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|47th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 7
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|DUCT - The invention relates to a duct for a vehicle, comprising: an elongate passageway defined by at least one wall, the passageway having first and second ends relative to the longitudinal axis of the passageway; a non-annular inlet at the first end of the passageway for receiving a first fluid flow from the boundary layer of the vehicle when in use; and, an annular outlet at the second end of the passageway having an radially inner circumferential wall and a radially outer circumferential wall, the annular outlet being in fluid communication with a propulsive unit when in use, wherein the radially inner and outer circumferential walls extend continuously to the inlet.
|INTAKE AND EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR MULTI-CYLINDER ENGINE - A multi-cylinder engine intake and exhaust having a plurality of independent exhaust passages each connected to an exhaust port in a respective one of a plurality of cylinders, a collecting pipe connected to downstream ends of the plurality of independent exhaust passages, and a volume-enlarged portion provided downstream with respect to the collecting pipe. Each of at least a downstream portion of each of the plurality of independent exhaust passages and at least an upstream portion of the collecting pipe is formed such that a cross-sectional area thereof gradually decreases toward a downstream direction. The volume-enlarged portion is formed such that a cross-sectional area thereof is relatively increased so as to cause a positive pressure wave of exhaust gas reaching the volume-enlarged portion to be reflected and converted to a negative pressure wave.
|CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control device calculates a maximum amount of increase in an intake pipe pressure in a Δt obtained by moving a throttle to an opening side at a maximum speed, and calculates a maximum amount of decrease in an intake pipe pressure in the Δt obtained by moving the throttle to a closing side at a maximum speed. Then, command values for each of a VVT and a WGV are determined such that an amount of change in an intake pipe pressure in the Δt required to achieve a target intake air amount falls within a range from the maximum amount of decrease to the maximum amount of increase. Then, a target opening for the throttle for a purpose of achieving the target intake air amount is calculated on the basis of command values that have been determined for the VVT and the WGV.
|Method for operating an internal combustion engine and control device for this - A method for operating an internal combustion engine is described, in which a setpoint torque for the operation of the internal combustion engine is specified, an actual torque delivered by the internal combustion engine being ascertained as a function of a signal of at least one cylinder pressure sensor, and a comparison between a variable that is a function of the setpoint torque and the actual torque being carried out.
|DEVICE FOR DISPENSING AN ADDITIVE - The invention relates to a device for dispensing a liquid additive into a fuel circulation circuit for an internal combustion engine, comprising a reservoir (
|Direct Injection Gas Engine and Method - An engine includes an engine having at least one cylinder and a cooling system that circulates coolant. A gaseous fuel system includes a heater and a gaseous fuel injector. Liquefied gaseous fuel is heated by extracting engine heat from the engine coolant and providing it to a stream of liquefied gaseous fuel passing through the heater. Heated gaseous fuel is injected directly into the cylinder. A liquid fuel system having an injector provides liquid fuel directly into the cylinder as ignition source. A sensor measures an outlet coolant temperature from the heater and provides a signal to a controller such that the engine can operate in a normal or in a thermal management mode during which engine heat extracted from the engine coolant is reduced.
|FUNCTIONAL AIR-SUPPLY MODULE INCORPORATING AN INJECTION SET - A functional module includes: a mounting plate (
|Pressure Control Valve Arrangement for a Fuel Line - The present invention concerns a pressure control valve system for a fuel line with a pressure line with a pressure control valve for maintaining a fuel pressure in the fuel line and a filling line for filling the fuel line with fuel, wherein an inlet of the pressure line is connected to an outlet of the filling line using fluid technology.
|FUEL DISTRIBUTION PIPE - A fuel distribution pipe includes a pipe having a tubular main bore through which fuel is to be passed, a cylindrical injector attachment portion having a cylindrical injector bore to which an injector is to be attached, and a cylindrical bolt attachment portion having a cylindrical bolt bore through which a bolt is to be passed to fix the pipe to the cylinder head with the bolt. The injector bore communicates with the main bore such that an axis of the injector bore intersects with an axis of the main bore. An axis of the bolt bore intersects with the axis of the main bore.
|RELIEF VALVE FOR HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP - A relief valve includes a valving element, a movable holder, a housing having a guide hole and a valve seat, and a resilient member. The valving element is lifted from its seated state, in which the valving element is engaged with the valve seat, toward a pressurizing chamber in a lift period. The lift period includes a lift first period and a lift second period. An amount of the lift of the valving element reaches a set distance in the lift first period. The lift second period is after the amount of the lift of the valving element has reached the set distance. The movable holder slides inside the guide hole both in the lift first period and in the lift second period. A minimum clearance area between the movable holder and the guide hole is larger in the lift second period than in the lift first period.
|METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACTUATING AN INJECTOR IN A FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A device and a method for actuating an injector in a fuel-injection system of an internal combustion engine are described. Using a first calibration method and based on a control parameter, an injector parameter which characterizes the injection process is determined. Starting from this injector parameter, a first feature is determined for calibrating the injector. A second calibration method determines a second feature for calibrating the injector, based on an engine parameter. The first calibration method is monitored on the basis of the second feature.
|VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable compression ratio internal combustion engine includes a variable compression ratio mechanism, an actuator and a linking mechanism. The actuator is varies and maintains a rotational position of the first control shaft. The linking mechanism includes a second control shaft and a lever. The second control shaft is selectively turned by the actuator. The lever links the second control shaft to the first control shaft such that transference of vibration of the first control shaft to the second control shaft is suppressed. The first control shaft is pivotally linked to a first end of the lever by a first linking pin. The second control shaft is pivotally linked to a second end of the lever by a second linking pin.
|VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable compression ratio internal combustion engine basically has a main engine body and a variable compression ratio mechanism. A housing is attached to an outside wall of the main engine body to support an actuator. The variable compression ratio mechanism varies an engine compression ratio according to a rotational position of a first control shaft by the actuator. A second control shaft links the actuator to the first control shaft. A bearing includes a pair of split bearing bodies that rotatably holds and supports the second control shaft on the housing. The split bearing body that is farther from the main engine body has higher in rigidity than the housing. The bearing is fixed to the side wall of the main engine body by fixing bolts that pass through both of the split bearing bodies and thread into the side wall of the main engine body.
|DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A HEAT ENGINE - The invention relates to a device for controlling a heat engine, comprising a plurality of cylinders (
|Device For Channeling A Flow Of Feed Gas For An Internal Combustion Engine - The invention relates to a device (
|Turbo Compressor By-Pass - A system is provided for boosting the pressure of air delivered to the intake manifold of an engine during a transient event. The system includes an air flow line that is configured to deliver air to an inlet of a low pressure compressor. The system also includes a high pressure compressor. The system further includes a bypass system having at least one bypass valve and a bypass line. The bypass system is configured to allow at least a portion of the air in the air flow line to bypass the low pressure compressor when the bypass valve is in an open position. The bypass valve may be actuated to an open position during transient events so as to increase the speed at which the pressure, and thus air flow mass, of air being supplied to an engine obtained desired levels.
|MISFIRE PREVENTION WATER AGITATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A misfire prevention water agitator system and method are disclosed. The system may include a boosted engine having a charge air cooler downstream of the compressor and having an air intake passage with a throttle between an intake manifold and the charge air cooler. The system may also include a line coupled in parallel with the air intake passage between the intake manifold and the charge air cooler, the line coupled to the intake manifold downstream of the throttle, the line including an agitator mounted within 45 degrees of vertical.
|EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION DEVICE OF MULTI-CYLINDER ENGINE - An exhaust gas recirculation device is provided. The device recirculates, from an exhaust system to an intake system, a part of exhaust gas from a plurality of cylinders of a multi-cylinder engine as EGR gas. The device includes a single EGR pipe extending from the exhaust system toward the intake system, an EGR manifold branching from a downstream end portion of the EGR pipe toward each cylinder, and an EGR valve for adjusting an EGR gas amount. The EGR manifold has one or more common EGR passages having a single pipe portion and branched pipe portions, and one or more independent EGR passages. Each shape of the common and independent EGR passages is set so that a communicating path in the EGR manifold communicating an arbitrary cylinder with a cylinder where combustion is performed subsequently thereto has the same volume for any cylinder combination having the adjacent combustion order.
|EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM AND CONTROL STRATEGY - A method for controlling a vehicle's exhaust gas recirculation system. The method controls the exhaust gas recirculation system in a manner that is suitable for a pedal tip-out transition while also being optimized for normal operating situations.
|POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION SYSTEM - An engine assembly includes an engine defining a combustion chamber and a crankcase volume, together with an intake assembly. The intake assembly includes an air cleaner assembly, a throttle, and an intake manifold in a series arrangement and fluidly coupled with the combustion chamber. An air-oil separator is fluidly coupled between the crankcase volume and the intake manifold and defines a separator volume configured to extract oil from air flowing through the volume. The air-oil separator includes a first inlet port configured to direct a first air flow into the separator volume substantially along a first direction, and a second inlet port configured to direct a second air flow into the volume substantially along a second direction that generally opposes the first direction.
|REFLUX STRUCTURE FOR BLOW-BY GAS - A reflux structure for blow-by gas that returns blow-by gas generated in an engine to a clean side of an air cleaner to reflux the blow-by gas to the engine, the reflux structure for blow-by gas includes: a communication pipe that has a flow path introducing the blow-by gas from the engine to the clean side of the air cleaner; and an air funnel that is mounted on the clean side of the air cleaner and introduces intake air from a dirty side into the engine, wherein the communication pipe has a discharge port formed to discharge the blow-by gas to a side closer to a bottom than to an umbrella part of the air funnel around the air funnel.
|Combustion Control via Homogeneous Combustion Radical Ignition (HCRI) or Partial HCRI in Cyclic IC Engines - A process for enhancement of combustion control in rotary and reciprocating IC engines for improving fuel efficiency by enabling leaner combustion at higher compression ratios. Embodiments supporting this process employ a fluid of higher heat of vaporization and higher volatility but lower ignitability than the fuel to increase the compression ratio required for self ignition. These have secondary chambers in a cylinder periphery for radical ignition ("RI") species generation in an earlier cycle for use in a later cycle. These chambers communicate with a main chamber via conduits. Measures regulate the RI species generated and provided to the main chamber. These species then alter the dominant chain-initiation reactions of the main combustion ignition mechanism by lowering the heat and the fuel ratios required for combustion. This improves combustion in radical ignition engines and radical augmented spark and compression ignition engines.
|ARCHERY BOWSTRING ADJUSTER - An archery bow adjuster includes first and second adjuster portions. The first portion is configured to mount to one of a bowstring and a cable. The second portion is configured to mount to the one of the bowstring and the cable. The first portion is rotatable relative to the second portion to adjust a length of the one of the bowstring and the cable of an archery bow.
|WALL OR FLOOR CHAINSAW - A chain bar unit for a wall saw is presented herein. The chain bar unit can include a bar configured to receive a circulating chain or wire around a perimeter of the bar. The chain bar unit also can include a driving gear for driving the chain or wire around the bar, the driving gear configured to be coupled to an output shaft of the wall saw. The chain bar unit further includes the bar being tapered from an end proximate to the driving gear to a distal end having a distal end radius, wherein a width of the bar at the proximate end, is at least two times the distal end radius of the distal end.
|Indoor Coil Adapter - An adapter for controlling airflow between a first element and a second element in an air conditioning system is provided including a frame having a first frame piece and a second frame piece. A portion of the second frame piece overlaps the first frame piece. The second frame piece slides relative to the first frame piece making a dimension of the frame adjustable. An upper portion of the frame attaches about an end of the first element and a lower portion of the frame attaches about an end of the second element.
|COLLAPSIBLE DUAL-TIER FIRE GRATE KIT - A collapsible fire grate kit includes a pair of opposing support frames. A lower grate and an upper grate each include a plurality of elongated members for supporting logs. The elongated members of the lower and upper grates are removably supported on the first support frame and the second support frame. A pan disposed below the lower grate between the first support frame and the second support frame for collecting ash and for outwardly radiating heat. Each elongated member of the lower and upper grates define a pair of slots receiving the first support frame and the second support frame, respectively. The slots open downwardly and extend along the longitudinal axis with the first support frame and the second support frame extending through the slots transversely to the axis so that the lower and upper grates support the first and second support frames in upright positions.
|GRATE BAR - A grate bar for combustion systems, having a substantially closed surface facing the combustion side, a rear support region designed to be placed on a grate carrier for forming the grate, and a front nose region, which is rounded between the surface and front edge and has a bearing surface designed on the lower face and further has cooling fins for air cooling which protrude from the lower face of the surface forming the grate. A head part in the interior has at least regionally thickened head fins for air cooling in the longitudinal direction and vertical direction below the surface facing the combustion side. The grate bar can also be a reversible grate bar.
|HOME APPLIANCE WITH UNITARY BAKE ELEMENT RETAINER - A home appliance having an oven with a bake element, the home appliance including an appliance body, an oven cavity defined within the appliance body, a bake element operationally associated within the oven cavity, a bake element retainer supporting the bake element and mounted adjacent the oven cavity, and a mounting arrangement formed integrally with the bake element retainer for mounting the bake element within the oven cavity.
|JET PLATE FOR AIRFLOW CONTROL IN AN OVEN - A jet plate for directing a flow of air in a cooking chamber of an oven may include a body and a plurality of air delivery orifices. The body may be configured to be disposed along a sidewall of the cooking chamber proximate to a rack or pan support. The air delivery orifices may pass through the body. The air delivery orifices may be disposed to extend transversely across the body and may be distributed along a longitudinal length of the body such that a density of air delivery orifices proximate to one portion of the jet plate is higher than a density of air delivery orifices at another portion of the jet plate.
|HOME APPLIANCE WITH RECESSED WATER VESSEL HOUSING - A home appliance having a water-fed steaming apparatus, the home appliance including an appliance body housing the steaming apparatus; a water supply vessel for supplying water to the steaming apparatus; a vessel housing within the appliance body for holding the water supply vessel; and a mounting assembly for mounting the vessel housing to the appliance body, the mounting assembly including a bezel having a locking element; a bracket engaged with the vessel housing and the locking element; and a spacer element extending between the appliance body and the bracket to define an air gap between the vessel housing and the appliance body for air flow between the vessel housing and the appliance body for cooling the vessel housing.
|BURNER ASSEMBLY FOR AN APPLIANCE - A burner assembly for an appliance is provided. The appliance includes a top panel constructed of a non-conducting material. A gas burner is removably mounted to the top panel at an opening of the top panel. A conducting contact extends between the gas burner and a mounting assembly positioned at the opening of the top panel. The conducting contact can be used to ground the gas burner.
|METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A GAS BURNER - Method for manufacturing a gas burner of the type comprising a cup, provided with at least one tubular tapered part of a mixer with axial Venturi effect, and shaped to couple with a burner head provided with at least one flame-spreader, wherein said cup is made in a single piece by casting or die-casting in an apposite mould. Such a method comprises, in sequence, the following steps:
|Heliostat Tracking And Operation For A Solar Power Generation Plant - A method and system is provided whereby heliostats in a solar power plant may be calibrated without being aimed away from the receiver. The heliostats may be moved through a calibration path different from their operational path. The calibration path may start from any point along the operational path of the heliostat and may move the reflected sunlight from the heliostat across a portion of the solar receiver. Individual power generation receiver modules may be monitored to detect changes in output as the calibration path takes the heliostat reflection across various receiver modules.
|STEAM GENERATION SYSTEM - A steam generation system of an embodiment has a first to fourth heating units. The first heating unit heats a first heat medium by collected solar heat. The second heating unit heats a second heat medium different from the first heat medium by the collected solar heat. The third heating unit heats water or steam by heat of the heated second heat medium. The fourth heating unit further heats the heated water or steam by heat of the heated first heat medium so as to generate steam which is further increased in temperature.
|Dish-Type Solar Thermal Power Generation System And Heat Collector Thereof - A heat collector of a dish-type solar thermal power generation system and the solar thermal power generation system having the heat collector. The heat collector of the dish-type solar thermal power generation system comprises a heat collecting cavity and at least one layer of heat absorbing coil. The heat collecting cavity is provided with an opening. The heat absorbing coil forms a cavity structure. The cavity structure is provided with a hole. The cavity structure is arranged within the heat collecting cavity. The hole and the opening are aligned. A low temperature inlet of the heat absorbing coil is arranged on the cavity structure at a location where incident light energy distribution density is at maximum. The heat collector is capable of preventing ablation of the heat absorbing coil due to localized overheating and burning of the heat collector due to abrupt drop in convective heat transfer coefficient caused by phase transition of working fluid.
