37th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120227651 | Rotatable Footstrap Plate And Footstrap Assembly For Gliding Boards - A rotatable footstrap plate ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120227652 | VESSEL - The invention relates to a ship of the displacement type with a Ramform™ hull that has a transom stern ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120227653 | Rotationally Molded Article Having Compressible Truss - A rotationally molded article, preferably a boat or equivalent floatable marine structure, has a compressible truss structure either assembled to the mold and molded into the internal structure of the article, or added to a previously molded article and permanently attached in place. The compressibility of the truss accommodates key challenges to molding articles of large dimension without encountering buckling or twisting or other structural defects. For example, when molded integrally with the article, the compressible truss compresses as the thermoplastic material shrinks slightly during cooling. When added to a previously molded article, the compressible truss allows the article to withstand extreme amounts of applied force during use, e.g., encountering high waves in boats of seven meters [23 feet] or greater at speeds of at least 20 knots [37 km/h (or 10.3 m/s)]. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227654 | MARINE CRAFT DEPOLYMENT AND RECOVERY - A marine craft recovery system for recovering a marine craft to a mother ship comprises a marine craft engagement apparatus and at least a pair of tensile members between the marine craft engagement apparatus and the mother ship. The marine craft engagement apparatus is configured to engage at least a portion of the marine craft, such as the hull. The pair of tensile members is configured to pull the marine craft engagement apparatus towards respective first and second anchor points on the mother ship. The system is configured to transport the marine craft engagement apparatus across a body of water towards the mother ship. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227655 | Marine Craft Engagement - An engagement apparatus for use in the deployment and recovery of a marine craft from a mother ship comprises a receptacle provided on one of the marine craft and the mother ship and an engagement probe provided on the other of the marine craft and the mother ship. The receptacle has a number of spaced channels which receive the engagement probe, engagement between the probe and the channels facilitating alignment between the marine craft and the mother ship. A locking device is also provided to secure the probe to the receptacle to secure the marine craft to the mother ship for recovery. The locking device may be activated by full engagement between the probe and the receptacle. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227656 | MARINE CRAFT DEPOLYMENT AND RECOVERY - A marine craft recovery system for recovering a marine craft to a mother ship comprises a marine craft engagement apparatus and at least a pair of tensile members between the marine craft engagement apparatus and the mother ship. The marine craft engagement apparatus is configured to engage at least a portion of the marine craft, such as the hull. The pair of tensile members is configured to pull the marine craft engagement apparatus towards respective first and second anchor points on the mother ship. The system is configured to transport the marine craft engagement apparatus across a body of water towards the mother ship. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227657 | FLOATING FIRE ENCLOSURE - The invention relates to a floating fire enclosure, comprising a floating platform having an upper surface and an opening in the upper surface; and a fire enclosure fixed to said the floating platform, a method of making such a floating fire enclosure, and a method for supporting such a fire enclosure on a body of water. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227658 | INFLATABLE BOAT HAVING SELF-INFLATION SYSTEM - Disclosed is an inflatable boat having a self-inflation system which advantageously makes it possible to shorten the air injection time, thus quickly taking a proper measure under an emergency situation, in such a manner that a speed tube or an air passage tube disposed in the boat's body and an air distribution system each help inject compressed air into a plurality of compartments forming the boat's body simultaneously at a designated pressure. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227659 | FH2 1 Ocean Rescue Craft - The FH2 1 Rescue Craft is to be used on Oil rigs, Passenger ships, Commercial fishing ships, Cargo ships or any other Sea Vessel. The Rescue Craft would take the place of existing life boats used today. The outer shape of the craft is ball shaped and houses another ball shaped sphere inside the unit. The second ball shape houses the evacuees. The inside sphere that houses the evacuees has a Gyro to keep its rescued occupants in a stable environment free from dangerous Ocean waves, Severe winds or Pack ice outside the unit. The inside sphere is on smooth rollers that press up against the outer ball from inside. The Gyro located in the inner sphere provides its evacuees with a smooth safe trip. FH2 1 Ocean Rescue Craft was designed to save the lives of its occupants even in the most dangerous of situations. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227660 | INDICATOR APPARATUS - An indicator apparatus for signaling that a foldable backrest of a seat in a motor vehicle is not locked includes a handle pivoted between a locked position and an unlocked position about a pivot axis, a locking apparatus having a catch that, by working of the handle can be moved between a blocked position and an unblocked position, and an indicator element guided between a non-indication position and an indication position and movable by a transition element. The transmission element comprises a spring element that is fixedly connected both to the handle and to the indicator element. The spring element is resistant to deformation as the indicator element is moved by the handle, but can be deformed in an elastic manner when the handle is located in the unlocked position and the indicator element is moved out of the indication position into the non-indication position. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227661 | IMPACT INDICATOR - According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a device and technique for impact detection and indication is disclosed. The device includes a housing and a detection assembly configured to detect receipt by the housing of an acceleration event. In response to detecting the acceleration event, the detection assembly causes a display element coupled to the housing to provide an encoded indication of impact status. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227662 | PRESSURE GAUGE WITH INTEGRAL INPUT AND VALVE - A pressure gauge device includes a display face, a pressure sensing mechanism capable of outputting the pressure level within a fluid flow device to the display face, an exhaust valve positioned on the display face and an input positioned on the display face, the input capable of controlling a fluid flow source, such as a compressor, to activate the fluid flow source. The exhaust valve and the input may be integrated into the display face by including a valve cutout and an input cutout in the display face. At least a portion of the exhaust valve may extend through the valve cutout, and at least a portion of the input may extend through the input cutout. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227663 | OXIDE METAL SEMICONDUCTOR SUPERLATTICES FOR THERMOELECTRICS - Lanthanum strontium manganate (La | 2012-09-13 |
