03rd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100012578 | METHOD OF REMOVING IMPURITIES FROM GAS OR LIQUID STREAMS USING COPPER OXIDE AND HALIDE SALT - Mixing small amounts of an inorganic halide, such as NaCl, to basic copper carbonate followed by calcination at a temperature sufficient to decompose the carbonate results in a significant improvement in resistance to reduction of the resulting copper oxide. The introduction of the halide can be also achieved during the precipitation of the carbonate precursor. These reduction resistant copper oxides can be in the form of composites with alumina and are especially useful for purification of gas or liquid streams containing hydrogen or other reducing agents. These reduction resistant copper oxides can function at near ambient temperatures. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012579 | Wastewater Separator - A wastewater separator comprises an inner pivoting assembly and an outer pivoting assembly. The wastewater is guided onto a blade which helically extends in the axial direction of the inner pivoting assembly. The inner pivoting assembly and the outer pivoting assembly are driven to pivot for enabling the impurity in the wastewater to fall off along the blade and the water in the wastewater to flow upwards along the outer pivoting assembly, so as to achieve the objective of separating the water from impurity in the wastewater. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012580 | NOVEL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT - A method of wastewater treatment is described. The method includes: (i) receiving wastewater; (ii) performing a first type of treatment on wastewater to produce wastewater having a first property which is capable of changing; (iii) preventing the first property from changing; (iv) performing a second type of treatment on wastewater; and wherein the first property includes at least one property selected from a group consisting of biochemical oxygen demand (“BOD”) level, dissolved oxygen level, solid content and nutrient level. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012581 | DENITRIFICATION TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A two-stage treatment process, for the treatment of nitrate rich water, particularly aquaculture pond water, wherein in the first stage a degassing chamber is used for removing dissolved oxygen from a stream of water flowing out of the aquaculture system, and in the second stage the stream of water obtained from said degassing chamber is flown into a denitrifying biofilter comprising a biofilter media which functions as a biological growth media and as a carbon source, wherein said denitrifying biofilter is capable of biologically reducing both nitrate and nitrite compounds into nitrogen gas. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012582 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BIOLOGICAL WASTEWATER PURIFICATION - The known activated sludge processes have several disadvantages. With the conventional sludge processes only a limited high dry matter content TS | 2010-01-21 |
20100012583 | ADVANCED BIOREFINERY PROCESS - The present invention is a method for refining native biomass to extremely fine and highly disrupted particles using high shear and/or cavitation in combination with high temperature and high or low pH conditions which dissolve biomass to a high percentage. The method of the present invention results in a high percentage of hydrolysis, in many cases near theoretical levels, in short residence times while minimizing inputs over other methods, using low chemical inputs, and optionally with no chemical inputs in certain stages compared to existing processes. The method of the present invention also uses minimal electrical energy inputs and conserves heat energy within the process and reduces equipment requirements while producing concentrated products. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012584 | METHOD FOR ENRICHING ONE OR MORE COMPOUNDS OF A MIXTURE USING A LIQUID MOBILE PHASE CONTAINING A GAS - The object of the invention is a method for enriching by chromatography of one or more compounds of a mixture in at least one column using an eluent, characterized in that a liquid mobile phase containing dissolved gas is used as eluent. A further object of the invention in the use in preparative chromatography of an eluent composed of a liquid mobile phase containing a dissolved gas. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012585 | MEMBRANE FILTRATION PROCESS AND DESIGN - A membrane filtration system ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012586 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MINIMIZING MEMBRANE FOULING FOR MICROFLUIDIC SEPARATORS - A fluid separation method for performing fluid analysis of an unfiltered fluid. The fluid separation method includes providing a structure with a fluid analyzer and a power supply. Using a substrate for receiving a fluid flow stream of a multiphase mixture through a fluid sample inlet, wherein the substrate interconnects with the structure. Providing a membrane disposed across the fluid sample inlet for separating a fluid of interest from the multiphase mixture, wherein the fluid flow stream of the multiphase mixture has a shear rate that prevents a fouling of the membrane. Finally, the fluid separation method includes the substrate having fabricated channels, such that the fabricated channels are arranged substantially tangent to the fluid stream downstream of the porous membrane. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012587 | METHOD FOR TREATING A FLUID USING A SELF-ORGANIZED NETWORK ADSORBED ON A SURFACE - The invention concerns a method for treating a fluid. According to the invention, the fluid is contacted with a substrate at the surface of which there is a network of organic molecules, hereafter referred to as “network molecules”, having a central corre and at least one lateral arm, said molecules being adsorbed at the surface of the substrate. The invention also concerns a two-dimensional molecular sieve consisting of substrate at the surface of which a network of network molecules is adsorbed. The invention further concerns a module for treating a fluid comprising means for circulating the fluid to be treated and containing one or more two-dimensional molecule sieves. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012588 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE EXTRA-CORPOREAL PURIFICATION OF BLOOD OF PATHOGENIC ENZYMES - The invention concerns an extra-corporeal system and method to purify blood of pathogenic enzymes which initiate tumoral processes as well as evoke dystrophic muscular lesion, including enzymes of the group of cysteine peptidases, in particular of cathepsins B and L and calpain, this system being intended for removing these proteins from the blood in order to eliminate the degradation of the body's cells caused by the presence of these proteins in the blood. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012589 | Unit and method for preparing a sample for the microbiological analysis of a liquid - The unit comprises a filter membrane ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012590 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TREATMENT OF WATER - A method and a device for the treatment of water. The device has a housing comprising an inlet for receiving and an outlet for discharging a volume of water; a first filter media, positioned within the housing comprising an acidic cation exchange resin capable of exchanging at least a portion of metal cations in the volume of water with non-metal cations such that the volume of water exiting the first filter media is reduced in metal cation content; and a second filter media positioned within the housing comprising a weakly basic anion exchange resin capable of exchanging at least a portion of the basic anions in the volume of water, where the first filter media or the second filter media are optionally mixed with a particulate activated carbon. Methods of treating water using the device are disclosed and described. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012591 | METHOD FOR FORMING A HIGH-GRADIENT MAGNETIC FIELD AND A SUBSTANCE SEPARATION DEVICE BASED THEREON - The invention relates to a magnetic separation device and is used for separating paramagnetic substances from diamagnetic substances, the paramagnetic substances according to the paramagnetic susceptibility thereof and the diamagnetic substances according to the diamagnetic susceptibility thereof. Said invention can be used for electronics, metallurgy and chemistry, for separating biological objects and for removing heavy metals and organic impurities from water, etc. The inventive device is based on a magnetic system of an open domain structure type and is embodied in the form of two substantially rectangular constant magnets ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012592 | Method for Controlling a Blood Processing System by Observing a Separation Region and an Extraction Port - The invention relates generally to methods of monitoring and controlling the processing of blood and blood samples, particularly the separation of blood and blood samples into its components with a two-dimensional optical measurement and control device. The method may comprise the steps of providing a blood processing system comprising a density centrifuge blood processing system and an elutriation blood processing system; filling the elutriation blood processing system with a desired component; measuring a cellular flux of cells entering the elutriation blood processing system with a two-dimensional optical control system; and flushing the elutriation blood processing system. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012593 | PROCESS FOR TREATING WATER - A process is disclosed for treating impure water by introducing a solution of electrolyticially generated silver citrate into the impure water wherein the silver is electrolytically generated in a solution of citric acid and water. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012594 | Method of collecting high-level radioactive uranium powder underwater - This present invention is related to a method of collecting high-level radioactive contaminated uranium powder underwater. It utilizes a long rod fixed to the pipe of the sewage pump at bottom, and takes another end of the sewage pump to connect to the sediment bag to collect uranium powder which is dispersed and contaminates the pond. Inhaling the pond water contains uranium powder into the sediment bag by sewage pump that is joined to a collecting can under it and waiting for precipitation of the powder. When the uranium powder in the sediment bag is completely precipitated into the collecting can, operator can utilize submersible pump to drain the pond water from the sediment bag. Operator may hold the cable wire of the uranium powder collecting can manually to move it to the collecting shelf and repeat the process several times until the high-level radioactive uranium powder in the contaminated pond are all collected on the uranium powder collecting shelf. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012595 | Direct Stripping Cyclone - Systems and methods for the separation of a particulate-fluid suspension are provided. An apparatus for the separation of a particulate-fluid suspension can include an enclosed vessel having two or more sections disposed coaxially along a common longitudinal centerline, wherein a first section has a first cross sectional area, and a second section has a second cross sectional area. A plurality of apertures can be disposed about the second section. The apparatus can have a cylindrical surface, parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the apparatus, disposed within the first section. A fluid distribution channel having a plurality of apertures can be disposed either about an exterior surface or an interior of the apparatus. A plurality of fluid conduits can provide fluid communication between the fluid distribution channel and the plurality of apertures distributed about the second section. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012596 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FILTERING A MATERIAL FROM A LIQUID MEDIUM - An apparatus for filtering a material from a medium includes a first housing having a wall with a plurality of openings formed therein, a conveyor disposed in the housing for moving the material therealong, and a conduit line communicating with the interior of the housing for supplying the medium to the apparatus. At least one of the first housing and the conveyor rotate relative to a central axis to direct the medium toward the wall so as to separate the material from the medium. A method for filtering a material from a medium includes supplying the medium to a first housing, spinning the medium within the housing, passing the medium through a wall of the housing to separate the material from the medium, moving the material along the housing, introducing a fluid into the material within the housing, and washing the material using the fluid. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012597 | Frigid-reactance grease/oil removal system - In accordance with all embodiments; an organic/inorganic liquid grease and/or oil removal system that, upon contact with greases and/or oils in, on, or about liquid, gaseous, or upon solid media, instantaneously causes them to become more viscous and collected onto itself by the split-second elimination of heat bound within the greases and/or oils, comprising: A reservoir | 2010-01-21 |
20100012598 | Device and Method for Separating Components of a Fluid Sample - A device and method is provided for separating heavier and lighter fractions of a fluid sample. The device includes a plurality of constituents comprising a container and a composite element in the container. The composite element is a separator comprising at least two components and more particularly an elastic portion and a plug member. A fluid sample is delivered to the container and the device is subjected to centrifugation whereby the centrifugal load causes the elastic portion of the separator to deform so that the separator migrates into the fluid sample and stabilizes between the heavier and lighter fractions of the fluid sample. The elastic portion of the separator will resiliently return to its initial configuration upon termination of the centrifugal load such that the elastic portion sealingly engages the container and separates the heavier and lighter fractions of the fluid sample. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012599 | HIGH DENSITY PANEL WITH ROTATING TRAY - The present invention relates to a telecommunications termination panel with a tray pivotably mounted within the front opening of a housing. The tray pivots about a hinge located adjacent one of the sides of the housing and includes a raised floor. The raised floor of the tray cooperates with the side adjacent the hinge and a bottom of the housing to define a cable path from a rear cable access port to an opening on the tray adjacent the hinge. The tray includes a plurality of connection locations and cable management structures to direct a telecommunications cable from the cable access port to a rear of the connection locations without violating bend radius rules. The tray may also include a temporary cable holder to assist in pulling cables through the rear opening into the housing. The present invention further relates to a telecommunications equipment rack with a termination panel with such a pivoting tray mounted to the rack. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012600 | DISPLAY OF VIDEO AND OTHER CONTENT IN RETAIL STORES - A shelf for use in a conventional retail display gondola or perimeter wall shelving includes an upper support surface for merchandise and an enclosure below that surface in which electronic components including a thin client computer or a media player are housed. A video display monitor has a screen visible through an opening in a front face of the shelf. The enclosure is usually secured to deny access to the electronic component, but can be opened to provide access to the electronic components housed therein. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012601 | SANITIZING RACK - An apparatus for draining liquid from wet items is provided. The apparatus comprises opposing sidewalls, a rear wall, a front wall; a sloped floor positioned at an inclined angle between the two opposing sidewalls such that surface of the sloped floor meets the rear wall at a first position and the front wall at a second position, such that the first position is lower in altitude relative to the second position, wherein an opening formed in the apparatus allows for wet items to be placed in between the sidewalls on the sloped floor; one or more receiver partitions formed on the sloped floor to receive the wet items; and a gutter running along at least a portion of the sloped floor approximately at the first position where the sloped floor meets the rear wall, wherein the gutter is configured to collect liquid drained from the wet items. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012602 | Wheeled Pusher System - A wheeled pusher system is provided. Situated upon a retail merchandise shelf is pusher assembly interposed between a pair of partition walls for facing retail merchandise. Various improvements are disclosed including the incorporation of wheels with the pusher assembly to reduce jamming and drag as the pusher assembly faces retail merchandise, a single and separate mounting rail to facilitate easier assembly of the system, and a ramped product support surface integral to the partitions to more effectively face the retail merchandise. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012603 | CIGARETTE DISPLAY SYSTEM - In a cigarette display system | 2010-01-21 |
20100012604 | Stand hand - The new idea of “the stand hand” is to keep mechanics more organized and give them a simple solution to make sure they have every nut and bolt to put back on their vehicle. The stand hand is a very inexpensive and efficient tool with great design for all. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012605 | STORING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a storing system and/or a display system for shelving objects with round or tapered top, the use of these articles as well as the production of such articles. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012606 | URN AND URN SYSTEM - An urn system includes means for configuring memorials tributes with urns as the centerpiece. Urns include cut-outs for receiving independent flanges or flanges connected to other elements or secondary members including other urns, display cases, frames, inscription plates, insert holders and the like. Each of the secondary members allows a substantive memorial to be created with numerous decorative and inspirational elements. Multiple urns can be linked to one another as well. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012607 | FRAME ADAPTED TO BE FITTED INSIDE AN OUTER CONTAINER - A removable frame is adapted to be fitted inside an outer container, the frame includes at least one shelving frame that enables an extendable structure to be mounted within the shelving frame. The frame further includes a plurality of movement limiting arrangements configurable to contact an inner surface of the outer container, such contact limiting movement of the frame relative to the outer container. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012608 | STORAGE RACKS - A storage rack having at least one shelf ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012609 | Adaptable hoist fixture - Apparatus for securing hoist rigging comprising a first and a second polyhedral frame, and support members having two ends, wherein one end is attached to a corner of the first polyhedral frame and the second end is attached to a corner of the second polyhedral frame, so as to position the frames in a substantially parallel and superposed position. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012610 | LOAD MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM WITH SELECTIVE BOOM-UP LOCKOUT - A method is disclosed for controlling a crane which comprises a boom that may be raised or lowered by angular adjustment of the boom about a base portion of the crane. The method prevents operation of the crane in an undesired condition by continuously monitoring operation of the crane, including monitoring at least the position of the boom with respect to the base of the crane. If the crane approaches a limit of its operating range or any operational parameter, its operation will be controlled so as to selectively prohibit or permit a boom raising operation of the crane, depending on the cause of the condition, rather than uniformly prohibit such an operation. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012611 | Crane or digger for swinging a load hanging on a support cable with damping of load oscillationsoo - The invention concerns a crane or excavator for traversing a load hanging from a load cable, which is movable in three spatial directions. The crane or excavator has a computer-controlled regulation for the damping of load swings, which contains a path planning module, a centripetal force compensation unit and at least one shaft regulator for the rotating gear, one shaft regulator for the luffing gear and one shaft regulator for the lifting gear. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012612 | DEVICE FOR PRESSURIZING SPARKLING WINE - A closure device for introducing pressurized gas into a sparkling wine bottle. The device includes a cap having two hinged arms for securing the device onto an annular lip at the top of the bottle. A spring biased shaped piston has a plurality of o-ring ribs at the lower end of the piston which are retained at the top of the piston. A one-way valve insert is screwed into the top of the piston. The shaped piston is secured into the neck of the bottle and the device is held in place by the arms. A spring within the cap holds the arms against the bottle. Gas may then be added through the valve. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012613 | WATER CONTAINER CAP FOR HOLDING ADDITIVES TO WATER - Provided is a container cap assembly for a water container with the container cap assembly having a compartment for holding a tablet of a substance to be added to the water. As water exits the water container, the tablet is gradually dissolved, and the user receives water that was in the container as well as the additive that was in the tablet. This can include vitamins, minerals, other supplements, coloring, flavoring, antibiotics, or other water additives. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012614 | SEALING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEALING CONTAINERS - A capping system in combination with a container having a mouth and a wall segment disposed proximate to the mouth is provided. The capping system includes a cap having a bottom for selectively covering the mouth, a jacket extending from the bottom, and a guarantee ring disposed at a distal edge of the jacket. At least one cam extends from an outer surface of the wall segment, is at least partially overlapped by the guarantee ring, and applies a force on the guarantee ring when the cap is rotated a predetermined distance relative to the container to at least partially sever the guarantee ring. The guarantee ring includes an overlapping region extending over the cam that provides clearance for the cam when the cap is initially installed on the container to prevent deformation of the guarantee ring during the installation. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012615 | Bottle Closure with Two Interlocking Parts One Fitting Over the Other - The present invention describes a bottle closure for bottles containing liquids at high pressure, such as bottles of sparkling wine, the closure having a first part and a second part, the first part having a portion adapted to receive a portion of an upper section of a neck of the bottle, and a second part that fits substantially over the first part, which is relatively movable with respect to the first part and has at least two positions, a first of which is in a free position and a second of which is in an interlocking position whereby a portion of the second part urges against a portion of the first part receiving the upper section of the neck of the bottle so as to be engaging against an outer side of the said first part to hold it thereby to resist release from its interlocking position with respect to the said neck of an industry standard bottle. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012616 | ASSEMBLY WITH BOTTLE STOPPER AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - An assembly is provided. The assembly preferably includes at least one board, at least one opening on the board, and at least one bottle stopper removeably disposed in the opening. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012617 | PLASTIC BOTTLE WITH SUPERIOR TOP LOAD STRENGTH - A plastic bottle has a champagne base that includes a planar standing ring located between a lower margin of a convex heel of the base and a lowermost portion of a central concavity within the standing ring. By making the inside vertical radius of the convex heel lower margin and central concavity lowermost portion sufficiently small, the bottle is shown to exhibit increased top load strength without any increase in plastic. The bottle also has a larger standing ring diameter leading to a more stable bottle. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012618 | CONTAINER WITH AT LEAST ONE GROOVE OF VARIABLE DEPTH - Container, made of a thermoplastic such as PET, comprising a body oriented along a longitudinal axis with a wall enclosing said axis defining two faces separated from each other by two connecting regions, said body being provided with one groove extending partly over said two faces of said body and one the two connecting regions, wherein said one groove extends approximately in a plane at right angles to said axis of said body with a depth which is variable between a first depth P1 in said two faces of the body and a second depth P2 in said connecting region, the ratio P1/P2 between the two depths being between zero and a value less than or equal to 0.5. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012619 | Towel and bottle system - This invention is a towel that attaches onto a drinking bottle and allows a person to quickly wipe and absorb fluids off their body. It acts as a guard against spills by the person drinking. The towel is made of lightweight, soft, and absorbent materials, which may be disposable or washable. The towel is constructed so as to be attached to the bottle without obscuring or covering the main label at the front of the bottle. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012620 | WET-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FABRICATING DISPLAY PANEL - The wet-processing apparatus includes a wet-step bath in which a wet-step is carried out, and a vibration-type film separator for separating impurities out of a solution used in the wet-step. The wet-processing apparatus further includes a re-supply path through which the solution out of which the impurities were removed by means of the vibration-type film separator is re-supplied to the wet-step bath. Thus, it is possible to reuse a solution and a material of which a pattern is composed. Since the vibration-type film separator is used, it is possible to reduce a frequency of exchanging filters equipped in the vibration-type film separator, and ensure a high rate at which a material of which a pattern is composed is recovered, regardless of a specific gravity of the material. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012621 | METHOD OF TREATING COPPER SULPHIDE DEPOSITS IN AN ELECTRICAL APPARATUS BY THE USE OF OXIDISING AGENTS - A method of treating copper sulfide deposits on materials and surfaces that are in contact with electrically insulating oil inside an electrical apparatus. A substantial amount of the electrically insulating oil, normally present in the electrical apparatus, has been removed. The copper sulfide is subjected to treatment with an oxidizing agent which causes a reaction with the copper sulfide deposits. The oxidizing agent can include any compound from the list; chlordioxide, a peroxy acid or ozone. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012622 | Adaptive Nanotopography Sculpting - Adaptive nanotopography sculpting may be used to alter nanotopography and roughness without altering the nominal shape of a surface. Generally, adaptive nanotopography sculpting provides a surface having desired shape characteristics. Topography of a first surface is mapped to provide a density map. The density map is evaluated to provide a drop pattern for dispensing polymerizable material on the first surface. The polymerizable material is solidified and etched to provide a second surface having the desired shape characteristics. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012623 | DELAMINATING SHAPED ARTICLE SUBSTRATES HAVING SILICONE COVERINGS ADHERED THERETO - Shaped article substrates, e.g., plastics, textiles, extrudates, films, etc., having silicone material coverings adhered thereto, are delaminated by treating same with an aqueous solution containing an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hydroxide and a phase transfer catalyst; particular such shaped article substrates are airbag type of inflatable protection bags having layers of silicone elastomer adhered thereto and used for the protection of the occupants of a motor vehicle. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012624 | High-Voltage Disconnecting Circuit Breaker And Method Of Operating The Same - A high-voltage disconnecting circuit breaker includes a first and a second contact, a mechanism provided for moving the contacts to a first mutual distance, and a mechanism provided for quenching any arc appearing between the contacts during the movement to thereby provide the functionality of a high-voltage circuit breaker, wherein the mechanism provided for moving is further provided for moving the contacts to a second mutual distance larger than the first mutual distance after quenching of any arc to thereby provide the voltage withstand functionality of a high-voltage disconnector. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012625 | WELDING PURGE CONTROL USING ELECTRONIC FLOW CONTROL - A purging system for an arc welder is disclosed wherein the purging system comprises a control system ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012626 | WIRE ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING APPARATUS - A wire electrical discharge machining apparatus includes a unit capable of separately opening and closing each of a high impedance path and a low impedance path, a unit that sets an open/close pattern in which a combination of closing one of the feeding paths and opening another one of the feeding paths is designated for switching power feeding between the high impedance path and the low impedance path, a unit that changes pulse energy per feeding pulse in a present feeding path to reduce a difference in discharge pulse energy applied to an inter-electrode gap from a machining power supply between at a time of high-impedance-path feeding and at a time of low-impedance-path feeding, and a unit that controls opening and closing of the path open/close unit in accordance with the changed open/close pattern. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012627 | Material Piece Scooping Device - A material piece scooping device, which extracts a material piece from a surface of an object to be scooped by generating electric discharge between an electric discharge electrode and the object to be scooped, includes a rotation drive section | 2010-01-21 |
