Abstract: A seeding machine includes at least one seed metering system and at least one seed placement system. Each seed placement system is in communication with a corresponding seed metering system. Each seed placement system includes a seed slide having a bottom end and a seed trough terminating at the bottom end.

Abstract: A method for stitching thread onto the wall of a tubular medical implant (preferably a graft) employs a sewing machine with an elongate bobbin or a needle on an elongate element, depending on whether it is desired to sew from the outside-in or the inside-out. A motor rotates and translates the implant, which is mounted on a hollow drum, relative to the needle.

Abstract: A swim training and buoyancy assist device for an anchoring device has a resilient element and a resilient tether. The anchoring device is located at a certain location beside a swimming pool. The resilient element has a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the resilient element is connected to the anchoring device. The resilient tether has a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the resilient tether is connected to the distal end of the resilient element. The distal end of the resilient tether is connected to a swimmer. When the swimmer is connected to the resilient element and the resilient tether, the swimmer can only move a short distance in a certain direction and is buoyed up at a certain depth in the water so that the swimmer, especially a beginner, can practice swimming in a small area without the fear of drowning.

Abstract: A pontoon boat is provided with a jet drive propulsion system in which an impeller is driven by an engine. The jet drive propulsion device is dirigible as a result of the fact that a nozzle of the device is rotatable about a generally vertical steering axis. The jet drive device can be supported below a deck of a pontoon boat and located between two flotation tubes of the pontoon boat. Alternative locations can also be used, such as within the structure of the flotation tubes themselves.

Abstract: The inflatable kayak includes an inflatable peripheral structure defining at least one buoyancy chamber having elongated side sections that come together at a fore section and a aft section to form a passenger compartment. An inflatable floor cushion supports a floor of the passenger compartment. The floor cushion includes a top wall, a bottom wall, and at least one side gusset. The surface area of the top wall is less than the surface area of the bottom wall. A plurality of elongated, I-beam baffles extends between the top wall and the bottom wall. Each I-beam baffle has a midpoint, between the fore section and aft section, and an end, wherein the height of at least one I-beams baffle measured from the junction of the top wall to the junction of the bottom wall is greater at the midpoint of the baffle than at the end of the baffle.

Abstract: A chemically sensitive warning apparatus capable of changing colors upon contact with a chemical is disclosed. The apparatus preferably comprises an elongated tape having opposed, first and second major surfaces and warning indicia visible to an individual viewing the first surface to provide visual indication of possible danger or hazardous condition. Mounted to the tape is at least one chemical indicator that is responsive to the presence of at least one chemical by changing colors so as to provide a visual indication of the exposure of the indicator to the chemical. The tape may also include at least one color reference indicia to facilitate interpretation of the color of the chemical indicator when the chemical indicator changes color upon exposure to the chemical.

Abstract: An ion implantation device for vaporizing decaborane and other heat-sensitive materials via a novel vaporizer and vapor delivery system and delivering a controlled, low-pressure drop flow of vapors, e.g. decaborane, into the ion source. The ion implantation device includes an ion source which can operate without an arc plasma, which can improve the emittance properties and the purity of the beam and without a strong applied magnetic field, which can improve the emittance properties of the beam. The ion source is configured so that it can be retrofit into the ion source design space of an existing Bernas source-based ion implanters and the like or otherwise enabling compatibility with other ion source designs.

Abstract: A pneumatically operated egg injection machine includes a sealed frame structure with a pair of in line parallel tracks through an injection section and a transfer section in series. An injection assembly over one parallel track includes a plurality of injectors gripped in a support plate to simultaneously inject vaccine into the same injection region irrespective of egg height and orientation. Fluid delivery systems meter prescribed vaccine dosages to the injecting needles with reduced turbulence, friction, heat and residence time to increase the delivered titer to the injected eggs. A transfer assembly includes a plurality of transfer suction cups which lift the injected eggs by causing a reduced pressure in a ring around the injection hole while maintaining the injection hole at atmospheric pressure, thus avoiding negative pressure in the egg. Once the eggs are lifted, the plate and suction cups move horizontally across the machine over to the other parallel track to deposit the injected eggs.

