25th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120152150 | ORGANIC COLOURING AGENTS AND COLOURED POLYMER COMPOSITIONS WITH A HIGH STABILITY TO WEATHERING - The present invention relates to organic colouring agents with a high colour stability to weathering for thermoplastics. The invention furthermore relates to a polymer composition containing at least one thermoplastic and at least one organic colouring agent, preferably a combination of at least two organic colouring agents, of a specific structure. The invention moreover relates to the use of the colouring agents according to the invention for colouring polymer compositions, in particular for transparent formulations such as are required for the production of panes for use in buildings, motor vehicles and track vehicles or aircraft. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152151 | FUMED SILANIZED AND GROUND SILICA - The invention relates to a hydrophobic fumed silica which is obtained by grinding a fumed silica which, as a result of silanization, has trimethylsilyl groups fixed on the surface; and to coating formulations comprising this silica. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152152 | LOW CALCIUM CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LOW CALCIUM CEMENT - A low-calcium-cementitious material having a calcium oxide content less than or equal to 10 wt % which is processed at room temperature into a low calcium cement mainly composed of mullite and a method manufacturing of the low calcium cement are provided. The low-calcium-cementitious material includes low calcium fly ash, an alkaline agent, and a congealing agent, wherein the calcium oxide content of the low-calcium-cementitious material is less than or equal to 10 wt %. The low calcium fly ash has a calcium oxide content less than or equal to 10 wt %. The low calcium cement manufacturing method includes providing a low calcium fly ash having a calcium oxide content less than or equal to 10 wt %; providing an alkaline agent; providing a congealing agent; and mixing the low-calcium-content fly ash, the alkaline agent, and the congealing agent and standing the mixture at room temperature to form a low calcium cement. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152153 | GEOPOLYMER COMPOSITE FOR ULTRA HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE - A geopolymer composite ultra high performance concrete (GUHPC), and methods of making the same, are provided herein, the GUHPC comprising: (a) a binder comprising one or more selected from the group consisting of reactive aluminosilicate and reactive alkali-earth aluminosilicate; (b) an alkali activator comprising an aqueous solution of metal hydroxide and metal silicate; and (c) one or more aggregate. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152154 | CEMENTITIOUS FORMULATIONS AND PRODUCTS - Cementitious formulations and their products with enhanced reactivity are provided. Formulations in certain embodiments may include at least one calcium source, a reactant and a filler in a hydrated environment, wherein the reactant, in one form, is crystalline silica that has been modified for reactivity. Enhancement of a reactant may include one or more modifications to its content, grind and/or the cement to silica ratio, as well as addition of one or more additives in the formulation, additives in the form of at least one alumina source, defoamer, catalyst and/or a clay. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152155 | Combined Tool Carrier and Work Table - A combined tool carrier and work table comprised gull-wing covers. The gull-wing covers are dimensioned such that when the tool carrier is closed and the gull-wing covers are down, the height of the tool carrier is low enough so that it will fit underneath a tool bench with a waist high surface. When the tool carrier is moved to a remote job site and the gull-wing covers are opened, their sides become work surfaces elevated to about waist high, similar to the work bench. The gull-wing covers can then be locked into place to provide a secure work table. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152156 | SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - This invention relates to a table ( | 2012-06-21 |
20120152157 | PORTABLE LOCKING SUPPORT AND PLATFORM SYSTEM - A portable support system having a portable support having a first end and a second end. The first end includes a tapered portion, and the second end includes a footing structure. The system also includes a receiving member having a support cone configured to receive the tapered portion. The support cone has a tapered inner surface and a tapered outer surface. The inner surface and outer surface are engagable with mating tapered surfaces. The receiving member is capable of attachment to one or both of a frame and a panel for use as a platform. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152158 | SOLID-FUEL-FIRED BURNER AND SOLID-FUEL-FIRED BOILER - A solid-fuel-fired burner that suppresses a high-temperature oxygen remaining region formed at the outer circumference of a flame and that can decrease the amount of NOx eventually produced is provided. A solid-fuel-fired burner that is used in a burner section of a solid-fuel-fired boiler for performing low-NOx combustion separately in the burner section and in an additional-air injection section and that injects powdered solid-fuel and air into a furnace includes a fuel burner having internal flame stabilization and a secondary-air injection port that does not perform flame stabilization, in which the air ratio in the fuel burner is set to 0.85 or more. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152159 | Tufting machine for producing a precise graphic design - A tufting machine producing athletic turf bearing precise graphic patterns at a high throughput rate is disclosed. The machine includes tenter frame to which a backing material is attached, a bed frame to which the tenter frame is attached, a support assembly upon which the bed frame is movably mounted, and a series of tufting frames upon which tufting head components are mounted. The tenter frame and bed frame are computer-controlled to advance and retract the backing relative to the tufting frames, and the tufting head components are computer controlled to laterally shift and to asynchronously reciprocate tufting needles as is necessary to form a desired tuft pattern. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152160 | Method and Apparatus for Producing Machine Stitched Flat Wiring Harness - A method and apparatus for forming a flat wiring harness having discrete wires in a predetermined orientation. The wires are positioned in grooves in a flat form, the grooves having the predetermined orientation and the form having connected thread openings extending therethrough and across the grooves. The wires in the grooves are stitched together by a sewing machine that is programmed to guide a sewing needle and thread through the openings in the form to produce the flat wiring harness having the discrete wires in the predetermined orientation. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152161 | DOCKING AID APPARATUS WITH UTILITY IMPLEMENT - This invention is for a docking aid to help dock a boat to a docking post, or to pull a boat closer to the shore. It comprises of a shaft and a tensile member. The tensile member may pass through the shaft and form one or more loops at the ends of the shaft. One loop may be used to dock to a docking pole, while a second loop may be used as a handle to pull, or to loop around another docking element. At least one loop may have a utility implement with an attached tool. This tool may be used to grab a docking post from a boat, to grab an inbound boat from a dock, to pull closer to a second boat, or to grab objects out of the water that may have fallen overboard. The docking aid may also be floatable. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152162 | Apparatus to Track Movement of a Skier - Apparatus mountable to a boat tower or pylon used to tow a skier, water boarder, tuber or rafter including an elongated arm pivotally mounted to the boat tower or pylon, a tow rope post fixed to the arm and including a tether guide ring through which a tow rope may be threaded and a mounting member to which one end of the tow rope may be secured. The apparatus will also include a sensor that detects the change in position of the tow rope post from a predetermined fixed position caused by the lateral movement of the person being towed. The elongated arm may have speaker and/or light mounts to fix speakers and/or lights to the elongated arm in a position to track the movements of the towed person and may further include a securing means to fix the elongated arm in a given position. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152163 | DOCK-SIDE CRADLE - A dock-side cradle for providing a safe point of entry into and out of a personal watercraft such as a canoe or kayak launching and landing same. The cradle is trough-shaped and is open at each end, with a slight slope from one end to the other. Preferably the trough is defined by a plurality of support arms in spaced separation from one another which are connected to a pair of guiding elements. The cradle is adapted to be hingedly connected to a dock so that it can be positioned in the water for use, or rotated up onto the dock when not in use. The cradle is equipped with handrails connecting to the support arms and the support arms themselves may be extendable in order to accommodate varying water levels in relation to the dock. The cradle may be sold as a kit. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152164 | SIREN - A preferred siren including a base having a central axis and a peripheral wall circumscribed about the central axis to define an internal chamber. The peripheral wall includes a plurality of apertures in communication with the internal chamber. A rotor is disposed within the chamber and centrally aligned with the axis. The rotor includes a plurality of spaced apart fins radially disposed about the axis, each of the plurality of fins having an outermost portion at a peripheral edge of the rotor and an innermost portion located between the axis and the peripheral edge. An external housing cooperates with the base to enclose the rotor within the internal chamber, the external housing including a first plurality of ports and a second plurality of ports, the first and second plurality of ports being in fluid communication with the internal chamber of the base. A driver is coupled to the rotor and is powered by a supply of carbon-dioxide gas to rotate the rotor about the axis at a rotational speed such that external air is drawn through the first plurality of ports, into the chamber and out the second plurality of ports so as to generate an alarm sound having an intensity greater than 100 decibels (100 dB). | 2012-06-21 |
20120152165 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SILICON CARBIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL - An apparatus for manufacturing a silicon carbide single crystal grows the silicon carbide single crystal on a surface of a seed crystal made from a silicon carbide single crystal substrate by supplying a material gas for silicon carbide from below the seed crystal. The apparatus includes a base having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. The seed crystal is mounded on the first side of the base. The apparatus further includes a purge gas introduction mechanism for supporting the base and for supplying a purge gas to the base from the second side of the base. The base has a purge gas introduction path for discharging the supplied purge gas from the base toward an outer edge of the seed crystal. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152166 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SILICON CARBIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL - An apparatus for manufacturing a silicon carbide single crystal grows the silicon carbide single crystal on a seed crystal by supplying a material gas from below the seed crystal. The apparatus includes a heating container and a base located in the heating container. The seed crystal is mounded on the base. The apparatus further includes a first inlet for causing a purge gas to flow along an inner wall surface of the heating container, a purge gas source for supplying the purge gas to the first inlet, a second inlet for causing the purge gas to flow along an outer wall surface of the base, and a mechanism for supporting the base and for supplying the purge gas to the base from below the base. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152167 | Wallpaper Border Sizing Sealant Applicator Tool & Paint Trim Guide - A wallpaper border sealant applicator tool includes a cross-beam member having slide block members attached to each end thereof with a through opening in each slide block member. A column member is mounted in each of the through openings for sliding engagement of the cross-beam member with respect to the column members. Each end of a guide bar member is attached to the column members such that a wallpaper border width can be set between the cross-beam member and the guide bar member to provide a tool for applying sealant to the wall for the subsequent attachment of a wallpaper border. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152168 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING OXIDIZED METAL FILM AND MANUFACTURE METHOD OF THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes heating a substrate having an insulation film thereon to a first substrate temperature so that oxidizing species are emitted from the insulating film, the insulating film having a recessed portion formed in a surface thereof, forming a metal film on the insulating film at a second substrate temperature lower than the first substrate temperature, and oxidizing at least part of the metal film with oxidizing species remaining in the insulating film. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152169 | PLASMA DEPOSITION DEVICE - A plasma deposition device for coating a substrate includes: a vacuum chamber; a waveguide disposed in the vacuum chamber for transmitting a microwave; an antenna unit disposed in the vacuum chamber above the substrate for receiving the microwave from the waveguide, and connected to the waveguide, the antenna unit including an outer conductor and an inner conductor wire that is disposed inside the outer conductor; a gas supplying conduit disposed inside the outer conductor and surrounding the inner conductor wire, and including a plurality of exhaust holes for blowing a plasma-inducing gas downward and toward the substrate to interact with the microwave and to produce plasma; and a blocking unit disposed in the vacuum chamber to prevent the plasma-inducing gas blown to the substrate from flowing back to the gas supplying conduit. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152170 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device of the present invention includes the step of forming an insulating film on a substrate, and the step of forming a high dielectric constant insulating film on the insulating film, and the step of forming a titanium aluminum nitride film on the high dielectric constant insulating film, wherein in the step of forming the titanium aluminum nitride film, formation of an aluminum nitride film and formation of a titanium nitride film are alternately repeated, and at that time, the aluminum nitride film is formed firstly and/or lastly. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152171 | GAS INJECTION APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS USING SAME - Provided are a gas injection device and substrate processing apparatus using the same. The gas injection device includes a plurality of gas injection units disposed above a substrate support part rotatably disposed within a chamber to support a plurality of substrates, the plurality of gas injection units being disposed along a circumference direction with respect to a center point of the substrate support part to inject a process gas onto the substrates. Wherein each of the plurality of gas injection units includes a top plate in which an inlet configured to introduce the process gas is provided and an injection plate disposed under the top plate to define a gas diffusion space between the injection plate and the top plate along a radius direction of the substrate support part, the injection plate having a plurality of gas injection holes under the gas diffusion space to inject the process gas introduced through the inlet and diffused in the gas diffusion space onto the substrate. In at least one gas injection unit of the plurality of gas injection units, the process gas is introduced into the gas diffusion space at a plurality of points. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152172 | GAS-DISCHARGING DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE-PROCESSING APPARATUS USING SAME - Provided are a gas injection device and substrate processing apparatus using the same. The gas injection device includes a plurality of gas injection units disposed above a substrate support part rotatably disposed within a chamber to support a plurality of substrates, the plurality of gas injection units being disposed along a circumference direction with respect to a center point of the substrate support part to inject a process gas onto the substrates. Each of the plurality of gas injection units includes a top plate in which an inlet configured to introduce the process gas is provided and an injection plate disposed under the top plate to define a gas diffusion space between the injection plate and the top plate along a radius direction of the substrate support part, the injection plate having a plurality of gas injection holes under the gas diffusion space to inject the process gas introduced through the inlet and diffused in the gas diffusion space onto the substrate. In at least one gas injection unit of the plurality of gas injection units, a partition wall is disposed between the top plate and the injection plate to divide the gas diffusion space into a plurality of separated spaces along the radius direction of the substrate support part, and the inlet is provided in plurality and the plurality of inlets are respectively provided in the separated spaces so that the process gases are independently introduced into the separated spaces. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152173 | Apparatus for feeding wildlife especially deer - A holder for a block of feed is provided by a wire cage having criss-cross wires defining a back, a bottom, a side, a top, and an open front for the cage through which the wildlife can access the block of feed. The cage mounts the feed a desired distance above ground level on a stake placed in the ground and having a closed top end. The cage has a receptacle for the stake extending along and rearwardly from the wires forming the back of the receptacle. The stake receptacle extends along the entire length of the back and has a cross-section complementary to the cross-section of the stake so that a firm support for the receptacle and the block of feed contained therein is provided without the need for nailing the receptacle to the side of a tree or an existing structure, thus enabling the feed to be placed wherever desired to facilitate feeding of the animals or observing the animals while feeding especially for game harvesting applications. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152174 | LIQUID BIRD FEEDER - A liquid hummingbird feeder is provided with a liquid container having a sealable top opening and a bottom opening, a liquid tray adapted to immerse the bottom opening in liquid, and a valve mechanism adapted to close the bottom opening to enable the liquid container to be filled through the sealable top opening. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152175 | Pee spot - Training pad for housebreaking young dogs consisting of absorbent material imprinted with a circle which is impregnated with scented blue ink, contains SAP in the center, and backed by water impervious polyethylene which attracts young dogs to urinate only in the circle part of the pad. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152176 | MICROBIAL MEDIATED CHEMICAL SEQUESTERING OF PHOSPHATE IN A CLOSED-LOOP RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE SYSTEM - A system and method for removal of phosphates from a closed loop estuarine or marine recirculating aquaculture system (RAS), involving denitrification in the presence of a media substrate for: 1) anaerobic nitrate, nitrite and ammonia removal and 2) sequestering of excess phosphate in the RAS. Phosphate is precipitated in or on the denitrifying biofilm formed on the media substrate as phosphate salts. The phosphate salt-containing media substrate can be removed from the RAS, the phosphates can be removed, and both the substrate and the phosphates can be reused or recycled. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152177 | UPGRADEABLE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AQUARIUM LIGHTING - An LED-based aquarium lighting system having upgradeable control system and a method thereof are provided. The system includes an LED source having a plurality of LED lights, a marine habitat for housing a marine habitat life, a control system which comprises a motherboard, a control panel, and a control module. The control module is replaceable with a new control module to provide upgrades of operational modes and features of the aquarium lighting system. Accordingly, to perform an upgrade of the control system, a user replaces the control module with a new control module by removing the control module from the motherboard and plugging the new control module in the motherboard, thereby readily making upgrades of operational modes and features of the aquarium lighting system without requiring the entire aquarium lighting system be replaced. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152178 | BIRDHOUSE - A birdhouse with a plurality of members configurable in a shipping configuration and an operative configuration. In the shipping configuration, the members are stacked in a configuration suitable for shipping. The members are configured to be reconfigured from the shipping configuration to the operative configuration easily and without the use of tools. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152179 | ANIMAL EXERCISE SYSTEM IN THE FORM OF A GAME - An animal exercise system in the form of a game includes an apparatus comprising an animal transport device; a game board; a plurality of edible game pieces in the form of a treat. In operation, the animal transport device engages and travels along the game board to selectively contact the game pieces. One or more of the game pieces may be fed to the animal as a reward. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152180 | PET TOY HAVING A TREAT DISPENSER ARRANGED IN A CONFIGURATION WHICH FACILITATES TOSSING THE PET TOY INTO THE AIR - The pet toy of the present invention comprises a light weight body and a pet treat dispenser for dispensing a treat to a pet animal upon accessing the pet toy with the pet treat dispenser affixed to the body at a location at or substantially close to the center of gravity of the pet toy and comprising a flexible material divided into at least two sections with each section including one or more layers of flexible material extending from a border area surrounding the perimeter of the pet treat dispenser such that the flexible layer(s) form a plurality of flaps for removably gripping the pet treat. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152181 | DEGRADABLE ANIMAL CHEW TOY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A chew for a domestic animal comprises one or more sheets of a chewable bovine rawhide formed into a shape suitable for chewing by a domestic animal, wherein the one or more sheets has a mass loss of at least 45% as measured by the Degradability Standard Test Protocol. The bovine rawhide is made with a process that includes treatment with an enzyme. A process of making a pet chew from a split bovine hide comprises treating the split bovine hide with an enzyme solution. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152182 | Lick Deterrent Strip - A lick deterrent strip for deterring an animal from licking a wound is provided. The lick deterrent strip is securable to the animal or a bandage such that the lick deterrent strip is positioned over the wound or near the area of the wound. As used herein, a “wound” refers to an injured area on an animal, including, but not limited to, abscesses, cuts, hot spots, incisions, punctures, sores, and stitches. When secured to the animal, the lick deterrent strip provides an exposed surface with electrically energized contacts arranged on the exposed surface. When a conductive portion of the animal, such as the animal's mouth, is placed in electrical communication with the contacts, the lick deterrent strip provides an electrical stimulus to the animal, which deters the animal from accessing or licking the wound. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152183 | Hydraulic Engine - An internal combustion engine and method of operating such an engine are disclosed. In some embodiments, the engine includes a piston provided within a cylinder, wherein a combustion chamber is defined within the cylinder at least in part by a face of the piston, and an intake valve within the cylinder capable of allowing access to the combustion chamber. The engine further includes a source of compressed air, where the source is external of the cylinder and is coupled to the cylinder by way of the intake valve, and where the piston does not ever operate so as to compress therewithin an amount of uncombusted fuel/air mixture, whereby the engine is capable of operating without a starter. In further embodiments, the piston is rigidly coupled to another, oppositely-orientated second piston, and the two pistons move in unison in response to combustion events to drive hydraulic fluid to a hydraulic motor. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152184 | ENGINE WITH COMBINED COMBUSTION AND STEAM OPERATION FOR CURRENT GENERATION - The inventive subject matter relates to an engine with combined combustion and steam operation, the engine comprising more than one cylinder in which in each case a piston is mounted, the pistons being coupled to a common crankshaft in the engine, at least one of the pistons being drivable by the combustion of a fuel mixture in the cylinder space, and at least one further piston being drivable by the introduction and expansion of steam in the cylinder space, the steam being generated in a steam generation device outside the cylinder space, and the steam generation device being operable at least partially by waste heat from the engine. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152185 | Two-cycle, opposed-piston internal combustion engine - In a two-cycle, opposed-piston internal combustion engine, opposed pistons disposed in a cylinder are coupled to a pair of side-mounted crankshafts by connecting rods that are subject to substantially tensile forces acting between the pistons and the crankshafts. This geometry reduces or eliminates side forces between the pistons and the bore of the cylinder. The cylinder and the pistons are independently cooled to reduce cylindrical deformation caused by thermal expansion during engine operation. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152186 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATED HYBRID POWER SYSTEM THERMAL MANAGEMENT - A system includes an engine and a first coolant thermally coupled to the engine and circulated by a first pump; a hybrid battery pack thermally coupled to a second coolant circulated by a second pump; and an electric component thermally coupled to the second coolant. The system includes a first heat exchanger that transfers thermal energy between the first coolant and the second coolant. The system includes a second heat exchanger that transfers thermal energy between the second coolant and the auxiliary fluid stream having a temperature below a target operating temperature for the hybrid battery pack. The system includes a first bypass for the first or second coolant at the first heat exchanger, a second bypass for the second coolant or the auxiliary fluid stream at the second heat exchanger, and a component bypass for the second coolant at the hybrid battery pack or the electric component. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152187 | PUMP ACTUATOR ANTI-ROTATION DEVICE - A tappet having a contiguous body, an outer wall and transverse web. The outer wall defines a cylindrically-shaped outer surface and a recess. The recess is disposed within cylindrical surface of the body. An alignment member is press-fit between two staked ends of the recess, which engage opposite sides of the alignment member. The alignment member extends outwardly from the cylindrically-shaped surface. A roller is mounted to the contiguous body at the cam contacting end of the tappet. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152188 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER - An arrangement of a camshaft adjuster which has a drive wheel, a stator and a rotor. The camshaft adjuster is held together via sleeves arranged coaxially with respect to the axis of rotation. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152189 | CONTROL VALVE - A control valve for a device for the variable adjustment of the valve timing of gas exchange valves of an internal combustion engine. The control valve has a substantially hollow-cylindrical valve box, a control piston and a securing ring. The valve box is arranged in a receptacle inside the device, the securing ring projects over the valve box in the radial direction and the control piston is arranged so as to be axially displaceable inside the valve box. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152190 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A valve timing control apparatus includes a driving-side rotary body, a driven-side rotary body, a fluid pressure chamber partitioned into a retard angle chamber and an advance angle chamber by a partitioning portion provided in at least one of the driving-side rotary body and the driven-side rotary body, a fluid control mechanism for controlling feeding of working fluid from a working fluid pump for feeding the working fluid to the fluid pressure chamber and controlling also discharging of the working fluid from the fluid pressure chamber, a first lock mechanism capable of restraining a relative rotational phase to a first predetermined phase between a most retarded angle phase and a most advanced angle phase, and a second lock mechanism capable of restraining the relative rotational phase to a second predetermined phase different from the first predetermined phase. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152191 | VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a variable valve actuation device for an internal combustion engine, a hollow boss ( | 2012-06-21 |
20120152192 | ENGINE EQUIPPED WITH VARIABLE VALVETRAIN - In an engine equipped with a variable valvetrain including a second cam phase alteration mechanism | 2012-06-21 |
20120152193 | DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING A CAMSHAFT OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A device for adjusting the camshaft of an internal combustion engine, having a lift profile element ( | 2012-06-21 |
20120152194 | VARIABLE VALVE OPERATING DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a variable valve operating device for an internal combustion engine, which is capable of changing operation characteristics of an engine valve in accordance with a change in rotation speed of a camshaft, a high-speed cam ( | 2012-06-21 |
20120152195 | HYDRAULIC VALVE FOR AN OSCILLATING MOTOR ADJUSTER - The invention relates to a hydraulic valve for an oscillating motor adjuster that utilizes camshaft alternating torques by means of non-return valves for more rapid adjustment. The non-return valve that is not used for the respective rotation is additionally closed by means of the piston of the hydraulic valve. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152196 | ROCKER SHAFT SHIM - The present disclosure relates to shims | 2012-06-21 |
20120152197 | Water Ion Splitter and Fuel Cell - This procedure allows for the splitting of the water molecule into its basic components of two hydrogen gas ions, one oxygen gas ion, and two free electrons. Polarized electrodes are placed in a water bath then subjected to pulsed voltage fields at sub resonant frequencies which results in the fission process of the water molecule. The Hydrogen gas and Oxygen gas (Hydroxy) can provide fuel to a combustion process where only clean water is exhausted. The Hydrogen and Oxygen may also be separated and feed a fuel cell that generates clean electricity. The free electrons can be extracted and provide additional electrical power. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152198 | PLASMA ACTUATOR - A plasma actuator ( | 2012-06-21 |
