01st week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120000701 | ADJACENT PLATED THROUGH HOLES WITH STAGGERED COUPLINGS FOR CROSSTALK REDUCTION IN HIGH SPEED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS - An electrical signal connection, an electrical signaling system, and a method of connecting printed circuit boards. The electrical signal connection having a first conductive via and a second conductive via disposed in a first printed circuit board. A first conductive trace with a first end and a second end has the first end electrically coupled to the first conductive via at a first distance from the top surface of the first printed circuit board. The second end of the first conductive via is electrically coupled to the second printed circuit board. A second conductive trace with a first end and a second end has the first end being electrically coupled to the second conductive via at a second distance from the top surface of the first printed circuit board. The second end being is electrically coupled to the second printed circuit board. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000702 | TWO-SIDE CABLE-ARRANGEMENT STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS THEREWITH - A two-side cable-arrangement structure is disclosed. The two-side cable-arrangement structure includes a plate, a first cable-arrangement structure, and a second cable-arrangement structure. The first cable-arrangement structure and the second cable-arrangement structure are respectively disposed on two sides of the plate. A cable is fixed on the two sides of the plate by the first cable-arrangement structure and the second cable-arrangement structure simultaneously. Thereby, the cable is constrained at both the direction vertical toward the plate and the direction vertical away from the plate, and the fixed cable is not easy to move by pulling. It solves the difficulty of fixing a cable completely by a conventional single-side cable-arrangement structure in the prior art. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000703 | HIGH-SPEED CONNECTOR INSERTS AND CABLES - High speed connector inserts and cables having improved heat conduction, high strength, and may be manufactured in a reliable manner. One example may provide a connector insert having several paths by which heat may be removed from circuitry in the cable insert. In one example, heat may be removed from one or more circuits by forming a thermal path between a circuit and a shield of the connector insert. Another path may include one or more pads on a side of an integrated circuit board that are soldered directly to the shield. A braiding surrounding a cable may be soldered or otherwise thermally connected to the shield. Another example may provide a cable having a braiding that includes one or more types of fibers, such as aramid fibers. Another example may provide for increased manufacturability by using a wire comb and a solder bar. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000704 | Wire harness wiring unit and wire harness wiring assembly having the same - There is provided a wire harness wiring unit provided to a base plate and a wire harness wiring assembly having the same which can regulate a direction of a curve of a wire harness. The wire harness wiring unit includes the wire harness having a distal and a proximal end portions, a first mounting member mounting one end of the proximal end portion to the base plate such that the distal end portion can move in a direction of adjusting a length of the distal end portion, a rod-like harness support parallely-fixed to the proximal end portion from the other end to a middle portion of the proximal end portion, and a second mounting member mounting, to the base plate, a portion of the harness support adjacent to the other end of the proximal end portion such that the harness support can move along the base plate. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000705 | CIRCUITRY FOR ACTIVE CABLE - Circuits, methods, and apparatus that allow signals that are compliant with multiple standards to share a common connector on an electronic device. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a connector that provides signals compatible with a legacy standard in one mode and a newer standard in another mode. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000706 | Device for transmitting electromagnetic signals - An RF transmission line device with high performance, wide band characteristics includes an inner conductor for transmitting communication signals of a desired frequency band and a grounded outer conductor electrically insulated from the inner conductor by at least one dielectric material. A tap conductor is connected to the inner conductor and serves as an auxiliary path through which signals outside the desired frequency band can be externally injected into and/or retrieved from the through RF path, the tap conductor extending longitudinally through a tap housing conductively coupled to the outer conductor. As a feature of the invention, a modular attachment is removably coupled to the tap housing and includes a plurality of voltage suppression components that are arranged in the conductive path between the tap conductor and the tap housing, the voltage suppression components discharging transient voltages diverted from the inner conductor by the tap conductor. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000707 | Measuring Mechanism in a Bore Hole of a Pointed Cutting Element - In one aspect of the present invention, a method of excavation with pointed cutting elements, comprising the steps of providing a excavating assembly with at least one pointed cutting element, the pointed cutting element comprising a rounded apex that intersects a central axis, the pointed cutting element further has a characteristic of having its highest impact resistance to resultant forces aligned with the central axis; engaging the at least one pointed cutting element against a formation such that the formation applies a resultant force against the pointed cutting element; determining an angle of the resultant force; and modifying at least one excavating parameter to align the resultant force with the pointed cutting element's central axis. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000708 | Surfactant Additives Used to Retain Producibility While Drilling - Of the many embodiments provided herein, one embodiment includes a method comprising: providing a drilling fluid comprising: an aqueous fluid; and a surfactant; and drilling a well bore in a subterranean formation comprising an oleaginous fluid using the drilling fluid, wherein the surfactant forms a micelle within the well bore; and removing an oil block in the formation. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000709 | DIRECTIONAL DRILLING CONTROL USING PERIODIC PERTURBATION OF THE DRILL BIT - Disclosed herein is a system for steering the direction of a borehole advanced by cutting action of a rotary drill bit by periodically varying action of a drill bit while continuously rotating a drill string to which the drill bit is operationally attached. The steering system can include a bit perturbation device cooperating with a bent housing subsection and operationally connected to the drill string and to the drill bit. Drill bit action can be varied by periodically varying the rotation speed and/or rate of penetration of the drill bit. Periodic drill bit action results in preferential cutting of material from a predetermined arc of the borehole wall which, in turn, results in borehole deviation. Action of the drill bit can be varied independently of the rotation rate of the drill string. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000710 | System and Method for Soil Saturation and Digging - A system and method for soil saturation and digging is disclosed. First, a system for soil saturation and digging is disclosed. Said system comprises a digging tool having a first end and a second end, a pipe having a first end and a second end, a hose socket, a nozzle, a trigger, and a shield. Said pipe having an axial body capable of transporting a fluid between said first end and said second end of said pipe. Said hose socket capable of receiving a hose comprising said fluid. Said nozzle capable penetrating a surface and a subsurface and of spraying said fluid into said subsurface. Said trigger is capable of controlling a flow of said fluid. Said shield capable of redirecting a diverted fluid displaced by said digging tool. Wherein, said nozzle attaches to said first end of said digging tool, said hose socket attaches to said second end of said digging tool, and said shield attached around said pipe. Next, a method for soil saturation and digging is disclosed. Next, a method for soil saturation and digging is disclosed. Said method comprising injecting a fluid through a surface and into a subsurface comprising attaching a hose to a digging tool having a nozzle and an internal channel, aligning said nozzle with a point on said surface, running said fluid through said hose and said internal channel within said digging tool, spraying said fluid out of said nozzle and into said surface and said subsurface, and continuing to spray said fluid into said surface and said subsurface as required. Finally, another system for soil saturation and digging is disclosed. Said system comprising a digging tool having a first end and a second end, a pipe having a first end and a second end and an axial body capable of transporting a fluid between said first end and said second end, a hose socket capable of receiving a hose comprising said fluid, a nozzle capable of penetrating a surface and a subsurface and of spraying said fluid into said subsurface, and a trigger capable of controlling a flow of said fluid. Said nozzle attaches to said first end of said digging tool and said hose socket attaches to said second end of said digging tool. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000711 | Coring Apparatus And Methods To Use The Same - An apparatus for conveyance via wireline or drillstring in a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation, the apparatus comprising a coring bit assembly, a first motor operatively coupled to the coring bit assembly via a gear box to rotationally drive the coring bit assembly, and a second motor to drive the coring bit assembly into the formation while the coring bit assembly is rotated by the first motor, wherein the coring bit assembly comprises a feature to permit the coring bit assembly to be broken when the coring bit assembly becomes stuck in the formation. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000712 | CUTTER HEAD FOR DREDGING GROUND AND USE OF THIS CUTTER HEAD FOR DREDGING GROUND - The invention relates to a cutter head ( | 2012-01-05 |
20120000713 | MARINE ELECTRONICS WITH LOAD CELL INTERFACE - An on-vessel weight system and method for operating the same is provided. The on-vessel weight system is configured for determining a weight of a fish on board a recreational fishing vessel, but also may be adapted to be used off the fishing vessel. In one embodiment, an on-vessel weight system includes marine electronic instrument and a load cell having a communication feature operable to provide a signal indicative of a weight measured by the load cell to the marine electronic instrument. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000714 | FOOD PRODUCT SCALE AND RELATED PROMOTIONAL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A product pricing and incentive system uses a label supply in which continuous label stock has a series of laterally extending weakening lines spaced apart to define multiple label segments of common size. Single segment labels or multiple segment labels can be printed and output by a printing device based on whether an incentive-free product pricing label is to be produced or a combined product pricing and incentive label is to be produced. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000715 | WEIGHING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WEIGHING VEHICLES - A portable weighing apparatus comprises a portable platform body. The platform body has a top surface adapted to support a wheel of a vehicle/trailer when the platform body lies on the ground. A weight sensor related to the top surface of the platform body produces a weight signal as a function of a weight of the wheel and vehicle/trailer on the platform body. A weighing processor outputs a weight value from the weight signal. A load sensor has a trigger portion generally centrally located in a direction on the top surface of the platform body. The load sensor actuates a measurement from the weight sensor when triggered. A system for weighing a vehicle/trailer and a method for measuring the weight of a wheel and vehicle/trailer are also provided. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000716 | Passenger's weight measurement device for vehicle seat and attachment structure for load sensor - A lower rail is fixed to a vehicle floor, and an upper rail is movable in a rear and front direction with respect to the lower rail. A load sensor is fixed to an upper surface of the upper rail. A rectangular frame is attached onto the load sensor, a rod of the load sensor sequentially penetrates a web of the rectangular frame and a spring holder upward, and a coil spring is wound around the rod. A nut is screwed to the rod, and the nut tightens a bottom of a cup portion of the spring holder. The coil spring is sandwiched between a flange of the spring holder and the web and is compressed by tightening the nut. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000717 | UNTETHERED STYLUS EMPLOYING MULTIPLE REFERENCE FREQUENCY COMMUNICATION - An untethered stylus is configured to cooperate with a location sensing device that generates a drive signal. The stylus includes transceiver circuitry disposed in a housing, which is configured to receive the drive signal and transmit a stylus signal for reception by the location sensor. Energy circuitry is disposed in the housing and energized by the drive signal. A reference frequency generator, disposed in the housing and coupled to the transceiver circuitry and energy circuitry, is configured to generate a number of reference frequencies based on a source frequency of the drive signal, the reference frequencies indicative of a number of stylus states and synchronized to the source frequency of the drive signal. The transceiver circuitry is configured to mix the reference frequencies with the stylus signal. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000718 | Motorized Litter Transport Kits, Methods and Devices Relating Thereto - Disclosed are motorized litter transport kits and methods and devices relating thereto | 2012-01-05 |
20120000719 | VEHICLE - A vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle may include a base portion and a modular portion. The base portion may be a four wheel vehicle having an operator area with seating for at least two occupants in a side-by-side arrangement. The modular portion may be coupled to the base portion resulting in a six wheel vehicle. The wheels of the modular portion may be powered by an engine of the base portion. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000720 | ELECTRIC STRADDLED VEHICLE - Provided is an electric vehicle that realizes a light electric straddled vehicle using a motor with a small size, and optimizes the left and right weight balances in the width direction of the vehicle with respect to the vehicle body centerline. The electric motor ( | 2012-01-05 |
20120000721 | AFTERMARKET ELECTRICAL PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES - A supplemental propulsion system for a vehicle includes an electrical generator coupled to the vehicle's engine. At least one electric motor is coupled to one or more propulsion devices, such as road wheels of a motor vehicle. Electrical power from the generator is supplied to an electronic control unit that then supplies electric power to the electric motor. The system may be configured to be retrofitted to a conventional gasoline or diesel-powered vehicle. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000722 | MECHANIC-COMPRESSOR SYSTEM FOR POTENTIAL ENERGY STORAGE, FOR THE ELECTRIC ENERGY GENERATION FOR ELECTRICAL VEHICLES AND/OR WITH COMPRESSED AIR DRIVEN MOTOR, WITHOUT REMOVING POWER FROM THE MOTOR - A mechanic compressor system of potential energy storage for the electric energy generation for electric vehicles and/or with compressed air motor, without withdrawing power to the engine, which allows you as the vehicle travels through irregular terrain: a. take advantage of the vehicle weight to generate startup rpm from generator, both at the ascent and descent of the rack getting the same rpm output of gearbox thus increasing the rpm output of the generator; b. compress air more quickly to have rings of tightness in its cylinder piston which allows to accumulate air compressed by storage tanks through taking advantage of the weight of the vehicle in motion; c. take advantage of the pressure surplus accumulated in the main compressed air storage tank and redirect to the compressed air auxiliary storage tank and after certain pressure, release it into the turbine of the generator in motion and accelerating the movement to generate electricity. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000723 | HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR CONNECTING TWO VEHICLE PARTS TO A VEHICLE WITH ARTICULATED FRAME STEERING - The invention relates to a hinge assembly ( | 2012-01-05 |
