49th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130319271 | PRINTER, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND PRINTING METHOD - A printer according to the present invention includes a transfer roll and a plurality of the printing rolls. At least one printing roll of the plurality of the printing rolls transfers ink containing a conductive material to the transfer roll. Preferably, the at least one printing roll includes a printing roll configured to transfer ink containing a conductive material to the transfer roll and a printing roll configured to transfer ink containing a conductive material to the transfer roll. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319272 | PRINTING METHOD AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing method includes: providing an elastic member at a first stage and providing ink between the elastic member and an opposing member, in which the first stage has a protrusion on a surface thereof; and causing contact between the elastic member and the opposing member with the ink interposed therebetween, by using the protrusion. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319273 | CURABLE JETTABLE FLUID FOR MAKING A FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING MASTER - The present invention relates to a curable jettable fluid for making a flexographic printing master comprising a cyclic monofunctional (meth)acrylate monomer and a difunctional (meth)acrylate monomer characterized in that the fluid further comprises a copolymerizable plasticizing monomer preferably selected from the group consisting of diallyl phthalate and a low Tg monomer, of which the corresponding homopolymer has a glass transition temperature (Tg) below −15° C. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319274 | INTERIOR SUPPORT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INTERIOR SUPPORT TO A TARGET OBJECT BEING PRINTED UPON - A support assembly includes a lid, a plug body, and a conduit. The lid engages a target object having an exterior surface on which an image is to be printed. The plug body is disposed in an interior volume of the target object when the lid is engaged with the target object. The plug body engages an interior surface of the target object to form a sealed chamber inside the target object. The conduit extends through the lid to an orifice disposed between the lid and the plug body. The conduit delivers a pressurizing fluid into the sealed chamber in order to increase a pressure inside the sealed chamber in the target object. The pressure inside the sealed chamber provides a resistive force that prevents the exterior surface of the target object from changing shape when the image is printed on the exterior surface of the target object. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319275 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PRINTED PATTERN - A method for providing a pattern, such as printed lines, is carried out by applying ink to a surface of a substrate. The ink and substrate are chosen such that the such that the polarity (γ | 2013-12-05 |
20130319276 | Detonation of Explosives - An explosives detonator system includes a detonator housing within which is provided a detonation circuit that includes a conductive pathway having a fuse head integrated therewith such that the conductive pathway passes along both electrodes and a resistive bridge of the fuse head. An uncharged chargeable voltage source is also integrated with the detonation circuit and is electrically sensitive to a charging property which is included in a charging signal. Exposure to the charging property charges the voltage source, thereby rendering it capable of generating a potential difference between the electrodes at least to equal the breakdown voltage of the resistive bridge. The charging property is any one or more of a charging light pulse, a charging temperature, a charging pressure and a charging radio frequency. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319277 | Blasting Method Using a Control Device for Inducing a Blast Pressure, and Control Device for Inducing the Blast Pressure to Apply the Method - The present invention relates to a blasting method using a control device for inducing a blast pressure, and a control device for inducing the blast pressure to apply the method. According to the blasting method using the control device for inducing the blast pressure, when a blasting operation is performed at the outermost hole of a tunnel or a wayside or wall surface of a structure constructed at a location in which an adjacent structure of a downtown area is located, a transfer path of the blast pressure is controlled using the control device for inducing the blast pressure so that the blast pressure does not exceed a proposed blast line, but is limitedly transferred into only a blasting area. Thus, a smooth and elegant blasted surface may be secured, and simultaneously, an over-break may be prevented and vibration and noises may be minimized. According to the present invention, since a general inexpensive explosive is loaded into a blasting prevention cover and easily utilized, the general inexpensive explosive may be replaced with an existing expensive precision explosive to significantly reduce blasting costs and improve blasting efficiency, thereby having a large economic impact and useful effects. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319278 | Launched Smoke Grenade - A launched smoke grenade has a cartridge case having a hollow interior that receives a primer and a propellant, a projectile received by the cartridge case, and the projectile including a smoke generation component and an ignition component. The smoke generation component and the ignition component may be separated by a barrier prior to admission of the ignition component. The ignition component may burn through the barrier to ignite the smoke generation component. The smoke generation component may include hexachloroethane. The propellant may be black powder or smokeless powder. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319279 | APPARATUS FOR THE APPLICATION OR REMOVAL OF RAILWAY TRACK FASTENERS - The present invention relates generally to an apparatus | 2013-12-05 |
20130319280 | CABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WITH AT LEAST ONE HAUL CABLE AND A TROLLEY, AND RELATIVE OPERATING METHOD - A cable transportation system having a rolling track extending along a designated path; a trolley configured to roll along the rolling track; a haul cable extending along the designated path and selectively connectable to the trolley; and at least one roller assembly having a frame, a plurality of rollers fitted movably to the frame, and elastic members located between the frame and the rollers to enable the rollers to assume a first operating position contacting the haul cable, and a second operating position lower than the first operating position and contacting the trolley as the trolley runs along the roller assembly. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319281 | CARRIAGE BODY FOR A RAILROAD VEHICLE WITH A COUPLING FIXING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID CARRIAGE BODY - A carriage body for a railroad vehicle, said carriage body having the following: a base, two lateral walls, each of which is connected to the base, at least two longitudinal supports, each of which lies in the transitional region of the base to the lateral wall on opposing sides of the carriage body and which extend in the longitudinal direction of the carriage body, and a coupling fixing device for fixing a coupling via which the carriage body can be connected to a carriage body of another carriage. The fixing device is arranged below the base, and a lower face of the fixing device is connected directly to the longitudinal supports via a connection. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319282 | INTERIOR EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION STRUCTURE FOR RAILCAR - In the interior equipment installation structure for a railcar according to the present invention, a first installation member is mounted to a roof body shell along the car longitudinal direction or the car width direction. Second installation members are attached to the first installation member using mechanical fastening tools such as bolts with the positions of the second installation members adjusted in the up-down direction of the car. The second installation members are used for installing lighting appliances such as fluorescent lights, each has a size corresponding to each of the lighting appliances, and are continuously installed. There are portions in which plate members are overlapped with each other between respective adjacent ones of the second installation members, and hand strap receivers are installed in these portions. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319283 | SUPPORTING DEVICE FOR A RAIL VEHICLE FLOOR - A supporting device for a floor of a rail vehicle includes an elongate floor rail which is composed of a first metallic material and is divided into a plurality of longitudinal portions or sections, so as to form at least one joint. The floor rail is supported on a rail vehicle shell which is composed of a second metallic material. The floor rail is connected in the region of the joint to an intermediate profile which is provided for interconnecting the mutually adjoining longitudinal sections of the floor rail in a flexurally rigid fashion. A sliding fit or seat is formed between the longitudinal portions or sections of the floor rail and the intermediate profile. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319284 | RAILWAY VEHICLE BODY TILTING SYSTEM - A railway vehicle body tilting system has a height control valve for supplying and discharging compressed air to and from an air spring by an actuator, an auxiliary control valve for supplying compressed air to the air spring and thereby causing a car body to tilt, a backup valve for switching the connection between the air spring and either the height control valve or the auxiliary control valve, and a controller installed in each of vehicles linked together as a train. During normal operation, the controller provided in each of the cars controls the height control valve of the respective car and monitors for faulty operation in other linked controllers. If a fault arises in a linked controller, control over the malfunctioning controller is terminated, and another normal controller controls a backup valve in the car with the malfunctioning control device. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319285 | TILTABLE CAB ASSEMBLY - A cab assembly is disclosed for use with a machine having a frame. The cab assembly may include an operator cab with a first side and a second side, a plurality of cab mounts connecting the operator cab to the frame, and a hydraulic cylinder connected at one end to the operator cab and at an opposing end to the frame. The plurality of cab mounts may be selectively disconnected from the operator cab to allow the hydraulic cylinder to tilt the operator cab toward the first side or the second side of the operator cab. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319286 | METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF WOOD BY SILICATE BORATE PAIRING - The present invention relates to a method of treatment particularly intended for exterior wood for preventative and remedial protection against wood-destroying agents and against fire propagation, characterised in that it involves the application of a mixture with a dose of 4.55% disodium octoboratetetrahydrate combined with a dose of 0.75% sodium or potassium silicate, a plagioclase adjuvant, basalt and pyroxene powder content 0.005%, sunlight protection through zinc oxide or titanium oxide in a proportion of 0.1%. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319287 | COLORING COMPOSITION, INK FOR INKJET RECORDING AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - There is provided a coloring composition containing: a compound represented by Formula (1) or Formula (4); and a copper compound that is soluble in water: | 2013-12-05 |
20130319288 | Environmentally Friendly Medical Packaging - Packaging materials for medical devices are provided. The packaging is formed of a biodegradable material which permits disposal by conventional methods, including landfills, composting, and the like. Use of the packaging avoids undesirable disposal methods such as incineration and the like. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319289 | ASPHALT COMPOSITIONS WITH RESINOUS ADDITION DERIVED FROM ANIMAL WASTE - A bio-resource resin for use as a replacement for a portion of asphalt in asphalt compositions includes a bio-oil derived from animal waste and including hydrocarbons; and a compatibilizing agent. The bio-oil is derived from animal waste by subjecting the animal waste to a conversion process selected from a hydrothermal conversion process and a thermochemical conversion process. This bio-resource resin can be employed as a substitute for a portion of asphalt in common asphalt compositions, and the compatibilizing agent improves the chemical compatibility between the bio-oil and the asphalt. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319290 | ORGANOAMINODISILANE PRECURSORS AND METHODS FOR DEPOSITING FILMS COMPRISING SAME - Described herein are precursors and methods for forming silicon-containing films. In one aspect, there is a precursor of following Formula I: | 2013-12-05 |
20130319291 | Polysiloxane-Hydrocarbylene Aminohydrocarbylene Multiblock Copolymer And Method For Producing The Same - The present invention provides a novel amino-functional organopolysiloxane which is difficult to be colored over time or by heating, and provides a method for producing a novel amino-functional organopolysiloxane which is difficult to be colored over time or by heating, in which production of cyclic by-products can be prevented, and the aforementioned amino-functional organopolysiloxane can be easily synthesized without using complicated and/or troublesome operations. A polysiloxane-hydrocarbylene aminohydrocarbylene multiblock copolymer is obtained by subjecting a polysiloxane in which both terminals are capped with SiH groups and an amine or silylamine having two aliphatic unsaturated bonds in one molecule to an addition reaction. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319292 | COATING MATERIALS, MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF, AND COATED STRUCTURES - Coating materials that include at least one microcapsule containing a sensing agent, the microcapsule being configured to release the sensing agent in response to stress applied to the microcapsule, and a reactive reagent configured to react with the released sensing agent to develop color are described. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319293 | Process for the purification of a residue - Process for the purification of a residue containing solids and mother liquor and having a chloride ion content greater than 5000 ppm by weight relative to the weight of the residue which comprises (a) piston washing said residue with a washing fluid and (b) recovering a purified residue. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319294 | Use Of Compounds Containing Aluminium Oxide And Silicon Oxide For Producing A Hydrophilic Building Product - The use of a binder system comprising compounds containing aluminium oxide and silicon oxide for producing a hydrophilic building product, characterized in that the sum of the oxides calculated as Al | 2013-12-05 |
20130319295 | SLURRY OF MANGANOMANGANIC OXIDE PARTICLES AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SLURRY - A stable non-settling slurry of water and manganomanganic oxide particles having a particle size below 10 μm. The slurry comprises water and up to 92 wt % manganomanganic oxide particles bade on the weight of the slurry. The slurry has a pH between 9 and 11 and contains 0.05 to 0.5 wt % of a dispersant based on the weight of dry manganomanganic oxide particles. The dispersant can be an ethoxylated polycarboxylate or a polyacrylic acid salt and has a molecular weight between 500 and 50 000 g/mol. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319296 | FURNITURE CONNECTOR AND FURNITURE USING SAME - A furniture connector includes a pair of connector blocks disposed in opposing relation. Each of the connector blocks includes: a first end which cooperate to removably secure an end of a longitudinal frame member between the pair of connector blocks; and a second end having a first flange and a second flange extending longitudinally. When the pair of connector blocks are secured to the end of the longitudinal frame member, the first flange of each connector block cooperate to define a proximal transverse channel where a first transverse frame member may be removably secured to the pair of connector blocks. The second flange of each connector block cooperate to define a distal transverse channel where a second transverse frame member may be removably secured to the pair of connector blocks. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319297 | Vertically Elevated Foldable Frame - A vertically foldable frame is disclosed. The frame comprises: a base; a first fixing post; a second fixing post; a sliding frame; at least one table surface; wherein the first fixing post and the second fixing post are respectively fixed on both ends of the base; a first guide rail and a second guide rail are provided on the first fixing post and the second fixing post respectively and opposite to each other, the sliding frame is provided between the first guide rail and the second guide rail and adapted to slide up and down along the first guide rail and the second guide rail; the table surface is horizontally connected to a side of the sliding frame and adapted to be rotated in a vertical plane around a joint between the table surface and the sliding frame, the table surface is adapted to be horizontally positioned. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319298 | FLUIDIZED BED GASIFICATION FURNACE - A fluidized bed gasification furnace includes a control device that identifies a defective fluidization spot of a fluidized bed based on distribution of temperatures detected by a plurality of temperature sensors, temporarily increases an amount of supplied combustion gas to air boxes located below the identified defective fluidization spot, and increases a speed of discharge of noncombustibles and a fluidization medium discharged by an extruder. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319299 | Boiler - In a boiler, a heat exchanger provided in one of two flow paths formed by partitioning a downstream portion of a flow path for exhaust gas discharged from a furnace has a smaller total heat transfer area than a heat exchanger provided in the other of the two flow paths; the exhaust gases discharged from the flow paths to outside the boiler are introduced, without being mixed, into an air heater downstream of the boiler; and, in the air heater, the heat of the exhaust gases is transferred to the primary air and the secondary air so as to heat combustion air. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319300 | GASIFICATION MELTING FACILITY - This gasification melting facility includes: a fluidized bed gasification furnace that generates pyrolysis gas by thermally decomposing waste and discharges incombustibles; a vertical cyclone melting furnace that includes a pyrolysis gas duct through which the pyrolysis gas is introduced; a pyrolysis gas passage that connects the fluidized bed gasification furnace with the pyrolysis gas duct of the vertical cyclone melting furnace; pulverizer that pulverize the incombustibles into pulverized incombustibles so that the particle size of the incombustibles becomes fine; and airflow transporter that puts the pulverized incombustibles in the pyrolysis gas passage, and separating metal contained in the pulverized incombustibles by a difference in specific gravity while conveying the pulverized incombustibles together with airflow. The pyrolysis gas and the pulverized incombustibles are melted in the vertical cyclone melting furnace. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319301 | Spray Nozzle, and Combustion Device Having Spray Nozzle - A spray nozzle is provided with upper and lower channels and from respective surfaces, the two channels form a cross shape, and become a fuel spray hole by communication of an intersecting part. A guide member is provided, in contact with the upstream-side channel, in a position overlapped with the intersecting part with respect to the spray direction of the spray nozzle. Spray fluid is branched with the guide member from the fuel fluid duct connected to the spray nozzle, passes through the upstream-side channel, to the intersecting part, and is sprayed. The spray fluid forms opposed flows toward the intersecting part in the upstream-side channel to collide with each other at an obtuse angle of 90° or greater, then is sprayed from the intersecting part, to form a thin fan-shaped liquid film. The liquid film is divided by a shearing force from the peripheral gas, atomized into spray particles. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319302 | ARTICULATING HOLD DOWN MECHANISM FOR A FURNACE - A hold down mechanism for releasably securing a refractory lining to a furnace. The hold down mechanism can comprise plate segments that form a composite plate. The plate segments can comprise a first plate segment structured to articulate relative to a second plate segment. Furthermore, a gap in the hold down mechanism can be structured to adjust in response to a thermal condition of the composite plate, such as thermal expansion or thermal contraction of at least one plate segment. The composite plate can also comprise an articulation plate pivotally coupled to at least one of the first plate segment and the second plate segment via a pivot and/or a slot and pin engagement. The composite plate can further comprise a third plate segment and a second articulation plate pivotally coupled to at least one of the second plate segment and the third plate segment. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319303 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MILLING A FUEL FOR AN OXY-FUEL COMBUSTION BURNER - The present disclosure relates to a method of milling a fuel for an oxy-fuel combustion burner, the method includes: separating air into a hot nitrogen gas stream, having a temperature of at least 150° C. and a purity of at least 98 mol-% nitrogen, and an oxygen gas stream; leading at least a part of the nitrogen gas stream to a fuel mill; milling the fuel by means of the fuel mill in a nitrogen rich atmosphere formed by means of the nitrogen gas stream; leading the at least a part of the nitrogen gas stream away from the milled fuel; leading the oxygen gas stream to the oxy-fuel combustion burner; conveying the milled fuel to the oxy-fuel combustion burner; and burning the fuel, by means of the oxy-fuel combustion burner, in an oxygen rich atmosphere formed by means of the oxygen gas stream. The present disclosure further relates to a system for milling a fuel for an oxy-fuel combustion burner as well as to a power plant comprising such a system. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319304 | Smokeless wood burner and a new process to create steam to generate electricity - A method of burning a fuel with high efficiency comprises providing a combustion chamber having a combustion region, providing a natural fuel within the combustion chamber on one side of the combustion region, providing a filtered fuel, and providing a substantially cylindrical injector on an opposing side of the combustion region, the injector comprising: an exhaust port in an axial center of the injector; a notch surrounding a circumference of the injector; and a plurality of intake ports in a periphery of the injector and configured to port fluid from the notch to the combustion region. The flow of the fluid toward the center of the combustion region, while the natural fuel is burning within the combustion chamber, causes at least one vortex in which the combustible substances further burn with the air and the filtered fuel. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319305 | SEED DISTRIBUTION TOWER WITH MODULAR COMPONENTS - The seed distribution tower of an air seeder has a distribution head that splits a single, primary stream of conveying air and seeds into a plurality of secondary streams for delivery to openers that deposit the seeds into the ground as the seeder advances. The outlets through which the secondary streams exit the head are constructed as modules that can be individually installed and replaced without disassembling the entire head. Shut-off valves and/or flow sensors may or may not be incorporated into certain or all of the modules to provide optimum user flexibility. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319306 | Soil Working, Sowing and Fertilizing Implement - An implement for working of the ground or soil and applying seed, fertilizer or other materials into the ground which comprises a blade assembly mountable to an upright tool shank such as to allow at least limited pivotal movement of the blade assembly about a generally vertical axis, the blade assembly comprising blades which extend transversely relative to the shank and which are preferably in a V-shaped configuration, and one or more feed tubes which extend longitudinally of the blade or blades on the rear side thereof for supplying seed, fertilizer or other materials into the ground during the ground or soil working process. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319307 | Method for planting potatoes at high speed and equipment for carrying out that method - The method for planting potatoes at high speed includes the steps of providing a press wheel behind the seed drop chute; opening a furrow in a soil; dropping potato seed pieces at spaced intervals in the furrow such that each seed piece or a portion thereof intersects a forward shadow of the press wheel, and catching and decelerating each seed piece against the soil in the furrow thereby reducing set roll in each seed piece. In an alternate embodiment a pair of spaced-apart press wheels are used. These alternate press wheels are mounted astride the furrow in a positive-camber alignment for moving the soil of the furrow against the seed piece. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319308 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EMBROIDERY THREAD COLOR MANAGEMENT - Systems, methods, and apparatus for embroidery thread color management are disclosed. An example method comprises determining a first set of thread colors to be used in an embroidery design, determining a second set of thread colors assigned to a first embroidery machine, determining a third set of thread colors assigned to a second embroidery machine, determining a first difference of the number of thread colors in the first set of thread colors that are not in the second set of thread colors, determining a second difference of the number of thread colors in the first set of thread colors that are not in the third set of thread colors, and assigning the embroidery design to a queue for the first embroidery machine when the first difference is smaller than the second difference. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319309 | System for Producing Energy Through the Action of Waves - A hull that is part of a system for producing energy through the action of waves. The hull's shape, dimension and orientation make the system less costly and increase the energy provided by the system. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319310 | HIGH-SPEED MARINE VESSEL HAVING AERODYNAMICALLY SUSPENDED CABIN OR COCKPIT - A floating cabin or cockpit for a marine vessel to achieve smooth rides in rough seas when traveling at high speeds. In response to vessel speed, the cabin is aerodynamically lifted and suspended between upper and lower limits. The cabin includes a wing structure for aerodynamic lift; a suspension and tethering mechanism interconnecting the cabin with a hull structure of the vessel to allow substantially free, unimpeded vertical, lateral and/or longitudinal excursions of the cabin between predefined limits when underway at high speeds; and a helm station to control the vessel and/or orientation of the cabin when freely floating. A multi-wing structure may provide addition lifting force and/or spring biasing may be provided to reduce aerodynamic lifting requirements for heavy cabin loads. The invention also helps to reduce vessel displacement, which improves fuel economy. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319311 | IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO MASTS - The invention relates to improvements to masts and in particular a mast apparatus ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130319312 | CONTROL METHOD FOR ANTI-ROLL STABILIZATION OF WATERCRAFT, AND CORRESPONDING STABILIZATION SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A method for controlling a stabilizing fin for anti-roll stabilization of watercraft standing at anchor, comprising the steps of: detecting at least one value identifying roll of the watercraft; estimating the expected oscillation of roll of the watercraft as a function of the value detected; determining a path for the movement of the stabilizing fin as a function of the expected roll; and controlling the movement of the stabilizing fin as a function of the path. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319313 | BOAT ACCESS HATCH AND SEAT - A boat access hatch and compartment are provided, wherein the hatch cover also serves as a seat for the boat, and includes a three-dimensional, multi-planar configuration. In one embodiment, the hatch cover includes three panels. A generally vertically oriented backrest panel is attached to a rear side of a horizontal seating panel. A front vertical panel is attached to an opposed end of the seating panel. In a preferred embodiment, the three-panel hatch cover is integrally formed into a monolithic, single unit that includes a hinge at or near an upper rear portion of the backrest panel. Seat cushions may be provided on the seat panel and the backrest panel. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319314 | C-SEMI WITH MINIMUM HYDRODYNAMIC FORCES - An offshore floating structure ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130319315 | Retractable Flagpole Assembly - A retractable flagpole assembly includes a retractable flagpole, a top pivot holder rotatably capped on the top rod of the retractable flagpole and provided with a hanging lug for securing an inner top end of a flag, an end block spaced below the lower pivot holder and provided with a hanging lug for securing an inner bottom end of the flag, a link coupled between the top pivot holder and the end block, and a lower pivot holder rotatably sleeved onto the retractable flagpole and axially movable along the link and lockable to the end block. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319316 | FLAG STABILIZER - This stabilizer is a simple counterbalanced horizontal member that attached to a flag and is hoisted and lowered like a regular flag requiring no modifications to any external component, such as the flagpole, The flag remains fully unfurled and extended regardless of wind conditions, including indoors. It is simple to set up and use. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319317 | CRYSTAL PRODUCTION METHOD - A crystal production method includes the following steps. A material is melted in a crucible to form a thin film. A seed crystal is then contacted with the thin film to form a solid-liquid interface, wherein the shape and size of a bottom surface of the seed crystal is the same as the size and shape of the thin film. Finally, the seed crystal is pulled up without rotation, to allow the melted material to solidify at the solid-liquid interface to produce a crystal. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319318 | CRYSTAL HOLDING MECHANISM OF SINGLE CRYSTAL PULLING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SINGLE CRYSTAL INGOT - The present invention is provided with a support on a gripping member, the support being composed of linear springs which elastically support an engaging portion. Thus, the support can be reused, and generation of rupture and dislocation of a single crystal ingot from a gripping part of the engaging portion can be prevented. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319319 | SUSCEPTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING EPITAXIAL WAFER USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a susceptor for supporting a semiconductor substrate at the time of performing vapor-phase epitaxy of an epitaxial layer, wherein a pocket in which the semiconductor substrate is to be placed is formed on an upper surface of the susceptor, the pocket has a two-stage structure having an upper-stage-pocket portion for supporting an outer peripheral edge portion of the semiconductor substrate and a lower-stage-pocket portion that is formed on a central side of the pocket below the upper-stage-pocket portion, through holes that penetrate to a back surface of the susceptor and are opened at the time of performing the vapor-phase epitaxy are formed in the lower-stage-pocket portion, and a groove is provided on the back surface of the susceptor at a position corresponding to that of the upper-stage-pocket portion. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319320 | Production Method of an Aluminum Based Group III Nitride Single Crystal - A production method of aluminum based group III nitride single crystal includes a reaction step, wherein a halogenated gas and an aluminum contact at 300° C. or more to 700° C. or less, producing a mixed gas including an aluminum trihalide gas and an aluminum monohalide gas; a converting step, wherein the aluminum monohalide gas is converted to a solid by setting a temperature of the mixed gas equal to or higher than a temperature to which a solid aluminum trihalide deposit, and lower by 50° C. or more than a temperature to which halogenated gas and aluminum contact in the reaction step; a separation step, wherein the aluminum trihalide gas is removed; and a crystal growth step, wherein the aluminum trihalide gas is used for an aluminum based group III nitride single crystal raw material, keeping its temperature equal to or higher than a temperature of the converting step. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319321 | METALLIC CRUCIBLES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME - In various embodiments, a precursor powder is pressed into an intermediate volume and chemically reduced, via sintering, to form a metallic shaped article. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319322 | DEVICE FOR COATING BONE PLATE - An encasement for coating a bone plate with a substrate includes a sidewall structure having an upper edge and a cover disposed on the upper edge of the sidewall structure. The encasement includes a base from which the sidewall structure rises such that the sidewall structure, the cover and the base combine to create an open interior space of the encasement. An aperture in the sidewall structure provides access to the open interior space of the encasement and a plurality of cover protrusions extend from the cover into the open interior space. The encasement further includes a plurality of base protrusions extending from the base directly opposing the plurality of cover protrusions. A combined height of an individual cover protrusion and an opposing base protrusion is less than or equal to a height of the sidewall structure. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319323 | PAINT MIST SEPARATING DEVICE - The disclosure relates to a paint mist separating device, and a paint booth having a paint mist separating device. The paint mist separating device can include a tapered tube, and a collecting funnel with a funnel inlet and a funnel neck, into which the larger end of the tapered tube projects, wherein the funnel neck is provided for connection to a collecting tank for paint. The paint mist separating device can include a collecting hood, which is arranged opposite the funnel inlet and which has a paint mist inlet opening, into which a smaller end of the tapered tube opens, wherein an outlet gap is provided between the inlet opening of the collecting funnel and the collecting hood. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319324 | DISCHARGE SURFACE TREATMENT APPARATUS - A discharge surface treatment apparatus generates a pulsed discharge between poles, that is, between a discharge electrode and a workpiece, and the discharge electrode is obtained by compression-molding of any one of a metal powder, a powder of a metal compound, and a powder of ceramics or a mixture thereof. The apparatus forms a film made of an electrode material or the like on a workpiece surface by thermal energy due to the discharge. The apparatus includes: a capacitor that is connected to any one of the discharge electrode and the workpiece at one end; and a parallel circuit of a resistor and a diode, which is provided between another one of the discharge electrode and the workpiece and another end of the capacitor via a connection line. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319325 | LASER CLADDING DEVICE WITH AN IMPROVED NOZZLE - A laser cladding device for applying a coating to a part comprising a laser which can generate laser light, which is adapted to heat the coating and the part, a main body defining a laser light channel adapted to transmit the laser light to the part, a coating channel adapted to transmit the coating to the part, and a vacuum channel and a nozzle having an exit. The nozzle comprises a delivery port at one end of the laser light channel, a coating port at one end of the coating channel, and a vacuum port at one end of the vacuum channel, wherein the vacuum port is positioned generally adjacent the delivery port In operation the vacuum port draws a vacuum, pulling the coating towards the part. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319326 | ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICE FOR STABILIZING AND REDUCING THE DEFORMATION OF A STRIP MADE OF FERROMAGNETIC MATERIAL, AND RELATED PROCESS - An electromagnetic device ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130319327 | IN-PROCESS ORIENTATION OF PARTICLES USED IN DIRECT-WRITE INKS TO CONTROL ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS - A system for in-process orientation of particles used in direct-write inks for fabricating a component may include a device for polarizing direct-write particles in an aerosol. An outlet may direct the aerosol including the polarized direct-write particles on a substrate to form a component. An apparatus may cause the polarized direct-write particles to be aligned in a selected orientation to form the component with predetermined characteristics when deposited on the substrate. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319328 | APPARATUS FOR PREPARING, IN PARTICULAR COATING, SAMPLES - An apparatus ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130319329 | PLASMA-ACTIVATED DEPOSITION OF CONFORMAL FILMS - Embodiments related to depositing thin conformal films using plasma-activated conformal film deposition (CFD) processes are described herein. In one example, a method of processing a substrate includes, applying photoresist to the substrate, exposing the photoresist to light via a stepper, patterning the resist with a pattern and transferring the pattern to the substrate, selectively removing photoresist from the substrate, placing the substrate into a process station, and, in the process station, in a first phase, generating radicals off of the substrate and adsorbing the radicals to the substrate to form active species, in a first purge phase, purging the process station, in a second phase, supplying a reactive plasma to the surface, the reactive plasma configured to react with the active species and generate the film, and in a second purge phase, purging the process station. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319330 | LIQUID FEEDING DEVICE AND RESIST DEVELOPING DEVICE - A liquid feeding device | 2013-12-05 |
20130319331 | VAPOR DEPOSITION PARTICLE PROJECTION DEVICE AND VAPOR DEPOSITION DEVICE - A vapor deposition particle injection device ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130319332 | HOUSING AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a substrate processing apparatus including a housing is provided. The housing having an internal atmosphere of a reduced oxygen concentration includes a box structure configured to accommodate a substrate holder which receives a plurality of substrates therein and including a first gap and a second gap. Further, the housing includes an inert gas pipe connected to the box structure, and configured to supply an inert gas to the box structure, a cover member mounted in the box structure, and a buffer space formed between an internal space of the box structure and the cover member. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319333 | Injector and Material Layer Deposition Chamber Including the Same - An injector and a material layer deposition chamber including the same. An injector includes: a plurality of independent sections; and a gas inlet and a gas outlet that are provided in each of the plurality of independent sections, wherein gas outlets provided in two adjacent sections are positioned and configured to inject gas in a limited and different direction relative to each other. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319334 | Systems and Methods for Rearing Insect Larvae - In one embodiment, a system for rearing larvae includes a plurality of culture trays arranged in at least one stack of trays, each stack comprising multiple levels of trays, each tray comprising an open-topped basin adapted to receive larvae and larval food, a feed delivery system adapted to automatically deliver larval feed to individually selected culture trays, and a water delivery system adapted to automatically deliver water to the culture trays. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319335 | PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING EGGS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - An egg transfer system is provided. Such an egg transfer system includes a controller configured to receive a classification signal indicative of an egg classification status for each of a plurality of eggs carried by a flat. A transfer head assembly is in communication with the controller and is configured to remove a plurality of eggs from the flat. The eggs are grouped into at least a first and second subset based on the egg classification status. The controller is configured to direct the transfer head assembly to selectively release the first and second subsets separately based on the respective egg classification status of the eggs. An associated method is also provided. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319336 | DETECTION APPARATUS FOR THE MONITORING OF MILKING ANIMALS - An apparatus is provided for monitoring a milking animal during milking of the animal. The apparatus includes a number of productivity sensors, each measuring at least one indicator of productivity of the animal. A number of temperature sensors, including at least two thermographic cameras, measure heat output from different processing areas of the milking animal. A processor receives the heat outputs and productivity indicators, and uses a combination of these to determine a condition of the milking animal. The condition is then indicated in real time at the monitoring apparatus. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319337 | Internet Canine Communication Device and Method - Enhanced methods and systems for human-pet communication are described. Example embodiments provide an Internet Canine Communication System (“ICCS”). The ICCS facilitates remote communication and interaction with between a dog and its owner, caretaker, trainer, family member, or the like. The ICCS may include a base station or similar device that is configured to deliver treats to a dog and to transmit audio/visual communication between the dog and a remote client device operated by a human user. The ICCS may also facilitate training the dog to utilize the ICCS to communicate with the user, such as by answering calls from or initiating calls to the remote client device of the user. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319338 | Internet Canine Communication Device and Method - Enhanced methods and systems for human-pet communication are described. Example embodiments provide an Internet Canine Communication System (“ICCS”). The ICCS facilitates remote communication and interaction with between a dog and its owner, caretaker, trainer, family member, or the like. The ICCS may include a base station or similar device that is configured to deliver treats to a dog and to transmit audio/visual communication between the dog and a remote client device operated by a human user. The ICCS may also facilitate training the dog to utilize the ICCS to communicate with the user, such as by answering calls from or initiating calls to the remote client device of the user. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319339 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USING A TOILET AS A WATER SUPPLY FOR PETS - A method of providing an automatically refreshed water supply for pets is provided by diverting the water from water supply of a toilet to a water dispenser accessible to the pet and returning excess water to the toilet. The water may be diverted from the flush cycle of a toilet to an exterior dish which fills to a predetermined level and then overflows into the toilet. The invention provides an adapter for a toilet system to create an automatically refreshed water supply for pets which comprises means to divert water from each flush cycle of a toilet to an exterior dish which fills to a predetermined level and then overflows into the toilet, and alternatively a mechanism for triggering the replacement water flow by sensing of the motion or weight of the pet. Thus the system can be pet-triggered for the toilet flush and/or flow of replacement water to the pet dish, or continuous water flow as long as the pet is detected. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319340 | LITTER BOX ASSEMBLY - A litter box assembly for house pets is disclosed, which includes a container rotatably mounted to a stand, allowing the litter box to rotate from its normal position to a cleaning position and/or a resetting position. The litter box assembly includes contact portions that contact a portion of the stand or the floor in the cleaning position and the resetting position. When the contact portions contact the stand or the floor, the vibration of the litter box container caused by the contact facilitates the movement and dislodging of litter and waste. This contact can be repeated to facilitate the cleaning of the container. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319341 | LOW-DUST ANIMAL LITTERS AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - The invention provides low-dust animal litters made from one or more ingredients that function as an animal litter and one or more polyols that function to control dust in the litter. The low-dust animal litters are made by selecting one or more litter ingredients suitable for making an animal litter and combining the litter ingredients with one or more polyols, generally by applying the polyols to the surface of one or more ingredients before or during the process of combining the ingredients to produce the litter. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319342 | RECIRCULATING FISH BROODING AND FILTRATION SYSTEM - Embodiments disclosed herein disclose a fish brooding and filtration system. The system includes a brooding tank configured to contain water and fish for breeding. The brooding tank is in fluid communication a filtration tank, which is configured to extract nitrites from the water circulating through the system. A pump circulates the water through at least one conduit and an injector that receives a flow of water generated by the pump and draws air into the injector. The injector is further operable to inject a mixture of the drawn air and the water into the brooding tank. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319343 | Animal Houses - An animal house ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130319344 | Collapsible animal container - A collapsible air-permeable animal container enclosing a volume between 8 cubic inches and 768 cubic inches in its expanded state is disclosed. In one embodiment, the container can be assembled from a plurality of nesting tubular frusta, one frustum serving as a base tube and another frustum serving as a top tube. The top tube can nest substantially inside the base tube when the container is in a collapsed configuration and the top tube can be locked into place relative to the base tube when the container is in an expanded configuration. The container may also include a base cap attached to the base tube that can be opened to add or remove an animal stored in the container and closed to prevent the container contents from escaping. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319345 | VACUUM GROOMING TOOL - A grooming tool is disclosed that includes a vacuum nozzle attachable to a vacuum source and has a hollow body with a mouth opening. A grooming device selected from a variety of animal grooming hand tools, such as a comb-like grooming blade comprising sharp edges, may span the mouth opening. The grooming device is positioned such that the airflow created by the vacuum source flows over at least one side of the grooming device. A vacuum cleaning tool for removing any animal hair from a grooming tool is also disclosed. A vacuum plenum of the cleaning tool is attachable to a vacuum source and has an opening for cleaning the grooming tool in one pass. The cleaning tool can be mounted on a stationary support may also include a pivot-action mechanism that connects the vacuum grooming tool or the cleaning tool to the vacuum source. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319346 | ANIMAL PAW PAD - An animal paw pad comprising a base having an enclosure, wherein said base has a first side and a second side disposed opposite of said first side. There can be a gel disposed inside of the enclosure. There can be at least one adhesive coupled to the first side, and at least one roughened section coupled to the second side. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319347 | WATER HEATING APPARATUS WITH PARALLEL HEAT EXCHANGERS - A water heating apparatus includes a fluid inlet conduit configured to split into a plurality of supply legs, and a plurality of heat exchangers configured for parallel operation. Each heat exchanger includes an outer housing, an inlet connected to a respective supply leg of the fluid inlet conduit for receiving an inlet flow of liquid into the outer housing, an outlet for allowing an outlet flow of liquid to leave the outer housing, and a heat exchange element positioned within the outer housing and configured to heat a flow of liquid passing through the outer housing from the inlet to the outlet. The water heating apparatus further includes a burner assembly comprising a combustion chamber housing and a burner positioned internally within the combustion chamber housing. The burner assembly is coupled to the plurality of heat exchangers for supplying heat to the flow of liquid. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319348 | WATER HEATER HAVING CONDENSING RECUPERATOR AND DUAL PURPOSE PUMP - A water heater having primary and secondary heat exchanger and a pump to move water between the primary and secondary heat exchangers. The pump may also be used for the purpose of recirculating water within a building. The water heater may be manufactured with a method in which certain steps and components are added to a water heater of a first efficiency to arrive at a water heater having a second efficiency greater than the first efficiency. The additional steps and components may include attaching a condensing recuperator to a traditional power vent water heater. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319349 | MACHINE COMBINATION COMPRISING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND A GENERATOR - The machine combination of an internal combustion engine and the generator of a hybrid drive has two cylinder-piston units, which are arranged parallel to each other in a common housing and each piston of which has a drive connection to an individual crankshaft via connecting rods associated with the pistons. The crankshafts have a counter-rotational connection to each other by gears. This coupling of the two crankshafts by gears allows the internal combustion engine to be combined with a generator in a particularly compact design, in that the shaft of the generator bears a gear, which is arranged in the same plane as the gears of the crankshafts. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319350 | MULTI-STROKE VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT ENGINE - A vehicle propulsion system and method of operation are presented. As one example, cylinder deactivation and transitioning from four to two strokes is coordinated with transmission shifting to improve vehicle response. Additionally, it is possible to reduce transitions in operating modes to improve drive feel. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319351 | PISTON COOLING SYSTEM - An engine has an engine casing with one or more surfaces that define a first substantially tubular coolant passage (e.g., a coolant inlet passage) with an open end that opens inside the engine casing. A first piston assembly is inside the engine casing and configured to reciprocate relative to the engine casing when the engine is operating. The first piston assembly has one or more surfaces that define a piston coolant jacket inside the first piston assembly. The piston coolant jacket has a first opening at an outer surface of the first piston assembly. A first fluid communication conduit extends between the engine casing and the first piston assembly and has a first end that is rigidly coupled to the first opening in the piston coolant jacket and a second end that extends through the open end of the first substantially tubular coolant passage in the engine casing. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319352 | METHOD FOR LOWERING THE AIR TEMPERATURE OF AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF A VEHICLE - In a method for lowering the air temperature of an engine compartment of a vehicle accommodating an internal combustion engine, an air-fluid heat exchanger having at least one cooling element for cooling the air-fluid heat exchanger, and an electric drive, the at least one cooling element is activated as a function of the temperature of a fluid side of the air-fluid heat exchanger and as a function of a temperature of the electric drive. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319353 | FAN SYSTEM FOR A COOLING SYSTEM OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Fan system ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130319354 | Two-Stroke Engine And Related Methods - A two-stroke engine includes a crankshaft that is rotatable about an axis, and an engine block that includes a combustion cylinder and a compression cylinder. A first piston is slidably disposed within the combustion cylinder and is operatively coupled to the crankshaft for reciprocating movement within the combustion cylinder through a power stroke during each rotation of the crankshaft about the axis. A second piston is slidably disposed within the compression cylinder and is operatively coupled to the crankshaft for reciprocating movement within the compression cylinder such that fresh air is received and compressed in the compression cylinder during each rotation of the crankshaft about the axis. A conduit provides fluid communication between the combustion cylinder and the compression cylinder, and a fuel injector is in communication with the combustion cylinder for admitting fuel into the combustion cylinder. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319355 | ENGINE WITH VARIABLE VALVE TIMING MECHANISM - There is provided an engine with a variable valve timing mechanism. A mount attachment part of a chain case is provided with a bracket attachment seat surface part to which a engine-side mount bracket is attached and is provided integrally with a hydraulic control valve attachment part below the bracket attachment seat surface part and in an inner side space part. A fastener part fastening the chain case to a cylinder head is disposed in the inner side space part of the mount attachment part and between the hydraulic control valve attachment part and the bracket attachment seat surface part. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319356 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control device for an internal combustion engine including a camshaft of the internal combustion engine; a plurality of plane cam shape portions; at least one transitional shape portion; a cam switching mechanism; a cam position sensor; and a control section. The plane cam shape portions, at the camshaft, have valve lift characteristics different from each other, have respective cam faces parallel to a rotation axis of the camshaft, and are spaced apart from each other. The transitional shape portion is between two adjacent ones of the plane cam shape portions and has a curved cam face which connects the cam faces of the two plane cam shape portions. The cam switching mechanism switches between the valve lift characteristics for an intake valve by selecting one of the plane cam shape portions via the transitional shape portion. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319357 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A valve timing control apparatus includes a driving-side rotation member, a driven-side rotation member, a fluid chamber, an advanced angle chamber and a retarded angle chamber, a fluid control mechanism, a first intermediate lock mechanism configured to selectively lock a relative rotation phase of the driven-side rotation member relative to the driving-side rotation member at a first intermediate lock phase and release a locked state of the relative rotation phase at the first intermediate lock phase, a most retarded angle lock mechanism configured to selectively lock the relative rotation phase at a most retarded angle lock phase and release a locked state of the relative rotation phase at the most retarded angle lock phase, and a second intermediate lock mechanism configured to selectively lock the relative rotation phase at a second intermediate lock phase and release a locked state of the relative rotation phase at the second intermediate lock phase. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319358 | VALVE DRIVE WITH ADDITIONAL LIFT IN THE CAM BASE CIRCLE - A valve drive of an internal combustion engine, having a finger lever which acts at one end on a gas exchange valve and which is seated at the other end on a head of a housing of a support element, which housing runs in an axially movable manner in a reception bore of a cylinder head, the finger lever is acted on by a cam from the base circle from which there projects in a fixed manner an additional cam piece for generating an additional lift of the gas exchange valve, a bore extends from a bottom of the housing in the direction of the head, in the lower portion of which bore there runs a pressure piston which is axially movable relative to the housing and via the lower face of which the support element is mounted on a base of the reception bore of the cylinder head, a high-pressure chamber for hydraulic medium is formed between an upper face of the pressure piston and a ring part situated above said upper face and which is fixed with respect to the housing, and to generate the additional lift, the high-pressure chamber is flooded with hydraulic medium such that the housing is deployed relative to the pressure piston, supported on the hydraulic medium column accumulated in the high-pressure chamber, and to deactivate the additional stoke, the hydraulic medium in the high-pressure chamber is discharged such that the housing is retracted. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319359 | System And Method For Energy Recovery In A Hydrogen Or Natural Gas Engine - A method and system for energy recovery in a hydrogen or natural gas hybrid electric vehicle includes a turbine positioned between a compressed hydrogen or natural gas storage cylinder and an internal combustion engine. The turbine receives the compressed gas from the storage cylinder, reduces the pressure of the compressed gas, and supplies the compressed gas at a reduced pressure to the internal combustion engine. The turbine is connected to a generator and uses energy extracted from the pressure reduction of the compressed gas to drive the generator. The generator is further connected to a battery of the hybrid electric vehicle and acts as a power source for the battery. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319360 | SYSTEM FOR CRANKING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE BY ENGAGEMENT OF PINION WITH RING GEAR - In a system, an engine restating module is capable of executing an engine restart task to crank an automatically stopped engine if an engine restart condition is met. The engine restart task includes energization of a mechanism to thereby shift a pinion to be engaged with a ring gear, and energization of a motor to rotate the pinion. A deenergizing module is capable of deenergizing the motor if an interrupting request that interrupts restart of the automatically stopped engine is generated during execution of the engine restart task. A maintaining module is capable of maintaining energization of the mechanism to engage the pinion with the ring gear even if the interrupting request that interrupts restart of the automatically stopped engine is generated during execution of the engine restart task. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319361 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An object of the present invention is to be able to execute motor assist only when it is necessary at a time of starting an engine, and drive a motor efficiently. An engine | 2013-12-05 |
20130319362 | INTAKE SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An intake system ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130319363 | JOINT CLIP FOR INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY - An intake manifold assembly includes a first manifold body portion having a first flange, and a second manifold body portion having a second flange. A joint clip defines a channel, with the first flange and the second flange disposed within the channel. The joint clip, the first flange and the second flange are configured so that the joint clip may be freely positioned over the first flange and the second flange in an initial installation position, after which the joint clip is moved under an axial force along a longitudinal axis parallel with the first flange and the second flange into a locking position, in which the first flange and the second flange engage the joint clip in compressive interlocking engagement to secure the first manifold body portion and the second manifold body portion together. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319364 | TAPPET FOR A VALVE TRAIN OR A PUMP DRIVE AND METHOD OF MAKING A TAPPET - A tappet for a valve train or a pump drive particularly a cup tappet ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130319365 | METHOD FOR IN-SITU FORMING OF LOW FRICTION COATINGS ON ENGINE CYLINDER BORES - A low friction coating for an internal combustion engine and a method of forming a low friction surface on at least one of the engine's friction-sensitive components. In one form, a solid lubricant precursor additive is combined with motor oil such that upon work being performed on the combination by adjacently-interacting engine components, the solid lubricant tribochemically reacts to form a friction-reducing coating or film. In one preferred form, the coating or film is triboformed on a cylinder bore or a liner configured to fit within the bore. The reciprocating movement between the cylinder or liner and a piston and/or piston rings promotes in-situ formation of the layer after the engine has already been manufactured rather than during engine fabrication or assembly. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319366 | CONTROL DEVICE OF VEHICLE OIL SUPPLY DEVICE - A control device has a mechanical oil pump driven by an engine and an electric oil pump supplying oil via a check valve in an oil passage connecting the mechanical oil pump and the electric oil pump, the check valve allowing a flow of the oil from the electric oil pump side to the mechanical oil pump side while blocking a flow in an opposite direction, regardless of the pressure of the electric oil pump. When the check valve is closed under an oil pressure condition in which the electric oil pump outputs a maximum output oil pressure while the mechanical oil pump is driven by the engine at idle, the control device is configured to drive the electric oil pump during stop of the mechanical oil pump, and to stop the electric oil pump based on a load increase after start of the mechanical oil pump. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319367 | ZINC-FREE SPRAY POWDER, COPPER-CONTAINING THERMAL SPRAY LAYER, AS WELL AS METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COPPER-CONTAINING THERMAL SPRAY LAYER - The invention relates to a zinc-free spray powder for thermally coating a substrate, in particular for thermally coating a bearing part of a bearing apparatus, which spray powder has the following composition except for unavoidable contaminants: tin=5% to 30% weight percent; aluminum=0.1% to 5% weight percent; iron=at most 1% weight percent, and copper=difference to 100% weight percent. The invention furthermore relates to a layer system applied via thermal spraying, a work piece, particularly a connecting rod, as well as a spray method for manufacturing a spray layer. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319368 | COMBUSTION CHAMBER INTAKE AND EXHAUST SHUTTER - An engine includes an engine casing and a first piston configured to reciprocate relative to the engine casing. The first piston has a wall that defines a substantially cylindrical chamber. One or more second pistons are configured to reciprocate inside the substantially cylindrical chamber. A combustion chamber intake port and a combustion chamber exhaust port extend through the wall. A shutter is outside the wall and is movable between a first position substantially blocking fluid flow through the combustion chamber exhaust port but not blocking fluid flow through the combustion chamber intake port and a second position substantially blocking fluid flow through the combustion chamber intake port but not blocking flow through the combustion chamber exhaust port. An actuator causes the shutter to move between the first position and the second position in response to the first piston reciprocating relative to the engine casing. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319369 | ARBITRATION STRATEGY FOR SLOW RESPONSE AND FAST RESPONSE TORQUE REQUESTS - The present disclosure relates to a system for managing engine output that includes a machine manager module and a combustion module. In one embodiment, the combustion module includes a slow response pathway and a fast response pathway. The slow response pathway includes managing air and fuel actuators and the fast response pathway includes managing spark timing. According to one embodiment, managing spark timing comprises bringing a spark actuator to the middle of a spark timing range for bi-directional control and involves sacrificing engine efficiency for engine responsiveness. Further, the fast response pathway may be selectively enabled based upon an optimization index. | 2013-12-05 |
20130319370 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESETTING VALVE LIFT FOR USE IN ENGINE BRAKE - A method and apparatus for resetting a valve lift for use in an engine brake. A brake piston ( | 2013-12-05 |