50th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110303084 | GAS CYLINDER ACTUATOR WITH OVERTRAVEL SAFETY DEVICE - A gas cylinder actuator with overtravel safety device, comprising a tubular jacket which is closed by a bottom provided with a gas filling valve and at the opposite end by a head portion, which is provided with a hole for the passage of a stem with a piston; the gas cylinder actuator has, on the inner face of the jacket, in the compression chamber, a region in low relief designed to interrupt the seal provided by a gasket of the piston or the head portion, which act against the inner face. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303085 | Piston-Cylinder Assembly Having Integrated Measuring Device - The invention relates to a piston-cylinder assembly, in particular for pneumatic, hydraulic or mechatronic systems, having a cylinder housing ( | 2011-12-15 |
20110303086 | AIR PRE-TREATMENT DEVICE - The present technology provides an air pre-treatment and monitoring device that includes an inlet port configured to receive an air flow and an outlet port configured to expel the air flow. The illustrative air pre-treatment device further includes a multiple-stage filter arranged between the inlet and outlet ports and that is configured to filter particles from the air flow. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303087 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR REMOVING ETHYLENE FROM A GASEOUS ENVIRONMENT - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for removing ethylene from a gaseous environment. Ethylene is a gaseous growth hormone produced by plants that triggers the ripening of some flowers, fruits, vegetables, and other plants. The apparatus includes an ethylene filter and a composition. The filter includes a frame and a trapping medium. The composition is attached to the trapping medium of the ethylene filter. The ethylene filter is positioned within a gaseous environment and is configured to encounter a gas flow within the gaseous environment. The composition contains at least some titanium dioxide which is configured to attach to the ethylene as the gas flow moves through and around the ethylene filter. In this manner, some ethylene may be removed from the gaseous environment. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303088 | Liquid Distributor for a Rotating Packed Bed - Provided is a method for contacting a gas with a liquid in a rotating packed bed. The method comprises providing a rotating packed bed comprising two sets of rotatable packing rings disposed within a chamber and defining an interior region. The rotating packed bed also comprises at least one liquid distributor with an inlet for accepting a liquid, the inlet in communication with an exit port for infusing the liquid into the interior region. The liquid distributor also comprises at least one gas outlet for accepting gas which has passed through the packed bed and for removing the gas from the interior region. The two sets of rotatable packing rings are caused to rotate. Liquid is infused into the interior region by way of the liquid inlet, and gas is injected through at least one gas inlet into the interior region, with the liquid and gas passing through each of the packing rings in countercurrent flow. Liquid is removed from the interior region through a liquid outlet, and gas is removed through the gas outlet in the liquid distributor. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303089 | SELECTIVE ABSORPTION OF GAS COMPONENTS IN CO-CURRENT CONTACTING APPARATUSES - Methods are disclosed for the selective absorption of gas components based on differences in their gas phase and liquid phase resistances to mass transfer. The methods advantageously utilize a gas-liquid contacting apparatus having contacting stages with co-current flow channels that can provide contacting with increased liquid phase resistance to mass transfer, for example in the spray regime such that the liquid is effectively dispersed as small droplets into the gas phase. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303090 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING METHANE OR ANOTHER FLUID FROM A FLUID MIXTURE - A method and apparatus for separating a first fluid from a fluid mixture. In one embodiment water containing methane is passed through an agitation chamber with a plate at the chamber's proximal and distal ends. Both plates have orifices permitting the mixed fluid to pass into and out of the agitation chamber. In one embodiment, the mixed fluid rotates about its axis of flow through the agitation chamber. In one embodiment, the mixed fluid passes through a separation chamber having a plurality of baffles that promote separation of the methane from the methane/water mixture. In one embodiment, the separated methane is removed from the water in a collection chamber that facilitates gravity separation of the mixed fluids. In one embodiment, liquid hydrocarbon is removed from water. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303091 | SWEEP AIR SYSTEM FOR MEMBRANE AIR DRYER - A membrane dryer includes a shell having an inner tube and an outer tube and a bundle of hollow fibers supported in the shell. A dryer air inlet into the hollow fibers and a sweep air outlet from the inner tube are at a first end of the shell. A dryer air outlet into the hollow fibers and a sweep air inlet from the inner tube are at a second end of the shell. The inner tube has a first set of circumferential openings into the sweep air space adjacent the first end of the shell and a second set of circumferential openings into the sweep air space adjacent the first end of the shell; and a second plug is in the inner tube between the first and second set of openings. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303092 | High Permeance Sulfur Tolerant Pd/Cu Alloy Membranes - A method of making a membrane permeable to hydrogen gas (H | 2011-12-15 |
20110303093 | WET-TYPE AIR PURIFYING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a wet-type air purifying apparatus, more specifically, a wet-type air purifying apparatus that is installed in a passage(for example, ventilating openings or ventilating windows) through which the air passes and purifies polluting matter in the air by adsorbing the polluting matter contained in the air together with the water to a water filter, which is formed in a water frame to purify the polluting matter in the air by use of adsorbing ability of water and to which the water is injected, while the air passes through the water filter. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303094 | COFFEE MAKER - A coffee maker assembly is provided including a reservoir container including a reservoir opening defined by an upper rim providing access to a reservoir and at least one aperture defined on a surface thereof. The assembly also includes a release valve including a valve seal that rests in a hollow seal holder positioned concentric with the aperture. The release valve is rotatable between a first position in which the valve seal is in sealing contact with the aperture and a second position in which the valve seal is not in sealing contact with the aperture. The coffee maker assembly may be coupled to a jug or pot to create a coffee making system | 2011-12-15 |