20120000724 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE - Provided is an electric vehicle that is easy to start to move even when there is load applied, and which does not generate rotational resistance of the electric motor when the vehicle is push-walked. A connection/disconnection mechanism is provided between the electric motor ( | 2012-01-05 |
20120000725 | Engine-Off Power Steering System - Motor vehicles are equipped with a center-closed power steering system to provide power steering assistance in engine-off conditions for reduced fuel consumption. The power steering system includes a hydraulic pump mechanically driven by the engine, a high pressure accumulator, a steering gearbox fluidly connected to the accumulator, and a center closed valve mechanically connected to a driver-operated steering wheel. The valve is configured to selectively control flow of pressurized fluid from the accumulator to the steering gearbox to provide power steering assistance. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000726 | SOLID-STATE ACOUSTIC METAMATERIAL AND METHOD OF USING SAME TO FOCUS SOUND - A phonemic crystal is made of a first solid medium having a first density and a substantially periodic array of structures disposed in the first medium, the structures being made of a second solid medium having a second density different from the first density. The first medium has a speed of propagation of longitudinal sound waves and a speed of propagation of transverse sound waves, the speed of propagation of longitudinal sound waves being approximately that of a fluid, and the speed of the propagation of transverse sound waves being smaller than the speed of propagation of longitudinal sound waves. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000727 | Safe Ascend Bosun's Chair - A bracing system for providing seated stability to workers requiring a means of elevation in order to access the exteriors of buildings of several stories height. The present invention suspends a bosun's chair by means of a sturdy frame erected by means of two “legs” connected together to form an A-frame shape. Each leg is assembled using multiple pole sections fitted together by ferrules. A summit support rod, fitted to where the legs come together at the summit, leans against the building. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000728 | MONITORING DEVICE FOR SAFEGUARDING A DRIVEN ELEMENT - A monitoring device for safeguarding a driven element against undesired collisions with an object lying on the movement path of the driven element is proposed, said monitoring device comprising at least one transmitting element and a receiving element. According to the invention, the device is designed such that the at least one transmitting element, is arranged in a horizontal boundary region of an opening to be monitored, which opening can be at least partially closed by the driven element. Moreover, a multiplicity of receiving elements are arranged in a horizontal, opposite boundary region in distributed fashion along the opening to be monitored, wherein the at least one transmitting element, together with each of the multiplicity of receiving elements forms a light barrier arrangement, which can be evaluated in each case by evaluation means. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000729 | OVER-ACCELERATION AND OVER-SPEED DETECTION AND PROCESSING SYSTEM - An elevator system | 2012-01-05 |
20120000730 | ELEVATOR REGENERATIVE DRIVE INCLUDING AN AIR CORE INDUCTOR - An exemplary elevator machine includes a motor that operates in a first mode to move an elevator car and in a second mode to generate power. A line reactor is associated with the motor for delivering power generated by the motor operating in the second mode. The line reactor comprises an air core inductor. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000731 | ELEVATOR OVER-ACCELERATION AND OVER-SPEED PROTECTION SYSTEM - An elevator system | 2012-01-05 |
20120000732 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SAFETY TRIGGER - An electromagnetic safety trigger | 2012-01-05 |
20120000733 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM CONTROL - An elevator system having a double or multiple elevator cabins per elevator shaft can be controlled using a method, wherein at least one destination call is entered or at least one identification code is received on at least one call entry floor, said destination call or identification code designating an arrival floor; wherein at least one trip by at least one elevator cabin of the double or multiple elevator cabin from a departure floor to an arrival floor is determined for the destination call or identification code; wherein before determining a trip, it is determined whether at least one situation-specific parameter is fulfilled; and if said situation-specific parameter is fulfilled, at least one situation-compatible call assignment is determined for a trip having a floor difference of zero between the call entry floor and the departure floor or having a floor difference of zero between the destination floor and the arrival floor. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000734 | Information Distribution System for Use in an Elevator - The invention features a system for displaying video information to passengers of an elevator in accordance with a play list defining a sequence of messages. The video information messages can include combinations of digital advertising, “real-time” general information, as well as, building-related information. The system includes an elevator display unit having a display monitor for displaying video information to the passengers, and a local server which, receives scheduling information associated with the video information over a data communication path and, in accordance with the scheduling information, generates a play list used to display at the elevator display unit. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000735 | BICYCLE BRAKE PAD - A bicycle brake pad includes a cooling plate and a friction plate. The cooling plate has a first surface and a second surface. The cooling plate includes a pad supporting section and a heat dissipation section. The friction pad is mechanically and fixedly connected to the pad supporting section of the cooling plate. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000736 | BRAKE ROTOR ASSEMBLY - A brake rotor assembly includes a rotor member and a cooling member. The rotor member has a first exterior surface and a second exterior surface. The cooling member is coupled to at least one of the first and second exterior surfaces of the rotor member. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000737 | BRAKING SYSTEM - Provided is a braking system which can enhance the power generation efficiency of a thermoelectric conversion element by efficiently recovering the heat generated during braking, or by increasing the temperature difference between a heat source and the thermoelectric conversion element. A brake pad body in a brake pad is provided with a thermoelectric conversion element. The thermoelectric conversion element includes an n-type semiconductor layer and a p-type semiconductor layer. The n-type semiconductor layer and the p-type semiconductor layer are provided in a recess formed in the back surface of the brake pad body. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000738 | BRAKING DEVICE - Under a normal condition, brake fluid pressure generated by a slave cylinder ( | 2012-01-05 |
20120000739 | ROLLING STOCK SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | 2012-01-05 |