20120152199 | Replaceable Filter Having a Filter Closure System - A replaceable filter has a filter housing with a cylindrical connecting end. A housing lid has a cylindrical counter connecting member matching the cylindrical connecting end. A filter closure system seal-tightly connects by form fit the cylindrical connecting end and the cylindrical counter connecting member when the connecting end is inserted or pushed onto the counter connecting member in an axial connecting direction and moved relative to the counter connecting member. An annular member is arranged coaxially relative to the connecting end and has a terminal edge area that is connected seal-tightly to the filter housing such that the annular member and the connecting end define a receptacle for the cylindrical counter connecting member. A sealing device is arranged in the receptacle and connected to the filter housing. The sealing device interacts with the counter connecting member. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152200 | AIR BOX WITH TWO SUCTION CHANNELS - The present disclosure relates to an air box for an internal combustion engine, comprising a housing, having two suction openings as well as an outlet. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152201 | COVER MOUNTING UNIT - The invention relates to a cover assembly unit comprising a thin-walled cover pan with a sealing flange, at least two screw holes in the sealing flange, at least one fixing opening, a fastening screw captively arranged in each screw hole; and a carrier frame gasket with a carrier, a gasket, which bears against the sealing flange, a screw passage for each screw hole, a fixing element for each fixing opening, and a centring body for the fastening screw in each screw passage. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152202 | FUEL INJECTION VALVE - A fuel injection valve having a nozzle body having nozzle holes in a tip portion thereof, where fuel led into the nozzle body is injected from the nozzle holes, the fuel injection valve including a first swirl member for generating a first swirl flow in a part of the fuel in the nozzle body; and a second swirl member for generating a second swirl flow in a part of remaining fuel in the nozzle body, the first and second swirl members being mounted so that, as viewed along a center line of the nozzle hole, the first swirl flow is located on one side of an inlet opening of the nozzle hole, while the second swirl flow is located on the other side of the inlet opening, and the first and second swirl flows are formed as opposed flows passing each other across the nozzle hole from each other. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152203 | Method and control unit for operating an injector of an internal combustion engine - In a method for operating an injector of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, in which an actuator for driving a component of the injector is provided, the actuator is controlled in such a way that at least two partial injections are brought about within a working cycle of the internal combustion engine. For each partial injection, a starting point in time of the partial injection is ascertained. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152204 | FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR VARIABLE ETHANOL OCTANE ENHANCEMENT OF GASOLINE ENGINES - Fuel management system for efficient operation of a spark ignition gasoline engine. Injectors inject an anti-knock agent such as ethanol directly into a cylinder of the engine. A fuel management microprocessor system controls injection of the anti-knock agent so as to control knock and minimize that amount of the anti-knock agent that is used in a drive cycle. It is preferred that the anti-knock agent is ethanol. The use of ethanol can be further minimized by injection in a non-uniform manner within a cylinder. The ethanol injection suppresses knock so that higher compression ratio and/or engine downsizing from increased turbocharging or supercharging can be used to increase the efficiency of the engine. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152205 | FUEL INJECTION VALVE AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel injection valve includes a valve body and a valve member. The fuel injection valve is configured to control fuel supply by a movement of the valve member relative to the valve body. A slit that is configured to inject fuel having a first end portion opened in a sack portion of the valve body and a second end portion opened at an outer wall of the valve body is formed in the valve body. A through hole having a first end portion opened in the sack portion and a second end portion opened at the outer wall of the valve body is formed in the valve body. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152206 | FUEL INJECTION DEVICE - A fuel injection device includes a cylinder defining a pressure chamber at an end portion of a nozzle needle. In the cylinder, a floating plate is provided as a controlling member of fuel pressure. An orifice member and a nozzle body are lined by an annular positioning member, using a circular peripheral surface of the orifice member and a circular peripheral surface of the nozzle body as a reference surface. Thereby, radial locations of the nozzle body and the orifice member are defined. Furthermore, a location of the floating plate is defined by the nozzle body with the nozzle needle. Therefore, the floating plate can be located to a proper location relative to the orifice member. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152207 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A FUEL INJECTOR OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a method for operating a fuel injector, a transition range of the characteristics curve of the injector is detected individually and adapted continuously, so that a monotonous characteristics curve is formed, with whose aid high metering precision of the injector is achieved. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152208 | FUEL METERING DEVICE FOR A FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a fuel metering device for a fuel injection system for internal combustion engines having a plastic housing. According to the invention, the fuel metering device includes a control valve having a valve piston which is actuated by an actuating device. Furthermore, the plastic housing can be produced by spray-coating. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152209 | MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle has an internal combustion engine ( | 2012-06-21 |
20120152210 | SYSTEM FOR EVAPORATIVE AND REFUELING EMISSION CONTROL FOR A VEHICLE - A fuel tank evaporative emissions control and diagnostic system includes a fuel tank, a canister in fluid communication with the fuel tank to receive vapor escaping from the fuel tank, at least one isolation valve positioned between the fuel tank and the canister, a pressure sensor in fluid communication with the canister, a purge valve positioned between the canister and an internal combustion engine to be in fluid communication with the canister and the internal combustion engine, a canister vent valve positioned on an air inlet of the canister for allowing air to purge vapor from the canister to exit the and into the internal combustion engine, and one or more electronic controllers coupled to the pressure sensor, the isolation valve, the purge valve, and the canister vent valve for controlling the valves according to a preset diagnostic test for checking for malfunctions in the system. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152211 | On-Board Fuel Vapor Separation for Multi-Fuel Vehicle - A fuel delivery system for a fuel burning engine of a vehicle and a method of operating the fuel delivery system is provided. As one example, the method includes separating a first fuel and a second fuel from a fuel vapor on-board the vehicle, said fuel vapor including at least an alcohol component and a hydrocarbon component and said first fuel including a higher concentration of the alcohol component than the fuel vapor and the second fuel; condensing the separated first fuel from a vapor phase to a liquid phase; delivering the condensed liquid phase of the first fuel to the engine; and combusting at least the condensed liquid phase of the first fuel at the engine. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152212 | CHARGE AIR COOLER - A charge air cooler for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The charge air cooler includes at least one connecting piece for connection to at least one cooling circuit configured to conduct coolant. The charge air cooler includes at least one coolant pump for circulating the coolant. The at least one coolant pump is integrated in at least one flow path within the charge air cooler. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152213 | Intake Air Heating Apparatus - An intake air heating apparatus may include an air pump, an intake chamber, an air heater, and a delivery pipe associated with an intake manifold. When intake air is heated, a throttle valve may be closed, the air pump may be started, and electrical power may be supplied to the air heater. The air flowing from the intake chamber may be heated by the air heater. Thereafter, the air may flow from the delivery pipe into branch pipes and circulate to the intake chamber. At that time, since the throttle valve may be closed, and an intake valve or an exhaust valve of an engine may be closed, the heated air may not flow out and the air temperature in the intake manifold and the intake air heating apparatus may increase. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152214 | TURBOCHARGER SYSTEM - This disclosure is directed to a turbocharger arrangement having a high pressure turbocharger and a low pressure turbocharger connected in series. The low pressure turbine has first and second volutes and the arrangement includes a control valve which controls the proportion of exhaust gas which is directed through the first and second passages to the first and second volutes. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152215 | DUAL FUEL SOURCE TRAILER TRACTOR - The present disclosure teaches a method to extend the distance interval between refueling for gaseous fueled tractor trailers. Recognizing the current dearth of a national gaseous refueling infrastructure to support long distance gaseous powered vehicle transport this disclosure provides a method and system of storing gaseous fuel in high pressure vessels on a tractor and on a trailer and operating an engine for the tractor (and trailer combination) with gaseous fuel feed from both tractor and trailer gaseous fuel supplies. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152216 | TWO-STROKE ENGINE - A two stroke engine comprises a cylinder, in which a combustion chamber bounded by a piston is formed, and an intake passage. A carburetor forms a section of the intake passage, within which a throttle element is mounted pivotably, and at least one main fuel opening and at least one idling fuel opening open into the intake passage, which is divided downstream of the carburetor into an air passage and a mixture passage. The idling fuel opening feeds a secondary passage arranged within the mixture passage. In the idling position, the throttle element may be arranged adjacent to the upstream entry opening in the secondary passage, and the throttle element may have an opening which, in the idling position of the throttle element, is arranged in the region of the entry opening and connects the secondary passage to that region of the intake passage located upstream of the throttle element. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152217 | TWO-STROKE ENGINE - A two-stroke engine has a cylinder with a combustion chamber which is bounded by a piston which drives a crankshaft which rotates in a crankcase. The crankcase is connected to the combustion chamber via an overflow passage in the lower dead centre region of the piston. The two stroke engine has an intake passage. A carburetor forms a section of the intake passage. The intake passage is partially divided into an air passage, which supplies combustion air into an overflow passage, and a mixture passage which opens into the crankcase. A throttle valve mounted pivotably in the carburetor controls the combustion air quantity supplied to the air and mixture passages. An air-guiding element arranged on the passage wall of the air passage guides the combustion air passing between the throttle valve and passage wall in the idling position of the throttle valve in the direction of the mixture passage. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152218 | TWO-STROKE ENGINE - A two-stroke engine, comprising: a crankcase; a cylinder connected to said crankcase; a combustion chamber defined by a reciprocally mounted piston within said cylinder; a crankshaft mounted rotatably in said crankcase and drivingly connected with said piston; at least one overflow passage connecting the crankcase and the combustion chamber when the piston is positioned in the lower dead center region; a connecting stub attached to said cylinder which contains an intake passage that opens into the crankcase and supplies fuel and combustion air, said intake passage including therein an air-fuel mixture passage, wherein said connecting stub contains at least one section of the mixture passage; at least one fuel opening for supplying fuel into said mixture passage; and a guiding rib positioned within said connecting stub and oriented longitudinally in the mixture passage and protruding into the mixture passage. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152219 | Surprisingly Superior Crossbow Serving - A bowstring for use with a crossbow, the bowstring including a plurality of strands and a first serving material wrapped around the entire length of the plurality of strands between opposite looped ends, such that the first serving material is self-secured to the bowstring and a method of making the same. A second serving material is wrapped around selected portions of the first serving material to provide a composite crossbow bowstring of surprisingly improved durability and performance. The second serving material having a first end, a second end and middle portion extending therebetween. The middle portion of the second serving material being wrapped over at least a portion of the first end and the second end such that the second serving material is self-secured to the first serving material and the stands of the bowstring. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152220 | DEVICE FOR DECOCKING A CROSSBOW - A decocking device for use with a crossbow, the device including a resistance system, including a fluid containing cylinder having a movable piston and a shaft extending from the piston, the piston being movable between a first position and a second position, and the cylinder including an orifice having a size and extending through the piston to enable fluid to travel from one side of the piston to the other and to control the movement of the piston to a desired rate; a mounting system including a bracket securable to the crossbow for releasably securing the resistance system to the crossbow; and a bowstring coupling system coupled to the resistance system and including a cable having a first portion releasably securable to the bowstring and a second portion of the cable passing by a fixed location on the shaft of the resistance system. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152221 | Soft- projectile magazine refill apparatus and methods - A method of refilling a magazine with projectiles formed from a super absorbent polymer, the method comprising the steps of: hydrating the projectiles in a container; mating the magazine with the container; and transferring the projectiles from the container to the magazine. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152222 | Rotating Archery Arrow Rest - An arrow rest for a bow, according to various embodiments, comprises (1) an arrow rest mount, (2) an arrow rest base that is disposed adjacent the arrow rest mount, (3) a first arrow support that is disposed adjacent a top surface of said arrow rest base and that is defined by a first base potion with a first ramped face and a first angled top portion, and (4) a second arrow support that is disposed adjacent a top surface of said arrow rest base and that is defined by a second base potion with a second ramped face and a second angled top portion. The first and second arrow supports are adapted to rotate to exert opposing lateral forces on an arrow at substantially the same time that facilitate the movement of the arrow up the first and second ramped faces and into a ready to fire position. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152223 | BAKING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A BAKING DEVICE - A baking device including a baking chamber, a heat source configured to heat the baking chamber, a baking chamber door that closes the baking chamber, and an opening mechanism configured to automatically open the baking chamber door so as to rapidly cool off the baking chamber. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152224 | VENTING SYSTEM FOR COOKING APPLIANCE - A venting system for a cooking appliance having multiple ovens is provided. The venting system maintains separate ventilation between different ovens so that the gases from one oven are not introduced into the other oven(s). The venting system can be installed within the limited space available within the appliance cabinet or can be installed outside of the cabinet. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152225 | BRIQUETTE IGNITION DEVICE - An igniter for an incendiary briquette of a type suitable for smoking a smoking substance disposed in a bowl of a hookah is disclosed. The igniter includes a housing defining an interior and having a sidewall, a bottom wall, and a top opening providing access to the interior. An ignition source that produces a flame is disposed in the interior of the housing. The igniter includes a removable tray for supporting the incendiary briquette. The tray has at least one heat transfer hole therein and is sized to be removably supported by the housing at a location above the flame of the ignition source, wherein heat flows upwardly to cause a burning of the incendiary briquette. The tray is sized to seat above the bowl of the hookah so that the burning briquette is supported to cause a burning of the smoking substance. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152226 | HEAT SINK FOR A COOKING APPLIANCE - A heat sink for LEDs or other electronic elements in a kitchen appliance is provided. The chassis or other heat conducting components of the appliance are used as a heat sink to conduct away heat. The LEDs or other electronic features may be connected directly to the heat sink or may be connected by e.g., a bracket. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152227 | FORCED CONVECTION COOLING OF LED LIGHTING AND ELECTRONICS IN A RANGE HOOD APPLIANCE - The use of forced convection or air currents to provide cooling of LED lighting and/or other electronics in a range hood appliance is provided. A channel provides for a flow of air over the electronics to providing cooling to the same. Various configurations are provided for causing air to flow through the channel. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152228 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE THERMAL PROTECTION OF LED LIGHT MODULES IN A RANGE HOOD APPLIANCE - A method and apparatus for the thermal protection of LED light modules in a range hood appliance is provided. If the temperature of the LED light module reaches a predetermined temperature, one or more protective actions are taken to prevent over heating the LED light module. Such protective actions can include e.g., decreasing and/or terminating the power to the LED light module, opening a damper to provide air for cooling the LED light module, and/or activating a fan to provide forced convection cooling of the LED light module. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152229 | Range hood capable of resisting draft - A range hood capable of resisting draft is provided above a counter on the top of which an air-generation device is located. The range hood comprises an air-extraction hood that has a bottom provided with an elongate air-extraction slot for drawing air upwards. Besides, an air blow groove is provided in front of the elongate air-extraction slot for blowing air downwards. A long left upright plate and a long right upright plate are respectively provided below the left and right lateral surfaces of the air-extraction hood. Thereby, when the elongate air-extraction slot draws in air, an oblique airflow is formed. Besides, the long left and right upright plates are able to hinder the draft coming from lateral sides, so as to protect the oblique airflow structure. Consequently, an intact upwards-flowing airflow is formed to exhaust soot and harmful gases. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152230 | GAS BURNER - The invention provides a gas burner ( | 2012-06-21 |
20120152231 | Burner Module for a Cooker, a Cooker or Hob and Method for Manufacturing Thereof - The present invention relates to a burner module for a cooker and a cooker and a method for such a burner module. The burner module according to the invention comprises: a carrier with which the burner module can be placed as a unit on a worktop; an outlet for gas provided on the carrier; an inlet provided on the carrier for supplying gas; and control means provided between an inlet and the outlet for realizing a gas flame. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152232 | ENERGY SYSTEM WITH A HEAT PUMP - The invention provides a system for collection of thermal energy, e.g. solar energy. The system comprises at least two different loops for delivering the collected energy to a reservoir. One of the loops involves the use of a heat pump for increasing a temperature difference between inlet and outlet temperature of the energy collector. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152233 | SOLAR COLLECTOR AND COOPERATIVE SOLAR COLLECTOR SYSTEM - To secure stable heat collection efficiency and a safe and less expensive support/driving mechanism, a solar collector includes a tracking unit rotatably arranged around a drive shaft. The tracking unit includes a heat collection tube disposed in a longitudinal direction of the tracking unit and converts sunlight into heat. A collector has a reflection panel having a concave cross section in a lateral direction thereof for reflecting sunlight on the heat collection tube and a support member supporting the reflection panel from the backside. The heat collection tube 30 is fixed to the collector. The support member includes a tubular main pipe at a lowermost portion and in the longitudinal direction of the support member, and a plurality of flat support frames fixed to the upper portion of the main pipe in the lateral direction and vertically fixed to the backside of the reflection panel along the concave portion. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152234 | STORAGE CONTAINER - The invention relates to a storage container (S) for storing a liquid with a storage space (SP) that is limited toward the bottom by a base (B) that is flat at least in places and an immersion pump (P) that is arranged in the storage space (SP), via which the stored liquid can be removed from the storage container (S). The base (B) of the storage space has a recess (V) in which the immersion pump is arranged and/or into which an intake pipe that is connected to the immersion pump extends. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152235 | SOLAR LIGHT CONDENSING SYSTEM - Problem to be Solved | 2012-06-21 |
