11th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110061269 | WATER BARRIER FOR FOOTWEAR - A footwear construction including a barrier element that restricts the transfer of water into the footwear. The footwear can include an upper joined with a sole, with at least one of the upper and sole defining a channel that allows air to circulate to the upper. The barrier element can be located in the channel, and can include a phase change material that swells to close the channel when subjected to water. The barrier element can act as a valve to restrict the flow of water into the upper through the channel when subjected to water. The barrier element can be water absorbing polymer included in a non-woven sheet. When dry, the barrier element can allow air to pass through the channel and circulate to an interior of the upper. The barrier element can be wetted and dried repeatedly, yet still function to restrict water flow into the footwear. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061270 | HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE SHOE HEEL WITH DAMPING MECHANISM - The presented invention refers to a shoe heel which is height-adjustable, but is also composed by a damping mechanism, that can be used by any shoe brand or model, as it's founding principals take into consideration a higher heel as opposed to a flat heel (with no height) and whose purpose is based on practical use, at the moment of conceptual production of the shoe heel, from a tube ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110061273 | BOOKLET PAGE TURNING APPARATUS, BOOKLET PAGE TURNING METHOD, AND BOOKLET PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a booklet page turning apparatus includes a guide member which is provided near a vacuum pad to freely project/retreat from a plane corresponding to the suction surface of the vacuum pad, the guide member moving integrally with the vacuum pad and coming into contact with a page of a booklet at the page turning position to regulate rising of the page. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061274 | METHOD OF ADVERTISING IN A RESTROOM - A method for advertising in a restroom is shown and described. The method includes the use of a three-dimensional advertisement article which may attach to a wall above a urinal and at least partly cover the urinal. The advertisement article may resemble a container, perhaps a bottle or can, for a product, which may be beer or a soft drink, being advertised. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061275 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ADVERTISING AND ADVERTISEMENT DISPLAY DEVICE - A system and method of presenting “one-to-one” advertising within a parking spot and a corresponding parking block display device is presented. The system and method comprise an illuminated advertisement message displayed and directed toward an associated vehicle parking spot, wherein the message comprises indicia corresponding to and tailored toward an intended recipient expected to park a vehicle in the vehicle parking spot. Moreover, the display device may be in the form of a parking block or wheel stop and, in at least one embodiment, includes a housing structured to define an at least partially hollow interior portion. The display device may further comprise an illumination assembly structured and positioned so as to direct a path of light to the exterior of the housing at least partially through one or more display members bearing the message or advertisement. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061276 | ILLUMINATED SIGN - An illuminated sign that includes a base configured to face a front direction and configured to be placed in a first orientation and a second orientation when the base faces the front direction. A first character is configured to rotate with respect to the base between a first position facing the front direction and a second position facing the front direction. A second character is configured to rotate with respect to the base between the first position facing the front direction and the second position facing the front direction. A rotation mechanism is configured to enable at least one of the first character and the second character to rotate between the first and the second positions. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061277 | Easel display board with two-way integral foot - A display board has a front layer with display surface and an opposite laminating surface, and a rear layer having substantially the same size and shape as the front layer. The rear layer has an integral foot and a brace arm separated from the remaining rear layer by cut lines. The rear layer is laminated to the laminating surface to the front layer with the integral foot and brace arm thereof not laminated to the front layer, wherein the integral foot and brace arm are foldably extendable from the rear layer interengageable to support the display board in an upright position on a surface, in either portrait or landscape orientation. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061278 | GRAPHICAL ASSEMBLY - An overload protection device using a slide sheet and a number of hooking through holes formed in a receiving groove to lock a holder onto a base. the receiving groove is defined in the base, the slide sheet is slidably received in the receiving groove via a spring. The slide sheet and the hooking through holes can be concealed by the holder when the holder is locked onto the base. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061279 | SMALL CALIBER MUZZLE LOADING BLACKPOWDER FIREARM ADAPTED TO FIRE A SKIRTED PROJECTILE AND METHOD OF INSERTING SUCH A PROJECTILE IN THE BORE OF SUCH A FIREARM - A muzzle loading blackpowder firearm is disclosed having a barrel with a standard caliber bore therein. The firearm is adapted to fire a projectile having a skirted aft end of a larger initial diameter than the standard caliber bore of the firearm. The barrel has an enlarged bore at its outer end sized to receive the projectile aft end first, and a tapered transition between the enlarged bore and the standard caliber bore so that upon forcing the projectile through the enlarged bore and through the tapered transition, the tapered transition reduces the skirted aft end to the diameter of the standard bore. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061280 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR FIREARMS AND METHOD FOR SECURING FIREARMS PROVIDED WITH A SAFETY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a safety device for a firearm with a trigger bar in said firearm. The trigger bar moves in response to a pulling of a trigger. An actuator in said firearm is adapted to actively move said trigger bar between a first position and a second position. The trigger bar engages in the trigger induced movement with a hammer link for releasing a hammer and firing a cartridge bullet when the trigger bar is in the first position or first state. However, said trigger bar does not engage in the trigger induced movement with the hammer link, such that the cartridge bullet is not fired, when the trigger bar is in the second position or state. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061281 | FIREARM HAND GUARD RAIL SYSTEM - A hand guard rail system is fastened to a firearm having a barrel and a barrel nut, with the hand guard rail aligned to the top rail of the firearm. The hand guard rail system includes a hand guard and a sleeve fitted into the hand guard. The sleeve and the hand guard are fastened to the barrel nut, thereby aligning the hand guard to the firearm. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061282 | Firearm with ammunition storage within a handgrip portion thereof - A kit for providing a handgrip on a firearm includes a handgrip body mountable on a handgrip body mounting structure of the firearm. The handgrip body includes an ammunition storage space therein. The ammunition storage space defines a storage space opening in a surface of the handgrip body through which a round of ammunition can be inserted into the ammunition storage space. A storage space cover has a primer recess within an ammunition support surface thereof and is attached to the handgrip body in a manner allowing the storage space cover to be moved between an open position in which access to the storage space opening is provided and a closed position in which the ammunition support surface extends over the storage space opening. A portion of the primer recess overlies a primer occupying region of the ammunition storage space when the storage space cover is in the closed position. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061283 | ATTACHMENT SYSTEM USED TO MOUNT ACCESSORY DEVICES TO A FIREARM - An attachment system for mounting an accessory device to a longitudinal rail along the frame and forwardly of a trigger guard; said rail configured with at least two longitudinal grooves, one along each side of the rail, and further configured with a transverse slot in the surface of the rail; an accessory including a pair of longitudinal tongues, said tongues complimenting the longitudinal grooves for retaining the accessory device on the rail; a compression spring in a recess area formed in said accessory upwardly biasing a latch, on the accessory device housing and pivoting on a pivot pin; said latch containing a transversely disposed elongated protuberance having a width slightly less than the transverse slot of said rail for being received therein that co-acts with the transverse slot in said rail to prevent further longitudinal movement of the accessory device along the rail. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061284 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ELECTRICAL POWER TO ACCESSORIES MOUNTED ON THE POWERED RAIL OF A WEAPON - A firearm may have a plurality of power-consuming accessories that can be attached to the weapon. In order to reduce the weight of these power-consuming accessories, as well as the proliferation of their batteries, the Weapons Accessory Power Distribution System provides a common power source to power the power-consuming accessories attached to the weapon. One or more powered rails are provided on the handguard, which encircles the barrel of the weapon, to provide a point of mechanical and electrical interconnection for the power-consuming accessories to provide quick connect mounting and dismounting of the power-consuming accessory, absent the use of connectors with their tethering cables, which are susceptible to entanglement. The powered rail(s) are electrically interconnected with a power source, which typically is a battery mounted in the butt stock of the weapon. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061285 | Rifle scope with adjustment stop - Rifle scopes with adjustment stops include a scope body, a movable optical element defining an optical axis enclosed by the scope body, and a turret having a screw operably connected to the optical element for adjusting the optical axis in response to rotation of the screw. The turret has a stop element selectably engaged to the screw. The body defines a stop surface positioned for engagement by the turret stop element to limit rotation of the screw, such that the relative position at which the stop element is secured to the screw defines a zero position of the screw and the movable optical element. The stop element is held against the stop surface by an indexing portion while the relative position at which the stop element is secured to the screw to define the zero position is determined. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061286 | UNIVERSAL SCOPE MOUNT FOR FIREARM - A universal scope mount includes a housing and a pair of mounting assemblies. The housing has a chamber defined through front and rear ends thereof and having an inner contour conforming to an outer contour of a body of a scope or an accessory to be received therein, a channel downwardly exposed and extending parallel to the chamber and a pair of projections formed along respective opposite sides of the channel. The pair of mounting assemblies is used to respectively secure a front end portion and a rear end portion of the housing to the mount base of the firearm. Each mounting assembly includes a slider to be slidably received in the channel of the housing and supported by the projections of the housing, a mount member to be disposed between the housing and the mount base of the firearm, securing means to securely connect the mount member to the upper attachment surface of the mount base of the firearm, and fastening means to reliably assemble the housing, the slider and the mount member together. The slider has a cross-sectional contour substantially complementary to a cross-sectional contour of the channel of the housing. The mount member has an upper mating surface defining two grooves to receive corresponding projections of the housing therein and a bottom opening having a cross-sectional contour substantially complementary to a cross-sectional contour of the mount base of the firearm. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061287 | DEAD STICK FISHING METHOD AND LURE DEVICE - A method for dead stick fishing. The method includes casting a lure from a fishing rod to a selected spatial location in a body of water or slightly outside of the body of water. In a specific embodiment, the lure comprises at least a processor device coupled to a sound module and coupled to a lighting module. The method also includes allowing the lure settle and be substantially motionless state, e.g., laying with little or slight movement or suspended or floating with little or slight movement from the angler. The method includes transferring a combination of audio information and electromagnetic radiation from the lure to a region of water surrounding a vicinity of the lure to entice a predator fish to strike the lure while the lure is in the substantially motionless state. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061288 | Advanced powered trigger system "support mechanism" for cage and or corral-type animal traps - An “advanced” powered trigger system for cage-type animal traps includes a catch member, a movable latch and a spring operable between the catch “Support Mechanism” and the latch feature to exert a force tending the latch feature toward powered disengagement from the cage door. A corresponding method of triggering a standard cage trap and other cage traps with multiple doors at odd angles and configurations to catch an animal or animals is provided with the aid of “Support mechanism”. “Support mechanism” creates an advanced powered trigger system when applied. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061289 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO PRODUCE BIODIESEL FUEL - A method of manufacturing a biodiesel fuel that comprises generating micro-droplets of a first reactant and mixing the micro-droplets of the first reactant with a second reactant that is substantially immiscible with the first reactant. The method also comprises transferring the mixture of the first reactant and second reactant into a transesterification reaction vessel. The first reactant is one of an alcohol or oil, and the second reactant is the other of the oil or the alcohol. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061290 | AVIATION-GRADE KEROSENE FROM INDEPENDENTLY PRODUCED BLENDSTOCKS - Aviation-grade kerosene comprising a first blendstock derived from non-petroleum feedstock and comprising primarily hydrocarbons selected from the group consisting of isoparaffins and normal paraffins, and a second blendstock comprising primarily hydrocarbons selected from the group consisting of cycloalkanes and aromatics. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061291 | Fuel Additive and Method for Use for Combustion Enhancement and Emission Reduction - A fuel additive is disclosed which comprises a suspension of nanoparticle oxides in a fuel miscible liquid carrier, which suspension may be colloidal or otherwise. Methods for enhancing combustion and fuel economy and reducing emissions by employing said fuel additive are also disclosed. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061292 | No-Sulfur Fuel Lubricity Additive - Reacting an alkylene carbonate, such as ethylene carbonate, with dimer acid in the presence of a catalyst, such as a tertiary amine catalyst, gives a dimer acid diester having essentially no sulfur, and thus may be added to ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel downstream of a refinery. The diester enhances the lubricity properties of hydrocarbon fuels, increases their service life and fuel efficiency. The manufacturing process time may be decreased significantly compared with a process using ethylene glycol instead of ethylene carbonate, and much less ethylene glycol by-product results. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061293 | Tree of life precursor - Dr. Mac Truong's invention described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,799,488 dated Sep. 1, 1998 creates what he calls “Trees of Life”, or “Forest of Life”, i.e. trees grown from ashes of identified individual human beings, representing deceased people's embodiment after their death. In this invention the same inventor invents what he calls “Tree of Life Precursor” or “Advanced Tree of Life” or “Trees of Life of living people.” | 2011-03-17 |
