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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20130118430 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF A variable valve timing mechanism changes a relative rotation phase of a camshaft to a target phase based on hydraulic pressure supplied to an advance and a retard sides pressure chambers. A lock mechanism is placed in a locked state in which the relative rotation phase... | 05/16/2013 |
| 20130118427 | ACTUATOR DEVICE FOR THE ADJUSTMENT OF A SLIDING CAM SYSTEM WITH SWITCHING DISK Actuator device of a sliding cam system with at least one sliding cam and with at least one actuator pin (13) projecting from the housing. The housing is attachable to a component of a cylinder head or to the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine and the... | 05/16/2013 |
| 20130118429 | MOTORCYCLE HAVING A COMPACT INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE A motorcycle having an internal combustion engine includes a cylinder arrangement in the form of a VR cylinder arrangement having rows of cylinders which are arranged in an offset manner and are nested into each other. The crank drive acts crosswise onto a crankshaft an... | 05/16/2013 |
| 20130118428 | VALVE OPENING AND CLOSING CONTROL APPARATUS A valve opening and closing time control apparatus includes;
| 05/16/2013 |
| 20130104820 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE In a valve timing control apparatus configured to enable rotary motion of a vane rotor relative to a sprocket in a phase-retard direction or in a phase-advance direction by controlling hydraulic-pressure supply-and-exhaust for each of phase-advance hydraulic chambers an... | 05/02/2013 |
| 20130104819 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE VALVE LIFT SYSTEM WITH DEFAULT MECHANISM A continuously variable valve lift system for actuating a combustion valve of an engine includes a camshaft having a camshaft lobe rotatable about an camshaft axis of rotation. A rocker assembly is pivotable for providing reciprocating motion to the combustion valve. A ... | 05/02/2013 |
| 20130098321 | INTEGRATION OF AN AXIAL BEARING IN A ROTOR A rotor (4) for a camshaft adjuster (14) is provided. The rotor (4) has a rotor core (6) that can be pushed onto a camshaft (2) and rotationally symmetric vanes (8) that extend radially away from the rotor core (6). Here,... | 04/25/2013 |
| 20130092110 | Continuous Variable Valve Lift Apparatus and Engine with the Same A continuously variable valve lift (CVVL) apparatus may include a control shaft that is disposed in parallel with a camshaft and is rotatably disposed on a journal that is disposed on a cam carrier, a CVVL device that is disposed on the control shaft, a journal bearing ... | 04/18/2013 |
| 20130092112 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE In a valve timing control apparatus, phase-retard and phase-advance hydraulic chambers are defined among a plurality of shoes formed in a housing and a plurality of vanes formed integral with a rotor fixed to a camshaft. The rotor has a large-diameter portion formed bet... | 04/18/2013 |
| 20130092113 | Control Valve Comprising an Integrated Filter and Cam Shaft Phase Setter Comprising Said Control Valve A control valve for controlling a pressure fluid, said control valve comprising: a valve housing (10) comprising a valve inlet (P) for the pressure fluid, a control port (A, B) for connecting to an assembly which is to be operated using the pressure fluid, and a ... | 04/18/2013 |
| 20130092111 | CONTROL DEVICE OF ACTUATOR An electronic control unit (100) detects the position of an output shaft (221) by counting a position count value based on pulse signals generated from position sensors (S4, S5) in accordance with rotation of a motor (210). The electro... | 04/18/2013 |
| 20130087112 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE VALVE CONTROL TIMES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE A device (1) for controlling and/or influencing the valve control times of an internal combustion engine, in particular to a camshaft adjustment device, which includes a drive element (2) which is fastened to an attachment part (3) with a screw conn... | 04/11/2013 |
| 20130081585 | ROTOR FOR A CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER AND CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER A rotor (1, 21, 41) for a camshaft adjuster (61), having a rotor base body (3, 23, 43) and a number of rotor blades (5, 25, 45) extending radially outwards and located on the rotor base body (3, 23, 43), each of the blades having a bla... | 04/04/2013 |