Abstract: An orthopedic cushion for a support humans and animals, particularly domestic pets, includes a plurality of layers including a padding layer of slow recovery visco-elastic foam providing the orthopedic advantages of reducing pressure points and facilitating blood flow, a supporting padding layer of material which supports the slow recovery visco-elastic foam while providing additional loft and cushioning, a protective liner of a flexible waterproof yet breathable material protecting the padding from liquids of all nature, and a washable fabric cover. The pet bed of the present invention is orthopedic, washable, stain-resistant, hypoallergenic, and comfortable.

Abstract: A multi-tier feeder which is comprised of a plurality of mesh feeder bodies stacked one upon the other in a collapsible fashion and which include even feed baffle plates positioned therein in a vertically spaced-apart relationship.

Abstract: A bird feeding assembly includes a tubular member that has a top end and a bottom end. A rod extends through the tubular member. The rod has a pair of outer ends extending in opposite directions with respect to the rod. A pair of loops is attached to the rod. A first cord has a first end positioned within the tubular member and a second end attached to and extending downwardly from the rod. A second cord has a first end positioned within the tubular member and a second end attached to and extending downwardly from the rod. Each of a pair of bird feeders is attached to one of the second ends of the first and second cords. A pulley apparatus is coupled to each of the cords and is adapted for selectively lifting or lowering the bird feeders with respect to the rod.

Abstract: A firearm enclosure for enclosing a firearm, such as a black powder pistol or rifle, and includes and elongated sleeve portion having an opening at one end into which the firearm is inserted. This opening forms a watertight seal and enclosure, preferably with a resealable closure arrangement. The other end of the sleeve is closed and receives the muzzle of a firearm. This end of the sleeve is enclosed by a material which, while being waterproof, offers little resistance to puncture by a bullet exiting a muzzle, thereby minimizing any deflection or loss of momentum of the bullet. Use of the enclosure protects the firearm during use from the elements such as rain, sleet, snow, fog, and external humidity.

Abstract: A method of ornamenting conduits, cylindrical or otherwise, as well as other tubes, filters, narrow and cylindrical surfaces which can be found in an aquarium or terrarium whereby the tubes, conduits, and cylinders are provided with attachment members on their exteriors and ornaments are provided with attachment members so that the ornaments can be placed on the exteriors of the tubes, conduits, and cylinders enabling the texture or appearance of the exterior to be changed to produce a pleasing and aesthetic effect. The conduits and other aquarium equipment with attachment members on their narrow or cylindrical surfaces, as well as the ornaments with corresponding attachment members or regions are also described.

Abstract: A hog farrowing system for use in a cold environment includes a building providing protection from weather elements. The farrowing boxes have an entrance to permit free ingress and egress of female hogs but restrain the piglets. An alley is provided outside the boxes for the female hogs to defecate, urinate, and move to feed and water stations outside the boxes. The boxes have sides which define an inner chamber, a heat system, bedding for the female hogs to nest, and insulation covering an open top during cold environment conditions. The method utilizes the steps of promoting the female hog to utilize natural instincts, promoting the female hog to give birth to piglets close to the heat source, and protecting the piglets from crushing by using a creep area, anti-crush rods and anti-crush boards. The farrowing boxes can be modified for use in a warm season.

Abstract: A heated flooring module is provided for livestock stables, which includes an upper plaque, for walking on, which is essentially level; a hollowed central section, with no bottom surface, whose upper surface is equipped with at least one continuous runnel, adapted to contain a heat source that enters and exits the runnel through respective entry and exit tubular segments, with the abovementioned hollowed central section equipped with suspension elements for being suspended from resistant elements such as the bars of a horizontal grid; and an optional under-lid, all of the above arranged in such a way that, when the upper plaque is welded to the upper surface of the hollowed central section, the continuous runnel forms an enclosed circuit which contains the heat source inside, leaving the under-lid fitted into the underside of the hollowed central section.

