05th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110023809 | UNBALANCED SHAFT - An unbalanced shaft ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110023810 | Cylinder Head Assembly for an Internal Combustion Engine - A sealing system for the cylinder head valve seat pocket to valve seat insert interface of a cylinder head assembly comprises a valve seat pocket gasket compressed between a valve seat insert pocket and a valve seat insert having an active layer of material with at least one seal, defining a compression seal at the interface of the seal and the valve seat insert pocket, the valve seat insert or both, to thereby prevent the ingress of fuel or water between the valve seat insert and the valve seat insert pocket. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023811 | PISTON FOR A TWO-STROKE LOCOMOTIVE DIESEL ENGINE HAVING AN EGR SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to a piston with a unique bowl geometry for optimizing a two-stroke locomotive diesel engine having an exhaust gas recirculation (“EGR”) system. This piston achieves a reduced level of smoke and particulate matter; promotes the mixing process in the engine cylinder; and provides a lower compression ratio for reducing NO | 2011-02-03 |
20110023812 | Crankshaft-free internal combustion engine of improved efficiency - The crankshaft-free internal combustion engine which is of the type that contains at least one cylinder having a longitudinal axis, at least one piston that has a pivot pin and is slidingly installed in the cylinder, a main driveshaft having a central axis, which is offset at a distance from the longitudinal axis of the cylinder, and a cylindrical eccentric which is eccentrically and non-rotationally secured on the main drive shaft A distinguishing feature of the engine is a connecting rod that has a substantially L-shaped configuration formed by one portion which is substantially straight and is pivotally connected to the pivot pin of the cylinder and a second portion which is substantially transverse to the first portion and pivotally receives the cylindrical eccentric. The distance from the central axis of the main driveshaft to the longitudinal axis of the cylinder is always greater than 0. Such a construction significantly improves efficiency of the engine. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023813 | AIR CLEANER FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OPERATING IN EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS - A motor-vehicle air cleaner comprises the filter assembly, an air-cleaner housing configured to fittably and removably accommodate the filter assembly and to enclose the main filter and the auxiliary filter separately when the filter assembly is accommodated in the air-cleaner housing. The motor-vehicle air cleaner further comprises a flow restrictor configured to restrict air flow to the auxiliary filter. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023814 | Isochoric Heat Addition Engines and Methods - Engines and methods execute a high efficiency hybrid cycle, which is implemented in a volume within an engine. The cycle includes isochoric heat addition and over-expansion of the volume within the engine, wherein the volume is reduced in a compression portion of the cycle from a first quantity to a second quantity, the volume is held substantially constant at the second quantity during a heat addition portion of the cycle, and the volume is increased in an expansion portion of the cycle to a third quantity, the third quantity being larger than the first quantity. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023815 | Crank Joint Linked Radial and Circumferential Oscillating Rotating Piston Device - Axially protruding and centrally cool able pistons rotate within a cylindrical main chamber. Each piston is individually kinetically linked to a flywheel. As the pistons are individually accelerated and decelerated along their continuous rotating path, rotating volumes between them angularly expand and contract. Inlets and outlets communicate fluid in correspondence with expansion and contraction phases of the rotating volumes. A low number of moving parts, area sealed volumes, no valves, balanced mass forces, smooth rotation and short force transmission paths between opposing mass forces provide for lightweight construction and high rotational speeds. Radial sliding secondary pistons of the kinetic linkage modulate secondary rotating volumes adjacent the main chamber for a dual stage thermodynamically efficient engine operation with intermittent fluid cooling or heating. Inlets and/or outlets may be angularly changed for variable compression and/or combustion engine peak pressures, expansion end pressure, for brake energy recycling and burst mode engine operation. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023816 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION WATER INJECTION ENGINE - An internal combustion system and a water injection nozzle to position a water mist within an internal chamber of an internal combustion engine. In one form, the apical cone of the injection is altered with respect to the position of the piston within the interior chamber. In another form, the air fuel mixture is charged at an opposing charge to the water mist to create a water droplet gaseous fuel mixture for combustion within the anterior chamber. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023817 | Variable-coordination-timing type self-cooling engine with variable-profile-camshaft - The present invention provides a variable-coordination-timing type self-cooling engine capable of adjusting the initiation timings and the injected amount of each injection process according to the change in the combusting pressure with the variable-coordinate-timing system. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023818 | COMMON RAIL FUEL SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED DIVERTER - An internal combustion engine includes a fuel system having a first fuel rail with an integrated diverter portion coupled to a high-pressure pump and separated from a common rail portion by a flow restriction device. The first fuel rail includes a pressure sensor coupled to the diverter portion at one end and a control valve coupled to the common rail portion at the other end of the same fuel rail. In V-engine embodiments, a second fuel rail communicates with the integrated diverter portion of the first fuel rail. In one embodiment, components including the first and second fuel rails, a pressure sensor, and a pressure or volume control valve are externally mounted outside the engine valve cover. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023819 | GLOW PLUG PLACEMENT IN A DIESEL ENGINE - A four-valve per cylinder engine has two intake valves, two exhaust valves and a centrally located fuel injector. Between each adjacent pair of valves is a valve bridge with a point of minimum separation between adjacent valves. In the present disclosure, the glow plug port is defined in the cylinder top at a location outboard of the minimum separation between adjacent and at a depth which is tangent to an edge of a fuel jet emanating the injector. By placing the glow plug farther outboard than found in the prior art, the glow plug contacts the fuel as it comes out of the injector and as it rebounds off a feature of the piston bowl. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023820 | PNEUMATIC HYBRID INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE ON THE BASIS OF FIXED CAMSHAFTS - The present disclosure relates to an pneumatic hybrid internal combustion engine with at least one combustion chamber composed of a cylinder in which a piston is arranged mechanically interconnected to a crank shaft via a piston rod. An inlet valve and an exhaust valve are both mechanically interconnected via a valve gear to the crank shaft. The engine further includes at least one charge valve which is actuated by a charge valve actuator in a fully variable manner such that the engine can be operated in a four stroke hybrid mode. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023821 | ENGINE BRAKE UNIT - An engine brake unit may include a rocker arm having a first space defined in a valve-pressing portion thereof, wherein the first space communicates with a supply passage, through which engine brake oil is introduced, a stopper fixedly provided above the first space of the rocker arm in a predetermined distance, an actuator located inside the first space and having a pressure piston, wherein the pressure piston is selectively raised by hydraulic pressure of the engine brake oil to butt against the stopper, thereby pressing a portion of the rocker arm downwards. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023822 | Intelli-tach - An electronic means for monitoring and controlling engine performance. The device takes input signals from vehicle engine speed sensor and ignition values. The electronic means is capable of recording an RPM event, and playing it back on the existing vehicle tachometer. Either the entire RPM event may be replayed, or the highest RPM value achieved during the event. Furthermore, the electronic means comprises a dial to set the RPM limit of an engine to prevent over-revving. Once the engine reaches the maximum user-defined RPM value, the electronic means interrupts the ignition system to prevent the engine from revving above such pre-determined value. The electronic means further comprises a shift light which illuminates once an engine reaches a pre-determined RPM value in order to alert the driver to shift gears. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023823 | Apparatus and Method for Throttle Control of Internal Combustion Engines - A throttle control valve is provided. It includes a valve housing having an inlet end, an outlet end. A valve body located within the housing has a sealing end and a spindle. The sealing end has a teardrop shaped cross-section for cooperating with the valve housing. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023824 | Engine - Provided is an engine capable of activating a catalyst in an exhaust purifying apparatus during low-temperature ignition. The engine ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110023825 | IGNITION CONTROL DEVICE FOR USE WITH LIGHT DUTY GASOLINE ENGINE AND METHOD OF SUPPRESSING REVERSE ROTATION OF THE ENGINE - The invention provides an ignition control device for suppressing reverse rotation of the engine during startup process of light duty gasoline engine and a method of suppressing reverse rotation of the engine during startup process of light duty gasoline engine, the ignition control device comprises: a charge coil, a transformer, an electric-spark-generating control circuit, a trigger coil, a position sensing circuit, and a micro-controller. The position sensing circuit is used to shape the positive signal and negative signal of the second alternating current signal induced by the trigger coil while the fly wheel rotates respectively to generate a first position signal and a second position signal and provide the first position signal and the second position signal to the micro-controller. And according to the first position signal and the second position signal, it is determined by the micro-controller whether the engine is in the state of reverse rotation, and if YES, output of ignition signal is stopped to make engine halt due to absence of reverse power so as to avoid further damage to other parts of the engine. Besides, the ignition signal may be provided, according to rotation speed of the engine, by the ignition control device at the exact ignition moment to control the spark plug to generate an electric spark. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023826 | SYSTEM FOR REGULATING PILOT FUEL SUPPLY IN A COMBUSTION ENGINE - The invention relates to supplying pilot fuel to the cylinders of a combustion engine. The invention comprises cylinder-specific pressure sensors ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110023827 | FLUID INJECTION DEVICE - An injector including a nozzle that includes an opening and a seat, a needle movably mounted in the nozzle and having an end defining a valve in a contact area with the seat, a mechanism for vibrating the valve, a first acoustic-impedance breaking area at a first distance from the valve along the nozzle, and another first acoustic-impedance breaking area at a second distance from the valve along the needle. Each of the first and second distances is such that the respective propagation time of acoustic waves along the distance is: T | 2011-02-03 |
20110023828 | ENGINE - An engine in which a fluctuation in the amount of fuel injection is reduced in the entire operating tolerance of the engine. The engine ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110023829 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an internal combustion engine with separate cylinder banks, separate exhaust passages are connected to each cylinder bank of an engine and a shared intake passage is connected to both cylinder banks. One end of an EGR passage is connected to the separate exhaust passage of one cylinder bank, and the other end of the EGR is connected to the shared intake passage. If it is determined that an EGR valve in the EGR passage is stuck in an open state, a fuel-cut control is executed in the cylinder bank that is connected to the separate exhaust passage to which the EGR passage is connected. Thus, even when the EGR valve is stuck in an open state, it is possible to prevent the internal combustion engine from operating unstably. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023830 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING OVERHEATING OF A FUEL PUMP - A fuel injection system supplies fuel at high pressure to an internal combustion engine via at least two high-pressure fuel pumps and a high-pressure fuel distribution line. The high-pressure fuel pumps can operate in a first pump mode and a second pump mode, which differ in the amount of fuel that is pumped. A control unit alternately operates the high-pressure fuel pumps such that, during a first time period, at least one of the high-pressure fuel pumps is operated in the first pump mode and all other high-pressure fuel pumps are simultaneously operated in the second pump mode and such that, during a second time period, at least one of the high-pressure fuel pumps, which was operated in the second pump mode during the first time period, is operated in the first pump mode and the remaining high-pressure fuel pumps are simultaneously operated in the second pump mode. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023831 | FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine has a fuel distributor ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110023832 | FUEL SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel system for a diesel engine has both a low pressure pump, which extracts fuel from the fuel tank, and a high pressure pump, which is fed by the low pressure pump and supplies fuel to fuel injectors. The fuel injectors supply fuel to the engine cylinders, with a small portion of fuel routed back into the fuel system. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the injector return fuel is routed into a low pressure fuel line between the low and high pressure fuel pumps, with return fuel from the fuel rails returned through a fuel cooler to the fuel tank. The low pressure fuel line has a filter disposed therein and the injector return fuel is returned to the low pressure fuel line upstream of the filter. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023833 | FUEL SYSTEM CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for operating a fuel system in an engine, the fuel system including a supply pump for delivering fuel to the fuel system and pressurizing fuel received from a feed pump, a fuel tank, a fuel filter for filtering fuel, a fuel rail, and a fuel injector. One example method comprises, during an engine cold-start, operating the supply pump, and adjusting a supply pump operation mode between at least a pressure-controlled mode and a volume-controlled mode based on a fuel temperature and pressure. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023834 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO - A piston coupler, such as a piston pin, is pivotally coupled to a piston such that the piston can pivot about a first axis relative to the piston pin. A connecting rod is coupled to the coupler for pivoting about a second axis. The relative positions of the first and second axes can be shifted by pivoting an eccentric portion of the piston pin to thereby vary the compression ratio of a piston cylinder within which the piston slides. An adjuster retainer is coupled to the piston or to the connecting rod. A combustion ratio adjuster (CRA) is coupled to the adjuster retainer. A biasing member couples the CRA to the piston pin. The CRA being selectively pivoted from first to second positions in response to shifting of a pivot member. Pivoting the CRA loads the biasing member with energy for use in turning the piston pin to adjust the compression ratio. The CRA is pivoted as the piston approaches the bottom dead center (BDC) position and the piston pin is turned after the piston travels away from the BDC position. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023835 | Internal Combustion Engine Controller - In an internal combustion engine controller, a clock trouble determination signal from a clock trouble determining circuit that diagnoses any clock input trouble is transmitted in parallel with an abnormality diagnosis signal outputted from an abnormality diagnosing circuit and causes it to be inputted to a trouble/abnormality signal output circuit, and the trouble/abnormality signal output circuit achieves logical summing to output one line of resultant trouble/abnormality output OR signals to a microprocessor (MP). The MP outputs to the trouble/abnormality signal output circuit a trouble/abnormality confirmation input signal, and makes definite any of an abnormal state, a clock trouble state and a normal state based on the result of switching control of the status level of the pertinent trouble/abnormality output OR signal. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023836 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING FAILED INJECTION EVENTS - A fuel injection system includes an injector control module, a current detection module, and a position determination module. The injector control module controls current through a solenoid of a fuel injector for a predetermined period. The current detection module measures an amount of current through the solenoid after the predetermined period. The position determination module determines whether the fuel injector injected fuel during the predetermined period based on when the amount of current through the solenoid is less than or equal to a predetermined current. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023837 | FUEL VAPOR PURGING DIAGNOSTICS - Systems and methods are provided for monitoring reverse flow of fuel vapors and/or air through a vehicle fuel vapor recovery system, said fuel vapor recovery system coupled to an engine intake of a boosted internal combustion engine. One example method comprises, during boost, when the fuel vapor recovery system is commanded to be sealed from the intake, indicating degradation based on a pressure value at a venturi in the fuel vapor recovery system. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023838 | Valve Arrangement for an Exhaust Gas Recirculation Device - A valve arrangement is provided for an exhaust gas recirculation device of an internal-combustion engine. The engine has at least one inlet and at least one outlet. The recirculation device includes an inlet on the internal-combustion engine outlet side, an outlet on the internal-combustion engine inlet side, and several, particularly two flow paths extending between the inlet and the outlet and being parallel at least in areas. The valve arrangement has a first control element and a second control element for automatically regulating/controlling fluid flow flowing between the inlet and the outlet and automatically regulating/controlling the distribution of this fluid flow between the several flow paths. A common actuator is provided for operating the first control element as well as the second control element. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023839 | EGR COOLER BYPASS STRATEGY - A system and method for controlling an engine control an EGR cooler bypass valve to divert at least a portion of EGR flow around an EGR cooler when operating under cooler fouling/plugging conditions, such as during idle, off-idle, exhaust system warm up and DPF regeneration or other post injection operation with EGR gas temperature below a corresponding threshold or with EGR low-temperature coolant temperature below a corresponding threshold. The system and method reduce exhaust gases passing through the EGR cooler that contain a high concentration of unburned or partially unburned fuel when the temperature in the EGR system is lower than the fuel condensation temperature. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023840 | Exhaust Gas Cooler - A method of cooling exhaust gas (F) from an engine in an EGR cooler ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110023841 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A COMBUSTION UNIT AND A COMBUSTION UNIT - A method for operating a combustion unit ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110023842 | COOLER BYPASS TO REDUCE CONDENSATE IN A LOW-PRESSURE EGR SYSTEM - Various systems and methods are described for an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system including an EGR cooler coupled to a turbocharged engine in a vehicle. One example method comprises, under selected operating conditions, controlling a mixture temperature of cooled and uncooled EGR at a mixing location upstream of an intake passage inlet by routing at least a portion of exhaust gas through a bypass around the EGR cooler. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023843 | EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION COOLER - An exhaust gas recirculation assembly for an engine is disclosed in which an EGR cooler | 2011-02-03 |
20110023844 | ENGINE EXHAUST VALVE TIMING AND LIFT SYSTEM FOR A TWO-STROKE LOCOMOTIVE DIESEL ENGINE HAVING AN EGR SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to an engine exhaust valve timing and lift system for a uniflow two-stroke locomotive diesel engine having an EGR system. This system and method reduces NO | 2011-02-03 |
20110023845 | METHOD OF DIAGNOSING A SLOW EGR SYSTEM IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for diagnosing slow EGR response in an internal combustion engine equipped with an electronic controller with memory, comprising:
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20110023846 | LOW PRESSURE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION APPARATUS - A low pressure EGR regulating valve is driven by an electric actuator, and an output of the electric actuator is transmitted to an intake air throttle valve through a link device. An ECU executes a failure determination to determine presence of a failure in a case where a sensed opening degree, which is sensed with a low pressure EGR opening degree sensor, is other than an opening degree that corresponds to a maximum opening degree of the throttle valve limited by a mechanical stopper. The ECU executes the failure determination after the energization of the electric actuator is stopped in response to stopping of the engine. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023847 | ADAPTIVE EGR CONTROL FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - A system and method for controlling an internal combustion engine having an EGR valve determine a base valve position to deliver a target flow using a stored map and adjust the base position in response to differential pressure across an orifice in the EGR flow to move the valve to a position different from the base position to provide the target flow. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023848 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE EXHAUST-GAS TURBOCHARGING OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A device for controlling the exhaust-gas turbocharging of an internal combustion engine having an exhaust-gas turbocharging device, has an estimated value unit for determining a mass flow through a turbine system, a regulating unit for determining a regulating exhaust-gas back pressure as a function of a nominal charge pressure and an actual charge pressure, and also a unit for generating at least one actuating signal for at least one actuator of the turbine system as a function of the regulating exhaust-gas back pressure and of the mass flow through the turbine system, wherein the estimated value unit has a turbine system model for determining an estimated overall efficiency of the turbine system and a model for determining an estimated overall efficiency of a compressor system having at least two compressors, and wherein the regulating unit is set up to determine the regulating exhaust-gas back pressure using the estimated overall efficiencies | 2011-02-03 |
