Patents Issued in January 24, 2006
  • Patent number: 6988487
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fuel injection control device which can prevent the occurrence of a phenomenon that when a pressure of fuel in the inside of a pressure storage chamber is elevated during a fuel cut, and the injection of fuel is restarted, the fuel is injected at a high fuel pressure largely different from a target fuel pressure. Accordingly, the fuel injection control device can prevent the deterioration of an exhaust gas and the occurrence of an engine stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takahiko Oono, Toshiaki Date
  • Patent number: 6988488
    Abstract: A fuel pressure relief valve is provided to minimize evaporative emissions due to fuel leakage through the fuel injectors. The fuel pressure relief valve is sealed during operation to prevent flow through the valve. When the automotive vehicle is not operating and the temperature has cooled, the valve unseals. Thereafter, temperature rises that would otherwise result in pressure buildup are prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ross D. Pursifull, David R. Gimby
  • Patent number: 6988489
    Abstract: A fuel injection valve protecting apparatus for an LPG injection type engine operates when an excessive current passes through the fuel injection valve, or when an abnormality of the fuel injection valve occurs. An electrical fuse is inserted in a driving current supply line of the fuel injection valve. An electronic control apparatus has an abnormality diagnostic unit to detect any abnormality of the fuel injection valve by monitoring a check signal sent back from a fuel injection valve driving circuit, to thereby close a fuel shutoff valve and shut off the liquefied petroleum gas. Relief valves are connected in parallel between a petroleum gas supply line and an intake manifold so as to directly discharge any petroleum gas in the petroleum gas supply line into the intake manifold when the pressure difference between the petroleum gas supply line and the intake manifold reaches a set differential pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Nissan Kohki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuji Tanaka, Kazuo Nakatani
  • Patent number: 6988490
    Abstract: A system for controlling fuel injection in an engine. The engine includes an intake passage, an intake passage injector, a cylinder having a combustion chamber, and a cylinder injector for injecting a target amount of fuel into the combustion chamber. The system includes a controller for controlling the intake passage and cylinder injectors to permit fuel injection, each with an injection ratio, while said engine operates in a condition in which said engine permits fuel injection from said cylinder injector, a sensor for sensing the amount of fuel injected from the cylinder injector, a detector for detecting the difference between the target injection amount and the amount of fuel injected and an adjuster for adjusting the injection ratio based on the result of the detection by the detector so that the intake passage injector performs fuel injection together with the fuel injection performed by the cylinder injector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Fumikazu Satou
  • Patent number: 6988491
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pump unit arranged in an inner tank (3) of a fuel tank, comprising a fuel pump (5) which is used to pump fuel to the internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle; an ejector pump (21) which is connected to the fuel pump (5) and used to pump fuel out of the fuel tank into the inner tank (3); and at least one filter element (20:31) which is used to filter fuel, wherein a housing part which is connected to the fuel pump (5) is provided with at least one channel (30;33;35;47) for guiding said fuel. In order to simplify the structure of the pump unit (2) and to enable substantial pre-assembly, the housing part (24;40) is configured in such a way that it can hold the at least one filter element (20;31), and the channel (30;33;35;47) is exclusively guided inside the housing part (24; 40) from the ejector pump (21) and/or the fuel pump (5) to the filter element (20;31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Sabine Burhenne, Johannes Deichmann, Joerg Deubner, Peter Marx, Hans-Peter Osburg
  • Patent number: 6988492
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a small adapter manifold that is constructed and arranged to fit into the standard fuel injector cavity for each cylinder of an automobile engine. The manifold includes a cavity for retaining the standard fuel injector and a liquid fuel passage, wherein the fuel injector can supply liquid fuel directly to the cylinder. The manifold also includes a separate hydrogen passage wherein a solenoid or servo valve regulates the flow of hydrogen entering each cylinder of the engine. A control module communicates with the on-board computer to allow the vehicle operator to choose a fuel. Once the fuel is chosen the computer utilizes the standard sensors to regulate the amount of hydrogen or gasoline supplied to the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Inventor: Michael Shetley
  • Patent number: 6988493
    Abstract: The method for the control of an internal combustion engine combined with a gas-dynamic pressure wave machine comprising a rotatable housing in order to control the process tuning over the entire performance field of the internal combustion engine as well as a variable width adjustment of the high pressure exhaust gas channel includes a certain control sequence of steps in a positive load variation and a certain control sequence of steps in a negative load variation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Swissauto Engineering S.A.