|Delivery of Nebulized Medicines - Devices are disclosed that include a positionable elongated member configured to support and delivery tube and maintain a distal end of the tube in a desired position, and to allow the position of the distal end of the tube to be adjusted by a user, and an attachment device configured to allow a proximal end of the elongated member to be secured in a fixed position. These devices may be used, for example, in the delivery of vaporized medicine to a patient, e.g., a child or infant on a bed.
|METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING AEROSOLIZED MEDICATION - A pulmonary drug delivery device having one or more vortexing elements which impart beneficial flow characteristics to an inspiratory air flow carrying a medicament into the patient's lungs.
|OXYGEN ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods are provided that employ both a liquid oxygen source and a gaseous oxygen source. In this way, a seamless switch between these sources is possible and oxygen can be continuously provided during replacement of a depleted oxygen source. To this end, an oxygen delivery system includes a connection box and dispenser along with the liquid oxygen source and the gaseous oxygen source. The connection box has a common conduit and first, second, and third ports fluidly coupled to the common conduit. The liquid oxygen source is fluidly coupled to the common conduit through the first port and the gaseous oxygen source is fluidly coupled to the common conduit through the second port. The dispenser is fluidly coupled to the common conduit through the third port. Such systems and methods provide uninterrupted oxygen to injured persons and can improve the time and/or effectiveness of recovery.
|DATA PROCESSING DEVICE FOR AN ANESTHESIA DEVICE - A data processing device is provided for an anesthesia device for feeding an intravenously administered hypnotic, a volatile hypnotic, and an opioid such that the volume flow can be adjusted. The device determines and standardizes the effective concentrations of the anesthetics. A pharmacokinetic model adds up the standardized concentrations of the hypnotics to a total hypnotic concentration. An isobole is calculated based on a coordinate plane with a total hypnotic concentration axis and an opioid concentration axis, as a function of the currently determined concentrations. The system displays a two-dimensional action diagram with the y-axis as an indicator of the total hypnotic concentration and the x-axis as an indicator of the standardized opioid concentration. The calculated standardized total hypnotic concentration and opioid concentration and the isoboles determined are displayed. The display is adapted to changes occurring in the isoboles determined in the course of time.
|Aerosol Generating System with Prevention of Condensate Leakage - There is provided an aerosol generating system for heating a liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The system includes an aerosol-forming chamber, and a leakage preventer for preventing or reducing leakage of liquid aerosol condensate from the aerosol generating system. The leakage preventer may include one or more of: at least one cavity in a wall of the aerosol-forming chamber, for collecting droplets of condensed liquid aerosol-forming substrate; at least one hooked member for collecting droplets of condensed liquid aerosol-forming substrate; an impactor for disrupting airflow in the aerosol-forming chamber so as to collect liquid droplets; and a closure member for substantially sealing the aerosol-forming chamber when the aerosol generating system is not in use.
|Aerosol Generating System With Leakage Prevention - There is provided an aerosol generating system for heating a liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The system includes a liquid storage portion for storing the liquid aerosol-forming substrate, and a leakage preventer for preventing or reducing leakage of the liquid aerosol forming substrate from the liquid storage portion. The leakage preventer may include one or more of a porous plug at least partially located within the liquid storage portion, a first sealer between the liquid storage portion and a capillary wick, and a second sealer between the liquid storage portion and an electrical connector of an electric heater.
|ELBOW ASSEMBLY - An elbow assembly for a mask system includes an elbow including a slot and a port, an anti-asphyxia valve adapted to be received within the slot and including a flap portion adapted to selectively close the port depending on the presence of pressurized gas, and a support member to secure the anti-asphyxia valve to the elbow. The support member includes a slot that is adapted to interlock with a protrusion provided to the anti-asphyxia valve.
|CEILING-MOUNTED SUPPLY UNIT - A ceiling-mounted supply unit (
|System And Method Of Administering A Pharmaceutical Gas To A Patient - A method and system for delivering a pharmaceutical gas to a patient. The method and system provide a known desired quantity of the pharmaceutical gas to the patient independent of the respiratory pattern of the patient. The preferred pharmaceutical gases are CO and NO, both of which are provided as a concentration in a carrier gas. The gas control system determines the delivery of the pharmaceutical gas to the patient to result in the known desired quantity (e.g. in molecules, milligrams or other quantified units) of the pharmaceutical gas being delivered. Upon completion of that known desired quantity of pharmaceutical gas over a plurality of breaths, the system can either terminate any further delivery of the pharmaceutical gas or can activate an alarm to alert the user that the known quantity has been delivered. The system also has alarm functions to alert the user of possible malfunctions of the system.
|Low Dose Pharmaceutical Powders for Inhalation - The invention relates to a method of delivering an agent to the pulmonary system of a compromised patient, in a single breath-activated step, comprising administering a particle mass comprising an agent from an inhaler containing less than 5 milligrams of the mass, wherein at least about 50% of the mass in the receptacle is delivered to the pulmonary system of a patient. The invention also relates to receptacles containing the particle mass and the inhaler for use therein.
|AIRFLOW ADAPTOR FOR A BREATH-ACTUATED DRY POWDER INHALER - An airflow adaptor for a breath-actuated dry powder inhaler. The airflow adaptor includes a conduit having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end allows fluid communication from a deagglomerator outlet port to the distal end of the conduit, and wherein the airflow adaptor further includes provisions for allowing air to flow from a proximal end of the adaptor to a distal end of the adaptor independently of the airflow in the conduit when a breath induced low pressure is applied to the distal end of the airflow adaptor.
|DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A PLURALITY OF UNITARY DOSES OF DRY POWDER, AND INHALER COMPRISING SUCH DEVICE - Various embodiments relate to a device for dispensing a plurality of unitary doses of dry powder. The device includes: a casing; first and second supports respectively for two carriers each having a plurality of housings for respective unitary doses adapted to be connected to the mouthpiece for inhalation of the dose, the first and second supports being moveably mounted within the casing for sequentially connecting the housings to the mouthpiece; an indexing mechanism adapted to engage and move the first and second supports; and a changeover mechanism adapted to cause the device to pass from a first dispensing state to a second dispensing state and lock the second support in its stationary position while the device is in the first dispensing state, and to lock the first support in its stationary position while the device is in the second dispensing state.
|BLOWER AND PAP SYSTEM - A blower includes a housing including an inlet and an outlet, a stationary component provided to the housing, an impeller positioned between the inlet of the housing and the stationary component, and a motor adapted to drive the impeller. The stationary component includes a tube portion structured to retain and align a pair of bearings that rotatably support a rotor to which the impeller is coupled. The tube portion includes a diameter in a side closest to the impeller that is sufficient size to accommodate adhesive to retain one of the bearings.
|AIRCRAFT DEMAND REGULATOR AND DILUTION REGULATION METHOD - A demand regulator (
|SELF-CONTAINED, INTERMITTENT POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING SLEEP APNEA, SNORING, AND OTHER RESPIRATORY DISORDERS - Systems and methods provide a self-contained, intermittent positive airway pressure system for treating sleep apnea, snoring, and other respiratory disorders. The systems and methods provide an air flow director that can be worn in or over the nose of the individual in communication with an upper airway. The systems and methods provide an airflow regulation assembly that can also be worn in its entirety by the individual in communication with the air flow director. The airflow regulation assembly includes a source of positive pressure. The airflow regulation assembly intermittently operates the source of positive pressure to increase positive air pressure in the air flow director sufficient to resist tissue collapse in the upper airway during only a portion of the respiratory cycle less than the entire respiratory cycle.
|APPARATUS FOR MEASURING PROPERTIES OF GASES SUPPLIED TO A PATIENT - The gases temperature supplied to a patient when the patient is undergoing treatment such as oxygen therapy or positive pressure treatment for conditions such as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is often measured for safety and to enable controlling of the humidity delivered to the patient. The invention disclosed is related to measurement of properties, particularly temperature (thermister
|FOREHEAD SUPPORTS FOR FACIAL MASKS - A forehead support for a mask assembly includes a frame connector provided to a mask frame, a forehead cushion support movably mounted to the frame connector for generally linear movement between retracted and extended positions with respect to the frame connector, and an adjustment knob movably mounted to the frame connector and threadably engaged with the forehead cushion support such that turning movement of the adjustment knob causes the forehead cushion support to be moved between the retracted and extended positions. The adjustment knob includes a resilient prong having a ratchet bump. The ratchet bump is adapted to selectively engage a series of ridges provided to the frame connector to provide indexed incremental adjustment.
