42nd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120260787 | Stringed Musical Instruments and Related Methods - Improvements in acoustical and stringed musical instruments (e.g., guitars) are disclosed. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260788 | GUITAR PICK - A hand-held guitar pick includes a distal end which is twisted at a compound angle with respect to the body of the pick so as to align the tip of the pick with the guitar strings. The compound angle comprises a rotation component in relation to a longitudinal axis and a bent component in relation to a lateral axis. The bend and rotation properly align the distal end of the hand-held pick to better engage a string on a guitar when used in a typical manner. One embodiment resembles a traditional triangular pick. Another embodiment includes a cylindrical, hollow body configured to be worn over a user's fingertip. The distal end comprises an arced bridge spanning edges of the cylindrical body. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260789 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SENSORY INFORMATION RELATED TO MUSIC - A method and apparatus for providing instructions associated with music, the apparatus comprising an instruction generating component for generating one or more instructions associated with one or more features within the music; and an instruction delivery component attached to or worn by a user for delivering the instructions to the user. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260790 | INTERACTIVE MULTI-CHANNEL DATA SONIFICATION TO ACCOMPANY DATA VISUALIZATION WITH PARTITIONED TIMBRE SPACES USING MODULATION OF TIMBRE AS SONIFICATION INFORMATION CARRIERS - Interactive data sonification for representing multidimensional numerical information with a plurality of variable-timbre channels for use complementing data visualization is described. The method includes generation of a plurality of variable-timbre audio waveforms, each having an audio frequency parameter and at least one timbre modulation parameter having an adjustable value that affects the timbre of the audio waveform. The method includes associating aspects of multidimensional numerical data with the timbre modulation parameter of each audio frequency waveform using a mapping element. The mapping element varies values of timbre modulation parameters responsive to selected values from the multidimensional numerical data. Each audio frequency waveform can be positioned within a sonically-rendered sound field, associating information with positions within the sound field. Mapping elements can vary the positions responsive to selected values from the multidimensional numerical data. In an implementation, a cursor moves over visualized data as associated multidimensional numerical data values are sonified. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260791 | Novel Improvements for KRISS-type Firearm and Magazines for these Firearms - The invention relates to improvements in the design and operating mechanisms in a KRISS-type firearm, or a firearm employing a mobile mass. In one aspect, the invention is an improved cocking lever assembly comprising a main pin provided with a tenon ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120260792 | PRODUCTS AND METHODS FOR BALLISTIC DAMAGE MITIGATION AND BLAST DAMAGE SUPPRESSION - This invention is directed to energy absorbing or dissipating composite materials used to reduce structural damage from explosive blast energy and ballistic projectiles, either separately or in combination, and to methods of employing such materials. More particularly, this invention is directed to a blast damage suppression and/or ballistic shielding material comprising at least three independent layers; a layer comprising fiber based panels; a spray foam coating material and a coating layer comprising an elasto-plastic material. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260793 | RECEIVER FOR AN AUTOLOADING FIREARM - Improved receiver set for an indirect or direct gas operated firearm wherein the charging handle has been moved to the side of the upper receiver, the magazine well has been flared open to better receive a magazine, and the lower receiver has a semi-circular shelf in the rear which supports the proximal end of the bolt carrier as it is longitudinally displaced due to firing of the weapon. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260794 | PASSIVE PISTON UNIT - A piston unit is disclosed that utilises an elastic volume to store and release energy with each stroke by varying the hydraulic fluid volumes in and out of the hydraulic unit. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260795 | RING CAM AND FLUID-WORKING MACHINE INCLUDING RING CAM - A fluid-working machine comprising a ring cam, at least one piston defining a working chamber, and at least one valve associated with the or each working chamber for connecting the working chamber alternately to low and high pressure manifolds in phased relationship to cycles of working chamber volume. The ring cam has a wave-like cam working surface for operative engagement with the at least one piston. The waves of the wave-like cam surface each having a leading face and a trailing face and discontinuities, such as apertures to retain bolts, are located in the working surface on whichever of the leading face and the trailing face the at least one piston does least work during normal operation resulting from the flow of fluid into and out of the working chamber in phased relationship to cycles of working chamber volume. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260796 | RECIPROCATING PISTON COMPRESSOR WITH DELIVERY RATE CONTROL - In a reciprocating piston compressor with delivery rate control, the electromagnetic actuating device ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120260797 | LINEAR ACTUATOR - A linear actuator includes a cylinder main body, which is provided at one end thereof with a lock mechanism capable of restricting displacement of a slide table. The lock mechanism is equipped with a lock plate and a sub-piston. The lock plate is rotatable toward a side of the slide table by an elastic force of a spring, inserted into an insertion groove, and restricts displacement of the slide table. The sub-piston is displaced by a pressure fluid supplied to a supply port, and releases a displacement restricted state of the slide table by the lock plate. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260798 | Piston Assembly for Gyratory Crusher - A piston assembly for a gyratory crusher that contains designed wear parts comprising an upper piston bushing, a lower piston bushing, a piston wear ring and a hydraulic seal. All the wear parts can be replaced without access to the underside of the crusher | 2012-10-18 |
20120260799 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOVERY OF SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE - An apparatus and a method for recovery of sulfur hexafluoride is provided. Sulfur hexafluoride (SF | 2012-10-18 |
20120260800 | SCRUBBER UNIT ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a scrubber unit arrangement for cleaning exhaust gas. The arrangement comprises a scrubber unit for receiving a flow of exhaust gas, a pump means for supplying a scrubbing medium to the scrubber unit from a source of scrubbing medium, and means for discharging scrubbing medium from the scrubber unit. In order to provide an energy efficient scrubbing process, the scrubber unit arrangement further comprises a turbine unit, which is arranged to receive discharged scrubbing medium from the scrubber unit. Scrubbed exhaust gas is separately discharged from the scrubber unit. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260801 | CO2 RECOVERY SYSTEM AND RECOVERY METHOD FOR MOISTURE CONTAINING CO2 GAS | 2012-10-18 |
