34th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130213265 | Self-Assembly of Metallic Nanoparticles Into Macroscopic, High-Density, Monolayer Films - A method of forming a monolayer film of nanoparticles includes forming a fluid mixture by combining nanoparticles dispersed in water with a water-miscible organic solvent and a molecular ligand comprising a head group with affinity for the nanoparticle, and introducing the fluid mixture to a substrate in the presence of an air/fluid interface, thereby causing a monolayer film of nanoparticles to form on the substrate. Such monolayers films can include metallic nanoparticles such as gold, and possess substantially uniform spacing over at least a one centimeter length scale. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213266 | Aqueous Glyoxyl-Based Insolubilizer Composition For The Surface Treatment Of Paper And Cardboard - The invention relates to an aqueous insolubilizer composition intended for the surface treatment of paper and cardboard, comprising a mixture composed of glyoxal and of at least one alkali metal orthophosphate, and also its use. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213267 | Composition Comprising Polymers and Metal Atoms or Ions and Use Thereof - The present invention relates to compositions comprising the components A, a polymer obtainable by the reaction in the sense of a hydrosilylation of a siloxane having SiH functions and vinyl functions with a further unsaturated compound, and D, metal atoms or ions, not equal to silicon, a process for the preparation of these compositions, and the use of the compositions for producing antifoams or as antifoams of liquids, and also for suppressing or reducing the foam formation of foaming liquids, and also for foam destabilization. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213268 | COMPOSITION OF PIGMENTS SOLUBLE IN WATER AND/OR ORGANIC SOLVENTS - A composition of pigments is described, said composition consisting of: (a) at least one inorganic and/or organic pigment; and (b) at least one dispersing agent; and at least one component selected from: (c) solubilization accelerating agents; (d) inorganic fillers; (e) binding agents; (f) acrylic, aldehyde and/or ketone resins; (g) rheological agents; (h) anti-foaming agents. This composition is preferably in the form of tablets and has the following advantages compared to the compositions known in the art: —pigmentation of the paints in an eco-compatible manner; —universal compatibility with the various painting systems; —extremely short duration of the paint pigmentation process; —easy transportation and dosage; —low-cost paint pigmentation process; —simple and low-cost production process. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213269 | PIGMENT DISPERSION AND COLORANT FORMULATION - A pigment dispersion for use in preparing liquid colorant formulations is based on a blend of fatty acids for use in a point of sale apparatus for charging a pre-pressurized package containing an initial paint formulation having a neutral or clear color to arrive at a matched or selected final color and sold directly to the end user. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213270 | PREPARATION METHOD AND USE FOR FLUORINE-CONTAINING MICROEMULSION - A microemulsion consisting of water, peroxidic fluoropolyether carboxylate and oil is provided. When the microemulsion is used in homopolymerization, binary copolymerization or multi-component copolymerization of fluorine-containing olefin monomers, an emulsion with a low viscosity and a particle diameter of 30-200 nm can be obtained. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213271 | CEMENT HYDRATE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF SYNTHESIS - Cementitious compositions and methods of synthesis are disclosed. By decreasing the Ca-rich raw material in a cement composition, the content of Alite (Ca | 2013-08-22 |
20130213272 | Robust Air-Detraining for Cement Milling - The present invention discloses compositions and methods wherein air entrained in cementitious materials at least one air-entraining cement additive is detrained using an ethoxylated, propoxylated fatty alcohol or alkylphenol having robustness for withstanding the harsh temperature and mechanical shearing effects of cement grinding mills. Exemplary air-entraining cement additives include a tertiary alkanolamine, a lignosulfonic acid or salt thereof, naphthalene sulfonate formaldehyde condensate, melamine sulfonate formaldehyde condensate, a glycol, a glycerin, or mixtures thereof. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213273 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CEMENT BINDER COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING MAGNESIUM - A process for producing a cement binder composition including one or more magnesium carbonates having the general formula w MgCO | 2013-08-22 |
20130213274 | CEMENT COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING MIXED MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CEMENT COMPOSITION - The present invention provides cement composition including 100 parts by weight of binder (B) including, 5-30 parts by weight of cement, 0-20 parts by weight of silica fume, 0-50 parts by weight of fly ash, and 42-75 parts by weight of blast furnace slag; water (W) equivalent to 80-185 kg/m | 2013-08-22 |
20130213275 | METHOD OF FORMING STRUCTURE UTILIZING A HYDRATED LIME MATERIAL - A method of forming structures utilizing a hydrated lime material. A hydrated lime material is formed that is impermeable to water that is formed by subjecting a quicklime to a mixer and adding a surfactant and water to form the hydrated lime. The hydrated lime is then blended with a composite material to form a blended material that is impermeable to water. This blended material is then utilized in differing structures in order to form structures that are impermeable to water. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213276 | INTERNALLY CURING CEMENT BASED MATERIALS - A method of curing cementitious material comprising added a carboxylated bleached wood pulp fiber to the material during mixing. The fiber has a carboxyl content of from 10 to 70 meq/100 g cellulose fiber. The fibers are 0.1 to 5% by weight of the dry weight of the cementitious material. The structure produced by the method. The autognous shrinkage of the cementitious material is reduced. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213277 | LIGHTWEIGHT PALLET AND CONTAINER INCLUDING MESH SUPPORT SURFACE AND GALVANIZED FRAME CONSTRUCTION - The present invention discloses a pallet construction having a body including a plurality of interconnected structural members defining at least an upper support, surface, a bottom and a plurality of interconnecting sides. A plurality of stand-offs extend from underside projecting locations of the body in order to elevate the bottom an upward distance from a ground supporting location. A mesh or other sheer material is provided and exhibits durable load carrying and anti-tear properties. The mesh is applied over at least the upper support surface and, in additional variants, along each of the extending side surfaces such that the body establishes a three dimensional volume defining interior. In order to support the mesh, the body includes upper and lower vertically spaced and rectangular perimeter defining members separated by spaced apart and vertically interconnecting members. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213278 | GUN PORT ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ARMOURED STRUCTURE - This invention relates generally to armoured structures such as armoured vehicles and fortifications from which an attack or defence can be launched. In particular, the invention relates to a gun port arrangement for an armoured structure and to an armoured structure including said gun port arrangement. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213279 | Oxygen Measuring Apparatuses - An oxygen measuring apparatus ( | 2013-08-22 |