|PATIENT INTERFACE DEVICE HAVING MODULAR HEADGEAR AND MASK COMPONENTS - A patient interface device (
|Nasal Cannula Cover - A nasal cannula cover is provided and includes a cover body having a cover front, a cover rear, a cover length and cover width, wherein the cover length and cover width are sized to cover at least a portion of a nasal cannula having a cannula oxygen output port, wherein the cover body further includes, at least one oxygen output port opening for receiving the cannula oxygen output port, and a body connection device having a first attaching portion and a second attaching portion, wherein when the cover body is associated with the nasal cannula,the first attaching portion and second attaching portion are configured to securely and removably engage with each other, and the cannula oxygen output port of the nasal cannula is protruding from the at least one oxygen output port opening
|Intrauterine device - An intrauterine device for applying pressure to the walls of the uterine cavity includes a resilient body having an elongated member which includes a first end and a second end which are resiliency biased away from each other. The first end of the elongated member includes a first leg having a first end and a second end. The second end of the elongated member includes a second leg having a first end and a second end. A connection member is positioned between the first end of the first leg and the first end of the second leg. A first plug member is secured at the second end of the first leg and a second plug member is secured at the first end of the second leg. The first and second plug members are shaped and dimensioned for bearing against the walls of the uterine cavity as the elongated member spreads outwardly with the first end and the second end moving apart. A method for preventing conception within the uterine cavity is also disclosed.
|METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIZING AN ORAL APPLIANCE USING OVERLAYS - A system for sizing an oral appliance comprises a right overlay, a left overlay, and a wax bite plate. A dental arch impression of a patient is taken on the wax bite plate, and indicia on the right and left overlays are aligned with the dental arch impression to provide information on both the arcuate shape and width of an oral appliance which can best fit the patient.
|Neonatal Medical Apparatus and Methods - A body restraint apparatus preferably includes an anchor cloth, waist straps, upper limb straps, a shoulder roll, a head support roll, lower limb straps, thigh straps, and calf straps to restrain a neonate in a frog leg position during medical procedures or transport. In some embodiments, an ankle stabilizer provides additional support for the body restraint apparatus. A CPAP restraint apparatus preferably includes an anchor cloth, forehead straps, lip straps, chin straps, and an orogastric tube holder to stabilize the CPAP tubing, the orogastric tubing, and the chin of a neonate receiving CPAP. In some embodiments, an upper limb restraint apparatus provides additional support for the CPAP restraint apparatus. The apparatus are preferably made of non-elastic baby-friendly cloth with hook and loop fasteners. The apparatus may alternatively be designed and sized for use on children or adults during medical procedures, for transport, or during administration of CPAP.
|NOVEL BANDED CIGARETTE WRAPPER WITH OPENED-AREA BANDS - A wrapper of a smoking article comprising a base web and banded regions comprising a leading edge, a trailing edge and a plurality of material-free openings between said leading edge and said trailing edge. The openings establish a predetermined, nominal opened-area within said banded regions to control diffusivity. The add-on material can be applied by a gravure roller comprising a surface region with cells, cell-free areas and a chevron shape.
|FLUE-CURING APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A flue-curing apparatus and a related method are provided. The flue-curing apparatus includes a circulation chamber and a curing chamber that are separated by a divider wall. An air circulation system includes a blower positioned in the circulation chamber that directs air to a heater device and a lower passage into the curing chamber. The air may be received from one or both of an inlet and an upper passage extending from the curing chamber to the circulation chamber. A humidity control system humidifies the air directed into the curing chamber. A controller may receive signals from wet and dry bulb thermometers to determine the conditions in the curing chamber and the condition of tobacco leaves being cured therein. The controller may adjust various operational parameters to cause the tobacco leaves in the curing chamber to cure at a desired rate.
|AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM WITH MEANS FOR DISABLING CONSUMABLE - An aerosol generating system is provided, including: a storage portion for storing an aerosol-forming substrate, an aerosol generating element for generating an aerosol from the aerosol-forming substrate, control circuitry in communication with the storage portion, and disabling component within the storage portion for rendering the storage portion inoperable in the aerosol generating system in response to a disable signal from the control circuitry. There is also provided a method in an aerosol generating system, including sending a disable signal from the control circuitry to the disabling component following a determination that an amount of the aerosol-substrate in the storage portion is below a threshold level or following a determination of a malfunction in the system.
|METHODS AND ARTICLES TO CONTROL THE GAS-PARTICLE PARTITION OF AN AEROSOL TO ENHANCE ITS TASTE CHARACTERISTICS - A method and article are provided for controlling an inner filter temperature of an aerosol-generating product or device to alter the aerosol taste characteristics. The method comprises selecting a heat adsorbing or reflecting material to apply to a filter of a smoking article, the heat adsorbing or reflecting material having one or more properties associated therewith; and applying the heat adsorbing or reflecting material to the filter, the at least one heat adsorbing or reflecting materials being configured to control the inner temperature of the filter.
|TOBACCO PRODUCT - A tobacco product is formed by rolling moistened tobacco leaves about a cylindrical form casing and allowing the leaves to dry to form a shell. After the form casing is removed a consumer can fill the shell with crushed tobacco leaves of a favorite blend, thereby eliminating some steps in the making of a "roll-your-own" tobacco product.
|CIGARETTE WRAPPER WITH NOVEL PATTERN - A wrapper for a smoking article has a base web and a plurality of crenellated bands, each having a diffusivity value in the range of 0 to about 0.2 cm/sec. The add-on material can be applied by gravure printing in a single pass in a chevron pattern such that an apex of the element is co-linear with substantially symmetrically spaced points on a trailing, outer edge of an adjacent chevron element. Testing elements may be simultaneously printed with the add-on material to monitor diffusivity and/or presence of add-on material.
|CIGARETTE WRAPPER WITH NOVEL PATTERN - A wrapper for a smoking article has a base web and a plurality of elements each having at least a pair of patch areas where diffusivity is in the range of 0 to about 0.2 cm/sec. Patches of adjacent elements are circumferentially offset from one another along the axis of a smoking article. The add-on material can be applied by gravure printing in a single pass in a chevron pattern such that an apex of the element is co-linear with substantially symmetrically spaced points on a trailing, outer edge of an adjacent element. Testing elements may be simultaneously printed with the add-on material to monitor diffusivity and/or presence of add-on material.
|HAIR EXTENSION ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF APPLICATION - A hair extension assembly includes an elongated base being sufficiently flexible to conform to the contours of the wearer's head and including an attachment assembly comprising a plurality of loops extending along one longitudinal side of the base. A collection of extension hair includes a plurality of supplemental strands secured to the base substantially opposite relative to the plurality of loops. As applied, the base and more specifically the plurality of loops are disposed in adjacent, substantially aligned relation to a hair part or seam formed in the natural hair of the wearer. A plurality of natural hair groupings are formed along one side of the seam and the plurality of loops are cooperatively disposed and dimensioned to facilitate passage of the hair groupings therethrough for attachment to one another thereby securing the base and the collection of extension hair in an intended position on the head of the wearer.
|ANTIMICROBIAL ARTIFICIAL NAIL PRODUCT - An antimicrobial composition includes ABS resin; and Nano silver antimicrobial agent. The weight ratio between ABS resin and Nano silver anti-bacterial agent can be about 200:1. An antimicrobial artificial nail product includes a nail body that includes the antimicrobial composition. The nail body has a front side and a back side; and an adhesive layer may be applied on the back side of the nail body, which including a front side and a back side. A protective layer may be applied on the back side of the adhesive layer. The adhesive layer can be in the middle of the back side of the artificial nail body.
