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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20070240647 | Animal Housing An animal housing is disclosed. In an embodiment, the animal housing includes a top side, wherein the top side comprises open and closed positions The animal housing also includes a plurality of sides. The plurality of sides provide support to he top side. In addition, ... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240648 | Systems and Methods for Multi-Level Optimizing Control Systems for Boilers Systems and methods for multi-level optimization of emission levels and efficiency for a boiler system that includes creating both boiler-level models and burner-level models and receiving a plurality of boiler-level system variables. The received system variables are u... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240649 | Controlled liquid injection and blending apparatus A liquid injection and ratio control system is provided for blending an additive into a main flow line at a controlled ratio. The system automatically detects variances in temperature, pressure, and additive concentration and provides compensation thereto. The system al... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240650 | Engine reversing and timing control mechanism in a heat regenerative engine In an engine having at least one cylinder with a reciprocating piston and a connecting rod for driving rotation of a crank disk and a crankshaft, a cam sleeve is moved along the crankshaft in response to a change in engine speed. The cam sleeve is coupled to a cam ring ... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240651 | Combustion-Type Power Tool Having Cooling Arrangement A combustion-type power tool includes a housing, a cylinder, a cylinder head, a combustion chamber frame, and a rotatable fan. The combustion chamber frame including a base section, a head section abuttable on the cylinder head to provide a combustion chamber when the c... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240652 | Cylinder Liner for Insert Casting and Method for Manufacturing Thereof A cylinder liner for insert casting and a method for manufacturing the cylinder liner are provided. The cylinder liner and the method are applied to cylinder blocks and improve the adherence and the bonding strength with a cylinder block material in a favorable manner. ... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240653 | System and method for adaptive control of variable valve lift tappet switching A method of controlling cylinder valve switching between a first valve condition and a second valve condition for transitioning between combustion modes of an engine comprises adjusting timing of a signal to switch between said valve conditions in response to informatio... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240654 | Lift-variable valve-operating system for internal combustion engine A lift-variable valve-operating system for an internal combustion engine, comprising: subsidiary cams which are swingably supported on a movable support shaft capable of being displaced within a plane perpendicular to a rotational axis of a valve-operating cam, and whic... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240655 | Lift-variable valve-operating system for internal combustion engine A lift-variable valve-operating system for an internal combustion engine, comprising: subsidiary cams which are swingably supported on a movable support shaft capable of being displaced within a plane perpendicular to a rotational axis of a valve-operating cam, and whic... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240656 | Valve timing controller A valve timing controller includes a housing which is biasedly assembled in such a manner that the housing is previously moved in a direction where a rotor knocks the housing. A camshaft rotatably extends through a through-hole provided in a sprocket and is engaged with... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240657 | Adjustable Camshaft, in Particular for Internal Combustion Engines for Motor Vehicles Having a Hydraulic Adjusting Device An adjustable camshaft, in particular for an internal combustion engine for a motor vehicle, wherein
| 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240658 | Toothed Belt Toothed belt for use in contact with oil and comprising a body and a number of teeth extending from at least one surface of the body; the teeth are coated by a fabric; a resistant layer comprising a plastomer based on fluorine with the addition of elastomeric material, ... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240659 | Cylinder deactivation apparatus An internal combustion engine having a cylinder block defining a plurality of cylinders at least half of which are selectively deactivatable by a plurality of switching hydraulic lifters. A source of pressurized oil is provided. Additionally, at least one solenoid-actua... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240660 | Method for Igniting Combustion of Fuel in a Combustion Chamber of an Engine, Associated Device and Engine The invention relates to a method which is used to ignite the combustion of fuel in a combustion chamber (5) of a engine (2), by introducing microwave radiation into the combustion chamber (5), said microwave radiation being produced in a microwave ... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240661 | Device for Detecting the Combustion-Chamber Pressure in an Internal Combustion Engine A device for detecting the pressure in a combustion chamber of an engine is designed in such a way that the combustion-chamber pressure can be detected reliably and reproducibly. For this purpose, a glow element in a glow plug, exposed to the combustion-chamber pressure... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240662 | Control apparatus-integrated generator-motor The control apparatus-integrated generator-motor has: a generator-motor; and a control apparatus that is constituted by an inverter, a control circuit, a temperature sensor, etc. The control circuit determines whether or not switching element temperature will exceed the... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240663 | Energization control apparatus and method for glow plug during the period from preglow to afterglow steps A control apparatus for controlling to supply of electric power to both a glow plug and a starter from a power source, the starter assisting start of the engine by using the glow plug, is provided. The control apparatus comprises a starter switch, starter, a detecting d... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240664 | DEVICE FOR USE IN STARTING A MODEL AIRPLANE ENGINE A device for starting a model airplane engine from a starter motor, electric drill or other drive means. The device for starting a model airplane engine comprises a cylindrical hub having an open end and a closed end, the hub having tubular sidewalls attached to periphe... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240665 | Outboard motor An outboard motor is mounted on a hull and has an engine disposed in an upright position in a cowling so that a crankshaft thereof extends generally vertically during cruising. An embodiment of the motor includes a first surge tank disposed on the opposite side of a cyl... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240666 | Outboard motor An outboard motor mounted to a hull of a watercraft includes a V-type engine having right and left cylinder banks positioned in a cowling and having a crankshaft generally vertically disposed when the watercraft is under a running condition. A surge tank is disposed in ... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240667 | VEHICLE WITH VARIABLE AIR INTAKE ARRANGEMENT A vehicle, such as a motorcycle, includes an engine having at least one intake port. An air intake assembly introduces air into the intake port. In one arrangement, the air intake assembly includes a stationary funnel and a movable funnel positioned on the inlet side of... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240668 | Inlet valve having high temperature coating and internal combustion engines incorporating same An inlet valve is partially coated with a protective coating to resist corrosion and gas impingement when used in an internal combustion engine. The inlet valve has a hard cladding that is shaped to function as a valve seat. The hard cladding forms an interface with the... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240669 | Cylinder Crankcase Comprising a Cylinder Liner The invention relates to a cylinder crankcase (4) comprising at least one cylinder liner (2) which is integrally cast in the cylinder crankcase (4). The cylinder liner (2) runs in the cylinder crankcase (4) from a cylinder-head side (<... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240670 | Engine cylinder head A cylinder head of an engine is disclosed, the cylinder head including an upper deck, a lower deck, and a sidewall extending between the upper deck and the lower deck. The lower deck defines a block-engaging portion and a combustion chamber flame deck. The combustion ch... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240671 | Internal combustion engine provided with camshaft-driven accessory An internal combustion engine has a camshaft holder 20 attached to a cylinder head 1, and two camshafts 11 and 12 are rotatably supported by the camshaft holder 20. A high-pressure pump 60 has a driving shaft 63 rotativel... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240672 | Crankcase of an engine A crankcase of an engine having a crankshaft therein comprises a skirt part formed in the circumferential direction of the crankshaft and a stiffening rib provided on a wall surface of the skirt part as inclined at a predetermined degree angle to the axis of the cranksh... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240673 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE A power transfer assembly (2000) for transferring energy within a combustion engine (1010) externally of the engine. The power transfer assembly includes a crankshaft (2006) adapted to convert reciprocating motion to rotating motion. The power trans... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240674 | Multilobe rotary motion asymetric compression/expansion engine A rotary engine with multiple pivotally mounted lobes desmodromically extendible and retractable from a rotor to trace asymmetric volumes for inlet and compression and expansion and exhaust based on the contour of the engine case which the lobes sealingly engage. ... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240675 | Fuel injection control apparatus designed to minimize combustion noise of engine A fuel injection control apparatus for a diesel engine is provided which works to determine the number of a sequence of injection events to inject fuel into the engine in each operating cycle of the engine and increase it based on the temperature of an injector drive ci... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240676 | Throttle control apparatus and method for throttle control A throttle control apparatus includes a valve. A motor is provided for generating driving force to rotate the valve. Gears transmit the driving force to the valve. A biasing unit generates biasing force to bias the valve in a close rotative direction. A control unit is ... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240677 | Throttle control apparatus and method for throttle control A throttle control apparatus includes a housing defining therein a fluid passage. A motor is provided for generating driving force to rotate a valve. The valve blocks the fluid passage when the valve is in a full close position. A throttle position detecting unit detect... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240678 | Throttle valve unit A throttle valve unit is disclosed that includes a main body having a cylinder portion defining a fluid passage. The main body also includes a fastening portion projecting from an outer peripheral surface of the cylinder portion for fastening to a separate member. The c... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240679 | Control Apparatus and Control Method for Engine For accurately estimating an air quantity flowing into a cylinder at the time of operating an intake control valve, a control apparatus for an engine according to the present invention is provided with an intake control valve which can open/close an intake passage in sy... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240680 | Control device of internal combustion engine A control device of an internal combustion engine determining a target throttle opening degree based on a target intake air amount which can simply and reliably detect any control abnormality is provided. The control device of an internal combustion engine determining a... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240681 | Intake device for outboard motors An intake device for outboard motors, which makes it possible to improve intake performance and reduce the size of the device at the same time. Cylinder banks have a plurality of cylinder bores arranged in a vertical direction, and extend rearward to form a V shape. Int... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240682 | FUEL INJECTOR FOR AN INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE The fuel injector comprises a hollow casing, fixed on which is a nozzle having a nebulizer for the fuel under pressure, a needle axially mobile for opening and closing the nebulizer by means of a first end thereof, and a control rod, substantially coaxial with the needl... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240683 | Combustion-engined setting tool A combustion-engined setting tool for driving fastening elements such as, e.g., nails, bolts, or pins in a workpiece, includes a plate-shaped member (17) axially displaceable in the tool combustion chamber (14), a member (33) for displacing the plat... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240684 | Fuel pump control An apparatus in a mechanical returnless fuel system is provided that includes a fuel pump motor for providing fuel to a powertrain system. A powertrain control module provides an activation signal for activating the fuel pump motor. A restraint control system includes a... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240685 | Method for Controlling a Valve and Method for Controlling a Pump/Nozzle Device with a Valve A valve has a piezo actuator, a valve element, a valve body and a valve seat. At a predeterminable point in time, the valve element is controlled by a discharging process of the piezo actuator from a position in which it rests against the valve seat to a predetermined p... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070240686 | FUEL SYSTEM FOR OUTBOARD MOTOR A boat has an outboard motor that is mounted to a hull and has a fuel system. The outboard motor has a cowling housing an engine. The fuel system includes a fuel pump disposed within a sealed container. The sealed container provides a physical and thermal barrier to sea... | 10/18/2007 |
