09th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100050888 | EMBEDDING CASSETTE PRINTING APPARATUS - The invention is intended to achieve high-precision quality control by alleviating a burden of personnel by improving the operation efficiency and preventing erroneous storage of embedding cassettes in a container. A control unit controls a cassette carrying unit so as to take out a cassette of a predetermined kind from a cassette storage in a predetermined order and carry the same to a cassette printing unit, and carry a cassette on which data is printed to a base container set in a container holding unit. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050889 | Flexographic printing machine with a drying, desiccation , polymerization and/or heating device of the inked strip - Flexographic printing machine consisting of one or more printing stations ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100050890 | Infinitely variable cutoff printing press - A variable cutoff printing press is provided. The printing press includes a plate cylinder including a first center axis, a plate take-up cylinder including a second center axis and a removable plate having a first length traveling around the plate cylinder and the plate take-up cylinder. The first center axis and the second center axis are separated by a center distance, the center distance being variable so the plate can be removed and replaced with a second plate having a second length. A method of variable cutoff printing is also provided. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050891 | Stamp - The invention relates to a stamp ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100050892 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A CLEANING APPARATUS OF A PRINTING PRESS AND PRINTING PRESS FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - A method for operating a cleaning apparatus, having a trough and a brush disposed in the trough, in a printing press, includes first, second and third steps. In the first step, a cylinder of the printing press is cleaned by the cleaning apparatus, with the brush bearing against the cylinder. In the second step, the brush is moved away from the cylinder, and a level of a liquid in the trough is changed, resulting in the liquid being brought into contact with the brush. In the third step, the brush is cleaned by the liquid in the trough. A printing press for carrying out the method is also provided. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050893 | IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY - An imprinting method is disclosed that, in embodiment, includes contacting first and second spaced target regions of an imprintable medium on a substrate with first and second templates respectively to form respective first and second imprints in the medium and separating the first and second templates from the imprinted medium. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050894 | Printed Matter and Method for Manufacturing Printed Matter - A printed matter includes a substrate, a partition wall sectioning a surface of the substrate into a number of areas and an ink film formed in an aperture part of the partition wall by an ink jet apparatus wherein the partition wall has an ink repellent property material including a resin constituent and an ink repellent constituent and the ink repellent constituent is a compound which has a structure having an ink repellent property and a structure compatible with the resin constituent and wherein a surface roughness of the partition wall is 20-300 angstrom. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050895 | PROCESSLESS LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE - According to the present invention a non-ablative, negative-working, heat-sensitive printing plate precursor is disclosed capable of switching from a hydrophilic state into a hydrophobic state upon exposure to heat and/or infrared light. The printing plate precursor is obtainable by the method comprising the step of providing on a support a titanium oxide layer by reactive physical vacuum deposition of titanium, characterised in that said vacuum deposition is carried out under a partial oxygen pressure of 10% or more and less than 25%. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050896 | Detonation of Explosives - A chemical detonator includes a housing, having an open end and a closed end; and a detonation element located in the housing, into which a shock tube for initiating the detonation element intrudes, wherein the housing and the shock tube are of plastics construction and the housing is substantially cylindrical cup shape, and wherein the shock tube intrudes into, and is welded to, the open end to hold the shock tube at a desired spacing from the detonation element. The detonator includes a detonation element that includes a series of charges. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050897 | MISSILE SEPARATION DEVICE - Disclosed is a device for separating a propulsion system from a missile, the device including a locking unit configured to fix a propulsion system to a missile, a string disposed to cross a rear portion of the propulsion system to be broken by heat of the propulsion system, and an unlocking unit configured to unlock the missile by the broken string, whereby the number of additional components of an unlocking system can be reduced as many as possible so as to simplify the configuration of the apparatus, resulting in guaranteeing an enhanced performance of the missile, an easy assembly of the missile, and a reduction of a fabricating cost. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050898 | MINE-DEFEATING SUBMUNITION - In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a submunition is contemplated having a submunition body, an explosive payload housed within said submunition body and an elongated delay member housed within the submunition body, the elongated delay member coated with at least one reactive material that provides a controlled time delay between submunition impact and detonation of the explosive payload. The submunition may also comprise an elongated pendulum having a hollow core sized to receive said elongated delay member, the elongated pendulum adapted to be movable between a locked position that mitigates likelihood of inadvertent detonation of the explosive payload and an unlocked position that enables detonation of the explosive payload. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050899 | Angle line transfer for overhead conveyors - A lateral transfer apparatus for an overhead conveyor comprises generally horizontally extending, side-by-side load tracks for receiving load-bearing trolleys for movement along a first track, and for movement along a second track. A transfer shuttle unit has a normal position aligned with the first track and provides a continuation thereof, and a transfer position aligned with the second track to provide a continuation of the second track. An actuator connected with the shuttle unit shifts it between the normal and transfer positions thereof at an acute angle to the tracks, thereby transferring trolleys to a position aligned with the receiving track for movement therealong. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050900 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING SYNTHETIC POLYETHYLENE WAXES HAVING A HIGH CRYSTALLINITY AND LOW VISCOSITY - A process for preparing a polyethylene wax by polymerization of ethylene in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst system composed of titanium tetrachloride and dialkylaluminium halide, wherein
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20100050901 | Multi-level anticounterfeit, security and detection taggant - Various complex structures (nano/micro particles) are incorporated into a taggant providing different optical, magnetic and spectroscopic identification codes. The size and shape of the taggant can be tailored for many different types of products ranging from pharmaceuticals, auto and airplane parts all the way to apparel goods. By integrating a number of different nano/micro structures with various optical, electrical and magnetic properties, significant barriers are introduced to the counterfeiters attempting to replicate the taggant. The latter is easily incorporated to different types of products and is detected with various types of handheld readers/detectors depending on the complexity of the security level. The taggant may detect environmental materials or conditions. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050902 | INJECTABLE CEMENT COMPOSITION FOR ORTHOPAEDIC AND DENTAL USE - The present invention relates to ceramic precursor powder compositions and chemically bonded ceramic (CBC) materials, Ca-aluminate and/or calcium silicate, and a composite biomaterial with prolonged shelf time of the precursor, suitable for orthopaedic applications with improved injectability. The present invention also relates to a method of manufacturing said cured material, bioelements, implants, or drug delivery carrier materials made by said cured material, a kit comprising the ceramic precursor powder and hydration liquid, as well as the use of said ceramic precursor powder and hydration liquid, or said cured material, for orthopaedic and dental applications. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050903 | COLORANTS COMPRISING TIN AND RARE EARTH ELEMENTS - A pigment of empirical composition | 2010-03-04 |