20130213280 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS - A reduced emission kiln is described. In some embodiments, the kiln includes a combustion zone for generating heat energy. The combustion zone includes an oxygen inlet and a fuel inlet. In some embodiments, the kiln also includes a calcination zone for converting limestone into lime and carbon dioxide in response to the heat energy from the combustion zone. The calcination zone includes an inlet for limestone, a conduit for directing the carbon dioxide to the combustion zone for use as a flood gas to control the heat energy, an outlet for directing the lime to a hydration chamber, and a carbon dioxide permeable membrane for separating the carbon dioxide in the calcination zone from other materials in the calcination zone and preventing the other materials from entering the conduit for directing the carbon dioxide. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213281 | Refuse incineration plant and incineration exhaust filtration system and method for use therewith - A filter vessel for removing metal particles from exhaust, comprising a casing defining an internal chamber adapted to receive a flow of gas travelling along a flow direction; an electrostatic grid disposed in the internal chamber in intersecting relation to the flow direction, the electrostatic grid adapted to electrostatically charge metal particles in the flow of gas; a first electromagnet disposed on the casing in a downstream location along the flow direction relative to the electrostatic grid, the first electromagnet adapted to attract the electrostatically charged metal particles; a second electromagnet disposed on the casing in a downstream location along the flow direction relative to the first electromagnet, the second electromagnet adapted to attract the electrostatically charged metal particles; a controller configured to control the energization of the first and second electromagnets; and a metal particle collector for collecting electrostatically charged metal particles attracted by the first and second electromagnets. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213282 | METHOD OF OPERATING A COMBUSION INSTALLATION AND USE OF SUCH A METHOD FOR INHIBITING VANADIUM CORROSION - A method of operating a thermal installation other than a gas turbine and use of such a method for inhibiting vanadic corrosion is disclosed herein. Embodiments of the invention relate to a method of operating a thermal installation comprising a combustion chamber fed with a fuel contaminated with vanadium, with sulfur and possibly with sodium. The combustion chamber is also fed with boron and with magnesium, in quantities such that the magnesium molar ratio m=MgO/V2O5 and the boron molar ratio b=B2O3/V2O5 satisfy the conditions (i) m≧2+b; (ii) m≦3+2b; (iii) b≧0.5 and (iv) b≦2, so that the combustion products comprise magnesium vanadate, mixed magnesium boron oxide and possibly sodium borate. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213283 | GASIFICATION COMBUSTION SYSTEM - A two stage refuse gasification combustion system for processing refuse is disclosed. The system may contain features such as an advancer, a first and second gasifier, a gas regulator, and a post combustor. Additionally, methods for regulating gas and advancing refuse through a two stage refuse gasification combustion system are disclosed. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213284 | SINGLE SEEDER WITH A FOLDABLE CHASSIS AND AT LEAST ONE DISTRIBUTION HEAD ARRANGED AT THE REAR OF THE SEEDER - A single seeder with a foldable chassis composed of a central section arranged transversely with respect to the direction of work and of two lateral sections articulated on the central section, seeder elements being distributed in a regular manner on the chassis, the seeder including burying coulters for the distribution of product extending at the front of a respective seeder element, a distribution head and pipes connected on the distribution head and ending at the burying coulters. The distribution head is arranged at the rear of the seeder, behind the seeder elements, taking into account the direction of advance. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213285 | SEWING DATA GENERATING DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING SEWING DATA GENERATING PROGRAM - A sewing data generating device includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores computer-readable instructions that instruct the sewing data generating device to execute steps including obtaining original image data of a pattern to be sewn on a work cloth, identifying a central line of the image, identifying a sewing start point and a sewing end point, and generating sewing data based on the sewing start point and the sewing end point. The sewing start point is one of a first point at which the central line and a contour line of the image intersect and a point separated from the first point. The sewing end point is one of a second point at which the central line and the contour line of the image intersect and a point separated from the second point. The second point is different from the first point. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213286 | "SHIP WITH ADJUSTABLE PANEL AT THE BOW" - The invention relates to a ship, in particular a ship comprising at least one sail rotor. According to the invention, the ship has a front part that has a height-adjustable and/or pivotable panel. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213287 | DYNAMIC FOOT REPOSITIONING SYSTEMS - Dynamic foot repositioning systems for a gliding board including a platform, having a top surface and a bottom surface, the platform including a foot receptacle disposed on the top surface of the platform, and a tether coupled to the platform with a distal end protruding from the bottom surface of the platform. The systems further include a guide track configured to slidably receive the distal end of the tether, the guide track defining a motion path over which the platform slides freely in response to forces applied by a user's foot while the gliding board is traversing a supporting surface. Related gliding board assemblies and methods for repositioning a user's feet are also described. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213288 | BOAT WITH ACTIVE SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A boat having a deck and a hull includes a suspension for suspending the deck with respect to the hull. Sensors are employed to determine motion of the deck, with a controller adjusting the suspension such that it maintains the pose of the deck with respect to an inertial reference and with respect to pitch, roll, and heave of the deck. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213289 | Structure and Method for Capturing and Converting Wind Energy At Sea - A system for capturing and converting and/or storing wind energy includes a vessel adapted to receive at least one wind machine for capturing wind and a device for converting wind energy to storable energy. A method of adapting a vessel, such as a surplus cargo ship or an oil tanker, for use as a offshore power generating system comprises equipping a vessel with devices for capturing a renewable energy source, positioning the vessel at sea to capture the renewable energy source, converting the renewable energy to a storable energy source, and storing the converted energy, and repositioning the vessel to capture further renewable energy or transport the stored, converted energy. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213290 | DISCONNECTABLE TURRET MOORING SYSTEM - A disconnectable turret mooring system includes a mooring buoy, a turret structure, and a buoy locking system for locking the mooring buoy to the turret structure, whereby the turret structure includes an intermediate connection member, which includes the buoy locking system, wherein the intermediate connection member is rotatably supported by the turret structure. A method of mooring a vessel includes a turret structure to a mooring buoy, whereby the turret structure is arranged to receive the mooring buoy. The turret mooring system includes a turret structure that is rotatably supported by the vessel and an intermediate connection member that is rotatably supported by the turret structure. The method includes: receiving the mooring buoy into the turret structure, locking the mooring buoy to the intermediate connection member, and rotating the intermediate connection member and the turret structure with respect to each other. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213291 | Control Device for Positioning an Instrumented Cable Provided With Buoyancy Means for Retrieving the Control Device and Instrumented Cable From Submerged Positioning - Control device ( | 2013-08-22 |
