Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147596 | Hydrogen permeable film and method for manufacturing the same A hydrogen-permeable film has a ceramic material of a nitride or oxide of a metal element belonging to group IVB, VB or VIB and hydrogen-permeable metal particles of at least one kind selected from palladium (Pd), niobium (Nb), vanadium (V), tantalum (Ta) and alloys... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142246 | Fuel supply system for boat and outboard motor A fuel supply system for a boat, which prevents fuel piping from becoming complicated, includes a vapor separator unit connected to a fuel tank that is mounted on a hull and holds fuel supplied to an engine section, a low-pressure pump arranged to discharge the fuel... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8042515 | Throttle device A compact throttle device with a short air intake pipe length. A throttle device includes: throttle bodies that define air intake paths; throttle valves that are disposed in the air intake paths and adjust the air flow rate in the air intake paths; a throttle shaft ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8006960 | Natural evaporation humidifier, humidifying element of the humidifier, and case for the humidifier One end of a humidify element 12 which has a plurality of humidify segments 24 connected to be free to extend and contract is fixed to a first case portion 28. One end of another humidify element 12 having the same structure is fixed to a... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8002661 | Continuously variable transmission A continuously variable transmission includes an input shaft rotatably supported in a housing; a first speed change unit and a second speed change unit, provided within the housing and disposed facing each other symmetrically with respect to a plane normal to the ax... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7891331 | Synthetic resin tube structure A synthetic resin tube structure including a first synthetic-resin member which includes a flange having a plurality of bores formed therein, and a plurality of first divided pipes formed integrally with the flange; and a second synthetic-resin member which includes... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7861687 | Multiple throttle device A compact multiple throttle device where multiple throttle shafts are driven by a single drive force. A throttle device includes a first throttle shaft to which a first throttle body and a third throttle body are fixed and also includes a second throttle shaft to wh... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7779809 | Throttle system and sensor unit A sensor unit includes a unit main body mounted on a throttle device, and a pressure sensor chamber that is provided at the unit main body and that accommodates an intake pressure sensor to detect an intake pressure through an intake pipe. The pressure sensor chambe... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7591248 | Fuel injection system In a fuel injection system, a fuel tank is disposed below an electronically controlled fuel injection apparatus. A fuel reservoir chamber for supplying fuel from the fuel tank is disposed above the electronically controlled fuel injection apparatus, and the fuel sto... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7575530 | Planetary roller transmission device and vehicle comprising same A planetary roller transmission device has a rotatable input shaft and an output shaft on the same axis, a plurality of planetary rollers which are rollable around the outer periphery of a sun roller provided on the input shaft, an output ring which is provided inte... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7556848 | Synthetic resin fusion body The present invention is to provide a synthetic weld body which sectional shape of a passage to a bore can be an ideal shape by welding two synthetic members. The edge at the passage side of the rising boundary line 78a-1, 78a-2... | 07/07/2009 |
| 6837986 | Device for producing electrolytic water and process for producing electrolytic water This invention discloses a device for producing electrolytic water (100) comprising an electrode unit (2) comprising a closed-type anode chamber (16), at least part of whose wall is a septum (18) and within which an anode (20) is d... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6730211 | Aqueous electrolyzed solution of ascorbyl glucosamine and preparation process therefor This invention discloses an aqueous cathodic electrolyzed solution of ascorbyl glucosamine exhibiting a lower oxidation-reduction potential than that in an aqueous solution of ascorbyl glucosamine in which a concentration of water-soluble inorganic salts is less tha... | 05/04/2004 |
| 7430997 | Variable valve operating device for engine A variable valve operating device is provided that can swiftly adjust a valve timing of an engine and is for adjusting a valve lift and the valve timing of the engine. The variable valve operating device includes a rocking cam, a rocking cam support member, a valve,... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7415346 | Air intake device, sensor unit, two-wheeled vehicle, and intake air temperature detection method A temperature sensor is disposed at a position upstream of a throttle shaft in the flow channel so as not to contact the throttle valve. An inlet of a guiding path in the flow channel is arranged downstream of a first half part of the throttle valve that is revolved... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7334565 | Multiple throttle apparatus According to the present apparatus, there are provided a first throttle body 10 and a second throttle body 10 that define multiple intake passages corresponding to arranged cylinders on one side and on the other side of a V-type engine respectively, a ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7311119 | Valve apparatus A valve apparatus is small, and regulates a fuel amount by restricting a lift amount of a valve. A columnar portion is formed on a pump body. The columnar portion is inserted into a check valve and a washer formed with a protruding portion which protrudes outward fr... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309025 | Fuel injection method A fuel injection method is provided for correcting the fuel injection amount accurately by eliminating offset components when detecting a current flowing through a solenoid for fuel injection. A current component, which is detected during normal running and a drive ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305966 | Sensor module unit and a throttle apparatus equipped with the sensor module unit The present invention provides a sensor installation structure for installation of a plurality of sensors disposed on an inlet pipe side of an engine, and enables each of the sensors to be positioned in an accurate measuring position. A sensor module unit is integra... | 12/11/2007 |
| D557373 | Portable electrolytic water generator | 12/11/2007 |