20100012628 | ABRASION ASSISTED WIRE ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING PROCESS - A method of wire electrical discharge machining comprising applying a pulsed voltage between a tool electrode and a workpiece which are physically separated by a working gap, the tool electrode being in the form of a wire with an electrically conductive core and an external surface embedded with an electrically non-conductive abrasive material. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012629 | Ion Plasma Electron Emitters for a Melting Furnace - An apparatus for melting an electrically conductive metallic material comprises an auxiliary ion plasma electron emitter configured to produce a focused electron field including a cross-sectional profile having a first shape. The apparatus further comprises a steering system configured to direct the focused electron field to impinge the focused electron field on at least a portion of the electrically conductive metallic material to at least one of melt or heat any solidified portions of the electrically conductive metallic material, any solid condensate within the electrically conductive metallic material, and/or regions of a solidifying ingot. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012630 | Apparatus for manufacturing a three-dimensional object layer by layer - An apparatus for manufacturing a three-dimensional object ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012631 | TRANSPARENT MATERIAL PROCESSING WITH AN ULTRASHORT PULSE LASER - Methods for ultrashort pulse laser processing of optically transparent materials. A method for scribing transparent materials uses ultrashort laser pulses to create multiple scribe features with a single pass of the laser beam across the material, with at least one of the scribe features being formed below the surface of the material. This enables clean breaking of transparent materials at a higher speed than conventional techniques. Slightly modifying the ultrashort pulse laser processing conditions produces sub-surface marks. When properly arranged, these marks are clearly visible with side-illumination and not clearly visible without side-illumination. In addition, a method for welding transparent materials uses ultrashort laser pulses to create a bond through localized heating. The ultrashort pulse duration causes nonlinear absorption of the laser radiation, and the high repetition rate of the laser causes pulse-to-pulse accumulation of heat within the materials. The laser is focused near the interface of the materials, generating a high energy fluence at the region to be welded. This minimizes damage to the rest of the material and enables fine weld lines. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012632 | LASER PROCESSING METHOD - While six rows of molten processed regions | 2010-01-21 |
20100012633 | LASER PROCESSING METHOD - A modified region is accurately formed at a desirable position with respect to a laser light irradiation surface of an object to be processed. When an average difference γ has a value exceeding a predetermined threshold during trace recording, a particle segment Z including a line segment S where the average difference γ exceeds the predetermined threshold is defined. This determines that a particle exists on a line to cut | 2010-01-21 |
20100012634 | METHOD FOR CUTTING OR PERFORATING FILM - A method of cutting or perforating a thin film ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012635 | VISUALLY DESIGNATED USER INTERFACE FOR WELDER - Systems and methods for optimally setting a coarse adjustment knob and a fine adjustment knob (i.e. a rheostat) on a user interface of a stick welding system via an intuitive display are provided. Certain embodiments of the present disclosure relate to achieving the correct amperage setting for a given electrode through icons that allow easy association between an electrode and the proper coarse and fine adjustment knob settings. In one embodiment, the user interface includes a color coded bar chart that may be used to identify the proper coarse and fine adjustment knob settings for a given electrode. In another embodiment, the user interface includes panels above the coarse adjustment knob that contain icons with arrows that indicate an appropriate range of rheostat settings for a given electrode. Additionally, methods that may be used to set the coarse and fine adjustment knobs on the disclosed exemplary interfaces are provided. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012636 | AIR FLOW METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A WELDER-GENERATOR - Configurations of internal components of a welder-generator are provided to improve efficiency of the cooling of the internal components. The disclosed embodiments include configurations in which a single fan, such as an engine fan, drives a single airflow path through the welder-generator. Additionally, embodiments are provided with configurations in which a primary engine fan drives a first airflow path and a secondary generator fan drives a second airflow path through the welder-generator. In disclosed embodiments, internal components are thermally aligned such that air circulates first through components with low critical operating temperatures and last through components with higher critical operating temperatures. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012637 | ROBOTIC GMAW TORCH WITH QUICK RELEASE GOOSENECK LOCKING MECHANISM, DUAL ALIGNMENT FEATURES, AND MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS - A gooseneck locking mechanism for a robotic GMAW torch having a torch body and a gooseneck includes a connector receiver disposed in the torch body. The connector receiver includes longitudinal ends and a passageway extending between the longitudinal ends. An indexing feature is disposed in the passageway. An elongated connector is mountable on a proximal end of the gooseneck. The connector includes a cooperable indexing feature. The locking mechanism further includes a detent for joining the connector receiver and the elongated connector. The indexing features align the gooseneck relative to the torch body, and the detent secures the connector in the connector receiver for quick release. The locking mechanism may include a plurality of electrical contacts in the connector receiver that are engageable with the connector to provide flow of electrical current through the connector receiver to the gooseneck. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012638 | TIG Braze-Welding With Metal Transfer In Drops At A Controlled Frequency - The invention relates to a braze-welding or arc-welding method using a TIG torch equipped with a non-consumable electrode ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012639 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HORIZONTAL AXIS BASED FOOD STIRRING - A food cooking device includes a base housing defining an interior space and a heating element within the interior space. The heating element provides a source of heat for cooking food. A bowl is separate from the heating element and is positionable into the interior space with the heating element between the base housing and the bowl. The bowl may have a concave bottom wall defining an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface defining a food space for receiving food for cooking. The bowl further has an upper rim defining an opening to the food space. A lid cooperates with the bowl to close the opening to the food space. A stirrer is positionable within the food space, the stirrer being rotatable within the food space about a substantially horizontal axis. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012640 | Vehicle heating system - The description relates to a vehicle heating system having at least one heat transfer device ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012641 | Vehicle heating system - The description relates to a vehicle heating system having a plurality of heating devices ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012642 | HEATABLE ELEMENT - In an element for producing an electrically heatable covering with connecting elements for connection of adjacent elements, the element ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012643 | NANO THICKNESS HEATING MATERIAL COATED FOOD WARMER DEVICES FOR HOSPITAL & ELSEWHERE DAILY USAGE - Embodiments involve a food warmer that uses a nano thickness heating material as the heating element. The heating element has a fast response and is energy efficient. The temperature of the food warmer can be precisely controlled. The food warmer may be used to heat cold food to a desired temperature, maintain a temperature of already heated food, and/or cook uncooked food. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012644 | DUAL FAN CONVECTION PERFORMANCE DIVIDER - An oven includes an interior cavity and a convection heating system for developing a flow of heated air within the interior cavity. The convection heating system includes a plurality of fans to provide a plurality of airflows, and a single convection heating element for heating the plurality of airflows. A shroud is arranged in covering relationship over the convection heating system and includes at least one intake aperture, and a plurality of exhaust apertures for discharging air from the plurality of fans back into the interior cavity. A baffle is located within the shroud and generally between adjacent ones of the plurality of fans. The baffle inhibits mixture of the airflows of each of the fans within the shroud. In one example, a first fan provides a first airflow, a second fan providing a second airflow, and the baffle inhibits mixture of the first and second airflows within shroud. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012645 | TEMPERATURE PROBE FOR AN OVEN, OVEN AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN OVEN - The invention relates to a temperature probe for an oven, comprising in one embodiment a longitudinal housing in the form of a spit. A temperature sensor and an electronic unit are arranged in a tip and are connected at the other end to emitting means. The temperature probe comprises a thermogenerator for producing energy. The thermogenerator uses a temperature difference between a higher temperature inside the oven and a lower core temperature in a food product, such as roast, in which the temperature probe is inserted, for producing energy for operating the emitting means. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012646 | HOT WATER KETTLE COMPRISING AN ACOUSTIC MEMBER FOR GENERATING AN ACOUSTIC SIGNAL - A hot water kettle has an on/off switch, which is adapted to automatically switch from a closed position to an opened position when water which is present inside the kettle has been boiling for a while. The on/off switch is operable through a button element ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012647 | Operating Device For A Stove Top and Arrangement Of A Stove Top Having Such An Operating Device - The invention relates to an operating device for a stove top, the device comprising rotary operating parts that are rotatably mounted in a base. The parts have a protruding region as a signal means, the region rotating in a plane of the stove top or a stove top plate when the rotary operating part rotates. In said plane, the stove top has a distance sensor, which can detect the rotation of the protruding region by means of the variable distance and evaluate the same as a rotational actuation or rotational movement for operating the stove top. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012648 | METHOD OF TREATING A CRANKSHAFT - Method for treating a crank pin of a crank shaft. In the method hardness of the crank pin surface is measured and when the hardness is over a predetermined limit value, depth of the hard spot is measured. Heat treatment parameters are determined at least on the basis of the depth measurement and the hard spot is heat treated. During the heat treatment the hard spot is heated by an induction heating device. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012649 | IRRADIATION FACILITY OF RADIANT HEAT - A irradiation facility of radiant heat comprises one or more radiation generators ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012650 | MULTI-STAGE CYLINDRICAL WAVEGUIDE APPLICATOR SYSTEMS - A microwave applicator system exposing a material flowing through multiple applicator stages to a different radial heating pattern in each stage for uniform heating. A two-stage applicator system has a pair of back-to-back applicators, each having offset, outwardly jutting walls on opposite sides of a material flow path through a microwave exposure region. The offset, cylindrical juts formed in the wide walls of the generally rectangular waveguide cause hot spots to occur in material flowing through and between the narrow walls of the waveguide at opposite radial positions on a radial line oblique to the longitudinal direction of the waveguide. Uniform product heating can be achieved by directing a material sequentially through these two applicators in opposite directions. A cascaded applicator in which each wide wall has a pair of outward juts offset from each other and from the pair of juts on the other side wall may be used. Other multi-stage applicator systems may be used to expose a flowing material to multiple heating patterns to achieve uniform heating. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012651 | MICROWAVABLE BAG OR SHEET MATERIAL - A microwavable material having a structure that may be used to enhance the browning and crisping, and thus improve the taste and appearance, of a food item cooked therein. The material may be in the form of a sheet material or formed as a container such as a bag, pouch, or other suitable structure. The material may comprise one or more features that help bring the material into close contact with the food item and help conform the bag around the food item. Furthermore, the material may comprise a structure that avoids substantial contact with liquid released by a food item, may have a venting system suitable for the exiting of moisture, may have a coating, a transparent surface, and when formed as a container, may have a gusseted surface. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012652 | Microwave Energy Interactive Insulating Sheet and System - A microwave energy interactive insulating structure comprises a layer of microwave energy interactive material supported on a first polymer film layer, a moisture-containing layer joined to the layer of microwave energy interactive material, a second polymer film layer joined to the moisture-containing layer in a predetermined pattern to define a plurality of closed cells between the moisture-containing layer and the second polymer film layer, and an aperture extending through the first polymer film layer, the moisture-containing layer, and the second polymer film layer. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012653 | CONTAINER FOR SENDING OBJECTS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID CONTAINER - There is provided a container for transporting objects. The container has an interior to hold at least one object. An exemplary container comprises an inner box and an outer box. The exemplary container also comprises at least one sensor for detecting measured data relating to the object, the at least one sensor being located between the inner box and the outer box. The exemplary container additionally comprises at least one transponder connected to the at least one sensor. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012654 | COLLAPSIBLE CONTAINER - A container includes a plurality of walls extending upward from a base. At least one support is movable between a retracted position and a support position. The support is pivotably connected to a first wall such that it can extend further into a mouth of the container. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012655 | PACKAGING COMPRISING A CONTAINER ASSOCIATED WITH A LID EQUIPPED WITH REVERSIBLE AND REUSABLE LOCKING MEANS - A packaging includes a container associated with a lid equipped with reversible and reusable locking element. The container includes a metallic body having a side wall whose upper border, which delimits the upper opening of the container, is finished by an upper edge; and the lid, made out of plastic material, includes a central closing panel prolonged by a peripheral border having a U reversed section, whose the bottom is equipped with a seal, the peripheral border being suitable to cap the upper edge of the container body, during the closing of the container by the lid. The lid includes, on its periphery, at least two locking legs each connected to its peripheral border via a one piece hinge whose articulation axis extends parallel or substantially parallel to the peripheral border; each locking leg includes at least a locking part suitable to cooperate with an outer circular structure. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012656 | Spackle container lid - A spackle container lid is disclosed. The spackle container lid comprises a flat working surface on the top thereof that is used as a surface for the worker. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012657 | BEVERAGE CONTAINER LID WITH RAISED SANITARY PLATFORM - A lid for beverage containers includes vertical or upward protrusions above the area of the lid on which consumers place their mouths (the drinking area), creating a raised plane that forms a platform that allows the lid to be placed upside down on a table or other surface and protects the drinking area from becoming contaminated. This is particularly applicable for lids accompanying containers for coffee or other hot beverages. The protrusions creating the platform also provide surfaces or guides for users to press down onto and apply the lid to a container without directly touching the area proximate to the drinking hole. The beverage container lid with raised sanitary platform ultimately protects the area of the lid on which consumers place their mouths from coming into contact with other surfaces that may be unsanitary (e.g., a table or a server's hands or fingers). The present invention may also be incorporated into the design and manufacture of beverage lids already existing in the marketplace or created in the future. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012658 | CONTAINER HAVING TWO DISTINCT COMPARTMENTS - An application for a dual-compartment container includes an outer surface with a first containment area defined by the outer surface, a first end surface and a divider distal from the first end surface. There is a second containment area defined by the outer surface, a second end surface and the divider, distal from the second end surface. The first containment area is separated from the second containment area by the divider. A first access mechanism is interfaced to the first containment area providing access to a first product stored within the first containment area and a second access mechanism is interfaced to the second containment area providing access to a second product stored within the second containment area. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012659 | COCKTAIL MIXER WITH ROTATABLE TOP - A rotatable top for use with a container for measuring, mixing, and dispending drinks. The rotatable top rotates around an axis and provides multiple positions for (i) measuring volumes of liquid and dumping that liquid into the container, (ii) inserting additional liquid, ice or other solids into the container, (iii) closing and sealing the top and container for mixing the drink, and (iv) dispensing the mixed drink with or without a strainer. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012660 | CAPSULE WITH A RESERVOIR FOR SUBSTANCES TO BE MIXED WITH LIQUIDS AT TIME OF USE - The invention concerns a capsule ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012661 | Vase with rotatable inner container - A vase in one embodiment includes an outer shell comprising open top and bottom ends and at least one opening on the surface; a base comprising a projecting member on the top with the bottom end of the outer shell being securely put thereon, an annular flange on the top of the projecting member, and an annular bearing releasably fastened in the flange; and an inner container disposed in the outer shell and comprising an upper member projecting out of the top end of the outer shell, a central shaft projecting downward from the underside to be rotatably disposed in the bearing, and at least one pattern on the outer surface. The inner container is adapted to rotate about the outer shell by rotating the upper member. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012662 | Underground Storage Tank for Flammable and Combustible Liquids - A method for manufacturing a tank for storing flammable and combustible liquids underground includes fabricating a cylindrical tank core. Structurally, the core encloses a chamber and has an outer surface. Further, the core includes at least one opening for monitoring the integrity of the chamber positioned on the core's bottom centerline. Also, the tank includes a screen attached to the outer surface of the core along the bottom centerline to cover the opening. Moreover, a foil is affixed to the screen and to the outer surface of the tank core. Sprayed or applied on the foil is a seamless jacket formed from polyurea, thermoplastic, polyurethane or polyamine epoxy to encapsulate the tank core. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012663 | Protective Cap For A Pressurized Tank - Protective cap for a pressurized tank, in particular, for the protection of an air pressure regulator device(s) mounted on a cylinder of pressurized gas ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012664 | FRP PRESSURE VESSEL AND BOTTOM PLATE TYPE DISTRIBUTOR, FABRICATION APPARATUS AND FABRICATION METHOD OF THE SAME - A bottom plate type distributor which may be provided integrally at a internal bottom of FRP pressure vessels. The distributor is composed of a distribution plate and a bowl-shaped inlet dome. The distribution plate comprises an outlet connected to a water outlet pipe, a reinforcing structure around the outlet, a water distribution slot structure supported by the reinforcing structure, a ring structure around the water distribution slot structure, and first connecting structures on the ring structure for connecting the inlet dome. The inlet dome comprises a bowl-shaped body, a receiving structure provided on the concave surface of the bowl-shaped body for connecting said reinforcing structure, second connecting structures around the bowl-shaped body respectively connecting the first connecting structure, an inlet in the center of the bowl-shaped body which is on the same center line as the outlet; and a process hole. This invention also provides an FRP pressure vessel containing such bottom plate type distributor, its fabrication equipment and fabrication method. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012665 | Container having vortex breaker and fluid diverter and system - A disposable container for fluid is provided. The container has a vortex breaker positioned adjacent the container outlet and a fluid diverter positioned adjacent each inlet to the container. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012666 | Container having vortex breaker and system - A disposable container for fluid having an inlet and an outlet is provided. The container has a vortex breaker having a solid surface adapted to initially direct fluid away from the outlet and then through the outlet positioned adjacent the container outlet. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012667 | WHEELED STONE SAVER - A wheel assembly ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012668 | Environmental protection and sanitary straw cap - An environmental protection and sanitary straw cap is revealed. The straw cap is a hollow tube in which one end is a close end and the other end is an open end. A straw is inserted into the straw cap through the open end. A cut is arranged at a wall of the straw cap and part of the wall of the straw cap opposite to the cut is a connection section. The width of the connection section is smaller than a diameter of the straw cap. Thereby the straw covered with the straw cap achieves sanitation. Moreover, the straw cap is environmental protective due to the reduction of material used in production of the straw cap that covers only one end of the straw and its reuses. Furthermore, the straw cap can be applied to both straight straws and bendable straws. The applicability of the straw cap is enhanced. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012669 | Panels for a Container Joint Including a Three Dimensional Pattern on a Portion Thereof and Methods of Forming Same - A panel member has a three dimensional pattern thereon, and the panel member is shaped using a die having at least one substantially smooth side. A portion of the panel member having the three dimensional pattern thereon is pressed adjacent the substantially smooth side of the die with a force sufficient to reshape the portion of the panel member so that the portion of the panel member has a major surface that is substantially void of the three dimensional pattern. The shaping and pressing are performed in a single pressing step. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012670 | DISPENSING LID FOR CONTAINER - Disclosed is a dispensing lid for a container. The dispensing lid comprises a base member and an elongated sipping member. The base member comprises a plate portion and a skirt portion. The plate portion includes an opening configured therein. The skirt portion extends from a periphery of the plate portion. The elongated sipping member is configured on the plate portion and extends from the plate portion in a direction opposite to the skirt portion. Moreover, the sipping member comprises a channel configured therewithin. The channel is fluidically coupled with the opening of the plate portion. The dispensing lid is adapted to be removably coupled to a mouth of the container in a manner such that the skirt portion engages with the mouth of the container. Upon being coupled to the container the dispensing lid is capable of dispensing a fluid, contained in the container, through the opening and the channel. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012671 | MANHOLE COVER HINGE ASSEMBLY - A manhole cover assembly includes a frame defining an access opening, first and second mounting posts extending from the frame, and a cover for covering the access opening. The cover includes first and second mounting recesses that pivotally receive the first and second mounting posts respectively, such that said cover is movable between an open position and a closed position by rotating the recesses about the posts. At least one of the recesses includes a locking groove that aligns with the post when the cover is moved to an open position to lock the cover in the open position. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012672 | CASE WITH DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURE - Case including a plate ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012673 | Hinged packaging container - A packaging container with a base and a cover hinged together is provided. Base and cover are hinged together by first and second cooperating formations formed integrally with the base and the cover. One of the first and second cooperating formations provide sockets and the other cooperating formations provide pin portions removably receivable in the sockets to be rotatable therein to allow the cover to be rotated relative to the base between an open position and a closed position. Number and locations of the first and second formations are such that one or more are used for hinging, while others provide structural support between the base and the cover when the container is in the closed position. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012674 | Sheet Product Dispensers and Methods For Controlling the Dispensers - Sheet product dispensers and methods for controlling the dispensers are provided. A sheet product dispenser includes a housing and a dispensing assembly disposed in the housing. The dispensing assembly is configured to hold a roll of sheet product thereon and to dispense a portion of the roll of sheet product. The sheet product dispenser further includes an ultraviolet light source disposed on the housing. The ultraviolet light source is configured to emit ultraviolet light. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012675 | HANDS-FREE POWERED ABSORBENT SHEET DISPENSER - A hands-free dispenser has a body and a cover connected to the body. A sensor element is attached to the body. The cover has an opening that enables the sensor to protrude through the cover and extend beyond a plane of the cover when the cover is closed. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012676 | DISPENSER ASSEMBLY - A dispenser ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012677 | TABBER WITH BULGE IN PEELER - A system for dispensing tabs from a carrier substrate, each of the tabs having an adhesive backing for securing the tabs in spaced-apart relation to the carrier substrate. The system includes an input mechanism operative to supply an input stream of the tab stock and an output mechanism operative to accept and take away an output stream of carrier substrate from the tab stock supplied by the input mechanism. The system further includes a peeler bar having first and second surfaces disposed on the periphery of the peeler bar. The peeler bar, furthermore is interposed between the input and output streams such that the underside surface of the carrier substrate slideably engages the first and second peripheral surfaces. The first peripheral surface has an arcuate shape along an elongate axis of the peeler bar and is oriented relative to the second peripheral surface so as to effect an abrupt directional change with respect to the input and output streams. The arcuate surface imparts curvature to the tab stock in a direction tending to (i) increase the bending stiffness of each tab about an axis parallel to the elongate axis, (ii) facilitate separation of each tab from the carrier substrate, and (iii) favorably position each tab with respect to the free edges of a folded substrate material during tabbing operations. | 2010-01-21 |