07th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120037107 | SINGLE LOBE DEACTIVATING ROCKER ARM - A deactivating rocker arm for use with a cam having at least one no-lift safety lobe is provided. Safety lobe contacting surfaces on the rocker arm are configured for contact with safety lobes during abnormal operation of the rocker arm. When the rocker arm is deactivated, the safety lobe contacting surfaces may come into contact with safety lobes when excessive pump-up of a lash adjuster brings the rocker arm undesirably close to the rotating cam. This contact limits the range of motion of the rocker arm during certain instances of abnormal operation, promoting more effective transition between deactivated and activated states and preventing damaging contact between the rocker arm and the cam lobe. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037108 | Laser Spark Plug - A laser spark plug, in particular for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle is described. A fixing arrangement is provided in an end region of the laser spark plug facing the combustion chamber. The fixing arrangement allows an optical component to be detachably fixed to the laser spark plug. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037109 | MASS BALANCING MECHANISM OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A mass balancing mechanism is provided for balancing mass forces and/or mass torques of an internal combustion engine. The mass balancing mechanism includes an unbalanced shaft ( | 2012-02-16 |
20120037110 | SPIN BALANCED CRANK ASSEMBLY - A spin balanced crank assembly for two-stroke and four-stroke engines, such as those used in snowmobiles and ATVs, is provided. The crank assembly may achieve an overall two-plane balance engine by adding two additional masses to opposing sides of the crank assembly. The additional masses are each unbalanced to a desired amount and angle in order to offset unbalance in the engine and obtain a balanced assembly. The amount of weight to be added or subtracted may be attached to the masses may be determined by the size and engine from which the crank assembly is a part of because the angle of unbalance of the crank assembly is know beforehand. Additionally, methods for spin balancing two-stroke and four-stroke engines are provided, wherein the method comprises balancing the engine without disassembling the crank. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037111 | Piston for an internal combustion engine and method for its production - A method for producing a piston for an internal combustion engine, composed of first and second piston components, has the following steps: (a) providing a blank of the first piston component composed of a tempered or precipitation-hardened steel, having at least one joining surface, (b) providing a blank of the second piston component composed of a tempered or precipitation-hardened steel, having at least one joining surface, (c) tempering or precipitation-hardening the blanks, (d) friction-welding the joining surfaces of the blanks to produce a piston blank, with the formation of at least one friction-welding seam and a heat influence zone in the region of the at least one friction-welding seam, (e) annealing or low-stress annealing of the piston blank, thereby obtaining the heat influence zone(s), (f) re-machining and/or finishing the piston blank to produce a piston. A piston so produced is also provided. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037112 | STEEL PISTON WITH COOLING GALLERY AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF - A piston and method of construction is provided. The piston includes a top part fixed to a bottom part. The top part has an uppermost surface with annular inner and outer upper joining surfaces depending therefrom. The bottom part has a pair of pin bosses with pin bores aligned with one another along a pin bore axis; a pair of upwardly extending annular inner and outer lower joining surfaces and a combustion bowl wall. Inner and outer weld joints fix the inner and outer upper and lower joining surfaces to one another. An annular cooling gallery is formed laterally between the upper and lower joining surfaces. The inner weld joint joining the top part to the bottom part is located within the combustion bowl wall and configured to minimized the compression height of the piston. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037113 | Piston for an internal combustion engine and method for its production - A method for the production of a piston has the following method steps: (a) providing a blank of a piston base body, having an outer joining surface, an inner joining surface and a circumferential lower cooling channel part that runs between the two joining surfaces, (b) providing a blank of a piston ring element, having an outer joining surface, an inner joining surface and a circumferential upper cooling channel part that runs between the two joining surfaces, (c) forming a circumferential widened region on at least one joining surface, the widened region extending toward the related cooling channel part, (d) connecting the blank of the piston base body with the blank of the piston ring element by way of their joining surfaces, by friction welding, to produce a piston blank, and (e) machining the piston blank further and/or finish-machining it to produce a piston. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037114 | PISTON FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A piston for an internal combustion engine has an upper part and a lower part. The upper part has a collar with a ring rib and the lower part has a wall and a contact part radially within the wall. When the upper part is connected with the lower part by friction welding, the face surfaces of the ring rib, the collar, the wall, and the contact part form friction-welding surfaces and form a cooling channel and a cooling cavity between them. To supply the cooling channel and the cooling cavity with cooling oil, radial bores are introduced into the ring rib, which bores connect the cooling channel with the cooling cavity. In this way, it is guaranteed that a sufficient residual amount of oil collects in the cooling channel and in the cooling cavity, which amount is constantly renewed, and leads to good cooling of the piston crown. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037115 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A PISTON FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND PISTON FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for the production of a piston for an internal combustion engine has the following steps: producing an upper piston part having at least one joining surface, b) producing a lower piston part having at least one joining surface, c) producing a direct contact between the at least one joining surface of the upper piston part and the at least one joining surface of the lower piston part, d) heating the upper piston part and the lower piston part by induction or by a direct flow of current over the joining surfaces in the region of the joining surfaces that have been brought into direct contact, e) connecting the upper and lower piston parts with one another to produce a piston by a pressing process, and machining the piston to finish it. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037116 | ENGINE ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A NOISE SHIELD - An engine arrangement for a vehicle, such as a commercial vehicle such as a truck, includes subsequently arranged and encompassed in a casing an engine block, an engine transmission and a flywheel. A noise shield patch is arranged at a circumferential section of the casing corresponding to the location of the flywheel and/or the engine transmission overlaying not more than 75% of the circumferential section. The patch is arranged predominantly beneath the casing. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037117 | MARINE ENGINE LUBRICATION - Trunk piston marine engine lubrication, when the engine is fueled by heavy fuel oil, is effected by a composition comprising a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity containing at least 50 mass % of a basestock containing greater than or equal to 90% saturates and less than or equal to 0.03% sulphur or a mixture thereof, and respective minor amounts of an over-based metal hydrocarbyl-substituted hydroxybenzoate detergent other than such a detergent having a basicity index of less than two and a degree of carbonation of 80% or greater and 5 to 500 mass %, based on the mass of detergent, of an oil-soluble alkyl-substituted substituted phenol other than a hindered phenol. Asphaltene precipitation in the lubricant, caused by the presence of contaminant heavy fuel oil, is prevented or inhibited. