32nd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090194060 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SUPPORT PLATE FOR VALVE BODIES AND A SUPPORT PLATE - A method for producing a support plate ( | 2009-08-06 |
20090194061 | Oil Module Comprising An Integrated Cooling Water Channel - The invention relates to an oil module of a water-cooled internal combustion engine, comprising an oil filter, oil and water channels, a water pump and a thermostatic valve which opens various temperature-dependent water circuits. One water channel starts behind the thermostatic valve in the direction of flow and leads to the suction side of the water pump inside the oil module. The oil module has a housing to which at least one additional functional component is connected. The water channel extends along two sides of the housing which are oriented at an angle in relation to each other, both sides of said channel respectively opening on both sides on at least one sub-section of their length onto the surface of the housing and being closed, respectively by means of a cover to form a channel cross-section that is closed on all sides. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194062 | OIL DRAIN PASSAGE STRUCTURE - An oil drain passage that guides, to an oil pan, lubrication oil in a space surrounded by a side wall of an engine block and an inner wall of a chain cover is formed with a partition formed by contacting a rib provided on the inner wall of the chain cover and a rib provided on the side wall of the engine block. An opening is provided in a portion of the partition. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194063 | CAMSHAFT COVER WITH INTEGRATED INTAKE MANIFOLD - An engine assembly may include an engine block, first and second cylinder heads, and first and second valvetrain covers fixed to the first and second cylinder heads. The engine block may include first and second cylinder banks disposed at an angle relative to one another to form a V-configuration. The first cylinder head may be fixed to the first bank and may include a first set of intake and exhaust ports. The second cylinder head may be fixed to the second bank and may include a second set of intake and exhaust ports. The first and second sets of exhaust ports may be located proximate a center of the V-configuration. The first valvetrain cover may include a first air inlet in communication with the first set of intake ports. The second valvetrain cover may include a second air inlet in communication with the second set of intake ports. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194064 | METHOD TO OPTIMIZE FUEL ECONOMY BY PREVENTING CYLINDER DEACTIVATION BUSYNESS - A method of transitioning an engine to a cylinder deactivation mode may include determining a ratio of time that the engine is operating in the cylinder deactivation mode for an engine operating condition relative to a total time of engine operation in the operating condition, determining a number of transitions from a full cylinder mode to the cylinder deactivation mode during the operating condition, determining a transition modifier based on the ratio and number, and modifying a transition criterion based on the transition modifier. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194065 | Rotary Piston Type Internal Combustion Engine - The rotary piston type internal combustion engine (E | 2009-08-06 |
20090194066 | CYLINDER INJECTION TYPE SPARK IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An engine provided with a fuel injector for directly injecting fuel into a cylinder, a spark plug positioning a spark gap in a flight path of fuel injected from the fuel injector, and a cavity formed in a piston top face, wherein at the time of stratified combustion, the fuel injector injects substantially all of the fuel in a direction merging with a tumble flow, swirling in a longitudinal direction along the cavity at the compression stroke, along the swirl direction of the tumble flow and uses the spark plug to ignite the fuel while the fuel at the end period of injection is passing through the spark gap. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194067 | SERVICE PACK POWER MANAGEMENT - A power management system, in certain aspects, may utilize direct load sensing feedback from the prime mover (e.g., engine), thereby reducing the possibility of overloading the prime mover. The use of direct load sense feedback from the prime mover can then be used with additional feedback, such as prime mover RPM feedback and individual output load sensing feedback, to directly control the output loads and set the primary power sources rpm set-point to better manage the power available and reduce the possibility of overloading the primary power source. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194068 | FLOW CONTROLLING METHOD FOR AN AUXILIARY INTAKE FLOW PASSAGE - A flow controlling method for an auxiliary intake flow passage for use in a power unit which includes a starter clutch which is automatically engaged and disengaged in response to the engine speed. An intake air control valve (IACV) carries out changeover from water temperature dependent control (open loop control of adjusting the flow rate of the auxiliary intake flow passage in response to the warming up state of an engine) to target engine speed feedback control when the actual engine speed NE [rpm] drops to a clutch disengagement engine speed NEout (engine speed at which the centrifugal clutch is disengaged) (S | 2009-08-06 |
20090194069 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF IN-CYLINDER INJECTION TYPE SPARK IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An ECU controls an internal combustion engine which generates a tumble flow inside a cylinder and strengthens the tumble flow by fuel injected near bottom dead center of an intake stroke. The ECU includes an injection timing changing device that changes the injection timing of fuel based on the amount of air drawn into a cylinder of the internal combustion engine. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194070 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AT LEAST ONE SHEATHED-ELEMENT GLOW PLUG IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND ENGINE CONTROLLER - A method for controlling at least one sheathed-element glow plug in an internal combustion engine, the temperature of the sheathed-element glow plug being controlled as a function of at least one operating parameter of the internal combustion engine in such a way that optimal combustion properties of the internal combustion engine prevail at all times. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194071 | Sorrels engine - An internal combustion engine of uniquely simple elements that combines the use of an assemblage of rotating elements to restrain cylinders radically coplanar perpendicular to centerline of the power shaft and pistons and connecting rods to a rotating coplanar reciprocating alignment with the cylinders, channels to force strokes of the pistons and connecting rods, with the energy of the power stroke and the resistance of the same by the channels producing a force that rotates the assemblage inside a ported engine housing. Engine should be lighter, able to use a variety of fuels, able to use simplified ignition systems, produce more power and be more cost efficient to manufacture and operate than existing engines of the same displacement. Once engine position and fuel is decided elements of the fuel, cooling, lubrication, ignition and electrical systems can be included in the drawings. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194072 | Two wire intensified common rail fuel system - A fuel system includes a plurality of fuel injectors fluidly connected to a common rail. Each of the fuel injectors has at least one body component and includes an intensifier control valve for controlling movement of an intensifier piston, a needle control valve for controlling movement of a needle valve member, and exactly one electrical actuator coupled with the intensifier control valve and the needle control valve via a coupling linkage. The intensifier control valve and the needle control valve each include a valve member that is movable with respect to a valve seat. The electrical actuator includes an intermediate position during which the valve member of one of the intensifier control valve and the needle control valve is in contact with the respective valve seat, and the valve member of the other of the intensifier control valve and the needle control valve is out of contact with the respective valve seat. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194073 | FUEL DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHODS THEREFOR - A fuel delivery device including a fuel injector adapter and a side-port fuel injector. The fuel injector adapter includes a body portion with first and second connector portions extending therefrom. An injector port is formed in the body portion and configured to receive a side-port injector, wherein the injector port includes a plurality of concentric bores and at least one annular region adapted for receiving a fuel flow associated with the injector. A first passageway is formed in the first connector portion and extends along a first longitudinal axis and intersects the port. A second passageway is formed in the second connector portion and extends along a second longitudinal axis. The second passageway is in fluid communication with the annular region. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194074 | Fuel Delivery System for Engine - An integrated, modular system for delivering fuel to an engine component in an engine having a fuel tank, as well as engine employing such a system, and methods of implementing such a system, are disclosed herein. In at least one embodiment, the system includes a housing defining a chamber, an in inlet, and a passage leading to an outlet, the inlet receiving fuel from the tank and directing the fuel into the chamber, the outlet capable of providing fuel from the passage toward the engine component. The system also includes both a pump and a pressure regulator supported within the housing, with the pump having a pump input and output, and the pressure regulator having a regulator input and output. The pump input and regulator output are in communication with the chamber and the pump output and regulator input are in communication with the passage. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194075 | By-pass regulator assembly for dual ERFS/MRFS fuel pump module - A fuel system that supplies fuel to an engine of a vehicle. The fuel system includes a pump that pumps fuel and a controller that selectively changes operation of the pump between an electronic returnless fuel system mode and a mechanical returnless fuel system mode. In the electronic returnless fuel system mode, the outlet of the pump is varied, and in the mechanical returnless fuel system mode, output of the pump is maintained approximately constant. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194076 | Reducing Fuel-Vapor Emissions by Vortex Effect - A system for managing fuel vapors generated in a fuel system of a vehicle, the fuel system including a fuel tank includes a flow separator comprising an inlet to which a gas flow having fuel vapors is admitted, at least two outlets, and an internal cavity, the inlet, the outlets, and the internal cavity configured to separate the gas flow, with at least one outlet flow becoming warmer and at least one outlet flow becoming cooler than the inlet flow; a first path coupling the warmer outlet to an engine of the vehicle; a second path coupling the cooler outlet to the fuel tank; and a third path coupling the fuel tank to the inlet. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194077 | MULTIPURPOSE ENGINE - In this multipurpose engine, a fuel gas evaporated within a fuel tank of the engine is drawn out of the fuel tank and is adsorbed by an adsorbing material, the fuel gas is separated from the adsorbing material, and then the fuel gas separated from the adsorbing material is suctioned into an intake system of the engine by using negative pressure inside the intake system. The adsorbing material is accommodated in a canister, and two connection ports used for connection with the canister are respectively provided at a heat-insulating intake pipe between a carburetor and the engine and at a clear section of an air cleaner. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194078 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING HEATING OF A THROTTLE VALVE OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an embodiment, conductance of electricity to a heating element ( | 2009-08-06 |
20090194079 | EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An exhaust gas recirculation device includes a turbocharger ( | 2009-08-06 |
20090194080 | RESIDUAL BURNT GAS SCAVENGING METHOD WITH DOUBLE INTAKE VALVE LIFT IN A DIRECT-INJECTION SUPERCHARGED INTERNAL-COMBUSION ENGINE, NOTABLY OF DIESEL TYPE - The present invention relates to a method of scavenging residual burnt gas of a direct-injection internal-combustion engine, notably of diesel type, comprising at least one cylinder ( | 2009-08-06 |
20090194081 | MULTIFUEL INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A multifuel internal combustion engine includes a fuel property detecting unit that detects an ignitability index Pc and a volatility index Pv respectively found through indexation of an ignitability and a volatility of fuel including at least two types of fuels F | 2009-08-06 |
20090194082 | TRANSISTOR TYPE IGNITION APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present invention provides a transistor type ignition apparatus suitable for a gas engine in which high voltage output can be obtained with low input electricity. The ignition apparatus includes an ignition coil | 2009-08-06 |
20090194083 | MULTIPLE PRIMARY COIL IGNITION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A first current is supplied to a first primary winding of an ignition coil and a second current is supplied to a second primary winding of the ignition coil. A voltage is generated across a secondary winding of the ignition coil and an ignition spark current is generated at a spark plug coupled to the secondary winding. The ignition spark current is based upon the generated voltage and the sum of the first current and the second current. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194084 | IGNITION COIL - An ignition coil is equipped with a sparkplug of an engine. The ignition coil includes a coil portion, a tower portion, and a plug cap. The coil portion includes a coil case accommodating a primary and secondary coils being coaxial with each other. The coil portion has an end connected with the plug cap via the tower portion. The plug cap is press-fitted with the sparkplug. The coil case has an outer periphery from which a flange portion projects radially outward in a flange-projecting direction. The tower cylinder portion has a tower axis substantially in parallel with a coil axis of the primary and secondary coils. The tower axis is offset from the coil axis in a tower-offset direction. The tower-offset direction is substantially the same as the flange-projecting direction. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194085 | Launching system for launching target and retrieval devices - An apparatus is disclosed for launching targets, retrieval devices and combination target and retrieval devices, wherein the targets and retrieval devices may be irregularly shaped, such as like birds. Multiple targets are held on a carousel delivery system and eventually moved in a launching position by a push arm. A throwing arm is then rotated, pushing the target along a throwing guide until it reaches a launching position, at which point the target is released for use in shooting practice and/or training retrieving dogs. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194086 | Shooting bow - A trigger assembly for a crossbow or other weapon system. The trigger assembly includes a trigger arm coupled between a trigger and a sear. The trigger arm is not parallel to the line of fire, thereby allowing for increased mechanical advantage and a smoother, safer trigger pull. The trigger assembly incorporates various safety measures, including a dry fire mechanism which prevents the unintentional damaging and potentially dangerous release of the bowstring before an arrow is positioned on the rail of the crossbow. The trigger assembly allows for various adjustments to vary the trigger length and pull, while maintaining smoothness and preventing the unintentional or inadvertent release of the bowstring. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194087 | High-pressure pneumatic apparatus - An improved high-pressure pneumatic apparatus can prevent gas leakage and allows quick assembling and is safe in use. The apparatus can be used with a barrel of an anti-riot or rescue tool gun, such as a catching net gun, a line-throwing gun or a riot gun, for supplying an intensive pressure for shooting in a very short time. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194088 | NON-LETHAL PROJECTILE LAUNCHER WITH SPLIT RECEIVER - A non-lethal projectile launcher (such as a paintball marker) having a clamshell type receiver. One side of the receiver may be split into a front portion and a rear portion that can be independently detached from the other side. This allows the rear portion to be detached to provide access to internal components without requiring removal of the entire side of the receiver. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194089 | HIGH-STRENGTH THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A structure including a sheet of material bent along bend lines to form a plurality of walls defining an interior volume having a predetermined cross-section. A fold-out tab portion in one of the walls has a peripheral shape complementary to the predetermined cross-section. At least one side of the tab engages an immediately adjacent, corresponding wall thereby defining the predetermined cross-section. The structure may include a bend line defining a first portion and a second portion of the sheet of material, each portion including a pre-formed bend angle flange. The pre-formed bend of the first portion is aligned with the pre-formed bend of the second portion. A section of the first portion may also overlap a section of the second portion thereby forming a multiple-sheet-thick framework. An oven housing with sidewalls, a top and a back, and a removable bottom adjustably disposed within the oven compartment is also disclosed. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194090 | Oven - An oven, which both satisfies heat insulating and cooling of a door by adjusting an air flow in channels formed in the door. The oven includes a plurality of channels provided in a door, into which external air flows, accompanied with air discharged by a discharge duct, such that the air flows in the plurality of the channels, and a flow conversion part formed above at least one of the plurality of the channels for stagnating the flow of air. Since the door insulates a cooking chamber from heat and is cooled using a difference of pressures between upper and lower portions of the door, the oven concurrently satisfies conflicting two requirements, such as heat insulating and cooling of the door. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194091 | Barbecue grill - A barbecue grill has a body and a cover. The body has an open top, an inner chamber and a net. The net is mounted on the top. The cover covers the open top of the body and has an outer surface, an inner surface, a handle, at least one vent and a rotatable seal. The handle is mounted on the outer surface of the cover. The vent is defined through the cover and communicates with the inner chamber of the body. The rotatable seal is mounted rotatably on the inner surface of the cover and has at least one tab. The tab corresponds to the vent and is rotatably turned to selectively close and open the vent to release smoke and heat through the vent without removing the cover smoke and heat are easily released controllable. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194092 | Oven equipped with steam generation unit - An oven which is convenient to supply water and clean a steam generation unit thereof. The oven includes a cooking chamber in which food is cooked, a door which opens and closes the cooking chamber, and a steam generation unit formed at a front part of a bottom plate of the cooking chamber. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194093 | BAFFLE-TYPE GREASE FILTERS FOR KITCHEN VENTILATORS - A grease filter has upper and lower baffle assemblies that define tortuous paths for exhaust air flowing therethrough. The baffles in the upper assembly include a perforated metal strips and bent free edges to maximize grease extraction from the exhaust air. A hinge connects the upper and lower baffle assemblies and permits the assemblies to pivot from a closed position to an open position. In the open position, access is provided to all surfaces of the assemblies so that they can be efficiently cleaned. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194094 | DEVICE FOR COLLECTING RAIN WATER AND CALORIES FROM SOLAR RADIATION - A device for collecting rainwater and calories originating from solar radiation in order at the same time to drain the rainwater and generate domestic hot water or heating, capable of being mounted at the base of a roof or on the edge of a balcony, includes an open channel ( | 2009-08-06 |
20090194095 | SOLAR AIR-HEATING SYSTEM - A roof-mounted solar air-heating system containing a solar absorber with at least one air manifold integrated structurally with the solar absorber to effect improved heat transfer efficiency and airspeed. The improved airspeed in combination with integrated air entrance and exit tubes improves solar-heated air displacement and temperature de-stratification in buildings without need for tie-in to other ventilation equipment. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194096 | Method and apparatus for concentrating optical radiation using light trapping elements - A holographic planar concentrator for collecting and concentrating solar radiation with light trapping elements. A holographic planar concentrator (HPC) comprises a transparent planar plate with at least one holographic film mounted on the face of the planar plate and a solar energy collecting device attached to at least one edge of the planar plate with a reflective surface or coating mounted along the remaining edges of the planar plate. A holographic planar concentrator with light trapping elements reduces potential light losses, and the amount solar energy collecting material required while enabling a more uniform visual appearance and lower manufacturing and installation costs. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194097 | Methods and Mechanisms to Increase Efficiencies of Energy or Particle Beam Collectors - The current invention is a Method and Mechanism to Increase Efficiencies of Energy or Particle Beam Collectors. Light may go through a transparent, open, 1-way, low emission, or transparent top that may focus light below from a thin film that is designed to be a Fresnel focusing surface that angles most of the light to a collector(s). With a 1-way mirror, or low emission film or glass top surface, light may go into the light collector unit, but most to all doesn't leave the unit. Light that gets in the light collector/concentrator units and doesn't get totally focused on the collector(s) from the top, may hit the bottom or sides, which each may be a compact linear Fresnel reflector, Fresnel reflector, photovoltaic or other energy collection, or total reflective surface, and be focused to the collector(s) from the surface, or reflected to eventually be incident on the collector(s). | 2009-08-06 |
20090194098 | Solar Module with a Frame for Mounting a Solar Panel - This invention relates to a frame for mounting a solar panel, where an angle frame member has a generally L-shaped cross section. The highly contoured frame member includes a riser element and a span element, where the riser element includes a straight section below an arcuate section bending towards the inside of the angle frame member. This invention also relates to solar modules, arrays of solar modules and methods of mounting solar modules, all having a highly contoured frame member. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194099 | Nozzle-System For A Dispenser For Fluids consisting Of A Nozzle And A Nozzle-Holder And/or A Screw Cap - The invention relates to a nozzle system for a delivery device for liquids, which comprises a nozzle and a device which fixes the nozzle in the delivery device. The device has a liquid reservoir from which a liquid is forced through a nozzle under pressure to deliver the liquid. The nozzle is secured by a holder on the delivery device. This holder may itself be secured by a second holder, e.g. in the form of a check nut, or the check nut itself may be the holder. According to the invention at least part of the outer surface of the holding device is micro- or nanostructured. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194100 | Nostril plug for improving articulatory disorder - The present invention provides a nostril plug which can reduce functional articulatory disorder by closing a nostril thereby preventing the leaking of exhalation from the nostril and can be used with substantially no discomfort. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194101 | RESPIRATORY APPARATUS - A flow generator for generating a flow of pressurized breathable gas includes a cylindrical housing and a motor supported in the housing. The motor has a shaft having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The shaft is generally coincident with an axis of the motor. A first impeller is attached to the first end of the shaft and a second impeller is attached to the second end of the shaft. A stator directs an air flow from the first impeller back towards the motor axis. The housing includes an inlet adjacent the first end of the shaft having an inlet axis generally coincident with the motor axis and at least one outlet between the first and second impellers. The at least one outlet has an outlet axis generally tangential to the motor axis. An apparatus for delivering a flow of pressurized breathable gas to a patient includes a flow generator and a casing to contain the flow generator. The casing is configured to engage a part of the patient's body, for example the top of the patient's head, and/or to receive a strap adapted to encircle, for example, the patient's arm or chest. The apparatus further includes at least one delivery conduit to convey the flow of pressurized breathable gas and a patient interface to receive the flow of pressurized breathable gas from the at least one delivery conduit and deliver it to the patient's airways. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194102 | Clip Device and Laryngeal Mask Airway - The clip device of the invention is used for clipping a laryngeal mask airway. The laryngeal mask airway comprises a gas filled portion and a tube portion. The clip device comprises a main portion and a handle portion, wherein the main portion can connect to the laryngeal mask airway. The handle portion is connected to the main portion, and the handle portion is long and thin in shape. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194103 | ANESTHESIA DEVICE WITH STAND-ALONE VAPORIZER APPARATUS - An anesthesia system is disclosed herein. The system includes an anesthesia machine comprising an anesthesia machine input, and a stand-alone vaporizer connected to the anesthesia machine. The stand-alone vaporizer includes a vaporizer input. The stand-alone vaporizer is configured to produce a selectable concentration of an anesthetic agent. The anesthesia machine input and the vaporizer input may be independently implemented to regulate the concentration of the anesthetic agent from the stand-alone vaporizer. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194104 | Device and method to monitor, track, map, and analyze usage of metered-dose inhalers in real-time - A system and method for accurately and reliably determining and recording the time, date and location where a medication is used, and a system and method for transmitting, collecting, and using that data to improve clinical care, disease management, and public health surveillance. The device allows information concerning drug usage, including the time, date and location of use, to be transmitted to a remote network computer system so that the data can be evaluated to determine current impairment and future risk, and to identify changes in the frequency, timing, or location of medication usage indicative of change in disease control or management, and to examine spatial, temporal or demographic patterns of medication use or absence of use among individuals and groups. In addition, the device may further be configured to transmit signals indicative of its status, condition or other results to the remote network computer system. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194105 | INHALER - An inhaler ( | 2009-08-06 |
20090194106 | Humidifier and/or flow generator for CPAP device - A CPAP device includes a humidifier including humidifier tub having a heat conducting base plate; and a cradle to support the humidifier tub in an operative position. The cradle may also support a flow generator in operative relation to the humidifier tub. The cradle includes a heater plate in communication with the heat conducting base plate of the humidifier tub in use. The cradle further includes a retaining mechanism to retain the humidifier tub in the cradle, the retaining mechanism being structured to force the base plate into engagement with the heater plate. The humidifier and/or flow generator may include various features to manage inadvertent back-spill of water from the humidifier to the flow generator. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194107 | Mini-nasal mask - A mini-nasal filter including a filter element and an anchoring arrangement adapted to hold the filter element in registration external to, and under, a user's nose. An operable anchoring arrangement includes one or more section of adhesive tape that can be affixed to the user's nose, and/or lip. The filter element may carry a masking scent, or be impregnated with a substance to enhance adherence of particulate matter to the filter. Certain masks may include a bioactive agent to resist germs, bacteria, and viruses, and/or a treatment compound for nasal therapy. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194108 | ADJUSTABLE PRESSURE DEVICE AND SYSTEM THEREOF - An adjustable airway pressure system is provided. The system may include a cap and a canister. The cap may include a substantially hollow conduit having indicia indicative of a plurality of airway pressure values and adapted to receive and output exhaled gas. The conduit may have screw threads on an exterior surface of the conduit. The cap may also include an adjust collar circumscribing the conduit and having an interior surface with a second plurality of screw threads. The second plurality of screw threads may couple and be complementary to the first plurality of screw threads such that a rotation of the adjust collar causes the conduit to move in a substantially vertical direction. The conduit may be adapted to be adjusted to heights along a continuum. The canister may contain liquid and receive the conduit such that the received exhaled gas is output from the conduit into the liquid. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194109 | CPAP INTERFACE AND BACKUP DEVICES - Described herein are combined active PAP/passive EPAP interface devices to transmit positive air pressure from a PAP source to the user, but provide passive EPAP when the PAP source is disabled. These interface device may continue to provide benefit to the user even if the PAP source becomes disconnected or otherwise fails. The interface devices described herein include a passive EPAP airflow resistor configured to provide expiratory positive airway pressure (“EPAP”). These interface devices may also include quick connects and/or disconnects for releasably connecting to the source of pressurized breathable gas, a quick release for disconnecting from the source of pressurized breathable gas, and an adhesive user interface region that connects the device the user's face. Also described are adapter for converting a PAP interface devices into combined active PAP/passive EPAP interface devices, and methods of using these devices. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194110 | MECHANICAL VENTILATOR - An entrainment-based mechanical ventilator may be initially set to approximate the patient's spontaneous respiratory frequency, enabling the patient to entrain to the ventilator if the ventilator frequency matches the patient's spontaneous breathing frequency or is within a reasonable range from it. If the preset frequency of the ventilator is set too high or too low from the spontaneous frequency, the patient will fall out of phase and “fight” the ventilator. The ventilator phase relative to the patient's breathing effort indicates the difference between the ventilator frequency and spontaneous frequency. Based on the phase difference, a closed-loop control mechanism may continuously adjust the ventilator frequency to match the patient breathing frequency until the phase shift is within a preset limit. Patient-ventilator entrainment will occur when the ventilator frequency is within a certain range from the patient breathing frequency. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194111 | Elbow for mask system - An elbow for a mask system includes a proximal end adapted to be provided to the mask system, a distal end adapted to be provided to an air delivery conduit, and a baffle provided within the proximal end. The baffle has a generally planar configuration that defines an intake port that directs incoming air from the air delivery conduit into a mask cavity and an exhaust port separated from the intake port that directs exhaust air from the mask cavity to atmosphere. The baffle includes an end portion that is adapted to extend into the mask cavity defined by the mask system. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194112 | Connector for a respiratory mask and a respiratory mask - A connector includes a mask end for connecting with the interior of a respiratory mask, a supply conduit end, and a gas washout vent passage having an inlet adjacent to, or forming part of, the mask end in fluid communication with the interior of the respiratory mask and an outlet in fluid communication with atmosphere. The vent outlet of the vent passage is disposed on the side of the connector remote from the mask end. A respiratory mask includes a mask shell, a mask inlet for connecting with the outlet of a breathable gas supply conduit, and a gas washout vent passage. A vent outlet is disposed on the side of the mask remote from the mask interior and is adapted to direct the washout gas in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the mask inlet and away from the mask inlet. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194113 | Laryngeal Mask Airway and Clip Device - The clip device of the invention is used for clipping a laryngeal mask airway. The laryngeal mask airway comprises a gas filled portion and a tube portion. The clip device comprises a first clip unit and a second clip unit, wherein the second clip unit is connected to the first clip unit. The gas filled portion can be clipped between the first clip unit and the second clip unit. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194114 | Laryngeal Mask Airway Installation Kit, Clip Device, and Laryngeal Mask Airway - A laryngeal mask airway installation kit of the invention comprises a laryngeal mask airway and a clip device. The laryngeal mask airway comprises a gas filled portion, an against portion, and a tube portion. The gas filled portion connects to one end of the tube portion, and the against portion is connected to the tube portion. The clip device comprises a main portion and a handle portion. At least part of the main portion is connected to the against portion, and the main portion presses the gas filled portion of the laryngeal mask airway. The handle portion is connected to the main portion. When the main portion presses the gas filled portion of the laryngeal mask airway, the handle portion is neighbor to the tube portion. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194115 | Apparatus for prevention and treatment of decubitus ulcers - An apparatus to prevent and/or treat pressure ulceration of the skin notably in the sacral area, but also other pressure-sensitive areas of the body as well. The apparatus includes a garment configured for placement about a region of a person, the garment having at least one bladder and at least one corresponding support surface configured to be maintained in a substantially fixed relationship relative to a portion of the region of the person and configured to provide controllable support to the person in this portion of the region. The at least one bladder is controllably inflated/deflated with a fluid. The apparatus can be configured to off-load the sacrum and reposition weight distribution in the sacral area to avoid skin ischemia and skin breakdown leading to pressure sores know as decubitus ulcers. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194116 | Nipple guard and strap for a nursing female - A nipple guard to be worn over and against the breast of a nursing mother to reduce discomfort caused by the biting and/or hard sucking of a nursing newborn. The nipple guard includes a breast cup that is sized and shaped to fit over the mother's breast. A flexible strap connected to the nipple guard is of sufficient length to run completely around the back of the mother and apply a pulling force to hold the breast cup against the mother's breast. A resilient ring extends around the periphery of the breast cup to cushion the force of the breast cup being pulled against the mother's breast. A hole is formed through the breast cup to receive the mother's nipple, and a cylindrical sucking tube communicates with the hole and projects from the breast cup. The sucking tube surrounds and protects the mother's nipple, such that a natural sucking force generated by the nursing newborn is applied to the nipple via the tube. The nipple guard is ideally suited to be worn below a conventional nursing bra. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194117 | SYSTEM FOR REMOVAL OF IMPURITIES FROM SHREDDED TOBACCO RECOVERED FROM DEFECTIVE CIGARETTES - A system is used for removal of impurities from shredded tobacco recovered from defective cigarettes, especially activated carbon particles, as used in a machine for recovering tobacco and having separating sieves and suction devices, where in a transport zone for a mixture of shredded tobacco, paper and impurities, positioned directly downstream the device for final tearing of the cigarette paper, with the zone defining a turbulent flow zone for the mixture of shredded tobacco, paper and impurities, a separating device is installed which defines a first purification zone. The device has a grid, a vacuum system for maintaining turbulent flow of the mixture of shredded tobacco, paper and lightweight impurities, positioned above the grid having a mesh size larger than the size of heavy impurities, and a vacuum system for receiving heavy impurities. Then a second purification zone includes a vibrating sieve with a mesh size larger than the size of heavy and lightweight impurities. A vacuum dust removing device, defining a third purification zone, has a transport pipe with flow disturbing elements, a rotational sieve having a grid of a mesh size suitable for suction of volatile impurities, a flow guide means adjacent the sieve and defining at the same time a flow disturbing element, and a rotary chamber valve positioned under the sieve. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194118 | SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING A FILTER ELEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH A SMOKING ARTICLE, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A system and associated method for analyzing a filter element of at least one of a filter rod and a smoking article is provided. At least one sensor element is adapted to interact with the filter element so as to determine an object insertion status with respect thereto and to generate an output signal in response. The object insertion status includes at least one of an object presence within the filter element, an object absence from the filter element, a proper insertion of an object into the filter element, a defective insertion of an object into the filter element, a proper object within the filter element, and a defective object within the filter element. An analysis unit is in communication with the at least one sensor element and responsive to the output signal therefrom to generate an indicia corresponding to the object insertion status. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194119 | BRISTLED BRUSH AND METHODS OF CLEANING THE SAME - A brush is provided that includes a handle portion further including a first end and an opposite second end, a plurality of tines extending outward from said handle first end, where the plurality of tines are spaced apart such that a gap is defined between each pair of adjacent tines, and a plurality of bristles extending generally radially outward from each of the plurality of tines. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194120 | ADJUSTABLE APPLICATOR - The present invention generally is an adjustable applicator employed for application of a cosmetic or a care product such as for application of mascara, coloring strands of hair, for dental flossing or for applying pharmaceuticals or cleaning agents. The invention discloses an adjustable applicator comprising an applicator element having a bore, a filament wherein the filament is housed inside the bore of the applicator element and a clasping means wherein the applicator element angularly deforms when a force is applied on the clasping means. Also disclosed is a device for packaging and dispensing a substance comprising said adjustable applicator. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194121 | HAIR SHAPING KIT AND PROCESS COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE AMINE CHOSEN FROM TERTIARY AMINES - The present disclosure relates to a ready-to-use cosmetic composition for permanently shaping keratin fibers comprising, as the active permanent shaping agent, at least one amine chosen from secondary and tertiary amines. The present disclosure is also directed to a kit comprising the ready-to-use composition, and also to a process using this composition. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194122 | HAIR SHAPING KIT AND PROCESS COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE TETRAMETHYLGUANIDINE - The present disclosure relates to a ready-to-use composition for permanently shaping keratin fibers comprising, as permanent shaping agent, at least one tetramethylguanidine, a kit comprising compartments comprising the contents of the ready-to-use composition, and also to a process for using this composition. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194123 | HAIR RELAXING KIT AND PROCESS COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE TERTIARY AMINE - Disclosed herein is a ready-to-use cosmetic composition for relaxing keratin fibers comprising, as relaxing agent, at least one secondary or tertiary amine. Further disclosed herein are a kit comprising at least two compartments to be placed in contact to form the ready-to-use composition, and a process using this composition. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194124 | Hair Shaping Kit and Process Comprising at Least One Non-Hydroxide Imine - The disclosure relates to ready-to-use cosmetic compositions for permanently shaping keratin fibers comprising, as a permanent hair-shaping active agent, an imine not belonging to the hydroxide family. The disclosure also provides kits comprising compartments to be placed in contact to form the ready-to-use compositions, and processes using these compositions. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194125 | ULTRASOUND HAIR TREATMENT - The present invention relates to methods for the ultrasound enhancement of hair treatments, and to compositions and kits relating to said method. The invention further relates to ultrasonic devices for use in the methods. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194126 | Article for precise application of makeup - A lightweight, portable article for precise application of makeup is placed upon a user's eyelid skin, preferably the bottom eyelid skin, adjacent to the eyelashes. With this placement, a user can readily apply mascara and/or eyeliner without contacting the delicate eyelid skin. The article has a handle portion and an arcuate top portion. The arcuate top portion includes an applicator rim with rounded lateral edges and an arced central section, both of which are covered with the rubber guard. The rubber guard contiguously traverses the entire surface area of the applicator rim, resulting in a device yielding a high degree of safety. The article is formed of a smooth polymeric or metal material. It is compact, easily cleaned and enables application of mascara in a safe, hygienic manner. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194127 | ADJUSTABLE APPLICATOR - The present invention generally is an adjustable applicator employed for application of a cosmetic or a care product such as for application of mascara, coloring strands of hair, for dental flossing or for applying pharmaceuticals or cleaning agents. The invention discloses an adjustable applicator comprising an applicator element having a non-centrally aligned bore, a filament wherein the filament is housed inside the bore of the applicator element and a clasping means wherein the applicator element angularly deforms when a force is applied on the clasping means. Also disclosed is a device for packaging and dispensing a substance comprising said adjustable applicator. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194128 | INSTRUMENT FOR APPLYING A PRODUCT TO SUPERFICIAL EPIDERMAL DERIVATIVES AND ITS METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - An instrument ( | 2009-08-06 |
20090194129 | Hair Curler - A hair curler ( | 2009-08-06 |
20090194130 | HEADBAND WITH ANGLED TOP SECTION FOR IMPROVED COMFORT AND FIT - A headband includes an angled top section that enables the headband to better conform to the contour of the top of the user's head for a better fit in that area. In addition, the headband may be made of a memory-flex deformable material that enables it to conform to the contour of the top and sides of the user's head for a more comfortable fit in those areas. In some embodiments the headband has generally linear legs and in other embodiment the legs are swept back so they are positioned farther behind the user's ears. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194131 | Hair Clip For Beauty Shop - A hair clip for beauty shop, designed to clip hair to be cared and to maintain its shape. The hair clip comprises a finger installed to be able to rotate with the elasticity from an upper clip piece and so to support a pressing member toward a lower clip piece, and a soft pressing member installed to be connected to the upper clip piece and the finger. The hair clip can clip firmly hair positioned on the upper part of the lower clip piece and so prevent the hair from falling away from the hair clip in process of hair care. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194132 | DENTAL FLOSSER HAVING MULTI-TEXTURE FLOSS - A dental flosser having a handle and a pair of spaced apart arms. A length of dental floss having distinct segments of varying textures extends between the spaced apart arms. A first segment is relatively smooth and is used for insertion and withdrawal of the floss into/from the spaces between adjacent teeth. A second segment is textured and is used for removing plaque and other debris from the spaces between adjacent teeth. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194133 | Custom Instant Flossing Appliance - A custom-designed oral appliance for simultaneously flossing all the user's teeth. Consists of a custom-fitted polymer mouthpiece containing two corresponding holes located at the gum line between adjacent teeth, where one hole is located on the lingual side and one hole is located on the buccal side of the apparatus. Typical floss is then threaded through the appliance such that it matches the individual user's tooth pattern. New floss can be dispensed through the appliance and spent floss collected by means of a floss distribution system. A further embodiment provides a cross flossing pattern to maximize floss contact with the inter-proximal surfaces of adjacent teeth. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194134 | MULTI-TEXTURE FLOSS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING MULTI-TEXTURE FLOSS - A multi-texture dental floss includes distinct and alternating segments having varying textures, including smooth segments and textured segments. The smooth segments are more easily inserted into the spaces between teeth, while the textured segments more effectively remove plaque and other debris therefrom. Methods of making the multi-texture floss are also disclosed, including methods that allow the floss to be made as a continuous thread having a plurality of alternating segments, such that the floss can be wound onto a spool for storage and dispensing. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194135 | Wallet size oral hygiene product - An oral hygiene product is disclosed. More specifically, the product is a rubbery tip toothpick. Such product is commonly known as gum massager or gum stimulator. The disclosed toothpick having a rigid rod and at least one end having a rubbery tip. The rod is fabricated from rigid plastic such as Polypropylene. The tip is fabricated from rubbery plastic such as Thermoplastic Elastomer thermally joined together with the rigid rod using a process such as injection molding. The tip is fabricated in the general shape of a cone with its main axis at an angle of less than 180° with respect to the main axis of said rod. A gum stimulator fabricated this way is safer to use, more effective, and more portable than prior art of gum stimulators. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194136 | DEVICE FOR CLEANING CONTAINERS - A hollow ware scrubber comprised of an elongated tube of material having weighted balls or objects, the tube sealed on its' ends. The scrubber can be easily passed through the narrow opening of jars, bottles, wine decanters, vases, or other hollow ware. When the scrubber is inside of hollow ware, and the hollow ware is shaken or agitated, the scrubber comes into contact with the inside surfaces of the hollow ware and cleaning or polishing of the surfaces occurs. The scrubber may also be furnished with a cleaning solution inside the tube or infused in the tube. When scrubber is inserted into an object to be cleaned, cleaning solution is released from the scrubber and facilitates cleaning. A scrubber can be made in decorative shapes and various thicknesses and lengths, as long as the scrubber is conformable and adapts to the inside of the object to be cleaned. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194137 | SERVICE ROBOT AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - In accordance with aspects of the present invention, a service robot, such as a robotic cleaner, can be configured to more effectively service an environment. The service robot can include one or more sensors that sense its location, the location of objects, or both, and can also include noise reduction elements. The service robot can determine that it is under a “furnishing” and implement a different servicing pattern. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194138 | Sponge Sanitizer - A sponge sanitizing apparatus for attachment to a shallow tray, basin, plate or similar fluid retaining structure used for receiving a sponge to be sanitized includes a sanitizing cartridge having a cannular body, a closed top, and a closed bottom. The cannular body defines at least one aperture therethrough proximate to the closed bottom. A sterilant is housed within the sanitizing cartridge. An attachment arm is affixed to the cannular body above the defined aperture for attaching the apparatus to the fluid retaining structure. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194139 | Surface Treatment Apparatus - [Object] To provide a surface treatment apparatus capable of carrying out a surface treatment, a water washing process, a drying process, etc. automatically in an assembly line manner and in a space-saving installation area. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194140 | Semiconductor Substrate Cleaning Apparatus - A semiconductor substrate cleaning and reticle cleaning apparatus, and more particularly, a cleaning apparatus used to remove contaminants from the surface of the semiconductor substrate and the reticle in the semiconductor process, is disclosed in the present invention. The cleaning apparatus comprises a working platform, a base unit, and an adjustable cleaning unit. The base unit is composed of two vertical baseboards in parallel to each other and each vertical baseboard has a bottom end and a top end. The bottom ends of two vertical baseboards are placed on the working platform. The adjustable cleaning unit is pivotally disposed on the top ends of two vertical baseboards, wherein the adjustable cleaning unit comprises at least a long slot for transmitting a fluid to a surface of a semiconductor substrate or a reticle. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194141 | DRAIN VALVE FOR A DISHWASHER AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS AND METHOD - A drain valve for a dishwasher and associated apparatus and method are provided. A housing receives fluid through an inlet channel and channels the fluid toward an outlet channel extending from an outlet port defined by the housing. A sealing member is disposed within the housing and is capable of forming a sealing engagement with the outlet port. A cradle member disposed within the housing is configured to receive and partially constrain freedom of movement of the sealing member. The cradle member is movable between a valve closed position, where fluid flow toward the outlet channel urges the sealing member into sealing engagement with the outlet port to close the drain valve, and a valve open position, where fluid flow is allowed between the inlet channel and the outlet channel, through the housing, without the sealing member engaging the outlet port. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194142 | Two-Wheeled In-Line Walker - A supportive medical walking aid for indoor use consisting of two small caster wheels located in-line with adjustable, collapsible seat and handle bars. The invention is viewed as a long term lifestyle enhancing tool rather than a temporary rehabilitative or therapeutic device. Locomotion is provided only by a walking action of the infirmed person. The device is collapsible and light weight for easy transport and storage. Seat and handle bar placement geometry to facilitate comfortable walking, standing and forward leaning as in easy resting. Frame consisting of a front near vertical steering member with caster wheel rotatably attached; a rear member with caster wheel rotatably attached and a horizontal member vertically pivotally attached to the rear member and rotatably and releasably attached to the lower end of the front member. The adjustable, collapsible seat is attached to the rear member and the handlebar assembly is attached to the front member. A hinge connects the top of the rear member to the front member in a manner allowing rotation of the front steering member. Safety brakes are provided on both front and rear casters. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194143 | Photovoltaic Arrays, Systems and Roofing Elements Having Parallel-Series Wiring Architectures - The present invention relates generally to the photovoltaic generation of electrical energy. The present invention relates more particularly to photovoltaic arrays, systems and roofing products in which a plurality of photovoltaic elements are electrically interconnected. One aspect of the present invention is a photovoltaic array including a plurality of pods of photovoltaic elements, the pods being electrically interconnected in series, each pod comprising a plurality of photovoltaic elements electrically interconnected in parallel, the photovoltaic elements of each pod having voltages within 20% of one another and at least one photovoltaic element of each pod having an amperage at least 20% greater than the amperage of another photovoltaic element of the pod. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194144 | SOLAR CELL MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A wiring member is arranged to have a protruding portion extending beyond a bonding layer at its end in the extending direction | 2009-08-06 |
20090194145 | Small-scale, concentrating, solar chp system - A high-efficiency, small-scale, combined heat and power, concentrating solar energy system ( | 2009-08-06 |
20090194146 | Method and apparatus for arranging multiple flat reflector facets around a solar cell or solar panel - A system and method of arranging multiple flat reflective facets around solar cells within a solar panel, or around a standard solar panel to increase the amount of light striking the solar cells or panel. The present invention in the preferred embodiment uses multiple reflector facets arranged to form an inverted pyramid shell where the apex of the pyramid is removed and replaced by a solar cell or panel. Accordingly each flat reflective facet has an isosceles trapezoid shape and has its shorter parallel side located adjacent and at a 120 degree angle to the solar cell or panel. This geometry ensures uniform illumination of the solar cell provided the reflector is approximately the same width as the solar cell; such uniform illumination may be especially helpful for PV generating applications. An alternate embodiment employs only three flat reflective facets, rather than four, around a standard solar panel. Flat reflective facets cost less than solar cells or panels, so employing these arrangements should lower the average cost of solar power. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194147 | DUAL SEAL PHOTOVOLTAIC ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A photovoltaic assembly including first and second substrates joined together and spaced apart, on either side of an airspace, by a seal system formed of a first seal and a second seal, the second seal comprising one or more silyl terminated polyacrylate polymers. A photovoltaic functional coating is disposed over a second major surface of one of the substrates, which faces the second major surface of the other substrate. Lead wires are coupled to bus bars and/or electrical contacts affixed to the functional coating and routed out from the airspace. Affixing the seal system to the first and second substrates, in order to join the substrates together, may be accomplished by applying pressure to the substrates. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194148 | SOLAR CELL MODULE - A solar cell module includes high refractivity layers each being formed between a light-receiving surface of a solar cell and a sealing member and having a refractive index higher than that of the sealing member. The high refractivity layers each have a pair of first tilted surfaces provided on a thin wire electrode (a collecting electrode) and tilted relative to the light-receiving surface. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194149 | LOW BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTOR OXIDES, PROCESSES FOR MAKING THE SAME, AND DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS CONTAINING THE SAME - Low band gap semiconductor oxides include nanocrystalline porous particles doped with an anion selected from the group consisting of carbon, nitrogen, fluorine, and combinations thereof, wherein the doped nanocrystalline porous semiconductor oxide has a lower band gap energy relative to undoped semiconductor oxides. A combustion synthesis process is used to fabricate the low bang gap materials. Also disclosed herein are dye sensitized solar cells containing the doped semiconductor oxides. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194150 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | 2009-08-06 |