| 7273038 | Fuel injection control method and fuel-injection control device In order to perform accurate fuel injection control in response to fuel injection requests from the engine side without being affected by variations in power supply voltage and in coil temperature of a fuel injection solenoid and by other external factors, driving o... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7249582 | Intake apparatus The present invention provides an intake apparatus which ensures the collision safety by having sufficient clearance margin to the engine hood by utilizing the space around the intake manifold which is not conventionally utilized, while achieving cost reduction by r... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7219653 | Electronic control throttle body An electronically controlled throttle body has a torque motor including a stator and a moving portion (a slider), and a throttle shaft which is rotated by the torque motor. A rack as a plurality of gear teeth is formed at the moving portion, and a gear which mates w... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7156074 | Throttle device With the throttle apparatus of the present invention having a throttle valve 30 disposed at an intake passage, a throttle shaft 240 to open and close the throttle valve 30, a DC motor 51 to drive the throttle shaft 40, and so on, a... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154729 | Solenoid drive apparatus In a solenoid driving device of the type in which energy stored in a capacitor is used for re-driving of the solenoid, the generation of heat in a current back-flow preventing circuit preventing the back-flow of current to a power supply terminal is suppressed, and ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140349 | Multiple throttle device According to the present apparatus, on multi-throttle apparatus provided with multiple throttle valves 20 that are respectively disposed in multiple intake passages 11, a throttle shaft 30 that simultaneously opens/closes the throttle valves ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131409 | Valve timing changer A valve timing change apparatus of the present invention is an apparatus for changing the relative angular position between a cam shaft 10 and a sprocket 30, which comprises an angle change mechanism 80 changing and holding the relative angular ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7117848 | Throttle device According to the present apparatus, there are provided throttle valves 20 that are disposed in intake passages, a throttle shaft 30 that supports the throttle valves 20 to be opened/closed, drive means 40 that rotatably drives the throttl... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108014 | Liquid diluting device A diluent passage 12 to introduce special liquid and a rinse liquid supply passage 13 which is separate from the diluent passage 12 are formed in the main body 10, and a plurality of jets are disposed at a cylindrical dial 18. A wa... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100578 | Method for driving fuel injection pump The present invention achieves an increase in the amount of vapor that is expelled, stabilized fuel injection and improved starting characteristics in a fuel injection pump. In an electromagnetically driven fuel injection pump 20 which allows fuel to escape i... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094041 | Electromagnetic drive type plunger pump With structure comprising a cylinder, a magnetic circuit to exert a mountain-shaped thrust, and a feeding spring to exert an urging force to a plunger during a feeding process, fuel is sucked by movement of the plunger and energy is accumulated in the feeding spring... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7066142 | Multiple throttle apparatus A multiple throttle apparatus has a plurality of throttle valves respectively disposed at each air intake passage corresponding to each cylinder of an engine, a plurality of throttle shafts to support the plurality of throttle valves for each group, and a plurality ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7051615 | Accelerator pedal device The present apparatus includes an accelerator pedal 10, a pedal arm 20, a pedal shaft 30 which supports the pedal arm 20 so as to be free to swing, a return spring 40, a friction generating mechanism 50 which generates friction force corresponding to a position of t... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7011053 | Controller for controlling opening and closing of an intake valve of an engine A controller supplies a predetermined constant current as a drive current to an electromagnetic actuator in response to detection of a non-normal state including an abnormal signal system and an abnormal engine start state, and a force that keeps an intake valve of ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7011064 | Intake manifold An intake manifold is provided that comprises a plurality of intake ducts, a surge tank, a vacuum chamber, and a negative pressure check valve. The negative pressure check valve enables negative pressure induced in the surge tank to flow into the vacuum chamber. Eac... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6976667 | Opening-closing valve driving apparatus operated by electromagnetic actuator A coupling unit provides a coupling between a valve element of an opening-closing valve and a moving element of an electromagnetic actuator so as to enable mutual movement of the two elements relative to each other within a predetermined restricted range. Accordingl... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6946071 | Fuel feeding device and fuel filter used for the device The present device is a fuel supply device to pressurize and supply fuel F which is stored in a fuel tank 10, which comprises a fuel supply pipe 11 which forms a supply passage for the fuel F, a fuel filter 12 to filter the fuel F disposed at th... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6929033 | Liquid dilution device A liquid dilution device is provided to prevent choking at a jet for adjusting the flow amount of a special liquid. In the liquid dilution device in which the special liquid from a liquid supply passage 33 of a liquid intake device 29, is introduced to... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6929027 | Liquid dilution device A liquid diluting device, with a small and simple structure, is capable of reliably sealing and simply changing dilution concentration. Diluent passages are formed in a first body, and a connecting passage for introducing special liquid connects to these diluent pas... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6923163 | Fuel injection controller and controlling method A fuel injection control apparatus and fuel injection method are provided for injecting a suitable fuel with a quick response in accordance with variations in required fuel injection amounts, while improving the energy efficiency, and enabling support for an electro... | 08/02/2005 |
