48th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100300296 | DEGASSER - Degasser including a shell and nozzles for spraying liquid into the shell, and plates within the shell to receive liquid sprayed by the nozzles. The plates disposed to enable running the liquid from upper plates to lower plates. The degasser including a port for steam entry into the shell and conveyor means for directing the steam between the plates. The steam is directed from the lower plates to the upper plates. The degasser including at least one first outlet to extract the degassed liquid from the degasser bottom and to enable a layer of degassed liquid to form on the container bottom when in use; and at least one second outlet to enable extracting a minimum part of the steam plus degassed gases from the shell interior. The conveyor means conveying entering steam to make it bubble through the layer of degassed liquid, to further reduce its dissolved gas concentration. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300297 | Impactor with De-Icing - An inertial gas-liquid impactor separator has a de-icer for preventing ice accumulation at the acceleration nozzles. A heater heats a nozzle plate to minimize plugging of acceleration nozzles otherwise due to icing. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300298 | Filter Assembly With Trapped Contaminant Servicing - A filter assembly has a housing removably receiving a contaminant tray, with a filter element mounted to the contaminant tray and removable therewith from the housing for servicing. The filter element traps contaminant in the contaminant tray including when the contaminant tray is removed from the housing, to prevent spillage of contaminant during servicing. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300299 | DISPENSING DEVICE FOR PREPARING AND DISPENSING FOOD AND/OR NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION - Dispensing device for preparing and dispensing food and/or nutritional composition comprising: a water circuit for transporting water, a water heater, an injection head ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100300300 | CONTROL DEVICE HAVING A PERISTALTIC VALVE FOR A DRINK PREPARING MACHINE - A drink preparing machine that includes a tank, a water supply system having at least a section for heated water and a section for unheated water, a pump for conveying water from the tank through the supply system as far as a module for preparing the drink, and a valve device arranged so as to control the selective opening and closing of the supply system sections. The valve device is a peristaltic system that includes a compression member for compressing a tube of each supply system section and acting under the effect of an elastic return member. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300301 | LIQUID FOOD OR BEVERAGE MACHINE WITH COMBINABLE ACCESSORIES - A device for preparing a liquid food or beverage having an outermost housing with faces that are arranged to shield at least part of a liquid food or beverage module. A face of the housing has a connection to an appliance. This face is arranged to support mechanically such an appliance. The connection is disconnectably connectable by a user to the appliance. The housing is so arranged that the appliance is removably mountable onto the housing face by a user. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300302 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY AND BEVERAGE PREPARING APPARATUS EQUIPPED THEREWITH - Valve assembly ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100300303 | WARNING DEVICE FOR FOOD PREPARATION APPLIANCE - The invention herein refers to a warning device ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100300304 | Stirring tool - Disclosed is a stirring tool which is capable of fully and efficiently mixing ingredients such as mayonnaise even in relatively small amounts. A stirring blade is mounted on a rotating shaft which is rotated by a driving force. A hollow blade cover is provided which covers the periphery of the rotating stirring blade and a portion of the edge of the stirring blade constitutes a long edge which is an edge part that faces the inner circumferential face and which extends along the inner circumferential face of the blade cover. Openings which are holes and an opening are provided at the end of the blade cover and in a peripheral wall of the blade cover for circulation of the stirred ingredients. The long edge can be seen through the holes in the peripheral wall when the rotating blade rotates. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300305 | COOKING GRILL - A cook top includes a lower grill and an upper grilling unit that is mounted adjacent to a back edge of the lower grill. The upper grill unit can be moved from a recessed position at a back edge of the cook top to a raised vertical position by a raising mechanism. From the raised position, the upper grilling unit can be rotated forward so that food placed on the lower grill can also be cooked by the upper grilling unit. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300306 | INDOOR GRILL GRID APPARATUS - An indoor grill grid apparatus is provided to allow a user to grill various foods indoor, such as in a restaurant, a home, a commercial kitchen and the like, using a conventional indoor grill and stream. In one embodiment, the indoor grill grid apparatus comprises a cooking component, a water tank and a steam component. The steam component comprises several steam outlets which have openings on the surface thereon. The openings are provided such a way that stream can be supplied to the cooking component, thereby the stove heat and steam provided to the apparatus substantially at the same time, the food can be prevented from being overcooked, burned or sticking to the cooking component. Further, the combination of the steam and the stove heat prevents any food residue from being left on the cooking component so that fumes can be minimized. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300307 | High-Potency Juicer - A high-potency juicer is disclosed, having a base and a cutting tool turntable, where the base is made up of a body and a middle member joining the body thereon, and the middle member is provided with a cavity. The body is provided with a driving component. The cutting tool turntable is accommodated in the cavity and is rotated by the driving component, where a first filtering net is set up around the circumference of the cutting tool turntable. A first cutting tool is mounted on the ground part of the cutting tool turntable, and a second cutting tool is mounted on top of the first cutting tool, where the first cutting tool and the second cutting tool are joined by a second filtering net at their circumferences. On the one hand it is beneficial not only for the cutting tool turntable to mount more cutting tools but for simultaneous grinding, cutting and squeezing of the foods by a dual set of cutting tools, boosting the efficiency of juice extraction. On the other hand, the design of dual filtering nets substantially boosts the outcome of the filtering, which means that this invention features simple structure yet better practicality. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300308 | METHOD FOR THE OPERATION OF A MOTOR-DRIVEN HAND-HELD PRESSING APPARATUS, AND HAND-HELD PRESSING APPARATUS - The invention relates to a method for operating a motor-driven hand-held pressing apparatus. In said method, once a switch has been actuated, one or more pressing jaws is/are moved from a starting position into a closed pressing position until a predefined pressing force has been reached or a given amount of time has lapsed, whereupon the pressing jaw/s is/are automatically released, e.g. using the return travel of a plunger. The releasing action can be interrupted in an intermediate position, before reaching the starting position, so as to start a subsequent pressing process from such an intermediate position. In order to be able to reach the advantage of the intermediate position without having to intervene when similar processes are carried out, a measure of the travel and/or the time and/or the pressure determined during the pressing process and associated with the intermediate position is detected or stored in order to be able to automatically interrupt the releasing action in the respective intermediate position on the basis of said measure during subsequent pressing processes. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300309 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING ABSORBENT PRODUCTS HAVING CUSTOMIZED GRAPHICS - The present disclosure involves absorbent articles having customized graphics disposed inside packages labeled as containing customized articles. During the manufacturing process, customized absorbent articles are constructed with article identity graphics, and the packages to contain the customized articles are labeled with package identity graphics. A controller uses article and package identity graphics to track the manufacture of the customized articles and synchronize placement of the customized articles in the appropriately labeled packages. The methods disclosed herein provides for the manufacture of customized absorbent articles in series with the manufacture of absorbent articles having non-custom graphics. The substrates and/or components having the custom graphics in the manufacturing process are detected by a sensor that provides a feedback signal to a controller. The controller, in turn, commands a packing system to place the customized absorbent articles in packages; label the packages with a package identity graphic; and thereby create customized absorbent products. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300310 | Print apparatus, print method, and print program - A print apparatus includes: a print image generation unit that generates a circular print image by bonding one end and the other end of a single direction of a representative image where an image characteristic portion extending in a single direction is depicted to represent contents recorded on the recording disc; and a print unit that prints the print image on one surface of the recording disc by matching a center of the recording disc with a center of the print image. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300311 | Squeegee operating device for screen printing machine - A screen printing machine includes a platen for supporting a substrate to be printed, a printing screen disposed above the platen, a squeegee to be moved across the printing screen in order to force an ink through the printing screen and onto the substrate, a conveyer device disposed below the platen, and a squeegee actuating device supported on the conveyer device, the squeegee actuating device includes a housing having a chamber for receiving one or more electromagnetic devices each of which include a coil having a compartment for receiving a core, and a magnet disposed above the core and secured to the core and the housing for being actuated by the core to selectively attract the squeegee to press onto the printing screen and to selectively release the squeegee. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300312 | SCREEN-PRINTING FRAME - A system for attaching mesh to a frame and applying tension to the mesh is described. The system includes a locking strip slot in a movable frame member that permits mesh and an attached locking strip to be inserted into the slot from the top. The locking strip may be asymmetric. The system further includes a rigid frame that can hold the movable frame member under tension. The system also includes gripping the movable frame member at the locking strip slot to apply tension to the mesh. A simple hand tool may be used for engaging the locking strip slot and leveraging against the rigid portion of the frame to apply the tension. A simple hand tool may be used for separating the movable frame member from the rigid frame to remove the mesh. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300313 | Camouflage paint stencils - Camouflage paint stencils for painting camouflage patterns on a vehicle, such as a pickup truck, include a plurality of flat paint stencil sheets with each sheet including a plurality of irregularly-spaced apertures and the apertures of one sheet differing in shape and spacing than the apertures of the other sheets, and each sheet having a rear side with a magnetic backing member disposed thereon for adhering the sheet to the surface of the vehicle, and a camouflage paint stencil kit also including a set of gloves, masking tape, and one set of thin size spray strips and one set of larger size over spray strips for placement along the edges of the sheets to reduce over-spray. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300314 | Stamp Structure - A stamp structure comprises a stamp pad and a handle. The stamp pad includes an image piece, a buffer piece, a twin adhesive, and an adhesion piece, arranged from bottom to top. A gum is located between the image piece and the buffer piece. The bottom surface of the handle has an adhesion area, which is selectively adhering on the adhesion piece. Since users can make the adhesion piece of the stamp pad to adhere or to detach on the adhesion area at their will, they can choose different stamp pads to adhere on the same handle. Compared with traditional stamp structure, the present invention can help to save the material of the handle and the room to accommodate the stamp. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300315 | Multi-Port Transmission Line Connector - A multi-port transmission line connector ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100300316 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR DETONATING PYROTECHNIC DEVICES IN MOTOR VEHICLES - A method of detonating one or more pyrotechnic devices located within a motor vehicle comprises: locating the detonation control unit of the vehicle; removing the vehicle wiring loom connector from the detonation control unit; connecting the said connector to a first connector ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100300317 | ELECTRONIC BLASTING CAPSULE - An electronic blasting capsule which includes a housing which contains a propellant, a fuse, a sensor for detecting the position of the housing in a capsule delivery path, an energy arrangement for obtaining energy from an external energy source, and a controller, responsive to the sensor and the energy arrangement, for firing the fuse to initiate the propellant. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300318 | Blast Hole Plugging Apparatus - Apparatus for plugging a hole, such as a bore hole used in blasting, comprises a platform shaped to fit within the hole and to support material such as explosives or stemming at a desired depth in the hole. The platform takes the form of a plate or tray which is generally ellipsoidal in shape so that it fits snugly within the hole when inclined transversely relative to a longitudinal axis of the hole. The plate has a central load support region and a peripheral region for engaging the wall of the hole. The apparatus includes a locking member, typically a length of rigid pipe, attached movably to the platform. The locking member is moveable between a first position in which it is supported clear of the wall of the hole below the platform, and a second position in which it spans the hole to lock the platform in position in the hole. An elongated actuating member in the form of a cord or line is connected to the locking member and platform for lowering the apparatus into the hole and for moving the locking member between its first and second positions. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300319 | LOW TOXICITY PRIMER COMPOSITIONS FOR REDUCED ENERGY AMMUNITION - A primer composition with reduced toxicity suited for reduced-energy ammunition comprises bismuth (III) oxide as the principal oxidizer and contains a portion of propellant composition mixed therein. This composition may also be used in a cartridge which is otherwise substantially free of any other propellant compound and preferably produces a residue which is substantially free of toxic substances. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300320 | Projectile Device and Method for Targeted Vehicle Tracking - An invention in which a projectile device is deployed from a compressed air firing system that, upon impact of the projectile device into a target, the projectile device embeds itself in the intended target's outer surface or material. In one application, a GPS receiver and transmitter provided within the projectile device relays position data to a receiving apparatus that is monitored by a stationary or mobile conveyance. In another application, the projectile device, may include remotely operable explosives which are preferably triggered once the target is an area where the explosives can be detonated with minimal collateral damage. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300321 | SHELL DESIGNED FOR SECURING IN A MORTAR AND MORTAR DESIGNED FOR SUCH A SHELL - The invention relates to a shell ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100300322 | TRIM CONTROLLED, DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLABLE, TROLLEY BRAKE - A trolley for traveling along a cable may include a frame having a first end, a second end, and a rail extending therebetween. A user may suspend from the frame in a harness, leveraging the user's weight about a fulcrum suspended by a sheave rolling along the cable. Opposite the user, across the fulcrum, a brake shoe or pad pivotably connected to the frame may be controlled by a user shifting weight, a trim brake adjustable by the user, or both to control a braking force generated by the trolley between the brake pad and the cable. Trim braking may be set to stop the trolley on any incline, roll with a constant braking bias, or roll freely. User-weight leveraging may be dynamically adjusted by a user likewise by selectively weighting a harness, weighting a handle and tether to draw the user's weight toward the fulcrum, or both. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300323 | ROLLER ASSEMBLY CALL UP MECHANISM FOR A VEHICLE WASH CONVEYOR - A roller assembly call up mechanism for a vehicle wash conveyor having an endless chain with a plurality of spaced roller assemblies attached thereto for pushing a vehicle along a slotted track, is located below the track and includes a power cylinder, a crank arm connected to the power cylinder and an axle connected to the crank arm for rotation with the axle. A ramp in the form of a pair of spaced forks is connected to the axle for rotation therewith. A slotted link is pivotally connected at one end to the ramp and at an opposite end to the entrance trap door whereby when the power cylinder is actuated the ramp and the trap door are pivoted upwardly. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300324 | DRIVE HAVING AXLE-MOUNTED TRANSMISSION FOR HIGH SPEEDS - A bogie for locomotives is provided. Two wheelsets, each including a drive unit, are disposed in a bogie frame, wherein the wheelsets each include a wheelset shaft and two wheels. The drive unit comprises a motor unit and a transmission disposed to ride on an axle, and each motor unit is suspended at three points, namely at a main pivot point on the transverse beam of the bogie frame and two mounting points on a head beam of the bogie frame. Further, the motor unit is transversally elastically suspended; the transmission is mounted pivotally about the wheelset shaft but not displaceable along the wheelset shaft. The transmission is further connected to the motor unit by a transmission torque support, and the drive unit comprises a clutch by which the motor unit has a driving connection to the wheelset by the transmission. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300325 | RAILROAD TUNNEL FAN CAR - Disclosed is a car body for use in a train which includes a fan mounted thereon and constructed to generate airflow at least in part in a longitudinal direction of the train. The car body may be coupled to one or more locomotives or car bodies within the train. As the train moves through a tunnel, for example, the fan is rotated by a power source to increase movement of air within the tunnel annulus, thereby reducing locomotive overheating or stalls within the tunnel. Flow directors to direct air into or out of the inlet and outlet of the fan may also be provided on the car body. Also, the fan may be mounted to the car body via a pivoting connection to allow for adjustment of its inlet/outlet and thus the generated airflow direction. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300326 | NONPOLAR LIQUID AND SOLID PHASE CHANGE INK COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING NANOSIZED PARTICLES OF BENZIMIDAZOLONE PIGMENTS - An ink composition, such as a nonpolar liquid or phase change (solid) ink composition, that includes a non-polar carrier, and a nanoscale pigment particle composition. The nanoscale pigment particle composition includes a benzimidazolone pigment and a sterically bulky stabilizer compound, which is an alkylated-benzimidazolone compound, associated non-covalently with the benzimidazolone pigment. The presence of the associated stabilizer limits an extent of particle growth and aggregation, to afford nanoscale pigment particles. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300327 | PARTICULATE DRY TINTER - A particulate dry tinter for use in tinting a coating composition including at least two coloured pigments, in which the particulate tinter has a colour hue predictive of the colour hue of the tinted coating composition and the coating when applied (FIG. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300328 | Glass Flake Pigments and Substrates - Pigments formed from glass flakes which have a wide variety of uses, for instance, in paints, in ink-jet printing, dyeing textiles, in coatings, printing inks, plastics, cosmetics, glazes for ceramics and glass. Also provided is a glass flake substrate for the pigments. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300329 | FIBER CEMENT BOARD WITH MODIFIED FIBER - A building material product comprising a cementitious binder, an aggregate and cellulose reinforcing fibers wherein the cellulose reinforcing fibers have been treated with cationic or nonionic oil. The resulting fiber when included in a fiber cement composite results in improved deflection of the composite at peak loading as well as improved impact strength while maintaining overall board strength. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300330 | FIBER CEMENT BOARD WITH MODIFIED FIBER - A building material product comprising a cementitious binder, an aggregate and cellulose reinforcing fibers wherein the cellulose reinforcing fibers have been treated with oil which is bound to the fiber by a retention aid. The resulting fiber when included in a fiber cement composite results in improved deflection of the composite at peak loading as well as improved impact strength while maintaining overall board strength. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300331 | COMPUTER DESK WITH A DRAWER CONNECTED WITH ELBOW SUPPORT BOARDS - The invention relates to a computer desk with a drawer connected with elbow support boards. The drawer capable of being pushed and pulled is arranged under a desk panel, and the left top and the right top of a drawer panel are internally provided with a left elbow support board and a right elbow support board respectively which are articulated with the long horizontal edge thereof. The drawer is internally provided with a two-sided keyboard supporting seat, and the inner side of a thick lath on the right side of the two-sided keyboard supporting seat is articulated with a mouse board. Furthermore, the upper sides of the left and right elbow support boards and the mouse board are as high as that of the desk panel. Therefore, the computer desk can not only avoid hunchback and myopia when people work at desk as well as muscle pain at the neck and the is shoulder due to suspended elbows when a computer keyboard and a mouse are operated by people so as to make people feel comfortable, but also be provided with a notebook computer for operation, with lower manufacturing cost. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300332 | ATTACHMENT DEVICE - An attachment device ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100300333 | APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING A LOAD | 2010-12-02 |