20120260803 | ACTIVE FIELD POLARIZED MEDIA AIR CLEANER - Improvements in active field polarized media air cleaner include an aerodynamic front cowling to reduce static air resistance, a rear double hinge to reduce blow by, a resistive center screen permitting the sharing of high voltage power supplies while reducing the tendency to arc and allowing for a higher operational voltage, a dielectric media support frame to produce a more uniform electrostatic field and reduce blow by, while at the same time reducing the tendency to spray corona and/or arc at the edges of the center screen, a substantially flat conductive outer screen to produce a more uniform electrostatic field throughout the filter media and a high-voltage shield to reduce high-voltage arcing and the spraying of corona where the high-voltage probe contacts the center screen. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260804 | AIR FILTER MONITORING SYSTEM - A real-time monitoring system that monitors various aspects of the operation of a refrigerant-cycle system is described. The system includes a processor that measures power provided to the refrigerant-cycle system and gathers data from one or more sensors in connection with a filter element. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260805 | IDENTIFICATION OF BEVERAGE INGREDIENT CONTAINING CAPSULES - The invention concerns a beverage production system comprising beverage ingredient containing capsules ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120260806 | Pre-packaged beverage brewer press - A pre-packaged beverage brewer press is taught that incorporates a hollow cylinder ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120260807 | Method and Apparatus for Preparing a Beverage Suitable for Consumption - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120260808 | DISTILLER GRAIN PELLET PRODUCTION DEVICES - A device for producing a high density compact livestock feed from a loose granular material according to various embodiment can include a source for supplying a loose granular material to be treated. A series of successive treatment zones comprises a heating zone, a compression zone, and a cooling zone. The heating zone comprises at least one heater and at least one screw compression dryer configured to receive the loose granular material to be treated for drying. Rotation of the screw transfers the treated material to the compression zone. The compression zone comprises a compression chamber for compacting the treated material to form a high density compact body. The treated material is pressed through the compression chamber while a two-dimensional cross-section compression is applied to the treated material. The cooling zone comprises a cooling unit for cooling the high density compact body received from the compression zone. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260809 | Rotisserie Grill - An improved grill assembly is provided that has at least three grilling regions for effecting different types of cooking. The first grilling region includes two vertically standing fuel receptacles spaced apart in a grill housing to form an open area therebetween. An opening in the housing allows a food basket to be inserted into the open area to cook both sides of the food at the same time. The second grilling region includes a grilling surface that is placed over a recessed grilling area on the outer surface of the top wall of the grill housing. The third grilling region is a rotisserie cooking region and includes an open area on a side of the grill housing that has a rotatably secured rod that receives a food product and that is in communication with one of the vertical standing fuel receptacles to cook the food product. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260810 | CITRUS JUICERS - The invention relates to citrus juicers of the kind in which a reamer is supported upright on a shaft driven by an electric motor so that half of a citrus fruit may be pressed down onto the reamer for juice extraction. Typically such juicers are fitted with an arm ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120260811 | DEVICE FOR COMPACTING HOLLOW BODIES, IN PARTICULAR BEVERAGE CANS - A device is disclosed for compacting hollow bodies, in particular beverage cans, having a roller ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120260812 | Method for Printing a Substrate Using an Anilox Roll, an Anilox Roll for a Printing Method and a Printing Apparatus - The invention relates to an anilox roll for a printing apparatus. The anilox roll comprises a cylinder having a surface. The surface comprises a fluid distribution structure for receiving, distributing and transferring a fluid such as an ink. The fluid distribution structure comprises a channel formed in the surface having channel walls. This channel is arranged for distributing the fluid over the fluid distribution structure. The channel comprises channel parts, wherein the courses of connected channel parts are at an angle with respect to each other for preventing a linear distribution of the fluids to be received in a course direction of the channel, allowing a meandering distribution of the fluid to be received in the channel. Side walls of the channel are arranged for allowing a meandering flow of the fluid throughout the fluid distribution surface. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260813 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING A RUNNING DIRECTION OF A SUBSTRATE WEB - Disclosed are a method and a device for measuring a running direction of a substrate web ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120260814 | Advanced Muzzle Loader Ammunition - A muzzle loaded ammunition round having a bullet and a consumable cartridge case. The cartridge case is hollow and is filled with at least one propellant composition, the cartridge case being constructed from a consumable material, such as foamed celluloid. The bullet is commonly engaged to the propellant composition at least via the cartridge case, the propellant composition having a charge weight. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260815 | Rail System and a Travel Board for the Rail System - The invention relates to a rail system ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120260816 | MOBILE UNIT AND INSTALLATION FOR TRANSPORTATION OF AT LEAST ONE PASSENGER - A mobile unit for transportation of at least one passenger comprises a car accommodating this passenger and an assembly device for fitting this car on a mobile support in rotary manner with respect to a substantially horizontal axis of rotation. The assembly device comprises a single first crown rigidly secured to the car and assembled by a bearing to a second crown performing securing to the mobile support. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260817 | Running Gear for a Rail Vehicle with a Transversally Decoupling Motor Suspension - A running gear for a rail vehicle, including a wheel unit, a motor unit and a running gear frame unit being supported on the wheel unit. The motor unit is connected to the wheel unit to drive the wheel unit. Further more, the motor unit is suspended to the running gear frame unit via a connecting device. The connecting device is transversally elastic to allow a relative transverse motion between the motor unit and the running gear frame unit. The connecting device has a transverse rigidity being sufficiently low such that a contribution of the motor unit to an inertial moment of the running gear frame unit about the height direction is reduced by at least 50%. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260818 | LIGHTWEIGHT TRANSPORT VEHICLE - A lightweight transport vehicle includes a carriage, a connecting floor and a walking part. The connecting floor locates at a bottom of the carriage. The walking part connects both sides of a bottom of the connecting floor for supporting and conveying the connecting floor and the carriage. The distance between the connecting floor and the ground is at least larger than the height of the car. The width of the walking part between both sides of the bottom of the connecting floor is at least larger than a width of a car. The distance between the walking part and a side of the car is enough for the car to travel through. The carriage comprises at least one head and at least one body. The body includes a left half head part and a right half head part. There are connecting mechanisms responsible for connecting between the head and the body of each carriage and between the bodies. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260819 | THERMAL REFLECTIVE PAINT - Thermal reflective paint comprising of active heat reflective agent in the percentage 5% to 100%, bulk forming agents or fillers in the percentage 5% 95% alongwith binders and additives | 2012-10-18 |
