22nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100132585 | Railway Vehicle Comprising Pivoting Bogies - A railway vehicle including a plurality of bogies is provided. Each bogie includes a chassis, two front wheels and two rear wheels. For each front wheel and each rear wheel, a guidance device is provided for guiding the wheel in rotation and a primary suspension device of the chassis is provided on the guidance device. At least the primary suspension devices associated with the front and rear wheels are arranged on the same first lateral side of the bogie. The primary suspension devices each include two longitudinal connecting rods, each connected by a first connection point to the chassis and by a second connection point to the corresponding guidance device and at least one resilient component inserted between the two connecting rods to define at least the vertical stiffness of the primary suspension device, the two connecting rods being offset longitudinally relative to one another. Each of the bogies also includes a pivot connection device for connecting the bogie to the railway vehicle. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132586 | Motor-Driven Bogie for a Streetcar - A powered bogie for a railway vehicle, including one or more motors mounted on the bogie chassis, the front and rear reducing gears being arranged between, on the one hand, a longitudinal plane midway between the two front wheels and midway between the two rear wheels and, on the other hand, a longitudinal plane passing through the front wheel and the rear wheel situated on the same, first transverse side of the bogie is provided. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132587 | RAIL ROAD HOPPER CAR RIDGE FITTINGS - A hopper car discharge section may be wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. Outflow is controlled by movable closure members. The hopper car has a plurality of hoppers of which two hoppers share a common ridge assembly. The ridge assembly forms a common mating and fit up location for the upper margins of the slope sheets of two lengthwise adjacent hoppers. The ridge assembly includes an horizontal center section and two end plates that angle upwardly outboard toward the top chords of the sidewalls. The ridge assembly stands proud of the upper margin of the respective adjacent slope sheets. A gusset is mounted between the adjacent slope sheets below the ridge plate such that the slope sheets and gusset form a reinforcement tube running across the car, the end plates forming the stems of a vertical T-section attached to the sidewall and overlapping the top chord. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132588 | CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR LOAD CARRYING VEHICLES - A control valve assembly for a load carrying vehicle that includes a storage space and a dumping mechanism that is movable between an open position that allows access to the storage space and a closed position that inhibits access to the storage space. The control valve assembly includes a housing and a valve that is positioned within the housing and is movable between a first position, wherein the dumping mechanism is moved toward the open position, and a second position, wherein the dumping mechanism is moved toward the closed position. First, second, and third actuation systems are in communication with the valve and are operable to actuate the valve between the first position and the second position. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132589 | BODY FRAME STRUCTURE OF RAILWAY VEHICLE - A body frame structure having practically sufficient strength is provided. The body frame structure has a simple structure that can be obtained by simple joining operation. Vertically and horizontally arranged first and second frame members are weld-joined to an outer panel with an end portion of the second frame member facing a side surface of the first frame member. The first frame member is placed in a straddling manner on the outer panel and the end portion of the second frame member weld-joined to the outer panel and is weld-joined to both the second frame member and the outer panel. In this manner, even when the vertically and horizontally arranged first and second frame members are laser-welded to the outer panel, the joint strength can be improved without using a joint plate. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132590 | HIGH BELITE-CONTAINING SULFOALUMINOUS CLINKER, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION AND THE USE THEREOF FOR PREPARING HYDRAULIC BINDERS - A sulphoaluminate clinker includes as a phasic formulation, compared with the total weight of clinker: 5 to 25% of a calcium aluminoferrite phase with a formulation corresponding to the general formula C2AXF(1−X), with X comprised between 0.2 and 0.8; 15 to 35% of a calcium sulphoaluminate phase yee' limit (C4A3$); 40 to 75% belite (C2S); from 0.01 to 10% of one or several minor phases selected from the group consisting of calcium sulphates, alkali sulphates, perovskite, calcium aluminates, gehlenite, free lime and periclase, and/or a vitreous phase, and additives including at least sodium and boron present in the following quantities, by weight as compared to the total weight of the clinker: from 0.1 to 5% of sodium expressed as sodium oxide and from 0.2 to 3% of boron, expressed as boron oxide, the total content of said additives being less than or equal to 15%. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132591 | Hydraulic Cements Comprising Carbonate Compound Compositions - Hydraulic cement compositions that include a carbonate compound composition, e.g., a salt-water derived carbonate compound composition containing crystalline and/or amorphous carbonate compounds, are provided. Also provided are methods of making and using the hydraulic cements, as well as settable compositions, such as concretes and mortars, prepared therefrom. The cements and compositions produced therefrom find use in a variety of applications, including use in a variety of building materials and building applications. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132592 | Method and facility for disposing wet sludge - An object of the present invention is to provide a wet sludge disposal method and facility capable of smoothly transferring wet sludge to a kiln inlet part, or the like, of a dry process kiln, by a low feeding pressure and without substantially increasing the moisture content in the wet sludge. To this end, the present invention is characterized, in a cement clinker manufacturing facility having a preheater ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100132593 | MATERIAL FOR CEMENT, AND CEMENT - Disclosed is a cement material comprising a powder of a calcium salt having inositol phosphate and/or a salt thereof adsorbed on its surface, wherein the powder has a specific surface area of 60 to 120 m | 2010-06-03 |
20100132594 | Foamed Cement Compositions and Associated Methods of Use - A method is provided for reducing the density of a well cement composition for cementing in a subterranean formation. The method comprises providing a cement composition that comprises water and a cement, and then adding an additive comprising an anionic foam stabilizer and an anionic foaming agent or a Zwitterionic foam booster. A gas is added to this mixture to reduce the density. Further, foamed cement compositions and additives for foaming and stabilizing a well cement composition are provided. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132595 | Weighted, Foldable, Pleated Tablecloth Apparatus and Method - A cover such as a tablecloth is provided with a system of weights proximate the perimeter thereof in order to resist the dislodgement of the tablecloth from the table by the presence of wind. Containment for the weights is selected to have a length and diameter suitable for installation with a periodicity providing periodic gaps. The gaps assist in folding the cover for storage, as well as providing natural breakpoints for pleating, so it will drape more naturally from the edges of corners of the supporting equipment or table covered by it. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132596 | BOILER BURNER FOR SOLID FUELS OF THE BIOMASS OR TYRE TYPE AND BOILER COMPRISING SUCH BURNER - The invention relates to a burner for solid fuel such as biomass or tyres, that comprises a heating body in the shape of a cylinder ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100132597 | Method and System for Lining a Coal Burner Nozzle - A method and liner system for a pneumatically conveyed particulate conduit are provided. The conduit includes an inlet opening, an outlet opening, and a duct extending therebetween. The system includes a first polygonally-shaped wall member extending from an inlet opening end of the conduit to an opposing outlet opening end of the conduit. The first wall member includes a substantially planar body. The liner system further includes a second polygonally-shaped wall member extending from the inlet opening end of the conduit to the opposing outlet opening end of the conduit. The second wall member includes a substantially planar body having an integrally formed anti-roping bar that extends outwardly from a surface of the second wall member a predetermined height into a flow path through the duct. The liner system further includes a curved polygonally-shaped corner member extending from the inlet opening end of the conduit to the opposing outlet opening end of the conduit. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132598 | Corrosion Resistant Coatings Suitable For Elevated Temperature Application - The present invention relates to corrosion resistance coatings suitable for elevated temperature applications, which employ compositions of iron (Fe), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni) and/or aluminum (Al). The compositions may be configured to regulate the diffusion of metals between a coating and a substrate, which may then influence coating performance, via the formation of an inter-diffusion barrier layer. The inter-diffusion barrier layer may comprise a face-centered cubic phase. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132599 | WIDE-RANGE ROUND-BOTTOM HEARTH-BRICK COMPRESSION SYSTEM - A brick hearth system comprises a rigid containment shell in which a concave bottom is lined with a hearth refractory sub-layer and hearth brick working layer. The outer perimeter of the hearth refractory is ringed with thrust blocks to compress the whole toward the center and to thereby deny gaps from forming between the separate bricks. Many individual thrust rods penetrate the outer bottom of the containment shell, and such are used to transmit compression forces generated outside the shell to be applied against the thrust blocks in unison. Each thrust rod receives an adjustable amount of inward force from a spring, acting either directly or through a beam or rocker arm. These are anchored to and use the hoop strength of the containment shell as leverage. As the hearth brick working layer grows during its service life, the ring of thrust blocks grows in diameter as well inside the margins provided within the containment shell. The individual thrust rod springs are periodically adjusted to keep the pressures in the optimal range. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132600 | SECTIONAL METER SHUT-OFF AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT HAVING SECTIONAL METER SHUT-OFF - An assembly for selectively supplying particulate material to an air seeder, an agricultural implement able to selectively supply and dispense particulate material into the ground and a method of selectively dispensing particulate material into the ground are provided. The assembly has at least one supply receptacle for receiving particulate material from a source and a metering roller for supplying the material to an air seeder. The assembly is operative to selectively supply the material to the air seeder and prevent the material from being supplied to the air seeder. The implement can use the assembly to selectively supply particulate material to ground engaging openers where the particulate material will be dispensed into the ground. Particulate material can be selectively supplied to the implement when it is desired to have the particulate material dispensed into the ground and then prevented from being supplied to the implement when it is not desirable. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132601 | TUFTING MACHINE - A tufting machine of novel structure which can produce a pile fabric mixing both a cut pile and a loop pile through a simple arrangement. Means for displacing a finger plate in the piercing direction of a needle through a foundation are provided so that the capturing state of a loop formed on the surface of the foundation by a looper can be released by displacing the finger plate to the surface side of the foundation. A loop captured by the loop is cut into a cut pile by means of a knife, and the released loop is not cut but becomes a loop pile. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132602 | Personal watercraft with reactive suspension and an integrated braking and steering system - A watercraft with several stability and handling design improvements. It has an enhanced reactive suspension system positioned in the vessel between a set of separating hull and body components. The watercraft also has improved braking, steering and stabilizing systems designed around multiple pivoting mechanisms on the vessel hull that work individually or in unison to achieve the desired braking or steering effect. The stabilizing system is operated by a computerized, gyroscopic hydraulic control to maintain stability and comfort of ride, minimizing the roll, pitch and yaw commonly experienced in the passenger compartment. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132603 | Watercraft with reactive suspension and an integrated braking and steering system - A watercraft with several stability and handling design improvements. It has an enhanced reactive suspension system positioned in the vessel between a set of separating hull and body components. The watercraft also has improved braking, steering and stabilizing systems designed around multiple pivoting mechanisms on the vessel hull that work individually or in unison to achieve the desired braking or steering effect. The stabilizing system is operated by a computerized, gyroscopic hydraulic control to maintain stability and comfort of ride, minimizing the roll, pitch and yaw commonly experienced in the passenger compartment. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132604 | METHOD AND APPARATUS IN CONNECTION WITH THE SPINNAKER POLE OR SMILAR OF A SAILING BOAT - Method and apparatus in a system in connection with the spinnaker pole ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100132605 | Emergency repair plug to slow down water inflow through an opening - An emergency repair plug for sealing an opening in a boat hull, comprises a conical body made of a solid foam, spongy cellular material that is compressible by hand and able to return to its original shape. The conical body is compressible by hand to a smaller dimension so that a portion of the conical body larger than an opening to be plugged can be inserted into the opening. The conical body is able to return to its larger size after compression, thereby to be wedged in the opening to slow down water inflow through the opening. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132606 | Safety label - The invention relates to a safety label ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100132607 | MERCURY RELEASE ALERTING - Methods provide an alert to the release of mercury. A sealed container containing an odor-producing agent is provided proximate to a sealed breakable enclosure containing mercury, the container and/or the breakable enclosure physically separating the agent from the mercury. In response to a breaking of the breakable enclosure, the agent produces an odor as a function of the breaking, the odor providing an alert to a release of the mercury. Service methods are also provided, for example wherein a service provider provides the sealed breakable enclosure containing mercury and deploys the odor-producing agent. Articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices are also provided. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132608 | SILICA GLASS CRUCIBLE FOR PULLING UP SILICON SINGLE CRYSTAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A silica glass crucible for pulling up a silicon single crystal including a wall part, a corner part and a bottom part is provided with an outer layer formed from an opaque silica glass layer which includes many bubbles, and an inner layer formed from a transparent silica glass layer which substantially does not include bubbles, wherein at least one part of an inner surface of the wall part and the corner part being an uneven surface formed with multiple damaged parts having a depth of 50 μm or more and 450 μm or less, and wherein a region among the inner surface of the bottom part within a certain range from the center of the bottom part being a smooth surface which does is substantially not formed with damage. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132609 | QUARTZ GLASS CRUCIBLE FOR SILICON SINGLE CRYSTAL PULLING OPERATION AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A quartz glass crucible for silicon single crystal pulling operation that by a simple arrangement, attains prevention of any collapse onto the inside at a superior edge of straight trunk part; and a process for manufacturing the same. The quartz glass crucible for silicon single crystal pulling operation having a straight trunk part and a bottom part, is characterized in that at least the straight trunk part is provided with a gradient of fictive temperature so that the fictive temperature on the outermost side thereof is 25° C. or more lower than the fictive temperature on the innermost side thereof. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132610 | PROCESS AND ASSEMBLY FOR CREATING A RIGID PLASTIC PART WITHIN A ROTATABLE MOLD - An apparatus and related method for forming a three-dimensional polymer based part including a die tool having a specified shape and size and exhibiting an exposed polymer adhering surface corresponding in configuration to a polymeric based part to be created. A volume holding bin supports a three-dimensional article including at least one exposed and pattern defining surface. A volume of a granulated polymer material is deposited into the bin and around the article. A sub-volume of the material adheres to and forms a hardened layer upon the exposed pattern defining surface, a corresponding part created having a specified thickness mid matching configuration. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132611 | Substrate Processing System - A substrate processing system is provided, in which collection data transmitted from a substrate processing apparatus can be easily used. A substrate processing system includes a substrate processing apparatus, and a group control apparatus connected to the substrate processing apparatus, wherein the group control apparatus comprises accumulation means for accumulating collection data transmitted from the substrate processing apparatus, storage part for correlating hardware information of components configuring the substrate processing apparatus with previously set element name information and then storing such correlated information, and a memory for correlating the hardware information with the collection data transmitted from the substrate processing apparatus and then memorizing such correlated information. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132612 | APPLICATOR FOR APPLYING FLUID TO A SUBSTRATE, COMPRISING VALVE MECHANISMS, METHOD FOR CLEANING SAID APPLICATOR, AND VALVE MECHANISMS FOR SAID APPLICATOR - Disclosed is an applicator ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100132613 | FABRICATION OF LOW DIELECTRIC CONSTANT INSULATING FILM - The present invention relates to a method of lowering dielectric constant of an insulating film including Si, O and CH formed by a chemical vapor deposition process. A process gas containing hydrogen atoms is supplied into a reaction vessel. A microwave is introduced into the reaction vessel to supply a uniform electromagnetic wave, thereby a plasma containing a hydrogen radical is generated in the reaction vessel. The structure of the insulating film is modified by the hydrogen radical contained in the plasma irradiated to the insulating film, lowering the dielectric constant of the film. The microwave is supplied into the reaction vessel through a radial-slot antenna. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132614 | FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS - A film deposition apparatus includes a rotary table having a substrate placement area to support a substrate, a vacuum container including a container and a top panel, an open-and-close mechanism configured to open and close the top panel, reactant gas nozzles disposed through and supported by an outer wall of the container to be situated at different angular positions with respect to a rotation center of the rotary table to face areas in which the substrate placement area passes, the reactant gas nozzles having gas discharge ports arranged in radial directions to supply respective reactant gases to the wafer thereby to form respective process areas, a discharge gas supply unit situated at an angular position between the process areas to supply purge gas to form an isolation area that isolates atmospheres of the process areas from each other, and an exhaustion unit configured to exhaust atmosphere inside the vacuum container. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132615 | FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS - In a film deposition apparatus, a first separation gas is discharged from a separation gas supplying portion to a separation area between a first process area to which a first reaction gas is supplied and a second process area to which a second reaction gas is supplied. A heater is provided to heat the turntable by radiation heat. An outer sidewall member is provided in a bottom part of a vacuum chamber to surround the turntable in an area where the heater is provided. A space forming member is provided between the separation areas adjacent to each other in a rotating direction of the turntable and extending from the outer sidewall member to form a narrow space between the turntable. A purge gas flows from a lower side of the turntable to an area outside the turntable in a radial direction through the narrow space. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132616 | Multi-finger spinner feeder and method of using same - A multi-finger spinner having a plurality of fingers, each finger having a bend between the first and second ends. The multi-finger spinner is powered by a motor that spins the multi-finger spinner which distributes feed in a long and narrow area and in one direction. The spinner is installed within a feeder and below a hopper so that when feed falls from the hopper, the spinner will spin and distribute the feed. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132617 | FEEDER FOR LIVESTOCK - A feeder for livestock, the feeder comprises a lower portion including a sidewall having a top portion and a bottom portion, at least a portion of said sidewall forming a feed-receiving enclosure. A plurality of spaced-apart first bars, each said first bar extend inwardly from the top portion of said sidewall and are spaced sufficiently apart to allow an animal to place its head therebetween during feeding. An upper portion includes a top member and an intermediate member having a substantially smaller perimeter than a perimeter of the top portion of said sidewall. At least some of said first bars extend between said sidewall and said intermediate member. A plurality of spaced-apart second bars are also provided, each said second bar extending between said intermediate member and said top member spaced close enough to prevent feeding from the top portion. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132618 | Liquid bird feeder - A liquid bird feed is provided with a liquid container having a sealable top opening and a bottom opening, a liquid tray adapted to immerse the bottom opening in liquid, and a valve mechanism adapted to close the bottom opening to enable the liquid container to be filled through the sealable top opening. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132619 | PUFFED BENTONITE LITTER - An animal litter such as a clay material is treated to reduce the bulk density thereof by contacting the clay material with an aqueous electrolyte solution and then heating at an elevated temperature. Substantial reductions in bulk density have been achieved without reducing the absorption capacity of the clay granule. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132620 | AIR INFLATING AND DEFLATING FLOAT FOR MARINE CULTIVATION, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND VALVE USED THEREIN - Disclosed are an air inflating and deflating float for marine cultivation and a manufacturing method thereof. The air inflating and deflating float for marine cultivation includes a soft float body provided with a valve fixing part with an insertion hole, formed at the center thereof and connected to the inside of the float body, formed at one side of the float body; a valve inserted into the insertion hole of the valve fixing part, and provided with a through hole, through which air comes in and out, formed therein; and a protection cap inserted into the valve fixing part to prevent the air from being discharged via the through hole of the valve, and closing the through hole of the valve. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132621 | Floating aquatic structure - Provided is a floating structure for use in an aquarium or other aquatic setting, having a manufactured hollow body with a top side, a bottom side and sidewalls extending between the top side and the bottom side. The hollow body is weighted so as to have a stable floating position in water such that the hollow elongated body predominantly remains submerged beneath the water's surface, but an outer surface of the top side consistently remains above the surface of the water. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132622 | Swiftlets Farming for Production of Edible Bird's Nests - An edible bird's nests production facility comprising of: a wholly man made artificial caves system and/or converted natural relief such as caves, valleys, cliffs forming the nesting habitat and associated supporting facilities configured to breed swiftlets for their nests by means of a captive breeding program for swiftlets; commercialized-scientific farming methods; specialized apparatus, mechanisms and techniques; managed sustainable harvesting of nests; provision of a safe and secure nesting habitat and a conducive environment to maximize avian population by minimizing mortality rates; safe collection of nests by means of mechanized lifting systems and specialist mountaineering equipment. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132623 | Filter top assembly - A filter top assembly for a cage, wherein the assembly includes a bonnet having a perforated top wall to protect filter paper placed above the top wall. The perforations may be small enough to prevent an animal from getting a purchase position and spaced apart sufficiently to prevent the animal from biting the spacing between the perforations. The bonnet may also include one or more elevated ribs to retain the filter paper suspended above the bonnet. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132624 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ISOLATING AND VENTING A LITTER BOX - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for isolating and venting a litter box. The apparatus includes an enclosure for a litter box, an access door and a pet door in the enclosure, at least one vent between an interior and an exterior of the enclosure, and an exit duct between the interior and the exterior of the enclosure. The system includes a pet enclosure having an enclosure door, a pet door, at least one vent, and at least one exhaust duct, a litter box adapted for placement in the enclosure, a motor and fan in fluid communication with the exit duct, and a conduit from the exit duct adapted for fluid connection to an exterior of a house. The method includes enclosing a litter box in a pet container, drawing outside air through at least one vent in the pet container into an interior of the pet container and exhausting air from the pet container out through an exit duct. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132625 | PET GROOMING DEVICE - A pet grooming device is provided including a brush base with a plurality of bristles and at least one base latch for securing a biased platform. Included with the biased platform is at least one platform latch for securing the biased platform to the brush base by interconnecting the brush base latch with the biased platform latch. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132626 | Automatic dairy animal milker unit backflusher and teat dip applicator system and method - A method for applying teat dip to a dairy animal and backflushing a milker unit using a safety valve. The method includes the steps of: closing the safety valve to seal off the milker unit from a dairy pipeline system, forcing teat dip through the safety valve and a dip channel to a teat dip applicator on a milker unit teat cup, forcing backflush fluid through the safety valve and the milker unit, forcing water through the safety valve and milker unit, forcing air through the safety valve and the milker unit, and opening the safety valve so that the milker unit is in fluid communication with the dairy pipeline system. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132627 | Water Pet Support - A system for supporting a pet in a body of water is disclosed. The system may include a platform, one or more mounting devices, and one or more couplings. The system may be associated with a mooring for securing the mounting devices. The one or more couplings may each be secured to the one or more mounting devices and to the proximate portion of the platform. The couplings may be configured to permit the platform to move in relation to the one or more mounting devices such that the distal portion of the platform may rise when a net upward vertical force is applied to the lower surface of the platform when the animal is not on the platform, and the couplings may be configured to partially support the platform and the animal when the animal is on the platform, such that the platform may remain generally horizontal. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132628 | Cool-Pet System - Included is an invention that deals with animal and pet nuisance, behavior control, obedience training, urinary and potty training, and repellent/discouragement method where a solution having vinegar and flavors being dispensed from a spray bottle is found to be effective in stopping or discouraging dogs, birds or animals from being noisy, being hyperactive, and behaving badly. The solution is also useful for obedience training purposes and can also be applied as a repellent/discouragement method when sprayed onto desired spots or onto the animal. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132629 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PREIDENTIFIED PETS SELECTIVE ACCESS TO A PREDETERMINED LOCATION OR OBJECT - A method and system is provided that controls pet access to various different locations and/or objects. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides an automated system whereby pets wearing an ID tag are allowed access to various locations and/or objects, such as food contained within a feeder dish for example, while a sensor system, responding to the presence of other animals or people, causes the device to close preventing unauthorized access thereto. The feeder further includes one or more sensors using ultrasonic, infrared technology or both in combination for the identification of both tagged and non-tagged animals or children. Further embodiments employ the system to control access to litter boxes, pet toys, pet watering systems, pet gate access, pet containment systems or pet doors. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132630 | Weighted lariat - The present invention comprises a weighted lariat that improves ropers' chances of catching animals by the head, horns, or feet, particularly in competitive roping events. Weight is added to the tip of the loop by covering a portion of the loop with shrink-wrap tubing. Additionally, an adhesive lining may be applied to allow for a weighted embodiment of minimum thickness thus and maximum flexibility. Additionally, elongated, malleable metal wires of variable length can be laid in the groove between the strands of the lariat thereby adding still more weight. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132631 | PROTECTIVE ANIMAL GARMENT - A configurable animal garment comprising at least one piece of material constructed of lightweight, resilient fabric of sufficient size and shape to adequately cover a substantial portion of a four legged animal, and providing openings for the head, tail, genitalia and the four legs of said animal when fastened; and a means for attaching said at least one piece together to form a wearable garment | 2010-06-03 |