Abstract: Waste containment systems for animal enclosures or animal support means, such as perches, are disclosed. A moving body of liquid in a tray traps waste and airborne contaminants and a filtration unit filters the waste. The filtered liquid is circulated with a pump. Methods for filtering waste from animal enclosures or animal support means are disclosed.

Abstract: The animal wound shield is a protective casing having a shank portion and an appendage cover that can be disposed around a limb and an attached appendage of the animal. The appendage cover is articulated to a lower end of the shank. Thus, the appendage cover is pivotally connected to the shank and moves with the movement of the appendage. The shank may have more than one section, or an upper and lower portion, to extend further up on the limb, and yet still accommodate for joints. The shield is designed for use around an injured limb to cover a bandaged area and prevent further damage to the wounded site. Vent openings are defined in the shank and the appendage cover to permit air circulation. Fasteners may be used at a top end of the shank to hold the shank on the limb.

Abstract: A collar, having a support band with a first and a second end, a scented material, and a connection arrangement on the support band, the connection arrangement configured to hold the first and the second end in a desired configuration, wherein the support band has a scent providing arrangement to store a scented material to disperse a scent into an environment around an animal.

Abstract: A piston for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The piston has a piston crown with a face having an interior annular edge. The piston also has first piston bowl recessed within the face of the piston crown. The first piston bowl has a bottom surface and an outer wall. A line extending from the interior annular edge of the face and tangent with the outer wall forms an interior angle greater than 90 degrees with the face of the piston. The piston also has a second piston bowl that is centrally located and has an upper edge located below a face of the piston crown.

Abstract: A variable stroke engine includes a connecting rod having one end thereof connected to a piston via a piston pin. A sub-rod is connected to a crankshaft via a crankpin and to the other end of the connecting rod. A control rod has one end thereof connected to the sub-rod at a position distal from the position where the sub-rod is connected to the connecting rod. An eccentric shaft is connected to the other end of the control rod. The eccentric shaft is provided at a position eccentric relative to a rotating shaft to which power is transmitted from the crankshaft at a reduction ratio of ½. Intake and exhaust cams form a part of a valve operating mechanism and are provided on the rotating shaft.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine has a cylinder block defining a cylinder. A piston is disposed in the cylinder. The internal combustion engine has a connecting rod connected to the piston and a crankshaft connected to the connecting rod. The internal combustion engine has a vcr mechanism connected to the crankshaft. A first gear is connected to the crankshaft, and a second gear is in mesh with the first gear. The second gear is connected to the vcr mechanism. The internal combustion engine has a third gear in mesh with the second gear. The third gear has a fixed center of rotation.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a valve actuating device for an internal combustion engine, comprising a magnetic blade controlling the position of the valve and cooperating for this purpose with at least one magnetic circuit comprising at least one magnet for attracting the blade alternately toward a first end position in which the valve is in the closed position and a second end position in which the valve is in the open position. A coil with springs controls the displacement of the blade from one end to the other. The magnetic circuit includes two non-coplanar parts, each of which is approximately C-shaped. A first coil surrounds the main branch of the first part and a second coil surrounds the main branch of the second part. At least one magnet connects the lateral faces opposite the two parts. The corresponding ends of the open branches are approximately coplanar.

Abstract: A sheet metal rocker arm of the welded and brazed tube and “boat type” rocker arm formed from sheet metal and characterized by having a reinforcing cross member which is integrally formed from a tab created by slitting the tube insert and which yields a unitary structure that introduces substantially greater stiffness to the rocker arm. The tube may be optionally rolled from sheet metal or by using seamless tubing. The method of creating integrally formed reinforcing cross-members by appropriate lancing slits in the sheet metal can be applied to any stamped rocker arm that has a U-channel architecture, e.g., including, for example, rocker arms for pushrod type valve trains as well as roller finger follower type rocker arms. Provision of the integrally formed cross member renders stiffness to the rocker arm that enables an engine to operate at a higher rpm and thereby to produce more horsepower.