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037118 | Combustion Chamber for Diesel Engines with Inclined Engine Valves - A new architecture of a combustion chamber for a diesel engine allows arranging the engine valves according to an axis inclined with respect to the cylinder axis by an angle greater than 8°, without reducing the swirl ratio obtained at the end of the compression stage. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037119 | DIAGNOSTIC METHOD FOR A FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR IN THE COMMON RAIL OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine has a fuel pressure sensor, the measured value of which represents a fuel pressure in a fuel reservoir of the internal combustion engine. Fuel is metered from the fuel reservoir into a combustion chamber. In a predefined idle operating state (LBZ) of the internal combustion engine, a speed of the internal combustion engine is regulated so as to reach a specific idling speed. During the regulation process, a value of a manipulated variable for metering the fuel is determined, the value being required to reach the specific idling speed. Furthermore, it is concluded that the measured fuel pressure value contains an error (ERR) when the determined required value of the manipulated variable differs from a reference value (REF) predefined for the predefined idle operating state (LBZ) of the internal combustion engine by at least a given amount or factor. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037120 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a method and a device for operating an internal combustion engine, with at least one cylinder (Z | 2012-02-16 |
20120037121 | ENGINE - An engine includes a head cover covering an upper part of a cylinder head to accommodate a valve gear mechanism and an injector. The head cover is separatable into a lower cover body and an upper cover body detachable from and attachable to the lower cover body. The lower cover body includes a fuel pipe and a relay connector. Through the fuel pipe, fuel is supplied to the injector. The fuel pipe penetrates through the lower cover body. The relay connector is configured to relay power supply from outside the head cover. The relay connector is attached to the lower cover body. One end side of an injector harness disposed in the head cover is coupled to a terminal portion of the injector. Another end side of the injector harness is coupled to the relay connector. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037122 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A FUEL METERING SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A device and a method for controlling a fuel metering system, the fuel pressure being controlled as a function of the operating state of the internal combustion engine. When the internal combustion engine is switched off, the fuel pressure is controlled at a first value. If a condition is present which is normal when the internal combustion engine is switched off, the fuel pressure is controlled at a second value. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037123 | FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM - A fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine has an air filter for cleaning intake air comprising a housing and a filter element, an intake unit for supplying the cleaned intake air to combustion chambers of the internal combustion engine and a fuel injection unit comprising a container for pressurized fuel, in particular a fuel distribution rail, and a plurality of injectors connected with the container. The fuel injection unit is integrated in the air filter. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037124 | ENGINE WITH INJECTOR MOUNTING AND COOLING ARRANGEMENT - An internal combustion engine is provided including an injector having an injector body including a nozzle assembly having an annular outer surface. A cylinder head includes an injector mounting bore to receive the injector, and a lower sealing portion. The engine also includes an engine coolant passage formed in the cylinder head to receive engine coolant to remove heat from the cylinder head. The engine coolant passage opens into, and is fluidly connected to, the mounting bore to cause coolant in the coolant passage to contact the annular outer surface of the nozzle assembly. A lower seal is positioned between the lower sealing portion and the nozzle assembly to form a fluid seal. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037125 | PROGRAMMABLE DIESEL FUEL INJECTOR - An apparatus for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine. The apparatus includes a solid magnetostrictive material with a favored direction of magnetostrictive response formed into a shape with ends that are substantially parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to the favored direction of magnetostrictive response. A fuel control valve element is located coaxial to the favored direction of magnetoelastic response of the magnetostrictive material, the element opening inwardly. A solenoid coil is located concentric with the magnetostrictive material and coaxial to the favored direction of magnetoelastic response, the solenoid coil adapted to excite the magnetostrictive material into mechanical motion. An excitation signal is provided within the solenoid coil consisting of a main current signal with a superposed alternating signal approximately the width of a hysteresis loop of the solid magnetostrictive material. Finally, a magnetic return path circuit in magnetic communication with the solid magnetostrictive material is provided. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037126 | PROGRAMMABLE DIESEL FUEL INJECTOR - An apparatus for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine. The apparatus includes a solid magnetostrictive material with a favored direction of magnetostrictive response formed into a shape with ends that are substantially parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to the favored direction of magnetostrictive response. A fuel control valve element is located coaxial to the favored direction of magnetoelastic response of the magnetostrictive material, the element opening inwardly. A solenoid coil is located concentric with the magnetostrictive material and coaxial to the favored direction of magnetoelastic response, the solenoid coil adapted to excite the magnetostrictive material into mechanical motion. An excitation signal is provided within the solenoid coil consisting of a signal, before a main current signal, sufficient to cause magnetic domain alignment but not rotation, and finally a magnetic return path circuit is provided in magnetic communication with the solid magnetostrictive material. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037127 | PROGRAMMABLE DIESEL FUEL INJECTOR - A programmable diesel fuel injector that increases frequency response and control precision over desired fuel flow rates throughout each injection event. All valve frequency and motional requirements are met by a compensated direct drive, which is enabled by the durable capability of a rare earth alloy to lengthen in a magnetic field. A continuously variable electrical input waveform is predetermined to result in the desired fuel injection rate shape. A magnetostrictive transducer converts voltage and current into continuously variable force and displacement of a master piston acting upon fuel within a closed chamber. A slave piston responds to the fuel pressure changes within the closed chamber and acts upon the spool of a spool valve to eject fuel. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037128 | DIPOLE TRIBOELECTRIC INJECTOR NOZZLE - The present invention relates to a fuel injector configuration that treats a dielectric fluid such as gasoline fuel with strong electric and, optionally, magnetic fields to form a homogeneous charged fuel or fuel/air mixture for combustion in an internal combustion engine. The electric field is supplied by a triboelectric dipole and the magnetic field is supplied by permanent magnets. Small charged fuel particles are produced and combust more readily than untreated particles. Fuel efficiency is increased and emissions are reduced. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037129 | OPPOSED PISTON ENGINE - A single-crankshaft single-cylinder fully-balanced opposed piston engine module that provides extra time for the injection and the combustion of the fuel. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037130 | Opposed-piston engine having a single crankshaft coupled to the opposed pistons by linkages with pivoted rocker arms - An opposed-piston engine with a single crankshaft has a rocker-type linkage coupling the crankshaft to the pistons that utilizes a rotatable pivot rocker arm with full-contact plain bearings. A rocker-type linkage utilizes a rotatable pivot bearing with an eccentric aspect to vary translation of piston linkage along the axial direction of a cylinder, which shifts the top dead center (TDC) and bottom dead center (BDC) locations of a piston so as to change the volume of charge air compressed during the power stroke. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037131 | PRESSURE WAVE SUPERCHARGER - A pressure wave supercharger for installation on an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle includes a rotor casing having an inner surface, and a rotor received in the rotor casing. A coating is applied on the inner surface of the rotor casing for absorbing heat radiation. The rotor casing is surrounded by an insulation jacket. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037132 | Method and device for operating an internal combustion engine having a compressor for compressing the air supplied to the internal combustion engine - In a method for operating an internal combustion engine having a compressor, the diagnosing of a clutch of the compressor is achieved without an additional sensor system. The compressor is turned on via the clutch, and a variable characterizing the air-mass flow to the internal combustion engine is ascertained. A first value of the variable characterizing the air mass flow before turning on the compressor is compared to a second value of the variable characterizing the air mass flow after turning on the compressor by closing the clutch, and an error is detected as a function of a deviation between the first value and the second value of the variable characterizing the air mass flow. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037133 | COMPRESSOR COMPRISING A SWIRL GENERATOR, FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to the operation of a supercharged internal combustion engine ( | 2012-02-16 |
20120037134 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for adjusting an EGR valve and one or more intake throttles responsive to the output of an intake oxygen sensor to provide a desired amount of EGR flow while maintaining engine torque. The adjustments are coordinated to improve distributed control of the EGR valves and intake throttles, and enable EGR flow even when one actuator is limited. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037135 | DOUBLE BARREL TOY LAUNCHER APPARATUS - A toy launcher apparatus for discharging soft foam projectiles, the apparatus having a housing and a barrel assembly, including side-by-side barrels, that simulates a real double barrel shotgun. Within the housing are two launching assemblies operatively connected to the barrels, and a trigger assembly for capturing launching tubes of the launching assemblies and for allowing a user to release the launching tubes, and launching springs mounted around the launching tubes to cause the projectiles to be “fired” when the launching tubes are released. Also mounted to the housing and the barrel assembly, and operatively connected to the launching assemblies, is a cocking assembly having an elongated link pivotally connected at one end to the barrel assembly and at an opposite end to a ratchet and compression mechanism. The ratchet and compression mechanism includes a central block with an upward extending arm for engaging the launching tubes to compress the launching springs, and a downward extending arm for engaging a rack connected to an inner frame of the housing to prevent the launching springs, when partially compressed, from snapping to an expanded position should the user fumble the apparatus during a cocking cycle. The barrel assembly is rotatable between a housing aligned position and a housing nonaligned position. The barrel assembly also includes a slide collar for facilitating sliding the barrels between an extended position and a retracted position when the barrel assembly is in the housing aligned position. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037136 | BALL MACHINE - A ball machine has a link mechanism. One end of the link mechanism is connected with an elastic member, and another end of the link mechanism is connected with a power unit. The link mechanism is connected with a deformable carrier. Thereby, a ball is placed on the carrier. The power unit drives the link mechanism to operate. The carrier is deformed to a certain degree to release the link mechanism. The elastic unit brings the link mechanism to restore the carrier so as to toss the ball automatically. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037137 | Missile launching apparatus - A missile-launching device is described which is capable of holding an arrow in a ready-to-fire position indefinitely, but which is more compact and less cumbersome than a traditional bow or crossbow. Elastic tubes are used to propel the arrow. An arrow is held in the ready-to-fire position by stretching an missile notch portion between the elastic bands back into a rearwardly extending rest. The missile is held in place at the rear by the arrow notch portion and at the front by a trigger-activated pair of locking arms. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037138 | Toy launcher for launching projectiles and methods thereof - A toy launcher that can house a substantially large amount (e.g., 40, 60, 100, 200, etc.) of projectiles along the length of a rotatable projectile feed assembly. During use, a user can cause rotatable projectile feed assembly to rotate about it own axis and can cause projectiles to advance from the rotatable projectile feed assembly to a projectile launch assembly. At the projectile launch assembly, projectiles interact with at least one accelerator launching the projectile out of the toy launcher. The accelerator can be at least one rotating body. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037139 | Multi-Purpose Crossbow Cocking Device and Method - A multi-purpose crossbow cocking device having two handles attached by a draw cord or string. Slidably affixed to the cord are a pair of pulley members having hooks that engage a bow string of a crossbow. The handles may have an inner cavity. One or both of the handles may contain one or more Allen wrenches pivotally connected to the handle within the inner cavity. In its retracted position, the Allen wrench is housed within the inner cavity. In its extended position, the distal end of the Allen wrench is placed external of the handle's inner cavity and may be used to drive a bolt or screw with a hexagonal shaft head. The Allen wrenches may be different sizes. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037140 | FIXED ABRASIVE SAWING WIRE WITH A ROUGH INTERFACE BETWEEN CORE AND OUTER SHEATH - A fixed abrasive sawing wire is presented that comprises a core ( | 2012-02-16 |