20120260820 | Compositions Containing Zinc Salts for Coating Medical Articles - The present invention relates to methods and compositions which employ low concentrations of combinations of zinc salts and antimicrobial agents in coatings for medical articles. The coatings have an anti-irritant effect and inhibit transmission of infectious disease. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260821 | COATING-FORMING LIQUID COMPOSITION AND COATING-FORMING METHOD THEREWITH - Provided are: a coating-forming liquid composition capable of forming a coating for bonding copper to a photosensitive resin, which includes an aqueous solution containing an azole having only nitrogen as ring hetero atom, an acid having a logarithm of the reciprocal of acid dissociation constant of 3 to 8 at 25° C., and a salt thereof, has a pH of more than 4 and not more than 7 at 25° C., and can stably form a coating for improving adhesion between copper and a photosensitive resin even when used continuously or repeatedly; and a method of forming a coating for bonding copper to a photosensitive resin, which comprises bringing the surface of the copper into contact with the coating-forming liquid composition to form the coating. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260822 | BRIGHT NOBLE METAL PREPARATION - A bright noble metal preparation for firing on ceramic/porcelain surfaces at a minimum temperature of 900° C. The preparation has at least one organic noble metal compound including at least one of an organic gold, platinum, silver and palladium compound, at least one flux that consists of organometallic compounds including Cr in the form of at least one organic compound, such that a Cr content is 0.01 to 1.0 mole per mole of noble metal, and at least one vehicle. The bright noble metal preparation is rhodium-free and has a noble metal content of 6 to 20 wt. %, based on the preparation. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260823 | NOVEL CRYSTAL FORMS OF QUINACRIDONES MADE FROM 2,9-DIMETHOXYQUINACRIDONE AND 2,9-DICHLOROQUINACRIDONE - Novel crystal forms of solid solutions of 2,9-dimethyoxyquinacridone and 2,9-dichloroquinacridone. The crystal forms may be formed by a process comprising the steps of: a) heating a mixture of 2,5-di(4-methoxyanilino)terephthalic acid, and 2,5-di(4-chloroanilino)terephthalic acid in polyphorsphoric acid at a temperature less than 1050 C to form a mixture of 2,9-dimethoxyquinacridone and 2,9-dichloroquinacridone; b) combining the mixture of 2,9-dimethoxyquinacridone and 2,9-dichloroquinacridone with water; and c) heating the mixture of 2,9-dimethoxyquinacridone and 2,9-dichloroquinacridone at a temperature not more than 110° C. Another crystal form may be formed by the process of heating a mixture of 2,9-dimethoxyquinacridone and 2,9-dichloroquinacridone in a polar aprotic solvent. These products are may be used for coloring fibers, plastics, paints, coatings, printing inks, color filters, cosmetics, automotive coatings, textiles, fibers, powder coatings, in-mold coatings, laminate films, and the like. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260824 | PIGMENT DISPERSION AND COLORANT FORMULATION - A pigment dispersion for use in preparing liquid colorant formulations is based on a blend of fatty acids for use in a point of sale apparatus for charging a pre-pressurized package containing an initial paint formulation having a neutral or clear color to arrive at a matched or selected final color and sold directly to the end user. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260825 | POLYMERIC DISPERSANTS - Dispersants for pigments as well as dispersions containing them, and compositions such as inks and coatings containing them are described. The dispersants are the reaction product of at least one dianhydride with at least two different reactants, each of which can be an amine, alcohol, or thiol, and at least one of which is polymeric. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260826 | OIL-BASED GROUTING COMPOSITION WITH AN INSULATING MATERIAL - A grouting composition for use in insulating a portion of a tubular located inside an enclosed conduit comprises: (A) an oil-swellable binding material comprising a organophilic clay; and (B) a hydrocarbon liquid, wherein the hydrocarbon liquid is the continuous phase of the grouting composition; and (C) an insulating material comprising a hollow microsphere, wherein after the grouting composition has set, the grouting composition has a thermal conductivity of less than 0.3 BTU/hr·ft·° F. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260827 | FIBER CEMENT BUILDING MATERIALS WITH LOW DENSITY ADDITIVES - This invention relates to a formulation with the addition of low density additives of volcanic ash, hollow ceramic microspheres or a combination of microspheres and volcanic ash or other low density additives into cementitious cellulose fiber reinforced building materials. This formulation is advantageously lightweight or low density compared as compared to current fiber cement products without the increased moisture expansion and freeze-thaw degradation usually associated with the addition of lightweight inorganic materials to fiber cement mixes. The low density additives also give the material improved thermal dimensional stability. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260828 | Methods and Compositions Comprising Kiln Dust and Metakaolin - The present invention provides settable compositions and methods of using settable compositions that comprise a hydraulic cement; a partially calcined kiln feed comprising SiO | 2012-10-18 |
20120260829 | Pumpable Geopolymers Comprising A Fluid-Loss Agent - The invention concerns the use of a fluid loss control additive in a pumpable geopolymeric suspension for oil and/or gas industry applications, said suspension further comprising an aluminosilicate source, a carrier fluid, and an activator, and method of providing such a suspension in a borehole. In particular, the suspension according to the invention is used for well primary cementing operations and/or remedial applications. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260830 | DESKTOP/MONITOR COMBINATION - Desktop/monitor combination which can be connected to a frame. The desktop ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120260831 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR LACTATION ACCOMMODATION - A method, apparatus, and system for lactation accommodation with a product table that utilizes in one locale the combination of a chair, counter, sink, splash guards and anti-microbial surfaces to construct lactation support for nursing mothers that meets food handling and health care standards. A vertical splash guard is placed between the pump table space and the sink table space to reduce splash from the sink onto the counter. The system includes a sink with countertop hole to accommodate a hands-free faucet with or without water temperature control levers, but has no other holes or seams that will permit microbial growth. The lactation accommodation comes in two sizes, one non-handicap accommodation with shorter length countertop spaces, and a second handicap accessible accommodation with longer countertop space and is wheelchair accessible. The apparatus includes a chair attached to the table or floor so that it cannot be removed from the installation. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260832 | PALLET CONSTRUCTION WITH MULTI SURFACE BONDING PLASTICIZED SPRAY - Use present invention discloses a pallet construction including a plurality of elongate extending and inter-engaging members establishing three dimensional construction with an upper platform supporting surface and a spaced apart and bottom ground supporting surface. A plasticized and environmentally sealing spray overcoat is applied over the members. Additional variants include a plurality of three dimensional and rectangular shaped support elements sandwiched between a first upper plurality of elongated members and a second plurality of lower members. A plurality of inter-engaging and overlapping locations include at least one of reduced thickness or notched locations in order to assemble into a seamless and constant width manner. The members can further exhibit any specified shape and size, and can be constructed of any of a wood, steel, aluminum, bamboo, composite plastic, cardboard, foam or concrete/silicate based material. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260833 | Foldable Work Bench Station - A work bench station comprises a pair of spaced-apart mounting brackets for attachment to a building wall. A workbench tabletop is hingedly attached to the wall brackets so that the tabletop can swing between a horizontal working position upwardly or downwardly to a generally vertical storage position. K-shaped end supports are hingedly attached to the wall brackets and can swing from a working position supporting the tabletop in its working position, inwardly to a storage position generally against or adjacent to the building wall. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260834 | BOILER CONTROL SYSTEM - A boiler control system for efficiently controlling the operation of a packaged boiler is provided. The system includes a combustion air control system, a fuel control system, a flue gas sensing system, and a boiler controller. The boiler controller is in operative communication with the combustion air control system, fuel control system, and the flue gas sensing system. Based upon a system demand, the boiler controller controls coarse-level operation of the combustion air control system and the fuel control system. The flue gas sensing system may include an oxygen sensor and a flue gas differential sensor to sense a change in a characteristic of the flue gas. When the flue gas differential sensor senses a change in the flue gas characteristic that meets a flue gas differential setpoint, the boiler controller controls the fine-level operation of the boiler. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260835 | METHOD AND DEVICE AT A PLANTER OR A SEED DRILL - The invention refers to a method at a seed drill ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120260836 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NO-TILL INTER-ROW SIMULTANEOUS APPLICATION OF HERBICIDE AND FERTILIZER, SOIL PREPARATION, AND SEEDING OF A COVER CROP IN A STANDING CROP - A no-till apparatus for application of herbicide and fertilizer, soil preparation, and seeding of a cover crop in a standing crop has inter-row assemblies configured to pass along inter-row areas between adjacent row lines of standing crop plants. Each assembly includes a fertilizer applicator, a no-till soil preparation element, a cover crop seed applicator, and a post-seeding element. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260837 | SEED FLAP FOR SEED METER - A metering device having an obstruction within its metering chamber to prevent inputs such as seeds from passing from a seed sump to other areas within the metering chamber and causing to the metering device to become overfilled with seeds when the metering device is raised out of the planting position. In one embodiment, the obstruction includes one or more hingedly connected flaps that move due to the changing orientation of the metering device. In one or more positions of the metering device, the obstruction is positioned to prevent the seeds from leaving the seed sump. The seeds are prevented from leaving the seed sump without having to manually shut a gate on each metering devices of a planter. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260838 | MAKING A DECORATIVE DESIGN WITH DECORATIVE ELEMENTS ARRANGED IN FREELY MOVABLE FASHION - Decorative elements are sewn, with a first-type sewing thread, to a base member in accordance with a first pattern. One surface of the base member is covered with a see-through cover member, and an embroidery sewing operation is performed on the superposed base member and cover member. Then, the sewing thread, sewing the decorative elements on the base member, is removed from the base member. The embroidery sewing operation is performed in accordance with a second pattern surrounding the decorative elements sewn on the base member in accordance with the first pattern. Thus, the decorative elements are freely movably accommodated in a space defined between the base member and the cover member, so that they can freely move within the space in response to movement of the base member. Such a decorative design with the movable decorative elements can be made on the base member easily and efficiently. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260839 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUBSEA GAS STORAGE INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL - A method for deploying a gas storage vessel below the surface of the water comprises coupling an upper end of the gas storage vessel to a deployment apparatus positioned at the surface of the water. The gas storage vessel has a total dry weight and a lower end opposite the upper end. The gas storage vessel also includes a storage tank defining an inner region inside the tank and an exterior region outside the tank. In addition, the method comprises lowering the gas storage vessel below the surface of the water with the deployment apparatus. Further, the method comprises pumping a buoyancy control gas into the inner region of the tank. The buoyancy control gas in the inner region of the tank generates a buoyancy force acting on the gas storage vessel. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260840 | Floating platform for motorized decoys - Disclosed is a floating platform suitable for supporting a motorized fowl decoy upon a post attached to the upper surface of the floating platform. The floating platform comprises a rectangular-shaped solid base portion having a vertically-mounted post attached to the top surface of said floating platform. Hingedly attached to each long side of the base is a foldable wing frame, each wing frame being a quadrilateral assembly of two longitudinal members and two lateral members, connected by four 90-degree elbows, with one longitudinal member of each wing frame pivotally attached to each long side of the base. Each wing frame may also comprise a one-piece structure. The base and each wing frame of the floating platform are further enclosed in lightweight material to ensure buoyancy of the entire floating platform. The device is easily transportable by pivoting the wing frames upward and carrying the device in the manner of a briefcase. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260841 | DISPOSITION INTRODUCED INTO ASSEMBLING SYSTEM FOR FLOATING PLATFORMS - “DISPOSITION INTRODUCED INTO ASSEMBLING SYSTEM FOR FLOATING PLATFORMS” is a new disposition of assembling system for floating platform, which presents rectangular blocks ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120260842 | Vehicle flag - A non-flexible vehicle flag made molded plastic thin walled rigid material where a front half and a rear half are screwed together to form a hollow rectilinear shape having an aerodynamic teardrop shaped cross section. Horizontal ribs inside the hollow structure have cut out areas that retain bushings. The flag can rotate about a flag pole that is retained by the bushings. The flag pole can be attached by a bracket to the ledge of any standard vehicle window. The teardrop cross sectional shape allows the flag to cut through the air with minimal turbulence during use. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260843 | Solar powered, mobile trailer goose controller - A towable, single axle utility trailer having a support platform, a rearwardly angled frame at a front end, a support column at a rear end, control units on the angled frame to generate timed electrical signals representative of geese recordings of alert and alarm, audio speakers on legs of the support column for sounding alarms of multiple geese in motion and at different levels of distress, and a solar panel collector atop the support column for energizing a storage battery in providing the electrical power required to operate the speakers and control units. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260844 | Angled Gauge Head for Liquid Level Sending Unit - A tilted gauge head for indicating liquid level within a container is operatively connectable to a liquid level sending unit. The gauge head includes a mounting base adapted for connection to the container, an indicator dial assembly operatively connectable to the liquid level sending unit for indicating liquid level, and at least one bracket with a rear mounting wall connected to the mounting base and a front mounting wall connected to the indicator dial assembly. The mounting walls are oriented at an acute angle with respect to each other such that the indicator dial assembly is oriented or tilted at the acute angle with respect to the mounting base. In this manner, the indicator dial assembly can more easily be viewed by a user from an angle to thereby reduce parallax reading errors. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260845 | POLYSILICON SYSTEM - A polysilicon system comprises polysilicon in at least three form-factors, or shapes, providing for an enhanced loading efficiency of a mold or crucible. The system is used in processes to manufacture multi-crystalline or single crystal silicon. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260846 | METHOD FOR FORMING BULK CRYSTALS, IN PARTICULAR MONOCRYSTALS OF FLUORIDES DOPED WITH RARE-EARTH IONS - A method for forming a bulk crystal from precursors in the molten state, of solidification and growth around a seed of a material having a defined crystalline structure, includes subjecting the crystalline solid phase obtained at the end of the growth to a first controlled cooling step performed at a first higher cooling rate until a predetermined threshold temperature is reached, and to a subsequent controlled cooling step from the threshold temperature, performed at a second cooling rate lower than the first cooling rate. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260847 | AMORPHOUS SILICON CRYSTALLIZATION USING COMBINED BEAMS FROM MULTIPLE OSCILLATORS - In a silicon crystallization method, a pulse is delivered from each of two excimer lasers. The duration of one of the pulses is extended in a pulse-duration extender to a duration significantly longer than that of that of the other. The extended-duration and other pulses are delivered along a common path. The other pulse temporally overlaps the extended-duration pulse after delivery of the extended-duration pulse begins. The silicon is preheated by the extended-duration before being melted by the combined pulses during the temporal overlap period. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260848 | Single crystal growth method for vertical high temperature and high pressure group III-V compound - The invention discloses a single crystal growth method for a vertical high temperature and high pressure group III-V compound. A vertical high temperature and high pressure stove is capable of providing a group III element fusion zone with a temperature equal to or greater than that of a composition melting point and providing a group V element provision zone below the group III element fusion zone. The stove provides steam to the group III element fusion zone and the group V element provision zone at a temperature greater than evaporation temperature. The compound synthesis of a group III element and a group V element is completed in the group III element fusion zone, and an in-situ growth of single crystal is completed in the group III element fusion zone, thereby preventing the growth of the rich group III element and increasing the single crystal process efficiency. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260849 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CRYSTALLINE SILICON SUBSTRATES - An apparatus and method for producing a crystalline ribbon continuously from a melt pool of liquid feed material, e.g. silicon. The silicon is melted and flowed into a growth tray to provide a melt pool of liquid silicon. Heat is passively extracted by allowing heat to flow from the melt pool up through a chimney. Heat is simultaneously applied to the growth tray to keep the silicon in its liquid phase while heat loss is occurring through the chimney. A template is placed in contact with the melt pool as heat is lost through the chimney so that the silicon starts to “freeze” (i.e. solidify) and adheres to the template. The template is then pulled from the melt pool thereby producing a continuous ribbon of crystalline silicon. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260850 | METHOD OF PURIFYING SILICON UTILIZING CASCADING PROCESS - The present invention relates to a method of purifying a material using a metallic solvent. The present invention includes a method of purifying silicon utilizing a cascade process. In a cascade process, as the silicon moves through the purification process, it contacts increasingly pure solvent metal that is moving through the process in an opposite direction. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260851 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TRANSPARENT OXIDE THIN FILM - A method of manufacturing a zinc oxide-based thin film for a transparent electrode and a zinc oxide-based thin film manufactured using the method, in which both conductivity and transmittance can be improved. The method includes the step of forming a transparent oxide thin film doped with a dopant on a transparent substrate, and the step of rapidly heat-treating the transparent oxide thin film. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260852 | VITREOUS SILICA CRUCIBLE - Provided is a vitreous silica crucible which has a special region for suppressing vibration of melt surface during pulling of a silicon single crystal and at the same time, a marking capable of accurately monitoring a changed position of the melt surface when passing through the special region. The special region for preventing sloshing of silicon melt is provided on an inner wall of a straight body portion, and the marking is provided at least at an upper end and a lower end of the special region. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260853 | CONFORMABLE CAPILLARY COATING DEVICES FOR A SUBSTRATE WITH VARIABLE HEIGHTS - A discontinuous capillary coating device is disclosed. At least one capillary tube is filled with a coating material. At least one flexible member is disposed in the capillary tube and is immersed in the coating material. The flexible member extends to the exterior of the capillary tube, guiding and outputting the coating material. At least one coating substrate receives a liquid coating film from the coating material via the flexible member. At least one capillary tube holder holds the capillary tube, guiding movement of the capillary tube. At least one traversing mechanism drives the capillary tube holder or coating substrate to move. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260854 | COATING SYSTEM - A coating system is provided with a coating robot ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120260855 | DEPOSITING APPARATUS FOR FORMING THIN FILM - A depositing apparatus for forming a thin film includes a source container in which a source material to be deposited on a substrate is accommodated in a solid or liquid state; an evaporation chamber which couples and communicates with the source container above the source container, and through which an evaporated source material from the source container passes; a spraying hole which is formed on a top of the evaporation chamber, and sprays upward the evaporated source material passed through the evaporation chamber; a first heater which is provided above the source material inside the evaporation chamber or the source container, and supplies heat to the source material to evaporate the source material accommodated in the source container; and a block plate is provided above the first heater inside the evaporation chamber. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260856 | PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - There is disclosed a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus including a pallet to load and convey an object thereon to provide a functional film to the object by plasma reaction, wherein the pallet includes a base, a jig to fix the object, and a fixing part disposed on the base at an upper side of the fixing part Lo fix the object to the pallet. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260857 | HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS - A heat treatment apparatus includes a reaction tube extending in a first direction; a substrate support unit which is placed in the reaction tube and is configured to be capable of supporting plural substrates along the first direction; plural gas supply pipes provided at a side surface of the reaction tube to be aligned in the first direction with intervals for supplying a gas into the reaction tube; a gas dispersing plate which is provided in the reaction tube between opening edges of the plural gas supply pipes and the substrate support unit placed in the reaction tube, the gas dispersing plate being provided with plural opening portions formed to correspond to the gas supply pipes, respectively; and a heater which is placed outside the reaction tube for heating the substrates. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260858 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR INCREASING THE HATCHABILITY OF HATCHERY EGGS - Provided is a method for the hatching of hatchery eggs including: (a) treating the egg shell surface with a coating composition including a coating agent, to form a coating on the surface of the egg's shell; and (b) incubating the egg under conditions to cause hatching to occur; wherein the yield of hatching of the hatchery eggs is improved as compared to control eggs not treated as defined in (a). Further provided is a composition for the treating of hatchery eggs prior to incubation, where the composition includes a coating agent, and where the composition improves the hatching yield of the hatchery eggs. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260859 | ANIMAL LITTER CONTAINING TWISTED PAPER RODS AND METHOD OF PROVIDING A DOMESTICATED ANIMAL WITH MENTAL STIMULATION - An animal litter is provided for simultaneously delivering urine-absorbent and mental-stimulating properties of the litter. The litter includes in combination a plurality of urine-absorbent particles forming a litter particulate component and a plurality of unfoldable polymeric cylinders constituting a polymeric cylinder component and intermixed with the urine-absorbent particles. The polymeric cylinders have a mean cylinder height of between 1 and 30 millimeters, a ratio of cylinder height to cylinder diameter of 1:1 to 12:1, and a strip length to cylinder height ratio of greater than 10:1. The litter particulate component is present relative to the cylinders in a volume ratio of 1:1 to 25:1. A process is further provided to mental stimulation and boredom reduction of a caged animal. The process includes providing the animal with the above inventive litter and allowing sufficient time for the animal to unfold a portion of the polymeric cylinders. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260860 | Lightweight Clumping Animal Litter and Method Thereof - Animal litter having up to a sixty percent reduction in bulk density can be produced by combining flat-shaped cellulosic materials and sodium bentonite clay. Not only is the resulting litter lighter, but it also maintains a high clump strength as compared to clay-based animal litters that contain greater than ninety percent by weight sodium bentonite clay. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260861 | Fish cage screen and cleaning apparatus - The device includes a screen cleaning brush with multiple fibers or cleaning fingers made from a flexible material with a hook and barb shape. The hook is designed to trap the screen strand as it passes and rotates on a flexible arm to clean the adjacent and opposite side of the strand and then flexes to release the strand. The instant invention has a unique propulsion system and navigation system that enables automatic navigation of the cleaning apparatus on the screen of the aquaculture cage. Alternative the screen cleaning can be performed with a frame having fins to assist in the directional placement of the cleaning fingers against a submersed screen. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260862 | Vibration Reduction Pad - A vibration reduction pad suitable for the floors of animal transport or containment systems uses a core of one or more laminations of material sealed with an outer layer of moisture-proof, puncture and abrasion resistant woven fabric. The outer layer protects the core against outside contaminates. Multiple vibration reduction pads can be fitted edge to edge and sealed or multiple cores can be sealed in one outer layer allowing for custom fits in a wide variety of flooring situations. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260863 | FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE - A fluid delivery device is provided for applying fluid to an object, including a spray head, a fluid conduit connected to the spray head, and a driver for moving the spray head into a spray position relative to the object, wherein the spray head includes a support arm, the support arm including at least a flexible section, an actuator to cause fluid to be sprayed via the spray head, and a control mechanism that ensures that