20100132632 | LOW MAINTENANCE FLUID HEATER AND METHOD OF FIRING SAME - A fluid heater constructed of rectangular tubing through which fluid to be heated is circulated in a circuitous path. The floor and walls of a combustion chamber of the heater are constructed of the rectangular tubing. A tubular coil stack is positioned over the combustion chamber and surrounded by coil stack chamber walls constructed of the rectangular tubing. Consequently, all surfaces of the fluid heater exposed directly to flame are constantly cooled by the fluid to be heated. A combustion unit of the fluid heater is removable to facilitate maintenance. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132633 | BIOMASS GASIFICATION REACTOR - In one aspect, the present invention provides a biomass gasifier comprising a reactor. The reactor includes (i) an inlet for biomass, (ii) an inlet for an oxygen-containing gas, (iii) an inlet for steam, (iv) an outlet for reactor product gas, (v) an outlet for ash, (vi) a biogas exit conduit coupled to the outlet for the reactor product gas and (vii) an inlet for a secondary oxygen source. The biogas exit conduit includes a catalytic partial oxidation unit, the catalytic partial oxidation unit is substantially restricting the biogas exit conduit. A system and method for biomass gasification is also provided. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132634 | Electronic System for an Internal Combustion Engine - Disclosed is an electrolysis system for producing one or more gases for an internal combustion engine for enhancing combustion. The system uses stacked electrode plates including neutral plates for generating an oxygen and hydrogen gas mixture or Brown's gas which is the product of water electrolysis. The stacked plates are positioned between tensioned panels and separated by gaskets forming chambers there between for the generation of the gas mixture. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132635 | LNT Desulfation Strategy With Reformer Temperature Management - Desulfation methods for an exhaust treatment system having a fuel reformer configured upstream of a LNT. Reductant is injected upstream of the fuel reformer. The reductant reacts within the reformer to generate heat, but the system is configured for some reductant to breakthrough and react in the LNT to generate further heat. This configuration allows the LNT to operate at temperatures higher the than first device and facilitates independent control of the LNT and first device temperatures. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132636 | FLAME PROOF POWER PACK - A power pack has an electrically controlled internal combustion engine which is provided with a turbo charger which is immersed in liquid coolant to reduce the risk of a spark therefrom igniting combustible gas in the ambient atmosphere. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132637 | AUTOMOTIVE AIR BLOWERS - An automotive air blower, in particular a supercharger, includes an air pump, such as an air impeller connected to the output shaft of a transmission system, the input shaft of which is connected, in use, to the engine of a motor vehicle. The input and output shafts are connected to respective branches of a three-branch epicyclic differential gearset. The third branch of the gearset and the input shaft are connected to the rotor of respective electrical machines, the electrical connections of the stators of which machines are connected together via a controller arranged to control the flow of electric power between them. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132638 | METHOD FOR MACHINING A CYLINDER HEAD COMPRISING A COOLING JACKET - A method for machining a cylinder head including a cooling jacket, wherein the fire deck of the cylinder head which is in a raw state is machined by material removal in relation to a reference mark of the cylinder head. The position of the cooling jacket is used as a reference mark. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132639 | LIQUID-COOLED INTERNAL COMBUSTION - A liquid-cooled internal combustion engine which includes a cylinder housing for at least one cylinder and at least one cylinder head, with the at least one cylinder in the cylinder housing being enclosed by a cooling jacket and with a bottom partial cooling chamber adjacent to a fire deck and an upper partial cooling chamber which is flow-connected with the same via at least one transfer opening being arranged in the cylinder head which is connected with the cylinder housing, with a coolant outlet which can be connected with a pressure sink originating from the bottom partial cooling chamber. In order to improve cooling, at least one coolant inlet which can be connected with a pressure source opens into the cooling jacket of the cylinder housing and the cooling jacket is flow-connected directly with the upper partial cooling chamber via at least one riser manifold, so that coolant flows in engine operation from the pressure source to the cooling jacket of the cylinder housing and from there to the upper partial cooling chamber of the cylinder head and further via the transfer opening into the bottom partial cooling chamber and from there to the pressure sink. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132640 | CAMSHAFT ASSEMBLY - A camshaft assembly is disclosed which comprises an inner shaft, an outer tube surrounding and rotatable relative to the inner shaft, and two groups of cam lobes mounted on the outer tube, the first group of cam lobes being fast in rotation with the outer tube, the second group being rotatably mounted on the outer surface of the tube and connected for rotation with the inner shaft. The connection between the second group of cam lobes and the inner shaft is effected by means of driving members whose positions are adjustable in order to compensate for significant manufacturing inaccuracies between the inner shaft and its associated group of cam lobes. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132641 | AUXILIARY-DEVICE ARRANGEMENT FOR CYLINDER-DEACTIVATION MULTI-CYLINDER INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND CYLINDER-DEACTIVATION MULTI-CYLINDER INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An auxiliary-device arrangement for a cylinder-deactivation multi-cylinder internal combustion engine includes an auxiliary-device driving member and an auxiliary device. The cylinder-deactivation multi-cylinder internal combustion engine is capable of deactivating at least one deactivated cylinder by keeping an intake valve and an exhaust valve closed while at least one operating cylinder is operating. The auxiliary-device driving member is provided adjacent to an operating cam of a valve operating cam shaft which is provided in the at least one operating cylinder. The auxiliary device has an operating member via which the auxiliary device contacts the auxiliary-device driving member. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132642 | INTERMEDIATE LOCK PIN TYPE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING UNIT FOR VEHICLE AND CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE VALVE TIMING DEVICE USING THE SAME - An intermediate lock pin (ILP) ILP type variable valve timing unit may include an ILP type stator having at least one chamber formed therein, a rotor accommodated in the chamber to rotate relatively to the ILP type stator, and a lock maintaining portion provided in the chamber to maintain locking of the stator and the rotor when an engine stops working. The ILP type continuously variable valve timing device includes an ILP type variable valve timing unit, an ILP type oil control valve mounted on a cam cap engaged with a cylinder head to operate a lock maintaining portion of the variable valve timing unit, and an ILP type oil flow path branched from a main oil flow path of the cylinder head to guide the supply of oil to the variable valve timing unit through the cam cap and the ILP type oil control valve. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132643 | CAM CAP - A cam cap may include an oil supply circuit formed to the cam cap for supplying hydraulic pressure to a continuously variable valve timing and an oil flowing backward preventing unit disposed to the oil supply circuit for preventing operation oil from flowing backward. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132644 | VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATING MECHANISM WITH SUMMATION CAM - A mechanism for actuating a poppet valve ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100132645 | Engine oil compositions - A lubricating oil composition comprising (a) a major amount of a base oil of lubricating viscosity and (b) a minor deposit-inhibiting effective amount of a reaction product prepared by transesterifying at least one glycerol ester and at least one non-glycerol polyol ester is provided. Methods for its use are also provided. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132646 | Ignition Device for a Motor, Especially In a Motor Vehicle - The invention relates to an ignition device comprising a manually activatable slide that determines the desired working position of the slide by means of a slide control system. One such slide control system consists of a cam and a rod guided in said cam. The inventive ignition device also comprises an ignition switch which is electrically connected to the motor and can be switched between different switching positions according to the translatory movement of the slide. According to the invention, the ignition switch is embodied as a rotary switch comprising an input member for switching the contacts thereof. A rotor ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100132647 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STARTING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a method, a device, a computer program and a computer program product for operating an internal combustion engine having a starter: a first threshold value and a second threshold value are specified; a first variable and a second variable are determined, which characterize the operating state of the internal combustion engine; the first variable is compared to the specified first threshold value and the second variable is compared to the specified second threshold value; and the starter starting, or not starting, the internal combustion engine as a function of the comparison result. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132648 | STARTER FOR STARTING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A PINION SHAFT SUPPORT - A starter for starting an internal combustion engine has an electric starter motor, which has a drive shaft provided with an external toothing, a pinion shaft bearing a pinion, and a clutch element of a roller-type overrunning clutch situated between the drive shaft and the pinion shaft. The clutch element has an internal toothing mating with the external toothing of the drive shaft and is shiftable together with the pinion shaft away from the starter motor in the axial direction of the drive shaft into a meshing position in which the pinion mates with a gear wheel or ring gear of the internal combustion engine. The starter also has a device provided for directly supporting the pinion shaft on a section of the external toothing of the drive shaft facing away from the starter motor. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132649 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A PIPE - The present invention relates to a method for producing a pipe ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100132650 | RECOIL STARTER SYSTEM - A recoil starter system and method. The system may include a drive member, a pulley member, and a spring member. The drive member may include a first retainer, and the pulley member may include a second retainer, the retainers being engageable to connect the drive member and the pulley member and to inhibit relative axial movement between the pulley member and the drive member. The spring member may be configured to absorb and limit the variations in the pulling torque produced by the engine resulting in a smooth and constant pull force. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132651 | OUTBOARD MOTOR - An outboard motor includes an engine including a vertically extending crankshaft, a rope reel, a transmitting member, a force accumulation spiral spring, and an engine cover arranged to cover these components. The rope reel includes a plate portion arranged to be rotatable about the rotational center axis of the crankshaft and a rope winding portion provided integrally with the plate portion at the peripheral edge thereof and arranged to be wound with a rope to start the engine. The transmitting member is arranged to be rotatable about the rotational center axis of the crankshaft and to transmit rotation to the crankshaft. The force accumulation spiral spring is disposed on the opposite side of the engine with respect to the plate portion of the rope reel. The force accumulation spiral spring is arranged to accumulate a torque applied to the rope reel and transmit the torque to the transmitting member, first and second ends of the spring being fixed, respectively, to the rope reel and the transmitting member. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132652 | BALANCING SHAFT - The invention relates to a balancing shaft for a single-cylinder or multi-cylinder engine having at least one unbalanced weight portion ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100132653 | Balance Shaft Mounting System - A balance shaft includes a housing that is disposed under an engine and a first hole is formed thereto, a balance shaft that is disposed to the housing and a second hole is formed thereto and a mounting pin that is inserted into the first hole through the second hole for mounting the balance shaft. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132654 | BALANCE SHAFT MODULE FOR VEHICLE - The present invention is directed to a balance shaft module for a vehicle. In the balance shaft module of the present invention, an intermediate gear is covered by a baffle cover, thus making it possible to prevent air from mixing into the engine oil when an intermediate gear rotates. Further, since an intermediate gear is supported with increased support force by a gear shaft, to the present invention provides a reduction in noise and frictional wear and improves durability while considerably improving the NVH (Noise Vibration Harshness) performance of a vehicle. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132655 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine with a crankcase upper part and a crankcase lower part, wherein an oil windage tray is provided, which is flanged onto the crankcase upper part from below, projects into the crankcase lower part, forms a wall for an oil mist roller initiated by the rotation of a crankshaft, and includes at least one carpenter's plane-like slot for separating oil droplets. At least two slots are provided in the rotational direction of the crankshaft and thus in the rotational direction of the oil mist roller, wherein a return opening, through which oil mist-free gases or gases with at least a reduced oil mist content flow back, is provided in the wall of the oil windage tray after each slot, as a result of which friction is reduced. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132656 | Intake system for sucking in combustion air and manually guided piece of equipment - In order to provide an intake system ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100132657 | Fuel Supply Device, Particularly for an Internal Combustion Engine - A fuel supply device ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100132658 | Star engine - Star Engine is a four stroke internal combustion engine, which converts the eccentric motion of the center of the rotor directly to a rotary motion of a main shaft. This engine is formed by the principle a small circle rolling inside a larger one ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100132659 | CAT AND MOUSE TYPE MACHINE WITH MULTI-PURPOSE PORTS - In a revolving piston device that is used to make a four stroke internal combustion engine, revolving piston pairs ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100132660 | Prechamber for a gas engine - The invention relates to a device for a prechamber unit ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100132661 | METHOD OF USING LEAN FUEL-AIR MIXTURES AT ALL OPERATING REGIMES OF A SPARK IGNITION ENGINE - The present invention refers to a method of using lean fuel-air mixtures at all operating regimes of a spark ignition engine, which is provided with an intake port fuel injection system, wherein said method is characterized in that in order to achieve the efficient lean mixture combustion process, an HHO oxy-hydric gas direct injection should be at a minimum pressure of 10 bar, during compression stroke, after intake valve closing, so that the hydrogen/fuel mixture volumetric fractions value is within the range of about 15% to 25%. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132662 | Piston of Gasoline Direct Injection Engine - A piston of a gasoline direct engine may include a protuberance portion protruding along a circular arc shape having a radius (R1) equal to the piston diameter to have a predetermined height (T) from the upper surface thereof, and the edge of the protuberance portion is rounded to be connected with the upper surface; a bowl (B) having a bottom surface (F1) having an asymmetrical ellipse shape from the center of the protuberance portion to the intake side direction thereof, wherein the bottom surface thereof becomes deeper in the exhaust side direction to have a predetermined slope angle (θ | 2010-06-03 |
