26th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110155052 | FLUIDIZED BED APPARATUS - A fluidized bed apparatus includes: a filter casing unit attached to a support base so as to be vertically movable; and a spray casing unit attached to the support base so as to be swingingly movable. The filter casing unit is, while being inverted, vertically moved under a state in which the spray casing unit is withdrawn sideways, and a filter is replaced at a maintenance position (Y) on a lower side of the apparatus. The filter casing unit is attached to a base plate of a lifting device. When a lift plate ascends while being placed on a screw nut, the filter casing unit also ascends. The filter casing unit is not fixed to the lifting device and is not distorted even when the unit cannot be sandwiched with an equal force. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155053 | APPARATUS FOR MAKING WORKING ELECTRODE OF DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL - An apparatus for making a working electrode of a dye-sensitized solar cell is provided. The apparatus includes a columnar body, a rotatable mechanism rotatably received in the columnar body, and a cover enclosing the columnar body. Accommodating grooves are formed in the columnar body configured to accommodate substrates. The rotatable mechanism includes a containing chamber, rollers, and nozzles. The nozzles are configured for jetting the slurry from the containing chamber to the accommodating grooves. The rollers are independently rotatable and configured for rolling the slurry on the substrates. The cover has feeding tubes and exporting tubes extending therethrough. The feeding tubes are in communication with the containing chamber and configured for feeding the slurry to the containing chamber. The exporting tubes are in communication with the columnar body and configured for evacuating excess slurry from the columnar body. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155054 | VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS - In a vacuum processing apparatus, a substrate chuck mechanism member is attached to a substrate holder provided in a vacuum processing chamber, includes a shaft member, first and second coil springs that are provided at the two ends, respectively, of the shaft member, and a substrate chuck plate provided at the end of the shaft member, and is additionally attached to the substrate holder using the substrate chuck plate by elastic biasing of the first coil spring. The holding state of the substrate on the substrate holder is changed by the expansion/contraction actions of the first and second coil springs in accordance with the reciprocal movement of the substrate holder. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155055 | CVD DEVICE - A CVD device includes a reaction chamber, a support device, a gas input assembly and a gas output device. The support device is positioned in the reaction chamber. The gas input assembly and a gas output assembly are connected to the reaction chamber respectively. The gas input assembly includes a main body positioned in the reaction chamber and a plurality of gas jets uniformly positioned on the main body, introducing mixed gas to the reaction chamber uniformly. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155056 | FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS - A film deposition apparatus has a vacuum chamber in which a turntable placing plural substrates is rotated, the plural substrates come into contact with plural reaction gases supplied to plural process areas and thin films are deposited on surfaces of the plural substrates, and has plural reaction gas supplying portions for supplying the plural processing gases, a separation gas supplying portion for supplying a separation gas and an evacuation mechanism for ejecting the plural processing gases and the separation gas, wherein the plural process areas includes a first process area for causing a first reaction gas to adsorb on the surfaces of the plural substrates, and a second process area, having an area larger than the first process area, for causing the first reaction gas having adsorbed the surfaces of the plural substrates and a second reaction gas to react, and depositing the films on the surfaces of the plural substrates. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155057 | PLASMA PROCESS APPARATUS - A plasma process apparatus for processing a substrate by using plasma including a vacuum chamber in which the processing of the substrate is performed, a turntable inside the vacuum chamber, the turntable having at least one substrate receiving area, a rotation mechanism rotating the turntable, a gas supplying part supplying plasma generation gas to the substrate receiving area, a main plasma generating part ionizing the plasma generation gas, being provided in a position opposite to a passing area of the substrate receiving area, and extending in a rod-like manner from a center portion of the turntable to an outer circumferential portion of the turntable, an auxiliary plasma generating part compensating for insufficient plasma of the main plasma generating part, the auxiliary plasma generating part being separated from the main plasma generating part in a circumferential direction of the vacuum chamber, and an evacuating part evacuating the vacuum chamber. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155058 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING A RADIANT CAVITY - Methods and apparatus for processing substrates are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus for processing a substrate may include a substrate support having a base having a convex surface, an annular ring disposed on the base, and an edge ring disposed on the annular ring to support a substrate, wherein the base, annular ring, and edge ring form a radiant cavity capable of reflecting energy radiated from a backside of a substrate when disposed on the edge ring and wherein the backside of the substrate faces the convex surface of the base. Alternatively or in combination, in some embodiments, the base may include a metal layer encapsulated between a transparent non-metal upper layer and a non-metal lower layer. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155059 | THIN FILM FORMING APPARATUS, THIN FILM FORMING METHOD, AND SHIELD COMPONENT - The inventors of this invention conducted a test and found out that to prevent peel-off of an adherent film, it is not of essential importance to set the radius of curvature equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold. The inventors of the present invention also found out that peel-off of an adherent film occurs in the region in which the curvature of a shield changes and is less likely to occur when the change in curvature of the shield is small. Accordingly, the key to the problem is the magnitude of a change in curvature of the shield, so changing the curvature stepwise makes it possible to suppress a large change in curvature, and thus to prevent peel-off of an adherent film free from any disadvantages such as deterioration in film thickness distribution, which may occur due to an increase in size of the shield. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155060 | Method And Apparatus To Apply Surface Release Coating For Imprint Mold - A surface coating apparatus for preparing a work piece having a working surface for imprint lithography, wherein the work piece comprises either a mold or a substrate. The apparatus includes a vacuum chamber and a generator to produce chemical reaction radicals for cleaning the working surface. The generator may be located inside said vacuum chamber and connected to an inner surface of said vacuum chamber or external to the vacuum chamber and connected thereto via suitable couplings. A fixture within the vacuum chamber is configured to hold the work piece with the working surface accessible by the chemical reaction radicals, and a means is provided for depositing a molecular layer of surfactant on the working surface inside the vacuum chamber. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155061 | REACTOR, CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION REACTOR, AND METALORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION REACTOR - A reactor for film deposition having a first heating unit and the second heating units is described. The temperature of each heating unit is controlled individually by heating and/or cooling means. The first heating unit and the second heating unit are disposed face-to-face to each other to form a reaction region therein, and their inner sides are placed with an inclined angle. At least one substrate is disposed on the inner surface of the first heating unit. The temperature of the second heating unit can be adapted to a temperature higher than the temperature of the first heating unit to improve the thermal decomposition efficiency of input reactants so that a low-temperature film deposition can be accomplished. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155062 | FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS - A film deposition apparatus includes a turntable including a substrate placement region at its surface; first and second reaction gas supply parts disposed in first and second supply regions in a chamber and supplying first and second reaction gases onto the surface, respectively; a separation region disposed between the first and second supply regions, the separation region including a separation gas supply part ejecting a separation gas separating the first and second reaction gases and a ceiling surface forming a separation space to supply the separation gas to the first and second supply regions; and first and second evacuation ports provided for the first and second supply regions. At least one of the first and second evacuation ports is disposed so as to guide the separation gas, supplied to the corresponding supply region, toward and along a direction in which the corresponding reaction gas supply part extends. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155063 | Conveyor Assembly with Removable Rollers for a Vapor Deposition System - A conveyor assembly for conveying substrates through a vapor deposition system includes a first carriage rail and a second carriage rail disposed at an opposite side of the conveyor assembly. The first and second carriage rails include a plurality of roller positions spaced longitudinally therealong. The carriage rails further include a pair of wheels at each of the roller positions, with the wheels spaced apart so as to define a cradle at the respective roller position. At least one of the wheels at each roller position on is drive wheel. A plurality of rollers extend between the first and second carriage rails. The rollers have ends that drop into the cradles at the roller positions such that the rollers are removable from the carriage rails by being lifted out of the cradles at the roller positions. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155064 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR ANIMAL MANAGEMENT - A method for management of animals in an area ( | 2011-06-30 |
20110155065 | METHOD FOR MILKING, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND MILKING SYSTEM - A method for milking is provided in a milking system which includes a milking machine having a plurality of teat cups, which teat cups are attached to, and detached from, teats of animals as part of the milkings of the animals. The method determines whether an animal, which presents itself at the milking system, has a regular milking permission and when the animal has a regular milking permission the animal is milked in a regular milking procedure. When the animal does not have a regular milking permission, the method determine whether the animal has at least one udder compartment that was incompletely milked last time the animal was milked, and provided that the animal has at least one udder compartment that was incompletely milked last time the animal was milked, the animal is given a partial milking permission and the animal is milked in a partial milking procedure, wherein the regular and partial milking procedures differ from one another with respect to the procedure for the attachment of the teat cups to, and/or detachment of the teat cups from, the teats of the animal. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155066 | ARRANGEMENT FOR POSITIONING MILKING ANIMALS IN A MILKING PARLOUR - An arrangement for positioning at least two milking animals in at least two milking stalls allows the animals to stand in an inclined position such that a longitudinal axis of the animals forms an angle of 10°-80° to a vertical plane ( | 2011-06-30 |
20110155067 | SYSTEM FOR CONNECTING A TEAT CUP - The invention provides a system for connecting a teat cup to a teat, and a teat cup of this type. A teat cup of this type includes an optical sensor which looks from the inside outwards through the opening of the teat cup. An image of, for example, a teat can thus be produced, and said image can be used very simply to assist a robot arm in guiding the teat cup to the teat. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155068 | CLEANING SYSTEM FOR MILKING CUPS - The invention relates to a cleaning system for milking cups, said cleaning system comprising a dispensing device into which at least two different cleaning fluids can be introduced inside the milking cup, in such a way as to enable an efficient intermediate disinfection between individual milking processes. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155069 | HAMMOCK FOR A CAT OR OTHER DOMESTIC ANIMAL - A hammock for a pet such as a cat is provided and includes a pair of scissor legs, a second pair of scissor legs, and a pair of rails, each rail extending between, and connected to, a leg of the one pair of the scissor legs and to a leg on the other pair of scissor legs. The hammock also includes a textile sheet, the textile sheet being supported by the pairs of scissor legs, whereupon the hammock is foldable in a fold-up movement that brings the sides of the textile sheet toward one another and thereby collapses the textile sheet and unfoldable in a spread apart movement that spreads the sides of the textile sheet apart from another. The hammock further includes a rod and spoke assembly interconnecting the pair of rails to one another and operating to resist a fold-up movement of the hammock. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155070 | Self-Cleaning Litter Box - A self-cleaning litter box ( | 2011-06-30 |
20110155071 | Self-Cleaning Litter Box - A self-cleaning litter box ( | 2011-06-30 |
20110155072 | Self-Cleaning Litter Box - A self-cleaning litter box ( | 2011-06-30 |
20110155073 | Aquarium combined with Cat Furniture - An aquarium combined with cat furniture comprising an aquarium full of water that is used to house aquatic animals and is supported on a platform, which is an integral part of cat furniture. The cat furniture is covered in carpeting or similar material. The cat furniture functions as both a platform to support the aquarium and to provide artificial cat habitat to facilitate such functional cat behaviors as climbing, clawing, hiding, stalking and sleeping. There can be a removable hood placed on top of the aquarium that is covered in similar material as the cat furniture and used as a perch for a cat. There can also be an air chamber display case submerged inside the aquarium that is in fluid communication with the atmosphere through a conduit that provides a passageway for a cat to travel from outside of the aquarium to the interior air chamber display case. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155074 | SYSTEM FOR A FREE STALL BARN WITH A GROOVED FLOOR, CORRESPONDING PRECAST CONCRETE SLAB AND ANIMAL KEEPING METHOD - A cubicle barn or the like for keeping livestock, in particular for cattle, having a grooved floor. Preferably U-profile members comprised of fracture-resistant rigid plastic or metal are introduced part-way into said grooves, wherein each U-profile member has a base for transporting the manure along said base, and side walls projecting in part above said concrete, and an anti-slip covering is provided filling the space above the concrete floor and between projecting side-walls of adjacent U-shaped profiles to form with the upper edges of said side walls a planar walking surface between said grooves. The grooves are thus less liable to break over time. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155075 | Hawaiian print fabric pet collar, leash and harness - These collars, leashes and harnesses are to be made of Hawaiian print fabrics with accessories attached. These Hawaiian prints include all designs such as surfing, floral, fisheries, fruits, tapa, ancient artistry, etc. These fabrics include all types such as cotton, rayon, quilted, heavy grade cotton canvas, etc. These accessories include any and all types such as flowers, fishes, pineapples, coconut trees, turtles, pearls, rhinestones, lace, etc. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155076 | HAND & LEASH COVERING - The present invention relates to a device to be worn over the hand of an individual while walking an animal with a retractable leash or lead. The leash mitt includes a covering having a front end, a back end, a top end, a bottom end, an outside surface and an inside surface, wherein the covering defines a pocket to house the hand of an individual and a retractable leash or lead; a first opening at the bottom end, wherein the opening has a recloseable member and has a size between about 6 inches and about 10 inches, wherein the recloseable member closes a portion of the opening to thereby leaving a point of extrusion for the leash; and a second opening at the front end of the covering and defined by a lip having a size to receive the hand of the individual, wherein the lip has a securing means. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155077 | Disposable rain gear - The invention is directed to disposable rain gear for pets, and method of using same. The disposable rain gear is particularly appointed as a raincoat with/without a hood, and/or a hat/hood. The disposable rain gear generally includes a shell having a water resistant outer layer and being constructed to form a top segment, underside segment with a closure and a front segment with a collar closure. The underside closure and the collar closure each including fastener means. Preferably the fastener means may be comprised of hook and loop fasteners, a tongue and groove fastener mechanism, and/or an adhesive fastener mechanism involving a press and seal configuration. Advantageously, the disposable rain gear for pets provides rain gear that can be readily discarded when it becomes wet and/or soiled after use. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155078 | DOG'S WASTE CATCHER - A simple, small, light weight and economical device for catching and holding dog's waste before they fall on the ground. The device would be held on the dog's tail by a fastener with a simple clip mechanism. Two flexible retractable arms, in a shape of a trapeze with no base, are attached to the fastener enabling a simple adjustable folded diaper to be caught and be placed in the right position to catch and hold the dog's waste before they fall on the ground or grass. When not in use the device might be fold and become compact and easy to carry. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155079 | Heat exchanger and water heater incorporating the same - A heat exchanger A | 2011-06-30 |
20110155080 | Multi-part cooled piston for an internal combustion engine - Proposed is a multi-part cooled piston ( | 2011-06-30 |
20110155081 | AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE COOLING ASSEMBLY FAN SHROUD WITH SEALS FOR PASS-THROUGH COOLING AND EXHAUST TUBES - A self-propelled, low-emission vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, a vehicle cooling assembly, and an engine exhaust assembly disposed within an engine compartment. The vehicle cooling assembly includes an enclosure and a powered fan to vent the enclosure by drawing a stream of cooling air therethrough. The engine exhaust assembly carries exhaust gas through exhaust lines from the engine, which is disposed outside of the enclosure, through an exhaust treatment device, which is disposed inside of the enclosure, and out to the environment. A fan shroud assembly defines an outlet margin of the enclosure and includes a shroud body defining a pair of passageways through which the exhaust lines pass. The fan shroud assembly includes an insulated connection assembly disposed adjacent each passageway to provide sealing connection between the respective exhaust line and the shroud body while prohibiting direct contact between the respective exhaust line and the shroud body. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155082 | ENGINE FOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to an engine for a vehicle, particularly a breather structure in an engine for a vehicle provided with a V-belt type continuously variable transmission. The engine includes a crankcase having a crank chamber and a gear transmission chamber, and a V-belt transmission case housing the V-belt type continuously variable transmission, the V-belt transmission case being fastened to an attachment surface on one side of the crankcase in the crankshaft direction. A breather chamber is formed in a mating part between the attachment surface of the crankcase and an attached surface of the V-belt transmission case. This breather chamber separates the air containing oil mist in the crankcase into a gas component and an oil component, discharges the gas component to the exterior of the crankcase, and returns the oil component to the interior of the transmission chamber. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155083 | ADJUSTABLE VALVE TRAIN FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND ENGINE AND MOTORCYCLE INCORPORATING SAME - A valve train for an internal combustion engine includes a camshaft, a valve-operating cam for operating an engine valve, and a link mechanism for swinging the valve-operating cam. The valve train also includes a holder member operable to turn around the camshaft, and a drive mechanism operable to turn the holder member for varying positions of the link mechanism. The drive mechanism includes a ball screw provided perpendicularly to the camshaft, a slider threadably engaged with the ball screw, an arm member swingably attached to the slider, and a connecting bolt having one end secured to an arm-connecting portion of the arm member, and the other end secured to the holder member. In such movable valve train for an internal combustion engine, the holder member and the drive mechanism are connected to each other with a small and lightweight configuration, requiring a minimal number of parts. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155084 | UPPER CYLINDER HEAD HOUSING FOR USE WITH AN ENGINE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - An upper cylinder head (UCH) housing for use with a vehicle engine is provided. The UCH housing includes a cover body and a variable cam timing (VCT) valve body integrally formed with the cover body. The VCT valve body is configured to at least partially cover a VCT valve assembly coupled to the vehicle engine. The UCH housing further includes a plurality of cam caps integrally formed with the cover body. The plurality of cam caps is configured to receive at least a portion of a cam shaft for securing the cam shaft to a cylinder head. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155085 | ENGINE CONTROL APPARATUS AND ENGINE CONTROL METHOD - An engine control apparatus is provided that controls an engine which is restarted using an AC motor. The engine control apparatus comprises an engine rotational direction determining section, a restart command determining section and an engine restart prohibiting section. The engine rotational direction determining section is configured to determine a rotational direction of the engine. The restart command determining section is configured to determine if a restart command occurred while a rotational speed of the engine is decreasing due to an idle stop command. The engine restart prohibiting section is configured to selectively prohibit the engine from being restarted by the AC motor in response to the restart command upon determining the engine is rotating backward. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155086 | Air-Intake Duct and Air-Intake Structure - An air-intake duct, which is disposed between an air outlet of an air cleaner box constituting an air cleaner and an air inlet of a throttle body constituting a throttle device, is configured to guide air cleaned by the air cleaner to the throttle device. The air-intake duct includes a tubular coupling member including an upstream coupling portion coupled in an air tight manner to the air outlet of the air cleaner box and a downstream coupling portion air-tightly coupled to the air inlet of the throttle body, the coupling member being entirely formed of an elastic rubber material. The air-intake duct also includes an air guide member including a first air inlet configured to take in air therethrough from inside the air cleaner box, a first air outlet configured to discharge the air therethrough toward the throttle body, and a fitting portion fitted to the coupling member. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155087 | Electric vehicle and on-board battery charging apparatus therefor - An electric vehicle and a range extender engine are shown including the controls to operate the same. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155088 | ENGINE VALVES - An engine valve according to the present teaching has a hot-forged head portion having an oxidized surface layer at a radially outer peripheral surface. The oxidized surface layer is formed during hot-forging of the head portion. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155089 | MASS BALANCING DEVICE FOR A RECIPROCATING PISTON INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A mass balancing device ( | 2011-06-30 |
20110155090 | SPRAY MATERIAL, A THERMAL SPRAY LAYER, AS WELL AS A CYLINDER WITH A THERMAL SPRAY LAYER - Spray material for thermally coating a substrate, a thermal spray layer, and a cylinder for a reciprocating piston combustion engine coated with the thermal spray layer. The spray material includes a solid lubricant of ZnO. A volume fraction of ZnO in the spray material lies in a range from 0.1% to 15% of the volume of the spray material. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155091 | INLAY PART FOR A PISTON OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND PISTON OR PISTON HEAD PROVIDED WITH THE INLAY PART - The present invention relates to an inlay part ( | 2011-06-30 |
20110155092 | Piston/piston ring arrangement - A piston/piston ring arrangement for an internal combustion engine has a piston that is provided with at least one piston ring accommodated in a ring groove, which ring has a ring gap. A spring element is disposed between the groove root of the ring groove and the piston ring, which element fills the ring gap of the piston ring. A modular unit is composed of such a piston/piston ring arrangement and a cylinder or a cylinder sleeve of an internal combustion engine. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155093 | Engine Case - An engine case includes: a crank chamber ( | 2011-06-30 |
20110155094 | VALVE COVER WITH CUSTOM LOOM - The present invention relates to a modified valve cover comprising: a top surface area; a plurality grooves over the top surface area; and a means to secure an ignition wire in each groove. The grooves extend vertically and horizontally across the top surface. The means to secure may include a clasping lip along each edge of each groove. In one particular embodiment, the valve cover is manufactured of aluminum. The width of each groove may be one of 6 mm, 7 mm and 8 mm in width. In one exemplary embodiment, the modified valve cover further comprises a cover that attaches to the valve cover and covers the ignition wires within the grooves. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155095 | ROTARY ENGINE FLOW CONDUIT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREFOR - A rotary engine is described including: (1) a rotor eccentrically located within a housing, the rotor configured with a plurality of rotor vane slots; (2) a first vane of a set of vanes separating an interior space between the rotor and the housing into at least a trailing chamber and a leading chamber, where the first vane slidingly engages a rotor vane slot; (3) a first conduit within the rotor configured to communicate a first flow between the trailing chamber and the rotor vane slot; and (4) a second conduit within the rotor configured to communicate a second flow between the trailing chamber and the first conduit. Optionally, a vane seal is affixed to the first vane or the rotor, where the vane seal is configured to valve the first conduit or a vane conduit, respectively. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155096 | ROTARY ENGINE VALVING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREFOR - A rotary engine is described including: (1) a rotor located within a housing, the rotor configured with a plurality of rotor vane slots; (2) a vane separating an interior space between the rotor and the housing into at least a trailing chamber and a leading chamber, where the vane slidingly engages a rotor vane slot; (3) a first conduit within the rotor configured to communicate a first flow between the trailing chamber and the rotor vane slot; and (4) a lower trailing vane seal affixed to the vane, the lower trailing vane seal configured to valve the first conduit with rotation of the rotor. Optionally, a second conduit within the rotor is configured to communicate a second flow between the trailing chamber and the first conduit. Optionally, movement of the vane valves one or more additional fuel flow paths as a function of rotation of the rotor. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155097 | Control Apparatus for Direct Injection Type Internal Combustion Engine - A control apparatus for a direct injection type engine is provided for reducing an amount of fuel that adheres to and that remains on a crown surface of a piston so as to suppress the increase of Number of particles as well as advancing the first injection as much as possible when plural fuel injections are carried out in one cycle in the direct injection type engine. The first injection timing is set based on a pulse width of at least the first injection among each of injections split plural times, and when the pulse width of the split first injection is short, the injection timing of the first injection is more advanced as compared with a case of a longer pulse width of the split first injection. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155098 | SELF-CONTAINED COMPRESSION BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FOR COMPRESSION-RELEASE BRAKE SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A compression-release brake system for operating an exhaust valve of an engine during an engine braking operation. The compression-release brake system comprises a self-contained compression brake control module (CBCM) operatively coupled to the exhaust valve for controlling a lift and a phase angle thereof and a source of a pressurized hydraulic fluid. The CBCM includes a casing defining piston and actuator cavities, a slave piston mounted within the piston cavity, a check valve provided between a supply conduit and a slave piston chamber and a compression brake actuator disposed in the actuator cavity. The compression brake actuator includes an actuator element and a biasing spring. The actuator element selectively engages the check valve when deactivated so as to unlock the slave piston chamber, and disengages from the check valve when activated so as to lock the slave piston chamber. The actuator element is exposed to atmospheric pressure. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155099 | DEVICE FOR PREVENTING SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF AUTOMOBILE - The present invention relates to a device for preventing sudden acceleration of an automobile that is installed in a power transmission structure disposed between a throttle valve and a motor for the throttle valve in the automobile, such that if the motor is activated by an electrical error at a state where an accelerator pedal is not depressed by a driver, the power generated from the motor is not transmitted to the throttle valve. The device for preventing sudden acceleration of an automobile fitted with an automatic transmission according to the present invention is configured wherein even though a motor opening and closing a throttle valve is activated by an electrical error at a state where an accelerator pedal is not depressed by a driver, the power generated from the motor is not transmitted mechanically to the throttle valve, thereby preventing casualty caused by sudden acceleration. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155100 | Traction Control System and Method of Suppressing Driving Power - A traction control system comprises a detector configured to detect a monitored spin value corresponding to a spin amount of a drive wheel in a vehicle; a condition determiner configured to determine whether or not the monitored spin value detected by the detector meets a driving power suppressing condition; and a controller configured to execute a traction control for reducing a driving power of the drive wheel based on the determination; the condition determiner being configured to set the driving power suppressing condition variably based on at least one of a variable parameter relating to a rotation number difference which is variable according to a change rate of a rotation number difference between the drive wheel and a driven wheel, and a variable parameter relating to rotation of a drive system which is variable according to a rotation change rate of the drive system for driving the drive wheel. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155101 | FUEL INJECTION METHOD FOR DIESEL ENGINE AND DIESEL ENGINE - In a diesel engine including a fuel injection valve for injection of fuel into a combustion chamber to produce sprays in the chamber, an axis of the valve is deviated radially outwardly of an axis of a cylinder, so that the valve is positioned close to an inner periphery of the cylinder. Nozzle holes of the valve are grouped into two groups with respect to a line formed by connecting, in plan view, the axis of the valve with the axis of the cylinder. The sprays injected from the nozzle holes advance in a fan-like manner in the plan view and strike against the inner periphery of the cylinder on a side away from the valve. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155102 | DIRECT INJECTION BI-FUEL SYSTEM FOR COMBUSTION ENGINES - A direct injection bi-fuel system includes a first fuel subsystem, a second fuel subsystem, and a junction configured to receive first fuel from the first fuel subsystem when the system is operating in a first fuel consuming mode, and to receive second fuel from the second fuel subsystem when the system is operating in a second fuel consuming mode. A pump is configured to receive the fuel passing through the junction and pump the fuel to a high pressure rail of a combustion engine, and a purging unit is configured to purge the second fuel from the rail when the system is switched from the second fuel consuming mode to the first fuel consuming mode. The purging unit includes a piston and is configured to receive the second fuel on one side of the piston and the first fuel on the other side of the piston. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155103 | Fuel Injection Valve for Internal Combustion Engine - In a fuel injection valve, it is intended to enhance valve-closing responsivity while maintaining durability (anti wear property) of a collision portion between a stationary core and a movable core and valve-opening responsivity. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155104 | Multi-Layer Piezoelectric Element, And Injection Device And Fuel Injection System Using The Same - Provided is a highly durable multi-layer piezoelectric element wherein an external electrode has less possibilities of being peeled off from a side face of a stacked body even when the element is continuously driven for a long period of time in a high electrical field under high pressure. In a multi-layer piezoelectric element ( | 2011-06-30 |
20110155105 | Control Unit of Fuel Injector - An injection control unit of a fuel is provided, which prevents generation of a nozzle deposit of a fuel injector. In a control unit of a fuel injector capable of controlling a lift height that is a distance between a valve body and a valve seat, after start of fuel injection and before end of the fuel injection, after the lift height is controlled to a first height, a period in which the lift height is controlled to a second height which is lower than the first height is provided for a predetermined period. According to such a configuration, when the lift height of the valve body is lowered to the second height after the fuel is injected at the first height, a fuel velocity in the vicinity of an inner wall of an injection port is increased due to an inertial force of the fuel and reduction in an opening area. By a fuel flow at a high velocity, a contamination substance adhering to a wall surface is washed away. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155106 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO - In one form of variable compression ratio engine, a connecting rod of an internal combustion engine is coupled to the rod receiving crank shaft by an eccentric connecting rod bearing. Pivoting of an eccentric portion of the eccentric connecting rod bearing relative to the crank shaft pin by a compression ratio adjuster varies the compression ratio of the engine. Resistance is provided to the pivoting of the eccentric portion in the absence of a compression ratio adjustment force. Pivoting of the eccentric can be delayed until tension and compression forces in the connecting rod are at a reduced level. The compression ratio can be continuously varied over a range from low to high values within limits of the structural components of the system to allow greater control of the compression ratio. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155107 | Carbon Canister - A four-pass carbon canister includes a cover sealingly coupled to an injection-molded housing having a first chamber, a second chamber fluidly coupled to the first chamber, a baffle fluidly coupled to the second chamber, and a third chamber fluidly coupled to the baffle. The three chambers are filled with carbon pellets to absorb carbon pellets provided to the carbon canister from the fuel tank. The carbon canister is periodically purged by drawing fresh air into the carbon canister, with the fresh air desorbing the hydrocarbons and then provided to and consumed in an internal combustion engine. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155108 | TURBOCHARGED ENGINE WITH NATURALLY ASPIRATED OPERATING MODE - A system and method for controlling a multiple cylinder internal combustion engine having an exhaust gas turbocharger with a compressor coupled to a turbine include redirecting substantially all intake airflow around the compressor and substantially all exhaust flow around the turbine when an engine operating parameter exceeds an associated threshold. In one embodiment, turbocharger boost is provided below an associated engine speed threshold with the turbocharger compressor and turbine bypassed at higher engine speeds such that the engine operates as a naturally aspirated engine. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155109 | EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION DEVICE OF ENGINE - An exhaust gas recirculation device of an engine ( | 2011-06-30 |
20110155110 | VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY - The invention concerns an assembly of a valve body (A) and a seal ( | 2011-06-30 |
