| 31st week of 2009 patent applcation highlights (07-30-09/07-30-09_5) part 5 |
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| 20090188414 | Sewing machine, and computer-readable storage medium storing sewing machine control program - A sewing machine includes an image pickup device that picks up over a sewing machine bed; a feature point coordinates calculation device that extracts feature points from the picked up image and calculates two-dimensional coordinates of the extracted feature points; a reference coordinates storage device that stores reference coordinates, which are previously measured three-dimensional coordinates of the feature points; a correlation device that correlates the reference coordinates stored in the reference coordinates storage device with the feature point coordinates, which are the two-dimensional coordinates of the feature points calculated by the feature point coordinates calculation device; and a parameter calculation device that calculates a parameter about the image pickup device based on a result of correlation by the correlation device. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188415 | Sewing machine, and computer-readable storage medium storing sewing machine control program - A sewing machine includes an image pickup device that picks up over a sewing machine bed; a feature point coordinates calculation device that extracts feature points from the picked up image and calculates two-dimensional coordinates of the feature points; a reference coordinates storage device that stores three-dimensional reference coordinates of the feature points; a correlation device that correlates the reference coordinates with the feature point coordinates; a parameter calculation device that calculates a parameter about the image pickup device; a parameter storage device that stores the calculated parameter; a comparison image acquisition device that acquires the picked up image as a comparison image; a first determination device that determines whether comparison information matches with parameter information; and a first notification device that notifies that it is necessary to re-calculate the parameter depending on the result by the first determination device. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188416 | FIN STABILIZER TO REDUCE ROLL FOR BOATS IN TURNS METHOD AND APPARATUS - The disclosure relates to a fin stabilization system adapted to minimize roll about the longitudinal axis of the boat during sharp cornering at very high speeds. In one form, equipment such as a machine gun is mounted to the bow of the boat and targets are adapted to be engaged in high-speed maneuvers when cornering and the deck of the boat is not excessively rolled whereby blocking visibility in a turn. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188417 | ANCHOR REELING - A new use for a cranked reel employing a clutch bearing and a drag, which drag is controllably released by reverse rotation of the crank. The new use is to raise or lower an anchor using a cranked reel employing a clutch bearing and a drag, which drag is controllably released by reverse rotation of the crank. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188418 | Marine dockline holder - The marine dockline holder provides an easy place to leave the docklines in an elevated position when the boat leaves the dock, enabling the lines to be easily retrieved and attached to the boat upon its return to the dock. The marine dockline holder has a line hook attached to the top of a two-piece rod. The rod is inserted into a spring which is in turn inserted into a deck mounting plate. The deck mounting plate is mounted to a dock by two connecting bolts passing though the upper and lower mounting plates, and though gaps in the dock's surface. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188419 | BOAT HULL WITH AIR AUGMENTED CENTER V-HULL AND AERATED SPONSONS - Boat hull having aerated longitudinal hydrosponsons with air injection into tunnels and distribution to generate bubbles across central running surfaces. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188420 | ANCHOR AND ROPE HOLDER-BAG FOR BOATS - A combined holder-bag for small boats, to storage and holds the anchor, rope and others light items like trash that could fly away with the wind causing water pollution. The invention particularly provides a holder-bag in a safe and convenient place at the boat's bow rail or the boat's bow it self in a horizontal V shaped position, with very little wind resistance, made of mesh material at the bottom for ventilation and drainage and the larger top cover (for water and other elements protection) keeping storage items dry and ventilated, free of mildew and humidity. It has two side zippers closing toward the front, ending where there is an overlap small top cover with Velcro fastener for ease opening and closing access and next to the boat's anchor cleat. In between the two-bottom mesh layers have a half-inch “dry fast” cushioning foam to minimize rattle noise. Internally have two anchor securing systems to hold and keep it in place tightly, one to wrap the anchor shank, ring and chain and the second one to cover the whole anchor. Two other rectangular wrappers with Velcro fastener are provided to hold in place items like tackle boxes. It also provide an anchor saver strap to tie down the anchor's rope-end, having a sound alarm at the middle, to save the anchor, chain and rope in case of being thrown overboard without properly tight it down at the boat's anchor cleat. The holder-bag it is conformed to the curved boat's bow or rail shape, have a very slick construction and it is ease to install by cord or tie wrap to the bow rail or to the boat's bow it self. Once installed, provide a shady space cover down to the boat's floor, to store items like the icebox, protecting from the sun's heat or other elements, avoiding things flying away with the wind when sailing causing water pollution, also having a trash pocket stitched. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188421 | Adjustable boat leaning post mounting system - The present invention relates to an adjustable mounting system for a leaning post for a boat having a pair of side-by-side seat posts. The leaning post is provided with a pair of brackets to which hollow cylindrical support posts can be adjustably mounted. The spacing between the support posts can be adjusted to align with the spacing of a pair of conventional hollow cylindrical side-by-side vertical seat posts. A pair of spaced apart parallel slots in the mounting brackets receive bolts that secure the support posts to the mounting bracket and allow the distance between the support posts to be adjusted to align with the distance between the seat posts. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188422 | Hydraulic Operated Locking and Release Actuator for Use with Fishing Outriggers - An outrigger securing assembly for use on a fishing vessel. The securing assembling includes an automatic locking member that is secured to a structural member of the vessel and is capable of latching or releasing a latch member that is secured to an outrigger mast. The automatic locking member is equipped with a latching actuator that can release the latch member. The latching actuator can be operated either manually or hydraulically from a control device removed from the automatic locking member. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188423 | Securing device - A securing device for securing a flag having a grommet to a cord is provided. Such securing device includes a support member manufactured from a predetermined material and having a first predetermined shape and a first predetermined size. Such support member further having at least one aperture disposed therethrough at a predetermined location. Such aperture has a second predetermined size and is capable of being threaded with a cord for securing such cord to such support member, such cord has a third predetermined size. A securing mechanism is operably connectable to such support member for securing such flag to such support member. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188424 | Bookmark - A bookmark having a frame with at least three legs joined together in a serial manner; and a decorative piece attached to one of the at least three legs of the frame. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188425 | CRYSTAL PULLING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HEAVY CRYSTALS - A pulling apparatus and a method with which especially heavy crystals ( | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188426 | Crystal-growing furnace with heating improvement structure - A crystal-growing furnace with a heating improvement structure includes a furnace body, a supporting table, a top heater, and a bottom heater. When the silicon material around the top heater is melted, molten silicon slurry will flow directly into the spacing among particles of the silicon material. This will expedite internal part of the silicon material to absorb energy. As a result, a desirable cycle will be established to expedite melting the whole silicon material in the crucible. The crucible is heated at the bottom thereof by the bottom heater directly so as to enhance efficiency in melting the silicon material in the crucible, and to save energy and time consumed by the crystal-growing furnace. Further, since both of the top and the bottom heaters are symmetrical with one another, the crucible can be heated uniformly. This not only saves energy and makes the heating job convenient, but also saves cost in manufacture. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188427 | Device for making monocrystalline or multicrystalline materials, in particular multicrystalline silicon - The device for production of a monocrystalline or a multicrystalline material blank, especially a silicon multicrystalline blank, using the VGF method has a crucible with a rectangular or square cross section. A flat heating device, especially a jacket heater, which generates an inhomogeneous temperature profile, is arranged around the crucible. This temperature profile corresponds to the temperature gradient formed in the center of the crucible. The heat output of the flat heating device decreases from the top to the bottom end of the crucible. The flat heating device includes parallel heating webs, which extend in a meandering course. The heat outputs from the heating webs differ according to their different conductor cross sections. To avoid local overheating in corner areas of the crucible, constrictions of the cross sections of the heating webs are provided at inversion zones of their meandering course. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188428 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A substrate processing apparatus includes a processing vessel; a mounting table for mounting the substrate thereon in the processing vessel; a gas inlet unit provided in the processing vessel; a gas supply mechanism for supplying a hydrogen-containing gas into the processing vessel through the gas inlet unit; a gas discharge port provided at the processing vessel; a gas exhaust mechanism for exhausting an inside of the processing vessel through the gas discharge port; a catalyst provided in the processing vessel; and a heating unit for heating the catalyst. Hydrogen radicals are formed in the processing vessel by a catalytic cracking reaction between the hydrogen-containing gas and the catalyst of high temperature, and the substrate is processed by the hydrogen radicals. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188429 | Ring for holding a lens for dip treatment thereof - The ring comprises a hoop ( | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188430 | Film Forming Apparatus, Matching Device, and Impedance Control Method - The present invention realizes an impedance control for avoiding the extinction of a plasma caused due to a sudden change in a load impedance, which may occur immediately after the plasma is generated. A film-forming apparatus of the present invention includes a power supply; a matching circuit; an electrode configured to receive electric power from the power supply through the matching circuit, and to generate a plasma inside a film forming chamber for accommodating a film forming target based on the electric power; and a control section configured to control an impedance of the matching circuit. The control section keeps the impedance of the matching circuit constant during a first period starting at a first time t | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188431 | Substrate processing apparatus and method for manufacturing a semiconductor device - A CVD device has a reaction furnace ( | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188432 | DISPOSABLE WILD BIRD FEEDER - The present invention is a wild bird feeder with the features that make it safe and easy to use but protected from being reused. A reservoir containing bird seed is connected with a feeding base using an adaptor. The feeding base is threaded to the adaptor which in turn is threaded to the reservoir. A stop attached to the feeding base and a locking adaptor seat keeps the assembled wild bird feeder from being taken apart and refilled. The wild bird feeder converts from a first storage position to a second feeding position by partially unthreading the feeding base from the adaptor so bird seed is supplied to the bottom portion of the feeding base. A plurality of perches are supported by the feeding base. The perches are moved from a stored position to a properly deployed position when second feeding position is realized. A label is placed on the reservoir to provide a logo, directions for use and bird seed data. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188433 | Animal Feeder - An animal feeder may be provided comprising a housing having a central axis and configured to receive feed. A feeding plate having an opening configured to allow a portion of an animal's head to penetrate the feeding plate may be configured to fit within the housing and traverse and rotate about the central axis. In addition, a locking ring may be configured to contain the feeding plate within the housing. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188434 | Disposable hummingbird feeder - The present invention combines a classical hummingbird feeder with the disposable features that make it safe and easy to use. A transparent cylindrical fluid reservoir contains a feeding solution that is dispensed through a feeding tube assembly at the bottom of the reservoir. The feeding tube assembly is attached to a bottom disc that is supported and sealed at the bottom of the cylindrical fluid reservoir by a red bottom cap threaded to the reservoir. The red feeding tube assembly has an exit tube that can be adjusted to place an exit aperture in an optimum location for the hovering hummingbird. Single or multiple exit tubes can be provided. The feeding solution has an additive to determine when it has spoiled. The top of the fluid reservoir has a moat filled with an insect inhibiting fluid to protect against insects and ants. A red label is placed on the reservoir to provide logo, directions for use and safety warnings thereon. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188435 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SECURING PET DOORS - There are disclosed electronic and barrier systems for a pet door. In an embodiment, an electronic monitoring system includes sensors and a control module set to recognize animals having different personalities trying to access the pet door. An alarm is in connection with the control module for actuation based on personality of the animal. In one embodiment, a security barrier component allows a dog access to the pet door and prevent a human from accessing the pet door. The barrier component requires the dog to turn from a side portion into the pet door to prevent a human from accessing the pet door. In another embodiment, a device for limiting access through a pet door includes a tunnel formed between a top surface and sidewalls sized for allowing a small pet, while preventing a larger animal, from passage through the pet door. Other embodiments are also disclosed. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188436 | Brisket Tube Hanger for Cow Stall Assembly - A hanger for a brisket tube or brisket rail employs an L-shaped bracket member formed of a slotted vertical plate with a horizontal top mounting flange. A clamp member, e.g., an omega clamp, secures the top mounting flange to a lower rail of a stall divider. A brisket pipe clamp attaches to the bracket and has an arcuate portion that captures the brisket pipe. The brisket pipe clamp is formed of a slide plate with flanged edges, a partly arcuate retaining arm that extends proximally from the slide plate, and a stub or post that extends distally through the slot in the vertical plate. This can be a threaded post so that the slide plate can be secured to the vertical plate with a nut. The slot permits limited vertical adjustment. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188437 | Raptor perch apparatus and system - A raptor perch apparatus for use at the top of a power pole for raptors to perch and nest without contacting the power lines supported by the power pole. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus comprises a hub bracket having a center member received over the top of the power pole and a plurality of socket-like lateral brackets extending outwardly from the center member to support a plurality of lateral support members extending outwardly from the pole, preferably at a slight upward angle. The proximal end of the lateral support members is received in the lateral brackets. A guy wire or the like is received through a ring member on an end cap at the distal end of each lateral support member to circumvent the distal ends thereof. If needed, a pole top extension can be used to raise the apparatus above the top of the power pole. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188438 | Device for attaching an artificial tail to an animal - The device for attaching an artificial tail to an animal is a device for securing an upper portion of an artificial animal tail to a portion of the animal's natural tail. The device includes a longitudinally extending strap and a laterally extending strap, with the longitudinally extending strap being joined to the laterally extending strap adjacent respective first ends thereof. The laterally extending strap is positioned orthogonal to the longitudinally extending strap. In use, the longitudinally extending strap extends in the horizontal direction, and the laterally extending strap extends in the vertical direction. The longitudinally extending strap is looped around the upper portion of the artificial tail and a portion of the animal's natural tail, and the laterally extending strap is similarly looped around the artificial tail and a portion of the animal's natural tail to secure the artificial tail to the natural tail in both lateral and longitudinal directions. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188439 | CONVERTIBLE SCRATCHING APPARATUS FOR PETS - A convertible scratching apparatus for a cat or other pet includes a frame and a panel having a scratching surface thereon. The panel is selectively positionable relative to the frame so that a user can orient the scratching surface horizontally, vertically or at an angle, depending on the user's or the pet's preference. Optionally, a second panel is provided with a second scratching surface and braces the first panel in an erected configuration. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188440 | LICK DETERRENT TUBING - A deterrent apparatus having a non-conductive tubing having a length, an outer surface and an inner surface defining a lumen, and at least a first electrical conductor and a second electrical conductor present on the outer surface of the non-conductive tubing. A power source comprising a battery having a first terminal and a second terminal is connected to the conductors so that the first terminal is electrically connected to the first conductor and the second terminal is electrically connected to the second conductor. The deterrent apparatus is suitable for use on medical tubing or veterinary tubing, for example, to deter animals from chewing or biting at the tubing. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188441 | Bicycle tethering device for pets - A tethering system is used with a bicycle and a pet. The system has: | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188442 | Decorative Accessories for Pets - A decorative accessory for a pet includes a harnessing member, a leash member, and a plurality of charm elements. The harnessing member includes at least one strap element, each having a plurality of engagement locations, and a fastening element. The plurality of engagement locations is configured on the each strap element. The fastening element is disposed on the each strap element. The leash member includes a strip element having a first end segment and a second end segment, a plurality of engagement emplacements configured on the strip element, and a connecting element disposed at the first end segment for connecting the leash member with the harnessing member. Each charm element of the plurality of charm elements includes an attaching mechanism having a female engagement element and a male engagement element adapted to secure the each charm element to at least one of the harnessing member and the leash member. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188443 | VETERINARY MEDICAL TUBING REMOVAL DETERRENT TECHNOLOGY - An apparatus and method for discouraging or deterring animals from removing or attempting to remove veterinary medical lines which are attached to them or otherwise located in their immediate vicinity. The apparatus includes a tube body, two electrical conductors connected to the tube body in a spiral, wrapped configuration, and a battery power source. The tube is constructed of a non-conductive material and may be of varying diameter and length. The conductors are disposed so that they may be contacted on the outside of the tube body, and upon contact with the animal's tongue or saliva, an electrical circuit is completed through the tongue, conductors and power source, thereby delivering an electrical impulse through the sensitive tissues of the animal. The low voltage electrical shock is harmless to the animal but is unpleasant, thus the animal does not attempt to remove the intravenous tube and medicating proceeds as normal. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188444 | Folding Pet Staircase - A method and apparatus are provided, for allowing pets to ascend and descend on a foldable staircase having a plurality of stair treads operatively connected by articulating links in such a manner that the treads can be pivoted in unison from a stowed position of the staircase, in which the treads are substantially stacked upon one another, to a plurality of extended positions, in which the links position the treads in a spaced and parallel relationship to one another. A latch selectively secures the staircase in a selected one of the extended positions. The latch is configured for preventing further pivoting of the treads in either direction between the stowed and extended positions of the staircase, when the latch is engaged. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188445 | Equine cast cover and protective device - A protective cover for an animal's extremity, that: is soft or comfortable to the animals hoof, foot or pads; is adjustable for fit; can protect or cover the length of the animal's leg; is durable; and easy to put on and take off; is easily cleaned and re-useable; and can reduce the wear or tear upon a bandage, splint or cast reducing the need for re-bandaging, splinting or casting. The device employs a stable and moldable base with an open ended piece of durable material, called a shell, which is fashioned into a tapered tube that is opened up on the side so as to allow the animal's foot or hoof to be inserted. The tapered tube wraps and closes around the horse's lower leg by use of several elastic straps sewn horizontally onto the exterior of the tapered tube material. The sizing of the protective covering allows the tube to be closed over most sized bandages, wraps or casts placed upon the injured animal and means for closing the tube from dirt or other items that might damage or degrade a bandage, wrap, splint or cast placed upon the animal's leg. Inserted or attached to the top of the moldable base is a soft neoprene pad that is resilient and provides a barrier from the ground with bottom of the horse's hoof This barrier is waterproof yet breathable and beneficial for the horse in that the horse's hoof is protected from contact with the ground yet the pliable nature allows for a more even distribution of weight to be applied on the animal's limbs. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188446 | Fashion Collar - A collar comprises a strip of material. A buckle couples to the strip of material. A plurality of attachment ports couple to the strip of material. A fashion attachment comprises a plurality of coupling ports, and each coupling port couples to one of the plurality of attachment ports. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188447 | Condensing Side-Arm Water Heater - An apparatus for providing a condensing side-arm water heater with improved efficiency. The condensing side-arm element recirculates exhaust gases into heating the cooler part of a water heater tank by the thermosiphon (or buoyancy) effect in a counterflow configuration, thus increasing efficiency of the water heater. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188448 | Boiler Apparatus For Combusting Processed Agriculture Residues (PAR) And Method - An apparatus that extracts energy from processed agriculture residue (PAR) such as dried distiller grains or rapeseed as a biomass fuel having about 12% by weight or less moisture combusted in a vertically elongated combustion chamber having at least one suspension burner that projects a flame down a longitudinal axis of combustion chamber for transferring heat to heat collection surface located radially from the flame, an exhaust opening vertically spaced from a distal end of the flame containment portion and vertically spaced lower of a substantial majority of the heat collection surface, and a temperature modulator that supplies a cooling air. A method of extracting energy from PAR fuel is disclosed. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188449 | METHOD TO ENHANCE AND IMPROVE SOLID CARBONACEOUS FUEL COMBUSTION SYSTEMS USING A HYDROGEN-RICH GAS - A method for improving the efficiency, enhancing the heat output, and reducing the harmful emissions of a solid carbonaceous fuel combustion system by introducing a hydrogen-rich gas into a solid carbonaceous fuel combustion process at one or more predetermined injection points or directly into a flame of the combustion process where the hydrogen-rich gas is controlled to be introduced at a desired flow-rate. The gas is introduced through one or more predetermined injection points which are selected from one or a combination of one or more primary air streams with the solid carbonaceous fuel prior to combustion, one or more secondary air streams with the solid carbonaceous fuel at combustion, one or more tertiary/overfire air streams downstream of the solid carbonaceous fuel combustion, and one or more injection ports near an exit end of a furnace of said combustion process. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188450 | SERIES ELECTRIC-MECHANICAL WATER PUMP SYSTEM FOR ENGINE COOLING - A cooling system for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle having a rotating member and using coolant in a liquid cooling system, is provided that comprises a radiator for dissipating the heat from the coolant, an electric pump for pumping the coolant through the cooling system, a mechanical pump operatively connected to the rotating member for pumping coolant through the cooling system, and a clutch for disengaging the second pump for minimizing the parasitic loss of the system and improving total fuel economy of the vehicle. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188451 | ENGINE COVER WITH COOLING FINS - An automotive engine cover is provided that at least partly covers an automotive engine in an automotive engine compartment. The engine cover, includes, but is not limited to cooling fins that are made of a metallic or ceramic material. The automotive engine cover is provided with improved cooling effect as compared to known automotive engine covers. The improved cooling effect prolongs the life-time of the automotive engine cover. The improved cooling effect also help to increase the life-time of other components in the engine compartment, which otherwise may degrade, deform or even melt due to heat transfer from heat-generating components in the engine. In turn, this paves the way for the design of engines which may generate even more heat than today. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188452 | Camshaft variable timing limiting devices, methods of assembly, and uses thereof - A variable timing limiting device for mounting to a camshaft variable timing mechanism includes a flange having a central opening and a travel limiter extending from the flange, wherein the camshaft variable timing mechanism has a hub and a sprocket having a recessed portion, the travel limiter being matably receivable in the recessed portion of the sprocket. In another aspect of the disclosure, a variable timing limiting device for a camshaft variable timing mechanism includes a free floating travel limiter inserted into a chamber portion of the camshaft variable timing mechanism. In another aspect of the disclosure, a camshaft variable timing mechanism for securing to a camshaft includes a hub, a vane lobe extending from the hub, a sprocket portion having a recess configured to receive an end of the vane lobe, the vane lobe being capable of travel within the recess, and a variable timing limiting device. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188453 | DEVICE FOR SETTING THE RELATIVE ROTATIONAL POSITION OF A CAMSHAFT OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE RELATIVE TO A CRANKSHAFT DRIVING THE CAMSHAFT - A device for setting the relative rotational position of a camshaft ( | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188454 | VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable valve actuation apparatus of an internal combustion engine has a multinodular-link motion converter, to vary at least a working angle. A position of rotation of a control shaft, variably adjusting the attitude of the motion converter, is set, so that, at a peak lift during a valve opening period, an angle γ | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188455 | MECHANICALLY VARIABLE CAM TIMING DEVICE - The mechanical variable cam timing device has a camshaft connector, a sprocket, a sprocket ring and a connector ring, all of which have teeth with slanted side walls that mate to form a circumferential ring. The sprocket ring and the connector ring move axially so as to shift the spacing between the teeth and provide for a phase shift. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188456 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTING DEVICE - The camshaft adjusting device has an inner spring retainer which mates with a rotor and an outer spring retainer which is fixed on a spring cover plate. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188457 | Lash Adjuster - A lash adjuster includes a cylindrical bottomed plunger mounted in a cylindrical bottomed body so as to be movable upward and downward and including a high-pressure chamber defined between an underside of the plunger and a bottom wall of the body to reserve an operating oil, a leak path defined by an inner circumference of the body and an outer circumference of the plunger so that the oil reserved in the high-pressure chamber leaks through the leak path with downward movement of the plunger, and a ring-shaped member located between the inner circumference of the body and the outer circumference of the plunger, normally projecting into the leak path and being elastically deformed radially inward or outward with increase in pressure of the oil at the high-pressure chamber side so as to be retreated from the leak path, thereby reducing flow resistance of the oil in the leak path. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188458 | IGNITION SYSTEM - An ignition system ( | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188459 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR STARTING A DIRECT-INJECTING INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE AS WELL AS MOTOR VEHICLE - A process for starting a direct-injecting internal-combustion engine is disclosed. The process includes triggering a separate drive for adjusting the camshaft for causing an angular position change between the crankshaft and the camshaft until the separate drive rotates the crankshaft such that a working medium is compressed by a piston in a cylinder of the internal-combustion engine. The position of the pistons of the internal-combustion engine is determined by using position determining devices to identify the cylinder of the internal-combustion engine in which the working medium is compressed. Fuel is injected into the cylinder in which the working medium is compressed when the cylinder is in a proximity of an upper dead center to start the internal-combustion engine. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188460 | Sealing System For An Oscillating-Piston Engine - The sealing system for oscillating-piston engines, comprising at least two oscillating pistons ( | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188461 | Internal Combustion Engine Having An Elastic Connector And Method Of Producing Same - An internal combustion engine having a cylinder, a fuel-supply mechanism, and an elastic connector for connecting the fuel supply mechanism to the cylinder. The connector has a first channel for fuel/air mixture and a second channel for combustion air. The connector has a first connection end and a second connection end at which the two channels open out. The two channels are separated from one another by a partition that extends in the longitudinal direction of the channels. The partition is twisted about its longitudinal central axis between the first and second connection ends to achieve a great elasticity of the connector. To produce the elastic connector, a respective core is used for each channel, and the cores are moved relative to one another to enable removal of the connector from a mold. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188462 | VALVE APPARATUS - A valve apparatus includes a valve shaft, a body, a bearing housing, a fixing device, and an actuator. The body has a flow path therein, and the flow path has an opening degree that is operated by rotation of the valve shaft. The bearing housing rotatably supports the valve shaft, and the bearing housing has a predetermined attachment portion. The fixing device fixes the bearing housing to the body by fastening the predetermined attachment portion of the bearing housing to an outer surface of the body. The actuator is provided to cover the fixing device from outside, and the actuator is fixed to the body and the bearing housing. The actuator applies a driving force to the valve shaft. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188463 | DISK PENDULUM VIBRATION DAMPER - An apparatus for damping torsional vibration in a shaft, having a plurality of retainer pockets spaced from each other in the direction of the shaft's axis of rotation and connected for contemporaneous rotation with the shaft, and a plurality of disks each disposed within one of the retainer pockets, each retainer pocket having a circular track wall, each disk being free to shift perpendicular to the shaft's axis of rotation to engage and move along the circular track wall in response to the vibration, wherein each circular retainer pocket has a center that is at a predetermined radial offset distance relative to the shaft's axis of rotation and the respective radial offsets are angularly spaced from each other about the shaft's axis of rotation. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188464 | PISTON FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A piston for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The piston body has two pin bores for receiving a piston pin. At least one rib is disposed on the second side and extends outwardly therefrom. The at least one rib is aligned laterally between the two pin bores in a direction along the piston pin axis. The at least one rib has a longitudinal axis extending generally perpendicular to both the reciprocation axis of the piston and the piston pin axis. A piston having a boss extending approximately within the piston pin radius of the piston pin axis, and a piston having a boss generally following the contour of the piston pin are also disclosed. An engine having the piston is also disclosed. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188465 | CHAIN COVER OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A first rib extending downward from a middle portion to an outer peripheral portion is formed on an inner wall of a chain cover. In addition a second rib, which extends downward from the outer peripheral portion to the middle portion and has a height lower than that of the first rib, is formed above the first rib. A projection extending in the height direction of the second rib is provided on an upper surface of the second rib. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188466 | Hybrid piston/rotary engine - A Hybrid Piston/Rotary engine having an elliptical housing comprising a circumscribed cam portion to provide thrust, and sides having bearing supports for rotation of a rotor with at least one cylinder attaching shaft having apertures therein, providing rotary valves combined with intake and exhaust ports within the bearing supports. Each cylinder has two opposed pistons connecting cam followers pivoted to the rotor which reciprocate upon rotation. During the intake stroke the pistons separate as intake valve opens, fuel mixture fills the cylinder and closes, the pistons compress the mixture. The rotor ports are aligned with the spark plugs within the bearing supports. Ignited gasses force the pistons apart causing the cam followers to push against the cam housing providing thrust to the rotor. The exhaust valve is opened as the pistons contract. Four strokes are completed each rotation. The mechanisms valves can be configured as a pump or a motor. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188467 | Method for using ordinary fuel and water for car engine - The invention consists of the application of both fuel and water in engines and is characterised by the simultaneous vaporisation of these substances using one or more injection pumps of the type used for diesel and petrol injection engines. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188468 | Modified common rail fuel injection system - A modified common rail fuel injection system, for diesel engines, is described, for use with slurry fuels comprising dissolved supplementary atomizing gases. Two separate high pressure fluid circuits are utilized to supply and operate the engine fuel injectors. A high pressure fuel circuit comprises, a high pressure pump delivering engine fuel into a fuel common rail, from which the fuel is delivered into each fuel injector, and from there into each engine combustion chamber. A high pressure hydraulic circuit comprises, a high pressure pump delivering hydraulic fluid into a hydraulic common rail, from which the hydraulic fluid acts on drivers of the injector valves, via timed on-off valves, to operate each fuel injector at the proper time in each engine cylinder cycle. Reliable operation of the fuel injectors is not impaired by slurry fuel degassing or slurry fuel particles. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188469 | FUEL INJECTOR FOR INTERAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Disclosed herein is a fuel injector for an internal combustion engine, which can achieve the improved responsiveness to the target fuel pressure as well as the improved controllability even when the fuel pressure is greatly decreased. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188470 | Hold-down device - A hold-down device for elastically fastening multiple fuel injectors, which are held down in a cylinder head of the internal combustion engine via spring elements for directly injecting fuel into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, has a rail-shaped design having recesses for receiving the multiple fuel injectors. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188471 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO - An internal combustion engine has at least one cylinder, and a means for varying the compression ratio in the cylinder. The at least one cylinder has two oppositely directed reciprocatingly movable pistons in it, which are each connected via a piston rod with a corresponding arm, whereby each arm shows an opening in which a main shaft that connects the two arms is rotatably supported in bearings. The main shaft includes an angle with a centre line of each opening. The means for varying the compression ratio in the cylinder includes a division in the main shaft, as well as drive means in order to move the parts formed by it of the main shaft apart from each other. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188472 | LIFT PUMP SYSTEM FOR A DIRECT INJECTION FUEL SYSTEM - An economical method for controlling a lift pump operating as part of a direct injection fuel system is described. According to the method, the lift pump is operated at efficient operating conditions and then stopped until additional fuel is requested. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188473 | COMPOSITE FUEL PUMP CARTRIDGE AND FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY - A fuel tank assembly comprising a fuel tank having a plurality of walls spaced apart by a floor, a flange having a top portion and a bottom portion, and extending downward from one of the plurality of walls, is provided. The fuel tank assembly further includes a housing, a crimp ring and a lip, wherein the crimp ring is fitted over the lip for engaging the flange and the housing. A fuel pump is housed within the housing, wherein the housing is arranged to fixedly position at least one inlet connected to the fuel pump at or in close proximity to the floor of the fuel tank. A fuel reservoir extends away from the floor having at least one passage formed therein, the fuel reservoir being positioned within the fuel tank so as to create an accumulated area of the fuel tank surrounding the at least one inlet, wherein fuel enters the accumulated area through the at least one passage for receipt by the at least one inlet. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188474 | FUEL-SAVING APPARATUS - A fuel-saving apparatus includes an elongated and flattened body made from a pliable material. The body has two ends each has a coupling slot formed thereon, a plurality of openings formed on the surface thereof and a plurality of upper flanges and lower flanges formed at two lateral sides, and a base blade which has the surface attached to an infrared membrane. The base blade is wedged through the coupling slot and encased by the body. The body is disposed in a fuel tank without the flattened surface directly in contact with the inner wall of the fuel tank due to the upper and lower flanges. The base blade radiates infrared light through the openings to boost the energy level of fuel molecules in the fuel tank so that the fuel can achieve almost complete combustion. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188475 | EGR DEVICE - An EGR device comprising an EGR passage | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188476 | WORKING-GAS-CIRCULATION-TYPE ENGINE - In an engine | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188477 | EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION DEVICE - The invention relates to an exhaust gas recirculation device ( | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188478 | CRANKCASE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A crankcase that is provided in an internal combustion engine, in which blow-by gas is returned to an intake passage via a gas outflow passage formed in a cylinder block so as to extend in a direction from an upper portion to a lower portion of the cylinder, includes: a partition wall extending in a direction from an upper portion to a lower portion of the crankcase and facing an inner side surface of a crankcase outer wall that also extends in the direction from the upper portion to the lower portion of the crankcase; an internal space that is formed between the partition wall and the inner side surface of the crankcase outer wall and connected to the gas outflow passage at an upper end of the internal space; and a window that is formed on the partition wall to communicate an inside and outside of the internal space. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188479 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD TO OPERATE A COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF FUEL - An arrangement and a method are provided for a combustion engine which can be powered with a first and a second type of fuel and the first type of fuel can sufficiently lubricate the valve seating of the combustion engine. The arrangement includes, but is not limited to two fuel circuits that are at least partially allocated to the different types of fuel as well as at least one electronic control device, which controls the operation of the combustion engine with the first type of fuel and also with the second type of fuel. The operation of the combustion engine is controlled in a way that the first type of fuel is fed to the combustion engine in selectable intervals. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188480 | Apparatus for Spray Injection of Liquid or Gas - An injection gate ( | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188481 | SQUISH-INDUCED MIXING-INTENSIFIED LOW EMISSIONS COMBUSTION PISTON FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - A low geometric squish ratio piston for internal combustion engines to facilitate squish inducing mixing and intensified turbulence near engine top dead center The piston comprises a piston head having a height and a width and a depth with a top surface, and a skirt region with a ring region to define a body. The top surface defines an outer radius and is equipped with a combustion bowl recessed in the top surface and concentric therein to define an inner radius. The outer radius and the inner radius define a low geometric squish ratio. The combustion bowl has a deep piston center depth and a relatively high re-entrant angle at a periphery of the combustion bowl radius. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188482 | TWO-TRACK SYSTEM FOR DUAL CAM COMPOUND BOW - The present invention comprises a two-track cam assembly wherein the cam assembly has a bowstring component for housing the bowstring and a power cable component that allows for the take up and let out of the power cable on opposing ends of the power cable component, effectively creating a two-track cam assembly. The efficiency rating of the device achieves 95.8%. The cam assembly can come in a unitary or modular form and further each component (i.e. the bowstring or power cable component) can be in a circular or non-circular form. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188483 | OVEN PANEL CONSTRUCTION - A panel for an oven includes an outer wall, an inner wall, and a rail interconnecting the outer wall and the inner wall. The rail including an outer beam coupled with the outer wall, an inner beam coupled with the inner wall, and a plurality of rungs connecting the outer beam and the inner beam. The rail having a first end portion, an intermediate portion, and a second end portion that together define a total length of the rail. The intermediate portion including all of the rungs such that there are no rungs on either of the first or second end portions. The first end portion and the second end portion together defining at least about 33 percent of the total length of the rail and the intermediate portion defining no more than about 67 percent of the total length of the rail. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188484 | Open Loop Gas Burner - A gas burner has an air-gas mixture distribution section with an open loop geometry and a plurality of sides. The air-gas mixture distribution section has a top heating surface and a plurality of ports are disposed on the top heating surface. An inlet is disposed on one of the plurality of sides of the air-gas mixture distribution section and a distribution diffuser is mounted inside the air-gas mixture distribution section. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188485 | FIREPLACE COMBUSTION SYSTEM - A fireplace system having a fireplace cavity and a secondary combustion assembly disposed adjacent to a rear wall of the fireplace cavity. The secondary combustion assembly includes a plurality of combustion chambers configured to facilitate secondary combustion. A plurality of inlets are disposed in the rear wall of the fireplace cavity. One or more of the plurality of inlets are configured to provide fluid communication between the fireplace cavity and a respective one of the plurality of combustion chambers. An exhaust gas collection chamber is in fluid communication with at least the secondary combustion assembly. The exhaust gas collection chamber includes a vent configured to release exhaust gas into a chimney. An ambient air bypass aperture is disposed in a top baffle of the fireplace cavity. The ambient air bypass aperture is configured to divert at least a portion of ambient air entering the fireplace cavity into the exhaust gas collection chamber. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188486 | PV water heater with adaptive control - A photovoltaic water heater includes a tank containing water and a heater element, a solar module, and a control circuit coupling the solar module to the heater element. One or more transducers in the system produce signals indicative of water usage. A microprocessor is programmed to produce a model of water usage from the signals and cause the heater element to heat water in accordance with the model. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188487 | Self ballasted celestial tracking apparatus - The invention is a wind resistant celestial tracking apparatus that uses gravitational forces acting on the moving elements of the structure to provide overturning resistance. A molded self curing compound, such as reinforced concrete, is used as the structural material that provides the mass, and thus the gravitational overturning resistance that reduces or eliminates the need for a massive ballasted or dug-in foundation. The combination of these features potentially lowers cost significantly over that of tracking apparatuses found in prior art. The invention is appropriate for use in any celestial tracking application with any number of axes of motion, but is particularly useful in two axis solar energy collection systems. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188488 | Wireless mesh networking of solar tracking devices - An apparatus for networking solar tracking devices | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188489 | SOLAR ELEMENT WITH TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE - The present invention relates to a solar element with solar cell carrier, frame and temperature control device, in which, in order to be simply producible, the temperature control device is an integral part of the frame. The invention relates furthermore to a method for the production of such solar element as well as the use of same. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188490 | Aerosolizing Inhalation Device - An aerosolizing inhalation device comprising a housing including a battery, a pneumatic switch, an atomizer and a liquid-supplying bottle having a first end connected to the atomizer, wherein the liquid-supplying bottle includes a vent duct, and wherein at least a portion of the housing defines an air orifice. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188491 | Medicaments - This invention relates to aerosol formulations of use for the administration of medicaments by inhalation, in particular a pharmaceutical aerosol formulation which comprises particulate salbutamol and physiologically acceptable salts and solvates thereof and a fluorocarbon or hydrogen-containing chlorofluorocarbon propellant, which formulation is substantially free of surfactant. A method of treating respiratory disorders which comprises administration by inhalation of an effective amount of a pharmaceutical aerosol formulation as defined is also described. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188492 | CANISTERS FOR USE IN METERED DOSE INHALERS - A canister for use in metered dose inhalers and fitted with a metering valve has walls that are formed of a laminate that includes a first layer which is composed of a metal and a second layer which is composed of a strengthening material. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188493 | NASAL DEVICES - Described herein are adhesive nasal devices. In particular, the adhesive nasal respiratory devices described herein are configured to be worn in communication with a subject's nasal cavity and may include a rim body having a passageway therethrough, an airflow resistor in communication with the passageway of the rim body, and a flexible, adhesive holdfast layer extending outward from the periphery of the rim body. The rim body region may be formed from multiple parts (e.g., a first and a second rim body region), and the airflow resistor may be secured between the parts forming the rim body. Methods of manufacturing and assembling these adhesive nasal devices are also described. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188494 | DRUG EJECTION APPARATUS, ESTIMATION OF EJECTION PERFORMANCE THEREOF, AND METHOD OF DRUG EJECTION - A drug ejection apparatus comprises a drug ejection assembly having an ejection port and an element for generating energy for ejecting a drug through the ejection port, a drug container connected with the drug ejection assembly for holding the drug, a pressure sensor unit for sensing a pressure change in the inside of the drug container in correspondence with ejection of the drug through the drug ejection assembly, and a drive control unit for deciding driving conditions of the element for ejecting a prescribed amount of the drug by reference to an output level of the pressure sensor unit on driving the element under prescribed conditions. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188495 | PRE-METERED DRY POWDER INHALER FOR MOISTURE-SENSITIVE MEDICAMENTS - The invention discloses a pre-metered dry powder inhaler for use in treatment of respiratory disorders. The inhaler comprises a foil cutter arranged for opening a dry, moisture-tight seal formed by a dose container with tiotropium particles and a seal foil fixed to the container. The tiotropium-containing dose protected from moisture ingress by the moisture-tight barrier seal is loaded in the container using volumetric or electric field dose forming techniques. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188496 | INHALABLE TIOTROPIUM AND CONTAINER THEREFOR - A medical product suitable for storing and delivering a pre-metered dose of tiotropium, devices containing the same, and methods of using the same. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188497 | MEDICAL PRODUCT CONTAINING TIOTROPIUM - The invention discloses a medical product that may be used in a treatment of respiratory disorders. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188498 | INHALER FOR DELIVERY OF A POWDER FORMULATION FROM A BLISTER STRIP - An inhaler for delivery of a powder-form inhalation formulation from a blister strip has a plurality of blister pockets and uses a pivotable mouthpiece cover to move the blister strip onward. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188499 | Method and apparatus for customizing delivery of an oxygen-enriched gas to a user - A method of customizing delivery of an oxygen-enriched gas to a user includes calibrating an oxygen delivery device such that it is configured to deliver oxygen-enriched gas to the user in an amount specific to the user's predicted need, which need is correlated with the user's then-current activity. An apparatus for achieving this method is also disclosed herein. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188500 | COMBINATION BREATHING TREATMENT METHOD - A method of providing a combination lung treatment therapy that is substantially uninterrupted between providing continuous positive airway pressure therapy and high-frequency therapy is disclosed. The present invention combines multiple respiratory therapies in order to facilitate the prevention and treatment of certain pulmonary diseases. The present invention also discloses a method of providing a combination lung treatment therapy that is substantially uninterrupted between providing medicated continuous positive airway pressure therapy and medicated high-frequency therapy is disclosed. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188501 | Self Contained Breathing Apparatus Modular Control System - The claim over prior art is for an approach to an electronically controlled or electronically monitored breathing system that represents an improvement in electrical reliability, manufacturing cost and efficiency, user maintenance, system reliability, user cost and maintenance. These improvements are accomplished by placing the major electronic, mechanical and electromechanical control elements and sensor components in a single replaceable module. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188502 | ENERGY RELIEF CONTROL IN A MECHANICAL VENTILATOR - The present invention relates to a solution for controlling the pressure/flow of breathing gas to a mechanical ventilator ( | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188503 | SUB-TIDAL VOLUME REBREATHER AND SECOND STAGE REGULATOR - Presented is a sub-tidal volume rebreather (STVR) and various embodiments that extend the useful range and/or reduce the encumbrance of any breathable gas, whether filtered, compressed, or otherwise, used by a diver, serviceman, fireman, or other user of such equipment. In an exemplary embodiment the second stage regulator (Reg | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188504 | MECHANICALLY ACTUATED EMERGENCY OXYGEN DELIVERY SYSTEM - An emergency oxygen system includes: a pressure vessel containing pressurized oxygen; a rupturable seal that confines the oxygen within the vessel until the seal is ruptured; and a valve assembly for controlling the oxygen release and delivery to an aircraft passenger. The valve assembly includes: a valve body with an oxygen outlet connected to the pressure vessel; and a threaded poppet mounted within the valve body whose first end is a pierce point in contact with the seal. The system further includes a pulley that is rotatably connected to the valve body and engages the second end of the poppet; a cable attached to the pulley to effect its rotation; and an oxygen breathing mask connected to the oxygen outlet. Actuation of the cable causes the pulley to rotate and the threaded poppet to move laterally towards the seal, which results in rupture of the seal and allows oxygen to flow through the oxygen outlet to the mask. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188505 | RESPIRATORY MASK ASSEMBLY - A flow regulation vent for venting washout gas to atmosphere and for regulating flow from a pressurized gas supply includes a fixed portion adapted to engage a gas supply conduit; a spring force biased movable portion structured for flowing communication with the pressurized gas supply; and a hinge pivotally connecting the movable portion to the fixed portion. The fixed portion has a gas flow orifice and the movable portion is pivotally movable between 1) a relaxed position, wherein below a specified operating pressure, the movable portion is pivoted by the spring force to a position away from the fixed portion to establish a first gas washout flow area between the movable portion and the gas flow orifice, and 2) a fully pressurized position. At or above the specified operating pressure, the pressurized gas offsets the spring force to pivot the movable portion to a position adjacent the fixed portion to cover at least a portion of the gas flow orifice and establish a second gas washout flow area between the movable portion and the gas flow orifice. The second gas washout flow area is less than the first gas washout flow area. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188506 | INTEGRAL VALVE EFFECT RESPIRATOR - A respirator comprises: a nose and mouth covering porous filter body and a flexible restraining device arranged so that the body may pivot in a transverse plane about its nose contact portion, and the restraining device attaches to the body at positions where its restraining force imparts torque in the body about said nose contact portion so that the chin contact portion of said body bears against the user's chin. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188507 | Nasal Air Pillow Holder - A holder for nasal pillow as used for respiration in the treatment of sleep apnea, is arranged to enclose the mask substantially continuously along its longitudinal axis or axial length, stabilizing the mask against the nose breathing passage openings. The holder is held in position by a soft, deformable, or flexible strap. The flexible strap, which conforms to the contour or shape of the wearer's face, directs the force holding the nasal pillow in place along the facial contour, without causing any deformation of the face tissue and sleep interfering discomfort. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188508 | Disposable medical mouthpiece appliance - A medical appliance in the form of a pliable mouth piece in the shape of a funnel having a cylindrical section attached thereto. The pliable mouth piece is made of a robo rubber. An additional rigid tube may be inserted into the cylindrical section. The pliable appliance may be used with patients having a stoma to apply air by blowing into the mouth piece. The mouth piece may also be a part of a spirometer to test the lung capacity of people. The medical appliance may be used in patients who had a tracheotomy and by EMS technicians who perform a tracheotomy in an emergency. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188509 | EMERGENCY VENTILATION APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - An emergency ventilation apparatus, system, and method for providing ventilation to patients in emergency situations, the system comprising an angled laryngoscope handle and a ventilation-aid securement device. The handle is configured to hold a laryngoscope blade between approximately twenty and forty degrees relative to a lower portion of the handle for more effective intubation of patients. The securement device fits atop a portion of a ventilating mask and is adjustably secured to the patient fitted with the mask by an adjustable strap or similar device. The securement device fits flexibly over the mask providing a seal between the mask and the patient's face. A version of the securement device includes a thumbscrew for engaging with the mask to secure it. Another version of the securement device is further capable of securing an endotracheal tube to a patient using a thumbscrew to advance a retaining arm for engaging the tube. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188510 | Treatment of obstructive sleep disorders - The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for treating sleep disorders related to partial or complete obstruction of air passageways by the tongue during sleep, such as snoring and sleep apnea. A mouthpiece is inserted in a user's mouth, so that a radial portion of the mouthpiece is held between the user's teeth and lips. An extension portion of the mouthpiece extends from the radial portion forward, through the user's lips, ending in a tip in which is formed a suction hole. A vacuum bladder snugly fits on the tip of the extension portion of the mouthpiece, so that pinching the vacuum bladder expels air from the bladder through the suction hole and into the extension portion of the mouthpiece. When the mouthpiece is positioned in a person's mouth, releasing the compressed bladder creates a vacuum suitable for comfortably holding the person's tongue within a tongue cavity inside the extension portion of the mouthpiece. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188511 | Ashtray - An ashtray includes a peripheral wall and a bottom wall together defining a compartment. A sealing plate having a melting point below 200° C. is mounted to an inner periphery of the peripheral wall and separates the compartment into an open space and a sealed space. A burning cigarette can burn through the sealing plate such that a burning end of the cigarette can enter the sealed space that lacks oxygen. Thus, the cigarette can be put out immediately to avoid injury to the human body. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188512 | HAIR EXTENSION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A hair extension apparatus includes a plurality of hair strands attached to a support structure configured for positioning on the wearer's head. The support structure can have an upper member defining an upper edge of the support structure, a lower member defining a lower edge of the support structure functionally attached at opposed ends to the upper member, a plurality of lace segments attached to the upper member and the lower member, and a plurality of wefts functionally attached to the lower member and the lace segments. The wefts can be positioned in substantially perpendicular orientation to the lace segments. The wefts and lace segments can be made of an elastic material, so that the support structure is stretchable in vertical and horizontal directions. A plurality of hair engaging members can be attached to the support structure to engage the natural hair of the wearer's head. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188513 | DEVICE FOR PACKAGING AND DELIVERING A STICK OF PRODUCT, NOTABLY A COSMETIC PRODUCT - A device for packaging and delivering a product, notably a cosmetic product, is provided with a body, a supporting cup forming a seat for the product and able to move relative to the body between a storage position and at least one position of use of the product, an operator for operating the supporting cup including a guidance sheath, a casing surrounding guidance sheath and a member for operating the cup. The device also includes structure that, in a designated position, prevents the casing from rotating, interacting with the casing and an actuator for actuating the structure. | 07-30-2009 |
