08th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110042328 | CONTINUOUS SLUDGE DECANT SYSTEM - A continuous sludge decant system and associated methods are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment an apparatus for decanting sludge includes: a decant vessel configured to receive sludge influent, to contain the sludge to be heated and decanted, and to discharge the sludge and a decanted liquid from the sludge, and a heating/directional grid disposed within an interior of the decant vessel and around which the sludge is circulated, mixed, and stirred, the heating/directional grid comprising a plurality of heating coils and configured to circulate heat from a heat source through the decant vessel to decant the sludge. The vessel and the heating/directional grid are configured to contain, heat, mix, and decant the sludge without shearing the sludge. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042329 | COMBINATION FILTER ARRANGMENT AND METHOD - A cartridge type filter is mounted in a housing and is serviced through the top of the housing. The cartridge includes first and second media packs axially stacked. The second media pack is in series behind the first media pack, and filters a portion of the liquid therethrough. The second media pack has a higher efficiency than the first media pack. The overall design has a drain system which allows liquid to drain from the interior of the filter housing and back to the sump before the filter cartridge is completely removed from the housing. Other optional features include an oil cooler, various valving, and a filter cartridge lockout mechanism. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042330 | STORAGE UNIT FOR DUNNAGE - The current invention is directed to an improved storage unit for dunnage wherein the dunnage comprises load supporting plates and load locking bars, the load supporting plates being stored in a horizontal orientation. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042331 | Method and Apparatus for Securely Displaying Media Products - Some embodiments of an apparatus for displaying media content products may provide consumers with the convenience of browsing front and rear faces of the sample media content products while all of the media content products (including the sample packages) can be secured in a manner that hinders theft. In particular embodiments, the media content products can be secured without requiring the store workers to insert each and every media content product into a security box or security tether system. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042332 | Product Management Display System with Trackless Pusher Mechanism - A product management display system for merchandising product on a shelf includes using a trackless pusher mechanism that travels along a surface on which product is placed. The pusher mechanism of the invention also includes a pusher paddle and a floor that extends forward of the pusher paddle. A flat coiled spring or other biasing element may be operatively connected behind the pusher paddle and extend across the floor of the pusher mechanism and to the front of the shelf. In use, the product to be merchandised may be placed on the coiled spring and on the floor of the pusher mechanism. With this configuration, the pusher paddle is prevented from tipping or bending backwards during operation. The invention may be used with the merchandising of product on horizontal or non-inclined shelves or surfaces, as well as with gravity-fed systems, or systems that use gravity as a mechanism to urge product toward the front of the shelf. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042333 | TOOL HOLDER - A combination is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the combination includes a suspension bar, a tool holder adapted for attachment to the suspension bar, a hook device for suspending an object and a fastening device which enables the hook device to be releasably attached to the suspension bar. In at least one embodiment, the fastening device includes a first and a second portion for retaining engagement with the web of the suspension bar and its respective flanges. The first portion forms the upper portion of the fastening device, when mounted, to which portion the hook device is fixedly attached either directly or indirectly. The second portion of the fastening device is pivotally attached to the first portion by way of a joint, which, with the tool holder in its mounted state, is oriented parallel with and located between the flanges of the suspension bar. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042334 | SHELVING UNIT - A shelving unit includes: front support posts; rear support posts; a front cross beam between the front support posts; a rear cross beam between the rear support posts; side cross beams, wherein one of the side cross beams is between one of the front support posts and one of the rear support posts and the other of the side cross beam is between the other of the front support posts and the other of the rear support beams; a bin including a receptacle adapted to receive a wire; and a wire shelf including a support section, wherein the wire shelf is adapted to be supported by the side cross beams either in a flat configuration or an angled configuration, and wherein the wire shelf includes a wire adapted to engage the receptacle when the wire shelf is in an angled configuration. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042335 | CLOSET ORGANIZER SYSTEM - A closet organizer system is provided. In one embodiment, the closet organizer system includes a closet organizer unit having one or two flexible support members to be detachably secured to a closet rod, and a storage compartment. Other closet organizer units have one flexible support member and a plurality of storage compartments. Another closet organizer unit comprises a extendible hanger rod connected to the closet rod by two support straps. One or both of the support straps may be removed and replaced by another closet organizer unit, whereby various combinations of closet organizer units may be fashioned. In addition, more than one hanger rod unit may be used with one or more other closet organizer units. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042336 | COMBINATION SHELF STRUCTURE - A combination shelf structure has a design of combining storage partition layers and support rods of a combination shelf. The support rods are installed at a right angle with the storage partition layers, and two support rods are installed into two upper and lower insert slots with an interval apart from one another. Upper and lower embedding plates are formed on both sides of each corner position of a frame of the storage partition layer respectively by a hollow stamping process, such that the embedding plate and the frame are situated on the same plane, and the storage partition layer can be combined securely and easily by using the embedding plate of the frame and the insert slot of the support rod. In addition, the storage partitions and the insert slots of the support rod can be rearranged with appropriate installation elements to achieve a different shape of the shelf. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042337 | Dual chambered bottle with weight distribution mechanism and method of manufacturing the same - A bottle assembly including a body portion having a dividing wall, a first chamber for holding a first liquid and a second chamber for holding a second liquid. The base portion of the bottle assembly includes a weight distribution mechanism for counterbalancing the first liquid against the second liquid. The weight distribution mechanism is a flexible member positioned between a first base portion of the first chamber and a second base portion of the second chamber, the flexible member slidingly engaging an inner surface of the base portion of the bottle assembly. When the first liquid is reduced, the first base portion of the first chamber is displaced in a first direction and the second base portion of the second chamber is displaced in a second direction, the first direction being opposite the second direction. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042338 | PLASTIC BABY BOTTLES, OTHER BLOW MOLDED ARTICLES, AND PROCESSES FOR THEIR MANUFACTURE - The invention is generally directed to baby bottles and other articles produced by blow molding from polymeric materials having glass transition temperatures ranging from 100° C. to 130° C., as well as to processes for producing them. These articles can be exposed to boiling water and can be produced by using a suitable combination of a stretch ratio of less than 3 and a preform temperature at least 20° C. greater than the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the polymeric material. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042339 | TEAT UNIT - A teat unit has a teat, a securing device for securing the teat on a liquid container, and an air valve, the securing device having a first securing part and a second securing part. The air valve has a first valve part, which is arranged in the first securing part, and a second valve part, which is arranged in the first or in the second securing part. The air valve opens and closes with respect to the second securing part. The valve is preferably a diaphragm valve, and the first valve part is a valve diaphragm. This teat unit functions very reliably even at very small pressure differences between the bottle and the environment. Moreover, the range of function of the various teat units of the same type is relatively narrow, such that different teat units function very similarly and the air valves are actuated at similar pressure differences. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042340 | Air Vent for Liquid Containers, Based on the Principle of Communicating Vessels - An air vent for liquid containers such as baby bottles, flasks, or the like, for containing any liquid easily poured through an upper spout such as a nipple or a hard plastic spout or even a metal spout. The container includes an air vent defined by a system based on the principle of communicating vessels acted upon by equal air pressures, defined by a duct of an adequate diameter placed in a vertical or oblique manner, whose lower end is placed inside and in the bottom of the container, while the upper end defines an external air inlet that is open to external air. The duct communicates with the main internal space in the bottom of the container, such that when the container is sufficiently tilted, the liquid inside the duct may go to the bottom of the container, enabling a free flow of external air to the bottom of the container, without passing through the liquid, thus preventing the formation of a vacuum in the bottom of the container, before even this same liquid be discharged or sucked from the container. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042341 | CLOSURE DEVICE FOR A CONTAINER - The invention relates to a closure device for a container, comprising a base element that can be attached to an opening of the container, and a cover that can be disposed back and forth between a completely closed, and a completely open, position, wherein the closure device is configured such that the cover has at least one defined intermediate position between the completely closed and the completely open positions, and wherein the closure device has at least one degasing channel, which is sealed off in the completely closed position of the cover and enables pressure compensation between a side of the closure device facing the interior of the container and the surrounding area in the intermediate position of the cover. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042342 | REUSABLE CONTAINER CLOSURE - A reusable closure device is secured to an engagement member on the nozzle of a container. The device has a stopper which can partially abut the nozzle. The stopper is connected by one or more hinge members to a sleeve. The sleeve has a retaining member which engages the engagement member. The hinge members allow the stopper to pivot about the nozzle from a closed position, which forms a leak-proof and air tight seal, to an open position, which allows access to the container contents. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042343 | Fruit Wedge Containment Clip For Beverage Bottle - A fruit wedge containment device having a bottle rim coupling component and a wedge containment arm. The bottle rim coupling component is shaped for securing the containment device to a rim of a bottle. The containment arm extends angularly downward from a lower, interior end of the rim coupling component. The wedge containment device is secured to the rim of the bottle. A fruit wedge is inserted into the bottle, being secured between the interior surface of a neck of the bottle and the containment arm. A hook can optionally be formed at the distal end of the containment arm. Alternatively, a single hook, a series of hooks, or any other frictional feature can be incorporated along the containment arm for aiding in holding the fruit wedge in place. A promotional image can be provided on the device, such as via a promotional medallion. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042344 | POLYMERIC INDICATORS FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF METABOLIC BYPRODUCTS FROM MICROORGANISMS - Polymeric indicators are provided for visually monitoring, detecting, and/or determining the presence of metabolic byproducts from harmful or potentially harmful microorganisms. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042345 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING CHUCKING SYSTEMS - Methods for manufacturing chucking systems are described. Generally, a plurality of flow holes may be provided in an optical flat. A surface of the optical flat may be masked and patterned to provide a desired feature (e.g., pins or grooves). The surface may etched to produce the desired feature on the surface of the optical flat. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042346 | COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - A color filter substrate includes a substrate, a black matrix that defines cell areas on a substrate and prevents light leakage, a color filter formed in the cell areas defined by the black matrix, and a conductive thin film formed on the rear surface of the substrate for preventing the generation of static electricity, wherein the conductive thin film is formed of a photo-resist containing a conductive material. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042347 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLASMA SURFACE TREATMENT OF A MOVING SUBSTRATE - Method and plasma treatment apparatus for treatment of a substrate surface ( | 2011-02-24 |
20110042348 | IMPRINT METHOD, IMPRINT APPARATUS, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CHIP - An imprint method for imprinting an imprint pattern of a mold onto a pattern formation material on a substrate so as to realize a high throughput includes the steps of bringing the imprint pattern and the pattern formation material into contact with each other; applying a first pressure between the mold and the substrate to increase a contact area between the imprint pattern and the pattern formation material; and adjusting a positional relationship between the mold and the substrate at a second pressure lower than the first pressure. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042349 | DAMASCENE WRITE POLES PRODUCED VIA FULL FILM PLATING - A method for forming a write pole comprises forming a stop layer over a substrate layer of a wafer, the stop layer having an opening above a damascene trench in the substrate layer, and forming a buffer layer over the stop layer, the buffer layer having an opening above the opening of the stop layer. The method further comprises plating a layer of magnetic material over the wafer, disposing a first sacrificial material over a region of the magnetic material above the damascene trench, performing a milling or etching operation over the wafer to remove the magnetic material not covered by the first sacrificial material and to remove the first sacrificial material, disposing a second sacrificial material over the wafer, and performing a polishing operation over the wafer to remove the region of the magnetic material above the damascene trench, the second sacrificial material, and the buffer layer. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042350 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING 3D STRUCTURE HAVING HYDROPHOBIC SURFACE BY DIPPING METHOD - A method for fabricating a 3D (three-dimensional) structure is disclosed to provide hydrophobicity to a surface of a 3D structure by using a dipping method in which a predetermined-shaped structure is immersed in a molten metal solution. The method includes: immersing a predetermined-shaped structure in a molten metal solution to coat a molten metal material on the surface of the predetermined-shaped structure; anodizing a metal base coated with the molten metal material; coating a polymer material on an outer surface of the metal-coated base to form a negative replica structure; covering an outer surface of the negative replica structure with an outer formation material; and removing the metal-coated base from the negative replica structure and the outer formation material. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042351 | METHOD FOR PREPARING ULTRAFLAT, ATOMICALLY PERFECT AREAS ON LARGE REGIONS OF A CRYSTAL SURFACE BY HETEROEPITAXY DEPOSITION - A novel method of forming large atomically flat areas is described in which a crystalline substrate having a stepped surface is exposed to a vapor of another material to deposit a material onto the substrate, which material under appropriate conditions self arranges to form 3D islands across the substrate surface. These islands are atomically flat at their top surface, and conform to the stepped surface of the substrate below at the island-substrate interface. Thereafter, the deposited materials are etched away, in the etch process the atomically flat surface areas of the islands transferred to the underlying substrate. Thereafter the substrate may be cleaned and annealed to remove any remaining unwanted contaminants, and eliminate any residual defects that may have remained in the substrate surface as a result of pre-existing imperfections of the substrate. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042352 | IMPRINT METHOD AND PROCESSING METHOD OF SUBSTRATE USING THE IMPRINT METHOD - An imprint method for imprinting a pattern of a mold onto a resin material on a substrate. The imprint method includes a step of forming a processed area in which an imprint pattern corresponding to the pattern of the mold is formed, and an outside area formed of a periphery of the processed area, by bringing the mold into contact with the resin material formed on the substrate, so that a portion of the resin material is extruded from the processed area into the outside area, a step of forming a protection layer for protecting the processed area, and a step of removing a layer of the resin material in the outside area, while the imprint pattern formed on a layer of the resin material in the processed area, is protected by the protection layer, so as not to be removed. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042353 | NANOMETER-SCALE ABLATION USING FOCUSED, COHERENT EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET/SOFT X-RAY LIGHT - Ablation of holes having diameters as small as 82 nm and having clean walls was obtained in a poly(methyl methacrylate) on a silicon substrate by focusing pulses from a Ne-like Ar, 46.9 nm wavelength, capillary-discharge laser using a freestanding Fresnel zone plate diffracting into third order is described. Spectroscopic analysis of light from the ablation has also been performed. These results demonstrate the use of focused coherent EUV/SXR light for the direct nanoscale patterning of materials. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042354 | MAGNET INTERRUPTER FOR HIGH VOLTAGE SWITCHING - A magnetic interrupter consisting of a stationary and moving butt contacts that open an electric circuit in dielectric gas (e.g., SF | 2011-02-24 |
20110042355 | FEEDING SYSTEM FOR A WELDING WIRE FOR A SUBMERGED WELDING PROCESS - A system for submerged arc welding, having a container in which welding wire is stored so as to be available for welding, a welding torch, a guiding system for guiding the welding wire from the container towards the welding torch, and a feeder for moving the welding wire from the container through the guiding system towards the welding torch, the guiding system using at least one rolling element for guiding the welding wire. A method of operating a submerged arc welding system, wherein a first supply of welding wire and a second supply of welding wire are provided, the first and the second supplies each having a forward end and a rearward end, wherein the rearward end of the first supply is welded to the forward end of the second supply such that a weld is formed which can be fed through the submerged arc welding system. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042356 | ELECTRODE COATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A coating deposition apparatus has first and second charge sources. The first charge source is chargeable to a first voltage potential and the second charge source is chargeable to a second voltage potential. The coating deposition apparatus also has a first output terminal and a deposition substance connected thereto, and a second output terminal for connection to a workpiece. The consumable deposition substance is movable relative to the workpiece. The first charge source is connected between the first and second terminals whereby the first voltage potential is established therebetween. The second charge source is connected between the terminals. The coating deposition apparatus also has discharge control circuitry connected to the first and second charge sources to inhibit discharge of the second charge source through the terminals prior to commencement of discharge of the first charge source through the terminals. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042357 | PLASMA TORCH WITH ELECTRODE WEAR DETECTION SYSTEM - A plasma arc torch is provided that includes a wear stop designed to detect wear of an electrode and prevent the use of the electrode once the electrode has experienced a certain amount of wear. Either the electrode or the nozzle is movable with respect to the main torch body, and the movable component defines a projection. The wear stop is positioned a predetermined distance from a nozzle of the torch, such that prior to experiencing an excessive amount of wear, the electrode is able to contact the nozzle and initiate a pilot arc for starting a torch operation. Once the length of the electrode becomes shorter than a predetermined length due to wear, the projection of the electrode engages the wear stop, and the wear stop prevents the electrode from contacting the nozzle. In this way, an electrode that is excessively worn cannot be used in subsequent torch operations. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042358 | GAS DISTRIBUTION RING ASSEMBLY FOR PLASMA SPRAY SYSTEM - A gas distribution ring assembly for a plasma spray system includes a gas distribution ring including a plurality of openings allowing a gas to pass to an inner diameter thereof. The assembly also includes a separate positioning ring axially aligned with the gas distribution ring between the gas distribution ring and an electrically charged outlet of the plasma spray system. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042359 | PLASMA HEATING DEVICE FOR AN OPTICAL FIBER AND RELATED METHODS - A heating device for an optical fiber may include a crucible body having an optical fiber receiving slotted passageway therein for receiving the optical fiber therein, and a heating element receiving passageway therein adjacent the optical fiber receiving slotted passageway and spaced apart therefrom. The heating device may further include a respective electrically powered plasma heating element enclosed within the heating element receiving passageway for heating the optical fiber within the optical fiber receiving slotted passageway. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042360 | PROCESS CONTROL APPARATUS AND LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS - A process control apparatus controls a focus position of a laser beam, while a laser processing mechanism converges the laser beam into a predetermined focus position and performs a laser processing on a workpiece. The process control apparatus includes: a calculator that, based on the magnitude of an output of the laser beam that changes during the laser processing, calculates a change amount of a positional deviation of the focus position in an optical axis direction that changes during the laser processing at a laser beam radiation position; and a control unit that, based on the change amount of the positional deviation that has been calculated by the calculator, controls the focus position of the laser beam during the laser processing so as to resolve the positional deviation of the focus position. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042361 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DUAL LASER BEAM WELDING OF FIRST AND SECOND FILLER METALS - A system and method for laser beam welding at least two adjacent superalloy components involves substantially simultaneous formation of a base weld with a first filler metal placed between the components and cap weld with second filler metal formed over the base weld. A shim is inserted between the components, which may optionally be formed with a groove along the joint surface. A filler wire is fed to a location over the given surface or within the optional groove. Two lasers or a laser and coupled beam splitter supply first and second laser beams that are applied at focal points separated by a predetermined distance (e.g., 0.05-1.5 cm). The first laser beam is used to form a base weld with the first filler metal between the components, and the second laser beam is used to form a cap weld with the second filler metal on top of the base weld. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042362 | LASER BEAM PROCESSING MACHINE - A laser beam processing machine is provided which includes a laser beam irradiation unit including a laser beam oscillation unit and a processing head provided with a condenser lens condensing a laser beam oscillated from the laser beam oscillation unit. The processing head includes a liquid column forming mechanism provided with a jet nozzle adapted to jet liquid along an optical path for the laser beam condensed by the condenser lens, and a water droplet suction mechanism disposed below the liquid column forming mechanism and provided with an insertion passage through which a liquid column jetted from the jet nozzle is passed and with an annular suction port formed to surround the insertion passage and communicate with suction means. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042363 | CONTROL METHOD OF OPTICAL CUTTING - The invention discloses a control method of optical cutting. A laser processing module is used to generate a cutting heat source and an auxiliary heat source. The control method of optical cutting includes the steps of determining a cutting path on the work piece first; then calculating a thermal stress distribution along the cutting path according to a heating condition; next determining an irradiation condition for the auxiliary cutting heat source according to the thermal stress distribution induced by the cutting heat source; and irradiating the work piece along the cutting path with the cutting heat source and simultaneously irradiating the work piece with the auxiliary cutting heat source. The cutting of the work piece is therefore finished. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042364 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING LASER SHOCK PEENING APPROACH ACCESSIBILITY - A method for determining accessibility of a tool to an object is provided. The method provides for selecting one or more sections on the object to be laser shock peened, selecting a region of interest on the one or more sections and determining a set of feasible solutions to access the selected region of interest on each of the one or more sections via use of an accessibility system. Systems and computer programs that afford functionality of the type defined by this method may be provided by the present technique. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042365 | WELDING METHOD AND WELDING JOINT STRUCTURE - The invention provides a welding system capable of freely controlling the dispersion and concentration of arc heat over the groove face with an extreamly narrow gap and a high strength and high quality welded joint structure which is formed by this welding system and which is capable of preventing softening/hardening of the structure, the lowering of the toughness thereof and the generation of a crack. According to the welding system, the melting rate of a welding wire is controlled relative to the welding wire feeding rate by changing the characteristic of an arc current so that the range of behavior and the transfer rate of the arc pole (the arc generating main point at a groove surface) are controlled. Further, the welded joint structure consists of a high strength steel having a superfine grain structure with a carbon equivalent of as low as less than 0.38 and a crystal grain size of less than 7 μm and is welded by a consumable electrode type arc welding method so as to control the arc heat distribution on the groove face of the joint. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042366 | HEATED CHANNEL FOR PREVENTING WATER PENETRATION DUE TO ICE DAMS - An electrically heated channel is disclosed that prevents water from pooling on a roof behind an ice dam by providing a path for the water to drain from behind the ice dam and off of the roof. The invention heats small regions that provide drainage, thereby preventing damage from ice dam leakage while also minimizing energy use requirements. The channel has a bottom which facilitates drainage of the water, and sides which contribute heat to melting ice dams. In preferred embodiments, the sides are perforated and they facilitate melted water entering the channel for enhanced drainage. The electrically heated channel can be made of various materials, such as metal or plastic. The channel can be heated by an electrical heating element cooperative with the channel. In preferred embodiments the heating element includes a heating regulator that maintains the heating element at above freezing temperature and/or at constant temperature. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042367 | FILAMENT HEATING DEVICE FOR AN OPTICAL FIBER AND RELATED METHODS - A heating device for an optical fiber may include a crucible body having an optical fiber receiving slotted passageway therein for receiving the optical fiber therein, and a heating element receiving passageway therein adjacent the optical fiber receiving slotted passageway and spaced apart therefrom. The heating device may include a respective electrically powered resistance heating element enclosed within the heating element receiving passageway for heating the optical fiber within the optical fiber receiving slotted passageway. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042368 | ELECTRICAL HEATING ARRANGEMENT - An electrical heating arrangement ( | 2011-02-24 |
20110042369 | HEATING EQUIPMENT FOR A PLATE TO BE HEATED AND HEATING METHOD - Provided are a quick heating equipment that is small sized, has a simple structure, consumes less energy, and is easy repairable and replaceable, and a quick heating method. The heating equipment of a plate material to be heated has a contact-heating surface configured by arranging a plurality of heating elements on heat-insulating base plates at predetermined intervals, in a planar fashion and in a predetermined pattern and the contact-heating surface(s) is/are directly contacted with the plate material to be heated for heating thereof. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042370 | HEATING ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME - Provided is 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 transparent substrate; 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; and providing a power portion that is connected to the bus bar, and a heating element that is manufactured by using the method. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042371 | Dezincing Apparatus and Dezincing Method - A dezincing apparatus according to the present invention is provided with an inductive heating container | 2011-02-24 |
20110042372 | Microwave Assisted Chemical Synthesis Instrument with Controlled Pressure Release - An instrument is disclosed for carrying out controlled microwave assisted chemical processes, and that is particularly useful for handling relatively small samples. The instrument includes a needle, and a needle seal adjacent the needle and having a shaft coaxial with the needle and in communication with the needle. A pressure transducer is opposite the needle seal from the needle and in communication with the shaft. A housing holds the needle to the needle seal and the needle seal to the transducer. A chamber is formed between the housing and the needle seal. A lateral shaft goes through the needle seal from the coaxial shaft to the chamber in the housing, and a valve is in communication with the chamber. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042373 | Erectable Platform for Microwave Heating of a Food Product - Erectable platforms having microwave susceptors thereon are provided, where the platforms are convertible between a collapsed configuration and an erected configuration to save costs on packaging, storage, and shipping while still providing the benefits of elevated microwave heating. When the platforms are converted to the erected configurations, mechanisms are provided to maintain the platforms in the erected configuration. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042374 | Drink cup - A drink up consists of a lower cup body, an upper cup body, and a lid. The top of the lower cup body has an opening for holding drink and ice. The upper cup body connects to the lower cup body, with a cup opening for drinking or for a straw to be inserted. The lid closes the cup opening. One adds a drink or ice via the opening into the lower cup body. After the combination of the upper cup body and the lower cup body, one can directly have the drink via the cup opening or a straw. The addition of ice can elongate the keep time of soda gas. The drink therein can be kept at a better taste and coldness for a longer time. By opening the upper and lower cup bodies, the user can readily clean and reuse them. The invention is recyclable. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042375 | DUAL PACKAGING SYSTEM WITH CHILD RESISTANCE AND SENIOR FRIENDLY FEATURES - A two-piece package for housing and dispensing a unit dose product. The product to be dispensed is contained on an internal slide card that is removably and lockably engaged within an outer sleeve. The package provides a child resistant and user-friendly dosing means that can be opened and closed numerous times while in use, then disposed of when all the unit doses are exhausted. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042376 | CONTAINER - A container body | 2011-02-24 |
20110042377 | MULTIPLE LID WASTE CONTAINER - A multiple lid waste container including: a receptacle body; a primary lid hinge coupled to a top portion of the receptacle body; a primary lid coupled to the primary lid hinge; a secondary lid hinge coupled to the primary lid; a secondary lid coupled to the secondary lid hinge. The primary lid hinge is configured so that the primary lid opens in a first direction and the secondary lid hinge is configured so that the secondary lid opens in a second direction different from the first direction. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042378 | Receptacle For Personal Care Composition - The present invention describes a receptacle ( | 2011-02-24 |
