27th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090165684 | WATER-COOLING JACKET STRUCTURE FOR INSPECTION HOLE OF FLASH FURNACE - A water-cooling jacket structure | 2009-07-02 |
20090165685 | WET DUST REMOVER - This invention relates A wet dust remover, comprising a Venturi tube and a cylindrical washer, wherein the Venturi tube includes a convergent section, a throat section and a diffusion section, the sidewall of said throat section is provided with one or more through holes, the outer ends of the one or more through holes are connected to a pressure water pipe, the outer end of said diffusion section constitutes the outlet of the Venturi tube, the outer end of said convergent section constitutes the inlet of the Venturi tube, wherein the cylindrical washer includes a plurality of nozzles and a plurality of layers of dehydration wire meshes, the plurality of nozzles and the plurality of layers of dehydration wire meshes are placed in cross sections inside cylindrical washer. This wet dust remover feature less investment, high dust removing efficiency and relative long life, low water consumption and low operation costs and it can be mainly used in dusting applications for industrial dust and high concentration flue gas of all industrial furnaces and kilns. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165686 | AIR VELOCITY INDICATOR AND CONTROL DEVICE - An air velocity indicator and control device is provided for use with pneumatic distribution systems used in air seeders that pneumatically discharge agricultural product to the ground, seedbed, or furrow. The air velocity indicator and control device includes a tubular housing, extending between an inlet and an outlet, and pivotally housing a deflectable plate that actuates in response to encountering an airflow entrained with agricultural product. A magnitude of deflection of the deflectable plate, corresponding to airflow velocity, can be displayed through an indicator assembly. This enables a user to identify velocity variances and differentials within the air seeder and make corrective adjustments. In some implementations, multiple air velocity indicator and control devices are ganged together with deflectable plates that pivot in unison with each other. The relative angle of fixation of the deflectable plates, upon the pivot pin, can be adjusted to permit airflow tuning as needed. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165687 | THREADING TENSIONING DEVICE OF SEWING MACHINE - A thread tensioning device of a sewing machine for forming multiple types of stitches using a plurality of threads is provided. The thread tensioning device includes thread tensioners disposed to correspond to the threads, an adjusting mechanism coupled to the thread tensioners to select a stitch type and to simultaneously adjust the tensional force applied from each of the thread tensioners to the corresponding thread such that the tensional force is selected from reference tensional forces corresponding to the selected stitch type, fine adjustment mechanisms disposed to correspond to the thread tensioners and to be manually operable to finely adjust the tensional force applied from the corresponding thread tensioner to the corresponding thread, and a reset mechanism coupled to the fine adjustment mechanisms to resets at different timings and interlockingly with the adjusting mechanism an amount of the tensional force finely adjusted by each of the fine adjustment mechanisms. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165688 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SMART PRESSURE MONITORED SUITS - A method for manufacturing smart pressure suits, comprises steps of: measuring physical properties of lycra materials and select a lycra material suitable for making the smart pressure monitored suits; measuring body contour data of a patient and computing a pressure value applied to a disease's part of the patient; inputting the body contour data into a computer and creating a pattern of the smart pressure monitored suits by the body contour data and the pressure value processed by a drawing process module in the computer; plotting a blueprint of the smart pressure monitored suits with a plotter controlled by the computer; and sewing the smart pressure monitored suits according to the selected lycra material and the blueprint. Said method makes whole manufacturing process shorten and the manufactured smart pressure monitored suits has advantages of aesthetic, comfort, good air permeability, less deformation after it is wore in a period of time. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165689 | Light-weight, soft wing-sail for wind-propelled vehicle - A light-weight soft wing-sail for a wind-propelled vehicle includes a free standing rotating mast to be mounted in a vertical position on the vehicle and, three fully battened sail panels that together define the skin of the wing sail. Spreaders extend transversely of the mast and impart to them a selected airfoil shape having a leading edge fore of the mast and a trailing edge aft of the mast. Two vertical tracks secured to both sides of the mast top and to the outer ends of each spreader. Sliders are secured to the sail panels and are slidable in the tracks, such as to permit hoisting and reefing each of the sail panels independently along the tracks. A boom is pivotally coupled to the mast and a ram is secured on one side to the lower spreader and on the other side to the boom such that the leading edge and the trailing edge define one wing-sail unit and trims the airfoil shape. An outhaul line pulls the clews of both trailing edges together through a block to evenly tension rearwardly the clews of the trailing edge and also to permit each of the clews to independently slide along the boom when the airfoil shape is changed. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165690 | SPORTS BOARD - A sports apparatus configured to support a rider upon the water surface is disclosed and may comprise either a compartment in the top surface configured to accept personal articles and a watertight cover to prevent damage and loss of personal articles or a propulsion source. The sports apparatus can have a V-shaped hull to add stability when used in the waves. The propulsion source is powered by either a combustion or electric motor that is controlled by a user interface on the board. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165691 | Method for Controlling the Deformation of a Surface of a Sail of a Sailing Boat During a Direction Change Manoeuvre - A method for controlling the deformation of a surface of a sail of a sailing boat during a direction change manoeuvre, includes arranging at least one inflatable batten into a respective seat formed on a side surface of the sail, the at least one batten being inflated at a predetermined working pressure as to impart to said at least one inflatable batten a bending stiffness having, with no bending load, a predetermined value, carrying out a manoeuvre, for changing the direction of the sailing boat, wherein in a first part of manoeuvre the at least one batten is subjected to the action of an increasing bending load, and in a second part of the manoeuvre, the bending load ends its action on the at least one batten, during the manoeuvre the mechanical properties of the at least one batten being changed so that as the bending load increases in the first part of the manoeuvre, the value of the bending stiffness of the at least one batten decreases considerably, and as the action of the bending load ends in the second part of the manoeuvre, the bending stiffness of the at least one batten returns to the predetermined value. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165692 | Apparatus and Method to Optimize Sailing Efficiency - This invention provides improvements in the efficiency of a sailing vessel through the use of flaps, hydrofoils, or members on the keel of a sailing vessel. One or more are positioned at the top, or root of the keel of the vessel, which primarily generate a force in the windward direction to provide a counter-leeward drift force. One or more are located at the bottom, or tip of the keel of the vessel, which primarily generate a force in the leeward direction to provide a counter-heeling moment. Among other benefits, operation of these flaps, hydrofoils, or members during sailing increases the vessel's efficiency, in particular its velocity made good. Further, since they are mounted on one appendage, sailing vessels of a rudder and keel design can be equipped with counter leeward-drift and counter-heeling attributes without the need for additional appendages. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165693 | Hull structure - A hull structure has a chine serving as a boundary between a broadside and a bottom of a hull. The hull has a configuration in which the hull has a maximum depth in a vicinity of a central position of the hull, the chine is provided so that its level position becomes gradually lower from a bow side toward a stern side, and the bottom has a cross-section having a substantially V-shape from the bow toward the stern, the V-shape having an inner angle becoming gradually smaller within a range of from about 80° to 100° from the bow toward a central portion of the hull and becoming gradually larger from the central portion thereof toward the stern. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165694 | Trim tabs - A trim tab for mounting the transom of a boat has an upper surface and an undulating bottom surface with down-turned flaps on opposite sides of the tab. The trim tab is formed of a molded composite material. The top surface includes a hinge platform at its forward end and mount platform at a rearward end. The trim tab tapers from a minimum thickness at its leading end to a maximum thickness at its trailing end. The shape of the bottom surface and the down-turned flaps provide a bottom surface area with enhanced lift characteristics. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165695 | COLLAPSIBLE KAYAK - A folding kayak that comprises a hull having a first rigid part with a top edge and a second rigid part with a top edge, an inflatable sponson disposed along the top edges of the first rigid part and the second rigid part, and a textile envelope having an outer edge and secured to the hull. The first rigid part and the second rigid part, which are adjacent to each other in a transverse central region of the kayak, are buoyancy tanks of given volume, each having an underwater hull shape on the outside and further include self-bailing holes. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165696 | Assembly for Retrofitting Watercraft and Method - An assembly for retrofitting the hull of a watercraft is presented, which includes an elongated panel which defines a longitudinal channel and at least one console. The console defines at least one chamber extending through the panel and an upper chamber opening and a lower chamber opening. The panel is sized and configured to attach to the hull at an opening in the hull, and to form a seal between the panel and the hull at the hull opening. The console of the assembly is sized and configured to receive a detachably attached propulsion device. Also presented is a watercraft having integral thereto the assembly, and a method for retrofitting a watercraft to provide a location for detachable attachment of a propulsion device such as a trolling motor. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165697 | Flex controlled subassembly and watercraft - A subassembly for watercraft comprised of a set of nod points connected between the set or subsets by elements with flexural and or torsional properties that can be chosen to customize the flex response of the watercraft and resultant watercraft comprising a subassembly or subassemblies structurally engineered and manufactured to be fitted optionally in, on, and or through, or combinations thereof to a aquatic watercraft. A subassembly may be mounted in various manners to the watercraft and optionally connect to the fins or fin attachment systems of the watercraft or surfboard. A subassembly may be of composites in the form of hollow structures, partial hollow cavity, cored with other materials or tube or tubes and plates structures mounted on in and through a surfboard. The invention relates to methods for making and producing completed watercraft and cores incorporating the subassembly or subassemblies or prepared for incorporating a composite subassembly. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165698 | PORTABLE SAFETY FLAG DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFOR - A portable safety flag device and method therefor capable of being coupled to a wheelchair, trailer or the like to improve visibility and improve safety. The portable safety flag device may include a handle at one end of a pole with a flag at the opposite end or may include a coupling mechanism, preferably a clamp, at the end of the pole opposite the flag and capable of coupling the device to a vehicle or other object. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165699 | Hammer-Driven Snow Pole - A marker pole for embedding in a support medium for drawing attention to potentially hazardous subsurface structures within the support medium includes a generally elongate pole body molded from a generally brightly colored plastic material with a penetrating end formed with a tapered tip for insertion into the support medium, the taper being greater than forty-five degrees from a centerline longitudinal axis of the; and a metal impact cap fitted over the end opposite the penetrating end, the impact cap including a generally cylindrical body having an access opening on one end thereof and a substantially planar surface opposing the access opening, the planar surface being in substantial contact with the upper surface of the pole body for enhanced force transmission between the impact cap and the pole body during insertion of the pole into the support medium using an impact producing tool. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165700 | INNER CRYSTALLIZATION CRUCIBLE AND PULLING METHOD USING THE CRUCIBLE - A vitreous silica crucible for pulling single-crystal silicon, comprising a surface glass layer having a thickness of 100 μm from an inner surface of the crucible, and a glass layer provided below the surface glass layer in a thickness direction of the crucible and extending to a depth of 1 mm from the inner surface of the crucible. The concentration of OH groups in the surface glass layer is 90 ppm or less, and the concentration of OH groups in the glass layer is equal to or more than 90 ppm and equal to or less than 200 ppm. The bubble content in the glass layer is 0.1% or less. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165701 | VITREOUS SILICA CRUCIBLE FOR PULLING SINGLE-CRYSTAL SILICON - A vitreous silica crucible for pulling single-crystal silicon, which is formed of vitreous silica and has a bottomed cylindrical shape, wherein, in a liquid-level movement range in the inner surface of the crucible, ranging from a position corresponding to the liquid surface level of a silicon melt at the time of stating the pulling of single-crystal silicon to a position corresponding to the liquid surface level of a silicon melt at the time of finishing the pulling of single-crystal silicon, the concentration of an OH group included in the vitreous silica is higher in an erosion thickness portion of the inner surface of the crucible than that in the range lower than the liquid surface level which is positioned below the liquid-level movement range | 2009-07-02 |
20090165702 | SELF-COATED SINGLE CRYSTAL, AND PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND PROCESS THEREFOR - It is an object of the present invention to provide a self-coated single crystal that without any special step conducted after crystal growth, has its circumference coated with a layer of different properties. A self-coated single crystal according to the present invention is characterized in that in operations comprising melting crystal materials for a core and a clad in a single crucible and carrying out growth of a single crystal through a pulling up method or a pulling down method, a grown single crystal in an as-growth condition has its circumference self-coated with a clad whose refractive index is lower than that of the core. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165703 | Silicon ingot fabrication - A method of and apparatus for growing single crystal silicon ingots is disclosed. The apparatus includes a charge structure with one or more charge units that are substantially multi-crystalline or single crystal silicon. The silicon charge structure is preferably coupled to a single crystal seed structure that can be used to grow a silicon ingot after the silicon charge unit is melted into a quartz growing crucible. The silicon charge units can be linked together through silicon linking structures that are threaded into or otherwise secured to the silicon charge units. In accordance with the method of the invention a crucible holding poly-silicon stock and the silicon charge structure are isolated within a process chamber. A process melt is formed and charged with the silicon charge structure, and a silicon ingot is formed without exposing the crystal growing chamber to an outside environment. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165704 | Silicon seed rod assembly of polycrystalline silicon, method of forming the same, polycrystalline silicon producing apparatus, and method of producing polycrystalline silicon - A silicon seed rod assembly used for producing polycrystalline silicon by means of a vapor deposition method includes two rod-shape silicon seed rods; and a silicon connection member bridging the silicon seed rods, wherein an opening-end peripheral edge of a through-hole on one side surface of the connection member is sharper than that on the other side surface thereof, and an opening-end peripheral surface on the one side surface thereof is formed into a flat contact surface disposed in a direction perpendicular to a perforation direction of the through-hole, and wherein a upper end portion of the silicon seed rod is inserted into the through-hole so that the contact surface comes into contact with the support surface of the silicon seed rod. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165705 | Batch forming system for amorphous silicon film - A batch forming system for amorphous silicon films is composed of at least one p-layer formation chamber having a sealing gate that can be opened or closed; at least one i-layer formation chamber having a sealing gate that can be opened or closed; at least one n-layer formation chamber having a sealing gate that can be opened or closed; a common vacuum chamber connected with said formation chambers; a conveyance device having a bearing surface movable to the fronts of said sealing gates respectively; and a cart for carrying a plurality of plate-shaped materials, being allowed passing through said sealing gates to enter said formation chambers respectively from said bearing surface or to exit said formation chambers and then go back to the bearing surface. Therefore, batch forming system can speedy up the production and do the batch formation of a multiplicity of the amorphous silicon films at a time. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165706 | METHOD FOR FORMING A PLURALITY OF METAL LINES IN A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING DUAL INSULATING LAYER - A method for forming a plurality of metal lines in a semiconductor device including forming first insulating layer patterns on a semiconductor substrate, the first insulating patterns being spaced from each other; depositing a metal layer on and between the first insulating layer patterns; planarizing the metal layer; patterning the planarized metal layer to form the plurality of metal lines between the first insulating layer patterns; and forming a second insulating layer on and between the metal lines. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165707 | Adjustable Film Applicator - The present invention discloses an adjustable film applicator which comprises an applicator body, a first knife, a second knife, a first fixing apparatus, a second fixing apparatus, a pair of first adjusting screws, and a pair of second adjusting screws. The first and second knife are adjusted to a first and second height by adjusting the first and second adjusting screws, wherein the second height is greater than the first height. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165708 | Spherical Striping Apparatus - My invention relates to a method and apparatus for painting a stripe on the outside surface of spherical objects such as golf balls with their axes horizontal and rotating during the painting operation, the stripe is being painted circularly around the sphere with the axis as the center. The sphere being striped is supported for free rotation about its horizontal axis by bushing cups that are mounted on rotating shafts with a spring to apply pressure inward holding sphere in place. A felt tip paint marker or refillable ink marker, that is in contact with the sphere or golf ball, applies a stripe to outside surface so it may be identified as a range ball. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165709 | FILM FORMING APPARATUS AND FILM FORMING METHOD - A film forming apparatus is provided which includes a device A that generates liquid fine particles having controlled particle diameters; a device B including a via for guiding the generated liquid fine particles while controlling a temperature thereof; a device C that sprays the guided liquid fine particles; and a device D including a space for forming a transparent conductive film by coating the sprayed liquid fine particles onto a subject to be processed. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165710 | MODULE FOR SUPPORTING A SUBSTRATE AND DEPOSITION APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A module for supporting a substrate includes a frame, a substrate holding unit and a guide mask. The frame receives the substrate including a deposition surface, a rear surface corresponding to the deposition surface, and a side surface connecting the deposition surface with the rear surface. The rear surface is supported by the frame. The substrate holding unit faces the side surface and is combined with a side of the frame. The guide mask includes a guide member and a deposition prevention member. The guide member is combined with the substrate holding unit to cover a portion of the deposition surface. The guide member guides the substrate. The deposition prevention member is combined with the substrate holding unit. The deposition prevention member has greater length than the guiding member to cover the guiding member. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165711 | SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS WITH SUBSTRATE REORDERING - A treating section has substrate treatment lines arranged one over the other for treating substrates while transporting the substrates substantially horizontally. An IF section transports the substrates fed from each substrate treatment line to an exposing machine provided separately from this apparatus. The substrates are transported to the exposing machine in the order in which the substrates are loaded into the treating section. The throughput of this apparatus can be improved greatly, without increasing the footprint, since the substrate treatment lines are arranged one over the other. Each substrate can be controlled easily since the order of the substrates transported to the exposing machine is in agreement with the order of the substrates loaded into the treating section. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165712 | SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS WITH PARALLEL SUBSTRATE TREATMENT LINES - A substrate treating apparatus for treating substrates includes a plurality of substrate treatment lines arranged vertically for carrying out plural types of treatment on the substrates while transporting the substrates substantially horizontally, and a controller for changing processes of treatment carried out on the substrates for each of the substrate treatment lines. By changing the processes of treatment carried out for the substrates for each substrate treatment line, the processes of treatment carried out for the substrates can be changed for each substrate conveniently. Thus, a plurality of different processes of treatment corresponding to the number of substrate treatment lines can be carried out in parallel for the respective substrates. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165713 | CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS - Provided is a chemical vapor deposition apparatus. The apparatus includes a reaction chamber, a gas introduction unit, and a gas exhaust unit. The reaction chamber includes a susceptor on which a wafer is loaded and a reaction furnace in which the wafer is processed by chemical vapor deposition. The gas introduction unit is disposed at an outer wall of the reaction chamber to supply reaction gas from an outside of the reaction furnace to a center portion of the reaction furnace. The gas exhaust unit is disposed at a center portion of the reaction chamber to discharge the reaction gas to an upper or lower outside of the reaction chamber after the reaction gas is used for a reaction in the reaction furnace. Therefore, the gas density inside the chamber can be kept at a substantially uniform state even when process pressure is increased for growing a high-temperature deposition layer. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165714 | Method and system for processing substrates in chambers - Mechanisms for processing substrates, such as those for solar panels, are described. According to one aspect of to one embodiment, a processing chamber includes an opening to receive at least one type of chemical, a platform with a plurality of fixtures to hold a plurality of workpieces vertically, a plurality of heaters, each positioned between two of the workpieces, and a plurality of deposition assemblies, each positioned between two of the workpieces. As a result, each of the two of the workpieces positioned between one of the heaters and one of the deposition assemblies, wherein each of the deposition assemblies includes at least two injection panels with holes, the chemical is injected onto the workpieces through the two injection panels. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165715 | VAPOR DEPOSITION REACTOR - A vapor deposition reactor has a configuration where a substrate or a vapor deposition reactor moves in a non-contact state with each other to allow the substrate to pass by the reactor and an injection unit and an exhaust unit are installed as a basic module of the reactor for receiving a precursor or a reactant and for receiving and pumping a purge gas, respectively. With the use of a small-size inlet for the reactor, homogeneous film properties are obtained, the deposition efficiency of precursors is improved, and an amount of time required for a purge/pumping process can be reduced. In addition, since the reactor itself is configured to reflect each step of ALD, it does not need a valve. Moreover, the reactor makes it easier for users to apply remote plasma, use super high frequencies including microwave, and UV irradiation. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165716 | Method and system for plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition - Configurations for processing substrates are disclosed, where the substrates or workpieces may be used for manufacturing solar panels. According to one aspect of the present invention, a configuration includes a plurality of slender electrodes, and an injection panel including a plurality of holes. Each of the holes is provided to correspond to one of the slender electrodes with an opening. As a result, a type of chemical is injected through the opening when the electrode and a base are applied with a RF source. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165717 | GAS INJECTION UNIT AND THIN FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A gas injection unit and a thin film deposition apparatus having the gas injection unit are provided. Since a variety of different kinds of organic materials can be sequentially vaporized and injected by a single injection unit, a variety of different kinds of thin films can be deposited in a single chamber. Furthermore, the gas injection structure of the injector unit can be easily controlled. Therefore, even when the process conditions such as the size of the substrate, the process temperature of the chamber, and the like are altered, it becomes possible to actively response to the altered process conditions by simply replacing some parts without replacing the whole injector unit. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165718 | GAS INJECTOR AND FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - Provided are a gas injector and a film deposition apparatus having the same. The gas injector includes a body, a supply hole, an injection hole, and a distribution plate. The body is configured to provide an inner space therein. The supply hole is formed in an upper surface of the body to communicate with the inner space and receive a raw material. The injection hole is formed in a lower surface of the body to communicate with the inner space and inject the raw material. The distribution plate is disposed in the inner space of the body. A through hole is formed in the distribution plate. The distribution plate is disposed to be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to a horizontal plane. The gas injector can uniformly inject the raw material and improve vaporization efficiency of the raw material having a powder form. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165719 | EPITAXIAL BARREL SUSCEPTOR HAVING IMPROVED THICKNESS UNIFORMITY - A barrel susceptor for supporting semiconductor wafers in a heated chamber having an interior space. Each of the wafers has a front surface, a back surface and a circumferential side. The susceptor includes a body having a plurality of faces arranged around an imaginary central axis of the body. Each face has an outer surface and a recess extending laterally inward into the body from the outer surface. Each recess is surrounded by a rim defining the respective recess. The susceptor also includes a plurality of ledges extending outward from the body. Each of the ledges is positioned in one of the recesses and includes an upward facing support surface for supporting a semiconductor wafer received in the recess. Each of the support surfaces is separate from the outer surface of the respective face. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165720 | SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS - A substrate treating apparatus comprising a treatment chamber for housing a substrate, a stage on which the substrate is placed within the treatment chamber, a heating member arranged within the stage and used for heating the substrate, a sealing member arranged between the stage and the treatment chamber, and a cooling mechanism having a cooling medium, whose latent heat of vaporization is utilized for cooling the sealing member. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165721 | Susceptor with Support Bosses - A susceptor for supporting a semiconductor wafer during a chemical vapor deposition process includes a body having opposing upper and lower surfaces. Support bosses extend downward from the lower face of the body. Each support boss has a boss opening sized and shaped for receiving a support post of a chemical vapor deposition device to mount the susceptor on the support post. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165722 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE - An apparatus for treating a substrate includes: a chamber including an upper lid; a rear plate in the chamber; a gas distributing plate under the rear plate, the gas distributing plate including a plurality of injection holes, the gas distributing plate combined with the upper lid using a plurality of first coupling means; and a substrate holder under the gas distributing plate, the substrate holder having the substrate thereon. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165723 | METHODS OF PRODUCING AVIAN EGGS AND BIRDS OF SPECIFIED GERM-FREE STATUS - The invention provides an improved method of rearing a bird of specified germ-free status. Specifically, the present invention is directed to a method for increasing the hatchability and viability of surgically derived eggs of germ-free status when obtained from a parent bird. The method comprises housing a bird as a parent bird, determining the position of a premature egg in the reproductive tract and stage of development of the premature egg in terms of shell formation and calcification, surgically removing an egg in its shell from the parent bird prior to transfer of the egg to the cloaca in the parent bird, incubating the egg and hatching the egg to produce a laying bird. The invention also relates to the production of avian eggs of specified germ-free status and uses thereof. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165724 | Teat Cup and Method for Bringing a Fluid into Contact with the Teat of an Animal | 2009-07-02 |
20090165725 | METHOD FOR MILKING ANIMALS IN A GROUP - A method for milking animals in a group at a plurality of milking locations formed in a milking parlor, the method including the steps of manually applying, substantially successively, at each milking location a milking device to the udder of the animal to be milked and starting milking by a milking controller that controls the milking device. For adaptation to the individual needs of the milker, the present method suggests that a subsequent milking device of the milking parlor should be started in an automated manner in the order that corresponds to the order in which the milking device was attached and as a result of the starting of the preceding milking controller. The present method can be used for starting various milking phases, e.g. the automatic preparation phase for arranging the milking cups at a removal position for the user, or the milking phase in which milk is milked from the animal to be milked, in an automated manner on the basis of the respective time values previously required by a user for user-specific-phases. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165726 | Milk Collecting Device and Method for Operating a Milk Collecting Device - The invention relates to a milk collecting device and a method for operating a milk collecting device, comprising a milk collecting vessel with an inlet and a controllable outlet and a measuring device, said measuring device comprising a first electrode and a second electrode at a separation from the first electrode, a power supply electrically connected to both electrodes and a measuring device for recording an electrical parameter. The power supply is connected to two connection points on the first electrode at a separation from each other such as to be in parallel with relation to the first electrode and connected to the second electrode by the measuring device in order to determine a characteristic measure for the filling level of a liquid in the milk collecting vessel. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165727 | MILKING ARRANGEMENT - The present invention refers to a milking arrangement for milking an animal during a milking operation. The arrangement includes a stationary structure and a milking member ( | 2009-07-02 |