20120037141 | Adjustable Burn Apparatus - An adjustable burn apparatus for a fireplace using a liquid or gel-type fuel. The apparatus includes an elongate housing with an elongate top opening into which an elongate removable fuel container is inserted. The removable fuel container has an elongate open top of a length approximating the length of the elongate housing, and an elongate cover which is hinged to the housing preferably along its long dimension and has an elongate flame opening. The hinged cover itself has a shutter slidably secured at its lower surface that is movable along positions opening, controlling and closing the flame opening. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037142 | COMBUSTION AND COOLING AIRFLOW SYSTEM FOR A COOKING APPLIANCE - A cooking appliance has a cabinet including a front portion, opposing side panels, a base portion, a back panel and a top surface. First and second oven cavities are disposed within the cabinet. Each of the first and second oven cavities include respective sidewall portions maintained in a spaced apart relationship from the opposing side panels. A first airflow passageway provides combustion air to the first oven cavity and cooling air within the cabinet and a second airflow passageway provides combustion air to the lower cavity. The second airflow passageway is separated from the first airflow passageway. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037143 | SPACE-EXTENDABLE BAKING OVEN - A space-extendable baking oven comprises a body; a receiving frame for supporting the body; at least one wing portion of the frame being installed with a lateral table; and an extending frame installed to trenches of the lateral table; wherein the extending frame can be pulled outwards or received into the trenches. The extending frame can support an extension table. The receiving frame has at least one receiving space for receiving the extension table. Furthermore, in another application, the extending frame may be rotatably installed to lateral table so that the extending frame can tune down or turn upwards. The present invention provides a larger space for receiving other objects. Furthermore, the use is convenient so as to effectively resolve the problem of insufficient space in the prior art oven. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037144 | SUCTION HOOD - The invention relates to a sucking means ( | 2012-02-16 |
20120037145 | STEAM GENERATOR - The subject of the present invention is to provide a steam generator constructed small in size. A steam generator | 2012-02-16 |
20120037146 | LOW NOX BURNER - Disclosed is a burner tip to be used in a furnace for the combustion of fuel gas in the combustion zone of a furnace, that comprises a burner tube that has a longitudinal axis and has a dowstream end and an upstream end for receiving the fuel gas. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037147 | COOKING APPLIANCE - The present disclosure relates to a cooking appliance. The cooking appliance of the disclosure comprises a cavity, in which the top surface thereof has a curvature, providing cooking space of food; a first heat source positioned at the top of the cavity while having the curvature corresponding to the top surface of the cavity and heating interior space of the cavity; a first heat source positioned at the bottom of the cavity and heating interior space of the cavity; and a discharge port discharging the discharge gas into the exterior space. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037148 | ARTICLES AND DEVICES FOR THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE AND METHODS THEREOF - The present invention relates to articles and heat storage devices for storage of thermal energy. The articles include a metal base sheet and a metal cover sheet, wherein the metal base sheet and the metal cover sheet are sealingly joined to form one or more sealed spaces. The articles include a thermal energy storage material that is contained within the sealed spaces. The sealed spaces preferably are substantially free of water or includes liquid water at a concentration of about 1 percent by volume or less at a temperature of about 25° C., based on the total volume of the sealed spaces. The articles include one or more of the following features: a) the pressure in a sealed space is about 700 Torr or less, when the temperature of the thermal energy storage material is about 25° C.; b) the metal cover sheet includes one or more stiffening features, wherein the stiffening features include indents into the sealed space, protrusions out of the sealed space, or both, that are sufficient in size and number to reduce the maximum von Mises stress in the cover sheet during thermal cycling; c) the metal cover sheet and/or the metal base sheet includes one or more volume expansion features; or d) the metal cover sheet has a thickness, t | 2012-02-16 |
20120037149 | Indoor/Outdoor Fireplace Apparatus - An indoor-outdoor fireplace apparatus including having a base unit which supports a pair of spaced elongate containers for a fuel of the liquid or gel type. In key embodiments, the two elongate fuel containers each have a short horizontal dimension. A shutter carrier slidably rests on the base-unit top and includes a frame to which a pair of elongate shutter plates are secured in spaced positions to cover the elongate fuel containers, such arrangement providing a visually-broad flame field with full on-and-off and adjustment control with a short shutter stroke. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037150 | Convex Lens Solar Water Heating System - A solar water heating system, including: (a) a solar heating collector, having: (i) an array of convex lenses; (ii) a panel disposed below the array of convex lenses, wherein the array of convex lenses focuses sunlight on the panel to heat areas of the panel; (iii) a fluid chamber disposed below the panel; and (iv) a plurality of members extending from the panel into the fluid chamber to transfer heat from the panel into fluid in the fluid chamber; (b) a fluid reservoir; (c) a fluid inlet line for moving fluid from the fluid reservoir into the fluid inlet of the solar heating collector; (d) fluid outlet line for moving fluid from the fluid chamber of the solar heating collector to the fluid reservoir; and (e) a pump for moving fluid cyclically through the fluid chamber of the solar collector and the fluid reservoir. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037151 | SOLAR COLLECTOR - A solar collector assembly comprises a solar absorbing tube ( | 2012-02-16 |
20120037152 | Solar half parabolic shell smelter with a heliostat on a turntable - Invented is a solar smelter that also manufactures hot air or hot fluids. A curved parabolic-half-shell focuses the sun's rays unto a crucible, which is buried into the ground. Using a heliostat, the sunlight is reflected horizontally unto an interior reflective wall of the curved parabolic-half-shell. Surrounding the crucible is a thermal-mass with embedded pipes, that manufacture hot and compressed air, or heated gas or fluid. On top of the thermal-mass is a clear transparent-and-insulating-glazing that captures any stray solar rays, adding heat to the thermal-mass. At the foci of the parabolic-half-shell is a crucible for melting rocks, sand, glass or metals, or processing chemicals. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037153 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING ENERGY FROM HYDROGEN, IN PARTICULAR FOR RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS - Herein proposed is a system ( | 2012-02-16 |
20120037154 | AEROSOL THERAPY DEVICE - The invention relates to an aerosol therapy device comprising: a housing; an aerosol generator, which is arranged in the housing; an air inlet ( | 2012-02-16 |
20120037155 | Novel Auxiliary Chamber for Inhaled-Drugs - An auxiliary chamber for inhaled-drugs includes a hollow tube body and a hollow side tube; and a unidirectional air valve which only allows air from an inlet flowing to an outlet end is located at the inlet end of the hollow tube body, wherein the outlet end of the hollow tube body is connected to an endotracheal tube. The hollow side tube connects with a lateral hole of the hollow tube body at one end, and a special universal adapter at the other end. The special universal adapter has a small through hole which is used to accommodate an inhaler therein to release inhaled drugs in the inhaler into the hollow tube body, and the inhaled drugs moves from the inlet end with air flow to the outlet end after entering the hollow tube body to help patients with respiratory failure take medicine. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037156 | CONTROL OF HUMIDIFIER CHAMBER TEMPERATURE FOR ACCURATE HUMIDITY CONTROL - A breathing assistance system for delivering a stream of heated, humidified gases to a user, comprising a humidifier unit which holds and heats a volume of water, and which in use receives a flow of gases from a gases source via an inlet port, the flow of gases passing through the humidifier and exiting via an exit port, the system further having a temperature sensor which measures the temperature of the gases exiting the humidifier unit, an ambient temperature sensor which measures the temperature of gases before they enter the humidifier unit, and a flow sensor which measures the flow rate of the gases stream, the system also having a controller which receives data from the temperature and flow sensors, and which determines a control output in response, the control output adjusting the power to the humidifier unit to achieve a desired output at the humidifier unit exit port. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037157 | INHALER - An inhaler ( | 2012-02-16 |