20110155111 | EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM FOR A LOCOMOTIVE TWO-STROKE UNIFLOW SCAVENGED DIESEL ENGINE - A locomotive two-stroke uniflow scavenged diesel engine system including an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system is described for reducing NO | 2011-06-30 |
20110155112 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The invention relates to a method for operating an internal combustion engine, wherein air is inducted and then compressed, before introduction into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine, the air humidity of the inducted air is determined and temperature of the compressed air introduced into the combustion chamber is altered depending on the air humidity of the inducted air. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155113 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING ACTIVATION OF EXHAUST GAS SENSOR AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The invention has an object to provide a device for determining activation of an exhaust gas sensor which accurately determines a time at which an exhaust gas sensor output is usable, and can suppress an adverse effect caused by use of the exhaust gas sensor output including a large effect of adsorbed species. A time is measured from a time point when a temperature of an air-fuel ratio sensor | 2011-06-30 |
20110155114 | INDEPENDENTLY SUPPORTED CONCRETE SAW APPARATUS AND METHOD - A saw apparatus for sawing paving slabs has a frame mounted on a ground contacting propulsion member such that the frame may move above a slab to be cut. A saw support assembly has an engaged position and a removed position; the engaged position disposing a blade of a saw in cutting engagement with a top surface of a slab to be cut. The saw is mounted on the saw assembly and the saw assembly is mounted on the frame and the frame is mounted on the ground contact propulsion members such that no part of said frame need contact the slab during cutting. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155115 | Inlaid Stone Composite - An inlaid stone composite broadly includes a body stone and an inlay stone secured within a groove of the body stone, with the inlaid stone composite presenting a finished layered edge surface, and with the surface having a longitudinally extending edge profile. The inlaid stone composite is manufactured using a stone machine tool that includes, among other things, powered assemblies for machining the groove, machining the profile, and for polishing the profile. The body stone and inlay stone are machined to close tolerances so that the stones include respective surfaces in abutting engagement with one another. The stones are further machined to limit chipping of the composite. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155116 | STEAM SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR FOR RACK OVENS - A baking oven includes an oven housing which has a baking chamber for receiving a baking carriage, a heating device, a fan which generates a flow of a heating medium from the heating device into the baking chamber and back, and a steam system which is arranged in the baking chamber and comprises at least one metal heat storage body and a water supply device. The system described herein provides a baking oven of the type in question in such a way that the thermal energy is optimally used. The steam system is next to a steam heater, which is formed by at least one exhaust gas channel, which runs in a wall of the baking chamber and conducts the exhaust gas of a burner out of the oven housing. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155117 | HEATING COOKER OPERABLE TO DEODORIZE/DESMOKE - Disclosed is a heating cooker suitable for cooking fish, meat, or the like, and preventing smell or smoke from being released when the cooking chamber is opened. The disclosed heating cooker comprises an enclosed cooking chamber having at least one heating element contained in the enclosed cooking chamber and a ventilation chamber having an inlet passage and an outlet passage. The cooking chamber is connected to the cooking chamber via the inlet and outlet passages allowing air to circulate between the ventilation chamber and the cooking chamber. A fan and a spraying unit may be disposed in the ventilation chamber wherein the fan is operable to circulate air between the cooking chamber and the ventilation chamber, and the spraying unit is operable to spray water from a reservoir adjacent to the ventilation chamber to intercept smell or smoke contained in air in the ventilation chamber. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155118 | SINGLE CAVITY RADIANT COOKING APPARATUS - An apparatus for cooking comprising a cooking cavity for receiving a food item and a burner positioned within a bottom portion of the cooking cavity for delivering a combustion gas in the cooking cavity which will flow upwardly to heat the vertically-extending interior surface of the cooking cavity. The upward flow of combustion gas within the heating cavity is operable for heating the vertically extending interior surface in a manner such that the food item positioned in the cooking cavity will be cooked at least predominantly by infrared radiation. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155119 | HELIOSTAT WITH INTEGRATED IMAGE-BASED TRACKING CONTROLLER | 2011-06-30 |
20110155120 | Torque Arm Assembly and Method - A torque arm assembly, used with a solar collector mounted to a drive shaft, comprises a torque arm with first and second ends and a torque arm coupling assembly including a drive shaft enclosure defining an open-ended channel sized to house the drive shaft. The channel has a circumferentially extending substantially continuous drive surface between the ends that lies adjacent to the drive shaft so the drive shaft and the drive shaft enclosure rotate together. In some examples, contiguous abutment structure, such as weld lines, shims and/or adhesive, connects each side of the drive shaft to the drive shaft enclosure. The invention may also be carried out as a connection improvement method. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155121 | LAYERED CONSTRUCTION WITH TUBE SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a device for collecting and utilizing energy generated by the sun, comprising a layered construction provided with a substrate layer and a cover layer comprising a curable mortar, wherein there is arranged on the substrate layer a tube system through which a fluid can be transported in order to regulate the temperature in the tube system, this tube system being at least partially embedded in the mortar, and wherein the mortar of the cover layer comprises insulating granules, cement, water and additives. The invention further relates to a method for manufacturing a layered construction for a device for collecting and utilizing energy generated by the sun. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155122 | INFLATABLE SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTOR - The inflatable solar energy collector includes an inflatable cell supported in a frame. The frame may be adjustable to maximize the angle of exposure for the inflatable cell. Each inflatable cell includes an outer, transparent bladder and an inner, blackened bladder. A central partition runs through both inner and outer bladders to be mounted to the frame. The central partition maintains the inflatable cell taut on the frame. Both bladders include at least one vent hole, and at least the inner bladder has openings for air inlet and air outlet to define and control flow of medium therein. When inflated, the medium inside the inner bladder heats up from solar energy, and the heated medium is passed on for use. The inflated outer bladder provides insulation for the inner bladder. A plurality of inflatable solar energy collectors may be arranged in an array. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155123 | Apparatus for harnessing solar energy - An apparatus for harnessing solar energy that generates heat from solar radiation, which can be used in various applications. The apparatus for harnessing solar energy comprises a telescope reflector that projects a collimated beam towards a heat accumulator, wherein heat may be generated and used or stored for later use. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155124 | SOLAR RECEIVER SYSTEM - A solar receiver is provided, comprising a receiver housing extending along a longitudinal axis, having front and rear ends; a window configured to allow radiation to pass therethrough, the window being mounted at the front end and projecting within the housing; a receiver chamber defined between the housing and the window, the receiver chamber having a working fluid inlet for ingress of working fluid to be heated therewithin, and a working fluid outlet for egress therethrough of the heated working fluid; and a solar radiation absorber configured for absorbing the radiation and heating the working fluid thereby, the absorber being located within the receiver chamber and surrounding at least a portion of the window, the solar radiation absorber being formed with channels and made of a foam material, such as a ceramic or metallic foam material, having a characteristic average pore diameter. Each of the channels is open at a proximal, window-facing, end; extends radially within the absorber, and terminates at a distal end being closed by the material of the absorber. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155125 | EVECUATED SOLAR PANEL WITH A NON EVAPORABLE GETTER PUMP - The evacuated solar panel ( | 2011-06-30 |
20110155126 | WAVE GENERATED ENERGY FOCUSING LENS AND REFLECTOR FOR SOLAR CONCENTRATION, COLLECTION, AND HARNESSING - A novel method of concentrating solar energy using wave generators is disclosed. The systems and methods enable the collection of energy over large area at high efficiencies and the concentrating of energy at a target for use and transfer. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155127 | FRAME FOR SOLAR MODULE - A frame for solar module to fix a solar panel within is disclosed. The frame for solar panel includes two first fastening members arranged at two opposite sides of the solar panel, two second fastening members arranged at another two opposite sides of the solar panel, and plural screws to screw the first fastening members and the second fastening members. Each first fastening member and each second fastening member includes a supporting portion for supporting the solar panel, a base portion, a connecting portion for connecting the supporting portion and the base portion, and a beam disposed between the supporting portion and the base portion. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155128 | NASAL SPRAY AND TISSUE DISPENSER - A spray package including: a container defining a cavity, the cavity having first and second compartments; a spray projection having an orifice in fluid communication with the first compartment; the container having an outlet in communication with the second compartment; a therapeutic liquid disposed in the first compartment and being discharged through the orifice upon application of a force to the container; and one or more tissues disposed in the second compartment, the one or more tissues being removable from the second compartment through the outlet. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155129 | ENHANCED EDUCTOR DESIGN - The present invention provides for an enhanced eductor element that significantly increases the amount of pressure generated at the siphon tube without significantly increasing the flow resistance through the eductor. The invention further provides for breath-actuated inhalation devices comprising the enhanced eductor element as an actuation mechanism. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155130 | Dronabinol Treatment for Migraines - In various embodiments, the present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and methods of administering such compositions to treat migraines. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155131 | Medical Vaporizer and Method of Control of a Medical Vaporizer - An anesthetic vaporizer and a method of control thereof includes measuring a composition of the carrier gas with a first sensor and measuring a composition of a combined gas with a second sensor, and using these values with a controller to operate a flow valve for the regulation of the flow of an anesthetic agent into the combined gas. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155132 | HUMIDIFICATION OF RESPIRATORY GASES - A humidifier ( | 2011-06-30 |
20110155133 | Mask Pressure Regulation in Cpap Treatment and Assisted Respiration by Dynamic Control of Mask Vent Flow - An air delivery system includes an air flow generator to provide a pressurized flow of air, a patient interface to provide a seal with the patient's face in use, an air delivery conduit to interconnect the air flow generator and the patient interface, and a controllable vent valve to control venting from the patient interface. The vent valve is controlled to maintain a substantially constant air flow in the air delivery conduit and the air flow generator. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155134 | SESSION-BY-SESSION ADJUSTMENT OF A DEVICE FOR TREATING SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING - A method is disclosed for operating a device that treats sleep disordered breathing (SDB) during successive treatment sessions, where the device provides continuous positive airway pressure during sleep. The method comprises the steps of applying a constant treatment pressure during a first session and deriving a sleep disorder index (SDI) representative of the number of SDB episodes that occurred during the first session. If the treatment pressure should be increased based upon the derived SDI, it is increased during a second, subsequent session. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155135 | ISOLATION VALVE FOR A CLOSED SUCTION DEVICE - An isolation valve for a closed suction device has a body and a valve. The body has a communicating channel, a patient end connector, a breathing circuit connector and a suction tube connector. The communicating channel has a chamber and an opening. The patient end connector, the breathing circuit connector and the suction tube connector are radially formed on and protrude from the external surface of the communicating channel and communicate with the chamber of the communicating channel. The valve is rotatably connected to the body and has an isolation pipe and a control button. The isolation pipe is rotatably mounted in the chamber of the communicating channel via the opening and has a communicating hole, an inlet hole and a sucking hole. The control button is formed on the isolation pipe above the top of the communicating channel | 2011-06-30 |
20110155136 | Gas Inspiratory and Expiratory Device and Respiratory Mask Having the Same - A gas inspiratory and expiratory device for a respiratory mask includes a tubular housing having top and bottom ends, an air chamber formed between the bottom and top ends, a vent hole for fluid communication of the air chamber with ambient atmosphere, and a passage hole for fluid communication of the air chamber with a CO | 2011-06-30 |
20110155137 | FILTERING FACE-PIECE RESPIRATOR HAVING AN AUXETIC MESH IN THE MASK BODY - A filtering face-piece respirator | 2011-06-30 |
