| 22nd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights (05-28-09/05-28-09_5) part 5 |
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| 20090133578 | METHOD FOR RECEIVING FLUID FROM A NATURAL GAS PIPELINE - A method for receiving fluid from a natural gas pipeline, the fluid comprising gaseous hydrocarbons, liquid hydrocarbons, water and optionally solids, the method comprising: (a) in a slug catcher ( | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133579 | Method and Apparatus for Degassing Fluid in Enclosed Containers - Disclosed is a compressed air powered vacuum mechanism and method for enabling a user to lower atmospheric pressure in enclosed containers and thereby remove carbon dioxide and other entrained gasses from fluids, in this instance wine, in multiple enclosed containers. In a short time, the resulting wine will improve in taste and aroma and clarity, an improvement normally associated with wine that has been naturally aged for many months. A compressed air driven vacuum generator reduces the atmospheric pressure above the wine. When the atmospheric pressure is low enough the entrained gasses will quickly boil off the enclosed wine at room temperatures, disassociating from the fluid, without harming the wine. There are instances in the processing of wine and in keeping containers of food and drink fresh, where following the removing of gasses from the enclosed containers that the vacuum must be retained. This is optionally accomplished with a vacuum retaining on/off mechanism. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133580 | Motor Vehicle - A motor vehicle has a filter device for purifying untreated gases. The filter device has a filter housing and at least one filter element, in particular an adsorber element, which is arranged therein, with an auxiliary filter that is positioned outside and above the filter housing being provided. The auxiliary filter, which is disposed in an auxiliary filter housing, has at least one auxiliary filter element which is connected in a communicating fashion to and in series with the filter element in the filter housing. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133581 | VORTEX AIR-OIL SEPARATOR SYSTEM - The present invention provides a vortex generator that may be used in systems for separating oil from air oil mixtures. The vortex generator comprises a rotating disk having a rim having a plurality of passages extending through it and a cavity formed by the rotating disk and a cavity wall wherein a vortex is created when there is a flow through the plurality of passages into the cavity. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133582 | Filter Apparatus - A ventilation system has a filter apparatus which comprises a porous filter media | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133583 | Molded Articles With Antimicrobial Property and Manufacturing Method Thereof - The present invention discloses a molded article with an antimicrobial property, and a manufacturing method thereof which can prevent contact of bacteria or viruses by combining the Kimchi lactic acid bacteria culture fluid having antibacterial and antivirus effects with a raw material to mold the article. The molded article needing the antimicrobial effect is provided with the antimicrobial property, by using the Kimchi lactic acid bacteria culture fluid with a wide antibacterial spectrum singly or in combination with nano metal particles. The Kimchi lactic acid bacteria culture fluid is combined in the molding step of the article, for reducing the manufacturing time and simplifying the manufacturing process. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133584 | EXCHANGEABLE HOLDER FOR USE IN AN APPARATUS FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE SUITABLE FOR CONSUMPTION | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133585 | REMAINING POPPING OIL GAUGE AND METHODS - Oil remaining for use in popcorn popping is continuously weighed and a signal indicating the status of remaining oil is generated to warn when oil must be replenished. Apparatus and methods are disclosed. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133586 | SIP AND DIP COOKIE APPARATUS - A sip and dip cookie apparatus. The sip and cookie dipper apparatus is made up of an upper elongated portion configured to hold a straw, a lower portion configured to hold a cookie, and a cookie cover. The upper elongated portion and lower portion are integrally connected. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133587 | Food Dicer - A manual food dicer includes a frame equipped with a cross blade and two guiding rails, a carriage movable in translation, and a longitudinal cutting knife equipped with triangular blades, wherein the knife cooperates with positioning mechanism enabling it to be elastically mounted between a working position in which the triangular blades jut out over the upper surface of the frame, and wherein a retracted position in which the triangular blades are retracted, the translation of the carriage causing the knife to move into retracted position. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133588 | FOOD PRODUCT SLICER WITH GAUGE PLATE BASED SHUTDOWN OPERATION - A food product slicer includes a carriage assembly is mounted to the base for reciprocal movement back and forth past a cutting edge of a knife. An adjustable gauge plate provides variable slice thickness for food product carried by the carriage assembly. During automatic slicing, when the gauge plate is moved from the open position to the closed position, a slicer controller automatically shuts down the carriage drive in a controlled manner that causes the carriage to stop at its most forward position. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133589 | Equipment to break coconuts, nuts, macadamia nuts, and similar, and process to break coconuts, nuts, macadamia nuts and similar - The present invention has the function of breaking coconuts, nuts, macadamia nuts, an similar by increasing compression using wedge and rolling compression, having pins and fins on the roll surface, it favors less energy consume, more yield, and productivity qualitative gain of the whole macadamia nut (with higher aggregated value) and quantitative utilization of broken coconuts, nuts, macadamia nuts, and similar of 100%, continuous work, installation, maintenance and training costs extremely low, and consequently low final cost of the finished product. The said equipment is constituted of a roll ( | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133590 | PRESSES FOR MATTERS SUCH AS THE GRAPE HARVEST - A rotary cage press provided internally with a deformable flexible membrane having the form of a half of the cage, this press being characterized in that the elements of recovering the liquid part of the matter include:
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| 20090133591 | METHOD OF OPERATING A HYDRAULIC PRESSING UNIT, AND HYDRAULIC PRESSING UNIT HAVING A HYDRAULIC PUMP - The invention relates firstly to a method of operating a hydraulic pressing unit ( | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133592 | Stop Block for Stamping Presses - A lock-out assembly for a heavy duty workpiece-forming press comprising an elongated stop lock assembly pivoted on a press bolster for arcuate movement by an operator into and out of a path of movement of a press ram whereby operator safety is assured as the operator assembles a die set and a workpiece on the bolster and when the operator removes a finished formed workpiece. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133593 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LABELING CONTAINERS - A method and device for printing containers. 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. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133594 | LIGHT GUIDE SHEET, MOVABLE CONTACT STRUCTURE USING THE LIGHT GUIDE SHEET, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE MOVABLE CONTACT STRUCTURE, AND SWITCH USING THE LIGHT GUIDE SHEET AND THE MOVABLE CONTACT STRUCTURE - A light shielding part includes a slit provided between a first light guide body and a second light guide body, and an attenuation part which has unevenness formed by print and is additionally provided near end sides of the first light guide body and the second light guide body. The light shielding part can prevent light from being transmitted between the first light guide body and the second light guide body. With this configuration, when illumination parts of the first and second light guide bodies are illuminated, it is possible to illuminate the illumination parts of the first and second light guide bodies at different timings without the illumination part of one light guide body being illuminated with light leaked from the other light guide body. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133595 | SCREEN PRINTING APPARATUS AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD - The clearance ‘d’ between a substrate | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133596 | PRINTING METHOD AND DEVICE USING CONTROLLED RADIATION OUTLETS FOR CREATING A STRUCTURE - In a method and device to generate a print image on a carrier material, a surface of a print carrier is covered with a layer of a fountain solution which is one of ink-repelling and ink-attracting. Ink-attracting and ink-repelling regions are generated via structuring. Ink is applied that adheres to the ink-attracting regions and that is not absorbed by the ink-repelling regions. The applied ink is transferred onto the carrier material. To structure, radiation of a lamp is directed toward the print carrier surface and is controlled via a control element with a control signal. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133597 | BREACHING APPARATUS FOR USE WITH EXPLOSIVE CHARGES - The present invention is a flexible, fillable and/or inflatable breach bag with a planar body and at least one fillable bladder for use in breaching locked or barricaded doors or penetrating surfaces with explosive charges. The breach bag may conform to a variety of shapes, depending on the application. The bag generally includes a panel of flexible material having at least two material layers, including a plurality of seams joining at least two of the material layers to form at least one bladder between the material layers for the selective of fill material, generally in the field. The bladders include fluid inlets providing fluid access to said bladder for filling said bladder with fill material. Additionally, the bags include means to suspend the breach bag against structures to be breached. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133598 | Sensor and Apparatus for Positioning Railroad Tie Plates along a Railroad Track - An apparatus for positioning railroad tie plates along a railroad track comprises a carrier vehicle having a carrier conveyor, a roller conveyor formed of frame members and a plurality of idler rollers, the roller conveyor having an upper input end and a lower output end for gravity feeding the plurality of tie plates, the roller conveyor adapted to receive a plurality of tie plates at the input end and feed the tie plates toward the output end, the roller conveyor connected to the carrier vehicle and in feeding communication with the carrier conveyor adjacent an input end of the roller conveyor, the roller conveyor further comprising a rolling support adjacent the output end for movable support of the roller conveyor along the railroad track, an actuator positioned at the output end of roller conveyor, the actuator successively engaging each of the plurality of tie plates during feeding, a sensor adapted to detect an in-service railroad tie plate wherein the sensor signals a controller and the controller actuates the actuator to eject the plurality of tie plates from the roller conveyor in a preselected spaced apart manner. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133599 | Steering links - This invention relates to steering links for bogies and to wagons incorporating such bogies, a variable length steering link assembly for a bogie including an elongate link having a generally T-shaped head at each end and an anchor for each end, wherein each anchor defines an axially extending chamber for slidably receiving a respective head an a compression spring wherein in one chamber the spring acts on the end fact of its associated head and in the other chamber the spring acts on the back face of its associated head. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133600 | Reinforcing Assembly for a Tubular Cross Member of a Rail and Tram Car Bogie - A reinforcing assembly for a tubular cross member of a rail and tram car bogie has a liner elongated along an axis, deformable radially, and insertable axially inside one end of the tubular cross member to line an inner cylindrical surface of the end; a tubular body insertable coaxially inside the liner; and a number of radial forcing devices, which are activated to force the tubular body, and hence the liner, radially outwards to lock the liner frictionally against the inner cylindrical surface of the cross member. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133601 | Electronic Pneumatic Spring Controller for Reducing Air Consumption and Rapidly Adjusting the Setpoint Level - Disclosed is a railway vehicle comprising at least one pneumatic spring for supporting a body. At least one mechanically actuated valve is disposed in at least one air supply/discharge tube of the at least one pneumatic spring in order to control air exchange of the at least one pneumatic spring. At least one switching means is provided between the at least one mechanical valve and the at least one pneumatic spring in the at least one air supply/discharge tube in order to control air exchange. Alternatively, at least one switching means is arranged between the at least one mechanical valve and at least one pressure source while at least one additional switching means is placed in a tube that connects the at least one mechanical valve to an environment in order to control air exchange. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133602 | Snubbing device for the railroad car - This invention relates to the field of mechanical engineering, notably to snubbing devices with friction shock absorbers used in railroad car for freight cars. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133603 | ELECTROLESS PALLADIUM PLATING BATH AND ELECTROLESS PALLADIUM PLATING METHOD - Disclosed is an electroless palladium plating bath containing a palladium compound, at least one complexing agent selected from ammonia and amine compounds, at least one reducing agent selected from phosphinic acid and phosphinates, and at least one unsaturated carboxylic acid compound selected from unsaturated carboxylic acids, unsaturated carboxylic acid anhydrides, unsaturated carboxylates and unsaturated carboxylic acid derivatives. Such an electroless palladium plating bath has high bath stability, and decomposition of the bath hardly occurs. Consequently, the electroless palladium plating bath of the present invention has a longer bath life than conventional electroless palladium plating baths. In addition, this electroless palladium plating bath enables to obtain excellent solder bonding characteristics and wire bonding characteristics since it does not affect plating film characteristics even when it is used for a long time. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133604 | Bitumen composition with improved ageing resistance - The invention provides a bitumen composition comprising a bitumen and a modified clay which clay is obtainable by subjecting a clay having a layered structure to a treatment with a compound that is selected from the group consisting of onium compounds having the general formulae (R | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133605 | Colourant Compositions - The present invention relates to novel monodisperse particles, which comprise at least one broad spectrum absorber contrast agent and/or at least one precursor of a broad spectrum absorber contrast agent, which is encapsulated in the monodisperse particle, novel colourant compositions, to uses thereof in colouring a substrate and to substrates that are coloured (at least in part) using the colourant compositions. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133606 | Cement Compositions Comprising High Aspect Ratio Materials and Methods of Use in Subterranean Formations - The present invention relates to subterranean well cementing operations, and more particularly, to cement compositions that include high aspect ratio materials, and methods for using such cement compositions in subterranean formations. An example of a method of the present invention is a method of cementing in a subterranean formation. An example of a composition of the present invention is a cement composition for use in a subterranean formation. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133607 | METHOD AND PLANT FOR MANUFACTURING CEMENT CLINKER - Manufacturing methods and plants for carrying out methods of manufacturing cement clinker including diverting gases from a separation cyclone for a calcined cement material. The diverted gases are cooled to a temperature of 850° C. or less by introducing raw cement materials into the diverted gas stream. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133608 | Tilting device - A tilting device is disclosed. The tilting device may include: an arm, on which a tilt-shaft is formed; a tilt-base coupled to the tilt-shaft in a manner that allows tilting; a pulley rotatably coupled to the tilt-base; a wire, which is wound around the pulley, and of which either end is coupled to either side of the arm on opposite sides of the tilt-shaft; and a driving unit, which drives the pulley. An embodiment of the invention enables tilting operations using a smaller driving device, and also allows manual operations. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133609 | DESK AND DISPLAY STAND WITH HEIGHT AND DEPTH ADJUSTMENT - An ergonomic desk includes an adjustable display stand supported on a table or other support platform of the desk. The display stand is adapted to support one or more display monitors thereon and to provide depth and height adjustment for the display monitors via electronic controls. The height and tilt of the table may also be adjusted using electronic controls. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133610 | ARMED JUNCTION BOX ENCLOSURE - An armed enclosure apparatus includes a housing to be mounted on a building to encircle a telephone junction box. A cover is provided for engagement with the housing by means of a plurality of security screws. The apparatus further includes a plurality of screw tamper switch assemblies which sense tampering with the security screws and generate a corresponding signal which is transmitted along the telephone lines to a central monitoring station. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133611 | Circulating Fluidized Bed Device Provided With An Oxygen-Fired Furnace - The invention relates to a circulating fluidized bed device provided with an oxygen-fired furnace ( | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133612 | DYNAMIC MOTION SUPPRESSION OF RISER, UMBILICAL AND JUMPER LINES - Dynamic motion decoupling and damping is achieved with the use of mass, added mass, buoyancy, submerged weight and drag in arbitrary locations on catenary and/or tensioned lines. The original line configuration may or may not be modified. Novel, drag and added mass enhancing devices effective in all directions can be used to increase the suppression effectiveness and/or in order to reduce the number of devices used. This invention is suitable for use on new designs and it is also suitable for retrofitting on existing, already installed lines. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133613 | Stable Maritime Platform - Systems and methods for a stable maritime helicopter platform are disclosed. In one embodiment, a ship that may be converted into a spar buoy includes a flipping mechanism to convert the ship to the spar buoy, a takeoff and landing platform for helicopters and other VTOL vehicles, and an actuation and balance system to deploy the platform. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133614 | Water skimmer - A small outboard motor powered boat comprises a hull undersurface that defines a generally flat central section, with two generally parallel-sided pontoons extending rearwardly from an upturned bow to a point about half the length of the hull aft. A stern rake section begins at a transverse line near the transom of the hull and forms a downward angle with respect to the flat central section. At speed, air is entrained between the pontoons, providing lift to the bow of the vessel, while the after portion is supported by the stern rake section. Thus, the vessel effectively rides on the pontoons and the stern rake section, reducing wetted surface and thus improving efficiency. The downwardly-extending lengthwise sides of the pontoons provide lateral surface, providing good steering characteristics. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133615 | Boat with a peripheral float, particularly inflatable life raft - The invention relates to a boat ( | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133616 | Truck Bed Stake Hole Assembly - A truck bed stake hole assembly comprising a shaft with a threaded end; a bottom plate shaped like a rectangle with a corner missing and with a threaded hole in which the threaded end is receivable; and a top plate with a downward extending post that aligns with the missing corner of the bottom plate and with a hole slightly larger than the threaded end. To use, the shaft is placed through the hole in the top plate and threaded into the hole in the bottom plate; the bottom plate is inserted into a truck bed stake hole; the top plate rests atop the stake hole; and the bottom plate is rotated to wedge within the stake hole. To remove, the bottom plate is rotated counterclockwise until the post in the top plate acts as a stop and prevents rotation, and the assembly is then removed from the stake hole. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133617 | Single Crystal Semiconductor Manufacturing Apparatus and Manufacturing Method - An upper side heater | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133618 | COATING APPARATUS - A coating apparatus is provided which does not form lines having a constant pitch in applying a coating solution to a web or a sheet medium by using a coating rod or a coating roller even at a high speed. The present invention relates to a coating apparatus for applying a coating solution to a continuously running support medium via a coating rod. A coating rod ( | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133619 | Adhesive Applicator and Bookbinder in Bookbinding Apparatus, and Image-Forming System Associated Therewith - Bookbinding-unit adhesive application device that does not interrupt the unit to replenish adhesive when consecutively applying adhesive to sheet bundles, and can shorten the time the system is interrupted. An adhesive storage container ( | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133620 | Sealer Coater - A sealer coater ( | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133621 | PAINT MASKING FOR CORNERS - A paint mask particularly adapted for masking corner areas of a demarcation zone to facilitate painting of an area of a workpiece disposed on the other side of the demarcation zone is formed of a thin, flexible sheet having opposite faces. The paint mask includes a first leg and a second leg that are generally rectangular in shape, and the legs intersect to form a right angle adapted for masking a corner and adjacent area. The bottom side of the paint mask which contacts the surface to be masked includes an adhesive for adhering the mask to the workpiece. The top side has release means for releasing stacked paint masks from each other. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133622 | PLASMA ASSISTED APPARATUS FOR ORGANIC FILM DEPOSITION - A plasma assisted apparatus for organic film deposition, comprising: a plasma chamber, capable of thermally cracking a precursor in the plasma chamber; and a deposition chamber, being channeled with the plasma chamber for receiving the thermally cracked precursor. In an exemplary embodiment, the deposition chamber further comprises a substrate device, being provided for the thermally cracked precursor to deposit thereon to form an organic film. As the plasma chamber is separated from the deposition chamber in the aforesaid apparatus, a low-temperature film deposition process can be used for forming organic films while preventing the substrate device from being bombarded directly by plasma. In addition, as there is a flow guiding device arranged at the outlet of the plasma chamber, the thermally cracked precursor is guided or disturbed and thus is prevented from overly concentrating at the outlet or the center of the substrate device. Thereby, surface roughness as well as uniformity of the organic film can be effectively improved. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133623 | METAL FILM PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND METAL FILM PRODUCTION METHOD - A metal film production apparatus supplies a source gas containing a halogen such as a chlorine, to the interior of a chamber such that the source gas is intermittently supplied, to form a Cu component of a precursor into a film on a substrate, while suppressing a relative increase in etching particles. Thus, the source gas is supplied in the full presence of plasma particles contributing a film formation. Moreover, the source gas is supplied in a state in which a Cu film formed is not etched with the etching particles. Consequently, the Cu film is reliably increased with respect to the film formation time to increase the film formation speed. The temperature of the substrate is less than that of the etched member. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133624 | Coating Apparatus - The present invention has as an object to provide a coating apparatus for forming a coating film on each of many lenses in a short time. To attain this object, in the coating apparatus for a lens according to the invention, a lens support portion of a lens centering device, a lens support portion of a lens spinning device, and a lens support portion of a lens drying device are arranged at equal distances. A pair of lens holding portions of a lens transport device are provided at the same distance as the distance between the lens support portions. The first lens holding portion of the lens holding portions transports the lens from the lens support portion of the centering device to the lens support portion of the applicator device, and the second lens holding portion of the lens holding portions simultaneously transports the lens from the lens support portion of the applicator device to the lens support portion of the drying device. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133625 | Coating Apparatus - The present invention provides a coating apparatus which can form a stable photochromic coating film. In the invention, a centering device, a lens height measuring device, a primer fluid applicator device, a primer spinning device, a drying device, a photochromic fluid applicator device, a photochromic spinning device, a UV device and a lens transport means comprising a pair of handling devices are provided to a coating apparatus. In the coating apparatus, it is possible to produce many photochromic lenses more efficiently by arranging devices and the lens transport means in such a manner that lens support portions of the centering device, the lens height measuring device, the primer spinning device, and the lens drying device are disposed inside the track of one handling device of the lens transport means, lens support portions of the UV device are disposed inside the track of the other handling device of the lens transport means, and the lens support portion of the photochromic spinning device is disposed inside both of the tracks. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133626 | APPARATUS FOR PECVD DEPOSITION OF AN INTERNAL BARRIER LAYER ON A RECEPTACLE, THE APPARATUS INCLUDING AN OPTICAL PLASMA ANALYSIS DEVICE - An apparatus ( | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133627 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND GAS NOZZLE FOR IMPROVING PURGE EFFICIENCY - A substrate processing apparatus capable of efficiently purging not only a process space but also the inside of a processing gas feed nozzle when a multi element compound film is formed on a substrate by laminating a molecular layer thereon, wherein an exhaust line is connected to one end of the processing gas feed nozzle jetting the processing gas in a laminar flow into the process space along the surface of the treated substrate, and the processing gas or purge gas is fed from the other end thereof. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133628 | VACUUM DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUS PROCESSING OF SUBSTRATES - A continuous vacuum system for processing substrates has an inlet air lock, an outlet air lock, at least one process chamber, and a device for conveying the substrates through the continuous system. To create a continuous system having a compact design and high throughput for plasma-enhanced treatment of substrates at a reduced pressure, which ensures a simple, rapid and secure handling of the substrates with a high capacity of the substrate carrier, the conveying device has at least one plasma boat in which the substrates are arranged on a base plate in a three-dimensional stack in at least one plane at a predefined distance from one another with intermediate carriers in between. At least the intermediate carriers are made of graphite or another suitable electrically conductive material and can be acted upon electrically with an alternating voltage via an electric connection. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133629 | IN-LINE FILM-FORMATION APPARATUS - Provided is an in-line film-formation apparatus including: deposition sources, deposition-preventing plates, and a screen. The deposition sources store different film-formation materials, and include openings extending in the width directions of a substrate, which is perpendicular to the conveying direction. The openings, arranged in parallel with each other, are disposed respectively on the upstream and the downstream sides in the conveying direction. The plates, partitioning a co-deposition chamber from adjacent deposition chambers and placed, in parallel to each other, on the upstream and the downstream sides in the conveying direction, limit a deposition region of the vapor from the openings. The screen limits and makes the deposition regions of the substrate for vapor from openings coincide with deposition regions limited by the plates. Thereby, the formation of a mono-content film is prevented and only the mixed film is formed on the substrate. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133630 | Batch-Type Remote Plasma Processing Apparatus - A plasma processing apparatus comprises a processing chamber in which a plurality of substrates are stacked and accommodated; a pair of electrodes extending in the stacking direction of the plurality of substrates, which are disposed at one side of the plurality of substrates in said processing chamber, and to which high frequency electricity is applied; and a gas supply member which supplies processing gas into a space between the pair of electrodes. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133631 | COATING DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING AN ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - An electrode assembly | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133632 | SAFE LIQUID SOURCE CONTAINERS - Containers for providing vapor phase reactant from liquid sources include bubbler designs and designs in which carrier gas flows over the liquid surface. Among the bubbler arrangements, a bypass conductance is provided to release excess pressure from the gas volume inside the container, or an enlarged bubbler tube is provided with a volume sufficient to accommodate all possible liquid backflow without having the liquid exit the container. Among the overflow designs, flow dividers provide a tortuous path for the gas to increase the time exposure of carrier gas packets to the evaporating liquid surface. The flow dividers can be microporous to encourage capillary action, thereby increasing the evaporating surface. The tortuous gas flow path can be separated from the liquid phase by a breathable semi-porous membrane that permits vapor phase reactant to pass through but prohibits liquid from passing in the other direction. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133633 | IN OVO ACTIVATION OF AN EGG IN THE SHELL - The present invention relates to the field of avian reproduction. In particular, the present invention provides a method of activating an egg in a shell. The invention also provides a method of activating an egg in a shell, whereby a live chick is hatched. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133634 | Dairy Farm System and Method for Communication in Such a Dairy Farm System - A dairy farm system comprises a plurality of apparatuses ( | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133635 | METHOD OF AND AN INSTALLATION FOR FEEDING AN ANIMAL IN A FEEDING BOX - A method of feeding an animal in a feeding box. The method comprises at least the following steps, the steps a-c not necessarily taking place in the given sequence: a) identifying the animal in the feeding box, b) closing the feeding box, in such a way that access to the feeding box is impeded for an animal outside the feeding box, c) supplying feed to the animal in the feeding box in a chosen eating period of time. An installation for feeding an animal, which installation is provided with a frame that encloses at any rate at least partially a frame area. A neutral position means for positioning a passage means into one particular neutral position. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133636 | ILLUMUNIATED HUMMINGBIRD FEEDER - A hummingbird feeder includes a solar panel power source for illuminating a reservoir of liquid hummingbird food so that the hummingbird can find it at night. The solar panel itself preferably hangs below the feeder in a flexible manner so that it can collect the maximum amount of sunlight and swing in the breeze. An LED attached to the solar power source is positioned to illuminate the liquid reservoir from within the reservoir. The parts that comprise the feeder are easily disassembled for washing and cleaning. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133637 | Pet Litter Receptacle - A pet litter receptacle includes a back portion for accepting a selected amount of absorbent material and a front portion comprising a bottom surface having a plurality of protuberances extending upwardly therefrom. A wall separating the back portion and the front portion such that when the animal has completed utilizing the receptacle, the animal must step over the wall and engage at least on paw with at least one of the plurality of protuberances such that the animal's paw pads spread apart and release any absorbent material that was retained in the paw into the front portion. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133638 | Aquarium - An aquarium includes: a box having an accommodating space therein; a dividing board disposed in the accommodating space of the box to divide it into a cultivating layer and a nitrobacteria layer; a pump for drawing water and air, mixing them into bubbles, and sending the mixture out via a transporting pipe; a foam remover connected with the transporting pipe and having a foam outlet and a water outlet. The bubbles received from the transporting pipe are broken into smaller bubbles in the foam remover. The protein impurities in the water are expelled with the bubbles via the foam outlet. The processed water flows via the water outlet into the nitrobacteria layer to decompose the proteins. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133639 | PET TOY - This invention relates to a Pet toy, comprising a body structure ( | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133640 | BARK CONTROL DEVICE AND FABRICATION PROCESS THEREOF - A device for deterring a dog from barking includes a sensor for detecting a bark from a dog and for generating an activation signal upon detection of the bark and an integral housing. The integral housing includes a reservoir for storing a bark deterrent substance, a bobbin integrated with the reservoir, a wall separating the bobbin from the reservoir, and an aperture extending through the wall for allowing fluid communication between the reservoir and the bobbin. The device further includes a spray mechanism for delivery of a dose of the bark deterrent substance to the dog upon receipt of the activation signal from the sensor. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133641 | Device for Preventing Initial Hot Water Supplying in Concentric Tube Type Heat Exchanger and Its Control Method - Disclosed are a device for preventing initial hot water from being discharged from a double pipe heat exchanger and a method of controlling the same, which can temporarily mix cold water with hot water so as to decrease the temperature of the discharged hot water when the high temperature water is initially discharged from the double pipe heat exchanger. The device for preventing initial hot water from being discharged from a double pipe heat exchanger which includes a cold water pipe into which a cold water is introduced, a hot water heat exchanging pipe for absorbing combustion heat of a burner so as to heat the cold water to hot water and to discharge the hot water, a hot water pipe for supplying high temperature hot water discharged from the hot water heat exchanging pipe, and a heating water heat exchanging pipe having both ends connected to a heating water returning inlet and a heating water discharging outlet and disposed in the hot water heat exchanging pipe, includes: a bypass pipe extending between a cold water pipe and a hot water pipe, for directly supplying cold water in the cold water pipe to the hot water pipe; a mixing valve mounted on one end of the bypass pipe; a heating water temperature sensor mounted on the heat water discharging outlet, for detecting the heating water temperature; a hot water temperature sensor mounted on the hot water supplying pipe, for detecting a hot water temperature; and a controller for receiving temperature values detected by the heating water temperature sensor and the hot water temperature sensor so as to control a degree of opening of the mixing valve. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133642 | Latent heat recovery-type water heater - So as to provide a latent heat recovery-type water heater capable of certainly preventing drain generated by heat exchange from being discharged out of an exhaust portion through an outlet with entrained by a flow of combustion gas, an exhaust portion | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133643 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STEAM GENERATION - A method, apparatus, and system and operation of surface equipment to generate steam while reducing the quantity of boiler blowdown and thereby increasing the amount of feedwater that is re-used or re-cycled in generating said steam. The present invention teaches that, on a sustained basis, the blowdown stream at the outlet of a once-through steam generator can be routed to the inlet of a second once-through steam generator that is in series with the first, that blowdown stream can be used to generate additional steam in the second once-through steam generator and further reduce the amount of blowdown, and that this can be accomplished without need of any treatment that reduces hardness or silica levels of the blowdown stream prior to its entering or during its entry into the inlet of the second once-through steam generator. The output of this second steam generator is a substantially dry saturated steam vapor stream and, complementarily, a blowdown stream whose mass rate has been reduced substantially from that of the blowdown stream exiting the first steam generator. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133644 | Boiler - Provided is a boiler equipped with a burner capable of realizing a reduction in emission of harmful substances using a liquid fuel such as kerosene or A-type heavy oil. A burner ( | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133645 | STEAM JETTING DEVICE - A steam ejection device including a steam generator for generating steam by heating water; a steam eject port for discharging the steam generated in the steam generator; and a steam-guiding portion for delivering the steam from the steam generator to the steam eject port, and the steam ejection device further including a steam-heating block for heating, right before the steam eject port, the steam guided via the steam-guiding portion. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133646 | Vehicle Power Steering Waste Heat Recovery - A power steering waste heat recovery system for a vehicle and method of operating is disclosed. The system may include a power steering system and a waste heat absorption system. The power steering system may include a power steering pump, a liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger located downstream of the power steering pump and configured to allow power steering fluid flow therethrough, and a steering rack operatively engaging the heat exchanger to receive the power steering fluid therefrom. The waste heat absorption system may include an auxiliary heater loop configured to direct a liquid through the heat exchanger; and an automatically controllable heat control valve having an inlet, a first outlet for directing the liquid to bypass the auxiliary heater loop, and a second outlet for directing the liquid through the heat exchanger in the auxiliary heater loop. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133647 | COOLING STRUCTURE OF CYLINDER HEAD - A coolant passage in a cylinder head of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine is divided into an intake-side passage below intake ports and extending in a cylinder arranging direction, and an exhaust-side passage including plural exhaust-side lateral passages corresponding to respective cylinders and an exhaust-side longitudinal passage. The exhaust-side lateral passages (1) are mutually separated by partition walls at a position corresponding to the section between a corresponding adjacent pair of the cylinders, (2) have an inlet for coolant in the vicinity of exhaust ports of a corresponding one of the cylinders, and (3) extend from the inlet toward the intake port via the vicinity of a top of a combustion chamber formed in the corresponding cylinder. The exhaust-side longitudinal passage extends along the cylinder arranging direction. Downstream ends of the exhaust-side lateral passages connect to the exhaust-side longitudinal passage. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133648 | Variable valve actuator with a pneumatic booster - Actuators, and corresponding methods and systems for controlling such actuators, provide independent valve control with a large initial or opening force. In an exemplary embodiment, an actuator includes a driver further including a housing defining a longitudinal axis and first and second directions, an actuation mechanism capable of generating actuation force at least in the first direction, and a rod with one end operably connected with at least one part of the actuation mechanism and with the other end available for an operable connection with a load such as an engine valve; at least one return spring operably connected with the rod through a spring retainer assembly and biasing the rod in the second direction; and a pneumatic booster further including a pneumatic cylinder, a pneumatic piston operably connected with the rod through the spring retainer assembly and biasing the rod in the first direction, a charge mechanism providing a controlled fluid communication between the pneumatic cylinder and a high-pressure gas source, and a bleed mechanism providing a controlled fluid communication between the pneumatic cylinder to a low-pressure gas sink. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133649 | ENGINE - An engine can include a first catalyst disposed in a first exhaust passage, a second catalyst disposed in a second exhaust passage to be located upstream of the first catalyst, a variable valve operating mechanism configured to make lifting amounts of a first and second exhaust valves variable between approximate zero and maximum, and a lifting amount control unit for controlling the lifting amounts of the first and second exhaust valves with the variable valve operating mechanism such that an exhaust gas amount passing through the second exhaust passage is larger than that passing through the first exhaust passage. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133650 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A guide passage is provided between a driving-side rotator and a driven-side rotator to supply lubricating fluid into an interior of the first rotator. A planetary gear is received in the driving-side rotator and is meshed with a gear portion of the driving-side rotator to make a planetary motion and thereby to change a relative phase between the driving-side rotator and the driven-side rotator. The guide passage guides the lubricating fluid toward a location on a radially outer side of the gear portion and the planetary gear and has a contaminant capturing space to accumulate contaminants contained in the lubricating fluid. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133651 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - An advancing check valve is placed in an advancing connection passage of a spool to enable a flow of hydraulic fluid in a first direction from a retarding port side toward an advancing port side upon placement of the spool in an advancing position and to limit a flow of hydraulic fluid in a second direction from the advancing port side toward the retarding port side upon placement of the spool in the advancing position. A retarding check valve is placed in a retarding connection passage of the spool to enable a flow of hydraulic fluid in the second direction upon placement of the spool in a retarding position and to limit a flow of hydraulic fluid in the first direction upon placement of the spool in the retarding position. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133652 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A valve timing control apparatus for controlling valve timing includes a first rotor, a second rotor, and a controller. The second rotor and the first rotor defines therebetween an advance chamber and a retard chamber. The controller includes a supply passage, at least one drain passage, a spool valve, at least one connection passage, and at least one check valve. The at least one connection passage connects the supply passage to the at least one drain passage when a spool of the spool valve is moved to one of the advance and retard positions. The at least one check valve is respectively provided in the at least one connection passage. The check valve allows working fluid to flow in a direction from the at least one drain passage toward the supply passage and limits working fluid from flowing in an opposite direction. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133653 | Spur gear drive for an internal combustion engine - In a spur gear drive for driving the camshaft of an overhead valve internal combustion engine wherein drive power is transmitted from the crankshaft to the camshaft via spur gears mounted on the crankshaft and the camshaft which is rotatably supported on the cylinder head, a third, intermediate, gear is adjustably supported in the power train between engine block-mounted gears and cylinder head-mounted gears so that changes in the distance between the crankshaft and the camshaft can be accommodated and, with the use of smaller gears, the spur gear drive becomes smaller and lighter overall. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133654 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO DISTRIBUTE HIGH-ENERGY LASER PULSES TO MULTIPLE CHANNELS - A method and system to distribute high-power laser pulses to create sparks in individual cylinders of a multi-cylinder engine are provided. A laser provides laser output pulses. A distributor includes a linear array of mirrors with a respective mirror associated with one of the laser plugs. Each mirror is operatively controlled to move into a laser beam path to direct individual laser output pulses the associated laser plug for providing spark generation. The system enables correct cylinder firing order for predefined multi-cylinder firing sequences and allows for individual cylinder timing variation. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133655 | LASER IGNITION SYSTEM - A laser ignition system includes a laser oscillator and an oscillation controller. The laser oscillator is configured to generate laser light into a combustion chamber of an engine. The oscillation controller is configured to cause the laser oscillator to generate a plurality of laser pulses into the combustion chamber in order to ignite the engine. The oscillation controller causes the laser oscillator to generate each of the plurality of laser pulses at a laser oscillation period that is longer than 10 μs and shorter than 300 μs. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133656 | Ignition source adapted for positioning within a combustion chamber - An ignition source for initiating combustion is provided. The ignition source includes an electrical delivery conductor mounted in a delivery conductor mounting structure. An electrical ground conductor is mounted in a ground conductor mounting structure and extends from the ground conductor mounting structure to a point proximate the delivery conductor to define an ignition spark gap between the delivery conductor and the ground conductor. At least one of the delivery conductor and the ground conductor are mounted in a respective one of the delivery conductor mounting structure and the ground conductor mounting structure so as to be selectively positionable with respect to the other one of the delivery conductor and the ground conductor to selectively adjust a width of the ignition spark gap. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133657 | INTAKE MANIFOLD FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE PROVIDED WITH METALLIC REINFORCEMENT BRACKETS FOR FASTENING THE FUEL COMMON RAIL - An intake manifold for an internal combustion engine comprising an engine head in which there are obtained a number of cylinders; the intake manifold comprises a central body, wherein there are obtained an intake chamber which receives the intake air and a number of conduits each of which connects the chamber to a corresponding cylinder of the internal combustion engine; first passage through holes obtained in the central body for fastening the intake manifold to the engine head by means of first fastening screws screwed into the engine head; a common rail which receives the pressurized fuel and is connected to a number of injectors, each of which injects the fuel into a corresponding cylinder; second blank threaded fastening holes obtained in the central body for fastening the common rail to the central body itself by means of the second fastening screws screwed into the central body and, for each second fastening hole, a metallic reinforcement bracket, which presents a first assembly through hole arranged over and coaxially to a corresponding first fastening hole in order to be locked onto the central body by the corresponding first fastening screw and a second assembly through hole arranged over and coaxially to a corresponding second fastening hole in order to be locked onto the central body of the corresponding second fastening screw. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133658 | INTAKE MANIFOLD FOR ENGINE - Provided is an intake manifold for an engine, including: a plurality of intake distribution pipes arranged in a side-by-side relation to one another along one side wall; an intake inlet pipe provided in one end wall in a direction of arrangement of the intake distribution pipes; a surge chamber provided inside the intake manifold, and providing communication between the intake inlet pipe and the intake distribution pipes; and an intake guide wall provided integrally with the intake manifold, the intake guide wall extending in the direction of arrangement of the intake distribution pipes from an opening end of the intake inlet pipe, which is open to the surge chamber, to an intermediate portion of the surge chamber, and formed to temporarily guide the air, which has been introduced from the intake inlet pipe into the surge chamber, to a middle portion of the surge chamber. In the intake manifold, one of opposite side surfaces of the intake guide wall is formed as a smooth-and-flat surface which is continuous to an inner surface of the intake inlet pipe, and the other side surface of the intake guide wall, which is on the side of the intake distribution pipes, is provided with a plurality of thinned concave parts and a plurality of ribs remaining between the concave parts, the ribs extending in a height direction of the intake guide wall. This configuration achieves both the demands to make the intake guide wall thin and secure its rigidity, and concurrently to reduce resistance of air taken into the engine by smoothly guiding the air to the middle portion of the surge chamber. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133659 | Resin intake apparatus - A resin molded body constituting a resin intake apparatus includes a surge tank and a plurality of branch passages each branching off from the surge tank. A communication passage is formed in a wall forming the surge tank to communicate a bottom of the surge tank with one of the branch passages. The resin molded body is formed by two split molded parts integrally welded to each other at welded portions so that the communication passage is formed between the welded portions. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133660 | VALVE, ESPECIALLY ROTARY PISTON VALVE, AND EXHAUST GAS RETURN SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A VALVE - The invention relates to a valve, especially a rotary piston valve ( | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133661 | Balance shaft unit - The present invention relates to a balance shaft unit for mass balancing for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle including at least one balance shaft having at least one balance weight and a housing part in which the balance shaft is journaled. A first gear is associated with the balance shaft and meshes with a second gear. An introduction passage is formed in the housing part through which, starting from an assembly opening, at least one of the two gears can be introduced into the interior of the housing part, with the introduction passage extending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the balance shaft. The first gear and the second gear are arranged sequentially with respect to the direction of extent of the introduction passage. The housing part surrounds the periphery of the assembly opening in one piece, with the length of the assembly opening at the outer side of the housing part in a normal plane to the longitudinal axis of the balance shaft being smaller than the sum of the diameters of the two gears. A particularly high stability is hereby reached. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133662 | Method for Operating an Internal Combustion Engine having a plurality of cylinder banks - A method is provided for operating an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinder banks, of which at least one first cylinder bank is able to be deactivated. At least one cylinder of the first cylinder bank is intermittently activated again during the deactivation of the first cylinder bank. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133663 | Air cleaner unit for vehicle and fan shroud having the same - An air cleaner unit for a vehicle includes an air cleaner element and an air cleaner housing to be arranged generally above ring portions of a fan shroud. The air cleaner element is disposed in the air cleaner housing such that a predetermined space is provided between a lower surface of the air cleaner element and an inner surface of a bottom wall of the air cleaner housing. The bottom wall of the air cleaner housing includes at least two arcuate portions to correspond to the ring portions of the fan shroud and a projecting portion between the arcuate portions. The projecting portion projects downwardly and is configured to increase the volume of the predetermined space. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133664 | Extreme efficiency rotary engine - This rotary engine configuration combines the four cycles required to produce power, thrust, exhaust, intake, and compression which are merged into a single cycle per revolution. Most engine designs need two revolutions. This requires the mechanical functions to produce power simultaneously; consequently, the parts are performing several functions at the same time. So, only a few parts are needed. The rotor is the big worker. Combustion turns the rotor power cog one way, while the exhaust gases go the opposite way to escape through an opening directly behind the power producing face, into the open air. In this concept, where many power generating functions are going on at the same time, only a few moving parts are needed. Fewer parts used translate into the many benefits described in the claims. An exhaust gas fan reduces the exhaust gas exit pressure further maximizing fuel economy. A kit of energy storing rings is provided. These rings can also provide pitch and roll stabilization forces for the vehicle. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133665 | REVOLVING PISTON INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A revolving piston engine incorporating revolving pistons for improving fuel efficiency, increasing power output, easy cooling and reduced vibration. One or more of revolving piston pairs, each consisting of one piston and one cylinder head, revolve within a ring cylinder, around a common axis in a same direction, but with different velocities. A revolving piston compressor is also disclosed, incorporating appropriately designed and relocated ports/valves for both of associated intake and outlet components. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133666 | HOMOGENEOUS CHARGE COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE WITH COMBUSTION PHASING - A homogenous charge compression ignition barrel engine includes an engine housing, a power shaft and a plurality of cylinders surrounding the shaft. Each cylinder has a closed end and an open end. An intake system introduces a combustible mixture into the cylinders. A track is disposed between a first end of the housing and the open ends of the cylinders. The track has a cam surface that longitudinally undulates with respect to the open ends of the cylinders. A piston is moveably disposed in each of the cylinders and is in mechanical communication with the cam surface of the track such that as the cylinders and the track move with respect to each other, the pistons reciprocate within the cylinders. Each cylinder is operable to compress a combustible mixture until the mixture auto ignites, without the introduction of a spark. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133667 | Spark Ignition Engine - A spark ignition engine capable of operating even with a leaner air-fuel mixture to achieve stable ignition and combustion performance. An ignition plug ( | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133668 | DIRECT INJECTION SPARK IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND FUEL INJECTION METHOD FOR SAME - A direct injection spark ignition internal combustion engine includes a fuel injector for directly injecting fuel into a cylinder and intensifies a tumble flow using the fuel injected into the cylinder bore at a time near an intake stroke bottom dead center during homogenous combustion. The thrust force of the fuel injected from the fuel injector is set to intensify the tumble flow based on at least one of the state of the combustion chamber, the temperature of the injected fuel, and the orientation of the injection hole. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133669 | Airflow control apparatus and manufacturing method thereof - An airflow control apparatus includes a housing for being provided at an air intake passage of an engine and having a passage for allowing an intake air to flow therethrough, a shaft rotatably provided at the housing to extend across the air intake passage, and a valve body provided in the housing to rotate together with the shaft, wherein an opposing surface is provided at the passage to face a circumferential end portion of the valve body when the valve body is in a closing state, and a first inclined surface formed at a portion of the opposing surface extending in an inner circumferential direction of the passage. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133670 | Cold Start Device for Fuel Injection Pump - A fuel injection pump | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133671 | DRIVE CIRCUIT FOR AN INJECTOR ARRANGEMENT AND A DIAGNOSTIC METHOD - The invention relates to a drive circuit for an injector arrangement comprising a first fuel injector in parallel with a capacitive component. The drive circuit comprises: a selector means and diagnostic means. The selector means is operable to select the first fuel injector and/or the capacitive component into the drive circuit and to deselect the first fuel injector and/or the capacitive component from the drive circuit. When the capacitive component is selected and the first fuel injector is deselected, the diagnostic means is operable to sense a current through the first fuel injector. When the sensed current is at variance from a first threshold current the diagnostic means is operable to provide a first signal on detection of a stack terminal short circuit fault associated with the first fuel injector. The capacitive component may be a second fuel injector. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133672 | Natural vacuum leak detection device using diaphragm-seal mechanism - A system and method are provided for detecting a leak in an automotive fuel system. The functions of vacuum sensing, vacuum relief (high vacuum relief level) and pressure relief (high pressure relief level) are all performed by a single self-actuated diaphragm-seal valve mechanism. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133673 | FUEL VAPOR TREATMENT SYSTEM - A fuel vapor treatment system is mounted on a hybrid vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an electric motor. Even when an internal combustion engine is stopped, a discharge of fuel vapor from a first canister to atmosphere can be detected. When the discharge of the fuel vapor from the first canister is detected, the internal combustion engine is started to perform a purge process. When it is detected that the purge process in the first canister is finished, the internal combustion engine is stopped to terminate the purge process. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133674 | FUEL GAS SUPPLY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AN LNG CARRIER - A fuel gas supply system of a vessel, such as an LNG carrier, is provided for supplying fuel gas to a high-pressure gas injection engine of an LNG carrier, wherein LNG is extracted from an LNG storage tank of the LNG carrier, compressed at a high pressure, gasified, and then supplied to the high-pressure gas injection engine. In one embodiment, the system includes a boil-off gas reliquefaction apparatus for reliquefying boil-off gas generated in the LNG tank. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133675 | APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING EFFICIENCY AND EMISSIONS OF COMBUSTION WITH PERPENDICULAR OZONE ELEMENTS - An apparatus improves the efficiency and emissions of a combustion process by producing sufficient amounts of ozone in the air flow to the combustion chamber to enable more complete and cleaner combustion of the fuel. An ozone cell comprises a plurality of cylindrical ozone elements for producing ozone disposed within a housing that is placed in the air intake to a combustion chamber such as a diesel engine. The ozone elements are bonded together in a block and placed perpendicular to the air flow in the cell. The ozone elements are bound together in the block with a block plate at the top and bottom of the block with the ozone elements running lengthwise from the top to the bottom of the block. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133676 | Fuel-heating assembly and method for the pre-heating of fuel an internal combustion engine - A heating assembly that allows an adequate pre-heating of a fuel used in an internal combustion engine is disclosed. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133677 | Squish flow coupling in an ic engine withhigh energy coil per plug inductive ignition with improved pencil type coils - An improved ignition-combustion system for internal combustion engines with preferably a 2-valve engine | 05-28-2009 |
