24th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120145042 | Process for the Calcination and Manufacture of Synthetic Pozzolan - Disclosed is a process for the calcining and manufacturing of synthetic pozzolan with desirable color properties. Feed material is dried, crushed, and preheated in a drier crusher. The dry, crushed material is collected and fed to a calciner where it is heated to become a synthetic pozzolan. The synthetic pozzolan is then fed to a cooler where it is maintained for a least a portion of the cooling step in a reducing atmosphere. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145043 | Green Cement for Sustainable Construction - “Green” cements, which can be carbon neutral or negative, can be prepared at lower temperatures (450° C.-500° C.) by utilizing feed compositions comprising (i) TiO | 2012-06-14 |
20120145044 | CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITIONS - The invention provides a cementitious composition comprising a cement component comprising (i) an accelerant, (ii) a calcium sulphate source and (iii) an ettringite forming cement; an aggregate; and optionally water; wherein the cement has a minimum unconfined compressive strength of 1500 psi when tested in accordance with ASTM C1140 and/or C1604 at 15 minutes after placement; methods for its use and concrete formed from it. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145045 | ADDITIVES FOR A HYDRAULIC BINDER BASED ON BELITE-CALCIUM-SULPHOALUMINATE-FERRITE CLINKER - A composition includes at least, in % expressed by mass relative to the total mass of the composition, from 0.01 to 3% of polycarboxylic acid or salts thereof, the polycarboxylic acid including 2 to 4 carboxyl groups per molecule; and from 97 to 99.99% of a Belite-Calcium-Sulphoaluminate-Ferrite clinker (BCSAF clinker). | 2012-06-14 |
20120145046 | ENGINEERED CEMENT INCORPORATING SCMs AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - Engineered cements are described that include an engineered clinker fraction designed for use with one or more supplementary cementitious material (“SCM”) fractions. The engineered clinker fraction has a narrow particle size distribution (“PSD”) with a relatively high tricalcium silicate (“C | 2012-06-14 |
20120145047 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS USING CALCIUM CARBONATE - Provided herein are compositions and methods including hydraulic cement, supplementary cementitious material, and/or self-cementing material. Methods for making the compositions and using the compositions are provided. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145048 | Collapsible Computer Desk - A collapsible computer desk includes a desktop, a left frame, a right frame, two inner side-plates, a lower frame, plural middle support plates, a back plate and a drawer. The inner side-plates are secured to the desktop and also secured to the both ends of the lower frame. The back plate is connected to the back portion of the lower frame and the bottom surface of the desktop. Further comprised is a plurality of assembled closures. Each assembled closure is constructed of a male closure and a female closure. The male closures of the plurality of the closures are fixedly secured onto vertical plates of the left and right frames respectively, while the female closures are fixedly secured onto the both ends of the lower frame respectively. Each male closure detachably engages the corresponding female closure. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145049 | Brace Attachment for Pallets - A brace attachment device for wooden pallets having a pair of assemblies attachable to opposing sides of a pallet, each assembly having a pair of legs connected by a cross-brace and a mounting bracket associated with each leg. The mounting brackets are structured such that the legs can be repositioned between a generally horizontal and flat storage position substantially parallel with the top of the pallet, and a vertical support position to maintain objects or boxes upright on the pallet. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145050 | APPARATUS FOR COMBUSTION PRODUCTS UTILIZATION AND HEAT GENERATION - A method and apparatus for heating a fluid and treating a combustion products waste stream includes two or more nozzles discharging into a mixing chamber, and an outlet of the mixing chamber discharging to a gas-liquid separator. A liquid output of the gas-liquid separator may be treated to remove carbonaceous or other impurities. The nozzles may include an annular nozzle, Fisenko nozzle, and/or Laval nozzle arranged in a transonic jet module. A heated input liquid may be accelerated to sonic velocity in a main nozzle, causing boiling due to pressure drop prior to mixing with a combustion product stream in the mixing chamber. Heat may be recovered from a mixture discharged from the mixing chamber. Carbonic, sulfuric, or other combustion impurities may be captured by dissolving in water or other solvent in the transonic jet module and then recovered or otherwise used in a liquid stream from the separator. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145051 | WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A system and method of integrated waste management having a source of a combustible waste material, a separator for separating the combustible waste material from a recyclable material, an airless drier for drying the combustible waste material to generate a pyrolysis feedstock, and a pyrolyser for pyrolysing the pyrolysis feedstock to form char and pyrogas. The system and method for power generation may also use an oxidiser for the high-temperature oxidation of syngas generated from the pyrolysis feedstock to generate heat for power production. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145052 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF AN OXYGEN-FIRED BOILER - Disclosed herein is a method of controlling the operation of an oxy-fired boiler; the method comprising combusting a fuel in a boiler; producing a heat absorption pattern in the boiler; discharging flue gases from the boiler; recycling a portion of the flue gases to the boiler; combining a first oxidant stream with the recycled flue gases to form a combined stream; splitting the combined stream into several fractions; and introducing each fraction of the combined stream to the boiler at different points of entry to the boiler. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145053 | Method for Safely Disposing Medicines - A method for safely disposing of medicines includes converting the medicines into a partially solid mass that may be incinerated. The medicines may be treated with a bittering agent capable of denaturing the stored medicines and with a coloring agent capable of providing a characteristic color to the denatured medicines. The medicines may also be treated with a thickening agent that is capable of converting the denatured medicines into a partially solid disposable mass, prior to incinerating the medicines. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145054 | DENSIFIED FUEL PELLETS - A method of generating heat in a boiler such as by combusting a fuel material which includes a plurality of densified fuel pellets is provided. The densified fuel pellets may be formed by a process which includes compacting a mixture which includes about 5 to 15 wt. % molten thermoplastic polymeric material and at least about 75 wt. % cellulosic material. Many embodiments of the method are suitable for use in a coal-fired furnace and/or in other industrial boiler applications. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145055 | METHOD OF REDUCING COAL ROPES IN A BURNER NOZZLE FOR PULVERIZED COAL - A coal nozzle for a burner on a pulverized coal fired furnace which includes an elongated tubular nozzle having an inlet for receiving a flowing stream of coal/air mixture and an outlet for discharging the flowing stream into a combustion zone of a furnace for combustion, and an inlet elbow connected to the inlet of the tubular nozzle. The interior outer surfaces of the elbow include a staircase surface configuration for engaging the incoming flowing stream whereby coal ropes in the stream are broken up for thereby improving flow distribution of the stream. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145056 | METHOD FOR INTERPLANTING ENERGY CROPS - The present disclosure relates to methods for interplanting a primary crop and an energy crop. In some embodiments, the present disclosure includes methods for preparing a plantation site for planting the energy crop. Plantation sites according to the disclosure may include a primary crop planted in a first row and in a second row, the first row being separated by an intermediate row. The intermediate row is divided into a center portion and two side portions (a first side portion and a second side portion). Methods according to embodiments of the disclosure include the steps of lifting a soil and plantation debris mixture from the intermediate area, redepositing a soil component of the soil and plantation debris mixture primarily into the center portion, and redepositing a plantation debris component of the soil and plantation debris mixture primarily into at least one of the two side portions. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145057 | SEED TUBE MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR AGRICULTURAL SEEDER - An opener assembly for an agricultural seeder has an opener disc attached to an opener subframe. The opener disc is angled to the direction of travel to create a furrow for depositing seeds. A boot is mounted to the opener subframe beside the opener disc for preventing loose soil from falling into the furrow ahead of seed deposited therein. A seed tube is mounted to the opener subframe by a two-part bracket. The bracket includes a first part attached to the opener subframe and a second part fixed to the seed tube. The first part has a channel structure for receiving and partially surrounding the seed tube, and a pair of slots formed in sidewalls of the channel structure. The second part has an L-shaped structure with a portion that mates with the pair of slots. A key ring mechanism is used to lock the first and second parts together. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145058 | DECORATION-MAKING ASSIST TOOL AND METHOD FOR MAKING A DECORATION ITEM - A decoration-making assist tool includes a first and a second plates. Each plate includes a straight base edge and a peripheral edge connected to the ends of the base edge. A connecting portion pivotally connects the two plates to each other so that they can be folded to overlap each other. The first plate includes recesses formed at the peripheral edge and N elongated holes. The second plate includes (N+1) elongated holes. The ends of these elongated holes are adjacent to the peripheral edges of the plates. When the two plates overlap each other, the recesses and the ends of the elongated holes of the first plate communicate with corresponding ends of the elongated holes of the second plate. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145059 | LOCKING MECHANISM FOR A BOBBIN CASE - A locking mechanism for a bobbin case ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120145060 | SEWING MACHINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF THE SAME - A sewing machine is provided, which includes a table, support posts, upper and lower frames, a head unit, a bed unit, an X-axial head-unit-transport means and an X-axial bed-unit-transport means. An object is placed on the table. The support posts are provided on opposite sides of the table. The upper and lower frames connect the support posts to each other. The head unit is provided on the upper frame so as to be movable in an X-axis direction. The head unit has a head-unit-rotating means for rotating a sewing head. The bed unit is provided on the lower frame so as to be movable in the X-axis direction. The bed unit has a bed-unit-rotating means for rotating a sewing bed. The X-axial head-unit-transport means moves the head unit on the upper frame horizontally. The X-axial bed-unit-transport means moves the bed unit on the upper frame horizontally. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145061 | SEWING MACHINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF THE SAME - A head unit fixed sewing machine is provided, which includes a table, support posts, an upper beam, a head unit and a bed unit. An object is placed on the table. The support posts are provided on opposite sides of the table. The upper beam connects the support posts to each other and is coupled to upper ends of the support posts. The head unit is fastened to the upper beam and has a head-unit-rotating means for rotating a sewing head within a predetermined range. The bed unit is provided below the head unit and has a bed-unit-rotating means for rotating a sewing bed within a predetermined range. Because the head unit and the bed unit can be rotated while sewing, the orientation of a sewn thread can be maintained constant. Hence, a perfect stitch can be realized over the entirety of the object. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145062 | Apparatus for control of pivoting wing-type sail - A steerable wing-type sail system for a wind powered craft. The system includes secondary airfoils that are spaced outwardly to the sides of the plane of a main sail, and rearwardly of the trailing edge of the sail. The secondary airfoils are pivotable s to steer the main sail in one direction or the other. The main sail is also provided with a flap at its trailing edge, that pivots simultaneously with the secondary airfoils. The secondary airfoils are carried on elongate booms mounted near the mid-span height of the main sail and are operated by cables that are retracted/paid out by linear actuators or similar mechanisms. The control mechanism for the secondary airfoils may operate in response to signals received from onboard sensors. The system is suitable for use on an autonomous unmanned surface vessel (AUSV). | 2012-06-14 |
20120145063 | RADIAL SAIL WITH REINFORCED LUFF TUBE - A generally triangular-shaped, radial-cut sail intended for use with a small sailing craft such as a Laser™ Class sailboat. A mast sleeve or “luff tube” is arranged or formed adjacent the luff area of the sail, extending from the head to the foot, and sized to accommodate a flexible mast formed of two or more mast sections. A luff tube patch is placed on the leading edge of the mast sleeve adjacent a point where the mast sections meet when the sailing rig is assembled. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145064 | Docking Apparatuses and Methods - An intercepting vehicle, which is being towed by a towing vehicle, may home in on and attach to a retrievable vehicle that catches up to the intercepting vehicle from behind. Then, the intercepting vehicle, with the retrievable vehicle docked thereto, may be brought to the towing vehicle by reeling in the intercepting vehicle with the retrievable vehicle docked thereto. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145065 | Boat Hull - A boat hull ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120145066 | Subsurface Vortex Assisted Distributed Propulsion Active Hull - High velocity subsurface craft, apparatus or method positively affecting propulsion and limiting drag by the use of a rotating body with selected Surface Treatment. The Active Hull Platform provides Apparent Flows that allow for shorter more dispersed blade arrays and boundary layer management that impacts vorticity on skin surfaces by controlling the angular momentum of the vortices formed. By converting drag forces into thrust, vortices need not be avoided and an even non pulsating distributed thrust is the result. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145067 | MOVABLE FLOATING OBJECT AND DRIVING MECHANISM THEREFOR - A movable floating object includes a floatable body and water pumps mounted on the left and right sides of the body respectively. Intake tubes are coupled to the pumps through intake valves respectively. Discharge tubes are coupled to the pumps respectively. Exertion of force on the pumps forces water out of the pumps and through the discharge tubes, and release of the force creates a vacuum inside the pumps that sucks water into the pumps through the intake tubes and the intake valves respectively. The floatable body moves forwards when same force applied to the pumps and turns when the forces apply to the pumps are different. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145068 | APPARATUS OF PRODUCING SILICON SINGLE CRYSTAL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SILICON SINGLE CRYSTAL - An apparatus of producing a silicon single crystal including: an imaging device; a heat shield that has a circular opening; a first operation unit that operates the imaging device and takes a real image of the heat shield and a mirror image of the heat shield reflected on a surface of the silicon melt, measures a spacing between the real image and the mirror image, and calculates a position of a melt-surface; a second operating unit that operates the imaging device and takes an image of a bright-zone in the vicinity of the solid-liquid interface, and calculates a position of the melt-surface based on the image of the bright zone; and a controlling unit that refers a data of the position of the silicon melt obtained by the first operation unit and the second operation unit, and controls the position of the silicon melt. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145069 | MELT FIXTURE INCLUDING THERMAL SHIELDS HAVING A STEPPED CONFIGURATION AND A METHODS OF USING THE SAME - Various single crystals are disclosed including sapphire. The single crystals have desirable geometric properties, including a width not less than about 15 cm and the thickness is not less than about 0.5 cm. The single crystal may also have other features, such as a maximum thickness variation, and as-formed crystals may have a generally symmetrical neck portion, particularly related to the transition from the neck to the main body of the crystal. Methods and for forming such crystals and an apparatus for carrying out the methods are disclosed as well. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145070 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GRAPHENE/SiC COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND GRAPHENE/SiC COMPOSITE MATERIAL OBTAINED THEREBY - A process for advantageously producing a graphene/SiC composite material is provided in which a large-area graphene layer that is flat in an atomic level is formed on a SiC single crystal substrate. The process for producing a graphene/SiC composite material in which at least one graphene layer is formed on a SiC single crystal substrate, comprising the steps of: removing an oxide film that is formed by natural oxidation and covers a surface of the SIC single crystal substrate, thereby exposing a Si surface of the SiC single crystal substrate, heating the SiC single crystal substrate with the Si surface exposed under an oxygen atmosphere, thereby forming a SiO | 2012-06-14 |
20120145071 | SYSTEM OF CONTROLLING DIAMETER OF SINGLE CRYSTAL INGOT AND SINGLE CRYSTAL INGOT GROWING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Provides are a system of controlling a diameter of a single crystal ingot and a single crystal ingot growing apparatus including the same. The system of controlling a diameter of a single crystal ingot includes: a diameter measuring sensor measuring a diameter of a single crystal ingot; a Low-Pass Filter (LPF) removing short period noise from measured data from the diameter measuring sensor; and an Automatic Diameter Control (ADC) sensor controlling the diameter of the single crystal ingot through controlling of a pull speed by using data having the noise removed as current data. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145072 | WIRE COLORING APPARATUS INCLUIDNG A ROLLER - A wire coloring apparatus including a roller is provided to prevent drag of a colorant, which is jetted on an electric wire and not dried yet, the guide roller is arranged at a downstream side of a coloring nozzle, which jets a colorant toward a highest point of an outer surface of the electric wire moving along a lengthwise direction thereof, in a moving direction of the electric wire. The guide roller is formed with a pair of tapered surfaces catching and supporting the electric wire and approaching to each other in accordance with nearing to a rotating axis. When a radius R | 2012-06-14 |
20120145073 | SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS - A substrate treating apparatus includes a treating block including a plurality of cells arranged one over another. Each cell has treating units for treating substrates and a single main transport mechanism disposed in a transporting space for transporting the substrates to the treating units. The treating units include solution treating units and heat-treating units. The solution treating units are arranged at one side of the transporting space, the heat-treating units are arranged at the other side of the transporting space, and the main transport mechanism and the treating units are in substantially the same layout in plan view for the respective cells. The solution treating units are in substantially the same layout in side view for the respective cells, the heat-treating units are in substantially the same layout in side view for the respective cells, and treatments of the substrates carried out in the respective cells are the same. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145074 | SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS - A substrate treating apparatus includes a treating block including a plurality of cells arranged one over another. Each cell has treating units for treating substrates and a single main transport mechanism for transporting the substrates to the treating units. Each cell also has a blowout unit for supplying a clean gas into a transporting space of the main transport mechanism and an exhaust unit for exhausting gas from the transporting space. The blowout unit and the exhaust unit are arranged one over the other in the transporting space to separate the transporting space of each cell from that of another cell. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145075 | PAINTING ROBOT AND PAINTING SYSTEM - A painting robot includes a fixing unit fixed to a sidewall of a painting booth; a swivel unit provided to swivel with respect to the fixing unit; an arm provided to the swivel unit; and a painting gun provided in a tip end portion of the arm. The fixing unit includes a fixing surface fixed to the sidewall of the painting booth; and a cable lead-in portion provided on the fixing surface to lead a cable into the painting robot therethrough. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145076 | MASK FRAME ASSEMBLY FOR THIN FILM DEPOSITION AND THE MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A mask frame assembly using a plurality of stick-shaped split masks. The mask frame assembly includes a plurality of split masks, each of which includes a deposition pattern corresponding to a unit screen. Each of the split masks is formed of a plurality of partial masks to form the deposition pattern corresponding to a unit screen. Accordingly, the split masks accommodating a pattern corresponding to a large screen may be easily manufactured without an increase in the amount of etching errors. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145077 | ORGANIC LAYER DEPOSITION APPARATUS - An organic layer deposition apparatus for forming an organic layer while a substrate is being moved, in which an interval between the substrate and the organic layer deposition apparatus can be measured at a vacuum condition. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145078 | SHOWERHEAD INTEGRATING INTAKE AND EXHAUST - A showerhead integrating intake and exhaust is provided for showering a gas. The showerhead at least includes a showerhead body that has a gas-active surface and a plurality of intake bores thereon. The showerhead body further includes a central exhaust vent disposed on the gas-active surface. The central exhaust vent may exhaust standing gas and further pre-exhaust byproduct from reaction process. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145079 | LOADLOCK BATCH OZONE CURE - A substrate processing chamber for processing a plurality of wafers in batch mode. In one embodiment the chamber includes a vertically aligned housing having first and second processing areas separated by an internal divider, the first processing area positioned directly over the second processing area; a multi-zone heater operatively coupled to the housing to heat the first and second processing areas independent of each other; a wafer transport adapted to hold a plurality of wafers within the processing chamber and move vertically between the first and second processing areas; a gas distribution system adapted to introduce ozone into the second area and steam into the first processing area; and a gas exhaust system configured to exhaust gases introduced into the first and second processing areas. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145080 | SUBSTRATE SUPPORT UNIT, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEPOSITING THIN LAYER USING THE SAME - A substrate support unit includes a support member configured to accommodate a plurality of substrate holders and a driving member configured to rotate the substrate holders and the support member on their respective axes. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145081 | Insect feeder - An insect feeder that allows membrane feeding with a membrane above a feeding medium. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145082 | MILKING DEVICE, METHOD OF MILKING AND SOFTWARE FOR CONTROLLING A MILKING DEVICE - The invention relates to a milking device, a method and software. The milking device includes a device for preventing contaminants in milk during the milking of an animal. The milking device includes a teat cup to be attached to a teat and to be connected to a milk collecting vessel for collecting the milk. The device further includes a detector for generating and transmitting a disruption signal as a result of the detection of a premature becoming detached of the teat cup, and/or as a result of the detection of the incorrect attachment of a teat cup. The device also includes a management system to separate, on the basis of the disruption signal, the milk from the animal into a first amount of milk, which is led to a first destination, and a second amount of milk, which is led to a second destination different from the first destination. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145083 | PRE-TREATMENT TEAT CUP - The present invention provides a teat treatment device, as well as an automatic milking device, a method and a teat cup therefor. The present invention cleans or otherwise treats a teat by repeatedly placing a teat cup on the teat and removing it therefrom again, wherein the upper side thereof, in particular segments with projections on the inner side, around the teat-receiving opening scrub the teat clean under frictional contact. Nozzles which can spray a jet of liquid on, in particular, the projections in the inactive position, can assist this treatment. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145084 | MILKING SYSTEM COMPONENTS AND METHODS OF FORMING AND MONITORING THE SAME - A milking inflation formed of a food grade approved thermoplastics material of a Shore A hardness of between about 60 to 90, the inflation ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120145085 | Automated feeding apparatus - An automated feeding apparatus for animals comprises an inlet hopper having a discharge outlet provided with a feeder actuable in accordance with a predetermined feeding regime, the discharge outlet being of variable size. The discharge outlet is adjustable in length and depth to enable variation of volumetric flow therethrough. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145086 | Animal Litter Comprising A Surfactant Encapsulated Fragrance Nanoemulsion - The present invention is directed to litter compositions including a litter substrate in the form of granules and a stable fragrance coating applied over at least some of the litter granules. The stable fragrance coating provides a fragrance litter composition exhibiting no or a reduced tendency for fragrance to be lost over time. Furthermore, the fragrant litter composition is able to reform a stable fragrance coating after being wetted, upon redrying. The stable fragrance coating comprises a nanoemulsion including an aqueous surfactant continuous phase and a dispersed phase comprising one or more fragrance oils. The fragrance oil is dispersed within the continuous phase as nano-sized droplets having an average diameter of no more than about 100 nm. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145087 | COLLAPSIBLE, MOUNTABLE ANIMAL CRATE - A collapsible, mountable pet crate. A collapsible crate mountable to a wall such that the crate may be assembled for pet usage while mounted to the wall and collapsed into a compact package while mounted to the wall and not being used. A mounting bracket affixed to the wall receives a mounting rod (or mounting pins) integral with, or connected to, the crate to facilitate operation of the crate. The mounting bracket includes a first position for receipt of the mounting rod corresponding to the assembled or opened crate and a second position for receipt of the mounting rod corresponding to the collapsed or stowed crate. In another version, a pair of latches rotatably joined to a back wall for (i) joining said the wall to the bottom tray in a collapsed configuration and (ii) securing the foldable cage to the back wall in an assembled configuration. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145088 | EASY TO INSERT PET CARRIER - The invention features an animal carrier that is designed to more easily place an animal (e.g., a cat or dog) into the carrier. The carrier features a funnel that can be attached to the body of the carrier, that is sized to permit passage of the animal through the funnel, that is oriented to convey the animal by gravity into the carrier, and that can be removed once the animal has been delivered into the carrier. The invention also features a retrofit funnel that is adapted to be securely attached to an opening of a standard animal carrier. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145089 | PET TOY WITH FLEXIBLE BODY AND ROPE SUPPORT CONFIGURATIONS - A pet toy includes a flexible body with rope support configurations. In one embodiment, the rope configurations include one or more loops that are exposed and one or more knots that are covered by an exterior plush component of the pet toy. In another embodiment, two or more strands of rope material are tied in a series of knots, and an additional strand of rope material may be tied to the other strands in a transverse fashion. Preferably, the exterior plush component includes fabric. One or more of the free ends of the strands of rope material may also protrude beyond the plush component. The fabric material is sewn over the exposed portions of the rope material. Enough fabric material is used such that twisting, extending and retracting the rope material does not transfer force directly to the exterior fabric, thereby preserving the exterior plush component. The knots provide internal bulk to the body of the toy eliminating the need for stuffing. The knots also provide a robust structure for biting and tugging that can aid in dental cleaning. The exposed loops or free ends of the rope material act as handles for grasping by the pet owner or animal. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145090 | ARTICULATING CONSUMABLE CHEW TOY - Provided is an edible chew toy including a first toy member and a second toy member configured to be moveably engaged with each other. The first and second toy members may be configured to pivot and/or translate relative to each other to captivate a pet. In this regard, the toy members may move relative to each other as the pet gnaws on the toy, swipes at the toy with his paws, or lifts the toy in a manner to cause gravitational movement. The chew toy may be formed from 100% consumable material to allow the pet to easily digest the chew toy as it is chewed. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145091 | Scented Stuffed Toy and Method for Producing The Same - A scented stuffed toy has a latex body formed to define an exterior appearance and having a chamber therein, a scented material being scented and mounted inside the chamber, and a PU stuffing formed by polyurethane foam, fully filled in the chamber and adhered to an inner wall of the latex body. A method for producing a scented stuffed toy has a mold preparing step, a latex injecting step, a polyurethane filling step, a scented material adding step, a foaming step and a demolding step. As the PU stuffing is combined with the scented material and foamed inside the latex body, the present invention emits a scent and attracts the sense of smell of pets so that pets can play with the scented stuffed toy with more fun. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145092 | Identification of the causative mutation for leopard complex spotting & congenital stationary night blindness in equines and a method for testing for same - Methods are provided for determining whether or not a horse is genetically normal, is a carrier of, or is affected with or predisposed to Congenital Stationary Night Blindness and/or leopard complex spotting. The method is based on detection of an insertion in an intron in the horse Transient Receptor Potential Cation Channel, Subfamily M, Member 1 (TRPM1) gene. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145093 | Animal Medical Collar - An animal medical collar having the shape of a circular, assembled around the neck of the animal by joining face-to-face to make a truncated cone shell whose edge, which is defined by the small circle of the truncated cone, engages the neck of the animal, further comprising a drawstring passage, and an internal frame comprising a curvilinear C-shaped hub and a plurality of substantially rigid straight ribs monolithically radially extending from the curvilinear hub. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145094 | LIGNIN FIRED SUPERCRITICAL OR NEAR CRITICAL WATER GENERATOR, SYSTEM AND METHOD - Methods are disclosed for providing recovered lignin of suitable quantity and quality to provide sufficient heating value to power the generation of supercritical or near critical water without the need for outside sources of energy. Supercritical or near critical water generator devices and systems are also disclosed. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145095 | RESIDENTIAL HEAT PUMP WATER HEATER - A heat pump water heater and systems and methods for its control. The systems are configured to heat water within a water storage tank of a heat pump water heater wherein a controller within the system is operatively connected to a plurality of heat sources including at least one electric heating element and a heat pump and sensors in order to selectively energize one of the plurality of heat sources. The controller is configure to process data representative of the temperature of water within the tank near the top of the water storage tank, and rate of water flowing out of the water storage tank, in order to automatically selectively energize the heat sources. The selection of heat sources by the controller is determined by a mode of operation selected by the user and the data processed by the controller in view of the selected mode of operation. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145096 | ENGINE SYSTEM WITH REFORMER - An engine system with a reformer, wherein an unreformed fuel is reformed by the reformer mounted in an exhaust pipe, and wherein a reformed fuel containing hydrogen is supplied to an engine. The engine system with a reformer includes a controller which, when the hydrogen generated by the reformer is supplied to the engine, determines a target heat generation beginning timing in accordance with a load applied to an engine, an engine speed, and an air excess ratio of an air-fuel mixture, and which controls an ignition timing of the engine so that a difference between a current heat generation beginning timing and the target heat generation beginning timing of the engine is within a predetermined range. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145097 | ENGINE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING CAMSHAFT WITH MULTIMODE LOBE - An engine assembly may include an engine structure, a first valve, a first valve lift mechanism and a first camshaft. The engine structure may define a first combustion chamber and a first port in communication with the first combustion chamber. The first valve may be located in the first port and the first valve lift mechanism may be engaged with the first valve. The first camshaft may be rotationally supported on the engine structure and may include a first double lobe engaged with the first valve lift mechanism. The first double lobe may define a first valve opening region including a first peak and a second valve opening region including a second peak rotationally offset from the first peak. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145098 | Engine with Hydraulic Variable Valve Timing - In one example, a method is described for an engine with a hydraulically actuated phaser for adjusting cam timing. The phaser is controlled by a hydraulic spool valve, for example, having a de-energized position that results in hydraulic force urging the phaser to a base timing. When it is desired to operate the cam timing at base timing, rather then leave the spool valve in a de-energized position that can generate leakage, the spool valve is adjusted to near a null position to reduce the hydraulic pressure drop across the cam journal and thus reduce oil leakage. In this way, it is possible to maintain base timing, while also reducing leakage. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145099 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A springless check valve enables flow of hydraulic fluid from a supply port toward a corresponding one of an advancing port and a retarding port in a connection passage upon lifting of a valve member from a valve seat and limits flow of the hydraulic fluid from the corresponding one of the advancing port and the retarding port toward the supply port upon seating of the valve member against the valve seat. In a synchronously rotatable member, a drain passage is circumferentially displaced from the drain port, and an advancing passage is placed at a corresponding circumferential position, which coincides with a circumferential position of the advancing port. Furthermore, a retarding passage is placed at a corresponding circumferential position, which coincides with a circumferential position of the retarding port. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145100 | DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING THE ROTATIONAL ANGULAR POSITION OF A CAM SHAFT - A device for adjusting the rotational angular position of a cam shaft relative to a crankshaft of a combustion engine includes a supply branch for supplying pressure fluid to setting chambers to generate torque acting on a rotor; and a pressure storage device arranged in the supply branch and including a spring and a storage chamber which can be filled with the pressure fluid against a spring force of the spring, wherein the storage chamber begins to fill, against the spring force, at a start-of-filling pressure which is at most as large as a hot idling pressure which the pressure fluid exhibits when the combustion engine is idling in its hot operational state, and continues to be filled against the spring force if the hot idling pressure is exceeded. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145101 | VARIABLE VALVE DEVICE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable valve device has a configuration in which a first cam ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120145102 | Varying The Phase And Lift Of A Rocker Arm On A Camshaft Actuating A Valve Or Injector - In an internal combustion engine using poppet type valves, a center pivot rocker arm is moved through a specific path wherein the roller in contact with a cam is moved to alter the phasing of the valves or injectors in the engine. Depending on the interface between the valve or injector and the rocker arm, the rocker ratio of the rocker arm may be altered, giving a change in lift as well. By positioning a control arm at desired points on either side of a centered position, and rotating the control arm about its own pivot point via an arm actuator, phase change is achieved. The arm actuator controls the location of the control arm and thus the timing of the valve or injector relative to the rotation of the cam. Advanced, centered, and retarded phase change is possible depending upon the movement of the control arm. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145103 | ENGINE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING CAMSHAFT WITH INDEPENDENT CAM PHASING - An engine assembly may define first and second combustion chamber and may include a camshaft having a first lobe region engaged with the first valve arrangement and a second lobe region engaged with the second valve arrangement and rotatable relative to the first lobe region. The cam phaser may be coupled to the camshaft and may include a first member and a second member rotatable relative to the first member. The first lobe region may be fixed for rotation with the first member and the second lobe region may be fixed for rotation with the second member to vary valve timing for the second combustion chamber independently from the valve timing of the first combustion chamber. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145104 | ELECTRIC DRIVE CAMSHAFT PHASER WITH TORQUE RATE LIMIT AT TRAVEL STOPS - A camshaft phaser controllably varies the phase relationship between a crankshaft and a camshaft in an internal combustion engine. The camshaft phaser includes an input member rotatable by the crankshaft. The input member is connected through a gear drive to an output member which is fixed to the camshaft. A rotational actuator acting on the gear drive unit causes relative roation between the input member and the output member. A first stop member is rotatable with the input member in a one-to-one relationship. A second stop member is rotatable with the output member in a one-to-one relationship to limit relative angular travel between the input member and the output member. A torque absorption means is provided for limiting the rate at which torque is applied from the rotational actuator to the gear drive unit when the second stop member makes contact with the first stop member. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145105 | CONTROL VALVE - A control valve which has a substantially cylindrical valve box and a substantially cylindrical control piston. The control valve can be arranged in a cylindrical receptacle and the control piston is arranged so as to be axially displaceable inside the valve box. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145106 | DIESEL FUEL FORMULATION - A diesel fuel formulation containing a triethoxypropane and a palm oil methyl ester (POME), and a diesel fuel supplement containing a premix of a triethoxypropane and a POME is disclosed. The triethoxypropane may be 1,2,3-triethoxypropane or 1,1,3-triethoxypropane. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145107 | LASER SPARK PLUG FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A laser spark plug is described for an internal combustion engine. According to the system, at least one volume Bragg grating element is situated in a beam path of the laser spark plug. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145108 | Fuel System Electric Primer - An electric fuel system primer is provided that is capable of generating enough pressure to open a valve in an engine's fuel system in order for the primer to prime the engine. The primer can include an electric fuel pump that is capable of generating at least 70 p.s.i. or more in order to open the valve. The primer may be powered by the vehicle's battery, by an internal battery or by converting AC to DC or vice versa. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145109 | ELECTROMECHANICAL VALVE FOR THE PNEUMATIC ACTUATION OF A DEVICE OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An electromechanical valve is provided for the pneumatic actuation of a device of an internal combustion engine that includes, but is not limited to an external casing and one or more supporting dampers embedded in the external casing. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145110 | ENGINE HAVING VARIATION VOLUME CRANK CASE - An engine having a crank case of a variable volume may include a crankshaft that may be disposed in a crank case and may be connected to a piston through a connecting rod, which reciprocate in a cylinder, a balance shaft that may be disposed in the crank case and may be operated by the crankshaft, a chamber that may be extended from the crank case, and a balance weight that may be formed on the balance shaft and selectively opens or closes a fluid communication between the chamber and the crank case according to a position of the piston. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145111 | ENGINE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING MODIFIED INTAKE PORT ARRANGEMENT - An engine assembly may include an engine block, a first piston, a second piston, and a cylinder head. The cylinder head and the engine block may define a first combustion chamber and a second combustion chamber. The cylinder head may define a first intake port and a second intake port. The first intake port may be in communication with the first combustion chamber and may include a first inlet extending through an upper surface of the cylinder head. The second intake port may be in communication with the second combustion chamber and may include a second inlet extending through a side of the cylinder head. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145112 | Piston for an internal combustion engine and method for its production - The present invention relates to a method for the production of a piston ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120145113 | REMOVAL OF WATER AND FUEL CONTAMINANTS IN ENGINE OIL - Methods for removal of condensed, blow-by contaminants with small molecular dimensions from the circulating lubricating engine oil of internal combustion engines, including automotive engines, with a positive crankcase ventilation system are disclosed. An adsorbent macroporous structure comprising alumino-silicate particles with micro-pores is at least partially immersed in the circulating oil. The micro-pores are sized to adsorb the small, condensed, blow-by, contaminant molecules but not the larger oil molecules. At low temperatures the contaminant molecules may be adsorbed and temporarily stored in the micropores. At higher temperatures some of the contaminants may desorb and be re-incorporated in the oil. The desorbed contaminants will circulate with the higher temperature oil into the engine crankcase where they may vaporize and be removed by the engine positive crankcase ventilation system. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145114 | LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION - A lubricating oil composition having a sulfur content of up to about 0.4 wt. % and a sulfated ash content of up to about 0.5 wt. % as determined by ASTM D874 is disclosed which comprises (a) a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity; (b) at least one oil-soluble or dispersed oil-stable boron-containing compound having no more than about 400 ppm of boron; and (c) at least one oil-soluble or dispersed oil-stable molybdenum-containing compound having, at least about 1100 ppm of molybdenum, based upon the total mass of the composition; wherein the lubricating oil composition has a ratio of sulfur to molybdenum of less than or equal to about 4:1. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145115 | LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION - A lubricating oil composition having a sulfur content of up to about 0.4 wt. % and a sulfated ash content of up to about 0.5 wt. % as determined by ASTM D874 is disclosed which comprises (a) a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity; (b) at least one oil-soluble or dispersed oil-stable boron-containing compound having no more than about 600 ppm of boron, based upon the total mass of the composition; and (c) at least one oil-soluble or dispersed oil-stable molybdenum-containing compound having no more than about 800 ppm of molybdenum, based upon the total mass of the composition; wherein the lubricating oil composition has a ratio of sulfur to molybdenum of about 5:1 to about 500:1. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145116 | LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION - A lubricating oil composition having a sulfur content of up to about 0.4 wt. % and a sulfated ash content of up to about 0.5 wt. % as determined by ASTM D874 is disclosed which comprises (a) a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity; (b) at least one oil-soluble or dispersed oil-stable boron-containing compound having greater than 400 ppm of boron, based upon the total mass of the composition; and (c) at least one oil-soluble or dispersed oil-stable molybdenum-containing compound having at least about 1100 ppm of molybdenum, based upon the total mass of the composition; wherein the lubricating oil composition has a ratio of sulfur to molybdenum of less than or equal to about 4:1. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145117 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH MECHANICALLY-AFFECTED STROKE - A connecting rod for an engine may include a sleeve portion having a distal end including a distal aperture configured to be coupled to a piston, and a rod portion having a proximal end including a proximal aperture configured to be coupled to a crankshaft. The rod portion may be configured to reciprocate in the sleeve portion, such that a distance between a center of the proximal aperture and a center of the distal aperture is variable. An engine may include the connecting rod, a power train may include the engine, and a vehicle may include the power train. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145118 | VENTILATION HEAD COVER OF ENGINE - A ventilation head cover of an engine may include a head cover main body having a blow-by exhaust portion, a baffle plate disposed in the head cover main body with a predetermined distance from the head cover main body to form a gas passage with the blow-by exhaust portion, and an oil inflow prevention wall formed to an end portion of the baffle plate and engaged with the head cover main body, wherein the oil inflow prevention wall includes at least a gas passage hole to form the gas passage. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145119 | ROTARY DEVICE - A rotary device is described for use in a rotary engine, or a compressor, or turbine, the rotary device comprising two rotors disposed adjacent each other and rotatable about substantially parallel axes of rotation. Each of the rotors has protrusions extending therefrom at regular intervals about the circumference of each to define an open portion of a sealable compression chamber between adjacent protrusions. Each protrusion has two side surfaces and a projecting end surface, wherein the meeting point between each side surface and the projecting end surface defines a tip. The two rotors are arranged such that upon contra rotation of the rotors, a protrusion of one of the rotors engages between a pair of protrusions on the other rotor, and the tips of the engaging rotor are in constant sealing contact with the opposing side surfaces of the pair of protrusions for a predetermined period of time. During the predetermined period of time, a sealed chamber is formed and the volume of the chamber is reduced to a predetermined level by the contra rotation. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145120 | AXIAL-PISTON ENGINE, METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AXIAL-PISTON ENGINE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HEAT EXCHANGER OF AN AXIAL-PISTON ENGINE - The aim of the invention is to improve the efficiency of an axial-piston motor. To this end, the axial-piston motor comprises at least one compressor cylinder, at least one working cylinder and at least one pressure line guiding the compressed fuel from the compressor cylinder to the working cylinder via a combustion chamber. The fuel flow from the combustion chamber to the working cylinder is controlled by at least one control piston driven by a control drive, and the control piston is subjected to a compensation force oriented against the combustion chamber pressure, on the side thereof facing away from the combustion chamber, in addition to the force applied by the control drive. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145121 | ROTATABLE VALVE IN A CYLINDER INTAKE DUCT - A spark ignition direct injection fuel cylinder for an engine includes a rotatable valve at a curved wall of an intake duct. The rotatable valve provides a variable step in to adjust the degree of tumble airflow while reducing flow restriction to improve engine performance across operating conditions. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145122 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING CETANE - Methods and systems for adjusting a plurality of fuel injections supplied to a cylinder during a cycle of the cylinder are described. In one example, fuel amounts are moved between fuel injections in response to combustion phase. Engine feedgas hydrocarbons and/or carbonaceous particulate matter may be reduced when cetane of combusted fuel changes. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145123 | IDLE CONTROL DEVICE FOR ENGINE - An idle control device for an engine is provided that can prevent delay in return to a target revolution speed which may cause unpleasant vehicle vibration or lead to an engine stall. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145124 | ENGINE AND EXHAUST HEATING - A method for controlling a vehicle engine having a plurality of cylinders is provided. The method comprises: during engine idling, advancing spark timing of at least one cylinder to before a peak torque timing, and retarding spark timing from the advanced timing toward the peak torque timing in response to decreased engine speed to maintain idling speed. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145125 | FUEL INJECTOR ACTUATOR ASSEMBLIES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE - The present disclosure is directed to integrated injector/igniters providing efficient injection, ignition, and complete combustion of various types of fuels. One example of such an injectors/igniter can include a body having a base portion opposite a nozzle portion. The base portion receives the fuel into the body and the nozzle portion can be positioned adjacent to the combustion chamber. The injector further includes a valve carried by the nozzle portion that is movable between a closed position and an open position. An actuator is coupled the valve and extends longitudinally through the body towards the base portion, and a driver is carried by the body and is movable between a first position and a second position. In the first position the driver does not move the actuator and in the second position the driver moves the actuator to move the valve to the open position. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145126 | Dual Fuel Supply System for an Indirect-Injection System of a Diesel Engine - The present invention relates to fuel systems for diesel engines. In particular, the invention relates to a dual fuel supply system ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120145127 | Fuel Rail for Liquid Injection of a Two-Phase Fuel - In one embodiment, the fuel rail may include an inlet channel, one or more injector cavities with a fuel gallery, and an outlet channel. The fuel in an injector cavity may exist in varying ratios of liquid-to-vapor phase with liquid-phase fuel in a middle or lower portion of the injector cavity and with the vapor-phase fuel in an upper portion of the injector cavity. The inlet channel and the outlet channel may each intersect with the injector cavities on opposing sides of the injector cavities. The inlet channel may provide liquid-phase fuel to each injector cavity in a parallel manner. As the liquid-phase fuel is pumped into each injector cavity through the inlet channel, vapor-phase fuel in the injector cavities may be purged to the outlet channel in a parallel manner. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145128 | VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO V-TYPE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable compression ratio V-type internal combustion engine joins the cylinder blocks of two cylinder groups together and makes the joined cylinder blocks move relative to a crankcase. The variable compression ratio V-type internal combustion engine includes a first relative movement mechanism and a second relative movement mechanism. The first relative movement mechanism and the second relative movement mechanism can be independently controlled, and a first relative movement distance at one cylinder group side of the cylinder block in the direction of the centerline of the engine which passes through the center of the crank shaft as seen in the front plan view caused by the first relative movement mechanism and a second relative movement distance at the other cylinder group side of the cylinder block in the direction of the centerline of the engine caused by the second relative movement mechanism are able to made different. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145129 | COMPENSATING ARRANGEMENT FOR A VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO ENGINE - A compensating arrangement for a variable compression ratio engine, the compensating arrangement comprising a piston ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120145130 | Temperature Based Fuel Management in a Vehicle Fuel System - A vehicle fuel system for use in a vehicle having an engine. The system includes a fuel tank having a fuel pump module area and a bulk area, and a fuel pump mounted in the fuel pump module area, having an inlet and an outlet. A thermostatic valve has a fuel inlet connected to a return fuel line from the engine, a first outlet and a second outlet, with the valve directing fuel through the first outlet when the temperature is below a threshold and directing fuel through the second outlet when the temperature is above the threshold. A cold fuel line connects to the first outlet of the valve and directs fuel to the fuel pump inlet, and a warm fuel line connects to the second outlet of the valve and directs fuel into the bulk area of the fuel tank away from the fuel pump. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145131 | FUEL SUPPLY PUMP - A leak recovery groove is formed in a slide clearance between a slidable surface of a cylinder body and a slidable surface of a plunger to recover leaked fuel, which is leaked from a pressurizing chamber. A leak recovery groove direct communication passage is branched from a supply passage, which supplies fuel to the pressurizing chamber, and is connected to the leak recovery groove without passing through the pressurizing chamber to supply the fuel from the supply passage to the leak recovery groove. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145132 | Low Fuel Engine Restarting - A fuel system includes a fuel tank, a fill neck through which fuel enters the tank, a fuel pump module located in the fuel tank, and a fuel retention component including a lower surface on which the fuel pump module is supported, first and second walls enclosing the lower surface, and a ramp directed from the fill neck toward the lower surface enclosed by the walls. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145133 | FUEL VAPOR PROCESSING SYSTEMS - A fuel vapor processing system includes a canister, a tank passage communicating between the canister and the fuel tank, and a purge passage communicating between the canister and the intake air passage. Fuel vapor adsorbed by the canister can be desorbed and purged into the intake air passage via the purge passage due to a negative pressure produced in the intake air passage. A desorption promoting device can promote desorption of fuel vapor from the canister. A control unit controls the desorption device, so that the desorption promoting device promotes desorption of fuel vapor from the canister during desorption through the purge passage due to the negative pressure. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145134 | EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM - An exhaust gas recirculation system includes a housing, first and second valves, an actuator, a cam member coupled with the first valve to be in synchronization therewith and receiving power of the actuator to rotate, and a link member coupled with the second valve to be in synchronization therewith and receiving power of the actuator through the cam member to rotate. The cam member includes a cam groove, an open end part formed on one end side of the groove in its formation direction and opening outward of the cam member, and an overlapping part overlapping with the actuator. The link member is driven to rotate along the groove in synchronization with rotation of the cam member. The link member includes a roller guided along the groove. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145135 | ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE OF VACUUM PUMP - The inside in an engine case is sucked to turn a pressure in the engine case into a negative pressure. A breather chamber is disposed above a vacuum pump. An intake port of a blow-by gas is disposed in an upper portion of the vacuum pump. A discharge port of the blow-by gas is disposed in a lower portion of the vacuum pump. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145136 | MULTI-EVENT CORONA DISCHARGE IGNITION ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF CONTROL AND OPERATION - A corona discharge ignition system | 2012-06-14 |
20120145137 | TWO-CYCLE ENGINE - An engine includes a cylinder block, and a piston slidably mounted in a cylinder, with the cylinder block being formed with an exhaust passage leading to a combustion chamber through an exhaust port, a first scavenging port opened to an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder, a first communication passage formed from the first scavenging port in a radial direction of the cylinder, and a first scavenging passage formed with an opening on a bottom surface of the first communication passage, in which a side surface on a far side from the exhaust port forming the communication passage is formed towards the far side from the exhaust port in the combustion chamber, and the opening portion of the first scavenging passage and a landing portion formed in the periphery of the opening portion are formed at a bottom portion of the communication passage. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145138 | VARIABLE PNEUMATIC SEAR FOR PAINTBALL GUN - An improved paintball gun uses a low-pressure pneumatic sear to hold the firing valve closed against the high pressure gas occupying the other side of the valve. In this manner, only one operation is required between depressing the trigger and the firing of the paintball gun because a double-acting cylinder is not required as an interface between the trigger depression and actuation of the valve. The paintball gun is also substantially faster than existing electro-pneumatic paintball guns because it uses a blow forward bolt, in which higher-pressure gas is held directly behind the bolt and has only one direction to travel during the firing of the paintball gun. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145139 | FREE-STANDING PORTABLE MULTI-FUNCTION FIRE PIT - A free-standing, portable, multi-function fire pit/barbeque is disclosed, adapted to transition between an enclosed fire pit configuration and an open configuration which serves as a portable barbeque; the invention comprising, in one embodiment, on outer sleeve, an inner sleeve, a gridiron, and a baseplate. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145140 | TURBO OVEN CAPABLE OF STIRRING AND TURNING FOOD MATERIALS - A turbo oven includes a cover having an activating assembly and an oven body for containing food materials. The oven body includes a pot assembly, a stirring assembly and a stopping element. The pot assembly is configured to support the cover and contain the food materials. The stirring assembly is disposed in the pot assembly. The stirring assembly includes a shaft rod and a stirring blade connected to the shaft rod. The shaft rod is driven by the activating assembly for rotation. The rotation of the shaft rod drives the stirring blade to rotate in the pot assembly. The stopping element is connected to the inner wall of the pot assembly and protrudes from the inner wall of the pot assembly. By this structure, the food materials received in the pot assembly can be cooked thoroughly and uniformly. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145141 | Slide rack - An oven rack system has a two piece oven rack ( | 2012-06-14 |