04th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140020648 | PISTON WITH OIL COOLING PASSAGE AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF - A piston for an internal combustion engine and method of construction thereof are provided. The piston includes a piston body having an upper combustion surface and an annular cooling gallery surrounding an undercrown region. An outer wall depends from the upper combustion surface. An annular ring belt region is formed in the outer wall adjacent the upper combustion surface. The ring belt region has at least one ring groove formed therein. At least one oil passage extends from the at least one ring groove to the cooling gallery. The oil passage has a first portion depending radially inwardly from the ring groove and a second portion ascending radially inwardly from the first portion to the cooling gallery. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020649 | MULTI-DIRECTIONAL ASYMMETRIC SURFACES FOR HOUSINGS AND HOUSING COVERS AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES COMPRISING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a housing is disclosed. The housing includes an asymmetric surface portion having a periphery, the asymmetric surface portion comprising a plurality of asymmetric surface sections disposed about the periphery, each asymmetric surface section having a surface contour differing from the surface contours of the other surface sections. In another embodiment, an engine front cover is disclosed. The engine front cover includes a substantially circular asymmetric surface portion disposed concentrically about a crankshaft bore, the asymmetric surface portion comprising a plurality of asymmetric surface sections disposed substantially concentrically about the crankshaft bore, each asymmetric surface section having a surface contour differing from the surface contours of the other surface sections. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020650 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL HAVING STAMPING AND MICRO-PERFORATION - A method includes the steps of providing a first panel of aluminium material; providing a second panel of steel material; stamping a plurality of first pimple-like bulges in the first panel; stamping a plurality of second pimple-like bulges in the second panel, wherein the arrangement of the second pimple-like bulges is congruent with the arrangement of the first pimple-like bulges; bringing together the sides of the first and second panels that are furnished with the bulges, so that the domes of each set of pimple-like bulges lie opposite each other; and clipping the first and second panels together to form a composite by ensuring that at least one tongue is broken out of each of the pimple-like bulges on the second panel and pressed into the corresponding pimple-like bulges in the first panel. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020651 | ORBITING PLANETARY GEARING SYSTEM AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE EMPLOYING THE SAME - The innovation concerns an orbiting planetary gearing system and an internal-combustion engine employing the same. In aspects, the engine can comprise an engine housing having a first wall delimiting a first combustion chamber, a first primary member having a first piston and a second primary member having a second piston. The pistons can also delimit the first combustion chamber. The first wall defines at least a section of a toroid, and the pistons are guided along a curved path defined by the section of the toroid. The primary members can be coupled to an intermediate member. In various embodiments, the intermediate member can couple motion of the primary members to a crankshaft via an orbiting planetary gearing system. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020652 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE USING A WATER-BASED MIXTURE AS FUEL AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - An internal combustion engine includes a cylinder with a combustion chamber and a piston selectively changing the volume of the combustion chamber. The combustion chamber receives a mixture of air, hydrogen and a liquid fuel consisting essentially of water and a flammable, preferably non-fossil, substance. The contents of the combustion chamber are ignited generating power. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020653 | DIRECT FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - A system in an internal combustion engine is provided. The system a combustion chamber, a first exhaust port in fluidic communication with the combustion chamber, a second exhaust port in fluidic communication with the combustion chamber, and a direct fuel injector positioned between the first and second exhaust port and fluidly communicating directly with the combustion chamber. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020654 | COMBINED ROCKER ARM APPARATUS FOR ACTUATING AUXILIARY VALVE OF ENGINE - A combined rocker arm apparatus for actuating auxiliary valve of engine, comprises an auxiliary actuator, a main rocker arm and a secondary rocker arm. The auxiliary actuator comprises an auxiliary rocker arm and an auxiliary cam. The auxiliary rocker arm and the main rocker arm are mounted on the rocker arm shaft in parallel. The auxiliary rocker arm is connected to the auxiliary cam at one end and adjacent to the secondary rocker arm at the other end. The auxiliary rocker arm includes a drive mechanism which provided with a piston. In the non-operation mode of the drive mechanism, the piston is drawn back, then the auxiliary rocker arm is disconnected with the secondary rocker arm; in the operation mode of the drive mechanism, the piston is pushed out, then the auxiliary rocker arm is connected with the secondary rocker arm. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020655 | FAULT DIAGNOSIS METHOD, FAULT DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM, AND FAULT DIAGNOSIS DEVICE FOR ENGINE - In the present fault diagnosis method and the fault diagnosis system for an engine, an external diagnosis device: obtains continuous data on the incidences of misfire by misfiring cylinders from the vehicle's side with regard to the actually occurring misfire or past incidences of misfire; detects a misfire pattern, which is to be classified according to the presence of continuous incidences of misfire, on the basis of the continuous data; and narrows down a fault site in accordance with the misfire pattern. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020656 | SCAVENGED GAS AMOUNT CALCULATION DEVICE AND INTERNAL EGR AMOUNT CALCULATION DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A scavenged gas amount calculation device for an internal combustion engine, which is capable of accurately calculating a scavenged gas amount under conditions where scavenged gases are produced during a valve overlap time period, and an internal EGR amount calculation device for the engine, which is capable of calculating an internal EGR amount using the scavenged gas amount thus calculated. The internal EGR amount calculation device includes an ECU. The ECU calculates a basic blown-back gas amount using an average intake pressure, a maximum exhaust pressure, and a correction coefficient (step 6), calculates a scavenged gas amount using the average intake pressure, a minimum exhaust pressure, and a scavenge ratio (step 8), calculates a blown-back gas amount by correcting the basic blown-back gas amount by the scavenged gas amount (step 11), and calculates the internal EGR amount according to the blown-back gas amount (step 12). | 2014-01-23 |
20140020657 | Fuel Injector And Fuel-Injection System - A fuel injector may include a central longitudinal axis and may be arranged in a cylinder head of a combustion engine. The fuel injector has an injector body and an adjustment device, the adjustment device including a ring element configured to be arranged in a recess of a cylinder head between the injector body and the cylinder head to align the fuel injector relative to the recess in radial direction. The ring element comprises a magnetic material. A fuel-injection system is also disclosed that includes a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine and a fuel injector as disclosed above. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020658 | DIESEL ENGINE FOR A LPG-DIESEL MIXTURE - A diesel engine for combusting a diesel-LPG mixture includes a fuel system for supplying diesel and LPG. The mixture is obtained by combining the fuel flow from a LPG tank and diesel tank. Increased pressure is applied in both fuel flows for mixing purposes. Immediately following the mixing a circulation system is present in which increase in pressure also takes place, wherein a part of the mixture is supplied to a high-pressure pump for injection to the diesel engine and a part is recirculated. In a method of supplying the diesel-LPG mixture, the part of the mixture that is supplied to the high-pressure pump is returned to a position upstream of the mixing point. The pressure in the fuel system is higher downstream of the mixing point. When the LPG supply is switched off the pressure can be gradually decreased through circulation. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020659 | LAMINATED PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, INJECTION APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME, AND FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH SAME - There are provided a multi-layer piezoelectric element that is driven stably for a long period of time without developing cracks in a junction between a metallized layer and a lead member or a stacked body, and an injection device and a fuel injection system provided with the same. A multi-layer piezoelectric element includes a stacked body in which piezoelectric layers and internal electrodes are laminated; a metallized layer disposed on a side surface of the stacked body, the metalized layer being electrically connected to the internal electrodes; and an external electrode member disposed on the metallized layer, with an electrically-conductive adhesive layer interposed therebetween, wherein the electrically-conductive adhesive layer has a plurality of voids configured not to open on a surface thereof which surface is in contact with the metallized layer. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020660 | VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO APPARATUS - A variable compression ratio apparatus may include a connecting rod having a small end portion having an eccentric bearing installation hole, a large end portion rotatably connected to the crank shaft, and a space portion formed in a longitudinal direction of the connecting rod and communicated with the eccentric bearing installation hole, a piston pin fixedly, an eccentric bearing rotatably engaged to the eccentric bearing installation hole and coupled to the piston pin through a pin installation hole of the eccentric bearing, wherein the piston pin may be offset from a center axis of the eccentric bearing, an eccentric link connected to the eccentric bearing, a variable link rotatably connected to the eccentric link, a control link rotatably connected to the variable link, and a control shaft provided in the control link to rotate the control link, wherein the eccentric link may be rotated within the space portion. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020661 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROLLER - A fuel injection controller includes a transistor downstream of a coil of a fuel injector, two transistors applying a source voltage to an upstream of the coil, a diode refluxing an electric current to the coil from a ground, and a Zener diode provided to promptly consume the counter electromotive force generated in the coil when one of the transistors is turned OFF and the transistor is turned OFF, after an injector-drive-period of the fuel injector is terminated. When a microcomputer measures an injector current “I” decreasing from a time of the termination of an injector-drive-period, a drive control circuit delays an OFF time of the transistor relative to a time of a termination of an injector-drive-period, whereby the injector current “I” decreases gradually. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020662 | VEHICLE OIL PUMP - A vehicle oil pump having a first member and a second member relatively rotatable around one axial center such that one of the first member and the second member is inserted in an inner circumferential side of the other, includes: a slider member interposed between the first member and the second member in a direction orthogonal to the one axial center, the slider member being relatively immovable in circumferential direction around the one axial center with respect to the first member and slidable in direction parallel to the one axial center, the vehicle oil pump being configured such that a cam groove being formed in a circumferential surface of the second member facing the first member, a projecting portion disposed on the slider member being fitted in the cam groove, and the cam groove causing the slider member to reciprocate in the one axial center direction in association with rotation of the slider member relative to the second member around the one axial center, the second member being formed with a plurality of the cam grooves, and the vehicle oil pump further comprising a cam groove switching mechanism configured to switch the cam groove in which the projecting portion of the slider member fitted from the plurality of the cam grooves. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020663 | VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR HIGH-PRESSURE FLUID RESERVOIR - A valve assembly is disclosed for controlling fluid flow between two reservoirs. The valve assembly includes a relief valve arranged inside the housing and configured to open a first fluid flow path when the first reservoir is above a first predetermined pressure value. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020664 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR ENGINE - An engine includes an injector, an ignition plug, a supercharger, an electronic throttle device, and an EGR apparatus. An EGR passage has an inlet connected to an exhaust passage downstream of a turbine and an outlet connected to the intake passage upstream from a compressor. A fresh-air introduction passage is arranged to introduce fresh air to a surge tank downstream from the electronic throttle device and a fresh-air control valve is provided to regulate a fresh air amount. When an ECU determines that the engine is under deceleration and under fuel supply, the ECU closes the electronic throttle device to a predetermined opening degree to scavenge EGR gas flowing from the EGR passage and remaining in the intake passage, opens a fresh-air control valve to a predetermined opening degree, and causes the ignition plug to retard an ignition timing. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020665 | EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION APPARATUS - An EGR apparatus includes an EGR passage and an EGR valve including a valve seat, valve element, and step motor. In a fully closed state of the EGR valve with the valve element seated on the valve seat, a front-side pressure of the valve element is detected by an air flow meter and a back-side pressure of the valve element is detected by an intake pressure sensor. An ECU calculates a differential pressure between the front-side pressure and the back-side pressure as a front-and-back differential pressure. When the front-and-back differential pressure is smaller than a predetermined reference value, the ECU allows opening of the EGR valve from the fully closed state and allows driving of the step motor. The ECU can also correct the reference value according value according to voltage of a battery that supplies electric power to the step motor. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020666 | System, Circuit, and Method for Controlling Combustion - A system, circuit, and method are provided for generating continuous plasma to control combustion including the ignition and maintenance of the combustion process. An electric potential difference is generated across a pair of electrodes in a combustible bulk gas in the form of an oscillating driving potential just below the arcing threshold which alternates in polarity to cause an alternating gap current between the electrodes which generates continuous plasma to contribute to combustion of the bulk gas by providing for more efficient combustion. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020667 | SPARK PLUG FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND IGNITION SYSTEM HAVING SPARK PLUG - A spark plug for an internal combustion engine has a cylindrical insulator, a center electrode held inside of the insulator, and, a terminal portion held inside of the insulator and electrically connected to the center electrode. The insulator has a insertion portion arranged closer to the base end side than the housing is, the insertion portion being inserted into a cylindrical plug cap. The insertion portion has a non-fit portion formed at the base end of the insulator, and, a fit portion formed to the head end side of the non-fit portion, an outer diameter of the non-fit portion being equal to or smaller than an inner diameter of the plug cap, the fit portion being fitted in the inner periphery surface of the plug cap. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020668 | GAS ENGINE CONTROL DEVICE - It is an object of the invention to achieve a stable idling revolution speed in a short time and to prevent easily the occurrence of abnormal combustion, misfire, or the like by effectively controlling a gas flow rate adjustment valve even in a case where a fuel gas which tends to fluctuate in fuel gas concentration, as represented by a coal mine gas, is used. The invention includes a revolution speed detection part | 2014-01-23 |