20090194151 | Semiconductor substrate, method for forming electrode, and method for fabricating solar cell - The present invention is directed to a semiconductor substrate having at least an electrode formed thereon, in which the electrode has a multilayer structure including two or more layers, of the multilayer structure, at least a first electrode layer directly bonded to the semiconductor substrate contains at least silver and a glass frit, and contains, as an additive, at least one of oxides of Ti, Bi, Zr, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Si, Al, Ge, Sn, Pb, and Zn, and, of an electrode layer formed on the first electrode layer, at least an uppermost electrode layer to be bonded to a wire contains at least silver and a glass frit and does not contain the additive. This makes it possible to form, on a semiconductor substrate, an electrode adhered to the semiconductor substrate with sufficient adhesive strength and adhered to a wire via solder with sufficient adhesive strength by lowering both contact resistance and interconnect resistance. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194152 | THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL HAVING HETERO-JUNCTION OF SEMICONDUCTOR AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A thin-film solar cell having a hetero-junction of semiconductor and the fabrication method thereof are provided. Instead of the conventional hetero-junction of III-V semiconductor or homo-structure of IV semiconductor, the thin-film solar cell according to the present invention adopts a novel hetero-junction structure of IV semiconductor to improve the cell efficiency thereof. By adjusting the amount of layer sequences and the thickness of the hetero-junction structure, the cell efficiency of the thin-film solar cell according to the present invention is also optimized. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194153 | PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL COMPRISING A THIN LAMINA HAVING LOW BASE RESISTIVITY AND METHOD OF MAKING - Fabrication of a photovoltaic cell comprising a thin semiconductor lamina may require additional processing after the semiconductor lamina is bonded to a receiver. To minimize high-temperature steps after bonding, the p-n junction is formed at the back of the cell, at the bonded surface. In some embodiments, the front surface of the semiconductor lamina is not doped or is locally doped using low-temperature methods. The base resistivity of the photovoltaic cell may be reduced, allowing a front surface field to be reduced or omitted. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194154 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An object is to reduce the breakage of appearance such as a crack, a split and a chip by external stress of a semiconductor device. Another object is that manufacturing yield of a thin semiconductor device increases. The semiconductor device includes a plurality of semiconductor integrated circuits mounted on the interposer. Each of the plurality of semiconductor integrated circuits includes a light transmitting substrate which have a step on the side surface and in which the width of one section of the light transmitting substrate is narrower than that of the other section of the light transmitting substrate when the light transmitting substrate is divided at a plane including the step, a semiconductor element layer including a photoelectric conversion element provided on one surface of the light transmitting substrate, and a chromatic color light transmitting resin layer which covers the other surface of the light transmitting substrate and a part of the side surface. The colors of the chromatic color light transmitting resin layers are different in each of the plurality of semiconductor integrated circuits. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194155 | Front electrode having etched surface for use in photovoltaic device and method of making same - Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to a photovoltaic (PV) device including an electrode such as a front electrode/contact, and a method of making the same. In certain example embodiments, the front electrode has a textured (e.g., etched) surface that faces the photovoltaic semiconductor film of the PV device. In certain example embodiments, the front electrode is formed on a flat or substantially flat (non-textured) surface of a glass substrate (e.g., via sputtering), and the surface of the front electrode is textured (e.g., via etching). In completing manufacture of the PV device, the etched surface of the front electrode faces the active semiconductor film of the PV device. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194156 | DUAL SEAL PHOTOVOLTAIC GLAZING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A photovoltaic glazing assembly including first and second substrates joined together and spaced apart, on either side of an airspace, by a seal system formed of a first seal and a second seal. A photovoltaic functional coating is disposed over a second major surface of one of the substrates, which faces the second major surface of the other substrate. Lead wires are coupled to bus bars and/or electrical contacts affixed to the functional coating and routed out from the airspace. Affixing the seal system to the first and second substrates, in order to join the substrates together, may be accomplished by applying pressure to the substrates. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194157 | Front electrode having etched surface for use in photovoltaic device and method of making same - Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to a photovoltaic (PV) device including an electrode such as a front electrode/contact, and a method of making the same. In certain example embodiments, the front electrode has a textured (e.g., etched) surface that faces the photovoltaic semiconductor film of the PV device. In certain example embodiments, the front electrode is formed on a flat or substantially flat (non-textured) surface of a glass substrate (e.g., via sputtering), and the surface of the front electrode is textured (e.g., via etching). In certain example embodiments, a combination of two or more different etchants can be used in order to provide the front electrode with a textured surface having at least two different feature sizes. In completing manufacture of the PV device, the etched surface of the front electrode faces the active semiconductor film of the PV device. | 2009-08-06 |
20090194158 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL CONTAINING FULLERENE DERIVATIVE - The present invention provides a photoelectric conversion material comprising a fullerene derivative represented by the formula C | 2009-08-06 |
20090194159 | DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a dye-sensitized solar cell. Specifically, the present invention provides a dye-sensitized solar cell which is designed to reduce the production cost, improve productivity and increase energy efficiency by using a carbon electrode as a counter electrode, and a manufacturing method thereof. The dye-sensitized solar cell according to the present invention is characterized by comprising a working electrode, a counter electrode, and an electrolytic layer separating the two electrodes, wherein the counter electrode comprises a carbon electrode formed on a first transparent substrate, wherein the carbon electrode is a conductive transparent carbon electrode. According to the present invention, it is possible to remarkably reduce the production cost by using a relatively low-cost material, i.e. carbon electrode, and improve the solar cell efficiency by preventing oxidation with the electrolytic layer owing to corrosion and oxidation resistance of the carbon electrode. | 2009-08-06 |