|Method of Using an Eyebrow Stencil Holder - A novel gauging device and associated stencils for shaping of eyebrows according to a Golden Ratio standard. The gauging device is adapted to be placed over a woman's face and maintained in a fixed position relative to her eyes and nose. A nosepiece and knobs are adjusted such that a lower end of a guide rod may be rotated about various points relative to the nose and held in predetermined angles relative to the nose and eyes, possibly supported magnetically on a lower track adjacent the nostrils and an upper track above the eyebrows. Each stencil may be adapted to accommodate not only different eyebrows of different sizes, but also to adjust the eyebrow's ideal Golden Ratio "High Point" to complement facial proportions (preferably represented by a single Facial Ratio Value or "FRV") that deviate from an ideal Golden Ratio.
|Pressure-Activated Lotion Applicator Apparatus and Method - A pressure-activated lotion applicator apparatus and related method for applying lotion to a portion of a user's body, comprising: a refillable lotion reservoir; an air chamber; a flexible, barrier separating the reservoir from the air chamber; and one or more holes for passing the lotion from the reservoir to the portion of the user's body; configured such that pressure between the applicator and the portion of the user's body causes the lotion to pass out of the applicator through the holes and be applied to the portion of the user's body, and further configured such that when a given volume of lotion passes out of the reservoir onto the portion of the user's body, a substantially equivalent volume of air enters the air chamber, and the barrier displaces so as to substantially equivalently increase the air chamber volume and decrease the lotion reservoir volume.
|HAIRCUT METHOD - A haircut method is provided that allows an amount of hair to be adjusted while the hair is cut, and prevents damage of the head hair.
|METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR APPLYING WEFT HAIR EXTENSIONS - Some implementations of this disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for applying weft hair extensions to a wearer's head by attaching a hair extension receiving apparatus to the wearer's hair. In some implementations, the hair extension receiving apparatus can include combs, clips, or any other attachment apparatus on one side to attach the receiving apparatus to the wearer's hair. The other side of the hair extension receiving apparatus includes a plurality of hooks. Once the receiving apparatus is attached to the wearer's hair (or before), the weft of hair extensions is inserted on the hooks of the hair extension receiving apparatus. By using implementations of the hair extension receiving apparatuses of the present disclosure, the time to apply hair extensions may be reduced and sewing or gluing may be eliminated.
|ENHANCED HAIR STRAIGHTENING SYSTEM - The present enhanced hair straightening system is directed to enhancing the removal of natural curl from hair having a visibly wavy to tight curly configuration using methods and compositions that provide straightened hair which retains desirable sensory tactile properties and hair sheen. The present invention is particularly suited to straightening hair having a curl configuration classified as resistant to conventional hair straightening.
|HAIR TREATMENT AND REVITALIZING COMPOSITION AND METHODS - A hair care composition containing inorganic fluoride for straightening, smoothing, and/or relaxing hair, and a method for using the hair care composition a hair care composition containing an inorganic fluoride for straightening, smoothing, defrizzing, curling and/or relaxing of hair, and its method of use in a variety of hair care products, e.g., straightener solution, shampoo, conditioner, color binding treatment, volumizing treatment, a combination thereof, etc. The hair care composition is formaldehyde-free, even when heated.
|METHOD FOR PERMANENT RESHAPING AND IN PARTICULAR FOR STRAIGHTENING, COMPRISING A STAGE OF STRAIGHTENING KERATINOUS FIBRES EMPLOYING A COMPOSITION COMPRISING AT LEAST 40% BY WEIGHT OF NON-SILICONE FATTY SUBSTANCES - The present invention relates to a method for the permanent reshaping and in particular straightening of keratinous fibres, in particular human keratinous fibres, such as the hair, comprising a stage of application, to the keratinous fibres, of a cosmetic composition comprising one or more non-silicone fatty substances in a content of greater than or equal to 40% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the composition, and a stage of heating the keratinous fibres using an iron, after the application of the said cosmetic composition.
|BLEACHING COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to bleaching composition for keratin fibres, especially human hair, comprising at least one compound with bleaching and/or highlighting effect and a lipidic compound.
|HAIR STYLING IRON WITH TIMER - A hair styling iron has a handle to which a heated barrel is mounted and a motor for moving the barrel. The iron includes a drive switch which is user actuable and connected to the control circuit for controlling operation of the motor. The control circuit includes a timer and monitors at least one change of state of the user-actuable drive switch to determine a starting time, and actuates an alarm, or another response, such as a reversal of the motor to unwind the hair, after an elapsed time measured from the starting time. The elapsed time may be user-selected or calculated automatically depending upon the length of hair wound onto the barrel, with compensation for barrel temperature.
|METHOD FOR TREATING HUMAN OR ANIMAL HAIR AND APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - In order to treat human or animal hair fixedly arranged on a sopport, hair is divided into strands. The divided strands are subjected to a dielectric plasma treatment by drawing an apparatus connected to a high voltage source (
|Contamination Removal Apparatus and Method - A substrate dry cleaning apparatus, a substrate dry cleaning system, and a method of cleaning a substrate are disclosed. The substrate dry cleaning system includes a substrate support and a reactive species generator. The reactive species generator includes a first conduit defining a first flow channel that extends to an outlet of the first conduit, the Gullet of the first conduit facing the substrate support, a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, the first flow channel disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, a first inert wall disposed between the first electrode and the first flow channel, and a second inert wall disposed between the second electrode and the first flow channel.
|METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF CLEANING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: holding a semiconductor substrate with a surface inclined with respect to the vertical direction and the horizontal direction; and immersing the semiconductor substrate in a cleaning solution including an acid.
|Steam Sponge - The concept is to use a material that is a microwave susceptor as a heat source to provide the energy necessary to instantly turn water into steam. One or more surfaces of susceptor are housed in a steam chamber. When the steam is generated, the pressure built up inside the steam chamber exhausts the steam through an exhaust duct that directs the steam to the cleaning surface. A sponge or other cleaning element is attached to the bottom of the product to allow the user to scrub the cleaning surface.
|FIRE HYDRANT CLEANING DEVICE - A cleaning apparatus for cleaning an associated object includes a motor and an output drive shaft powered by the motor. A cleaning attachment is coupled for rotational movement with the output drive shaft and has an axis of rotation. The cleaning attachment includes a housing having an outer surface and an inner surface. A plurality of elongated cleaning members is mounted to the inner surface of the housing. The apparatus can be employed as a cleaning implement for fire hydrants or other stationary objects. A mechanized method for cleaning stationary objects is also disclosed.
|Touch-Free Medical Instrument Sanitation Station And Method Thereof - A cleansing unit for enhanced sanitation compliance and for eradicating a healthcare facility-hosted opportunistic infections, the unit comprising: a hands-free automatic dispenser of disinfectant agent that dispenses such agent either directly on at least one agitation membrane support post having a condom-like mounted textured sheath or directly on the auscultation portion of the stethoscope, said textured sheath designed to provide a frictional agitation of an auscultation portion of a stethoscope to effectively clean and sanitize the stethoscope, and method thereof.
|SOLAR PANEL CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD - System and method for cleaning a solar row of solar panels. The solar row has an upper edge elevated from ground level more than a lower edge to provide an inclination of the solar row. A cleaning assembly operates to clean a surface of the solar panels. A support frame supports the cleaning assembly and enables the cleaning assembly to move (1) upwardly and downwardly in the width direction of the solar row, and (2) in the length direction of the solar row. Operation and movement of the cleaning assembly is controlled by a control unit to cause the cleaning assembly to clean a surface of the solar panels during downward movement of the cleaning assembly. The cleaning assembly is preferably not operative during its upward vertical movement. During the downward movement, the cleaning assembly removes dirt, debris and dust from the surface of the solar panels and generates an air stream to blow off the dirt, debris, and dust.
|Vacuum Attachment System - In accordance with one or more aspects, a vacuum attachment system for removing debris is disclosed. The system contains attachments that attach to a vacuum device and are specifically designed for particular cleaning purposes. The attachment system can be used for residential, commercial, or automotive cleaning applications. Scraping blades at the end of the attachments are used to loosen stuck-on debris; the debris then being removed by the suction force created by the vacuum device.