20110303095 | DISPOSABLE SINGLE USE BEVERAGE PACKAGE - A disposable single use beverage package includes a frame. The frame includes a continuous rim that defines an opening at a top of the frame, a bottom portion that is closed, and a plurality of spaced apart ribs that extend from the rim to a peripheral edge of the bottom. The bottom portion, plurality of ribs and rim define a plurality of openings that facilitate fluid flow. The basket is tapered to facilitate stacking of multiple baskets. At least one rib includes a ledge positioned in a center region configured to limit an amount by which an upper basket is insertable into a lower basket to thereby define a space between respective bottoms of the upper basket and the lower basket. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303096 | TEA POT HAVING A REPLACEABLE STRAINER - A tea pot having a replaceable strainer includes a strainer, a cover and a knob. The tea pot is shaped as a cup body having a containment space. The strainer has a pull rod extending upward from a center position. An upper end of the pull rod has an assembly end and a positioning ring slot set below the assembly end. The cover is designed for covering an upper opening of the tea pot and has a through aperture at a center position. The knob comprises a main body, a housing, an elastic member and a positioning member. The main body has an extended hollow rod, and the housing is jacketed onto the main body. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303097 | SANDWICH MAKER - A food preparation device for crimping and sealing pieces of bread includes a base, at least one first heating unit positioned on the base, and at least one second heating unit spaced from the base and extending substantially parallel to the first heating unit. The second heating unit is movable from a first position spaced a first distance from the first heating unit to a second position spaced a second, shorter distance from the first heating unit for crimping and sealing bread pieces together between the first and second heating units. The first and second heating units remain parallel with one another while the second heating unit moves from the first position to the second position. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303098 | APERTURED FOOD PRESS UTENSIL TO EFFECT EVEN COOKING AND BROWNING - A food press utensil is disclosed that varies incrementally as needed a weight of the utensil for pressing and cooking different food items on a cooking surface, wherein weight adjustment of the food press, by stacking of a plurality of food presses or other compatible weights, results in even heat distribution on the food to allow for uniform cooking and browning. The food press further can comprise a plurality of apertures through the body of the food press, to allow steam to vent and thus to prevent the food from becoming soggy as it cooks. The food press also can be made to accommodate a surface area of the food that exceeds a surface area of the food press, and thus can be used in any pan or griddle. The invention further can comprise a scraper surface to effect debris removal and preparation of the food cooking surface. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303099 | TOASTER - The invention relates to a toaster. The toaster comprises a thermally insulating box, a mobile housing to receive a slice or piece of bread, and at least one heat element. Each one of the side walls of the thermally insulating box comprises two transparent plates and a space being provided between the two plates to form a wall. The heating element utilizes infrared radiation and is equipped with at least one means for preventing a portion of the radiation from diffusing towards the bread. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303100 | Conveyor Toaster with Air-Cooled Panels - A conveyorized toaster oven for cooking flat breads, pita and the like uses infrared energy, which raises interior temperatures of the oven. A metallic shell is formed around the oven, which defines an air duct. A blower is configured to force air through the duct to remove heat energy from the exterior surface of the oven cabinet. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303101 | COOKING BELT - A grilling belt includes a flexible support having first and second major surfaces, an extruded fluoropolymer layer overlying the first major surface, and a cast or skived fluoropolymer layer overlying the extruded fluoropolymer layer. Another grilling belt can include a support having first and second major surfaces, and a first fluoropolymer film overlying the first major surface. The support can include a first fabric having a first bias angle, and a second fabric laminated to the first fabric and having a second bias angle different from the first bias angle by between 20° and 160°. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303102 | Tunnel for conditioning of products, especially for sterilization of food in prepackaged containers - A tunnel is provided for conditioning of food products, especially for sterilization of food in containers or vessels of the heat-sealed type, in which the conditioning unit has: 1) an active pressure control system corresponding to at least one heating stage, which provides for balancing of the pressure within the heat-sealed vessels or containers; and 2) a conveyor which conveys the heat-sealed vessels or containers through the stages along the conditioning unit which contains mechanisms that move the conveyor outside of the conditioning tunnel, and 3) doors operating like check valves that separate the stages of the conditioning unit; and 4) a cross section of the tunnel of the polygonal type; and 5) the conditioning unit including inlets for introduction of washing liquids with a corresponding discharge outlet. Preferably, the magnetrons are covered to protect each magnetron from liquids. In preferred embodiments, the conditioning tunnel includes temperature sensors for measuring the temperature of products within the tunnel. Moreover, preferably the conveyor is adjustable to move forward and rearward, and the magnetrons are adjustable to provide a controllably moveable magnetic field. A controller is connected to the temperature sensors, conveyor and magnetrons to cause the conveyor to move products forward or rearward, or cause the magnetrons to move the magnetic field relative to the food products to more thoroughly and evenly cook the food products. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303103 | COOLING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a cooling apparatus with a passage therein to introduce the cool air from a cooling space into a non-freezing apparatus to cool a lower space of the non-freezing apparatus. A cooling apparatus includes a cooling space supplied with the cool air, a non-freezing apparatus installed in the cooling space and storing food in a non-frozen state, a cooling passage for introducing the cool air from the cooling space into the non-freezing apparatus, and a discharge passage for discharging the flow from the non-freezing apparatus to the cooling space. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303104 | CHAFING DISH ASSEMBLIES - A chafing dish assembly includes a stand having at least one heat source holder and a heat diffusing plate mounted to the stand directly above the heat source holder. The heat diffusing plate has a lower surface facing the heat source holder and an upper surface adapted to support a food containing vessel. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303105 | Multi-Tiered Non-Apertured Media Embossing and Cutting Template - A non-apertured media embossing template ( | 2011-12-15 |
20110303106 | Layering Punch - A punching apparatus for a sheet media comprises a base and a handle actuator. The base comprises a first impression head that defines a first image-forming pattern and a second impression head that defines a second image-forming pattern. The base further comprises a first impression head protrusion having a first height and a second impression head protrusion having a second height. The handle actuator hingedly couples to the base. The handle actuator moves between a first position, a second position, and a third position. A limiting member contacts the first impression head protrusion when the handle actuator is moved to the second position, and the first impression head moves to a sheet media forming position. The limiting member contacts the second impression head protrusion when the handle moves to the third handle position, and the first and the second impression heads move to the sheet media forming position. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303107 | Apparatus and method for producing packs of flexible flat objects - The invention proposes a method for operating a print further processing system for producing and processing printed products, in particular for forming stacks or packs of printed product collections comprising completed final printed products such as periodicals and newspapers, which are preferably put together from a main product and a plurality of part products and/or inserts. The printed products are produced in accordance with a predefined production plan and, by means of a stacking device, are processed to form a sequence of packs (S | 2011-12-15 |
