13th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100077928 | Cartridge Containing One Serving of Coffee Powder for Preparing a Coffee Beverage - A cartridge containing one serving of coffee powder for preparing a coffee beverage comprises a cartridge body having a cup-like shaped lower portion and a cover portion; the cup-like shaped lower portion having a bottom portion and a upper region; and a lower filter element located inside the cup-like shaped lower portion between the coffee powder and the bottom portion; in which the interior of the cup-like shaped lower portion of the cartridge is provided with engaging means, and in which the lower filter element is provided with a peripheral edge portion engaging the engaging means for clampingly fix the lower filter element to the cup-like shaped lower portion of the cartridge. In the preferred embodiments the engaging means are constituted by a groove provided in the interior or the exterior of the cup-shaped lower portion. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077929 | Apparatus for Cooking Bacon and Other Flat Strips of Food - A bacon-cooking apparatus comprising a first slanted cooking surface, a second slanted cooking surface in substantially parallel planar relation with said first slanted cooking surface, wherein said second slanted cooking surface is removably attached to said first slanted surface and when attached to said first slanted surface rests on said first slanted surface to that flat strips of food placed on the first slanted surface will be appressed by the weight of the second slanted cooking surface. A third slanted cooking surface rests on said second slanted cooking surface in a fashion similar to how said second slanted cooking surface rests on said first slanted cooking surface. All cooking surfaces are slanted to provide some grease runoff into a trough beneath the lower slanted side of all cooking surfaces. The trough and device contain substantially no sharp corners that are likely to trap grease during cleanup. The device is made from a nontoxic nonleaching material capable of use in a microwave, an oven, and over an open flame. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077930 | Modifications and improvements to griddle table cooking and dining systems - Modifications and improvements to an apparatus used for cooking food on a wide griddle surface, around which meal participants sit, selected from the group consisting of “teppan yaki tables.” The improvements detailed herein to the basic device render it suitable for home use and include safety features to prevent tipping and from aberrant flame behavior from a heat source. Also, a specialized griddle cover is provided for that converts the unit into a home bar. Also, substantial modifications to the basic system entail a method of construction wherein the entire unit can be “broken down” for storage or conversely reassembled in minutes, including a divided griddle surface. Finally, a rigid canopy, suspended over the griddle and table surfaces, for the purpose of mounting lights, audio speakers, other accessories, and for the sake of appearance. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077931 | MACHINE HAVING AN IMPROVED DRAINING GRID FOR COMPACTING HUMID WASTE - The machine ( | 2010-04-01 |
20100077932 | SOLVENT REMOVAL ASSISTED MATERIAL TRANSFER FOR FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING - Methods and systems for flexographic printing are discussed. The methods include removing solvent from a material to be transferred from a donor substrate to a feature of a flexographic printing plate. Solvent is removed from the material prior to transfer to the feature, resulting in improved transfer of the material to the feature. The systems include solvent removal apparatuses for facilitating removal of solvent from the material. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077933 | SHEET-FED OFFSET PRINTING PRESS FOR PRINTING ON BOTH SIDES OF SHEETS - A sheet-fed offset printing press for printing on both sides of sheets has a compact construction and permits a number of color separations to be printed over one another in recto printing or recto and verso printing in a flexible manner and with high print quality. A plurality of printing units, which are disposed behind one another, each include at least one form cylinder, a transfer cylinder, a first impression cylinder and an inking unit having at least one ink applicator roll associated with the form cylinder. A second impression cylinder, which interacts with the transfer cylinder and the first impression cylinder, is provided in at least one printing unit. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077934 | PROJECTILE FASTENING BOLT FOR A SHELL WITH A SUBCALIBER PENETRATOR WITH A CONICAL TAILPIECE AND A SHELL - A shell with a subcaliber penetrator, which has a conical tailpiece, and with a basically disk-shaped propulsion element, wherein the conical tailpiece has a frustum-shaped recess that is open towards the rear end. The propulsion element is joined with the penetrator, preferably by a screw connection (projectile fastening bolt. To this end, a bolt element joins the propulsion element and the penetrator in the area of the tailpiece and has a borehole that is open at the rear end, into which propellant charge gases flow when the shell is fired and cause rending of the bolt element and thus separation of the propulsion element from the penetrator. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077935 | METHOD FOR WELD-JOINING ATTACHMENT TO OUTER PANEL OF RAILWAY VEHICLE AND CAR BODY SIDE STRUCTURE PRODUCED BY THE SAME - A weld-joining structure between an outer panel and an attachment is achieved, which is advantageous in terms of appearance, workability, and cost. To weld-join the outer panel and the attachments including, such as frame members and opening frames and opening frame members, which is a reinforcement or an interior or exterior member for use in the outer panel, the outer panel and the attachment placed on the outer panel are weld-joined by laser welding at overlapping portions of the outer panel and the attachment. The laser welding is performed along a polishing mark formed in one direction on an externally exposed-side surface of the outer panel and the attachment. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077936 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PARTICULATES - A pigment solution that an organic pigment is dissolved in a solvent, a poor solvent which decreases solubility of the organic pigment in the pigment solution to precipitate particles of the organic pigment, and a dispersant solution containing a dispersant in an organic solvent which acts as a good solvent to the organic pigment are merged in one merging region via each separate inlet flow channel and flowed out from the merging region through one single mixing flow channel, thereby producing particulates by directly dispersing particles precipitated in an aqueous medium comprising the pigment solution and poor solvent into an organic solvent medium containing the dispersant. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077937 | Water Base Ink for Ink-Jet Recording, Ink Cartridge, and Ink-Jet Recording Apparatus - A water base ink for ink-jet recording contains a coloring agent, water, a penetrant, and a surfactant, wherein the penetrant includes diethylene glycol n-hexyl ether (A), the surfactant includes an acetylene glycol-based surfactant (B | 2010-04-01 |
20100077938 | STABLE FOAMED CEMENT SLURRY COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - A foamed cement composition is disclosed for utilization in performing a variety of well cementing operations, and to methods for making and using same. The foamed cement composition basically includes a cement, water sufficient to form a pumpable slurry, a gas sufficient to foam the slurry, a foaming agent and optionally a foam stabilizing agent. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077939 | Extruded Cross-Banded Magnesium Oxide Construction Board and Method of Making Same - Embodiments of the invention comprise a method of making a construction board (also known as wallboard) and a device for making same. The resulting construction board is formed by mixing of at least magnesium oxide, magnesium chloride, and a binding agent into a slurry, adding particulized solid material while funneling the slurry, and extruding the slurry comprising the particulized solid material. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077940 | Method and arrangement related to a value space - The invention relates to a method and to an arrangement pertaining to an alarm-equipped valuable item storage space ( | 2010-04-01 |