20140020669 | HVAC Furnace - A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) furnace has a flat burner comprising an upstream side and a downstream side, the flat burner being configured to receive an air-fuel mixture therethrough, a first flow path located adjacent the flat burner and downstream relative to the flat burner, the first flow path configured to receive fluid exiting the flat burner, and a plurality of second flow paths located downstream relative to the first flow path, the plurality of second flow paths being configured to receive fluid from the first flow path. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020670 | OVEN - An over having an improved exhaust structure capable of discharging a fluid of the inside of a cooking chamber at a constant rate, the oven including a cooking chamber cooking food, a machine chamber disposed at an upper side of the cooking chamber and accommodating an electronic component, a cooling fan unit disposed at an inside of the machine chamber to cool the machine chamber, and a flow passage guide communicating with an inside the cooking chamber and an inside of the cooling fan unit such that a fluid of the inside of the cooking chamber is introduced to the inside of the cooling fan unit, wherein the cooling fan unit includes a cooling fan configured to suck a fluid of the inside the machine chamber and blow the fluid to the outside environment. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020671 | SLIDER GRILL - A portable cooking grill includes upright posts, rails, a grilling surface, and a fuel tray. Each rail couples a pair of the upright posts. The grilling surface is coupled with the rails and supports food for cooking. The fuel tray is coupled with the rails and receives a volume of fuel. The grilling surface and the fuel tray slide relative to each other to allow them to be relatively moved into distinct positions. In one position, the fuel tray is beneath the grilling surface. In another position, at least a portion of the fuel tray is not beneath the grilling surface. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020672 | Thermal Cloth, In Particular for Football Fields - Thermal cloth for football fields, comprising: a polyvinyl chloride sheet; an electrical heating resistor cable glued on top of said polyvinyl chloride sheet according to predetermined pattern and distances; an aluminium sheet glued on top of said polyvinyl chloride sheet and of said heating resistor cable; a control system for supplying said heating resistor cable; said thermal cloth is positioned on said football field with said aluminium sheet placed upwards. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020673 | FOOD SERVICE UNIT INCLUDING RECIRCULATING VENTILATION SYSTEM AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM - A food service unit for use with a cooking unit includes a food shield including an upper wall, a customer-side wall, and two lateral sidewalls, a ventilation volume defined at least in part by the food shield, a recirculating ventilation system including a filter, a fan downstream of the filter, and an exhaust vent, wherein the fan is configured to draw air from the ventilation volume through the filter and exhaust the air through the exhaust vent, a pressure sensor configured to detect a differential pressure between atmosphere and a location between the filter and the fan, a control system configured to prevent a cooking unit from operating when the detected differential pressure is outside a specified range of pressures, a fire suppression system including a nozzle and a source of fire extinguishing agent and a fire detection sensor configured to detect a fire and activate the fire suppression system. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020674 | CHIMNEY BLOCKING APPARATUS - Chimney blocking apparatus including a handle ( | 2014-01-23 |
20140020675 | SOLAR RECEIVER - A solar receiver includes a manifold, a sealed enclosure around the manifold and a plurality of tubes connected to the manifold and extending through the sealed enclosure. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020676 | OVER-TEMPERATURE PROTECTION FOR FLOWING FLUID SYSTEMS - The present invention keeps fluid temperature at a point in a flowing fluid system below a preset limit by providing automatic self-adjusting over-temperature protection that cools the fluid when needed and without requiring a separate cold fluid source. The present invention keeps the temperature of the fluid at a point in the system clipped at a cutoff temperature and prevents overcooling the fluid. When the fluid temperature is below the cutoff temperature, the temperature of the fluid is unchanged as it passes through the apparatus of the present invention. The present invention can operate without electrical power or any power source, can function in any orientation, and works for both unpressurized and pressurized systems. The present invention has application in the areas of solar thermal energy systems, fluid storage tanks, engine oil and coolant systems, transmission oil systems, hydraulic systems, and cutting oil systems, among others. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020677 | SUPPORT MODULE FOR A SOLAR COLLECTOR HAVING A TRIANGULAR SUBSTRUCTURE - The invention relates to a support module for a solar collector having a triangular substructure, formed by: a main structure intended to resist the torsional and bending forces of the collector, and an auxiliary structure that balances the assembly and supports the weight of the mirrors and the absorber tube. The main structure includes: a triangular substructure comprising rectangular pyramids and two half-pyramids at the ends, bars ( | 2014-01-23 |
20140020678 | Multiple Parabolic Trough Solar Collector Having A Focus-Tracking Pipe Array - A trough collector for solar energy, with multiple parallel troughs preferably being contained within a single unit. The collector does not use conventional azimuth tracking in order to keep the sun's rays directed toward the parabola's focus as the sun moves across the sky. Instead, the relative position between the collecting device (preferably a conductive tube containing a circulating working fluid) and the plane of symmetry for each collector is adjusted so that the collecting device remains within the focal zone of the collector as the sun traverses the sky. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020679 | METHOD FOR TREATING BIOMASS AND ORGANIC WASTE WITH THE PURPOSE OF GENERATING DESIRED BIOLOGICALLY BASED PRODUCTS - The present invention provides a method for treatment of lignocellulosic organic waste or biomass, by which the carbohydrates are rendered more available for subsequent hydrolysis, e.g. by means of addition of enzymes or direct fermentation to one or more desired products. The invention more specifically relates to a method comprising a combination of the following process steps: thermal hydrolysis, wet oxidation and wet explosion. The method according to the present invention can operate with undivided or only poorly divided substrate having a high dry matter concentration. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020680 | Aerosolization Device - An aerosol transfer device for medical aerosol generators comprises a body, fluidically coupled to a nebulizer and to a patient interface. An ambient air intake is formed into a lower body. The body is shaped and configured to optimize mixing of ambient air from the ambient air intake and the aerosol generated by the nebulizer, resulting in the formation of an aerosol plume having optimum characteristics for delivery of the aerosol to the patient's pulmonary system, such as the central or deep lung regions. The shape and dimensions of the body are further designed to minimize aerosol deposition, thus improving delivery efficiency. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020681 | ATRAUMATIC INTRODUCER FOR NASAL ENDOTRACHEAL TUBES AND ITS METHOD OF USE - The present invention provides an intubation device including a nasal endotracheal tube having a proximal, relative to a person inserting the nasal endotracheal tube, end and a distal end; and an introducer including an elongated member having a proximal open end and a distal blunt end, the introducer proximal open end including a hollow mouth having sidewalls for receiving and holding the distal end of the endotracheal tube. The dilator/introducer is simply a tube, solid or hollow having a hollow proximal end that will hold a distal end of a nasal endotracheal tube in place. It will act as a dilator, and once the distal end of the endotracheal tube is past the nasopharynx and is visualized in the oropharynx, the “dilator” is removed and typically discarded. A method of use of the intubation device is also disclosed. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020682 | ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE WITH DEDICATED EVACUATION PORT - Various embodiments of a tracheal tube capable of suctioning accumulated mucus secretions from the airway of intubated patients are provided. Disclosed embodiments include a variety of endotracheal tubes with integral suction lumens terminating in ports optimally located at the distal end of the endotracheal tubes between a Murphy's Eye and a cuff. During intubation, the foregoing features, among others, of the tracheal tube may have the effect of preventing bacterial colonization of the respiratory airway and the subsequent development of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) in the lungs. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020683 | Systems for Imaging Structures of a Subject and Related Methods - Systems for imaging structures of a subject are provided. The subject has an optical axis, a pupil, and a nodal point. The system includes an image capture device; a first structure including a mount for the subject to be imaged by the image capture device, the first structure providing at least two rotational degrees of freedom; a second structure including a mount for the image capture device, the second structure providing at least two translational degrees of freedom; and a means for aligning the image capture device in relation to the optical axis, the pupil, and the nodal point of the subject. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020684 | RESPIRATORY BREATHING APPARATUS - A respiratory apparatus comprising a base and removable chamber, wherein the chamber is configured to hold a supply of water and include a blower arrangement adapted to provide a supply of pressurized air or gas to the supply of water. In certain embodiments the respiratory apparatus includes a split motor, wherein the stationary components are located within a base and the rotating portions are located within a chamber. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020685 | SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING NITROUS OXIDE IN EXHALATION AIR - A system for collecting nitrous oxide in exhalation air and subsequently delivering the nitrous oxide to further processing which comprises a number of mutually replaceable adsorption units ( | 2014-01-23 |
