26th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090158989 | Ship - A ship designed for use at high speed and heavy seas having a single long and slender hull with a narrow beam and a more or less vertical bow, whereby the front half of the hull has more or less vertical sides, minimal flare in the bow sections and towards the bow an increase in draught at its center line combined with a more or less similar increase of freeboard and whereby the aft end of the hull has a flat or slightly V-shaped bottom with one or more propellers and/or waterjets as propulsion means. In accordance with the invention the bow has a fillet radius of at least 1% of the beam. | 2009-06-25 |
20090158990 | PAYLOAD DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM FOR A SUBMARINE - A payload deployment system for a vessel, such as a submarine, which includes a cable extending between a piston in a piston tube and an ejection element in an ejection tube, wherein the ejection tube is suitable for holding the payload, such as a torpedo. The system is arranged such that movement of the piston in the piston tube causes movement of the cable which, in turn, exerts a force on the ejection element to move it in the ejection tube to eject the payload from the ejection tube. | 2009-06-25 |
20090158991 | Device, System, Structure, Method, Computer Program Product and Control System | 2009-06-25 |
20090158992 | Explosion Indicators For Use In Explosion-Proof Enclosures With Critical Equipment - Indicator devices and systems are provided. Indicator devices include a sleeve, a dome-like transparent member, a connector body, and an indicator. In alternate embodiments, indicator devices include a sleeve and an indicator retained in the sleeve by a retaining ring and a latch held in place by a spring. Indicator systems include an indicator device coupled to an enclosure containing critical equipment. | 2009-06-25 |
20090158993 | Method for producing a monocrystalline or polycrystalline semiconductore material - The invention relates to a method for producing a monocrystalline or polycrystalline semiconductor material by way of directional solidification, wherein lumpy semiconductor raw material is introduced into a melting crucible and melted therein and directionally solidified, in particular using the vertical gradient freeze method. | 2009-06-25 |
20090158994 | METHOD FOR GROWING GROUP III NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR CRYSTAL AND GROWING DEVICE FOR GROUP III NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR CRYSTAL - A method for growing a Group III nitride semiconductor crystal is provided with the following steps: First, a chamber including a heat-shielding portion for shielding heat radiation from a material | 2009-06-25 |
20090158995 | Crystal-Growing furnace with convectional cooling structure - A crystal-growing furnace with a convectional cooling structure includes a furnace body, a heating room, and at least one heater. The heating room is accommodated in the furnace body, and includes an upper partition, a plurality of side partitions, and a lower partition. The upper partition is provided with an upper opening, and the lower partition with a central opening. Further, the heating room is provided with an upper door, a lower door, an upper driver, and a lower driver. When silicon slurry is to be cooled and solidified, cooling gaseous stream flows into a lower portion of the heating room through the central opening. Then the upper opening is opened by the upper door which is driven by the upper driver, so that heated gaseous stream is discharged from the upper opening and flows downward along furnace inside wall, and flows back to the heating room from the central opening. Therefore, an automatic convectional circulating cooling flow field can be formed, such that the silicon slurry can be cooled quickly with time saved and production efficiency improved. Further, in the process of cooling and crystal growing from the silicon slurry, solidification and crystallization start from bottom to upward of the silicon slurry, such that inner stress and corner fracture may not be occurred to the silicon crystal ingots, and that a desirable quality of the silicon crystal ingots can be obtained. | 2009-06-25 |
20090158996 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SINGLE CRYSTAL SILICON - An apparatus for producing single crystal silicon comprising: an induction heating coil that is disposed around the polycrystalline silicon rod for fusing the polycrystalline silicon rod; an exothermic ring that has a quartz-coated member covering the conductive member; a support member that supports the exothermic ring and passes through a wall of the housing in a rotatable manner; an operating device that rotates the support member and reciprocates the exothermic ring between a heating position where the exothermic ring is positioned close to the induction heating coil and a stand-by position where the exothermic ring is receded from the heating position; a sealing member that is provided between the wall of the housing and the support member and maintains the hermitic therebetween; and a cooling flow path that is formed in the support member and flows a cooling medium. | 2009-06-25 |
20090158997 | Coating Machine for Confectioneries Including a Bottom Coating Apparatus - A coating machine ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090158998 | OPERATING METHOD FOR AN ATOMISER AND A CORRESPONDING COATING APPARATUS - The invention relates to a coating device, in particular for painting motor vehicle bodies, comprising a sprayer ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090158999 | Manufacturing method for an integrated circuit comprising a multi-layer stack, corresponding integrated circuit and multi-layer mask - The present invention provides a manufacturing method for an integrated circuit comprising a multi-layer stack and a corresponding integrated circuit. In the method a first layer is deposited on a substrate in a plasma deposition process in a plasma chamber using a first reaction gas having at least one first gas component which is introduced at a first flow rate into the chamber. Thereafter a second layer is deposited in situ on the first layer in the plasma deposition process in the plasma chamber using a second reaction gas having at least one second gas component which is introduced at a second flow rate into the chamber. In a switching transition period from the first to the second flow rate a transition layer including a gradual composition transition from the first to the second layer is formed. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159000 | REDUNDANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING CHAMBERS - Systems are provided for measuring temperature in a semiconductor processing chamber. Embodiments provide a multi-junction thermocouple comprising a first junction and a second junction positioned to measure temperature at substantially the same portion of a substrate. A controller may detect failures in the first junction, the second junction, a first wire pair extending from the first junction, or a second wire pair extending from the second junction. The controller desirably responds to a detected failure of the first junction or first wire pair by selecting the second junction and second wire pair. Conversely, the controller desirably responds to a detected failure of the second junction or second wire pair by selecting the first junction and first wire pair. Systems taught herein may permit accurate and substantially uninterrupted temperature measurement despite failure of a junction or wire pair in a thermocouple. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159001 | Shower head of chemical vapor deposition apparatus - There is provided a shower head capable of spraying a process reaction gas onto the surface of a semiconductor wafer to deposit the process reaction gas on the surface of the semiconductor wafer as a thin film of uniform thickness. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159002 | Gas distribution plate with annular plenum having a sloped ceiling for uniform distribution - A gas distribution plate for a plasma reactor has an annular gas distribution plenum with an array of gas injection holes and a gas injection port at one end of the annular plenum, the plenum being progressively constricted in cross-sectional area along its azimuthal path by a sloping ceiling. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159003 | DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING ORGANIC METAL COMPOUND - A supplying device has two columnar containers | 2009-06-25 |