20100050904 | PRODUCTION OF FINELY DIVIDED PIGMENTS - The invention relates to a methods finishing an organic pigment by dissolving or dispersing the pigment in a mineral acid and crystallizing the pigment from the solution or dispersion by mixing with an aqueous diluent in the presence of a crystallization modifier constituted by a sulfonate-functional condensation product of a naphthalenesulfonic acid and at least one aliphatic aldehyde having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and then isolating the pigment as a solid, wherein the crystallization modifier is present in the aqueous diluent. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050905 | ACTIVATING COMPOSITIONS IN SUBTERRANEAN ZONES - The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for managing cement in a subterranean zone. In some implementations, a method of cementing in a subterranean formation includes positioning a cement slurry including a plurality of activation devices in a wellbore. The activation devices configured to release an activator that increases a setting rate of the cement slurry. A signal is transmitted to at least a portion of the cement slurry to activate the activation devices. The activation device releases the activator in response to at least the signal. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050906 | INSTALLATION FOR PRODUCING CEMENT CLINKER, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING ONE SUCH INSTALLATION - To provide a cement clinker production line with a calcining stage which is connected upstream of the rotary tubular kiln and has an integrated calcining combustion chamber, with formation of a CO-containing reduction zone whose size and length and reduction potential can be adapted with simple means to different NO | 2010-03-04 |
20100050907 | ANGLE-ADJUSTABLE HEAT-DISSIPATING PAD FOR PORTABLE COMPUTER - An angle-adjustable heat-dissipating pad for a portable computer conforms to the ergonomics and includes: a plate provided with a guiding slot and fixing troughs, both sides of the guiding slot being provided with a plurality of positioning regions; a support provided with a positioning post, the positioning post passing through the guiding slot with the support being detachably assembled in the guiding slot of the plate to support the plate; and a supporting pad passing through the fixing trough and connected to the bottom of the plate, thereby preventing the articles on the plate form sliding. With the positioning post of the support being positioned in the positioning region in a multi-stage manner, the plate on the support can be positioned at a plurality of angles. Furthermore, the supporting pad can support the elbow of a user and conform to the ergonomics. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050928 | JIG FOR SELECTING VALVE PART NUMBER OR JOINT PART NUMBER - A jig for selecting a valve part number or a joint part number represented by a combination of selected symbols representing respective selected conditions required for selecting a valve or a joint comprising: a substantially rectangular base plate defining an inner space, and a plurality of linear sliding gauge laterally arranged in the inner space to slide in a longitudinal direction of the base plate, the sliding gauge comprising a condition description area including a plurality of conditions thereon from which the selected condition is determined, and a symbol description area including a plurality of symbols thereon, both the conditions and the symbols arranged in a sliding direction of the sliding gauge, a plurality of condition selecting windows laterally arranged on a top of the base plate, each condition selecting window configured to expose one of the selected conditions, a plurality of symbol selecting windows laterally arranged on the top of the base plate longitudinally apart from the condition selecting windows, respectively, each symbol selecting window configured to one of the selected symbols, wherein a distance between both windows is equivalent to a fixed distance between each of the symbols in the symbol description area and its corresponding condition in the condition description area. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050929 | Coil Arrangement for Crystal Pulling and Method of Forming a Crystal - Coil arrangement for crystal pulling comprising two coils, wherein at least one of said two coils is arranged in a way to substantially surround the crystal and/or the fluid the crystal is pulled from. Method of forming a crystal comprising the steps of providing a fluid the crystal is pulled from, and providing two coils, wherein at least one of said two coils is arranged in a way to substantially surround the crystal and/or the fluid, and pulling the crystal from the fluid. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050930 | Crucible For A Crystal Pulling Apparatus - A single crystal pull apparatus has a multilayer crucible wherein the crucible has an outer crucible, an insertable layer intimately fitted thereon, and a wire frame positioned between the insertable layer and an inner crucible. The insertable layer, wire frame and inner crucible are preferably composed of platinum. Furthermore the insertable layers have thin walls and the frame has a small diameter such that they can be easily reshaped after any deformation occurring as a result of the single crystal growth process. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050931 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SINGLE CRYSTAL - Using a pulling-up apparatus, an oxygen concentration of the monocrystal at a predetermined position in a pulling-up direction is controlled based on a relationship in which the oxygen concentration of the monocrystal is decreased as a flow rate of the inactive gas at a position directly above a free surface of the dopant-added melt is increased when the monocrystal is manufactured with a gas flow volume in the chamber being in the range of 40 L/min to 400 L/min and an inner pressure in the chamber being in the range of 5332 Pa to 79980 Pa. Based on the relationship, oxygen concentration is elevated to manufacture the monocrystal having a desirable oxygen concentration. Because the oxygen concentration is controlled under a condition corresponding to a condition where the gas flow rate is rather slow, the difference between a desirable oxygen concentration profile of the monocrystal and an actual oxygen concentration profile is reduced. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050932 | Apparatus and Method of Direct Electric Melting a Feedstock - This invention relates to an apparatus and a method of direct electric melting a feedstock, such as high purity silicon for use in solar cells or solar modules. The continuous melting apparatus includes a first electrode opposite a second electrode and forming a melting zone. The electric current passes from the first electrode through a feedstock and enters the second electrode. The apparatus also includes an opening for draining a molten feedstock from the melting zones and a catch pan for receiving the molten feedstock from the opening. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050933 | BREADING MACHINE AND METHODS OF OPERATION - A breading machine, and improvements thereto, for use in high volume food production is disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an improved breading machine includes a side-mounted feed hopper, a low pressure auger assembly including an auger transfer box with an input port for accepting a cross-feed screw and paddle, and an output port for transferring coating material to a vertical screw. The improved breading machine also includes a substantially cylindrical, rod-based spreader assembly and a transport conveyor belt for feeding the spreader assembly within a top hopper of the breading machine. The improved breading machine further includes a vibrating filter assembly to filter out clumps of coating material while allowing un-clumped material to be re-used within the breading machine. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050934 | BREADING MACHINE AND METHODS OF OPERATION - A breading machine, and improvements thereto, for use in high volume food production is disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an improved breading machine includes a side-mounted feed hopper, a low pressure auger assembly including an auger transfer box with an input port for accepting a cross-feed screw and paddle, and an output port for transferring coating material to a vertical screw. The improved breading machine also includes a substantially cylindrical, rod-based spreader assembly and a transport conveyor belt for feeding the spreader assembly within a top hopper of the breading machine. The improved breading machine further includes a vibrating filter assembly to filter out clumps of coating material while allowing un-clumped material to be re-used within the breading machine. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050935 | Solution Deposition Assembly - Methods and devices are provided for improved deposition systems. In one embodiment of the present invention, a deposition system is provided for use with a solution and a substrate. The system comprises of a solution deposition apparatus; at least one heating chamber; at least one assembly for holding a solution over the substrate; and a substrate curling apparatus for curling at least one edge of the substrate to define a zone capable of containing a volume of the solution over the substrate. In another embodiment of the present invention, a deposition system for use with a substrate, the system comprising a solution deposition apparatus; at heating chamber; and at least assembly for holding solution over the substrate to allow for a depth of at least about 0.5 microns to 10 mm. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050936 | COATER PLATTER HOMING TOOL - An alignment tool is used to ensure proper alignment of a component on a rotating gear relative to a non-rotating platter. The alignment tool includes a first arm member coupled to a locating feature on the gear, and a second arm member that is coupled to the first arm member such that the second arm member is movable relative to the first arm member. When the first arm member is coupled to the locating feature, the second arm member locates off the platter to verify proper alignment. The second arm member is cannot be fitted to the platter when there is improper alignment. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050937 | Method and device for hot dip coating metal strip, especially metal strip - A method for hot dip coating metal strip includes guiding the strip obliquely or vertically through a molten coating metal. The coating thickness is controlled after the strip has emerged from the coating bath, and thin metal strip, which has a tendency to vibrate, is sealed towards the bottom by an electromagnetic traveling field that acts as a sealing field while the coating is laterally guided to compensate for ferromagnetic attraction. The electromagnetic field of one or more main coils in each inductor generates the electromagnetic traveling field as a blocking field or as a pump field, and several correction fields are arranged within the magnet yoke surface. The correction fields are individually determined according to width levels of the metal strip and are distributed according to a production program, and the correction fields are activated by separate pieces of power supply equipment. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050948 | FEEDER FOR LIVESTOCK - A feeder for livestock, the feeder comprises a lower portion including a sidewall having a top portion and a bottom portion, at least a portion of said sidewall forming a feed-receiving enclosure. A plurality of spaced-apart first bars, each said first bar extend inwardly from the top portion of said sidewall and are spaced sufficiently apart to allow an animal to place its head therebetween during feeding. An upper portion includes a top member and an intermediate member member having a substantially smaller perimeter than a perimeter of the top portion of said sidewall. At least some of said first bars extend between said sidewall and said intermediate member. A plurality of spaced-apart second bars are also provided, each said second bar extending between said intermediate member and said top member spaced close enough to prevent feeding from the top portion. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050949 | Portable container and leash adapted for pet - A portable pet device comprising a foldable container which is collapsibly folded from a flat one-piece sheet to form a chamber for storing food or water in the chamber for feeding a pet; and a leash detachably fastenable with the container, whereby the container may be fastened to a distal end of the leash for a convenient holding of the container and also for reinforcing the distal end of the leash for preventing tangling of the leash on the pet's neck or body. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050950 | Gravity-Induced Automatic Animal Watering/Feeding Device - Described is a gravity-induced automatic animal watering/feeding device that promotes increased sanitation and minimizes the amount of water/food spilled from the device in the event the device is overturned. More specifically, the animal watering/feeding device presents consumables, including water and animal food, to the animal using a receptacle that is removable from the remainder of the device. Because the receptacle is removable, it is easily replaced and/or removed for cleaning such that sanitation of the animal watering/feeding device is easily maintained. Additionally, selected components of the animal water/feeding device are releasably locked to one another such that the device minimizes the amount of water/food that is spilled from the device in the event it is overturned. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050951 | Litter box having support elements which support litter above a floor having a drain located therein - A litter box has upstanding sidewalls which form an enclosure. A floor located in the enclosure extends between the sidewalls. The floor slopes downwardly from the sidewalls to a drain opening. A plurality of support elements project upwardly from the floor at spaced-apart locations. The size of the support elements and the distance between them are such that substantially all of the litter placed in the litter box is supported on top of support elements above the floor. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050952 | AQUACULTURE NET AND FLOTATION STRUCTURE - An exemplary embodiment of an aquaculture cage of the invention has a buoyant structure configured to float on a water surface, an aquaculture net portion made of a material that is corrodible by salt water and attached to the buoyant structure for positioning a top of the aquaculture net portion at a distance below the water surface, where the aquaculture net portion encloses an interior of the cage from the top of the aquaculture net portion to a bottom of the aquaculture net portion to retain marine life, and an upper enclosure portion enclosing space above the aquaculture net portion for preventing the marine life from escaping over the top of the aquaculture net portion, where the upper enclosure portion comprises a material that is substantially non-corrodible by salt water. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050953 | Cat Climbing and Scratching System - One embodiment of a symmetrical elongated device for a cat to climb and of the type having a length of rope ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100050954 | Bark Deterrent Apparatus with Internal Vibration Sensor - A bark deterrent apparatus with an internal vibration sensor. The probeless bark deterrent apparatus uses an internal mechanical vibration sensor that detects vibrations induced in the housing. The probeless bark deterrent apparatus eliminates the external probe used in conventional bark deterrent devices to pick up vibrations at the dog's throat and communicate them to a mechanical vibration sensor to be eliminated while still allowing accurate bark detection. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050955 | ANIMAL TRAINING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAINING ANIMALS NOT TO PULL EXCESSIVELY ON LEADS - Systems and methods for training animals not to pull excessively on leads. Some systems include a tension detector, a first stimulator adapted to emit a first stimulus, a second stimulator adapted to emit a second stimulus that is different than the first stimulus, and a controller adapted to actuate the emission of the first stimulus in response to the tension in the lead exceeding a predetermined force and to actuate the emission of the second stimulus in response to the tension in the lead exceeding the predetermined force for a predetermined length of time. Some methods include detecting that a tension in the lead exceeds a predetermined force, automatically emitting the first stimulus, and if the tension in the lead exceeds the predetermined force for a predetermined length of time, automatically emitting the second stimulus. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050956 | Stay-Along Lead for Guiding Individuals - The invention provides a new tether or leash product in the form of a guide assembly that provides an alternative to wrist cuffs and harnesses that physically bind a dependent individual. The guide assembly, or tether system, allows a dependent individual to engage a security grip or handle in the shape of a character or other appealing design. The security grip is removably attached to a tether, lead, line, or other extension device that ultimately connects to another individual, such as a parent or a caregiver. The dependent individual is trained to engage the security grip by removing the security grip from the lead portion of the guide assembly and enjoying the security grip as a separate toy. By developing an affinity for the security grip, the dependent individual desirably engages the security grip when in use with the guide assembly. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050957 | Double loop auto-adjust pet restraint device - Often it is necessary to restrain pets while they are groomed, or bathed, or dried after bathing, or examined by a veterinarian, or while being exercised outdoors, etc. Many pet restraining devices are uncomfortable for pets and some may injure pets. The Double loop auto-adjust pet restraining device applies a uniform pressure around the entire perimeter of the neck when a pet is retained in the neck area. A second loop of the Double loop auto-adjust pet restraining device can be utilized to restrain the body or torso of a pet, the device applies a uniform pressure around the entire perimeter of that body area. The Double loop auto-adjust pet restraining device uses a design that enables pets to be restrained in a very humane way. The Double loop auto-adjust pet restraining device is self adjusting so as to accommodate many different sizes of pets. The Double loop auto-adjust pet restraining device can be modified several different ways and be utilized several different ways. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050978 | Lubrication system for the piston ring and cylinder liner of an internal combustion engine - An improved lubrication system for an internal combustion engine that includes an inertia reactive oil injector in a piston that reacts to the movement of the piston and conveys a predetermined measure of lubricating oil to the space between the piston and its adjacent cylinder wall immediately below the upper piston rings as the piston reaches top dead center of its stroke cycle. A first embodiment utilizes a tunnel passage and reservoir formed beneath the side surface of a piston with inlet and outlet ports at each end. The oil injector receives oil under pressure when the piston is at its BDC position and the carries the oil past the intake/exhaust ports of the cylinder until the piston decelerates while approaching its TDC position. During that deceleration, the oil carried by the injector reservoir is delivered through the outlet port into the space between the piston and the cylinder liner. A second embodiment utilizes a groove of predetermined length formed in the outer surface of the piston. A reservoir is formed in the groove and defines inlet and outlet ports at each end. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050979 | CRANKSHAFT BEARING ARRANGEMENT OF A COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present disclosure refers to a crankshaft bearing arrangement for an internal combustion engine. The bearing arrangement comprises: a bearing arranged at a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine; a bearing seat for housing the bearing; and a sealing arrangement for sealing against the crankshaft and the bearing seat. The at least one part of the bearing seat has a reinforcement arranged in the bearing seat, and a surface of the at least one part of the bearing seat, which surface bears against the bearing, is made from a plastic material. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050980 | AIR CLEANER UNIT FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An air cleaner unit for an internal combustion engine includes a casing and a filter element disposed in the casing. The casing includes a first case member having a first opening and a first sealing surface on a periphery of the first opening and a second case member having a second opening and a second sealing surface on a periphery of the second opening. The first case member and the second case member are coupled such that the first and second openings are opposed in a substantially horizontal direction of a vehicle. The filter element has a peripheral portion that is interposed between the first sealing surface and the second sealing surface. The first case member includes a side wall and a projection that projects from an inner surface of the side wall. The filter element is held in a substantially vertical position in the casing through the projection. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050981 | Rotary internal combustion engine - A non-reciprocating circular engine includes a casing, a power-compression piston and an intake-exhaust piston connected to a central hub and movable along a circular path, a power-exhaust gate and a compression-intake gate each rotatable about an axis and configured to automatically open and close according to a position of at least one of the pistons, and a compression chamber located between the gates and comprising a recession formed into the casing. The engine is configured so that, in every cycle, only the power-compression piston provides a power stroke and compresses a gas for combustion, and only the intake-exhaust piston provides for intake of gas and exhaust of combustion gases. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050982 | FUEL SUPPLY CONTROL APPARATUS - A fuel supply control apparatus for an engine includes an alcohol concentration detector and an engine temperature detector. The apparatus increases an amount of fuel supplied to the engine as the detected alcohol concentration becomes higher. The apparatus increases the amount of fuel as the engine temperature becomes lower and as the alcohol concentration becomes higher. The apparatus feed-back corrects the amount of fuel by using a correction value such that an actual air-fuel ratio becomes a theoretical air fuel ratio. The apparatus determines that water is mixed with fuel when the correction value during a cold operational state indicates leaner than the lean value of the correction value used during a warm operational state. The apparatus reduces the increased amount of fuel when water is mixed with fuel. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050983 | FOUR-STROKE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH NOVEL INTAKE AND EXHAUST STROKES - A four-stroke internal combustion engine includes a first intake manifold in communication with an intake port of a cylinder. A crankshaft chamber is in communication with a cylinder bore of the cylinder and includes an inlet port adjacent the cylinder bore. A second intake manifold is in communication with the crankshaft chamber for supplying air or gas into the cylinder bore via the inlet port during a second stage of an intake stroke of a piston. An exhaust port of the cylinder is opened during a second stage of a power stroke to perform a first-stage discharge of exhaust gas. Air or gas is supplied into the cylinder bore via the inlet port during a third stage of the power stroke to perform a second-stage discharge of the exhaust gas. Exhaust gas not discharged during the third stage of the power stroke is discharged during an exhaust stroke. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050984 | Throttle device - A compact throttle device with a short air intake pipe length. A throttle device includes: throttle bodies that define air intake paths; throttle valves that are disposed in the air intake paths and adjust the air flow rate in the air intake paths; a throttle shaft that rotatably supports the throttle valves; a motor that rotates the throttle shaft; and a gear that connects the throttle shaft to the motor. A pin is provided as a protrusion on the peripheral surface of the throttle shaft. The gear externally fitted and fixed to the throttle shaft has, on a fixing ring that is externally fitted to the throttle shaft, a housing groove for housing the pin, the housing groove being impelled against the pin by a spring. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050985 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CONTROL FOR IMPROVED FUEL EFFICIENCY - A variety of methods and arrangements for improving the fuel efficiency of internal combustion engines are described. Generally, an engine is controlled to operate in a skip fire variable displacement mode. Feedback control is used to dynamically determine the working cycles to be skipped to provide a desired engine output. In some embodiments a substantially optimized amount of air and fuel is delivered to the working chambers during active working cycles so that the fired working chambers can operate at efficiencies close to their optimal efficiency. In some embodiments, the appropriate firing pattern is determined at least in part using predictive adaptive control. By way of example, sigma delta controllers work well for this purpose. In some implementations, the feedback includes feedback indicative of at least one of actual and requested working cycle firings. In some embodiments, the appropriate firings are determined on a firing opportunity by firing opportunity basis. Additionally, in some embodiments, an indicia of the current rotational speed of the engine is used as a clock input for a controller used to selectively cause the skipped working cycles to be skipped. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050986 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CONTROL FOR IMPROVED FUEL EFFICIENCY - A variety of methods and arrangements for improving the fuel efficiency of internal combustion engines are described. Generally, an engine is controlled to operate in a skip fire variable displacement mode. Feedback control is used to dynamically determine the working cycles to be skipped to provide a desired engine output. In some embodiments a substantially optimized amount of air and fuel is delivered to the working chambers during active working cycles so that the fired working chambers can operate at efficiencies close to their optimal efficiency. In some embodiments, the appropriate firing pattern is determined at least in part using predictive adaptive control. By way of example, sigma delta controllers work well for this purpose. In some implementations, the feedback includes feedback indicative of at least one of actual and requested working cycle firings. In some embodiments, the appropriate firings are determined on a firing opportunity by firing opportunity basis. Additionally, in some embodiments, an indicia of the current rotational speed of the engine is used as a clock input for a controller used to selectively cause the skipped working cycles to be skipped. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050987 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CONTROL DEVICE - The present invention judges whether the amount of change in the accelerator opening is larger than a reference change amount. If the amount of change in the accelerator opening is found to be larger than the reference change amount, the present invention performs setup so that a throttle valve | 2010-03-04 |
20100050988 | INJECTION ARRANGEMENT FOR A PISTON ENGINE - A fuel injection arrangement for a piston engine, the arrangement comprising an injector nozzle ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100050989 | FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - A fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine comprises: a first fuel injector which is arranged within a housing unit; an accumulator volume for supplying fuel to the first fuel injector; a first fuel pump arrangement comprising a pumping plunger which is driven, in use, to cause pressurisation of fuel within a first pump chamber; a first metering valve which is operable to control fuel flow into the first pump chamber; a first fuel passage providing communication between the first pump chamber and the accumulator volume; and a first non-return valve located in the first fuel passage between the first pump chamber and the accumulator volume; wherein the first fuel injector communicates with the first fuel passage at a position between the first non-return valve and the accumulator volume; and wherein communication between the first fuel injector and the accumulator volume is uninterrupted. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050990 | INJECTOR FOR INJECTING FUEL INTO COMBUSTION CHAMBERS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - The invention relates to an injector for injecting fuel into combustion chambers of internal combustion engines, in particular a common rail injector. The injector has a high-pressure region and a valve element which is axially adjustable between a closed position and an open position in which the flow of fuel is enabled. According to the invention, it is provided that the valve element includes a first partial element and at least one separate second partial element, which partial elements are hydraulically coupled to one another by a coupler chamber. The coupler chamber is hydraulically connected only in one axial direction to the high-pressure region of the injector. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050991 | Fuel Injector - A fuel injector comprising an injector body, a capnut, and a pressure sensor exposed to pressure changes in a combustion chamber in use, wherein the pressure sensor is accommodated within the capnut. Optionally, the fuel injector further comprises a signal cable external to the injector body to connect with the pressure sensor. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050992 | VARIABLE STROKE ENGINE - In a variable stroke internal combustion engine, by determining the relationships of a connecting point (D) between a first link ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100050993 | Dynamic Cylinder Deactivation with Residual Heat Recovery - Cylinder deactivation is a proven solution to improve engine fuel efficiency. The present invention is related to Dynamic Cylinder Deactivation (DCD) solution to conventional internal combustion engine. DCD is an energy saving method based on engine thermodynamics and residual heat recovery. It deactivates all the cylinders within the engine alternatively and dynamically, totally different from traditional sealed-valves cylinder deactivation solutions. DCD has many advantages over traditional sealed-valves cylinder deactivation. Thermodynamic efficiency gain, residual heat recovery, high Lambda and “Air-Hybrid” are the most attractive features of DCD. DCD also makes engine displacement variable. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050994 | High-Pressure Fuel Supply Circuit - A high-pressure fuel supply circuit, which supplies fuel in a fuel tank to injectors of an internal combustion engine, may includes a fuel pump that is employed so as to feed the fuel in the fuel tank with pressure to the injector, wherein one or more fuel pumps may be employed so as to improve a compression ratio of the fuel; a separator provided with a selective check valve so as to separate air from the fuel supplied by the fuel pump; and an injection pump receiving the fuel from the separator, compressing it, and feeding it with pressure to the injector. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050995 | EVAPORATED FUEL TREATING APPARATUS - An evaporated fuel treating apparatus that realizes enhanced exertion of the treating capability of a canister for evaporated fuel and thus efficient treatment of evaporated fuel. Vapor piping for feeding an evaporated fuel from fuel tank to canister is provided with first close valve. The first close valve is capable of regulating the flow rate of transit evaporated fuel through regulation of the opening degree thereof. Accordingly, the evaporated fuel treating capability of the canister can be exerted higher than in the system in which the flow rate of evaporated fuel is not regulated. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050996 | FUEL VAPORIZER FOR FUEL INJECTED ENGINES - Free heat from an exhaust manifold of an internal combustion engine or an electric heater supplies heat to a vaporizer. Gasoline is converted from fluid to vapor in the vaporizer and sent directly to the fuel injectors. Water fog may be added to the air intake manifold. One embodiment adds a catalyst to the vaporizer to convert gasoline to propane vapor. Fuel efficiency from 30 to 43 miles per gallon has been tested. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050997 | Intercooler - The invention relates to an intercooler for a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine that is supercharged in steps. In this case, the intercooler has an air outlet opening as well as two air inlet openings, a heat exchanger module being associated with each air inlet opening. Air channels of the two heat exchanger modules are ultimately brought together in an air box of the intercooler, which is connected to the air outlet opening. It is thus made possible to bring together compressed charging air from two supercharging assemblies only in the area of the intercooler. To improve the pressure ratios during operation of only one supercharging assembly, a non-return valve is provided in an air channel. Thus, a module for separately bringing the airways together can be eliminated, thereby reducing the installation space requirement. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051008 | Paintball Gun - A paintball gun which is simplified in structure and improved in gas efficiency comprises a two-stage pneumatic propulsion, a rear end of the paintball feeder is engaged in an inner groove of the pushing rod, such arrangements facilitates smooth flow of the gas in the barrel of the paintball gun and simplification of the structure. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051009 | WIRE MONITORING - A sawing device for sawing silicon blocks comprises at least one cutting element for sawing silicon blocks, the cutting element being drivable by means of a drive device, at least one guide device, with the at least one cutting element being alignable along a predetermined path by means of the at least one guide device, and at least one monitoring device for monitoring the position of the at least one cutting element. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051010 | Recirculating, self-contained ventilation system - A system includes an intake, an exhaust, and an adjustable directing member. The intake is for taking in air, the exhaust is for exhausting air, and the adjustable directing member is positioned for directing exhaust air toward the intake. Another aspect is a system that includes a source of polluted air and an air cleaning system. The air cleaning system includes an intake, an exhaust, and a directing member. The intake is for taking in polluted air and the exhaust is for exhausting air. The directing member is for directing air from the exhaust toward the intake to provide an air screen for keeping the polluted air in the vicinity of the intake. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051011 | VENT HOOD FOR A COOKING APPLIANCE - A vent hood is disclosed. The vent hood includes an enclosure having an inlet and a fluid passage, a first stage fluid moving device disposed adjacent to the inlet and configured to provide a substantially uniform inflow of fluid across the inlet, and a second stage fluid moving device disposed within the enclosure and downstream of the first stage fluid moving device. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051012 | GRATE TO IMPROVE THE SIMMERING ON A GAS HOB - Gas burner assemblies include a cooking gas hob and a grate for supporting cooking utensils. The grate includes a plate which integrates a protection for preventing the flame of a burner from being extinguished from a wind blow when operating around the minimum level. Simmering performance of such burner assembly is enhanced. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051013 | BURNER RING - A burner ring for a gas burner, the burner ring including an outer circumference and an inner circumference, a distribution chamber having gas outlets to the outer circumference of the burner ring, a transfer ignition groove that is outwardly open on one side and extends between the inner circumference of the burner ring and the outer circumference of the burner ring, a gas conducting channel into which the transfer ignition groove opens at least partially, and at least one gas supply opening between the distribution chamber and the gas conducting channel, wherein the gas conducting channel and the transfer ignition groove are arranged mutually symmetrically, and wherein the at least one gas supply opening is offset in a region of the gas conducting channel at an angle relative to the transfer ignition groove. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051014 | Hub And Spoke Burner With Flame Stability - A burner assembly for a gas powered cooking appliance is provided. The burner assembly may include a burner body including a central region and a plurality of radiating extensions extending radially outward from the central region. The burner assembly may include a burner cap with a central region and a plurality of radiating extensions extending radially outward from the central region. The burner cap is positioned on top of the burner body when the burner is assembled. The burner cap may include at least one overhang positioned on the outer perimeter of the central region and between an adjacent pair of radiating extensions. The at least one overhang forms a gap between the exterior wall of the burner body and the interior wall of the overhang. This gap, or flame stabilization chamber, provides for collection of gases and flame that aid in maintaining the flame during low temperature operation. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051015 | LINEAR SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTION SYSTEM - A modular linear solar energy collection system comprises one or more reflector units each having a light-weight generally planar aluminum frame that mounts a number of solar panels in a fixed position at angles which progressively increase from the frame centerline outwardly to its perimeter so as to collectively form a surface having a shape approximating that of a parabola. The focal line of such parabola is coincident with a secondary reflector which receives sunlight incident on the solar panels and reflects such light onto a receiver tube mounted in a fixed position concentric to the centerline of the frame. The frame is connected to a drive mechanism operative to pivot the frame and solar panels in order to track the position of the sun during the course of a day. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051016 | MODULAR FRESNEL SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTION SYSTEM - A modular linear Fresnel solar energy collection system comprises one or more reflector units having a number of spaced, elongated solar panels that extend between a pair of opposed, light-weight aluminum beams. A first drive mechanism rotates the solar panels at angles progressively increasing from the center of the two beams to their ends so that each panel reflects incident sunlight to a secondary reflector located above the panels. The secondary reflector, in turn, reflects the sunlight it receives from the solar panels onto a receiver tube mounted in a fixed position substantially concentric to a central axis extending between the two aluminum beams. A second drive mechanism is coupled to one of the beams which is operative to pivot the assembly of beams, solar panels and secondary reflector between a generally easterly direction and westerly direction in order to track the apparent movement of the sun during the course of a day. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051017 | GLOBAL SOLAR TRACKING SYSTEM - A system may include determination of whether solar tracking of a first period of time is to be performed in a first region of sky or in a second region of sky, determination of a target tracker position in a first coordinate system if the solar tracking of the first period of time is to be performed in the first region of sky, and determination of the target tracker position in a second coordinate system if the solar tracking of the first period of time is to be performed in the second region of sky. In some aspects, determination of the target tracker position in the second coordinate system includes subtracting 360° from an azimuth angle in the first coordinate system if the azimuth angle in the first coordinate system is between +180° and +360°, wherein the azimuth angle in the second coordinate system is determined to be equal to the azimuth angle in the first coordinate system if the azimuth angle in the first coordinate system is between 0 and +180°. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051028 | WICK FOR AN ANESTHETIC EVAPORATOR - A wick for an anesthetic evaporator is provided as a dimensionally stable wick body ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100051029 | Inverse Sawtooth Pressure Wave Train Purging In Medical Ventilators - This disclosure describes systems and methods for purging narrow diameter sensor tubing, occasionally referred to as “sensor lines”, in a ventilation system. The disclosure describes a novel approach in which a series of short, periodic releases of pressurized gas through the sensor tubes are used to clear any blockages due to condensation or patient secretions. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051030 | System and Method for Controlling Bolus Pulse Duration Based on Inspiratory Time in an Oxygen Concentration System - A method of controlling bolus delivery in a pulse flow oxygen concentration system for a patient includes providing a pulse flow oxygen concentration system that delivers concentrated oxygen gas to the patient in boluses having a pulse bolus duration, the pulse flow oxygen concentration system including an open control for controlling the pulse bolus duration of the boluses; determining one or more respiratory conditions of the patient; and adjusting the open control to adjust the pulse bolus duration of the boluses in accordance with the determined one or more respiratory conditions of the patient. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051031 | HIGH-VISIBILITY FILTERING MASK - The invention relates to an individual flexible, thermoformed or foldable breathing mask comprising a filtering media and an outer cover ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100051032 | FOUR-SIDED DUSTPROOF MASK - The present invention relates to a four-sided dustproof mask including: an upper filter adapted to surround a wearer's nose area; a lower filter adapted to surround the wearer's chin area; and a protruded center filter adapted to attach the upper filter and the lower filter thereto in such a manner as to make the both ends of the upper filter and the lower filter correspond to center points formed at the both ends of a curved folding line dividing the protruded center filter into two sides, the curved folding line having a straight line portion having a predetermined length protrudedly extended from the center points thereof, whereby while the upper filter and the lower filter are being developed, the protruded center filter is protruded to a dome-like shape. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051033 | Forehead support for facial mask - The present invention discloses an adjustable forehead support for a nasal or full-face mask wherein the forehead support may be adjusted for the different shapes and sizes of a facial profile. The forehead support utilizes a dual-arm system that adjusts the position of the forehead support vis-á-vis the mask and/or airflow tube. The angle of the mask to the face may be adjusted with the present invention. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051034 | FRAME AND VENT ASSEMBLY FOR MASK ASSEMBLY - A nasal or full-face mask frame includes a main body and a vent assembly provided to the main body. The vent assembly includes a plurality of holes arranged in at least one column. The holes are positioned on a relatively flat and/or non-recessed portion of the main body. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051035 | LOW-PRESSURE AIRWAY MANAGEMENT DEVICE WITH ACTIVE COATING AND METHOD FOR PATIENT CARE - An improved endotracheal tube that has a modified surface coating that can elute active agents is described. The coated surface and the use of the device according to a new method or regime for a healthcare worker to care for patients can help reduce the likelihood of ventilator acquire pneumonia or other infections in a patient's respiratory passages. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051036 | Exercising Set for Pelvic Floor Muscles - An exercising set and a method for enabling a user to exercise his/her pelvic floor muscles. The exercising set may include: at least one body member; an elongated member; at least one weight; and at least one fastening means. The elongated member may extend from the lower part of the body member. The body member may be inserted into the user's body cavity, where a lower part of the elongated member emerges outside the cavity. The fastening means may be connected to the weight, where the fastening means allows fastening of the weight to the emerging lower part of the elongated member, thereby enabling changing weights for the exercise without having to remove and re-insert the body member for each weight exercised. Methods of using the exercising set are disclosed. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051037 | CLOTHES AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING SLEEPING RESPIRATORY OBSTRUCTION AND/OR DECUBITUS - Clothes have a capability of preventing sleeping respiratory obstruction and/or decubitus, which is worn by a user. The clothes include a plurality of air chambers provided at the rear of the clothes, the air chambers being capable of being shrunk and expanded. An air supply unit supplies air to each of the air chambers, and a pressure detecting unit measures the pressure of each of the air chambers to produce a measured pressure as an electrical signal. A controller receives the measured pressure signal from the pressure detecting unit to supply the air to the air chambers by using the air supply unit when a snoring or a sleep apnea of the user is detected or a predetermined time elapses in the same posture in order to change a posture of the user. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051058 | Automated Mat Cleaning and Handling System and Method - An automated system is configured to wash and dry mats. The system includes a number of modules, including a loading module, vibration module, washing module, vacuum module, and a discharge module. The disclosed system provides an opportunity for manual inspection of the mats, too. Because the mats that are fed into the system are jostled or shaken before they are washed, reduced amounts of chemicals, water, water pressure, drying energy, etc. are needed to clean the mats. The system may also optionally include a automatic rolling and sorting apparatus, which rolls a mat and sorts it according to weight, size, etc. after it is discharged from the discharge module. A method of cleaning mats is also disclosed. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051059 | CLEANING AND DRYING-PREVENTING METHOD, AND CLEANING AND DRYING-PREVENTING APPARATUS - A cleaning and drying-preventing method including: positioning a nozzle in a container such that a funnel-like inner circumferential surface of the container is located around a periphery of a distal end of the nozzle; sucking a liquid in the nozzle to retract a level of the liquid to a side of a supply passage; supplying a solvent into the container to form a swirl flow of the solvent turning around the distal end of the nozzle, and cleaning the nozzle by the swirl flow; supplying a solvent into the container to form a liquid pool of the solvent; and further retracting the level of the liquid in the nozzle to the side of the supply passage. A liquid layer, an air layer, and a solvent layer are formed in the nozzle in this order from the side of the supply passage, to prevent drying of the liquid in the nozzle. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051060 | NOZZLE CLEANING METHOD, NOZZLE CLEANING DEVICE, AND AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - A nozzle cleaning method includes cleaning an outer wall of a dispenser nozzle after liquid is sucked and before the liquid is discharged and cleaning at least an inner wall of the dispenser nozzle after the liquid is discharged. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051061 | METHOD OF WASHING PIPEWORK - The invention concerns a method of washing pipework comprising a high point ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100051062 | Concrete Wash and Recovery System - A system for recovering concrete wash product includes a support frame mounted pivotally to a chassis of a transit concrete mixing vehicle, and a container mounted to the frame for arcuate movement with the frame, between a collecting position with the container disposed below a discharge chute of the vehicle, and a dispensing position with the container disposed adjacent an opening of a mixing drum of the vehicle. The container initially is placed in the collecting position to receive concrete wash product from the discharge chute by gravity as the chute is cleaned with water. After cleaning, the frame is pivoted to raise the container to the dispensing position, and a valve is opened to allow the concrete wash product to flow from the container into the mixing drum by gravity. In vehicles equipped with booster axle systems, the booster axle frame supports and positions the container, and also supports and positions the booster wheel/axle assembly. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051063 | Ware Rinsing Apparatus - A ware rinse and/or dishwashing device includes an enclosure with a support adapted to support a dish tray in a working chamber. A rotatable rinse arm assembly is disposed in the enclosure below the support. The rinse arm assembly has a plurality of non-linear arms disposed for rotation about a common rotational axis. Each of the arms has at least two of the nozzles mounted thereon. The nozzles are disposed so that water sprayed therefrom during a period of time of a plurality of revolutions of the rinse arms has a coverage variation of not more than 25%. The two nozzles on each arm may be an inner nozzle disposed proximate the revolution axis and an outer nozzle disposed distal therefrom. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051064 | METHOD OF CLEANING AND AFTER TREATMENT OF OPTICAL SURFACES IN AN IRRADIATION UNIT - The present invention relates to a method of cleaning and after treatment of optical surfaces in an irradiation unit, said irradiation unit comprising a radiation source ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100051065 | PROCESS FOR WATER STRIPPING OF PHOTORECEPTORS - The presently disclosed embodiments relate generally to methods for the removal of coatings from an imaging member for use in electrostatographic, including digital, apparatuses. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to a method for removing at least one electrophotographic imaging layer from an electrophotographic imaging member using ultra-high pressure water. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051066 | COMPOSITION FOR REMOVING RESIDUE FROM WIRING BOARD AND CLEANING METHOD - A composition for removing a residue from a wiring board containing an oxidizing agent and an azole compound and having a pH of from 1 to 7 and a cleaning method of a wiring board for removing a residue after dry etching by using this composition are provided. By using the composition for removing a residue of the present invention, in manufacturing a wiring board, residues remaining after dry etching which are derived from a resist or metals can be effectively removed without corroding titanium or titanium alloys with high corrosiveness. In particular, a semiconductor device using a wiring board containing titanium or titanium alloys can be efficiently manufactured. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051067 | ASSISTED-MOVEMENT SYSTEM FOR ONE OF A RACK AND A DOOR OF AN APPLIANCE - An assisted-movement system is provided for an appliance, such as a dishwasher including a tub portion defining a forward opening, a door pivotally engaged therewith for selectively engaging the forward opening, and a rack movable into and out of the tub portion through the forward opening. A biasing device is operably engaged between the tub portion and one of the door, via a hinge mechanism, and the rack. The biasing device is extendable between contracted and extended positions. A position control device is operably engaged between the tub portion and one of the door, the rack, and the biasing device, and is configured to cooperate with the one of the door, the rack, and the biasing device to at least one of maintain the door in a closed position and maintain the rack within the tub portion, with the biasing device in the contracted position. Associated dishwashers are also provided. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051078 | CANOPY WITH ONE OR MORE SIDE AWNINGS - The technology of the present application provides a collapsible canopy shelter having one or more side awnings that are pivotally coupled to the canopy frame. The canopy shelter for this has reinforced eaves for additional structural integrity, as well as at least one collapsible ventilation flap in the canopy cover that is capable of moving between a closed position and an open position to ventilate air from beneath the canopy cover as desired. Further, the collapsible canopy shelter comprises a canopy frame with a robust, spring-loaded pull latch, allowing the user to quickly and easily assemble and, collapse the shelter without risking injury. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051079 | Complex Oxides Useful for Thermoelectric Energy Conversion - The invention provides for a thermoelectric system comprising a substrate comprising a first complex oxide, wherein the substrate is optionally embedded with a second complex oxide. The thermoelectric system can be used for thermoelectric power generation or thermoelectric cooling. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051080 | THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS AND CHALCOGENIDE COMPOUNDS - A thermoelectric material is disclosed. The thermoelectric material is represented by the following formula; (A | 2010-03-04 |
20100051081 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT - A thermoelectric conversion material is provided which stably exhibits high thermoelectric conversion performance at about 300 to 600° C. and has high physical strength, resistance to weathering, durability, stability, and reliability. A method for manufacturing the same, and a thermoelectric conversion element are also provided. Also provided is a thermoelectric conversion material produced using, as a raw material, silicon sludge which has had to be disposed of in landfill. The thermoelectric conversion material of the invention is characterized by containing, as a main component, a sintered body composed of polycrystalline magnesium silicide containing at least one element selected from As, Sb, P, Al, and B. The manufacturing method uses purified and refined silicon sludge. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051082 | THIN FILM SOLAR CELL MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A thin film solar cell module includes a front substrate; a plurality of thin film solar cells disposed on the front substrate; a rear substrate disposed on the thin film solar cells; a plurality of inter-connection terminals electrically connected to the thin film solar cells, respectively, and exposed to an exterior surface of at least one of the front and rear substrates; and a connector electrically connecting the inter-connection terminals in a series or parallel configuration. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051083 | SOLAR TRACKING PLATFORM WITH ROTATING TRUSS - A platform has a truss frame including at least one frame chord, legs attached to the frame chord, and at least one assembly mounted between the legs and the frame chord, the assembly including an actuator arranged to move the frame chord. A solar tracking platform has a truss frame including at least one frame chord, block assemblies attached to the frame chord, at least one solar panel attached to the block assemblies, legs attached to the frame chord, and at least one assembly attached to the frame chord, the assembly including an actuator to move the frame chord. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051084 | ROLLABLE PHOTOVOLTAIC COMPOSITE AND A SOLAR PROTECTION DEVICE WITH SUCH A COMPOSITE - The subject matter of this present invention is a rollable photovoltaic composite, used in particular for solar protection, which includes at least one flexible photovoltaic panel and at least one textile panel, on the outside face of which is laminated the said photovoltaic panel by means of a first connecting layer, characterised in that, in the transverse direction to that in which it is to be rolled, and at any level of the photovoltaic panel, it has a thickness that is more-or-less constant, including one or more zones of reduced thickness, the said thickness corresponding to the thickness of the textile panel possibly covered with a film on its inside face, and in that the width is no more than 8 centimetres, so as to eliminate the formation of folds during rolling or in the deployed position. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051085 | BACK CONTACT SOLAR CELL MODULES - Embodiments of the invention contemplate the formation of a high efficiency solar cell using a novel processing sequence to form a solar cell device. Methods of forming the high efficiency solar cell may include the use of a prefabricated back plane that is bonded to the metalized solar cell device to form an interconnected solar cell module. Solar cells most likely to benefit from the invention including those having active regions comprising single or multicrystalline silicon with both positive and negative contacts on the rear side of the cell. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051086 | REDUNDANT ARRAY OF SINGLE AXIS TRACKING SOLAR PANELS - An array of independent single-axis tracking solar panel assemblies is provided which, compared to prior-art “ganged” tracking assemblies, can reduce production, installation, and operation costs of solar panel arrays, reduce power loss and down-time in the event of single-point failure, and increase annual power production. Each independent single-axis tracking solar panel assembly has one or more solar panels mounted on a rotatable support structure and its own motor, its own motor controller, and its own reduction gear box. Each assembly is supported at two points, one in the north and one in the south, so that the one or more solar panels in an assembly are rotated from east to west to track the angle of the sun. Each independent assembly may be wired directly to a power inverter and all may be wired in parallel. Each is protected with a series diode so that if one shorts, it cannot shunt power from another. If one fails, the power from each of the others continues to the power inverter, unaffected. Each assembly may be oriented so that it has a fixed tilt in the range of 20-40 degrees. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051087 | FRAMELESS THIN-FILM SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS AND METHOD - A solar panel utilizes at least one and, in one embodiment, three protective layers to eliminate the need for a metal frame. The protective layers may include one inorganic layer and two polymer layers, which are cured onto an underside of the panel. In one embodiment, the protective layers are cured over lateral edges of certain of the layers of the solar panel, including for example the conductor layers, semiconductor junction, and reflector layer. The protective layers may extend to cover an exposed edge along an underside of panel's superstrate. In one embodiment, the lateral edge of the superstrate is contoured to resist damage from rough handling and/or exposure to the elements. A support platform may be provided, and the solar panel secured thereon by way of interposing an adhesive between an underside of the panel and the support platform. | 2010-03-04 |