    Inventors: Urs Wenger, Roger Martin
  • Patent number: 6988494
    Abstract: A method for operating an internal combustion engine, permitting a differentiation between an air error and a fuel error as part of mixture adaptation. In at least one operating state of the internal combustion engine a deviation in an air-fuel mixture ratio from a setpoint value is corrected. For this correction in the at least one operating state the particular deviation in the air-fuel mixture ratio is determined for at least two setpoint values. From these deviations an air error and/or a fuel error is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Armin Hassdenteufel, Michael Pfeil
  • Patent number: 6988495
    Abstract: A bow grip assembly fits on a bow and has a bearing assembly mounted between the grip assembly and the bow, thereby allowing an archer to grip the bow; while at least minimizing the effect of torque on the bow and on a sighting system for the bow each time the bow is gripped, and reducing or eliminating a twisting of the bow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Inventor: John C. Van Hoorn
  • Patent number: 6988496
    Abstract: For meteredly dispensing a liquid over a period of several months from a container which can be stored over a long period of time, the need is for a container which is practically diffusion-tight and in which the liquid does not come into contact with the ambient atmosphere. The cartridge according to the invention is a three-shell container comprising a collapsible bag which contains the liquid, a container which is stable in respect of shape and a stiff metal casing. The cartridge can be releasably connected to a dispensing device. The cartridge can be provided with a micro-opening with which the time for pressure equalisation between the cartridge and the ambient atmosphere can be adjusted. The cartridge is suitable for aqueous and for alcoholic liquids which contain a pharmacologically active substance. The liquid in the cartridge is protected from external influences. The cartridge can be used in an atomiser for producing an inhalable aerosol for the treatment of illnesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Eicher, Johannes Geser, Matthias Hausmann, Michael Schyra, Gilbert Wuttke, Andreas Fiol, Heinrich Kladders, Dieter Hochrainer, Bernd Zierenberg
  • Patent number: 6988497
    Abstract: A humidifier apparatus for operating at an air pressure is disclosed for use with a respiratory therapy breathing apparatus that provides a breathable gas supply to patients requiring higher concentrations of liquid vapor and gas pressure. The humidifier apparatus includes a feed liquid supply bag in fluid communication with a humidifier cartridge via a conduit. The conduit enables air to flow therethrough to equalize air pressure between the humidifier cartridge and the feed liquid supply bag in response to liquid being supplied to the humidifier cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Medex Cardio-Pulmonary, Inc.
    Inventor: Walter Levine
  • Patent number: 6988498
    Abstract: CPAP treatment apparatus is disclosed having a controllable flow generator (34, 38, 40) operable to produce breathable gas at a treatment pressure elevated above atmosphere to a patient by a delivery tube (32) coupled to a mask (30) having connection with a patient's airway. A sensor (44, 50, 56, 58) generates a signal representative of patient respiratory flow, that is provided to a controller (54, 62, 64). The controller (54, 62, 64) is operable to determine the occurrence of an apnea from a reduction in respiratory airflow below a threshold, and if an apnea has occurred, to determine the duration of the apnea and to cause the flow generator (34, 38) to increase the treatment pressure. In one preferred form the increase in pressure is zero if the treatment pressure before the apnea exceeds a pressure threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Resmed Limited
    Inventors: Michael Berthon-Jones, Steven Paul Farrugia
  • Patent number: 6988499
    Abstract: An improved resuscitator including a pump, a base member for positioning over the sternum area of the patient's chest, coupling structure for allowing gas to pass from a passageway of the base member to the patient's lungs, and seal structure for forming a gas-tight seal between an opening of the pump and a first end of the passageway of the base member when a bellows-like structure of the pump is moved from a first position to a second position. The improvement includes sternum structure attached to the base member for placement on the patient's chest over the patient's sternum and for applying pressure to the patient's sternum during resuscitation (i.e., when the bellows-like structure of the pump is moved from the first position to the second position).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: NewAir Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Leatha J. Holt, William T. Holt
  • Patent number: 6988500
