47th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120291672 | PROCESS FOR REDUCING THE CONCENTRATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE IN AN EXHAUST GAS - A process for reducing the concentration of carbon dioxide in a gas including carbon dioxide and water vapour (for example a flue gas or a cement plant flue gas) which process includes contacting the gas with a particulate solid, which solid includes an alkaline earth metal oxide or hydroxide and a promoter selected from an alkanolamine; an unsubstituted or substituted piperazine; an unsubstituted or substituted morpholine; and a polyethyleneamine oligomer. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291673 | Light-Weight Composition and Mix for Masonry, Mortar and Stucco - An application for a pre-mixed mortar, stucco or masonry composition includes a approximately 75% sand and 25% of a light-weight cement mix comprising a cement (either Portland cement or Gypsum), ground granulated blast furnace slag, sodium tall oil, sodium stearate, sodium C14-16 Alpha Olefin, linear alkyl benzene; and silicon dioxide. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291674 | Methods of Plugging and Abandoning a Well Using Compositions Comprising Cement Kiln Dust and Pumicite - The present invention is directed to plug-and-abandon operations that use plugging compositions comprising cement kiln dust, pumicite, and/or lime. An embodiment includes a method of plugging a well bore for abandonment comprising: placing a plugging composition in the well bore, the plugging composition comprising: cement kiln dust in an amount of about 5% to about 100% by weight of cementitious components, pumicite in an amount of about 5% to about 100% by weight of cementitious components, 0% to about 24% of Portland cement by weight of cementitious components, and water; and allowing the plugging composition to set and form a plug. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291675 | METHODS AND PRODUCTS UTILIZING MAGNESIUM OXIDE FOR CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATION - Provided are methods for sequestering carbon dioxide utilizing magnesium hydroxide. A recovery method and system for recovering a gaseous component is provided. Methods and systems may utilize an alkaline component produced by thermal activation of magnesium hydroxide. Compositions of sequestered carbon dioxide comprising magnesium carbonate or magnesium bicarbonate are provided. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291676 | DEFOAMERS FOR HYDRATABLE CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITIONS - The present invention discloses additive compositions, cementitious compositions, and methods for controlling air in cementitious compositions, wherein a polyalkoxylated polyalkylene polyamine defoamer is deployed in combination with one or more air-entraining agents, such as higher alkanolamines, water-reducing agents including oxyalkylene-containing superplasticizers, or other air entraining agents. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291677 | REINFORCED PLASTIC PALLET - A reinforced plastic pallet includes a modular platform having top and bottom major walls which respectively have left and right stacked and held segments confronting each other. The stacked and held segments respectively have depression and supported regions. A spacer extends downwardly from each of the supported regions to have a base region confronting the corresponding depression region. A hollow strut extends upwardly from the base region through the corresponding depression region, and has an open end joining with the corresponding depression region. With the hollow struts, the structural strength of the spacers can be increased so as to prevent deformation thereof when the plastic pallet is subjected to a heavy load. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291678 | Four-Way Stack-and-Nest Pallet with Full Window-Framed Runners - A pallet made according to this invention provides a one-piece plastic pallet with integrated full window-frame runners for improved safety, nesting and stackability. The pallet includes a plurality of recessed portions that form angled leg portions below the lower surface of the deck. The pallet also includes integrated full window-framed runners in order to accommodate four-way entry. Each window-framed runner includes an angled leg portion having about the same draft angle as the opposing sidewall of the recessed portion. The deck also includes a plurality of channels sized to receive a window-framed runner of a second pallet. Each recessed portion also includes a stop to arrest the downward travel of the leg portion of the second pallet and allow for the nested second pallet to be easily removed from the first pallet. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291679 | METHOD FOR CORRECTING THE COMBUSTION SETTINGS OF A SET OF COMBUSTION CHAMBERS AND APPARATUS IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD - The invention relates to a method for real-time, continuous adjustment of a set of thermal combustion chambers ( | 2012-11-22 |
20120291680 | GROUND WORKING MACHINE WITH A BLOCKAGE CLEARING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A ground working machine having a frame, a ground engaging wheel mounted to the frame and movable between a raised position not engaging the ground and a working position engaging the ground. The ground engaging wheel, when in the working position, rotating about a wheel axis as the machine is moved over the ground. An actuator raises and lowers the ground engaging wheels. A control system includes a sensor to detect rotation of the ground engaging wheel and a controller that receives an input from the sensor. The controller commands the actuator to raise the ground engaging wheel when the sensor detects that the ground engaging wheel is not rotating. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291681 | TRASH DEFLECTOR - An attachment assembly for the disc of a mobile agricultural device, including a washer configured to attach to a disc of the mobile agricultural device. The washer may be attached to a center location of the disc. The washer is operatively connected to a deflector bar. The deflector bar substantially prevents debris from accumulating between the disc and a fertilizer assembly attached to the disc, as the disc rotates. The deflector bar in other embodiments, may be directly connected to a fertilizer assembly, rather than to the washer. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291682 | METHOD OF FEEDING THREAD TO A SEWING MACHINE AND SEWING MACHINE THREAD FEED - A sewing machine thread feed for a supplying sewing thread to a sewing machine, the feed including: a guide mechanism for guiding sewing thread to a needle of the sewing machine; first and second spools carrying first and second filaments respectively, one of the spools carrying a low-melt filament and the other carrying a textile filament; first and second retention mechanisms for retaining the first and second spools respectively in position against force applied to them when filament is drawn off; the first and second filaments run from the first and second spools respectively to the guide mechanism; wherein the first filament runs from the first spool, through the centre of the second spool, so that the action of the second filament, when being drawn off the second spool, causes inter-winding of the first and second filaments to create composite sewing thread. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291683 | SEWING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A sewing machine having a rotatable head portion includes a sewing machine frame shaped in a box using supporting posts and supporting bars to hold the sewing machine; a sewing machine main body mounted on the sewing machine frame; a head portion disposed at the front end of the sewing machine main body and rotatably installed through head portion rotating means; a bed portion rotatably installed under the head portion through bed portion rotating means; X-axis transporting means moving the sewing machine main body mounted on the sewing machine frame in X direction; Y-axis transporting means moving the sewing machine main body mounted on the sewing machine frame in Y direction; and a sewing object fixing frame provided at the front part of the sewing machine frame where the sewing object is held. The head portion and the bed portion are rotated to sew the sewing object. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291684 | Ice Breaking Drilling Vessel With Stowable Mast - A drilling vessel may function both as an ice breaker and, if needed, as a drilling platform for drilling a relief well. The vessel may be provided with a mast that may be stowed when drilling operations are not being conducted. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291685 | OFFSHORE BUOYANT DRILLING, PRODUCTION, STORAGE AND OFFLOADING STRUCTURE - An offshore structure having a vertically symmetric hull, an upper vertical wall, an upper inwardly-tapered wall disposed below the upper vertical wall, a lower outwardly-tapered wall disposed below the upper sloped wall, and a lower vertical wall disposed below the lower sloped wall. The upper and lower sloped walls produce significant heave damping in response to heavy wave action. A heavy slurry of hematite and water ballast is added to the lower and outermost portions of the hull to lower the center of gravity below the center of buoyancy. The offshore structure provides one or more movable hawser connections that allow a tanker vessel to moor directly to the offshore structure during offloading rather than mooring to a separate buoy at some distance from the offshore storage structure. The movable hawser connection includes an arcuate rail with a movable trolley that provides a hawser connection point that allows vessel weathervaning. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291686 | PLANING HULL FOR ROUGH SEAS - A watercraft hull has a flat pad keel whose beam tapers towards the bow and at the transom is 15% to 25% of the beam at its chines. The hull is symmetric about its centerline, has a fine entry bow, and a pair of hard chines. Between the pad keel and the chines the hull has at least one pair of generally flat longitudinal steps having approximately 0 degrees of deadrise forming planing surfaces symmetrically about the hull centerline. The hull also includes at least one pair of ultra high deadrise panels, outboard of and adjacent to the pad keel, symmetrically about the hull centerline, and extending to the flat planing panels above them. The ultra high deadrise panels have a deadrise approximately 50 degrees. Additional flat planing surface structures having approximately 0° deadrise are installed longitudinally on the hull between the pad keel and the hard chine. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291687 | HELICAL STRAKE SYSTEMS - An apparatus including a strake section having a plurality of helical fins separated by at least one helical opening. A method including forming a helically shaped fin that independently maintains the helical shape once formed. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291688 | Subsea Pressure Compensation System - A system for pressure compensation, e.g., for pressure compensation in a subsea environment, may include a fluid filled enclosure surrounding a cavity, a first pressure compensator having a first chamber and a second chamber, the first chamber being in fluid communication with the cavity, and a second pressure compensator having a third chamber and a fourth chamber, wherein the third chamber of the second pressure compensator is in fluid communication with the second chamber of the first pressure compensator. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291689 | AUTONOMOUS SYSTEM FOR BLOWING BALLAST FROM FAST DIVE TANK OF A SUBMARINE AND METHOD OF BLOWING BALLAST - An autonomous system for blowing ballast for eliminating negative buoyancy of a submarine and a method of blowing the same. The autonomous system includes air supply balloons arranged in an area of the submarine protected from mechanical damage; trunk pipelines connected to the balloons for supplying gas to FDT of the submarine; shutoff devices for regulating the supply of gas via the trunk pipelines. According to the method realized using the disclosed system, compressed gas is supplied from the compressed air balloon, over the trunk pipelines, and into the FDT of the submarine. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291690 | APPARATUS FOR HOLDING FISHING NETS OUTSIDE A BOAT - A net holster holds fishing nets outside a boat and out of the way of anglers inside the boat. The net holster of the present invention has over 100 adjustable positions to keep the net out of the way. The net holster can keep a net in place outside the boat of speeds of at least 30 miles per hour. The net holster of the present invention is designed to hold most nets. A universal clamp and a tie down clamp enable the net holster to fasten to a variety of marine vessels with very little effort. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291691 | EVACUATION CABIN - An evacuation cabin includes an upper housing and a lower housing. The upper housing has a joining portion along a bottom edge of the upper housing and an opening at middle of one side of the upper housing for receiving an upper part of a water-sealable door. The lower housing has a joining portion corresponding and sealed to the joining portion of the upper housing such that the upper housing and the lower housing are sealed integrally and water-sealably, and an opening corresponding to the opening of the upper housing and for receiving a lower part of the water-sealable door. There are accommodated in the lower housing a power source acting as a weight to lower the center of gravity of the evacuation cabin so as to maintain the evacuation cabin in a stable condition when water floods the ground. A chassis, provided underneath the evacuation cabin, is mounted with an axle for installing wheels so that the evacuation cabin can stand stationary or be transported as a trailer by a mobile. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291692 | BOAT - A boat comprises a bow ( | 2012-11-22 |
20120291693 | BADGE HOLDER WITH WHISTLE FUNCTION - A badge holder with a whistle function includes a body and a cover, wherein the body includes a protecting part for receiving the badges. A fixing part is formed at one peripheral side of the protecting part. A cover sealed with the fixing part for forming a hollow part between the fixing part and the cover. The fixing part and the cover together form a blowing part. A blowing passage, a retaining wall and a resonance chamber are formed within the fixing part and cover. Thus. when wearing it, a user can blow the blowing part to make a whistle sound. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291694 | IMPACT INDICATOR - According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a device and technique for impact detection and indication is disclosed. The impact indicator includes a housing; a mass member located within the housing where the housing is configured to enable movement of the mass member from a first position to a second position within the housing in response to receipt by the housing of an acceleration event; and first and second biasing members disposed within the housing and biased toward each other to retain the mass member in the first position. In response to receipt by the housing of the acceleration event, the mass member is configured to overcome the biasing force of the first biasing member and move from the first position to the second position. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291695 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HEXAGONAL BORON NITRIDE SINGLE CRYSTALS - A method for producing hexagonal boron nitride single crystals including mixing boron nitride crystals with a solvent thereby obtaining a mixture, heating and melting the mixture under high-temperature and high-pressure thereby obtaining a melted mixture, and rectystallizing the melted mixture thereby producing hexagonal boron nitride single crystals, wherein the solvent is boronitride of alkali earth metal, or boronitride of alkali metal and the boronitride of alkali earth metal. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291696 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CRYSTAL GROWTH USING A MEMBRANE-ASSISTED SEMI-CLOSED REACTOR - A method and apparatus for depositing III-V material is provided. The apparatus includes a reactor partially enclosed by a selectively permeable membrane | 2012-11-22 |
