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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7401563 | Edge sewing apparatus An edge sewing apparatus for carrying out edge sewing in a curved shape along one side edge of a cloth piece in a strip-like shape while rotating the cloth piece, which includes: a press rotating member rotated in accordance with feeding of the cloth piece while pre... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401564 | Collapsible rope storage and cleat apparatus This collapsible rope storage and cleat apparatus having a folding cleat shaft for easy removal of stored cordage provides a method of storing or tying off a rope to mount surface in a manner that is both simple in its construction and operation and which eliminates... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401565 | Port security barrier The port security barrier includes multiple barrier float assemblies connected to one another to form a barrier to stop, delay and discourage attacks by high speed boats of sixty five feet or less in length on high valued waterfront assets such as ports and docking ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401566 | Hunting blind boat cover A hard shell cover hunting blind for a boat that may be left on while transporting the boat to the water. The shell has an open back that allows full visibility when moving. A camouflage covering is secured to a hoop in the back that can be quickly dropped down. Two... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401567 | Built-up type boat The present invention relates to a prefabricated boat. The prefabricated boat comprises a body part being composed of a plurality of division members capable of being assembled, an armor part for wrapping around and fixing the body part assembled into a single body,... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401568 | Boat with skylight windows A large recreational powerboat has a forward passenger area, a helm, and a rearward passenger area. A top deck covers the forward passenger area and extends upwardly over the helm. The rearward passenger area is exposed. A large skylight window is formed streamlined... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401569 | Clamp assembly for mounting a boat canopy A boat canopy mounting system having a front mounting assembly and a rear mounting assembly. The mounting system is able to secure boat canopies and other tops or sunshades to boat towers. The mounting system is further able to be employed on boat towers of varying ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401570 | Aircraft extremity marker A marker for the wingtip or other extremity of an aircraft. The marker includes a fabric pouch having a flap containing hook and loop fasteners, to hold the pouch on the aircraft extremity. A fabric tube extends outwardly and substantially horizontally from the pouc... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401571 | Gutter system indicator for indicating a clogged or partially clogged condition A gutter system includes an indicator for indicating that the gutter system is clogged or partially clogged. The indicator includes a floating device such as a ball. There is provided a retainer that retains the ball within the gutter system and in the vicinity of a... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401572 | View around flow indicator A view around flow indicator comprising a housing, a turbine wheel, a cylinder, and a visually perceptible pattern on the outside surface of the cylinder is disclosed. The housing has an inside surface defining a flow path. The inside surface of the housing forms a ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401573 | Liner contact automatic teat dip applicator A teat dip applicator and method direct a teat dip to a teat cup liner head that defines a chamber and nozzle through which teat dip flows to coat an animal teat prior to and during detachment of a milker unit from a dairy animal. ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401574 | Bait cutting table for adjustable drink holder A table that is temporarily mounted to an adjustable drink or rod holder. The table has a projection that fits into the drink or rod holder and rotatable locks to secure the table in place. ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401575 | System, apparatus and method for removing large animal waste from a floor Animal waste is removed from a barn floor by moving a trolley in a first direction adjacent a first trough in the floor. As the trolley moves in the first direction: a blade extending from the trolley scrapes the waste into a region adjacent the trough; rotating pad... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401576 | Corral panel The corral panel is a generally V-shaped body generally forming an isosceles triangle. A first pole, a second pole and at least one crossbar form the corral panel. The first and second poles are substantially equal in length. Each pole has a first end and a second e... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401577 | Real time optimization and control of oxygen enhanced boilers An oxygen enriched boiler having a burner subassembly and a steam subassembly is disclosed. The burner subassembly has a fuel inlet, an oxidant inlet, a combustion chamber, a flue gas composition detector and a flue gas outlet. The fuel inlet provides fuel to the co... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401578 | System and method for the co-generation of fuel having a closed-loop energy cycle A system is provided that draws heat from an open-loop engine cycle into a closed-loop working fluid circulatory system that utilizes computer-aided feedback mechanisms. The closed-loop working fluid draws engine heat from multiple sources: exhaust stack gases, the ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401579 | Valve timing control device An intake port of an internal combustion engine 10 is provided with a fuel injection valve 22. An intake adjustment mechanism 30 for varying the valve timing of an intake valve 24 and an exhaust adjustment mechanism 32 for varying ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401581 | Variable valve apparatus for internal combustion engine A variable valve apparatus for an internal combustion engine including a cylinder set comprising a plurality of cylinders. The variable valve apparatus includes: a control shaft adapted for rotation; a valve actuating mechanism provided for each cylinder of the cyli... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401582 | Camshaft phaser having designated contact vane In a vane-type camshaft phaser, one vane extends over a much larger internal angle than the other two vanes. Because of its size and strength, the large vane is the vane designated for contact with the stator. The other vanes and lobes have extra clearance to preven... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401583 | Adjustable valve timing system An adjustment device for changing the relative rotation between a cam and a crankshaft is provided. The adjustment device includes a driven device operatively connected to the crankshaft. The driven device has a first plurality of channels directed radially inward t... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401584 | Adjustable engine A switchable cam follower (1) is proposed which serves to transmit a cam stroke in a variable manner from a cam to valve timing mechanism elements of an internal combustion engine. The cam follower (1) comprises substantially a cylindrical inner part (... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401585 | Starter apparatus for vehicle In a vehicle starter apparatus incorporating therein a starting motor and a one-way clutch, a damper for mitigating vibration of an engine is disposed at a position between the one-way clutch and the engine, and at the same time, between the engine and a transmissio... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401586 | Valve seat rings made of basic Co or Co/Mo alloys, and production thereof A cylinder head for internal combustion engines, comprising a metallic valve seat ring that is formed by a thermally sprayed homogeneous layer made of a basic Co or Co/Mo alloy. The sum of the Co content and Mo content in the alloy exceeds 50 percent by weight while... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401587 | Gas and oil sealing in a rotary valve A sealing system for an axial flow rotary valve internal combustion engine comprising an array of floating gas seals and an optional oil sealing system. The array of floating seals surrounding a window (15) in the bore (11) of the cylinder head (10 | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401588 | Cylinder block with unlined piston bores A cylinder block for an axial piston pump or motor is formed from a steel material. The block includes a plurality of bores that each have an internal bore surface of a predefined final material surface finish. The bores are subjected to various machining and heat t... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401589 | Engine An engine comprises: a V-belt type continuously variable transmission on one side of an engine case, said CVT being provided with and housing in a transmission case a drive pulley attached to one end of a crankshaft, a driven pulley attached to one end of a transmis... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401590 | Active air intake for an engine An intake system for a motorcycle having an engine. The intake system includes an air box having a first opening for receiving intake air and a second opening for supplying the intake air from the air box to a throttle assembly of the engine. A filter element is dis... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401591 | Control system for internal combustion engine A control system for an internal combustion engine having at least one fuel injection valve for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of the engine and burning the injected fuel by compression ignition. A fuel injection control parameter for controlling at least ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401592 | Hybrid exhaust valve assembly An exhaust valve assembly includes a flapper valve fixed to a valve shaft where the flapper valve is movable between a closed position, an intermediate position, and an open position. A resilient member biases the flapper valve toward the closed position. An electri... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401593 | High-pressure fuel pump with a pressure relief valve A high-pressure fuel pump with a pressure relief valve which has improved hydraulic properties and a reduced number of high-pressure sealing points. ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401594 | Damper mechanism and high pressure fuel pump To obtain a small and high performance damper mechanism which reduces pressure pulsation in low pressure-side fuel in the high pressure fuel pump in a high pressure fuel supply system or a high pressure fuel pump provided with the small and high performance damper m... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401595 | Fuel injection device for internal combustion engine A fuel injection device for an internal combustion engine including: an injector that injects fuel to be supplied to the internal combustion engine; a battery to which a DC converter that charges a capacitor of a capacitor discharge ignition circuit is connected as ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401596 | Piezo stack temperature estimator The invention relates to a method of estimating the temperature of a piezoelectric actuator body for controlling the operation of a fuel injector mounted within an engine housing and supplied with fuel from a high pressure fuel pump. The piezoelectric actuator body ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401597 | Fuel supply device for motorcycle and motorcycle A fuel supply device for a motorcycle facilitates a narrower vehicle width to improve maneuverability. A fuel tank is disposed above a body frame, and a first fuel pump is fixed to a part of the fuel tank facing the body frame and positioned inside of the fuel tank ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401598 | Outboard motor with forward air intake and air-cooled fuel pump An outboard motor can comprise a cowling for covering an engine, a high pressure fuel supply system, and a low pressure fuel supply system. The high pressure fuel supply system can have a vapor separator tank and a high pressure fuel pump. The low pressure fuel supp... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401599 | Vapor-liquid separator A vapor-liquid separator is disclosed which is capable of improving a dischargeability of a separated liquid and of suppressing a reversed flow. The present vapor-liquid separator comprises a cylindrical separator main body, an introducing part for introducing the v... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401600 | Purge flow control to reduce air/fuel ratio imbalance A fuel control system that regulates a purge flow from a fueling system to an engine includes a sensor that monitors an engine speed and a first module that determines a PWM frequency of a purge valve based on the engine speed. The PWM frequency includes a first per... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401601 | Heat exchanger module For use in an internal combustion engine equipped with a fuel injection system, a heat exchanger module features a distributor block, which is connected via at least one first fuel line with the intake of the injection system and via at least one second fuel line wi... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401602 | Method of estimating state quantity or temperature of gas mixture for internal combustion engine The present apparatus calculates a mass ma (mass ratio ma/mf) of mixing-gas-forming cylinder interior gas, which is a portion of cylinder interior gas to be mixed with a forefront portion of injected fuel vapor having a mass of mf, on the basis of a predetermined em... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401603 | High tension capacitive discharge ignition with reinforcing triggering pulses A capacitive discharge ignition system in which a controllable switch is positioned between a storage capacitor and the primary winding of an ignition transformer. The switch is controlled to create a train of pulses to the primary winding timed to reinforce the rin... | 07/22/2008 |