20090165728 | PILLOW POCKET PET BED - The disclosure relates to a pet bed which is constructed with two pieces of fabric which are folded over on another. Two stitches may be used for the seams along the width sides and two additional stitches down the vertical and horizontal middle which create four compartments. The compartments are filled with a filling material, such as pillows or blankets. The pet bed described may be flexible, durable, easy to travel with, and easy to clean because of the modular and compartmental design. The filling material may be easily removed in order to travel or clean the pet bed. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165729 | KEEPING CAGE FOR LABORATORY ANIMALS - A keeping cage for laboratory animals, specifically rodents, is characterized in that it provides for a large floor surface on several levels, the transit of animals from one level to the higher or lower level being ensured by the presence of appropriate openings in the partitioning floors. The keeping cage allows for the provision of a space available to animals, which is sufficiently large in terms of floor surface and in terms of height between the floors to ensure a good level of wellbeing for the animals, which do not therefore suffer from behavioral disturbances. Cage for keeping laboratory animals, specifically adapted to keep laboratory animals, particularly rodents, including a base body to which an openable lid is connected, characterized in that the lid features a port for accessing the inside without removing the lid. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165730 | PET ENCLOSURE - A collapsible pet enclosure is provided. The enclosure includes a pliable cover supported by a rigid, but foldable, frame. The cover includes an opening in a top panel such that the enclosure is top loading. The cover is completely removable from the frame so that it can be machine washed. The frame is of one-piece jointed construction so that it is collapsible for easy transportation or storage. Because all frame components are jointedly attached to one another, the frame does not include any loose components that are easily lost. The enclosure is quick and easy to set up and collapse. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165731 | Scratching and self-grooming tool - A self-grooming tool for mammals consists of a quadrilateral pad which has a front face having a plurality of teeth extending therefrom, a rear face and opposed peripheral end and side walls, the opposed peripheral walls having complementary configurations. A recess in the rear face defines two planar areas, the pad being foldable about the recess between a flat position and a folded position. One each of the peripheral end and side walls have laterally projecting flanges, the underside of each flange being co-planar with the rear face of the pad and the flanges having a thickness which is less than about one-half the thickness of the pad. The other of each of the peripheral end and side walls have lengthwise extending undercuts formed therein, having the same shape and dimensions as the flanges, and communicating with the rear face of the pad. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165732 | Ultraviolet light-reflecting collar for cats for deterring predation on birds - A UV (ultraviolet light) reflecting cat collar adapted to be carried by a predatory animal is provided. The device reflects light in ultraviolet wavelengths to which many species of bird have a pronounced sensitivity as UV reflectance is strongly involved in mate selection, territorial displays, and foraging for food by many bird species. Therefore, stationary or moving cats wearing the UV reflective collar will be highly visible, during the day and crepuscular periods (i.e., dawn and dusk), to many species of birds that can, in turn, avoid predation by earlier detection of hunting cats and taking evasive action. Predation by domestic cats is a major source of mortality for songbirds and represents a significant conservation threat to many species. Cats killing birds is also a source of concern and distress for many cat owners. Ultraviolet reflecting-fabrics, -materials, or -coatings are either firmly attached to the exterior of a standard cat collar, or the entire collar is made of UV light-reflecting material or covered in UV-reflecting coatings. Different fabrics or coatings that reflect or absorb different wavelengths of ultraviolet light may be arranged in patterns along the collar to enhance visibility to a wide range of bird species with varying sensitivities to different UV wavelengths or contrasting patterns of UV and visible wavelengths. Cats wearing these collars during daylight will be more easily detected by birds that, subsequently, can take evasive action and alert other birds through alarm calls. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165733 | Inwardly firing burner and uses thereof - An inwardly firing burner design is shown which can be used in a variety of heating applications. A water heater apparatus is also shown which includes a water heating tank having generally cylindrical sidewalls with upper and lower ends, each of which is closed by a transverse wall section to define a closed tank interior. The tank also has a water inlet and a water outlet. A plurality of vertically arranged fire tubes are connected between the upper and lower transverse wall sections, each fire tube having an open interior for conducting products of combustion. A burner assembly is mounted on the tank which features the inwardly firing construction that eliminates the need for an external combustion chamber. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165734 | Instantaneous steam boiler - The present invention relates to an instantaneous steam boiler generating steam in a steam cleaner, a steam-vacuum cleaner, a steam iron, etc. The instantaneous steam boiler has a substantially short traveling path of water against the formation of fur by insertedly molding a separate flow tube while being in contact with a U-shaped heater. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165735 | Thermostatic Valve - A thermostatic valve in a cooling system in an internal combustion engine, with a common short-circuit element ( | 2009-07-02 |
20090165736 | Cooling unit - A cooling unit includes a motor, a driving shaft, a first fan, a second fan, and a fan shroud. The driving shaft extends from the motor and is disposed parallel to a core of a heat exchanger. The first fan is disposed to oppose the core for generating air for cooling the core. The first fan has a first rotation shaft connected to the driving shaft through a gear such that the first fan is rotated by the driving shaft. The fan shroud is configured to support the first fan and conduct the air from the core to the first fan. The second fan has a second rotation shaft disposed coaxial with the driving shaft and rotatable with the driving shaft. The second fan is rotated by the driving shaft when the first fan is rotated, thereby to supply the motor with air for cooling the motor. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165737 | BEARING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a bearing device ( | 2009-07-02 |
20090165738 | Spark-ignited gas engine - Conventional spark-ignited gas engines with a mechanically controlled fuel feed valve have several disadvantages in terms of operation, expensive control, irregular combustion or unstable and unreliable operation, which in turn can lead to operational and mechanical problems. In order to eliminate these disadvantages it is suggested, according to the invention, that a controlled valve is installed in the fuel line upstream of the fuel feed valve so that in the fuel line between fuel feed valve and controlled valve a defined intermediate volume is created and gaseous fuel is fed via the controlled valve into the intermediate volume. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165739 | SHEATHED-ELEMENT GLOW PLUG - A sheathed-element glow plug is used to be situated in a chamber in an internal combustion engine. The sheathed-element glow plug has a housing, a pin-shaped heating element, which extends partially from the housing and a pressure sensor which is situated in an inner chamber of the housing. A prestressing sleeve is provided, in this context, which applies a prestressing to the pressure sensor. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165740 | VEHICLE INCLUDING A VARIABLE INTAKE PIPE LENGTH DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a vehicle including a variable intake pipe length device capable of adjusting the length of an intake pipe according to the condition of an engine, the intake pipe being provided in an intake passage for inducing air from an air cleaner box to an intake port of the engine, the intake pipe including a fixed funnel and a movable funnel movable relative to the fixed funnel by a driving force of an actuator, wherein the actuator is located inside of an envelope formed by the contour of the intake pipe. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165741 | VEHICLE INCLUDING A VARIABLE INTAKE PIPE LENGTH DEVICE - A vehicle includes a variable intake pipe length device capable of adjusting the length of an intake pipe according to the condition of an engine, the intake pipe being provided in an intake passage for inducing air from an air cleaner box to an intake port of the engine, the intake pipe including a fixed funnel and a movable funnel movable relative to the fixed funnel by a driving force of an actuator. A rotating pipe as a part of the intake pipe is rotationally driven by the actuator, and the movable funnel is moved by rotating the rotating pipe, thereby varying the length of the intake pipe. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165742 | Pressure equalizing valve seal for spherical rotary valve engine - A valve seal for a rotary valve assembly for use in an internal combustion engine of the piston and cylinder type, the valve seal having a valve seal body member having a curved annular upper surface conforming to the spherical periphery of a spherical rotary valve, the valve seal body member having a centrally disposed aperture there through defined by an inner circular side wall, the valve seal body member further having an outer circumferential side wall having a plurality of mounting ribs for the positioning of lateral sealing rings, the valve seal body member further having a plurality of vertical axial throughbores formed between the inner circular side wall and the outer circumferential side wall for pressure equalization. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165743 | Piston for an Internal Combustion Engine and Method for Its Production - The present invention relates to a piston ( | 2009-07-02 |
20090165744 | PULLING ROD ENGINE - The piston is connected to the crankshaft via a connecting rod, while the crankshaft is disposed between the wrist pin and the combustion chamber. This way the combustion is shifted to the slow dead center, enabling the diesel to perform at higher revs, improving the spark engine efficiency and making HCCI combustion easier. Though the crankshaft is of one piece, more connecting rods can be used for a piston. As opposed piston, the PRE engine further combines top specific power, top thermal efficiency, built in scavenging pumps, and compactness. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165745 | HALL EFFECT ACCELERATOR MODULE - An accelerator module for an electric vehicle, including a rotor actuator designed to hold a magnet in one end and to provide a drive interface with the vehicle at the other end. The accelerator module employs a Hall Effect chip configured to produce a variable voltage output in proportion to the relative locations of the magnet and the Hall Effect chip, such that when the rotor actuator is caused to rotate, the magnet is rotated across the Hall Effect chip. The Hall Effect chip includes a Hall Effect sensor, which senses differences in magnetic fields. When the magnet is passed across the Hall Effect sensor, the magnetic field will change in proportion to the amount of rotation of the rotor actuator. The variable voltage produced by the Hall Effect chip may then be translated into variable acceleration for the vehicle. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165746 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IGNITION TIMING OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An engine ECU executes a program including: a step (S | 2009-07-02 |
20090165747 | Two-Stroke Engine - A two-stroke engine includes an ignition module that receives a detection signal from a magnetic sensor for detecting a permanent magnet and transmits an ignition signal to an ignition plug. The permanent magnet is provided at a single position on a flange that rotates synchronously with the magnetic sensor. The magnetic sensor is attached to one of sensor attachments and provided at two positions adjacent to the engine body. The sensor attachments and are so provided as to correspond to a rotational direction of the engine. With such an arrangement, the permanent magnet is less affected by noise because the permanent magnet is disposed at only one position. By changing a position at which the sensor is attached, the engine having common components is enabled to work in the same manner during both of normal rotation and reverse rotation. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165748 | PETROLEUM FUEL SUPPLY METHOD AND CIRCUIT - A fuel supply method and circuit including at least one flow-rate regulating valve is provided at a return pipe for returning excess return fuel from a combustion chamber side. During the combustion operation, the fuel from the supply pipe is supplied to a fuel injection nozzle with the return pipe closed or restricted to a predetermined opening degree and the back pressure of the return pipe raised by at least one flow-rate regulating valve. The fuel is supplied to the fuel injection nozzle as being pressurized by the return back pressure, so that the fuel injection nozzle supplies to the combustion chamber the fuel that has been heated to a high-temperature. The return fuel is circulated from the return pipe directly through the supply pipe, and mixed in a sub-tank with low-temperature fuel from a fuel tank. The mixed fuel is supplied to the fuel injection nozzle. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165749 | Engine and control valve assembly having reduced variability in operation over time - A control valve assembly includes a one-piece valve movable between a first position at which the valve closes a seat defined by a housing and positioned fluidly between a fluid inlet and a first fluid outlet, and a second position at which the valve is out of contact with the seat. The valve includes an outer diameter having an annular seating shoulder located thereon which is configured to contact a frustoconical surface of the seat when the valve is at the first position, and the annular seating shoulder is further configured to deform in response to contacting the frustonical surface without changing a seating diameter associated therewith. Closing the seat with the annular seating shoulder reduces performance variability of the valve over time. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165750 | FUEL INJECTION VALVE - A fuel injection valve is provided that includes an electromagnetic actuator (A | 2009-07-02 |
20090165751 | Control Valve Arrangement - A control valve, for use in controlling fuel pressure within a control chamber, comprises a control valve member, first flow restriction and second flow restriction. The control valve member is movable between a first position, and a second position. The first flow restriction is arranged to maintain a first pressure upstream of the first flow restriction when the control valve member is in transition between the first position and the second position. The second flow restriction is positioned downstream of the first flow restriction and is arranged to maintain a second pressure upstream of the second flow restriction. The second flow restriction is dimensioned and located relative to the first flow restriction such that in transition between the first and second positions the net force exerted on the control valve member by the first pressure balances the net force exerted on the control valve member by the second pressure. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165752 | FUEL FEED APPARATUS - A feed pump pumps fuel from a fuel tank. A filter portion includes a filter element for removing foreign matter contained in the fuel discharged from the feed pump. A high-pressure pump pumps the filtered fuel to the internal combustion engine. A return passage is connected with a passage between the filter element and the high-pressure pump for partially returning the filtered fuel to the fuel tank. A priming pump portion has an inlet port, which is connected with the return passage, and an outlet port, which is connected with the filter element. The priming pump portion draws fuel from the fuel tank to supply the fuel to the filter element when being operated. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165753 | Delivery Unit - The invention relates to a delivery unit for delivering fuel from a fuel reservoir ( | 2009-07-02 |
20090165754 | Two-stroke Opposed Cylinder Internal Combustion Engine with Integrated Positive Displacement Supercharger and Regenerator. - A two-stroke internal combustion engine ( | 2009-07-02 |
