53rd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090320774 | OPERATING METHOD FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WHICH CAN BE SELECTIVELY OPERATED BY MEANS OF A LIQUID FUEL AND A GASEOUS FUEL, AND FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM - The invention relates to an operating method for an internal combustion engine which can be selectively operated by means of a liquid and a second fuel, in particular a gaseous fuel, wherein in operation of the internal combustion engine with the second fuel, in particular in the gas-operating mode, at least one temperature-loaded component of the internal combustion engine is cooled with the liquid fuel. The invention also relates to a fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine which can be operated by means of liquid and gaseous fuels. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320775 | Internal Combustion Engine - An internal combustion engine that includes a cylinder head and a cylinder block for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine includes at least one intake valve and one exhaust valve per cylinder, a combustion chamber covering surface adjacent to the combustion chamber, with an expansion joint being formed in the region between the individual cylinders normally to the longitudinal direction of the engine. A combustion chamber plate extending over several cylinders is arranged between the cylinder head and the cylinder block, with the expansion joint each being formed in the combustion chamber plate between two cylinders. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320776 | INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE, IN PARTICULAR A TWO-CYLINDER ENGINE, PROVIDED WITH A SIMPLIFIED SYSTEM FOR VARIABLE ACTUATION OF THE ENGINE VALVES - An internal-combustion engine provided with a simplified system for variable actuation of the valves, which envisages for two different engine cylinders a single solenoid valve that controls connection to an exhaust channel of two pressurized chambers associated to the intake valves of the two different cylinders. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320777 | Control System - A control system is described that comprises a manifold, at least one valve device operable to control the delivery of fluid from the manifold, and a drive member located within the manifold and rotatable to control the operation of the at least one valve device. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320778 | COUPLING DEVICE OF A SWITCHABLE CAM FOLLOWER OF A VALVE TRAIN OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A coupling device ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320779 | VARIABLE VALVE MECHANISM - Disclosed is a variable valve mechanism for an internal combustion engine. The variable valve mechanism accurately adjusts the valve operating angle although its structure is simple. The variable valve mechanism includes a control pin | 2009-12-31 |
20090320780 | CONTROL ARRANGEMENT FOR A GAS EXCHANGE VALVE IN A PISTON ENGINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A GAS EXCHANGE VALVE IN A PISTON ENGINE - A control arrangement for a gas exchange valve in a piston engine adapted between the camshaft of the engine and the valve mechanism, which control arrangement comprises a body part and a chamber arranged therein, into which chamber a connection for hydraulic medium opens and in which a piston device is arranged in force transmission connection with the camshaft and the valve mechanism. The connection for hydraulic medium opens to a space in the chamber, which space increases as the piston device moves in the opening direction of the valve, whereby hydraulic medium is arranged to flow into the space, when the valve is being opened, and out of the space, when the valve is being closed. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320781 | LNG FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM - An LNG supply system may include first and second LNG tanks, a connecting line connecting the first LNG tank with the second LNG tank and in which a time relay valve is disposed, a charging line one side of which is connected to a fuel supply portion and the other side of which is connected to the first LNG tank for charging fuel, a vent line, one side of which is connected to the second LNG tank and the other side of which is open, a direct line connecting the first LNG tank and the second LNG tank, and a supply line branched from one side of the connecting line to supply an engine with LNG, wherein the time relay valve is opened for a predetermined period so as to equalize the amount of LNG that is charged in the first LNG tank and the second LNG tank. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320782 | Ceramic Heater, Glow Plug and Method for Manufacturing Ceramic Heater - A ceramic heater and method of manufacturing of the ceramic heater are disclosed. A configuration and material composition of component parts of the ceramic heater allow the component parts to be formed together. Thereby, formation of cracks is reduced in a heat-generating resistor, leads, and a ceramic body. Uses of the ceramic heater may include an internal combustion engine glow plug. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320783 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A CYLINDER CRANKCASE HAVING MULTIPLE CYLINDER LINERS AND SHORT CYLINDER LINER WITH A MATERIAL STRIP AFFIXED THERETO - A cylinder liner for use in a cylinder crankcase includes a liner body having at least one end face, and a material strip. The material strip is affixed to the liner body and projects axially from the at least one end face of the liner body. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320784 | CYLINDER HEAD - A cylinder head has a cylinder head body, a camshaft housing mounted on the cylinder head body, and cam caps mounted on the camshaft housing. The camshaft housing has through holes into which bolts are inserted to secure the camshaft housing and the cam caps together to the cylinder head body when assembling the engine. Internal threads are formed on the inner surfaces of the through hole, respectively. When rounding the cam holes before assembling the engine, second bolts are temporarily tightened to the internal threads of the through holes to secure the cam caps to the cam housing. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320785 | SINGLE-CYLINDER OR IN-LINE MULTI-CYLINDER ENGINE AND STRADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A single-cylinder or in-line multi-cylinder engine is provided. The engine includes a crankshaft, a piston, a cylinder body, a cylinder head, and a gear change mechanism. The piston is connected to the crankshaft. A cylinder is formed in the cylinder body. The piston is housed in the cylinder. The cylinder head is attached to an end of the cylinder body. The gear change mechanism is disposed to the rear of the crankshaft. An axis of the cylinder extends upward obliquely to the rear from the crankshaft side. The axis of the cylinder passes in front of an axis of the crankshaft when viewed from a direction in which the crankshaft extends. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320786 | Dual fuel system - The present invention is directed to a dual fuel system and a dual fuel system assembly where liquid LPG and diesel are mixed and then distributed via the common rail to the combustion chambers. The liquid fuel mixture remains in a liquid state and under pressure for introduction to the combustion chambers. With the preferred embodiment of the dual fuel system, only minor changes are required to the diesel engine without altering the manufactures specifications and voiding the manufacturer's warranties. The resultant combustion of the liquid fuel mixture provides a cleaner emission and relatively cheaper vehicle operational costs. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320787 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an internal combustion engine, at least one rotation variable characterizing the rotational movement of a crankshaft is ascertained cylinder-specifically. It is provided that, in an operating state in which differences and/or fluctuations of the rotation variable are basically a function of a combustion position, the instant of a fuel injection is adapted cylinder-specifically in order to reduce the differences and or fluctuations. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320788 | Homogeneous Charge Compressed Ignition Engine Operating Method - Compression ignition is induced by spark ignition to realize stable ignition, thereby expanding an operation range where the compression ignition is operable, even in an operating condition in which the compression ignition is hardly performed. Improvements of cycle efficiency and thermal efficiency and restraint of air-pollution substance emission can be realized by properly adjusting compression ignition timing in a cylinder. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320789 | Multi Fuel Co Injection System for Internal Combustion and Turbine Engines - An improved multi-fuel supply and co-injection system and method for powering internal combustion and turbine engines, whereby various combinations of fuels, both liquid and gaseous, may be mixed together and fed into the system, under the real-time control of a microprocessor responding to a variety of sensors and acting on a variety of control devices, all working together in a manner designed to enhance the utilization of the thermal content of the various fuels, and in particular to enhance the combustion efficiency and increase the power output while decreasing the consumption of fuel, calculated both by quantity and by cost and whereby the liquid fuel lubricates the moving parts of the injection system. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320790 | System and Method for Compensation of Fuel Injector Limits - A method for an engine configured to deliver an actively varying relative ratio of a first and second fuel via a delivery system having a first and second injector for a cylinder of the engine, where the first fuel has a lesser relative amount of alcohol, the method comprising of varying an amount of injection from the first and second injector with operating conditions, when said variation causes said first injector to approach a first minimum opening condition, increasing injection of said second injector and disabling said first injector, and when said variation causes said second injector to approach a second minimum opening condition, avoiding further reduction of said second injector and decreasing injection of said first injector. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320791 | Four-Stroke Engine - A four-stroke engine includes a case which is comprised of a first case half and a second case half connected with each other at a parting plane which goes through centerline of a crankshaft and is perpendicular to centerline of a cylinder. A first bearing seat is divided into a first upper bearing seat half and a first lower bearing seat at the parting plane. A second bearing seat is divided into a second upper bearing seat half and a second upper bearing seat half at the parting plane. The first upper bearing scat half and the second upper bearing scat half are integrally molded on the first case half, and the first lower bearing seat half and the second lower bearing seat half are integrally molded on the second case half. An outer side surface of the first case half and a side cover form a valve-operating chamber for accommodating a valve-operating mechanism. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320792 | EXHAUST GAS REFLUX MECHANISM FOR MULTIPURPOSE ENGINE - An exhaust gas reflux mechanism for a multipurpose engine includes an exhaust reflux cam formed as an integral part of an single cam of the engine and having a cam lobe profiled to open an exhaust valve while an intake valve stays open during the intake stroke of the engine so that part of an exhaust gas remaining on the side of an exhaust port of the engine is drawn into a combustion chamber during the intake stroke. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320793 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a method for operating an internal combustion engine, in particular of a motor vehicle, the internal combustion engine is controlled by at least one drive variable, and an instantaneous torque output by the internal combustion engine is determined from a performance variable of the internal combustion engine that differs from the drive variable. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320794 | Novel Internal Combustion Torroidal Engine - A novel combustion engine is disclosed that is also called the Mirabile engine ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320795 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a method and a device for operating an internal combustion engine with a fuel pump, which on the drive side is coupled with a camshaft or a crankshaft, and a fuel accumulator, which is supplied by the fuel pump and to which a pressure sensor is assigned for sensing the pressure in the fuel accumulator, to each cycle of the internal combustion engine a first and a second crankshaft rotation (CRK_R | 2009-12-31 |
20090320796 | Internal Combustion Engine - An internal combustion engine includes a low-pressure fuel feed system ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320797 | ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPORTIONAL CONTROL VALVE FOR FLOW RATE CONTROL AND FUEL SUPPLY PUMP - To provide an electromagnetic proportional control valve for flow rate control that can stably control the flow rate of a fluid without hindering the smooth axial direction movement of a mover and a fuel supply pump that is disposed with this electromagnetic proportional control valve. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320798 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A RAIL PRESSURE SETPOINT VALUE - In a method for determining a rail pressure setpoint value for a high-pressure rail of an internal combustion engine, the rail pressure setpoint value is modified to a maximum degree using a maximum gradient for changing the rail pressure setpoint value, and the maximum gradient is read from a characteristics map as a function of operating parameters of the internal combustion engine. The operating parameters include an engaged gear of a gear-change transmission. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320799 | Drive system with a rotary energy-transmission element - The invention relates to a drive system provided with a cylinder shell with two end sections and, inside said cylinder shell, a central combustion chamber with two piston bodies arranged therein, that are displaceable in axially opposed directions within said combustion chamber, wherein a drive rod extending along the longitudinal axis of the cylinder shell is connected with each piston body and has a drive extension extending outwardly from each respective end section of said cylinder shell, wherein said drive rods are each connected via a drive element with a rotary body that can rotate around the cylinder shell, wherein said drive elements are provided with bearings that bear upon said rotary body and that, when in reciprocating motion, drive said rotary body in rotation about said longitudinal axis. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320800 | FUEL INJECTOR WITH BALANCED METERING SERVOVALVE FOR AN INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE - The injector comprises a balanced metering servovalve for controlling a rod for opening/closing a nebulizer. The servovalve has a valve body having a control chamber provided with an outlet passage that is opened/closed by an axially mobile open/close element. The open/close element is made of a single piece with a bushing separate from an armature plate of an electromagnet. The bushing is coupled to a stem in an axially slidable way for closing an exhaust duct in communication with the outlet passage The open/close element is kept in a closed position by a spring that acts upon the bushing through an intermediate body connected thereto. The armature plate can be displaced with respect to the bushing between a flange of the intermediate body and a shoulder of the bushing, for eliminating the rebounds of the open/close element upon closing of the servovalve. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320801 | FUEL INJECTOR WITH HIGH STABILITY OF OPERATION FOR AN INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE - The injector comprises a dosing servo valve for controlling a rod for opening/closing a nebulizer. The servo valve has a valve body having a control chamber provided with an outlet passage that is opened/closed by an open/close element that is axially movable. The open/close element is separate from an anchor of an electromagnet, and is slidable on an axial guide element for closing the outlet passage. The open/close element is held in the closing position by a spring acting through an intermediate body. The anchor can be displaced with respect to the axial guide element between a flange of the intermediate body and a projection element of the guide member, for eliminating the rebounds of the open/close element upon closing of the solenoid valve. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320802 | FUEL INJECTOR PROVIDED WITH A METERING SERVOVALVE OF A BALANCED TYPE FOR AN INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel injector has an injector body and a control rod, which is movable in the injector body along an axis for controlling opening/closing of a nozzle that injects fuel in an engine cylinder; the injector body houses a metering servovalve, provided with a control chamber and with an open/close element of a balanced type, axial sliding of which causes a variation in pressure in the control chamber; the metering servovalve comprises a valve body made of two pieces coaxially coupled to one another via a deformable ring, which defines also a gasket for guaranteeing fluid tightness between the two pieces and maintains in a fixed position a disk on which a calibrated restriction is made. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320803 | CONTROL METHOD FOR A VARIABLE COMPRESSION ACTUATOR SYSTEM - A control system for an adjustment device for a variable compression ratio engine comprising: a jack head, a jack piston, a sprocket wheel, a movable transmission member, and a control valve. The jack piston is received within a chamber of the jack head defining first and second fluid chambers. The control valve controls the flow of fluid between the first and second fluid chambers. Based on the position of the control valve, fluid flows from the first fluid chamber to the second fluid chamber or vice versa, moving the control rack connecting the jack piston to the sprocket wheel. Reciprocating motion of the sprocket wheel adjusts the position of the cylinder of the engine. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320804 | COMPRESSION REDUCTION DEVICE FOR PISTON SPARK IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES WITH REMOVABLE CYLINDERS - A compression reduction device for internal combustion, spark ignition, piston engines with removable cylinders. The device is installed under each cylinder of an engine to reduce the engine's compression ratio, thereby allowing the safe use of lower octane unleaded fuel. The device is a metal or composite part shaped to match the cylinder-to-crankcase mount. The engine cylinders are unbolted and raised slightly to allow placement of the invention between the cylinder and it's mounting on the engine crankcase. After reattaching, the top of the cylinder has effectively been raised, relative to the top of the piston, thereby reducing the cylinder's compression ratio. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320805 | HEATER FOR FLUIDS - To improve environmental protection from hydrocarbon emissions particularly from vehicles a heater for fluids comprising heating elements of an electrically conductive monolith, wherein the heater comprises a passageway for the fluid to be heated with a defined flow direction of the fluid during heating operation, the heater comprising at least two heating elements arranged side by side inside the passageway, so that they are arranged in parallel with respect to the fluid flow, is proposed improved in that one of the at least two heating elements is a controlled heating element, which has a slightly larger heating power, and a temperature sensor is provided at or close to the downstream end of the controlled heating element, and wherein the temperature sensor is connected to a control means for temperature control during heating operation of the heater; and a method of operating such | 2009-12-31 |
20090320806 | FUEL VAPOR STORAGE AND RECOVERY APPARATUS - A fuel vapor storage and recovery apparatus includes a fuel vapor storage canister, said fuel vapor storage canister comprising at least first and second vapor storage compartments filled with an absorbent material, for instance filled with activated carbon, at least a vapor inlet port, an atmospheric vent port and a purge port. Said fuel vapor storage canister defines an air flow path between said vapor inlet port and said atmospheric vent port during shut-off of the internal combustion engine of the vehicle. During purging cycles there is defined an air flow path between said atmospheric vent port and said purge port wherein said first and second vapor storage compartments are arranged in concentric relationship and wherein said first and second vapor storage compartments in flow direction are separated from each other by an air gap diffusion barrier. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320807 | System and Method for Hydrogen-Assisted Cold Starting of An Engine - The present invention provides a system for providing hydrogen gas to inject into the intake of an internal combustion engine. A hydrogen storage reservoir in communication with the gas output port stores a supply of hydrogen, and a hydrogen storage release valve retains the hydrogen in the storage reservoir and selectively releases hydrogen from the storage reservoir when the engine is started. In the preferred embodiment the system comprises an electrolysis cell that produces hydrogen when the engine is warm, and hydrogen is released from the storage reservoir when the system is active but the electrolysis cell is not producing hydrogen. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320808 | VALVE WITH BYPASS DUCT INCORPORATING A HEATING MEMBER AND COMBUSTION ENGINE INTAKE CIRCUIT WITH PREHEATING OF THE AIR - A valve for a combustion engine air intake circuit, where the valve includes a main pipe and a bypass duct with upstream and downstream ends opening into the main pipe. The valve also includes a heating member that is positioned in the bypass duct and a shut-off member mounted such that it can move between a first position in which airflow can pass through the main pipe and a second position in which airflow can pass through the bypass duct. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320809 | VENTILATION DEVICE FOR A FORCED INDUCTION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The invention relates to a ventilation device ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320810 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE - Even under satisfaction of an EGR condition during operation of an engine, when it is determined that the cooling power of a cooling system is less than a preset reference power, based on a cooling water temperature and an outside air temperature, an EGR valve is controlled to prohibit circulation of exhaust into a gas inlet line. The reference power is set as a criterion of assuring a minimum required power for cooling down the engine even when the EGR is performed during the operation of the engine. This arrangement effectively prevents a decrease in cooling power of the cooling system. When it is determined that the cooling power of the cooling system is not less than the preset reference power, the EGR valve is controlled to allow circulation of the exhaust into the gas inlet line with a target EGR amount calculated from an intake air amount. This arrangement ensures the appropriate operation of the engine. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320811 | Exhaust Gas Recirculation Control System - An exhaust gas recirculation system has an EGR valve disposed in an EGR duct connecting an engine intake and exhaust. A diaphragm of said EGR valve is actuated via vacuum from the engine intake, the application of the vacuum is controlled via an electronic valve regulator (EVR). The EVR is provided a fixed signal to cause it to be fully open when it is determined that the engine is about to encounter a condition in which there is insufficient vacuum to open the EGR valve. The EVR is provided a variable signal during other operating conditions in which there is sufficient vacuum to open the EGR valve. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320812 | Internal Detonation Reciprocating Engine - A method of rotating a crank shaft and in internal detonation engine are provided. The internal detonation engine comprises a deflagration to detonation transition section. The deflagration to detonation transition section is connected to a main cylinder, which houses a piston. Inducing a detonation wave from the deflagration wave and passing the detonation wave through a fluid, gives rise to high pressure and temperature in a cylinder and pushes a piston towards bottom dead center. An internal detonation reciprocating engine may be a single cylinder and may be either a two or four stroke engine. A two-stroke internal detonation reciprocating engine is similar to a four-stroke internal detonation reciprocating engine but has different valve placements. Detonations produce a more thorough combustion of the fuel and may, thereby, yield reduced emissions of carbon monoxide as compared to internal combustion engines. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320813 | Exhaust Gas Control Apparatus of an Internal Combustion Engine - A first cylinder and a second cylinder are provided. A first exhaust pipe is connected to the first cylinder and a second exhaust pipe is connected to the second cylinder. A communicating pipe connects together an intermediate portion of the first exhaust pipe with an intermediate portion of the second exhaust pipe. An exhaust gas control catalyst is arranged in the second exhaust pipe downstream of the portion to which the communicating pipe is connected. Exhaust gas amount reducing devices are provided which reduce the amount of exhaust gas that flows from the first exhaust pipe into the second exhaust pipe through the communicating pipe during execution of rich/lean burn control which performs combustion with an air-fuel ratio of an air-fuel mixture that is richer than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio in one of the first cylinder and second cylinder and performs combustion with an air-fuel ratio of an air-fuel mixture that is leaner than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio in the other cylinder. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320814 | System and method for controlling an internal combustion engine using flame speed measurement - A system is disclosed for controlling a combustion engine. The system includes a measurement apparatus disposed external to a combustion chamber of the engine. A device is configured to selectively direct an amount of air and fuel to the measurement apparatus. An ignition source is configured to ignite the air and fuel to produce a flame propagating within the measurement apparatus. A sensor is configured to measure at least one parameter associated with the flame propagating within the measurement apparatus. A controller is configured to determine a flame speed within the measurement apparatus based on the at least one measured parameter, and to control an operating flame speed in the engine by managing an air/fuel ratio of the engine based on the determined flame speed. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320815 | PHEREMONE RELEASE METHOD AND APPARATUS - An apparatus to project toward a tree to disburse a pheromone, comprising :a releaser ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320816 | TWO-TRACK SYSTEM FOR DUAL CAM COMPOUND BOW - The present invention comprises a two-track cam assembly wherein the cam assembly has a bowstring component for housing the bowstring and a power cable component that allows for the take up and let out of the power cable on opposing ends of the power cable component, effectively creating a two-track cam assembly. The efficiency rating of the device achieves 95.8%. The cam assembly can come in a unitary or modular form and further each component (i.e. the bowstring or power cable component) can be in a circular or non-circular form. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320817 | Bullet-Loading Assembly for a Toy Gun - A bullet-loading assembly is mounted on a toy gun. The toy gun has a body and a triggering assembly. The body has a handgrip, an outer chamber, a seal, a bullet chamber, a guiding slot and a bottle chamber. The triggering assembly has a bolt, a trigger, a hammer, a linking bar and a link. The bullet-loading assembly has a barrel, a bullet passageway, a magazine and a limiting member. The barrel is mounted on the body and has a rear end and a bore. The bullet passageway is defined through the handgrip and is located adjacent to the barrel. The limiting member is mounted securely around the barrel and has a limit formed located in front of the axis of the bullet passageway and presses against an uppermost ball bullet in the bullet passageway to prevent more than one ball bullet from entering the bullet chamber. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320818 | Dressing Apparatus For Flex-Arm Mounted Grinding Wheel - An apparatus for dressing a grinding wheel mounted on a flex-arm, the apparatus including a base, a post, a dresser and a guide, wherein when the flex-arm is in an unengaged position with the apparatus, the flex-arm is capable of movement along at least two directional axes, and wherein when the flex-arm is in an engaged position with the apparatus, the flex-arm is restricted to movement along one directional axis. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320819 | CARBON NANOTUBE FIBER WIRE FOR WAFER SLICING - A wire saw for cutting hard materials includes a carbon nanotube fiber wire spun from carbon nanotubes. The carbon nanotube fiber wire may be made from a plurality of fibers, each fiber being spun from carbon nanotubes, the fibers being twisted together to form the wire. Furthermore, the wire may also include diamond particles, silicon carbide particles and/or extra carbon nanotubes to enhance the abrasive properties of the wire. A method is provided for slicing a silicon boule including: linearly translating a carbon nanotube fiber wire between rotating drums while maintaining the wire under tension; using a fixture, moving the silicon boule onto the moving tensioned wire, whereby the wire cuts into the silicon; delivering lubricating fluid to the surface of the silicon where contact is made with the wire; and collecting the lubricating fluid after it leaves the surface of the silicon. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320820 | GEMSTONE WATERBATH DRILL - A gemstone drill is of the drill press type which includes a motor suspended and slidably affixed between upstanding vertical telescoping rods. A drill bit is affixed to a spindle which is a direct extension of the motor shaft which is in parallel alignment with the rods. A body of the motor includes a cylindrical spindle housing extending downwardly from the bottom of the motor body adjacent the drill bit. The rods are extensible from tower sleeves mounted directly to a base which has a top support surface enclosed by a transparent containment cover. The door is moveable between open and closed positions to gain access to a clamping mechanism releasably attached to the support surface that holds the stone to be drilled. The containment cover, when closed, includes a circular aperture at the top which closely receives the spindle housing. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320821 | Cooking Appliance - A cooking appliance, in particular, a cooking appliance which is mounted in an elevated manner. Said cooking appliance comprises at least one muffle which is defined by a cooking chamber and which comprises a muffle opening, a door which is used to close the muffle opening and a drive motor which is used to displace the door. The drive motor is equipped with a self-locking transmission. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320822 | Portable barbeque - A portable barbeque has a grill and a stand. The grill has a bottom. The stand is mounted in the bottom of the grill and has a primary leg assembly and a secondary leg. The primary leg assembly has two primary legs, each having a pivot pole and a main pole pivotally connected and mounted on the grill. The secondary leg is pivotally connected to the main poles, has a crossbar detachably mounted on the bottom of the grill, two leg poles being attached to and protruding from the crossbar and multiple wheels rotatably mounted on the leg poles. When folded, an inward-movement of the pivot poles adjusts a protruding length of the main poles relative to the secondary pole; thereby, affording a smaller footprint for convenient storage and transport. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320823 | COOKTOP SWIRL BURNER - A gas burner for a cooking appliance is described. The gas burner includes a burner with an inner and outer wall positioned on a burner base, and a circular combustion chamber. The burner includes a plurality of angled fuel exit ports in the inner wall that swirl gaseous fuel into the combustion chamber. The burner also includes vanes on the base of the burner that swirl air drawn into the burner by convection. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320824 | Arrangement for reflection of heat radiation, process of making same and uses of same - The heat reflecting arrangement with an improved high heat resistance, e.g. 100 hours at 500° C., includes a substrate, a heat reflecting layer (A) on at least one side of the substrate, which contains indium tin oxide (ITO), and a barrier layer (B) that covers the heat reflecting layer (A), which contains a metal oxide and/or a metal nitride. A fireplace or baking oven with a viewing window having this layer system with the heat reflecting layer is also described. In addition a process for providing the heat reflecting arrangement is described. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320825 | Gate device - The invention relates to a gate device ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320826 | Mounting frame for supporting sheet-type solar panels - The invention relates to a mounting frame for supporting sheet-type solar panels ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320827 | SOLAR ARRAY TRACKER CONTROLLER - A solar array tracker controller including an operator programmable micro- processor electronically connected to the drive motors in a solar panel array or other solar device array. The processor is user programmable and includes memory for storing a software program which includes an algorithm that determines the precise location of the sun relative to the array based on the local data input into the processor A GPS sensor and interface may be provided to obviate the need for local | 2009-12-31 |
20090320828 | Heating Medium Supply System, Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Electric Power Generation System and Method of Controlling These Systems - A heating medium supply system ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320829 | MONITORING APPARATUS - Apparatus for monitoring a solar thermal system, the solar thermal system being for recovering heat energy by heating a heat transfer medium, the apparatus including a processing system for determining a flow rate of the heat transfer medium, determining a temperature change for the heat transfer medium, causing data to be stored based on the determined flow rate and the temperature change, the data being at least partially indicative of an amount of heat energy recovered. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320830 | SOLAR POWER DEVICE - A concentrating solar power device may include a primary mirror, a secondary mirror, and a thermal storage device. The primary mirror may reflect solar rays from the sun towards the secondary mirror. The secondary mirror may reflect the solar rays reflected from the primary mirror towards the thermal storage device. The thermal storage device, which may comprise a thermal medium such as salt, may collect/absorb energy from the solar rays which may be used to run multiple Stirling engines, and/or an energy storing or energy expending device. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320831 | SELF PROCESSING PLANTS AND PLANT PARTS - The invention provides polynucleotides, preferably synthetic polynucleotides, which encode processing enzymes that are optimized for expression in plants. The polynucleotides encode mesophilic, thermophilic, or hyperthermophilic processing enzymes, which are activated under suitable activating conditions to act upon the desired substrate. Also provided are “self-processing” transgenic plants, and plant parts, e.g., grain, which express one or more of these enzymes and have an altered composition that facilitates plant and grain processing. Methods for making and using these plants, e.g., to produce food products having improved taste and to produce fermentable substrates for the production of ethanol and fermented beverages are also provided. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320832 | NASAL DELIVERY - A delivery device for and method of delivering a dose of substance for systemic uptake to a nasal cavity of a subject, the delivery device comprising: a nosepiece unit for insertion into a nasal cavity of a subject and comprising an outlet unit which includes at least one nozzle for delivering substance for systemic uptake substantially only to surfaces in one or both of the anterior region and an anterior section of the posterior region of the nasal cavity of the subject; and a substance supply unit which is operable to deliver a dose of substance to the at least one nozzle. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320833 | Method of Performing a Tracheostomy - There is provided a method for performing a tracheotomy. In this method a tracheostomy dilator has a body and a tip which are detachably attached. The tip has a proximal inner portion which is within the body while the tip is attached to the body. The dilator is inserted into the trachea and used to dilate an opening. After the trachea has been dilated, the body may be detached and removed from the tip, the tip remaining partially in the trachea. A dilator loading catheter installed within a tracheostomy tube may be mated with the tip and the tip, loading catheter and tracheostomy tube moved into the trachea. After the tracheostomy tube is installed, the tip and loading catheter may be withdrawn through the tracheostomy tube and the tracheostomy tube placed in service. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320834 | Dilator Loading Catheter - There is provided a device for removing a tracheotomy dilator. The dilator has a body and a tip which are detachably attached. After dilating the trachea, the body is removed, leaving only the tip in the tracheal opening. The dilator tip loading catheter has a distal end adapted to engage the proximal end of the dilator tip, a proximal handle, and a mid-section therebetween. The device also has a cannula therethrough. The proximal handle can detachably attach to the proximal end of the tracheostomy tube. The distal end and mid-section of the device are sized to fit into the cannula of a tracheostomy tube. The distal end and mid-section of the device may be inserted into a tracheostomy tube, the distal end then mating with the proximal end of the dilator tip. The entire assembly may be moved into the trachea. Once the trach tube is in position, the loading catheter and tip may be withdrawn through the trach tube. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320835 | Full-Face Germproof Respirator - The present invention relates to a full-face germproof respirator, which comprises a respirator body and a three-dimensional mask. The three-dimensional mask is assembled on the respirator body. The full-face germproof respirator is disposable owing to its adoption of low-cost materials and fabrication. All joints of the full-face germproof respirator are heat-sealed, achieving excellent germproof effects. Besides, the full-face germproof respirator adopts the three-dimensional mask, and thereby mists produced by a user are reduced. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320836 | Method For Regulating Treatment Based On A Medical Device Under Closed-Loop Physiologic Control - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a system and method for automated medical treatment. Specifically, the disclosure is directed to a first controller capable of monitoring a physiological parameter of a patient and supplying the patient with a delivery parameter based at least in part on the physiological parameter to control the physiological parameter. Further, present embodiments include a second controller capable of determining a therapeutic procedure to be performed on the patient based at least in part on analysis of the delivery parameter, and automatically initiating an alert indicative of the therapeutic procedure and/or automatically performing the therapeutic procedure. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320837 | DRY POWDER INHALERS - A dry powder inhaler comprises: a cyclone chamber having a cyclone chamber outlet ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320838 | DRY POWDER INHALER - An inhaler ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320839 | Indicating device - A dispensing device for use in dispensing metered dosages of substance from a container includes a dispenser housing having a support block defining a longitudinal axis and an indicator member rotatably disposed in the dispenser housing. The indicator member is rotatable about a rotation axis forming an obtuse angle with the longitudinal axis. An indicating device includes an actuator member moveable along a longitudinal direction and an indicator member rotatably mounted in the indicator housing about a rotation axis forming an obtuse angle with an axis extending in the longitudinal direction. An indicating device includes an indicator housing having an upper surface with an opening formed therein and an actuator ring having a flange moveable through the opening in a longitudinal direction. An indicator member is rotatably mounted in the indicator housing. A medicament assembly and method for dispensing a metered dose of medicament are also provided. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320840 | HUMIDIFER FOR RESPIRATORY APPARATUS - A flexible tape heater ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320841 | BRANCHING UNIT AND ARRANGEMENT FOR DELIVERING A RESPIRATORY GAS OF A SUBJECT - A branching unit for delivering a respiratory gas of a subject is disclosed herein. The branching unit includes a first limb ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320842 | MASK AND FLOW GENERATOR SYSTEM - A system for delivering a pressurized flow of breathable gas to a patient includes a patient interface configured to contact the patient's head. The patient interface includes a frame, a cushion supported by the frame and configured to sealingly connect the patient interface to the patient's face and form a chamber between the frame and the wearer's face, and an inlet port in the frame to receive the pressurized flow of breathable gas. A flow generator is configured to generate the pressurized flow and is capable of creating a pressure of about 2-40 cm H | 2009-12-31 |
20090320843 | ELECTROMECHANICAL REGULATOR WITH PRIMARY AND BACKUP MODES OF OPERATION FOR REGULATING PASSENGER OXYGEN - The electromechanical regulator for passenger oxygen is a hybrid oxygen regulator that provides for electronic or mechanical regulation of oxygen flow. The electronic portion of the regulator consists of an inlet solenoid valve, an outlet solenoid valve, a cabin pressure transducer, a regulated output transducer and a PID based controller, and the solenoid valves are normally biased so that in the event of an electronic system failure or a power supply failure the system will automatically revert to mechanical operation. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320844 | METHOD TO COMPENSATE FOR THE EFFECT OF RECIRCULATION OF INERT BLOOD SOLUBLE GAS ON THE DETERMINATION OF PULMONARY BLOOD FLOW IN REPEATED INERT GAS REBREATHING TESTS - The present invention discloses a method to compensate for a non-zero mixed venous partial pressure of inert blood soluble gas when determining physical parameter(s) of a patient in successive inert gas rebreathing tests. The method comprises the steps of: obtaining the partial pressure of said inert blood soluble gas inhaled and/or exhaled by said patient in a period prior to said successive rebreathing test; obtaining the partial pressure of said inert blood soluble gas inhaled and/or exhaled by said patient in said successive rebreathing test; determining said physical parameters) using said partial pressure of said inert blood soluble gas inhaled and/or exhaled by said patient and obtained in said period prior to said successive rebreathing test and said partial pressure of said inert blood soluble gas inhaled and/or exhaled by said patient and obtained in said successive rebreathing test. Furthermore the present invention relates to a corresponding system and computer-readable medium. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320845 | Method of demand valve oxygen therapy for rapid abort of cluster headache - Methods for easing the duration of pain experienced by patients during a cluster headache are disclosed including providing a high-pressure source of substantially pure oxygen, applying the oxygen to the patient so that inhalation by the patient is substantially limited to inhalation of the substantially pure oxygen, inhaling the substantially pure oxygen in order to cause hyperventilation by the patient, and continuing hyperventilation at least until the patient achieves respiratory alkalosis, hypocapnia hyperoxia, and until the pain is terminated. The method preferably includes using a demand valve having a predetermined manual purge flow rate and a variable output flow rate to the user based on respiratory demand. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320846 | MEASURING GAS SAMPLE HOLDER FOR MEASURING THE CONCENTRATIONS OF GAS COMPONENTS AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A MEASURING GAS SAMPLE HOLDER - A measurement gas vessel ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320847 | MOUTHPIECE SUPPLY VALVE - A mouthpiece supply valve which may be used in connection with a rebreather. An exemplary mouthpiece supply valve may include a housing, an inlet mushroom valve, an outlet mushroom valve, a supply gas regulator, an exhaust valve, and a mode selector. An exemplary mouthpiece supply valve may perform manual diluent valve, automatic diluent valve, overpressure relief valve, excess fluid ejection, and bail-out valve functions. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320848 | Collapse Resistant Respirator - A respirator including a collapse-resistant means for resisting collapse of the respirator main body due to respiration of a user during use of such a respirator is disclosed. Specifically, in various embodiments, the collapse-resisting means may be a deflection member, a stiffening material, fastening components configured to apply an outward-facing deflection force when the respirator is worn, or any combination thereof. Additionally, a dual exhalation vent assembly adapted for use in a collapse resisting respirator is also disclosed. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320849 | Anti-Viral Face Mask and Filter Material - A face mask comprising a filter material being a fibrous substrate, especially non-woven polypropylene or polyester, having an acidic polymer, especially of the Carbopol or Gantres type, deposited on the fibres. The mask has an anti-viral activity against inhaled or exhaled air. A filter material suitable for such a mask, and a process for making it are also described. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320850 | RESPIRATION SYSTEM - A respiration system ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320851 | NASAL PRONGS FOR MASK SYSTEM - A nasal prong for sealing with a nasal passage of a patient includes a head portion structured to seal and/or sealingly communicate with the patient's nasal passage and a column or stalk structured to interconnect the head portion with a base. The nasal prong is structured to redirect air flow direction, diffuse air flow or create turbulence, and/or orient a prong orifice in order to reduce and/or eliminate air jetting effects. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320852 | Tracheostomy Tube Butterfly Flange - There is provided a novel tracheostomy tube flange. The flange is made of a flexible material and has a large open area for viewing of the underlying skin. The flange has holes for suturing the flange to the skin and slots for attachment of a strap to surround the neck and keep the flange and tube in place. The flange may swivel on the tube to allow for greater flexibility in attaching it to the skin. A stoma pad may be used with the flange to help keep the skin under the flange healthy. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320853 | Tracheostomy Tube - There is provided a reinforced tracheostomy tube. Various mechanisms may be used to reinforce the tube, which is reinforced on the upper portion which extends as much as two thirds of the distance from the flange near the proximal end to the distal tip. The tube extends at an angle of from 85 to 120 degrees from the flange to the distal tip and has a length between about 70 and 100 mm. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320854 | Easy Grip Tapered Dilator - There is provided a device for performing a tracheotomy. The tracheostomy dilator has a body and a tip which are detachably attached. The dilator has a cannula sized to accommodate a guiding catheter. The tip has a proximal inner portion which is within the body while the tip is attached to the body. After the trachea has been dilated, the body may be detached from the tip and removed and a tracheostomy tube may be inserted over the inner portion of the tip. The tip then may serve to guide a tracheostomy tube into the trachea. After the tracheostomy tube is installed, the tip and other components may be withdrawn through the tracheostomy tube and the tracheostomy tube placed in service. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320856 | Sealant Applicator and Method - An applicator and associated method for applying a microbial sealant system and methods for controlling the polymerization of a microbial sealant, the applicator having a housing; a first reservoir element associated with the housing, the first reservoir element containing a polymerization control liquid; a first applicator element adapted to apply a substantially uniform layer polymerization control liquid to the skin; and a second reservoir element integrated with the housing and containing a liquid composed of cyanoacrylate pre-polymers that having polymerization characteristics influenced by the polymerization control liquid, the second reservoir being in fluid communication with a second applicator element adapted to apply a substantially uniform layer of the cyanoacrylate pre-polymers over the layer of polymerization control liquid. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320857 | INTEGRATED OPERATING ROOM SHEET SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - Disposable operating room surgical draping systems are disclosed. Methods of using disposable operating room surgical draping systems are also disclosed. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320858 | Self-fitting device for location in an ear canal - A self-fitting device for location in an ear canal. The device includes a body having a body ear end, an opposite body user end, and a shaft extending from the ear end to the user end. A resilient bladder is joined with the body ear end and a chamber is defined inside the resilient bladder where the chamber is in communication with the shaft and the resilient bladder has a wall portion and is deformable from an at-rest position to an in-ear position. The resilient bladder has a variable strength profile in the wall portion of the bladder. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320859 | Self-fitting device for location in an ear canal - A self-fitting device for location in an ear canal. The device includes a body having a body ear end, an opposite body user end, and a shaft extending from the ear end to the user end. A resilient bladder is joined with the body ear end and a chamber is defined inside the resilient bladder. An elongate plunger is located in the shaft. The resilient bladder is deformable between an at-rest position and an in-ear position. The elongate plunger actuates between the at-rest position and an insertion position to assist the resilient bladder to be deformed into the in-ear position. The plunger actuates in the insertion position without extending a front end portion of the bladder forward of a position of the front end portion when the bladder is in the at-rest position. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320860 | EARPLUG - An earplug comprises a plug body composed a material such as silicone, petroleum jelly, or cotton impregnated with petroleum jelly, which exhibits plasticity and can be deformed freely at ordinary temperatures. A plastic film cover enclosed the plug body. The plug body is in the shape of a bullet, with a tapered end adapted to point toward and enter the user's ear canal. The end of the cover at the end of the plug opposite to the tapered end is formed into a removal extension, which can be grasped manually for removal of the earplug. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320861 | Methods For The Placement Of Sutures In Tissue - A method for the placement of sutures in tissue prior to forming an opening in the tissue, the sutures for use in closing the opening, the method includes the steps of passing a first length of suture through a first portion of a tissue in a first direction relative to a target area to be incised, passing the first length of suture through a second portion of the tissue in the first direction, passing a second length of suture through a third portion of the tissue in a second direction relative to the target area to be incised, passing the second length of suture through a fourth portion of the tissue in the second direction, performing a surgical procedure including forming the opening in the tissue, and applying tension to the first length of suture and the second length of suture to close the opening in the tissue. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320862 | GAS-ABSORBING SYSTEM - The present invention provides a gas absorbing system which comprises: an inlet pipe, a gas accommodating section into which gas enters through the inlet pipe, and a negative pressure exhausting pipe which exhausts the gas in the gas accommodating section to external device by using negative pressure wherein the gas accommodating section comprises a first chamber which is provided with air holes in the side wall for discharging the gas in the gas accommodating section or allowing external air entering the gas accommodating section. The gas absorbing system according to the present invention not only can effectively prevent the system internal gas from discharging directly to environment to endanger the health of patients and medical care personnel, but also can reduce the variation of the pressure inside the system when an abnormal incident occurs, so as to prevent it from influencing the safety of the patient to the most extent. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320863 | ELECTRICALLY HEATED SMOKING SYSTEM - An electrically heated smoking system for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate. includes at least one heating element for heating the substrate to form an aerosol, a power supply for supplying power to the heating element, electrical hardware connected to the power supply and the heating element, and an interface for establishing a communications link with a host. The communications link may be a USB link and the host may be a personal computer. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320864 | ANTI-SMOKING DEVICE - This invention relates to a device which functions as a cigarette holder and can reduce the intake of cigarette smoke into the lungs of a user. The holder is substantially tubular and has a first end ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320865 | Flame-retardant and Fireproof Cigarette - A flame-retardant and fireproof cigarette which aims to contain the combustion process to the cigarette. The flame-retardant and fireproof cigarette has a filter that is aligned with a tobacco body. A flame-retardant and fireproof covering is positioned over at least a portion of the tobacco body and isolates the open fire associated with the consumption of the tobacco during the course of smoking or burning the cigarettes. Such a cigarette reduces the risk of undesired, inadvertent, and latent ignition of adjacent materials. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320866 | ARTIFICIAL HAIR AND WIG USING THE SAME - An artificial hair and a wig using the same are provided which have the property of thermal deformation expanding upon heating by a hair drier or others used for hair styling. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320867 | Hair Dyeing Device - A hair dyeing device includes a handle unit having a connecting section; a hair dye container removably positioned in the handle unit and having a front mouth and a rear zip lock opening; a comb unit including a base and a comb element defining a hollow space each; and an elastic absorbent member positioned in the hollow spaces of the comb unit. One end of the base of the comb unit has a sleeve for detachably fitting in the connecting section of the handle unit to engage with the mouth of the container, and a fastening element is provided on the sleeve for wrapping around the connecting section of the handle unit. The comb element has a rear portion formed into a fixing section for detachably inserting into the base and a front portion formed into upper and lower rows of teeth communicating with the second hollow space. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320868 | Hair dyeing comb with interchangeable comb heads - A dispensing device, having a hollow nipple-shaped stopper configured to act as a one-way valve, for use as a hair dyeing comb is provided. The nipple-shaped stopper has an aperture at its tip end. The aperture opens toward outside when the operator compresses the plastic bottle and closes when the operator releases the plastic bottle. When the aperture is in its closed position, the stopper prevents the liquid hair dye already in the conduit from flowing back to the plastic bag inside the bottle. The purpose of using the stopper here is to keep the air out of the dispensing system in order for the operator to pump the liquid dye efficiently. The stopper and a small aperture at the bottom of the plastic bottle are replacing the one-way valve currently used in many hair dye-dispensing devices. With interchangeable comb heads, the operator can choose the proper comb head for his hair type and different application purpose. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320869 | METHODS FOR PREVENTING REVERSION OF RELAXED KERATINOUS FIBERS AND FOR RELAXING KERATINOUS FIBERS - Methods for preventing reversion of at least one relaxed keratinous fiber and for relaxing at least one keratinous fiber comprising applying compositions comprising at least one sugar chosen from C | 2009-12-31 |
20090320870 | Fastening Device - A fastening device that is adjustable in length and diameter and which is visually attractive is provided. The device can be easily positioned about a wearer's hair and fastened thereabout, and is resistant to creeping down a hair bundle. The device comprises a body component having first and second ends with end connectors thereon for connecting the first and second ends together to form a cylindrical shape that can be positioned about a hair bundle. A plurality of body components can be connected to each other to form a hair fastening device of a desired length. An end component can be attached to the body component, and can optionally be adjusted in diameter. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320871 | Multi-Compartment, Wiper-Applicator Package - A multi-compartment, wiper-applicator package comprising a container holding a first formulation, a wiper, initially sealed at both ends and a barbed tool. Within the sealed wiper is a quantity of secondary ingredients that is to be mixed with the first formulation in the container. The barbed tool is able to pierce the top seal, then dislocate the bottom seal, completely separating the bottom seal from the wiper. Thereafter the barbed tool removes the top seal completely, so that, what remains, is a conventional wiper. The barbed tool can be inserted only to a defined depth in the wiper. This prevents the barbed tool from removing the wiper from the container. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320872 | APPLICATION INSTRUMENT OF SIMPLIFIED CONSTRUCTION, AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING METHOD - An instrument ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320873 | Accessory For Use Together With Hair Dryers - “Accessory for use together with hair dryers”, where the accessory comprises a hollow part and a monobloc ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320874 | COSMETIC COMPACT WITH PIVOTING TRAY - A compact for storing a plurality of cosmetics includes a tray for storing cosmetics in a first and a second side; a base having a pair of hinge pins received by the tray, the tray pivoting in the hinge from a first position making the first side accessible to a user to a second position making the second side accessible to the user. | 2009-12-31 |