20120037158 | PASSIVE INHALER WITH BLISTER STRIP - A passive inhaler for delivery of a powder-form inhalation formulation from a blister strip with a plurality of blister pockets is proposed. The inhaler comprises a metallic piercing member with two piercing elements extending at least essentially in V-shape away from each other and being at least essentially flat. A contact member is arranged between the piercing elements to contact a lid of a blister pocket in an area between separate openings formed by the piercing elements in the lid, | 2012-02-16 |
20120037159 | DETECTION OF ASYNCHRONY - A controller or processor(s) ( | 2012-02-16 |
20120037160 | RESPIRATOR AND METHOD OF IDENTIFYING CLEANLINESS/TURBIDITY OF FILTER THEREOF - A respirator includes an external shell assembly, an internal shell assembly mounted inside the external shell assembly and communicating with outside of the external shell assembly through an intake passage, and a sound-absorbing member mounted inside the internal shell assembly and defining a channel therein. An air blower can be mounted inside the internal shell assembly for sucking the oxygen or air inputted externally into the internal shell assembly along the channel and then outputting it further to where it is required. The acoustic absorption of the sound-absorbing member and the covering of the internal and external shell assemblies can effectively lower the noise of the respirator, and the internal shell assembly can further focus the gas to enhance the efficiency of suction of the gas of the air blower and to reduce the heat generated by the air blower. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037161 | NASAL MASK ASSEMBLY - A mask system is provided to fit pre-adult patients, or patients having facial features that are very small or child-like, e.g., patients having dimensions in the lower 5%-10% of the population. For example, the headgear and/or cushion are dimensioned to accommodate this range of patients. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037162 | VENTILATORY ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - The present method, system and device relate to a ventilatory assistance system comprising a ventilatory assistance device, which comprises a tube on which a tubular nozzle is integrally mounted, and a respiratory gas supply duct able to connect said tubular nozzle to a source of respiratory gas. The present ventilatory assistance system further comprises obstacle forming means counteracting against assembling a connecting member of an external medical device to said tubular nozzle, when the latter is connected to said source of respiratory gas by means of said supply duct. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037163 | Vertebrae Support Device and Method - A vertebrae support device. The vertebrae support device includes a base made of a yielding material and having resting surface, a rail side, a first lateral side a second lateral side, a head end, and a foot end. A first rail extends from the rail side of the base from the resting surface of the base and adjacent the first lateral side and having a rounded surface opposite the base. A second rail extends from the rail side of the base from the resting surface of the base and adjacent the second lateral side and having a rounded surface opposite the base, a trough depending between the first and second rails and toward the base at least one inch. A headrest is formed on the head end of the base. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037164 | SODIUM TALLOWATE SOAP CUSHION - An apparatus and method for relieving discomfort arising from body aches and pains is disclosed, comprised of a cushion that may be placed on a mattress, sofa, or other furniture and covered with a sheet. Alternatively, said cushion can be part of a mattress, sofa, or other resting surface, including a pet bed. The inventive cushion further comprises compartments into which hard soaps substantially comprised of Sodium Tallowate are inserted. When a body part rests on the cushion with Sodium Tallowate hard soap, vapors form to relieve pain in the body part. Preferably, the cushion comprises multiple sets of large compartments, inside of which are four circular sub-compartments and a central compartment. Hard disc-shaped soaps comprising Sodium Tallowate are inserted into the four circular sub-compartments and vapors accumulate in the central compartment. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037165 | SPINAL SHIELD IMPLANT AND TREATMENT OF SPINAL METASTASES - A radiation shield for use in treating spinal metastatic disease is formed of a body that is configured to surround the spinal cord and includes a section that can be axially extended for increasing the surface area of the shield. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037166 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIZING AN ORAL DEVICE - Systems for sizing oral appliances comprise both a width measuring template or tool for determining the distance between opposed molars and an arch sizing tool for determining the size and shape of the patient's dental arch. Based on this information, individual appliances can be selected from an inventory of such appliances, where the selected appliance would best fit the patient. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037167 | Infant Nasal Septum Protective Device - An infant nasal septum protective device has an H-shaped configuration including a first portion that adheres to the outside of the nose when in use, a second portion that adheres to the upper lip when in use, and a third portion that extends between and interconnects the first and second portions in a position overlying the septum when in use, to help protect the septum. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037168 | Dental device for weight control - A dental device for weight control is disclosed which comprises a body having an upper side and a lower side, a protrusion extending from the lower side for extending into an oral cavity to reduce a volume of the oral cavity, a front edge positioned between the upper side and the lower side contoured to fit against teeth, and a back edge positioned between the upper side and the lower side, the back edge for bearing against a roof of a mouth. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037169 | Support Surface Cover Having Different Frictional Zones - An apparatus is disclosed for placement on a support surface between the support surface and a living being, wherein the living being has a bony prominence. The apparatus includes a first zone having a first coefficient of friction, the first zone being configured for positioning proximate the bony prominence. A second zone is adjacent the first zone, the second zone having a second coefficient of friction higher than the first coefficient of friction. The second zone is configured for positioning remote from the bony prominence. A method of preventing or healing decubitus ulcers includes positioning the bony prominence over the first zone and positioning an area remote from the bony prominence over the second zone. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037170 | SMOKING CESSATION TOBACCO PIPE - A smoking cessation tobacco pipe helps smokers to fully and directly realize the harm of tobacco to a human body when they are smoking and give up smoking and publicize smoking cessation. The tobacco pipe is a transparency which is assembled with a top cover part ( | 2012-02-16 |