20120227664 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A technique capable of efficient, high speed processing for the formation of an organic compound layer by using an ink jet method is provided. In the method of forming an organic compound layer by using the ink jet method, a composition containing an organic compound having light emitting characteristics is discharged from an ink head, forming a continuous organic compound layer. The organic compound layer is formed on pixel electrodes aligned in a matrix shape, and is formed in a continuous manner over a plurality of pixel electrodes. A light emitting device is manufactured using organic light emitting elements in accordance with this manufacturing method. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227665 | APPARATUS FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE - A system and methods for heating substrates during high temperature processing is provided. The system uses multiple temperature inputs of the backside of a substrate carrier and known parameters within the processing chamber to estimate the temperature of substrates being processed on the substrate carrier. Temperature readings of the substrate carrier taken from above the processing volume may be used to correct any drift that may occur with respect to temperature readings taken from below the substrate carrier. Temperature readings of heat exchanging fluid flowing through a showerhead assembly may be used to estimate the temperature of the surface of the showerhead, which may be used in the estimation of the temperature of the substrates being processed. The system then uses the estimated temperature to control the amount of power supplied to a plurality of heat sources configured to heat the substrates from below the substrate carrier. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227666 | PROCESSING CHAMBER AND METHOD FOR CENTERING A SUBSTRATE THEREIN - A processing chamber and a method for centering a substrate therein is provided. In one embodiment, the processing chamber includes a chamber body, a support structure, lift pins, alignment pins and restriction assemblies. The support structure has an upper surface and is disposed in the chamber body. The lift pins, alignment pins and restriction assemblies are disposed on the upper surface. The lift pins are applied for bearing the substrate. Each of the alignment pins has a conical contact surface which can be extended from the upper surface to contact the edges of the substrate to provide lateral forces to center the substrate on the lift pins. Additionally, when the alignment pins and the lift pins are retracted, the substrate is lowered and placed between the restriction assemblies disposed on the upper surface to prevent the substrate from inadvertently moving laterally from the centered position. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227667 | SUBSTRATE CARRIER WITH MULTIPLE EMISSIVITY COEFFICIENTS FOR THIN FILM PROCESSING - Substrate carrier having multiple emissivity coefficients for thin film processing and more particularly for support of a substrate during a deposition process epitaxially growing a film on the substrate. A front side of the carrier has a first carrier surface upon which the substrate is to be disposed, the first carrier surface having a first emissivity coefficient different than a second emissivity coefficient of a second carrier surface adjacent to the first carrier surface. Selection of the second emissivity coefficient independent of the first emissivity coefficient may modify an amount of energy radiated from the second carrier surface during processing of the substrate. In one embodiment, the second carrier surface has a second emissivity coefficient which is lower than the first emissivity coefficient to reduce heat loss from the carrier surface while maintaining high efficiency energy transfer between the carrier and a substrate. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227668 | AUTOMATIC ANIMAL FEEDING SYSTEM - A covered feeding or watering bowl for animals that uncovers for the animal for which the food or water is intended through the use of an authentication process which verifies the identity of an animal by a signal transmitted from a transmitter integrated into or onto the animal's collar when the transmitter is within the nominal range for the receiver, and a short-range proximity detector to validate that the animal is in front of the bowl in a feeding position. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227669 | Animal Feed Lick - A feed block for attracting game comprising: mixture of grain, corn syrups and sugar, where said mixture is formed into a block; and at least two holes through the block, where the holes provide a means to place the block in a stationary position. The feed block may be suspended with a rope, string or cord by inserting the rope, string or cord through the at least two holes. In one exemplary embodiment, the block is mounted onto a stationary object in an elevated position by using a mounting means. The mounting means may include a bolt, spike or screw and the stationary object may include a tree. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227670 | Automatic Fish Food Dispenser - Disclosed are fish food dispensers for aquariums, which are automatic and may be utilized to feed fish in the absence of the aquarist. The dispensers typically utilize a replaceable fish food container. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227671 | Texas HayNet - The Texas HayNet is a durable netting configured to fit over a round bale of hay that is up to six and a half foot tall. The netting is made of a proprietary blend of hemp and plastic threads to provide durability with the net openings calibrated to hold the hay intact and allow livestock to eat at a measured pace. The net is secured to the bale by two pairs of drawstrings on the circumference of the netting. The net is sufficiently flexible as to maintain the shape of the bale and the availability of feed as livestock consume the bale. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227672 | CAT LITTER MAT - A cat litter mat and use of the cat litter mat for capturing and disposing of cat litter. The cat litter mat is composed of silicone rubber having a substantially planar central portion and a perimeter, at least a portion of the perimeter having an upturned edge. The cat litter mat is provided with a cat litter box receiving region devoid of the upturned edge, the planar central portion having a plurality of nubs for capturing litter in planar central region of the cat litter mat. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227673 | Aquarium with Airlift-Generated Rotating Water Flow, Methods of Use and Kits Therefor - An aquarium suitable for keeping, maintaining and displaying jellyfish is described. The aquarium has a container having a first and second exterior wall and a panel connecting the first and second exterior wall and defining an interior of the container, an interior wall having an upper and lower side, an upper and lower end, a first and second side, wherein the first side of the interior wall is connected to the first exterior wall of the container and the second side of the interior wall is connected to the second exterior wall of the container, and further wherein the interior wall is positioned parallel at least a portion of the panel along at least a side of the exterior wall to form a channel therebetween, an air pump positioned in communication with a lower end of the channel and a power supply. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227674 | LOCKING SYSTEM FOR A SMALL ANIMAL HABITAT - A locking system for a small animal habitat includes a latch having a strike member and a catch having a first and a second catch section. A portion of the strike member slides over at least on catch section to secure latch to the catch. An end of the strike member slides over the first catch section by the force of gravity. A pet habitat includes a locking system having a latch having a strike member and a catch having a first and a second catch section. A portion of the strike member slides over at least on catch section to secure latch to the catch. An end of the strike member slides over the first catch section by the force of gravity. When the pet habitat is placed in an open position when the top portion is hingedly moved away from the bottom portion and the top portion is released from the open position, the latch engages the catch so that the end of the strike member slides over the first catch section by the force of gravity. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227675 | PET ENCLOSURE WITH DUAL AXES SWIVEL CONNECTOR - A dual axes swivel connector for connecting various panels to assemble a pet enclosure is disclosed. The dual axes swivel connector allows panels of the enclosure to be reliably pivoted with respect to each other. Additionally, the dual axes swivel connector allows the various panels of the enclosure to be offset with respect to each other when the enclosure is traversed to the collapsed position. The offset permits and enables the stacking of the various panels on top of each other. The dual axes swivel connector may be fabricated from a plastic material whereas the panels of the enclosure may be fabricated from a metallic material to reduce vibration noise. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227676 | Animal centerline weave training device - An apparatus for demonstrating animal agility. The weave apparatus includes a rail with a set of members positioned on alternating sides of the rail. Each member includes a slider with a weave pole. Each slider is movable along a longitudinal axis of a corresponding one of the members with the weave pole positioned over the rail in one position. In various embodiments, the weave apparatus includes a set of releasably removable members, indicia indicating the distance the slider is from the rail, a tilting mechanism between the weave pole and the slider, and/or a set of gates. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227677 | ENTERTAINMENT DEVICE FOR A SMALL ANIMAL HABITAT - An animal entertainment device includes an animal powered wheel that has a pair of axle ends, each axle end having a first and second circumferential wheel having different diameters and a pair of first rails and a pair of second rails. The first circumferential wheels engages the first pair of rails in a traversable portion of the first rails, the second circumferential wheels engages the second pair of rails in an end portion of the second rails to return the animal powered wheel to the traversable portion. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227678 | Multi-anchoring device incorporating a bearing system for tethering or securing articles such as animals, including, but not limited to a suction base - A multi-anchoring device incorporating a bearing for tethering or securing animals, including, but not limited to a suction base that can be secured on ground as well as hard surfaces. The inventive device includes a base, a ball joint with a bearing, and an eye-bolt. The base is comprised of plastic having multiple holes for securing it to the ground or hard surface. The ball joint is housed within the base and secures the eye bolt with the bearing for rotational properties for tethering the animal. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227679 | Disposable, Single-Use Animal Hair and Dander Covering - Disclosed is a disposable pet garment adapted to trap loose hair and dander from the animal, whereafter the garment is readily disposable and replaceable. The garment comprises a body section providing coverage over a the pet's torso section, a plurality of sleeve projections that extend from the body section and along a majority of each leg, along with a removable line of attachment along the body section adapted to provide securement along the animal's back. The garment itself comprises a lightweight, disposable material that is provided in a form-fitting or loosely-fitted style that is easily deployed onto the pet and easily removed, wherein pet hair and dander is trapped within the garment and discarded after removal. A preferred embodiment utilizes a lightweight polypropylene material for construction, wherein a single formed sheet forms the body section and is sewn to the leg projections. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227680 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THERMAL CHEMICAL CONVERSION OF WASTE - A waste-to-energy conversion apparatus comprising a primary combustion chamber capable of holding a load of waste, and the primary combustion chamber further comprises a heat source to heat the waste and generate a syn gas stream, grates, within the primary chamber, capable of supporting the load of waste during heating, a mixing chamber wherein the syn gas is mixed with additional combustion gas, a multi-chambered secondary combustion chamber for combusting the mixture of syn gas and additional combustion gas, and an energy extraction system for extracting the heat energy generated by the combustion of the mixture of syn gas and additional combustion gas. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227681 | PIPE CONNECTING STRUCTURE OF WATER HEATER - A pipe connecting structure of a water heater. Individual parts in the water heater are integrally coupled with a pipe body, which is injection-molded, provides paths of tap water and hot water, reduces the number of pipes connecting the individual parts, and simplifies the connection structure of the pipes. The pipe connecting structure of the water heater includes a tap water inlet pipe connected from a tap water inlet to a heat exchanger; a hot water supply pipe connected from the heat exchanger to a hot water outlet; a flow sensor for measuring the flow rate of the tap water introduced via the tap water inlet; and a flow control valve for controlling the flow rate of the hot water discharged via the hot water outlet. The pipe body connects and is integral with the tap water inlet, the tap water inlet pipe, the hot water supply pipe, and the hot water outlet. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227682 | Systems and Methods for Controlling a Water Heater - A control system for a water heater generally includes a water heater controller configured to receive upper and lower sensor temperatures associated with water in the respective upper and lower portions of the tank. The water heater controller is configured to determine a value indicative of a portion of water in the tank at a desired set-point temperature as a function of the upper sensor temperature, the lower sensor temperature, and the desired set-point temperature. The water heater controller is configured to wirelessly transmit at least one signal indicative of said value indicative of the portion of water in the tank at the desired set-point temperature. A user interface includes a plurality of selectively illuminated segmented portions. The user interface is configured to receive said value from the water heater controller and to selectively illuminate a number of segmented portions representative of said value. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227683 | Tar Scrubber for Energy Recovery from Gasification Operations - A method and apparatus for generating electrical energy from combustion of biomass is provided. The present invention provides both liquid-phase and gas-phase fuel to an internal combustion engine that is designed to run on both types of fuel. Scrubbing syngas generated in an updraft gasifier with a first petrochemical-based liquid fuel reduces the concentration of tars in the syngas stream and also enables absorption of tars from the syngas into the first liquid fuel. After absorption, the tars form a second liquid fuel that is suitable for direct use in the internal combustion engine. As a result, the syngas provided to the engine is substantially free of tars and the volume of liquid fuel available to the engine is increased. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227684 | HYDROGEN/OXYGEN GAS GENERATING APPARATUS AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - An internal combustion engine system including an electric power generating device, a container, a set of positive and negative electrodes and an internal combustion engine is provided. The container contains an electrolytic solution and has a gas outlet. The set of positive and negative electrodes are disposed within the electrolytic solution in the container, wherein the set of positive and negative electrodes are electrically connected to a first power output end and a second power output end of the electric power generating device, respectively. The internal combustion engine is connected to the gas outlet, wherein a gas product directed from the gas outlet is used as a fuel of the internal combustion engine. Further, the electric power generating device can be applied on a hydrogen/oxygen gas generating apparatus and integrated into the internal combustion engine system of a motor vehicle. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227685 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING FAILURE THEREIN - An internal combustion engine cooling system includes: an internal combustion engine; a water pump for circulating a fluid; a flow path for the fluid circulated at least between the internal combustion engine and the water pump; a first sensor disposed on the flow path through which the fluid flows from the internal combustion engine to the water pump; a first flow path provided with a fluid cooling means; a second flow path provided with a heat exchange means; a first valve provided on the flow path and configured to control inflow amounts of the fluid into the first flow path and the second flow path; a second valve provided on the second flow path and configured to control inflow of the fluid into the second flow path; and a controller for performing failure determination of the second valve based on a detection result of the first sensor. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227686 | CYLINDER HEAD FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, WITH INTEGRATED EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND SUBGROUPS OF EXHAUST CONDUITS MERGING INTO MANIFOLD PORTIONS WHICH ARE SUPERIMPOSED AND SPACED APART FROM EACH OTHER - A cylinder head for an internal combustion engine has a body integrating in a single cast piece, the exhaust manifold. The exhaust conduits form separate subgroups merging into manifold portions superimposed and spaced apart from each other. A lower cooling jacket, an upper cooling jacket and an intermediate cooling jacket are formed in the head. The lower cooling jacket is longitudinally divided into a plurality of separate transverse chambers, while the upper cooling jacket has a portion extended longitudinally over the entire development of the head. The lower cooling jacket has a portion extending in the area of the body which separates the superimposed portions of the subgroups of exhaust conduits. The intermediate jacket forms a main outlet at an end of the head. The upper jacket has a first portion at the center of the head and a second portion forming an auxiliary circuit adjacent to said main outlet. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227687 | Cylinder Head for an Internal Combustion Engine, with Integrated Exhaust Manifold and Subgroups of Exhaust Conduits Merging into Manifold Portions which are Superimposed and Spaced Apart From Each Other - A cylinder head for an internal combustion engine has a body integrating, in a single cast piece, or exhaust manifold and including a lower cooling jacket and an upper cooling jacket. The lower cooling jacket is longitudinally divided into a plurality of separate transverse chambers associated to various engine cylinders, while the upper cooling jacket has a portion extending longitudinally over the entire development of the head and communicating with separate transverse chambers located on the intake side of the head. The exhaust conduits integrated in the head form separate subgroups of exhaust conduits merging into manifold portions superimposed and spaced apart from each other. The lower cooling jacket has a portion thereof which extends in the area of the body of the head which separates the superimposed portions of the abovementioned subgroups of exhaust conduits. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227688 | ENGINE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING CYLINDER HEAD OIL GALLERY - A cylinder head assembly includes a first member coupled to an engine block and a second member coupled to the first member. The first member defines a first port in communication with a first cylinder and a second port in communication with a second cylinder. The second member defines a longitudinally extending portion located on a first lateral half of the first member. A first control passage and a second control passage are defined between the first member and the longitudinally extending portion of the second member. The second member defines a wall separating the first and second control passages from one another. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227689 | Camshaft - A camshaft including a carrier element and a cam, in which the carrier element is composed of carrier segments arranged axially one behind the other along a longitudinal axis such that the carrier segments are axially displaceable relative to each other. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227690 | Electronic Engine Control Unit And Method Of Operation - An electrical engine comprising an engine valve, where the engine valve opens and closes upon activation; a piston connected to the engine valve, where the engine valve opens and closes a set of intake and exhaust ports within the piston; a solenoid attached to the engine valve, where the solenoid receives a first signal; an electronic engine control unit housed within the electrical engine, where the electronic engine control unit sends the first signal to the solenoid; a first signal wire between the electronic engine control unit and the solenoid, where the first signal wire permits passage of the first signal; an engine sensor connected to the piston, where the engine sensor gages how the piston operates; and a second signal wire between the electronic engine control unit and the engine sensor, wherein the second signal wire sends a second signal from the sensor to the electronic engine control unit. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227691 | SWITCHABLE PRESSURE SUPPLY DEVICE - A switchable device for supplying at least one consumer of an internal combustion engine with pressure. The device includes the following: a cavity formed inside a camshaft; a displacement element arranged in the cavity, which element can be displaced between a first end position and a second end position, the displacement element having a pressure surface which at least partially delimits a fluid connectible accumulator chamber together with the wall of the cavity, the accumulator chamber being connectible to a pressure source in a fluid-conducting manner; an energy accumulator interacts with the displacement element, the displacement element being displaceable against the force of the energy accumulator from the first end position into the second end position under the effect of pressure applied to the accumulator chamber; a locking mechanism by which the displacement element can be locked in the second end position; a switching mechanism which can be actuated by an actuator, has a switch element that can be brought into at least two switching positions and interacts with the locking mechanism in such a manner that the locked state of the displacement element is maintained in a first switching position and is released in a second switching position. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227692 | STEPPED ROTOR FOR CAMSHAFT PHASER - A rotor for a camshaft phaser assembly for an internal combustion engine. The rotor includes a base portion from which protrudes a plurality of vanes spaced over the circumference of the base portion of the rotor. An increased diameter stepped portion of the base portion of the rotor is provided over at least one section between at least two of the protruding vanes. The increased diameter portion allows for insertion of at least one locking pin assembly within the base portion of the rotor, reducing the remaining rotor base portion diameter to at least reduce material weight and size of the camshaft phaser assembly. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227693 | DEVICE FOR VARIABLY ADJUSTING THE CONTROL TIMES OF GAS EXCHANGE VALVES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A camshaft adjuster ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120227694 | Continuously variable valve actuation apparatus for an internal combustion engine - The apparatus includes a driving shaft ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120227695 | ARM TYPE VALVE LIFTER - A lash adjuster is provided which can be easily assembled and mounted in an arm type valve mounted and in an engine. The valve lifter includes an arm ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120227696 | Apparatus for sensing cam phaser position - A first target wheel has an opening and rotates about an axis of rotation to move the opening along a generally circular path. A second target wheel adjacent the first target wheel has a second projection projecting into the opening of the first target wheel with the second projection being movable along the generally circular path. A single sensor is positioned adjacent the generally circular path and senses movement of the opening and the second projection past the sensor. An electronic controller may be used to process signals from the sensor to determine the relative angular difference between the first target wheel and the second target wheel. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227697 | VALVE DRIVE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A valve drive for an internal combustion engine, wherein in order to activate gas exchange valves at least one camshaft having at least one sliding cam which can be displaced axially on the camshaft is provided, wherein the respective sliding cam has a sliding block section with a plurality of grooves which are formed on an outer lateral face and are positioned one behind the other on the circumference, wherein in order to bring about displacement of the respective sliding cam an actuator is provided with a first pin for displacement in the two directions about a first axial segment and a second pin for displacement in the two directions about a second axial segment. The sliding block section is manufactured in certain sections from a material with a relatively high electrical conductivity and in certain sections from a material with a relatively low electrical conductivity. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227698 | MULTILAYER GASKET WITH EXTENDED RIM LABYRINTH FEATURE - A multilayer metal gasket having first and second functional layers. Each layer includes an opening for sealing a fluid passage or combustion chamber. Each layer includes a folded lip or rim bent in opposite directions and overlapping one another in a nested configuration to form a labyrinth which serves also as the compression stopper feature for the gasket assembly. Sealing beads are formed in each layer and, preferably, are arranged to contact each other in crest-to-crest orientation to perfect a seal. In one embodiment, the first rim is extended in length, and extends into and partially fills a crevice volume defined in the space between a piston and the side wall of a combustion chamber above the top piston ring. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227699 | LINERLESS ENGINE - A linerless engine includes a casting defining a bore having an inner surface and a central longitudinal axis. The casting is formed from a castable aluminum-silicon alloy including silicon particles present a range of from about 11 to about 12.5 parts by weight. The inner surface has a surface variation defined by at least some of the silicon particles protruding toward the axis for from about 0.6 to about 1.5 microns. The linerless engine includes a piston slideably disposed within the bore and configured for translating along the axis, wherein the piston is formed from an aluminum alloy and includes a body having a skirt portion coated with a first coating, and at least one ring encircling and in contact with the body. The ring is coated with a diamond-like coating that is free from degradation when in contact with the at least some of the silicon particles. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227700 | Low Drag Piston - Disclosed is a low drag piston for a reciprocating engine that comprises a piston head that reduces mechanical and viscous friction while improving oil lubrication and thermal load dissipation throughout the piston stroke. The piston comprises a cylindrical crown and lower skirt area such that these elements are the only surfaces in contact with the cylinder walls and support a plurality of piston rings, while the interior skirt region is recessed inward in a concave shape to reduce drag, friction and thermal expansion interferences. An additional oil control ring increases oil outflow to further reduce friction and drag, while the pin boss that holds the connection between the piston head and the connecting rods is recessed inward within the inwardly concave central portion. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227701 | Internal Combustion Engine Piston - An internal combustion engine piston includes a piston crown, a thrust-side skirt, an anti-thrust-side skirt, a first apron, and a second apron. The first and second aprons are connected to the thrust-side and anti-thrust-side skirts through connecting sections. Each connecting section has a thickness that gradually increases as followed from a proximal longitudinal end to a distal longitudinal end, wherein the proximal longitudinal end is closer to the piston crown, and the distal longitudinal end is closer to a distal longitudinal end of a corresponding one of the thrust-side and anti-thrust-side skirts. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227702 | OIL PUMP HOUSING OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An oil pump housing of an internal combustion engine flanged to a crankshaft housing, which includes, but is not limited to an oil pump housing wall. The oil pump housing has an oil collecting tray in an upper region of the oil pump housing wall. An oil return channel is integrated in the oil pump housing. An oil return channel extends from an oil inlet opening in the oil collecting tray as far as an oil outlet opening in an area below an oil pan level. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227703 | ROTARY ENGINE WITH ROTARY POWER HEADS - A rotary engine includes a casing having a large circular boring, a small circular boring, whereby the small circular boring interconnects with the large circular boring. A piston rotor is carried in a rotating manner within the large circular boring in the casing. A power head, ported to pass exhaust gases thru it's hollow center shaft, is carried in a rotating manner within the small circular boring in the casing. The piston rotor and the power head are meshed together to properly rotate during operation, with the piston rotor rotating counterclockwise and the power head rotating clockwise. A second powerhead can also be used. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227704 | ENGINE CONTROL DEVICE | 2012-09-13 |
20120227705 | COMBUSTION PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM - A combustion pressure control system of an internal combustion engine provided with a fluid sealing member | 2012-09-13 |
20120227706 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel injection unit of an internal combustion engine includes at least an injector, an inlet opening, and an intake stroke injection device. A controller causes the intake stroke injection device to cause the injector to inject fuel in an intake stroke so that the fuel is introduced into an interior of a cylinder from the inlet opening. The fuel is injected from the injector into a range, which spreads in a width of an inside of the inlet opening when viewed from above of the cylinder, and which spreads in a width defined in a side of a center of the cylinder from a valve shaft in a state where the inlet valve is in a maximum lift-up level within the inside of the inlet opening when viewed from a lateral of the cylinder. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227707 | FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel supply system of an internal combustion engine includes: a pressure adjustment device provided on a fuel flow path that connects a fuel pump and an injector; a return flow path for returning a fuel discharged from the pressure adjustment device to a fuel tank; a fuel property sensor disposed in the return flow path; a fuel pump control portion that actuates the fuel pump at a predetermined programmed timing, when the internal combustion engine is in a stopped state; and a fuel property determination portion that determines a fuel property of the fuel in the fuel tank by using an output value of the fuel property sensor, when the fuel pump is actuated during the stopped state of the internal combustion engine. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227708 | PISTON AND USE THEREFOR - The invention provides a piston which allows pressure generated downstream from the piston to be used to ventilate a combustion chamber of a cylinder in which the piston is slidingly mounted. The crank assembly to which the piston is connected is operable outside of the cylinder which is sealed at both ends. The crank assembly uses eccentric motion to allow a connecting rod which extends between the piston and the crank assembly to move linearly into and out of the cylinder in sealed manner. The piston includes a valve which allows pressurised gas to flow through the piston. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227709 | Fuel Injection Device - In a fuel injection device, a driving unit structure has a magnetic aperture, in which an inner diameter is gradually enlarged toward the mover side, provided in an inner peripheral surface of the magnetic core. It is possible to reduce magnetic delay time upon valve opening from the supply of the electric current to the coil to the rise of magnetic flux and magnetic delay time upon valve closing from the stoppage of the electric current to the coil to reduction of magnetic flux, by providing a magnetic aperture in the inner peripheral surface of the magnetic core. Thus it is possible to improve the dynamic responsiveness upon valve opening and valve closing. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227710 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AN INJECTION VALVE ACTUATOR FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A device for controlling an injection valve actuator for an internal combustion engine has a voltage source, the voltage of which is high compared to the voltage of a vehicle battery and which is connected to the actuator by way of at least one controllable switch. A switching controller can be connected to the vehicle battery at the input end and it is connected to the voltage source at the output end to generate the high voltage from the voltage of the vehicle battery. The switching controller is designed in such a way that the high voltage of the voltage source is regulated to a higher value as the temperature increases. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227711 | High-Pressure Fuel Supply Pump - A valve seat member shared by an outlet valve and a pressure relief valve is provided between a pressurizing chamber and a high pressure path. A valve seat of the relief valve is provided on the side of the pressurizing chamber of the valve seat member. A valve seat of the outlet valve is provided in the valve seat member on the side of the high pressure path. One end of a relief path whose other end is open in the valve seat of the pressure relief valve is connected with the high pressure path, and one end of an outlet path whose other end is open in the valve seat of the outlet valve is connected with the pressurizing chamber. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227712 | Vaporize fuel for gasoline engines - Vaporize, in its simplest form, is gasoline vapors used to fuel a gasoline powered engine. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227713 | WORKING GAS CIRCULATION ENGINE - The working gas circulation engine includes a circulation route capable of circulating gas containing the working gas from an exhaust side to an intake side of a combustion chamber and resupplying to the combustion chamber and provided with a removing device to remove a product generated with a reaction from the circulating gas, a supplying device capable of supplying plural kinds of reactant gas to the combustion chamber or the circulation route, a pressure detecting device capable of detecting pressure in the circulation route, and a control unit that controls supply amount of at least one kind of the reactant gas to be supplied from the supplying device. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227714 | Method and System for Humidity Sensor Diagnostics - Methods and systems are provided for an engine including a humidity sensor. Degradation of the humidity sensor may be determined based on a change in intake air relative humidity as compared to a change in intake air temperature or pressure, under selected conditions. An amount of exhaust gas recirculated to an engine intake is adjusted differently based on whether the humidity sensor is degraded or functional. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227715 | IGNITION COIL FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - In an ignition coil for an internal combustion engine, a column section and a notched section are provided in a side wall section of a case section of the ignition coil. A ventilation opening is formed in an up/down direction in the column section. The ventilation opening communicates with a ventilation passage formed between a sealing rubber and the case section and is open in an upper end section. A cover surrounding the column section and covering the upper end section is provided in the side wall section. A sealing section sealing the notched section is provided in the cover. The ignition coil has a filler resin that fills a space within the case section being in continuous contact with the sealing section and the side wall section and fixing the cover to the side wall section. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227716 | TWO-STROKE MOTOR WITH IMPROVED SILENCER AND ADAPTED MOTOR MANAGEMENT - In order to further develop a two-stroke motor with a silencer, whereby the silencer has a silencer inlet to which a flow channel connects, and the flow channel is so flow-beneficially designed between the silencer inlet and the first chamber that due to its mass inertia the exhaust gas flowing into the silencer inlet predominantly flows into the first chamber and after filling the first chamber flows back again thereby forming a counter-pressure in the direction of the combustion chamber, so that the above-described drawbacks are prevented, it is proposed to set the ignition time for igniting a fuel-air mixture present in the combustion chamber at an earlier time before the dead centre of a piston defining the combustion chamber in terms of stroke movement, compared with the ignition time of a two-stroke motor operated with a silencer structurally limited to the second chamber. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227717 | TWO-STROKE ENGINES - A two-stroke, internal combustion engine which includes at least one set of paired first and second cylinders. The engine includes an air or air/fuel mixture inlet conduit bifurcated into inlet passages extending to respective first and second inlet ports of the first and second cylinders. A valve controls the passage of air or air/fuel mixture into the inlet passages. In one embodiment of the engine, a bypass passage provided with a bypass valve extends between the inlet ports of the paired cylinders. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227718 | FLEXIBLE ANTI-CRACK SLIP-SURFACE CERAMIC ENGINE CYLINDER SLEEVE - An array of ceramic tiles is arranged on a machine bearing surface. A tile matrix is bonded to the ceramic tiles that separates the ceramic tiles from one another on the machine bearing surface by a tile spacing. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227719 | Method and System for Humidity Sensor Diagnostics - Methods and systems are provided for an engine including a humidity sensor. Degradation of the humidity sensor may be determined based on a change in intake air relative humidity as compared to a change in intake air temperature or pressure, under selected conditions. An amount of exhaust gas recirculated to an engine intake is adjusted differently based on whether the humidity sensor is degraded or functional. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227720 | FUEL INJECTION APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The fuel injection apparatus includes: a fuel injector having a leading end that has an internal space in which fuel is accumulated and has a fuel injection port; and an adsorbent, capable of selectively adsorbing an alcohol component in a blended fuel of gasoline and alcohol, disposed in the internal space. The fuel injection apparatus controls an injection amount from the fuel injector such that an air-fuel ratio is a controlled target air-fuel ratio based on an alcohol concentration of a blended fuel supplied to the fuel injector. In this fuel injection apparatus, a fuel pressure is brought to a predetermined high fuel pressure during cold starting of the internal combustion engine. At this time, an adsorbed amount of alcohol on the adsorbent is estimated and any deviation in the air-fuel ratio of the internal combustion engine is corrected based on the adsorbed amount of alcohol. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227721 | Foldable Compact Ball Thrower - The present invention pertains generally to a ball throwing apparatus. More specifically, the present invention pertains to a tennis ball throwing apparatus with an elongated shaft that may be folded in half. The shaft of the throwing apparatus has a claw-like structure with a plurality of elongate members attached or formed at one end for releasing the ball when throwing and picking up a ball without the user making direct contact with the ball and a partial spherical structure attached to or formed at the opposite end of the shaft for storing an extra ball. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227722 | Paintball loader - The paintball loader of the present invention includes a housing having a hopper for holding a supply of paintballs. An outlet tube connected to the hopper is adapted to be connected to the inlet tube of a paintball gun. Located within the hopper is an electric motor-operated agitator capable of directing paintballs within the hopper toward the outlet tube so that the paintballs can pass through the outlet tube and into the inlet tube of the paintball gun. A sensing system located at least partially within the outlet tube senses the movement of paintballs through the outlet tube. The sensing system includes a rotatable wheel having a plurality of angularly spaced apart radially extending members. The wheel is rotatably mounted relative to the outlet tube such that paintballs passing through the tube engage the radially extending members and cause the wheel to rotate. A plurality of magnets carried by the wheel pass by a Hall effect sensor mounted on the housing as the wheel is rotated. This causes an electronic circuit associated with the Hall effect sensor to activate the electric motor to operate the agitator. In addition, a magnet fixed to the housing and capable of interacting with the plurality of magnets carried by the wheel stops the wheel from rotating unless it is engaged by a moving paintball. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227723 | PAINTBALL MARKER AND LOADER SYSTEM - Among other things, methods and apparatus regarding collection, dissemination and display of information concerning paintball loaders and markers are disclosed. A loader includes a heads-up display, electronic devices for gathering, storing and disseminating information, and an antenna for sending and receiving data. Wireless voice communications among paintball players is possible via associated headsets. There is also disclosed paintball equipment and methods for controlling both the firing and loading mechanism of paintball equipment. Current systems or mechanisms have individual and discrete electronic control systems for firing operations, e.g. located in the paintball gun itself, and loading operations, e.g. located inside the paintball loader. The present disclosure unifies the electronic control of said firing and loader operations into a single electronic circuit board located on either the paintball gun or paintball loader. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227724 | Paintball Markers - Exemplary embodiments are disclosed of paintball makers. In an exemplary embodiment, a paintball marker generally includes a housing including a wall defining a chamber having an axis and an open end. A valve assembly is within the chamber. The valve assembly may be coaxial with the chamber. The valve assembly may be configured for rotation about the axis of the chamber. The valve assembly may be configured to seal compressed gas while at rest and configured to seal and release compressed gas while in motion. Additionally, or alternatively, the revolving valve assembly may have a start position and a stop position which is located one revolution from initial movement out of the start position. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227725 | COMPRESSED GAS GUN HAVING GAS GOVERNOR - A paintball marker has an inline cylinder that includes a gas governor that reduces gas flow from a compressed gas source to a valve area when the bolt is in a firing position; this increases efficiency in the marker because only the required air is used to fire the paintball. This bolt operates independent of the valve pin, which increases cycle speed and enables the governor to open and close at an optimum time in the firing cycle. Further, when the bolt/piston is recocking, the gap between the valve pin and governor valve pin enables low pressure gas driving the piston to start pressurizing the cylinder and driving the piston rearwards without resistance from the high pressure gas. The marker also allows a user to remove the inline cylinder without tools, and provides a convenient carrying handle for holding the paintball marker, which is commonly called a “snatch grip.” | 2012-09-13 |
20120227726 | CORNER JIG FOR MASONRY SAW - A corner jig for a masonry saw for fabricating a cut in a masonry unit (e.g., brick) such as to form a corner brick veneer may have a push block wherein its height is substantially equal to a length of a brick to be formed into the corner brick veneer. A lateral position of a cut guide is adjustable to regulate a thickness of the corner brick veneer. A height of the cut guide may also be substantially equal in length of the bring to be formed into the corner brick veneer. Once the cut guide and push block are mounted to the masonry saw, the brick is positioned within the corner jig and a first cut is made. The user's hands are out of the way so that the cut can be made safely without harming the operator. The brick is repositioned and a second cut is made in the brick to finish off the corner brick veneer. Once again, the user's hands are out of the way for safe operation of the masonry saw. Moreover, no subsequent cuts or finishing step are required to provide for a clean square interior corner of the corner brick veneer. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227727 | Hot air heater and blower assembly - A gas-fired heater assembly for use in conjunction with a shrink wrap chamber or tunnel, including a gas-fired heater assembly, said gas-fired heater assembly incorporating an air intake, and having a gas port for injection of combustive gas into the heat chamber for combustion, the heated air combustion directed into the length of an associated heat box, said heat box having a designed opening for uniform dissemination of heated air into a hot air envelop, said hot air envelop being operatively associated with an air circulating blower, said air circulating blower directing air through the regions of the heat box for mixing of the circulating air with the heated air, and directing said mixture of heated air out of the hot air envelop and into the shrink wrap chamber or tunnel for shrinking polymer film about packaged goods for shipment and/or storage. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227728 | BURNER FOR BOILER USING BIOMASS SOLID FUEL - The present invention relates to a burner for a boiler using solid fuel such as wood pellets or the like, which are in the spotlight as biomass energy, and realizes a new combustion type, wherein fuel is transported using a screw circulating water inside and burnt in a predetermined section supplied with air (oxygen) by a blower. Therefore, it is possible to secure the durability of the screw even at the high temperature generated during the combustion, and complete simultaneous treatment of sludge and ashes. In addition, it is possible to largely reduce the size of the boiler using solid fuels, thereby simplifying the entire structure of the boiler, while promoting the reduction of manufacturing cost. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227729 | Sun tracking control system for solar collection devices - This invention presents a robust design for a sun tracking control system where a capacitor(s) is charged from the solar panel and used to power a tracking control system and motor actuator(s). The control system periodically moves the solar array to a calculated sun position. The control system also monitors the energy stored in the capacitor(s) and makes its move decisions contingent on the level of stored energy. This added level of energy based decisions provide the tracking system a robust operating behavior to accommodate real world operating conditions with a simple rule set. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227730 | COAXIAL TUBE SOLAR HEATER WITH NIGHTTIME COOLING - Disclosed is a solar water-heating-and-cooling system ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120227731 | SOLAR LIGHT CONDENSING SYSTEM - Provided is a solar light concentrating system which realizes suppression of power generation costs by applying a receiver | 2012-09-13 |
20120227732 | Grill Device - A grill device includes a chamber, a lid, and first and second legs. The first leg is pivotally connected to the chamber. The second leg is pivotally connected to the first leg. The grill device has two standing configurations on a surface. The grill device configured in a first standing configuration includes the first leg including an engaging section disengaged from a lock protruded from the lid and capable of abutting against the surface and includes the second leg including an abutting section capable of abutting against the surface and a hooking section engaged with a catch protruded from the chamber. The grill device configured in the second standing configuration includes the first leg including the engaging section engaged with the lock and includes the second leg including the abutting section capable of abutting against the surface and the hooking section disengaged from the catch and engaged with the lock. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227733 | HYDROLYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A hydrolysis system comprising: (a) a reactor vessel including a sprinkler at an upper portion thereof and a drain; (b) a pump re-circulating a flow of an acidic reaction liquid from a selected height in said vessel to said sprinkler; (c) an acid supply mechanism delivering a supply of HCl at a concentration≧39% to a lower portion of said reactor vessel; and (d) a flow splitter diverting a portion of the acidic reaction liquid so that a level of liquid in the vessel remains in a predetermined range. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227734 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING LIQUID LEVELS - A method and a system for regulating fluid levels in an evaporator comprising fluid communicating pans, the system comprising a tube in fluid communication with at least a first pan of the evaporator and exterior to the first pan, a level sensor immersed in the fluid in the tube; an air pump unit; and a pressure monitoring unit; the air pump unit providing a constant air airflow to the tube; the level sensor detecting variations of the fluid level in the tube, and the pressure monitoring unit controlling input of fluid into the first pan in response to the variations detected by the level sensor. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227735 | NEBULIZER FOR A AEROSOLTHERAPY - This invention concerns an ampoule nebulizer per aerosol therapy at different medicament delivery speeds. It comprises a body with a through conduit ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120227736 | RESPIRATORY SYSTEM CONNECTOR - The invention concerns a respiratory ventilation connector for connection in the flow path between a patient interface and one or more fluid conduits in a respiratory ventilation system. The connector has first and second opposing body portions joined together so as to define a connector body having a first port, a second port and an internal passageway for fluid communication between said first and second ports. Each body portion has respective first and second spigot portions arranged in use to form an upstanding circumferential spigot formation about the first port. The spigot formation has an internal diameter which is greater than the diameter of the port so as to allow reception of a tubular fluid conduit within the spigot for communication with the first port in use. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227737 | ANALYTE SENSOR AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - An analyte sensor and systems for determining analyte levels in a user's body. The analyte sensor and systems are adapted to be used with single dose medication devices and include a communication system to transmit the communications from the analyte sensor to the user to notify the user of an estimated amount of fluid to deliver to the user's body. More particularly, these apparatuses and methods for use are for providing convenient monitoring of blood glucose levels in determining the appropriate amount of insulin to deliver. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227738 | CPAP SYSTEMS - A CPAP system includes a flow generator ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120227739 | DRUG ADMINISTRATION CONTROLLER - A drug administration controller has a sensor that generates a sensor signal to a physiological measurement device, which measures a physiological parameter in response. A control output responsive to the physiological parameter or a metric derived from the physiological parameter causes a drug administration device to affect the treatment of a person, such as by initiating, pausing, halting or adjusting the dosage of drugs administered to the person. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227740 | ADMINISTRATION OF CPAP TREATMENT PRESSURE IN PRESENCE OF APNEA - CPAP treatment apparatus is disclosed having a controllable flow generator ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120227741 | Therapeutic device - A therapeutic device for improving the respiration of a patient, the device comprising a curved or kinked pipe section, into the first end of which a mouthpiece provided with a passage is disposed, a holding peg inserted into a second end of the pipe section and connected thereto, the holding peg having a passage disposed therein and being insertable into the inside of the pipe section, and a flexible hose attached to the holding peg inside the pipe section, a free end of the hose moveable freely in an area of the mouthpiece between an inner wall of the pipe section, such that the therapeutic device can be used during inhalation and exhalation, the device ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120227742 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND RESPIRATION APPLIANCE FOR SUPPORTING THE AIRWAY OF A SUBJECT - A respiration appliance, system, and method for supporting the airway of a subject as the subject breaths. The flow of gas from the lungs of the subject during exhalation is leveraged to provide support to the airway. In particular, a body that encloses one or more external orifices of the subject provides a resistance differential between inhaled gas flows and exhaled gas flows that supports the subject's airway. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227743 | PASSENGER OXYGEN MASK - The passenger oxygen mask is provided for emergency situations on board an aircraft. The mask body is designed collapsible at least in sections. An axial overall height of the mask body is reduced by way of the one or more mask sections. This simplifies the accommodation of the oxygen mask or even permits a smaller constructional size of the preparation device. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227744 | PATIENT INTERFACE ASSEMBLY WITH SIMULTANEOUS MASKSTRAP ADJUSTMENT - A patient interface assembly that includes a patient interface device and a headgear. The headgear includes a first headgear strap and a second headgear strap having first end portions connected to opposite sides of the patient interface device. Second end portions of the first headgear strap and a second headgear strap are coupled to a first beam member and a second beam member respectively. The first and second beam members extend behind a head of such as user during use and are joined together via an adjustment mechanism that allows the overall length of the first beam and the second beam to be selectively adjusted. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227745 | STORAGE DEVICE FOR A VENTILATION MASK - A ventilation mask storage device ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120227746 | TRACHEAL TUBE CONNECTOR DEVICES AND METHODS - Various embodiments of tracheostomy tube assemblies including a cannula, a cap, and a flange are provided. The cannula includes a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end being adapted to be inserted into a patient's trachea. The annular cap includes an annular body having a first surface adapted to be received into the proximal end of the cannula to retain a portion of the cap in the annular body. The flange member includes a second surface that engages the proximal end of the cannula such that the proximal end of the cannula is retained between the second surface of the flange member and the first surface of the annular cap. The flange member also includes a third surface adapted to engage an inner surface of the annular body of the annular cap to retain the flange member between the annular cap and the proximal end of the cannula. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227747 | RESPIRATORY FACEMASK WITH SLIDING ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE HOLDER - A respiratory therapy facemask configured to be positioned against a patient's face and adjacent the patient's mouth, includes a face plate configured for attachment to the patient and defining an opening, the face plate including a laterally extending track defining a slot. A tube rest assembly is configured for being slidably engaged in the slot and for securely accommodating an endotracheal tube. The tube rest assembly is configured for directly engaging the track for lateral movement in the opening. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227748 | Methods and Devices for Treating Sleep Apnea and Snoring - Methods and devices to prevent and/or treat breathing disorders (e.g., upper airway disorders) in mammals related to impaired airflow are described. Methods and devices apply force to soft tissue that avoids obstruction of airflow in the mammel's airway. Breathing disorders that are avoided by the methods and/or devices include apnea. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227749 | MOUTHPIECE - Provided is a mouthpiece that does not come off easily even when a user suddenly moves, and that can alleviate snoring, apnea and symptoms of obstructive respiratory disorders. The mouthpiece has an upper piece ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120227750 | DENTAL IMPLANT FOR TREATMENT OF SLEEP APNEA - An apparatus for use in treatment of sleep apnea includes: a first body for use on an upper jaw; and a second body which is matingly engaged by the first body wherein the second body is used on a lower jaw. The first body has a first member and the second body has a second member. The member slidably engages the second member and the second body has a wall which slides along a wall of the first body which moves the second body. The second body is secured to at least one dental implant on the lower jaw. | 2012-09-13 |