20100077941 | OXY/FUEL COMBUSTION SYSTEM WITH MINIMIZED FLUE GAS RECIRCULATION - This disclosure includes a system and method of controlling fuel combustion including providing a system, measuring a property, and providing oxygen and fuel in response to the property. The system includes a furnace arranged and disposed to receive fuel and oxygen and combust the fuel and the oxygen to form a combustion fluid, a plurality of heat exchanger sections arranged and disposed to receive heat from the combustion fluid, and a plurality of oxygen injectors arranged and disposed to controllably provide oxygen to the combustion fluid to adjust composition of the combustion fluid and temperature of the combustion fluid. The property measured is selected from the group consisting of temperature of the combustion fluid, composition of the combustion fluid, temperature of the heat exchanger sections, and combinations thereof and is performed in close proximity to the oxygen injectors. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077942 | OXY/FUEL COMBUSTION SYSTEM WITH LITTLE OR NO EXCESS OXYGEN - The disclosure includes a combustion system including a primary reactor arranged and disposed to receive a solid fuel and a first oxygen stream and deliver a first substantially gaseous product and a substantially solid or molten product, a secondary reactor in fluid communication with the primary reactor, and a furnace in fluid communication with the secondary reactor. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077943 | COMBUSTION SYSTEM WITH STEAM OR WATER INJECTION - A combustion system having a furnace arranged and disposed to receive solid fuel and oxygen and combust the solid fuel and oxygen to form a flue gas. The system includes a heat exchanger arrangement arranged and disposed to receive heat from the flue gas, where the heat exchanger arrangement has a predetermined heat exchange capacity. A water injection arrangement is arranged and disposed to provide water to the flue gas to controllably adjust the flue gas mass flow rate and temperature to provide the predetermined heat exchange capacity. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077944 | COMBUSTION SYSTEM WITH PRECOMBUSTOR - A precombustor having a chamber having a first end and a second end, and an inlet configured to deliver a substantially parallel flow of solid fuel surrounded by oxygen at the first end. The first end further includes a recirculation step and the second end fluidly communicates with a furnace. The inlet and the recirculation step are arranged to form a recirculation zone of at least a portion of the solid fuel and the oxygen. A combustion system and method for operating a combustion system are also disclosed. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077945 | CONVECTIVE SECTION COMBUSTION - An oxy/coal combustion system and method include a furnace arranged and disposed to receive and combust a first solid fuel to form a combustion fluid, a convective section having one or more inlet devices, the convective section arranged and disposed to receive and combust a second fuel in the presence of the oxygen, and one or more heat exchangers arranged and disposed to exchange heat with the combustion fluid. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077946 | PROCESS TEMPERATURE CONTROL IN OXY/FUEL COMBUSTION SYSTEM - An oxy/fuel combustion system having a furnace arranged and disposed to combust a fuel to form a combustion fluid. The system further includes a convective section having at least one heat exchanger arranged and disposed to exchange heat between the combustion fluid and steam for use in a steam turbine. A flue gas recycle is arranged and disposed to recycle at least a portion of the combustion fluid as a recycled flue gas, the flue gas recycle having at least two expellant locations downstream of a primary combustion zone. The system includes a flow control mechanism that provides controlled amounts of the recycled flue gas to the at least two expellant locations to control temperature of the steam. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077947 | METHOD OF COMBUSTING SULFUR-CONTAINING FUEL - A method of combusting sulfur-containing fuel in a circulating fluidized bed boiler includes the steps of (a) feeding sulfur-containing fuel into a furnace of the circulating fluidized bed boiler, (b) combusting the fuel with oxidant gas consisting essentially of pure oxygen and circulated exhaust gas, so as to form exhaust gas having carbon dioxide and water as its main components, and (c) feeding calcium carbonate containing material into the furnace so as to capture sulfur dioxide into calcium sulfate in the furnace. The temperature in the furnace is maintained above 870° C. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077948 | SEED METER - A seed meter has a housing forming a seed-holding supply chamber and an outlet chamber and a thin feed wheel rotatable in the housing about an axis and formed centered on the axis with an annular array of radially outwardly open and axially throughgoing seats each dimensioned to hold a respective seed. Structure in the housing is positioned to prevent seeds from moving radially outward from the respective seats in the supply chamber but not in the outlet chamber. A pressure differential is applied across the wheel to move seeds in the supply chamber into the seats so that the seeds are expelled from the seats in the outlet chamber. The seeds are fed, one at a time into a seed conduit and/or to a conveyor for transfer to the seed conduit or to the down pipes of the seed coulters. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077949 | SEWING MACHINE FOR COVERING CHAIN STITCH - In a sewing machine for covering chain stitch according to the present invention, a thread push member is mounted on a top cover shaft which drives a cover thread looper, and the thread push member is arranged on the cover thread guide. When swinging backward in association with a movement of the cover thread looper, the thread push member pushes the top cover thread passing through a guide hole of the cover thread guide, forcibly moves the top cover thread and keeps the top cover thread near a back end of the guide hole. The top cover thread is arranged at a predetermined position on a surface of a cloth without being affected by a force from the needle thread, and a covering chain stitch can stably be formed with the excellent appearance. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077950 | SEWING MACHINE - A sewing machine is provided. The sewing machine includes a needle, a feed dog which feeds a workpiece in a feeding direction, a stitching motor which vertically moves the needle, a needle swinging motor which swings the needle in a direction orthogonal to the feeding direction, a memory in which basic coordinate data of basic buttonhole stitches having a basic stitching width is stored, an input device from which a stitching width is input, and a control device which creates a modified coordinate data based on the basic coordinate data and the stitching width input from the input device, and controls the stitching motor and the needle swinging motor based on the modified coordinate data to form buttonhole stitches having the stitching width input from the input device. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077951 | Indicia and method for piercing patchwork quilts - A series of pattern indicia are detachably affixable to multiple blocks of fabric in accordance with a formatting sequence that encodes an overall decorative pattern of a patchwork quilt top. A method of piecing the blocks to form the quilt top uses the pattern indicia to keep track of the position of each block in the decorative pattern, so that the pattern layout may be disassembled to facilitate sewing the blocks together. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077952 | MECHANISM FOR A SLIDING ROOF - An assembly for covering an opening of a vehicle, and particularly a boat, comprising a base frame having a pair of guide rails with a stop at a forward end and a continuous peripheral sealing surface; a movable panel slidably attached to the guide rails and configured to substantially cover the opening in a closed position, the panel having a sealing surface that substantially conforms to the base frame peripheral sealing surface in the closed position; the slidable panel attachment comprising a pair of mirror image slide assemblies on a front panel portion and a pair of mirror image rear brackets on a rear panel portion; the rear brackets being pivotably attached to the guide rails; and the slide assemblies having a panel raising mechanism comprising a drive slide and a locator disposed within guiderails, and a raising lever disposed between the drive slide and the guide rails and configured to raise the panel to an open position, a closing position, and a sealing position. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077953 | WATERCRAFT BUMPER - A watercraft bumper has an elongate body. The elongate body has a generally C-shaped cross-section. A protrusion extends from one of the end portions of the cross-section and extends towards the other end portion. A watercraft having the bumper is also disclosed. The watercraft has a lip over which the bumper is disposed. The lip has a depression formed in an upper side thereof. The protrusion of the bumper is disposed in the depression and is biased against the upper side. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077954 | Removable gas line marker system - A marker post system for marking the location underground pipelines includes marker post holder which removably holds a marker post. The marker post holder is configured for releasable connection with an underground tube. Removal of the holder from the tube provides manual access to the interior chamber of the tube to facilitate cleaning the interior chamber and removing a broken segment of a marker post which otherwise would be difficult without digging up the tube. A substantially watertight seal is preferably provided between the holder and marker post to prevent water from entering the interior chamber of the underground tube. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077955 | Cable identifier system - A cable identifier system including an attachment plug at each end of the cable configured to provide cable tracking capabilities. The attachment plug is configured to include a rotatable device which is rotated through a series of numbers or letters until a desired alphanumeric symbol is designated. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077956 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UNIFORMLY ADDING PARTICULATES TO A COATING ON COMESTIBLES, AND PRODUCTS PRODUCED THEREBY - A process for applying particulates to a large number of comestible cores during the production of comestible cores so as to have a generally uniform application of particulates on each coated core involves the steps of placing a batch of comestible cores in a coating apparatus; applying aliquots of coating syrup while the cores are tumbled in the coating apparatus to build up a coating on the cores; dividing a predetermined total amount of the particulates to be applied to the coated cores into at least three portions of approximately equal size; and applying each of the portions of particulates to the coated cores simultaneously from multiple, spaced apart, particulate distributors in the coating apparatus while the coated cores are being tumbled. Preferably the particulate applicator comprises a number of venturi eductors equal to the number of particulate distributors; a pneumatic hose connected between each venturi eductor and each particulate distributor; and a vibratory pan for holding a quantity of particulates and causing the particulates to vibrate and flow at a uniform rate into each venturi eductor. The process is particularly were suited to uniformly apply speckle particulates to produce coated chewing gum or other confectionery cores with a uniform number of speckles on each core. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077957 | Frosting dispenser apparatus - A frosting dispenser apparatus including a rotatable platform is described. The frosting dispenser apparatus comprises a body having a base and a pedestal, a rotatable platform is connected with the base and configured to rotate a baked good. Further, a dispenser is connected with the pedestal. The dispenser is located above the rotatable platform. The frosting dispenser apparatus is formed to be easy to use for a child. Additionally, the present invention includes a frosting dispenser apparatus kit which includes a frosting dispenser apparatus, a frosting, a baking mix, a mixing container, a mixing utensil, and a baking container. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077958 | CLEANING APPARATUS - A cleaning apparatus suitable for cleaning a roll coating machine is described, the cleaning apparatus having one or more rolls and including: a cleaning means; and a support chassis for supporting the cleaning means adjacent the one or more rolls. A roll coating machine is also described, which includes a cleaning apparatus, comprising a cleaning means; and a support chassis for supporting the cleaning means adjacent the one or more rolls. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077959 | AIRLESS SPRAY GUN VIRTUAL COATINGS APPLICATION SYSTEM - A virtual coatings application system realistically simulates airless spray painting. The system generally includes a display screen on which is defined a virtual surface that is intended to be virtually painted or coated by the user. The user operates the instrumented airless spray gun controller which is instrumented with a tracking device and an electronic on/off switch for the trigger. The system also has a motion tracking system that tracks the position and orientation of the airless spray gun controller with respect to the virtual surface defined on the display screen. Simulation software generates virtual spray pattern data in response to the setup parameters and the position and orientation of the airless spray gun controller with respect to the virtual surface. Virtual spray pattern images are displayed in real time on the display screen in accordance with the accumulation of virtual spray pattern data at each location on the virtual surface. The primary purpose of the system is to enhance training. In addition to providing virtual painting of a part, the system also provides for virtual practice sessions in which the user can test setup parameters by painting virtual practice paper. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077960 | SYSTEM FOR DEMARCATING AN AREA - A system for demarcating an area comprises a movable demarcating element, and a control system for determining the magnitude and/or the moment of a next move of the movable demarcating element. The system furthermore comprises one or more observation devices for observing an entity near the movable demarcating element, such as a position of a dairy animal or an amount of grass in the area. The observation devices are operatively connected to the control system for transmitting a signal from the observation means to the control system. The control system is designed to receive and process the signal from the observation means to determine the magnitude and/or the moment of the next move of the movable demarcating element. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077961 | Pet Furniture - Pet furniture embodiments including one unit that is a bunk when in one orientation and which can be disposed in another orientation forming a nestable enclosure and another unit that includes a maze that can be of multi-level or multi-tiered construction. Assemblies and methods are disclosed for tool-less assembly including one unit utilizing a first tool-less latching arrangement for assembling walls and a second tool-less latching arrangement for assembling a platform upon which a pet can perch, rest or lay to walls when assembled and another unit with hingedly connected walls that include a pair of opposed walls formed by wall sections also hingedly joined enabling the walls to be unfolded from a compact stack during assembly to form a platform-supporting frame that can include one or more integrally formed passages that permit a pet to explore underneath the platform. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077962 | Fluid-filled durable pet bed - An inflatable bed is filled with a fluid, whether it is a gas or a liquid, a desirable, in order to form a comfortable bed. The durable pet bed has at least two layers of bullet resistant fabric therein, with a fluid chamber therein protected on all sides by the bullet resistant fabric layers and capable of receiving a gas, fluid, gel, or liquid to provide comfort and safety for the pet using the bed. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077963 | Pet Feeding Dish and System - A pet feeding system is disclosed that includes a dish configured to regulate intake of food by a pet, such as a cat. The dish has a housing in cooperation with a food-dispensing receptacle that dispense food into a food-receiving chamber within the housing permitting a pet to access food in the chamber through at least one food access port that only permits part of the pet to reach within the housing to get some food. The food-dispensing receptacle can be a bowl that can be integrally formed as part of the housing and can also be a food-holding container that seats in the bowl. A cap is provided that can cover food in the bowl or container preventing a pet from accessing the food. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077964 | Ornamental pond fish feeding indicator - The invention is directed to an ornamental pond fish feeding indicator that has a housing with an indicator end. A first LED is enclosed in the housing at the indicator end of the housing. A second LED is also enclosed in the housing at the indicator end of the housing. A temperature sensing circuit is enclosed in the housing. The temperature sensing circuit transmits a signal to the first LED and the second LED. A float is attached to the housing. Using this invention, a pond owner can simply glance at his or her pond and determine whether or not to feed their fish based on the color of the light on top. The light on top of the indicator is red when pond water is below 50 degrees Fahrenheit. If the pond water is 50 degrees or over, the light is green. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077965 | Avian Hut - An avian hut includes a plurality of walls, each wall having an upper edge and a lower edge and coupled to at least one other of the plurality of walls, the plurality of walls together defining an avian hut interior and an avian hut exterior, the lower edges together defining an opening open to the environment, and at least one of the plurality of walls defining a notch shaped to accept a perch secured to an interior of a bird enclosure thereby allowing the perch to extend from the exterior of the avian hut into the interior of the avian hut. A securing device is operable to removably secure the plurality of walls within a bird cage and the notch above the perch. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077966 | ADJUSTABLE CROSS PIECE SOCKET ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A cross piece socket assembly includes a first resting bracket spaced from a second resting bracket. The cross piece socket assembly further includes at least one hoop support. The hoop support includes a hoop anchor portion selectively engageable with one of the first and second resting brackets. First and second arms extend from the hoop anchor portion. A cradle socket is fixed between the first and second arms, and the cradle socket is configured to secure the cross piece bar within the cradle socket where the cross piece bar is struck with an impact force less than an impact force capable of causing a horse or rider to fall. When repositioning the cross piece bar at a different height the hoop anchor portion is disengaged from the first resting bracket and moved to the second restring bracket with the cross piece bar continuously secured in the cradle socket. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077967 | Pet harnesss with restraint - The pet harness with restraint includes a rigid lateral bar or rod attached across the shoulder strap of a harness. The bar serves to prevent the animal from escaping between the vertical uprights of a fence or similar enclosure. The harness preferably comprises a pair of foreleg loops, a chest strap interconnecting the foreleg loops, and a pair of connecting straps that extend from the loops over the shoulders of the animal. Alternatively, the harness may comprise a collar portion and a body-encircling strap joined by longitudinal chest and dorsal straps. The bar may be permanently attached across the shoulder or dorsal straps of the harness, but is preferably removable to provide a versatile harness. The bar may be attached to the harness by snap fasteners, by insertion into a sleeve attached to the harness, etc. The harness may include elastic sections therein to provide greater adjustment for growing pets. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077968 | OXY/FUEL COMBUSTION SYSTEM HAVING COMBINED CONVECTIVE SECTION AND RADIANT SECTION - A heat transfer system having a a radiant source, a first heat exchanger configured to permit a first fluid to flow therethrough, and a thermal shield configured to provide controlled radiative heat from the radiant source to the first exchanger. The radiant source is a flame. The thermal shield is a second heat exchanger configured to permit a second fluid to flow therethrough or a non-contact thermal shield fabricated from a material arranged to provide controlled radiative heat exposure from the radiant source to the first exchanger. Oxy/coal combustion systems are also disclosed. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077969 | METHOD OF WATER HEATING AND DISTRIBUTION - A method of storing water at two temperatures, the method comprising: providing a tank divided into first and second chambers; storing water in the first chamber at a first temperature; storing water in the second chamber at a second temperature; heating water in the second chamber when the second temperature is below a predetermined second value; pumping water from the second chamber to the first chamber when the first temperature is below a predetermined first value, the first values being less than the second value; and permitting water flow from the first chamber to the second chamber while pumping water from the second chamber to the first chamber. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077970 | INTER-STAGE ATTEMPERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods for controlling exhaust steam temperatures from a finishing superheater are provided. In certain embodiments, the system includes a controller which includes control logic for predicting an exhaust temperature of steam from the finishing superheater using model-based predictive techniques (e.g., based on empirical data or thermodynamic calculations). Based on the predicted exhaust temperature of steam, the control logic may use feed-forward control techniques to control the operation of an inter-stage attemperation system upstream of the finishing superheater. The control logic may determine if attemperation is required based on whether the predicted exhaust temperature of steam from the finishing superheater exceeds a set point temperature as well as whether the inlet temperature of steam into the finishing superheater drops below a set point temperature of steam. The attemperation system may include a characterizing function to linearize the valve operation controlled by the control logic to inject cooled, high-pressure feedwater into the steam upstream of the finishing superheater, which may, in turn, control the exhaust temperature of steam from the finishing superheater. The disclosed embodiments may also be applied to any systems where an outlet temperature of a fluid from a heat transfer device may be controlled. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077971 | Engine having fuel injector with actuator cooling system and method - An internal combustion engine, such as a direct injection compression ignition diesel engine, includes an engine housing having a plurality of cylinders and a plurality of fuel injectors associated one with each of the cylinders. The fuel injectors each include a first fuel inlet and a second fuel inlet, and an actuator subassembly which is configured to actuate a control valve assembly positioned within the fuel injector. The engine further includes a fuel system having a fuel supply circuit, and a cooling system for the actuator subassembly having a cooling circuit with a segment in common with a segment of the fuel system. The cooling system is configured to pass cooling fuel across a heat exchange interface of the actuator subassembly to exchange heat therewith. The actuator subassembly may include a piezoelectric actuator and a preloading spring, which are each fluidly sealed within a casing of the actuator subassembly. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077972 | CRANKCASE PRESSURE REGULATOR FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine that includes a crankcase having a crankcase pressure defined within the crankcase relative to an ambient pressure. The crankcase pressure varies in response to operation of the internal combustion engine. A crankcase pressure regulator is in fluid communication with the crankcase, and the crankcase pressure regulator includes a first passageway defining a first flow path, a second passageway defining a second flow path in a parallel arrangement to the first passageway. When the crankcase pressure is less than a first predetermined pressure, the first valve moves to the open position to allow a fluid flow into the crankcase through the first passageway. When the crankcase pressure is greater than a second predetermined pressure, the second valve moves from the closed position to the open position to allow a fluid flow from the crankcase through the second passageway. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077973 | VARIABLE TRAVEL VALVE APPARATUS FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An apparatus includes a valve and an actuator. The valve has a portion movably disposed within a valve pocket defined by a cylinder head of an engine. The valve is configured to move relative to the cylinder head a distance between a closed position and an opened position. The portion of the valve defines a flow opening that is in fluid communication with a cylinder of an engine when the valve is in the opened position. The actuator is configured to selectively vary the distance between the closed position and the opened position. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077974 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE VALVE LIFT DEVICE AND OPERATION LOGIC THEREOF - A continuously variable valve lift device may include a vibration link having one end eccentrically and rotatably coupled to a rotation shaft, a rocker arm having a middle portion pivotally coupled to the other end of the vibration link, an advance lever having one end coupled to the one end of the rocker arm to select advance or delay, a swivel cam link having one end pivotally coupled to the other end of the rocker arm, and a swivel cam, one end of which is pivotally coupled to the other end of the swivel cam link and the other end of which is pivotally coupled to a stationary shaft to open and close a valve. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077975 | SWITCHABLE CUP TAPPET - A switchable bucket tappet for a valve drive of an internal combustion engine, which has a bucket basic body with a ring-like base. A hollow-cylindrical projection protrudes from an inner edge of the base, and in the bore of the projection an inner body extends. Two coupler pistons lie opposite one another and, to achieve a full valve stroke, engage in sections with a driver surface of the bucket basic body which run in a radial hole of the inner body. A zero valve stroke is achieved when the coupler piston is displaced completely into the radial hole of the inner body, which is baseless and free of contact with a cam. The projection has a window-like aperture, with the underside acting as the driver surface for an upper side of the coupler piston during coupling. The region of the base is an approximately symmetrical and continuously thin-walled formation. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077976 | Internal combustion engine with variable valve control system - An internal combustion engine is equipped with a variable valve control system which is operable to selectively actuate an engine valve using one of two cams of a camshaft, by sliding a rocker arm in the axial direction of a rocker-arm shaft. The system is capable of restricting the axial-direction movement of the rocker arm within a predetermined range, using a simple structure without unduly increasing the number of component parts. Position-restriction portions are formed in a rocker arm, and abut on a trigger arm to restrict sliding movement of the rocker arm within a predetermined amount, when the trigger arm is disengaged from the rocker arm. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077977 | Internal combustion engine equipped with a variable valve control system - The invention provides an internal combustion engine equipped with a variable valve control system which switches the actions of an engine valve by sliding a rocker arm in the axial direction of the rocker arm shaft, while enabling the restriction on the sliding movement of the rocker arm to be removed in accordance with the timings of the actions of the rocker arms irrespective of the engine speed. The internal combustion engine includes an actuator that moves a rocker arm shaft in its axial direction, a trigger arm that engages with a rocker arm to prohibit the sliding movement of the rocker arm, and a trigger pin which is configured to be activated by an axial movement of the rocker arm shaft to bring the trigger arm into action, and to disengage the trigger arm from the rocker arm. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077978 | Internal combustion engine having a hydraulically-actuated variable valve control system, and motorcycle incorporating same - An internal combustion engine is equipped with a variable valve controlling system, in which the single actuator is disposed in a cylinder head on one side where one ends of the rocker-arm shafts are disposed, while enabling the single actuator to activate the rocker arms irrespective of the arrangement of the rocker-arm shafts. In the internal combustion engine, a hydraulic cylinder of a hydraulic actuator is disposed so as to transverse a timing chamber. Operation elements extend respectively from sidewalls of a plunger in the hydraulic cylinder, and activate respective rocker-arm shafts. In a motorcycle on which the engine is mounted, a frame member of a vehicle frame is disposed outside the hydraulic actuator. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077979 | Internal combustion engine having a variable valve control system, and method of using same - An internal combustion engine includes a variable valve control system which is operable to switch actions of an engine valve by slidably moving a rocker arm in the axial direction of a rocker-arm shaft, and which is capable of removing a restriction on the sliding movement of the rocker arm at accurate timings while employing a simplified configuration. When a trigger arm swings by a predetermined amount to the opposite side of a rocker arm, a left-hand engagement nail in engagement with an engagement groove disengages from the engagement groove, but a right-hand engagement nail still engages with an engagement groove. The left-hand engagement nail is placed on top of a left-hand deck-like portion. After that, when an action of the rocker arm makes the trigger arm further swing to the opposite side of the rocker arm, the right-hand engagement nail disengages from the engagement groove. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077980 | COMPRESSION RELEASE MECHANISM - A compression release assembly is disclosed, the assembly including a camshaft rotatable about a camshaft axis, a trigger rotatable about a trigger axis substantially perpendicular to the camshaft axis, and a spring position between the trigger and the camshaft. Preferably, the trigger is rotated from an engagement position toward a disengagement position when a rotational velocity of the camshaft achieves a known value, and is rotated from the disengagement position toward the engagement position when the rotational velocity of the camshaft is below the known value. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077981 | INTAKE MANIFOLD - Embodiments of the invention are directed to an intake manifold configured to facilitate a greater and smoother flow of air and fuel to the cylinders of an engine and, therefore, to facilitate improved performance of the engine. According to further embodiments, the intake manifold is designed for use with automotive engines. According to particular embodiments, the intake manifold is designed for use in automobiles such as racing automobiles and/or automobiles employing carburetive engines. However, it is understood that embodiments of the invention are configured more generally for use in various automotive applications, including automobiles employing direct-injection engines. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077982 | ACTIVE AIR CONTROL - An air-balanced engine assembly is configured to operate efficiently while producing a reduced level of harmful emissions. The engine assembly includes a two-stroke internal combustion engine with multiple power cylinders and intake and exhaust manifolds that fluidly communicate with the cylinders. The engine assembly also includes an air balancing assembly with valves that control intake air flow from the intake manifold to the cylinders. The valves cooperate to balance intake air flow among the cylinders and are configured to substantially equalize trapped equivalence ratios among the cylinders. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077983 | ENGINE VALVES - The present invention includes an engine valve including a stem portion and a head portion disposed at one end of the stem portion. A heat insulation layer is formed on a surface of the head portion. A heat conductive layer is formed on a surface of the stem portion. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077984 | Reciprocating piston combustion engine - A reciprocating piston combustion engine with at least one cylinder ( | 2010-04-01 |
20100077985 | Work Apparatus With Internal Combustion Engine - A work apparatus having an internal combustion engine includes a body case ( | 2010-04-01 |
20100077986 | Steam Combustion Engine - A steam combustion engine is improved from a conventional internal combustion engine by replacing spark plugs with water injection spark plugs, which inject small amount of boiling water into combustion chamber at the beginning of the fuel burning cycle if the engine temperature reaches preset limit. A steam combustion engine controller monitors the temperature of the engine, intercepts and alters fuel injection signal, turns on and off water injection solenoid at the right timing with the right amount. The apparatus can convert conventional vehicle into a steam combustion engine vehicle, reducing fuel consumption and emission by taking advantage of the waste heat and turning water into steam to generate extra useful work. This steam combustion engine can reach 40% efficiency instead of 20% in existing internal combustion engine. This apparatus can be used in any Otto cycle combustion engines found in electric generators, lawn mower, etc besides in most vehicles. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077987 | POWERING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Downstream expansion cylinders are associated with a combustion cylinder such that an overall surface area and displacement volume of the expansion cylinder is sufficient to lower the temperature of fluids associated with the combined engine to such an extent that a radiator can be eliminated in an associated vehicle, or other system. In a separate feature, a catalytic material is placed on surfaces which will “see” the hot exhaust gases such that catalytic conversion of impurities in the gases can be achieved within the engine itself. In yet another feature, water is recovered from a system having both a water injection expansion cylinder, and a combustion cylinder, and the recovered water is re-used for the expansion. In yet another feature, gearing is provided between the expansion cylinder and a combustion cylinder such that the output of the combined engine is optimized, and the two cylinders do not drive the crankshafts in a one-to-one fashion. In another feature the combustion cylinder's ignition timing is delayed (retarded) to manage thermal control of said combustion cylinder between it and a subsequent expansion cylinder or cylinders. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077988 | HYDROGEN-ONLY 6-STROKE ENGINE - There are no prospects for engines using hydrogen as fuel to be put to practical use due to significant small output, knocking, and backfire. An object of the present invention is to obtain a stable automobile engine at high drive that can be commercially put to practical use. A hydrogen-only 6-stroke engine realizing high output by 6-strokes for premixing two to seven atmospheric pressure or high pressure hydrogen and air at equivalent weight, spraying the pre-mixture into a cylinder cooled by filling the cylinder with cold air in advance, spraying, compressing, and exploding the mixture, discharging the mixture from a lower exhaust hole, and discharging remaining waste gas from an upper exhaust hole is proposed. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077989 | CONTROL OF SPARK IGNITED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - There is provided, in one aspect of the present description, a method of controlling a spark ignited internal combustion engine having a fuel injector which injects fuel directly into its combustion chamber. The method comprises stopping the fuel injection if a desired torque for the engine is a predetermined torque or less and a speed of the engine is a predetermined speed or greater. The method comprises resuming the fuel injection by injecting a first amount of fuel directly into the combustion chamber during a negative pressure period and injecting a second amount of the fuel into the combustion chamber during an intake period. The method further includes resuming the fuel injection by injecting a third amount of the fuel directly into the combustion chamber during the negative pressure period and injecting a fourth amount of the fuel into the combustion chamber during the intake period. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077990 | CONTROL OF SPARK IGNITED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - There is provided a method of controlling a spark ignited internal combustion engine having a fuel injector which injects fuel directly into its combustion chamber. The method comprises injecting a total amount of fuel into a combustion chamber by early in a compression stroke during a cylinder cycle at a first engine speed. The method further comprises injecting a first stage of fuel into the combustion chamber during a cylinder cycle by an early in a compression stroke of the cylinder cycle, and injecting a second stage of fuel by late in the compression stroke during the cylinder cycle at a second engine speed less than the first engine speed, after injecting the first stage of fuel. The amount of the second stage fuel is greater than an amount of said first stage fuel. Accordingly, the first and second stage fuels may not be pre-ignited before the spark ignition. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077991 | Throttle valve control system for an internal combustion engine, engine incorporating same, and vehicle incorporating same - A throttle valve control system for an internal combustion engine includes plural throttle bodies with respective intake passages formed therethrough. Each of the respective throttle bodies includes a throttle valve shaft and a throttle valve, the throttle valves are operated by an actuator via the throttle valve shafts. The throttle bodies are each provided with plural fuel injection valves, and fuel lines which connect adjacent fuel injection valves together are arrayed in parallel with a direction of the throttle valve shafts, and are arranged between the throttle bodies and the actuator. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077992 | Method for Detection of Abnormal Combustion for Internal Combustion Engines - A method for detection of abnormal combustion for internal combustion engines is disclosed. A physical model is chosen that describes, as a function of the angle a of rotation of the engine crankshaft, the development of pressure in the cylinder during combustion without any pre-ignition phenomenon. The cylinder pressure P | 2010-04-01 |
20100077993 | Carburetor With Electronic Jets - A carburetor has a set of electrically operated fuel injection elements, including acceleration responsive fuel injector and at least one fuel injector. These fuel injectors meter fuel, at the direction of an electronic control device, directly into the fuel delivery passages of a carburetor without the need for float bowls, needle and seat valves and carburetor jets in the carburetor assembly. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077994 | Fuel injector having integral body guide and nozzle case for pressure containment - A fuel injector includes a body piece that defines a nozzle supply passage and a chamber in fluid communication therewith and configured to contain a fluid pressure within the fuel injector. The body piece has a threaded segment and a second, unthreaded segment that includes an outer surface of the fuel injector. A tip piece is clamped via a clamping piece to the body piece to form a fluid seal therewith, and a needle check extends within the body piece and the tip piece. The body piece is configured to contain fluid pressures, for example up to and exceeding 200 MPa, and has a wall thickness between the chamber and the unthreaded segment that is linked to a fluid pressure of fuel passing through the chamber. The fuel injector is configured via integrating portions of a nozzle case and a body guide to contain the extremely high fuel pressures. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077995 | CONTROLLED CONDENSATE COLLECTION AND EVACUATION FOR CHARGE AIR COOLER - A condensate extractor assembly is provided for collecting and evacuating condensate from inside a charge air cooler in an internal combustion engine assembly. The condensate extractor assembly includes a sump that is attached to or formed in the charge air cooler. The sump is adapted to drain and collect condensate from the charge air cooler. A hose is fluidly coupled at one end to the sump, and fluidly coupled at a second end to the intake manifold. The hose is configured to evacuate condensate from the sump and distribute it directly to the intake manifold in response to the pressure gradient generated by the engine assembly when in an on-state. The hose defines an orifice that restricts the flow of air and condensate through the hose. A filter is fluidly coupled to the hose, fluidly intermediate the orifice and the sump member. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077996 | CHARGING FLUID INTAKE MODULE AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A charging fluid suctions module is provided for an internal combustion engine, comprising a housing forming a flow path for a gaseous charging fluid, particularly air, a gas, and/or an air/gas mixture. Whereby, a heat exchanger is disposed in the housing for the gaseous charging fluid. In order to allow for an improved exhaust gas return the housing comprise an inlet channel for an exhaust gas, and the inlet channel flows into the flow path downstream of the heat exchanger for the gaseous charging fluid. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077997 | Engine Unit and Vehicle Comprising Engine Unit - An engine unit includes an engine body, and a supercharging machine having a main body. The main body of the supercharging machine is coupled to the engine body via a component or a member disposed therebetween. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077998 | TURBOCHARGER BOOSTER SYSTEM - A turbocharged engine includes an internal combustion engine and a turbocharger powered by engine exhaust flow from the internal combustion engine to supply the engine with compressed intake air. The turbocharged engine further includes a turbocharger booster system with a dry low emissions burner. The burner fluidly communicates with an exhaust manifold of the engine and is operable to inject a combustion gas flow into the engine exhaust flow. The hot combustion gas flow is operable to increase the exhaust energy available to the turbocharger and thereby increase the output of compressed intake air. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077999 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine | 2010-04-01 |
20100078000 | AIR-FUEL RATIO CONTROL DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - When an output of a downstream sensor provided downstream of a catalyst for exhaust gas purification becomes a leaner value than a leanness determination value, an air-fuel ratio control device supplies a rich component to the catalyst by performing rich input processing, in which increase correction for increasing fuel injection quantity stepwise is performed and then increase correction quantity of the fuel injection quantity is decreased gradually. When the increase correction quantity of the fuel injection quantity defined by the rich input processing becomes zero or when oxygen occlusion quantity of the catalyst becomes zero, the control device supplies a lean component to the catalyst by performing lean input processing, in which decrease correction for decreasing the fuel injection quantity stepwise is performed and then decrease correction quantity of the fuel injection quantity is decreased gradually. | 2010-04-01 |
20100078001 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CYLINDER AIR CHARGE FOR A TURBO CHARGED ENGINE HAVING VARIABLE EVENT VALVE ACTUATORS - A method for controlling cylinder air charge of an engine having a compressor is presented. In one example, the description includes a method for coordinating the control of the throttle, turbo charger, and valves such that the desired cylinder air charge may be achieved while engine pumping work may be decreased. | 2010-04-01 |