20130213292 | Multi-modal Watercraft - A multi-modal watercraft including a hull including a missing portion. A floor completes at least part of the missing portion of the hull and forms the floor of a hold. The floor can be raised and lowered from the water level and also is detachable from the hull. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213293 | SURF WAKE SYSTEM FOR A WATERCRAFT - An adjustable surf wake system enhances a wake formed by a watercraft travelling through water. The system may include a flap for deflecting water traveling past the stern of the watercraft, and/or a positioner operably connected to the flap for positioning the flap relative to a longitudinal axis of the watercraft between a neutral position and an outward position. Positioning a port flap in its extended position enhances a starboard surf wake, and positioning the starboard flap in its extended position enhances a port surf wake. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213294 | INSTRUMENTAL DEVICE - An instrumental device includes: a dial plate formed in a circular plate shape, and on which indexes indicating a condition of a mobile object are arranged in a circumferential direction of the dial plate; a case provided with a concave formed in a concave groove shape along the indexes, and to which the dial plate is attached so as to cover an opening of the concave; and a light source provided on a rear side of the dial plate in the concave opposite to the index, and emitting light toward the index. The case is provided with a light shield interposed between the index and the light source and facing the light source. At least a part of an outer periphery | 2013-08-22 |
20130213295 | METHOD FOR ACHIEVING SUSTAINED ANISOTROPIC CRYSTAL GROWTH ON THE SURFACE OF A SILICON MELT - An apparatus for growing a crystalline sheet from a melt includes a cold block assembly. The cold block assembly may include a cold block and a shield surrounding the cold block and being at an elevated temperature with respect to that of the cold block, the shield defining an opening disposed along a surface of the cold block proximate a melt surface that defines a cold area comprising a width along a first direction of the cold block, the cold area operable to provide localized cooling of a region of the melt surface proximate the cold block. The apparatus may further include a crystal puller arranged to draw a crystalline seed in a direction perpendicular to the first direction when the cold block assembly is disposed proximate the melt surface. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213296 | METHOD FOR ACHIEVING SUSTAINED ANISOTROPIC CRYSTAL GROWTH ON THE SURFACE OF A MELT - A method of horizontal ribbon growth from a melt includes forming a leading edge of the ribbon using radiative cooling on a surface of the melt, drawing the ribbon in a first direction along the surface of the melt, and removing heat radiated from the melt in a region adjacent the leading edge of the ribbon at a heat removal rate that is greater than a heat flow through the melt into the ribbon. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213297 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MANUFACTURING CAST SILICON FROM SEED CRYSTALS - Methods and apparatuses are provided for casting silicon for photovoltaic cells and other applications. With these methods, an ingot can be grown that is low in carbon and whose crystal growth is controlled to increase the cross-sectional area of seeded material during casting. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213298 | PRODUCTION FACILITY AND PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR HOT DIP GALVANNEALED STEEL PLATE - The present invention provides a production facility of hot dip galvannealed steel plate able to produce hot dip galvannealed steel plate on production conditions optimal at all times despite rapid changes in the steel type, plating deposition, and other external factors, wherein the production facility | 2013-08-22 |
20130213299 | LIQUID TANK AND THIN FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A liquid tank includes at least one main tank, a supplemental tank and a transmission module. The main tank is supplied with a first liquid. The supplemental tank is supplied with a second liquid. The transmission module is connected between the supplemental tank and the at least one main tank. The transmission module is configured to supply the second liquid into the main tank while the first liquid in the main tank is lowered down to a first position, and to stop supplying the second liquid into the main tank while the first liquid in the main tank is raised up to the first position. A thin film deposition apparatus using the aforementioned liquid tank is also provided. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213300 | SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus including at least one pocket on which a passive subject on which deposition will be executed is mounted, and a carrier body having an insertion space to which the at least one pocket is detachably attached. Therefore, the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus shortens process time and reduces process expenses. The semiconductor manufacturing apparatus allows respective pockets to have different structures according to the positions of the pockets on the wafer carrier, and thus achieves uniform growth of a material on the surfaces of wafers regardless of the positions of the pockets. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213301 | MASK PATTERN FORMING METHOD, FINE PATTERN FORMING METHOD, AND FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS - In a mask pattern forming method, a resist film is formed over a thin film, the resist film is processed into resist patterns having a predetermined pitch by photolithography, slimming of the resist patterns is performed, and an oxide film is formed on the thin film and the resist patterns after an end of the slimming step in a film deposition apparatus by supplying a source gas and an oxygen radical or an oxygen-containing gas. In the mask pattern forming method, the slimming and the oxide film forming are continuously performed in the film deposition apparatus. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213302 | FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - An apparatus for depositing a ta-C thin film for a magnetic recording medium includes a film deposition chamber; a plasma beam formation portion for supplying a plasma beam to the film deposition chamber to form the ta-C thin film on a substrate with a magnetic recording layer thereon; a substrate holder rotatably arranged in the film deposition chamber; a tilting member for continuously changing an inclination angle of the plasma beam to a surface of the magnetic recording layer; and a rotating member for rotating the substrate about a rotation axis of the substrate holder. A control member rotates the substrate holder with the substrate thereon and operates the tilting member to continuously change the inclination angle from a minimum inclination angle to a maximum inclination angle according to an increase in film thickness of the ta-C thin film being formed by the plasma beam formation portion. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213303 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A NEEDLE FOR INJECTING AND/OR SAMPLING IN AN EGG AND CORRESPONDING SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a method for positioning a tip of a needle for injection into and/or removal from an egg. The method includes steps of: measuring at least one electrical parameter characteristic of a target zone to obtain a reference electrical value; measuring the electrical parameter at the tip to obtain a value measured at a position of the tip in the egg; and comparing the measured value with a characteristic reference parameter. A system for determining a position of a tip of a needle for injection into and/or removal from an egg is also disclosed. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213304 | MILKING SYSTEM, AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING A MILKING SYSTEM - A milking system includes a milking member for extracting milk from an animal, a transport line, a milk tank, a milk filter unit for filtering the milk with a first filter device and a second filter device, each including a filter container and a filter element, and a valve arrangement to convey milk through the devices, where the valve arrangement communicates with a control unit. The milking system further includes an indication device generating an indication to a user when any one of the filter elements needs to be replaced, which filter of the first and second filter device needs to be replaced, and when the filter element indicated to need to be replaced is accessible for replacement. A method for operating and cleaning the milking system is also provided. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213305 | WINDOW MOUNTED PET VIEWING SYSTEM - A window-mounted pet viewing system. The system includes at least one base panel having a base and a front portion. The one or more base panels are detachably mounted on a windowsill. When the one or more base panels are mounted, a pet can remain on the windowsill when a curtain mounted on the window area is let down. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213306 | POLE TOP EXTENSION ACCESSORIES AND METHODS OF USING SAME - A system for attaching to the top end of a pole, such as a power pole supporting at least one power line. The system can include an extension bracket engaged to a top end of the pole and an extension bayonet extending from said extension bracket. A raptor perch assembly can be engaged to a top end of the extension bayonet. One or more accessories, such as a wireless antenna, can be attached to the extension bayonet below the raptor perch assembly. The accessories can be engaged to the extension bayonet via one or more accessory mounting brackets. A deflecting assembly can be positioned between the raptor perch assembly and the accessory to prevent debris dropped from the raptor perch assembly from lodging on the accessory. The deflecting assembly can be engaged to the extension bayonet and/or to the raptor perch assembly. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213307 | ANIMAL BOWL WITH SPILL-RESISTANT RIM - Pet waterers and feeders are provided that have a spill-resistant rim. In particular, in one embodiment, a device for dispensing at least one of food and liquid to an animal is provided. The device includes a bowl and a coupler positioned over a first opening of the bowl. The coupler is configured to receive a bottle. Additionally, the device includes a spill-resistant rim positioned over a second opening of the bowl. The spill-resistant rim extends inwardly into the second opening to prevent spilling of the bowl's contents. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213308 | Pet Bowl For Keeping Water Fresh - A pet drinking bowl designed to keep water fresh has a first housing section containing a drinking bowl and a pump section. A second housing section covers the pump section. There is an inlet and an outlet between the bowl section and the pump section. A filter is adjacent to the inlet. A pump with an exit is connected to the outlet. The device may include a gravity feed water reservoir that has a conduit into the pump section. The first and second housing sections are made of dishwasher safe materials. The pet drinking bowl is a two cavity mold and the two housing sections snap fit together. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213309 | Animal Litter, Process for Preparing Animal Litter and Method of Removal of Animal Waste - An animal litter, process for preparing the animal litter and a method for removal of animal waste using the animal litter are provided. The animal litter generally includes ground malt sprouts, a lubricant, and a cohesiveness agent. The animal litter is in the form of discrete plural particles which tend to agglomerate when wetted. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213310 | LITTER BOX FOR DOMESTIC ANIMALS - A litter box for a domestic animal includes a box-like body equipped with an upper support wall that has a through opening, a container of a granular litter material susceptible to absorb the animal excrements, and a first tubular duct arranged below the upper wall, which is substantially extended between the upper wall and the bottom of the body, for conveying the animal excrements towards a discharge zone in the lower part of the body. The receptacle surrounds a second tubular duct inside the first tubular duct, whose upper end faces the opening and whose lower end faces the bottom of the body, and which defines an internal edge of the receptacle for the purpose of retaining a quantity of the granular material therein. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213311 | SYSTEM TOILET FOR DOGS - Disclosed is a system toilet for dogs that can be used without filling an upper receptacle with particulate matter, and that can be easily cleaned. The system toilet for dogs is provided with: an excrement containment receptacle that has an excrement containment section that can contain excrement; and an upper receptacle that has a liquid-permeable bottom surface section and side wall section that rises from the rim of the bottom surface section. The system toilet for dogs is used with a liquid-permeable panel, which is liquid-absorbent, mounted on the top surface of the bottom surface section. The rise angle of the side wall section from the bottom surface section in the upper receptacle is at least 90 degrees, and in the upper receptacle, the bottom surface section and the side wall section are formed integrally without seams. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213312 | Animal Litter, Process for Preparing Animal Litter and Method of Removal of Animal Waste - An animal litter, process for preparing the animal litter and a method for removal of animal waste using the animal litter are provided. The animal litter generally includes corn cob, a lubricant, and a cohesiveness agent. The animal litter is in the form of discrete plural particles which tend to agglomerate when wetted. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213313 | Animal Litter, Process for Preparing Animal Litter and Method of Removal of Animal Waste - An animal litter, process for preparing the animal litter and a method for removal of animal waste using the animal litter are provided. The animal litter generally includes at least about 10 weight % finely ground pine wood powder. Further the animal litter includes a lubricant and a cohesiveness agent. The animal litter is in the form of discrete plural particles which tend to agglomerate when wetted. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213314 | Odor-Absorbing Materials and Processes for Their Preparation and Use - A slightly puffed, low density, moisture-absorbing and odor-absorbing additive that can readily remove undesirable odors from a confined space is produced from re-purposed spent carbon materials obtained from other processes. The product is particularly suitable as an addition to animal litters and the like with possible uses in human applications. An aspect of the method includes a step of extruding a spent carbon mixture, optionally containing diatomaceous earth to obtain the additive. Also disclosed are de-germinated corn flour, or grits, that aid process flow and can serve as a substrate for the spent carbon materials. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213315 | PORTABLE PET GROOMING AID DEVICE AND PET CARRIER - Disclosed is a portable pet grooming aid device comprising a substantially rectangular piece of flexible fabric comprising four sides, two sides joined creating a tubular flexible body having a top face, an inner face, a head end and a tail end, the ends comprising a seam, an elastic cord threaded inside of the seam, two apertures on the top face, the apertures affording a user's hands access to the interior of the device to handle an animal inside of the device during a grooming process, the animal's head exposed outside of the device at the head end, the elastic cord securely tied around the animal's neck. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213316 | MULTILAYER PET TOY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A multilayer pet toy has an inner structure having an inner-structure resilient material; an outer structure joined to the inner structure, the outer structure having a first layer having a first sandwich structure, the first sandwich structure having an outer-structure resilient material and a non-resilient material. Therein, the inner structure resilient material includes a first rubber compound that has a percentage of 30% or less by weight of natural rubber and a remainder being filler. The outer-structure resilient material includes a second rubber compound that has a percentage of 44% or more by weight of natural rubber and a remainder being filler. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213317 | CAT PLAYING TOOL - Provided is a cat playing tool expected as an optimum communication tool between cats and people, employing means for optimally producing both of a relaxing effect obtained by an | 2013-08-22 |
