| 41st week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
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| 20080245299 | MARKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A marking system may hold a container from which markers are dispensed and identify a marker characteristic regarding the markers in the container. The marking system may also receive activation of a trigger, dispense a marker from the container when the trigger is activated, and store the marker characteristic and time data when the trigger is activated. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245300 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUSLY COATING STRIP SUBSTRATES - A device and a method for coating of a sheet-like substrate that can be moved with respect to an evaporator bench in a running direction, whereby the evaporator bench has a number of heatable evaporator boats arranged directly adjacent to each other in the evaporator bench and their longitudinal axes enclose an angle with respect to the running direction, whose absolute value lies between 1° and 89°, and whereby the device has an arrangement for supplying wire of a material being evaporated to the evaporator boats, where the evaporator boats are arranged alternating next to each other, so that an evaporator boat, whose longitudinal axis is rotated counterclockwise with respect to the running direction is situated next to an evaporator boat, whose longitudinal axis is rotated clockwise with respect to the running direction. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245301 | Deposition Apparatuses - The invention includes deposition methods and apparatuses which can be utilized during atomic layer deposition or chemical vapor deposition. A heated surface is provided between a stack of semiconductor substrates and a precursor inlet, and configured so that problematic side reactions occur proximate the heated surface rather than proximate the semiconductor substrates. The precursor inlet can be one of a plurality of precursor inlets, and the heated surface can be one of a plurality of heated surfaces. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245302 | SIMPLE CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION SYSTEMS FOR DEPOSITING MULTIPLE-METAL ALUMINIDE COATINGS - A chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system and method for applying an aluminide coating constituted by two or more extrinsic metal components on a jet engine component. The aluminide coating is capable of forming a protective complex oxide upon subsequent heating in an oxidizing environment. At least one of the extrinsic metals in the aluminide coating is provided as a first vapor phase reactant from a receptacle coupled by a closed communication path with the reaction chamber of the CVD system and free of a carrier gas. The aluminide coating is formed by the chemical combination of the first vapor phase reactant with a second vapor phase reactant either created in situ in the reaction chamber or supplied by a carrier gas to the reaction chamber from a precursor source. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245303 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS - The manufacturing method of a semiconductor apparatus has a step for carrying in the substrate into the processing chamber; a step for heating the processing chamber and the substrate to the predetermined temperature; and a gas supply and exhaust step for supplying and exhausting desired gas into and from the processing chamber, wherein the gas supply and exhaust step repeats by the predetermined times a first supply step for supplying silicon-type gas and hydrogen gas into the processing chamber; a first exhaust step for exhausting at least said silicon-type gas from the processing chamber; a second supply step for supplying chlorine gas and hydrogen gas into the processing chamber; and a second exhaust step for exhausting at least the chlorine gas from the processing chamber. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245304 | SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVE DEPOSITIONS OF MATERIALS TO SURFACES AND SUBSTRATES - A system is described for selectively depositing materials to surfaces at preselected locations and at controlled thicknesses. Materials can be further selectively deposited to sub-surfaces of composite or structured silicon wafers, e.g., for the deposition of barrier films on silicon wafer surfaces, e.g., to fill substrate feature patterns (vias). The invention finds application in such commercial processes as semiconductor chip manufacturing. The system is envisioned to provide alternatives to, or decreased need for, chemical mechanical planarization in semiconductor chip manufacturing. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245305 | Metal Evaporation Heating Element and Method for Evaporating Metal - A metal evaporation boat having improved wettability to a molten metal and having a prolonged life, and a method for evaporating a metal employing it. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245306 | Vaporizer and semiconductor processing system - A vaporizer for generating a process gas from a liquid material includes a heat-exchange lower block having a hollow internal space and disposed below the spray port of an injector inside the container. A run-up space for the atomized liquid material is defined between the spray port and the heat-exchange lower block, and an annular space continuous to the run-up space is defined between an inner surface of the container and the heat-exchange lower block. An internal heater is disposed in the internal space of the heat-exchange lower block and includes a carbon wire formed of woven bundles of carbon fibers and sealed in a ceramic envelope. The internal heater is configured to heat the atomized liquid material flowing through the annular space to generate the process gas. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245307 | Method and an arrangement at a dairy farm - The present invention refers to a cleaning method in a milking system ( | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245308 | Heated poultry fountain - A ground supported poultry fountain includes a basin with an annular drinking trough, a bell shaped reservoir detachable mounted atop the basin and a heating element affixed to the bottom of the basin. The heating element covers the bottom surface of the basin under the reservoir and along the inner wall of the drinking trough. The heating element prevents the water in the reservoir, as well as the water in the trough from freezing when ambient temperatures drop below freezing. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245309 | Dog toilet - A dog toilet is provided by a receptacle having a base and a rear wall and which presents an opening through which a dog may enter and leave the receptacle. The base presents a floor that has a drain opening therein adjacent the rear wall. A urinating post mounted above the drain opening and generally aligned therewith has a lower end in sufficiently close proximity to the drain opening to prevent a dog from stepping into the drain. A flushing system directs liquid along the floor to flush excrement to the drain opening when the dog leaves the receptacle. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245310 | FISH SPAWNING STRUCTURE - An adjustable apparatus for fish spawning that is suspended below a buoyant float system at a predetermined depth. The apparatus is resistant to vertical motion by surface waves, and may provide additional aeration for egg species that require a high level of dissolved oxygen in order to incubate successfully. The apparatus may be constructed so as to provide maximum or minimum sunlight exposure to spawning bed nests and to accommodate the spawning depth and/or preferred bed slopes of certain fish species. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245311 | Pet seat arrangement - A pet seat for comparatively small pets which pet seat may be detachably mounted on the console structure of a vehicle. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245312 | Pet carrier with reversibly expandable/collapsible sections - The invention relates generally to a device designed for the comfort of a pet or other small animal during travel. More specifically, the present invention relates to a device that can function a pet carrier designed and sized for travel on a public or private transportation vehicle that comprises one or more reversibly expandable and collapsible sections that, when expanded, increase the interior space of the pet carrier and, when collapsed, are substantially flush with the sides or top of the carrier to which they are attached. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245313 | FOLDABLE PET CRATE - A pet crate is provided having a blow molded polymeric base along with side, front and top panels made with strong, lightweight polymeric frame members and grates. The grates are used in the front, back and side panels to provide strength as well as a large open mesh area for better visibility and pet comfort. The mesh preferably is provided as hinged access panels at least on the sides. The front and top of the crate are also openable for access to the pet crate. The pet crate is collapsible to a folded, flat condition by unlatching the front panel and stowing it along the inside of the top panel and releasing latches between the top and back panels and the side panels. The side panels, back panel and top panel can then be collapsed inwardly onto one another to form a generally flat, stowed configuration for the pet crate. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245314 | FLUID DELIVERY ASSEMBLY - Assemblies in accordance with the invention can lead to an exceptionally easy to use, safe, and convenient system and method of applying a fixed dosage of chemicals to which a user might wish to avoid contact, such as parasiticides. In the present invention, a fluid, such as a pesticide or parasiticide, glue, solvent, lubricant, medicament and the like is loaded into a fluid reservoir and the reservoir sealed. The reservoir can be attached to a cap-applicator structure which is in an inactive configuration. In the inactive configuration, a piercing tip remains poised over the reservoir in an inactive configuration without forming an opening in the reservoir. The cap-applicator can have a sharp intsernal piercing tip capable of piercing the reservoir when the assembly is converted into an active configuration. This will allow the user to dispense the liquid out of the reservoir through the applicator. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245315 | PESTICIDAL COLLAR WITH INTEGRATED COVER - A multilayer laminated collar design provides exceptionally good protection against undesirable contact with the pesticide-bearing surface, together with suitably effective pesticidal activity. The insecticidal animal collar is formed by covering a flexible pesticidal strip component with a top cover layer that is impermeable to the pesticide. When secured around the animal, such laminated arrangement help present pesticide residue from being present on the surface of the collar that is likely to come into contact with humans, furniture, or other animals. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245316 | Method and Apparatus for Varying Animal Correction Signals - A system for controlling pets utilizes a low power transmitter to create avoidance zones in which one pet wearing an animal control receiver can enter but in which a second pet is deterred from entering. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245317 | Animal restraint and harness - A pet restraint uses the animal's own weight to secure the animal to the restraint. The animal is rotatably tethered to a base and the tether is rotatably connected to the base. The tether is a length that keeps the animal on the base. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245318 | Hydrogen-Fueled Internal Combustion Engine - It is an object of the present invention to improve the mixability of liquid hydrocarbon fuel and hydrogen gas and reduce the number of parts required for fuel supply means that supplies the two types of fuel. Disclosed is a hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine that uses liquid hydrocarbon fuel and hydrogen gas as fuel. The hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine comprises a fuel injection device for injecting hydrocarbon fuel; fuel supply means for supplying hydrocarbon fuel to the fuel injection device; and a microbubble generation device for generating microbubbles of hydrogen gas and mixing the generated microbubbles of hydrogen gas into liquid hydrocarbon fuel in the fuel supply means. The hydrogen gas microbubbles are supplied, for instance, to a fuel supply path (second fuel supply path) and fuel tank, which constitute the fuel supply means. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245319 | Heat storage tank - A heat storage tank | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245320 | Water-Cooled Engine and Cylinder Block Thereof - A cylinder block has a cylinder bore and a water jacket provided about the cylinder bore. The cylinder block is divided at the water jacket into a cylinder liner portion and a cylinder outer wall portion. The cylinder liner portion has a wall defining the cylinder bore. The cylinder outer wall portion surrounds the wall of the cylinder liner portion, thereby defining the water jacket between the cylinder outer wall portion and the wall of the cylinder liner portion. The cylinder liner portion includes an upper deck portion integrally formed with the cylinder liner portion. The upper deck portion contacts the cylinder head assembled to the cylinder block. The cylinder outer wall portion has a top surface that functions as a receiving surface that contacts and supports the upper deck portion. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245321 | VERTICAL TYPE ENGINE - A vertical type engine includes: an engine body having a crank chamber and a cylinder bore; and a timing transmission chamber provided above the engine body and housing a timing transmission device that connects between a crankshaft and a cam shaft which are vertically placed, respectively, wherein a generator driven by the crankshaft is placed above the timing transmission device, and a breather chamber communicating with the crank chamber and an intake silencer box is provided between the generator and the crank chamber placed below the generator on the side opposite from the cam shaft with respect to the crankshaft. Hence, a vertical type engine that includes a breather chamber dedicated for gas-liquid separation and is compact can be achieved. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245322 | Valvetrain Control Arrangement - A valvetrain control arrangement for an internal combustion engine. A fluid-working machine ( | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245323 | Pump System for Supplying Pressurized Hydraulic Fluid to a Hydraulically Activated Valvetrain - A pump system for supplying pressurized hydraulic fluid to a hydraulic valve actuation system for operating engine valves of an internal combustion engine comprises a conventional pump, driven by the engine, which supplies the necessary volume of pressurized hydraulic fluid when the engine is running. The system further comprises a booster pump which is driven by the starter motor of the engine and which supplies the necessary volume of hydraulic fluid during starting/cranking of the engine. The conventional pump is preferably designed and constructed for operating efficiency during engine operating conditions while the booster pump is preferably designed and constructed for operating efficiency during cranking/starting of the engine. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245324 | Control Valve - A control valve ( | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245325 | Internal Combustion Engine Comprising a Variable Valve Drive - The invention relates to an internal combustion engine ( | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245326 | Switchable Cam Follower of a Valve Train of an Internal Combustion Engine - The invention relates to a switchable cam follower of a valve train of an internal combustion engine, comprising an outer follower and an inner follower interposed between the lateral walls thereof. A roller extends between arms of the inner follower, float-mounted on a pin, as the counter face for an eccentric disk. The followers are disposed on one end on a common axis. On the distal end, they have elongate seats that, at the base of the cam, are mutually aligned. A coupling element is located in the seat of the outer follower and can be displaced step by step into the seat (here follower surface) of the inner follower. The pin on the inner follower slightly projects over the arms of the inner follower with one projection each. When coupled, upper sides of the projections rest against lower sides of stop surfaces that are mounted on the inner surfaces of the lateral walls of the outer follower. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245327 | Valve train of an internal combustion engine - The invention proposes a valve train ( | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245328 | Valve Timing Adjusting Device - A first rotor integrally fixes a housing having the bearing of a camshaft, a case, which internally has a plurality of projecting shoes and which forms hydraulic chambers between these shoes, and a cover, which covers the hydraulic chambers, and the first rotor rotates integrally with a crank shaft. A second rotor has a plurality of vanes each dividing the hydraulic chamber into an advanced-angle hydraulic chamber and a retarded-angle hydraulic chamber, can rotate by a predetermined angle within the first rotor, and is integrally fixed with an intake or exhaust camshaft. A groove accommodating an energizing part, opposed to the shoe of the first rotor and to the vane of the second rotor, is provided on the opposite side to the housing. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245329 | Device for Adjusting the Position of the Angle of Rotation of the Camshaft of a Reciprocating Piston Internal Combustion Engine in Relation to the Crankshaft - A device for adjusting the position of the angle of rotation of the camshaft of a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine relative to the crankshaft in a motor vehicle is provided, which includes an adjusting gear mechanism in the form of a triple shaft gear mechanism having a drive shaft fixed to the crankshaft, an output shaft fixed to the camshaft and an adjustment shaft which is drivingly connected to an electric motor which can be positioned using an electric control device. The ignition of the internal combustion engine is connected to the motor vehicle battery via an ignition switch. The motor vehicle also includes at least one device which can be adjusted by a user of the vehicle. A monitoring circuit provided with at least one sensor for detecting a change of state of the at least one device. The monitoring circuit is connected to the control device when the latter is switched off, such that the control device is switched on when a change in state is detected. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245330 | Switching Finger Follower Assembly - A finger follower assembly ( | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245331 | ENGINE - An engine includes a choke valve for varying the opening of an intake passage. When a variation in an engine operating state per unit time during the operation of the engine becomes a predetermined value or greater, the choke valve is automatically moved to the fully open position to thereby bring the engine back to the normal operating state immediately. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245332 | Method For Starting a Hybrid Vehicle Heat Engine - The invention concerns a method applicable to a motor vehicle parallel hybrid drive train, comprising a heat engine, at least one electrical machine, a variable speed ratio transmission member, a first clutch linking the heat engine to the electrical machine, and a second clutch linking the transmission member to the electrical machine or to the heat engine. The method includes the following successive steps which consist in: a) placing the first clutch in open position; b) after positioning the second clutch in slip control, powering the electrical machine so as to drive same with kinetic energy higher than the energy required for starting the heat engine; and c) closing the first clutch so as to transmit, from the electrical machine to the heat engine, an energy at least sufficient to compensate the resisting torque of the heat engine shaft, and drive same at a starting speed. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245333 | Four stroke engine with a fuel saving sleeve - A four stroke engine with piston strokes all of equal length whereby the intake stroke displacement and the compression stroke displacement are smaller than the expansion stroke displacement and the exhaust stroke displacement. This is accomplished using the fuel saving sleeve that has a projection on one end. A magnetic force is used to keep the fuel saving sleeve at the top of the engine cylinder during the intake and compression strokes. This makes the sleeve act as an air displacer during the intake and compression strokes. The projection transfers the pressure of burning gases on the sleeve to the piston during the expansion stroke. It also transfers force from the piston to the sleeve during the exhaust stroke. This makes the sleeve act as an enlargement of the piston during the expansion and exhaust strokes. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245334 | Fastening Structure For Cylinder Head And Divided Type Cylinder Block Of Engine - A cylinder block | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245335 | Piston for an internal combustion engine - A piston for an internal combustion engine, comprising a piston head having a piston crown, a circumferential top land, and a circumferential ring belt having ring grooves. At least one ring groove is provided with a ring insert. A circumferential depression is provided in the top land, above the ring belt. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245336 | Lubricating compositions containing ashless catalytic antioxidant additives - The invention comprises lubricating compositions and hydraulic fluids containing N,N′-diaryl-p-phenylene diamine compounds that impart good levels of oxidation inhibition in the lubricants and hydraulic fluids. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245337 | System for reducing combustor dynamics - A system for dampening combustor dynamics within a turbomachine. The system may include at least one resonator installed adjacent a head-end region of a combustion can. The at least one resonator may include a first side having a plurality of holes forming a cold side hole pattern; a second side having a plurality of holes forming a hot side hole pattern; and a cavity substantially defined by the first side and the hot side. The cold side hole pattern may be oriented such that each of the plurality of holes in the cold side hole pattern allows for a jet of a cooling air to substantially impinge a second side facing surface; and wherein the hot side hole pattern is oriented such that each of the plurality of holes in the hot side hole pattern allows for a jet of a working fluid to substantially impinges a first side facing surface. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245338 | Method and device for optimizing the consumption in a motor vehicle - A method for consumption-optimized operation of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle is described, an engine output of the internal combustion engine being set as a function of a position of a gas pedal according to a manipulated variable, the gas pedal being adjustable in a first mechanically defined adjustment range between an initial position and a specific gas pedal position, the internal combustion engine being controlled with a consumption-optimized engine output with regard to the instantaneous engine speed by adjusting the gas pedal to the specific gas pedal position, the consumption-optimized engine output causing a minimal fuel consumption at the instantaneous engine speed. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245339 | AUTO CHOKE DEVICE FOR AN ENGINE - An auto choke device for an engine includes a choke valve for varying the opening of an intake passage of the engine, and a starter motor for starting the engine. Upon activation of the starter motor, the choke valve starts valve opening motion from a fully closed position. The choke valve continues the valve opening motion at a certain valve opening speed until it achieves a start opening set based on the temperature of the engine. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245340 | Combustion Seal - A combustion seal for a fuel injector assembly mountable within a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine is provided. The combustion seal is energized by combustion gases within a combustion chamber to effect sealing of an injector tip portion of the fuel injector assembly with respect to the cylinder head, thereby preventing the leakage or escape of combustion gases from the combustion chamber. A cylinder head assembly including the combustion seal is also disclosed. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245341 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LOCOMOTIVE SMOKE EMISSIONS AND NOISE DURING A TRANSIENT OPERATION - A system and/or method of controlling smoke or noise emanating from a diesel engine wherein a throttle is drivingly coupled to the diesel engine, and wherein an operator of the engine changes a throttle position. The system may comprise a high pressure fuel pump in fluid communication with a fuel reservoir, a fuel accumulator, in fluid communication with the high pressure fuel pump, one or more injectors that are in fluid communication with the fuel accumulator and each of the fuel injectors. A main controller transmits a signal in response to a change in the throttle position. A fuel injection controller, in electrical communication with the main controller, in response to one or more signals relative to a transient operation, transmits one or more signals relative to fuel injection parameters of a fuel injection made during the transient operation. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245342 | Method of operating a spark-ignition internal combustion engine during warm-up - In a method for cold-running or warm-up operation of a spark-ignition, direct-injection 4-stroke internal combustion engine having an exhaust gas catalytic converter, wherein fuel is injected into the cylinders of the internal combustion engine by means of injectors and is externally ignited by means of spark plugs, in an intake stroke fuel injection a lean, combustible but non-ignitable lean mixture is produced in the cylinders, in a compression stroke fuel injection following the intake stroke injection, by a compression stroke fuel injection, a combustible and ignitable fuel/air mixture is formed in the combustible but non-ignitable lean mixture in the cylinders and, subsequently, in a stratified fuel injection which is close in timing to an ignition time, a rich fuel/air mixture is locally formed in the region of the spark plug and is then ignited by the spark plug so as to provide for rapid heat up of the cold exhaust gas catalytic converter with reliable combustion and smooth engine operation. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245343 | Method For Operating a Fuel Pump - In a method for operating a fuel pump in order to guide fuel from the fuel container of an internal combustion engine, the electric energy, which is in the form of pulses, is periodically guided to the fuel pump and the duration of the pulses is controlled according to the fuel required by the internal combustion engine. The frequency of the pulses is controlled in such a manner that, in the event of low pump capacity of the fuel pump, the frequency is controlled to a higher level than in the even of a high pump capacity. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245344 | Fuel feed system for vehicle and vehicle for irregular ground provided therewith - It is an object of the present invention to provide a fuel feed system for a vehicle in which, even if a small fuel quantity remains in a fuel pump, an air inhaling phenomenon is not generated when a vehicle jumps or runs on an upward slope. In the fuel feed system, a fuel pump unit is accommodated in a fuel tank, and the fuel pump unit includes a fuel pump and a fuel filter connected to a lower-end fuel suction portion of the fuel pump. The fuel filter is shaped so as to extend outward from a region of the fuel pump as seen from the above, and a filter housing for covering at least one of an upper portion and a lower portion of the fuel filter, front and rear portions of the fuel filter, and right and left portions of the fuel filter is provided with the fuel pump unit. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245345 | Oscillating Piston Engine - An oscillating piston engine comprises an internal combustion engine part having a housing part in which there are arranged a first and at least a second piston which can jointly revolve in the housing part about an axis of rotation fixed in relation to the housing and which, when revolving about the axis of rotation, perform reciprocating oscillating movements in opposition to one another about an axis of oscillation extending perpendicularly to the axis of rotation. The first piston has a first end face and the at least second piston has a second end face facing the first end face, the end faces delimiting a working chamber in the direction of oscillation of the pistons. The internal combustion engine part is adjoined in the direction of the axis of rotation by an electromotive part having at least one rotor which is arranged concentrically with the axis of rotation and which is arranged in a housing part adjoining the housing part of the internal combustion engine part. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245346 | FUEL SUPPLY APPARATUS - A fuel supply apparatus particularly for the outboard motor is capable of decreasing the need to change the layout, etc., according to the specification of an engine to reduce the cost of production by preventing vapor from being discharged into an intake pipe. A low pressure fuel pump has its discharge flow rate adjusted to be greater than that of a high pressure fuel pump, and surplus fuel accumulating in a volumetric chamber is caused to circulate through the volumetric chamber, a first return passage, fuel piping, and an inflow passage under the action of the low pressure fuel pump, a check valve and a relief valve, whereby fuel remaining in the volumetric chamber is prevented from being locally warmed. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245347 | Method for diagnosing the operation of a purge device of an engine - This involves diagnosing the operation of a fuel vapor purge device on an internal combustion engine. The pressure value and/or mass flow rate admitted to the air inlet manifold is determined upstream of the manifold where it communicates with the vapor recirculation pipeline, a command to open the electrically operated purge valve is issued, the engine control electronics are provided with the pressure and/or mass flow rate value determined at the start, without taking account of the mass flow rate that should have passed through the valve if it is opened, the engine reacts, according to whether or not vapors have been supplied to the manifold, and at least one operating parameter of this engine is detected, and if this parameter does not reveal any variation in the engine operation it is deduced that there is a deficiency in the opening of the valve and/or a malfunctioning of the purge device. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245348 | Method for Recirculating a Partial Exhaust Gas Flow to an Internal Combustion Engine of a Motor Vehicle - In the present method, a partial flow is guided through a partial flow line connected downstream of an exhaust gas outlet of an internal combustion engine, and is immediately thereafter supplied to an internal combustion engine either via a first valve, a bypass line which is connected directly downstream and a recirculation line. Alternatively, the partial exhaust gas flow can be supplied to the internal combustion engine via a second valve, a radiator which is connected directly downstream and a recirculation line. The first valve and the second valve are opened or closed as a function of the exhaust gas conditions, this being monitored by a sensor. A device for carrying out the method is also disclosed. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245349 | Internal Combustion Engine and Control Method Thereof - An operating gas circulation type internal combustion engine that uses argon as the operating gas, for example, and includes a hydrogen and oxygen supply portion, an argon supply amount regulating portion, and an electric control unit. The electric control unit determines the amount of hydrogen and oxygen to be supplied to a combustion chamber based on a required torque, which is the torque required of the internal combustion engine, and supplies the determined amounts of hydrogen and oxygen to the combustion chamber using the hydrogen supply portion and the oxygen supply portion. Further, the electric control unit determines an amount of operating gas to be supplied to the combustion chamber according to the required torque, and controls the argon supply amount regulating portion such that the determined amount of operating gas is supplied to the combustion chamber. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245350 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING VEGETABLE OIL AS FUEL FOR DIESEL ENGINES - A system and method for using vegetable oil as fuel for a diesel engine includes: a diesel fuel tank; a vegetable oil fuel tank, a supply fuel valve for switching a supply fuel output port between a diesel fuel input port and a vegetable oil fuel input port; an overflow fuel valve for switching an overflow fuel input port between a vegetable oil fuel output port and a diesel fuel output port; a fuel selector switch; and an electronic block controller. The electronic block controller is for, in response to a user changing the fuel selector switch from diesel fuel to vegetable oil fuel, waiting a predetermined amount of time to allow the vegetable oil fuel to flush the diesel fuel to the overflow fuel valve, and then setting the overflow fuel valve to direct overflow vegetable oil fuel to the vegetable oil fuel tank. Cross-contamination of the fuel tanks is avoided. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245351 | PAINTBALL MARKER - A pneumatic paintball marker has, for example, a sleeve that controls the passage of air through the longitudinal barrel or opening within the marker. By sequentially filling separate chambers defined within the opening and the sleeve, the sleeve is able to translate axially through the opening in a sequential manner. When the sleeve is in a forward position, air is caused to be released through the barrel, propelling the paintball. A sear member engages the sleeve and prevents it from inadvertently moving to a forward position. Air filling the chambers returns the sleeve to the loading position. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245352 | THERMO-ELECTRIC GENERATOR FOR USE WITH A STOVE - Disclosed is in combination, a stove and a thermoelectric generator, wherein the stove has a heating chamber and the generator has a hot side plate positioned in use within the heating chamber in a direct path of the heat therefrom. The generator may be incorporated with a door of the stove. Preferably, the generator has a cold side plate positioned in use to be exposed to ambient air close to the ground. The cold side plate may comprise cooling fins and the cooling fins may be positioned to be exposed to ambient air close to the ground. The generator may further comprise a protective mechanism to protect the generator from overheating, such as a grillwork guard or a shutter that closes to block the direct heat from the generator mechanism. The stove may be a wood stove or a coal stove. Generated power can be used to power cooling fans, charge an energy storage device and/or power external devices such as lights, fans or radios for example. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245353 | Heating and Air-Conditioning Device - The invention relates to a device which can be used alternatively to heat and air-condition a space, such as a residential, working, or storage premises or room or any other enclosed area. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245354 | Furnace with integrated blower housing and heat exchanger - A combustion furnace includes a blower housing with a centrifugal blower impeller disposed therein and plural heat exchanger tubes disposed substantially around a major portion of the periphery of the impeller. The heat exchanger tubes receive combustion gasses from plural burner nozzles and discharge combustion gasses to a plenum in communication with a motor driven inducer gas pump. The integrated blower housing and heat exchanger may be disposed in a cabinet including support structure for a fuel delivery manifold, associated burner nozzles and forming air inlet and outlet openings for air being circulated by the blower. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245355 | Grate Bar and Grate for a Step-Grate Stocker with Directed Air Combustion - A grate bar and a grate for stepped-grate furnace stoker with directed-air combustion. Its principle application is in the field of furnaces for waste conversion units. The bar includes a flat part, whose top surface receives the incinerated elements, and that extends into two rear and front ends each forming a return that acts as a support point for the bar. It also includes a longitudinal projection under the flat part, extending at least partially between the rear and front ends. At least one wing is positioned under the flat part, on a first side of the longitudinal projection. In a characteristic manner, this wing has at least one lateral hollow-out which, together with the lateral hollow-out of a wing of a neighbouring bar, forms a passage for channeling air up to the front end of the bar. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245356 | Grill frame and turnable grill - A grill assembly includes a grill frame having a first pair of notches on a first side of the grill frame and a second pair of notches on another side of the grill frame that is opposite the first side, wherein the first pair of notches and the second pair of notches are aligned along two axes of rotation that are substantially perpendicular to the first side of the grill frame; and a grill comprising two halves held together by a hinge such that the two halves can be folded to face each other, and four axle portions that are configured to fit in the first pair of notches and the second pair of notches of the grill frame. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245357 | OUTDOOR GRILL WITH INTERCHANGEABLE MODULAR COOKING ASSEMBLIES - An outdoor grill ( | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245358 | Slow Cooking Heating Formula - Chemical heating using a first reactant, a second reactant and a complexing agent adapted to complex reversibly with the first reactant and, thereby moderate the reaction between the first and second reactants. The heating formula is particularly well suited for heaters that are used to heat materials having relatively high viscosities. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245359 | Tunnel Oven - The present invention relates to a tunnel oven having a baking chamber | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245360 | Tilt Assembly for Tracking Solar Collector Assembly - A tilt assembly is used with a solar collector assembly of the type comprising a frame, supporting a solar collector, for movement about a tilt axis by pivoting a drive element between first and second orientations. The tilt assembly comprises a drive element coupler connected to the drive element and a driver, the driver comprising a drive frame, a drive arm and a drive arm driver. The drive arm is mounted to the drive frame for pivotal movement about a drive arm axis. Movement on the drive arm mimics movement of the drive element. Drive element couplers can extend in opposite directions from the outer portion of the drive arm, whereby the assembly can be used between adjacent solar collector assemblies in a row of solar collector assemblies. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245361 | Compression Device with S-Shaped Bladder - A device for applying compression treatment to a part of a wearer's body includes an S-shaped bladder with at least first and second spaced apart sections in fluid communication. At least one opening is formed between the first and second sections. The at least one opening may a single opening extending along a majority of a length of the first and second sections. The at least one opening may be a plural of openings. At least one opening may be formed between the second section and a third section of the bladder. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245362 | Nebuliser - The present invention relates to a nebuliser and method of nebulising a liquid. The nebuliser includes a nebulisation chamber ( | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245363 | Device and Method For Administration of a Substance to a Mammal by Means of Inhalation - The present invention relates to a device and a method for administration of a substance to a mammal by means of inhalation. The device according to the invention comprises:
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| 20080245364 | Filtering respirator with nasal and oral separation - A respirator includes a first chamber, a second chamber, and a separator that separates the first chamber and the second chamber. A filtration system includes an inhale valve that only allows air to enter the respirator and an exhale valve that only allows air to exit the respirator. The system can be reversed so that the inhale valve and exhale valve may be positioned on either the first or second chamber. A replaceable filter can be provided that includes a supply canister including a supply of filter material, a take-up canister that receives used filter material, and a path between the supply canister and the take-up canister that guides the filter material across the respirator's inhale valve, exhale valve, or both the inhale and exhale valves. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245365 | Evaporators and Evaporation Methods - This invention relates to an evaporator comprising a casing ( | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245366 | Modality of flow regulators and mechanical ventilation systems - A mechanical ventilation system includes a first channel, a bifurcation region, a second channel, and a third channel. The bifurcation region is connected to the first channel. The second channel and the third channel are connected to the bifurcation region, wherein at least one first disc is rotatably disposed within the second channel and at least one second disc is rotatably disposed within the third channel. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245367 | ELECTRODYNAMIC DRIVE FOR A DISPENSING VALVE - An electrodynamic drive of a compact design is provided, particularly for a respiration system dispensing valve. The electrodynamic drive has a velocity measuring system that is uncoupled from the electrodynamic drive. The velocity measuring system is provided directly above a moving coil system, wherein the velocity measuring system has a short-circuit sleeve ( | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245368 | HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATION RESPIRATORY THERAPY - A respiratory therapy device including a housing, a flow diverter structure, a high frequency pressure port (HF port), and an entrainment port. The housing defines a primary passageway having a patient interface side. The flow diverter structure is in fluid communication with the primary passageway and is characterized by the absence of a venturi tube. The HF port is configured for fluid connection to a source of oscillatory gas flow, and is fluidly associated with the flow diverter structure. The entrainment port is openable to ambient air, and is fluidly associated with the flow diverter structure. With this construction, the device is configured such that flow characteristics of gas flow from an external source are altered upon interacting with the flow diverter structure to create a pressure drop for drawing in ambient air through the entrainment port in delivering a percussive pressure therapy to the patient side. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245369 | Patient Interface Device - A patient interface device that includes a support member sized and configured to span at least a portion of a patient's face while remaining below the patient's eyes responsive to the patient interface device being donned by such a patient. A sealing assembly is attached to the support member via a snap assembly associated with the support member and the sealing assembly. The snap assembly allows the sealing assembly to selectively attach to the support member. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245370 | Oxygen mask with rebreather bag for use with pulse oxygen delivery system - A supplemental oxygen system with a rebreather bag in combination with a pulsed delivery system. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245371 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PERFORMING GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES - Systems, methods, apparatus and devices for performing improved gynecologic and urologic procedures are disclosed. The system and devices provide simplified use and reduced risk of adverse events. Patient benefit is achieved through improved outcomes, reduced pain, especially peri-procedural pain, and reduced recovery times. The various embodiments enable procedures to be performed outside the hospital setting, such as in a doctor's office or clinic. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245372 | REUSABLE FOAM EAR INSERT - A reusable foam ear insert is disclosed. The ear insert can comprise a foam body and a non-foam covering. The foam body can, for example, comprise foam rubber. The covering can, for example, comprise vinyl. The body is configured to be at least partially received within the ear canal and can be generally bullet shaped. The combination of the body and the covering can provide hearing protection. An optional bore can facilitate use in communications. The covering is resistant to soiling and is easily cleaned, thus facilitating reuse of the ear insert. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245373 | ANTI SLIPPAGE ARM BOARDS - A support board for intravenous devices and the like that is nonslip in order to prevent the I.V. from slipping to and fro, and eventually out of the patient. The support board, commonly an arm board, is a splint having an upper surface with a foam cushion adhered to it, a lower surface with a nonskid material adhered to it and a cloth-like stockinette covering the entire splint which abrades against both surfaces without slipping to and fro. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245374 | FISTULA PLUGS HAVING INCREASED COLUMN STRENGTH AND FISTULA PLUG DELIVERY APPARATUSES AND METHODS - The present invention provides, in certain aspects, medical devices deliverable into passageways and other open spaces in the body. In one embodiment, the invention provides a fistula plug for delivery into a fistula tract. This fistula plug comprises an elongate plug body, and a removable core material that is received in the plug body and effective to increase the column strength of the plug body. The plug body may be formed with one or more of a variety of biocompatible materials including some that are naturally derived and some that are non-naturally derived. The present invention also provides apparatuses and methods for delivering these and other medical devices into the body. One such apparatus comprises a fistula plug having a plug body, and a removable delivery device received in the plug body, wherein the delivery device is effective to deliver the plug body into a fistula tract when advanced therethrough. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245375 | Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Treatments - Disclosed herein are methods to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) using bioactive-material eluting medical devices. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245376 | Process For Making Filter Tow - A method of preparing a crimped tow of cellulose acetate filaments comprising the steps of: a) providing cellulose acetate dope b) forming filaments ( | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245377 | CIGARETTE COMPRISING DARK-CURED TOBACCO - A cigarette is provided that includes a rod of smokable material circumscribed by an outer wrapping material and a filter element, which may include an adsorbent material such as activated carbon, attached to one end of the rod of smokable material. The smokable material includes at least about 5 percent by weight of a dark air-cured tobacco, based on the dry weight of the smokable material, blended with additional tobacco materials such as flue-cured tobacco, burley tobacco, Oriental tobacco, Maryland tobacco, and mixtures thereof. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245378 | Method for Producing Flue-Cured Type Tobacco Sheet by Papermaking Process - This invention relates to a production process of tobacco sheet by papermaking. The technical arrangement of this invention are: (a). to immerge and to extract tobacco stem and leaf scrap respectively by water-soluble solvents to respectively obtain solid tobacco stem and solid leaf scrap, and tobacco stem extract and leaf scrap extract via solid/liquid separation; (b). to defibrilate solid tobacco stem and solid leaf scrap respectively, to mix the obtained tobacco stem fiber and leaf scrap fiber and combined with dust to prepare fiber base; (c). to wholly or partly abnegate the tobacco stem extract obtained by Step (a), and to evaporated and to concentrate other extracts that then are sprayed or immerged to coat the formed fiber base that is then dried, threshed and shaped. The tobacco sheet production process offered by this invention has improved the tobacco sheet's filling capacity and its sensory quality. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245379 | Method and Equipment for Adding Tobacco Dust into Papermaking Tobacco Sheet - This invention discloses a method for adding tobacco dust in production process of the papermaking tobacco sheet and its equipment. The tobacco dust is added in 5-30% weight at four process points such as the pipeline from the slurry stabilization box to the slurry flow box, the long-net of the papermaking machine, the position from the vacuum couch to the first press, and the coating position on the papermaking machine. This invention adopts a method for adding the tobacco dust in production process of papermaking tobacco sheet, which has well improved its physical performances including the filling capacity of the papermaking tobacco sheet and solved smoking problems of the papermaking tobacco sheet, such as worse inherent quality, heavy stemy note, insipid tobacco aroma and etc. In addition, this method has also offered a good way to well utilize tobacco dust resource in sizes of 2 mm-100 mesh, which is abnegated in cigarette production, to save resource and to reduce the cigarette cost. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245380 | FLUID APPLICATOR - An applicator tip is provided for operating in conjunction with a pierceable fluid reservoir. Assemblies in accordance with the invention can lead to an exceptionally easy to use, safe, and convenient system and method of applying a fixed dosage of chemicals to which a user might wish to avoid contact, such as parasiticides. The cap-applicator can have an internal piercing tip capable of piercing the reservoir when the assembly is converted into an active configuration. Projections can be provided, in the form of fins on a tube or a multi-prong structure with straight or curved projections. The tips of one or more projections can include dispensing ports or the ports can be recessed from the distal tip, such as in a notch, so as not to be obstructed if the distal tip of the cap is pressed against an animal to dispense the fluid. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245381 | Rub-on multicolor application system and method - An assortment of color applicators applying cosmetic colors to specific regions of the user body including an instant eye shadow applicator, instant blush applicator, instant powder applicator, instant eye brow applicator and instant eye concealer, eye liner, lip liner, mascara, nails, deodorant applicator and lipstick. All of these applicators apply color directly to bare user skin or on top of an already colored area of user skin. Each application includes a soft color carrier sheet, impregnated with a pre-measured amount of cosmetic material fortified with vitamins, moisturizers and rapid application pigments. The make-up optionally contains anti-microbial and antibacterial agents. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245382 | Applicator for applying a composition to the eyelashes - The applicator for applying a composition to the eyelashes comprises
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| 20080245383 | INTERACTIVE COMPACTS AND COSMETIC CASES AND USES THEREOF - Contemplated interactive cosmetic case sets include: a) a case component comprising at least two independent sections, b) a plurality of cosmetic pods, wherein the cosmetic pods are coupled with the case component, c) a mirror, wherein the mirror is coupled with the case component, and d) an audio, video or audio/video combination (AV) pod, wherein the pod is coupled with the case component. Methods are also provided of applying cosmetics that include providing an interactive cosmetic case set, opening the interactive cosmetic case set, engaging the audio, video or AV pod of the cosmetic set, reviewing a set of instructions provided by the audio, video or AV pod, and applying at least some of the cosmetics in the interactive cosmetic case set according to the instructions. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245384 | Hair extension, clasping mechanism for a hair extension, and method of using the same - A hair extension, a clasping mechanism, and a method of using the hair extension are provided herein. The hair extension may include a hair extension body formed of a plurality of strands of hair, and a clasping mechanism attached at an end portion of the hair extension body, the clasping mechanism having a first engaging part and a second engaging part disposed adjacent to one another, each of the first and second engaging parts being securely fixed flat on the hair extension body, the clasping mechanism being closable by folding the end portion of the hair extension body over to couple the first and second engaging parts together. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245385 | Single fiber brush having multiple characteristics and method of manufacture - A brush for applying mascara or the like, having an array with two visibly distinct portions, each portion made of the same type of fiber wherein one portion has been subjected to a treatment process and another has not; each portion for respectively performing a different function. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245386 | Cosmetic accessory for lipstick tube - A cosmetic accessory to aid in the application of lipstick and the like, having a container with a hinged lid and a reflective surface on the underside of the lid with the option of LED illumination, that may be removably affixed to any conventional cosmetic canister such as lipstick or eye liner tubes. A releasably attachable elastic loop at the bottom of the container is slid over the lipstick canister whereby the canister and container are held together. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245387 | METHOD FOR CLEANING ELEMENTS IN VACUUM CHAMBER AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATES - To clean an element in a vacuum chamber by causing particles sticking to the element to scatter, the present invention uses a means for applying a voltage to the element and causing the particles to scatter by utilizing Maxwell's stress, a means for electrically charging the particles and causing the particles to scatter by utilizing the Coulomb force, a means for introducing a gas into the vacuum chamber and causing the particles sticking to the element to scatter by causing a gas shock wave to hit the element, a means for heating the element and causing the particles to scatter by utilizing the thermal stress and thermophoretic force, or a means for causing the particles to scatter by applying mechanical vibrations to the element. The thus scattered particles are removed by carrying them in a gas flow in a relatively high pressure atmosphere. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245388 | METHOD FOR CLEANING ELEMENTS IN VACUUM CHAMBER AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATES - To clean an element in a vacuum chamber by causing particles sticking to the element to scatter, the present invention uses a means for applying a voltage to the element and causing the particles to scatter by utilizing Maxwell's stress, a means for electrically charging the particles and causing the particles to scatter by utilizing the Coulomb force, a means for introducing a gas into the vacuum chamber and causing the particles sticking to the element to scatter by causing a gas shock wave to hit the element, a means for heating the element and causing the particles to scatter by utilizing the thermal stress and thermophoretic force, or a means for causing the particles to scatter by applying mechanical vibrations to the element. The thus scattered particles are removed by carrying them in a gas flow in a relatively high pressure atmosphere. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245389 | METHOD FOR CLEANING ELEMENTS IN VACUUM CHAMBER AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATES - To clean an element in a vacuum chamber by causing particles sticking to the element to scatter, the present invention uses a means for applying a voltage to the element and causing the particles to scatter by utilizing Maxwell's stress, a means for electrically charging the particles and causing the particles to scatter by utilizing the Coulomb force, a means for introducing a gas into the vacuum chamber and causing the particles sticking to the element to scatter by causing a gas shock wave to hit the element, a means for heating the element and causing the particles to scatter by utilizing the thermal stress and thermophoretic force, or a means for causing the particles to scatter by applying mechanical vibrations to the element. The thus scattered particles are removed by carrying them in a gas flow in a relatively high pressure atmosphere. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245390 | Method for cleaning semiconductor wafer surfaces by applying periodic shear stress to the cleaning solution - Systems and methods for cleaning particulate contaminants adhered to wafer surfaces are provided. A cleaning media including dispersed coupling elements suspended within the cleaning media is applied over a wafer surface. External energy is applied to the cleaning media to generate periodic shear stresses within the media. The periodic shear stresses impart momentum and/or drag forces on the coupling elements causing the coupling elements to interact with the particulate contaminants to remove the particulate contaminants from the wafer surfaces. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245391 | System and method for wiping a windshield - A system and a method for wiping a windshield are provided here. The system may include a first elongated member and a second elongated member. Both members are coupled to each other. The distance between the members may be adjusted to sandwich the windshield between them. The system may be adjusted to fit the design of any windshield. The method includes the steps of placing the first member and second members across opposing sides of the windshield, and adjusting the distance between them according to the design and dimensions of the windshield. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245392 | Washing a Tub or a Drum in a Washing Machine - The present invention relates to a method for washing a washing tub ( | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245393 | WASHING APPARATUS - Apparatus for washing a body comprising
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| 20080245394 | Conveyor-Type Dishwasher and Method for Operating It - A conveyor-type dish washer and method of operating it, wherein items to be cleaned are conveyed through the dishwasher and are subjected to the action of steam prior to a final-rinse operation but after a wash operation. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245395 | Antimicrobial compositions and methods - Antimicrobial compositions and methods eradicate and remove fungi and bacteria from indoor and outdoor structures and materials including porous substrates. The antimicrobial compositions can be made from gel precursors, utilized in gel states and adjusted to reduce the viscosity for applications where low viscosity is advantageous. The antimicrobial compositions applied to a surface can be wiped and rinsed to remove the antimicrobial composition and organic residue. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245396 | Inflatable splash washer and method - A method for discharging a fluid in an inflated assembly. The method includes inflating a roller assembly having a roller, rotatably coupling the inflated roller assembly to an inflated structure, and discharging a fluid against the inflated roller assembly to cause the inflated roller to rotate. An inflated water toy comprising an inflated structure, and an inflated roller assembly rotatably supported by the inflated structure, and a conduit assembly for discharging a fluid against an inflated roller of the inflated roller assembly and for conducting fluid to other locations on the inflated structure for dispersing the liquid from the other locations. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245397 | System and Method of Manufacturing Thermoelectric Devices - A method of forming an P/N-type array of P-type and N-type material includes stacking a plurality of P-type material wafers and a plurality of N-type material wafers into a P/N-type array. At least one spacer is provided between adjacent wafers. The P-type material wafers and the N-type material wafers are boned together the into a composite P/N-type brick. The method may also include providing a second composite P/N-type brick. A plurality of channels and fingers are created in the first and second composite P/N-type bricks. The first and second composite P/N-type bricks are fit together to form a P/N-type mosaic. Alternatively, the method may include providing a single P/N-type brick. A plurality of channels is created in the composite P/N-type brick. The channels are then back filled with an electrically and thermally insulating adhesive so that a P/N-type grid of P-type elements and N-type elements is formed. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080245398 | HIGH CAPACITY THERMOELECTRIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM - A thermoelectric system includes a first plurality of thermoelectric elements and a second plurality of thermoelectric elements. The thermoelectric system further includes a plurality of heat transfer devices. Each heat transfer device has a first side in thermal communication with two or more thermoelectric elements of the first plurality of thermoelectric elements and a second side in thermal communication with one or more thermoelectric elements of the second plurality of thermoelectric elements, so as to form a stack of thermoelectric elements and heat transfer devices. The two or more thermoelectric elements of the first plurality of thermoelectric elements are in parallel electrical communication with one another, and the two or more thermoelectric elements of the first plurality of thermoelectric elements are in series electrical communication with the one or more thermoelectric elements of the second plurality of thermoelectric elements. | 2008-10-09 |