20110061294 | Apparatus for growing plants - Method and apparatus for growing plants in a rotatable, horizontal, drum-like configuration, wherein plants grow inwards towards a centrally located light source, includes plant receiving hollow members each having a recessed slot facing the light source with a plurality of apertures at the base thereof for receiving plant holders and defining, with the outer walls of the hollow member, reservoirs on each side thereof for holding water when the plants are generally inverted. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061295 | SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INTEGRATED PRODUCTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY, MATERIALS RESOURCES, AND NUTRIENT REGIMES - The present disclosure is directed to a system and method of sustainable economic development, such as development through an integrated production of renewable energy, material resources, and nutrient regimes. In some embodiments, the system utilizes resources extracted from renewable energy sources to assist in the capture of energy from other renewable energy sources. In some embodiments, the system utilizes energy from renewable energy sources to extract resources from other renewable energy sources. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061296 | Apparatus for aeroponically growing and developing plants - A self-contained apparatus for aeroponically growing and developing plants that comprises a reservoir for containing a liquid nutrient solution, a conical tower, a power supply, and a pump to move the liquid nutrient solution through the apparatus. The apparatus utilizes a pump to move the liquid nutrient solution from the reservoir vertically to a distribution pipe. Gravity then pulls the liquid nutrient solution downward through the distribution pipe, which is sealed at the opposite end. The pressure created within the distribution pipe creates sufficient force to disperse the liquid nutrient solution through the opening(s) in the distribution pipe onto the exposed root mass. Once the nutrient solution has been dispersed into the conical tower it is absorbed by the exposed root mass. The un-absorbed liquid nutrient solution collects the in base of the conical tower and is returned to the reservoir to be reused. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061297 | APPARATUS FOR AEROPONICALLY GROWING AND DEVELOPING PLANTS - A self-contained apparatus for aeroponically growing and developing plants that comprises a reservoir for containing a liquid nutrient solution, a conical tower, a power supply, and a pump to move the liquid nutrient solution through the apparatus. The apparatus utilizes a pump to move the liquid nutrient solution from the reservoir vertically to a distribution pipe. Gravity then pulls the liquid nutrient solution downward through the distribution pipe, which is sealed at the opposite end. The pressure created within the distribution pipe creates sufficient force to disperse the liquid nutrient solution through the opening(s) in the distribution pipe onto the exposed root mass. Once the nutrient solution has been dispersed into the conical tower it is absorbed by the exposed root mass. The un-absorbed liquid nutrient solution collects the in base of the conical tower and is returned to the reservoir to be reused. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061298 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRYING SOLID FEEDSTOCK USING STEAM - Steam may be used to dry feedstock prior to delivery to a gasifier. A steam supply may be delivered to embodiments such as a feedstock dryer. Heat from the steam may then be transferred into the feedstock and used in drying the feedstock. Steam pressures may include pressures from 75 pounds per square inch up to and including 900 pounds per square inch. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061299 | Catalytic process and system for converting liquid fuels into syngas - The present invention provides a process and apparatus for the gasification of a liquid fuel and includes providing a supply of a liquid fuel, a supply of oxidant, and a supply of liquid water; atomizing the liquid fuel and mixing it with the oxidant and steam; catalytically reacting the fuel-oxidant-steam mixture in a catalyst bed; initiating the catalytic reaction with an ignition source; positioning a heat exchanger in proximity with the catalyst bed so as to convert the liquid water to steam; and feeding the steam into the catalytic reaction, thereby eliminating the need for a liquid fuel vaporizer. A preferred catalyst bed includes an ultra-short-channel-length metal substrate. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061300 | Energy-saving vertical valance assembly - The energy-saving vertical valance assembly has a panel which overlaps gaps at edges of a drawn window shade and has a mounting grip, the panel having a mounting leg which is held against the window by the grip, the assembly reducing energy exchange between indoors and outdoors by reducing air circulation at the gaps and reducing radiation and conduction energy exchanges at parts of the window the panel is held against. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061301 | DOUBLE PANEL DOOR PROVIDING RADIO FREQUENCY SHIELDING AND SOUNDPROOFING - Double paneled door assembly providing RF shielding and soundproofing through the use of two door panels, i.e., back door panel and front door panel, as well as respective back door frame and front door frame. The door panels and door frames are joined together by door pins and door pin bushing as well as frame pins and frame pin bushings, and the double door panels are mounted on the double frames by heavy duty hinges. The use of two door panels and frame panels with a volume of sealed air or other inert gas between the panels aids the RF shielding and soundproofing properties of the door. The bushings act as damping mechanisms to reduce transmission of vibration from the front side of the door assembly to the back side of the door assembly that will ultimately reduce waves permeating into an enclosed room or area. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061302 | ASSEMBLY CONSISTING OF AN OPENING PANEL AND REINFORCING ELEMENTS - An assembly consisting of an opening panel of a motor vehicle and at least two reinforcing elements. Each reinforcing element has an elongate shape and two ends, the panel comprising at least two connecting elements, each reinforcing element being connectable to the panel in such a way that each end of the reinforcing elements is at least partially superposed on one of the connecting elements, the reinforcing elements and connecting elements forming at least one continuous frame when the reinforcing elements and the panel are connected. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061303 | OVERHEAD DOOR TRACK ASSEMBLY - An overhead door assembly includes a horizontal track, a transition track and a vertical track. The horizontal track has a first axial end and an oppositely disposed second axial end. The transition track has a first end and a second end and is curved. The first end is engaged to the second axial end of the horizontal track. The vertical track includes a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is rigidly mounted to the second end of the transition track. The vertical track includes a plurality of guide portions and a plurality of jog portions that are alternately disposed along the vertical track. The plurality of guide portions and the plurality of jog portions cooperatively define a channel. The plurality of jog portions is offset from the plurality of guide portions. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061304 | DUAL ACTION POWER DRIVE UNIT FOR A VEHICLE DOOR - A power drive unit system includes a vehicle door, a slide member, a motor, first and second cable guide members, first and second cables, an external spool, a door inner panel and one guide track. The internal spool unit includes an internal spool. The motor operatively communicates with the internal spool. The first cable guide member is associated with a first cable and the external spool. The first cable is attached to the internal spool and the external spool. The second cable guide member is associated with a second cable and the external spool. The second cable is attached to the internal cable spool the external spool, which in turn communicates with an output gear. The motor actuates the internal cable spool to pull the second cable, thereby causing rotation of the external spool and the drive shaft. The rotation of the drive shaft results in rotation of the door relative to the body; after which the door slides open. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061305 | ROLLER FOR A SLIDING PANEL ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD OF INSTALLING A SLIDING PANEL ASSEMBLY - A roller for sliding a movable panel includes a housing and a plurality of wheels positioned within the housing. The housing is positionable in a space defined between a bottom surface of the panel and a channel which receives a guided edge of the panel. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061306 | VEHICLE SLIDE DOOR ALIGNMENT SYSTEM - A system for aligning a slide door of a vehicle. A pair of locating features, each having a male part and a female part, are attached to a surface of a pillar of the vehicle and to a surface of the door. A rail is attached to the body, the rail having a non-flared portion and a flared portion. A wheel attached to the door is movable along the rail. The wheel is laterally constrained in the non-flared portion of the rail when the door is in an open condition and are laterally movable in the flared portions of the rail when the door is proximate a closed condition. A projecting portion of the male part mates with a receptacle of the female part when the slide door is closed, laterally adjusting and aligning the door with respect to the outer body panel. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061307 | Weather Strip for a Door of a Motor Vehicle and Method of Making Same - A weather strip is provided for a door of a motor vehicle. The functional surfaces of the weather strip are provided with a coating. To minimize noise generation, an outer surface of the sealing lip of the weather strip has a double coating consisting of a flock coat and a sliding varnish. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061308 | DOOR ASSEMBLY USING A TWO PIECE END CAP - This invention relates to a door assembly comprising a pair of door skins which are mechanically secured together to define a top and bottom opening. The top and bottom openings receive an end cap therein to complete the door. The end cap of the present invention is comprised of two separate pieces, namely a locking clip and a beam, whereby the locking clip is slidably engaged with the beam to form the end cap. This allows a manufacturer to form the locking clip with a first material and the beam with a second material, depending on the specific requirements of the door. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061309 | Abrasive rotary cutting string manufacture and use - A method of producing an abrasive cutting string provides for coating a plastomeric string with a solution of a solvent and the plastomeric material of the string, applying an abrasive and removing the solvent to thereby provide a cutting string with excellent abrasive bind and string coverage, that can be manufactured at high speeds, and then used on a spool in the rotary cutting assembly of a string trimmer to incrementally feed at least one extremity of the abrasive string for rotation through a cutting swath. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061310 | TUNABLE IMPEDANCE LOAD-BEARING STRUCTURES - A tunable impedance load bearing structure includes a support comprising an active material configured for supporting a load, wherein the active material undergoes a change in a property upon exposure to an activating condition, wherein the change in the property is effective to change an impedance characteristic of the support. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061311 | BANDED LINER SYSTEM FOR METAL BUILDINGS - A roof structure of a building that has a pair of rafter beams and a pair of eave struts extending between and connected to the rafter beams includes a plurality of first banding strips. The first banding strips have opposite distal ends extending between and connected to the rafter beams. A plurality of second banding strips has opposite distal ends extending between and connected to the eave struts. A support sheet is supported on the first and second banding strips, and a shock absorbing member is attached between the support sheet and one of the rafter beams or the eave struts. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061312 | Adjustable countertop mounting system - The invention provides an adjustable mounting system for mounting countertops and other similar structures to a wall or other similar structure. Adjustable mounting systems of the invention include hinge adjustment features and/or length adjustment features that allow a single system to be adapted to fit a variety of sizes and/or shapes of spaces. The invention further provides methods of mounting a countertop using an adjustable mounting system. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061313 | ADAPTERS FOR THE BOOM ARM OF AN AERIAL WORK PLATFORM - At least one adapter and at least one support bracket are utilized with a boom arm having at least one boom arm section. The at least one adapter is integrally attached by welding to the boom arm section and has a receiving section. The at least one support bracket is received in the receiving section of said at least one adapter. The boom arm has telescoping sections, and an adapter and support bracket is positioned secured at each section. The support bracket receives a cable, to facilitate retention of the cable to the boom arm for use at a platform located at the top of the arm. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061314 | Method of installing a cable in the tower of a wind power plant - A method and apparatus for mounting at least one line in a tower of a wind power plant, the line is provided in the tower before its erection in shortened, preferably folded or wound-up form. The tower also includes a means for extending the line, after erection of the tower so that the lower end of the line is lowered in a controlled manner to the bottom of the tower and can be attached there to a connector and the upper end is extended to a connector at the top of the tower if not already connected to the connector. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061315 | ELASTIC CONSTRUCTION FOUNDATION METHOD - The structure bearing surface is artificially constructed, avoiding any foundation failures which, according to aftershock data, have already occurred resulting in cracks or even in complete rupture of joints. Anti-seismic insulation is then created by using cell cushions, whereas erosion to connecting mechanisms as well as to the primary shock-proof mechanism may be prevented by using insulators. The sand ensures stable working surface for the equal load distribution during the time required for the construction, as well as following the completion of the project. Moreover, at the time of the earthquake, the mechanical properties of the sand shall provide elasticity, enhancing the shock-proof properties of cushions, preventing at the same time the uneven load distribution on building frame. The connecting mechanisms, which are fixed on the main points of both sides of the entire project, shall provide the secure operation of shock-proof mechanism. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061316 | NON-COMBUSTIBLE REINFORCED CEMENTITIOUS LIGHTWEIGHT PANELS AND METAL FRAME SYSTEM FOR BUILDING FOUNDATIONS - A foundation system includes metal framing members that support a reinforced, lightweight, dimensionally stable cementitious panel. The foundation system is non-combustible, water durable, mold and rot resistant, and termite resistant. The panels employ one or more layers of a continuous phase resulting from the curing of an aqueous mixture of inorganic binder, for example, calcium sulfate alpha hemihydrate, hydraulic cement, an active pozzolan and lime. The continuous phase is reinforced with glass fibers and contains lightweight filler particles, for example, ceramic microspheres. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061317 | Hybrid operating room, and method of using thereof - Hybrid operating room, and method of using thereof. For example, a surgery center includes: a hybrid operating room comprising a first chamber and a second chamber, wherein the first chamber and the second chamber are adjacent and share a common wall, wherein the common wall comprises an aperture, wherein the hybrid operating room further comprises a surgery bed, wherein a first portion of the surgery bed is located in the first chamber, wherein a second portion of the surgery bed is located in the second chamber. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061318 | FIRESHIELD DEVICE FOR HOME PROTECTION AGAINST THREATENING WILDFIRES - The FIRESHIELD approach presented herein is unique and designed as a barrier-like device capable of preventing wildfire embers from entering a structure's attic through its air vents while preserving the mold-resistant qualities as that of an open air vent. Modifications of air vents to a rooftop's attic are to be made with the retrofitting of an oversized FIRESHIELD panel that is externally mounted with a narrow ‘standoff’ gapped region. This panel acts as a barrier to wildfire driven embers and also forms an inner air channel pathway that accommodates air ventilation to the attic. This unique design is called a FIRESHIELD device and covers the typical air vent with an external attachment device consisting of a low cost, sheet-like panel (such as an aluminum sheet) with attachment to the rooftop air vent so as to provide a narrow ‘standoff’ air gap for maintaining ventilation. In this manner, inner-attic rooftop fire starts typically caused by air vent ingested embers that initiate from urban wildfires can largely be avoided and many lives and homes could be saved due to the application of this invention. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061319 | IG UNIT MEMBRANE VALVE AND PRESSURE MODIFICAITON - An IG unit includes a perimeter structure having a port, a first pane supported by the perimeter structure, a second pane supported by the perimeter structure opposite the first pane with an interior space defined between the first and second panes that is sealed and connected to the port, and a membrane valve assembly adapted to act as a self-sealing access to the port. The membrane valve assembly optionally includes a first sealant layer, a second membrane layer, and a third sealant layer, for example. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061320 | SYSTEM FOR FIXING STRETCHED WALLS OR CEILINGS BY WAY OF A STRINGER OF REDUCED SIZE - The invention relates to a system for attaching false stretched walls made of a flexible sheet ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110061321 | FATIGUE REISTANT FOUNDATION SYSTEM - A fatigue resistant gravity based spread footing under heavy multi-axial cyclical loading of a wind tower having a central vertical pedestal, a substantially horizontal continuous bottom support slab with a stiffened perimeter, a plurality of radial reinforcing ribs extending radially outwardly from the pedestal and a three-dimensional network | 2011-03-17 |
20110061322 | TRIMMABLE DOOR PRODUCT WITH PIGMENTED COMPRESSION MOLDED SKINS - A trimmable pigmented door product trimmed without coloration variations comprising two identical same pigmented compression molded skins ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110061323 | Simulated Masonry Wall Panel with Improved Seam Integration - A wall covering comprised of a plurality of panels formed with a stone and mortar design. The panels are mounted in horizontal courses with a lower marginal edge region of one panel being in overlying relation to the upper marginal edge region of a panel in a previously mounted course. The upper and lower marginal edge regions have a tapered seating design which enable close positioning of the stone and mortar of two mating panels with the mortar lines between the stone being in substantially coplanar relation with each other and where a portion of the simulated stone protrudes downward in different locations so as to create a non-uniform mortar distance between simulates stones on an upper panel from simulated stones on a lower panel, thus further obscuring the seam formed between the panels. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061324 | Sound Proofing Material With Improved Damping And Structural Integrity - Panels for use in building construction (partitions, walls, ceilings, floors or doors) which exhibit improved acoustical sound proofing in multiple specific frequency ranges and also present improved structural integrity, are provided. The improved performance is achieved through the use of one or more layers of glue such that at least one layer of glue includes a viscoelastic material in a first pattern and a structural adhesive in a second, non-overlapping pattern. The viscoelastic material may have a varied shear moduli and functions as a glue and energy dissipating layer. In some embodiments, one or more constraining layers separating one layer of glue may be included. The constraining layer may be formed of a material such as gypsum, cement, metal, cellulose, wood, or petroleum-based products such as vinyl, plastic, or rubber. In some embodiments, standard wallboard, typically gypsum, comprises the external surfaces of the laminated panel. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061325 | FLOOR ASSEMBLY AS WELL AS PANEL SUITABLE FOR SUCH A FLOOR ASSEMBLY - A floor assembly comprises at least two adjacent panels, which are each provided with ribs extending at least along sides of the panel. At least one rib is provided with at least one opening extending through the rib, through which a securing element extends for securing ribs extending parallel to each other of said adjacent panels together. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061326 | Weather Resistant Shingle System - A weather resistant shingle system is provided, wherein a starter strip course of shingles is applied to a roof, and with successive courses of field shingles applied thereover, with adjacent underlying and overlying shingles adhesively secured together to provide wind resistance to tabs of next overlying shingles from being upwardly lifted under wind conditions, and to prevent moisture, such as rain, from entering beneath tabs of shingles. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061327 | PULTRUDED BUILDING PRODUCT - A building product is configured for attachment to a surface of a building. In one example, the building product includes a siding product including a first side and a second side. In one example, the siding product is a pultruded product. A first engagement feature is disposed on or near the first side. A second engagement feature is disposed on or near the second side. The second engagement feature is configured to selectively frictionally engage with the first engagement feature of another similar siding product such that any curvature in the siding product increases frictional engagement between the siding product and the other similar siding product. In one example, the building product includes a spacer clip for attachment of the building product to the surface of the building. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061328 | Tile Connector - A connector for joining modular flooring tiles to one another on a floor without joining the tiles to the floor includes a tile-contacting surface comprising a material operative for preventing movement of the flooring tiles. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061329 | METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING PRECAST SANDWICH PANELS - The present disclosure is directed to a concrete sandwich panel. The sandwich panel may comprise a first reinforced concrete panel; a second reinforced concrete panel; an insulating panel sandwiched between the first reinforced concrete panel and the second reinforced concrete panel; a tie comprising a generally triangle wave-shaped pattern having a period defined by peaks spaced at a regular interval and a peak-to-peak amplitude greater than the thickness of the insulating panel; wherein the insulating panel has a plurality of generally linear slots defined at the regular interval of the tie for receiving the tie such that opposing ends of the tie terminate adjacent to the insulating panel, and the plurality of generally linear slots are filled utilizing an insulating material upon insertion of the tie to reduce thermal bridging; and wherein the peaks of the tie mechanically join the first and second reinforced concrete panels to the insulating panel. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061330 | INTERLOCKING TILE - A polymeric interlocking tile for an adhesive-free assemblage with adjacent tiles having substantially similar, but inverted, edge interlocks thereon. The interlocks on each edge of a tile include a row of first and second sets of male-female types of alternating interlocks. The first interlock set includes a male lug projection having sidewalls forming one sidewall of a channel of U-shaped cross-section. The channel forms a female interlock cavity for the first set. The second interlock set is contiguous to the first set and includes a male projecting rib having two parallel sidewalls, one sidewall faces the edge and forms an opposite sidewall of the channel and an opposite, inwardly facing sidewall forms an enclosure for a second female cavity of the next set. At the opposite ends of each interlock row, the U-shaped channel sidewalls are wider to facilitate an initial interlock meshing between contiguous tiles of the assemblage. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061331 | PAVING STONE DEVICE AND METHOD - A paving assembly comprises a set of artificial paving stones held in position relative to each other by a membrane. The membrane has a set of connecting members extending from one stone to an adjacent stone. The membrane also has a set of protruding members that extend from the connecting members into the stones. The membrane may be a unitary structure with the protruding and connecting members cast of molded together. The connecting members may be located generally within a plane below the stones. To make the assembly, the set of stones may be cast inverted into a mold, the membrane laid across the bottom surface of the stones, and the protruding members pressed into the stones before they cure. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061332 | Modular Tower Apparatus and Method of Manufacture - In one aspect, a method of making a selected structure using composite materials is disclosed, which method in form includes providing a plurality of members each comprising a composite material, wherein each member is configured to be coupled to at least one other member in the plurality of members along a longitudinal side; coupling onsite the plurality of members along their longitudinal sides to form a base enclosed structure; and reinforcing onsite the base enclosed structure to form the selected structure. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061333 | Twist On Wire Tie Wall Connection System And Method - A wire tire includes an embedment end having first and second ends. First and second leg portions extend from the first and second ends, respectively. First and second moment arms extend from the first and second leg portions, respectively. First and second hook arms extend from the first and second moments arms, respectively. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061334 | Method and System for Remediating and Covering Wood Floors - A method and system for covering industrial wood plank or wood block floors that can be installed quickly without creating a hazardous environment or hazardous wastes and without the necessity of removing installed equipment. Sand is swept over the wood to fill voids and cracks. Next metal lath is stapled to the wood. A first layer of epoxy is poured onto the metal lath. After this is dry, a second coat of finish epoxy, possibly colored as desired, can be installed on the first epoxy layer. When this dries, the job is done and operations can be restarted. The epoxy material used can be self-leveling for ease of application and the final floor is approximately level. In a particular embodiment, a layer of plastic can be placed over the floor before the lath is installed, and in another embodiment, the second layer of epoxy can be omitted. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061335 | Masonry Construction using Single-Component Polyurethane Foam - A masonry wall is constructed of multiple courses of bricks, concrete blocks or other masonry units. A single-component urethane foam material is employed as bonding agent and is applied to the facing surfaces of the masonry units. The single-component material cures by absorbing water from its environment. The material sets up slowly to permit the mason to adjust positions of the masonry blocks, and cures to hardness in about a day. The amine in the single component material exchanges water molecules from alumina in the masonry units, and permits strong alumina-amine bonding. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061337 | MASONRY SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention relates to a masonry support system and method, suitable for bearing the load of a course of brick-work or defined brickwork panels, comprising a horizontal support section ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110061338 | A MODULAR CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM - A modular construction system includes an elongate construction element. The element has an elongate body including a longitudinal web, defining opposite first and second edges and a longitudinal first centreline, and a longitudinal first flange transverse to the web along the first edge, the elongate body defining opposite first and second ends. At the first end, a first end plate is provided that is orthogonal to the first centreline. Defined through the first end plate are a first hole on the first centreline, a second hole intermediate the first hole and the first edge, and a third hole intermediate the first hole and the second edge. The holes are preferably equispaced. For each of the holes, a cut-out is provided in the web. The cut-out allows insertion of a shaft of a bolt through the hole whilst accommodating the head of the bolt. First and second types of jointing element for coupling a number of elongate construction elements thereto to form a permanent or temporary structure are also described. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061339 | Shrink Film Applying Apparatus Having Independently Drivable Flight Bar Assemblies - A shrink film applying apparatus includes an article feed for feeding articles for shrink-wrapping at line pressure; a wrapping conveyor driven at a wrapping speed through a wrapping zone, the wrapping conveyor receiving articles from the article feed. First and second films are supplied to the wrapping zone. A plurality of flight bars are individually driven in a path at a variable speed. A sealing mechanism within the wrapping zone seals the first film to the second film at contact points to form a circumferential film unit substantially surrounding grouped articles within loops of second film and a corresponding portion of the first film, the film unit being shrinkable about the grouped articles to form a package. Related methods and subassemblies of the apparatus are disclosed. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061340 | SENSOR UNIT AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING THE SAME - A method for packaging the sensor units is shown below. First step is providing a substrate, and each sensor area on the substrate is partitioned into two individual circuit areas. An emitter and a detector are installed on the two circuit areas respectively. Step two is forming a first packaging structure to cover the two circuit areas, the emitter and the detector by a mold. Next step is cutting the first packaging structure to form cut groove between and around the emitter and the detector. Next step is forming a second packaging structure in the cut grooves by the same mold. At last, the panel of sensor units is diced and separated as individual sensor units. As above-mentioned, the second packaging structure is used for isolating the signals of the emitter and the detector. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061341 | WRAPPER WITH DECORATIVE EXTENSION AND METHOD - A wrapper for wrapping an item to form a decorative cover thereabout is disclosed. The wrapper is constructed of a sheet of material having an extension attached to a portion thereof and provides the decorative cover with the appearance of being formed of two separate, unconnected sheets of material. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061342 | AirFromThere - Exotic air system - According to the invention air is trapped at an origin location in a container, and the container is sealed to hermetically confine the trapped air therein. The container is then provided with literature identifying the origin location at which the air was trapped and giving other information regarding this origin location. Then the container with the literature is shipped to a destination location distant from the origin location. Finally the container is opened and the trapped air is consumed. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061343 | Method and Device for Stretch Blow Molding or Blow Molding and Filling Sterile Containers - A method for blow molding and filling sterile containers of preforms in a container treatment device containing a blow module, in which the preforms are transferred from a heating device to the blow module via transport devices, and the containers are transported to a filling machine and filled, where a sterilization treatment is performed each at the preforms and the containers, a main sterilization treatment is performed at the preforms between the heating device and the blow module, and only a subsequent sterilization treatment is performed at the containers on the transport path to the filling machine. Further, a device having a main sterilization module between the heating device and the blow module, and a subsequent sterilization module between the blow module and the filling machine. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061344 | PACKAGING MACHINE WITH SEVERAL HEATER ELEMENTS - The disclosure relates to a packaging machine and a method, in particular for an intermittently operating deep-draw packaging machine, which has at least one heating surface with a plurality of heater elements, which can be individually controlled by a controller in order to heat a film to different temperature levels. The heater elements are formed as thick-film heater elements | 2011-03-17 |
20110061345 | SOLID AND SEMI-SOLID DOSAGE FORMS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING AND PACKAGING THEREOF - The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical dosage form, and methods and system for making the pharmaceutical dosage form. The pharmaceutical dosage form contains a first component and a second component sealed in a container, such as a packet or sachet, blister pack, and capsule. Machines and methods for making the pharmaceutical dosage form is also provided. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061346 | DEVICE FOR PACKAGING PRODUCTS IN A FOIL PACKAGE - The present invention provides a device ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110061347 | CONTAINER TREATMENT PLANT AND A CONTAINER TREATMENT METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF CONTAINERS CAPABLE OF BEING FILLED WITH A PRODUCT - A container treatment plant ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110061348 | Horse Halter - A horse halter that allows the handler a more effective means for training and controlling a horse by incorporating a novel method of applying pressure to the horse's neck in addition to applying pressure to the nose and poll regions of the horse as shown in traditional halters. The improved halter accomplishes this by incorporating a neck band which is coupled to the nose and poll bands such that when tension is exerted on the neck band via a lead line, pressure is simultaneously applied to the neck and nose regions of the horse and the head is pulled toward the horse's chest while pressure is released at the poll. After a horse has been conditioned using the neck band feature, the lead line may be disconnected from attachment to the neck band and secured solely to the nose and poll bands to function as a traditional halter. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061349 | Animal Training Apparatus - A trigger arrangement for an animal training apparatus, the trigger arrangement including a fluid pump having a pump actuator, the pump including an inlet and an outlet and a sound emitter configured to be actuated by the pump actuator, wherein actuation of the pump pumps fluid from the inlet to the outlet accompanied by a simultaneous emission of sound from the sound emitter. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061350 | DUST COLLECTION UNIT FOR VACUUM CLEANER - A dust collection unit for a vacuum cleaner includes a first dust collection part for filtering foreign objects in air, a second dust collection part for filtering foreign objects in the air that has passed through the first dust collection part, and a dust collection container having first and second dust collection chambers that correspond to the first and second dust collection parts, respectively. The first and second dust collection chambers store the foreign objects filtered by the respectively first and second dust collection parts in a state where parts of the respective first and second dust collection parts are received in the respective first and second dust collection chambers and the first and second dust collection chambers are provided in a line. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061351 | MULTISTAGE CYCLONIC SEPARATING APPARATUS - A cyclonic separating apparatus includes a first cyclonic separating unit including at least one first cyclone and an annular dust collecting chamber, a second cyclonic separating unit located downstream of the first cyclonic separating unit and including at least one second cyclone and a dust collecting chamber, and a third cyclonic separating unit located downstream of the second cyclonic separating unit and including a plurality of third cyclones arranged in parallel and a dust collecting chamber. The number of third cyclones is higher than the number of second cyclones, and the dust collecting chambers of the second and third cyclonic separating units are located inside of the annular dust collecting chamber of the first cyclonic separating unit. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061352 | FILTER ARRANGEMENT WITH LATCHING V FLAPS - A filter arrangement for filtering an air supply to a motor vehicle engine includes a filter element having a pleated filter medium, the pleated filter medium having an end face and a longitudinal side face, at least one of the end face and the longitudinal side face having a flap with a free end projecting from the respective face; and a filter housing receiving the filter element and having a housing wall, wherein the flap is configured to be placed tight against the housing wall. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061353 | FILTER ELEMENT CONSTRUCTIONS - A filter element comprises a pleated filter ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110061354 | Retractile Finger For Fitting To Grain Harvester Auger Main Shaft - The invention relates to a retractile finger ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110061355 | GRASS MOWING MACHINE WITH ENGINE SPEED AND VOLTAGE LIMITER - A grass mowing machine with an electric reel drive motor mounted to a cutting reel and connected to an electrical bus. An internal combustion engine drives an alternator to produce a voltage on the electrical bus. An engine speed and voltage limiter monitors the voltage on the electrical bus and, if the voltage exceeds a specified threshold, closes a kill switch to interrupt the ignition function of the engine driving the alternator. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061356 | DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING A LEAF-STRIPPING DEVICE WITH TOBACCO PLANTS - A supply device ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110061357 | VERSATILE LEAF DREDGING TOOL FOR SWIMMING POOLS - The invention is a versatile plastic-molded pool cover dredging tool having first portion of a solid uniplanar support panel connected to a second semi-cylindrical portion. The semi-cylindrical portion include a set of fingers extending from a solid horizontal portion formed perpendicular to the uniplanar support panel. The set of fingers extends downward in a first cylindrical arc, the set of fingers being connected at a second horizontal portion, then the set of fingers extending upward in the first cylindrical arc. The tool also includes two end structures located at each end, extending downward from the support panel in a second cylindrical arc. The tool may be attached to any type of pool pole and be used in other home and gardening purposes. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061358 | Characterization of Fancy Yarn - According to the method for characterizing fancy yarn, at least one characteristic of the fancy yarn is scanned along the longitudinal direction of the fancy yarn. Values of the scanning are evaluated and the results of the evaluation are outputted. The results of the evaluation are the fancy yarn parameters such as base yarn mass, base yarn diameter, slub distance, mass increase (ΔM) of a slub, slub diameter increase, slub diameter, slub length (L | 2011-03-17 |