20120037171 | PROCESS FOR MAKING A CONTINUOUS STRUCTURE OF AN ENCAPSULATED MATERIAL - A method for providing an encapsulated flavorant or chemesthetic agent in a smoking article includes forming an emulsion including: (i) a first aqueous solution, comprising one or more cross-linkable polysaccharides; and (ii) a hydrophobic additive comprising one or more flavorants or chemesthetic agents. The method also includes extruding the emulsion into a second aqueous solution in the form of an elongated structure, cross-linking at least a portion of the one or more cross-linkable polysaccharides, removing the cross-linked elongated structure from the second aqueous solution, introducing the cross-linked elongated structure into a filter, or into a rod including a smoking composition, or both; and forming the filter or the rod of the smoking composition into a smoking article. The method can include a drying step. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037172 | PLUG SPACE PLUG FILTER WITH FLAVOR BEAD - A filter component for a smoking article includes an upstream segment of filter material, a downstream segment of filter material in a spaced apart relation to the upstream segment of filter material so as to define a cavity therebetween, and a flavor bead disposed in the cavity. The flavor bead has an outer diameter, which is at least 75% of the spaced apart relation of the upstream segment of filter material and the downstream segment of filter material. The outer diameter of the flavor bead does not exceed an outer diameter of either the upstream or downstream segments of filter material. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037173 | FILTERED CIGARETTE INCORPORATING AN ADSORBENT MATERIAL - A filter element incorporating an adsorbent material is provided. The filter element may comprise a first section of filter material and a second section of filter material spaced apart to form a compartment therebetween. The compartment may be filled with one or more adsorbents or the compartment may be divided into two regions, wherein one compartment region is filled with an adsorbent and the other compartment region is either filled with an ion-exchange resin or remains empty. The section of filter material adjacent to the tobacco rod may include one or more channels therethrough for passaging smoke directly from the tobacco rod into the adsorbent-filled compartment. The mouth end section of filter material may contain a breakable capsule, wherein the breakable capsule is filled with a flavoring agent capable of altering the taste characteristics of mainstream smoke. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037174 | TOBACCO PRODUCT FILTERS - A tobacco product filter is provided comprising a carrier material which comprises an immobilized ionic liquid. By the term “tobacco product filter” may particularly be meant all sorts of filters which are suitable to remove harmful substances, particles, gases or the like from tobacco smoke. In particular, the tobacco product filter may be suitable to form cigarette, small cigars and smoking pipes. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037175 | MELTABLE SMOKELESS TOBACCO COMPOSITION - A meltable smokeless tobacco composition configured for insertion into the mouth of a user is provided. The smokeless tobacco composition includes a particulate tobacco material and a lipid having a melting point of about 36° C. to about 45° C. An associated process is also provided. The process includes melting a lipid having a melting point of about 36° C. to about 45° C. to form a molten lipid composition, mixing a particulate tobacco material with the molten lipid composition to form a molten smokeless tobacco composition slurry, and cooling the molten smokeless tobacco composition slurry to form a solidified smokeless tobacco composition. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037176 | HAIRDRESSING AND COSMETIC COMB AND HAIRDRESSING AND COSMETIC METHOD - Provided are a hairdressing and cosmetic comb which catches a lot of hair in the gaps of the comb teeth in single combing, does not need blocking or shifting of the comb from one hand to another, allows hair to be aligned straight easily, allows a practitioner to image a finished state of the whole head without hurting fingers of the practitioner, ensures an efficient hairdressing and cosmetic work of cutting or dyeing, and is manufactured at low cost, and a hairdressing and cosmetic method using the comb. A hairdressing and cosmetic comb | 2012-02-16 |
20120037177 | Method for Applying Hair Extensions - A method for affixing a plurality of extension hair strands to a plurality of natural hair strands and accomplishing an non-chemical removable connection using the action of allowing a non-thermoplastic material to seep or flow and purge moisture on its own merit as opposed to being pressed by hand. In one embodiment, the hair extension is attached to the plait by hand, allowing a material to flow through the strands individually forming a whole and allowing a releasable fusing to take place which holds the extension hair to the natural hair for an extended period of time or until removed. In another essence, by pouring the material over the readied attachment and allowing the material to flow through all the hairs and, as it is purged of moisture, to form a connection for an extended period of time or until removed. In another embodiment, a machine or tool is used to accomplish the pouring and seeping, then drying, which in turn fastens the extension hairs to the natural hairs. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037178 | MORDANT AND HAIR COLORING PRODUCTS CONTAINING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a mordant for hair dyeing and a hair dyeing product comprising the mordant. The mordant of the present invention comprises an effective amount of a ferrous salt, antioxidant and water; the hair dyeing product of the present invention comprises three parts: a softening agent, a dyeing agent, and the mordant. The mordant and the hair dyeing product comprising the mordant as provided by the present invention do not contain thioglycolic acid, aromatic compounds such as p-phenylenediamine and hydrogen peroxide, and are safe and free of irritation. The hair dyeing product of the present invention has good chromaticity and fastness as well as good product stability and convenience in usage. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037179 | Reusable Self-Heating Hair Roller - A reusable self-heating hair roller includes a fluid holding body containing a supercoolable fluid. The fluid holding body may be implemented in many ways, including as non-permeable, incorruptible, air-tight film, bladder or casing. The supercoolable fluid, such as sodium acetate or equivalent, uses thermochemistry to produce on command an exothermic crystallization process that generates the heat needed to style and or curl the hair. A nucleation initiator initiates a nucleation event that propagates the crystallization to harnesses the latent heat of fusion and create the heat. The nucleation initiator may be situated so that it is generally sequestered or otherwise held in a way where it is prevented from free floating within the supercoolable fluid, yet at the same time remains in full communication with the fluid. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037180 | APPARATUS FOR APPLICATION OF COSMETIC MATERIALS - An apparatus and a system for the application of cosmetic material, such as eye liner, is disclosed. For instance, in one embodiment, the present disclosure is directed to an applicator having a core layer, a first layer of fibrous material disposed above the core layer, and a second layer of fibrous material disposed beneath the core layer. The first layer and the second layer each include an outer surface having a surface texture sufficient to pick up and retain cosmetic material when said applicator contacts cosmetic material. The core layer of the applicator can be constructed of a fibrous material, such as a non-woven fibrous material. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037181 | CLEANING METHODS FOR IMPROVED PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE EFFICIENCY - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to methods for cleaning a substrate prior to a deposition process. The methods generally include multiple cleaning solutions for removing contaminants from a surface of a substrate. The multiple solutions generally have different compositions, and each of the solutions contain one or more additives selected to remove a variety of contaminants. Mechanical agitation may also be utilized to remove contaminants from the surface of a substrate. After cleaning a substrate, a material may be deposited on the substrate surface. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037182 | PARTICLE REMOVAL APPARATUS AND METHOD AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A particle removal apparatus for removing particles from a chamber of a plasma processing apparatus, wherein the chamber is connected to a gas exhaust port and a plasma of a processing gas is generated in the chamber to plasma process a substrate to be processed, includes a particle charging control member for positively charging particles generated within the chamber by positive ions of an ion sheath region formed in a region other than the vicinity of the substrate to be processed, wherein positively charged particles are discharged from the chamber via the gas exhaust port. Therefore, there is no plasma disturbance or metal contamination, and thus can be applied to a practical use. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037183 | ABSORBENT PROCESS FOR REMOVING EXTRANEOUS LIQUID FROM CONTACT LENS PACKAGING PRIOR TO SEALING - Extraneous liquid is absorbently removed from the rim or sealing area of a contact lens package prior to sealing it, so as to promote good adhesion of the foil cover to the rim when the package is sealed. As the package moves through the system, the package rim and an absorbent blotter are moved into contact with one another. The blotter absorbs any extraneous liquid on the rim. A vacuum or other dryer can be included to further remove the absorbed liquid from the blotter. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037184 | Method Of Regulating Anaerobic Bacteria Load On a Skin Surface - A method for regulating anaerobic bacteria load on a skin surface may comprise a number of steps including determining a baseline anaerobic bacteria load of the skin surface; applying a cleansing composition to the skin surface; providing an automotive skin care device; contacting the treatment surface of the applicator to the skin surface for a contact time; rinsing the cleansing composition from the skin surface; repeating the treatment steps at least twice over a treatment period; and determining a post-treatment anaerobic bacteria load of the skin surface. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037185 | OPTIMIZATION OF DISH MACHINE PARAMETERS - A dish machine includes optimized dish machine operating parameters that may result in increased energy efficiency and reduced utility costs. The operating parameters may include one or more of a wash water temperature, a rinse water temperature, and/or a rinse flow rate. In some examples, the optimized parameters may include a wash water temperature in the range of 160° F. to 164.5° F., a rinse water temperature in the range of 182° F. and 211° F., and a rinse flow rate in the range of 0.4 gal/rack and of 0.66 gal/rack. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037186 | DISHWASHER AND A CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - In the dishwasher and the control method therefor of the present invention, the turbidity of washing water is measured and, if it is decided that the level of dirtiness of the tableware is low, then the time over which a heater operates during the washing routine is reduced and, instead, the time over which the heater operates during the rinsing routine is increased. This is advantageous in that it can improve the performance of the drying which is carried out after the rinsing routine. Further, if it is decided that the level of dirtiness of the tableware is high, then the time over which the heater operates during the washing routine is increased and the time over which the heater operates during the rinsing routine is reduced. This is advantageous in that the washing performance can be improved while the overall heater operating time can be maintained. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037187 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A DISHWASHER - A method to operate a dishwasher, comprising: (1) adding detergent to a cleaning liquid which is circulated within the dishwasher; (2) measuring the conductivity of the cleaning liquid and determining the rate of change in conductivity caused by dissolution of the detergent in the cleaning liquid; (3) comparing the rate of change in conductivity with a predetermined threshold value so as to determine the dissolution rate of the detergent that has been added in step (A) to the cleaning liquid; and (4) adjusting operating parameters based on the determination of step (C). | 2012-02-16 |
20120037188 | Apparatus for agitating and evacuating byproduct dust from a semiconductor processing chamber - A system and method for semiconductor processing chamber includes a housing that can cover an annular gap of a pedestal well of the semiconductor processing chamber. A cleaning nozzle is removably coupled to a compressed dry air (CDA) supply. The cleaning nozzle can inject the CDA into the pedestal well while the housing can contain a byproduct dust agitated by the injected CDA. The byproduct dust is evacuated by at least one vacuum port that is removably coupled to a vacuum source. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037189 | EX-SITU COMPONENT RECOVERY - Disclosed herein are devices, methods and systems for ex-situ component recovery. The ex-situ recovery can be performed by desorbing or outgassing components of a processing system in a recovery system, rather than in the processing system itself. The recovery system can include a docking station and/or a heated vacuum chamber. The heated vacuum chamber can be used to desorb or outgas components that will be located inside the processing system, while the docking station can be used to desorb or outgas components that will be connected to the processing system. The processing system components can be placed under pressure by the recovery system to desorb or outgas contaminants and remove virtual leaks. The recovery system pressure can include a vacuum roughing pump, a turbomolecular pump, and/or a cryogenic pump to apply a pressure necessary to desorb or outgas the components. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037190 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INTERNALLY CLEANING CANS HAVING CORRESPONDING OPENINGS - The present invention relates to a method and a device for internally cleaning cans ( | 2012-02-16 |
20120037191 | CLEANING SEQUENCE FOR OXIDE QUALITY MONITORING SHORT-LOOP SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER - Disclosed herein are methods for novel cleaning processes for inline quality monitoring short-loop semiconductor wafers. In one embodiment, an exemplary process may comprise immersing the short-loop wafer in an SC-2 aqueous solution comprising hydrochloric acid and hydrogen peroxide at a temperature of about 60° C., and for a time period of about 600 seconds, and then rinsing the wafer with deionized water to remove residual SC-2 solution immediately following immersing the wafer in the SC-2 solution. This exemplary method may then comprise immersing the short-loop wafer in an SC-1 aqueous solution comprising ammonia and hydrogen peroxide immediately after rinsing the wafer to remove residual SC-2 solution, and then rinsing the wafer with deionized water to remove residual SC-1 solution immediately following immersing the wafer in the SC-1 solution. In such a method, however, the wafer is immersed in an HF aqueous solution comprising hydrofluoric acid immediately prior to immersing the wafer in the SC-2 solution, or immediately after immersing the wafer in the SC-1 solution. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037192 | JETSPRAY NOZZLE AND METHOD FOR CLEANING PHOTO MASKS AND SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS - A jetspray nozzle for cleaning a photolithographic mask or semiconductor wafer and method for cleaning the same. The jetspray nozzle in one embodiment includes a water supply inlet, a gas supply inlet, a first row of gas injection nozzles communicating with the gas supply inlet, a mixing cavity defining a jetspray nozzle outlet, and a flow mixing baffle disposed in the cavity. The mixing baffle preferably is configured and arranged to combine gas and water in the jetspray nozzle for delivering a concentrated stream of gas with a cluster of micro water droplets entrained in the gas for removing contaminant particles from the mask. The jetspray nozzle is capable of cleaning photo masks or wafers without the use of chemicals. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037193 | SPRAY ARM ASSEMBLY FOR A DISHWASHER - A spray arm assembly for a dishwasher, comprising a spray arm ( | 2012-02-16 |
