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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7325494 | Sheet convey apparatus for sheet-fed offset rotary printing press with convertible press mechanism A sheet convey apparatus for a sheet-fed offset rotary printing press with a convertible mechanism includes a gripper device and a gripper pad shaft. The gripper device swings between a first position to receive a sheet from a chucking cylinder on an upstream side i... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325495 | Hot gas deployment devices A hot gas deployment device for safely deploying a “hot” tear-gas canister to flush out barricaded law-resisters. The device includes an internal chamber for inserting the tear-gas canister therein, securing means to secure the canister in place during deploymen... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325496 | Tamping tool The present invention comprises a tamping tool comprising a shank and a blade, with the blade having various arrangements of wear-resistant material affixed to the face of the blade by means of brazing, soldering, gluing or other method. Additionally, some arrangeme... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325497 | Automated airport luggage system An airport terminal (100) has a department area (200) which includes at least one, and preferably a plurality of check-in counters (202), at least one, and preferably a plurality of airplane-loading zones (204), and a track system (110... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325498 | Hybrid energy off highway vehicle propulsion circuit A system and method for retrofitting a propulsion circuit of an existing Off Highway Vehicle to enable the propulsion circuit to operate as a hybrid energy Off Highway Vehicle propulsion circuit. The hybrid propulsion circuit includes a primary power source, and a t... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325499 | Constant contact side bearing assembly for a railcar A constant contact side bearing assembly configured for insertion into a walled receptacle provided on an upper surface of a railcar bolster. The side bearing assembly includes a housing assembly including a base and cap receivable within the open top walled recepta... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325500 | Packaging system, apparatus, and method with articulable corner support members A system for use in the packing of an appliance containing the pallet and corner members is provided. The pallet comprises first and second support members and a connecting cross member, wherein the cross member is substantially perpendicular to the first and second... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325501 | Presser foot lifting lever for sewing machine and sewing machine A presser foot lifting lever for a sewing machine includes a lever body rotatably supported about a horizontal shaft center by a head; a handle operated by the user; and a connecting portion connecting the handle to the lever body. The connecting portion allows the ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325502 | Method and device for controlling the movement of a needle in a sewing machine A method and device for controlling movement of the needle in a sewing machine (1) based on a detection device (27), which detects the movements of the visible surface of the manually displaceable article to be sewn (3) is provided. The stitch f... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325503 | Watercraft lift A lift for a watercraft has plastic reinforcing brackets which engage in pockets in the thin-walled plastic floatation tanks of the lift and which provide mounting flanges at the top surfaces of the floatation tanks for abutment with mounting pads which connect to t... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325504 | Display device of personal watercraft A display device of a personal watercraft is disclosed. The display device typically includes a memory configured to store a plurality of control modes for controlling components of the watercraft, a controller configured to control the components of the watercraft ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325505 | Outboard motor steering control system In an outboard motor steering control system having a plurality of outboard motors each adapted to be mounted on a stern of a boat by a shaft to be movable by an actuator relative to the boat and each having an internal combustion engine to power a propeller, a desi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325506 | Outboard motor control system In an outboard motor control system, equipped with two outboard motors and actuators for steering, changing shift position and regulating engine speed, two navigation units responsive to operations of the operator for producing outputs indicative of actuator operati... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325507 | Tiller operated marine steering system A tiller-based watercraft steering system is responsive to tiller release to lock a watercraft's steered element in the last commanded position upon tiller release. The system is locked by closing a valve assembly to prevent flow to opposed chamber of a hydraulic lo... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325508 | Dual-axis chain support assembly A support assembly for a mooring line of a floating vessel comprises a trunnion block which is pivotally supported on the vessel and a stopper block to which the mooring line is releasably secured. One of the trunnion block and the stopper block comprises a convex s... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325509 | Retractable mooring line device A retractable mooring line device comprising a reel for storing and paying off a mooring line (2), having side walls (22, 24) each comprising a series of notches (60) for receiving a releasable latch (54). A latch simultaneously engages b... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325510 | Securable medication reminder device A medication dosage reminder device (1300) operating on the exterior of a medication container (C6) includes a selector member (1304) retentively engaged with an attached cooperating support member (1306). The selector is engageably movab... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325511 | Microwave plasma processing apparatus, microwave processing method and microwave feeding apparatus A microwave plasma processing apparatus includes a processing vessel, a microwave generator, a waveguide guiding a microwave formed by the microwave generator, and a microwave emitting member emitting the microwave with wavelength compression by a retardation plate,... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325512 | Method for harvesting and dispensing crops A new method for collecting and dispensing cut crops. The feed crop is cut as in the prior art. A vacuum is used to lift the dried feed crop off the ground and blow it into a mobile storage container. The feed is allowed to compress under its own weight within the s... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325513 | Animal trailer with corral panels system A animal trailer with corral panels system for efficiently transporting and retaining fence panels on a trailer. The animal trailer with corral panels system includes a trailer, a plurality of rear brackets, front brackets and supports. The trailer can be any genera... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325514 | Tossable pet toy for holding consumable treats A tossable pet toy is provided in either an annular or disc shape. The ring or disc comprises a perimeter having an inner rib and an outer rib, the ribs forming an interstitial space therebetween for holding a consumable pet treat. The inner rib is a single, continu... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325515 | Apparatus and method for walking animals The present invention relates to an apparatus for walking two animals, including: a holding member; a rotating member rotatably connected to or attached to the holding member; and the rotating member including a face portion comprising a first connection device and ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325516 | Mobility assistance vest for the lame or elderly animal A mobility assistance vest can be easily donned by placing the vest inside up under the dog, then pulling the right and left side sections together over the top line fastening the Velcro strips, and then pulling the chest section by the front shoulder straps through... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325517 | Radial impulse engine, pump, and compressor systems, and associated methods of operation Radial impulse engine, pump, and compressor systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment of the invention, an engine includes a first end wall portion spaced apart from a second end wall portion to at least partially define a combustion chamber therebetween. In t... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325518 | Vehicle parallel cooling system A cooling system is provided for a vehicle having an engine. The cooling system includes a pair of heat exchangers, such as an oil cooler and a charge air cooler, laterally spaced apart from each other and located in front of a front end of the engine. A pair of blo... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325519 | Engine operated generator An engine operated generator is provided with an engine, a generator driven by the engine, and a power control unit for controlling the power generated by the generator. A fuel gas stored in fuel bottles set in a case for the engine operated generator, is supplied t... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325520 | Rotary valve system and engine using the same Rotary valve system for controlling communication with a port in an internal combustion engine which, in one disclosed embodiment, has a crankshaft, compression and expansion pistons connected to the crankshaft for reciprocating movement within compression and expan... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325521 | System and method for improved cam retard A system and method to control valve timing and valve lift of an engine is described. The intake valve timing can be retarded while the valve is in a low lift or high lift mode. The method can lower engine friction and reduce fuel consumption, at least under some co... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325522 | Valve drive for a cam-operated valve A valve drive (1) for a cam-operated valve (2) of an internal combustion engine is provided, in which a closing force is applied to the valve (2) against the opening direction of the valve (2) by a valve spring (3). The valve drive... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325523 | Valve timing gear of an internal combustion engine In a valve timing gear of an internal combustion engine having hydraulic valve clearance adjusting elements (21), each element (21) comprises a rotationally symmetrical housing (22), which is guided so that it is longitudinally displaceable in a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325524 | Ignition/fuel injection system with auxiliary and separation charging power sources An ignition/fuel injection system adapted with an auxiliary power source to exclusively supply power needed for the operation of the system, and a separation charging power source to separate that from the batteries for starting the motor so to avoid affecting the n... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325525 | Piston for internal combustion engine A piston includes: in a cross-section that is perpendicular to a piston pin and that includes a center axis of the piston, a great thickness-reduction portion provided to attain a thin thickness as stress applied to the piston on a side without a cavity is small, an... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325526 | Four-stroke engine system A four-stroke engine employs engine vibration for lubricating engine components. The engine vibration induces a ripple in a surface portion of the oil in an oil reservoir, which is located within a crankcase of the engine. The oil ripple causes misting of the oil, w... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325527 | Oil pump arrangement for an internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine has a power unit case having a crankcase, a first housing flange and a second housing flange. The crankshaft axis and the output shaft axis define a reference plane. An oil pump has an oil pump shaft, having an oil pump shaft axis, disp... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325528 | Method of operating a single cylinder two-stroke engine The invention is directed to a method for operating a two-stroke engine having a cylinder in which a combustion chamber is formed and which includes devices for metering fuel and supplying combustion air as well as an ignition device for igniting a mixture in the co... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325529 | Method and apparatus for controlling combustion quality of a gaseous-fuelled internal combustion engine A method and apparatus for controlling to a target heat release rate (HRR) uses an HRR control lever, namely, pilot fuel timing and/or pilot fuel quantity, used in a gaseous-fuelled compression ignition internal combustion engine. The mechanism to control HRR to a t... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325530 | Engine intake manifold and airflow control valve assembly An engine intake manifold includes a casing having a plurality of air intake passages, and a plurality of valve plates, wherein each valve plate is disposed in one of the air intake passages to control airflow through the air intake passage. The valve plates are con... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325531 | Intake structure for V-type internal combustion engine An intake structure is provided for a V-type internal combustion engine having cylinders banked in a V pattern. A throttle body includes a throttle valve interposed in an intake passage extending to the inner side of the V banks and bent to be parallel to a cranksha... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325532 | Method for the torque-oriented control of an internal combustion engine A method for the torque-oriented control of an internal combustion engine, in which a sum torque (MSUM) is calculated from a set torque value (MSW) and a friction torque (MF). A set injection quantity (mSL) for driving the internal combustion engine is calculated fr... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325533 | Leisure vehicle with an electronic throttle control system A leisure vehicle comprising an electronic control throttle system of an engine in which an actuator drives a throttle valve in response to an operation signal according to an operation amount of a throttle operation device, the electronic control throttle system in... | 02/05/2008 |