20110061359 | Characterization of Fancy Yarn - According to the method for characterizing fancy yarn, at least one characteristic of the fancy yarn is scanned along the longitudinal direction of the fancy yarn. Values of the scanning are evaluated and the results of the evaluation are outputted. The results of the evaluation are the fancy yarn parameters such as base yarn mass, base yarn diameter, stub distance, mass increase (ΔM) of a stub, slub diameter increase, stub diameter, slub length (L | 2011-03-17 |
20110061360 | Device for Assembling and Disassembling a Bicycle Chain - A device for assembling and disassembling a bicycle chain comprises a main body, an actuating member, a rod member, a pulling member, and an elastic plate. The rod member, the pulling member and the elastic plate are connected to one another to guide a positioning member to be assembled into the assembling holes in a balance manner, so that the device for assembling and disassembling a bicycle chain makes the assembly of the chain more convenient and simple. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061361 | ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION APPARATUS - An apparatus for generating electrical power in which a synthesis gas stream generated in a gasifier is partially oxidized, expanded and thereafter, is combusted in an oxygen transport membrane system of a boiler. The combustion generates heat to raise steam to in turn generate electricity by a generator coupled to a steam turbine. The resultant flue gas can be purified to produce a carbon dioxide product. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061362 | ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING FLUID JETS INJECTED INTO A FLUID STREAM - In an air mixing arrangement wherein a primary fluid is introduced through an opening in a wall to be mixed with a secondary fluid flowing along the wall surface, the opening is airfoil shaped with its leading edge being orientated at an attack angle with respect to the secondary fluid flow stream so as to thereby enhance the penetration and dispersion of the primary fluid stream into the secondary fluid stream. The airfoil shaped opening is selectively positioned such that its angle of attack provides the desired lift to optimize the mixing of the two streams for the particular application. In one embodiment, a collar is provided around the opening to prevent the secondary fluid from contacting the surface of the wall during certain conditions of operation. Multiple openings maybe used such as the combination of a larger airfoil shaped opening with a smaller airfoil shaped opened positioned downstream thereof, or a round shaped opening placed upstream of an airfoil shaped opening. Pairs of openings and associated collars maybe placed in symmetric relationship so as to promote mixing in particular applications, and nozzles maybe placed on the inner side of wall to enhance the flow characteristics of the primary fluid. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061363 | EXHAUST DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESETTING AFTER OPERATION WITH POOR REDUCTANT QUALITY - An exhaust diagnostic system includes a selective catalyst reduction (SCR) efficiency testing module that determines an efficiency of a SCR catalyst. An exhaust gas temperature management module selectively adjusts a temperature of the SCR catalyst to a predetermined temperature range using intrusive exhaust gas temperature management. A test enabling module initiates an SCR efficiency test using the SCR efficiency module after failing a prior SCR efficiency test and while the temperature of the SCR catalyst is within the predetermined temperature range. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061364 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UTILIZATION OF REGENERATIVE BRAKING ELECTRICAL ENERGY FOR OPERATING AUXILIARY SYSTEM IN AN OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE - Electrical power from a dynamic braking process in an off-highway vehicle is used to power an auxiliary system in the vehicle. The auxiliary system may be a urea storage container heating unit or a particulate filter regeneration heating unit. When dynamic braking electricity is unavailable, and to the extent the dynamic braking electricity is insufficient for powering the auxiliary system, electrical power from an energy device on board the vehicle is used to power the auxiliary system. The energy device may be an auxiliary energy storage device, devoted for use in powering the auxiliary system. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061365 | EXHAUST VALVE FOR A LARGE SIZED TWO STROKE DIESEL ENGINE, PROCESS FOR REDUCTION ON NOX-FORMATION IN SUCH AN ENGINE AND SUCH ENGINE - For reducing the NO | 2011-03-17 |
20110061366 | SYSTEM FOR EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A system for exhaust gas purification ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110061367 | EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present invention discloses an exhaust system for an internal combustion engine that provides diesel particulate filter (DPF) failure detection and/or monitoring of nonmethane hydrocarbons (NMHC) for an internal combustion engine. The system can include a main exhaust duct and a secondary exhaust line operative for exhaust gas to pass therethrough. The system has an oxidation catalyst and a main particulate filter located in line with the main exhaust duct. A monitoring particulate filter is also included and located within the secondary exhaust line. The secondary exhaust line and the monitoring particulate filter are located downstream from the main particulate filter. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061368 | PARTICULATE MATTER SENSOR AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING APPARATUS - A particulate matter sensor includes a detection filter, a differential pressure detecting unit, an on-off valve, and a valve control unit. The detection filter is installed in an exhaust passage connected to an internal combustion engine and is configured to detect particulate matter contained in an exhaust gas passing through the exhaust passage. The differential pressure detecting unit is configured to detect a pressure difference between an upstream side and a downstream side of the detection filter. The on-off valve is installed on the upstream side of the detection filter in the exhaust passage and is configured to control a flow of the exhaust gas toward the detection filter. The valve control unit is configured to control the on-off valve to be opened and closed. | 2011-03-17 |
20110061369 | Burner for a Diesel Aftertreatment System | 2011-03-17 |
20110061370 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an internal combustion engine, an NO | 2011-03-17 |
20110061371 | HYDROCARBON AND NOx TRAP - A hydrocarbon and NOx trap and related apparatus and methods for reducing cold-start NOx emissions from an engine are provided. In one embodiment a trap includes a first, topmost layer, exposed to an exhaust gas flow path of exhaust gases from an engine, the first layer comprising a zeolite, a second layer, substantially covered by the top most layer, the second layer comprising a NOx adsorbing material and a monolithic substrate, directly supporting the second layer and indirectly supporting the first layer, the substrate providing a substantially rigid structure of the trap. | 2011-03-17 |