20120037194 | Hands-Free Paint Roller Cleaner - A paint roller enclosure and cleaning device is disclosed that eliminates the need for a user to manually clean a roller tool after its use. The device comprises an enclosure with an interior volume wherein a used paint roller is secured. A spray pipe with a plurality of apertures directs fluid directly onto the roller. Feed for the spray pipe is controllable by a ball valve that regulates the flow of fluid, updating the intensity and volume of fluid being entered into the enclosure. When flowing, the fluid sprays from the spray pipe within the enclosure directed at a paint roller and handle. The roller is forcibly rotated by the spray fluid and cleaned of residual paint and debris without requiring the user to do so by hand. Fluid then drains through a drainage hole at the base of the enclosure, into a flex pipe and into a drain or appropriate container. A transparent covering is provided over the upper surface of the enclosure to allow visualization of the cleaning process and to prevent fluid from escaping or spraying the user. Optionally, an air hose may be attached to the enclosure to dry the roller following cleaning. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037195 | UMBRELLA WITH TWO BELTS - An umbrella having a telescopic shaft having one end carrying a handle and an opposite end carrying a canopy is held in a harness having upper and lower belts fittable on a user. The handle is secured to the lower belt. A strap around the upper belt carries a clip having a base plate and a counter plate flanking the strap, a pivot pin passing through the strap between the base plate and counter plate, and four fingers projecting from the base plate and releasably gripping the umbrella shaft. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037196 | Portable Shelters, Related Shelter Systems, and Methods of Their Deployment - Portable shelters, shelter systems, and methods of deployment of such shelters are described. The shelters or housing units may be deployed in emergency housing situations and may be grouped into systems of shelters. One particular embodiment comprises a rigid top frame structure, a rigid bottom frame structure, and one or more collapsible support arms connecting the top frame structure to the bottom frame structure. The frame structures and the collapsible support arm(s) are sized and configured to form a shelter frame when the collapsible support arm(s) are in a fully extended position, and the top frame structure is brought into proximity with the bottom frame structure when the collapsible support arm(s) are in a collapsed position. Methods of rapid deployment of the shelters and systems of shelters are also described. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037197 | Portable reconfigurable shelter - A shelter including panels of a first configuration secured to each other, the panels of the first configuration including a square main panel section, a fold-line extending from one corner to an opposite corner of the square main panel section allowing the square main panel section to fold along the fold-line, and a hinged flap extending from each edge of the square main panel section, each hinged flap secured to a hinged flap of an adjacent panel. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037198 | SHELTER HAVING A PROTECTIVE LAYER - A hard walled shelter has first and second substantially parallel corner posts. The hard walled shelter also has an upper frame support extending between first ends of the corner posts and a lower frame support extending between second ends of the corner posts. The hard walled shelter additionally has a moveable wall. The moveable wall has a lower portion hinged at the lower frame support and an upper portion that fits securely on the interior of the corner posts when the moveable wall is in a closed configuration. When the moveable wall is in an open configuration the moveable wall is disposed away from the hard walled shelter to form an opening in the shelter. The hard walled shelter also has a coupling that extends around the perimeter of the opening in the shelter. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037199 | THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL AND THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENT - Disclosed is a thermoelectric material which is represented by the following composition formula (1) or (2) and comprises as a major phase an MgAgAs type crystal structure: | 2012-02-16 |
20120037200 | SOLAR CELL PANEL - A solar cell panel is discussed. The solar cell panel includes a plurality of solar cells each including a substrate and an electrode part positioned on a surface of the substrate, an interconnector for electrically connecting at least one of the plurality of solar cells to another of the plurality of solar cells, and a conductive adhesive film including a resin and a plurality of conductive particles dispersed in the resin. The conductive adhesive film is positioned between the electrode part of the at least one of the plurality of solar cells and the interconnector to electrically connect the electrode part of the at least one of the plurality of solar cells to the interconnector. A width of the interconnector is equal to or greater than a width of the conductive adhesive film. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037201 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE WITH OXIDE LAYER - A method of manufacturing a photovoltaic device may include concurrently transforming a transparent conductive oxide layer from a substantially amorphous state to a substantially crystalline state and forming one or more semiconductor layers. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037202 | CORD PLATE FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE - A cord plate for a photovoltaic module is configured to receive one or more flowable sealants. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037203 | WIRING SHEET, SOLAR CELL WITH WIRING SHEET, SOLAR CELL MODULE, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SOLAR CELL WITH WIRING SHEET - There is provided a wiring sheet ( | 2012-02-16 |
20120037204 | SOLAR SYSTEM AND SOLAR TRACKING METHOD FOR SOLAR SYSTEM - The invention provides a solar system and a solar tracking method for a solar system. An exemplary embodiment of a solar system includes a substrate comprising a solar cell array disposed thereon. An optical element array is disposed over the substrate to concentrate sunbeams onto the solar cell array. An actuator is affixed to the substrate, wherein the actuator shifts the substrate along an axis direction. A feedback module is electrically coupled to the substrate and the actuator, wherein the feedback module respectively measures a first, a second and a third voltage of the solar cell array corresponding to the first, the second and the third position, and finds a maximum voltage among the first, second and third voltages, thereby defining a maximum feedback position at which the maximum voltage occurs. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037205 | Solar Cell Concentrator - In this presentation, we have shown new methods, devices, and systems, to concentrate the light for the solar cells, using refractive index variations, light funnels, liquid crystals, and other methods and materials. We have shown various methods for enhancing the solar cell efficiency. We have given many variations for each application. | 2012-02-16 |
20120037206 | SYSTEMS FOR COST EFFECTIVE CONCENTRATION AND UTILIZATION OF SOLAR ENERGY - The present invention is primarily directed to improvements to cost-effective systems for concentrating and using solar energy. The present invention co-optimizes the frame and the primary mirrors and secondary concentrator for a cost-effective very high concentration quasi-parabolic dish system that uses no moulded optics for the primary concentration, and also optimizes fabrication jigs for the main components of that design. The present invention also optimizes cell contacts and provides cost effective receiver cooling for dense receiver arrays for very high concentration photovoltaic systems. The present invention also includes a semi-dense receiver array that can provide a higher acceptance angle than a dense receiver array, and finally includes mutual-shading impact minimization methods and apparatus compatible with very high concentration photovoltaic systems. | 2012-02-16 |