04th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110017636 | Systems and Methods for Producing a Crude Product - A process for hydroprocessing heavy oil feedstock is disclosed. The process operates in once-through mode, employing a plurality of contacting zones and at least a separation zone to convert at least a portion of the heavy oil feedstock to lower boiling hydrocarbons, forming upgraded products. The contacting zones operate under hydrocracking conditions, employing a slurry catalyst for upgrading the heavy oil feedstock. At least an additive material selected from inhibitor additives, anti-foam agents, stabilizers, metal scavengers, metal contaminant removers, metal passivators, and sacrificial materials, in an amount of less than 1 wt. % of the heavy oil feedstock, is added to at least one of the contacting zones. In one embodiment, the additive material is an anti-foam agent. In another embodiment, the additive material is a sacrificial material for trapping heavy metals in the heavy oil feed and/or deposited coke, thus prolonging the life of the slurry catalyst. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017637 | Systems and Methods for Producing a Crude Product - A process for hydroprocessing heavy oil feedstock is disclosed. The process operates in once-through mode, employing a plurality of contacting zones and separation zones in sequential mode, parallel mode, or combinations thereof to convert at least a portion of the heavy oil feedstock to lower boiling hydrocarbons, forming upgraded products. The contacting zones operate under hydrocracking conditions, employing a slurry catalyst for upgrading the heavy oil feedstock. In one embodiment, the effluent stream from the contacting zone is sent to a separation zone in series operating at a pressure drop of at most 100 psi from the contacting zone. In another embodiment, the effluent from a contacting zone to the next contacting zone in series for further upgrade, with the next contacting zone having a pressure drop of at most 100 psi, with the pressure drop is not due to a pressure reducing device as in the prior art. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017638 | Systems and Methods for Producing a Crude Product - A flexible once-through process for hydroprocessing heavy oil feedstock is disclosed. The process employs a plurality of contacting zones and at least a separation zone to convert at least a portion of the heavy oil feedstock to lower boiling hydrocarbons, forming upgraded products. The contacting zones operate under hydrocracking conditions, employing a slurry catalyst for upgrading the heavy oil feedstock. The plurality of contacting zones and separation zones are configured in a permutable fashion allowing the once-through process to be flexible operating in various modes: a sequential mode; a parallel mode; a combination of parallel and sequential mode; all online; some online and some on stand-by; some online and some off-line; a parallel mode with the effluent stream from the contacting zone being sent to at least a separation zone in series with the contacting zone; a parallel mode with the effluent stream from the contacting zone being combined with an effluent stream from at least another contacting zone and sent to the separation zone; and combinations thereof. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017639 | SEPARATING AND STRIPPING APPARATUS FOR EXTERNAL FCC RISERS - The present invention provides a compact riser separation system for Fluid Catalytic Cracking reactors possessing an external riser system wherein the riser enters the reactor from outside the reactor vessel. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017640 | RARE EARTH CARBONATE COMPOSITIONS FOR METALS TOLERANCE IN CRACKING CATALYSTS - This is invention is a composition comprising discrete particles that comprise rare earth carbonate, preferably lanthanum carbonate, dispersed in a matrix. The composition may be combined with zeolite-containing cracking catalysts to enhance catalytic activity and/or selectivity in the presence of metals (Ni and V). | 2011-01-27 |
20110017641 | PRE-SULFIDING AND PRE-CONDITIONING OF RESIDUUM HYDROCONVERSION CATALYSTS FOR EBULLATED-BED HYDROCONVERSION PROCESSES - A hydroconversion process is disclosed, including contacting of hydrogen and a residuum hydrocarbon with a pre-conditioned and at least partially sulfided hydroconversion catalyst for converting at least a portion of the residuum hydrocarbon into at least one of a hydrotreated product and a hydrocracked product. Pre-sulfiding and pre-conditioning of the catalyst may include: intermittently or continuously: feeding a hydroconversion catalyst comprising a metal oxide to a pre-reactor; feeding hydrogen and the residuum hydrocarbon comprising sulfur-containing compounds to the pre-reactor; contacting the hydroconversion catalyst with hydrogen and the sulfur-containing compounds in the pre-reactor at conditions of temperature and pressure to concurrently: i) convert at least a portion of the metal oxide to a metal sulfide; and ii) pre-condition the catalyst; recovering a residuum hydrocarbon having a reduced sulfur content from the pre-reactor; and transporting the pre-conditioned and at least partially sulfided hydroconversion catalyst from the pre-reactor to the ebullated-bed hydroconversion reactor. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017642 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING MATERIAL COMPRISING BITUMEN INTO LIGHT HYDROCARBON LIQUID PRODUCT - Various methods and systems for obtaining light hydrocarbon distillate from material comprising bitumen are disclosed. The method may include a primary leaching or extraction process that separates most of the bitumen from the material comprising bitumen and results in a bitumen-enriched solvent phase and first solvent-wet tailings. The bitumen-enriched solvent phase includes mainly solvent and bitumen. The bitumen-enriched solvent phase is injected into a nozzle reactor wherein at least a portion of the bitumen is cracked into light hydrocarbon distillate. The light hydrocarbon distillate may then be used as solvent in the first primary leaching or extraction step. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017643 | Oil sands treatment system and process - Oil sands ore containing bitumen is treated in a reactor chamber by ultrasonic oscillations impact such that cavitation of ore molecules occurs. The disintegration of the pulsating bubbles in the cavitation results in the separation of the oil, water, sand and air fractions of the oil sands. The oil fraction may be continuously extracted for subsequent refining processes. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017644 | Method and System for Separating and Recovering Like-Type Materials from an Electronic Waste System - Recovering like-type materials from an electronic waste stream. The recovered materials can include, without limitation, ferrous and non-ferrous metals and plastics. Also, printed circuit board materials and precious metals can be recovered. Distinct technologies are combined to achieve the separation of the unique materials. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017645 | DEVICE FOR CLASSIFYING PARTICLES AND METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING PARTICLES - A classification device includes: a classification channel for classifying particles; a particle dispersion delivery channel as defined herein; a conveying fluid feed channel as defined herein; and at least one collection channel as defined herein, and the particle dispersion delivery channel satisfying relationship (1): | 2011-01-27 |