20090165755 | EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATOR DEVICES - Embodiments of an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) device comprise a mixing pipe having an air inlet port and an outlet port disposed at opposite ends of the mixing pipe, and an exhaust inlet port disposed at a region of the mixing pipe between the air inlet port and the outlet port, wherein the exhaust inlet port is configured to deliver exhaust to be mixed with air inside the mixing pipe. The exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) device further comprises a nozzle disposed internally within a region of the mixing pipe between the exhaust inlet ring and the outlet port such that the diffuser nozzle defines an outer mixing channel in the spacing between the diffuser nozzle and the mixing pipe region. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165756 | EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION DEVICES - Embodiments of an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) mixing device include an air inlet port and an outlet port disposed at opposite ends of the mixing pipe, an exhaust feeder having a scroll mixing chamber and occupying a portion of the mixing pipe between the air inlet port and the outlet port. The exhaust feeder includes an exhaust feed splitter beam disposed within an open-ended exhaust inlet tube and the scroll mixing chamber, and can be configured to split an exhaust stream into a plurality of exhaust streams before entering the scroll mixing chamber. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165757 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENTLY RECIRCULATING AN EXHAUST GAS IN A COMBUSTION ENGINE - An apparatus and system are disclosed for efficiently recirculating an exhaust gas in a combustion engine. The apparatus includes an intake air conduit that accepts and promotes mixing of an intake air stream and an EGR stream. The intake air stream moves in the direction of the axis of the intake air conduit. The EGR stream enters the intake air conduit within a volute of decreasing area curled about the outside circumference of the intake air stream. The rate at which the volute encourages mixing of an EGR stream with an intake air stream is affected by the rate at which the volute's area decreases as the volute curls about the inside circumference of the intake air conduit, and by the angle of entry for the EGR stream as directed by the volute. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165758 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An object of the present invention is to provide a technology that enables to enhance the effect of decreasing the NOx emission achieved by an exhaust gas purification system as a whole while favorably achieving both reduction in the amount of NOx generated in an internal combustion engine by means of EGR and reduction reaction of NOx in an NOx catalyst even when a reduction process for the NOx catalyst is performed while EGR is being performed. In the invention, in the case where addition of fuel into an exhaust pipe from a fuel addition valve | 2009-07-02 |
20090165759 | Fuel management for vehicles equipped with multiple tanks for different grades of fuel - A fuel management system mounted on a vehicle is operative to feed an individual grade or a mixture of grades of relatively low, intermediate, and high RON fuels, from respective tanks to an associated internal combustion engine. The system includes an on board separation unit (OBS unit) for receiving and separating intermediate RON fuel, from an IRON tank into low and high RON fuels, LRON and HRON, respectively, for delivery to LRON and HRON tanks, respectively. The production rate of the LRON and HRON fuels by the OBS unit is controlled to substantially match the consumption requirements of the engine at any given time for the LRON and HRON fuels. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165760 | OPERATING A TURBO CHARGED DIESEL ENGINE - A method of operating a turbo charged diesel engine is provided where a viscosity increasing component in a diesel fuel composition is used, to improve the acceleration performance, at low engine speeds (for example up to 2200 rpm). This method may be used for reducing the engine speed at which the turbo charger reaches its maximum speed when accelerating at low engine speeds, or reducing the time taken for the turbo charger to reach its maximum speed. It may mitigate a deterioration in the acceleration performance of the engine due to another cause. The VK 40 of the resultant fuel composition is suitably 2.8 mm | 2009-07-02 |
20090165761 | Fuel control system having a cold start strategy - The present disclosure is directed to a method of operating an engine. The method may include determining an injection characteristic based on usage of a primary fuel and determining a need for a secondary fuel. The method may further include determining a first engine characteristic and modifying the injection characteristic based on the need for the secondary fuel and the first engine characteristic. The method may still further include injecting the primary fuel based on the modified injection characteristic and introducing the secondary fuel. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165762 | Fuel control system having cold start strategy - The present disclosure is directed to a method of operating an engine. The method may include injecting a primary fuel. The method may further include determining a need for a secondary fuel during starting of the engine and introducing the secondary fuel. The method may still further include determining an engine acceleration rate. The method may also include inhibiting the introduction of the secondary fuel when the engine acceleration rate is below an expected acceleration rate. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165763 | High-Frequency Ignition System for Motor Vehicles - The invention relates to a novel construction for creating a high-frequency ignition system for spark ignition engines, which is especially suitable for improving the characteristics of motor vehicles in terms of consumption, performance and exhaust gas emissions. Said high-frequency ignition can be used for carburetor engines, injection engines, direct-injection engines, and turbochargers. The high-frequency ignition comprises, according to the design, a large ignition range with a cover measuring up to a plurality of cm | 2009-07-02 |
20090165764 | OPTIMIZATION OF THE EXCITATION FREQUENCY OF A RESONATOR - A device for controlling a power supply of a radio frequency ignition of a combustion engine, including: an interface that receives measurement signals of operating parameters of a combustion engine; an interface that outputs a control signal; a module that stores relationships between measurement signals and the frequency of a control signal to be generated; a module that determines the frequency of a control signal to be generated on the basis of measurement signals received on the reception interface and of the relationships stored; and a module that applies the control signal at the determined frequency. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165765 | SECONDARY AIR SUPPLY SYSTEM AND VEHICLE - A secondary air supply system includes a CPU, a ROM, an air supply pipe, and an air amount adjusting valve. One end of the air supply pipe is connected to an air cleaner box and the other end is connected to an exhaust port. Secondary air in the air cleaner box is supplied to the exhaust port through the air supply pipe. An amount of the secondary air to be supplied from the air supply pipe to the exhaust port is adjusted by the air amount adjusting valve. A target air-fuel ratio depending on a state of the engine is stored in the ROM. The CPU controls the air amount adjusting valve based on the state of the engine so that an air-fuel ratio in the exhaust port is the target air-fuel ratio. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165766 | CABLE GUARD ELIMINATOR - A cable guard eliminator for a compound bow comprising a first limb and a second limb and having a bowstring and at least one cable strung between first and second connecting elements respectively mounted near outer ends of the first and second limbs. The cable guard eliminator comprises a first portion from which the cable extends to the first connecting element, a second portion from which the cable extends to the second connecting element, and, an intermediate portion defining a deflection area between the first end and the second end. The deflection area has a length in a direction generally parallel to the cable at least as long as a range of motion of the cable, such that at least some portion of the deflection area remains aligned with an arrow path throughout drawing and release of the bowstring. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165767 | BOW STRING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION - A bow string assembly includes a bow string, a string loop and a pair of spaced sight holders pre-installed on the bow string. The string loop and sight holders are adjustable along the length of the bow string when connected to an archery bow and can be secured in place when locations for a nocking point and peep sight are determined. The pre-installed arrangement facilitates bow assembly and reduces the amount of time needed to tune a bow for an individual user with a unique set of requirements. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165768 | OUTER BLADE CUTTING WHEEL AND MAKING METHOD - In an outer blade cutting wheel comprising an annular thin disc base of cemented carbide having an outer diameter of 80-200 mm, an inner diameter of 30-80 mm, and a thickness of 0.1-1.0 mm, and a blade section disposed on an outer periphery of the base, the blade section comprises diamond grains and/or CBN grains bound with a metal bond having a Young's modulus of 0.7-4.0×10 | 2009-07-02 |