    Abstract: A face mask having a mask body made of a shaped first material with an opening and a reduced resistance filter material placed within the opening. The reduced resistance filter material permitting air to flow relatively freely there through. In one embodiment one edge of a shield is fixed to the mask body of the face mask and covers the opening and the reduced resistance filter material protecting the opening from liquid splashes and the exhaled air flow from a user downwards, away from the user's eyes. Exhaled air from a user wearing the face mask is caused to relatively freely flow through the reduced resistance filter and to be directed downward preventing the fogging of a user's eyewear. The face mask of the present invention is particularly suited to the medical and dental profession.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: J. Palmero Sales Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Duane Cox
  • Patent number: 6988501
    Abstract: A tobacco processing machine, comprising a frame that is cylindrical and hollow and has an inclined axis; the frame rotates axially so as to break up tobacco bales or slices and is internally provided with rods for moving the tobacco that protrude radially; the tobacco processing machine further comprising elements for feeding steam and/or water and/or another fluid, which are provided on the inner lateral surface of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Garbuio S.p.A.
    Inventor: Mansueto Favaro
  • Patent number: 6988502
    Abstract: An artificial fingernail remover is provided that comprises a receptacle 1 formed with an opened end 3, a closed end 4 and a cavity 1a defined between the opened and closed ends 3, 4; and an absorbent 2 disposed in the receptacle 1 and secured to the closed end 4 of the receptacle 1 to absorb a solvent in absorbent 2. When a tip of a single finger is inserted into receptacle 1 to bring the artificial fingernail 7 attached to a natural nail into contact with absorbent 2, resin of the artificial nail 7 is dissolved or softened by the solvent, and the artificial nail 7 can be easily scrapped off the natural nail in a relatively short period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Inventor: Chihiro Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 6988503
    Abstract: Equipment and methods are provided for combining with a typical air cooler having numerous fin tubes, the combination allowing the containment of cleaning fluid used while cleaning the fin tubes with high pressure liquid cleaning devices in which cleaning fluid is discharged into one end of each fin tube and out the other. Two enclosures are attached to each end of the air cooler, with one enclosure having cleaning tool access portions for separately exposing each of at least two pluralities of the fin tubes while continuing to cover the remaining fin tube pluralities. Cleaning fluid splashed at the cleaning fluid entry end of the air cooler is captured and drained by the first enclosure, while cleaning fluid exiting the fin tubes at the cleaning fluid discharge end of the air cooler is captured and drained by the second enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Inventor: Gary Ray Smith
  • Patent number: 6988504
    Abstract: An umbrella assembly comprising a base, a pole mounted on the base extending upwardly and outwardly from the base, a carriage slidably mounted on the pole, and an umbrella frame including an adapter releasably engagable with the carriage. A handle is rotatably mounted on the pole, and a cable is coupled at one end to the handle and coupled at another end to the umbrella frame such that by rotating the handle, the cable is retracted and the umbrella is opened, and by rotating the handle in the opposite direction, the cable is released, the umbrella is collapsed, and the carriage is slidable along the pole. The cable is coupled to the adapter such that the adapter may be releasably secured to the umbrella frame to allow the umbrella frame to be tilted and secured in an inclined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Inventor: Brian L. Goldwitz
  • Patent number: 6988505
    Abstract: Canopies traditionally come in the form of canopy kits, and once erected, provide portable shelter for property, outdoor parties, etc. However, while canopies are useful in a wide variety of applications, the erected canopy structure is often restricted to a fixed size. The present invention discloses a canopy structure kit for a canopy that is transversely expandable from a first width, typically wide enough for an automobile, to a second width, typically wide enough for two automobiles. The expandable canopy structure kit includes extension members to expand the frame structure, and at least one cover adapted to fit the erected frame structure, whether the frame structure assumes an expanded or unexpanded configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Powell & Powell Supply Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Billy R. Powell, Toney A. Powell, David R. Powell
  • Patent number: 6988506
    Abstract: A portable fluid transfer conduit is disclosed having an elongated flexible conduit having an inlet and outlet port. A coupling is postured at the inlet port for receiving fluid from a fluid source such as prelubrication pump. A flow control member is located at the discharge end which includes an activator for controlling the flow of fluid. The flow control member may include a handheld pump where the fluid source does not have a powered flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: RPM Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: John K. Apostolides
