43rd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120266744 | Ballistic-resistant panel including high modulus ultra high molecular weight polyethylene tape - A ballistic-resistant panel in which the entire panel or a strike-face portion thereof is formed of a plurality of sheets of high modulus high molecular weight polyethylene tape. The sheets of high modulus polyethylene tape can be in the form of cross-plied laminated layers of tape strips or a woven fabric of tape strips. The strips of UHMWPE tape include a width of at least one inch and a modulus of greater than 1400 grams per denier. The ballistic-resistant panel may include a backing layer of conventional high modulus fibers embedded in resin. A wide variety of adhesives were found acceptable for bonding the cross-plied layers of high modulus polyethylene tape together for forming the ballistic-resistant panels of the present invention. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266745 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PROTECTION FROM BALLISTIC ROUNDS, PROJECTILES, FRAGMENTS AND EXPLOSIVES - An apparatus for providing protection from ballistic rounds, projectiles, fragments and explosives. The apparatus includes a core, grinding layer and bonding layer. The core is shaped and configured as a structural truss of the apparatus, in which the core includes a plurality of parallel, adjacent rows and the core distributes and dissipates force impacting on the apparatus. The grinding layer is positioned on at least one side of the core facing towards potential threats, in which the grinding layer grinds rounds, projectiles, fragments or other materials impacting the apparatus, helping to dissipate the impacting material and its momentum. The bonding layer bonds the grinding layer together and the grinding layer to the core and provides an outer coating to the apparatus on a side of the apparatus facing potential threats and through which rounds, projectiles, fragments or other materials impact and penetrate the apparatus. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266746 | REMOTELY CONTROLLED FIREARM MOUNT - A firearm mount including a base that supports a movable cradle within which is positioned a firearm. Remotely controlled motors turn the cradle about horizontal and vertical axes. Remote operation of the motors is enhanced by a video camera secured to the firearm and connected to a transmitter that broadcasts an electronic video signal to the user stationed away from the mount. The trigger of the firearm in the cradle is moved to fire by a remotely controlled solenoid. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266747 | Soft recoil system - One embodiment of a gun configured with the soft recoil system comprises a plurality of recoiling parts that initially moves in the direction of the projectile being fired before moving in a direction opposite to that of a projectile during the firing of the round. The soft recoil system throttles the movement of the recoiling parts such that the energy expended during the firing of the round is spread over a longer time period and a longer distance than would normally occur. The soft recoil system stores at least a portion of the energy transferred to the recoiling parts and the user may selectively release at least a part of that portion of energy to offset the energy imparted to the gun during the firing of the next round. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266748 | AUTOMATIC CHARGE MAGAZINE - The present invention relates to an automatic charge magazine ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120266749 | Reciprocation Pump And A Dialysis Apparatus Equipped With The Reciprocation Pump - A reciprocation pump has a supply liquid-side sub-pumping chamber arranged adjacent to the supply liquid-side pumping chamber at an external side. A waste liquid-side sub-pumping chamber is arranged adjacent to the waste liquid-side pumping chamber at an external side. A rod extends through the supply liquid-side sub-pumping chamber, the supply liquid-side pumping chamber, the waste liquid-side pumping chamber and the waste liquid-side sub-pumping chamber. The rod is connected to the reciprocation mechanism and the driving source to transmit a driving force of the driving source to the reciprocation mechanism. Sealing members are arranged, respectively, in walls through which the rod extends to partition the supply liquid-side pumping chamber and the supply liquid-side sub-pumping chamber as well as the waste liquid-side pumping chamber and the waste liquid-side sub-pumping chamber. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266750 | PURIFICATION OF TRANS-1,3,3,3-TETRAFLUOROPROPENE - Disclosed is a process for removing impurities from a product stream comprising trans HFO-1234ze and an HFO-1234 impurity that uses one or more adsorbents that are selective for the HFO-1234 impurity, such that the HFO-1234 impurity is removed from the product stream. One such impurity is HFO-1234zc, which is removed from its mixture with trans HFO-1234ze by action of an adsorbent having pores in the range of from about 5 angstroms to about 10 angstroms. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266751 | METHOD FOR THE REMOVAL OF MERCURY FROM A STREAM OF FLUE GAS OBTAINED FROM THE COMBUSTION OF COAL - A method for the removal of mercury from a stream of flue gas obtained from the combustion of at least one coal type having an ASTM D388 coal rank of <3 includes the steps of introducing a kaolin or metakaolin-containing sorbent into the stream of flue gas and contacting the mercury with the kaolin or metakaolin-containing sorbent at a point where both the kaolin or metakaolin-containing sorbent and active free silica are present in the stream. The temperature of the flue gas is at least 900° C. The active free silica content of the flue gas resulting from the combustion of the coal is supplemented by the introduction of added active free silica such that the weight percentage of the total amount of active free silica relative to the weight of kaolin or metakaolin is at least 10%, the weight of any kaolin being expressed as the weight of metakaolin. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266752 | METHOD FOR THE REMOVAL OF MERCURY FROM A STREAM OF FLUE GAS OBTAINED FROM THE COMBUSTION OF COAL AND SORBENT-MIXTURE - A method for the removal of mercury from a stream of flue gas obtained from the combustion of at least one coal includes the steps of introducing a kaolin- or metakaolin-containing sorbent into the stream of flue gas for removing mercury from the stream of flue gas and contacting the mercury with the kaolin or metakaolin-containing sorbent in the presence of active free silica. Further to the introduction of the kaolin- or metakaolin-containing sorbent into the stream of flue gas, a source of active free silica is introduced so as to increase the active free silica content of the flue gas resulting from the combustion by the introduction of additional free silica. The flue gas has a temperature of at least approximately 900° C., for example >1000° C. at the point where the kaolin or metakaolin-containing sorbent is introduced. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266753 | HYGIENIC BEDDING INCLUDING MICROBIAL DETECTION VALVES AND INFECTION CONTROLS CUSHIONING AND/OR BEDDING DEVICES COMPRISING SAID MICROBIAL DETECTION VALVES - The present invention relates to microbial detection valves and particularly, unidirectional valves which include means for detecting the presence of microbes. The present invention also relates to infection control cushioning and/or bedding including said microbial detection valves. In another aspect, the present invention concerns improvements in and relating to hygienic bedding and particularly in and relating to hygienic bedding covers. The present invention has the advantage that it provides a one-way valve incorporated into the pillow cover as well as a microbial filter membrane, to allow air to exhaust quickly from the pillow through the valve, bypassing the membrane. Air re-entering the pillow may only pass through the microbial filter membrane. Thus, air re-entering the pillow does so at slower speed, but has the advantage that forcing the re-entering air to pass through the micorbial filter allows only sterile air to enter the pillow. The present invention also provides a means for sealing hygienic bedding such as a mattress in a waterproof covering while enabling visual inspection. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266754 | PORTAFILTER FOR ESPRESSO COFFEE MACHINES - In an improved filter holder for espresso coffee machines, the spout ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120266755 | CARTRIDGE EXTRACTION DEVICE | 2012-10-25 |
