24th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130146013 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine is provided. Facing pistons eliminate a cylinder head, thereby reducing heat losses through a cylinder head. Facing pistons also halve the stroke that would be required for one piston to provide the same compression ratio, and the engine can thus be run at higher revolutions per minute and produce more power. An internal sleeve valve is provided for space and other considerations. A combustion chamber size-varying mechanism allows for adjustment of the minimum size of an internal volume to increase efficiency at partial-power operation. Variable intake valve operation is used to control engine power. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146014 | Two-Cylinder Engine - A two-cylinder engine is configured to reduce vibration. The two-cylinder engine includes a piston, a piston pin, a crankshaft of which a rotation center is positioned at a first predetermined distance from an imaginary center line of a cylinder, and a balance shaft of which a rotation center is positioned at a predetermined angle from an imaginary line perpendicular to the imaginary center line of the cylinder around the rotation center of the crankshaft for abutting onto a vehicle mounting position so as to reduce vibration. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146015 | BALANCER DEVICE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a balancer device ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130146016 | CYLINDER HEAD FOR VEHICLE - A cylinder head for a vehicle has combustion chambers, each of which includes one exhaust opening and two intake openings, wherein each of the combustion chambers includes an intake port formed with one side thereof branched so as to be connected to the two intake openings, and a spark plug for igniting an air-fuel mixture within a corresponding combustion chamber, wherein an exhaust port may be connected to the exhaust opening of the respective combustion chambers, and wherein the exhaust port has one side thereof branched that may be connected to the exhaust opening of the respective combustion chambers and the other side thereof may be integrally formed in an integrated shape. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146017 | One-Piece Piston With Improved Combustion Bowl Rim Region and Method of Manufacture - A piston for an internal combustion engine and method of construction thereof is provided. The piston includes a piston body having an upper combustion surface with a combustion bowl depending from the upper combustion surface. The piston body has a ring belt region configured for receipt of at least one piston ring adjacent the upper combustion surface. A cooling gallery is configured in radial alignment with the ring belt region. An annular combustion bowl rim region extends between the upper combustion surface and the combustion bowl, and a bonded seam extends from the combustion bowl rim region radially outwardly to the cooling gallery. The bonded seam has material properties exhibiting an enhanced ability to withstand the extreme temperature, pressure, stress and highly corrosive and erosive effects of the combustion gases relative to the surrounding material of the piston body. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146018 | SPLIT BEARING ARRANGEMENT AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SPLIT BEARING ARRANGEMENT - A split bearing arrangement for reciprocating engines comprises a bedplate section and a block section made of materials differing in hardness. The bedplate section includes at least a bedplate section clamping surface made of an iron material, and has at least one positioning protrusion located on the bedplate section clamping surface. The block section, made of a material having a hardness which is less than the hardness of the iron material, is adapted to be clampable and forcibly pressed against the bedplate section. When the bedplate section is first pressed into the block section, at least one positioning groove located in a block section clamping surface is formed. The at least one positioning protrusion has two longitudinal concave surfaces, two transverse concave surfaces and a substantially flat upper surface. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146019 | Engine Crankshaft and Method of Use - An engine comprises one or more cylinders, each cylinder comprising a piston, a connecting rod, a crank shaft, and a crankpin, wherein the crankpin further comprises a main crankpin and a crankpin extension, wherein the connecting rod is affixed at one end to the piston and at another end to a first end of the crankpin extension, wherein a second end of the crankpin extension is affixed to a first end of the main crankpin, and wherein a second end of the main crankpin is affixed to the crankshaft. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146020 | COMPOSITE POWER CYCLE ENGINE - A composite power cycle engine may include a fuel injector that injects fuel into air that is or is to be supplied into a combustion chamber, a high temperature medium injector that injects a high temperature medium into the combustion chamber to increase pressure of the combustion chamber, a low temperature medium injector that injects a low temperature medium into the combustion chamber to reduce pressure of the combustion chamber, and a piston that may be disposed in the combustion chamber to slidably move therein and that transforms gas expansion or contraction energy into kinetic energy, wherein the high temperature medium injector or the low temperature medium injector increases or reduces the pressure of the combustion chamber so as to generate power. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146021 | Toroidal Combustion Chamber With Side Injection - A toroidal combustion chamber shape with side injectors is being developed for an opposed-piston engine. Favorable combustion characteristics of such configuration are transferred to a conventional engine, i.e., one with a combustion chamber delimited by a piston, a cylinder wall, and a cylinder head. At least one injector is disposed in the cylinder head at the periphery. The fuel is injected substantially along the plane of interface between the cylinder head and the cylinder block. The intake system is configured to provide a swirling flow in the combustion chamber. The fuel is injected in an angle that is displaced from the central axis of the cylinder and directed along the swirl. In some embodiments, a substantially torus-shaped volume is formed between the piston and the cylinder head when the piston is at top center. The injector or injectors spray fuel into the toroidally-shaped volume substantially tangent to the torus. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146022 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING FUEL CUT - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for processing a fuel cut starting or releasing the fuel cut using a tilt angle of a vehicle or a clearance angle of an acceleration pedal. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention can reflect driving habit or acceleration intention of a driver by interlocking a clearance angle of the acceleration pedal in addition to starting or releasing a fuel cut according to a tilt angle of a vehicle, thereby increasing fuel efficiency driving or convenience of driving. The exemplary embodiment of the present invention can improve stability of driving by applying a haptic technology. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146023 | TURBOCHARGER LAUNCH CONTROL - A method for launching a vehicle is disclosed. The method comprises, during operation with an idle engine speed prior to a pedal tip-in, increasing alternator and boost pressure while maintaining the idle engine speed, and decreasing alternator load responsive to the pedal tip-in. In this way, increased turbocharger output may be used to quickly accelerate the vehicle. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146024 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING ENGINE STARTING - A method for improving exhaust after treatment initial warm up during engine starting is presented. In one example, the method adjusts an engine air flow amount to a level where a desired substantially constant heat flux is provided by the engine to an exhaust after treatment device. The method may reduce fuel consumption and a need for a vacuum pump to provide vacuum to vacuum consumers of a vehicle during exhaust after treatment heating. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146025 | FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM OF VEHICLE - A fuel supply system of a vehicle, may include a fuel tank storing ethanol therein, a main injector installed at an engine to inject the ethanol from the fuel tank, a heater provided to heat the ethanol supplied from the fuel tank to the engine, a cold-starting injector installed at the engine to inject the ethanol heated by the heater, and a valve unit connected to the main injector and the cold-starting injector and performing a switching operation between a state of the ethanol being supplied from the fuel tank to the main injector and a state of the ethanol heated by the heater being supplied to the cold-starting injector. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146026 | Damping element for an Arrangement of a Cylinder Head of an Internal Combustion Engine and an Injection Valve - A damping element implemented for damping a vibration transmitted between an injection valve and a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine may include a base body substantially shaped as a ring washer and at least one first contact segment fixedly coupled to the base body and protruding past the base body in a first axial direction and a second contact segment fixedly coupled to the base body and protruding past the base body in a second axial direction opposite the first axial direction. The first at least one contact segment has a radial offset from the longitudinal axis that is unequal to a radial offset of the second contact segment from the longitudinal axis. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146027 | COMBUSTION GENERATING DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Provided is a combustion generating device of an internal combustion engine, which is capable of performing very precise flame control through a simple structure which does not need a prechamber and reducing harmful exhaust gas through low-temperature rapid combustion. The combustion generating device includes: an ignition system generating a spark; and an injector generating a mixture by mixing air and fuel and injecting a flame into a combustion chamber, the flame being generated by applying the spark to the mixture. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146028 | Internal combustion engine with fuel supply device - An internal combustion engine has a fuel supply device, wherein the fuel supply device includes a fuel pump, a fuel pressure damper, an injection valve, and a fuel pressure regulator. The fuel pressure damper has a damper membrane separating a damper chamber and a damper back chamber from each other. The damper chamber of the fuel pressure damper is loaded with a first reference pressure. The fuel pressure regulator regulates a pressure of fuel supplied by the fuel pump to the injection valve based on a second reference pressure of the fuel pressure regulator. The first reference pressure and the second reference pressure are adjusted relative to each other. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146029 | INDEPENDENT FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM OF CNG ENGINE - An independent fuel injection system of a compressed natural gas (CNG) engine, may include a cylinder head having an intake port of an engine using CNG as fuel; an intake manifold communicating with the cylinder head so as to supply external air to the cylinder head; and an injection module installed at a predetermined portion of the intake manifold adjacent to the cylinder head and injecting the CNG fuel toward the intake port. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146030 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH INJECTION VALVE - An internal combustion engine for a motor vehicle includes at least one cylinder, an injection valve associated to the cylinder for direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of the cylinder. The injection valve is received in a receiving opening of a cylinder head of the internal combustion engine and held by a support element in the receiving opening. The support element is secured in its rotational position by a formfitting engagement of a first formfit element on the injection valve, and by a formfitting engagement of a second formfit element on the cylinder head. A support element of this type ensures a particularly satisfactory securement of the rotational position of the injection valve. In the event of structural changes to the cylinder head or at the injection valve, it is only necessary to adapt the support element so that such modifications can be realized particularly inexpensively. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146031 | VAPOR GAS DISCHARGING APPARATUS FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A vapor gas discharging apparatus for a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), which includes a vapor line disposed between a canister and a fuel tank, wherein a purge line may be connected to the canister for transferring vapor gas from the canister to an engine, may include a discharging nipple formed to the canister and employed to supply air to the canister, an air supply line connected to the discharging nipple of the canister for supplying the air to the discharging nipple, a two-way valve connected to an end of an exhaust pipe and an end of the air supply line, and controlled for selectively communicating air flow between the air supply line and the exhaust pipe or between the air supply line and the outside of the air supply line, and a conduction member disposed in the air supply line between the two-way valve and the discharging nipple. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146032 | Oil-Electricity Separation Type Diesel Heater - An oil-electricity separation type diesel heater comprises an outer shell ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130146033 | Fluid-guiding housing of an internal combustion engine with an electrically operated heating device - A fluid-guiding housing, in particular a gas-, oil-, fuel- or water-guiding housing ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130146034 | Switch-Mode Synthetic Power Inductor - A fuel delivery system for a vehicle includes a fuel injector that meters fuel flow and provides for preheating fuel to aid combustion. A control circuit including a synthetic inductor drives a heated element within the fuel flow. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146035 | AIR SUPPLY SYSTEM WITH TWO-STAGE ROOTS BLOWER - An air supply system is provided that uses two sets of rotors on a common set of shafts to boost air in two stages. The air supply system includes a housing and a first and a second rotatable shaft at least partially within the housing. A first and a second pair of rotors are included. Each pair of rotors has a first rotor supported for rotation on the first shaft and a second rotor supported for rotation on the second shaft. The housing has an inlet at the first pair of rotors, an outlet at the second pair of rotors, and an internal chamber between the first and the second pairs of rotors. Air flow from the inlet to the outlet thereby has a first pressure boost from the inlet to the internal chamber and a second pressure boost from the inlet chamber to the outlet. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146036 | Stored Compressed Air Management and Flow Control for Improved Engine Performance - A method for providing air to a combustion chamber of an engine, the engine including a compressor and a boost tank selectably coupled to an intake manifold. The method comprises admitting air from the compressor to the intake manifold via a main throttle valve, storing some air from the compressor in a boost tank, and discharging some of the air stored in the boost tank to the intake manifold via an auxiliary throttle valve distinct from the main throttle valve. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146037 | MILLER CYCLE ENGINE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A miller cycle engine system is provided, which includes a motorized supercharger, and a miller cycle engine (having low compression and high explosion) having the motorized supercharger mounted thereon to improve a low-revolution performance of an engine using a scavenging phenomenon due to an operation of a variable valve device (variable valve timing, variable valve lift and variable valve duration) during an operation of the motorized supercharger and to improve a fuel efficiency through down-speeding of a gear ratio of a vehicle. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146038 | FLUID VALVE - The invention relates to a fluid valve, in particular for the exhaust gas from a motor vehicle engine, comprising a body ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130146039 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING VACUUM DEGRADATION IN A VEHICLE - An engine including a lubricated vacuum source is disclosed. In one example, engine oil entrained in gases lubricates a vacuum pump. The approach may provide for improved efficiency when generating vacuum. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146040 | IGNITION CIRCUIT - An ignition circuit for a combustion engine has an ignition coil and a control unit for the coil. The coil and the control unit are included in a common component as an ignition module. The module is supplied with voltage by a generator driven by the engine. A spark plug and the coil form a power circuit which includes a line segment to a reference potential outside the module. A sensor detects data of the engine and the output of the sensor is supplied to the module. The sensor is supplied with voltage via a sensor circuit. The sensor circuit and the power circuit use the line segment as a common connection to the reference potential, so that for a defect of the line segment, a missing connection to the reference potential in the high voltage circuit is recognized via the change of the sensor output signals. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146041 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME - An internal combustion engine in which an anodic oxidation coating film is formed on all or a portion of a wall that faces a combustion chamber, wherein the anodic oxidation coating film has a structure that is provided with a bonding region in which each of hollow cells forming the coating film is bonded to the adjacent hollow cells, and a nonbonding region in which three or more adjacent hollow cells are not bonded to each other, and wherein a porosity of the anodic oxidation coating film is determined by a first void present in the hollow cell and a second void that forms the nonbonding region. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146042 | Bowstring Release with Adjustable Wrist Strap - A bowstring release assembly is adapted for connection to the wrist of a user and includes a jaw mechanism adapted to receive, retain, and release a bowstring, and an adjustable wrist strap connected to the jaw mechanism via an extension member. The adjustable wrist strap includes a flexible base member adapted to fit around the wrist of a user. A first anchor member is connected to one end portion of the wrist strap and a second anchor member connected to another end portion. A cable is fixed with respect to one of the anchor members and is adapted to engage the other of the anchor members to thereby draw the first and second end portions toward each other and cinch the adjustable wrist strap around the wrist of a user. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146043 | Helical Path Paintball Delivery System - This apparatus is a helical path paintball delivery system, comprising a structure with an internal helical type cavity that interfaces between a paintball marker with unique design characteristics preventing the use of alternative hoppers and any paintball hopper, regardless of manufacturer, providing a path for paintballs residing in a player's chosen hopper to flow freely from the hopper through the helical path paintball delivery connector into the firing chamber of the paintball marker. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146044 | COOKING GRATE WITH ADJUSTABLE HEATING CHARACTERISTICS - A multi-part cooking grate with a lower sub-grate with a first plurality of V-shaped cooking members running along a length of the lower sub-grate and having a first predetermined spacing between the first plurality cooking members along a width of the lower sub-grate, and an upper sub-grate with a second plurality of V-shaped cooking members running along a length of the lower sub-grate and having a second predetermined spacing between the second plurality of cooking members along a width of the upper sub-grate. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146045 | Device for heating and/or cooking food - A device for heating and/or cooking food, and especially baby food, including:
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20130146046 | "SOLAR TRACKER HAVING OLEO-HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME" - The invention relates to a solar tracker having oleo-hydraulic cylinders that increase the rigidity of the system by keeping the two chambers of each cylinder pressurized, even while on stand-by. This makes the system more accurate, avoiding undesirable cylinder movement caused by oil compression. The system includes a circuit having at least one cylinder assembly ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130146047 | SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEM - One or more hot water solar systems or solar collection assemblies are disclosed herein. The solar collection assemblies may include an insulating support assembly for supporting a tank above a nearby ground surface. An immersion vent having improved characteristics may be provided. A BTU meter positioned within an equipment cavity and having improved characteristics may be provided. Insulated tank supports having improved characteristics may be provided. A heat exchanger to panel sizing ratio for improved performance may be provided. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146048 | PORTABLE APPARATUS FOR STORING WATER AND MELTING FROZEN WATER - Portable apparatus for storing liquids and melting frozen liquids using solar radiation is provided. A thermally conductive vessel is at least partially enclosed within a thermally insulative case. The case is configured to transmit incident solar radiation to the vessel. The vessel is configured to absorb incident solar radiation, and conduct heat generated thereby to its contents. An insulating and solar radiation transmissive gap is provided between the vessel and the case. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146049 | PROCESS FOR RECOVERING SUGARS FROM A PRETREATMENT STREAM OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS - The process is for pretreating a lignocellulosic biomass feedstock and comprises: soaking a lignocellulosic biomass feedstock wherein the soaked biomass is present as a mixture with a free liquid and wherein the free liquid comprises at least one dissolved compound selected from the group consisting of glucose, xylose and respective oligomers thereof, washing the mixture of the soaked biomass and the free liquid, wherein at least a portion of the free liquid containing at least one dissolved compound selected from the group consisting of glucose, xylose and respective oligomers thereof is separated from the soaked biomass to create a soaked washed biomass and at least one free liquid stream, compressing the soaked biomass to create a released liquid, separating the released liquid from the soaked biomass, and keeping at least a portion of the released liquid separate from any free liquid. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146050 | NASAL SPRAY APPARATUS - A pharmaceutical product in the form of an anti-snoring substance includes a container ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130146051 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED ASSISTED VENTILATION - Devices and methods for allowing for improved assisted ventilation of a patient. The methods and devices provide a number of benefits over conventional approaches for assisted ventilation. For example, the methods and devices described herein permit blind insertion of a device that can allow ventilation regardless of whether the device is positioned within a trachea or an esophagus. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146052 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATING CHEMICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SENSORS INTO AN AIR PURIFICATION FILTER THROUGH A REUSABLE SENSOR PORT - A sensor device is disclosed for providing end of service life indication for an air purification filter. The sensor device has a cylindrical housing for insertion into a sorbent bed of a filter, and can be removed from the bed and reused at the end of the filter service. One or more sensors inside the housing are configured to sense physical/chemical characteristics of air passing through the sorbent bed, and to provide associated data to a sensor conditioning board within the housing. The sensor conditioning board processes the received data and conditions the data as desired. The housing is receivable in a cavity formed in the filter bed. A receiving structure receives the housing therein. Data from the one or more sensors can be used to calculate predicted end of service life of the filter. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146053 | VENTILATION CIRCUIT ADAPTOR AND PROXIMAL AEROSOL DELIVERY SYSTEM - An adaptor for delivering an active agent to a patient with concomitant positive pressure ventilation includes an aerosol flow channel having an aerosol inlet port and a patient interface port, and defining an aerosol flow path from the aerosol inlet port to and through the patient interface port; and a ventilation gas flow channel in fluid communication with the aerosol flow channel and having a gas inlet port and a gas outlet port, and defining a ventilation gas flow path from the gas inlet port to and through the gas outlet port, wherein the ventilation gas flow path is at least partially offset from the aerosol flow path and at least partially encircles the aerosol flow path. Systems and methods for delivering an active agent to a patient with concomitant positive pressure ventilation incorporate the adaptor. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146054 | PORTABLE HUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM AND ADAPTOR THEREFORE - An adaptor ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130146055 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADAPTIVE BASE FLOW - This disclosure describes systems and methods for providing novel adaptive base flow scheduling during ventilation of a patient to optimize the accuracy of estimated exhaled tidal volume. Further, this disclosure describes systems and methods for providing novel adaptive inspiratory trigger threshold scheduling during the novel adaptive base flow scheduling. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146056 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFICATION OF PHOTO-PLETHYSMOGRAPHICALLY DETECTED RESPIRATORY EFFORT - Embodiments disclosed herein may include systems and methods for determining a patient's respiratory effort and blood oxygen saturation based on data acquired from a pulse oximetry sensor and analyzing the parameters in conjunction with each other. For example, the respiratory effort may be determined based on a photo-plethysmographic waveform generated from light attenuation detected by the sensor, and the blood oxygen saturation may be a pulse-based estimate of arterial blood oxygen saturation determined from the detected attenuation. Analysis of the parameters may enable detection and classification of apnea (e.g., obstructive or central) or another underlying cause for respiratory instability. Furthermore, the measured respiratory effort may be compared to respiratory effort supplied by a ventilator to ensure proper sensor placement before enabling automatic adjustment of ventilator settings. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146057 | System and Method for Circuits to Allow CPAP to Provide Zero Pressure - A system comprises a respiratory delivery arrangement adapted to cover at least one respiratory orifice of a patient. The system also comprises a first conduit having a first end and a second end, the second end connected to the respiratory delivery arrangement. A positive pressure is provided to the respiratory orifice via the first conduit and a second conduit having a third end and a fourth end, the fourth end connected to the respiratory delivery arrangement. An exhaled gas is extracted from the respiratory orifice by one or both of a valve configured to redirect flow through the respiratory delivery arrangement and a venturi opening. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146058 | EXPIRATORY VALVE FOR CONTROLLING A FLOW - A valve for a medical ventilator comprising a hollow flexible body having at least one outwardly bulging area with a curved inner surface. The hollow flexible body further comprises an inwardly protruding abuttable area positioned between two fixed end points. Further the valve comprises a flow channel located inside said hollow flexible body for passage of a fluid between an inlet and an outlet, a valve seat centrally positioned in said flow channel and an annular element circumferentially arranged around said hollow flexible body. The annular element is arranged to be movable in an axial direction along the flow channel by an actuator unit, and whereby said abuttable area is at least partially repositioned and/or reshaped to control a flow of the fluid through the flow channel. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146059 | ERGONOMIC AND ADJUSTABLE RESPIRATORY MASK ASSEMBLY WITH FRAME - A respiratory mask assembly for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a frame having a front surface and a rear surface, opposite the front surface, and adapted in use to face the patient. The frame defines an inner wall and an outer wall extending from the rear surface, the inner and outer walls being spaced to define a channel therebetween. A cushion is removably attachable to the frame such that the cushion and frame are repeatably engagable with and disengagable from one another. The cushion includes a side wall to be inserted into the channel of the frame, the side wall having a first interlocking surface that engages a second interlocking surface provided in the channel when the cushion and frame are engaged with one another. The first and second interlocking surfaces interlock with one another to removably attach the cushion to the frame. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146060 | CUSHION FOR A PATIENT INTERFACE DEVICE - A cushion ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130146061 | RESPIRATOR MADE FROM IN-SITU AIR-LAID WEB(S) - A method of making a filtering face piece respirator, which method includes: providing a cup shaped mold | 2013-06-13 |