Abstract: A rocker arm 1 made of sheet metal is formed so that Vickers hardness Hv of the surface layer portion 9a of the valve stem receiver 9 is set at Hv 650 to 800 and a quantity of the retained austenite ?R is set at 25 to 35 vol %.

Abstract: A cam follower of a valve drive of an internal combustion engine, having a run-on surface for following at least one cam. The run-on surface has a microstructure comprising depressions for accumulating lubricant, wherein the depressions form an at least largely symmetrical microstructure similar to a grid. Two depressions of each enclosed section of the run-on surface running toward each other in the manner of an arrow to form a corner such that they point at least in the predominant direction of a movement of a contact point of a cam on the run-on surface.

Abstract: A glow plug comprising: a cylindrical housing; a heater member as defined herein; a conductive center pole as defined herein; a first piezoelectric element as defined herein; and a second piezoelectric element as defined herein, wherein each of said first piezoelectric element and said second piezoelectric element is subjected to a preload for compressing it in said axial direction and is arranged such that, when said center pole is displaced to a root-end side, a load to be applied to one of said first piezoelectric element and said second piezoelectric element for compressing the same in said axial direction increases whereas a load to be applied to the other for compressing the same in said axial direction decreases.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and assembly for conducting electrical current between a coil and a spark plug of an engine. The ignition wire utilized for this conduction of electrical current generally includes a plug terminal located at a first end of the ignition wire that is electrically connectable with a spark plug. In addition, the ignition wire includes a voltage source terminal disposed at a second end of the ignition wire opposite the first end. This voltage source terminal is generally electrically interconnectable with a voltage source of an engine such as a coil. In one embodiment, this ignition wire may be characterized as including a plurality of wires arranged as a cable. Further, one embodiment of the ignition wire may be said to be substantially non-stretchable. Still further, one embodiment may be designed to provide an electrical resistance of no more than about 4.0 ohms.

Abstract: A carburetor start pump circuit, for starting an engine has an auxiliary fuel pump mounted on a relatively standard carburetor body, a start pulse passage extending through the carburetor body to the auxiliary fuel pump, and a fuel circuit having an intake side which extends from a metering chamber of the carburetor body to the auxiliary fuel pump and a discharge side which is interconnected to the intake side and extends from the auxiliary fuel pump to a throttle bore in the air intake of the carburetor body. To prevent the engine from stalling, a restriction jet is placed within the start pulse passage to prevent the auxiliary fuel pump from discharging fuel into the throttling bore when the engine transmits pulses at high frequencies.

Abstract: The invention provides a fuel injection control apparatus of an engine in which a temperature sensor for detecting an engine temperature is inexpensive and a wiring to a control unit is made unnecessary, thereby restricting a system cost low. A control unit (5) is integrally formed with a throttle chamber (3) corresponding to a peripheral device of an engine (1), a temperature sensor (6) detecting an engine temperature is directly attached to a substrate (5b) of the control unit (5), and the temperature sensor (6) estimates an actual engine temperature on the basis of an engine peripheral temperature detected by the temperature sensor (6) by using a correlation data obtained by previously searching a correlation between the engine peripheral temperature detected by the temperature sensor (6) and the actual engine temperature under the same condition, thereby calculating a fuel increase amount and time for the increase amount necessary from a low temperature start to a warm-up finish.

Abstract: The rotary piston power system includes a housing having a drum and a cover rotatably mounted on the drum. The drum has high pressure and low pressure ports defined in its peripheral wall and a central separator wall having arcuate end faces and a pair of semicylindrical recesses defined in opposing sidewalls. A pair of pistons are rotatably mounted on axles on opposite sides of the separator wall and fit closely between the separator wall and the peripheral wall. Each piston has a plurality of radially disposed cylindrical recesses defining slots in the piston's peripheral wall. The cover has a plurality of radially disposed vanes extending into the drum defining a number of cylinders or chambers double the number of recesses defined in a single piston. An input/output shaft extends from the opposite side of the cover for coupling to a prime mover or to a load.