20130213318 | Animal Handling Station - Exemplary embodiments provide an animal hander station configured for use in handling an animal. The handling station can be a grooming tub having base work platform and a wall extending perpendicularly from a perimeter of the base work platform. The grooming tub can be designed and configured to have a dog-bone shaped outline. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213319 | PET HARNESS FOR ASSISTING PET MOBILITY - The invention presents a harness assembly for lifting and supporting an animal in mobility. The assembly comprises a front and rear harness sections releasably attached by a lifting leash. Both the front and rear harness sections can be used independently. Both the front and rear harness sections are comprised of upper and lower sections releasably attached to one another. The rear harness section lifts the animal from both the hips and waist resulting in less stress than other devices. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213320 | Animal Collar - An animal collar includes neck strap with magnetic elements located on the neck strap's two opposite ends. The magnetic elements are configured to self align during installation and hold an encircling neck strap around an animal's neck. In one embodiment, the magnetic elements are one or more pairs of magnets attached to the opposite ends of the neck strap. The poles of each magnet pair are aligned so that the magnets in each pair attract. The neck strap also includes two perpendicularly and transversely aligned closed eyelets mounted on the opposite ends. When the opposite ends are placed side-by-side, the magnetic elements are aligned and forced together and the two eyelets are side by side and parallel. A leash clip can then be attached to the two eyelets to hold them together when walking. When the leash clip is disconnected, the magnetic elements are configured to separate when a light force is exerted on the neck strap. An optional connector is provided that holds the two eyelets together when the leash clip is not used. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213321 | Universal Footwear Harness System For Pets - Disclosed is a paw pad protector harness that is a lightweight assembly of straps and buckles that is used to hold a variety of pet footwear securely in place for weather condition protection, and for protecting pet paws and legs from exposure to hazardous environments. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213322 | ENGINE COOLING DEVICE - An engine cooling device including a water pump, a radiator, an exhaust heat recovery unit, and a coolant circulation circuit for circulating a coolant in these apparatuses includes a flow rate limiting means that limits the flow rate of the coolant that circulates in the exhaust heat recovery unit in the case where a temperature of a sensor element of an A/F sensor, that is disposed downstream of the exhaust heat recovery unit in an exhaust path, is below a preset activation temperature. An extent of opening of a second switching valve is made smaller in the case where the temperature of the sensor element is below the activation temperature than in the case where the temperature is equal to or higher than the activation temperature. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213323 | IDLE TIME CONTROL SYSTEM - An idle time control system for controlling an engine idle time by controlling an engine cooling water temperature may include a temperature detection device detecting the engine cooling water temperature, a front grill, an opening angle thereof being changeable, an opening angle changing device engaged to the front grill, and a control device controlling the opening angle changing device according to information from the temperature detection device, wherein the opening angle changing device changes the opening angle of the front grill based on a command from the control device, wherein by changing the opening angle of the front grill for cooling a radiator of a vehicle, the engine cooling water temperature may be changed and the engine idle time may be controlled. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213324 | ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION APPARATUS AND ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION METHOD FOR COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR, AND ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM - When a temperature difference between intake air temperature that detected by an intake air temperature sensor and engine coolant temperature thw | 2013-08-22 |
20130213325 | WATER PUMP FOR VEHICLE - Provided is an automotive water pump in which regions of a rotor chamber and a driver chamber are formed and a stator and a connector are implemented into an integral pump body by an insert molding method, to thus enhance a waterproof performance of the water pump and enhance an assembly through simplification of an assembly structure. The automotive water pump includes: a pump body in which a stator and a connector are molded in an integral structure, and a partial structure of an upper-end rotor chamber and a lower-end driver chamber is independently formed; a rotating assembly that is accommodated and combined in the rotor chamber, and that pressurizes and discharges a coolant that flows in from the outside by rotation of an impeller that is combined on top of a rotating axis according to rotation of the rotating axis to which a rotor facing the stator is fixed; and a driver cover that covers the driver chamber combined with a driver including the connector. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213326 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR HYDRAULIC VARIABLE VALVE TIMING MECHANISM - In a hydraulic variable valve timing mechanism including a lock pin that locks a vane rotor and a housing against relative rotation in the most retarding phase, a specified angle α is set so that release of the lock pin is started at a time when positive cam torque acts on the vane rotor. When the crank angle reaches the specified angle α, supply of hydraulic pressure to the advancing oil chamber is started to release the lock pin from the engagement with the lock hole, thereby enabling a reliable release of the lock pin prior to start of change of valve timing. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213327 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - Provided is a valve timing control apparatus that allows relaxation of manufacturing precision of a driving-side rotary member and a driven-side rotary member and that achieves space saving at the same time. An urging member includes at least one trough-folded portion and at least one crest-folded portion, one end side contact portion formed between one terminal end of the urging member and the trough-folded portion and coming into contact with a sealing element, and other end side contact portion formed between the other terminal end of the urging member and the crest-folded portion and coming into contact with a partitioning portion. In association with urging of the urging member, the distance between the one end side contact portion and the other end side contact portion along the urging direction is decreased and the angles of the trough-folded portion and the crest-folded portion are decreased. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213328 | CONTROL VALVE FOR CONTROLLING COMPRESSION RATIO AND COMBUSTION RATE - A method of controlling the compression ratio in an engine ( | 2013-08-22 |