20120152236 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING AND REMOVING SCALE IN A MAPLE SYRUP EVAPORATOR - The claimed subject matter provide a system for mitigation and/or elimination of scale precipitation base and side wall build up in a maple syrup primary evaporator pan, by reversing the maple sap flow to prevent liquid stagnation. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152237 | PARTICLE DISPERSION DEVICE FOR NASAL DELIVERY - A nebulizer and a method of breathing using the nebulizer is described. The nebulizer and breathing techniques are capable of delivering medicament into the sinus cavity of a user. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152238 | Nasal Nebulizer for Transporting and Storing Fluids - A nasal nebulizer contains a main canister with at least one air exit port and an insert with at least one fluid channel. The fluid channel ends in a common bell housing above a base of the insert, which rests within the canister. The insert and the canister may form one integral unit for single usage, where a cap plugs the air exit port and the fluid channel, allowing for the transport or long-term storage of fluids within the nebulizer device. The insert may include an extension extending out to the canister and a vertical groove may extend down the fluid channel to a hole in the extension, which upon use helps create a vacuum that pulls in deflected fluid for re-use. The nebulizer may also contain a filter surrounding the tube portion near the top of the canister to catch any extraneous matter expelled from the nose during usage. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152239 | Low profile heat and moisture exchanger device for tracheotomy and speaking valve - A heat moisture exchange device received on a speaking tube mounted on an end of a tracheotomy tube. The heat moisture exchange device has a housing in which the air moves in a turbulent manner and passes through a heat moisture exchange filter. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152240 | Method and Apparatus for Delivering a Dose of a Gaseous Drug to a Patient - A method and device that can vary the dose of a gaseous drug provided to a patient based on a comparison of the normal resting breath rate for each individual patient and the current breath rate of the patient so that the patient does not become desaturated. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152241 | Breathing Apparatus - Patient breathing apparatus comprises a hood having a front single-layer, transparent sheet and a rear two-layer section. An inflatable cuff extends around the lower end of the hood and is connected to a recirculating heliox gas supply unit. The cuff has perforations in its upper surface around the front part of the hood so that the gas supplied to inflate the cuff flows into the inside of the hood to provide at least a part of the breathing gas. The inner layer of the rear section is permeable so that the gas can flow from the inside of the hood into a space between the two layers and there to a gas outlet. A hose connects the gas outlet to an inlet of the gas supply for recirculation. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152242 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PORTABLE FLUID DELIVERY FOR ANIMALS - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and apparatus for supplying a fluid, including but not limited to oxygen and/or medications to a non-human animal in a configuration that does not require a human to hold a component on the animal. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152243 | Breathing Apparatus - A tent-like structure has a compact configuration and can be expanded to an expanded configuration large enough totally to enclose a patient. A recirculating gas supply arrangement supplies a mixture of oxygen and helium to the inside of the structure. The structure may contain exercise equipment, such as a static cycle, so that the patient can exercise in the gas mixture. The structure could also be used over a swimming pool. A weight or other means at the lower end of the structure helps to seal it with the floor surface and reduce escape of gas. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152244 | VAPORIZER HEATING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF REGULATING A TEMPERATURE WITHIN THE VAPORIZER HEATING ASSEMBLY - A method of regulating a temperature within a vaporizer heating assembly includes providing a vaporizer heating assembly that includes a vapor inhalation device shaped to contain a vapor and deliver the vapor to a user's mouth without expelling the vapor into the atmosphere, an airflow chamber mechanically coupled to the vapor inhalation device, a heating chamber disposed within the airflow chamber, a fan in fluid communication with an air passageway defined by an interior surface of the airflow chamber and an exterior surface of the heating chamber, a temperature probe disposed proximate, but not in direct physical contact with the airflow chamber, and a temperature controller thermally coupled to the temperature probe and communicatively coupled to the heating chamber, the temperature controller operable to control a temperature output of the heating chamber in response to temperature information received from the temperature probe. The method further includes the steps of sensing a temperature of an area surrounding a portion of the airflow chamber with the temperature probe, communicating the sensed temperature of the area surrounding a portion of the airflow chamber to the temperature controller, operating the fan to direct air into a proximal end of the airflow chamber, sensing with the temperature probe a change in the temperature of the area surrounding the portion of the airflow chamber, and communicating the sensed temperature change to the temperature controller. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152245 | DRY POWDER INHALER DOSE COUNTERS - Dry powder inhaler dose counters capable of making a display move swiftly between digits, in contrast to the progressive movement that occurs in simple gearing mechanisms. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152246 | VAPORIZER HEATING ASSEMBLY - A vaporizer heating assembly includes an airflow chamber having a proximal end, a distal end opposite the proximal end, and a glass body connecting the proximal end to the distal end. A heating chamber is located within the airflow chamber and includes an elongated glass body and a heating element located within the elongated glass body of the heating chamber. A fan is in fluid communication with the proximal end of the airflow chamber and an attachment adapter is mechanically coupled to the distal end of the airflow chamber in a sealing arrangement, where the attachment adapter forms an attachment port for a vapor receiving element. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152247 | RADIANT BARRIER FOR HEATED AIR CIRCUITS - A heated breathing circuit with radiant barrier is provided. The breathing circuit includes an airflow conduit configured to receive gas at input end and configured to deliver said gas to a patient at an output end, a heating element disposed inside the airflow conduit configured to heat the gas inside the airflow conduit between the input end and the output end and a heat shield disposed between the heating element and an outside surface of the airflow conduit such that the heat shield prevents heat energy loss from within said airflow conduit. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152248 | APPARATUS FOR COMPRESSING AND STORING OXYGEN ENRICHED GAS - Methods and apparatus for storing high-pressure, high-purity oxygen in a pressure vessel for use in the home health care or related fields as for ambulatory patients, persons confined to wheelchairs, and those who are bedridden. The Oxygen may be produced from air an oxygen-enriched gas and stored in a concentrator product tank. After reaching a predetermined pressure, the gas is fed to a compressor where it is compressed to a high pressure and stored in a mobile or portable high-pressure container. A patient can thus have increased mobility through use of the portable, one or more high-pressure oxygen containers. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152249 | PROCESS FOR THE AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF A RESPIRATOR - A process for the automatic control of a respirator with a changeover between phases of respiration (inspiration and expiration), by a control unit checking a breathing activity signal for a threshold criterion. If the threshold criterion is met, a changeover is made and the control unit controls the fan of the respirator such that a pneumatic respiration variable (airway pressure, flow) is brought from an actual value to a preset target value for the new phase of respiration. The control unit further divides the change in the respiration variable, from the actual value to the target value, into a plurality of partial steps and checks the current breathing activity signal for the threshold criterion after each partial step. If this threshold criterion is no longer met, the state of operation of the respirator returns to the state before the last changeover, and otherwise, continues with the next partial step. | 2012-06-21 |