US Applications Published on 17-Dec-2009

A transfer apparatus and an organic deposition device have the same capability of increasing stability under high-temperature and high-vacuum environments. The organic deposition device includes: a vacuum chamber; a stage installed in the vacuum...

In one embodiment, an apparatus for performing an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process is provided which includes a chamber body containing a substrate support, a lid assembly attached to the chamber body, a remote plasma system (RPS) in fluid...

A milking liner for an automated milking machine includes a barrel that moves between an uncollapsed position and a collapsed condition when it is subjected to a vacuum milking condition. The barrel defines at least three parallel channels open to...

The present invention provides a floor material for pet animal urination, which has an effect to allow urine to pass through by suppressing speed and amount of urine absorption, as well as an effect of low water absorbency allowing to gradually...

A method for diagnosing susceptibility to diabetes in a dog, the method comprising: (a) (i) detecting in a sample from the dog the presence or absence of a genotype in any one of the following immune system genes: CTLA-4, IGF-2, IL-1α, IL-4, IL-6,...

The invention relates to an aquarium with a water tank (2), filled with water (3) when in operation and containing objects for investigation (4, 19), in particularly biological organisms, said water tank (2) being at least partly located below ground...

A system and method for enticing pet play includes a pet amusement device having an arch-shaped rocking platform and a member attached to the rocking platform that has a track formed therein. The track, which is not a closed loop, extends from a...

An animal garment article and method are provided herein.

A water heater includes an air intake assembly that includes a blower for providing primary and secondary air to a combustion chamber at pressures above atmospheric pressure. The primary air is mixed with gaseous fuel and the mixture is combusted at...

A method of controlling an apparatus for generating electric power and apparatus for use in said method, the apparatus comprising a gasifier for biomass material, such as waste, wood chips, straw, etc., said gasifier being of the shaft and updraft...

A valve for the control of a gas stream is provided with a valve housing enclosing a valve chamber. At least one pressure-sided inlet and at least one suction-sided outlet is provided with a valve opening between them to link them. An elastically...

A switchable valve train device including a pin housing slidably disposed in a body and having a transverse bore. A stepped plug in the transverse bore extends beyond the pin housing to engage a slot in the body to prevent rotation of the pin...

A method is provided for detecting a tow start operation of an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle. In this case, a signal representing the activity and/or inactivity of a starter unit of the internal combustion engine is detected. A tow...

The invention relates to a balancing shaft for a multi-cylinder engine having at least one unbalanced weight portion (21, 22; 23, 24) and at least one bearing (16, 17), the at least one unbalanced weight portion (21, 22; 23, 24) being associated with...

The invention relates to an energy converter including a combustion cylinder having a valve that, as part of a valve/piston assembly, transfers the forces generated in the combustion chamber to an electrical linear actuator, and a sealingly engaged...

A planetary engine includes a charge compression system for compressing a charge of air and/or an air and fuel mixture that is precompressed by rotation of the rotors and supplied into a combustion chamber through a rotary valve that may be actively...

A throttle valve device includes at least one throttle body (1, 2, 3), a throttle valve (4) and a throttle valve shaft (5), with which the throttle valve (4) is adjustably arranged in the throttle body (1, 2, 3). In order for these parts to be able...

A high pressure fuel supply control system for an internal combustion engine is provided which can reduce shot-to-shot varieties in the quantity of fuel discharged by a high pressure fuel pump and fuel pressure pulsation, thereby realizing stable...

The invention relates to a fuel injector (1) for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, said injector comprising a nozzle needle (4) which moves back and forth in an injector body (2) and/or in a nozzle body (3) in...

An electronic control unit corresponding to a fuel injection control apparatus measures an interval time in ignition signals input by wirings, detects an erroneous connection of wiring by comparing a combination of the measured interval times with a...

An automatic residual fuel vent device for a carburetor, the device including a fuel supply passage (15) connecting a fuel tank (TF) and a float chamber (10), a negative pressure passage (17) connecting an intake passage (8) and a negative pressure...

A control system comprising a detection module that detects at least one of a vehicle speed and an engine speed and a canister vent valve control module that selectively modulates the canister vent valve based on at least one of the vehicle speed and...

A fluid heating apparatus heats fluid in a passage to a target temperature. The fluid heating apparatus includes a fluid heating unit that heats the fluid, a fluid temperature measuring unit that measures a temperature of the fluid, and a pressure...

An exhaust gas recirculation device for an internal combustion engine, a controllable exhaust gas recirculation valve for controlling an exhaust gas flow of the internal combustion engine, an exhaust gas cooler for cooling the exhaust gas flow, and a...

Disclosed herein is a breather assembly for use in an internal combustion engine and a method of operating an internal combustion engine. In at least one embodiment, the breather assembly includes an input chamber for receiving blow-by gas, the input...