20110155138 | MASK - A mask is revealed. The mask includes an upper construction surface and a lower construction surface, respectively disposed above and under a middle construction surface and having a main body that is arranged above and under a middle construction surface. The upper construction surface and/or the lower construction surface further include an extended part. The upper, lower and middle construction surfaces are folded to form a flat folded structure. In use, the upper and the lower construction surfaces are folded in opposite directions to form a 3D mask. The mask are formed of one construction surface or two construction surfaces or more construction surfaces. By the extended part, the mask is applied to users with various face shapes and sizes. Moreover, the air leakage is reduced and the filter efficiency is increased. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155139 | CUSHION FOR A PATIENT INTERFACE - A respiratory mask is provided having an outer shell coupled to a cushion for the delivery of a gas to a user. The cushion of the respiratory mask has at least one pleat disposed in the cushion in order to provide varying degrees of flexibility and support about the cushion. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155140 | RESPIRATORY PATIENT INTERFACES - Various embodiments of respiratory patient interfaces that may be used to treat a variety of disorders involving upper airway obstruction, such as, without limitation, Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), obstructive sleep hypopnea, and upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS). A number of the embodiments employ a nasal pillow assembly including a frame that supports a nasal pillow sleeve and a clip that is slid over a flange of the fame to couple the nasal pillow sleeve to the frame. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155141 | Wearable Article That Stiffens Upon Sudden Force - A wearable article made from a nonwoven fabric that includes a plurality of coated fibers. The coated fibers have an exterior surface and a coating composition on at least a portion of the exterior surface. The coating composition includes an aminofunctionalized silane and a dialdehyde, where the weight percent of the dialdehyde in the coating composition is greater than the weight percent of the silane in the coating composition. The wearable article can be a wrap, brace, support, compression hosiery, bandage or compress. When worn, the wearable article is initially flexible but becomes rigid and stiff when the coated fibers experience a sudden force or impact. The wearable article does not include a fluid. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155142 | Apparatus, systems, and methods for constraining and/or supporting tissue structures along an airway - Systems and methods implant structures in, on, or near the floor of the mouth. The structures can be sized and configured to resist buckling of tissue structures in, on, or near the floor of the mouth in a cranial direction. The systems and methods can also be sized and configured, singly or in combination, for stabilizing a hyoid bone, and/or stabilizing a tongue, and/or suspending a tongue, and/or providing neuro-muscular stimulation of tissue structures in, on, or near the floor of the mouth. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155143 | SNORING AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA PREVENTION AND TREATMENT DEVICE - A snoring and obstructive sleep apnea prevention and treatment device has an oral device portion with a centrally disposed plate portion. The plate portion has a suction cup on its tongue facing side which helps hold it in place and to keep the tongue from moving back towards the throat, thus preventing snoring and sleep apnea. A hood portion fits around the tip of the tongue further preventing the tongue from sliding back into a user's throat. In one embodiment, an inflatable balloon portion is provided to prevent soft tissue from contacting portions of the tongue. In another embodiment, a plate is used in place of the balloons. Additionally, oxygen may be supplied to a posterior portion of the device. Dental adhesives such as denture adhesive may be used to further restrict movement. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155144 | ADJUSTABLE MANDIBULAR PROTRUSION SPLINT FOR TREATING SNORING AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA - A two-part mandibular protrusion splint ( | 2011-06-30 |
20110155145 | MEDICAL LENS ASSEMBLIES AND STERILE DRAPES WITH A LENS ASSEMBLY - Medical lens assemblies and sterile drapes with a lens assembly are presented herein. In one embodiment, a lens assembly includes an annular lens housing that is attachable to a medical drape. The lens housing is configured to releasably attach to a medical device, such as a surgical microscope. An annular lens cover holder is removably attachable to the lens housing. A lens cover for shielding the objective lens is pivotably hinged to the lens cover holder. In another embodiment, a drape assembly includes a flexible body sized to cover an optical device. A lens housing attached to the drape body is engageable with the optical device to attach proximate to an objective lens thereof. A lens cover holder is removably attached to the lens housing to rotate about a first axis. A lens cover is mounted to the lens cover holder to pivot about a second, different axis. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155146 | MOUTHPIECE AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Mouthpiece retention systems and methods are shown and described. In one example, a mouthpiece includes a guard shaped to fit in a wearer's mouth and a magnet. In other examples, the mouthpiece includes a semi-rigid grip having a proximate end attached to the guard and a distal end securing the magnet. A method of releasably fastening the mouthpiece includes removing the mouthpiece from the wearer's mouth and positioning the magnet end of the mouthpiece on an athletic uniform to create a coupling position. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155147 | Quasi-triangular in-ear device - The in-ear device is shaped to fit a wearer's ear morphology. The device includes a main body having at least three generally convex sides, an innermost face and an outermost face. A first side is shaped to fit the tragus of a wearer's ear, and a second side is shaped to fit an antitragus of a wearer's ear. At least three tips, generally rounded, join respective two adjacent sides. The main body is within an outer ear plane substantially perpendicular to an entrance of an ear canal of a wearer's ear. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155148 | SHOULDER IMMOBILIZER AND FRACTURE STABILIZATION DEVICE - A shoulder immobilizer ( | 2011-06-30 |
20110155149 | Percutanous Methods for Creating Native Tissue Venous Valves - Percutaneous methods of forming a venous valve from autologous tissue are disclosed. The methods include percutaneously creating one or two subintimal dissections for forming one or two flaps of intimal tissue. In one method, a puncture element is delivered by a catheter based delivery system to a treatment site where a new venous valve is to be created. The puncture element is deployed to gain access to a subintimal layer of the vein wall. A dilation balloon is than positioned and inflated within the subintimal layer to create a flap and corresponding pocket/sinus in the vein, which than acts as a one-way monocuspid valve in the manner of a native venous valve. In a similar manner, methods of forming new bicuspid venous valves by subintimal dissections are also disclosed. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155150 | Air Smoke Refresher - The current invention is an apparatus to clean air around a smoke. It is made of a case with air inlets which work with input fans. The air flows through a lime water filter, a silica gel filter and cellulose cotton. The air also flows by an aromatic before going through an air outlet. The apparatus has a power source and an on/off switch connected to the fans. The apparatus can be power by numerous power sources and can be taken with the smoker if desired. | 2011-06-30 |
20110155151 | Electrically Heated Cigarette Including Control-Release Flavoring - Electrically heated cigarettes used in an electrical smoking system include a flavoring-release additive and sorbent effective to remove one or more gas-phase constituents of mainstream tobacco smoke. The flavoring-release additive includes at least one flavoring. The flavoring is released in the cigarette upon the flavoring-release additive reaching at least a minimum temperature during smoking. The flavoring-release additive can have various forms including, for example, beads, films and inclusion complexes. Electrical smoking systems including the electrically heated cigarettes, methods of making the cigarettes, and methods of smoking the cigarettes are also provided. | 2011-06-30 |