20120000740 | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICE - A hydraulic pressure control device including a first oil passage connected to an engagement side oil chamber defined on one side of a piston included in a clutch, an engagement pressure generating valve generating an engagement pressure supplied to the engagement side oil chamber via the first oil passage; a second oil passage connected to a back-pressure side oil chamber defined on the other side of the piston, and a clutch control pressure generating valve generating a clutch control pressure supplied to the back-pressure side oil chamber via the second oil passage and operates to lower the clutch control pressure as hydraulic pressure supplied as a feedback pressure from the back-pressure-side oil chamber side becomes higher. The hydraulic pressure control device controls a differential pressure between the engagement side oil chamber and the back-pressure side oil chamber, and the first oil passage and the second oil passage are communicated with each other via a bypass oil passage having an orifice in a midway position thereof. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000741 | FREEWHEEL CLUTCH - A freewheel clutch which has rollers arranged between an inner and outer ring. One of the rings has ramps that interact with the rollers. Each roller is spring-loaded against a ramp by a leaf spring. Each spring is held on a web of a cage by a U-shaped section that encompasses the web. The spring has a securing section connected to the U-shaped section that extends tangentially, limits mobility of a roller in a first radial direction, and is connected to a U-bottom of the U-shaped section. An end section of a U-leg facing away from the U-bottom is bent from the U-leg, forming a second securing section, which limits mobility of the roller in the second radial direction. An extension of the end section facing the U-bottom engages the web such that the spring is held on the web radially by the U-bottom and extension of the end section. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000742 | LAMINATED ARMATURE FOR TORQUE MODULATION OF SPRING-ENGAGED BRAKE OR CLUTCH - An electromagnetically actuated, spring loaded brake or clutch for infinitely modulating control of braking torque includes a shaft rotatable about its long axis, a rotor including a friction disk mounted on the shaft in a rotationally stable manner, a magnetic body, which can be energized to produce a magnetic force, a spring-loaded laminated armature plate assembly, with the armature plate mounted on the shaft and movable axially parallel to the long axis of the shaft by the magnetic force produced in the magnetic body against the force of its spring-loading, such that the laminations flex progressively, causing the armature assembly to effectively walk across the air gap, rather than suddenly jumping from one position to another and thus providing a soft stop, when the brake is applied, and the torque vs. power function can be modulated either by varying the number of laminations, their individual thicknesses, and/or their materials. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000743 | HILL-HOLDER ASSEMBLY FOR A TRANSMISSION - A device operable in a transmission for substantially preventing vehicular rollback on an incline includes a shaft, a gear, a one-way clutch, and a pawl member. The gear is selectively connected for common rotation with the shaft. The gear is rotatable in a first rotary direction and a second rotary direction. The one-way clutch has an inner race and an outer race, where the inner race is connected to the gear and the outer race has an outer surface having a plurality of engaging teeth. The pawl member has a first end and a second end, where the first end is pivotly mounted to a transmission housing. The second end of the pawl has a first angled portion configured to releasably engage at least one of the plurality of engaging teeth of the outer race as the outer race rotates in the second rotary direction. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000744 | MERCHANDISER - The present application provides a merchandiser. The merchandiser may include an ambient compartment with at least one ambient product therein, a temperature controlled compartment with at least one temperature controlled product therein, and a vending module in communication with the temperature controlled compartment such that the vending module dispenses a temperature controlled product in response to an ambient product being placed in the vending module. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000745 | BIOLOGICAL GRAFT TRANSFERRING INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING BIOLOGICAL GRAFT - A biological graft transferring instrument for transferring a biological graft includes a main body, a displacement member capable of being displaced relative to the main body, and a belt-shaped member which is wound around the forward end and base end of the displacement member and is joined to the main body. The biological graft is placed on the belt-shaped member at the forward end of the displacement member. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000746 | Guide Rail for an Apparatus for Transporting Pet-Bottles and Apparatus for Transporting Pet-Bottles - A guide rail ( | 2012-01-05 |
20120000747 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING PRINTED PRODUCTS - A device and a method for transferring printed products conveyed in a stream of individual products from a feed unit to a removal unit makes it possible to divert the printed products from a feed direction to a removal direction. The feed unit includes a first conveyor and a transfer region, and the removal unit includes a takeover region with a support surface for the printed products. The transfer region is located higher than the takeover region. The removal unit of the device includes at least a second conveyor which forms the support surface. A pressing element is arranged above the support surface which can be lowered toward the support surface or toward a printed product moving in the direction of the support surface. The pressing element can be lifted up from the support surface or a printed product positioned thereon. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000748 | Method and an Apparatus for Grouping Discrete Laminar Articles Into Batches of Predetermined Count - An apparatus for grouping discrete laminar articles (hereinafter referred to as articles) into batches of predetermined count includes a feed conveyor, a left-hand screw and a right-hand screw combination (hereinafter referred to as screws), a means for synchronizing and automating starting and stopping rotation of the screws and a platform assembly. The platform assembly is connected to the feed conveyor and includes a hatch and a pusher mechanism. The feed conveyor supports articles disposed thereon. The screws are disposed along edges of and at either side of the feed conveyor and are adapted to rotate to facilitate counting and pushing of the articles. The screws stop rotating and thereby stop further pushing of the articles, when a predetermined count of articles has been pushed. The pusher mechanism receives the predetermined count of articles pushed by screws and moves them to the hatch from where they are dropped into delivery line. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000749 | Liquid-Ejecting Bearings for Transport of Glass Sheets - Non-contact, liquid-ejecting bearings ( | 2012-01-05 |
20120000750 | TRANSFER CONVEYOR FOR TRANSPORTING STANDARDIZED LOADING UNITS - A transfer conveyor transports standardized unit loads, such as freight containers, pallets or the like, from a first height level to a second height level, in particular from a higher storage location to a lower transport device. The transfer conveyor is part of a rocker having an adjustable inclination around a pivot axis from one position in which one end of the rocker is aligned with one height level to another position in which the other end of the rocker is aligned with the other height level. Effectiveness and cost-efficiency of the transfer conveyor are created due to the ability of the rocker to be swiveled by the weight of the unit load itself while being transported on the transport conveyor. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000751 | TRANSVERSELY DEFORMABLE ENDLESS CONVEYOR BELT FOR A CONVEYOR DEVICE - The present invention relates to an endless conveyor belt for a conveyor device, including a planar body ( | 2012-01-05 |
