Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Tuttle
  • Dialysate regeneration system for portable human dialysis
    Patent number: 7435342
    Abstract: A dialysate regeneration chamber is provided. In one embodiment, the dialysate regeneration chamber may include a toxin trap configured to selectively trap toxins and repel select cations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Chemica Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Takuji Tsukamoto
  • Engine
    Patent number: 7434561
    Abstract: An engine including an oil passage through which oil output from an oil pump flows, an oil cooler mounted to the oil passage, and a branched oil passage for a hydraulically-powered device of the engine that is configured to branch in a location of the oil passage extending from the oil pump to the oil cooler to deliver the oil to the hydraulically-powered device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kozo Suzuki, Hisatoyo Arima, Toshiyuki Tsubone
  • Movement converter for an isodistant shifting sensor system
    Patent number: 7430938
    Abstract: A device is provided for transmitting a biaxial pivoting movement of a gearshift lever (2) into a planar movement of a gearshift lever position transmitter with a guide element (20, 27, 31, 32) for limiting the movement of the gearshift lever position transmitter to a movement in a noncurved plane. The device includes a transmission element (19, 7a) for transmitting a pivoting movement of the gearshift lever (2) about a first pivot axis (11) into a pivoting movement of the gearshift lever position transmitter in a noncurved plane, and with a hinge joint for converting a pivoting movement of the gearshift lever (2) about a second pivot axis (12) into a linear movement of the gearshift lever position transmitter in the noncurved plane. The positions (15a) of the gearshift lever (2) can be detected in the noncurved plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: ZF Lemförder Metallwaren AG
    Inventors: Andreas Giefer, Jörg Meyer
  • Oxygen emergency supply means
    Patent number: 7431034
    Abstract: The oxygen emergency supply device for an aircraft is equipped with a receptacle in which at least one oxygen mask is arranged. The receptacle comprises a lid which opens in the case of release and releases the oxygen mask. Handling device for reaching and applying the oxygen mask and a device for releasing the oxygen supply to the mask are provided. The handling device has at least one arm which in the case of release extends out of the receptacle through the lid opening into a position laterally of the mask drop axis so that the mask may be reached by a person seated laterally of the mask drop axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: DAe Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Westphal, Jens Lembke, Gerd Wotha
  • Device, kit and method for cleaning rolls in printing machines
    Patent number: 7428868
    Abstract: Device for cleaning rolls in printing machines, specially machines for executing prints on web-shaped paper-like material destined to the production of tissue paper, napkins, toilet paper and the like, characterized by the fact that it comprises: a nozzle (1) apt to direct a steam jet toward the surface of a roll (2, 3) to be cleaned: said nozzle (1) being connected to steam feeding means; a suction chamber (5) within which is disposed said nozzle (1) and apt to execute an aspiration in correspondence of the surface of the roll (2, 3) interested by the steam et supplied by the nozzle (1): said chamber (5) being connected to relevant suction means; a plurality of holes (7, 8) oriented toward the surface of the roll (2, 3) to be cleaned, and connected to air compressed feeding means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Fabio Perini
    Inventor: Stefano Petri
  • Small watercraft
    Patent number: 7428877
    Abstract: A small watercraft is provided. The small watercraft comprises a hull formed to have a substantially uniform thickness by using reinforced fibers impregnated with resin. The hull includes a curved portion formed by protruding outward and curving a part of the hull, and a filling material filled in a groove portion on an inner side of the hull which is created by forming the curved portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshinori Tsumiyama
  • Purge system for ethanol direct injection plus gas port fuel injection
    Patent number: 7428895
    Abstract: A method for managing vapors generated by a first and second reservoir onboard a vehicle traveling on the road, the method comprising of inducting vapors from the first and second reservoirs during engine operation and reducing flow of vapors from first the reservoir to second reservoir and from the second reservoir to the first reservoir, wherein said reducing includes restricting said flow of vapors from the first reservoir to the second reservoir and from the second reservoir to the first reservoir to prevent fuel vapors with different alcohol amounts from mixing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas G. Leone, Gopichandra Surnilla
  • Process and device for the radio transmission of signals generated near the body
    Patent number: 7429959
    Abstract: A process and a device for the radio transmission of signals generated near the body via an array of at least two antennas arranged in different positions near the body. At least one antenna, which will act as the transmitting antenna, is selected before or during the transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Henning Gerder, Robert Sliepen, Frank Sattler
  • Engine having multiple injector locations
    Patent number: 7426918
    Abstract: A method for controlling a first and second injector of an engine, the first injector located in a first cylinder of the engine and the second injector located upstream of, and configured to inject fuel into, the first and a second cylinder of the engine, the method comprising of decreasing total injection from the first and second injectors when decreasing injection from the second injector, and increasing total injection from the first and second injectors when increasing injection of the second injector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Diana Brehob, Donald J. Lewis, Graham Hoare
  • Direct injection alcohol engine with variable injection timing
    Patent number: 7426908
    Abstract: A method to control injection timing for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of injectors in at least a cylinder, the method comprising of boosting intake air delivered to the engine, directly injecting a fuel to at least a cylinder of an internal combustion engine, adjusting each of a timing and number of direct injections for a cylinder cycle as an alcohol amount in the fuel varies, where said adjusting includes advancing direct injection timing relative to intake valve timing as said alcohol amount increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Diana Brehob
  • Multi-stroke internal combustion engine for facilitation of auto-ignition operation
    Patent number: 7426916
