22nd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140144326 | SILENCER, EXHAUST VALVE, VALVE DEVICE, AIR DRYER, COMPRESSED AIR SUPPLY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE, AND COMPRESSED AIR SUPPLY SYSTEM - An air dryer includes a supporting base, a drying agent container, and an outer cover. The supporting base includes an inlet for receiving compressed air to be subject to a drying process and an outlet for delivering the processed compressed air that has undergone the drying process. The drying agent container is a container supported on the supporting base, contains a drying agent in the interior, and enables the drying process to be performed by passing the compressed air from the inlet through the drying agent. The outer cover surrounds the outer side of the drying agent container on the supporting base and defines a chamber for storing the compressed air between itself and the drying agent container. The supporting base includes first and second mounting surfaces, which are oriented in different directions, and a plurality of inlets, which are oriented in different directions and receive the compressed air. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144327 | APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING SPENT DRILLING MATERIALS - This disclosure is related to an apparatus for automatically separating spent drilling materials from air drilling operations. The apparatus includes a reservoir, a spent materials inlet, and a drill cuttings outlet. The apparatus also includes either a float system or a load cell system to actuate the drill cuttings outlet when the spent drilling materials reach a predetermined amount in the reservoir. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144328 | CONICAL BREWING DEVICE WITH NESTING SUPPORTING MEMBER - Brewing assemblies and kits are generally disclosed herein. In particular, a brewing assembly comprising an upper member having a generally conical lower portion and a base member having a funnel shaped portion wherein the lower portion of the upper member is arranged to nest with the funnel shaped portion of the base member is disclosed. The present disclosure also describes brewing kits comprising a fermenter, a lid arranged to close a top opening of the fermenter, a tap connectable to a tap opening of the fermenter, and a base member having a substantially continuous and generally conical portion arranged to mate with a generally conical lower portion of the fermenter. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144329 | Bottle-Top Wine Decanter - A bottle-top wine decanter includes a wine-pouring tube carrying therein alkaline filter components for filtering wine, a breathing tube, a cap holding the wine-pouring tube and the breathing tube in parallel, a stopper mounted in the cap for press-fitting into a bottleneck of a wine bottle, and a magnetizer for activating wine to make the wine easy to drink. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144330 | DRIP FILTER COFFEE MAKER - The disclosure provides a drip filter coffee maker. The tilting rod assembly includes a tilting rod motor and a tilting rod driven by the tilting rod to repeatedly swing within a predetermined angle range, and a top end of the tilting rod performs helical rotation. The connecting rod assembly has a connecting rod driven by the tilting rod. The water injecting pipe assembly has a water injecting pipe driven by the connecting rod. By the connecting rod, the helical rotation of the top end of the tilting rod is transferred to the water injecting pipe, and the water injecting pipe performs helical water injection. Hot water is poured repeatedly and uniformly onto the coffee powder along a helical path. Therefore, the coffee powder is uniformly mixed with the water, and coffee with a more mellow taste is obtained. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144331 | Toaster Oven - A countertop multi-function oven has a baking and a toasting mode. The oven uses a rotating input dial as a function selector. A second rotating input dial is used to allow a user selection of a bake time or a toasting load. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144332 | Wire Basket Having an Ergonomic Wire Handle - A fry basket is provided with an ergonomic handle. The handle is ergonomic by being formed from linear or substantially linear sections of rigid wires, which are laterally and vertically spaced away from each other to provide a structure formed of rigid wires that resembles or similar to a large-diameter cylindrical handle or dowel. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144333 | FLAME RESISTANT COOKING GRATE AND COOKING APPARATUS - A cooking apparatus and a cooking grate assembly therefor. The cooking grate assembly includes a food support grate which is positionable on a contoured emitter tray. The contoured emitter tray preferably has either a concave or a convex longitudinal shape. The food support grate is formed of a plurality of side-by-side food support ribs having bottoms which are shaped in a manner corresponding to the contoured shape of the emitter tray so that the bottoms of the ribs run longitudinally along the contoured upper surface of the emitter tray. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144334 | OVEN AND APPARATUS FOR HOLDING A FOOD ITEM IN AN OVEN CAVITY - A system includes an oven and an apparatus configured for holding at least one food item and being inserted in a cavity of the oven through an open end of the cavity. A baffle provided on the oven or apparatus has a height extending between the peripheral rim and an upper wall of the oven cavity for restricting flow of gas out of the cavity from the apparatus. Various forms of baffles may be used. The baffles may have adjustable, interchangeable, fixed position, or other configurations. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144335 | EGG YOLK SEPARATION APPARATUS AND METHODS - An exemplary aspect comprises a device for separating an egg yolk from an egg white, comprising: (a) a yolk chamber component comprising a first opening and a second opening; and (b) a vacuum chamber component comprising an opening, wherein the second opening of the yolk chamber component is detachably connected to the opening of the vacuum chamber component. Another exemplary aspect comprises a method of separating an egg yolk from an egg white, comprising: (a) compressing a vacuum chamber component, wherein the vacuum chamber component is detachably connected to a yolk chamber component, and wherein the yolk chamber component is empty; (b) placing the first opening of the yolk chamber component against an egg yolk; and (c) releasing pressure on the vacuum chamber component until the egg yolk is drawn into the yolk chamber component. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144336 | EGG YOLK SEPARATION APPARATUS AND METHODS - An exemplary aspect comprises a device for separating an egg yolk from an egg white, comprising: (a) a yolk chamber component comprising a first opening and a second opening; and (b) a vacuum chamber component comprising an opening, wherein the second opening of the yolk chamber component is detachably connected to the opening of the vacuum chamber component. Another exemplary aspect comprises a method of separating an egg yolk from an egg white, comprising: (a) compressing a vacuum chamber component, wherein the vacuum chamber component is detachably connected to a yolk chamber component, and wherein the yolk chamber component is empty; (b) placing the first opening of the yolk chamber component against an egg yolk; and (c) releasing pressure on the vacuum chamber component until the egg yolk is drawn into the yolk chamber component. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144337 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FIELD-POLE MAGNET - A field-pole magnet manufacturing apparatus manufactures magnet pieces that constitute a field-pole magnet arranged in a rotary electric machine by fracturing the magnet. This manufacturing apparatus includes: a support unit on which the magnet is placed; a fracture unit that is arranged opposite to the support unit across the magnet and is configured to fracture the magnet by pressing the magnet while in contact with the magnet; and a powder removal unit that is configured to remove crush powder produced by fracture of the magnet. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144338 | FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING UNIT WITH KNEE LEVER SYSTEM AND NARROW WEB LABEL PRINTING PRESS HAVING AT LEAST ONE FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING UNIT - A flexographic printing unit includes an engraved roll, a form cylinder and an impression cylinder. Axes of rotation of the engraved roll and the form cylinder are disposed in a horizontal plane and axes of rotation of the form cylinder and the impression cylinder are disposed in a vertical plane. The printing unit has at least one knee lever system for applying a pretensioning force to the form cylinder. A narrow web label printing press having at least one flexographic printing unit is also provided. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144339 | INK STORING UNIT FOR A HAND-OPERATED STAMP - An ink-storage unit for a hand stamp includes a retainer in which a storage body is arranged, and a frame in which a printing plate is arranged. The frame sits in a provisional mounting position on the retainer, in which position the storage body and the printing plate are held at a distance from each other, and the frame can be moved into a final mounting position on the retainer, in which position the storage body and the printing plate lie against each other, wherein the storage body is fixed in the retainer by at least one engaging part. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144340 | DUPLEX FIRING INFLATOR - A duplex firing inflator structural component and related assemblies are provided. The component includes a molded element that contains a duplex firing initiator assembly including a primary initiator operatively associated with a primary pyrotechnic output composition and a secondary initiator operatively associated with a secondary pyrotechnic output composition. The component also includes a single connector in electrical operative association with the primary and the secondary initiators. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144341 | High Density Powdered Material Liner - A die set for forming explosive charge liners from powdered material comprises a die block defining a basin and a punch shaped to interact with the basin. The die block and the punch are configured to exclude powdered material from a center axis of the basin. An apparatus comprises a deep-penetrating explosive charge liner formed of powdered material held together by green strength having a hole in a narrow end of the liner. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144342 | BLASTING METHOD FOR BENEFICIATING MINERALS - A blasting method for beneficiating minerals comprising mining of a geological body ( | 2014-05-29 |
20140144343 | PYROTECHNIC INFLATOR WITH CENTRAL DIFFUSER AND COMPOSITE OVERWRAP - A pyrotechnic inflator assembly including a shell member and an end cap joinable with the shell member to form a subassembly. The subassembly contains a quantity of pyrotechnic material and at least in part defines a combustion chamber wherein at least a portion of the quantity of pyrotechnic material is reactable to form product gas for inflation of an associated airbag cushion and to generate pressure therewithin. A diffuser assembly can be disposed adjacent an end of the shell member and includes flow control features for controlling flow of product gas from the inflator assembly. The inflator assembly further includes a composite overwrap about at least a portion of the subassembly and the diffuser assembly such that the pyrotechnic inflator assembly can withstand the pressure generated within the combustion chamber upon reaction of the pyrotechnic material. Corresponding methods of making a pyrotechnic inflator assembly are also provided. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144344 | DUPLEX ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR INFLATABLE RESTRAINTS - A duplex firing initiator for an airbag inflator includes both a primary initiator and a secondary initiator for electrical connection to a Restraint Control Module. In the duplex firing initiator, current is conducted in a forward polarity through the primary initiator to actuate the primary initiator and current is conducted in a reverse polarity through the secondary initiator to actuate at least the secondary initiator. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144345 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A SWITCHING HUMP YARD, AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR A SWITCHING HUMP YARD - In a method for operating a switching hump yard, at least one value for an entry speed into a first retarder is ascertained for the respective cuts in the form of rolling cars or car groups for the first retarder on the basis of a target release speed from the first retarder. At least one value for a release speed from a second retarder that lies uphill relative to the first retarder is determined for the second retarder on the basis of the ascertained at least one value for the entry speed into the first retarder. The second retarder is controlled taking into account the determined at least one value for the release speed. I also describe a control device for controlling a hump yard. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144346 | INFANT SOOTHING CARRIER ASSEMBLY AND APPARATUS - Apparatus and systems drive an infant carrier through space while providing soothing acceleration and/or sonic components. Infant-soothing swaying and vibrating mechanisms help to calm an upset infant and/or help the infant to fall asleep. Embodiments described herein include infant carriers capable of self-locomotion and/or platforms capable of self-locomotion with snap-in fasteners to accept an infant carrier. In some embodiments, a platform with an attached infant carrier travels along a track or monorail. In some embodiments, an infant carrier with wheels may be pulled by a toy providing the locomotion. Some embodiments incorporate a device controller with biofeedback mechanisms to adaptively pinpoint characteristics of soothing motions and sounds appropriate to a selected soothing task for a particular infant in a particular emotional state. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144347 | RAILCAR BOGIE - A plate spring bogie includes: a cross beam supporting a carbody of a railcar; a pair of front and rear axles sandwiching and respectively arranged in front of and behind the cross beam in a railcar longitudinal direction to extend in a railcar width direction; bearings respectively provided at both railcar width direction sides of each of the axles and rotatably supporting the axles; axle boxes respectively accommodating the bearings; plate springs extending in the railcar longitudinal direction to respectively support both railcar width direction end portions of the cross beam and each including both railcar longitudinal direction end portions respectively supported by the axle boxes; and an auxiliary supporting mechanism supporting the railcar width direction end portion of the cross beam in a case where the railcar width direction end portion of the cross beam is displaced downward beyond a predetermined elastic deformation range of the plate spring. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144348 | Phase Change Inks Containing Quinacridone Pigments and Synergists - Disclosed is a phase change ink comprising (i) an ink carrier; (ii) a quinacridone pigment; (iii) a synergist of the formula | 2014-05-29 |
20140144349 | CEMENTITIOUS BINDERS CONTAINING POZZOLANIC MATERIALS - A cementitious composition including: a binder containing (a) 60-94%, by weight, of at least one pozzolanic material; (b) at least 0.5% calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA), by weight; (c) 1.2-11% by weight, expressed as SO | 2014-05-29 |
20140144350 | HYDRAULIC BINDER - A hydraulic binder containing 25 to 85 wt % of cement clinker, 0 to 7 wt % of CaSO | 2014-05-29 |
20140144351 | ADJUSTABLE TRAY ASSEMBLY FOR A FIXTURE, SUCH AS A TRIPOD OR OTHER MULTI-LEGGED DEVICE - A tray assembly adapted to be removably connected to a fixture, e.g. a tripod, ladder, chair, a rigid fixture or other single or multi-legged device, the assembly including a tray adapted to support objects, a securing mechanism for operatively attaching the tray to the fixture and optionally a support leg for maintaining the tray at a desired position in relation to the fixture. Methods for securing a tray assembly to a fixture and using the assembly are disclosed. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144352 | PORTABLE AND ADJUSTABLE DESKTOP WORKSTATION - According to principles of the present inventive concepts, a desktop workstation in configured to be supported on an existing work surface and enable adjustment of a height of a work surface between a lowered and a raised position. In a lowered position, the work surface is arranged at a height from the existing work surface that facilitates use by a user in a seated position and, in a raised position, the work surface is arranged at a height from the existing work surface that facilitates use by the user in a standing position. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144353 | SOLID FIRED HOT GAS GENERATOR WITH EXTENDED REGULATING RANGE - The invention relates to a solid fired hot gas generator which comprises a plurality of solid burners for extending the regulating range, which form a multiple solid burner with an enlarged regulating range. A solid feed and a combustion air feed are assigned to each solid burner and with the aid of a dosing means a separate, dosed solid feed to each solid burner is guaranteed. The firing power of the multiple solid burner which is in particular a multiple impulse burner extends from the minimum power of one of the solid burners to the maximum power of all solid burners so that a regulation of all necessary load regions of a plant unit to be supplied is covered. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144354 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR DISPOSAL OF DRY FLY ASH - A system and process for disposal of dry fly ash that effectively confines and damps fugitive dust during the collection, sorting, transporting, storage and treatment of fly ash at a landfill. The system and process for disposal of dry fly ash utilizing an enlarged, oversized hopper positioned at the top of a hill and an elongate channel that runs between the enlarged hopper and the landfill. A bulk transport truck hauling a belly dump trailer dumps dry fly ash through an elevated platform having a centrally aligned orifice into the oversized hopper having a slurry rack and a large hopper grate. The ramps and raised platform of the enlarged hopper allow the belly dump trailer compartments to be closer to the orifice and the hopper grate in order to minimize fugitive ash during the disposal process. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144355 | OXY-FUEL PLANT WITH FLUE GAS COMPRESSION AND METHOD - A method of and control apparatus for operation of a boiler plant are described. The boiler plant has a furnace volume, an oxyfuel firing system for oxyfuel combustion of fuel in the furnace volume, and a compression system for compression of gases exhausted from the furnace volume after combustion. The method and control apparatus are characterized by the step of controlling mass flow of gases through the compression system as a means to control pressure within the furnace volume. This invention relates to both single and multi unit arrangements. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144356 | DIRECT HIGH TEMPERATURE SLUDGE ENERGY RECUPERATOR TRANSFORMER MODULE - Systems and processes for processing sludge and other natural waste are provided. In one example, the sludge or natural waste may be dried into a powder using high-temperature gas to absorb moisture from the sludge, causing the high-temperature gas to become an at least partially saturated gas. The at least partially saturated gas may pass through a scrubber before being heated in an air-heater and used in the moisture absorption process. The heat for the air-heater may be provided by a burner operable to burn the dried powder obtained from the sludge. The heated gas may be used to pre-heat the saturated gas and may be used to dry additional sludge. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144357 | ALIGNMENT SYSTEM FOR A BLOCKING MEMBER OF A PLANTING UNIT - A alignment system is described for a blocking member for the transfer of seed from a seed meter with a seed meter housing to a delivery system with a delivery system housing. The blocking member may have a blocking face adjacent a seed path of the seed meter, the blocking face opening to a seed passage, and the seed passage extending through the blocking member to an interface with the delivery system housing. A first recess may be included on the blocking member, and a second recess may be included on the delivery system housing. When the seed passage of the blocking member is correctly aligned with the delivery system, a protrusion on the delivery system housing may be configured to seat firmly in the first recess and a protrusion on the seed meter housing may be configured to seat firmly in the second recess. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144358 | TRANSITIONAL BLOCKING MEMBER OF PLANTING UNIT TO CONTROL HAND-OFF OF SEED FROM A SEED METER TO A SEED DELIVERY SYSTEM - A planting unit for a seed machine is described. The planting unit includes a seed meter with a metering member that moves seed along a first path to a release position, at which the seed is moving in a first direction. A delivery system receives seed from the metering member at the release position and moves the seed in a second direction by way of a brush belt with flexible bristles that sweep seed off the metering member. A blocking member has a blocking face adjacent the first path to prevent movement of the seed in the second direction until the seed has passed the blocking face, and to deflect a first portion of the flexible bristles. The blocking member includes a transition surface to allow the deflected bristles to return gradually to an un-deflected configuration as the bristles travel downstream of the blocking face. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144359 | APPARATUS, SEWING MACHINE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An apparatus includes a processor and a memory. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, instruct the processor to perform processes including acquiring pattern data, specifying an outline of the embroidery pattern based on the pattern data, creating hole data for causing the sewing machine to form a plurality of holes including one or more first holes and one or more second holes, creating first stitch data for causing the sewing machine to sew one or more stitches for the one or more first holes, and creating embroidery data for causing the sewing machine to form one or more first holes, and sew the one or more stitches for the one or more first holes, and causing the sewing machine to form the one or more second holes, before causing the sewing machine to sew an outline pattern. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144360 | EMBROIDERY FRAME TRANSPORT DEVICE AND SEWING MACHINE - An embroidery frame transport device includes a carriage, a first drive portion, a drive switching portion, and a rotary drive portion. The carriage is provided with an embroidery frame that is rotatable. The first drive portion includes a first transport mechanism and a first drive source. The first transport mechanism transports the carriage in a first direction. The first drive source drives the first transport mechanism. The drive switching portion shuts off transmission of drive power to the first transport mechanism from the first drive source when the first drive portion transports the carriage to a specified position in the first direction. The rotary drive portion causes the embroidery frame to rotate using the drive power of the first drive source, in a state in which the transmission of the drive power from the first drive source to the first transport mechanism is shut off by the drive switching portion. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144361 | EMBROIDERY FRAME TRANSPORT DEVICE AND SEWING MACHINE - An embroidery frame transport device includes a carriage and a first drive mechanism. The carriage rotatably supports an embroidery frame and that is capable of moving in a first direction. The first drive mechanism is provided separately from the carriage, that transports the carriage in the first direction and that causes the embroidery frame supported by the carriage to rotate. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144362 | POWER MODULE FOR USE IN MARINE VESSEL, AND WIND-PROPELLED VESSEL PROVIDED WITH SAID POWER MODULE - Provided is a power module for use in a marine vessel and a wind-propelled vessel provided with such a power module. The power module includes: a sail storage housing which has at least a portion thereof arranged below a deck of a marine vessel and having an opening on an upper end thereof; a sail which is movable between a storage position located inside the sail storage housing and a use position at which the sail projects from the deck in the vertical direction; and a sail movement unit which is configured to move the sail between the storage position and the use position. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144363 | Boat Hull Cleaning System - A boat hull cleaning system including at least one flexible line having a central portion to which a plurality of cleaning elements attach in spaced engagement disposed between a first grippable portion and a second grippable portion. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144364 | STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORTING AND GUIDING A HOISTABLE MAST OF A SUBMARINE VEHICLE - The support and guidance structure includes a support ( | 2014-05-29 |