20110017646 | Apparatus For Washing And Dewatering Pulp - Apparatus for washing and dewatering pump comprising a pair of rotatable press rolls with permeable outer surfaces, a casing comprising a vat in which the rolls are installed, and a feed for feeding the pulp to the gap formed between the vat and the press roll is disclosed. The vat includes a first side vat segment partially enclosing the first press roll and a second side vat segment partially enclosing the second press roll and casing members for each of the vat segments, the first casing member being pivotable about an axis of rotation and between closed and open positions, pulp distribution devices for distributing pulp onto the press rolls, at least one of the pulp distribution devices being mounted on the casing member whereby it is moved away from the press roll together with the casing member when it is opened. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017647 | INSTALLATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF WASTEWATERS AND BIOLOGICAL DISC FOR SUCH AN INSTALLATION - Installation for the treatment of municipal and/or industrial wastewaters comprising a basin that receives the water to be treated and a series of discs ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110017648 | WATER-STORAGE AND WATER-PURIFICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a water-storing and water-cleaning system. Said system is designed in such a manner that it can be used irrespective of location. It is used, inter alia, in agriculture, in horticulture and in reforestation. Said system comprises a reservoir ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110017649 | Two stage filter cartridge - A fuel filter cartridge includes an upper enclosure and a lower enclosure. The upper enclosure includes an upper section having a cavity for receiving a fuel flow, and a lower section joined to the upper section. A primary filter element is disposed within the lower section. The primary filter element and the lower section define a primary inlet plenum in fluid communication with the upper section cavity and a primary outlet plenum. A secondary filter element is disposed within the lower enclosure. The secondary filter element and the lower enclosure define a secondary inlet plenum in fluid communication with the primary outlet plenum and a secondary outlet plenum for discharging the fuel flow from the filter cartridge. The lower enclosure defines first and second passages in fluid communications with the primary and secondary inlet plenums, respectively, and includes a drain-cock movable between open and closed positions to open or close the first and second passages. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017650 | LIQUID FILTER, ESPECIALLY OIL FILTER - An oil purifying liquid filter, having an annular ring element receiving space, wherein the ring element has two axial end disks, a cover selectively fastened to a housing to close the receiving space, an inlet that is formed within the housing on a crude side, an outlet that is formed within the housing on a pure side, a first additional opening that is formed within the housing, a second additional opening that is formed within the cover, a first closure that is formed on the first end disk of the filter element in order to close the first additional opening, and a second closure that is formed on the second end disk of the filter element to selectively close the second additional opening. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017651 | VERTICAL DESALINATION ELEMENT - A vertical desalination element comprising a vertical pressure vessel (PV), membrane elements, and a loading mechanism for loading the membrane elements into the vertical PV. The vertical arrangement of the membrane elements and the vertical PV enhances air bubble percolation, increases construction efficiency and allow handling heavy membrane elements. The membrane elements may be loaded singly or groupwise, from either the upper or the lower end of the vertical PV. The loading mechanism may comprise various appliances and devices for supporting and securing the membrane elements, and may apply various ways of loading and releasing the membrane elements. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017652 | Device for dosed transfer of filtered softened water inside boilers of steam household appliances - The present invention relates to a device for the dosed transfer of filtered softened water inside boilers of household appliances, comprising a tank ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110017653 | RECTANGULAR SEDIMENTATION SYSTEM HAVING SELF-AGGREGATION FACILITY - A rectangular sedimentation tank includes a hopper portion in an upstream side and a floor inclination portion in a downstream side. The tank comprises: a vertical baffle formed at a side portion of the hopper portion; a vertical screening plate provided in a position corresponding to about 30 to 100% of a horizontally cross-sectional area of top of the hopper portion; and a horizontal baffle provided between the vertical baffle and the vertical screening plate. With the tank, contaminated water can be treated cost-effectively and efficiently. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017654 | SEPARATION MEMBRANE, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME AND SEPARATION MEMBRANE MODULE USING THE SEPARATION MEMBRANE - A separation membrane includes a membrane comprising a polymer, characterized in that a functional layer is formed on the surface in one side of the membrane, the peak area percentage of carbon derived from ester group measured by the electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA) on the surface of the preceding functional layer is 0.1% (by atomic number) or more but not more than 10 (% by atomic number), and the peak area percentage of carbon derived from ester group measured by the electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA) on the surface opposite to the functional layer is not more than 10 (% by atomic number). A separation membrane module suffering from little sticking of organic matters, proteins, platelets and so on is provided with the separation membrane as a built-in membrane. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017655 | In-line strainer - An in-line strainer | 2011-01-27 |
20110017656 | ROTARY FILTRATION DEVICE - The invention provides a rotary filtration device, wherein it is possible to prevent the adhesion of solid particles to a rotating container, manufacturing cost is low with its simple structure, maintenance cost is low, and the operation efficiency is high. The rotary filtration device includes a housing | 2011-01-27 |
20110017657 | Filter Device, Especially Liquid Filter - A filter device comprises a hollow cylindrical filter element in a filter housing. The fluid that is to be purified is to radially flow through the filter element. The interior of the filter element forms an axial flow chamber for the fluid. An end plate is arranged on the front side of the filter element. An annular neck, onto which a sealing element is injection-molded, is connected to the end plate. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017658 | Filter Cartridge with Pressure Relief Valve - A filter cartridge includes a substantially cylindrical filter media having a first end and a second end wherein the second end has an opening adaptable to receive a fluid outlet. The filter media is adapted to allow fluid to pass from an exterior of the filter media to an interior space of the filter media. A divider is positioned adjacent to the exterior of the filter media, and the divider has a closed end connected to the first end of the filter media and an open end that is longitudinally-spaced from the second end of the filter media such that at least a portion of the filter media located adjacent to the second end of the filter media is not directly adjacent to the divider. The divider extends a majority of the distance from the first end to the second end of the filter media. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017659 | Oxide Compounds as a Coating Composition - The invention relates to a coating composition consisting of an oxide compound. The invention also relates to a method for producing a coating composition consisting of an oxide compound and to a method for coating substrates composed of metal, semiconductor, alloy, ceramic, quartz, glass or glass-type materials with coating compositions of this type. The invention further relates to the use of a coating composition according to the invention for coating metal, semiconductor, alloy, ceramic, quartz, glass and/or glass-type substrates. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017660 | HOLLOW-FIBER ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANE WITH EXCELLENT FOULING RESISTANCE - An object of the present invention is to provide a hollow-fiber ultrafiltration membrane that can be used in treatment in various aqueous fluids such as water purification, beverage treatment, seawater clarification, and that has excellent fractionation characteristics and permeability, while deterioration of its performance due to passage of time is minimized, and that has excellent recovery of the membrane-separation characteristics by cleaning. The main feature of the hollow-fiber ultrafiltration membrane of the present invention is that the specific surface area of the membrane surface to which raw water is supplied falls within the range from not less than 1.10 to not greater than 1.55. The present invention also provides a process for producing a hollow-fiber ultrafiltration membrane, wherein a heat treatment is conducted under the condition that the membrane having a residual organic solvent content of not greater than 300 mg/g. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017661 | CAUSTIC RESISTANT MEMBRANE - The invention relates to caustic resistant membranes formed by solvent casting a blend of one or more polyvinylidene fluoride polymers with one or more acrylic polymers. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017662 | COMPOSITE SEPARATION MEMBRANE - In order to obtain a composite separation membrane which has excellent chemical resistance, separation performance and water permeability at the same time, the present invention provides a composite separation membrane comprising a separation function layer on a porous supporting membrane, characterized in that the separation function layer contains at least a polymer of a polyhedral silsesquioxane represented by the following general formula (a) and a hydrophilic monomer. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017663 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUS BIOLOGICALLY MEDIATED REMOVAL OF CONTAMINANTS FROM CONTAMINATED WATER - A system and method for simultaneous biologically mediated removal of contaminants (including at least arsenic or nitrate) from water are disclosed herein. The system includes i) a bioreactor having a length suitable for housing at least three different microbial populations, or ii) two bioreactors coupled together, the two bioreactors each having a length and an empty bed contact time that together are suitable for housing at least three different microbial populations. The system also includes a biofilm attachment medium positioned in i) the bioreactor, or ii) the two bioreactors; and the at least three different microbial populations formed on the biofilm attachment medium. The microbial populations are selected from oxygen reducing microbes, nitrate reducing microbes, arsenate reducing microbes, sulfate reducing microbes, and uranium reducing microbes. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017664 | SUSPENDED MEDIA MEMBRANE BIOLOGICAL REACTOR SYSTEM AND PROCESS INCLUDING SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND MULTIPLE BIOLOGICAL REACTOR ZONES - A wastewater treatment system is provided comprising a biological reactor having a separation subsystem, a suspension system and a membrane operating system. The separation subsystem is constructed and arranged to maintain adsorbent material in the biological reactor with a mixed liquor. The suspension system is positioned in the biological reactor and is constructed and arranged to maintain adsorbent material in suspension with mixed liquor. The membrane operating system is located downstream of the biological reactor and is constructed and arranged to receive treated mixed liquor from the biological reactor and discharge a membrane permeate. In addition, a wastewater treatment system is provided comprising a first biological reaction zone, a second biological reaction zone and a membrane operating system. The first biological reaction zone is constructed and arranged to receive and treat the wastewater. The second biological reaction zone includes a separation subsystem and is constructed and arranged to receive effluent from the first biological reaction zone. A suspension system for adsorbent material is provided in the second biological reaction zone. The membrane operating system is located downstream of the second biological reaction zone and is constructed and arranged to receive treated wastewater from the second biological reaction zone and discharge a membrane permeate. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017665 | Dialysis Systems and Methods - This disclosure generally relates to dialysis systems and related methods. In one aspect of the invention, a dialysis system includes a device configured so that a medical fluid can pass therethrough, and the device is adapted to remove one or more substances from the medical fluid as the medical fluid passes through the device. The dialysis system can also include a sodium control system adapted to alter a sodium concentration of the medical fluid. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017666 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PURIFICATION OF LIQUIDS - The present disclosure provides methods and systems for purifying liquids. In a particular implementation, the system includes a forward-osmosis unit for diluting a water source for a downstream desalination unit. A pretreatment unit may be located hydraulically upstream of the desalination unit, such as upstream or downstream of the forward-osmosis unit. In certain embodiments, the system includes an extraction unit for extracting a relatively easily extractable osmotic agent from an osmotic draw solution. The system may include one or more forward-osmosis units downstream of the desalination unit for diluting a concentrated brine stream produced by the desalination unit. In particular embodiments, a downstream forward-osmosis unit uses the concentrated brine stream as an osmotic agent, such as to extract water from seawater or brackish water. Another downstream forward-osmosis unit may use impaired water as a feed stream. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017667 | MODULAR HEMOFILTRATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC CRRT - An apparatus configured for carrying out CRRT on patients weighing up to about 20 kg incorporates a control unit having a blood pump and a plurality of fluid pumps mounted thereon, and a controller configured for operating the blood pump and fluid pumps, and an interactive operator control system including an operator interface screen operatively connected to the controller, the controller including software configured to operate the apparatus in response to operator input selections. The interactive operator control system includes operator inputs for setting patient weight, blood pump flow rate and fluid pump flow rates and the controller is configured to calculate and display maximum allowable fluid gain or loss based solely on patient weight settings between zero kg and about 20 kg and trigger warnings and alarms for selected or calculated levels of patient fluid gain or loss and stop operation of the pumps or termination of CRRT in response to patient fluid gain or loss in excess of the maximum. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017668 | WATER PURIFICATION DEVICE - A water purification device includes an expandable water collecting device having a variable volume, wherein at least part of the surface of the water collecting device includes a filter area, the filter area being permeable to water and allowing water to enter the water collecting device when the filter area is submerged in water. The device further includes a mechanically driven expansion means for exerting a force for increasing the volume of the water collecting device and thereby drawing water through the filter area into the water collecting device. In use, the water collecting device is submerged and the expansion means is released, drawing water into the water collecting device through the filter membrane. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017669 | FLUID CONCENTRATOR - A concentrator is used for concentrating a fluid, particularly a plasma component out of blood, for treatment of a patient. The concentrator apparatus includes a main housing defining a centrifuge chamber, that also holds the filter. The concentrator allows viewing of the fluid after centrifuging, with an outlet port positionable at a height corresponding to the level of the fraction of the fluid to be further concentrated. Once the fluid is centrifuged, a portion of the fluid is drawn through the outlet, and then pressured past the filter to further concentrate the fluid using the same vessel as used for centrifuging. The same plunger is preferably used to draw centrifuged fluid from the centrifuge chamber as to pressure the centrifuged fluid past the filter. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017670 | Silica Particles and Methods of Making and Using the Same - Metal oxide particles and compositions containing silica particles are disclosed. Methods of making silica particles and methods of using metal oxide particles are also disclosed. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017671 | WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A water treatment apparatus and system, comprising a treatment tank with a plurality of flow-through containers filled with iron shavings. The water is recirculated through the containers of iron shavings in series to treat contaminants, including but not limited to hexavalent chrome. The hexavalent chrome is converted to trivalent chrome via electron transfer between the iron molecules and the chrome molecules. The hydraulic detention time (circulation time) can vary. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017672 | PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR DEWATERING A HYDRAULIC FLUID - The present invention provides a method and a device for dewatering a hydraulic fluid of a hydraulic system, in particular in the aerospace sector, comprising a container which has a sorbent, a feed which supplies the hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic system to the container for the hydraulic fluid to be passed through the sorbent such that it can be dewatered in a dewatering mode of the device, and a return which returns the dewatered hydraulic fluid from the container to the hydraulic system in the dewatering mode of the device. The hydraulic fluid can be dewatered continuously and very efficiently by the method and the device according to the invention. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017673 | ENDOTOXIN REMOVAL IN CONTRAST MEDIA - This invention relates to the manufacture of contrast media, and more specifically to the removal of endotoxins in such contrast media. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017674 | Using Magnets or Electromagnets to Move Sewage Sludge - In some domestic and industrial sewage treatment strategies, a powder of magnetized material is added to an aeration chamber, and aeration is conducted. The mixture is then sent to a sedimentation chamber, and solid-liquid separation is conducted. A portion of the precipitated sludge is returned to the aeration chamber as return sludge and reused. Sedimented sludge is highly concentrated, due to the density of the magnetized material. Traditionally, the settled sludge is removed from the sedimentation tank by slowly scraping the biomass towards a central hopper. The traditional sludge scraping mechanism is large, bulky and difficult to maintain. Magnets or electromagnets will be used to move the biomass to a predetermined destination for removal, thus eliminating the need for the bulky scraper mechanism. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017675 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DENSITY SEPARATOR FOR DRILLING FLUID - The present invention discloses a system for separating minerals in drilling fluid based primarily on density. The separator creates and maintains a slurry with a controllable density for separating minerals from drill cuttings. The density if controlled through the use of an electrode array. The separator comprises a primary separation chamber containing the dense shiny, and a multiple number of secondary separation chambers used to separate cuttings from the drilling fluid. The invention also contains inlet hardware allowing the mixed mineral suspension to enter the first separation chamber, and hardware allowing the three outlet (separated) streams to exit the device. One of the three outlet streams carries the minerals that have a density greater than the user selectable density set point, while the second carries the minerals that have a density less than the density set point, and the third carries clean drilling fluid. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017676 | FLOTATION AIDS AND PROCESSES FOR USING THE SAME - This invention relates to particulate and/or liquid droplet separation processes from liquids containing the same and the use of specific chemical additives to control surface wetting, hydrophobicity and surface forces in such processes. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017677 | OIL FIELD WATER RECYCLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The disclosure describes a novel approach for treating water, such as oilfield production waste. The disclosure describes novel methods for chemically treating contaminated water, such as chemical processes for softening water, demulsifying hydrocarbons, destroying a sequestering effect on divalent cations, destroying any detectable amount or over 99% of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, and breaking long chain polymers. The disclosure further describes novel methods for clarifying contaminated water to remove suspended solids. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017678 | Process for Rain Water, HVAC Condensate and Refrigeration Blowdown/Bleed Blowdown/Bleed Water Recovery, Water Quality Monitoring, Real Time Water Treatment and Utilization of Recovered Water - The present invention includes capturing water from rain, HVAC condensate and refrigeration blowdown/bleed blowdown that is recycled and reutilized in integrated mechanical processes. Water is monitored for volume, flow rate, and contaminants; and automatically cleaned through filtration and/or chemical and/or biological treatment techniques to meet acceptable health and safety standards for engineered end uses. The process components are integrated into an engineered system that includes: 1) water collection from air conditioning and refrigeration units and rain water; 2) custom design, engineering and implementation of a real time and/or scheduled water monitoring for water volume and water quality; 3) custom design, engineering and implementation of a real time and/or scheduled water treatment system to ensure water quality standards are met with respect to the end use of the recovered water; and 4) utilization of the recovered water by an engineered water distribution system. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017679 | HOME-SCALE WATER AND SANITATION SYSTEM - A water processing system includes a water collector to deliver unpurified water to a first container, and a water purifier to purify the water in a second container. A thermal scavenging device extracts heat from a thermal source to heat the purified water, wherein the heated water is stored in a third container, and wherein the first, second, and third containers comprise identically sized containers. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017680 | METHOD AND EXHAUST ARRANGEMENT IN THE REMOVAL OF SURFACE SCUM - A method and exhaust arrangement in the removal of surface scum. An exhaust arrangement is used existing in connection with a liquid basin. The exhaust arrangement includes a first surface chute arrangement for removal of surface scum utilizing an overflow arrangement, belonging to the first chute arrangement and being based on a continuous flow for overflowing the surface scum in at least two successive phases, from the fluid basin into a primary space in the fluid basin and from the primary space into a secondary space in the fluid basin, from where overflow is finally exhausted from the liquid basin utilizing an exhaust assembly for the surface scum. A second surface chute arrangement removes liquid processed in the liquid basin. Overflow of the surface scum in the primary space to the secondary space is controlled to minimize the amount of liquid drifting together therewith by adjusting a level of the liquid in the primary space utilizing a flow balancing assembly that connects the primary space and the second surface chute arrangement and/or by using an adjusting device existing in the wall defining the primary space and the secondary space. Passage of the surface scum in the primary space towards the secondary space is made more efficient by using a guiding arrangement for achieving a liquid flow in the primary space towards the secondary space to direct the surface scum. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017681 | FILTRATION APPARATUS FOR FILTERING A FLUID AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - Filtration apparatuses for use in polymer processing systems and methods of using the same are provided. The filtration apparatuses can include a housing with one or more supply channels and discharge channels. The filtration apparatus can also include one or more screen-bearing pistons with filter screen cavities therein for receiving filter screens that filter material flowing from the supply channels through the filter screens and out through the discharge channels. Back flushing channels can be formed by alignment of mating channels in the pistons and the housing. The filtration apparatuses can also include a controller that can communicate with a hydraulic power unit to that can be assisted by a rapid accelerator device to control the filtration apparatus. The filtration apparatuses can include filter screen retention plates. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017682 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FILTRATION OF AIR-CONTAINING OIL - A method and device for removal of solid contaminants from an air-containing, contaminated oil by leading the oil to the inlet of a filter separating the contaminated oil in a solid phase, which is retained by the filter, and a liquid phase, which passes the filter and leaves as a filtrate through the outlet of the filter. An increased pressure is added on the filtrate outlet. The filtration is more efficient as disturbing air bubbles are avoided. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017683 | Rack - A storage Rack to hold and display DVD, CD, VHS Tapes, Backup Tapes and other items. The item is held within a hanger that can be customized to fit the item held. The hanger is attached to a hub that sets on a collar which is slide unto a shaft. The shaft is attached to a base. The hangers can be of different sizes and mixed on the hub allowing a variety of items to be hung on the hub. The shaft, collar, hub, base, and hanger can be made of different materials such as plastic, metal or wood. The different materials can be mixed; shaft, collar, hub, base and hanger can be of different materials within a single assembly. The hangers hang in a vertical position to the shaft with the base being placed on a floor or attached to a ceiling. The diameter of the base, hub, collar, and shaft can be adjusted to hold more/less items within a 360° circle. The height of the shaft can be adjusted to hold more/less collars, hubs in which the hangers are attached, allowing more/less items to be held. This configuration allows for the hub to rotate around the shaft and the attached hangers to swing within the hub allowing easy visibility of both sides of the item held and the leading edge of the item to distinguish the item wanted prior to removing item from the hanger. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017684 | PRODUCT DISPLAY TRAY WITH PULL THROUGH FEATURE - A tray for the display and dispensing of products in blister packages. Side guide elements, of wire or sheet material, are provided in forward portions thereof with retaining elements formed integrally and in one piece therewith. The retaining elements engage side margins of a forwardmost package well below the tops of the packages and preferably below the tops of the blisters thereof. A forwardmost package is gripped by its exposed and unobstructed upper portions and pulled forwardly to remove a package. Integral, one-piece construction of the side guide elements and the retaining elements provides for economical manufacture with superior performance. Optionally, space may be provided in front of the retaining portions to accommodate return of packages by a customer who has changed his or her mind. In one embodiment, a wire retaining portion of inverted U-shaped configuration is positioned with wire ends concealed and protected by the tray side. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017685 | FINGERNAIL COLOR DISPLAY DEVICE - A fingernail color display system. Holding rods having a fingernail color display element are inserted into a display device. The display device has a side section and a top section. The side section provides support for the top section. The top section has holes arranged in rows. Rod support sections are attached to the underside of the top section so that there are rows of the rod support sections. The holding rods are inserted through the holes and are supported by the rod support sections to display the holding rods so that a rearmost row is higher than a frontmost row. In a preferred embodiment the display device is injection molded. Also preferably the top section is tilted with respect to horizontal and the rod support sections are of equal length. Also preferably the rod support sections include an alignment feature for aligning the holding rods so that the color display element is flush with the front edge of the display device. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017686 | Wine barrel rack - A wine barrel rack comprises a unitary molded plastic base including a generally rectangular planar wall around a periphery of the base connected to a formed wall to provide an upwardly opening space. The formed wall defines outer legs at opposite longitudinal ends of the base. An inner leg is disposed centrally between the outer legs. The legs are provided for resting on a support surface. First and second cradles are each disposed between one of the outer legs and the inner leg. Each cradle is contoured for supporting a barrel in the upwardly opening space, in use. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017687 | BAKING RACK FOR CHICKENS AND OTHER FOWL - A baking rack is provided. The rack includes a plurality of relatively straight wires that are each disposed in parallel to each other and an outer wire establishing a perimeter of the rack and extending along opposing ends of the plurality of wires, the straight wires and the outer wire are each disposed within a plane. A plurality of height stabilizing members are connected to two or more of the straight wires or the outer wire, such that the plane is disposed above a surface upon which bottom portions of the height stabilizing members rest. A plurality of upstanding members extend from the plane, the upstanding members each connected to one or more of the straight wires and the outer wire, the upstanding members each comprising an arched portion and an upstanding stick, wherein a second plane is disposed through the arched portion of each upstanding member is at an acute angle with a line parallel to the straight wires. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017688 | CONDUCTOR SYSTEM - A conductor system includes a music stand and at least one support rack. The music stand and the support rack can be used independently, but can provide additional stability when coupled to each other. The podium and the rack can be positioned to accommodate the preferences of a user, including by height, radial, lateral, and pitch/tilt adjustments. The support rack is adapted to receive any number of user instruments, such as, for example, a laptop or an electronic keyboard. The podium and the rack can be transported without being lifted completely off the support surface. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017689 | Storage Assembly - Embodiments described herein relate to a storage assembly adapted to seat atop of a cabinet. One storage assembly comprises a plurality of corner pieces with each of the plurality of corner pieces fixed to the cabinet. A plurality of wire hoops is engaged across areas between adjacent corner pieces to define a storage area. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017690 | WALL MOUNT STORAGE DEVICE - A wall-mount storage device includes a plurality of substantially π-shaped wall plates for fixation to a vertical wall at selected locations, a rack for mounting on a vertical wall, the rack having a plurality of hook bars fixedly located on the back side thereof for hanging on the π-shaped wall plates, and a storage unit for hanging on the rack for keeping things. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017691 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SHELVING COMBINATION - The environmental protection shelving combination of the present invention includes sleeves and panels made of corner protection paper for support and plastic connector sets used for coupling the sleeves. Therefore, in accordance with different requirements, the assembly thereof can be altered as desired. Furthermore, since the corner protection paper is formed by pressing Kraft paper and the sand tube paper into a supporting structure, it can provide bearing and pressure capability, so that can replace the conventional wood, plastic or metal framework. Accordingly, not only the costs of material, conveying and assembly can be reduced, the pollution to the environment also can be minimized. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017692 | HINGE APPARATUSES, STRUCTURES, AND SYSTEMS FOR STRUCTURALLY RIGID AND DURABLE, FOLDING SUPPORT FURNITURE - The disclosed subject matter provides hinging apparatuses, structures, and systems for folding support furniture systems, and methods of assembly therefor. The disclosed subject matter advantageously provides structurally rigid connections between component parts of support furniture systems, while allowing for durable support furniture. In various non-limiting embodiments, the provided hinging apparatuses allow for a folding support furniture system to be folded up for convenient and efficient storage and ease of transport. With the hinges extended to their designed extension point, and when fully assembled, the hinging apparatuses, in conjunction with the disclosed locking mechanisms provide the structural rigidity and load bearing capability necessary to support current and future home entertainment system weight loads, as well as providing numerous advantages for other support furniture markets. Further non-limiting embodiments are provided that illustrate the advantages and flexibility of the disclosed structures. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017693 | CONTAINER TRACKING AND LOCATING SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS - Provided are systems, methods, and computer-program products for tracking and locating shipping containers in rail car unloading operations in a railway switchyard using a rail mounted gantry crane. The systems, methods, and computer program products configured to establish the position of shipping containers loaded on rail cars within a rail yard. The position of the shipping containers can be conveyed in terms of relative or absolute coordinates. The systems, methods, and computer program products can use a variety of inputs, rules, and calculations to establish the final resting places of containers mounted on rail cars. The position information may be used to provide various functionality, including creating a log or record of the location of containers or to guide rail mounted gantry (RMG) cranes to unload and work the train(s) of interest. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017694 | CRAWLER CRANE AND METHOD FOR FINE-TUNING A BASIC OPERATING POSITION OF SUCH A CRAWLER CRANE - The invention relates to a crawler crane comprising two crawler supports ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110017695 | JACK-UP OFFSHORE PLATFORM AND A METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AND SERVICING A WIND TURBINE - A jack-up offshore platform, on which is provided a lifting crane for lifting a load, which lifting crane includes structure connectable to the platform for counterbalancing the load. The counterbalancing structure may include at least one counterbalancing cable for operably connecting to the platform. A lifting crane provided with counterbalancing structure connectable to a jack-up offshore platform, and to a method of repositioning a load from a platform. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017696 | Nursing Bottle Feeding Nipple - A nursing bottle feeding nipple is provided, which comprises a flexible outer shell formed in a shape mimicking that of the feminine breast and extending between a nipple end and a bottle coupling end. The feeding nipple is sealingly fitted at the bottle coupling end with a sealing disc defining therebetween a confined sealed space. The feeding nipple includes a plurality of feeding ducts extend between inlet ports formed at the sealing disc and outlet ports formed at the nipple end. The feeding ducts mimic the feminine anatomical lactiferous ducts. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017697 | CLOSURE - Closure cap ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110017698 | COMPOSITE INTERLOCKING STOPPER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A composite synthetic cork is provided, wherein the synthetic cork is operatively coupled with a cap via an interlocking contour. In an exemplary embodiment, the interlocking contour(s) is molded on an otherwise flat bottom portion of the cap. In other exemplary embodiments, the cap and the cork are assembled via co-injection molding. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017699 | BOTTLE WITH SCREW TOP AND CORK ENCLOSURE - A bottle with screw top and cork enclosure that includes a cork and a screw top that has a first threaded portion and wherein the bottle includes a tubular throat and a second threaded portion wherein the bottle is configured to couple with the cork and the screw top, wherein the first threaded portion and the second threaded portion are configured to couple with one another and wherein the cork is configured to couple with the tubular throat of the bottle. The apparatus optionally includes a punt and optionally includes a screw top holder configured to hold the screw top. The apparatus optionally includes at least one wine charm coupled with the bottle and optionally may include a cork screw coupled with the bottle and optionally, a foil cutter coupled with the bottle. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017700 | HOT-FILL CONTAINER - A container body and base being lightweight structures designed to accommodate vacuum forces either simultaneously or in sequence. The container body and base each absorb a significant percentage of the vacuum. By utilizing a lightweight base design to absorb a portion of the vacuum forces enables an overall light-weighting, design flexibility, and effective utilization of alternative vacuum absorbing capabilities on the container body. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017701 | Plastic Aerosol Container - A plastic aerosol container comprising a neck, a support ring, a shoulder, a cylindrical body, a base, a dispensing valve and a cap. The neck further includes a lip and a lip cavity. The support ring protrudes below the lip cavity and above the shoulder. The shoulder supports the neck and aides in preventing deformation of the container. The base further includes legs. The dispensing valve is placed atop the neck and sealed thereto. The cap is placed atop the valve and functions as an actuator to release the contents of the can. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017702 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF AN ELECTRODE FOR A FUEL CELL - A method of manufacture of an electrode for a fuel cell, the method comprising at least the steps of: (a) providing an electrode substrate; (b) contacting at least a part of the electrode substrate with an electroless plating solution comprising a reducing agent, a metal precursor and a suspension of particulate material; and (c) electrolessly plating the metal from the metal precursor onto the contacted part of the electrode substrate, thereby co-depositing the particulate material on the contacted part of the electrode substrate to provide the electrode. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017703 | SELECTIVE PLANARIZATION METHOD AND DEVICES FABRICATED ON PLANARIZED STRUCTURES - A method and system for treating a surface structure of a workpiece. The method provides a carrier-gel to the surface structure of the workpiece. The carrier-gel includes an etchant for selectively etching a first material of the surface structure and has a gel particle size larger than the surface structure. The method etches the first material from the surface structure by a reaction of the etchant included in the carrier-gel with the first material of the surface structure in order to remove a part of the first material from the surface structure for subsequent device fabrication. The system includes a chemical reactor supporting the workpiece. The chemical reactor is configured to flow the carrier-gel noted to the surface structure of the workpiece in order to remove the first material from the surface structure. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017704 | METHOD OF ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING A MICROELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A method of making a microelectronic connection component is disclosed. A plurality of portions of a conductive, etch-resistant material is provided on a surface of a metallic sheet. The sheet is etched from the surface to form posts extending generally parallel to one another aligned with the portions of the etch-resistant material. A microelectronic device is provided having one of a front face or a rear face overlying first ends of the posts. Second ends of the posts remote from the first ends face away from the microelectronic device as interconnection terminals for the connection component. At least some of the posts are electrically connected to the microelectronic device. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017705 | Method for Local Etching of the Surface of a Substrate - The invention relates to a method for the local etching of the surface of a substrate, characterised in that it comprises: a) making a gas-pervious polymer pad that comprises three-dimensional patterns on one surface thereof; b) contacting the surface including the pad patterns with the substrate; c) submitting the pad/substrate assembly to a plasma so that the species present in the plasma are accelerated and diffused through the pad until they reach the substrate. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017706 | PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A wafer is disposed in a chamber, a plasma generating space is formed in the chamber, plasma processing is performed to the front surface of the processing object while keeping at least the front surface of the processing object in contact with the plasma generating space. The plasma processing is performed with the plasma generating space being kept in contact with at least the peripheral region of the back surface of the processing object. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017707 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SELECTIVE ETCHING - Method and device for selectively etching a first material ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110017708 | METHOD OF REPRODUCING A MOLDING DIE FOR MOLDING GLASS - A method of reproducing the molding die for molding glass, the molding die for molding glass comprising a base material, a first intermediate layer, which is made of titanium or other materials that is not easy to be attacked, on the base material, a protective film, which is made of molybdenum alloy, on the first intermediate layer; the method comprising the steps of attacking the protective film to remove the protective film but keep the first intermediate layer and the base material still, and then coating a new protective layer on the first intermediate layer. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017709 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS AND ARC CHUTE ASSEMBLY THEREFOR - An arc chute assembly is provided for an electrical switching apparatus. The electrical switching apparatus includes a housing and separable contacts enclosed by the housing. An arc is generated in response to the separable contacts being separated. The housing includes a number of arc chambers each having a first side and a second side disposed opposite and spaced apart from the first side. The arc chute assembly includes a plurality of first arc plates extending outwardly from the first side of a corresponding one of the arc chambers toward the second side of the corresponding one of the arc chambers, and a plurality of second arc plates extending outwardly from the second side of the corresponding one of the arc chambers toward the first side of the arc chamber. None of the arc plates engages the opposing side of the arc chamber. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017710 | MULTIPLE WELDING GUN SYSTEM - A multiple welding gun system includes a plurality of welding guns, simultaneously performing welding operations, mounted to a robot arm of a welding robot and a pitch changing device as a space adjusting device disposed between the plurality of welding guns. The pitch changing device is configured to change a gun pitch so as to adjust a space between the welding guns by rotating one of the welding guns relative to other one of the welding guns to thereby move the welding guns closer to or separate from each other. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017711 | BEAM PROCESSING APPARATUS, BEAM PROCESSING METHOD, AND BEAM PROCESSED SUBSTRATE - A beam processing apparatus is provided in which a beam is irradiated to a layer | 2011-01-27 |
20110017712 | PLASMA WELDING PROCESS AND OUTER GAS FOR USE IN THE PLASMA WELDING PROCESS - An outer gas for plasma welding of the present invention is used in plasma welding of a stainless steel with use of a plasma welding torch in which an insert tip ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110017713 | Methods and Apparatus for Initiating Scoring - Methods and apparatus are provided for forming an initiation flaw ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110017714 | MANIPULATOR AT LOW INERTIA FOR LASER CUTTING MACHINES FOR FLAT SHEET METALS - A manipulator at low inertia for laser cutting machines of flat sheet metals is described, which comprises a longitudinal movement axis X and a transversal movement axis Y perpendicular to said longitudinal axis and parallel to the plane of the sheet metal, and a supporting equipment ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110017715 | Systems and Methods For Enhanced Control of Laser Drilling Processes - Systems and methods are provided for monitoring and/or controlling laser drilling processes based on atomic emission spectral emissions that are collected in real time during laser drilling. The systems and methods may be used to monitor and control laser drilling operations across a range of materials, e.g., metals (including alloys) and ceramics, and may be used to identify spectral characteristics that signify hole completion and to manage/discontinue laser drilling operations based thereon. The ability to precisely monitor for hole completion provides the important advantage of reducing unnecessary laser pulses, which otherwise could reduce manufacturing efficiency and/or increase thermal or mechanical damage to the component material. The systems and methods may also be employed to control laser drilling operations so as to enhance hole quality and/or to implement corrective action when/if necessary to ensure that laser drilling operations yield high quality drilled holes. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017716 | LASER PROCESSING A MULTI-DEVICE PANEL - A system for processing a multi-device panel, comprising a substrate having front and rear surfaces, a first array of device regions located on the front surface and a second array of device regions on the rear surface, by vector direct-write laser ablation, comprising a first processing station comprising a pair of opposedly-mounted processing heads, each processing head comprising a laser beam delivery apparatus comprising a laser beam scanner and a lens unit, and a distance measurement means, mounting means for mounting the panel between the processing heads of the first processing station such that the relative position of the panel and the first processing station can be adjusted so that the processing heads are brought into alignment with selected front-surface and rear-surface device regions to be processed, wherein each processing head is operable to make an estimate of the distance between the lens unit and the surface of the device region to be processed using the distance measurement means, control the focus the lens unit dependent on said estimate and vector direct-write the device region. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017717 | ENGINE DRIVEN WELDING POWER SUPPLIES WITH TWO PIECE SHAFT - An engine driven welding system includes two power generators, each having a rotor and a stator. Each rotor is mounted on a respective drive shaft, with one of the drive shafts being driven by the engine and the other drive shaft being releasably coupled to the engine driven drive shaft. This provides a modular type construction of the welding system, in that the outboard power generator can be selected or changed as needed for a particular application. The coupled drive shafts are supported by two bearing assemblies. Also disclosed as additional features for any welding system power supply is a removable plate having one or more connectors releasably attached thereto for facilitating installation of an electrical component for a welding system power supply; and also a power switch having a member that restricts rotational movement of the switch. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017718 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A WELDER - The invention relates to a method for controlling a welder comprising a fusible electrode, wherein the values of the welding parameters required for a welding process are stored in a storage device and are saved as so-called characteristic curves ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110017719 | HEATER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME - Provided are a method for manufacturing a heating element, which includes: determining a form of a pattern in which a line width is 100 micrometers or less and an opening ratio is in the range of 70% to 99%; printing a paste that includes the conductive heating material according to the determined pattern on at least one side of a resin film; forming a conductive heating pattern by sintering the printed paste that includes the conductive heating material; forming bus bars on both sides of the conductive heating pattern; attaching a transparent substance to at least one side of the resin film that has the conductive heating pattern; and providing a power portion that is connected to the bus bar, and a heating element that is manufactured by using the method. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017720 | Warming appratus for fuel gas cylinder - Disclosed is a vaporization enhancer for fuel gas cylinder comprising a warmer capable of warming the fuel gas cylinder, a temperature control switch that is automatically turned on when the temperature is too low, a flow-sensitive switch that is turned on when the fuel gas flows out through the gas outlet pipe of the fuel gas cylinder, and a fuel gas residual amount sensing unit that is turned on when the amount of fuel gas stored in the fuel gas cylinder is too small. Only when the fuel gas residual amount sensing unit, the temperature control switch, and the flow-sensitive switch are simultaneously turned on, the warmer warms the fuel gas cylinder thereby enhancing the safety in use. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017721 | Filament Supporter and Tube Heater, Electric Hob Having the Same - The present invention relates to a filament supporter and a tube heater having the same. In the present invention, the contact between a tube and a filament is prevented by the filament supporter. Accordingly, according to the present invention, there is an advantage in that the filament is efficiently prevented from being contacted to the tube. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017722 | Heater Supporter and Electric Hob Including the Same - Provided are a heater supporter and an electric hob including the heater supporter. A tube heater is supported by the heater supporter, and at least a portion of the heater supporter is formed of a ceramic containing material. Therefore, food can be cooked more rapidly, and the tube heater can be easily installed. Furthermore, damages caused by heat generated from the tube heater can be minimized. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017723 | OPERATOR CONTROL UNIT - An operator control unit for operator control of a cooktop comprising at least two cooking zones, with at least one of the cooking zones having two heating rings that can be separately activated. The operator control unit comprises at least one selection element to select a cooking zone, at least one adjusting element, it being possible to adjust a heating power of a selected cooking zone by operating said adjusting element, and a control unit coupled to the at least one selection element and the at least one adjusting element, and which detects operation of the at least one selection element and the at least one adjusting element. The control unit can control at least one of the at least two heating rings of the selected cooking zone in the event of an operating duration in a second time period which differs from the first time period range. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017724 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - Fluid temperature control and sensor calibration is disclosed. In an embodiment, a fluid temperature control unit includes a heater configured to heat a first fluid in a first fluid path, a first temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the first fluid in the first fluid path, a second temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of a second fluid in a second fluid path, and a controller configured to control the heater on the basis of the temperature sensed by the first sensor and the temperature sensed by the second sensor. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017725 | HEATED LAMINATED GLASS PANELS - A heated laminated assembly includes a first layer having an electro-conductive film provided thereon. A first conductor having a thickness of at least 0.15 mm is positioned on the electro-conductive film. A second conductor having a thickness of at least 0.15 mm is positioned on the electro-conductive film in spaced-apart relation to the first conductor. A second layer is positioned on the electro-conductive film between the first conductor and the second conductor. A third layer is positioned on the second layer. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017726 | HEATING ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a heating element that includes: a transparent substance; a conductive heating line that is provided on at least one side of the transparent substance; bus bars that is electrically connected to the conductive heating line; and a power portion that is connected to the bus bars, wherein 30% or more of the entire area of the transparent substance has a conductive heating line pattern that is formed of closed figures where a distribution is continuous and a ratio (area distribution ratio) of a standard deviation in respects to an average value of areas of the closed figures is 2% or more, and a method for manufacturing the same. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017727 | HEATING ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a heating element, which includes: a transparent substance; a conductive heating line that is provided on at least one side of the transparent substance; bus bars that is electrically connected to the conductive heating line; and a power portion that is connected to the bus bars, wherein 30% or more of the entire area of the transparent substance has a conductive heating line pattern in which, when the straight line that intersects the conductive heating line is drawn, a ratio (distance distribution ratio) of standard deviation in respects to an average value of distances between adjacent intersection points of the straight line and the conductive heating line is 2% or more, and a method for manufacturing the same. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017728 | ELECTROMAGNETIC HEATING - An electromagnetic heater for heating an irregularly shaped object, including:
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20110017729 | MIRCOWAVE OVEN - A microwave oven is provided. A component generating relatively high temperature heat and a component generating a relatively low temperature heat are cooled by airflow divided and provided by a cooling part, thereby improving operation reliability and durability of a product. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017730 | Electrical box and stand and method for using same - A stand for an electrical box is provided to maintain an electrical box having at least one hub a predetermined distance from a concrete form prior to and during the concrete being poured. The stand has extensions with ribs thereon at different longitudinal positions from the base permitting the electrical box to be supported by the stand at different heights with respect to the concrete form to permit access to the hubs of the electrical box with electrical tubing and to accommodate concrete slabs of different thicknesses using the same height of electrical box. The electrical box and stand assembly have a locking mechanism to lock the electrical box to the stand at the selected predetermined distance from the form. The locking mechanism has hooks which engage indentations on mounting tabs of the electrical box. The mounting tabs have grooves which guide the hooks to the indentations. The stand can be attached to the cement form during building construction to maintain the electrical box at the predetermined distance above the cement form. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017731 | RECYCLABLE CONTAINER - A container is provided comprising a polygonal shaped external wall with integral floor tabs folded upon one another to form a floor of the container. Concentrically disposed within, and immediately adjacent an interior wall of the polygonal shaped external wall is a complementary shaped internal wall. Disposed within the confines of the internal wall and resting upon the floor of the container is a tray assembly for retaining a package containing the contents to be transported within the container. Provision may be made through a portion of the tray and the complementary walls for emptying of the package within the container. Reinforcement of the walls of the container is obtained by a one or more reinforcement provisions made along the upper edges of the container walls and the container may be closed and covered by a removable cap assembly. Once the container is used, the materials forming the container may easily be recycled or reduced in size for disposal. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017732 | FUEL INLET TUBE FOR AUTOMOBILES - An automobile fuel-tank tube comprising a tube body made of a first plastic and fitted at one end with means for its affixation to an automobile body opening, further comprising a base integrally shaped with said tube body and made of a second plastic softer than the first and including an aperture to receive in sealing manner a comparatively hard filling pipe, a reinforcing section being integrated into the base and also consists of the first plastic and counteracts radial and/or circumferential deformation of said base. | 2011-01-27 |
20110017733 | KIT FOR COLLECTING BLOOD, PREFERABLY PERIPHERAL BLOOD, FOR THE PRODUCTION OF STEM CELLS - A kit for collecting blood, preferably peripheral blood, for the production of pluripotent stem cells comprises at least a first container, able to contain the blood taken, which contains an anticoagulant and the substance MCSF (Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor). | 2011-01-27 |
20110017734 | CLOSURE COVER FOR TANKS UNDER INTERNAL PRESSURE, WITH A SAFETY FUNCTION, AND CLOSURE COVER FOR A FUEL TANK - A closure cover for tanks under internal pressure, with a cover body ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110017735 | INDUCTION ACTUATED CONTAINER - An induction actuated container cover includes a control housing having a cover opening, a cover panel pivotally mounted to the control housing to pivotally move between a closed position that the cover panel covers at the cover opening and an opened position that the cover panel exposes the cover opening, and an automatic driving arrangement including a sensor mounted at the control housing for detecting a target movement of a user and an actuation unit supported in the control housing to operatively link with the sensor, wherein the actuation unit is actuated to generate a decelerating and torque enhancing force to move the cover panel between the opened and closed position in a hydraulic manner. | 2011-01-27 |