|Multi-function Surface Cleaning Apparatus - A multi-function surface cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning containment enclosure including a top surface and a plurality of walls connected to form a chamber therebetween, wherein each wall has an inner surface, an outer surface, and a bottom surface, a delivery lance fluidly connected to the top surface of the cleaning containment enclosure, a vacuum suction hose fluidly connected to the top surface of the cleaning containment enclosure, a gun trigger fluidly connected to a proximal end of the delivery lance, and a water pressure line fluidly connected to the gun trigger. The cleaning containment enclosure may include four walls configured to form a diamond-shaped cleaning containment enclosure. The cleaning containment enclosure further may include a plurality of relief vents that extends from the inner surfaces of the walls of the cleaning containment enclosure therethrough to the outer surfaces of the walls of the cleaning containment enclosure.
|APPARATUS FOR CLEANING EXHAUST PASSAGE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR CRYSTAL MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CLEANING SAME - Dust that is accumulated in an exhaust passage provided in a chamber, the exhaust passage for discharging gas in the chamber of a semiconductor crystal manufacturing device, is removed by being sucked from the outside of the chamber. Moreover, an opening and closing valve for cleaning that is detachably attached to an opening of the exhaust passage, the opening facing the chamber, is opened and closed intermittently in a suction state. Furthermore, the opening and closing valve for cleaning is driven by a valve driving unit. The dust accumulated in the exhaust passage is removed efficiently, whereby the time required to clean the exhaust passage is shortened and fluctuations of the pressure inside the chamber when a semiconductor crystal is manufactured are suppressed.
|Light Collector Mirror Cleaning - A collector mirror of an extreme ultraviolet light source is cleaned by removing the collector mirror from a chamber of the extreme ultraviolet light source; mounting the collector mirror to a carrier; inserting the carrier with the collector mirror into a cleaning tank; applying a cleaning agent to a reflective surface of the collector mirror by spraying the cleaning agent through a plurality of nozzles directed toward the collector mirror reflective surface until the collector mirror reflective surface is clean; rinsing the applied cleaning agent from the collector mirror reflective surface; and drying the collector mirror reflective surface.
|JEWELRY WASHING MACHINE AND METHOD - A machine is presented for the cleaning of jewelry. The machine allows the manual or automatic cleaning of jewelry. Under both modes of operation, the jewelry is secured by a user to a support bracket inside a transparent, water-tight cylindrical wash chamber. When in manual mode, the user can direct the spray of wash fluid onto the jewelry by rotating the jewelry using a trackball. When used in automatic mode, the machine washes the jewelry during a preset washing cycle. For both modes, the washing cycle is followed by the drying cycle where a blower directs air onto the jewelry for a set time period to blow off excess moisture. The drying cycle concludes with a blower venting the cylindrical wash chamber to remove residual moisture from the wash chamber and the jewelry. After the cleaning, the user removes the jewelry from the machine.
|CLEANING OF A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FORCE SENSOR - A force transducer is coupled to a distal portion of a shaft of a surgical instrument. The force transducer includes proximal and distal portions, radial ribs, and a plurality of strain gauges. The radial ribs form a plurality of through passages. The surgical instrument further includes a flush manifold that receives a liquid from a proximal portion of the shaft, and that directs the liquid along a first subset of through passages of the plurality of through passages toward the distal portion of the force transducer. A plenum at the distal portion of the force transducer collects the liquid from the first subset of through passages and redirects the liquid back toward the proximal portion of the shaft along a second subset of through passages of the plurality of through passages different from the first subset of through passages.
|CLEANING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus and method for cleaning a surface comprising a gas dispensing conduit having a first end connectable to a source of pressurized gas and an open second end such that a stream of pressurized gas may be dispensed from the open second end of the gas dispensing conduit. A liquid dispensing conduit is connectable to a source of liquid and associated with the gas dispensing conduit in such a way that liquid is introduced into the stream of pressurized gas wherein the liquid dispensing conduit allows liquid to be introduced into the stream of pressurized gas at a rate that causes the liquid to contact the surface to be cleaned while substantially preventing the liquid from running off the surface.
|IN-LINE PRETREATMENT SYSTEM FOR MACHINE PARTS - An in-line parts washing system comprising concatenated modules of two discrete lengths where certain of the modules have a self-contained tank of parts cleaning chemical along with a motor-driven pump for forcing the cleaning chemical through spray heads enclosed in a shroud through which the parts to be cleaned are transported via a conveyor. Other modules disposed in-line with the wash modules provide zones where the cleaning chemical dripping from the parts is collected and redirected back into the tanks from which it originated. The ability to swap modules of differing length allows a user to easily alter the cleaning process.
|INTEGRATED DEVICE FOR DISPENSING WASHING AGENTS FOR A WASHING MACHINE, PARTICULARLY A DISHWASHER - The dispensing device (
|SUBSTRATE CLEANING APPARATUS - A substrate cleaning apparatus cleans a surface of a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer and dries the substrate. The substrate cleaning apparatus includes a process chamber having a substrate conveying unit configured to hold a substrate horizontally with its upper surface facing upwardly and to convey the substrate in one direction, and a cleaning unit configured to clean the surface of the substrate in non-contact state by supplying a cleaning liquid to the surface of the substrate which is moving in the process chamber. The substrate apparatus has an inert gas blowing unit configured to blow an inert gas toward the front and reverse surfaces of the substrate which has been cleaned in the cleaning unit to produce an inert gas atmosphere in the process chamber while drying the substrate with the inert gas.
|Needle Washing Mechanism - A needle washing mechanism allowing the selection of an appropriate needle cleaning liquid without having to take volatility into consideration is presented. The needle washing mechanism has: needles standing on a base side by side and each of which has a path inside thereof through which a liquid passes; washing ports having washing holes including openings; and a needle cleaning liquid supply means for supplying a needle cleaning liquid to each of the washing holes, and includes cap sections, which are provided on the outer circumferential surface of the needles, for closing the openings of the washing holes when the needles are inserted into the washing holes. The washing ports are biased toward the openings by means of biasing means. In addition, disposal passages for discharging the needle cleaning liquid from the washing holes are provided in the washing ports.
|MOTOR-OPERATED UMBRELLA - The structure of the motor-operated umbrella is made to degrease rotation damage caused by a motor and to be light weight of the umbrella for using easily by a hand.
|CONTAINER CARRIER - Disclosed is a container carrier that mounts on a walker device or the like to pivot from the interior to the exterior of the device so that the interior of the device is not obstructed, and the required clearance of the device in restricted spaces is not substantially increased. The container carrier has a flexible mounting capacity, accommodates various sizes and shapes of containers, and is assembled from parts that are inexpensive to manufacture.
|WALKING ASSIST APPARATUS - A walking assist apparatus includes a pair of wheels, at least one first driving unit that drives the pair of wheels, a main body that rotatably supports the pair of wheels, and a grip that is disposed at one end of the main body to be able to be gripped. The walking assist apparatus includes a sensor unit configured to detect an angular change in an inclination angle of the main body in a pitch direction, and a first control unit configured and programmed to control an operation of the at least one first driving unit based on an output of the sensor unit such that the angular change of the main body is zero.
|Hunting blind - A hunting blind includes a body assembly and a roof assembly. The body assembly includes a body frame defining a receiving cavity, and a body blind embedding the body frame for hiding a hunter in the receiving cavity. The roof assembly includes a roof frame detachably attached on the body frame, and a roof blind provided on the roof frame to operate between a hiding mode and a hunting mode, wherein in the hiding mode, the roof frame and the roof blind are attached on the body frame so as to conceal the receiving cavity, wherein in the hunting mode, the roof assembly is operated to create a roof opening for communicating the receiving cavity with an exterior of the hunting blind, so that a hunter may normally hide in the receiving cavity and expose himself through the roof opening for hunting a predetermined target.
|MANUFACTURE OF THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR STRUCTURES BY FIBER DRAWING - Methods of manufacturing a thermoelectric generator via fiber drawing and corresponding or associated thermoelectric generator devices are provided.
|POWER GENERATOR - Disclosed is a generator. The generator in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a thermoelectric element, which creates an electromotive force by using a temperature difference between a high-temperature portion and a low-temperature portion; a heat source, which is thermally coupled to the high-temperature portion and transfers heat to the high-temperature portion; and a vibrating capillary-shaped heat-pipe, which has a working fluid injected therein, is thermally coupled to the low-temperature portion, and discharges heat of the low-temperature portion. The generator in accordance with the present invention can increase an efficiency of power generation using the thermoelectric element by employing a highly exothermic vibrating capillary-shaped heat-pipe to maintain the temperature difference required for power generation.