  • Patent number: 6988508
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pneumatic open- and closed-loop control apparatus (10) for flows of pressure fluid, having one inlet conduit (14), two outlet conduits (16, 18), and one venting conduit (20), and also having a valve piston (90) mediating between these conduits and mounted in a valve chamber (92), and to a method for open- and closed-loop control of flows of pressure fluid. It is proposed that by means of a pneumatically driven valve piston (92), with a predeterminable time constant, one outlet conduit (16, 18) each of the pneumatic open- and closed-loop control apparatus (10) is connected to the single inlet conduit (14), while the other outlet conduit is simultaneously connected to the venting conduit (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bertram Bauer, Daniel Konrad, Jens Schrader
  • Patent number: 6988509
    Abstract: The riser line shutoff valve where oxygen flows into the valve from the inlet and through an orifice in the piston. This orifice creates differential pressure between the upstream and downstream side of the piston. When the differential pressure across the piston exceeds the spring load and friction between the piston and the valve body, the piston moves to the left and seats on the brass probe in the conical area of the piston, preventing the flow of oxygen. The valve will not open until the upstream pressure is removed. The base of the brass probe has holes, allowing oxygen to flow out of the outlet port when the valve is open. The probe is threaded into the probe base allowing for valve adjustment for proper operation. The spring simultaneously serves the functions of retaining the probe base and providing a piston load to keep the piston open until the critical flow rate is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Carleton Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Frampton, William Siska, Glenn Maslowsky
  • Patent number: 6988510
    Abstract: A free floating disc check valve is provided by the present application. The check valve includes a seal disc having an integral truncated torroidal shaped portion. The torroidal shaped portion provides structural rigidity to the seal disc to minimize deflection of the disc under higher differential fluid pressures. The torroidal shaped portion of the disc cooperates with finger-shaped projections inside the valve body to limit lateral displacement of the disc relative to the axial flow of the fluid. The torroidal shaped portion and the flat portion of the disc form a cup shape that creates a hydrodynamic force that assists in moving the disc to an opened or closed position. The seal disc is made of an elastomeric material that is coated with a dry film lubricant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Halkey-Roberts Corporation
    Inventor: Jon R. Enerson
  • Patent number: 6988511
    Abstract: A outlet valve structure of a water dispenser includes a body member, a first controller, a second controller and a control switch. The outlet valve has the function of controlling dispense and switch of hot water, cold water and warm water. Therefore, only one of such outlet valve is required for one water dispenser; and consequently, the front panel area of the water dispenser is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Inventor: Chang Kuei Tang
  • Patent number: 6988512
    Abstract: A fluid control valve comprises a valve body, and a valve stem structure located in the valve body. The valve body is provided with an inlet, a side vent, and a bottom vent. The inlet is in communication with the side vent via a through hole of an admission block, one distribution hole of a distribution block, and one discharge hole of a housing of the valve stem structure. The admission block is provided with an indentation enabling the inlet to be in communication with the bottom vent of the valve body via the through hole of the admission block, other distribution hole of the distribution block, other discharge hole of the housing, and a gap formed between a bottom section of the housing and a bottom of the valve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Inventor: Hsiang-Shih Wang
  • Patent number: 6988513
    Abstract: A multistage proportional valve for controlling the pressure of a fluid inside a container includes a fluid outflow passageway having an exhaust opening, an actuatable fluid inflow passageway having an intake opening and an actuatable exhaust cover for selectively closing said exhaust opening. The fluid outflow passageway, actuatable fluid inflow passageway and actuatable exhaust cover are interconnected and configured such that in response to an actuating force reaching a first pre-determined threshold the valve displaces the exhaust cover to allow the fluid inside the container to exhaust there from through the fluid outflow passageway. In response to the actuating force reaching a second pre-determined threshold the valve displaces the fluid inflow passageway to allow pressurized fluid to flow there through inside the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Delaney Machinerie Inc.