| 20130055975 | DEVICE FOR VARYING THE CONTROL TIMES OF GAS EXCHANGE VALVES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE A device (1) for varying the control times of gas exchange valves of an internal combustion engine having a stator (3) and a rotor (5) accommodated therein. The rotor (5) can be connected to a camshaft and can be adjusted by a pressure medium... | 03/07/2013 |
| 20130055973 | MULTI-CYLINDER INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH VARIABLE ACTUATION OF THE ENGINE VALVES In a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine, valves of the engine, in particular the exhaust valves (3), are actuated by rocker arms (18) each of which is rotatably mounted on the structure of the engine with the interposition of an eccentric bushing (<... | 03/07/2013 |
| 20130055976 | ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR A VALVE DRIVE MECHANISM OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE In a phase adjustment device for a valve drive mechanism of an internal combustion engine, in particular a camshaft adjustment device, with a phase adjustment unit which, for adjusting a phase position in a normal operating mode, comprises a coupling unit for controllin... | 03/07/2013 |
| 20130047943 | DEVICE FOR VARIABLY ADJUSTING THE CONTROL TIMES OF GAS EXCHANGE VALVES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE A device (11) for variably adjusting the control times of gas exchange valves (9, 10) of an internal combustion engine (1), including a drive element (13) that can be brought into driven connection with a crankshaft (2) of the internal... | 02/28/2013 |
| 20130047942 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENGINE VALVE LIFT STRATEGY A system for controlling a valve in an engine is provided. The system includes a pump piston operably coupled to the valve. The valve is displaceable with electro-hydraulic variable valve actuation. The system also includes a cam lobe operably coupled to the pump piston... | 02/28/2013 |
| 20130042827 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE In a method for operating an internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder which includes a first exhaust valve and a second exhaust valve, the internal combustion engine is operated in a scavenging operating mode in that the closing times of the exhaust valve... | 02/21/2013 |
| 20130042828 | HIGH SPEED ENGINE This invention is related to an environment friendly, high speed internal combustion engine wherein the fuel is used at high efficiency by improving the connecting rod mechanism and by changing the piston structure and wherein the waste gas emission release is at a mini... | 02/21/2013 |
| 20130042829 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE A variable valve timing apparatus includes: a variable valve timing mechanism that changes a valve timing and locks the valve timing at a most retarded timing; an oil control valve that controls a mode in which hydraulic fluid is supplied to the variable valve timing me... | 02/21/2013 |
| 20130036993 | VALVE TIMING CONTROLLER A valve timing controller has a spiral spring biasing a vane rotor in an advance direction. An inner end and an outer end of the spring are respectively engaged with an engage groove and an engage pin in such a manner that a center of a most inner imaginary circle passi... | 02/14/2013 |
| 20130032108 | VALVE TIMING CONTROLLER FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE A profile of a cam (33) of a camshaft (32) is set based on a relationship of a stop position of a vane rotor (36) at a most retarded phase relative to a housing rotor (37). In other words, the profile of the cam (33) arranged in the ca... | 02/07/2013 |
| 20130025552 | HYDRAULICALLY ACTUATED CAMSHAFT ADJUSTING DEVICE A camshaft adjusting device (1) including at least two hydraulic chamber (A, B) disposed between a stator (3) and a rotor (4) and separated by a vane (5) and supplied with pressure oil from a pressure oil source (P) by a hydraulic oil control... | 01/31/2013 |
| 20130019828 | ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM Disclosed is an engine control system which is designed to allow homogeneous-charge compression ignition combustion to be performed in an HCCI region (R) defined as an engine operating region including at least a partial-load range of an engine. In a low load zone (R... | 01/24/2013 |
| 20130019825 | Harmonic Drive Camshaft Phaser with Lock Pin for Selectivley Preventing a Change in Phase Relationship A camshaft phaser includes a housing. A harmonic gear drive unit is disposed within the housing and includes a circular spline and a dynamic spline, a flexspline disposed within the circular spline and the dynamic spline, a wave generator disposed within the flexspline,... | 01/24/2013 |
| 20130019826 | CONTROLLER FOR VARIABLE VALVE DEVICE A controller for a variable valve device of an internal combustion engine includes a hydraulic valve timing changing mechanism that changes the valve timing VT of an intake valve, a valve timing locking mechanism that locks the valve timing VT to an intermediate phase, ... | 01/24/2013 |