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Dear Friend,
I recently returned from an international conference in Doha, Qatar, that shined a spotlight on an otherwise neglected and socially excluded population: people affected by conflict and living with disabilities. The Shafallah Forum "Crisis, Conflict and Disability: Ensuring Equality" was an initiative of her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, wife of the Emir of Qatar. The conference drew some 250 delegates from around the world, including many first ladies, Nobel Peace Prize winner Tun Channareth—who was disabled by a landmine—other persons with disabilities and representatives from major world news outlets.
It was extremely encouraging to see displaced persons with disabilities finally getting the attention they need. An estimated 4 million people who have been displaced by conflict are living with disabilities today, and they are among the most vulnerable of the vulnerable—with extremely limited access to services.
At the close of the conference, I worked with representatives from the U.S. Agency for International Development, Human Rights Watch and other participants to draft a declaration calling attention to the rights and needs of displaced people living with disabilities and setting forth a plan of action. The Women's Refugee Commission has led groundbreaking work in this area, and we look forward to working with our partners to ensure these plans become reality.
New Report Highlights Education and Job Training Needs of Displaced Youth
Uprooted from their homes and schools, displaced youth have historically fallen through the cracks—leaving a large population that is often out of school and unemployed. To meet their needs, our Displaced Youth Initiative has worked to increase attention and support for comprehensive education and job training programs that help prepare young women and men for life during and after displacement. During our research, we met with hundreds of displaced young women and men in Jordan, Liberia, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Thailand, Uganda and the United States. We listened to them to learn what worked and what is needed to address the gaps. Our new report Tapping the Potential of Displaced Youth reflects our learning from this initiative and provides technical knowledge to strengthen and create greater access for displaced young women and men to quality education and training opportunities and safe, dignified livelihoods.
Technology Helping to Save Mothers' Lives in Refugee Settings
As we reported in October, the non-pneumatic anti-shock garment, or "LifeWrap," may be an invaluable medical solution to help save mothers' lives in remote settings. The garment is a low-technology, simple first-aid device that reduces bleeding and reverses shock induced by severe bleeding following childbirth.
Last fall, Women's Refugee Commission staff travelled to western Tanzania with Pathfinder International to learn about how the garment has been used there in refugee camps and surrounding communities. Our findings have been released in this report for practitioners.
Health workers in several developing countries have reported great success with the garment, and now that our reproductive health team has documented its effectiveness in the Tanzania camp, we are advocating that other refugee camps and crisis-affected areas incorporate the garment into their maternal health programs to assess the benefits and identify any challenges or drawbacks.
WRC Joins New Coalition to Improve International Health Care Work Force
Frontline health workers are the first, and often the only, link to health care for millions of women and their families, especially refugees and others living in war-torn areas. Health care providers in these areas—mostly community health workers and midwives—can provide families with a range of proven, lifesaving services, including maternal and newborn care. The Women's Refugee Commission recently joined with 15 other influential global health organizations in launching the Frontline Health Workers Coalition. The Coalition will advocate for increased investment by the U.S. government in more and better trained frontline health workers, as the most cost-effective way to save lives and address HIV and other global health crises.
Focus on Immigrant Parents Separated from their Children
Today, 5,100 children are in foster care in the United States because a parent has been detained or deported, and 15,000 more are expected to enter the system in the next five years. For the past three years, our Detention and Asylum Program has been at the forefront of a national advocacy effort to protect the rights of immigrant mothers and fathers who are detained or deported to maintain custody of their children. And it seems that our voice has been heard loud and clear. President Obama recently called the separation of parents and children because of immigration enforcement a real problem. And ABC's World News and Nightline recently featured the issue in this story.
Women Survivors of Sexual Violence in Former Yugoslavia Mobilize
A lifelong advocate for the protection and empowerment of women and girls, board member Dr. Indira Kajosevic Skoric recently presented to a packed room of WRC and IRC staff and colleagues on her oral history research on survivors of sexual violence from Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo. She shared stories of nine Muslim women survivors who are now advocates for women's rights and social justice. Dr. Skoric is the cofounder and executive director of the Reconciliation and Culture Cooperative Network, a nonprofit organization that focuses on communal healing among immigrants from the Western Balkans.
In the News
The Huffington Post published "Pregnant and Displaced: Double the Danger" by Executive Director Sarah Costa.
Sarah was also mentioned in the Gulf Times article "Dignitaries to Attend Shafallah Forum."
Michelle Brané, Director, Detention and Asylum, was featured on Washington, D.C.'s WAMU's Kojo Nnamdi show on immigration enforcement and detention. Michelle was also quoted in a National Review article "Detained and Abused."
AlertNet published "Building a Better and Safer Haiti for Women and Children" by Director of Advocacy and External Relations Joan Timoney.
The Women's Refugee Commission was established in 1989 to address the particular needs of refugee and displaced women and children.
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TITLE Professional Learning Community Resource Specialist
CLASSIFICATION Exempt
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR Faculty member serving as Coordinator of Southwest Regional Development Center
MAJOR ADMINISTRATOR Associate Dean, College of Education
The primary duty of the Professional Learning Community Resource Specialist is to assist in the planning and execution of training for Professional Learning Community schools which are assigned to the Center and statewide. The Professional Learning Community Resource Specialist assists in the development of materials for regional training, statewide training, information purposes, and evaluation. The Professional Learning Communities Resource Specialist provides on-site support and services to leadership team and staff of participating schools. The Professional Learning Community Resource Specialist assists in the recruitment of new Professional Learning Community schools, conducts workshops on the Professional Learning Community model for awareness and information purposes, and assists in the evaluation of schools in the Missouri Professional Learning Communities Project by collecting and analyzing performance data.
Education: A Bachelor's degree in Education from an accredited four-year college or university is required; a Master's degree in a field related to education is preferred.
Experience: At least five years of teaching or school administrative experience and experience working in a secondary Professional Learning Communities school program are required. Participation in Professional Learning Communities Leadership team training is preferred. Experience with and active participation in action research topics related to Professional Learning Communities is preferred. Trainer of Trainer experience with teaching strategies (i.e. Kagan, Cooperative Learning, Multiple Intelligences) is preferred. Literacy strategy experience at the secondary level is preferred.
Skills: Must have knowledge and understanding of the Professional Learning Communities model for school improvement. Knowledge and understanding of national and state school reform and restructuring efforts and current research related to school leadership and school change is required. Presentation experience with adult audiences is required. The ability to develop training and staff development materials and conduct workshops and inservice training is required. The ability to communicate and express ideas effectively orally and in writing is required. Experience in maintaining effective working relationships with school administrators, teachers, parents, community agencies, Department personnel, University faculty, business/foundation personnel, and public officials is required. The ability to develop knowledge of, respect for, and skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds is required.
1. Supports the Missouri Professional Learning Communities program by assisting in planning and executing training for new and continuing Professional Learning Communities schools assigned to the Center, planning and executing statewide training for Professional Learning Communities schools, and assisting with the development of materials for Center training, statewide training, information purposes, and evaluation.
2. Provides direct services to Professional Learning Communities schools' coaches and staffs by making on-site visits and telephone calls on a regular basis.
3. Help to expand the Professional Learning Communities program by assisting in recruiting new Professional Learning Communities schools.
4. Increases awareness and provides information by conducting workshops on Professional Learning Communities.
5. Assists in the evaluation of schools in the Missouri Professional Learning Communities Project by collecting and analyzing performance data.
6. Contributes to a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and development of skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds.
7. Remains competent and current through self-directed professional reading, developing professional contacts with colleagues, attending professional development courses, and attending training and/or courses as required.
8. Helps to assure the overall success of the Missouri Professional Learning Communities schools and the SWRPDC by performing all other duties as assigned.
The Professional Learning Community Resource Specialist is supervised by the faculty member serving in the role of Coordinator of the SWRPDC.
