| 27th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
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| 20140182540 | COMBUSTION ENGINE, CYLINDER FOR A COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND CYLINDER LINER FOR A COMBUSTION ENGINE - A combustion engine includes a combustion engine piston cylinder including an interior wall surface, the interior wall surface having a textured pattern comprising a plurality of texture elements over at least part of an axial length of the interior will surface. An area density and/or a volume of the texture elements of the textured pattern for a given surface area of the interior wall surface and/or a depth of the texture elements increases toward a center of the axial length of the interior wall surface. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182541 | OIL PUMP FOR VEHICLE - The oil pump for a vehicle may include a housing forming an outer wall of the oil pump, an outer ring to control a pumping volume of an oil, a first chamber for storing a pumped oil and connected to an engine to supply the oil to the engine, a second chamber selectively communicated to the first chamber to store the pumped oil, a rotor moving along a radial direction to pump the oil and rotating at the same time, an elastic member for controlling an operation pressure of the oil to maintain a working moment of the outer ring, and a solenoid valve for selectively communicating the first chamber with the second chamber. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182542 | Circulating Piston Engine - An engine, such as a circulating piston engine, includes a housing that defines an annular bore, a piston assembly, and a valve. The piston assembly is disposed within the annular bore and is configured to be coupled to a drive mechanism. The valve is configured to be intermittently disposed within the annular bore to define a combustion chamber relative to the piston assembly. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182543 | FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION ENGINE - A fuel supply system for a gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine may reduce noise caused by a high pulsation pressure generated in a high-pressure pump due to fuel pressure control. The fuel supply system may include: a high-pressure pump; a high-pressure rail; an injector that is installed at the high-pressure rail and injects a fuel into a combustion chamber of the GDI engine; and a high-pressure pipe that is connected between the high-pressure pump and the high-pressure rail so as to supply the fuel to the high-pressure rail, wherein a porous member for reducing a pulsation pressure through which a plurality of through holes through which the fuel to be supplied to the high-pressure rail passes, is formed, is installed on a flow passage of the high-pressure pipe. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182544 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An improved multi-stroke DIG or diesel engine and method includes a cylinder formed within an engine cylinder block, a piston is movably disposed within the cylinder, and a combustion chamber is formed in a space between the piston and a cylinder head. An injector is disposed within the engine cylinder head for supplying fuel into the cylinder. An intake valve is disposed within an intake opening formed in the engine and an exhaust valve is disposed within an exhaust opening formed in the engine. An actuator is connected to the piston, wherein movement of the piston causes the actuator to open the exhaust valve a first predetermined amount at a beginning of the compression stroke of the piston to vent air through an exhaust channel formed in the engine and to close the exhaust valve after a predetermined period of time within the compression stroke of the piston. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182545 | Method of Using a Bypass Valve - A method of controlling a pump ( | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182546 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE VALVE LIFT APPARATUS - A method of controlling a continuously variable valve lift apparatus, may include determining a desired valve lift of the continuously variable valve lift apparatus based on a driving status, determining a first correction factor based on the driving status, determining a second correction factor based on an amount of air flowing into an engine, determining a final correction factor from the first correction factor and the second correction factor, determining a critical value of operation inclination of the valve lift from the final correction factor and an operation status of a transmission, and controlling the operation of the continuously variable valve lift apparatus on the basis of the determined desired valve lift within the critical value of the operation inclination of the valve lift. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182547 | CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OIL PUMP OF ENGINE PROVIDED WITH VARIABLE VALVE LIFT APPARATUS - A method of controlling an oil pump of an engine with a variable valve lift apparatus includes: detecting the operation status of a vehicle; determining whether mode change conditions of a variable valve lift apparatus are satisfied; determining whether the mode change condition of the variable valve lift apparatus is a condition for changing from a low lift to a high lift; comparing whether the current oil hydraulic pressure is larger than the current necessary hydraulic pressure, when the mode change condition of the variable valve lift apparatus is a condition for changing from a low lift to a high lift; and increasing oil pressure by controlling the oil pump, when the current oil hydraulic pressure is not larger than the current necessary hydraulic pressure. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182548 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING CARBON BUILD UP IN AN ENGINE - An induction cleaning analyzing system includes a pressure sensor, an ignition event detector, and a control module. The pressure sensor measures airflow pressures of intake air and/or exhaust from cylinders in a common airflow pathway of a vehicle. The ignition event detector determines ignition events of the cylinders. The control module obtains pressure waveforms representative of the airflow pressures and divides the pressure waveforms into waveform segments. The control module associates different subsets of the waveform segments with different ones of the cylinders using the ignition events. The control module also identifies cyclic variations in the airflow pressures flowing in the common airflow pathway and caused by at least one of the cylinders by examining the waveform segments associated with the at least one of the cylinders. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182549 | PISTON SHROUDING OF SLEEVE VALVE-CONTROLLED PORTS - Features relating to engine efficiency and emissions controls are described. Systems, methods, articles or manufacture and the like can include features relating to integrated muffler and emissions controls for engine exhaust, water-injected internal combustion engine with an asymmetric compression and expansion ratio, controlled combustion durations for HCCI engines, piston shrouding of sleeve valves, low element count bearings, improved ports, and premixing of fuel and exhaust. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182550 | Quill with Integrated Flow Limiter - A high-pressure quill for a fuel injection system of an engine includes a pair of elongated components linked together in fluid communication. The upstream component includes a plenum chamber with a seat at its upstream end. The pair of elongated components is linked together by a linking component in a manner to permit fluid flow therethrough. A fuel flow limiter is slidably supported in the chamber and is operable during normal operation to provide predetermined quantities of fuel during each injection event to a combustion chamber and, in the event of a failure condition, to terminate fuel flow. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182551 | Gaseous Fuel System, Direct Injection Gas Engine System, and Method - The disclosure describes an engine system having liquid and gaseous fuel systems, each of which injects fuel directly into an engine cylinder. A controller controls pumping of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the gaseous fuel system. In a pump cycle, a pumping piston is moved in an intake direction over an intake stroke such that the pumping piston produces a negative pressure that draws LNG from a tank fluidly connected to the pumping element into a pumping chamber of a body of the pumping element. The pumping piston is moved in an opposing power direction over a power stroke such that the pumping piston pumps compressed LNG out of the pumping chamber away from the tank. The pumping piston is moved over the intake stroke with an average intake velocity and over the power stroke with an average power velocity, which is greater than the average intake velocity. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182552 | DUAL FUEL COMMON RAIL SYSTEM AND DIESEL ONLY METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - A dual fuel common rail system may be operated in a regular mode in which a relatively large charge of gaseous fuel is ignited by compression igniting a relatively small injection quantity of liquid diesel fuel. The dual fuel system may be operated in a single fuel limp home mode in which liquid diesel fuel is injected at higher pressures. Over pressurization of the gaseous fuel side of the fuel system due to leaked liquid fuel is avoided by regularly injecting leaked liquid fuel, but not gaseous fuel, from the gaseous nozzle outlet set during the limp home mode of operation. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182553 | COMMON RAIL SYSTEM FOR DME FUEL - A common rail system for a dimethyl ether (DME) fuel in which a medium-pressure fuel system is disposed between a low-pressure fuel system and a high-pressure fuel system to improve the durability and reliability of the common rail system is provided. The low-pressure fuel system stores a DME fuel in a gaseous state. The medium-pressure fuel system maintains a DME fuel supplied from the low-pressure fuel system to a high-pressure fuel system or returned from the high-pressure fuel system to the low-pressure fuel system in a liquid state. The high-pressure fuel system receives the DME fuel maintained in the liquid state from the medium-pressure fuel system and supplies the DME fuel to an injector. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182554 | INJECTION SYSTEM FOR COLD START IMPROVEMENT OF FLEXIBLE-FUEL VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An injection system for cold start improvement of a flexible-fuel vehicle (FFV), may include a first injector installed in an intake port, and a second injector installed in the intake port in which the first injector may be installed and having a built-in heater, wherein the first injector and the second injector may be positioned upstream of intake valves. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182555 | ENGINE WITH DUAL INJECTOR - An engine includes two injectors that inject fuel in an intake port connected with one combustion chamber and allows overcoming the technical limits of the related art and achieving more appropriate fuel injection in accordance with the operation sections of an engine, thereby improving fuel efficiency and output of the engine with more efficient operation. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182556 | INTAKE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE, AND ENGINE INCLUDING SAME - An intake system for a vehicle includes an air cleaner assembly in a compact size. Intake passages introduce intake air to front and rear cylinder blocks of a multicylinder engine, and an air cleaner assembly is connected to upstream ends of the intake passages. A space inside an air cleaner case of the air cleaner assembly is partitioned into upper and lower sides by a partition wall, forming a clean chamber above the partition wall and a dirty chamber below. The intake passages are arranged to pass through the dirty chamber in an up-down direction, and inlets of the intake passages are arranged in the clean chamber. A through hole is formed in the partition wall between the intake passages for the front and rear cylinder blocks. An air cleaner element, configured to clean incoming intake air, is arranged to occlude the through hole. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182557 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR IN-CYLINDER INJECTION TYPE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Provided with a control device for an in-cylinder injection type internal combustion engine that reduces an amount of fuel attaching to and remaining on a piston crown surface and a cylinder bore wall surface so as to suppress an increase in the number of exhaust particles of PM when fuel injection is performed a plurality of times in one burning cycle. In divided multi-stage injection in which the fuel to be injected in one burning cycle is divided into a plurality of times, an injection amount rate of injection at an early timing among injections divided into the plurality of times is set according to a fuel cut continuous time at a timing when the fuel injection is resumed from a fuel cut state. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182558 | Leaschauer Engine - Disclosed herein is a novel ICE termed the Leaschauer Engine (LE). The Leaschauer Engine (LE) is a single or multiple step compression cycle ICE machine, employing the Pressure/Heat Detonation Principle (Diesel Principle). The Leaschauer Engine differs significantly from a conventional ICE machine by its ability to employ extreme combustion pressure to achieve high combustion efficiency operation without risking a pre-detonation condition. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182559 | Gaseous Fuel System, Direct Injection Gas Engine System, and Method - The disclosure describes an engine system having liquid and gaseous fuel systems, each of which injects fuel directly into an engine cylinder. A controller controls the pumping of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the gaseous fuel system using variable speeds for reciprocally moving a pumping piston of a pumping element with a drive assembly. The controller adjustably controls the drive assembly of the pump system to vary a time period for the pump cycle based upon a comparison of a pressure measured in the accumulator and a target pressure condition. When the accumulator pressure satisfies the target pressure condition, the controller is adapted to control the drive assembly such that the pumping element is in a creep mode in which the pumping piston continues to move, but produces no more than a nominal amount of compressed LNG. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182560 | VARIABLE SPEED DUAL FUELED ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL POWER MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHODS - A fuel system is provided for use with a variable speed dual fuel engine. The fuel system comprises a first fuel injector configured for supplying diesel fuel to the engine, a second fuel injector configured for supplying natural gas to the engine, and a fuel controller configured to implement a diesel injection schedule and a natural gas injection schedule based on at least a fuel map, an optimal engine speed and a current engine speed. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182561 | Onboard CNG/CFG Vehicle Refueling and Storage Systems and Methods - Embodiments described herein provide a mobile refueling solution to vehicles that run on natural gas (CNG) or other gaseous fuels (CFG) through an integrated system of onboard compression, storage, interface modules and a central control architecture. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182562 | FUEL HEATING DEVICE FOR IMPROVING COLD START PERFORMANCE OF FLEX FUEL VEHICLE - A fuel heating device may improve cold start performance and solve a number of problems of conventional auxiliary tank and heating systems of a flex fuel vehicle (FFV). The fuel heating device may include a heater having embedded therein a heat emission object for heating fuel, a solenoid valve connected the heater such that a flow path to a first outlet is opened or closed to selectively supply fuel, a temperature sensor installed in the heater, and a controller for turning on and off the heater and opening and closing the solenoid valve according to a temperature of the fuel, in which the outlet of the heater is connected with a cold start injector through a cold start line and an inlet of the solenoid valve is connected with a fuel line connected from the fuel tank. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182563 | TUNED POWER AMPLIFIER WITH MULTIPLE LOADED CHOKES FOR INDUCTIVELY HEATED FUEL INJECTORS - A tuned power amplifier includes: a tuning capacitor connected in series with multiple loaded chokes that represent an inductance of an oscillator, and multiple semiconductor power switches connected to the series connections between the tuning capacitor and the loaded chokes. The loaded chokes may be induction heating coils of inductively heated fuel injectors. The induction heating coils may be connected to a common voltage source. An on state and an off state of the semiconductor power switches may be synchronized with, or at a frequency below, a natural resonant frequency of the tuned power amplifier. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182564 | Method of Using a Bypass Valve - A method of controlling a pump ( | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182565 | BRAKE NEGATIVE PRESSURE GENERATING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A brake negative pressure generating device of a vehicle includes: an electrically-driven supercharger for drawing in, compressing, and supplying outside air; a vacuum chamber connected to an inlet opening of the electrically-driven supercharger and supplying negative pressure for brake force boosting; a negative pressure supply passage for connecting the inlet opening of the electrically-driven supercharger and the vacuum chamber; and a first negative pressure control valve for opening and closing an inlet passage. Accordingly, the electrically-driven supercharger is run to supplement brake negative force if the brake negative force is not sufficient. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182566 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A RECIPROCATING PISTON INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH INTERNAL EXHAUST GAS ENERGY RECUPERATION AND RECIPROCATING PISTON INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a method for operating a reciprocating-piston internal combustion engine having internal exhaust gas energy recuperation, a cylinder head recuperator is heated up during an exhaust cycle by hot exhaust gas flowing through the cylinder head recuperator prior to being exhausted from the cylinder via an exhaust valve. During an intake cycle, fresh charge flows into the power chamber of the cylinder by passing around a cylinder head recuperator. During the subsequent compression stroke, the cylinder head recuperator is moved out of a recess formed in the cylinder head such that some of the compressed charge can flow into the recess. Near the end of the compression stroke, the cylinder head recuperator is moved back into the recess so that compressed charge located in the recess is forced to flow through the hot cylinder head recuperator and thereby be heated up immediately before ignition of the compressed charge. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182567 | EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An exhaust gas recirculation valve device for a vehicle includes a valve housing having an exhaust gas inlet port and an exhaust gas outlet port, a flap valve rotatably mounted on the valve housing to open and close the exhaust gas outlet port, and a valve shaft fitted to penetrate the flap valve and coupled to the flap valve by electron beam welding to rotate integrally with the flap valve. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182568 | OIL FILTER SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - An oil filter system for a vehicle may provided at a cylinder block of an engine for collecting engine oil from a blow-by gas generated in a crank case. The oil filter system may include a blow-by path to recirculate the blow-by gas so that the blow-by gas generated in the crank case is combusted together with a fuel-air mixture, a filter case that is a space formed between the crank case and the blow-by path, a filter partition disposed to divide the filter case into two spaces, and configured to collect the engine oil contained in the blow-by gas, and an oil pan mounted in the cylinder block for collecting the engine oil that have been collected by the filter partition. The filter partition may collect the engine oil in a forward direction flow and a reverse direction flow of the blow-by gas. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182569 | OIL FILTER SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - An oil filter system for a vehicle is provided at a cylinder block of an engine and collects engine oil from blow-by gas generated in a crank case. The oil filter system may include a blow-by path configured to recirculate the blow-by gas so that the blow-by gas generated in the crank case is combusted together with a fuel-air mixture, a filter case formed between the crank case and the blow-by path, filters disposed in the filter case to collect the engine oil contained in the blow-by gas, and an oil pan mounted in the cylinder block to collect the engine oil collected at the filters, wherein the filters collect the engine oil in a forward direction flow and a reverse direction flow of the blow-by gas. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182570 | COMBUSTION CONTROLLED NOX REDUCTION METHOD AND DEVICE - In this invention, there is provided a method for reducing NOx emission from an internal combustion engine designed to produce a given amount of power and a method for improving fuel efficiency by providing an intake stream of oxygen-enriched air and keeping the amount of power output the same so that the combustion temperature in the engine is lower. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182571 | STRATIFIED SCAVENGING TWO-STROKE ENGINE - A stratified scavenging two-stroke engine includes a first scavenging passage that extends from a first scavenging intake that opens to the inside of the crankcase to a first scavenging port that opens to the inside of a cylinder, and a second scavenging passage that extends from a second scavenging intake that opens to the inside of the crankcase to a second scavenging port that opens to the inside of the cylinder. The first and second passages are formed so as to communicate with each other via a communicating portion. An air passage is connected to the first passage at a position closer to the first scavenging intake than the communicating portion. A first check valve inhibits a flow from the first passage to the inside of the crankcase, and a second check valve inhibits a flow from the first passage through the air passage to the outside. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182572 | Apparatus for Crossbows - An apparatus for crossbows. The crossbow has a stock attached to a bow and the bolt has an arrowhead attached to a shaft. The apparatus includes an arrowhead bracket attached to the stock, the arrowhead bracket having a first arm containing a first receptacle and a second arm containing a second receptacle. The apparatus may include a hood operatively attached to a cap, the hood being operatively configured to receive the arrowhead. The hood may be engagable with the first or second receptacle. The apparatus may contain a brace positioned on one side of the stock and having a first leg pivotally attached to a second leg and wherein said first leg is configured to engage the shaft of the bolt. The apparatus may also include a selective attachment member that will selectively attach the first and second leg together when the legs are pivoted together. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182573 | DOUBLE LINKAGE TRIGGERING SYSTEM USED FOR CROSSBOW - Embodiments of the invention include a double linkage triggering system used on a crossbow including a main body, which consists of a trigger unit and a shooting unit. In various embodiments, the trigger unit comprises a bracket body, a trigger block, a hammer, a trigger power-adjusting bolt, a triggering mechanism and a trigger-safety device. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182574 | DRY-FIRE SAFETY FOR CROSSBOW - A trigger mechanism for a crossbow that includes a housing having a channel for receiving an arrow, a trigger arm carried by the housing, a bowstring latch for retaining a bowstring in a cocked position that is pivotally carried by the housing and engagable with the trigger arm, and a dry-fire safety (DFS) latch pivotally carried by the housing and engagable with the bowstring latch, wherein the DFS latch substantially retains the bowstring latch in the cocked position when the trigger arm is actuated without the arrow seated in the channel. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182575 | AUTONOMOUS VENTILATION SYSTEM - An autonomous ventilation system includes a variable-speed exhaust fan, a controller, an exhaust hood, and a spillage sensor. The exhaust fan removes air contaminants from an area. The controller is coupled to the exhaust fan and adjusts the speed of the exhaust fan. The exhaust hood is coupled to the exhaust fan and directs air contaminants to the exhaust fan. The spillage sensor is coupled to the controller, detects changes in an environmental parameter in a spillage zone adjacent to the exhaust hood, and communicates information relating to detected changes in the environmental parameter to the controller. The controller adjusts the speed of the exhaust fan in response to information relating to detected changes in the environmental parameter. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182576 | System for Improved Hybridization of Thermal Solar and Biomass and Fossil Fuel Based Energy Systems - A hybridization system ( | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182577 | DRIVE WITH INTEGRATED INCLINATION SENSOR - A drive can include a positional sensor within an outer housing of the drive so as to provide an output indicative of a position of the drive. The positional sensor can be an inclinometer. The inclinometer can be used for feedback control of an inclination of the drive. The drive can further include control electronics within the same housing, so as to provide feedback control of a motor of the drive. The control electronics can include an input for receiving a requested inclination and can be configured to drive the motor until the inclinometer outputs a signal indicative of the requested angle. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182578 | SOLAR CONCENTRATORS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AND USES THEREOF - A solar concentrator comprising at least one rigid parabolic self-supporting solar collector comprising at least one parabolic reflector and at least one heat collector rigidly supported above a reflective surface of the parabolic reflector; and a positioning unit configured for positioning the solar collector into an operation position for reception of solar beams by the parabolic reflector, and into a rest position in which the reflective surface of said parabolic reflector and the heat collector are at least partly under cover of a back surface of the parabolic reflector. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182579 | SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTION CONDUIT - A solar energy collection conduit ( | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182580 | SOLAR COLLECTOR MODULE - Improvements in the design and construction of solar collector modules. Aspects of the invention include improvements in the layout of a frame for a solar collector module, and in the joining of structural members of the frame at nodes. In one example, a module of a solar collector includes a reflector and a three-dimensional structural frame that supports the reflector. The frame is made up of substantially rigid elongate frame members interconnected at nodes. Improved node connection components include hubs or frame members having tabs for receiving frame member connections. A tab may have a width that is substantial in relation to its height. The frame may incorporate asymmetry in its layout, in the size or presence of frame members, or in the positioning of the nodes. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182581 | PORTABLE GRILL ASSEMBLY - A portable grill assembly having a frame and a plurality of legs that are pivotally attached to the frame. A removable tray is matingly received within the frame and a screen is removably nested within the tray in spaced relation to the bottom of the removable tray to provide room for charcoal to be burned. At least one wind screen is detachably secured in the frame adjacent the grill to block wind from blowing on the grill. At least one wing is attached to the frame. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182582 | PROCESSES FOR MAKING CELLULOSE WITH VERY LOW LIGNIN CONTENT FOR GLUCOSE, HIGH-PURITY CELLULOSE, OR CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES - In some variations, the invention provides a process for producing purified cellulose, comprising: providing a feedstock comprising lignocellulosic biomass; contacting the feedstock with sulfur dioxide, water, and a solvent for lignin, to produce intermediate solids and a liquid phase comprising hemicelluloses and lignin; mildly bleaching the intermediate solids to further delignify the intermediate solids, thereby generating cellulose-rich solids; and washing the cellulose-rich solids to generate purified cellulose with less than 2 weight percent lignin. The bleaching may employ bleaching agents including lignin-modifying enzymes. The bleaching and washing steps may be combined. It is also possible to carry out bleaching prior to, or simultaneously with, biomass fractionation in the digestor, which may help reduce downstream lignin precipitation. The purified cellulose may be utilized for making cellulose materials or cellulose derivatives, or for hydrolysis to produce glucose. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182583 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR HUMIDIFYING A RESPIRATORY TRACT - Systems and methods are provided for humidifying ventilation gas. Systems and methods may include a nasal interface apparatus for receiving ventilation gas from gas delivery tubing and for humidifying ventilation gas. The nasal interface apparatus may have one or more channels within the nasal interface to deliver gas from a gas delivery circuit to a patient's nose; one or more structures in fluid communication with the one or more channels to direct ventilation gas to the patient's nose; and a hygroscopic material within the nasal interface in the flow path of the ventilation gas. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182584 | Compliance Monitor - This invention relates to a compliance monitor for monitoring patient usage of a medicament delivery device, where the medicament delivery device includes a store of medicament and a medicament dispensing means. The compliance monitor includes a housing adapted to enclose the medicament delivery device, and a dose counter, associated with the housing, for recording the delivery of a dose of medicament to the patient from the medicament delivery device. The arrangement and construction is such that the housing is loosely coupled to the medicament delivery device, whereby the housing is able to move relative to the medicament delivery device during the delivery of the dose of medicament, and it is this movement which actuates the dose counter, either directly or indirectly, in order to record the delivery of the dose of medicament. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182585 | AEROSOL CONTAINER FOR FOAMABLE COMPOSITIONS - A composition and therapeutic kit provide a therapeutic azole with increased solubility. The kit includes an aerosol packaging assembly containing a container accommodating a pressurized product and an outlet capable of releasing the pressurized product as a foam. The pressurized product includes a foamable composition including:
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| 20140182586 | Responders Support Unit - This portable device, which allows people without medical experience, the ability to support persons in medical distress until more trained persons are available. With the use of audible instruction the user is guided in calling for medical assistance, placement of pulse oximeter and cardiac electrodes. The device continuously analyzes input from the pulse oximeter and cardiac electrodes. If input suggests that supplemental oxygen could benefit the person in distress, the user is guided by audible instruction in the use of the oxygen delivery system, and automatically activates the Chemical Oxygen Generator (COG) to start oxygen flow. If the input suggests that Cardiac Shock (Defibrillation) could benefit the person in distress, the audible instruction informs the user and directs the user accordingly, activating the Automated External Defibrillator (AFD). Audible instructions would be available in multiple languages as selected by the user. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182587 | INHALATOR AND CAPSULE FOR AN INHALATOR - The invention relates to a capsule for receiving a preferably powdered pharmaceutical preparation and an inhaler in which, for inhalation, the preparation is expelled from the capsule through at least one hole. A capsule according to the invention comprises as capsule elements a capsule cap and a capsule body, at least one of which comprises at least one prefabricated hole. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182588 | INHALER - An inhaler is disclosed. It comprises a housing to receive a strip having a plurality of blisters, each blister having a breachable lid and containing a dose of medicament for inhalation by a user, an indexing wheel mounted in the housing rotatable to drive a strip to sequentially move blisters into alignment with a blister piercing member, a control element pivotally mounted to the housing and a drive mechanism configured to couple the control element to the indexing wheel during part of the rotation of the control element by a user so that the indexing wheel rotates together with the control element. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182589 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING CHEYNE-STOKES RESPIRATION - A system and method for delivering a flow of breathing gas to an airway of a patient. The system monitors a characteristic that varies based on variations of the flow of the breathing gas and determines a Target Flow for the gas to be delivered to the patient based on the monitored characteristic. The Target Flow is set to a level sufficient to treat Cheyne-Stokes respiration or a sleep disordered breathing event. The system also alters the Target Flow based on a determination that the patient is experiencing a sleep disordered breathing event. The system further determines a pressure relief component and controls the flow of gas delivered to the patient based on the Target Flow and the pressure relief component. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182590 | VENTILATOR PRESSURE OSCILLATION FILTER - A ventilation air pressure oscillation mitigation device for a ventilator includes a housing defining an inlet and an outlet. The device includes a valve seat defining a primary opening and a plurality of secondary openings. A valve body is selectively positionable in a first position and a second position within the device. In the first position, substantially all of a first flow of ventilation air from the inlet to the outlet passes through the primary opening. When the valve body is in the second position, all of a second flow of ventilation air from the inlet to the outlet passes through the plurality of secondary openings. An actuator controls a position of the valve body. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182591 | PROXIMAL CONTROL VALVE - A proximal control valve system for regulating flow of oxygen includes an oxygen inlet attached to an oxygen outlet with an oxygen regulator being positioned therebetween. The oxygen inlet includes a spring plunger assembly that engages with one of a plurality of indents on the gas regulator to enable the flow of oxygen from the oxygen inlet through a desired thru hole in the oxygen regulator to the oxygen outlet. The oxygen regulator is configured to adjust a flow level of the oxygen to a desired level by rotating the oxygen regulator up to 360° about a central axis, allowing the oxygen to flow through the desired thru hole. The system works with a low pressure oxygen source and is positioned proximal to a user such that the user is not required to move to the oxygen source to adjust the flow level of the oxygen. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182592 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REAL TIME COUGH SOOTHING AND SUPPRESSION - A real time cough soothing and suppression device ( | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182593 | FILTERING FACE-PIECE RESPIRATOR HAVING FOLDED FLANGE - A filtering facepiece respirator | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182594 | Portable Hand Pump for Evacuation of Fluids - A manually operable pump for the effective removal of fluids to include blood, blood clots, fluid, and air from a body cavity of a subject is provided. The manually operable pump is adapted to be connect to a range of fluid conduits and is equipped with one-way valves that effectively permit flow of fluid through the pump in only one direction. The sensitivity of the one-way valves is such that when properly positioned, fluid can flow through the valves and out of the pump without manual compression of the pump and with the aid of gravity power alone. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182595 | Tracheostomy Tube with Cannula Connector - A tracheal tube assembly includes a cannula connector that includes a cannula connector cap coupled to a flange assembly. The flange assembly is in turn coupled to a cannula. The flange assembly includes a portion that extends through slots formed at or near a proximal end of the cannula connector cap. The flange assembly may be overmolded. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182596 | AIRWAY ASSEMBLY FOR TRACHEAL INTUBATION - In some embodiments, an airway assembly may be used in a procedure that requires tracheal intubation. The airway assembly may include a first conduit, a sleeve, and a stent. The first conduit and the sleeve may be relatively flexible, facilitating insertion of the airway assembly in a body lumen (e.g., an air passage way). The first conduit may function to deliver gases (e.g., air) to the body lumen and consequently the patient. The first conduit may be positioned in the sleeve during use. The sleeve may be removably coupled to the first conduit. In certain embodiments, a sleeve may function to inhibit a stent from expanding until desired. In some embodiments, an elongated member may be positionable in the first conduit. The elongated member may be configurable to substantially retain a new shape upon deformation. The stent may be coupled towards the distal end of the first conduit. The stent may function to inhibit the body lumen from collapsing. In certain embodiments, a stent may function to inhibit the body lumen from collapsing without exerting unnecessary outward pressures on the inner surface of the body lumen. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182597 | TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR LEVONORGESTREL AND ETHINYL ESTRADIOL - Described are transdermal drug delivery systems for the transdermal administration of levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol, comprising an acrylic polymer matrix. Methods of making and using such systems also are described. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182598 | Auto-Destruct, Pre-Loaded Syringe - An Auto-Destruct, Pre-loaded Syringe is provided which is suitable for pre-loading with highly viscous, sticky and reactive drug and for withstanding higher pressure required for loading and deloading the viscous and sticky drug comprising a syringe body | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182599 | FILTERING FACE-PIECE RESPIRATOR HAVING STRAP-ACTIVATED FOLDED FLANGE - A filtering face-piece respirator | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182600 | FILTERING FACE-PIECE RESPIRATOR HAVING WELDED INDICIA HIDDEN IN PLEAT - A filtering face-piece respirator | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182601 | FILTERING FACE-PIECE RESPIRATOR HAVING ROUNDED PERIMETER - A filtering face-piece respirator | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182602 | MASK - A mask including: a mask main body | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182603 | IMMOBILIZER PREFORM, IMMOBILIZER DEVICE, AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - Aspects of the invention include preforms used to be formed into an immobilizer for use with a patient. The preform includes a preform member that is formed from a thermoplastic material and a filler material. The preform member is relatively rigid at a first temperature and formable at an elevated second temperature. The preform member is opaque at the first and second temperatures. The preform also includes at least one indicator associated with the preform member. The at least one indicator is formed from a thermoplastic material and is opaque at the first temperature and translucent at the second temperature. The at least one indicator can provide a visual indication of readiness to form the preform into the immobilizer upon heating the preform member to the second temperature at which the indicator is translucent. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182604 | Device and method for manufacturing tobacco products - In general, the present invention is directed to the manufacture of tobacco products, and more specifically to a common device and method to manufacture cylindrical tobacco products such as cigarettes, cigars, and therapeutic medical products with varying diameters and geometries. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182605 | INTERMEDIATE WRAPPER AND METHOD OF MAKING - A tobacco product is formed by perforated cigar or shell, the shell comprising a sheet of material with an intermediate sheet, the sheet comprising tobacco leaves and/or homogenized tobacco paper. The cigar or shell is packaged for shipment to an end user or consumer. The cigar or shell remains in the rolled, shaped tube form inside the package. After the cigar or shell is removed from the package, a consumer can fill the cigar or shell with crushed tobacco leaves or other tobacco filler material of a favorite blend, thereby eliminating some steps in the making of a “roll-your-own” tobacco product. A liquid can be added to the cigar or shell to moisturize same. The liquid can include flavoring. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182606 | SMOKING DEVICE FOR SMOKING THROUGH A LIQUID - The invention provides a portable hookah for smoking a smokable substance such as tobacco or medical marijuana. The device has a water jar with a handle and a perforated semispherical cover that supports a tubular cartridge. The lower end of the cartridge is inserted into the water jar so that it is immersed into the water that fills the water jar, and the upper end of the cartridge is located in the cover and contains a compartment for the heating and smoking substances. The water jar has on its outer surface a helical groove for winding and supporting a hose, the distal end of which has a mouthpiece for the smoker and is fixed to the water jar for storage and transportation. The water jar may be reusable or disposable. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182607 | ADDITIVE RELEASE COMPONENT - A deformable additive release component ( | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182608 | HEATING SMOKABLE MATERIAL - An apparatus comprising a heating chamber for heating smokable material, the apparatus being operable in a first configuration to allow a gaseous flow between an interior of the chamber and an exterior of the chamber and operable in a second configuration to prevent the gaseous flow by hermetic sealing of the chamber. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182609 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE - An electronic cigarette includes a battery rod, and is further comprises more than one batteries serially provided inside the battery rod. The electronic cigarette also comprises an atomizer connected to the battery rod, at one end of the atomizer provided a first connection part, while at one end of the battery rod, provided a second connection part; the first connection part and the second connection part are in threaded connection to each other. The smoke volume of the electronic cigarette in the present invention is large and the smoking mouth feel and the smoking effect is good. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182610 | Electronic Cigarette and Soft Absorption Stem Thereof - A soft absorption stem for an electronic cigarette is provided, comprising a sleeve, a cigar liquid tank disposed inside the sleeve, an atomization device and a liquid guiding component. The sleeve is made of soft material; a plurality of venting slots is extended axially from one end of the sleeve to the other end thereof and disposed on an inner wall of the sleeve; the sleeve includes a mouthpiece end and a connection end; a suction hole communicating with the venting slots is provided on the mouthpiece end; smoke produced by atomization of the atomization device flows out of the sleeve from the venting slots across the suction hole. The electronic cigarette makes the user more comfortable when holding the sleeve in hand and containing in mouth, having more compact internal construction, having unique smoke path, and having increased cigar liquid storage capacity. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182611 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE AND SOFT POWER SOURCE STEM THEREOF - The present invention provides an electronic cigarette and a soft power source stem thereof. The power source stem includes a power source stem sleeve with a built-in battery. One end of the power source stem sleeve is closed, while the other end thereof is provided with an absorption stem connector for connecting with an absorption stem of the electronic cigarette. Herein, the power source stem sleeve is made of soft material; and an outer wall of the power source stem sleeve is sleeved with a holding member for clamping the absorption stem connector and power source stem sleeve. The electronic cigarette and a soft power source stem have good experience when held in hand, are able to reduce production cost, have stable construction and are convenient to attach a paper layer thereon. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182612 | ELECTRONIC ATOMIZING INHALATION DEVICE - This discloses an electronic atomizing inhalation device, including: a shell, the shell including a hollow cavity which includes a hollow pipe; an atomizing part and a filtering part arranged in the hollow cavity; the atomizing part including a heating body fixed on the hollow pipe, and a liquid storage part wound outside the hollow pipe; the filtering part is sleeved on one side of the atomizing part; and the filtering body of the filtering part is fastened on an open end of the shell through a sealing bracket. The electronic atomizing inhalation device disclosed in the present disclosure can filter the harmful substances in the smoke it generates; and the electronic atomizing inhalation device is simple in structure, and is safe, reliable, attractive and original. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182613 | Cellulose Acetate Compositions - The present invention relates to compositions comprising a blend of cellulose acetate | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182614 | ADDITIVE RELEASE COMPONENT - An additive release component ( | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182615 | COMBINATION WEAVE REMOVAL TOOL APPARATUS - A hair weave removal tool comprising a shaft having first and second ends; and at least one peripheral, each peripheral having a base, including the capability of attaching the peripheral to the shaft, wherein at least one peripheral comprises a fork and razor peripheral, comprising: a prong extending from the base generally opposite the point of attachment to the base, at least two arms extending from the prong, and a blade extending between the arms. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182616 | Decorative Hairpin - A hairpin device is disclosed that provides users with a simple and stylish way to fix their hair. The hairpin device comprises an upper and lower leg, whereby hairs can be grasped between the upper and lower legs and secured; a loop which connects the upper and lower legs together; and a decorative element disposed on the upper or lower leg. Further, the upper leg and the lower leg comprise an opening opposite the loop. Hairs are inserted in the opening and grasped between the upper and lower legs and secured. Further, at least one of the upper and lower legs or both the upper and lower legs can be wavy or spiral in shape to further secure hairs inserted in the opening. The decorative element can be removed and interchanged with another decorative element depending on the wants and needs of a user. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182617 | MOUNT ABLE FLOSS DISPENSER INCLUDING A REPLACEABLE SPOOL - A nondisposable dental care device that includes a front cover unit and a back cover unit. The front cover unit includes a cutter mechanism on a top portion of the front cover unit and grip levers on the side of the unit. The back cover unit includes two openings for attaching the dental care device to the wall. The front cover unit and the back cover unit form a spool-less nondisposable floss dispenser housing unit. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182618 | DENTAL FLOSS FILAMENT HOLDER - The embodiments herein provide a dental floss holder for holding dental floss filament. The dental floss holder has a floss filament for removing the tiny food particles from a space between the teeth. A handle is provided for supporting two legs holding the floss filament in a spool container enclosed with a cap. Two levers are used to hold and release the floss filament from a dispenser. The grooves are provided at the junction of two legs for passing the floss filament. The consumed floss filament is cut with a metal blade. An elastic rubber is provided to prevent an entry of water from into the floss filament. The lever is rotated in anticlockwise direction to release the floss filament for replacing the consumed floss filament with new floss filament while the lever is rotated in clockwise direction to cut the consumed floss filament with the metal blade. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182619 | HIGH DOSE IMPLANTATION STRIP (HDIS) IN H2 BASE CHEMISTRY - Plasma is generated using elemental hydrogen, a weak oxidizing agent, and a fluorine containing gas. An inert gas is introduced to the plasma downstream of the plasma source and upstream of a showerhead that directs gas mixture into the reaction chamber where the mixture reacts with the high-dose implant resist. The process removes both the crust and bulk resist layers at a high strip rate, and leaves the work piece surface substantially residue free with low silicon loss. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182620 | USES FOR AN ACETAL BASED COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF THINNING/CLEANING/STRIPPING - An acetal-based composition is described which includes an acetal of formula R—O—CH | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182621 | TOOTHPASTE FOR ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSHES - Oral and dental care and cleaning agents are provided for use with an electric toothbrush. The oral and dental care and cleaning agent includes at least one polishing agent and at least one surfactant. A weight ratio of the at least one polishing agent to the at least one surfactant is less than or equal to six. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182622 | Methods and Systems for Abrasive Cleaning and Barrier Coating/Sealing of Pipes - Methods for abrasive cleaning, deburring pipes, providing barrier coatings and sealing leaks in existing pipes, in a single operation. Pipes can be cleaned in one pass set up by intermittent bursts of dry particulates that are forced and pulled by air throughout the piping system by a generator and a vacuum. Pipes can be protected from the effects of water corrosion, erosion corrosion and electrolysis, extending the life of piping systems such as copper, steel, lead, brass, cast iron piping and composite materials. Cleaning includes, intermittently injecting bursts of abrasive particles into pressurized gas into the pipes to clean pipe interior walls, reduce burrs and interior lips in pipe interior walls, while generating a vacuum suction in the pipes to remove abrasive particles and debris. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182623 | Insert for a Microbial Scrubbing Device - The microbial scrub brush in one embodiment employs an insert that is impregnated with an anti-bacterial disinfectant and that is housed within a housing of alcohol-compatible material and sealed over by a removable lid. The insert is maintained in sterile condition until ready for use. After removal of the lid, the insert is moved over the end of a female luer or other portion of a medical device and rotated in order to clean the exterior surface as well as the interior luminal surface of the device. In one embodiment, the insert includes a base from which extends an outer wall that defines a chamber. A plurality of complaint fingers extend from the base into the chamber. A plurality of wipers extend radially inward from the outer wall into the chamber to enable the cleansing of both the exterior surface and an interior surface of the medical device. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182624 | Method and apparatus for automatic descaling of tankless water heaters - A novel method of descaling a water heating unit at least including: a) selectively receiving a user-defined descaling operation start date and time; b) monitoring for the advent of the descaling operation start date and time; c) upon the arrival of the descaling operation start date and time, automatically shutting off the supply of heated water to the demand destination; d) automatically pumping a stored descaling solution through the water heating unit to dislodge scale deposits; e) automatically rinsing the water heating unit to remove dislodged scale deposits and descaling solution; f) discharging dislodged scale deposits and descaling solution; g) restoring the supply of heated water to the demand destination; and h) returning the water heating unit to normal operation mode. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182625 | Dishwasher and Method of Controlling the Same - The present invention relates to a dishwasher that can save wash water for cleaning and a method of controlling the dishwasher. A method of controlling a dishwasher according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a method of controlling a dishwasher having a circulation channel through which wash water is supplied to wash a plurality of arms by a wash pump after collecting the wash water, sprayed in to a tub from the plurality of wash arms, in a sump, and the method includes: performing a first water-supplying for supplying a predetermined amount of wash water into the dishwasher by opening a water supply valve; performing a first washing where the plurality of wash arms spray the wash water into the tub to be circulated by operating the wash pump; performing a first draining for saving recycling wash water as much as the volume of the circulation channel and draining the rest of the wash water to the outside of the dishwasher by operating the wash pump and the drain pump; and performing a second water-supplying for supplying the amount of wash water except the amount of the recycling wash water from a predetermined amount of wash water into the dishwasher by opening the water supply valve. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182626 | SUBSTRATE TREATING METHOD FOR TREATING SUBSTRATES WITH TREATING LIQUIDS - A method for treating substrates with treating liquids, using a treating tank for storing the treating liquids, a holding mechanism for holding the substrates and placing the substrates in a treating position inside the treating tank, a first and a second treating liquid supply device, a temperature control device, and a control device. A first treating liquid is supplied into the treating tank, then a second treating liquid of lower surface tension and higher boiling point than the first treating liquid, is supplied into the treating tank, and placed in a temperature range above the boiling point of the first treating liquid and below the boiling point of the second treating liquid, and then controlling the second treating liquid supply device to replace the first treating liquid stored in the treating tank with the second treating liquid, and controlling the temperature control device to maintain the second treating liquid in the same said temperature range. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182627 | Autonomous Coverage Robot - A mobile surface cleaning robot including a robot body having a forward drive direction, a drive system supporting the robot body above a floor surface for maneuvering the robot across the floor surface, and a robot controller in communication with the drive system. The robot also includes a collection volume supported by the robot body and a cleaning module releasably supported by the robot body and arranged to clean the floor surface. The cleaning module includes a first vacuum squeegee having a first duct, a driven roller brush rotatably supported rearward of the first vacuum squeegee, a second vacuum squeegee disposed rearward of the roller brush and having a second duct, and a third duct in fluid communication with the first and second ducts. The third duct is connectable to the collection volume at a fluid-tight interface formed by selectively engaging the cartridge with the robot body. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182628 | SUBSTRATE CLEANING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE CLEANING METHOD - A substrate cleaning apparatus includes: a substrate holder configured to hold and rotate a substrate; an ultrasonic cleaning unit configured to impart an ultrasonic vibration energy to deaerated pure water and then supply the deaerated pure water onto a surface of the substrate; a pure water spray nozzle configured to spray deaerated pure water onto the surface of the substrate; a chamber surrounding the substrate holder and the pure water spray nozzle; and an inert gas supply line configured to supply an inert gas into the chamber. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182629 | TREATMENT MACHINE OF A MEDICAL APPARATUS - A treatment machine for a medical apparatus having inner portions and outer portions, contains a hollow vessel for receiving the medical apparatus, a first treatment system for treating the inner portions and a second treatment system for treating the outer portions. The first treatment system includes: an element for connecting at least one end piece of the medical apparatus to circulate treatment liquid in its inner portion, and the second treatment system includes: at least one spray nozzle for receiving and projecting vigorously at least one pressurized treatment liquid into the volume of the vessel to treat the outer portions of the medical apparatus and the inner surfaces of the vessel by spraying while creating a mechanical and chemical effect, and at least one element for filling the vessel with treatment liquid, to treat the outer portions of the medical apparatus and the inner surfaces of the vessel by immersing. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182630 | Heat Exchanger Descaling System Using Blowdown - A system for descaling a heat exchanger utilized in a produced water system of a steam-based thermal hydrocarbon recovery operation is provided. The system comprises a heat exchanger for acting on a produced water; a steam separator in fluid communication with a steam generator for separating steam of a steam quality suitable for injection into a hydrocarbon reservoir and blowdown of a lower steam quality, the blowdown being caustic; and a blowdown loop in fluid communication with the steam separator for collecting the caustic blowdown, the blowdown loop also in fluid communication with the heat exchanger for directing the caustic blowdown through the heat exchanger for descaling the heat exchanger. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182631 | CLEANING JIG AND CLEANING METHOD FOR CLEANING SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method of cleaning components of a substrate processing apparatus The components of the substrate processing apparatus are cleaned by using a first cleaning jig including a disk-shaped lower member, and a disk-shaped upper member connected to the lower member and forming a gap between the upper member and the lower member. The lower member of the first cleaning jig is held by the substrate holding unit to rotate the first cleaning jig. The cleaning liquid is ejected toward the first cleaning jig from a bottom side of the first cleaning jig while the first cleaning jig is rotated. The cleaning liquid flows out toward outside of the first cleaning jig via the gap between the upper member and the lower member by a centrifugal force, and the components of the substrate processing apparatus are cleaned by the cleaning liquid that has flowed out. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182632 | SUBSTRATE CLEANING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE CLEANING METHOD - A substrate cleaning apparatus cleans a surface of a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer in a non-contact state by using two-fluid jet cleaning. The substrate cleaning apparatus includes a substrate holding mechanism configured to hold and rotate the substrate, with the front surface facing downward, in a horizontal state, and a two-fluid nozzle configured to jet a two-fluid jet flow, comprising a gas and a liquid, upwardly toward the front surface of the substrate held by the substrate holding mechanism. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182633 | System and Method for CMP Station Cleanliness - System and method for CMP station cleanliness. An embodiment comprises a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) station comprising a housing unit covering the various components of the CMP station. The CMP station further comprising various surfaces of a slurry arm shield, a slurry spray nozzle, a pad conditioning arm shield, a platen shield, a carrier head; and the interior, vertical surfaces of the housing unit. A cleaning liquid delivery system configured to dose a cleaning liquid on the various surfaces of the CMP station at set intervals. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182634 | SUBSTRATE CLEANING APPARATUS - A substrate cleaning apparatus cleans a surface of a substrate in a non-contact state. The substrate cleaning apparatus includes a substrate holding mechanism configured to hold and rotate the substrate, a two-fluid nozzle configured to jet a two-fluid jet flow, comprising a gas and a liquid, downwardly toward the front surface of the substrate held by the substrate holding mechanism, and a moving mechanism configured to move the two-fluid nozzle in one direction from a central portion toward a radially outer side of the substrate held by the substrate holding mechanism. The two-fluid nozzle is inclined so that an angle between an ejection center line of the two-fluid jet flow jetted from the two-fluid nozzle and a vertical line becomes a certain inclined angle, and the two-fluid jet flow collides with the front surface of the substrate at a forward position in a moving direction of the two-fluid nozzle. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182635 | CLEANING DEVICE FOR REFLECTIVE SURFACE OF DISC LIGHT-CONDENSER - A cleaning device for a reflective surface of a disc light-condenser includes a low pressure air transfer tube which is provided on the reflective surface of the disc light-condenser, driven by a pneumatic motor and capable of rotating around the central axis of the reflective surface of the disc light-condenser, and a high pressure water pipe provided in parallel with the low pressure air transfer tube; the lower end of the low pressure air transfer tube is connected with a plurality of air flow nozzles; the lower end of the high pressure water pipe is provided with a plurality of high pressure water nozzles via a nozzle mounting shaft; during cleaning, the low pressure air transfer pipe and the high pressure water pipe are connected to a mobile cleaning station of a solar power generating system via a fluid connecting pipe and a signal control line. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182636 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING WAFER-SHAPED ARTICLES - The wet treatment of wafer-shaped articles is improved by utilizing a droplet generator designed to produce a spray of monodisperse droplets. The droplet generator is mounted above a spin chuck, and is moved across a major surface of the wafer-shaped article in a linear or arcuate path. The droplet generator includes a transducer acoustically coupled to its body such that sonic energy reaches a region of the body surrounding the discharge orifices. Each orifice has a width w of at least 1 μm and at most 200 μm and a height h such that a ratio of h to w is not greater than 1. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182637 | SNOW REMOVING APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a snow removing apparatus for a vehicle, comprising a frame installed on a vehicle; a first spraying portion installed on the frame for spraying a snow remover in a downward direction; a second spraying portion installed on at least one side surface from among both side surfaces of the frame, for spraying a snow remover in a lateral direction to the frame; a snow remover supplying portion for supplying the snow remover to the first and second spraying portions; and a control unit for controlling the sprayed state of the snow remover from the first and second spraying portions. The snow removing apparatus for a vehicle according to the present invention has a lateral spraying nozzle capable of spraying a snow remover in a lateral direction to a snow removing vehicle, and has the advantage of being able to expand the spraying range of the snow remover. Also, when another vehicle or a person approaches the snow removing vehicle, the other vehicle or the person is detected, and the spraying from the lateral spraying nozzle is stopped, in order to prevent the exterior of the other vehicle or the clothing worn by the person from being corroded by the snow remover. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182638 | Extended Pneumatic Cleaning Device - The present invention is a device which has an extended tube structure attached at one end to a manifold with wheels and slits to allow substance to enter or exit and attached at the other end to a source of air, vacuum, or liquid substance. The device is designed to allow ease and efficiency in storing and shipping. | 2014-07-03 |
| 20140182639 | Patio Umbrella with Air Pump - An integrated pole unit is connected to a patio umbrella canopy and allows the canopy to be raised by a foot, hand or low pressure compressor pump and lowered by releasing air via an air pressure valve. The external umbrella pole is hollow with a slit at the top and contains an “internal pole mechanism” with a metal insert that is attached to the base of the canopy and moves up the slit with increased air pressure in the pole, which raises the umbrella canopy. There is an air pressure valve that, when closed, keeps the umbrella canopy in the full open position, and when open, releases the air, resulting in the umbrella canopy closing automatically in a slow and controlled manner. | 2014-07-03 |
