22nd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 2 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110126435 | DEVICE FOR FEEDING, IRONING, FOLDING AND STACKING OF LINEN - A device for feeding, ironing, folding and stacking of linen, having a maximum depth of 2.500 mm, and when viewed in the depth direction thereof, being successively provided with a feeding unit for feeding a piece of linen to be ironed into the device, the feeding unit having detection and measuring means to measure the piece of linen, an ironing unit, having at least one ironing roll and, for each ironing roll, a heated chest for ironing the piece of linen, a folding unit for folding the ironed item of linen, the folding unit being provided with a longitudinal folding portion located after the ironing mangle for longitudinally folding the ironed item of linen, and a cross folding portion located below the ironing mangle for cross folding the ironed piece of linen, and a stacking unit located to the right or left of the device for stacking the folded. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126436 | ADJUSTABLE GREETING CARD POCKET - An adjustable card pocket having a back panel for attachment to a shelf or a mating panel and two half card pockets that are operatively attached to the back panel for holding and displaying greeting cards of varying width dimensions. The back panel contains four pocket engagement slots to engage the two pocket engagement tabs on each half card pocket. The back panel further contains a six adjustment slots designed to receive the one adjustment tab located on each of the half card pockets. The adjustment tabs can be inserted into one of three adjustment slots located on each side of the back panel allowing the pocket to contain cards of different width dimensions. The width of the pocket can be adjusted by applying a slightly outward force to each half card pocket to disengage the adjustment tabs from the adjustment slots and then slidably moving the half card pockets in either an inward or outward direction and re-engaging the adjustment tabs with another set of adjustment slots. The adjustable card pocket may be connected to a mating panel or other greeting card display device by engagement means located at the top and bottom of the back panel. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126437 | GREETING CARD WITH COMPARTMENT - A greeting card configured to contain a gift, such as a monetary gift or gift card, within a sleeve that secures the gift within a compartment within the card. The card includes at least one leaf and preferably first and second leaves interconnected by at least one fold line. The compartment is disposed within the second leaf, and the sleeve slidably protrudes from the compartment through a slot. The sleeve has a pair of lateral edges between forward and rearward edges thereof, and at least one of the lateral edges is open for receiving a gift that when disposed in the sleeve can be concealed within the compartment. The sleeve is transparent such that a gift disposed in the sleeve is visible if the sleeve protrudes from the compartment. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126438 | GARMENT HANGER AND INDICIA TAG - A garment hanger ( | 2011-06-02 |
20110126439 | Sticker with security arrangement - A sticker includes a backing layer, a sticker body including a top layer and an adhesive layer, and a security arrangement cutting through the top layer only and being stopped at an adhesive layer to ensure the sticker body being completely removed from the backing layer without tearing the top layer apart. The security arrangement includes a plurality of lead edge notches evenly provided along the outer flange of the top layer, and a cutting line structure formed at the top layer. After the sticker body is completely removed from the backing layer and is applied for sticking on an object surface, the sticker body becomes a self-destructive layer by the security arrangement to be torn apart at the time when the sticker body is removed from the object surface so as to ensure the sticker body being unable to be removed completely from the object surface. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126440 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - Disclosed is a display apparatus including a first case and a second case coupled to each other to define an external appearance of the display apparatus. A fastening guide extends from an inner surface of the first case, and a fastening member is engaged with the fastening guide. The fastening member is provided with a boss portion for screw-fastening. The first case and second case are coupled to each other using the fastening guide and fastening member having a thin thickness, whereby a reduced thickness of fastening parts and stable inter-coupling of the first case and second case are accomplished. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126441 | MAGAZINE DEPENDENT SAFETY MECHANISM OF A HANDGUN - The invention discloses a safety mechanism of a handgun which depends on a magazine and which prevents the triggering of a handgun when the magazine is removed. Additionally, a mechanism enables handgun disassembly without need for the triggering after the magazine has been removed from the handgun. A safety mechanism is positioned inside the handgun receiver; including a magazine, sear catcher, sear catcher spring, grip safety pin, sear, sear pin, firing pin safety lever and firing pin. When the magazine is inserted into the handgun, the sear catcher is pushed into position in which it cannot block the firing pin safety lever nor catch the sear. When the magazine is removed from the handgun, the sear catcher spring pushes the sear catcher into position in which it blocks the firing chain by blocking the firing pin safety lever. At the same time it brings the sear catcher into position where it can hold the sear below the plane of the cocking of the firing pin as soon as the sear is sufficiently rotated around the sear pin by retracting the slide. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126442 | FIREARM SAFETY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USING SAME - Methods for disabling firearms and firearm safety devices designed to reduce the risk of accidental discharge are provided. Safety devices according to the present invention comprise a chamber-disabling component constructed of a flexible material. The chamber-disabling component is adapted to be inserted through an opening in the firearm into the firing chamber with partial retraction of the bolt. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126443 | Handguard system for firearms - A handguard system for connecting an accessory to a firearm has a tubular body having a bore size to closely receive the body of the barrel nut. The tubular body has a tapered wedge portion that defines a gap therein. There may be a tapered clamp element adapted to fit over the wedge. The clamp element may be operable to squeeze the gap as the clamp element is pushed onto the wedge. The squeezing of the gap is operable to clamp the tubular body to the body of the barrel nut. The tubular body and the body of the barrel nut may each include a mating feature that prevents longitudinal movement of the tubular body while the mating features are engaged. The tubular body and the upper receiver may each include a mating feature that prevents rotational movement of the tubular body while the mating features are engaged. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126444 | Method for Quick Disconnect Bipod Mount Assembly with adjustable and lockable Tilt, Pan and Cant Controls - A method for mounting a bipod support to a forearm stock of a firearm or other bipod mounted device permits a user or shooter to selectively allow panning (or altering the aim point along an azimuth), tilting (or altering the orientation of a device relative to a horizontal line) and canting (or orienting a device at a selected rotational orientation relative to an axis of rotation). The bipod support includes lockable controls for selectively limiting panning, tilting and canting in a manner which lets the shooter or user easily respond to changing situations when in the field. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126445 | Adjustable Bobber Assembly - An adjustable bobber assembly is provided that includes a main body adapted to be secured to a fishing pole, a pivot arm pivotally secured to the main body, a locking clip secured to the main body to lock the pivot arm in place on the main body, and an indicator adjustably secured to the pivot arm and engageable with a fishing line on the fishing pole. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126446 | Mouse trap having retractable biting portions - This invention relates to a mouse trap having retractable biting portions. It includes a base, a movable portion, and a trigger. The base has a front seat which has a lower outer edge and several receiving holes. The movable portion is disposed on the base and has a front frame portion and a restoring force generating element. The front frame portion is disposed with an upper outer edge and a plurality of retractable biting portions. These retractable biting portions are corresponding to the receiving holes. The restoring force generating element is able to urge the movable portion moving from the first position to the second position. So, it can capture a mouse quickly. The protruded length of each retractable biting portion is automatically adjusted. Hence, the captured mouse will not bleed so it is sanitary. The capture method is humane without sacrificing its capturing result. The safety of the product can be enhanced. Plus, the biting depth is automatically adjusted. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126447 | Submersible Cage and System for Fish Farming - A submersible rotatable cage for fish farming comprises a central axle, a buoyant structure positioned about the central axle, and a netting attached to the buoyant structure. An actuator can be placed in operable communication with at least part of the buoyant structure to facilitate rotation of the buoyant structure about the central axle while the cage is in a submerged position. The cage can form part of a system, which includes a net cleaning apparatus, a tethering mechanism and sweep net, that forms the basis for underwater fish farming. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126448 | Process, Plant, and Biofuel For Integrated Biofuel Production - This invention relates to a process, a plant, and a biofuel for integrated biofuel production, such as with biogasoline, biodiesel, and/or sugar product. The integrated process includes the step of removing hexose from a feedstock to form a lignocellulosic material. The process also includes the step of converting the hexose to a biogasoline and/or a biodiesel material, and the step of depolymerizing lignocellulosic material to form pentose and a residue. The process also includes the step of converting the pentose to a biogasoline and/or a biodiesel material. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126449 | BLENDED FUEL COMPOSITION HAVING IMPROVED COLD FLOW PROPERTIES - There is provided a fuel composition comprising petroleum based component and a renewable based component, wherein at least 20% of the compounds in said petroleum based component having boiling point range equal or greater than the boiling point of said renewable based component. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126450 | FUEL FORMULATIONS - A compression ignition (CI) (typically diesel) fuel formulation is provided containing (i) a C4 to C8 dialkyl ether (DAE), (ii) a naphtha fuel component and (iii) a low boiling component selected from low boiling hydrocarbons, ethers and mixtures thereof. The formulation may be produced along with a gasoline fuel formulation, by (1) preparing a gasoline fuel formulation in a manner which yields a naphtha fuel component as a byproduct, and (2) blending at least some of the naphtha byproduct with a C4 to C8 DAE and a low boiling component (iii) so as to produce the CI fuel formulation. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126451 | INTEGRATED PROCESS FOR CONVERTING NATURAL GAS FROM AN OFFSHORE FIELD SITE TO LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS AND LIQUID FUEL - An integrated process and an apparatus for converting natural gas from an offshore field site to liquefied natural gas and to liquid fuel at an onshore site are disclosed. The process includes liquefying the natural gas and producing natural gas liquids using heat exchange at the offshore site. The liquefied natural gas can be transported to a market distribution location, and the natural gas liquids can be transported to the onshore site for further processing to liquid fuels. An air separation unit at the onshore site provides both liquefied nitrogen for use as coolant in the offshore heat exchange process as well as oxygen for use in an autothermal reformer at the onshore site. The natural gas liquids produced offshore can be fed to the autothermal reformer to generate synthesis gas which can be converted to liquid fuels. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126452 | Combustible article - Disclosed is an apparatus for burning comprising a combustible body having an exterior surface and an axis extending between opposed top and bottom surfaces. The body has an interior surface defining a cavity extending from the top surface and a first blind bore extending radially from the cavity to the exterior surface wherein the interior surface includes a plurality of slots extending longitudinally therein. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126453 | NEW METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SOMATIC EMBRYOS FROM EUPHORBIA PULCHERRIMA PLANT TISSUE - The present invention relates to a method for the production of somatic embryos from poinsettia ( | 2011-06-02 |
20110126454 | Upside Down Planter Bag - The invention discloses a planter container made of flexible material in a bag-like shape used to fill, ship and cultivate a plant from seedling to mature plant. The planter can be used both with the plant upright for initial growth and stability during cultivation and shipment and then inverted to an upside down position to hang plants in the home garden. The container can be folded for easy storage and shipment and is inexpensive to manufacture and ship. Due to its versatility, the planter also ensures healthier and unbroken plants due to the upright and stable position of seedlings during cultivation and shipment. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126455 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF INOCULUM OF MICROORGANISMS OPTIMIZED AS CATALYST FOR MULTIPLE PARALLEL MINERALIZATION - Provided is a method of producing an inoculum, which can drastically reduce a time to complete a reaction for mineralizing an organic material into nitrate nitrogen and can add a large amount of the organic material at one time in a multiple parallel mineralization for generating nitrate nitrogen as inorganic nutrients from the organic material, resulting in efficient generation of a high concentration of nitrate nitrogen and drastic reduction of the amount of a microorganism source added. The method of producing an inoculum comprises: placing water in a container that can store water therein, inoculating microorganisms capable of conducting a multiple parallel mineralization thereinto, and maintaining an environment that allows the multiple parallel mineralization to proceed in the water, thereby culturing the microorganisms capable of conducting a multiple parallel mineralization; forming a biofilm on a solid surface that contacts with the water and then collecting the biofilm; and utilizing the collected biofilm as an inoculum of the microorganisms optimized as a catalyst for the multiple parallel mineralization. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126456 | METHOD FOR INCUBATING FRUITING BODIES OF ANTRODIA CINNAMOMEA - A method for incubating fruiting bodies of | 2011-06-02 |