20120291697 | MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes an out-heater including a heater element formed in an annular shape with a disconnected portion at one place, a first electrode component connected to a first heater electrode part of the heater element, a second electrode component connected to a second heater electrode part of the heater element, and a base including a first groove in which the first electrode component is fixedly disposed, and a second groove in which the second electrode component is movably disposed and a groove width in a circumferential direction of the heater element is formed such that a width of a second gap formed between a side of the second electrode component and an inner wall of the groove is wider than a width of a first gap formed between a side of the first electrode component and an inner wall of the first groove. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291698 | METHODS FOR IMPROVED GROWTH OF GROUP III NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR COMPOUNDS - Methods are disclosed for growing group III-nitride semiconductor compounds with advanced buffer layer technique. In an embodiment, a method includes providing a suitable substrate in a processing chamber of a hydride vapor phase epitaxy processing system. The method includes forming an AlN buffer layer by flowing an ammonia gas into a growth zone of the processing chamber, flowing an aluminum halide containing precursor to the growth zone and at the same time flowing additional hydrogen halide or halogen gas into the growth zone of the processing chamber. The additional hydrogen halide or halogen gas that is flowed into the growth zone during buffer layer deposition suppresses homogeneous AlN particle formation. The hydrogen halide or halogen gas may continue flowing for a time period while the flow of the aluminum halide containing precursor is turned off. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291699 | CRUCIBLES MADE WITH THE COLD FORM PROCESS - A crucible for growing crystals, the crucible being formed from Molybdenum and Rhenium. A crucible for growing crystals, the crucible being formed from a metal selected from Group V of the Periodic Table of the Elements. A crucible for growing crystals, the crucible comprising a body and a layer formed on at least a portion of the body, the layer being formed out of Molybdenum. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291700 | Lubricating device - A container filled with foam saturated with a lubricant with a relief cut in the top surface of the foam suitable for receiving and lubricating an electrical connection, especially the base of a light bulb. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291701 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING THREE-DEMENSIONAL MODELS - The present invention relates to a device for manufacture of three-dimensional models by means of a 3D printing process, whereby the build material is deposited on a build platform in layers and the build platform is moveable in the Z-direction and one or several drive units and one or several guide elements is/are provided to move the build platform. In so doing, drive units and guiding elements are arranged in such a way that a movement of the drive units is decoupled from the movement of the guiding elements. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291702 | ELECTROSPRAY EMITTER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - An electrospray emitter ( | 2012-11-22 |
20120291703 | STENT COATING APPARATUS - An apparatus for coating a stent comprises a coating solution reservoir, a stent support for carrying a stent adjacent the reservoir, transducers for generating waves through the coating solution, and a controller that controls timing at which the transducers are powered in order to eject a droplet of the coating solution. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291704 | ELECTRODE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - Provided is an electrode manufacturing apparatus having a manufacturing unit mixing a plurality of materials and manufacturing an electrode slurry, a reservoir tank connected to the manufacturing unit and storing the manufactured electrode slurry that is manufactured, a coarse particle removal filter connected to the reservoir tank and removing coarse particles in a stored electrode slurry, a defoamer connected to the coarse particle removal filter and removing bubbles in the electrode slurry from which the coarse particles are removed and then returning the electrode slurry, from which the bubbles are removed, to a position below a liquid level of the electrode slurry stored in the reservoir tank, and a coating unit connected to the reservoir tank and coating the stored electrode slurry to a base material. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291705 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION - A gas injector system is provided that allows for improved distribution and directional control of the vapor material in a CVD or CVI process. Gas injector systems may be used without experiencing significant clogging of gas injector tube apertures over multiple. CVD procedures. Further, a gas injector system provided includes a dual aperture release system and/or allow vapor material to flow both substantially horizontally and substantially vertically. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291706 | Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Processing Apparatus - In a plasma source of a plasma processing apparatus, the plasma source being of the dielectric barrier discharge mode of an surface discharge type, incorporating electrodes in pairs (an antenna, and a ground) areally formed inside a dielectric, a subject under-processing is kept substantially in contact with the plasma source, thereby causing a plasma to be generated on a plane on a side of the subject under-processing, opposite from a plane on which the plasma source is provided. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291707 | FLOATING WAFER TRACK WITH LATERAL STABILIZATION MECHANISM - An apparatus ( | 2012-11-22 |
20120291708 | VACUUM DEPOSITION APPARATUS - Disclosed is a vacuum deposition apparatus, which comprises: a chamber mounted with a source for jetting an application material in the gaseous state for deposition onto a substrate; heaters formed to the inner wall of the chamber and internal parts; a pump for aspirating air out of the chamber; and a plurality of cold traps interposed between the chamber and the pump for cooling the air aspirated by the pump to remove the application material from the air. According to the vacuum deposition apparatus, it is possible to prevent direct damage to the internal parts or the inner wall of the chamber by application materials accumulated thereon. Additionally, the plurality of cold traps prevent pollution and stoppage in continuous production which allows substitution to be carried out without stoppage. Therefore, productivity may be improved compared to other equipment with similar specifications. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291709 | ROTATING SUBSTRATE SUPPORT AND METHODS OF USE - A method and apparatus for processing a substrate utilizing a rotating substrate support are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an apparatus for processing a substrate includes a chamber having a substrate support assembly disposed within the chamber. The substrate support assembly includes a substrate support having a support surface and a heater disposed beneath the support surface. A shaft is coupled to the substrate support and a motor is coupled to the shaft through a rotor to provide rotary movement to the substrate support. A seal block is disposed around the rotor and forms a seal therewith. The seal block has at least one seal and at least one channel disposed along the interface between the seal block and the shaft. A port is coupled to each channel for connecting to a pump. A lift mechanism is coupled to the shaft for raising and lowering the substrate support. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291710 | Rolling and Folding Pet Bed - A folding pet bed includes a frame with a top face and a bottom face and includes: a spine; a first and second frame plates coupled to the spine to form rotating joints; the first and second frame plates including flexible arms, where each of the flexible arms includes a first end fixably coupled to the corresponding frame plate and a second end not fixably coupled to the corresponding frame plate; and a plurality of casters coupled to the second ends of the flexible arms at the bottom face of the frame. The pet bed further includes trays coupled to the frame plates at the top face of the frame upon which a pet may rest. The trays may be rotated toward each other to place the pet bed in a folded position for easy movement and storage. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291711 | Orthopedic Pet Bed - An orthopedic pet bed including an upper sheet and a lower sheet coupled together so as to define an interior volume subdivided into a plurality of cells, of which adjacent cells are in fluid communication with one another. The cells may be substantially shaped as hexagons, triangles, parallelograms, or any combination thereof. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291712 | Shaped Articles Having Peelable, Perforated Surfaces and Their Use for Segregating Particulate Materials, Such as in Animal Litter Trays - The disclosure relates to containers and other shaped articles that have a relatively thick substrate layer and one or more relatively thin liner sheets peelably adhered thereto. Animal litter can be placed atop the liner sheets, preferably in a concave portion to contain the litter. The liner sheets have perforations extending therethrough that permit the passage of non-soiled litter, but do not permit the passage of at least one of animal feces and soiled animal litter, such as clumps of litter and urine. After an animal has deposited waste on or in the litter, the liner sheet can he peeled from the container and waste unable to pass through the perforations can be collected. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291713 | FISH RECOMPRESSION TOOL - A fish recompression tool comprises an elongate body having and internal airtight chamber, an attachment member, a locking member, a piston, and a spring within the airtight chamber that engages the piston. The attachment member may switch between open and closed configurations, such that a fish is attached to the device in the closed configuration. The attachment member configuration is controlled by the locking member, such that a locked configuration corresponds to a closed configuration. The attachment member switches to the open configuration when the piston moves in response to reaching a water depth that results in the external pressure surrounding the airtight chamber being sufficiently greater than the internal pressure within the airtight chamber and the spring force on the piston. In preferred embodiments, a plug attaches to an open ended elongate body and may be moved to set different unlocking requirements (i.e. different release depths). | 2012-11-22 |