20110303108 | SCREEN PRINTING APPARATUS AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD - There is provided a screen printing apparatus and a screen printing method which can implement printing work with good efficiency while securing a good printing quality in screen printing intended for an upper surface of a substrate and a bottom surface of a recess portion which is opened in the upper surface. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303109 | FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING HEAD - A printing head for flexographic printing on thin-walled objects not exhibiting a perfectly smooth surface, the printing head comprising an inking roller, which rotates on contact with a flexographic printing plate borne on a printing plate bearing roller, in which the printing head comprises a roller bearing a transfer surface which rotates on coming into contact with the printing plate, the transfer surface being a perfectly smooth and faultless surface and being made of a material that is more yielding than a material of which the flexographic printing plate is made. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303110 | SLEEVE FOR FLEXO PRINTING - Use of a sleeve for flexographic printing, comprising: | 2011-12-15 |
20110303111 | Stamping Apparatus - A stamp for transferring a personalized colored image onto a selected surface includes a stamping surface and a flexible image bearing impermeable substrate of a polymer or copolymer having a textured surface. The stamp may be hand held and may include a handle at its end remote from the stamping surface. The substrate may be separable from and attachable to the stamping surface. One or a plurality of flexible image bearing impermeable substrates may be provided. The substrate material is preferably ethylene vinyl acetate. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303112 | Method for Making an Imprint on an Article - An imprint ( | 2011-12-15 |
20110303113 | PRINTING METHOD - A printing method for producing durable images is disclosed. Said method encompasses applying a pre-treatment composition, including a liquid vehicle and a polyvalent metal salt as fixing agent, onto a recording medium; applying an ink composition over said pre-treatment composition, said ink composition including an aqueous liquid vehicle and a colorant; and applying an over-print varnish composition. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303114 | SLIDE RAIL AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH THE SAME - A slide rail includes an outer rail and an inner rail. The inner rail includes a top face portion, main-portion side walls, outer deck portions, and end-portion side walls. The outer rail includes a bottom wall and a storage portion. The main-portion side walls and the end-portion side walls are both provided adjacently on both sides of the top face portion in a width direction thereof, and bent toward outer rail. The main-portion side walls are provided in a portion other than one end portion in the longitudinal direction. The end-portion side walls are provided in the one end portion. Each outer deck portion extends outward in the width direction to be continuous to an edge of each main-portion side wall opposite the top face portion. The storage portions are provided adjacently on both sides of the bottom wall in the width direction and bent toward the inner rail to cover the outer edge portions. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303115 | LOAD-MINIMIZING, TROLLEY ARRESTER APPARATUS AND METHOD - A system comprising a cable held in suspension and a trolley traveling along the cable relies on a brake to control velocity and net downhill acceleration of the trolley. The trolley may include a brake pad positioned to contact the cable. At the downhill end of the ride, the lever actuating the brake is caught and lifted by a capture ring, thus relieving the braking load on the trolley. Also, the trolley engages a comparatively modest, second resistance mechanism, such as, for example, a system of springs, that gradually increases in resistance with distance of motion of the trolley thereagainst, bringing the trolley to a gradual halt. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303116 | SELF-ORIENTING, TWO-WHEEL PIPE CRAWLER - An apparatus for conveying a payload through a pipe having the ability to automatically self-stabilize and orient itself inside the pipe by controlling two pipe tracking contactors so as to maintain contact between the pipe tracking contactors and the pipe wall and maintain the apparatus in a functional orientation. The apparatus includes tilt sensor arrays for continuously monitoring the position of the apparatus with respect to the pipe wall, variable speed drive motors operably connected with the pipe contactors for rotating the contactors, tilt motors operably connected with the pipe tracking contactors to enable movement of the contactors between a non-functional orientation and a functional orientation, and a controller for controlling the motors based upon information provided by the tilt sensor arrays. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303117 | MONORAIL BOGIE HAVING A TRACTION/PITCHING CONTROL ASSEMBLY - A traction/pitching control assembly for attachment to a body portion of a monorail bogie. The monorail bogie is operative for supporting a monorail car over a monorail track that has a running surface and two side surfaces. The traction/pitching control assembly comprises a first traction link, a second traction link and a linking member that has a first end portion and a second end portion. The first traction link is attached to the first end portion of the linking member, and the second traction link is attached to the second end portion of the linking member. The traction/pitching assembly further comprises a third traction link and a cross link. The cross link joins the third traction link to the first traction link and the linking member. The first traction link and the second traction link are attached to one of the body portion of the monorail bogie and the monorail car, and the linking member is connected to the other one of the body portion of the monorail bogie and the monorail car. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303118 | RECRYSTALLIZATION TYPE OF INK COMPOSITION - A recrystallization type of ink composition comprises a solvent, a crystalline material, and a colorant. When the recrystallization type of ink composition is applied to a non-absorption surface such as a whiteboard, a glass surface, and a plastic surface, it is recrystallized to provide a visual effect of a metal sense at the applied part. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303119 | Anti-splatter metal cutting formulation - An anti-spatter formulation, for use in all manner of cutting, welding or grinding of metal materials, and specifically for providing a liquid barrier that withstands sparks, to protect the metal material from all manner of adhesion and damage by liquid molten metal or sparks, also known as spatter or splatter. The anti-spatter formulation includes lecithin and the anti-spatter formulation is applied to a metal surface to form a barrier. The metal surface is protected by the barrier, from a spark and spatter damage. The anti-spatter formulation of claim is preferably a soy derived lecithin, and additionally mixed with n-propyl bromide. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303120 | ELECTRON BEAM CURED SILICONE RELEASE MATERIALS - Methods of electron beam curing nonfunctional polysiloxanes and silanol terminated polysiloxanes are described. The resulting release materials are also described. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303121 | FUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to the novel material fluorographene (FG), methods of making fluorographene, and its applications in electronics and related fields. The fluorographene also finds use in improving the properties of composite materials by incorporating the fluorographene of the invention with one or more materials such as fluoropolymers (FP) and the like. Conventionally, FP inter-chain interactions are very weak but spread over the area of FG, FG is able to act as a very effective and compatible reinforcement. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303122 | STERICALLY BULKY STABILIZERS - A sterically bulky stabilizer that includes an alkylated-benzimidazolone compound, where the sterically bulky stabilizer is associated non-covalently with a benzimidazolone pigment, and the presence of the sterically bulky stabilizer limits the extent of particle growth and aggregation, to afford nanoscale pigment particles. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303123 | Method for Modifying Pore Size Distribution Zones in Fiber Cement Composites and Articles of Manufacture of the Same - A cementitious product and method of modifying the properties of a low or medium density FRC product by providing a predetermined pore size distribution. The pore size distribution is obtained such that in critical zones of the distribution, the pore volume is substantially equivalent to or less than the pore volume in a respective critical zone of a conventional high density FRC product. The resultant material provides improved properties over conventional medium density FRC products, in particular improved freeze/thaw durability and/or improved workability. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303124 | TABLE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING AN ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING DEVICE - A table assembly includes a table and an electric illuminating device. The table includes a leg frame and a tabletop supported on top of the leg frame. At least a portion of the tabletop is light-transmissive. The electric illuminating device is mounted to the table, is disposed under the tabletop, and is operable to emit light that passes through the portion of the tabletop. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303125 | LOAD PORT AND ADAPTOR - A load port, which can selectively place wafer carriers differing in size on a table and can map wafers differing in size stored in the wafer carriers, and an adaptor, which can indirectly attach a wafer carrier on the table, are provided. A load port ( | 2011-12-15 |
20110303126 | Furniture-Supported Retractable Platform Assembly - A platform assembly is suitable for insertion and retention between a lower furniture support, such a boxspring of a bed, and an upper furniture support, such as a mattress of a bed. The platform assembly has a housing and a platform provided with foldable legs. When withdrawn from the housing with the legs in the unfolded position and resting on the floor, the platform is able to support a load, such as blankets, pillows, suitcases and the like, and even a pet or small child. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303127 | Combination Table and Parition - A combination table and room partition. The table is provided with a partition that is connected thereto by way of one or more hinges. The partition is thus movable from a resting position to a deployed position above and orthogonal to the tabletop. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303128 | PALLET DESIGN WITH BUOYANT CHARACTERISTICS - A pallet exhibiting a three dimensional shaped and buoyant inducing body with enhanced load supporting capabilities. The body exhibits a rectangular profile and is constructed of at least one of a corrugated paperboard, plastic or composite material and coated with a plasticized spray. An inner core defined within a three dimensional interior of the body is constructed of any plural arrangement of inner extending, interconnected and frame defining components, at least one of the components and/or the outer surfaces being coated with a plasticized spray. The inner constructed core can further include any of a structural paperboard, bamboo, other tubular material, or structural foam. In a further variant, a standard pallet design of upper and lower cross pieces separated by spaced apart bridge pieces is provided, and in which the individual members are each configured with structurally defined inner cores according to any of the above constructions. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303129 | Transport Pallet - A transport pallet comprising a chassis for supporting goods to be transported, and having feet extending below the chassis for supporting the chassis with a lifting fork space beneath the chassis. The pallet also includes legs provided around the perimeter of the chassis. The legs enable the pallets to be stacked one on another, and have a hollow upper portion and/or a hollow lower portion. Leg extensions are also provided for fitting into the hollow legs to provide separation between the chassis of the stacked pallets. These can be height adjusted. The pallets are generally made of steel or aluminium but can also be made of plastics material having a metal centre. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303130 | Foldably constructed force-resisting structures having interior support ribs - A foldably constructed force-resisting structure comprises a top member and a bottom member foldably constructed and assembled from one or more blanks of sheet material, preferably corrugated paperboard, initially in a flat condition. The top member includes a base panel and at least one side portion folded downwardly from the base panel. The bottom member includes a base panel and at least one side portion folded upwardly from the base panel. The top and bottom members are assembled in nested relation to define an interior of the force-resisting structure between the base panels, which are at least substantially parallel to one another. The force-resisting structure includes a vertical support rib structure in the interior defining an X-shaped or cross-shaped configuration. The support rib structure is foldably constructed from the top member base panel and/or the bottom member base panel and provides vertical support for a load disposed on the base panel of the top member. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303131 | MULTIPLE TIER CENTER SUPPORT CAKE STAND - The invention is directed to a multiple tier center support stand that includes a plurality of plates each being configured to be associated with a mechanical fastener and a plurality of posts each being configured to be associated with a mechanical fastener. The mechanical fastener is arranged on at least one of the plurality of plates and the plurality of posts in order to vertically arrange the plurality of plates and the plurality of posts. At least one of the plurality of plates is configured to be disassembled in at least two pieces. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303132 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CASCADED BIOMASS OXIDATION WITH THERMAL FEEDBACK - The invention relates to a method for cascaded biomass oxidation in a dish burner with ejection firing. The fuel ( | 2011-12-15 |
20110303133 | POLLUTION ABATEMENT PROCESS FOR FOSSIL FUEL-FIRED BOILERS - The present invention provides improved boiler assemblies ( | 2011-12-15 |
20110303134 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING SOLID WASTES - Waste burning means, gas treating means in communication with said waste burning means and gas separating means in communication with said gas treating means and waste burning means, said waste burning means includes a burning chamber and pressurized pyrolysis chamber, wherein burning chamber is being made such that it is capable of burning completely organic wastes thereof, whereby gas products of combustion are produced, and said pyrolysis chamber being made such that it is capable of converting plastic wastes into synthesis gases through utilization of heat from the burning chamber, heat exchanging means disposed within the burning chamber being arranged in a manner wherein water from a water source is capable of conversion into steam thereof through utilization of heat in the burning chamber, said gas treating means includes a secondary treatment chamber in communication with the burning chamber, wherein high temperature gas products of combustion coming from the burning chamber is capable of mixing with low temperature steam, said gas separating means being arranged such that the gas products mixed with steam coming from the gas treating means is capable of swirling cyclonic motion thereof, thereby allowing the lighter gases to be discharged to the atmosphere and be separated from particulates and heavier gases which are subsequently recycled and feed back into the burning chamber, and steam and synthesis gas lines provided in the waste burning means being arranged such that it is capable of introduction to the burning chamber the steam produced by the heat exchanging means and synthesis gas coming from the pyrolysis chamber. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303135 | REGENERATIVE AIR PREHEATER DESIGN TO REDUCE COLD END FOULING - An air preheater | 2011-12-15 |