20130146062 | Multi-Diameter Pediatric Tracheal Cuff - The present disclosure describes an endotracheal tube for a child, the tube having a balloon mounted near the distal end of the tube. The tube has a ventilation lumen and an inflation line used to inflate the balloon. The balloon is mounted to the tube at a lower mounting point and an upper mounting point. The upper mounting point is above the level of the vocal cords. The balloon has a lower and upper diameter when inflated, and the upper diameter is from 1.1 to 1.5 times larger than the outer diameter of the tube. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146063 | SHAPED EVACUATION PORT FOR A MULTI-LUMEN TRACHEAL TUBE - The present disclosure describes systems and methods that utilize a tracheal tube with a shaped evacuation port. An evacuation port coupled to a suction lumen may be shaped to reduce air channel formation within the suction lumen, which in turn may improve the suctioning force and efficiency. The shaped evacuation ports may be generally oval or may be shaped to minimize a height dimension while maintaining a suitable cross-sectional area. In particular embodiments, the shaped evacuation ports may have cross-sectional areas that correspond to a cross-sectional area of the suction lumen. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146064 | Nasal Cannula Support Device - A harness for securing a nasal cannula to a user for the purpose of delivering oxygen. The harness comprises an upper and lower strap located at the top and rear of a user's head, respectively. The upper and lower straps are orthogonally connected at their midpoint by a vertical connecting strap, and contain on either end, an adapted means to secure and support a nasal cannula by looping around the plastic tubing and then attaching onto itself. Two distinct connection points above and below each ear maintain the suspended position of the cannula without deforming its cross section. By providing a three-strap methodology for supporting the nasal cannula and maintaining positive control of the plastic tubing by keeping it suspended above the ears, the present invention avoids commonly associated drawbacks related to existing devices. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146065 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR THE TREATMENT OF AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION, SLEEP APNEA AND SNORING - Methods and devices for the treatment of airway obstruction, sleep apnea and snoring are disclosed. In some embodiments, a glossal suspension system includes a tissue tensioner that includes a suture loop made of one or more sutures configured to suspend the tongue with at least one portion configured to extend laterally through the tongue, and a securement mechanism configured to be attached to a patient's mandible that includes one more more adjustment assemblies for engaging the one or more sutures and adjusting tension on the suture loop. Various tethers and anchors that can he used with the glossal suspension system are also disclosed. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146066 | Stabilizer Mouthguard - A mouthguard includes lateral cheek compaction domes which compressibly fill the space between the inside of the cheek and the rear teeth when worn. The domes are ellipsoid in shape and provide elasticity which allows the muscles of the cheek to comfortably grip the mouthguard. The internal aspects of the cheek compress the domes against the outer tooth and gum surfaces to hold the mouthguard in place even when the teeth are not biting on the bite plate section. This holds the mouthguard in place as the jaws move when speaking or during deep breathing. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146067 | DENTAL SPLINT MADE OF TWO PLASTICS WITH DIFFERENT DEGREES OF HARDNESS - The invention relates to a dental splint ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130146068 | Intubation Tube Oral Appliance System - An intubation tube oral appliance system for providing a semi-customized support for an intubation tube that protects the intubation tube and facilitates the delivery of oral hygiene materials to reduce the incidences of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP). The intubation tube oral appliance system generally includes a tube support, a first tray extending from the tube support and a second tray extending from the tube support. The tube support is formed to receive an intubation tube and a strap secures the intubation tube to the tube support. The first tray and the second tray include a thermoplastic layer that is formed to the ventilation patient's teeth. An antibacterial solution and/or fluoride solution is placed within the first tray and second tray prior to insertion into the ventilation patient's mouth to reduce dental plaque and VAP. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146069 | Intubation Tube Oral Appliance System - An intubation tube oral appliance system for providing a semi-customized support for an intubation tube that protects the intubation tube and facilitates the delivery of oral hygiene materials to reduce the incidences of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP). The intubation tube oral appliance system generally includes a tube support, a first tray extending from the tube support and a second tray extending from the tube support. The tube support is formed to receive an intubation tube and a strap or securing member secures the intubation tube to the tube support. The first tray and the second tray include a thermoplastic layer that is formed to the ventilation patient's teeth. An antibacterial solution and/or fluoride solution is placed within the first tray and second tray prior to insertion into the ventilation patient's mouth to reduce dental plaque and VAP. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146070 | Smoking Device - A smoking device is described. The smoking device is comprised of a bottle with the bottom cut away and an adapter that may be removably attached to the mouth of the bottle. By raising the bottle relative to a water filled reservoir, air is drawn through the adapter and fills the bottle with smoke. Lowering the bottle pushes the smoke out of the bottle for inhalation. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146071 | Cigar Holder Assembly - The invention features a two-piece holder which features an expandable opening sized to receive and support numerous size cigars. The opening features ridge cuts that aid in holding a cigar in its desired position. The handle of the holder affords the user the opportunity to smoke the body of the cigar to the fullest possible extent without burning the smoker's fingers. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146072 | COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND THEIR USE IN SMOKING ARTICLES - Smoking articles, filters, and methods for selectively removing selected components from tobacco smoke are disclosed. The smoking articles and filters include composites composed of a porous alumina and/or aluminosilicate matrix containing particles of activated carbon and zeolite molecular sieve adsorbents distributed throughout the matrix which can selectively remove selected components of tobacco smoke. The composites may be made by admixing the adsorbent mixture and a binder such as aluminum hydroxide or montmorillonite clay, adding an aqueous mineral acid to gel the mixture and drying and firing the gel paste. The proportions and adsorption capacities of the components can be selected to tailor the adsorption characteristics of the composites to selectively remove targeted constituents such as acrolein and 1,3-butadiene in tobacco smoke. Methods for making filters and smoking articles using the composites, as well as methods for smoking products comprising the composites, are also provided. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146073 | SPRAY AND/OR SOIL TREATMENT OF TOBACCO TO REDUCE TSNAs - Methods for increasing the concentration of antioxidants during senescence and curing of tobacco leaves include application of a chemical solution. The methods include spraying the solution onto the tobacco plant prior to harvest and/or applying the chemical solution to the soil surrounding roots of growing tobacco plants. The application of the chemical solution preferably occurs between topping and harvest, and is optimized to simulate the production of antioxidants and interfere with the formation of TSNAs during curing. The tobacco can be burley tobacco subjected to air curing. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146074 | ENCLOSED SMOKING DEVICE - An enclosed smoking device including a dome sealingly engageable with a base member, and a solid bowl sealingly engageable with a socket extending through the base member, the bowl being heatable from the exterior of the device. The assembly of dome, base member, and bowl define an enclosed interior space to prevent the escape of smoke or vapor produced by the heating of a smokable material in the bowl. The dome further includes a choke and a non-projecting integrated mouthpiece. A method of using an enclosed smoking device wherein no smoke or vapor is permitted to escape from the device during the smoking operation. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146075 | SMOKING ARTICLE WITH HEAT RESISTANT SHEET MATERIAL - A smoking article includes a sheet material comprising a fibrous layer formed of cellulosic fibres and at least 50% by weight of inorganic filler material having a particle size in range of from 0.1 microns and 50 microns, wherein the sheet material has a tensile strength of at least 900 N/m. The fibrous layer preferably further comprises a binder material, preferably an organic binder material such as a cellulosic binder material. A coating layer may be provided on at least one side of the fibrous layer. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146076 | MAKEUP SHIELD - A makeup shield includes a mask and handle. The mask has comprises an edge with at least two concave edge portions. The mask is conformable to different areas of a human face. The handle allows the mask to be placed or pressed against the human face. A first concave edge portion may contour to the natural curvature of a human eye. A second concave edge portion and the first concave edge portion may conform to one or more sections of a human orbital bone. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146077 | Nail Polish - This invention relates to nail coating compositions, to packages including the nail coating compositions, to methods of applying the nail coating composition to a nail and to a use of an additive compound to improve the properties of the nail coating composition of the present invention. In particular, the invention relates to nail coating compositions having improved chip resistance, good adhesion to the nail, a high gloss finish and a short dry-to-touch time. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146078 | Container, a Device Including Such a Container, the Use of Such a Device and a Method of Applying a Composition on the Nails - Container for receiving a composition, a device including such a container, a use and a method for applying the composition contained in such a container on the nails, the container comprising a side wall that extends along a central axis between a bottom and an opening, the side wall presenting a first outside constriction shaped to receive two adjacent fingers, other than the thumb, of a first hand of a user. The side wall also includes a second outside constriction shaped to receive two adjacent fingers, other than the thumb of a second hand of the same user, the second constriction being spaced apart from the first constriction along the central axis. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146079 | Methods and Compositions to Impart Memory Effects onto Biosurfaces - This invention relates to methods and compositions for imparting memory effects onto biosurfaces, such as hair, by using shape memory polymers. This invention also relates to kits containing shape memory polymers that are useful for styling hair. The methods, compositions, and kits of the invention permit a user to recover an original hairstyle after it has been disheveled by exposing the hair to an external stimulus, such as heat. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146080 | Methods and Compositions to Impart Memory Effects onto Biosurfaces - This invention relates to methods and compositions for imparting memory effects onto biosurfaces, such as hair, by using shape memory polymers. This invention also relates to kits containing shape memory polymers that are useful for styling hair. The methods, compositions, and kits of the invention permit a user to recover an original hairstyle after it has been disheveled by exposing the hair to an external stimulus, such as heat. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146081 | HAIR STYLING APPARATUS - A hair styling apparatus comprising a first hair clamping member which defines a first hair clamping surface and a second hair clamping member which defines a second hair clamping surface, wherein the first and second hair clamping surfaces are opposite facing and are to cooperate to apply heat and clamping pressure to style hair clamped there-between during use, wherein the apparatus comprises a third hair styling surface which is to curl hair by heat and by a curling tension applied by a user against the third hair styling surface during use. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146082 | "CUFF EM" flexible cuff created for dreadlocks, braids and natural african american hair - This invention is a flexible hair cuff made from jewelry wire. This cuff is geared to style dreadlocks, and natural African American hair. The flexible cuff is constructed as one unit. There are several pieces of evenly cut wire in each cuff. After the cuff is styled two jewelry end caps are used to complete the cuff. The flexible cuff comes in a variety of colors. The flexibility of the cuff allows control of how tight or loose depending on the thickness of the hair. The flexible cuff is easy to use, hair is held up by hand and the cuff is then placed around the style and squeezed together to desired tightness. The purpose of this invention was to create something that would hold and style dreadlocks etc. This invention provides an inexpensive attractive unisex hair accessory that does not require any specialized machinery. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146083 | HAIR DECORATION MEMBER - Disclosed is a hair decoration member which comprising a fastening part and a sheathing part. The fastening part is formed of a flexible metal, and the sheathing part is formed of silicones or thermoplastic rubber and covering the outer surface of the fastening part. By the skidproof property of the sheathing part, the hair decoration member can be strongly attached to hair without making user feel uncomfortable. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146084 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING OBJECTS FROM SURFACES - A system for removing objects from a surface is disclosed. The system may include at least one sensor, a controller, and at least one vibration motor. The sensor is configured to detect an object on the surface and to generate a signal indicative of the object characteristics. The controller may be operatively coupled to the sensor. The controller can receive the generated signal indicative of the object characteristics, and then determine a desired frequency and amplitude of vibration to apply to the surface based on the object characteristics. At least one vibration motor may be in communication with the controller and configured to apply the desired frequency and amplitude of vibration to the surface. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146085 | GLASS SUBSTRATE CLEANING APPARATUS AND CLEANING METHOD - The invention relates to a glass substrate cleaning apparatus and cleaning method. The glass substrate cleaning apparatus of the present invention includes a cleaning trough and first frequency generators for transmitting ultrasonic waves of a first frequency and second frequency generators for transmitting ultrasonic waves of a second frequency disposed at two sides of the cleaning trough. In the present invention, a cost is reduced and a good cleaning effect is reached by using the ultrasonic waves of different frequencies to clean a glass substrate. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146086 | ACID REGENERATION OF ION EXCHANGE RESINS FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS - Methods and systems for acid regeneration of ion exchange resins are disclosed. Acid resins designed for use in a variety of cleaning application using a water source use a treated, softened, acidic water source according to the invention. Various methods of using the softened acidic water generated by acid regenerate-able ion exchange resins are disclosed to beneficially reduce spotting, filming and scale buildup on treated surfaces, reduce and/or eliminate the need for polymers, threshold reagents and/or rinse aids, and using protons generated in the acidic water effluent for triggering events useful in various cleaning applications. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146087 | INTEGRATED ACID REGENERATION OF ION EXCHANGE RESINS FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS - Methods and systems for an integrated acid regeneration of ion exchange resins are disclosed for use in cleaning applications. Acid resins designed for use in a variety of cleaning application using a treated, softened, acidic water source are disclosed. Various methods of using the softened acidic water generated by acid regenerate-able ion exchange resins within a cleaning application, e.g. ware wash machine, are disclosed to beneficially reduce spotting, filming and scale buildup on treated surfaces, reduce and/or eliminate the need for polymers, threshold reagents and/or rinse aids, and using protons generated in the acidic water effluent for triggering events useful in various cleaning applications. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146088 | METHOD FOR WASHING REACTOR - The method for cleaning a reactor of the present invention comprises passing a solvent through a wax-fraction hydrocracking apparatus which is charged with a catalyst and to which supply of a wax fraction is stopped, wherein the solvent comprising at least one oil selected from a group consisting of hydrocarbon and vegetable oils, and having a sulfur content of less than 5 ppm and being in a liquid state at 15° C. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146089 | Method and System for Fuzzy Constrained Sootblowing Optimization - A system and method to control of sootblowers in a fossil fueled power plant, in particular to plant applications systems using a graphical programming environment in combination with a set of rules to activate sootblowers. The system can be constrained by time limits and/or rule based time limits. Actual blower activation is typically based on the current status of key control variables in the process which alter the actual activation time within a constraints system. The system does not typically require knowledge or models of specific cleanliness relationships. The result is a system without sequences or queues that readily adapts to changing system conditions. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146090 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTOMATIC CLEANING DEVICES - A method for controlling an automatic cleaning device includes the steps of: entering selectively a regular control signal or a power-saving control signal to a cleaning mode control unit; judging whether the regular control signal or power-saving control signal is received to allow the cleaning mode control unit to enter a corresponding regular cleaning mode or a power-saving cleaning mode; activating a first driving motor and a second driving motor in the regular cleaning mode to allow the automatic cleaning device to move on an automatic movement path and keep a cleaning device in operation and pull a passive cleaning device; or activating the second driving motor by the cleaning mode control unit in the power-saving cleaning mode to allow the automatic cleaning device to move on the automatic movement path and pull the passive cleaning device. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146091 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A DISHWASHER | 2013-06-13 |
20130146092 | TRANSPORT SCHEDULING FOR LOW MICROBIAL BULK PRODUCTS - Transport scheduling and transport processes for low microbial (“LM”) bulk products are described. The transport scheduling and processes facilitate low microbial activity in a LM bulk product during the transport of the LM bulk product. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146093 | Ultrasound System and Method for Deicing and Defrosting - According to the present invention there are provided an ultrasound system and method for glass deicing and defrosting, particularly of car's windshields. The system includes cube-shaped ultrasound transducers which generate high-intensity ultrasound waves which propagate in the windshields and heat it uniformly. Selection of the working parameters of the system is performed for specific windshields by a method including simulations. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146094 | CLEANING CARTRIDGE FOR A HEATING APPARATUS FOR COOKING FOOD AND MECHANISM FOR OPENING CARTRIDGE - A cleaning agent/rinsing agent for cleaning a heating apparatus for cooking food are contained in a cartridge. The cartridge is sealed to prevent premature release of the cleaning/rinsing agents. Inside the cavity of the heating apparatus, a mechanism for opening the cartridge is located in the drain of the cavity of the heating apparatus. By pushing the cartridge onto the mechanism and twisting the cartridge, protruding edges of the mechanism penetrate the seal. Upon lifting the cartridge, the cleaning/rinsing agent drops out and into the cavity drain. The rinsing agent may be retained above the drain and cleaning box via encapsulation or the rinsing agent and configuration of the mechanism. The empty cartridge is removed and the cavity of the heating apparatus is ready for cleaning. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146095 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING GAS INJECTORS - An injector cleaning apparatus with a concentric dual flow introducer and a flow-dispersing injector seat along with a method of cleaning an injector. The concentric dual flow introducer has concentric cleaning fluid flowpaths configured to communicate with a central passage and a plurality of peripheral passages of a gas injector. The input-side injector engaging interface of the concentric dual flow introducer and the flow-dispersing injector seat each have a compressible sealing portion having compressibility sufficient to yield under fluid cleaning surges attributable to initiation and termination of cleaning fluid flow through the injector cleaning apparatus along with resiliency sufficient to prevent abutment of the gas injector and a rigid facing portion of the input-side injector engaging interface and output-side injector engaging interface respectively. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146096 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING AND STERILIZING PRODUCT LINES - System and method for cleaning a product line of a fluid dispensing system. The cleaning system includes a first container that contains liquid and a second container that contains gas such that the cleaning system is attached to the product line of a liquid dispensing system so that cleaning fluid can be pumped through the line that has gas pockets therein. The gas pockets work to create sheer within the product line in order to clean biomass and other contaminates from within the product line. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146097 | Automatic Dishwashing Detergent Compositions Comprising Ethercarboxylic Acids Or Their Salts And Nonionic Surfactants With A High Cloud Point - The present invention relates to automatic dishwashing detergent compositions comprising
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20130146098 | Automatic Dishwashing Detergent Compositions Comprising Ethercarboxylic Acids Or Their Salts, Which Are Free Of Nonionic Surfactants - The present invention relates to automatic dishwashing detergent compositions comprising