20120000752 | CHAIN WHEEL ARRANGEMENT FOR MINING MACHINES - A chain wheel arrangement for chain drives of mining machines, with a chain wheel shaft, with a chain wheel, with bearing shells receiving bearings for the chain wheel shaft, with a chain wheel-side sliding ring seal and with a bearing-side sliding ring seal. In order to improve the service life of the chain wheel arrangement, at least one of the bearings, preferably that of the movable bearing system, is arranged in a bearing bush which is arranged between the bearing shell and outer bearing ring and received in the bearing shell in an axially displaceable manner. The additional bearing bush allows the necessary gap between the rotating parts and the non-co-rotating, bearing shell-side parts to remain substantially constant and to this extent to become independent of the bearing play of the respective bearings. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000753 | QUAD BREAK MODULAR CIRCUIT BREAKER INTERRUPTER - An interrupter includes at least four pairs of contacts. Each pair of contacts includes a stationary contact positioned to abut a corresponding moveable contact. The moveable contacts are coupled to a rotating member. The rotating member is coupled to a driving member via a biasing member. The driving member is rotated causing all four pairs of contacts to separate and open a circuit quickly. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000754 | SWITCH - A switch has a housing, a contact mechanism having a movable contact piece disposed in the housing, an operating element that operates the movable contact piece, a spring member of the contact mechanism that operates the movable contact piece to open and close a contact, and a regulating mechanism that suppresses vibration of the spring member arranged at a position contacting the spring member. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000755 | ELECTRIC TOOL - An auxiliary switch has an operation portion and a switch body switching on and off by receiving the movement of the operation portion, and the operation portion is mounted to a left side surface, a right side surface of the housing covering a region between the motor and the main switch, the switch body is accommodate within a space of the housing positioned on the left side and the right side of the man switch, and a space is defined between the motor and the main switch within the housing due to the spaced positioning of the left or right auxiliary switch. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000756 | PUSH BUTTON, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND MEDICAL MANIPULATING PART - A push button of a medical manipulating part comprising: a first, pot-shaped, shell-shaped or box-shaped housing piece, at least some sections of which contain conductive material, with an integrally molded switching spring and a continuous wall, a second housing piece, the shape of which mates with the wall of the first housing piece and is inserted therein in a hermetically sealed manner such that a hollow space is formed between the first and second housing pieces underneath the switching spring and at least one mating contact for the switching spring, said mating contact being hermetically sealed and electrically isolated relative to the first housing piece, being led through the second housing piece and extending into the hollow space underneath the switching spring. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000757 | SWITCH AND ILLUMINATION UNIT - A switch has a pressing operation part capable of pressing and operating a pressing part, the switch having an LED placed on a flexible printed wiring board and pinched by the pressing operation part and the pressing part, characterized in that the pressing operation part has a transmission part for transmitting light emitted by the LED to a side of an operation surface of said pressing operation part. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000758 | Click Mechanism for Electric Part - A click mechanism for an electric part comprises a spring | 2012-01-05 |
20120000759 | DEFLECTION WEB FOR A KEYPAD ASSEMBLY - A deflection web is provided for use in a keypad assembly. The deflection web comprises a plurality of actuators resiliently coupled together by a flexible membrane. Each actuator of the deflection web corresponds to a key of the keypad assembly, and for each actuator, the flexible membrane comprises a corresponding radially outwardly extending flange whose thickness varies in a direction from the corresponding actuator. In some instances, the thickness of the flange may increase as the flange extends a distance radially outward from its corresponding actuator. A method for creating the deflection web of the keypad assembly and a method for assembling the keypad assembly are also provided. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000760 | SWITCH SYSTEM HAVING A BUTTON TRAVEL LIMIT FEATURE - A switch system having a user-activatable button and button travel limit feature is disclosed. The switch system includes a housing comprising an opening, a circuit board assembly positioned in the housing, and an electrical switch assembly connected to the circuit board. The button travel limit feature is adapted to inhibit motion of an activation surface of the user-activatable button towards the electrical switch assembly when the electrical switch assembly is activated. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000761 | FEEDING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A PYROLYTIC REACTOR - A Feeding apparatus for a pyrolytic reactor, comprising a rotatable inclined drum, a motor for rotating the drum, a hopper by which aggregatable feedstock pieces introduced to the interior of said drum, and a feed tube extending from the drum to a pyrolytic reactor. The rotation of the drum applies forces of sufficient magnitude and varying direction to an aggregated mass of feedstock pieces that constituent feedstock pieces are separated from said aggregated mass and are discharged from the drum via the feed tube to the pyrolytic reactor. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000762 | Solar Thermal System for the Partial Desalination of Seawater and Electrical Energy - A solar thermal system for the partial desalination of sea water and for generating electricity includes a mass of black top material such as asphalt or the like used in paving roadways, parking lots and the like. The system also includes a network of interconnected conductive conduits such as a serpentine array of copper tubing and a pump for pumping seawater through the copper tubing that is in contact with or surrounded by the black top or asphalt portion of a roadway. The asphalt layer acts as a black body for absorbing heat from the sun and converts solar energy to thermal energy. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000763 | SEAWATER DESALINATION DEVICE - A seawater desalination device includes a seawater reservoir having a bottom wall and adapted for holding seawater, an evaporator adapted for evaporating the seawater held in the seawater reservoir into water vapor, osmosis membrane modules installed in the seawater reservoir and spaced above the bottom wall of the seawater reservoir, each osmosis membrane having membranes for the passing of the water vapor evaporated by the evaporator and a water vapor accumulation chamber surrounded by the membranes and a suction pipe connected to the water vapor accumulation chamber, and a pump unit having a pipe connected to the suction pipe of each osmosis membrane module and adapted for drawing water vapor out of the water vapor accumulation chamber of each osmosis membrane module. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000764 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PURIFYING MONOMERS - The present invention relates to a process for purifying monomers, by evaporating at least a portion of the monomers present in a starting composition and then condensing it, which is characterized in that at least a portion of the starting composition is evaporated in a short-path evaporator, the mass flow density of the vapours {dot over (m)} being selected according to the relation (I) | 2012-01-05 |