    Inventors: Francois Delaney, Roman Teliszczuk
  • Patent number: 6988514
    Abstract: A hydroaccumulator, in particular a bladder accumulator, includes a pressurized container (1) and a separation element (5) located in the container to separate a gas chamber (7) lying adjacent to an inlet on the gas side from a fluid chamber (9) lying adjacent to an inlet on the fluid side inlet (3), having a fluid connecting sleeve (11) and a valve arrangement located in the connecting sleeve (11). The valve body (17) has a transversal bore (33). The valve body is pretensioned in an open position which allows the passage of fluid and can be displaced into a closed position by a displacement of the separation element (5). The interior surface (15) of the connecting sleeve (11) lies directly against the valve body (17) and guides the displacement of the body between the open and closed positions. The side of the valve body (17?) that faces the separation element (5) is configured as a planar plate extending partially into the fluid chamber (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Hydac Technology GmbH
    Inventor: Norbert Weber
  • Patent number: 6988515
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide ultra-low permeation hoses which have at the interior thereof a refrigerant barrier layer that consists in large part of a metal layer and is capable of conforming to hose deformation, which have an excellent resistance to refrigerant permeation (i.e., barrier properties to refrigerants), particularly an excellent CO2 permeation resistance and an excellent heat resistance when CO2 is used as the refrigerant. The object can be accomplished by an ultra-low permeation hose having at least a refrigerant barrier layer and a rubber layer and/or a resin layer; wherein the refrigerant barrier layer is a laminated film comprising a resin layer and, on the outside thereof, a metal layer, which the resin layer and the metal layer are bonded together by a polyamide-epoxy reactive adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignees: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., Nihon Matai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Oishi, Yuuji Kawamori, Hiroaki Shibano, Fumio Tashiro
  • Patent number: 6988516
    Abstract: A device for driving and guiding a rapier of a weaving machine, comprises a rotatable drive wheel (1) provided for driving a rapier rod (14) in a back and forth movement and a guide channel formed by adjustable guide bodies (10), (11) in order to guide the said rapier rod (14) according to a guide path in co-operation with the drive wheel (1). The guide bodies (10), (11) are part of a guide unit (9) which, as a whole, is adjustable in order to modify the distance between the guide path and the rotation shaft (2) of the drive wheel (1), and where the drive wheel (1) is continuously adjustable in the longitudinal direction of its shaft (2). With this device the clearances of the rapier rod with respect to the drive wheel can be performed easily, rapidly and with great precision, so that this device is able to work with a minimum development of heat and wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: N.V. Michel Van de Wiele
    Inventors: Johny Debaes, Dominique Maes, Jo Hullebusch
  • Patent number: 6988517
    Abstract: A linear guideway with quick release oil tanks comprises: a rail, a slide block disposed on the rail, connectors and an oil tank disposed at an ends of the slide block. The oil tanks is “II”-shaped and includes a base portion and two extension portions, a distance between the two extension portions is larger than a maximum width of the rail, and a maximum width of the base portion of the oil tanks is shorter than a distance between an upper surface of the rail and a top surface of the slide block. The connectors each have a connecting portion and an engaging portion, and is axially defined with a through hole, and the oil tanks are defined with an oil outlet for engaging with the engaging portion of the connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Hiwin Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Hsin-Tsun Hsu, Min-Yao Hsieh
  • Patent number: 6988518
    Abstract: A robotic system and method that provides three axes of movement to couple a robotic arm with a desired target for movement of materials, including but not limited to fluids. The robotic arm moves in two axes of direction only, and the targets move in the third axis of direction to couple the robotic arm with the desired target. The targets are contained on trays that are controlled to move linearly to accomplish the third axis of movement. Multiple trays each containing targets are provided and are vertically stacked on top of each other to increase the target handling capacity of the robotic system without increasing the footprint size of the robotic system. Each axis of motion is accomplished by control of an actuator by a control system and associated motion controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Automation Techniques, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin J. Rackers
