40th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100251952 | BOAT DRIVE-SUPPORTED WAKE GENERATING DEVICE - An apparatus which selectively increases the size of the wake of a boat with an outboard or sterndrive motor system. The apparatus has one or more plates attached to the boat hull which, when rotated below the bottom of the hull, extend into the flow of water when underway, increasing the size of the wake due to the dynamic displacement of water. A support bar mechanism transmits propulsive force from the motor drive unit to the plates to overcome resistive hydraulic loads. Linkages may be used to locate the support bar mechanism. In one embodiment, the support bar mechanism is comprised of a plurality of members and pivots such that the support bar mechanism can be stowed substantially out of the flow of water until larger wakes are desired. In other embodiments, mechanical cable, fluidic, or electrical control systems are used to control the configuration of the support bar mechanism. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251953 | Tideway anchor - An anchor for use in a tideway, in which one of a pair of mating components is fixed to the sea bed and the other is held in contact with it by means actuated by reciprocal movement in the plane of the tide of a member which offers resistance to the flow. This allows the components to be separated at the tidal null points. The components may also be sealed together by the reciprocal movement. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251954 | METHOD OF RETURNING POINTER TO ORIGIN POINT - There is provided a method of returning a pointer driven by a motor to an origin point disposed between a starting point and an endpoint of a movement range of the pointer, the method comprising the steps of: moving the pointer from an arbitrary point in the movement range to a reference point that is away from the starting point by not less than a distance between the starting point and the origin point; thereafter moving the pointer from the reference point toward the starting point; detecting the pointer by a sensor at a detection point whose relative position with respect to the origin point is known; and stopping, when the pointer at the detection point is detected, the pointer moving from the reference point toward the starting point at a predetermined point of time based on timing of the detection of the pointer at the detection point. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251955 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE TIME CONTROLLED ACTIVATION OF ELEMENTS - An apparatus ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100251956 | Manual inclinometer systems and methods for preventing motor vehicle crashes - The most common “critical reason” (22.3%) for single-vehicle large truck crashes is “too fast for curve/turn” which leads directly to rollovers and skids. Manual Inclinometer System(s) (MIS) can provide an extremely inexpensive and reliable heads-up visual warning to drivers when their vehicle is going too fast for any (dry) curve or turn, and thereby prompt them to slow down before it is too late. Approximately 15,000 large truck rollovers occur in the U.S. each year, and as many as 4,000 of these crashes may be preventable using MIS. When the relative lateral acceleration of any “too fast for curve/turn” condition exceeds a preset threshold, then the MIS unit can also (optionally) latch-up in order to provide a warning to fleet safety managers and/or law enforcement that a driver is at high risk for having a preventable rollover crash. Drivers posing a high risk for preventable rollover crashes may also pose a high risk for other types of crashes, so identifying these drivers in advance may help to prevent these other types of crashes as well. Heads-up MIS have the potential to help prevent rollover crashes for vehicles with dynamic rollover thresholds below their skidding thresholds, and latching MIS have the potential to help identify high-risk driving behavior for any vehicle type. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251957 | MAKING PYLONS AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING - A pylon handling system includes stackable pylons with a top defining a horizontal engagement hole with a rigid rim, and a pylon handling apparatus. The pylons are configured to be stacked with a lower pylon nested inside an adjacent upper pylon such that a separation space is present between the rigid rims of the upper and lower pylons. The pylon handling apparatus is configured such that an operator holding the handle can insert the pylon engagement mechanism through the engagement hole in a first pylon to engage the first pylon on the pylon handling apparatus, and then insert the pylon engagement mechanism through the engagement hole in a second pylon to engage the second pylon on the pylon handling apparatus under the first pylon. The operator can manipulate the trigger to release the second pylon from the pylon engagement mechanism while retaining the first pylon on the pylon handling apparatus. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251958 | EPITAXIAL GROWTH METHOD - The invention provides an epitaxial growth method which is a single wafer processing epitaxial growth method by which at least a single crystal substrate is placed in a reaction chamber with an upper wall having a downward convexity and an epitaxial layer is deposited on the single crystal substrate by introducing raw material gas and carrier gas into the reaction chamber through a gas feed port, in which, after any one of the radius of curvature of the upper wall of the reaction chamber and a difference between an upper end of the gas feed port and a lower end of the upper wall of the reaction chamber in the height direction or both are adjusted in accordance with the flow rate of the carrier gas which is introduced into the reaction chamber through the gas feed port, an epitaxial layer is deposited on the single crystal substrate. As a result, a single wafer processing epitaxial growth method is provided that can obtain the effects, such as an increase in the quality of an epitaxial wafer and an increase in productivity, which are produced by the degree of the flow rate of carrier gas, and deposit an epitaxial layer on a single crystal substrate without deforming the film thickness shape. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251959 | VITREOUS SILICA CRUCIBLE FOR PULLING SILICON SINGLE CRYSTAL - Provided is a vitreous silica crucible for pulling silicon single crystals, which can melt a silicon raw material in a short time and improve production yield of silicon single crystals by temporal change of an opaque vitreous silica layer. The vitreous silica crucible includes an opaque vitreous silica layer( | 2010-10-07 |
20100251960 | CHAMBER AND FILM FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a chamber | 2010-10-07 |
20100251961 | SHAPED METAL DEPOSITION APPARATUS - Shaped metal deposition apparatus comprises a mounting head for mounting a shaped metal deposition device, an inert gas shield for providing an inert atmosphere around shaped metal deposited in use by the shaped metal deposition device, and a rotatable coupling between the mounting head and the inert gas shield to permit relative rotation therebetween. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251962 | Nozzle for Cold Spray System and Cold Spray Device Using the Nozzle for Cold Spray System - The object of the present invention is to provide a cold spray method in which spray efficiency is improved by using a device comprising a similar construction to the conventional ones with minor change in conditions. The cold spray method employs the nozzle for cold spray system which comprises a convergent shape part, a throat part and a conical divergent shape part widened forward from the throat part used for making the raw material powder introduce from an inlet of the nozzle, which is located in the convergent shape part, into and shoot as a supersonic flow by using a working gas having temperature equal to or lower than a melting point of the raw material powder from a spout provided at the tip of the divergent shape part, wherein the convergent shape part is composed of a preheating region and a convergent region. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251963 | COATING ZONE WITH INCLINED GUIDE RAILS - In a painting booth ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100251964 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GLAZING - A system for glazing a sash is disclosed. The system comprises at least two position assemblies, a back bedding glazing compound applicator assembly, and a stabilizer assembly. The position assemblies each include a position member defining a distal end and a housing. Each position member is selectively slidable between a stored position and an extended position; wherein the distal end of the positioner member is extend outwardly from the housing and contacts a glazing leg of the sash when the positioner member is moved into the extended position. The back bedding glazing compound applicator assembly is configured to move from a stored position to a dispensing position, wherein the back bedding glazing compound applicator assembly includes a nozzle head that is configured to fit within a gap defined between an interior surface of the sash and an outer edge of a viewing element disposed within an opening of the sash when the back bedding glazing compound applicator assembly is in the dispensing position and wherein the back bedding glazing compound applicator assembly is fluidly connected to a back bedding glazing compound supply source. The stabilizer assembly is configured to retain the viewing element in a fixed position with respect to the sash while back bedding glazing compound is being dispensed by nozzle head. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251965 | DEVICE FOR REMOVING AT LEAST ONE TEAT CUP FROM A TEAT OF AN ANIMAL - A device for removing at least one teat cup ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100251966 | Plush Treat Dispenser - In at least one embodiment, an animal treat dispenser includes a treat container having an aperture, an aperture adjustment mechanism that is capable of varying an effective size of the aperture to regulate passage of animal treats through the aperture, and a plush toy at least partially covering the treat container. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251967 | Hummingbird feeder with disposable reservoir and reusable base - A liquid nectar hummingbird feeder has a reusable base with a feeding basin that receives a disposable cartridge containing a pre-filled volume of liquid nectar. The cartridge has a single bottleneck opening at a lower end which is initially sealed by a breakable seal in the form of a film layer of foil, coated paper stock, plastic or the like. The base includes a cartridge mounting and opening structure adapted to secure and open the cartridge bottleneck opening by rupturing the film layer seal to allow liquid nectar to flow from the cartridge into the feeding basin. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251968 | Methods for Producing Cultured Pearls in Conch and Other Gastropods - The subject invention provides methods for producing cultured pearls in gastropods, such as the queen conch, | 2010-10-07 |
20100251969 | PHC Portable Horse Cooler - The PHC Portable Horse Cooler is an insulated container of different sizes with wheels and a handle for easy transportation as well as it has an exterior battery, an exterior pump, a hose or hoses and a wand or wands for a cooling or bathing a horse or other animal. As the PHC Portable Horse Cooler has a pump, battery, and two hoses that allow water to flow to two wands that have a sprayer and a sweat scraper built in one. The battery and pump allow for use in almost any situation and/or location with out the use of a water hook up or an electrical outlet. It also allows for multiple uses as the battery has a built in rechargeable system. The person on each side can wet the horse with the hose and scrap off the water at the same time and then when finished cooling the horse off, the person can turn the off switch off the wand and scrap the horse off completely. This PHC Portable Horse Cooler apparatus allows the owners and volunteers to stay dry and requires less people to cool the horse which allows the horse to remain calm and the process can be accomplished more quickly. Also the PHC Portable Horse Cooler apparatus is on wheels and has a handle which when empty and dry, all of the hoses and wands can fit conveniently inside the cooler and can be wheeled easily and stored all together until it is needed again. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251970 | Retraction Leash and Restraint Assembly - The present invention provides a retractable leash and animal restraint assembly. The assembly includes pet collar and a leash. Integral to the pet collar is a cavity and a length of a collar interior, enclosing a leash. A housing may enclose at least a portion of the leash within the cavity. The leash may be extracted from and retracted into the collar by force exerted on a handle at one end of the leash. In another embodiment, a pet harness is disclosed, also having a leash integral to the harness. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251971 | Pet Leash and Rope Used Therein - A pet leash includes a connector, a handle, and a rope. The connector is for connecting with a collar; the handle is for being held; and the rope connecting with the connector and the handle by two ends respectively. The pet leash is characterized in that the rope includes a plurality of strands forming a core of the rope and a sheath wrapping and binding up the said core, with the strands being of an elastic material. Therefore, the present invention can avoid a widen crack or sudden snap derived from an initially formed crack while providing a high elasticity. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251972 | Animal Training Apparatus - An animal training apparatus is comprised of a leash connector attached to a chest portion of a harness. The harness is arranged to prevent the leash connector from shifting to the back of the animal. The harness is preferably comprised of a chest strap for positioning across the chest of the animal between the tops of the front legs, a withers strap for positioning across the withers of the animal behind the neck and between the shoulders, and a girth strap for positioning across the girth of the animal behind the front legs on the underside. The leash connector is attached to an intermediate position on the chest strap for pulling on the chest portion of the harness. The animal is prevented by the rotational force from pulling further. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251973 | FLUID HEATING SYSTEM - A fluid heat exchange system with a fluid flow circuit having a heat exchange fluid flow loop, a heat absorption component (as in a domestic hot water tank inclusive of small commercial use tanks as in tanks of 20 to 120 gallons), a heat exchanger and preferably also a pump. A controlled and automated fuel supply source based heater (as in a pellet stove) is in heat passage communication with the said heat exchanger. A control unit triggers activation of the pump upon fluid in the heat absorption component reaching or dropping below a preset temperature, and the fluid flow circuit is arranged such that, during times of non-activation of the pump, fluid is free to flow in a unidirectional flow within the fluid circuit based on thermodynamic temperature differentials alone. A retrofitting of a domestic hot water tank is also featured preferably making use of preexisting drain and safety vent porting for in-feed and out-feed porting in the exchange loop side. Also, the flow circuit preferably is free of check valves and steam accommodation equipment. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251974 | Non-invasive Demand Response Hot Water Recirculation Pump Signaling and Control Appliance - This invention provides demand activation of a hot water recirculation pump to reduce energy wasted from running the pump when its use is not needed. The invention uses momentary water flow at the remote tap as the signaling mechanism. Heated water flowing into the hot water egress pipe raises the temperature of the pipe. A temperature sensor continuously measures the temperature and provides the measurements to a controller where the time rate of change of temperature measurements are detected and used as the signal to operate the recirculation pump. Controller logic processes the digitized output of the temperature sensor, threshold detects the time rate of temperature change, and activates power to the external recirculation pump for timed intervals. This invention requires no modification to existing plumbing in a domestic plumbing system already equipped with a recirculation pump. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251975 | ECONOMICAL USE OF AIR PREHEAT - An economical heat recovery system [ | 2010-10-07 |