20130213329 | VARIABLE VALVE APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable valve apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a control shaft, a camshaft having first and second camshaft members rotatable relative to each other, a rotary cam rotating together with the second camshaft member for opening and closing of an exhaust valve, an eccentric drive cam rotating together with the first camshaft member, a rocker arm caused to swing with rotation of the eccentric drive cam, a swing cam caused to swing by the rocker arm for opening and closing of an intake valve, a control cam formed on the control shaft to change an operating position of the rocker arm according to a rotational phase of the control shaft and vary the amount of swinging movement of the swing cam, a phase control mechanism adapted to control a relative rotational phase of the first and second camshaft members and an actuator for rotating the control shaft. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213330 | CENTRAL VALVE FOR A CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER - A central valve ( | 2013-08-22 |
20130213331 | Rotor for a Camshaft Adjuster, and Camshaft Adjusting System - The invention relates to a rotor ( | 2013-08-22 |
20130213332 | VARIABLE VALVE OPERATING APPARATUS - A variable valve operating apparatus includes a drive camshaft that is rotationally driven by the rotational force of the crankshaft, and a driven cam lobe that is rotatably supported by the drive camshaft. The variable valve operating apparatus further includes a guide member that has a raceway surface formed so as to surround the drive camshaft. The variable valve operating apparatus further includes a link mechanism that is connected to each of the drive camshaft and the driven cam lobe and has a control roller which is in contact with the raceway surface. The variable valve operating apparatus further includes a link plate and holding rollers that maintain contact between the raceway surface and the control roller while the drive camshaft makes one rotation. The variable valve operating apparatus further includes an actuator that drives the guide member. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213333 | ROLLER TAPPET - A roller tappet having a housing near whose drive side front end, two diametrically opposing flats receding from an outer wall of the housing are arranged, each of the two flats having a seat with a U-shape open in a direction towards the drive side front end. A pin is mounted in the seats, a roller serving as a run-on surface of a periodic stroke producer extends on said pin, and a support for a tappet follower element is seated axially under the roller near a driven side front end of the roller tappet. A retention element is provided for the pin in an axial direction of the pin and a retention element in the seats of the pin is provided for preventing the pin from exiting axially out of the housing, and these two retention elements are united. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213334 | Low Molecular Weight Fuel Additive - The invention includes a method of improving the combustion efficiency of a fuel-burning device. The method includes the steps of adding a low molecular weight polymer to the fuel of the fuel-burning device and burning the fuel with the polymer in the fuel-burning device. The invention also includes fuel compositions containing such polymers. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213335 | POWERTRAIN DRIVELINE WARM-UP SYSTEM AND METHOD - A powertrain/driveline warm-up system includes a vehicle controller, an electrical power source interfacing with the vehicle controller, at least one heater interfacing with the vehicle controller and at least a portion of a vehicle powertrain provided in thermal contact with the at least one heater. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213336 | SUPPLEMENTARY ENERGY STARTING SYSTEM INCORPORATING A TIMING CIRCUIT - An engine cranking system and a method of cranking an engine are provided. The engine cranking system comprises an engine, cranking motor, and capacitor. The engine cranking system further comprises an electrical path interconnecting the cranking motor or a battery to the capacitor. The engine cranking system further comprises a control circuit coupled to the capacitor. The control circuit comprises a timer operative to track temporal information. The control circuit is operative to apply a control voltage that varies in response to the tracked temporal information. The control circuit further comprises a relay included in the electrical path. The relay is operative to switch, in response to the control voltage, between an open-circuit condition, in which the relay interrupts the electrical path, and a closed-circuit condition. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213337 | ENGINE-DRIVEN POWER GENERATOR APPARATUS - An engine-driven power generator apparatus, which includes, within a case, an engine and a power generator drivable with the engine, and in which an operation panel is provided on a front cover and an air intake louver for introducing air into the case is provided within the case, includes: a waterproof cover covering the operation panel and the air intake louver; an air guide passage of a labyrinth shape provided within the waterproof cover and communicating the outside of the waterproof cover with the air intake louver; and a brush-shaped water separation unit provided in the air guide passage and having a plurality of pins projecting in a direction intersecting flows of air in the air guide passage. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213338 | Adapter Structure for Mounting Boost Pressure Sensor on Electronic Turbo-Charger Engine - An adapter structure for mounting a boost pressure sensor according to the present invention, includes: an intake manifold mounting unit which is provided at an intake manifold and is formed with a penetrating hole at one side portion thereof to communicate with an inside of the intake manifold; a pressure sensor adapter which has a lower portion separably coupled to the intake manifold mounting unit, is made of a heat resistant or heat isolating material, and has a channel which is formed at one side portion thereof, transmits intake air pressure from the penetrating hole of the intake manifold mounting unit to the outside, and has an inner space of which a portion far from the penetrating hole of the intake manifold mounting unit is greater than a portion close to the penetrating hole of the intake manifold mounting unit; a boost pressure sensor which is mounted at an upper portion of the pressure sensor adapter so that a pressure detection portion is tightly coupled to an upper end portion of the channel of the pressure sensor adapter, detects the intake air pressure through the channel of the pressure sensor adapter, and sends a generated intake air pressure signal to an electronic control unit of an engine; and a fixing unit which separably fixes the boost pressure sensor to the intake manifold mounting unit by the media of the pressure sensor adapter. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213339 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH LIGHT METAL ALLOY ENGINE BLOCK AND CAST IRON CYLINDER LINERS - In an internal combustion engine for a motor vehicle, having a cylinder housing in the form of a light metal alloy casting with working cylinder sections including cylinder liners which consist of rough-surface iron castings and which are integrally cast into the working cylinder sections with housing webs formed between adjacent liners, the cylinder housing has cooling channels formed in the housing webs between adjacent cylinder liners and the working cylinder sections of the cylinder housing for directly cooling the cylinder liners. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213340 | PISTON ASSEMBLY FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A piston assembly includes a piston having a crown with an upper combustion surface with a cylindrical outer surface extending downwardly from the upper combustion surface. A pair of pin bosses depends from the crown to a pair of pin bores having generally cylindrical bearing surfaces aligned along a pin bore axis with a top wall portion extending between the pin bosses. The top wall portion has a concave bearing surface forming a continuous concave bearing surface with the pin bores. A separate skirt is fixed to the piston against relative movement. At least one rib extends upwardly from the top wall portion of the piston on opposite sides of the pin bore axis to a lower wall surface of the crown. The at least one rib joins the crown to the top wall portion to provide structural support to the top wall portion against unwanted deflection. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213341 | ENGINE HAVING PISTON WITH L-SHAPED TIMING RING - An internal combustion engine is disclosed. The engine may have an engine block at least partially defining a cylinder, a liner disposed within the cylinder, and at least a first gas exchange port passing through an annular surface of the liner. The engine may also have a cylinder head connected to the engine block and together with the liner forming a combustion chamber, and at least a second gas exchange port disposed within the cylinder head in fluid communication with the combustion chamber. The engine may additionally have a piston slidably disposed within the liner and having an annular groove formed within an outer surface, and a plurality of piston rings selectively connectable with the annular groove. Each of the plurality of piston rings may be generally L-shaped and have a different axial length. Each of the plurality of piston rings is selected to vary an opening and closing timing of the at least a first gas exchange port. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213342 | Piston Crown Bowls Defining Combustion Chamber Constructions In Opposed-Piston Engines - A combustion chamber for an opposed-piston engine is defined between a pair of pistons disposed for opposing reciprocal movement in a cylinder. The combustion chamber is formed between crowns of the pistons and has a radius that decreases from the longitudinal axis of the cylinder. Each crown includes a periphery, a bowl within the periphery defining a concave surface with a first portion curving inwardly toward the interior of the piston and a second portion curving outwardly from the interior, and a convex surface within the periphery curving outwardly and meeting the second portion of the concave surface to form a ridge. Each ridge has a height that decreases with the distance from a longitudinal axis. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213343 | EXHAUST FLANGE WITH PRESSURE CLAMP MOUNTING RAIL - A system for mounting a duct to a port mounting in an engine where the port mounting has an opening and a mounting surface that surrounds the opening. The system includes a flange with a tongue portion that mates with a shoulder of a mounting rail that does not extend over the mounting surface of the port mounting, which allows for easy installation in locations with limited space. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213344 | INTEGRATED SAFETY AND INPUT/OUTPUT MODULE FOR AN ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM - A safety and input/output (I/O) module of an engine controller for an engine set of a marine vessel can be physically distinct from an engine control unit (ECU). The safety and I/O module can include hardware in addition to software, firmware, or a combination thereof. The safety and I/O module can be a single logic controller having safety functionality and I/O functionality. The safety functionality can be for dynamic engine protection during operation of the engine set of the marine vessel. The I/O functionality can be for sending signals to components external to the engine controller and for receiving signals from components external to the engine controller. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213345 | PIPE FOR MOTOR FLUID RETURN AND ENTRY TO THE CRANKCASE - A terminal of a pipe of the kind used for the evacuation of a motor fluid used to lubricate and/or cool the auxiliary systems of an internal combustion engine, for example a turbocharger. The purpose of the invention is to obtain an easily manufactured and assembled return pipe terminal with which it is possible to carry out the return of fluids at the outlet of the car's engine block auxiliary devices (turbochargers, displacement compressors, etc.) in a more secure and watertight fashion. The pipe terminal includes improved means for the axial positioning thereof in the engine cylinder block or crankcase, which mainly comprises an abutment, a transition portion, and a coupling portion that connects the two parts. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213346 | STRAIGHT SHAFT ROTARY ENGINE - A straight shaft non-planetating rotary piston engine includes a housing and at least one rotating piston mounted for circular rotation about an axis within the housing. The piston and the housing define an expansible combustion chamber that produces at least one combustion events for every rotation of the piston about the axis. The invention also includes a moveable cylinder head having a profile roller. The profile roller cooperates with an open face profile impressed into a rotary encoder. The open face profile is configured to pull the cylinder head into near-contact with the rotating piston face, and the moveable cylinder head is spring biased to repel the moveable cylinder head away from the rotating piston face. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213347 | METHOD OF OPERATING A COMBUSTION ENGINE PROVIDED WITH AT LEAST ONE FLUSHED PRECHAMBER - Method of operating a combustion engine provided with at least one flushed prechamber, wherein the at least one prechamber is connected to a main combustion chamber of the combustion engine and wherein—during a compression phase immediately preceding the ignition in the main combustion chamber—after ignition has taken place in the prechamber, in a first transfer phase gas transfers from the prechamber into the main combustion chamber, wherein after the first transfer phase, an at least two-phase, incompressible medium—preferably water—is introduced into the prechamber. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213348 | ENERGY TRANSDUCER - An energy transducer comprising: a cylinder; a piston within the cylinder connected to a connecting rod extending out of the cylinder and connected to a crankshaft; a chamber within the cylinder defined by the first end of the cylinder and the piston; a direct injector in fluid communication with the chamber and in fluid communication with a fuel tank such that the direct injector is capable of injecting fuel from the fuel tank into the chamber, where the fuel is hydrogen or a mix of hydrogen and oxygen; and an igniter located such that the igniter is capable of igniting the fuel within the chamber; such that ignition of the fuel within the chamber causes an explosion that forces the piston toward the crankshaft, causing the crankshaft to rotate 180°, followed by an implosion that forces the piston away from the crankshaft, causing the crankshaft to complete one full rotation. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213349 | High-Efficiency Internal Combustion Engine and Method for Operating Employing Full-Time Low-Temperature Partially-Premixed Compression Ignition with Low Emissions - An engine system and a method of controlling a combustion process in an internal combustion engine are disclosed. The combustion process is based on compression ignition of a stratified air-fuel mixture using a high octane fuel such as gasoline. Multiple fuel injections may be used in a given combustion cycle. Fuel injection timing, EGR, exhaust rebreathing, late intake valve closing, and intake boost are controlled to enable autoignition over essentially the entire speed and load operating range of the engine, while providing reduced emissions, low noise, and low fuel consumption. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213350 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE EXHAUST BRAKE CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE - An internal combustion engine exhaust brake control method for increasing a braking force by increasing an exhaust pipe internal pressure when performing exhaust brake control by a vehicle in which an electric turbocharger is connected to an intake system of an engine. The method drives an electric turbocharger to increase a compressor rotation speed to a predetermined rotation speed and to increase an intake air amount when performing exhaust brake control by the vehicle in which the electric turbocharger is connected to the intake system of the engine. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213351 | ENGINE SYSTEM - An engine system capable of immediately restarting an engine upon detecting a driver's reaccelerating operation while an engine speed is decreased by idle-stop control. The system includes an idle-stop control unit which performs the idle-stop control of stopping fuel injection to the engine when the engine idly rotates upon stopping the vehicle by connecting an electric assist turbocharger obtained by the combination of a turbocharger and a motor to an intake and exhaust system of the engine. The idle-stop control unit is configured to restart the engine by resuming the fuel injection to the engine while operating a motor upon detecting the reaccelerating operation during the idle-stop control. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213352 | START OF INJECTION TIMING - A method for controlling fuel injection timing into a cylinder of an internal combustion engine having an internal control system based on ignition delay correlation wherein intake manifold pressure and oxygen concentration values are compared to steady state values of manifold pressure and oxygen concentration of a particular indicated torque set-point and engine speed. Comparing intake manifold pressure and oxygen concentration to steady state reference values further comprises experimentally determining exponential factors for intake manifold pressure factor and oxygen concentration factors. A multiplier for intake manifold pressure and oxygen concentration is determined taking into consideration the exponential factors for manifold pressure and oxygen concentration. An equation for correlation ignition delay is used to determine optional SOI timing. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213353 | TRANSIENT AIR FLOW CONTROL - Embodiments for controlling cylinder air flow are provided. In one example, a method for controlling airflow into a cylinder of an engine comprises, if a previous cylinder airflow is different than a desired cylinder airflow, allocating flow into an intake manifold between a throttle and an EGR valve to provide the desired cylinder airflow while maintaining a desired EGR amount in the cylinder. In this way, transient air flow requests may be met without delay while maintaining desired cylinder EGR amounts. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213354 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an internal combustion engine having an in-cylinder pressure sensor provided on each cylinder, an in-cylinder pressure detection value is corrected into an absolute pressure using an absolute pressure correction value Pr by calculating the absolute pressure correction value Pr (=(P | 2013-08-22 |
20130213355 | FUEL IDENTIFICATION BASED ON CRANKSHAFT ACCELERATION - Systems and methods for identifying alcohol content of a fuel in an engine. In one example approach, a method comprises adjusting fuel injection to the engine based on fuel alcohol content identified from crankshaft acceleration. For example, the crankshaft acceleration may be generated by modulating an air/fuel ratio in a selected cylinder across a range of air/fuel ratios while keeping the engine at stoichiometry. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213356 | ENGINE WORKING MACHINE - There is provided an engine working machine operated by an engine including a fuel tank, a carburetor and a crankcase, wherein the engine working machine is provided with a fuel supply path configured to supply an additional fuel in an interior of a crank chamber at a time of starting and an starting aid device including a solenoid valve configured to open/close the fuel supply path. The solenoid valve provided inside the starting aid device is controlled by a control unit equipped by a control circuit board and is driven by power of the battery so as to open/close a fuel inlet hole. At the time of starting the engine, the control unit controls opening/closing the solenoid valve at an appropriate timing, so that the fuel is directly inlet to the interior of the crank chamber. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213357 | FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WITH PRESSURE-CONTROLLED BLEED FUNCTION - A fuel injection system with a high-pressure fuel injection pomp is provided for pressurizing fuel and delivering it for injection into an internal combustion engine. The system and the high-pressure fuel injection pump have an inlet, a return port, at least one plunger, a suction, channel positioned between the inlet and plunger, and a bleed valve connectively arranged at the suction channel of the high-pressure fuel injection pump, A selector valve is provided between the inlet, and return port. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213358 | FUEL INJECTOR CAPABLE OF DUAL FUEL INJECTION - A variable orifice fuel injector has both an inward opening needle valve and an outward opening needle valve and has means to inject dual fuels in different hollow conical spray patterns and conventional multiple jet spray patterns selectively and independently. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213359 | FUEL PUMP WITH QUIET CAM OPERATED SUCTION VALVE - A fuel system including a high pressure fuel pump with a quite fuel metering valve is disclosed. In one example, the quite fuel metering valve may be cam driven. The fuel system may reduce engine noise and may provide operating modes that are different from other fuel systems. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213360 | FUEL PUMP WITH QUIET ROTATING SUCTION VALVE - A fuel system including a high pressure fuel pump with a quite fuel metering valve is disclosed. In one example, the quite fuel metering valve may be driven via a rotating motor. The fuel system may reduce engine noise and may provide improved fuel pressure control. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213361 | FUEL PUMP WITH QUIET VOLUME CONTROL OPERATED SUCTION VALVE - A fuel system including a high pressure fuel pump with a quite fuel metering valve is disclosed. In one example, the quite fuel metering valve may include a fuel volume control plate. The fuel system may reduce engine noise and may provide improved fuel pressure control. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213362 | FUEL INJECTION APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The fuel injection apparatus includes: a fuel injector having a leading end portion that has an internal space in which fuel is accumulated and an injection port for injecting fuel; and an adsorbent disposed in the internal space, the adsorbent being capable of selectively adsorbing an alcohol component in a blended fuel of gasoline and alcohol. The fuel injection apparatus controls an injection amount from the fuel injector such that an air-fuel ratio of an internal combustion engine is a control target air-fuel ratio based on an alcohol concentration of the blended fuel to be supplied to the fuel injector. In this fuel injection apparatus, a fuel pressure is brought to a predetermined low fuel pressure when a request is issued for desorbing alcohol adsorbed on the adsorbent. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213363 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AUTO-IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for operating an auto-ignition internal combustion engine that is operable in a single substance mode in which the internal combustion engine is supplied with self-igniting liquid fuel, and a dual substance mode in which the internal combustion engine is supplied with the liquid fuel as an ignition agent and gaseous or liquid alternative fuel, includes operating the internal combustion engine in the dual-substance mode at an increased exhaust gas recirculation rate relative to the single-substance mode, and throttling an air supply in an intake system of the internal combustion engine such that a lambda value in an exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine is in a range greater than 1 up to 1.3. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213364 | FUEL TANK FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - The invention relates to a fuel tank ( | 2013-08-22 |