20100300334 | Bedtime Computer Table - A bedtime computer table allows one to comfortably use a laptop computer or other portable electronic devices while reclining in bed or sofa. The bedtime computer table consists of a flat panel to support a laptop computer and a mouse, a set of collapsible leg panels that support said panel and reciprocal locking fixtures that set members at fixed positions. The bedtime computer table can be in folded or unfolded position. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300335 | AC Plasma Ejection Gun, the Method for Supplying Power to it and Pulverized Coal Burner - An AC plasma ejection gun, the method for supplying power to the gun and a pulverized coal burner are provided. The ejection gun comprising: a power supply device, having a live wear and a null wear; an electric front electrode, inside of which a front chamber is set, a nozzle connected with said front chamber is set at the outlet of the front electrode, an air inlet pipe connected with said front chamber is set at the inlet of the front electrode, and the front electrode is connected with said null wire; an electric rear electrode, connected with the inlet of said front electrode by an insulated ring, there is a gap between the electric rear electrode and said front electrode, said rear electrode is connected with the live wire, a spinning air inlet ring is set at the outside of the gap between said front electrode and said rear electrode, compressed air from the air inlet pipe passes the spinning air inlet ring and enters into the front chamber; wherein, the arc between said front electrode and said rear electrode discharges, ionizing the compressed air into plasma in the gap between said front electrode and said rear electrode, and the plasma is ejected out of the nozzle from the front chamber. The ejection gun in present invention can work with small current and large power, so that the life of the plasma ejection gun is prolonged. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300336 | REDUCTION OF MERCURY FROM A COAL FIRED BOILER - A method and system are disclosed for achieving reduced mercury emissions from a power plant at a minimum cost. The parameters of the combustion chamber and a sorbent injector are manipulated to control the residual carbon in ash and the injected sorbent. These two elements combine to reduce mercury in the exhaust gas to an acceptable level. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300337 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING AIR SEEDER BOOT - In an air seeder assembly having a base mount member with a at least one base ear with a base bore, and a seed boot with at least one boot ear with a boot bore, a fastening assembly mounting the seed boot to the base mount member is disclosed. The fastening assembly comprises a fastener structure fastening the seed boot to the base mount member by extending through the base bore and the boot bore. The fastening assembly includes a fastener interface device inserted into at least one of the bores. The interface device comprises a substantially tubular insertion portion inserted into the at least one bore and a flange portion connected to the insertion portion, and extends radially outwardly from the insertion portion. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300338 | ADJUSTABLE PACKER WHEEL SEEDING SYSTEM AND METHOD - In one embodiment, a seeding implement includes a frame configured to couple to a tool bar, a parallel linkage coupled to the frame, and a ground engaging tool extending from a shank, wherein the shank is coupled to the parallel linkage. The implement also includes a packer wheel configured to control a position of the ground engaging tool, wherein the packer wheel is positioned directly behind the ground engaging tool when the ground engaging tool is engaging a soil region. Further, the implement includes an adjustment mechanism configured to shift the packer wheel rearwardly upon the ground engaging tool encountering an obstruction and to shift the packer wheel forwardly after the obstruction has been passed by the ground engaging tool. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300339 | MANUALLY ADJUSTABLE PACKER WHEEL SEEDING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An implement includes a frame configured to couple to a tool bar, a linkage coupled to the frame, and a ground engaging tool extending from a shank, wherein the shank is coupled to the linkage. The implement also includes a packer wheel configured to control a position of the ground engaging tool, wherein the packer wheel is positioned behind the ground engaging tool when the ground engaging tool is engaging the soil. Further, the implement includes an adjustment mechanism configured to allow for adjustment of the distance between the packer wheel and the ground engaging tool. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300340 | COULTER ASSEMBLY - A coulter assembly is provided that facilitates continuous adjustment of coulter disk penetration depth. In an exemplary embodiment, the coulter assembly includes a gauge wheel configured to rotate across a soil surface to limit a penetration depth of a coulter disk into the soil. A depth adjustment assembly is coupled to the gauge wheel and configured to adjust the penetration depth of the coulter disk by continuously varying the vertical position of the gauge wheel. This configuration may enable the coulter disk to operate at any penetration depth within the gauge wheel range of motion, thereby facilitating deposition of fertilizer within the soil at a suitable depth to enhance crop growth. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300341 | SEED METERING DEVICE AND SEED DISK FOR AGRICULTURAL SEEDER - A seed metering device for agricultural seeders has a meter housing, a seed disk covering an open side of the meter housing, and a brush assembly mounted within the meter housing and contacting the seed disk. The meter housing has a seed delivery opening for delivering a supply of seed into a seed pool area, an air inlet provided above the seed pool area for receiving a supply of positive pressure air into the meter housing, and a seed exit area where seed can be dropped into a seed tube. The seed disk has seed pockets spaced around its outer circumference that pass through the seed pool and pick up individual seeds as the seed disk rotates. The device includes several features that help singulate and drop seeds in a way that provides a desired number of seeds per acre and a uniform spacing between the seeds in the furrow. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300342 | SEED METERING DEVICE FOR AGRICULTURAL SEEDER - A seed metering device for agricultural seeders has a meter housing, a seed disk covering an open side of the meter housing, and a brush assembly mounted within the meter housing and contacting the seed disk. The meter housing has a seed delivery opening for delivering a supply of seed into a seed pool area, an air inlet provided above the seed pool area for receiving a supply of positive pressure air into the meter housing, and a seed exit area where seed can be dropped into a seed tube. The seed disk has seed pockets spaced around its outer circumference that pass through the seed pool and pick up individual seeds as the seed disk rotates. The device includes several features that help singulate and drop seeds in a way that provides a desired number of seeds per acre and a uniform spacing between the seeds in the furrow. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300343 | Check Valve Boat Plug Systems - A boat plug system for automatically sealing a boat. The boat plug system is mounted in a drain hole passing through the boat's transom and includes: a cylindrical-shaped plug; a ball valve assembly removably coupled within the cylindrical-shaped plug; and further comprising a ball, a sealing ball seat component having a frustroconical shape to receive the ball when the ball valve assembly is in the sealed position, and at least one screen; and a plug cap/tool further comprising a tool head on one side for removably coupling the ball valve assembly within the cylindrical-shaped plug and an opposite side of the plug cap/tool from the tool head is for sealing the cylindrical-shaped plug. Water may flow out of the boat's drain hole, but is substantially stopped from flowing from the exterior of the boat to the interior via the drain hole. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300344 | INFLATABLE MEMBER FOR A PROTECTION DEVICE FOR A SHIP HULL - An inflatable member for a protection device for the hull of a ship, characterized in that the inflatable member includes a deformable casing ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100300345 | FLOATING DOCK AND DOCK UNIT FOR MAKING SUCH - The present document describes a dock unit attachable to another dock unit with a fastener for forming a floating dock. The dock unit comprises a floating body having a mating surface and an attachment adapted to receive the fastener. Thereby attaching the floating body is able to be attached to the other dock unit. The dock unit further comprises a cover for covering the mating surface, the cover having a contact surface adapted to contact the fastener. In use, the contact surface is positioned proximate the attachment so that, when the attachment receives the fastener, the contact surface is contacted by the fastener, thereby limiting the movement of the cover with respect to the floating body. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300346 | Watercraft Immobilizing System - A sub-surface watercraft immobilizing system and method which may be deployed from any vessel to provide primary passive defense against one or more attacking watercraft(s), fitted with marine engine(s). The system is designed to provide practical all round coverage and consists of a sub-surface towed array/entanglement system of wires and/or spectra/nylon lines weighted for neutral buoyancy, deployed from removable/replaceable cartridges that may be disposable or refurbished. The towed array/entanglement system uses outriggers, weighted submersible rollers and spreaders. A system of secondary and possibly tertiary tentacles is deployed from the primary lines just below the water surface to foul and immobilize propellers and engine cooling water intakes. This is a non-lethal system designed to render one or more detected, or undetected, attacking watercraft inoperative or ineffective. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300347 | EMERGENCY POSITION INDICATING DEVICE USING RADAR CROSS SECTION CHARACTERISTICS - The present invention is about the emergency position indicating device using RCS. As the present invention is to solve problems finding out the locations of victims in emergency, it allows easily to find the location of victims immediately in day/night time or even in bad weather, and exceeds the weak points of EPIRB that have 4 miles of the error range and is not applicable for individual portables, and Cyalume Lightstick that have a limit for the indication range. As floating it on the air (10˜30 m) for a long time after injecting the lighter gas than air into the balloon type equipment that contains the reflection body covered (coated) by the metal film of Dihedral or Tri-hedralal structure of which can maximize RCS, it has the characteristic to notify the locations of victims effectively by strongly reflecting the radar wave from a sailing or searching radar of adjacent ships or the rescue. Since the present invention have advantages that the locations of victims can be easily found in day/night time or marine conditions, even from a long distance, it is much effective to improve the saving rate and the surviving rate of victims in emergency. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300348 | MEDICATION REGIMEN COMMUNICATOR APPARATUS AND METHOD - A “medication communicator” chart is used as a teaching tool to educate patients and to schedule events corresponding to a prescribed medication regimen. The “medication communicator” chart includes a scheduling graph having the shape of a 12-hour or 24-hour analog clock. The scheduling graph is divided into regions corresponding to each hour of a day for scheduling event information. Fields, on the “medication communicator” chart, are receptive to labels communicating information corresponding to numerous medications in the medication regimen. Timing indicators may be applied to the regions of the scheduling graph to indicate consumption or application times of each of the medications. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300349 | Apparatus for identifying a pipe at a remote location - A remote pipe identifier system is implemented by a source vibrational transmitter mechanically attached to a selected pipe at one location which transmits vibrations into the source pipe. A technician is able to detect the vibrations in a remote location by using a sensitive detector and thus successfully identify the pipe of interest in his work quickly and without any invasive technique. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300350 | Pressure gauge - A pressure gauge has a base, a measuring assembly, a dial and a fastener. The base has a chamber and a side opening communicating with the chamber. The measuring assembly is mounted in the chamber and has a tab mount passing through the side opening. The tab mount has a fixing hole. The dial is disposed on the base, covers the measuring assembly and has a tab and a fastening hole. The tab extends through the side opening of the base. The fastening hole is formed through the tab and aligns with the fixing hole of the tab mount. The fastener is mounted through the fixing hole and the fastening hole and thus fixes the dial without being revealed. Therefore aesthetic appearance of the pressure gauge is improved. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300351 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCTION OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL SHEET - An apparatus for production of a composite material sheet is provided that can achieve a thinner composite material sheet, effectively prevent occurrence of curling, perform continuous production, and produce a high-quality composite material sheet having excellent heat resistance, weather resistance, flexibility, shape retention, peel strength, and the like. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300352 | SOLUTION DEPOSITION ASSEMBLY - Methods and devices are provided for improved deposition systems. In one embodiment of the present invention, a deposition system is provided for use with a solution and a substrate. The system comprises of a solution deposition apparatus; at least one heating chamber; at least one assembly for holding a solution over the substrate; and a substrate curling apparatus for curling at least one edge of the substrate to define a zone capable of containing a volume of the solution over the substrate. In another embodiment of the present invention, a deposition system for use with a substrate, the system comprising a solution deposition apparatus; at heating chamber; and at least assembly for holding solution over the substrate to allow for a depth of at least about 0.5 microns to 10 mm. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300353 | COATING AND DEVELOPING APPARATUS - Provided is a coating and developing apparatus composed of an assembly of plural unit blocks. A first unit-block stack and a second unit-block stack are arranged at different positions with respect to front-and-rear direction. Unit blocks for development, each of which comprises plural processing units including a developing unit that performs developing process after exposure and a transfer device that transfers a substrate among the processing units, are arranged at the lowermost level. Unit blocks for application, or coating, each of which comprises plural processing units including a coating unit that performs application process before exposure and a transfer device that transfers a substrate among the processing units, are arranged above the unit blocks for development. Unit blocks for application are arranged in both the first and second unit-block stacks. Unit blocks for application which a wafer goes through are determined depending on the layering positional relationship between an antireflective film and a resist film. An exposed wafer goes only through the unit block for development without going through any one of the unit blocks for application. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300354 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DISPENSING LIQUID CRYSTAL MATERIAL USING SAME - A liquid crystal dispensing system includes a container to contain liquid crystal to be dispensed, a discharge pump to receive the liquid crystal from the container and to discharge the liquid crystal, a nozzle to dispense the liquid crystal discharged from the discharge pump onto a substrate, and a control unit to control a dispensing amount of liquid crystal discharged from the discharge pump and to compensate the dispensing amount when the dispensing amount of liquid crystal exceeds a limitation value. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300355 | PRINTING MATERIAL PROFILES ONTO SUBSTRATES - A printing apparatus configured to print a material profile onto a substrate is provided. The printing apparatus includes a container, a nozzle, a positive displacement mechanism, and one or more regulators. The container is adapted to hold a precursor material. The container has a first end and a second end, with the nozzle connected to the first end of the container. The nozzle has an orifice configured to deposit the precursor material over the substrate. The positive displacement mechanism is configured to push the precursor material through the orifice of the nozzle over the substrate. The regulator is configured to deposit the precursor material in accordance with pre-determined parameters governing width and cross-sectional area of the precursor material deposited over the substrate, such that the precursor material deposited over the substrate has a pre-determined width and a pre-determined cross-sectional area. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300356 | Method and System for Coating a Medical Device Using Optical Drop Volume Verification - A method and apparatus for controlling coating material deposition on to a medical device. Images of material drops in flight are captured and an average single drop volume value is calculated by conversion of the captured drop images to a volume measurement. The average single drop volume value is used to calculate a total number of drops necessary to apply a desired amount of coating. Alternately, material is applied and the amount of material deposited is accumulated and adjustments are made to deposit only a desired amount of coating material. A drop volume is determined for either every drop or a sampling of drops as the drops are being applied. Adjustments to the coating process include changing drop size and changing a number of drops to be deposited. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300357 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided is a substrate processing apparatus, which comprises a process chamber configured to process a substrate, a first plasma generation chamber in the process chamber, a first reactive gas supply unit configured to supply first reactive gas into the first plasma generation chamber, a pair of first discharge electrodes configured to generate plasma and to excite the first reactive gas, a first gas ejection port installed in a side wall of the first plasma generation chamber to eject an active species toward the substrate, a second plasma generation chamber in the process chamber, a second reactive gas supply unit configured to supply second reactive gas into the second plasma generation chamber, a pair of second discharge electrodes configured to generate plasma and to excite the second reactive gas, and a second gas ejection port installed in a side wall of the second plasma generation chamber to eject an active species. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300358 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SINGLE-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES - There is provided an apparatus for producing single-wall carbon nanotubes. The apparatus comprises a plasma torch having a plasma tube adapted to receive an inert gas and form an inert gas plasma; a feeder adapted to direct a carbon-containing substance and a metal catalyst towards said inert gas plasma so that the carbon-containing substance and the metal catalyst contact said inert gas plasma downstream of where said inert gas is introduced in said plasma tube, to thereby form a plasma comprising atoms or molecules of carbon and the atoms of said metal; and a condenser for condensing the atoms or molecules of carbon and the atoms of said metal to form single-wall carbon nanotubes. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300359 | MULTI-GAS DISTRIBUTION INJECTOR FOR CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION REACTORS - A gas distribution injector for chemical vapor deposition reactors has precursor gas inlets disposed at spaced-apart locations on an inner surface facing downstream toward a substrate carrier, and has carrier openings disposed between the precursor gas inlets. One or more precursor gases are introduced through the precursor gas inlets, and a carrier gas substantially nonreactive with the precursor gases is introduced through the carrier gas openings. The carrier gas minimizes deposit formation on the injector. The carrier gas openings may be provided by a porous plate defining the surface or via carrier inlets interspersed between precursor inlets. The gas inlets may removable or coaxial. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300360 | ORGANIC/INORGANIC THIN FILM DEPOSITION DEVICE AND DEPOSITION METHOD - Provided is a method for depositing an organic/inorganic thin film. The method includes: i) heating a source vessel containing an organic material and an inorganic material; ii) transferring a deposition gas to a process chamber; iii) distributing the deposition gas onto a substrate disposed in the process chamber; iv) purging the process chamber; v) heating an activating agent source vessel; vi) transferring a heat initiator gas phase to the process chamber; vii) distributing the heat initiator gas phase onto the organic or inorganic material monomer deposited on the substrate through the process chamber, and forming an organic/inorganic thin film; and viii) exhausting the heat initiator gas phase and purging the process chamber. Depositing the organic/inorganic thin film in a time-division manner, the thickness of the thin film can be accurately adjusted and the deposition can be uniformly performed when the thin film is deposited on a large-scale substrate. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300361 | DELIVERY DEVICE - Delivery devices for delivering solid precursor compounds in the vapor phase to reactors are provided. Such devices include a precursor composition of a solid precursor compound with a layer of packing material disposed thereon. Also provided are methods for transporting a carrier gas saturated with the precursor compound for delivery into such CVD reactors. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300362 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A TEAT CUP - An apparatus and method for locating a teat cup for use in a milking parlour. The apparatus includes a milking stall ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100300363 | PORTABLE, MULTI-ACCESS CONTAINER - A container for storing or delivering a consumable liquid or semi-solid to an animal, such as a human or domesticated pet, includes a receptacle for holding its contents and two or more openings. At least one opening is an elongated opening formed in the side of the walls of the container to allow lapping or licking of the contents by the animal, when the container is laid on its side. The opening in the walls is covered by a corresponding cover, which is affixed using adhesives, mechanical devices, or a combination thereof. The cover prevents spilling of the contents when in place. The container is manufactured so that the opening in the walls can be opened by manually removing the cover, either partially or completely. The cover may be reattached to the container using a fastening technique or device. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300364 | Bird Feeder with Retractable Feeder Body - A novel bird feeder is disclosed comprising a top portion with a hook, a cap and shield, and a bottom portion with a feeder body and a tray the top portion and the bottom portion being interconnected by a cable. One end of the cable is affixed to the bottom portion of the bird feeder and the other end of the cable is attached to a spring biased coil assembly located in the top portion. The bottom portion is then reversibly dislocatable from the top portion between an in-use condition and a re-supply condition. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300365 | DEVICE FOR KEEPING PETS' EARS CLEAN OR SUBSTANTIALLY CLEAN - An ear prop prevents a pet's ears from contacting or substantially contacting food or water in a bowl or dish. The ear prop has members for elevating, supporting or displacing the pet's ears, and the ear prop may comprise a shield. A dish for holding food or water for a pet is constructed to keep the pet's ears from contacting or substantially contacting food or water in the dish. The dish comprises a bowl section and an ear prop section. The bowl section has a floor piece with a boundary continuously connectable to a boundary of a side wherein another boundary of the side defines an opening of the dish. The ear prop section is operably connected to the opening to provide a mechanism for elevating, supporting or displacing the pet's ears. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300366 | Pet Fountain - A pet fountain having a housing of snap together construction formed of a base and cover. The base includes a basin in which an integrally formed filter-holding divider is disposed that separates the basin into a return sump and pumping chamber. The cover includes a water holding bowl, an inlet and a drain overlying the return sump that encloses a pump that provides fluid to the bowl via inlet when attached to the base. The cover includes a downwardly extending tube that fluidly registers with a discharge of the pump when attached to the base. In a preferred embodiment, the cover has upper and lower bowls connected by a spillway that conveys overflow from the upper bowl to the lower bowl where it is return via drain to the return sump. The cover can be configured to mate with the housing to enclose the entire basin, pump, and filter. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300367 | ANIMAL WASTE PAD HOLDER - A device for holding animal waste pads having raised peripheral sidewalls surrounding a base for containing a waste pad, and sidewall extensions attachable to the sidewalls to contain and direct an animal to an appropriate position in the use of the animal waste pads. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300368 | PELLETS AND BRIQUETS FROM COMPACTED BIOMASS - Certain disclosed pellets, briquettes, and other compacted products contain multiple components and have a composition tailored to meet specific requirements for a given application. Frequently, at least one of the components is a biomass component. The compacted biomass products can be used in various applications including power generation, animal bedding, and waste absorbent. One particular embodiment involves using compacted body or mass as a fuel supplement or fuel replacement for coal or other fossil fuel(s) in co-firing power plants. Other specific applications include bedding for various animals including fowl, horses, and rabbits. Another application comprises pelletized absorbents such as cat litter for absorbing liquid and/or solid waste products. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300369 | Covering structure for exterior of aquarium - The present invention provides a covering structure for exterior of aquarium, which includes a peripheral covering layer configured with a plurality of slide grooves that provide effectiveness of tracks and enable a tight fit to the corners of an aquarium. The covering structure thus provides a sliding means to interplay with the aquarium, moreover, extending the peripheral covering layer provides additional holding space, and increasing the plurality of slide grooves enables further segmentation, thereby augmenting the holding capacity of the covering layer and enabling variability in outward appearance to transform the aquarium into a craftwork similar to a building. Furthermore, the covering structure is joined to the corners of the aquarium using the slide grooves and a mounting method, which saves on time and provides a quick method to change the outward appearance of the aquarium, presenting a design of economic benefit and improving appreciative value of the aquarium. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300370 | Ventilated box enclosure - A ventilated box enclosure for addressing the deficiencies of current terrarium designs is disclosed. At least six extruded acrylic sheets are used to form the ventilated box enclosure. The ventilated box enclosure comprises a top, a bottom, and vertical sides. Either the top or one of the vertical sides is hinged to an adjacent vertical side to form a hinged door. The door is hinged by at least two acrylic hinges. The hinged door is released open or secured shut by at least a pair of lockable hasps. Three or more screen vents ventilate the box enclosure, wherein at least one vent is located on the top and at least one vent is located at each of two diametrically opposite vertical sides. The edges of each acrylic sheet of the box enclosure are flame polished to a smooth finish. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300371 | MODULAR, CONFIGURABLE, AND EXTENSIBLE ENCLOSURES FOR PETS AND OTHER PURPOSES - A pet enclosure kit can include multiple discrete flat panels and multiple panel connectors. Each panel can include joined edge segments forming a rigid perimeter of the panel. An area bound by the perimeter can include a mesh, where a weave of the mesh is sufficiently tight to restrain a pet for which a pet enclosure is constructed. Each panel connector can couple two adjacent panels together by connecting to an edge segment of each of the adjacent panels, each of the panels can be coupled using only the panel connectors to other ones of said panels at either approximately one hundred and eighty degree angle or approximately ninety degree angle relative to an adjacent panel. The panels and the panel connectors can be designed to construct multiple different configurations of pet enclosures. Each configuration can have a different height, width, or depth from other ones of the different configurations. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300372 | Animal Isolator - Disclosed herein is an animal isolator and method for isolating one or more animals from a herd. The animal isolator comprises a meshing enclosure for confining the animals. The meshing enclosure comprises a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of opposing side walls, a partially closed base partially closing a first end of the open ended enclosure, a vehicle mounting assembly, and a gate. The meshing enclosure is detachably attached to the rear end or the front end of a vehicle using the vehicle mounting assembly and is raised above ground surface. The vehicle is driven through the herd. The meshing enclosure is then lowered over the animals and the animals are captured through the opening of the partially closed base. The captured animals are driven onto the platform and are confined to a region defined by the platform using the gate. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300373 | Livestock Trailer Corral Assembly - A removable corral assembly for use in a livestock trailer which includes a plurality of interlocking livestock panels. The panels are in a substantial U-shape so when they are installed in the livestock trailer a left aisle and right aisle are formed with a middle or center aisle which is segregated. The worker stands in the center aisle and is protected from livestock being worked in the left and right aisles. A catch gate or squeeze chute may be associated with the corral assembly and positioned near the rear opening of the trailer in either the left or right aisle. Rollers, wheels or similar mechanisms are fastened to the panel assembly so that the corral can easily be rolled in to and out of a livestock trailer. Varying panel sizes may be used to adjust the overall dimensions of the corral assembly for installation in trailers having varying sizes. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300374 | FLUME SYSTEM - A flume system is adapted for use as an animal exercise pool. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300375 | Dog leash grip handle having a storage means - Present invention provides a container and means for locking and releasing container within a hollow grip handle in an extractable or non-extractable dog leash handle assembly. Container can also be converted to a plastic bag dispenser. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300376 | BOILER PARTICULARLY FOR HUMIDIFIERS - A boiler particularly for humidifiers, provided with a tank, supported by supporting elements, which have a filling and discharging orifice. A centrifugal discharge pump is supported by the supporting elements in a position that faces the orifice, so that the axis of its impeller substantially coincides with the axis of the orifice. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300377 | WATER HEATER APPARATUS WITH DIFFERENTIAL CONTROL - An apparatus for a water heater is configured to control heating operation of a water heater to maintain a desired water temperature. The various embodiments comprise a sensor that provides an output indicative of the sensed temperature of water in a water heater, and a controller in communication with the sensor. The controller is operable to initiate a present call for heat where the sensed temperature is a predetermined amount below a set-point temperature. The controller is also configured to determine whether a prior call for heat occurred within a predetermined elapsed time period preceding the present call for heat, and to respond thereto by delaying the start of heating operation in the present call for heat until one of a predetermined time period or a predetermined sensed temperature change has occurred. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300378 | BOILER WITH VARIOUSLY-SHAPED HEAT EXCHANGE ELEMENTS - There is described a boiler ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100300379 | BOILER WATERWALL PANEL - It is an object to reduce the burden of a welding operation in producing a boiler waterwall panel and to reduce the burden of maintaining a furnace housing using the boiler waterwall panels thereby to improve the operating rate of the boiler. In a boiler waterwall panel | 2010-12-02 |