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20120260864 | Cleaning Device - A cleaning device for an object, such as a pet foot, has a housing to which a cover plate is attached. The cover plate has an opening to enable insertion of an object into the cleaning device. The cleaning device further has a first rotatable brush arranged in the housing and having a first axis, and a second rotatable brush arranged in the housing and having a second axis. When an object is inserted through the opening, the object is drawn into the cleaning device in a direction from the opening by means of the rotation of the rotatable brushes. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260865 | Weather Resistant Configurable Leashes and Collars - The present invention relates to weather resistant lightweight and user configurable leash collar sets. In one embodiment, the leash collar set includes a leash and a collar made primarily from strips constructed by folding two or more layers of a thin and lightweight material. The collar includes a buckle, a triple slide and a double bar attachment, thereby enabling an overall length of the collar to be adjustable. The leash includes a latching attachment and a triple bar slide. The leash strip is threaded through the leash slide and also threaded through the leash slide, thereby forming an adjustable leash strip loop with an adjustable circumference. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260866 | Dog Leash Untangler For More Than One Dog - The present invention is directed to a dual pet leash, including a spherical-shaped or ellipsoid-shaped or cone-shaped or cylindrical-shaped or egg-shaped detangling element, a handle located adjacent the detangling element, and two or more pet attachment portions or straps extending from the detangling element, the pet attachment portions spaced approximately equidistant from each other, or spaced on approximately opposite sides of the detangling element. Latches for attaching to the pet attachment portions to a pet's collar or pet's harness are also provided. The detangling element is configured to rotate about the bolt | 2012-10-18 |
20120260867 | CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING VARIABLE-SPEED ENGINE-DRIVE FAN - A control system for use with a machine having an engine is disclosed. The control system may have a cooling circuit, a heat exchanger associated with the cooling circuit, and a sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of a temperature of the cooling circuit. The cooling system may also have a fan mechanically driven by the engine to direct air through the cooling circuit, and a controller in communication with the sensor and the engine. The controller may be configured to adjust a speed of the engine based on the signal. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260868 | Piston for an internal combustion engine - A piston for an internal combustion engine has a piston head and a piston skirt. The piston head has a circumferential ring belt and a circumferential cooling channel. The piston skirt has a working surface assigned to its major thrust side and to its minor thrust side. A bore that proceeds from the cooling channel is provided, which ends in the working surface assigned to the major thrust side, and is disposed at an incline, in such a manner that the bore exit encloses an acute angle (α) with the center axis (M) of the piston. An opening is formed in the working surface, and a deflection surface inclined relative to the working surface is provided between the bore and the bore exit. The working surface assigned to the major thrust side has a depression which forms at least one oil capture region above the opening. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260869 | PISTON FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A PISTON - A piston for an internal combustion engine has, on the lower edge thereof opposite the piston crown, at least one cutout formed in the radial direction. An internal combustion engine is provided with at least one such piston. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260870 | CAMSHAFT HAVING A SLIDING PIECE WHICH HAS DIFFERENT CAM PROFILES - A camshaft assembly has a rotationally drivable basic camshaft and at least one sliding piece which is mounted in the basic camshaft and can be displaced in the longitudinal direction of the latter, the sliding piece having at least one cam pack with at least two cams with different cam profiles, and having a switching device which has a switch guide plate for displacing the at least one sliding piece into different switching positions of the cams. It is provided in a camshaft of this type that the switching device has a switching shaft which can be rotated about the rotational axis of the basic camshaft with a switch guide plate which has a slotted-guide track, and a slotted-guide pin which is connected to the sliding piece and engages into the slotted-guide track. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260871 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, WITH A SYSTEM FOR VARIABLE ACTUATION OF THE INTAKE VALVES PROVIDED WITH IMPROVED SOLENOID VALVES, AND SOLENOID VALVE FOR THIS ENGINE - An internal combustion engine for motor-vehicles, includes a system for variable actuation of the intake valves of the engine having a solenoid valve controllable between a closed condition and an open condition wherein it places a pressurized fluid chamber in communication with an exhaust chamber, with the aim of decoupling the intake valve from the respective tappet and causing the quick closing of the intake valve due to the respective return spring. The solenoid valve has a valve element with a cylindrical body having a first conical surface portion and a second conical surface portion. The conical surface portions are defined by the axially opposite ends of a circumferential groove formed on the valve element. The first conical surface portion cooperates with the valve seat. The other conical surface portion has an outer diameter substantially identical to the diameter of the annular edge defining the valve seat. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260872 | MULTI-CYLINDER INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, WITH A SYSTEM FOR VARIABLE ACTUATION OF THE INTAKE VALVES AND WITH COMPENSATION OF THE DIFFERENCES IN THE TORQUE PRODUCED BY THE CYLINDERS, AND CONTROL METHOD IMPLEMENTED IN THIS ENGINE - A multi-cylinder internal combustion engine is provided with a system for the variable actuation of the intake valves, and such system is used to vary the amount of air taken in by each cylinder so as to reduce to the minimum or entirely eliminate the differences in the torque produced by the various cylinders and hence limit the irregularities in the rotation speed of the engine shaft. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260873 | Camshaft with Variable Valve Opening Period - A camshaft for an internal combustion engine, having a hollow outer shaft and an inner shaft which is concentrically mounted inside the outer shaft to be rotatable about an angle and a multi-part cam element having a first cam section that is mounted on the outer shaft in a rotationally fixed manner and a second cam section that is connected to the inner shaft in a rotationally fixed manner and rotationally mounted on the outer shaft. The two cam sections have different cam contours, the relative movement of the two cam sections in opposite directions allowing the resulting cam contour of the cam element interacting with a cam follower to be changed to adjust the variable valve opening period. The two cam sections have different maximum lifts, the cam top section of the cam section having the smaller maximum lift being substantially formed by an annular sector. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260874 | FINGER FOLLOWER OF A VALVE TRAIN - The invention relates to a finger follower, or lever ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120260875 | FINGER FOLLOWER LEVER OF A VALVE TRAIN AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A finger follower lever of a valve train, which has a lever body that is a pressed and punched component made of sheet metal and has a U-shaped cross-section with two largely parallel side walls. A roller rotatably mounted between the side walls on a pin. The pin is uniformly hardened and inserted at each end into a hole punched out of the side wall and is staked or caulked at the ends. To enable the holes to be punched out simultaneously in opposite directions of a relatively narrow lever body, at least one of the two side walls has, at least on the outside thereof, a flat recess in the region of the hole. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260876 | METHOD OF INCREASING FUEL EFFICIENCY - An additive, comprising a fatty acid and/or a derivative of a fatty acid and an amine, is used in a fuel for the purpose of increasing the efficiency of an engine combusting said fuel, in particular for the purpose of reducing the losses arising from the sliding of the pistons of an engine within their cylinders, and preferably with the result that fuel economy is improved. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260877 | FUEL COMPOSITION - A fuel composition having a boiling range of between 95 to 440 degrees Fahrenheit containing (a) a saturates content below 55 vol %; (b) a RON of from about 88 to about 91; (c) an olefins content of from about 0 to about 5 vol %; (d) an aromatics content of from about 32 to about 40 vol %; (e) an ethanol content of from about 8 to about 16 vol %; (f) an octane sensitivity of from about 8 to about 11; and the fuel composition is used in an HCCI engine. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260878 | ENGINE STARTING DEVICE - A ring gear to be coupled to a crankshaft of an engine; a starter motor for starting the engine; a pinion gear for transmitting rotation of the starter motor to the ring gear; pinion-gear meshing-engagement unit for moving the pinion gear to achieve meshing engagement with the ring gear; rpm-difference acquiring unit for acquiring an rpm difference between the pinion gear and the ring gear; and restart control unit for allowing the pinion gear to be moved by the pinion-gear meshing-engagement unit when the rpm difference between the pinion gear and the ring gear, which is acquired by the rpm-difference acquiring unit, becomes smaller than a threshold value are provided. The restart control unit includes threshold-value setting unit, and the threshold value corresponding to a characteristic to be input to the threshold-value setting unit is preset. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260879 | ENGINE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY - An engine assembly includes an engine structure and an intake manifold assembly coupled to the engine structure. The engine structure defines first and second banks of cylinders. The intake manifold assembly includes first and second plenums and first and second sets of runners. The first and second plenums are located laterally between the first and second banks of cylinders. The second plenum is located laterally between the first plenum and the second bank of cylinders at first and second longitudinal ends of the intake manifold assembly and laterally between the first plenum and the first bank of cylinders at a medial region of the intake manifold assembly. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260880 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A CYLINDER HEAD AND A CYLINDER BLOCK - An internal combustion engine ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120260881 | INTERLOCKING PISTON BARRELS IN A V-TWIN MOTORCYCLE ENGINE - A cylinder head assembly in which the two cylinders of a V-twin configuration are arranged in a V with the cylinder provided on a plane which is transverse to the crankshaft of an internal combustion engine and normal thereto. Each of the cylinders is assembled together with an interlocking interference fit for installation on a common crankcase to permit larger engine displacements within the given physical dimensional space of the engine. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260882 | PISTON AND METHOD OF MAKING A PISTON - A one-piece piston including a combustion bowl which is cast to its final form and includes at least one irregularity spaced from a central axis. The piston is initially fabricated of an upper crown member and a lower crown member, which are joined together. The piston is then chucked into a machine tool, such as a CNC lathe, which locates either the piston's top surface or a portion of the combustion bowl and establishes its location as a datum plane. It is this datum plane which serves as a reference location for subsequent machining operations of the piston. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260883 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A CYLINDER HEAD AND A CYLINDER BLOCK - An internal combustion engine (1), includes a cylinder head (2) and a cylinder block (3), with a crankcase (10) being fixed to the cylinder block (3), and with the crankcase (10) including at least one oil pump. In order to reduce the production effort the oil pump is arranged in the crankcase (10), with the oil pump (40) being connected with a flange (43), and with the flange (43) being fixed to a mounting wall (42) of the crankcase (10). | 2012-10-18 |
20120260884 | OIL SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR ENGINE PROVIDED WITH TWO-STAGE RELIEF VALVE - Provided is an oil supply apparatus for an engine provided with a two-stage relief valve, in which a sufficient amount of working fluid is supplied in proportion to an engine speed in a low speed range where sufficient lubrication is not performed and a flow rate of the working fluid is reduced in a medium and high speed range where smooth lubrication is performed to reduce a rotational load applied to a crankshaft, capable of reducing an engine load to decrease fuel consumption to improve fuel efficiency as well as improving a lubrication operation through supply of an appropriate flow rate. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260885 | Water lubricated composite piston engine - A water lubricated and cooled composite piston engine is fitted with a carbon composite crankshaft, rod, block, and flywheel, it is also fitted with a carbon carbon piston, a conventional head or composite or carbon carbon head. A water lubricated engine has been developed by Mercedes for drilling rigs in the North Sea now making this application possible. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260886 | INTERNALLY COOLED HIGH COMPRESSION LEAN-BURNING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internally cooled internal combustion piston engine and method of operating a piston engine is provided, with the combination of liquid water injection, higher compression ratios than conventional engines, and leaner air fuel mixtures than conventional engines. The effective compression ratio of the engines herein is greater than 13:1. The engines may employ gasoline or natural gas and use spark ignition, or the engines may employ a diesel-type fuel and use compression ignition. The liquid water injection provides internal cooling, reducing or eliminating the heat rejection to the radiator, reduces engine knock, and reduces NOx emissions. The method of engine operation using internal cooling with liquid water injection, high compression ratio and lean air fuel mixture allow for more complete and efficient combustion and therefore better thermal efficiency as compared to conventional engines. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260887 | COMBUSTION CONTROL DEVICE - For providing a combustion control device capable of decreasing unburned HC caused by a fuel attaching to a bore wall of a cylinder and unburned HC/CO produced by excessive diffusion of the fuel in premixed charge compression ignition combustion, an injector control unit controls an injector so as to start an initial fuel injection when a crank angle corresponds to an initial fuel injection start time when a piston arrives at such a position that the fuel injected from the injector reaches a lip but falls short of reaching a bore wall face of a cylinder, and terminate a final injection when the crank angle corresponds to a final fuel injection end time, when the piston arrives at such a position that the fuel injected from the injector reaches the lip but falls short of reaching a region below the lip in a cavity. | 2012-10-18 |