| 26th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
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| 20100162960 | Automatic Livestock Feeder System - An automatic livestock feeder system is disclosed. A vertical lifting means lifts feed allowing livestock to feed through feed bars. An electronic timer allows for automatic feeding on a timed schedule in a standalone mode. Livestock are feed automatically based on a timed schedule or an event based schedule. Historical livestock feeding habits are recorded and stored remotely. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162961 | Pet Feeder - The present invention relates to an animal feeding devices that protect food in a pet food dish or bowl from infestation by crawling insects such as ants. The devices consists of a table with a flat top and four legs wherein each leg is surrounded by a liquid reservoir, which when filled with a suitable liquid, functions by presenting a liquid barrier to crawling insects thereby excluding the insects from the table top. The table top has one or more openings sized to accommodate a rimmed feed bowl or rendering the bowl stationary for a feeding pet. Certain embodiments also provide a liquid supply vessel for maintaining a suitable level liquid in the reservoirs. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162962 | METHODS OF RAISING CRUSTACEANS IN LOW SALINITY WATER - The present invention relates to methods of raising crustaceans, comprising maintaining crustaceans in low salinity water having a Calcium-sensing Receptor (CaSR) modulator(s), and adding feed that contains an agent that contributes to modulation of a crustacean CaSR to the water. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162963 | Manila clam pedigree and breeding process thereof - A process for breeding a Manila clam pedigree, includes: directively breeding present Manila clam pedigrees having different shell shapes to obtain a shell shape pedigree (A) having best phenotypic character; directively breeding the shell shape pedigrees (A) from different geographical populations to obtain a geographical population pedigree (B) having best phenotypic character; directively breeding the geographical population pedigrees (B) having different shell colors to obtain a growth shell color pedigree (C) of fastest growth and a resistance shell color pedigrees (E) of highest stress resistance; hybridizing the growth shell color pedigree (C) and the resistance shell color pedigree (E) to obtain a first hybridied pedigree (F | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162964 | Process for polycross breeding Manila clam pedigree - A process for polycross breeding a Manila clam pedigree, includes: providing present Manila clam pedigrees of different shell color types as parents; ecologically maturing the parents; reciprocally hybridizing the parents by every two of different shell color types to obtain offsprings thereof; nurturing the offsprings until gonads thereof mature synchronously; and hybridizing the matured offsprings with each other to obtain at least a four-way cross pedigree accumulating all valuable genes of the parents. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162965 | Toothed Pet Grooming Tool with Fur Ejecting Mechanism - A pet grooming tool is provided with a fur ejector portion that is at least partially movable relative to the teeth of the pet grooming tool and can be manually moved into engagement with fur that is wedged or lodged between the teeth. The engagement of the fur ejector portion with the fur forces the fur from the gaps between the teeth. Preferably, the fur ejector portion can be manually moved by the same hand a person uses to support and hold the grooming tool. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162966 | Apparatus and method for tethering a companion animal close to a human being for improved control of said companion animal - An apparatus and method for tethering a companion animal close to a human being primarily as a means to avoid fines associated with untethered animals as well as a way to calm members of the public who may be fearful of an untethered animal, not knowing whether the animal is well-behaved or not. The tethering device of the instant invention cannot be used as a leash or restraining device. Accordingly, the instant invention seeks not to provide a retractable leash for an animal, but rather to provide a means of tethering the animal to the owner for owners with controllable animals who need to be tethered to be in compliance with local ordinances requiring the tethering of companion animals. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162967 | HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to heat exchangers used in high efficiency condensing boilers, in particular condensing gas boilers, and a method of manufacturing such heat exchangers. The heat exchanger comprises means to promote unidirectional flue gas flow before entering the primary part. This provides advantages in efficiency. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162968 | ANAEROBIC DEFLAGRATION INTERNAL PISTON ENGINES, ANAEROBIC FUELS AND VEHICLES COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention depicts a reciprocating engine actuated by means of anaerobic fuel comprising at least one piston reversibly actuated inside a cylinder in an N-stroke operation, the piston being in communication with a crank; a feeding means adapted to introduce the anaerobic fuel to a cylinder head accommodating at least one piston and cylinder, in at least one event of each of said N-stroke; an ignition means igniting the anaerobic fuel in or adjacent to the cylinder head, whereat the piston is in at least one predetermined location in the cylinder along each of the N-strokes, so that in each stroke, a predetermined deflagration of the anaerobic fuel is actuating the crank. The invention also teaches a vehicle powered by a reciprocating engine with anaerobic fuel. A container for anaerobic fuel, isolated against heat, static electricity, sparks, thunderbolts, fire, shocks, water, wet, humidity, shock waves and armored against light arms, characterized by a container-in-a-container arrangement is also introduced. Lastly, a method for actuating reciprocating engine by means of the anaerobic fuel is presented. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162969 | HEAT-PIPE ELECTRIC POWER GENERATING DEVICE AND HYDROGEN/OXYGEN GAS GENERATING APPARATUS AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - A heat-pipe electric power generating device including a fan disposed between an evaporating end and a condensing end of a heat-pipe is provided. A magnetic substance is disposed on the fan to form a magnetic field. A stator coil of a generator is disposed at the outer of the heat-pipe, which is corresponding to the position of the fan. An induced current is generated by the stator coil of the generator when the magnetic substance spins. Since the heat-pipe is made of copper, and the magnetic field is not shielded by copper, a current is induced when a relative motion between the magnetic substance on the fan and the stator coil of the generator at the outer of the heat-pipe is generated. Further, the heat-pipe electric power generating device can be applied on a hydrogen/oxygen gas generating apparatus and an internal combustion engine system of a motor vehicle. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162970 | HEAT -PIPE ELECTRIC POWER GENERATING DEVICE AND HYDROGEN/OXYGEN GAS GENERATING APPARATUS AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - A heat-pipe electric power generating device includes a heat pipe having an evaporating end and a condensing end, a non-magnetic shell connected to the condensing end, a generator stator coil disposed at the outer of the non-magnetic shell, a turbine disposed in the heat pipe, a driving axle connected to the turbine and extended into the non-magnetic shell, and a magnetic element disposed at the driving axle and located in the non-magnetic shell. A vapor flow flowing to the condensing end is generated at the evaporating end. The vapor flow drives the turbine to move the magnetic element, such that the generator stator coil generates an induced current. In addition, a hydrogen/oxygen gas generating apparatus and an internal combustion engine system having the heat-pipe electric power generating device are also provided. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162971 | LIQUID COOLING DEVICE IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The invention relates to an apparatus for liquid cooling of an internal combustion engine ( | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162972 | Heat Storage Apparatus and Engine Including the Same - In the cylinder block of an engine including a heat storage apparatus, a water jacket is formed between a cylinder bore wall that forms a cylinder bore and a cylinder block outer wall. An actuator is installed on the cylinder block outer wall. A container is housed in the water jacket. A coolant temperature sensor is installed on the upper portion of the container. An ECU determines the state of a heat storage agent in the container and the state of the container, based on information on the temperature of coolant determined by the coolant temperature sensor. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162973 | Engine provided with oil circulation path and cooling fluid path - The present invention provides an engine which can easily cool oil within an oil circulation path The oil circulation path includes an oil reservoir, an oil pump for sucking oil from the oil reservoir so as to pressurize, an oil supplying oil passage conducting the oil from the oil pump to each of lubrication points, and an oil returning oil passage for returning the oil to the oil reservoir from the lubrication points. The cooling fluid path includes a cooling fluid pump, and a cooling fluid passage for supplying the cooling fluid, which conducts the cooling fluid from the cooling fluid pump to the cooling points. The oil passage and the cooling fluid passage come into contact with each other at one or more points of the engine main body so as to be heat exchangeable via a partition wall. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162974 | WATER PUMP ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE OF WATER-COOLED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A water pump attachment structure of a water-cooled internal combustion engine is provided to facilitate the maintenance of a valve train. A water pump attachment structure of a water-cooled internal combustion engine includes a semicircular cut-away surface of a water pump holder opposed to a semicircular surface of a cylinder head to form a water pump support circular hole. Screw members are passed through respective screw through-holes of the cylinder head and threadedly engaged with internal thread holes of the water pump holder. Thus, the water pump holder is fastened to the cylinder head. A water pump is fitted into and secured to the water pump support circular hole. A cylinder head cover is attached to the cylinder head by allowing their mating surfaces to conform with each other with the water pump holder liquid-tightly sandwiched therebetween. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162975 | LASH ADJUSTMENT BETWEEN ROLLERS AND A CAM PLATE OF A BARREL ENGINE - A lash adjustment system for a roller is provided which includes a cam plate surface and a frustoconically shaped roller in mechanical communication with the surface. Means for moving the roller relative to the surface are included to urge the roller inwardly with respect to the cam plate in order to reduce lash. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162976 | Camshaft and Production Process Therefor - A camshaft assembly, particularly for use in an internal combustion engine, having a shaft base body and a plurality of cam parts. In order to be able to selectively shut down individual cylinders, cam parts are provided with cams which are arranged so as to be rotationally fixed and axially displaceable in relation to the shaft base body. Depending on a desired sequence of axially fixed and axially displaceable cam parts, it is proposed to arrange the axially displaceable cam parts on a longitudinally extending profile in an axially displaceable manner and to push the axially fixed cam parts—insofar as these are necesary—over or across the receiving area for the axially displaceable cam parts and to secure them to the shaft. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162977 | Rotationally Balanced Camshaft Assembly - A method for intentionally imbalancing one or more mass elements of a camshaft assembly to provide overall rotational balance to the assembly, also referred to herein as “zero balance”. Such intentional imbalance may be imparted to any element of a camshaft assembly. In a currently-preferred embodiment, one or more components of an improved camshaft phaser assembly are manufactured as rotationally unbalanced, either by intentionally forming an unbalanced component such as a sprocket wheel having added material or by removing non-functional material from an otherwise standard component. Because the camshaft phaser assembly has a unique and fixed angular relationship to the camshaft, zero balance can be readily and repeatedly achieved for all camshaft assemblies by correct manufacture of parts without requiring separate balancing for each individual camshaft assembly as manufactured. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162978 | DESMODROMIC VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION - A mechanical desmodromic fully variable valve actuation system capable for racing revs. Valve lift and valve duration continuously variable from a maximum to zero. Independently variable valve duration and valve lift. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162979 | SWITCHABLE VALVE ACTUATING MECHANISM - A valve actuation device may comprise a camshaft including first and second cams, the second cam having a larger lobe than the first cam. A valve lever includes a first follower component or surface adapted to follow the first cam and a second follower component or surface adapted to follow the second cam. The second follower component or surface may be mounted on or defined by an eccentrically-disposed device, which is rotatable relative to the first follower component or surface. When the rotatability of the second follower component or surface is locked by a latching device, the second follower surface translates the contour of the second cam into actuation of an engine valve and, when the second follower component or surface is freely rotatable, the first follower surface translates the contour of the first cam into actuation of the engine valve. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162980 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An ECU executes a program including the steps of: detecting engine speed NE (S | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162981 | LUBRICANT COMPOSITION FOR COMBUSTION ENGINE CONTAINING DISPERSANT ADDITIVE AND POLYMER DISPERSANT VISCOSITY INDEX IMPROVER - A multigrade lubricating oil composition with enhanced anti-wear properties for use in an internal combustion engine comprises (a) a base oil comprising at least 90% by weight of the base oil, of one or more basestocks selected from the group consisting of base stocks derived from Fischer-Tropsch synthesised, waxy, paraffinic hydrocarbon material by processes comprising hydrocracking and/or hydroisomerisation, Group II basestocks, Group III basestocks and mixtures thereof; (b) one or more dispersant viscosity modifiers in a total amount of 0.15 to 0.8% by weight of the composition; (c) one or more dispersants in a total amount of active dispersants of 1.5 to 3% by weight of the composition; (d) one or more detergents; and (e) one or more metal dihydrocarbyl dithiophosphates. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162982 | FUEL COMPOSITION AND ITS USE - A fuel composition is provided that contains a major amount of a mixture of hydrocarbons in the gasoline boiling range and a minor amount of a p-anisidine and an aniline derivative compounds. Use of such additive compound in a combustion engine is also provided. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162983 | PNEUMATIC STARTING SYSTEM - A pneumatic starter system for a combustion engine of a recreational vehicle including one or more pistons moving within a respective plurality of cylinders includes a pneumatic pressure source and a starter converting the pneumatic pressure source into rotational force applied to the one or more pistons causing movement of the one or more pistons and ignition of the combustion engine. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162984 | INTAKE MANIFOLD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An intake manifold M for an internal combustion engine has two or more structural members P | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162985 | Recoil Starter - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recoil starter including: a case having a reel supporting shaft; a rope reel having: a tubular shaft portion; an engaging portion; a rope housing groove to house a recoil rope; and a spring housing portion to house a spiral spring; a ratchet axially-slidably arranged outside the tubular shaft portion; a ratchet guide attached to an end of the reel supporting shaft; and a return spring provided between the ratchet guide and the ratchet, wherein an inclined surface and a locking surface are formed on the engaging portion to be engageable with the ratchet, and wherein the inclined surface guides the ratchet toward to be engaged with the driving pulley, thereby rotating the driving pulley and starting the engine, when the rope reel is rotated. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162986 | Piston for an Internal Combustion Engine and Method for Its Production - The present invention relates to a piston ( | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162987 | PISTON DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - A piston device for internal combustion engines includes a first compression ring and a second compression ring in an outer circumference of a piston, wherein the second compression ring includes a notch extending from the inner circumference to the outer circumference on a lower surface of at least one of a pair of ends of the ring, and a gap between the ring ends at the notch on the second compression ring is larger than a gap between the ring ends of the first compression ring, and a gap between the ring ends at the section other than the notch on the second compression ring is the same or smaller than the gap between the ring ends of the first compression ring, and the second compression ring contains an outer circumferential surface comprised of a tapered surface decreasing the ring radial thickness towards the upper side, and an axial parallel surface formed below the tapered surface. Instead of the axial parallel surface, the second compression ring may utilize a tapered surface with a taper angle smaller than the taper angle of the above tapered surface; or may utilize a tapered surface decreasing the ring radial thickness towards the lower side. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162988 | OIL PAN - An oil pan made of resin includes an oil reservoir. The oil reservoir includes a bottom wall and a peripheral wall rising from a periphery of the bottom wall and having an opening at a top of the oil reservoir. A rib is provided in the oil reservoir. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162989 | LUBRICATING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DOSING CYLINDER LUBRICATION OIL - There is described a hydraulic lubricating apparatus ( | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162990 | VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH ENGINE AND ENGINE - A center line of a cylinder of an engine of the present invention is inclined by an inclination angle of 60° or more relative to a vertical direction. The engine is provided with a first oil communication hole or opening providing communication between a crank chamber and a rotor housing chamber so as to distribute oil, and a second oil communication hole or opening providing communication between the rotor housing chamber and a transmission chamber so as to distribute the oil. The second oil communication hole opening is arranged at a position where the oil remains in an oil pan when the vehicle is inclined. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162991 | HCCI COMBUSTION MODING STATE CONTROL FOR FUEL ECONOMY AND SEAMLESS TRANSITIONS - A method and system for controlling an engine includes a homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) operating zone boundary module determining a first HCCI operating boundary and a fuel rate module determining a first fuel rate from an operator input. The system also includes a switch module modifying the first HCCI operating boundary to a modified boundary in response to a measured mass airflow, cam positions and the first HCCI operating boundary. The system also includes a combustion control module operating the engine in a spark ignited mode when a second fuel rate request is outside the modified boundary. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162992 | FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WITH HIGH REPEATABILITY AND STABILITY OF OPERATION FOR AN INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE - The system comprises an injector controlled by commands of a control unit. The injector comprises a dosing servo valve having a control chamber provided with an outlet passage that is opened/closed by an open/close element that is axially movable. The open/close element is carried by an axial guide element that is separate from an anchor of an electromagnet. The open/close element is held in the closing position by a spring acting through an intermediate body. Preferably, the strokes of the open/close element and of the anchor are chosen so as to eliminate, upon closing of the solenoid valve, the rebounds of the open/close element subsequent to the first rebound. The control unit controls an injection comprising a pre-injection and a main injection, via two distinct electrical commands, which are spaced apart by a dwell time such as to occur in an area of reduced variation of the amount of injected fuel; therefore, the stability of operation of the system increases as said dwell time varies. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162993 | ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM - In an electronic throttle control system, a target intake pipe pressure as well as a presumed value for the intake pipe pressure is calculated, so that a deviation between the target value and the presumed value for the intake pipe pressure is calculated. The deviation is compensated in an advancing side by an amount corresponding to a delay of response in the throttle control system. An intake air amount passing through a throttle valve is calculated based on the above compensated deviation and a presumed intake air amount. A target opening degree of a throttle valve is finally calculated based on the above-calculated intake air amount passing through a throttle valve. Accordingly, a response and stability of the throttle control can be improved. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162994 | VALVE DEVICE AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a valve device ( | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162995 | THROTTLE VALVE BODY AND THROTTLE VALVE DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A throttle valve body includes a main body and a main valve. The main body includes an intake passage, a bypass passage, and a mounting hole. The intake passage has an upstream portion and a downstream portion. The bypass passage has an upstream section in fluid communication with the upstream portion, a downstream section extending along a first axis, and a downstream end in fluid communication with the downstream portion of the intake passage. The mounting hole extends along a second axis intersecting the first axis. The main valve is disposed in the intake passage to divide the intake passage into the upstream portion and the downstream portion. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162996 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for operating an internal combustion engine, in which a setpoint torque to be output by the internal combustion engine is restricted to a specifiable torque, in particular in response to an error in the control of the internal combustion engine. An engine speed of the internal combustion engine is determined as a function of at least one performance quantity of the internal combustion engine, and the specifiable torque is modified as a function of the determined engine speed. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162997 | COMBUSTION ENGINE AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH ENGINE - A combustion engine includes an cylinder block having a combustion chamber formed therein, a throttle body forming a part of an air intake passage for introducing an air therethrough into the combustion chamber, a throttle valve accommodated in the throttle body for adjusting a cross section of the air intake passage, and an electrically driven throttle device having an actuator for driving the throttle valve. At least a portion of the throttle body is positioned intermediate between the actuator and the cylinder block. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162998 | FREE PISTON ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FREE PISTON ASSEMBLY - Free piston assembly, comprising at least one piston accommodating device, at least one piston device having a first piston surface and a second piston surface facing away from the first piston surface, which is moveable in a linear manner in the corresponding piston accommodating device, and an expansion space which is arranged in the piston accommodating device and delimited by the first piston surface, wherein the piston device is arranged to be driven by the action of a medium which expands in the expansion space, wherein a resilience space arranged in the at least one piston accommodating device is delimited by the second piston surface, and wherein the resilience space is connected to at least one pre-compression chamber in fluidic manner. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100162999 | Method and device for controlling an internal combustion engine - A device and a method for controlling an internal combustion engine are provided, in which the fuel quantity to be injected is controlled as a function of a Lambda signal. A setpoint value for the Lambda signal is specified on the basis of at least one maximally permitted exhaust-gas temperature value. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163000 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FUEL INJECTOR UNDER ABNORMAL CONDITIONS - A control device ( | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163001 | Spark Ignition Type Internal Combustion Engine - An internal combustion engine provided with a variable compression ratio mechanism able to change a mechanical compression ratio and a variable valve timing mechanism able to individually control the opening timing and closing timing of the intake valve. At the time of engine low load operation, the maximum expansion ratio is obtained by making the mechanical compression ratio maximum and, while the mechanical compression ratio is made maximum, the opening timing of the intake valve is maintained at a target opening timing of substantially intake top dead center in the noninterference region where no interference between the valve and the piston occurs. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163002 | VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163003 | ELECTROHYDRAULIC DEVICE FOR CLOSED-LOOP DRIVING THE CONTROL JACK OF A VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO ENGINE - An electrohydraulic device for controlling the compression ratio of a variable compression-ratio engine, includes at least one dual-flow electrovalve ( | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163004 | START-UP CONTROL DEVICE AND START-UP CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An engine ECU stores a map in which three regions, that is, a high-temperature region ( | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163005 | HIGH-PRESSURE PUMP FOR DELIVERING FUEL WITH AN IMPROVED DESIGN OF THE BEARING ARRANGEMENT FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE CAM SHAFT - The present invention relates to a high-pressure pump, particularly for delivering fuel for a common rail fuel injection system, having a pump body in which at least one cam drive having a cam shaft is received. The cam shaft is pivotally supported about a cam shaft axis in the pump body and/or in a flange body by at least one bearing arrangement. The bearing arrangement includes a radial bearing bush extending in the direction of the cam shaft axis, and an axial bearing washer, which is integrally formed on the radial bearing bush. The axial bearing washer extends in a radial extension direction of less than 90 degrees relative to the cam shaft axis in the non-installed state. The radial extension direction is directed toward the radial bearing bush and can be brought into an axial bearing plane extending at an angle of 90 degrees to the cam shaft axis in the installed state by elastic deformation of the axial bearing washer. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163006 | EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION APPARATUS - An EGR control device is provided in a branched-off pipe portion of a recirculation pipe unit. The EGR control valve is opened during an exhaust gas recirculation period, which is a part of a valve-opening period of an intake valve, so that exhaust gas is re-circulated into a combustion chamber during the exhaust gas recirculation period. As a result, swirl flow of the re-circulated exhaust gas to be formed in the combustion chamber is increased to improve ignitionability and to facilitate combustion of air-fuel mixture. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163007 | VIBRATION- AND PULSATION-ATTENUATED ELECTROPNEUMATIC CONVERTER - An electropneumatic converter for connection with an exhaust recirculation valve in a motor vehicle. The electropneumatic converter includes a vacuum port and an atmospheric pressure port configured to connect with a valve chamber using a valve device, wherein a mixed pressure is formed in the valve chamber and supplied to a mixed pressure port. An armature is affixed to a valve body of the valve device movable in an axial direction, the valve body being connected to a suspension device, wherein the armature is displaceable in the axial direction using a solenoid. The electropneumatic converter also includes a damping element configured to dampen the axial movement of the armature and the valve device affixed thereto. The damping element includes at least one of an elastomer or a foamed material. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163008 | ABNORMALITY DETECTION DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND AIR/FUEL RATIO CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An abnormality detection device for an internal combustion engine capable of performing abnormality detection with accuracy, and an air/fuel ratio control apparatus for an internal combustion engine capable of performing air/fuel ratio control with accuracy. An estimated value of the amount of intake air at a valve closing time at which an intake value is closed, is computed. The in-cylinder air/fuel ratio in a cylinder is computed by using the estimated value. The obtained in-cylinder air/fuel ratio is used as an input air/fuel ratio to identify a parameter in a primary delay element. Determination as to the existence/nonexistence of an abnormality in a pre-catalyst sensor (A/F sensor) is made on the basis of the obtained parameter. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163009 | MULTI-WIRE SAW AND METHOD FOR CUTTING INGOT - To provide a multi-wire saw that, at the start of cutting of an ingot, prevents a wire from being displaced in grooves of guide rollers due to the wire being lifted. A wire is wound around a plurality of wire guide rollers to be positioned in a feeding direction of an ingot, and in this state, a wire-lifting restraining member that is a body of rotation and restrains the wire from being lifted by being brought into contact with the wire is disposed near the wire guide rollers. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163010 | SLICING METHOD AND A WIRE SAW APPARATUS - The present invention is a slicing method and a wire saw apparatus including winding a wire around a plurality of grooved rollers and pressing the wire against an ingot to be sliced into wafers while supplying a slurry for slicing to the grooved rollers and causing the wire to travel in a reciprocating direction, in which the ingot is sliced with controlling a temperature of the ingot by supplying a slurry for adjusting an ingot temperature to the ingot independently from the slurry for slicing while the slurry for adjusting an ingot temperature is supplied to the ingot only at the exit side of the wire caused to travel in the reciprocating direction. As a result, there is provided a method and a wire saw apparatus in which rapid cooling of an ingot especially in a time close to end of slicing of the ingot can be alleviated, consequently degradation of a nano-topography can be suppressed, and further high-quality wafers having a uniform thickness can be sliced when slicing the ingot by using a wire saw. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163011 | Oxygen Activated Heater and Method of Manufacturing Same - A flameless portable heater comprising a reducing agent, a promoter and a binding agent formed into a flexible substrate having a desired shape. The reaction is oxygen-based; an alkaline electrolyte. A method of making an oxygen-based flameless portable heater apparatus. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163012 | EXTRACTOR HOOD - An extractor hood includes a housing with a fan disposed therein and an extraction opening for the entry of fumes into the extractor hood on the bottom of the extractor hood. The extractor hood has an air outlet gap on the top of the extractor hood in the edge region of the extractor hood. The air outlet gap is adjacent to a surface that is arched in the direction of the bottom of the extractor hood. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163013 | DOUBLE BURNER FOR GAS HOT PLATES WITH MULTIPLE FLAME CROWNS - The present invention relates to a double burner for gas hot plates with concentric flame crowns, provided with a deflector partition ( | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163014 | HIGH GROUND COVER RATIO SOLAR COLLECTION SYSTEM - In one embodiment, a solar energy collection system that includes an array of collectors to track movements of the sun, each collector having a plurality of reflector panels, a support structure that supports the reflector panels, wherein the support structure supports the reflector panels in a manner that defines a trough, a pair of reflective side walls and a trough aperture suitable for receiving incident sunlight during operation of the collector, a plurality of solar receivers, each solar receiver being positioned generally adjacent an edge of an associated trough and including at least one photovoltaic cell, wherein the reflector panels are arranged to direct incident sunlight towards the solar receivers using a single reflection during operation of the collector, and a tracking mechanism to rotate the collector about an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis to track movements of the sun and direct incident sunlight along the longitudinal axis. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163015 | SOLAR CANOPY CONNECTOR SYSTEM - A solar canopy connector system for attaching a solar power array to a Zee channel, including: an anchor member for affixing to a top portion of a Zee channel and for resting against the bottom portion of two solar power arrays; a planar step section; a riser section; and an angled kick section for hooking an edge portion of a Zee channel. Also included is a head member for attaching to the anchor member for clamping the two solar power arrays between a bottom portion of the head member and a top portion of the anchor member, including an elongated form including multiple sections, the sections including: two vertical planar riser sections; a horizontal joiner section; two horizontal planar clamping sections, for clamping solar power arrays, thus forming a U-like assembly with flanges extending from the two top portions of the U-like assembly; where the head member can be affixed to the anchor member, where a bottom portion of the solar power arrays rests on a top portion of the planar step section of the anchor member, and a bottom portion of the planar clamping sections of the head member rests on a top portion of the solar power arrays, thereby clamping the two solar power arrays to the Zee channel. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163016 | Method for Producing Hot Water Utilizing Combined Heat Resources of Solar Energy and Heat Pump in the Manner of Heating Water at Multilpe Stages and Accumulating Energy and a Device Especially for Carrying Out the Method - A method for producing hot water and a device especially for carrying out the method are provided. The method utilizes combined heat resources of solar energy and heat pump in the manner of heating water at multiple stages and accumulating energy. The device comprises solar energy collector, heat pump, electrical heater, water tank, and control unit. The device also includes water-heating tanks with multiple stages. A heating means with multiple stages at different temperatures is formed either by the solar energy collector or by the collector and the heat pump. The outputting end of the two or more heating stages constituted by the solar energy collector or by the collector and the heat pump is connected through ducts to the corresponding water-heating tanks. A predetermined amount of produced water heated at multiple stages is respectively stored in the water-heating tanks. Compared with the prior art, the present invention is endowed with the performance of making use of the solar energy to the greatest extent and utilizing off-peak electricity more efficiently as a supplementary heating means. Furthermore, the arranging fee of the device is reduced and its adaptation of mounting is improved. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163017 | STOVES - A portable stove having combustion chamber for solid fuel, with a fuel inlet and an exhaust outlet; and a chimney stack demountably connected to the exhaust outlet and in fluid communication with the combustion chamber, the chimney stack in its demounted state being wholly stowable within the stove body. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163018 | FRACTIONATION OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL USING IONIC LIQUIDS - Lignocellulosic biomass materials are fractionated by dissolving at least a portion of the lignocellulosic material in an ionic liquid and separating the resulting mixture into a cellulose-enriched fraction and/or a lignin-enriched fraction. The cellulose-enriched fraction contains about 10 percentage points more glucose than the weight percent glucose contained in the original lignocellulosic biomass material. In certain embodiments, the lignin-enriched fraction includes a lignin content that is 5 percentage points greater than the weight percent lignin present in the original lignocellulosic material. The techniques used to isolate the cellulose-enriched fractions and/or the lignin-enriched fractions from the ionic liquid mixture do not employ environmentally unfriendly solvents. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163019 | Conversion of cellulosic biomass to sugar - A process for converting wet cellulosic biomass to at least one sugar, such as glucose. The process comprises treating the wet cellulosic biomass with a strong acid at a temperature no greater than 40° C., wherein the acid is present in an amount of at least 10 moles per mole of monomeric sugar present in the wet cellulosic biomass. The acid then is neutralized partially, and the cellulose is hydrolyzed to the at least one sugar at a temperature of at least 60° C. Such process provides improved yields of sugar from cellulose. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163020 | Method for administering an inhalable compound - A method may include dispensing a dose of an inhalable compound according to a dosing instruction set; and maintaining a hands-free article for dispensing the inhalable compound in an operable dispensing position. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163021 | SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING NEBULIZED CYCLOSPORINE AND METHODS OF TREATMENT - Systems comprising a pressurized delivery device and a formulation of cyclosporine coupled to an exhalation filter or trap that is capable of preventing cyclosporine from escaping into the local environment are provided. An apparatus for use in the system comprises either an exhalation filter and a pressurized delivery device, wherein the exhalation filter is capable of providing high filter efficiency and maintaining low filter resistance after usage with the formulation, or a trap which provides a means for expired gas to be released into a solvent chamber containing a solvent with a high affinity for cyclosporine. These systems may be used to treat patients with pulmonary disorders, organ transplant patients such as lung transplant patients, and other immune-related disorders. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163022 | RESPIRATORY TRIPLE SWIVEL MANIFOLD - A respiratory triple swivel manifold is provided which has a base port, which is coupled to a central body. The central body has two laterally-positioned arms, and each arm has a lateral port. Each base port and each lateral port has an inner sleeve which is movable relative to its port. The manifold also has a proximal port coupled to the central body, which may or may not have a rotatable inner sleeve. At least one of the arms and its respective lateral port is positioned at an angle in a range of greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees relative to the central body. Desirably, the base port, the central body and its arms and their respective ports form a Y-shape. The proximal port may intersect the Y-shaped manifold. The base port includes a ramp to direct an object moved through one port into a passageway of the manifold and through the base port to an endotracheal tube without folding, twisting or bunching of any portion of the object within the manifold. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163023 | Methods and apparatus for safe application of an intubation device - Intubation is a potentially dangerous invasive procedure with many plausible errors, such as over-inflation of a cuff and insertion of an intubation tube in the wrong lumen, potentially resulting in a patient's internal bleeding, suffocation, or even death. An intubation aide according to example embodiments of the present invention allows intubation of a patient, while eliminating potential injury to the patient, increasing accuracy and reliability of the placement of the intubation tube, and drastically decreasing procedural time. Within moments of insertion of the device into a patient, the medical caregiver knows, with complete certainty, the location of the intubation device without applying traditional time-consuming tasks. Embodiments also provide patient safety, if intubated for a prolonged periods, by regulating an inflation pressure of the cuff. The intubation aide can also be used for training purposes and is ideal for intubation in hospital and field settings. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163024 | Methods and systems for presenting an inhalation experience - Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include accepting an indication of a bioactive agent-dispensing inhalation device and presenting an indication of an artificial sensory experience at least partially based on accepting an indication of a bioactive agent-dispensing inhalation device. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163025 | Methods and systems for presenting an inhalation experience - Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include accepting an indication of a bioactive agent-dispensing inhalation device and presenting an indication of an artificial sensory experience at least partially based on accepting an indication of a bioactive agent-dispensing inhalation device. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163026 | Methods and systems for presenting an inhalation experience - Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include accepting an indication of at least one health-related condition and presenting an indication of at least one artificial sensory experience and an indication of at least one inhalation therapy at least partially based on the accepting at least one indication of a health-related condition. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163027 | Methods and systems for presenting an inhalation experience - Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include accepting at least one indication of use of an inhalation device configured to dispense a bioactive agent to an individual and presenting at least one artificial sensory experience to monitor at least one desired effect of the bioactive agent on the individual. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163028 | Methods and systems for presenting an inhalation experience - Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include monitoring at least one health attribute of an individual during an artificial sensory experience, associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual, and modifying at least one of an inhalation device-dispensed bioactive agent or the artificial sensory experience at least partially based on associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163029 | Method for administering an inhalable compound - A method may include dispensing a dose of an inhalable compound according to a dosing instruction set; and maintaining a hands-free article for dispensing the inhalable compound in an operable dispensing position. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163030 | ADAPTERS FOR USE WITH AN ANESTHETIC VAPORIZER - A system includes an anesthetic agent container. The system also includes an adapter including a spout with a first end and a second end mounted on the container. The spout has a flow path extending between the first end and the second end, and a valve is disposed in the flow path, the valve being rotatable between a first position wherein flow is prevented through the adapter and a second position wherein flow is allowed through the adapter. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163031 | Indicating Device with Warning Dosage Indicator - An indicating device suitable for indicating the number of dosages of a substance that have been dispensed from or remain in a container includes at least one first indicator member incrementally moveable to a plurality of positions and a second indicator member moveable in response to a predetermined number of movements of the at least one first indicator member. The at least one first indicator member includes primary dosage indicia adapted to indicate the number of dosages of substance that have been dispensed from or remain in the container. The second indicator member includes secondary dosage indicia adapted to indicate that less than a minimum predetermined number of dosages of substance remain in the container. In one preferred embodiment, the primary dosage indicia are configured as numerical indicia and the secondary dosage indicia are configured as color indicia. In another aspect, a device for dispensing dosages of a substance includes a dispenser housing and a container disposed in the dispenser housing. The indicating device is located adjacent to and is actuated by one or the other of the top or bottom of the container. A method for indicating the number of metered dosages of medicaments dispensed from or remaining in the container is also provided. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163032 | NASAL FORMULATIONS OF METOCLOPRAMIDE - Nasal formulations of metoclopramide, which remain stable and/or colorless upon storage over a period of time, are provided. Also provided are methods of treating disorders treatable with metoclopramide, comprising administering the nasal solutions to patients in need thereof. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163033 | Methods and systems for presenting an inhalation experience - Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include accepting an indication of at least one health-related condition and presenting an indication of at least one artificial sensory experience and an indication of at least one inhalation therapy at least partially based on the accepting at least one indication of a health-related condition. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163034 | Methods and systems for presenting an inhalation experience - Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include detecting in an exhalant at least one indication of bioactive agent use by an individual and altering at least one artificial sensory experience at least partly based on the at least one indication of bioactive agent use by an individual. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163035 | Methods and systems for presenting an inhalation experience - Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include accepting at least one indication of use of an inhalation device configured to dispense a bioactive agent to an individual and presenting at Least one artificial sensory experience to monitor at Least one side effect of the bioactive agent on the individual. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163036 | Methods and systems for presenting an inhalation experience - Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include measuring at least one effect of an inhalation device-dispensed bioactive agent and artificial sensory experience on an individual and modifying at least one of the inhalation device-dispensed bioactive agent or the artificial sensory experience at least partially based on the at least one effect. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163037 | Methods and systems for presenting an inhalation experience - Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include measuring at least one effect of an inhalation device-dispensed bioactive agent and artificial sensory experience on an individual and modifying at least one of the inhalation device-dispensed bioactive agent or the artificial sensory experience at least partially based on the at least one effect. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163038 | Methods and systems for presenting an inhalation experience - Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include accepting an indication of a schedule for administration of an inhalation device-dispensed bioactive agent to an individual and presenting an indication of an artificial sensory experience at least partly based on the accepting an indication of the schedule for administration of the inhalation device-dispensed bioactive agent to the individual. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163039 | Method for administering an inhalable compound - A method may include dispensing a dose of an inhalable compound according to a dosing instruction set; and maintaining a hands-free article for dispensing the inhalable compound in an operable dispensing position. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163040 | Method for administering an inhalable compound - A method may include dispensing a dose of an inhalable compound according to a dosing instruction set; and maintaining a hands-free article for dispensing the inhalable compound in an operable dispensing position. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163041 | Method for administering an inhalable compound - A method may include dispensing a dose of an inhalable compound according to a dosing instruction set; and maintaining a hands-free article for dispensing the inhalable compound in an operable dispensing position. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163042 | INHALATION DEVICE - The present invention relates to an inhalation-activatable device for administration of medicament in powder form to the respiratory system of a patient. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163043 | SELF-CONTAINED ORAL VENTILATION DEVICE - The present invention is embodied in a portable self contained ventilating appliance, including an interface device coupled to at least one of an oral cavity or nasal cavity of a user, a ventilation device physically extending from the interface and configured to deliver pressurized air to the user through the interface, and a sensor monitoring system coupled to the interface and the ventilation device and configured to monitor the user. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163044 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HUMIDIFICATION AND WARMING OF AIR - A method of humidifying a gas that includes supplying a gas to a surface of a humidification material that readily absorbs moisture and readily releases moisture when exposed to a dry environment and generating turbulence in the gas as it passes over the surface of the humidification material. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163045 | DISPOSABLE SPACER FOR INHALATION DELIVERY OF AEROSOLIZED DRUGS AND VACCINES - A device, system and method is provided for dispersing an aerosol formulation comprising a medicament. The device may be useful in administering inhaleable vaccines and the like. The device designed for low cost and applicability to a multitude of patient populations. The device has a spacer ( | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163046 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VENTILATION ASSISTANCE - A CPAP device and method are provided. The CPAP device includes an inspiratory reservoir, a positive pressure air source, and a pressurizing device. The inspiratory reservoir is fluidically connectable with at least one breathing orifice of a user. The positive pressure air source is fluidically connectable to the inspiratory reservoir. The pressurizing device is movable from a first position to a second position by releasing stored potential energy. During movement to the second position the pressurizing device applies a generally constant pressure to gas contained in the inspiratory reservoir. The pressurizing device is both movable towards the first position and augmentable in stored potential energy by pressure from exhalation air from the user. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163047 | PROTECTIVE COVER FOR RESPIRATORY DEVICE - A protective cover for preventing entry of particulate matter into a delivery hose of a respiratory device includes a filter member having a peripheral edge portion. The filter member is composed of a filter material having a mesh size capable of preventing the particulate matter to pass therethrough. The protective cover further includes a support member having an inner edge portion and an outer edge portion. The inner edge portion of the support member is attached to the peripheral edge of the filter member, such that, the support member circumferentially surrounds the filter member. Furthermore, the protective cover includes a securing member attached to the outer edge portion of the support member, such that, the securing member circumferentially surrounds the support member. The securing member is capable of gripping an end portion of the delivery hose of the respiratory device. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163048 | Nose filters - A sponge-type and cone shape invention, acting as particle filters and mounting on the inside of the nose cavity of a person or that of an animal. specially design for people or animals with problems related to airborne particles like dust,pollen and other elements, that can affect the respiratory system negatively, or if used as a two part unit invention to serve the purpose of the use of ointments and other medicated substances. the invention been a sponge type nose filters easy to breath through and easy to discharge. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163049 | RESPIRATORY MASK - A respiratory mask includes a mask frame, a cushion and a retaining element. The retaining element is embedded within the cushion and is configured to secure the cushion to the mask frame. Forehead pads can be positioned in the mask frame and be adjustable independent of one another and with respect to the mask frame. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163050 | SELF-CENTERING TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE - A self-centering tube for providing an air passageway through an opening in a tracheal wall of a patient includes a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, and a curve along a length of the shaft. At least the distal end and the curve are sized for passage through the opening into an interior space of the trachea of the patient. The proximal end of the shaft has a greater rigidity than the distal end. The tube includes an inflatable cuff at the distal end. Upon inflation, the cuff forms a seal between the shaft and an interior wall of the trachea, thereby permitting at least the low rigidity distal end of the shaft to self-center within the trachea. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163051 | Respiratory Manifold With Bridge - A respiratory manifold is provided which has a base port that is coupled to a central body. The central body has at least one laterally-positioned arm having a port. The base port includes a bridge to guide an object moved through one port into the body of the manifold and through the base port to a tracheal tube without folding, twisting, bunching or buckling of any portion of the object within the manifold. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163052 | TUBE-FIXING PLASTER - A fixing plaster ( | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163053 | EQUIPMENT FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE - It is intended to prevent a pelvic organ from slipping out of the body by pushing up the organ having slipped out or just before slipping out. A device for preventing and treating pelvic organ prolapse characterized by comprising a convex push-up member which is made of a flexible material showing a pressing force toward a pelvic organ prolapse site of a wearer and in which the surface to be in contact with the pelvic organ is coated with a coating sheet, or a concave member which is made of a flexible material receiving the pelvic organ prolapse site and in which the surface to be in contact with the pelvic organ is coated with a coating sheet, and a means of holding the convex push-up member or the concave member for tightly pressing the convex push-up member or the concave member to the pelvic organ prolapse site of the wearer as described above. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163054 | Methods And Apparatus For Occlusion Of Body Lumens - The invention describes methods and apparatus for creating permanent occlusion of body lumens such as the fallopian tubes. The methods and apparatus use non-surgical approaches to deliver permanent implants which create acute occlusion of desired body lumens which resolve to permanent occlusions of the lumens. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163055 | APPARATUS FOR LIFTING AND SUPPORTING THE LOWER LEG AND FOOT OF A PATIENT - Apparatus for lifting and supporting the lower leg and foot of a seated patient comprising a heel or an ankle support adapted to fit beneath the patient's heel or ankle, lifting means for raising said support, and in which the support is releasable from the lifting means. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163056 | Implant - The invention relates to an implant for a palate, in particular a human palate. The implant comprises a proximal portion, a distal portion and a middle portion. The proximal portion is dimensioned in such a way that it can be fixed to a hard palate. The distal portion is arranged at an angle in relation to the proximal portion and is dimensioned in such a way that it can be accommodated completely in a soft palate. The middle portion extends between the proximal portion and the distal portion. In a sectional plane extending through the proximal portion and the distal portion, the curvature of the middle portion at each of its points is greater than the curvature of the proximal portion at each of its points and greater than the curvature of the distal portion at each of its points. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163057 | STERILE SURGICAL ADAPTOR - A sterile adaptor, a sterile drape with the integrated sterile adaptor, and a telerobotic surgical system including the sterile drape with a drape interface are provided. The adaptor, drape, and system allow for draping portions of a telerobotic surgical system to maintain a sterile barrier between the sterile surgical field and the non-sterile robotic system while also providing an interface for transferring mechanical and electrical energy and signals between a robotic arm and a surgical instrument in the sterile field. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163058 | Dental Shield Device - The invention comprises a device as a dental shield for use during intubation to protect teeth, comprising a plurality of tooth segments, each segment having a male connector and a female connector located on opposite sides for the purpose of attaching each segment to an adjacent segment, and each segment formed from a rigid material defining a tooth-shaped channel containing a deformable material bound to the tooth surface such that a number of tooth segments are assemblable into the dental shield device. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100163059 | RESTRAINT APPARATUS - A patient restraint apparatus ( | 2010-07-01 |
