| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7374005 |
Opposing pump/motors |
May 20, 2008 |
| Two motors are arranged on opposing sides of a common shaft, drive plates of the pump/motors being rigidly coupled to each other, for example by being in hard contact with opposing sides of the shaft. By providing hard contact between the pump/motor drive plates and a common shaft, the d |
| 7341667 |
Process for reduction of inorganic contaminants from waste streams |
March 11, 2008 |
| The invention relates to the use of used alumina to reduce the level of inorganic contaminants, such as mercury and arsenic, from waste fluid streams. The invention further provides a process for reducing the level of mercury or arsenic in fluid streams by contacting the fluid stream |
| 7252020 |
Vehicle drive-train including a clutchless transmission, and method of operation |
August 7, 2007 |
| A vehicle drive-train includes a drive-motor having an output shaft and a transmission having an input shaft, an output shaft, a plurality of discrete forward gear ratios and a corresponding plurality of synchronizers. Each of the synchronizers is configured to mechanically synchroni |
| 7237532 |
Methods of operation for controlled temperature combustion engines using gasoline-like fuel, par |
July 3, 2007 |
| A multicylinder homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engine with a control system designed to maintain stable HCCI combustion during engine speed/load transitions by: (1) determining "combustion parameter" values such as the maximum rate of pressure rise for each cycle of each |
| 7186339 |
Anaerobic digester system for animal waste stabilization and biogas recovery |
March 6, 2007 |
| An ambient anaerobic digester system for anaerobic digestion of animal waste with biogas production and recovery is provided. The anaerobic digester system includes a substantially flexible bladder for anaerobically digesting the animal waste with biogas production and transmitting t |
| 7148033 |
Method for detection for total coliforms and E. coli |
December 12, 2006 |
| An improved method for detection of total coliforms and E. coli comprising a broth containing an ingredient that will suppress growth of non-coliform gram negative bacteria, and at least one chromogen or fluorogen has been used effectively and is cost effective. Preferred methods inc |
| 7121304 |
Low permeation hydraulic accumulator |
October 17, 2006 |
| A hydraulic accumulator includes a rigid tank containing a flexible but non-elastic bladder formed of a metal foil and separating the interior of the tank into a gas space and a liquid space. The gas and liquid spaces respectively communicate with exterior sources of gas and liquid throu |
| 7032385 |
Multi-crankshaft, variable-displacement engine |
April 25, 2006 |
| An internal combustion engine for a vehicle provides variable displacement by selectively driving one or more engine crankshafts mounted within a single unitary engine block. In several embodiments the crankshafts are connected to a common output shaft with a one-way clutch between the |
| 7025042 |
Methods of operation for controlled temperature combustion engines using gasoline-like fuel, par |
April 11, 2006 |
| A multicylinder homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engine with a control system designed to maintain stable HCCI combustion during engine speed/load transitions by: (1) determining "combustion parameter" values such as the maximum rate of pressure rise for each cycle of each |
| 7014429 |
High-efficiency, large angle, variable displacement hydraulic pump/motor |
March 21, 2006 |
| A variable displacement hydraulic/pump motor has a yoke with a pair of shafts aligned to define a yoke pivot axis and connected to a valve plate therebetween having intake and discharge apertures. A rotatable cylinder barrel has piston cylinders open at one end to receive a piston head a |
| 6306621 |
Membrane filter agar medium for simultaneous detection of total coliforms and E. coli |
October 23, 2001 |
| An improved method for detection of total coliforms and E. coli comprising a broth containing an ingredient that will encourage growth and repair of injured coliforms, buffers to maintain a pH in the range of 6.5-8, at least one agent that suppresses growth of gram positive cocci and |
| 6202416 |
Dual-cylinder expander engine and combustion method with two expansion strokes per cycle |
March 20, 2001 |
| An internal combustion engine is provided with an expansion cylinder and at least one combustion cylinder, preferably two or four combustion cylinders per expansion cylinder. An air-fuel mixture is ignited within the combustion cylinders to drive a combustion piston which, in turn, drive |
| 6165251 |
On-line gas chromatograph with sample preparation, concentration, and calibration apparatus for |
December 26, 2000 |
| Apparatus and method for periodic analysis of trace amounts of volatile organic compounds in a waste gas provide for feeding of a sample of a waste gas first to an organics concentrator which isolates the volatile organic compounds from the waste gas sample and prepares a concentrated |
| 5887674 |
Continuously smooth transmission |
March 30, 1999 |
| A drive train for a vehicle having front and rear wheels includes a fluidic motor and a pump interconnected in a continuous loop, with one conduit connected to the inlet of the fluidic motor to the outlet of the pump and a second conduit connecting the inlet of the pump to the outlet of |