20110023849 | Turbocharger with Integrated Centrifugal Breather - A breather system for a crankcase of an internal combustion engine, includes a centrifuge driven by the engine turbocharger. The turbocharger has a turbine and a compressor, the compressor driven by the turbine. The centrifuge is driven by the turbine on a common shaft with the compressor and includes a centrifuge inlet, a gas outlet and an oil outlet. Crankcase gas is delivered to the centrifuge and oil is removed by the centrifuge and collected within the turbocharger housing and substantially oil free gas is passed through the centrifuge, through an axially passage in the shaft and into an inlet of the compressor. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023850 | VARIABLE OPEN-CLOSED CRANKCASE BREATHER SYSTEM FOR BLOW-BY GAS - A method of selectively directing a flow of blow-by gas (F) in a vehicle having an engine ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110023851 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING BLOW-BY COKING - A method of coking entrained oil from blow-by gas (F) of an engine ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110023852 | ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSIS DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An engine has a PCV passage connected to an intake system for recirculating a blow-by gas to the intake system and an air flow meter provided upstream of a connection between the PCV passage and the intake system in the intake system for sensing an intake air flow rate. An electronic control unit (ECU) performing various types of control of the engine diagnoses a clogging abnormality of the PCV passage based on pulsation width of the intake air flow rate sensed with the air flow meter. A thermal type sensor having a heating section and a temperature sensing section provided on a semiconductor substrate is used as the air flow meter. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023853 | Homogenizing Fuel Enhancement System - A homogenizing fuel system involves at least one circulation loop existing outside of the injection system for continuously circulating and maintaining the homogeneity of a multi-fuel mixture apart from any demands by or delivery to the engine's injection system (whether a direct injection fuel gallery or a common rail), and at least one infusion tube configured within the at least one circulation loop for providing a volumetric expansion wherein the fuel mixture is able to slow and more sufficiently mix and thereby become relatively more homogeneous. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023854 | PISTON ARRANGEMENT FOR A TWO-STROKE LOCOMOTIVE DIESEL ENGINE HAVING AN EGR SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to a piston arrangement with a unique bowl geometry for optimizing a two-stroke locomotive diesel engine having an exhaust gas recirculation (“EGR”) system. This piston arrangement achieves a reduced level of smoke and particulate matter; promotes the mixing process in the engine cylinder; and provides a lower compression ratio for reducing NO | 2011-02-03 |
20110023855 | METHOD, SYSTEMS AND SENSOR FOR DETECTING HUMIDITY - Methods systems and device for detecting humidity in air through use of an ammonia sensor included in the exhaust of an engine, such as a diesel engine are provided. In one example, a method for an engine having an exhaust with an ammonia sensor includes adjusting an operating parameter in response to ambient humidity, the ambient humidity based on a first ammonia sensor reading at a first exhaust air-fuel-ratio and a second ammonia sensor reading at a second exhaust air-fuel-ratio. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023856 | Torque Reduction System for Archery Bows - The torque reduction system provides a means of positioning stabilization elements on or in close proximity to the transverse axis of the archery Bow. More particularly, lightweight masses and/or shock-absorbing elements can be mounted onto the torque reduction system on the axis of or in close proximity to the throat of the archery Bow handle, thereby reducing any lateral torque caused by the archer's grip on the archery Bow handle. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023857 | CAM ADJUSTMENT MODULE FOR COMPOUND ARCHERY BOW - A cam system for an archery bow including a module that is readily attached to and detached from a cam while leaving the cam on the bow. The module can include a draw stop selectively moveable relative to the module, even while the module is joined with the cam, to adjust the draw stop to specific locations corresponding to different draw lengths and/or draw stop walls of the bow. The module can include a recess that surrounds only part of an axle joining the cam and bow so the entire module is removable from the cam without removing the axle. The cam system can include indexing features that precisely and consistently align features of the cam and module. These features can include first and second indexing posts, and corresponding indexing holes, that register with one another to precisely align the cam and module when joined. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023858 | PROCEDURE AND DEVICE FOR FEEDING BALLS INTO THE PROJECTILE CHAMBER OF A HANDGUN - A device for storing projectile balls and feeding the balls into a projectile chamber of a gun is provided. A ball container includes a feeder positioned within the ball container for feeding balls into a feeder tube. A motor is configured to supply drive energy to the feeder. Operation of the motor is controlled as a function of the movement of the balls in the feeder tube. A spring element having a storage capacity is configured to store at least some drive energy of the motor. A slip clutch is configured to dissipate drive energy of the motor that exceeds the storage capacity of the spring element. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023859 | Manual Ceramics Cutter - The invention relates to a cutter including: a base ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110023860 | MECHANISM FOR THE AUTONOMOUS LATCHING OF COKE OVEN CHAMBER DOORS FOR HORZONTAL COKE OVEN CHAMBERS - A device for latching of horizontal coke oven chambers which is triggered by an auxiliary frame located on the coke oven chamber door is provided. The auxiliary frame is restrictively movable in vertical direction on the coke oven chamber door. During the outward movement, the auxiliary frame hits upwardly against limit stop cams firmly mounted on the oven door and transmitting the vertical traction force onto the coke oven chamber door. During the upward movement, the auxiliary frame actuates levers which are rotationally movable to an axis arranged orthogonally to the coke oven chamber and which are connected to a translatorily freely movable latch. On actuation of this lever, it pulls the latch from the latch take-up bearings mounted on the coke oven chamber door so that the coke oven chamber door is unlatched and opened. In an embodiment of the present invention, the coke oven chamber door can be arrested in the open or closed position with a device suitable for this purpose. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023861 | COUNTERTOP OVEN AND ACCESSORIES - A combination oven and cutting board has a front opening door and a metal upper surface with features that cooperate with the cutting board. The oven may have an internal heating cavity and a front opening door that incorporates a magnet that is used to pull a rack out of the oven. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023862 | HEAT EQUALIZER - A heat equalizer includes a container structure, a material feed pipe, and a heating mechanism. The container structure includes an inner container and an outer container. In the outer container, a working fluid is held. Respective upper ends of the inner container and the outer container are joined to form a hollow portion between the inner container and the outer container. The material feed pipe extends from an outside of the container structure to the inner surface of the inner container. The heating mechanism is placed at the bottom of the outer container. At the bottom surface of the inner container, a plurality of protrusions protruding toward the inside of the inner container and depressions formed by the bottom surface depressed inward of the protrusions and capable of receiving the vaporized working fluid are formed. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023863 | SOLAR COLLECTOR SUPPORT WINGS FOR EFFICIENT STORAGE AND DEPLOYMENT OF SOLAR COLLECTORS ON A MOBILE STRUCTURE - Deployable wings supporting solar collector arrays for mobile structures and associated methods of use are disclosed that provide significant power generation capacity, easy deployment, shaded work areas, and protection for solar collector arrays during transport. Some embodiments include a support surface configured to be hingedly coupled to a vehicle, a plurality of support rails extending away from the support surface to form at least one cavity, a solar collector array coupled to the support surface and within the at least one cavity, and at least one retractable cover configured to selectively cover the at least one cavity. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023864 | SOLAR COLLECTOR SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENT STORAGE, TRANSPORT, AND DEPLOYMENT OF AN EXPANDABLE ARRAY OF ROTATABLE SOLAR COLLECTORS - Compact solar collector arrays with multiple axis adjustability for use with mobile structures, such as trailers, RVs, etc., and temporary support structures and associated methods of use are disclosed that provide significant power generation capacity per roof area, easy deployment, optimum orientation regardless of underlying vehicle or structure orientation, and protection for solar collector arrays during transport. Some embodiments include a plurality of solar collector mounts coupled to a support surface, the plurality of solar collector mounts being capable of changing relative spatial arrangement of each solar collector with respect to at least a neighboring solar collector. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023865 | Horizontal Solar Tracker Apparatus - A horizontal solar tracker is provided for solar tracker and solar moduli. The horizontal solar tracker uses a truss device to enhance bending moment endurance. The truss device has good stress strength. Thus the present invention can resist deformation. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023866 | SOLAR RECEIVER FOR A SOLAR CONCENTRATOR WITH A LINEAR FOCUS - A solar receiver for a linear-focusing solar concentrator, comprising, a base, which is elongated in a direction parallel to a focal line and carries an array of strip-shaped targets arranged orthogonal to said focal line and set at a distance apart from one another in a direction parallel to the focal line; a focusing assembly including an array of optical elements arranged for focusing solar radiation on said strip-shaped targets, the focusing assembly being mobile with respect to the base of the photovoltaic receiver in a direction parallel to said focal line; and an azimuthal pointing device, designed to move the focusing assembly with respect to said base as a function of the position of the sun. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023867 | Method and System for Supporting Solar Panels - An assembly for supporting at least one solar panel includes two side brackets. Each side bracket includes a top member having an L-shaped cross-section with a top portion substantially perpendicular to a side portion, a bottom member having an L-shaped cross-section with a bottom portion substantially perpendicular to a side portion, and a height adjustment mechanism connecting the side portions. The height adjustment mechanism is configured to adjust a height between the top and bottom members so that the top and bottom portions of each side bracket clamp onto respective top and bottom surfaces of at least one solar panel. The assembly also includes a width adjustment mechanism connecting the two side brackets and configured to adjust a width between the two side brackets. At least one of the side brackets includes a first connector configured to electrically connect to a second connector on the at least one solar panel. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023868 | Solar oven - A portable solar oven which relies upon sunlight as a clean, readily-available and inexpensive source of fuel to generate the heat necessary to cook solid foods or boil liquids. The solar oven includes a cooking trough in which the food to be cooked or liquid to be boiled is placed. A hood is hingedly connected to the cooking trough and rotatable between a closed position seated upon the trough and an open position lifted upwardly and off the trough. A flared sunlight collector is connected atop the hood and rotatable therewith. The solar oven is removably received by and transported from place to place in a stand. The solar oven is rotatable relative to the stand in response to a pushing or pulling force that is applied to a position-control arm attached to the cooking trough whereby the sunlight collector can be correspondingly repositioned to remain in alignment with the sun as it moves across the sky. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023869 | DELIVERY DEVICES - A delivery device for delivering a metered amount of substance (L) in response to exhalation by a user, the delivery device comprising: a mouthpiece ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110023871 | SEMI-RIGID STYLET FOR ADVANCEMENT OF DOUBLE LUMEN ENDOTRACHEAL VENTILATING TUBES - Semi-rigid stylets configured with a particular curve shaped and handle design to accurately advance either left-sided or right-sided double lumen endotracheal tubes to be positioned in the appropriate place are described. The semi-rigid stylets have a distal bend to counter or compensate for the inherent curvature of double lumen tubes imparted by the memory of spooled tubing stocks. Other embodiments of the semi-rigid stylets are made of materials that establish only those forces sufficient to cause the necessary bending to route a bronchial cuff to a desired lung location without causing substantial tissue injury. The semi-rigid stylets are also fitted with a curved handle configured to engage a user's thumb for easy manipulation and includes a locking component to engage a nearby tracheal tube extension to stabilize endotracheal tube shapes for insertion into the trachea and bronchial regions. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023872 | ENTERTAINING NOSE CLIP ASSEMBLY FOR DIAPER CHANGING - A dual function nose clip assembly is provided for use by a person changing another person's diaper. The assembly includes a nose clip with opposite pads for pinching the diaper changer's nostrils closed and an ornamental or whimsical cover. The nose clip assembly minimizes or eliminates smelling of diaper odors by the diaper changer while simultaneously entertaining or distracting the diaper wearer while the diaper is being changed. A cover or ornamental piece disguises the nose clip and may substantially hide the nose clip from view by the diaper wearer. The natural or spring biased nose clip is maintained on the diaper changer's nose without the use of straps or elastic bands extending around their head. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023873 | Protective hood - In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a protective hood is provided for protecting a wearer's head and face from environmental elements. The hood includes a hood body, a lens, a nose cup disposed inside of the hood body and harness assembly. The harness assembly is attached to the outside of the hood body for securing the hood body and nose cup to the wearer's head and face. The hood further includes at least one nose cup link. Each nose cup link having a portion that is internal to the hood body, a portion that is external to the hood body and a mid-section portion that is connected to the hood body at a plurality of points along mid-section portion. The harness assembly is connected to the external portion of the hood cup link for adjusting the nose cup. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023874 | WIRE HEATED TUBE WITH TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM, TUBE TYPE DETECTION, AND ACTIVE OVER TEMPERATURE PROTECTION FOR HUMIDIFIER FOR RESPIRATORY APPARATUS - A PAP system for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a flow generator to generate a supply of breathable gas to be delivered to the patient; a humidifier including a heating plate to vaporize water and deliver water vapor to humidify the supply of breathable gas; a heated tube configured to heat and deliver the humidified supply of breathable gas to the patient; a power supply configured to supply power to the heating plate and the heated tube; and a controller configured to control the power supply to prevent overheating of the heating plate and the heated tube. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023875 | CONNECTOR FOR COUPLING A TRACHEAL TUBE TO AN AUXILIARY DEVICE - Various embodiments of a connector assembly are provided to removably couple a proximal end of a tracheal tube to components associated with a ventilator or an anesthesiology machine The disclosed embodiments include a compression fitting, which creates an airtight seal between walls of the tracheal tube and components of the compression fitting, thus allowing air to flow to and from a patient. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023876 | COMPOSITIONS FOR PULMONARY DELIVERY OF LONG-ACTING MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Compositions, methods and systems are provided for pulmonary delivery of long-acting muscarinic antagonists and long-acting β | 2011-02-03 |