20100132663 | Multiple throttle device - A compact multiple throttle device where multiple throttle shafts are driven by a single drive force. A throttle device includes a first throttle shaft to which a first throttle body and a third throttle body are fixed and also includes a second throttle shaft to which a second throttle body and a fourth throttle body are fixed. The first throttle shaft and the second throttle shaft are parallel to each other. The third throttle body and the fourth throttle body are integrally coupled to each other in a gear case. In the inside of the gear case, a motor for driving the first throttle shaft and the second throttle shaft is arranged. Further, first to sixth gears for transmitting drive force of the motor to the first throttle shaft and the second throttle shaft are included. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132664 | FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR BOAT AND OUTBOARD MOTOR - A fuel supply system for a boat minimizes and prevents deterioration in combustion efficiency of the engine. The fuel supply system includes a throttle body that is connected to an engine and that supplies air to the engine, and an injector that injects fuel to the throttle body. The injector is configured to inject fuel to a direction opposite to an airflow direction in the throttle body. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132665 | Method for Controlling as well as Method for Reducing Engine Speed - The motion of a piston in an engine is braked, for example, within the scope of a method for controlling the engine speed, in that ignition takes place prior to a predetermined optimum ignition point. In this way, more than half of the fuel burns before the piston reaches top dead center. Thus, before the actual stroke of performing work, the motion of the piston is opposed and the piston and thus the crankshaft are braked. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132666 | PLASMA JET IGNITION PLUG IGNITION CONTROL - A control system for controlling the ignition of a plasma-jet spark plug provided in an internal combustion engine senses an operating condition of the internal combustion engine, and determines an ignition mode of the plasma-jet spark plug in accordance with the sensed operating condition. The control system performs an ignition control of breaking down the insulation across a spark discharge gap by applying a first electric power to the plasma-jet spark plug, and producing plasma in the vicinity of the spark discharge gap by applying a second electric power to the spark discharge gap in a state of dielectric breakdown. The control system performs this ignition control according to the ignition mode determined as mentioned above. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132667 | FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WITH PRESSURE BOOSTING - The invention relates to a fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine having a high pressure pump, a high pressure reservoir, a plurality of fuel injectors, a hydraulic pressure booster, and a control valve for actuating the hydraulic pressure booster. The hydraulic pressure booster is provided centrally for all of the fuel injectors. The central hydraulic pressure booster is disposed between the high pressure pump and the high pressure reservoir. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132668 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CONTROLLED VARIABLE FOR PRESSURE CONTROL OF A HIGH-PRESSURE ACCUMULATOR IN AN INJECTION SYSTEM - In a method for determining a controlled variable of pressure control of a high-pressure accumulator of an injection system, a setpoint pressure gradient value is determined in the high-pressure accumulator as a function of the maximum possible actual pressure gradient value. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132669 | FUEL SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR ENGINE AND INJECTOR FOR THE SAME - A fuel supply apparatus for an engine may include a plurality of common rails that stores fuel under relatively different pressures, and at least an injector that is connected to the common rails to be independently supplied with the fuel and selectively inject the fuel in any one of the connected common rails. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132670 | High-Pressure Fuel Pump Control Device for Internal Combustion Engine - The present invention provides a high-pressure fuel pump control device of an internal combustion engine, which enables accurate fuel pressure control up to high-speed rotations using a high-pressure fuel pump having a normal-close type solenoid valve. The control device controls a pump comprising: a fluid charging passage; a fluid discharging passage; a pressurized chamber which connects the charging passage and the discharging passage; a pressing member which transfers the fluid in the pressurized chamber to the discharging passage; a discharging valve provided in the discharging passage; and a solenoid valve which opens at the time of power distribution, the solenoid valve being provided in the charging passage; wherein a standard signal for outputting an ON signal for driving the solenoid valve is provided in the compression stroke of the pump. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132671 | Variable Compression Ratio Apparatus - A variable compression ratio apparatus for varying a compression ratio, may include a connecting rod that is connected to a piston to take a combustion force; a pin link, one end of which is eccentrically connected to a crankshaft and the other end of which is pivotally connected to the connecting rod to form a connection portion therebetween; a slot link including a control slot to receive and guide the connection portion along the control slot; and a driving unit coupled to the slot link and configured to move the control slot to control a position of the connection portion. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132672 | Variable Compression Ratio Apparatus for Vehicle Engine - A variable compression ratio apparatus for a vehicle engine that is mounted at the engine receiving combustion force of an air-fuel mixture from a piston and rotating a crankshaft mounted between upper and lower cylinder blocks, and that changes compression ratio of the air-fuel mixture by changing a mounting height of the crankshaft according to a driving condition of the engine, may include a bearing having a hollow space eccentric to a center thereof and rotatably mounted between the upper and lower cylinder blocks, the crankshaft being rotatably inserted in the hollow space; and an operating unit provided at the lower cylinder block and controlling a rotational displacement of the bearing. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132673 | VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE ENGINE - A variable compression ratio apparatus for a vehicle engine that is mounted at the engine and rotating a crankshaft mounted between upper and lower cylinder blocks, and that changes compression ratio of the air-fuel mixture by changing a mounting height of the crankshaft according to a driving condition of the engine, may include a supporter having a lower surface formed of a slanted surface and mounted between the upper and lower cylinder blocks, the crankshaft being rotatably inserted in the supporter through a bearing, an elastic member mounted at an upper portion of the supporter, a slider slidingly contacted to the slanted surface of the supporter and supported by the lower cylinder block, an operation unit applying operating force to the slider, and a power delivery unit connecting the slider with the operation unit and transmitting the operating force of the operation unit to the slider. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132674 | SPARK-IGNITED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A spark-ignited internal combustion engine includes a variable compression ratio mechanism that changes a mechanical compression ratio, and a variable valve timing mechanism that controls a valve closing timing at which an intake valve is closed, in which the amount of intake air that is supplied into a combustion chamber is controlled by changing the valve closing timing of the intake valve, and when an air-fuel ratio is increased from a first desired air-fuel ratio to a second desired air-fuel ratio, the valve closing timing of the intake valve is brought close to an intake bottom dead center until the air-fuel ratio becomes equal to the second desired air-fuel ratio, without changing a fuel injection amount. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132675 | MULTI-PUMP FUEL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vehicular fuel system includes a suction pump having an inlet and an outlet, a priming pump having an inlet and an outlet, a valve and a fluid conduit assembly having a first port coupled to the outlet of the priming pump, a second port coupled to the inlet of the suction pump, and a third port coupled to the valve. The fluid conduit assembly and the valve are configured such that when the priming pump is operated, fluid flows from the outlet of the priming pump, through the first port and second ports, and into the inlet of the suction pump and when the suction pump is operated, fluid flows through the valve and the third and second ports, and into the inlet of the suction pump. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132676 | EVAPORATION FUEL PROCESSING SYSTEM AND PURGING METHOD THEREFOR - An evaporation fuel processing system is equipped with a vapor passage, a canister, a purging passage, a purge control valve, a filling amount detector, and an ECU. The ECU comprises an adsorption amount detecting circuit that detects the adsorption amount of an evaporation fuel, which is adsorbed by the canister upon filling of the fuel at a time when a fuel is filled into a fuel tank, a breakthrough time calculating circuit that calculates a time, based on the detected adsorption amount, at which the canister would experience breakthrough in the event that the evaporation fuel were not purged into an engine from the canister, and a control circuit that carries out purge processing by the purge control valve based on the calculated time. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132677 | IGNITION APPARATUS WITH CYLINDRICAL CORE AND LAMINATED RETURN PATH - An ignition apparatus includes a cylindrical core made from magnetically-permeable material and a C-shaped magnetic return path structure that is made from a stack of silicon steel laminations. A tightly controlled air gap is provided between one leg of the C-shaped structure and an end face of the core, forming a magnetic circuit having a high magnetic permeability, which overall reduces the number of primary winding turns needed, thereby reducing the amount of copper wire. In addition, the circular cross-section of the core reduces the mean length per turn (MLT) of the primary winding because the primary winding can be wound directly on the core, which in turn also reduces the MLT of the secondary winding. The reduced MLT also reduces the amount of copper wire. The structure may be replaced using a magnetically-permeable, U-shaped shield. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132678 | Multiple Primary Coil Ignition System And Method - An original coil having a single primary winding is replaced with a replacement ignition coil having a first primary winding and a second primary winding. The replacement coil is coupled to the existing controller of the ignition system and to a spark plug. The controller is operated within predefined operating limits so as to optimize at least one predetermined ignition spark characteristic of the spark plug. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132679 | Power unit for portable chain saw - A power unit for portable chain saws wherein an ignition coil is placed at a position so as to increase both the compactness and the cooling efficiency of the power unit. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132680 | EXHAUST GAS SENSOR HEATER CONTROL APPARATUS - In one embodiment of an engine ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100132681 | AIR-FUEL RATIO CONTROL APPARATUS AND AIR-FUEL RATIO CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an air-fuel ratio control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, a feedforward correction amount obtained in accordance with a deviation of a target air-fuel ratio from a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio and a feedback correction amount calculated on the basis of an output value of an air-fuel ratio sensor and subjected to a guard processing are added to a base fuel injection amount corresponding to the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio to decide a fuel injection amount. An upper limit ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100132682 | Compound archery bow - A compound archery bow includes a bow handle having projecting limbs, and first and second pulleys mounted on the limbs for rotation around respective axes. A bow cable arrangement includes a bowstring cable extending from a bowstring anchor through a bowstring let-out groove on the first pulley and then toward the second pulley. A first power cable extends from a first power cable anchor through a power cable let-out arrangement on the first pulley toward the second pulley, and a second power cable extends from the second pulley through a power cable take-up arrangement on the first pulley to a second power cable anchor on the first pulley. Draw of the bowstring cable away from the handle lets out bowstring cable from the bowstring let-out groove and rotates the first pulley around the first axis, lets out the first power cable from the power cable let-out arrangement on the first pulley and takes up the second power cable into the second power cable take-up arrangement on the first pulley. A power cable stop is disposed on the first pulley at a position to be engaged by the first power cable as the first pulley is so rotated to inhibit further rotation of the first pulley and thereby inhibit further draw of the bowstring cable. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132683 | Compound archery bow with non-linear cable guide - A compound archery bow includes a bow handle having at least one limb and a pulley rotatably mounted on the limb. A cable system includes a bowstring cable extending from the pulley and spaced from the handle for movement away from and toward the handle to propel an arrow, and at least one power cable extending from the pulley to control rotation of the pulley as a function of draw of the bowstring cable. A cable slide rod extends from the handle adjacent to the cable system. A cable slide is engaged with the power cable and slidable on the cable slide rod to hold the power cable away from the bowstring cable as the bowstring cable is drawn and released. The cable slide rod is non-linear, and preferably includes an end portion spaced from the handle that is curved toward the bowstring cable. | 2010-06-03 |
20100132684 | UNIT FOR FASTENING OF THE BOWSTRING THROWING DEVICES (VARIANTS) - A unit for fastening a bowstring of a throwing device the containing a first pulley mounted with a possibility of rotation about the axis of rotation of the first pulley and having the first and the second peripheral surfaces, the second pulley mounted with a possibility of rotation about the axis of rotation of the second pulley, spaced apart from the axis of rotation of the first pulley and having the first and the second peripheral surfaces, a bowstring for throwing a projectile having one end fixed to the first pulley, and other end fixed to the second pulley so the bowstring for throwing a projectile is, at least, partly wrapping the first peripheral surfaces of the first and the second pulleys, the first tension bowstring having one end fixed to the axis of rotation of the first pulley, and other end fixed to the second pulley so the first tension bowstring is, at least, partly wrapping the second peripheral surface of the second pulley, the second tension bowstring having one end fixed to the axis of rotation of the second pulley, and the other end fixed to the first pulley, so the second tension bowstring is, at least, partly wrapping the second peripheral surface of the first pulley and intersects the first tension bowstring, thus when rendering the throwing device in the cocked position the bowstring for throwing a projectile intersects the first and the second tension bowstrings. | 2010-06-03 |