20090159004 | VERTICAL CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS HAVING NOZZLE FOR SPRAYING REACTION GAS TOWARD WAFERS - A vertical chemical vapor deposition apparatus includes a reaction chamber; and a reaction gas supply nozzle for supplying a reaction gas to the reaction chamber. The reaction gas supply nozzle is positioned adjacent to a side wall surface of the reaction chamber. An expanded surface, which protrudes toward the outside of the reaction chamber, is formed in a part of the side wall surface so that the expanded surface is distant from the reaction gas supply nozzle, where the part is adjacent to the reaction gas supply nozzle. The reaction gas supply nozzle sprays the reaction gas toward a center part of the reaction chamber. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159005 | COATINGS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING EQUIPMENT - Systems and methods of coatings for semiconductor processing equipment. A semiconductor substrate processing system includes an enclosure for containing a semiconductor processing gas. The enclosure has an interior surface that is at least partially coated with a Silicon carbide coating to a desired thickness. The enclosure may be inlet piping for conveying the semiconductor processing gas to a processing chamber for processing the semiconductor substrate, a processing chamber and/or an exhaust flume for conveying used semiconductor processing gas away from a processing chamber. The interior surface may include additional coatings comprising Silicon and/or diamond like Carbon. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159006 | THIN FILM PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND INNER BLOCK FOR THIN FILM PRODUCTION APPARATUS - Provided is a thin film production apparatus that enables cost reduction and improvement of deposition efficiency by employing a common component. In a thin film production apparatus according to the present invention, a volume of a reaction space is optimized by determining the volume of the reaction space with an inner block disposed inside a vacuum tank, that is, by merely altering a size of an inner diameter of the inner block without altering a size of the vacuum tank. Accordingly, film formation on plural kinds of substrates having different sizes becomes possible using the common vacuum tank. Further, increase of the number of apparatus structural components to be prepared for each size of the substrate to be processed can be minimized, whereby the cost of the components can be reduced, and, while simplifying assembling operation, product inspection operation, and adjusting operation, excellent deposition efficiency and stable film formation can be realized. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159007 | SUBSTRATE SUPPORT - A substrate support according to the present invention includes a ceramic base | 2009-06-25 |
20090159008 | Liquid reservoir and bird feeder incorporating the same - A nutrient dispensing apparatus for birds having a hanger and two interchangeable dispensers supported by the hanger. Each dispenser includes a bottle for holding liquid or solid nutrients, and at least one basin into which the liquid or solid nutrients, water and bird feed, for example, are made available to the birds. The user can change the configuration of the dispensers as desired to provide just liquid nutrients, just solid nutrients or both. The flow rates for dispensing of the nutrients are different for each nutrient alternative. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159009 | Portable water container and drinking bowl for pets - A combination liquid container and pet drinking bowl in which the bowl is formed of a plastic sheet secured to the container. The sheet may be flexed into two distinct positions. In a first stored position, the sheet is form-retaining and lies against a portion of the container. In a second operative position, the sheet provides a form-retaining bowl extending longitudinally from the container and may be filled with liquid from said container. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159010 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AQUACULTURE OF MARINE LIFE FORMS - Disclosed is a system for aquaculturing marine life forms such as coral utilizing a rotating tray that exposes the marine life forms to variable water flow conditions during each revolution of the tray. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159011 | Small animal incubator with a removable drawer - A small animal veterinary incubator is disclosed with an animal holding drawer that can be inserted into a temperature controlled enclosure and removed when not in use for cleaning and disinfecting. In various embodiments the incubator is portable, is at least partly transparent, controls interior oxygen and/or humidity, can use a hose to bring oxygen into close proximity with incubated animals, can introduce water-nebulized air or oxygen into the drawer through a hole, and can include a holder for a humidity bottle that humidifies air or oxygen supplied to the incubator. Some embodiments use an adjustable or regulated lamp to warm the incubator using an infrared bulb of 50 or 75 Watts. Temperature, humidity, and/or oxygen gages or sensors can be included, and the temperature, oxygen, and/or humidity can be automatically regulated. Preferred embodiments include closable vents that can be opened to allow for ventilation when only temperature is controlled. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159012 | EGG ROLL OUT MECHANISM FOR EGG COLLECTOR - Among the components of a vertical feeding device for egg collection, particularly egg placement means has a problem of holding an egg for an unnecessarily long time period. In such a case, the egg held drops at a position outside an expected place to sometimes contaminate the egg placement means again, further contributing the egg placement means to hold an unnecessary number of eggs and putting the device in unsanitary conditions by scattered eggs. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] The invention relates to an egg collection conveyor and a vertical feeding device for egg collection, and particularly relates to an a egg roll out mechanism for an egg collector. The egg collection conveyor collects eggs produced at each cage of a multiple-stage chicken cage and conveys the eggs to horizontally one end side of the conveyor. The vertical feeding device for egg collection is provided on one end side of the multiple-stage chicken cage, conveys the eggs in the vertical direction, and discharges the eggs, collected by the egg collection conveyor, at a previously set position. The vertical feeding device has egg placement means on which eggs are placed and that discharges the eggs at a desired position. The egg placement means has a space section directly under the position where an egg is placed and the space can be in contact with the bottom surface of the egg. The vertical feeding device is connected to endless conveyor for conveying the collected eggs to a desired position. A projection for egg roll out is provided on the downstream side of the egg placement means and the distance of the projection relative to the egg placement means is changed corresponding to a change in the conveyance direction of the endless conveyor. In the egg roll out mechanism, when the relative distance is minimum, the egg roll out mechanism causes an end of the projection to reach the space section to help rolling out of an egg. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159013 | Pet shelter construction - A pet shelter having a two piece floor with interlocking connectors for use in support of one piece side wall panels and a front and rear wall panel. Each of said wall panels having bottom edge constructed and arranged to cooperate with the floor panel for securement by use of interlocking tabs, each said wall further coupling to an adjoining wall further by use of interlocking tabs. The front wall panel includes a door for providing ingress and egress. A roof is provided for enclosing the top of the pet shelter, the roof includes a first and second interconnecting panel. The roof panels secure to the top of the each wall panel by use of interlocking tabs. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159014 | Pet Leash Carried By A Pet - The system has two parts, a carrier and a leash handle housing. The carrier attaches to a pet. The carrier also has structure for the leash handle housing to engage the carrier. Some of the engagement structure helps secure the carrier and leash handle housing together. Some of the structure is designed to be released so that user can pull the leash handle housing from the carrier. A leash on the housing connects to the carrier or elsewhere on the pet. A retraction mechanism in the housing can retract the leash or allow it to retract so that the pet can move away from the user. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159015 | Animal Collar - An animal collar according to the present invention includes an inner layer of non-porous flexible plastic. The collar may also include an outer layer of non-porous flexible plastic molded over the inner layer of non-porous flexible plastic, the outer layer having first and second ends and being configured to encircle a neck of an animal. A clasp or other fastener may be included for coupling together the first and second ends about the animal's neck. In addition, the inner layer includes an aesthetic property such as a color. The outer layer may also have an aesthetic property such as another color that is different from the aesthetic property of the inner layer. The collar may also include at least one ornament, the inner layer being molded over the at least one ornament and separating it from the outer layer. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159016 | Animal Collar Slipcover System - A slipcover system having a slipcover having a tubular cross-sectional orifice area that is substantially uniform for the longitudinal length of the slipcover; the slipcover being adapted to be fitted over the surface area, and for substantially the entire longitudinal length, of a collar to be used in combination with the slipcover; the slipcover having a longitudinal length that is substantially equal to the longitudinal length of the collar; the slipcover having a substantially closed-loop tubular shape; a decorative slipcover having at least one collar guide that is adapted to be fitted over a longitudinal length of the collar; the collar guide being removably attached to the decorative slipcover by a fastener selected from the group consisting of hook-and-loop faster, adhesive, and buttons; and an alternative collar slipcover that is directly and removably attached to the slipcover by a fastener selected from the group consisting of hook-and-loop faster, adhesive, and buttons. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159017 | HOT WATER SUPPLY APPARATUS - A hot water supply apparatus including: a hot-water supply pipe for guiding hot water generated by a hot-water generator to a hot-water supplying terminal; two hot-water supply temperature sensors for detecting water temperature in the hot-water supply pipe; a temperature control unit for adjusting a temperature of the hot water supplied to the hot-water supplying terminal; a sensor abnormality determining unit for determining sensor abnormality when a difference between temperatures detected by the two hot-water supply temperature sensors is larger than a predetermined permissible error; a sensor selector for selectively setting one hot-water supply temperature sensor detecting a higher temperature as a hot-water supply temperature sensor for temperature control; and a hot-water supply temperature controller for controlling the temperature control unit so that a temperature detected by the hot-water supply temperature sensor for temperature control selected from the two hot-water supply temperature sensors is matched with a set temperature. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159018 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LIQUID LEVEL IN A VESSEL - A system includes sensors configured to measure parameters related to a vessel including liquid level, gas flow rate, pressure in the vessel, temperature of the vessel, and feed-liquid flow rate. A signal processing unit receives sensor output signals and generates a first filtered output signal representative of liquid level, a second filtered output signal representative of gas flow rate, a third filtered output signal representative of feed-liquid flow rate, a fourth filtered output signal representative of vessel pressure, and a fifth filtered output signal representative of vessel temperature. A flow demand control unit receives the first filtered output signal and generates an output signal representative of feed-liquid flow demand. A shaping unit receives the second, fourth, and fifth filtered output signal and generates an output signal representative of shaped gas flow rate as a function of pressure, temperature, or combination thereof in the vessel. A liquid level control unit controls the liquid level within predetermined limits by controlling one or more components based on the output signals from the flow demand control unit, the shaping unit, and the third filtered output signal. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159019 | COOLING SYSTEM EXPANSION TANK - A expansion tank for an engine cooling system comprises a housing forming a main chamber and a swirl chamber, the swirl chamber being defined by a cylindrical wall. An inlet connection discharges through an inlet orifice towards a collector duct having an entrance. From the inlet orifice the coolant is directed as a stream or jet along the adjacent surface of the cylindrical wall towards the entrance of the collector duct, guided by circumferential ribs. The kinetic energy of the stream is converted into pressure energy so that the pressure delivered from the outlet connection is slightly above the pressure at the top of the swirl chamber, above the level of liquid. This swirl chamber pressure is set by the relief pressure allowed by a filler cap, the gain in pressure helping to avoid cavitation in a coolant circulation pump. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159020 | Damage Protected Motor Vehicle Fan - Generally disclosed and claimed is an non-belt driven motor vehicle cooling fan having an interruptible driving force such as electrical or hydraulic driving force. More specifically disclosed is a vehicle cooling fan having an driving force interrupted when the vehicle enters water that may contact the fan. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159021 | COOLING FAN ARRANGEMENT AT A VEHICLE - A radiator fan arrangement for a vehicle which is powered by a combustion engine. The radiator fan arrangement includes at least one cooling element for cooling a medium, and a first radiator fan for continuously generating a forced air flow through at least one first region of the cooling element in order to cool the medium during operation of the combustion engine. The radiator fan arrangement also includes at least one extra radiator fan for being activated to generate an increased air flow through at least one second region of said cooling element in situations where the first radiator fan cannot provide sufficient air flow to cool as necessary the medium in the cooling element. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159022 | Differential Speed Reciprocating Piston Internal Combustion Engine - The invention discloses a differential speed reciprocating internal combustion engine. It consists of one or more cylinders, a pair of pistons in each cylinder, and a crank connecting rod mechanism for each piston. The piston pair consists of a power piston and an auxiliary piston that are positioned oppositely in the same cylinder. The pistons keep a differential angle of 35°-75° CA and make differential speed movement under the control of a coordination mechanism. Since combustion takes place at a position close to the middle of the travel of the power piston, the crank connecting rod mechanism has a large lever arm coefficient when it is under the maximum combustion pressure. Thus the combustion thermal energy can be more efficiently utilized. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159023 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE TWIN POWER UNIT HAVING AN OSCILLATING CYLINDER - An invention is provided for an internal combustion engine twin power unit. The invention includes a crossover passage fluidly connecting a first cylinder to a second cylinder such that an air-fuel mixture introduced in the first cylinder is transferred to the second cylinder via the crossover passage, and wherein an ignition in any cylinder causes combustion of the air-fuel mixture in both cylinders via the crossover passage. Also included is a rod assembly, which is connected to the first piston and the second piston which are disposed in the cylinders. The rod assembly rigidly fixes the first piston and the second piston in a fixed spatial relation to each other. In addition, an intake port is included that is in fluid communication with both the first cylinder and the second cylinder. To control air passage within the intake port, a one-way valve is included. In this manner, air drawn into the first cylinder and the second cylinder via the intake port below the first piston and the second piston is prevented from escaping either cylinder via the intake port during downward motion of the first piston and the second piston. In addition, air compressed below the pistons during downward motion of the pistons escapes into the first cylinder above the first piston via the intake charge passage when the first piston clears an area of the intake charge passage, purging combustion exhaust gases from both cylinders. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159024 | Camshaft adjustment device - In an adjustment device for adjusting the phase position of a camshaft relative to a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine which includes a hydraulic system for supplying hydraulic fluid under pressure to the adjustment device for the controlled admission to, and release thereof from, operating chambers of the adjustment device under the control of a control device including a control valve, the operating chambers are in communication with one another via control valves to permit flow of hydraulic fluid from one set of operating chambers to another by the varying torques effective on the camshaft or by controlling fluid supply to the operating chambers from the hydraulic fluid supply system. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159025 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A valve timing control apparatus includes a driving rotation member, a driven rotation member, an advance angle chamber displacing a rotation phase of the driven rotation member relative to the driving rotation member in an advance angle direction, a retard angle chamber displacing the relative rotation phase in a retard angle direction, a groove provided on at least one of an inner surface of the driving rotation member and an outer surface of the driven rotation member for supplying the hydraulic fluid to a sliding contact portion formed by the inner surface of the driving rotation member and the outer surface of the driven rotation member, an advance angle oil passage, a retard angle oil passage, and a groove oil passage for supplying the hydraulic fluid to the groove. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159026 | VARIABLE VALVE SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND ITS DRIVING MECHANISM - In a variable valve system for an internal combustion engine and its driving mechanism, the variable valve system comprises: a variable mechanism that revolves a control axle to change an operation characteristic of an engine valve; a projection section projected at an outer peripheral predetermined position in an axial direction of the control axle and on a tip of which a fixture section is formed; a fixture member fixed in a grasped state for the projection member via an engagement member engaged on the fixture section; a driving mechanism configured to provide a rotating force for the control axle via the fixture member; and control means (a control section) for controlling the driving mechanism in accordance with a driving state of the engine. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159027 | VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND CONTROLLER FOR VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATING APPARATUS - A variable valve actuating apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes an exhaust valve operating angle varying mechanism, and an exhaust valve timing varying mechanism. When the internal combustion engine is at rest, the exhaust: valve operating angle varying mechanism sets an exhaust valve operating angle relatively small, and the exhaust valve timing varying mechanism sets an exhaust valve opening timing and an exhaust valve closing timing relatively retarded. Accordingly, when the internal combustion engine is at rest, the variable valve actuating apparatus sets the exhaust valve closing timing at or close to top dead center so as to enable startup of the internal combustion engine. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159028 | HYDRAULICALLY LASHED END PIVOT ROCKER ARM - A hydraulically lashed end pivot rocker arm assembly finds application in high performance valve trains of internal combustion engines. The rocker arm is mounted at one end upon an eccentric bearing assembly and includes a surface for engaging a valve stem at the opposite end and a roller engaged by a camshaft disposed between the ends. The eccentric bearing assembly includes a stub shaft or cylindrical body that is received within a bore in the rocker arm and an eccentric bore which receives an inner shaft which extends along the cylinder head and supports the eccentric bearings and the rocker arm assemblies. The stub shaft or cylindrical body includes an ear or lug which is engaged by a hydraulic lash adjuster disposed parallel to and offset from the vertical plane of motion of the rocker arm. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159029 | Switchable Tappet - The invention proposes a switchable tappet ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090159030 | SWITCHABLE HYDRAULIC LASH ADJUSTER WITH SPHERICAL LOCKING PINS - The switchable hydraulic lash adjuster uses balls that move radially in order to lock and unlock the switchable elements in the hydraulic lash adjuster. An axially movable piston acts on the ball to force it to engage and to allow it to disengage the inner housing. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159031 | Laser ignition apparatus - An apparatus for the ignition of a fuel/air mixture in the combustion chamber of a combustion machine, wherein the combustion chamber has at least one inlet valve and at least one outlet valve, wherein there are further provided a laser light generating device for giving off laser light and a combustion chamber window for coupling the laser light into a combustion chamber of the combustion machine, wherein there is provided at least one fluid feed means which is separate from the inlet valve or valves and with which a fluid can be caused to flow at least on to regions of the surface of the combustion chamber window or between the combustion chamber window and the focal point of the laser light. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159032 | Laser Ignition apparatus - Apparatus for coupling laser light into a combustion chamber of a combustion engine including a combustion chamber window and a structural element, wherein the combustion chamber window is releasably fixable to the structural element, wherein there is provided an optical window which is arranged at the structural element and is at least region-wise covered by the combustion chamber window. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159033 | Sparkless ignition plug for the internal combustion engine - The preferred embodiment according to the present invention is the use of a laser device to ignite fuel for the purpose of producing mechanical power. The laser replaces the spark plug in the internal combustion engine to ignite the air fuel mixture. The hot photons that is created by the laser is used in the same way as the electrons that is created by the spark plug, but the photons need no ionization path, there for the ignition is almost instantaneous. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159034 | Material for Laser Welding - To provide a material for laser welding, which is excellent in laser transmittance, as well as low warpage and enables a shaped article to be obtained with high weld strength and uniform weld strength by laser welding. This material for laser welding comprises a thermoplastic resin composition containing (A) a thermoplastic resin and (B) a glass fiber having a non-circular cross-section with the ratio between the long diameter and the short diameter in the cross-section at right angles to the length direction being from 1.2 to 10. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159035 | INTAKE MANIFOLD REGULATORS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - An intake manifold assembly includes an intake manifold having an inlet configured to receive an air/fuel mixture from a carburetor, an outlet configured to discharge the air/fuel mixture into a combustion chamber, an interior wall at least partially defining an intake passageway fluidly communicating the inlet and the outlet, and an aperture in the interior wall. The aperture is positioned between the inlet and the outlet. The intake manifold assembly also includes a first regulator received in the aperture and at least partially positioned in the intake passageway to effectively decrease the cross-sectional open area of the intake passageway. The first regulator is selectable from a plurality of regulators configured to each be at least partially positionable in the intake passageway. The first regulator is configured to be removed and replaced by a second regulator from the plurality of regulators without disassembly of the intake manifold from the carburetor. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159036 | INTAKE MANIFOLD REGULATORS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - The present invention provides an internal combustion engine including an engine housing, a crankshaft rotatably supported in the engine housing, a cylinder, a piston movable within the cylinder, a combustion chamber in fluid communication with the cylinder, a fuel system configured to provide fuel to the combustion chamber, an intake passageway configured to provide a fluid to the combustion chamber, and a first regulator at least partially positioned in the intake passageway. The first regulator is selectable from a plurality of regulators. The engine also includes a coupling device configured to maintain the first regulator in the intake passageway, and a slot in the interior wall of the intake passageway that receives an end of the first regulator. The first regulator is configured to be removed and replaced by a second regulator from the plurality of regulators without disassembly of the intake passageway. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159037 | Multi-Part Piston For An Internal Combustion Engine - The invention relates to a multipart piston ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090159038 | ACCESSORY MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A horizontal groove extending horizontally when an alternator bracket is fixed to a cylinder block of a vehicle engine is formed in the alternator bracket. A shank of a bolt inserted through mounting pieces of an alternator is inserted into the horizontal groove from a horizontally lateral direction toward the cylinder block to support the bolt on a lower surface of the horizontal groove. After insertion, the bolt is restrained from moving toward an opening of the horizontal groove. Since the insertion of the bolt into the horizontal groove is facilitated, and the weight of the alternator is borne by the lower surface of the horizontal groove, a burden on a fixing portion is reduced, and it becomes easy to position the alternator and hold it when it is fixed. Thus, the accessory can be mounted on the cylinder block with satisfactory work efficiency and with support accuracy kept high. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159039 | Air cleaner and engine including the same - A tubular channel is disposed in a path of air that flows from an inlet to a dirty side. The cross sectional area of the tubular channel is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the inlet. A dust outlet is disposed in a wall in a path of the air that flows out of the exit of the tubular channels to the dirty side. The dust outlet extends through the wall of the air cleaner from the inside to the outside. As the air blasts out of the dust outlet, dust in the air cleaner is discharged to the outside. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159040 | ENERGY TRANSFER MACHINE WITH INNER ROTOR - An energy transfer machine, for example, a positive displacement internal combustion device, has a fixed or rotating outer housing, an internal rotating carrier and one or more inner rotors with rotational axes which are offset from the inner rotor carrier rotational axis. Circumferentially expandable projections from the outer housing and rotor mesh with each other to define variable volume chambers. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159041 | INTAKE PORT STRUCTURE FOR ENGINE - In an engine combustion chamber, a first intake port ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090159042 | Control Apparatus for an Engine - A control apparatus for an engine including a unit for retarding an ignition timing from an MBT by a predetermined value or more during cranking at engine starting or during a period from a first combustion up to an idling engine speed. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159043 | Throttle body and method of manufacturing the same - A throttle body includes a resin body ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090159044 | Ignition control system - An ignition control system which reduces decrease in output of the internal combustion engine and increase in exhaust gas temperature when one spark plug alone is used for ignition is provided. The ignition control system is used for an engine having cylinders, each of which has two spark plugs. The ignition control system includes a first controller having a first ignition timing control section for controlling ignition timing of a first group of spark plugs including a first spark plug of the two spark plugs in each cylinder and a second controller having a second ignition timing control section for controlling ignition timing of a second group of spark plugs including a second spark plug of the two spark plugs in each cylinder. The first and second ignition timing control sections correct ignition timing according to predetermined parameters when one of the two spark plugs is not used in at least one cylinder. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159045 | SPARK-IGNITION GASOLINE ENGINE - A spark-ignition gasoline engine having at least a spark plug, the engine including an engine body having a geometrical compression ratio set at 14 or more, and an intake valve and an exhaust valve provided, respectively, in intake and exhaust ports connected to each of a plurality of cylinders of the engine body. The intake and exhaust valves are adapted to open and close corresponding respective ones of the intake and exhaust ports. The engine further includes an operation-state detector adapted to detect an operation state of the engine body and a control system adapted, based on detection of the operation-state detector, to perform at least an adjustment control of an ignition timing of the spark plug, the control system being operable, when an engine operation zone is a high-load operation zone including a wide open throttle region within at least a low speed range, to retard the ignition timing to a point within a predetermined stroke range just after a top dead center of a compression stroke. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159046 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CONTROL APPARATUS - An internal combustion engine control apparatus includes an in-cylinder pressure sensor for detecting in-cylinder pressure. A combustion start time and combustion end time, which are parameters serving as control indexes for an internal combustion engine, are determined in accordance with ignition timing. Information about a heat release amount is acquired in accordance with the in-cylinder pressures that are measured at two points by the in-cylinder pressure sensor. The in-cylinder pressure is estimated in accordance with a relationship among the heat release amount information, control index parameters, and in-cylinder pressure. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159047 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control device | 2009-06-25 |