20120266756 | POPCORN POPPING MACHINES AND OTHER MACHINES HAVING FLOW THROUGH DECKS FOR POPPING POPCORN AND PRODUCING OTHER TYPES OF EXPANDED FOOD - Systems, methods and machines for producing popcorn and other types or expanded food are disclosed herein. A machine in accordance with one embodiment includes a flow through cooking deck and a plurality of heating elements that extend along the length of the cooking deck. An agitating assembly having a plurality of paddles can be positioned above the cooking deck. A corn hopper can dispense corn kernels onto the cooking deck and the paddles of the agitating assembly can transport and agitate the corn kernels on the cooking deck. The paddles can be positioned at an angle to their direction of travel and can move the corn kernels from side to side as they move the corn kernels along the length of the cooking deck. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266757 | AUTOMATIC BREAD MAKER - An automatic bread maker of the present invention comprises: a container into which bread ingredients are put; a body for receiving the container; and a control unit for executing bread-making steps in a state in which the container has been received in the body. The bread-making steps include a grinding step for grinding cereal grains inside the container, and a post-grinding liquid-absorption step for causing ground flour from cereal grains ground in the grinding step to absorb liquid. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266758 | COOKER - A cooker is provided. The cooker includes a casing, a cavity part in the casing and including a cooking chamber to cook food, and an exhaust duct through which exhaust gas is discharged. The exhaust duct includes a first duct part having a lower end communicating with the cooking chamber, a second duct part extending from the other end of the first duct part, the second duct part making a predetermined angle with respect to the first duct part or having a predetermined curvature, and a flow passage extension protruded from a portion of the first duct part or the second duct part in an outward direction. At least a portion of the flow passage extension extends at an angle different from the predetermined angle between the first and second duct parts or the flow passage extension has a curvature different from the predetermined curvature of the second duct part. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266759 | COOLING APPARATUS, DOUGH PREPARATION APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SUCH A COOLING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COOLING DOUGH PRODUCTS - A cooling apparatus ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120266760 | OUTDOOR GRILL WITH INTEGRATED GRIDDLE - Disclosed is a grill including a firebox having a burning chamber and an open upper end, a first horizontal cooking surface disposed over the burning chamber, a domed lid resting atop the burning chamber and enclosing the first horizontal cooking surface and having an opening through a top side thereof, and a panel resting atop the opening in either a first position in which the panel is a lid portion to close the opening, or a second position in which the panel serves as a second horizontal cooking surface disposed above the first horizontal cooking surface and exposed to the burning chamber through the opening. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266761 | MOVEMENT DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR FLUID AND/OR PASTY PRODUCTS - A movement device, in particular for fluid or pasty products, comprising: a helical element ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120266762 | SQUEEZE JUICER FOR EXTRACTING JUICE - A squeeze juicer for extracting juice includes a base ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120266763 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BALE FORMING AND WRAPPING OPERATIONS - A system and method for controlling bale forming operations is disclosed. The system and method includes a monitoring system for visually imaging a portion of a bale and providing a warning to an operator if the bale is wrapped or shaped incorrectly. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266764 | BALER DENSITY CONTROL MECHANISM AND METHOD - A method of electronically sensing the fill of material in a stuffer chute and tripping a stuffer of a baler. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266765 | Dog for an Ejector System of a Square Baler - A dog is disclosed for mounting on a shuttle assembly of a bale ejector system of a square baler. The dog has two pointed ends and at least one mounting feature that permits the dog to be pivotably mounted on the shuttle assembly. The dog is symmetrical so as to be selectively capable of being mounted on the shuttle assembly in each of two orientations in order to extend the service life of the dog. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266766 | PRESS WITH A DIRECTLY DRIVEN CRANK DRIVE - A press with at least one press frame, a platen mounted therein and a ram driven by means of at least one crank drive, wherein an upper mould part is arranged on the ram and a lower mould part is arranged on the press platen, at least one crankshaft with at least one crank pin and at least one connecting rod is arranged as the crank drive, and at least one direct drive, driving the crankshaft directly, is arranged as the motor for driving the crankshaft. To provide a press in which the input-side forces of the direct drive can be passed on the output side with much less loading for the crankshaft, and at the same time the overall stiffness of the drive train is increased significantly and/or the overall length of the drive train is minimized. With at least one motor arranged within a press, at least two connecting rods on at least one crankshaft, at least one motor is arranged between the connecting rods. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266767 | UV CURING CREATING FLATTOP AND ROUNDTOP STRUCTURES ON A SINGLE PRINTING PLATE - A method of imaging a printing plate with imaging data and curing the printing plate made of or having photo-curable material that includes an ablatable mask. In one embodiment, the method comprises imaging the ablatable mask with a first portion of imaging data to produce a partially imaged uncured plate. Imaging data includes the first portion of imaging data and a second portion of imaging data. The method includes curing the partially imaged uncured plate using UV with a first set of parameters to produce a partially cured plate with a partially ablated mask thereon, the curing arranged for producing flat tops, imaging the partially ablated mask on the partially cured plate with the second portion of imaging data to produce a totally imaged partially cured plate, and curing the totally imaged partially cured plate with a second set of one or more curing parameters to produce a totally cured plate to produce round tops. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266768 | Lithographic Printing Plate Precursor - A positive-working lithographic printing plate precursor is disclosed which comprises on a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer a heat and/or light-sensitive coating including an infrared absorbing agent, said heat and/or light-sensitive coating comprising a first layer comprising a binder including a monomeric unit including a sulfonamide group; characterized in that the binder further comprises a monomeric unit including a phosphonic acid group or a salt thereof, and that the monomeric unit comprising the phosphonic acid group is present in an amount comprised between 2 mol % and 15 mol %. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266769 | PLATEN ROLLER FIXING STRUCTURE AND PRINTER - A platen roller fixing structure includes a platen roller; a spring; a spring supporting part supporting the spring; a print head; a platen roller receiving part configured to receive the platen roller; and a spring receiving part configured to receive the spring. The platen roller, the spring, and the spring supporting part are provided on one of a body part and a movable part of a printer. The movable part is rotatably connected to the body part. The print head, the platen roller receiving part, and the spring receiving part are provided on the other one of the body part and the movable part. When the movable part is closed relative to the body part, the spring receiving part comes into contact with the spring to cause the spring to press the platen roller against the platen roller receiving part. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266770 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUSPENSION WICKING OF NANOPARTICLES INTO MICROCHANNELS - A method of forming a device on a substrate comprising creating a depository and at least one attached capillary; the depository being of millimeter scale; providing a liquid containing particles in the range 1 nanometer to 1 millimeter; depositing into the depository the liquid containing particles which flows into at least one capillary by capillary action; evaporating the liquid such that the particles form an agglomerate beginning at the end of the at least one capillary with a substantially uniform distribution of the particles within the agglomerate; which is used to form a device. A microelectronic integrated circuit device comprising a substrate; a depository coupled to said substrate, the depository being formed by at least one wall adjacent to the substrate; at least one capillary channel coupled to at least one depository that is formed by walls adapted to be filled with a liquid (by capillary action) comprising nanoparticles. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266771 | Safety Priming Device for Rotating Ammunition - An ammunition safety priming device using silicon micro-mechatronic systems technology, having at least two priming safeties intended to be deactivated by as many external independent physical events, includes at least one movable element, along a translation axis, for deactivating at least one of the priming safeties by action on said movable element of one of the physical events. Said movable element is produced in a material other than silicon. The device has applications including ammunition, rocket stage separation devices, and airbags. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266772 | TANDEM NESTED PROJECTILE ASSEMBLY - A projectile assembly | 2012-10-25 |
20120266773 | MULTIPLE PURPOSE TANDEM NESTED PROJECTILE - A multiple-purpose projectile assembly includes an anti-personnel projectile, an armor-penetrating projectile, a propellant, a base bleed gas, and a primer. The anti-personnel projectile includes a cavity having a scored surface and is made out of a soft metal. The armor-penetrating projectile is made from a hard metal and is housed partially within the cavity of the anti-personnel projectile prior to firing from a weapon. The propellant and the primer are both housed within the cavity. The firing of the projectile assembly causes the armor-penetrating projectile to drive into the primer, thereby detonating the primer, causing the detonation of the propellant, thereby increasing the pressure of the cavity and causing the two projectiles to separate after the projectile assembly leaves the bore of the weapon. The burning of the propellant releases a base bleed gas that reduces the drag experienced by the anti-personnel projectile. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266774 | GAS GENERATOR WITH REACTIVE GASES - A gas generator includes two reserves of reactive gases, an ignition device capable of being triggered in order to open lids of the reserves and initiating combustion of the reactive gases, and an orifice for letting out combustion gas towards the outside. The gas reserve, a device for diffusing the combustion gas towards the outside and the second gas reserve are successively positioned along a longitudinal direction. A guiding wall is provided in the reserve for guiding the pressure wave generated by the device up to the lid in order to open this first lid. The diffusing device includes a conduit for guiding the pressure wave from the first lid to the second lid so as to open the latter, and which communicates with the orifice. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266775 | DECOY TRAVERSING AND ROTATING SYSTEM METHOD AND APPARATUS - The present disclosure is directed to a system, method and apparatus for imparting a traversing motion and a rotation motion to a decoy. The system includes a first track portion, a second track portion securable to the first track portion and a sled for traversing along the tracks. A decoy is mounted on a pole rotatably secured to the sled. Two cables that are manually retractable by winding apparatus are each connected to a laterally extending arm of the pole so that the decoy is rotated to face the direction of traversal along the track. Retracting the first cable rotates the decoy in a first direction and to moves the sled in a first direction along the track section. Retracting the second cable rotates the decoy in an opposing direction and to moves the sled in the opposing direction along the track. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266776 | Aerial Tramway Carrier Conveyance By Linear Synchronous Motor - An aerial tramway system that conveys carriers between terminals along a haul rope, in which the carriers (a) detach from the haul rope within at least one of the terminals for loading and unloading, and (b) reattach to the haul rope for conveyance to the next terminal, includes one or more Linear Synchronous Motors (LSMs) within at least one of the terminals, that move the carriers for at least part of the time that the carriers are detached from the haul rope. The system also includes a plurality of the carriers, each carrier comprising a reaction rail that includes at least one magnet configured for magnetic interaction with the one or more LSMs. A carrier for an aerial tramway system includes a chair, a freight carrier or a gondola, and a reaction rail that interacts with a linear synchronous motor of the system, to control movement of the carrier. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266777 | RAILROAD VEHICLE - The present invention provides a railroad vehicle having a truck structure in which soundproof effect can sufficiently be enhanced. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266778 | ERASABLE INKJET INK - According to one embodiment, an erasable inkjet ink includes a leuco dye, a non-water-soluble developer, and a solvent containing an alcohol and water. The amount of the water is 7 to 25% by mass of the solvent. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266779 | NON-AQUEOUS PIGMENT INK - A non-aqueous pigment ink that exhibits excellent color reproducibility and storage stability. The non-aqueous pigment ink contains two or more lake pigments and a non-aqueous solvent. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266780 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ENCAPSULATED METAL COLLOIDS AS INORGANIC COLOURED PIGMENTS - A process for producing encapsulated metal colloids useful as inorganic coloured pigments, including, reacting one or more glass-forming components according to the sol-gel process to obtain a sol dispersing a metal salt in the resulting sol in the presence of an additional reducing agent to form metal colloids, converting the resulting dispersion into xerogel-encapsulated metal colloids by spray drying, heating the resulting xerogel-encapsulated metal colloids to density them. The present invention relates, furthermore, to inorganic coloured pigments, in particular producible by the process of the invention, including metal colloids produced from metal salts and encapsulated in an encapsulation, the encapsulation being produced from glass-forming components according to the sol-gel process and being densified to a xerogel or glass, the proportion of metal colloid in the capsules being at least 80%. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266781 | Inorganic Pigment Compositions Comprising Surface-modified Nanoparticles, and Methods of Making - Inorganic pigment compositions comprising surface-modified nanoparticles are described, along with methods of making such compositions. Such compositions may allow the inorganic pigment to be diluted to a significant extent with non-pigmented extenders, while preserving or enhancing the coloring power of the pigment. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266782 | Shrinking Reducing Agent - To provide shrinkage reducing agents which render excellent shrinkage reducing effect and frost-thaw resistance to cement compositions such as mortar and concrete without entraining excessive air, and exhibit excellent solution stability. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266783 | TABLE UNIT FOR MACHINE TOOL - A table unit for a machine tool includes a tilting table provided on a base and configured to be swingably indexable around a horizontal axis, a rotary table provided on the tilting table and configured to be rotatably indexable around a vertical axis orthogonal to the horizontal axis, and at least one motor disposed in the tilting table and configured to be driven to rotate the rotary table. An axis of a motor shaft of the motor is arranged in a plane formed by the horizontal axis and the vertical axis. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266784 | WORKSURFACE ASSEMBLY WITH PERSONAL CARRY ITEM STORAGE SHELF - A worksurface assembly includes a worksurface member having an upper surface, a bottom surface, a forward edge, a rearward edge, and an aperture that opens both upwardly and forwardly from the worksurface member, and a storage member including a pair of sidewalls, a rear wall and a bottom wall that cooperate to form an interior storage area having a height to width ratio of greater than or equal to about 1:1 at at least one position along a length of the storage member, wherein the storage member has a forwardly facing opening and an upwardly facing opening, and wherein the storage member is readily detachably secured to the worksurface member such that the interior storage of the storage member is accessible through the aperture of the worksurface member and such that access to the interior space is uninterrupted between the forwardly facing opening and the upwardly facing opening of the storage member. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266785 | PALLET ASSEMBLY - A pallet assembly includes a top deck having a top deck upper surface and a top deck lower surface and also having a first predetermined fire retardancy. A bottom deck having a bottom deck upper surface and a bottom deck lower surface, and also having a second predetermined fire retardancy. A column extending between the top deck and bottom deck, the column having an other fire retardancy lower than at least one of the first and second fire retardancies. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266786 | Trailer hitch-mounted table - A trailer hitch-mounted table is disclosed herein. The table includes an L-shaped frame for attachment to the trailer hitch of a land vehicle. The L-shaped frame also carries a tabletop remote from the trailer hitch. A pair of support leg is affixed to the tabletop for supporting the tabletop, and one or more umbrellas, when the table is used. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266787 | TABLES WITH NESTING TABLE TOPS - A table may be sized and configured to nest with another table to reduce a height of a plurality of stacked tables in a nested configuration. The table may include a nesting portion formed in an upper surface and sidewall of the table top. The table may also include a frame with one or more engaging portions sized and configured to be disposed in the nesting portion of an adjacent table when the tables are nested together. In addition, the table top may include a compression edge sized and configured to be disposed in a nesting portion of an adjacent table when the tables are nested together. The compression edge and engaging portions may be sized and configured to be simultaneously disposed in the nesting portion of the adjacent table when the table is nested with the adjacent table. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266788 | FRAME FOR A TABLE - A table may be sized and configured to nest with an adjacent table to reduce a height of a plurality of stacked tables in a nested configuration. The table may include a molded plastic table top that has a receiving portion disposed proximate an outer perimeter of the table top. The receiving portion is sized and configured to receive an engaging portion of an adjacent, nested table. The table may also include a frame with a first load bearing surface sized and configured to contact a generally planar upper surface of another adjacent, nested table. The table may further include an engaging portion sized and configured to be disposed in a receiving portion of the adjacent, nested table. The nested tables are preferably substantially identical and aligned in the stacked configuration. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266789 | TABLE - A table may be sized and configured to nest with one or more adjacent tables to reduce a height of the table in a nested configuration. The table may include a table top constructed from molded plastic and the table top may include a receiving portion sized and configured to receive an engaging portion of a frame of an adjacent table in the nested configuration. The table may also include a metal frame connected to the table top and the frame may include an engaging portion sized and configured to be disposed in a receiving portion of an adjacent table in the nested configuration. If desired, an outer surface of the engaging portion may be visible and exposed in the recess in the lip. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266790 | TABLE WITH MOLDED PLASTIC TABLE TOP - A table may be sized and configured to nest with an adjacent table to reduce a height of a plurality of stacked tables in a nested configuration. The table top may include an upper surface, a sidewall and a receiving portion at least partially disposed in the upper surface and the sidewall. The receiving portion may be sized and configured to receive an engaging portion of an adjacent table when the tables are disposed in a nested configuration. The table top may also include a plurality of strengthen members disposed in the lower portion of the table top that are sized and configured to support the receiving portion. For example, the strengthening members may include an inner surface sized and configured to support an inner surface of the receiving portion. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266791 | TABLE TOP - A table may include a table top with a first plurality of depressions aligned in a plurality of generally aligned rows. The table top may also include a plurality of channels disposed generally parallel to the rows of depressions and each channel may have a width generally equal to a width of the first plurality of depressions. The table top may further include a second plurality of depressions disposed in the channels. The table top may further include a recess sized and configured to receive a structural support member, and a portion of the channels may be disposed on both sides of the recess. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266792 | Combustion Stabilization Systems - Systems for stabilizing combustion while minimizing NOx generation by using high-flame-speed additives to stabilize the flame front in combustors operating at relatively low temperatures and/or under oxygen constraints. The system is adapted for use in coal-fired boilers, oil-fired boilers, and gas turbine engines. The methods stabilize the flame front to permit stable combustion under an expanded range of part-load conditions. The system provides substantially complete combustion of coal in coal boilers resulting in ash saleable for use in concrete manufacturing. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266793 | PROCESS FOR COGASIFYING AND COFIRING ENGINEERED FUEL WITH COAL - Described is an integrated process of cogasifying an engineered fuel, formulated to be suitable for working under reducing environment, with coal and cofiring another engineered fuel, formulated to be suitable for working under oxidizing environment, with coal to produce electric power. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266794 | SEEDING FOLLOWER ISOLATION DEVICE - A seeding follower isolation device may include a forming bar connection portion, a seeding follower support portion, and an extension portion. The forming bar connection portion may be configured for secured attachment to a forming bar in a leading position relative to a seed tube of a planting unit. The seeding follower support portion may be configured to adjustably and removably support a seeding follower in an aft position relative to a seed tube. The extension portion may extend between the forming bar connection portion and the seeding follower support portion. The seeding follower isolation device does not contact a seed tube so that a seeding follower joined to the seeding follower isolation device is isolated from the seed tube. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266795 | PLANTER AND METHOD OF OPERATING A PLANTER WITH INDIVIDUAL METER CONTROL - A planter is described which utilizes individual seed meter motor drives at each row unit. motor controllers control each seed meter drive motor. Each individual row seed meter can be individually started, stopped and operated at a unique rate. Prior to planting, the meters can be operated to fill the meters and ensure that the meters are primed and ready to start dropping seed as soon as the planter begins operation to plant seed. When a seed delivery system is used with each meter to move seed from the meter to the soil, the delivery system is also primed with seed before operation of the planter. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266796 | OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE INSTALLATION - An offshore wind turbine installation vessel, wherein the wind turbine is of the type to be installed on a foundation that is installed on the seabed prior to the installation of the wind turbine on the foundation, wherein the wind turbine is of the type with a vertical mast to be fitted with its lower end onto the foundation, wherein the vessel includes a non-jack-up type floating hull; and a crane structure extending upward from said hull. The crane structure is provided with a hoisting device having one or more wind turbine suspension elements and a wind turbine engagement device supported by the suspension elements and adapted to engage with said wind turbine. The hoisting device is adapted to support and to raise and lower in controllable manner at least the mast of the wind turbine while in vertical orientation. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266797 | Multipurpose Deepwater Vessel - A multipurpose deepwater vessel equipped with a floating structure having a bow, a stern, a weather deck, a first board, and a second board; a J-lay tower hinged to the floating structure along the second board, and movable about a first axis into a number of work positions to join pipe assemblies into an underwater pipeline, and to lay an underwater pipeline; a heavy-duty crane connected at the bow to the floating structure to rotate about a second axis, and having a boom defining an operating range within which the J-lay tower is located in any one of its work positions; and a preassembly line, below the weather deck, for joining pipes into pipe assemblies for supply to the J-lay tower. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266798 | Slider Shoe Fitting - A slider shoe fitting for a gnav assembly ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120266799 | Method For Maintaining The Heading Of A Ship - A method for maintaining the heading of a ship during movements caused by waves approaching the ship from a stern direction by activating a control surface in a bow of the ship such that the control surface converts a water flow along the bow into a lateral force that opposes roll, yaw, or heeling movements and course changes. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266800 | SPAR MOORING LINE SHARING METHOD AND SYSTEM - The disclosure provides a method and system of coupling end-to-end at least two existing mooring lines ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120266801 | MOORING SYSTEM FOR FLOATING ARCTIC VESSEL - A mooring system for a floating vessel such as a drilling unit is provided. The floating vessel has a platform for providing drilling, production or other operations in a marine environment, and a tower for providing ballast and stability below a water line in the marine environment. The mooring system generally includes a plurality of anchors disposed radially around the tower along a seabed, and a plurality of mooring lines. Each mooring line has a first end operatively connected to the tower, and a second end operatively connected to a respective anchor. Each mooring line further comprises at least two substantially rigid links joined together using linkages. Each joint is at least five meters in length. The mooring system is capable of maintaining station-keeping for the vessel greater than about 100 Mega-Newtons such that operations may be conducted when the marine environment is substantially iced over. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266802 | ANCHOR POSITIONING SYSTEM - An anchor ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120266803 | HIGH POWER LASER PHOTO-CONVERSION ASSEMBLIES, APPARATUSES AND METHODS OF USE - There is provided a high power laser system for powering a remotely located laser device, such as an ROV, using a high power laser fiber optic tether and a photo-conversion device, such as a laser photovoltaic assembly. Laser device systems, such as ROV systems that utilizes a high power laser cutting and/or cleaning tools are also provided. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266804 | PASSENGER SHIP OF WHICH THE SUPERSTRUCTURE IS EQUIPPED WITH AT LEAST ONE ARCH - The present disclosure relates to a passenger ship, such as a passenger liner, which includes a main structure bounded by a hull and its upper deck, above which arises at least one superstructure, wherein it has at least one arch which stands generally fore and aft, and which extends at least partly over the main structure, its opposite ends being firmly joined to this main structure, so that the arch carries at least part of the loads connected with its deflection. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266805 | CAUTION FLAG ASSEMBLY - A caution flag assembly for hauling items comprising a body and an extending member attached to the perimeter of the body, wherein the extending member is adapted to wrap around an extended piece of equipment such that the distance between the body and an item can be easily adjusted. The body can define an aperture located adjacent the extending member. The aperture can be adapted to receive a portion of the extending member and facilitate in securing the caution flag assembly around an item, and specifically to an extended piece of equipment. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266806 | Co-Topo-Polymeric Compositions, Devices and Systems for Controlling Threshold and Delay Activation Sensitivities - Co-topo-polymeric indicator compositions and methods for making and using the same are provided. Indicator compositions of the invention include a polymer and undergo a color change, which may be reversible or irreversible, in response to an applied stimulus, e.g., temperature. Aspects of methods of producing the compositions include setting a fluid co-topo-polymeric precursor composition into a solid product and then subjecting the solid product (either immediately or after a delay period) to polymerizing conditions to produce the desired indicator composition. Also provided are indicator devices that include the indicator compositions of the invention. The compositions of the invention find use in a variety of different applications. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266807 | SIGNAL ASSEMBLY - A signal assembly has a handle that a person can move up and down, causing one or more reflective surfaces to be shown and hidden (“flash”) to alert a bus driver of a passenger's presence at a bus stop. The signal assembly may, for example, mount on a bus stop sign or a bus stop shelter. The flashing reflective surface may receive an oncoming bus' headlights and reflect the light to alert the driver. When the handle is not moved up and down, a reflective surface of the signal assembly may still be visible to the bus driver, alerting the bus driver of the presence of the stop. A driver who is not familiar with the route may find this useful, especially when a passenger indicates a request for the bus to stop at the next stop. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266808 | SIDE FEED SYSTEM FOR CZOCHRALSKI GROWTH OF SILICON INGOTS - A Czochralski growth system comprising a growth chamber, an isolation valve, a feed chamber containing feedstock, and a feeder is described. The isolation valve is disposed in at least one side wall of the growth chamber, and the feed chamber is vacuum sealed to the growth chamber through the isolation valve. The feeder is insertable into the growth chamber through the isolation valve and supplies the feedstock into the growth chamber. Preferably this system can be used for producing silicon ingots using a continuous Czochralski method. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266809 | INSULATION DEVICE OF SINGLE CRYSTAL GROWTH DEVICE AND SINGLE CRYSTAL GROWTH DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - Provides are an insulation device of a single crystal growth device and a single crystal growth device including the same. The insulation device is installed inside a chamber of the single crystal growth device and the insulation device includes a plurality of insulation blocks that are spaced by a first distance. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266810 | PLANARIZATION SYSTEM FOR HIGH WAFER TOPOGRAPHY - A system for planarizing a semiconductor device includes a holder component for holding the substrate. The substrate has at least one opening therein, and each opening defines a lower portion and an upper portion. A resist applicator applies a layer of resist over the substrate, such that the resist layer covers the lower and upper portions. An etching component etches back the resist layer to expose the upper portion of the at least one opening. The resist applicator and the etching component repeat the steps of applying and etching, respectively, to remove a predetermined amount below the upper portion. A deposition component deposits an insulating layer over the substrate. A planarizing component planarizes the insulating layer until the upper portion of the at least one opening is exposed. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266811 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The rotating speed of the coating brush of the image forming apparatus fluctuates between the upper limit speed and the lower limit speed across the standard speed. Consequently, the positional relation of the contact between the brush textile of the coating brush and the surface of the photographic sensitive drum varies for a wider range compared to a case where the rotating speed of the coating brush does not vary. Since the thin area of the brush textile moves for a wider range of the surface of the photographic sensitive drum in the axial direction of the rotating shaft of the photographic sensitive drum, the area where the coating amount of the lubricant is less is evened out by the area where the coating amount of the lubricant is rich, thus improving the unevenness of coating of the lubricant on the photographic sensitive drum. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266812 | Filter Device, Painting Booth Using Filter Device, and Simplified Painting Booth Using Filter Device - Distribution of a precoat agent is made uniform in a target gas directing to a filter. To this end, an intake opening of a filter device is formed as a slit-like or rectangular opening extending in a width direction. An accumulation recess is formed in an upper edge portion of the intake opening to have a profile that opens downward as viewed from a longitudinal direction of the intake opening. The accumulation recess is continuously formed in the longitudinal direction of the intake opening. A precoat agent nozzle is provided in a longitudinal predetermined position of the intake opening for ejecting the precoat agent and carrier gas toward an inner depth surface of the accumulation recess. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266813 | Mask Frame Assembly for Thin Film Deposition - A mask frame assembly for depositing a deposition material on a deposition substrate comprises a mask frame including an opening and frames surrounding the opening, and a mask coupled on the mask frame. A deformation prevention unit is formed on at least one region of the mask. Since the deformation prevention unit is formed on a peripheral portion of a deposition pattern in the mask, deformation of the mask in a vertical direction may be reduced. Accordingly, defective attaching of the mask to the substrate may be reduced. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266814 | LASER BEAM INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION - A heat source for a material processing operation, such as direct laser deposition, comprises a source of laser light, an optical element to modulate the laser light to provide a beam and means for traversing the beam over the substrate in use in a predetermined direction. The beam has a predetermined intensity distribution over its cross-sectional area so as to regulate the temperature distribution in the material resulting from the absorption of laser energy by the material. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266815 | Powder Spreader - Powder spreaders suitable for use with layered manufacturing processes are disclosed in which a strip of flexible material of a width which spans the powder bed is used to spread, level, and, optionally, compact deposited powder to form a layer of the powder bed. The strip surface moves relative to the deposited powder it is spreading as the working portion of the strip, i.e., the portion of the strip that is in contact with the powder, traverses across the powder bed so that it can provide lift to the powder in front of it and, optionally, compaction to the powder below it. The working portion of the strip can be configured to have its leading and trailing surface contours to be different from one another, and, optionally, to have these contours and its bottom edge contour be independently adjustable. Layered manufacturing systems comprising such powder spreaders are also disclosed. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266816 | POLYCRYSTAL SILICON MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A polycrystal silicon manufacturing apparatus is disclosed. The polycrystal silicon manufacturing apparatus includes a reaction pipe comprising silicon particles provided therein; a flowing-gas supply unit configured to supply flowing gas to the silicon particles provided in the reaction pipe; and a heater configured to supply heat to an internal space of the reaction pipe to generate silicon deposition reaction of the silicon particles; a temperature measurement unit configured to measure a temperature inside the reaction pipe; and a power supply unit configured to increase the temperature inside the reaction pipe, when a temperature value measured by the temperature measurement unit is less than a reference temperature value. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266817 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CLEANING INSIDE THEREOF AND CLEANING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING CLEANING PROCESS OF SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A cleaning control apparatus capable of performing a cleaning process efficiently regardless of qualities and thicknesses of films formed in a process tube and a gas supply nozzle. The cleaning control apparatus employs cleaning request signal output units configured to output cleaning request signals requesting cleaning processes of a silicon-containing gas supply system and nitriding source gas supply system when accumulated amounts of the molecules of the silicon-containing gas and the nitriding source gas exceeds preset values. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266818 | ATMOSPHERIC FILM-COATING DEVICE AND FILM-MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - An atmospheric film-coating device and a film-manufacturing apparatus are described. The atmospheric film-coating device includes a delivery device and a nebulization device. The delivery device is suitable for delivering at least one substrate. The nebulization device is used to gasify a film coating solution toward a direction indirectly to the at least one substrate into a plurality of film coating vapor molecules to deposit on a surface of the at least one substrate. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266819 | SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM - Apparatus for processing substrates are provided. In some embodiments, a processing system may include a first transfer chamber and a first process chamber coupled to the transfer chamber, the process chamber further comprising a substrate support to support a processing surface of a substrate within the process chamber, an injector disposed to a first side of the substrate support and having a first flow path to provide a first process gas and a second flow path to provide a second process gas independent of the first process gas, wherein the injector provides the first and second process gases across the processing surface of the substrate, a showerhead disposed above the substrate support to provide the first process gas to the processing surface, and an exhaust port disposed to a second side of the substrate support, opposite the injector, to exhaust the first and second process gases from the process chamber. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266820 | REACTOR FOR POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON AND POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON PRODUCTION METHOD - The reactor for polycrystalline silicon is a reactor for polycrystalline silicon in which a silicon seed rod installed inside the reactor is heated by supplying electricity, a raw material gas supplied inside the reactor is allowed to react, thereby producing polycrystalline silicon on the surface of the silicon seed rod, and specifically, the reactor for polycrystalline silicon is provided with a raw material gas supply port installed on the bottom of the reactor and a raw material gas supply nozzle attached to the raw material gas supply port so as to be communicatively connected and extending upward, in which the upper end of the raw material gas supply nozzle is set to a height in a range from −10 cm to +5 cm on the basis of the upper end of the electrode which retains the silicon seed rod. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266821 | REACTION SYSTEM FOR GROWING A THIN FILM - An atomic deposition (ALD) thin film deposition apparatus includes a deposition chamber configured to deposit a thin film on a wafer mounted within a space defined therein. The deposition chamber comprises a gas inlet that is in communication with the space. A gas system is configured to deliver gas to the gas inlet of the deposition chamber. At least a portion of the gas system is positioned above the deposition chamber. The gas system includes a mixer configured to mix a plurality of gas streams. A transfer member is in fluid communication with the mixer and the gas inlet. The transfer member comprising a pair of horizontally divergent walls configured to spread the gas in a horizontal direction before entering the gas inlet. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266822 | CUSHIONING DEVICE FOR LARGE ANIMALS - The present invention relates to a cushioning device for supporting a large animal such as a cow or a horse. The cushioning device comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, said top surface and bottom surface forming a chamber, and an amount of a gelatinous filling material disposed within the chamber. The present invention relates also to methods of transporting and installing a cushioning device for supporting a large animal. The method comprises transporting the cushioning device and a compound capable of creating a gel upon contact with a liquid may be delivered separately to the site. At the remote site the compound may be disposed within the chamber and the chamber may then be filled with an amount of liquid to create the gel within the cushioning device. The compound may also be delivered to the site already disposed within the chamber. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266823 | METHOD FOR REDUCING EMISSION OF CARBONACEOUS GASSES - The invention relates to a method for reducing the emission of methane, and possible other carbonaceous gasses being produced during processing of feed in the bowel of livestock, into the atmosphere. The method comprises feeding the livestock with feed comprising solid carbonaceous matter, the livestock digesting the feed, methane and possible other carbonaceous gasses being encapsulated within the structure of said carbonaceous matter, the livestock moving bowels with faeces, the methane and possible other carbonaceous gasses being encapsulated in the voids of the solid carbonaceous matter also after the livestock have made bowels with the faeces. The invention further relates to an animal feed composition comprising solid carbonaceous matter having voids within the structure of the matter, and to a method and an apparatus for producing such animal feed composition. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266824 | DISPOSABLE HANGABLE ANIMAL FOOD DISPENSER - Provided is an animal food dispenser for dispensing food to animals such as rabbits. The dispenser comprises a package for holding the animal food; an attachment means secured to the package for attaching the animal food dispenser to an enclosure and reconfigurable to adapt to different types of enclosures, such as a rabbit cage; a window through the package; and a window cover removeably attachable to the package for covering the window. The window cover is at least partially removable from the package to provide access through the window to the animal food held in the package. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266825 | Cat litter box liner with an absorbent scratch resistant pad - A first embodiment of this invention is a cat litter bag composed of a thin plastic bag having a scratch resistant surface on the upper surface to avoid being damaged when used by cats. The scratch resistant material also serves to absorb cat urine to minimize odor during use. By a second embodiment the cat litter bag is shown filled with clean litter for convenience and travel. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266826 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE REFRACTORY TILES FOR WASTE TO ENERGY BOILER WALLS - A refractory tile has a body formed from a refractory material. The body has a front side that defines a front plane, and a rear side that defines a rear plane that is opposite the front plane. A concave portion is formed in the rear side and is contoured to a wall of boiler tubes. The body also has an inclined portion extending from the front plane to the rear plane. The inclined portion is formed at an acute angle with respect to the rear plane. The inclined portion defines an edge at an intersection with the rear plane. The edge directly contacts the wall without a backfill material. The tiles form an array of upper refractory tiles located only on an uppermost row of the array above lower refractory, against the bare wall of boiler tubes. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266827 | ENGINE COOLING DEVICE - A cooling apparatus | 2012-10-25 |
20120266828 | ENGINE COOLING DEVICE - Disclosed is a device for cooling an internal combustion engine in which circulation of cooling water is halted until the cooling water reaches a predetermined temperature, wherein decline in the durability of a radiator, which is caused by thermal strain that occurs when circulation of the cooling water is restarted and the cooling water is introduced into the radiator, is suppressed. An internal combustion engine ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120266829 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A cooling system for an internal combustion engine comprises a tubular conduit configured to conduct coolant to and from various components of the internal combustion engine and to remove excess heat therefrom. A shield portion is fluidly coupled inline of the tubular conduit and is disposed between a heat source and a cooler operating component. The expanded portion further comprises a cooling body, an inlet in fluid communication with the tubular conduit and configured to conduct coolant into the cooling body and an outlet in fluid communication with the tubular conduit and is configured to conduct coolant out of the cooling body. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266830 | GENERAL GASOLINE ENGINE - The invention discloses a general-purpose gasoline engine, comprising a cylinder block, a cylinder head main body ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120266831 | V-type block of a crank circular slider mechanism and a cylinder liner, a group of the cylinder liner, mechanical equipment thereof - A V-type block of a crank circular slider mechanism, comprising a piston with a circular slider receiving hole and a circular slider received in the receiving hole, the block having a main journal hole and comprising a group of adjacent cylinders arranged in a V form intersecting in the position of the main journal hole , each of the cylinders in the group penetrating the main journal hole, wherein said cylinders each penetrate the main journal hole with an axial length beyond the main journal hole, which the length is long enough for providing a reciprocating range required for the reciprocating motion of the part of the piston located beneath the receiving hole of the circular slider. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266832 | ENGINE ELECTRONIC VALVE ACTUATION - A head assembly for an internal combustion engine includes an electromagnetic valve actuation system. The head has an intake or exhaust passage defined therein. A valve is disposed in the passage and is operable to selectively open and close the passage. The head has a cooling passage defined therein for passage of a cooling fluid. An electromagnetic actuator has a piston in mechanical communication with the valve and a coil in fluid communication with the cooling passage. The electromagnetic actuator is operable to move the valve between a closed and an open position. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266833 | VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND CONTROLLER FOR VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATING APPARATUS - A multi-cylinder internal combustion engine is provided with a variable valve actuating system. At a startup of the engine, a controller performs: causing an initial exhaust valve opening timing of a first combustion cylinder to approach bottom dead center; and setting a second valve overlap period greater than a first valve overlap period, wherein the first valve overlap period is a period from an initial intake valve opening timing of the first combustion cylinder to an initial exhaust valve closing timing of the first combustion cylinder, and wherein the second valve overlap period is a period from an initial intake valve opening timing of a second combustion cylinder to an initial exhaust valve closing timing of the second combustion cylinder immediately after an initial combustion event of the second combustion cylinder after an initial combustion event of the first combustion cylinder. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266834 | DEVICE FOR VARIABLY ADJUSTING THE CONTROL TIMES OF GAS EXCHANGE VALVES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A camshaft adjuster ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120266835 | PIVOT FOOT FOR DEACTIVATING ROCKER ARM - A dual body rocker arm comprising an outer arm, an inner arm, a substantially cylindrical pivot axle, a pivot foot and a first and second pivot foot retaining ring. The inner arm is disposed between side arms of the outer arm. The pivot axle is mounted to both the inner and outer arm. The pivot foot has a cylindrical axle interfacing surface and a valve tip interface. Retaining rings mount the pivot foot to the axle, allowing partial rotation of the pivot foot about the axle. Interfering protrusions on the retaining rings limit the range of motion of the pivot foot. A pivot foot having at least one interfering block is configured to restrict motion of the pivot foot by interfering with at least one interfering tab. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266836 | ROCKER ARM ASSEMBLY FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine comprising valve sets through which combustion air enters a cylinder is mixed with fuel for combustion therein and through which products of combustion exit. A valve train assembly comprises a drive rocker arm, including a first, proximal end in contact with a rotatable camshaft and a second, distal end in contact with a valve shaft of a first valve of a valve set and a driven rocker arm including a first, proximal end in contact with the drive rocker arm at a location that is adjacent to the first, proximal end thereof and a second, distal end in contact with a valve shaft of a second valve of a valve set. The drive rocker arm and the driven rocker arm operate to move the valves reciprocally from a closed to an open position. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266837 | Asphaltene Dispersant Containing Lubricating Compositions - The present invention relates to a lubricating composition, particularly marine diesel engine lubricating compositions, comprising: (a) an oil of lubricating viscosity; (b) an asphaltene dispersant comprising a cyclic headgroup that contains a nitrogen atom and at least one other heteroatom; and (c) a detergent derived from an alkyl phenol. The invention further provides methods of using such compositions in the operation of engine, particularly marine diesel engines. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266838 | LIQUID FUEL COMPOSITION - A liquid fuel composition containing a biofuel component, produced from a fraction of one or more cracking products produced by catalytic cracking of a biomass source. The liquid fuel composition contains in the range of 0.5 to 20 vol. % of C4-C8-olefins, which C4-C8-olefins contain in the range from equal to or more than 0.02 wt % to equal to or less than 100 wt % of bio-carbon, based on the total weight of carbon present in the C4-C8-olefins. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266839 | ENGINE WITH AN AUTOMATIC CHOKE AND METHOD OF OPERATING AN AUTOMATIC CHOKE FOR AN ENGINE - An engine including an automatic choke that includes a choke valve movable between a fully closed position and a fully open position, a temperature sensor coupled to the engine and operable to provide a temperature signal indicative of a temperature of the engine, and a motor connected to the choke valve and operable to move the choke valve in response to a motor control signal. A controller is electrically connected to the motor and to the temperature sensor. The controller includes an electronic circuit having a memory. A table includes engine specific choke position data stored in memory, wherein the controller determines a choke initial position based on the temperature of the engine and the choke position data, and wherein the motor moves the choke valve toward that position in response to an attempt to start the engine. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266840 | FOUR-STROKE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND EXHAUST VALVE - A cylinder portion configured such that a recess (depression) is formed on an upper edge portion of an inner wall of the cylinder portion to prevent the formation of choke between the inner wall and a side edge of a valve umbrella of an exhaust valve, the recess being formed by depressing the inner wall, and the exhaust valve configured such that a cross section of a head portion of the valve umbrella tapers from an outer peripheral edge of the valve umbrella toward a top of the valve umbrella are included. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266841 | RICE, RICG, & RC | 2012-10-25 |
20120266842 | Combustion Management System - A combustion management system for a combustion engine having at least one cylinder with an intake means comprising a sliding port valve and an intake solenoid poppet valve arranged in series and provided at a distance from the cylinder ends, and an exhaust solenoid poppet valve provided at each of the cylinder ends, the system comprising: a valve control means for controlling the intake solenoid poppet valve and the exhaust solenoid poppet valve independently of the position of the piston moving within the cylinder to control the compression and expansion ratios, wherein the piston moves over and past the intake means during each stroke. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266843 | FUEL INJECTION APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel injection apparatus for an internal combustion engine including a fuel injector having a leading end portion that has an internal space in which fuel is stored and an injection nozzle for injecting fuel; and an adsorbent disposed in the internal space, the adsorbent being capable of selectively adsorbing an alcohol component in a blended fuel of gasoline and alcohol. The adsorbent has a characteristic such that an amount of alcohol adsorption is small when a fuel pressure is low and large when the fuel pressure is high. Adsorption of alcohol onto, and desorption of alcohol from, the adsorbent can be controlled by changing the fuel pressure in the internal space. | 2012-10-25 |