20140144365 | APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING ACCESSORIES TO A PERSONAL WATERCRAFT - An apparatus for mounting an accessory to a personal watercraft includes an accessory mounting assembly and a cooperating bracket. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144366 | TIME-TEMPERATURE INDICATOR COMPRISING A SIDE CHAIN CRYSTALLINE POLYMER - A temperature-activatable time-temperature indicator that can be used to monitor the historical exposure of a host product to ambient temperatures includes an optically readable, thermally sensitive indicator element. The indicator element can be inactive below a base temperature and is intrinsically thermally responsive at or above an activation temperature which is equal to or greater than the base temperature. The indicator can record cumulative ambient temperature exposure above the activation temperature irreversibly with respect to time. The indicator element can include a synthetic polymeric material, and optionally, a dye. A side-chain crystallizable polymer such as poly(hexadecylmethacrylate), that is solid below the base temperature and is a viscous liquid above the activation temperature can be employed. Intense indicator element colors can be obtained using an appropriate dye or dyes. Various structural configurations of indicator are described and illustrated. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144367 | Brake Chamber Stroke Indicator System and Method - A brake chamber stroke indicator system for a brake system including a brake air chamber includes an indicator rod or a string pot gauge including a housing with an indicator rotatably positioned within the housing. A string has a first end attached to the indicator of the string pot gauge. A spring urges the indicator to rotate in a first direction whereby the string is retracted into the housing. The second end of the string is attached to a brake push rod or a pressure plate. The indicator rod is mounted by a base onto a pressure plate. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144368 | POINTER STRUCTURE - A pointer structure including: a pointer main body having a pointer visualizing portion closer to a pointer tip and a pointer neck portion continuing to the pointer visualizing portion extending along from an edge region of a dial plate to a backside thereof; a main cover having a first sidewall having a bend piece portion covering an inner corner of the pointer bend portion and a second sidewall continuing to and confronting the first sidewall, having trough to sandwich the pointer main body; and a sub-cover having an L-shaped cover portion formed with a window through which the pointer visualizing portion is exposed and covering both side faces of the pointer visualizing portion, an outer corner of the pointer bend portion and both side faces of the pointer neck portion, wherein the L-shaped cover portion continues with a lid portion closing an opening between the first and second sidewalls. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144369 | RECONFIGURABLE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ASSEMBLY WITH A MECHANICAL POINTER - An instrument cluster assembly suitable for installation into a vehicle to display information to an operator of the vehicle. The assembly includes a reconfigurable display, a substrate, and a pointer. The reconfigurable display is configured to display an image. The substrate is movably supported over at least a portion of the display. The substrate is formed of material characterized as sufficiently transparency to see the image through the substrate. The pointer is fixedly coupled to the substrate such that movement of the substrate is effective to orient the pointer to indicate a feature of the image to the operator. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144370 | REFLECTOR FOR MARKING A ROAD SURFACE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A reflector for a road sign and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The road sign reflector includes a base attached to a road facility or a road surface, light-transmitting bodies mounted on the base and made of a transparent material, and a reflective layer formed on a contact surface between the light-transmitting bodies and the base and reflecting light incident into the light-transmitting bodies. The manufacturing of the road sign reflector is completed by attaching the road sign reflector to a center line and a lane. The road sign reflector can be directly attached to a guardrail and road facilities without installation of an additional post, thereby facilitating the installation work. In the road sign reflector, the reflective layer formed on the light-transmitting bodies is inwardly inserted in the base and exposed surfaces of the light-transmitting bodies are exposed to the outside of the base, thereby increasing reflecting efficiency. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144371 | Heat Shield For Improved Continuous Czochralski Process - An apparatus for growing ingots by the Czochralski method is described. The ingots are drawn from a melt/crystal interface in a quantity of molten silicon replenished by crystalline feedstock. The apparatus includes a crucible configured to hold the molten silicon and a weir supported in the crucible. The weir is configured to separate the molten silicon into an inner growth region from an outer region configured to receive the crystalline feedstock. The weir includes a sidewall extending vertically and a top wall. An annular heat shield is disposed on the top wall of the weir that covers at least about 70% of the outer region. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144372 | Weir For Improved Crystal Growth in A Continuous Czochralski Process - An apparatus for growing ingots by the Czochralski method includes a growth chamber defining an enclosure configured to circulate a purge gas about the growing ingot and a crucible provided in the growth chamber configured to hold the molten silicon. A weir is supported in the crucible and is configured to separate the molten silicon into an inner growth region surrounding the melt/crystal interface from an outer region configured to receive the crystalline feedstock. The weir comprises at least one sidewall extending vertically and a cap extending substantially perpendicularly to the sidewall. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144373 | METHODS FOR SYNTHESIZING SEMICONDUCTOR QUALITY CHALCOPYRITE CRYSTALS FOR NONLINEAR OPTICAL AND RADIATION DETECTION APPLICATIONS AND THE LIKE - A method for synthesizing I-III-VI | 2014-05-29 |
20140144374 | DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING A FILM USED FOR A SOLAR CELL - A film forming device for a solar cell according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a chamber configured to receive a substrate and including a body having a hollow portion, a heating device in the hollow portion, and an insulating member configured to enclose the substrate and the heating device. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144375 | EQUIPMENT FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR - Provided is an equipment for manufacturing a semiconductor. The equipment for manufacturing a semiconductor includes a cleaning chamber in which a cleaning process is performed on substrates, an epitaxial chamber in which an epitaxial process for forming an epitaxial layer on each of the substrates is performed, and a transfer chamber to which the cleaning chamber and the epitaxial chamber are connected to sides surfaces thereof, the transfer chamber including a substrate handler for transferring the substrates, on which the cleaning process is completed, into the epitaxial chamber. The cleaning chamber includes a reaction chamber connected to a side surface of the transfer chamber to perform a reaction process on the substrates and a heating chamber connected to a side surface of the transfer chamber to perform a heating process on the substrates. The reaction chamber and the heating chamber are vertically stacked on each other. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144376 | MOBILE APPARATUS WITH LOCAL POSITION REFERENCING ELEMENTS - A position-referenced mobile system includes a mobile apparatus having: a chassis having a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge; a first wheel rotatably mounted proximate the first edge of the chassis; a second wheel rotatably mounted proximate the second edge of the chassis; a first motor for rotating the first wheel; a second motor for rotating the second wheel; a first encoder for monitoring an amount of rotation of the first motor; a second encoder for monitoring an amount of rotation of the second motor; a laser mounted on the chassis; and a photo detector mounted on the chassis; a controller for interpreting signals provided by the photo detector; and a plurality of reflective elements disposed at a corresponding plurality of locations that are observable by the photo detector when the mobile apparatus is located within a position detection region. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144377 | SUBSTRATE AND MASK ATTACHMENT CLAMP DEVICE - A substrate and mask attachment clamp device comprising a push assembly, an upper clamp mechanism and a lower clamp mechanism is disclosed. The upper clamp mechanism comprises a first inclined surface, a swing element, a second inclined surface and a sliding surface. The lower clamp mechanism comprises a lower clamp retainer and a clamp movably. During the push assembly moving along a first direction, the push assembly moves with respect to the first inclined surface to drive the upper clamp mechanism to move along a second direction. The push assembly further drives the second inclined surface to move with respect to the swing element, so that the swing element drives the clamp to move along a third direction opposite to the first direction, and drives the sliding surface to move with respect to the lower clamp mechanism to drive the clamp to move along a fourth direction. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144378 | METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A method of forming a pattern includes: providing a heating substrate that selectively controls positions where heat is generated by controlling locations where electric current flows; forming a pattern forming material on a surface of the heating substrate; aligning a patterning substrate, on which a pattern may be formed, to face a surface of the heating substrate; and selectively applying electric current to the heating substrate to transfer some of the pattern forming material onto the patterning substrate. According to the method of forming the pattern and a method of fabricating an OLED, the pattern is transferred by heating the pattern forming material formed on the heating substrate, and thus, the pattern may be formed with high accuracy without using a mask, and the pattern forming material remaining on the heating substrate may be re-used. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144379 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLASMA DOPING MICROFEATURE WORKPIECES - Systems and methods for plasma doping microfeature workpieces are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method of implanting boron ions into a region of a workpiece includes generating a plasma in a chamber, selectively applying a pulsed electrical potential to the workpiece with a duty cycle of between approximately 20 percent and approximately 50 percent, and implanting an ion specie into the region of the workpiece. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144380 | GAS SUPPLY PIPES AND CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS - A gas supply pipe and a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) apparatus including the gas supply pipe. The gas supply pipe includes: a first pipe connected to a gas storage apparatus via a gas supply line to supply a reacting gas into a reacting furnace; and a second pipe thermally contacting the first pipe to cool the first pipe, wherein a first end of the second pipe is connected to a cooling medium supplying unit via a cooling medium line such that a cooling medium circulates inside the second pipe, and a second, opposite end of the second pipe is connected to a cooling medium collecting unit. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144381 | METHOD FOR WASHING SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS COMPONENT, APPARATUS FOR WASHING SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS COMPONENT, AND VAPOR PHASE GROWTH APPARATUS - A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus component ( | 2014-05-29 |
20140144382 | PLASMA APPARATUS - A plasma apparatus including a chamber, an electrode set and a gas supplying tube set is provided. The chamber has a supporting table. The gas supplying tube set is disposed in the chamber and located between the supporting table and the electrode set. The gas supplying tube set includes at least one outer gas supplying tube and at least one first inner gas supplying tube. The first inner gas supplying tube is telescoped within the outer gas supplying tube. The outer gas supplying tube and the first inner gas supplying tube both have a plurality of gas apertures, and an amount of the gas apertures of the outer gas supplying tube is greater than an amount of the gas apertures of the first inner gas supplying tube. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144383 | VACUUM DEPOSITION APPARATUS - Disclosed is a vacuum deposition apparatus for depositing a source on a substrate arranged in a vacuum chamber, the vacuum deposition apparatus including: a substrate carrier which carries the substrate; a nozzle which is arranged to be opposite to the substrate carrier and jets a source to the substrate arranged on the substrate carrier; and a temperature controller which controls a surface temperature of the substrate carrier such that the source is prevented from being deposited on the substrate carrier. Thus, a vacuum deposition apparatus can minimize deterioration in productivity caused when sources are deposited as particles on the substrate carrier for carrying a substrate. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144384 | Method of Controlling Ammonia Emissions from Animal Agriculture Operations - An apparatus is disclosed for applying a chemical, such as an ammonia control chemical, in an animal house. The apparatus includes spreading apparatus adapted to be installed at an elevated position in the animal house and adapted for spreading the chemical onto the floor in the house. The apparatus also includes feeding apparatus adapted for feeding the chemical from a supply to the spreading apparatus. A method of controlling ammonia emissions from an animal agriculture operation includes applying an ammonia control chemical during both the early part and the late part of the grow out of the animals so that the chemical contacts ammonia from animal waste and reduces or prevents its emission into the air. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144385 | Biomass Fuel Furnance System And Related Methods - A furnace system for heating a poultry brooder house includes a firebox for burning biomass fuel, and a grate within the firebox for burning the biomass fuel thereon. A distributor assembly may positioned within the firebox and is located directly above the grate. The distributor assembly includes a distributor plate having a plurality of apertures therethrough, and a distributor arm above the distributor plate that is movable relative to the distributor plate to cause biomass fuel supported on the plate to pass through the apertures and fall onto the grate. The furnace system may include a hopper assembly that defines a well for receiving a volume of biomass fuel for delivery to the grate or to the distributor plate. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144386 | SAVING DEVICE FOR BIRD HOUSES FEEDERS AND FEED - A saving device for bird houses, feeders and feed is provided that includes a vertical member secured in an anchor medium topped by a pulley supporting a line able to be fastened by a cleat. The line attached to a sleeve traveling up and down the vertical member, by the action of an operator, is fitted with hooks to support feeders and houses for target species, protected by a guard and hanger clamp assembly, a means to hinder non-target animals from accessing and destroying feeders and houses for target species. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144387 | PAPER-MADE COMPOSITE PET HOUSE - A paper-made composite pet house comprises a rigid bottom cardboard, at least one cardboard support wall connected to the rigid bottom cardboard, a cardboard cover, a top coupling wall and at least one viewing tower. The rigid bottom cardboard has a first coupling portion. The cardboard support wall has a second coupling portion connecting to the first coupling portion and a plurality of top coupling portions remote from the rigid bottom cardboard. The cardboard cover is remote from the rigid bottom cardboard and connected to the top coupling portions to form a mask cover. The top coupling wall and viewing tower are located on the cardboard cover. Thus the invention allows users to assemble by themselves and is flexible in shape. It also is eco-friendly, and can be assembled quickly and fabricated at low cost to provide improved practicality. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144388 | COLLAPSIBLE CAT GROOMING DEVICE - A device for facilitating a cat's self grooming. The device includes a pad for residing upon a planar surface and first and second grooming elements. The first and second grooming elements have nodules extending therefrom and each is releasably appended to the pad and to one another such that the grooming elements are selectively detachable from the pad and from each other. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144389 | HUMAN SENSING PET DETERRENT SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING AN INDOOR AREA - A human sensing pet deterrent system for protecting a specific indoor area is disclosed. The human sensing pet deterrent system includes an ultrasonic detection system that determines whether a human or a pet is entering the protected area, a motorized fluid sprayer system in the proximity of the protected area, and a microcontroller which controls and provides communication between the systems. The fluid sprayer system delivers a spray or mist stimulus for a preset duration which discourages a pet from entering the protected area. If the ultrasonic detection system detects a human, the fluid spray system is deactivated for a preset duration, thereby enabling the human to enter the protected area. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144390 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DIRECTING BIRDS AWAY FROM EQUIPMENT - A system for directing a bird away from equipment includes an emitter configured to transmit a beam of audio-modulated ultrasonic sound. The beam of audio-modulated ultrasonic sound is configured to frequency down-convert in the atmosphere to produce a specified audible sound for a bird at a selected distance away from the emitter. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144391 | Animal Perching Deterrent Means - An animal perch deterrent device comprise a central axis line which has a plurality of radially extending spokes or spikes integrated with and attached to the line at their base that run along the length of central axis line at equidistantly placed intervals and whose proximal end are affixed thereto so that each spike radiates out and away from the central axis line. The device further comprises a first attachment means for securing the distal end of the central axis line to the stern of a boat and a second attachment means on the proximal end of the axis line that is secured to the lower or base portion of the mast. The outwardly and radially extending spikes are comprised of cable ties integrated with and attached to the line at their base and run along the length of central axis line at approximately equidistantly placed intervals. When the device is employed, the central axis line from which the radially extending spikes extend runs parallel to and slightly above the boom of the sailboat when the sail of the boom is furled. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144392 | System For Hands-Free Pet Waste Receptacle - A hands-free method for handling animal waste entails securing a support structure to an animal, preferably a dog. The support structure includes a first latching mechanism which is used to secure a disposable waste receptacle. The disposable waste receptacle is handled via a manipulating tool and corresponding second latching mechanism, with the manipulating tool being operated by means of a user interface. The manipulating tool is used to couple the disposable waste receptacle to the first latching mechanism. After the disposable waste receptacle accumulates excrement, the manipulating tool is used to decouple the disposable waste receptacle from the support structure and discard the disposable waste receptacle in a separate trash receptacle. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144393 | FRAC WATER HEATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HYDRAULICALLY FRACTURING A WELL - The present invention overcomes many of the disadvantages of prior art mobile oil field heat exchange systems by providing an improved frac water heating system. The present invention is a self-contained unit which is easily transported to remote locations. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a single-pass tubular coil heat exchanger contained within a closed-bottom firebox having a forced-air combustion and cooling system. In another embodiment, the present invention includes multiple, single-pass heat exchanger units arranged in a vertically stacked configuration. The rig also includes integral fuel tanks, hydraulic and pneumatic systems for operating the rig at remote operations in all weather environments. In a preferred embodiment, the improved frac water heating system is used to heat water on-the-fly (i.e., directly from the supply source to the well head) to complete hydraulic fracturing operations. The present invention also includes systems for regulating and adjusting the fuel/air mixture within the firebox to maximize the combustion efficiency. The system includes a novel hood opening mechanism attached to the exhaust stack of the firebox. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144394 | FRAC WATER HEATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HYDRAULICALLY FRACTURING A WELL - The present invention overcomes many of the disadvantages of prior art mobile oil field heat exchange systems by providing an improved frac water heating system. The present invention is a self-contained unit which is easily transported to remote locations. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a single-pass tubular coil heat exchanger contained within a closed-bottom firebox having a forced-air combustion and cooling system. In another embodiment, the present invention includes multiple, single-pass heat exchanger units arranged in a vertically stacked configuration. The rig also includes integral fuel tanks, hydraulic and pneumatic systems for operating the rig at remote operations in all weather environments. In a preferred embodiment, the improved frac water heating system is used to heat water on-the-fly (i.e., directly from the supply source to the well head) to complete hydraulic fracturing operations. The present invention also includes systems for regulating and adjusting the fuel/air mixture within the firebox to maximize the combustion efficiency. The system includes a novel hood opening mechanism attached to the exhaust stack of the firebox. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144395 | Water Heater Valves and Controllers and Methods of Mounting the Same - Exemplary embodiments are disclosed of valves and controllers for water heaters. Also disclosed are mounting methods for valves and controllers for water heaters. In an exemplary embodiment, a gas valve and controller are mounted to and/or located at a burner door of a water heater. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144396 | Hand-guided power tool with internal combustion engine - A power tool has an internal combustion engine with a piston supported in the cylinder and delimiting a combustion chamber. A crankshaft is rotatably supported in the crankcase and driven by the piston. Combustion air is supplied to the combustion chamber via an intake passage that has a piston-controlled inlet opening and an intake section formed within the cylinder. The bottom of the intake section, when the cylinder axis is vertical and the crankcase is beneath the combustion chamber, connects lowermost points of passage cross-sections arranged in the intake section perpendicular to the flow direction. The bottom descends toward the crankcase when the longitudinal cylinder axis is vertical. A ramp arranged in the intake passage next to the inlet opening deflects a portion of flow flowing within the intake passage. The ramp, when the longitudinal cylinder axis is vertical, ascends in flow direction toward the crankcase. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144397 | Engine Reformer Systems For Lower Cost, Smaller Scale Manufacturing Of Liquid Fuels - A reformer-liquid fuel manufacturing system that utilizes an engine to generate hydrogen-rich gas is disclosed. The engine operates at very rich conditions, such as 2.5<φ<4.0. In doing so, it creates an exothermic reaction, which results in the production of syngas. In addition, the system utilizes the energy from the exothermic reaction to rotate a shaft and also utilizes the heat in the syngas to heat the reactants. A mechanical power plant is in communication with the rotating shaft and can be used to produce oxygen, provide electricity or operate a compressor, as require. The hydrogen-rich gas is supplied to a chemical reactor, which converts the gas into a liquid fuel, such as methanol. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144398 | CAMLESS ENGINE OPERATING SYSTEM - A camless engine operating system that includes an inlet valve switch configured to detect rotational movement of an inlet valve power disc and to output an inlet actuator voltage. A voltage level of the inlet actuator voltage is synchronous with the rotational movement of the inlet valve power disc. An inlet valve is movable to open and close an intake port of a combustion chamber. An inlet valve mechanical force moves the inlet valve to open the intake port. An inlet actuator is configured to exert the inlet valve mechanical force onto the inlet valve. The inlet actuator voltage received by the inlet actuator controls the inlet actuator to exert the inlet valve mechanical force onto the inlet valve. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144399 | VALVE TIMING ADJUSTING SYSTEM - A main angle-limiting mechanism mechanically limits a relative movement between a vane rotor and a housing within a main angular range. When a rotational phase difference between the vane rotor and the housing becomes out of the main angular range, for example, due to a breakage of the main angle-limiting mechanism, an electronic control unit sets a target value for the rotational phase difference. The target value is set at such a value within a restricted angular range, which is smaller than the main angular range. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144400 | VALVE ACTUATION MECHANISM AND AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE COMPRISING SUCH A VALVE ACTUATION MECHANISM - A valve actuation mechanism for an internal combustion engine includes rockers moved by a camshaft, each rocker being adapted to exert a valve opening force on at least a portion of a valve actuation mechanism of each cylinder belonging to a housing of the engine, via an engine brake activation piston, housed in a bore of the rocker, and movable with respect to the rocker under action of a fluid pressure raise in a chamber fluidly linked to the bore, from a first position, in which an engine brake function is deactivated, to a second position, in which a roller of the rocker reads at least one engine brake bump of a cam of the camshaft so as to perform the engine brake function. Each rocker includes a discharge valve movable in translation with respect to the rocker, adapted to reduce fluid pressure in the chamber. The engine brake system includes, for each rocker, a stopper fast with the housing and adapted to exert, on a portion of the piston, a force for opening the discharge valve when the activation piston has to be moved from its second position to its first position. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144401 | CAMSHAFT HAVING AN AXIALLY DISPLACEABLE CAM PACK - A camshaft includes a carrier shaft which can be mounted rotatably along a shaft axis and at least one cam pack disposed axially displaceably on the carrier shaft. The cam pack includes at least two cams and at least one adjusting member for axial adjustment of the cam pack. The cams and the at least one adjusting member are connected to one another in an axially adjacent configuration and can be mounted axially displaceably as a composite structure in a direct configuration on the carrier shaft. A method for producing a camshaft and a cam pack are also provided. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144402 | BARRIER DISCHARGE IGNITION APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A barrier discharge ignition apparatus has a tip end exposed to a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine and, when subjected to a high-frequency high-voltage AC burst, generates streamer discharges for igniting a fuel/air mixture in the combustion chamber. A central electrode of the apparatus, covered by a dielectric layer and coaxially enclosed in a ground electrode, extends into the combustion chamber to a greater distance than the ground electrode. An electrode portion close to the tip end of the inner periphery of the ground electrode protrudes towards the dielectric layer, for creating a localized high-density electric field. The streamer discharges thereby enter both the to combustion chamber and also a discharge chamber of the ignition apparatus. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144403 | ENGINE START DETERMINING APPARATUS - An apparatus includes a dynamo-electric machine driving an engine, and a calculator calculating an increment in a crank angular acceleration of the engine every certain period from a base time after the driving of the engine by the dynamo-electric machine. The apparatus further includes a determiner determining that the engine has started by the dynamo-electric machine on a condition that the increment calculated by the calculator exceeds a standard value. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144404 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CYLINDER LINER SURFACE AND CYLINDER LINER - A method for producing a cylinder liner surface for a cylinder crankcase of an internal combustion engine has the following method steps: (a) preliminary honing of the inner surface of a cylinder liner consisting of a cast iron material to form depressions in the surface; (b) application of a coating material containing zinc to the honed surface; (c) final honing of the coated surface in such a way that the coating material containing zinc remains only in the depressions formed by the preliminary honing. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144405 | NON-RECIPROCATING ENGINE WITH COUNTER-CIRCULAR MOTION OF PISTONS AND CYLINDERS - An engine with pistons ( | 2014-05-29 |
20140144406 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine includes a pre-chamber. In another aspect, pressure within a pre-chamber is equal to or greater than pressure within a main combustion chamber at least prior to ignition in the main combustion chamber. A further aspect provides a supplemental piston creating pressure and supplying a fuel-air mixture into a pre-chamber, and a spark or glow plug has an end located within the pre-chamber for ignition of the mixture therein. In yet another aspect, internal combustion engine control software automatically controls pressure within a turbulent jet ignition pre-chamber, controls a valve-actuator to admit a fuel-air charge into the pre-chamber, and causes an ignitor to initiate combustion in the pressurized pre-chamber. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144407 | SECTOR GEAR WITH INTEGRATED BUSHING - A throttle body having an integrated sector gear which includes a sector gear component, a bushing integrally formed with the sector gear component such that the bushing and sector gear component are a single part, and an insert, where the bushing and the sector gear formed around the insert. The insert includes a first arm and a second arm, and the insert is configurable to be formed with the sector gear and the bushing to be suitable for use with one or more packaging requirements of the throttle body. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144408 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSISTED DIRECT START CONTROL - Method and systems are provided for controlling a vehicle system including an engine that is selectively deactivated during engine idle-stop conditions. One example method comprises, adjusting a brake torque applied to a deactivated rotating engine after an engine restart request, the brake torque applied to slow the engine to at least a predetermined threshold speed without stopping the engine, and engaging a starter to the still rotating engine to increase the engine speed and restart the engine. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144409 | Fuel Line - A fuel line, in particular a fuel line for a gasoline direct injection line system, having an inner steel tube and an outer steel tube, wherein the inner steel tube is accommodated in the outer steel tube in a force-locking manner. The inner steel tube is made of a corrosion resistant steel and the outer steel tube is made of an outer steel tube alloy, wherein a wall thickness of the inner steel tube is smaller than a wall thickness of the outer steel tube. A maximum carbon content of the outer steel tube alloy is higher than a maximum carbon content of the corrosion resistant steel. A thickness of the fuel line amounts to between 5% and 60% of an inner diameter of the motor vehicle fluid line. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144410 | Motor Vehicle Assembly Unit and Method for the Production of the Motor Vehicle Assembly Unit - A motor vehicle assembly unit having a connector, in particular a quick connector, and having a motor vehicle fluid line, wherein the connector includes an insertion end for inserting the fluid line, wherein there is a securing spike on the insertion end, which is encompassed by an outer sleeve. An annular insertion space for the fluid line or a fluid line end of the fluid line is disposed between the securing spike and the outer sleeve. The outer sleeve is connected to the securing spike by means of at least one break-away element, that breaks when the fluid line is inserted in the annular insertion space, such that the outer sleeve can be slid onto the securing spike, or further slid onto the securing spike from, or with, the fluid line. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144411 | FUEL EVAPORATION GAS DISCHARGE SUPPRESSING DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel evaporation gas discharge suppressing device of an internal combustion engine includes a gas storage tank for storing a fuel evaporation gas in a communication passage for causing an air intake passage and a fuel tank in an internal combustion engine of a vehicle to communicate with each other in the communication passage. Control unit controls canister opening/closing unit, fuel tank opening/closing unit and gas tank opening/closing unit based on an internal pressure of the fuel tank. The control unit opens the canister opening/closing unit and opens the fuel tank toward the communication passage, and then opens the gas storage tank toward the communication passage when reducing the internal pressure of the fuel tank. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144412 | ELECTRIC SUPERCHARGING DEVICE AND MULTI-STAGE SUPERCHARGING SYSTEM - It is intended to provide: an electric supercharging apparatus wherein, with a simple structure, rotor windage loss in an electric motor for driving a compressor is reduced and good cooling performance is produced; and a multi-stage supercharging system using the electric supercharging device. This electric supercharging apparatus is provided with: a first cooling passage formed in a stator along a motor coil and communicating a gas supply port with a gas discharge port in a motor housing; and a first intake passage connecting the gas discharge port to an intake port of a compressor. This electric supercharging apparatus is configured to introduce outside air into the first cooling passage via the gas supply port by applying negative pressure to the first cooling passage via the first intake passage, thereby cooling the inside of the motor housing. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144413 | Engine Including Exhaust Gas Recirculation Injection System - An engine assembly according to the principles of the present disclosure includes an engine structure, an intake system, an exhaust system, and an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) assembly. The engine structure defines cylinders having intake and exhaust ports. The intake system includes an intake manifold that provides air to the cylinders through the intake ports. The exhaust system includes an exhaust manifold in communication with the exhaust ports for expelling exhaust gas from the cylinders. The EGR system includes an EGR pipe, an EGR valve, an EGR reservoir, and an EGR injector. The EGR pipe extends from at least one of the exhaust system, the exhaust ports, and the cylinders to the EGR reservoir. The EGR valve regulates exhaust flow through the EGR pipe. The EGR injector is operable to deliver exhaust gas from the EGR reservoir directly to at least one of the intake ports and the cylinders. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144414 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING EXHAUST GAS RE-CIRCULATION SYSTEM IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for controlling re-circulation of exhaust gas (EGR) in an internal combustion engine includes receiving a signal indicative of an engine operating temperature and comparing the engine operating temperature to a first predetermined IEGR threshold. When the engine operating temperature is less than the first predetermined internal EGR threshold, a first internal EGR mode is activated, whereby engine emissions may be reduced or combustion stability may be enhanced. When the engine operating temperature is greater than the first predetermined internal EGR threshold, the first internal EGR mode is deactivated, and a second internal EGR mode is activated, whereby emissions may be reduced as exhaust system heating is accelerated. When the operating temperature is greater than the second temperature threshold, the second internal EGR mode may be deactivated a third mode may be enabled with only external EGR. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144415 | EGR DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An EGR device for an internal combustion engine comprises: an EGR path through which a part of exhaust gas is recirculated from the exhaust gas conduit of an internal combustion engine as EGR gas to the intake path; and an EGR valve that is disposed within the EGR path and adjusts the flow rate of the EGR gas flowing through the EGR path. An curved structure EGR path from a position at which the EGR valve is disposed until a joining section ( | 2014-05-29 |
20140144416 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The internal combustion engine includes at least one cylinder, an exhaust gas tract having a measuring device, and a tank ventilation system having a purge air line, which provides pneumatic communication between the tank ventilation system and the cylinder. The purge air line has a sensor for ascertaining a hydrocarbon content of a gas flow from the tank ventilation system to the at least one cylinder. Fuel metering into the cylinder is controlled dependent on the ascertained hydrocarbon content. An exhaust gas characteristic of an exhaust gas flow that flows in the exhaust gas tract is detected by the measuring device and compared with a specified target value. If the ascertained difference between the detected exhaust gas characteristic and the specified target value exceeds a specified threshold, a test is carried out to determine whether the sensor has a malfunction. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144417 | PROJECTILE AND THROWING APPARATUS AND GAME FOR PROJECTILE THROWING - An improved projectile throwing apparatus is described comprising a handle, an elongate shaft, and a throwing head for throwing a projectile, such as a golf ball. The throwing head may be interchangeable with golf shafts of varied lengths, with lacrosse shafts, or other shafts to achieve accurate, long distance golf ball throws. The throwing head may be shaped to achieve throws of different distance, launch angle, and trajectory, optionally imparting spin with a retrograde ramp at the distal end of the throwing head. The throwing apparatus is useful for golf-type game play, including for those with physical disabilities, as well as for a training and instructional aid for golf, lacrosse, and other sports. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144418 | Projectile Launcher Having Upper Receiver Pivotally Coupled to Lower Receiver - A projectile launcher having an upper receiver capable of swinging away from a lower receiver is disclosed. In one aspect, the lower receiver having a first end and a second end contains a firing control chamber. While the second end is located closer to barrel of the launcher, the first end of launcher is located closer to a buttstock. The firing control chamber includes a gas channel, wherein one end of gas channel is coupled to a valve and another end of gas channel reaches to the top of external wall of the chamber. The upper receiver having a first end and a second end contains a bolt chamber. The second end of upper receiver and the second end of lower receiver are pivotally coupled whereby allowing the first end of upper receiver to be pivotally swung away from the first end of lower receiver. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144419 | Method and Apparatus for Tile Cutting - A method and apparatus for cutting rigid, brittle articles such as tile used as a building material is improved by the capability to make both straight and curved cuts in tile on a single machine. The machine has both circular and plunge cutting tools and a table for moving the tile in both curved and straight lines in relation to the cutting tool, thereby achieving both curved and straight cuts. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144420 | METHOD FOR RESUMING A WIRE SAWING PROCESS OF A WORKPIECE AFTER AN UNPLANNED INTERRUPTION - A method resumes an interrupted process for sawing a workpiece into wafers using a wire saw that includes advancing a wire web into existing sawing kerfs of the workpiece with a forward movement of the sawing wire with a first speed in the presence of a liquid sawing medium until the wire web or workpiece has reached a position corresponding to the interruption of the wire sawing process. The sawing wire is moved in defined time intervals by a forward movement of a particular length with a second speed and a backward movement of another length with a third speed, where the backward length is less than the forward length and the forward and backward movement correspond to a cycle. The wire length that is unwound during the forward movements is increased until the length during the forward movement corresponds to the length of the forward movement before the interruption. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144421 | CUTTING MACHINE AND METHOD OF CUTTING - A cutting machine for cutting an ingot; the cutting machine comprising a carrier configured to attach the ingot thereonto, a plurality of wires configured to cut the ingot, and a container configured to flow water onto the plurality of wires and the ingot during cutting and to submerge cut portions of the ingot in water in the container without submerging the plurality of wires. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144422 | GAS OVEN RANGE - A gas oven range may include a cavity forming a cooking chamber in which food may be cooked and a burner assembly installed on a rear wall of the cavity to heat the cavity. The burner assembly may include a burner having flame holes formed therein, a plate supporting the burner, and a cover covering the burner to form a burner chamber. An inlet may guide air from the cooking chamber into the burner chamber, and a partition may be provided between the cover and the plate to partition air flowing from the cooking chamber into the burner chamber from flames generated by the burner. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144423 | GAS OVEN RANGE - A gas oven range may include a cavity forming a cooking chamber in which food may be cooked, and a burner assembly installed in the cavity. The burner assembly may include a burner having flame holes formed therein, and a cover covering the burner to form a burner chamber. The cover may include an inlet that guides air from the cooking chamber into the burner chamber and an outlet that discharges air heated by the burner. An air inlet may be formed at one wall of the cavity to introduce external air into the burner chamber. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144424 | BURNER ASSEMBLY - A burner assembly for an oven appliance is provided. The burner assembly includes a gas burner and a flame spreader. The flame spreader defines a slot or a series of apertures that is substantially parallel to the gas burner. The slot or series of apertures can decrease a thickness of a boundary layer positioned adjacent the flame spreader or increase a velocity or a temperature or both of the boundary layer. | 2014-05-29 |
20140144425 | SOLAR RECEIVER FOR A SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY SYSTEM, AND SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY SYSTEM - A solar receiver for a solar thermal system that is formed with ytterbium hexaboride (YbB6) is provided. A solar thermal system having a solar receiver of this kind is also provided. | 2014-05-29 |