50th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080302245 | CANISTER - A canister includes a casing made of a material including a polyamide resin. The casing includes a charge port to let in fuel vapor, a purge port to let out desorbed fuel and an atmospheric air port to let in air. Granular adsorbing agent and granular heat storing agent are held in the casing. The adsorbing agent includes a granular activated carbon. The granular heat storing agent is mixed with the granular activated carbon in the casing, and the granular heat storing agent including the material of the casing. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302246 | NANOPOROUS ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - An adsorbent having porosity expanded by contact with a first agent effecting such expansion and a pressurized second agent effecting transport of the first agent into the porosity, wherein the adsorbent subsequent to removal of the first and second agents retains expanded porosity. The adsorbent can be made by an associated method in which materials such as water, ethers, alcohols, organic solvent media, or inorganic solvent media can be utilized as the first agent for swelling of the porosity, and helium, argon, krypton, xenon, neon, or other inert gases can be employed as the pressurized second agent for transport of both agents into the porosity of the adsorbent, subsequent to which the agents can be removed to yield an adsorbent of increased capacity for sorbable fluids, e.g., organometallic compounds, hydrides, halides and acid gases. Also described is a nanoporous carbon composite having porosity that is at least partially filled with material imparting to the composite an enhanced character with respect to characteristics selected from the group consisting of hardness, wear-resistance and toughness, as compared with the nanoporous carbon alone. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302247 | ULTRA-VIOLET VENTILATION SYSTEM HAVING AN IMPROVED FILTERING DEVICE - An air ventilation system, comprising an air inlet for admitting contaminated air into the ventilation system, an air outlet for discharging decontaminated air from the ventilation, and an ultra-violet light source disposed therebetween. The ventilation system has a filter disposed upstream of the ultra-violet light source. The filter has a grease particle separator with at least two layers of expanded metal associated therewith. Each has a predetermined number of apertures forming a reticulum. A cartridge filter may be provided for each grease particle separator and disposed upstream thereof. Each cartridge filter and associated grease particle separator preferably forms an integral filtering unit and may be placed at any location of the system. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302248 | Structure of Hot Beverage Machine Using Steam Pressure to Seal Feeder - A structure of a hot beverage machine using steam pressure is provided to seal a feeder for various drinks placed with raw materials, such as coffee powder, coffee bag, tea leaves, tea bags, etc., and utilized with a sealing element, which allows steam to come in. When the machine is used, the feeder is tightly sealed with the sealing element so as to make drinks with purer flavor. Alternatively, when the machine is not in use for brewing, the feeder is separated from the sealing element with a distance such that the hot beverage machine can have a variety of different functions. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302249 | Locking Structure of Hot Beverage Machine With Steam Sealing Device - A locking structure of a hot beverage machine with a steam sealing device is provided. The hot beverage machine has a feeder for various drinks placed with raw materials, such as coffee powder, coffee bag, tea leaves, tea bags, etc., and utilized with a sealing element, which allows steam to come in. When the machine is used, the feeder is tightly sealed with the sealing element so as to make drinks with purer flavor. Alternatively, when the machine is not in use for brewing, the feeder is separated from the sealing element with a distance such that the hot beverage machine can have a variety of different functions. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302250 | Tea Making Device Having an Improved Liquid Collection Chamber - A device for making tea, which device comprises a brewing chamber ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080302251 | Cartridge, Machine and System for Preparing Beverages - The present invention provides a cartridge ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080302252 | Portable Brewing Device and Method of Making and Operating - A portable brewing device is provided for brewing a hot beverage such as espresso that includes a compressed gas container communicating with a pressure regulator that is configured to control the pressure of gas released from the compressed gas container. A release switch is configured to communicate with pressure regulator and configured to release pressure controlled gas when actuated by a user. A water vessel is configured to receive the pressure controlled gas when the switch is actuated by a user. A mixing vessel can hold a brew substance and is configured to communicate with the water vessel and also configured to receive water from the water vessel to pass through the brew substance when pressure is released from the gas container through the pressure regulator. An outlet is configured to release a brewed product produced from water flowing through the brew substance contained in the mixing vessel when brewing. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302253 | Vacuum cooking apparatus for household use - A vacuum cooking apparatus for household use, comprising, on a supporting structure which has a column-like extension, at least one unit for packaging in pouches in vacuum food products to be cooked, at least one unit for cooking the food products arranged in pouches and at least one unit for quick refrigeration of the food products arranged in pouches and cooked, the at least one unit for packaging food products in pouches in vacuum comprising a vacuum packaging machine which is mounted on a drawer-like element which is supported so that it can slide by the supporting structure in order to pass from a retracted position, in which the vacuum packaging machine is arranged within the outer peripheral contour of the supporting structure, to an extracted position, in which the vacuum packaging machine is positioned at least partially outside the supporting structure, and vice versa. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302254 | Marking Device - The invention concerns a marking device comprising a support frame, marking means including a marking member and means for moving the marking member parallel to two mutually perpendicular movement planes and to the surface to be marked to produce, on the surface to be marked, two-dimensional symbols inscribed in a marking window. The invention is characterized in that it comprises means for compensating, at least partly, the influence of the rotation over the distance between the marking member and the marking point of the surface to be marked. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302255 | Method and a Device in Die-Cutting, and a Die-Cutting Press - A method and a device for producing a diffractive microstructured area on the surface layer of a substrate by embossing. The device includes a die-cutting press that includes a press member and a backing member and at least one die-cutting tool arranged for die-cutting the substrate placed between the press member and the backing member. The press member and/or the backing member is provided with at least embossing pattern corresponding to the microstructured area, against which pattern the substrate is pressed during the embossing, when the substrate is introduced between the press member and the backing member for the embossing. A method for converting a die-cutting press to a die-cutting and embossing device for producing a diffractive microstructured area on the surface layer of a substrate by embossing, wherein the press member and/or the backing member of the die-cutting press is provided with at least one embossing pattern corresponding to the microstructured area for embossing. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302256 | METHOD OF APPLYING INDICIA TO PLASTIC PARTS - The invention relates to a method of applying indicia such as labels, text, logos, bar codes, or the like to plastic parts, in particular storage and transport containers, palettes, or trays. The goal is to create a cost-effective method of the application of multi-colored and consistently easily readable, durable printing to the plastic parts mentioned above with a low level of logistical expenditure. In order to attain this goal in a combined hot embossing and thermotransfer printing unit, first a background color is applied as contrast to the plastic part that has been removed from a production machine, using hot embossing and then, in the same location, the indicia is applied using thermotransfer printing. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302257 | LEGEND PRINTING STENCIL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS USING THE SAME - An exemplary legend printing stencil for printing a circuit substrate for manufacturing a number of printed circuit board is provided. The stencil includes at least a first printing portion, at least a second printing portion and a junction portion between the first printing portion and the second printing portion. The first printing portion and the second printing portion each define a number of legend holes therein. The first printing portion and the second portion are configured for attaching on and covering the corresponding circuit board unit of the circuit substrate to print legends on the circuit board unit. The junction portion defines a slot therein and is configured for attaching on and covering the corresponding connection portion of the circuit substrate to print a legend ink layer on the connection portion. A method for manufacturing a number of printed circuit boards using the stencil is also provided. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302258 | SCREEN PRINTING STENCIL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An exemplary screen printing stencil includes a frame, a screen mesh and a metal foil. The screen mesh is stretched tightly in the frame. The metal foil is attached on a surface of the screen mesh. A screen printing pattern is defined on the metal foil by a laser machining process. A machining tolerance of the screen printing pattern is either in a range from 0.005 to 0.02 millimeters or in a range from −0.02 to −0.005 millimeters. The screen printing stencil can be used in a screen printing process of manufacturing a printed circuit board, thereby improving quality of the printed circuit board. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302259 | STENCIL PRINTING APPARATUS - A stencil printing apparatus with a plate-making device has first control means for executing a special plate-making mode for performing a plate-making operation so that perforated holes to be formed in a film of a master by heating and driving with regard to odd bits corresponding to odd-numbered heat generators and even bits corresponding to even-numbered heat generators are formed in different lines running in the main scanning direction, and so that the perforated holes to be formed on the film by heating and driving with regard to the odd bits and the even bits adjacent to each other are not arranged adjacent to each other in the same line in the main scanning direction. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302260 | PRINTING PRESS INKING SYSTEMS - A series of pumps for precise metering of ink to all zones of a web press. One set of the ink pumps is operated by a set of motors, one motor for every two zones. The motors are reversible, preferably with a toothed belt driving each pump. The other units include one motor for each pump, with the motor driving a shaft which drives a link arm, the link arm driving a pivot shaft with a variable stroke, ranging from zero to a full output. The link arms are driven individually or as a group, and each has its own stroke. In one case, the pivot shafts are operated by link arms which can be in or out of phase with each other. In another case, an eccentric on the drive shaft can be adjusted to produce a variable stroke of the link arms and the pivot shafts. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302261 | Device and Method For Removing the Jacket From Cliche Rollers in Printing Machines - Device for the substitution of a cliché-jacket from a cliché cylinder in a printing machine or the like wherein said cylinder ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080302262 | DIRECT PRINTING DEVICE - A printing apparatus for direct printing comprises an image bearing printing surface ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080302263 | INFRARED ENCODING OF SECURITY ELEMENTS USING STANDARD XEROGRAPHIC MATERIALS - The teachings as provided herein relate to a watermark embedded in an image that has the property of being relatively indecipherable under normal light, and yet decipherable under infrared illumination when viewed by a suitable infrared sensitive device. This infrared mark entails, a substrate reflective to infrared radiation, and a first colorant mixture and second colorant mixture printed as an image upon the substrate. The first colorant mixture layer in connection with the substrate has a property of strongly reflecting infrared illumination, as well as a property of low contrast under normal illumination against a second colorant mixture as printed in close spatial proximity to the first colorant mixture pattern, such that the resultant image rendered substrate suitably exposed to an infrared illumination, will yield a discernable image evident as a infrared mark to a suitable infrared sensitive device. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302264 | Wireless Detonator Assembly, and Methods of Blasting - A wireless detonator assembly ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080302265 | Method for Replacing Old Ties of a Railroad Track with New Ties - The invention relates to the replacement of old ties of a railway track by new ties. This aim can be achieved by spreading the two rails apart from each other. The reception of ballast gravel for producing a recess of ballast is carried out in a region below of the sleeper head of a ballast bed, which is located adjacent to the region of the old sleepers along their longitudinal axis. The received ballast gravel is temporarily stored and, once the new sleepers have been deposited, thrown off for the purpose of ballasting. In parallel and prior to the deposit of new sleepers, excess ballast gravel is ploughed in the recess of ballast so as to produce a leveled surface of ballast. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302266 | Temperature Controlled Railway Car Support Post - A railcar system includes a plurality of railcar walls and a plurality of railcar support posts each coupled to at least one of the plurality of walls. Each of the plurality of support posts comprises a web portion comprising a non-metallic material and a plurality of flange portions coupled to the web portion, the flange portions comprising a metallic material. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302267 | COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES FOR DEPOSITION OF METAL IONS ONTO SURFACES OF CONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATES - The present invention provides compositions and processes for preparing metallic ions for deposition on and/or into conductive substrates, such as metals, to substantially eliminate friction from metal to metal contact. It is used in the aqueous embodiment to form new metal surfaces on all metal substrates. The processes form stable aqueous solutions of metal and metalloid ions that can be adsorbed or absorbed on and/or into conductive substrates. The aqueous solutions consist of ammonium alkali metal phosphate salts, and/or ammonium alkali metal sulfate salts mixed with a water soluble metal or metalloid salt from Group I through Group VIII of the periodic table of elements. The aqueous solutions allow for a nano deposition of the metal ions on and/or into the surfaces of conductive substrates. The surfaces created by the deposited metal ions will provide metal passivation and substantially eliminate friction in metal-to-metal contact without the use of hydrocarbon based lubricants. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302268 | INK FOR INK JET RECORDING, INK JET RECORDING METHOD, INK CARTRIDGE AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink for ink jet recording which is used for an ink jet printer in which at least a portion of a member being in contact with the ink is formed by any one of a borosilicate glass, a soda lime glass, a photosensitive glass, single crystal silicon, polysilicon, a silicon oxide film, a titanium nitride film, a zirconium film, a titanium oxide film, and a silicon nitride film, wherein a corrosion inhibitor is contained, and a phosphonium ion represented by the general formula (Formula 1) described below is contained: | 2008-12-11 |