    Abstract: A method of operating an engine having at least one cylinder including an intake valve and an exhaust valve, the method comprising of injecting a first amount of fuel into the cylinder; auto-igniting a first mixture of air and said first amount of fuel by compressing said first mixture; injecting a second amount of fuel into the cylinder after auto-igniting said first mixture; combusting a second mixture of said second amount of fuel and gasses from auto-ignition of said first mixture; holding an intake valve of the cylinder closed between auto-igniting the first mixture and combusting the second mixture; and exhausting said combusted second mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dennis Reed, Nate Trask, Alex Gibson
  • Supercharger and air inlet assembly for a V type internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 7426921
    Abstract: In one example, a supercharger and air inlet assembly for a V8 engine comprises a supercharger, a pair of air inlet casings, and a top cover, the air inlet casings having outlet ports which align with inlet ports in the cylinder heads. The supercharger has a rotor casing, the upper sides of which extend upwards to form a peripheral wall where each inlet casing is fastened to the rotor casing by setscrews. Each inlet casing is also secured to the rotor casing by another setscrew located between two casing outlet ports. The arrangement allows the use of a relatively simple casting which simplifies manufacture and minimizes thermal stresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Andy Billings, Stuart Morrison, Timothy Banks
  • Method and device for the production of a covered elastic yarn and for automatic replacement of feeds spools
    Patent number: 7426820
    Abstract: The device has: a first interlacing jet (19); a feed path of the covering yarn (FT) and a feed path of the elastic yarn (F1; F2) towards the first interlacing jet; supporting elements (37A, 37B) for spools of elastic yarn (R1, R2); winding members (54) to wind the composite yarn (FC) on the cop being formed (BC); an interruption device to interrupt feed of composite yarn to the cop being formed and start winding the composite yarn on a new winding tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Giudici S.p.A.
    Inventors: Nerino Grassi, Samuele Gorgaini
  • Cold idle adaptive air-fuel ratio control utilizing lost fuel approximation
    Patent number: 7426926
    Abstract: A method for controlling fueling of an engine, the method comprising during an engine cold start and before the engine is warmed to a predetermined level, transitioning from open-loop fueling to closed-loop fueling, where during closed-loop fueling feedback from an exhaust gas oxygen sensor is utilized and where said closed-loop fueling generates a cycling of delivered fuel in maintaining exhaust air-fuel ratio at a desired level; and providing a fueling adjustment to a subsequent engine start in response to fueling information, said fueling information obtained over at least a complete cycle of closed-loop fueling following said transition from open-loop fueling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Husak, Daniel Meyer, Venkateswaran Nallaperumal, Michael J. Cullen, Paul Roth, Michael Smokovitz
  • Small-sized motor having polygonal outer shape
    Patent number: 7427817
    Abstract: A small-sized motor having a polygonal outer shape includes four or more field magnets attached to the inner surface of a motor casing made of metal. A tubular portion of the motor casing is formed into a polygonal tubular shape such that flat side portions equal in number to field poles, and flat or curved corner portions equal in number to the field poles and each being located between the adjacent side portions are sequentially joined together. The field magnets have a smaller thickness at portions corresponding to the side portions of the motor casing and a larger thickness at portions corresponding to the corner portions of the motor casing. The field magnets are fixed while coinciding in center position with the corresponding corner portions of the motor casing and while being pressed against the corresponding corner portions of the motor casing from inside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiji Uenishi, Nobuyuki Nemoto
  • Engine system having improved efficiency
    Patent number: 7426910
    Abstract: A propulsion system for a vehicle, comprising of an internal combustion engine, a thermoelectric device in thermal communication with the engine, and a control system for controlling the engine and the thermoelectric device during a first mode, supply electrical energy to the thermoelectric device to cause the thermoelectric device to produce at least some heat, and during a second mode, operate the engine to produce at least some heat, where the thermoelectric device is operated to convert a temperature gradient at the thermoelectric device to electrical energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Shane Elwart
  • Control and supervisory signal transmission system
    Patent number: 7428251
    Abstract: An intermediate station transmits a supervisory signal sent form a given controlled device to a controlled device associate with the given device as a control signal. An intermediate-station input unit extracts a supervisory signal, which is a current signal superimposed on a signal transmitted through a data signal line, in every clock cycle. An intermediate-station output unit obtains the supervisory signal in every clock cycle, and outputs a control signal, which is a pulse-width-modulated voltage signal, onto the data signal line in the same clock cycle in which the supervisory signal has been extracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Anywire Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitane Saitou, Kenji Nishikido, Yasushi Mori
  • Apparatus with mixed fuel separator and method of separating a mixed fuel
    Patent number: 7426907
    Abstract: A method of operating a vehicle system including an internal combustion engine is disclosed, the method comprises separating a second fuel from a first fuel, the second fuel having a greater concentration of at least one component than the first fuel; combusting at least the first fuel at least during a first engine load; and combusting at least the second fuel at least during a second engine load higher than the first engine load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Dearth, Christian T. Goralski, Thomas G. Leone
  • Warm up strategy for ethanol direct injection plus gasoline port fuel injection
    Patent number: 7426925
    Abstract: A system for an engine, comprising of a cylinder of the engine, a first injector configured to inject a first substance to said cylinder, a second injector configured to inject a second substance to said cylinder; and a controller configured to commence combustion in the engine by injecting fuel into said cylinder, where said fuel is injected by both said first and second injectors during said start.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas G. Leone, Donald J. Lewis, Robert A. Stein
  • Massage chair
    Patent number: D577923
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Family Co. Ltd
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Kita