45th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090272304 | QUILTING MACHINES - A quilting machine including a roller frame ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090272305 | SEWING MACHINE CAPABLE OF PROJECTING A SAMPLE DESIGN - A sewing machine includes: a memory unit for storing design pattern information corresponding to different design patterns, and stitch type information corresponding to different types of stitch patterns; a selecting unit operable so as to output a control signal corresponding to a selected design pattern and a selected type of the stitch pattern; a processing unit coupled to the memory and the selecting unit, and responsive to the control signal from the selecting unit to output an image signal; and a projector receiving the image signal from the processing unit and operable so as to project an image corresponding to the image signal. The image shows a picture corresponding to the selected design pattern and having a contour formed by the selected type of the stitch pattern. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272306 | Chain Stowage Mechanism For Marine Vehicles - A mechanism for releasing and retracting an anchor chain into/from water in marine vehicles, comprising a stowing reservoir which is driven by a motor for automatically stowing the chain. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272307 | SWINGABLE SPACING DOCK - A swingable spacing dock is configured to berth a ship spaced from the shoreline and includes a support positioned on shore, a swingable dock arm pivotally mounted on the support, and a powered drive. The dock arm is driven by the powered drive to swing between a ship docking position where the dock arm extends outwardly beyond the shoreline to engage the berthed ship and a storage position where the dock arm is positioned substantially entirely over the shore. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272308 | STABILIZING CHAMBER FOR USE WITH A MOBILE OFFSHORE UNIT - A stabilizing chamber to be used with a mobile offshore unit and a method of manufacturing and stabilizing therewith are disclosed. The stabilizing chamber includes a housing configured to removably receive and retain fluid therein, a first support, and a second support. The first and second supports are attached to the same side of the housing, and at least one of the supports is configured to support the weight of the stabilizing chamber. These supports are then configured to removably connect with the mobile offshore unit. The housing of the stabilizing chamber may be filled with fluid to at least partially submerge the stabilizing chamber. After fluid is received within the stabilizing chamber, the stabilizing chamber may be disconnected from the mobile offshore unit. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272309 | WATERCRAFT ATTACHMENT DEVICE - The present invention relates to a watercraft attachment device for joining two watercrafts comprising: a pair of parallel tubes, where said parallel tubes are substantially parallel to the watercrafts; a pair of perpendicular tubes, where said perpendicular tubes are substantially perpendicular to the two parallel tubes and adjoin the parallel tubes; four abutting corners, where the four abutting corners are formed by the intersecting tubes; a plurality of hook attachments extending from the each corner, where said hook attachments extend over a lip of each cockpit within the watercrafts to connect the watercrafts to the watercraft attachment device; and at least one tension cord extending from each corner, where said tensioning cords tighten the hook attachments to secure the watercraft attachment device in place. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272310 | WHISTLE - An object of the present invention is to provide a whistle which has a resonance frequency shifted to the low-frequency side and a pleasant tone while retaining a compact size and light weight. In order to attain this object, a whistle comprises a mouthpiece portion, inside which an air passageway is formed and in which an air opening is opened, and a body portion, in which a connected resonance chamber that is connected to the air passageway is formed; the connected resonance chamber comprises a first resonance chamber, a second resonance chamber in which a sound-emitting opening is opened, and an orifice connecting the first resonance chamber and the second resonance chamber. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272311 | DISASSEMBLABLE WHISTLE - A whistle is provided with an interior that can be cleaned. The whistle has a body with a resonance chamber wall. One face of a resonance chamber formed by the resonance chamber wall is open. A side plate is formed separately from the body, and can be attached to and removed from the body. The side plate has a first portion that blocks the one face of the resonance chamber when attached to the body. A first flange is provided on the first portion and is engageable with the resonance chamber wall. At least one of the resonance chamber wall and the first flange is elastically deformable. An air passageway, the resonance chamber, an air opening that is opened in the air passageway, and a sound-emitting opening that is opened in the resonance chamber are formed by the body and the side plate. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272312 | DRIVE MECHANISM FOR AN INDICATING DEVICE - An indicating device includes a drive member and a driven member. The driven member is non-rotatably immobilized by the successive engagement of a convex surface on the drive member with a plurality of concave surfaces on the driven member. The driven member further includes a plurality of protrusions that are successively received in a recess of the drive member as an engagement member engages the driven member and rotates the driven member. The driven member has dispensing indicia. In another aspect, an indicating device includes an indicator member having dispensing indicia. A stop member is selectively engaged with successive ones of a plurality of stop surfaces on the indicator member such that the indicator member is non-rotatable. Methods for indicating the amount of substance that have been dispensed from or remain in a container are also provided. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272313 | ANALOG-STYLE INSTRUMENTATION DISPLAY WITH COLOR-CHANGING POINTER - An analog-style gauge for displaying the value of a parameter measured or sensed by a remote sensor. The gauge comprises an actuator having a selectively rotatable shaft and a pointer fixedly attached to the actuator shaft and capable of being internally illuminated by light directed into the pointer. A light source is disposed to direct light of at least two colors into the pointer. Control circuitry is operably connected to the actuator, the light source and a remote sensor. The control circuitry rotates the actuator shaft within a range of motion in response to signals received from the remote sensor indicative of changes in the value of the sensed parameter. The control circuitry changes the color of light directed into the pointer when the pointer reaches a pre-determined point within the range of motion, whereby the internal illumination of the pointer will change color when the pointer reaches a predetermined point within the range of motion. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272314 | CRUCIBLE HOLDING MEMBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A crucible holding member includes a crucible supporting portion and an external fitting member. The crucible supporting portion includes a plurality of divided graphite pieces longitudinally divided in parallel to an axis line of the crucible supporting portion and radially arranged. The external fitting member is circularly formed and fitted on a body portion of the crucible supporting portion to bind the divided graphite pieces in a circumferential direction. The external fitting member is made of a C/C composite. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272315 | SILICA GLASS CRUCIBLE - A silica glass crucible having a sidewall portion and a bottom portion is provided with a first synthetic silica glass layer constituting an inner layer at least in the sidewall portion, a second synthetic silica glass layer constituting an inner layer at least in a region including a center of the bottom portion, and a natural silica glass layer constituting an outer layer in the sidewall portion and the bottom portion. A melting rate of the second synthetic silica glass layer with respect to a silicon melt is higher than that of the first synthetic silica glass layer. An aluminum concentration of the second synthetic silica glass layer is higher than that of the first synthetic silica glass layer. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272316 | DEVICE FOR SPRAYING A COSMETIC COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to a cosmetic assembly comprising a cosmetic or dermatological composition contained in a reservoir, the said composition being liquid and comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium, at least one pulverulent phase, and the said composition having a viscosity ranging from 5 to 500 mPa·s, and to a device for spraying the said composition, comprising a sonotrode ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090272317 | POWDER COATING CABIN OR SUBSTRUCTURE THEREFOR - In a powder spraycoating cabin or substructure for same, a cabin bottom contains bottom flaps configured near outer longitudinal walls and a walk-on bottom part situated between the bottom flaps. The bottom flaps are rotatable about an axis of rotation running in the lengthwise cabin direction, as a result of which the width of lengthwise bottom gaps situated bilaterally about the flaps can be varied. A suction duct is situated underneath. The walk-on bottom part is fitted with compressed-air outlets to blow compressed air toward/into the lengthwise bottom gaps. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272318 | Device for supporting a substrate, as well as a method for manufacturing such a device - The invention to a device ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090272319 | Apparatus For Hot-Dip Coating Of A Metal Strand - The present invention relates to an apparatus for hot-dip coating of a metal strand, in particular a steel strip, in which the metal strand ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090272320 | JET DRIVEN ROTATING ULTRAVIOLET LAMPS FOR CURING FLOOR COATINGS - A machine for applying ultraviolet light to curable coatings on floors and other wide area surfaces. A housing encloses rotating arms carrying UV lamps spinning about a central axis. Rotation is caused by reactive momentum from heated air jets coming from fans in barrels blowing air over heated wires, resembling hand held hair dryers, with the barrels supported under rotating arms. The heated wires are ballast for the lamps, providing thermal and electrical stability. The rotating lamps cover an annular pattern which, when advanced forwardly, becomes a linear swath, almost as wide as the housing. A floor, or similar surface, can be cured in a few minutes. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272321 | MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND PATTERN-FORMING METHOD - The present invention provides a manufacturing apparatus of a semiconductor device, having a pattern-forming apparatus using a droplet-discharging method that is suitable for a large substrate in mass production. A plurality of pattern-forming apparatuses using a droplet-discharging method and a plurality of heat-treatment chambers are provided, and each of which is connected to one transfer chamber, which is a multi-chamber system. Discharging and baking are conducted efficiently to improve productivity. A gas is blown in the same direction as the scanning direction (or a scanning direction of a discharging head) on a substrate just after a droplet is landed, by providing a blowing means in the pattern-forming apparatus, and a heater is provided in a gas-flow path for local baking. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272322 | FILM DEPOSITING APPARATUS - A film depositing apparatus comprises: a transport unit that transports a substrate along a predetermined transport path; a first film deposition compartment that is provided with a first film depositing unit for forming an organic layer on a surface of the substrate; a second film deposition compartment that is disposed downstream of the first film deposition compartment in the transport path and which is provided with a second film depositing unit for forming an inorganic layer on top of the organic layer; and an evacuating unit that reduces the pressures within the first film deposition compartment and the second film deposition compartment. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272323 | SUSCEPTOR, SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING METHOD - A susceptor includes a first step portion on which a wafer is placed; and a convex portion placed on a bottom surface of the first step portion, wherein a void is formed between a top surface of the convex portion and a rear surface of the wafer in a state in which the wafer is placed on the top surface of the convex portion. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272324 | SLIT VALVE HAVING INCREASED FLOW UNIFORMITY - Methods and apparatus for increasing flow uniformity are provided herein. In some embodiments, a slit valve having increased flow uniformity may be provided, the slit valve may include a housing having an opening disposed therethrough, the opening configured to allow a substrate to pass therethrough; a gas inlet formed in the housing; an outer plenum disposed in the housing and coupled to the gas inlet; an inner plenum disposed in the housing and coupled to the outer plenum via a plurality of holes; and a plurality of gas outlets disposed in the housing and fluidly coupling the opening to the inner plenum. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272325 | CONTROLLING A DAIRY STABLE - A dairy stable ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090272326 | Apparatus for Feeding, Training, and Amusing Animals - Various embodiments of this invention are directed towards an apparatus for feeding, amusing, and training animals and pets. Various embodiments of the invention comprise a remote control vehicle that is configured to feature a vessel. The vessel may be loaded with foods or treats in order to reward an animal that successfully completes a chase of the vehicle. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272327 | CAT LITTER BOX - A cat litter box having a base and detachable cover secured to the base. The front portion of the top of the cover and an inwardly and outwardly swinging door attached to the front portion together form a bifolding door for opening the front and a portion of the top of the box for servicing the litter box. The cover when detached from the base nests with the base for storage and shipping the box. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272328 | Uses of Amino Acid and Amino Acid Supplements Thereof - This invention relates to the use of free L-proline in the preparation of a supplement, and to a supplement so prepared, as well as a method using such a supplement for supplementing the concentration of cellular free L-proline in abalone and for restricting the dehydration of abalone. The supplement is further effective in reducing the levels of free radicals in abalone experiencing water stress and hypoxic stress. The invention further relates to a method of restricting the dehydration of abalone during storage and transportation including the step of administering to abalone an effective amount of free L-proline. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272329 | CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS FOR ANIMAL HUSBANDRY - Provided are animal containment systems and components, including single-use animal containment cages and modular rack units. Also provided are methods for assembling and using components of the animal containment systems. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272330 | Livestock Confinement Pen - The invention provides an indoor livestock confinement system that includes a plurality of hollow plastic panels. Each panel includes a plurality of spaced tabs at its ends. A first end of each panel includes a first set of tabs, and a second end of each panel includes a second set of tabs. Each set of tabs includes at least one tab at a top portion of the end, at least one tab at an intermediate portion of the end, and at least one tab at a lower portion of the end. The tabs of the first set are offset vertically from the tabs of the second set such that the first set of tabs of a first panel fit vertically between the second tabs of another panel when the ends of the panels are put together. Each tab includes a hole such that a rod can be inserted down through the tabs to lock the panels together. The livestock confinement system may include additional features, such as ventilation components, reinforced panels, and bucket holders. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272331 | PET GROOMING COMB CAPABLE OF ADJUSTING COMING ANGLE - A pet grooming comb includes a grip having a plurality of first coupling portions circularly arranged around a longitudinal axis thereof and a comb head having a plurality of teeth and a second coupling portion selectively coupled to one of the first coupling portions. Thus, a user can adjust a setting angle of the comb head relative to the grip by means of the engagement of one of the first coupling portions of the grip with the second coupling portion of the comb head, thereby enhancing convenience of use. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272332 | PET GROOMING COMB CAPABLE OF CHANGING TEETH - A pet grooming comb includes a grip and a comb head. The comb head has a comb bar connected to the grip, and a comb plate provided with a base portion detachably mounted to the comb bar, and a plurality of teeth mounted to the base portion. A user can use different comb plates that have different types of teeth to comb different characteristics of a pet's hair, thereby enhancing convenience of use. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272333 | GRIP FOR PET GROOMING COMB - A grip for a pet grooming comb includes a head portion, a body portion, a concavity at at least one of top and bottom sides of the head portion for accommodation of a user's thumb or forefinger, and two opposite curved surfaces at a junction of the head portion and the body portion to be nestled by a part of the user's hand between the thumb and the forefinger. Thus, the grip of the present invention has an ergonomic design to be operated effortlessly. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272334 | METHOD OF REDUCING HERBACEOUS FUELS IN AREAS SUSCEPTIBLE TO WILDFIRES - A method of reducing herbaceous fuels may include identifying a region to reduce herbaceous fuels, dividing the region into susceptible areas, placing the susceptible areas in an order, and introducing an ingestible into a first susceptible area in the order. The method may also include selecting an ungulate group and the ingestible may be highly palatable, portable, and self-limiting. Placing the susceptible areas in an order may include analyzing the susceptible areas for a level of susceptibility, prioritizing the susceptible areas based on each area's conditions and surroundings, and/or considering practical aspects of treating all of the susceptible areas of the region. The ingestible may be moved throughout the region to reduce herbaceous fuels. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272335 | Wound disturbance protection device - A wound disturbance protection device can utilize a small replaceable battery of about three volts, and utilizes a circuit board containing a micro-controller, a sensible voltage output circuit, which may have a direct current or an alternating current output, and an extended tongue or other structure touch circuit having a replaceable flexible adhesive backed electrical circuit. The flexible circuit is preferably attached in a spiral fashion to present an alternating set of conductors and may preferably be used atop a bandage. The applied shock is only external to the bandage and will thus be localized to the animals sense organs on touch and will avoid any possibility of current and voltage coursing through other parts of the animal's body. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272336 | Wound disturbance protection device - A wound disturbance protection device can utilize a small replaceable battery of about three volts, and utilizes a circuit board containing a micro-controller, a sensible voltage output circuit, which may have a direct current or an alternating current output, and an extended tongue or other structure touch circuit having a replaceable flexible adhesive backed electrical circuit, and the circuit board may be removable from the flexible adhesive backed electrical touch circuit. The bandage protector includes embodiments which may be attached in a spiral fashion, an adhesively attached fashion or in an overlapping fashion, and in a number of specialized shapes for special service on an animal, including breathing holes and incision openings. The applied shock is only external to the bandage and will thus be localized to the animals sense organs on touch and will avoid any possibility of current and voltage coursing through other parts of the animal's body. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272337 | Heatable pet garments - A heatable pet garment comprised of a garment covering the body of an animal with an opening for the head of said animal and at least two openings for the legs of said animal; a heat device within said garment to produce heat to warm said garment; a rechargeable electrical source to power said heat device; a mechanism to recharge said electrical source; and a control unit to turn said electrical source on and off. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272338 | Wound disturbance protection device - A wound disturbance protection device can utilize a small replaceable battery of about three volts, and utilizes a circuit board containing a micro-controller, a sensible voltage output circuit, which may have a direct current or an alternating current output, and an extended tongue or other structure touch circuit having a replaceable flexible adhesive backed electrical circuit, and the circuit board may be removable from the flexible adhesive backed electrical touch circuit. A deep sleep mechanism operates to conserve battery power when the flexible electrical circuit is not connected. The applied shock is only external to the bandage and will thus be localized to the animals sense organs on touch and will avoid any possibility of current and voltage coursing through other parts of the animal's body. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272339 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR PORTS IN A BOILER - A cooling system for air ports and other ports in furnace walls includes a cooling medium pumping system and ports provided with a cooling medium piping or channels inside the metallic port material. The liquid flow generated by the cooling medium system cools the ports. The ports are constructed of a casting material, and the ports are provided with a cooling liquid flow, which passes in a piping or pipings or channels inside the casting material of the ports. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272340 | Flue, and a Boiler Including Such a Flue - A flue offering reduced pluming is provided, the flue comprising a flue pipe for carrying flue gas and a liquid collector adapted to collect condensation from the interior of the flue pipe and to shield it from the flue gas. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272341 | COOLING STRUCTURE FOR WORKING VEHICLE - A cooling structure for a working vehicle in which a shroud is attached to a radiator provided to a vehicle body, and an air-cooling fan is made face to an airflow opening of the shroud, wherein the shroud comprises a shroud body attached to the radiator, and an opening member having the airflow opening, and further comprises securing means capable of fixing the opening member to the shroud body, and of freely adjusting a fixing position of the opening member with respect to the shroud body, and a relative position between the air-cooling fan and the airflow opening of the shroud is made freely adjustable. With the configuration above, the sufficient amount of heat radiated by the radiator can be obtained without causing the disadvantages such as increased noise. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272342 | Cooling Air Conduit for V-twin Cylinders - A cooling air conduit for motorcycle engine which is particularly suitable for V-twin cylinders is provided which is constructed of a conduit body of elongated, tapered shape formed by a top panel, a bottom panel and two side panels such that a cool air passageway is formed inbetween the panels to direct cool air, away from the first cylinder, and onto the second or rear cylinder for efficient cooling. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272343 | Drive Unit with an Internal Combustion Engine and a Reciprocating Piston Engine which is Self-Starting without Regulation - A drive unit and a method for the operation thereof. The drive unit has an internal combustion engine in operative connection with a driven shaft and a reciprocating piston expansion engine in an operative connection with a crankshaft. The driven shaft is mechanically connected to the crankshaft by a clutch in such a way that torque is transmitted from the crankshaft to the driveshaft. The reciprocating piston expansion engine has at least one cylinder, and a fluid is guided from a fluid supply into an interior of the at least one cylinder at least occasionally via an inlet valve and a bypass valve which is arranged in parallel with the inlet valve. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272344 | Ball Type Valve Rotator - An improved ball type valve rotator is provided that includes a main body segment having a bottom wall with an upper surface, and a body cap that overlies the main body segment. A ball cages assembly is housed between the main body segment and the body cap. The ball cages assembly includes multiple ramps with lower surfaces that are spaced from the bottom wall upper surface of the main body segment. This allows the multiple ramps to deflect toward the bottom wall upper surface of the main body segment. The multiple ramps can deflect independently of each other, so that different distances can be defined between the different ramps and the bottom wall upper surface of the main body segment. In so doing, the ball cage assembly can accommodate non-uniform applications of force into the valve rotator. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272345 | CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE LIFT APPARATUS - A continuously variable valve lift apparatus includes an input cam disposed to a camshaft and rotating, a follower supporting portion rotatably disposed to the camshaft for changing a relative angle of the follower with respect to the camshaft, a follower that includes a center shaft, is connected with the follower supporting portion via the center shaft, and pivots around the center shaft by receiving rotation movement of the input cam, a straight line guide, an output cam that contacts the follower and reciprocates along the straight line guide, and a valve opening unit that is opened by pushing of the output cam. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272346 | CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE LIFT APPARATUS - A continuously variable valve lift apparatus may include an input unit, a camshaft for receiving rotation from the input unit, wherein one end portion of the camshaft is slidably coupled to the input unit in a longitudinal direction of the camshaft, a controlling unit for controlling a relative position of the camshaft in the longitudinal direction of the camshaft, a slanted cam disposed to the camshaft and a cross-section of which is slanted with a predetermined angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the camshaft, a mediating unit slanted with substantially the same angle of the slanted cam and pivoting in response to rotation of the slanted cam, and a valve opening unit that is opened/closed in response to the pivoting motion of the mediating unit. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272347 | DEVICE FOR MODIFYING CONTROL TIMES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | 2009-11-05 |
20090272348 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL DEVICE AND ENGINE DEVICE AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME - When an engine speed of an engine is low, a force by a spring to bias a low speed lock pin in the direction in which the pin is to be inserted into a low speed pin introduction hole is greater than a centrifugal force acting on a weight. This causes the low speed lock pin to be inserted into the low speed pin introduction hole, so that the phase of an intake camshaft relative to an exhaust camshaft is fixed. When the engine speed of the engine is high, a force to bias a high speed lock pin in the direction in which the pin is to be inserted in a high speed pin introduction hole by a centrifugal force acting on a weight is greater than a force by a spring to bias the high speed lock pin in the direction in which the pin is pulled out from the high speed lock pin introduction hole. This causes the high speed lock pin to be inserted into the high speed pin introduction hole, so that the phase of the intake camshaft relative to the exhaust camshaft is fixed. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272349 | VANE-TYPE PHASER - A vane-type phaser connected to drive an assembled camshaft includes a drive member and a driven member each connected to a respective one of the inner and outer shafts of the camshaft. A first of the members includes a disc with at least one arcuate cavity that is open at both axial ends. The second member includes two closure plates sealing off the axial ends of each cavity of the first member and at least one vane formed separately from the closure plates which is movably received in a respective cavity to divide the cavity into two variable volume working chambers. Each vane is secured at both its axial ends to the two closure plates. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272350 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A camshaft adjuster ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090272351 | VALVE DRIVE SYSTEM AND VALVE DRIVING METHOD - A valve drive system comprises a power transmitting mechanism ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090272352 | JET FUEL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - Provided herein are, among other things, jet fuel compositions and methods of making and using the same. In some embodiments, the fuel compositions comprise at least a fuel component readily and efficiently produced, at least in part, from a microorganism. In certain embodiments, the fuel compositions provided herein comprise a high concentration of at least a bioengineered fuel component. In further embodiments, the fuel compositions provided herein comprise amorphane. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272353 | Auxiliary locomotive engine warming system - An auxiliary engine warming system for a primary engine in a diesel locomotive including: a modular engine assembly including an auxiliary diesel engine, the assembly displaceable as a unit from and to a frame for the engine warming system; an auxiliary fuel tank including a fuel line detachably connected to the auxiliary engine and including a first fitting detachably connectable to a first fuel line for a fuel tank for the diesel; at least one temperature sensor interfacable with the diesel locomotive and arranged to monitor at least one temperature condition for the diesel locomotive; and an emergency dialer for automatically dialing a preprogrammed number and transmitting an alert message in response to an alarm signal from the at least one temperature sensor. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272354 | CAPACITOR DISCHARGE IGNITION DEVICE FOR ENGINE - A capacitor discharge ignition device for an engine including: an exciter coil provided in a magneto generator driven by the engine; a voltage increasing circuit that increases an induced voltage of the exciter coil; a capacitor charged by an output voltage of the voltage increasing circuit; and a discharge switch that is turned on at ignition timing of the engine and discharges charges in the capacitor through a primary coil of the ignition coil, wherein the ignition device further includes a voltage increasing control portion that controls the voltage increasing circuit so as to increase an output voltage of the voltage increasing circuit when a rotational speed of the engine is a set value or less, and limit the output voltage of the voltage increasing circuit when the rotational speed of the engine exceeds the set value. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272355 | Intake Control Device for Internal Combustion Engine - An intake control device for an internal combustion engine having a first intake passage ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090272356 | Intake System for Internal Combustion Engine - In an intake system for an internal combustion engine wherein a partition plate is provided within an intake pipe in a longitudinal direction so that an inside is divided into a first intake passage, which is an upper side passage of the above described intake pipe, and a second intake passage, which is a lower side passage of the above described intake pipe, and an intake control valve for opening and closing the second intake passage is provided, the partition plate has holes which connect the first intake passage to the second intake passage and allow fuel on a lower surface of the partition plate to be sucked out to the first intake passage. When an intense tumble flow is created in the first intake passage in the intake system, an air flow toward the first intake passage from the second intake passage is created in the holes so that the fuel that adheres to the partition plate can be sucked out. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272357 | ENGINE WITH A SLIDABLE VALVE - An engine has an auxiliary cylinder | 2009-11-05 |
