| 07th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
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| 20130036923 | Separator and Components Thereof - A separator, such as a sludge compactor, comprising a perforated tubular screen, an inlet for mixture to be separated opening into the interior of the screen, a solids outlet situated at one end of the screen, and an auger disposed within the tubular screen for conveying solids retained by the screen from the inlet to the solids outlet, wherein at least one delivery device is provided for delivering washing fluid into the interior of the tubular screen. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036924 | Trashcan - An improved trashcan includes an outer can having an accommodating space with an upward opening. The top of the outer can is pivotally provided with a controllable upper cover having an opening. The opening is embedded with a stepping board. The bottom of the upper cover has at least one restoring mechanism with several elastic elements for driving the stepping board to move along the axial direction of the accommodating space reciprocally. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036925 | OFFSET IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging apparatus ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036926 | PRINTING FORM - A printing form includes a bonding layer, an intermediate layer and a top layer. The top layer includes silicon nitride. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036927 | PLATELESS LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING - Embodiments of the present invention dispense with the need for lithographic printing plates, instead facilitating direct transfer of ink from a permanent cylinder to a recording medium. Accordingly, instead of being permanently modified to exhibit oleophilic and oleophobic (or hydrophilic) regions, the cylinder is effectively “programmed” with the image prior to each transfer of ink. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036928 | NON-CONTACT TRANSFER PRINTING - A transfer printing process that exploits the mismatch in mechanical or thermo-mechanical response at the interface of a printable micro- or nano-device and a transfer stamp to drive the release of the device from the stamp and its non-contact transfer to a receiving substrate are provided. The resulting facile, pick-and-place process is demonstrated with the assembling of 3-D microdevices and the printing of GAN light-emitting diodes onto silicon and glass substrates. High speed photography is used to provide experimental evidence of thermo-mechanically driven release. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036929 | METHOD FOR OFFSET MEDIA SYSTEM - A method for writing an image to a surface of an offset media ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036930 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ELECTROPHORETIC DEPOSITION OF ENERGETIC MATERIALS AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF - A product includes: a part including at least one component characterized as an energetic material, where the at least one component is at least partially characterized by physical characteristics of being deposited by an electrophoretic deposition process. A method includes: providing a plurality of particles of an energetic material suspended in a dispersion liquid to an EPD chamber or configuration; applying a voltage difference across a first pair of electrodes to generate a first electric field in the EPD chamber; and depositing at least some of the particles of the energetic material on at least one surface of a substrate, the substrate being one of the electrodes or being coupled to one of the electrodes. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036931 | TWO WIRE DAISY CHAIN - A detonator ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036932 | ENCAPSULATED EXPLOSIVE BODY FOR AN INFRARED DECOY - An explosive body is encapsulated in such a way that the encapsulation or casing supports the ignition behavior of the explosive body or of the components. The explosive body has a casing for accommodating the components of the explosive body, which differ with regard to the chemical composition and the properties thereof. An additional component is located in the casing as an ignition aid. The explosive body can be ignited through the top/side surface of the casing or by an internal ignition mixture located inside the explosive body. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036933 | METHOD FOR PACKING FIN-STABILIZED PENETRATORS IN A CARRIER SHELL - The present invention relates to a method for packing fin-stabilized penetrators ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036934 | GAS GENERATOR WITH TWO PYROTECHNIC CHARGES - A gas generator has two pyrotechnic charges in two chambers having openings for gas outlet to the outside. Only the first chamber is provided with an igniter for first charge. The chambers are separated by a third wall with a through hole for permanent gas communication, sealed in an initial state by a cap. The cap is configured to be broken under the pressure of the combustion gases from first charge to keep the hole opened permanently and allow the combustion gases from the first charge to go via the hole kept permanently opened from a first chamber to a second chamber, where these gases induce the combustion of charge. When in an initial state, the cap is configured to go under the pressure of the combustion gases from second charge to the permanent state, in which the cap is broken to keep hole opened permanently and allow the combustion gases from said second charge to go via the hole kept permanently open from the second chamber to the first chamber, where this combustion gases induce the combustion of charge. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036935 | TRACK SUPPORT FOR MAGNETIC LEVITATION VEHICLES - The guideway support comprises at least one gliding surface ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036936 | Hydraulic Brake Motor Assembly for Truck Cover System - A hydraulic brake gear motor with a brake mechanism to operate a roll tarp for use with an open top container. A motor-driven rollable cover is attached to and wrappable about a reel to selectively cover contents of the container. The hydraulic gear motor operates with a brake mechanism to lock and hold a position of the motor. A secondary brake mechanism may include a hydraulic piston that selectively engages a holding brake with a hex connector. A hydraulic motor may include a port path for flow of fluid to internal meshing gears and a braking mechanism with a plunger that clamps and holds the meshing gears when hydraulic fluid is not flowing. A transmission having rolling gears can be operated by the hydraulic motor with such brake mechanisms. The motor and brake mechanisms are preferably hydraulically operated with an existing system of a trailer or rail car. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036937 | REINFORCED LONGITUDINAL BEAM FOR A RAILWAY VEHICLE - A reinforced longitudinal beam for railway vehicles includes a first partial beam and a second partial beam. The first partial beam is connected to a second assembly of the railway vehicle and the second partial beam is connected to a first assembly of the railway vehicle. Particular surfaces are provided on the first partial beam for forming a welded connection to the second partial beam, and particular surfaces are provided on the second partial beam for forming a welded connection to the first partial beam, wherein one of the partial beams comprises an end facing. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036938 | AZO COMPOUND, AZO PIGMENT, PIGMENT DISPERSION, COLORING COMPOSITION, COLOR FILTER, INK FOR INKJET RECORDING, AND PRINTING INK - Provided are an azo compound represented by the following formula (1), a tautomer thereof, and a salt or hydrate of the azo compound or the tautomer: | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036939 | NOVEL ACETOACETOXY AND ENAMINE COMPOUNDS AND COATINGS THEREFROM - The invention relates to enamine resins which are the reaction products of a) an acetoacetylated resin, and a C | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036940 | CARDANOL-MODIFIED SILANE COUPLING AGENT, CARDANOL-MODIFIED FILLER, AND CELLULOSE RESIN COMPOSITION - An exemplary embodiment provides a cardanol-modified silane coupling agent, which can improve strength and toughness by improving adhesion at an interface between a filler and a cellulose resin when being used as a surface-treatment agent, a resin additive, or the like; a cardanol-modified filler subjected to a surface treatment with the cardanol-modified silane coupling agent; and a cellulose resin composition having excellent toughness. More specifically, the exemplary embodiment provides a cardanol-modified silane coupling agent obtained by reacting cardanol or a derivative thereof with an epoxy silane coupling agent or an isocyanate silane coupling agent; a cardanol-modified filler obtained by subjecting a filler to a surface treatment with the cardanol-modified silane coupling agent; a cellulose resin composition comprising the cardanol-modified filler and a cellulose resin; and a cellulose resin composition comprising the cardanol-modified silane coupling agent, a filler and a cellulose resin. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036941 | USE OF ORGANOGELATOR MOLECULES IN BITUMINOUS COMPOSITIONS TO IMPROVE THE RESISTANCE OF SAME TO CHEMICAL STRESS - The use in a bituminous composition of an organogelator molecule of the following general formula (I) is disclosed below: | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036942 | COATING BASED ON NiAl2O4 IN SPINEL STRUCTURE - The invention relates to a coating that comprises at least one compound of oxygen and/or nitrogen with at least two metal materials, said compound being present at least partly in spinel structure. The invention also relates to a method for coating and to a coated substrate. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036943 | SOLUTION COMPOSITION FOR FORMING OXIDE THIN FILM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE OXIDE THIN FILM - A solution composition for forming an oxide thin film may include a first compound including zinc, a second compound including indium, and a third compound including magnesium or hafnium, and an electronic device may include an oxide semiconductor including zinc, indium, and magnesium. The zinc and hafnium may be included at an atomic ratio of about 1:0.01 to about 1:1. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036944 | Pigment Additive For Improving Solar Reflectance - A pigment additive and resulting pigment are described that when incorporated in paints for example, significantly increases total solar reflectance. Also described are compositions utilizing the noted pigments, and related methods. The pigments are formed from iron oxide and/or chromium oxide and utilize as an additive, one or more phosphate compounds. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036945 | CO2-SEQUESTERING FORMED BUILDING MATERIALS | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036946 | SILICA PARTICLE MANUFACTURING PROCESS - Methods of forming a silica-containing products are disclosed. One method comprises: (a) providing a silica containing precursor (SCP) contained in solution that has a pH less than or equal to a pH of 7; (b) optionally doping the SCP with one or more metal species; (d) adding an effective amount of salt to the solution so that the conductivity of the solution is greater than or equal to 4 mS; (e) optionally filtering and drying the SCP; and (f) optionally reacting the dried product from step e with a functional group. Another method comprises: (a) providing a silica containing precursor (SCP) contained in solution that has a pH greater than 7; (b) adjusting the pH of the solution to less than or equal to 7; (c) optionally doping the SCP with one or more metal species; (d) adjusting the pH of the solution to greater than 7; and (e) adding an effective amount of salt to the solution so that the conductivity of the solution is greater than or equal to 4 mS; (f) optionally filtering and drying the SCP; The SCP is then added to a hygroscopic solid such that the resulting product comprises a metal oxide-doped or metal sulfide-doped silica-containing product deposited on a substrate selected from hydrated alkaline earth oxide, lanthanide oxide, and combinations thereof. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036947 | METHOD OF MAKING AND USE OF A HEAVY DUTY PAVEMENT STRUCTURE - The present invention is directed to a heavy duty pavement structure comprising an open-graded asphalt layer fortified with a non-segregating grout mixture. The heavy duty pavement structure is made through the steps including forming an open-graded asphalt layer and then fortifying the layer with a non-segregating grout mixture that includes a predetermined amount of portland cement, sand and cement binder system. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036948 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS USING CALCIUM CARBONATE AND STABILIZER - Provided herein are compositions, methods, and systems for a material containing metastable carbonate and stabilizer. Methods for making the compositions and using the compositions are also provided. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036949 | Lapboard With Securing Mechanism For Computers And Other Electronic Devices - A lapboard with an adjustable retaining mechanism that secures a device, such as a laptop computer, a tablet computer, a smartphone, or an electronic game, each of which may have a different size. The retaining mechanism is movably attached to the lapboard such that it can be adjusted to accommodate devices of varying sizes. The retaining mechanism is positioned to prevent inadvertent movement of the laptop in relation to the lapboard. In addition an optional tilting mechanism allows the device to be held in a variety of angles for ease of viewing. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036950 | Stabilisation of Objects - A stabilising arrangement to support an object ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036951 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING AND/OR STORING BANKNOTES - The invention relates to a device ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036952 | Ballistic construction panel - A ballistic resistant construction panel having a series of elongated channels formed by coupling a corrugated member to adjacent planar wall members. These channels are filled with sand to provide the ballistic resistance of the panel. These panels are constructed of a fiber-reinforced plastic material and may be assembled together to form a temporary shelter. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036953 | Wet Type Flue-Gas Desulfurization Apparatus and Thermal Power Plant Having the Same - A wet type flue-gas desulfurization apparatus, into which exhaust gas containing mercury goes, includes an upstream absorption tower, an upstream absorbent spray nozzle and a make-up water supply unit on an upstream side of a desulfurization apparatus body in a flow direction of the gas. The upstream absorption tower has a circulation tank reserving absorbent slurry. The make-up water supply unit supplies make-up water into the circulation tank to keep the chloride ion concentration of the absorbent in the circulation tank not lower than 50,000 ppm. Thus, it is possible to provide a wet type flue-gas desulfurization apparatus by which Hg can be prevented from being released again from the desulfurization apparatus, the purity of recovered gypsum can be increased and the usage of industrial water can be reduced. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036954 | APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING MULTIPLE BURNERS WITH FINE-GRAINED FUEL - With an apparatus for supplying multiple burners with fine-grained fuel from a storage container, with thermal conversion of solid fuels in a gasification reactor, wherein the storage container is equipped with a discharge cone, a solution is supposed to be created with which the required excess gas amounts can be reduced and it is possible to do without separate discharge cones per burner line, without giving up the uncoupling of the burner lines. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036955 | Three Stage Combustor For Low Quality Fuels - A combustor for low quality fuels has a devolatilization chamber receiving the fuel and separating the fuel into char and gases. Char from the devolatilization chamber exits through a first port connected to a char chamber. The char chamber reduced the char to gases and ash. Gases generated in both the devolatilization chamber and char chamber are sent to gas and particulate combustion chamber, such as a fluidized bed. The various stages are operated at the optimum temperatures for the contituents provided to that stage. The resulting process has reduced emissions. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036956 | SEEDING MACHINE WITH SEED DELIVERY SYSTEM - A seed delivery system for use in a seeding machine that removes seed from a seed meter by capturing seed therefrom. The delivery system moves seed down to a lower discharge point and accelerates seed horizontally rearward to a speed approximately equal to the forward travel speed of the machine such that the seed, when discharged has a low or zero horizontal velocity relative to the ground. The delivery system uses a brush belt to capture, move and accelerate the seed. By capturing the seed and moving it from the meter to the discharge, each seed is held in place relative to other seeds and the planter row unit. As a result, the seeds are isolated from row unit dynamics thereby maintaining seed spacing. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036957 | MULTI-NEEDLE SEWING MACHINE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING EMBROIDERY DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM - A multi-needle sewing machine sews an embroidery pattern based on embroidery data for sewing the embroidery pattern including a plurality of pattern-by-color portions, using a plurality of thread spools. The machine includes a spool setting portion on which the thread spools are set, a spool color storage unit storing, as thread spool color data, thread colors of the thread spools set on the spool setting portion, an extraction unit randomly extracting one of the thread spool color data stored on the spool color storage unit, the one thread spool color data being used as thread color data to specify a color of each pattern-by-color portion, and an assigning unit assigning the extracted thread spool color data as thread color data of each pattern-by-color portion. The machine is configured to execute sewing of the embroidery pattern for every pattern-by-color portion based on the thread color data assigned by the assigning unit. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036958 | FAULT TOLERANT VESSEL STABILISER CONTROL SYSTEM - A vessel stabiliser control system ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036959 | ACTIVE ADAPTIVE GYROSTABILISER CONTROL SYSTEM - A gyrostabiliser control system and method for stabilising marine vessel motion based on precession information only. The control system employs an Automatic Gain Control (AGC) precession controller ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036960 | PROTECTIVE BOAT RUB RAIL SYSTEM - A rub rail system for a vessel including a rigid track extrusion attached to a vessel, a resilient flexible fender extrusion, and a shock absorbing inner core. The inner core is disposed in the fender extrusion and the core is substantially softer than the fender extrusion. The fender extrusion is configured to matingly engage the track extrusion. The fender extrusion has an upper barb engaging an upper receiving cavity of the track extrusion and a lower barb engaging a lower receiving cavity of the track extrusion. The track extrusion has an upper tang engaging an upper recess of the fender extrusion and a lower tang engaging a lower recess of the fender extrusion. The track extrusion also includes an upper lip configured to engage a top portion of the perimeter of the vessel and a lower lip configured to engage a lower portion of the perimeter of the vessel. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036961 | Shallow Water Rolling Pole Anchor - A shallow water anchoring device that attaches to the outside hull of a boat. The device drives a sharpened rod into the floor of the body of water. The rod is driven perpendicularly to the water line of the body of water. The device uses an electric motor to drive the driving wheel that drives the rod into the floor. The driving wheel is coated by an elastic material to increase the physical force between the driving wheel and the rod when pressed together. The rod is housed within a tube that connects to the housing of the driving wheel. The housings connect using a pivot. The electric motor can be manually operated or wirelessly. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036962 | MOUNTING METHOD OF THRUSTER - A method for maintenance of a unit which is arranged in a watertight hoisting chamber and closes an opening in a vessel hull is described. The unit is adapted to extend into the water below the vessel. The method includes clamping of the unit in its mounted position by a clamping means so that fixing means of the unit can be removed while the unit is held clamped in position. After the hoisting chamber is flooded to a desired level, the clamping of the unit can be completely released and no unintentional movement of the unit will occur. Guide means may be provided together with the apparatus and an automatic design of the clamping means can also be provided. Especially using such elements, mounting of the unit becomes easy, when the unit is lowered under water to its mounted position, is clamped there by the clamping means so as to tightly close the opening and after removing the water from the hoisting chamber, the fixing means can be applied in a dry environment. Preferably, the clamping means are hydraulic cylinders which press the unit into its mounted position. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036963 | HIGH-PENETRATION, HIGH-HOLDING POWER, STOWABLE MARINE ANCHOR - A weighted chisel-shaped tip is attached to a generally triangular and concave fluke. Extensions are attached to either side of the fluke, proximal to the aft edge and extending outward from the centerline of the fluke. A roll bar is attached to the extensions. A shaft is attached along the centerline of the top of the fluke, extending perpendicularly from and forward of the top of the fluke. The shaft provides an attach point for an anchor rode. A plurality of fasteners enables assembly and disassembly of the marine anchor. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036964 | RUDDER RESISTANCE REDUCING METHOD - The present invention relates to a rudder resistance reducing method which utilizes a negative pressure to guide in gas for generating air bubbles, reducing the resistance of the rubber of a boat. The present invention uses an air bubble generator in front of the rudder for generating bubbles during rotation of the propeller of the boat to cause a high-speed flow of water without changing the original design of the boat, enabling the air bubbles to isolate contact between the high-speed flow of water and the rudder, thereby reducing rudder resistance and saving energy consumption. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036965 | RECLOSER POSITION INDICATOR - A status indicator includes a display disc with a pin located within a central portion if the display disc, a first colored section, and a second colored section. The status indicator also includes a lens unit with an opaque section and a non-opaque section to alternately reveal the first colored section or the second colored section such that either the first or the second colored section is visible from any angle within a hemisphere below the status indicator. The status indicator also includes an indicator cam configured to receive a linear force initiated by an actuator component and to translate the linear force to a rotational force on the pin. The rotational force causes the display disc to rotate from a first position to a second position that aligns the second colored section with the non-opaque section. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036966 | RIBBON CRYSTAL END STRING WITH MULTIPLE INDIVIDUAL STRINGS - A ribbon crystal has a body and end string within the body. At least one end string has a generally concave cross-sectional shape and is formed from at least two individual strings. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036967 | SELECTED METHODS FOR EFFICIENTLY MAKING THIN SEMICONDUCTOR BODIES FROM MOLTEN MATERIAL FOR SOLAR CELLS AND THE LIKE - A pressure differential is applied across a mold sheet and a semiconductor (e.g. silicon) wafer (e.g. for solar cell) is formed thereon. Relaxation of the pressure differential allows release of the wafer. The mold sheet may be cooler than the melt. Heat is extracted almost exclusively through the thickness of the forming wafer. The liquid and solid interface is substantially parallel to the mold sheet. The temperature of the solidifying body is substantially uniform across its width, resulting in low stresses and dislocation density and higher crystallographic quality. The mold sheet must allow flow of gas through it. The melt can be introduced to the sheet by: full area contact with the top of a melt; traversing a partial area contact of melt with the mold sheet, whether horizontal or vertical, or in between; and by dipping the mold into a melt. The grain size can be controlled by many means. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036968 | FILM-FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A film-forming apparatus and method comprising a film-forming chamber for supplying a reaction gas, a cylindrical shaped liner provided in the film-forming chamber, a straightening vane provided above the liner for the reaction gas to pass through, wherein the outside of the film-forming chamber connects the inside of the liner via a substrate transfer portion provided at the wall of the film-forming chamber by moving the straightening vane from the position that the straightening vane closes the upper opening of the liner. A substrate supporting portion provided in the liner, for supporting the substrate before the film-forming to move the substrate in a vertical direction, a substrate transfer unit capable of moving inside the film-forming chamber through the substrate transfer portion, wherein the substrate is transferred between the substrate supporting portion and the substrate transfer unit. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036969 | USE OF ACOUSTIC WAVES IN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT OPTIMIZATION - An apparatus and method for qualifying a filter used to filter fluid used in a coating operation associated with photolithography or other semiconductor manufacturing processes, provides a semiconductor manufacturing tool that includes a filter and an acoustic wave generator. The filter may be housed inside a filter housing and the acoustic wave generator may produce ultrasonic, megasonic or other acoustic energy. The acoustic wave generator contacts or is in close proximity with the filter housing and provides acoustic wave energy to the filter through the housing. The acoustic wave energy causes any bubbles in the filter to become disengaged. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036970 | Substrate Processing Apparatus - A substrate processing apparatus for deposition on a water seated therein is disclosed. The substrate processing apparatus includes a chamber having a reaction space, a lid provided on the chamber to selectively open or close the reaction space, a main disc accommodated in the chamber, on which at least one wafer is placed, and a drive device including a drive shaft to selectively rotate the main disc and a drive unit to drive the drive shaft. The drive shaft is separably coupled to the main disc to transmit drive force. When the lid is opened to expose the reaction space, the main disc is separated from the drive shaft and is discharged to the outside of the chamber in a state in which the wafer is placed thereon. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036971 | LIFTING AND CONVEYING APPARATUS FOR CHEMICAL BATH DEPOSITION - An approach is provided for a lifting and conveying apparatus for chemical bath deposition (CBD). The apparatus is adapted for depositing at least one thin film on a substrate of a solar cell, and is configured for conveying a reacting container in ways of up and down and back and forth, which makes the solution evenly and fully spread on a substrate to produce a deposited thin film with a uniform thickness under a suitable reacting condition. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036972 | PIXEL OBSERVATION SYSTEM AND DRAWING SYSTEM - A pixel observation system includes a memory unit, a coordinate generation unit, and an observation unit. The memory unit is configured to store at least nozzle information indicative of discharge states of a liquid material in a plurality of nozzles and arrangement information indicative of an arrangement of each of the nozzles with respect to each of a plurality of pixel regions in relative movement of the nozzles and a substrate. The coordinate generation unit is configured to generate observation coordinates of observation regions on the substrate based on the nozzle information and the arrangement information, and to include coordinates of at least some of the pixel regions over which the nozzles scan through one cycle of the relative movement in the observation coordinates. The observation unit is configured and arranged to observe the pixel regions positioned at the observation coordinates generated by the coordinate generation unit. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036973 | Method and apparatus for counting particles in a gas - The present disclosure describes a method and apparatus for detecting particles in a gas by saturating the gas with vapor and causing the gas to flow through a chamber with walls that are at a temperature different than the temperature of the entering gas creating a gas turbulence within the chamber resulting in the gas becoming super-saturated with vapor and causing said super-saturated vapor to condense on said particles and form droplets, which are then detected and counted by an optical light-scattering detector. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036974 | Milking Box and Cow Stable Comprising Such a Milking Box - Milking box or boxes for cows, each milking box having two entrance fences for entry and two exit fences, wherein one first entrance fence and one first exit fence form a first pair of fences positioned at a first side, and one second entrance fence and one second exit fence form a second pair of fences at a second side which is opposite the first side. This type of milking box used in a cow stable further comprises resting boxes, at least one feeder trough, a separation zone or zones, and walking paths, wherein at least the resting boxes are placed at the first side of the milking box or boxes, and that at the second side of the milking box or boxes at least one is placed selected from the group comprising at least one feeder trough, a separation zone or zones, or outdoors. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036975 | METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY MILKING ANIMALS AND AUTOMATIC MILKING SYSTEM - An automatic milking system ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036976 | POULTRY FEEDER WITH LEVEL SENSOR - A feed level sensor for a poultry feeding system is positioned within the drop tube of a control feeder of the feeding system. The sensor comprise a first light emitter/light detector pair to detect when the level of feed in the drop tube falls below a predetermined “empty” level and a second light emitter/light detector pair to detect when feed in the drop tube is at a predetermined “full” level in the drop tube. The sensor emits a “start” signal to activate a drive to deliver feed to the feeders along a feed line when it is detected that feed in the control feeder drop tube falls below the “empty” level and emits a “stop” signal to deactivate the drive when it detects that feed within the drop tube is at the “full” level. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036977 | ANIMAL FEEDING SYSTEM - Systems and methods associated with feeding animals from multiple feeders are described. Example systems include a first feeder configured to allow access by a first animal when a condition allowing access is met, and a communication logic configured to communicate with at least one other feeder. At least one other feeder is configured to allow access by at least one other animal when a condition allowing access by the at least one other animal is met. The feeders may be separated to prevent the first animal from simultaneously eating from the first feeder and interfering with other animals eating from at least one other feeder. The system may include detection logic configured to detect the proximity of an animal, and to determine if a condition allowing access is met. The detection logic may include an RFID device attached to the animal and an RFID transceiver in the first feeder. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036978 | SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A REMOTE DEVICE - A system for operating a remote device has a portable timer module employing a microcontroller with an operating system configured to read and store executable instructions and data received over a communications link. A software application program in a personal computing device enables a user to select time of day control times for operating the remote device. The microcontroller receives the user-selected time of day control time data and instructions when coupled to the personal computing device. The microcontroller emulates the function of a time of day clock and generates control signals when the emulated time of day clock corresponds to the user-selected time of day control times. The portable timer module has a battery pack for powering the microcontroller. The portable timer module is configured to selectively couple battery voltage from the remote device to activate one or more of its electromechanical devices in response to the control signals. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036979 | Multilevel Birdbath And Removable Liner - A multilevel birdbath consists of a main body that has a concave, contoured inside surface and an exterior lower surface, the main body further has a flat rim surrounding the concave inside surface and the concave inside surface optionally has stepped areas fluctuating in height and a sloping portion such that the stepped areas would create different depths of the multilevel birdbath which can accommodate and attract birds of different sizes and species. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036980 | FLOATING INSULATOR ASSEMBLY HAVING CHEW DETERRENT - A floating insulator assembly is configured to be used with a stock tank that is configured to retain water. The assembly may include an insulating member configured to float on water within the stock tank, and a chew deterrent extending from at least a portion of the insulating member. The chew deterrent includes a plurality of chew-deterring protuberances that outwardly extend from at least portion of the insulating member. The chew deterrent is configured to deter an animal from biting or otherwise grasping. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036981 | Animal Water Toy And Fountain - An animal water toy that includes one or more playthings carried by flowing water that entices an animal, such as a cat, into interaction therewith. Playthings can be received in a container having water drinkable by the animal that is propelled by a pump into flowing and carrying the playthings. A portion can be upraised above the water providing an animal perch and/or flow director imparting flow deviations causing unpredictable plaything movement helping enhance animal interaction. A conveyance device can be provided conveying playthings relative to the flow. A pet watering device, e.g., fountain, can include an animal toy constructed in accordance with the present invention and a conveyance device lifting playthings from one level of the watering device to another. In one embodiment, playthings are animal attractant objects that can be buoyant and configured to attract an animal, such as by its color, graphics, indicia, and/or shape. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036982 | Flip n Go - The Flip ‘n’ Go is a self-contained litter box comprising an attachable filtering mechanism for use in collecting waste matter from within the box thereby providing consumers with a simple and sanitary means of disposing pet waste. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036983 | Method and System for Mass Production of Fish Embryos - A method and system for producing large quantities of aquatic animal embryos includes providing a water filled spawning tank adapted for holding the male and female aquatic animals in various configurations. The system can include a spawning platform which includes a porous or perforated element that allows the embryos but not the aquatic animal to pass through and a separator which includes a porous or perforated element that can be used to separate the male aquatic animals from the female aquatic animals during a priming phase. In operation, the spawning platform can be placed in the bottom of the tank in order to provide a bottom collection area where the embryos can be collected and the aquatic animals cannot eat or otherwise harm the embryos. The female aquatic animals can be placed in tank above the spawning platform. The separator can be placed in the tank above the female aquatic animals and the male aquatic animals can be placed in the tank above, remaining separated from the female aquatic animals, beginning the priming phase. When embryos are desired, the separator can be removed allowing the male aquatic animals to mingle with the female aquatic animals and the height of the water above the porous or perforated element of the spawning platform can be changed, by raising the spawning platform or lowering the water level, in the spawning phase. The porous or perforated element of the spawning platform can be undulating or angled with respect to horizontal to create areas of varying depth over the surface of the porous or perforated element of the spawning platform to improve embryo production. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036984 | Compartmentalized aquatic system - An aquarium or aquatic system such as a fish tank for the safe and clean containment of a plurality of aquatic specimens such as fish, segregated from one another by a series of divider panels aligned within that tank. The divider panels are spaced from the walls and floor of that tank so as to permit a “bottom current” flow of water under those divider panels to sweep away the debris accumulating in each of those chambers, and then into a collection unit such as a series of filters, filtration system or water processors which thus treats and cleans the water and preferably reintroduces that water back into the upstream end of that water flow. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036985 | Synchonrous oscillating fan system for livestock shelter - A synchronous fan system is provided which intermittently calibrates the fans by rotating periodically the fans each to a common stop position. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036986 | MODULAR PET HOUSE AND ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM - Embodiments of the invention relate to a customizable modular pet house and entertainment system. In one general embodiment of the invention, a pet house comprises a module formed from a sheet of self-supporting material. The module comprises a top panel, a bottom panel, and four side panels. At least one of the panels may have at least one of a removable transition panel, a removable door panel, and perimeter of a removable window panel. Optional accessories include a top accessory panel, a side accessory panel, and an accessory bracket. More than one modular pet house may be joined together to form an extended structure. Embodiments of the invention have interior spaces and apertures sized for admittance of a common house cat. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036987 | Pet puzzle game utilizing tennis balls - The invention relates to a molded pet toy puzzle with a top aperture to receive a ball and wherein gravity will force the ball randomly into one of three tunnels with a terminus at each end. Each terminus will have some type of covering wherein an animal must determine how to open the covering to retrieve the ball. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036988 | PET CHEW SNACK - A pet chew snack has a winding belt and a body. The winding belt is edible. The body is solid, chewable and edible and has a helical slot and at least one hole. The helical slot is helically formed in and distributed across the middle portion. Each one of the at least one hole is located at one of the end portions for one end of the winding belt to be mounted therein. The winding belt is replaceably mounted in the at least one hole and the helical slot. As the winding belt is received in the helical slot and the at least one hole of the body, it takes pets longer time to consume the winding belt. Moreover, the winding belt is replaceable. Accordingly, the pet chew snack prolongs attraction to pets in chewing the body by having the winding belt. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036989 | ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY, FORM-FITTING CANINE GARMENT FOR URINE MARKING, INCONTINENCE AND HEAT-INDUCED FEMALE MENSTRUATION - The present invention is directed to a canine garment that can be used to control and/or contain canine fluids, such as fluids related to canine urine marking, incontinence and heat-induced female menstruation. The canine garment may have a liner that is configured to wrap around the interior of the canine garment to prevent the flow of canine fluids onto the other portions of the canine garment and/or from escaping from the garment. The canine garment may also include a removable pad containing absorbent lining to prevent the flow of canine fluids, where the removable pad may be washable and reusable, and being made of wicking, odor-resistant fabrics. The canine garment may also be capable of accommodating a disposable pad that can be used to prevent the flow of canine fluids. The canine garment according to the present invention may also be comfortable when worn on the canine user's body. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036990 | FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM - Disclosed is a system for supplying fuel to an internal combustion engine while improving the utilization rate of an evaporation fuel. The raw fuel F | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036991 | Control Method for a Vehicle Air Intake System - A method of controlling a vehicle engine compartment cooling system by cooperatively controlling both a variable grille opening and engine cooling fan based on a number of vehicle inputs. Maximum component cooling demand, vehicle speed, and ambient temperature are inputs to lookup tables that issue grille opening demand and engine cooling fan demand. Additionally, vehicle overall power consumption is considered in the development of the lookup tables. A vehicle computing unit selects grille opening settings and cooling fan speeds that correspond to demands from lookup tables. A control signal is sent to an adjustable grille actuator and to a fan motor. Further, vehicle deceleration events are used to trigger a full open grille opening setting, allowing increased cooling at little or no loss to vehicle efficiency. A benefit of the disclosed method is optimal settings to minimize the grille opening for aerodynamic performance while providing required engine component cooling. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036992 | HYDRAULIC VALVE TIMING CONTROLLER - An inner rotor has a support portion which directly supports a most inner winding portion of a coil spring from a radially inner direction at a specified angle position in the circumferential direction. The coil spring is formed by winding a wire in such a manner that adjacent windings are contact with each other at a specified angle position. The adjacent windings are separated by a distance at a position which is apart from the specified angle position in a circumferential direction. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036993 | VALVE TIMING CONTROLLER - A valve timing controller has a spiral spring biasing a vane rotor in an advance direction. An inner end and an outer end of the spring are respectively engaged with an engage groove and an engage pin in such a manner that a center of a most inner imaginary circle passing through a center line of the wire is apart from a center of a most outer imaginary circle passing through both the center line of the wire and an engage point between the inner end and the engage groove. The most outer imaginary circle is eccentric to the most inner imaginary circle by a specified amount. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036994 | HANDLES FOR STARTER PULL CORDS - A handle for a starter pull cord having an elongate body for being grasped by a user, a stem extending downward from the elongate body and having a female portion of a quick connect/release coupling mechanism, the female portion having a core and a sleeve mounted for sliding movement thereon between engaged position and disengaged position, the sleeve being biased towards the engaged position, and a cord connector for attaching to the starter pull cord and having a male portion of the quick connect/release coupling mechanism adapted to being received within the female portion and being releasably retained therein when the sleeve is in the engaged position and being released therefrom when the sleeve is in the disengaged position. The first male portion and the female portion may include complementary interlocking portions that cooperate to prevent rotation of the first male portion relative to the female portion. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036995 | Method for Balancing the Mass Forces of an Internal Combustion Engine and Internal Combustion Engine for Carrying Out Such a Method - Embodiments for balancing an engine are provided. In one example, a method for balancing mass forces of a crank drive of an internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder comprises providing at least one balancing unit which has at least one balancing weight which serves as an unbalance and which rotates about a rotational axis when the balancing unit is operational, the at least one balancing unit being embodied as a switchable balancing unit, and switching on the at least one balancing unit as a function of at least one operating parameter of the internal combustion engine. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036996 | Internal Combustion Engine with Mass Balancing and Method for Operating Such an Internal Combustion Engine - Embodiments for mass balancing an engine are provided. In one example, an internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder which is associated with a crank drive comprises at least one mechanically driven balancing unit for balancing the mass forces, the balancing unit including at least one balancing weight which serves as an unbalance by initially rotating a first mass about a rotational axis relative to a second mass when the balancing unit is operational, and an interrupter unit to disconnect the at least one balancing unit from the mechanical drive in a switched off state and connect it to the mechanical drive in a switched on state. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036997 | PISTON - A piston for an internal combustion engine may include a piston head and a piston shaft. The piston shaft may have two shaft walls, one arranged on a pressure side and the other arranged on a counter-pressure side. Two box walls may have pin bosses and connect the shaft walls. Each of the box walls may have a first partial wall section and a second partial wall section. The first partial wall section may extend between the pin boss and the shaft wall arranged on the pressure side. The second partial wall section may extend between the pin boss and the shaft wall arranged on the counter-pressure side. A first longitudinal centre line of the first partial wall section is may be convergent to a second longitudinal centre line of the second partial wall section, wherein the first and second longitudinal centre lines—intersect each other outside the piston. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036998 | DIRECT INJECTION DIESEL ENGINES - A piston for a four valve direct injection diesel engine defines a combustion chamber comprising a recess ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036999 | High-Squish Combustion Chamber With Side Injection - A combustion chamber for an internal combustion engine is disclosed in which the piston has a large squish region at a peripheral location on the piston top and a depression in the center of the piston top. A side injector sprays fuel into the depression in the piston top through a channel defined in the squish region. In some embodiments, two injectors are provided that are diametrically opposed to each other. In some embodiments, the engine is an opposed-piston engine in which each piston has the squish regions and depressions in the piston top. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130037000 | VALVE DEVICE WITH AT LEAST TWO SEPARATELY PRODUCED VALVES ASSEMBLED TOGETHER FOR JOINT MOVEMENT - A valve device ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130037001 | CONTROL METHOD OF DIESEL VEHICLE - An idle throttle valve control method of a diesel vehicle, may include a first step of determining whether an idle entry condition of the vehicle may be satisfied, a second step of controlling a throttle valve based on an air amount map and controlling an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve based on an EGR map, when the first step may be satisfied, a third step of determining whether an idle release condition may be satisfied during the second step, and a fourth step of determining whether an EGR return condition may be satisfied, when the idle release condition may be satisfied in the third step. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130037002 | In-cylinder emission cleaning by cams with auxiliary-lobes - Disclosed is an internal combustion engine gas cycle modification process, comprising venting, which allows for some automatic gas transfer from intake to exhaust or vice versa, through the cylinder, in the compression or expansion strokes, by a second or third opening of either the intake or the exhaust valves, which is done by using a second or third auxiliary lobe on the intake or the exhaust cams, which however are much smaller than the normal lobes. Seven gas cycle modifications are explained and compared, each of which reduces NOx by 300-9,000× and cleans emission in the cylinder. On the same fuel consumption, all these modified gas cycles preserve torque and power. One however, increases high engine speed power and torque by over 70%. That may be exchanged for fuel savings. Double and triple lobe cams made the same way and cost the same as single lobe cams. It substitutes after-treatments. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130037003 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING COMBUSTION IN A DIESEL ENGINE - A system for controlling combustion in a diesel engine having one or more combustion chambers in which fuel is injected and air is compressed for combustion of the fuel. The system includes a hydrogen injector for injecting a first predetermined volume of hydrogen into the combustion chamber prior to combustion of the fuel, and an oxygen injector for injecting a second predetermined volume of oxygen into the combustion chamber prior to combustion of the fuel. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130037004 | TWO SOLENOID VALVE RELAY TWO-STAGE FUEL INJECTION VALVE FOR DIESEL ENGINES - The present invention provides a two solenoid valve relay with a two-phase fuel injection valve for a diesel engine, which is installed on a valve itself to enable injection at pressure greater than opening pressure, at which the fuel enters into a fuel valve, thereby improving fuel injection performance, and which is configured to enable adjustment of an injection timing at the opening pressure within the valve, wherein injection timings through a solenoid valve is provided for low load and high load, respectively, such that a distinct difference exists between the injection timings to open the nozzle hole of the nozzle in a differential manner at pressure higher than the pressure, at which the fuel enters to the fuel valve and internal spring opening pressure, thereby injecting fuel at high pressure even at low load to facilitate vaporization, and wherein, in case of a high speed operation or high load, low pressure/high pressure needle valves are opened at the same time to quickly inject fuel of a high volume through a plurality of nozzle holes, thereby improving combustion performance of an engine, and wherein a space between the needle valve and the nozzle hole which are closed after the injection is minimized because the nozzle hole is opened differentially and sequentially according to pressure, thereby avoiding waste of fuel and reducing harmful gas (smoke, Nox). | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130037005 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAIVNG CYLINDER DEACTIVATION - An internal combustion engine ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130037006 | EVAPORATED FUEL TREATING APPARATUS - An evaporated fuel treating apparatus reduces blow-through of evaporated fuel components from an atmosphere port to an outside and has a fluid circulation passage which includes at one end side a first chamber containing granulated carbon or fractured carbon, and heat storage material and at another end side a second chamber containing granulated carbon or fractured carbon and not having the heat storage material. A delay diffusion chamber is disposed between the first chamber and the second chamber, which does not have activated carbon and the heat storage material therein. An adsorption amount of evaporated fuel of granulated or fractured carbon in the second chamber is set to be not less than 2 vol % and not more than 8 vol % of a total adsorption amount of evaporated fuel of granulated or fractured carbon, and a volume of the delay diffusion chamber is larger than that of the second chamber. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130037007 | FUEL STORAGE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - An evaporative emission control system for a fuel tank of a vehicle includes a diurnal control module coupled to a vapor exhaust line running between the fuel tank and an activated carbon canister. A purge line is coupled to the canister and is open to atmospheric pressure. The purge line includes a breathing loss accumulator that collects fuel vapors expelled from the canister during diurnal thermal expansion. The diurnal control module closes fluid communication between the fuel tank and the canister when the fuel tank is not being refueled to maintain the fuel tank in a pressurized condition and the canister in a non-pressurized condition. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130037008 | PRESSURE WAVE SUPERCHARGER - The pressure wave supercharger includes a housing having an accommodating room to accommodate a rotor rotatably about an axis, and an exhaust side wall face which is arranged at the accommodating room as being opposed to one end face of the rotor and to which an exhaust gas introduction port and an exhaust gas discharge port are opened, and the rotor includes a shaft portion supported by the housing rotatably about the axis, plural partition walls arranged as being extended in the radial direction from the shaft portion and in the axial direction from the one end face to other end face of the rotor, and a partition member which is arranged at a space between adjacent partition walls and which partitions the space into an inner cell and an outer cell as extending from the one end face to the other end face of the rotor, and an exhaust side groove portion concaved in a direction being apart from the rotor is formed at the exhaust side wall face as being overlapped with a trajectory of the partition member lined during rotation of the rotor as viewed from the axial direction. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130037009 | Exhaust Manifold - An exhaust manifold maintains the EGR ratio constant irrespective of a change in shape of the exhaust manifold and includes exhaust gas inlet sections connected to the exhaust ports of respective cylinders of the engine; a main pipe section configured so that exhaust gas entering from the exhaust gas inlet sections is collected inside the main pipe section; an EGR gas taking-out section for extracting, as EGR gas, a part of the exhaust gas; and an exhaust gas discharge section for discharging the exhaust gas. The main pipe section has formed thereon a curved section provided between the exhaust gas inlet sections and curved in a shape protruding to the side opposite the exhaust gas inlet sections. The curved section has a recess which is formed by causing a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the curved section to be recessed toward the inside of the main pipe section. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130037010 | UNIFLOW PORT-LESS TWO-STROKE ENGINE - Uniflow two-stroke engines without ports on the cylinder and with four-stroke lubrication | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130037011 | Two-Stroke Internal Combustion Engine - It is intended to effectively prevent blow-by with no need for large changes in typical structures of two-cycle internal combustion engines. A main scavenging passage ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130037012 | TOY FOR FLINGING MISSILE OR OTHER PROJECTILE - A hand-held flinging device includes a launcher that engages the projectile and improves control of the launcher and projectile, during a throwing/flinging motion, until centrifugal force causes disengagement of the projectile from the launcher. The engagement system involves the rearward portions of a launcher shaft and the projectile bore, so that, upon disengagement, frictional engagement and interference of the engagement system with the projectile is prevented or limited as the projectile moves forward to fly off the launcher. The engagement system may include a member that snaps into engagement with a hole or recess to hold the projectile on the launcher even through the wind-up portion of the throw that may include the launcher distal end being pointed downward. The preferred projectile covers the entire or nearly the entire launcher shaft distal of the hand grip and is heavier toward its front end. Even though the launcher does not have a shaft or “stick” that is long relative to the projectile length, the flinging device gives enough mechanical advantage that a projectile that is large and heavy compared to conventional foam darts can be flung a long distance with accuracy and consistency. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130037013 | BURNER FOR HEATING SYSTEM - A burner for a furnace includes an inner wall defining a central burner chamber. The inner wall includes a plurality of inner wall openings to admit a fuel flow into the central burner chamber. The burner further includes an outer wall which, defines an annulus for the fuel flow to the plurality of inner wall openings. An igniter is located in the central chamber. A furnace includes a heat exchanger and one or more burners disposed at and aligned with one or more burner openings of the heat exchanger. The one or more burners include an inner wall defining a central burner chamber. The inner wall includes a plurality of inner wall openings to admit a fuel flow into the central burner chamber. The one or more burners further include an outer wall defining an annulus for the fuel flow to the plurality of inner wall openings. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130037014 | HEATER CONFIGURED TO OPERATE WITH A FIRST OR SECOND FUEL - A heater can be configured to operate with either a first fuel at a first pressure or a second fuel at a second pressure. In some embodiments, a pressure regulator unit is configured to regulate the pressure of either the first fuel or the second fuel and to direct either the first fuel or the second fuel towards a combustion chamber. A nozzle assembly can be configured to inject the fuel into the combustion chamber. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130037015 | Self-Powered Air Circulating Device for Use in Connection with a Radiant Heat Oven - A thermoelectric powered air circulating device for use in connection with a conventional radiant heat oven operates to circulate heated air within the oven to promote convection cooking therewithin that otherwise would not be possible without the device. The device includes a container having a quantity of fluid therein, a thermoelectric device, a first heat exchange structure connected to the thermoelectric device and configured to conduct heat between the thermoelectric device and the quantity of fluid, a second heat exchange structure connected to the thermoelectric device and configured to conduct heat between the thermoelectric device and the heated air with the oven space, and an electric fan operably connected to the thermoelectric device to receive electrical power therefrom. A temperature differential in the thermoelectric device causing the thermoelectric device to generate electrical energy to power the electric fan, thereby resulting in the circulation of the heat air within the oven space. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130037016 | Heated food sachet - A heated food sachet ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130037017 | LOW PROFILE EXHAUST HOOD - A low profile exhaust hood has a high inlet and a high aspect ratio of horizontal to vertical. A sloping wall of the recess guides hot plumes upwardly to the inlet. The inlet is sized to provide an exhaust face velocity that is at least as high as a highest possible plume velocity for a 400 F oven. The inlet is located high and forwardly to cause a suction zone to be generated near the forward edge of the hood to aid in capturing plumes tending to escape which are remote from the sloping wall. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130037018 | SOLAR HEAT COLLECTING SYSTEM - A solar heat collecting system includes a collecting mirror, a receiver, an electrical control unit for controlling the collecting mirror to track the sun, a projection mirror disposed coaxially and integrally with the collecting mirror and the focus of which is coincident with that of the collecting mirror, a through hole disposed at the collecting mirror and the size of which is larger than that of the light spot of the projection mirror and far smaller than the through hole of the collecting mirror, and a reflecting mirror disposed at the side of the collecting mirror opposite to the projection mirror. The receiver is fixedly disposed at the extending direction of the primary optical axis line of the reflecting mirror. A first motor, disposed at the primary optical axis line for driving the whole mirror assembly, is connected to the electrical control unit and runs under control thereof. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130037019 | WATER HEATER WITH INTERMITTENT ENERGY SOURCE - A water heater with a hot water compartment, the volume of which is decreased when hot water is discharged. The remaining hot water is prevented from mixing with replacement cold water. The volume of the compartment is increased again when cold water has been heated and is pushed into the hot water compartment. The water heater is divided into a receiving compartment for water at ambient temperature and a compartment from which heated water is discharged for normal usage. The previously heated water is thereby prevented from mixing with replacement cold water. All compartments can be heated or the compartments can be heated individually. The water heater keeps the hot water temperature high between usage activities, and is suited for an intermittent energy source, e.g. solar power. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130037020 | NEBULIZER KIT AND NEBULIZER - A nebulizer kit includes a case body, a flow channel formation member that covers an opening of the case body, an outside air introduction tube erected vertically from a base surface of the flow channel formation member and including a long groove formed in an inner circumferential surface thereof, a compressed air introduction tube below the outside air introduction tube within the case body and extending toward the interior of the outside air introduction tube, and an atomizing area formation member. The atomizing area formation member includes a liquid suction tube formation portion, a baffle, and a baffle support portion that connects the liquid suction tube formation portion and the baffle and that extends toward a side area of the baffle from an outer surface of the liquid suction tube formation portion. The baffle support portion is contained within the long groove of the outside air introduction tube. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130037021 | INHALER - An actuator ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130037022 | CPAP STABILIZING HAT - Ventilation apparatus includes a hat having an axis of symmetry and composed of a top and sides extending down to a rim extending all around the hat. An elongated flexible panel encircles the rim. Securements secure the panel to the rim at spaced-apart locations therearound to provide a plurality of relatively long channels extending between the rim and the panel. Each channel extends parallel to the axis and is sized to slidably receive a tube. In use, a patient wears the hat and inlet and outlet tubes are retained in selected hat channels so as to stabilize a patient interface cannula connected to the tubes so that the cannula's nasal prongs remain properly positioned in the patient's nares. | 2013-02-14 |
