Bizarre Patents
A haircutting appliance comprises an enclosed housing having a hollow handle connecting the housing to a vacuum source to carry away cut hairs from a subject's head.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181635 | Breather device for engine In a breather device for engine, in which an inlet of a breather chamber communicates with a crank chamber through a reed valve, the reed valve being formed of: a fixed stopper plate arranged so as to be opposed to a valve seat formed on an end face of the inlet fac... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8087403 | Heating apparatus of electromagnetic PCV valve An electromagnetic PCV valve includes a valve seat, a valve element, a step motor for moving the valve element, and a housing that houses the valve seat, the valve element, and the step motor. When the valve element is moved by the step motor, a size (an opening deg... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7900612 | Valve and cylinder head cover for crankcase ventilation of an internal combustion engine A valve for crankcase ventilation of an internal combustion engine comprises a fresh-air side for connection with an intake section of the internal combustion engine, an engine side for connection with the crankcase and a valve insert movable as a whole for changing... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7775198 | Two-way PCV valve for turbocharged engine PCV system A valve assembly controls the flow of boosted gas and naturally aspirated gas between an air inlet leading into an intercooler and an oil separator disposed in a head cover in a turbocharged motor vehicle engine. The valve assembly includes a housing defining a firs... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7743758 | Breather structure for internal combustion engine A breather structure for internal combustion engine, the structure making a breather chamber smaller and thus making an internal combustion engine as a whole smaller. A breather chamber and a small chamber are formed. The breather chamber includes a first side face ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7677229 | Adaptive oil separator An oil mist separator has a pressure regulator valve which is located in the blow-by line downstream of the oil mist separator element in the flow direction of the gas. The pressure regulator valve has a bias so that it opens above a specified pressure difference be... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7428898 | Apparatus for removing contaminants from crankcase emissions A separator for separating liquids in a fluid stream generated by blow-by gases produced in a crankcase of an internal combustion engine wherein the fluid stream includes both gasses and liquids. The separator including an inlet in fluid connection with the engine f... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7370645 | Variable stiffness flow control valve A flow control valve is provided. According to one aspect of this disclosure, the flow control valve includes a valve element and a support element. The valve element is configured to deflect responsive to a change in pressure difference across the valve element. Th... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7334574 | Method and apparatus for increased automobile fuel efficiency An automobile fuel/oil separator including a plurality of gravel particles arranged between a pair of screens is connected with an automobile PCV valve for separating the crankcase oil from the fuel. Evaporative fuel from the fuel tank along with the separated fuel ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7316226 | Heated PCV system A PCV system includes heated PCV valve for metering a flow of crankcase gases therethrough and a heated inlet manifold fitting for receiving a flow of crankcase gases therethrough. The PCV valve and the heated inlet manifold fitting are in communication with a curre... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316227 | Temperature-controlled PCV valve A positive crankcase ventilation valve includes a flow restrictor movable in an orifice to vary flow of fumes from an engine crankcase to an intake manifold in a vehicle. The valve also includes a temperature-activated element for moving the flow restrictor in the o... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311091 | Temperature-controlled PCV valve A positive crankcase ventilation valve includes a flow restrictor movable in an orifice to vary flow of fumes from a crankcase to an intake manifold in a vehicle. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310945 | Work-space pressure regulator A device and method for equalizing the pressure between work-space and crankcase in a pressurized engine, such as a Stirling engine. The device consists of a two-way valve connected between the work-space and the crankcase. The valve is connected to the work-space w... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311092 | Torsion-enhancing apparatus A torsion-enhancing apparatus has a mounting bracket, a vacuum bracket and two air filters. The mounting bracket has a threaded hole, a first connecting tube and two ventilating holes. The threaded hole is formed in the front end and the first connecting tube is con... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7285149 | Oil separator for vehicle air system An oil separator for use in a vehicle air system includes a recycling valve for removing coalesced oil. The recycling valve may include a piston movable in a cylinder in response to a control air pressure to open the recycling valve and thus drain coalesced oil from... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7275527 | Method and apparatus for venting a crankcase of an internal combustion engine In a method for venting a crankcase of an internal combustion engine, in which, in a first operating range under part-load, the crankcase is vented via a first venting line, which opens into an intake line of the internal combustion engine downstream of a throttle v... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273026 | Roller follower body The present invention relates to a roller follower, comprising an outer surface, enclosing a first cavity, a second cavity, and a transition opening, wherein the first cavity includes a first inner surface configured to house a cylindrical insert the second cavity i... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7258111 | Oil separator An oil separator that removes oil from ventilation gases flowing between a crankcase and an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine. The oil separator includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet. The housing includes a guide wall having a plurality of ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7246611 | Blow-by gas ventilation system for engine A blow-by gas ventilation system particularly suited for use with a small watercraft includes a oil separation chamber preferably disposed within a plenum chamber defined by an air intake box. An inlet tube permits blow-by gases to move from the crankcase chamber of... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246610 | Cylinder head An internal combustion engine includes a cylinder head and rocker box assembly that includes a duct arrangement that removes blow-by gases. In a first embodiment, a duct is formed from the upper surface of the cylinder head aligned with an opening in the bottom of t... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243642 | Breather device of engine A breather device comprises a breather chamber (22) provided in a valve arm chamber (2) arranged above a cylinder head of an engine. In the breather chamber, blow-by gas including oil mist is separated into oil component and gas component, and the oil ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7210471 | Breather chamber structure for internal combustion engine and internal combustion engine A breather chamber is located in a blow-by gas passage to separate oil from blow-by gas. A partitioning member partitions the interior of the breather chamber into a plurality of spaces. The partitioning member is arranged such that the spaces extend along the flowi... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204241 | Compressor stage separation system An exemplary separator for coupling to a compressor includes a separation region substantially defined by an outer wall, part of an inner wall and an intermediate wall and an open region substantially defined by the inner wall and the intermediate wall and adjacent ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7185643 | Combined filter and fill tube 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 ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7174882 | Pressure regulating valve Known pressure regulating valves have a valve closing body, which cooperates with a valve seat, and a restoring spring, which acts on a valve closing body in the direction facing away from the valve seat. It is disadvantageous that the restoring spring is disposed i... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7159386 | Crankcase ventilation system A crankcase ventilation system may include a first exhaust flow path configured to permit flow of main exhaust gases from a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine and a particulate trap disposed in the first exhaust flow path. The system may also includ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159582 | Blowby control system and method for an internal combustion engine In an internal combustion engine for a vehicle having a drive clutch, a blowby control system includes a fresh air introducing channel, for introducing fresh air into a crankcase, and a blowby gas return channel for returning blowby gas from the crankcase to an air-... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152589 | Method and a device for cleaning of crankcase gas Upon cleaning of crankcase gas generated during operation of an internal combustion engine in its crankcase, a centrifugal separator is used, which includes a rotor arranged for rotation by means of a driving motor and arranged by its rotation suck crankcase gas fro... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140358 | Oil separator An oil separator that removes oil from ventilation gases flowing between a crankcase and an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine. The oil separator includes a housing, a wall and a diaphragm. The housing has an inlet and an outlet. The wall is cooperativ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134427 | Delivery of organomolybdenum via vapor phase from a lubricant source into a fuel combustion system A method and combustion system for reducing the formation of intake manifold deposits, such as including intake valve valves, and exhaust valve deposits in combustion engines by delivery of an organomolybdenum source from the vapor phase of an engine lubricant into ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131433 | Positive crankcase ventilation valve assembly A positive crankcase ventilation valve assembly is provided. The positive crankcase ventilation valve assembly includes a housing having a first end and a second end and a flow path therebetween. A positive crankcase ventilation valve is provided and positioned rela... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7124752 | Deflector for limiting the ingress of liquid oil A system for limiting the ingress of oil into an induction feed pipe provided in the cylinder head cover of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The system provides a cylinder head cover including a cylinder head cover outlet, a top plate spaced from the cyli... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7104261 | Internal combustion engine blowby gas crankcase emission control system To provide a crankcase emission control system that enables the miniaturization of an internal combustion engine and the reduction in the manufacturing cost. In a crankcase emission control system of an internal combustion engine, a collecting part for collecting bl... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100587 | Device for the ventilation of the crankcase of an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a device (1), for the ventilation of the crankcase (20) of an internal combustion engine (2), with a breather tube (3), running from the crankcase (20) to an inlet manifold (22) on the internal combu... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7096847 | Oil separator for internal combustion engine An oil separator for an internal combustion engine includes a basket that houses a filter media for separating air from oil particles. A portion of the basket is disposed within a valve cover. A breather lid is fitted over the basket for sealing the filter media hou... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7080636 | Oil separating device for a combustion engine An oil separating device for an internal combustion engine connected in a flow path of blow-by gas, loaded with oil particles, from the crankcase to the inlet manifold section of the internal combustion engine and comprising an oil separator formed with at least one... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077089 | Oil drainback system for internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine having an oil drainback passage and integral check valve. The oil drainback passage allows the flow of oil from the valve box to the crankcase of the engine during normal operation and prevents the backwards flow of oil from the crankca... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7055509 | Breather device of engine A breather device of an engine is connected to an engine suction system. A breather chamber thereof for separating a blowby gas generated inside a crank chamber of the engine into gas and liquid is formed so as to face to a mating face of a plurality of cases, inclu... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7047955 | Crankcase emission control device A crankcase emission control device of an internal combustion engine comprises a gas/liquid separator that separates an oil mist from blow-by gases flowing therethrough. A first passage is defined in both a crankcase and a cylinder head to connect an interior of the... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040306 | Blowby gas ventilation system for an internal combustion engine, and method of using same A blowby gas ventilation system for an internal combustion engine capable of preventing oil from being diluted by efficiently and quickly exhausting a blowby gas together with a water content and the like from a crank chamber through forced ventilation of the crank ... | 05/09/2006 |