  • Patent number: 6988519
    Abstract: A filler device, particularly an oil filler device on an internal-combustion engine, has a filler neck and a closing cap closing the filler opening on the filler neck, which closing cap has a cap bottom, a surrounding cap wall originating from the cap bottom, and a centering element arranged in the interior on the closing cap. The centering element interacts with a countercentering element situated on the filler neck. For a good centering of the closing cap on the filler neck, it is provided to arrange the countercentering element at a radial distance with respect to the interior pipe surface of the filler neck and within an end section of the filler neck in the area of the filler opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
    Inventor: Gerhard Albrecht
  • Patent number: 6988520
    Abstract: A motor-cycle tire (1) comprising a ground contacting tread (2) reinforced between its edges (3,4) by a breaker assembly and having in its normally inflated fitted condition a camber value C/L of between 0.5 and 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: David Robert Watkins, Gary Terence Barrett
  • Patent number: 6988521
    Abstract: A non-inflatable tire comprises a rim, an inner tire layer made of foamed material, and an outer tire layer formed by rotational molding or injection molding to encircle the rim and having at least an injection orifice at a side surface thereof for injecting material of the inner tire layer, wherein the material of the inner tire layer is injected into and foamed in the outer tire layer to form the inner tire layer such that the outer tire layer, the inner tire layer, and the rim are tightly connected with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Inventor: Shun-Min Chen
  • Patent number: 6988522
    Abstract: A self-supporting pneumatic tire, capable of continued operation during under-inflation conditions, has at least one insert located in each tire sidewall. Forming the interior surface of the self-supporting tire is a stiffening layer of material having characteristics similar to that of the insert. In the tread region of the tire, and radially inward of the innermost carcass layer, and possibly in the interior bead region of the tire, is a partial inner liner layer of the bromobutyl rubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Laurent Luigi Domenico Colantonio, Anne Thérèse Peronnet-Paquin, Filomeno Gennaro Corvasce, Alain Emile Francois Roesgen, Frank Philpott
  • Patent number: 6988523
    Abstract: This invention discloses a pneumatic tire which is comprised of a generally toroidal-shaped carcass with an outer circumferential tread, two spaced beads, at least one ply extending from bead to bead and sidewalls extending radially from and connecting said tread to said beads; wherein said tread is adapted to be ground-contacting; wherein the tread is comprised of (a) about 60 phr to about 90 phr of a cis-1,4-polybutadiene rubber, wherein the cis-1,4-polybutadiene rubber has a glass transition temperature which is within the range of about ?104° C. to about ?80° C., (b) about 10 phr to about 40 phr of at least one additional rubbery polymer selected from the group consisting of polyisoprene rubber, polybutadiene rubber, isoprene-butadiene rubber, and styrene-isoprene-butadiene rubber, wherein the additional rubbery polymer has a glass transition temperature which is within the range of about ?30° C. to about ?10° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Edward John Blok, Paul Harry Sandstrom, Cheryl Ann Losey, David John Zanzig, John Joseph Andre Verthe
  • Patent number: 6988524
    Abstract: A tire, and an apparatus and method for forming a tire. The tire may either be a tubed or tubeless tire, and is filled with a mixture of virgin rubber and small rubber pieces. Preferably, a machine grinds the core of used flatproofed tires, or pieces thereof, into a finely communicated pulverulent. The pulverent is mixed with liquid virgin flatproofing material, such as a polyurethane. An injector introduces this mixture, into the core of a tire, typically through a valve. The core of the tire is preferably substantially filled with this mixture. The injector may take the form of one or more elongated screws and the mixing may occur as the ground rubber is being conveyed by the screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: PC Industries
    Inventor: Charles A. Shaffer
  • Patent number: 6988525
    Abstract: The Invention is a window blind with an integral, adjustable light shelf to control the entry of light into a room through a window. The blind may be a roller blind or any other suitable blind and controls entry of light through a lower portion of the window. The light shelf controls entry of light through an upper portion of the window and may be adjusted to reflect incident sunlight onto the ceiling of the room to provide indirect lighting to the room. The light shelf may be adjusted to substantially or partially exclude light from the room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Inventor: Paul Moulton