20100251976 | EJECTOR DRIVEN STEAM GENERATOR START UP SYSTEM - A generating system is presented that includes a steam generator, a separator coupled to the generator, a supply providing feed water, a start-up system coupled to and receiving the feed water, and a recirculation system coupled to the start-up system. The steam generator operates in a plurality of operating modes. In one mode the steam generator generates a flow of steam and fluid. The separator separates the flow into components of steam and fluid. The recirculation system receives the feed water from the start-up system and provides a required flow to the steam generator during at least one mode. The recirculation system includes an ejector. The ejector induces a portion of the fluid from the separator into the recirculation system, mixes the induced fluid with the feed water to provide a recirculation flow, and the recirculation system provides the required flow to the steam generator including the recirculation flow. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251977 | Cooling System For Variable Cylinder Engines - A cooling system for variable cylinder engines is is designed to most efficiently cool engine during engine full displacement operation and to heat inactive cylinders and cool active cylinders during engine reduced displacement operation. By heating inactive cylinders, the fuel efficiency during reactivation is improved and the optimal operation of the catalytic converter may be maintained. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251978 | SACRIFICIAL ELECTRODE MOUNTING STRUCTURE - Mounting port, provided adjacent to a cooling water passageway, has a hole opening from the passageway for mounting an anode metal in the passageway. Lid member, which closes the outer end of the hole, has a head portion formed at its outer end and an externally threaded portion engageable with an internally threaded portion of the hole with a sealing member sandwiched therebetween. The lid member having the anode metal fixed thereto is inserted in and attached to the port with the threaded portions engaging with each other with a sealing tape sandwiched therebetween. Space is defined between an outer end portion of the port and an outer end portion of the lid member between the head portion and the externally threaded portion so that part of the sealing member protruding from between the threaded portions can be received in the space. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251979 | Fluid-Regulating Thermostat and Method of Manufacturing Such a Thermostat - This thermostat ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100251980 | Valve timing controller - A first one-way valve is provided in a first advance passage connecting a hydraulic pump to a control advance chamber. A second one-way valve is provided in a first retard passage connecting the hydraulic pump to a control retard chamber. A first control valve is provided in a second advance passage to bypass the first one-way valve for communication of the first advance passage. A second control valve is provided in a second retard passage to bypass the second one-way valve for communication of the first retard passage. The first control valve operates by the pilot pressure to close the second advance passage at advance controlling and opening it at retard controlling. The second control valve operates by the pilot pressure to close the second retard passage at retard controlling and open it at advance controlling. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251981 | VENTING MECHANISM TO ENHANCE WARMING OF A VARIBLE CAM TIMING MECHANISM - The present invention increases cold temperature oil flow through the variable cam timing (VCT) phaser to reduce the amount of time it takes to replace this oil with warmer low viscosity oil and thereby improve performance. Furthermore the oil flow through the VCT phaser is reduced once the oil temperature reaches the minimum operating temperature for the VCT phaser to operate and the VCT phaser is commanded to move from the park position. Therefore, the VCT phaser is charged with hot engine oil and is commanded to move from the parked position. The VCT phaser reduces oil flow through the phaser at high oil temperatures and low oil viscosity while adding the benefit of increased oil flow through the phaser at low oil temperatures and high oil viscosity to facilitate getting warmer oil into the VCT phaser sooner for increased VCT performance. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251982 | VALVE DRIVE OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A valve drive ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100251983 | INDIVIDUAL ROCKER SHAFT AND PEDESTAL MOUNTED ENGINE BRAKE - A system for actuating an engine valve is disclosed. The system may include a lost motion housing having two spaced collars surrounding a rocker shaft. The lost motion housing may include an internal hydraulic circuit connecting a hydraulic fluid supply passage with an actuator piston. The system may include a means for securing the lost motion housing in a fixed position relative to the rocker shaft. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251984 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STARTING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method and apparatus for starting an internal combustion engine is disclosed. A motor is mechanically coupled to the engine, the engine having at least one moveable element mounted in a chamber, the moveable element being operable to cause a changing compression condition within the chamber and being mechanically coupled to a shaft for generating mechanical power. The method involves causing the motor to supply a positioning torque to the engine to move the at least one moveable element into a starting position, The method also involves causing the motor to supply a starting torque to the engine when the at least one moveable element is in the starting position to cause the moveable element to accelerate from the starting position under low compression conditions to generate sufficient momentum to overcome a peak compression condition in the chamber, thereby reducing the starting torque required to start the engine. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251985 | AIR STARTER ENGAGEMENT SYSTEM - A method of starting an engine with an engine starter that includes pressurizing a motor supply chamber with a fluid, selectively pressurizing an actuating chamber in response to the pressure in the motor supply chamber, moving a first valve along a first axis in response to pressure in the actuating chamber and moving a pinion toward engagement with the engine in response to movement of the first valve. The method further includes further pressurizing the actuating chamber, moving a second valve along a second axis in response to the further pressure in the actuating chamber, rotating the pinion in response to movement of the second valve, meshing pinion teeth with teeth on the engine, and starting the engine in response to rotation of the pinion. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251986 | Heterocentric distributive oscillating transmission mechanism and toroidal hermetic rotary engine as its application - Heterocentric Distributive Oscillating Transmission mechanism, as a combination of interlaced planetary systems which interconnect a drive shaft ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100251987 | AIR INTAKE DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An L-shaped rotary valve has a pair of side plates and a valve plate. The rotary valve is rotatably supported in a housing at a shaft | 2010-10-07 |
20100251988 | High Performance Resin Piston Internal Combustion Engine - A piston-type internal combustion engine is formed of a high performance synthetic resin material. The cylinders and pistons have an octagonal profile. Two or three rows of pin roller bearings are positioned in transverse semi-cylindrical grooves formed on the cylinder walls, to afford smooth, low-friction rolling contact and to seal the compression from leaking around the piston. There are angle support pieces fitted within the annular channels at respective vertices or corners, and are adapted for rotationally supporting the ends of adjacent pin roller bearings. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251989 | Stuck Throttle Ignition Interrupting Device - A device for interrupting an automobile ignition in the event of a stuck throttle comprising a multifunction accelerator pedal adapted to engage an interruption means for grounding the ignition in response to an undesirable throttle status, such that the pedal communicates an undesirable throttle status to the interruption means. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251990 | Engine - An engine comprising a first section having a first face and a second section having a second face, the first and second faces being opposed to one another and arranged for relative rotation, the first face comprising at least one chamber, the second face comprising a plurality of discrete regions each being associated with a discrete stage of a combustion cycle, wherein the first and second faces are arranged such that relative rotation thereof causes the at least one chamber of the first face to be exposed to the discrete regions of the second face. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251991 | VOLUME EXPANSION ROTARY PISTON MACHINE - The inventive volume expansion rotary piston machine includes a body ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100251992 | Radial pulsed rotary internal combustion engine - A radial pulsed rotary engine a rotor mounted for rotation between two parallel circular discs and creates pulsed focused fuel/air mixture ignitions sequentially within many wedge shaped chambers of a flat circular rotor. The rotor has a number of wedge shaped chambers that are defined by a number of rotor partitions that extend from positions near the center of the rotor to positions at or near the outer periphery of the rotor and are sequentially in communication with a fuel/air supply, defined by one of the disks, and an outer peripheral portion that is sequentially in communication with exhaust discharge openings that are defined by a housing within which the rotor is positioned. Spark plugs are mounted to the housing and fire sequentially in response to the position of the rotor within the housing. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251993 | BI-FUEL INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A bi-fuel internal combustion engine comprises an engine body having a cylinder axis inclined toward one side; a branched intake pipe extending from a cylinder head at an inclined upper face side of the engine body to the other side; liquid fuel injection valves for injecting liquid fuel to the intake pipe; and gas fuel injection valves for injecting a gas fuel to the intake pipe. The liquid fuel injection valves are arranged in the vicinity of the cylinder head at one side of the intake pipe, and the gas fuel injection valves are arranged at an upper side exceeding the highest position of a cylinder head cover mounted on the cylinder head at one side of the liquid fuel injection valves. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251994 | Remote control model engine assembly - An improved remote control model engine assembly includes an engine body, a cylinder and a crane shaft chamber. A piston and a piston link rod are pivotally installed in the cylinder. The crane shaft chamber is horizontally and pivotally coupled to a crane shaft, whose end is connected to the bottom of the piston link rod for performing linking and rotating operations. A passage is concavely disposed at a middle section of the crane shaft corresponding to an air intake opening and penetrated axially through the crane shaft chamber. The passage is pivotally and axially coupled to a vane wheel by coaxial rotation, such that a high-speed operation of the crane shaft produces a powerful guide suction in the passage to suck a mixed petroleum gas into the crane shaft chamber and an internal upper space of the cylinder to enhance the igniting explosion effect and the horse power output. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251995 | OPTIMIZED GENERATION OF A RADIOFREQUENCY IGNITION SPARK - A method for controlling a radio-frequency plasma generator including a supply circuit with a switch controlled by at least one control pulse train, for applying an intermediate voltage at a control frequency on an output to which is connected a resonator for generating a spark between two electrodes when a high voltage level is applied to the output. The method receives first and second measurement signals respectively representative of the operation of a combustion engine and of the type of spark generated; and real-time adjusts, based on the received measurement signals, at least one parameter selected from at least the intermediate voltage level, the control frequency, and the duration of the control train, to promote branching of the spark generated. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251996 | POWER OUTPUT APPARATUS, HYBRID VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH SAME, AND CONTROL METHOD OF POWER OUTPUT APPARATUS - A power output apparatus that outputs power to a drive shaft includes an internal combustion engine, an exhaust gas control apparatus, an electric motor, a power storage device, a required torque setting portion, a required power setting portion, an allowable discharge electric power setting portion, and a control portion that controls the internal combustion engine and the electric motor such that the internal combustion engine is operated at a preset catalyst warm-up operating point and torque that is based on a set required torque is output to the drive shaft, when a set required power is equal to or less than a set allowable discharge electric power when catalyst warm-up to promote activation of a catalyst needs to be executed. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251997 | INJECTOR AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - An injector includes a nozzle hole, a metal body including a high pressure passage inside the body, and a fuel pressure sensor attached to the body to detect fuel pressure. The sensor includes a metal flexure element resiliently deformed upon application of fuel pressure to the flexure element, and a sensor element that converts flexure in the flexure element into an electrical signal and outputs the signal as a pressure detection value. The body includes a sensor high pressure passage communicating with the flexure element, and a body side sealing surface on which the flexure element is pressed and closely-attached so that a clearance between the body and the flexure element is metal-to-metal sealed on the sealing surface. Carburizing treatment is performed on at least a part of the body that defines the sensor high pressure passage. The carburizing treatment is not performed on the sealing surface. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251998 | FUEL INJECTION VALVE - A stem is installed to an injector body and is resiliently deformable upon receiving a pressure of high pressure fuel conducted through a high pressure passage of the injector body. A strain gauge is installed to the stem to sense a strain generated in the stem. A molded IC device executes an amplifying operation, which amplifies a signal received from the strain gauge. The stem, the strain gauge and the molded IC device are integrally assembled together to form a fuel pressure sensing unit, which is installed to the injector body by threadably fastening a threaded portion, which is formed at the stem, to the injector body. | 2010-10-07 |
20100251999 | FUEL INJECTION VALVE - A stem is installed to an injector body and is resiliently deformable upon receiving a pressure of high pressure fuel conducted through a high pressure passage of the injector body. A strain gauge is installed to the stem to sense a strain generated in the stem. A molded IC device executes an amplifying operation, which amplifies a signal received from the strain gauge. A retainer is threadably fastened to the injector body and is configured to be rotatable relative to the stem. The stem, the strain gauge the molded IC device are integrally assembled together to form a fuel pressure sensing unit, which is installed to the injector body by threadably fastening a threaded portion of the retainer to the injector body. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252000 | FUEL INJECTION VALVE - A stem is installed to an injector body and is resiliently deformable upon receiving a pressure of high pressure fuel conducted through a high pressure passage of the injector body. A strain gauge is installed to the stem to sense a strain generated in the stem. A molded IC device executes an amplifying operation, which amplifies a signal received from the strain gauge. A housing is installed to the stem and holds the molded IC device. The stem, the strain gauge the molded IC device and the housing are integrally assembled together to form a fuel pressure sensing unit, which is installed to the injector body by threadably fastening a threaded portion, which is formed at the housing, to the injector body. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252001 | FUEL INJECTOR WITH FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR AND ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTION METHOD OF THE SAME - In a fuel injector, a body has formed therein a spray hole and a fuel supply passage. Fuel supplied to the fuel supply passage is delivered to the spray hole. A fuel pressure sensor produces a signal indicative of a pressure of the fuel. First terminals are attached to the fuel pressure sensor and include a terminal for outputting the signal. The fuel pressure sensor is threadedly installed in the body while the first terminals are rotated. A connector includes a housing attached to the body, and second terminals supported by the housing for external electric connection of the fuel pressure sensor. Wires are operative to establish electrical connection between the first terminals and the second terminals. A wire holder is configured to hold each of the plurality of wires at least partly around the fuel pressure sensor. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252002 | FUEL INJECTOR WITH FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR AND ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTION METHOD OF THE SAME - In a fuel injector, a body has formed therein a spray hole and a fuel supply passage. Fuel supplied to the fuel supply passage is delivered to the spray hole. A fuel pressure sensor produces a signal indicative of a pressure of the fuel. First terminals are attached to the fuel pressure sensor, and include a terminal for outputting the signal. The fuel pressure sensor is threadedly installed in the body while the plurality of first terminals are rotated about a preset axis. A connector includes a housing attached to the body, and second terminals supported by the housing for external electric connection of the fuel pressure sensor. Electrodes are each arranged to extend around the preset axis in a circular arc. Each of the electrodes electrically connects a corresponding one of the first terminals to a corresponding one of the second terminals. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252003 | INJECTOR - An injector has a body that defines a high-pressure passage for passing high-pressure fuel to an injection hole inside, a needle that is accommodated in the body and that opens and closes the injection hole, an electric actuator that causes the needle to perform the opening and closing action, a lead wire that is arranged in a lead wire insertion hole formed in the body and that supplies an electric power to the electric actuator, and a fuel pressure sensor that is fixed to the body and that senses pressure of the high-pressure fuel. An outlet hole, via which the lead wire extends from the lead wire insertion hole to an outside of the body, is located at a position closer to the injection hole than the fuel pressure sensor is. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252004 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE THAT CAN BE OPERATED WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF LIQUID FUEL - The invention relates to an internal combustion engine that can be operated with different types of liquid fuel, which includes a device that can determine the current type of liquid fuel used. The invention further relates to a method for operating such an internal combustion engine. According to the invention, at least two different paths are provided, by which the liquid fuel can reach the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine comprises a control and regulation device, controlling or regulating the use of the different paths as a function of the type of the liquid fuel that was determined. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252005 | EVAPORATIVE FUEL TREATMENT APPARATUS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE - An evaporative fuel treatment apparatus for a motor vehicle of the present invention treats an evaporative fuel produced in a fuel tank mounted in a motor vehicle or an evaporative fuel in an evaporative fuel reservoir for temporarily storing the evaporative fuel produced in the fuel tank and returns the evaporative fuel to the fuel tank. The evaporative fuel treatment apparatus is activated, while the motor vehicle is parked, by use of electric power supplied from an outside of the motor vehicle or electric power supplied from a natural-energy power generator mounted in the motor vehicle. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252006 | FUEL STORAGE AND VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM - A fuel vapor storage and recovery system for a vehicle includes a fuel tank containing a volume of fuel and first and second vapor storage devices fluidly connectable via a controllable valve device. The second vapor storage device includes an electrically heatable substrate thermally coupled to fuel vapor adsorbent material. A vent valve connects to atmospheric air via a second end of the second vapor storage device. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252007 | ELECTROSTATIC AIR CHARGING SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An electrostatic air charging system that includes a primary electro-forming exciter (PEFE) having a plurality of tubes that define chambers that receive electrically conductive elements to electrostatically charge the air within an air intake assembly. The system further includes an electric conduit that directs low voltage current to the electrically conductive elements. The charging system further also includes a secondary electro-forming exciter (SEFE) within a positive crankcase ventilation system and connected to a ground within a vehicle. The SEFE includes a secondary tube that defines a secondary chamber having a secondary electrically conductive element disposed therein to electrostatically charge the particles within a positive crankcase ventilation system to provide greater combustion efficiency. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252008 | Closed crankcase ventilation system - A closed crankcase ventilation system in which blow-by gas is introduced into an oil separator through a blow-by gas blowout opening provided in a truss structure of a cylinder block. A diaphragm is established in the truss structure of the cylinder block to close a portion of an oil hole portion returned from a cylinder head on the top thereof, thus preventing oil from flowing backward. An oil drain portion returns oil separated in the oil separator to an oil pan, and a gas recycling portion supplies blow-by gas separated in the oil separator to an intake manifold. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252009 | High Inertance Liquid Piston Engine-Compressor and Method of Use Thereof - Disclosed herein is a high inertance liquid piston engine-compressor and method of use thereof. The high inertance engine-compressor is light weight, portable and for use with pneumatically actuated devices that may have periods of inactivity between periods of pneumatic use. The present invention provides a power generation system that is for use with mobile or portable devices which need a portable long lasting energy source. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252010 | Crescent-Shaped Recess in Piston of a Split-Cycle Engine - The present invention generally relates to a recess in the top of a piston. More particularly, the present invention relates to a crescent-shaped recess in the top of an expansion piston of a split-cycle engine. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252011 | IDLE SPEED CONTROL FOR A HANDHELD POWER TOOL - Method for controlling fuel metering in a carburetor or a low pressure injection system of an internal combustion engine when the engine is operating at idle speed, the method includes the steps of:
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20100252012 | RACKET TOY BALL LAUNCHER - A racket toy for launching a ball includes a handle and a rim connected to the handle. The rim defines a central opening. A drumhead material covers the central opening. An arm is connected to the rim and extends towards a center of the central opening. A ball holder cup is positioned on the arm and features a central aperture sized to receive and hold a projectile ball by friction in contact with a front side of the drumhead material. A launching ball attached to the rim by an elastic strap in proximity to a back side of the drumhead material so that said launching ball may be pulled away from the back side of the drumhead material so as place the elastic strap in tension. When the launching ball is released, it strikes the back side of the drumhead material which causes the front side of the drumhead material to launch the projectile ball positioned in the ball bolder cup. The drumhead material produces a sound when it is struck by the launching ball. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252013 | DUAL FEED-OUT ARCHERY CAM - An archery bow includes a cam assembly rotatably supported at a pivot axis on a limb of the bow. The cam assembly includes a primary string feed-out which operates to feed out a length of a bowstring as the bow is drawn. The cam assembly includes a control system associated with a secondary string feed-out. The control system is operative, during the time the bow is being drawn and the primary string is being fed out, to control the effective length of a secondary portion of the string such that during an initial portion of the draw of the bow, the effective length of that secondary portion decreases and so that during a subsequent portion of the draw, the effective length increases. The controller thereby operates to modify the force draw profile of the bow so as to increase the amount of energy stored therein during the initial portion of the draw. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252014 | COMBINATION NON-LETHAL PROJECTILE LAUNCHER AND FLASH LIGHT - An apparatus for firing a non-lethal projectile comprises a body with an internal cavity. A light source may be disposed in the cavity to illuminate an area outside the body. A firing mechanism may also be provided to cause a projectile to be propelled through the body. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252015 | PROGRAMMABLE BALL THROWING APPARATUS - The present invention includes programs, devices and methods for a programmable ball throwing machine that is able to eject balls to preset, programmed or manually-selected positions with programmable projection and travel characteristics. The present invention includes a computer implemented method for controlling the parameters of a ball flight and trajectory in three dimensions including one or more parameters to identify a flight and trajectory of a ball in three dimensions for one or more player positions and a processor to control one or more motors in response to the one or more parameters. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252016 | TOOL FOR USE IN MARKING TILES - A tool suitable for holding a ruling tile ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100252017 | METHOD FOR SLICING WORKPIECE BY USING WIRE SAW AND WIRE SAW - The present invention is a wire saw in which a wire for slicing is wound around a plurality of rollers to form a wire row; the wire for slicing is driven axially in a reciprocating direction; a workpiece is sliced simultaneously at a plurality of points arranged in an axial direction by feeding the workpiece against the wire row with the workpiece cut into while a slurry is supplied to the wire for slicing; the wire saw controlling in such a manner that the workpiece is extracted while the wire is caused to travel at a speed of 2 m/min or less at the time of extracting the workpiece from the wire row after slicing the workpiece. As a result, there is provided a wire saw in which the workpiece sliced with the wire row of the wire saw can be extracted from the wire row with a simple structure without a negative influence on its slicing surface. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252018 | WALL LINING OF INDUSTRIAL OVENS - The invention relates to a wall lining of industrial ovens for protecting from corrosion, in particular, a heat-resistant wall made of concrete, steel, sheet metal, or the like. The lining of the wall is made of at least two layers, wherein a layer is pressurized as a blocking layer. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252019 | Compositions and processes for Assembling Appliances - A method of assembling an appliance using a curable silicone composition optionally containing spacer beads of an appropriate size to permit adhesively joining the appliance parts in a desirably spaced-apart arrangement. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252020 | TWO RING GRILL BURNER AND CONTROL VALVE - A grill includes a grate for supporting food, an inner burner and an outer burner that are both mounted under the grate. A control valve is coupled to the inner and outer burners. The control valve has a first mode of operation which controls the heat produced by the outer burner only and prevents the inner burner from emitting heat. Food placed in the middle of the grate is exposed to indirect convection heating. The control valve also has a second mode of operation which controls the heat produced by both the inner and outer burners. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252021 | GRILLING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a grill having a firebox with an open upper end upon which rests a cooking grate. A burning chamber is disposed within the firebox and below the open upper end for containing a burning fuel material. A lid is hingedly affixed to the firebox and liftable to access either the grate or the burning chamber. A capture mechanism enables the lid to engage the grate such that when the capture mechanism is in a disengagement condition the lid may be lifted independently of the grate to access the grate, and when the capture mechanism is in an engagement condition lifting of the lid causes simultaneous lifting of the grate off of the firebox to allow access to the burning chamber. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252022 | SOLID-STATE THERMITE COMPOSITION BASED HEATING DEVICE - A solid state thermite reaction composition is provided comprising a fuel component, an initiating oxidizer, a primary oxidizer, a fluxing agent and a thermal diluent. According to another aspect, a heating device is provided comprising a heating chamber for receiving and storing a substance to be heated having at least two walls, a reaction chamber affixed to a wall of the heating chamber, a solid state thermite reaction composition located within the reaction chamber and an actuatable trigger mechanism affixed to the reaction chamber such that the trigger mechanism is in contact with the reaction composition. According to another aspect, a solid-state thermite reaction activation mechanism is provided comprising a first compound substantially in contact with a thermite reaction fuel, a second compound and a removable barrier located between the first and second compounds preventing any contact between the first and second compounds. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252023 | PACKAGE HEATING APPARATUS - A solid state thermite reaction composition is provided comprising a fuel component, an initiating oxidizer, a primary oxidizer, a fluxing agent and a thermal diluent. According to other aspects, a heating device, a heating element and an activation mechanism are provided. The heating device comprises a heating chamber defining an interior space for receiving and storing a substance to be heated, a reaction chamber disposed within the heating chamber, a solid state thermite reaction composition disposed within the reaction chamber such that it is physically isolated from and in thermal communication with the interior space of the heating chamber, and an activation mechanism having an actuator. The activation mechanism is in communication with the composition disposed within the reaction chamber and the reaction composition is inert until the activator mechanism is actuated. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252024 | System and Method for Aligning Heliostats of a Solar Power Tower - Disclosed is a solar power tower heliostat alignment system and method that includes a solar power tower with a focal area, a plurality of heliostats that each reflect sunlight towards the focal area of the solar power tower, an off-focal area location substantially close to the focal area of the solar power tower, a communication link between the off-focal area location and a misaligned heliostat, and a processor that interprets the communication between the off-focal area location and the misaligned heliostat to identify the misaligned heliostat from the plurality of heliostats and that determines a correction for the identified misaligned heliostat to realign the misaligned heliostat to reflect sunlight towards the focal area of the solar power tower. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252025 | SOLAR RECEIVER - A solar energy conversion system may include a receiver with a first heat transfer fluid channel having at least two opposite sides. Each side may present an external surface facing in a direction opposite to that of the external surface of the other opposite side. Each side may be configured to contact a heat transfer fluid carried in the first heat transfer fluid channel. A heliostat field may be configured to direct solar energy to each of the at least two opposite sides during the course of a day such that a thermal stress tending to bend the channel remains below a specified level. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252026 | Tracking Unit For A Solar Collector - A tracking unit for solar collectors has at least two panels, which can each be pivoted about a longitudinal axis. The axes are arranged on a rotable frame on one plane. The position of each axis within the individual panels is offset by a offset Δx in relation to the adjacent panels. The individual panels are moved by means of a lifting mechanism that pivots each of the panels about the same angle. This arrangement significantly reduces mutual shading and increases efficiency by about 10%. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252027 | Low-cost heliostatic mirror with protective inflation stabilizable surface element means - Increased utilization of solar power is highly desirable as solar power is a readily available renewable resource with power potential far exceeding total global needs; and as solar power does not contribute to environmentally harmful pollutants associated with fossil fuel power, such as unburned hydrocarbons, NOx and carbon dioxide. The present invention is motivated by the fact that heliostats are the single biggest cost element for utility-scale central receiver solar thermal powerplants. This invention provides a low-cost heliostatic mirror with protective inflation stabilizable surface element means for providing adverse weather performance & survival, where the inflation stabilizable surface element means include inflation stabilizable near-spherical surface element means and may include inflation stabilizable near-cylindrical surface element means. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252028 | INTERMEDIATE PRESSURE STORAGE SYSTEM FOR THERMAL STORAGE - In some implementations, there is provided an apparatus. The apparatus may include a first steam engine, an intermediate storage, and a second steam engine. The first steam engine may include a first inlet and a first exhaust, wherein the first inlet receives steam from a source of thermal energy. The intermediate storage may be coupled to the first exhaust, wherein the intermediate storage stores thermal energy provided by steam from the first exhaust. The second steam engine may include a second inlet coupled to the intermediate storage. Moreover, at least one of the first steam engine and the second steam engine may produce work. Furthermore, the first steam engine may be driven by the steam received from the source of thermal energy, and the second steam engine may be driven by steam from at least one of the intermediate storage and the first exhaust. Related apparatus and methods are also described. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252029 | HOT WATER FEEDER - A hot water feeder in which a solar heat collector is used. The feeder has a first heat exchanger for heating a heat medium by solar heat, a second heat exchanger for heating water in a hot-water tank by the heated heat medium, and a heat exchange volume determination unit. The heat exchange volume determination unit calculates the flow rate of the heat medium circulating between the first and second heat exchangers on the basis of the detected temperature of the heat medium fed to the first heat exchanger and the rotational speed of a heat medium circulation pump, and calculates the heat exchange volume on basis of the flow rate and the temperature difference between the detected temperatures. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252030 | TORQUE TRANSFER BETWEEN TROUGH COLLECTOR MODULES - A system for transferring torque between modules in a concentrating solar collector array. A trough collector system includes at least two modules, each module including a reflector having a reflective surface shaped to concentrate incoming radiation onto a linear tube, and a structural lattice attached to the reflector. The modules are constrained to rotate about a common axis. A torque transfer connection directly connects the three-dimensional structural lattices of the two modules at a location removed from the axis of rotation. Torque is thus transmitted between the modules by a force couple acting on the module. Also described are a method of transferring torque between adjacent trough collector modules, and a three-dimensional structural lattice configured for use in the system and method. Mechanisms for accommodating thermal expansion and contraction of the array are described. A drive system is described that imparts torque to a module near an edge of the module. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252031 | Enzyme-Resistant Starch and Method for Its Production - A process for producing an enzyme-resistant starch uses an aqueous feed composition that comprises (i) starch that contains at least about 50% by weight amylose, (ii) water, and (iii) alcohol. The concentration of starch in the feed composition is between about 5% and about 50% by weight, and the pH of the feed composition is between about 3.5 and about 6.5. In a first heating step, the feed composition is heated to a temperature between about 130-170° C. for about 0.1-3.0 hours. The feed composition is cooled to a temperature between about 4-70° C. for about 0.1-6.0 hours. In a second heating step, the feed composition is heated to a temperature between about 110-150° C. for about 0.1-10.0 hours. The starch is separated from the majority of the water and alcohol and is dried. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252032 | INHALER - An inhaler for delivering a powdered inhalable formulation from a blister strip having a plurality of blister pouches. The inhaler has a receiving chamber for the used blister strip separated from a reservoir for the unused blister strip. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252033 | DIVING TUBE - The invention relates to a diving tube, formed by several tube sections ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100252034 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE BREATHING DEVICES - The present invention provides for a breathing device comprising a housing, oxygen source, water trap, activation mechanism, and breathing apparatus. Operation of the activation mechanism may commence the production of a gas comprising oxygen. The generated oxygen may be bubbled through the water trap prior to being provided to the breathing apparatus attached to the user. Some embodiments may comprise two separate oxygen sources configured to provide distinct flow rates from one another. Other embodiments may comprise a rotating catalyst container configured to evenly and rapidly distribute catalyst upon commencement of the oxygen production. Still other embodiments may comprise a convoluted section of tubing to aid in altering the temperature of the produced oxygen gas. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252035 | RESPIRATORY TUBE ASSEMBLY - A respiratory tube assembly includes a three-way connector having first to third connecting sections, a container defining a receiving chamber and having a container surrounding wall and a projection projecting into the receiving chamber, a cover connected to the third connecting section and including a tubular recess, a recess bottom wall having a water-discharge opening, and an outer surrounding wall engaged detachably to the container surrounding wall, a valve head disposed movably within the tubular recess, and a valve rod extending into the receiving chamber. The valve head abuts against the third connecting section when the valve rod abuts against the projection so that the tubular recess communicates fluidly with the receiving chamber through the water-discharge opening. An inner tubular unit extends through the first and second connecting sections. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252036 | MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICES - The invention relates to improvements in or relating to medicament delivery devices. In particular, this invention relates to a communications device which may be fitted to an electronic medicament delivery device. The invention may be particularly suitable for use with electronic medicament inhalers such as those used for the treatment of diabetes, or respiratory diseases such as asthma, COPD, cystic fibrosis, and bronchiectasis. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252037 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR NON-INVASIVE OPEN VENTILATION WITH GAS DELIVERY NOZZLES WITHIN NASAL PILLOWS - A non-invasive ventilation system may include a nasal interface. The nasal interface may include a left outer tube with a left distal end adapted to impinge a left nostril, at least one left opening in the left distal end in pneumatic communication with the left nostril, and a left proximal end of the left outer tube in fluid communication with ambient air. The left proximal end of the left outer tube may curve laterally away from a midline of a face. A right outer tube may be similarly provided. One or more left jet nozzles may direct ventilation gas into the left outer tube, and one or more right jet nozzles may direct ventilation gas into the right outer tube. The jet nozzles may be in fluid communication with the pressurized gas supply. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252038 | EMG-CONTROLLED VENTILATOR AND METHOD FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF - A ventilator provides breathing support to a patient in an EMG controlled mode, and has an input that receives an EMG signal representative of breathing activity from the patient and a control unit for controlling the ventilation in dependence of said EMG signal. The ventilator has a registration unit that registers the actual breathing support provided from the ventilator to the patient, and the control unit determines if there is asynchrony between the EMG signal and the breathing activity and, in case of asynchrony, causes a switch from EMG controlled ventilation to a second ventilation mode not dependent on the EMG signal. If synchrony is detected the ventilator can return to EMG controlled ventilation. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252039 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR NON-INVASIVE OPEN VENTILATION WITH GAS DELIVERY NOZZLES IN FREE SPACE - A non-invasive ventilation system may include an interface. The interface may include at least one gas delivery jet nozzle adapted to be positioned in free space and aligned to directly deliver ventilation gas into an entrance of a nose. The at least one gas delivery jet nozzle may be connected to a pressurized gas supply. The ventilation gas may entrain ambient air to elevate lung pressure, elevate lung volume, decrease the work of breathing or increase airway pressure, and wherein the ventilation gas is delivered in synchrony with phases of breathing. A support for the at least one gas delivery jet nozzle may be provided. A breath sensor may be in close proximity to the entrance of the nose. A patient may spontaneous breathe ambient air through the nose without being impeded by the interface. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252040 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR NON-INVASIVE OPEN VENTILATION WITH GAS DELIVERY NOZZLES WITHIN AN OUTER TUBE - A non-invasive ventilation system may include at least one outer tube with a proximal lateral end of the outer tube adapted to extend to a side of a nose. The at least one outer tube may also include a throat section. At least one coupler may be located at a distal section of the outer tube for impinging at least one nostril and positioning the at least one outer tube relative to the at least one nostril. At least one jet nozzle may be positioned within the outer tube at the proximal lateral end and in fluid communication with a pressurized gas supply. At least one opening in the distal section may be adapted to be in fluid communication with the nostril. At least one aperture in the at least one outer tube may be in fluid communication with ambient air. The at least one aperture may be in proximity to the at least one jet nozzle. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252041 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR NON-INVASIVE OPEN VENTILATION FOR PROVIDING VENTILATION SUPPORT - A system for providing ventilation support to a patient may include a ventilator, a control unit, a gas delivery circuit with a proximal end in fluid communication with the ventilator and a distal end in fluid communication with a nasal interface, and a nasal interface. The nasal interface may include at least one jet nozzle at the distal end of the gas delivery circuit; and at least one spontaneous respiration sensor for detecting respiration in communication with the control unit. The system may be open to ambient. The control unit may receive signals from the at least one spontaneous respiration sensor and determine gas delivery requirements. The ventilator may deliver gas at a velocity to entrain ambient air and increase lung volume or lung pressure above spontaneously breathing levels to assist in work of breathing, and deliver ventilation gas in a cyclical delivery pattern synchronized with a spontaneous breathing pattern. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252042 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR NON-INVASIVE OPEN VENTILATION FOR TREATING AIRWAY OBSTRUCTIONS - A system for reducing airway obstructions of a patient may include a ventilator, a control unit, a gas delivery circuit with a proximal end in fluid communication with the ventilator and a distal end in fluid communication with a nasal interface, and a nasal interface. The nasal interface may include at least one jet nozzle, and at least one spontaneous respiration sensor in communication with the control unit for detecting a respiration effort pattern and a need for supporting airway patency. The system may be open to ambient. The control unit may determine more than one gas output velocities. The more than one gas output velocities may be synchronized with different parts of a spontaneous breath effort cycle, and a gas output velocity may be determined by a need for supporting airway patency. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252043 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR RESPIRATORY SUPPORT FOR A PATIENT AIRWAY PROSTHESIS AND CATHETER - The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for respiratory support for a patient and an airway prosthesis. The spontaneous breathing of a patient is recorded with sensors and an additional amount of oxygen administered by means of a jet gas flow at the end of a lung inhalation process. Oxygen uptake on inhalation is thus improved. Where necessary the exhalation process of the patient can be retarded by a counter-current to prevent a collapse of the airways. The above manner of proceeding is achieved by means of an arrangement, comprising an oxygen pump connected to an oxygen source and an airway prosthesis, which may be connected by means of a catheter. The spontaneous breathing of the patient is recorded by means of sensors, connected to a controller, for activating the oxygen pump. The airway prosthesis has a tubular nozzle body with a connector for the catheter, whereby two of the sensors are provided on the nozzle body. The airway prosthesis and the integrated or introduced jet catheter are of such a size that the patient may breathe and speak freely. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252044 | CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE DEVICE AND METHOD - A continuous positive airway pressure system features a housing forming an airway chamber, and an air pressure inlet and an air pressure outlet. The housing further defines internally a pair of tapered air jets, and a pair of tapered air receivers. The air receivers are located downstream of the air supply jets and disposed coaxially with respective ones of the air supply jets. Each receiver has a taper in an opposite direction to the direction of the taper of the air supply jets. A pair of nasal prongs is located downstream of the air receiving jets. Each receiver comprises a hemispherical section that is oriented at an angle off the center line of the supply. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252045 | ADAPTER FOR CONNECTING PARTICULARLY A RESPIRATORY IMPLEMENT TO A TUBE - An adapter for connecting, in particular, respiratory implements such as tubes, tube extensions, filters, breather bags, or artificial noses to a tube having a particularly conically tapered connector. the adapter has a clamping section that may be fixed to the connector in a frictionally engaged manner. The clamping section of the adapter may be radially expanded from a first clamping position in which the inner diameter of the clamping section is less than the outer diameter of the connector into a second release position in which the inner diameter of the clamping section is greater than the outer diameter of the connector. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252046 | EXPIRATORY VALVE OF AN ANESTHETIC BREATHING APPARATUS HAVING SAFETY BACKUP - A ventilatory valve controls a pressure level in a patient breathing circuit of an anesthetic breathing apparatus. The ventilatory valve has a valve unit having a controllable restriction to control the pressure level in an expiratory branch of the breathing circuit of the anesthetic breathing apparatus, an electrical operating unit for the valve unit, configured to electrically control the restriction during electrical operation of the anesthetic breathing apparatus, and a non-electrical operating unit ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100252047 | REMOTE FLUORINATION OF FIBROUS FILTER WEBS - A method of making a fluorinated fibrous web, which method includes providing a nonwoven web | 2010-10-07 |
20100252048 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AN AIRWAY DEVICE SUCH AS AN ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE - An airway device ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100252049 | Endotracheal tube securing device - An endotracheal securing device includes a main tube and a tie extending through the main tube. The tie projects out through a central orifice in the main tube and is tightened around the endotracheal tube. The ends of the tie are then tied behind the user's head to secure the tie and endotracheal tube in place between the user's nose and mouth. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252053 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCTION OF LACTATE - Oral apparatus and methods to inhibit the increase of lactate levels during physical and/or mental exertion are disclosed. The oral apparatus include at least a first bite pad and a second bite pad. The first bite pad and the second bite pad are each configured to be positioned between at least two of the molars of a user. The bite pads are generally configured to direct the posterior of the lower mandible downward and/or forward in response to a clenching force exerted by a user. When worn during physical and/or mental exertion, the oral apparatus can reduce the accumulation of lactate normally generated by the physical and/or mental exertion without the oral apparatus. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252054 | Infant headwear for treating an infant's persistently maintained head position, seen in conditions such as plagiocephaly (baby flat head) and torticollis (wry neck) - An article of headwear to treat an infant's persistently maintained head position with respect to rotation about the cranial-caudal (head to toe) axis, seen in conditions such as plagiocephaly (baby flat head) and torticollis (wry neck). The headwear both permits and encourages an infant with a preferred head position to volitionally turn his or her head in several positions thereby promoting head and neck rotation and development of a naturally shaped cranium, thus treating or preventing torticollis and plagiocephaly respectfully. The infant headwear generally includes a head receiving member and positioning guide member. The head receiving member is placed on the infant's head and allows strategic placement of the positioning guide member. The positioning guide member increases the ability of the infant with a flat region to turn his or her head by re-establishing a round contour, and selectively increases cutaneous pressure in order to balance the variables influencing the infant's preferred head position. | 2010-10-07 |