20110303136 | REVERSIBLE JAMB BLOCKS AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A reversible jamb block for a furnace, oven or kiln, having an attachment side adapted to removably attach to the first side of a doorway for the furnace, oven or kiln, and adapted to removably attach to the second side of the doorway, such that one face of the jamb block is directed away from the furnace when the attachment side of the jamb block is attached to the first side of the doorway, and a second face opposite the first face, is directed away from the furnace when the attachment side of the jamb block is attached to the second side of the doorway. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303137 | SEED SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED SEED COUNT AND SEED SPACING - A seed sensor system determines the position of the seed relative to the seed tube as the seed passes the sensor. The position of the seed as well as the speed of the planter and the position of the seed tube above the planting furrow are used to calculate trajectory of the seed into the furrow from which the seed spacing is predicated. By sensing the seed in both X and Y directions in the seed tube, the sensor is better able to determine multiple seeds as well providing more precision to the seed population. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303138 | FEEDER MOVEMENT COMPENSATION - A feeder movement compensation algorithm for use within a processor controlled sewing machine. The sewing machine configured with a reciprocating needle and thread, and including a stitch plate upon which fabric to be sewn is positioned beneath the needle and thread. The machine also includes a feeder mechanism driving a feed dog thru a movement. The feed dog movement pushes the fabric along the stitch plate and the reciprocating needle and thread form stitches in the fabric. During the stitch cycle, the feed dog movement completes at least one feeder stroke. The feeder stroke includes a portion of the feed dog extending above the stitch plate and moving along the direction of feed. The feeder stroke thus pushes the fabric along the stitch plate. The compensation algorithm calculates a theoretical feeder stroke length based upon a desired stitch. The compensation algorithm then calculates a modified feeder stroke length using the theoretical feeder stroke length and at least one feeder calibration data element. The modified feeder stroke length is then performed by the feed dog during the stitch cycle to form the stitch. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303139 | External inflatable keel for portable inflatable boats - An inflatable boat including at least one inflatable tube forming first and second pontoons, the first and second pontoons meeting at a front of the boat to form a stem; a floor constructed of a flexible non-inflated fabric material spanning the area between the first and second pontoons and attached to the bottom of the first and second pontoons; and an inflatable keel formed of an inflatable high-pressure drop stitch material and secured to the bottom of the floor. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303140 | MECHANISED DEVICE FOR RIGGING A SAIL - There is provided a mechanized device for rigging a sail of a ship that includes: a mast, a boom and a gaff secured to the mast by the respective front ends thereof, a guiding element linking the two rear ends of the boom and the gaff, and delimiting a frame together with the mast, a rectangular sail, secured to the boom by the edge thereof, and equipped on the hoist and leech thereof with a means for guiding respectively along the mast and along the guiding element, a mechanized means for hoisting and lowering the sail in the frame, while keeping the hoist and the leech thereof respectively guided along the mast and along the guiding element. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303141 | FLOATING FLUE - The invention relates to a light floating flue consisting of a wall of fibre-reinforced film which rotates about its axis to balance the reduced pressure in the flue with the centrifugal force on the gases in the flue and with the flue wall. The flue floats due to the friction with the rising air, the upward force of the lighter gases, optionally a zeppelin and balloon-like bodies filled with helium or hydrogen. In order to prevent bending moments on the flue, the flue is attached to the base of the tower by means of a tillable bearing. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303142 | CONVERTIBLE BOATS - A boat having opposing side walls with gunwales thereon, a foredeck between the side walls and below the gunwales, wales, an extensible and retractable windscreen in front and around the sides of the foredeck, a helm console behind the foredeck, and an erectable and collapsible hard top pivoted to the side walls of the boat, wherein the boat is selectively convertible between: a first configuration in which the windscreen is retracted below or just above the gunwales, and the hard top is collapsed forwardly to overlap the retracted windscreen and/or the gunwales to form a platform covering the foredeck; a second configuration in which the windscreen is extended above the gunwales, and the hard top is partially erected to overlap the extended windscreen, so that together the windscreen and hard top form an enclosure over, above and around the front and sides of the foredeck; and a third configuration in which the windscreen is retracted below or just above the gunwales, and the hard top is fully erected over and above the helm console. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303143 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CRYSTALLINE SILICON INGOT - An approach is provided for a method to manufacture a crystalline silicon ingot. The method comprises providing a mold formed for melting and cooling a silicon feedstock by using a directional solidification process, disposing a barrier layer inside the mold, disposing one or more silicon crystal seeds on the barrier layer, loading the silicon feedstock on the silicon crystal seeds, heating the mold to obtain a silicon melt, and cooling the mold by the directional solidification process to solidify the silicon melt into a silicon ingot. The mold is heated until the silicon feedstock is fully melted and the silicon crystal seeds are at least partially melted. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303144 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT GUIDE FILM - An exemplary apparatus for manufacturing a light guide film having patterns simultaneously formed on two opposite surfaces thereof, includes a first conveyor roller, a second conveyor roller, a imprinting group roller, two coating devices, two solidifying devices, a first template and a second template. The imprinting group rollers are positioned between the first and second conveyor rollers, including a first imprinting roller and a second imprinting roller opposite to the first imprinting roller. The two coating devices are positioned between the first conveyor roller and the imprinting group roller. The two solidifying devices are positioned between the imprinting group rollers and the second conveyor roller. The first template has a first imprinting pattern, and is fixed on a circumferential surface of the first imprinting roller. The second template has a second imprinting pattern, and is fixed on a circumferential surface of the second imprinting roller. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303145 | Apparatus for chemical vapor deposition control - A gas heating device and a processing system for use therein are described for depositing a thin film on a substrate using a vapor deposition process. The gas heating device includes a heating element array having a plurality of heating element zones configured to receive a flow of a film forming composition across or through said plurality of heating element zones in order to cause pyrolysis of one or more constituents of the film forming composition when heated. Additionally, the processing system may include a substrate holder configured to support a substrate. The substrate holder may include a backside gas supply system configured to supply a heat transfer gas to a backside of said substrate, wherein the backside gas supply system is configured to independently supply the heat transfer gas to multiple zones at the backside of the substrate. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303146 | PLASMA DOPING APPARATUS - There is provided a regulating gas suction device, which forms a regulating gas flow for use in preventing air outside a vacuum container trying to invade into the vacuum container through a sealing member that tightly closes a gap between an upper end surface of the vacuum container and a peripheral edge of a top pate being opposed to each other from flowing toward a substrate at a coupling portion between the top plate and the vacuum container. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303147 | ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION APPARATUS - An atomic layer deposition apparatus for forming a thin film on a substrate, including a first container that defines a first inner space, a second container provided inside the first container to define a second inner space, the second container being canister-shaped and including a first opening at one end thereof, a source gas that forms the thin film on the substrate flowing to the second inner space through the first opening, and a pressing member including a gas supply port for supplying the source gas to the second inner space through the first opening, the pressing member being configured to press the second container in a longitudinal direction of the second container so that the second inner space be separated from the first inner space. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303148 | FULL-ENCLOSURE, CONTROLLED-FLOW MINI-ENVIRONMENT FOR THIN FILM CHAMBERS - An enclosure for generating a secondary environment within a processing chamber for coating a substrate. An enclosure wall forms a secondary environment encompassing the coating source, plasma, and the substrate, and separating them from interior of the processing chamber. The enclosure wall includes a plurality of pumping channels for diverting gaseous flow away from the substrate. The channels have an intake of larger diameter from the exhaust opening and are oriented at an angle with the intake opening pointing away from the deposition source. A movable seal enables transport of the substrate in open position and processing the substrate in closed position. The seal may be formed as a labyrinth seal to avoid particle generation from a standard contact seal. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303149 | TWIN-TYPE COATING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED SEPARATING PLATE - The present invention refers to a coating device for coating of substrates comprising at least two process chambers ( | 2011-12-15 |
20110303150 | TWIN-TYPE COATING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED SEPARATING PLATE - The present invention refers to a coating device for coating of substrates comprising at least two process chambers ( | 2011-12-15 |
20110303151 | TWIN-TYPE COATING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED SEPARATING PLATE - The present invention refers to a coating device for coating of substrates comprising at least two process chambers ( | 2011-12-15 |
20110303152 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE, PROCESSING CONTAINER STRUCTURE AND PROCESSING APPARATUS - A support structure for supporting a plurality of objects to be processed and to be disposed in a processing container structure in which a processing gas flows horizontally from one side to the opposite side, includes a top plate section; a bottom section; and a plurality of support posts connecting the top plate section and the bottom section, wherein a plurality of support portions for supporting the objects to be processed are formed in each support post at a predetermined pitch along the longitudinal direction, and the distance between the topmost support portion of the support portions of each support post and the top plate section as well as the distance between the lowermost support portion of the support portions of each support post and the bottom section are set not more than the pitch of the support portions. The support structure can prevent the occurrence of a turbulent gas flow in the top and bottom areas of the processing container structure. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303153 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THIN FILMS BY REACTIVE EVAPORATION - A device for fabricating thin films on a substrate includes a vacuum chamber, a rotatable platen configured to hold one or more substrates within the vacuum chamber, and a housing disposed within the vacuum chamber. The housing contains a heating element and is configured to enclose an upper surface of the platen and a lower portion configured to partially enclose an underside surface of the platen which forms a reaction zone. A heated evaporation cell is operatively coupled to the lower portion of the housing and configured to deliver a pressurized metallic reactant to the reaction zone. The device includes a deposition zone disposed in the vacuum chamber and isolated from the reaction zone and is configured to deposit a deposition species to the exposed underside of the substrates when the substrates are not contained in the reaction zone. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303154 | SUSCEPTOR AND CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A susceptor and a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) apparatus including the same. The susceptor has a shape of a disk with a hollow and includes a plurality of pockets formed in an upper surface of the susceptor to accommodate deposition targets; and susceptor channels formed in the susceptor to supply a flowing gas to the plurality of pockets. Inlets of the susceptor channels are formed in a sidewall of the hollow. Alternatively, the inlets of the susceptor channels are formed in a lower surface of the susceptor and a reinforcement unit is further formed. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303155 | System and Method for Implementing an Adaptive Milking Process - An adaptive milking system comprises a milk meter, a controller, and a detacher. The milk meter measures a flow rate of milking an animal during a first period of time, and continues to monitor the flow rate of milking the animal. The controller is communicatively coupled to the milk meter and calculates a percentage of the measured flow rate. The controller triggers a delay timer when the monitored flow rate of milking the animal becomes lower than the larger of (a) a default threshold flow rate and (b) the calculated percentage of the measured flow rate. The detacher is communicatively coupled to the controller and removes a milking unit from the animal when the delay timer reaches a threshold time. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303156 | LONG LASTING, NON-WETTING, ODOR FREE, EASILY MANAGEABLE ANIMAL LITTER AND LITTER BOX USABLE THEREWITH - Described herein is a hydrophobic, nonabsorbent animal litter suitable fore use with cats and other animals. Also described are methods of preparing the litter, and a litter box for use with hydrophobic, nonabsorbent animal litter. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303157 | Methods of Treating Waste from a Chicken House using Short Paper Fibers - A method of treating waste from poultry such as chickens in a chicken house is described wherein the method includes applying a layer of short paper fibers over a floor of the chicken house horizontally below the chickens in the chicken house, mixing manure from the chickens with the layer of short paper fibers, and removing the mixed manure and short paper fibers from the chicken house. The manure is turned with the layer of short paper fibers such that the manure and the short paper fibers are intimately mixed together. The removed mixture can be spread over land as fertilizer, mulch, or the like. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303158 | 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. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303159 | CRATE FOR TRANSPORTING ANIMALS - A crate for transporting a plurality of animals particularly horses is formed by a rectangular container to be placed on a supporting base and defined by two side panels and two end panels connected edge to edge. Each panel is defined by a frame comprising upstanding end posts and top and bottom cross rails and a sheet attached to the frame to at least partly close the frame and thus confine the animals within the container. The sheet of at least the side panels is bent to form a horizontally extending outwardly bulged section at least partly along the panel at a height on the panel spaced from a bottom edge and from a top edge and arranged at a height on the panel of the order of 4 feet from the base to receive the body of the animals when standing on the base to provide additional room for the animals without increasing the footprint of the crate. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303160 | DURABLE BONE WITH SOFT CORE - The present invention, in one exemplary embodiment, relates a method of manufacturing an animal chew by molding two body portions of a first material each having at least one concave surface and one or more through holes, attaching the two portions together such that the concave surfaces face one another to form a hollow body portion, injecting a second material into the hollow body portion to fill at least a portion of the hollow body and form areas of exposed regions of the second material by filling the one or more through holes. In a second exemplary embodiment, the two portions may have the concave surfaces over-molded with a second material which fills the one or more through holes. In a third exemplary embodiment, a separate shape of a second material may be molded in a configuration having dimensions complementary to the two half portion and holes when the portions are combined. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303161 | Animal Collar - A pet safety collar especially for cats comprisesan elongate resilient flexible cord element ( | 2011-12-15 |
