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Wearable Device For Feeding and Observing Birds and Other Flying Animals
A device for feeding and observing flying animals comprising a hat, a support mounted on the hat and extending outward from the hat, and a feeder mounted on the support.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7762528 | Drain valve for pallet-type container A drain valve used on an at least partially dielectric container has a valve housing made of electrically nonconductive plastic, fixed to the container, and forming a passage opening into the container so that fluent contents of the container can flow out of the con... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7584938 | Side loaded valve assembly An exhaust valve assembly includes a valve body, a valve supported by a shaft within the valve body, and an actuator that drives the shaft to move the valve relative to the valve body. A side load feature engages one portion of the shaft to reduce valve chatter by s... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7472886 | Fluid control valve A fluid control valve assembly is disclosed that includes a housing, a valve with a ring-shaped groove, and a seal ring with a clearance extending between an outer diameter and an inner diameter. The seal ring includes a pair of opposing axial side surfaces and is p... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7472885 | Compact, lightweight cabin pressure control system butterfly outflow valve with redundancy features A relatively compact, lightweight outflow valve assembly includes suitable redundancy features that allow the valve assembly to meet regulatory requirements for certain postulated single point failures. The valve assembly includes a valve body that is constructed at... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7434793 | Coating for a throttle body A throttle body for an air intake system of an internal combustion engine, which includes a combustion chamber. The throttle body includes a body, a throttle plate and a coating. The body defines a throat through which air flows to the combustion chamber. The thrott... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7428892 | Electronically controlled throttle valve system In an electronically controlled throttle valve system, a case of a DC motor and a valve housing forming a throttle body are mutually different in material and shape. Specifically, the valve housing is made of synthetic resin easy to be deformed and the case is made ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7428915 | O-ringless tandem throttle valve for a plasma reactor chamber A valve system having high maximum gas flow rate and fine control of gas flow rate, includes a valve housing for blocking gas flow through a gas flow path, a large area opening through said housing having a first arcuate side wall and a small area opening through sa... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7409944 | Intake structure for internal combustion engine An intake structure for internal combustion engine includes an intake passage which is communicated with a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine and through which air to be supplied to the combustion chamber flows; and a valve which is provided in the... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404543 | Slow closing actuator and valve A valve actuator is disclosed for use with short throw valves. The actuator includes a plate perpendicular to the valve stem that has a slot formed of regions having different radii of curvature centered on the valve stem. An eccentric cam is attached to a handle mo... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7367124 | Method for the production of a throttle valve port This invention relates of the problem, to create a butterfly valve neck without an emergence of a gap between the butterfly valve neck and the butterfly valve. This invention disposes the problem trough a parted butterfly valve neck, with between attached sealing, w... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367352 | Multiway valve arrangement The valve device consists, according to the invention, of (at least) two part valves which are symmetrical in circuit terms with respect to the existing connections and which are designed, in particular, as four-way, two position valves of any desired type of constr... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357372 | Seat ring for butterfly valve A seat ring having a hollow cylindrical body portion with a flange surface as each of its side surfaces. The cylindrical body portion has stem through-holes above and below along a stem axial direction X and a stem penetrates said through-holes. An outer circumferen... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353801 | Valve regulating device and intake manifold comprising at least one such device A valve regulating device intended to regulate the circulation of a fluid in the region of an opening, said device consisting of a pivoting valve body, of an annular support body integrating two opposing bearings mounting said valve body in a rotational manner, and ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341036 | Intake device and mounting structure of valve unit An intake device has an intake manifold, valve units each having a valve housing and a valve member, a shaft and deformed members. The intake manifold defines passages through which a fluid flows. Each of the valve units is disposed in a corresponding one of the pas... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337764 | Pressure balanced bearing A method of pressure balancing across a bearing adjacent to a pressure differential is described. The method primarily includes providing a bypass port around the bearing for allowing a fluid flow from a first pressure side to a second pressure side. A throttle body... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334628 | Flow control device for gas stream A control device for gas is provided with a pivotable flap mounted between side walls of a guide duct. A receiving pocket for the insertion of a drive element (motor) is provided on one of the side walls and is oriented in such a way that, after insertion, the outpu... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334773 | Outflow valve having a cable operated closure mechanism An outflow valve includes a valve closure mechanism that automatically closes the outflow valve in the unlikely event the outflow valve actuator becomes inoperable. The valve closure mechanism includes a pulley, a load plate, a cable, and a spring. The pulley is cou... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322191 | Device for imparting a whirling motion on the flow of air for supplying a turbo-supercharged internal-combustion engine A device for imparting a whirling motion on the flow of air for supplying a turbo-supercharged internal-combustion engine is designed to be interposed in the duct for supplying the air upstream of the supercharger for supercharging the engine. The device comprises a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316216 | Valve adjusting device The invention relates to a throttle valve adjusting device (1) which comprises a throttle valve housing (2) linked with a drive unit (6). According to the invention, the electric motor (7) of said drive unit (6) is disposed both ou... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316385 | Throttle body A lightweight, low cost throttle body and throttle valve placed in the body, both formed of resins, that resolve the problem of excessively large gap formation is disclosed. Circumferentially oriented filler contained in a resin forming a throttle valve compensates ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314032 | Butterfly valve apparatus and manufacturing method of the same A butterfly valve apparatus includes a valve body, valve discs, valve shafts, and a connecting member. The valve body has valve passages. Valve discs are respectively arranged in the valve passages. Valve shafts are supported by the valve body such that the valve sh... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7282170 | Thermoplastic throttle body The invention relates to a process of making a throttle body comprising injection-moulding of a reinforced thermoplastic composition, wherein a polyethylene terephthalate composition containing a nucleating agent and 25-60 mass % of glass-fibres is used as the reinf... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275557 | Method for the production of an electronically controlled butterfly valve with an inductive sensor of “contact-free” type for an internal combustion engine A method for the production of a butterfly valve which comprises a valve body housing a valve seat engaged by a butterfly disc keyed on a shaft in order to rotate under the action of an electric motor, the shaft being coupled to an inductive position sensor of the ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273067 | Reduced profile electromechanical valve actuator A relatively small, lightweight valve actuator assembly that can withstand relatively high levels of vibration and shock includes a motor, a position sensor, and a drive belt mounted on an actuator housing assembly. The position sensor is preferably disposed within ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270101 | Intake manifold shaft and blade attachment An arrangement for attaching a blade to a shaft for use in intake manifolds, uses fasteners that create a load on the blade. Fasteners are inserted through fastener holes in the blade and through shaft holes in the shaft. Once inserted outward pressure by the fasten... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7266891 | Method for sealing a throttle valve housing The present invention is a method where a one-piece throttle valve is fastened to a throttle valve shaft in a first step. In another step, at least one elastic compensating element is placed onto the throttle valve. In another step, the elastic compensating element ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264221 | Butterfly valve assembly with improved flow characteristics A control valve assembly that utilizes a butterfly valve having a valve body and a valve disc movable between a seated position and an open position. The control valve assembly includes a flow insert positioned along the interior of the valve body and generally alig... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264224 | Valve with offset venturi A valve is disclosed having a valve closing member that divides the valve bore into passageways of unequal cross sectional areas when in an open position. A venturi is positioned within the valve bore upstream of the valve closing member. The throat of the venturi m... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7243901 | Rotary valve apparatus and associated methods A rotary valve is provided with an elliptical valve disc that seats against a seal element operatively mounted in an elliptically shaped depression formed in the rigid annular portion of a seal cartridge structure carried by the valve body. Due to the elliptical sha... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240691 | Rotary bleed valve assembly A rotary bleed valve (10) for a gas turbine engine comprises a passage (11) connecting high pressure gases from a compressor to an exhaust and a valve member (12), the valve member (12) may be rotated within the passage (11)so as t... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237759 | Air intake control device for internal combustion engine and air intake control device for gasoline engine An air passage 2 is provided with an air passage groove 5 that supplies a required volume of air to the side downstream from the fully closed position of a valve body for control purposes. Further, a taper is formed in such a way that a predetermined v... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237529 | Throttle valve positioning device A throttle valve positioning device is disclosed, The device has a housing with a bearing for a throttle valve shaft and a throttle valve support, within which a throttle valve pivots which sits on the throttle valve shaft, running into a shaft passage in the suppor... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234443 | Throttle valve A valve body or a throttle valve is disclosed that is capable of changing the amount of intake air into an engine according to a gradient angle of a valve body rotatably supported in an intake air passage. The valve body includes at least one first end surface and a... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234444 | Emission gas recycling equipment having butterfly valve Emission gas recycling equipment includes a passage for recycling a part of an emission gas and a control valve for controlling an amount of the part of the emission gas. The control valve includes: a housing having a pipe portion; a butterfly valve accommodated in ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231780 | Damper device for refrigerator A damper device for a refrigerator has a step motor used as the power source for rotating a baffle to open/close the cold air passage of the refrigerator in a more secured manner. The damper device for a refrigerator includes a frame installed in the cold air passag... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7225792 | Valve device for internal combustion engine A valve device for an internal combustion engine is provided with two flange portions, each of which is arranged at the outer periphery of a valve and has a larger outer diameter than a shaft. Annular valve-side end surfaces of the flange portions obstruct water flo... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7213568 | Throttle body and plate A throttle valve assembly is held within a passageway in a throttle body. The assembly includes a plate and a pivot shaft. The plate includes a contoured front surface, a contoured back surface, and a mounting receptacle. The mounting receptacle forms smooth bulges ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207545 | Throttle bodies with throttle valves actuated by motors A throttle body (1) includes a throttle casing (2) and a motor casing (8). The throttle casing has a first main body (3) and a throttle valve (4) disposed within the first main body. The first main body is made of resin. The motor ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201141 | Apparatus for controlling throttle shaft deflection and friction in dual bore throttle bodies A throttle body for an automobile includes a housing defining a plurality of bores separated by a central wall. A passageway is defined through the central wall. A shaft is rotatably received within the passageway. A plurality of plates is coupled with the shaft. A ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7201142 | Variable center pivot tumble control valve geometry for an intake manifold A tumble control valve for an intake manifold of an engine which eliminates or substantially reduces air leakage between the bottom and sides of the valve blade through a selected rotational segment of the blade as it moves from the closed position toward the open p... | 04/10/2007 |
