36th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120222587 | Dual Height Workstation Configuration - A worksurface arrangement comprising at least a first support member, a first worksurface forming member supported by the first support member at a first vertical height, a second worksurface forming member supported by the first support member at a second vertical height and extending to a first side of the first support member where the second vertical height is different than the first vertical height, the second worksurface forming member including an undersurface, a first cover extending downward below the first worksurface forming member to a lower edge below the second vertical height, a second cover extending downward from a height proximate the undersurface of the second worksurface forming member and spaced from the first cover wherein the first and second covers bound a housing cavity width. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222588 | PORTABLE LOCKING SUPPORT STRUCTURE - An assembled portable structure having a plurality of platform members arranged to form a continuous surface. The platform members are attached to each other along one or more surfaces and are capable of being disassembled into smaller components. A plurality of primary support members are detachably engaged to at least a portion of the plurality of the platform members. A plurality of secondary support members are detachably engaged to at least one primary support member of the plurality of the primary support members and at least one of the platform members of the plurality of platform members. The number of primary support members detachably engaged to at least a portion of the plurality of the platform members is less than four for each platform member. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222589 | SAFETY BOX - A safety box comprises a main body housing provided with a storage portion and a weight portion. The storage portion has a storage portion housing which partly forms the main body housing, a storage portion room for storing objects, a storage portion lid, an electric lock for keeping the lid locked, and a controller for controlling locking and unlocking of the electric lock in response to input of predetermined information. The weight portion has a weight portion housing which partly forms the main body housing, a weight potion room for storing weight substance, and openings for the substance to be filled in and released from the room. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222590 | ARMOR KIT IN A SAFE AND A METHOD OF INSTALLATION OF AN ARMOR KIT IN A SAFE - The invention is related to an armor kit in a safe, the said kit consisting in armor plates ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120222591 | Method of and Apparatus for Selective Catalytic NOx Reduction in a Power Boiler - A method of selective catalytic NO | 2012-09-06 |
20120222592 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A BURNER FRONT FACE - The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a front face ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120222593 | OXY-FUEL COMBUSTION WITH INTEGRATED POLLUTION CONTROL - An oxygen fueled integrated pollutant removal and combustion system includes a combustion system and an integrated pollutant removal system. The combustion system includes a furnace having at least one burner that is configured to substantially prevent the introduction of air. An oxygen supply supplies oxygen at a predetermine purity greater than 21 percent and a carbon based fuel supply supplies a carbon based fuel. Oxygen and fuel are fed into the furnace in controlled proportion to each other and combustion is controlled to produce a flame temperature in excess The integrated. pollutant removal system includes at least one direct contact heat exchanger for bringing the flue gas into intimated contact with a cooling liquid to produce a pollutant-laden liquid stream and a stripped flue gas stream and at least one compressor for receiving and compressing the stripped flue gas stream. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222594 | CARTRIDGE SELECTION MECHANISM FOR A SEWING MACHINE - A sewing apparatus and method therefor includes a drive mechanism, a thread feed mechanism, and a needle engagement mechanism for engaging the thread feed mechanism. The drive mechanism comprises a drive motor configured to transmit power from the drive motor to the needle engagement mechanism such that it drives a needle within a cartridge without moving the entire cartridge. A method and sewing apparatus includes a plurality of thread feed mechanisms and a needle engagement mechanism for selecting and engaging each of the thread feed mechanisms. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222595 | PUNCH NEEDLE AND SEWING MACHINE - A punch needle is disclosed. The punch needle is detachably attached to a needle bar of a sewing machine and is configured to punch a workpiece by moving the needle bar up and down. The punch needle including a base section detachably attached to the needle bar; a mid section in continuation with the base section; a tip section formed on the end of the mid section; and a handle provided on the mid section, the handle being configured to be held by a user's fingers during attachment/detachment of the base section to/from the needle bar. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222596 | MEANS FOR ALIGNMENT AND ENGAGEMENT OF AN EMBROIDERY FRAME - An apparatus and method for engaging a frame to a frame driving mechanism in a sewing machine. The mating alignment feature allows engagement of the embroidery frame to the apparatus where the frame engagement mechanism is at least partially obscured. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222597 | BEAD FEEDER - A single bead-shaped piece fed from a storage pipe storing therein a large number of bead-shaped pieces is carried not on a bearing plate but on a support member provided independently from the bearing plate. The support member is arranged movable on the bearing plate in conjunction with forward and backward movement of a feeding member, and also arranged to be moved relative to the feeding member at the time of the forward or backward movement thereof. The support member is provided with a clamping section for clamping the bead-shaped piece, which is adapted to clamp the bead-shaped piece in conjunction with the relative movement of the feeding member and the support member. This permits the bead-shaped piece to be delivered properly from the storage pipe to the sewing position in a stable manner, and hence a sewing machine can reliably sew the bead-shaped piece on a sewing material. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222598 | BOBBIN CASE FOR A SEWING MACHINE - A bobbin case is used in a sewing machine for mounting a bobbin, and includes a case body having a base wall, a case shaft extending along a central line from the base wall for rotatably mounting the bobbin, and a rim having entry and exit holes to define a tensioning path therebetween, and a diverting concaivity configured to divert a running route which is disposed downstream of the tensioning path. A lead-out member is disposed downstream of the running route. A leaf spring is positioned on the rim, and is configured to guide an under thread of the bobbin to run along the tensioning path with an urging force, and continued on running along the running route to the lead-out member to be interlocked with an upper thread for a sewing action. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222599 | ACTIVE THREAD FEED MECHANISM FOR A SEWING MACHINE - A thread feeding mechanism for actively feeding embroidery thread out of a cartridge through a hollow needle, such that a thread break at or near the needle tip is automatically overcome through normal operation. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222600 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING STITCH FORMATION IN A SEWING DEVICE - A sewing device includes a material wrapped around a spool (the spool rotating around an axis), and a needle with a hole through which the material passes. A material feeding mechanism moves the needle and feeds the material in a feeding direction, thereby unraveling the material from the spool and stitching the material into a workpiece. A controller controls the material feeding mechanism to move the needle to a first rest position above a top surface of the workpiece. The first rest position is determined by the following formula: | 2012-09-06 |