Various systems and methods are described for controlling engine operation of an engine having a plurality of cylinders, each cylinder including a first and second injector for delivering fuel to the cylinder. One example method comprises operating a...

A stratified two-stroke engine having a laminated counterweight is disclosed. The laminated counterweight includes a traditional counterweight portion and a laminate portion. The laminate portion has an approximately circular peripheral shape and at...

A paint ball gun includes a barrel connected with a handle and a drop hole and an aperture are defined through a wall of the barrel. Paint balls can be supplied into the barrel via the drop hole. A linear motor is located in the barrel and drives a...

A portable insulated grill has a housing and a lid, both of which have inner and outer shells of metal with a plenum therebetween filled with an insulating material such as fiberglass. A hinge couples the lid to the housing, and a tube is attached on...

A triggering plate of a chemical thermos bag has at least a groove with a slit, having two opposite tip parts hiding each other and the tip parts being different in thickness.

The invention relates to an optical system comprising a transparent ball, particularly filled with a transparent liquid. Direct sunlight that is incident on the ball area exposed to the sun is reflected on the opposite, internal face of the hollow...

The subject matter of the invention of hyperbolic solar trough field system (B, II) comprises hyperbolic reflectors (20, 20m) in which the beams that come from the sun parallel, but of which the angle of incident changes at a fixed rate of 15 degrees...

A wall thimble for use with a heating appliance. Dual functionality is provided in a single wall thimble device by having a vent path for exhausting combustion by-products, and a separate air inlet path to draw in outside combustion air for use by...

A system and method for extracting C5 sugars including pentose and/or C6 sugars including hexose from a slurry of cellulosic material comprising cellulose, water, and optionally acid.

This application discloses a dose counter device of the type for use on an aerosol dispensing assembly having an aerosol container and an actuator. The dose counter device is used for indicating the release of a dose of aerosol medication caused by...

A dry powder or aerosol inhaler having attached thereto, in a detachable manner, a sound/vibration sensor adapted to sense sound/vibration in the interval of 100-3000 Hz and there from derive a parameter of a flow in a flow path of the inhaler. The...

An inhaler comprising: at least one cover element (11, 12); individual reservoirs formed on a substrate; support means (50) that are movable between a non-dispensing position and a dispensing position; reservoir-opening means (80); displacement means...

A breath-powered, dry powder inhaler, a cartridge, and a pulmonary drug delivery system are provided. The dry powder inhaler can be provided with or without a unit dose cartridge for using with the inhaler. The inhaler and/or cartridge can be...

A medical diagnostic tool provides a fixture mounted on a cart, the fixture having an inspiratory conduit joined with an expiratory conduit, with both joined to a patient interface. An air inlet, and an inlet valve are interconnected in series by the...

Methods and systems involve coordinating therapies used for treating disordered breathing. Disordered breathing therapies may include cardiac electrical stimulation therapy and external respiratory therapy as well as other therapies for treating...

An adjustable flange for a tracheostomy tube has a locking assembly (25) with two C shape clamp arms (26) and (27) hinged together at one end (28). A lever (50) with a threaded stem (51) extends through the opposite end of one arm (27) and into a...

The invention generally relates to an sexually transmitted disease (STD) barrier, comprising a planar sheet of biocompatible material having a durometer of less than 85, a tensile strength of at least 3000 psi, a reversible elongation stretch of at...

An anti-snoring device including first and second arcuate members. The first member defines a receptacle for receiving teeth located on either of the user's upper or lower jaw, and a first plurality of fasteners on an opposite side and extending...

Oral appliances adapted to for spacing the occlusal surfaces of the teeth of a user are disclosed. The oral appliances have a major connector interconnecting a first bite pad and a second bite pad. The first bite pad can include a first spacer and...

A nipple protector is provided, which is able to protect a nipple of a user reliably, by protecting the nipple area so as to maintain a non-contact state with the nipple area and thereby avoiding the causing of pain or unpleasant irritation to the...

A hair conditioner module adapted to release, in working conditions, a hair substance, comprising a support material soaked with a hair substance and being selected from the group comprising a polyolefin bicomponent fibre and polytetrafluoroethylene.

The present invention relates generally to the field of cosmetic powder containers and dispensers and particularly to a cosmetic powder dispenser with rotatable dispensing mechanism. The present invention is particularly easy to use and cost...

An apparatus may include a first support, a first cleaning material coupled to a first side of the first support, a second support coupled to the first support at a first edge of the second support, a second cleaning material coupled to a first side...

An apparatus for cleaning a substrate is disclosed. The apparatus having a first head unit and a second head unit. The first head unit is positioned proximate to the surface of the substrate and has a first row of channels defined within configured...

Inside a single apparatus main body (100), a surface treatment apparatus includes: a treatment cell (11); a vertical rotation shaft (12); an attachment/detachment means; a receiving tank (15); a cover body (16); a plurality of tanks (21) and the...