| 49th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
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| 20080295712 | Improved Coldset web Offset Printing - In a coldset web offset printing process, a substrate, e.g. newsprint, is printed with the desired matter and is then coated on both sides essentially simultaneously with a clear varnish to a film weight no more than 2 gsm dry weight on each side. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295713 | NOTCHING UNIT, FOLDER AND PRINTING PRESS - A notching unit includes a notching blade and a notching blade holder. The notching blade holder is moved between a notch forming position where the notching blade forms intermittent notches in a folded signature and a groove waiting position where the notching blade does not form the intermittent notches in the folded signature. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295714 | ROTARY PRINTING PRESS - A rotary printing press, which has a printing tower with a first printing unit, which is arranged on a support base, and a second printing unit, which is arranged above the first printing unit, and a substructure arrangement, is disclosed. The substructure arrangement supports the second printing unit so that the weight of the second printing unit bears on the substructure arrangement. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295715 | Apparatus for introducing sheet into sheet-fed printing press - Apparatus for introducing sheet is disclosed which mainly aims at feeding sheet smoothly into sheet-fed printing press even in case of thick sheet with higher resilient force. The present invention premises sheet-fed printing press with a plurality of printing units whose sheet transfer path is composed of double-sized transfer and impression cylinders | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295716 | PRINTING UNIT OF A PRINTING PRESS - A printing unit with at least one plate cylinder and a set-up device, which can be moved from a rest position to the plate cylinder, is disclosed. In order to make good accessibility to the printing couples and to the set-up device possible, the set-up device is arranged in a frame, which can be moved perpendicularly to the axis of rotation of the plate cylinder. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295717 | Smooth roller with low line load and methods - An ink form roller in a printing press is provided including a core, a first layer surrounding part of the core, and a second layer surrounding part of the first layer, the second layer having a durometer hardness greater than the first layer. In addition, an ink form roller in a printing press is provided including a core, and a layer surrounding the core, the layer having a hardness between about 25 Shore A durometer and about 40 Shore A durometer, the layer having an outer surface, the outer surface having a surface roughness of about 30 micro-inches or less. Methods are also provided. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295718 | INK APPLICATOR FOR PRINTING ROLLER - A printing roller has an outer surface and is rotatable in a rotational sense about a roller axis. A liquid applicator has an upstream blade having an edge engageable with the roller surface and a downstream blade having an edge engageable with the roller surface downstream in the sense from the upstream-blade edge. The blades form a compartment fillable with a liquid to be applied to the roller outer surface. The upstream blade is shifted on rotation of the roller between an engaged position with the respective edge engaging the surface and a disengaged position with the respective edge spaced radially from the surface. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295719 | Method for drying a printing ink on a printing substrate in a printing press, and a printing press - A method for drying a printing ink ( | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295720 | Method For Making A Lithographic Printing Plate - A method for making a lithographic printing plate includes the steps of a) providing an aqueous fluid containing at least 2 weight % of a fluorosurfactant based on the total weight of the aqueous fluid wherein the fluorosurfactant has a phosphorous containing group capable of reacting with the surface of a lithographic printing plate precursor; and b) jetting the aqueous fluid on the surface of a lithographic printing plate precursor. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295721 | Printing apparatus, holding device, printing method and program - A printing apparatus for performing printing on printing base materials comprises a holding device for holding a plurality of printing base materials at the same time and an image forming part for forming an image on a plurality of printing base materials held by said holding device. The holding device comprises a base on which a plurality of printing base materials are placed at the same time and an arrangement reference part for positioning a plurality of printing base materials placed on the base in a direction orthogonal to a transfer direction of the printing base materials. The arrangement reference part has a plurality of reference members which come into contact with different ones out of the printing base materials. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295722 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRE-STAGING PRINTING PLATES - A plate making method comprises pre-aligning a printing plate ( | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295723 | Printing press - A printing press for processing a web of printing material, in particular for producing labels or packaging, includes a plurality of printing units which are convertible between different printing processes. Each of the convertible printing units includes at least one receiving element to releasably connect and receive a printing unit subassembly or printing unit component in such a way that the printing process can be implemented on the web of printing material passing through the printing unit in a printing nip formed between a cylinder and an impression cylinder. In order to provide diagonal register adjustment, the axis of rotation of the cylinder is tiltable relative to the axis of rotation of the impression cylinder by a linear movement of the at least one receiving element perpendicular to a direction of engagement between the cylinder and the impression cylinder. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295724 | Method For Detection Of Occurrence Of Printing Errors On Printed Substrates During Processing Thereof On A Printing Press - There is described a method for detection of occurrence of printing errors on printed substrates during processing thereof on a printing press comprising the steps of providing multiple sensors on functional components of the printing press to monitor the behaviour of the printing press during processing of the printed substrates and performing an in-line analysis of the behaviour of the printing press to determine occurrence of a characteristic behaviour of the printing press which leads or is likely to lead to occurrence of printing errors on the printed substrates or which leads or is likely to lead to good printing quality of the printed substrates. In-line analysis of the behaviour of the printing press preferably includes performing fuzzy pattern classification of the behaviour of the printing press. According to one embodiment of the proposed method in-line analysis of the behaviour of the printing press is coupled with an in-line optical inspection of the printed substrates. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295725 | THREE-WAY CONNECTOR BLOCK - The invention provides a connector block which has at least two channels ( | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295726 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING A DISCHARGE RATE OF AN ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - A method for predicting a low battery voltage condition includes calculating a minimum battery capacity required to start an engine, determining a first capacity of a battery at a first time, determining a second capacity of the battery at a second time, and predicting, based on the first and second determined capacities, when a remaining capacity of the battery will be less than the minimum battery capacity. A control system programmed with the above method and a locomotive included the programmed control system are also described herein. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295727 | Railcar Support Beam System and Method - A railcar system includes a railcar bed and a beam structure positioned on the railcar bed. The beam structure comprises a plurality of support beams spaced apart vertically and positioned on the railcar bed such that a longitudinal axis of each support beam is generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the railcar bed. Each support beam comprises a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The beam structure includes a first set of support sheets each coupled to the first side of at least one respective support beam and a second set of support sheets each coupled to the second side of at least one respective support beam. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295728 | COATINGS INCLUDING TOBACCO PRODUCTS AS CORROSION INHIBITORS - The invention relates to coatings, such as paints, containing tobacco products and the use thereof as corrosion inhibitors. The tobacco products include various forms of tobacco such as dried tobacco leaves, stems, dust, liquid extracts, etc, that can be added to the coatings. The invention further relates to treatment methods and compositions for surface treatments such as descaling, pickling and removing surface deposits and corrosion products. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295729 | Corrosion Inhibitor For Hermetic Lids For Packaged Products, And Method And System For The Application Thereof - A corrosion inhibitor for metallic crown caps used in packed products. The corrosion inhibitor comprises: one or more zinc sources of food grade, such as zinc oxide; one or more acid sources like carboxylic acids, such as citrus acid; a pH regulator compouse, such as sodium hydroxide; and water, preferably soft water, as aqueous phase for the concentrate formed by the combination of said compounds, as well as soft water as a concentrate solvent for its application. A method and system for applying the corrosion inhibitor is also presented, which ensure that the corrosion inhibitor impregnates both the crown cap perimeter rim and the crown cap internal surface adjacent to the surface of the nozzle of the container. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295730 | Ink For Ink-Jet Recording - An ink for ink-jet recording is provided which, although contains free copper ions, has anticorrosive properties and is free from the formation of a precipitate caused by the free copper ion. The ink for ink-jet recording containing the free copper ion includes cyclohexylammonium carbamate serving as an anticorrosive. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295731 | REACTIVE INK COMPONENTS AND METHODS FOR FORMING IMAGES USING REACTIVE INKS - A reactive ink set including three mixtures of radically polymerizable monomers. A first mixture includes a peroxide, a second mixture includes a peroxide decomposition agent, and an optional third mixture that does not include a peroxide or a peroxide decomposition agent. The first mixture and the second mixture polymerize to form a solid ink on the substrate following jetting in the liquid state. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295732 | Azo Reactive Dyes And Mixtures Of Fiber-Reactive Azo Dyes, Their Preparation And Their Use - The present invention relates to dye mixtures which comprise at least one dye of the formula (I), at least one dye of the formula (II) and optionally at least one dye of the formula (III) and/or optionally at least one dye of the formula (IV) in which D | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295733 | Preparations of Pteridine Pigments - The present invention relates to a pigment preparation that comprises, as component (A), 2,4,5,7-tetraminopyrimido[5,4g]pteridine of formula (1), as component (B), a phosphate compound, and optionally, as component (C), further additives, to a process for the production thereof and to the use thereof for colouring high molecular weight organic material and in the production of printing colorants, printing pastes or printing inks. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295734 | Non-Aqueous Inkjet Inks of Quinacridone Pigments - A non-aqueous inkjet ink includes a quinacridone pigment and a dispersion synergist wherein the quinacridone pigment is a mixed crystal including a dimethyl substituted quinacridone and a monomethyl substituted quinacridone and the dispersion synergist includes at least one acid group. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295735 | Collagen-Based Lyophilised Glue and the Use Thereof for Producing an Adhesive Prosthesis - A lyophilised glue contains a collagen which is partially crosslinked with the aid of at least one type of aldehyde. A method for preparing the glue and the use thereof for producing an adhesive on anti-adhesive prosthesis are also provided. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295736 | Pearl Pigment Used For External Outside - The invention relates to a pearl pigment, and the preparing method of the same comprises: coating metal oxides on a sheet-like substrate, and coating metal phosphites (aluminum phosphite or zinc phosphite) on it, and then treating by hydrolysable silane coupling agent. The pearl pigment obtained highly improves its stability and its aging resistance when used for external outsides. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295737 | White Pigment Reflecting Ir Radiation, Production and Use Thereof - The invention relates to a pigment which reflects IR radiation, comprising an IR-reflecting core, the IR-reflecting core being provided with a substantially enveloping coating which is transparent to IR radiation, and in that the IR-reflecting pigment is substantially white. The invention further relates to a process for producing these pigments and also to their use. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295738 | PIGMENT DISPERSION - The invention relates to a method of producing a substantially aqueous pigment dispersion substantially free from an organic binder comprising mixing at least one water-soluble or water-dispersible silane compound and colloidal silica particles to form silanized colloidal silica particles in an aqueous dispersion whereby said at least one silane compound is mixed with colloidal silica particles in a weight ratio of silane to silica of from about 0.2 to about 1.5, mixing said silanized colloidal silica particles with an organic and/or inorganic pigment, wherein the weight ratio of silica to pigment is from about 0.001 to about 0.8 to form said substantially aqueous pigment dispersion. The invention also relates to an aqueous pigment dispersion obtained from the method defined herein. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295739 | Process for Preparing Alpha Quinacridone Pigments - A process for preparing alpha phase quinacridone pigment by ring-closing 2,5-dianilino-terephthalic acid in concentrated polyphosphoric acid, treatment with at least one glycol, followed by striking to water and conditioning the resulting washed pigment with alcohol in the presence of alkali. The resulting pigment is considerably opaque and yellow versus gamma quinacridone of large particle size. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295740 | Production of glass powder from waste glass, and products made using the same, especially concrete - A clean dry glass powder useful as a substitute for Portland cement in concrete, in paints, and for other known uses for glass powder produced conventionally can be produced from unsorted post-consumer waste glass, including a substantial fraction of non-glass items, by employing glass pulverizing equipment to reduce waste glass to small fragments, allowing removal of trash, employing a multistep washing process to clean the glass fragments, in the preferred embodiment using aggregate cleaning equipment, drying the fragments, preferably using fluidized bed techniques, and grinding the glass to a desired particle size, preferably using a ball mill, in combination with an air classification step to produce a glass powder of uniform particle size. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295741 | Slump Retention in Cementitious Compositions - The present invention relates to dispersants such as superplasticizers for hydratable cementitious compositions, and more particularly to methods for achieving variable degrees of longer slump life in concrete and mortar without loss of stability. This is achieved by using two admixture systems. The first admixture composition has multi-components for achieving initial-slump-enhancement, later-slump-retention, and limiting initial slump. The second admixture composition has the later-slump-enhancing component. Alternatively, conventional water reducers or superplasticizers can be employed initially, followed by the later-slump-enhancing admixture composition. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295742 | MULTI-PURPOSE TABLE WITH ELECTRICAL FEATURES - A multi-purpose table including a channel forming a portion of, or attached to, a horizontal support bar of the table. The channel includes at least one trough for managing cables and cords associated with electrical and communication outlets. The electrical and communication outlets may be provided in the channel. The outlets remain available to a user of the table when a work surface of the table is positioned in either a horizontal or a vertical position. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295743 | TABLE HAVING PIVOTING COMMUNICATION MODULES - A table that incorporates a plurality of pivoting communication apparatuses and a lift device is provided. An opening in the tabletop is configured to pivotally accommodate the plurality of communication apparatuses. The table includes at least one supporting member or leg, and a tabletop supported by the leg. The lift device is housed in an interior portion of the body of the table and at least partially supports each of the communication apparatuses. The lift device is movable between a lowered position and a raised position, and is slidably coupled to each of the communication apparatuses. The movement of the lift device between the raised and lowered positions causes an edge of the lift device to slide along a cam surface of the communication apparatuses, and thus cause the communication apparatuses to pivot with respect to the tabletop. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295744 | MULTI-PURPOSE TABLE WITH ELECTRICAL FEATURES - A multi-purpose table including a channel that either forms a portion of, or is attached to, a horizontal support structure of the work surface of the table. The channel includes at least one trough for managing cables and cords associated with electrical and communication outlet modules. The electrical and communication outlet modules may be installed within the channel with the outlets accessible to a user of the table when the work surface is positioned in each of a horizontal use position and a vertical storage position. In one embodiment, individual outlet modules are installed within the channel by a snap-fit engagement. In another embodiment, the outlet modules are provided as part of a harness or bus assembly that is slidably installed and retained within the channel. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295745 | TABLE CONSTRUCTION - A table has two end legs arranged in a parallel, laterally spaced apart relationship for support on a floor surface. Two side rails are arranged in a parallel, laterally spaced apart relationship, and are connected with upper portions of the end legs to retain them in an upright orientation, defining a self-supported table frame without intermediate bracing between the side rails, with a central, vertically extending widow. Top support members are connected with the side rails and protrude outwardly therefrom in a cantilevered fashion. A top member is supported on and connected with the table frame and the top support members, defining a plurality of workstations. A utility module configured to route utilities is positioned within the window of the frame, with opposite sides abuttingly supported on the side rails to removably mount the utility module on the frame and thereby accommodate different utility requirements at the workstations. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295746 | Linear Table with an Adjustable Dust-proof Structure - A linear table with an adjustable dust-proof structure is locked with a loading rack on each end of a stator by screw, and each end of an elongated sheet-like dust-proof structure is located on each of the two loading racks. As compared to the conventional plate-like dust-proof structure, the weight of the dust-proof structure of the present invention is widely reduced, thus avoiding the problem of structure bending downwards. Moreover, adjusting the distance between the two loading racks can adjust the strain of the dust-proof structure, further preventing the dust-proof structure from bending downwards. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295747 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A MODULAR PALLET AND THE MODULAR PALLET MADE THEREWITH - Process for manufacturing a modular pallet, of the type stamped in corrugated cardboard, comprising the steps of: (a) stamping of the corrugated cardboard sheet templates with their waves located perpendicular or parallel to the folding lines, wherein the templates correspond to long and short studs forming the supporting frame of the base cover; (b) folding the template 90° along the double lines of minor strength - | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295748 | Pallet - This invention relates to a pallet ( | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295749 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BURNING-OFF PRECIOUS METAL-CONTAINING MATERIALS - A recycling furnace and method are provided for processing potentially explosive precious metal-containing materials having organic fractions that combust with great energy, the furnace including a switching facility for alternating operation of a burning-off chamber of the furnace between: (A) pyrolysis or carbonization under protective furnace gas in an atmosphere comprising maximally 6 wt-% oxygen, and (B) oxidative combustion of the organic fractions including carbon. The furnace has indirect heating and a control that determines the end of the pyrolysis or carbonization by a sensor and controls the switching facility to supply air or oxygen to the interior of the furnace. Steps (A) and (B) are carried out sequentially in the furnace chamber, wherein neither the batch is changed, nor the furnace is opened. After the end of step (A) is determined, step (B) proceeds right after the pyrolysis or carbonization by supplying air or oxygen. A dosing of liquid or liquefied substances during the pyrolysis is controlled by at least one parameter of post-combustion. Thermal post-combustion is used for two furnace chambers, one operated for pyrolysis or carbonization and the other operated as a combustion chamber. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295750 | Apparatus And Method For Furrow Opening Using A Disc - There is proposed a novel furrow opening apparatus ( | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295751 | PNEUMATICALLY POWERED SEED DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR AGRICULTURAL PLANTER - A pneumatically powered seed delivery system for an agricultural planter includes an air lock between a main seed hopper and the forced air delivery system. The air lock accurately meters the seed and isolates the interior of the seed hopper from the forced air delivery system. Seed is delivered to individual planter row units, each including an air horn having a buffer reservoir for storing and feeding seed to the associated seed meter under controlled conditions, and a seed routing conduit for carrying seed not deposited in a given seed meter to the other row units downline. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295752 | Magnetic Hoop Assembly - A placement holder for an embroiderable comprising a magnetic hoop assembly for use in an embroidery machine. The magnetic hoop assembly includes a first hoop comprising a magnetic material and a second hoop comprising a quantity of metal sufficient for the first hoop to be attracted to the second hoop. The magnetic attraction between the first hoop and the second hoop enables the embroiderable to be held in place between the first hoop and the second hoop for embroidery. An adapter is attached to either the first hoop or second hoop. One end of the adapter is attached to the first hoop or second hoop, and the other end of the adapter attaches to an attachment mechanism on a pantograph on the embroidery machine. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295753 | FABRIC HAVING A REMOVABLE GUIDE - The use of guide line to form a grid in the cross stitch fabric corresponding to the grid in a cross stitch pattern to facilitate the cross stitching process, after which the guide line can be easily removed. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295754 | Clean room utility pouch - A method of constructing a clean room utility pouch includes cutting dust-proof fabric in accordance with a pattern. The cut edges of the dust proof fabric are treated to eliminate loose particulates or loose fibers along the cut edges. Piping can be secured over the cut edges instead of treating, or in addition to treating the cut edges, and finished by securing the pieces together to form the utility pouch. In some embodiments, a mesh is secured to the cut edges to form a portion of the utility pouch. Air can then flow into and out of the pouch via a pouch opening and the mesh. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295755 | Method for Production of a Three-Dimensional Curved Fiber Composite Material Structural Component - A method for producing a three-dimensionally curved fiber composite material structural component having a predefined flexural member profile cross section with at least one web area and at least one adjacent flange area, includes providing a flat base fiber laid scrim and disposing a unidirectional fiber laid scrim tape with 0° fibers on a partial area of the fiber laid scrim and fixed by sewing so as to provide a flat prefabricated fiber laid scrim strip having a flange strip area including the unidirectional fiber laid scrim tape and a web strip area free of the fiber laid scrim tape. The prefabricated fiber laid scrim strip is draped to a desired contour, wherein the flange strip area is disposed at an angle of a working plane with respect to web strip area and is curved monoaxially around at least one axis of curvature extending perpendicular to the 0° fibers and parallel to a tape plane of the fiber tape and the web strip area of the fiber laid scrim strip is draped essentially only in the working plane so that the fiber arrangement of the web strip area is distorted. The scrim strip is sewed onto a support material so as to provide a stabilized three-dimensionally curved first sub-fiber laid scrim preform adapted to the fiber composite material structural component to be produced. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295756 | Dual Draft Crane Vessel - Vessel including a hull of a substantially closed surface has at deck level a lifting crane, ballast tanks within the hull and a ballast control unit for admitting water to the ballast tanks for changing the draft of the vessel. The hull has a narrow lower section having first width over a height from keel level to a widening level, and a top section having a larger width than the lower section, extending from the widening level upwards towards deck level. The control unit is adapted to ballast the vessel to have a relatively shallow draft level in a transit mode, so that the wide top section is above water level, while the vessel is traveling, and to ballast the vessel to a relatively deep draft level in a lifting mode so that the widening level is below water level, at least when the vessel is substantially stationary and the crane is in its lifting position. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295757 | FLOATATION APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A FLOATATION APPARATUS - A floatation apparatus attachable to an outrigger extending from a side of a boat such as a shell for rowing includes a buoyant member, and at least one releasably attachable member operably attachable to the buoyant member for releasably attaching the floatation apparatus to the outrigger so that the buoyant member is spaced-apart from the surface of the water when the boat is orientated upright. In one embodiment, the buoyant member is a generally triangular-shaped planar member receivable between a triangular-shaped opening defined by a plurality of elongated members of the outrigger and the side of the boat. Also disclosed are methods for aiding a rower of a boat in the event that the boat capsizes, and methods for inhibiting capsizing of a rowing boat having at least one outrigger extending from each side of the rowing boat for supporting a plurality of oarlocks. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295758 | DOCKSIDE WATER INTAKE SYSTEM FOR MARINE VESSELS - A method and apparatus for providing ballast water, cooling water, and/or auxiliary service water to a marine vessel is provided. The apparatus includes a plurality of pumps coupled to a docking facility. Each of the pumps collect water surrounding the docking facility and provides filtered water to the marine vessel as the vessel is moored. One or both of the docking facility and pumps may include a filtering device configured to prevent marine species from being entrained in the collected water. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295759 | Group for operation fender elements suitable to protect a boat during movement and mooring - An assembly ( | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295760 | Magnetic Actuated Wear Indicator for Personal Care Appliances - The wear indicator ( | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295761 | STIMULUS INDICATING DEVICE EMPLOYING POLYMER GELS - The present invention relates to a stimulus-indicating device. More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus for evidencing when a stimulus sensitive product has been exposed to a designated or predetermined stimulus for a certain period of time, and the invention relates to a method for manufacturing aspects of that apparatus. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295762 | METHOD FOR CONTROL OF SHAPE AND SIZE OF PB-CHALCOGENIDE NANOPARTICLES - Disclosed is a method for producing, controlling the shape and size oft Pb-chalcogenide nanoparticles. The method includes preparing a Pb (Pb) precursor containing Pb and a carboxylic acid dissolved in a hydrocarbon solution and preparing a chalcogen element precursor containing a chalcogen element dissolved in a hydrocarbon solution. The amount of Pb and chalcogen in the respective precursor affords for a predetermined Pb:chalcogen element ratio to be present when the Pb precursor is mixed with the chalcogen element precursor. The Pb precursor is mixed with the chalcogen element precursor to form a Pb-chalcogen mixture in such a manner that Pb-chalcogenide nanoparticle nucleation does not occur. A nucleation and growth solution containing a surfactant is also prepared by heating the solution to a nucleation temperature sufficient to nucleate nanoparticles when the Pb-chalcogen element mixture is added. Upon injection of the Pb-chalcogen element mixture into the heated nucleation and growth solution, Pb-chalcogenide nanoparticles nucleate and a Pb-chalcogenide nanoparticle solution is formed, which is thereafter cooled to a growth temperature that is below the nucleation temperature. The Pb-chalcogenide nanoparticle solution at the growth temperature is held at the growth temperature for a predetermined time period such that a desired nanoparticle size is obtained. The Pb:chalcogen element ratio and a surfactant in the nucleation and growth solution can control the shape of the Pb-chalcogenide nanoparticles. The nucleation temperature, the growth temperature, the time at which the Pb-chalcogenide nanoparticle solution is held at the growth temperature and a surfactant can control the size of the Pb-chalcogenide nanoparticles. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295763 | Apparatus for manufacturing Group III nitride semiconductor and method for manufacturing Group III nitride semiconductor - A Group III nitride semiconductor crystal is grown according to a flux method. After completion of the crystal-growing process, Na is discharged from a crucible by a recovery device when the temperature of the crucible is 100° C. or higher, and is held in a holding vessel in a liquid state. The recovered Na can be drawn from the holding vessel via a faucet. Na remaining after completion of the crystal-growing process does not contain impurities of high vapor pressure, and is thus of high purity. Therefore, reuse, as flux, of the recovered Na enables manufacture of a Group III nitride semiconductor whose concentration of impurities is low. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295764 | Substrate temperature accuracy and temperature control flexibility in a molecular beam epitaxy system - A control system and method for controlling temperatures while performing a MBE deposition process, wherein the control system comprises a MBE growth structure; a heater adapted to provide heat for the MBE deposition process on the MBE growth structure; and a control computer adapted to receive a plurality of dynamic feedback control signals derived from the MBE growth structure; switch among a plurality of control modes corresponding with the plurality of dynamic feedback control signals; and send an output power signal to the heater to control the heating for the MBE deposition process based on a combination of the plurality of control modes. In one embodiment, the plurality of dynamic feedback control signals comprises thermocouple signals and pyrometer signals. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295765 | LIQUID APPLICATOR - A liquid applicator comprises a guide roll for guiding a sheet, and a slit die, having a slit with an opening extending in an axial direction of the guide roll, for applying a liquid to a surface of the sheet guided by the guide roll. On the rear side of the opening in a rotating direction of the guide roll, the slit die further includes a front lip having a concave surface corresponding to the guide roll. The front lip opposes the guide roll by such a length FA in the rotating direction RD of the guide roll as to have a central angle θ of 0.95° to 3.0° about an axis O of the guide roll. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295766 | Liquid wiping apparatus - A liquid wiping apparatus that can eliminate the increase in the thickness of membranous liquid and defects in the surface quality resulting from the attachment of splash onto the surface of a metallic strip and can improve the productivity in a manner of accelerating the line speed is provided. The liquid wiping apparatus includes blade wipers for contacting with a molten metal having been attached onto the metallic strip | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295767 | Assembly for applying a fluid behaviour substance, in particular for envelopes of letters provided with a closure strip - An assembly ( | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295768 | Modular spray gun with replaceable components - A system, in certain embodiments, may include a spray coating device leaving a plurality of casings coupled together to define an exterior contour and a hollow interior of the spray coating device. The spray coating device also may include a plurality of modular components disposed in the hollow interior, wherein the plurality of modular components are configured to cooperate with one another output a spray coating. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295769 | THIN FILM FORMING APPARATUS AND THIN FILM FORMING METHOD - A second plate is disposed opposing to a first plate. The second plate is supported by three supporting members which are disposed in a circle about a central axis. The supporting members are provided with extensible portions, respectively and are arranged to be able to extend and contract in a moving direction. A control unit drives to extend and to contract the extensible portions independently to displace the second plate in the moving direction at the supporting portion at which the supporting members support the second plate. Hence, the relative tilt of the second plate relative to the first plate is corrected. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295770 | Liquid substance supply device for vaporizing system, vaporizer, vaporization performance appraisal method - In a liquid substance supply device, a three port two valve directional control valve is provided in a transfer line, and a substance container and the transfer line are connected together by a four port three valve directional control valve in such a way that the four port three valve directional control valve and the substance container can be removed from the transfer line as a unit. Furthermore, in a vaporizer, an orifice member is provided to surround the end portion of an internal conduit in which flows a mixture substance consisting of a gas and a liquid substance mixed therewith, and gas for atomization is spouted into a vaporization chamber through a gap defined between the internal conduit and the orifice member. Yet further, the temperature of a vaporization surface in the vaporization chamber can be controlled independently in correspondence with the nature of the liquid substance. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295771 | POWER-DELIVERY MECHANISM AND APPARATUS OF PLASMA-ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION USING THE SAME - A power-delivery mechanism is provided in the present invention, which utilizes an element with airtight and flexible characteristics coupled to a power-generating unit so as to generate a motion in a specific direction. Besides, an apparatus of plasma -enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) is also provided in the present invention, which comprises the power-delivery mechanism to load/unload a workpiece onto a stage for processing automatically. Meanwhile, the present invention also provides a height-adjusting unit and a position-indicating unit allowing the operator to adjust the distance between an upper electrode and a lower electrode of the PECVD so that the operator is capable of monitoring and adjusting the distance easily between the upper electrode and the lower electrode outside the chamber of the PECVD. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295772 | CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS - A chemical vapor deposition (CVD) apparatus and a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) apparatus that reduce the number of fine particles inside a chamber. The CVD and the PECVD apparatuses each include a chamber; a gas injection unit that injects a gas into the chamber; a gas exhaust unit that exhausts the gas to the outside of the chamber, and is positioned facing the gas injection unit; a film formation unit that incorporates a film formation region on which a film is formed from the gas, and is positioned between the gas injection unit and the gas exhaust unit; and a electrostatic induction unit, which is positioned around a region corresponding to the film formation region in order not to overlap with the film formation region, and is connected to a voltage source that is insulated from the chamber. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295773 | SUBSTRATE SUPPORT, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD OF PLACING A SUBSTRATE - A substrate support for supporting a substrate in a processing chamber comprises a frame for carrying the substrate, at least a first fastening means fixedly attached to the frame for aligning the substrate relative to the frame, and at least a second fastening means movably attached to the frame, the second fastening means being movable relative to the frame and/or the substrate. Furthermore, a processing device comprises an edge exclusion projecting over a portion of the surface of the substrate in order to prevent processing of the portion of the surface of the substrate. A part of the edge exclusion may be moved into a gap between the edge(s) of the substrate and the frame element of the substrate support to form a labyrinth seal between the frame element and the edge of the substrate. A method of placing the substrate on the substrate support is also disclosed. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295774 | Automated Packaging, Inoculation, and Harvesting of Lepidopterous Larvae for Protein Manufacturing - A method for mass rearing of insects. A web including a plurality of wells is provided. Insect eggs or larvae and growth medium are loaded in the wells. The wells are covered. The web is rolled up. The eggs or larvae are incubated during eggs hatch and larval growth. The web is unrolled and the larvae harvested. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295775 | FLUID-FILLED DURABLE PET BED - An inflatable bed is filled with a fluid, whether it is a gas or a liquid, a desirable, in order to form a comfortable bed. The durable pet bed has at least two layers of bullet resistant fabric therein, with a fluid chamber therein protected on all sides by the bullet resistant fabric layers and capable of receiving a gas, fluid, gel, or liquid to provide comfort and safety for the pet using the bed. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295776 | FLUID-FILLED DURABLE PET BED - An inflatable bed is filled with a fluid, whether it is a gas or a liquid, a desirable, in order to form a comfortable bed. The durable pet bed has at least two layers of bullet resistant fabric therein, with a fluid chamber therein protected on all sides by the bullet resistant fabric layers and capable of receiving a gas, fluid, gel, or liquid to provide comfort and safety for the pet using the bed. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295777 | Bird feeder - A squirrel resistant bird feeder having a seed container, a seed tray mounted below the seed container, a shroud extending about the seed member and seed tray, the shroud having openings in a lower portion thereof, with a spring member mounted internally of the seed container and being enclosed by a central tube, the spring member having a first end thereof abutting a portion of the seed tray and a second end acting on the cover and shroud. Any excessive weight placed on the shroud or cover will cause the shroud to move downwardly covering the seed tray. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295778 | ANIMAL LITTER WITH COLORIMETRIC INDICATOR - An extension of the use of calorimetric indicators in clumping litter is to utilize indicators as a visual confirmation that the litter has become soiled. However, all clumping animal litter is susceptible to some degree of crumbling. Since it is the crumbling of a clump that allows soiled litter to remain and propagate malodors, attaching an indicator that undergoes a color change informs the litter user that it is time to change the litter. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295779 | Cage cleaning device - A cage cleaning device is provided. Such cage cleaning device includes an elongated rod member manufactured from a first predetermined material and having a first predetermined size, a first predetermined shape and a first predetermined length. A cleaning member including at least one of at least one scraping member for cleaning a bottom portion of a pet cage, at least one pointed member for cleaning corners of a pet cage, at least one notched member for cleaning in between bars of a pet cage, at least one cut out portion for cleaning bars of a pet cage, and a combination thereof is operably connected to such elongated rod member at a first predetermined end thereof. The cleaning member is manufactured from a second predetermined material and has a second predetermined size and a second predetermined shape. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295780 | Warming Device for Pet - A warming device includes a main body, a receiving socket mounted on the main body, a heating member mounted in the receiving socket to provide a warming effect to the main body, and a control unit connected to the heating member to control operation of the heating member. Thus, the heating member is mounted on the main body to provide a warming effect to a pet when the temperature is very low, thereby providing a comfortable sensation to the pet. In addition, the pet can be received in the main body which has a doghouse shape or directly put on the main body which has a clothing shape, thereby facilitating a user using the warming device. Further, the control unit is power recharageable so that the warming device is used outdoors easily and conveniently. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295781 | Container device for bathing or swimming - A container device includes a container having a chamber formed by an outer peripheral wall, and a flexible insert engaged into the container and having a compartment for receiving water and pets or users, and a piercing device may be used for selectively piercing the insert after use to allow the water to be discharged from the insert and the container. The piercing device includes a piercing member for piercing the insert and for engaging into a lower outlet mouth of the container and for allowing the water to be discharged from the insert after use, and for preventing the outlet mouth from being blocked by the hairs that are washed or removed from the pet cats and small dogs. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295782 | Corrugated Recreational Device For Pets - A recreational device for pets is provided comprising a base having at least one exposed surface, said surface being corrugated or ribbed. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295783 | Controlled Odor Mimic Permeation System - The primary aspect of the Controlled Odor Mimic Permeation System (COMPS) is that it provides a field deployable instant and reproducible source of known amounts of target odors. This technology consists of a permeable polymer container (chosen to suit target odor and release rate required), stored inside a non-permeable package. The design allows for the pre-equilibration of the target odors such that the outer surface of the inner package can saturate with odor during storage. Removal of the inner item then provides an instant and reproducible source of known target vapor flux. We have successfully demonstrated this technology by placing the target odor chemicals within permeable membranes such as low density polyethylene which are then sealed within a non-permeable membranes such as metallized polyester. This design has multiple advantages including preventing cross contamination when storing multiple odor targets (5-10 targets are commonly employed) as well as being light-weight disposable, low unit cost potential, no external power/operating unit/machinery/hardware, simple to use and providing a known reproducible concentration of the target odors to the detector in the field. The applications of these COMPS include the whole range of biological (e.g. detector dog) and electronic (e.g. field sensors) detectors with examples such as explosives (e.g. 2-ethyl-1-hexanol simulating plasticized explosives), drugs (e.g. 3,4-methylenedioxybenzaldehyde simulating ecstasy), human remains (including dimethyl disulfide and pentanoic acid) and live human scent (including 5-heptene-2-one and nonanol). | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295784 | WATER VAPORIZER WITH INTERMEDIATE STEAM SUPERHEATING PASS - The present invention provides a water vaporizer including a first flow path connected to a water inlet, a second flow path for receiving superheated water vapor from the first flow path and being connected to a vapor outlet to exhaust the superheated water vapor, and a third flow path extending between an exhaust inlet and an exhaust outlet and being oriented to transfer heat from an exhaust flow to the superheated water vapor. The water vaporizer can also include a first convoluted fin positioned along the second flow path, and a second convoluted fin positioned along the second flow path adjacent to and separated from the first fin to define a gap extending between the first and second fins along a length of the first fin in a direction substantially parallel to the exhaust flow along the third flow path. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295785 | Cooling system having inlet control and outlet regulation - A cooling system is disclosed. The cooling system may have a heat source, a heat exchanger, and a coolant pump located between the heat exchanger and the heat source to direct coolant from the heat exchanger to the heat source. The cooling system may also have a valve located between the heat source and the heat exchanger. The valve may be movable to vary a rate of coolant flow through the heat exchanger and around the heat exchanger to the coolant pump. The cooling system may further have a sensor located at an inlet of the heat source to generate a signal indicative of coolant temperature at the inlet, and a controller in communication with the valve and the sensor. The controller may be configured to move the valve based on the temperature of the coolant at only the inlet of the heat source. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295786 | VARIABLE SPEED FAN DRIVE - The invention relates to a variable speed fan drive. There is a need for a variable speed fan drive with fewer seals and bearings, which is operated by system hydraulic pressure, which has fewer parts and which is simpler to assemble. A variable speed fan drive is provided for a vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine. The fan drive has a driver variable sheave unit, a driven variable sheave unit and a belt engaging both the driver and driven variable sheave units. The driver variable sheave unit includes a driver shaft drivingly coupled to an engine output shaft, a first axially fixed half sheave mounted for rotation with the driver shaft, and a first axially movable half sheave member mounted for rotation with the driver shaft and movable axially on the driver shaft. The first axially movable half sheave member includes a belt engaging flange formed integrally with an axially movable piston member mounted for rotation with the driver shaft and movable axially in response to hydraulic pressure. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295787 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A SWITCHING VALVE TRAIN - An engine is provided having an engine block, a cylinder head mounted to the engine block, a valve train mounted to the cylinder head, and a cam cover extending over the valve train and mounted to the cylinder head. A hydraulic system for providing a hydraulic fluid to the valve train is included. The hydraulic system has a first passage extending from the engine block through the cylinder head to the cam cover and connected to a second passage. The second passage extends along a length of the cam cover and is connected to an oil control valve. At least one control passage extends from the oil control valve through the cam cover to the valve train. The oil control valve is mounted to a port in the cam cover and extends into the cam cover in a direction along a width of the cam cover. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295788 | STROKE ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR VALVES OF A COMBUSTION ENGINE - A device for adjusting the valve lift ( | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295789 | ROLLER FINGER FOLLOWER FOR VALVE DEACTIVATION - The finger follower has an inner and outer body and a torsional lost motion spring positioned at its lash adjuster end of the outer body The torsional lost motion springs have a short leg that abuts the outer body and a long leg that contacts the inner body. The torsional spring is located above the pivot point of the finger follower so as to provide a low mass moment of inertia and to reduce the weight over the valve stem end of the follower. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295790 | Independently moving rod with holder for lobed journal crank to produce The Apex Engine - The Independently Moving Rod | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295791 | Engine system having dedicated thermal management system
- A thermal management system for an engine is disclosed. The thermal management system may have a first hydraulic circuit configured to circulate a fluid through the engine. The thermal management system may also have a second hydraulic circuit pressurized by the engine to heat the fluid during operation of the engine. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295792 | SPARK PLUG AND CYLINDER HEAD - A spark plug comprises a spark plug body, which carries two electrodes bordering a spark gap at one end, and exhibits a nut with external thread that can rotate around the spark plug body. A cylinder head exhibits a rotational coding complementary to the rotational coding of the spark plug body. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295793 | ENGINE INTAKE CONTROL SYSTEM - A valve plate is formed as a butterfly-type valve plate including a first and a second valve-plate half portions that extend in opposite directions to each other from a valve shaft. When the valve plate is at a first changeover position, the first valve-plate half portion is directed to the downstream side of a first intake passage from the valve shaft and the second valve-plate half portion is directed to the upstream side of the first intake passage from the valve shaft so that a first plate face of the valve plate forms a part of the first intake passage. When the valve plate is at a second changeover position, the first valve-plate half portion is directed to the downstream side of a second intake passage from the valve shaft and the second valve-plate half portion is directed to the upstream side of the second intake passage from the valve shaft so that a second plate face of the valve plate forms a part of the second intake passage. Accordingly, the power needed for changing over the valve plate and for keeping a predetermined changeover position can be reduced significantly. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295794 | WORKING APPARATUS - A working apparatus has a start device arranged in a housing of the working apparatus. The start device comprises a starter grip for actuating the start device, which starter grip is connected to a starter rope. A safety device is provided for the starter grip. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295795 | Laminated Internal Combustion Engine and Fabrication Technique - The engine block for an internal combustion engine is fabricated from laminated pieces of material instead of cast iron or cast aluminum. This provides extreme flexibility of the design of individual engines. Each lamination piece can be designed to complex three dimensional structures and/or passages. The lamination material itself can be changed to improve strength, thermal conductivity, reduce cost, or any other parameter of interest to those skilled in the art. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295796 | CYLINDER HEAD COVER - The present invention relates to a cylinder head cover ( | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295797 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENGINE EMISSIONS REDUCTION ON SHIPS - The present invention relates to the reduction of harmful exhaust emissions on ships using diesel engines equipped with a wet emissions reduction system. In particular, the invention relates to a large diesel internal combustion engines installed on a ship and fitted with a wet emissions reductions system that is supplied water by an onboard advanced wastewater treatment system (AWTS). | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295798 | ADAPTIVE ENGINE INJECTION FOR EMISSIONS REDUCTION - NOx and soot emissions from internal combustion engines, and in particular compression ignition (diesel) engines, are reduced by varying fuel injection timing, fuel injection pressure, and injected fuel volume between low and greater engine loads. At low loads, fuel is injected during one or more low-pressure injections occurring at low injection pressures between the start of the intake stroke and approximately 40 degrees before top dead center during the compression stroke. At higher loads, similar injections are used early in each combustion cycle, in addition to later injections which preferably occur between about 90 degrees before top dead center during the compression stroke, and about 90 degrees after top dead center during the expansion stroke (and which most preferably begin at or closely adjacent the end of the compression stroke). These later injections have higher injection pressure, and also lower injected fuel volume, than the earlier injections. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295799 | Arrangement and Method for a Combustion Engine - An arrangement and a method for a combustion engine for self-ignition of a fuel mixture. A first device supplies a first partial quantity of the fuel mixture to the combustion space, and a second device supplies a second partial quantity of the fuel mixture to the combustion space, which second partial quantity of the fuel mixture is at a different fuel concentration from the first partial quantity of the fuel mixture. The devices supply the first and the second partial quantities of the fuel mixture as to create in the combustion space at least one region which is at a higher fuel concentration than other regions and in which the self-ignition of the fuel mixture is intended to start. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295800 | Composite body bore band - A composite throttle body includes a composite body bore band manufactured out of a durable high-performance composite material that is overmolded with a lower cost commercial grade nylon to form the outer shell of the throttle body. By manufacturing the bore band from a high-performance polyimide-based polymer composite material, such as Vespel™ manufactured by DuPont, a better dimensional stability for improved minimum airflow control is achieved. Furthermore, the high-performance composite material provides the bearing surface for the throttle shaft and, therefore, eliminates the need for separate bearings. By using commercial grade nylon for the majority of the throttle body the manufacturing costs are lowered and weight savings are attained. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295801 | Method for Detecting the Angular Position of a Knob for the Gas of a Motorcycle - A method for detecting the angular position of a gas knob of a motorcycle; the method presents the steps of: detecting simultaneously four mutually redundant measurements of the angular position of the gas knob by means of two mutually independent angular-position sensors forming part of an acquisition system; making a cross comparison two by two between the four measurements for diagnosing any possible malfunctioning of the angular-position sensors; and determining the angular position of the gas knob, using at least one measurement supplied by an angular-position sensor operating properly. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295802 | Method of Determining the Injection Timing in a Four-Stroke Heat Engine and Device For Implementing This Method - The invention concerns a method for determining the timing of an injection cycle relative to an operating cycle of a four-stroke engine (ECH, ADM, COMP, DET), the timing being possibly correct or wrong, the method including the step of operating the engine while modifying a first operating parameter of the engine adapted to bring about on the engine operating effects which are different depending on whether the timing is correct or wrong; it consists in simultaneously modifying a second operating parameter of the engine adapted to bring about on the engine operating mode effects which compensate the effects modifying the first operating parameter of the engine when the timing is correct, and which do not compensate the efforts modifying the first operating parameter of the engine when the timing is wrong. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295803 | Camshaft wheel for determining startup engine angle and machine using same - A machine having an internal combustion engine includes a camshaft wheel rotatably driven by a crankshaft of the engine. The camshaft wheel includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced teeth. A first engine angle indicator is positioned among the circumferentially spaced of the camshaft wheel and is one of a missing tooth and an additional tooth. A second engine angle indicator is positioned among the circumferentially spaced teeth of the camshaft wheel less than about 90 degrees from the first engine angle indicator. The second engine angle indicator is also one of a missing tooth and an additional tooth. A camshaft wheel sensor produces a pulsetrain in response to detection of the plurality of circumferentially spaced teeth and additional teeth. An electronic control module is configured to determine a location of the first engine angle indicator and the second engine angle indicator based on the pulsetrain, and determine a startup engine angle based on a timing separation between features of the pulsetrain. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295804 | Fuel delivery system for an aircraft engine - An engine includes a fuel delivery system having a fuel rail and fuel delivery devices, such as fuel injectors, that deliver fuel to corresponding cylinder assemblies. The use of the fuel rail and fuel injectors allows unused fuel to be purged from the engine at the end of the engine's operating cycle, thereby minimizing the creation of fuel vapor within the engine. The fuel delivery system also includes fuel rail coupling members that are constructed and arranged to secure each cylinder assembly to the fuel rail and to absorb load generated by the corresponding cylinder assembly on the fuel rail during operation. The fuel rail coupling members allow motion of the cylinder assemblies relative to the fuel rail during operation and minimize the application of potentially damaging forces on the fuel rail. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295805 | High Pressure Fuel Injector - The present invention relates to an internal combustion engine having a high pressure fuel injector ( | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295806 | Heat conducting sleeve for a fuel injector - An engine comprises a block, a piston, a head, a fuel injector, and a sleeve. The block includes at least one bore. The piston is configured to reciprocate within the bore. The head is coupled to the block and defines with the block and the piston a combustion chamber. The fuel injector is coupled to the head and is configured to deliver fuel to the combustion chamber. The fuel injector includes an actuator extending between a first axial position and a second axial position along a longitudinal axis of the fuel injector. The sleeve is coupled between the head and the fuel injector and extends between a third axial position and a fourth axial position along the axis of the fuel injector. The area between the first and second axial positions at least partially overlaps the area between the third and fourth axial positions. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295807 | High Pressure Pump, in Particular for a Fuel Injection System Of an Internal Combustion Engine - The high pressure pump comprises a drive shaft ( | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295808 | Fuel supply apparatus - A fuel pump unit includes a fuel pump which is driven by a motor, a secondary filter case placed to surround the fuel pump and contains a filter, a reserve cup which houses the fuel pump and the secondary filter case, and a pump controller which drivingly controls the fuel pump. A shielding material is provided in the reserve cup to shield electrical noise generated by the fuel pump. The shielding material is grounded. The pump controller includes a pump drive circuit which is provided with an electric filter. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295809 | LIQUID SEPARATOR AND VENTED FUEL TANK ARRANGEMENT - A fuel system includes a fuel tank and a liquid separator. The fuel tank includes an interior in which liquid fuel and fuel vapor are contained, and has at least one vent in fluid communication with a vapor dome in the interior of the fuel tank. The liquid separator is in fluid communication with the at least one vent in the fuel tank, and has a fuel port disposed at a lower elevation than the at least one vent to enable the liquid separator to be passively aspirated under negative pressure conditions within the fuel tank. The liquid separator may be placed inside or outside the fuel tank. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295810 | FUEL RECOVERY SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - A recovery system for fuel for motor vehicles includes a canister having an absorbent media such as activated charcoal. The canister includes an inlet in fluid communication with the blow-by vent of an internal combustion engine and an outlet in communication with the air intake manifold of the engine. Control valves may be incorporated into the system to control fluid flows. As a single vaporization temperature fuel or fuel constituent such as ethanol that has mixed with engine oil during startup vaporizes when the oil reaches its vaporization temperature, it is first absorbed in the activated charcoal and then slowly released and burned in the engine. The system has particular applicability to E85 fueled vehicles. | 2008-12-04 |
| 20080295811 | Engine system having cooled and heated inlet air - A thermal management system for an engine is disclosed. The thermal management system may have a first heat exchanger situated to cool air directed into the engine, a pump configured to pressurize a fluid directed through the engine, and a second heat exchanger situated to transfer heat absorbed by the fluid to air directed into the engine. The thermal management system may also have a heater configured to provide supplemental heat to air directed into the engine. | 2008-12-04 |
