving signal for a high pressure fuel pump is calculated by using proportional plus integral control based on a difference between a delivery pressure of the high pressure fuel pump and a target pressure thereof. A delivery pressure of a low pressure fuel pump is caused to decrease when an amount of change per unit time of an integral term shows a decreasing tendency or zero, whereas the delivery pressure of the low pressure fuel pump is caused to increase when the amount of change per unit time of the integral term shows an increasing tendency. In cases where an increase in the integral term resulting from a change in the target delivery pressure of the high pressure fuel pump has occurred, the increase in the delivery pressure of the low pressure fuel pump is prohibited. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123956 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR DIRECT INJECTION ENGINE - The present invention provides a control device for a direct injection engine, capable of reducing the amount of fuel adhesion on a piston crown and a cylinder bore wall surface and improving homogeneity of a fuel-air mixture inside the cylinder, thereby reducing the particulate number of emitted PM. The fuel injection is inhibited for a period in which a lift position of an intake valve is within a predetermined range in a single combustion cycle, more specifically, during the period in which the lift position of the intake valve is located from a middle lift position to the vicinity of a maximum lift position. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123957 | VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO APPARATUS - A variable compression ratio apparatus may include a crankshaft, a connecting rod, first and second eccentric links mounted at both sides of the connection rod, respectively, and having one ends at which the piston pin may be eccentrically and rotatably installed, a swing link of which one end may be branched into two parts to form first and second branches, the first and second branches being connected to the other ends of the first and second eccentric links, and a control device connected to the other end of the swing link to control the swing link, wherein the crank arm includes guide surfaces formed in a predetermined thickness at an inner circumferential surface of the crank arm so that the first and second branches of the swing link slide to move between the guide surfaces. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123958 | PISTON COMPOUND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH EXPANDER DEACTIVATION - A piston compound internal combustion engine is disclosed with an expander piston deactivation feature. A piston internal combustion engine is compounded with a secondary expander piston, where the expander piston extracts energy from the exhaust gases being expelled from the primary power pistons. The secondary expander piston can be deactivated and immobilized, or its stroke can be reduced, under low load conditions in order to reduce parasitic losses and over-expansion. Two mechanizations are disclosed for the secondary expander piston's coupling with the power pistons and crankshaft. Control strategies for activation and deactivation of the secondary expander piston are also disclosed. | 2014-05-08 |
| 20140123959 | VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO ENGINE - A system and method for providing a variable compression ratio internal combustion engine is disclosed. The system can include a plurality of hollow head bolts for coupling the cylinder head and block of an internal combustion engine. The system can also include a plurality of control bolts disposed through the hollow head bolts to enable vertical movement of the engine components (i.e., in the y-axis), while reducing, or eliminating, unwanted movement and stresses in other directions. A number of mechanisms can be used to move the cylinder head/block assembly, including a rack and pinion, a hydraulic or pneumatic actuator, and a gear drive. The compression ratio can be varied continuously during use and can be included in an overall engine management system. | 2014-05-08 |