Abstract: A system and devices to actively induce turbulent flow in the intake tract of an internal combustion engine. At least certain of the devices include moving components which induce a swirling or rotating movement about a major intake axis. The adjustment to the flow provides more complete atomization or vaporization of liquid fuel components in an incoming fuel air mixture. Individual devices can be provided in individual intake runners. A single device can be provided in the plenum region of integral or monolithic intake manifolds. Rotation axes of rotating flow diverters can be inclined to also provide a tumbling or rolling component to the mixture flow. Inclined vanes of non-moving flow adjusters can also be provided to induce a tumbling flow component.

Abstract: An engine ECU executes a program including the step of closing a current control valve in all regions when there is abnormality in a high-pressure system fuel system (YES at S100), the step of setting the VVT overlap to 0, the step of injecting fuel from only an intake manifold injector, the step of corresponding to an ignition timing when the current control valve is closed, and the step of correcting the increased quantity of fuel.

Abstract: A reverse rotation detection system for an engine with at least one camshaft and a crankshaft includes a camshaft position sensor that generates a camshaft position signal based on a rotation of the camshaft. A second sensor input device generates a crankshaft position signal based on a rotation of the crankshaft. A control module detects a reverse rotation condition of the engine from the camshaft position signal and the crankshaft position signal, wherein the control module compares the camshaft position signal to the crankshaft position signal to determine an engine position. Based on the engine position the control module compares the camshaft position signal to an expected signal to determine a reverse rotation condition.

Abstract: An throttle valve is controlled by using an electric actuator. A cover for covering one end side of the throttle valve shaft is attached to a side wall of a throttle body. a throttle position sensor unit and an electronic control module for controlling the throttle valve is attached to an inner face of the cover. The throttle position sensor and the electronic control module are contiguous to each other and connected at a position contiguous thereto. The cover is provided with a connector portion for external connection of the electronic control module. A group of lead frames constituting terminals of the connector portion are embedded in the cover. Power source is supplied to a motor via the connector portion for external connection, the electronic control module and intermediary connectors provided at the cover. Thereby, by simplifying the cover for protecting the throttle valve.

Abstract: An engine includes a throttling device configured for both mechanical and electrical control. For example, the throttling device can include a throttle cable connection assembly configured to allow a throttle valve shaft of the throttling device to be controlled by movement of throttle cables and an electronic control section configured to allow the throttle valve to be moved by an electronic actuator. The throttling device can include a connector member configured to selectively engage and disengage the mechanical control section from the throttle valve shaft so as to allow the electrical control section to adjust the throttle valve shaft without resistance from the mechanical control section. The engine can also include a switch for indicating to an electronic controller whether or not the mechanical control section is engaged with a throttle valve shaft.

Abstract: There is provided a combustion control system for a direct-injection spark-ignition internal combustion engine, including a fuel injection valve that injects fuel directly into a cylinder of the engine to form an air-fuel mixture in a combustion chamber of the engine cylinder, a spark plug that ignites the air-fuel mixture, and a control unit that performs combustion retard control to set an ignition timing of the spark plug at a point after compression top dead center and set an injection period of the fuel injection valve at a time after compression top dead center and before the ignition timing in such a manner that a time interval from a start point of the injection period to the ignition timing increases with decrease in a temperature in the engine cylinder at a cold start of the engine.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine (20) has a cylinder (1) wherein a piston (2) is mounted. The piston (2) drives a crankshaft (10) which is rotatably journalled in a crankcase (11). The piston (2) delimits a combustion chamber wherein an air/fuel mixture is compressed and is ignited by an ignition device (19). The ignition time point (Z) is determined in a first operating state of the engine (20) in accordance with a first characteristic line (22) and in a second operating state of the engine (20) in accordance with a second characteristic line (23). A switching element switches over between the first characteristic line (22) and the second characteristic line (23) in dependence upon an engine characteristic variable. A method for operating the engine (20) provides that an engine characteristic variable is determined during operation of the engine (20) and that a switchover between the ignition characteristic lines (22) and (23) takes place for a pregiven change of the characteristic variable.