20090165769 | SOLID FUEL STOVE WITH IMPROVED COMBUSTION - The invention relates to a solid fuel stove comprising a combustion chamber ( | 2009-07-02 |
20090165770 | BAKING OVEN WITH A VAPOUR CHANNEL IN WHICH A CATALYST AND A GAS SENSOR ARE ARRANGED - A baking oven includes a vapor duct configured to convey vapors generated in the baking oven, and a catalyst disposed in the vapor duct so that the vapors pass through the catalyst. A controller is included, and a humidity sensor is disposed downstream of the catalyst and connected in signal communication with the controller. The humidity sensor is a semiconductor gas sensor. The vapor duct is bounded, in a section of the duct between the catalyst and a location downstream of the semiconductor gas sensor, by an airtight duct wall in a direction transverse to a direction of vapor flow in the vapor duct. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165771 | FOLDABLE AND REMOVABLE SIDE TABLE FOR BBQ GRILL - Cooking apparatus includes a support structure which supports a cooking area, a side attachment such as a side table removably attached to the support structure and extending laterally alongside the cooking area, and connecting assemblies which enables the foldability and removability of the side table. Each connecting assembly includes two pins attached to vertical supports of the support structure and side brackets attached to the side table which each include two substantially L-shaped slots into which the pins are received. The slot of each bracket closest to an elongate portion of the bracket opens to an outer edge and is oriented upward while the other slot of each bracket opens to the inner edge and is also oriented upward. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165772 | High efficiency combustion stove - The invention is a stove that is portable, has a double walled external structure for the passage of air used in combustion of the fuel, which air also maintains the external surface at a cool enough temperature that it can be touched, and which air flow prevents the waste of heat laterally to the ambient air from a hot outer surface. This increases cooking efficiency, because almost all heat that reaches the air flow between the two walls is drawn right into the combustion chamber in the form of preheated air by reason of the chimney effect. Thus almost no heat can escape the outside wall except by reaching the cooking pot bottom and pot sides after passing out the cover vents as exhaust. The stove is preferably powered with coal, and uses about half as much coal as a conventional coal fired stove resulting from cooking efficiency. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165773 | Vertical Hearth Barbecue - Barbecue with a vertical hearth, in which the hearth ( | 2009-07-02 |
20090165774 | TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT MEANS FOR COOKING APPLIANCES - A cooking appliance having a heating source and a cooking surface disposed above the heating source. A temperature sensing probe is located between the heating source and the cooking surface for indicating to a user the temperature at or near the cooking surface. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165775 | Cooking Appliance - A cooking appliance, in particular, a cooking appliance which is mounted at an elevated level, comprising at least one muffle which defines a cooking area, and the muffle opening thereof is surrounded by a muffle frame, a door which closes the muffle opening and a drive device which is used to drive the door and which is controlled by a control circuit. The drive device can be controlled by the control circuit in such a manner that a predetermined driving parameter of the door can be controlled by at least one defined ramp. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165776 | Metal Sheet Ventilation/Smoke Duct Section and Manufacturing Method Thereof - The invention relates to a metal sheet ( | 2009-07-02 |
20090165777 | GAS BURNER - A gas range has a cook top and a gas burner assembly. The gas burner assembly includes a burner body positioned in the cook top and connected to a source of gas. The burner body has at least one substantially enclosed chamber. The chamber has an inner wall with at least one port, and an outer wall with at least one port. At least one gas conduit with a substantially round entry for receiving a gas flow, a throated region, and a non-round exit in flow communication with the at least one chamber. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165778 | Energy efficient char-broiler - A char-broiler for cooking a food product having a housing, a plurality of burners disposed within housing that defining a cooking zone. The char-broiler also provides for a manifold and at least one valve associated the plurality of burners in the cooking zone; and at least one cover that has a deployed position to cover the plurality of burners in the cooking zone and a non-deployed position to uncover the plurality of burners in the cooking zone. The least one cover is capable of adjusting the flow of gas through at least one valve based on a position of the at least one cover, the temperature in the cooking zone or both position of the at least one cover and a temperature in the cooking zone. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165779 | METHOD OF ADJUSTING A MOTORIZED SOLAR PROTECTION INSTALLATION WITH NO HARD END-STOP - A method of adjusting a motorized solar protection installation ( | 2009-07-02 |
20090165780 | Thermal Electric Power Generation System, Heating Medium Supply System, and Temperature Fluctuation Suppressing Device - A temperature fluctuation suppressing device for a heating medium is provided which is capable of sufficiently suppressing temperature fluctuations of the heating medium at the time of supplying collected solar heat for steam generation. The temperature fluctuation suppressing device includes a heating medium mixer provided on a heating medium supply passage configured to supply a liquid heating medium to a heat exchanging device, the heating medium mixer including: a heating medium passage forming member having plural heating medium passages; an inlet member and an outlet member provided separately from the inlet member, whereby the heating medium continuously flowing into the heating medium passage forming member through the inlet member passes through the plural heating medium passages with time-lags to form respective streams, which are then joined together before flowing out through the outlet member. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165781 | Solar Cooking System - An easily transportable solar cooking system that is capable of effectively utilizing available sunlight in locations having obstructed views of the sky. A plurality of support members upon which one or more reflective elements may be mounted, may be independently placed adjacent to an object to be heated. A user may manually adjust the angle of each reflective element, a concave mirror in the preferred embodiment, with respect to the support member so as to reflect a focused beam of light onto the object to be heated. The reflective elements may be mounted via a separable ball and socket joint such that the reflective elements and support members may be disassembled and compactly stored for easy storage and transport. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165782 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION COLLECTION DEVICE - An electromagnetic radiation collector includes a channeling area having an entry end for receiving the electromagnetic radiation, an exit end, and at least one reflective wall between the entry end and the exit end; and a radiation collection element near the exit end of the channeling area, the radiation collection element being adapted to collect the electromagnetic radiation. | 2009-07-02 |
20090165783 | Nebulizer Apparatus and Method - A device has a mouthpiece with an inhalation opening and a substantially spheroid container unitarily formed with the mouthpiece, the spheroid container for housing liquid medicine. The device further comprises an air delivery opening coupled to the spheroid container, wherein when air is delivered to the container, the air mixes with the medicine creating vaporized medicine for delivery to a user via the inhalation opening. | 2009-07-02 |