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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7946249 | Nectar feeder with float and valve The present invention is a nectar feeder for birds. The nectar feeder has a container for storing nectar feed. A base tray is attached to the container and connected in fluid communication with the container. A float is positioned between the container and the base ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946250 | Dual-purpose jar-aquarium A dual-purpose cap for a jar-aquarium comprising a topwall having (a) at least one ingress aperture sized to accept free unbroken water-stream passage therethrough for cap-on filling of the jar-aquarium and (b) at least one egress aperture smaller than the ingress a... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946251 | Therapeutically enhanced pet toy A pet toy comprising a toy body preferably in the shape of a ball, and at least one toy enhancing strip bonded to the surface of the toy body. The toy enhancing strip is edible, preferably shelf-stable and water soluble so as to be at least partially dissolvable by ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946252 | Electronic animal trainer with temperament learning An electronic animal trainer with temperament learning. The electronic animal trainer with temperament learning learns and remembers the response pattern of the animal to the correction stimulus to provide a customized training profile. ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946253 | Pet grooming stand A grooming stand includes a base, a platform with at least one peripheral surface, and at least one leg extending between the base and the platform. A gutter is disposed around a portion of the peripheral surface of the platform. The gutter is configured to receive ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946254 | Pet ear lifter A pair of closed endless elastic rings connected to each other by a length adjustable band lifts the bases of the ears of a floppy eared pet, away from the pet's head and away for the openings to the pet's ear canals to reduce problems of the ear canals such as bact... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946255 | Anti-cribbing horse collar An anti-cribbing collar for a horse. The collar includes an elongate rigid member defining a longitudinal axis. The collar includes at least one elongate flexible support member having a front edge and a rear edge and which defines a majority of the collar's circumf... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946256 | Protective head cover for an animal and method of using the same A stable and secure protective cover for an animal, the head cover having an inner shell with a pair of ear slits there-through for allowing the animal's ears to extend through the inner shell and an outer shell for sandwiching the animal's ears between the inner an... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946257 | Water heater sealed combustion chamber assembly A fuel-fired water heater is provided with a combustion chamber assembly, representatively a sealed combustion chamber assembly, operative to create from combustion air delivered thereto via a circumferentially limited vertical side portion thereof a flow of primary... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946258 | Method and apparatus to produce enriched hydrogen with a plasma system for an internal combustion engine Systems and methods for production of fuel for an internal combustion engine are described herein. Systems may include a plasma reformer, a separation system and the internal combustion engine. The plasma reformer may produce a gas stream from the liquid feed. The g... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946259 | Multi-stroke internal combustion engine An engine system and method of its operation are described. The method includes: operating the combustion chamber in a four stroke cycle by repeatedly opening a first exhaust valve of the combustion chamber once every four piston strokes while holding closed a secon... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946260 | Internal combustion engine with variable compression ratio A coupler, such as a piston pin, is pivotally coupled to a piston such that the piston can pivot about a first axis relative to the coupler. A connecting rod is coupled to the coupler for pivoting about a second axis. The relative positions of the first and second a... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946261 | Electromagnetic actuator with two electromagnets comprising magnets having different forces and method of controlling an internal combustion engine valve using same An electromagnetic actuator including an actuating member associated with an armature and able to move between two extreme positions under the action of an elastic member and two electromagnets that attract the armature to one of the extreme positions, where the ele... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946262 | Lifter oil manifold assembly for variable activation and deactivation of valves in an internal combustion engine A lifter oil manifold assembly for variable actuation of engine valves having first (top) and second (valve) plates having portions of oil control and oil exhaust passages formed therein. The assembly further includes a carrier member having an oil supply passage in... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946263 | Approach for adaptive control of cam profile switching for combustion mode transitions A method is disclosed for controlling cylinder valve switching between a first valve condition and a second valve condition for transitioning between combustion modes of an engine. The method includes adjusting timing of a signal to switch between the valve conditio... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946264 | V-type engine and motorcycle incorporating same In a V-type engine for a vehicle, in which a hydraulic valve rest mechanism which selectively holds at least one of an intake valve and an exhaust valve corresponding to a part of plural cylinders in a valve-closed rest state in correspondence with a vehicle running... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946265 | Valve timing adjuster A supply control apparatus controls advancing supply, which is supply of working fluid to advancing chambers, and retarding supply, which is supply of the working fluid to retarding chambers. The supply control apparatus alternately and repeatedly executes the advan... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946266 | Hydraulic circuit, particularly for camshaft adjusters, and corresponding control element The invention relates to a valve and suitable hydraulic circuit, especially for camshaft adjusters of an internal combustion engine. The hydraulic circuit comprises a number of check valves or two-way valves operating as check valves, in order to provide a rapid cam... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946267 | Intake device of internal combustion engine An intake passage is formed by connecting an upper case 10 and a lower case 20 of an intake manifold. The lower case 10 has a recessed portion 50 on part of an inner surface 17a of a side wall 17. The recessed portion... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946268 | Two-part piston for an internal combustion engine A two-piece piston for an internal combustion engine has an upper piece and a lower piece, the lower piece having an upper base part with an opening lying coaxial to the piston axis into which a pin on the upper piece is inserted. The upper piece is connected to the... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946269 | Method and device for increasing the engine brake power of a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine of a vehicle, particularly of a diesel engine A method for increasing an engine brake power of an internal combustion engine, particularly of a diesel engine, having at least one cylinder with a reciprocating piston, at least one inlet valve and one outlet valve, and a turbocharger, in which air is compressed b... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946270 | Valve apparatus A valve apparatus includes a valve shaft, a body, a bearing housing, a fixing device, and an actuator. The body has a flow path therein, and the flow path has an opening degree that is operated by rotation of the valve shaft. The bearing housing rotatably supports t... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946271 | Haptic device in a vehicle and method thereof A system and method for providing a haptic device in a vehicle. The system comprises a foot operated pedal of a vehicle. A sensor is coupled to the pedal and is configured to sense a position of the pedal during use. The sensor is configured to output a sensor signa... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946272 | Method for determining the composition of a fuel blend A method for determining composition of a fuel blend from a first and at least a second fuel for operating an internal combustion engine. An ignition angle of the internal combustion engine is altered and a non-intermittent fluctuation in torque, which is a function... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946273 | Fuel system for multi-fuel engine An engine system and corresponding control method are described. As one example, the control method includes transferring one type of fuel from one fuel tank to a second fuel tank holding another type of fuel and adjusting an engine operating parameter based on the ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946274 | Electromagnetic fuel injector and method for assembling the same An electromagnetic fuel injection valve comprising: a metallic cylindrical-shaped vessel provided at a tip end thereof with a fuel injection port, the other end thereof being closed by a stationary core provided centrally thereof with a through-hole; a movable membe... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946275 | Extending variable displacement operation through spark knock control A control system comprising a spark knock detection module that detects a spark knock in an engine of a hybrid vehicle, and a torque control module that selectively regulates an engine torque output and an electric machine torque output based on the spark knock. A m... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946276 | Protection device for a solenoid operated valve assembly A fuel injector is disclosed. The fuel injector includes an injector valve needle and a valve actuation assembly including a stator, an armature, and a valve, the valve in fluid communication with the injector valve needle. A stator protection device is positioned b... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946277 | Fuel vapor storage and recovery system A fuel vapor storage and recovery system of an internal combustion engine includes a fuel tank and a filter device arranged in a tank venting line. A heat exchanger is disposed in the tank venting line. The heat exchanger cools the fuel vapors flowing from the fuel ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946278 | Closed crankcase ventilation system A closed crankcase ventilation system in which blow-by gas is introduced into an oil separator through a blow-by gas blowout opening provided in a truss structure of a cylinder block. A diaphragm is established in the truss structure of the cylinder block to close a... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946279 | Straddle type vehicle having breather device A motorcycle (1) includes an OHC engine (13) and a fuel tank (22) closely above the engine (13). The engine (13) includes a crankcase (17), a cylinder block (18), a cylinder head (19), a cylinder head cover ( | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946280 | Method for the operation of an internal combustion engine The invention deals with a method for the operation of an internal combustion engine with at least two cylinders, which can be operated with a fuel of variable quality stored in a tank and/or with fuel blends stored in the tank from a first and at least a second fue... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946281 | Balanced pulley assembly for compound archery bows, and bows incorporating that assembly A compound bow includes a first and second pulley, each of which is operative, when the bow is drawn, to unwind a portion of a bow string from a bow string groove and to take up a portion of a bow cable so as to decrease its effective length. At least one of the pul... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946282 | Archery release An archery release including a release body having a longitudinal axis, a fixed jaw having a bowstring facing surface being offset at a first predetermined angle from the longitudinal axis, and a movable jaw. The moveable jaw can define a bowstring notch, and can in... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946283 | Toy gun mechanism with a sliding bolt assembly The present invention relates to a toy gun mechanism with a sliding bolt assembly that closely resembles a real gun when the toy gun is fired and comprises a housing, a motor, a gear assembly, a bolt assembly, a trigger assembly and a latch. The gear assembly is mou... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946284 | Method and apparatus for covertly marking targets An apparatus for covertly marking a target includes a housing sized and configured to simulate a portable electronic device; a reservoir positioned in the housing for holding a quantity of miniature markers; and a dispersing mechanism positioned in or on the housing... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946285 | Pneumatically operated projectile launching device A paintball gun preferably includes an electro-pneumatic flow distribution mechanism such as a solenoid valve having a port connected to a pneumatic mechanism. For instance, the solenoid valve may include an input port receiving compressed gas from a compressed gas ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946286 | Tracking fiber optic wafer concentrator A solar power system for supplying concentrated solar energy. The system includes a cylindrical absorber tube carrying the working fluid and a concentrator assembly, which includes an array of linear lenses such as Fresnel lenses. The concentrator assembly includes ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946287 | Hybrid photovoltaic concentrating system with corrected total reflection reflectors for very large concentrating ratios Solar concentrator system(s) that include parabolic Total Reflection Reflectors with corrected Curved Rectangular Total Reflection Prisms are provided. The corrected Curved Rectangular Total Reflection Prisms remove optical imperfections of diffusion typically prese... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946288 | Bite block system and method A medical apparatus that holds open a mouth of a patient. The apparatus contains a passage through which the patient can breathe by mouth. The apparatus contains a port to which an oxygen line is connected and which delivers oxygen to the passage for inhalation by t... | 05/24/2011 |