Abstract: It is determined whether an internal combustion engine is in an idle state or in a non-idle state based on the throttle opening degree. DI ratio control for controlling fuel injection ratio between in-cylinder injection and port injection is performed in accordance with different control modes in the idle state and in the non-idle state. While the DI ratio control mode is basically switched according to transition between the idle and non-idle states, in the engine cold state where fuel deposition disturbing air-fuel ratio control is likely to occur, a transition delay period is provided upon transition from the non-idle state to the idle state. During the transition delay period, the control mode is fixed irrespective of the transition between the idle and non-idle states. This prevents intermittent changes of the DI ratio, and thus, prevents variation in engine output.

Abstract: High efficiency, high pressure fixed displacement pump systems and methods of control. A typical application is for engine driven high pressure pumps for powering loads such as fuel injectors and/or hydraulic engine valve actuators. The pump systems include a control valve controllably coupling the pump output back to the pump input to stop the pumping when the desired pressure of the output is reached. Reinitiating pumping an increment in crankshaft angle before a load event based in the increment in pressure needed to reach the desired pressure at the crankshaft angle of the load event provides a simple control algorithm assuring accurate repeatability in the pressure at the beginning of a load event. Pumping throughout the load event minimizes the decrease in pressure during the load event. Providing underlap in the control valve minimizes pressure peaks and maximizes efficiently when starting and stopping the pumping action. Various embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A fuel injection system for internal combustion engines includes a high-pressure accumulator acted on with highly pressurized fuel by a high-pressure delivery unit and in turn supplies fuel to fuel injectors. The fuel injection system has a pressure control valve, which is disposed between a high-pressure side and a low-pressure side and actuating a valve element. The pressure control valve is actuated by means of an electrical actuator. An end surface of the pressure control valve delimits the low-pressure region in the high-pressure accumulator and is sealed by means of a seal disposed on the low-pressure side.

Abstract: A fuel delivery pipe capable of reducing a pressure pulsation at the time of a fuel injection due to injection nozzles, preventing vibrations and noises at an underfloor pipe arrangement, and turning down a radiate sound from the fuel delivery pipe, wherein a flexible absorbing wall surface 10 formed on a wall surface of a fuel delivery body 1 is loosened due to internal pressure changes to render internal volume of the fuel delivery body 1 increasable, ?L/?{square root over ( )}V determined by sonic speed ?L of fuel flowing through the fuel delivery body 1 and the internal volume V of the fuel delivery body 1 is set as 20×103(m?0.5·sec?1)??L/?{square root over ( )}V?85×103(m?0.5·sec?) while a ratio ?L/?H of equivalent sonic speed ?H in a high frequency area to the sonic speed ?L of the fuel is set as ?L/?H?0.

Abstract: In a fuel injection control method of an engine, an electronic control unit calculates a pressure integrated value for one combustion cycle by detecting a combustion cycle and continuously detecting a suction air pipe pressure and determines that the engine is under an accelerated state such that a pressure difference determined by comparing the pressure integrated value with the pressure integrated value at the preceding combustion cycle becomes equal to or more than a predetermined acceleration determining reference value, thereby increasing a fuel amount. The electronic control unit determines that the engine is under the accelerated state at a particular time when the difference between the pressure integrated value and the atmospheric pressure becomes equal to or less than a reference value and a pressure difference integrated value obtained by integrating each of the pressure differences within an integrating period becomes equal to or more than another reference value.