20110126457 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARRIER ON WHICH MICROORGANISMS CAPABLE OF CONDUCTING MULTIPLE PARALLEL MINERALIZATION ARE IMMOBILIZED, COLUMN REACTOR AND SOLID MEDIUM FOR CULTIVATING PLANTS - An object of the present invention is to provide a method of efficiently producing nitrate nitrogen as inorganic nutrients from an organic material without performing any operation using constant electrical power such as aeration. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of manufacturing a solid medium for cultivating a plant, which allows hydroponics to be performed through the direct addition of an organic fertilizer even in the case of performing hydroponics with solid medium cultivation. Provided is a method of manufacturing a carrier on which microorganisms capable of conducting a multiple parallel mineralization are immobilized, the method comprising: filling a container with a carrier having ventilation; adding thereto microorganisms that can conduct a multiple parallel mineralization by mineralization of an organic material to produce nitrate nitrogen; and subsequently adding an organic material and then leaving at rest until nitrate nitrogen starts to be produced in an effluent during washing the carrier through the addition of water to discharge the effluent from the carrier; thereby immobilizing the microorganisms capable of conducting a multiple parallel mineralization. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126458 | METHOD TO PRODUCE METHANE RICH FUEL GAS FROM CARBONACEOUS FEEDSTOCKS USING A STEAM HYDROGASIFICATION REACTOR AND A WATER GAS SHIFT REACTOR - A method for producing high levels of methane based on a combination of steam hydrogasification and a shift reactor is provided. Hydrogen produced by the shift reactor can be recycled back into the steam hydrogasifier. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126459 | Process And Apparatus For Generating And Purifying A Syngas - A method for generating and purifying syngas and to an apparatus for generating and purifying syngas is presented. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126460 | REGENERATOR FOR SYNGAS CLEANUP AND ENERGY RECOVERY IN GASIFIER SYSTEMS - A rotating heat regenerator is used to recover heat from the syngas at it exits the reactor vessel of a waste or biomass gasifier. In some embodiments, three or more streams are passed through the heat exchanger. One stream is the dirty syngas, which heats the rotating material. A second stream is a cold stream that is heated as it passes through the material. A third stream is a cleaning stream, which serves to remove particulates that are collected on the rotating material as the dirty syngas passes through it. This apparatus can also be used as an auto-heat exchanger, or it can exchange heat between separate flows in the gasifier process. The apparatus can also be used to reduce the heating requirement for the thermal residence chamber (TRC) used downstream from the gasification system. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126461 | HIGH PRESSURE GASIFIER SYSTEM USING ELECTRICALLY ASSISTED HEATING - The problems of the prior art are overcome by the apparatus and method disclosed herein. The reactor vessel of a plasma gasifier is operated at high pressure. To compensate for the negative effects of high pressure, various modifications to the plasma gasifier are disclosed. For example, by moving the slag, more material is exposed to the plasma, allowing better and more complete processing thereof. In some embodiments, magnetic fields are used to cause movement of the slag and molten metal within the vessel. An additional embodiment is to add microwave heating of the slag and/or the incoming material. Microwave heating can also be used as an alternative to plasma heating in a high pressure gasification system. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126462 | Device for Producing a Gaseous Fuel Composite and System of Production Thereof - The invention relates to a gaseous fuel composite, a device for producing the gaseous fuel composite, and subcomponents used as part of the device for producing the gaseous fuel composite, and more specifically, to a gaseous composite made of a gas fuel such as natural gas and its oxidant such as air for burning as part of different systems such as fuel burners, combustion chambers, and the like. The device includes several vortex generators each with a curved aerodynamic channel amplifier to create a stream of air to aerate the gas as successive stages using both upward and rotational kinetic energy. Further, a vortex generator may have an axial channel with a conical shape or use different curved channel amplifiers to further create the gaseous fuel composite. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126463 | MULTISEAL DOOR, METHOD FOR SEALING AN ENCLOSURE - The invention provides a door system comprising a door leaf having a first horizontally disposed edge and a second horizontally disposed edge inferior to the first horizontally disposed edge; a rod-less cylinder in communication with the first horizontally disposed edge; and a cam surface formed with the second horizontally disposed edge to limit the door to a single plane of movement relative to an opening of an enclosure defining a door jamb. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126464 | Interior plantation window shutter - A plantation window shutter, comprises a frame and a plurality of shutter blades pivotably supported by the frame. The frame has a left stile, a right stile, a bottom rail connected to the left and right stiles and a top rail connected to the left and right stiles. The left stile comprises first and second members joined together, and the right stile third and fourth members joined together. The bottom rail includes first and second end portions sandwiched between the first and second members, and the third and fourth members, respectively. The top rail includes first and second end portions sandwiched between the first and second members, and the third and fourth members, respectively. The left and right stiles include top end portions operably attached to each other. The first and second members have opposing sides including a plurality of mirrored left grooves. The third and fourth members have opposing sides including a plurality of mirrored right grooves, the mirrored left grooves being axially aligned with respective the mirrored right grooves. Each of the shutter blades has a longitudinal pivotal axis and a left pivot and a right pivot aligned along the axis, the left pivot and the right pivot being received in respective one of the mirrored left grooves and the mirrored right grooves. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126465 | SIDE HUNG AND BOTTOM HUNG DOUBLE-OPENING WINDOW, STRUCTURE, AND CONTROL DEVICE THEREOF - A side hung and bottom hung double-opening window includes a first casement, a handle, a first top-link hinge and a first down hinge, a first angle-turning device, a second casement, a second top-link hinge and a second down hinge, a second angle-turning device, a latch block, a sliding piece, and a latch piece. The window can realize side hung and bottom hung double-opening, thus providing the user with other options to open it. Furthermore, the window has a smaller size and a higher reliability. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126466 | DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A door opening and closing apparatus for a vehicle includes a support member adapted to be fixed at a door for the vehicle and including first and second door support wall portions, an arm member including first and second arm support wall portions positioned to overlap relative to the first and second door support wall portions respectively in the vertical direction, the arm member being rotatably connected to the support member by a hinge pin, a roller support wall portion formed at the first arm support wall portion and extending upwardly, a roller rotatably connected to the roller support wall portion, a cable, a drive member opening and closing the door by reeling in or out the cable, and a pulley mechanism provided at a lower side of the first arm support wall portion and guiding an arrangement of the cable. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126467 | Door Module For A Window Regulator Without Guide Rail - A door module for a motor vehicle door includes: a cantilever arm for a railless window lifter, wherein the cantilever arm is formed in one piece with the door module, where the cantilever arm projects beyond an outer edge of the door module, and the cantilever arm has, at at least the end which projects beyond the edge of the door module, a receptacle for a deflection means of a window lifter cable. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126468 | Mullion Assembly for Double Door - A mullion assembly ( | 2011-06-02 |
20110126469 | HINGE AND DOOR UNIT - A second hinge plate supported pivotally on a first hinge plate using a shaft member so as to open and close. In the second hinge plate, a bracket is molded integrally at the upper edge of the end opposite the shaft member. A vertical shaft of a hold-stay rod is loosely fitted into a shaft hole of the bracket so as to move rotationally and slide in a vertical direction. A horizontal shaft of the hold-stay rod is inserted into a guide hole of a guide plate welded to the first hinge plate and slidable, and a stopper is folded and formed at the leading end of the hold-stay rod. The stopper is inserted into an engaging hole by movement from a guide to a receiving plate due to the opening movement of the second hinge plate and can be taken out from the engaging hole by a pushing-up operation. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126470 | WIRE HARNESS PROTECTOR AND TOUCH SENSOR ASSEMBLY - The present invention is a touch sensor assembly for a closing panel of a frame member that at least partially defines an opening and is oppositely disposed from the closing panel. The touch sensor assembly can have an elongated housing dimensioned to attach to a leading edge of the closing panel or a trailing edge of the frame member. The touch sensor assembly can also have a wire harness with a first portion encapsulated within the housing and a second portion that extends a predetermined length from the housing and passes through an aperture in the closing panel or an aperture in the frame member. A wire harness protector is also provided, the protector being attached to the wire harness proximate to the elongated housing. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126471 | AUTOMATICALLY SEALING MULTI PANEL SLIDING DOOR ASSEMBLY - A sliding door system | 2011-06-02 |