  • Patent number: 6988526
    Abstract: A roman shade with liner has a headrail, a bottom bar spaced apart from and parallel to the headrail and both a face material and a liner extending from the headrail and attached to the bottom bar. A plurality of lift cords are attached to the bottom bar, pass through the gap between the liner and the face material and extend into the headrail. Each lift cord engages a set of tabs, rings or other one cord connectors attached to the inside surface of the face material. Preferably, each lift cord also engages cord connectors on the inside surface of the liner. The face material and the liner are each a material that will form loops that extend below the bottom bar as the bottom bar is raised. The face material and liner are sized and configured so that no loop of face material will extend beyond at least one loop of liner material. Consequently, the liner will block sunlight from the face material when the shade is fully raised or partially raised.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Inventor: Ren Judkins
  • Patent number: 6988527
    Abstract: A plug for operatively connecting a torsion spring onto a corresponding component of a counterbalancing mechanism of a door assembly. The plug includes a connecting portion for removably connecting the plug onto the corresponding component, a substantially cylindrical collar insertable into an end portion of the torsion spring, an anchoring portion disposed on a bottom section of the collar for cooperating with a coil of the end portion of the torsion spring so as to pivotally anchor the collar onto the end portion of the torsion spring, and a clip projecting from a top section of the collar, and being disposed at a location on the collar substantially diametrically opposite from where the anchoring portion is disposed on the bottom section of the collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Canimex Inc.
    Inventors: Normand Savard, Yannick Funk
  • Patent number: 6988528
    Abstract: An overhead door assembly as comprised of a plurality of door panels each of which is of hollow extruded plastic material to provide a very light weight panel. The panels are pivotally interconnected with each other and are provided with brush assemblies at opposite ends for engagement with a vertically extending track. Upon impact of the door panels by a vehicle of any type the brushes will disengage from the panel to prevent undue damage to the door panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Inventors: Donald Metz, Dave Martini
  • Patent number: 6988529
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for preparing a metal or metal-alloy product for a casting process—wherein the product is brought into a partly solidified (semi-solidified) state before casting—in which the product contains crystallization nuclei uniformly distributed throughout its volume. The method involves introducing an amount of a chosen alloy (in pulverized form) and an amount of a chosen melt, which is at a temperature above the liquefaction temperature of the alloy, into a crystallization vessel, which is heated to below the liquefaction temperature of the alloy, and mixing the melt and the alloy together in the crystallization vessel by means of electrical and/or magnetic forces to create the desired product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Inventor: Evgenij Sterling
  • Patent number: 6988530
    Abstract: Twin roll caster for casting thin steel strip comprises chilled casting rolls mounted on carriers. One roll is fixed and the other is moveable laterally and biased toward the other roll by carrier drive units acting on the moveable roll carriers. A casting pool of molten steel is supported on the rolls which are rotated to produce a solidified steel strip delivered downwardly from the nip therebetween. A substantially constant gap is maintained between the rolls such that unsolidifed molten metal passes through the nip between the solidified shells of the forming strip and solidifies below the nip. The carrier drive units are effective to apply to the biased roll substantially constant and low biasing forces, which may be between the same and slightly more than the force required to balance the hydrostatic pressure of the casting pool and to overcome the mechanical friction involved in moving the biased roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Castrip LLC
    Inventor: Nikolco Nikolovski
  • Patent number: 6988531
    Abstract: A method and arrangement for dissipating heat from a localized area within a semiconductor die is presented. A semiconductor die is constructed and arranged to have at least one conduit portion therein. At least a portion of the conduit portion is proximate to the localized area. The conduit portion is at least partially filled with a heat-dissipating material. The conduit portion absorbs heat from the localized area and dissipates at least a portion of the heat away from the localized area. As such, thermal stress on the die is reduced, and total heat from the die is more readily dissipated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory M. Chrysler, James G. Maveety