20110303162 | Pet waste capture device - A pet waste capture device includes a harness and a collection container where the harness fits around the pet to secure the collection container in position. The harness may include straps and elastic bands to comfortably and securely fit to the pet. The collection container may be removable. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303163 | BOILER SYSTEM - A boiler system has a boiler and a combustion amount control unit. The boiler includes a boiler body, a discharge unit, a discharge passage, a feedwater preheater and a feedwater temperature measuring unit. The feedwater preheater includes a heat exchanger. The feedwater temperature measuring unit measures a feedwater temperature that is the temperature of the feedwater flowing in the heat exchanger. The combustion amount control unit controls combustion amount in the boiler, and has a feedwater temperature threshold as a threshold relating to the feedwater temperature. The combustion amount control unit minimizes the combustion amount in the boiler in a case where the feedwater temperature measured by the feedwater temperature measuring unit is the feedwater temperature threshold or lower. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303164 | INTEGRATED CONTACT CONDENSING WATER HEATER - An apparatus for heating water having three vertically aligned water heating process sections. The upper section includes an annular water storage tank disposed around a combustion chamber having a downward firing burner. The intermediate section, disposed vertically below the upper section receives flue gas from the combustion chamber, which flue gas is cooled and dehumidified, producing a hot condensate which collects in a passive condensate flow control device disposed proximate the bottom of the intermediate section. The lower section, disposed vertically below the intermediate and separated therefrom by the passive condensate flow control device receives hot condensate from the flow control device, which is used to preheat and humidify air, such as room air, which is then recycled to the combustion process of the upper section for use as combustion air. This passive condensate flow control device uses gravity to inject condensate, thereby facilitating a system design that only requires a single condensate pump. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303165 | HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM - When a detection temperature by a hot-water tank thermister ( | 2011-12-15 |
20110303166 | HCDS-ICair-single Single Stage Hydrogen Compression & Delivery System for Internal Combustion Engines Utilizing Air Cooling and Electrical Heating - The single stage hydrogen compression and delivery system for internal combustion engines utilizing an air cooling system and an electrical heater (HCDS-IC | 2011-12-15 |
20110303167 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine, having at least two cylinder banks, each cylinder bank having two outer high pressure cylinders and a central low pressure cylinder, reciprocating pistons of the cylinders being coupled via connecting rods to crankpin journals of a crankshaft, valves of the cylinders to be actuated via camshafts which can be driven from the crankshaft, crankpin journals on which the connecting rods of the high pressure cylinders act, lying in a common plane, crankpin journals on which the connecting rods of the low pressure cylinders act, being offset with respect to said plane, and the crankpin journal for the connecting rod of the low pressure cylinder of a first cylinder bank being offset with respect to the crankpin journal for the connecting rod of the low pressure cylinder of a second cylinder bank. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303168 | STRUCTURE OF DRIVING MEMBER OF ENGINE VALVE - An engine includes a camshaft carrying a first intake cam, a second intake cam, and an exhaust cam for selectively driving an intake valve driving member and an exhaust valve driving member, which in turn drive an intake valve and an exhaust valve. The intake valve driving member includes first and second driving members, which form push rollers respectively in engagement with the first and second intake cams and a pressing section in engagement with the intake valve. The first and second driving members form bores communicating each other to form a hydraulic cylinder. First and second pistons are movable within the bores to selectively set the first and second driving members in a condition of being allowed to operate independently or in combination with each other. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303169 | FLOW RATE CONTROL VALVE - A flow rate control valve includes a housing having an accommodation chamber in communication with oil passages, and a spool accommodated in the accommodation chamber movably in a reciprocating manner. The housing includes a bolt for fastening a movable member of a variable valve timing mechanism, and a sleeve inserted in an insertion portion provided in the bolt and having the accommodation chamber. The bolt is provided with a port through which the oil passages communicate with the insertion portion. The sleeve is provided with a through hole penetrating the sleeve. Furthermore, an annular protrusion and a recess are provided as a phase adjustment portion that adjusts a phase of rotation of the sleeve with respect to the bolt to a phase in which the port coincides in position with the through hole and holds the phase of rotation of the sleeve with respect to the bolt equal thereto. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303170 | Valve Timing Adjusting Device - A sealing structure seals a clearance between a housing and a brake rotor. The housing defines a fluid chamber for sealing a magnetic viscous fluid inside. The brake rotor penetrates through the housing and generates brake torque by contacting the magnetic viscous fluid. The housing has a magnetic sleeve section and a magnetic screw section provided to the brake rotor. The magnetic sleeve section is continuous in a rotational direction of the brake rotor and generates a magnetic flux. The magnetic screw section is an external screw having a screw thread, which extends away from a fluid chamber side toward a phase adjusting mechanism side when traced in a rotational direction of the brake rotor. The magnetic flux is guided to the magnetic screw section through a sealing gap between the magnetic screw section and an inner peripheral section of the magnetic sleeve section. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303171 | VALVE TIMING CONTROLLER - A valve timing controller has a case which defines a fluid chamber therein. A magnetic viscosity fluid is enclosed in the fluid chamber. The magnetic viscosity fluid including magnetic particles and its viscosity varies according to a magnetic field applied thereto. A coil and a control circuit applies magnetic field to the magnetic viscosity fluid to variably control a viscosity thereof. A brake rotor is rotatably accommodated in the fluid chamber and receives a brake torque from the magnetic viscosity fluid according to the viscosity thereof. A phase adjusting mechanism is connected to the brake rotor for adjusting a relative rotational phase between the crankshaft and the camshaft according to the brake torque. When it is estimated that the engine will be started, the coil is energized to generated heat in the magnetic viscosity fluid. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303172 | VALVE DRIVE OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING AN ADUSTMENT DEVICE - A valve drive for controlling gas exchange valves of an internal combustion engine. The valve drive has at least one valve camshaft that is supported within a cylinder head of the engine and that can be moved in rotation by a drive disk and an adjustment device, which has an adjustment motor and a gear train. The adjustment device provides for an axial movement and/or rotation of the valve camshaft relative to the drive disk in a specific manner upon actuation of the adjustment motor and by the intermediately connected gear train in order to vary in a specific manner an actuation of the gas exchange valves that occurs by cams of the valve camshaft. Also, the adjustment motor is placed predominantly or completely within a common chamber with the drive disk. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303173 | Assembled Camshaft - An assembled camshaft includes an outer hollow camshaft body and an inner camshaft body disposed within the outer hollow camshaft body and mounted so as to rotate relative to it by a predetermined angle. The camshaft also includes at least two separate cam elements. A first cam element is connected with the inner camshaft body so as to rotate with it, and is disposed so as to rotate relative to the outer hollow camshaft body. A second cam element has at least two partial cam elements, in such a manner that a first partial cam element is disposed on the outer hollow camshaft body, so as to rotate with it, and a second partial cam element is connected with the inner camshaft body, so as to rotate with it, and is disposed so that it can be rotated relative to the outer hollow camshaft body. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303174 | VARIABLE VALVE APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An object of the present invention is to decrease the size of rocker arms and reduce friction in a variable valve apparatus of an internal combustion engine having a hydraulic lash adjuster arranged in rocker arms. A variable valve apparatus of an internal combustion engine of the present invention includes a first rocker arm that contacts a cam, a zero lift cam (low lift cam) provided coaxially with the cam, second rocker arms capable of contacting the zero lift cam, a switching mechanism capable of connecting the first rocker arm and the second rocker arm to each other through a pin, valves that open by being pressed by the second rocker arms via hydraulic lash adjusters arranged in the second rocker arms, and an oil supply path formed inside the second rocker arms that supplies oil to the hydraulic lash adjusters. A radius of a base circle of the zero lift cam is smaller than a radius of a base circle of the cam. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303175 | Multi Stage Hydrogen Compression & Delivery System for Internal Combustion Engines Utilizing Working Fluid and Waste Heat Recovery (HCDS-IC_m-wf-wh) - The multi stage hydrogen compression and delivery system for internal combustion engines utilizing a working fluid and waste heat recovery (HCDS-IC | 2011-12-15 |
20110303176 | HCDS-ICwf-single Single Stage Hydrogen Compression & Delivery System for Internal Combustion Engines Utilizing Working Fluid - The single stage hydrogen compression and delivery system for internal combustion engines utilizing a working fluid (HCDS-IC | 2011-12-15 |
20110303177 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM - There are provided a crank angle detection means configured in such a way as to have a function of outputting respective recognition signals from a plurality of intermediate positions each flanked with the positions corresponding to the respective top dead centers of the pistons of a plurality of cylinders and to differentiate the kinds of the respective recognition signals outputted from the adjacent intermediate positions; and a piston position determination means that determines the stopping position of the piston at a time when the internal combustion engine stops, based on the crank angle range stored in a crank angle range storage means and the crank angle corresponding to the position of the recognition signal outputted by the crank angle detection means. There is determined the cylinder to which a fuel is to be initially supplied when the internal combustion engine restarts, based on the stopping position of the piston determined by the piston position determination means. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303178 | ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AIR INTAKE RUNNER - A method of modifying an air intake manifold to control air intake runners. The method includes the steps of providing a cartridge including a plurality of compartments, each spaced apart to define a groove therebetween, snap-fitting a bushing carrier having a rotatable bushing into each of the grooves, positioning a flap having a slot over each of the compartments, inserting a shaft through each slot and each bushing thereby rotatably retaining each of the flaps within one of the plurality of compartments, positioning the cartridge over the air intake manifold so that each of the plurality of compartments is substantially axially aligned with one of the air intake runners, and removably connecting the cartridge with the air intake manifold. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303179 | EXHAUST INSERT FOR EXHAUST PORT - An exhaust insert for use with an internal combustion engine transfers heat from exhaust gases to a liquid-cooled exhaust manifold. One end of the exhaust insert extends into the exhaust port of a cylinder head, and the other end of the exhaust insert extends into an exhaust manifold. Exhaust gases are received from the cylinder head by the exhaust manifold through the exhaust insert. The exhaust insert is in contact with a surface of the exhaust manifold so as to transfer heat from the exhaust gases away from the cylinder head to the exhaust manifold. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303180 | Elemental Carbon Lubricant Additive to Suppress Cavitation - A method for quieting noise and vibration from a crankcase of an engine comprises dispersing a first amount of elemental carbon in a second amount of lubricant oil to yield a concentrated elemental-carbon suspension. The method further comprises adding the concentrated elemental-carbon suspension in an amount effective to quiet the noise and vibration to a third amount of lubricant oil in the crankcase. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303181 | PRE-LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - The present invention is related to the automotive industry in general and specifically to the industry that manufactures internal combustion engines. It has to do with a new apparatus which, when added to internal combustion engines, pre-lubricates the movable parts of the engine before the normal system does. The advantages of the present invention in relation to those of the state of the art consist of the fact that its operation does not alter the normal lubrication process and assures pre-lubrication. It may be installed in any engine which requires pre-lubrication before starting up. With modifications in size and mechanical characteristics in one or two parts, it may be adapted to the conditions and characteristics of distinct engines and does not require an additional pump means in order to function. Structurally the system is characterized by consisting of a tank with a deformable means inside it which deforms when the lubricant flows in and which stores potential energy which is freed and propels the lubricant from the deposit to the parts of the engine to be lubricated when a remote control valve is energized and opens. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303182 | Diesel cylinder lubricant oil composition - Provided are formulations, methods of making, and methods of using a diesel cylinder lubricating oil composition to achieve enhanced corrosive wear control on the cylinders of a 2-stroke diesel engine, wherein such lubricating oil composition comprises, among other things, an amount of one or more surfactant materials sufficient to provide substantially improved capacity to reduce or inhibit corrosive wear. | 2011-12-15 |
20110303183 | HYDRODYNAMIC BEARING FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENEGINE - A hydrodynamic bearing ( | 2011-12-15 |