20100078002 | HIGH ENTERTAINING EJECTING TOY - An ejecting toy mainly includes a cylinder body with a receiving chamber. A front end of the cylinder body is covered by a front cover. A vent hole is formed at a middle position of the front cover and at least one air inlet hole is formed at a periphery of the front cover. A front end of the vent hole is sealed by an elastic object. A rear end of the front cover is arranged by a valve, a periphery of the valve has a diaphragm portion with flexibility which is capable of sealing or unsealing the air inlet hole while suffering a force. A handle has a rod body having a piston in a front end of the rod body. The piston can slide back and forth inside the receiving chamber. When the handle is pulled backwards, the diaphragm portion will deform to unseal the air inlet hole to inflow air into the receiving chamber. When the handle is push forwards, the diaphragm portion will deform to seal the air inlet hole so that the pressurized air can only be vented from the vent hole thus the elastic object sealed the vent hole will be ejected out. A shooting activity is thus performed and enjoyed. | 2010-04-01 |
20100078003 | Throwing sling with modified basket, webbing and cord structure - A sling like apparatus comprising a release cord, retention cord, finger loop, release tab, guide assembly, and basket creates a throwing device that is simple to reset, reload and throw while still retaining the power and accuracy of a traditional sling, thus making it user-friendly for anyone to quickly learn and operate. The retention cord comprises a comfortable finger loop that forks about half way in length into two cords that are each attached to specific and unique locations on the basket. The basket deforms into a form fitting structure that secures around a circular object or ball that may be roughly 2.5 inches or smaller in diameter. The release cord is attached to a particular location on the basket and is fed through a guide assembly. The end of the release cord connects to the release tab. | 2010-04-01 |
20100078004 | Method and apparatus for launching solid body and multiple solid bodies using compressed gas - An apparatus for launching projectiles may incorporate a hermetically sealed launch tube, projectile or projectiles within the launch tube with their payload inside or connected via meaning of socket to projectile from outside. The space between the outer surface of the projectile inside the launch tube and the inner surface of the launch tube is filled with compressed gas and hermetically sealed with a fast removable lid. If outside payload is used, then it will be attached to inside projectile via a socket where inside projectile is located inside the launch tube and outside payload connected to the protruded via fast acting valve, portion of projectile and connected to it via the socket. Projectile may incorporate another meaning of control via controllable surfaces or propulsion or constant acting engines. The exhaust gas would be in addition to use for projectile stabilization or additional propulsion, by incorporation a exhaust gas organizers. | 2010-04-01 |
20100078005 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUTTING GRANITE OR SIMILAR MATERIALS - An improved frame saw system has multiple blades for cutting slabs of masonry materials. The improved systems and methods allow for cutting masonry materials into slabs having surface small deviations. A frame saw system may include a support structure of unifying material bonded to at least one of the blades for keeping the blades in fixed relative positions. The support structure may be removable from the frame saw system as the blades are engaged in a swinging motion cutting into the block. In addition, a process for cutting masonry blocks of granite, marble, rock, and the like, includes pretreating the surface of the block with a skim coat to fill surface irregularities prior to cutting operations. A frame saw system may contain one or more spacers between the saw blades wherein a compressive force is applied across the blades connected to a frame to reduce deflection of the blades while cutting. | 2010-04-01 |
20100078006 | Stove Pot Retainer - A device and system for increasing the safety of portable stoves or stoves used in unstable conditions. The device includes at least one support member and at least one retaining member slidably disposed on the support member. The retaining member has an anchoring mechanism movably disposed on it that is used to lock it into place with respect to the support member. The retaining member contacts the sides of a pot or other cooking vessel when in an active position and may be moved into a stowed position. | 2010-04-01 |
20100078007 | High Efficiency Furnace/Air Handler Blower Housing with a Side Wall Having an Exponentially Increasing Expansion Angle - An air distribution blower housing for an air handler such as a residential furnace is designed with a volute-shaped outer wall that has an exponentially increasing expansion angle in the direction of air flow through the blower housing for at least a portion of the volute-shaped outer wall length. This results in the blower housing having an enlarged air outlet opening that slows down and spreads out the air flow from the blower housing over a greater area of the furnace heat exchanger. The blower housing thereby enables less air pressure drop through the heat exchanger, which increases the efficiency of the blower motor operation. The design of the blower housing also efficiently turns the velocity head of the air flow through the housing to usable static air pressure at the housing air outlet. | 2010-04-01 |
20100078008 | OVEN HAVING MULTIPLE HORIZONTAL FLOW CHAMBERS - Oven for dough products, comprising an oven chamber having conveyance means for according to a vertical conveyance path conveying multiple trays with dough products through the oven chamber, and a number of horizontally positioned flow chambers placed one above the other at least one side of the conveyance path, wherein the flow chambers are adapted for in horizontal direction supplying heated air and deflecting the air to the oven chamber for evenly distributing the supplied air over a tray. | 2010-04-01 |
20100078009 | GRILL WITH MULTI-SIDED ACCESS - A grill has a base that supports a grill body. A right and left lid are hingedly affixed to the grill body. The lids interconnect to ensure that they open and close together. A plurality of vents is defined by an upper surface of the lids. A shelf having a right portion, a left portion, and a rear portion substantially surrounds the grill body except for the operator position to the front of the grill body. The shelf and the right side of the grill body define a right retracting space. The shelf and the left side of the grill body define a left retracting space. The lids pivot outwards into the left and right retracting spaces to retracted positions wherein the uppermost portions of the lids and the uppermost surface of the grill body are substantially even with or below an upper surface of said shelf. | 2010-04-01 |
20100078010 | Insertable Thermotic Module for Self-Heating Can - A self-heating container having a container body with an internal beverage section and a thermic cavity. A liquid reactant is positioned in a first section of the thermic cavity and a solid reactant is positioned in a second section of the thermic cavity. The solid reactant may be an amount of CaO ranging from about 80 to 99 percent by weight combined with a wax based inhibitor ranging from about 1 to 20 percent by weight. The wax based inhibitor has a melting point ranging from above 100° C. to about 120° C. | 2010-04-01 |
20100078011 | Ultra-compact, linear, solar-thermal steam generator - Direct solar thermal steam generator with an ultra-compact linear Fresnel reflector field that has “travel and turn” capability by means of independent linear and rotational motion of reflectors. | 2010-04-01 |
20100078012 | Half parabolic dish reflector with planar reflector solar smelter - Melting metals using solar energy is not new, but is new is making the technology ergonomic, and easy to use. Invented is a half-shell-parabolic-dish reflector, which has in front an adjustable flat planar reflector. When the sun is overhead, the sunlight reflects off the flat planar reflector to a half-shell-parabolic-dish, which redirects the light to a crucible for smelting metals, which is also the focus of the sunlight. The entire assembly rotates on top of a turntable, which can be steel wheel, floating on compressed air, bicycle wheels, or other suitable methods. The entire assembly rotates about a crucible located at the focal of the sun's rays. A smaller version of the smelter can be used for solar cooking. | 2010-04-01 |
20100078013 | NEBULISER SYSTEM - A nebuliser | 2010-04-01 |
20100078014 | Method, composition, and system to control pH in pulmonary tissue of a subject - Methods, pharmaceutical compositions, and systems are provided which include a method for treating a pulmonary viral infectious disease in a subject. The method includes administering a pharmaceutical composition including at least one agent to a pulmonary tissue of the subject, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is administered as two or more distinct and non-overlapping particle size ranges configured to contact two or more levels of pulmonary tissue of the subject, wherein the at least one agent is configured to achieve a selected pH range in the two or more levels of pulmonary tissue of the subject. | 2010-04-01 |