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20130146099 | METHOD OF SEPARATING CHEMISTRIES IN A DOOR-TYPE DISHMACHINE - The present disclosure relates to a dishmachine that includes at least two tanks and methods of using the tanks to isolate, substantially isolate, or incrementally isolate different chemistries from each other during a cycle. The disclosed dishmachine design and method allows for the use of two different, and potentially incompatible, reactive, or offsetting chemistries to be used in the same dishmachine cycle. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146100 | Water Repellent Protective Film Forming Agent, Liquid Chemical for Forming Water Repellent Protective Film, and Wafer Cleaning Method Using Liquid Chemical - A water repellent protective film forming agent is provided for forming a protective film on a wafer that has an uneven pattern at its surface. The protective film is formed at least on surfaces of recessed portions of the wafer at the time of cleaning the wafer. The wafer is a wafer that contains a material including silicon element at least at the surfaces of the recessed portions of the uneven pattern or a wafer that contains at least one kind of material selected from the group consisting of titanium, titanium nitride, tungsten, aluminum, copper, tin, tantalum nitride and ruthenium at least at a part of the surfaces of the recessed portions of the uneven pattern. The water repellent protective film forming agent is provided to contain a silicon compound represented by the following general formula [1]: | 2013-06-13 |
20130146101 | DETERGENTS - A machine dishwashing method comprises: dispensing two liquid cleansers or detergents A and B into the interior of a machine dishwasher during the cleaning dishwashing cycle, wherein the liquid detergent A has a pH at 20° C. of 6 to 9 and the liquid detergent B has a pH at 20° C. of 9 to 14 and is dispensed at cleaning cycle time t2; and wherein the liquid cleansers or detergents A and B comprise, respectively: A: 10% to 75% by weight of a detergent builder, 0.1% to 10% by weight of an enzyme, 24.9% to 89.9% by weight of a solvent; and B: 10% to 74.9% by weight of a detergent builder, 25% to 89.9% by weight of a solvent; and wherein neither liquid cleanser or detergent A nor liquid cleanser or detergent B individually comprises more than 2% by weight of a bleaching agent. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146102 | CONCENTRATED WAREWASHING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - The invention generally relates to concentrated warewashing compositions and methods of using the same. In some aspects, the invention uses concentrated compositions in methods of warewashing where the concentrate is applied directly to the article to be cleaned, rather than dispensed into a sump and applied to the article as a ready-to-use composition. In additional aspects, the methods of using highly concentrated alkaline and/or acid compositions in an alternating pattern of alkaline-acid-alkaline or acid-alkaline-acid, or the like, provide substantially similar or superior cleaning efficacy while reducing the overall consumption of the alkaline and/or acid compositions. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146103 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING PERFORMANCE AND PREVENTING CORROSION IN MULTI-MODULE CLEANING CHAMBER - A method and system for cleaning a substrate in a multi-module cleaning assembly is provided. The method begins by receiving the substrate into the cleaning module. A cleaning chemistry, at a temperature elevated from an ambient temperature, is applied onto a top surface of the substrate. Concurrent with application of the cleaning chemistry, vapors are exhausted from the cleaning chemistry through a port located below a bottom surface of the substrate with the vapor exhaustion providing a negative pressure relative to a pressure external to the cleaning module. The application of the cleaning chemistry is terminated, followed by termination of the exhausting of the vapors. The substrate is dried after the flowing of inert gas is terminated. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146104 | Method For Cleaning The Usable Space Of A Climatic Cabinet - The present invention relates to a method for cleaning a usable space of a climatic cabinet, said usable space being surrounded by walls and optionally being provided with fittings, in which steam is generated by heating a water reservoir while at the same time steam is caused to condense on said walls and on any fittings present in the usable space. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146105 | DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR CLEANING PLASTIC CHIPS - The present invention relates to a device ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130146106 | WATER JET POOL CLEANER WITH OPPOSING DUAL PROPELLERS - A robotic pool or tank cleaner is propelled by water jets, the direction of which is controlled by the direction of rotation of a horizontally mounted pump motor within the pool cleaner housing, having a propeller attached to either end of the motor drive shaft which projects from opposing ends of the motor body, each of the propellers being positioned in a water jet discharge conduit that terminates in discharge ports in opposing ends of the housing. Each discharge conduit has a pressure-sensitive flap valve downstream of the respective propellers. When the propellers rotate in one direction, the water is drawn through one or more openings in the base plate, passes through one or more filter assemblies associated with the pool cleaner and is discharged through one of the discharge ports as a water jet of sufficient force to propel the pool cleaner along the surface being cleaned. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146107 | EQUIPMENT FOR TREATING CONTAINERS OF CHEMICAL PRODUCT - The equipment is based on the use of active-carbon filters ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130146108 | ENDOSCOPE CLEANING/DISINFECTING APPARATUS - An endoscope cleaning/disinfecting apparatus has a cleaning tank capable of housing a plurality of endoscopes, a holding net that is provided in the cleaning tank, and defines positions of the plurality of endoscopes which are housed and set in the cleaning tank, and an endoscope information reading section. The endoscope information reading section is provided in the cleaning tank, and, in a state in which one endoscope is set in the cleaning tank in a position defined by the holding net, is arranged in a site exposed toward an upper side of the cleaning tank without being covered with the one endoscope. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146109 | In-place recirculatory draft beer line cleaning system - Automated system for cleaning conduits used for dispensing draft beer from taps. The system uses various sensors, valves, and a microprocessor-based controller to automate the process with little user intervention. This apparatus is permanently installed in a retail establishment and connected to the dispensing system by way of fittings designed to mate with standard keg couplers currently used in such systems. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146110 | POLE HAVING A SHOCK ABSORBER - The invention relates to a damping device ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130146111 | ERGONOMIC CRUTCH GRIPS - A set of ergonomic handgrips and arm pads make the use of crutches or other walking assist devices more comfortable and less likely to cause repetitive stress injuries. A metacarpal protrusion of the each handgrip is angled outward at about 5 to 25 degrees from front to back when installed to place the user's wrists at a more ergonomic angle (approximately 15 degrees inward rotation). The metacarpal protrusion produces a substantially flat surface with a downward slope. Each handgrip spreads the load out over the hand of the user eliminating pressure. The handgrips can be fitted on crutches, a walker, a cane, or another walking assist device. The arm pad has a pair of protrusions that produce a recess on the side facing away from a user's chest which engages a user's arm and keeps the crutch top positioned correctly while the crutch is in use by the user. | 2013-06-13 |
20130146112 | BURIABLE AND RETRIEVABLE ANCHORING DEVICE - Stackable anchors for use in sand, snow and the like including dead man plates, a unitary cord providing means for anchoring devices and for retrieval of the dead man plate from its buried location. In addition, an optional feature of the dead man plate includes means for receiving the unitary cord wrapped about a plurality of dead man plates to retain the anchors in stacked, adjacent relationship for compact storage. | 2013-06-13 |