20080302269 | NANOSIZED PARTICLES OF MONOAZO LAKED PIGMENT AND NON-AQUEOUS COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SAME - A nano scale pigment particle composition includes an organic monoazo laked pigment including at least one functional moiety, and a sterically bulky stabilizer compound including at least one functional group, wherein the mono-azo laked pigment includes a nono-azo dye molecule laked with a divalent metal cation; the functional moiety associates non-covalently with the functional group; and the presence of the associated stabilizer limits the extent of particle growth and aggregation, to afford nanoscale-sized pigment particles. Non-aqueous dispersion compositions, such as ink compositions, contain a polymeric dispersant, an organic liquid, and the nanoscale pigment particle composition. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302270 | Ink Set For Ink-Jet Recording - An ink set for ink-jet recording includes a plurality of color inks, wherein the following formulae (a) to (d) are satisfied. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302271 | NANOSIZED PARTICLES OF MONOAZO LAKED PIGMENT - A nanoscaled pigment particle composition includes an organic monoazo laked pigment including at least one functional moiety, and a sterically bulky stabilizer compound including at least one functional group, wherein the functional moiety associates non-covalently with the functional group; and the presence of the associated stabilizer limits the extent of particle growth and aggregation, to afford nanoscale-sized pigment particles. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302272 | NONPOLAR AND SOLID OR PHASE CHANGE INK COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING QUINACRIDONE NANOSCALE PIGMENT PARTICLES - A nonpolar or solid or phase change ink composition which includes a carrier and a nanoscale pigment particle composition, which nanoscale pigment particle composition includes a quinacridone pigment molecules including at least one functional moiety, and a sterically bulky stabilizer compound including at least one functional group, the functional moiety of the pigment associates non-covalently with the functional group of the stabilizer, and the presence of the associated stabilizer limits the extent of particle growth and aggregation, to afford nanoscale-sized particles. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302273 | UV CURABLE COATING COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MAKING - The present invention relates to solid, particulate free film-forming compositions, multi-layer composite coatings comprising such film-forming compositions and methods of applying such multi-component composite coatings to a substrate. The solvent free film-forming compositions include UV-curable powder coating compositions comprising an amorphous (meth)acrylate terminated poly(ester-urethane) and optionally a second (meth)acrylate terminated polyurethane. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302274 | Hydrophilic coating lacquer - Coating lacquer in particular for use in biosensors and diagnostic strips composed of
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20080302275 | NANOSIZED PARTICLES OF MONOAZO LAKED PIGMENT WITH TUNABLE PROPERTIES - A nanoscale pigment particle composition includes an organic monoazo laked pigment including at least one functional moiety, and a sterically bulky stabilizer compound including at least one functional group, wherein the functional moiety on the pigment associates non-covalently with the functional group of the stabilizer; and the nanoscale pigment particles have an average particle size of from about 10 nm to about 500 nm and have tunable coloristic properties that depend on both particle composition and average particle size. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302276 | VERY FAST SETTING CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITION WITH HIGH EARLY-AGE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH - A method of making a rapid setting composition for cement boards is disclosed. Compositions including portland cement, fly ash, gypsum, alkanolamine and phosphate are disclosed. A synergistic interaction between the alkanolamine and phosphate increases the effectiveness of accelerating reactions thus allowing for quick setting and increased early-age compressive strength compositions. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302277 | Additive for Dewaterable Slurry and Slurry Incorporating Same - A cementitious slurry comprising fly ash having a predominant particle size of up to about 10 microns, and/or aluminous material having a predominant particle size of up to about 150 microns. The additive acts as a water reduction agent and can replace either wholly or partially a conventional plasticiser. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302278 | ACCOMMODATING AND TRANSPORT DEVICE FOR STEPS OF AN ESCALATOR - An accommodating and transport device for prefabricated steps of an escalator which are reduced in terms of their overall height or prefabricated pallets of a moving walkway includes a frame body separate and independent of the escalator or moving walkway. The frame body includes lateral guide tracks to receive rollers connected to the steps or pallets. The steps or pallets are stackable inside the frame body for transport purposes. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302279 | Bookshelf system - A modular bookshelf system is disclosed. The bookshelf system comprises a top shelf, at least one intermediate shelf, a base shelf, and a plurality of modular side walls. The plurality of side walls are slidingly supported and slidingly engaged between the base shelf and the at least one intermediate shelf and between the top shelf and the at least one intermediate shelf. Each of the plurality of side walls comprises a generally vertical end wall and back wall, and is configured to slidingly engage with and adjust along a plurality of lengthwise slots formed in each of the top shelf, bottom shelf, and at least one intermediate shelf. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302280 | EXHAUSTER FAN BEARING ASSEMBLY AND COOLING SYSTEM FOR PULVERIZER - An exhauster fan bearing assembly for a pulverized solid fuel firing system includes a pedestal housing having an opening at a top portion, the pedestal housing defining an interior space with access thereto through the opening; a bearing housing disposed at the top portion of the pedestal housing, the bearing housing having first and second openings disposed at opposite ends of the bearing housing; first and second bearing assemblies disposed at the first and second openings, respectively; a shaft extending through the bearing housing via the first and second openings, the shaft rotatable about a shaft rotational axis via the first and second bearing assemblies; and a sump housing operably coupled to a bottom of the bearing housing. The sump housing extends through the opening and into the interior space of the pedestal housing. The sump housing defines a reservoir for a lubricant in fluid communication with the first and second bearing assemblies. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302281 | Surface Treatment of Metallic Articles in an Atmospheric Furnace - A system for treating metallic articles in an atmospheric furnace while injecting at least one fluid material within the furnace and/or in a catalyst bed connected to the furnace. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302282 | Paired Single Disc Opener Unit - An opener unit having a pair of single disc openers mounted upon a parallel linkage which may be mounted onto a tool bar or drawbar is disclosed and claimed. The pair of single opener discs may be used for controlled creation of a pair of furrows to which seed, fertilizer or other soil amendments may be delivered. The opener unit may be mounted in combination with a row clearing or cleaning unit. The opener unit may also be mounted in combination with an auxiliary depth tire or a ski, and or a furrow closing means such as a wheel, a chain or a strap. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302283 | Paired Single Disc Opener Unit - An opener unit having a pair of single disc openers mounted upon a parallel linkage which may be mounted onto a tool bar or drawbar is disclosed and claimed. The pair of single opener discs may be used for controlled creation of a pair of furrows to which seed, fertilizer or other soil amendments may be delivered. The opener unit may be mounted in combination with a row clearing or cleaning unit. The opener unit may also be mounted in combination with an auxiliary depth tire or a ski, and or a furrow closing means such as a wheel, a chain or a strap. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302284 | Boxed tree transporter - A transporter | 2008-12-11 |