20100078015 | CONTROLLED INHALER FOR DISTRIBUTING INHALANT ACCORDING TO INHALATION VELOCITY - An inhaler is provided that includes a controller, a driver, an atomizer and one or more sensors for detecting information about a velocity of inhalation of a user of the inhaler. The controller is configured to dispense an inhalant from the inhaler during an inhalation of the user based on information about the velocity of inhalation of the user. Such information can include a duration of maximum inhalation velocity or an increase or maximum in the acceleration in inhalation velocity. Embodiments of the inhaler can be used to enhance the delivery of drugs and therapeutic agents for those patients having a weakened respiratory system who are unable to take a deep or full breadth, e.g., patients having asthma or COPD. Embodiments of the inhaler can be used to deliver a variety of drugs and therapeutic agents including agents for the treatment of asthma, diabetes, epilepsy and heart disease. | 2010-04-01 |
20100078016 | BATTERY MANAGEMENT FOR A BREATHING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - A method for providing battery security in a breathing assistance system configured to provide breathing assistance to a patient is provided. A battery security system of the breathing assistance system receives battery data from a battery received in the breathing assistance system, and analyzes the received battery data to determine whether the battery is approved for use in the breathing assistance system. If the battery is determined to be approved for use in the breathing assistance system, the battery is allowed to provide power to the breathing assistance system. If the battery is not determined to be approved for use in the breathing assistance system, the battery is prevented from providing power to the breathing assistance system. | 2010-04-01 |
20100078017 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FOR A BREATHING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - A system for wireless data communication for use with a breathing assistance system configured to provide breathing assistance to a patient is provided. The system includes a wireless notification module, one or more wireless repeaters located remote from ventilation system, and a wireless receiver located remote from the one or more wireless repeaters. The wireless notification module is coupled to a ventilation system and configured to wirelessly transmit data received from the ventilation system. The one or more wireless repeaters are configured to receive the data wirelessly transmitted by the wireless notification module, and wirelessly transmit the received data. The wireless receiver is configured to receive the data wirelessly transmitted by the one or more wireless repeaters, and communicate the received data to a user remote from the ventilation system. | 2010-04-01 |
20100078018 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR DETECTING A LEAK IN ANESTHESIA SYSTEM - A method and arrangement for detecting a leak in an anesthesia system. The method includes controlling respiratory movements by means of ventilator gas flows and measuring the ventilator gas flow added for an inspiration and removed for an expiration. The method also includes supplying a fresh gas flow for a respiration and measuring the fresh gas flow added for the respiration. The method further includes receiving information indicative of the measured gas flows, determining based on said received information both the gas volume added and the gas volume removed and comparing these determined gas volumes to each other. The method also includes determining based on comparing the anesthesia system leakage. | 2010-04-01 |
20100078019 | OXYGEN BREATHING DEVICE WITH REDUNDANT SIGNAL TRANSMISSION - The invention relates to an arrangement of a plurality of oxygen breathing devices, in particular for providing oxygen to passenger or crew of an aircraft, each oxygen breathing device comprising an oxygen source, wherein oxygen is stored, in particular in chemically bound form or compressed form, an oxygen guiding device for guiding oxygen from the oxygen source to a person. According to the invention, an arrangement of a plurality of oxygen breathing devices is provided, wherein a first one of said plurality of oxygen breathing devices further comprises an integrated transmitter comprising a sender adapted for wireless communication with a receiver of a second one of said oxygen breathing devices and a receiver adapted for wireless communication with a sender of said second oxygen breathing device, wherein said second oxygen breathing device is arranged in a distance from the first oxygen breathing device, wherein the sender and receiver of said integrated transmitter are adapted to receive and send at least a decompression signal signalising the need to activate oxygen supply from said oxygen source via said oxygen guiding device, and wherein preferably said transmitter is connected to said oxygen source to activate oxygen supply via said oxygen guiding device upon receipt of such decompression signal. | 2010-04-01 |
20100078020 | Method, device, and system to control PH in pulmonary tissue of a subject - Methods, devices, and systems are provided which include an aerosol generator and a pharmaceutical composition including a membrane selective for a charged ion configured to achieve a selected pH of a pulmonary tissue in a subject. The methods, devices, or systems which include the membrane may be configured to alter selectivity for the charged ion in response to a sensed condition in the pulmonary tissue. | 2010-04-01 |
20100078021 | Dry Powder Inhalers with Dual Piercing Members and Related Devices and Methods - A dry powder inhaler includes a dose container assembly having a dose container disk with opposing upper and lower surfaces, a first row of circumferentially spaced apart dose containers at a first radius and a second row of circumferentially spaced apart dose containers at a second radius. The dose containers have dry powder therein and are sealed via a first flexible sealant over apertures in the upper surface and a second flexible sealant over apertures in the lower surface. A piercing mechanism includes two reciprocating piercers that serially alternate between the two rows of dose containers in the dose container disk. A rotatable ramp disk includes first and second sets of circumferentially spaced-apart ramp elements in staggered, concentric relationship that are configured to move the first and second piercing members between retracted and extended positions. | 2010-04-01 |
20100078022 | INHALERS WITH AIRWAY DISKS HAVING DISCRETE AIRWAY CHANNELS AND RELATED DISKS AND METHODS - Dry powder inhalers include radially-extending discrete, typically dose-specific, airway channels serially forming a portion of the inhalation pathway to deliver dry powder to a user using the inhalers. | 2010-04-01 |
20100078023 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING PRESSURE IN A BREATHING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - A breathing assistance system for providing breathing assistance to a patient is provided. The breathing assistance system may include a ventilation system for supplying a gas flow, a conduit operatively coupled to the ventilation system, and a pressure sensor configured to measure the pressure of the gas flow through the conduit. The pressure sensor may include a structure configured to create a localized pressure drop in the gas flow proximate the pressure sensor structure. | 2010-04-01 |
20100078024 | BREATHING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE PRESSURE SENSORS - A method for managing pressure in a breathing assistance system configured to provide breathing assistance to a patient via a patient connection system is provided. The method may include receiving one or more first pressure sensor signals from a first pressure sensor, and analyzing the one or more first pressure sensor signals. Based at least on the analysis of the one or more first pressure sensor signals, either the first pressure sensor or the second pressure sensor may be selected for use in controlling the breathing assistance provided to the patient, and the breathing assistance provided to the patient may be controlled based at least on signals from the to selected pressure sensor. | 2010-04-01 |
20100078025 | Breathing Apparatus with Sensor - A self-contained breathing apparatus or a respirator can be equipped with a sensor of ambient airborne conditions. A display unit can be carried by a face mask for the apparatus or respirator. Responsive to output signals from the sensor, the display unit can present an air quality indicator, or a breathability indicator to a user of the apparatus or respirator. | 2010-04-01 |
20100078026 | SUPPLEMENTAL GAS SAFETY SYSTEM FOR A BREATHING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - A system for managing a supplemental gas supply in a breathing assistance system configured to provide breathing assistance to a patient includes a temperature sensor and a control system. The temperature sensor is configured to measure a temperature associated with a breathing assistance system configured to deliver a first gas and a supplemental gas toward a patient. The control system is configured to automatically control the flow of the supplemental gas based at least on the monitored temperature. | 2010-04-01 |
20100078027 | APPARATUS FOR RECYCLING MOISTURE EXHALED FROM WORKER WITHIN DRY ROOM TO THE WORKER - The apparatus is equipped with cover unit ( | 2010-04-01 |