15th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090090311 | SOOTBLOWING OPTIMIZATION FOR IMPROVED BOILER PERFORMANCE - A sootblowing control system that uses predictive models to bridge the gap between sootblower operation and boiler performance goals. The system uses predictive modeling and heuristics (rules) associated with different zones in a boiler to determine an optimal sequence of sootblower operations and achieve boiler performance targets. The system performs the sootblower optimization while observing any operational constraints placed on the sootblowers. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090312 | Alternative Fuel Engine - An apparatus and method for converting fluid molecules from a liquid state into a vapor state wherein the fluid has unnatural bond angles. The apparatus comprises a resistor-capacitor (RC) circuit, a chamber to contain the RC circuit and the fluid and a power source to provide power to the RC circuit. The RC circuit comprises an anode, a cathode and a plurality of substantially parallel electrically conductive plates. Current through the RC circuit generates a frequency that modifies the bond angles of molecules in a vapor state. Ignition of these molecules with unnatural bond angles reverts the molecules back to normal bond angles with a release of energy that can be utilized in many different applications without the release of toxic or noxious gases, greenhouse gases or any interaction with the atmosphere or the consumption of any atmospheric oxygen. For example, the molecules with unnatural bond angles may be used in engines to power a motorized vehicle. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090313 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING THE UTILIZATION OF FUEL IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In one aspect of the present invention, a mixture of conventional gasoline and hydrogen-containing additive, such as ethanol, destined for use as a fuel for an ICE, is processed through a fuel generator interposed between a source of the fuel mixture and an internal combustion engine (ICE). Within the fuel generator, the mixture is subjected to electrolysis and then fed to the ICE, one objective being to more efficiently power the ICE, with a fuel mixture having a minimum, and preferably no gasoline in the mixture. A method and apparatus is disclosed. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090314 | COOLING FAN AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COOLING FAN - The invention relates to a cooling fan for a cooling system of the internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, the cooling fan comprising at least one frame ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090315 | HORIZONTALLY OPPOSED ENGINE - A horizontally opposed engine includes a first cylinder and a second cylinder, a first camshaft, a second camshaft, a crankshaft side sprocket, a first camshaft side sprocket, a second camshaft side sprocket, and a timing chain wound around the sprockets. The timing chain is wound so that it extends substantially parallel with an axis of the cylinders extending between the first camshaft side sprocket and the second camshaft side sprocket. An upper chain guide defines a guide rail that is arranged to ensure that the timing chain extends straight. The horizontally opposed engine has a single timing chain that is arranged to transmit a rotation of a crankshaft to a camshaft in each cylinder, and that is resistant to the effects of elongation of the timing chain. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090316 | ENGINE BODY STRUCTURE - A timing gear case | 2009-04-09 |
20090090317 | TAPPET APPARATUS - A tappet apparatus cooperates with a valve and a cam. The apparatus includes a case to reciprocate motion of the cam; and a locking unit in the ease, movable between an activated position at which the valve reciprocates motion of the case, and a deactivated position at which the valve is stationary regardless of the motion of the case. The locking unit may include first and second passages in the case; a pin, movable between a first and a second position within the first passage; and a column in the second passage. The pin may be situated in the column when the pin is in the second position. The activated position may be defined by the pin being in the first position, and the deactivated position may be defined by the pin being in the second position. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090318 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AIR-FUEL RATIO FOR AN ALTERNATING VALVE ENGINE - A method for controlling the air-fuel ratio of an internal combustion engine operating with alternating intake valves is presented. According to the method, engine air-fuel ratio can be adjusted by changing valve timings or fuel during a cylinder cycle. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090319 | VARIABLE TAPPET - A variable tappet includes a tappet body; a variable portion in the tappet body, configured to open and close a valve; and a control portion to maintain the variable portion in either a first state, at which it can open and close the valve, and a second state, at which it cannot open and close the valve. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090320 | VARIABLE VALVE LIFT APPARATUS - A variable valve lift apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include an outer part, an inner part disposed in the outer part and connected to a valve, a latching part that is disposed in the outer part and selectively connects the outer part and the inner part, a camshaft supplying torque, a low lift cam that is configured to the camshaft and selectively supplies torque to the inner part, and a high lift cam that is configured to the camshaft and supplies torque to the outer part. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090321 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A camshaft adjuster ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090322 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable valve timing control apparatus of an internal combustion engine has a drive rotary member rotated by an engine crankshaft, a driven rotary member fixedly connected to a camshaft and transferring a turning force from the drive rotary member to the camshaft, and a phase-change mechanism changing a relative rotational phase between the drive and driven rotary members and having an intermediate rotary member installed between the drive and driven rotary members for a relative rotational phase control. The variable valve timing control apparatus further has a holding mechanism and a releasing mechanism. The holding mechanism forces the intermediate rotary member and holds the relative rotational phase between the drive and driven rotary members, and the releasing mechanism releases a holding state of the holding mechanism. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090323 | VARIABLE VALVE OPENING PROPERTY INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a variable valve opening property internal combustion engine, a control shaft ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090324 | Sealed Lash Adjuster and Method for Adjusting Amount of Liquid Sealed in Sealed Lash Adjuster - The liquid is sealed in the lash adjuster so that the volume “V1” of the gas, in the reservoir chamber when the lash adjuster is being produced and the plunger protrudes from the body, is equal to or more than 1.24 times as great as the sum of the volume “Vo1” of the liquid discharged from the high-pressure chamber when the plunger moves downward, and the increase “Vo2” in the volume of the liquid that expands, due to heat, when the temperature of the gas in the reservoir chamber is increased from the production temperature to the maximum use temperature, and the ratio of “V1” to “Vo1+Vo2” is equal to or higher than a ratio, which is derived based on the production temperature and the maximum use temperature, when the inner pressure of the lash adjuster increases by 500 kPa at maximum. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090325 | Piston Skirt Oil Retention for an Internal Combustion Engine - An internal combustion engine is provided having a cylinder case with at least one cylinder bore wall defining at least one cylinder bore. At least one piston is reciprocally movable within the at least one cylinder bore. The at least one piston includes at least one skirt portion preferably having a barrel-shaped profile. The cylinder bore wall has an oleophobic characteristic, while the at least one skirt portion has an oleophilic characteristic. The oleophobic and oleophilic characteristic is produced by at least one of coating and machining the at least one cylinder bore wall and the at least one skirt portion, respectively. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090326 | Method and System for Reducing Fuel Consumption in a Diesel Engine - The present invention relates to a method (and corresponding system) of reducing fuel consumption in a diesel engine ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090327 | LUBRICATION DEVICE OF FOUR-STROKE ENGINES - A lubricant device of four-stroke engine is provided according to the present invention. The lubricant device is applicable to a four-stroke engine having a cylinder, a crank case, a rocker arm room and a cam room connected to the rocker arm room. The lubricant device mainly has the rocker arm room and the crank case be connected to each other, and the design of alternating oil supply and oil recycling channels enables lubricant mists to cycle from the crank case through the rocker arm room to the cam room, and then be re-absorbed into the crank case, thereby allowing engines to be manipulated at various angles. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090328 | Method and device for controlling an internal combustion engine - A method and a device for controlling an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders. A fuel metering system includes a fuel reservoir. A fuel level signal is provided which characterizes the fuel level of the fuel reservoir. When the fuel level signal drops below a threshold value, a subset of the cylinders is shut off. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090329 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRANSIENT OPERATION OF AN ENGINE OPERATING IN A HOMOGENEOUS CHARGE COMPRESSION IGNITION COMBUSTION MODE - When operating in a homogeneous charge compression ignition combustion mode, an in-cylinder condition guided fueling function and a dedicated exhaust burner disposed in an exhaust gas recirculation system of the engine are used to burn excess oxygen in recirculated exhaust gas and to achieve fast and smooth engine response during transient operation. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090330 | Fuel pump control device - A fuel pump control device including an electric component for controlling a fuel pump is placed in a fuel tank. The electric component is hermetically enclosed in a housing. An adsorbent of a cartridge type for adsorbing fuel vapor is provided in the housing. The housing includes a housing body and a covering member closing an opening of the housing body. The electric component includes a control circuit unit and an external terminal extending from the control circuit unit. The external terminal is provided passing through the covering member to the outside. The adsorbent is charged between the covering member and the control circuit unit so that the external terminal is placed passing through the adsorbent. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090331 | Volumetric Efficiency Based Lift Pump Control - As one example, a method of operating a fuel delivery system of a directly injected internal combustion engine including a plurality of in-cylinder direct fuel injectors, a higher pressure fuel pump and a lower pressure fuel pump is provided. The method comprises operating the lower pressure fuel pump and the higher pressure fuel pump to maintain a prescribed fuel pressure at the fuel injectors; and varying an amount of pump work that is provided by the lower pressure fuel pump relative to the higher pressure fuel pump responsive to an indication of the efficiency of the higher pressure pump. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090332 | Method and System to Mitigate Deposit Formation on a Direct Injector for a Gasoline-Fuelled Internal Combustion Engine - In an internal combustion engine having both a port injector and a direct injector supplying fuel to a cylinder of the engine, a method is disclosed for avoiding deposit formation on and/or inside the tip of the direct injector. The tip temperature is estimated. When the tip temperature exceeds a threshold temperature at which deposits are formed, the amount of fuel delivered by the direct injector is increase. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090333 | Injection control system - A method of operating a fuel injector including a piezoelectric actuator having a stack of piezoelectric elements, and wherein in use the injector communicates with a fuel rail, the method comprises: applying a discharge current to the actuator for a discharge period so as to discharge the stack from a first differential voltage level across the stack to a second differential voltage level across the stack; maintaining the second differential voltage level for a period of time; and applying a charge current to the actuator for a charge period so as to charge the stack from the second differential voltage level to a third differential voltage level; wherein the third differential voltage level is selected in dependence on at least two engine parameters, the at least two engine parameters selected from: rail pressure; the electric pulse time; and the piezoelectric stack temperature. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090334 | Opposed piston electromagnetic engine - An engine includes a cylinder having a two pistons slidably disposed therein, a port arranged to admit a reactant into the cylinder between the two pistons, and a converter operable with at least one piston to convert mechanical energy of the piston to electrical energy. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090335 | Portable gas powered internal-combustion engine arrangement - A gas powered internal combustion engine in which the gas is provided from pressurized liquid gas in an LPG container and in which the LPG container is rigidly mounted adjacent to the internal combustion engine at a preselected angle to be in conductive heat transfer relationship to the internal combustion engine and in vibration receiving relationship to the internal combustion engine whereby the liquified gas in the LPG container is heated and the effective surface area thereof is increased. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090336 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND EGR HEAT EXCHANGER FOR IT - Internal combustion engine wherein a cooling medium inlet of an EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) heat exchanger is fluidly connected to a turbine outlet of a turbocharger so as to use the exhaust gas outputted by the turbine as a coolant. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090337 | Engine blow-by gas returning apparatus - A blow-by gas returning apparatus is arranged to allow blow-by gas leaking from a combustion chamber of an engine into a crank chamber to flow in an intake passage through a returning passage, and to regulate a flow rate of the blow-by gas by a PCV valve placed in the returning passage. A supercharger is placed in the intake passage. The PCV valve is adapted to change a position of the valve element by electromagnetic force to change a passage opening area. A check valve is placed integral with the PCV valve in the returning passage between the valve element of the PCV valve and the intake passage. The check valve is arranged to inhibit back-flow of the gas from the intake passage. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090338 | Method and Device for Adapting the Recording of a Measured Signal for an Exhaust Probe - An exhaust probe is arranged on an internal combustion engine with multiple cylinders and the injection valves provided for the cylinders measure the fuel. The exhaust probe is arranged on an exhaust manifold, and the measured signal is characteristic of the air/fuel ratio in the corresponding cylinder. The measured signal is recorded at a given crankshaft angle with relation to a reference position for the piston and allocated to the corresponding cylinder. A set parameter for adjustment of the air/fuel ratio in the corresponding cylinder is generated depending on the measured signal recorded for each cylinder. The given crankshaft angle is adjusted depending on a value criterion which depends on a uneven running of an output shaft from the internal combustion engine. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090339 | Dual Mode Oxygen Sensor - A method for sensing an air-fuel ratio of exhaust gasses from an engine of a vehicle using a sensor, the sensor having a pumping cell and a reference cell, the method comprising pumping a current in the pumping cell during at least a first set of operating conditions; reducing said pumping during at least a second set of operating conditions; providing a signal from the sensor during at least the first and second sets of operating conditions; and adjusting at least one of a fuel injection amount and an air amount into the engine to maintain a desired air-fuel ratio based on the signal during at least the first and second sets of operating conditions. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090340 | COMPOUND ARCHERY BOW WITH AN ADAPTOR DEVICE FOR CARRYING A COMPOUND ARCHERY BOW - A compound archery bow with an adaptor device for carrying a compound archery bow. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090341 | Pivoting bow release - The invention is a bow release that has two positions; a shooting position and an away position. The release has an elongated member that extends from the wrist band to engage the bow string. This elongated member is attached to a pivoting mechanism that allows the elongated member to rotate 180° therefore freeing the hand of the user. The user is free to use that hand for purposes such as climbing, rattling, grunting, attaching safety equipment and other uses of that hand. The device gives the user the ability to use a free hand making the device safer to use. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090342 | Archery release aid light apparatus - A small, light-weight, portable lighting device that attaches to an archery release aid providing sufficient illumination to assist the archer in attaching the release aid to the bowstring or loop and/or the arrow to the nocking position of the bowstring is provided. The light apparatus has a housing, a power supply, a button and a lighting device. The housing has a first outer wall component and a second outer wall component, with each of the first and second outer wall components attached to one another. The housing has an interior cavity, and a first aperture and a second aperture. The power supply is preferably located inside the housing. The button is preferably depressable, and is retained in the cavity, with the button being visible through the first aperture. Preferably the button projects through the first aperture, and the lighting device projects through the second aperture. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090343 | Spherical Projectile Reloading System - A reloading system for dispensing spherical projectiles is disclosed. The reloading system has a removable cartridge that removes from a base unit attached to a spherical projectile device. Upon insertion of the cartridge, a sliding gate on the removable cartridge permits direct feed of the projectiles to the projectile device. An ejection mechanism releases the cartridge for insertion of another cartridge. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090344 | MONOFILAMENT METAL SAW WIRE - Monofilament metal saw wire for a wire saw, wherein the saw wire being provided with a plurality of crimps. The crimps are arranged in at least two different planes, such that, when measured, between measuring rods of a micrometer, over a length comprising crimps in at least two different planes, a circumscribed enveloping D diameter of the saw wire is between 1.05 and 1.50 times a diameter d of the saw wire itself. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090345 | Safety System For A Stove - A system for improving the safety of a stove by preventing unwanted movement of cooking vessels in use on the stove. The system includes independently extendable posts that are adjacent to the cooking areas of the stove. The extendable posts may be retracted to a position wherein the top surface of the post is at or below the surface of the stove so as to enable easy cleaning and provide an attractive appearance. The posts are easily moved between their extended and retracted positions and are biased upwardly. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090346 | HEAT GENERATING SHEET AND HEAT GENERATING SHEET BAG - The present invention relates to a heat generating sheet which includes a plurality of flat heat generating elements disposed in a plane, and two packaging sheet materials between which the flat heat generating elements are interposed, wherein the two packaging sheet materials each have a boomerang shape and a perforation line from which each packaging sheet material is divided into halves, and the two packaging sheet materials and the flat heat generating elements interposed therebetween are thermocompression-bonded together; and a heat generating sheet bag which includes the heat generating sheet, and an air-impermeable flat bag in which the heat generating sheet is enclosed in a hermetically sealed condition, and more specifically, relates to a heat generating sheet accommodating heat generating elements capable of generating heat by contact with oxygen in air; and a heat generating sheet bag enclosing the heat generating sheet in a hermetically sealed condition. There are provided a heat generating sheet and a heat generating sheet bag which are applied to flexions such as elbows, knees and neck in a well-fit manner and can be easily used without a strange feel. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090347 | Cooking apparatus and method for controlling the same - A cooking apparatus to change the direction of hot air to be fed into a cooking chamber. The cooking apparatus includes a cooking chamber, a hot-air feeder to feed hot air into the cooking chamber, and an air-direction regulator to change a direction of the hot air fed from the hot-air feeder. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090348 | COOKING GRILL - The invention is a cooking grill comprising a housing defining a cooking chamber and having a side opening therein, a heating element disposed in the cooking chamber, a drawer slidably disposed in the side opening, the drawer having a bottom tray and a front wall sized and positioned so as to substantially fill the side opening in the housing when the drawer is inserted in the housing, a grilling module adapted to sit in the drawer having a support portion for supporting a grilling surface thereon, and a removable grilling surface, wherein the drawer is adapted to be inserted into the side opening in either a first orientation in which the bottom tray is below the heating element and the support portion is above the heating element or a second orientation rotated 180 degrees from the first orientation in which the bottom tray is above the heating element and the support portion is below the heating element. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090349 | Pan in pan heater - A device for heating the contents of a container when in contact with a container, comprising a sealed outer package, an actuatable heat source in the outer package and an inner package inside the outer package and having an actuation agent therein with a seal keeping the actuation agent in the inner package until the seal is broken. The preferred actuable heat source is a mixture of calcium oxide and a zeolite and the preferred actuation agent is water. Most preferred is the presence of an exotherm delaying material coating on said calcium oxide such as polyethylene glycol. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090350 | Combined food and wipe heater - A combination heater device including an inner pouch with an activation agent and an outer pouch with a heat generating material adapted to generate heat upon contact by the activation agent. A first package containing at least one wipe is in heat absorbing contact with the heater as is a second package containing a food element requiring heating. A package holding element maintains the first and second package in contact with the heater. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090351 | Heater device - A heater device that includes an outer container formed from a vapor impervious material and holds a quantity of heat generating material. A second container is positioned inside the outer container and hold an activation material. A seal on the second container is adapted to be opened to transfer the activation material into contact with the heat generating material to generate heat. The device is useful in heating food such as military field rations. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090352 | PULSE BURNER AND LIQUID HEATING COOKER - A pulse burner includes: a combustion chamber provided in a liquid vat capable of storing liquid; a tail pipe that is connected to the combustion chamber and has a heat exchanging portion located in the liquid vat and bent in a predetermined shape; and a mixing chamber which communicates with the combustion chamber and to which fuel gas and combustion air is allowed to be supplied. When mixed gas including the fuel gas and the combustion gas is exploded and combusted, the combustion exhaust gas is exhausted through the tail pipe to allow heat exchange with the liquid, and the mixed gas is inhaled from the mixing chamber into the combustion chamber. At least the heat exchanging portion of the tail pipe is bent on a substantially horizontal plane. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090353 | Apparatus and Method for a Self-Contained Heating Vessel - A method and apparatus for a self-contained heating vessel having enhanced efficiency and safety features. In one embodiment, the vessel includes a chamber for containing fuel; a burner assembly for burning the fuel; a fuel delivery mechanism that delivers the fuel from the chamber to the burner assembly; and a container disposed adjacent to the heat exchanger assembly, the container including an opening to an interior portion of the container. In other aspects, the vessel includes an ignition assembly operatively connected to said burner assembly and a heat exchanger assembly disposed adjacent to the burner assembly. In further aspects, the vessel includes a displacement sensor to prevent operation when displaced from an intended operating position and a pressure regulator that controls delivery of fuel to the burner assembly to maintain a substantially constant heating profile over a varying temperature range. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090354 | Device for Pumping and Desalination of Water at a Depth - The present invention provides a device for pumping water from a depth. The device includes a pressure-containing conduit with a first end located at a depth within a body of water, an inlet portion in fluid communication with the pressure-containing conduit to allow water to enter therethrough, a float portion for maintaining the device at a desired depth, a boiler mirror for reflecting light at the pressure-containing conduit, thereby heating water contained therein, and an outlet portion for water to exit the device, preferably in the form of water vapor. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090355 | AEROSOL MEDICATION INHALATION SYSTEM - An apparatus for use in conjunction with a metered dose inhaler which includes a novel valve system to aid in the delivery of aerosolized medicament to a subject. The apparatus also includes a novel rotational flow generator to aid in the useable delivery of said medication and avoid its loss either in the apparatus or by non-useful delivery to said subject. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090356 | Supralaryngeal Airway Including Instrument Ramp - A supralaryngeal airway of the type used to facilitate lung ventilation and the insertion of endo-tracheal tubes or related medical instruments through a patient's glottis where the shield is constructed to include a protrusion which serves to direct instruments inserted through the airway away from the proximal base of the shield and into the glottis of the patient. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090357 | Guide device for tracheal intubation - The present disclosure provides for a guide adapted for facilitating insertion of a medical device into the trachea of a patient. The guide comprises an integral curved-shaped member having at least a first leg at one end of the guide. The curved-shaped member consists essentially of an outside curved side defining a concave groove. A first angle is defined on the first leg configured and dimensioned to allow for at least the first leg to pass through the mouth and into the trachea of the patient. Insertion of the guide into the trachea allows for elevation of the tongue and surrounding soft tissue of the patient thereby forming an air space that allows for passage of a medical device. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090358 | Laryngeal Mask Airway Installation Kit, Laryngeal Mask Airway with a Stylet, and Stylet - A laryngeal mask airway installation kit, comprising a laryngeal mask airway comprising a gastric access tube; and a stylet capable of being inserted into the gastric access tube from the inlet end and, when bent, of changing the original shape of the laryngeal mask airway and thus facilitating the installation of the laryngeal mask airway. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090359 | Respiratory Anaesthesia Apparatus with Device for Measuring the Xenon Concentration - Apparatus for respiratory anaesthesia of a patient by administration of a gas containing gaseous xenon, with a main gas circuit which is open or closed and has an inhalation branch and an exhalation branch, means for supply of gaseous xenon to the inhalation branch of the main circuit, and means for determining the xenon concentration. The means for determining the xenon concentration comprise at least one hot-wire sensor having at least one electrically conducting wire in direct contact with the gaseous flow containing the xenon, calculating means that cooperate with the hot-wire sensor(s) in order to determine the xenon concentration (Xe %) in the flow, means for generating an electrical current in order to generate a current in at least one hot wire, and means for voltage measurement that can measure at least one voltage value at the terminal of at least one hot wire or at least one resistance arranged in series with at least one hot wire. The calculating means cooperate with the voltage measurement means in such a way as to determine the xenon concentration (Xe %). | 2009-04-09 |
20090090360 | MOUTHPIECE FOR A DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A FLUID PRODUCT - A mouthpiece ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090361 | INHALATION DEVICE - A dry inhaler system includes a vibrating mechanism. A supply of a dry powder is operatively coupled to the vibrating mechanism. A power source communicates with the vibrating mechanism. A sensor communicates with the vibrating mechanism. A feedback control communicates with the sensor and the power source. The feedback control controls power delivered to the vibrating mechanism relative to information provided by the sensor about the performance of the vibrating mechanism. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090362 | Blister piercing element for dry powder inhaler - A blister piercing element for puncturing the Hd of a blister containing a dose of medicament for inhalation by a user is disclosed. The piercing element comprising an outlet opening for the passage of medicament entrained in an airflow out of the blister and, a piercing head extending beyond and overhanging the opening that cuts a flap in a lid of a blister and pushes it away from the opening during insertion. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090363 | Hyperthermic humidification system - Apparatus and methods for delivering humidified breathing gas to a patient are provided. The apparatus includes a humidification system configured to deliver humidified breathing gas to a patient. The humidification system includes a vapor transfer unit and a base unit. The vapor transfer unit includes a liquid passage, a breathing gas passage, and a vapor transfer device positioned to transfer vapor to the breathing gas passage from the liquid passage. The base unit includes a base unit that releasably engages the vapor transfer unit to enable reuse of the base unit and selective disposal of the vapor transfer unit. The liquid passage is not coupled to the base unit for liquid flow therebetween when the vapor transfer unit is received by the base unit. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090364 | FILTERING FACE-PIECE RESPIRATOR HAVING NOSE CLIP MOLDED INTO THE MASK BODY - A filtering face-piece respirator | 2009-04-09 |
