| 47th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
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| 20090282995 | Dampening system housing - A method for producing a dampening system housing, includes the steps of providing a longitudinal housing element prepared from a flat component, making available two side parts with grooves for accommodating the longitudinal housing element, inserting the longitudinal housing element in the grooves and sealing the longitudinal housing element in the grooves, as well as a correspondingly produced dampening system housing. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282996 | Printing press with different fixed cutoffs and method - A web printing press is provided printing a web having a first side and a second side including a first plate cylinder having a first diameter for printing a first image on the first side of the web and a second plate cylinder having a second diameter different from the first diameter for printing a second image on the second side of the web. A method of printing a web is also provided. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282997 | Method For Engagement Of Cylinders With Different Revolution Rates In Correct Phase And Sheet-Fed Rotary Printing Press Having The Cylinders - An apparatus and a method for correct phase engagement of mechanically coupled rotatably drivable components in printing material processing machines, include a coupling for mechanically connecting at least two of the rotatably drivable components. The at least two rotatably drivable components are operated at a different rotational speed in a transmission ratio in a mechanically coupled state, and a control computer has access to the transmission ratio for controlling an engagement operation and taking the transmission ratio into consideration during the correct phase engagement. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282998 | Three-Around Broadsheet Newspaper Printing Press and Methods - A broadsheet newspaper printing press is provided including an image carrier carrying three images around in broadsheet newspaper format. The image carrier transfers the three images to a web. The broadsheet newspaper printing press also includes a folder for imparting a longitudinal fold to the web and cutting the web into broadsheet newspaper pages. The folder includes a cylinder cross-folding the broadsheet newspaper pages off center. A web offset broadsheet newspaper printing press also is provided. Methods are also provided. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282999 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR POSITIONING A CYLINDRICALLY-SHAPED PRINTING ELEMENT - This invention provides an apparatus for treating and a process for positioning a cylindrically-shaped element. The apparatus includes means for supporting the element adapted to contact a first part of an interior lo surface of the element, the supporting means having an axial length; and means for moving the element along the axial length of the supporting means. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283000 | INTAGLIO PRINTING PLATE, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR INTAGLIO PRINTING PLATE, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC SUBSTRATE, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - An intaglio printing plate includes a substrate and a photosensitive resin film provided on the substrate. The photosensitive resin film includes a plurality of concave patterns whose depths increase as aperture widths increase. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283001 | ENERGY-CURABLE NEWS INK CONTAINING SOY OIL - An energy curable ink composition comprising an acrylate-functional derivative of soybean oil and one or more further acrylate-functional materials is suitable for printing on a cold-set lithographic press and is cured by exposure to an actinic radiation source located on the press. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283002 | Method for printing correction - A method for printing correction using a register control unit for a multicolor printing press equipped with at least one printing station having at least on printing cylinder for performing a printing procedure on a printing material, includes per printing procedure printing at least two printing regions and for each printing region at least one respectively associated printing mark on the printing material using the at least one printing cylinder, detecting the position of at least one printing mark per printing region using at least one sensor, executing an evaluation in the register control unit by comparing each detected position of a printing mark with a respective reference position in order to control a relative movement of the printing material to the printing cylinder. Alternatively, the method includes per printing procedure printing at least two printing regions on the printing material by the at least one printing cylinder, defining for each printing region at least one region to be evaluated, detecting said at least one region to be evaluated using at least one sensor, and generating image data, executing an evaluation in the register control unit by comparing each generated image data with a respective reference data in order to control a relative movement of the printing material to the printing cylinder. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283003 | Method and Device for Controlling the Temperature of Inking Groups and Dampening Solution of an Offset Printing Press - The invention relates to a method and a device for the temperature control of inking groups ( | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283004 | CONSTANT-CURRENT, RAIL-VOLTAGE REGULATED CHARGING ELECTRONIC DETONATOR - A method of dynamically- and continuously-variable rate asynchronous data transfer, such as for use in an electronic blasting system, may employ a device that transmits data including synchronization bits and bits conveying other information, and a device that ascertains the rate of transmission of the synchronization bits and receives the bits conveying the other information at the ascertained rate of transmission. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283005 | METHOD FOR LOGGING A PLURALITY OF SLAVE DEVICES - A method for logging a plurality of slave devices is suggested, comprising the following steps: a) connecting a plurality of slave devices each having an identity and a pyrotechnic charge to an electrical conduit; b) after step a), connecting a logging device comprising a power supply, an electrical interface, and a memory and c)causing the logging device to communicate with each of the plurality of slave devices while the plurality of slave devices is simultaneously connected to the electrical conduit. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283006 | Pyrotechnic Gas Generator Containing Means for Temporarily Storing Some of the Gases - The present invention related to a pyrotechnic gas generator intended for motor vehicle safety, comprising a sealed housing ( | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283007 | Nuclear locomotive - This device is a magnetically levitated (maglev) locomotive powered by an onboard nuclear reactor. The locomotive carries a small portable nuclear reactor that heats a fluid to boiling, and passes it through electric turbine engines to produce electric power. The fluid/steam then recirculates through cooling radiators condensing it back to liquid before it passes back into the reactors again. The electric power is used to power and cool the onboard electromagnets, which oppose passive permanent magnets or magnetic coils in the roadbed. The onboard reactor is capable of providing greater electrical power than previously described maglev systems. This, in turn, provides greater power to the superconducting electromagnets, which translates into greater lift capacity and greater speed. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283008 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR MEASURING A GAP - A method for measuring the gap between a levitation magnet of a vehicle of a magnetic levitation railway and a fixed reaction rail of the magnetic levitation railway and for generating a gap measured value which specifies the size of the gap. In order to form the gap measured value, the magnetic field, which is generated by the levitation magnet, or at least a measured variable associated with the field is evaluated. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283009 | PASSENGER RAIL CAR - A passenger rail car includes a lower passenger compartment that includes a plurality of passenger seats. The passenger rail car also includes an upper passenger compartment that includes a plurality of passenger seats. A control cab for a rail car operator is elevated above the floor of the lower passenger compartment, and is located forward of the passenger seats and behind the crash energy management region. The front end of the passenger rail car may be slanted to provide a greater field of view for the rail car operator. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283010 | STABILIZATION OF TRIPHENYLBORON-PYRIDINE - A method for stabilizing triphenylboron-pyridine (TPBP) in a solvent-based anti-fouling coating, such as a marine anti-fouling coating, by adding to the coating about 0.04 to about 0.40% wt., based on the total amount of the triphenyl boron-pyridine, of 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl piperidinyl-1-oxy-radical (“TEMPO”). Also disclosed is a solvent-based anti-fouling coating, such as a marine anti-fouling coating, composition containing TPBP and TEMPO. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283011 | ADDITIVATED COAL DUST WITH WATER SOLUBLE CARBOHYDRATES FOR USE IN THE GREEN SAND COMPOSITION FOR CASTING MOLDING - Coal dust additivated with water soluble carbohydrates for use in the green sand composition for molding of castings refers to a process for obtaining coal additivated with carbohydrates to be used in the green molding sand composition, commonly used for making casting molds, having as a scope to inhibit the sand sintering on the castings and so to improve their finish. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283012 | Addition of Spent Activated Carbon to Asphalt Compositions and to Coking Units as Feedstock or Quencher - An asphalt mastic is prepared by combining spent activated carbon, that has not been regenerated, with liquid asphalt to achieve a composition that is useful for a variety of applications for which asphalt is used, including aggregate compositions and roofing materials. The activated carbon can also serve as a foaming initiator for the production of foamed asphalt. Still further, the activated carbon can be used as coking unit feedstock and as a quencher for a delayed coking unit. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283013 | Liquid composition, manufacturing method thereof, low dielectric constant films, abrasive materials, and electronic components - Diamond fine particles having porous structure known in a high thermal resistance and low dielectric constant film has a high thermal conductivity and is expected as an insulating film for multiplayer wirings of a semiconductor integrated circuit device. A liquid composition of diamond fine particles, which are raw material of the film, is unstable as colloid, resulting in low reproducibility and yield in the production of films. It becomes possible to impart a very low viscosity and improved stability to the colloid liquid composition of diamond fine particles by containing a small amount of amine. If necessary, a thickener may be used to adjust the viscosity appropriately, so that various kinds of application systems can be used. A low dielectric constant film having a relative dielectric constant of about 2.5 can be thus obtained. Further, the liquid composition may be utilized as an abrasive for finishing. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283014 | Coating System - The invention provides a coating system, particularly for coating concrete, concrete-like, mineral and/or ceramic substrates. The coating system comprises a binder consisting at least in part of an inorganic phosphatic binder, and fillers. The fillers include nano-scale particles having an average particle diameter d50 of less than 300 nm. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283015 | Method and Device for Use of Alternative Fuels in Clinker and Cement Production - In a method for utilizing alternative fuels in the production of clinker or cement the alternative fuels are employed in reactors ( | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283016 | METHOD FOR TREATING CEMENT KILN DUST - A method for treating cement kiln dust containing alkaline metal salts includes the steps of hydration (formation of calcium hydroxide), dehydration i.e. drying, fractionation by sieving and carbonation (reaction of the fractionated moistened cement kiln dust) with CO | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283017 | CEMENT BLEND - A cement blend includes a cement mixture and a permeable, micro-cluster silica material present in an amount from about 10 percent to about 30 percent by weight of the cement mixture. The cement blend may be used in casing a borehole when appropriate fluid loss agents are included in the cement blend. Additionally, a cement additive is added to a cement mixture to provide the cement blend. This cement additive can be formulated in a kit form. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283018 | White Pozzolan Manufactured from Post-Consumer Waste Glass, Products Incorporating the Same and Methods of Manufacturing the Same - A clean dry white glass powder useful as a substitute for Portland cement in concrete, in paints, and for other known uses for glass powder produced conventionally can be produced from unsorted post-consumer waste glass, including a substantial fraction of non-glass items, by employing glass pulverizing equipment to reduce waste glass to small fragments, allowing removal of trash, employing a multistep washing process to clean the glass fragments, in the preferred embodiment using aggregate cleaning equipment, drying the fragments, preferably using fluidized bed techniques, and grinding the glass to a desired particle size, preferably using a ball mill, in combination with an air classification step to produce a bright white glass powder of uniform particle size. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283019 | Foldable frame structure for foldable table or bed - The present invention relates to a foldable frame structure of the foldable table or bed which comprises main frames, secondary frames, L-shaped folding hinges and connecting members. Accordingly, the adjacent side of each main frame and the secondary frame is formed a foldable joint which is connected by the connecting members and the L-shaped folding hinges. The size of the secondary frames is smaller than the main frames, wherein each of the secondary frames are able to be folded in the main frames. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283020 | FOLDING DEVICE FOR A TABLETOP - A folding device for a tabletop includes a pivot, a first bracket, and a latch mechanism. The pivot is fixed with a pedestal and a base is mounted on the pivot. An opening is defined in the base and extends therethrough longitudinally. The first bracket connects to the pivot rotatably for adapting to the tabletop. The latch mechanism includes a fixed mount, a sliding block, and a paw. The fixed mount is secured to the first bracket and includes a passage corresponding to the opening in the base. The sliding block moves in the passage and includes a groove. The paw connects to the fixed mount pivotally and elastically and includes a first end selectively engaging with the sliding block. The tabletop is un-rotatable when the sliding block extends into the opening in the base. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283021 | Metal-top welding table - A welding table used in welding industry and woodworking applications comprises a metal table top with retractable carrying handle and elongated slots for insertion of clamping tools, a protrusion-adjustable angle flange with V-notch mounted to at least one edge of the table top, a support structure having an angle and height adjusting mechanism, and a foldable base frame with casters. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283022 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CROP PLANTING - A system and method for planting row crops in a field. A field is planted utilizing a three-bed planter, such that the area planted during a pass of the planter is directly adjacent to the area planted during an adjacent pass of the planter, with no furrow existing between them. The result is a field having beds that are twice or more than twice the width of standard beds, alternating with standard width beds. Yield of crop is increased due to more efficient use of available field space, and improved efficiency of mechanical harvesting. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283023 | MONOHULL SAILING VESSEL HAVING A LIFTING HYDROFOIL - A monohull sailing vessel ( | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283024 | Battery Keel System and Method - A battery keel system for providing electrical power and ballast to a water vessel wherein the system comprises a keel including a cavity, at least one electrochemical cell and at least one electrical circuit extending from the electrochemical cell. The at least one electrochemical cell is positioned within the cavity, such that the electrochemical cell provides electrical power and ballast to the water vessel. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283025 | Floating dock structure - A floating dock structure is comprised of a pair of single-piece side rails secured together in spaced-apart substantially parallel relationship by a plurality of single-piece cross-members connected between the side rails to a lower tubular portion thereof. The side rails are hollow, tubular aluminum extruded side rails defining a top wall, an exterior side wall, a bottom wall and an interior side wall spaced inwardly from the exterior side wall. Elongated deck support stringers are secured in spaced-apart relationship on a top wall of the cross-members. Decking floor members are supported by the deck support stringers elevated from the top face of the cross-members a distance of up to about five inches (5 inches) to create underfloor passages adapted for the passage of conduits and services material. Floatation support casings are secured under the cross-members. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283026 | Detectable guidance markers for tactile navigation, including indicia of obstacle presence, type, dimensions, direction, and/or proximity - An apparatus, system, and method provides blind and vision impaired (B/VI) persons with improved Detectible Guidance Markers (DGMs) for navigation in a wide variety of environments, providing information regarding the presence, type, direction, and proximity of various navigational obstacles. A representative but non-exclusive example of an invented unitary DGM includes a plurality of tactually-detectable informational members, including a base member and one or more integral directional members configured to be disposed at a surface of a navigational substrate. A discrete number of directional members conveys an obstacle identity, while different lengths of directional members, and characteristics of other informational members, convey a direction and/or a proximity to an obstacle. Additionally, numerous structural alterations to a surrounding substrate surface cooperatively supplement the detectability and information-conveying benefits of a DGM. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283027 | Global gravitational horizon - The Global Gravitational Horizon (GGH) is a system of two concentric spheres, one affixed to the center of gravity, the other affixed to the aircraft, both in juxtaposition representing a reference so that a pilot can always know the exact flight attitude without having to rely on any complicated, vulnerable, and conventional flight attitude indicators. The GGH requires virtually no experience or training to understand, therefore will be extremely helpful to new and novice pilots as well as seasoned pilots who are desirous of having a constant real time reference to their position relating to the horizon/ground without having to worry about maintenance or failure. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283028 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR HETEROSTRUCTURES AND RELATED METHODS - Semiconductor structures and devices based thereon include an aluminum nitride single-crystal substrate and at least one layer epitaxially grown thereover. The epitaxial layer may comprise at least one of AlN, GaN, InN, or any binary or tertiary alloy combination thereof, and have an average dislocation density within the semiconductor heterostructure is less than about 10 | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283029 | ABATEMENT OF REACTION GASES FROM GALLIUM NITRIDE DEPOSITION - Methods for the sustained, high-volume production of Group III-V compound semiconductor material suitable for fabrication of optic and electronic components, for use as substrates for epitaxial deposition, or for wafers. The equipment and methods are optimized for producing Group III-N (nitrogen) compound semiconductor wafers and specifically for producing GaN wafers. The method includes reacting an amount of a gaseous Group III precursor as one reactant with an amount of a gaseous Group V component as another reactant in a reaction chamber to form the semiconductor material; removing exhaust gases including unreacted Group III precursor, unreacted Group V component and reaction byproducts; and heating the exhaust gases to a temperature sufficient to reduce condensation thereof and enhance manufacture of the semiconductor material. Advantageously, the exhaust gases are heated to sufficiently avoid condensation to facilitate sustained high volume manufacture of the semiconductor material. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283030 | Frosting dispener apparatus - A frosting dispenser apparatus including a rotatable platform is described. The frosting dispenser apparatus comprises a body having a base and a pedestal, a rotatable platform is connected with the base and configured to rotate a baked good. Further, a dispenser is connected with the pedestal. The dispenser is located above the rotatable platform. The frosting dispenser apparatus is formed to be easy to use for a child. Additionally, the present invention includes a frosting dispenser apparatus kit which includes a frosting dispenser apparatus, a frosting, a baking mix, a mixing container, a mixing utensil, and a baking container. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283031 | Portable shake sprayer assembly - A portable shake sprayer assembly includes a container having an upper portion, a lower portion, a bottom container opening and a top container opening, a lid removably connected to the top container opening where the lid includes an elongated lid opening, a wiping attachment disposed at the elongated lid opening, and two spraying attachments mounted to the upper portion of the container and spaced from each other where each of the two spraying attachments has a spray nozzle disposed within the container. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283032 | HIGH PERFORMANCE KINETIC SPRAY NOZZLE - A nozzle assembly for a kinetic spray system includes a convergent portion, a throat portion, and a divergent portion, each cooperating together to define a passage therethrough for passing a mixture of powder particles suspended in a flow of a high pressure heated gas. The nozzle assembly further includes an extension portion attached to the divergent portion and extending to a distal end a pre-determined length from the divergent portion of the nozzle assembly. The extension portion permits a dragging force exerted on the powder particles by the flow of high pressure heated gas to act upon the powder particles for a longer duration of time, thereby permitting the powder particles to accelerate to a greater velocity than has been previously achievable. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283033 | Liquid Applicator - A liquid applicator includes a liquid pressing mechanism (liquid pressing means) for pressurizing an application liquid inside a main body so as to supply application liquid to an applying member by the pressing of the liquid pressing mechanism. The applying member is made of an elastic material and is formed with a communication path of a passage hole for communication between the inside and outside of main body, and an applying portion of the applying member is formed projected further forward from an ejection opening of communication path. The liquid applicator that can simply apply an application liquid, even it is high in viscosity, over a wide area. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283034 | WAFER HOLDER, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A wafer holder is provided that can be used in wafer processes at room temperature or lower and that is particularly suited for use in a CVD apparatus. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283035 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING AN OBJECT DURING APPLICATION OF SURFACE COATING - A system is provided that is capable of supporting an object during application of surface coating that would enable access to multiple surfaces of the object while minimizing the impact on any surface that has not dried. The system provides stable support for the object during the application process and allows the coatings of all surfaces to dry with minimal effect on the coated surface. The system comprises a plurality of support units. Each support unit comprises a base portion and a contact portion. Each base portion is adapted to rest stably upon a work platform and contact portion is adapted to contact an underside of the object during application of surface coating. The plurality of support units together supports the object above the work platform. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283036 | SHADOW FRAME HAVING ALIGNMENT INSERTS - The present invention generally includes a shadow frame with alignment inserts that may permit the shadow frame to be properly aligned on the susceptor. The shadow frame may have one or more alignment inserts. The alignment inserts may be coupled to a cavity formed in the bottom surface of the shadow frame. The alignment inserts may be shaped to receive an alignment button that may be present on the susceptor. Thus, as the susceptor raises to the processing position and retrieves the shadow frame, the shadow frame may align properly on the susceptor. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283037 | Edge Profiling For Process Chamber Shields - Process chamber shields having specially profiled edges exhibit increased lifetime in PVD and CVD deposition chambers. Edge profiling reduces flaking and delamination of materials deposited onto the shields, thereby prolonging shield life, and, consequently, reducing costs associated with deposition. In one embodiment, a shield having an edge portion terminating in a rounded tip, where the tip has high curvature and a small thickness, is provided. In another aspect, a shield having a concave portion connecting with an edge portion, where an upper (inner) surface of the edge portion forms a tangent plane to the upper (inner) concave surface of the concave surface, is provided. In yet another aspect, a shield with a tapered edge portion is provided. Shields, having profiled edges in accordance with these aspects and in accordance with combinations of these aspects, can better support deposited films, particularly films containing compressively stressed materials, such as metal nitrides. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283038 | FILM FORMING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A film forming method, for depositing a thin film on a surface of a substrate mounted on a mounting table disposed in a vacuum processing chamber, includes an adsorption process for adsorbing a film forming material on the substrate by introducing a source gas into the processing chamber; and a reaction process for carrying out a film forming reaction, after the adsorption process, by introducing an energy transfer gas into the processing chamber and supplying thermal energy to the film forming material adsorbed on the substrate. By repeating the above process, the thin film is formed on the substrate in a layer-by-layer manner. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283039 | ROBUST OUTLET PLUMBING FOR HIGH POWER FLOW REMOTE PLASMA SOURCE - The present invention generally includes a coupling between components. When igniting a plasma remote from a processing chamber, the reactive gas ions may travel to the processing chamber through numerous components. The reactive gas ions may be quite hot and cause the various components to become very hot and thus, the seals between apparatus components may fail. Therefore, it may be beneficial to cool any metallic components through which the reactive gas ions may travel. However, at the interface between the cooled metallic component and a ceramic component, the ceramic component may experience a temperature gradient sufficient to crack the ceramic material due to the heat of the reactive gas ions and the coolness of the metallic component. Therefore, extending a flange of the metallic component into the ceramic component may lessen the temperature gradient at the interface and reduce cracking of the ceramic component. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283040 | DEVICE FOR TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED ACCOMMODATION OF A CONTAINER - The invention relates to a device for the tempered storage of a container ( | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283041 | SOLID ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND-FILLED CONTAINER AND FILLING METHOD THEREOF - A solid organometallic compound novel filled container stably supplies an apparatus for vapor phase epitaxial growth such as an MOCVD apparatus with a solid organometallic compound over a long term. The solid organometallic compound-filled container has a carrier gas inlet and a carrier gas outlet. The interior of the filled container is separated into a plurality of vertical compartments. A carrier gas introduced via the carrier gas inlet flows through each of the vertical compartments and is then discharged via the carrier gas outlet. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283042 | SUSCEPTOR POSITIONING AND SUPPORTING DEVICE OF VACUUM APPARATUS - A susceptor positioning and supporting device of a vacuum apparatus for carrying and elevating a substrate in a vacuum apparatus chamber is provided. The device has a lateral positioning and supporting mechanism to perform clamping and positioning at a side of a susceptor, preventing the susceptor from slanting inside the vacuum apparatus chamber. The lateral positioning and supporting mechanism and the susceptor thereby forms a closed beam support mechanism capable of reducing load suspension deformation at the ends of the large susceptor. The device improves planarity of the large susceptor and the substrate, and in turn improves uniformity of a thin film deposited on the substrate. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283043 | Teat Cup Rubber Liner for Use in a Teat Cup - For a teat cup, a teat cup rubber liner ( | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283044 | Telescopic bird feeder - A bird feeder comprising a bird food containment housing ( | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283045 | Hay feeder for livestock - A sheet of plastic formed into a tubular shape with a round bale of hay constrictively retained within the tube by a restraining means around the tube. The restraining means is tightened to hold the bale of hay. The hay within the plastic tube is used to feed livestock. A method of preparing the tube and a method of providing hay to livestock is disclosed. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283046 | BIRD FEEDING PORT ASSEMBLY - A bird feeding port assembly ( | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283047 | Pet bowl with lid - One embodiment of a contiguous pet bowl and lid ( | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283048 | Scoop feeder - A scoop or bird feeder ( | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283049 | CAT LITTER BOX CLEANING SYSTEM - A cat litter box cleaning system designed to sieve waste clumps from cat litter is provided. The cat litter box cleaning system has multiple layers thereby providing multiple cleaning operations. The layers may consist of a sieving layer and a liner. The liner shields the sieving layer from the cat's claws and the sieving layer is used to remove the waste from the litter. Each sieving layer and liner releasably cooperates with layer securing fixtures. The layer securing fixtures releasably attach the layers to a base and prevent the cat from dislodging the sieves or liners. Access ports may be provided for removing the layers from the layer securing fixtures without having to come into contact with the cat litter. A method is provided where at least two cat litter box cleaning systems are utilized to ensure that fresh cat litter always forms the basis of the litter used. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283050 | FEED COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR BREEDING ANIMALS - The present invention relates to a feed composition which contains silver-carrying zeolite and an animal-breeding method comprising the step of administering, to an animal, the foregoing silver-carrying zeolite-containing feed composition. The feed composition has almost no influence on the useful lactobacillus, but exerts an antimicrobial effect on various kinds of harmful microorganisms, in particular, bacteria belonging to the genus | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283051 | FISH HABITAT - A fish habitat which provides a habitat for fish to congregate consisting of individual strands of a buoyant material, such as polyethylene, secured to a body for installation on the bed of a body of water. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283052 | ROTARY NAIL FILING APPARATUS FOR ANIMALS - A rotary nail filing apparatus for animals is described that includes a shroud or housing, an opening in the shroud that is suitable sized and shaped to allow an end portion of an animal's nail to be put through the opening, and a suitably shaped and oriented rotary grinder that is contained within the shroud grinding at least a portion of an animal's nail when put through the opening, where at least a portion of the nail particles that are grinded away by the rotary grinder are contained in a portion of the shroud. In some embodiments, the rotary grinder position/orientation and/or its surface are adjustable and/or replaceable. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283053 | Hoof Bath System - The present invention is directed to methods for applying bovine foot and hoof treatment compositions having two or more specific and complimentary antimicrobial components in a hoof bath just prior to use to work more effectively. These antimicrobial components may include antimicrobial inorganic salts of certain heavy metals, cationic agents, peroxides, aldehydes, fatty acids, iodines or other suitable compounds effective in the killing of microorganisms. The invention also relates to a foot bath system for delivery, retention, and drainage of foot bath chemicals and waste material. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283054 | PET TRAINING SYSTEM AND DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - A pet training system and device, and method thereof, wherein a physical barrier protects a door from pet claw and chime damage, wherein the physical barrier is soft and safely constructed for pet contact without risk of injury, wherein a plurality of percussive tones are generated by pet contact, wherein device design facilitates convenient transport and installation on essentially any doorknob, and wherein a training DVD facilitates user understanding of house training methods incorporating the device. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283055 | FASTENERS AND RECEIVING UNITS FOR ANIMAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide a fastener and receiving unit and a leash having a fastener and receiving unit thereon such that a leash can be quickly and easily attached to a stationary object for securing an animal without removing the leash from the animal. Some embodiments include sliding fasteners or other fastener-receiving unit combinations that allow for attaching the leash to a variety of objects with different sizes and shapes. Other embodiments include elastic connectors disposed between two ends of a leash to provide stress relief from changes in tension on the leash when walking an animal or when the animal is securely attached to a stationary object. Further embodiments include using the fastener and receiving unit for adding an easily removable charm and/or charm bracelet. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283056 | GLOW-IN-THE-DARK ANIMAL COLLARS - Glow-in-the dark animal collars are provided, in which photoluminescence elements formed from thin flexible sheets or films with luminescent properties are secured to strap members of conventional animal collars with stitching patterns that prevent creasing, folding or delamination of the photoluminescent elements without having to use glue, adhesives, or epoxy materials. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283057 | Hot-Water Supplying System of Boiler Equipped With Dual Pipe Heat Exchanger - Disclosed is a hot water supplying system of a boiler equipped with a double pipe heat exchanger, which can normally perform a heating operation in the boiler having the double pipe heat exchanger, in which an outer pipe used for a hot water pathway and an inner pipe used for a heating water pathway are installed, under a circumstance where water supply is stopped. The hot water supplying system includes: a double pipe heat exchanger including an outer pipe to which combustion heat is directly transferred from a burner of a combustion chamber; a cold water pipe for supplying water to the outer pipe of the heat exchanger; and a hot water supplying pipe through which water is discharged from the outer pipe of the heat exchanger, wherein a backflow cutoff valve and a pressure absorbing device are mounted on the cold water pipe. The hot water supplying system is provided with the backflow cutoff valve and the pressure absorbing device, thereby normally performing an operation of heating rooms under a circumstance where water supply is interrupted. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283058 | HySPIKE MULTIFUEL ENGINE - Reformulated fuel system for engines. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283059 | ENHANCED OXYGEN PRESSURE ENGINE - Systems and methods of operation for internal combustion engines which employ molecular sieve technology to provide enhanced oxygen content in the air-fuel mixture during operation. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283060 | Thermal Energy Management System for a Vehicle Heat Engine Provided with a Time-Delay Switching Means - The inventive management system comprises a high-temperature circuit ( | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283061 | 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. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283062 | Actuator with self-locking helical gears for a continuously variable valve lift system - A CVVL system including a self-locking helical gear pair with, optionally, a transmission to increase output torque of the actuator. The self-locking helical gear pair provides high forward efficiency and a fully mechanically self-locking feature. The actuator therefore requires a smaller motor to perform the same actuation as a prior art worm-gear system. The CVVL system comprises two helical gears having a radial pressure angle {acute over (α)} between 45° and 75° and a helix angle β between 60° and 80°. An asymmetric tooth profile is presently preferred, reducing contact stress and permitting higher torque density. Preferably, the helical gears are discontinuous and comprise laminated spur gear slices and hence are less costly to produce than continuous helical gears. Configurations are possible within the scope of the present invention include a single stage gear system; a multiple stage gear system; a planetary gear system; and an internal or external gear system. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283063 | Wear Resistant Camshaft and Follower Material - A materials combination for a camshaft and follower of an engine valve train provides excellent wear resistance. The camshaft or camshaft lobes are made from a malleable cast iron and the cam followers are made from a carbonitrided 52100 or 4130 steel to provide excellent wear resistance equivalent to diamond-like coatings at greatly reduced cost. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283064 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF NATURAL GAS UTILIZING A LASER - A system and method for producing a fuel gas is provided. In particular, a combustion product of an internal combustion engine is converted by a catalytic converter heated by the beam of the laser to a subject component of a fuel gas. Other gases can be formed simultaneously in other catalytic converters heated by the laser beam. The resulting converted gases can be used to produce a fuel gas which can be stored and/or used to further fuel the internal combustion engine. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283065 | INTAKE APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An intake apparatus for an internal combustion engine comprises an intake manifold ( | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283066 | Portable gas powered internal combustion engine arrangement - A gas powered internal combustion engine in which the gas is provided from pressurized liquid gas in an LPG container and in which the LPG container is rigidly mounted adjacent to the internal combustion engine at a preselected angle to be in conductive heat transfer relationship to the internal combustion engine and in vibration receiving relationship to the internal combustion engine whereby the liquified gas in the LPG container is heated and the effective surface area thereof is increased. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283067 | ENGINE LUBRICATION METHOD - An engine lubrication method is provided. The four-cycle engine has a lightweight aluminum alloy engine block having a cylindrical bore and an enclosed oil reservoir formed therein. A crankshaft is rotatably mounted in the engine block for rotation about a crankshaft axis. A piston reciprocates within the bore and is connected to the crankshaft by a connecting rod. A cam shaft is rotatably mounted in the crank shaft chamber for rotation about a cam shaft axis, parallel to the crank shaft axis. An oil pump driven by the cam shaft, which mates by cam gear with crank gear that is driven by crank shaft, inhales the oil from the oil reservoir to splash lubricate into the crank shaft chamber. The engine is provided with a cylinder head assembly defining a compact combustion chamber having a pair of overhead intake and exhaust ports and cooperating intake and exhaust valves. A lightweight, high-powered engine is thereby provided having relatively low HC and CO emissions. A circular arc wall surrounds around web of the crankshaft with a slight distance from the web. A scroll-shaped wall has gradually increased distance from said wall to the direction of rotation of the web and has partial overlap with the circular arc wall. The check valve splashes breathing mist oil from crank shaft room to breather room and causes the oil to supply to lubricate engine parts in valve chamber and the oil, after lubricating the parts, is returned into the oil reservoir. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283068 | FUEL FILTER ASSEMBLY WITH PRESSURE SENDING UNIT - A fuel filter assembly having a pressure sending unit for filtering and monitoring fuel and fuel pressure for diesel engines and the like comprising a filter head, a spin-on element and collection bowl. The filter head is fastened to an engine or other suitable structure by flange, bolts and supports the fuel filter assembly by monitoring fuel pressure by utilizing a pressure sending unit in fluid communication with an outlet port on the filter head. Preferably, filter head is a die cast head and includes therein typical inlet port, outlet port, and connected respectively thereto, inlet chamber and outlet chamber. Filter head is a generally circular structure having a flat annular mounting surface. The filter head may further comprises vent ports, vacuum switch ports or both, which are in fluid communication with outlet ports and return check valve ports that are in fluid communication with inlet ports. Still further, filter head is in fluid communication with a pressure sending unit, which is in electrical communication with a pressure monitoring device or similar warning system. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283069 | Apparatus for detecting the angle of rotation for a throttle valve operated by means of an electric motor - A device for detecting the angle of rotation of a throttle valve operated by an electric motor is disclosed. The valve is rotatably supported on a throttle valve shaft in an intake system of a throttle valve housing, wherein an actuator motor coupled to the throttle valve shaft predefines the throttle valve angular position in a manner controlled by a control unit, and wherein a predetermined value of the throttle valve angular position is predetermined by a manually operated predetermined-value input apparatus and is fed to the control unit. The predetermined-value input apparatus is coupled to a predetermined value sensor shaft, wherein the angular position of the predetermined value sensor shaft corresponds to the manually predefined predetermined value of the throttle valve angular position. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283070 | MANAGING LEAN AIR/FUEL TRANSIENTS IN COORDINATED TORQUE CONTROL - An engine control system includes an air control module, a spark control module, a torque control module, a transient detection module, and a launch torque module. The air control module controls a throttle valve of an engine based on a commanded predicted torque. The spark control module controls spark advance of the engine based on a commanded immediate torque. The torque control module increases the commanded predicted torque when a catalyst light-off (CLO) mode is active, and increases the commanded immediate torque when a driver actuates an accelerator input. The transient detection module generates a lean transient signal when an air per cylinder increase is detected while the CLO mode is active. The launch torque module generates a torque offset signal based on the lean transient signal. The torque control module increases the commanded immediate torque based on the torque offset signal. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283071 | Method and Vehicle Electric System of a Motor Vehicle With a Pre-Emptive Temporary Increase in the Idling Speed of the Internal Combustion Engine - A method is provided for reducing the energy consumption of a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine and at least one vehicle electric system, to which at least a first electric consumer is connected. In order to achieve an efficient vehicle electric system with a reduced energy consumption, the internal combustion engine is operated in a first operating mode at a first speed. In a second operating mode, the internal combustion engine is operated at a second speed that is higher than the first speed. A driving situation detection device provided in the vehicle recognizes an imminent specific driving situation on the basis of the previous behavior of the driver in controlling the vehicle and/or the behavior of the vehicle in advance, and initiates a switch in the internal combustion engine from the first operating mode to the second operating mode. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283072 | SEALING ARRANGEMENT OF A PIEZOACTUATOR FOR A FUEL INJECTION VALVE OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A sealing arrangement of a piezoactuator ( | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283073 | LINK TYPE VARIABLE STROKE ENGINE - In a link type variable stroke engine in which a piston, a crankshaft and an eccentric shaft are linked by a linking mechanism, counterweights are provided on the crankshaft so that in a projection view on a plane orthogonal to a rotation axis of the crankshaft, centers of gravity of the counterweights are located on a straight line extending from the rotation axis of the crankshaft in an opposite direction to a direction of a total inertial exciting force when the total inertial exciting force becomes maximum, the total inertial exciting force being obtained by adding inertial exciting forces occurring respectively in movable components of the linking mechanism. Accordingly, it is possible to effectively suppress and lessen inertial exciting force. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283074 | FUEL SUPPLY APPARATUS - An ECU reduces a fuel flow rate discharged from an electric pump to the filter when a fuel temperature and a fuel pressure in the filter detected by a sensor portion drop. Since a mechanical pump continues to be driven without respect to the fuel quantity discharged from the electric pumps when the fuel flow rate discharged from the electric pump is decreased, a suction pressure is generated at an inlet of the filter. The fuel in a recirculation passage is introduced into the filter through a branch passage. As the result, relatively high temperature fuel is introduced into the filter to melt a solidified fuel causing a clogging of the filter. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283075 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE APPARATUS, VEHICLE INCLUDING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE APPARATUS - In performing purge control, an engine ECU | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283076 | INTAKE APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust gas guide member is provided to an airflow control valve varying an opening area of an intake passage. The exhaust gas guide member forms an exhaust gas passage which introduces the exhaust gas flowing from the exhaust gas introducing portion into the intake pipe toward an opposite end of the airflow control valve relative to the valve shaft. Thereby, the exhaust gas flows together with an intake air flow of high velocity generated by the airflow control valve so that a tumble flow can be generated in a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283077 | EGR SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An EGR system includes a high-pressure EGR unit and a low-pressure EGR unit. During the steady operation of an internal combustion engine, the high-pressure EGR gas and the low-pressure EGR gas are mixed with each other at a mixture ratio, in which the ratio of the high-pressure EGR gas amount to the entire EGR gas amount is higher than that in a known mixture ratio, and then recirculated back to the internal combustion engine. In the engine speed-up transitional operation period, the opening amount of a high-pressure EGR valve is adjusted to the opening amount that is much smaller than the target opening amount corresponding to the target operation mode. Thus, it is possible to suppress occurrence of the situation where the entire EGR gas amount is excessive in the period in which the low-pressure EGR gas amount does not decrease by a sufficient amount. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283078 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a first fuel tank where a first fuel containing alcohol is stored; a second fuel tank where a second fuel is stored, wherein a concentration of alcohol in the second fuel is known; an alcohol concentration sensor disposed in a supply passage through which the first and second fuels flow; and a malfunction determination portion. The control apparatus switches a fuel flowing through the supply passage between the first fuel and the second fuel, and controls a fuel injection amount based on a concentration of the alcohol in the first fuel detected by the sensor. The malfunction determination portion determines that the sensor malfunctions, if a value detected by the sensor is outside a predetermined range corresponding to the concentration of the alcohol in the second fuel when the fuel flowing through the supply passage is switched to the second fuel. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283079 | Air Cleaner For Stratified-Scavenging Two-Stroke Internal Combustion Engine - Object It is intended to prevent intrusion of air-fuel mixture into an air cleaner by blow-back in an air-fuel mixture passage of a stratified-scavenging two-stroke engine. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283080 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING FUEL TO AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE - An aircraft engine includes an aircraft engine controller configured to detect an actual peak exhaust gas temperature of a cylinder assembly. The aircraft engine controller detects an intersection between a first function representing a relationship between a set of rich exhaust gas temperature signals and a corresponding set of rich fuel-air ratio values and a second function representing a relationship between a set of lean exhaust gas temperature signals and a set of lean fuel-air ratio values. Based upon the intersection between the first and second functions, the engine controller detects an actual peak fuel-air ratio value for the cylinder assembly and can determine if a correction in the fuel-air ratio of a fuel-air mixture provided to the cylinder assembly is required. Accordingly, the engine controller provides each cylinder assembly of the aircraft engine with an accurate fuel-air mixture to allow for operation of the engine with optimal fuel economy. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283081 | AIR INTAKE PORTING FOR A TWO STROKE ENGINE - A two stroke engine of a particular configuration can have its power output increased by running bigger pistons and using ports in the piston skirt through which to conduct compressed air within the skirt through short passages in the cylinder housing that conduct the air from within the skirt to above the piston. As a result a larger piston can be used for the same spacing and opening size in the block to save the need to redesign the block and the crankshaft. A position adjuster for the piston moves it axially without rotation of the piston ports out of alignment with inlet ports in the housing. The piston rod is held in the crosshead using a flat to prevent rotation while an adjuster nut that is turned creates axial movement in the piston rod with a lock nut securing the final piston position. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283082 | FAST-LOAD LID ASSEMBLY FOR PAINTBALL - A lid assembly for a paintball hopper is disclosed, which reduces the paintball reload time. The lid assembly has an outer ring dimensioned to fit over a loading opening of the paintball hopper. A barrier member, such as an elastic membrane or plurality of flanges, is disposed across the inner perimeter of the outer ring such that the loading opening is substantially sealed. Also, a securing member is provided for securing the outer ring to the paintball hopper. A paintball hopper formed with the lid assembly described above is disclosed as well. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283083 | VALVE CHANGE-OVER DEVICE - A valve change-over device includes a motor-driving unit having a spindle fitted thereon with a sleeve having at least one side wall axially bored with a guide slot. A pushing rod received in the sleeve is fixed with a position-limiting member at a location corresponding with the guide slot of the sleeve. A valve body is installed at the front open end of the sleeve, having a valve rod axially inserted in the interior. The spindle of the motor-driving unit is rotated to actuate the pushing rod to slidably shift in the guide slots of the sleeve and control the valve rod to open and close the through holes of the valve body for permitting air to flow in and exhaust out and controlling air flowing directions, able to quickly change the phase and elevate the working efficiency of the valve body. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283084 | Pneumatic Container and Paintball Gun Containing Same and Pneumatic Recharging System - A pneumatic container and a paintball gun containing same, and a pneumatic recharging system are provided. The provided pneumatic container is a quick rechargeable air cylinder for serving as an air source for paintball guns, which can be recharged quickly by connecting a larger carbon dioxide (CO | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283085 | PERCUSSION CONTROLLING MECHANISM OF PAINTBALL GUNS - A percussion controlling mechanism of paintball guns includes a percussion member and an air valve separately installed in a gun body. A main air passage is located in front of and separated from the air valve by a spring. Located behind the air valve is a driving chamber having a driving member. An air sub-passage is formed under the air valve chamber for communicating with the main air passage. A driving valve is installed in a grip to correspond to the driving chamber, having an ever-opened buffering hole communicating with a front end of the driving chamber and the air sub-passage, and a driving hole communicating with a rear end of the driving chamber. By means of the air sub-passage to provoke a difference of pressure in the driving chamber, the backlash of percussion can be greatly lowered to boost speed of continuous shooting. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283086 | Paint ball gun - A paint ball gun includes a barrel and a valve is located below the barrel. The valve communicates with a first path which communicates with the barrel. A push member and a strike rod are received in the barrel. The valve guides pressurized air to the rear end of the strike rod to move the strike rod to push the push member which has a central passage. When shooting, the central passage opened and the pressurized air flows through the central passage to eject paint balls. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283087 | Valve for paint ball gun - A valve for a paint ball gun includes a case and a movable rod is movably received in the case. The movable rod has a first stop, a second stop and a third sop extending radially therefrom. A first chamber and a second chamber are respectively defined between the first and second stops, and the second and third stops. An inlet is defined through a wall of the case and communicates between the first chamber and a pressurized air source, and an outlet is defined through the wall of the case and communicates between the second chamber and the space in the barrel. The movable rod is moved between first and second positions to seal or introduce pressurized air into the barrel of the gun. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283088 | Shuttlecock launching apparatus - A shuttlecock launching apparatus which comprises a storage for shuttlecocks, first and second launching wheels, a transfer assembly for transferring a single shuttlecock from the storage to the launching wheels, the transfer assembly being controlled by a cam wheel and cam follower which causes and guides the horizontal movement of the transfer assembly. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283089 | Brazed Diamond Tools and Methods for Making the Same - Superabrasive tools and methods for the making thereof are disclosed and described. In one aspect, superabrasive particles are chemically bonded to a matrix support material according to a predetermined pattern by a braze alloy. The brazing alloy may be provided as a powder, thin sheet, or sheet of amorphous alloy. A template having a plurality of apertures arranged in a predetermined pattern may be used to place the superabrasive particles on a given substrate or matrix support material. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283090 | Hot Top With Dual Burners - A modular hot top cooking unit houses two burners generally located symmetrically within a firebox of the cooking unit. Dual separate controllers independently operate each burner. A cover plate defining a cooking surface covers the firebox and overlies the two burners. The dual controls allow both burners to be operated independently to achieve even heat across the cover plate, allow only one burner to be utilized to achieve gradual heat, or allow both burners to be used at different temperatures to achieve variable heat along the cover plate. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283091 | Char Broiler Grate Assembly - A grate assembly that attaches to a range is provided. The grate assembly includes first and second cantilevered supports that receive at least one grate thereupon. The first and second supports are attached to a base that includes openings sized to receive bolts disposed on the range. When the grate assembly is installed, generally on the rear wall of the range, the openings receive the bolts and orient the grate assembly in a horizontal position at a first position above a burner in the fire box of the range. The grate assembly can be raised or lowered to a second position closer or further from the burner if less or more intense heating or cooking is desired. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283092 | Firelog Pan - A light weight, reusable, disposable, and relatively inexpensive pan that can be placed in a fireplace. One embodiment of the firelog pan includes a base, risers in the base that permit airflow under a firelog placed on the risers (thus helping the firelog to burn properely), and sidewalls that retain ash from a firelog burned in the firelog pan. The pan preferably is made of a lightweight heat resistant material. The pan preferably can be re-used several times before being discarded. The pan preferably is relatively inexpensive, so the pan can be replaced when desired. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283093 | METHOD FOR SEPARATING FRUCTOSE AND GLUCOSE - A process for separating fructose and glucose from mixtures of fructose and glucose from a liquid phase feed solution or a solid mixture containing the fructose and glucose is disclosed. The process implements ionic liquids as selective solvents that dissolve fructose and glucose in large quantities, but at different proportions which are then separated by filtration into a precipitate and a solution of ionic liquid enriched with the other sugar. The process also involves separation of the sugars from the ionic liquid enriched with the other sugar which is accomplished by one of various processes such as extraction with water in a centrifuge or cooling to reduce the solubility of sugar and then filtration. The ionic liquid is then recycled. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090283094 | MEDICINE EJECTION DEVICE - In a medicine ejection device for administering a medicine to the throat, bronchi or lungs, the air flow path to which the medicine has stuck is to be kept in clean state in a simple configuration. The medicine ejection device which ejects a medicine to be inhaled by a user via a suction port, including a flow path member linked to the suction port and capable of forming an air flow path in which the medicine is guided by the inhalation by the user to the suction port, and an internal wall face constituting member which is intended for formation of the internal wall of the air flow path and allows detachable fitting in the flow path member. | 2009-11-19 |