20120291714 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR A DUNG SCRAPING DEVICE - A dung scraping device includes a safety system, a dung scraper ( | 2012-11-22 |
20120291715 | INTELLIGENT DOGHOUSE - The invention discloses an intelligent doghouse full-automatic processor, which comprises a cage bracket module, and an automatic excrement treating device, a feeding module, a water feeding module, a snack feeding module, a disinfection and heat preservation device and a video/audio module which are arranged on the cage bracket module as well as an automatic door control module, a host computer control module, a network communication module, a background control service module, a terminal use program and the like. By means of the functions of the modules, an owner can remotely monitor an intelligent doghouse, perform video/audio conversation with a pet dog and control and manage the eating and drinking, defecation and entering and exiting cage of the pet dog, disinfection of the cage and temperature regulation of air inside the cage by a computer or a mobile phone through a network browser. Moreover, parameters of the intelligent doghouse can be set through network, so that realize full-automatic intelligent management of the pet dog through the host computer control module. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291716 | APPARATUS FOR SHEDDING ANTLERS - An apparatus for shedding antlers is disclosed. The apparatus includes a rod, wherein the rod includes a threaded end that is exposed. A mold substantially surrounds the rod and includes protrusions. The apparatus further includes a mount having a hole. The hole allows the threaded and exposed end of the rod to be inserted therein. The mount is coupled to a deer feeder or tree. The apparatus is constructed to exert sufficient force to shed the antlers when the antlers come into proximity with the apparatus. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291717 | ADHESIVE PLIABLE NODULES FOR PET GROOMING AND SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USING SAME - The present invention is a pliable adhesive pad with rubber protrusions or nodules for grooming and messaging pets, which optionally may be cut into different shapes and sizes for adherence to different surfaces. Alternatively, the present invention is specially pre-cut for application to a throwing apparatus. Specifically, the throwing apparatus is a ball launcher dog toy. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291718 | SCRATCHING POST FOR HOUSEHOLD PETS - This invention provides a cat scratching post with removable and/or interchangeable panels. The cat scratching post has a base, a column to house scratching panels, and a top cover. The top cover and the base are attached to the column by a nut and screw. The areas used for scratching may be exchanged as needed by simply removing the top and sliding the panel up and out and then turning it around to expose the other side. The panels may also be clipped together and attached to the column. Additional panels are stored inside the column. The panels may have different materials, colors and themes. The top cover serves a bed, which is removable for easy cleaning and is also reversible. There are also four corner pieces, which have hard plastic bumps so that the cat may rub and scratch its body. The corner pieces are also removable. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291719 | Water Heater with Multiple Heat Exchanging Stacks - A water heater has a tank having an upper and a lower domes which are penetrated by tubular flues in a 1-1-5 arrangement of a first flue connected to a second flue which in turn is connected to tertiary condensing flues. A gas-fired burner on the upper dome fires into the first flue. Both the first and second flue have heat exchange capacity enhanced by a multiplicity of rectangular metal fins welded in a helical arrangement. Some or all of the fins in the first flue may be stainless steel, while the remaining fins may be a different material, such as mild steel. The first and second flues are arranged to remove approximately 82-89 percent of the heat generated by the burner with minimal or no formation of condensate. Approximately 5.5-9 percent of the heat generated by combustion in the burner is removed in third flues where condensation takes place. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291720 | ONCE-THROUGH STEAM GENERATOR FOR USING AT STEAM TEMPERATURES OF ABOVE 650.degree.C - The invention relates to a forced-flow steam generator for using steam temperatures of above 650° C. Said forced-flow steam generator ( | 2012-11-22 |
20120291721 | Selectively Storing Reformate - Systems and methods are provided for selectively storing gaseous reformate output by a fuel reformer for fueling an engine. Carbon monoxide produced by a fuel reformer may be continuously combusted in the engine and/or engine exhaust rather than being stored. In one example, reformate components produced by a fuel reformer, e.g., H2 and CH4, may be stored and buffered for use by an engine. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291722 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROLLER - An engine is provided with a variable valve timing device which transmits a rotational force generated by a motor via a motor drive circuit to a cam shaft so as to change a rotational phase of the cam shaft relative to a crank shaft. An ECU cools a motor and a motor drive circuit when the change of the rotational phase stops during the changing of the rotational phase of the cam shaft to a target value is detected. In addition, the lock state is eliminated by driving the motor by the motor drive circuit after cooling the motor device. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291723 | ACTUATING MECHANISM FOR A REGULATED COOLANT PUMP - A regulatable coolant pump for a cooling circuit of an internal combustion engine having a pump housing with a hollow pump shaft with an impeller. Rotation of the impeller moves coolant. An axially displaceable guide disk on the impeller controls a pump displacement volume and works via an actuating mechanism. The guide disk is rigidly connected to a connecting rod guided in the pump shaft. The actuating mechanism includes a displacement pump integrated in the coolant pump, and an actuator formed as a piston-cylinder unit with a pressure chamber in the pump housing that has a circular annular shape positioned to coincide with an outer region of the guide disk. A piston that works together with the guide disk is guided in linearly displaceable fashion in the pressure chamber. A coolant flow of the displacement pump controlled by a control valve charges the pressure chamber to displace the piston. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291724 | ACTUATING MECHANISM TO REGULATE A CONTROLLABLE COOLANT PUMP - A controllable coolant pump, insertable in a coolant circuit of an internal combustion engine includes a pump housing, in which a hollow pump shaft is supported rotationally with an allocated impeller. Rotation of the impeller conveys coolant. To control a volume conveyed by the coolant pump an axially displaceable guide disk is provided, allocated to the impeller and cooperating with an actuating mechanism. The guide disk is connected to a push rod, guided in the pump shaft, and is displaceable between two end positions defined by a rear wall and a pump cover of the impeller. The actuating mechanism further includes a displacement pump integrated in the coolant pump, with a coolant flow of the displacement pump being supplied for adjustment of the guide disk via a control valve to an actuator, which includes a piston in a pressure chamber in the pump shaft connected to the push rod. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291725 | Portable Handheld Work Apparatus having an Internal Combustion Engine - In an internal combustion engine ( | 2012-11-22 |