Factor 1: Professional Knowledge, Skill, and Technical Mastery
Level 4 - 2300 Points: Knowledge of the principles, concepts, practices, methods and techniques of an administrative, managerial, or professional field such as accounting or auditing, financial management, business administration, human resources, engineering, social sciences, communications, education, law, or medicine. Knowledge permits the employee to complete assignments by applying established methods to recurring types of projects/problems susceptible to well-documented precedents or to schedule, plan, and carry out precedented projects. Alternatively, knowledge at this level might also permit the employee to carry out precedented projects requiring considerable experience in specific areas within higher education. Knowledge at this level is typically acquired through a combination of formal education and/or training and experience that includes a requirement for a college degree in a specific technical or professional specialty along with significant related work experience. Alternatively, equivalent knowledge requirements at this level include a non-technical or general Bachelor's degree requirement with substantial work experience or a non-specific Master's degree requirement with substantial work experience. Knowledge requirements generally also include a significant amount of related work experience and may include administrative or supervisory experience.
Factor 2: Supervisory Responsibility
Level 1 - 50 Points: Typically, little, if any, supervision of others is required. The job may require irregular but occasional responsibility to direct the work of student workers and/or temporary or part-time workers. The nature of supervision is largely confined to assigning tasks to others and does not include a full range of supervisory responsibilities. The amount of time spent on directing the work of others is normally a small portion of total work time.
Factor 3: Interactions with Others
Level 3 - 250 Points: The purpose of interactions is to advise or counsel others to solve recurring and structured problems, and/or to plan or coordinate work efforts with other employees who are working toward common goals in situations where relationships are generally cooperative. Interactions are moderately structured and routine and may involve employees in different functions, students, and/or the general public. These types of interactions require normal interpersonal skills.
Factor 4: Job Controls and Guidelines
Level 3 - 500 Points: The employee operates under general supervision expressed in terms of program goals and objectives, priorities, and deadlines. Administrative supervision is given through statements of overall program or project objectives and available resources. Administrative guidelines are relatively comprehensive and the employee need only to fill in gaps in interpretation and adapt established methods to perform recurring activities. In unforeseen situations, the employee must interpret inadequate or incomplete guidelines, develop plans, and initiate new methods to complete assignments based on those interpretations. Assignments are normally related in function, but the work requires many different processes and methods applied to an established administrative or professional field. Problems are typically the result of unusual circumstances, variations in approach, or incomplete or conflicting data. The employee must interpret and refine methods to complete assignments. Characteristic jobs at this level may involve directing single-purpose programs or performing complex, but precedented, technical or professional work.
Factor 5: Managerial Responsibility
Level 3 - 850 Points: Work involves providing significant support services to others both within and outside of the department that substantially influences decision-making processes. Work activities are complex and others rely on the accuracy and reliability of the information, analysis, or advice to make decisions. Work activities have a direct, but shared, impact on further processes or services, affect the overall efficiency and image of the department, and may have material impact on costs or service quality within the cost center. Incumbents may be responsible for identifying areas of need and for developing proposals that request funding to fulfill those needs.


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Khairul, Wan M. and Fox, Mark A. and Schauer, Phil A. and Yufit, Dmitry S. and Albesa-Jové, David and Howard, Judith A. K. and Low, Paul J. (2010) 'The electronic structures of diruthenium complexes containing an oligo(phenylene ethynylene) bridging ligand, and some related molecular structures.', Dalton transactions., 39 (48). pp. 11605-11615.
The complexes [{Cp′(L2)Ru}CCC6H4CCC6H2(OMe)2CCC6H4CC{Ru(L2)Cp′}](L2 = (PPh3)2, Cp′ = Cp; L2 = dppe, Cp′ = Cp*) in which the metal centres are bridged by an oligomeric phenylene ethynylene (OPE) ligand have been prepared and the electronic structure of these representative ruthenium-capped OPEs investigated using a combination of electrochemical, UV-vis-NIR and IR spectroelectrochemical methods, and DFT-based calculations. The diruthenium complexes are oxidised to the thermodynamically stable dications [Cp′Ru(L2)CCC6H4CCC6H2(OMe)2CCC6H4CCRu(L2)Cp′]2+, which on the basis of the spectroelectrochemical and computational results can be described in terms of two non-interacting Ru(CCAr)(L2)Cp′ moieties. X-ray structures of the oligophenyleneethynylene HCCC6H4CCC6H2(OMe)2CCC6H4CCH, the bis(gold) complex Ph3PAuCCC6H4CCC6H2(OMe)2CCC6H4CCAuPPh3 and the precursor 1-ethynyl-4-(trimethylsilylethynyl)benzene are also reported.
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Jasmin Marcotte, 19, of 7 Prest St. was charged Tuesday with third-degree assault and criminal mischief.
Gwendolyn Bostick, 58, of 78 Hempstead St. was charged Monday with disorderly conduct, second-degree threatening and possession of a dangerous weapon.
Dawn Trovato, 26, of 22 Carroll Court was charged Monday with breach of peace.
Scott Moultan, 38, of Kensington was charged Monday with third-degree criminal mischief and first-degree criminal trespass.
Fred Corna, 36, of 47 Russell Road was charged Sunday with third-degree assault, disorderly conduct, second-degree threatening and risk of injury to a minor.
Patricia Cairus, 51, of 28 Rankin Court, Uncasville, was charged Saturday with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, interfering with an officer, failure to drive right, improper turn and failure to obey officer's signal.
Slone M. Williams, 27, of 23 Noyes Ave., Apt. 1, Pawcatuck, was charged Monday with credit card theft.
Denny D. Ramoutar, 30, of Willimantic was charged Monday with criminal violation of a protective order.
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"We can design away the need for a user manual and online Help"
The idea of a product that totally is intuitive to use, the product that sells itself, sounds terribly attractive. Often these are called commodities, and consumers tend to go for the cheapest one, or the one with the best brand image.
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JB Holmes' wife Sara Holmes must've been pretty freaked out about her husband's brain surgery. Back in 2011, Holmes started feeling dizzy and withdrew from the PGA Tour to get answers and treatment about what he first figured was just an ear infection. He and Sara later learned that it was something called a Chiari malformation, which is too much skull and too little room for the brain. It was causing his brain to get squeezed, and that was affecting his motor skills. Bad news, but he got an operation and had some titanium mesh fitted onto his cranium.
You can imagine how awesome it must have been for JB Holmes' wife Sarah Holmes when he beat everybody in the 2008 Tavistock Cup, earned $500,000 and bought a house in Isleworth, Orlando. It's also where Tiger Woods was living at the time, and apparently there's a lot of other pro golfers living there. I guess the place offers a huge amount of golfing variety? Sara apparently had a heckuva' time wrenching JB away from his beloved Kentucky, but the weather is better in Orlando than in Kentucky. Apparently JB had played there once in college and made the decision that he'd move there if he ever got on tour and started making the big bucks.


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I just got the new BDP7700.
The first hours with this device have been really shocking. It crashed so many times that I wonder, if this has really been evaluated before throwing it to the market. The firmware update online was not possible. Anyhow, after downloading the new firmware to USB and executing the update this way, it is now much better. Though still not very good.
Besides some trouble which occurs from time to time especially when using NetTV or when streaming from a NAS System (WD MyBook Live), there are still some issues, which I would really like to have fixed.
1. When switching on the player and touching the open button afterwards, it needs definitely too much time until the disk is ejected. Sometimes it doesn't work at all and I have to use the remote control.
2. When press (or touch) eject directly, it works well. It is not so easy to find the button as it is invisible while the player is switched off but that's acceptable. But the problem is, that I cannot close the drawer anymore with the button. I have to use the remote again.
3. I cannot use the USB keyboard to enter the WiFi key. As my WiFi key is quite long, it with the remote is not very comfortable. Even though I wouldn't have to do it very often I haven't had the nerves yet to do it.
4. I many cases I haven't been able to fast forward and sometimes even to pause the playback. This happens in NetTV (I think, ARD Mediathek but I'm not sure) and with many video formats on my NAS system. Some of them are not supported at all but I don't have details. Is it planned to improve the supported formats and the issues with the online streams in coming firmware updates?
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Looking for informaton on "RANDOLPH PERRY HILL"
I am searching for new information on my GGGUncle Randolph Perry Hill who married Julia Ann Cannedy who was born @1832 in Tennessee and Randolph and Julia were married 1853. I have very little to go on, it has been this way for several years now.
I know they had the following children: Walter, Etna, Henry, and James Perry Hill.
I have rattled my brain on Randolph hope someone can shed some light. thanks very much
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I have searched everywhere in Greene County Illinois where the Cannedys Lived and cannot find anymore on Randolph