20110042379 | CONTAINER LID WITH PRINTABLE RIM - A canister includes a closure coupled to a container to close a mouth opening into an interior region formed in the container. The closure includes a lid having a plate and a rim extending around the plate. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042380 | Process for Making Thermoplastic Polymer Pellets - Provided is a process for making thermoplastic polymer pellets. The process has the following steps: (a) melting a thermoplastic polymer to form a polymer melt; (b) extruding the melt through a die to form a substantially continuous molten polymer extrudate wherein the die has a contact surface bearing a polymer coating having a surface energy of less than 25 mN/m at 20° C.; (c) cooling the extrudate to form a cooled extrudate; and (d) pelletizing the cooled extrudate to form a plurality of polymer pellets. Provided is also a polymer pellet shipping system and a stable thermoplastic polymer pellet. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042381 | Flexible trash bag holder - A trash bag holder having a base, and at least two substantially vertical walls extending from the base, the walls being substantially flexible in a horizontal direction so that when a trash bag is placed with its upper region over upper ends of the walls it is held by flexing the walls. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042382 | S'mores Ingredients Storage Container With Airtight Lid - A fixed three compartment food storage container for marshmallows, chocolate and graham crackers with a snap on lid with silicon seals around its perimeter and down its center to fit tightly on the containers base enabling a airtight effect on the entire container, enabling the large interior section to be airtight from the two smaller sections. The lid has folding flaps with protruding ridges on the underside, that when snapped down to the closed position, make contact with the lip on the containers base to hold the silicon seals firmly around the perimeter and on the containers center interior wall. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042383 | HYDROCARBON COLLECTION SYSTEM - In one embodiment, a hydrocarbon containment system for placement under a vehicle is provided with a skid having a base. The base has at least one drain aperture for facilitating fluid communication through the base. A tubular dam formed of a hydrophobic hydrocarbon permeable fabric is disposed upon the base. The dam includes granular material capable of collecting hydrocarbons. A blanket is provided having laterally adjacent sheets of water permeable fabric with a layer of the granular material disposed between the sheets. The blanket is replaceably attached to the dam for replacing the blanket after collecting sufficient hydrocarbons. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042384 | Tank Container - The present invention relates to a tank container ( | 2011-02-24 |
20110042385 | Drain Apparatus - The present invention is a drain apparatus and method that is adapted to support a portable machine, the apparatus includes a housing with a base, and a surrounding sidewall extending from the base defining an interior. Further included is a margin platform that includes an inner and outer periphery, the outer periphery is adjacent to the surrounding sidewall, the margin platform is oppositely disposed from the base. Also included is a divider disposed adjacent to the inner periphery, the divider having a convex configuration facing the base, the margin platform and the divider separates the interior into a first region and a second region. The divider having an aperture for communication between the first and second regions, the housing having an opening between the second region and an exterior environment. The margin platform supports the portable machine that is suspended over the divider. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042386 | PRESSURE VESSEL FOR PROPELLANTS, EXPLOSION PREVENTING METHOD OF THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A pressure vessel for propellants, an explosion preventing method of the same, and a manufacturing method of the same are disclosed. The pressure vessel for propellants comprises a body provided with a cylindrical portion between a forward dome and an aft dome, and has an inner space where propellants are arranged. The pressure vessel also includes an insulation layer disposed on an inner wall of the body and configured to insulate the body from the inner space when the propellants are ignited; and a nozzle mounted at the aft dome and through which combustion material from the propellants is exhausted out. The body comprises a first hybrid fiber layer which forms the cylindrical portion, the forward dome, and the aft dome, and has a mechanical property lowered at a temperature more than a specific temperature such that the forward dome and the aft dome collapse by an inner pressure when the propellants are abnormally combusted. The body further comprises a second hybrid fiber layer which forms at least a part of the cylindrical portion, and maintains its mechanical property when the propellants are abnormally combusted. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042387 | IMMERSION HEATERS - Disclosed is a heating unit which can comprise a tube, or pipe, having an aperture therein which can be configured to receive a heating element. In various embodiments, the heating element can comprise a resistive element which can be configured to generate heat when a voltage differential is applied thereto. In certain embodiments, the heating unit can further comprise a collar which is threadably engaged with the tube, wherein a flame path, or exhaust path, can be defined between threads on the pipe and threads on the collar, for example. In certain embodiments, the flame path can comprise a passageway defined between the circumference, or perimeter, of the tube and the collar. Such a flame path can be configured to allow pressurized gasses to safely escape from the tube along a predetermined path. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042388 | THERMAL CONTAINER - The invention relates to a thermal container which can be used to store drinks and food, characterized in that the walls thereof comprise three layers, namely: an intermediate layer ( | 2011-02-24 |
20110042389 | TUBE HEAD AND PRODUCTION METHOD - The invention relates to a tube end ( | 2011-02-24 |
20110042390 | COLLAPSIBLE COOLERS - An expandable and collapsible cooler includes: a base defining a bottom portion of the cooler; an upper rim defining an upper portion of the cooler; and a cooler wall extending between said base and said upper rim and surrounding an interior storage space of the cooler. The cooler wall includes inner and outer collapsible walls that extend from the upper rim and a common bottom wall. Each collapsible wall includes a flexible elastomeric membrane having hinge lines at which the membrane is configured to bend such that the membrane is transitional between collapsed and expanded configurations. The membrane preferably is formed from silicone rubber. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042391 | COLLAPSIBLE COOLERS - An expandable and collapsible cooler includes: a base defining a bottom portion of the cooler; an upper rim defining an upper portion of the cooler; and a cooler wall extending between said base and said upper rim and surrounding an interior storage space of the cooler. The cooler wall includes inner and outer collapsible walls that extend from the upper rim. The inner collapsible wall also includes an integral bottom wall. Each collapsible wall includes a flexible elastomeric membrane having hinge lines at which the membrane is configured to bend such that the membrane is transitional between collapsed and expanded configurations. The membrane preferably is formed from silicone rubber. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042392 | COLLAPSIBLE COOLERS - An expandable and collapsible cooler includes: a base defining a bottom portion of the cooler; an upper rim defining an upper portion of the cooler; and a collapsible cooler wall extending between and attached to the base and the upper rim and surrounding an interior storage space of the cooler. The cooler wall includes a flexible elastomeric membrane that includes a plurality of hinge lines at which the membrane is configured to bend such that the membrane is transitional between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. The cooler is transitional between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration by bending of the membrane along the hinge lines. Each configuration is a stable configuration of the cooler. The collapsible cooler wall includes peripheral portions thereof that nest within each other when the collapsible cooler wall is fully collapsed. The collapsible cooler wall tapers in extending from the upper rim. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042393 | COLLAPSIBLE COOLERS - An expandable and collapsible cooler includes: a base defining a bottom portion of the cooler; an upper rim defining an upper portion of the cooler; and a collapsible cooler wall extending between and attached to said base and said upper rim and surrounding an interior storage space of the cooler. The cooler wall includes a flexible elastomeric membrane that includes a plurality of hinge lines at which the membrane is configured to bend such that the membrane is transitional between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. The cooler is transitional between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration by bending of the membrane of the cooler wall along the hinge lines. Each configuration is a stable. The membrane includes an outer surface located on the exterior of the cooler and an inner surface located in the interior storage space of the cooler. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042394 | COLLAPSIBLE COOLERS - An expandable and collapsible cooler includes: (a) a cooler wall defining an interior storage space of the cooler, the cooler wall including an inner collapsible wall and an outer collapsible wall each comprising a flexible elastomeric membrane that includes a plurality of hinge lines at which the membrane is configured to bend such that the membrane is transitional between a respective collapsed configuration and a respective expanded configuration by bending of the membrane along the hinge lines, each of the configurations corresponding to a stable configuration of the cooler; and (b) a bottom wall to which the collapsible inner and outer walls are joined and from which the collapsible inner and outer walls extend. The inner and outer collapsible walls define an intermediate space therebetween for insulating the interior storage space from an exterior of the cooler. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042395 | COLLAPSIBLE COOLERS - An expandable and collapsible cooler includes: a cooler wall defining an interior storage space of the cooler, the cooler wall comprising an inner collapsible wall and an outer collapsible wall; and a bottom wall to which the collapsible inner and outer walls are joined and from which the collapsible inner and outer walls extend. The inner and outer collapsible walls define an intermediate space therebetween. Each collapsible wall includes flexible elastomeric membranes joined together by rigid portions, each membrane including hinge lines at which the membrane is configured to bend such that the collapsible wall is transitional between a respective collapsed configuration and a respective expanded configuration by bending along the hinge lines. Each configuration corresponds to a stable configuration of the cooler. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042396 | COLLAPSIBLE COOLERS - An expandable and collapsible cooler includes: a base defining a bottom portion of the cooler; an upper rim defining an upper portion of the cooler; and a cooler wall extending between the base and the upper rim and surrounding an interior storage space of the cooler. The cooler wall includes inner and outer collapsible walls each extending between and being attached to the base and the upper rim. Each collapsible wall includes flexible elastomeric membranes joined together by rigid portions, each membrane including a plurality of hinge lines at which the membrane is configured to bend such that the collapsible wall is transitional between a respective collapsed configuration and a respective expanded configuration by bending along the hinge lines. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042397 | COLLAPSIBLE COOLERS - An expandable and collapsible cooler includes: a base defining a bottom portion of the cooler; an upper rim defining an upper portion of the cooler; a collapsible cooler wall extending between and attached to said base and said upper rim and surrounding an interior storage space of the cooler, the cooler wall comprising a flexible elastomeric membrane that includes a plurality of hinge lines at which the membrane is configured to bend such that the membrane is transitional between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration; and a drain conduit comprising a passageway providing fluid communication between an exterior of the cooler and the interior storage space or the intermediate space. The cooler is transitional between an expanded configuration for use of the cooler, and a collapsed configuration during nonuse of the cooler, by bending along the hinge lines, each configuration corresponding to a stable configuration of the cooler. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042398 | COLLAPSIBLE COOLERS - An expandable and collapsible cooler includes: a base defining a bottom portion of the cooler; an upper rim defining an upper portion of the cooler; a collapsible cooler wall extending between and attached to said base and said upper rim and surrounding an interior storage space of the cooler, the cooler wall including a flexible elastomeric membrane that includes hinge lines at which the membrane is configured to bend such that the membrane is transitional between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration; and one or more bracket members selectively positionable to extend between and interconnect the base and the upper rim for conveying tensional forces between the base and the upper rim upon lifting of the cooler from a location above the cooler wall. The rim preferably includes one or more handles for lifting of the cooler. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042399 | PACKAGE SYSTEM - A package system which combines an article and a container in an integrated package with the article secured in nested relationship within a recess of the container. The recess has sufficient depth such that portions of the side walls of the container extend outwardly effectively beyond an exposed surface of the article so as to protect the article against damage. Alternatively, the package system includes a pair of spaced columns which are integrally formed with the side wall of the container and which extend outwardly from the side wall. A recess is formed between the column members which is configured to receive an article in nested relationship within the recess. Methods for securing the article in nested relationship within the recess of the container are also disclosed. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042400 | HOUSING OF PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A housing includes a molded part and an insert integrally formed with the molded part. The molded part includes a plurality of ribs positioned on two opposite edges thereof. The insert includes a plurality of tabs positioned on two opposite peripheral edges thereof; the tabs are disposed between each pair of adjacent ribs. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042401 | TWO-PIECE CONTAINER LID ASSEMBLY - A two-piece lid is provided and includes a base portion defining at least two openings of differing sizes and a single cover portion connected to the base for covering the openings. At least one opening is constructed as to maximize the size of the opening. A confectionery container comprising the two-piece lid is also provided. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042402 | SECURITY CLOSURE FOR CAM AND GROOVE HOSE COUPLING - A security closure system for terminating the hose-connector connected to the outlet of a storage tank whose contents are to be periodically pumped out. A first male-outlet component is provided with an outer, circumferential annual groove for reception therein of camming elements of camming arms, and has a terminal projecting tongue provided with an opening or hole for receiving a locking device, such as a padlock. The male-component is further provided with an enlarged mounting flange for mounting the male-component to a wall of the storage tank or to a bulkhead adjacent the storage tank. The security closure system also comprises a second female part, which is a female closure cap that matingly receives therein the first male-component. The closure cap has a slot for passing therethrough the tongue of the first male-component, whereby a padlock or other lock may be used for locking the cap in place over the first male-component. The closure cap is also provided with a pair of parallel, upstanding partitions or walls sandwiching therebetween the projecting tongue of the first male-component protruding through the slot of the closure cap. These partitions project a sufficient height above, and extend a sufficient length along, the protruding tongue so as to prevent access thereto and to the locking device inserted through the opening of the tongue, whereby access thereto is denied and the tampering thereof via saws, and the like, is prevented. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042403 | Card dispensing apparatuses and associated methods of operation - Apparatuses, systems, and methods for dispensing credit cards, phone cards, in-store gift cards, and the like from customer-operated kiosks and other machines. In one embodiment, a card dispensing apparatus can include a plurality of card hopper assemblies arranged in an array of two or more vertical columns, each column including two or more card hopper assemblies. Each card hopper assembly can include a card hopper configured to hold a vertical stack of horizontally oriented cards. Each card hopper assembly can further include a card ejector assembly configured to eject the bottom-most card from each card stack. The card dispenser can further include a movable card carriage that can be selectively positioned to receive a card from any of the card hoppers and read information from the card before dispensing the card to a customer. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042404 | MEDICINE FEEDER AND MEDICINE DISPENSER - An object of the present invention is to clear a jammed tablet in a medicine feeder upon detection thereof, through improvements on a drive unit so that reverse rotation of a rotor can be achieved without driving a motor in reverse rotating direction, i.e., while the motor is in normal rotation setting. A medicine feeder's drive unit includes a drive motor, a gear transmission device, an output shaft and a switcher. The gear transmission device is constituted by a normal-rotation transmission path and a reverse-rotation transmission path provided between a motor shaft of the drive motor and the output shaft. The switcher selects one of the transmission paths for output of driving power from the drive motor. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042405 | Paper Dispenser - The invention relates to a paper dispenser, comprising two concentric tubes ( | 2011-02-24 |
20110042406 | MAGAZINE FOR SPOT WELDING CHIP - A magazine for spot welding electrodes that stores mini chips and can feed the mini chips one by one. A mini chip storage portion and a cap chip storage portion slidably aligning and storing a plurality of mini chips and a plurality of cap chips are formed such that the mini chip storage portion and cap chip storage portion communicate with each other at one of their ends, where they open to the outside to serve as a supply port. When an arm is inserted into the supply port, a cap chip is mounted to the arm, as well as the cap chip presses the mini chip so that the mini chip is also mounted to the chip base. When the mounting operation is complete, a push-out member pushes the mini chips and cap chips so that the mini chips and cap chips are automatically fed to the supply port. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042407 | PACKAGES HAVING BUBBLE CLOSURES AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME - A flexible package for holding a fluid is disclosed. The flexible package includes a flexible body defining an inner cavity and a throat portion. It also includes a fluid filled or bubble closure disposed in the throat portion that is configured to seal the inner cavity and defines an interface area therein. A metering chamber is provided that permits fluid communication from the inner cavity to the metering chamber via the interface area. The fluid communication is facilitated by an increase in pressure in the inner cavity. A method of filling and dispensing contents or fluid from a flexible package is also disclosed. A method of forming a flexible package is further disclosed. Various bubble closures can be tubular, dome-shaped, hollow fluid-filled, solid, and the like. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042408 | RESETTABLE COUNT-UP TIMER FOR BEVERAGE DISPENSE - A beverage dispensing system which includes a server, a sensing system coupled to the server for detecting a quantity of beverage retained in the server, a display coupled to the sensing system, and a count-up timer coupled to the system. The display may provide indicia as to the time and/or freshness of the beverage in the server. A method for sensing and displaying a quantity of beverage in a beverage server which can also include a freshness indicator. A resettable timer is incorporated which cannot be reset until at least the sensing system has been physically or operatively uncoupled from the server. The resetting may also require the sensing system to detect an empty server upon recoupling the sensing system with the server. Further, the resetting may also require monitoring a refill function for refill occurring within a predetermined rate parameter or time. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042409 | RUSSIAN ROULETTE BEVERAGE DISPENSER - The present disclosure relates to a beverage dispenser formed in the shape of a gun. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042410 | POURING PACKAGE AND POURING MEMBER - A pouring package for a liquid comprises an at least substantially liquid-tight container ( | 2011-02-24 |
20110042411 | LIQUID SPOUTING NOZZLE, PACKAGING BAG USING THE NOZZLE, BOX FOR PACKAGING BAG AND PACKAGING STRUCTURE - It is to provide a cheap liquid pouring nozzle having a one-way function for automatically closing an opening port at the same time of stopping the pouring of a packing material to surely prevent the penetration of air into a package bag, in which the detaching of a cap to the pouring nozzle is useless and the production is easy and the fusion joining to a package bag main body is simple and sure, as well as a package bag using the same and a box for a package bag and a packaging structure. Such a nozzle is a liquid pouring nozzle constituted by fusion-joining its base end portion to an inner surface of a soft package bag main body at a side portion of the package bag main body through a sealant layer as an outermost layer, in which front and rear laminate films comprising a uniaxially oriented or biaxially oriented base film layer and sealant layers sandwiching it are fused to each other at a surrounding portion other than the base end at a posture of opposing one sealant layers to each other. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042412 | LIQUID SPOUTING NOZZLE, PACKAGING BAG USING THE NOZZLE, BOX FOR PACKAGING BAG AND PACKAGING STRUCTURE - It is to provide a cheap liquid pouring nozzle having a one-way function for automatically closing an opening port at the same time of stopping the pouring of a packing material to surely prevent the penetration of air into a package bag, in which the detaching of a cap to the pouring nozzle is useless and the production is easy and the fusion joining to a package bag main body is simple and sure, as well as a package bag using the same and a box for a package bag and a packaging structure. Such a nozzle is a liquid pouring nozzle constituted by fusion-joining its base end portion to an inner surface of a soft package bag main body at a side portion of the package bag main body through a sealant layer as an outermost layer, in which front and rear laminate films comprising a uniaxially oriented or biaxially oriented base film layer and sealant layers sandwiching it are fused to each other at a surrounding portion other than the base end at a posture of opposing one sealant layers to each other. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042413 | PISTON PUMP AND DRIVER THEREFOR - A pump driver, a disposable pump cartridge for use with the pump driver and a beverage dispenser employing the pump drive are disclosed. The disposable pump cartridge comprises at least one barrel | 2011-02-24 |
20110042414 | BEVERAGE DISPENSER - To provide a beverage dispenser capable of appropriately and smoothly supplying a carbonated beverage as a supercooled beverage. According to the present invention, there is disclosed a beverage dispenser including a carbonator | 2011-02-24 |
20110042415 | Beverage dispensing apparatus - A beverage dispensing apparatus is adapted to mix together a concentrate fluid with a base fluid. The apparatus comprises a cool fluid trunk line carrying the base fluid, a manifold, an in line and an out line extending between the cool fluid trunk and the manifold, a python and a bar gun assembly fluidly connected to the downstream side of the manifold by means of a plurality of conduits contained in the python, wherein the apparatus includes a recirculation channel having an inlet port and an outlet port, wherein the inlet and outlet ports of the recirculation channel are fluidly connected to respective in and out conduits in the python, the said in and out conduits being fluidly connected respectively to the in line and the out line of the cool fluid trunk line via the manifold, the beverage dispensing apparatus further including a plurality of product lines, a mixing means and a dispensing outlet, wherein the insulation material extends beyond the end of the outer sheath via the manifold, at least one of the product lines is fluidly connected to a source of concentrate and at least one of the product lines is fluidly connected to a source of base fluid. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042416 | DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A HEATED LIQUID - A device for dispensing a heated liquid, such as a hot melt adhesive, which includes a dispenser body adapted to dispense the heated liquid, a solenoid valve, and a pneumatic section including a housing coupled between the solenoid valve and dispenser body. The pneumatic housing is formed from a thermally insulating material which may include a thermoplastic polymer such as polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) or a fluoroplastic polymer to reduce heat transfer from the dispenser body through the pneumatic housing thereby thermally insulating the solenoid valve. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042417 | WATER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND CLEANING SYSTEM FOR CLEANING THE WATER SUPPLY APPARATUS - A cleaning system for cleaning a water supply apparatus includes a cleaning agent vessel containing a cleaning agent that is supplied to the water supply apparatus. The water supply apparatus has a recirculation circuit for recirculating water within the water supply apparatus. The recirculation circuit is controlled by a first control unit. The cleaning system also includes a cleaning system control unit configured to cause recirculation of the supplied cleaning agent through the recirculation circuit of the water supply apparatus by controlling the first control unit. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042418 | Wine extraction and preservation device and method - Devices and methods are disclosed for extracting fluids from within a container sealed by a cork or septum without removal of the cork or septum or the contamination of the fluid within the container by reactive gases or liquids. Embodiments of the device can include a needle connected to a valve which is in turn connected to a source of pressurized gas for displacing the fluid. Further embodiments of the device can comprise additional components that act to force the needle to be inserted through the cork or septum along a linear path, to aid in preventing buckling of the needle, to clamp the device to the container, to prevent expulsion of the cork or septum from the container, and to guide the needle through a specified region of the cork or septum. Various valves, pressure regulators, pressure ranges, needle geometries, gas selections are also presented. This device is particularly suited for the dispensing and preservation of wine. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042419 | METERED DOSE VALVE - An aerosol metering valve comprising: (a) a valve stem movable between a rest position and a firing position comprising: a body portion comprising a circumferential sealing surface (b) a valve body comprising: a body wall, and an internal chamber defined at least in part by the body wall; and (c) a metering gasket having an inner periphery defining an aperture, being disposed near the most interior end of the internal chamber and being configured to be able to form a transient, substantially fluid-tight face seal against the circumferential sealing surface of the valve stem, where at the rest position of the valve stem, the body portion of the valve stem is located within the internal chamber and as the valve stem is moved from its rest position towards its firing position the circumferential sealing surface of the valve stem contacts the metering gasket to form a face seal thereby closing a metering chamber and thereafter further movement of the valve stem towards its firing position causes the metering gasket to deflect while maintaining the seal with the circumferential sealing surface of the valve stem; and wherein the metering gasket in an unbiased configuration is an annular disc having a substantially planar form and where the valve is constructed and arranged such that the inner periphery of the metering gasket is urged out of said substantially planar form at the rest position of the valve stem, or wherein the metering gasket is pre-biased into a dished-shape. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042420 | Dispensing tap for beverages - A dispensing tap for beverages that comprises an actuator and a valve housing. A conical spring washer is joined and/or sealed to an actuator base to form the actuator. The actuator is then inserted into the valve housing to form the dispensing tap for attachment to a container containing a liquid. In use, a force is exerted on the conical spring washer to actuate the actuator base within the valve housing and thereby create an opening and/or passageway in the dispensing tap. Once opened and as the force is maintained, the liquid in the container can flow through the opening or passageway for dispensing the liquid out the dispensing tap. Upon releasing the force, the conical spring washer returns back to its original position. This movement of the conical spring washer causes the actuator base to move in the reverse direction within the valve housing thereby closing the opening and/or eliminating the passageway in the dispensing tap. The resultant seal of the actuator base to the valve housing prevents any further liquid from being dispensed from the container. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042421 | Liquid Dispensers - A liquid dispenser includes an outer tube ( | 2011-02-24 |
20110042422 | CLOTHES HANGER - A clothes hanger includes a hanger body for suspending clothes, a hook extending upwardly from the hanger body and having a latch-side end which is spaced apart from the hanger body to define an access opening, a latch movably disposed on the latch-side end and having a latch end movable between retracted and extended positions, and a closing lever pivotally mounted on the hanger body and having a catch end which is turnable between a closed position, where the catch end is engaged with and is retained by the latch end so as to close the access opening, and one of first and second open positions, where the catch end is angularly displaced from the latch end to open the access opening. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042423 | INDICATORS FOR WIRE HOOK HANGERS - A metal wire hanger hook and indicator in combination, the metal wire hook having a curved top portion and a fixture secured to the metal wire hook, the fixture having a web for displaying indicia, the web including at least one abutment for engaging the indicator, and an indicator having an open cavity therein for receiving the web of the fixture, and means for engaging the abutment. More preferably the indicator is both removable and child-proof as defined by industry standards. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042424 | BIODEGRADABLE CLOTHES HANGER - A hanger device that includes a sheet of biodegradable material having a first portion and a second portion. Each of the first portion and the second portion defines a hook member and a hanger body. A fold line is located between the hook members for connecting the first portion and the second portion to one another. The first portion and the second portion are positioned adjacent one another such that the hook members and the hanger bodies overlap to form the hanger device. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042425 | Donning Assist Device For Stockings and Other Compression Garments - An extremity garment donning assist device, includes a rigid structure that, in one embodiment, contains no handles or other extending members. The device has an open cylindrical configuration that is well suited to placing compression garments on a user or patient. For instance, the device is well suited to placing a stocking on the foot of a wearer. When using the device, a compression garment is turned partially inside out over a top edge of the device forming an outstretched opening. A user then inserts one's foot into the outstretched opening. In a pivoting motion, the foot is then pushed down through the device causing the compression garment to at least partially or entirely release from the device for placement on a person's foot and leg. In order to assist in the pivoting motion, the garment donning assist device can include a flattened area, an indentation and/or an anti-skid member. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042426 | COMBINATION BODY COOLER AND BOTTLE HOLDER - A combination body cooler and bottle holder for a person's neck includes: a band adapted to wrap around an upper portion of the person's body, the band having a first end and a second end; a means for removably attaching and securing the first end of the band to the second end of the band so that the device is retained around the upper portion; and a holder secured to the band, adapted to carry the bottle horizontally so that the bottle is held adjacent to a back of the neck. | 2011-02-24 |
20110042427 | DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTATION OF A RIFLE - An arrangement for the transportation of a rifle is intended to be attached to a rucksack. The arrangement includes an upper part arranged to receive a rifle stock, wherein the upper part is arranged to be attached to a first of the two shoulder straps of the rucksack. The upper part includes a U-shaped holder. The arrangement further includes a lower part arranged to be attached to a waist belt of the rucksack, said lower part includes a pocket arranged to receive a rifle butt. The pocket has a base part and a side part along a first side and the pocket is open upwards and along a second side. | 2011-02-24 |