| 39th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights (09-24-09/09-24-09_5) part 5 |
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| 20090235820 | PROCESS FOR THE DEHYDRATION OF GASES - Process for the dehydration of gases, comprising: absorbing water vapour by means of a hygroscopic liquid consisting essentially of one or more C | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235821 | Structure for attaching dust collection electrode of wet electric dust collector - A structure for attaching a dust collection electrode of a wet electric dust collector that is low-cost and that is resistant to all of an entire face corrosion, a space corrosion, and a hole corrosion. The structure for attaching a dust collection electrode of a wet electric dust collector is structured so that an end of a dust collection electrode element | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235822 | CO2 recovery from IGCC power plants - In a system involving CO | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235823 | CYCLONE - A cyclone includes a cylindrical housing and has an inner diameter D. An inlet is near a first end of the housing. A deflection member can be positioned within the first end or the second end of the housing, depending on whether the cyclone is uniflow or reverse flow. An outlet tube is positioned within and extends from a second end or the first end of the housing (depending on whether uniflow or reverse flow). A bunker is formed between the outlet tube and an inner wall of the housing in a uniflow design and between the deflection member and the housing in a reverse flow design, and collects particles separated from an inlet gas stream. A gap between the deflection member and the outlet tube has a length in the range of approximately 0.4*D to 0.8*D. The length of the bunker is approximately greater than or equal to 1.5*D. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235824 | Filtering Device To Filter The Air Taken In By A Cleaning Apparatus - Filtering device for filtering the air taken in by a cleaning apparatus, comprising a container provided with a plurality of walls. The walls define at least a first containing compartment, able to contain a first filtering element and in which the air to be filtered is able to be introduced through an inlet pipe, and a second containing compartment, able to contain a second filtering element and connected to the first containing compartment by means of an intermediate pipe, and from which the filtered air is able to exit through a discharge pipe. The two containing compartments are disposed on inside the other, so that the innermost containing compartment is at least partly surrounded by the filtering element contained in the outermost containing compartment. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235825 | SYSTEM FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE SUITABLE FOR CONSUMPTION AND EXCHANGEABLE HOLDER FOR SUCH SYSTEM - A system for preparing a predetermined amount of beverage suitable for consumption, provided with an exchangeable holder, and an apparatus provided with a fluid dispensing device which is detachably connected to the holder for dispensing, under pressure, by means of the restriction, a jet of a first fluid, such as water, to the exchangeable holder, the exchangeable holder being provided with at least one storage space which is filled with a second fluid, such as a concentrate, and a first mixing chamber for mixing the first and the second fluid therein, the system further being provided with a narrow passage which is included in the fluid flow path between the restriction and the first mixing chamber for, on the one side, allowing the jet of the first fluid to pass from the restriction to the first mixing chamber, and, on the other side, for substantially preventing the first fluid, the second fluid and/or the beverage from proceeding from the first mixing chamber through the narrow passage in the direction of the restriction. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235826 | SOLUABLE BEVERAGE SYSTEM WITH LIQUID FLAVOR DISPENSING - A beverage apparatus including a soluble beverage system and a liquid flavor dispensing system. The liquid flavor dispensing system can add liquid flavor to water flowing through a heated water manifold for combination with beverage material dispensed from the soluble beverage system. The liquid flavor dispensing system and soluble beverage system are cooperatively positioned and controlled to combine liquid flavor, water, and soluble beverage material for controllably producing a variety of beverages. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235827 | HOLDER AND CUP WITH CONCENTRATE FOR PREPARATION OF HOT BEVERAGES - Cup for preparing a beverage by means of an appropriate holder ( | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235828 | Dispenser and composition to make ice coffee - A holder to dispense and prepare ice coffee, consisting of a first compartment containing liquid coffee extract, a second compartment containing a propellant, a nozzle with a valve, and whereby at least one additive, such as sugars, sweeteners, aromas or a combination thereof, can be added to the concentrate in order to spray a jet of product onto a liquid. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235829 | ANTI-ADHERENT GRATE FOR GRILLING FOOD - An improved grilling surface is disclosed which employs pointed tips to decrease the surface area of the grill surface in contact with the food being grilled. Long members are crossed in a manner similar to how a conventional grill surface is constructed, but then additional members that point towards the food are added in an evenly spaced grid pattern. The food rests on the points of these members. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235830 | Vegetable peeler - A vegetable peeler having a holder and a peeling knife supported by the holder, which includes a cutting edge extending in a longitudinal direction, a cutting gap and an engagement line. The engagement line formed at a side of the cutting gap opposite the cutting edge and a peeling direction, during peeling, being directed from the cutting edge toward the engagement line. The vegetable peeler may also include a deviation surface which, during the peeling procedure, in peeling direction, is behind the peeling knife at least in part, which extends at least over a middle longitudinal range, of the peeling knife, and an exit area so that pieces of peel cut-off are forward deviated by the deviation surface, when seen in peeling direction, and fall through the exit area out of the vegetable peeler. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235831 | Self-Cleansing Juicer System - A self-cleansing juicer system comprising a supply hose having a proximal and distal end, wherein the distal end provides for removeably connecting to an opening in the cover of the juicer; and the proximal end provides for removeably connecting to a water supply; the cover having an exit-outlet for byproduct to pass therethrough, wherein the outlet is configured and dimensioned for removeably connecting to an exit hose for carriage of byproduct to a desired location; and an adjustable feature on the collection bowl discharge for selectively setting a desired flow rate of product discharge. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235832 | NUMBERING DEVICE FOR TYPOGRAPHIC NUMBERING - There is described a numbering device ( | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235833 | HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A housing includes a substrate and a decorative layer formed on one surface of the substrate. The decorative layer includes two colored ink coatings, each of which is partially interlaced with the other and has a color depth decreasing from one end thereof towards the other colored ink coating to another end thereof and partially mixed with the other colored ink coating. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235834 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING CONTINUOUS INK IMAGES - A wheel assembly for applying ink to a target surface comprises a wheel member defining a support portion, at least one adhesive sheet, and at least one inking member. The at least one adhesive sheet is detachably attached to the support portion of the wheel member. The at least one adhesive sheet defines an outer adhesive surface. The at least one inking member is detachably attached to the outer adhesive surface of the at least one adhesive sheet. When the at least one inking member detachably attached to the adhesive surface is brought into contact with the target surface, ink on the at least one inking member is transferred to the target surface. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235835 | Method and apparatus for processing flexographic printing plates - A flexographic processing system provides a single workstation having a light exposure system for providing exposure of a flexographic plate and a thermal processing system for thermally processing the flexographic plate following exposure. The thermal processing system includes a heated element non-rotationally mounted to a press device that generates pressure between a first surface of the heated element and the flexographic plate. The thermal processing system also includes a material delivery mechanism that delivers absorbent material to the first surface of the heated element, wherein the absorbent material removes uncured photocurable material from the flexographic plate. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235836 | Apparatus and Method for Penetrating Oilbearing Sandy Formations, Reducing Skin Damage and Reducing Hydrocarbon Viscosity - A shaped charge and a method of using such to provide for large and effective perforations in oil bearing sandy formations while causing minimal disturbance to the formation porosity is described. This shaped charge uses a low-density liner having a filler material that is enclosed by outer walls made, preferably, of plastic or polyester. The filler material is preferably a powdered metal or a granulated substance, which is left largely unconsolidated. The preferred filler material is aluminum powder, or aluminum particles, that are coated with an oxidizing substance, such as TEFLON®, permitting a secondary detonation reaction inside the formation following jet penetration. The filled liner is also provided with a metal cap to aid penetration of the gun scallops, the surrounding borehole casing and the cement sheath. The metal cap forms the leading portion of the jet, during detonation. The remaining portion of the jet is formed from the low-density filler material, thereby resulting in a more particulated jet. The jet results in less compression around the perforation tunnel and less skin damage to the proximal end of the perforation tunnel. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235837 | DEMOLITION CHARGE HAVING MULTI-PRIMED INITIATION SYSTEM - A demolition charge system has a multi-primed initiation system with a rigid container defining an internal chamber. An initiation tube is supported within the internal chamber and is configured to receive a demolition initiator. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235838 | SELECTABLE DELAY MECHANISM FOR PYROTECHNIC MUNITIONS - A selectable delay mechanism for a pyrotechnic munition having an indexing sleeve and a fuze core containing delay composition positioned within the indexing sleeve and a plurality of ports each located in the indexing sleeve and the fuze core wherein a port in the indexing sleeve is aligned with a port in the fuze core to vary the initiation of the delay composition. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235839 | Active Rail Transport System - The invention relates to a public transport system for individually transporting persons or goods in an automated manner on conventional rails without using a conductor. In said transport system, automatically controlled conducting systems are arranged such that individual cars that have an autonomous drive unit, brake, and steering mechanism can be directed away from the rolling convoy (train), be decelerated, unloaded and/or loaded by merely changing the conducting system that mechanically influences the steering mechanism, lowering and lifting an associated scanning system, and can then be redirected into a rolling convoy (train) at a different point after the speed of the individual cars has been adjusted to the speed of the convoy. The first conducting system, which encompasses a first scanning system ( | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235840 | Hopper car gate with a curved door - A hopper car gate with a curved door for discharging cargo from a hopper car. The gate has coupled side walls and end walls which present a top opening, bottom opening, and upper surface surrounding the top opening and adapted to be joined to the hopper car. A curved rail extends between and is coupled with the end walls adjacent the bottom opening. A curved door is supported on the rail. The door is moveable between a closed position which blocks the bottom opening and an open position which allows the cargo to exit through the bottom opening. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235841 | RAILCAR COVER - A railcar having a longitudinal axis and a movable cover. The movable cover includes a plurality of linear bearing devices and at least one slideable hatch connected to the plurality of linear bearing devices. The slideable hatch is movable substantially normal to the longitudinal axis. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235842 | INKJET RECORDING LIQUID - An inkjet recording liquid includes: water; at least one colorant; and a water-soluble organic solvent having an SP (solubility parameter) value of 27.5 or less at a content of 70 mass % or more with respect to the total amount of water-soluble organic solvent, wherein the water-soluble organic solvent having an SP value of 27.5 or less includes at least one water-soluble organic solvent having a molecular weight of from 240 to 1400 and represented by the following Formula (1) at a content of 70 mass % or more with respect to the amount of the water-soluble organic solvent having an SP value of 27.5 or less. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235843 | Oil Ink Set - The object of the invention is to provide an oil ink set capable of obtaining images having high color reproduction capabilities and high color saturation in particular. The oil ink set of the invention comprises a firsts a second, and a third oil ink having a wavelength region in which the reflectivity of each oil ink on a recording medium changes from 80% to 5% in the wavelength range of 400 nm to 700 nm. In this wavelength region, the reflectivity of the first oil ink is continuously higher than that of the first oil ink, and in the wavelength in which the reflectivity of the second oil ink changes from 80% to 5%, the reflectivity of the third oil ink is continuously higher than that of the second oil ink. Moreover, the coloring materials in the first, the second and the third oil inks are all different. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235844 | MODIFIER FOR CONCRETE AND CEMENT FORMULATIONS AND METHODS OF PREPARING THE SAME - Disclosed are wax emulsion modifiers for concrete and cement formulations and methods for preparing the same. The modifiers are applicable to roller compacted concrete (RCC), used for manufacturing of industrial floor slabs, dams and roads. This invention also relates to conventional Portland cement concrete mix designs or other applied concrete mixes for formed structural shapes and transport road mix designs, providing a more rapid dehydration of the aqueous phase, without sacrificing strength, yet providing a higher density that remains workable at the point of application. The modifier of the invention may be utilized for either the initial soil/cement base or for the final/finished placement. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235845 | MODIFIER FOR CONCRETE AND CEMENT FORMULATIONS AND METHODS OF PREPARING THE SAME - Disclosed are wax emulsion modifiers for concrete and cement formulations and methods for preparing same. The modifiers are applicable to pervious concrete, used in residential areas, parking lots and parks to more effectively manage storm waters and improve environmental practices. This invention also relates to conventional Portland cement concrete mix designs with little to no sand, which provide improved workability, low hydration rates without sacrificing strength while achieving high levels of porosity for water transmission. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235846 | Reconfigurable pallet - A pallet includes a platform and a plurality of support assemblies located at multiple positions on the platform. One support assembly is associated with each location of the component to be supported. Each support assembly has several linkage assemblies to position a support element in a desired location for each version of a component. The linkage assemblies each include multiple bases secured to the platform, to position the support element in the desired location. Securing a locking mechanism on the linkage assemblies prevents movement of the support element when in the desired position. To configure the pallet for another version of the component the locking mechanisms are released, the support elements are moved to another base and the locking mechanisms are secured again for each of the support assemblies. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235847 | Installation Kit for Equipping a Case as a Multifunctional, Portable Security System and Case Equipped with Such an Installation Kit - Installation kit for equipping a case ( | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235848 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING MERCURY AND PARTICULATES FROM COMBUSTION EXHAUST GAS - A method of reducing particulate matter and mercury emissions in a combustion flue gas includes, in an exemplary embodiment, combusting a fuel resulting in generation a flue gas flow, cooling the flue gas flow within a duct, positioning a flow conditioning apparatus within the duct, enhancing a reaction rate of the mercury and carbon-containing fly ash particles by directing the flue gas flow through the flow conditioning apparatus to mix the carbon-containing fly ash particles and mercury within the flue gas flow and to facilitate at least one of oxidation of the mercury and binding the mercury to the carbon-containing fly ash particles, collecting a portion of the carbon-containing fly ash particles in the flow conditioning apparatus, and directing the flue gas flow to a particulate collection device to remove the remaining portion of the fly ash particles from flue gas flow. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235849 | PROCESS FOR ELIMINATING ORGANIC MATTER AND FOR GENERATING ENERGY - Process for destroying organic matter, in which said organic matter in ground form is introduced into a reactor and subjected to flameless combustion at a temperature of 240 to 400° C. under a pressure of 100 to 300 bar, in the presence of an oxygen-containing oxidizer for at least 20 minutes, while stirring the medium, and process for generating energy, in which the energy generated by the combustion is furthermore recovered. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235850 | PIPING - The present invention relates to piping ( | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235851 | Method, Device and System for Enhancing Combustion of Solid Objects - A system, device and method for enhancing burning of a solid object in a combustion process is provided where one or more incineration devices ( | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235852 | AGRICULTURAL MACHINE, ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING A FLUID TO A DISPENSING SYSTEM - An agricultural machine includes a dispensing system configured to dispense an agricultural fluid; a pump fluidly coupled to the dispensing system; and an arrangement configured to provide the agricultural fluid to the dispensing system. The arrangement includes at least one first reservoir configured to store the agricultural fluid, the at least one first reservoir being fluidly coupled to the pump; a second reservoir configured to store the agricultural fluid, the second reservoir being fluidly coupled to the pump; and a throttling device in fluid communication with the second reservoir and the pump. The throttling device is configured to throttle a flow of the agricultural fluid from the second reservoir. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235853 | SEED PLANTER WITH EQUALIZER ASSEMBLY - Disclosed herein is an agriculture planter. The planter may include a planter frame, a seed hopper and a trailing arm assembly. The planter frame may include a hitch tongue extending forwardly from the planter frame. The planter frame supports the seed hopper. The a trailing arm assembly is vertically pivotally coupled to a rear portion of the planter frame, extends rearward from the planter frame and includes a trailing arm frame and a lever arm vertically pivotally coupled to the trailing arm frame by a pivot point. The lever arm includes a leading end, a trailing end, a middle portion, a furrow opener disc and a first furrow closer wheel. The disc is rotatably mounted to the lever arm near the leading end. The first wheel is rotatably mounted to the lever arm near the trailing end. The middle portion is pivotably coupled to the pivot point. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235854 | SEPARATING AND POSITIONING DEVICE - The invention relates to an apparatus on an embroidering/stitching machine or sewing machine for applying at least one additional band-like material which can be fed to a needle by means of a feeding device, wherein a cutting device is arranged on the feeding device ( | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235855 | Sewing machine and computer-readable medium storing control program executable in sewing machine - A sewing machine that operates with power supplied from a main power supply includes a needle plate having a needle hole through which a sewing needle can pass, an illuminating device that illuminates the needle hole and a vicinity of the needle hole, a power supply device that stores power, a detection device that detects whether a predetermined operation is performed in the sewing machine, a power distribution device that supplies the power from the power supply device to the detection device and the illuminating device, if supply of the power from the main power supply is turned off, and a turning-on device that turns on the illuminating device, if the detection device detects that the predetermined operation is performed in a condition where the supply of the power from the main power supply is cut off. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235856 | OFFSHORE FLOATING STRUCTURE WITH MOTION DAMPERS - A semi-submersible floating platform ( | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235857 | Onboard Boat Lift Structure And Method - An onboard lift for a pontoon boat has four legs pivotally attached underneath a platform and extending between the outer pontoons. Each leg terminates in a slide foot. The pivot pin for each leg is canted, such as at 13° relative to horizontal. In a stowed position, the legs and slide feet extend forward in the direction of travel and tight to the platform. When used to lift the boat, actuation of the legs pushes the slide feet outward due to the cant of the pivot axis, such that the slide feet are positioned underneath the outer pontoons when the boat is fully raised. The control allows separate powering of the front legs from the rear legs, and further has a display so the user can see the amount of extension of each set of legs. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235858 | Bell having one-way clapper - A bell includes a securing device for securing a bell member and a handle together, and a clapper device having an axle rotatably attached to the securing device for allowing the clapper device to be rotated relative to the securing device and to selectively strike onto the bell member in one direction, and a stop formed on the clapper device for engaging with the securing device and for limiting a rotational movement of the clapper device relative to the bell member and the securing device, and for preventing the clapper device from striking onto the bell member in an opposite direction and thus for allowing the sound generated by the clapper member and the bell member to be clearly heard by the users. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235859 | MULTI-PAGE BOOKMARKS & METHODS OF MANUFACTURING BOOKMARKS - Multi-page bookmarks and methods of manufacturing bookmarks are provided. A goal of the invention's embodiments is to provide an organized multiple page bookmarker in one convenient product. A multi-page integral bookmark can be useful for scholars, students, doctors, and book readers reading multiple pages in a single book, for example, religious texts, cookbooks, textbooks, reference books, and self-help books. In some embodiments, a bookmark is a multi-arm bookmark that can range in the quantities of arms per bookmark anywhere from 2 arms to 20 arms (arm numbers can be increased). The bookmark can be made to fit any length of book. At least one arm of a multiple arm set is a little longer than the others so that the user can always quickly identify their current or most important location in the book. For example, for a person reading a Bible, the longest arm (or a number of longer arms) could keep track of a current reading place, while the other arms may mark an important verse or story. In another example, a cook reading/using a cookbook, the longest arm could mark a main dish while other arms could keep track of side dishes, salads, desserts, and cocktails. A decorative bead, stone, and/or charm is provided on the top of the bookmark for holding the multiple arms together. Also, there are also decorative beads, stones, and/or charms on the bottom of each of the multiple arms to distinguish the various arms from each other. The bookmark arms are made from any natural and or synthetic fibers such as ribbon and/or hemp rope. Other embodiments are also claimed and described. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235860 | FOLDABLE CONE - The foldable warning cone ( | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235861 | CARBON-DOPED SINGLE CRYSTAL MANUFACTURING METHOD - A method of manufacturing a silicon single crystal with carbon doping in a chamber by using a Czochralski method is provided. In a step of placing a silicon raw material in a crucible, a carbon dopant is disposed at a distance of 5 cm or further away from the inner surface of the crucible, and in this state, a step of melting the silicon raw material is performed after the disposing step. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235862 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ZINC OXIDE NANOWIRES - A method of manufacturing zinc oxide nanowires. A metal seed layer is formed on a substrate. The metal seed layer is thermally oxidized to form metal oxide crystals. Zinc oxide nanowires are grown on the metal oxide crystals serving as seeds for growth. The zinc oxide nanowires are aligned in one direction with respect to the surface of the substrate. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235863 | APPLICATION LIQUID SUPPLY APPARATUS AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An application liquid supply apparatus supplying an application liquid to an application roller, includes: a space forming member which is abutted against an outer circumferential surface of the application roller and of which a recess section is formed along a breadthways direction of the application roller in a surface which abuts against the application roller, and a frame-shaped abutting section is provided in a projecting fashion so as to surround a perimeter of the recess section, the abutting section being abutted against the outer circumferential surface of the application roller so as to cover an opening of the recess section with the outer circumferential surface of the application roller in such a manner that an application liquid holding space is created along the breadthways direction on the outer circumferential surface of the application roller; at least one groove which has a length in a direction of rotation of the application roller and is formed in the abutting section on an upstream side in terms of the direction of the rotation of the application roller; an application liquid supply port which is formed in the space forming member and via which the application liquid is supplied to the application liquid holding space; and an application liquid supply device which supplies the application liquid to the application liquid holding space via the application liquid supply port. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235864 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CAN COATING - A can coating machine control system includes a coating control signal that functions as a go/no-go signal based on a plurality of monitored conditions such as can in position, vacuum pressure, gun in position, guard in position and speed condition. Local pressure regulation of the coating material in the spray gun is provided along with optional control of the material temperature. Local pressure regulation allows for optional spray weight control based on a wrap number derived from speed and gun spray-durations. A CAN to CAN network buffer is provided as well for primary network isolation. A gun control circuit may be used to select specific gun drive signals and to adjust gun drive signals based on real-time feedback of the actual spray duration. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235865 | Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing system - To provide a substrate processing system which can cause different display portions to output different displays, and cause different operations to be carried out from different operation screens. A substrate processing system, on login information of a user being input from a main display device, refers to the login information, a user group parameter, with which is set a group to which the user belongs, and an authority parameter, which sets an authority of the group, and causes the main display device to display a main operation screen corresponding to the user, while it, on login information of a user being input from an external operating apparatus, causes an external display device to display an external parameter setting screen for setting an authority parameter of a group to which the user belongs, or to display an external operation screen corresponding to the group to which the user belongs. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235866 | CERAMIC HEATER - A ceramic heater for a semiconductor substrate process includes a plate and a shaft. The plate includes a first base and a second base bonded to the first base. Defined on a mounting surface of the first base are: a first region having a surface contacting with a mounted substrate; a purge groove provided in the portion covered with the substrate and surrounds the first region; and a second region having a surface surrounding the purge groove. The first base has: an adsorber configured to adsorb the mounted substrate onto the surface of the first region; and multiple purge holes each penetrating from the bottom surface of the purge groove to the lower surface of the first base. The purge groove is supplied with a purge gas through the multiple purge holes. The surface of the second region is located lower than that of the first region. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235867 | SUSCEPTOR FOR VAPOR PHASE EPITAXIAL GROWTH DEVICE - There is provided a susceptor for a vapor phase epitaxial growth device, by which skidding at the time of loading a silicon wafer is prevented and the wafer can be loaded at a fixed position of the susceptor: wherein a ring-shaped groove having sloping planes widening toward a surface of the susceptor are formed on the outermost circumference of the bottom surface; and gas release openings penetrating through to the back surface of the susceptor are formed, each having a sectional area of 2.0 to 3.0 mm | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235868 | TEATCUP - A teatcup and a teatcup liner are described. The teatcup liner ( | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235869 | Precision Watering Method and Apparatus - A method and apparatus for accurately dispensing, monitoring, quantifying, and controlling liquids provided to one or more animals. In some embodiments, a standalone apparatus having a local user interface is coupled to a liquid source and drinking assembly to monitor, quantify, and control the liquid consumption of one or more specific animals. In other embodiments, multiple standalone apparatuses are each coupled to a liquid source and a respective drinking assembly to monitor, quantify, and control the liquid consumed through the respective drinking assembly. In this scenario, each of the standalone apparatuses shares one or more common remote user interface panels. In yet another embodiment, standalone apparatuses are networked to other standalone apparatuses. User workstations and central control panels resident on the watering apparatus network, or a third-party network interfaced to the network, allow liquid consumption to be monitored, controlled, and quantified both locally and remotely. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235870 | AUTOMATED POSITIONING AND SUBMERSIBLE OPEN OCEAN PLATFORM - An open-ocean fish-growing platform has a submersible cage structure for growing fish, an antenna for receiving positioning signals transmitted from an external source, a position-correction apparatus for calculating a position error signal from a target geostatic position, and an ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) system for generating electric power for thruster units to maintain the cage structure in the target geostatic position. The OTEC system inducts colder ocean water from a deeper ocean depth for driving its heat exchange cycle, and is also of hybrid type using a fuel-fired unit as a heat source. The cold water effluent from the OTEC system is directed into the cage for flushing wastes generated by the growing fish. The self-positioning, self-powered open-ocean platform enables unmanned, extended marine deployment in deeper ocean waters without the need for tethering or anchoring to the ocean floor. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235871 | Animal towel and method - A low cost, effective towel and method for drying and removing dirt, mud, odors and parasites from a pet, such as dog or a cat, that has been exposed to water, dirt and mud from snow, rain, baths and swimming pools. The towel is comprised of a rectangular sheet of an absorbent material for covering the back and the sides of the animal, and apertures for threading the towel over the head and tail of an animal to cover the animal's back and sides. The towel may be either made of a sheet of non-woven disposable cellulose fibers or made of a re-usable sheet of woven cloth-like material or non-woven material capable of multiple uses. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235872 | Increased occupancy time pet chews - The invention provides increased occupancy time pet chews and methods of making and using the pet chews. The chews comprise a core comprising a comestible material, a shell surrounding the core, and an outer layer surrounding the shell. The outer layer comprises a comestible component such as grains, ground rawhide, or combination thereof and an optional basting material. The chews are used to occupy the attention of an animal and to promote the health and wellness of the animal. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235873 | EXERCISING DOG LEASH WARN ON A USERS WRIST - Improvements in an animal leash are disclosed. The leash is present invention relates to a leash for an animal such as a dog that leaves the owners hands free. The leash is wrapped around the wrist of a user and includes a pocket for keys, money, ID and or credit card. The leash is made from a fixed rope or belting material or can be made from a stretchable or coiled material or a combination thereof. The leash is secured on the user with a removable fastening means that allows the user to adjust the diameter of the strap around their wrist to allow the user to jog or walk without holding the leash. The securing means can also be adjustable to different degrees of break-away force to prevent damage to a user or animal if the user or the tethered animal becomes stopped or restrained. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235874 | Dog Training Collar With Interconnecting Links - A dog training collar includes a plurality of releasable interconnecting links connected together to form a string of links having opposite ends with a tensioning member connected between the opposite ends of the link string to form a collar. A releasable fastener is included that releasably connects between the tensioning member and at least one of the opposite ends of the link string. The interconnecting links each include an inner side and outer side where the inner side includes a pair of v-shaped protrusions extending away from the inner side. The string of links having a plurality of v-shaped protrusion pairs forms two columns of links arranged in spaced apart relation extending from the inner sides, whereby the string of links is placed around a neck of a dog with said v-shaped protrusions directed toward the neck and connected to said tensioning member by the releasable fastener to form said collar such that adjustment of said tensioning member during wear causes a physical correction to be applied to the neck. The number of links used may be adjusted according a dog's neck size. An anti-tangling device is coupled to the tensioning member whereby the anti-tangling device restores unintended twists in the collar when applied to the neck of the dog. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235875 | CONDENSATION DRAINING SYSTEM FOR CONDENSING WATER HEATERS - A system and method for configuring a water heater to drain condensate from combustion products is provided. The water heater comprises a water tank, a burner for producing combustion products, a flue extending through an interior of the water tank to receive the combustion products, and an exhaust passageway positioned downstream of the flue and extending outside of the water tank to exhaust the combustion products. The exhaust passageway includes a first portion and a second portion positioned at an elevation above the first portion. A bypass conduit is coupled to the exhaust passageway and positioned to direct condensate in the exhaust passageway from the second portion toward the first portion. A drain port is positioned at or an elevation below the first portion of the exhaust passageway to drain condensate from the exhaust passageway. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235876 | Portable gas powered internal combustion engine arrangement - A gas powered internal combustion engine in which the gas is provided from pressurized liquid gas in an LPG container and in which the LPG container is rigidly mounted adjacent to the internal combustion engine at a preselected angle to be in conductive heat transfer relationship to the internal combustion engine and in vibration receiving relationship to the internal combustion engine whereby the liquified gas in the LPG container is heated and the effective surface area thereof is increased. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235877 | CLOSED LOOP FLUID COOLING SYSTEM FOR MARINE OUTBOARD, INBOARD, AND INBOARD-OUTBOARD MOTORS - A closed loop fluid cooling system for marine motors is described. The system includes a motor cooling circuit in fluidic communication with fluid cooling jackets about a motor. The system includes a heat dissipation circuit. The motor cooling circuit is in closed fluidic communication with the heat dissipation circuit. A cooling fluid variably circulates between the motor cooling circuit and the heat dissipation circuit. A heat dissipation member is in fluidic communication with the heat dissipation circuit to receive the circulating cooling fluid, and the heat dissipation member is submerged in the body of water in which the boat is traveling to transfer heat from the cooling fluid to the body of water. A temperature control valve is in fluidic communication with the motor cooling circuit and the heat dissipation circuit. The temperature control valve variably connects the motor cooling circuit and the heat dissipation circuit in response to a temperature of the cooling fluid or the motor to provide for the circulation of the cooling fluid between the motor cooling circuit and the heat dissipation circuit. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235878 | COOLING APPARATUS OF V-TYPE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In one embodiment of the present invention, a cooling water path that extends in the direction of a row of cylinders is provided between left and right banks. A communication port that communicates with a discharge port of the water pump is provided at a position on the front side between the left and right banks in the direction of the row of cylinders, and first to third and fourth to sixth introduction ports that introduce cooling water to a water jacket of the left and right banks of the cylinder block from the rear side in the direction of the row of cylinders, are formed in the cooling water path. Also, among first to fourth outlet ports | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235879 | ENGINE ROOM FOR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT - An engine room for construction equipment is provided, which can minimize emission of noise generated in an engine room due to driving of an engine and a ventilating fan to an outside of the engine room by absorbing the noise through a noise trap, and can improve the cooling performance of corresponding components by smoothing inhalation/discharge of an external air to/from the airtight engine room. The engine room for construction equipment includes a radiator cooling water for cooling the engine, a muffler discharging an exhaust gas from an engine to the atmosphere, a first noise trap installed in an inlet port to absorb noise generated in the engine room and emitted to an outside, a second noise trap installed in an outlet port to absorb the noise generated in the engine room and emitted to the outside, a radiator fan inhaling the external air through the first noise trap and making the inhaled external air pass through the radiator and the circumference of the engine, a discharge fan discharging the air in the engine room to the outside through the second noise trap, and an outer wall forming an airtight space for accommodating therein the engine, the muffler, the radiator fan, the hydraulic pump, and the discharge fan that generate the noise. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235880 | DEVICE FOR CLEANING INTAKE AIR - A device is provided for a piece of equipment with an internal combustion engine having a crank case and a combustion space, wherein an air cooling stream is present for cooling the internal combustion engine. The device, on the one hand, is effective for cleaning of the intake air, and on the other hand, a thermal separation between tank and crank case is achieved in a simple manner. The device includes at least one recess, which is constructed open or closed, and is arranged in the crank case, and is separated from an interior of the crank case and forms air cushions. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235881 | Six-cycle internal combustion engine - Described is a six-cycle internal combustion engine. Four of the cycles are the standard “Otto” cycles, namely intake, compression, power and exhaust plus two additional cycles, a primary intake cycle and a transfer cycle. The two additional cycles act as a supercharger to provide compressed air to the intake port of the “Otto” cycle. The benefit is reduced fuel consumption due to 1 power stroke per every 3 | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235882 | Spring Retainer and Spring System - A spring retainer can reduce the set height and mass of a coil spring. The spring retainer has a retainer body attached to a stem end of a valve and a circumferential plate-like spring part having an inner circumferential part supported by the retainer body and resiliently supporting an end of the valve spring. A spring constant of the plate-like spring part is made higher than a spring constant of the valve spring, so that the plate-like spring part deflects after the valve spring is compressed, to provide a two-step load characteristic and reduce the set height, compressed height, and mass of the valve spring. It can also reduce the height and mass of the spring retainer. A spring system formed by combining the spring retainer and valve spring with each other will be compact and lightweight. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235883 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A valve timing control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, including a drive rotary member that is rotated by the crankshaft, a driven rotary member that transmits rotational force input from the drive rotary member, to the camshaft, and an electromagnetic mechanism that acts to vary a relative rotational phase between the drive rotary member and the driven rotary member. After an ignition switch is turned off and the engine is stopped, the electromagnetic mechanism acts to produce detent torque and hold the relative rotational phase between the drive rotary member and the driven rotary member in a predetermined phase position by the detent torque. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235884 | Vane-type cam phaser having dual rotor bias springs - A vane-type camshaft phaser for varying the timing of combustion valves including a first torsional bias spring disposed on a cover plate spring guide and grounded to the cover plate and to a slot in a spring retainer to urge the rotor toward an intermediate locking position from any position retarded of the locking position. A second torsional bias spring also anchored to the cover plate and spring retainer urges the rotor in the advance direction over the full range of phaser authority to compensate for added camshaft torque loads imposed by non-valve actuating functions such as driving a mechanical fuel pump. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235885 | VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATING APPARATUS - A variable valve actuating apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a drive cam, a control shaft, a control cam, a rocker arm, and a swing cam. The drive cam is rotated by the internal combustion engine. The control shaft is supported for rotation about a rotation axis. The control cam is coupled to the control shaft, and is eccentric with respect to the rotation axis of the control shaft. The rocker arm is linked with the drive cam, and arranged to swing about the control cam in response to rotary motion of the drive cam. The rocker arm includes a recess slidably engaged with an outer radial periphery of the control cam. The swing cam is linked with the rocker arm, and arranged to swing in response to swinging motion of the rocker arm for opening and closing an engine valve of the internal combustion engine. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235886 | VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND CONTROL SHAFT FOR VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATING APPARATUS - A variable valve actuating apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes: a control shaft rotatably supported through a bearing to a body of the engine, and arranged to rotate about a center axis to control an operating state of an engine valve, the control shaft including; a control cam having a center which is off the center axis of the control shaft in a first direction; and a journal portion rotatably supported by the bearing, the journal portion having a center axis which is off the center axis of the control shaft in a second direction different from the first direction of the control cam. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235887 | Roller bearing, camshaft support structure, and internal combustion engine - A needle roller bearing ( | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235888 | Device for Injecting a Liquid Additive Into the Fuel Supply System of an Internal Combustion Engine of a Motor Vehicle - The device for injecting an additive comprises a removable flexible pouch forming a liquid additive reservoir connected to the fuel supply system of the engine via a quick-connect element to an additive feed line that supplies a dosing pump. The flexible pouch retracts whereby reducing its inside volume in order to compensate for the drop in pressure created inside as the additive is drawn out of the pouch. The flexible pouch is formed by two essentially oblong and rounded layers primarily made of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), in particular, ester-based whose perimeters forming lips are welded to one another by a weld bead. The invention is for use in direction injection diesel engines. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235889 | IGNITION DEVICE FOR PLASMA JET IGNITION PLUG - An ignition device for a plasma jet ignition plug is provided. A resistance for decreasing electric noises is not incorporated in a plasma jet ignition plug. A resistance of not less than 1 KΩ and not more than 20 KΩ is provided to a path from a spark discharge circuit to a center electrode, thus reducing the generation of electric noises at the time of trigger discharge. Along with the reduction of the generation of electric noises, a loss of energy at the time of plasma discharge can be reduced by setting an inner resistance provided to a line extending to the center electrode from a plasma discharge circuit to 1Ω or less. Accordingly, the plasma jet ignition plug can jet flame-shaped plasma sufficiently large for igniting an air-fuel mixture. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235890 | INTAKE CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN ENGINE - In an intake control device, upper and lower partition plates are provided in an intake passage extending obliquely upward from a combustion chamber as seen in an axial direction of a crankshaft. The partition plates divide the intake passage into upper intake passages and lower intake passages. A tumble control valve is arranged in an upstream vicinity of the partition plate in the intake passage. The tumble control valve opens or closes the upper intake passage. A bottom wall, which is a portion of a wall around an inlet of the lower intake passage and positioned on the side opposite to the upstream partition plate, is inclined to be gradually separated from the upstream partition plate as it extends upward. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235891 | INTAKE FLOW CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An intake flow control device includes valve units, a drive shaft, and an actuator. The valve unit includes a housing defining an intake passage therein. A valve shaft is supported between side walls of the housing. The drive shaft connects and drives the valve shafts. The actuator is directly connected to the drive shaft so as to drive a valve mounted to the valve shaft to open or close the intake passage. The valve has a width defined between side ends of the valve, which is larger than a width defined between side walls of the intake passage located at an upstream side of the valve. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235892 | CYLINDER HEAD COVER - A tubular valve casing formed of metal is molded with an outer shell portion formed of synthetic resin. A valve body is inserted into the valve casing through an opening formed at an end of the valve casing and incorporated in the valve casing. An annular projection is formed in the outer shell portion and projects toward the end surface of the valve casing corresponding to the opening. A seal ring is arranged between the projection and the valve body. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235893 | Two-Cycle Engine - A two-cycle engine includes a crankshaft that has shafts on both sides and a crankcase that pivotally supports the shafts of the crankshaft through bearings. A collar is circumferentially provided on an outer ring of one of the bearings that supports one of the shafts on a side at which a low load is applied. The crankcase is provided with an inserting portion into which the one of the bearings is inserted. The inserting portion penetrates the crankcase while keeping a constant diameter. An engaging portion with which the collar is engaged from an inner side is provided in an inner portion of the inserting portion. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235894 | Lubrication apparatus for engines - A lubrication apparatus for an engine includes a crankshaft chamber, a camshaft chamber, and an oil reservoir chamber, wherein an oil-suction piping path is provided in the oil reservoir chamber, and is communicated between the crankshaft chamber and the oil reservoir chamber. The oil-suction piping path includes, among others, a rotatable pipe including a plurality of oil-suction orifices located at wall of the rotatable pipe. No matter the engine is situated at any state of declination, at least one of the oil-suction orifices and an air-suction vent is kept under the surface of the lubricant, so that the engine can be appropriately lubricated. Further, a one-way valve is arranged between the crankshaft chamber and the oil reservoir chamber, where most of the lubricant can flow back to the oil reservoir chamber during the descending stroke of a piston, so that a lubricant supply can be reduced. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235895 | LUBRICATING STRUCTURE FOR ENGINE - Disclosed is a lubrication structure for an engine comprising pistons | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235896 | Diesel Cycle Internal Combustion Engine - A diesel cycle internal combustion engine can be operated with a variety of fuels having different boiling points and different viscosity-temperature characteristic curves, with a fuel circuit that includes a fuel tank, a fuel pump, a fuel line, at least one fuel filter, a high-pressure pump, an injection system device and a return line to return fuel to the fuel tank, where a control valve is provided in the return line for dividing or diverting the fuel flow to the fuel tank and/or to the fuel filter, and where the fuel division or diversion is undertaken as a function of the viscosity of the fuel in use such that the fuel filter will thence be heated to a temperature based on heat transfer from the fuel in use, and further where a pressure relief valve is provided between the fuel filter and the high-pressure pump. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235897 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF SPARK-IGNITION DIRECT-INJECTION TYPE AND FUEL INJECTING METHOD THEREOF - A multi-hole injector directly injects fuel into a combustion chamber. Intake air is introduced into the combustion chamber through intake ports to provide tumble flow in the combustion chamber. A cavity is formed in a part of the top surface of a piston which is eccentric to the exhaust side. In the intake stroke, fuel injection ends in a downstroke of a piston. When the crank angle is 100 degrees after the top dead center in the intake stroke at which the fuel injection ends, a most downward lower spray collides with a part of the top surface of the piston which ranges on the intake side from the edge on the exhaust side of the cavity. A most upward upper spray does not come into contact with a spark plug. Thus, the fuel injection can enhance the tumble flow to promote homogeneous dispersion of fuel-air mixture in the combustion chamber. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235898 | Fuel injector isolator - A compression resistant isolator disposed between a direct fuel injector and a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine provides thermal, or thermal and vibrational isolation therebetween. A plurality of radially spaced rigid axial support members provide axial load support to maintain proper direct fuel injector positioning within the cylinder head bore. Spaces formed between the rigid axial support members may have isolation materials positioned therein. The implementation of the isolator may reduce the operating temperature of a fuel injector for direct injection, which is critical to avoid injector tip plugging. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235899 | Coupling Arrangement - A coupling arrangement has a fuel injector cup with a central longitudinal axis coupled to a fuel rail at a first axial end area and to a ring element at a second axial end area by a circlip. The cup has at least two slots arranged at the second end area and at least two grooves arranged at least partly circumferentially the cup and axially overlapping with the slots. The ring element is arranged at the central longitudinal axis facing the second end area and coupled to a housing. The ring element has at least two protrusions facing the cup having at least two grooves arranged at least partly circumferentially the ring element in a common plane with the grooves. The circlip is arranged at least partly circumferentially the cup at least partly in the grooves and arranged at least partly circumferentially the ring element at least partly in the grooves. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235900 | CONTROL DEVICE OF HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control device of a high-pressure fuel pump of an internal combustion engine capable of improving stability in controlling the drive of the high-pressure fuel pump by limiting the end timing of a drive signal of the high-pressure fuel pump and driving an actuator in a control effective range of the high-pressure fuel pump. The control device of the high-pressure fuel pump of the internal combustion engine has a fuel injection valve provided on a cylinder and the high-pressure fuel pump for pumping fuel to the fuel injection valve, wherein the high-pressure fuel pump comprises a pressure chamber, a plunger for pressurizing the fuel in the pressure chamber, a fuel valve provided in the pressure chamber, and the actuator for operating the fuel valve. The control device has means for calculating the drive signal of the actuator so as to realize the variable discharge of the high-pressure fuel pump. The means for calculating the drive signal has means for limiting the end timing of the drive signal of the actuator to a predetermined phase and/or means for limiting the output timing of the drive signal of the actuator to be within a predetermined phase range. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235901 | Fuel Supply System For An Internal Combustion Engine - A pulsation damper is provided between and in series with a low pressure fuel system pipe and a high pressure pump of a fuel supply system. During startup of an engine, low pressure fuel supplied via the low pressure fuel system pipe is injected from an intake passage fuel injector. When the fuel pressure is equal to or less than a fuel pressure at which good startability can be maintained, the pulsation damper closes off communication between the high pressure fuel system pipe and the low pressure fuel system pipe using the spring force of a spring. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235902 | Water disassociation and reformation engine method - A method for providing fuel for vehicle or power plant engines, including disassociating water into hydrogen and oxygen by electrolysis and catalysing the reformation of water vapor by spark catalysis is disclosed. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235903 | AIR INTAKE SYSTEM FOR A HOMOGENEOUS-CHARGE COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINE - The present disclosure discloses an HCCI air intake system for HEV, wherein the air outlet of the compressor is simultaneously connected to a hot channel and a cold channel, the hot channel is connected to the cylinder of the HCCI gasoline engine via the electrical drive system, coolant heat exchanger, engine exhaust heat exchanger and a throttle valve, while the cold channel is directly connected to the cylinder of the HCCI gasoline engine via another throttle valve. The hot channel is provided with at least one bypass valve for discharging air. The present disclosure makes the best use of the features of the electrical drive system and the HCCI gasoline engine in the HEV to make them technically work with each other, and provides a united air circulation system to meet the need to cool down the electrical drive system while controlling the air intake temperature of the engine cylinder, thereby overcoming the difficulty in maintaining the temperature level caused by the fact that the HCCI gasoline engine in the HEV has to be shut down intermittently. The present disclosure, in combination with its controlling method, may decrease even further, with relatively lower cost, the mean gasoline consumption and exhaust discharge of vehicles. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235904 | Portable gas powered internal combustion engine arrangement - A gas powered internal combustion engine in which the gas is provided from pressurized liquid gas in an LPG container and in which the LPG container is rigidly mounted adjacent to the internal combustion engine at a preselected angle to be in conductive heat transfer relationship to the internal combustion engine and in vibration receiving relationship to the internal combustion engine whereby the liquified gas in the LPG container is heated and the effective surface area thereof is increased. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235905 | Device for swirling and mixing exhaust gases recycled in the intake duct of an internal combustion engine - Disclosed is a device for swirling and mixing exhaust gases recycled in the intake duct ( | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235906 | DEVICE FOR EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING IT - The invention involves a device for exhaust gas recirculation of a combustion engine, with an intake module and an exhaust gas recirculation tube projecting with its gas outlet end into the intake module. Openings are created in the peripheral wall of the gas outlet end of the exhaust gas recirculation tube so that the device is easier to manufacture, wherein peripheral wall parts stay in place as bars to which a baffle plate is coupled for the exhaust gas stream. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235907 | ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED BLOW-BY GAS RETURNING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An electronically controlled blow-by gas returning apparatus for an internal combustion engine which corrects a fuel injection amount is disclosed. This blow-by gas returning apparatus is provided with an electronically controlled ventilation valve and a control unit. The ventilation valve regulates the flow rate of blow-by gas. The control unit controls the ventilation valve. The control unit controls the opening degree of the ventilation valve such that the actual value of the opening degree of the ventilation valve is maintained at a demand value of the opening degree of the ventilation valve. The control unit corrects the demand value based on the degree of enrichment of the actual air-fuel ratio in relation to a target air-fuel ratio and an intake air amount which is the amount of air fed into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235908 | FUEL TANK SYSTEM - A system for separating an ethanol-gasoline blended fuel into gasoline and ethanol-water mixture by mixing water therewith with a lightweight, compact and simple configuration is provided. The system includes a fuel tank for storing a blended fuel; pump means for sucking the blended fuel in the fuel tank, separating the blended fuel into gasoline and ethanol-water mixture by mixing water therewith, and pressure-feeding the separated gasoline and ethanol-water mixture; a separation tank provided inside the fuel tank, and storing the gasoline and the ethanol-water mixture pressure-fed by the pump means in a state separated from each other and in a pressurized state; gasoline drawing means for drawing the gasoline stored in the separation tank via a first on-off valve; and ethanol drawing means for drawing the ethanol-water mixture stored in the separation tank via a second on-off valve. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235909 | Paint ball gun with rotatable ball receiving member - A pain ball gun includes a ball receiving member rotatably received in the top tube of the paint ball gun and the ball receiving member includes a space defined therein which communicates with a receiving hole so that paint balls drop into the space via the receiving hole. The ball receiving member is connected with a rotary unit which is controlled by operation of the trigger powered by a power unit which introduces pressurized air to activate the rotary unit which rotates the ball receiving member. The receiving hole communicates with a hopper to receive a paint ball and pressurized air cannot enter into the ball receiving member when the ball receiving member is in the first position. The receiving hole is sealed and pressurized air enters into the ball receiving member to shoot the paint ball when the ball receiving member is in the second position. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235910 | Air gun and magazine for air gun - According to the present invention, by providing an extremely simple member such as a partition wall having a microscopic hole section, it is possible to reliably reduce the speed of a bullet to within a fixed speed, even a complicated decompression device such as a regulator is not provided. As a result, manufacturing time for the air gun is shortened, it is possible to lower manufacturing cost, and there is the effect of improving the manufacturing efficiency. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235911 | HARDBALL WEAPON - A hardball weapon for use in exercises or shooting games and designed as military gun is made with a weapon housing ( | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235912 | Paint ball gun driven by linear motor - A paint ball gun includes a barrel connected with a handle and a drop hole and an aperture are defined through a wall of the barrel. Paint balls can be supplied into the barrel via the drop hole. A linear motor is located in the barrel and drives a retractable driving rod which is connected to a push unit located in the barrel. An inlet is defined through a wall of the push unit and the inlet is moved with the push unit between a first position and a second position, the inlet is moved to the first position where the aperture is sealed and the paint ball enters the barrel. When the inlet is moved to the second position, the inlet is in communication with the aperture so that the paint ball is pushed by pressurized air introduced into the barrel via the aperture and the inlet. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235913 | Locking appatatus for locking a cooking device door - A locking apparatus for locking a cooking device door is provided that includes a locking element, a motor for moving the locking element, and a stop in the cooking device door which restricts the movement of the locking element in a locking position. In order to provide a locking apparatus for locking a cooking device door with improved properties in terms of reliability of the lock, the locking apparatus includes a device for detecting a core variable for a movement path covered by the locking element. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235914 | HEATING SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - A heating apparatus and a system that utilize friction to generate thermal energy. The heating apparatus comprises a housing unit, a plurality of heating chambers for generating heat, an actuating unit, a shaft; and at least one blade unit. Each heating chamber comprises a stationary disc member, a rotating disc member, and a medium disposed between the stationary disc member and the rotating disc member. The actuating unit drives the rotating disc member in the heating chamber to generate thermal energy by friction among the stationary disc member, the rotating disc member, and the medium. Thermal energy generation is controlled by rotating speed, diameter of the disc member, and contact pressure between the rotating disc member and the stationary disc member. Tube members can also be used in the heating chambers. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235915 | NANOHEATER ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The present invention provides devices and methods for making nano structures such a nanoheater In one embodiment, the nanoheater element comprises a first reactive member and interlayer disposed in communication with at least a portion thereof. Preferably, contact between the first and second reactive members of the nanoheater element can yield at least one exothermic reaction. A nanoheater device of the invention can optionally comprise a substrate on which the first reactive member is positioned in combination with other components. The invention also provides a nanoheater system comprising a plurality of nanoheater elements. Exemplary nanoheater elements and systems can be used to perform a method of the invention in which heat is produced. Methods includes processes for fabricating nanostructures such as layered devices, nanorods and nanowires. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235916 | NON-RETURN VALVE FOR AN EXHAUST DUCT OF FLUE GASSES - The invention regards a non-return valve for a exhaust duct of flue gases of a boiler, comprising a valve body in which a passage opening of flue gases is defined, to said valve body a obturator being associated which, in a determined operating condition, closes said opening, said obturator comprising a first swing element, hinged on said valve body at said passage opening of flue gases. Advantageously, said obturator comprises a second swing element, hinged on said valve body at said passage opening of flue gases, said first and second swing elements being hinged at or in proximity to a middle plane of said opening. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235917 | ADJUSTABLE GAS GRILL BURNER AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Adjustable gas grill burners are disclosed. Methods of making and using adjustable gas grill burners are also disclosed. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235918 | Cooking Griddle and Associated Gas Flow Control Arrangement - A cooking apparatus includes a housing and a cooking plate having an upper cooking surface for receiving food product and an opposite surface for being heated. First and second gas burners are located within the housing and below the cooking plate for heating the cooking plate and a pilot burner is provided. A non-powered mechanical thermocouple probe is located proximate the pilot burner and has a bi-metal element that produces an electrical signal when heated by flame from the pilot burner. A pilot shutoff valve has an inlet connected to receive gaseous fuel from a gaseous fuel manifold, a pilot output connected to deliver gas to the pilot burner, a main burner output connected to deliver gas to both the first gas burner and the second gas burner, and a thermocouple probe input connected to receive the electrical signal produced by the bi-metal element of the mechanical thermocouple probe. The pilot shutoff valve is biased to a default closed position in which gas is prevented from flowing both from the inlet to the pilot output and from the inlet to the main burner output. The pilot shutoff valve is held in an open condition when the electrical signal is received from the bi-metal element, the open condition permitting gas to flow both from the inlet to the pilot output and from the inlet to the main burner output. The pilot shutoff valve also has an associated pilot start button biased into a non-start position. When the pilot start button is manually moved to a start position the pilot shutoff valve permits gas to flow from the inlet to the pilot output and prevents gas from flowing from the inlet to the main burner output. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235919 | SCREEN FOR GAS FIREPLACE WINDOW - A means for avoiding the build up of a film on the inside surface of the transparent window of a gas fireplace comprises providing a mesh screen spaced a short distance of the inside surface. The mesh screen is believed to interrupt the flow of gases toward the window thereby preventing the build up. | 09-24-2009 |