20120291726 | CYLINDER BLOCK FOR A LIQUID-COOLED INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE - A cylinder block for an internal-combustion engine includes a first cavity and a second cavity adapted to contain a cooling liquid extend around respective portions of the cylinder. The first cavity of each cylinder communicates hydraulically with the first cavity of at least one adjacent cylinder to define a first cooling jacket. The second cavity of each cylinder communicates hydraulically with the second cavity of at least one adjacent cylinder to define a second cooling jacket. The first and the second cooling jackets each are in fluid communication with a second supply channel. Each of the supply channels is in fluid communication with a supply source with a direction of flow such that the cooling liquid goes towards the first and second cooling jackets, coming out through the top face. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291727 | ADJUSTABLE-STROKE SOLENOID VALVE - An adjustable-stroke solenoid valve assembly includes supply, control, and exhaust ports, an inner cavity having first and second seats, a solenoid coil, and a plunger assembly. The plunger assembly includes an armature shifted by the coil. The plunger assembly also includes a stem having a first end adjustably engaged with the armature, and a second end adjustably engaged with a poppet. The plunger assembly additionally includes a first surface that gets pressed against the first seat to block fluid flow to the control port when the coil is de-energized and a second surface that gets pressed against the second seat to facilitate fluid flow to the control port when the coil is energized. Adjustment of the stem's first end relative to the armature and of the poppet on the stem's second end establish a predetermined stroke for the plunger assembly and a predetermined fluid flow rate to the control port. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291728 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING AN OIL CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for operating an engine is provided. The method comprises adjusting an oil pressure in an oil circuit, the oil circuit including a pump in fluidic communication with a hydraulically adjustable cam follower and switching the hydraulically adjustable cam follower into a connected state to a disconnected in response to the oil pressure adjustment. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291729 | AXIALLY COMPACT COUPLING FOR A CAMSHAFT PHASER ACTUATED BY ELECTRIC MOTOR - A camshaft phaser includes a housing with a harmonic gear drive unit disposed therein. The harmonic gear drive unit includes a circular spline and a dynamic spline, a flexspline disposed within the circular spline and the dynamic spline, a wave generator disposed within the flexspline, and a rotational actuator connectable to the wave generator. A coupling adapter is disposed coaxially within the housing bore and fixed to the wave generator and supported in the housing by a bearing which is press fit onto a bearing surface of the coupling adapter. The coupling adapter has a coupling adapter bore with opposing drive lugs extending radially inward therefrom which are axially coincident with the bearing surface. A coupling of the rotational actuator is disposed within the coupling adapter bore and has opposing drive slots which receive the opposing drive lugs, thereby transmitting motion from the coupling to the coupling adapter. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291730 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSION ENGINE - A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a controller that performs a variable valve timing control to change a valve timing of an intake valve. A condition for performing the variable valve timing control when the engine is cold includes a condition that a control of increasing a fuel injection amount is being performed. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291731 | DEVICE FOR VARYING THE CHARGE-CHANGING VALVE LIFT IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A device for varying charge-changing valve lift in an internal combustion engine includes a camshaft and a cam carrier disposed on the camshaft. A plurality of different cam profiles are disposed on the cam carrier. An adjusting shaft is disposed parallel to the camshaft. A first transmission element including a guide path is disposed non-rotatably and axially displaceably on the adjusting shaft. A first engagement element is connected in a stationary manner to a housing of the internal combustion engine and is configured to be guided along the guide path via rotation of the adjusting shaft. A second engagement element is disposed on a second transmission element and is configured to be guided along the guide path via rotation of the adjusting shaft. The second transmission element is connected to the cam carrier so as to axially displace the cam carrier along the camshaft. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291732 | FLUID BRAKE DEVICE AND VARIABLE VALVE TIMING APPARATUS - A fluid brake device has a case defining a fluid chamber. Magneto-rheological fluid is contained in the fluid chamber. A brake member is rotatably supported on the case and receives a braking torque according to the viscosity of the magneto-rheological fluid. The device has a movable member driven by a thermo-sensitive wax so that a volume of the fluid chamber is increased as the temperature in the fluid chamber is increased. The movable member is driven to maintain a pressure in the fluid chamber within an allowable range when the temperature in the fluid chamber is changed. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291733 | VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A variable valve actuation system is disclosed. In one form a rocker is disclosed coupled with a valve stem at one end and a cam follower at the other end. The rocker is operable to pivot about a fixed axis. The cam follower is operable to be pivotally coupled with the rocker at one end of the cam follower. The cam follower includes a lower roller and an upper roller at its other end, each operable to engage cam lobes on separate cam shafts. In one form the cam follower includes a lower roller operable to follow a cam lobe on a lower cam shaft and an upper roller operable to follow a cam lobe on an upper cam shaft. The upper cam shaft and the lower cam shaft can have variable lobes. A spring can be used to bias the cam follower on the rocker. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291734 | VALVE TRAIN FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES FOR ACTUATING GAS EXCHANGE VALVES - A valve train device for switching a lift of gas exchange valves of an internal combustion engine includes a camshaft. A cam group includes at least two cams disposed on the camshaft. At least one lever is mounted axially displaceably relative to the camshaft and is in contact with one of the at least two cams and includes an actuation region for a direct or indirect actuation of at least one gas exchange valve. An adjustment unit is operatively connected to the lever so as to displace the lever. The unit includes at least one rotatable adjustment shaft, at least one sleeve having at least one guide track mounted on the shaft non-rotationally and axially displaceably, an engagement element fixed to a housing and engaging permanently in the at least one guide track and supporting the at least one sleeve with respect to the housing, and a further engagement element | 2012-11-22 |
20120291735 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER - A camshaft adjuster ( | 2012-11-22 |
20120291736 | CAM FOLLOWER FOR ACTUATING A GAS EXCHANGE VALVE - A cam follower for actuating a gas exchange valve of an internal combustion engine. The cam follower has a housing and a cam roller mounted in a recess of the housing for disengaging a cam of a camshaft. The cam roller is mounted radially on a bearing journal by a needle bearing that extends in the bearing bore thereof. The width of the needle bearing is significantly greater than the width of the cam roller in the region of the cam disengagement. The width of the needle bearing is also significantly greater than the width of the cam roller in the region of the bearing bore and significantly greater than the clear space between roller contact surfaces which delimit the recess and on which the cam roller runs axially with the end faces thereof. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291737 | LUBRICANT COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING A HETEROAROMATIC COMPOUND - An ashless additive for lubricating oil compositions, lubricating oil compositions and methods for lubricating that are effective to improve the total base number (TBN) of a lubricant composition. The additive is a reaction product of a compound of the formula: | 2012-11-22 |