20110126472 | Seal assembly with leak test components - A seal assembly is provided for maintaining a pressure difference between an exterior and an interior of an object having an access hatch and an access hatch frame. The seal assembly has a seal retainer having an interior face oriented toward the interior of the object, an exterior face oriented toward the exterior of the object, a hatch-side face oriented toward the access hatch and extending from the interior face to the exterior face, and frame-side face oriented toward the access hatch frame and extending from the interior face to the exterior face. The seal assembly also has at least one sealing member mounted on either the interior face or the exterior face of the seal retainer and a plurality of conduits formed in the seal retainer and extending from the exterior face to the interior face. The plurality of conduits include at least one supply conduit located between either the hatch-side or frame-side face and the at least one sealing member and at least one return conduit located so that the at least one sealing member is positioned between the at least one supply conduit and the at least one return conduit. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126473 | Vehicle seal system, and/or method of making the same - In certain example embodiments of this invention, improved seal systems that include flexible seals that are integrally formed (e.g., co-extruded) with other vehicle components, and/or methods of making the same, are provided. In certain example embodiments, some or all sealing system components may be integrated into trim and/or other components of the vehicle such as, for example, more structural elements of the vehicle that generally are required to be present. For instance, in certain example embodiments, the current U-shaped seal that typically is used to receive the glass of a window may be replaced with seal members attached to elements of the overall vehicle construct. Certain example embodiments accomplish this integration, for example, by forming seal members together with the trim components, e.g., as a part of the roll form and/or extruding processes. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126474 | BULKHEAD SEALING MECHANISM - A reversible sealing mechanism for sealing a bulkhead having a first central aperture defined along a central axis and disposed between first and second compartments includes a cover member having a recess defined therein by a substantially cylindrical sidewall and adapted to cover the first central aperture. A wedge ring having a generally cylindrical body is accommodated by the first and second central apertures and is configured to operatively engage the cover member. A mechanical input is operative to reversibly rotate the wedge ring about the central axis such that a rotation of the wedge ring in a first direction urges the cover member in the axial direction into a sealed position. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126475 | Lower seal - In a lower seal composed of a mounting part | 2011-06-02 |
20110126476 | PANEL MOVEMENT SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method of operating a panel system including a moveable panel and an opening, the method characterised by the steps of aligning the panel with respect to the opening in an alignment plane so that the panel is capable of moving across the opening in the alignment plane, and positioning a panel release mechanism such that a user pushing on the panel along the alignment plane causes the panel release mechanism to release the panel from a fixed position within the panel system. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126477 | ROOF GUTTER SYSTEM WITH REMOVABLE COVER - The present application relates generally to a roof gutter system, and in particular, to a roof gutter system with a removable cover for allowing rainwater and preventing material from flowing into a gutter. The gutter system comprises a hanger adapted to be secured to a sidewall of a building underneath an eave of a roof, and a cover that can be attached and removed from said hanger. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126478 | Hangar Door and Roof Assembly and Method of Use - A combination hangar door and roof assembly including a door section and a roof section that pivot relative to a roof of a hangar for opening and closing the hangar to allow the ingress and egress of an airplane or other object. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126479 | FOLDABLE ENCLOSURE - The present invention provides a foldable enclosure intending as a building or portion of a building that may be transported to a desired site in a folded configuration and then expanded into its intended form. The enclosure has a floor and two wall or roof support section extending upwardly from opposed sides of the floor section. A first roof section spans across the gap between the wall or roof support sections. At least a second roof section in provided that is pivotally mounted to the structure to overlie the first roof section in transit and fold out to extend outwardly substantially in plane with the first roof section in the expanded form. Similarly, second floor sections may be pivotally mounted to lie adjacent the wall/roof support sections in transit and extend outwardly substantially in plane with the first floor section when expanded. A further wall section may be pivotally connected to the end of the second floor section so that it may lie parallel and adjacent the second floor section in transit and extend upwardly from the second floor section when expanded to interconnect with the expanded roof and complete the enclosure. In the preferred form the structure includes a third roof section pivotally mounted to the second roof section to further extend the roof in the expanded configuration to meet and connect with the further wall section. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126480 | CINERARY URN CABINET WITH FULL VIEW PICTURE - A cinerary urn cabinet is provided, which displays a complete view of a picture to provide an additional function of serving as a museum of fine art to a cinerarium and thus eliminate the poor impression of being dull and gloomy and hindering a visitor from willingly entering a traditional cinerarium. The cinerary urn cabinet includes a plurality of urn storage cells arranged in both horizontal rows and vertical columns to form a continuous wall. Each cell has a front panel on which a portion of a complete view of a picture is formed, so that the front panels of the cells collectively form a wall surface of the cabinet that shows the complete view of the picture, making visitors feel as if they were staying in a museum of fine art and enjoying the master pieces of artists. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126481 | CONCRETE TOWER - A concrete tower is provided. The concrete tower may be a concrete tower for a wind turbine. The compressive strength of the concrete is changed in dependency of the height of the tower. The concrete tower includes a number of tendons that are arranged to pre-stress the concrete tower. Each tendon is anchored with the concrete tower at a first end of the tendon and at a second end of the tendon. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126482 | FIXING SYSTEM FOR SKIRTING - An object of the present invention is a fixing system for a skirting, more particularly for a skirting board, in form of a wall finish, more particularly the wall finish of a floor, comprising a joint element, the flat base wall of which is located under a panel, more particularly under the floor board, being separably connected to a skirting profile element. The joint element is an flexible element and is bent in an arch, wherein the free end of an arm of the joint element is clickway connected to the base arm of the skirting profile element. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126483 | DECORATIVE TILE KIT - A decorative tile kit having at least a set of two tiles, each tile being identical, but for the fact that the elevation or color defined within each tile is inverted. The kit is used by fixedly placing tiles on a surface so that geometric figures are defined on the surface in accordance to the user's preference. The kit of the present invention creates shapes which depict waves, flowers, fans, tears, or other designs. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126484 | PRECAST WALL PANELS AND METHOD OF ERECTING A HIGH-RISE BUILDING USING THE PANELS - Precast wall systems and methods for constructing a high-rise building using the precast wall system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of interconnected precast panels, each having a top end plate, a bottom end plate, a plurality of vertical bars disposed between the end plates and a cementitious material encasing the vertical bars and defining a plurality of sides of the respective panel. A first of the precast panels has a first column member half defining a right side of the first panel, a second of the precast panels has a second column member half defining a left side of the second panel such that, when the right side of the first precast panel and the left side of the second precast panel are disposed horizontally adjacent to each other, the first column member half and the second column member half collectively form a column member. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126485 | Multi-Configuration Hip and Ridge Shingle - A hip and ridge shingle having a plurality of sections that may be folded onto one another and secured in folded positions, the shingle being capable of being folded into a plurality of different configurations such as a bullnose configuration and a straight edge configuration. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126486 | EXPANSION-COMPENSATING DECK FASTENER - The present invention is an anchoring biscuit device for joining three boards. It includes, (a) an at least partially flat horizontal top element having an imaginary center line, having opposite side walls, and having a top view footprint adapted to be inserted into grooves of adjacent boards; (b) at least one substantially vertical support member attached to the underside of the top element and extending downwardly therefrom for a predetermined length for joinder of two adjacent boards which contain said grooves for receiving portions of said top into said grooves; and, (c) at least one compressive element located on aid device, with at least a portion of said at least one compressive element, from a top view footprint, being located away from said imaginary center line and way from said vertical support member, wherein said compressive element is adapted to at least partially collapse under predetermined compressive force. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126487 | SNAP FIT PULTRUSION FOR HOUSING ELEMENTS - The invention provides snap fit pultrusion housing elements for joining structurally insulated panels suitable for housing and shelter construction. The housing elements include a pultruded panel body member having at least one edge, and a pultruded snap lock fitting on the edge adapted for fastenerless engagement with a complementary fitting on an adjacent panel body member. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126488 | UPGRADABLE LATTICE TOWER AND COMPONENTS THEREOF - A lattice tower ( | 2011-06-02 |
20110126489 | SEALING DEVICE AND MEDICINE PACKAGING APPARATUS - A sealing device and a medicine packaging apparatus that includes the sealing device, wherein an engaging mechanism for coupling frames has good operability and the frames can firmly engage each other. The sealing device ( | 2011-06-02 |
20110126490 | LEAF COMPACTOR - Apparatus for use with yard waste bags of the flat-bottom paper type is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a base and a shaft, the shaft terminating at one end in a handle and at the other end in the base. The shaft is hollow. The base and the shaft are constructed out of plastic and in the form of a hand tamper. The tamper is sized such that, when the tamper is operatively disposed within an empty one of said bags with the base on the bag bottom, the base substantially fully occupies and overlies the bag bottom and the handle projects above the bag. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126491 | HYGIENIC HAIR BRUSH COVER - A hygienic cover for a hair brush is an elastic plastic netting of lycra polyester stitched into a tunnel shape with open and closed ends. This cover is rolled on a hollow insert with two open ends. A hairbrush is inserted into and through the insert. The closed end of the cover hits the end of the brush and the cover is stretched over the brush and slides off the insert and compresses around the brush head. The cover is porous and the holes grow when stretched, allowing the brush bristles to pass through the cover. When allowed to slide off the insert and collapse around the brush, the cover closes tightly around the bristles to prevent debris from reaching the brush head. The cover protects the brush in use. After each use, the hygienic cover can be taken off and replaced by a new cover. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126492 | FLEXIBLE PACKAGING MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - The presently disclosed and claimed inventive concept(s) relates generally to packaging materials for packaging articles. The packaging materials may include a substratum with a printed pattern disposed thereon that provides a grass-like appearance, and/or the packaging materials may include a plurality of individual strips, strands, or units of material bondably connected thereto. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126493 | HEAT AND PRESSURE RESISTANT BOTTLE WITH INCREASED OXYGEN BARRIER AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION - This invention provides a bottle that allows for easy and efficient application of shrink sleeves. The ease of application is partly a result of the invention's wall thickness along its body-forming portion. The body-forming portion of the invention has thick walls and thus exhibits negligible expansion during a hot-filling process. This permits a shrink sleeve to be placed onto the body-forming portion of the resistant bottle prior to filling. If the resistant bottle is hot-filled, the sleeve shrinks as a result of radiant heat emanating outwardly from the high temperature product, without the aid of an external heat source, such as a heat tunnel. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126494 | AUTOMATED SOLID PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT PACKAGING MACHINE - An automated pharmaceutical product packaging machine simultaneously fills a plurality of product package templates in parallel with desired pharmaceutical dosing requirements. The templates are subsequently positioned over a temporary storage template having cavities for receiving solid pharmaceutical doses. A collector member is subsequently placed beneath the temporary storage template for receiving the pharmaceuticals which in turn is positioned over a solid pharmaceutical product package having a plurality of cavities which correspond to openings on the templates and wherein each of the templates fills a pharmaceutical package. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126495 | Method For Packing Articles, In Particular Pharmaceutical Articles - A method for packing articles, in particular articles, comprising stages of production of a succession of blister packs containing the articles, packing resulting groups of blister packs in cartons, and storing the cartons in at least a warehouse unit, the method being characterized in that it includes transferring the cartons to at least a second warehouse unit, opening the cartons and extracting the groups of blister pack in order to enable performing of an inserting of information on each group f blister packs or on each blister pack, and packing the blister packs, provided with the information, in box containers. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126496 | FOLDABLE PACKAGING WITH LOCKING SYSTEM IN FOLDED POSITION - A substantially parallelepiped packaging made of a flexible material such as cardboard, capable of serving as a display stand, including a surface serving as a lid and a surface with at least one cutout, wherein the surface serving as a lid is inserted into said cutout, making it possible to lock the packaging once the same is folded in a planar configuration. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126497 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC FILM, AND FILM - A method for producing a biodegradable plastic film or a composite film, and the film obtained by such method. The film has barrier properties and is made at least of a biodegradable basic plastic material and a second plastic material having barrier properties. The film is useful in particular for packaging sensitive goods. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126498 | Dynamic barrier isolation chamber - The invention concerns an isolation chamber for isolating substances from the ambient while simultaneously maintaining aseptic conditions within the isolation chamber and protecting the operator from potent compounds. The isolation chamber comprises a first container surrounding and defining an isolation space of holding the substances and a second container surrounding the first container. Preferably, the pressure of the isolation space is lower than the pressure of the barrier space. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126499 | Multiple Layer Mat and Exhaust Gas Treatment Device - A hybrid mounting mat for mounting a catalyst support structure within a housing in an exhaust gas treatment device. The exhaust gas treatment device includes an outer housing, a fragile catalyst support structure, and a mounting mat disposed in the gap between the housing and the fragile catalyst support structure. Additionally disclosed are methods of making the hybrid mounting mat and for making an exhaust gas treatment device incorporating the mounting mat. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126500 | FILTER MOUNTS FOR A PORTABLE FAN AND METHODS FOR MOUNTING A FILTER TO A PORTABLE FAN - A filter frame is removably attachable to a box fan. The filter frame is adapted for receiving a standard HVAC-style filter for removing contaminants from air flow induced by the fan. In this manner, a cost-effective means for filtering a flow of air is provided for residential and commercial settings. The filter frame is adaptable to a variety of standard box fan types of different styles and dimensions. The frame is configured to accommodate standard filters, such as those readily available from retail hardware stores and home centers. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126501 | COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTION OF INFLUENZA VIRAL INFECTION COMPRISING TANNIC ACID, AIR FILTER COMPRISING THE SAME AND AIR CLEANING DEVICE COMPRISING THE FILTER - Disclosed are a composition for the prophylaxis of influenza viral infection comprising tannic acid, an air filter coated with the same, and an air cleaner comprising the air filter. Having high inhibitory activity against influenza virus, the composition comprising tannic acid can be applied to the prevention of influenza viral infection. Also, the filter coated with the composition can remove influenza virus from the air so that it can be employed in an air cleaner for the prophylaxis of influenza viral infection. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126502 | DRIVING SPEED CONTROL FOR POWER EQUIPMENT - Power equipment is designed to be operated by a user walking behind the power equipment, and includes an engine, a body, a drivetrain, a handle, a linkage, and a mechanism. The engine drives a working implement. The drivetrain links the engine to at least one wheel designed to drive the power equipment. The handle extends from the body, where at least a portion of the handle is designed to rotate relative to the body. Rotation of the at least a portion of the handle relative to the body is communicated to the drivetrain via the linkage, and controls a driving speed of the power equipment. The mechanism is designed to provide a mechanical advantage between rotation of the handle and operation of the linkage. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126503 | Sickle Assembly - A sickle assembly includes a cutter beam and a plurality of guard fingers fixedly mounted at spaced along positions along the cutter beam. Each guard finger includes a lower finger portion and an upper finger portion defining a sickle slot therebetween. A plurality of sickle blades on a sickle bar align with the sickle slots. The sickle blades can be positioned in a central position between adjacent guard fingers in which the sickle blade is not overlapped by either one of said adjacent ones of the guard fingers for ease of removal. In further embodiments, a hold down member is hinged relative to the cutter beam for easy access to the sickle bar. Quick release fasteners may be associated with respective pairs of sickle blades for further ease of removal and changing of sickle blades. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126504 | Selective Harvester - The present application relates to selective harvesting of agricultural objects, such as asparagus spears. One described example relates to a harvester that includes at least one set of independently controllable cutter arm assemblies that rotate about a common axis to harvest individual asparagus spears. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126505 | MOBILE SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING THE PICKING AND PRELIMINARY PROCESSING OF APPLES, CITRUS, STONE FRUIT AND LIKE OBJECTS - A mobile system for improving the picking and preliminary processing of apples, citrus, stone fruit and the like is disclosed and claimed. The system comprises a mobile chassis upon which can be mounted picking stations, pneumatic tube transport subsystems, receiving and conveying subsystems, object scanning subsystems, cull diverter subsystems, labeling subsystems, and subsystems for relatively gently placing the objects in a predetermined location in a receiving bin. The system can also include a subsystem for gently placing diverted objects in a receiving bin. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126506 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A SPINDLE OF A TWO-FOR-ONE TWISTER OR CABLING MACHINE - A two-for-one twister or cabling machine and a method for operation thereof, wherein a yarn ( | 2011-06-02 |
20110126507 | Shortening Annular Fork For Shortening A Chain Strand - The invention relates to a shortening device ( | 2011-06-02 |
20110126508 | FAN CASE HAVING PENETRATION RESISTANT BLANKET - A fan is disclosed herein. The fan includes a shaft rotatable about an axis. The fan also includes a blade engaged with the shaft for rotation about the axis. The fan also includes a case encircling the axis. The case is positioned radially outward of the blade and the shaft. The fan also includes a blanket mounted to the case. The case and the blanket are operable to cooperate with one another to prevent the blade from escaping the case upon the blade separating from the shaft. The blanket is at least partially impregnated with shear thickening fluid. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126509 | Pilot Burner of a Gas Turbine Engine, Combustor, and Gas Turbine Engine - A pilot burner of a gas turbine engine is provided. The pilot burner includes a front body with an axial expansion along a centre axis of the pilot burner, the centre axis having an axial direction towards a burning zone of the gas turbine engine. The front body includes a pilot burner face which is directed to the burning zone. A material is deposited in the front body progressing in the axial direction to form a high temperature resilient body in the axial direction of the front body and to form a high temperature resilient face of the pilot burner face. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126510 | PULSE DETONATION COMBUSTOR - In one embodiment, a pulse detonation combustor includes a gas discharge annulus including multiple nozzles engaged with one another via mating surfaces to support the gas discharge annulus in a circumferential direction. The pulse detonation combustor also includes multiple pulse detonation tubes extending to the nozzles. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126511 | THRUST MODULATION IN A MULTIPLE COMBUSTOR PULSE DETONATION ENGINE USING CROSS-COMBUSTOR DETONATION INITIATION - A method and apparatus for modulating the thrust during a flight envelope of a multiple combustor chamber detonation engine using cross-combustor chamber detonation initiation are provided. The detonation combustor chambers are filled with a combustible mixture of fuel and oxidizer. The combustible mixture in one of the detonation combustor chambers is ignited by an ignition source, and the remaining detonation combustor chambers are ignited by detonation cross-firing via connectors. A controller controls the ignition source and the supply of oxidizer and fuel to the detonation combustor chambers to modulate the thrust of the engine during the flight envelope. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126512 | TURBOFAN GAS TURBINE ENGINE AERODYNAMIC MIXER - A mixer for a turbofan engine includes a centerbody and a mixer nozzle. The mixer nozzle surrounds at least a portion of the centerbody and is spaced apart to define a core flow path between the mixer nozzle and the centerbody. The mixer nozzle is configured, when bypass air flows through the turbofan engine, to direct at least a portion of the bypass air to impinge on the centerbody. The mixer nozzle includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced mixer lobes that extend axially in a rearward direction and have a cross-section shape defined by a set of equations. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126513 | Exhaust Purification System for Internal Combustion Engine and Desulfurization Method for the Same - An exhaust purification system for an internal combustion engine, and a desulfurization method for the same, recovers purification performance of a denitrification catalyst by removing sulfur poisoned at the denitrification catalyst in an exhaust system. The exhaust purification system may include an exhaust pipe through which an exhaust gas flows, the exhaust gas being generated at the internal combustion engine having a first injector injecting a fuel to a combustion chamber, a second injector mounted at the exhaust pipe and additionally injecting the fuel, a particulate filter mounted at the exhaust pipe downstream of the second injector and filtering particulate matters (PM) in the exhaust gas, a denitrification catalyst mounted at the exhaust pipe downstream of the particulate filter and reducing nitrogen oxide contained in the exhaust gas, and a control portion performing desulfurization of the denitrification catalyst when a desulfurization entering condition and a desulfurization condition are satisfied during regenerating the particulate filter. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126514 | Systems and Methods for On-Site Mixing and Dispensing of a Reducing Agent Solution for Use with a Diesel Catalytic Converter - Systems and methods for mixing and dispensing an aqueous urea solution at the point of delivery to diesel powered vehicles. A stand alone terminal or modular unit that mixes and dispenses the dilute solution on an as-needed batch basis. Each delivery terminal includes a dry or concentrated liquid urea reservoir, and a metering urea dispenser, along with a parallel demineralized water reservoir and a metering water dispenser. The demineralized water may be provided directly from an external source or the system may include a demineralizing component. The metered dispensing of the urea and the water into a mixing tank to produce the aqueous urea solution (AUS) is controlled through an electronic control system. From the mixing tank the system directs the solution through a sediment filtration system before retaining the mixed and filtered solution in a terminal holding and dispensing tank. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126515 | SENSOR-INTEGRATED DEVICE - The invention relates to a device for the qualitative and/or quantitative determination of at least one component of a chemically reducible gas mixture, an exhaust gas catalytic converter utilizing such a device, a vehicle including such a catalytic converter, a process for preparing such a device, a process for monitoring the NO | 2011-06-02 |
20110126516 | System and Method for Removing Particulate Matter from a Diesel Particulate Filter - A system is provided for removing particulate matter from a particulate filter, which includes at least one particulate filter unit. The system includes an engine controller coupled to each sensor and the engine, and a locomotive controller coupled to the engine controller. Each sensor continuously outputs a first alert signal to the engine controller, including the current load and the loading rate of one or more particulate filter units. The engine controller determines a projected load and projected loading rate of the one or more particulate filter units along the route, and a time gap or distance gap based on the trip plan along the route until the one or more particulate filter units are fully loaded. Additionally, the engine controller determines a time region or distance region within the respective time gap or distance gap filter unit, based on at least one of the current load, the loading rate, the projected load, the projected loading rate, and the time region or distance region. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126517 | CATALYST DETERIORATION DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A catalyst deterioration diagnosis system performs a diagnosis of deterioration of the oxidation catalyst based on a high-temperature-inflow-condition exhaust gas temperature and a low-temperature-inflow-condition exhaust gas temperature. The high-temperature-inflow-condition exhaust gas temperature is a temperature detected by a temperature sensor while the temperature of the exhaust gas that flows into the oxidation catalyst is in a high temperature region H while the reducing agent is supplied from the reducing agent supply means into the exhaust gas that flows into the oxidation catalyst. The low-temperature-inflow-condition exhaust gas temperature is a temperature detected by the temperature sensor while the temperature of the exhaust gas that flows into the oxidation catalyst is in a low temperature region L while the reducing agent is supplied from a reducing agent supply means into the exhaust gas that flows into the oxidation catalyst. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126518 | Method for matching a particle filter temperature adjustment - The invention relates to a method for adjusting the temperature of a particle filter of an exhaust line ( | 2011-06-02 |
20110126519 | CONTROL UNIT FOR TURBOCHARGED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control unit for a turbocharged internal combustion engine is provided. The control unit includes a first exhaust valve that opens/closes a first exhaust passage that is communicated with a turbine; a second exhaust valve that opens/closes a second exhaust passage that bypasses the turbine; and a closing timing of the second exhaust valve that is controlled so that an opening period of the second exhaust valve overlaps with an opening period of an intake valve under high engine load. The opening characteristic of the second exhaust valve and a fuel injection amount are controlled so that the air-fuel ratio of gas that is filled in a cylinder approximates an output air-fuel ratio and the air-fuel ratio of gas flowing into a three-way catalyst that is arranged in a post-junction exhaust passage approximates a theoretical air-fuel ratio under high engine load. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126520 | Regeneration Method for Diesel Particulate Filter - A regeneration control method of a particulate filter, may include regenerating the particulate filter, determining whether an engine is in an idle condition or in an over-run condition, and controlling the regeneration of the particulate filter according to the idle condition or the over-run condition. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126521 | EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR TRANSVERSE ENGINE - An exhaust upstream section ( | 2011-06-02 |
20110126522 | EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR TRANSVERSE ENGINE - Disclosed is an exhaust apparatus (E) for a transverse engine ( | 2011-06-02 |