  • Patent number: 6988532
    Abstract: An angle member 9 is fixed to an insert 5 in a state in which a mounting portion 9a of the angle member 9 is fitted in a groove portion 5a depressed towards a core portion 4 side, whereby there is no case where an impact force applied to the angle member 9 and a connecting bar is transmitted directly to tubes 2, so that a possibility that a damage such as a crack is generated in the tubes 2 can be reduced. Consequently, the large vibration of a heat exchanging unit 7 can be suppressed while preventing the direct transmission of the impact force applied to the angle member 9 to the tubes 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroshi Hamada
  • Patent number: 6988533
    Abstract: A heat transfer apparatus comprises a thermally conductive member including a base having one or more surfaces adapted to absorb heat from an electronic component, and a mounting assembly including at least one mounting member directly coupled to the base and for direct attachment to the electronic component so that loading forces for mounting on it the electronic component are not directly applied to the base. The thermally conductive member is a graphite-based material. A compliant force applying mechanism is mounted generally on the base for controlling forces applied on the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Lee Colbert, Roger Duane Hamilton, Arvind Kumar Sinha
  • Patent number: 6988534
    Abstract: A heat exchanger apparatus and method of manufacturing comprising: an interface layer for cooling a heat source and configured to pass fluid therethrough, the interface layer having an appropriate thermal conductivity and a manifold layer for providing fluid to the interface layer, wherein the manifold layer is configured to achieve temperature uniformity in the heat source preferably by cooling interface hot spot regions. A plurality of fluid ports are configured to the heat exchanger such as an inlet port and outlet port, whereby the fluid ports are configured vertically and horizontally. The manifold layer circulates fluid to a predetermined interface hot spot region in the interface layer, wherein the interface hot spot region is associated with the hot spot. The heat exchanger preferably includes an intermediate layer positioned between the interface and manifold layers and optimally channels fluid to the interface hot spot region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Cooligy, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas W. Kenny, Mark Munch, Peng Zhou, James Gill Shook, Girish Upadhya, Kenneth Goodson, David Corbin
  • Patent number: 6988535
    Abstract: A device, method, and system for a fluid cooled channeled heat exchange device is disclosed. The fluid cooled channeled heat exchange device utilizes fluid circulated through a channel heat exchanger for high heat dissipation and transfer area per unit volume. The device comprises a highly thermally conductive material, preferably with less than 200 W/m-K. The preferred channel heat exchanger comprises two coupled flat plates and a plurality of fins coupled to the flat plates. At least one of the plates preferably to receive flow of a fluid in a heated state. The fluid preferably carries heat from a heat source (such as a CPU, for example). Specifically, at least one of the plates preferably comprises a plurality of condenser channels configured to receive, to condense, and to cool the fluid in the heated state. The fluid in a cooler state is preferably carried from the device to the heat source, thereby cooling the heat source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Cooligy, Inc.
    Inventors: Girish Upadhya, Richard Herms, Peng Zhou, Kenneth Goodson
  • Patent number: 6988536
    Abstract: A heat dissipation device includes a base (10), a tube (20), a fin member, a fan (50) and a heat pipe (60). The tube, the fin member and the heat pipe are all in contact with the base, for absorbing heat away from the base. The fin member and the fan are juxtaposed with each other along an axial direction of the tube. The fan blows air toward the fin member and enhances airflow within the heat dissipation device. The tube prevents the air from the fan from being dispersed, so that complete uniform airflow through the heat dissipation is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., LTD
    Inventors: Hsieh Kun Lee, Cheng-Tien Lai, Alan Zhou
  • Patent number: 6988537
    Abstract: A cooling unit including a fan, a plurality of heat-radiating fins and a tube. Liquid coolant that has absorbed heat from a heat-radiating component is made to circulate in the tube. The fan has an impeller. The draws cooling air at its center part and expels the cooling air at its periphery. The heat-radiating fins oppose the periphery of the impeller. The tube is thermally connected to the heat-radiating fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yukihiko Hata, Kentaro Tomioka, Mitsuyoshi Tanimoto