27th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130167781 | Combination Retractable Leash Assembly and Wearable Locket for Companion Pet - The present invention comprises a retractable leash assembly that may be selectively carried by a user while attached to the collar or other wearable item on a companion pet and carried by the pet while not in use. The leash assembly may be connected to more than one location along the collar or other wearable item for securing the leash assembly to the companion pet. The leash assembly comprises a braking mechanism for stopping the movement of the leash in a preferred embodiment. In a preferred embodiment, the retractable leash assembly provides a full-length leash and weighs less than about 85 g. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167782 | Pet Leash for Multiple Users - A leash system for restraining an animal is provided. The system comprises a primary leash and a secondary leash, the secondary leash being selectively securable to a portion of the primary leash and translatable thereon. The system may be controlled or operated by a single user in a first arrangement, and at least two users in a second arrangement. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167783 | MONITORING APPARATUS FOR A STEAM PLANT AND A METHOD OF OPERATING SUCH AN APPARATUS - The invention relates to a monitoring apparatus for a steam plant, the apparatus comprising: a sensor unit ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130167784 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A COOLANT CIRCUIT - A method for operating a liquid coolant circuit of an internal combustion engine is described in which the coolant circuit contains an integrated EGR cooler such that the cooling system has a single circuit with two operational modes. The method includes a controller that can switch between operational modes to enable delivery of coolant to the EGR cooler when the flow of coolant through the block cooling circuit is blocked. In the second operational mode, the method also includes using an auxiliary pump to pass coolant to the EGR cooler while bypassing the main coolant pump, which can occur by adjusting the flow of coolant through the circuit so the flow through a bypass line is reversed relative to the inherent forward direction of flow in the bypass line during the first operational mode. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167785 | OIL COOLER - An assembly is provided herein. The assembly includes a cylinder block and a cooler coupled to the cylinder block positioned in a valley between two cylinder banks, the cooler including a lubricant passage having a first section configured to flow lubricant in an opposing direction to the flow of lubricant through a second section, the first and second sections each extending longitudinally from a first peripheral cylinder to a second peripheral cylinder in one of the cylinder banks. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167786 | LIQUID-COOLED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF SAID TYPE - A liquid-cooling engine system is described with a coolant control device having an adjustable control element capable of independently controlling the flow of coolant through a cylinder head and cylinder block. The device contains a rotatable drum that can be rotated along its longitudinal axis to expose holes and thereby allows coolant circulation based on a temperature within the engine system. The coolant control device has three positions but may also be fine-tuned within each position to control the flow of coolant through the cylinder head and cylinder block in order to adjust the amount of heat extracted according to demand, which serves to control the liquid-type cooling circuit in a demand-dependent manner that accounts for the operating modes of the internal combustion engine. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167787 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - Even when sliding occurs between a radially extending face of a spring member and at least one of a driving-side rotary member and a driven-side rotary member, wear of the at least one of the driving-side rotary member and the driven-side rotary member is prevented. Along the axial direction of the camshaft, a torsion spring is provided between the driven-side rotary member and a housing side face portion for urging the relative rotational phase to the angle advancing direction or the angle retarding direction, and a spring washer is disposed between the driven-side rotary member and the torsion spring. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167788 | Valve Control for at Least One of an Internal Combustion Engine - Valve control for at least one valve of an internal combustion engine, in which the movement of at least one cam ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130167789 | PLASMA IGNITION DEVICE AND PLASMA IGNITION METHOD - A plasma ignition device | 2013-07-04 |
20130167790 | Dual Synchronized Starter Motors - A starter motor arrangement comprises a battery, a first starter motor including a first pinion and a second starter motor including a second pinion. The first starter motor is connected in series to the battery and the second starter motor is connected in series to the first starter motor. Accordingly, the battery, the first starter motor, and the second starter motor are all connected in series. The first pinion gear and the second pinion gear are configured to engage an engine ring gear when electrical current flows through the first starter motor and the second starter motor. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167791 | EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATING VALVE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust gas recirculation valve for an internal combustion engine includes a housing comprising an exhaust gas inlet and an exhaust gas outlet, and a valve closing body fastened to a valve rod. The valve rod is movable. A valve seat is arranged between the exhaust gas inlet and the exhaust gas outlet. A guide bushing comprising a first section guides the valve rod in the housing. A sealing ring is arranged at an end of the guide bushing remote from the valve closing body. The valve closing body is lowered onto the valve seat by a movement of the valve rod and lifted from the valve closing body by an opposite movement of the valve rod. A circumferential gap is formed between the valve rod and the guide bushing in the first section of the guide bushing directed toward the sealing ring. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167792 | SELF-LUBRICATING BALANCE SHAFT WITH FLOW CONTROL - A mass compensating shaft drive for compensating forces or moments of inertia of a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine is provided having a balance shaft supported by at least one journal in a housing of the internal combustion engine. A rolling bearing is located between each of the at least one journals and the housing. The balance shaft includes an oil gallery that is adapted to be connected to a source of pressurized lubricating oil. A check valve is located between the oil gallery and each of the at least one bearing journals, with the check valve being arranged to open upon at least one of a lubricating oil pressure or a centrifugal force generated through rotation of the balance shaft exceeding a predetermined closing force for the check valve. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167793 | METHOD TO BALANCE MASS MOMENTS OF A DRIVE UNIT AND DRIVE UNIT FOR PERFORMANCE OF SUCH A METHOD - A method to balance a crank drive of an internal combustion engine comprising: using a balancer unit comprising a first balance weight and a second balance weight serving as counterbalance; rotating the first and second balance weight at an engine rotation speed when a crankshaft rotates at the engine rotation speed; rotating the first balance weight in a same direction as the crankshaft; rotating the second balance weight in an opposite direction to the crankshaft; arranging the first balance weight and the second balance weight such that a resulting balancing moment about a velocity pole of a 1st order of a rigid body rotation of a drive unit at least partially balances a rotary movement about a velocity pole provoked by a resulting mass moment of the 1st order, an external effect of the resulting mass moment of the 1st order being at least partially balanced. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167794 | Methods and Systems for Managing a Clearance Gap in a Piston Engine - A piston engine may include a heat pipe capable of transferring heat away from a portion of the piston engine such as a combustion section. The heat pipe may be included as part of a piston assembly, a cylinder, or both. The heat pipe may be filled with a suitable heat pipe fluid that may undergo a phase change such as, for example, water, ethanol, ammonia, sodium, other fluids or combinations thereof. Boiling and condensing of the fluid within the heat pipe may utilize the latent heat of the fluid during heat transfer. Multiple heat pipes may be used in some instances. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167795 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING A CLEARANCE GAP IN A PISTON ENGINE - A piston engine may include a non-contact bearing between a piston assembly and a cylinder. The piston may be configured to translate in a bore of the cylinder, and a non-contact bearing may be included in a clearance gap between the piston assembly and the bore. A bearing fluid may be supplied to the clearance gap via the piston assembly and/or cylinder to create the non-contact bearing. A bearing element may be used to direct or otherwise manage the flow of bearing fluid in the clearance gap. The bearing element may include one or more holes, porous portions, and/or passages to direct the bearing fluid to the clearance gap. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167796 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING A CLEARANCE GAP IN A PISTON ENGINE - A piston engine may include a clearance gap between a piston assembly and a cylinder. The piston may be configured to translate in a bore of the cylinder. The clearance gap between the piston assembly and the bore may be actively or passively controlled. A control system may provide one or more adjustments based on, for example, a detected temperature, pressure, flow rate, work metric, and/or other indicator. The adjustments may include, for example, adjusting a cylinder liner, adjusting a flow through a bearing element, adjusting a coolant flow, adjusting a heat pipe property, and/or other adjustments. One or more auxiliary systems may be used to provide the adjustments. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167797 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING A CLEARANCE GAP IN A PISTON ENGINE - A piston engine may include a piston assembly, which may include a piston having a self-centering feature. The piston assembly may be configured to translate in a bore of the cylinder, and contact a combustion section and/or gas driver section. The self-centering feature may use a flow of blow-by gas in a clearance gap to provide a self-centering force on the piston assembly. The self-centering feature may include one or more slotted pockets, a step, a tapered portion, any other suitable feature, or a combination thereof. Optionally, a piston assembly may include a feature that aids in self-centering such as, for example, a labyrinth seal. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167798 | Methods and Systems for Managing a Clearance Gap in a Piston Engine - A piston engine may include a clearance gap between a piston assembly and a cylinder. The piston may be configured to translate in a bore of the cylinder. The clearance gap between the piston assembly and the bore may be actively or passively controlled. A control system may provide one or more adjustments based on, for example, a detected temperature, pressure, flow rate, work metric, and/or other indicator. The adjustments may include, for example, adjusting a cylinder liner, adjusting a flow through a bearing element, adjusting a coolant flow, adjusting a heat pipe property, and/or other adjustments. One or more auxiliary systems may be used to provide the adjustments. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167799 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A FORMED METALLIC WORK PIECE WITH ARMORING - A process for near-net-shape manufacturing of a formed metallic work piece with armoring, with the armoring having different properties than the basic work piece material, including the steps of providing an armoring blank; providing a basic work piece blank; arranging the armoring blank on the basic work piece blank; welding together a surface section of the work piece blank and the armoring blank, thereby creating a blank with an armored surface section; and forming the resulting blank with an armored surface section, thus producing a near-net-shape work piece contour by means of a process which is selected from the group comprising: forging, upsetting, electro upsetting, and extrusion, at a temperature in one of a cold, half-warm and warm temperature range, thereby producing a near-net-shaped formed armored work piece. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167800 | BEDPLATE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A method of constructing a bedplate assembly for retention of a crankshaft in an internal combustion engine having an engine block includes forming a bedplate insert in a first pattern tool. The bedplate insert is defined by a height, a width, and a thickness. The bedplate insert also includes a shape having a variation in the width along the height. The method also includes arranging the formed bedplate insert in a second pattern tool. The method additionally includes forming in the second pattern tool a bedplate frame around the formed bedplate insert to generate the bedplate assembly. During forming of the bedplate frame, the variation in the width of the bedplate insert generates an internal rib in the bedplate frame that is configured to fix and retain the bedplate insert inside the bedplate frame and decrease deflection of the bedplate frame under crankshaft loads during operation of the engine. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167801 | OIL CONTROL RING OF FERROUS BODY FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - An oil control ring for internal combustion engines, formed by a ferrous body having two external contact surfaces where each surface contains first and second extremity edges, two tilted faces where each tilted face starts from the respective second edge, a peripheral transversal section directed at the cylinder wall and an internal circular section directed at the side of the piston, where the projections of contact are directed, so that the respective tilted faces are turned facing the other, symmetrically, in a preferred concretization. The ring allows the maintenance of appropriate levels of contact pressure, even under reduced expanding loadings due to the use of profile that brings reduced contact of the ring with the cylinder interface. Additionally, it brings better dynamic stability and consequent distribution of the contact pressure of the set. It also makes it possible to apply superficial hardening treatments on oil rings with reduced contact surface. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167802 | ENGINE CONTROL DEVICE AND ENGINE CONTROL METHOD - An engine of a vehicle is provided with an engine control device including an idle speed control (ISC) device provided for an intake bypass passage connecting an upper side and a lower side of a throttle valve installed in an intake passage so as to control an idle speed of the engine by adjusting an amount of air flowing through the intake bypass passage at a time of idling of the engine. The engine control device includes a throttle opening degree sensor disposed in the intake passage and configured to detect a degree of opening of the throttle valve, an intake pressure sensor disposed in the intake passage and configured to detect an intake negative pressure at the lower side of the throttle valve, and a control unit configured to control an output of the engine. The control unit is configured to perform an engine output suppression control of suppressing the output of the engine after determining that an ISC valve of the ISC device is abnormal in a case where the degree of opening of the throttle valve detected by the throttle opening degree sensor is within a predetermined range and when the intake negative pressure detected by the intake pressure sensor is low compared with a threshold value. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167803 | MULTI-CYLINDER INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A MULTI-CYLINDER INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A linearly aligned four-cylinder internal combustion engine system operated in a 1-3-4-2 sequence, comprising a cylinder head connected with a cylinder block wherein each cylinder has at least one exhaust port to discharge exhaust gasses via an exhaust gas discharge system, for which an exhaust gas pipe is connected at each exhaust port; wherein the exhaust gas pipes of the cylinders that merge in stages into a common exhaust gas pipe and the exhaust gas discharge system emerges outside of the cylinder head. Thus exhaust gas from consecutive ignitions in adjacent cylinders is separated for a distance throughout the engine head to reduce mutual influencing in adjacent cylinders with consecutive ignitions. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167804 | ON-BOARD WATER ADDITION FOR FUEL SEPARATION SYSTEM - A fuel delivery system for an internal combustion engine including a fuel tank, a membrane dividing the fuel tank into at least a first and second portion, the membrane preferentially diffusing a substance from a mixture, the substance having an increased knock suppression relative to the mixture, and a controller adjusting delivery of condensed water to the tank responsive to an operating condition. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167805 | FUEL SUPPLY STRUCTURE - A fuel supply structure which can prevent significant decrease in fuel pressure to make the return of the fuel pressure to a steady value faster is provided. In a fuel supply structure which has a fuel pump | 2013-07-04 |
