| 21st week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
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| 20150136089 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE COMPRISING VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO MECHANISM - This internal combustion engine comprising a variable compression ratio mechanism either measures an exhaust temperature or exhaust pressure which varies according to an actual expansion ratio, or measures a physical quantity which varies according to the exhaust temperature and/or the exhaust pressure, and estimates the current mechanical compression ratio on the basis of the measured value. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136090 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A FUEL SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for operating a fuel system for an internal combustion engine having a metering device, an electrical actuating device, and a valve element includes: activating the electrical actuating device in at least one first cycle in such a way that the valve element switches into a second position corresponding to an open metering device; activating the electrical actuating device in at least one second cycle in such a way that the electrical actuating device is activated from activation to activation, with activation energy which decreases gradually, until a limiting case is reached in which the valve element only just or just no longer switches into the second position; ascertaining a first activation energy, which corresponds to the limiting case; and subsequently activating the actuating device, taking the first activation energy into account. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136091 | JET PUMP OF FUEL PUMP MODULE FOR VEHICLE - A pressure jet pump of a fuel pump module for a vehicle can prevent an engine from stopping and disordering due to unstable fuel supply, by keeping fuel supply stable in driving under bad conditions. The pump includes: a nozzle portion into which some of fuel pressurized by a fuel pump flows; a fuel intake portion integrally formed at the rear end of the nozzle portion and having a plurality of suction holes around the circumference; a mixing chamber that is integrally formed at the rear end of the fuel intake portion and in which fuels flowing inside through the nozzle portion and the fuel intake portion are mixed; and a diffuser that is integrally formed at the rear end of the mixing chamber and through which fuel sent from the mixing chamber is diffused. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136092 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An object of this invention is to appropriately control the valve timing (VT) even in a case where a plurality of local maximum points or local minimum points exist on a characteristic line representing a relation between the VT and an air amount. An engine | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136093 | Engine Boosting System and Method Therefor - The engine boosting system includes an engine having an intake manifold, exhaust manifold and exhaust gas recirculation loop fluidly connected therebetween. A boost circuit including a storage vessel is in fluid communication with the intake manifold and with the exhaust manifold. A throttle is located downstream of the exhaust manifold, the exhaust gas recirculation loop, and the boost circuit. A connection between the boost circuit and the intake manifold is independent of a connection between the exhaust gas recirculation loop and the intake manifold. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136094 | EGR GAS COOLING DEVICE FOR HYBRID VEHICLE AND EGR GAS COOLING METHOD FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - An EGR gas cooling device for hybrid vehicle provided in an EGR system for refluxing a part of exhaust gas of an engine as EGR gas to an intake passage and configured to cool the EGR gas in a hybrid vehicle including the engine and a motor as travel drive sources of the vehicle includes an EGR cooler for cooling the EGR gas using a refrigerant flowing in a strong electric cooling circuit for cooling the motor. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136095 | Oxygen sensor and internal combustion engine comprising said sensor - A sensor for detecting the oxygen content in the intake tract of an internal combustion engine includes: a sensor element having a measurement electrode; a metal cap that surrounds the sensor element; a heat dissipation element that connects the sensor element and the metal cap; and a bracket for the sensor element. The bracket is in the form of a plastic housing configured to accommodate evaluation electronics for the sensor element. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136096 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - When a blow-by gas collides with an outer circumferential wall of a tubular member, part of oil mist in the collision gas is liquefied (an oil droplet). The oil droplet takes in the oil mist in the blow-by gas which flows into an intake pipe in succession, and moves on the outer circumferential wall of the tubular member in accordance with a flow of an intake gas and the gravity while keeping a liquefied state. The oil droplet flows in from an inlet section while keeping the liquefied state, and uniformly flows into a surface of an impeller to be discharged to a scroll side. A surface of a diffuser is washed uniformly by the oil droplet keeping the liquefied state, and generation or accumulation of the deposit on the surface can be restrained. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136097 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MULTI-FUEL INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An object of the present invention is to provide a control system for a multi-fuel internal combustion engine capable of using gaseous fuel and liquid fuel, with which variation in an air-fuel ratio of an air-fuel mixture following a switch in the fuel used by the internal combustion engine is suppressed. To achieve this object, the present invention provides a control system for a multi-fuel internal combustion engine capable of using gaseous fuel and liquid fuel, in which, when the fuel used by the internal combustion engine is switched, an amount of burned gas remaining in a cylinder before and after the switch is modified, whereby variation in an amount of wall surface adhered fuel is suppressed using heat of the residual gas. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136098 | Spark Plug Extension - The following invention relates to an ignition coil assembly for an ignition system comprising an ignition coil where said assembly has a main axis and is configured for insertion into and/or removal out of a well associated with an internal combustion engine, wherein the assembly comprises an elongated extension body made of flexible material, said extension body comprising an upper end portion and a lower end portion wherein the extension body is arranged to be transversally bendable in relation to the main axis so that the upper end portion and the lower end portion may assume an angle (α) in relation to each other. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136099 | VALVE FOR A FUEL SYSTEM FOR A COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FUEL SYSTEM FOR A COMBUSTION ENGINE | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136100 | Fuel Injection Device - A fuel injection device is provided with an injection instruction unit that instructs multiple fuel injection valves that inject fuel into respective multiple cylinders of an engine to perform fuel injection while the engine is stopped. The injection instruction unit instructs the multiple fuel injection valves to perform the fuel injection while the engine is stopped on the basis of at least one of an amount of heat from combustion gas with respect to at least one of the multiple fuel injection valves and an amount of heat radiated therefrom. The injection instruction unit refers to an EGR rate before the engine is stopped and reduces the fuel injection while the engine is stopped as the EGR rate is lower. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136101 | HAND-HELD CLAY TARGET THROWER - Disclosed is a hand held clay target thrower for throwing one or more targets simultaneously. The associated method is also disclosed. The thrower comprises a handle and a head. The head has two arms which run next to each other and extend laterally from the handle at an angle. The arms are flanged to create inward facing channels wherein clay targets are loaded. The thrower comprises a means for gently holding the targets in place such as a spring positioned in a channel. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136102 | Projectile Launching System - A projectile launcher having a pair of band securement elements each configured to secure the ends of a band and a pair of members disposed a distance from the pair of securement elements and located to permit the band to wrap about each of the pair of members passing the medial portion of the band between the pair of members to stretch the band toward the drawn condition of the projectile launcher. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136103 | SPEARFISHING APPARATUS - A device for spearfishing, which device may include a barrel including a first end and a second end, the barrel defining a spear conduit and two band conduits, the spear conduit and the two band conduits extending with the barrel from the first end to the second end. The spear conduit may be coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the barrel. The spear conduit may be located between the two band conduits, and each of the band conduits may be parallel to the spear conduit. The barrel may define a recessed groove, which may extend from the first end of the barrel to the second end of the barrel. The device may further include a handle or other accessories that are releasably engaged with the recessed groove. The device may further include band attachment means, such as a cone-shaped plug, for releasably coupling a band to the barrel. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136104 | PROJECTILE LAUNCHER - A projectile launcher includes a body having a rearward end, and a forward end. A pair of arms is pivotally coupled to the body and a bowstring extends between the ends of the pair of arms and is movable between a cocked position and a released position. Tubular torsion bars are coupled to the pair arms to store and release mechanical energy. A mechanical energy delivery system couples the tubular torsion bars to the pair arms. The mechanical energy delivery system transfers mechanical energy to the tubular torsion bars when the bowstring is moved from the released position to the cocked position, and transfers mechanical energy from the tubular torsion bars to the pair arms to move the bowstring from the cocked position to the released position. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136105 | Spar Bow - In some embodiments, an archery bow comprises a frame, a first rotatable member supported by the frame, a second rotatable member supported by the frame and a limb supported by the frame. The first rotatable member comprises a first track, a second track and a cam. The cam comprises a power cable track. A bowstring cable segment extends from the first rotatable member to the second rotatable member. A control cable segment extends from the first rotatable member to the second rotatable member. A power cable extends from the limb to the first rotatable member. When the bowstring is drawn, the first track feeds out the bowstring cable segment, the second track feeds out the control cable segment and the power cable track takes up the power cable. In some embodiments, the frame comprises a riser and a spar. In some embodiments, the first rotatable member is supported by the spar. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136106 | Dual Inverted Limb - A bow is adapted to shoot a projectile along a direction of flight. The bow includes a riser, a first limb, a second limb, and a drawstring. The riser extends perpendicular to the direction of flight. The riser includes a first mount adjacent a first end and a second mount adjacent a second end of the riser. The first and the second limbs extend along first and second contours from a proximal end to a distal end. The first limb is mounted to the first mount of the riser. The first contour includes a first attachment segment positioned adjacent the first mount. The second limb is mounted to the second mount of the riser. The second contour includes a second attachment segment positioned adjacent the second mount. The drawstring is operably connected to the first and the second limbs adjacent the distal ends. The first and the second attachment segments at least partially extend in the direction of flight from the proximal end to the distal end of the corresponding attachment segment. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136107 | COMPOUND BOW WITH RIGID DEFLECTING STOP - Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to a bow and methods thereof. In exemplary embodiments, a bow having a centrepiece may include a limb; a string; a string pulley mounted on an end portion of the limb, the string pulley for accommodating the string; a cable pulley connected to the string pulley, the cable pulley adapted to accommodate compensating cables; a subassembly mounted in a rotatable manner, the subassembly comprising the string pulley and cable pulley; and a deflecting stop adapted to limit the deflection of the string, the deflecting stop adapted to strike against a front face of the limb when the string is deflected, the deflecting stop being sufficiently rigid to stop further deflection of the string when the deflecting stop strikes against the front face of the limb. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136108 | ROCK FACE SPLITTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A splitting apparatus comprising a first splitting blade having a smooth top with a width X and a shoulder angle of less than the friction angle, relative to a point in the middle of the top, and a second splitting blade disposed opposite the first splitting blade, the second splitting blade having a smooth top with a width Y and a shoulder angle of less than the friction angle, relative to a point in the middle of the top. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136109 | PELLET BIN INSERT AND STORAGE SYSTEM FOR SMOKER GRILLS - A pellet bin insert system for a wood smoker grill includes a container with an open top, first and second parallel opposing sidewalls, a back wall, a front wall, a bottom surface and an inclined panel affixed around its perimeter to the side walls, the front wall and the bottom surface. The container includes a feeder opening in the bottom surface. A slide bar is slideably coupled to a portion of the inclined panel adjoining the bottom surface and has a bottom end slideably coupled to cover the feeder opening in a first position and to open the feeder opening when moved to a second position. The container is adapted to be inserted into a pellet hopper with the feeder hole aligned to drop pellets into a feeder mechanism when the feeder opening is uncovered. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136110 | OUTDOOR COOKING APPARATUS - The outdoor cooking apparatus comprises an enclosed area defining a heat containment structure, a spine operably connected to the heat containment structure, a collar operably connected to the spine, a quick release device or hinge attachable to a collar on the spine or a spine sleeve, and at least one cooking support attached or attachable to the device or hinge. The device or hinge is adapted for efficient attachment and removal of the cooking support to and from the spine and further adapted for rotatable movement around a central vertical axis of the spine and vertical movement along a vertical length of the spine, thus allowing the user to adjust and customize the intensity of the heat on the cooking support. The cooking supports are also adapted to accommodate a plurality of cooking surfaces. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136111 | Wide flanged cooking device with collapsible stand - A cooking device having a liquid containing well in a center surrounded by a connected flange positioned or formed at an angle to the well draining liquid into the well, has a controllable flame directed to said well. A collapsible stand has a frame that holds the cooking device and the source of the flame, and has articulated legs selectively collapsible alongside the frame. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136112 | OUTDOOR COOKER - An outdoor cooker with a fire pit standing on a plurality of legs. Multiple cooking devices can be pivotally connected with the fire pit and are movable between a position over the fire pit and a position away from the fire pit. For example, a cook top, a Shepard's hook for holding a pot, and/or a smoker box could be pivotally connected with the fire pit. In some embodiments, the pivotal connection between the fire pit and the cooking devices are transversely offset. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136113 | HOPPER FOR A PELLET GRILL - An improved hopper for a pellet grill that permits a first type of flavored pellet to be cleared from the hopper of a pellet grill so that a second type of flavored pellet may be loaded into the hopper for cooking and smoking. The disclosed hopper can also have a viewing window formed in its side for establishing how much, if any, of a pellet material is currently loaded into the hopper. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136114 | RENEWABLE ENERGY STORING - A heat buffering system that has a hydrant boiler for storing energy and a hut for housing the hydrant boiler outside a building being heated using the energy stored in the hydrant boiler. The hut is insulated. The system has a heat source coupling for connecting a local solar energy collector to the hydrant boiler. Heat is stored in the hydrant boiler in separately controllable layers. Heat is transferred from one of the layers to at least one other layer. A controller is configured to control charging and discharging of the hydrant boiler based on the weather forecast. Buffered energy can be used for heating the building or for selling to others via district heating. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136115 | HEAT STORAGE TANK WITH IMPROVED THERMAL STRATIFICATION - Heat storage tank comprising an envelope ( | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136116 | HEATING ARRANGEMENT FOR HEATING A FLUID UTILIZING A SOLAR PANEL - The present invention relates to a heating arrangement for heating a fluid, comprising a first heat exchanger loop ( | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136117 | SOLAR THERMAL PANEL ARRAY FIELD ARRANGEMENT AND RELATED VACUUM SOLAR THERMAL PANEL - The present application relates to a solar array field ( | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136118 | COATING OF A GLASS SLEEVE - A method of applying a coating to a glass sleeve with an inner surface and an outer surface, the glass sleeve configured as a part of a solar-receiver tube, is provided. Thereby, the coating is solely applied to one of the surfaces of the glass sleeve. A method of fixing such glass sleeve in an interior of a coating tank, such coating tank and a fixing arrangement for fixing such glass sleeve in an interior of a coating tank, is also provided. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136119 | METHOD FOR SHAPING A FILM OF A MATERIAL THAT HAS LOW RESISTANCE TO TRACTION, AND MIRROR COMPRISING SUCH A FILM - A method for shaping a glass sheet having a thickness Ev by applying and adhering a layer of a first material that can be subjected to traction onto a first surface of the glass sheet. The layer has a thickness E1. Either the neutral fiber of the complex moves across into the layer of the first material, the glass being then completely under compression; or the neutral fiber moves towards the first material but remains in the glass sheet, the surface of the glass being then subjected to a level of traction lower than the failure value. The complex comprising the glass sheet coated with the first layer of material is deformed, such that it is close to the final shape and the glass is mainly under compression. A stabilizing element B is applied and adhered or attached onto the complex A and of dimensionally stabilizing the final shape. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136120 | SUGAR RECOVERY METHOD FROM LIGNO-CELLULOSIC BIOMASS - Disclosed in this specification is a process for the improved hydrolysis of glucans to glucose wherein a portion of the glucose is removed from the process to improve the yield of glucose. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136121 | METHODS FOR TREATING LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIALS - The present invention relates to methods of processing lignocellulosic material to obtain hemicellulose sugars, cellulose sugars, lignin, cellulose and other high-value products. Also provided are hemicellulose sugars, cellulose sugars, lignin, cellulose, and other high-value products. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136122 | Metered Dose Dispensing Valve - The present disclosure relates to a metered dose dispensing valve for dispensing metered volumes of an aerosol formulation from an aerosol container. The valves described herein are particularly suitable for use with metered dose inhalers for the oral delivery of medicaments. By combining the compliant biasing member and the second valve body into an integral single component it is possible to provide a desirable metered dose dispensing valve for use in inhalation devices or for use in the provision of canisters targeted for use in inhalation devices. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136123 | Tracheostomy Tube With Inner Cannula - A tracheal tube assembly includes an outer cannula configured to be positioned in a patient airway and an inner cannula configured to be disposed inside the outer cannula. The tracheal tube assembly further includes a flange member secured about the outer cannula, and an outer cannula connector coupled to a proximal end of the outer cannula. The inner cannula includes a proximal end region with features that facilitate insertion and/or removal. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136124 | PORTABLE VAPORIZER WITH CENTRAL PIN HEATER HAVING HEAT DIFFUSER-MIXER BLADES - A device used for generating a breathable vapor from an herbal substance such as tobacco or medical marijuana. The device features a heater assembly having of a rod shape heating element with the heat diffuser-mixer blades attached, and is mounted in a case component having the shape of a tubular cylinder. The heater assembly and case component are configured so that the rod is centered within the tubular cylinder. An herbal chamber, which accommodates an herbal substance, is rotationally and removably insertable into the case component tubular cylinder. A mouthpiece is attachable to the herbal chamber, with a screen component. When electrical power is applied to the heater assembly, the herbal substance is vaporized. The device may also be configured to function as an e-cigarette or an essential oil vaporizer. Rotating the herbal chamber causes the herbal substance to be redistributed. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136125 | FAULT DIAGNOSIS IN CPAP AND NIPPV DEVICES - A ventilation device for non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) or continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment of a patient has a gas flow generator, a gas delivery circuit optionally including a humidifier, a controller and sensors monitoring values of operational parameters of the device. The device further includes one or more relationships stored in data storage of the controller relating combinations of parameter values as being indicative of fault conditions of the device operation, the sensors and/or the fault detection process. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136126 | Dual Expansion Chamber With Internal Connecting Tube For Use With An Oxygen Concentrator - A device combines a muffler and a filter such as for use with an air compressor. The device utilizes dual expansion chambers with an internal connecting tube to filter the air entering an air intake port of an air compressor or oxygen concentrator. The device attenuates sound that emanates from airflow through the chambers | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136127 | ROTATING ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ADN RESPIRATORY GAS DELIVERY SYSTEM EMPLOYING SAME - A connection assembly for rotateably and electrically coupling an accessory to a main device includes a housing portion, a rotatable port assembly, and a wire assembly. An end of the port assembly is coupled to the accessory. The port assembly includes an electrical connector member having a first connector end electrically coupled to the accessory. The wire assembly has an electrical wire member having a first end electrically coupled to a second connector end of the electrical connector member and a second end electrically coupled to a power supply. The wire member is spooled around the port assembly and encased in a chamber defined between the housing portion and the port assembly. Rotation of the port assembly in opposite directions causes the electrical wire member to spool more and less tightly around the port assembly without causing pinching or tangling of wires. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136128 | TRIGGER MECHANISM FOR INHALER DEVICE - The present invention relates to a dry powder inhaler device comprising a body having a guide surface formed on an inner surface thereof, a trigger having a socket with a shape complementing the guide surface, and a spring, characterized by comprising at least one retaining element ( | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136129 | PORTABLE HANDHELD BLENDING GAS ENRICHED PRESSURE SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present disclosure pertains to a portable handheld pressure support system configured to deliver a blending gas enriched pressurized flow of breathable gas to the airway of a subject. The pressure support system is configured to treat patients suffering from dyspnea and/or other conditions. The therapy provided to dyspnea patients is configured to be used as needed by a subject to rapidly alleviate shortness of breath. The pressure support system is configured to be small and lightweight so that the subject may carry the system and use the system as needed without requiring a device to be worn on the face. In some embodiments, the system comprises one or more of a pressure generator, a subject interface, a blending gas inlet port, one or more sensors, a valve, one or more processors, a user interface, electronic storage, a portable power source, a housing, a handle, and/or other components. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136130 | INHALABLE DRY POWDERS - The invention related to dry powders that contain a therapeutic agent. The dry powders have characteristics, e.g., they are processable and/or dense in therapeutic agent that provide advantages for formulating and delivering therapeutic agents to patients. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136131 | SYSTEM COMPOSED OF INHALER AND CAPSULE - The invention relates to a system composed of an inhaler and a capsule, preferably intended for single use. The capsule contains a preferably powdered pharmaceutical preparation which, for inhalation, is expelled from the capsule through at least one hole. The capsule comprises as capsule elements a capsule cap and a capsule body, at least one of which comprises at least one prefabricated hole. The prefabricated hole in the capsule is sealed off in the transporting state of the system and is open in the usage state. The hole is exposed by actuation of a pulling mechanism. Prior to this the hole is closed off by a capsule receptacle or a film. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136132 | NASAL DRY POWDER DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR VACCINES AND OTHER TREATMENT AGENTS - A nasal delivery device can include air-receiving section that has a first passageway therethrough to allow air to pass through the air-receiving section, a powder-reservoir receiving section sized to receive a powder reservoir, and a powder-delivery section that has a second passageway therethrough to allow aerosolized powder from the powder reservoir to pass through the powder-delivery section. The first passageway can have a first end and a second end, with the first end being further from the powder-reservoir receiving section and the second end being at or near the powder-reservoir receiving area. The second end of the air-receiving section can include a flattened region so that air exiting the air-receiving section has a generally flattened profile. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136133 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING RESPIRATORY MASK SEALING FORCE - A mask assembly includes a mask with an inflatable bladder. The internal pressure of the inflatable bladder can be set to be higher than the delivered therapeutic pressure. The pressure offset may be constant, or it may vary over the range of therapeutic pressures. Thus, the force necessary to maintain a contact seal between the mask and the patient can be reduced, thereby providing a system that is more comfortable to the patient, which increases patient compliance. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136134 | COUGH ASSISTANCE AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods are configured to inexsufflate a subject and provide cough-by-cough feedback during treatment and/or therapy of the subject. Through sensors that are included in the systems, various gas and/or respiratory parameters maybe measured and/or determined in real-time, such as, for example, peak cough flow and/or inspiratory tidal volume. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136135 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FLOW DURING EXHALATION IN A RESPIRATORY SUPPORT SYSTEM - The present disclosure pertains to an exhalation valve system ( | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136136 | CONTROL OF PRESSURE FOR BREATHING COMFORT - A respiratory treatment apparatus generates an indication of inspiration or expiration based on a measure of motor current of a flow generator. In an example, first and second current signals are derived from the measurement. The first derived current signal may be a long term measure or average of current and the second derived current signal may be a short term measure or average of current. A processor ( | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136137 | ANTI-ASPHYXIA VALVE ASSEMBLY - A valve assembly ( | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136138 | HEADGEAR ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED STABIIZATION - A headgear assembly is disclosed for use in a patient interface assembly adapted to communicate a flow of gas with an airway of a patient comprising: at least a first headgear portion ( | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136139 | PATIENT INTERFACE DEVICE INCLUDING DEFORMABLE NASAL PRONG - A nasal prong ( | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136140 | BLOWER - A PAP device includes a casing adapted to fit on top of the patient's head in use and a blower including a blower outlet provided within the casing. The blower outlet is angled and/or curved towards a lower wall of the casing. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136141 | Respirator Having Noncircular Centroid-Mounted Exhalation Valve - A respirator | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136142 | Respirator With Floating Elastomeric Sleeve - A respirator device having an elastomeric sleeve is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a respirator device as described herein includes a body including a receiver having an elastomeric sleeve and a filter cartridge that includes a rigid nozzle element. The elastomeric sleeve defines a channel, and the elastomeric sleeve is configured to deform around the nozzle element when the nozzle element is inserted into the channel. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136143 | COMBINATION THERAPY INTRAVAGINAL RINGS - The present invention provides improved intravaginal drug delivery devices, i.e., intravaginal rings, useful for the prophylactic administration of dapivirine in combination with either an antimicrobial compound or a contraceptive to a human. The present invention also provides methods of blocking DNA polymerization by an HIV reverse transcriptase enzyme, methods of preventing HIV infection in a female human, methods of treating HIV infection in a female human, methods of preventing unintended pregnancy in a female human, and methods of preparing intravaginal rings. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136144 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATING TO AN OCCLUSIVE POLYMER HYDROGEL - Methods for the synthesis and use of several variations of styrene maleic acid-based polymers and the hydrogel tissue bridges that can be formed from such polymers. Specifically, a method is disclosed for synthesizing a styrene maleic acid-based polymer that can be dissolved in DMSO and injected into the vasa deferentia of male subjects, creating a hydrogel tissue bridge. This hydrogel tissue bridge can occlude the vas deferens, thus forming an effective male contraceptive. Additionally, this male contraceptive can be reversed by injecting the lumen of the vas deferens with a basic buffer solution to dissolve and remove the hydrogel tissue bridge. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136145 | INCAPACITATED PATIENT LIFT DEVICE - A lifting system is provided for lifting a person who is incapacitated, where the lifting system includes a torso enclosure that may encase a substantial portion of the person's torso without requiring the person to slip one or both of their arms through the enclosure, and orthogonally-aligned structural straps positioned on the enclosure to stabilize and strengthen the enclosure during use, where portions of the straps are detached between two respective junction points to permit grasping of such straps by others when attempting to lift the incapacitated person. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136146 | ADVERSE EVENT MITIGATION SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES - A method comprises determining a person's level of risk for developing an adverse condition; selecting a care protocol based on the level of risk; displaying a proposed configuration of a person support structure corresponding to the care protocol for a caregiver to approve; and upon approval by the caregiver, implementing the configuration. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136147 | Pre-fabricated Anterior Guidance Package Kit for patients having bruxism/clenching habit with or without various malocclusions-II - A pre-fabricated, pre-programmed or custom-made guidance package is provided. The Anterior Guidance Package (AGP) of current invention is comprised of one maxillary guidance component and one mandibular guidance component produced in many shapes and sizes. Those components are attached to a maxillary retention piece and a mandibular retention piece, respectively when the mandible is at a point defined by an operator to provide ideal anterior guidance for the mandible, or to provide specialized guidance for a damaged stomatognathic system. In contrast to all current bruxism or Tempor-mandibular disorders (TMD) appliances, the AGP according to current invention provides a wide range of features and options including three-dimensional control, superior mechanical advantage and preferable vertical dimension at rest. The primary purpose is to provide a superior anterior guidance night guard including relief of centric occlusion/centric relation discrepancy for the amelioration of the damage and pain caused by bruxism. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136148 | EARPLUG AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An earplug includes a sleeve, a resonance tube, and a tip. The sleeve has a plurality of slits, and the resonance tube is connected between the sleeve and the tip. When the sleeve is pressed to deform, the slits are opened to allow sound to enter the sleeve, and pass through the resonance tube and the tip. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136149 | BARRIER SYSTEM TO REDUCE THE RATE OF LINE-RELATED INFECTIONS - A barrier system is provided for use in reducing infections associated with a percutaneous medical device, such as a catheter, that is disposed within a percuteneous incision. Such a barrier system can include: a barrier device having a skin-contacting surface and a catheter-receiving surface; and an adhesive composition configured for adhering to skin, the barrier device, and/or the catheter so as to form a barrier at or adjacent to an incision in the skin where the catheter is percutaneously inserted through the skin. The barrier device can include a conduit configured to receive the catheter. Alternatively, the barrier device can include a groove in a base surface that is configured to receive the catheter. A system that includes a medical device, the barrier device, and adhesive can also be provided. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136150 | DURABLE SKIN MARKING COMPOSITIONS - Disclosed herein are methods and compositions of durable skin marking compositions that remains legible and visible on the skin after being treated with an aqueous, alcohol-based solution. The skin marking composition of the present invention includes a cyanoacrylate component, a solvent, and a colorant. The composition can further comprise one or more of viscosity modifiers/thickening agents, stabilizers, plasticizers, formaldehyde scavengers, polymerization accelerators, perfumes, adhesion promoters, and antibacterial, anti-fungal, anti-viral, or anti-microbial agents. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136151 | Extractive Tobacco Material Extrusion - The invention relates to a method for extracting agents from a tobacco material, wherein the tobacco material is conveyed through a housing to which an extraction agent is fed and from which the extraction agent is again discharge, wherein the extraction occurs in an extruder under increased extrusion pressure by way of contacting the tobacco material with the extraction agent during a tobacco material extrusion process. The invention further relates to an extraction device for tobacco material, having a housing and a conveyor unit in the housing, and having an extraction agent inlet and an extract outlet, wherein the housing is associated with a screw extruder, wherein the extract is separated from the extruder to the outside environment by means of the pressure generated therein across the drop of pressure. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136152 | HIGH YIELDING TOBACCO WITH ORIENTAL TOBACCO CHARACTERISTICS - This application provides high yielding tobacco plants with Oriental tobacco aroma and flavor characteristics and development of these plants via breeding. This application also provides hybrid seeds that give rise to high yielding tobacco plants with Oriental tobacco aroma and flavor characteristics. This application provides methods of growing and harvesting high yielding tobacco plants with Oriental tobacco aroma and flavor characteristics. This application further provides tobacco products made from high yielding tobacco plants with Oriental tobacco aroma and flavor characteristics, and methods making such tobacco products. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136153 | ELECTRONIC VAPOR PROVISION DEVICE - An electronic vapour provision device comprises a body | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136154 | SMOKING ARTICLE FOR USE WITH AN INTERNAL HEATING ELEMENT - A smoking article for use in an aerosol-generating device includes an aerosol-forming substrate located at an extreme upstream end of the smoking article; and a support element located immediately downstream of the aerosol-forming substrate. The support element abuts the aerosol-forming substrate and the aerosol-forming substrate is configured to be penetrable by a heating element of an aerosol-generating device having a diameter of between about 40 percent and about 70 percent of the diameter of the aerosol-forming substrate without substantial deformation of the smoking article. The support element is configured to resist downstream movement of the aerosol-forming substrate during insertion of the heating element of the aerosol-generating device into the aerosol-forming substrate. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136155 | VAPORIZER WITH COVER SLEEVE - A vaporizer may include a battery portion, a cartomizer connectable with the battery portion, and a sleeve fitable over the cartomizer. The sleeve and an outer shell of the battery portion may have the same or complimentary colors or patterns. The battery portion may further include a plurality of illuminable indicators, which may illuminate to indicate, for instance, remaining voltage of a battery housed within the battery portion. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136156 | Electronic Cigarette and Electronic Cigarette Device - The present invention provides an electronic cigarette and an electronic cigarette device. The electronic cigarette comprises a power supply, a liquid storage member storing liquid smoke, an atomizing unit connected to the power supply for atomizing the liquid smoke, and a controller connected with the power supply and the atomizing unit for controlling the atomizing unit to start or stop heating. The atomizing unit comprises an oil accumulating member for absorbing the liquid smoke and an electric heating piece attached to the oil accumulating member, the electric heating piece defines plural through holes. The electronic cigarette of the invention is configured with an electric heating piece in the atomizing unit instead of traditional heating wire, so that no broken fiberglass particles would be produced, to avoid the broken fiberglass particles to enter and cause harm to the human body. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136157 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE - An electronic cigarette, including a cigarette holder assembly, an atomization assembly, a glass container for accommodating smoke oil, and a gas flow regulator. The cigarette holder assembly includes a mouthpiece, a first sealing ring, a seat for supporting the mouthpiece, a fixed screw, and a pole. The atomization assembly includes a pair of heating wires, a glass casing, a second sealing ring, a third sealing ring, oil-guiding cotton, a limit cover, an insulating ring, and a fixed ring. The glass container includes a first sealing gasket and a second sealing gasket which are respectively disposed at both ends of the glass container. The gas flow regulator includes a control ring, a steel ball, a spring, and a rotary button. The first sealing ring of the cigarette holder assembly is sleeved on the mouthpiece, and the mouthpiece is fixed on the seat via the fixed screw. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136158 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A VAPORIZATION DEVICE AND PRODUCT USAGE CONTROL AND DOCUMENTATION - Systems and methods are disclosed for managing and preventing liability issues relating to regulating usage and control of controlled substances. Systems include various means of administering controlled substances that are designed to prevent misuse and injury. Methods include various means of controlling dosage and preventing usage by minors or unapproved consumers. Methods include transparent labeling wherein all ingredients are clearly labeled and described as well as any potential health risks associated with use on the product packaging. Methods also include product marking tracing scenarios. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136159 | Filter and Tobacco Using Technology for Reducing Smell of Tobacco Smoke on Hands - The filter using technology for reducing the smell of tobacco smoke on hands, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a filter unit for filtering tobacco smoke, the filter unit being coupled to a tobacco shred; and filter-wrapping paper for wrapping the filter unit. The filter unit or the filter-wrapping paper may contain a material for reducing the smell of tobacco smoke. According to the embodiment of the present invention, green tea extracts containing catechin or other materials for reducing the smell of tobacco smoke, e.g. citric acids, glycerols, tannic acids and the like can be added to a tobacco filter to remove the smell from tobacco smoke generated during smoking, thus significantly lowering the strength of the smell of tobacco smoke on the hands of a smoker as compared to conventional tobacco filters. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136160 | Oral Stimulatory Product - The invention provides an oral stimulatory product comprising a stimulating amount of at least one oral stimulant. The oral stimulant being selected from the group consisting of Spilanthes, Szechuan Pepper, roasted Eucommia leaf, and a combination thereof. The product optionally containing Guarana extract, Yerba mate, salt, orange peel, and/or natural flavors. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136161 | BASIS WEIGHT MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHEET TOBACCO, AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHEET TOBACCO - A measuring apparatus for performing a basis weight measuring method for sheet tobacco according to the present invention includes: a light source ( | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136162 | DEVICE FOR DISPENSING ARTIFICIAL EYELASHES - The invention relates to a device ( | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136163 | HAIR DETANGLER COMB - A comb for detangling hair includes a handle, a head portion attached to the handle, and a plurality of teeth attached to the head portion. At least some of the teeth comprise first and second proximal ends, and a distal end, the first and second proximal ends being spaced apart from one another and being relatively moveable, wherein such relative movement of the proximal ends of said at least some of the teeth causes flexion or shape change of the tooth. The flexion of the tooth assists in detangling the hair by gently moving the hair shaft. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136164 | NAIL ART DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD USING MAGNETISM - The nail art device having a control unit, a holder, and a display panel that contains nanomagnetic particles and displays a magnetic pattern by arranging nanomagnetic particles controlled by the control unit is provided. When a finger, to the nail of which polish having a metallic component has been applied, is placed in the holder, the polish applied to the nail reacts with the magnetism of the magnetic pattern displayed on the display panel to form a nail pattern. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136165 | DEVICE FOR PACKAGING AND DISPENSING A COSMETIC COMPOSITION AND ASSOCIATED DISPENSING METHOD - Device for packaging and dispensing a cosmetic composition, and associated dispensing method | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136166 | HAIR DYE APPLICATOR AND METHODS OF USE - A hair dye applicator includes an applicator base having a comb and a dam configured to capture hair dye for dispensing during application, and including a handle having a first section extending from the applicator base and a second section extending from the first section at an angle relative to the first section. The dam may further include a carrier material configured to capture the hair dye, and the second section of the handle may be tapered. A method of applying hair dye using the hair dye applicator includes loading hair dye onto the applicator dam at the carrier material, and applying hair dye to the hairline by inserting the comb of the applicator at a start of the hairline and running the applicator starting at the comb in a direction away from the start of the hairline toward the remainder of the hair to receive the hair dye. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136167 | METHOD OF TREATING HAIR - A process of straightening the hair comprising the following consecutive steps: i) applying to dry hair a hair treatment composition having a pH of 3 or less at 20° C. and comprising at least 4 wt % of the total composition of a bidentate or tridentate carboxylic acid; ii) leaving the product o the hair for at least 5 minutes; iii) rinsing the product from the hair; and iv) combing. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136168 | HAIR COLORING PROCESS - Present invention relates to a hair coloring process which allows visualization of the color to be achieved prior to coloring hair using a sheet ( | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136169 | HAIR STYLING APPLIANCE - The invention relates to hair styling apparatus. A hair styling apparatus comprises a first and a second arm each comprising a heatable plate and arm member. The first and second arms are moveable between a closed position in which the heatable plate of the first arm is adjacent the heatable plate of the second arm and an open position in which the heatable plates of each arm are spaced apart. The heatable plate of at least one of the arms is coupled to a respective arm member about a pivot arranged to allow the heatable plate to move relative to the respective arm member about an axis transverse to the length of said respective arm member such that the plate pivots. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136170 | METHOD FOR REMOVING ADHESIVE AGENT - A method for removing an adhesive agent from a base plate with a plurality of accessories installed adjacent to the adhesive agent includes certain steps. The steps form a protection layer on the base plate, and the protection layer completely covers the electronic members and completely or partially covers the adhesive agent. The protection layer is solidified and a part of the protection layer is removed to expose the adhesive agent. The base plate is soaked in a removing solution to soften the adhesive agent and decrease an adhering strength of the adhesive agent, the protection layer being resistant to the removing solution to protect the electronic members. The softened adhesive agent is scraped off and the remaining protection layer removed. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136171 | LIQUID OR VAPOR INJECTION PLASMA ASHING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A plasma ashing system includes a process chamber including a substrate. A carrier gas supply supplies a carrier gas to the processing chamber. A plasma source is configured to create plasma to the process chamber. A liquid injection source is configured to at least one of inject a compound into the plasma or supply the compound into the plasma. The compound is normally a liquid at room temperature and at atmospheric pressure. A controller is configured to control the liquid injection source, to expose the substrate to the plasma for a predetermined period and to purge reactants from the processing chamber after the predetermined period. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136172 | PHASE PLATE FOR A TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE - The present invention relates to a method for cleaning a phase plate ( | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136173 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING IMPRINTING MOLDS, AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING IMPRINTING MOLDS - The cleaning process of cleaning an imprinting mold including a release layer coupled via siloxane bonds to a substrate of that release layer includes a first cleaning step and a second cleaning step. In the first cleaning step, the angle of contact of the surface of the release layer with water is made small, and in the second cleaning step, the alkali cleaning agent is brought in contact with the release layer that has gone through the first cleaning step. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136174 | COMBINATION CLEANING TOOL WITH FLEXIBLE HEAD - A new combination cleaning tool construction wherein the same can be utilized for cleaning surfaces, in particular, glass surfaces such as windshields. In particular the invention described herein provides a new combination cleaning tool construction wherein the same can be utilized for cleaning surfaces, in particular, glass surfaces such as windshields or the like, with corner portions. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136175 | Hair Brush Cover - A hair brush cover for use in covering the bristles of a hair brush having bristles and a handle, the hair brush cover having a net component with a closed end and an open end. An elastic band is adapted around the open end. The open end of the net component is sized and configured to fit over the bristles of the hair brush while the elastic band retains the hair brush cover on the handle thereof. The hair brush cover thereby provides users with a quick and convenient manner in which to remove unwanted hair from within the bristles of a hair brush. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136176 | POWER/WATER SUPPLY AND RECLAMATION TANK FOR CLEANING DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A portable power and water supply for hard surface or carpet cleaners is disclosed. The portable power and water supply can include a portable platform with a fresh/waste water tank and two or more power connectors that can be coupled to separate power sources. The fresh/waste water tank can have an internal bladder that separates fresh cleaning water from returned waste water. The fresh/waste water tank can facilitate operation of cleaning tools (e.g., hard surface cleaners and/or carpet cleaners) in buildings with limited or widely spaced water supplies, without the need for long hoses. The power connectors can be coupled to wall power to direct power to the cleaning tools. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136177 | CLEANING GLOVE - A cleaning glove is provided. The cleaning glove is made of leather and may be tanned. The cleaning glove includes an outside surface and an inside surface. The inside surface is formed to receive a hand of a user. The body portion may further include a first side forming a thumb portion and a second side opposite the first side. The present invention includes at least a first side scraper attached to the second side of the body portion. The side scraper includes a rigid material. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136178 | BUCKET CLEANING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A bucket cleaning apparatus is provided. The bucket cleaning apparatus includes a frame. One or more primary support members is coupled individually to the frame. A corresponding secondary support member is coupled to each primary support member. A scraper is coupled to one or more of each of the primary support members and secondary support members, wherein each scraper is adjustable with respect to the primary support member or secondary support member to which the scraper is coupled. A bucket may be inserted over the top of the primary support members such that the scrapers on at least the primary support members engage interior surfaces of the bucket to clean out the bucket as the bucket is rotated about the primary support members. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136179 | OPTIMIZED DOSING PROCEDURE FOR A WASHING MACHINE - The present invention relates to a method of controlling a dispenser for dosing a product in a washing machine leading to an optimized dosing result, a dispenser controller programmed with an algorithm to execute the method of the present invention as well as to the use of said dispenser for controlling dosing of a product in a washing machine. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136180 | ASSEMBLY FOR ENGAGING AND ACTIVATING A BARGUN DURING CLEANING OPERATION - The invention concerns an assembly ( | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136181 | RACK FOR RECEIVING DISHES, TO BE INSERTED INTO A DISHWASHER - A rack for receiving dishes, intended to be inserted into a dishwasher, including a frame delimiting an upper area and a lower area between which a support grid for supporting the dishes is arranged. The upper area including receptacles for receiving the dishes and the lower area is equipped with at least one flap. The flap is moveable between a closed position in which the flap blocks a lower window bordered by the frame and an open position in which the flap allows passage through the lower window. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136182 | CONTINUOUS-TYPE APPARATUS FOR SURFACE TREATMENT OF WORKPIECES - Disclosed is a continuous type apparatus for surface treatment of workpieces, comprising at least a surface treating bath, a rinsing bath installed on a lifting stage in a production line, a transfer all assembly, and a plurality of water storage tanks out of the production line. The transfer rail assembly passes through the surface treating bath and the rinsing bath where the horizontal transfer height of the transfer rail assembly passing through the rinsing bath is higher than the horizontal transfer height passing through the surface treating bath. The water storage tanks are installed in a non-production line area located outside the transfer path of the transfer rail assembly. The water storage tanks are connected to the rinsing bath by individual pipes. Thereby, the rinsing efficiency can be improved and the lengthy production line can be shortened. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136183 | SYSTEM OF CONTROLLING TREATMENT LIQUID DISPENSE FOR SPINNING SUBSTRATES - Provided is a method for cleaning an ion implanted resist layer or a substrate after an ashing process. A duty cycle for turning on and turning off flows of a treatment liquid in two or more nozzles is generated. The substrate is exposed to the treatment liquid comprising a first treatment chemical, the first treatment chemical with a first film thickness, temperature, total flow rate, and first composition. A portion of a surface of the substrate is concurrently irradiated with UV light while controlling the selected plurality of cleaning operating variables in order to achieve the two or more cleaning objectives. The cleaning operating variables comprise two or more of the first temperature, first composition, first film thickness, UV wavelength, UV power, first process time, first rotation speed, duty cycle, and percentage of residue removal. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136184 | APPARATUS FOR CLEANING AND STERILIZING INTERIOR OF SHOE - Provided is an apparatus for cleaning and sterilizing an interior of a shoe which generates ultrasonic wind of a whirlwind type in the interior of the shoe to remove foreign substances from the interior of the shoe and which injects ultra fine particles of germicide solution into the interior of the shoe at a high pressure to sterilize the interior of the shoe, so that the interior of shoe may be hygienically and cleanly maintained. The apparatus includes a housing opened or closed with a door; a shoe supporting member mounted on a top end of a support pillar having a predetermined length and vertically installed in an inner space of the housing to support the shoe by hanging the shoe thereto; a vibration guide pipe fixed to an inside of the shoe supporting member; and a nozzle tube having a predetermined length, which is movably installed on a central axis of the vibration guide pipe in a horizontal state and formed of a hose, wherein compressed air and chemical solution are mixed at a rear end of the nozzle tube and sprayed through a front end nozzle of the nozzle tube so that the nozzle tube is subject to a vibration operation, causing the nozzle tube to innumerably collide with an inner wall surface of the vibration guide pipe. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136185 | APPARATUS OF CLEANING SUBSTRATE - Provided is a substrate cleaning apparatus of cleaning a substrate. The substrate cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning chamber, a first cleaning nozzle, a cover member, an air flow generation unit, and an exhaust unit. The main cleaning chamber has a cleaning space in which the substrate is cleaned and includes a sidewall in which a first vent hole is defined. The first cleaning nozzle is disposed in the main cleaning chamber to spray a first cleaning solution. The cover member covers the main cleaning chamber and has one side in which a second vent hole is defined. The air flow generation unit supplies air into the cleaning space through the first vent hole. The exhaust unit is coupled to the one side of the cover member to suck and exhaust the air supplied into the cleaning space through the second vent hole. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136186 | SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATES WITH TWO OR MORE ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SOURCES THAT PROVIDE DIFFERENT WAVELENGTHS OF LIGHT - Systems for cleaning substrates including cleaning of semiconductor substrates, use atmospheric or sub-atmospheric ultraviolet (UV) light to improve selectivity of conventional wet chemical cleaning in the manufacture of semiconductor devices. The UV light systems are configured to improve front-end-of-line (FEOL) (e.g., non-metal) or back-end-of-line (BEOL) (e.g., metal) removal of etch by-products (e.g., polymers) and/or mask layers from underlying materials. Systems herein can be configured with multiple lamps that irradiate substrates, gasses, and liquids at different bandwidths. Selectivity and queue time is improved while reducing processing temperatures. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136187 | DISHWASHER - A dishwasher having a tub defining a wash chamber, a dish rack located within the wash chamber, and pump assembly for recirculating wash liquid is further provided with a spray assembly and a spray manifold with multiple nozzles each having at least one aperture emitting wash liquid into the wash chamber. | 2015-05-21 |
| 20150136188 | PUMP DEVICE FOR DISHWASHER APPLIANCE - Dishwasher appliances are provided. A pump device of a dishwasher appliance may include a first centrifugal pump in fluid communication with a drain and a second centrifugal pump in fluid communication with a fluid circulation assembly. The pump device further includes a motor, the motor including a driveshaft, the driveshaft rotatable in a first direction and a second opposite direction. The pump device further includes a first one-way bearing connecting the first centrifugal pump to the driveshaft, the first one-way bearing operable to rotate the impeller of the first centrifugal pump when the driveshaft is rotating in the first direction, and a second one-way bearing connecting the second centrifugal pump to the driveshaft, the second one-way bearing operable to rotate the impeller of the second centrifugal pump when the driveshaft is rotating in the second direction. | 2015-05-21 |