20110023877 | BREATHABLE GAS APPARATUS WITH HUMIDIFIER - A method of sealably locating a humidifier water tub in a humidifier base comprising positioning a rear surface of the humidifier water tub to abut a humidifier seal to form an air path from a flow generator outlet into an interior of the water tub, and pressing a humidifier lid of the humidifier to engage a surface of a tub lid of the humidifier water tub to form a sealed air path between an interior of the humidifier water tub and an air delivery conduit connector positioned on the humidifier lid. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023878 | Method And System For Delivering A Single-Breath, Low Flow Recruitment Maneuver - This disclosure describes systems and methods for delivering one or more low flow recruitment maneuvers to a patient while on a ventilator. Embodiments described herein provide methods for delivering low flow recruitment maneuvers wherein either or both of the inspiratory and expiratory phases of the recruitment maneuver are maintained by the ventilator at a low flow. Embodiments described herein provide for single-breath recruitment maneuvers and multi-breath recruitment maneuvers at low flow. Embodiments described herein provide for graphical display of a pressure-volume loop (PV loop) for both single-breath and multi-breath recruitment maneuvers. Embodiments described herein also disclose an automated ventilator functionality whereby recruitment maneuvers settings and/or post-recruitment maneuver settings for resuming prescribed ventilation may be set via a graphical user interface. Other embodiments described herein enable a clinician to configure the ventilator to synchronize the end the recruitment maneuver with patient-triggered inspiration for post-recruitment maneuver ventilation. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023879 | Ventilator Based On A Fluid Equivalent Of The "Digital To Analog Voltage" Concept - The present invention is directed to a ventilator that, in one embodiment, uses one or more valve banks having precalibrated orifices to perform real time control of flow metering devices and, in a second embodiment, uses a choked flow orifice and upstream gas pressure regulator to generate a desired flow trajectory. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023880 | Method And System For Delivering A Multi-Breath, Low Flow Recruitment Maneuver - This disclosure describes systems and methods for delivering one or more low flow recruitment maneuvers to a patient while on a ventilator. Embodiments described herein provide methods for delivering low flow recruitment maneuvers wherein either or both of the inspiratory and expiratory phases of the recruitment maneuver are maintained by the ventilator at a low flow. Embodiments described herein provide for single-breath recruitment maneuvers and multi-breath recruitment maneuvers at low flow. Embodiments described herein provide for graphical display of a pressure-volume loop (PV loop) for both single-breath and multi-breath recruitment maneuvers. Embodiments described herein also disclose an automated ventilator functionality whereby recruitment maneuvers settings and/or post-recruitment maneuver settings for resuming prescribed ventilation may be set via a graphical user interface. Other embodiments described herein enable a clinician to configure the ventilator to synchronize the end the recruitment maneuver with patient-triggered inspiration for post-recruitment maneuver ventilation. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023881 | Method And System For Generating A Pressure Volume Loop Of A Low Flow Recruitment Maneuver - This disclosure describes systems and methods for delivering one or more low flow recruitment maneuvers to a patient while on a ventilator. Embodiments described herein provide methods for delivering low flow recruitment maneuvers wherein either or both of the inspiratory and expiratory phases of the recruitment maneuver are maintained by the ventilator at a low flow. Embodiments described herein provide for single-breath recruitment maneuvers and multi-breath recruitment maneuvers at low flow. Embodiments described herein provide for graphical display of a pressure-volume loop (PV loop) for both single-breath and multi-breath recruitment maneuvers. Embodiments described herein also disclose an automated ventilator functionality whereby recruitment maneuvers settings and/or post-recruitment maneuver settings for resuming prescribed ventilation may be set via a graphical user interface. Other embodiments described herein enable a clinician to configure the ventilator to synchronize the end the recruitment maneuver with patient-triggered inspiration for post-recruitment maneuver ventilation. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023882 | Surface structure on patient interface - The present invention relates to the surface structure of a plastic material and particularly of silicone surfaces. More particularly, the present invention relates to the surface structure of the surfaces of a breathing mask assembly or a patient interface to be used for supplying breathing gas to a patient. Such patient interface for providing respiratory gas to a patient comprises a contact surface for contacting a patient's skin, wherein at least a part of said contact surface is a structured surface. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023883 | PATIENT INTERFACE SYSTEM - A patient interface system ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110023884 | Subglottic Suctioning System - A subglottic suctioning system with a tracheal tube having a ventilation lumen, a cuff inflation lumen, and a suction lumen are disclosed which may help reduce the incidence of ventilator associated (or acquired) pneumonia. The suction lumen communicates with the space in the trachea above the cuff where secretions accumulate. The suction lumen has a valve on the proximal end for connection to a source of vacuum. The valve is adapted to interrupt the supply of vacuum to the suction lumen to allow for the introduction of a rinsing fluid in its place and to automatically re-establish the connection to the source of vacuum upon completion of rinsing. The rinsing fluid aids in maintaining an open suction lumen and may include medicaments and mucolytic agents to enhance or promote healing or to alter the properties of the mucus to make removal easier. The user may easily and repeatedly alternate suction and rinsing fluid through the suction lumen, i.e., the user may “pulse” the line to loosen, break up and remove secretions and deposits that may partially or completely block or clog the suction lumen. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023885 | MECHANICALLY-ACTUATED ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE CLEANING DEVICE - Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for the cleaning of an endotracheal tube while a patient is being supported by a ventilator connected to the endotracheal tube for the purpose of increasing the available space for airflow or to prevent the build up of materials that may constrict airflow or be a potential nidus for infection. In one embodiment, a mechanically-actuated endotracheal tube cleaning device is configured to removably receive a visualization member to provide cleaning of the endotracheal tube under direct visualization. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023886 | MEDICAL TUBE CLEANING APPARATUS - Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for the cleaning of an endotracheal tube while a patient is being supported by a ventilator connected to the endotracheal tube for the purpose of increasing the available space for airflow or to prevent the build up of materials that may constrict airflow or be a potential nidus for infection. In one embodiment, a mechanically-actuated endotracheal tube cleaning device is configured to removably receive a visualization member to provide cleaning of the endotracheal tube under direct visualization. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023887 | METHODS FOR TRACHEOSTOMY VISUALIZATION - Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for the cleaning of an endotracheal tube while a patient is being supported by a ventilator connected to the endotracheal tube for the purpose of increasing the available space for airflow or to prevent the build up of materials that may constrict airflow or be a potential nidus for infection. In one embodiment, a mechanically-actuated endotracheal tube cleaning device is configured to removably receive a visualization member to provide cleaning of the endotracheal tube under direct visualization. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023888 | METHODS FOR REMOVING DEBRIS FROM MEDICAL TUBES - Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for the cleaning of an endotracheal tube while a patient is being supported by a ventilator connected to the endotracheal tube for the purpose of increasing the available space for airflow or to prevent the build up of materials that may constrict airflow or be a potential nidus for infection. In one embodiment, a mechanically-actuated endotracheal tube cleaning device is configured to removably receive a visualization member to provide cleaning of the endotracheal tube under direct visualization. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023889 | ULTRASOUND-BASED TRACHEAL TUBE PLACEMENT DEVICE AND METHOD - An inflatable balloon cuff may be adapted to seal a patient's trachea when associated with an endotracheal tube. These cuffs may include features that facilitate detection or visualization of the cuff, for example with ultrasound devices, to ensure proper placement of the cuff and the tube. Such surface features may include particular types of materials or shaped or protruding features that may be detected in the environment of the trachea. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023890 | LARYNGEAL MASK - A device for maintaining an airway in a patient comprises mask having a peripheral portion that forms a seal with the larynx when the mask is positioned in the laryngo pharynx to thereby prevent ingress of extraneous fluids into the larynx airway tube connected to or formed with the mask for passing gas to the larynx when the mask is properly inserted into the laryngo pharynx. The peripheral portion of the mask includes a soft, flexible portion that contacts tissues surrounding the laryngeal opening when the device is inserted into a patient, the soft, flexible portion being arranged whereby application of pressurised gas to the airway tube urges the soft, flexible portion into contact with the tissues surrounding the laryngeal opening or the pharyngeal wall. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023891 | Nasal Support Device and Method - The present disclosure provides a device and method for facilitating air flow in the nasal passage of a domestic animal. The nasal support device (NSD) disclosed herein is useful for facilitating air flow during rest, physical exertion, respiratory ailment, etc. The NSD secures to the nose of a domestic animal to support the unsupported lateral vestibular walls of the nasal passages by lifting or stenting. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023893 | MODULAR DEVICE FOR POSITIONING AND IMMOBILISATION OF A PATIENT'S BODY FOR SURGICAL OPERATIONS AND CORRESPONDING OPERATING TABLE - This invention relates to a modular device ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110023894 | AUTOMATIC CIGARETTE MAKER - An automatic cigarette maker comprises a case that is provided with a container therein. The container has an opening at the top thereof. The tobacco leaves in the container are pushed out of a tobacco supply duct by a feeding module. A rotary disc is connected with one end of a linkage arrangement and is provided with a plurality of tubes that are arranged in a form of circular array. Each tube is provided with a cigarette paper therein. Thereby, when the linkage arrangement moves the rotary disc backward relative to the container, a tube covers the tobacco supply duct for filling tobacco leaves. When the rotary disc is moved forward, a cigarette paper is fully filled with tobacco leaves. When being moved relative to the container forward and backward once, the rotary disc is rotated at a constant angle. Consequently, the tubes can cover the tobacco supply duct one after another and tobacco leaves can be filled into each cigarette paper in sequence. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023895 | LENGTH-ADJUSTABLE CIGAR TUBE - A length-adjustable cigar tube, comprises a tube body having a hollow center for receiving at least one cigar; the tube body being a round cylinder; one end of the tube body having an opening and other portion of the tube is sealed; an upper edge of the tube body having a flange and a recess on an outer side of the tube body and being below the flange; a cover being a tubular structure and having a cylindrical shape; the cover having a hollow interior; the hollow interior of the cover being formed with three shallow trenches; the cover being made of plastics; an inner diameter of the cover being slightly greater than an outer diameter of the tube body so that the tube body can be received into the cover tightly and the flange of the tube body being matched to one of the three trenches of the cover. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023896 | FILTERED CIGARETTE INCORPORATING A BREAKABLE CAPSULE - A filtered cigarette possesses at least one breakable capsule in its filter element. The filter element can possess a central cavity extending from the cigarette tobacco rod towards the middle of the filter element. The central cavity may be defined by an inner filter portion. The inner filter portion can be surrounded by an outer filter portion comprised of filter tow material that is generally permeable to the smoke generated by the cigarette. At least one breakable capsule is disposed in the central cavity of the filter element. The breakable capsules are spherical in shape, and are composed of a gelatin outer shell that encloses a payload of triglycerides and flavoring agents. The breakable capsules are adapted to rupture in response to pressure applied by the smoker to the outside region of the filter element. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023897 | CIGARETTE HAVING CONFIGURED LIGHTING END - The lighting end or tip of the smoking article is configured in such a manner that the entire front or upstream face thereof does not lie in a plane that is generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the smoking article. For example, at least a portion of the front face of the smoking article lies in a plane (e.g., a generally flat plane) that is positioned about 40° to about 50° relative to the longitudinal axis of that smoking article. As such, the overall nature or character of the mainstream aerosol generated by a smoking article can be altered. This shape may include an ellipse, or may include a first section in a plane not perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and a second section in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. Alternatively, the face of the lighting end may have a shape such that its surface area is greater than the cross-sectional area of the smoking article. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023898 | METHOD OF PACKAGING A COMPRESSED FILTER TOW BALE - The present invention provides a packaging method for a filter tow bale, including excessively compressing a distance between press bases to a height lower than a desired height of a packaged bale by 50 to 250 mm, more preferably 80 to 200 mm, further preferably 90 to 180 mm, then adjusting the distance between the press bases to the desired height in a packaged or non-packaged state, and then releasing a pressing force applied on a pressed bale. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023899 | Tobacco Articles and Methods - Some embodiments of a tobacco article may include tobacco disposed in a porous matrix. The tobacco article may provide tobacco, tobacco constituents, or both tobacco and tobacco constituents to the consumer's mouth in the form of particles, liquid, or vapor so as to provide tobacco satisfaction to the consumer. In some circumstances, the tobacco may be integrally molded with a plastic material so that at least a portion of the tobacco is disposed in pores of the matrix. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023900 | TOBACCO SMOKE FILTER - A tobacco smoke filter or filter element comprising a cylindrical plug of a substantially homogeneous filtering material of circumference between 14.0 and 23.2 mm, wherein the substantially homogeneous filtering material comprises a plurality of randomly oriented staple fibres. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023901 | BANDED PAPER, SMOKING ARTICLE AND METHOD - A cigarette wrapper includes transversely extending banded regions applied by a printing technique, such as gravure printing. The banded regions are applied in a single application of an aqueous starch solution also containing an anti-wrinkling agent such as propylene glycol, and calcium carbonate. The pattern of banded regions may be bands or stripes and the like along and/or around the tobacco rod. The banded regions may be solid or contain any number of cross-web and/or longitudinal discontinuities. The pattern may be configured so that when a smoking article is placed on a substrate, at least two longitudinal locations along the length of the tobacco rod have film-forming compound located only on sides of the smoking article not in contact with the substrate. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023902 | Hairpiece - A hairpiece is disclosed having a front portion and a back portion, the back portion being sewn with hair as in a conventional wig, and the front portion being stitched with stands of hair, such that it looks as if the hair strands are rooted in the front portion in single strands. Preferably, the front portion is made of polyurethane and is translucent to allow the natural skin color of the wearer to show through. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023903 | Hair Integration Assembly - A hair integration assembly includes a resilient mesh band extending substantially laterally about the wearer's scalp and a plurality of longitudinally-extending resilient mesh bands. A multiplicity of extrinsic hair strands are fastened to and extend outwardly from each of the mesh bands. The laterally-extending mesh band and the longitudinally-extending mesh bands are fastened together such that the wearer's natural hair can be drawn from within openings formed between the mesh bands, thereby enabling the extrinsic hair extending from the mesh bands to be integrated with the wearer's natural hair. The assembly can further include one or more lengths of elastic material fastened to one or more of the mesh bands. The lengths of elastic material are capable of securing the assembly to the wearer's scalp, thereby providing more comfort and flexibility to the assembly, and to accommodating different head sizes of wearers. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023904 | RESILIENT HAIR CLIP - The present invention provides a resilient hair clip that is basically an integral elastic hair clip body made of soft and tenacious material with features of relatively simpler structure and easier manipulation than that of conventional resilient hair clip. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023905 | HAIR CLIP - A hair clip is provided. An upper clip includes a first body, a first pressing unit for separating the upper clip and a lower clip, and a first bracket having a first through hole. The lower clip includes a second body, a second pressing unit configured to separate the upper clip and the lower clip when a clamping force is applied thereto, and a second bracket having a second through hole, the second bracket being positioned on an upper portion of the second pressing unit of the lower clip. A fixing member having an elasticity has a first end coupled with the first body of the upper clip and a second end coupled with the first pressing unit of the upper clip. The spring provides an elastic force while pressing the upper clip. The hinge connects the upper and lower clips with the spring. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023906 | ELASTIC HAIR CLIP - An elastic hair clip includes a clip frame composed of a first clip frame and a second clip frame, and a joint member. The first and the second clip frame have one end forming a jointed end and another end forming an open end. A clipping strip is disposed between the first and the second clip frame, a little shorter than the first and the second clip frame and having one end formed integrally with the jointed end of the first and the second clip frame. The joint member can be integrally formed with or separated from the clip frame. When the hair clip is used, the open end of the first and the second clip frame is combined together by the joint member to make the first and the second clip frame properly curved and form proper elasticity for clipping hair with the help of the clipping strip. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023907 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the step of conducting a cleaning process for a wafer formed with copper wiring lines to remove contaminations produced on a back surface of the wafer. The cleaning process is conducted by injecting onto the back surface of the wafer an etchant for removing contaminations and simultaneously injecting onto a front surface of the wafer a reductant containing hydrogen. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023908 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESS ABATEMENT WITH RECOVERY AND REUSE OF ABATEMENT EFFLUENT - Methods and apparatus for recovering hydrogen fluoride (HF) are provided herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a system for processing substrates, including a process chamber for processing a substrate; a fluorine generator coupled to the process chamber to provide fluorine (F | 2011-02-03 |
20110023909 | LIQUID PROCESSING APPARATUS, LIQUID PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The liquid processing apparatus includes: a liquid supply mechanism; a supply line connected to the liquid supply mechanism, the supply line having a discharge opening for discharging a temperature-regulated liquid; a processing unit supporting the discharge opening of the supply line; a return line configured to return the liquid supplied to the supply line to the liquid supply mechanism; and a liquid-supply switching valve configured to switch between supply of the liquid, which is used in a processing of an object to be processed in the processing unit, and stoppage of the liquid supply. The liquid-supply switching valve is disposed on the supply line on a route of the liquid returning from the supply line to the liquid supply mechanism through the return line. | 2011-02-03 |
20110023910 | ENERGY-OPTIMIZED MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CLEANING APPARATUSES - A cleaning apparatus for cleaning items to be cleaned is provided. The cleaning apparatus comprises at least two loads. The cleaning apparatus has a modular control system, which comprises a machine control system and at least one contactless control element. The machine control system is set up to perform at least one cleaning program. The contactless control element is set up to supply at least one of the loads with energy on a variable basis. The machine control system is set up to provide at least two different actuation strategies for the cleaning apparatus. Each actuation strategy comprises information about required energies for the loads. The machine control system is set up to transmit information about the required energies for the associated loads to the contactless control element via at least one bus system in line with a selected actuation strategy. The contactless control element is set up to apply the respective required energy to at least one associated load. | 2011-02-03 |