20080302285 | Apparatus and a Method for Tillage Using Ridges - An apparatus for carrying out a method of tillage using ridges comprises a slurry injector ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080302286 | Single Disc Liquid Fertilizer Opener - A method and apparatus to be mounted upon a planter row unit for delivering liquid fertilizer to the bottom of a trench without contacting the seed to be planted is disclosed and claimed. The system as claimed and described is adapted for mounting to substantially all modern row units employing floating row units. The method and apparatus as described does not interfere with existing down pressure or seed placement systems as found on modern row crop planters. As described and implemented, the method and apparatus is more compact and lighter in weight than the prior art. The attached assembly for a seed planting unit works in combination with a seed trench opener to form a trench for the deposit of liquid fertilizer offset from and parallel to the later formed seed trench. The apparatus allows directed liquid fertilizer delivery in close proximity to the seed trench with minimal disruption of said seed trench. The attachment includes a single disk blade disposed forward of the seed trench forming unit. The single disk blade is disposed at an angle of four degrees or less from the line defining the direction of travel of the seed planting implement in combination with a furrow strap. The attachment includes a selectively adjustable down force structure and a selectively adjustable depth control mechanism. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302287 | EMBROIDERY SEWING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - First calculation section calculates, on the basis of sewing data, a sewing-progressing direction angle for rotating a rotary cylinder to orient an embroidering material, guided by a guide lever of a zigzag sewing head, in a sewing-progressing direction. Second calculation section adds or subtracts a zigzag-swinging angle to or from the sewing-progressing direction angle to thereby calculate a target rotational angle of the rotary cylinder. Swinging mechanism may be provided for swinging the guide lever relative to the rotary cylinder, and a swinging amount corresponding to the swinging angle of the rotary cylinder may be added to a width of zigzag-swinging by the swinging mechanism. Alternatively, every swinging movement necessary for zigzagging the embroidering material may be set by the swinging angle without the guide lever being caused to swing relative to the rotary cylinder. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302288 | Method and Apparatus for Operating a Thread-Producing Machine Having a Thread-Cutting Device - The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for operating a thread-processing machine having a thread-cutting device. In order to provide a method and a corresponding apparatus for operating a thread-processing machine having a thread-cutting device, which achieves improved results with increased operational reliability in comparison with known apparatuses and methods, it is proposed that the processed product ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080302289 | LINE HANDLING WINCH FOR SAILING YACHTS - A power or manually operated winch mechanism for handling the running rigging lines of a sailing yacht. The winch includes a winding drum, operating in conjunction with a level wind mechanism, which winds and stores the line during line retrieving operations and controllably releases the line when desired. Novel level wind features enable the lines to be appropriately tensioned during retrieval, to assure proper windup of the line in organized coils on the drum. During line release, the line is placed under tension by the level wind mechanism and thus positively drawn from the unwinding winch drum even when the line is not under load from the sail to which it is attached. The arrangement enables lines to be automatically released from one winch and retrieved on a second which, under a common control, as when tacking or resetting the sails of a yacht, all without the necessity of any physical line handling by crew members, resulting in a significant improvement in the safety and convenience of the crew. The new winch mechanism preferably includes a novel alternate arrangement for manual operation of the system in the event of a failure of the power system. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302290 | Membrane Body and Relative Production Method - Membrane body ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080302291 | Float assembly means - A float assembly means that includes platform consisting of a plurality of floats adjoined to float on the surface of a body of water; a bottom base below the water surface consisting of a plurality of floats adjoined that are submerged in the water; and a surrounding wall disposed between the platform and the bottom base consisting of a plurality of floats stacked together that are submerged in the water. The surrounding wall is formed of a plurality of wall surfaces, each wall surface collectively closing off a sealed area. The sealed area, at its lower extent, is closured by the bottom base and an opening is formed over the recess in its upper extent. The resulting structure is capable of, on a water surface, covering a specific body of water to form a safe swimming and water recreation area. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302292 | Apparatus and Method for Deploying and Recovering an Underwater Vehicle, and Method for Docking an Underwater Vehicle to a Recovery Apparatus - An apparatus for deployment and recovery of an underwater vehicle can be introduced into a recovery tube of an underwater recovery vehicle. The apparatus has a moveable tube provided with an insertion/extraction device at one of its ends. The device is in the form of a tube or of a ring in a retracted state and in the form of a funnel in an extended state. There is also disclosed a method for deployment and a method for recovery of an underwater vehicle by way of the above-mentioned apparatus that is introduced into a recovery tube of an underwater recovery vehicle. Additionally, there is disclosed a method for docking an underwater vehicle at a recovery tube of an underwater recovery vehicle provided with the above-mentioned apparatus. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302293 | FORWARD FACING ROWING ATTACHMENT WITH ROLLING SEAT - A frame assembly forming a portion of a rowing accessory is to be mounted within a watercraft, to which frame assembly is attached a seat and oars. The frame assembly comprises first and second frame members each having the general shape of a winged U. First and second wing portions of each frame member extend outwardly from upper ends of the frame members. A track assembly has a beam attached to lower portions of the frame members at spaced apart connection points along the length of the beam. A seat assembly attaches to and slides along the beam. First and second hinge plates each have a first end attached at an outboard end of one wing portion of the first frame member, and a second end attached at an outboard end of one wing portion of the second frame member. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302294 | Single Crystal Manufacturing Method - Single crystalline ingots can be stably pulled free from dislocation and with a good crystal shape by actuating a crystal driving unit so as to immerse a seed crystal in a silicon melt, and controlling the crystal driving unit and a crucible driving unit under predetermined conditions so as to pull the seed crystal. During pulling, a horizontal magnetic field positioning device applies a magnetic field in the horizontal direction to the inside of the silicon melt, fixing the magnetic field axis at a constant position from the liquid surface of the melt. Positional adjustment of the vertical position of the horizontal magnetic field is performed in advance by a magnetic field position adjusting device, and the magnetic field axis of the applied field is fixed at a constant distance lower than the liquid surface of the melt by more than 50 mm and at the same level or higher than a depth L from the melt surface at the point of tail-in. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302295 | Method of Evaluating Quality of Silicon Single Crystal - In the crystal growth rate (V), there is such a permissible range that the given quality of silicon single crystal can be maintained. This permissible range is determined in advance. The log data of crystal growth rate (V) is measured in the pulling up of silicon single crystal, and using the log data, the actual value of crystal growth rate (V) is determined. The actual value is compared with the permissible range. Any region of silicon single crystal corresponding to crystal growth rate (V) falling within the permissible range is judged as being a conforming region satisfying given standards, while any region of silicon single crystal corresponding to crystal growth rate (V) falling outside the permissible range is judged as being a defective region not satisfying given standards. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302296 | Method and Apparatus for Growing a Ribbon Crystal with Localized Cooling - A method of growing ribbon crystal provides a crucible containing molten material, and passes at least two strings through the molten material to produce a partially formed ribbon crystal. The method then directs a fluid to a given portion of the partially formed ribbon crystal to convectively cool the given portion. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302297 | Method of recovering sodium metal from flux - It is provided a method for gently and safely recovering only sodium metal from a flux containing sodium metal in a short time and in a reusable form. Flux | 2008-12-11 |
20080302298 | Highly Uniform Group III Nitride Epitaxial Layers on 100 Millimeter Diameter Silicon Carbide Substrates - A semiconductor structure is disclosed that includes a silicon carbide wafer having a diameter of at least 100 mm with a Group III nitride heterostructure on the wafer that exhibits high uniformity in a number of characteristics. These include: a standard deviation in sheet resistivity across the wafer less than three percent; a standard deviation in electron mobility across the wafer of less than 1 percent; a standard deviation in carrier density across the wafer of no more than about 3.3 percent; and a standard deviation in conductivity across the wafer of about 2.5 percent. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302299 | Hybrid hot melt adhesive or other thermoplastic material dispensing system - A new and improved hybrid hot melt adhesive or other thermoplastic material dispensing system wherein two or more different hot melt adhesive or other thermoplastic material depositions, comprising, for example, two or more different types of patterns, two or more different types of application techniques or processes, or two or more different types of cyclical operations, can effectively be simultaneously achieved at substantially two or more different locations relative to an underlying substrate. The hybrid system comprises a metering station upon which is mounted a metering head comprising a plurality of metering head dispensing modules, and a pair or remote applicator heads comprising a pair of applicator head dispensing modules. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302300 | JIG FOR SURFACE-TREATMENT OF THREAD PORTION OF NUT - Provided is a jig which is used! to perform surface-treatment, for example, such as plating or coating of only a thread portion formed in the inside of at least one nut. The jig includes: two multi-hole plates having one or more nut insertion holes which are penetratively formed therein, wherein a stepped portion is formed at the end of one side of each nut insertion hole, and wherein the two multi-hole plates symmetrically contact each other so that the respective stepped portions of the nut insertion holes are outwardly positioned in the nut insertion holes; an O-ring which is! inserted into each nut insertion hole so as to be stopped by the stepped portion; and coupling units which make the two multi-hole plates contact and fixed to each other. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302301 | Device for the Hot-Dip Coating of a Metal Strip - The invention relates to a device for the hot-dip coating of a metal strip ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080302302 | Substrate Processing System - Disclosed is a substrate processing system, including: a processing chamber to process a substrate; a vaporizing unit to vaporize a material of liquid; a supply system to supply the processing chamber with gas of the material vaporized by the vaporizing unit; an exhaust system to exhaust an atmosphere in the processing chamber; and a cleaning liquid supply system to supply the vaporizing unit with cleaning liquid for cleaning a product deposited in the vaporizing unit, wherein the cleaning liquid supply system supplies at least two kinds of cleaning liquids into the vaporizing unit so that the product can be removed from the vaporizing unit by action of the two kinds of cleaning liquids on the product. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302303 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DEPOSITING A UNIFORM SILICON FILM WITH FLOW GRADIENT DESIGNS - Methods and apparatus having a flow gradient created from a gas distribution plate are provided. In one embodiment, the method and apparatus are particularly useful for, but not limited to, depositing a silicon film for solar cell applications. The apparatus for depositing a uniform film for solar cell applications includes a processing chamber, and a quadrilateral gas distribution plate disposed in the processing chamber and having at least four corners separated by four sides. The gas distribution plate further includes a first plurality of chokes formed through the gas distribution plate, the first plurality of chokes located in the corners, and a second plurality of chokes formed through the gas distribution plate, the second plurality of chokes located along the sides of the gas distribution plate between the corner regions, wherein the first plurality of chokes have a greater flow resistance than that of the second plurality of chokes. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302304 | BIRD FEED COLLECTOR - A feed collector for collecting fallen seed under a bird feeder of the type maintained above the ground by a vertical support. The collector includes an upwardly extending outer wall, an interior surface, and a plurality of removal portions defining portions of the collector for removal to provide an opening for receiving the vertical support. The removal portions can include one or more marks, perforations and/or weakened areas. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302305 | Interactive Animal Feeding Device - An interactive feeding device and method for animals. The device ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080302306 | FEEDER FOR ANIMALS - A two sided feeder for feeding animals as they grow from a first smaller size to a larger size includes a trough with a shelf mounted above the base of the trough with a feed hopper positioned for depositing feed onto the shelf and a water pipe formed from a rectangular tube and extending along the trough at a position underneath the shelf with a plurality of water nipples at spaced positions along the water pipe. A plurality of divider members are clamped on the pipe each between two of the water nipples such that the divider members together act to separate one side of the trough from the other side to prevent the passage therebetween of the animals when at the smaller size. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302307 | PET DISH WITH REPOSITIONABLE COVER - A pet dish may include a container and a repositionable cover. The container may define a holding space and an opening to access the holding space. The container may include a base, a first wall extending from the base, and a second end wall spaced apart from the first wall. The cover may be positionable on a first side of the container to close the opening. The cover may be positionable on a second side of the container such that at least a first portion of the cover extends beyond the container and at least a second portion of the cover is received within a space defined by the first and second walls. The cover may be joined to the container by a connection element, such as a strap. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302308 | ANIMAL THERAPY SYSTEM AND RELATED ARTICLE AND METHOD - An animal therapy system includes an animal therapy article and a scented article disposed therein. The animal therapy article includes a body defining an inner volume and an opening in communication with the inner volume. The body has a closure for releasably closing the opening and filling arranged in the inner volume. A pouch is also arranged in the inner volume and is at least partially removable from the body through the opening. The scented article is removably disposed within the pouch. An animal therapy method includes scenting an article with a scent familiar to an animal, opening a closure on an animal therapy article having a pouch disposed internally thereto, at least partially withdrawing the pouch through the opened closure, inserting the scented article into the animal therapy article within the pouch, closing the closure, and placing the animal therapy article adjacent to the animal. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302309 | POULTRY CART AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR KILLING POULTRY - A poultry cart has one or more side doors that may be opened to expose substantially the entire side of the cart. The cart has no more than one interior vertical post on this side or has clear openings on this side across the width of each door. A process for killing poultry comprises steps of putting birds into a cart, moving the cart to a killing area, killing the birds, and dumping the birds out of the cart. The cart may be dumped by leaning it on its side such that doors on a side open and allow the birds to fall out. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302310 | CONTAINMENT APPARATUS FOR CONTAINING GESTATING SOWS - Gestating sows are housed in a series of gestation stalls arranged in a row and backing onto an open alley along a rear of the row of stalls into which the sow can enter by backing out of the stall. A common trough extends along the front of the stalls and is fastened to the floor by fasteners which connect trough sections end to end. The common trough provides a support for the front end of the side walls defining the stalls. A rear gate closes the rear of each stall and connects to a front gate of the stall operable to close the rear gate by the sow as it moves in the stall toward the front. The rear gate latches closed to prevent entry of another sow but is releasable by rear pressure on the rear gate from the sow backing out. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302311 | Approach for securing an animal - In one embodiment, a securing device configured to be coupled to an object to facilitate the securing of an animal to the object with a lead line is provided. The securing device comprises a frame for receiving a mounting structure for coupling the frame to the object, a retaining member having a first end moveably coupled to the frame, and a magnet configured to attract a second end of the retaining member toward the frame, wherein the retaining member and frame are configured to accept a length of the lead line in an interlaced fashion to frictionally retain the lead line. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302312 | Folding Pet Ramp and Steps - A folding pet ramp and step apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a frame supporting an upper platform member and a lower platform member. The lower platform member has a lower riser and a lower runner. The upper platform member has an upper riser and an upper runner which are movable between a ramp mode and a step mode. The upper riser fixedly supports the upper runner against the frame when in the step mode, and is moveable from the fixedly supported position to permit the upper runner to move to the ramp mode. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302313 | Steam Generator And Laundry Machine With The Same - A steam generator and a laundry machine equipped with the same are disclosed, the steam generator according to the present invention includes a case ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080302314 | Solar concentration plant for the production of superheated steam - A solar concentration plant which uses water/steam as a heat-carrying fluid, in any thermodynamic cycle or system for the exploitation of process heat, which is comprised of an evaporation subsystem, where saturated steam is produced under the conditions of pressure of the system, and a superheater subsystem through which the steam reaches the required conditions of pressure and temperature at the turbine inlet, and in which an attemperation system ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080302315 | High-efficiency water heater dip tube and method for reducing turbulence in water heaters - A high-efficiency water heater dip tube includes a wall having orifices formed therein for conducting an outflow of relatively colder water from the dip tube into relatively hotter water in an interior of a water heater. The orifices have a size, number, shape, pattern and location for at least minimizing turbulence, for reducing admixing near the tube, for diluting, equalizing and blending efflux flow and for reducing outflow force and speed. A method for reducing turbulence in water heaters includes providing a dip tube including a wall having orifices formed therein, conducting an outflow of relatively colder water from the dip tube into relatively hotter water in an interior of the water heater, and selecting a size, number, shape, pattern and location of the orifices for at least minimizing turbulence, reducing admixing near the tube, diluting, equalizing and blending efflux flow and reducing outflow force and speed. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302316 | Automatic by-pass safety cooling system for fire pump engines - In an internal combustion engine system where the heat in the engine jacket coolant is discharged in a water cooled heat exchanger, an independent and automatic by-pass safety cooling system responsive solely and directly to engine jacket coolant temperatures to ensure that cooling of the engine will continue without reliance upon any other control system or personnel. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302317 | Automatic by-pass safety cooling system for fire pump engines - In an internal combustion engine system where the heat in the engine jacket coolant is discharged in a water cooled heat exchanger, an independent and automatic by-pass safety cooling system responsive solely and directly to engine jacket coolant temperatures to ensure that cooling of the engine will continue without reliance upon any other control system or personnel. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302318 | FULLY VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION - A Fully variable mechanical VVA, or FVVA, achieves more than the Lost Motion VVAs and the Constant Duration VVAs can jointly offer, because the FVVA provides the infinite valve lift profiles a Lost Motion VVA can provide, and the infinite valve lift profiles a Constant Duration VVA can provide and infinite more infinities of different valve lift profiles. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302319 | Method and apparatus for controlling transitions in an engine having multi-step valve lift - There is provided a method for controlling engine valves of an internal combustion engine adapted to selectively operate at one of a first open position and a second open position, including controlling engine operation during a transition from a first to a second combustion mode. The method comprises determining a desired engine airflow based upon an operator torque request. A cylinder intake volume is determined for the desired engine airflow when operating at the first open position. A control scheme is determined to control the engine valves to attain the cylinder intake volume for the desired engine airflow when operating at the second open position. The control scheme is executed and the engine valve is transitioned to the second open position when the cylinder intake volume to operate at the second open position is within a range of authority of the engine valves. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302320 | Variable Valve Operating Device - The present invention relates to a variable valve operating device and makes it possible to reduce the loss in driving force transmission from a camshaft to a valve during a valve lift. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302321 | DECOMPRESSOR FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A decompressor for an internal combustion engine that is capable of preventing the dropping-off of the decompression shaft during maintenance work includes a falling-off prevention pin inserted into a pin insertion hole having an opening to the outer circumferential surface of a camshaft and intersecting, at least partially, an insertion hole. A decompression shaft is inserted and fitted into the insertion hole. The falling-off prevention pin engages with the decompression shaft while the decompression shaft is allowed to rotate. The decompression shaft is prevented from moving in the axial direction of the decompression shaft. The opening of the pin insertion hole of the camshaft into which the falling-off prevention pin is inserted is blocked by a bearing. A swing portion includes a bearing-restriction portion formed so as to protrude towards the bearing. The bearing-restrict portion restricts the movement of the bearing in the axial direction of the camshaft. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302322 | TUBULAR ROCKER SHAFT WITH MULTIPLE INTERNAL COMPARTMENTS - A rocker shaft having at least two transversely formed interior compartments is provided each of which is devised for, and capable of, containing fluid at differing pressures. A multiplicity of generally radially directed holes present along the length of the rocker shaft communicate hydraulic fluid to the compartments via passageways present in the rocker arms, or valve deactivating rocker arm sections mounted thereon. Plugs installed within the rocker shaft at locations on either side of the holes provide compartmented regions within the shaft, each region of which has the capacity to contain hydraulic fluid at different pressures. The rocker shaft is capped at each end. Hydraulic fluid may be provided to the rocker shaft interior in a number of ways, such as through additional holes aligned with passageways provided in the cylinder head or through clearance openings between rocker shaft fasteners and rocker shaft mounting holes. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302323 | Pencil-Type Glow Plug Having an Integrated Combustion Chamber Pressure Sensor - A pencil-type glow plug for a self-igniting internal combustion engine is described. The pencil-type glow plug includes a plug body in which a combustion chamber pressure sensor is integrated, and a bar-shaped heating element that protrudes out from the plug body at one end, into the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine. A force-measuring element of the combustion chamber pressure sensor is accommodated behind the heating element, which moves axially under the influence of force. The force-measuring element is sealed against combustion chamber gases by a steel diaphragm made of a stainless precipitation-hardened maraging steel. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302324 | Engine start detection in a hybrid electric vehicle - A method for detecting sustained combustion in the engine of a hybrid electric powertrain that includes a starter/generator driveably connected to the engine, a transmission for driving a load, and an input clutch for opening and closing a drive connection between the electric machine and the transmission, includes the steps of using the starter/generator to produce torque and crank the engine, preparing the engine to produce combustion, producing torque capacity across the input clutch while slipping the clutch, and continuing use of the starter/generator until a sum of the crankshaft torque applied by the starter/generator and the crankshaft torque applied by the transmission is less than some torque threshold for a predetermined period length. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302325 | Control device for engine of power equipment apparatus - A control device is configured for use with an engine of a power equipment apparatus. The control device includes a base, a first knob, and a second knob. The first knob is positioned adjacent to the base and is rotatable about an axis with respect to the base while being substantially restrained from axial movement along the axis with respect to the base. The first knob has an aperture surrounding and extending along the axis to define a passageway extending through the first knob. The second knob has an end portion slidingly received within the aperture of the first knob such that the second knob is axially movable along the axis with respect to the base and the first knob. Power equipment apparatus and saddle-type vehicles including control devices are also provided. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302326 | In-line induction system for internal combustion engine - In line carburetor ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080302327 | Drain Valve - A charge air cooler includes a drain arrangement for draining condensed matter from the internal space of the charge air cooler. The drain arrangement includes an opening in a bottom portion of the charge air cooler. At least one member is positioned to open and close the opening. The at least one member is controlled to close and open the opening responsive to temperature changes. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302328 | Reciprocating and Rotary Piston Engine - A reciprocating/rotary piston engine is described comprising a housing containing a pivotable rotor as well as a series of openings in which pistons move up and down. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302329 | Method and apparatus for controlling ignition timing in a compression-ignition engine operating in an auto-ignition mode - A method for controlling timing of ignition of a fuel charge in a compression-ignition engine operating in a controlled auto-ignition mode wherein the engine includes controllable intake and exhaust valve actuation systems is described. The method comprises determining a preferred ignition timing for a cylinder charge and a mass of the fuel charge based upon operator torque request. A portion of the fuel charge is partially oxidized during a negative valve overlap period immediately prior to a compression stroke. Magnitude of the portion of the fuel charge is based upon the preferred ignition timing of the cylinder charge. A remainder of the fuel charge is injected into the cylinder during the compression stroke. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302330 | Engine System and Method for Controlling the Same - When a command to stop an engine is issued, it is determined whether a current state is a speed reduction enabled state where an intake valve phase is brought into a phase region, in which speed reduction ratio is high, by the time the engine is stopped if an engine speed reduction control according to a predetermined speed reduction pattern is started at the present moment. If it is determined the current state is not the speed reduction enabled state, starting of the engine speed reduction control is not permitted, or the engine speed reduction control is restricted by reducing the deceleration, and then an intake valve phase control is executed. Thus, a required length of time before the engine is stopped is ensured, namely, a required length of period in which the intake valve phase is changed is ensured. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302331 | ENGINE EVENT-BASED CORRECTION OF ENGINE SPEED FLUCTUATIONS - Ignition timing for a combustion engine may be controlled by determining the roughness of current engine operation, comparing the determined roughness with a control roughness to determine if the determined roughness is within a threshold limit of the control roughness, and changing the ignition timing in a subsequent fuel delivery event as a function of the difference between the determined roughness and the control roughness. Preferably, the ignition timing is changed at least when the determined roughness is not within the threshold limit, although other factors may be taken into account when changing the ignition timing. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302332 | SPLIT-BORE STRATIFIED CHARGE CARBURETOR - A carburetor includes a body, a fuel metering system carried by the body to regulate fuel flow to the body, and a fuel-and-air mixing passage in fluid communication with the fuel metering system. The mixing passage extends through the body and is partitioned into a rich mixture passage, and a lean mixture passage positioned between the rich mixture passage and the fuel metering system. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302333 | Electromagnetic Drive Mechanism and a High-Pressure Fuel Supply Pump - The objective of the present invention is to dampen operating sounds of an electromagnetic drive mechanism used for a variable displacement to reduce an individual difference depending on apparatus due to the control mechanism in a high-pressure fuel supply pump change over time or installation tolerance. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302334 | Multi-Cylinder Engine Fuel Control Method, Engine Fuel Injection Amount Control Method and Engine Operation State Discrimination Method Using the Same, Propulsion Apparatus for Multiple Engines, and Fuel Injection Control Method During Crash Astern in Marine Engine With Reduction and Reversal Device - Rotation recognition means for recognizing a revolution of a crankshaft based on the cylinders before the combustion cycle of a cylinder in question is provided. When the supply of fuel by injection from an injector to a certain cylinder of the six cylinders has become impossible, then control is performed to change the number of cylinders targeted by the rotation recognition means so as to recognize the revolution of the crankshaft for all six cylinders whose combustion cycles are consecutive prior to the combustion cycle of the cylinder in question, and to stop the supply of fuel from the injectors for supplying fuel to cylinders whose combustion cycles are equally spaced from the cylinder to which the supply of fuel is not possible, so that the spacing between the combustion cycles in the cylinders whose combustion cycles come before and after and sandwich the cylinder to which the supply of fuel is not possible becomes uniform. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302335 | Injector assembly having multiple manifolds for propellant delivery - There is provided an injector assembly having two or more oxidizer manifolds and/or two or more fuel manifolds for delivery of liquid propellants to a combustion chamber such that combustion instability is reduced or eliminated during throttling. Delivery of the oxidizer to the oxidizer manifolds is controlled by an oxidizer valve, which may comprise an integral valve. The oxidizer passes from the oxidizer manifolds into the oxidizer element and then into the combustion chamber. The multiple oxidizer manifolds allow the oxidizer to be provided through selective openings of the oxidizer element thus reducing the change in pressure drop across the oxidizer element to thereby reduce or eliminate combustion instability and other problems. Additionally, the injector assembly may also include a lift-off seal or a filler fluid source to fill any temporarily unused oxidizer manifolds with an oxidizer or filler fluid. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302336 | Fuel Injection Valve - The fuel injection device provides a particularly effective sound-decoupling construction. The fuel injection device has at least one fuel injection valve, a receptacle bore for the fuel injection valve in a cylinder head, and a fuel distributor line having a fitting in which the fuel injection valve is placed in partially overlapping fashion. A connecting element is situated in the receptacle bore such that the fuel injection valve is held in the connecting element such that the fuel injection valve and the connecting element are held so that they do not contact any surfaces or walls of the receptacle bore of the cylinder head that do not run axially parallel to the fuel injection valve. For this purpose, the connecting element is attached immediately on the fitting of the fuel distributor line. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302337 | Apparatus for the Transmission of a Deflection of an Actuator - An apparatus for the transmission of a deflection of an actuator, in particular of a piezoelectric actuator of an injection valve, comprises at least one first lever device which has a first transmission element which transmits the deflection of the actuator. In this case, there is provision for at least one first spring element to be provided for guiding or mounting the first transmission element. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302338 | CONTROL METHOD OF A FUEL FEEDING SYSTEM IN A BI-FUEL INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control method of a fuel feeding system in a bi-fuel internal combustion engine; the feeding system presents: a least a first injector adapted to inject a first fuel type; a least a second injector adapted to inject a second fuel type; a common electronic control unit adapted to drive both injectors; and a switching device, which is controlled by the common electronic control unit and is adapted to electrically connect both injectors to the common electronic control unit by means of at least a first relay adapted to connect/disconnect the first injector to/from the common electronic control unit and by means of at least a second relay adapted to connect/disconnect the second injector to/from the common electronic control unit. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302339 | Fuel Supply Device for a Motor Vehicle - The invention relates to a fuel supply device ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080302340 | System for Controlling the Emissions of Fuel Vapours from a Vehicle - Described herein is a control system for controlling the emissions of fuel vapours from a vehicle comprising a first adsorption system and a second adsorption system. The first adsorption system is formed by a canister preferably filled with activated carbons having a grain size greater than 4 mm. The second adsorption system is made up of a tubular housing, which has a ratio between the equivalent diameter D and the axial height H of between 1:2.5 and 1:4.5 and is filled with activated carbons having a grain size greater than 4 mm. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302341 | EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM WITH NEW ADSORBENTS - One embodiment of the invention includes an adsorbent canister in a vehicle and an adsorbent having a nearly linear isotherm provided in the adsorbent canister. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302342 | Method of fuel conversion for engine and an apparatus of the same - A method and an apparatus of fuel conversion for engine substantially provide a controller to receive either a signal for actuating the injection fuel nozzle to supply fuel or a signal of a central controller so as to actuate a high voltage generator. The high voltage generator generates a high voltage to boost a high power component of an energy converter. The high power component generates a high energy to ionize the passing fuel mixture into hydrogen and C1˜C4 hydrocarbon combustible gas mixture and feeds into engine chamber to achieve the effect of saving fuel by reducing fuel loss and enhancing engine power. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302343 | Super Charged Engine - An engine with an output shaft extending through the engine block and generally parallel to the piston, the engine includes a boost piston cylinder integral to the cylinder, and a boost piston for producing compressed air so as to supercharge the engine. The engine further includes an energy translation mechanism translating linear movement into rotary movement, an energy translation mechanism for reducing the side force that the piston exerts against the inner wall of the combustion chamber, an energy transforming member working in concert with an engine torque absorbing/motion control torque reaction device to eliminate the lemniscate motion from being translated to the piston and to absorb all engine torque to case ground through a rolling element bearing, and a port time control system having a shaft phaser to adjust the phase of the pistons or the position of the air control valve. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302344 | Internal combustion engine and method of operating the same - An internal combustion engine has a cylinder ( | 2008-12-11 |