20120222601 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ABSORBING INITIAL FORCE IN A THREAD DELIVERY DEVICE - A material feeding device includes material wrapped around a spool, the spool rotating around an axis. A material feeding mechanism feeds the material in a feeding direction, thereby unraveling the material from the spool. A force deflection device is arranged between the spool and the material feeding mechanism, and is connected to the material. The force deflection device is configured to as to deform physically when the material feeding mechanism applies an initial feeding force to the material. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222602 | SEWING MACHINE, STITCH DATA GENERATING DEVICE AND STITCH DATA GENERATING PROGRAM - A sewing machine which forms stitches on a first object to be sewn based on stitch data, includes an imaging unit which images an outline of an upper cloth as the first object onto a lower cloth as a second object, obtaining image data, an outline calculation unit which calculates the outline of the upper cloth from the image data obtained by the imaging unit, a determination unit which determines a stitch-forming region for sewing the upper cloth onto the lower cloth based on the outline of the upper cloth calculated by the outline calculation unit, and a stitch data generating unit which generates stitch data for the stitch-forming region determined by the determination unit. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222603 | AUTOMATED FLANGING MACHINE - An automated flanging machine is provided. More specifically, a machine for automatically sewing a flange onto a work panel having a consistent corner radius and a straight edge is provided. The machine has a table adapted to support a work panel, a sewing head mounted directly adjacent to the table for performing a sewing operation on the work panel, a turning arm mounted adjacent to the table, and a rear conveyor for selectively moving the work panel on the table. The table may include a corner pivot mechanism for stabilizing the panel while the turning arm turns the panel 90 degree relative to an initial position, and for maintaining a consistent corner radius for sewing. The machine may also include a rear material guide and encoding arm for measuring the progression of the work panel as it is sewn along a side by the sewing head. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222604 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETECT POSITION OF NEEDLE - A system, device, and method for detecting the position of a needle during a needlework operation. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222605 | Stitch Pattern and Method of Embroidering - An embroidery sewing appliqué technique. A tacking stitch is produced and positioned inside a column of a fabric that holds down the fabric on top of a base or host material, such as a garment. Running parallel to the tacking stitch, a column or satin stitch runs near and to the outside of the tacking stitch. The column or satin stitch has a higher density than that utilized in normal embroidery applications. The higher density satin stitch varies with needle size and thread size. The satin stitch cuts the fabric along the outer edge of the fabric. The tack stitch on the inside of the satin stitch locks the fabric down therefore not allowing the inner edge of the satin to be lifted away from the garment by virtue of the running tack stitch and without a separate cutting step. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222606 | Tufting machine and method - A method for using a tufting machine to produce athletic turf bearing precise graphic tuft patterns at a high throughput rate is disclosed. The utilized machine includes tenter frame and a series of tufting frames upon which tufting head components are mounted. The entire length of a piece of backing material is wrapped around the tenter frame, and the tenter frame circulates the backing past the tufting frames, and the tufting head components are shifted as may be necessary to form a desired graphic tuft pattern. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222607 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING FORCE DEVELOPED BY A PARAVANE SYSTEM - Controlling lateral force developed by a paravane system. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: towing a paravane system through water, the towing by way of a bridle comprising a plurality of fixed-length forward lines coupled to a respective plurality of forward tow points, and a plurality of fixed-length aft lines coupled to a respective plurality of aft tow points; and while towing the paravane system through the water changing one or both of the lateral force supplied by the paravane or the direction of the force supplied by the paravane. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222608 | METHOD OF FABRICATING PAD FOR SUPPORTING PORTION OF A VESSEL HULL - In a method of fabricating a one-piece pad for supporting a portion of a vessel hull thereon, a product design for a mold is initially created in software. Creating the product design includes forming an upper planar surface portion with a plurality of ribs in spaced-apart relation there across and which extend substantially upward, the ribs serving as contact points to a surface portion of the vessel hull adapted to be supported by a structure supporting the to-be-formed one-piece pad thereon, forming a rear support ribbing portion representative of a bottom surface of the pad, and forming vertical sides between the upper planar surface portion with ribs and rear support ribbing portion. The method further includes forming a mold based on the created product design, mounting the mold on an injection molding machine, and forcing plastic materials into the mold on the machine to form the one-piece pad. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222609 | WATERCRAFT ACCESSORY ATTACHMENT CLIP AND METHOD FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - An accessory attachment clip for watercraft, attached to the watercraft without tools or hardware, and formed of a molded plastic or hard rubber first portion for fastening to the watercraft, and a second portion for attaching an accessory or accessory holder. The second portion is sized so as to be expanded when being positioned on the gunnels and to contract for an accurate fit. A set screw assists in securing the second portion. The accessory holder may be for a fishing rod or drinking cup. The clip may be attached to the gunnels by expanding the clip, sliding the clip over the gunnels, and releasing the clip. The set screw may be fastened to further secure the clip. The clip may be produced by forming within a mold, the plastic or hard rubber first portion, and the second portion. The set screw may be included in the molding process. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222610 | ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE RADIATION DETECTION MEMBER, ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE RADIATION DETECTION METHOD, AND DEVICE INCLUDING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE RADIATION DETECTION MEMBER - Disclosed are an electromagnetic wave radiation detection member, an electromagnetic wave radiation detection method, and a device having the electromagnetic wave radiation detection member, which make it possible to determine whether or not the member has been heated by the electromagnetic wave radiation, such as a microwave oven. Specifically disclosed is an electromagnetic wave radiation detection member which is provided with a detection material ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120222611 | SYSTEM, A METHOD AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR REDUCING DAMAGE BY BIRDS TO AN AIRPLANE - A system for reducing damage by birds to an airplane, the system including: (a) a detector mounted on the airplane, operable to detect a bird in a vicinity of the airplane and to generate detection information indicative of motion of the bird; (h) a processor, connected to the detector, configured to analyze the detection information and to selectively trigger activation of a jetting system that is mounted on the airplane in response to a result of the analysis; and (c) the jetting system, operable to jet a high pressure jet onto a bird. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222612 | ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE OF DISPLAY DEVICE AND ASSEMBLY METHOD OF THE DISPLAY DEVICE - An assembly structure of a display device according to the present invention is a structure in which a liquid crystal indicator is assembled to a meter body including a case having a ring-like peripheral wall, a dial arranged on a front surface side of the case, a pointer that moves on the dial, and a movement that is provided in the case and drives the pointer. In the peripheral wall of the case, an indicator insertion opening is formed, through which it is possible to insert and detach the liquid crystal indicator into and from between the movement and the dial. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222613 | SINGLE CRYSTAL SILICON PULLING DEVICE, METHOD FOR PREVENTING CONTAMINATION OF SILICON MELT, AND DEVICE FOR PREVENTING CONTAMINATION OF SILICON MELT - A velocity of Ar gas flow passing through between a lower end of a cylindrical body and a thermal shielding body is influenced by arrangement of a pulling path of single crystal silicon, a cylindrical body, and a thermal shielding body. Accordingly, the velocity of the Ar gas flow passing through between a lower end of the cylindrical body and the thermal shielding body is controlled by adjusting a relative position of the pulling path of the single crystal silicon, the cylindrical body, and the thermal shielding body. As described above, dust falling off to silicon melt can be reduced, thereby preventing deterioration in quality of the single crystal silicon. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222614 | SELF-CLOSING EMBEDDED SLIT VALVE - A slit valve module includes two solenoid valves and a cover plate with magnetic material or magnetically attractable material, one of the solenoid valves is positioned above or under the plate and another one of the solenoid valves is positioned at a side of the plate. These two solenoid valves can respectively generate horizontally and vertically magnetic forces, thereby facilitating operate of the plate. When the slit valve is closed, the slit valve can employ the weight of the plate to fall down. Moreover, when the plate approaches the vacuum chamber, the pressure difference can draw the plate. Therefore, the existing gravity and vacuum resources can be taken advantage of to use minimum magnetic energy to control the slit valve effectively and efficiently. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222615 | FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS - A film deposition apparatus includes a first turntable including at least ten substrate receiving areas that receive corresponding 300 mm substrates; a first reaction gas supplying portion arranged in a first area inside the chamber to supply a first reaction gas; a second reaction gas supplying portion arranged in a second area away from the first reaction gas supplying portion along the rotation direction of the first turntable to supply a second reaction gas; and a separation area arranged between the first and the second areas. The separation area includes a separation gas supplying portion that supplies a separation gas that separates the first reaction and the second reaction gases, and a ceiling surface having a height so that a pressure in a space between the ceiling surface and the first turntable is higher with the separation gas than pressures in the first and the second areas. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222616 | SHOWER HEAD ASSEMBLY AND THIN FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS COMPRISING SAME - Provided are a showerhead assembly for depositing a thin film on a substrate and a thin film deposition apparatus having the same. The showerhead assembly includes a plurality of gas injection units radially disposed above a substrate, each of the plurality of gas injection units comprising a receiving part configured to receive a gas supplied from the outside and a plurality of injection holes configured to inject the gas within the receiving part. Here, at least one gas injection unit includes the receiving part defined therein, a showerhead body comprising a first inlet configured to supply a first gas into the receiving part and a second inlet configured to supply a second gas into the receiving part, the showerhead body comprising a plurality of first injection holes and a plurality of second injection holes in a bottom part thereof, wherein the first and second injection holes pass through the bottom part, a partition plate having a flat plate shape and comprising a plurality of insertion holes passing therethrough, the partition plate being disposed facing the bottom plate of the showerhead body in the receiving part of the showerhead body to divide the receiving part into a first buffer part communicating with the first inlet and a second buffer part communicating with the second inlet, a plurality of injection pins, each having a hollow shape, each of the plurality of injection pines comprising one end connected to the insertion hole and the other end connected to the first injection hole, and a power source configured to apply a power to generate plasma within the receiving part of the showerhead body. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222617 | PLASMA SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A FUNCTIONAL COATING - A plasma system has at least one inductively coupled high-frequency plasma jet source having a burner body delimiting a plasma generating space, having an outlet orifice for the plasma jet, and a chamber communicating with the plasma jet source through the outlet orifice, having a substrate situated in the chamber, where it is exposed to the plasma jet. The substrate is situated on a substrate electrode to which an electric voltage may be applied. In addition, a method of producing a functional coating on the substrate using such a plasma system is also described. In a preferred embodiment, during operation of the plasma system, both the plasma jet and the electric voltage on the substrate electrode are pulsed and/or a pressure gradient is maintained between the interior of the plasma jet source and the interior of the chamber. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222618 | DUAL PLASMA SOURCE, LAMP HEATED PLASMA CHAMBER - Methods and apparatus for processing semiconductor substrates are described. A processing chamber includes a substrate support with an in-situ plasma source, which may be an inductive, capacitive, microwave, or millimeter wave source, facing the substrate support and a radiant heat source, which may be a bank of thermal lamps, spaced apart from the substrate support. The support may be between the in-situ plasma source and the radiant heat source, and may rotate. A method or processing a substrate includes forming an oxide layer by exposing the substrate to a plasma generated in a process chamber, performing a plasma nitridation process on the substrate in the chamber, thermally treating the substrate using a radiant heat source disposed in the chamber while exposing the substrate to oxygen radicals formed outside the chamber, and forming an electrode by exposing the substrate to a plasma generated in the chamber. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222619 | CARBON ELECTRODE AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON ROD - The upper electrode | 2012-09-06 |
20120222620 | Atomic Layer Deposition Carousel with Continuous Rotation and Methods of Use - Provided are atomic layer deposition apparatus and methods including a rotating wheel with a plurality of substrate carriers for continuous processing of substrates. The processing chamber may have a loading station on the front end which is configured with one or more robots to load and unload substrates from the substrate carriers without needing to stop the rotating wheel. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222621 | Automated egg injection machine and method - A pneumatically operated egg injection machine includes a sealed frame structure with a pair of in line parallel tracks through an injection section and a transfer section in series. An injection assembly includes a plurality of injectors gripped in a support plate to simultaneously inject vaccine into the same injection region irrespective of egg height and orientation. Fluid delivery systems meter prescribed vaccine dosages to the injecting needles with reduced turbulence, friction, heat and residence time to increase the delivered titer to the injected eggs. A transfer assembly lifts the injected eggs by causing a reduced pressure around the injection hole while maintaining the injection hole at atmospheric pressure. The injection assembly is sprayed with a sanitizing solution at the same time that the injected eggs are moved from the injection section to the transfer section. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222622 | Automated System for Applying Disinfectant to the Teats of Dairy Livestock - A system for applying disinfectant to the teats of a dairy livestock includes a carriage mounted on a track, the carriage operable to translate laterally along the track. The system further includes a robotic arm including a first member pivotally attached to the carriage, a second member pivotally attached to the first member and a spray tool member pivotally attached to the second member. The robotic arm further includes a spray tool attached to the spray tool member. The system further includes a controller operable to cause at least a portion of the robotic arm to extend between the hind legs of a dairy livestock such that the spray tool may discharge a disinfectant to the teats of the dairy livestock. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222623 | WALL MOUNTED MODULAR PET BED - A modular pet assembly having a pair of end members that define an opening sized and shaped for the entrance and exit of a pet. At least one end member is configured for wall mounting at a selected elevation. A lateral member interchangeably engages between the end members at a plurality of locations for arrangement of the modular pet assembly in a plurality of configurations. The pet assembly assembles into a configuration for accommodating a pet, and disassembles into a configuration for storage and shipping. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222624 | CONTAINER SYSTEM - A container in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a base with a core removably mounted in the base. The core includes a temperature controlling substance used to cool the contents of the container over a prolonged period of time. The core is removable from the base for placement in a freezer or other cold environment and then replaced to provide cooling to the material in the container. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222625 | ANIMAL WATER BOTTLE CAP DISPENSER DEVICE - The present invention is an animal and pet water bottle cap dispenser device, used in combination with a water bottle with a bottle top to dispense water to an animal or pet. The device has a flanged attachment sleeve, a flanged vertical middle sleeve and a dispersion ball that is set on the top surface of the vertical middle sleeve as water from the bottle runs internally through the sleeves and around the sides of the dispersion ball to the animal or pet to disperse drinking. There is also a second cap that is threadedly and removably integral with the middle sleeve, to cover the dispersion ball and the device, while the device is not in use. The device can be easily disassembled, separated, sterilized, sanitized and reassembled for sterilized or sanitary pet or animal usage, is dishwasher safe and is choke-free. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222626 | Livestock Confinement Pen - An indoor livestock confinement system includes a plurality of hollow plastic panels. One of the hollow plastic panels defines a U-shaped door frame. The door frame is open at the top and includes an attachment for a door at one edge. The door frame includes a reinforcement inside the panel that extends across a bottom threshold and sides of the door frame. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222627 | Pet Self-Grooming Pass-Through Tunnel - Disclosed is a pet grooming device that allows a pet to groom itself by passing through an annular tunnel having a plurality of grooming elements disposed therewithin. The tube-shaped device comprises an elongated tunnel having a first and second opening with wire grooming bristles attached within its interior. The pet is able to walk through the opening and as the animal passes through the device wire bristles brush the pet's hair in the natural direction, from head to tail. The distance the animal must pass through while traversing the device ensures that the animal's fur is sufficiently engaged by the bristles to promote a thorough grooming with each pass through the device, while a pathway free of grooming elements is provided for the pet to walk through the tunnel with ease and less trepidation. A barrier crossing and stand alone embodiment are disclosed, along with a method of construction. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222628 | APPARATUS FOR APPLYING CHEMICALS TO RODENTS - An enclosure is provided having openings for entry of rodents within the enclosure. There is arranged one or more applicators in the form of a suspended flexible web configured to contact rodents entering the chamber and having a chemical on the web for application to the rodents. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222629 | HEAD RESTRAINT FOR ANIMAL CONTROL CHUTE - The present invention provides an improved head restraint that can be used in conjunction with conventional cattle chutes that are equipped with head gates. It provides the advantages of being humane by causing little or no discomfort to the cattle being restrained. Its implementation can reduce the human labor requirements associated with treating a herd of cattle and generally leads to savings in medication by virtue of being able to more accurately apply medications to the eyes of a cow having a stabilized head as compared to loss of medication when dealing with a struggling animal that is jerking its head around during the procedure. Its use greatly reduces the risk of injury to the animal and the person administering the treatment to the animal. Head restraints of this invention offer the advantage of being capable of being affixed to existing chutes of differing sizes. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222630 | LEASH FOR DOGS OR OTHER DOMESTIC ANIMALS - A leash for domestic animals comprising a box-shaped body that houses a cord-winding pulley and a handle with open annular profile that ends at the free ends with rotational pins inserted from opposite sides in suitable housings obtained on the sides of a basically rectangular short pipe joined to said box-shaped body. The handle is provided with a button that stops and releases the pulley with the interposition of suitable return means. The handle is composed of two C-shaped semi-parts, each of them ending with one of said rotational pins at one end and with fast coupling and uncoupling mechanisms at the other end. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222631 | GAS-FIRED WATER HEATER WITH SEPARABLE HEAT EXCHANGER OR DETACHABLY CONNECTED EXTERNAL WATER HEATER - A hot water heater, particularly but not exclusively for domestic use, is herein described and having removably secured thereto a modular heat exchanger or an external water heater to heat the water in a separate tank portion. The two are easily separable from one another for service, repair or interchange. The air-to-air heat exchanger extracts heat loss from the central flue of a gas fired water heater to provide a source of heat for the building in which the hot water heater is installed. The external water heater is provided with a gas-fired burner for heating water from the tank circulated in a heat exchanger to transfer heat from a fluid heated by the burner and circulated in the heat exchanger to transfer the heat to water circulated from the water tank. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222632 | Piston for an internal combustion engine - The present invention relates to a piston ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120222633 | COOLING SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention concerns a cooling system, in particular a motor vehicle cooling system comprising
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20120222634 | THREE-PORT PINTLE VALVE FOR CONTROL OF ACTUATION OIL - A three-port flow control valve comprising a valve body having two opposite-facing valve seats disposed along a central bore terminating in an exhaust port. A supply port communicates with the first valve seat, and a common port communicates with the second valve seat. A pintle shaft connected to an actuating linear solenoid extends along the central bore. A first valve head actuated by the pintle shaft mates with the first valve seat. A second valve head disposed colinearly with the pintle shaft mates with the second valve seat. Opening of the first valve closes the second valve and vice versa. While the solenoid is de-energized the supply pressure keeps the first valve closed. A spring may be disposed between the second valve head and the exhaust port to urge the second valve head to close with the second valve seat. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222635 | VARIABLE VALVE OPERATING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable valve operating apparatus for an internal combustion engine is provided which includes a helical wall part provided in a guide rail for changing valve opening characteristics of a valve and a projection part, and can secure a contact area between the two when the two are engaged, thus successfully reducing the contact pressure generated between the two. The placement of the projection part with respect to the helical wall part is determined such that the central axis line of the projection part and the central axis line of a camshaft perpendicularly intersect with each other in a state in which the projection part is protruded toward the guide rail by an actuator. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222636 | VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION MECHANISM FOR OVERHEAD-CAM ENGINES WITH AN OSCILLATING/SLIDING FOLLOWER - A finger follower apparatus to effect opening of an engine valve includes a first member with first and second opposite ends. The first member is pivotally fixed at the first end and operatively engaged with the engine valve at the second end. A second member is slidably engaged with the first member and carries a roller for engagement with a cam. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222637 | ENGINE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING CAM PHASER ASSEMBLY AID PIN - An engine assembly includes an engine structure, a camshaft supported on the engine structure, a first cam phaser coupled to a first axial end of the camshaft, and a locating pin. The camshaft includes a first shaft, a second shaft, a first cam lobe and a second cam lobe. The first shaft defines a first opening. The second shaft is supported within the first shaft and defines a second opening. The first cam lobe is located on and fixed for rotation with the first shaft. The second cam lobe may be located on the first shaft and fixed for rotation with the second shaft. During assembly, the first cam phaser is located on the camshaft and the locating pin may be inserted through the first and second openings to rotationally fix the first and second shafts. The first cam phaser is then secured to the camshaft. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222638 | ROTOR, IN PARTICULAR FOR A CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A ROTOR AND DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING THE ANGLE OF ROTATION OF A CAMSHAFT RELATIVE TO A CRANKSHAFT OF AN ENGINE | 2012-09-06 |
20120222639 | VALVE TRAIN SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A valve train system for an internal combustion engine includes an exhaust valve moveable between an exhaust closed position and an exhaust open position. A camshaft includes a main exhaust lobe for moving the exhaust valve between the exhaust closed position and the exhaust open position for expelling exhaust constituents from the combustion chamber and an exhaust rebreath lobe for moving the exhaust valve between the exhaust closed position and the exhaust open position for allowing exhaust constituents into the combustion chamber. A two-step device is provided for transmitting motion from the camshaft to the exhaust valve and is switchable between a motion transmitting position and a motion preventing position such that the motion transmitting position allows motion to be transmitted from the exhaust rebreath lobe to the exhaust valve and the motion preventing position prevents motion from being transmitted from the exhaust rebreath lobe to the exhaust valve. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222640 | METHOD FOR IMPOSING VARIABLE LOAD ON THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE USED IN VAPOR DESTRUCTION APPLICATIONS - A method of imposing a variable load upon the internal combustion engine as it is typically used in the performance of degassing operations includes coupling a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine to a secondary internal combustion engine. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222641 | AIR DUCT ASSEMBLY FOR ENGINE - An air duct assembly supplies air from an air cleaner housing to an engine throttle and includes a first duct connected to the air cleaner housing and a second duct connected to the engine air intake. Open ends of the first and second ducts are spaced from one another and the second duct has a flared bell mouth at its open end. The second duct includes a sleeve that defines an attenuation chamber. A flexible bellows overlies the first and second ducts and the sleeve, and extends across the space between the first and second ducts to provide an airtight connection therebetween and flex during relative motion between the air cleaner housing and the engine air intake. A hydrocarbon adsorbing material can be housed within the attenuation chamber. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222642 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND FRESH AIR SYSTEM - An internal combustion engine may include a piston engine having at least one combustion chamber and a fresh air system for feeding fresh air to the at least one combustion chamber including at least one fresh air line. A bloom mixer may be arranged in the fresh air line and configured to divide a fresh air flow conducted in the fresh air line into at least two partial flows and reunite these again on the outflow side subject to the formation of a turbulence. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222643 | SWIRL GUIDING ACOUSTIC DEVICE WITH AN INTERNAL COAXIALLY INTEGRATED SWIRL GUIDE STRUCTURE - A coaxially integrated swirl guiding acoustic device has an elongated annular housing with radially spaced outer and inner walls. At least one acoustic resonator chamber is enclosed between the outer and inner walls. A swirl guiding structure is coaxially arranged within an open interior of the housing and secured to the inner wall of the housing, the structure having at least one swirl guiding element configured to modify swirl characteristics of air flowing through the device. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222644 | Piston for an internal combustion engine and method for its production - A piston for an internal combustion engine has a piston head, a piston skirt, and a circumferential recess configured between the piston head and the piston skirt. The piston has a piston base body and a piston ring element. The piston base body has a crown region of a combustion bowl and the piston skirt. The piston ring element has a piston crown, a wall region of the combustion bowl, a circumferential top land, and a circumferential ring belt with ring grooves. The piston ring element has a circumferential cooling channel between the wall region of the combustion bowl and the ring belt, closed with a closure element. The piston base body and the piston ring element have a circumferential joining seam in the region of the combustion bowl, by way of which seam they are non-releasably connected with one another. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222645 | Piston for an internal combustion engine and method for its production - The present invention relates to a piston ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120222646 | Piston for Internal Combustion Engine and Piston Surface Treatment Method - A piston for an internal combustion engine includes a piston base material and a film of lubrication coating composition. The coating composition has an inner coating layer formed on a surface of the piston base material and an outer coating layer formed on a surface of the inner coating layer. Each of the inner coating layer and the outer coating layer contains at least one of a polyamide-imide resin, a polyimide resin and an epoxy resin as a binder. The inner coating layer contains 0 to 50 wt % of at least one of graphite and molybdenum disulfide as a solid lubricant, whereas the outer coating layer contains 50 to 95 wt % of at least one of graphite and molybdenum disulfide as a solid lubricant. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222647 | LUBRICATION SYSTEM OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a lubrication system of an internal combustion engine provided with a generator that generates electricity by making use of the power generated by the engine, and a heating mechanism that heats lubricating oil of the engine by making use of the energy generated when the generator carries out a power generation operation, a comparison is made between an amount of decrease of an engine load in cases where the heating mechanism heats the lubricating oil and an amount of increase of the engine load in cases where the generator carries out the power generation operation for the purpose of the operation of the heating mechanism, and permits the power generation operation of the generator in order to supply energy to the heating mechanism in cases where the amount of decrease of the engine load exceeds the amount of increase of the engine load. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222648 | Engine Crankshaft and Method of Use - An engine comprises one or more cylinders, each cylinder comprising a piston, a connecting rod, a crank shaft, and a crankpin, wherein the crankpin further comprises a main crankpin and a crankpin extension, wherein the connecting rod is affixed at one end to the piston and at another end to a first end of the crankpin extension, wherein a second end of the crankpin extension is affixed to a first end of the main crankpin, and wherein a second end of the main crankpin is affixed to the crankshaft, so that when the piston is at top dead center of the power stroke, the torque at the crankshaft is substantially greater than zero. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222649 | GAS-LIQUID MIXING NOZZLE, AND EMULSION FUEL COMBUSTION SYSTEM AND ENVIRONMENT PURIFICATION LIQUID SPRAY SYSTEM THAT USE THE SAME - Provided is a gas-liquid mixing nozzle ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120222650 | THROTTLE BODY CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE TURBULENT AIR FLOW TO A COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF AN ENGINE, AND ENGINE INCLUDING SAME - A vehicular air intake is configured to produce a turbulent intake air flow in a cylinder of an engine. The air flow may be provided as a vortex. A throttle valve, for controlling an amount of intake air provided to the engine, has a pivot shaft with an axis which is offset from a center axis of an air intake passage in which the throttle valve is installed, and a throttle plate affixed to the pivot shaft. The pivot axis is offset and spaced away from the central axis of the throttle body such that a first portion of a throttle plate disposed on a first side of the pivot shaft, is larger than a second portion of the throttle plate disposed on a second side of the pivot shaft. This arrangement provides the non-uniform turbulent air flow into the engine. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222651 | Backwards Injected Engine - Fuel is injected into and through the exhaust port and into the cylinder of the piston engine during the time when the flow is reversed from the normally expected flow. The engine is able to operate with some or all of its fuel injected backwards of conventional expectations. In another embodiment the fuel is injected with solid stream injector sprays directed against exhaust valves and ports and deflected into the piston cylinder against the flow of normally aspirated or supercharged engines. This invention can apply to gasoline or diesel cycles and four and two stroke type cycles of engine. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222652 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a hybrid vehicle including an engine provided with a plurality of VVTs (variable valve timing mechanisms) as one motive power source, an ECU increments a time lapse counter when a sensor detects the fact that a greatest-retard command has been output to all VVTs and an operation position of each VVT has actually returned to a greatest-retard position in response to the greatest-retard command. The ECU determines whether count by the time lapse counter has exceeded a predetermined defined time or not, and it does not permit engine stop until count by the time lapse counter reaches the predetermined defined time and permits engine stop when count by the time lapse counter has exceeded the predetermined defined time. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222653 | SPARK IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine provided with a variable compression ratio mechanism able to change a mechanical compression ratio and a variable valve timing mechanism able to control a closing timing of an intake valve. An actual compression ratio and ignition timing in a predetermined standard state after completion of engine warm-up are stored in advance as a reference actual compression ratio and a reference ignition timing. When the engine temperature is low or the intake air temperature is low, at the time of engine high speed operation, the actual compression ratio is made to increase over the reference actual compression ratio, while at the time of engine low speed operation, the ignition timing is made to advance over the reference ignition timing. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222654 | GAS COMBUSTION TYPE DRIVING TOOL - A gas combustion type driving tool is provided with a combustion portion; a fuel container for containing a fuel; an electromagnetic valve device for injecting the fuel into the combustion portion; and a grip portion. A distance from the fuel container to the combustion portion is set substantially equal to or less than a distance from the electromagnetic valve device ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120222655 | FUEL TANK LOCKING RING MOUNTED FUEL PUMP CONTROLLER - A fuel supply system for a vehicle includes a fuel pump module with a fuel pump module flange at a surface thereof. A lock ring is removably secured to the fuel pump module flange and to a fuel tank for retaining the fuel pump module to the fuel tank. An extension member is secured to the lock ring and extends a distance from the fuel pump module. A fuel pump controller is in communication with the vehicle and the fuel pump module for relaying signals therebetween. The fuel pump controller is fixedly secured to the extension member. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222656 | FUEL VAPOR PROCESSING DEVICES - One aspect according to the present teachings includes a fuel vapor processing device including a housing having a first port for introduction of fuel vapor, a second port for introduction of negative pressure, and a third port communicating with an atmosphere. An adsorption material is disposed within the housing. In a desorption mode, fuel vapor desorbed by the adsorption material is desorbed from the adsorption material as air flows into the housing via the third port and flows out of the second port. A plurality of heaters are disposed within the housing and are arranged along a path of flow of air from the third port to the second port in the adsorption mode. A controller controls the heaters such that the heaters start to heat the adsorption material in order of the air flow direction from the third port to the second port. The controller preferably also terminates heating of the adsorption material in the same manner. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222657 | EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A canister shutoff valve has a canister connection port for communicating with a canister, a vapor line connection port connected to a vapor line, and a purge line connection port connected to a purge line. When the canister shutoff valve is de-energized and thus is open, the canister connection port, the vapor line connection port and the purge line connection port communicate with one another, allowing fuel evaporative gas to flow into and out of the canister. When the canister shutoff valve is energized and thus is closed, the canister connection port is blocked and only the vapor line connection port and the purge line connection port communicate with each other, thereby preventing the fuel evaporative gas from flowing into and out of the canister. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222658 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH DUAL-CHAMBER CYLINDER - Improvements in a gas powered engine. Said improvements include use of a piston with a fixed piston arm that extends through a seal in the lower portion of the cylinder. The piston arm operates on an elliptical crank that drives the output shaft. Valves that move air and exhaust into and out of the pistons are lifted by a cam located on the crank. A unique oil injector passes oil to the piston and the cylinder wall. An energy recovery unit recovers energy from the cooling system and from the exhaust system. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222659 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AN ENGINE - Various methods and systems are provided for operating an exhaust gas recirculation engine having a plurality of exhaust gas donor cylinders and a plurality of non-donor cylinders. One example method includes firing each of the engine cylinders in a cylinder firing order, including firing at least one of the non-donor cylinders between every donor cylinder firing of the engine cycle. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222660 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE IGNITION COIL DEVICE - An internal combustion engine ignition coil device according to the present invention is provided with a primary coil to which a primary current is applied; a secondary coil that is magnetically coupled with the primary coil and generates an ignition voltage when the primary current is cut off, so as to produce a spark discharge between a pair of electrodes of an ignition plug; a noise suppression element that is electrically connected between the secondary coil and one of the pair of electrodes of the ignition plug; and a case that is made of an insulating material and has a noise suppression element containing unit for containing the noise suppression element. The internal combustion engine ignition coil device is characterized by including ribs that are disposed in the noise suppression element containing unit and are arranged in such a way as to face the outer circumferential surface of the noise suppression element and a resin insulating material that is filled into the noise suppression element containing unit and makes contact with the ribs and the noise suppression element. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222661 | CROSSBOW WITH LIGHTED SAFETY MECHANISM - A crossbow may comprise a safety device that provides the user a visual means other than the mechanical positioning of the various components of the crossbow to quickly and accurately determine the firing condition of the crossbow. The safety device may comprise an illuminated marker that emits a specific color of light to denote the firing condition of the crossbow. In another embodiment, the safety device may comprise a mechanical assembly that is raised and lowered to denote the firing condition of the crossbow. In yet another embodiment, the safety device may comprise an electric switch that causes an illuminated marker to emit a light or a mechanical assembly to raise or lower in order to denote the firing condition of the crossbow. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222662 | Compound archery bow - The present apparatus is for a compound spring loaded archery bow and especially to an improved compound spring loaded archery bow having pre-adjustments for the compression spring and positioning of the compression spring housing to accommodate different archers. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222663 | COMPOUND ARCHERY BOW AND FIRING SYSTEM FOR THE SAME - A spring loaded compound archery bow and, more particularly, an archery bow having a firing system with a spring assembly and a crank having a first leg engagable against the spring of the spring assembly and second leg to support a rotatable archery cam. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222664 | Oven - An oven has a first conveyor, a first burner that directs heat toward the first conveyor from above the first conveyor, and a second burner directs heat toward the first conveyor from below the first conveyor. A method includes providing foodstuff on a conveyor, exposing the foodstuff to heat directed toward the foodstuff from above the conveyor, and exposing the foodstuff to heat directed toward the foodstuff from below the conveyor. Another oven has a first conveyor and first conveyor insulators that surround the first conveyor and define a first zone. Another method includes introducing foodstuff to a first conveyor belt within a first insulated zone, introducing heat into the first insulated zone, and retaining a portion of the heat within the first insulated zone. Another oven has an insulated cooking zone that closely envelopes a cooking path and an insulated oven zone that substantially envelopes the cooking zone. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222665 | COOKING GRATE ASSEMBLY AND COOKING APPARATUS - A grate assembly for cooking food products and a grilling apparatus which uses the grate assembly for supporting the food during cooking. The grate assembly comprises: (a) a lower grate element having a series of parallel peak structures with valleys therebetween and (b) an upper grate element having a series of parallel food support ribs which are sized and spaced such that each rib will be positioned over the top of a corresponding peak structure. The upper food contacting surfaces of the ribs will remain substantially rust-free at atmospheric and cooking conditions. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222666 | APPLIANCE FOR PRODUCING HOT DRINKS - An appliance for producing hot drinks comprising a water heating device; a heating source; a seat adapted to receive a product for preparing the drink; a duct for feeding hot water from the water heating device to the seat; a control device operatively associated with the heating source for adjusting the temperature of the water contained in the water heating device; and a compensating device to dynamically compensate for temperature drop undergone by the water flowing along the duct from the water heating device to the seat. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222667 | FIREPLACE INCLUDING A SAFETY PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM - A fireplace is provided, in which a flame can be lit. The fireplace including a warning system, which includes a proximity sensor to detect the presence of object within an active volume, the volume surrounds at least a portion of the fireplace. The system also includes an alarm device to emit an alarm signal, a clock to calculate a time elapsed since the switching off of the fireplace, and a processing unit receiving as input data from the clock and the proximity sensor, and outputting command signals to the alarm device. The alarm device is activated by the processing unit to generate an alarm signal when an object is detected by the proximity sensor as entering the active volume and the fireplace has been switched off since no later than a first pre-defined time interval. Also provided is a method for warning when an object enters the active volume of a fireplace. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222668 | Collapsible Fire Pit and Propane Tank Holder - A fire pit designed to be stored and shipped in a flat configuration, and assembled without tools in a matter of minutes into a freestanding, durable structure capable of functioning as well or better than a non-collapsible fire pit. The fire pit comprises an essentially flat base with a unique slot and flange structure adapted to receive and support side panels. The side panels include female sides with vertical corner members on their side edges that allow flat male sides to mate securely with the female sides, and with the intersecting edges of the sides both covered and reinforced for a neat appearance and robust structure. A top includes a slot and flange structure that fits over and unifies and hides the upper edges of the sides, completing the assembly. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222669 | SOLAR COLLECTOR - A solar collector includes a first wall and a second wall facing one another, which between them delimit a housing, the first wall being transparent and intended to face in the direction of the solar radiation incident upon the collector, and an absorption device for absorbing the energy derived from the solar radiation and positioned in the housing, the absorption device including at least one pipe through which a heat-transfer fluid flows. In addition, the collector includes at least one transparent spacer arranged between the first wall and the absorption device in the region of the pipe. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222670 | Solar Heater - A solar heater for space heating is formed by a frame that provides structural support for a plate that absorbs sunlight. In one aspect, the plate is directly molded into the frame. In another aspect, the plate is incorporated into an assembly which is then sealed to the frame. The solar heater is configured such that multiple similarly configured solar heaters may be coupled together in a series and/or parallel arrangement. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222671 | DOSE INDICATING DEVICE - An indicating device includes a housing having a longitudinally extending cavity shaped to receive the container and an indicator member disposed in the cavity and having a longitudinally extending wall shaped to surround at least a portion of the container. The indicator member is rotatably mounted within the housing and is rotatable relative thereto about a longitudinal axis. The indicator member includes a driven gear. A drive gear is disposed in the housing and includes a drive portion selectively engaged with the driven gear. An actuator is adapted to move with the container and is selectively engaged with the drive gear. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222672 | DISPENSING DEVICE - An indicating device for indicating the number of dosages of medicament dispensed from a container includes a housing, a single indicator member nested the housing, an actuator and a drive mechanism. The drive mechanism is periodically engageable with the single indicator member. The drive mechanism is operable to advance the single indicator member an incremental amount when the drive mechanism is engaged with the single indicator member. The single indicator member remains stationary and is free of engagement from the drive mechanism for at least some reciprocal movements of the actuator. A dispensing device and a dispensing system are also provided. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222673 | FLUID MATERIAL-DISPENSING DEVICE - A fluid dispenser device having a dispenser member, such as a pump or a valve, that is mounted on a fluid reservoir and that is actuated by a dispenser head that includes a spray orifice. The device further having a visual indicator that is movable between an indicating position and a non-indicating position, the visual indicator being moved into their non-indicating position at the start of each actuation of the dispenser member, and being moved from the non-indicating position towards the indicating position by the fluid, while it is being dispensed. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222674 | Breathing Apparatus - [Object of the Invention] An object of the present invention is to provide a breathing apparatus comprising a face piece for covering the whole face of a user, and a fan unit for operating synchronously with the breath timing of the user, wherein the breathing apparatus comprises a breath monitoring apparatus provided with a diaphragm and a sensor for detecting movement of the diaphragm, and wherein the location of the diaphragm and the sensor is optimized and a transmission path of inhale pressure and exhale pressure to the diaphragm is optimized. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222675 | DISPENSING DEVICE, STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING POWDER - A dispensing device, and a method for dispensing powder in which powder is dispensed through a duct with a flat cross section to de-agglomerate the powder and to generate a spray with fine particle size. A storage chamber for the powder may be closed by a bursting element which is burst by pressurized gas for discharging the powder, the gas pressure reaching or exceeding a peak value before the bursting element bursts so that the powder is dispensed at a lower gas pressure. The powder may be forced through the duct by a gas pressure of less than 300 kPa to de-agglomerate the powder and/or to generate the spray. The storage device can have multiple storage chambers and associated ducts or nozzles, so that each dose of powder can be dispensed through a separate duct or nozzle, the storage chamber and duct or nozzle being formed of a one-piece construction. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222676 | OXYGEN CONSERVATION SYSTEM FOR COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT - An emergency oxygen supply system for use on aircraft in the event of a loss in cabin pressure is configured for delivering allotments of oxygen and timing the delivery such allotments to each passenger so as maximize the efficiency of the transfer of such oxygen into the passenger's bloodstream. The delivery of each allotment is selected so that the entire allotment is available for inhalation into the region of the lung most efficient at oxygen transfer while the volume of the allotment is selected to substantially coincide with the volume of such region of the lung. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222677 | NOVEL SELF-INFLATING BAG WITH SPECIFIC COMPRESSION MARKS FOR PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT RESUSCITATION - There is provided a novel self-inflating bag with specific compression marks for pediatric and adolescent resuscitation. The self-inflating bag provides various different range of accurate tidal volume depending on different size or weight of patient by marking compression points on the self-inflating bag. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222678 | PATIENT INTERFACE DEVICE WITH SINGLE-SIDED NASAL COMPONENT - A patient interface device ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120222679 | REINFORCED FILTER MEDIA - Reinforced filter media are prepared by adhering discrete, non-intersecting strands of thermoplastic or thermoset materials to the filter media web. The filter media may be a fabric, a nonwoven web or a filtering foam. The reinforced filter media can be used to prepare respirators, including flat-fold respirators or molded respirators. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222680 | MASK SYSTEM - A mask system includes a cushion adapted to seal with a face of a patient. In one form an unobtrusive full-face masks system is provided which is comfortable and has a wide fit range. The cushion may include a sealing structure ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120222681 | FOREHEAD SUPPORT FOR FACIAL MASK - A respiratory mask assembly includes a respiratory mask including a mask shell and a mask cushion, a forehead support adjustably coupled to the mask, and an angular adjustment member. The forehead support includes a joining member provided to the mask shell and a cushion frame pivotally mounted to the joining member. The cushion frame is adapted to be selectively locked against pivotal movement in at least three predetermined angular positions relative to the joining member by a tongue and slot arrangement. The angular adjustment member allows relative angular adjustment between the cushion frame and the joining member. The angular adjustment member includes a pair of flexible arms that are adapted to be flexed towards one another to disengage the tongue from a respective one of the slots, and releasing the flexible arms allows the flexible arms to resiliently flex away from one another to engage the tongue and the respective slot. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222682 | Tracheostomy Tube Securing System - A tracheostomy tube securer is disclosed herein comprising a band with a first set of apertures and a strap with a second set of apertures. Tracheostomy tube securer further comprises a band thread and a strap thread to lace through the sets of apertures. Tracheostomy tube securer further comprises a tab for quick release of the securing system in an emergency situation. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222683 | DEPLOYMENT ACTUATION SYSTEM - Contraceptive methods, systems, and devices generally improve the ease, speed, and reliability with which a contraceptive device can be deployed transcervically into an ostium of a fallopian tube. The contraceptive device may remain in a small profile configuration while a sheath is withdrawn proximally, and is thereafter expanded to a large profile configuration engaging the surrounding tissues, by manipulating one or more actuators of a proximal handle with a single hand. This leaves the other hand free to manipulate a hysteroscope, minimizing the number of health care professional required to deploy the contraceptive device. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222684 | INTRAVENOUS THERAPY SITE TAPE AND METHODS OF USING SAME - An intravenous (IV) site tape secures a portion of a patient to an inflexible object to thereby facilitate secure maintenance in position of an IV line. The IV site tape includes a mid-portion having a first end and an opposed second end, a proximal side and a distal side. A first tape end portion having a proximal side and a distal side, and a second tape end portion having a proximal side and a distal side extend contiguously from the first end and second ends of the mid-portion, respectively. The mid-portion is capable of being placed on a patient so as to pass over the patient's body portion and the first tape end portion and the second tape end portion are capable of being placed at least partially around and removably secured to such inflexible object, to thereby secure such portion of a patient to such inflexible object. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222685 | Non-Surgical Method and System for Reducing Snoring - A method, system and device for addressing the reduction of snoring includes a removable or dissolvable strip of material that adhere to mucosal tissue of a person's soft palate to provide stiffening support therefore, thus reducing the occurrence of vibration of such tissue during sleep. Preferred embodiments include of a specially textured surface, either one both or at least the outer side of an adhesive strip (the side facing away from the mucosal tissue to which it is attached) that has anti-microbial characteristics, bioluminescent expressions, etc. and a surface topography that resists bioadhesion of undesired bacteria that are typically present in a human's mouth. | 2012-09-06 |
20120222686 | Surgical Drape With Selectively Detachable Barrier - The present technology is directed to a surgical drape which decreases the likelihood of infection by protecting the surgical site both during and after the operation. Further, the present technology can be used in conjunction with a fluid-collection system for surgical procedures which result in a large volume of fluid to be collected from the surgical site. | 2012-09-06 |