20130167806 | PISTON AND COMBUSTION CHAMBER - A piston and an engine are provided that includes various precise configuration parameters, including dimensions, shape and/or relative positioning of the combustion chamber features, resulting in a combustion process that yields improved mixing of fuel and intake air and increased uniformity of load on the engine pistons. The piston provides a piston bowl with a concave curvilinear portion that may be semi-spherical and extends inwardly to a depth; an angled surface extends inwardly from the crown surface to intersect the concave curvilinear portion at an edge at a depth; and a curved surface that extends inwardly from the crown surface to intersect the concave curvilinear portion at a tangent at a depth. The angled surface may be part of a frusto-conical surface that may extend from both sides of the angled surface to an area proximate the curved surface. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167807 | VIBRATION DAMPING INSULATOR FOR FUEL INJECTION VALVE - A fuel injection valve is mounted in a cylinder head by being inserted in an insertion hole provided in the cylinder head. A shoulder section is provided at the inlet portion of the insertion hole to be expanded in an annular shape. The fuel injection valve is provided with a stepped section expanded in diameter in a tapered manner to have a tapered surface facing the shoulder section. A vibration insulator is disposed between the stepped section and the shoulder section. The vibration insulator is provided with a circular annular tolerance ring making contact with the tapered surface of the fuel injection valve. A circular annular sleeve section coaxial with the tolerance ring is integrally formed on the tolerance ring to extend from the surface of a portion of the tolerance ring, the portion not facing the tapered surface of the fuel injection valve. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167808 | FUEL-INJECTION SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel-injection system for an internal-combustion engine has at least one fuel injector with a fuel-metering servo valve provided with an open/close element, which is movable in response to the action of an electric actuator; and an electronic control unit which issues to the electric actuator two electrical commands, one for carrying out a pilot injection and one for carrying out a main injection; the two electrical commands being separated by an electrical dwell time such that the main injection starts, without solution of continuity with the pilot injection, when an open/close needle for carrying out fuel injections into a cylinder of the internal-combustion engine remains at a lift value in which the fuel flow rate is negligible; in particular, the second electrical command is issued during a rebound of the open/close element on the valve seat. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167809 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - In a method for operating a fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, an output signal of a pressure sensor which characterizes a fuel pressure in a pressure accumulator is evaluated. An undesirably high fuel pressure in the pressure accumulator and/or a fault in the fuel injection system is/are inferred at the time when the output signal assumes a maximally possible value for at least a predefinable monitoring period. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167810 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRESSURE RATIO OF A COMPRESSOR - A system for controlling a pressure ratio of an output pressure to an input pressure of a compressor associated with an engine is disclosed. The system includes a controller configured to receive signals indicative of an input pressure associated with a compressor, and receive signals indicative of an output pressure associated with the compressor. The controller is further configured to compare a compressor pressure ratio of the output pressure to the input pressure with a threshold pressure ratio, and control a bypass valve in flow communication with the compressor based on the comparison. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167811 | EGR FLOW SENSOR FOR AN ENGINE - A method of operating an engine is disclosed. The method may include discharging exhaust gas from at least one combustion chamber of the engine. The method may also include recirculating at least a portion of the exhaust gas to the at least one combustion chamber through an EGR system, including directing at least a portion of the exhaust gas through an EGR duct. Additionally, the method may include sensing pressure in a portion of the EGR duct by directing the pressure to a first pressure sensor via a first sensor passage having a first end connected to a portion of the EGR duct and a second end connected to the first pressure sensor, while maintaining a temperature of gas in the first sensor passage adjacent the second end at a bulk temperature of at least about 75 percent of a bulk temperature of gas in the first sensor passage at the first end. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167812 | EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE - An exhaust gas recirculation valve includes an exhaust passage having an exhaust gas inlet and an exhaust gas outlet aligned on the same line, an EGR passage branched from the exhaust passage, a shaft attached rotatably at a branching point between the exhaust passage and the EGR passage, and an elliptically shaped butterfly valve rotating integrally with the shaft to open/close the exhaust passage and the EGR passage. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167813 | COOLER ARRANGEMENT - A cooler arrangement for connection to an exhaust gas manifold or to an exhaust gas outlet of an engine block of an internal combustion machine includes an exhaust gas cooler comprising at least one exhaust gas duct and a coolant jacket. The exhaust gas cooler is configured to be mounted at the engine block or at the exhaust gas manifold. An exhaust gas recirculation valve is configured to regulate an exhaust gas flow. An actuator is disposed on a side of the exhaust gas recirculation valve opposite the exhaust gas cooler. The actuator is configured to actuate the exhaust gas recirculation valve. A coolant duct segment is arranged between the exhaust gas manifold or the engine block and the actuator. The coolant duct segment is fluidically connected to the coolant jacket. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167814 | GAS DISTRIBUTION MANIFOLD IN THE CYLINDER HEAD OF AN ENGINE, SET COMPRISING A DISTRIBUTION MANIFOLD AND AN ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD - The invention relates to a gas distribution manifold ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130167815 | LOW PRESSURE VALVE, FOR CONTROLLING EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION - A low pressure valve for controlling exhaust gas recirculation in an internal combustion engine for a vehicle includes a housing, which contains a channel section for exhaust gas guidance, and a valve element disposed in the housing to control the exhaust gas passage in the channel section. An actuating drive is mounted on the housing and adjusts the valve element. The actuating drive is formed of an electromagnetic rotary actuator with a drive shaft thereof. The drive shaft is routed in an extended manner out of a rotary actuator housing and is in the form of an actuating shaft. The actuating shaft extends continuously to the housing and protrudes into the housing transversely to the flow direction, engages therein at the valve element in a non-rotatable manner and can be rotationally adjusted about the axis to actuate the valve element. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167816 | Crankcase Ventilation Self-Cleaning Coalescer with Intermittent Rotation - A method and system is provided for regenerating and cleaning an air-oil coalescer of a crankcase ventilation system of an internal combustion engine generating blowby gas in a crankcase. The coalescer coalesces oil from the blowby gas. The method and system includes regenerating and cleaning the coalescer by intermittent rotation thereof. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167817 | System For Contactless Power Transfer - A system for inductive contactless power transfer between a first vehicle part and at least one collector that can be variably positioned relative to the first vehicle part in a passenger cabin of a vehicle includes primary windings (P | 2013-07-04 |