| 20130019827 | FLUID BRAKE DEVICE AND VARIABLE VALVE TIMING APPARATUS A fluid brake device has a brake shaft which penetrates a case. The case provides a fluid chamber for a magneto-rheological fluid. A magnetic seal has a magnetic seal sleeve which holds a small amount of the magneto-rheological fluid by magnetic flux. In addition to the... | 01/24/2013 |
| 20130008412 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE Provided is a control apparatus for an internal combustion engine that can suppress blowback of in-cylinder residual gas to an intake passage when reverting from a fuel-cut operation accompanied by valve stopping control of an intake valve while suppressing an oil ascen... | 01/10/2013 |
| 20130008398 | ELECTRICAL CAMSHAFT PHASER WITH ENERGY RECOVERY An electrical camshaft phaser arrangement for controllably varying the phase relationship between a crankshaft and a camshaft in an internal combustion engine includes an adjusting gear drive unit formed as a three shafts transmission having a drive shaft connected with... | 01/10/2013 |
| 20130000575 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE VALVE TIMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME A continuously variable valve timing (CVVT) system which may be operated in cooperation with a continuously variable valve lift (CVVL) engine may be included. A reference position of a suction CVVT may be set by a spring. In addition, a method for controlling a continuo... | 01/03/2013 |
| 20130000577 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING APPARATUS A variable valve timing apparatus includes a stopper piston which has an equalizing passage in an axial direction. Even if the engaging hole is filled with the oil, the equalizing passage enables the oil flows from an engaging hole to a holding hole when the stopper pis... | 01/03/2013 |
| 20130000576 | VALVE CHARACTERISTICS CONTROL APPARATUS A control valve part switches a flowing direction of working fluid between a first advance chamber and a first retard chamber in a timing adjustment mode, and restricts working fluid from flowing between the first advance chamber and the first retard chamber in a workin... | 01/03/2013 |
| 20130000579 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING TWO LUBRICATING CHAMBERS SEPARATED FROM ONE ANOTHER IN A FLUID-TIGHT MANNER An internal combustion engine (1) having a crankshaft (2), having at least one camshaft (12) for actuating gas exchange valves (15, 104), and having a synchronous drive (9) which transmits the rotation of the crankshaft (2) to t... | 01/03/2013 |
| 20120325167 | VALVE DRIVE SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE A valve drive system of internal combustion engine which operates at a high compression ratio cycle, which is provided with an intake cam 52a and intake cam 52b for operating intake valves 7a, 7b and a variable val... | 12/27/2012 |
| 20120318220 | CAM PHASER LOCKING SYSTEMS A motion limiter system for a cam phaser includes a retractable motion limiter pin that is selectively extendable from a rotor in a cam phaser to contact a lobe on a stator to provide a positive stop for the rotor prior to engagement of a locking pin. Alternatively, the... | 12/20/2012 |
| 20120318221 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER An arrangement of a camshaft adjuster (1) having a control device (4) which allows a selection to be made between an OPA and/or a CTA mode. The camshaft adjuster (1) has a third hydraulic medium duct CC which positions the camshaft adjuster (1 | 12/20/2012 |
| 20120318222 | DEVICE FOR VARIABLY ADJUSTING THE CONTROL TIMES OF GAS EXCHANGE VALVES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE A device (11) for variably adjusting the control times of gas exchange valves (9, 10) of an internal combustion engine (1), including a drive element (13), an output element (14), and at least one lateral cover (15). The drive e... | 12/20/2012 |
| 20120318219 | Camshaft Phaser with Dual Lock Pins and a Passage within the Camshaft Phaser Connecting the Lock Pins A camshaft phaser is provided for varying the phase relationship between a crankshaft and a camshaft in an engine. The camshaft phaser includes a stator having lobes. A rotor is disposed within the stator and includes vanes interspersed with the stator lobes to define a... | 12/20/2012 |
| 20120312258 | HARMONIC DRIVE CAMSHAFT PHASER USING OIL FOR LUBRICATION A camshaft phaser includes a housing with an array of internal splines formed within a bore. A harmonic gear drive unit is disposed within the housing and includes a circular spline and a dynamic spline, a flexspline disposed within the circular spline and the dynamic s... | 12/13/2012 |