Abstract: In a fuel tank (1), a condensate collector (13) of a venting line (12) with a closure lid (6) forms one structural unit. The closure lid (6) closes off an opening (7) in a wall (8) in the fuel tank (1). The condensate collector (13) has spring elements (17) for prestressing elastic venting lines (15) against the inside of the fuel tank (1) and the venting device (12) can be mounted through the opening (7) in the fuel tank (1).

Abstract: A method, fuel system, and a valve for facilitating the delivery of liquid fuel and fuel vapors from a fuel tank in fluid communication with a carburetor of an internal combustion engine. During operation of the internal combustion engine, the fuel tank is permitted to fluidically communicate the liquid fuel to the carburetor, and to vent the fuel vapors to one or more of a carbon canister, the atmosphere, and the carburetor. In contrast, when the internal combustion engine is not operating, the fuel tank is prevented from fluidically communicating the liquid fuel to the carburetor, and from venting the fuel vapors to one or more of the carbon canister, the atmosphere, and the carburetor, thereby preventing escape of evaporative emissions of the fuel from the fuel tank.

Abstract: A fuel tank for an engine that includes an air cleaner assembly and an air-fuel mixing device. The fuel tank includes a first tank portion and a second tank portion connected to the first tank portion to define a fuel chamber. A canister is at least partially formed as part of the second tank portion and a first flow path is at least partially formed as part of the first tank portion. The first flow path provides fluid communication between the fuel chamber and the canister. A second flow path is at least partially formed as part of the second tank portion to provide fluid communication between the canister and at least one of the air-fuel mixing device and the air cleaner assembly.

Abstract: Both evaporated fuel purge and EGR are performed by supplying both an evaporated fuel and an exhaust gas at a position downstream from a throttle valve, of an intake pipe. A controller for controlling a purge flow rate and an EGR flow rate controls an opening degree of a purge control valve and an opening degree of the throttle valve, for example, as an operational state of an engine to compensate for a decrease in the purge flow rate caused by an increase in the EGR flow rate.

Abstract: A manifold body for an internal combustion engine. The manifold body includes an EGR cooler cavity adapted to receive an EGR cooler, an oil cooler cavity adapted to receive an oil cooler, and an air intake manifold configured to provide a gas mixture to the internal combustion engine.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing (101), a fill tube (107) disposed within the housing (101), the fill tube (107) having a fluid inlet (125) at one end and a fluid outlet (127) at another end. The fluid outlet (127) is disposed near a passage (103) of the housing (101) such that fluid entering the fluid inlet (125) exits the housing (101) through the passage (103). A filter (113) is disposed outside the fill tube (107) and inside the housing (101), such that unfiltered gases from the passage (103) are capable of entering the filter (113). A gas outlet (121) is integrated with the housing (101), such that filtered gases from the filter (113) are capable of exiting the housing (101) through the gas outlet (121).

Abstract: A bow press for use in stringing bows includes a base member and left and right inclined spacer bars adjustably positionable along the base member, each spacer bar supporting a bow limb roller thereon. An upper end portion of one spacer bar mounts a bow limb roller, a pivot connector mounts the upper end portion to the spacer bar for pivotal movement of the upper end portion toward and away from the other spacer bar and a hydraulically operated piston or turnbuckle causes the upper end portion to pivot about the pivot connector toward the other spacer bar, whereby a bow limb of the bow is caused to bend toward the other bow limb to release the tension in the bowstring.

Abstract: In a compressed air gun for use by police and firefighting forces for breaking open doors, including a compressed air cannon with an ammunition ball, wherein the compressed air cannon has a compressed air chamber, a barrel extending from the compressed air chamber and a discharge valve for releasing the pressurized air from the compressed air chamber into the barrel the ammunition ball consists of a hollow plastic ball which is filled with a heavy material providing, upon being shot out of the barrel by the compressed air, an impact force sufficient to break down a door to be opened without rebounding or generating shrapnel that could endanger a person using the gun.