20140020686 | Temperature Controlled Laminair Air Flow Device - The present invention provides a practical method for treating atopic dermatitis. By subjecting patients suffering from atopic dermatitis to filtered temperature controlled laminar air flow disease symptoms have been significantly reduced and even removed. The velocity of the laminar air flow is balanced such that body convections are braked without the generation of draught. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020687 | DISCREET RESPIRATORY THERAPY SYSTEM - A device provides respiratory treatment such as for sleep disordered breathing and other respiratory conditions in a discreet configuration to provide a minimally invasive system. The system may include a flow pressurizer apparatus configured to generate a pressurized flow of air through a fine bore delivery conduit toward a patient interface. The system may further include a treatment compensator coupled with the fine bore delivery conduit. The treatment compensator may be configured at the patient interface to reduce pressure for patient inspiration. A processor may control adjustments to the pressure generated by the flow pressurizer apparatus. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020688 | METHODS TO TRANSITION ADJACENT TO OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SECONDARY AIRWAY PERSSURE THERAPY - A pressure support system ( | 2014-01-23 |
20140020689 | Method And Apparatus Utilizing Magnetic Nanoparticles For Sterilizing Female Placental Mammals, Including Women - A method for local heating includes placing first magnetic material in a first lumen, and a second magnetic material in a second lumen from the first magnetic material to a magnetically permeable rod, then applying alternating magnetic fields. The first lumen may be a fallopian tube. A method of occluding fallopian tubes uses a catheter to inject first magnetic material into the tubes, injecting second magnetic fluid into uterus, introducing a magnetically-permeable rod into vagina, positioning a second end of the rod over the fallopian tube and applying an alternating magnetic field to the first magnetic material to heat it. The method is performed with apparatus having a coil wound over a magnetically-permeable rod, a high frequency AC generator coupled to the coil, a first magnetic fluid capable of generating heat in an alternating magnetic field, and a second magnetically-permeable magnetic fluid capable of conducting magnetic fields through a lumen. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020690 | ADJUSTABLE FOOT POSITIONING SYSTEM - A limb positioner apparatus includes a stabilizing plate and a movable positioning plate for arrangement about a joint or fracture. The movable plate is movable with respect to the stabilizing plate about three mutually perpendicular planes which intersect at a point corresponding to a center of rotation of the joint or fracture. The positioning plate may also be movable with respect to the stabilizing plate along at least one linear direction. At least some of the available degrees of freedom are selectively lockable. The apparatus is illustrated in the context of the foot and ankle. Methods of use are disclosed. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020691 | ORAL APPLIANCE FOR TREATMENT OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA AND SNORING AND FOR IMPROVING ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE AND METHOD OF OPTIMIZING SAME - An oral appliance for treatment of medical conditions, such as obstructive sleep apnea and snoring, and/or for improving athletic performance, comprises a maxillary and a mandibular baseplate component each configured to conform to at least some of the teeth of the user; at least one pair of straps adjustably coupling the baseplate components, wherein the strap defines the relative horizontal positioning of the baseplate components; at least one pair of shim holding brackets coupled to one baseplate component; and a plurality of shims, wherein each shim is replaceably received in the shim holding bracket and configured to abut against the other baseplate component, wherein the shim when received within the shim holding bracket defines the relative vertical positioning of the baseplate components, and wherein the shims are provided in varying heights to allow for varying the vertical positioning of the oral appliance for a specific user. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020692 | ORAL TOBACCO AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An oral tobacco raw material is easily handled during the manufacturing of oral tobacco, does not stain a packaging material when packaged as a pouch, and does not cause a feeling of a lump to a user and rapidly emits flavor when the user uses the pouch by placing it in the oral cavity. A method for manufacturing such an oral tobacco raw material, and a method for stably obtaining oral tobacco at low cost using the oral tobacco raw material are disclosed. A raw material chip for oral tobacco, includes a tobacco raw material composition including tobacco particles, water, and an additive, and a water-soluble edible film, the tobacco raw material composition and the water-soluble edible film being laminated, wherein outer surfaces of the raw material chip for oral tobacco are composed of a surface composed of the tobacco raw material composition, and a surface composed of the film. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020693 | AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM HAVING MEANS FOR DETERMINING DEPLETION OF A LIQUID SUBSTRATE - There is provided an electrically operated aerosol generating system for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate. The system includes a liquid storage portion for storing liquid aerosol-forming substrate, an electric heater including at least one heating element for heating the liquid aerosol-forming substrate, and electric circuitry for determining depletion of liquid aerosol-forming substrate heated by the heater based on a relationship between a temperature of the heating element and power applied to the heating element. There is also provided a method in an electrically operated aerosol generating system including a liquid storage portion for storing liquid aerosol-forming substrate and an electric heater including at least one heating element for heating the liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the method including determining depletion of liquid aerosol-forming substrate heated by the heater based on a relationship between a temperature of the heating element and power applied to the heating element. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020694 | METHOD FOR TREATING TOBACCO PLANTS WITH ENZYMES - A method of modifying the content of certain chemical compounds in tobacco materials is provided, the method including treatment of a tobacco plant or portion thereof with at least one enzyme. For example, the method may modify the content of tobacco smoke toxicant precursors in tobacco materials, which can result in a modification in toxicant production when the tobacco material is exposed to elevated temperatures. The type of tobacco plant or portion thereof treated according to the invention can be, for example, a tobacco seed, a tobacco seedling, an immature live plant, a mature live plant, a harvested plant, or a plant derivative. Smoking articles and other tobacco products including such enzyme-treated tobacco materials are also provided. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020695 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CUT STEM, CUT STEM MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, AND CUT STEM - Method of manufacturing a cut stem with increased filling capacity comprises tearing a rod-like stem material having a water content of 20 to 50% by weight, shredding the torn rod-like stem material, and subjecting the rod-like cut stem material to expansion treatment. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020696 | Electronic Cigarette - An electronic cigarette comprises a smoking unit and a power unit. The smoking unit attachably connects with the power unit as a unitary member by magnetism. A connecting end of the smoking unit and a corresponding connecting end of the power unit respectively comprise a connecting element which is made of iron material. A permanent magnet is disposed in at least one of the connecting end of the smoking unit and the corresponding end of the power unit. The connecting element of the connecting end of the smoking unit and the connecting element of the corresponding connecting end of the power unit are removably and insertedly connected to each other, and engaged with each other via an attractive force of the permanent magnet. The electronic cigarette can be assembled and disassembled conveniently and efficiently, and is easy for maintenance and replacement. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020697 | Electronic Cigarette Case and Electronic Cigarette Device - This invention relates to a wireless charging electronic cigarette case and an electronic cigarette device. The electronic cigarette case comprises a case body to accommodate at least one electronic cigarette, a wireless charging transmitter disposed in the case body, and a first rechargeable battery disposed in the case body to supply power for the wireless charging transmitter. The wireless charging transmitter comprises a transmitting unit to transmit electromagnetic signals, a display unit electrically connected with the first rechargeable battery to test, measure and display quantity of electricity of the first rechargeable battery, and a first circuit processing module electrically connected with the transmitting unit, the display unit and the first rechargeable battery. An electronic cigarette case of the present invention has advantages of convenient use and providing functions of displaying quantity of electricity of rechargeable batteries of the electronic cigarette case and charging multiple electronic cigarettes simultaneously. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020698 | SMOKING ARTICLE - A smoking article comprising a filter section comprising a first region of filtration material for removing particulate matter from a smoke stream, wherein the rod the smoking article is arranged to enhance heat transfer towards the first region of filtration material is disclosed. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020699 | SMOKING ARTICLES - A smoking article comprising at least two of: (a) a tobacco blend comprising one or more tobaccos or tobacco grades with low TSNA and/or metal content; (b) a tobacco blend that has been treated to remove polyphenols and/or peptides; (c) a tobacco substitute sheet comprising a non-combustible inorganic filler, a binder and an aerosol generating means; (d) a high activity carbon comprising a polymer-derived carbon material; and (e) an amine-functionalised chelating resin. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020700 | DRY NAIL APPLIQUE PACKAGING SYSTEM - A package for nail polish appliqués includes a carton having a front wall defining an aperture therein, and an insert sized and shaped to fit inside the carton. The insert has a front wall and a window that projects outwardly from its front wall and through the aperture of the carton when the insert is inserted into the carton. The insert contains a packet of nail polish appliqués, and an object that displays a design corresponding to the design of the nail polish appliqués, wherein the object is displayed through the window. A method for assembling the package is also disclosed. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020701 | Effervescent Composition and Method of Use - There is an anhydrous topical composition which, when spread on a topical surface and then sprayed with water, becomes effervescent and distributes the topical composition evenly over the surface. The composition has: a) a base compound of a carbonate or bicarbonate salt of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal; b) an acid compound; and c) an anhydrous carrier. The base compound and the acid compound are reactable and are present in amounts sufficient to cause the topical composition in suspension to effervesce when the topical composition is exposed to water. The effervescence acts to evenly distribute squalane over the topical surface upon which the composition was initially applied and provides a cosmetic effect if the topical surface is skin. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020702 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING HIGHLY LUMINOUS OR HIGHLY MASKING ORNAMENTATION OR MAKE-UP ON NAIL AND SKIN AND ORNAMENTATION SET OR MAKE-UP SET FOR PROVIDING ORNAMENTATION OR MAKE-UP THEREOF - A method for providing highly luminous or highly masking ornamentation or make-up on a nail and the skin, wherein an applicator filled with a coating liquid which contains at least water and an O/W type emulsion resin and which has tackiness even after drying is used to coat the coating liquid on a nail and the skin in the form of optional shapes and characters, and then the coated drawn lines are dried; a transfer foil is pressed to contact with the coated drawn lines endowed with tackiness; and the foil is peeled off, whereby highly luminous or highly masking drawn lines are transferred, or wherein coloring material powders are pressed to contact with the foregoing coated drawn lines endowed with tackiness without using a transfer foil, and the powders left outside the coated drawn lines are brushed off, whereby highly luminous or highly masking drawn lines are obtained. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020703 | Wig - A wig with a band. The band has a length, a width, an inside surface and an outside surface. The inside surface engages a user's head with the wig operatively positioned on the user's head. The outside surface has hair strands strategically projecting therefrom. The band is configured to extend around the user's head to overlie a scalp region extending from the user's forehead to behind each of the user's ears leaving an open top at which the user's scalp is exposed with the wig operatively positioned. The user's natural hair, if any exists, can be blended with the strands on the body with the wig operatively positioned. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020704 | Wig - A wig having a body with an inside surface for engaging a user's head and an outside surface. The outside surface has hair strands projecting therefrom. The body is placeable in an operative position on the user's head to cover at least a portion of the user's scalp so that the projecting strands give the appearance of natural hair. Through securing structure, the body is reconfigured to allow at least a part of the body to be borne against the user's head with a selectively variable pressure with the body in the operative position. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020705 | Hair Styling Tool - A hair styling tool comprises a central roller ( | 2014-01-23 |
20140020706 | ASSEMBLY FOR PACKAGING AND MIXING COSMETIC PRODUCTS - The invention relates to an assembly for packaging and mixing cosmetic products, comprising: —a container containing a first cosmetic product, —a means for dispensing a portion of the first cosmetic product onto a mixing surface connected to the container, —a packaging means which is fitted on a holder connected to the container and has at least one compartment containing a dose of a second cosmetic product. According to the invention, the packaging means is designed to discharge all of a dose of second product contained in a compartment over the mixing surface. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020707 | Self Cleaning Piezoelectric Chemical Apparatus and Method of Use - The invention a piezoelectric self-cleaning apparatus, such as a chemical injection pump. The chemical injection pump is self-cleaning by employing either as an integral part or as an added part, a piezoelectric component that implosively cleans the pump head. This invention involves a liquid delivery system made of a liquid processing path and a piezoelectric actuator connected to or integral with said liquid processing path to enhance removal of unwanted solids from the liquid processing path or to maintain a blend, mix and/or integrity of a liquid chemical, wherein the liquid chemical does not precipitate particles, crystallize, separate or come out of solution. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020708 | EDGE EXCLUSION CONTROL WITH ADJUSTABLE PLASMA EXCLUSION ZONE RING - Systems and methods for edge exclusion control are described. One of the systems includes a plasma chamber. The plasma processing chamber includes a lower electrode having a surface for supporting a substrate. The lower electrode is coupled with a radio frequency (RF) power supply. The plasma processing chamber further includes an upper electrode disposed over the lower electrode. The upper electrode is electrically grounded. The plasma processing chamber includes an upper dielectric ring surrounding the upper electrode. The upper dielectric ring is moved using a mechanism for setting a vertical position of the upper dielectric ring separate from a position of the upper electrode. The system further includes an upper electrode extension surrounding the upper dielectric ring. The upper electrode extension is electrically grounded. The system also includes a lower electrode extension surrounding the lower dielectric ring. The lower electrode extension is arranged opposite the upper electrode extension. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020709 | PLASMA ETCHING APPARATUS AND PLASMA CLEANING METHOD - A plasma etching apparatus includes an electrostatic chuck and an etching gas supply unit for supplying an etching gas to a processing space between a first and a second electrode to perform a dry etching process on the target object. The apparatus further includes a cleaning gas supply unit for supplying a cleaning gas to a processing space; a first high frequency power supply unit for supplying a first high frequency power to the first electrode; and a controller for controlling the first high frequency power supply unit such that a first period during which the first high frequency power has a first amplitude that generates the plasma and a second period during which the first high frequency power has a second amplitude that generates substantially no plasma are alternately repeated at a specific cycle when the plasma cleaning is performed in the processing chamber without the target object. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020710 | Bound Arrangement Of Cloth Panels For Ease Of Use And To Reduce Cross Contamination During Cleaning. - Improvements in a cleaning or polishing device made from a minimum of two approximately hand-sized cloth panels that are rotated sequentially after becoming soiled is disclosed. Each of the panels can be visually discriminated from the others by a plurality of indicia, consisting of numbers, symbols, tabs, objects, colors, letters, further being in a recognizable sequence by the user or to indicate purpose or task orientation. The cleaning or polishing device also includes the method of using the panels by following a simple and efficient series of directions as to how to rotate the panels and using each of the panels in a preferred order of use, thus maximizing the use of the surface area of the material and eliminating waste or contamination. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020711 | Peroxygen Containing Cleaning Substrates with Improved Storage Stability - Peroxygen containing cleaning substrates, such as wipes and sponges which exhibit improved storage stability, and in preferred embodiments, also exhibit an antimicrobial benefit to hard surfaces treated with the peroxygen containing cleaning substrates. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020712 | METHOD AND MATERIALS FOR MAKING A MONOLITHIC POROUS PAD CAST ONTO A ROTATABLE BASE - The present invention includes methods and materials for cleaning materials, particles, or chemicals from a substrate with a brush or pad. The method comprising: engaging a surface of a rotating wafer with an outer circumferential surface of a rotating cylindrical foam roller, the cylindrical foam roller having a plurality of circumferentially and outwardly extending spaced apart nodules extending from the outer surface, each nodule defining a height extending from the outer surface of the cylindrical foam roller to a substrate engagement surface of the nodule, the substrate engagement surface of one or more of the nodules having a rounded configuration; and positioning the cylindrical foam roller on the substrate such that the one or more nodules are positioned to have only the rounded substrate engagement surface contact the substrate such that no linear surface of the one or more nodules contacts the substrate. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020713 | DRY-TYPE CLEANING CHASSIS, DRY-TYPE CLEANING DEVICE, AND DRY-TYPE CLEANING METHOD - A dry-type cleaning chassis includes an internal space in which cleaning media are flown, an opening part configured to be in contact with a cleaning object, an air inlet duct configured to introduce external air into the internal space, a suction port that vacuums the air introduced into the internal space from the air inlet duct and causes a circulating air flow to be generated in the internal space, a flow path limiting member that regulates a circulating axis of the circulating air flow within the internal space, a cleaning media discharge outlet that is in communication with an exterior of a circulating flow path of the circulating air flow and is configured to discharge the cleaning media from the circulating flow path to the exterior, and a cleaning media guide member that guides the cleaning media to the cleaning media discharge outlet. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020714 | NON-CONTACT MULTI-TRANSFER APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING DUST BY USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a non-contact multi-transfer apparatus, including: an air module spraying and sucking air to an object to be transferred; a lower housing having an opening corresponding to the air module and mounting the air module thereon; an upper housing engaged with an upper portion of the lower housing and having a connection part on one side of an upper surface thereof; and a transfer guide part provided at both sides or one side of the upper housing or the lower housing for a transfer. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020715 | TRANSPORTABLE INTEGRATED WASH UNIT - A wash unit for washing a gas turbine compressor include a wash fluid delivery system for injecting wash fluid into a compressor; one or more sensors for indicating one or more of wash fluid levels, temperature and quality; a unit controller for receiving information from the one or more sensors and controlling one or more components of the transportable wash unit; and a mobility unit for mobilizing the transportable wash unit. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020716 | Hose Handling System and Methods of Use - Embodiments of the present invention include a hose handling system having a hose guide plumbed via a wash line to a fluid delivery device. The hose guide includes a pulley installed on a frame member, and a spray nozzle adapted to dispense a wash mixture. The hose guide is adapted to guide a hose as the hose is inserted into or withdrawn from a manhole, with the hose traversing the pulley. The wash mixture can be delivered through a wash line to the hose guide, which sprays the wash mixture on the hose in order to reduce or eliminate gross contamination or microbial contamination on the hose. The wash mixture typically, but not necessarily, has a freezing point below 32 F and includes: a quaternary ammonium compound, an alcohol or glycol, an alcohol ethoxylate, and a fragrance. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020717 | DEVICE FOR CLEANING CONTAINER INTERIOR WALLS - A cleaning device for cleaning an interior wall of a container includes a rotatable driveshaft which is supported in a nozzle head mounted for rotation about an axis extending transversely to the driveshaft. A nozzle holder is mounted on the driveshaft has an arm for holding a nozzle for ejecting a liquid under pressure. The driveshaft and/or the nozzle head are reversibly pivotable via a gear mechanism, with an auxiliary drive connected to the gear mechanism for driving the nozzle holder. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020718 | DISHWASHER WITH OZONE GENERATOR - A dishwasher comprises a treating chamber for receiving dishes therein for treatment according to a cycle of operation, at least one sprayer providing a spray of liquid into the treating chamber, and an ozone generator for selectively providing ozone gas to the treating chamber for sanitizing the dishes in the treating chamber during a cycle of operation. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020719 | Surface Cleaning with Concurrently Usable Prespray and Rinse units - A soiled surface cleaning system is described for pre spraying soiled surface areas, and for rinsing and extracting the pre sprayed soiled surface areas, wherein the pre spraying of the soiled surface areas does not have to be stopped in order to perform the rinsing and extracting of the pre sprayed soiled surface areas. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020720 | PLATING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CLEANING SUBSTRATE HOLDER - A plating apparatus includes: a plating bath configured to store a plating solution therein; a substrate transport device configured to remove a substrate before plating from a substrate cassette and return the substrate after plating to the substrate cassette; a substrate holder configured to detachably hold the substrate with a sealing member sealing a peripheral portion of the substrate and immerse the substrate in the plating solution in the plating bath; a dummy substrate arranged in a position accessible by the substrate transport device; and a substrate holder cleaning bath configured to immerse the substrate holder in a cleaning liquid to clean the substrate holder when holding the dummy substrate with the sealing member sealing a peripheral portion of the dummy substrate. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020721 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A substrate processing method and apparatus for preventing evaporation of an anti-drying fluorine-containing organic solvent from a substrate during transportation of the substrate into a processing container and can prevent decomposition of a fluorine-containing organic solvent in the processing container. A substrate, the surface of which is covered with a first fluorine-containing organic solvent, is carried into a processing container. The first fluorine-containing organic solvent is removed from the substrate surface by forming a high-pressure fluid atmosphere of a mixture of the first fluorine-containing organic solvent and a second fluorine-containing organic solvent, having a lower boiling point than the first fluorine-containing organic solvent, in the processing container e.g. by supplying a high-pressure fluid of the second fluorine-containing organic solvent into the processing container. Thereafter, a fluid in the state of a high-pressure fluid or a gas is discharged from the processing container to obtain the substrate in the dried state. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020722 | Coated Glasses and Method for Their Manufacture - The invention relates to coated glass as well as a method for its manufacture. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020723 | MAT CLEANING SYSTEM - The invention pertains to a self-contained modular system for cleaning porous mats. The cleaning comprises: a housing having a top and bottom orientation and having a front face defining at least an inlet; at least one conveyor in the housing having an upstream and downstream orientation and having an upstream end disposed at the inlet; a solvent application mechanism downstream of the upstream end for applying solvent to the mat; and a basin under at least a portion of the conveyor for collecting solvent and debris falling from the mat. The conveyor is configured to draw the mat into the housing edge-wise, and the downstream end is positioned in relation to an outlet such that the mat is channeled though the outlet as it exits the downstream end. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020724 | RINSING DEVICE FOR MICROPLATE - A rinsing device is comprised of a rinsing head including a first flow path extending horizontally, and a second flow path extending horizontally and being disposed below or above the first flow path so as not to communicate with the first flow path; one or more nozzles arranged horizontally and projecting vertically downward from the rinsing head; and one or more sliding members including passages in fluid communication with the nozzles, the sliding members slidably fitting in the rinsing head and being movable between a first position to place the passages in fluid communication with the first flow path and a second position to place the passages in fluid communication with the second flow path. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020725 | STRUCTURE OF UMBRELLA - An umbrella has a central shaft, a crown, a runner, a plurality of ribs, and a plurality of stretchers. The crown is a polygon each side of which includes a pivot pin mounted in a perpendicular direction to pivotally connect the upper end of a respective one of the ribs to the crown. The runner is a polygon and has a pivot pin mounted to each side in perpendicular direction to pivotally connect the lower end of a respective one of the stretchers to the runner. When the umbrella is closed, each of the ribs and the stretchers is collapsed in a tangential angle to set at one side of the central shaft and the runner and is not interfered with by the central shaft and the runner. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020726 | COLLAPSIBLE HUNTING BLIND - A hunting blind includes frame formed by first and second tubular support poles into which first and second rods, respectively, are slideably received. A connector of the frame couples the first and second tubular support poles in a manner that enables those poles to pivot with respect to each other. A brace pole engages the connector. A sheet is attached to each of the first and second support poles and the first and second rods, such as by caps placed onto ends of the support poles and rods. When the rods are extended from the support poles, the sheet is held taut on the frame forming a wall held upright by the brace pole and behind which a hunter can sit. Another embodiment of the hunting blind is formed by connecting two such frames together to form an enclosure for a hunter. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020727 | REMOVABLY MOUNTABLE ROOF FRAME FOR USE WITH AN EXPANDABLE CANOPY - An erectable canopy framework comprising a base frame and a roof frame. The roof frame is operative to support a canopy above the base frame and is removably mountable to the base frame. The base frame includes a plurality of upright support members, a plurality of cross members, each interconnecting adjacent upright support members, and a plurality of mounts disposed on the upright support members. Each mount includes a mount opening and each cross member includes a scissor assembly to permit movement of the base frame between expanded and a collapsed states. The mounts are operative to fasten the cross members to the upright support members. The roof frame includes a plurality of rafters each connectable to a corresponding mount opening. The framework comprises a plurality of rafter fittings each adapted for insertion into a corresponding mount opening and connectable to a corresponding rafter. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020728 | Apparatus and Method for Harvesting Energy in an Electronic Device - An apparatus, a method, and a computer program product are provided. The apparatus may be an electronic component. The electronic component includes at least one energy harvester coupled between at least one pair of hot and cold regions of the electronic component and configured to convert thermal energy to electrical energy in order to provide power to at least the electronic component, the at least one energy harvester including a radiative thermal channel or a conductive thermal channel. A first end of the conductive thermal channel is coupled to a first semiconductor material and a second end of the conductive thermal channel is coupled to a second semiconductor material, the first semiconductor material being coupled to the hot region and isolated from the cold region and the second semiconductor material being coupled to the cold region and isolated from the hot region. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020729 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A thermoelectric conversion element includes a p-type metal thermoelectric conversion material containing a metal as its main constituent, an n-type oxide thermoelectric conversion material containing an oxide as its main constituent, and a composite oxide insulating material containing a composite oxide as its main constituent. The p-type metal thermoelectric conversion material and the n-type oxide thermoelectric conversion material are directly bonded in a region of a junction plane between the p-type metal thermoelectric conversion material and the n-type oxide thermoelectric conversion material, and the p-type metal thermoelectric conversion material and the n-type oxide thermoelectric conversion material are bonded to each other with the composite oxide insulating material interposed therebetween so as to define a pn conjunction pair in the other region of the junction plane. A perovskite-type oxide is used as the n-type oxide thermoelectric conversion material. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020730 | SYSTEM FOR THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY GENERATION - Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for generating and delivering electricity and/or hot water for combined heat and power (CHP) using one or more fuels. In many embodiments, the system can be used to provide efficient electrical, heating and cooling utilities to a residential household or group of households. Embodiments of the system can be configured for specific heat flow, while minimizing losses and maximizing total system efficiency. Embodiments also provide for stackable energy generation modules allowing the system to be placed in or nearby a residence to provide power to the residence. Embodiments also provide a control system which can be configured to monitor household electrical usage and dynamically regulate the system to operate at maximum efficiency as well as sell power to an external grid. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020731 | PORTABLE POWER SYSTEM - A portable self-sustained power system including, a transportable platform, a plurality of solar array racking structures. The system includes a plurality of solar panels securely mounted upon said solar array racking structures thereby supporting the solar panels to form a plurality of planar solar arrays. The system further includes a plurality of hinge posts, each respectively connected near the corners of said transportable platform. The system further includes a plurality of solar array support frames, each of the solar array support frame vertically hinged to respective hinge posts, wherein the respective solar array support frame is capable of rotating at various angles around the vertical axis of the respective hinge post. The system further includes a plurality of horizontal hinges; each horizontal hinge rotatably interconnected between the solar arrays and the plurality support frames respectively, each respective hinge capable of rotatably positioning the respective solar array at various angles. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020732 | SOLAR CELL ARRAYS FOR CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES - The present invention relates to a solar cell array configuration comprising a plurality of solar cells provided on at least one substrate, a plurality of contact pads, one contact pad for each of the plurality of solar cells, provided on the at least one substrate, electrical wiring connecting each of the plurality of solar cells with a corresponding one of the plurality of contact pads and a diode electrically connected with at least two of the plurality of solar cells. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020733 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE FOR A CLOSELY PACKED ARRAY - A photovoltaic device including a substantially planar photon source facing side, a plurality of edges extending around the perimeter defined by the photon source facing side, and an edge insulator arranged to prevent at least one edge of the plurality of edges from coming into electrical contact with a neighbouring electrically conductive element when the photovoltaic device is arranged as part of an array of photovoltaic devices. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020734 | METHOD AND APPARATUS PROVIDING AN EXTRUDED EDGE SEAL ON A PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE - An edge seal extruded onto at least a portion of one or more edges of a photovoltaic module is disclosed. A method for making a photovoltaic module comprising an extruded edge seal is also disclosed. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020735 | RESIN SUBSTRATE SOLAR CELL MODULE - The present invention makes it possible to prevent breakage such as cracking in a light-weight solar cell module. It is achieved by using a resin substrate solar cell module including a plurality of solar cells, a plurality of support posts disposed between the adjacent solar cells, and two transparent resin substrates, in which the plural solar cells and support posts are disposed between the two transparent resin substrates, a void section between the two transparent resin substrates is filled with a transparent filled resin, and peripheries of the two transparent resin substrates are welded with a resin having a repeating unit identical to the transparent resin substrates. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020736 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CIS-BASED THIN FILM, CIS-BASED THIN FILM PRODUCED BY THE METHOD AND THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL INCLUDING THE THIN FILM - Disclosed is a method for producing a CIS-based thin film based on self-accelerated photoelectrochemical deposition. The method includes 1) mixing precursors of elements constituting a CIS-based compound with a solvent to prepare an electrolyte solution, 2) connecting an electrochemical cell including a working electrode, the electrolyte solution and a counter electrode to a voltage or current applying device to construct an electro-deposition circuit, 3) irradiating light onto the working electrode while at the same time applying a cathodic voltage or current to the working electrode to induce self-accelerated photoelectrochemical deposition, thereby electro-depositing a CIS-based thin film, and 4) annealing the electro-deposited CIS-based thin film under a gas atmosphere including sulfur or selenium. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020737 | SILVER NANOWIRE CONDUCTIVE FILM AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Provided are a silver nanowire conductive film coated with an oxidation protection layer and a method for fabricating the same. A silver nanowire conductive film coated with an oxidation protection layer includes: a substrate; silver nanowires disposed on the substrate; and an oxidation protection layer coated on the silver nanowires, wherein the oxidation protection layer comprises an oxide. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020738 | SOLAR CELL, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SOLAR CELL - A solar cell that can increase open-circuit voltage compared to the conventional solar cell, and as a result, can increase conversion efficiency. The solar cell includes a first absorber layer and a second absorber layer, wherein the first absorber layer is a p-type semiconductor layer containing a Ib group element, a IIIb group element, and a VIb group element and including a peak of luminescence whose half width is not less than 1 meV and not more than 15 meV in a photoluminescence spectrum or a cathodoluminescence spectrum; and the second absorber layer contains a Ib group element, a IIIb group element, and a VIb group element, the composition ratio of the Ib group element to the IIIb group element is not less than 0.1 and less than 1.0, and the second absorber layer is provided on the side of the light entering surface of the first absorber layer. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020739 | ACTIVE MATERIALS FOR ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICES AND ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICES - Tandem electro-optic devices and active materials for electro-optic devices are disclosed. Tandem devices include p-type and n-type layers between the active layers, which are doped to achieve carrier tunneling. Low bandgap conjugated polymers are also disclosed. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020740 | SOLAR CELL - Provided is a solar cell having improved photoelectric conversion efficiency. The solar cell ( | 2014-01-23 |
20140020741 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOLAR CELL - A solar cell having improved carrier collection efficiency is provided. A solar cell ( | 2014-01-23 |
20140020742 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE - A photovoltaic device is provided with: an i-type amorphous layer formed over a region of at least a part of a back surface of a semiconductor substrate; and an i-type amorphous layer formed over a region of at least a part of a light-receiving surface of the semiconductor substrate. No electrode is provided on the light-receiving surface, and an electrode is provided on the back surface. An electrical resistance per unit area of the i-type amorphous layer is lower than an electrical resistance per unit area of the i-type amorphous layer. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020743 | SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A method of manufacturing a solar cell comprising steps of: (a) preparing a semiconductor substrate; (b) forming a metal thin film by vapor deposition on the back side of the semiconductor substrate; (c) applying a thick film conductive paste on the front side of the semiconductor substrate; and (d) firing the metal thin film and the applied thick film conductive paste to form a thin film electrode and a thick film electrode respectively. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020744 | USING AMORPHOUS ZINC-TIN OXIDE ALLOYS IN THE EMITTER STRUCTURE OF CIGS PV DEVICES - A device includes a back contact, an absorber layer coupled to the back contact, a buffer layer coupled to the absorber layer; and an amorphous transparent conductive layer coupled to the buffer layer, wherein the amorphous transparent conductive phase is characterized by, as a function of composition, i) a range of band gaps and ii) a range of work functions. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020745 | METAL OXIDE-ENCAPSULATED DYE-SENSITIZED PHOTOANODES FOR DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS - Dye-sensitized semiconducting metal oxide films for photoanodes, photoanodes incorporating the films and DSCs incorporating the photoanodes are provided. Also provided are methods for making the dye sensitized semiconducting metal oxide films. The methods of making the films are based on the deposition of an encapsulating layer of a semiconducting metal oxide around the molecular anchoring groups of photosensitizing dye molecules adsorbed to a porous film of the semiconducting metal oxide. The encapsulating layer of semiconducting metal oxide is formed in such a way that it is not coated over the chromophores of the adsorbed dye molecules and, therefore, allows the dye molecules to remain electrochemically addressable. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020746 | METAL CONTACT SCHEME FOR SOLAR CELLS - A method of forming point metal electrical contacts to a semiconductor surface of a semiconductor device is provided. In a first step a first metal layer is formed over the semiconductor surface. The first metal layer is then anodised to create a porous metal-oxide layer formed over the semiconductor surface. The pores in the porous metal-oxide layer will thus form an array of openings in the porous metal-oxide layer. A contact metal layer is then formed over the porous metal-oxide layer such that parts of the contact metal layer extend into openings of the array of openings. The contact metal layer electrically contacts the semiconductor surface through the array of openings in the porous metal-oxide layer. A dielectric layer may optionally be formed over the semiconductor surface and the porous metal-oxide layer the formed over the dielectric layer and the contact metal then contacts the semiconductor surface through the dielectric layer. | 2014-01-23 |
20140020747 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a solar cell includes: forming a dopant layer by doping a dopant to a semiconductor substrate; and forming an electrode electrically connected to the dopant layer. The forming of the electrode includes forming a metal layer on the dopant layer; and heat-treating the metal layer to form a first layer and a second layer. In the heat-treating of the metal layer, a portion of the metal layer adjacent to the semiconductor substrate forms the first layer including a compound formed by a reaction of the metal layer and the semiconductor substrate, and a remaining portion of the metal layer forms the second layer that covers the first layer. | 2014-01-23 |