20100300380 | ON-BOARD FUEL REFINING IN MOTORIZED VEHICLES - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems and methods for on-board refining of fuels within motorized vehicles. On board fuel refining is a finish-refining step that allows a fuel to be more precisely tailored to a particular vehicle and internal-combustion engine and to the current conditions under which the fuel is being used. In one embodiment, the fuel is subjected to fluid-shear forces and cavitation. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300381 | Electrolytic Reactor and Related Methods for Supplementing the Air Intake of an Internal Combustion Engine - Disclosed is an electrolytic reactor and related methods for supplementing the air-intake of an internal combustion engine with hydrogen. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300382 | FUEL REFORMING APPARATUS - Fuel reforming catalysts | 2010-12-02 |
20100300383 | Methods and Systems for Engine Control - Methods and systems for controlling an engine are provided. In some examples, the method includes transitioning from operating a cylinder with a first number of strokes per combustion cycle to a second, lesser, number of strokes per combustion cycle in response to boost pressure rising above a threshold boost value. In additional examples, the method includes boosting intake air delivered to the cylinder, operating the cylinder with four strokes per combustion cycle—during at least the operation with four strokes per combustion cycle, adjusting boost of the intake air responsive to operating condition—transitioning from the operation with four strokes per combustion cycle to two strokes per combustion cycle in response to a selected condition only when a boost is greater than a threshold boost amount and when cylinder peak combustion pressure is greater than a threshold peak cylinder pressure, adjusting throttling, spark timing, and the boost during the transition from the operation with four strokes per combustion cycle to two strokes per combustion cycle and transitioning from the operation with two strokes per combustion cycle to four strokes per combustion cycle based on engine speed and torque requested. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300384 | CRANKCASE CAST IN ONE PIECE FOR A MULTI-CYLINDER ENGINE - A crankcase ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100300385 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE UTILIZING DUAL COMPRESSION AND DUAL EXPANSION PROCESSES - Engines and processes for their operation include a compressor cylinder, at least one power cylinder, and an expander cylinder. The outlet of the compressor cylinder is fed to the inlet of a power cylinder, and the outlet of the power cylinder is fed to the expander cylinder. The compressor cylinder and the expander cylinder are operated in two-stroke fashion, and the power cylinder is operated in four-stroke fashion, all of which cylinders share a common crankshaft. Heat may be recuperated from the exhaust gas and directed to the inlet gas of the power cylinder, increasing overall efficiency. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300386 | CONTROL APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE FOR VEHICLE - A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine of a vehicle sets the overlap amount of an intake valve and an exhaust valve small when the engine is idling and the vehicle is stopped. Also, the control apparatus sets the overlap amount large using normal control when the vehicle is traveling, even if the engine is idling. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300387 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CAMSHAFT POSITION IN A VARIABLE VALVE TIMING ENGINE - A control module and system includes a camshaft position module that determines a camshaft position change of a crankshaft. The control module also includes a cam phaser velocity module determines a cam phaser velocity based on the camshaft position change. A cam phaser velocity module determines a compensation factor based on the cam phaser velocity. A cam position compensation module generates a corrected cam position signal based on the compensation factor. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300388 | Vane-type camshaft adjuster system - The object of the invention is to provide an economical vane-type camshaft adjuster system that meets the various requirements of various motors. For this purpose, according to the invention a modular system is provided for the valves of a vane-type camshaft adjuster system. Two different embodiments of valves are proposed. With one embodiment, a valve with mid-locking and without mid-locking may be constructed using the same bush. With the other embodiment, a valve with and without special utilization of the camshaft alternating torques may be constructed using the same bush. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300389 | Switchable finger lever - The invention proposes a switchable finger lever ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100300390 | Swithchable finger lever for a valve train of an internal combustion engine - A switchable finger lever for a valve train of an internal combustion engine, said finger lever comprising an inner lever comprising on an underside on one end, a support for a gas exchange valve and on another end, a contact surface for a head of a support element, said inner lever further comprising on the one end, axle stubs protruding on two sides of the inner lever, a first outer arm extending for pivoting relative to the inner lever on one of the axle stubs and a second outer arm extending for pivoting relative to the inner lever on another one of the axle stubs, said outer arms extending in direction of the another end while flanking outer walls of the inner lever and being made as separate parts from each other, a cam contacting surface being arranged on an upper side of each outer arm while, in the region of the another end, a coupling device for an optional connection of the outer arms to the inner lever is seated in the inner lever, and a restoring spring means for each outer arm acts at one end against the inner lever and at another end against the respective outer arm. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300391 | METHOD FOR STARTING A THERMAL ENGINE OF A HYBRID VEHICLE - A method for starting an internal combustion thermal engine of a hybrid vehicle having: the thermal engine provided with a drive shaft; at least one pair of driving wheels; a transmission, which transmits the motion from the thermal engine to the driving wheels and has a clutch; and an electric machine, which is mechanically connected to the clutch downstream of the clutch, so that the clutch is interposed between the electric machine and the thermal engine; the starting method includes the steps of: opening the clutch to separate the electric machine from the thermal engine; separating the electric machine from the driving wheels; making the electric machine rotate by operating the electric machine as a motor; and closing the clutch when the electric machine reaches a launch rotation speed. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300392 | System for improving the efficiency of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle - A system for improving the efficiency of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, the system comprising: a first non-rotating device ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100300393 | Spring Start for a Vehicle Engine - A spring assembly is mounted on a crankshaft for a vehicle. A selector mechanism for the spring assembly selectively connects the spring assembly to the crankshaft. The selector mechanism is engaged in a first position to connect the spring to the crankshaft when the engine is shut-off such that the crankshaft winds the spring as it rotates. The selector mechanism is then engaged in a second position such that the spring applies a rotational force to re-start the engine. A method for braking the engine includes engaging the crankshaft with the torsion spring and winding the torsion spring with rotation of the crankshaft until the tension within the torsion spring is greater than the force applied to the crankshaft. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300394 | METAL ALLOY CASTINGS WITH CAST-IN-PLACE TUBES FOR FLUID FLOW - A major engine casting, such as an engine block or a cylinder head, fabricated of either magnesium or aluminum alloy, has a cast-in-place metal tube or form embedded within it. The tube or form enables circulation of liquid while substantially physically isolating the casting alloy from the circulating liquid and thereby restricting or eliminating corrosive interaction between them. | 2010-12-02 |
20100300395 | OIL PAN STRUCTURE AND SEPARATOR FOR PARTITIONING OIL PAN - An oil pan | 2010-12-02 |