20110126523 | EXHAUST EMISSION PURIFIER OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An object of this invention is to prevent components such as NOx and H2S being emitted when starting a vehicle and improve exhaust emissions by utilizing information of a navigation system. A navigation system mounted in the vehicle is connected to an ECU. The ECU predicts whether a stopping time of the internal combustion engine is near based on the current position and travel history of the vehicle obtained from the navigation system. When a stopping time is near, the ECU executes rich spike control prior to the stopping time to thereby perform a regeneration process of the NOx catalyst. Thus, NOx components or sulfur components remaining in the catalyst can be eliminated before stopping the internal combustion engine. Accordingly, even if warming up is performed when the engine is next started, emission of NOx or hydrogen sulfide can be avoided. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126524 | ENGINE EXHAUST SYSTEM HAVING A PLURALITY OF DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTERS - An exhaust system for an internal combustion engine comprises a turbocharger, an exhaust pipe, a first diesel particulate filter, a second diesel particulate filter, and a flow control valve. The exhaust pipe has a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. At least the second portion of the exhaust pipe comprises a plurality of fluid paths. The first diesel particulate filter is coupled to on one of the plurality of fluid paths between the second portion and the third portion of the exhaust pipe. The second diesel particulate filter is coupled to another of the plurality of fluid paths. The flow control valve is disposed within the second portion of the exhaust pipe. The flow control valve is response to an input signal indicative of an operating condition and is configured to control exhaust flow to the first diesel particulate filter and the second diesel particulate filter in response to the input signal. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126525 | NOVEL SCR CATALYSTS AND AFTER-TREATMENT DEVICES FOR DIESEL ENGINE EXHAUST GAS - Disclosed is an SCR catalyst composition having improved NOx conversion and a device for post-treating diesel engine exhaust gas using the same. The SCR catalyst composition can effectively convert NOx generated from an engine into harmless components. The device, which improves the NOx conversion, includes an SCR catalyst module disposed downstream of a diesel engine and having an injector, an oxidation catalyst module disposed downstream of the SCR catalyst module, and a catalyst soot filter module, all of which are successively arranged in series. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126526 | EXHAUST PIPE STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - An exhaust pipe structure of a vehicle having a left manifold disposed in front of an engine and a right manifold disposed behind the engine along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, which are connected by an underbody catalytic converter, the exhaust pipe structure may include a left exhaust pipe connected to the left manifold and extending toward the rear of the engine, a right exhaust pipe having a straight portion connected to the right manifold and extending toward the front of the engine and a curved portion bending from the straight portion toward the rear of the engine, and a conjunction, one end of which is connected to and communicates with the end of the curved portion of the right exhaust pipe and the end of the left exhaust pipe and the other end of which is connected to the underbody catalytic converter. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126527 | NOX STORAGE MATERIALS AND TRAPS RESISTANT TO THERMAL AGING - Nitrogen oxide storage catalysts comprising a substrate and at least two coating layers, where the second layer is substantially free of platinum, cerium and barium, and methods of manufacturing and using these nitrogen oxide storage catalysts are disclosed. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126528 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING DEVICE - An exhaust gas purifying device having sufficient exhaust gas purifying performance and using a reduced amount of noble metal. An exhaust gas purifying device ( | 2011-06-02 |
20110126529 | AIR ASSISTED INJECTOR, AND INJECTION SYSTEM AND EXHAUST TREATMENT SYSTEM INCORPORATING THE SAME - An air-assisted fluid injector has an injector housing having a nozzle bore and an injector nozzle sealably disposed in the nozzle bore and having an exposed injector face on one end that projects from an end of the nozzle bore, the injector nozzle having a fluid conduit on an other end that extends from a fluid inlet toward the injector face and that opens into a plurality of fluid outlet conduits that extend to a corresponding plurality of fluid outlets spaced apart on the injector face and operable to provide a predetermined spray pattern. The injector also includes an air conduit having an air inlet on the other end of the injector nozzle extending through the injector housing and opening into a plurality of air conduit outlets proximate the injector face, each air conduit outlet extending to and opening into a respective fluid conduit outlet. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126530 | CROSS-FLOW THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR FOR VEHICLE EXHAUST SYSTEM - A vehicle exhaust system includes a thermoelectric generator that uses a plurality of thermoelectric modules to convert thermal energy generated by hot exhaust gases to electric energy. The thermoelectric generator has an inlet associated with an upstream exhaust component and an outlet associated with a downstream exhaust component. The thermoelectric generator diverts exhaust gas flow from a vehicle exhaust system main-flow direction to a cross-flow direction that is non-parallel to the main-flow direction when flowing from the inlet to the outlet of the thermoelectric generator. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126531 | VARIABLE MUFFLER - A variable muffler may include a housing, a plurality of chambers formed by partitions in the housing, an inlet pipe connected to at least a chamber for flowing exhaust gas into the housing, an outlet pipe connected to at least a chamber for discharging the exhaust gas having flowed into the housing to the exterior, an inner pipe for directly communicating between at least two chambers in the housing so that the exhaust gas of the inlet pipe is communicated to the outlet pipe therethrough, and a variable valve that is disposed downstream of the inner pipe and of which opening amount is continuously adjusted according to pressure of exhaust gas passing through the inner pipe. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126532 | APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF EXHAUST PRESSURE OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present invention relates to an apparatus for automatic control of the exhaust pressure of an internal combustion engine. The apparatus includes: a body having an inlet and an outlet for exhaust gas; a pressure control plate, which is a thin plate placed between the inlet and outlet inside the body, designed to rotate along a vertical direction with respect to the ground, within a particular range of angles; a rotational shaft, which is a bar coupled to one side of the pressure control plate that allows it to have a substantial vertical-rotation movement; first and second side elements, attached on both sides of the body's exterior and affixed to the protruding part of the rotational shaft extending outward through the holes on both sides; a controlling pendulum coupled to the first side element for setting the initial gradient of the pressure control plate; and a pendulum blade, coupled to a lower portion of the controlling pendulum, which moves in vertical rotation within a particular range of angles by means of air resistance generated during the operation of a vehicle and which, interlocked with the vertical rotational movement, causes the pressure control plate to move in vertical rotation also. | 2011-06-02 |
20110126533 | METHOD FOR CLOSED-LOOP POWER CONTROL OF A ROAD FINISHING MACHINE OR FEEDER AND A ROAD FINISHING MACHINE OR FEEDER COMPRISING THE SAME - In the hydrostatic working operation of a road finishing machine or a feeder which comprises a primary power plant with an internal combustion engine (M) and several hydraulic variable displacement pumps, which are hydraulically connected to hydraulic motors of working components, and which possesses a computerized control device, the internal combustion engine is operated within its engine-specific characteristic map in response to the load condition by dynamic speed adaptation in a characteristic zone with optimal consumption, and the displacements (V | 2011-06-02 |
20110126534 | HYBRID BRAKE SYSTEM - Disclosed is a hybrid brake system equipped with a pedal simulator having a parallel structure. The hybrid brake system includes an input shaft connected to a brake pedal, a pedal simulator provided therein with a control plunger connected with the input shaft, a master cylinder communicating with the pedal simulator and provided therein with first and second pistons, an oil supply part supplying oil to the pedal simulator and the master cylinder, and a boosting part communicating with the pedal simulator and forming repulsive force when the brake pedal is stepped on. | 2011-06-02 |