20090159048 | Injected Fuel Pressure Boosting Device - An injected fuel pressure boosting device provided with a large diameter piston, a medium diameter piston, and a small diameter piston. A high pressure chamber filled at high pressure at all times is formed at the outer end of the medium diameter pistons, while a pressure boosting chamber is formed at the outer end of the small diameter piston. A pressure control chamber is formed on the end face of the large diameter piston on the small diameter piston side. When high pressure fuel is supplied to the pressure control chamber, the large diameter piston moves to the medium diameter piston side, that is, the pressure boosting preparation position. At this time, the leaked fuel outflow port is closed by the end face of the large diameter piston. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159049 | INJECTOR MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A common rail and injectors are connected by fuel pipes disposed outside a cylinder head cover. The common rail and the plurality of injectors integrated by the fuel pipes can be detached from a cylinder head, so that the plurality of injectors are detached from the cylinder head together with the common rail. In removing the cylinder head cover for inspection work, therefore, release of the connections of the fuel pipes to the injectors and to the common rail can be eliminated to minimize the release of the connection of piping. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159050 | Fuel Supply and Combustion Chamber Systems for Fastener-Driving Tools - A fuel supply and combustion chamber system for a portable power tool, such as, for example, a fastener-driving tool, wherein the fuel supply and combustion chamber system can utilize liquid fuels. The fuel supply and combustion chamber system can comprise multiple combustion chambers for achieving predetermined combustion and power output characteristics. In addition, the fuel supply and combustion chamber system can utilize portioning valve structures for providing predetermined amounts of either a gaseous or liquid fuel into the portable power tool combustion chamber. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159051 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT AND/OR VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO ENGINE - The present invention relates to an internal-combustion engine comprising at least one cylinder ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090159052 | Apparatus for Actuating at Least One Piezoelectric Actuating Drive of an Injection Nozzle for an Internal Combustion Engine - An apparatus is described for actuating at least one piezoelectric actuating drive ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090159053 | Pumping element for a fluid pump and method - A pumping element for pressurizing a fluid within a fluid pump includes a plunger reciprocally disposed within a bore defined in a barrel. The plunger and barrel at least partially define a pressurization chamber into which fluid is pressurized. A flow path is defined between the plunger and the bore, the flow path permitting fluid to pass from the pressurization chamber during pressurization of fluid disposed therein. A collection chamber is formed between the plunger and the bore, the collection chamber being disposed adjacent to the bore and being part of a cooling circuit for the pumping element. A plurality of weep openings is defined in the barrel and is fluidly connected to the collection chamber. A reduced diameter portion of the barrel forms an annular reservoir that receives fluid from the weep openings. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159054 | FUEL INJECTION PUMP - A low-pressure pump portion pumps fuel from a fuel tank. A pressure regulating valve controls pressure of fuel discharged from the low-pressure pump portion. A high-pressure pump portion pressurizes the discharged fuel. A valve cover has a mounting portion mounted with the pressure regulating valve. A camshaft moves a movable member to pressurize fuel in a high-pressure pump chamber of a cylinder so as to press-feed the fuel from the high-pressure pump portion. The low-pressure pump portion includes a rotatable member, which is rotatable integrally with the camshaft, and a pump cover, which accommodates the rotatable member. The pump cover is fixed to the pump housing. The valve cover is a separate component from the pump housing and the pump cover. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159055 | CANISTER STRUCTURE - A branch pipe is coupled to a middle portion of an outside-air connection pipe. A fresh-air inlet of the branch pipe opens into the outside air. A check valve is provided in the branch pipe. The check valve restrains air in the outside-air connection pipe from flowing out into the outside air via the branch pipe and allows the outside air to flow into the outside-air connection pipe via the branch pipe when an inside pressure of the outside-air connection pipe decreases to a specified negative pressure. The fresh-air inlet of the branch pipe is positioned at a specified level higher than a fresh-air inlet of the outside-air connection pipe and disposed in a space formed between wheel house panels and a mud guard. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159056 | PCV System for V-Type Engine - The invention provides a PCV system for a V-type engine, where an oilmist extraction port, through which oilmist to be supplied to an oil separator is taken out from the engine, is formed at a position corresponding to the lateral center of the top portion of a chain case of the engine, and the oil separator has an oil discharge hole, and is connected to a PCV valve. A rib, which extends from the floor wall of the oil separator toward a wall opposite to the floor wall, is arranged inside the oil separator. The rib forms a dead-end portion that is open in the direction opposite to the direction toward the PCV valve side, and forms a dead-end in the direction toward the PCV valve side. An oil return passage connected to the oil discharge hole is provided with a container portion. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159057 | Fuel Rail Assembly Including Fuel Separation Membrane - As one example, a fuel rail assembly for supplying pressurized fuel to a plurality of cylinders of an engine is provided. The fuel rail assembly includes a fuel rail housing defining an internal fuel rail volume having at least a first region and a second region; a fuel separation membrane element disposed within the fuel rail housing that segregates the first region from the second region. The membrane element can be configured to pass a first component of a fuel mixture such as an alcohol through the membrane element from the first region to the second region at a higher rate than a second component of the fuel mixture such as a hydrocarbon. The separated alcohol and hydrocarbon components can be provided to the engine in varying relative amounts based on operating conditions. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159058 | Interactive Device for Process Excellence Training - An interactive catapult training device is provided for teaching and demonstrating the principles of problem solving using tools and techniques of applied statistics, Six Sigma, lean manufacturing and other process excellence techniques. The device includes a base and a hub fixed to a position with respect to the base and removable from the base. A swing arm is coupled to and rotatable about the hub from a first angle to a second angle, the swing arm being removable from the hub. A cup is fixed to a position with respect to the swing arm and adapted to receive a projectile, the cup being removable from the swing arm. A spring is coupled between a first coupling point fixed with respect to the base and a second coupling point on the swing arm. The spring provides tension for setting the swing arm in motion from the first angle to the second angle. The spring can be removable from the first and second coupling points. Inputs that can be varied and measured include the first coupling point, the second coupling point, the first swing arm angle, the second swing arm angle, the hub position with respect to the base and the cup position with respect to the swing arm can be varied and measured. Outputs than can be measured include the linear distance and the angle of deviation of the launched projectile as well as cycle time for launching. The input and output data can be managed electronically for online teaching and learning. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159059 | PAINTBALL GUN WITH SOUND EFFECTS - A paintball gun is made with a control circuit controlling the operation of the gun. The control circuit is provided substantially as a circuit board installed through an opening of the gun housing. The circuit board performs some novel functions including storing and replaying sound clips from stored digital files, The sound clips could include instructions to the user, music, audible indications of various operations and/or parameters related to the operation of the paintball gun, and so on. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159060 | PAINTBALL GUN WITH CONTROL SWITCHES ON THE GRIP - A paintball gun is made with a control circuit controlling the operation of the gun. The control circuit is provided substantially as a stiff circuit board installed through an opening of the gun housing. The circuit board performs some novel functions including storing and replaying sound clips from stored digital files, keeping track of the number of paintballs left and providing visual indications to a user. A button is provided on the gun handle and in alignment with a control switch on the printed circuit board. Pushing the button causes the activation of the control switch. The button may be implemented as a portion of the handle that is flexible. When this portion is depressed, it flexes inward to activate the control switch. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159061 | PAINTBALL GUN WITH PAINTBALL MONITORING - A paintball gun is made with a control circuit controlling the operation of the gun. The control circuit performs some novel functions including counting the number of paintballs that have been ejected and using this information, generating an output signal indicative of the number of paintballs left in a magazine. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159062 | Spirometer Toy - The invention provides a toy that functions to propel a projectile through a tube at someone or something by exerting sufficient air pressure from the user's lungs through the tube. This action has the effect of challenging and building the user's respiratory system, including the respiratory musculature and lung capacity, through the repeated use of the toy. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159063 | Fluid Driven Vehicle Playset - A playset includes a launching device and one or more accessory toys. The launching device includes a launch tube and a bellows system operable to generate a flow of air through the launch tube. The accessory toys may include vehicles such as air-launched vehicles and surface-launched vehicles. Each accessory toy may include a port that receives the launch tube. In use, an accessory toy is mounted onto the launch tube and the bellows is compressed, causing the air to propel the vehicle into the air or along a surface. In another embodiment, the launch tube may include and interference assembly that selectively prohibits the mounting of an accessory toy onto the launch tube, or prevents the launching of accessory toys already mounted onto the tube. The launching device may further be incorporated into a carrying case or a transport vehicle toy. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159064 | PAINTBALL GUN WITH A FLEXIBLE PC BOARD - A paintball gun is made with a control circuit controlling the operation of the gun. The control circuit is provided substantially as a circuit board installed through an opening of the gun housing. The circuit board performs several functions including storing and replaying sound clips from stored digital files, keeping track of the number of paintballs left and providing visual indications to a user. A flexible printed circuit board is provided to connect either a switch or an indicator on the handle, with conductors on the board connecting the switch or indicator to an electronic circuit mounted on a standard stiff printed circuit board. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159065 | Pneumatic spear gun - A pneumatic spear gun has a stock supporting a barrel. The gun uses compressed gas to power a spear having movable vanes that slide along the shaft to become fixed at the base of the spear to rotate the spear and stabilize trajectory. The compressed gas is stored in a high pressure tank in the forearm of the gun. The tank also has a breathing regulator and mouthpiece. There is a gas handling system between the tank and the barrel for providing multiple single shots and regulating the flow of expanding gases. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159066 | Heat reclaimer device - The instant invention is a heat reclaimer that is positioned within the chimney of an existing outdoor wood stove. The reclaimer is heated by the waste heat leaving the combustion chamber of the outdoor wood stove. This waste heat is captured in the reclaimer by heating water inside the reclaimer then recirculating that water to the existing outdoor wood stove raising the temperature of the return water in that outdoor wood stove and thereby increasing the efficiency of the outdoor wood stove. The device maximizes the efficiency for specific heating outdoor wood stoves by extracting BTUs from waste or lost flue gases through a safe and environmentally sound practice. The device saves substantial amounts of resources as well as time gathering and preparing the fuels. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159067 | Receiver hitch mounted cooking unit and method of using same - An apparatus that is selectively attachable to a vehicle, for transporting a cooking device and positioning the cooking device so as to also permit access to the vehicle. The apparatus includes a hitch insertion member for insertion into a trailer hitch, and a mounting support for a cooking device, for example a barbeque pit. The cooking device has a slidable cover that allows access to the interior of the device to allow cooking or heating. The slidable cover allows access without interfering with the vehicle. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159068 | FUEL-FIRED BARBECUE - A barbecue having a manual operating mode and an automatic operating mode. In the manual operating mode a user is required to act affirmatively on the burner or burners of the barbecue in order to light them. In the automatic operating mode, a controller operably controls an igniter and/or a pilot to automatically light the burner or burners without the need for a user to affirmatively act on the burners themselves. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159069 | DISH - A dish includes: a food accommodator which accommodates a food therein; and a heat medium accommodator which is provided in a part of the food accommodator and accommodates a heat medium therein to keep the food accommodated in the food accommodator warm and cool. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159070 | Muffle oven particularly for cooking food products - A muffle oven, particularly for cooking food products, comprising:
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20090159071 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A GAS BURNER - A gas burner assembly connected to a source of gas. The gas burner assembly has a burner body. The burner body has a generally enclosed chamber with a central axis and is configured with a generally circular wall. Ports are formed at the top of the wall and are in flow communication to an area external the burner body for combustion of the gas. A venturi directs the flow of gas from the source of gas into the chamber through an opening where the opening is offset from the central axis of the chamber. The burner body further has a stability chamber. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159072 | Grilling Apparatus with Heating Means for Promoting Combustion Efficiency of Gas Bottles - A heating means for gas bottle, the heating means comprises a conduction heat shaft having a first end and a second end, with the first end adjacent to a heat source, a conduction heat plate including a plate body and a pivoting portion formed on the plate body and pivotally connected to the second end of the conduction heat shaft, and a connector provided with the conduction heat plate and coupling with the second end of the conduction heat shaft as to attach a gas bottle with the plate body of the conduction heat plate. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159073 | Self-Lighting Firewood Stack With Handle - A portable firewood stack is described, the firewood stack designed o be easily transportable and possessing all the elements necessary for a good fire. The firewood stack is composed of a pyramidal stack of wood logs, a base made of compressed paper, and a cone of starter material placed on the base placed directly under the stack of firewood | 2009-06-25 |
