| 39th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
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| 20080229969 | Fire Mitigation - A method for protecting a structure or organism from the effects of fire caused by an explosion comprising covering at least a part of said structure or organism in a barrier comprising a water gel. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080229970 | Biocidal Structural Barrier (BSB) - A biocidal structural barrier of a raw concrete or a structure made of concrete is provided containing a specific insecticidal biocide product and/or a repellent that has been incorporated throughout the mass. The invention is particularly suitable for the building and construction sector and more particularly for concrete structures located close to the soil or in the soil (slab, foundations, buried walls, prefabricated concrete blocks, etc.). The preferred insecticide for protection against termites is chlorofenapyr. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080229971 | Article of manufacture having sublimatable time delay thermochromic ink display - A thermochromic ink display applied to a beverage container comprises a stepped sequence of images each applied over a separate thermochromic ink layer which is opaque at room temperature. The ink layers have different transition temperatures from opaque to transparent that reveal the images in a stepped time delay sequence when a hot drink is poured into the container. The images are applied over the thermochromic ink layers by sublimation techniques and can produce an animation effect, if desired. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080229972 | GLYCEROL DERIVATIVES FOR INKJET INKS - An ink composition for inkjet recording comprising water and a compound represented by the following Structure: | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080229973 | Ink compositions and printing methods for high readability on various types of substrates - New blue inks are provided for inkjet printing, especially using piezoelectric printers, on papers which are typically difficult to print with good quality, high-contrast images. The inks are characterized by a color of the ink (color illumination D65) of L*: about 37±5, a*: about 7±7, b*: about −27±8. The inks contain an aqueous vehicle including water and a humectant comprising a polyhydric alcohol, a penetrant, surfactant, and a blue dye. The relative amounts of the aqueous vehicle, the penetrant, the surfactant and the blue dye, are effective to provide an ink having a viscosity and surface tension effective for inkjet printing, especially for piezoelectric printing, having a viscosity of from about 2 to about 4 mPa·s and a surface tension of from 30 to 50 mN/m. Also provided are a process for printing an image and a printed image prepared using the ink. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080229974 | Non-aqueous pigment ink - A non-aqueous pigment ink that includes a colorant and a non-aqueous solvent, wherein the colorant is a pigment complex of a pigment, a dispersant and an amine compound, the amine compound is a diamine and/or triamine comprising two or more primary and/or secondary amino groups within each molecule, and the dispersant comprises two or more reactive functional groups within each molecule that exhibit reactivity with the amino groups of the amine compound. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080229975 | Ink compositions and printing methods for high readability on various types of substrates - New blue inks are provided for inkjet printing, on papers which are typically difficult to print with good quality, high-contrast images. The inks are characterized by a color of the ink (color illumination D65) of L*: about 37±5, a*: about 7±7, b*: about −27±8. The inks contain an aqueous vehicle including water and a humectant comprising a polyhydric alcohol, a water-soluble polymer effective to improve the “hold out” properties of the dye-based ink on paper, surfactant, and a blue dye. The relative amounts of the aqueous vehicle, the water-soluble polymer, the surfactant and the blue dye, are effective to provide an ink having a viscosity and surface tension effective for inkjet printing, having a viscosity of from about 2 to about 4 mPa·s and a surface tension of from 30 to 50 mN/m. Also provided are a process for printing an image and a printed image prepared using the ink. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080229976 | STAIN AND FOULING RESISTANT POLYUREA AND POLYURETHANE COATINGS - Transporters, e.g., ore carriers, vehicles, materials handling equipment, etc. having fluorinated polyurea and fluorinated polyurethane coatings thereon. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080229977 | PIGMENT SUSPENSION HAVING IMPROVED COLOR STRENGTH - The invention relates in particular to an aqueous pigment suspension comprising at least one polymer of the type polycarboxylate grafted by alkylene polyoxide chains. It relates in addition to the use thereof especially in the coloring of hydraulic set materials. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080229978 | Construction Composition and Method for Making a Construction Product - A construction composition includes: an ash in an amount of 90.0-99.9 wt. %, based on the total weight of the construction composition, wherein the ash is fly ash or bottom ash; an additive composition in an amount of 0.1-10.0 wt. %, based on the total weight of the construction composition, wherein the additive composition includes a component from group (2a) and a component from group (2b), wherein group (2a) consists of metal chlorides and wherein group (2b) consists of silica, zeolite and apatite, and wherein group (2a) includes 70.0-99.0 wt. % of the total additive composition and group (2b) comprises 1.0-30.0 wt. % of the total additive composition; and cement, in an amount of 0.0-5.0 wt. %, based on the total weight of the construction composition. With this composition, fly ash can be used as construction material, having properties comparable or better than concrete. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080229979 | Particulate Flow Enhancing Additives and Associated Methods - Compositions that may improve the flow properties of dry particulate cementitious and non-cementitious materials, and methods of synthesis and use, are provided. In one embodiment, the methods may comprise providing a flow enhancing additive comprising a flow inducing chemical, a solid adsorbent particulate material, ethylene glycol, and water; providing a cementitious material, a non-cementitious material, or a mixture of cementitious and non-cementitious material; and blending the flow enhancing additive with the cementitious material, the non-cementitious material, or the mixture of cementitious and non-cementitious material. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080229980 | Particulate Flow Enhancing Additives and Associated Methods - Compositions that may improve the flow properties of dry particulate cementitious and non-cementitious materials, and methods of synthesis and use, are provided. In one embodiment, the compositions may comprise a particulate solid adsorbent material, a flow inducing chemical, water, and ethylene glycol. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080229981 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING READY-MIXED SETTING ALPHA-CALCIUM SULPHATE HEMI-HYDRATE AND KIT FOR SAME - A process for making calcined gypsum in slurry or powder form. The process includes adding at least two types of crystal modifiers to the slurry. The first crystal modifier is to control crystal morphology of the calcined gypsum (such as succinic and/or malic acid). The second crystal modifier is to prevent or retard setting to control set time (such as tetrasodium pyrophosphate (TSPP)) to form a water stable product. An accelerator is typically added at the site of use for specific applications such as setting type joint compound, media casting, exterior/interior coating, and sprayable fireproofing. A composition made by the process and a kit for using the composition are also disclosed. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080229982 | CHANGE TABLE - A change table is provided having a top surface for supporting an infant, a proximate end and a distal end. Rails are provided running along a bottom surface of the body. A connection assembly attachable to a first crib rail of a crib is pivotally and slidably connected to the rails allowing the connection assembly to be slid between the proximate end and the distal end of the body of the change table. To use the change table, the connection assembly is connected to a crib rail on a first side of a crib and the proximate end positioned adjacent the connection assembly with the distal end resting on a crib rail on a second side of the crib. To store the change table, the distal end is positioned adjacent the connection assembly and then the body is pivoted to lie against the first side of the crib. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080229983 | GUN SAFES WITH ROTATING INNER SUPPORTS - Gun safes according to various embodiments of the invention include a secure housing and a rotatable gun support assembly that is disposed at least partially within an interior portion of the secure housing, and that is adapted to support rifles in a substantially upright position adjacent a perimeter of a portion of the gun support assembly. In various embodiments, the gun support assembly includes: (A) a gun support portion that is disposed within the secure housing; and (B) an upper shelf that is disposed: (1) outside of the interior of said secure housing; and (2) adjacent an upper surface of the secure housing. In particular embodiments, this upper shelf is mounted to rotate in tandem with one or more portions of the gun support portion. In various embodiments, the gun safe includes a motor for rotating the gun support assembly at least substantially without manual assistance from a user. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080229984 | Plant for Heating by Combustion of a Solid Fuel - The invention relates to a heating plant. The plant comprises a combustion chamber for combustion of a solid fuel, an outlet from the combustion chamber, and a heat exchanger containing a cooling medium and arranged in connection with the combustion chamber. A flue duct is connected to the outlet of the combustion chamber and passes through the heat exchanger. Downstream the heat exchanger, a cyclone is arranged to separate ash from the flue gases, and a flue fan is arranged to draw flue gases through the flue duct. The flue duct and the flue fan are dimensioned to maintain a high velocity of flow in the flue duct, all the way from the outlet of the combustion chamber and up to the cyclone, in order to achieve a blasting effect on the inside of the flue duct by ash particles being drawn through the flue duct. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080229985 | Integrated System For the Extraction of Heavy Ash, Conversion Thereof Into Light Ash and Reduction of Unburnt Matter - The present invention is about a process for treating all the ashes produced by a coal dust boiler ( | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080229986 | Disc Furrow Opener and Method for Single Pass Placement of Seed and Fertilizer - A disc furrow opener and method for single pass placement of seed and fertilizer in agricultural planting uses a scraper to both scrape the disc and form a seed shelf in the furrow formed thereby and delivers seed onto the seed shelf and fertilizer into a bottom portion of the open furrow formed by the disc below the seed shelf. Placement of seed and fertilizer is achievable in a single pass over the area to be seeded without need for a second opening implement rearward of the disc and without being limited to the use of liquid fertilizer. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080229987 | Sand Dispenser for a Scarifier - A sand dispenser for a scarifier wherein the sand dispenser is mounted on the scarifier and comprises: a sand hopper having an outlet at a lower end of the hopper; a gate located below the outlet and moveable between an open position and a closed position for controlling the flow of sand through the hopper and into a distributor, the distributor including a row of distributing lines through which sand is directed to flow and enter grooves in the ground created by blades of the scarifier, wherein each distributing line is aligned with a groove. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080229988 | Embroidery data processing apparatus, embroidery sewing machine and computer-readable recording medium with recorded embroidery data processing program - The present disclosure provides an embroidery data processing apparatus that processes embroidery data for sewing an embroidery to a work cloth and to make a cut by a boring knife. The embroidery data processing apparatus an embroidery data acquisition device that acquires the embroidery data, pieces of the embroidery data including at least thread color data specifying a color of an embroidery thread and needle drop point data specifying a sewing position where sewing is performed with the embroidery thread specified by the thread color data; a specification device that specifies, as data of a specified color, a predetermined thread color data piece of the thread color data in the acquired embroidery data, which is the embroidery data acquired; and a boring data setting device that sets a needle drop point data piece of the needle drop point data, corresponding to the specified color data specified as boring data that specifies a position for the cut. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080229989 | Thread cutting device of sewing machine - A thread cutting device includes a thread catching member having a catching portion, wherein the thread catching member moves back and forth across a path of a lower thread reeled out from a bobbin so as to catch the lower thread by the catching portion and cuts the lower thread by cooperating with a fixed knife, a first power transmitting portion which transmits a power to the thread catching member, a first cam member provided on a lower shaft rotated by a sewing machine motor and transmits a first moving force to the thread catching member through the first power transmitting portion, a second power transmitting portion which transmits a second moving force from a stepping motor to the thread catching member through the first power transmitting portion. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080229990 | Apparatus for adjusting timing of needle and looptaker of sewing machine - An apparatus for adjusting a timing of a needle and a looptaker of a sewing machine provided at a zigzag sewing machine having an upper shaft for driving a needle bar, a lower shaft for driving a looptaker, a machine frame, and a timing belt for connecting and synchronizing the shafts includes a cam member including a first cam surface and a second cam surface, a first arm member and a second arm member supported by the machine frame and a first pulley and a second pulley mounted to the first arm member and the second arm member respectively and always contacting the timing belt, the first pulley following the first cam surface and the second pulley following the second cam surface. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080229991 | Sewing machine and computer-readable recording medium with recorded sewing machine control program - A sewing machine for a user to perform sewing while moving a work cloth includes: a detecting device that detects the work cloth; a movement calculating device that calculates, by two-dimensional coordinate data, a movement direction and a movement quantity of the work cloth between previous detection and current detection of the work cloth when the work cloth is detected; a movement data storage device that stores movement data serving as two-dimensional coordinate data indicative of the movement direction and the movement quantity; a movement data creating device that detects the work cloth on a one by one needle basis of sewing, calculates the movement data, and stores the calculated data in the movement data storage device; a cloth feed mechanism that moves the work cloth; and a reproduction sewing control device that performs sewing while moving the work cloth based on the movement data stored in the movement data storage device. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080229992 | Sewing machine and computer-readable recording medium with recorded sewing machine control program - A sewing machine that enables a user to perform sewing while moving a piece of work cloth, the sewing machine including: a main shaft that drives a needle bar equipped with a sewing needle, a sewing machine motor that rotary-drives the main shaft, a detection device that detects an actual movement distance of the piece of work cloth, a target pitch storage device that stores a predetermined length as a target pitch, which is a target value of stitch pitches of the piece of work cloth, an agreement degree calculation device that calculates an agreement degree between the target pitch and a stitch pitch in actual sewing that is to be determined based on the actual movement distance of the piece of work cloth which is detected by the detection device; and a notification device that notifies of the agreement degree calculated by the agreement degree calculation device. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080229993 | Spade Rudder - Disclosed herein is a spade rudder, which is intended to relieve bending moment generated by a rudder, and to suppress vibrations generated from the rudder due to a propeller, in the case of a large ship. The spade rudder has a rudder stock for rotating a rudder, and a vertical bearing provided on a side surface of the rudder stock. The spade rudder further includes a stock gudgeon provided on a side surface of the vertical bearing, a horizontal bearing provided under the stock gudgeon, and a horizontal bearing housing provided at the junction of the rudder stock and the horizontal bearing, which are at right angles to each other, and dispersing a bending moment acting on the rudder. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080229994 | Device for Cleaning the Outer Hull Side of a Boat - The aim of the invention is to improve a device for cleaning the outer hull side of a boat such that various types of hull contours with various types of embodiments in the form of profiled ribs or planking can be cleaned therewith in a simple and precise manner. According to the invention, the device for cleaning the outer hull side of a boat comprises a longitudinal buoyancy element provided with a handle which is secured on one end of said buoyancy element, wherein at least one cleaning means comprising a brush is arranged on a flat side of the buoyancy element, preferably in an interchangeable manner, and the brush respectively comprises a base or similar retaining element from which bristles which are disposed on the element extend in a partially oblique manner at an angle to the surface of the element. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080229995 | BOOM SYSTEM FOR ENCIRCLING VESSEL - A system and method are disclosed for use during in-water scrubbing of a vessel hull, which system and method are designed to substantially reduce or eliminate environmental contamination of the water surrounding a vessel during in-water cleaning. The system includes a curtain formed of a substantially impermeable fabric material, the curtain being sized and configured whereby, upon installation into a body of water about a vessel, the curtain is capable of encircling the vessel in its entirety to define a confined region; a fluid pump having an inlet in fluid communication with the confined region defined by the curtain; and one or more ports that deliver water into the confined region during operation of the fluid pump. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080229996 | MOORING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A mooring system for securing a floating vessel to the sea floor comprises a plurality of mooring legs, at least one of which includes separate first and second mooring lines. The first mooring line comprises a first end which is connected to the vessel and the second mooring line comprises a first end which is secured to the sea floor. The mooring system also comprises a connection and tensioning device which includes a body, a bore which extends through the body, a chain stopper for adjustably securing the first mooring line to the body, and a connector for connecting a second end of the second mooring line to the body. In use, a second end of the first mooring line is inserted into the bore and the first mooring line is pulled through the bore while the body is subject to an opposing pulling force. Once the first mooring line is pulled through the bore a desired distance, the chain stopper maintains the first mooring line in position relative to the body to thereby secure the vessel to the sea floor. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080229997 | Flotation Device, Method of Mounting Same and Operation Thereof - Flotation device which comprises an exterior receptacle which is designed to be supported on the external surface of a ship, cargo container or floating structure in such a manner that it extends substantially within the ship, cargo container or floating structure, leaving its open end oriented toward the outside; and, inside of said exterior receptacle, an interior receptacle whose open end corresponds to the open end of said exterior receptacle and which houses inflatable means and expulsion means for expelling said inflatable means from the open end of said interior receptacle following the activation of the flotation device of the present invention. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080229998 | Seating Device for a Boat - A seat for mounting to a platform of a boat in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure has a lid contoured to receive a person sitting on the lid and a lower housing having a cavity, the lower housing hingedly coupled to the lid and having contours substantially similar to the shape of the lid. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080229999 | Method Of Manufacturing A Calcium Fluoride Single Crystal - A method for manufacturing calcium fluoride single crystal includes the step of cooling the calcium fluoride single crystal so that maximum shear stress inside the calcium fluoride single crystal caused by thermal stress is approximately equal to or smaller than critical resolved shear stress (τ | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230000 | Stent Spin Coating Apparatus - A system or device for spin coating an implantable medical device, such as a stent, is disclosed. The device includes a coating table to support the stent, the stent being positioned on top of the coating table and supported on the table by a support fixture. The coating table has an axis of rotation. The axis of rotation of the table can intersect a center of the mass of the stent. A driving means can be provided for rotating the stent about the longitudinal axis of the stent and for rotating the coating table about the axis of rotation. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230001 | Method for treating a substrate - A method for treating a substrate is described. In accordance with one aspect, the method includes applying a polymer coating to a substrate, and bringing the polymer coating into contact with a heated surface in a pressure nip while the coating is still in a wet state. Optionally the polymer coating may include a crosslinkable material, and a crosslinking agent may be used to promote crosslinking. The polymer coating replicates the heated surface. A product produced in accordance with the described method is also disclosed. The product is characterized by having subsurface voids within the coating. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230002 | Sealer Gun - The object of the present invention is to provide a sealer gun in which even an operator having no expert skill can easily conduct application by optionally setting the bead width, and keep the application uniform from the initial stage to the final stage. In the sealer gun, the needle valve is moved backward by predetermined strokes by operating the trigger, and a sealer is spouted from the gap between the valve seat and the needle valve. In this instance, with the adjusting knob of the notch portion provided in the base portion of the gun body, the position-adjusting member is moved back and forth, and the moving-backward stroke of the needle valve is controlled. The tapered portion 8b is formed at the tip of the needle valve, and the orifice member is provided in the sealer passage in the downstream of the valve seat so as to absorb the pulsating pressure variation of the sealer. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230003 | Installation for Spraying a Multi-Component Coating Material - This installation for spraying a multi-component coating material comprises at least one robot ( | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230004 | Apparatus for manufacturing a color conversion filter - An apparatus for manufacturing a color conversion filter, having a color filter layer on a transparent substrate. A coloring matter layer containing color conversion coloring matter and an optical radical generating agent are formed on the substrate and the filter layer. The coloring matter layer is exposed to coloring matter decomposition light applied through the substrate and the filter layer. The coloring matter layer also is exposed to auxiliary ultraviolet light applied from the side of the coloring matter layer. This forms a color conversion layer at a position corresponding to the filter layer. The optical radical generating agent is heat vaporized. The color conversion coloring matter is decomposed by light whose wavelength is outside a range that the color filter layer transmits. The coloring matter decomposition light includes a wavelength component that decomposes the color conversion coloring matter. The color conversion layer emits, through wavelength profile conversion, light that the color filter layer transmits. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230005 | Enclosures for and Installations Comprising Curing Means - An openable enclosure for use in association with an enclosed work-area defining a workspace provided with application means for applying a curable composition such as a UV curable composition to a workpiece, the enclosure comprising an openable cover which is operable between open and closed conditions respectively to open and close the enclosure to an interior of the work-area, the enclosure defining a space within which a radiation source is removably stowed, and the cover having locking means to permit of locking the cover in the closed condition. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230006 | LENS COATING SYSTEM - A shaft assembly of a lens coating system includes a first portion reversibly engagable with a second portion. A reciprocating drive disengages and subsequently re-engages the shaft first and second portions. A lens holder is coupled to an arm, which is coupled to the shaft first portion. Another drive, coupled to the shaft second portion, rotates the arm about an axis of the shaft assembly, when the first and second portions are engaged, such that the lens holder travels along a pathway surrounding the assembly. The system includes a plurality of stations, each station having an opening along the pathway, so that the rotating drive may transfer the lens holder into proximity with each station, when the shaft first and second portions are engaged, and the reciprocating drive may transfer a lens, held by the lens holder, into and out from each station through the opening thereof. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230007 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING ACTIVE MATRIX DEVICE INCLUDING TOP GATE TYPE TFT - A method and an apparatus are provided for manufacturing an active matrix device including a top gate type TFT. A manufacturing process of the top gate type TFT includes the steps of forming an oxide film on the inner wall of a CVD processing chamber and arranging a substrate having source and drain electrodes formed thereon in the processing chamber. Additional steps include doping the source and drain electrodes with P, and forming an a-Si layer and a gate insulating film in the processing chamber. Furthermore, an apparatus is provided for manufacturing an active matrix device including a top gate type TFT having the inner surface of the processing chamber coated with the oxide film. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230008 | PLASMA SPECIES AND UNIFORMITY CONTROL THROUGH PULSED VHF OPERATION - An apparatus for processing a substrate has a chamber, a high frequency power source, and a low frequency power source. The chamber has a first and second electrode disposed therein. The high frequency power source is electrically coupled to either the first or second electrode to supply a first RF signal. The low frequency power source electrically coupled to either the first or second electrode to supply a second RF signal. The first RF signal is pulsed on and off so as to enhance electron loss in the chamber. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230009 | LIVESTOCK WATERER - A device and method designed to provide a continuous supply of liquid to livestock is presented. The one-piece device comprises a storage tank and a drinking bowl. The storage tank can have a filling access hole for filling the tank. The tank can have at least one drinking bowl access hole which allows access from the tank to the bowl. Both the filling access hole and the drinking bowl access holes can be opened and closed. While filling, the drinking bowl access hole can be closed. After filling, the filling access hole can be closed and the drinking bowl access hole can be opened allowing liquid to flow from the tank into the bowl. Gravity and air pressure within the tank maintain a constant liquid level in the bowl while simultaneously preventing liquid from overflowing the bowl. A heating element can be placed into the tank to prevent freezing. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230010 | AQUATIC PLANT DISPLAY SYSTEM - An aquatic plant display system for use in an aquarium or water filled environment and including a rack or frame body with one or more aquatic plant retainers having flexible variable width gripping elements wherein aquatic plants may be selectively and releasably captured by the display rack with the gripping elements inhibiting the aquatic plants from floating away from the display rack when placed underwater. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230011 | Calf hutch cover and hook - A cover and lifter for use with an outdoor device having at least one ventilation port, such as a calf hutch and the like, including a shaft having a hook on its outer end and a fastener on its inner end that holds a lift plate against the under side of the top of the outdoor device. Preferably the materials from which the cover and lifter are made are weather resistant, such as stainless steel. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230012 | Animal Entertainment Device - An animal entertainment device comprises a guide unit and a wheel that travels on the guide unit. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230013 | INTERACTIVE PET AMUSEMENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE - A device for interactive use with a pet animal and a method for interacting with a pet animal. The device can attach to a person's foot and includes a support arm that extends from the person's foot. A toy is attached to a distal end of the support arm, such as by using a strand to affix the toy to the support arm. In this manner, the person can manipulate the toy using the person's foot to amuse the pet animal without requiring the person to utilize their hands or arms to provide the toy motion. The device can include a base member that fastens to the person's foot, where the support arm extends from the base member. The device can also include a second toy that can attach to the base member when the support arm is removed from the base member. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230014 | PORTABLE DOG OPERABLE BELL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR POTTY TRAINING DOGS - This invention relates to a dog operable bell assembly and a method for potty training dogs, and more particularly, the invention relates to a portable bell device suited for operation by a dog that permits a dog to “tell” his owner when he needs to go outside to urinate and/or defecate. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230015 | Braking Device for a Rope Pulley of a Leash that can be Mechanically Wound and Unwound for Leading Animals - A braking device for a rope pulley of a leash that can be wound and unwound mechanically for leading animals, in which the rope can be unwound against the force of a spring from the rope pulley and can be wound onto the rope pulley due to the force of the spring. The braking device includes a brake button, which can be brought from a rest position, in which the rope pulley can rotate freely, into an active position, in which the brake button blocks unwinding of the rope from the rope pulley. According to the invention, it is provided that the brake button has a top part, which projects from the leash housing and which allows actuation by the user, and a bottom part, which interacts with the rope pulley and which is connected so that it can pivot on the top part in such a way that the bottom part can pivot in the winding direction of the rope in such a way that, in the active position of the brake button, unwinding of the rope from the rope pulley is prevented and winding onto the rope pulley is possible, and that, in the active position, the free end of the bottom part contacts the rope pulley with friction, in order to pivot the bottom part through a rotational movement of the rope pulley in the winding direction. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230016 | Low maintenance fluid heater and method of firing same - A fluid heater constructed of rectangular tubing through which fluid to be heated is circulated in a circuitous path. The floor and walls of a combustion chamber of the heater are constructed of the rectangular tubing. A tubular coil stack is positioned over the combustion chamber and surrounded by coil stack chamber walls constructed of the rectangular tubing. Consequently, all surfaces of the fluid heater exposed directly to flame are constantly cooled by the fluid to be heated. A combustion unit of the fluid heater is removable to facilitate maintenance. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230017 | FUEL REFORMER AND POWER SOURCE WITH FUEL REFORMER - A fuel reformer of a power source includes: a gas-liquid separator which separates raw fuel into gas-phase fuel and liquid-phase fuel; and a molecular weight-increasing catalytic device which is provided downstream of the gas-liquid separator and includes a molecular weight-increasing catalyst which increases molecular weight of the gas-phase fuel. The fuel reformer is capable of improving combustion characteristics. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230018 | OCTANE NUMBER-INCREASING CATALYST, FUEL REFORMER OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel reformer of an internal combustion engine includes: an octane number-increasing catalytic device including an octane number-increasing catalyst; and an oxygen supply device that supplies oxygen to the octane number-increasing catalytic device. The octane number-increasing catalyst includes rhodium and increases an octane number of liquid-phase fuel under presence of oxygen. The fuel reformer can enhance combustion characteristics of the internal combustion engine | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230019 | DUAL INTAKE VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An intake valve assembly of an internal combustion engine. The intake valve assembly comprises a primary valve, a secondary valve mounted about the primary valve coaxially therewith, a primary valve spring for normally biasing the primary valve toward a closed position, a secondary valve spring for normally biasing the secondary valve toward a closed position, and a secondary valve lifter fixed to the primary valve and axially spaced from the secondary valve when both the primary and secondary valves are in closed positions. The secondary valve is operated mechanically by the secondary valve lifter and fluidly in response to pressure differential between the intake passage and the combustion chamber. The secondary valve is engageable with the primary valve through the secondary valve lifter after opening of the primary valve. The primary and secondary valve springs are normally contracted for continuously biasing the valves toward the closed position thereof. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230020 | Lifter oil manifold assembly for variable activation and deactivation of valves in an internal combustion engine - A lifter oil manifold assembly for variable actuation of engine valves having first (top) and second (valve) plates having portions of oil control and oil exhaust passages formed therein. The assembly further includes a carrier member having an oil supply passage integrated thereby separating the oil supply path from the oil control and oil exhaust path. Further, the assembly includes towers for receiving and positioning the electro-magnetic oil control valves used to control oil flow in the assembly. The towers are molded separate from the carrier and are held in place by the valve plate or are molded integral with the carrier. In another aspect of the invention, oil control valve retention springs are molded integral with either the tower or the oil control valve. In a further aspect of the invention, a combined polymer restrictor/strainer in the oil circuit replaces a prior art metal die-cast restrictor. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230021 | Method for Operating an Internal Combustion Engine - In a method for operating an internal combustion engine, the engine includes a plurality of cylinders each of which having at least one valve of a first type, an inlet valve, and at least one valve of a second type, an exhaust valve, arranged in an end part of the cylinder, each of the cylinders further having a piston movably arranged therein, the piston being adapted to reciprocate between a first end position and a second end position, wherein the first end position is located closer to the valves than the lower end position, the engine being adapted to allow deactivation of at least one cylinder by reducing its supply of fuel, the engine further being adapted to allow varying opening times of the inlet valves and/or the exhaust valves. The method includes extending the total opening time of at least one valve type of a deactivated cylinder compared to the opening time of the same valve type when the cylinder is active, the extension of the total opening time being performed such that at least one valve of the type is open at least partly both during a first engine stroke, wherein the piston moves in a direction towards its second end position, as well as during a second consecutive engine stroke, wherein the piston moves in a direction towards its first end position. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230022 | Rate limiting and balancing control system for dual independent camshaft phasing - A method for controlling dual independent camshaft phasers in an internal combustion engine. The method has three basic steps: a) first, determining if rate balancing between the two phasers is required; b) second, determining the optimal rate balancing commands; and c) third, applying the determined rate balancing commands to the appropriate phaser(s). In determining the rate balancing commands, there are three possible phaser options: the intake phaser requires priority; the exhaust phaser requires priority; or neither phaser requires priority. Lookup tables are stored in the engine controller for each option. When either phaser has priority, the other phaser is actuated after a delay based upon the position error of the priority phaser, generally at a lower phase rate. When neither phaser has priority, both phasers are actuated at a rate consistent with oil-delivery capabilities of the engine. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230023 | Variable valve mechanism - The present invention provides a variable valve mechanism that varies amounts of opening and closing of a valve includes a rotating cam, a rocker arm, two lash adjusters, a hydraulic passage, and a switching mechanism. The rocker arm includes an input member and an output member. The two lash adjusters support the rocker arm so that the rocker arm can rock. The hydraulic passage includes an internal oil passage that is provided in an interior of at least one of the lash adjusters, and an arm oil passage that is provided in an interior of the rocker arm and that is connected from the internal oil passage. The switching mechanism uses a hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic passage to perform a switching between a linked state and a released state, and the switching varies the amounts of the opening and the closing of the valve. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230024 | Controlling two cam phasers with one cam position sensor - A camshaft (cam) phaser control system for an engine includes a first camshaft having a first target wheel. A second camshaft has a second target wheel. A cam position sensor detects said first and second target wheels and generates camshaft position data based on said first and second target wheels. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230025 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL SYSTEM - A valve enables and disables communication of a bypass passage, which extends from a fluid supply passage and bypasses at least one fluid control valve, to at least one of a retarding passage and an advancing passage connected to a valve timing mechanism. An ECU controls the valve to enable the communication of the bypass passage to the at least one of the retarding passage and the advancing passage when a temperature is equal to or less than a predetermined temperature. The ECU controls the valve to disable the communication of the bypass passage to the at least one of the retarding passage and the advancing passage when the temperature is higher than the predetermined temperature. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230026 | Phase Adjusting Device - The invention relates to a transmission assembly ( | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230027 | Vct Control Module with Intelligence - A variable cam timing control module for an internal combustion engine having at least one cam position sensor, at least one solenoid to actuate a cam phasing device, a driven outer cam sprocket position sensor and a microcontroller. The microcontroller may receive a set point angle signal from the engine's Electronic Control Unit, which it compares with input signals from the driven outer cam sprocket position sensor and the at least one cam position sensor to determine the proper cam phase angle. The microcontroller then sends a signal to the at least one solenoid to adjust the corresponding cam phasing device so that the cam phase angle matches the commanded set point. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230028 | Outward-opening gas-exchange valve system for an internal combustion engine - An outwardly-opening gas-exchange valve assembly for an internal combustion engine. The valve assembly includes a port in a firing chamber in an engine head, the port having a valve seat on a side opposite from the firing chamber. A piston-shaped poppet valve head slides in a bore in the engine head for mating with the valve seat to occlude passage of gas across the valve seat. Withdrawal of the poppet valve head from the seat opens the firing chamber to communication with an intake or exhaust manifold runner in the engine head. The poppet valve head may be actuated by an overcenter lever arrangement actuated selectively by hydraulic pressure or mechanical actuation. In a preferred embodiment, OO intake and exhaust valves are radially arranged in a hemispherical fire deck and may include an adjustable pitch helical channel to induce swirl to the incoming gas. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230029 | INTAKE AIR CONTROL FOR AN INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present invention provides an intake air control that is capable of suppressing the exhaust emission at engine startup and quickly activating a catalyst after engine startup. An engine has a variable valve actuation mechanism for continuously adjusting at least a lift amount of an intake valve to control an intake air amount. At startup of the engine, the lift amount is set in accordance with the number of times that a piston in a cylinder of the engine has passed through a top dead center until a rotational speed of the engine reaches an idle rotational speed. After an engine water temperature becomes greater than a predetermined value, the lift amount is corrected using a proportion term that is determined based on the engine rotational speed and an integral term that is determined based on a difference between the engine rotational speed and the idle rotational speed until the engine rotational speed reaches the idle rotational speed. After the engine rotational speed reaches the idle rotational speed, the lift amount is gradually changed to an idle lift amount while maintaining the idle rotational speed through an ignition timing control. The idle lift amount is a lift amount under which the idle rotational speed is able to be maintained. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230030 | INTAKE DEVICE FOR MOTORCYCLE - A motorcycle includes an engine having a substantially vertical cylinder assembly and disposed in a front half of a vehicle body frame, an inverted type rear cushion unit disposed behind the engine in substantially vertical posture, an air cleaner disposed behind the rear cushion unit and below a rider's seat, and an intake air passage connecting air an intake port formed in a rear portion of the cylinder assembly and the air cleaner each other. The intake air passage, i.e., connecting pipe, is arranged so as to be overlapped with an upper portion of the rear cushion unit in a side view of the motorcycle. A cross section shape of the connecting pipe is a vertically long shape in which its longitudinal size is greater than its lateral size. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230031 | DUAL INTAKE VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An intake valve assembly of an internal combustion engine that includes a combustion chamber and an intake passage. The intake valve assembly comprises a primary valve provided to seal against a primary valve seat formed in an intake port, a secondary valve mounted about the primary valve coaxially therewith and provided to seal against a secondary valve seat formed in the intake port, and a secondary valve lifter fixed to the primary valve so as to be axially spaced from the secondary valve when both the primary and secondary valves are in closed positions. The secondary valve is operated mechanically by the secondary valve lifter and fluidly in response to pressure differential between the intake passage and the combustion chamber. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230032 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A CYLINDER CRANKCASE, AND CYLINDER CRANKCASE PRODUCED ACCORDING TO SAID METHOD - A method for producing a cylinder crankcase is provided, in which a hypereutiectic aluminum-silicon alloy is cast in a rheocasting or thixocasting process and is cast at a temperature ranging from 520° C. to 580° C. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230033 | Throttle lever breakaway mechanism - A throttle lever for use with vehicles such as ATVs with a throttle housing including a vehicle throttle control mechanism. The lever engages the control mechanism by a shaft engaging the control mechanism. A throttle lever arm rotates the shaft to control the throttle control. A failure point on the lever is placed external of the housing, whereby impact on the throttle lever arm causes failure at the failure point, leaving a portion of the throttle lever arm for continued. The preferred failure is a groove on the lever arm facing toward the direction of travel of the vehicle. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230034 | HIGH FLOW DUAL THROTTLE BODY FOR SMALL DISPLACEMENT ENGINES - A throttle body for an internal combustion engine of an automobile includes a housing defining a plurality of spaced apart, separated intake passages, a plurality of throttle valves, a plurality of throttle shafts and a drive mechanism. The plurality of throttle valves is rotatably disposed in the plurality of intake passages. Each throttle shaft is adapted to support one of the plurality of throttle valves. A drive mechanism is operably connected to the plurality of throttle shafts to rotate the plurality of throttle valves. The drive mechanism includes a single motor and a gear arrangement. The gear arrangement is configured to drive at least two throttle shafts of the plurality of throttle shafts at varying speeds. The gear arrangement selectively and sequentially opens at least two throttle valves of the plurality of throttle valves at varying rates. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230035 | Fluid pump control apparatus - A fuel supply system comprises an engine control unit (ECU), a fuel pump with a built-in pump motor which is PWM controlled based on a control signal from the ECU, a pump controller for controlling supply of electric power to the pump motor, and sensors for detecting an operating state of the engine. A control section of the pump controller controls to change a frequency to be lower as a duty ratio of a PWM control signal to operate a power transistor of an output circuit is higher and inversely to change the frequency to be higher as the duty ratio is lower. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230036 | Roller actuator for a mechanical fuel pump - A fuel pump actuator comprising a body portion and a contact end fitted to the body portion for actuating a mechanical fuel pump in response to a camshaft lobe. A roller mounted to the body portion is configured to ride on the lobe. The contact end of the actuator engages a plunger of the fuel pump. The body portion of the actuator is preferably a body portion of a conventional hydraulic valve lifter and preferably includes a lash adjuster and is reciprocally disposed in a bore on the engine block. Lubrication of the reciprocating actuator is also similar to the lubrication provided to conventional valve lifters and lash adjusters. The contact end of the actuator is configured to reduce the mass of the actuator. Several styles of the contact end and ways of attaching the contact end to the body portion are provided. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230037 | FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE OF MOTORCYCLE - A straddle type motorcycle includes a frame, an engine mounted on the frame and having a substantially vertical cylinder assembly and an intake air passage extended backward from a rear surface of the cylinder assembly, a fuel tank disposed above the cylinder assembly, and a fuel supply device. The fuel supply device includes a fuel pump disposed at a rear portion of the fuel tank, the fuel pump being overlapped with the cylinder assembly in a longitudinal direction of the motorcycle in a side view of the motorcycle, a fuel injector installed on the intake air passage, and a fuel hose connecting the fuel injector with the fuel pump. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230038 | VAPOR ASSISTED COLD START ARCHITECTURE UTILIZING TANK GRADE VENT VALVES - A vapor fuel recovery system for fuel tanks is provided. The vapor recovery system comprises: a canister that captures vapor fuel expelled from the fuel tank; a vent valve that controls ventilation of vapor fuel from the fuel tank to the canister; and a vent bypass disposed between the canister and the vent valve that controls the flow of vapor fuel from the fuel tank to the on-board recovery canister when a fuel level in the fuel tank is full. The bypass includes a bypass valve and at least one orifice. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230039 | Continuous liquid fuel vaporizer - A tubular vaporizer for vaporizing volatile liquids, and especially hydrocarbon fuels. Liquid fuel is passed into the vaporizer tube, is vaporized by heat transferred through fuel contact with the hot walls, and vaporized fuel exits the vaporizer tube. A hot carrier air stream is passed through the vaporizer with the vaporized fuel, greatly reducing the rate of buildup of deposits on the vaporizer walls; however, fueling of the vaporizer eventually must be shut down to remove the deposits. The deposits are easily removed, and the vaporizer tube completely regenerated, by passing hot air alone through the tube for a period of time. In a preferred embodiment, two parallel-path vaporization tubes and switching means therebetween are provided for alternate use and regeneration cycles, affording a continuous flow of vaporized fuel from the apparatus. The vaporizer is especially useful in providing gaseous fuel for a catalytic hydrocarbon reformer. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230040 | Egr Valve Having Rest Position - During normal operation of diesel engines the EGR valve poppet often becomes stuck to the valve seat in the closed position, due to excessive build up of exhaust gas debris, which renders the valve inoperable. This usually occurs after the engine is shut down and the valve is seated. Features, which locate the valve poppet in an unseated position when not in use, are implemented into the EGR valve design to prevent this sticking from occurring, thereby increasing product robustness and prolonging product life. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230041 | High efficiency alcohol fuel engine - In an internal combustion engine adapted to combust alcohol blend fuels (i.e., fuels containing greater than 20% alcohol by volume), a dilute combustion mixture (e.g., with substantial EGR), intake air cooling, and latent cooling caused by vaporization of the alcohol fuel, are used together with a compact combustion chamber (in which the distance between the spark plug tip and furthest point of the combustion chamber is less than one-half the cylinder bore diameter) and controlled spark retardation to enable the use of a high compression ratio (greater than 15:1), for improved efficiency without triggering auto-ignition. Thermal brake efficiency significantly exceeds that for conventional gasoline engines, thereby improving the potential cost-effectiveness of alcohol fuels. Stoichiometric operation is used for optimal emissions control. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230042 | Capapult for Ejecting a Parachutist - The inventive catapult, in particular for ejecting a parachutist comprises a flexible or pivotable cradle (E) containing a parachutist and connected to two rapid strands passing through two pulleys (A, B) placed on top, at least one pulley block (C) supporting a counterweight (D), wherein the parachutist is catapulted in air when the catapult is released and the counterweight is dropped | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230043 | Foldable Charcoal Starter - Various embodiments of a collapsible charcoal starter are shown, described and claimed herein. In one embodiment, the charcoal starter includes six panels being hingedly interconnected to form a closed loop. The charcoal starter is configured to have an expanded position and a collapsed position, and can be moved therebetween without any disassembly of the charcoal starter. In the expanded position, the six panels form four walls or boundaries, whereby the walls define a volume for receiving charcoal briquettes. In the collapsed position, the six panels are oriented generally parallel. Moreover, four of the panels are sandwiched in between the two remaining panels. In this manner, the depth of the charcoal starter can be significantly reduced as compared to the expanded position, while the width is substantially the same in both the collapsed and expanded positions. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230044 | High speed solid cooking fuel igniter - Devices and methods for accelerating the combustion of non-gas cooking fuels used in barbequing. The devices include a starting fuel for preparing, or starting, a cooking fuel, such as charcoal briquettes, for use to cook food. The starting fuel is contained in a kindling chamber beneath an upper chamber containing the cooking fuel. A powered air delivery mechanism may provide an airflow to the fuels to increase combustion and heating thereof. In some embodiments, the device is a breach-loading device. In some embodiments, the air delivery mechanism is battery-powered. The device may be configured to provide, and/or may be automated to provide, different operating states responsive to the degree of ignition and/or combustion of the fuels in the device. In some embodiments, the device is adapted to automatically be transitioned between forced-air and natural-draft operating states, which may be controlled responsive to sensed operating parameters of the device. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230045 | Barbecue Grill - A charcoal fired barbecue grill is described and shown herein. In one embodiment, a charcoal grate is disclosed which is formed from a sheet metal material. The charcoal grate includes a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls, The bottom wall includes a plurality of apertures to allow combustion air to reach the charcoal and a plurality of embossments to increase the structural rigidity of the charcoal tray. At least some of the side walls include side wall extensions which are configured to engage with the barbecue grill firebox to support the charcoal grate underneath the cooking grate. In a second embodiment, a charcoal grill firebox is disclosed which includes a dual purpose nesting target on an inside surface. The nesting target is not only configured to support a grate, it is also configured to nest with a corresponding nesting feature which is positioned on an outside surface of the firebox. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230046 | Self-heating, self-hydrating pouch to simultaneously hydrate and heat completely or partially dehydrated food or beverage products in said pouch - A self-heating, self-hydrating pouch to simultaneously heat and hydrate a prepackaged, partially or completely dehydrated food or beverage product that is stored in the pouch. The pouch comprises multiple layers of material that prevent the transmission of water and gasses thereby preventing deterioration of the prepackaged food or beverage product. The pouch includes a membrane filter structure and flameless, exothermic reaction agents. The user adds potable or non-potable water to the pouch. When the water contacts the exothermic reaction agents, an exothermic reaction occurs which heats the water above 200° F. The membrane filter structure filters the heated water to remove bacteria, viruses, chemicals and by-products of the exothermic reaction. The filtered, heated water contacts the partially or completely dehydrated food product or dehydrated beverage product and simultaneously heats and hydrates the food or beverage product. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230047 | Stackable Tracking Solar Collector Assembly - A solar collector assembly may include a frame supporting a solar collector and a frame member defining a tilted pivot axis. Support struts may be used to elevate one end of the frame and may be pivoted between an orientation generally parallel to the frame member and to an orientation generally away from the frame. Anchorless, ballast type bases may be used to support the solar collector assembly. Several assemblies may be stacked on top of one another in a storage or transportation configuration using spacers extending between the frames. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230048 | SYSTEM FOR HEATING LIQUID BY SOLAR RADIATION - A system for heating liquid using solar radiation, includes a plurality of solar panels ( | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230049 | Reflector Assembly for Energy Concentrators - In an energy wave solar reflector assembly ( | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230050 | Method for the physical treatment of starch (derivatives) - The present invention relates to a method for the physical treatment of starch (derivatives) using densified gases, in which essentially the starting material is treated at process temperatures between 20 and 200° C. and at process pressures between 50 and 800° C. for at least one minute, the density of the densified gas (mixture) being >180 kg/m | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230051 | Apparatus And A Process For Drying High Carbohydrate Content Liquids - The invention relates to an apparatus for drying a liquid predominately containing solid matter of carbohydrates to a non-sticky powder. The apparatus comprises a spray drying chamber ( | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230052 | Artificial smoke cigarette - An artificial cigarette, inhaler or other nebulizer device may include a housing, an air passage into the housing, a fog generator chamber within the housing connected to the air passage, a liquid source connected to the fog generating chamber, and a fog generator within the fog generating chamber for receiving liquid from the liquid source and creating an aerosol. The fog generator may be an ultrasonic nebulizer and/or a pneumatic nebulizer. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230053 | PULSE DRUG NEBULIZATION SYSTEMS, FORMULATIONS THEREFORE, AND METHODS OF USE - Liquid nebulizer apparatus, systems, and formulation compositions, as well as systems for the nebulized, aerosol delivery of such compositions, for the administration and insufflation of medicinal aerosols into the pulmonary system of a mammal are described. The nebulizing apparatus and system can effectively aerosolize a variety of viscosities of medicinal liquid drug carriers, including those made up of oil, water, or emulsions of oil and water. Drugs dissolved or suspended in the compositions and formulations described and adapted for use herein are not damages or denatured by the nebulization process when the nebulizer described is used. Further, the nebulization system itself can be adapted for use with both mechanically assisted pulmonary ventilation systems as well as hand-held inhalers and nose/mouth face masks for use in pulmonary drug delivery. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230054 | Oropharyngeal Airway Device - An oropharyngeal airway device ( | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230055 | Rapid Orotracheal Intubation Guide - A rapid orotracheal intubation guide device is disclosed that facilitates orotracheal intubation or direct orotracheal visualization without resting the device on the subject's tongue and that, during a bronchoscopic intubation, automatically ejects the endotracheal tube from the device as the endotracheal tube is advanced coaxially over a bronchoscope previous placed through the guide, thereby providing a mid-line entry of the bronchoscope and endotracheal tube, higher intubation success rate by lower skilled operators, and easy removal of the device from the patient's oral cavity. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230056 | Intubation guide - Apparatuses for guiding an endotracheal tube during intubation and associated methods of their use; the apparatuses formed to contain a plastic element able to hold deformations so as to conform the apparatus to the shape of a patient's endotracheal airway. The plastic element has sufficient give so as to minimize traumatic engagement with the inner surface of the airway lumen. Methods for using the apparatuses exploit indirect visualization where the person performing the intubation can shape the apparatuses so as to place the distal end into the field of view of the indirect visualization instrument even with minimal alignment of the patient's airway. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230057 | Reminder For a Medicament Inhaler - The invention is a reminder system for a medicament inhaler in which a plurality of different audio signals can be selected for use as an alarm signal by the user. The system may also include automatic daylight savings time adjustment and a volume control. The system can be formed as part of a medicament inhaler or as an attachment for a medicament inhaler. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230058 | Dry powder dispersing apparatus and methods for their use - The invention provides various apparatus and methods for aerosolizing a powdered medicament. In one exemplary embodiment, an apparatus includes a pressurization cylinder, and a piston which is slidable within the cylinder to pressurize a gas. A handle is coupled to the piston and is movable between an extended position and a home position to pressurize the gas. An aerosolizing mechanism is included and is configured to aerosolize a powdered medicament that is held within a receptacle with pressurized gas from the cylinder. A carriage assembly is included to receive the receptacle and to couple the receptacle to the aerosolizing mechanism. A first and a second interlock are operably engageable with the carriage assembly to prevent coupling of the receptacle with the aerosolization mechanism. The first interlock is released to allow movement of the carriage upon movement of the handle to the extended position. The second interlock remains engaged if the receptacle is only partially inserted into the carriage assembly. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230059 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A COLLAPSIBLE RESERVOIR WITH AN AUXILLARY FLUID CHANNEL - A collapsible reservoir system is disclosed herein. The collapsible reservoir system includes a first tube pneumatically connected to the collapsible reservoir, and a second tube pneumatically connected to the collapsible reservoir. The second tube is configured to generally remain open in the absence of an externally applied compressive force. The second tube is positioned relative to the collapsible reservoir such that a compressive force applied to the collapsible reservoir can also compress and thereby restrict the second tube. A corresponding method for controlling the pressure of a collapsible reservoir system is also provided. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230060 | SETTING INSPIRATORY TIME IN MANDATORY MECHANICAL VENTILATION BASED ON PATIENT PHYSIOLOGY, SUCH AS WHEN TIDAL VOLUME IS INSPIRED - A method of setting inspiratory time in pressure controlled mechanical ventilation sets a subject's inspiratory time based on when the subject's tidal volume is inspired. Another determines when the subject's tidal volume is inspired and sets the subject's inspiratory time based on the determination. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230061 | SETTING EXPIRATORY TIME IN MANDATORY MECHANICAL VENTILATION BASED ON A DEVIATION FROM A STABLE CONDITION OF END TIDAL GAS CONCENTRATIONS - A method of setting expiratory time in controlled mechanical ventilation varies a subject's expiratory times; determines end tidal gas concentrations associated with the expiratory times; establishes a stable condition of the gas concentrations; and determines an optimal expiratory time based on a deviation from the stable condition. A device for use in controlled mechanical ventilation comprises means for the same. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230062 | SETTING EXPIRATORY TIME IN MANDATORY MECHANICAL VENTILATION BASED ON A DEVIATION FROM A STABLE CONDITION OF EXHALED GAS VOLUMES - A method of setting expiratory time in controlled mechanical ventilation varies a subject's expiratory times; determines gas volumes exhaled by the subject per breath associated with the expiratory times; establishes a stable condition of the gas volumes; and determines an optimal expiratory time based on a deviation from the stable condition. A device for use in controlled mechanical ventilation comprises means for the same. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230063 | SETTING INSPIRATORY TIME IN MANDATORY MECHANICAL VENTILATION BASED ON PATIENT PHYSIOLOGY, SUCH AS FORCED INHALATION TIME - A method of setting inspiratory time in pressure controlled mechanical ventilation sets a subject's inspiratory time based on the subject's forced inhalation time. Another determines the subject's forced inhalation time and sets the subject's inspiratory time based on the determination. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230064 | SETTING INSPIRATORY TIME IN MANDATORY MECHANICAL VENTILATION BASED ON PATIENT PHYSIOLOGY, SUCH AS WHEN FORCED INHALATION FLOW CEASES - A method of setting inspiratory time in pressure controlled mechanical ventilation sets a subject's inspiratory time based on when the subject's forced inhalation flow ceases. Another determines when the subject's forced inhalation flow ceases and sets the subject's inspiratory time based on the determination. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230065 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING PATIENT'S BREATHING ACTION RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN A VENTILATOR APPLIED BREATHING SUPPORT - A method for monitoring patient's breathing action response to changes in a ventilator applied breathing support, where a) a desired target range for a breathing gas indication of O2-consumption for the patient is first determined, after which b) the ventilator applied breathing support is changed, and c) the breathing gas indication of O2-consumption of said patient is measured and d) compared with the desired target range. At least the steps b)-d) are repeated to maintain the measured breathing gas indication of O2-consumption of said patient within the desired target range. A system for monitoring a patient's breathing action is also provided. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230066 | Perfume impregnated mask with an image thereon - A face mask for covering the nose and mouth of a healthcare professional. The mask is made from a material that is impregnated or coated with a pleasant smelling perfume. The mask may be impregnated with the perfume at the factory or, alternatively, may be sold with one or more perfume retaining dispensers which enable the professional to apply a desired quantity of perfume to the mask immediately prior to use. The mask of the present invention may also be provided with a child-appealing image thereon. The image may be applied at the factory by incorporating the same into the material from which the mask is made or by adhesively connecting the same thereto. Alternatively, the image may be in the form of an applique that is child-appealing in nature is adhesively or otherwise secured to the outer surface of the mask at the hospital or consulting room. The pleasant smelling perfume may also be applied to the applique. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230067 | Nasal Mask Assembly - A nasal mask assembly includes a relatively flexible cushion arrangement including a cushion that provides a breathing chamber and a face-contacting portion to form a seal around the patient's nose in use, an inlet tube supported by the cushion to deliver breathable gas into the breathing chamber for breathing by the patient, and three support members extending outwardly from the cushion. A relatively rigid frame is provided to a front side of the cushion arrangement. The frame includes three headgear attachment structures. Headgear includes three headgear straps engagable with the three support members and the three headgear attachment structures to maintain the cushion arrangement in a desired position on the patient's face. | 2008-09-25 |
| 20080230068 | VENTILATION MASK WITH CONTINUOUS SEAL CONNECTED BY RESILIENT CUSHION - A respiratory mask comprises a sealing flange connected to a mask body by a sinusoidal shaped cushioning member. The cushioning member resiliently compresses when the sealing flange is pressed against the face of a wearer to ensure an airtight seal between the sealing flange and the face of the wearer. The cushioning member functions as a spring, compressing to allow the sealing member to better conform to the face of the wearer but resiliently urging the sealing flange outward against the face of the wearer to prevent leaks. | 2008-09-25 |
