| 49th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
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| 20130319371 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING ENGINE THROTTLES - An engine system and method for operating an engine including a central throttle and a port throttle is disclosed. In one example, the central throttle and port throttle are adjusted to improve transitions between throttle control modes. The approach may be particularly beneficial for turbocharged engines. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319372 | Internal Combustion Engine Having Piston Configured For Reduced Particulate Emissions, And Method - An internal combustion engine includes a housing having a cylinder bore defining a bore diameter of 260 mm or greater, a fuel injector coupled to the housing, and a crankshaft rotatably coupled to the housing. A piston is coupled to the crankshaft and movable to increase a fluid pressure within the cylinder bore to an autoignition pressure, and includes a combustion face defining a plurality of valve pockets in a compound combustion bowl. Spray orifices in the fuel injector define a spray angle greater than 145°, and the combustion bowl has a diameter from 190 mm to 230 mm such that combustion of injected fuel yields a BMEP of 1600 kPa or greater and 0.25 grams particulate matter or less per bkW·h energy output of the internal combustion engine. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319373 | Dual Fuel Injector And Fuel System - A dual fuel injector in a dual common rail fuel system includes an injector body defining a liquid fuel supply passage to a liquid fuel nozzle outlet, and a gaseous fuel supply passage to a gaseous fuel nozzle outlet. A liquid fuel needle check is movable within the injector body and has an opening hydraulic surface exposed to a fuel pressure of a liquid fuel common rail. A gaseous fuel needle check is positioned side by side with the liquid fuel needle check and has an opening hydraulic surface exposed to the fuel pressure of the liquid fuel common rail. Sensitivity to differences in gaseous fuel rail pressure and liquid fuel rail pressure is reduced by the design. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319374 | Injection Device for a Fluid - An injection device for a fluid, in particular for fuel, with has at least one electric and/or electronic control element, at least one valve, at least one first throttle, and a second throttle. The valve can be switched into at least one first throttle position by activating the first throttle and into at least one second throttle position by activating the second throttle. The valve is directly and/or indirectly coupled with the control element such that, by way of an actuating operation of the control element directly and/or indirectly, the valve can be switched from the first into the second throttle position and/or vice versa. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a common-rail injection system, an internal combustion engine, a motor vehicle, a ship, and a method for injecting a fluid. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319375 | TUBULAR PRESSURE ACCUMULATOR, IN PARTICULAR FOR MIXTURE-COMPRESSING, SPARK-IGNITED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - A tubular pressure accumulator which is used, in particular, as a fuel distribution rail for a mixture-compressing, spark-ignited internal combustion engine includes a tubularly bent metal wall. In this way, longitudinal sides, which are assigned to one another, of tubularly bent metal wall are connected to one another through a weld. Furthermore, the tubularly bent metal wall has at least one design feature implemented by the machining of the flat metal wall and the bending of metal wall, which take place prior to the welding. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319376 | Fuel Injection System for Diesel Engines with Compression Ignition - In a fuel injection system and method for a diesel engine with compression induced ignition, NO | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319377 | ENGINE CONTROL UNIT USING SPEED DENSITY CONVERSION - The present invention utilizes a speed density method for determining the cylinder air mass using volumetric efficiency (VE) based on engine speed and manifold pressure. The VE data contain the cylinder filling efficiency for various engine speed and manifold pressure values. The manifold pressure is then measured by a manifold absolution pressure (MAP) sensor. Using the speed density has the advantage that it is much less affected by pulsation in the intake system of the vehicle, and does not require a linear air flow past a sensor in the engine intake system. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319378 | VENTING SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR FOR A FUEL TANK - In a venting system, in particular for a fuel tank of a motor vehicle, which has a sorption filter for temporarily storing fuel evaporating from the fuel tank and a fluid-conveying conveying device situated between the sorption filter and an air supply or an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine, according to the present system, the conveying device is a bidirectional conveying device which is switchable in a first conveying direction in the direction of the internal combustion engine for regenerating the sorption filter and in a second conveying direction in the direction of the sorption filter for carrying out a fuel tank leak diagnosis. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319379 | VALVE WITH PILOT CONTROL, ESPECIALLY FOR A FUEL VAPOR RETENTION SYSTEM - A valve with a pilot control is provided for a fuel vapor retention system. The valve has a main valve ( | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319380 | INTEGRATED INTAKE MANIFOLD AND COMPRESSOR - An induction system for an internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder includes a centrifugal compressor configured to pressurize an airflow being received from the ambient. The induction system also includes an intake manifold configured to channel the pressurized airflow to the at least one cylinder. The centrifugal compressor is disposed within and integral to the intake manifold. An internal combustion engine employing such an induction system is also disclosed. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319381 | ENGINE INCLUDING VENTURI IN INTAKE AIR FLOW PATH FOR EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SUPPLY - An engine assembly includes an engine block defining a first cylinder bore, a cylinder head coupled to the engine block and defining a first intake port and a first exhaust port in communication with the first cylinder bore, a first intake valve located in the first intake port, a first exhaust valve located in the first exhaust port, a first intake runner and a first exhaust gas recirculation passage. The first intake runner defines an intake air supply passage in communication with the first intake port and includes a first restricted flow region forming a venturi. The first exhaust gas recirculation passage is in communication with the first restricted flow region and provides exhaust gas from the engine assembly to the first intake runner at the first restricted flow region. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319382 | EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Provided is an exhaust gas recirculation apparatus of an internal combustion engine which can effectively suppress condensed water from being generated in an EGR passage, compared with the conventional apparatus. The exhaust gas recirculation apparatus includes an EGR pipe formed therein with an EGR passage held in communication with the exhaust passage and the intake passage, an EGR cooler in the EGR passage to cool the EGR gas, a first valve provided in the EGR passage between the EGR cooler and the exhaust passage to selectively take an opened state or a closed state, the first valve being operative to shut off the EGR gas from flowing into the EGR passage when the first valve takes the closed state, a second valve provided in the EGR passage between the EGR cooler and the intake passage to adjust an amount of the EGR gas flowing into the intake passage. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319383 | EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION APPARATUS FOR ENGINE - An EGR apparatus includes a EGR passage for allowing part of exhaust gas discharged from a combustion chamber of an engine to an exhaust passage to flow in an intake passage and recirculate back to the combustion chamber, and an EGR valve provided in the EGR passage to regulate an EGR passage in this passage. The EGR valve includes a valve seat, a valve element to be seatable on the valve seat, and a step motor for driving the valve element to open and close. An electronic control device controls the EGR valve to repeat opening and closing of the valve element between a closing position and a small opening position in order to remove foreign matters adhered to the valve seat or valve element during deceleration fuel cutoff of the engine. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319384 | METHOD FOR MONITORING THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF A CYCLICALLY OPERATING COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present invention relates to a method for monitoring the combustion chamber of a cyclically operating combustion engine in which an air-fuel-mixture is ignited by means of a corona discharge generated by an electrical oscillating circuit in which an ignition electrode, which is electrically isolated from the combustion chamber walls, and the combustion chamber walls form a capacitor, wherein by evaluating an electrical parameter of the oscillating circuit information about the combustion chamber is gained. The voltage exciting the oscillating circuit is reduced after the beginning of the combustion and the oscillating circuit is then excited with a reduced voltage. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319385 | INTAKE AND EXHAUST CHAMBERS - An engine has a stationary first body portion with one or more surfaces that define a portion of a fluid flow path through the engine. The stationary first body portion has a substantially cylindrical outer surface. A first piston assembly is configured to reciprocate relative to the stationary first body portion and to accommodate one or more second piston assemblies reciprocating inside and relative to the first piston assembly. The first piston assembly has an extension portion. The extension portion has a substantially cylindrical inner surface that defines a space to receive the stationary first body portion. One or more sealing elements are between the substantially cylindrical outer surface of the stationary first body portion and the extension portion of the first piston assembly. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319386 | CLAY BIRD THROWER - A hand held disk thrower consisting of a pivoting extended arm and launching head connected to a gripping handle that allows a wide ratios secondary action. The throwing head and arm section are designed to grip the clay target in a semicircular channeled head that offers some resistance to releasing. The arm is lengthened and arched to create both drag and centrifugal force. The launch head and arm section are attached to the handle by a pivoting joint that allows for free or flopping movement of head arm section. The combination head and launch arm and handle are constructed of a semi-ridged plastic. The thrower is designed to release a spinning disk when swung in an arc by the person grasping the handle. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319387 | CHANGEUP CONTROLLER FOR BALL THROWING MACHINE - Embodiments provide a ball throwing machine including a motor coupled to a rotary wheel and configured to rotate the rotary wheel at a rotational speed to throw a ball forward toward an athlete. A speed control module may be coupled to the motor and configured to rotate the rotary wheel, via the motor, at a first rotational speed during a fastball setting and a second rotational speed during a changeup setting. The speed control module may determine the second rotational speed based on the first rotational speed so that a ball thrown by the ball throwing machine will arrive in a target zone when the ball throwing machine is in the fastball setting and the changeup setting. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319388 | PNEUMATICALLY DRIVEN PROJECTILE WEAPON - The pneumatically driven projectile weapon combines the tensioned line of a conventional crossbow or archery bow with mechanical and pneumatic compression, thus increasing the power and accuracy of the weapon. A spring-biased cylinder is mounted within a hollow weapon stock, similar to a conventional rifle or shotgun stock, and is interconnected via an internal pulley system to the tensioned line. Firing tension in the line to launch a projectile, such as an arrow or the like, is created by compression of the spring-biased pneumatic cylinder. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319389 | AIR GUN FIRING OPERATING SYSTEM - The present invention provides an air gun firing operating system that uses compressed air to eject bullets by purely mechanical means, and enables single firing or high-speed continuous firing. During the firing operation, the system uses a sliding shuttle tube that is able to slide back and forth in a linear displacement on a central axis between a bullet chamber and a cylinder. The sliding shuttle tube uses differential pressure variation in a pressure buffer chamber to achieve a stroke state that can be continuously changed, thereby achieving high-speed back and forth motion and continuous firing of bullets. The relevant driving position of a trigger device is provided with a sliding retainer, which is able to effect transient retaining of the sliding shuttle tube, thereby restricting the system for single firing, or discontinuing the retention to enable the system to be in a continuous firing operation state. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319390 | GAS PRESSURE REGULATOR WITH IN-SITU ROTATABLY ADJUSTABLE ADAPTOR SLEEVE - Exemplary embodiments of a gas pressure regulator comprise a regulator body, an adaptor sleeve, a retainer and an indexing ring. The regulator body includes a proximal portion, a distal portion, a ported intermediate portion therebetween, and a main bore. The adaptor sleeve axially receives the distal portion and includes an outer threading for engaging an air source adaptor of a paintball marker. The retainer threadably engages the main bore within the distal end, thereby axially securing the adaptor sleeve onto the distal end. The indexing ring receives the distal portion therethrough for resiliently biased axial movement of the indexing ring between a locking position and an unlocking position. When the indexing ring is in its unlocking position, the adaptor sleeve is rotatable with respect to the regulator body. When the indexing ring is in its locking position, the adaptor sleeve is rendered substantially non-rotatable with respect to the regulator body. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319391 | RECOVERY OF SILICON VALUE FROM KERF SILICON WASTE - The present invention is for the recovery of maximum silicon value of kerf silicon waste, produced during the manufacture of silicon wafers by wire saw, diamond saw and chemical mechanical polishing, as high purity metallurgical silicon. This recovery is achieved by a process scheme that effects an initial removal of minor extrinsic metallic impurities but not the major silicon compound impurities, and followed, preferentially, by a direct metallurgical process to form elemental silicon. The recovered silicon is for use as feedstock for polysilicon manufacturing, as high purity polysilicon for PV application, and in metallurgical alloy manufacture. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319392 | Hand-operated implement comprising a cutting chain for cutting mineral and metal materials - A hand-operated implement has a guide bar on which is fitted a cutting chain for cutting mineral and metal materials. The cutting chain is driven around the guide bar by a chain sprocket. The chain sprocket is arranged in a chain sprocket chamber which is delimited by a chain sprocket cover. A cutting element has an outer side facing a sidewall of the chain sprocket cover which lies in a first notional plane. The distance between the sidewall and the first notional plane measured perpendicular to the first notional plane and centrally between the top of the cutting element and the peripheral wall is less than approximately 0.8 cm over at least 30% of the section between a second notional plane containing the central axis of a fixing bolt on the guide bar and the exit opening at which the cutting chain leaves the chain sprocket chamber. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319393 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING AN OVEN DOOR WITH AN INTEGRAL DRIP TRAY - A household cooking appliance includes a housing having an oven chamber accessible through an opening, the opening having a seal surrounding a perimeter thereof. An oven door covering the opening and being moveable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position. The oven door includes an outer door skin having an outer glass panel, a full glass inner panel having an inner surface that abuts the seal when the oven door is in a closed position, the full glass inner panel closing an inner side of the outer door skin, and an integrated drip tray assembly that collects condensation from the full glass inner panel. The integrated drip tray assembly is sealed to the full glass inner panel. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319394 | OVEN HINGE DAMPER COOLING SYSTEM - An oven includes an oven cavity, an oven door providing access to the oven cavity, and a dampening hinge member pivotably coupling the oven door to the oven. A channel encloses the dampening hinge member and provides a flow of air to the dampening hinge member. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319395 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A LATCH RETAINER FOR AN ALL GLASS INNER DOOR - A household cooking appliance including a housing having an oven chamber accessible through an opening. The opening has a seal surrounding a perimeter of the opening. A door covers the opening and is moveable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position. The door includes a door skin forming an outer surface of the door and a full glass inner panel forming an inner surface of the door. The full glass inner panel abuts the seal when the door is in a closed position. A latch retainer is coupled to the door skin and an oven lock is moveable between a lock position in which the oven lock engages the latch retainer and locks the door in the closed position during a self-cleaning process, and an unlock position in which the oven lock is disengaged from the latch retainer. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319396 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR A MIDDLE DOOR GLASS - A household cooking appliance include a housing having an oven chamber accessible through an opening, the opening having a seal surrounding a perimeter of the opening, and a door covering the opening and moveable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position. The door includes an outer door skin forming an outer surface of the door, the outer door skin including an outer glass panel, a full glass inner panel forming an inner surface of the door, the full glass inner panel abutting the seal when the door is in a closed position, a middle glass panel disposed between the outer glass panel and the inner glass panel, and a middle glass support system that supports the middle glass panel at a predetermined position between the outer glass panel and the full glass inner panel. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319397 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR AN INNER GLASS DOOR - A household cooking appliance including a housing having an oven chamber accessible through an opening, the opening having a seal surrounding a perimeter of the opening, and a door covering the opening and moveable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position. The door includes a full glass inner panel having an inner surface that abuts the seal when the door is in a closed position and shock-absorbing means for absorbing and distributing a shock or an impact on the full glass inner panel. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319398 | SELF-CLEANING HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A RANGE DOOR WITH A FULL GLASS INNER SURFACE - A household cooking appliance include a housing having an oven chamber accessible through an opening, the opening having a seal surrounding a perimeter of the opening; and a door covering the opening and moveable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position. The door includes a full glass inner panel that abuts the seal when the door is in a closed position. The full glass inner panel includes a surface having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is adjacent to a first area within the perimeter of the seal surrounding the opening and directly exposed to heating of the oven chamber, and the second portion is adjacent to a second area outside of the perimeter of the seal and not being exposed to heating of the oven chamber. The full glass inner panel extends substantially from edge-to-edge of the door. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319399 | MOBILE KITCHEN - A mobile kitchen comprises a housing disposed atop one or more wheel axles and a plurality of appliances disposed within the housing. Each appliance is heated by combustion of a distillate fuel. One or more air channels are disposed about each of the appliances, such that each air channel substantially isolates excess heat from combustion of the distillate fuel from a workspace within the housing. One or more first air blowers are associated with the air channels, and each is adapted to force air through the air channels and vent the excess heat to the exterior of the housing. One or more second air blowers are coupled to the housing, and each second air blower is adapted to vent a predetermined volume of air from within the workspace at least once per minute. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319400 | Downdraft That is Telescoping - A telescoping downdraft ventilator with a movable fan and efficient way of removing gases and fumes is disclosed. The telescoping downdraft ventilator has the ability to fit behind a cook top unit beneath a countertop when the cook top unit is located against a wall. The telescoping downdraft ventilator has a fan that may be attached in front of the unit or behind the unit. The ventilator collects and draws in exhaust fumes and smoke, filters it, and re-circulates or expels it through a movable exhaust duct. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319401 | SUPPORT MECHANISM FOR THERMAL RECEIVERS IN THE SOLAR TROUGH SYSTEMS - A solar trough system of the invention comprises at least one trough-shaped reflector surface ( | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319402 | Solar Tracking System - A solar tracking apparatus comprises an array frame assembly adapted to support at least one solar collecting product, rotation means to enable the array frame assembly to rotate to at least track the sun from east to west over a fixed primary axis of rotation, and adjustment means to enable the array frame assembly to be adjusted relative to the primary axis of rotation to allow for seasonal changes in the sun's elevation and changes in the sun's declination throughout each day. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319403 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A SOLAR-THERMAL PARABOLIC TROUGH POWER PLANT - A method for operating an indirectly heated, solar-thermal steam generator and to an indirectly heated, solar-thermal steam generator are provided. A heat transfer medium is used in the solar-thermal steam generator. The supply water mass flow M is predictively controlled by a device for adjusting the supply water mass flow M. To this end, a nominal value Ms is fed to the device. A correction value K | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319404 | Liquid Droplet Spray Device - A liquid droplet spray device for ejecting a liquid as a spray of droplets has a cartridge ( | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319405 | LOCKING DEVICE FOR AN ENDOSTOMAL TRACHEOSTOMA BUTTON - A locking device is disclosed for use with a resilient flexible endostomal tracheostoma button. Commonly used trachostoma buttons include a retaining lip situated at one end of a cylindrical portion that is insertable into the stoma of the patient and serves to retain the button in position in the stoma. The locking device invention is a hollow cylindrical tube that is removably inserted into the tracheostoma button after insertion of the tracheostoma button into the patient's stoma. One end of the locking device includes an insertion stop radial protrusion for proper positioning of the locking device within the button. The locking device internally supports the walls and retaining lip of the tracheostoma button and substantially increases the retaining force of the lip, thereby reducing awkward ejection of the tracheostoma tube, such as during patient coughing. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319406 | TRACHEAL INTUBATION GUIDE - An intubation guide for guiding, positioning and/or insertion of e.g. an endotracheal tube in a patients trachea, and where the intubation guide comprises a relatively flexible guide extending from the distal end of a relatively stiff positioning handle having a curved section between its distal and proximal end, wherein the guide element forms a scoop shaped guide in extension of the positioning handle, and in that the positioning handle comprises an intubation channel extending along the positioning handle, and having a first end near the proximal end of the positioning handle, and the other end at the distal end near the guide scoop. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319407 | Electronic Cigarette and Inhaling Shell Thereof - An electronic cigarette and an inhaling shell are disclosed. A mouthpiece is disposed at one end of an inhaling tube, a tobacco-liquid cup and atomizing device are disposed in the inhaling tube. The atomizing device includes an atomizing cup and an atomizer. The atomizer includes an electric heat wire and a fiber piece. The atomizing cup includes a cup seat, a cup cylinder, a support tube fixed on the cup seat and a liquid-storage member fitted around the support tube. The fiber piece is fixed on the support tube with both ends against an inner wall of the liquid-storage member to absorb tobacco liquid for atomization. The electronic cigarette and the atomizing device of the present invention facilitate disassembly and assembly, maintenance, and replacement, facilitate repeatedly adding tobacco liquid into the tobacco-liquid cup, and simplify manufacturing the electronic cigarette. The configuration of an air-puffing passage thereof makes the inhaling shell more compact with good performance of guiding tobacco liquid, leakage proof tobacco liquid and a heat insulation. The tobacco liquid volume therein is observable. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319408 | IMPROVEMENTS TO POWERED AIR BREATHING APPARATUS - A safety breathing apparatus has a sensor for measuring the difference in pressure between two point | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319409 | RESPIRATORY APPARATUS - A component ( | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319410 | INHALATION DEVICE, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ADMINISTERING POWDERED MEDICAMENTS TO MECHANICALLY VENTILATED SUBJECTS - Inhalation devices, systems, and methods for the administration of powdered medicaments to mechanically ventilated subjects are provided. In one embodiment, an inhalation device adaptively connected at one end to an air source and at the other end is operatively disposed to a ventilator circuit is provided. The inhalation devices are capable of causing a powdered medicament within a container held by the device to be dispensed from the container into the lungs of a mechanically ventilated subject. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319411 | Dry powder formulations of particles that contain two or more active ingredients for treating obstructive or inflammatory airways diseases - Dry powder formulations for inhalation comprising spray-dried particles and their use in the treatment of an obstructive or inflammatory airways disease. Each particle has a core of a first active ingredient in substantially crystalline form that is coated with a layer of a second active ingredient in substantially amorphous form that is dispersed in a pharmaceutically acceptable hydrophobic excipient. A process for preparing such formulations is also described. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319412 | Nasal treatment delivery device for mixed carbon dioxide and saline - A method of treatment and a nasal treatment delivery device for mixed carbon dioxide and saline for treating head ailments includes: a) a main housing having a hollow central area containing a dosage that includes a saline fluid and a gas containing carbon dioxide; b) a dosage dispenser head located at the distal end of the main housing, and having at least one flow channel for movement of the dosage from the main housing through the dosage dispenser head and to external of the dosage dispenser head; c) a dosage release control component located between the main housing and the dosage dispenser head to permit flow of the dosage through the dosage dispenser head in response to increased pressure against the dosage; and d) a pressure-changing moveable component located on the main housing. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319413 | REDUCING SOUND LEVEL IN A RESPIRATORY GAS DELIVERY SYSTEM - A system for reducing sound level in a respiratory gas delivery system is described. The system includes an exhaust portion and a sound reducing component that is coupled with the exhaust portion and is configured for absorbing sound. The sound reducing component includes a pathway through which air from within the exhaust portion may move. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319414 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE HIGH FREQUENCY FLOW INTERRUPTER CONTROL IN A PATIENT RESPIRATORY VENTILATOR - A method and system for controlling fluid flow settings by receiving a precondition pressure wave function, representative of a precondition frequency, a precondition amplitude and a precondition pressure of the fluid flow in the system, establishing an operating pressure wave function, representative of an operating frequency, an operating amplitude and an operating pressure of the fluid flow desired in the system, determining cycle error between the precondition pressure wave function and the operating pressure wave function, converting the cycle error to flow adjustment, and updating an operating flow with the flow adjustment. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319415 | ACCLIMATIZATION THERAPY FOR FIRST TIME USERS - Systems, methods, and/or apparatuses for acclimatizing a user to positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy are provided. Generally, a sub-therapeutic treatment pressure is provided initially. It may be ramped up to a full treatment pressure over the course of one or more therapy sessions. The pressure level may be ramped up based on, for example, sleep state, sleep phase, patient compliance with types of treatment (e.g. bilevel vs. CPAP, etc.), clinician input (either at the site, remotely, via pre-programmed smartcards, etc.), etc. Such techniques may be used alone or in combination. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319416 | RANDOMLY INTERRUPTED BREATHING DEVICE - Apparatus for randomly varying the breathing resistance applied to human and animal subjects to improve their performance. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319417 | SLEEP APNEA BREATHING MASK - A breathing mask consists of a housing having a chamber surrounding the user's nose. An air inlet includes a coupling to a hose connected to a source of pressurized air. To each side of the chamber, connections are provided for a strap going around the head of the user above the ears. At the top of the chamber a bracket emanates upwardly and terminates at a short horizontal piece that has a cushion underneath engaging the forehead of the user. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319418 | HEADGEAR - A mask assembly suitable for the treatment of sleep disordered breathing, comprising: a mask to provide pressurized air to a patient; upper and lower slot features located on each side of the mask; a headgear assembly, comprising: a back portion; a pair of upper straps provided to the back portion, each upper strap having a loop portion and a hook portion at a free end thereof for releasably attaching to the loop portion; a pair of lower straps extending away from the back portion, each lower strap having a loop portion and a hook portion at a free end thereof for releasably attaching to the loop portion; and a connection region of each loop portion of each strap, the connection region being adapted to receive a respective hook portion, the connection region being wider than each respective hook portion along each respective hook portion's entire length. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319419 | ADJUSTABLE RESPIRATORY MASK - An adjustable respiratory mask includes a nasal cover ( | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319420 | HIGH PERFORMANCE VENTILATORY TRAINING MASK INCORPORATING MULTIPLE AND ADJUSTABLE AIR ADMITTANCE VALVES FOR REPLICATING VARIOUS ENCOUNTERED ALTITUDE RESISTANCES - A wearable training mask providing varied inhalation resistance settings and including a depth defining and air impermeable both) having an exterior surface and an interior surface exhibiting a perimeter extending seal such that the body is adapted to overlay a wearer's mouth and nose. A plurality of air admittance valve subassemblies are provided and incorporated into locations along the body. Each of the valve subassemblies exhibit multiple resistance settings for affecting a degree of air flow into tie mask in response to inhalation by the wearer. Straps extending from said body have inter-engaging ends affixing about the wearers head. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319421 | FOREHEAD SUPPORTS FOR FACIAL MASKS - A face mask assembly (FMA) for supplying breathable gas to a wearer. The face mask assembly (FMA) includes a mask frame including a support, a facial cushion attached to the mask frame, and a forehead support. The forehead support includes a forehead cushion assembly and an adjustment knob operatively coupled to the forehead cushion assembly. The adjustment knob is threadably engaged with the forehead cushion assembly such that turning movement of the adjustment knob causes the mask frame to be moved between retracted and extended positions with respect to the forehead cushion assembly. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319422 | PATIENT INTERFACE ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM USING SAME - A patient interface assembly that includes a patient interface device, a headgear, and pivoting coupling member joining the interface device to a headgear assembly. In one embodiment, the patient interface device is a nasal cushion that includes a formable support mounted to the nasal cushion for providing support and adjustment of the nasal cushion to improve fit and comfort. In a further embodiment, a pair of rigid connecting members couple the patient interface device to the headgear. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319423 | TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE WITH FILLETED FLANGE - Various embodiments of a tracheostomy tube having neck flanges with filleted ends are provided. In certain embodiments, the neck flange may include a fillet extending from a bottom surface of the neck flange to a tip of the neck flange. In addition, the filleted end may also be tapered from a top surface of the neck flange to the tip of the neck flange. The neck flange may also include several curved edges, such as curved edges from the tip of the neck flange to side surfaces of the neck flange, and a curved bottom surface from side surface to side surface of the neck flange. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319424 | INTRAUTERINE DEVICE AND INSERTER FOR THE SAME - An inserter for placing a T-shaped intrauterine device inside a patient's uterus and a T-shaped intrauterine device are disclosed. The inserter includes a sleeve part and a plunger part, the sleeve part includes a tube and a first engaging member and the plunger part includes a rod, a handle attached to the rod and a second engaging member. The first and the second engaging members are configured for reversibly engaging the sleeve part and the plunger part to temporarily lock the relative position between the tube and the rod. The T-shaped intrauterine device includes a pair of wings having a relaxed extended configuration and a contracted folded configuration and an elongated contraceptive body suspended from a junction between the wings. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319426 | LEG SUPPORT PILLOW - A leg support pillow apparatus for supporting a lower leg and foot of a person lying in a bed has a base with a first thickness at an upper knee end thereof and an increased second thickness at a lower foot end thereof. Partition walls extend upward from the base and define leg channels extending from the knee end to the foot end of the base. The channels include foot portions at foot ends thereof having a width and depth configured to support the feet in an upright orientation, and upper knee ends of the channels have a width greater than the foot portions. Heel openings in the base under lower ends of each foot portion of the channels are configured such that when the leg is resting on the base inside the channel, the heel extends down into the heel opening and is supported above the bed. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319427 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO TREAT UPPER PHARYNGEAL AIRWAY OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA PATIENTS - Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) may be caused by a collapse of the pharyngeal wall as a result of increasing negative airway pressure. This invention is directed to systems and methods to resist collapse of the pharyngeal wall by minimally invasive upper pharyngeal airway surgery. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319428 | STABILIZED MAGNETIC FORCE DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Devices, systems, and methods employ at least one ferromagnetic structure sized and configured for placement in a tissue region. A component is attached to the structure to stabilise its placement in the tissue region. An anchoring structure holds the component in a state of tension. The anchoring structure can, e.g., take the from of an anchoring body that expands in situ. The anchoring structure can be adjustable for adjusting the state of tension. The component can be elastic, to deflect under load in a prescribed manner and to recover an initial shape when unloaded. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319429 | METHOD AND COMPOSITIONS TO DELIVER VARIABLE QUANTITIES OF FLAVOR FROM FILTERED CIGARETTES - A filter element for a smoking article is described herein. The filter element may include at least one filter segment, the at least one filter segment comprising one or more flavoring or fragrancing particles configured to flavor or fragrance an aerosol from the smoking article, wherein the one or more flavoring or fragrancing particles are configured to adjustably release flavor or fragrance upon receipt of a pressure applied to the at least one filter segment while rolling the filter between fingers of a smoker, and wherein the quantity of flavor or fragrance released is proportional to an amount of pressure applied while rolling the filter. Thus, a user is able to control the amount of flavoring or fragrance provided during a smoking experience. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319430 | METHOD FOR PREPARING FLAVOR-CONTAINING SHEET FOR SMOKING ARTICLE, FLAVOR-CONTAINING SHEET FOR SMOKING ARTICLE PREPARED BY THE METHOD, AND SMOKING ARTICLE COMPRISING THE SAME - A method for preparing a flavor-containing sheet for a smoking article, characterized by includes a step of extending a raw material slurry on a substrate, wherein the slurry contains polysaccharide and a flavor, has a moisture content of 70 to 95 wt %, and has a temperature of 60 to 90° C. in a sol state, a step of cooling the extended raw material slurry to a sample temperature of 0 to 40° C. to form a gel, and a heat-drying step includes heating the gelled raw material and drying it at a sample temperature of 70 to 100° C. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319431 | Electronic cigarette - An electronic cigarette is provided. The electronic cigarette includes a casing having three chambers located sequentially within the cylindrical casing. A battery and a fluid are located in the casing. Sealing elements form partitions between the chambers. A tube element is located in the second chamber, providing an air passage through the second chamber that is filled with fluid. A heating element is located in the third chamber and a fiber element having a first segment communicating with the heating element, and a second segment located in the second chamber, the fiber element carrying the fluid from the second chamber to the heating element. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319432 | HOLLOW/POROUS FIBERS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - In one embodiment is provided a polymer blend of poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc) and poly(acrylic acid) (PAA), wherein the poly(vinylacetate) is present in an amount ranging between about 20 wt % and about 80 wt %, and poly(acrylic acid) is present in an amount ranging between about 80 wt % and about 20 wt %, based on the total weight of the blend. In another embodiment is provided a fiber produced from this polymer blend, and which has cells therein. In another embodiment is provided a flavorant release material comprising the porous fiber disclosed herein, and one or more flavorants disposed in a longitudinally extending core within the fiber. In another embodiment is provided a polymer fiber membrane containing a hollow, porous fiber formed from the polymer blend disclosed herein. In another embodiment is provided a filter containing the fiber described herein. In another embodiment is provided a process for producing the fibers disclosed herein by addition of the polymers to an extruder or blender, and extruding or melt spinning the mixture into a fiber containing cells therein. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319433 | Method and device for opening cigarettes constituting cigarette waste - A method for opening cigarettes constituting cigarette waste in a device comprising a rotational drum ( | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319434 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MOIST TOBACCO EXTRACT ISOLATION - A system for a tobacco curing barn is capable of collecting tobacco-derived moisture from tobacco while that tobacco is cured. The system incorporates a tobacco curing barn or other type of curing enclosure, such as bulk curing barn used for the flue-curing of tobacco. The curing barn is equipped with at least one reclamation element configured to condense and collect moisture released from tobacco cured within the barn. The reclamation element is disposed in proximity with the enclosure in a manner and location providing passage of moist air released from the tobacco across a surface of the reclamation element. The system also includes at least one storage container disposed in fluid communication with the reclamation element surface and configured to store moisture and moisture-borne material collected by the reclamation element. The resulting tobacco-derived components can be blended with other tobacco materials, such as is common practice during tobacco reordering. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319435 | AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM HAVING MEANS FOR HANDLING CONSUMPTION OF A LIQUID SUBTRATE - There is provided an electrically operated aerosol generating system for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate. The system includes a liquid storage portion for storing liquid aerosol-forming substrate, an electric heater including at least one heating element for heating the liquid aerosol-forming substrate, and electric circuitry configured to monitor activation of the electric heater and estimate an amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate remaining in the liquid storage portion based on the monitored activation. There is also provided a method in an electrically operated aerosol generating system including a liquid storage portion for storing liquid aerosol-forming substrate and an electric heater including at least one heating element for heating the liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the method including monitoring activation of the electric heater and estimating an amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate remaining in the liquid storage portion based on the monitored activation. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319436 | Electronic Cigarette and Its Atomizer - This invention involves an electronic cigarette atomizer, including an oil-guiding element and a heating wire wound around the oil-guiding element; the oil-guiding element is a strip of fiber textile, which is derived from fibers via weaving and glue-removing processes. The invention further provides an electronic cigarette, including an atomizer, a nozzle at one end of the atomizer and a battery assembly at the other end thereof, the atomizer including the oil-guiding element and heating wire around it, the oil-guiding element being a strip of fiber textile, being derived from fibers via weaving and glue-removing process. The oil-guiding element of the invention is the strip of fiber textile via weaving and glue-putting process, the fibers are closely combined which effectively avoids loosened slim fibers inhaled into the human body, is more helpful to users' health; moreover the fiber textile has a heat-resistance up to 400 degrees Celsius, and better security. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319437 | Electronic Hookah - A new kind of electronic hookah is composed by the battery, reservoir and atomization parts. Wherein, the battery part includes the rechargeable battery; the atomization part includes four atomizers; the reservoir part is used to store smoke oil. The reservoir part has so large internal space that can store a mass of reservoir and the oil translation nozzles use mechanical switch in order to keep good sealing performance; under the combined effect of the reservoir part and the battery part, the atomization part can produce a traditional cigarette smoke effect by the suction effect of humans; Four rechargeable cylindrical batteries with high capacity are placed in the battery part; four atomizers are placed in the atomizing part. Amounts of smoke are large and smoking time is long, thus meeting suction and pumping of many people at the same time. This apparatus can be widely applied to various electronic cigarettes. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319438 | Electronic Cigarette and Its Sucking Rod - An electronic cigarette sucking rod comprises a nozzle cover and a connecting module respectively inserted into opposite ends of the sucking cylinder, a conduit in the sucking cylinder, a liquid guiding component and an atomizing device between the liquid guiding component and the connecting module; the nozzle cover and the liquid guiding component respectively seal opposite ends of the liquid smoke compartment, opposite ends of the conduit are inserted into the through holes of the nozzle cover and the liquid guiding component, and a smoke passage extends through the liquid guiding component and the conduit. The liquid guiding component comprises a liquid separation seat and a liquid reservoir; the liquid separation seat comprises a seat body and a vent pipe; the vent pipe has its one end engaged with the conduit, and another end sleeved with the liquid reservoir and lead to the atomizing device; the liquid separation seat defines a liquid guiding hole. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319439 | DIGITAL MARKETING APPLICATIONS FOR ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE USERS - An electronic cigarette (“e-Cig”) may include functionality for targeted marketing. The marketing may be through communications with a computing device, such as a smartphone. For example, a smartphone application may be used for monitoring e-Cig usage and collecting data regarding the user and the usage. That data may result in targeted marketing. In another example, location information may also be used for targeted advertisements from a retailer. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319440 | VARIABLE POWER CONTROL ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE - Disclosed are an electronic cigarette and methods for controlling the power to the electronic cigarette which provides various modes of operation, including both regulated and no-regulated mode. The method is implemented m the form of an electronic power control program that controls the constituent parts of the electronic cigarette, including the battery, atomizer, heating element, smoke liquid or juice, and related circuitry. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319441 | DURABLE SPARKLING FINGERNAIL COATING AND METHOD OF FABRICATION THEREFOR - A sparkling fingernail coating constructed in a multilayer process provides a fingernail covering that is aesthetically pleasing and durable. The sparkling fingernail coating may comprise a foundation layer, glitter adhesion layer, and a protective top layer. Each layer may be cured in sequence for one or more predefined periods of time to ensure durability and a predictable lifetime for the sparkling fingernail coating. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319442 | PEDICURE CART WITH NAIL CURING SYSTEM - A pedicure cart with an integrated curing device supports a client's feet at an ideal position for a pedicure treatment while allowing one or more toenail coatings to be quickly and properly cured, ensuring pedicure treatments of a consistent quality. The pedicure cart also is configured to support a technician and positions the client's feet at an elevated position within easy reach of the technician to aid the technician in providing a pedicure. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319443 | Body art method - A method of forming an image on the skin of an individual by gluing particulate material to a skin surface using a water-based glue that is reconstituted as a liquid after being frozen and retains its adhesive strength to bond the particulate material to the exposed portion of the skin surface. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319444 | Device and Method for Applying Nail Decals - A device and method for applying decals to fingernails or toenails involving a substrate and a plurality of decals temporarily affixed to a bottom surface of the substrate, wherein the substrate includes a central body portion, a plurality of stem portions extending outwardly from the central body portion and a decal application tab portion extending outwardly from each of the stem portions. The decal application tab portion has a size and shape corresponding to the size and shape of a human fingernail or toenail and has at least one decal temporarily affixed thereto. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319445 | HAIR STYLING TOOL - Apparatus and methods, among other things, for a hair styling tool that can assist in providing an enhanced volume effect to a subject's hair are discussed in this application. In an example, a styling tool can include a substrate, and textured styling material attached to the substrate. The textured styling material can be configured to interact with the subject's hair and can include plurality of surface features configured to capture a plurality of hair strands and to intermittently release one or more hair strands of the plurality of hair strands as the textured styling material is moved away from the subject's scalp. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319446 | INGROWN TOENAIL CUTTER - An ingrown toenail cutter ( | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319447 | PROCESS FOR TREATING KERATIN FIBRES USING A NON-DETERGENT COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE CALCIUM SALT - The present invention relates to a cosmetic process for treating keratin fibres, in particular human keratin fibres such as the hair, comprising a step in which a non-detergent cosmetic composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, an amount of greater than or equal to 1% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, of one or more water-soluble inorganic calcium salts, is applied to the said keratin fibres, and a step of rinsing the said keratin fibres. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319448 | HAIR CARE PRODUCT AND A METHOD OF USING SAID PRODUCT - A hair care product to be used for protection and care of long hair when shampooing, and a method of using the same, wherein the product comprises the following constituents:—sorbitol, as a moisture preserving and a softening agent, in an amount of from 4 to 12% by weight; a thickener, such as guar flour, cellulose containing substances and/or gum arabicum, acting as an anti-static, film forming and surfactant agent, and as a conditioning agent, in an amount of from 1 to 5% by weight, silk protein and/or a degraded product thereof, as an anti-static, softening and antifoam agent in an amount of from 0.5 to 8% by weight, a film-forming, caring and re-moisturizing agent such as algae extract in an amount of from 1 to 2% by weight, a pH controlling and re-sealing agent, sealing agent, such as citric acid, vinegar, or similar, in an amount which gives the product a pH of about 4.4, and the remaining amount being water and optional additives, such as perfume, essential oils and similar. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319449 | Compositions And Methods For Enhancing The Structure Of Hair Fibers - Disclosed are compositions and methods that are able to increase the amount of molecular structure within the cortex of hair fibers. As result, hair fiber diameter, cross sectional area, elasticity and stiffness are all increased. The benefits are long term, surviving repeated rinsing and shampooing. These results are particularly beneficial in the treatment of fine hair. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319450 | Hairstyling Tool With Automatically Reversing Cylinder - A hair styling tool includes a body, a cylinder extending from the body, the cylinder rotatable relative to the body, a motor for rotating the cylinder, a heater to heat the cylinder, and a styling arm pivotally attached to the body. The hair styling tool having a generally clam shell configuration, wherein the styling arm is movable between an open position and a closed position in which the styling arm contacts the cylinder. The styling arm may also include a brush head with fixed or retractable bristles and/or a smoothing plate. The hair styling tool also includes a detector for detecting the direction of movement of the styling arm along a user's hair, the detector being in communication with the motor for causing the motor to automatically rotate the cylinder in a direction corresponding to the direction of movement of the styling arm along the user's hair. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319451 | NOVEL DEVICE FOR APPLYING A FLUID TO KERATIN FIBRES - The present invention relates to a device for applying a fluid or pasty product to keratin fibres, comprising an elongate core ( | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319452 | HAIR IRON - The present invention relates to a hair iron including: one pair of bodies rotatably hinged to each other; heat plates disposed on the bodies; and supporting means, each being disposed between one of the bodies and one of the heat plates in such a manner as to support the longitudinal center of each heat plate. Accordingly, each supporting means is disposed between each body and each heat plate to support the longitudinal center of each heat plate, so that the pair of heat plates is evenly contacted with each other according to the seesaw principle, thereby allowing the heat and pressure generated from the heat plate to be applied uniformly to hair. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319453 | Glowing hair spiral - The glowing hair spiral is made with a glowing and UV color changing material. The spiral coils hold the hair in a very tight wrap The hair wraps around each coil. The glowing material is a rubber like substance that grips the hair. At night the spiral glows in the dark. During the day, the colors can change in the sun light. It also can hold small braids in place. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319454 | COSMETIC POWER CONTAINER - A cosmetic powder container, including: a container body for containing cosmetic powder therein; a middle cap defining a powder application space, with a powder discharging part provided in the bottom of the middle cap; an outer cap removably fastened to the container body, with an annular sealing protrusion formed in the outer cap so as to be brought into close contact with the middle cap; a sealing cap assembled with a locking collar formed on the lower surface of the outer cap, with an annular sealing foot formed on the lower surface of the sealing cap so as to be closely seated on an outer shoulder of the powder discharging part when the outer cap is closed to the container body, and with a sealing bottom formed inside the annular sealing foot and fitted into the sealing step; and a powder charge cap. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319455 | TOOTH CLEANING DEVICE - The wire of the interdental treatment part is inserted into a shaft opening of the injection molding tool, preferably into a strip of the injecting molding tool such that said treatment part projects with a mounting section thereof into a cavity connected to the shaft opening. Preferably, a first cavity section is configured is configured on the strip, and a second cavity section is configured on a cavity body, to with the strip abuts at least during the injection molding process. After injection of plastic into the cavity, and after the at least partial curing thereof, the handle part thus formed is moved by a distance in the direction against the cavity along with the interdental treatment part, and the handle part is removed from the opened injection molding tool. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319456 | TOOTH FLOSSING DEVICE - A tooth flossing device comprising a sleeve and a dental floss retainer. The sleeve is releasably receivable over the finger of a user. The dental floss retainer assists in securing a length of dental floss to the sleeve such that the sleeve, when received over the finger of a user, assists in the insertion of the dental floss between the teeth of the user or another. The dental floss retainer comprises a pair of leg members extending outwardly from the surface of the sleeve. The distance between the dental floss, when secured between the leg members, and the sleeve determining the extent to which the dental floss can be inserted between the teeth of a user or another. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319457 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLEANING SUBSTRATE - Provided are an apparatus and a method of cleaning a substrate. The apparatus includes a substrate supporting unit supporting a substrate, a container surrounding the substrate supporting unit and collecting an organic solvent scattered from the substrate, and a fluid supplying unit provided on one side of the container and spraying a liquid organic solvent with bubbles to the substrate. The fluid supplying unit includes a nozzle head ejecting the organic solvent to the substrate, an organic solvent supplying line supplying the organic solvent from an organic solvent storage tank to the nozzle head, and a bubble providing element provided on the organic solvent supplying line and providing bubbles to the liquid organic solvent. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319458 | DISHWASHER - A dishwasher including a washing chamber to wash dishes, a sump concavely formed at a lower portion of the washing chamber to collect water used in washing, a microfilter disposed at the sump to filter out dirt produced when the dishes are washed, and an ultrasonic generator to radiate ultrasonic waves toward the microfilter. Since the microfilter is automatically cleaned by the ultrasonic generator, a user may not need to manually clean the microfilter. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319459 | SONIC ENERGY TO GENERATE ACTIVE SPECIES FOR SURFACE PREPARATION, CLEANING, AND ETCHING - Provided is a method for generating active species in a treatment liquid used in a surface treatment system, the surface treatment system comprising a processing chamber and a treatment liquid delivery system, the treatment liquid delivery system having a mixing zone and an active species generation zone. A substrate and a treatment liquid comprising one or more chemical solutions and/or one or more process gases are provided. Sonic energy is applied to the treatment liquid in a mixing zone and/or an active species generation zone using one or more sonic devices. One or more selected surface treatment operating variables are controlled to optimize generation of active species in the treatment liquid. The one or more selected surface treatment operating variables are adjusted in order to meet one or more surface treatment objectives. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319460 | CLEANING APPARATUS FOR CLEANING ARTICLES - A cleaning apparatus for cleaning articles is proposed. The cleaning apparatus comprises at least one cleaning chamber for receiving the articles. The cleaning apparatus comprises, in the cleaning chamber, at least one fluid source for subjecting the articles to the action of at least one cleaning fluid. The cleaning apparatus furthermore comprises at least one plasma source, which is designed to ignite at least one plasma in at least one gas and to generate at least one reactive gas. The cleaning apparatus is designed to bring the reactive gas into contact with the articles, at least in part. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319461 | Recycling Method for Waste Ceramic Filters - Disclosed is a recycling method for waste ceramic filters, and the recycling method includes the steps of heating a waste ceramic filter that no longer has the oil filtering effect, applying an acid to the waste ceramic filter to remove unwanted substances attached on the filter, performing a washing or dewatering step to remove any acid solution remained on the ceramic filter, and performing a drying step to dry the ceramic filter. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319462 | ODORLESS ACETONE-FREE NAIL POLISH REMOVING COMPOSITION - One aspect of the present invention comprises a nail polish removing composition that is essentially free of acetone and ethyl acetate, and is essentially free of odor. The composition includes at least one triester of glycerol and C | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319463 | FLOOR CLEANING APPLIANCE HAVING DISPOSABLE FLOOR SHEETS AND METHOD OF CLEANING A FLOOR THEREWITH - A cleaning system. The system has a steam mop, pad, and a cleaning solution. This combination provides synergistic cleaning benefits over prior art systems using steam alone and over prior art systems using cleaning solutions alone. The cleaning benefits include both the capability to clean larger areas and clean additional types of stains. The cleaning system may be used to clean hard surfaces, such as a floor. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319464 | Heat Exchanger Pipework Cleaning Apparatus and Method - A closed-loop heat exchanger pipework cleaning apparatus includes a water conditioning apparatus and a pipework conditioning apparatus. The water conditioning apparatus is adapted to receive water and to remove particulate contaminants from the water and to kill microorganisms in the water, to produce conditioned water, and to deliver the conditioned water into a closed-loop pipework system of a heat exchanger until the closed-loop pipework system is substantially full of water. The pipework conditioning apparatus is adapted to receive a proportion of the water circulating through the closed-loop pipework system and to remove further particulate contaminants from the water to produce cleaned water, and to return the cleaned water into the closed-loop pipework system. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319465 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RAPID MIXING OF PROCESS CHEMICALS USING AN INJECTION NOZZLE - A method and system for rapidly mixing process chemicals are provided. The method includes injecting a second process chemical into a first process chemical at or near the center of the flow stream, in a flow direction that is the same or different from the flow of the first process chemical, to produce uniform mixing within a target mixing distance and target mixing time. The system includes a first process chemical supply line, a second process chemical supply line, and one or more nozzles configured to produce uniform mixing within a target mixing distance and target mixing time. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319466 | CLEANING METHOD FOR EUV LIGHT GENERATION APPARATUS - A cleaning method for an EUV light generation apparatus may include closing a connection portion so that a chamber interior and the interior of an exposure apparatus do not communicate when EUV light is not being generated, supplying an etchant gas for etching debris that has accumulated on a reflective surface of an optical element to the chamber interior in a state where the connection portion is closed, and exhausting the chamber interior using an exhaust apparatus while supplying the etchant gas. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319467 | ACIDIC COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING REDUCING AGENTS FOR ELIMINATION OF HARD WATER SCALE AND DECOLORIZATION OF METAL STAINS - An acidic destaining composition for removing hard water and metal stains is disclosed. The composition comprises an acid in combination with a reducing agent and may preferably be formulated as a solid. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319468 | WASHING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING CONTAMINATIONS FROM ARTICLE - A method for washing an article to remove contaminations such as oils and fats, foreign substances and the like from a surface of the article is provided. The washing method comprises the steps of: cooling a washing solution to obtain a super-cooled washing solution; heating an article to increase its surface temperature to the temperature which is not lower than the boiling point of the washing solution; and washing and drying the article concurrently, while spraying the super-cooled washing solution to the heated article. The washing apparatus for carrying out this washing method is also provided. Using these washing method and apparatus, it becomes possible to downsize a scale of the washing apparatus, and to operate the washing apparatus under the energy-saving conditions as a result of reduction in an amount of the consumed energies, and the washing process at an accelerated speed. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319469 | VACUUM NOZZLE - A vacuum nozzle is angled to be able to vacuum both a floor portion and a floor molding at the same time. Unlike conventional vacuum nozzles that are flat, the nozzle as herein described is angled, typically at 90 degrees, to fit into the corner along where the wall meets the floor. The nozzle can also be used, for example, where the ceiling meets the wall, or any other such corner to provide a vacuum cleaning thereto. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319470 | NOZZLE CLEANING DEVICE, NOZZLE CLEANING METHOD, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A nozzle cleaning device is capable of uniformly cleaning a nozzle from a front end of the nozzle to an upper part thereof. The nozzle cleaning device includes a storage tank, a liquid discharging portion and an overflow discharging portion. The storage tank has a cylindrical inner peripheral surface and is configured to store therein a cleaning liquid that cleans a nozzle used in a substrate process. The liquid discharging portion is configured to discharge the cleaning liquid into the storage tank toward a position eccentric with respect to a central axis of the cylindrical inner peripheral surface to store the cleaning liquid within the storage tank and configured to form a vortex flow of the cleaning liquid revolving within the storage tank. The overflow discharging portion is configured to discharge the cleaning liquid that overflows the storage tank. | 2013-12-05 |
| 20130319471 | All Natural Dishwashing Composition - A dishwashing composition made by mixing vinegar powder and lemon powder for use in a dishwashing machine or for other cleaning purposes. The vinegar powder is mixed with the lemon powder in any of a variety of proportions. Both the lemon powder and the vinegar powder are non-toxic to humans and pets. | 2013-12-05 |