20120000765 | METHODS OF ARC DETECTION AND SUPPRESSION DURING RF SPUTTERING OF A THIN FILM ON A SUBSTRATE - Methods and systems of arc suppression during RF sputtering of a thin film from a semiconducting target onto a substrate are provided. During sputtering, an alternating current of RF frequency can be applied to a semiconducting target to form a plasma. Upon formation of an arc extending from the target, an arc signature can be detected, where the arc signature is simultaneously defined by decreasing plasma voltage from an initial sputtering plasma voltage to an arc plasma voltage and increasing reflective power from an initial sputtering reflective power to an arc reflective power. Upon identification of the arc signature, the alternating current can be temporarily interrupted to the semiconducting target to suppress the arc extending from the target. Thereafter, the alternating current from the electrical power supply can be reapplied to the semiconducting target. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000766 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SCANDIUM ALUMINUM NITRIDE FILM - A method for manufacturing a scandium aluminum nitride film includes: sputtering a scandium aluminum alloy target under atmosphere including nitrogen gas so that a thin film is deposited on a substrate. Since the scandium aluminum nitride film is manufactured with using one alloy target, a composition of the film is maintained even when the sputtering time is long. Further, the above method is capable of being performed by a mass production sputtering apparatus. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000767 | METHODS AND APPARATUS OF ARC PREVENTION DURING RF SPUTTERING OF A THIN FILM ON A SUBSTRATE - Methods of arc prevention during sputtering of a thin film from a semiconducting target onto a substrate are provided. An alternating current (e.g., having a frequency of about 500 kHz to 15 MHz) can be applied from an electrical power supply to the semiconducting target to form a plasma between the substrate and the semiconducting target. This alternating current can be temporarily interrupted for a time sufficient to sustain the plasma between the substrate and the semiconducting target to inhibit arc formation during sputtering. Sputtering systems are also generally provided for arc prevention during sputtering of a thin film from a semiconducting target onto a substrate. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000768 | METHODS FOR SPUTTERING A RESISTIVE TRANSPARENT BUFFER THIN FILM FOR USE IN CADMIUM TELLURIDE BASED PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES - Methods for depositing a resistive transparent buffer thin film layer on a substrate are provided. The methods can include cold sputtering a resistive transparent buffer layer on a substrate (e.g., at a sputtering temperature of about 10° C. to about 100° C.) in a sputtering atmosphere comprising about 0.01% to about 5% by volume water vapor (e.g., about 0.05% to about 1% by volume water vapor). The resistive transparent buffer layer can then be annealed at an anneal temperature of about 450° C. to about 700° C. The methods of depositing a resistive transparent buffer thin film layer on a substrate can be used in a method of manufacturing a cadmium thin film photovoltaic device by forming cadmium sulfide layer on the resistive transparent buffer layer, and forming a cadmium telluride layer on the cadmium sulfide layer. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000769 | ELECTRODE STRUCTURE FOR PROTECTION OF STRUCTURAL BODIES - Electrolytic protection of steel-reinforced concrete bodies such as bridges and building facades is achieved with carbon material inserted into the concrete body. The carbon material is connected to act as a anode with the steel reinforcement as a cathode, so that corrosive chloride ions migrate away from the steel reinforcement. The carbon material is inserted so as also to act as a reinforcement. In one arrangement carbon textile material is provided between inner and outer grout-filled plastics ducts fixed around post-tensioned steel cables. In another arrangement a carbon rod, or pin, is fixed between a concrete body and a steel I-beam. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000770 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION PLATFORM FOR NANOSTRUCTURE FABRICATION - Probe-based methods are provided for formation of one or more nano-sized or micro-sized elongated structures such as wires or tubes. The structures extend at least partially upwards from the surface of a substrate, and may extend fully upward from the substrate surface. The structures are formed via a localized electrodeposition technique. The electrodeposition technique of the invention can also be used to make modified scanning probe microscopy probes having an elongated nanostructure at the tip or conductive nanoprobes. Apparatus suitable for use with the electrodeposition technique are also provided. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000771 | INNER ELECTRODE FOR BARRIER FILM FORMATION AND APPARATUS FOR FILM FORMATION - An inner electrode for barrier film formation is an inner electrode for barrier film formation that is inserted inside a plastic container having an opening, supplies a medium gas to the inside of the plastic container, and supplies high frequency power to an outer electrode arranged outside the plastic container, thereby generating discharge plasma on the inner surface of the plastic container to form a barrier film on the inner surface of the plastic container, and that is provided with a gas supply pipe having a gas flow path to supply a medium gas and an insulating member screwed into an end portion of the gas supply pipe to be flush therewith and having a gas outlet communicated with the gas flow path. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000772 | Deposition Apparatus And Methods To Reduce Deposition Asymmetry - One or more embodiments of the invention are directed to deposition apparatuses comprising a grounded top wall, a processing chamber and a plasma source assembly having a conductive hollow cylinder and substantially continuous grounded shield substantially conforming to the shape of the hollow cylinder. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000773 | REACTIVE SPUTTERING ZINC OXIDE TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE OXIDES ONTO LARGE AREA SUBSTRATES - The present invention generally comprises one or more cooled anodes shadowing one or more gas introduction tubes where both the cooled anodes and the gas introduction tubes span a processing space defined between one or more sputtering targets and one or more substrates within a sputtering chamber. The gas introduction tubes may have gas outlets that direct the gas introduced away from the one or more substrates. The gas introduction tubes may introduce reactive gas, such as oxygen, into the sputtering chamber for depositing TCO films by reactive sputtering. During a multiple step sputtering process, the gas flows (i.e., the amount of gas and the type of gas), the spacing between the target and the substrate, and the DC power may be changed to achieve a desired result. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000774 | Plasma Processing Apparatus - A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing chamber to be depressurized and exhausted, a sample placement electrode provided in the processing chamber and having a sample placement surface on which a substrate to be processed is placed, an electromagnetic generation device to generate plasma in the processing chamber, a supply system that supplies processing gas to the processing chamber, a vacuum exhaust system that exhausts inside the processing chamber, a heater layer and a base temperature monitor that are disposed on the sample placement electrode, a wafer temperature estimating unit that estimates a wafer temperature from the base temperature monitor and plasma forming power supply, and a controller that regulates the heater corresponding to output from the temperature estimating unit. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000775 | Apparatus for Forming Electronic Material Layer - Disclosed is an apparatus for forming an electronic material layer, in which charged particles damaging the electronic material layer are prevented from arriving at a substrate but processing gas ions maximizing activation of the electronic material layer are accelerated and passed while the electronic material layer is formed on the substrate or the substrate having a functional layer thereon by sputtering, thereby forming the electronic material layer having good electrical/physical characteristics at room temperature. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000776 | SPUTTERING TARGETS INCLUDING EXCESS CADMIUM FOR FORMING A CADMIUM STANNATE LAYER - Methods are generally provided for forming a conductive oxide layer on a substrate. In one particular embodiment, the method can include sputtering a transparent conductive oxide layer (e.g., including cadmium stannate) on a substrate from a target in a sputtering atmosphere comprising cadmium. The transparent conductive oxide layer can be sputtered at a sputtering temperature greater of about 100° C. to about 600° C. Methods are also generally provided for manufacturing a cadmium telluride based thin film photovoltaic device. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000777 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FORMING DOUBLE EMULSION DROPLET COMPOSITIONS AND POLYMER PARTICLES - The present invention generally relates to double emulsion droplet compositions, polymer particles that can be formed from such double emulsion droplet compositions, and to methods and apparatuses for making such compositions and particles. A double emulsion generally describes larger droplets that contain smaller droplets therein. These double emulsion droplet compositions can be used to create a variety of materials including polymer particles and polymeric shells and are further useful for encapsulating a variety of species including catalyst compounds and pharmaceutical agents. The double emulsion droplet compositions disclosed herein are readily formed using planar droplet (“digital”) microfluidic devices without channels, and either air or an immiscible liquid as an ambient medium. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000778 | Method for Modifying the Concentration of Reactants in a Microfluidic Device - A method of modifying the concentration of reactants and carrying out a chemical reaction on a microfluidic device in which first and second reactants are delivered into a reaction channel combined, the second reactant different from the first reactant and capable of reacting with the first reactant. The first reactant is subjected to a stacking process, thereby producing a first stacked reactant. The second reactant is subjected to the stacking process, thereby producing a second stacked reactant. The first stacked reactant is exposed to the second stacked reactant so that the first stacked reactant and the second stacked reactant undergo a chemical reaction. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000779 | SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR DEVICE INCLUDING TARGET BIOMOLECULE ISOLATION COMPONENT - Provided herein is a surface acoustic wave (“SAW”) sensor device including an isolation component of a target biomolecule. A sample containing the target biomolecule is separated by its size using electrophoresis, and sequentially reacts with a SAW sensor. In other words, the device is capable of detecting the target biomolecule by separating biomolecules using electrophoresis, and applying the separated biomolecules to the SAW sensor. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000780 | Physically Crosslinked Copolymer Compounds and Related Compositions and Methods for Electrophoretic Separation - Linear acrylamide copolymer compounds which can comprise monomeric components comprising at least one N-substituted moiety capable of physical cross-linking, and related compositions and methods of use. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000781 | Electro-blotting Devices, Systems, and Kits and Methods for Their use - The invention provides a dry electroblotting system for dry blotting gels, in which the system includes an electroblotting transfer stack that comprises an analysis gel and a blotting membrane, an anode, a body of anodic gel matrix juxtaposed with the anode between the anode and the transfer stack, a cathode, and a body of cathodic gel matrix juxtaposed with the cathode between the cathode and the transfer stack, in which the anodic gel matrix and the cathodic gel matrix each comprise an ion source for electrophoretic transfer. The dry electroblotting system does not use any liquid buffers that are added to the system just before electroblotting (such as when the transfer stack is being assembled). The anode, the cathode, or both can be separate from a power supply and provided as part of a disposable electrode assembly that also includes a body of gel matrix that includes ions for electrophoretic transfer. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000782 | UNIFORM ELECTRICAL FIELD DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE REACTOR - A uniform electrical field dielectric barrier discharge reactor consists of an electrode unit, a dielectric catalyst container and an insulative housing. Each electrode plate of the electrode unit includes an insulative plane frame structure, and discharge needles evenly distributed on the insulative plane frame structure. The dielectric catalyst container is a hollow solid member internally coated with a metallic catalyst coating layer. The flow directing plate is made of a conducting substrate, having two opposite sides thereof covered by a metallic catalyst coating layer. The invention is practical for use in an air purifier, fluid sterilizer or waste water treatment equipment. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000783 | METHOD OF ELECTROLYTIC CERAMIC COATING FOR METAL, ELECTROLYSIS SOLUTION FOR ELECTROLYTIC CERAMIC COATING FOR METAL, AND METALLIC MATERIAL - The electrolysis solution for electrolytic ceramic coating includes water, a water-soluble zirconium compound, a complexing agent, carbonate ion, and at least one member selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal ion, ammonium ion and an organic alkali. Te zirconium compound is included at a concentration (X) in terms of zirconium of 0.0001 to 1 mol/L, the complexing agent is included at a concentration (Y) of 0.0001 to 0.3 mol/L, the carbonate ion is included at a concentration (Z) of 0.0002 to 4 mol/L, a ratio of the concentration (Y) of the complexing agent to the concentration (X) in terms of zirconium (Y/X) is at least 0.01, a ratio of the concentration (Z) of the carbonate ion to the concentration (X) in terms of zirconium (Z/X) is at least 2.5, and the electrolysis solution has an electrical conductivity of 0.2 to 20 S/m. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000784 | POWER SUPPLY FOR ANODIZING, ANODIZING METHOD, AND ANODIZED FILM - An anodizing method for growing an anodized layer on a surface of aluminum in electrolyte is disclosed. The method comprises applying a DC/AC-combined pulse wave between an anode and a cathode. The DC/AC-combined pulse wave is provided by combining a DC pulse wave with an AC wave, and has a peak voltage at a start point of each pulse. The grown anodized layer may be equal to or less than 300 μm in thickness, and the diameter of a cell in the anodized layer may range between 50 nm and 100 nm. The power supply used for anodizing may comprise a rectifying modulator unit, an AC modulating unit, a pulse wave synthesizing unit, and a control unit. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000785 | DEVICE AND METHOD TO CONDUCT AN ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTION ON A SURFACE OF A SEMI-CONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE - The invention concerns a device to conduct an electrochemical reaction on the surface of a semiconductor substrate (S), characterized in that the device comprises: a container ( | 2012-01-05 |
20120000786 | CONTROL OF ELECTROLYTE HYDRODYNAMICS FOR EFFICIENT MASS TRANSFER DURING ELECTROPLATING - Described are apparatus and methods for electroplating one or more metals onto a substrate. Embodiments include electroplating apparatus configured for, and methods including, efficient mass transfer during plating so that highly uniform plating layers are obtained. In specific embodiments, the mass transfer is achieved using a combination of impinging flow and shear flow at the wafer surface. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000787 | PLASMA-ARC-THROUGH APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR SUBMERGED ELECTRIC ARCS - An application for a recycler includes a pressure and temperature resistant metal vessel that is filled with a liquid. Within the vessel is at least one submerged electric arc between a pair of carbon base electrodes powered by either a DC or AC current. The vessel has mechanical systems that maintain and optimize the electric arc. The electric arc produces a combustible gas. The liquid is pumped through a bore in one or more of the electrodes, delivering the liquid directly to the location of the arc, thereby reducing or eliminating any ignition of the gas by the arc. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000788 | ELECTROLYTIC METHOD OF FUEL - An electrolytic method of a fuel capable of suppressing reverse reaction of an enzyme and improving electrolytic rate is provided. In electrolyzing a fuel such as glucose by using an enzyme/electron mediator obtained by immobilizing an enzyme such as gluconate-5-dehydrogenase, alcohol dehydrogenase, and malate dehydrogenase and an electron mediator onto a porous electrode made of a carbon material, electrode reaction is generated only in the enzyme/electron mediator electrode. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000789 | STRUCTURED GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROLYSIS CELLS - Electrolysis cell for membrane-supported electrolysis, comprising an oxygen-consuming cathode. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000790 | ELECTRORECOVERY OF METALS - A method and ionic liquid for the electrorecovery of metal from a metal salt including at least one metal ion. The method includes the steps of dissolving the metal salt in an ionic liquid, the ionic liquid including an ionic liquid cation and an ionic liquid anion; whereby the metal ion of the metal salt forms a metal complex in solution with at least the ionic liquid cation; and subjecting the metal complex to an electrical potential between a cathode and anode to recover metal at the cathode. The ionic liquid includes an ionic liquid cation and an ionic liquid anion, wherein the ionic liquid cation has an affinity for the metal ion which is at least about equal to that of the ionic liquid anion for the metal ion. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000791 | METHOD OF DESCALING METALLIC DEVICES - Methods are provided for descaling metallic component devices such as stents. The devices or components are cleaned under ultrasound in a cleaning solution of ammonium hydrogen fluoride at a temperature within a range of about 60° to 80° C., then rinsed at that temperature with an aqueous rinse containing a nonionic surfactant and rinsed again with purified water. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000792 | Electrochemical Treatment of Heavy Oil Streams Followed by Caustic Extraction or Thermal Treatment - This invention relates to a process for electrochemical conversion of dibenzothiophene type molecules of petroleum feedstreams selectively to mercaptan compounds that can then be more easily removed from the electrochemically treated product stream by either caustic extraction or thermal decomposition of the thiol functionality to hydrogen sulfide. The conversion of dibenzothiophenes to mercaptans is performed by electrochemical means in the substantial absence of hydrogen and in the substantial absence of water. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000793 | ELECTROCHEMICAL REMOVAL OF TANTALUM-CONTAINING MATERIALS - A method of cleaning metal-containing deposits from a metal surface of a process chamber component includes immersing the metal surface in an electrochemical cleaning bath solution. A negative electrical bias is applied to the metal surface to electrochemically clean the metal-containing deposits from the metal surface. The cleaning method is capable of removing metal-containing deposits such as tantalum-containing deposits from the metal surface substantially without eroding the surface, and may be especially advantageous in the cleaning of components having textured surfaces. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000794 | ONLINE WATER ANALYSIS - A method of determining chemical oxygen demand (COD) of a water sample, which is useful in an on-line configuration comprising the steps of a) applying a constant potential bias to a photoelectrochemical cell, having a photoactive working electrode, optionally a reference electrode and a counter electrode, and containing a supporting electrolyte solution; b) illuminating the working electrode with a light source and recording the background photocurrent produced at the working electrode from the supporting electrolyte solution; c) adding a water sample, to be analysed, to the photoelectrochemical cell; d) illuminating the working electrode with a light source and recording the hydro dynamic photocurrent produced under continuous flow of the water to be analysed; e) determining the chemical oxygen demand of the water sample using a number of different formulae. The applied potential is preferably from −0.4 to +O.8V more preferably about +0.3V. The method is applicable to water samples in the pH range of 2 to 10. An injection volume of 13 μL is preferred. A preferred flow rate is 0.3 mL/min. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000795 | NANOCOMPOSITE BASED BIOSENSORS AND RELATED METHODS - Disclosed are nanocomposite-based biosensors. The biosensors include an electrode, a nanocomposite over the surface of the electrode, the nanocomposite comprising a population of carbon nanotubes and a population of magnetic nanoparticles dispersed in the population of carbon nanotubes, wherein the magnetic nanoparticles comprise a ferromagnetic metal or compound thereof, and one or more biomolecules over the surface of the electrode, wherein the biomolecules are capable of undergoing a redox reaction with a target molecule. Also disclosed are nanocomposites, modified electrodes, kits, and methods for using the biosensors. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000796 | Measurement Device and Method Utilizing the Same - A measurement device measuring a solution and including a reference voltage generating unit, a plurality of sensing units, a reading unit and a processing unit is disclosed. The reference voltage generating unit is disposed in the solution to generate a reference voltage. The sensing units are disposed in the solution to generate a plurality of output signals relating to the reference voltage. The reading unit outputs a reading signal according to one of the output signals. The processing unit generates a measuring signal according to the reading signals. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000797 | BLISTER PACKAGES FOR TINTED OPHTHAMLIC LENSES - A package for contact lenses having a transparent molded base and a flexible cover containing an area of color. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000798 | CONTACT LENS CASE WITH INDICIA VOID INDICATORS - A contact lens case includes manually adjustable counters or time indicators on the left and/or right well caps utilizing voids, cut-outs or apertures to define indicia used to represent time intervals for lens replacement, maintenance, or other activities. A rotatable time indicator dial is connected to the top of the cap in a first embodiment, whereas a rotating indicia dial is confined under a windowed cover in a second embodiment. The dials are indexed by a paw or pin that seats into recesses in the disc and along the centerline of the indicia desired to be accented, windowed or illuminated. Accent of indicia voids by illumination can be by an exterior direct or diffused light source, or internally from chemical luminance or other means. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000799 | PROTECTIVE COVERS FOR PHYLACTERIES - Protective covers for Phylacteries including an upper shell member and a lower shell member at least partially separable from one another and which, when together, define a hollow interior contoured to fit the Phylactery. One or two lateral extension portions, depending on whether the protective cover is for a head Phylactery or an arm Phylactery, are situated partly on each of the upper and lower shell members outward from a respective plane including a side surface of the cube-shaped portion and have a width of at least about 1.2 centimeters. A supplemental platform or support surface may be arranged alongside a rear side of a cube-shaped portion of the upper shell member facing the slot of the protective cover to support for a knot of the strap of the head Phylactery when the head Phylactery is housed in the protective cover. | 2012-01-05 |
20120000800 | COMBINATION BOW CASE - A combination case includes the first and second cases combined together, each also usable as a stand-alone case. The first case includes the first inner storage space and the first wall structure configured to enclose the first inner storage in a closed position and expose the first inner storage in an open position. The first wall structure includes the first and second sidewalls facing each other in the closed position, at least one first opening formed via the first sidewall to expose the first inner storage space, and at least one second opening formed via the second sidewall to expose the first inner storage. | 2012-01-05 |