20130167818 | PROJECTILE LAUNCHING DEVICE - A launching device comprises a shaft having a first end and a second end, a head coupled to the first end of the shaft and a handle coupled to the second end of the shaft. The head comprises a cavity and a launch ramp curved both upwardly and outwardly from the cavity, wherein a distal portion of the launch ramp extends outwardly beyond the cavity in a forward launching direction. An angle is defined by the longitudinal grip axis and the distal portion of the launch ramp to direct a projectile disposed in the cavity in the forward launching direction. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167819 | Toy Launcher with Safety Projectiles - A toy launcher and safety projectile combination, wherein the launcher only launches a safety projectile. The slingshot has a body with a first arm and a second arm that contain spring-loaded joints. A first elastomeric element extends laterally from the first arm. Likewise, a second elastomeric element extends laterally from the second arm. A safely projectile is provided. The safety projectile has a first slotted channel that is accessible through a first open end and a second slotted channel that is accessible through a second open end. The safety projectile temporarily attaches to the first elastomeric element and the second elastomeric element during launching by having the first slotted channel receive the first free end of the first elastomeric element and having the second slotted channel receive the second free end of the second elastomeric element. The safety projectile is then pulled back and released. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167820 | SPORT BLOW GUN - A sport blow gun is a blow gun which is a tube with a bore, a loading end and a muzzle end. A projectile is inserted into the loading end and blown out the muzzle end by the user's breath. The main tube features a safety device which prevents a projectile from falling out of the tube or being inhaled. One type of projectile fired from the blow gun is a dart which is usually comprised of foam or soft material, and may also be made out of a material which causes relatively little resistance as it passes through the bore, yielding higher velocity. The projectile may also be coated with a coating which reduces resistance with the bore. Projectiles may also be modified in form for aerodynamic efficiency. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167821 | PAINTBALL EJECTING APPARATUSES AND METHODS THEREFOR - A paintball ejecting apparatus includes a current control mechanism to control current flow to a motor, the current control mechanism including a switch activator having at least a first state and a second state. The switch activator in the first state is physically forced by a paintball to occupy a first position to cause the switch to not permit a current to flow to the motor when the switch activator is in the first state. The switch activator in the second state is not physically forced by any paintball, thereby occupying a second position that results in the switch permitting current to flow to the motor when the switch activator is in the second state. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167822 | MODULAR QUIVER APPARATUS AND METHOD - An arrow quiver includes a base member, a bow attachment member configured to mount the base member to an archery bow, at least one arrow mounting assembly, and a hood assembly. The at least one arrow mounting assembly includes a first arrow mounting portion mounted to the base member and configured to retain a first plurality of arrows, and a second arrow mounting portion releasably mounted to the first arrow mounting portion and configured to retain a second plurality of arrows. The hood assembly is mounted to the base member and configured to at least partially hood arrow points of the plurality of arrows retained by the at least one arrow mounting assembly. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167823 | WORK VEHICLE FLUID HEATING SYSTEM - A fluid heating system for a work vehicle includes a pressurized fluid circuit having a pump for providing pressurized fluid to the fluid circuit. A control module for controlling a first control device is in fluid communication with the fluid circuit, the first control device operable between a first position and a second position. The first position of the first control device permits a load sense pressure to be applied through the first control device, thereby preventing pressurized fluid from the pump flowing to a pressure return tank for heating the pressurized fluid. The second position of the first control device prevents the load sense pressure from being applied through the first control device, thereby permitting pressurized fluid from the pump flowing to a pressure return tank and resulting in heating of pressurized fluid of the fluid circuit. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167824 | BARBECUE GRILL - The barbecue grill includes an adjustably louvered cooking surface to regulate cooking heat for food placed thereon. The louvers may be independently adjustable to allow cooked food to be placed atop closed louvers to reduce the heat distributed thereto, while other louvers remain open to continue cooking food placed thereon. The fire pan includes a cruciform tubular aerator to provide greater air flow for the fuel burning in the pan. An optional removable grill of wire rod or other structure may be placed atop the louver assembly. The louvered cooking surface, aerator, and/or optional grill may be formed of corrosion-resistant steel for greater longevity. Both the louvered cooking surface and the aerator are preferably removable from the fire pan to facilitate cleanup. The adjustable louver assembly and tubular aerator may be applied to barbecues having shapes and configurations other than generally rectangular. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167825 | SELF-HEATING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RAPIDLY HEATING A COMESTIBLE SUBSTANCE - Self-heating containers comprise a reaction chamber and a heating chamber. The heating chamber is sized to contain a substance to be heated. The reaction chamber contains reactants which, when contacted, exothermically react. The reaction chamber is divided into a first compartment and a second compartment with a barrier therebetween. The barrier comprises a first barrier portion and a second barrier portion. The first barrier portion is attached to a reaction chamber wall and has an opening sized to allow reactants to flow through from one compartment to the other. The second barrier portion is attached to the first barrier portion to close the opening. The barrier can be opened by moving an actuator into engagement with the second barrier portion to dislodge the second barrier portion from the first barrier portion and thereby open the barrier. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167826 | BLOWER FOR DOWNDRAFT COOKING APPLICATIONS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF USE - A blower for a downdraft cooktop that includes a blower housing, having a top portion and a bottom portion, which includes an inlet that can be fluidly coupled to a downdraft cooktop and an outlet for removing air from the blower housing, a fan located between the input and the outlet of the blower housing, a motor having a rotor with a shaft, having a top portion and a bottom portion, and a stator, wherein the bottom portion of the rotor is operatively attached to the fan, a rotatable member operative attached to the top portion of the rotor, and a motor housing enclosing the motor, having a top portion, a bottom portion, at least one inlet opening and at least one outlet opening, wherein air for cooling the motor is drawn through the motor housing without utilizing the air located within the blower housing. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167827 | Oven - A cooking oven has a compartment in which food cooking takes place and two or more cooking planes on which foods to be cooked are put. The two or more cooking planes are arranged at different heights inside the compartment. A heat source allows the cooking of the foods. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167828 | OVEN RACK - A rack for an oven includes a sheet of metal having a front edge, a back edge, opposing side edges, a top surface and a bottom surface. A row of punched openings is formed in the metal sheet, with a solid region of metal adjacent to the row of punched openings. A stiffening rib is formed in a surface of the rack in the solid region of metal having a substantially semi-circular, indented cross-section. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167829 | Grill Moving Mechanism for Oven - A grill moving mechanism for an oven is provided. The grill moving mechanism is disposed on an inner side of the oven for grilling various foods to enable a grill to be moved outward or inward synchronously with a door being pulled outward or shut, such that food can be put into or taken from the oven conveniently. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167830 | Grill Moving Mechanism for Oven - A grill moving mechanism for an oven is provided. The grill moving mechanism is disposed on an inner side of the oven and has a rear end provided with a push rod. The push rod has an active portion configured for driving a grill and connected with at least one resilient clamp. The grill, when put into the oven, can be securely clamped by one of the at least one clamp such that, once the door is pulled outward or shut, the grill is moved outward or inward synchronously with the door in a linked manner. The grill moving mechanism thus has a significant positioning effect on the grill. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167831 | THERMAL INSULATOR HAVING INFRARED-REFLECTIVE COATING - A thermal insulator includes a plurality of insulation layers with a first insulation layer spaced apart from a second insulation layer such that there is an open gap there between. At least one of the first insulation layer or the second insulation layer includes a substrate and an infrared-reflective coating on the substrate. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167832 | Thermal Solar Capacitor System - The present invention relates to a zero-emission renewable heating system utilizing a thermal energy capacitor system using solar power as its source of heat, and more particularly, to a solar thermal capacitor system using an solar concentrators and a molten salt cell with thermal storage capability. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167833 | Roof Vent and Solar Water Heater - The field of invention relates generally to roof systems and particularly to sloped roofs, which can incorporate a ridge vent to exhaust hot attic gases. More particularly, the invention serves not only as an improved roof venting system but also acts as a solar water heater. The invention uses a novel method of utilizing hot escaping gasses from the attic space to heat water from below in its integrated solar collector as well as utilizing a system of baffles to exclude precipitation while also incorporating a clear panel to heat water from the sun's rays while venting hot gases from the attic space below. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167834 | MULTI-SECTION HEAT-PIPE SOLAR COLLECTOR - A multi-section heat-pipe solar collector includes a heat-exchanging pipe and at least one heat-collecting module. The heat-collecting module includes a heat pipe and a plurality of heat-collecting plates serially connected on one side of the heat pipe at intervals. One end of the heat pipe is inserted into the heat-exchanging pipe. The heat-collecting plates are arranged on the other end of the heat pipe in multiple sections and have different heat transfer characteristics respectively. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167835 | Heater with Reflector - A heating arrangement includes a heater producing radiant heat and a reflector coupled with the heater, wherein the reflector has a reflecting board to reflect and concentrate the radiant heat. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167836 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING C5 AND C6 MONOSACCHARIDES - Compositions comprising C5 and C6 monosaccharides and low levels of undesirable impurities, such as compounds containing sulfur, nitrogen, or metals, are disclosed. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167837 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING C5 AND C6 MONOSACCHARIDES - Compositions comprising C5 and C6 monosaccharides and low levels of undesirable impurities, such as compounds containing sulfur, nitrogen, or metals, are disclosed. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167838 | NASAL FORMULATION - This invention relates to a solution formulation for nasal administration comprising azelastine, beclomethasone dipropionate, a co-solvent, an acid and an HFA propellant. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167839 | COMBINATION LARYNGOTRACHEAL CANNULA AND ENDOTRACHEAL STYLET FOR USE IN GUIDING AN OUTER ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE DURING AN INTUBATION PROCEDURE WHILE PRE-ANESTHETIZING A TRACHEAL REGION OF A PATIENT - A combination stylet and laryngotracheal anesthetizing cannula for insertion within an endotracheal tube during intubation, and which guides the endotracheal tube from its interior during insertion within the patient's trachea, in combination with more efficiently anesthetizing the insertion region both before and during such as the intubation procedure. An attachable vial contains a reservoir of a topical anesthetic or other pharmacological agent, and which attaches to an end of the flexible body in proximity to a stop lock shaped portion, in turn exhibiting an annular end abutment lip or shoulder which, upon insertion within the endotracheal tube, defines an inserting limit to the stylet and outer flexible body. The elongated flexible body defines further includes a narrowed distal extension associated with the topical anesthetizing cannula projecting beyond an end configuration of the main body and, to a limited degree, beyond the distal end of the endotracheal tube. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167840 | CO2 SORBENT COMPOSITION WITH O2 CO-GENERATION - The invention provides for a sorbent composition comprising Fe(IV), Fe(V), Fe(VI), and/or a mixture of thereof. (“the ferrate compound”), wherein upon exposure to CO | 2013-07-04 |
20130167841 | Apparatus, System, and Method of Fluid Delivery Connection - A fluid delivery connection includes a cuff to engage a port. A finger extends away from the cuff, and the finger is configured to interact with the port. A locking sleeve is movably disposed at least partially about the cuff and the finger. The locking sleeve is selectively movable between an unlocked configuration wherein the finger is movable and a locked configuration wherein the finger is secured to the port. A method of connection to a gas port includes moving a locking sleeve of a connector into an unlocked configuration. A finger of the connector is translated along the gas port and the locking sleeve is moved into a locked configuration. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167842 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADAPTIVE BASE FLOW AND LEAK COMPENSATION - This disclosure describes systems and methods for providing adaptive base flow scheduling during ventilation of a patient to optimize patient-machine synchrony and accuracy of estimated exhaled as well as inhaled tidal volumes. Further, this disclosure describes systems and methods for providing adaptive inspiratory trigger threshold scheduling during the adaptive base flow scheduling. Further still, this disclosure describes systems and methods for determining an estimated leak flow and adjusting the adaptive base flow scheduling and the adaptive inspiratory trigger threshold scheduling based on the estimated leak flow. Moreover, this disclosure describes systems and methods for determining a change in the estimated leak flow and adjusting the adaptive base flow scheduling and the adaptive inspiratory trigger threshold scheduling based on the change in the estimated leak flow. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167843 | PIEZOELECTRIC BLOWER PILOTED VALVE - This disclosure describes systems and methods for piloting a pneumatic valve using one or more piezoelectric blowers. According to embodiments, the one or more piezoelectric blowers may be coupled to the pneumatic valve to form a small, light-weight pneumatic valve that may be placed proximal to a ventilated patient, e.g., at the patient wye or the patient interface. Due to the close coupling of the one or more piezoelectric blowers, the pneumatic valve has a substantially shorter response time than traditional pneumatically piloted valves. Moreover, when piezoelectric blowers are coupled to the pneumatic valve in parallel, response time may be further decreased. Additionally or alternatively, when piezoelectric blowers are coupled to the pneumatic valve in series, pilot pressure may be increased as a function of the number of piezoelectric blowers in the series. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167844 | SUPPORT STAND FOR USE DURING REMOVAL OF AN ORTHOPEDIC CAST ON AN EXTREMITY - A cast support system for removing a cast and methods of removing a cast described herein have the advantage over prior art devices and methods by permitting hands free, improved immobilization of the cast on a patient's body member, and patient comfort while the cast is being removed from the patient's body. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167845 | STERILE IMAGING HEAD PROTECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROVIDING PROTECTION TO A RADIOLOGICAL IMAGING HEAD THEREWITH - A sterile imaging head protective apparatus includes a radiolucent rigid sheet configured to cover an imaging head of an X-ray imaging machine and a sterile flexible drape attached to the radiolucent rigid sheet. The drape extends away from the radiolucent rigid sheet to an open free end. A member is provided adjacent the open end, wherein the member is operable to maintain the open end in abutment with a portion of the X-ray imaging machine. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167846 | Aerobic mouthguard adapted to permit larger oral osmosis while diffusing larger oral shock - An aerobic mouthguard having a plurality of treads intermittent to one of a plurality of recesses forming an oral footprint and or an opposite oral footprint for larger oral shock diffusion and larger oral osmotic equilibrium. Each oral footprint may comprise a plurality of ducts and v-cuts that taper toward their posterior end for retaining larger oral fluids. The aerobic mouthguard can comprise a single rigid footprint for stress related contact sports or a double elastic footprint for stress-free dental therapy and treatment. A tab defining a lip footprint can be forwardly part of the aerobic mouthguard, and a tether or a drool cup having one or more drool pads can be forwardly part of the tab for larger oral osmotic equilibrium to prevent tooth loss. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167847 | UNIVERSAL STERILE DRAPE AND SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR IN-OPERATING-ROOM SAFE PATIENT HANDLING EQUIPMENT - Described are surgical drapes and system with universal application to heavy equipment useful in operating room environments. Surgical drape systems of the invention are particularly capable of covering patient support machinery such as hoists, lifts, and slings, whether the equipment is mobile or stationary, or configured as a floor-based or as an over head support/lifting system. The drapes of the current invention provide for protecting the equipment from exposure to surgical biohazard waste e.g.; blood or body fluids, as well as providing the ability to use equipment that is otherwise not presently allowed to enter into an operating room because of the impossibility to render such equipment sterile. The drapes further allow for the holding, lifting and positioning of the patient whole body or limbs while maintaining sterility during prepping and surgical procedures. Also included are support slings for use with the drapes. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167848 | Heel Protection Device - A heel protection method and device for the protection of heel ulcers includes an inflatable bladder adapted to be positioned adjacent a calf of a patient and a sensor adapted to be positioned adjacent a heel of the patient for detecting pressure at the heel. A microprocessor is adapted to receive a signal related to pressure at the heel, from which it determines whether an allowable level has been exceeded. If an excessive pressure level is sensed, the microprocessor transmits a signal to a separate device that alerts the caregiver to inflate the inflatable bladder or automatically by way of a pump operatively connected to the microprocessor. The method and device avoids excessive pressure at the heel by sensing the pressure at the heel, and redistributing the pressure from the heel to the calf if an allowable pressure level has been exceeded. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167849 | METHOD OF TIPPING FOR SMOKING ARTICLE - A method is provided for manufacturing a smoking article from a wrapped tobacco rod and a filter material wrapped to form a filter plug. The method utilizes nozzle-applied cold glue adhesive rather than roller-applied adhesive applied to tipping material, which connects the tobacco rod to the filter plug. In other aspects, mechanisms for using the method are provided. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167850 | CIGARETTE PROTECTOR - A cigarette protector device used by a person smoking a tobacco cigarette. The device is comprised of a double-walled cylindrical tubular element having a plurality of small apertures and a mouthpiece portion. The device completely encases the smoker's cigarette. The cylindrical encasement reduces the distribution of ash from the cigarette and, further, serves to keep the hot ash or smoldering tip of the cigarette from contacting any flammable or injurable surfaces in the smoker's environment. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167851 | METHOD OF FILTER ASSEMBLY FOR SMOKING ARTICLE - A method is provided for manufacturing a filter of a filtered smoking article, where the filter material includes a fluid-releasing body. The method provides a fluid-resistant barrier between the filter material and plug wrap encompassing the filter material, where the barrier is applied as a hot melt adhesive. In other aspects, mechanisms for using the method are provided. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167852 | Pipe System and Method of Use - pipe system comprising a bowl aperture, a inhaling aperture and a carburetor aperture is disclosed. said pipe comprising a bowl assembly having a bowl and said bowl aperture. A body portion having said inhaling aperture and said carburetor aperture. A smokeable material in said bowl. A plug capable of covering said carburetor aperture. A fluid passage between said bowl aperture and said inhaling aperture. Said carburetor aperture breaks said fluid passage between said bowl aperture and said inhaling aperture. Said carburetor aperture is capable of opening and closing by applying and removing said plug. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167853 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE WITH SOLID TOBACCO SUBSTANCE - The present invention relates to an electronic cigarette with solid tobacco substance, which includes a shell with a mouthpiece at one end; a reservoir in the shell for storing tobacco substance; an atomizing device in the shell having an atomizing cup, an atomizer in the atomizing cup for vaporizing tobacco substance; and an aerosol passage connecting the mouthpiece with the atomizing cup; and a guiding unit for drawing tobacco substance from the reservoir to the atomizing device. The atomizing cup is accommodated in the reservoir, the guiding unit penetrates sidewall of the atomizing cup and extends in the reservoir, and solid tobacco substance encases the atomizing cup and guiding unit therein. The present invention solves the problem of solid tobacco substance melting slowly and uneasy assembly of the cigarette; and obtains to improve the melting efficiency of solid tobacco substance and facilitate the assembly. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167854 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE - An electronic cigarette includes a housing having an opening, an ascending/descending means which is positioned inside the housing in order to move a cartridge up or down, the cartridge which contains a solution therein, and is moved up or down by the ascending/descending means so that the cartridge is positioned inside the housing or protrudes from the housing through the opening, an opening/closing means which opens or closes the opening by operating in cooperation with the ascending/descending means, and an ultraviolet (UV) lamp which is positioned inside the housing, and sterilizes the cartridge by irradiating the cartridge with UV radiation. When the electronic cigarette is not being used, the cartridge can be positioned inside the housing in order to prevent the cartridge from being contaminated by impurities such as dust and the cartridge can be sterilized by UV radiation emitted from the UV lamp. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167855 | HAIRPIECE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A hair replacement or hairpiece that comprises a base woven with natural human hair, color blended and attached such as to simulate a natural growth pattern, hair density and hairline appearance and a method for making same. The hairpiece comprises a base with a front area comprised of coated lace, a back area comprised of about three pieces and reinforced with polyurethane; a knotting pattern wherein the front and crown areas are comprised of hair fixed to the base with single hair split knots, the side and top areas are comprised of hair fixed to the base with alternating single hair flat knots and single hair split knots and the back area comprises hair fixed to the base with single hair flat knots; and a color pattern wherein the base comprises about three color regions comprising a lighter shade in the front, a medium shade in the top and crown areas, and a darker shade in the back area. The knotting pattern is further defined by the directions of the knots, which are either in a crisscross pattern, in a vertical, downward direction, or a horizontal, forward direction. The hairpiece further comprises a hairline comprising hair fixed to the base with single hair split knots fixed to the base in a horizontal, backward direction. Furthermore, the hairpiece comprises natural human hair, wherein the color of the natural hair is enhanced. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167856 | ADJUSTABLE NON-TANGLE DUAL COMB HAIR APPARATUS - An adjustable dual comb hair apparatus configured to engage hair and hold the hair from both sides of a head in an adjustable manner. Provides at least one attachment area per comb that enables interchangeable elements to be utilized between the two combs. Embodiments of the interchangeable elements include at least one elastic member and/or headbands. Embodiments of the at least one elastic member may be translucent or transparent and is generally made from a material that does not tangle hair. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167857 | PAPERBOARD PACKAGING CONTAINERS AND RELATED METHODS OF USE - A method for mixing substances for the treatment of keratinous substrates may comprise separating a paperboard packaging container into at least two portions. The method may also comprise removing at least two containers containing differing substances from the paperboard packaging container and mixing the at least two substances together in one of the at least two separated portions of the paperboard packaging container so as to form a mixture of the at least two substances for the treatment of keratinous substrates. The method may further comprise applying the mixture to a keratinous substrate. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167858 | HAIR EXTENSION AND PROCESS FOR THE SAME - A hair extension is disclosed, which can be used repeatedly and has extension hairs that is rarely lost and easy to be attached to and detached from. The hair extension includes a extension hair portion having a plurality of extension hairs and a binding portion for tying one ends of the extension hairs, and the binding portion includes a sheet binding portion for fixing the one ends integrally by melt-and-gluing two synthetic resin sheets with the one ends in-between. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167859 | METHODS FOR MAKING UP A KERATINOUS SUBSTRATE - Disclosed herein are methods of making up and/or enhancing the appearance of a keratinous substrate comprising (1) forming a film on the keratinous substrate by applying to said keratinous substrate (a) a first cosmetic composition comprising at least one polyvinyl alcohol-styrylpyridinium polymer and (b) a second cosmetic composition comprising at least one complexing agent, and (2) exposing the film to radiation chosen from UV and visible light radiation. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167860 | COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR REDUCING THE CURL AND FRIZZINESS OF HAIR - A process for reducing curl and/or frizziness of hair comprising: (a) providing a composition for reducing curl and/or frizziness of hair, said composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable carrier: (i) at least one non-hydroxide base; (ii) at least one protein denaturant different from (a)(i); (iii) at least one alkoxysilane comprising at least one solubilizing functional group; and (iv) optionally, at least one fatty substance; (b) contacting the hair with the composition in (a) to form treated hair; (c) optionally, rinsing the composition in (a) from the treated hair; (d) optionally, contacting the treated hair with a conditioning agent; (e) smoothing the treated hair using a combination of heat and means for physically smoothing hair to form smoothed hair; (f) optionally, shampooing the smoothed hair; and (g) rinsing the smoothed hair. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167861 | PROCESS FOR ALTERING THE APPEARANCE OF HAIR USING A COMPOSITION CONTAINING DYES AND NON-HYDROXIDE BASES - A process for altering the appearance of hair, the process comprising the steps of (a) providing a composition for dyeing and reducing curl and/or frizziness of hair, said composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable carrier: (i) at least one non-hydroxide base; (ii) at least one protein denaturant different from (a)(i); (iii) at least one dye chosen from oxidative dye precursors and direct dyes; (iv) at least one thickening agent; (v) optionally, at least one alkoxysilane comprising at least one solubilizing functional group; and (vi) optionally, at least one fatty substance; (b) contacting the hair with the composition in (a) to form treated hair; (c) rinsing the treated hair; (d) drying the treated hair; (e) smoothing the treated hair using a combination of heat and means for physically smoothing hair to form smoothed hair; (f) optionally, shampooing the smoothed hair; and (g) rinsing the smoothed hair. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167862 | PROCESS FOR ALTERING THE APPEARANCE OF HAIR USING A COMPOSITION CONTAINING DIRECT DYES AND NON-HYDROXIDE BASES - A process for altering the appearance of hair, the process comprising the steps of (a) providing a composition for dyeing and reducing curl and/or frizziness of hair, said composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable carrier: (i) at least one non-hydroxide base; (ii) at least one protein denaturant different from (a)(ii); (iii) at least one direct dye; (iv) at least one thickening agent; (v) optionally, at least one alkoxysilane comprising at least one solubilizing functional group; and (vi) optionally, at least one fatty substance; (b) contacting the hair with the composition in (a) to form treated hair; (c) smoothing the treated hair using a combination of heat and means for physically smoothing hair to form smoothed hair; (d) optionally, shampooing the smoothed hair; and (e) rinsing the smoothed hair. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167863 | AQUEOUS COLOURING COMPOSITION - The present invention is related to an aqueous oxidative colouring composition for keratin fibres, especially human hair. The present invention is on an aqueous composition for colouring keratin fibres especially human hair comprising at least one hair dye, at least one oxidizing agent and at least one dispersed particles of a water insoluble polymer. Furthermore, the present invention is on a two part aqueous dyeing composition, wherein the two parts are mixed prior to application onto keratin fibres especially human hair wherein the aqueous first part comprises at least one hair dye and the aqueous second part comprises at least one oxidizing agent and at least one dispersed particles of a water insoluble polymer. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167864 | Hair Colorant Container in the Form of a Flexible Sachet - A hair colorant container in the form of a flexible sachet having a laminate structure for storing a hair colorant component comprises:
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20130167865 | Hair Colorant Container in the Form of a Flexible Sachet - A hair colorant container in the form of a flexible sachet having a laminate structure for storing a hair colorant component comprises:
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20130167866 | HAIR ACCESSORY - A hair accessory includes an elastic member with two ends threaded through openings in a locking member such that a loop is formed between a central portion of the elastic member and the locking member to accommodate a user's hair. The locking member is movable relative to the elastic member to change a size of the loop to accommodate more or less hair, as desired. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167867 | Composition And Method For Removing Photoresist And Bottom Anti-Reflective Coating For A Semiconductor Substrate - A composition for removing photoresist and bottom anti-reflective coating from a semiconductor substrate is disclosed. The composition may comprise a nontoxic solvent, the nontoxic solvent having a flash point above 80 degrees Celsius and being capable of dissolving acrylic polymer and phenolic polymer. The composition may further comprise Tetramethylammonium Hydroxide (TMAH) mixed with the nontoxic solvent. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167868 | Stem Soaker - A protective device designed to absorb condensation occurring on stemmed glassware. The protective device comprises a surrounding member having an outside surface and an inside surface, where a slit element substantially transects the protective device between the outside surface and the inside surface, and a method of using the same. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167869 | FLOOR GRINDING AND CLEANING BODY - Floor grinding- and cleaning body ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130167870 | PRESSURE MASKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - Methods of pressure cleaning a target surface of an article comprising one or more passageways include fluidly connecting a pressure masker comprising pressurized masking fluid to a first side of at least one passageway, passing the pressurized masking fluid through the at least one passageway from the first side to a second side comprising the target surface, and, cleaning the target surface using a cleaning material, wherein the pressurized masking fluid passing through the at least one passageway prevents the cleaning material from permanently altering a cross sectional area of the at least one passageway. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167871 | Car Wash Air Dryer Blower Flow Restrictor Arrangement And Method - Stacked inner and outer discs are mounted over an air blower inlet opening of each blower in a car wash system drying zone with matched sets of radial slots and spokes formed in each disc. An actuator rotates one disc between positions in which the set of slots in one disc is aligned with the set of slots in the other disc to allow air flow into the blower inlet to dry a car in the dryer zone to a position in which the set of spokes overlie the set of slots in the other disc to thereby block inlet air flow to reduce the load on a blower motor when a car is not in the dryer zone. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167872 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO REDUCE BIOLOGICAL CARRYOVER USING INDUCTION HEATING - Methods, systems, apparatus and machine readable media are disclosed to reduce biological carryover. An example method includes generating an alternating electromagnetic field and introducing an aspiration and dispense device into the electromagnetic field. The example method also includes inductively heating the aspiration and dispense device with the electromagnetic field to at least one of denature or deactivate at least one of a protein or a biological entity on a surface of the aspiration and dispense device. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167873 | CLEANING PROCESSING DEVICE FOR BIOLOGICAL IMPLANT - Provided is a cleaning processing device that is for a biological implant and that is capable of quickly eliminating ozone generated by ultraviolet-ray radiation after completion of ultraviolet-ray radiation towards the biological implant. The cleaning processing device for a biological implant performs cleaning processing of the biological implant by means of radiating ultraviolet rays at the surface of the biological implant and by causing ozone to contact the surface of the biological implant, and the cleaning processing device is characterized by being provided with a housing, an ultraviolet-ray radiating lamp that is disposed within the housing and that radiates ultraviolet rays at the biological implant, an ozone-removing filter disposed within the housing, and a fan that introduces the ambient gas within the housing to the ozone-removing filter, and is further characterized by the fan being driven in response to the end of cleaning processing of the biological implant. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167874 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLEANING ELECTRONIC JACKS OF DEBRIS - Methods and apparatus are provided for cleaning jacks in portable electronic components. In one embodiment of the present invention, an adaptor plug is designed having a hollow shaft and the end of the plug is designed with holes that communication with the hollow shaft. The plug can be inserted into a jack, which can operate to open one or more switches within the jack, thereby freeing any debris that may have accumulated under the switches. Compressed air can then be applied down the hollow shaft and out the holes in the plug to displace the debris and clean the jack. In another embodiment, the end of the plug can be constructed such that it rotates about an axis to increase the likelihood that the jack will be cleaned. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167875 | WASHING AND CLEANING SYSTEM FOR CONTAINER TREATMENT MACHINES - A first container treatment device includes a container feeding unit, a container removing unit, a feed line for a product, and a cleaning device for cleaning exterior surfaces using a cleaning fluid. The cleaning device has a track that runs at least in an angle range around an axis of rotation thereof. The track has a portion shaped as a hollow body such that some of said cleaning fluid can be guided along a section in the track. A robot is arranged on this track. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167876 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - A substrate processing apparatus ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130167877 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - In a substrate processing apparatus, a liquid film of a supercooled liquid of pure water is formed on the upper surface of a substrate and then cooled with cooling gas into a frozen film. The temperature of the liquid film is lower than the freezing point of pure water, and thus the liquid film is in an easy-to-freeze state. Thus, the time required to freeze the liquid film can be shortened. Even if the temperature of the cooling gas is increased, the liquid film can be speedily frozen as compared with the case in which a liquid film is formed of pure water having a temperature higher than its freezing point. Thus, heat insulating facilities such as piping that supply cooling gas can be simplified. This results in a reduction of the cooling cost required to freeze the liquid film. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167878 | Methods and systems for cleaning for cyclic nucleation transport (CNX) - A dynamic cyclic nucleation transport (D-CNX) process is disclosed, including cyclically changing the volume of a process chamber, for example, through a piston or bellows. A D-CNX process and system can include a dynamic chamber volume that can instantly change from vacuum to pressure conditions and eliminates vacuum pumps. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167879 | Methods and systems for cleaning for cyclic nucleation transport (CNX) - Methods are disclosed to create and employ the use of non-vapor, non-condensable gas bubbles inside a process chamber. These non-vapor gas bubbles may be rapidly expanded and compressed in pressure-controlled cycles and can assist in the transport of fluids, particles, and by-products to and from surfaces. The gas bubbles can be generated from dissolved gas to the liquid medium, by mixing two liquids that can react with each other to generate gaseous by-products, or by using a liquid medium that can react with the surface of the object to generate gaseous by-products. The gaseous generation can be used with cyclic nucleation transport (CNX) process, such as vacuum CNX, hyperbaric CNX, or dynamic CNX. | 2013-07-04 |
20130167880 | Methods and systems for cleaning for cyclic nucleation transport (CNX) - A hyperbaric cyclic nucleation transport (H-CNX) process is disclosed, including pressure cycling liquid and/or vapor from pressure higher than atmospheric pressure or vapor across the boiling point of the liquid. The higher pressure can be accompanied by higher temperature, which provides additional benefits of more efficient cleaning and cheaper liquid medium. | 2013-07-04 |