Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167968 | Air cleaner housing and intake system for an engine, and vehicle incorporating same In a vehicle having an air cleaner for cleaning incoming intake air supplied to an engine, a stepped surface is formed on at least one of a plurality of walls of an air cleaner housing. The stepped surface is formed on an upper wall of the air cleaner housing, such ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167967 | Receptacle filter for charging hydrogen The present invention provides a receptacle filter for charging hydrogen which can reliably remove impurities from hydrogen gas when charging hydrogen into a tank. The receptacle filter of the present invention includes a filtering unit which removes impurities from... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8157880 | Filter device, especially air filter for an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a filter device (10), especially an air filter for an internal combustion engine, in which a main filter element (22) is arranged in a filter housing (12). The main filter element is flown through by a fluid to be filter... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152880 | Air intake apparatus An air intake apparatus for a vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine. There is disclosed an air intake apparatus including ducting members for fluidly communicating cleaned intake air, for combustion, in the direction of the internal combustion engine. The... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147578 | Reduced restriction air filter A filter assembly and filter element are provided utilizing a given volume of space effectively and efficiently with low restriction. An irregular shape filter is provided to fit the space, including a filter element circumscribing an inner plenum and having an axia... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142534 | Gas generating system In one aspect of the present invention, a filter is provided including a first layer of sheet material having a first base portion, and a plurality of first raised portions extending from the first base portion and defining a corresponding plurality of first opening... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137425 | Intake system for vehicle internal combustion engine An intake system (10, 20) for a vehicle internal combustion engine is provided in which a first air intake duct (16), having an air intake inlet (16a) to inhale external air, is connected to an air cleaner box (14). A second air in... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137424 | Air cleaning device for internal combustion engine and internal combustion engine An air cleaner device that has a reduced size achieved by curving an air introduction path, that has a cleaner element with extended service life, and in which air flows uniformly in a clean chamber. The air introduction path (21) having an exit (21... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133292 | Air cleaner assembly for a small V-type engine, engine incorporating same, and motorcycle incorporating same An air cleaner for a V-type internal combustion engine includes a filter housing with introduction ports formed in both left and right lateral walls communicating with respective air intake ducts and a pair of cleaner elements fixedly disposed in the filter housing ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133293 | Air cleaner boattail An air cleaner suitable for use with a heavy-duty vehicle includes a cylindrical body that can be mounted to the vehicle so that the body is exposed to an air stream when the vehicle moves in a forward direction. The air cleaner has a boattail, which includes a fin ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128721 | Intake filter for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle A filter device has a filter element made from a filter hose that has a filter wall separating an unfiltered side from a clean side of the filter device in a radial direction. In preferred embodiments the filter wall of the filter hose is provided with a very fine p... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8123829 | Gas-liquid separation device of engine A bearing holder (66) having a bearing (67) rotatably supporting a crankshaft (14) is fixed so as to face an opening (11k) of the engine case (11). A gas-liquid separation chamber (83) is formed between a cover member... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8114182 | Authorized filter servicing and replacement A method is provided for servicing a filter, and structure is provided disabling assembly of the filter unless an authorized replacement filter element is used. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8105406 | Air cleaner for vehicle and motorcycle equipped with the same An air cleaner 10 includes an air cleaner case 3 having an inlet 1 for introducing air and an outlet 2 for ejecting air. An intake pipe 5 having an intake opening 4 opened upward or obliquely upward in the air cleaner case | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105407 | Air cleaner for internal combustion engine Air filtered through a filter element in a case is supplied via an air outlet port to a carburetor. Bottom plate of the case includes a support frame section bulging inwardly of the case. The support frame section includes a peripheral wall surrounding the periphery... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8097056 | Air cleaner unit for internal combustion engine An air cleaner unit for an internal combustion engine includes a casing and a filter element disposed in the casing. The casing includes a first case member having a first opening and a first sealing surface on a periphery of the first opening and a second case memb... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8097055 | System for treating exhaust gas A system for treating exhaust gas from an engine is disclosed. The system may include a housing with a first longitudinal axis, an inlet port, and an outlet port. The housing may define a first flow path. A fluid treatment element may be arranged in the flow path. T... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8092563 | System for treating exhaust gas A system for treating exhaust gas from an engine is disclosed. The system may include a housing having an inlet port and an outlet port and defining a flow path therebetween. A fluid treatment element may be arranged in the flow path and configured to treat exhaust ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8083822 | System for treating exhaust gas A system for treating exhaust gas from an engine is disclosed. The system may include a housing, a fluid treatment element, and a conduit. The housing has an inlet and an outlet port and defines a flow path therebetween. The fluid treatment element is arranged in th... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8080078 | Anti-snow module and air filter including same An anti-snow module designed for installation into an air filter housing includes a support plate configured for support in the housing. A partition is provided for mounting into the interior of the housing of the air filter. A valve plate is configured to seals the... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8066788 | Engine generator An engine generator including an engine, a generator and an air cleaner inside a case is disclosed. A wall section of the case is dented in the internal direction of the case to provide a filter accommodation section with a space for accommodating a filter. The spac... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8043395 | Air cleaner convertible for secondary air induction The present invention generally relates to a motor vehicle air cleaner assembly that is field or end user convertible to another variety of air cleaner having secondary air induction. The air cleaner is pre-configured to enable a field modification to provide for se... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8038754 | Systems and methods for delivering air to vehicle engines A system for delivering air to vehicle engines generally includes at least one air cleaner configurable to receive either conditioned air or unconditioned air and a conduit assembly coupled to the air cleaner for delivering cleaned air from the air cleaner to the ve... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8029586 | Filter pipeline A filter pipeline for an air intake system of an internal combustion engine has a tubular body and a filter element arranged in the tubular body. The filter element is a filter bag of a flexible material that has an opening and is attachable in the area of the openi... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025707 | Air cleaner and engine including the same A tubular channel is disposed in a path of air that flows from an inlet to a dirty side. The cross sectional area of the tubular channel is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the inlet. A dust outlet is disposed in a wall in a path of the air that flows out of... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8002863 | Engine air cleaner and device for mounting air cleaner on engine An engine air cleaner includes a cleaner element unit is housed within the upper cover body, and a skirt wall of the upper cover body extends further downward than the suction opening. A seal packing and the cleaner element unit are superimposed and fitted onto an o... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7998233 | Air cleaner unit for vehicle and fan shroud having the same An air cleaner unit for a vehicle includes an air cleaner element and an air cleaner housing to be arranged generally above ring portions of a fan shroud. The air cleaner element is disposed in the air cleaner housing such that a predetermined space is provided betw... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7998232 | Housing which can be secured to a motor vehicle with an integrated pedestrain protection function A housing can be secured to a motor vehicle and has a first housing portion (4) and a second housing portion (2) which can be connected thereto. To integrate a pedestrian protection function and to provide a defined relative movement of the housing por... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7993424 | Air cleaner An air cleaner case of an air cleaner used in an engine provides a lower casing holding a cleaner element thereon, and a cover accommodating the cleaner element therein. The lower casing includes a base on which the cleaner element is mounted, an exhaust duct extend... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7985271 | Engine unit and straddle-type vehicle An engine unit that enhances air intake efficiency of an engine air intake passage for sending air into a transmission case housing a continuously variable transmission. The engine air intake passage supplies air to an engine arranged in a lower portion of a vehicle... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7981179 | Air cleaner, engine unit and straddle-type vehicle An air cleaner includes an air intake port and an exhaust port on a side opposite to the intake port. A filter extends to the exhaust port side from the intake port side and divides the air cleaner into suction side and exhaust side air chambers. A distance between ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7964008 | Residual gas cleaner A residual gas cleaner, comprising a manifold assembly having at least first and second inlets and at least an outlet. The first inlet receives spent exhaust gas from an engine, and the second inlet receives clean gas from a fuel tank assembly. A housing assembly co... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7942947 | Dust filter A dust filter of an evaporated fuel treatment device is taught that preferably include a filtration member for filtering air introduced to an atmosphere introduction path, and a casing receiving the filtration member therein. The dust filter being disposed on the at... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7935163 | Filtering device for diesel engine exhaust gas A filtering device for diesel engines is based on metal foams. In order to achieve high filtration efficiency with low pressure drop using deep bed filtration metal foams, a radial flow concept is used based on a “porosity gradient”. The foams can also be coated... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7927393 | Air cleaner element An air cleaner element includes an element body, which filters an air flow, and a guard member secured to the element body. The air flow is introduced into the element body through a first end surface of the element body. The air flow is then filtered and sent out f... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7918912 | Engine hydrocarbon adsorber Devices, systems and methods are provided for adsorbing hydrocarbons from the air intake system of an internal combustion engine. The devices, systems and methods include a hydrocarbon absorbent material, and a structural element configured to hold the hydrocarbon a... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7892307 | Compact filter A compact filter has a filter housing and a compact filter element that is arranged in the filter housing, wherein the filter element is exchangeable. The compact filter element has a filter body having a longitudinal axis. The compact filter element has an unfilter... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7879122 | Air filter and fan device for vehicle ventilation systems An air filter and fan device for a vehicle ventilation system is disclosed that, in direction of air flow, includes an air filter, an impeller, and a flow-off channel. A casing is provided that accommodates the impeller and the flow-off channel in an enclosing manne... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7862639 | Intake filter for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle An intake filter for an internal combustion engine for a motor vehicle including an unfiltered air intake region, a filter medium and a filtered air conduit, in which the unfiltered air intake region is arranged beneath the engine hood of the motor vehicle and is at... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7857882 | Water and oil mist elimination apparatus for a vehicular compressed air storage system A moisture removal apparatus for a vehicular compressed air storage system includes a canister of mist-eliminating mesh that collects moisture and oil droplets in the air and exhausts them through a gravity drain. The mesh coalesces droplets of both water and oil va... | 12/28/2010 |