20090272358 | METHOD FOR INSTALLING AN ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to a method for the installation of an assembly, in particular of a balance shaft unit for the compensation of mass or torque for internal combustion engines in motor vehicles. The assembly includes a housing part having at least one bearing section, at least one rotating component and at least one rolling element bearing for the axially fixed journaling of the rotating component in the bearing section of the housing part. The bearing section is closed in the peripheral direction and is made in one piece. The rolling element bearing has a first ring section and a second ring section, with the first ring section being associated with the rotating component and the second ring section being associated with the bearing section of the housing part. The rolling element bearing is axially fixedly installed at the rotating component or in the bearing section of the housing part in a first installation step. The rotating component is cooled and/or the housing part is heated in a second installation step. The rotating component is introduced into the bearing section of the housing part and is held there in a third installation step until a temperature compensation has taken place between the rotating component and the housing part such that a shrink-fit connection is established between the rotating component and the first ring section or between the second ring section and the bearing section of the housing part. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272359 | METHOD OF REMOVING THE FUEL CONTAINED IN THE LUBRICATING OIL OF AN INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE AND ENGINE USING SAME - The present invention relates to a method of removing the fuel contained in the lubricating oil of an internal-combustion engine comprising an engine block ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090272360 | LUBRICATION DEVICE OF FOUR-STROKE ENGINES - A lubricant device of four-stroke engine is provided according to the present invention. The lubricant device is applicable to a four-stroke engine having a cylinder, a crank case, a rocker arm room and a cam room connected to the rocker arm room. The lubricant device mainly has the rocker arm room and the crank case be connected to each other, and the design of alternating oil supply and oil recycling channels enables lubricant mists to cycle from the crank case through the rocker arm room to the cam room, and then be re-absorbed into the crank case, thereby allowing engines to be manipulated at various angles. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272361 | Hydrocarbon Adsorption Filter for Air Intake System Evaporative Emission Control - The present invention is directed to the use of an improved hydrocarbon adsorbent coating for the treatment of evaporative emissions from a motor vehicle. More specifically, one or more hydrocarbon adsorbents, in accordance with the present invention, can be coated to any surface area of an air intake system to trap hydrocarbon vapors before they can escape to the atmosphere, through said air intake system. In another embodiment, one or more hydrocarbon adsorbents can be incorporated in the air filter of an air intake system. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272362 | LIGHT LOAD AND IDLE HCCI COMBUSTION CONTROL BY FUEL PRESSURE MODIFICATION - A method for controlling a homogeneous-charge compression-ignition capable engine, operating with spray-guided spark ignition stratified combustion at low load, includes monitoring a speed of the engine, monitoring a load of the engine, determining a desired fuel pressure based upon the speed of the engine and the load of the engine, and utilizing the desired fuel pressure to control fuel injection into the engine, wherein the desired fuel pressure is calibrated to the speed and the load based upon increased stability of the engine at lower fuel pressures and lower soot emissions from the engine at higher fuel pressures. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272363 | EXTENSION OF THE APPLICATION OF MULTIPLE INJECTION HCCI COMBUSTION STRATEGY FROM IDLE TO MEDIUM LOAD - A method for controlling an internal combustion engine includes monitoring an engine operating state and selectively operating the engine in a multiple-injection, multiple-ignition combustion mode comprising three injection events based upon the engine operating state. The selective operation includes controlling a first injection during a recompression period of the combustion cycle, controlling a second injection event effective to establish a homogeneous fuel charge prior to a main combustion, and controlling a third injection late in the compression phase of the combustion cycle. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272364 | RADIAL PISTON PUMP FOR SUPPLYING FUEL AT HIGH PRESSURE TO AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A radial piston pump ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090272365 | Cam lobe profile for driving a mechanical fuel pump - In a fuel-pumping system in an internal combustion engine, a mechanical fuel pump roller actuator is slidably disposed to ride on a dedicated tri-lobate camshaft lobe. In prior art camshaft lobes for this purpose, a portion of the lift profile over a certain angle of camshaft rotation imparts a constant velocity, and hence zero acceleration and zero jerk, to the roller actuator. It has been found that such areas of zero acceleration give rise to undesirably high contact stress between the lobe and the roller actuator. In a method in accordance with the present invention, a reference radius of curvature of a reference camshaft lobe lift profile is adjusted such that, between regions of minimum lift and maximum lift, there are no regions imparting zero acceleration to the actuator and maximum contact stress is reduced. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272366 | Internal combustion engine set up method and fuel pump having installation assist mechanism - A method of setting up a common rail internal combustion engine system includes setting a fuel pump for a common rail of the engine system at a configuration where a camshaft of the fuel pump is rotationally stable. The rotationally stable configuration may be a configuration where forces acting on the camshaft are balanced. The engine may then be set in an engine timing state which is accordant with the pump configuration, and the pump installed on the engine when in its first configuration and when the engine is at the engine timing state. The pump may be designed such that it has an installation assist mechanism which obviates the need for specialized tools or set up strategies to install the fuel pump on the engine with a correct timing. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272367 | Method And Device For Operating An Internal Combustion Engine - By a respective cylinder-specific lambda regulator, a regulator value for influencing the air/fuel ratio in the respective cylinder is determined as a function of the cylinder-specific air/fuel ratio measured for the respective cylinder. The regulator value is monitored for the attainment of a first predefined threshold value, and when the latter is reached, a lambda quality value is determined which is representative of the deviation of the measured cylinder-specific air/fuel ratios assigned to the respective cylinders. The regulator value is monitored for the attainment of a second predefined threshold value which is representative of a more pronounced regulating intervention than the first threshold value. When the second predefined threshold value is reached, the lambda quality value is determined. If the lambda quality value assigned to the first threshold value is lower than the value assigned to the second threshold value, unstable regulating behaviour is identified. Stable regulating behaviour is identified otherwise. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272368 | Split-Cycle Four-Stroke Engine - An engine has a crankshaft, rotating about a crankshaft axis of the engine. An expansion piston is slidably received within an expansion cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the expansion piston reciprocates through an expansion stroke and an exhaust stroke of a four stroke cycle during a single rotation of the crankshaft. A compression piston is slidably received within a compression cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the compression piston reciprocates through an intake stroke and a compression stroke of the same four stroke cycle during the same rotation of the crankshaft. A ratio of cylinder volumes from BDC to TDC for either one of the expansion cylinder and compression cylinder is fixed at substantially 26 to 1 or greater. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272369 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING AN ARCHERY CAM EDGE - An edge protective device for a cam of an archery bow includes an elongated body dimensioned for conforming to a portion of an outer edge of the archery cam having a mounting portion composed of a resilient material for flexing and defining a mounting surface configured for mounting to an external surface of the outer edge of the archery cam and an external surface opposing the mounting surface and includes an extended portion extending from the mounting portion and defines a lip that extends from the second portion and beyond the outer edge of the cam when mounted to the cam. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272370 | Pneumatic toy launching apparatus - A pneumatic launching apparatus is described. The pneumatic toy launching apparatus includes a collapsible bellows with an outlet configured to allow air to exit the collapsible bellows. A gripping device is attached with the collapsible bellows, and a platform is attached with the gripping device. A launching tube is attached with the platform and is formed to releasably engage a launchable object. An air transfer tube connects the collapsible bellows and the launching tube. Upon compression of the collapsible bellows against a surface, air travels from the collapsible bellows, through the air transfer tube, and out of the launching tube to launch an object attached with the launching tube. A rotating mechanism attached with the platform allows rotation of multiple launching tubes. The gripping device further comprises a rotation actuator to induce rotation of the platform. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272371 | Multiple pass linear oven - A multiple pass linear oven for heating food products. The linear oven has multiple passes that run through the oven vertically in order to shorten the length of the linear oven, while still maintaining the amount of time the food product is spent inside the oven. The use of multiple levels of conveyor in one linear oven saves space and money. A second multiple pass linear oven has different stations performing different functions. Each station is set up along one conveyor. This allows the food product to remain on one conveyor while being treated three different ways. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272372 | Kitchen Hood Assembly with a Combination Cleaning and Fire Suppression System - A kitchen hood assembly includes a combination hood cleaning and fire suppression system. The hood assembly includes a hood structure and a riser connected thereto. An exhaust blower forces an exhaust stream of air into the hood and through the riser. A combination hood cleaning and fire suppression system is incorporated into the hood structure. The combination hood cleaning and fire suppression system includes an elongated spray bar that is connected to a water source and includes a surfactant injector that injects a surfactant into the water being directed to the spray bar. In one mode of operation, the spray bar is effective to clean the hood assembly. In another mode of operation, when a fire is sensed in or in the vicinity of the hood, the same spray bar is utilized to inject an aqueous liquid into the hood to suppress the fire. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272373 | Hot Water Tank With A Movable Inner Partition - A dual compartment hot water tank for optimal use of hot water has a movable partition mechanism that divides the tank into two compartments. The division allows keeping the hot water in a first compartment and the cold water in a second compartment, wherein the size of the hot water compartment is adjusted according to the actual amount of hot water. The partition is made from a thermally isolating material so that the cold water in the second compartment does not influence the temperature of the hot water in the first compartment. The partition may move freely so that the size of the first and second compartments increases or decreases respectively and wherein sealing means along the inner and outer contour of the partition prevent the hot and cold water from mixing. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272374 | Radiation Reflection Device - A radiation reflection device used to focus radiation from a moving source onto a stationary receiver is disclosed. The primary application of such an invention relates to reflecting the radiation from the sun onto a stationary target. The device orients a reflective surface to a position necessary for imaging using a parallelogram type half-angle system. The device may be used singly or in a ganged array. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272375 | Radiation collector - Disclosed is a radiation collector comprising a pressure cell which is subdivided into a first pressure chamber and a second pressure chamber by means of the concentrator. The small pressure difference between the pressure chambers keeps the concentrator operational in a beam-concentrating form and reduces the wear on the reflective layer of the concentrator. The radiation collector further comprises adequately designed means for establishing the desired pressure in the respective pressure chamber, said means making it possible to compensate changes of the pressure chamber volume resulting from wind load, for example. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272376 | NEBULIZER HAVING A HIGH EFFICIENCY IMPACTOR - The present invention relates generally to a nebulizer, and more particularly but not exclusively to a compact nebulizer that may include an angled impactor and/or siphon tube integrated into the impactor to increase the nebulizer efficiency. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272377 | Inhalation-controlled nebulizer with oscillating baffle - The present invention is directed generally to a nebulizer for the formation of micro-droplets from liquid medicaments for respiratory patient treatment, and more specifically, to a baffled nebulizer wherein the baffle oscillates within the nebulizer. The oscillating baffle operates such that as a constant stream of liquid medicament strikes a target region within the oscillating baffle, at a first position the medicament stream forms a predominant fraction of macro-droplets, which are substantially recycled, and in a second position, the medicament stream forms a predominant fraction of micro-droplet respirable aerosol. The oscillating baffle moves between the first and second positions based upon the respiration of the patient, thus moving the oscillating baffle into the second position only when inhalation occurs, thereby preventing excessive waste of liquid medicament, and improving patient therapy. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272378 | RESPIRATORY PROTECTION DEVICE - A respiratory device includes a face seal and a unitary body that forms an interface with the face seal and includes a lens and a chassis. The chassis includes at least one port for fluidic connection. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272379 | ELECTRICALLY HEATED SMOKING SYSTEM HAVING A LIQUID STORAGE PORTION - An electrically heated smoking system includes a shell and a replaceable mouthpiece. The shell includes an electric power supply and electric circuitry. The mouthpiece includes a liquid storage portion and a capillary wick having a first end and a second end. The first end of the wick extends into the liquid storage portion for contact with liquid therein. The mouthpiece also includes a heating element for heating the second end of the capillary wick, an air outlet, and an aerosol forming chamber between the second end of the capillary wick and the air outlet. When the shell and mouthpiece are engaged or connected, the heating element is in electrical connection with the power supply via the circuitry, and a flowpath for air is defined from at least one air inlet to the air outlet via the aerosol forming chamber. In use, liquid is transferred from the liquid storage portion towards the heating element by capillary action in the wick. Liquid at the second end of the capillary wick is vaporized by the heating element. The supersaturated vapor created, is mixed and carried in the air flow from the at least one air inlet to the aerosol forming chamber. In the aerosol forming chamber, the vapor condenses to form an aerosol, which is carried towards the air outlet. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272380 | EXHAUST PORT ASSEMBLY FOR A PRESSURE SUPPORT SYSTEM - An exhaust port assembly comprising a conduit carries a flow of gas. A vent assembly having a fixed exhaust area is provided on the conduit for venting a flow of exhaust gas from within the conduit to ambient atmosphere. The vent assembly is configured so as to minimize noise associated with the flow of exhaust gas passing to atmosphere, diffuse the flow of exhaust gas passing to ambient atmosphere over a relatively large area, and minimize the area occupied by the venting assembly on the conduit. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272381 | APPARATUS FOR RESPIRATORY SUPPORT AND NON-INVASIVE DETECTION OF ALVEOLAR DERECRUITMENT FOR PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM RESPIRATORY FAILURE - There is described an apparatus ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090272382 | Method and Apparatus for Predicting Work of Breathing - A method of creating a non-invasive predictor of both physiologic and imposed patient effort from airway pressure and flow sensors attached to the patient using an adaptive mathematical model. The patient effort is commonly measured via work of breathing, power of breathing, or pressure-time product of esophageal pressure and is important for properly adjusting ventilatory support for spontaneously breathing patients. The method of calculating this non-invasive predictor is based on linear or nonlinear calculations using multiple parameters derived from the above-mentioned sensors. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272385 | DYNAMIC CRADLE, ESPECIALLY FOR TREATING HEAD AND NECK PAIN - The present invention discloses an apparatus for treating patient body or an organ thereof, especially his/her head and neck, by controllably maneuvering said treated organ, comprising; cradle adapted for holding said treated organ stably and comfortably; and, a maneuverable platform upon which said cradle rests, comprising maneuvering means adapted for rotating the platform in the Sagittal, Coronal, Horizontal planes or in any combination of the planes thereof for a predetermined duration; wherein said maneuver of said organ is characterized by parameters selected from the Allowed Movements. It is especially in the scope of the invention wherein the treated organ is maneuvered in a lobular three dimensional manner. The invention also discloses methods for treating patient body or an organ thereof by this apparatus; methods for decreasing HIT, MIDAS, VAS/NRS, NDI and EPS, and a method for increasing (S)MFA. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272386 | Nose plug for preventing bruxism - A nose plug has two nostril plugs and a bridge section interconnecting the two plugs. The nostril plugs has a generally symmetrical body along an extending axis, having sides that are tapering or bulging, to better conform to nostril cavities. The nostril plugs are shaped, sized and structured from a resilient material (e.g., open or closed cell foam), which can be compressed and inserted into and filling the cavities of the nostrils of a patient to seal the breathing air passages through the nose. The nostril plugs are securely lodged in the nostrils under expansive force of the resilient material. The nose plug device may be constructed with the nostril plugs and bridge section connected in a monolithic structure. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272387 | ORAL APPLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NOCTURNAL BREATHING - An oral appliance includes a one-piece tray system that fits over the posterior teeth of the user and is custom-made or customized using lining material that conforms to the dentition of the wearer. The device may position the lower jaw in a slightly protruded position with respect to the upper jaw. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272388 | MINIMALLY-INVASIVE METHODS FOR IMPLANTING OBESITY TREATMENT DEVICES - Tools, devices and methods for treating a patient. An incision or puncture is made though the patient's skin and a delivery tract is made through an opening formed by the incision or puncture, subcutaneous fat and fascia, far into the patient's abdominal cavity. A guide member is inserted through the delivery tract and a distal end portion of the guide member is positioned at a target location within the abdominal cavity. An implantable device is delivered with the aid of the guide member, and the implantable device is attached to at least one internal body structure. A fillable member of the implantable device is at least partially filled with fluid. The guide member is removed and an adjustment member is attached to a conduit in fluid communication with the fillable member. The attachment member is anchored to an internal body structure and the incision or puncture is closed. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272389 | Concentric Core Tobacco Rod Maker with Air Transporter - The present invention is directed at various apparatus, systems and methods for forming a sealed concentric or sealed concentric hollow core tobacco rod. The methods of the invention at least comprise passing a trimmed column of metered tobacco and paper between a tongue and garniture to form a concentric shaped tobacco rod or tobacco rod with an inner hollow core; maintaining the concentric shape; and outputting a sealed concentric tobacco rod or a concentric hollow tobacco rod. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272390 | DEVICE FOR COUPLING WITH A BEVERAGE CONTAINER - An assembly of a beverage container, preferably a bottle or beverage can, and a device couplable therewith, wherein the device comprises at least one circumferential edge and engaging elements, wherein the engaging elements at least partly correspond with a circumference of the beverage container near an upper part of the beverage container, such that, in a first condition, the device extends near said upper part approximately along the beverage container. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272391 | ADSORBENTS FOR SMOKING ARTICLES COMPRISING A NON-VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND APPLIED USING A SUPERCRITICAL FLUID - A surface-modified adsorbent and a process for making a surface-modified adsorbent are provided. The process involves providing an adsorbent and a non-volatile organic compound to a vessel, adjusting the temperature and/or pressure to provide supercritical conditions for a supercritical fluid, and introducing the supercritical fluid into the vessel. The supercritical fluid dissolves the non-volatile organic compound, and impregnates the adsorbent with the non-volatile organic compound. The surface-modified adsorbent can be used, for example, in cut filler compositions, cigarette filters, and smoking articles. Methods for making cigarette filters, cigarettes and for smoking a cigarette comprising the surface-modified adsorbent are also provided. The surface-modified adsorbents can be used to remove one or more selected components from mainstream smoke, without removing other components, such as those that contribute to flavor. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272392 | Cigarette filter capable of removing harmful substance - [PROBLEMS] To provide a cigarette filter that does not impair the distinctive flavor of a cigarette and the air permeability of filter while smoking, and at the same time, can more effectively remove harmful substances such as a pyrene that is generated from the cigarette. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272393 | HAIRBRUSH - An apparatus for removing a hair tangle is provided that moves the hair brush having a first bristle on a rotatable brush element through the hair above the tangle in a first direction, pivots the first bristle on the rotatable brush element about a pivotal axis of the brush in a second direction if the hair tangle is encountered by the bristle, moves a second bristle on the rotatable brush element through the hair below the tangle, and moves additional bristles to a side of the tangle in order to release the hair tangle. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272394 | Face, hand, and skin camouflage - Applicators provide a means of concealment and camouflage for uncovered skin, in particular the face, hands, and other body parts that may not be clothed such as arms, legs, or torso. A new use of temporary tattoo devices and process to apply one of many predetermined camouflaged patterns to uncovered skin. In one embodiment, a continuous camouflage pattern is applied the entire face and ears. In another embodiment, a pattern is applied to portions of the face and neck. In yet another embodiment, a camouflage pattern is composed of camouflage elements, each applied by multiple applicators. Sets of applicators apply portions of a particular pattern. Books contain multiple sets of the same pattern, or sets of multiple patterns. Camouflage is used for hunting and military concealment. Other uses include reproducing makeup designs for stage and video actors, costume wearers, and sports fanatics. Further, the invention provides uniform appearance for groups of people such a protestors or fundraisers. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272395 | MASCARA APPLICATOR AND DISPENSER - A mascara dispensing system is disclosed. The system includes an applicator unit with an applicator brush attached to a revolving running staff surrounded by a stabilizing sleeve. The applicator unit is configured to automatically revolve the applicator brush in a selectable direction and/or at a selectable rotational speed via a control pad or switch. The system also includes a container unit that holds a mascara formulation or a replaceable mascara cartridge. In some embodiments, the mascara dispensing system includes features to extrude the mascara. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272396 | Scalp Hair Strand/Supplemental Hair Fiber Strand Attachment Structure and Method - The invention provides a scalp hair strand/supplemental hair fiber strand attachment structure and method, which enables the scalp hair strand ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090272397 | HAIR CLIP WITH CONCEALED HINGE SPRING - A hair clip having two body members pivotally coupled together by a concealed-spring hinge mechanism. The hinge mechanism includes a housing and a spring concealed within the housing in normal use of the hair clip. In typical commercial embodiments, the housing is integrally formed with a first one of the body members in a one-step process. The housing defines an inner-end access opening through which the spring is inserted during the manufacturing process. The access opening is closed off by a second one of the body members when the hair clip is assembled for use. The hair clip may be manufactured with the housing initially fabricated on the first body member in a one-piece construction. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272398 | HAIR CLIP WITH FLEXING COMFORT FEATURES - A hair clip has two body members pivotally coupled together by a spring-biased hinge mechanism. Each body member has a handle section and a hair-gripping section (e.g., with teeth), with the hinge mounted between them. A first example flexing comfort feature is provided by at least one handle-deflecting opening in each handle section to form at least handle-flexing region where the handle sections can deflect outwardly into a low-profile flexed position. A mechanical stop may be provided to limit inward deflection. A second example flexing comfort feature is provided by at least one teeth-deflecting opening in each hair-gripping section to form at least one teeth-flexing region where the hair-gripping sections can deflect into a low-profile flexed position. In this way, when a wearer rests her head back against a hard surface, the hair clip deflects at the handle-flexing and teeth-flexing regions to reduce wearer discomfort. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272399 | COSMETICS CASE HAVING STRUCTURE OF DUAL SEAL - A cosmetics case having a dual sealing structure is disclosed. The cosmetic case includes an outer case ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090272400 | Cosmetics Container for Containing Cosmetics - Disclosed is a cosmetics container for containing cosmetics. The cosmetics container has a casing, a sponge, and an opening/closing member. The casing contains liquid or powdered cosmetics, and is formed with a discharge port for discharging the cosmetics outside. The sponge is assembled on an outside of the casing on which the discharge port is formed, and the cosmetics permeates to the sponge so that the cosmetics is provided outside thereof. The opening/closing member is disposed on the casing at the discharge port so as to close the discharge port, and is deformed by a deformation of the sponge due to an outside force applied to the sponge so that the discharge port is open. When using the cosmetics container that the sponge is assembled with the casing for containing cosmetics, the amount of the cosmetics discharged through the sponge can be controlled easily since the powder is supplied to the sponge when the sponge is contacted with and pressed by the skin. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272401 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHARGING A CLEANING SOLUTION USED FOR CLEANING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SUBSTRATES - Inventive methods, systems and compositions of cleaning integrated circuit (“IC”) substrates are described. The cleaning methods of the present invention include: charging a solution, which contains at least a solute selected to promote cleaning of the IC substrate, to produce a charged solution, such that at least a portion of the solute is present as clusters in the charged solution; and conveying the charged solution for cleaning the IC substrate. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272402 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING PLASMA UNCONFINEMENT - A method for detecting plasma unconfinement in a reaction chamber during a bevel edge cleaning operation is provided. The method initiates with selecting a wavelength associated with expected by products of a bevel edge clean process. The method includes cleaning the bevel edge area of a substrate and monitoring the intensity of the selected wavelengths during the cleaning for deviation from a threshold wavelength intensity. The cleaning is terminated if the deviation from the threshold wavelength intensity exceeds a target deviation. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272403 | CUTTER BLADE CLEANING METHOD AND CUTTER BLADE CLEANING DEVICE, AS WELL AS ADHESIVE TAPE JOINING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - In a container that retains a wash liquid, a cutter blade having a cutting edge is inserted into a slit formed on a cleaning member impregnated with the wash liquid from an opening side of the slit and is moved horizontally by a predetermined amount with two side faces thereof being brought into contact with the slit. Then, the cutter blade is pulled out upward, so that adherents on the two side faces of the cutter blade are removed from the cuter blade. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272404 | DUST ELIMINATOR FOR COMPUTER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a device for eliminating dust for a computer and a control method thereof. A control unit and a heat-radiating fan controlled by the control unit are provided in the main body. In addition, there is provided a cooling fin through which air stream formed by the heat-radiating fan passes. While the air stream formed by the heat-radiating fan passes through the cooling fan, heat is exchanged between the air stream and the cooling fin and the air stream is then exhausted to the outside of the main body. A vibration-generating element for generating vibration supplied with power is provided at one side of the cooling fin. The control unit controls the driving of the vibration-generating element. Vibration of the vibration-generating element is transmitted to the cooling fin to shake off dust accumulated on the cooling fin. Then, the air stream formed by the heat-radiating fan is exhausted to the outside of the main body together with the dust. Further, the driving of the vibration-generating element cooperates with the driving of the heat-radiating fan. According to the present invention so configured, the dust accumulated on the cooling fin is automatically eliminated by the vibration-generating element, whereby a cooling efficiency is enhanced and convenience in use is increased. | 2009-11-05 |
20090272405 | INGRESS/EGRESS SYSTEM FOR HYGIENE COMPLIANCE - A system and method for ensuring compliance with a hygiene requirement are provided. The system includes a automated cleaning station operatively associated with a locking mechanism. The automated cleaning station provides means for a user to wash one or more appendage and means for verifying that a full washing cycling was completed. The locking mechanism may be unlocked in response to complete verified washing cycle. The locking mechanism may provide access to, for example, a work area, a work station and/or a work item. | 2009-11-05 |