20090090365 | BALLOON CUFF TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE WITH GREATER EASE OF INSERTION - There is provided a balloon cuffed tracheostomy tube with a balloon designed so as to enhance the tube's anchorability without sealing the tracheal stoma and to allow for an easier insertion into the trachea than a comparable tube with a thicker balloon. The tracheostomy tube device includes a conventional hollow tube having a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and a bend region intermediate of the end portions. The distal end portion of the tube is arranged for insertion through a patient's throat and tracheal stoma and into the tracheal lumen. The device further includes an inflatable balloon enveloping a portion of the tube. More particularly, the balloon is equal to or less than 30 microns in thickness, allowing for a greater ease of insertion and insertion through a smaller stoma opening, than a comparable tube with a balloon having a thickness greater than 30 microns. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090366 | BALLOON CUFF TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE - There is provided a balloon cuffed tracheostomy tube with a balloon designed so as to enhance the tube's anchorability without sealing the tracheal stoma. The tracheostomy tube device includes a conventional curved hollow tube. The distal end of the tube is adapted for insertion through a tracheal stoma and into the tracheal lumen of a patient's throat. The device further includes an inflatable balloon enveloping a portion of the tube. The balloon has a distal portion substantially centered about and attached to the distal end portion of the tube. The balloon also has a proximal portion attached to the bend region of the tube and positioned substantially off-center relative to the proximal portion of the tube and about the bend region below the proximal plane of the device. Upon inflation, this configuration provides for expansion of the balloon around the distal end portion of the tube and the proximal end portion of the tube below the proximal plane of the device to seal the trachea below the tracheal stoma and to avoid sealing the trachea above the tracheal stoma. This configuration of the balloon should allow secretions to exit the stoma so that they do not accumulate and become a possible source of ventilator acquired pneumonia. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090367 | Method of contraception - A contraceptive method including the steps of using a primary contraceptive and administering a secondary, immunocontraceptive to boost overall efficacy of the two contraceptives. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090370 | PATIENT RESTRAINT SYSTEM - A system for preventing a patient's shoulders from rising or “shrugging” during a medical procedure is presented. The patient lies on a table and wears a jacket. A number of straps are used to couple the jacket to the table. Each strap has a first end and a second end. The first end of each strap is coupled to the jacket and the second end of each strap is coupled to the table. The straps have sufficient tension to prevent the patient's shoulders from rising or “shrugging” during the medical procedure. The patient's feet rest on foot plate to prevent the patient from sliding toward the foot of the table due to the force exerted on the patient's shoulders because of the tension of the straps. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090371 | CONTINOUSLY ADJUSTABLE MANDIBULAR PROTRUSION SPLINT FOR TREATING SNORING AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA - The invention relates to a two-part mandibular protrusion splint ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090372 | Equipment for Insertion of Objects into Smoking Articles - Apparatus incorporating a filter tow processing unit adapted to supply filter tow to a continuous rod forming unit includes an object insertion unit that positions objects within the filter tow to manufacture a filter rod containing objects positioned at predetermined intervals. The apparatus also includes an upper hopper that acts as a reservoir for a plurality of objects, and provides for supply of objects to a lower hopper. The lower hopper is shaped so that objects are stacked therein. The bottom of the lower hopper is shaped so as to cooperate with a portion of upper region of a rotating wheel. The peripheral face of the rotating wheel incorporates a plurality of spaced pockets, each pocket being of sufficient shape and size to accommodate one object. Objects within the lower hopper are aligned in a single line along a portion of the peripheral face in the upper region of the rotating wheel. Each object then is positioned at predetermined intervals within a continuous supply of filter material. Then, the filter material is formed into a continuous rod having individual objects positioned at predetermined spaced intervals within that rod. The continuous rod then is subdivided at predetermined intervals so as to form a plurality of filter rods (e.g., four-up filter rods containing four spaced objects). | 2009-04-09 |
20090090373 | Cigarette Having Configured Lighting End - The lighting end or tip of the smoking article is configured in such a manner that the entire front or upstream face thereof does not lie in a plane that is generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the smoking article. For example, at least a portion of the front face of the smoking article lies in a plane (e.g., a generally flat plane) that is positioned about 40° to about 50° relative to the longitudinal axis of that smoking article. As such, the overall nature or character of the mainstream aerosol generated by a smoking article can be altered. This shape may include an ellipse, or may include a first section in a plane not perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and a second section in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. Alternatively, the face of the lighting end may have a shape such that its surface area is greater than the cross-sectional area of the smoking article. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090374 | Method and Feeder for Increasing Efficiency of the Expanding and Drying Process of Organic Materials, Particularly in a Jet Drier - A method and a feeder for increasing the efficiency of the expanding and drying process of organic plant materials, particularly in a jet dryer used for comminuted organic plant materials, particularly tobacco materials. The dryer uses a gaseous expanding and/or drying agent under an absolute working pressure in the range from 2.5 kPa to 10 MPa, such as overheated steam. During transporting the material from the feeding zone to the zone of contact with the expanding and/or drying agent, a feeder, preferably a rotary vane feeder ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090375 | MULTI-FUNCTION COSMETIC DEVICE - A multi-function cosmetic device having a first and a second component, each removable from one another wherein the second component has a first section and a second section each of which are removable from one another. The front of the first component and the fronts of the first and second sections are working components, such as, but are not limited to, fingernail brushes, fingernail scrapers/cleaners, fingernail design tips, and make-up brushes. Additional independent stackable components, each having a similar working component at their respective front ends, are removably stackable onto the fronts of either first component or the fronts of the first and second sections of the second component and are removably stackable onto each other. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090376 | NAIL-CLEANING TOOL - A nail-cleaning tool has a rod, a removing end, a scraping end and a sheath. The scraping end is spatula-shaped. The sheath is an absorbent material mounted over the removing end. Therefore, users can use the removing end to absorb nail polish remover then clean a surface of the nail during removal and application. The users can further use the scraping end to scrap an edge of each nail adjacent to skin. Therefore, the nail can be cleaned thoroughly while minimizing waste and reducing direct skin contact with the nail polish remover. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090377 | MULTI-FUNCTION FINGERNAIL DEVICE - A multi-function fingernail device having a first brush component with a handle and a brush head, the handle having an open end exposing a hollow interior. A second brush component is removably insertable into and out of the hollow interior. The second brush component has a brush at one end and a scraper, with a cleaner/applicator attached to the scraper or a second brush, at the other end. The second brush component may be of a single-piece, or of a separable two-piece, construction. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090378 | HEAD BAND WITH SECURING DEVICE - A head band includes an elongate body and a securing device. The body is configured to be placed on and generally conform to the contour of a user's head. The securing device extends between attachment portions of the body so that the securing device and the body cooperatively define a continuous loop. The securing device has flexible teeth that engage the user's hair to comfortably secure the head band to the user's head. In one embodiment, the securing device extends between opposite end portions of the elongate body, in another the elongate body has tail portions that wrap over and conceal the securing device, and in still another an elastic strap is routed through the teeth. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090379 | LOCKING CLIP - A hair clip has a first jaw and a second jaw, mutually pivotable about a hinge having a longitudinal axis, to pivot between an open position and a closed position. Each jaw respectively includes a jaw body provided with a series of teeth, and further includes resilient return means continuously returning both jaws into the open position, and releasable locking means for selectively locking the jaws in the closed position. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090380 | Flossing and Oral Hygiene Tool - A detachable device for improved dental hygiene supports and tensions dental floss above and beyond the bristles of the tooth brush so that flossing can occur using the bristle end of the tooth brush and avoid having the bristles interfere with the flossing process. In preferred embodiments the device is mechanically coupled to a sonic toothbrush to transmit sonic energy to the floss for improved cleaning. In other embodiments the device includes a tongue cleaning implement. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090381 | Frontside structure damage protected megasonics clean - An apparatus and method for removing contaminants from a workpiece is described. Embodiments of the invention describe placing a workpiece on a holding bracket within a process chamber to hold and rotate the workpiece to be cleaned. A first cleaning fluid is provided to the workpiece non-device side, while a degasified liquid is provided to the workpiece device side during megasonic cleaning. The degasified liquid inhibits cavitation from occurring on and damaging the device side of the workpiece during megasonic cleaning. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090382 | METHOD OF SELF-CLEANING OF CARBON-BASED FILM - A method of self-cleaning a plasma reactor upon depositing a carbon-based film on a substrate a pre-selected number of times, includes: (i) exciting oxygen gas and/or nitrogen oxide gas to generate a plasma; and (ii) exposing to the plasma a carbon-based film accumulated on an upper electrode provided in the reactor and a carbon-based film accumulated on an inner wall of the reactor. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090383 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING AN INTEGRATING SPHERE - In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for cleaning an integrating sphere, such as an integrating sphere used in an integrating sphere spectrophotometer. One embodiment of a spectrophotometer includes an integrating sphere having a reflective interior surface, a primary light source configured to illuminate the interior surface when enabled, and a secondary light source configured to emit ionizing radiation onto the interior surface. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090384 | CLEANING METHOD OF APPARATUS FOR DEPOSITING METAL CONTAINING FILM - Provided is a cleaning method of an apparatus for depositing a metal containing film using a metal organic (MO) source. A fluorine (F)-containing gas and a carbon (C)-eliminating gas are supplied to a reactor of the apparatus so that in-situ cleaning can be performed. A solid by-product is not generated in the method, and after a predetermined quantity of wafers is processed, in-situ cleaning can be performed without exposing the reactor to the air such that productivity of the apparatus is maximized. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090385 | PICK-UP HEAD HAVING HOUSED GUTTER BROOMS FOR A MOBILE SWEEPING VEHICLE - A pick-up head for a mobile sweeping vehicle comprises a housing defining a substantially hollow interior and a suctioning bottom opening for suctioning dust and small debris. A suctioning front opening is disposed in the front of the housing for receiving debris into the substantially hollow interior of the housing. A door is mounted on the pick-up head for selectively opening and closing the suctioning front opening. A dust and debris outlet in the housing permits dust and debris to be suctioned from the substantially hollow interior. A gutter broom is mounted within the housing adjacent one end, for sweeping dust and small debris inwardly from the selected one of the left end and the right end and towards the dust and debris outlet. An opening in the housing at the selected end permits the gutter broom to extend beyond the end of the housing, thus allowing the gutter broom to sweep against a curb, for sweeping dust and small debris towards a central path. A selectively operable motor is for operating the first gutter broom. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090386 | REMOVING HAIR FROM A SURFACE - A method of removing hair from a surface laden with hair comprising moving a hair collection element along the surface in a first direction to collect hair, depositing the collected hair at a first location, gliding the hair collection element along the surface in a second direction away from the first location and removing the collection hair from the first location. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090387 | CLEANING METHOD - Methods of removing cooked-, baked-, or burnt-on food soil from cookware and tableware comprising washing the cookware/tableware in an automatic dishwashing machine in the presence of a wash liquor comprising nanoparticles is disclosed herein. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090388 | DRUM-TYPE WASHING MACHINE AND TUB CLEANING METHOD OF THE SAME - A drum-type washing machine that is capable of easily cleaning a tub ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090389 | WASH CHAMBER FOR AUTOMATED APPENDAGE-WASHING APPARATUS - A wash cylinder or chamber for an automated cleaning station to clean an object or a person's body part includes nozzles on the interior of the cylinder, the nozzles of one embodiment comprising an increasing roll angle providing a novel spray pattern. Additionally, embodiments of the invention include fluid guidance and conveyance structures, angled nozzles, sealing structures, finger guards, nozzle ribs, wash chamber seating mechanisms and drains, and nozzle inlays having a plurality of nozzles. Also disclosed are methods of washing an object or body part using a wash cylinder or chamber and methods of assembling a wash cylinder or chamber. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090390 | WASH CHAMBER FOR AUTOMATED APPENDAGE-WASHING APPARATUS - A wash cylinder or chamber for an automated cleaning station to clean an object or a person's body part includes nozzles on the interior of the cylinder, the nozzles of one embodiment comprising an increasing roll angle providing a novel spray pattern. Additionally, embodiments of the invention include fluid guidance and conveyance structures, angled nozzles, sealing structures, finger guards, nozzle ribs, wash chamber seating mechanisms and drains, and nozzle inlays having a plurality of nozzles. Also disclosed are methods of washing an object or body part using a wash cylinder or chamber and methods of assembling a wash cylinder or chamber. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090391 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - A substrate processing apparatus according to the present invention comprises a substrate holding mechanism for holding a substrate and rotating the held substrate; a process liquid supply mechanism for supplying a process liquid to the substrate; a process liquid acquisition section arranged so as to enclose the substrate holding mechanism and having an acquisition port for acquiring the process liquid scattered by the rotation of the substrate; a movement mechanism for changing a relative position between the process liquid acquisition section and the substrate held by the substrate holding mechanism; and a control mechanism for controlling, when the process liquid scattered by the rotation of the substrate is acquired in the acquisition port, a relative position between the substrate and the acquisition port such that the scattered process liquid is acquired in the acquisition port on the basis of predetermined substrate process condition. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090392 | METHOD OF CLEANING A SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER - The invention provides a method of cleaning the surface ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090393 | CLEANING FIXTURES AND METHODS OF CLEANING ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY PLENUMS - According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of cleaning one or more fluid plenums of an electrode assembly is provided. According to the method, a plurality of fluid ports in communication with the fluid plenum are isolated and differentiated into respective sets of plenum input ports and plenum output ports. The input and output ports are engaged with respective cleaning fluid couplings. A cleaning fluid is directed through the fluid plenum by creating a fluid pressure differential ΔP=P | 2009-04-09 |
20090090394 | DRUM TYPE WASHING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING ODOR THEREOF - Disclosed is a drum type washing machine and method for removing odor thereof. In the method for removing odor of the drum type washing machine, water is supplied to a drum rotating at high speed and then the water is scattered onto a tub encompassing the drum thus to clean the tub. Accordingly, it is capable of removing the pollutant remaining in the tub, thereby preventing odor from being generated due to rotting of the pollutant. Also, it is capable of preventing odor from being generated due to mold fed on the pollutant in the humid drum type washing machine. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090395 | METHOD OF REMOVING PARTICLES FROM WAFER - A method of removing particles from a wafer is provided. The method is adopted after a process for removing unreactive metal of a salicide process or after a salicide process and having oxide residue remaining on a wafer or after a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process that resulted with particles on a wafer. The method includes performing at least two cycles (stages) of intermediate rinse process. Each cycle of the intermediate rinse process includes conducting a procedure of rotating the wafer at a high speed first, and then conducting a procedure of rotating the wafer at a low speed. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090396 | Method for treating process solution and apparatus for treating substrate - Provided are a method for treating a process solution and an apparatus for treating a substrate using the same. The apparatus includes a treating bath, a circulating line, a bypass line, and a filter. A process solution for a substrate is provided in the treating bath. The circulating line is connected to the treating bath, and the process solution circulates through the circulating line. The bypass line branches from a first position of the circulating line and couples at a second position of the circulating line. The filter is installed in a position of the circulating line between the first position and the second position. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090397 | Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method - The present invention provides a substrate processing apparatus and a substrate processing method suitable for use in an etching apparatus which etches a thin film formed on a peripheral portion of a substrate. The present invention also provides a substrate processing apparatus and a substrate processing method suitable for use in a cleaning apparatus which performs a cleaning process on a substrate which has been etched. The substrate processing apparatus for use in etching includes a substrate holder | 2009-04-09 |
20090090398 | ENDOSCOPE WASHER DISINFECTOR EQUIPPED WITH NOZZLE CONNECTABLE TO ENDOSCOPIC CHANNELS AUTOMATICALLY - In an endoscope washer disinfector, a bath comprises a mounting plane on which an endoscope with a duct is mounted and a wall member. A connector has two ends consisting of one end located to penetrate through the wall member and to be secured watertightly to the wall member. The one end faces an opening of the duct of the endoscope mounted in the bath. The other end is connected to a fluid source storing fluid for washing and disinfecting the endoscope. A nozzle is movable in the connector along an inner passage thereof and moved toward the one end of the connector to protrude from the one end to realize a watertight and detachable connection with the opening of the duct. The fluid is supplied to the duct when the fluid is supplied from the fluid source. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090399 | Fuel Injector Cleaning Apparatus - A fuel injector cleaning apparatus comprises a platform including a delivery channel, a first orifice adapted for connecting to a source of cleaning fluid and in communication with the delivery channel. An outlet device has one end mounted on the platform and another end for coupling to a fuel injector. A switch device mounted on the outlet device is moveable between a first condition so as to allow the cleaning fluid flow out of the outlet device and a second condition so as to stop the cleaning fluid from flowing out of the outlet device. A pumping device has one end mounted on the platform and another end operably moveable so as to introduce the cleaning fluid into the platform and to the outlet device, whereby the cleaning fluid is released from the outlet device at a predetermined pressure so as to clean the fuel injector thoroughly. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090400 | Water Delivery System For Multi-Position Spray Arm Of A Dishwasher - A dishwasher with a height-adjustable upper rack carries a spray arm having a horizontal manifold tube that engages in a port of a check valve assembly coupled with a vertical main feed tube for supplying wash water to the spray arm. The check valve assembly defines a plurality of ports such that the manifold tube can engage a different one of the ports depending on the vertical position of the rack. The check valve assembly has flapper valves that pivot about horizontal axes and hang downwardly therefrom such that gravity tends to move the flapper valves toward their closed positions when the manifold tube is withdrawn from the ports. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090401 | Appliance with Multiple Source Wash Aid Pump - An appliance for washing articles such as clothing or utensils, comprises a wash chamber, a wash aid dispensing pump fluidly connected to the wash chamber, multiple wash aid reservoirs and at least one wash aid coupler to fluidly couple the multiple wash aid reservoirs and wash aid dispensing pump. Wherein the wash aid coupler acts as a valve to selectively dispense the wash aid in at least one of the wash aid reservoirs to the wash aid dispensing pump to achieve a more complex cycle of the appliance. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090402 | DISHWASHER - A dishwasher is a type in which a part of wash water contained in a wash water tank is replaced with rinse water every washing cycle. The dishwasher determines whether a present washing cycle is in timing of executing a detergent increase supply processing or in timing of executing a detergent normal supply processing (S | 2009-04-09 |