20120291738 | PORTABLE ENGINE PREHEATER FIRED BY PROPANE - An engine preheating system supports starting industrial and/or diesel engines in cold weather, eliminating the need for cold weather idling. The system preheats the engine coolant, bringing the entire machine up to a warm starting condition. This provides good lubrication and immediate heat availability. The system is fully portable and does not rely on commercial power, operable at any location. The system utilizes propane fuel, which is widely available. The propane fuel burns quietly and cleanly as opposed to fuel oil. The system includes numerous safety features, such as flow indicators and modern microprocessor technology to ensure safe operation. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291739 | START CONTROL APPARATUS FOR ENGINE GENERATOR - In a start control apparatus for an engine generator having a booster adapted to boost an output of a battery, there is provided an engine starter adapted to supply the boosted battery output to an output winding as a motor current to start the engine, and it is configured to determine whether a position of the piston is before a top dead center (TDC) when the motor current is to be supplied to the winding, and the motor current is increased by an increment when the piston position of the engine is determined to be before the TDC. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291740 | Coupling Device Between A Shaft And A Pulley And Engine Block Suitable For Being Installed In A Motor Vehicle - The invention relates to a coupling device between a shaft ( | 2012-11-22 |
20120291741 | INTAKE MANIFOLD - Disclosed is an intake manifold having a surge tank connected to an air intake passage for air to be supplied to an internal combustion engine. The intake manifold includes a gas introduction section communicated to the air intake passage or the surge tank for introducing gas containing fuel component to the surge tank and a negative pressure feed passage communicated to a portion of the air intake passage or the surge tank which portion is upstream of the gas introduction section in the movement direction of the air and configured to feed a negative pressure inside the surge tank to the outside. The negative pressure feed passage is connected to the air intake passage or the surge tank via an expansion chamber having a larger cross-sectional area than the cross-sectional area of the negative pressure feed passage. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291742 | COUNTER ROTATING MASS SYSTEM CONFIGURED TO BE APPLIED TO AN INLINE-FOUR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE TO BALANCE THE VIBRATIONS PRODUCED BY SAID ENGINE, AND INLINE-FOUR ENGINE COMPRISING SAID SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a counter rotating mass system for balancing the vibrations produced by a vehicle engine, comprising a central support ( | 2012-11-22 |
20120291743 | CONCENTRIC CYLINDER ENGINE - A concentric cylinder engine includes a toroidal outer cylinder having an inner cylinder contained therein, the inner cylinder wall comprising a sleeve assembly acting as a transfer valve. Each cylinder contains a piston, the two pistons being connected to a single crankshaft. The inner and outer piston crank throws are at least generally opposite one another, with the two pistons traveling in opposite directions during engine operation. The outer piston provides intake and compression functions, while the inner piston simultaneously provides power and exhaust functions. The concentric cylinder engine thus provides the four separate and distinct intake, compression, power, and exhaust phases of conventional Otto cycle engine operation during a single revolution of the crankshaft. The concentric cylinder engine may be constructed in multiple cylinder configurations having spark or compression ignition, in either liquid or air cooled embodiments. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291744 | SEALING SYSTEM FOR SLIDING SLEEVES FOR CONTROLLING GAS EXCHANGE IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - A sealing system for sliding sleeves for controlling gas exchange in internal combustion engines. The sealing system is designed such that the pressure on the sealing seat of the sliding sleeve increases when the gas pressure increases, which is similar to that of common valves in internal combustion engines. This is obtained by way of a pressure stage on the inner diameter in the region of the sealing seat of the sliding sleeve. As a result, the maximum outer diameter of the sealing seat does not exceed the inner diameter of the piston running surface of the sliding sleeve, the closing pressure acting upon the sliding sleeve being equal to or greater than the maximum possible opening pressure acting upon the sliding sleeve even when the sealing seat is subjected to a total gas pressure. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291745 | ENGINE COVER HAVING A RETAINER TO SECURE AN ENGINE ACCESSORY - A cover has an aperture through which an accessory gains access to the interior side of the cover and a cavity. The accessory may be any kind of sensor or actuator. To secure the accessory to the cover, an adapter coupled to the cover is provided. In one example, the adapter has a cylindrical connection section that is spin welded into place in the cavity. In another example, the adapter has self-tapping threads that engage with the surface surrounding the cavity. The adapter also has tabs extending outwardly from the cover, the tabs having a proximate section and an engagement section. The accessory has a retaining orifice that couples with the tabs in a snap-fit relationship to secure the accessory to the cover. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291746 | CYLINDER BLOCK FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A cylinder block for an internal combustion engine is provided. The cylinder block has a cylinder block housing and a crankcase. Upper plain bearing halves are arranged in the cylinder block housing toward a lower side of the cylinder block housing and lower plain bearing halves are arranged in a bearing frame toward an upper side of the crankcase. A partition plane is between the cylinder block housing and the crankcase. The upper plain bearing halves have a partition plane to the lower plain bearing halves, which aligns with the partition plane between the cylinder block housing and the crankcase. A bearing frame on both sides of the lower plain bearing halves has projections protruding beyond the partition plane. The projections protrude into recesses on the lower side of the cylinder block housing. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291747 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM - An internal combustion engine has a fuel supply system which has a fuel pump driving mechanism that limits the relative motion between a part of the mechanism contacting a plunger of the pump and the plunger. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291748 | FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - A fuel injector is provided in a cylinder block of a spark-ignition direct injection engine. The fuel injector is arranged in such a manner that a fuel injection port is closed by a piston of the engine when the piston is positioned at a top dead center. The fuel injection port is opened when the piston is positioned at a specified position which is far from the top dead center by a specified distance. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291749 | Air Inlet System of Engine - An air inlet system of an engine includes a throttle, a fan frame, a fan, a valve, a motor, and a throttle sensor. The fan frame has a hole exposed toward outside of the air inlet system. The fan is connected to the throttle and mounted into the fan frame behind the hole. The valve is mounted to the hole. The motor is for driving the fan to force air into at least one intake manifold of the engine through the throttle and is for driving the valve open. The throttle sensor is for controlling the rotational speed of the fan according to the motion of a throttle pedal. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291750 | START CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A start control device for an internal combustion engine controls a starting manner of the engine having a hydraulic variable mechanism, which fixes valve timing at a middle angle. Specifically, with the engine speed during cranking when the valve timing is not fixed at the middle angle defined as a first engine speed and the engine speed during cranking when the valve timing is fixed at the middle angle defined as a second engine speed, the start control device performs starting control for decreasing the first engine speed compared to the second engine speed during engine starting. As a result, the valve timing is fixed at the middle angle at increased frequency. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291751 | INTAKE AIR QUANTITY CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In the intake air quantity control device for an internal combustion engine, in which an open area formed at a portion of the throttle body is encapsulated by a cover including a rotational angle detector, a throttle gear is fixed to a throttle shaft for rotatably supporting a throttle valve and has a fitting portion at a portion of the throttle gear. The rotational angle detector includes a rotor that is rotatably supported and arranged in the cover in such a way that an axis of the rotor is identical to an axis of the throttle gear, and a lever that is provided at a portion of the rotor, which is faced to the throttle shaft, and engaged to a wall portion of the throttle gear at a portion of the lever. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291752 | Quill Assembly for a Dual Fuel Common Rail Fuel System - A quill assembly includes a first quill tube and a second quill tube nested within the first quill tube. A first compression assembly includes a first piston operably coupled to the first quill tube and fluidly communicates with the first fuel rail to apply a first piston axial force against the first quill tube inlet end, and a first spring operably coupled to the first piston and configured to apply a first spring axial force against the first quill tube inlet end. A second compression assembly includes a second piston operably coupled to the second quill tube inlet end and fluidly communicates with the second fuel rail to apply a second piston axial force against the second quill tube inlet end, and a second spring operably coupled to the second piston and configured to apply a second spring axial force against the second quill tube inlet end. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291753 | Fuel Injector With Telescoping Armature Overtravel Feature - A common rail fuel injector includes a fuel inlet, a set of nozzle outlets, a drain outlet, a nozzle chamber and a needle control chamber. A needle control valve includes a ceramic control valve member movable between a closed position in contact with a flat valve seat to block the needle control chamber from the drain outlet, and an open position at which the needle control chamber is fluidly connected to the drain outlet. A solenoid actuator is mounted in the injector body and includes an armature movable between an overtravel position and an energized position, but the armature has a stable un-energized position between the overtravel position and the energized position. A needle valve member is positioned in the injector body and includes an opening hydraulic surface exposed to fluid pressure in the nozzle chamber, and a closing hydraulic surface exposed to fluid pressure in the needle control chamber. Armature overtravel is facilitated by a telescoping armature pin that includes a stem affixed to the armature and telescopically received in a pusher in contact with the ceramic control valve member. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291754 | FUEL PUMP CONTROL APPARATUS OF ENGINE - By driving a fuel pump suitably to an amount of fuel according to an amount of fuel consumed by an engine and by monitoring an actual motor speed of the fuel pump, F/B control is carried out according to a target motor speed and the actual motor speed of the fuel pump. Meanwhile, by learning and storing a duty value comparable to a deviation between the target and actual motor speeds, duty driving of the fuel pump is corrected to suit an engine condition. It thus becomes possible to provide a fuel pump control apparatus of an engine capable of promoting power saving by suppressing a wasteful energy loss including a current consumption and making an internal circuit of an ECU simpler by enhancing fuel supply accuracy. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291755 | VARIABLE STROKE MECHANISM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A mechanism for varying the stroke length of an internal combustion engine during each cycle of operation includes a gear set with a first gear non-rotatably mounted to the engine block and a second gear having teeth formed on an inner surface thereof meshing with the first gear to achieve a uniform mechanical crank arm and a variable cam arm for producing a varying length of piston reciprocation throughout the overall stroke cycle of the engine. The orientation of the crank arm and the cam arm relative to the axis of piston reciprocation is selected for causing the crank arm and the cam arm to cooperatively produce a positive torque on the crankshaft at the top dead center position of the piston. The gear set is also selectively configured and dimensioned to achieve a predetermined ratio of the length of the cam arm to the length of the crank arm. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291756 | Two-Stroke Internal Combustion Engine with Three Chambers - A two-stroke internal combustion engine is disclosed. Fuel efficiency is improved and extended over a wide power band by an inlet valve which controls the air charge. This inlet valve also varies the volume of the combustion chamber and thus maintains a constant compression ratio. A stoichiometric air/fuel mixture can be maintained at low power. An integrated positive displacement supercharger provides adequate air charge at all power levels and recovers compressor power from unused supercharged air. The capacity of the supercharger is reduced at low power level. An integrated secondary expansion chamber extends the power stroke by mixing combustion gases with ambient air for farther expansion and power production. The secondary expansion chamber allows simultaneous purging and charging of the combustion chamber. An alternate embodiment with opposed cylinders provides nearly continuous power. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291757 | METHOD AND CONTROL UNIT FOR OPERATING A VALVE - A method for operating a valve, in particular a fuel injector of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, in which an auxiliary variable is obtained as a function of at least one electrical operating variable of an electromagnetic actuator driving a component of the valve, in particular a valve needle, and in which the auxiliary variable is checked for the presence of a predefinable characteristic. A reference variable which characterizes the operating behavior of the electromagnetic actuator is ascertained, the auxiliary variable is modified as a function of the reference variable to obtain a modified auxiliary variable, and the modified auxiliary variable is checked for the presence of the predefinable characteristic. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291758 | FUEL SWITCHOVER CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD - Provided is a fuel switchover control device for an internal combustion engine which can use multiple types of fuel. The fuel switchover control device includes controller which, when first fuel is being used, performs different types of fuel switchover control when the pressure of the first fuel exceeds an upper limit threshold value and when the pressure of the first fuel falls below a lower limit threshold value. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291759 | Method for controlling the temperature of an injector of an injection system for injecting fuel into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine - A method for controlling the temperature of an injector of an injection system for injecting fuel into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine during the standstill of the internal combustion engine involves branching off a partial amount of the fuel as flush volume between a pre-supply pump and a high-pressure pump; conducting it through a heat exchanger for heating the fuel; and feeding the heated fuel to a high-pressure fuel storage (inside the injector) so that the flush volume flows through the high-pressure fuel storage to prevent fuel from solidifying. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291760 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH INTAKE AIR HEATING, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF SAID TYPE - Embodiments for an engine system are provided. One example internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder head and at least two cylinders, in which each cylinder has at least one inlet opening for the supply of combustion air into the cylinder, comprises an intake line leading to each inlet opening, an overall intake line where the intake lines of at least two cylinders merge, such that a distributor junction point is formed, and a heating device arranged in the overall intake line which has at least one strip-like heating element, a first narrow side of a cross section of which faces toward intake combustion air flow, wherein the heating device is arranged adjacent to the distributor junction point at which the intake lines merge to form the overall intake line, a spacing between the heating device and the distributor junction point being smaller than the diameter of a cylinder. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291761 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine is provided with a heat-generation chamber disposed so as to be adjacent to a combustion chamber, a heat-generation chamber valve capable of setting up either a communicating state or a shut-down state between the heat-generation chamber and the combustion chamber, and a heat-recovery pipe for recovering heat of a gas guided into the combustion chamber and utilizing the heat as recovered for warm-up. The heat-generation chamber is provided with a heat-generation-chamber spark plug. A catalytic unit is provided between the heat-generation-chamber spark plug and the heat-recovery pipe. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291762 | METHOD FOR HEATING THE COMBUSTION AIR OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE FOR CARRYING OUT A METHOD OF SAID TYPE - Embodiments for operating an internal combustion engine are provided. One example method for operating an internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder head and at least two cylinders, in which each cylinder has at least one inlet opening for the supply of combustion air into the cylinder, comprises activating a heating device for heating the combustion air when a fuel supply of the internal combustion engine is deactivated, the heating device arranged in an overall intake line coupled to the internal combustion engine, the overall intake line including at least two merged intake lines, each intake line leading to an inlet opening of a respective cylinder. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291763 | HIGH SHEAR PROCESS FOR AIR/FUEL MIXING - A method for producing aerated fuels that includes introducing a gas and a liquid fuel into a high shear device; and processing the gas and the liquid fuel in the high shear device at a shear rate of greater than about 20,000 s | 2012-11-22 |
20120291764 | ENGINE IGNITION CONTROL DEVICE - An engine ignition control device comprising: a start-up ignition controller having a function for preventing the occurrence of kickback by either delaying an ignition position of an engine or stopping ignition; start-up rotation angle detection means for detecting a rotation angle of a crankshaft of the engine after initiation of a start-up operation of the engine; and switching means for switching control specifics of the start-up ignition controller in accordance with the detected start-up rotation angle so that when the detected start-up rotation angle is less than a set angle, there is created a kickback-preventive effect within a range at which engine startability is not compromised, and when the detected start-up rotation angle is equal to or greater than the set angle, there is created a kickback-preventive effect that is greater than the kickback-preventive effect for when the start-up rotation angle is equal to or less than the set angle. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291765 | APPARATUS FOR HEATING FLUIDS - The apparatus described herein uses a disc wafer-type rotor featuring channels disposed around its circumference and around the interior circumference of the rotor housing specifically to induce cavitation. The channels are shaped to control the size, oscillation, composition, duration, and implosion of the cavitation bubbles. The rotor is attached to a shaft which is driven by external power means. Fluid pumped into the device is subjected to the relative motion between the rotor and the device housing, and exits the device at increased temperature. The device is thermodynamically highly efficient, despite the structural and mechanical simplicity of the apparatus. Such devices accordingly provide efficient, simple, inexpensive, and reliable sources of distilled potable water for residential, commercial, and industrial use, as well as the separation and evaporation of other liquids. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291766 | SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTION APPARATUS - Solar energy concentrating apparatus having an array of lenses to receive and concentrate the solar radiation towards a plurality of stationary targets. The lenses are supported on a moveable structure to enable the lenses to move laterally in the east-west and north-south directions. Each lens of the array is also configured to rotate about an axis extending in the north-south direction. Drive means is coupled to a plurality of lateral and rotational movements mechanisms to orientate the lenses towards the target as the sun moves throughout the day and year. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291767 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TEMPERATURE REGULATION - A system and method for regulating the temperature of a building interior, the building including at least one thermal mass for receiving and holding heat, distribution vents and an air return, the method including receiving and holding heat in the at least one thermal mass, enabling an air flow from the at least one thermal mass using the distribution vents, and returning the air flow to the at least one thermal mass via the air return, wherein the air flow tends to maintain a generally constant temperature in the building. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291768 | SOLAR ENERGY-POWERED HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM FOR BUILDINGS - A solar energy-powered heating and cooling system for buildings, including solar energy tiles attached to a roof or an outside surface of walls of a building, an energy collector used to concentrate energy collected by the solar energy tiles, an energy converter activating solar energy into another form of energy, supply pipes hidden inside cavity floor and/or hollow walls and containing a flow medium, and an intelligent control unit. The solar energy collected by the solar energy tiles is brought to the energy collector and then converted via the energy converter. The energy is instilled into the flow medium that is subsequently transferred to the cavity floor and/or hollow walls via the supply pipes so as to either heat up or cool down the building. The process is controlled by the intelligent control unit. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291769 | Roof-mounted water heater - Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to water heaters adapted to be mounted on or proximate the roof of a structure such as a building (e.g., residential home, commercial building, etc.). The liquid to be heated can be water, or other liquid, in different example embodiments. In certain example embodiments, at least one vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit is provided as part of the water heater structure in order to help preserve heat that has been absorbed and/or generated. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291770 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TEMPERATURE LIMITING IN A SEALED SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTOR - Insulated solar panels provide that provide a solar thermal collector with means for limiting stagnation temperatures and preventing damage include: temperature limiting is provided by the insulated solar panel, isolating internal components from the environment, using passive closed systems within the sealed solar thermal collector, while also allowing alternative implementations as active systems and/or portions of the temperature limiting system outside the sealed solar thermal collector. A heat pipe can be used as a passive thermal switch, where the temperature induced action at a predetermined temperature causes an abrupt transition from a state of thermal isolation to a state of strong thermal coupling. Additionally, a set of siphon circulation pipes provides a passive closed system for temperature limiting. | 2012-11-22 |
20120291771 | FLUID HEATING SYSTEM - This invention relates to a fluid heating system, wherein the fluid is capable of being heated by means of solar energy, the fluid heating system including: an outer housing; an inner housing contained within the outer housing and including an absorbent material core located within the inner housing to define a flow passage between it and the walls of the inner housing; the absorbent material core being suitable for absorbing solar energy transmitted through the outer and inner housings; and wherein the outer housing; inner housing; and the absorbent material core are arranged such that solar energy is transferred through the fluid in the flow passage before being absorbed by the absorbent material core. | 2012-11-22 |