20090159074 | FRESNEL SOLAR CONCENTRATOR WITH INTERNAL-SWIVEL AND SUSPENDED SWIVEL MIRRORS - This invention deals with novel method and apparatus for positioning and motion control of the elements (mirrors) of a Fresnel reflector solar concentrator tracking heliostat array wherein the elements are suspended with the center of mass below the swivel point, or have an internal-swivel. This achieves an advantageous natural vertical stability. The torque to produce angular deflection, and rotational motion is provided separately by an electric wind force due to electrons, ions, and/or neutrals; or in combination with an induced and/or permanent dipole coupling to an electronic grid. Thus forces and torques are produced without the use of internal moving parts such as in motors. The instant invention exceeds the capability of conventional systems. It is ideally suited for maximization of solar energy focused by a low-profile concentrator array onto a receiver. Since there are no internal moving parts, the instant invention provides less costly and greater ease of manufacture. Dynamic motion can be controlled over a wide range of dimensions from nanometers to decimeters. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159075 | SOUTHERLY TILTED SOLAR TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A solar tracking system and method are provided. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159076 | SOLAR ENERGY SAVING SYSTEM USING GAS AND ELECTRICITY AS COMPENSATION - A solar energy saving system composed of solar collectors, a custom built heat pump and a conventional gas heater, a centralized computer control system, a group of sensors, pumps and valves, and the mechanical and electrical connections, is disclosed herein along with the processes and methods for applying the system. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159077 | DEVICE FOR CONVERTING SOLAR ENERGY - The invention relates to a device ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090159078 | CLOSED-CYCLE THERMODYNAMIC ENGINE FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL ENERGY FROM SOLAR ENERGY AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF OPERATION - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for collecting and converting solar energy into electrical energy by using solar collectors with closed-cycle thermodynamic engines. The solar collectors are configured to collect solar energy and to distribute the collected solar energy in a pulsating manner directly into closed-cycle thermodynamic engines, piezoelectric generators, and the like. The pulsating manner means that the solar energy is allowed to enter into a particular engine or generator periodically, for a predetermined period of time, similar to turning a switch ON and OFF. The closed-cycle thermodynamic engines utilize a reciprocating piston to generate energy based on thermal expansion of a working fluid based on concentrated solar energy. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159079 | APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING RESPIRATORY GAS AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS - An apparatus for supplying a respiratory gas includes a conveyor device for conveying the respiratory gas, a conduit for feeding the respiratory gas conveyed by the conveyor device to a person, and a humidification device for humidifying the respiratory gas. A sensor device is configured to generate a signal indicative of the respiratory gas humidity and a control device is configured to control the humidification device with regard to the signal which is generated by the sensor device. A method of supplying a respiratory gas to a patient, in which the respiratory gas is introduced by means of a conveyor device into the conduit leading to the patient and is humidified, includes operating the conveyor device so that a respiratory gas pressure which is above ambient pressure is provided in the conduit, and adjusting the humidity on the basis of signals indicative of the relative and/or absolute humidity of the respiratory gas generated by the sensor device. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159080 | PARTICLE DISPERSION CHAMBER FOR NASAL NEBULIZER - A nebulizer and a method of breathing using the nebulizer is described. The nebulizer and breathing techniques are capable of delivering medicament into the sinus cavity of a user. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159081 | Discharge device for nasal application - Discharge device for nasal application of medicaments. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159082 | METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING A RESPIRATION SYSTEM AND A CORRESPONDING RESPIRATOR - A method of automatically controlling a respiration system for proportional assist ventilation with a control device and with a ventilator. An electrical signal is recorded by electromyography with electrodes on the chest in order to obtain a signal u | 2009-06-25 |
20090159083 | Color-coding system for breathing bags - A breathing bag is disclosed. The breathing bag comprises a bag body enclosing an interior volume of the breathing bag. The bag body includes a distal end portion and a neck portion terminating in an open proximal end of the breathing bag. The breathing bag further comprises a bushing coupled to the neck portion. The breathing bag includes at least one indicia thereon. The at least one indicia has a color corresponding with a size of the breathing bag. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159084 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND VENTILATION INTERFACE FOR PROVIDING PRESSURIZED BREATHABLE GAS TO THE MOUTH AND NOSE SEPARATELY - In accordance with at least one exemplary embodiment, a ventilation system for providing gas under a first pressure to the nose of a user and second pressure to the mouth of a user is disclosed. A ventilation system can include a flow generator that can be connected to a gas supply tube. The gas supply tube can be in fluid communication with a ventilation interface. At least a portion of the gas supply tube can have a divider within the channel of the tube forming a nasal passageway and an oral passageway. A nasal breathing chamber and an oral breathing chamber can be defined in the ventilation interface. The nasal breathing chamber can be in fluid communication with the nasal passageway. The oral breathing chamber can be in fluid communication with the oral passageway. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159085 | Piezoelectric polymer cuff for use in an artificial airway - A medical device for insertion into a human body is provided. The medical device includes an inflation cuff composed of piezoelectric polymers. Upon inflation of the inflation cuff, the piezoelectric polymers of the inflation cuff exhibit an electrical potential. This electrical potential is measured and correlated to an inflation cuff pressure. The pressure of the inflation cuff is then adjusted, as necessary to prevent sustained underinflation or overinflation of the inflation cuff. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159086 | CRICOTHYROTOMY DEVICE - A cricothyrotomy syringe has a hollow body, a needle connector at an end of the body, an aperture at an opposite end of the body, a plunger in the aperture, the plunger having a seal that forms a liquid tight seal with an inner surface of the body and the plunger moveable within the body between an extended position and a compressed position and a ventilator adaptor extending from a side of the body, where an interior of the ventilator adaptor is in fluid communication with an interior of the body when the plunger is in the extended position. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159087 | TRACHEOSTOMY DEVICE - A curved tube having a proximal end, designed to allow insertion of tools and including a lip to prevent the tube from slipping out of a conventional tracheostomy tube, is provided herein. The curved tube also has a distal end that is pointed, sharpened, and beveled upwards. The distal end of the device is useful for cutting the throat and trachea of a patient in need of a tracheostomy, allowing the insertion of the device into the trachea of the patient. The proximal end of the device includes tubes of successively increasing size. Methods of performing a tracheostomy using the device are also provided herein. | 2009-06-25 |
20090159088 | METHOD FOR PERMANENT OCCLUSION OF FALLOPIAN TUBE - Disclosed is a method and apparatus of contraception. The apparatus can include an implant sized for insertion into a fallopian tube. The implant can comprise a plurality of loose, bulked fibers. The fibers can be formed from one or more bioabsorbable materials, for example, the method can include inserting the implant into a fallopian tube and occluding the fallopian tube with the implant. | 2009-06-25 |