20090090403 | MOTORIZED UMBRELLA FAN - A motorized umbrella fan whereby a motor drives the rotation of an umbrella assembly, which is comprised of an umbrella skeleton and a canopy, stretched over the skeleton. The canopy functions as a sunshade and plurality of fan blades each of triangular shape radially extending from a hub. A leading edge of each of the plurality of blades has a unshaped portion that is attached to a trailing edge of a preceding blade in a manner that creates vertical spacing between the leading edge and trailing edge of adjacent blades. This creates a slope within each fan blade and a channel between adjacent blades through which air flows. The air flow pushes stale hot air from underneath the canopy, providing a cooling breeze. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090404 | Umbrella Apparatus - A lawn or patio umbrella with an integral lighting system that utilizes cold cathode ray tubes, light emitting diodes (LED's), or florescent lights, to provide relatively bright outdoor light for reading and other activities that require relatively high light intensities is provided. In one embodiment, a modular, electrically powered lawn or patio umbrella in which lighting systems, such as those utilizing cold cathode tubes, LED's, or florescent lights; cooling systems, such as those utilizing electric fans or misting systems; and motorized retraction systems; can be selectively interchanged is provided. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090405 | Arched canopy system - A frame is formed of two laterally spaced rods. The rods have forward ends and rearward ends. The frame has a plurality of cross tubes. The cross tubes have opposed ends. The opposed ends are coupled to the rods. Forward retaining components couple the forward ends of the rods to a vehicle forwardly. Rearward components couple the rearward ends of the straps to a vehicle rearwardly. A flexible canopy fabric has pockets receiving the rods and cross tubes. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090406 | TENT COMPRISING A FLEXIBLE FABRIC AND A FRAME, AND ASSEMBLY COMPRISING IT | 2009-04-09 |
20090090407 | ERECTABLE SHELTER WITH COLLAPSIBLE CENTRAL ROOF SUPPORT - A telescoping pole assembly for an erectable, collapsible shelter, includes first and second hollow telescoping sections slidably connected together, the first telescoping section being slidably disposed within the second telescoping section, and a spring loaded detent pin mounted to the second telescoping section. A weighted internal stop member is slidably disposed within the first telescoping section for movement between a first position and a second position. The internal stop member blocks the spring loaded detent pin in the first position, and the internal stop member does not block the spring loaded detent pin in the second position. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090408 | Portable Shelter Structure - A portable shelter for providing cover over an area, wherein the shelter is coupleable to a structure, the portable shelter comprising a first base member and a second base member, each of which are coupleable to the structure; two subframe assemblies, each subframe assembly comprising a vertical support member having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupleable to a respective base member, at least two arm members, each having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of each respective arm member is pivotally coupled to the second end of vertical support member, at least two brace members, each having a first end and a second end, each respective first end being coupled to the vertical support member and each respective second end being pivotably coupled to a respective arm member, a first coupling arrangement for pivotably coupling the respective first end of each arm member to the second end of the vertical support member, a second coupling arrangement, slideably coupled to the vertical support member, for coupling the respective first end of each brace member to the vertical support member; and a canopy supporting assembly coupled to the two subframe assemblies, wherein the canopy supporting assembly supports a canopy and provides cover over the area. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090409 | System and Method for Assembling a Microthermoelectric Device - A method for creating an array of thermoelectric elements may include providing a rigid block including P-type material layers and N-type material layers stacked in an alternating relationship and bonded together by an adhesive. First channels may be formed in the block parallel to the P-type material layers and the N-type material layers and may partially extend through a depth of the block leaving an uncut bottom on the block. The first channels may be filled with an electrically and thermally insulating material and second channels may be formed in the block, transverse to the first channels. The second channels may partially extend through the depth of the block. The second channels may be filled with the electrically and thermally insulating material and the uncut bottom may be removed from the block. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090410 | Nanoengineered biophotonic hybrid device - An improved method for the design and development of high performance hybrid devices having biological and nonbiological components. The biological component is used in hybrid constructs that may be nanostructures, given the small size of the biological parts. In one specific embodiment, chlorosomes of | 2009-04-09 |
20090090411 | Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell and Method of Manufacturing the Same - Provided are a dye-sensitized solar cell and a method of manufacturing the same, which includes: a lower electrode formed of a titanium metal or a titanium alloy; a titanium oxide electrode having a nanotube structure formed on the lower electrode; a metal oxide layer formed on the titanium oxide electrode along a step difference of the nanotube, having a larger band gap than titanium oxide, and having a dye adsorbed on a surface thereof; a counter electrode spaced a predetermined distance apart from the metal oxide layer; and an electrolyte filled between the metal oxide layer and the counter electrode. The titanium oxide electrode having a nanotube structure, which has a large specific surface area, may increase absorption of solar light and allow easy adsorption of a dye due to the metal oxide layer, thereby improving photo current and voltage characteristics of the solar cell. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090412 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ENCAPSULATING - A photovoltaic device comprising a photovoltaic layer between a substrate and a cover plate, which cover plate is transparent in an area above the photovoltaic layer, wherein the cover plate overlaps the photovoltaic layer, and wherein the cover, in an area adjacent to the photovoltaic layer, is opaque; a method of encapsulating a photovoltaic device with such a cover plate, and the use of such a cover plate for encapsulating a photovoltaic device, for protecting polymeric sealant material present adjacent the photovoltaic layer from light induced degradation and/or for protecting the encapsulated photovoltaic device from thermal stress during due to light irradiation. | 2009-04-09 |